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CEcih mite VOLUME 2G1. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 17, 1892-SIXTEENV PAGES. price two cents: PECK BURNED PAPERS CORNER STONE LAID. BULLETIN OF BEADY FORI FIEHT.

Alabama Third Party and Democratic Fusion LAST EDITION. FIHD TIE BACILLI WARRANT ISSUED FOR ARREST OF THE COMMISSIONER. CEREMONIES IN HONOR OF C0LUM-BUS IN NEW YORK. CHICAGO, SATURDAY, SEPT. 17, 1892.

ON AX ELECTORAL TICKET New Cases of Cholera on Shipboard and in Gotham. Capt. Kolb Tells How He Was Beaten by Jones. TWO SCORE ON BOHEMIA. ried out, will mean two Legislatures.

Chairman Taggart was asked today if it was true that the Democrats would ignore the suit brought by the Republicans and would vote for the men nominated under the apportienment of the last Legislature. In reply he said We will have the next Legislature and will elect the next United States Senator. Whatever the outaome of the suit the Republicans have brought we will have the Legislature. You can depend on that." In speaking of the situation a prominent Democrat said today You will make a safe prediction if you say that there will be two Legislatures in session in Indianapolis, or trying to hold sessions here, next January. Unless all signs fail there will be more excitement than during the Smith-Robertson fight in 1887." The Sentinel, the Democratic State organ, recently reprinted from an irresponsible weekly a charge that two members of the Supreme Court had been in consultation with the Republican State committee concerning the suit to set aeide the Democratic gerrymander act.

The charge thus made has been taken up by the county Democratic press and seriously reflects upon the members of the court. Although no names were mentioned, the Judges, with the exception of Judge Elliott, today authorized interviews denying the story. They say they were not approached by any one on any political subject pending in the court and have not given cause for the slightest basis for such a charge. This is the substance of the statements of Judges McBride, Miller, Coffey, and Olds. Judge Elliott did not think it wise to take notice of the charge.

Envious Italians Cause a Little Unpleasantness Rush of a Sinking Ferry Boat Loaded with Passengers for Its Slip and Its Arrival In the Nick of Time Metropolitan Opera-House Stockholders to Sell Their White Elephant Under Mortgage Foreclosure. New York, Sept. 16. Special. A little bit of land upon the continent that Christopher Columbus discovered, set aside for a monument in his honor, was crowded with the descendants of his contemporaries this afternoon, and with true Italian gayety, with the music of bands and with the red, white, and green flag of Italy twined in the Stars and Stripes, the corner-stone of the monument was laid.

A grand stand had been erected at the circle at Fifty-ninth street and Eighth avenue, where for some weeks the foundations for the shaft, which is to be surmounted by the statue of the great Geneva voyager, have been in process of building. This 6tatue is the work of Weather for this vicinity: Fair, slightly warmer. Pages. 1 Fusion ia Alabama Accomplished. Warrant for Labor Commissioner Peck.

Columbus Statue Corner-Stone Laid. More Cholera in Gotham. 2 Doctors on the Inoculated Correspondent. Deception Practiced by the Hamburg Line. Another Operation on Mrs.

Harrisan. 3 Tail-Enders Want Their New Suits. The Tribune Color Suge3tions." 5 Whitelaw Reid Speaks at Buffalo. Criticism; John Morley's Policy. 6 Chicazos Win at Washinzton.

Steam Yachts to Race Today. 7 Hawthorne's Ring Raided with Zantippa. Lord Motley's Runaway Was Costly. Zimmerman Won the Big Springfield Race. 8 Alleged Local Democratic Scheme.

EVIDENCES OF THE FRAUD. Every Suspicious Case Carefully Investigated. Tally Sheets Were Stolen and Ite-turns Falsified. RESULTS NOT ENCOURAGING. ELKINS TO WEST VIRGINIANS.

The Xormannia's Passengers Among: Friends. CANADIANS BECOMING ALARMED. WANTS TO FIGHT IN TIIE WEST. aequently the convention by a unanimous vote indorsed the following platform Recognizing the sovereign power of the people of the United States and of each State and of each individual as a separate and component part of the sovereign power, the Jeffersonian and People's party of Alabama demand 1. A free ballot and a fair count.

2. That the rights of the citizens shall be entitled to more consideration and be as fully protected as those of capital. 3. That free and unlimited coinage of silver shall be authorized by law and enforced at the earliest date possible. 4.

That the amount of circulation shall be increased to not less than 50 per capita, each dollar to be made the equal in value of every other dollar. 5. That a graduated income tax be authorized by law and enforced at the earliest date possible. 6. That the facilities of transportation and communication of the country shall be controlled in the interest of the people with justice and equity to the owners.

7. That Americans should own the land of the country and their ownership should be gradually extended so that every citizen should have a chance toown a home free from the extortion and unjust exactions of alien or home monopolies. 8. That the tariff should be reduced to the lowest possible amount consistent with an economical administration of the government, with such incidental protection as can be accorded to our industries by a wise levy of the same. 9.

