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"VISA. lire witter PHILADELPHIA, MOKDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1885. TWO CENTS. NUMBER 3G53. A TEASED OLD MAN'S RAGE.

DR. BUCHANAN DYING. WOKE UP IN THE DEAD HOUSE. TO RACE AGAIN TO DAY MRS. LANDTO IN JAIL MANY YEARS A HERMIT IR.ROWAX WITHDRAWS I One of a Band of Boys Shot in the Face by a Victim ot Their Franks.

A crowd of boys who loiter around Eighteenth and Naudain stroots received a serious check to their prauks yesterday afternoon when one of their number was shot by an old man they had been teasing. John Ward, fifteen years old, living at 1731 Carver street, was shot in the face at half past three o'clock by John Anderson, who lives in Donnelly's court, In the rear of 1813 South street Anderson is fifty four years old and a bricklayer. The boys have often made him a butt of their Jokes and tricks and yesterday, whon he went out of the house to get some beer, he mot young Ward, a lad named John Murphy and two or three others. They began yolliug at him and Ward tried to throw a quid of tobacco in the man's tin bucket of beer. Anderson became enraged and, rushing Into his house, took a single barreled shot gun from a corner and wont back.

The entrauco to his bouse from Naudain street is through a tunnel shaped alley about seventy feet long. At the street end of this Ward was standing and Anderson flrod at him from the other end. The boy screamed aud foil, the blood gushing out of his face in streams. He was picked up aud taken to tho Fifth district police station, where Dr. Rich exanl lnod him and extracted from his head and lace twenty four No.

7 shot, such as are used for small birds. One of them wont through tho flesh over the bridge of tho noao and entering the eye caused a wound which will probably result in the loss of the sight of that eyo. Tho boy was then taken homo. Anderson was arrosted, but appeared to be perfectly unconcerned ttliout the boy. They had tormented him so much, he said, that ho didn't care how badly hurt his victim was.

Young Ward Is not dangorously hurt, the only serious result apprehended being the loss ot his right eyo. He Is looked upon in the neighborhood as a very bad boy and had Just returnod from New York, where ho had beon for two woeks, having run away from home. SULLIVAN ARItUSTICD. Taken Before a Justice for Filching In a Sunday Itiiso Jitill Game in Cleveland. Ci.EVKi.ANn, September 13.

About four thousand people were nt the Brooklyn Park to day to seo John L. Sullivan pitch for the Forest Citys in a game with the San duskys. Both clubs are composed of good amateur players, and the ganio, which resulted in a victory for tho Sauduskya by a score of 2 to 0, was watched with iutorost. At the close of the game and as tho champion was leaving tho grounds he was placed undor arrest by Constable Jones, tho smallost oflicer in tho city, who was arinod with a warrant charging Sullivan with violating tho Sunday law by playing ball. Sullivan offered no rosistanco, but, going beforo Justice Hart, gave bail in the sum of for his appearance at two o'clock to morrow.

Tho warrant was sworn out, it is said, at tho rotpiost of John 1), Rockefeller, of tho Standard Oil Company, representing the Law and Ordor League, it was tho in toution to arrest Sullivan before the game began, but owing to delay iu issuing the warrant tho officer did not roach tho grounds until tho playors were leaving. The Hrnzllian Note Counterfeiters. Waco, Texas, September 13. Lucius A. White, the alloged principal in tho Hrazilian counterfeit scheme, arrived hero this ovoning from St.

Louis to tostify at tho trial of his brolhor, Joseph II. Whito, who is held as ono of the confederates to tho plot. The brothers met cordially and after five mlnutos' conversation, in the presouco of ofllcors, were locked in soparato colls. Lucius is talkative, but Joseph is roticont. Tho former is confldont ot acquittal and says hearted Innocently In tho counterfeiting scheme, which was pl.

umed to dofraud the Brazilian Govornmont of $:127,000, but is aware that It will be dlfllcult to establish his innocence, as he Is outiroly dopendent upon tho testimony of the man whom ho is to appear against as a witness to acquit him of criminal knowlodgo. Ho soems to have no desire to conceal anything connected with the counterfeiting scheme and his testimony to morrow will probably bo vory full aud minute. Indorsing Senator Shcrmnn. The M. S.

Quay Club held a meeting last night at their headquarters, ou Lombard street, above Eleventh, at which ail the Republican candidates for nominations had boon invitod to attend. None of the candidates put lu an appearance. Chlof of Police St9wartsont as his representative Captain Leabourno, the Mayor's messenger. The captain mado a speech, iu which ho asked for colorod support for his chief. The club passod a serios of resolutions indorsing the courso of Senator Shorman in the Ohio campaign.

Spoechos woro made by Gilbert Ball and James H. Teagle, In which they said that Sherman had sounded tho battle cry of the Republican party for tho next four years. Pleasure Seekers in the Park. The delightful weather yesterday induced thousands of people to visit Fnlrinouut Park and that delightful rosort was nevor prettier. The grass was groen and wavy, tho flower bods wore liko carefully arranged bouquets and the leavos on the trees wore turning to gold and crimson hues.

Tho little excursion boats that plied up and down tho river wero loaded all day with passongers. Hundreds of vehlclos lined tho roads aud ths Wissahickou drive was crowded all day. Tho drive leading to Belmont' Mansion and George's Hill was the favorite one with tho finest oquipages and handsomo horsos iu gold and silver mounted harness dashed past each other, scarce hold in restraint by their liveriod drivers. Why Spain Claims tho Carolines. London, September 13.

The note of Senor Eldtiayen, tho Spanish Foreign Minister, to Prince Bismarck, claims Spanish sovoroignty over tho Carolines on the ground of discovery, exploration, missionary work, protection, recognition by the natives and tho existence of Spanish trading posts. Tho Germati Govornmont appears disposed to insist that the dispute concerning tho Caroline Islands bo submitted to arbitration. Spain is negotiating for tho purehaso of two men of war which are being built in Ungland for the Chiueso Government. The British Vlco Consul at San Sebastian has offered to protect the German Cousul thero in tho event of another riot. Bnrning tho Clilneso Houses.

Seattle, W. September 13. A large building occupied by Chinese laborors at the Coal Creek mtnos, twonty miles from hore, was attacked by a mob about one o'clock yestorday morning. The Chinamen, about fifty in number, fled into tho woods. The Chlneso lodging house and cook houso were burned.

The buildings burned bolongod to tho Oregon Improvement Company. Too attacking parly woro all masked. None of tho Chinamen woro attacked. The affair, coming so soon after tho Squak Valley massacre, has created an uneasy feeling hero and trouble at tho Nowcastlo mines is feared. The Anglo Kugginn Settlement.

London, September 14. The Standard publishes this morning the Anglo Russian protocol of the Afghan Frontier Commission. Every detail in connection with the frontier line Is settled, the only possible point of difference being the Oxus rivor, which the English have been tinablo to mi nutoly survey. The work of the Commission, the Mtintltinl bolieves, will moot general approval, but should the roport, howevor, be rcjeetod It Is not thought that any excited state of feeling will result hi England. General Zelinol, tho original head of the Russian Frontier Commission, has been dopused.

Yellow Fever at Guaymits, Guaymas, September 13. Seventeen deaths from yellow fever have so far occurred hero twelvo soldiors, three natlvos and two Americans. Tho namos of the latter are unknown. The numbor of new casos Is rapidly Increasing. Consul Willard Informed the State Department at Washington on the 4th Instant of tne existence of the dlsoaso here.

The Hoard of Health has declared the port infected. Washouts, caused by heavy rains, havo delayed trains in this section threo days. Tho woather Is hot, but the nights aro cool. Cincinnati Contributes to Homo Rule. Cincinnati, Soptomber 13.

