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JUSTICE MILLER DEAD.
The Judicial Giant’s Life Work
Has Ended.
EX-SECRETARY BELKNAP’S DEATH
JIo Was Found I>ead in Bed at His OiUce
in Washington—Heart Disease Was the
Cause of His Sudden End—A Sketch o!
His Career.
Washington. (Jet. M.—Samuel F. Miller,
Associate justice of the United States su
preme court, ended bis gallant battle wrth
tbs grim desteoye* al Vk6? p. m. Oct lfi.
Tbe dead jurist’s age was 74 years, auil
paralysis was the fatal malady that ended
his long, brilliant aud useful career.
Justice Miller was stricken with paralysis
Friday afternoou on his way homo from
the Capitol, where he had been attending
to business us usual in the supreme court
chambers. He was seen to fall -when near
his home on Highland terrace by his serv
ant, who, with the assistance of others,
pioked him up aud carried him to his bed
chamber. He recovered consciousness and
protested against summoning a physician,
but was overruled.
His East Hours.
i'or several hours after the shock he was
very cheerful and made light of his trouble
in order to comfort his devoted wife, who,
■with their sou, Irving, returned Saturday
week from a visit to their daughter. Mrs.
Tousalin, at Colorado Springs. Toward
.night his mind became clouded aud it was
apparent to the physicians that death was
only a question of time. His sturdy con
stitution kept the spark of life m a giow
until last night, mnch to the suprise of the
doctors. Mrs. Tousalin and his niece, Mrs.
Corkhill, are expected to arrive today.
When the end came he was surrounded
by his loved ones and friends.
The Oldest In the Service.
In 1868 President Lincoln appointed the
deceased associate justice of the supreme
court of the United States. He was at the
tithe of his death the oldest justice in con
tinues service on the supreme, court bench,
Judge Field, who was appointed by Presi
dent Lincoln in 1863, coming next, and
Judges Bradley (appointed in 1870), Har
lan, Gray, Blatchford, Fuller, Lamar and
Brewer following in order of seniority of
service. _
Heath of Ex-Secretary Holkuap.
Washington, Oct. 14,—Ex-Secretary of
War W. W. Belknap was found dead in
his apartments on New York avenue Mon
day. Death occurred most probably on
Saturday night, during the absence of his
wire turn iamuy.
Geu. Belknap oc
cupied a suite of
apartments in the
Evans building.
He was last seen
on Saturday after
noon in his usual
health. On Sun
day his mail was
; taken to him, but
fyas the door was
Slocked it was put
Sin the letter box:
jgand found un
' opeued. About 8
am. tv. tr. BELKNAP. O’clock Maj. Cam
eron called at the general’s rooms, but
was unable to open the door. He then
went down and called on Mr. James C.
Spragg, who rented the rooms to him.
The two went back to the apartments and
had a boy climb over the transom. The
door was opened and Inside Ren. Belknap
was found dead.
He was lying on his back, with his right
hand clutched at his throat and his left
hand extended out of bed, as if reaching to
catch some support. One leg was out of
bed, showing evidently that he had strug
gled to get up. Heart disease was the cause
of his death. Medical aid was summoned,
but of course was of no avail. Mr. Sprigg
immediately telegraphed the news to Mrs.
Belknap at the Victoria hotel, New York,
and also notified his son out west.
A Sketch of His Career.
Gen. William Worth Belknap was born
in Newburgh N. Y., on Sept. 92, 1829. He
was graduated at Princeton in 1848. He
studied law and practiced at Keokuk, la.,
where he settled in 1851. He entered the
political field and was elected to the legis
lature as a Democrat in 1857.
Ren. Belknap’s father had been a brave
soldier in the war of 1812 and in the Mexi
can war. For his gallantry he gradually
rose from second lieutenant to brigadier
general. When the civil war broke out his
son, William, entered the army as major
of the Fifteenth Iowa volunteers. He was
engaged in the campaign in the southwest
in 1862 and 1888, and fought at Shiloh,
Corinth and Vicksburg. He was promi
nent in Ren. Sherman’s Atlanta cam
paign and the march to the sea, and was
made a brigadier general July 30,1864. He
was brevetted major general on March 18,
1865, just before the close of the war.
His Impeachment.
After the war Gqu. Belknap was ap
pointed collector of internal revenue in
Iowa, and served from 1865 until Oct. 13,
1889, when he was appointed secretary of
war by President Grant. Ho retained the
place through Urant's Beoona term up to
March 2, 1878, when, In consequence of
charges of official corruption, he resigned.
Belknap was impeached by the house of
representatives on March 2,1676, for alleged
malfeasance while in office. The commit
tee had previously discovered unquestion
able evidence of bribery and corruption
white Belknap was secretary of war. Bel
knap was present and heard the witnesses
testify against him before the committee
of investigation prior to his having been
impeached.