That charters of national banks shall be repealed and a means provided by which money shall be issued direct to the people with safety in the security and full indemnity to the government. The Congressional Nominees Chosen. This list of Presidential Electors and alternates was then selected and indorsed by the convention Electors-at-large H. C. Simmons, Clay; I.

M. Whitehead, Butler. Alternatea-at-large George P. Zimmerman, Jefferson John A. Lancaster, Elmore.

First District Dr. E. B. Harris, Choctaw alternate, M. J.

Candee, Clarke. Second E. J. Carlisle, Pike alternate, John Stewart. Third -S.

S. Boone, Henry; alternate, G. W. Brooks, Geneva. Fourth Philander Morgan, Talladega; alternate, J.

M. K. Gwinn, Calhoun. Fifth John H. Porter, Coosa alternate, Littleton Reese, Lowndes.

Sixth John B. Harris, Green alternate, W. L. White, Pickens. Seventh George F.

Gaither, Etowah; alternate, John Dale, Dekalb. Eighth Thomas F. Jones, Limestone; alternate, H. P. Bone, Madison.

Ninth N. B. Steaks, Bibb; alternate, f. R. Lawless, Hale.

The candidates for Congress by districts are: 1. Dr. W. J. Mason of Monroe, Alliance.

2. Frank BaltselL editor Alliance Herald, Montgomery. 3. J. F.

Tate. Russell County, President District Alliance. 4. A. P.

Longshore, Shelby County, editor Alliance paper. 5. M. W. Whatley.

Clay, Alliance. 6. John M. Davis. Fayette.

Alliance legislator. 7. M. W. Wood, Cullman County, Alliance lecturer.

8. The Rev. R. T. Blackwell, Madison, Alliance legislator and chaplain State Alliance.

9. Joseph H. Parsons, Birmingham, brother of United States District Attorney, jeffersonian Democrat. The Electoral ticket and the nominations for Congress in the various districts will be heartily and enthusiastically supported by the Mosley faction and one-half of the Stevens party. A portion of Stevens' friends refuse to indorse the ticket, and threaten to place a list of Republican Presidential Electors in the field.

This may be done, "but later in the campaign it will undoubtedly be withdrawn. Chris Magee leaves for the North tonight, perfectly well satisfied with the result of his labors and the action of the convention. Cleveland will not get an Electoral vote out of Alabama," he said. I am sure of that, but you are going to see the first honest election here the South has ever known." In this expression of opinion everybody who has been in Birmingham for the last three or four days cannot fail to heartily concur. ELKINS TO WEST VIRGINIANS.

I Chairman Harrity Desires to Let New York Take Care of Itself. New Yobk, Sept. 16. Special. The differences between the two Democratic factions are becoming more pronounced as the days go by.

One crowd contends that New York is the real battleground and every attention should be paid to it. The other thinks that the Northwestern Republican States should be selected, and Chairman Harrity is with them. Two weeks ago J. W. Bennett, an ex-Tammany Hall man.

drifted into town. He staid here quietly for a week and then wandered away aaain. Few people outside of the members of the National Democratic committee knew of his mission. Mr. Bennett came here as the representative Findlay Grant, the owner of the leading Democratic paper of North Dakota.

His mission was to secure for the National committee sufficient funds to start a newspaper in that State, and after a week of hard work secured the necessary promises, it is said. Contrary to jj hat most people would think the new paper will not be a Democratic organ. On the contrary, it will earnestly advocate the advantages of fusion from the People's party standpoint. This is Chairman Harrity's improvement on Don Dickinson's plan. He believes that Whitney's barrel in New York State will keep the machinery in line, while the force of circumstances will compel Tammany to support the ticket, and thus give the Empire State to the stuffed prophet without any great exertion.

But even should this fail he has the Northwest to fall back on. Every People's party Elector who is victorious in section is a distinct gain for the Democracy. The success of their plans, and they intend to try them in several States, would mean that the election would be thrown into Congress and Cleveland be elected anyhow. As for Stevenson, he could be easily placated by a Cabinet or diplomatic position. Ex-Mayor Grace has finally agreed to suspend active hostilities against Tammany, but will still keep his followers together, prepared for hostilities at the slightest sign of treachery on the part of his enemies.

It took considerable argument before he would yield even that much. His anti-snappers may jump over the traces at any moment. Bczzakd's Bat, Mass. Sept. 16.

S. E. Morss. editor of the Indianapolis Sentinel, was the only caller at Gray Gables today. Mr.

Cleveland's attention was called to the published reports regarding his attitude in relation to his modification for the tariff plank in his forthcoming letter of acceptance. The ex-President said that the newspapers had no ground whatever for such a statement and no one has been authorized to forecast such a theory. LONG OHIO DEADLOCK BROKEN. NO TROUBLE TO PICK THE WINNER. The Democratic Committee Asks for Information and Fails to Get It Some Hot Passages with Little Satisfaction to Any of Those Concerned Indiana Democrats May Defy the Supreme Court if Itcaten on Reapportionment Chairman Harrity Wants to Fight to Divide Western States.

