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4 ALTOONA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1893. PRICE THREE CENTS. XVHL-NO. 216. CURTAILMENT OF CARS.

KING AND DIXON iGTJILTY. LOCAL BREVITIES. Successors to BALTZELL BROS. QOOK, SALMOKD COWDE3ST. I 1111 BEATEN.

Poor Sailorship Causes America to Loss the First Race. Rumors Brazil's Capital is Undergoing the Ordeal. edges, full sleeves and large pearl buttons, extremely stylish, $12. The same in Tans Browns Fine Clay Worsteds lined throughout, covered buttons, $20. The same half lined, $15.50 and 17.50.

Black and blue coats, fur edges and full capes, 10, 12, 15 and $18. A good coat, fur trimmed and full capes or collarettes, 7.50, 10, 12 and $15. Brown coats, umbrella capes full back, tight-fitting and full sleeves, $22. A large line of Plush Coats, Misses' jackets in blue, tan and brown, made the same as ladies', fur edges, $12. Fancy mixed cloths, plain or velvet trimmed, witout capes, 6 and 9 dollars.

With green velvet capes, very stylish, 7.75 and $12. Children's Gretchensin light and mixed goods, velvet trimmed, full sleeves, triple or velvet capes, or braid trimming, 3.90, 4.50, 5.50, 6, 8, 10 and $12, according to size, from 4 to 14 years. A decided change has come over the capes, the latest being in full circular pattern and very long. Specimens of what we have can be seen in the window in black and blue, trimmed with two rows of Stone Marten fur and marked at $18. There are capes edged with fur at 1 1 to $16.50 and a variety of velvet and fancy capes.

There are still some light weight coats in choice styles and light shades or black that are now marked at half price. Also a new and beautiful line of Infant's Coats in all styles and prices. Remember that anything we may not have will be cheerfully ordered. I ALTOONA, Oct. 5, '93.

FASHION'S FANCIES AS DISPLAYED IN OUR COA 1 DEPARTMENT. Most of the ladies comprising the throngs that daily visit our house "and stroll into the department set aside for Coats and Wraps view the display with pleasurable thrills as the beautiful new garments with their full, hanging sleeves, fancy cape, collars or shoulder trimming and wide umbrella-skirt or fan back effects were spread out before them. Those who contemplated making their last winter coats do another season felt their hearts sink as they realized that, although as to the upper parts their cape and shoulder-trimmed wraps would not be much amiss, as to the skirt part of their three-quarter coats they simply weren't "in if" The most striking characteristic of the newest coat is its full skirt that gives the waist a particularly tapering effect. The sleeves are huge and do away with the fear that the sleeves bf the Gown will be creased in wearing a wrap. Some are handsomely trimmed with fur or velvet while large buttons of different kinds are in full vogue.

Some of our most stylish coats having been already culled out a new lot of the very latest in umbrella skirts have been ordered and will be here for the Opening next week, including the latest agony, the Loie Fuller. Let us look at a few styles and prices for Ladies and Misses. Fine tan coats with full back or reefer fronts, full sleeves and fur edgings range at 10, 12, 15, 18 to 22 dollars. A beautiful shade of blue is shown with plaited capes, fur FOLLOW a INCLINATION 11 He is Reported to Aid the Republicans by Voice and Vote. IT WAS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION The Trouble Arose Over the Confirmation of Indian Agents Voorhees Defends the President from Attacks of His Many Assailants, Eto.

FIGHT OVER A MINT DIRECTOR Washington, October 5. With a six hours' continuous executive session of the senate to-day broke the record of the last congress, but in so doing managed to dispose of considerable business and get out of the way a number of nominations against which the republicans have been making a determined resistance. The session was the result of an agreement and produced some surprises. The struggle was over certain nominations pf citizens from one state selected to act' as Indian agents located in other states, and the republicans opposed their confirmation on the general ground that such nominations were a violation of the home rule plank of the democratic party platform, but added to this was the further charge in some cases, that the nominees were not qualified for the position. After several previous ineffectual attempts to secure action by the senate, it was agreed last week that to-day should be devoted this particular business, and within twenty minutes after the senate convened the doors were closed and the debate over these nominations began.

Senators Davis and Waeh-burne, of Minnesota, Stewart, of Nevada, and Dubois, of Idaho, made vigorous speeches denunciatory of the violation of the home rule principle, while Senator Voorhees eloquently defended the president from the shafts of his assailants. The surprise of the day, however, came in the reported action of Senator Hill, who is understood to have aided the republicans, not only by his vote but by his voice. The Indian agents under discussion 'were all confirmed but one, two or three democrats voting with the republicans. The first yea and nay vote was not taken until almost 4 o'clock. Perhaps the most bitter fight was made against Isaac J.

Wooten, of Delaware, nominated to be agent at the Nevada agency. Senator Higgins led the opposition against Wooten, while Senator Gray was equally in earnest in his behalf. His case was laid over without final action. The same opposition manifested itself against the confirmation of Thomas Smith, of Virginia, nominated to be chief justice of Arizona, but after a discussion of more than half an hour the vote was taken, resulting in his confirmation. It is understood that an effort was made to have the favorable report on the nomination of R.

E. Preston, to be director of the mint, taken up for action, but Mr. Stewart and other silver senators took such a determined stand against it that it went over and will be called up probably at the next executive session. Quite a number of minor nominations were disposed of and more headway made in cleaning up the calendar that has grown to large proportions. MORE BODIES FOUND.