He resigned his portfolio twenty minutes
after the report of the committee had been
agreed upon. His resignation was imme
diately accepted by the president. The
house of representatives subsequently ap
pointed its managers and laid before the
senate articles of impeachment. The ar
ticles had been prepared with great skill
and care and the minutest details were
given in each specific case of bribery and
corruption. Belknap appeared in person
and was represented by counsel at his trial.
He did not attempt to deny the commis
sion of any of the charges made against
him.
He pleaded that at and before the pas
sage of the resolution for his impeachment
he was not secretary of war, and that
neither then nor at any time since had he
held any official place under the govern
ment of the United States, and he denied
the jurisdiction of the court.
The validity of the resignation of the ac
cused was questioned and delared not to
have been made in good faith.
The trial lasted thirty-seven days, cover
ing the period of 1676 from April 18 to
July 27. On Ang. 3,1876, a verdict of ac
quittal was rendered on the technical
ground — i'-’t of jurisdiction
JV I- -in mil --1-Ih - _ ' - .
REED AT ROCHESTER.
He Predict# a Revolt Among the North
ern Democrat#.
ROCHESTER, Oct. 15.--The first rally of
| the Republicans in the present hot fight
in the Thirtieth congressional district was
held last night at Washington rink. The
building was well filled. Speaker Thotuas
I!. Reed eutered with the Hon. John Van
Voorhis, Republican nominee for congress,
and they were heartily applauded. The
speaker was greeted with groat applause.
He said in part:
“The rule of the majority prevails even
in the Democratic party, the leaders of
which have been flouting it throughout the
last session of congress. It is the only in
stating in which so firm a believer in ma
jority rule as I uui wishes the majority dad
suit rob. The majarfty of the Democratic
party resides south of Mason and Dixon’s
line, and the use of the northern Derno
! crats are put to is generally to fill the
ranks of the party rather than make up the
roster of the officers. I believe that the
northern Democrats will revolt from south
ern leadership, not by the violent course of
voting with their opponents, but by the
judicious and proper course of losing in
terest in a losing game.
“Our system of government te nothing
more nor less than a system of counting of
heads. There are those who believe that
if we could be governed by superior intelli
gence, like the editors of independent)
newspapers, for instance, it would be far
. preferable. I do not believe that the an
gels themselves could give us as good a
[ system of government as this government
by us all. and nobody should be left •at”
Senator Hiscock also spoke.
LOUISVILLE A WINNER.
She Curries Off the Pennant tie the .Amer
ican Association,
LorrsviLLK, Ky., Oct. 15.—Monday’s
games in the American association contest
awarded the pennant to the Louisville
team, and the baseball cranks- of this city
are accordingly in a joyous condition.
As will be seen by the following table,
Columbus finished second and St Louis
third:
THE RECORD.
W. L. P. Ct.
Louisville..87 44 .664
Columbus. .7ft 56 . 585
St. Louis...77 57 .575
Toledo.68 62 .528
W. L. P. CL ;
Rochester.GO 62 .492
Syracuse..54 72 .429 .
Athletic.. .55 77 . 417
Baltimore.40 90 . 80$'
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 13.—.President JLSyrna
and Mr. Parsons met here last night and
made an agreement to govern the coming
world’s championship games. It was
agreed to play a friendly series of games
not to exceed nine in number. It was also
understood that the club winning a mt
jority of such games shall be entitled to
be called the world’s champions of 1891.
The umpires agreed upon to officiate are
John McQuaid, selected by the Louisville
club, and Wesley Currey, selected by the
Brooklyn elub. The following is the
schedule of games: In Louisville, Thurs- 1
day, Oct. It); Friday, Oct. 17; Saturday, j
Oct. 18; Monday, Oct. 30. Tuesday, Oct. 21, j
to be left as au open date. In Brooklyn,'
Thursday, Oct. 33; Friday, Oct. at; Satur- |
day, Oct. 26, and Monday, Oct. 27. If the
ninth game is necessary to decide the:
series the place and date will be de-;
termined hereafter.
Chargtxl with Election Frauds.
Yonkers, N. Y., Oct. 15.—The grand jury j
of Westchester county has found indict
mcnts against Robert Lynch, James P.
Dunn and Josephs Trlnks, election in
spectors, and Acting Roundsman John
ston and Patrolman James McGowan, of
this city. The inspectors are charged with
felony in taking and depositing the ballot
at. the primary election in the Second ward
after a voter had been challenged and be
fore putting him to an oath, and also re
fusing to receive the vote of a qualified
voter. The policemen are charged with
ejecting an elector who had a right under
the statute to remain and challenge voters
at the primary, and this constitutes a mis-:
demeanor. The Inspectors gave $330 hail
and the policemen $100 to appear for trial
at White Plains.
The Count Visit* Gettysburg.
