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              2ft*ttittg Jlilr NUMBER 1603. i VMlUr BrtaMlihti 18H. f PITTSTON, PA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1887. TWO CENTS. Tern Cent* a Week GEORGE FRANCI8 TRAIN IN 8T. LOUIS ACCUSED or SIX MUKBE11S EVIDENTLY SOLID FfOR POWDERLY. A PROCLAIMED MEETING. SHOT ON THE WAY FROM Cf.URCH. FORBIDDEN HONEY. COMMITTEE OF NECESSITY. lie Announces That He Hag Become a It la Probable That Bailey and Barry 1 Chicago Banker Probably Munloiwl Riluring Lion. THE DEXTER BANK ROBBERS' HIS- Will Have to Resign. EDITOR O'BRIEN ADDRE8SES THE by Ilia Stepson. Chicago. Oct-17.—Mr. Stephen \y. H. ion, a well known banker of tliis city, tail jonnected with the Union Trust company, ivas fatally shot at noon yesterday the rhird Presbyterian church, at tho corner of &.sbland and Ogden avenues, by bis stepson, Ralph W. Glaymaker. The shooting occasioned great excitement, as it occurred as the worshipers at the church were proceeding homeward. Mr. Rawson, who had attended iervice at the church, emerged from the louth entrance as the great organ was stilt ;hundering its finale, and started diagonally tcross Ogden avenue on his way to Li* resileuce at 496 West Monroe street. Oiay.naker, who had been loitoring in the ricinity of the church for nearly in hour, when he saw Rawson come forth, ran along the avenue until he was within feet of the banker. Then le drew a large nickel plated revolver from ane of the pockets of his evercoat, and grasping the handle of the woapon with both bands, fired into the back of the helpless Oian, who fell forward upon bis bands and knees, but before he struck the earth another ballet was lodged in his body. The young assassin did not advance as he fired, but itood pale and trembling in the gutter. When his aged victim fell Glaymaker turned bis revolver down upon the prostrate body uid fired three times In succession. He lid not move until he had emptied the five cartridges in his revolver. Glaymaker was irrested. SERMON BY REV. DR. TALMAGG ORGANIZED TO 8ECURE THE PUN- St. Louis. Oct. 17.—Yesterday morning nil elderly man of emotional aspect entorod tho Southern hotel and inscribed the following on tho register i "George Francis Train, from Roche-town," which the cleric inferred was a reflection on Chicago's mayor. In tho T0RIE8 LEAKING OUT. Minneapolis, Minn., Oct 17.—The steady rain which set in Saturday* and which continued almost without intermission until la»t evening, broke up several excursion parties, and kept tho delegates within doors. The rotunda of tho West hotel was crowded from morning to night, and the scenes of Saturday in tho assembly and the prospects of the prjsent week were discussed with vigor. Tho loaders of both sides worked bard to secure supporters, tho anti-administration men making the most of the argument that the proposed concentration of power in the hands ot the general master workman would be fata) to the future success and prosperity of' the order. Thoy claim to have made a fow convert®, but the supporters of the administration, who have not been lesa active and have made a count of noses, say they have a good solid majority. MULTITUDE. IN THE TABERNACLE. I8HMENT OF BRIBERY. Akin to tho Vlgllaatee—Encouraged by the Suoeessful Provocation ot New York Boodler*—A Presidential Aspirant Said A Sheriff Relates a Terrible Story—Poison- Ins Their Victims In Order to Secure Money—Fourteen Tears of Undetected Crime. The Proclamation nursed — Tho Polios Completely Outwitted — Balfour Protected by Detectives—Tlw) Proceeding, Enthusiastic, but Orderly. Depleting and Injurious IlunUs ot tho Period—The Popular Taste lor I'an Literature Is Poisoned by the Scum of to be the Leader. Bostok, Oct 17.—It may not be possible to fasten upon Stain and bis gong tho murder of Cashier Barron, of the Dexter bank, bnt there ia already enough known about them to send them probably to prison for life, if not to the gallows. It is charged that at least six murders and as many big robberies committed during the last fourteen years can be traoed to these men. Dublin, Oct. 17.—Tlioro was fun all over Ireland to-.lay. The government has again boon put in the position of having itself laughed at, so Ireland will laugh while it may. Tho proclaimed mooting at Woodford, county Galway, was held despite the activity of Dublin Castle and its scurrying thiti.or of policemen on confiscated jaunting cars. tho Publishing ftouse. Bah Francisco, Aag. 17.—Never since the early days of the Vigilantes has San Francisco been to thoroughly aroused to the realisation of tho corruption seething in its midst ••now. What little success was obtained in meting out punishment to a few of those implicated only seems to have whetted a desire to make a thorough clean-up of the pursuit of judge and jury bribery. Brooklyn, Oct. 10.