Fifteen Hundred Persons Killed in the Southern Storm. Obleaks, October 5. With the information that has reached the city today from Grand Isle, Chenierie Caminda, the Bayou Cook country and the territory adjacent thereto, and from that section lying upon this side of the river from the upper liiuits of the parish of Placquemine to the quarantine station, from the lake coast and elsewhere, it is now possible to give a fair calculation of the loss of life and extent of done by the late storm. It is btafeved that fully 1,500 lives were lost. In the Pointe a la Hache country the death list has been swollen to eighty, and the searching parties are still out with the prospect of increasing the number to an even hundred at least.

The destruction of property and crops in the same vicinity will go into the thousands. Around Shell Beach and St Malo Island the list of dead is in the neighborhood of thirty. On the Mississippi sound and vicinity probably a score of people have been lost, with reports coming in that the Chandeleur Islands were swept away and that great damage resulted, with attendant loss of life. The loss to shipping will amount to many thousands of dollars. It is pretty well determined bow that the loss of life in the Bayou Cook country will approximate 200.

Scores of fishing smacks and luggers have been destroyed and the country swept clean of its houses. Reliable news from Grand Isle reaching here to-day shows that the loss of life there will not not exceed twenty-five, and strangely enough, all of these are negroes. The island had a miraculous escape, but it was due to the fact that the land upon it is higher than that of Cheniere and to the further fact that it was less exposed to the tidal wave. On Grand Terre, part of Fort Livingston, which was built of brick and had a massive foundation, caved off into the gulf while the Livingston lighthouse was unscathed. The Chinierie population Was 1,400 in round figures, and the loss of life there is somewhere between 900 and 1,000.

The Chinese camps on Bayou Senet and Bayou Andre suffered severely, and many were drowned there. It is fair to estimate, therefore, that between 1,200 and 1,600 persons perished in the storm. The property loss will be several million dollars There were 300 or 400 craft engaged in the oyster and fishing industry, and half of these have been wrecked, turned bottom up, or sunk. Will Punish the Moors. Madbid, October 5.

The war office has ordered all the available men at Malaga to proceed to Mellilla. The force will number 3,000 men and the instructions given to the commanding generals are to attack the Moors with the utmost vigor. The government is determined that the Moors responsible for the assault on Mellilla shall be promptly punished. Other troops will probably be sent from Seville. The captain general of that place has been ordered to hold his troops ready to start for Morrocco at once should it be found that the force already forwarded is not strong enough to cope with the Moors.

A large quantity of munitions of war and provisions has already been sent to Mellilla. Dr. Mary Walker's Sensation. Sybacuse, N. October 5.

Dr. Mary Walker arrived here from Boston yesterday and caused the arrest of Arthur D. Snoad, of this city, who she says, is the murderer of Christie Warden, at Haverhill, N. in July, 1891. She alleges that the wrong man was hanged for that crime.

She further alleges that Snoad is also Henry N. Norcross, who threw the bomb at Russell Sage, and that it was a companion of Snoad or Norcross who was killed at that time. Snoad has been held to await inves-tigation, If ew Pensioners. Washington, October 5. Among the Pennsylvanians to whom pension certificates have been issued are the following: Solomon L.

Wood, Elk Run, Tioga county; Andrew B. Frey, East Downingtown, Chester county; Mary A. Maitland (mother), Modena, Chester connty; Sarah A. Butler (widow), Johnstown, Cambria county. A Labor Leader Turned Preacher.

London, October 5. The Times says that Tom Mann, the associate of John Burns and K. Hardie in leading labor movements in Great Britain, is about to take holy orders. Sometime during holidays he will be appointed'to the curacy of a populous parish in the industrial district. The Cricket Match.

New Yobk, October 5. The cricket game between the New York and Australian teams, in which the New York yesterday scored 101 runs," was continued to-day with the Australians at the bat. At this writing they have scored 176 runs with a loss of ten wickets. The Australians retired in the first inning for 216 runs. New York Democrats Meet.

Saratoga, N. October 6. The democratic state convention met here at 12:20 p. m. to-day, and after perfecting a preliminary organization, adjourned at 1.35 p.

m. until to-morrow morning. New Postmaster. Washington, October 5. J.

P. Williams, was to-day appointed postmaster at Strong, Northumberland county. II CREATES A New Schedule Goes Into Effect on the City Passenger Road. Like every other industry in Altoona the City Passenger railway feels the dropping off iu trade. Many who used to ride now walk and in consequence of nickles being scarcer the travel is not so large.

There is certainly no city in the state, having electric railway facilities, which has been more catered to than the traveling public of Altoona. Cars every eight minutes from 6 a. m. until 10.30 p. were certainly a great convenience.

The transfer from Seventh avenue and Twenty-sixth street to Eleventh avenue and Eleventh street was also a popular move. But with the reduction of time in the shops there also necessarily followed a reduction in expenses on the part 01 the citizens. Every expense which could be 8 topped was shut off and one of these was the riding on street cars. Within the past few weeks this falling off has been phenomenal and in consequence the Altoona City Passenger service has been in a manner reduced. Under the old plan cars run every eight minutes from 6 a.m.

until 11 p. m. This has been somewhat changed. The new schedule is as follows: Between 6 and 9 a. m.

cars run on the eight minute schedule; between 9 and 11.30 on the sixteen minute plan; from 11.30 to 2 on the eight minute and from 2 to 4 30 on sixteen. From the later hour until 9 p. m. the eight minute schedule is in force, and from that time until 11 o'clock it is on the sixteen minute. One car is now used on Seventh avenue instead of two, and on Broad street two cars are used during the eight minute service and one in that of the sixteen minutes.

