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Clean News Only IN THE sum TELEGRAPH So that it Can be Read in Homes. HARRISBURG, THURSDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER 24. 1896. VOL.

NO. 230. ESTABLISHED 1831. TO WHEELMEN. TRY YOUR HAND AT LAW MAKING There is a New York Law Might Benefit You.

That The man had two large and very sharp pointed nails in his possession when hie met Gossip, and he was just a trifle indignant. "See them nails?" he asked. "Yes, I see those nails. What about them?" "Nothing, only I picked them np on Third street as I was crossing the street not five minutes ago. They were ewept out in the street by some careless broom wielder, and the chances are that before the day passed by they would have punctured some bicycler's tire or what is worse, have been picked up by some poor horse to injure him badly and perhaps result in lockjaw and certain death.

I have no patience with those people who sweep nails into the street or open boxes and leave the noils in, the gutter." Well, who has any patience with that careless class of people? And, what is more to the point, what ai? you going to do about it? Over in New York there is a general law on the statute books to the effect that any person who throws nails, glass, bits of iron, tacks or anything else on the streets or public highways that might injure animals is liable to a fine of twenty dollars. The other day a smart jay in New York threw a bottle on the street in front of a bicycler for the express purpose of breaking it that the man on the wheel might be hurt. He succeeded in throwing the wheelman to the ground, but the latter had the laugh on him, for he brought suit under the general law and the fellow was convicted and paid twenty dollars. That was a pretty dear throw for him. The Legislative Committee of local wheelmen in Harrisburg could render no better service than by having a similar law passed in this State.

It is too bad that Harrisburg's population heeds the attractions of Capitol Park so little, especially in the spring and fall, when it is at its very best, and that they should swarm there on sultry days, when even to look at perspiring humanity but reminds us of our own uncomfortable condition. But then is just when we find visitors thickest! If they would only go these clear, brisk autumn days, when the sky is so deeply, splendidly blue, and all the greenery is about to put on such a wealth of crimson' and gold, as might make even the shade of Solomon wonder what he could have seen in the glory of his raiment! Of course, we must all "remember not to forget" about going early next spring, when the hand organs, the buds, the birds and the "young man's fancy" are all reminding tis of the season, but in the meantime, right now, in fact, why neglect Dame Nature? If she is exquisite in spring, she is certainly waked up to the stunning point just before she makes the last bow which pre cede's her winter's nap. When visiting bands come to Harris burg they serenade the citizens and the newspaper offices, ana their music is source of delight. It is a good thing to have bands visit Harrisburg every now and then. The prettiest girl in the Opera House last night wore no broad brimmed hat nor seven storied bonnet.

Her graceful head was uncovered. May there be more of her at every performance in the popular place of amusement. Of course the woman with the exaggerated head gear was in evidence to the great annoyance of those who sat behind her. On the second page of the "Telegraph" this evening will be found the first installment of a story entitled "Old Robertson's Ranch," by Charles B. Lewis, the famous Quad," of the Detroit Free Press.

Mr. Lewis is now writing short stories for a sydicnte, and the "Telegraph" is a member of the syndicate. It is unnecessary to state that Mr. Lewis is one of the most famous story writers of modern times. A ItlniLJLxionght.

Do you know a heart that hungers For a word of love and cheer? There are many such about us; It may be that one is near. Look around you. If you find it Speak the word that's needed so, And your own heart may be strengthened By the help that you bestow." PKRSOHAIi PARAGRAPHS. Brief Mention of the Movement of Tour Friend, and Acquaintances. Miss Grace Etter is visiting in Newport.

J. 7j. Reeder, of Altoona, is visiting in this city. Mrs. Jeremiah McCarthy is visiting in Milton.

Miss Hertzler, of Huntingdon, was in town yesterday. Henry Cordes, of Millersburg, agent of the Poor Board, is in town. Mrs. Charles Kapphan and Miss Lillie Kapphan are visiting in Allen town. Mr.

and Mrs. J. A. Iieckard, Lewis town, were in the city yesterday. Miss Loretta Ilemler is home from a visit to friends in Hanover.

Miss Nellie C. Huss, of Philadelphia, is visiting relatives on Boas street. Mrs. Charles Johnston, of North Sixth street, is able to sit up after a ten weeks' illness. Mrs.

George H. Sourbier and son George, are visiting William Sourbier in Allentown. Mrs. Trvon Hughes Edwards and Mrs. Janet It.

O. Watts are visiting Miss North. Columbia. Delmar Ritchie has returned to his studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia.

Mr. and Mrs. David Tracey.of Cottage Ridge, are entertaining the Misses Trtieey. of Philadelphia. Mr.

and Mrs. William B. Franklin, of Lancaster, have returned home from a visit to Mr. Henrv C. MeCormiek.

The Misses Finney. Pine street, and Miss Mabel Cowden, Forster street, have entered Wilson Oollege. Chamhersburg. Mrs. Samuel Sehriver.

of 434 Boas afreet, is visiting her brother. Mr. Rhinehart, 18 North Water Lan caster. Judge Simonton is expected home from his long stay in the forests of Maine, in time to preside at next week's criminal court. Col.

A. M. Brady, of Chicago, is the truest of his sister in law, Mrs. A. Rrndv.

South Third street. Frank Sehureman, of Atlantic City, is the guest of George Brady. C. E. Aughinbaugh, of the "Telegraph' bindery, and wife went to Gettysburg to day to attend a family re union at the Iiome of Ins lather, Augninoaugn ivhn attained his N3d birthday to day.

Mrs. Charles G. Lynch and children, of Johnstown. Cambria county, who have been on a plensnnt visit of several weeks to Mr. Lynch, parents, Mr.

and ivirs D. Lynch, of 404 Forster street, have returned home. Cards pre out for the wedding of Miss Nina Rodenhoueh. daughter of General and Mrs. T.F.

Kodenbough. Easton. and Rnrl Sorairue Bullock. M. on Thurs day, October 8th, at 12 o'clock, in Christ Church.

Boulevard and est seventy fi of Htrnpr. Npw York. Miss Kodcn bough has a number of friends in this city. Mitchell Charged With Kmbmlement Edward Mitchell, one of the drivers for Hogentogler North Third street laundrymen, will get a hearing before Alderman Lnndis, of the Sixth ward, tomorrow evening on a charge of embezzlement, preferred by his employers, who sav that the amount will foot up about $500. Mrs.

Hoover, his aunt, has bailed Mitchell in the sum of $500. Before the same alderman, this evening, Henry Wheling will get a hearing on a charge of maliciously running intothe carriage of Mrs. Cannon, along the River Road, yesterday afternoon, and throwing Mrs. Cannon and Mrs. Connelly out and injuring them.

Q.UAKKR CITV NOTES. The Record. The Indian summer girl is alout due. Having finished a successful season, the sea serpent has retired for the winter. I)e Tanquc Do you like strawlerry blondes? Old Soak I prefer blacklvorry brandy.

"I thought you, had more sense than that," remarked the disgusted conductor when the delinquent passenger produced four pennies. Mrs. Newlywod There are lots of new styles in fall hats. Mr. Newlywed Yes; but I notice there is no change in pock Sfell Jack Rapidde is a very fast young man.

Belle Why, some one told roe hr was slow. Nell That's only in his debts. Slobbs I never laughed so much in my life as I did at the variety show last might. Blobbs Why, I thought it was crtupid. Slobbs Oh, I don't mean the ghow.

I was reading the jokes on the programme. of of it is THE SOLID TRUTH. Millions of Unemployed The Result of Free Coinage Predicted, (From Hoke Smith's Speech Pt the New York Reform Club Sound Currency Dinner, May 16th, 1896.) If a President and Congress were elected in November committed to the free and unlimited coinage of 871 grains of silver into dollars nearly six months would pass before they could be inaugurated, and six months more before the proposed legislation could become law. During that time creditors would seek to protect themselves against being paid in dollars worth only about thirteen grains gold, and they would endeavcr to make collections before the unlimited coinage depreciated dollars began. The debtors would not be allowed to remain debtors until they could get the advantage of paying off what they owned at 50 cents on the dollar; they would be forced to immediate settlements.

Sheriffs and constables would crll upon them without delay. Depositors in banks would withdraw their money. The large merchants, forced to settle their foreign indebtedness, would insist upon the immediate payment of debts due from smaller merchants. The smaller merchants, in turn, would be compelled to force collections from their customers. The great volume of business conducted upon credits would cease.

