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THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIBER THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 2, 1890. do better. Tbe field looks so promising that GOSSIP OF THE DAY. Highest of all in Leavening Power. U.

S. Govt Report, Aug. 17, 138a mate is adapted to agriculture. A government policy that would promote manufacturing industries and so give the people regular employment and a steady income would not only relieve the land from the shadow of death that is perpetually hovering over it, but would tend to raise the people from tbe Ipfiifadcfpfiia Inquirer PUBLISHED EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR BY THE INQUIRER CO HP ANT JAMES ELVERSON. PRESIDENT 29 CHESTNUT STREET.

pt rsonally present their appeals from appraise-mmts is causing dissatisfaction Among import-en In other cities. Joal dealers have advanced the prlcei for ccal. The committees appointed to receive the vl iit'sg European engineers have perfected all thi preliminary arrangements. Postmaster Field has announced the selects of twenty-two substitute letter-carriers an 1 sixteen substitute clerks. HI ABSOLUTELY PURE began the publication of the Bad Boy papers, which became very popular.

For a time the Sun had a circulation of about copies weekly, but it soon dwindled away to one third that number. These Bad Boy papers detailed in a vulgar manner the doings of a young scapegrace who confided all his woes to the corner groceryman. The language used was disgusting and often vile. Disobedience, theft and other misdemeanors were in effect held up as virtues, and the result has been anything but pleasing. Too maey boys have learned from the Bad Boy papers that is smart to be disrespectful to parents: that it is a great joke to disobey them and play practical jokes on them; that it is very clever to run away from school and play jokes with serious consequences on unoffending persons.

This is the result of Mr. Feck's gospel and is quite in keeping with indorsement of a platform which condemns compulsory education in the English language, Mr. Peck is not only a coarse humorist, but a demagogue. To in any way compare sueh a man or his writings with Bunyan and his "Pilgrim's Progress" seems little short of sacrilege. Mr.

PECK is not a representative American humorist nor a man of statesmanlike qualities, and the efforts of Barker himself ought to be detailed to take charge of it But there is one consola tion. It Emeby accepts the commission to watch Emery he will have his hands fulL Who Shall Rale in America? Word comes from Kansas, through some what suspicious Mugwump channels, that the 76,000 German voters in that State are organizing to vote solidly on a platform of personal liberty and no prohibition." A plan of campaign is to be mapped out Oc tober 6, "the anniversary of the landing of the first Germans in America," but a fun damental principle of the organization is nominate no candidates and seek no office for any member; only to insist that all shall vote for candidates who will support the narrow platform quoted. This movement is in line with that of the Germans who are trying to defeat the Bennett law in Wisconsin and force American common schools to give German instruction but this, movement goes farther than that, because it seeks to control the whole people and their entire body of laws, while the Wisconsin effort seeks only to. control a por tion of the school funds. Botb, however: are fundamentally opposed to the genius of American institutions, and as such will be opposed by all genuine Americans.

Kor is this declaration a mere form of speech, signifying nothing in particular. There are many signs in this country of a growing impatience with the great control foreign-born citizens have acquired over American institutions, and any aggressive sit We can have elevated railways if the issue in Wisconsin is plainly that of Ameri-assertion of foreign sentiment like this is demand for them is made in such strong can institutions versus those of Europe. tq-HERB are tricks in aii trades.even,in ours," w. pviivnuiau MIVIUSJT. QUO U9 roiaieu a story at the expense of a veteran pa- wuiuian, im more than one stripe on bis arm, to whom was assigned the task of instructing a newly-appointed member in his duties.

Taking the "youngster" over his beat he approached a patrol box, unlocked it and proceeded to explain us workings. -When you need the patrol wagon," explained the veteran, 'you pull this lever. See?" He continued his instructions but, to his consternation, in a few minutes heard tbe clang of the gong of an approaching patrol wagon. For a moment the eld patrolman turned pals as be exclaimed, involuntarily clapping his band to his emblem of authority; -'MyjBtars! I must bave pulled that lever." But he was equal to the emergency and determined on a bold coup to save himself from censure. Rushing oyer to anal-ley near by, he ran in, but reappeared in a moment holding a bewildered darkey by the collar.

"Come up to the box, you scoundrel; I'll teach you to fool with me shouted the veteran. The new-made patrolman assisted in getting the man up to the box just as the patrol wagon came up, and passed by without stopping. With a sigh ofrelier the instructor told the negro hs could go free this time. Then turning to the much mystified beginner he remarked: "If you ever pull the lever accidentally don't forget that you can fall' back en the alley over there. You are always sure to fli.d two or three eolored men loafing in it." "Did you ever follow the advice asked bis hearers; but just then the policeman discovered that bis presence was needed elsewhere.

"Ieorqb Db Haven, late assistant general passenger genof the and Erie Railway and now general passenger and ticket agent of the Chicago and West Michi gan Bailway. a position to which be has recently been was in tbe city yester- oay on his way west to assume bis new office. Mr. De Haven is a bright young railroad man. and what he doesn't know about the passenger Dimness la not worth knowing.

His experience with the Tennsylvania and tbe Erie ably tits him for tbe new duties be is about to assume. rjoiiERT Purvis, the aged eolored philan- IV throplst, relates the interesting circum- stances under which be encountered the fam ous Irish orator and apostle of liberty, Daniel U'Uonnell. "It was in the '60's." said Mr. I'urvls, "that I went to the House ot Farlia ment while visiting London, aeeompanied by my trlend Rev. Dr.

Scovel. O'Connell's great manly figure (he was seven feet in height) attracted my attention as be left the House, and expressed a desire to meet the famous pa triot, to which Dr. Scovel readily assented. As the preacher introduced me to O'Connell he mentioned me as an American gentleman. with an air which is simply inexpressible O'Connell waved me off, declining to notice my outstretched band.

