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BUFFALO. N. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 28, 1898. PRICE ONE CENT.

ROOSEVELT AND WOODRUFF WILL LEAD TO VICTORY. Great Convention of Empire State Republicans Names the Winning Ticket at Saratoga. ALL ENDS IN PARTY HARMONY. The Republican State Ticket For Governor-Col. Theodore Roosevelt of Queens.

For Lieutenant Governor--Timothy L. Woodruff of Kings. For Secretary of State -John 'T. McDonough of Albany. For Comptroller--William J.

Morgan of Erie. For Treasurer--John P. Jaeckel of Cayuga. For Attorney General-John C. Davies of Oneida.

For State Engineer and Surveyor-Edward A. Bond of Jefferson. SARATOGA, Sept. Theodore Roosevelt was nominated for Governor by the largest Republican convention ever held in the Empire State at 7:47 o'clock last night. The vote was Black 218, Roosevelt 753.

The nomination 1 was made unanimous and Gov. Black sent a telegram of congratulation to Roosevelt. The balance of the ticket was named almost without contests, the only struggle being between John C. Davies of Oneida and John M. Kellogg, in which Davies received 7 741 votes and Kellogg 229.

William J. Morgan of Erie was named for Comptroller by Addison Colvin withdrawing at the last moment. Erie county voted 53 for Roosevelt and 2 for Black. The State convention adjourned in harmony and with a splendid platform. Everyone is confident the Rough Rider will sweep the State.

FRANK TO TEDDY. Gov. Black Sends a Telegram of Congratulation to Theodore Roosevelt. SARATOGA, N. Sept.

on receipt of the news that Col. Roosevelt had been nominated, Gov. Black sent the following message: "Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, Oyster Bay, N. "I congratulate you upon the result of: today's convention.

I shall do everything in my power toward your election. "FRANK S. BLACK." Timothy L. Woodruff last night sent the following telegram to Col. Roosevelt: "Hon.

Theodore Roosevelt, Oyster Bay: "Accept my sincere congratulations upon your nomination for Governor. May your march to the Capitol be as triumphant as your victorious climb up San Juan HIll. "TIMOTHY L. WOODRUFF." STATE COMMITTEE. Ben Odell and William Barnes Re-Elected Chairmen of the Republican Organization.

CONVENTION HALL, SARATOGA, N. Sept. is the new OREGON ALL READY TO GO. Out of the Navy Yard and Leaves For Manila Tomorrow. NEW YORK, Sept.

United states battleship Oregon went down from the Brooklyn Navy Yard and anchored off Tompkinsville this morning, preparatory to her start on the long voyage to the Pacific. The Oregon draws more than two feet over her normal draft, 28 feet, SO that she is over 30 feet in the water. Besides an enormous consignment of stores and provisions, she carries 1460 tons of coal and more than 500 tons of ammunition. In order to carry this amount of powder and shells, a number of temporary magazines were constructed in her hold. As the ship moved out from the dock band began to play "Homeward Bound." Her crew was bow, with the marine guard abaft the bow.

The Oregon will remain at Tompkinsville until tomorrow, when she is to be joined by the Iowa. The two will then begin their cruise to the Philippines. It was said at the navy vard that the reason the Iowa was unable to start today was that she is waiting for an additional consignment of ammunition, which is expected to arrive today. THOMAS P. BAYARD DYING.

DEDHAM, Sept. Thomas F. Bayard was still this morning, although in such a weakened state that it seemed impossible that one breath could follow another. NEGLIGENCE ACTION SETTLED. actien brought by John O'Connell the city, to recover $5000 damtor personal Injuries, was disconO'Connell has settled for MORE EVIDENCE AGAINST USHER.

James H. Parker; a New York, Banker, Testifies For the Prosecution. A Former Bookkeeper Swears He Altered Reports Upon the Defendant's Orders. James H. Parker, who was president In 1895 of the United States National Bank of New York, was called as a witness for the prosecution, when the trial of Luke Usher, former president of the Potsdam National Bank was resumed in the United States Court this morning.