Albany, N. Sept. 16. Another sensation equal to that caused by the publication of the report of Commissioner of Xiabor Statistics Charles Peck, in which he showed that the McKinley tariff had materially improved manufacturing and resulted in increased wages, was brought about this evening upon the fact becoming known that Police Justice Guttman had issued a warrant for the arrest of Commissioner Peek, charging him with destroying official records of his office by burning. District-Attorney Eaton, who was a Republican up to eight years ago, when he flopped over to Cleveland, went before Police Justice Guttman today in preference to presenting the matter to the grand jury, and had an investigation to ascertain whether a crime had been committed.

The investigation was held behind closed doors. A servant girl in the house No. 27 Hawk street, in which Mr. Peck has apartments, told a friend that she had overheard a clerk of Mr. Peck's bargain with William J.

Denni-son, the janitor, to burn up a lot of papers that Mr. Peck did not want for $2. This friend told Norton Chase, the head of the mugwumps here. He and the District-Attorney proceeded to the house today and secured the unburned remnants from the heater. These proved to be answers of manufacturers to the questions asked by Mr.

Peck as to the result of the McKinley law on manufacturing. Justice Guttman took an affidavit by Dennison and then issued the warrant. Mr. Peck would say nothing tonight under advice of his counsel. Mr.

Peck's friends, however, say that under the code the replies from firms are not records of the office, but are simply private communications upon which an official bases his report. An official record is a document which by law has to be filed. How the Papers Were Destroyed. The facts secured from Mr. Dennison are that two weeks ago an expressman brought about twenty-five packages, each about two feet long, a foot high, and a foot wide, to the house where Mr.

Peck boards, and he and a man who was with him carried them up to the rooms of Mr. Peck, and they were afterwards stored in the private bathroom. The packages remained there until last Sunday. In the afternoon of that day Mr. Rodgers told Janitor Dennison he wanted to have the contents of the packages burned in the house furnace that night.

Mr. Dennison said that that was his night off, when Mr. Rodgers gave him $2 to do the work. He consented, and shortly after 6 o'clock that night Mr. Dennison carried the packages down to the cellar from Mr.

Peck's bathroom, and starting a fire in the furnace kept feeding it steadily with the contents of the packages until twenty minutes to 3 o'clock Monday morning. Some of the packages were thrown in the vault, but most of them were burned. Nearly all of the paper burned was blue sheets, which were of the same color and 1 size as those sent out to manufacturers asking for returns on the effect of the tariff. Norton Chase said after the warrants had been issued that he had proof that if not all part of the tariff circulars received by Mr. Peck for his report had been burned.

The Special Committee on the Ground. The special committee of the Democratic National committee which was appointed to investigate Mr. Peck's record came here today. It consisted of E. Ellery Anderson, E.

F. MeSweeney, G. Schoenhof, and Olson Smith. A demand was made on Mr. Peck to see the original reports which he received.

This was denied several times by Mr. Peek, who said that the transcripts of the reports were available to any one at any time. Mr. Smith acted as spokesman, and when Mr. Anderson interrupted Commissioner Peck said that if Mr.

Anderson did not keep quiet he would refuse to have anything to do with the committee. He would not recognize Mr. Anderson in any way. Finally Mr. Smith read a list of questions regarding the preparation of the tariff report, which, he said, if answered, would satisfy the committee.

Mr. Peck said most of the questions could be answered by a reference to his report but he himself volunteered no answer to any of the questions. The discussion at times was sharp and Mr. Anderson once called Mr. Peck an impertinent cuss because he would not give him any satisfactory reply or listen to his questions.

When the committee had ceased to catechise Mr. Peck he asked: "What has created so much interest in my reports? Is it because of the great prosperity of the State that you wish to decry the figures in it, or do you think the country is prospermg too well under the new tariff?" To this Mr. Smith replied: It is not the tariff, but the ingenuity of the people of this State that is responsible for the great prosperity." Then Mr. Peck fired this question Why don't you attack the report of Commissioner Peele of Indiana? It is made up the same as mine, but the facts were gathered from the workingmen instead of the manufacturers." That is out of the State," said Mr. Smith.

Yes," rejoined Mr. Peck, but you don't hesitate to bring Mr. MeSweeney from Massachusetts to examine into the accuracy of my figures. Your conduct is an insult to 6,000 manufacturers who answered my question Demand on Treasurer Kern for City Moneys 9 Effort to Maintain Through Tariffs. Eastern Reviews of Trade.

Prime's Crop Report Vice-President Morton to Receive Veterans 10 That Pastoral Letter and the Lutherans. Praise for the Inoculated Reporter. Clarke Heirs' Charges Against Shirk. Successful Test of a Smoke Consumer. 1 2 Lodgings for Women at the Fair.