Manufacturing enterprises could not afford to continue business or make contracts until the value of the new dollar could be settled by the determination of just what 371 grains of silver would prove to be worth. Manufactories would close. Business houses would fail. Banks would be raided. The unemployed would be numbered by millions.

The farmers would find few purchasers for their products. Want and famine would pervade the land. Business interests, reaching from the richest banker to the poorest paid laborer, require the removal of all doubt about the meaning of a dollar. No man should be trusted even with an unimportant nomination who does not recognize that the value of a dollar is now measured by 23.22 grains of gold, and who is not willing openly to declare his pnropse to keep there. BB5ATOR 8 KWART'S MINKS.

He la Heady to Ship Mexican Miver to American Mints for free Coinage. William E. Curtis. Washington corres pondent of the Chicago Record, who is now in Mexico, writes to the Record from Durango, under date of September iotn; as follows: "I have discovered, down here, a very important reason why Senator Stewart should be so deeply interested in the adoption of the free coinage policy by the United States. Its name is the international Mining Company, of Washing ton, D.

and the Senator from Nevada president of the corporation and owner of the majority of its shares. From the copy of the last annual report of Mr. Winninghofr. the manager, which was handed me yesterday, it seems to be one of the most valuable and profitable silver mines in Mexico, and Mr. Stewart is entitled to congratulation upon the.

posses sion of so lucrative an investment these hard times. It appears from the report that the mine, or the group of mines, that is owned by the company, known collec tively as the San Miguel del Mesquital, or, in English, Saint Michael of the Mes auite trees, not only paid expenses and $15,000 in taxes to the Mexican Govern ment last year, permitted its owners to do considerable development work and add expensive improvements, but enabled them to ship about 200 tons of ore to the smelters at Monterey every week, which yielded about 14,000 ounces of sil ver bullion. The value of this bullion in Mexican money at $1 29 an ounce con be readily calculated, and also the net profits of the company, which the manager esti mates at from X7.UUU to a wee. He reports, also, that he has tons of low grade ore on the dump, which will pay not less than 2o ounces of silver to the ton when his plan for treating it by lixiviation is completed. According to Senator Stewart's well konwn arguments the passage of a free coinage law will bring silver up to a par with gold, which.

by a simple mathematical process, will not only double the value of his weekly profits from the San Miguel mines, but will double the value ol tne property. HcKlSLKl'S FIIT VOTE. From a Speech to First I recall, young men, my first vote. With what a thrill of pride I exercised for the first time the full prerogative or citizenship! I have not realized greater pride since. 1 felt that 1 had some part an tne government.

The period "and circum stances when 1 cast my hrst vote may have made a deeper impression upon me than it otherwise would, but 1 recall it now after thirty two years with sensa tions of ioy and satisfaction. (Applause.) In the crisis of war, on the very held or conflict, my first vote was east for Abra ham Lincoln. (Great cheering.) It is to me a priceless memory. What a glorious privilege to have been permitted to vote for a candidate for whose ser vices to his country in the greatest peril of its life rank with the services of Wash ington, the father of his country. (Ap plause.) Priceless memory to me that I could vote for the martyr of liberty, the emancipator of a race and the saviour of the only free government among men.

(Great cheering.) A Pleasant Surprise. The residence of Mr. Clarence E. Spayd, editor of Ihe Star Independent, at 1G11 Swatara street, was the scene of much merriment last evening, where a party of happy young people assembled to give Mrs. Spayd a birthday surprise.

While she was absent from home her friends gathered at the house and prepared for her return. The parlor, library and dm ing room were decorated with tropical plants and cut flowers, while the dining table was laden with the dainties of the season. The house presented a beautiful sight and when Mrs. Spayd returned home the highest expectations of the young folks were realized, the surprise having been most complete. Kefresh ments were served during the evening to the fifty or more guests and all had a pleasant time.

Prohibition Certificates Filed. City Chairman Feeman and Secretary Turner filed the certificate of nomination of the following candidates for office on the Prohibition ticket to day: Congress, B. H. Engle, Harrisburg; Senate, L. W.

Turner, Harrisburg; Assembly, First dis trict, ii. w. Krown, Harrisburg; Second district, Alfred W. Price. Williamstown: Samuel A.

Brehm, Steelton; Michael It. Keiper, Elizahethville; Sheriff, Elbridge a. iiartman, iiarrisburg; ltecorder, Warren W. Weist, Harrisburg; treasurer.Rev. Francis M.

Baker, Dauphin; register, iiarry it. uan. Harrisburg; County Commissioner, Robert Neidig. Middletown: George Kuhn. Wiconisco township; director of poor, Peter II.

Shope, Hummels town: county auditors, James A. Bottom ly, Williamstown; Aaron J. Bressler, Elizabethville. A Lock Haven Alan's Alysterlons Deatli. Camden, N.

Sept. 24. A mysterious drowning, supposed to have been a sui cide, was brought to light to day when the body of F. A. Bickford.

of Lock Haven. was found in the Delaware River here. There are no evidences of violence. Forty dollars in money and a gold watch and chain were among the articles found on the remains. Bickford was secretary of Lock Haven, Lodge of Elks and was also manager of the Lock Haven base ball club.

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Social. The Young Women's Christian Tem perance linion will hold a social at the homo of Prof, and Mrs. Kingsbury, 1420 North Sixth street, Thursday evening, September 24th. A fine programme has Deen preparea ana reireshments servd. To Visit the Coal Regions.

Next Sunday afternoon Bishop McGov ern wall confirm a class of catechumens in tne iavi.sn uainonc unuren. Mt. mel. Sunday morning lie will be at Sha mokin. A Game of Confusion.

An entertainment will be given at the rooms of the Young Women's Christian Association on Friday night to which all young women are invited. John K. Foi Inb Last evening at their hall, the John E. Fox Club registered 135 members, and one hundred were measured for hats and mackintoshes. They Buy Iloncrs In Kngkton.

Engle Ilershey have sold houses in the new section north of Reily street to the following: No. 1002 Penn street, to Augustus Cathcrman. night manager at the Western Union office; No. 234 Harris to D. R.

Elder, North Front street; house on Penn street to William II. Russ. Bar Meeting. There will be a meeting of the members of thoBar of Dauphin county to morrow at 2:45 P. M.

to take action on the death of the late J. C. McAlarney. CAPITOL HILL. The Board of Pardons last evening recommended tmrdons for Samuel Schell.

of Lawrence; Thomas Madden of Blair; John Nieport, of Armstrong; Bernhard Ziilox, of Allegheny, and AiDert wane, and George Jones, of Luzerne. The sentence of Joseph Boschnio, who was to have been hanged October 7th, at ecran ton, was commuted to life imprisonment, and a rehearmg was granted to i ranic Morton Thompson, of Philadelphia. Pardons were refused W. Milton Grim, of Armstrong; Charles Gallagher, of Phila delphia: Joseph umsmore, of Philadel phia, and Frank Duffy, of Allegheny. Governor Hastings to day appointed James W.

Correll. of Eastoiu a member of the State Fish Commission, to take the place of the late xienry O. Ford. Post 86. of Lancaster, called on Gover nor Hastings and Attorney General Mc Oormick this morning with a band, and there were a couple of short, but clever addresses made.

A dispatch received in Harrisburg this afternoon states that ex Senator Betts, of Clearfield, died there this afternoon. He was in this city a few days ago appar ently in good health. Sunreme Court Judge Mitchell, of Philadelphia, was one of thie Governor's visitors to day. The flag room was the point of Inter est for the old veterans to day. PACKER'S CERTIFICATE! VALID.

Judge llcPherson Decides That Leonard uas no uiaun. Judge McPherson to day rendered an opinion in the Leonard Packer Sixteenth Congressional district contest, we says that "to state the facts as above detailed seems to me sufficiently to support the conclusion that Mr. FaeKer certmcate is valid. I believe the Republican party in Lycoming county, with full knowledge of the subject, with deliberate intention and in good faith, selected Uongressiorial conferrees at the April convention. The conclusion must be that the conierrees appointed by the April convention repre sented the party witn run autnonty in the district conference, which was held in August last.

As the result of that con ference Mr. Packer was nominated, and as no objection is made to his certificate, except upon the ground that the title of the Lycoming conferrees was invalid, it only remains formally to adjudge the cer tificate valid. The i'rothonotary is di rected to certify this judgment to the State Department. lnst Receive all Certificates. In t'he mandamus case of F.