Important Railroad Statistics. Washington, October 5. The first statistical report of the inter-state commerce commission has just been submitted for the year ending June 30, 1892. The total railway mileage of the country was 171,563 miles, being an increase during the year of 3,160 miles, the smallest increase for a number of years. The railways which during the year were added to the class of railways operating a mileage in excess of 1,000 miles are the Philadelphia and Reading, the Atlantic Coast Line association and the Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf railroads.

The total number of employes in the service of railways was 821.415, being an increase of 37.130 over the present year. The capitalization of the 162,397 miles covered by the report was $10,226,748,134. The total number of passengers carried by the railways during the year was 560,958,211. The gross earnings from operation of railroads were $1,171,407,343. The operating expenses were $780,997,996.

The number of railway employes killed was 2,554, being less than the number killed during the previous year. The number of employes injured, however, was in excess of the previous year, being 28,267. The number of passengers killed was largely in excess of the number killed during the previous year, being 376 in 1892, as against 293 in 1891; while the number of passengers injured was 3,227 in 1892, as against 2,972 in 1891. Bacinar at Baltimore. Baltimobb, October 5.

Pimlico track was very heavy to-day owing to the heavy rains of yesterday and record breaking was neither looked for nor accomplished. There were only two races on the card the 2:35 class, trotting, and the 2:20 class, pacers. The latter is unfinished, but will be paced out to-morrow by the heat winners of today. Summaries: Glass 2:35, trotting; parse $1,000. Daylight, b.

J. Turner 2 1 1 1 Overholt. 16 5 0 Dexter 4 2 2 2 Belle Truxton 3 4 3 3 Willis 5 3 4 4 Sarah 6 6 6 5 Time, 2:30, 2:29, 2:25. Class 2:20, pacing; purse $1,000 (unfinished). Hadley b.

E. A. Trumfellen, York, 3 8 2 1 1 Dall Getty 7 11 8 4 Jim Wilson, jr 1 2 6 2 8 Mat! erhorn 2 5 7 3 3 Bobby Burns 6 8 4 4 2 Link wood Fatchen 5 4 3 6 7 Pattie 4 6 8 5 5 Bratichwood 8 7 6 7 6 Elgin Girl dis Time, 2:161, 2:22, 2:22. But Their Pay Goes On. Washington, October 5.

Interest in the debate on the federal election bill does not increase and empty benches on both sides of the chamber are the rule and not the exception. At no time to-day were there more than 100 members present in the house. The speeches were made by Mr. Murry, of South Carolina, and Mr. Hainer, of Nebraska, in the negative, and by Mr.

Russell, of Georgia, and Mr. Money, of Mississippi, in the affirmative. The fact having become known that the democrats would hold a caucus to discuss the propriety of passing the bill before the senate had agreed to the Wilson-Voorhees bill may have had something to do with the listlessness manifested. When the house adjourned at 5.35, to meet to-morrow at 11, there were not more than twenty members in attendance. Prior to the consideration of the election bill, some routine business was transacted.

Building Burned, Man Arrested. Pittsburgh, October 5. Heinz Brothers and Company's pickle establishment was totally destroyed by fire between 1 and 2 o'clock this morning. The loss on stock and building is about $30,000. Quite a sensation was stirred up to-day when it became known that J.

C. Heinz, of Heinz Brothers, had been locked up by the police, charged with setting fire to the Heinz pickle factory which was burned last night. The superintendent of police has several detectives working on the case and claims to have some damaging testimony against Mr. Heinz. Friends say that the police department is wrong in its accusations and promise to prove this.

The superintendent says that evidence of incendiarism was found about the building by the police, who claim that kerosene was used. Heinz was caught running out of the building. Census Office Force Reduced. Washington, October 5 About sixty dismissals were to-day made from the clerical force of the census office. Their places will not be filled.

For some time past Secretary Smith has been giving special attention to the census bureau with the view to closing up the work as soon as it can be done without impairing its accuracy, and with as little expense as possible. The clerks dismissed were from all grades, including four or five chiefs of division. No Interest Manifested Livingston, S. October 5. There was little or no interest manifested to-day in the cricket match between the All New York eighteen and the Australian thirteen, continued from yesterday.

The Australian men under their first innings made 216. New York then started in with 113 runs to make in order to save a single inning defeat. Stumps were drawn and they had made ninety-one runs for twelve wickets. The match ended in a draw greatly in favor of the Australians. After Train Bobbers.

Essex, October 5. Word has reached here that a posse stationed at Java, the second station west of the summitof the Rockies, sighted the train robbers who held up a train in August, a little after 10 o'clock yesterday and commanded to them surrender. Upon discovering them the officers opened wounding two, while the fourth man surrendered. One of the wonnded men took to the hills and the posse is in pursuit. Democrats Will Caucus.

Washington, October 5. The democratic members of the house will meet in caucus next Monday night to consider the federal election bill. The caucus will be called to consider certain amendments proposed to the bill, but its principal object will be to determine whether it is a part of policy to send the bill to the senate pending a disposition of the Sherman law repeal bill by that body. A Whisky House Suspends. Louisville, October 5.

Bartley, Johnson one of the oldest whisky houses in the state, suspended this afternoon. The suspension was due to the closeness of the money market and to the recent bank suspensions. The house handles the "Belle of Nelson" brand of whisky and is largely interested in the Belle of Nelson Distilling company. Their suspension, however, does not affect the distilling company. A Building Association Assigns.

Chicago, October 5. The Superior Saving Loan and Building association, to-day, made a voluntary assignment in the county court to the Chicago Title and Trust company. The assets and liabilities are not stated. More Oases of Yellow Fever. Washington, October 5.