Gettysburg, Pa., Oct. 15.—1The Count of
Paris and bis fellow tourists arrived here
at 5:40 over the Western Maryland rail
road. Gena. Doubleday, Newton, Cald
well, Sickles, Hayes, Wright, Howard.
Slocum, Gregg and Butterfield are here
and went over the field with the visitors
today, explaining the battle from their re
spective positions during the fight. The
day was devoted to a thorough inspection
of the entire battlefield. In the evening a
reception will be tendered the count, at
which the freedom of the town will be ex
tended tobfco.
Jack Hfstnllfh'i Wife Died Suddenly.
New Yobs, Oct. 15.—Mrs. Kate McAu
liffe, an actress, engaged with the Don
nelly and Gerard Natural Gas company,
and the wife of Jack McAuliffe, the cham
pion lightweight prize fighter, died sud
denly lost night in the West Side hotel on
Sixth avenue. The cause of her death is
supposed to have been heart disease. Mrs.
McAuliffe was known on the stage as Kate
Hart, which was her family name. Her
mother, Mrs. Gussie Hart, is also an
actress. Mrs. Kate McAuliffe married Jack
McAuliffe in California some months ago.
The J&uginoere Meet.
Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 15.—The twenty
seventh annual international convention
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers opened here today. Four hundred
delegates were present and over 800 engi
neers attended the convention in an un
official capacity. Chauncey M. Depew will
address the convention on Thursday.
General Markets.
Nsw Yobs, Oct. 14.— FLOUR—Quiet and steady;
city mill extras, $6®3.25 for West Indies; Minne
sota extra, $8.50@6.15; fine, $2.500,3.60; super
fine, $3®3.85.
WHEAT—Opened strong at 96c. advance, but
gave way under free selling, and at noon was
steady at about %c. advance on yesterday’s fig
ures; receipts, 51,200 bushels; shipments, none;
No. 2 red winter, $1.07%®1.07%, cash; do.. De
cember, $1.07%; do., January, $1.08%; do.. May,
$1.11.
COEN—Opened firm at %c. advance, but lost
the adrauoe, and at noon was barely steady; re
ceipts, 176,400 bushels: shipments, 3,000 bushels;
No. 2 mixed. 37%@57%c., cash; do., November,
56%c.; do., December, 57%c.
OATS—Dull; receipts, 218,000 bushels; ship
ments, 075 bushels; No. 2 mixed, 44%c., cash;
do., October, 44%c.; do., November, 45%c.
PORK—Dull; mess, 811.50@12.25.
MOLASSES—Dull and unchanged; New Or
leans. 26®45e.
TURPENTINE—Stronger at 40%®40%c.
ROSIN—Steady: strained to good, $1.37%®
1.45.
FREIGHTS—Quiet at previous figures.
RUTTER—Fairly active; western creamery,
fancy, 23©23%e.
CHEESE—Quiet; western fiat, 6@9%o.
EGGS—Trifle firmer and in better request;
state, fresh, 23©24%c.; western choice fancy,
77©22%c.
RICE—Nominal,
SUGAR—Refined steady but quiet; cut loaf and
crushed, 7 l-16c.; granulated, 6%®6 11-16c.; mold
A, tebe.
TAIJ-OW- Dull: prime city, t^c.
COFFEE—Spot lots steady; fair Rio cargoes,
20 %c. *
NEWS OF NEW JERSEY.
Brief but Pithy Mention of the
Happenings of a Week.
IS Tin: VICINITY AND ELSEWHERE
Item* Which Tell the 8tory of Seven Days'
Crimes and Casualties and Other Im
portant Matters, Arranged Attractively
and Given in Few Words.
Newark, N. J., Oct. a—The Very Rev.
William P. Salt, vicar general of the dfo
oee. ot Newark, died at Seut<7n_l($]l college
<3bt. t, tla was Ik the 5»d,mAt^ot Jus age.
Wan? Kim Kxtradfcsd. ^ ■*
Camden, N. J., Oct. 8.—The application
of the Kansas City authorities was made
to Governor Abbott at Trenton for the ex
tradition of C. A. Benson, alias Fulton,
charged wi& th« Mettman murder in Kan
sas City. Governor Abbett was not satis
fied with the papers, and laid the applica
tion for consideration over. Thogovernoi
said the application papers did not recite
the indictment of IteDson, and the prisoner
denied the charge.
Rode Him on a Rail.
Pleasantville, I*. J., Oct. 8.—She air
is full of rumors arising out of the raid by
White Caps in Absecomon John Newman.
A notice was posted on his door Sunday
warning him to discharge his housekeeper.
He disregarded it, and after midnight yes
terday morning he was taken from his
house and ridden around town on a rail.
Others ace threatened with similar treat
ment.
Goverciw AbbettVs Aid Invoked.