1 was greatly taken aback, but Dr. Scovel, who understood O'Gon nell's strong prejudices on the subject of slav ery, quickly added 'I said an American gen tleuian, and should also bave said a prominent In an instant O'Connell's face brightened and be gave me a cordial greeting with the observation th.tt be never made the acquaintance of an American without first ob taining bis views on the slavery question." IARLE3 It. Deacon was yesterday ap pointed by President McLeod, of the Reading Railroad, to the position of press agent, made vacant by the death of Horace Porter. Mr. Deacon's long connection with tbe newspaper business gives bim superior advan tages in the line of work to which he has been called.

At present be is the Philadelphia cor respondent of the Baltimore American and manager of the American Biographical Pub lishing Company, which has just completed the publication of a valuable work entitled Prominent Pennsylvanians." He has not only a large acquaintance in Philadelphia, but elsewhere, having been brought in contact with prominent men from all sections of tbe country by reason of his work as secretary of the famous Clover Club. In his new calling be will have the good Wishes of bis many friends, particularly the newspaper men. 0FFICER Kettler, of the Eighth Police district, during a trip this week to Boston, congratulated himself on bis having heard Dr. BradQeld lecture from Dr. Dulles' Emergency Text Book." A young lady of Cambridge, daughter of a prominent citizen, was seized with a profuse hemorrhage, which the officer, with an Improvised compress, quickly relieved, after vain attempts on tbe part of companions and train and Pullman attendants.

'rank J. Hess, Republican nominee for Sixtieth district Kansas State Legislature, and Thomas Van Fleet, loading men of Arkan sas City, Cowley county, Kansas, who bave been visiting the East, left Philadelphia for home on Wednesday. TTttexdixq the City Hall tower elevator yesterday, or its feeder in the northeast corner of the building, was no sinecure. AVay passengers on the different floors had repeat edly to wait till the lower lift bad made through trips before tbe conductor would ven ture to take them on. The populace seemed to imagine that they could obtain an excellent view of the parade of the Knights of the Uolden Eagle frem the lofty tower balcony.

This, of course, was an error, as the height was too great and the stone work too massive to permit the column to be seen to advantage, even in the upper part of Broad street From the fourth floor win dows or from the second a much better view could be obtained, which may be a useful rrinkle to memorize against another street display of similar character. "I hate given up all. hopes of finding the animal and won't spend any more money in searching for it," said Robert Steel, the well-known wholesale liquor dealer, yesterday, Mr. Steel had offered $100 for the return of ar black poodle dog. When questioned, he said that the animal was a valuable specimen of the French breed, which his son had brought over from Paris on his last visit.

His family bad become much attached to tbe dog, which wandered away fjrom Mr. Steel's country resi dence, near Germantown, four or five weeks ago. 1 ii IT sir: I never shake hands with no one who is going on a journey," re marked a colored barber yesterday to a cus tomer, who offered bis hand as be turned to go out of the shop. "Why not?" was the as tonished ouerv. why not?" because it brings bad luck either to him or me.

I wouldn't shake hands with my own wife if she was going anywhere for a stay of over twenty- four hours." "Do you- really believe. that there is any truth in such nonsense?" said a lounger. Truth Why of course, there is truth in it or I wouldn't be such a fool as to believe it Why there was only three weeks ago a very aear friend of mine was going out West. He come to my house and says: 'shake bands. Jim." Well, I answered 1 ou know it's against my principle, but as you are going so far.

I will break my resolution for Woll. we shook hearty, and three days after ward he was found dead in bis bed." Sir James Macdonald and Lady Macdon-ald, of Edinburgh, Scotland, were in this city yesterday. I hey Jhaa arrived hero from Chicago on Tuesday evening and were the guests of Edward Shippen, who is an old- time acquaintance of Sir James. During tbe day they were shown by Mr. Shippen through the Art dub's bcautuui nome on uroaa street and were delighted with tbe elegance and tastefulness of the appointments.

Sir James said that in no elub of London or Paris was there so much artistic taste exhibited or such evidences of a genuine love of art to be met with. Sir James bas been in the far West for a month or more attending to business engagements. The journey over the continent gave bim and Lady Macdonald great pleasure and filled them with wonder at the extent and greatness of tbe country. They had seen so many great cities on their way, bad itnessed the results of American push and enterprise and beheld so many signs of intelligence and prosperity that tbey could not eon- tain themselves, but must burst Into tbe high est expressions of 'praise. Last evening they left for New York, where they will pass to-day and to morrow, taking passage on Saturday for home.

numbers to Entertain Boston Visitors. At a meetinsr of the Board of Directors of the Master Plumbers' Association last even ing, in the Builders' Exchange, a commit tee was appointed to entertain seven a em bers of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, of Boston, who are members of the craft and who will accompany the com pany on their trip to this city. Ihe company will arrive Monday, and from that day the hospitable members of the committee will see that tbey want for noamusement and miss no sights worth seeing. Bilks ans YsxYXis-Strawbridge Clothier, An the to to O. E.

a depth) of misery and degradation, in which sa many of them are plunged, and make them lptelligent, respectable citizens. A policy that would govern Ireland for the Irish, instead of for English landlords. would remove the darkest blot oh Eugland'a Pay your poll tax before Saturday. Now for Rapid Transit. One of the most promising signs of the times is the effort on the part of the Operative Builders" Association to create a popular sentiment in behalf of elevated railroads.

The builders are doing an immense amount of work and are developing the outskirts rapidly, but they find themselves seriously hampered by the disgraceful lack of facilities for reaching different parts of the city. The old-fashioned, slow-going horse cars coin money for the railway syndicate, but they are an intolerable nuisance and are a continual drawback to progress and enter prise. The builders are endeavoring to get the aid of the various business organizations, and if these organizations are alive to the situation they will accept the invitation to join haqds in one great effort for rapid tran- language that Councils will not dare to dis obey. A united movement will work a revolution in Philadelphia, but nothing short of revolution will dislodge the grip of the Traction Company and its allies. The Councilmanic elections come in Feb ruary.

There is but one way to accomplish the good work. every candidate on record and support only those who will bind themselves to favor elevated railroads without regard to politics." We do not want politicians in Councils. We want business men alive to the interests ot the city. There is plenty of time lor organization betore candidates for Councils are an nounced, and if the business organizations will fall into line they can do a vast amount of work toward building up a New Philadelphia. jn nis i-amson t) nanas rejorm is a failure.