A largo meeting of Irlsh Americau citizens was held hero this evening. Judgo Fitzgerald presided. Seven hundred dollars woro subscribed nnd $5,000 more pledgod. Tho meeting tnstructod Its president to send the following dispatch to Charles Stowart 1'ar nell and associates, Dublin: "Mass meeting of Irish Americans held here to night pledge imino diate assistance to Parliamentary fund aud home rule." Bobbed by Masked Men. Miles Citt, September 13.

A stage robbory Is roportod from noar Forty Mile ranch 5a Friday night. Three masked mon sloppod the stage and socured the Wells Fargo treasure box, containing fWK), en route from Fort Custer to Fort Mc Klnney. Twelve thousand dollars, government mouey for the troops, had boon sent through only a day or two before. But 438 Deaths from Cholera in Spain, Madrid, Soptomber 13. Throughout Spain to day now cases ot cholera and its doaths have been reported.

Rome, September 18. At Palormo to day there wore ton new cases of cholera and four doaths from the disease, and at Parma twonty two new casos aud twolve deaths. Shot During; a Drunken Quarrel. During a drunken quarrel at cloven o'clock laBt night Jatnos Murphoy, aged thirty eight years, living at 131 Fearue street, was shot lu the loft arm with a revolver by John McAnally. Tbe injured man was taken to his home.

The Montreal Sinnll Pox. Montreal, Septembor 13. Official returns at the Health Office to day show that thirty nine now cases of small pox woro reported, of which eigbtoen have beon authenticated. Three Years Tor ltlg Bear. Reoina, N.

V. Soptomber 13. Big Boar was yosterday sentenced to three fears in the penitentiary for treason felouy. Ocean Steamship Arrivals; At Now York Aurnnia, from Liverpool; Colon, from AspinwalL At Quooustown Servia, from New York. Broken Down In Health and Deserted by His Associates The Suicide Dodge.

Dr. John Buchanan, nationally notorious as a maker and vender of bogus medical diplomas, is dying. Until a few days ago he occupied the second story of an old fashioned four story brick house on tbe east side of Fourth street, Just below Race. In the rear room he compounded medicines and pills and bad stored thousands of pamphlets and advertising circulars, which, when he had the money to pay postage, he scattered over the country. Tbe front room he occupied as a reception room and sleeping apartment and on a small, rusty stove cooked his frugal meats.

The rooms have been closed since Saturday morning, when tbe doctor was visited by an old friend from New Jersey and was invited to accompany the latter home. He has for years boen afflicted with an incurable disease, and the rude buffetings of the world, brought about by his shameless trade in medical diplomas, has tended to weaken bis naturally robust constitution. His fuce has become worn and haggard and bis portly form has shrunken to attenuation. Deserted by everybody he has dragged out a miser ably precarious existence since his lost arrest as the companion and accomplice of the woman Russell. who testified in court that the M.

D. after her name moant "Money Down." He has lost his old time pomposity, walks with tottering stops and before many months will bo a dead man. He is now under bail for issuing bogus diplomas, but will probably never bo triod. Hanging over the street door of his Fourth street office Is a small gilt sign, on which is inscribed the name "Dr. Buchanan." Two men halted on the opposite sido of the street yesterday aud for several niinutes gazed up at the shuttered windows, on one of which hung the remnants of a To Let notice.

Finally thoy walked away and turning down Vine street sauntered slowly toward the river. The elder of tho two, a short, corpulent man, with a round, smooth faco, gray eyes, high forohead and hair streamed with gray, might easily nave been mistaken for Dr. Buchanan the Dr. Bucliauan of ten year3 ago. On a dark night about six years ago, when Dr.

Buchanan was undor ludictmont for selling bogus diplomas and was in a fair way ot conviction, he was seen to go aboard one of the Camdon ferry boats and take a position on tho forward guard. Several of the dock hands retrognized him and ho spoke to them. Jtut as tho boat was passing through the canal tnut diviuos mugway from windmill island tbe supposed doctor leaped suddenly overboard and disappeared. It was presumed that ho had been urownoa. rapers lound near wuore he bad been standing fully idontilled him as Dr.

Buchanan and tho harbor police began to look for the body. A watchman at Hidgway Park had noticed a suspicious boat lurking about the island Just prior to the arrival of tho ferry boat, and whon the cry went up, Man overboard ho saw the boat shoot out of the shadow and glide swiftly toward tho spot where the supposed dootor went down. Ho saw the man in tho boat holp another ono out of tho water and tho two then pulled toward the Camdon shore. Tho watchman told his story next day and the result was to explode the theory of the doctor's suloide. Ho was traced to Canada, arrested, brought back to Philadelphia, convictod of his crimes and sent to the Penitentiary.

Tho men who stood in front of tho doctor's office yesterday and tho men who worked togothor that dark night to lead the public to believe that the doctor had committed suicido aro idontieal. The short, portly man, with tho round, smooth face, tho high forehead and the gray hair, was "Chip" Stewart, a well known river man. It was ho who personated tho doctor and jumpod from tho deck of the forry boat. His companion, Joo Robinson, managed the little boat that attracted the attention of tho watchman at Hidgway l'urk that night. I'll tell you how the thing was managed," said Stewart "Mo and my partner woro loafing about the wiiarf ono day whon a man come up to mo suddenly and hold out his baud.

How do you ho said. Wo look enough alike to be Then he laughed and asked me if I wouldn't liko to earn fifty dollars. I told him 1 would and he gavo me a card with tho name John Buchanan printed on it and mado an appointment for mo to meet him at his oflice tho noxt day. 1 went there and wo fixed up tbe suicido scheme and put it into operation the noxt night. If it hadu't beon for that watchman on the island evorybody would have believed that Dr.

Buchanan had committed suicido." THE FREE THIXKEKS. The Resolutions That They Passed at Their Albany Convention Yesterday. Albany, N. Soptomber 13. Tho Free thinkers' Convention opened at the Loland Opora House this morning.

The first speaker was James Parton, of Massachusetts, who gavo a lecture on Victor Hugo. Courtlandt Palmer then read a series of resolutions, which were adopted. These demand a completion of tho separation of church and State by the repeal of laws exempting church property from taxation; by the prohibition of the appropriation of public moneys for the support of sectarian institutions by tbe repeal of laws compelling the observance of any day as a Sabbath or enforcing the payment of legislative chaplains or of establishing special religious days to bo observed by public authority. The resolutions further rocom mond that liberal or socular societies should bo formed for social education and recreative purposes; that freo thought and socular halls, libraries and reading rooms should be built or obtained aud that suitable lecturers and toachers should be employed wherever possible In the sevorul counties of tho State. The demand Is also made that liberal and secular societies take the place of churches and priosts in the social recognition of births, marriages and deaths, and that womon be included Into common participation with man in the knowledge, tho usos and the enjoyments of the earth.

The confused relations of labor and capital are attributed to the theological error of rogarding labor as a curse, and the demand Is mado that the Industry which creates the wealth of the world should enjoy a fair distribution of its benefits. Mrs. Augusta Cooper Bristol, of Vlneland, N. recited a poem entitled "Victory." J. K.

Kouisburg, of Kansas, thon made a speech In protost against what he termed the Puritan's Sabbath. Horace Soaver, of the Boston rnvestiyator, who has been fifty years an active worker in the Free Thought movement, gave a sketch of the difficulties which had been overcome sinco he hoard his first free thought lecture, fifty yoars ago. Miss Holen H. Gardner then delivered her now lecture, on Historical Facts aud Bible Fiction," which was an Indictment of tho Christian religion as it affected women. Temperance in the North Point Celebrntlon.