C. Leonard vs. tsecretary or tne uommonweann Frank Reeder, Judge McPherson has filed an opinion taking the ground that the Secretary ougnt to receive and nie every certificate of nomination which is regular on its face, even if two or more certificates do purport to come from the same political party and nominate different persons for the same office. No decree is made but the opinion nied in order to settle the question of practice. TIIK STHOCSE Pl ItE WKDD1NG.

It Will Take lace at tile Hotel Stenton, Clil nrtelpnla. This Kvenlng. Oui'te a number of members of local Hebrew society have gone to Philadelphia to attend the wedding this evening at 5:30 in the parlors of the Hotel Stenton of Mr. Joshua trouse, or aid aiaruet street, this city, to Miss Kosa 'yke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

H. E. Pyke, of Philadelphia. Rev. Dr.

Joseph Kraus kopf, of the lveneseth Israel Congrega tion, will officiate. Tne pride win rje at tired in white duchess satin, trimmed with duchess lace and orange blossoms. The best man will be Mr. Benjamin Strouse, brother of the groom; the master of ceremonies Abe S. Pyke; the bridesmaids Misses Evelyn May and Kate Greene baum, of Philadelphia, and Misses Grace strouse anci eiertie i leisnman, or.

txarris burg. and the ushers Otto Buxbaum, Charles Bachrach, Joseph Guggenheimer and Marcus Bachrach. of Philadelphia; Simon llnish and Herman Tausig, of Harrisburg, and Joseph Strouse, of La trobe, Pa. After the wedding an elaborate ban quet will be served. This will be followed by a reception ax it ciock.

mere win oe dancing later in the evening. The guests at the wedding will include Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Strouse, Mr. and Mrs.

William 1 1 1 TT 1 orrouse, air. anei ivirs. xx. xvanii, airs. xv.

Fleishman. Miss Hilda Fleishman. Mr. and Mrs. A.

fjoldsmith. Miss itena lioiei smito, Miss xiena strouse, Muss liactie Marks, Miss Jennie Marks, Michael Strouse, Herman Tausig, Ellis Greena bauni. Simon Hirsch. Isidore Meyers, Mr. and Mrs.

William Wolf. Mrs. Emma Spier, Master Abe Spier, Miss Beatrice 'Spier, Misses Vinnie, Lillie and Blanche Strouse. all of Harrisburg; Mr. ana Mrs.

II. E. Fyke and Mr. and Mrs. Simon Bachrac h.

of Philadelphia: Mr. and Mrs. S. Danzigor, Mr. and Mrs.

H. Hoffheimer, Mr. and Mrs. 1. Uobo, Oeorge Kosenthal, Jules Dellevy.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Cobe, Mr. S.

New, L. Wetzenhansen, Miss Rose Marks and Miss Lillie Dnaziger, all of New York City; Frank Simon, Miss Nellie Simon and Mr. and Mrs. Leon Simon. of Baltimore; F.

V. Speier, Harry Speier and Ed. Speier, of Reading; Gus Hin r.ieh, of Lebanon; Mr. and Mrs. I.

Weil and Miss Jennie Ellenbogen, of Allen town. UNITED BRETHREN CON FKRKKCK. Kow In Session at A von, Lebanon County. The twenty seventh annual session of the East German Conference, united Brethren in Christ, convened yesterday afternoon in the Avon U. B.

Church, Bishop N. Castle, D. of Elkhart, presiding. "A charge to keen I have" was sung, after which the Bishop offered a fervent and appropriate prayer, invoic ing liod blessing upon the sessions or the Conference. He then read the third chanter of Colossians.

and commented ui)on the same in a thoughtful and edi fying manner. Come, Holy Spirit, was then sung and Presiding Elder Gabel led in prayer. After roll call ot the ministerial and lay membership the first five rows of seats were constituted the conference bar. Rev. Clint S.

Miller, of Schuylkill Ha ven, was re elected secretary by accla mation, with the privilege of choosing an assistant. Rev. A. Graul, of Lebanon, was elected associate chairman. Rev.

C. E. Boughter, of Port Trevorton, was chosen as nnancial secretary, witn Rev. Charles Bauer, of Mt. Carmel, as as sistant.

The Bishop announced the usual com mittees. after which the following were granted advisory seats: Revs. II. V. Mohn.

of Reading; (i. W. M. Kigor, of Lebanon, and M.J. Heberly, of York.

Last evening Rev. C. O. Lehr, ot Valley View, preached an instructive sermon in the German language. A Tribute to Mr.

JMcAlarney. Pennsylvania Methodist.i Just before going to press the infor mation came to us of the death yesterday morning ot u. McAlarney, at his residence, lireen and Harris streets, this city. He had been in poor neaitn since last uecember. when he had an attack of the grip, which left him weak and debilitated.

The immediate cause of his death was Bright disease. It is an impossibility at this hour to do justice to the memory of such a man, As a lawyer, a citizen, a husband and father and a Christian he performed well his duties in all the relations of life. His loss will be keenly felt in all sections, so cial, family and church. For many years he had been a member ot Urate M. E.

Church, and was prominent in all mat ters pertaining to the interests of the Central Pennsylvania Conference. He leaves a wife, son and two daughters. Three brothers also survive, one of whom is the editor and manager of the Harrisburg "Telegraph," and one sister, Miss Marv, a devoted, zealous member of the M. E. Church in Miftlinburg.

Union coun ty. He was born in Northumberland county on the 14th of July, 1833. Funeral of Joseph C. TIcAlnrm Funeral services over the Iwdy of the late Mr. Joseph C.

McAlarney will be held in Grace Methodist Church, State sweet, ro moirow afternoon at 4 clock. to be conducted by the pastor, Rov. B. F. Dimmick, D.

1). The interment will be private. A meeting of the County Bar Associa tion has been called for the Court Room at 3 to morrow afternoon. Judge 11c 1'herson will likely preside. 'rininks nil Around.

The Burger City Band, of Lancaster. one of Central Pennsylvania's most fa mous musical organizations, with Prof. Burger as leader, serenaded the "Tele graph" to day and sweet strains floated all over Third and Market streets. The Burger Band was with Post 84, one of the handsomest appeanng posts in the city to day. Exchanges Gold Coin for Currency.

The Dauphin Deposit Bank, of this city, yesterday deposited $20,000 gold coin with United States Sub Treasurer i Bigler, at Philadelphia, in exchange for currency. OLD BOYS BLUE On the Streets of This City, But Not as in the of the War. Days THIS TIME THEY MEET IN PEACE Annual Reunion of Central Penna. G. A.

R. Association. There are several thousand visiting vet erans of the last war in town. They con stitute a big representation of the Cen tral Pennsylvania District Association of the G. A.

and are having a.n annual reunion, comprising a parade, reception and address by Governor Hastings, an ox roast and interesting camp fires. The as sociation includes the counties of York, Adams, Franklin, Fulton, Cumberland, Lebanon, Berks, Chester, Schuylkill, Lan caster, Northumberland, Perry, Juniata and Dauphin, and embraces about fifty posts. This convention of veterans is an im portant one, not only hecause of the re union of old comrades of the war, but also because it will take action upon and have weighty influence in securing some legislation next winter. One the meas uies it will urge the Legislature to paw is a bill appropriating money for the erection of monuments to the memory of the soldiers and sailors cf the Rebellion, especially one grand monument that will epitomize the war, its sufferings r.nd its glories. several posts arrived in twn last night.

the first to appear being that cf Stewarts town, xork county, in honor cf the event many (houses and all the hotels are tastefully and in some instances very elaborately decorated. Even back the narrow alleys, where even the scund of the parade drums was not heaid to day. humbly living veterans stuck littls flags out of the windows, and then marched with a braver tread down street. Nearly all of the 49 posts in this Cen tral district are represented. They be gan getting into town at an early hour this morning and nil forenoon kept Mar ket street lively and the crowds interested with marching men, martial music and big standards.

The Committee of Reception, of which E. W. Jackson, of Post oa, is chairman, was kept busy escorting the visiting Posts to their various headquarters. The escort music was furnished by the Sons of Veterans Hrum (Jorps. Heportment (Jommander Harte.

of Wilkes Barre, arrived at noon, and was heartily greeted by many One of the Posts to arrive early this morning was 87, of York. They brought with them a guard of honor and their famous and venerable Eighty seventh Regiment Band. This latter organization was formed five years before the war began, volunteered and went all through the great contest. The members of it are still all 87th regiment men and some of the original instruments are used. It is believed to be the only war band that has kept un its organization.

Down in York whenever this old band appears on tne streets, everybody goes to the front door to see them. Abram Aldlnger is the pres ent leader of the band. The late Sheriff Samuel F. Keller, of this city, was a popular sergeant the to i th regiment. GeoTge H.