Advices received to-night from Brunswick, state that there are nine new cases of yellow fever at that place to day, eight of which are colored. No deaths are reported. Brief Notes of Happenings in and About the Citv. Bead Turner Kantner's new locals. A train of passenger coaches for the'Lake Shore Elevated railroad passed through the city last night.

The Christian Endeavor society of the Second Presbyterian church will hold their regular weekly meeting at 7.30 o'clock this evening. Mrs. M. Blackburn left yesterday morning for Lancaster where she goes as a delegate to the state convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance union. One drunk and disorderly, who was also committing a nuisance, was fined $4 by the mayor yesterday; one disorderly was fined $3 and drunks were arrested last night.

The Commeroial Loan and Trust company, of which Joseph Bain is the agent for this territory, has an advertisement in another column this morning. Bead it. Mrs. N. J.

"Walker and Mrs. Ida C. Lewis left yesterday for Lancaster as delegates to the state convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance union which convenes there to-day. Mrs. Mary Chilcott and daughter Minnie, of Union, Cass county, Nebraska, who have been visiting her sister, Mrs.

William Hamilton, of No. 913 Sixth avenue, returned to their home last night on Cincinnati and St. Louis express. Misses Beckie and Dollie Brown, two of Lock Haven's charming young ladies, are guests at the residence of M. F.

Green, 1428 Fourth avenue. The young ladies arrived in this city yesterday morning from Pittsburgh, where they had been taking in the They will remain in this city several weeks. Letters held at the postoffice: Improperly addressedMiss Lizzie Norris, 2322 Eighth avenue; Bay Huntsman, 1027 Second avenue; A. Lawers, Box 92; Mrs. E.Whitaker, 1652 Seventeenth avenue; Hugh Alexander, 713 Ninth street; A.

E. Brown, 1122 Eleventh avenue; Mrs. Mary Brown, 1223 Thirteenth street Yesterday afternoon a lad passing up Eleventh avenue allowed his fingers to clutch a banana from a pile in front of Daghi Nuberini's fruit stand. The clerk caught him at the act and gave chase, finally capturing the boy in Tenth alley, between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets. To remedy the evil he accompanied the clerk back to the store and gave up five cents for a banana that he could have gotten for one cent in the regular way.

Yesterday's Harrisburgh Telegraph says Dr. Hugh Pitcairn and family, of West State street, that city, have now located permanently in Berlin after a several weeks' journey through Norway, Denmark and Sweden. Dr. Pitcairn visited the famous Hamburg hospital, being present when cholera patients were being brought in and making a personal examination of several cases. He will spend the winter in work among the various Berlin hospitals.

The Letters Made Public. Habbisburg, October 5. Governor Pat-tison has made public the correspondence between himself and Colonel John I. Rogers, judge advocate general of the National Guard, relative to the alleged sap-port of the latter claim to the position of naval officer at Philadelphia by the executive. The first letter was written by Rogers on November 10, 1892, just after Cleveland's election, and is a request for the governor to assist him in securing the office.

The governor announced that he would aid him. Subsequently Rogers sent out letters to the National Guard officers, stating that the governor, as commander-in-chief, had indorsed him for the office, which the governor in an interview denied, and later he notified Rogers that he had not, as command er-in chief, indorsed him, and that Rogers had used his (Pattison's) name without authority. In reply Colonel Rogers acknowledged that he made a blunder in using the governor's name as commander-in-chief. He again refers to the governor's first letter as an endorsement of him, and thought he was justified in telling his brother officers so. He releases the governor from his promise to aid him, and says if that is not satisfactory he will surrender his records and tender his resignation.

The governor merely acknowledged the receipt of this yesterday, and there the matter rests. The governor is understood to be supporting J. Marshall Wright, democratic state chairman, for naval officer at Philadelphia. Rev. John.

T. James in Trouble. Washington, October 5. The Rev. Johu T.

James, who got himself in notoriety by smashing liquor exhibits at the World's Fair, was brought up in the Washington police court this morning, charged with throwing a brick through a $300 plate glass window and destroying about $150 of stock in the establishment of Charles Kramer and very nearly inflicting serious injury upon Kramer's wife and child. "Why did you do this the court asked the prisoner. "Because I am opposed to the rum traffic and want to break it up if possible' was his response. "But do you think this sort of business is going to stop it?" interrupted the judge. 'Yes, sir; it will stop it if it becomes a general business through the country." "Well, it wont" "I only obeyedthe spirit of God in my heart," the prisoner said.

"But there is nothing in the spirit to show that you have a right to destroy property of others," said the court. "I don't recognize whisky as property." The court inquired if there was any one who knew the prisoner, and ascertaining that he had been in Loudon county, Virginia, and that Mr. Ed. Lake, of this city, knew him, the court sent for Mr. Lake, and after a conversation with him made an order committing the prisoner to the workhouse for mental examination.

Unfurled Their Flag. Gettysbtjbg, October 5. The military order of the Loyal Legion, to-day, formally unfurled the flag of the United States at the headquarters of Major General Geo. G. Meade, the commander-in-chief of the Army of the Potomac at the battle of Gettysburg.

The Pennsylvania commandery arrived in a special train this morning and proceeded at once to the little wooden cottage on the Taneytown road, near town. Major General D. McM. Gregg presided and the programme was as follows: Salute by Light Battery Third United States artillery; "Hail Columbia;" prayer by Chaplain H. C.

McCook; address by Brevet Major General D. McM. Gregg, commander; address by the Hon. Robert E. Pattison, governor of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania; music, "The Star Spangled Banner;" unfurling of the flag by Master George Gordon Meade, grandson of Major General Meade; salute by Light Battery Third United States artillery.