Baltimore, September 13 Ford's Opera House was thronged this afternoon with Cadets of Tomporance and others in sympathy with tho cause. Thoy assomblod to celebrate tho aunlvoraary of the battle of North Point, which was fought sevouty ono years ago yestorday. Fully 2,000 pooplo crowdod Into tho thoatre. The lower floor was occupied by the Baltimore Cadots and sections from Now York aud Philadelphia. Temperance addresses were delivered by Hev.

Dr. F. M. Kills, ot Baltimore; Charles II. Miller, of Philadelphia George Giidorsleeve and William Shelly, of Now ork.

A Fusilado In a Saloon. Louisville, September 13. Four persons participated in a shooting at Franklin, last night. All wore wounded, one fatally. Shoriff Beall went into a saloon to arrest John Fugato for carrying a pistol.

Gus Gilbert, a friend of Fugnto, began firing and shot Boall twice. Marshall Murray came to Bead's assistance and shot Fugato twice. Tho firing boenme general aud Murray recolvod a slight wound. Beall Is fatally aud Fugate seriously injured, the wounds ot tho others being slight. Tho New York Governorship.

Special Dispatch to The Timks. New York, September 13. Advices from all over the State are to the otToct that Hill will take the Democratic nomination for Govornor without much opposition, also that Carr is leading all tho other Republican candidates, closoly pressed by Morton. If Carr continues to gain as fast as he has the past week he will be nominated, though tho frieuds of Morton and Davis are still very sanguine. SMALL TELEGRAMS.

Austin Carson, colored, was killed antl throe persons wore badly stunned by lightning during a storm at Woatherby's plantation, near Canton, Mississippi, on Saturday. The electrio light wires sot fire to the paper on the celling of the Grant clothing houso, Grand Rapids, yesterday morning. The damage by flro aud water was $35,000. The sehoonor Iroland, which was sunk some time ago in tho Delaware, below Now Castle, was floated Sunday morning by a wrecking steamer and beached at Penn's Grove, New Jersey. Three young mnrriod men of Kocklnnd, Charles Young, K.

8. Curtis and Arthur Wheolor, were drowned lu Accord pond on Sunday by the capsizing of thoir boat in a gust of wind. A locomotive and caboose on tho Lexington and Northern Branch of the Missouri Pacific wont through a bridge Into the Littlo Osage river near Pleasant Hill, yesterday. The engineer, Frod Karl, and fireman, 1'. Mcllauoy, wore drowned.

On Saturday night at John V. Moore's restaurant, Wilmington, Ed Burns, colorod, accidentally shot his sister in law, Mrs. George Burns, In the eye, BCnttoring hor brains on tho floor and killing her Instantly. Burns was arrested and lodgod in Jail. Rudolph Donicke, for fifteen years routo agent on the Georgia Contrnl Railroad, was arrosted In his postal car while passing Baruesvlllo at midnight Saturday night lie had broken opon one hundred lotters lu the short ruu between Macon and that place.

Joseph Goodwin was killed and James, his 1 1 l.lnM In ria th ll.tmil. Mr saw and planing mill, in Bryan, Texas, on Saturday. Both were littlo boys who woro carrying their father's dinner, and whilst playing about the mill were caught in one oi me nous wun tne auove result. At Bucyrus, Ohio, Saturday night, William Jones was seen In a low resort with I'iggy" Holding and Joe lde, two bad characters. He had considerable money In his pockot and was drinking.

Yesterday morning his doad body was found on the railroad and his pockets empty. Uotellng and lde have boen arrested. The total value of exports of mineral oils from tho United States during the eight months ending August 81, 1885. was 131,701,168, against 130,414,589 for the same period of 1884. For the twelve months ending the same date of 1885 ootton to the value of was exported and (or the year ending August 01, 1004, The Keeper of the Chicago Morgue Startled 1y an Unpleasant Incident.

Chicago, September 13. When a feller sees a stiff' open its eyes and kinder gaze 'round on the other as if it didn't like the 'commodatlons of this here hotel, 'tain't so pleasant as it might be, 'specially after night, when considerate corpses keep quiet," said Tom Miller, keeper of the City Morgue, this morning. "What was the trouble with the corpse that wouldn't keep quiet?" he was asked. Well, sir, I don't know. The doctors say It was hysterics, but I thought it was only womoo who are troubled with that disease.

No, he didn't break the monotony by speakin'. He Jist opened his eyes and looked round with a kind of glazed stare and twitched his muscles. In less 'an two minutes the doctors took him off the marble slab 'an hustled him into the hospital. Then things resumed their customary quiet about here. 1 dou't want no more sich conduct among the 'stiffs, you kin bet." Who was It You'll hev to go Into the hospital to find that out, sir." An examination of the hospital recordsshowed that the inconsiderato corpso was illiam 11.

uwen, a Dartendor, residing at yttt nest i.aso street. Owen had fallen in a lit at the corner of Wabash avenue and Etdrldge court. A physician in the crowd that gathered around tho man pronounced it a case of poisouing and advised the calling of the police patrol. Tho wagon came and conveyed me unconscious bartender to the County Hospital. Officer Tim Madigan, of the Armory, was in charge.

Before arriving at their destination Officer Madigan felt his pationt's pulse, listened for his heart throbs aud decided, with great professional dignity, that he was dead. Having completed his diagnosis, the officor instructed his driver to pull up at the Morgue on Wood stroot, instead of the hospital ontranco. The supposed dead man was carried into the Morgue and thrown down on one of ttie cold, wet, dripping marble slabs provided for corpsos. LiUCKlly ooiore regaining consciousness air. Owen was carried Into the hospital, examined by Dr.

Bridge and assigned to Ward 6. One of the hospital officials says that immediately after Owen was brought from tho Morgue his eyes were open, but fixed in their stare, aud his pulse beats were dis cernible. Yesterday morning Bartender Owen got up fooling quite like himself again. Ho came out of the ward, and, after looking around the ofilces of the institu tion in a dazed, blank sort of way for a little time, sot out to take a walk and has not been seen by tho hospital ofllcials since. They carofully concealed from him the fact that he had been thrown into the dead house.

THE DAUPIIIV CENTENNIAL. Harrisbnrg Ablaze With I'atriotic Enthusiasm Over the Week's Celebration. Special Dispatch to The Times. Hakhisiicrg, September 18. This city is ablaze with coutennial patriotism.

To morrow will begin tho celebration of the one hundredth year of the settlement of Dauphin county and in honor of the event the capital city is being gorgeously decorated. Tho display in the business portions of the town Is already unprecedented and by to morrow ovory section of it will be beautified with tho national colors and othor appro priate decorations. Numerous arches span the stroots and the word Welcome strikes the eye in all directions. Kvon Prison keeper Mcllhonny is disposed to bo hospitable to the thousands of people that will bo attractod to the city by the centennial exercises and has had placed in front of the Jail a patriotic device containing the words 11 Welcome All." Centennial sermons wore delivored in nonrly all the churebos.of the county to day. At nine o'clock to morrow morning all tho church, fire engine and other bells In the county will bo rung for fifteen minutes.

At tho same hour tho children of Dauphin county will assembly at Harris Park preparatory to marching through tho streets, fcach of tho participants In the parade will receive an appropriate souvenir. Several thousand childron will be in line. At. eleven tho formal Inaugural exorcises will occur in the Court House, Ex Senator Mumma presiding. Addresses will be delivered by Governor Pattison, Judge Slmonton, Mayor Wilson and Kev.

William A. Harris, D. D. In tho evening Simon Camoron will preside at a meeting in the Court House. Judge Mc Pherson will delivor an historical address.

On Tuesday there will be a parade of the Eighth lioglmont National Guard, Grand Army of tho Kepublic and civic and social societies. The industrial display will take place on Wednesday and the procession is oxpected to be at least tlvo miles long. The firemen will parade on Thursday. Companies from all portions of the State, in alt about fifty companies, will bo represented. The Philadelphia firemen participating will have the right of tho line.