—"Seven hundred and eighty-one thousand three hundred and sixteen dollars aud twenty-four cents have been paid cash down in this church for religious uses and Christian work during the nineteen years of my ministry," said the Rev. T. Do Witt Talmage, D. D., in answer to the misrepresentations that have been going through some of the religious papers depreciating the work of the Brooklyn Tabernacle. After giving out the hymn: About fourteen years ago a farmer named Messenger, in Norfolk, Mass., was found murdered in his house and about $1,800 in money was missing. Stain's gang was living about twelve miles from Messenger's house. Young Stain, who baa confessed to Sheriff Mitchell his share in a good many crimes, says that ane morning he, bis father and Cromwell went to Norfolk, where the old man Messenger was known to have come into the possession of a large sum of money. They arrived at Norfolk late in the evening. Young Stain drove the horses and remained with them while the other two went on foot to the house of Messenger. They returned not long after, bringing a small bag which contained the money. They divided tho booty in the wagon. They laid they did not got as much as they expected, but Stain's share was about $600. Young Stain says his father told him they did not kill Messenger, but that be would probably die. This was tho unwolcome news that met Mr. Arthur J. Balfaur, surnamed tho Bloody, whon, closely guarded by two detectives, he landed at Kingstown yesterday morning. One more step was gained in this direction during the past week, though not so advantageous as It would appear on the surface. The conviction of Jury Briber Emerson, who pleaded guilty of an attempt to bribe a juror In the "Little Pete" case, was hailed at first as a great victory, but mature reflectiou has made clear the fact that his conviction was really a vicarious sacrifice for insuring the aafety of others who hol4 a higher position than a lawyer's clerk. It has been a matter ot public comment that he was paid a large ■tun of money to forego trial and plead guilty, in order to prevont a thorough investigation of the case, which would undoubtedly lead to dangerous disclosures, and implicate the masters of a ring of jury bribers whose fountain head is generally stated to be Chris A Buckley, of Bush street This judicious disposal of Emerson, and the gagging, by the same infiuenoe, of "Little Pete," 'who is now imprisoned at Folsom for Bribery, will possibly prevent the moral probe entering further in a direction which might bring it up against Buckley and his principal lieutenants. The alleged attempt to bribe J udge Sullivan in tho celebrated Sharon divorce case sank out of sight like a meteor dropping in mid ocean when Judge Sullivan testified before the grand jury that no suob_J&%8inpt' was made. With mucli£fc&2fln~D. S. Terry, who had to admit that the oasis of his allegation was merely a street rumor, and so an anxiously anticipated sensation fizzled out Another broil, and that a hot one, is now being followed in an effort to paniah some of those charged with attempted Jury fixing in the Wright vs. Geery street railroad case. Notwithstanding that Creighton, already convicted in this connection, bas fled and that the principle witnesss have been sent out of the country, the prosecution of those believed to be the instigators of the crime is being vigorously carried on. These are R 7. Morrow and James McCord, the former a reputed millionaire, and the latter also a wealthy man, with the powerful influence of prominent persons at his command. Both Barry and Bailey have given up, and concede that they havo got to go. The debate on the change in the constitution has occupied, as far as can be learned, all of today, and if not concluded this evening tho administration will force the issue through the medium of the previous question. According to the present programme, Powderly will then resign, on the ground that the office having beon endowed with autocratio powers, the assetnbly should have the opportunity, it it desires to exerciae it, of placing a new man in the position. He will, of course, be re-elected, and will then proceed to reconstruct the general executive board. Under the constitution it is not even necessary that his appointments should be ratified by the general assembly. Our Ood, our help In ages put. Our hope for yeara to come. Dr. Talmage preached a sermon, the subject of which was "Forbidden Honey," the text beiug I Samuel xiv, 43: "I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in my hand, and lot I mast die." Dr. Talmage said: The honey bee is a most ingenious architect, a Christopher Wren among insectB, a geometer drawing hexagons and pentagons, a freebooter robbing the fields of pollen and aroma, • wondrous creature of Ood, whose biography, written by Huber and Swammerdam, is as enchantment for any lover of nature. VirglC celebrated the bee in his fable of  and Uoses, nnd Samuel, and David, and Solomon, and Jeremiah, and Exekiel, and St. John used the delicacies of bee manufacture as a Bible symbol A miracle of formation is the bee: fire eyes, two tongues, the outer having a sheath of protection, hair on all sides of its tiny body to brush up the particle* of flowers; its flight so straight that all the world knows of the bee line. The honeycomb is a palace such as no one but Ood could plan nnd the honey bee construct; Its cells sometimes a dormitory, and sometimes a storehouse, and sometimes a cemetery. These winged toilers first make eight strips of wax, and by their antenna:, which oro to them hammer, and chisel, and square ond plumb line, fashion them for use. Two and two, these worker* shape the wall. If an a'-cident happen they put up buttresses or extra beams to