That's what we complain, of. That's where we are disappointed. There is no use in disguising the fact, reform here ij a dismal failure." A. McClure, vi an interview. New Jersey Coast Defenses.

A writer in the Popular Scienee Monthly ascribes the destruction of the JTew Jersey coast from Asbury Park to Sandy Hook to a current created by the movement of the water between Sandy Hook and False Hook the latter being a submerged bank a short distance south ox Sandy Hook. This current, he says, runs northward seven hours out of twelve, and by impinging on the shore is rapidly eating away the ocean front of Asbury Park and the bluff at Long Branch, as well as points between these. He recommends, as the best means to preserve these beaches, the deflection of the current by building jetties out into the ocean, which will tend to throw the stream farther east and keep it off the shore, and the Long Branch Commissioners have decided to-try this remedy on a plan proposed by Pebcy Dobbins and to be carried out by him. Mr. Dobbins will build a line of jetties from Elberon to Xorth Long Branch.

They will be 300 feet apart and from 50 to 100 feet in length, according to location. These structures are expected to deflect the current and the eroding action of the waves on the bluffs is to be further checked by the erec tion of the strongest kind of bulkheads. It is evident that something must be done to check the inroads of 'the sea on the north ern portion of the New Jersey coast, as a large amount of valuable property is in dan ger there at every high tide. South of Squan river the danger appears to be less, and, in deed, the line of violent action seems to be very sharply drawn between Asbury Park and Ocean Grove. It is above this line that extraordinary defenses are needed, and it is to be hoped that the expensive works about to te unuertaKen mere win De enectual in withstanding the action of the sea.

If not, there is great danger that still more ex pen sive sacrifices of real estate will have to be submitted to on this part of the coast. There is something in Pennsylvania poli tics and among Pennsylvania Republicans which I always admire. 7'hey set the stand ard of party fealty and prestige high. It would be unfortunate or the country, the party and the State to lower the standard of the banner State. She must raise her colors hi3her than ever before.

Speaker Iiced. George W. Peck and John Banyan. We sadly fear that Beford's Magazine has taken tor its motto that all is fair in love and politics. While the value of any magazine is likely to be impaired by taking a partisan stand in politics, it is par ticularly the case With Belford's, which seems to have lost its better judgment in dealing with topics ot current interest We clip the following from an editorial in its last issue, indorsing Geobge W.

Peck, the Wisconsin feumorist, for Governor Mi. Peck has won in literature one cf the greatest triumphs that has ever rewarded literary art and effort a triumph wholly due to his own merit, for he bas received no aid whatever from the praise of critics or there-cognition of tbe distinctive literary world. He is one of the men of genius whom the people have "crowned," ns the French term it, al though the educated class bave refused to acknowledge them until long after tbe people bad rendered their verdict. In English literature the most notable example of a popular recognition of literary genius, despito the silence of the educated and literary class, was the ease of John Bunyaw, whose "Pilgrim's Progress" was as firmly established as the Bible itself in the hearts of the people genera tions before any literary eritlc condescended te take notice of It and in American the most notable have been in the eases of Iosh Bil lings and Mr. Pkck.

Of Mr. Peck's books over two millions have been sold, and even yet ne has not been recognized as highly entitled to a place In the literary temple of America. His popularity is owing to the verdict of "Young America," for he is pre-eminently the favorite author of our boys. If the boys coula vote, one aumor name wouia do sure to appear in the list of our Presidents, and that name Is Ur. W.

Peck. Now, this is not true and we wish to discuss it entirely aside from politics. If Bel- ford's is not familiar with Mr. Peck's writ ings it ought to be. Mr.

Peck bis career under Brick Pomeroy and gained some notoriety among the woodsmen of North Wisconsin for his coarse humor, which too often bordered on vulgarity. Some of these were coarse attacks upon General Grant, of whom he could not say enough that was disgusting. Later Mr. Teck re moved to Milwaukee and started the Sun, which had a limited circulation until he it bis to in Th Inquirer Is delivered by carrier at 8 IX Cists a week payable to tbe carrier er agent. Sy malt Twentv-fivb Crwts a month, or Thrzb Dollars per annum, in advance.

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)fufaclcfpfiia Inquirer THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 890, The data when the subscription expires is on the address label of each paper, the change of which to a subsequent date becomes a receipt for remittance. other receipt is Rent unless requested. The paper Is stopped at the expiration of the subscription if renewal is not reoeived. Circulation Statement. The circulation of The Inquibeb yesterday was 52,574: copies.

All advertiser are invited to look over our circulation books. Every facility will be given them to satisfy themselves that the above figures are absolutely correct. NEWS OF THE DAY. The Weather. Local forecast for Thursday.

Generally cloudy, with light rain; tlig fitly cooler. Forecast from Washington. For Eastern Tennsylvania, Few Jersey and Delaware, fair, tHght change in temperature, except slightly warmer in variable Kindt. For Maryland, Uqht thowert, followed by fair weather, slightly warmer, winds becoming southerly, yesterday's temperature 8 A. 69! Highest 79 8 P.

64 Lowest 55 Mean 67 Mean, 15 62 Washington. Tbe House and Senate at 6 P. M. adjourned Sine die. Speaker Keed, of the House, Vice President Morton, presiding officer of the Senate, and President Harrison signed the Tariff bill.

The committee which Investigated the charges against Mr. Wheat, the Postmaster of the House, presented a report declaring tho office vacant. The report was adopted. Tb President sent to the Senate the following nominations Lieutenant-Colonel Daniel W. Flagler, Ordnance Department, to be col-unel.

George M. Wheeler, now a captain on the retired list of the army, to be a major on that list. The Department of State bas received a tele gram, dated 28th from our Minister at Bogota, reporting that the Colombian Con gres3 has approved the International Railway Conference without opposition, and that three commissioners have beea appointed by the President. The President returned without bis approval the House bill declaring tho retirement of Captain Charles B. Stiver, IT.