The antiquarian display at the State Capital Skating Kink will be one of the principal attractions of the centennial, as it is very elaborate. A SALOON KEEPER. HURT. The Sunday Fracas at Stumptown That Re sulted in Jerry Monnlian's Serious Injury. Special Dispatch to The Times.

Shenandoah, September 13. Stumptown, a suburb of this place, was the scene of a disturbance at live o'clock this ovon ing, which for a time threatened to end in a serious riot That neighborhood is almost exclusively inhabited by Polos and Hungarians and has always borne an unenviable roputation. Those people never fail to celobrate pay day by indulgiug in a genoral spree, nnd as both companies paid hore yosterday last night was no exception. Quarrels were numerous, but nothing of a serious character occurred until this ovoning, whon a largo crowd of the foreigners assembled in and about the Bonsavige saloon, kept by Jerry Monahan, known as "Jorry the Miser," who owns a block of tenement houses occupied by the Polos and Huns. They wore more or loss intoxicated and got very boisterous.

A man namod Sheitds, a resident at the place, who was also under the influence, became involved in a quarrel with the foreigners, who numbered thirty or more. Four or flvo of the Huns wero badly beate n. "Jerry the Miser took the part of his tenants and yelled for the police. Shoitds, however, rushed at him, knockod him down and Jumped upon him, indicting serious and perhaps fatal Injuries. During the excitemont stones and brick bats were flrod into the rear of the miser's saloon aud resi dence, seriously injuring a number of foreigners, wuo maue an unsuccessiui attempt to got at sueltus, who subsequently broke away from his friends and mado another raid on the foreigners.

Tho fight lasted thirty mlnutos, after which Sheitds was taken to his home uninjured and tho crowd dispersed. Monahan is sixty years of age and is reputed to bo worth over $30,000 in real estate. No arrests wero made. Death of Captain John Livers. Special Dispatch to The Times.

Boston, September 13. Captain John Liv ers, Unitod States army, died in tills city on Saturday. He was born in Maryland in 1810. In 182H he ran away from homo and Joining the army served in the Seminole war, tho Creek campaign and the Mexi can war. He was also In tho Utah expedition of In November, 18uy, he was appointed first lieutenant and quartermaster of the Third Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery and served from that date until the close of the war as post quartermaster at Fort Monroe.

Ho was then appointed military storekeeper in the Quartermaster's Dopartniont, IT. S. and received in July, lHtitf, the rank of captain. Ills subsequent service was at Fort Leavenworth, Omaha and Philadelphia. He was retired Juue IHS'3, his active sorvlce having extended over II fty flve years, thirty live of which woro passed as an enlisted man.

The Police Light On a Mare's Nest. Cincinnati, September 13. For some weoks past the police have shadowed tho building nt the corner of Fourth and Sycamore streots, tho lower floor of which is occupied as a saloon. Thore was a suspicion that gambling was going on. Last Thursday evening thoy saw moro people than usual wond lng their wny to the darkened apartments and mado a rush for the doors aud entered.

Instead of faro or kono they stumbled upon a lot of peoploat prayer. Some tlino ago tho Polish residing that neighborhood had rented tho rooniB, being crowdod out of their old church because their landlord wanted to build. The faithful wero celebrating the Jowish new yoar. The raid was never reported and tho police tried to keep the mattor quiot, but It leaked out to day. The Luzerne Democratic Primaries.

Special Dispatch to The Times. Wilkesbabbe, September 13. Lator re turns from Saturday's Democratic primnrios Insure the nomination of James A. Lenahan for District Attornoy. Ho will have more than a majority of tho dolegatos on first ballot For Prothonolary Frank Itrockway will havo no opposition.

Thore will be a fight for Clerk of the Courts between llazleton and Plttston, but the placo will probably bo iriven to a candidate from the former place in the person of nnip iioner. me jury uommtssionersiup will go iu i itiaiuu. Hacked to Pieces hy Chinese. Lewiston, Idaho, September 13. D.

M. Frazer, fortwolve yoars Auditor of Shoshone county, has beon found murdorod in his lodgings In the roar of his store, at Pierce City. Ills body had beon hacked to piocos. Tho object of the murderers was ovldontly robbory, as a blanket had beon hung over a window and an unsuccessful attempt made to blow open the safo. Tracks leading from tho room indicate that tho deed was done by Chinese.

Thore is no clue. Mr. Frazer was a pioneer of Southern Idaho aud was woll known and much roapocted. He Struck a Nltro Olyeerlne Can. Bradford, September 13.

This afternoon, about two miles south of this city, some boys discovered a disused nitro glycorine can. Ono of the boys, George Canfield, aged 17 years, threw a stone at it Ho was a good marksman and tho stone exploded what little glycerine remained In the can. The force of the explosion caused the stone to rebouud, one piece of It striking Canllold In the abdomen aud another In the choek. Ho lived but an hour. Death of Randolph Peters.

Special Dispatch to The Timk. Wilmington, September 13. Rnn dolph Peters, tho woll known nurseryman of this State, was fouud dood In his carriage late this evon lng on a distant part of his nursery. Ho had boon making a tour of inspection. Ho was born about sixty five years ago at Concord, Delaware county, and he loaves a wife aud sevou grown children.

THE CURIOUS MAN ON BLUE MOUNTAINS Living; for Over a Quarter of a Century With Only Dogs and Cats for His CompanionsThe Reclnso of the Blue Mountains. The Blue Mountains, which separate Berks and Schuylkill counties, overlook for milos a rich farming, iron and coal producing country. The scenery is beautiful and even grand. Away up on the topmost point lives Matthias Borger, one of the strangest characters in all Pennsylvania. Ho is famous the country around as the "Blue Mountain Hermit." For twenty nine years, from choice rather than from force of circumstances, he has lived the life of a recluse.

His story is a strange one, but many farmers in the valleys and not a few citizens of Reading can vouch for its accuracy. A long rido up a winding path and a scramble on foot through brush and briars brings tho visitor to a clearing, in the midst of which stands a low hut, of vory small proportions, hnrdly more than eight feet high. Not a sound breaks the stillness of the mountain. The door is not more than two feet wide and four foet high. A knock at this low entrance and the horinit stands before the visitor.

Tnn BLDE MOUNTAIN HERMIT. Matthias Bergor is scvonty two yoars of age nnd about five foot four inches in height. His head is covered with straggling tufts of silvered hair, combod smoothly down. His face is cleanshaven, and his genoral attire, although rough, Is neat. Ho lives in a room about eight foot in diameter, for tho hut is circular in shape and constructed on a framowork of strong chestnut posts, placed obliquely in tho ground and in a circle.

Those all taper at the top. The space between them is filled up with loaves and plastered with mountain clay. The walls are thick and aro aliko a strong defense against wintor's cold or summer's sun. Inside everything is of the most primitivo manufacture. Upon huge pegs drivon into tho walls are laid boards and upon the shelf thus made tho old hormit sleeps.

An old fashioned wood stovo stands in tho contro.and beneath this, in a holo in tho ground, are stored potatoos and other eatables. Thoro arequilts and blankets for coverings uud thocush ion upon which the hormit rosts his head is filled with straw. Ho entertains an aversion to feathers and says they give him the headacho. Light is admitted into the placo by small window, not more than three foet square. Very frequently in winter time ho soes no ono for three and four months and even longer, but ho manages to pass his tinio with his own thoughts and thrives on them.