Thomas Post, No. 4, of Lancaster, brought with them a beanti fully mode small brass cannon, mounted on an elegant caisson. The body, limber and ammunition box are all of tine work manship. The gun is of polished brass A similar field piece, with a gun made of nickel, was brought by ZHi Post, of Marietta. These little cannons make commendable roar, when fired.

iieynoids Jrost, 4Ua. or Lancaster, named after the noted General, who met his death at Gettysburg, made a brave showing, with splendid flags and stand aids, and headed by a drum corps wear ing red jackets. During the morning many of the vet erans visited the site of Camp Curtin and strolled out to Hoffman Woods, where all last night and this morning a big ox was roasting and bushels of beans were in soak, preparatory to the mdispensible bean soup and hard tack. The parade of the veterans started at 1:60 this afternoon. The line was form ed on Front.

Second and Third streets, in three divisions, and marched over the fol lowing route: Market to Fourth, to Sixth, to Reily. out Reily to Third, to State, ou State to Front, countermarch to Capitol and dismiss. The Boys In Line. Thousands of people lined the route of parade, and thousands in addition were stationed in the Capitol yard. The pro cessiom was an attractive one, and the handsome banners and tattered old bat tle flags were especial objects of atten tion.

The small cannon in line were re peatedly fired, to the great delight of th people. Sergeant McCann led a detachment of police in the lead of the proces sion, and was followed by Chief Marshal Major Charles C. Davis. The following were the aids and commanders of the three divisions: Chief marshal. Major Charles C.

Davis Post 116; chief of staff, Capt. E. P. Zinn Post 58: adjutant. J.

Reese. Post 110 Aids W. 11. Turner, West Chester. Post 31: A.

W. Moore. York. Tost 37 Sher Smith. Lebtmon.

Post li, Dees, A. J. Fager. J. A.

Winters, A. N. Davis and II. C. Demming, Harrisburg, Post 58; J.

L. Leonard, J. A. Gardner, J. M.

Gibbs. J. A. Steager. J.

D. Deilil and J. D. Saltsman, Harrisburg, Post 116; J. P.

Rumple, J. B. Nye, D. R. Hoffman, J.

II. Sheeslev. P. E. Dunkle, S.

P. Sanson and L. F. Heiker, Steelton, Post 351; J. 1j.

i smkley, xjnncnster. l'ost. John Millichsack, Tost 471; J. P. Crabbe, William T.

Lee, T. II. Thompson. J. W.

Simpson, David Stevens and Walter Kel ley, Harrisburg, Post 520; W. F. Raysor, It. 11. tscott, W.

O. 'oster, 11. A. Soper, P. E.

Radio and Chas. T. Charters, Har risburg, Uamp S. of V. Platoon of policemen.

'Son of Veterans' Drum Corps. Guard of honor of S. of V. to Post 58. Carriage with Mayor Patterson.

De partment Commander Dexter, ex Depart ment Commander George i. Boyer. Eigbty sevcnt'h Regiment Band. Guard of honor of L'ost 37, York. Post 37.

York, Captain Reissinger, commander. Post James J. Pickett, No. 57. Dills burg, Charles Williams, commander.

onvmonwealth Band. Post 5S Guard oj Honor. Post 58, Harrisburg, E. W. Jackson, commander, with battle flags.

Governor's Troop Cadet Drum Corps. Burger's Military Band. Lancaster. George II. Thomas Post, S4, Lancaster, with cannon.

D. H. Nissley Post, 4S7, Mt. Joy, Henry PefFer, commander. Harrisburg Band.

Guard of Honor to Tost 110. Post 110, Harrisburg, John J. Garrett, commander. Second Division. Newtown Band.

William Sweigart Post, Marietta, with oa non Steelton Post, 351, John II. Sheeslev. commander. Carriage with veterans, Lancaster. Metropolitan Drum Corps.

Post. 405. Lanen Leonard, commander. Heintzleman x'ost, ouu, Manheim, with commander. Third Division.

Singer Band. Meehan'crtrrg. rifl H. I. Zinn Poat.

415. Mechanics burg, John C. Reeser, commander. Meverstcwn I'rum crps. William Tice Post, Manheim, Capt.

W. H. Peifer, tommander. Goldsboro Bar a. H.

Wise Post, 463. Goldsboro. John B. Fry, commander. Middletowr oauu.

John W. Good Pest, 502, Elizabeth town, S. xt. iMssiey, commander. John Hippie Poet, 353.

Bainlnidtre. Ephraim Good, commander David R. Stevens Post, 520, Harrisburg. H. A.

Adley, commander. A fti the parade was dismissed the vet erans gathered in the Capitol yard in the rear of the Internal building, where Governor Hastings made an address. At 4 oclock this afternoon there was a mass meeting at Hoffman's Woods, where Mayor Patterson ana department jom mander Darte made addresses, after wliich. the roast ox and bean sonn were disposed of and hugely enjoyed. To morrow there will be a meeting of the association! in Post 58 room, and later regimental reunions will be held.

There will also oe an excursion to art wasn ngton and Camp Hill. There win aiso oe a. meeting this even no in the Court House, which has been elaborately decorated. OLD MSKTY SIXTH'g UKUSIOX. It Will he Held at "Williamstown Krl aay auu inrajr.

Williastowmn, in the upper end of the county, proposes to give a hearty recep tion to. the survivors of the allant old 06th regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, who will meet in annual reunion in that town Friday and Saturday. There are a number of Harrisourgers who "fit" in this command and they will be present with the balance of the boys. This pro gramme will be observed in the large tent to be erected ror tne occasion: riday evening, September 25th Officer of the banquet, Capt. aamuei xv.

Kussel; "The Star Spangled Banner," by united choirs and audience; prayer, Rev. J. G. M. Swengel; "To Thee, Country," United Evangelical and JCongregatioinal choirs; address of welcome, by the chief burgess; Quartette, Messrs.

Stanley and Coles, Mrs. Harry Snyder and Englebert; address by chairman of the 96th Regiment Association, Col. Royer; Grand Army Rally Song," Mrs. E. J.

Davis; address, Rev. Heilner, of Philadelphia; overture, bv the M. E. orchestra; recitation, poem on the Battle of Crampton Pass, Miss Martha Steckels; "Cuard the Flag," solo and chorus, by Chandler and M. E.

choir; address, by ex Senator A. F. Thompson; address on "Ladies or America," Major Huber; "Comrade in Arms," by Bartlett male choir; violin solo, J. C. Thompson; addresses, Horn Charles Broom, of Min ersville, and Capt.

John F. Boyle: "The Flag that Waved One Hundred Years." Evangelical and U. B. choirs; address, H. E.

Buflington; "The Stars and Stripes," Lutheran choir; address, David Jones; "My Country, Tis of Thee," by choirs and audience. Saturday morning, September 2bth Star Spangled Banner." by united choirs and audience; prayer, Rev. Hor well; music, Williamstown Citizen's Band; address, Hon. Charles Broom, of Minersrille: "Willie's Last Bugle Call," Lutheran choir; recitation, "Mumc on the Rannahannock." Miss Martha Steckel; quartette, Send Me One Flower from Hia Urave," ljyKens yuarcette: aaaress, Sumner S. Bowman; "Who Shall Rule This American Nation," song, W.

W. Thomas and party; address, Kev. n. A. Loague; "Awake Aeolian Lyre," Union Evangelical and Congregational church choirs.

Saturday afternoon Music, Lykens Band: address. Rev. J. G. M.

Swengel; Veterans Request," M. Hi. unuren or chestra: recitation. Mm Mellon; "Free man Lift Your Banner High," M. E.

Church choir; address, Col. Lieb; recitation. "The Laat Salute." Miss Gittings; "Hall to Our Banner." Bartlett Male Choir; music, by band; recitation, "Kear nev at Seven Pines." Miss meiion; music Johnstown Band: "My Country, 'Tis of Thee," by audience. Will Welcome the Reily Boys Home The Firemen's Union, with representa tives from every fire company in the city, met at the Friendship house last nignt and decided to tender the Reily Hose Company a welcoming parade Saturday night. Charles P.

Meek, of the Citizen, was chosen marshal, witn u. ij. jveister, Friendship: C. D. Kramer.

Good Will, nnd Grant Lenig. Shamrock, as assist ants. The route of the procession fol lows: Form on Market street: move out Mnrket to Front and countermarch to Third, down Third to Chestnut, to "sec ond, to Washington, to Front, to Market, to Third, to Muench, to 1'Ourtn. weaving the cuests of the evening at their hose house) to Kelker. to Sixth, to Market and dismiss.