13 Program for World's Fair Day. 11 The Congressional Situation in Ohio. t- H. C. SIMMONS, WHITEHEAD Electors.

First District E. 15. HARRIS Second District E. J. CARLISLE Third District S.

8. UOONE Fourth District. MORGAN Fifth District JOHN H. PORTER Sixth District JOHN H. HARRIS Seventh GEORGE F.

GAITIIER Eighth District THOMAS F. JONES Ninth N. li. STEAKS Birmingham, Sept. 16.

Special. From this until election day Alabama will be a seething bed of political excitement. The People's party and the Jeffersonian Democrats have effected a perfect fusion. They have nominated Presidential Electors not a single one of whom will under any circumstances vote for Grover Cleveland. They have selected Congressional candidates in all the nine districts in the State, and this means a revolution in the Congressional representation.

Clark, Wheeler, and Oates 'stand reasonably good chances of being returned. The remainder of the old-timers are gone. It is particularly amusing to see one branch of the Democratic party array itself against the other. Out of the difficulty comes a mass of information and testimony giving unlimited evidence of the outrageous frauds perpetrated at the ballot box in Alabama and through all the Southern States for a cood many years past The Kolb people.or some of them.have hitherto been just as energetic in working for Democratic majorities as those who are now supporting Gov. Jones.

At the State election held in August last the Jones people had the judges and the returning board and they unmercifully robbed the Kolb faction, hence the revolt. The convention today, by a rising vote, indorsed the following resolution Whereas, Grover Cleveland telegraphed his congratulations to T. J. Jones on his fraudulent election to the Governorship of Alabama. Resolved, That the election of Grover Cleveland means an indorsement of the perpetration of fraud on the people of Alabama.

Wil this denunciation of the Democratic party, with the memory of the defeat, they have received at the polls still fresh in their minds, with the power of the Federal election law at their back, the new party will almost to a certainty carry Alabama in November. The Federal election law has never been enforced here and the residents of the State are, in the main, unfamiliar with its provisions and regard it as a cumbersome and inefficient piece of machinery. They will know more about it in the immediate future. Kolb Discussed the Fraud. Gov.

Kolb, as he is called by his intimates, made an extended speech today in the convention just previous to the adjournment in which he referred in detail to the fraud perpetrated at "the late election. He discussed the matter county by county and called up representatives from the various bailiwicks to substantiate his statements, which were, moreover, indorsed by affidavit. In Montgomery County, he said, not exceeding 4,000 votes were polled and he had a majority of 1,500, yet in the revised returns they gave his distinguished opponent 6,254 majority. In Deeploam Kolb had 308 votes, Jones 27. The returns showed a reversal of the figures.

At McGee's Switch Kolb had 375 votes and Jones 80. The returns gave Jones a majority of 500. An examination of the poll sheets was requested some days after the election, and they were found to be missing from the County Court House. The Clerk in explanation said that the rats had eaten them up. A partial poll list has been saved and it showed that the votes were recorded of peo.

pie who had been a long time dead. An ex i Sheriff of Montgomery County during his term of office eight or ten years ago had killed a colored man, yet the poll list showed that this same colored man had voted election day. In the Town of Montgomery 2,561 votes were said to be polled, of which Jones got a large majority. He had evidence to show there were not 1,500 votes in the city. The same condition of affairs existed in Dallas County, the largest in the Black Belt.

Jones received 6,100 majority, while Kolb had testimony that he was in the majority by 3,000. At a precinct adjoining Selma a supplementary tally sheet had been kept, which showed that 535 Kolb votes went into the box with 43 for Jones. The returns gave 426 for Jones and Sculptor Gaetano Russo, and wa3 brought to this city on the Italian transport Garigliano, of which Manlio Garibaldi is a Lieutenant. With a detachment from his ship the son of the patriot was on the platform, his blue uniform touching the purple gown of Archbishop Corrigan. who was there to bless the work.

Before the ceremonies of placing the cornerstone in position eighty Italian societies assembled in Washington Square and marched up Fifth avenue to the circle. They had handsome floats depicting the days of Columbus. There was a model of his caravel, the Santa Maria, and floats containing redskins, and flags and banners were hung in hundreds over the wagons and the carriages. The bands played energetically and the thousands cheered the gorgeous pageant. Reflections Cast by the Envious.

Lieut. Garibaldi and Russo, the sculptor, divided the attention of the people, though all the principal men in the Italian colony were there. The Lieutenant, who is six feet tail, is quite boyish in appearance, but he has an appreciation of the honor of the name he bears. Signor Carlo Barsotti of II Progresso Halo Americano, who originated the idea of raising the monument and the pageant, was triumphant. Other Italian editors had said that he could not get his government to send over the statue in a naval vessel, but he did it.