He acknowJedged an acquaintance with Mr. Usher, the defendant, dating back to 1893, and admitted that the bank of which he was president acted as New York correspondent for the defunct bank of Potsdam. Mr. Close called his attention to a note for $15,000, issued by the Potsdam Lumber Company and asked him if the note was not discounted by his bank with funds raised by rediscounting paper belonging to the Potsdam National Bank. "I object to the District Attorney's manner of questioning," said Attorney White, for the defendant, "he has no right to frame a question and then say 'that's so, isn't Mr.

Close insisted that his questions were properly framed and when quiet was restored Mr. Parker admitted that the note in question was charged at the time to the Potsdam bank. In his crossexamination by Attorney Ginn, the witness declared that it was not an unusual thing for his and other New York banks to rediscount the paper of country banks. Abraham X. Parker of Potsdam, Assistant Attorney General under Harrison's administration, and a director of the Potsdam National Bank during the years 1894, 1895 and 1896, followed on the witness stand.

He was shown official reports for those years, Issued by the bank to the Comptroller. He remembered having had his attention called to an Item in the reports specifying a $20.000 liability the defendant, but could not remember when his attention was 80 drawn. The official reports of the bank reached him, he declared, after they were made out and verified! He never examined the books of the bank to learn if the reports were correct. BANK EXAMINER TESTIFIES. Josiah Van Vranken.

United States Bank Examiner since 1893, and receiver of the defunct Potsdam bank, was called. The last examination of the Pottsdam bank, prior to its failure, was made in January, 1896, a before the bank failed. He was assigned to take charge of the bank on January 26, 1897, the day after bank closed. After examining the bank's affairs, he gave Mr. Usher what he termed a statement of his (Usher's) individual labilities.

Attorney Ginn objected to so broad a characterization. The witness enumerated several items, getting forth the fact that among these alleged liabilities were four notes which Mr. Usher declined to assume. Deducting their aggregate amount from the total, $174,147.79, left the total of the defendant's alleged personal indebtedness to the bank at 001.40. Mr.

Close took up one of the notes which went to make up the $146,001.40. He sought, by showing that they were issued by relatives and employes of the defendant, that Mr. Usher thus borrowed money from the bank greatly in excess of the amount $20,000) which he was permitted by law to borrow. ALTERED THE REPORT. Henry A.

Watkins of the State Excise Department at Potsdam Albany, Bank, formerly was a sworn booklate, yesterday afternoon. He swore he wrote the statements from which the reports sent from the bank to the Comptroller were made up for the years 1894, 1895 and 1896. December, 1894, he said, the total amount of overdue paper shown by the bank's amounted to $79,369.74. and he asserted that he was instructed by Mr. Usher to strike out certaln items so that in the report to the Comptroller the total appeared to.

be $47,725.03. In his statement of July 5, 1895, Mr. Watkins said the total amount of overdue paper, no carried by recollection the bank of was having. $37.000. been Instructed by the defendant to strike out any items at that time.

Mr. Close sought to make it appear at that time because the cashier of the that he did not receive such instructions bank refused to sign report unless. it corresponded with the books. Mr. Watking also testified that he was instructed to strike out certain items in a report made on February 28, 1806, and on May 7 of the same year.

He further identified pencil marks around certain Items in the statements as having been made by the defendant to show him which items to cross out, but he was unable to swear whether the marks alleged to have been made by Mr. Usher were made before or after the reports were handed back to the witness by Usher. LOOKING BUFFALO OVER. San Francisco Reformers Have to Get Pointers on Municipal Government. F.

W. Dohrman, chairman of the Merchant's Association of San Francis. co, an organization formed to' remedy defects in the government of that municipalty, accompanied by J. B. King, secretary of the association, called upon the Board of Public Works today.

The gentlemen are making a tour.of the large cities of the country for the purpose of gathering statistics on pavsewers and other Improvements. The Weather. Local forecast for Buffalo and vicinity for the period of 24 hours ending 8 P. M. day mentioned: Fair weather tonight and Thursday, with increasing cloudiness Thursday; somewhat warmer tonight; brisk southerly winds, increasing to high.

Steam barges with tows and sailing vessels should use caution going west. Weather Here and Elsewhere. Following Is a comparative table of weather and temperature of various cities at 8 A. M. today: TemCities.

Weather. perature. 5S .56 52 58 Cloudy 60 Cloudy 78 58 48 Partly Cloudy 78 New York. Partly Cloudy 56 St. Louts Clear 70 68 58 Philadelphia 60 Key Clear 82 78 BUFFALO WANTS THIS GOOD THING Supply Station For All Lake Lighthouses May Be Established Here.