Camden, X. J., Oct. 8.—Governor Abbett
was waited on Tuesday morning by the
citizens of Merchautvillb and vicinity to
ask his aidl in ferreting ont the murderer
of Mrs. Miller. The governor promised all
aid in his power.
Pauline’S. Diamonds G»on« Again.
Newark,. IS. J., Oct. &.—lhe chief of
police was notified last evening that eighty
two diamonds and other jewels, valued at
$15,000, the property of Pauline Hall, the
comic opera singer, had been stolen from
Jacob’s theatre^ where Miss Hall is play
ing. The jewels were worn Friday night
and placed in- at trunk in her dressing room
after the performance. Wednesday they
were missing; Among the jewels stolen
are a diamond; cross, the gift of the em
press of Russia, and a diamond bracelet
presented by Queen Victoria
Scourjyed with Disease.
Hamburg, Ni J., Oct. 11.—There have j
been forty-five mses of malignant dysen- '
tery within the last two months in this
village of 500 inhabitants. Twenty deaths
have resulted. There have been nine
deaths in a hamlet near by.
They Had the Stolen floods.
Paterson, Oct. 12. — William Brown,
David Ludlow and Louis Williams were
arrested here Saturday on suspicion of
having robbed'William Dangleman’s fan
cy store, on River street, a short time ago.
Pencils, needles and other articles were
found in their possession. The proprietor
identified all the goods except the needles.
The accused man were required to furnish
bail.
Judge Brinkerhoff 111.
Jersey City;. Oct. 12.—Ex-Judge Brink
erhoff, father of ex-Senator Brinkerholf
and father-in-law of Register George B.
Fielder, of Hudson county, is dangerously
ill at his residence In this city. The ex
judge is in hi* eightieth year.
Fcul Flay Hinted At,
Jersey Citt, Oct. 12.—Joseph Allen,
mate of the sebooner Henry, lying at Wee
hawken, mysteriously disappeared yester
day morning, Capt. Aaron L. Cotton be
lieves Allen fell overboard and was
drowned, or committed suicide: He re
ported the occurreuce to the police. Al
len’s coat, vest and valuables were found
on the boat. He is said to have been a
quiet man, and foul play is hinted at. De
tectives are working on the case.
Fond Hanging to a Tie*.
Guttenbobo, Oct. 12.—A number of boys
found an aged man hanging to a limb of a
tree in Meek’s wood Saturday morning.
They notified the chief of police, who had
the body taken to Crane’s morgue, Hobo
ken. The man had committed suicide.
He had made a rope of strong wrapping
twine. The neck was badly cut by the
edges of the cord. The man was about 55
years old, 5 feet 8 inches talk He was
dressed in dark clothing and bad a dark
overcoat. He is not known to have been a
resident of Guttenburg.
Died In Agony of lockjaw.
Plainfield, Oct. 12.—Patrick Kieby,
head gardener for George N. Burgess, of
Central avenue, died in great agony to
night of lockjaw. On Thursday he fell
thirty feet while trimming a tree, striking
on his right shoulder. Dr. W. C. Boone
pronounced the injury a compound frac
ture of the elbow. An operation wus per
formed on Saturday,whicn was pronounced
snecessfnl.
a yniei marringp,
Jersey City, Oct. 12.—The friends of Dr.
Frederick W. Pettigrew, of this city, are
talking of the quiet way in which the
doctor went off and got married to his
housekeeper, Miss Margaret Burns. The
ceremony was performed by Justice James
Douglass at his office, on Washington
street The doctor and his wife sailed for
Europe on Saturday, and the marriage
was not made public until after their de
parture. Dr. Pettigrew is TO years old.
His wife Is 85. It is the doctor’s second
matrimonial venture. His first wife, from
whom he had been separated, died in Eng
land about six months ago. Dr. Petti
grew’s father was the late Thomas Joseph
Pettigrew, member of the Royal College
of Surgeons, of England, who enjoyed the
distinction of having been selected to vac
cinate Queen Victoria.
Barely Had Time to Escape.
Bernardsville, N. J., Oct. 14.—A hand
some cottage owned and occupied by Mr.
George I. Seney, the banker, of New York,
was burned to the ground about midnight.
Mr. and Mrs. Seney, with Mr. and Mrs.
John W. Simpson, the well known lawyer,
were asleep in the house at the time. They
were awakened by a seryant, and barely
had time to take a few articles of clothing
and escape from the burning building.
Scarcely anything was saved. The origin
of the fire was a defective flue connected
with an open fireplace.
Norman In a New Bolo.
Burlington, N. J., Oct. 14.—Frank Nor
man, whose mother, Mrs. Carrie O. Vande
grift, was accused of attempting to take
his life by administering croton oil, has
mysteriously disappeared. Mrs. Vande
grift gave him $2,500 with which to pay
her dues in a building and loan association.
Instead of paying the dues Frank disap
peared. Since the trial of his mother he
has been living with her.