They had impeached his veracity when he said in his newspaper that the shaft for the monument had been unloaded from the ship and transported to Washington Square, and they got a last dig at him by sending boys along the route of the procession with circulars saying that the shaft was still on the ship's wharf, and that any one who stated that it was anywhere else did not speak the truth. Sig. Barsotti said that the truck bearing the shaft had broken down and could not reach the circle. Charles G. F.

Wahle who represented the Civic Cqmmittee of One Hundred, delivered a eulogy on Columbus. The cornerstone was to have been laid by Mayor Grant, but he was not present, and the work was done by Park Commissioner Tappan. Coins, newspapers, and civic records were placed in the foundation, and Archbishop Corrigan in a few impressive words blessed the venture. A picnic apd festival were held in Empire City Coliseum tonight in honor of the event. New Yobk, Sept.

16. Special. The Hamburg-American Packet company continues to import cholera and the health authorities continue to be equal to the emergency. The arrival of the Bohemia laft night from Hamburg with a record of eleven deaths and four new cases created little excitement, but greatly increased public indignation against this foreign corporation, which for the sake of a few sordid dollars is almost daily dumping: thousands of filthy, plague-ridden immigrants here. Most conclusive as to the nature of the disease on the Bohemia was the statement made by Dr.

Walzer. "Is it cholera, doctor?" was asked. "It is, unquestionably." "Of the Asiatic type?" "Yes, I am positive it is Asiatic cholera." "Are there many cases on board at present?" "There were fifty-two cases in all on tha voyage, of which eleven died, four were transferred to Swinburne Island this morning, and thirty-seven are still on board the Bohemia isolated from the rest of the passengers and likely to recover." Dr. Jenkins returned to quarantine tonight. He said that so far as be knew there was no a new case for the day on either the islands or detained steamships.

This," he said, leads me to think that the disease Li thoroughly mastered." Those who died on the Bohemia were: BASS, MOSCHE, aee 4 died Sept 12. BASS. SCHIENDALL, age 1 died Sept. 8. BODOUSK, MARIANNE, age died Sept.

7. DISTER. PESHE, age died SeptS. DLSTER, SARA, age 25 died Sent. 6.

FOWKODXICH. JANKEL, age died Sept. 7. FRIEDMAN, SCHAUCE, age 5i; died Sept. 8.

LIPSPON. SELIG, age died Sept. 13. MENDELSSOHN, LIEB, age 5 died Sept 13. MENDELSSOHN.

TAUB, age died Sept. 15. WESSLI, RAWKE, age 23 died Sept. 7. During the last twenty-four hours the local health board has investigated over thirty reports of new cholera cases inside the city, and a number of other suspicious cases have been heard of in.

Brooklyn and elsewhere. But the only case even tolerably well authenticated is that of Edward Hoppe, who died yesterday at No. 1625 Madison avenue. Confidence has been almost completely restored, and, although a few sporadic cases are to be expected between now and frost, no one fears there will be an epidemic At the office of the Bureau of Contagious Diseases at a late hour tonight it was stated that not a single suspicious case had been reported for the evening. Tho cholera ambulance made several trips, but the health officials insisted that they were not engaced in the investigation of diseases, but principally in disinfecting houses.

Suspected Cases. Dr. Fitzpatrick of One Hundred and Tenth street and Madison avenue believes that the Edward Hoppe case was one of genuine Asiatic cholera. The body has been embalmed and the Health Board has been placed in possession of some of tho contents of Hoppe's intestines and stomach for bacteriological examination. No one has any idea where Hoppe came in contact with the infection.

Mrs. Maria Sposati. the Italian woman living at No. 340 East One Hundred and Fifteenth street, who was reported last night as suffering from cholera, was examined and found free from that disease. Dr.

Labou-chere reported this morning that an Italian had died in Sullivan street under suspicious circumstances last night. The man was taken with vomiting and diarrhea and died in two The doctor thinks it was a case of cholera. The case will be investigated. Sanitary Superintendent Edson last night examined Mary Connerty. the Irish girl removed from No.

692 Second avenue yesterday suffering from supposed Dr. Edson says there is very little doubt the girl has cholera. She is sinking rapidly. Health Commissioner Bryant says it is probably a case of cholera. Supt.

Edson last night made an inspection of the houses where cholera cases have occurred and examined the tenants living in each building. He found no one sick and no indications of secondary cases. John McAvoy, 40 years old, a street-sweeper, was found suffering with cramos at No. Christopher street today. He was taken to St.

Vincent's Hospital. The case is being investigated. A Health Department bulletin reports that the bacteriological examination of the intestinal contents from the body of Charlotte Beck, who died Sept. 13, has revealed the presence of the spirillum of Asiatic cholera. The woman had been sick but a few hours, and from the first it was thought that her death was caused by genuine cholera.

So far the Board of Health has been unable to trace the origin of the cholera cases that have occurred in the city. Last night three girls who came out as steerage passengers on the Fries and and were under quarantine in the house where little Minnie Levinger sickened and died. No. 411 East Forty-sixth street, were removed to Willard Parker Hospital, where they will be detained for the present under strict surveillance. It is supposed they brought the infection into the Levinger household.