S. A legal and valid and that he is entitled as such officer to his pay. At a session of the Federation of Labor a resolution was adopted heartily Indorsing the course of Representatives Quinn and Me Carthy, of New York, in reference to labor questions. General. A special from New York says that while the Steamer Majestic, for Liverpool, and the steamer Dania, for Hamburg, were proceeding to sea and when near the upper middle in tho lower bay, came into collisioy.

The. Majestic bad one port lifeboat smashed. The Dania bad three lifeboats on the starboard side smashed and also the starboard side of tbe bridge damaged. The Majestio proceeded to sea and tbe Dania came to anchor outside the bar, but subsequently proceeded. George B.

Cheever, D. LL. well known as both clergyman and author, died at bis home In Eoglewood, N. J. He was conscious up to the last hour of his Illness.

While two lads named Brown and Mulligan, cf Creston, Iowa, were stealing a ride on the top of a passenger coach, young Mulligan's bead struck a rafter in a covered bridge and be was instantly killed. The foreign delegates to the Iron and Steel Convention, cow being held in New York.were welcomed by Andrew Carnegie. Two hundred employees of the Adams Express Company quit work in Jersey City be cause of tbe wholesale discharge of old em ployees and a reduction of nearly one half in their salary. The annual meeting of the trustees of the Peabody Educational Fund was held in New York. The full board, with the exception of Hamilton Fish, were present.

Local. The effects of the first fright caused to em ployees bp the Adams Express Company's new retrenching policy having passed away, sullen determination to resist has taken its place and secret organization is probable. Tho North Philadelphia Association of Bap tist Churches resumed its session and will ad journ to-day. The jury for the assessment of benefits result ing from the opening of Walnut street from Thirty-second street to the Schuylkill beard the protests of property-owners. Director Stokley appeared before the Coun cils Committee on City Property and successfully urged the insertion of an item of (140,000 for new station and fire houses.

Councils' Committee on Charities and Cor rection has decided, to report favorably an ordi nance giving $75,000. for the extension of tbe Almshouse buildings. The Coroner's jury has decided in the case cf James Lonergan that his death was due to Lis own negligence and the carelessness of bis Cousin, Michael Lonergan. The twentieth annual meeting of the M. E.

Woman's Missionary Society Is is session In Trinity Church, Fifteenth and Mount Vernon ttreets. Dennis J. Device and George B. Devine bave been held to answer a conspiracy charge preferred by George P. Hall, who was in partnership with them.

A judgment for ever a million dollars was entered by the Philadelphia Trust Company gainst George J. Bichardson, J. B. Orie and Webster. Belatives bave served notice of eontest of tbe vill of the late Curwen Stoddart Cart Theodore Mayer, owner of the Evening and Morning Gazette, has brought a libel suit Igalnst Louis Werner, Of the Tageblatt, to recover $30,000 damages.

William Bmlthers and Frank B. Stock-toy, lawyers, were acquitted of charges of eon-rplraey preferred by Lawyer Francis Tracy robin. Acting Quartermaster Charles Beamish, of tbe British steamship Ariel, was washed overboard and drowned during that toss el's voyage to this port, I The ruling ef the Secretary of the Treasury iieb i'jUPjgyteW Wt New to Foreign. 'Tie appeal of Messrs. Dillon, O'Brien and thulr fellow-accused to the High Court of Jaitieefor a- writ to prohibit tbe Magistrates at, Tipperary from proceeding with the eon-(pi racy cases on tbe ground of bias was refused in Dublin.

ITie St. Petersburg Kovosti publishes a semi-eft eial denial of the report that the Kussiaa (it rarnment proposed an alliance with France wlen M. Spuller was French Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Emperor of Germany arTived in Vienna. Emperor Francis Joseph, accompanied by Anhduko William and Arebduka Renter, met bii a at the railway station.

The greeting of their Majesties was affeotionate. The Secretary of the German Treasury has accepted an offer of bankers to take 170,000,000 sit rks of the new 3 per cent. Imperial loan and 65, XX), 000 marks of tbe Prussian loan at 86.40. tbi loan will be issued publicly. The Paris Rappel says that the question of pn secaticg the Boulanglsts will be raised in the Chamber of Deputies.

Oenoral Lord Wolseley, accompanied by his sta has gone to Dublin to assume command of he troops In Ireland. The police of the Wbltechapel district. Lo adon, have received a warning from "Jack tb Kipper" that he is about to kill another woman. State. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction has designated October 24 as Autumn Arbor day.

I light thousand people attended tbe Lehigh Co inty Fair yesterday. Tbe weather was de- llgbtful and the best of order prevailed. Pittsburg's M. E. Conference assembled and Bii bop Andrews addressed the clergymen Ta ministers are to be placed on trial before th: body.

Operator Glosscr, who is accounted respon sib le for tbe railway wreck at Leh tgli ton, learn ing be was about to be arrested, fled to un kn )wn parts. i Sports. The Swarthmore College Football team was be: by the University of Pennsylvania by sco re of 10 to 0. Hiss H. V.

Beaumont won the ladies' singles at he Belmont Cricket Clab tennis tourna ment yesterday. i.bout 4,000 people witnessed a good day's racing at Gloucester. Financial. tocks were dull but Arm yesterday. The sui ply of floating certificates in tho street is sm ill and the shorts find some difficulty in making deliveries.

1 be price of sight sterling drafts was ad vanced half a cent in the pound. Money is scarce and dear in London. 7 he corporation disbursements on October 1, are estimated at $40,000,000. The Oregon Pacific Railroad defaulted. FOR OOVEBKOS, GEOHGE WALLACE DELAMATEK, OF CRAWFORD.

WOn LIXUTIlfABT-OOVSRHOB, LOUIS ARTHUR WA'fKES, OF UCKiWASSi. for bxcrbtahy of iictxrh ax affairs, THOMAS J. OF MONTGOMERY. Pay Your Poll Tax. To enable you to vote on the 4th of No- venber you must have paid a State or Cot nty tax within two years.