Pigeon Shooter Elliott Won.
Asbury Park, Oct. 14.—The $5,000 live
pigeon shoot between James A. Robert
Elliott, of Kansas City, and Edgar Gibbs
Murphy, of New York, at Hollywood, Bong
Branch, attracted a big crowd. Elliott
won by killing 03 to Murphy’s $3 out of
' 100 bir<!« "si'li.
! TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES
The World’s News Gleaned,
Sifted and Condensed.
FRESH TIPS FROM THE HIKES.
What Is Going on of Interest That la
Worth Heading—The Wheat of the
World’s News Winnowed from a Whole
Week's Threshing.
The president has appointed H. G. Baines
postnf aster at West Haven, donn.
The police countoi New York city make,
papulation L,Hu£l4. The qenaos figures
were 1)513,301, which is over 197,000 short
of the poiico count.
Senator Justin H. Morrill has been re
elected by the Vermont legislature.
Theophilus Roessla, the founder of the
Delevan house, Albany, and the Arlington
hotel, Washington, is dead.
The Democrats of the First assembly dis
trict of Moriroe county, N. Y., nominated
John C. Gillam, of Pittsford. Hon. Robert
Courtney was renominated by the Demo
crats of tbe Second district.
George George, a middle aged saloon
keeper, who keeps a saloon at 57 Attorney
street, New York, shot and killed himself.
The Republicans of the Fourteenth corn
gressional district of New York nominated
J. Thomas Stearns, of Tremont, for con
gress.
Arthur Pendergast, who shot and killed
his father-in-law, Washington Oliver, on
July t, on Dover mountain, near Pough
keepsie, N. Y., was convicted of murder in
the second degree.
Percy D. Adams was nominated for con
gress by tho Republicans of the Thirteenth
New York district.
Ex-Judge Charles A. Flamme was nomi
nated for congress by the Republicans of
the Eleventh congressional district.
The Now York Herald gives a complete
list of congressional nominations made up
to date, with a forecast of the result show
ing that the next congress will be Demo
cratic.
A Democratic caucus in the First; ward
of BuSala was marked by what nearly ap
proached a riot.
Fmott F. tehepherd has been. suspended
for ten days from the Union League club
for violation o£ club ethics.
It is rumored that President Harrison
will appoint Attorney General Hiller to
the place on the supreme bench made va
cant by. the death of Associate Justice
Hiller.
Lilian Scofield, who was implicated in
the mysterious death of Broker Nathaniel
Hatch, at New York, has been arrested on
a charge of stealing $300 from a. woman in
a.house renting transaction.
The celebrated “Andover case,” which
in various forms has been pending before
the supreme judicial coart of Massachu
setts for more than three years„ia up for a
final hearing.
Governor Campbell, of Ohio* has sent
his message to the legislature concerning
Cincinnati’s corrupt city government. He
desires to oust from office the members of
two municipal boards of Cincinnati (the
board of municipal improvements and
decennial board of equalization), and to
grant to the citizens of that city the right
of electing them.
John W. Rife was unanimously renom
inated for congress by the Republicans of
the Fourteenth Pennsylvania district.
Hon. M. N. Kane, of Warwick, N. Y.,
has been nominated for member of as
sembly.
The will of the late Frederick Billings,
of Woodstock, Vt., bequeaths to the Con
gregational church in Woodstock and to
the American board of foreign missions
415,000 each; the Vermont Domestic Mis
sionary society and the American Home
Missionary association, 410,000. Members
of his family and friends are liberally pro
vided for.
Frank Larue, charged with the murder
of Harry McBride, who died in a prize
fight at the Golden Gate club, San Fran
cisco, has been acquitted.
The Republicans of the Ninth New York
district have nominated John Weiss for
congress.
The Eighth district Republican conven
tion of New York indorsed Timothy J.
Campbell for congress.
The Iron and Steel institute reached Chi
cago, and was enthusiastically received.
Sir James Kitson was presented with the
freedom of the city.
Mrs. Cornelia E. V. Miller, arrested
Saturday at New York on a charge of hav
ing obtained money by fraud In Great
Britain, was released by Judge Barrett
from the custody of Inspector Byrnes and
at once rearrested on an extradition war
rant. Commissioner Shields ordered her
to be held pending the arrival of docu
ments from the British government.
Dr. Walter Fleming and Gen. Milton &
Littlefleldfwere arrested at New York and
held on a charge made by Mrs. Stepbani
of receiving *5,150 from her to nave a lu
nacy commission appointed in the case of
her insane son, Alphonse, and applying
the money to other purposes. Alphonse is
the murderer of Lawyer Reynolds.
Charles H. Merritt, president of the
David Maydole Hammer company, died at
Norwioh, N. Y., Oct 13, aged TO Team.
The Thomas A. Hendricks club, of Brook
lyn, has received a portrait in oil of the
late vice president, the gift of the widow.