Did Not Escape from the Moravia. The people of Greenpoint, L. L. are needlessly alarmed over the report that two Russian women escaped from the pest ship Moravia, and went to join their husbands at Greenpoint. The names of the immigrants are Mrs.

Mary Henfcelmana and Mrs. Paulina JanowskL The Tillage Board of Health quarantined the houses in which they are living. A search of the records at Ellis Island today revealed the fact that the women cams here on the Gallia Sept. 4. The Health Board this afternoon appointed twenty-five more physicians as sanitary inspectors and increased the disinfecting corps by six more men.

They also asked the Police Board to detail policemen at all houses where there are suspected cases of cholera. East Sixteenth street, leading to the Reception Hos. pital, will be temporarily closed to the public, and all suspicious deaths from diarrhea reported by th Deputy Coroners will be promptly investigated by the experts of th Health Department, Richard Watson Gilder, President of tha The travel about 8 o'clock in the morning is always heavy, and there were many trucks and teams aboard the boat which started from Thirty-ninth street, Brooklyn. Capt. Decker, when near Red Hook, noticed what he supposed was a piece of floating wreckage ahead.

The craft was steered toward the open bay and went ahead at full speed, keeping close to the Brooklyn shore, as dredging has been going on in the channel for some time. When off Red Hook Point a shock was felt and the ferryboat trembled from stem to stern, listed to port, and an exciting and confusing scene followed. The stamping and pawing of the frightened horses added to the fear of the passengers. The vessel was stopped and the officers discovered that a sunken canal boat had torn a large hole in its starboard side through the iron plates and the water was pouring in rapidly. The Brooklyn began to settle to starboard and orders were given to go ahead at full speed.

As it rounded Governor's Island it became apparent to all that the boat could not remain afloat with its load more than a few moments. As it got out into the river and the passengers realized their condition the excitement broke out again, and it was with great difficulty that the officers prevented a panic The whistle was kept blowing to warn craft out of the course and the South Brooklyn made a straight line for its slip at the toot of Whitehall street. No time was lost in tying up, and the passengers were rushed ashore as soon as it got into its slip and the heavy trucks and horses were driven out in double quick time. In a few moments the ferryboat careened over on its starboard beam and sank. WATER WORKS MACHINERY SYNDICATE.

Col. James M. Ashley Nominated at Toledo on the Seventy-fifth Ballot. Toledo, Sept. 16.

Special. The three days' deadlock in the Republican Congressional convention of the Ninth Ohio District was broken at 2 o'clock this morning on the seventy-fifth ballot by the nomination of the Hon. James M. Ashley of this city for representative. Lucas County had two other candidates besides Ashley, Capt.

J. Kent Hamilton, ex-Mayor and a leading lawyer, and Charles P. Griffin, now serving his second term in the State Legislature. The Wood County delegation was solid for Dr. Lincoln, a druggist of Bowling Green.

The Fulton County men were solid for Col. J. H. Brigham, Grand Master of the State Grange, Patrons of Husbandry. The remaining county, Ottawa, had no candidate, and its vote divided.

Ashley's success was simply because he was the second choice of the larger number of delegates from Wood and Fulton. Brigham 's Lincoln men withdrew and the last ballot gave Ashley 99J votes. He was a conspicuous figure in Congress from 1859 to 1869, when he represented this district, was close personal friend of Lincoln, Chase, Sumner, and other historic figures of that era, and was one of the leaders in the House in the trial of Andrew Johnson. The contest; has left no bad blood and his election is WILL SELL THE METROPOLITAN. The Secretary of War Discusses the Tariff and Force Bill.

Wheeling, W. Sept. 16. The Republican campaign in this State was formally opened tonight by Secretary of War Stephen P. Elkins at Davis.

An immense crowd greeted Mr. Elkins when he arose to speak. It was composed principally of miners, railroad employes, and farmers. Secretary Elkins' speech was devoted principally to a discussion of the tariff. He said the progress of the industrial development of the country, and of West Virginia in particular, was due to the Republican policy of protection.

On this point he said The Republicans claim that the history of industrial progress in this country shows the only safe way to reduce the price of manufactured products ia by protecting our home industries and manufacturers, trusting to home competition to regulate prices and prevent monopoly. The Republican party also claim that if we are ever to have free trade it must be through protection. Whenever the time comes that the United States, through improved machinery and other agencies, can manufacture goods as cheap as they can be manufactured abroad then the Republican party will be willing to consider the wisdom of admitting foreign goods free. West Virginia and the South stand in the presence of another crisis, one to be fought out, however, on lines of peace and with peaceable methods, the results of which, in a eertain sense and so far as material interests are concerned, will be more far reaching than the one fought with arms and in which everything was lost. Mr.