Nearly forty years ago ho camo to Amoriea from Germany, strong, active and in the prime of life. Just in what particular placo he formerly lived no ono knows. Ho does not like to talk about his history on tho othor sido ot the ocean, but notwithstanding his complete isolation from his fellow mon for nearly a third of a century thoro are still traces of reilne mont and gentleness, which speak of bettor days. Tho first known of hiin was in Heading, whoro ho romainod but a short while and then drifted to the Blue Mountains to chop wood. Thoro he mado a rudo hut on tho spot whoro his present ono stands.

Then a vast forest covered tho hills. Ho lived in unbroken solitude and his only companions woro the multitude of snakes that crawled through tho underbrush. CONTENTEn ON FIFTY CENTS A WEEK. Gradually the man grew to like tho stillnoss of tho mountain. Ho felled the troos about him until ho estimates that 5,000 cords have boen split by his own hands and sold.

He improved his hut nnd settlod down to live in it for tho ro maindor of his days. Hard work brought him in $1,500 and on the Interest of this ho livos in peace and contontment. "I live on about fifty conts a week," said tho old man, nnd he smiled as his visitor gavo him nn incredulous look. I drink nothing but Blue Mountain toa, which I mako myself, and oat vory little boyond bread and potatoos and such game as I can socure on the hills." Four miles away is tho nearest farm house. He visits it only at long intervals.

He says that ho is healthy and strong and that is all ho wants. Why, look at your rich men," he philosophized they're always sick and ailing. Thoy eat too much. I eat sparingly and foel well and expoct to live until I am one hundred years old." The old man is a devout Catholic and tho Bible nnd prayer book are the only volumes he has road for many years. At long intervals ns years go by ho runs down to Beading and attends services in St.

Paul's Catholic Church. He prays for hours nt a tinio in his mountain home. In the largo open space around his hut ho raisos various kinds of vegetables. Poach trees have grown up around him and he gets several bushels of the fruit from thorn. Then ho raises a littlo wheat on anotlior patch of ground.

The grain ho thrashes in the most primitive method, after which ho has it ground into flour. Ho has long boen naturalized and now and thon votos in Berks county, tramping over oight milos to cast his ballot a duty which he thinks ho ought to perform. The loneliness of his situation can be imagined whon it is stated ho did not loarn tho rosult of last Novombor's Presidential election until spring, when a hunter, who had gone up on tho mountain to do a little shooting, told him. Tho old hormit is not entirely alone. A dog and a family or two of cats and kittens give him nil the company he wants.

An old rifle hanging against tho wall is another tiusty companion, which has done him good service in the past. Those mountains wore formerly filled with wild animals and ho can tell many stories of his on countors with thom. ONE NAHROW ESCAPE. I remember," he said, when this entire mountain was one entire wildorness. Wildcats and panthers wero as plonty as Just soo hore," and ho strippod off his coat and oxposed two or three scars down his back" fully twolve inches long.

That was done about twonty flvo yoars ago. Thoso aro tho marks of a wildcat. I was coining through tho woods ono night whon I saw two eyes like stroams of flro thrown towards me from a tree overhead. I knew that thoy wore those of a wildcat. Before I had time to get away she jumped and landod on my back, burying her claws deep into my flosh.

I throw myself on tho beast and while sho was toaring my hands and arms with her sharp claws I whipped out my knifo and cut her In the neck until sho blod to death. I havo killed hundreds of catamounts in my time and helped to exterminate thom this Bection. Thoy killed many farmors' sheep and tho County Commissioners used to offor several dollars reward for every one killed. Many a dollar did I oarn that wuy. All the door that I over killed must have waudorod away from thoir grazing grounds, for thoy wore almost starved to death.

I remember perfectly well the last two I shot. Thoy came bloating in front of my hut. Thoy didn't move when I appoarod and I killed both before thoy could escape. Iu winter time I have some sport in trapping and shooting wild turkeys. Whon the snow is on the ground I put a littlo food on the outside and thoy come and oat it like chickons.

Thon I can pop at thom through a loophole or, if I want to catch thom alivo, I soak a littlo corn in somo brandy and thoy becomo stupidly drunk. They fall ovorand I can easily capture thom. A ducking in a pall of wator generally brings thom aroundall right." A BTBANOE MAN. Matthias Borger is one of those strange characters one moets only once in a lifetime He thinks that men who can solve tho mystorlos of the skios and earth aro possessed of tho dovll, and whllo ho has hoard of tho telegraph and tolophone ho does not want to have anything to do with thom, as thoy aro part of the machinations of tho evil one. Ho knows nothing of a great world beyond him.

(Hied with life nnd activity, and of the struggles of men to gain riches nnd power. All of those are noth ing to him. He has nu idoa that men aro getting too smart from too much reading and will therefore not touch a nowspapor. Ho shook his visitor warmly by tho hand whon he loft, remarking that It would possibly bo another four months bofore he would look upon a human face again. A COUNTERFMTEIl'S DEN.

The Place Where Sharp and Glldoy Turned Out Ihe Spurious Coin. Hnrry V. Sharp anil Charles Gilcloy, the two alleged counterfoltors arrested by Chlof of Defectives Kelly nnd Dotoctlve Bond on Saturday, will be given a hearing bofore the United States Commissioner to day at ten o'clock. The detectives went to Camden last night in soarch of Sharp's house, where the spurious money is supposed to have boen coined, and after much troublo found it to be a little frame structure on Firth street, in tho suburbs. The bath room seems to havo been the work shop ot the counterfoltors.

In it was found a table, to which a vise was attached, battorios charged with solutions for plating, burnishing instruments, a mold, which had boon brokon, and other evidences of criminality. Tho men arrested aro believed to be the same who escaped in Capo May county three weeks ago. John ilitnna, alias "Mack," who was arrested at that time, had a lot of counterfeit money on hhn and was taken to Trenton, N. whore ho awaits trial. Glldoy, when arrostod, had several counterfeit Bland dollars In his pocket.

Chief of liotoctlvns Kelly believes that a large amount of spurious money has boen manufactured at the place in vainuen lately. ACCUSED OF KILLING JULIA WILMOT. A Talk With the Woman Who Was Convicted of Causing; the Death of Mary Devine An Incriminating Letter Found. A woman's pale, haggard face and frightened eyes looked through the bars of a coll in the Ninth district station yestorday. The prisonor was Mrs.

Dr." Lucrotia Landto, alias Mrs. Doll, the suspected murderess of Julia Wilmot, of Haddonflold, N. who died a fow days ago from malpractice. The woman's sharp featuros and white face had a sinister appearance, made more so by a white bandage around her forehead and a blood stained handkorchief she hold In hor hand. She had been in the cell since hor arrest, at ten o'olock the night before, by Officer Watermyer, and appeared to have passod a sleoploss night.

A plain black dress of cheap matorial, glossy from ago, constituted hor attiro and thore was no sign of an ornament about her. On the hard bench tho only pioco of furniture in the iron grated cell was a garment, the front of which was bespattered with blood. These stains aud the bandngo around hor foro hoad woro duo to her being struck with the door the night beforo when tho officer burst Into her room, at 1435 Vino stroet, and plncod her in arrest. Thowonnd was only a slight cut, but she dosired to convey the impression that it was painful and serious. ANXIOUS ABOUT HHNDRICKSON.

The young girl whoso death she is charged with having caused has been buried and F. W. Hondrlckson, the author of Julia Wilmot's ruin and the alloged accomplice of Mrs. Doil, is still at largo. Hendrickson's whereabouts appear to cause Mrs.

Doll more anxioty than anything else, and second to that is hor rage at her husband, William Harpor, tho livory stable koopor on Seventh street, bolow Callowhill. She is unstinted in her denunciation of Harper, whom sho avers is the cause of all hor troublo. Harpor visited the police station yestorday morning to identify tho prisoner, but did not care to bo seon by hor. Slio was accordingly brought up into tho hearing room, while he secreted himsolf in a corner. Ho obtained a good view of her and said she was tho woman ho hnd married and who had served a term in the Eastern Penitentiary for malpractice In causing the doath of Annie Dovino in IHVJ.