The exercises did not last over half an hour. The flag-pole is composed of two Oregon pines and the total height is 150 feet. The flag will be floated each day at sunrise and furled each each evening at sunset. Outlaws Hun Down. Montreal, October 5.

A desperate gang of outlaws has been roaming at will through the townships of Vaudevil and St. Genevieve, committing depredations on every hand. The gang numbers nine men. They first visited several small towns and villages iu Eastern Ontario, breaking into houses and demanding valuables at the pistol's point, and crossed over into the province of Quebec two days ago. The desperadoes took possession of the town of Oshawa last Sunday and robbed several stores.

They also broke into the postoffice and secured several hundred dollars worth of plunder. Taking possession of a freight train they rode to Vandreil. They entered a hotel there yesterday morning, terrorized the guests and compelled the proprietor to open his safe, from which they secured $500. Assistance from Montreal was asked and detectives from here ran down the robbers at Beacimons Field and succeeded in capturing three of them after a desperate struggle. Officers are in hot pursuit of the others.

Bicyclers Race. Peeehold, N. October 5. The first meet of the Freehold Cyclers was attended by 4,000 people here to-day. Among the riders were Zimmerman, Hoy land and George Smith, Grosch and others.

Zimmerman beat Banker 100 yards in the one-half mile open race. W. A. Hankinson, of the Freehold cyclers, showed good speed in the two mile race, open to Monmouth county only. The best race was the two-mile Zimmerman scratch.

Banker tried hard to win, but was distanced by twenty yards on the home stretch by an excellent spurt. Who Has the Gold. From the New York Times. It is interesting also to note that, according to the experts of the Herschell committee, the gold, in circulation in the United Kingdom (the chosen home of the "gold is only $455,000,000, while the banks and treasury alone in the United States have $655,000,000, and the gold currency of Francs is $855,000,000. The Defendants Were Surprised A New Trial to be Asked For.

Pittsburgh, October 5. At 9.40 this morning Edward D. King and Thomas H. Dixon charged with the murder of William Cunningham, September 12, were brought into court, although the jury had not appeared. Both looked nervous and ill at ease.

Their counsel sat beside them and looked much more confident than their clients. At 10.45 m. the jury filed in and took seats in the large criminal court room. The prisoners were ordered to stand up and. the jury announced a verdict had been agreed upon.

The foreman said: "We find the defendants guilty of voluntary manslaughter and recommend them to the mercy of the court." The defendants flushed and looked surprised. They were at once remanded. It was evident from their looks they expected an acquittal, although W. J. Breunan, of their counsel, said after he heard the charge of the court was uut surpriseu at tne veruict.

ml motion for a new trial will be made, based chiefly on the charge of the court. A commitment was lodged in jail yesterday for Dixon, who is wanted at Altoona for felonious assault and battery, jvh This is the fourth murder trial for this term. The first, that of George Schmous, convicted of murder in the first degree; Augustus Coleman, convicted of murder in the second degree, John Conley, convicted of voluntary manslaughter, and the case of King and Dixon just concluded. The last two cases took only one day each, a hitherto unequalled record for a murder trial. The case was concluded last night, Judge Slagle charging the jury after supper, the jury retiring at 8 80 p.

m. The extreme penalty is twelve years in the penitentiary and a fine of $500. Double Error. From the Philadelphia Record. The time comes sooner or later when the mostjcareful and conscientious man intrusted with service involving the hazard of life will make a mistake.

The fatal accident atCatasaqua, on Tuesday when Thomas Bear, who had. for thirty-three years turned the railroad switches at an intersection so as to avoid accident, finally made the awful blunder of turning a switch so as to bring on a collision shows that no man can be absolutely depended upon always to do the necessary thing. When Mr. Bear saw the consequences of his error he made a still more deplorable error by shooting himself. So far as it has been made possible by the advanced condition of the mechanic arts, automatic devices should be substituted for 1 human service.

The machine does not for get, nor get careless nor sleepy nor tired. Says He is an Atheist Barcelona, October 5. Pallas, the anarchist, who is to be shot soon for having thrown bombs at Captain General Martin De Campos, refuses to talk with priests. He says that he is an atheist and regards priests as hypocrites and hirelings of the propertied classes. He protests against the arrest of other anarchists here and in Madrid on the suspicion that they helped him in his plot against Campos.

He still contends that he had no accomplice or adviser in the matter. Pallas talks much of his failure to kill Campos. He would die happier, he says, had he accomplished his purpose. He reads the newspapers greedily, especially those referring to him and his crime. The republicans, anarchists and Free Masons of Barcelona have signed a petition for his pardon to Queen Regent Christina.

Killed His Wife and Mother-in-Law. Wavebly, October 5. Sometime ago W. K. Hill and wife, who live at Bum town, this county, separated, he going north to a farm while she returned to her parents.

He retained possession of their only child a girl but during his absence her mother took her away. Hill returned yesterday and, going to his wife's home, tried to get her to live with him again. She refused and a quarrel resulted in which his mother-in-law, Mrs. Samuel Blake, took part. Hill finally drew a revolver and shot, killing her instantly and then turned the weapon on his wife, the bullet entering her right ear.

She fell fatally wounded. The murderer escaped and up to noon to-day was still at large, although the county was being scoured by officers. For Republican Consideration. From the Philadelphia Press. The republicans of Pennsylvania must not forget that much more is involved in the coming election than the choice of a udge of the supreme court and' state treasurer.