Elkins discussed this phase of the question at length and took up in detail the financial and other questions at issue. Of the force bill issue he said What is commonly called the "force bill" is used by Democrats to arouse prejudice against the Republican party in order to escape from the discussion of the tariff. The young men of the South are fast realizing that the methods and practices in places to prevent fair elections are working against the prosperity and best interests of the South, against the influx of population, and against, the development of her resources. They also realize the demoralizing effects on the people themselves that must follow in the wake of continued wrong-doing and violating of law. It is believed that the time has come when the people of the South can be trusted to settle the question of fair elections and in a way that will be final and to the satisfaction of the whole country.

Instead of denying the negro his rights, the.Democratic party is already seeking his vote, and whenever this comes about there will be no danger of a fair election. The bugbear of negro domination does not exist in West Virginia. Indiana People's Party Conference. Indianapolis, Sept. 16.

Special. A circular issued by Joshua Strange, Chairman of the People's Party State committee, calling a conference Sept. 21, came to the surface today. The wording is rather sensational in character and indicates that the party leaders have in contemplation some radical action. It i3 declared that the conference means a settlement of the question of a successor to Senator Turpie.

It is called a "Council of War." The conference will take action to secure representation at the polls in casting and counting the votes. Under a decision of Attorney-General Smith only the Democratic and Republican parties will be eligible to serve on the election boards, and the Populists are angry. Yates Speaks at Rnda. Bcda, I1L, Sept. 16.

SpeciaLJ The Republican campaign in Bureau County was opened today by a rousing rally at this place. A large audience listened for an hour and a half this afternoon to Congressman T. J. Henderson and tonight, after torchlight parade by Buda and Macon marching flambeau and women's clubs. Richard Yates, candidate for Congressman-at-large, spoke for an hour and a half to an audience of 2,000 people.

The audience manifested much interest and gava the speakers liberal applause. GOV. FIFER SPEAKS AT LACON. and which you assert lied." Mr. Peck prom- were cast in all, yet 756 majority was returned for Jones.

Some of the Changes of Figures. There are 1,500 votes in all in the City of Selma, yet the returns showed 2,642, nearly all for Jones. At one precinct near Selma men leveled pistols at the Kolb inspectors and took the ballot-boxes away. The first returns in Wilcox County showed a Jones majority of 2,000. They were hidden for a time and a week afterwards showed 4.300 for Jones.

In Proposition to Consolidate All the Works with Crane Bros, at the Head. Locxpobt Depot, N. Sept. 16. Special.

A movement is on foot among the manufacturers of water works pumping engines and machinery to consolidate all the large plants in this country into a syndicate beaded by the Crane Bros, of Chicago. Negotiations are new pending with the Holly Manufacturing npany, one of the most successful water works manufacturers, to secure a large block of stock and the ownership of its valuable patents. The would-be buyers' desire is to get possession of all the stock outstanding, but as it is unlikely this can be done they will doubtless be satisfied with a controlling interest. T. Flagler, President of the Eblly company, is in favor of making the transfer and, with his own stock and that which he is able to influence, can turn over a majority of the shares.

The price offered is $140 per share, but it is believed a somewhat higher rate can be obtained. The capital, stock of the company is $500,000, and it usually declares an 8 per cent dividend. Negotiations are pending also with large companies in Philadelphia. Milwaukee, and other places. All these companies will retain their present identity and managements.

This consolidation of these interests will permit the placing of whatever price the syndicate chooses on water works machinery. Burglars Make a Haul. Salem, Sept. 16. Special.

Two masked burglars entered the house of Amos Lrckenow near South Boston, Thursday night, beat and choked him, and secured a large amount of money. SXVIilvS FKOXI THE WIRES. ises some startling disclosuies next week. The committee returned to New York this evening. Peck Calls It a Slap at Hill.

Commissioner Peck said tonight that he and Rodgers had been served with a notice to answer the warrants in police court at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. He then said: "The securing of these warrants of arrest is the culmination of the fight made by mugwumps and anti-Hill Democrats on Gov. Hill and his friends, and it is all they can expect henceforth from these quarters. If this plan of persecution is kept up Mr. Cleveland's vote will be materially diminished." He said he had never voted anything but the Democratic ticket, but that if the Cleveland men kept up their attacks he would not give Mr.

Cleveland his vote. Janitor Dennison said tonight that he did not see Mr. Peck at all, that Mr. Rogers transacted all the business with him. The papers consisted of several large packages and had been in Mr.

Peck's library for several weeks. He saw a number of replies to the circulars, he also saw a number of bills and letters, and it took from 6 o'clock Sunday night until 3 o'clock Monday morning to burn the papers. DEMOCRATS MAT DEFT THE COURT. Grand Opera, for a Time at Least, Will nave No Home in New York. New Yobk, Sept.

16. Special. At a meeting of the stockholders of the Metropolitan Opera-House today it was decided that the opera-house should be sold. There were present in person or by proxy thirty-eight of the sixty-eight stockholders. The following resolution embodied the action taken: Whereas, In view of the fact of the great difference of opinion among the stockholders as to the practicability of completing the repairs of the oDera-house in time to secure the production of opera this season and of the inadvisability of making such extensive repairs as are necessary and rebuilding hastily at the risk of future danger in the use of the same by the public, and in view of the difficulty experienced in raising money from stockholders to complete repairs.