1 you have not paid your tax you must do so this week. A poll tax costing fifty ceo ts is good for two years. It can be paid at 1 he City Hall or to the deputy collectors of vour ward. Saturday, October 4, is the last day for payment Jiemocratic victory in Pennsylvania icould int 'Ave repudiation of the memory of some I of the greatest names otir country has given' to I istoi-y. It would involve the repudiation of i he principles for which Sumner and Conkling struggled, for which Grant and Shtridan fought and for which Lincoln and Ga field died.

Adjutant-General Hastings. A Good Missionary Field, is an open secret that one of the campaign duties to be specially performed by the Inde- petdent Republicans in this contest, is to cover the centres of political debauchery with the mo skilled detectives and bring to exposure am. justice all corrupt dealers in votes, whether buyers or sellers. TAe Timet. There is apparently a most excellent mis sionary field for such labor in that section of the country in which Mr.

X. Y. Z. Ea eby lives and moves. It is to be hoped tnai mis promising lucaiuy wilt not DC 1 i 1 1 overlooked.

Mr. EaiEKY spent a great dea 1 of money in his recent canvass for the Congressional nomination, and he was be ten only because he was foolish enough to "cnt his spleen against the candidate of the Republican party for Governor in a ser es of charges which had no more founda-tioi than the excited wanderings of an imaginative brain. Mr. Emeey has been spending money pretty freely in his attempt to back up his fanciful charges, and according to the affidavit of R. H.

Obell, who rea ly is a "responsible citizen," and not an ilgebraic unknown, Mr. Emeet sent word to hint "that the comfortable sum of fivo thousand dollars could be- made if he wo ild consent to make certain statements, wfr ch Mr. Odell pronounced false. course, Mr. Emeby can use all the mo ley he pleases in purchasing the opinions of ibythical persons or cowards who skulk bet ind the last letters of the alphabet, and t.

t.3 it 1) nooooy Business out nis own. lie is committing no punishable crime in getting people to concoct stories, for the anc nymous tirades of anonymous individual 1 have about as much effect as a snowball would have upon a vat of boiling water. Sut actions are important only as the character of the man, and what he might do if he had the chance. The people of Bn dford know Mr. X.

Z. Emery much bfcti er than do the peoople of this end of the and it is Mr. J. P. Zane, one of Mr.

Em eby's townsmen, who says of hira I lay right here, with the full knowledge of the truth of what I utter, that no man in the oil legions bas used money to Influence election 1, primary elections and general elections, in is locality more lavishly than ex-Senator Emkry. ow, if this is the case the Independents, or, rather, the Barkerjtes, as they are more fan iliarly called, ought to swoop right don upon Bradford the very first thing and keep an eye on Emeby. Bet the trouble is thai Emeby is one of them in fact, is a mei iber of the Executive Committee or some otht committee presided over by Mr. Babkek, and this being the cas Mr. Emeby might object to being weighed in the balance by his own friends.

Tru i he has sold out his own friends himself before now, but that doesn't count, and it would be an altogether different thing to turn the tables and allow them to sell out him. Besides, there are uot enough Barkerites to jo around, and it Is altogether probable that Mr. Emeby will be appointed to watch him 3elf. We are sorry that tho Barkerites cannot to 1 death of Paul Weber, aged 27, who removed from Philadelphia to this city in August with his mother. Soon after their arrival she contracted an illness which resulted fatal'y and death is thought to have been accelerated by her death.

A LOADED KUXAWAI CAE. Does Considerable Damage and Narrowly Escapes Slaughter. SPECIAL TO TUB 1XQUIUIB. Reading, Oct. 1.

The lives of twenty employees of the Reading Iron Company were endangered this afternoon by a runaway car loaded with iron ore. It started, in an unknown manner, from siding and plunged down a steep incline; rushed past the main office and crashed into coal car. The latter was thrown from the track and hurled against Superintendent Rightmyer'a residence, destroying much valuable property. The runaway car was finally stopped the pipe mill yard after many employees had made narrow escapes witn toeir lives. Bobbers Uet S2SO at Daryea.

TO THE INOCIRBR. Pittston, Oct The general store of Simpson Watkins, at aryea. was broken into by burglars and robbed ot clothing and other goods valued at There is no clue to the thieves. Mrs. Loslg Roasted to Death.

SPECIAL TO TUB INQUIRES. Landenbebg, Oct. 1, Mrs. Mary Lusig was burning brush in a field when her clothes eaught and she was literally roasted death. SEWS ABOUT THE STATE.

The free mail delivery will be established Pottitown by December 1. John Burkholder, of Bowmansvillc, has a strawberry patch in his garden which, has a second crop of fine, luscious berries. The Howard Plate Glass Works, at Cochran Station, have shut down on account of a strike of 300 men, who demanded tbe rein statement of some fellow unionists. Augustus Reider has just severed his connection with the agricultural works at Fleetwood, where he walked daily to and from his home the past eleven years, a distance of four miles, covering 13,500 miles on these trips. The students at the Kevstone State Nor mal School at Kutztown have organized a Young Women's Association and propose to have an elaborate series ot lectures during the winter ia rivalry with the Young Men's Christian Association of the institution.

In front of the Mohnsville, Berks County Hotel, a long willow tree has been standing there as large as the memory of the oldest inhabitant can recall, and tbe curiosity of all is aroused anew because a mulberry tree is growing from the centre of the trunk. It is full ot leaves and shows signs of becoming a big tree. DE. GEOEGE CBEEYEK DEAD. The Well-Knowo Clergyman and Author 1 Expires at Euglewood.

S1ECIAL TO THB INQUIRER. New York, Oct 1. Rev. George B. Cheever, D.

LL. D', the well-known clergyman and author, died this morning at his borne in Englewood, N. J. His two Dr. West, of this city, and Dr.

Terry, of Euglewood, were with him when he died. Dr. Cheever was born in Hallowell, April 27, 1807. He was graduated from Bowdoin College when 18 years and five years later fce was graduated from the Ando- ver Theological feeminary. He became pastor of the Howard Street Congregational Church in Salem, in 1832.