ADMITTING IIEU IDENTITY. His identification was unnecessary, as tho prisonor acknowledged horsolf to bo tho same woman. Whon visited in her cell sho was voluble iu hor statement, but was careful to conceal and dony everything pertaining to the crime for which she is hold. Every now nnd then in hor talk she would stop and ask a quostion concerning the probablo disposition of hor case and would repeat hor question about Hondriekson. Almost tho first thing sho asked of tho reporter was Whero is Hondriekson Have thoy arrested him When answered that ho had not boon caught, her eyes would drop ns if in thought, but thero was no facial indication of pleasure or regret at tho knowledgo.

AN INTERVIEW WITH THE WOMAN. "Do you know Hondriekson?" sho was asked. "No, I dou't know anything about him. Do you think thoy will hold mo to a higher court tomorrow? This is nil dono by Harper, the man I married and who has done all ho could to injure me." She spoke with a pronounced German accent, but hor language was correct and showed some culture. I did not know anything about this until last Monday, when Mrs.

Werneth showed mo The Times. Harper told the reporter, so the papor said, all about me and gave the police a photograph of mo. I would have given myself up then, but it seems thoy did not want me. Why did I leave here? Because I had somo business to attend to and wanted to place my littlo girl whoro she would be taken care of. Bosidos, as Harper know so much about me I was curious to learn what more he would tell tho police and newspapers.

I wont to Trenton and romainod there two days, when I camo back to my old houso. Whon I wasconvictod and sontouced to the penitentiary he mado mo give him all my jewelry oxcept a watoh. I refused to givo him that, but when I was in prison thoy poisoned mo and stole what littlo jowelry I had kept. DENYING THAT SUE KNEW THE GIRL. "You want to know if I know this girl; what's her name Wilmot No; I nevor saw her.

Do yon think they will convict mo on a crazy girl's story At this juncture Mrs. Doll betrayed a littlo more than ordinary oxcitement and her voico was almost pleading as sho clutched the bars and bosoeched au answer. Of courso sho was crazy, talking about shooting and all that sort of thing." Sho turned from tho grating and said, as if to recover herself: "It's funny to mo tho fathor didn't shoot Hondriekson. if all that I have soen In tho papers is true. All my information was procured through the papers, which I read every day.

I don't soo what thoy had to make such a fuss about arresting mo. I was going to give myself up tomorrow and when I was in a car yesterday I pencilod a noto to the District Attornoy. tolling him that I would be at homo all day Monday and would borendy to rocoivo his olTlcors at any tinio. I mailed that noto Saturday afternoon. Whon the olllcor broke in my door last night I was struck on the head and you can soo for yoursolf how soveroly I was bruised.

I did not want to bo arrostod, bocauso I was going to givo mysolf up." WHY SHE CHANOED HER NAME. What is your real name?" My name is Landto. I changed it to Doll when I came out of prison a year ago lust May because I didn't want Harper to know whero I was. It is not true that I abandoned the suits I instituted against him. If they woro abandoned it is the fault of my lawyers, but tho dlvoroo suit was sot for noxt Monday." Mrs.

Landto talked a groat deal moro, but rambling as was hor conversation sho was shrewd onough not to commit horsolf upon tho chargos now lodgod against her. Hor assertion that sho remained in Tronton only two days and returnod to her houso, nt 1435 Vine street, is denied by tho officers nnd Mr. Wornoth, hor landlord. Tho reason she was not arrostod beforo sho loft the city was on account of tho hitoh in tho law, Julia Wilmot having died in Now Jersey. Undor instructions from tho Coroner In Philadelphia Special OiTicor Watormyer, of the Niuth district, was dotailed Sunday a week ago to watch Mrs.

Doll's houso, but lxad no orders to arrest hor. When sho loft homo on Tuosday morning sho told tho Wernotha that sho was going to surrender herself. Immediately after her disappearance Chief of Detoctivos Kelly was tolegraphod to. ALLOWED TO ESCAPE. Then for the first timo orders woro givon to "follow nnd arrest hor." It was too lato, how evor, and to romody this fatal error Ofllcors Watormyer and Swank woro detailod to watch tho house.

Thoy did so continuously from Wodnosday last, at 3 clock, until 10 o'clock Saturdny night, whon sho returned nnd was captured. Tho nogro man who visited the house in the aftornoon of Saturday was evldontly a spy for Mrs. Landto, but Officer Watormyor's clover noss prevented him from learning anything and tho man went back to toll his principal that tho coast was clear. In Mrs. Landto's bod chamber a quantity of bottlos flllod with liquids, noarly nil marked hair dye, were found and a largo number of nowspnpers from interior towns in Pennsylvania and summor resorts in Now Jorsoy.

All these papers contained advertisements informing unfortunate womon that thoy could obtain relief by visiting Mrs. Doll, 1435 Vine street." AN IMPORTANT LETTER. Sovoral lottors addressed to her wore also found and ono of thom may prove of value to the prosocution, This lottor was sent from Had donllold, N. where the doad girl Hvod with hor old fathor, and was written by a woman who claimed to be married. Sho said she was tired of having childron nnd being in a dolicnte condition she doslrod to plane horsolf under tho euro of Mrs.

Don antl would leave for Philadelphia in a short time. It is belioved that the letter was written by Julia Wilmot, who would naturally desire to conconl hor identity. When spoken to on tho subjoct of this lottor Mrs. Landto said "Anybody can roceive lotters. That don't prove anything." etio win navo a noaring at mo central Station this morning.

He Killed the Peacemaker. Evansville, Soptomber 13. Doputy Sheriff Gurley Taylor, of Boonovlllo, arrived In this city yesterday morning, having In charge one Waltor Severs. About a year ago Sovors had a quarrel with a man In Warrick county and he drew a knife and Intended to kill his enemy. Just as he was about to Dlunge the blade Into tho man Abbott Shaw, a friend of Severs, steppod botwoen the two and told thom that tne tning could be settloil without bloodshed.

In his anger Severs plunged the knife Into his friend, killing him almost Instantly. He then lied and was a fugitive from Justice until a fow days ago, whon he was captured In Kansas City. Taylor took his prisoner to the scene of his crime to night, where be will ue noiu tor trial oa a cnargo oi muruer. THE YACHTS READY FOR THE CONTEST Yachtsmen Anxious for Sunday's Brisk Win to Continue Why the Genosta Went Ahead on Friday Talks With the Skippers of the Rivals. Special Dispatch to The Times.

New York, 13. The music that the florce wind made to day Id the rigging of the big ileet of yachts which oscillated in tho white caps off Staten Island would have been pleasant in the ears of cutter onthusiasm of Saturday. It was just the kind of woather thoy have beon longing for since tbe far off timo of the first trial botween the Puritan and the Genosta. It was blowing big guns outside tho Hook. The little black whiskered, sunburned skippor of tho British cutter looked as If he lamented the wasto of weather so glorious.

Aubrey Crocker, the Yankoe sloop's tall down East skippor, was us sorry as the British captain that tho howling wind had come day too lato. Tho Puritan was towed down to Staploton this morning from the Market street dry dock, whoro she had hor hull retouched with black lead during tho night. Mr. Edward Burgess, her dosignor, and General Paine passed tho afternoon dashing around the bay on tho sloop Mischief nnd wishing that it was Saturday. Mr.

J. Malcom Forbes antl Mr. Richards runiainod in tho city nnd Mr. Welch stuck to the British yacht. Of tho exciting trial of Friday Mr.