Resolved. That in the opinion of the stockholders of this company as well as upon the advice of experienced builders the necessary repairs cannot be properly done in time for the production of opera this winter. Resolved, Further, that the property be sold at public auction under its incumbrances and indebtedness. There had been a discussion of two or three plans, both contemplating tho rebuilding of the opera-house. Mr.

Roosevelt's plan was to form an entirely new company, consisting of such of the old stockholders as wished to pay $18,500 each for his box, any who 6houId not bo choose to be excluded from the new company. The other plan was that suggested by James Harriman. This was to make a national opera company of it by allowing new subscribers to take stock. Inhabitants of Boston, Washington, Philadelphia, and Chicago were expected to take up this stock to a great amount and to have in return the operas repeated in those cities. Today's action of the stockholders leaves the public in doubt whether either of these plans will be carried out.

The incumbrances amount to $960,000. IT WAS TRULY A RACE FOR LIFE. Rush of a Sinking Ferryboat Loaded with Passengers for Its Slip. New Yobk, Sept. 16.

Special. Several hundred passengers on the ferryboat South Brooklyn were put in peril of their lives by the sinking of that craft at its slip at Whitehall street this morning after having been stove in by a sunken wreck in it channel. The Campaign Opened with Much EnthusiasmMany Addresses of the Day. Lacon, IlL, Sept. 16.

Special. The Fifer meeting today was the opening of the campaign in Marshall County. The occasion was made a gala day in honor of the Governor. The factories were closed and the public schools dismissed. When the train bearing the Gubernatorial party arrived they were met at the depot by the Young Men's Republican Marching club and a brass band and escorted to the court-house, where a public reception was held.

Owing to the necessity of the Governor returning to Springfield this evening he only made a brief speech and then he and Secretary Pearson departed for Peoria on Robert Fort's yacht. In his few remarks the Governor eulogized the State ticket from Ray down and briefly touched on all the principal issues of the day. He spoke of the prosperous condition of Illinois and all its charitable and reformatory institutions and praised the Harrison Administration and the national ticket. Secretary Pearson spoke briefly, as did also Mr. Hertz.

Their remarks were all well received, as were the addresses by Messrs. Ray and Clements. The evening meeting was a Clements meeting solely, preceded tjy a great demonstration by all the marching clubs in the county. The streets were ablaze with torches, skyrockets, and colored lights. Democrats In Nebraska.

Omaha, Sept. 16. Special. The Democrats of the First Congressional District are irrevocably split. The convention was called for tomorrow.

Today it was declared by the committee to be postponed one week in the interest of a faction. The other side tonight held a mass-meeting and declared the convention would be held tomorrow as previously arranged. many cases returns troin districts neavuy Kolb's favor were thrown out. the inspectors purposely neglecting to sign the returns. In a precinct in Hale County 207 colored men voted for Kolb and only a few other votes Were deposited, yet the returns gave Jones a majority of 500.

The same condition of affairs existed in Perry, Macon, Pickens, and Morgan Counties. In Green the most outrageous fraud was perpetrated. The ballot-boxes were stolen and their contents wantonly destroyed. All of these facts and figures come from Kolb and his people and were verified by affidavits and the statements of responsible and respectable men. There can be no question as to their truth.

Kolb began his remarks today by calling attention to a paragraph in a local paper which declared that the purpose of the convention was to beat Cleveland and the Democratic nominees for Congress all through Alabama. "This," he said, "is the truth, and as an evidence of the truthfulness of the assertion I call on every man ia this convention who wants to beat Cleveland and the Deiiocratic candidates tor Congress to stand up," whereupon 600 men arose and yelled a noisy indorsement of Capt. Kolb's assertion. The Basis of the Union. The wedding of the People's party and the Jeffersonian Democrats occurred early this morning when the convention passed resolutions indorsing the platform of the Omaha Convention of July 4 and ordered a telegram Bent to Tom Watson over in Georgia wishing him well in his fight against Wall street.

Sub- Evidence That They Will Not Submit to an Adverse Decision In Indiana. Indianapolis, Sept. 16. The Democratic leaders are thoroughly frightened at the approaching end of the gerrymander. They know it is doomed, but they are making threats to defy the Supreme Court if the decision is as all expect.

The words are significant of the usual willingness of Democrats to defy or nullify law, courts, or constitution. Their threat, if car Another small dividend is to be declared for the benefit of the creditors of the late Archbishop Purceli in Cincinnati. Four Chinamen arrested in Detroit have been sentenced to imprisonment for ten days. They will be sent back to China. A bottle has been picked up on the coast of Massachusetts containing: the names of C.

L. and L. B. Reed and W. F.

Gilling. There was also a statement that they were lost at sea Aug. 11..