It would be a serious misfortune to every substantial business interest if the result in the state should be such as to give the free trade democrats a chance to use it as sustaining their cause. There can be no doubt of the election of Fell and Jackson, but that is not enough. The majority for them 'should be so large that it cannot fail to serve as an impressive warning to the democratic administration at Washington that it must take its hand from the throat of the business of the country. An Army Officer In Trouble. Washington, October 5.

Charges made by citizens of Oklahoma City of alleged misconduct on the part of Captain Daniel F. Stiles, United States Army, retired, in connection with the opening up of Oklahomo to settlement, had their effect today, in the issue of an order by the secretary of war for the court martial of Captain Stiles. He is charged with fraud in using his official position while in command of the troops near Oklahoma City in 1892 to secure control of some of the best land sites in the territory, and with making a bargain with an auctioneer by which he purchased at very low rates, government buildings and other property when the military camp was broken up. More Storm News Gominir Mobile, October 5. Storm news is coming in steadily.

At Pascagoula the following vessels are ashore: Steamship Maurice, bark Phoebe, schooners Griffin, Amelia Franklin, Webb Tyler, Pales Fair-wind and briggs Emma and Mary Mar-mier, of Key West. Two of these have been left lying on the railroad tracks. The damage in Scran ton and Pascagoula is estimated at $650,000. Portersville, a summer resort, is wiped out, and the oyster plant of the Boston Packing company, of Chicago, is 'totally destroyed. Nearly every house in the vicinity is demolished and every vessel in the bay is ashore and wrecked.

Loss, (100,000. A Flimsy Railroad Bridge Collapses. Lapobt, Ocaober 5. The Chicago and West Michigan railroad bridge between this city and New Buffalo collapsed last night, entailing a heavy loss and stopping all traffic. The crash of timbers aroused a farmer who resided near the bridge and, mounting a horse, clad only in his night clothes, he dashed madly down the track to display the danger signal for the passenger train about due.

His timely warning was none too soon, for fifteen minutes later a score or more lives would have been sacrificed in a frightful wreck. But the Other Man is Dead. Brooklyn, N. October 5. Frank McCloskey was killed this afternoon in Flatbusb, a suburb of this city, by Bryan Manning The men had been drinking all day and went from a saloon to a woodshed where sounds of dispute were beard, followed shortly afterward by the report of a shotgun.

McCloskey was found dead with the top of his head blown off. Manning was arrested and claimed that the killing was an accident. The Senate Did Little. Washington, October 5. The senate to-day devoted six hours to executive business, spending but fifteen minutes in open session.

Mr. Hill, of New York, gave notice that he would offer an amendment to the rules, providing that a paired senator on yea and nay vote, shall be Entered on the journal and counted as present for the purpose of constituting a quorum. At 5.15 the senate adjourned. A Juryman Testifies. There was a peculiar incident in court at Pottstown and a parallel case is rarely heard of.

John Prlieger was on trial for horse stealing. The defendant's counsel, to prove a good character for him, called one of the jurors, who, when asked if he knew anything of Pfiieger's reputation for honesty, said: "Yes. I attended a publio sale once and knew Pfleiger to steal a horse. Pflieger was convicted. A Dynamite Cruiser Ordered Out.

Washington, October 5. Orders have been sent by the navy department to Rear Admiral Belknap, at New London, directing him to send out the dynamite cruiser, Vesuvius, on the unique and hazardous duty of blowing up fourteen vessels that endanger navigation. For Supreme Judge. Omaha, October 5. The democratic convention at Lincoln last night nominated Frank Irvine, of Omaha, for supreme judge.

The convention declined to place Congressman Bryan on the resolution committee or give him any recognition. Of your friends and you will meet a great many of them in our place of business buying YERY LITTLE DAMAGE WAS DONE The Shore Batteries Reply to the Fleet and Make the Rebels Hunt for Themselves Forts Taken Possession of By Warships, Eto. MANY BARBARITIES ARE CHARGED New Yobk, October 5. If the Herald's correspondent at Montevideo is correctly informed the foreign war ships at Rio de Janeiro have not yet prohibited further bombardment of the Brazilian capital. The correspondent, under date of last night, cables the following: Information has just reached here that the rebel fleet is again bombarding Rio de Janeiro.

The fleet which a few days ago moved into a stragetic position to get out of range of the fire of the forts and renew its attack on the city, is throwing shot and shell into the city. Little damage is being done in the city generally, although the greatest alarm is felt. Many of the private residences have been deserted, families having fled to escape the barbarities perpetrated by Peixoto's troops. The president's forces are replying to the fire of the ships from batteries which were thrown up along the water from at the time the fleet changed its anchorage a few days ago. From Desterro comes the announcement that parts of the crews of the war ships Re-publica and Pallas, which recently arrived there, have come ashore and occupied the forts in that city and on the island of Santa Catharina.

It is the intention to establish Admiral de Mellos's headquarters in Desterro and proclaim a provisional government. London, October 5. A high English official received a dispatch from Rio de Janeiro to-day, saying that the insurgents were again bombarding the city. Buenos Ayres, October 5. Telegrams received here from Rio Janeiro confirm the report that Admiral Mello is again' bombarding the city.

All places of business in the city are closed. The damage done so far is reported to be trifling. Since President Peixto has mounted new guns and made preparations to return the fire of the rebel vessels, the commanders of the foreign men-of-war are undecided as to whether or not they would be justified in stopping the bombardment, and are awaiting more precise instructions from their respective governments. TROUBLE IN INDIANAPOLIS. At the Bis Four Shops Policemen In Requisition.

Indianapolis, October 5 The special policemen are again at the Big Four shops in Indianapolis this morning, expecting more trouble. Two specials refused to go on duty and turned in their badges. The boilermakers were also out. When it became known that the police were back a crowd soon gathered. If a guard appeared in front of the line of cars he was at once assailed by a shower of rocks and compelled to retire by the young men who sympathize with the strikers.