remedy the damage. When about the year 1778 an insect, before unknown, in the night time attacked the beehives all over Europe, and the men who owned them were in vain trying to plan something to keep out the invader that wn* tho terror of the beehives of the continent, it was found that everywhere the bees bad arranged for their own protection, and built before their honeycombs an especial wall of wax, with port holes through which the bees might go to and fro, but not large enough to admit the winged combatant, called tho Sphinx Atropos. The story of the Woodford meeting is 8 rich one. It is a little town and Lord Clanric.irde owns all the neighboring lands. Hj is one of the hereditary robbers ol Ireland whose titlo is none the bettei that it goes back to Norman times, whon an English king gave one De Burgh a grant of Irish, land in Galway. They have held on to some of it eve: since, and tho present lord's tenants have refused to pay his rackrenta, and many and bitter were tho fights last summer, when lie evicted many families. The "plan of campaign" was put in operation. The tenant! paid th-3 reduced rents they offered Clauricarde's agent to a National league trustee, and Woodford has been a "hot corner" ever since. Hence when Balfour', proclamations waro posted suppressing the Woodford branoh of the league and were followed by another proclamation forbidding the people to meet yesterday to hear William O' Brien and other "evil disposed persons,' it was felt that it wonld be worth while tc defy Dub.in castle if ever it was defied. afternoon Train lectured in the workingmen's hall to about 100 Anarchists and Socialists. His subject was: "How to Save the Republic from Anarchy, Revolution and Chaos." The first remedy, he said, was to release the seven condemned Anarchists, the second to quit voting, and the third to guarantee free speech. "For fourteen years I have been playing with the rabbits and children in MaiHsnyn square," he said, "but now tht tide that comes in every man's aff*||Wnas come in mine, and I am a roaring lion. A great change, isn't itf I don't cafe for these seven men, but the principle of free speeoh that they represent Ijflh defending." The spei&gr'then went on to predict a things in which cyclones, panics, and crumbling stock markets were the chief features. Ho denounced Chicago in the strongest language, and was particularly ».'vore on Mayor Roche. He announced that if troatcd right ho would make bis home in St. Louis and play this city against Chicago. He has rented the Apollo theatre for throo nights next week, and will lecture on the coming reign of terror. The polioe have not yet interfered with him, but probably will do so if he continues in the prenent strain. QCORGI FRANCIS TRAIN. Meantime the wounded banker had risen to his feet unassisted, but he could not stand, and was compelled to lie down on the grass plot in front of the church. As soon aB possible a carriage was obtained and he was removed to his residence and received surgical attendance. It was found that all Are bullets had taken effect Four of them were removed, but the fifth it was deemed best not to probe for, owing to the low vitality of the tufferer. It was not believed last night that Mr. Rawson can recover. Tho only other matter upon which there is likely to bo a contest ia the report of the committee on appeals and grievances in the application for the reinstatement of District 1186, of New York, from which John Morrison has vainly sought recognition us a delegate. There will be two reports lrom the committee, and the administration will oppose the reinstatement The assembly will probably adjourn sine die on Wednesday evening or Thursday noon. -Sheriff Mitchell says the murderers got into the house while Messenger's wife and daughter were absent, and found him in bed. He refused to tell where hiii money was hid, whereupon they beat him terribly, gagged him and bound him with a rope to the bed. They then searched the houee, and at last found about $1,800. There was |500 more secreted in an old clock, but the robbers failed to find it The detectives who worked on the case noticed at tho time that the knots were evidently tied by a sailor, as in the case of Barron, at Dexter. Woodford has but a small polioe barrack; and a handful of constables, but reinforcements to arrive yeaterday morning were hurried on to the number of 400. It is away from the railroads. It is stated that the shooting comes from domestic troubles. Mr. Rawson recently applied for a divorce from his wife, America u Lee, who had previously been married twice. The stepson, Ralph W. Glayraaker, or William R Lee, as he was sometimes called, took his mother's part, and was greatly indignant at certain charges made by Mr. Rawson against her. This indignation, it is thought, inspired him to do the cowardly and bloody act The request that the anti-administration delogates intended to hold a conferenca in the noar future, in the event of their defeat to-night, caused considerable comment during the day. The friends of Powderiy scouted the idea as absurd, and contended that not one of the delegates could carry a single local into a secession movement The other side admitted that its plans had been prematurely disclosed, but would My nothing more. On Saturday evening the