Wandering Willie's Freaks. New York. Sept. 24. William J.

Bryan kept the members of his party guessing again to day. He was scneauiea to teuve the (irand Central Station at ociock this morning for New Haveiv and long before that hour William P. St. John, the ex bank president, went to the station to sa.v arood hve to the candidate. tie was disappointed, together with the members of the Connecticut reception coniiniii.ee.

Mr. St. John and the Connecticut people and a number of those who came to the Grand Central to see him were very much disappointed when they learned that Mr. Bryan would not leave until 10:03. Those who have been traveling with the candidate, however, accepted the matter philo sophically, for thev Have become useu iu Mr.

Bryan's sudden changes of plans.and sat down patiently to wait tne two nours In Honor of Ht1 Cle. Mrs. Estelln "Renr of Reading, chaper oned n. men Tui rtv of voung people who attended the leap year party given at the macK cottage at Cove last evening Honor of Ned Kalbfus and Harry Bruiser, of thia city nniu hnmp from the U. S.

Naval Academy at Annapolis on their vacation. Music was furnished for dancing and before the partr left for home an excellent ht nn wns serveu. uunt nrc.nt wei Tvficaes Lizzie Barringer, Emma Meyer. Annie Brinser, Mary Gohl, Grace Machlin. Rosa Gohl, Mary Adnms nnd Mcr Alva Wilson, Wil liam Fisher, Charles' Ensminger.

William Adams. Patterson. Ned Calbfus and Harry Brinser. More Cottnsre tldge improvements, Contractor Alfred nummel took out a permit this morning to make an alteration to the handsome cottage of William Donaldson, on Cottage Ridge, costing $250. The tower at the northwestern end of the residence will be replaced by a larger and more ornate minaret, which will considerably enhance the appearance or tne place.

Funeral of Col K. tJnger. The funeral of the late Col. E. J.

Unger will take place to morrow afternoon in oVWt tw.t, us MnrU eit street, the res ideiwe nf Ti T. TniT.nn. Rev. Drs, Stewart nnd nfmmik will officiate. The rntcrme.nt will take place in the family plot in the Harrisburg uemtiwi Hr ule Commissioners Agal Coroner Krause to day entered suit be to collect $11 al leged to be due him from the County Commissioners for holding an inquest on the corpse of a Hungarian killed at Steelton recently.

This is the second suit brought by the Coroner, who proposes to make a test case. He is represented by John L. Fox, Esq. Kilnardi Named for Senator. Col.

Tryon Hughes Edwards was last night selected as the Democratic nominee for Senator and J. C. Hull, of Penbrook, was named for the vacancy in the county legislative ticket by a sub committee of the County Democratic Committee. Col. Edwards will likely accept.

Prominent Man Killed. Rahway, N. Sept. 24. J.

C. Sprague, president of the Eustice Manufacturing Company, was instantly killed at 9 o'clock this morning at the Poplar street railroad crossing by the Philadelphia Express train. Mr. Sprague is known throughout the country as a manufacturer of tin novelties. Cold Water Folks.

The date upon which Hon. Hale Johnson, the Prohibition candidate for Vice President, will visit this city has been changed from Octoler 5th to Friday evening, October 2d. Mr. Johnson hails from Illinois, and is a typical Western campaigner. The meeting will be held in the court house.

More Diphtheria. The Sanitary Officer reports a new case of diphtheria at 24 Aberdeen avenue. Biddeford, expends $20 annually for snuff for its paupers TIIK RACES YESTERDAY. Kamea of the Winners A Small Crowd Present. Several hundred people turned oat to yesterday's afternoon's bicycle race of tho Capital City Cvcler.

nostnoned from Saturday afternoon A strong breeze ixttiiuica Lnnx un iiih xh on tne back course. The names of the winners of the various events are as follow a. Mile handicap, first heat Keoole first. Fager second. Near third; tune.

4 0. Second heat Youse, of Reading, first; jtrntx second, xvricn third: time. .18 4 5. Third heat Lanta first. Youse second.

KePDle third. Krick fourth. Ladv fifth: time, 4 0. JUiie boys first heat otter first, Hoffman second. Fettrow third; time, 2:54.

Second heat Percy Stewart first. JNebinger second. Gardner third; time 3:35. Third mile open Youse first. Lantz second, lirick third: time.

46 4 5. Joyce, of East Harrisburg. won I the 100 yards foot race easily in 11 4 seconds. Master A. C.

Kulp gave an interesting exhibition of fancy and trick riding, in rodueing a number of clever things. Messrs. Reese and Charters rode a third exhibition tandem in .45. Dawson ornwalt rode an exhibition, mile with out pacemaker in 2.25. The leaders in the hve niile handicap set too strong a pace for Krick, Stewart and Youse, the scratch and handicap men.

to overcome. L. Jsmiley (rfoO yards) won the race in 12.33 3 5, George S. Fenstemaeher (375 yards) second; A. A.

Sseifert (doO yards) third; C. W. Krick (scratch) fourth: Craig Stewart (75 yards) fifth. Rich, of Mechanicsburg, was fourth, and Kepple. of Harrisburg, fifth in the one third mile open.

Edward Bolton, of Steelton, who was defeated in tne foot race was given twenty reet ot a nanoicap. Local whlmtn JCntered. Lantz, Stewart, Rich, Steese, Ellinger. Dillmger and Reese, of this city, were en tered in the bicycle races at McGrann's Lancaster, this afternoon. Rich and mate, Lantz and Stewart and Steese and Ellinger were competed in the one mile tandem event; Reese, Dillinger nnd Stewart in the five mile handicap; Rich, Lantz and Stewart in the male open; Reese.

Lantz. Dillinger and Stewart in the mile handicap and Rich, Lantz and Stewart in the half anile, Hying start. Krick and Youse were also entered in these events. Stewart, Weinman and Chatters are also entered for the races at the Reading Fair Grounds Saturday. A.

Chance for the Phillies. The Phillies have an excellent chance of passing New York and winding up the season in seventh place. They are but four points away to day through their victory and New York's defeat. Washing ton succeeded in passing and taking ninth place. Cleveland whitewashed Louisville.

Scores of the games: Philadelphia 1, Brooklyn 1(: Wash ington 9, New York Cleveland 2, Louis ville 0. Standing of the Clubs. Li PC la PC Baltimore 89 S7 .708 New 61 66 .484 79 i 631 Philadelphia 61 40 77 .606 Washington 67 69 .42 Boston 71 5'i 66 Brooklyn .4 Chicago 71 f.7 .561 St. Loull 38 89 .199 bb 01 ouisvu e. ao Nubbins of Sport.

Centerfielder Betts and Pitcher Keenan. of Wilkes Barre, will likely be found in National League teams next season. Pittsburg will maintain a farm teaim in Toronto next season. Al. Buckenberger has resigned the man agement of it'he Torontos to take hold of the Syracuse Club.

Pittsburg will have a playing manager in Donovan next season. That gentleman may change his position from right field to first base. The Pittsburg team will play its first Sunday game at St. Louis next Sunday, but not ns a League club. 1 he League reserve mat is out.

Syracuse retains Billy Eagan and Victor Willis: Toronto. rank ard: wiiKes Barre. Jack Wrente and William Diggins; Scranton, Cnarley Moss, Hiagan ana Pat Meaney. and 1'rovidence, Drauby. At the Allentown 1' air yesterday the bay stallion Comrade, owned by A.

Commings, this city, took the two nrst of the four events in the 2:20 pacing race for a purse of $500. His time was 2.17 and 2.18. The race was unfinish ed. Franklin and Marshall's foot ball team will onen the season Saturday with Pennsylvania at Lancaster. A game has been arranged with Dickinson at Carlisle for October 24th and at oettysburg uc tober 17th.

Gettysburg will play at Lan caster October 3d. Lancaster base ball club is likely to change hands before long. This week Pennsylvania again leads the list of States in the report of the number of applications for members'hip received in the League of American Wheelmen, and for the first time five figures will be necessary to express the membership of the division. Out of 786 applications re ceived during the week 282 came from Pennsylvania, 213 from New York, 45 from New Jersey ana rrom chusetts. Pennsylvania now has a total membership of 10,21.