While here he became known as a writer of poems and essays for the principal periodicals of the dav. He was a warm temperance advo cate, and an attack was made upon him by rioters, and he was afterward tried and im prisoned thirty days for libel. A.t this time be resigned bis pastorate and went to Europe. In 1839 he came to New ort as pastor of the Alien street Presby-teriau Church. In 1844 he went abroad as correspondent of the New York Evangelist and later became its editor-in-chiei At the same time he became pastor of the Church of tbe charge which he continued to hold until In that year he retired from the ministry and went to Euglewood, giving his New York house to the American Board of Foreign Missions and to the American Missionary Society.

He published a number of books, including The Commonplace Book ot Prose," The Wanderings of a Pilgrim in Switzerland," and Lectures on Hierarclicial Despotism." BCEIED BESIDE HIS CBILDEES. The Fourth Interment in tbe Keen Family in a Single Week. SPECIAL TO-THE INQUIRES. Newark, Oct. One of the saddest features in the Keen family's fourfold bereavement occurred this afternoon, when Mrs.

Keen and her eldest daughter, Fannie, stood beside the grave of the husband and father in Fairmount Cemetery. Under the yeliow mounds of earth less than ten feet from where tbey stood lay the bodies of Mrs. Keen's three children, who less than a week ago were full ot life and vigor. The scene was pitiful, as the remains of the suicide Keen were lowered into tbe grave, which also contained the body of lit tle Charles, who succumbed to diphtheria. Saturday, and the grave of Flora, who died Sunday.

The floral wreat'i which the father purchased to place on iier tiny cothn had lost little of its brightness. The funeral services were held in the cemetery chapel and the services were conducted by Rev. Dr. Waters, of the North Reformed Church. A Frankford School Teacher Injured.

A strip of brick cornice fell from a new one-story brick building on Oxford street, near Paul, Frankford, on Tuesday evening, and struck Miss Elizabeth Shallcross, prin cipal of the Alexander Henry Girls' Grammar SchooL Miss Shallcross was knocked down and stunned by the falling bricks. She was removed to her home, No. 4625 Frankford avenue, when it was found that her left shoulder, hip and foot were badly bruised, but that no bones were broken. Miss Shallcross will not be able to resume her duties tor some time. St.

Mary's Literary Institute. St Mary's Literary Institute held its first anniversary last evening in the rooms, 2G9 South Fourth street The entertainment consisted of val and instrumental music and recitations by the members. Fathers Kelly and Murphy both spoke of the success achieved by the organization and congratulated the members on the progress made during the year. Kail war Officials Skip With Fnuda. Los Angeles, CaL, Oct 1.

George Martin, a bookkeeper and cashier, and James Dunn, a collector, of the Santa Fe Railroad Company, have disappeared, and an investigation shows they have robbed the Company ot about $5,000. CITT items. Cavtabis, Farnlture and Bedding. Amos Hillbobn ion JIabjlet Stbxet. THE LEHIGH COUNTY FAIE.

Estimated Attendance of Over Fifteen Thousand Persons Yesterday. I SFECIAI TO THB INQUIRBI- Allentown. Oct 1. Better weather than that of to-day could not be desired for Lehigh County fair, an4 as a consequence the attendance was larger, being estimated at about 15,000. The fakirs are here in abundance, and their contrivances secure the nickels, dimes, quarters and larger pieces are well patronized.

Several excursions came down from the coal regions to-day, and halt a dozen more will be in to-morrow, when the three roads centring here will run seventy-two special trains. The Lehigh Valley carries passengers direct the grounds over its new West End extension. The races to-day were well contested. The summaries are appended 3.00 class trottins. Purse.

I20O. A. Bowman. Seelv Creek. b.

g. Big Bone 1 1 W. Seott Smith, Flemington, N. b. m.

Rachel 2 H. Oangeware, East End Stock Farm. Bethlehem, ch. m. Morris 3 2 Eben Clark, AHentowo, br.

g. Dr. Blank 4 Time 2.36, 2.39, 2.35-2.30 class trotting. Purse, $300. William AcofT, Belmont, b.

g. Tom Murray 1 1 Jerry Uauff, Allentown, blk. m. Peri lous 3 3 Daniel O. Engle, Marietta, b.

S. Storm King 2 4 Eben Clark, Allentown, s. Red 4 nuke Time 2.36, 2.33V, 2.32. Kunninir: halt mile. Purse.

$100. J. D. ISewhard. Allentown.

b. g. Pioneer 1 Herbert O. Shiffert, Macungie, g. rsea 2 Tame PITTSBURG METHODIST C0.NFEEESCE.

Two Clergymen to Be Tried on Charge Affecting Their Character. SPECIAL TO TUB INQUIRER. Geeensbcbg, Oct 1. The Methodist Episcopal conference of the Pittsburg dis trict convened here to-day with 137 ministers present. JJistiop Malialieu, ot ew Orleans, presidad.

The most important matter that will come before theconference is the trial of Dr. Man- sell, of McKeesport against whom the charge ot telling alsehoods has been entered. Dr. Mansell is one of the eloquent ministers in the conference and his case is attracting great interest Charges of immoral character have also been entered against Rev. J.

Riley, of Moncngahela City, and his case will also be tried. Bishop Andrews, of the Ohio conference, addressed the ministers to-night An Insane Mm Missing. SrivCIAL TO TBS INQUIRER. Shamokin, Oct 1. Emanuel Kaufman, promiuent and well-to-do citizen of Trev-orton, is missing, and it is feared he has either taken his own life or been the victim of foul play.

For some time he has shown signs of insanity. Last Thursday he procured an axe and battered down the doors of his house. At last from exhaustion he fell asleep. He awoke in his right mind and seemed perfectly ignorant of all that had transpired. The next day he hitched his horses to a light wagon and started for Shamokin.

He was last seen in Mt CarmeL where he created much excitement by driving about tbe town at a breakneck speed. In the evening the insane man left town and nothing more has been seen of him. Married Four Days and Killed Himself. SPECIAL TO TUB INQUIRER. Reading, Oct 1.