The boys in the crowd threw rocks over or under or between the cars, and did what they could to harass the specials. At 11 o'clock an engine backed down and removed the line of cars. The crowd accepted this as a move on the company's part to get the boys to break some of the round house windows and subject themselves to arrest. A special policeman, when being assailed, pulled his revolver and fired. The bullet struck a young man named Stamm in the hand and imbedded itself inside of a drug store.

Stamm hastened back into the crowd As he showed his bleeding hand, this caused indignation in the ranks. After many threats by the crowd to sweep down on the guard quiet was finally restored. Up to 12.30 no further demonstration had occurred, though the crowd was quite large at that hour. AsJioTPrince Bismarck. Beblin, October 5.

Dr. Schweninger, Prince Bismarck's physician, is in this city arranging for a special through train to convey Prince Bismarck from Kissingen to Friedrichsruhe. The Cronstadt Land Zertuug says that Prince Bismarck is slowly but steadily sinking, and that it is improbable that he will ever leave Kissingen alive. The Vossische Zertung, of Berlin, abstains from publishing the worst news about Prince Bismarck, simply expressing the hope that his iron constitution will enable him to recover from his renewed illness. The Berlin Tageblatt demands that official bulletins be published regarding the prince's illness.

It calls to task those responsible for playing with the nation's interest in Bismarck's condition. WiU Report a Place of Meeting. Allentown, October 5. The convention of Grand Army of the Republic delegates held after the parade here to-day was unable to fix a place for the next meeting. The places where all of the sixty delegates at the convention came from have had reunions so recently that no bid was made from them.

Milton, Williamsport, Pottsville, Reading and Eastcn were suggested, but no delegates from posts in these towns were on hand to sanction any action that might be taken. Captain Levi Scnmoyer and A. F. Bernhart, chairman and secretary, were finally selected as a committee with power to solicit and choose the next place of meeting. For Repeal to the Sherman Law.

Philadelphia, October 5. A call for a meeting in support of the repeal of the Sherman law was to-day issued by one hundred and one of the leading members of the Union league. The movement is intended to counteract the petition recently sent to the senate by Wharton Barker asking that neither the Sherman law nor the tariff be changed, and having for its purport an alliance between the several sena-ators and those favoring protection. The Union league directors will take action on the matter next Tuesday night. Will Foreclose.

Lancasteb, October 5. The bondholders of the Lancaster Quarryville Narrow Gauge railroad held a meeting this afternoon for the purpose of taking action on the recent default of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad company in the payment of bonds and interest. Of the total of $350,000 of bonds, $207,800 was represented. It was unanimously decided to foreclose at once. A committee was appointed to proceed in the matter.

Uproar at State College Over Cider. Belleponte, October 5. The entire freshmen class of the State college, numbering almost one hundred students, is on a strike this evening because of the suspension, of two of its number, Zsntmyer and Teas. The origin of the trouble was the discovery of cider in their rooms. This afternoon the higher classes held a meeting and declared their intention of standing by the freshmen.

Everything at the college to-night is in a state of confusion. The students are willing to arbitrate. Dedicated Their Monument. Gettysburg October 5. The Twenty-first Pennsylvania cavalry to-day dedicated its monument on the Baltimore pike, where the first man was killed in the great battle.

Hon. Thad Mahon, of Cham. bersburg, delivered the oration, and addresses were made by Major Robert Bell, of Granite; Captain. William D. Hall, of Altoona, and Captain William H.

Boyd, of Reading. Deny the Claim. New Yobk, October 5. The officers of the American casualty company deny the claim of Lawyer Eugene Frayer, alleged to represent certain stockholders of the American Steam Boiler Insurance company, that a deficit of over $600,000 has been discovered in the accounts of the latter defunct concern. The Casualty company is the successor of the insurance company.

Met in Carlisle. Carlisle, October 5. The East Pennsylvania eldership of the Church of God convened in annual session at Ship. pensburg to-day. The opening sermon was preached by Rev.

George Sigler, of Harrisburg. The conference embraces delegates from Pennsylvania, east of the Alle-ghenies. The session will last a week. THE VALKYRIE EASILY WINS The American Skipper Seemed to Get Rattled and Came in a Very Poor Second The Attendance of Other Boats Was Very Laree. BRIEF HISTORY" OF TEE RACE New Yobk, October 5.

The greatest fleet of boats that ever passed through the Narrows passed through on its way to the Hook this morning to accompany the great racers Valkyrie and Vigilant in their international race for the American cup. Almost every place within 600 miles of New York was represented by one or more boats and every one had aboard all it could hold comfortably. Thousands of enthusiastic citizens had a delightful day's outing, but the first effort to pull off the international race was a failure. This was mainly due to a lack of wind, but the Americans saw Lord Dunraven's Valkyrie, the pride of Great Britain, sail past the Vigilant, the pride of America, and were compelled to acknowledge that the English boat had outgeneraled the American at every point. When the wind held 'steadily the Vigilant held her own, but when it became a drifting match the Valkyrie gained the advantage.

Throughout the contest it was more of a drifting match than a race. The wind at no time reached the dignity of a sailing race. The details of the race follows: By 11 o'clock the variable wind had settled down to an apparently steady breeze from the and the heavy fog bank slowly drifted away to leeward. Both yachts were sailing around the light ship manoeuvering for a position of vantage under main sails and club and jib topsails. The Vigilant also had her fore staysail and the Valkyrie her jib, run up in stays, ready to bring out at a moment's notice.