Next Congress Will Be Asked to Appropriate $50,000 For the Building. Maj. Thomas W. Symons, United States Engineer in the makes announcement today of general interest to Buffalo people. While he was in Washington yesterday he appeared before the United State Lighthouse Board and urged that a new lighthouse supply station for the district extending from.

Detroit to Ogdensburg, be built in this board acted favorably on his recommendation and the next Congress be asked to set aside $50,000 for the Improvement. If the two Buffalo Representatives in Congress and the business men of this city work for the project there is no doubt that the appropriation can be secured and the supply station established. Maj. Symons went to Savannah, to study the waterways at that" port. The Government contemplates making important Improvements in.

the harbor there and wanted Maj. Symons' advice. He made an inspection of the harbor, and on his way home stopped off in Washington. He went before the Lighthouse Board yesterday to make a on the condition of the Tenth Lighthouse district, and told the members that a general station to supply all the lighthouses between Detroit and Ogdensburg should be established. He pointed out tha today the supplies are scattered along Lakes Erle and Ontario.

When asked where it should be located r. Maj. Symons said Buffalo is the best place. After a short consultation the board decided to ask Congress to appropriate $50,000 for the improvement. "It will be a good thing for Buffalo if Congress acts favorably on the request," said Maj.

Symons to a N7WS reporter this afternoon. "The idea Is to construct a two-story structure, 30 by 80 feet, on the pier. The building would be stocked with illuminants, paints, oils, food for the two Mghthouse tenders, the Hayes and Warrington, repairing kits and other material. In all probability many of the supplies would be bought in this city. The Government spends large sums for them every year.

The people of this city ought to work for the appropriation. I know our Representatives will do everything in their power." SEEKING REINSTATEMENT. Laborer Declares He Was. Unjustly Expelled From an Italian Labor Union, Judge Childs this morning granted to Ofshel, attorney for Orazzio Ravechto, an alternative writ of mandamus, directed against the Ordine Unite dee Manvall Italian Society, the Italian Labor Union of this city, requiring that organization to reinstate Ravechio as one of its members or show cause why It should not do so. According to papers submitted to the court by Mr.

Oishei, his client was expelled from the union on the ground that he had presented a claim for sick benefit for himself when he was not sick. Mr. Olshei claims to have a doctor's certificate to show that the man was sick. POWDER DID IT. Exploded, Blew Things Up, Set Fire to a Building and Caused Loss.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. explosion of powder in the basement of a building occupied by C. McLain, four fishing tackle and sporting goods, blew out front of the structure today and set the building on fire. Three women jumped from the third story and are dying, The explosion shattered plate glass windows in all the stores near by.

NEW BUILDING FOR SCHOOL 16. Plans Have Been Approved and Bids Will Be Invited at Once. Architect Frederick Mohr's plans for the new No. 16 School on Delaware avenue were formally approved by Supt. Reimann of the Bureau of Building this morning.

Mr. Reimann will at once notify the Board of Public Works of his action and request that bids be invited next week for all the work of construetion. The new school is to be a 20-room structure, costing about $65,000. The present building will be torn down to make room for it. If there Is no delay in the Council over the bids the work will be under way before winter sets in.

"A temporary building may be constructed to accommodate the 700 pupils while the old building is being razed and the new one erected. SOLDIERS' SUNDAY DINNER. Women's Auxiliary of the 65th Regiment Will Serve One at the Arsenal. tion piobably will be formed. EVENTS AND MEETINGS.

At a regular meeting of the Women's Auxiliary the 65th Regiment, held at the home of J. A. Kessell, 16 Southampton street Tuesday evening, it was decided to give a dinner at the Arsenal on Sunday to the men of the regiment. Several donations were given for the dinner and a committee was appointed to solicit subscriptions of 10 cents each from members of the auxiliary. The quarterly report was read andalt howed that the auxiliary has distributed $60 in cash and $150 worth of supplies.

The next meeting of the auxiliary will be held on Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. J. A. Kessell, 16 Southampton street, when a permanent organiza- Lyceum Theater, Spring Chicken-8 P. M.

Shea's Garden Theater, vaudeville land 8:15 P. M. Wonderland, curiosities and vaudeville-4 to 10 P. M. MR.