It turns out that Michael Henry Brown, the salesman, who committed suicide yesterday at the Hotel I'enn ten days ago, left the emplOv of Lord Taylor, the dry goods men for whom he had been traveling, about the same time he arrived in Reading and registered at the Hotel Penn. Four days before he had been married, but he left his wile in New York under pretense that he was starting out on a business trip. His wile was about to pay him a visit, and as he had almost exhausted his funds, the thought is believed to have worried him. Xatnral Gas in Backs County. SPECIAL TO THB INQUIRER.

Easton, Oct 1. The parties from Phil adelphia who are boring for oil on Red Hill. Hacks county, not lar irom jh 11 lord N. have reached a depth ol L'tH) leeL and claim to have struck gas. By putting one's ear to the hole a roaring noise similar to that made bv a train passing through a tun nel may be distinctly heard, The parties have leased the grounds for five years and expect to be rewarded for their labors by striking a well ot 01L Shall It Be Order United Americans?" SPECIAL TO THE INQUIRER.

Habbisbubg, Oct 1. The Councils of the Junior Order of United American Me chanics in this city and vicinity are voting on the question of changing the name of the fraternity to "Order united Americans. John Harris Council, No. 174, of this city, decided in favor of the new uame by 20 to 15, but Harrisburg Council voted almost unanimously in lavor 01 tne cnange. uerry Council, of Hummelstown, also voted.

21 to 15, in favor. Eldership of the Church of God. SPECIAL TO THB INQUIRER. Mechanicsbtjrg, Oct 1. Tliis borough to-dav has been filling, up with clergymen and delegates, the occasion being the annual meeting of the iast Pennsylvania Jdershi of the Church ot God.

This evening the eldership was informally opened by the preaching of a sermon by Dr. C. H. Forney, editor of the Church Advocate. To-morrow morning the eldership will be regularly constituted by the retiring stated clerk and the business of the annual meeting will be pro ceeded with.

An Antamnal Arbor Day. SPECIAL TO THE INQUIRER. Habrisbubg, Oct 1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction has issued an official circular, which says: "Inasmuch as many schools were closed before Arbor day in April last, set apart by proclamation of his Excellency Governor Beaver, and in order to promote the culture by all our youth, Friday, the 24th day of October, is appointed as a day to be observed by the schools of the State as the autumnal Arbor day. Crowds at the Milton Fair.

SPECIAL TO THB INQUIRER. Milton, Oct 1. The attendance at the second day of the Milton Fair was larger than in previous years. Fully 6,000 people took in the sights and witnessed tbe races. Ia the free-for-all the purse ot 400 was won by Violin, owned by J.

Wilton, of New York city. Time, 2.25. In the 2.29 class the purse of 5200 was won by William Gee, owned by George Cook, ot Wyoming. Time, 2.2'J. A Big Fire in a Small Town.

Cabbondalk, Oct 1- There was a big fire this morning at Waymart, Wayne county. Kimball's drug store, Carr'a grocery, Ames' general store. Cole's livery, the Postal Telegraph office, three dwellings and several barns were burned with nearly all their contents. The loss will reach 23,000, with small insurance. A Lancaster Victim ef Grip.

SPECIAL TO THB INQUIRER. Lancaster, Oct, The grip has caused the It a a to in Lelford's to make him out a light in literature and a president in embryo are ridiculous. One thousand leading Democrats have signed a renunciation of Peck and his plat- form, and the campaign is yet early. The The Ecssian Government is preparing domicile iu Siberia all foreigners found its dominions who are repudiated by their own countries. According to this, America is not the only dumping ground tor the obnoxious subjects of other nations.

I see the papers say that that Lincoln committee is composed principally of Demo crats, remarked Chairman Babkek as he dropped into one ot the empty chairs at the Revenge Committee headquarters. So I see," replied Assistant Chairman Mates, looking up from the free trade edi torial he was writing for the Times. 'And I see that one of its members isn't even naturalized." 'That's funny," said the sub-chairman. "I trust there are somo Republicans among the Barkerites," and the man who was twice rejected for a Cabinet position turned a sorrowful eye upon the man who is drawing salary from his pocket How many new followers have you got to-day?" "Three." "Ah! and their names?" "Can't give their names. I have put them on the rolls as X.

and Z. ihe hay palace at Mornence, 11L, is a new rival to the corn palace at Sioux City, Iowa. Both are unique but effective methods ot advertising the products of American farms, and will attract attention where more common place methods would fail. The appointment of J. Lowbie Bell to be Second Assistant Postmaster-General is a deserved recognition of the value ot his services and a benefit to the people of the Lnited States, who thereby get a greater work from the man who has made the Rail- wav Mail Service so much more efficient than it used to be.

Mr. Bell's new field of usefulness is a wide one and gives him a better opportunity to display his great busi ness ability than he had betore, but that he will fill it with eqnal ability is undoubted. Suppose we let Secretary Blaine and Speaker Reed settle between themselves any personal differences they may happen to have. So long as they do not interfere with the public service they are none ot the coun try's business, anyway. It is intimated that Senator Paddock's course in voting against the Tariff bill "was in the interests of the Farmers' Alliance.

which is very strong in his section and whirl is not satisfied with all the provisions of the bill. If so, this is one of the shadows thrown before the coming advent of tbe Farmers' Alliance into national politics. Jcbal Eably's remarkable escape from death under a tailing wall was in the nature of a capital prize in the lottery of life. The Irish peasants who come to this country when they are starved out at home are always able, after they have been here a while, to send money to the relief of their fellow-countrymen. There is a pointer in this for English manufacturers who are wor ried by the new Tarifl law.

John Bull will now stand back and wait to see the American nation destroyed by the McKinley tariff. INTERSTATE DAY PALACE. The Novel Kdiflce Which Displays Illinois and Indiana Products. Momence, Oct. 1.