The Cuban Oiants defeated tne us quehanna 4 3 yesterday in the presence of a couple thousand ot spectators, xne Cu bans were without a twiner ana xayior, of this citv. did the twirling tor them. giving the Susauehannas nine hits. The Giants had but eight hits, ine isusque hnnna had two erros and the Cuban Giants three. Clarence Williams caught well for the Giants.

Gasney umpiring was far from satisfactory. Will of John Knonse. The will of the late John Knouse, who was buried yesterday afternoon, has been filed for probate. It bequeaths the es tate to the wTidow and at her death to the children, share and share alike. The family is to put a plain headstone over his grave.

The sons, ldwara ana Jacob II. Knouse, are made executors. Saved ils Friend From Death. Shamokin, Sept. 24.

John Se pairo's left foot caught in a frog on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, near Green Ridge, as the New York express train came along. Edward Howells sprang upon the track, and with a knife slit the shoe from top to bottom and dragged Se pairo out of the jaws of death, xne engineer, owing to a sharp curve, was un able to see Sepairo nntil the train was almost upon him, and had it not been for the lightning like rapidity of Howells, Se pairo would have been cut to pieces. Sim A ever Saw a Locomotive. Lancaster, Sept. 24.

Mrs. Rebecca Keener, 84 years old, residing near White Oak, this county, has never seen a locomotive or train of oars, although she can hear the whistle of the engine from, her home. She is an active woman and does all the work about her home. She and her husband recently celebrated the six tieth anniversary of their marriage. Bank Unlned by Mlvrrltt a.

Pawnee, Sept. 24. The Pawnee Bank, operated by Lockbridge Democrats, who bolted the Chicago plat form, has been forced to close. Its de positors and customers were silver men, and, objecting to the Loekbridges' declaration, started a run. The liabilities are about $50,000, and the assets, consisting of real estate and are estimated at $75,000.

Armenian Dead are ttOOO. Berlin. S. it. 24.

The Constantinople conespondem of the Btiliner Tageblatt telegraphs fha he has receive! private reports tuat the number of per sons killed in tiio disorders in the interior of Armenia a week ago nearly 6,000. A (iolilen Spoon for 'this Bab)'. London, Sept. 24. Information comes from Blenheim Castle to 'he friends of the young Duehess of Marlborough, nee Yanderbilt, that an interesting domestic event is 'being looked for 1 he re.

Congrat ulations on the advent of an heii to the Vanderbilt and Mailboiou.i millions may soon be in order. PAUAURAI'IIGD NKWS. Thomas Jeffery, of the furniture firm of T. Jeffery fc of Minneapolis, has been liuticted tor arson. George II.

Clifton, a market clerk, of Baltimore, after kissing his wife and child good bye. shot and killer! himself. A windmill, which 'had withstood the storms of wo centuries, was wi coked by the gale of Tuesday at Nantucket, Mass. There was snow on the summit of Mount Washington yesterday, and at 6 A. M.

the mercury registereel 33 degreo.s. The season of seal fishing in the Gulf of St. Lawrence has proved a failure, but the hearing catch is up to the average. Emily Nevins. 21! years old.

of New York City, made four attempts with chloroform to take her life, but elid not succeed. A dangerous $2 silver certificate coun terfeit has appeared in Toledo. and many shopkeepers have been swindled by it. Theatrical Manager Mark Davis was seriously injured by being struck by a trunk on the railway platform at Leaven worth, Ivan. While playing "tag" with colored chil elren ax Uolumma, S.

Hillie I'omny in jures! two of them so seriously that the'y may die. a A BIG FAILURE. AT THE CHICAGO STOCK YARDS One of the Members of the Firm Commits Suicide. Chicago, Sept. 24.

The firm of Dar lington, Quick Boyden, commission men at the stock yards, failed this morn ing, and almost simultaneously with the news of the failure came the information from Lincoln, 111., that Frederick Boyden, memoer or tne nrm, ihad committed suicide at that place this morning by shooting himself through the head. Mr. Boy den had been paying a visit to his brother in Lincoln and was leaving to catch an early train for Chicago when he evident ly reacnexl The conclusion that he preferred death to life and shot himself. The firm is one of the oldest and best known among the business houses at the yards. JHKKIFP'S SALKS.

I'Uty Take Place at the Court House ills Afternoon. Sheriff Shellenberger did a little busi ness in the real estate line at the Court House this afternoon with the assistance of Auctioneer Ensminger and the Sheriff's deputies. These sales were effected: Jfroperty of Henry El Hall, No. 409 South Sixteenth street, to C. L.

Kish paugh, $25; three lots of ground on Swatara street belonging to Henry E. Hall, to C. L. Kishpaugh, $15; two lots belonging to same on Swatara street to C. L.

Kishpaugh for $10: 61 acre farm of Samuel and Sarah Gerber in South Han over township near Union Deposit to Jail varuen jonn xngenecKer ror This property started at $2,000. The two properties of James W. McCrory, No. 1006 North Seventh street, and on Hazel aney were sola to the American and Loan Association for $600. A row or six two story frame houses in Middletown were knocked down as the property of Rosenfield Tritch to H.

L. Nissley, attorney, for unknown clients for $10 after notices of a $1,240 mortgage held by the Middletown Building and Loan Association and a test of owner ship by the six clients of M. D. Detweil er. were read.

1 1 Ij. JNissley. at torney, got the Wilfred S. Reed property at 58 Balm street for $50. Through his attorney, John E.

Fox, Reuben Clemens1 bought the Elias Hetrick prop erty in East Hanover township for $450. Andrew Aloyer, of Aortn Sixth street, bought the W. H. Taylor property on Woodbine street for $75 and Florence E. Sims, the property of Joseph Sims.

No. 226 Bailey street, for $820. Charles H. liergner, secured the Patrick H. Ryan properties.

No. 503 and 505 State street, for $65, and Frank Schaffner. the three properties of Abraham E. and Shenk. in Hummelstown.

for $200. Meade D. Detweiler, started Samuel MeFadden islands of Gooshom. Brunk Blank, in the Susquehanna, in township, at ftzU and got them all for $42. John E.

Patterson, bought the Henry Mueller properties, Nos. 402 Cranberry alley and 129 North Fourth street for $70. D. F. Seitz, secured the Joseph and Susan Kitts, o.

llviO 1'ark street, for X10. The sale of the David E. Leighton property, No. 1101 Colder street and W. W.

Stroup property in Fisherville was adjourned untu Tuesday afternoon at 2 and the sales of the properties of Amanda M. Fisher, No. 1823 North Fifth street, and John Lmgle, No. 2ol South Second street. Steelton, settled.

RVTLEDQB KSOCKED OUT. Judge McPherson Decides 111 Certifi cate ox nomination invalid. In deciding invalid the certificate of nomination of William H. Rutledge. can didate for the Assembly in the Fifth dis trict of Luzerne county, to which John J.

Alonahan objected this week, Judge McPherson says: "The testimony taken upon the hearing of these objections goes to show that the Democratic party in the Fifth Kepresentative district of Luzerne county has neither rule nor custom to gov ern its nominating conventions. Every assemblage of this character is a law unto itself and follows its own method of procedure. This absence of rule or custom is an to arbitrary ac tion, and in the convention now under consideration it is quite clear that the in vitation was promptly accepted. The conduct of the committee on contested seats was grossly unfair. No real hear ing was had; the committee did not even examine the credentials of the contesting claimants and the decision was a mere exercise of unreasoning power.

If the validity of this certihcate would be estab lished by setting aside the committee's report, it would be a plain duty to declare its action void. Hut. unfortunately for the regularity of the Rutledge nomination, when his friends withdrew from the convention because that body accepted the report of the committe, they left be hind them a clear majority of delegates whose seats had never been in question This majority proceeded to nominate John J. Monahan by unanimous vote, while the certificate of Mr. Rutledge rests upon nothing better! than the unanimous vote of a minority, even after deciding every contest in his favor.

The certificate now before us must be adjudged invalid and the prothonotary is directed, to certify this judgment to the State uepartment. At the I'ollce Station. After hearing the case of Albert Ben ecker. of Pittsburg, and William Mini gar, of St. Louis.eiharged with assanlt and battery in the Capitol grounels on John Battis, a colored employe of one of the departments on tibe hill, the Mayor not only decided to hold the two prisoners but Battis aiso for a further hearing.

Testimony was given by Officer Rohm and C. L. Kishpaugh, of the Internal Af fairs Uepartment, to the ettect tnat nirer the arrest of these two men Battis non nced upon Benecker's back and dealt him a blow in the face, and that in de fending himself nerecker cane was broken. At the police station also Battis ln ihiived iin iin uclv manner, inciting up a chair and threatening to use it on Ben ecker, besides using vile and abusive language. Benecker in his own elefense saiel that he merely asked Battis for ten cents when fh latter called mm a vile name.