CROKER COME OUR WAY OR THERE'LL BE TROUBLE. Silver Democrats Will Have Nothing Less Than 16 to 1, REAL SIMON PURE STUFF. "Give Us the Chicago Platform 0 or There Is Going to Be Another TO THE SYRACUSE, Sept. the Chicago platform is recognized the fundamental doctrine of the Democratic party by the Democratic party of New York, in convention assembled, there will be a second ticket, a real Simon Pure Democratic ticket, to, oppose Croker, Hill and Murphy's ticket." This is the ultimatum of the silver Democrats of the State of New York, led by the unscared champion of 16 to 1, Ole Snyder of Buffalo, and "Suver Plate" McDonald of New York City. Croker came yesterday and the 50 car loads of New York Democracy with the emblazoned tiger, but it did not scare the Bryan knights.

The silver men would not be downed. The mass-meeting of Chicago platform Democrats at the Alhambra last night was attended by about 3000 people, who manifested a hearty approval of the sentimenta expressed by the speakers. These were in effect that the silver element of the party would demand of the convention today that the Chicago platform be unequivocally affirmed, and men placed in nomination who voted for Bryan and Sewall. Ole L. Snyder of Buffalo and Thomas Cantwell of Albany as firesided, secretary of the meeting.

Henry M. McDonald of New York, chairman of the executive committee of the Chicago platform organization, was not at the present time the purpose the first speaker. He said that it was the meeting to found an independent party, but that It was simply a meeting of Democrats to exercise the common right of citizens to make a demand. This demand, he said, would be that the Democratic convention recognize the Chicago platform as the Democratic doctrine in such distinct terms that every citizen of the United States shall known that the platform is affirmed in its entirety, It would also be demanded. he said, that every candidate named by the convention be a man who openly sup- BOOM FOR TITUS.

Trying to Get the Leaders to Concentrate on the Erie County Man. I TO THE EVENING NEWS. SYRACUSE, Sept. Syracuse jammed this morning with additional crowds of Democrats, It is the biggest political convention that has in this city since 1882, when Grover Cleveland was nominated for Governor. Everything is in chaos as to the head of the ticket.

There was a good deal of Herrick talk last night, but his, candidacy is frowned upon because all the Herrick talk comes from the Tammany men. This makes the other delegates suspicious and alert against any flank movement of Tammany to nominate a candidate of their choice under the guise of an man. Senator HIll is on the Albany delegation. When he congented to go, It was understood Herrick would not be a candidate, but as soon Ag the Albany delegation arrived here Herrick blossomed out as a full candidate, and if his name presented to the convention Senator Hill may or may not vote for him. Van Wyck stock also took A start again this morning, but in his candidacy there is nothing serious or dangerous to the other candidates because it really has no foundation with the Tammany or Kings county leaders.

The friends of Judge Titus are plowing away for all they are worth to have HIll, Croker and as the man. There but Judge Titus Murphyuba has a strong sentiment at work in his favor, and his chances are good, and he is In direct line to get the nomination. He is the most talked-about and is the strongest candidate today, and his name is now under serious consideration by the Big Wigs of the party. The Stanchfield and Campbell booms have about collapsed, though both will give a show of strength in the convention. The silver men here are furious.

The Democratic leaders pay no attention to They regard them with indifference and chilliness that almost freezes their silver hearts. They loudly shout they will be heard from after the convention. They may consider themselves If they get even a chance to get inside the convention hall. Elliot Dantorth will go into convention with the largest number of on the first ballot as complimentary. After that nobody knows what will be the result.

Danforth's boom seems to stick in one position, and his friends, somehow, cannot push It ahead. It won't budge because Tammany considers him too near to kill, and this is the stumbling block in Dantorth's way. Joseph Gavin, if Titus le not nominated, considers his chances of getting on the ticket for Comptroller as good, though James H. Manning of Albany, John B. Judson of Gloversville and Calvin J.

Huson, also candidates, will give Gavin a tussle. Senator Hill had a long conference with John Sheehan this morning over the Erie county situation, and the candidate was settled upon, but they didn't tell who it was. Thomas E. Benedict, formerly Public Printer, an Ulster county man, will be nominated for Secretary of State. Nobody is looking for the nomination of State Treasurer, and this is the only office which goes begging, strange to say, Senators Hill and Murphy and Rich- Robert Van Wyck.