Welch said: WHEN TUE OENESTA WAS AHEAD. I think we did not havo enough canvas on whoa tho Genosta began oulfooling us. Sho would not have crossed our bows if she had not got a different slant of wind. Wo wero surprised to soe a reef in ono of the Genosta's jibs. Wo had nn impression that ono of herstrong points was her ability to carry much canvas in tho heavy weather which promised at first to prevail on Friday.

Wo aro convinced by our experience then that tho Puritan can go just as well as the Genestn holding across seas, but may not quite as woll with the son abeam." Mr. Welch was inclined to think that ths Geuesta pointed quite as well as tho Yankoe sloop. Captain Crocker said ho was unable to say why tho Puritan forged ahead of the British yacht so unexpectedly on Friday. Ho said he had not eased her shoots. On tho contrary, lie had kept hor into the wind as closely as at llrst.

A rumor got iilloat to day that the Puritan had violated some rule of tho Now York Yacht Club by going on the dry dock ponding to morrow's nice. Mr. Welch said that tho owuors of the Puritan got permission of tho racing committoe to do it and that thoro was no rule against it. TO rjAY'S RACE. Thoro is a prospoct for a good race to morrow.

The course of twonty milos to windward nnd return will not bo tried nguin until Tuesday, and to morrow's contest is to bo ovor tho regular courso of tho Now York Yacht Club, a distunes of thirty eight miles. The start is off Staploton and tho courso is noarly south to buoy No. 10, thonco east by the end of Sandy Hook, thence about southeast to tho Sandy Hook Light ship and back again ovor tho same course, Ths Easterners fear that thero will be trouble at ths turning points in tho ritco. The bank of steamboats and tugs in front of the flag raft on Friday prevented us from seeing it," Mr. Welch said, "and when we squnred away for home with spinaknr set tho mass of craft that followed us killed overy particle of wind, and wo drifted for a long timo.

Wo are anxious that all boats, especially the big excursion boats, shall keep out ot our courso and avoid concealing tho buoys from us. This will give both cuttorand sloop fair play." The Genesta's. owner, Sir liiciiard Sutton, is greatly pleased with the cuttor's now bowsprit and also with tho quick nnd neat manner in. which it was made, lie was nskod why an objection had been made to tho starting of the yachts niter twelvo o'clock on Saturday. He said that thoro had beon a tacit understanding between gontlemon of the regatta committeo and himsolf that no race would be sailed if the start was not made beforo that hour.

"As thoro was no written agreement," he addod, "I would not, of courso, insist upon the fullillmont of this." A TALK WITH THE GEXESTA'S OWXER. Sir Richard said ho thought tho Gencsta was undor as great disadvantage in American waters as tho Puritan would be In English waters. He had refusod to sail on Saturday bocauso he did not want to bo fooling around nt sea until lats at night. Ho thought it would be a great deal bottor to postpono the ntco. Ho was sorry the people hud boen disappointed so many timog and hopod that tho qualities ot tho two boats would be dotenuinod, if not in to morrow'9 or Tuesday's races, on Wednesday at least.

The unfinished racos had demonstrated, ho said, that tho Puritan could outpoint the Genosta. Ho noticed that the Puritan worked to windward when tho yachts were running sido by sido. Whether or not ho takes the America's cup with him, Sir Bicliard will start for his homo on Saturday after next. Indications aro not wanting that thoro will ba another great crowd to witness tho yachts In thoir efforts to mako race to morrow. It has been roportod that there was littlo or no bottlng on tho contests, but it is doelured such is not tho case nnd there has boen ft considerable amount of monoy wagered.

Tho betting on Wall street is much heavier than Is generally supposed and a careful estimate shows tho majority to be in favor of tho American boat. All along tho river fronts, on the ferry boats and in the cars, people are saying: Why don't the yachts race to day, so the many thousand working people might soe tho contest In thia spondid breeze?" for tho still broczo that has been blowing from the southward all day would havo sent tho yachts ovor the course in five hours easily. Falll's Ktiropean Tour. London. September 13.

Mine. Pntti will begin her Kuropoan tour iu Xovomber. Impresario Sclitirmann luts Joined Uoovia ill undertaking tho financial responsibility for thirty performances in Belgium, Holland, Austria, Kouniauia and Turkey, Mulshing at Monte Curio. Josephine Rezko Is about to marry Leopold Krtmotnbork, the millionaire part uorof the great Polish bankers. Deterred by Threats.

Tams, September 13. The intention of tho natlvos of Alsaco and I.orralno resident In this city to ruu two candidates in tho elections for members of the French Chamber of Deputies has been abandoned in consco.nonco of articles lu tlto Oermaa oniclal organs threatening moro sevore measures in tho government of Alsace aud Lorraine If tho idea bo porsisted in. Judic Sails for New York. London, September 13. Madame Judic has sailed for Now York.

She sent her daughtor to a convontand hor sen Worthing to college Worthing says that his mother, after going through hor usual renertolro. will nlav In a series of operettas in New York which she has nevor played hi Paris, including tho 'tiraud Casimir'' and "Oranda tiucnesso." Indian Military Changes. London, September 13. The government of India proposes to abolish the military commands of Uombay nnd Madras and to rofortn aud centralize tho administration of Southern India, with headquarters at Honilmy. Tho Duke of Counaught wlU be given ono of tho chief commands.

Phillips ltrooks Back In lloston. TiosToN, September 13. Iiov. Phillip Brooks arrlvod from ICurope to duy on the steamer Puvonlo. Indications for To Day.

For the vicinity of jVcto York city and PhU tulrtphia inereaaiiig lncalrain fresh smithieettU'rty iciMts. higher. itloiecd by lowtr temr perature. Temperature nt the Signal Office yesterday: Illga est, 78.7 lowest, 5D.8; average, 08.9. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Several thousand pcoplo listened to the last of the Fsirmount Park Sunday concorts given yesterday afternoon by McClurg Baud. John JlcCrosseu, of 1G0 Brown street, oa Saturday night assaulted Sarah Fonlin, of 809 Drown street. Ho was held lu fuOO bail by Magistrate Lad ner yosterday. Joseph Lnnes, 19 years old, was accidentally shot In tho arm by nn unknown sportsmnn at the Meek nn Saturduy. Ho was admitted to the Pennsylvania Hospital.

Benjamin Fendell, who was injured on Saturday by falling through a hatchway In the Dalanoy Dyo Works, died yestorday at tho St. Mory's Hospital, whore ho was removed. It is announced by the passenger department of the Pennsylvania Knilroad that on and after to day all trains now running botween Lewes anil Hohoboth will be withdrawn trom sorvlco. Shortly nftor ono o'clock yesterday morning Special Officer Ploreo, of tho American District Telegraph Company, arrested Harry Mills, aged twenty three yoars, for attempting to break Into the house 4028 Chestnut street. Sub Offlcer George Grier, of the Fourth police district, was assaulted at Front and Callowhill streets last night by throe men, who blackened his eye.

Daulel McNamara, supposod to bo one ot the assailants, was arreslod. JOHN L. KINSEY NAMED FOR SHERIFF The Conncllman Yiehls and the Assistant Dis trict Attorney Tcndored the Nomination, To Give an Answer To Day Smith's Letter and lluey's Comments. William Ellwood Rowan has withdrawn as a candidate for the Republican nomination for Sheriff. John L.

Kinsey, Second Assistant Dis trict Attorney, will be presented to the convention, providing he makes up his mind to aecept the support offered to him on Saturday last. Mr. Kowan, as previously stated, on Saturday expressed his willingnoss to withdraw at one of the conferences hold on that day. At the same time the Councilman reiterated his boliof that he could be elected and said that the "hue and cry against me would not have started but for the expressions of Leeds, as chairman of the city committee." Sir. Rowan's retirement is entirely voluntary and for the benoflt of the ticket and party." A number of namos as his substitute wero considered at tho conference and for various reasons they wore rejected and Mr, Kinsey solected as the one presenting tho strongest attributes of success.