little town wai quiet as usual. The telegraph so reported. Before midnight Woodford could not be "call'd up," and the officials in Dublin wondered.Sheriff Mitchell relates a horrible story about Cromwell and the elder Stain. Young Stain says that a farmer named Steele, of Medfield, was picked out by the gang as a good subject to work upon. They determined to secure Steele's farm, which adjoined one owned by Stain. Cromwell and young Stain went to Steele's place one day, taking with them a bottle of whisky, in which had been put a heavy doee of arsenic. When they reached Steele's house they engaged the old man in conversation and offered him a drink of the poisoned whisky, which he took and died soon after. It was part of the scheme that young Stain should marry Steele's daughter, live with her a little while, and than kill her and secure the farm; but the youifg man refused to carry out his part of the plot, and so it fell through. The meeting was organised regularly and William O'Brien began his speeeb. A strong one it was. They were there, hs said, to provC their right to meet and discuss their grievances. They were there to prove that free speech could not be muzzled in Ireland oi tho league put down. They were there tc show that the Irish people defied Tory coercion.THE PRESIDENT AT BELL MEADE. THE STATUE TO GEN. MEADE. CHARLES DICKENS, JR., IN AMERICA. Southern Hospitality at the Famous Stoek All Preparations Made for the Unveiling He Will Give Readings from His Father's Nashville, Tenn.,Oct 17.—Nashville hag put on its holiday attire, and presents a decidedly picturesque appaarance. The presidential party has spent inost of the day very quietly at Gen. JackBon's mansion at Bolle Mead, a typical southern home. The hospitality of its owner, the beauty of its surroundings, and the thrilling incidents which mark its history Justly merit for Bell Meado this title. Farm. To-morrow. Writings. Philadxlphia, Oct. 17.—All arrangements for the unveilling of the equestrian ntatuo of Gen. George G. Meade to-moriow have been completed. The general committee having the dedication and other arrangements in charge met Saturday afternoon at 205 South Sixth street, and heard flnal reports from all sub-committees. Nbw York, Oct 17.—Charles Dickens, Jr., arrived yesterday on the Aurania. The old est son of the famous English novelist was born in 1837, in Furmi val's inn, and entered upon a mercantile career after leaving college by filling a position in the employ of Baring Bros. Subsequently he went to China, and upon his return joined tho staff of All the Tear Bound under his father. Mr. dicmhs. Dickens is now the editor of that periodical The first public appearance of Mr. Dickens, Jr., in this country will be on October 34, at Chick ering Hall, and his first selections will be "Dr. Marigold" and the trial sceae frorr "Pickwick Papers." "The Story of Little Dombey" and "Mr. Bob Sawyer's Party* will follow. "Here," (aid ha, holding up a poster, "li Balfour's proclamation forbidding you tC meet in Woodford to-day." Though many express small hopes of seeing a conviction result in either case, yet others say: "If millionaires have been convicted In New York and Chicago of similar crimes, why cannot the same be done heref To such an extent are the best people of the city awakened to the state of affairs that a secret organisation has been formed, said to have «t its head W. T. Coleman, whose name has tiean mentioned in connection with the chief magistracy of this country, and who has figwed as a leader of the Vigilantes in their food work of the early days. It is known v£S the "Committee of Necessity," and is composed of 100 members, who subscribe $5 monthly to a fund which is to tie used in aiding the grand Jury in its work of purifying municipal matters in general and prosecuting these Jury bribing cases is particular. The latest phase of the Morrow case was his being cast into Jail on Saturday, notwithstanding that he was under $50,000 bonds to appear for trial. The prosecution evidently does not mean to take any chances in the matter.'  Loud groans and jeers answered this. Holding it up for the people to look at, he went on: Do you know that the swarming of the beca Is divinely directed? The mother bee starts for a new home, and because of this the other bees of the hive get into an excitement which raises the beat of the hive some four degrees, and they must die unless they leave their heated apartments, and they follow the mother bee and alight on the branch of a tree, and cling to each other and hold on until a committee of two or three have explored the region and founfl the hollow of a tree or rock not far off from a stream of water, and they here set up a new colony, and ply their aromatic industries, and give themselves to the manufacture of the saccharine edible. But who can tell the chemistry of that mixture of sweetness, part of it the very life of the bee and part of it the life of the fields? Plenty of this luscious product was banging in the woods of Beth-aven during the time of Saul and Jonathan. Their army was in pursuit of an enemy that by God's command must be exterminated. The soldiery were positively forbidden to stop to eat anything until the work was done. If they disobeyed they were accursed. Coming through the woods they found a place where the bees bad been busy, a great honey manufactory. 