EVENING US The Rough Rider Candidate For Governor. COL. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. BORN--In 1858 In New York City. Son of Theodore Roosevelt, merchant and banker.

YOUTH -New York schools, Harvard University; graduated in 1880. IN POLITICS In 1881 elected to the New York State Assembly. In 1884 headed the Republican State convention to the National convention. In 1886, unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of New York. In 1889, member of the National Civil Service Commission; 1895, Police Commissioner, New York; 1897, Assistant Secretary of the Navy; 1898, Colonel of 1st Regiment S.

Vol. Cavalry (Rough Riders). PRIVATE LIFE-Married. Six children. Ranch owner for many years in Dakota.

Author of many books, them "History of the American Navy." CRASH AND KILL FIVE. Two Engineers, Two Firemen and a Passenger Dead This Morning, HALIFAX, N. Sept. special excursion train on the way to the Halifax Exhibition from Pletou this morning crashed into working train near Stellarton. The dead are: JAMES SPROULL, engineer.

MICHAEL O'BRIEN, engineer. W. G. HENDERSON, fireman, R. McKENZIE, fireman.

WILLIAM CAMERON, Scotch Hill, Pictou county, a passenger. John McMillan of Pletou, a passenger, was injured. NEW YORK DAY AT OMAHA. Big Excursion to the Trans- Missis. sippi Exposition From This State Oct 6 Oct.

8 is to be New York day at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition at Omaha, Hon. Chauncey M. Depew Is to deliver an address on that day and arrangements are being made for a monster excursion from New York, Albany, Syracuse, Buffalo and intermediate points over the New York Central, Lake Shore and Chicago Northwestera. Low rates will be offered and alrangements will be made whereby excursionists will have four or five days at the fair. It is probable that the excursion will leave Buffalo some time in the night of Oct.

6. Capt. John M. Brinker, F. C.

M. Lautz, W. Caryl Ely, R. C. Hill, Charles R.

Huntley, Herbert P. Bissell and others will attend to boom the Pan-American Exposition. Dr. Depew will mention the Pan- Exposition in his addressing, and literature concerning it will tributed. DENTAL STUDENTS ORGANIZE.

The class of 1901 of the Dental Department of the University of Buffalo met yesterday afternoon in the amphitheater of the college building and elected the following officers: President, James C. Vanderpool; vice-president, Raymond J. Granger; secretary, Pemberton J. Marshall; treasurer, W. C.

Swift. BECK EXONERATED. The charges against Frederick Beck of 105 Seneca street, who was arrested on complaint of John Kohl of Tonawanda, who accused Beck of stealing tea, were dismissed by Justice C. W. Watking at Tonawanda this morning.

THE DEATH ROLL, W. Phillips, actuary of the Equitable Life Insurance Society of New York, died yesterday. Hon. Thomas Joseph Byrnes, Premier of Queensland, is dead. He was born in Brisbane, Australia, in 1860 and was formerly Attorney General and Solicitor General of Queensland, American Beauties at Palmer's, 804 Main street, ported Bryan and Sewall.

Mr. McDonald charged that the leaders of the Democracy In the State misrepresent the masses, and he said: "If the Democratie party tomorrow, as represented in convention is not Democratic, then we have a right to organize a Democratic party." He stated that the silver Democrats of the State had the assurances from two-thirds of the committeemen, that such an organization, would have the recognition National convention, adding: will be recognized." W. B. Pierce of Monroe county, the next speaker, called attention to the election of Congressmen this fall and the election of a United States Senator by the Legislature that will be elected this fall, and scouted the claim that National issues did not properly form a part of the campaign. "Our only course," he said, "is to stand by the principles adopted at Chicago, and not to trust the men who betrayed the party In 1894, and who are now at Syracuse to break into the Democratic party in order that they may betray it in Clarence Ladd Davis of Brooklyn announced on opening his address that: "We will make the Gold Democrats take water tomorrow." Continuing, he said: "If there is a Democratic party in New York, the people of the West and South say to us, prove it, and we will say to the crats, ocrata but who have did not, simply 'You stolen are not the Demo- livery of Democracy with which to serve the In conclusion, Mr.