A Paris dispatch says that the movement
for a European boycott of American prod
ucts has fallen through so far as Prance is
concerned. The very earnestness of Ger
many has caused the French government
to receive the proposition with disfavor,
and France will do her own negotiating
with the United States, with a view to ob
taining aB favorable terms as possible.
Advices from Lisbon state that the revo
lutionary feeling there, is running high.
The king is caricatured in the most out
rageous manner In the press* and spoken
of as plain "Carlos Simon” and as the
financial agent of Lord Salisbury, who has
sold his country, for a British loan. The
king is in better health, and is giving per
sonal attention to the political situation.
Joseph F. Donoghue, the Newburg (N.
Y.) skater, has sailed for Copenhagen. He
will endeavor to win the world’s cham
pionship as an ice skater.
"Billy” Maxwell, the famous temper
ance lecturer of Elmira, N. Y., died of
heart disease Oct. 10. He was 63 years of
age.
Congressman Brunner was renominated
by the Democrats of the Ninth Pennsylva
nia district. •
Kiernan, the alleged New York Central
train wrecker, has been discharged from
custody at Albany.
Malcolm W. Ford, the ex-amateur cham
pion ail around athlete of America, has
been declared a professional.
The statement is published in London
that the United States navy department
has boycotted Roach’s shipyards on ac
count of the T.uglisb c .pital in them.
John It. Fellows was nominated for con
gress by- the Sixth district Tammany Hall
convention.
At E. Conover was nominated for con
gress-by the Republicans of the Thirteenth
New York district.
The Count of Paris visited several points
about Richmond made familiar to him by
experiences in the war of tho rebellion.
William Pain, of Brooklyn, tarred and
feathered himself in order to get an en
gagement as a freak in the dime museums.
The report of M*- Parnell’s illness is
pronounced to be absolutely without
foundation.
Frank Cfcrtiart, a collector for Ftejwcfr
xmton’s Yeast comparer at Anbury pnafr, K.
X, Me arrtrted patrsrtetf fud
this year pack fully 3,388,®J0 boxes of
raisins. This is about twenty times the
raisin output of ten years-ago:
The Berlin Krouz Zeitnng, in an article,
believed to be inspired, severely censures'
the German nobility for the laxity of their
morale, and warns them to-reform.
Thedemand for Secretary Blaine in Ohio,
and especially In Maj. McKinley's district,
has been more than the secret ary could
withstand. He will leave for Ohio next
week, and will be accompanied by Repre
sentative Dalzell, of Pennsylvania,
James A. Cowie received thoregraiar Re
publican--nominati vn for assembly in the
Thirteenth district at New York. The
Gibbs faction nominated Frederick S.
Gibbs as an independent Republican can
didate.
Dougherty, the lunatic who-Killed: Dr.
Lloyd, had mapped out a scheme of whole
sale murder, iucludiug among his intend
ed victims Judge Lawrence and other
officials in this city and Brooklyn:
Thomas McEwan has been nominated
for congress by the Republicans of the
Seventh New Jersey district.
At a meeting Si the Flint and Glass
Manufacturers’ association in Pittsburg
an advance .of not quite 5 per oent. was
made in prices.
The Vermont legislature passed a resolu
tion asking the manager of the ‘World’s
fair to close the grounds on Sundays.
The annual convention of the grand:
council of the Steam Railroad Men’s Fro
teotive Onion of New England, which has
been in session in Boston for three days,
has elected tlrese officers: Grand president,.
L. Garside, of Nashua, N. H.; timnd vice
president, A. N. Strange, of Wutervilile,
Me.; grand secretary and treasurer, C. A.
Keller, of Worcester; grand organizer. A.
R. Collis, of St. Albans, Vt.; chairman of
the executive board, William Ifcvls, of:
Boston.
Billy Hawkins, the lightweight cham
pion of the west, has issued a challenge to
fight any lightweight in the United States,
for $1,000 a side.
Leonard A.. Wooster has been given a
verdict against’ the Western New York
and Pennsylvania road for 86,500. for. the
loss of a hand while employed as a- brake
man on the read.
The ooroner’a jury, at-Camden, N. J.,
held Francis Lingo few the murder of Mrs.
Annie Miller.
The London-Labor World, Michael Dav
itt’s paper, charges William R. Hoare, the
British consul in New York, with hiring
“Red Jim" MoRermott to get up dynamite
conspiracies. Mr. Hoare denies the charges.
Joseph T. Gapple and his three brothers,
all poor men, living at Trenton, N.J., say
they.have received' Information that they
see heirs to the estate of James Woods, de
ceased, of England,, who left property
worth $80,000,060.'
Nelson broke the stallion trotting record
for a-mile at Terre Haute, Ind., Oet. & He
did * mile in thus eclipsing Axtell’s
record by three-quarters of a second. Hal
Pointer loweredfthe pacing record the same
day to 8:001$.