Battis said Benecker struck him with his cane across the face and that he retal iaited. Parker, a colored resident of Kibletown. is 'held on suspicion of at tempting to rob an old veteran in the neighborhood of Cowden and Walnut streets last evening. Both were somewhat under the influence of lwiuor at the time. James Snell, an lookmg voiinc colored man.

was arrestee! by Officer Peters last night in an alley near the police station on the charge ot in terfering with his in the discharge of his duty. Snell says he was talking witn a friend when the over zealous patrolman caught hold of him and took him along He will get a hearing tins' evening. Dr. II. I j.

Shekel was arrested at this afternoon on a charge ot drunken ness. Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Montgomery, Mrs. Elizabeth Montgomery, of Lewis town, died at one of the hospitals I'nn adelohia Tuesday and her boely wa brought through this city asst evening The funeral will take place in iewistewn to morrow afternoon and several Harris burg frieMids will attend. STATE BiKWS.

Williamsport had snow early yesterday morning. A rock hurled by a blast in Minersvine killed Niemolns Dioreta. Falling coal kdled Frank Bublow, at Sterling Mine. Shamokin, yesterday. The electric light company at unester has been leased to the Beacon Company for 999 years.

Cheap light is oomlSd. The centennial ceieDrauon oi tne Co lumbia Fire Company, at Columbia, be gan yesterday. There will be a big pa rade to day. While cleaning a ritle yesterday, John Snyder, of Big Bend, Mercer county, accidentally killed his wife, the mother of five children. Just as Charles Royer, of Brookside, was rewiving congratulations on his marriage an officer arrested him on a charge of assault and on a woman.

Arlington Templin. who was shot while leaving the store of Frank P. Klobe, of Ooylestown, was sentenced to three years and six months yesterday for burglary. Frank S. Sigley, of Mauch Chunk, who was caught while engaged in burglarizing a jewelry store at Quakertown, was sen tenced to three years ra the ienitentiary yesterday.

James M'lkr. colored, one of the men arrested charged with being implicated in the blowing up of a Hungarian shanty near Wilkes Barre, when several were killed, is dying in jail. Lehigh University.at South Bethlehem, reopened yesterday with an entering class of over JOO. an increase of per cent. I October 8th will be Founeler's Day.

with an address by John H. Converse, of Phila laeiphaa. STEELTON NEWS. Steelton. Sent.

24. Hon. M. E. Olm sted, the Republican nominee for Congress from this districr, will address the voters or steel ton to morrow evening in the hall of the Sound Money League.

Several local speakers will also make short addresses. D. W. Neron has nurchased thi nroiv erty of Capt, C. A.

Landis, 131 South t.aeteinS 500, which is a fair price for the nron erty. Mr. Neron will remove his family and justice office in the spring. A number of comrades of this place participated in the parade of the old veterans in your city this afternoon. Uapt.

H. a. Meredith, secretary of the Hartranft Monument Commission, will leave with the Commission for New York to morrow morning to insnect the model of the statue to surmount the monument. The meeting will be held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The Citizen Fire Company, to the number of fifty, headed by the Union Deposit Band, left this morning for Colum bia to participate in the firemen festivi ties.

The Citizen Band left for Harrisbure this morning to join the Reily Hose Com pany, of your city, on their trip to Co lumbia. An employe of the Steelton Flouring Mill Company was held in $200 for court yesterday, by Justice Dunkle, charged with the larceny of flour. The membership of tne public schools is gradually increasing. There are now 1 1 pupils enrolled, with an average at tendance of 1,703. A large force of men are on repairs of the Pennsylvania Railroad at this point, where necessary rails and cross ties are renewed, and tracks changed to meet the demands of the steel plant.

An othcial of the 1'ennsylvania Steel Company says there has been some in crease in the number of orders booked by the company during the past week or ten days. The bridge department is taxed to keep up with orders, and orders have been received which insure the running of the mill to its full capacity up to Feb ruary next Tne steel rail mill is running fairly well, and there are indications of further improvement shortly Pennsylvania Steel preferred, which sold at 45 on Tuesday, advanced to 50 yesterday in Philadelphia. GOOD QUEENVICTORIA. he il'lsoa Longer Than Any Other Kngliah rluler. London, Sept.

24. All England is cele brating Queen Victoria's attainment ot the longest active reign in the history of the British Isles. The church bells throughout London nd in other cities were rung in honor of the event, and the national anthem was played in the theaters. The members of the Stock Exchange and the merchants and their employes in many salesrooms suspended business while they sang, "God Save the Queen." A Remarkable Reign. Queen ictoria has not yet reigned sixty years, for the date on which the sweet little Princess of Kent came to the throne at 18 was June 20th, 1837, and she nerseir nas commanded that the celebration of the length of her rule should be postponed until the even number of years shall be rounded out next summer.

The day of her birth, May 24th, when she will be is. the date of her accession. June 20th, and the date of her coronation, June th, come so near together that next jubilee, a decade after the celebration of her half century of ruling, will embrace all these notable events. Of the preceding occupants of the Brit ish throne, only three have sat as long as hfty years. These were Henry 111.

the oldest son of John of Magna Charta fame, wno reigned about nrty six years: Hid ward III, about fifty, and George III, who was King for more than fifty nine years. It is rather extraordinary that of the only three who can be drrectly com pared with Victoria in this respect, each was the third of his name the list of England Kings. BlRDiLKV HAS JLKKT HIS 1MC.1SON. He Pasard Out of the Prult.utlary Six O'clock L.akt tvenlng. Philadelphia, Sept.

24. It was when the throngs of the city's busy workers were passing along Fainnount avenue at 6 o'e lock last evening that John Bardsley, the defaulting ex city treasurer, lately pardoned by Governor Hastings, stepped from the grim portals ot the Eastern Penitentiary a free man. There was no one about the gates at the time he left, the crowd of curious persons that had gathered from time to time being con spicuous by their absene. The hour of 6 was chosen because it was thought that his departure would be unlooked for at that time, nnd he could more easily lose himself in the crowd, which would then be thickest. It was almost at the stroke of 0 that he stepped through the little portal in the big gate of the prison, and without looking to the right or left he started elown the street toward Twentieth street.

It is supposed that he went to the country, as he had expressed an in tention of doing. The prison officials profess a total lack of knowledge as to his movements after leaving the tail. It was nearly clock when Bardsley started to make his preparations to leave the place where he had lived so long. Shortly after 6 he came to" the office and announced that he was ready to leave. He thanked Warden Cassidy for the vari ous little kindnesses shown him while he had been in the warden's charge, and then said that he was ready to go.

He appeared to be remarkably calm consid ering his condition and the trying occa sion. It was stated that he had been very nervous at the time that the news of his parelon was first received. Since then he had an opportunity to allow his nerves to settle down and was perfectly calm and collected when the time came to go. isonie one was sent down to the gate to see if there was anyone about the entrance. As no one was in sight Kardsley seized the opportunity to leave the place unobserved.

After again bidding the officials goodbye he slipped through the portals, which were quickly closed behind him and he was soon on his way somewhere unrecog nized. Mis physical condition was said to have been about the same as it had been for the last few days. Bardsley at Jay Coolie's Cabin. Williamsport, Stpt. 24.

John Bardsley anel his wife arrived here on an early train on the Reading road. They re mained in the city, took a trip around the city on the trolley lines and left at 11 for Jersey Shore, fourteen miles trom here. From there he and his wife went to Ogontz Cabin, the hunting anel fish ing cabin of Jay Cooke, the Philadelphia financier. Very few people knew that Barelsley was here and he purchased a tio ket to another part ef the county in an eneleavor to throw the public off his track. He will le secluded enough, if he desires it, at Ogontz Cabin, whio is reached by a wagon roael.

and is one of the most picturesque spots in Lycoming county. BRYAN GIVES UP THE EAST. Washington Headquarters Closed and the Fighters (o West. Washington, Sept. 24.

The branch headquarters here of the Bryan Democratic National Committee have been closenl. The sign over a part of the old Wormley Building "Ileaelquarters of Democratic National Committee" will be taken down and the space made vacant by the departure of the "regulars" will be allotted to the i'opulisrs ami the salver League. This is a gloomy ending of an attempt to emphasize the national char acter of the Popocrat.ic appeal by placing the headquarters well into "enemy's country." Heroism of a Child. Shamokin, Sept. 24.