Davis said the silver Democrats, would gay to the gold men: you refuse to affirm the Chicago platform you will be the bolters and us, and we will send you howling Into oblivion." And the whoops and yells that followed indicated that meant it. Of today's conventions! of which Croker is boss, Hon. George Palmer of Schoharle is to be temporary chairman. Republican State Committee as far as completed: Richard Higble, Babylon; William C. Wallace, Michael J.

Dady, John G. Drubert, Brooklyn; Hugh Me Roberts. Tompkinsville; Cornelius Van Cott, John Stiebling, Clarence W. Meade, George Hilllard, Charles A. Hess, New York (contested); John Reisenwelber, Frank Raymond, W.

H. Teneyck, B. B. Odell, D. Haabrouck, Kingston; F.

Payn, Chatham; William Barnes, Albany; J. Leroy Jacobs, Cairo; W. W. Worden, Saratoga; T. J.

Eldredge, North. Creek; J. T. Mott, Oswego; Thomas Wheeler, Utica; George W. Dunn, Binghamton; Francis Hendricks, Syracuse; J.

H. Davis, Palmyra; J. F. Packhurst, Bath; Irving L'Hommedieu, Orleans; C. W.

Aldridge, Rochester; J. R. Hazel. J. Roberts, Buffalo; W.

J. Glenn, Cuba. John S. Kenyon, who has been secretary of the State Committee for many years, and who is now secretary of the State Rallroad Commission, resigned his position with the State Committee and Reuben L. Fox, who has been chief clerk of the committee for a long period was promoted to the secretaryship.

Benj. B. Odell, was re-elected chairman of the committee. The following committees were appointed by the State Committee: Executive committee- Barnes, chairman; Reuben L. Fox, secretary, Advisory committee- Thomas C.

Platt, Chauncey M. Depew, Edward Lauterbach, Frank Hiscock, Frank Witherbee, Benj. Odell, George W. Aldridge, George W. Dunn, John F.

Parkhurst. John R. Hazel, Cornelius Van Cott, Barnet H. Davis, W. W.

Worden, John T. Mott. Clare W. Meade, John Riesenweiber, M. J.

Dady, John G. Deubert, W. J. Glenn. (Continued on Fifth Page.) REGULAR ARMY MAN'S DEATH.

Frank Kuntzman of the Second Infantry, U. S. Died Here Monday Morning. Frank Kuntzman, Co. 2d Infantry, U.

S. died Monday morning at the residence of his brother-in-law, Mr. George Menig, in this city. Mr. Kuntzman was the now famous charge up San Juan Hill.

Shortly after the battle he was stricken with malarial fever, and after being sick for some time was granted a 30-day furlough to recuperate. He came to Buffalo and grew til he died. He was born in Buffalo in 1865 and has in the regular army the past 11 years, five of which were spent at Willet's Point with the engineers' corps and five in the 22d Infantry. About a year ago he enlisted once more in the 2d Infantry, U. S.

A. will be buried Thursday, with military honors, at 8 A. from the restdence of his brother-in-law, 400 Madison street, and 8:30 A. M. from St.

Ann's Church. Interment at Pine HIll. While arranging for the funeral Mr. Menig lost Mr. Kurtzman's furlough, sergeant's and corporal's papers on the way home from Fort Porter, where he reported the death.

will be very grateful for the safe return of the papers. THAT THEATRICAL ENTERPRISE. "All there is to that theatrical story," said Mr. Mahany this morning to representative of the NEWS. this: Knowing that I have always maintained a very friendly attitude to all East Side theatrical enterprises, Fred Wren came to me when he proposed starting one himself and told me that Comptroller Roberts and several other prominent gentlemen were interested in the matter, and asked my co-operation.

As Fred is an old friend of mine and a veteran of the Civil War, I very naturally told him that I would be glad to co-operate with his other friends and do what I could to help him along. I knew nothing more regarding the matter until I read the article which appeared in this morning's papers. ard Croker had their final conference this morning, it Is said they are going to wait and see who develops the most strength In the convention before they pitch upon the man for the head of the ticket. There is a prospect that it will be tomorrow night before the convention dr over. G.