Micah W. Norton, adjudged: guilty of
the murder of his housekeeper, Mrs. Anna
CoUey, at Skowhegau, Mo., was.sentenced
to state prison- for life.
The Bismarck memorial fundi has now
Beached the sum of $20,000. The Berlin
Veiksblott insists that the cash shall be
handed to the- prince instead of being used
for-tbe procurement of a bust or other me
morial. _
IW THE POLITICAL WORLD.
Ska Nw Vwk City Ticket Chosen by
Tammany Halt
NEW York, Oct. 11.—The Tammany Hall
■oeonty convention met last night and
nominated a full city ticket as follows:
For Mayor, Hngh J. Grant; for comptroller,
Theodore \Y. Myers, the present incumbent
end nominee of the fusionists (a County
Democrat!; for president of the board of
aldermen, J. V. H. Arnold; for sheriff,
Police Justice John J. German; for district
attorney, Delanoey Nicoll, of Sharp trial
fame; for county clerk, Judge Leonard A.
Glegericb; for ooroner, M. J. B. Messemer;
for superior court judges, John J. Freed
man (the candidate of the fnsion ticket)
and David McAdam; for judges of the city
court, James M. Fitzsimmons and Joseph
A. Newberger, a County Democrat.
New Yoke, Oct. 10.—Hon. Rosswell P.
Flower was renominated last night for
congress by the County Democracy and
Tammany Hall in the Twelfth district.
John Dewitt Warner was nominated for
congress in the Eleventh district by the
County Democracy and indorsed by Tam
many Hall. Amos J. Cummings was re
nominated for-pongress by the Tammany
organization otAhei Ninth district and in
dorsed by thd^Mptoty Democracy.
The County Democracy of the Tenth dis
trict nominated Gen. Francis B. Spinola,
and in the Seventh district nominated
William T. Croasdale, the editor of Henry
George’s paper, The Standard, for congress.
In the Seventh district Tammany Hall re
nominated Hon. Edward J. Dunphy for
congress. Ashbel P. Fitch was nominated
for congress in the Thirteenth district by
Tammany Hall and indorsed by the Coun
ty Democracy.
Timothy J. Campbell was nominated for
congress by the County Democracy of the
Eighth district and indorsed by Tammany
Hall.
New Haven, Conn., Oct. 10.—The Second
district Republican convention nominated
Josiah M. Hubbard for congress.
Norwich, Conn., Oct. 10.—The Republi
cans of the Third district renominated
Hon. Charles A. Russell for congress.
Middleton, Conn., Oct. 10.—The Demo
crats of the Second district renominated
Washington I. Wilcox, of Chester, for con
gress by acclamation.
Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 9.—The Kings
county Republicans made the following
congressional nominations last evening:
Second district, James Graham; Third dis
trict, William C. Wallace; Fourth district,
Andrew J. Ferry; Fifth district, John R.
Smith.
Bridgeport, Conn., Oct. 9.—The Repub
lican convention for the Fourth congres
sional district nominated Hon. Fred Miles,
of Salisbury, l>y acclamation.
Norwich, Conn., Oct. 9.—The Demo
cratic convention of the Third congres
sional district nominated Hoa. David G.
Wells fci ■
| UNDER THE NEW REGIME
New Jersey’s Election Law Op*
ersted at Newark.
HOW BALLOTING WAS WORKED
Ward "Heeler*** Were Completion* bj
Thetr Absence, «Mtd the New Daw Ii
Sfcld to Have Given General Satlsfbetkm.
A Ve*jr 0«ie* and Orderly Election.
JlBWAHK, JL JL Ooi. 14—The a«r al*S>
o/ New Jersey was p»t in
ftt . nMmto*.
4j/kf m» pwt W
I and deposited so that none but the vofci
ran know the contents of the envelope.
! The Jersey law is much more simple than
that of New York state. Yet it proved a
terror to many of tho election officers yes
terday, as well as to many of the voters’.
The returns came In slowly on account <4
the envelopes and the fact that election
officers Are now paid by the hour.
What the Voter Did. t
The duty of the voter was simple. llDt
entering the room ho found behind a wl
ing the election officers, one >•'' wlSn
handed him an official envelope nd Rax
of each of the official ballots, ile Mai
then directed to enter one of the i> Mth la
the side of the room and prepare his ha Dpt
On a little shelf in front of him was a Mar
pencil. Ho was allowed five m.auUBii
whieh to fix his ticket—ample r.ime Tin
which to erase oue name ami ^ ibrtit ®tr
another. He then handed the euve’&pt
containing his ballot to the ullicerf in
charge ef the ballot box, at the sum fijnt
announcing his name and pi* of Mei
dence. The envelope was then ir< EBbri
into tho box and the voter left • t jEJfd
ing. JT
Election “ Heelers^ Wci-c .Mnoi M
A noticeable ii-sture at tbe \ • up lffcll
ing places was i.ht-absence of tl. ■ BM*’
and loungers who formerly an i. KpT'
and candidale*. None but til' i< Red
by the law were allowed tor * in Jibe
polling room and the police;i re i lo
quired to kero all others, whe n Wbe
act of voting, luu met away fru ■ pi ffis.