At 11 10 the signal was given from the flag ship May. This told the yachtsmen that the first log of the course was to be a fifteen mile run before the wind, and a beat back to the ship. Scarcely had the flags of the May given the bit of information before spinnaker booms were lowered on both yachts, and the sails run up in stops. Promptly at 11.15 a gun boomed from the May and a red ball was hoisted at the Triatic stay. It was the preparatory signal and the yachts had just ten minutes to cross the line for the start was to be a single gun one.

At 11.25, when the gun again sounded, the Vigilant was leading the Valkyrie about two lengths. Before the echo had died away, both boats broke out their spinnakers and the Vigilant her balloon jib topsail, hauling down the other at the same time. Booms were broad off to port and spinnakers to starboard when the yachts crossed, and it looked then as if they would make a speedy run to the first mark. The wind, however, had scarcely started them on their fifteen mile journey before it died away almost to a calm. Now it became a mere drifting match for the sails of both boats hung limp and lifeless, and the great snow white spinnaker of the Englishman almost dragged in the water.

Whatever air there was could not reach either yacht, owing to numberless excursion boats which crowded in upon the yachts. The Valkyrie was the first to hang out a sign, "Keep astern," followed by the Vigilant with emphatic demand, "Keep off." These requests had the desired effect and the attendant craft stood off. The racers seemed to forge ahead a trifle faster. For the first hour of the race there was scarcely any perceptible change in the relative positions of the yachts. The Englishman did his best to crawl up in the weather quarter of the American, and thus steal away his wind.

He was not speedy enough, however, although he steered a course a little to windward, failed to close the gap, but gradually fell further astern until, at the end of one hour and a half, he was at least twice as far behind the American as he was at the start. The Valkyrie seemed to have made a wise move iu not setting her balloon jib topsail, for the Vigilant's was doing little or no good, being apparently becalmed by her spinnaker. The Englishman's game, however, was to blanket the American, and this he was endeavoring to do with all his might and main. At 1.15 wind began to haul to the southward and westward and the Vigilant took in her spinnaker and jib topsail, and seemed to lay to right in the wind's eye. The Valkyrie hung onto her spinnaker, however, and rapidly overtook the Vigilant, passing her at 1.25, just two hours after the start.

While the Vigilant seemed to be dead on the water the Valkyrie, hauled by the wind on the starboard tack, set her jib and staysail and shot ahead, steering to the southward and westward. The Vigilant for some unknown reason made no effort to haul by the wind, but retained all of her head sails, while she eased off her main sheet until everyone believed that she had met with an accident and had decided to give up the race. There was evidently a strong tide under her weather bow, for it threw her head off to the east and she lay drifting bodily to leeward. After losing almost a mile, the American came up in the wind and headed after her English rival. This gain of the Valkyrie was propably the turning point of the race, and the seamanship displayed on the American boat was lamentably poor.

If the tide did catch her on the weather side and force her "head around to the eastward as every one seemed to think, there is no reason in the world why Skipper Hansen should not have hauled down his head sails and used every device known to sailors to bring his vessel by the wind. After paying off until she headed almost in the opposite direction, the American managed to haul by the wind on the starboard tack and stood for the mark. The breeze seemed to freshen a trifle, and the Englishman increased his lead at every moment. As the stranger approached the turning mark, it was impossible for him to distinguish it, so closely clustered were the excursion crafts. Perhaps it was owing to this that the Valkyrie displayed her poor judgment in going on the port tack at three hoars and twenty-seven minutes before she was able to weather the mark.

Though the wind was very light the Englishman was remardably quick in stays, going in just twenty seconds. At 3.35 she went about again, going on the star board tack, which was in turn changed for the port one minute later. The Valkyrie now stood for the mark close hauled on the port tack, easing away her sheets as she rounded, lowering her spinnaker boom and breaking out the sail. Now there arose a deafening chorus of whistles and a booming of guns until the very atmosphere seemed to vibrate in unison. The Vigilant at this time seemed almost hull down, about five miles astern, and it looked as though the Valkyrie would make a sorry spectacle of her As the American boat neared the mark, she made also the same error of judgment as the Englishman and went on the port tack at three hours and forty-five minutes, remaining thirty seconds in Stays.

She was forced to tack again at 3.55, and at 3.59 in order to weather the mark, which was passed at starboard. As the Vigilant don-bled the turning point, she broke her balloon jib top sail which had already been run up in stops, and hauled down the medium sized one. To the surprize of every one, however, she did not set her spinnaker, for the windjbad begun to haul a little forward, and there was danger of its beaming the other head-sails. Following is the time around the outer mark distance fifteen miles from the start: Valkyrie 3,37,20. Vigilant 4,03,40.

The next race will be on Saturday. It will be over the same course as to-day and will be the first race postponed from today. The Weather. TJ. S.

Dept. op Agbicultube 1 Weathek Bureau, Washington, Octobers. 1 p.m. For Eastep Pennsylvania: Fair; slight changes in temperature; southeasterly winds. In the middle Atlantic and New England states the fair weather Friday will probably be followed by rain Saturday.

A dispatch from St. Thomas, West Indies, dated midnight, October 4, reports a storm moving northwest, with barometer 29.75 and heavy swell from the sonth. For Western Pennsylvania: Fair; followed by showers on Lake Erie; warmer during the day; cooler Friday night; southeast winds, increasing in force. Brooklyn's Population. Beooklyn, October 5.

Dr. John S. Young, of the Brooklyn bureau of vital statistics, to-day completed his estimate of the population of the city. It is within one thousand of one million inhabitants. THE BEST BARGAINS Of Tlieir Lives.

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