Mr. Klnsoy was informed of the action of tho conference and of Jlr. Rowan's acceptance of his name. MB. KINSEY TO ANSWER TO DAY.

Mr. Kinsey peremptorily doclined to givo his consont to havo his name used without giving the subject all the consideration tho limited time before the moeting of tho convention would permit. He said that ho was not prepared to be lievo that it would bo a wise thing for him to do If elected he would bo taken away from the practice of his profession for throe years and he kod for time to think tho matter over. Mr. Kinsey was requested to givo his answer yoster dny, but he said that ho would not be able to do so beforo to day.

Therefore another conforonce will bo hold this morning to recoivo it. In case of an acceptance tho party machinery will be put to work at once to socure Kinsey delegates. and it is freely predictod that the convention will mako tho nomination by acclamation. The reasons given for Jlr. Rowan's declination nro various.

Ho could not be found at his homo or usual resorts yesterday, but it is understood that he has given way beforo tho urgent appoals of his friends. It was conceded that his nomi nation was assured if ho continued to be a candidate, but his candidacy was hold to be dangerous to the success of the ticket as a whole. Jlr. Rowan finally accepted tho situation as presented by his friends, although ho bolieves that it is an unnecessary sacnllce on his part. WnO THE CANDIDATE IS.

Mr. Kinsey, the prospective candidato, resides nt 503 Marshall street, in the Thirteenth ward, and is a lawyer. Ho was defeated for Register of Wills by Walter E. Rex by 559 in 18X2, the Beaver Pattison Stewart year. His voto was 72,139 against 70,940 cast for General Beaver, 67,287 for Fattison and 8,085 for Stewart.

At the same tinio Irvino, Republican, was elected City Treasurer by 1,591 majority and Koini, Re publican, Sheriff by plurality and Arnold, Democrat, by 6,671 majority. Mr. Kinsoy has been second Assistant Attornoy during George S. Graham's incumbency as the chief of the omce. Charles Benton, of the Ninth ward, has retired from the field as a candidato for the Democratic nomination for Shoriff.

Ho states that the "administration loadors nrosolecting delegates to go to the convention unpledged, and he does not think it worth while to expend his time and trouble in making a canvass. Tho Democratic tactics, as they are understood, is to elect delegates to the convention predicated upon Rowan's nomination, unpledged, in ordor that they may turn in for the candidate who is to be put forward after a conference of the loaders. There are four gentlemen now under considerationDallas Sanders, Joseph G. Ditmnn, John Huggnid and John F. Betz.

The active workers aro said to profer the nomination of Betz, the brower, and it is stated that he will enter the campaign if he is selected without solicitation upon his part. FIGHTING FOR TREASURER TO A FINISH. The proposed settlement of the Sheriff nomination will not have any effect upon the City Treasurer Co nvention. A stout and vigorous fight will bo made by all of tho candidates and ns mattors stand now they all have a living etianco to win without any single one having a certainty. The leaders are all at sea and all possible combinations are discounted by another which will upset tho first.

Unloss there is an unexpected change it is not thought that tho combined delegates of Lawrence and Corcoran can pull any man through. Neither can thoso of Hammett, Bell and Stowart. Alcorn is set down as sure to havo forty delogules from the Twenty sixth and Thirtioth wards and with tho sixty more he is pretty generally concodod thoro can be no nomination until he is dropped. Lawrence, Corcoran and Alcorn togothor may win, if Alcorn should be combined upon or can turn over fifty delegates to anybody else. Chief of Police Stowart is vory independent and is further away from Lane's control than ever.

Tho Chief claims that it was an agreement that whoevor had the highest vote on tho first ballot of Hammett, Bell or himself should have tho votos of all on the second. That deal ho declares to have beon broken by Lano and ho proposes to sot up In business for himsolf and force the others to come to him if it ia possible. Bell's friends aro indignant over the shabby troatmont he has rccoived at the hands of the Chief of Police, and tho youngest candidato cannot control all of them to assist in Stewart's ambition. William G. Huoy is a dark horse and has some hopes of being struck by lightning, providing ho can hold out until tho break comes.

MAYOR BMITH's TRICKY LETTER. Mayor Smith has roplled to Mr. Huoy's letter protesting against tho actions of tho police in looking up Stowart delegates in tho Ninth ward. Mr. Huoy docllnos to mako tho lottor public, bo cause ho does not propose to permit tho Mayor to pose as an angel in polities when ho woars the horns.

The reply, In substance, states that the police are' not taking any hand in tho existing canvass, and the Mayor is actually surprised at their being so accused. Mr. Huoy says tho lottor is directed to him as My dear friend," and he is aware that Mayor Smith is anxious that it should bo published. "I would obligo him," said Mr. Huoy last evening, but I know from the shrewd way in which it is worded that it is intonded to deceive.

If it was from anybody but a tricky man I should givo it to tho public, but the Mayor must give it out himself. If lie does I will then furnish my complete lotter to him, which has not yet boen published, and we will seo how thoy compare." Mr. Huey says that ho desires to be at poaco with tho police force, but that if thoy enrry out tho dirty work" thoy have mapped out In somo of the divisions in the Ninth ward he will have them arrested if thore is any law to reach them. A Church Ilnrvegt Home. The Grace Lutheran Church, at Thirty fifth and Spring Garden stroots, held "harvest home" services yesterday.

Tho church was beautifully doeorated with fruits and rare oxotics. Just back of the pulpit was a largo arch, pendant from which wore clusters of grapes. Over the arch a star was formed by flashing Jots of gas and on each side wore pots of geraniums and Queen Margarets and hydrangeas and ferns. In the centre of the pulpit a fountain was playing. In the centre of tho attar a pyramid of Malaga and Catawba grapes, capped with a bmiquet of roses, presented a lino contrast of tinted colors.

At the morning Horvice the pastor, Rev. J. 11. Menges, proachoil a sermon on Tho Goodness of God as a Alotlvo to Gratitude and an Incentive to SfdrltuHl Activity." In tho afternoon a sermon was preached by tho pastor in tho (ierrnan tongue and lu tho evening a children's service was hold. Klepliants Bathing at tho Zoo.

The Zoological Garden had a greater number of visitors yosterday than has passed through its gates for many wooks. The majority of tho visitors were women and childron, and tho nionkoy cages ns usual wero the centre of attraction for the Utile ones. The garden la unusually attractive at this time, as the floral display is vory flno. I.ato In afiornoon crowds gathered around the elephants' bathing place, whero hey waited for tho pachyderms to make their appearance. Whon the gates woro opened the huge beasts marched out of their houso nt a double quick and made tt divo for tho wator, whero they played and splashed oach other and cut as many comical pranks as children lu a bath tub.

Thoy remained nearly a half an hour In the wator and wore then driven back reluctantly to their quarters. Killed for a Banana. Chicago, September 13. This morning flvo young men, walking down llalntoad street, stopped near the stand of Michael Rossa, a fruit poddler, while one of their number purchased some bananas. Becoming enragnd because one of the young men took a banana which had not been paid for, Itonsa seizod long, pointed knifo and plunged It Into the broast of John Kehoo.

The woundod man ran across the street and foil dead. Rossa Hod, hut has boen nrroslod. He admits the cutting, but claims it was dono in Belf defense. Sympathy for Minister Kelloy. Tius IX.

Beneficial Society, No. 200, I. 0. II. 17., bold a meeting at Phllopatrlan Hall yesterday and donouueed the Austrian Government for Its treatment of Jllnlstor Kolley.

The society also elected Jlr. Kolluy au honorary momber..