LOUNGERS. Police Made Another Raid Last Night on the Corner Loafers. The police are still energetically at work endeavoring to wipe out the corner lounging nuisance, and numerous arrests were made yesterday. Boys from 13 to 17 years of age were locked up in five station houses as follows: Precinct No. 3-Henry Kappler; 16 years old; William Vanbuskirk, 16; Jas.

Shannon, 16, each fined $1, Sentence suspended on George Lemere. Precinct No. 12-John Casmaran, 16 years old, fined $1, Precinct No. 5-Howard Green, 15 years old; Atbert- Knox, 13; Joseph Smith, Walter Dooley, 15. Sentence suspended.

Precinct No. 7-Vincent Dilton, 17- years old, fined $1. Sentence suspended on Roger Dooley, 14; James Gibbons, 13; Robert Sullivan, 14, and Charles Shaver, 14. Precinct No. 8-Joseph Dellendorf, ,15 years old; John Geiger, 14; Fred Arnest, 15; Bert Trible, 14; Otto Miller, 17; John Mereson, 15; Joseph Kaminski, 13, and Julius Welshable, 15, sentence suspended.

Frank Pachyloyskl, dIscharged, William Korawczyk, 17 years old, fined Philip Crombach, 16, fined Frank Seda, '16, fined Frank Boszkowlak, 16, fined $1. BUFFALO MAN ELECTED. Rev. Dr. Stumpf Chosen President of the German Baptist Young People's Society.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. triennial conference of the German Baptists the United States and Canada has been concluded after a session extending over a week. It has been decided to meet in 1901 at Berlin, Ont. The Young People's Society of the denomination elected general officers for this society as follows: President, Dr.

D. B. Stumpt of Butfalo; vice-president, Mr. Henry Donner of Pittsburg and Rev. T.

Wagner of New York City; corresponding secretary, Rev. Henry Gleiss of Pittsburg. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL. Mr. Arthur P.

Tifft, formerly of this city, but for the last 10 years a prominent of the legal fraternity of Portland, Is spending a few days here, visiting his mother, Mrs. J. N. Tifft, of Tracy street. MURPHY-In this city, September 26, 1898, Thomas, beloved husband of Mary A.

Murphy, and father of Thomas Mamie and Loretta Murphy, Mrs. William L. Savage and Mrs. T. D.

Bonnell, aged 55 years, months and 21 days. The funeral will take place from the family residence, No. Grape street, Thursday morning at 8 o'clock, and from St. Joseph's Cathedral at 9 o'elock. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend.

-In this city, Sept. 27, 1898, John oldest son of Cynthia M. and the late George C. Marvin, aged 52 years. The funeral will take place from the family residence, No.

254 Plymouth avenue, Thursday, afternoon at o'clock. Friends are invited to attend. Burial at the convenience of the family. CONVENTION MEETS. Chairman Eliot Danforth Called the Democrats to Order Shortly After Noon.

CONVENTION HALL, SYRACUSE, N. Sept. Democratic State convention convened here at noon today. It is in many respects the most remarkable political convention ever held. Richard Croker, David B.

Hill, Senator Murphy and Senator McCarren, representing Hugh McLaughlin, have had frequent conferences, but no agreement has been reached as to any candidate, conferences have ben conducted upon apparently friendly lines. These, At 12:32 Chairman Elliot Dantorth called the Democratic convention to order. The crowd gathered here is undoubtedly the largest ever seen at a State convention. The great convention hall is thronged to its utmost capacity and hundreds of struggling men are massed outside the entrance endeavoring to gain admission. Tammany Hall Is very largely represented, fully 2000 representatives of that organization beind here.

GUSSIE GOLDEN'S STOCK SEIZED. Deputy Sheriff Louis Trost this morning seized the stock in the millinery and cloak store of Gussle Golden, 566 WilHam street, on a writ of attachment issued by Judge Childs in an action brought by Max and Solomon Horwits of New York against her to recover $806.10, alleged to be due on a contract for goods delivered. The store was closed and the stock will probably be sold to satisfy the claim. LONG RACE WITH A SCORCHER. Bicycle Patrolman Henline of the Cold Spring Station had a long chase last night to capture a scorcher, whom he captured after a rece of nearly two miles.

The scorcher was on Humboldt Parkway when the policeman saw him sprinting away at a great pace. At the station house he gave his name as John Kubler. He was fined $1 this morning. The Wheat Market. DIED.

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