The novel In terstate Hay Talace opened here to-day. The buildiug is 200 feet in length and 10G feet wide in tbe centre. The main hall is a perfect circuit 103 feet in diameter, flanked on the four sides with wings. A circular gallery 18 feet wide sweeps entirely around the main hall. The walls are built entirely of baled bay, with just enough baled straw to make a pleasing contrast in shading and color.

The primary object of the exposition is to make a display of the varied products of Eastern Illinois and Western Indiana. Grip Reappears in Illinois. Carthage, 111., Oct 1. La grippe has made its reappearance in this county and many people are seriously lit The first fa tality was at Hamilton, Mri Arnold, wife of William Arnold, city marshal, being the victim. Mr.

Arnold nearly became insane with the disease last winter. Physicians say that much of the illness now prevalent is the result ot la grippe. One woman was sent to the insane asylum lately who had Euncred irom the disease ten times. Biter Emery Bitterly Bitten? From the Scranton TVuth. Ex-Senator Emery now realizes the fate of the biter who was bitten.

He started out to maintain charges of bribery against Senator ueiamater, aua up to date bids lair to have himself convicted of an attempt to DriDe. 1 Didn't Know It Was Loaded That Way. From the Scranton Tntth. Emery's gun was loaded at the wrong end and tbe onlv Terson damaged by its dis charge was Emery himself, and he is pretty badly damaged, too. Fading Honrs.

Bet to 3luic by Adam Geibel. Day, who wills us Joy that thrill us Oh, that time were chained to thee! Thou being rweeter ight comes fleeter: Soon thy sun shines but in memory I Night, who wills us Uriel that chills us, Ob, that time were loosed from thee I Dawn o'ertakes thee, Power forsakes thee. Thy grim face grows dim in memory Pain and pleasure In the measure, So runs on Ufa's poetry. Time, who wills us Death that kills us, Keep, oh, keep us long in memory i Hunter ttrowbridgc ClothierU jnoniniy jvr vtiuuer I sure to be resented by a large proportion of the native population. The Native Ameri can movement was unwise and met with de served defeat, but it had its foundation in a patriotic sentiment that did not die with it Americans must rule America.

In no other way can the heterogeneous population of this country be amalgamated into a harmonious people. The mild temper of the Americans will permit foreigners who come here with the intention of becoming citizens in name to bring their customs and preju dices with them, and will not ask that they shall become Americans in spirit before the second generation; but they must keep their opinions subject to the law of the land and must not expect to overrule it and set up their own authority. To do that will be like rousing a sleeping lion, and tbe result will be equally disastrous. Such attempts to set up foreign governments as those in Wisconsin and Kansas are an excellent way to wake it up. Tbe New York Evening Post appeared as nsnal yesterday.

It failed to publish ex-Treasurer Butlsi's denial ot its scur rilous charges or the reply to the uestion it asked of The Inquirer. The Poet Is one ot the British free trade organs sabkidized toy the Democratic Committee of Pennsylvania for the publication and distribution of falsehood, slander and abase, and nothing else can be expected of It. He Would Do It Again. We find in the Record, a paper of w.hich Mr. Pattisoji is part owner, the following extract from his speech delivered at Oil City on Tuesday I bave no apology to make for any of them.

I filed a reason for every one of them. I vetoed 164 bills sent me, and I would do the same again. And what was the nature of the bills he vetoed and would veto again if he had the chance Here are some of them The Soldiers' Burial bill, which provided a decent burial for indigent soldiers and kept them from the rotter's Be id. Hills providing hospitals for tbe disabled miners of tbe coal regions and extending aid to hospitals at Wilkesbarro, Corry, Johnstown, Harrisburg, WlUiamsport, Allegheny and Pittsburg. Bills for "the better protection of the wages of labor" to encourage the of co- operative associations among farmers, me chanics and laborers, and lor allowing arbitra tion of disputes between corporations and their contractors.

Bills for the encouragement ot forest culture, for the establishment of scientific agricultural stations and for the relief of the State Agri cultural Society, Tbe bill granting power to cities and boroughs to provide relief for firemen and policemen injured or disabled while in tbe discharge of their duties. These bills were vetoed because, as Mr. Pattison said in his recent speech at Reading, they had "the stamp of the boss and the trail of the snake" upon them. He would veto them again if he were given tne opportunity, fie would the ollliers to the field He would allow the injured miners to go with out hospitals. He would prevent cities from caring for the firemen and policemen injured in service.

He would do all this, because he declares that he would, and we are told in the Jiccora aispatcn mat ne spoge "in ringing tones" when he said I bave ne cpology to make for any of ihem I filed a reason ior every one of them. I vetoed 16-t bills sent me, ana 1 would do the same again. 7 am a life-long Democrat, but lam a tariff Democrat, and I find that this campaign that means to be a Republican. Victor Piollet. The Case of Ireland.

The periodic Irish famine has come again. Every few years the potato crop in that country fails to mature and then there is great Buflering and, in a great many cases, people actually starve to death. Then the sympathy ot the world is appealed to; large supplies are forwarded by liberal bands, and the situation is relieved for a time, but with the certainty that the same thing will be repeated the next time the potato crop fails. There should be some way to amend this state ot things and make the island self- supporting, it cannot pe so considered so long as the potato continues to be the main food reliance. This vegetable, which has been called "Raleigh's fatal gift," was introduced by that explorer in 1610, and was so well received that within half a century it became the chief food of the people.

Since that time the his tory of Irelaud is a history of a struggle with famine. In 1739 one-fifth of the population died from this cause. Between 1831 and 1842, it is recorded, there were six seasons of dearth, approaching famine, and in 1815 the famine not onlv approached, but came. In that year and the next, out of a total popu lation of 8,300,000, from 200,000 to 300,. uuu persons perunsa irom starvation or from fever caused by insufficient food, and this, although the government undertook the gigantic task of feeding the whole peo ple, and besides employing the representa tives of 3,000,000 of them on public works.

distributed no less than 3,000,000 rations at once. Another visitation almost as severe as this occurred in 1879-80, and there were many lighter ones between these two great episodes. What is the remedy? Manulactures. Ire land a manufacturing country in the sense that its people take readily to that kind of work, Neither its soil nor its cii-.