The I .aw Well Reeelv '
As a whole the pew law was favora^l'
received, only a few politicians takih
serious exception to its workings. In tht,
Fifth, Sixtli, Seventh anil .thirteenth
wards, which are largely populated by
workingmen, it was feared that misunder
standing or ignorance of the new law
would he conspicuous, but it was found
that only few explanations were necessary.
Some of the voters wanted to deposit open
ballots in the box or tickets without en
velopes, The pros lslon of the law that the
envelopes were to be “nngurimed” saved
many from losing their votes,, for the pre
vailing habit of licking the Sap was too
strong to be avoided.
In one district two blind: men were
voted. Friends of these niea, whom the
election officers placed under oath to make
up their tickets according to their instruc
tions, accompanied them into the booths.
An Ordesly- Bleottotw
It was the most orderly *1 action ever
conducted in Newark.. Neaxly every trace
of the old election day was missing. The
saloons were closes! and there were no dis
orderly persons to blockade the sidewalks
in the vicinity of the polling,places.
"Of course money is spent today, ” said
one of'the candidates,- “but it is not for
buying votes as in old times, We treat tn
saloons and restaurants and, gi ve out bal
lots. I notice the money men known as
ward, strikers are hanging bosk from vot
ing, hut no candidate is such afoul as to
give-money to a man.if. ha- cannot satisfy
himself that he goes- into, the booth and.
votes for him.”
Aldenaen. ElxitaiL
The aldermen elected, were as follows;
First ward, Lyman EL Kane,, Republican;
Second ward, Daniel Lynch. Democrat;,
Third, Frank M. Parker; Republfbaoj,
Fourth, Joseph. B. Henderson, Democrat;
Fifth, Frederick Burgesser. Democrat;
Sixth, John Hoegal, Republican, Seventh,.
John T. Mahooi Democrat; Ninth, Alex
ander H. Johnson. RepethHean; Tenth.,
George H. Larne, Democrat; Eleventh,
John Furman, Democrat (gain); Twelfth,
William Hairigan, Democrat (former nMtt
ber); Thirteenth, Peter Ulrich, Republican;
Fourteenth,. William. Stainsby, (fosmer
member); Fifteenth. D. P. OWaney, Demo
crat.
There is still some doubt about Huegal’a
election in the Sixth ward. If he unite
through the common council win be,a tie
and if he is defeated the Democrats wfil
regain control. Tbe school oommiHtiee is
still Republican.
A DESPERATE DUEL.
Ou&JMan Fell with Three Bullets 1hm(k
His Body.
Charlotte, N. C., Oct, 15.—Jab a Mo
llary shot and killed Oscar Barringer in a
duel at Lexington, about fifty miles from
this place. McRary put three bullets into
Barringer’s body, killing him almost in
stantly. Both men were armed with Smith
& Wesson five shooters, which they emptied
at each other at a distance of twenty paces.
McRary escaped unscathed. The duel grew
out of Barringer’s undue intimacy with
McRary’s wife. Tbe latter had warned him
to keep away from Mrs. McRary and until
recently Barringer ceased his attentions.
A few days ago, however, he sent a lov
ing epistle to Mrs. McRary which her hus
band intercepted, and be forthwith sent a
letter to Barringer informing him that he
would have to fight a duel or leave the
state. Barringer promptly agreed to a duel,
with the result already stated. McRary’s
whereabouts is not known. McRary’a wife
wept bitterly over Barringer’s body.
A Trusted Employe Gone.
St. Catherines, Out., Oct. 15.—A. M.
Macrea, secretary aDd treasurer of the
Security Loan and Savings company, has
fled, leaving a shortage of 833,019. Macrea
was trusted implicitly and had almost
complete control of the affairs of the insti
tution. The company has a reserve fund ,
of $34,000 and its financial standing is not
seriously impaired. Macrea was bonded
in a guarantee company, which may be
called upon for the amount of the bond.
There is no clue to Macrea’s present where*
abouts.
The Shop Girls Thrashed Him.
St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 15.—Annie Bias and
Sophia Basse, two shop girls, armed wift
horsewhips, administered a severe floggijja
to Louis Animas yesterday. The
works in the same store with the girls 4bS
it is said circulated stories defamatory®
their character. The attack was so sudlMf
and the punishment so effective that ffi
turned ,:nd ran, the two girls following
hin> foi several blocks, slashing him I*
peatedl: - ‘..h their whips. He Anally®
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