Maggie Phillips, three years old, while playing about a dexp diteh near her home at Mt. Canned. fell in and was almost drowned in sulphur water. ller sister lizzio who is only eight years of age, saw the child fall and hurrying to the? ditch leaiicd over ami ctturght her as she came' up the second time. Unable to lift her sister out.

Liz zie held on until help arrived. Physicians were quickly summoned, but it is feareni Maggie' cannot live. A Carpenter's Lnvky strike Lambertville. N. Sept.

24. Edward Prr.baseo. of citv. a arpenter work ing in the Pennsylvania liailroael shops. while making repairs to a passenger coach found 320 in bills back of the coal Ikx partition.

The nioney was in thren? $1 bills and two $10 bills. Trobasco is of the opinion that the money had been stolen bv a pickpocket and hurriedly se re'tel back of the coal Ihix, as it was all crum.phd up. Probasco found $10 some time ago while digging a hole for a post. Colonel DafV'y for Sound Money. Lancaster, Sipt.

24. Col. James Duffy, of Marietta, who was recently appointed chairman of the campaign committee ef this county by Democratic County Chairman has devcliiicd to. serve. He declartd for Palmer ai Buck ner.

Col. Duffy has elecided to ace ept the position, but the action of the State convolution in placing four Populists on the electoral ticket disgusted him. GREETINGTHEMAJOR PENN'S PEOPLE VISIT CANTON Oil City Maidens Take Btttatt 0f Flowers. Canton, Sept. 24.

Two uncommon ly interesting delegations arrived here shortly after 12 o'clock to day on five special trains. The first delegation came from Westmoreland rountv. and the other from Oil City. The Oil City delega tion brought with it about two hundred ladies. There were forty five young ladies in costume, each bearing a large basket of flowers and each representing one of the States of the Union.

There was attached to each basket of flowers a ribbon bearing the name of a. State. Following the girls bearing these beautiful burdens of flowers were three hundred men carrying red, white and blue umbrellas. Then there was a large club of first voters and after them five hundred voters representing all the trades, all the professions and the agricultural interests. xne un uaty delegation was lustily cheered along its line of march from the depot to Major 'MeKinley's residence.

It was one of the finest looking delegations that has vilsited Canton. Col. Willis J. Hillings, the spokesman, made an inter esting address, to which Major McKinley responaeei at some length. Alter the speaking Major McKinley received slhe basket of flowers from each young lady and it was then set in its place on a pyramidal stand.

The second Westmore land delegation called a (short time after the Oil City people left. A part of the Westmoreland county del egation from West Newton arrived an hour before the main body and marched up to the McKinley residence. W. S. VanDyke made a short speech to Major Mclvmley.

who responded briefly. The delegation was made up cf farmers, miners, workers in coke ovens and in the Edgar Thomson Steel Works. A FRIEND TO SLAVES. Death of an Cndergroa nd Conductor. Railroad Chicago.

111.. Sent. 24. Elbridge Blunt, who was intimately associated with John iirown in conducting the underground railway in Kansas and who was also an active scout in the Civil War, died at the family home in this city Tuesday nignt. tie was one ot the earlier settlers of Kansas.

Mr. Blunt may be said to have been a director in the famous under ground railway in Kansas. John Brown was frequently at the house of Mr. Blunt and the two combined their efforts in be half of the slaves, many of whom were helped to liberty and safety through their kind efforts. Through many a long night Mr.

Blunt stood guard over some humble cabin in which the fugitives from tne soutn were concealed. MO LONGER A WIDOW. A Woman of Sugar Notch Seeks Court's a let in uetting a HusDanct. Wilkes Barre, Sept. 24.

Thomas Gob let and Mrs. Agnes Golbosky were married at Plymouth with a good deal of ceremony, a couple of hundred of guests being present, and a reception following in the bride's home at Sugar Notch. The bride was the happiest person at the ceremony; the groom was not so joyful, for a warrant for "breach of promise hung over his head until they were pronounced man and wife. Mrs. Golbosky is about 35 years old and has been a.

widow for nearly a year. Ooblet is only 2 and quite a handsome fellow. It appears that he made love to the widow, proposed and was accepted. As the wedding day approached, how ever, his ardor cooled, and he made the excuse that he did not have money enough to buy clothes to get married in. lhewidow wanted him and rather than lose him she bought him clothing, shoes and a hat and put 92o in the pocket of the suit, he side paying the priest $15 to perform the ceremony.

Tney were to have been married yesterday, but when the time came Uoblet did not appear. Then the widow swore out a warrant charging him wSthi breach of promise. This had the desired effect, and she is no longer a widow. J1.M it BE TT ARRESTED. Plched Up at Asbury Park for Talking lglit witn viiitinimoiu.

Asbury Park. N. Sent. 24. Detec tive McNaught, of the Central New xork, came to Asbury Park, armed with papers for James J.

Corbett's arrest, on the charge of arranging a prize fight with Bob Fitzsimmons. The papers were turned over to Marshal William A. Smith, and he arrested Corbett at his training Quarters at Lock Arbor. The pugilist professed to take his arrest good natured ly, although it could be seen that ne was annoyed. Later he appeared in Justice John A.

Borden's court room. The place was crowded with friends and curiosity seek ers. Corbett said that he was surprised that he could be arrested for talking. A P. Parsons, proprietor of the Hotel Brunswick, furnished $1,000 bail, and the big Californian was released.

LOOTED THE BANK FOR $300,000. Another New Orleans Sensation Half as Big as the Union. New Orleans, Sept. 24. Another sensation was sprung when the liquida tors of the recently suspended Bank of Commerce came to the civil district court with a report.

They find that the affairs of the bank have been mismanaged; that some of the accounts have not been properly kept, and that grave irregu larties have been committed. The overdrafts amount to more than $300,000. The bank is insolvent, and its capital and surplus are lost. All that can be accomplished, under most favorable cir cumstances will be the payment in full of deposits and bills payable by the bank. This, however, is not certain.

KNOCH PRATT'S BULLIONS. Personal and Charitable Bequests of the llaltlmore Banlcer. Baltimore, Sept. 24. The will of the late Enoch Pratt indicates that the es tate is worth $3,000,000.

He left to hi wife S40O.00O and 'his city residence, to gether with its contents, his horses nnd carriage's and personal effexrts, to enjoy eluring her life. Two statues, the "Shepherd Boy" and "Campaspe," by Bartholomew, are. after Mrs. Pratt's death, to go to the Peabody Institute. Ihe sum of is set aside to pay taxes, Arc, on the resielence given Mrs.

Pratt, and at her death the princi pal is to be given to the Meadville (Pa.) Theological School. After remembering a number of rela tives and servants Mr. Pratt loaves the residue of his estate to the trustees of the Sheppard Asylum, with the stipula tion that the name of the corporation be changed to the "Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital. Cricket Club House Burned. Philadelphia.

Sept. 24 The new club house on the grounds of the Merion Cricket Club, at Haverford, was destroyed by fire this morning. The Merion's club house was burned a year ago, and the structure destroyed to day, which re placed tne old buildings, had just been completed. The loss anel origin have not yet been learned. The Australian cricket ers are scheduled to play the third and lost match with the gentlemen of Philadelphia on these grounds on October 2d.

3d and 5th. The club house cost SS5.000. and it is estimated that tie loss will lie $75,000. The insurance is on the building and $10,000 on the contents. A Lancaster Man's Snlclde Philadelphia.

Sept. 24. Park K. Frame, aged 38 years, shot himself this morning at No. 23S South Eighth street, and died shortly afterward at the Pennsylvania Hospital.

Frame reee utly came fioni Lancaster. This morning shortly lief ore 11 o'clock a pistol shot was heard anel the man was found lying on the lloor of his room with a bullet hole in his head. A patrol wagon was summoned and Frame was removed to the hospital, where he died without having regained consciousness. No cause for the deed is known. The following letter was found in the suiciele's room this, afternoon: September 24th.

1890. To whom it may concern: Owing to business, homesickness nnd a great love, for my wife. I intend killing myself with cyanielo of potassium and a bullet to make sure. I am in.snred with the Mutual Life and Penn Mutual, of Chestnut street. All bills shall lie paid out of the insurance policy.

I want a cheap casket a nd no more expe nse than is nltsolutelv I want my body taken to Lancaster, and laid in the Lancaster cemetery with no fuss or trouble to any one, as I do not desire anything. My darling wife lives at No. 22S North Queen street, and my brother, E. 1 I r. X.

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