'i Honey gathered in the hollow of the trees until it had overflowed upon the ground in great profusion ot sweetness. All the army obeyed orders and touched it not save Jonathan, and he not knowing the military order about abstinence, dipped the end of a stick ha had in his hand into the candied liquid, and ns, yellow and brown, and tempting, it glowed on the end of the stick he put it to his mouth and ate the honey. Judgment fell upon him, and but for special intervention he would have been slain. In my text Jonathan announces his awful mistake: "I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in my hand, and, lo, I must die." Alas, what multitudes of people in all ages have been damaged by forbidden honey, by which I mean temptation, delicious and attractive, but damaging and destructive. Literature fascinating but deathful come* in this category. Where one good, honest, healthful book is read now there are one hundred made up of rhetorical trash consumed with avidity. When the boy in the cars comcs through with a pile of publications look over the titles and notice that nine out of every ten of the books are depleting and injurious. All the way from New York to Chicago or Mew Orleans notice that objectionable books dominate. Taste for para literature is poisoned by this scum of the publishing house. Every book in which sin triumphs over virtue, or in which a glamour Is thrown over dissipation, or which leaves you at its last line with leas respect for the marriage institution and less abhorrence for tho paramour, is a depression of your own moral character. Hie book bindery may be attractive, and the plot dramatic and startling, and the stylo of writing sweet as the honey that Jonathan dipped up with his rod, but your best interests forbid it, your moral safety forbids it, your God forbids it, and one taste of it may lead to such bad results that you may have to say at the close of the experiment or at the close of a raisimproved * lifetime: "I did but taste a little honoy with the rod that was in my hand, and, lo, I must "And this symbolizes it amounts to.' Col. James B. Biddle will be chief marshal, and Gen. B. F. Fisher will be his chief of staff. A number of Gen. Meade's stsff officers have accepted invitations to assist Col. Biddle and Gen. Fisher, who were also members of the staff. The cavalry post. No. 85, will report mounted to the department commander of the Grand Army as his personal guard. Another murder was oommitted in a similar manner. A man named Hammond owned a farm adjoining Stain's, which the latter coveted. Stain determined to murder him. The gang went to his place with poisoned whisky and found the farmer busy in hi* barn handling an ugly bull. The animal pinned Hammond to the barn, but did not injure him. The poisoned whisky was administered and Hammond died. The gang made it appear that the bull had inflicted injuries which caused the farmer's death. Stain failed, however, to get possession of the farm. As he spoke he thrust the proclamation into the flame of a torch. As it blazed he flung it from him, and tho crowd, wild with excitement, stamped the ashes into the ground. It is the birthplace of more than one who ban served his country and been honored by his fallow men, while from its broad pastures rod handsome paddocks have gone forth that superb string of thoroughbreds that have proved the admiration of the country and the fortune of their possessors. Belle Meade now comprises the finest stock farm in the south and embraces about 4,000 acres of the richest soil. Other league meetings were held yesterday in several western districts without opposition.  The route of tha parade will be from Broad and Spring Garden streets, up Spring (Jarden to the park; thence northwest to the ■tatue, which will be unveiled. North of Memorial hall the comrades will march in aections of eight Bach poet hits secured a bend of music. Bach of the military organizations will have a band, as will also the several cadet corpa. Col. Theodore E. Wiedersbeim, chairman of the sub-committee on invitations, said fifty general officers of the Union army had accepted invitations to be present at the unveiling. Machiae, Me., Oct. 17.—The achooner A. McNichol, which arrived at Machiosporl from Boston yesterday, reports that at Boothbay on Saturday the took in tow a small boat The boat leaked, and the captain, Walter Libby and two hands, Elbridgt Foster and Melvin Holmes, got into it to bail it out. The sea was rough and the boat capsized, throwing the men into the water and all three were drowned. The bodies of the men, who were all residents of Machlasport, were not recovered. Throe Hen Drowned. Yesterday morning, after a late breakfast, the President, Mrs. Cleveland and Co). Lamont, accompanied by Gen. Jackson, took a •troll about the grounds and deer park. "Uncle Bob," the famous keeper of the stud, was delighted with the opportunity afforded him to exhibit the "flyers" under his care, and made the most of it. DELANCEY NICOLL'S POPULARITY. A Character by His Party Which He Haa ■Well Karned. Nxw York, Oct. 17.—The Young Han's Democratic club has issued an address urging upoL the Democratic organisations of this city and oounty the nomination of Delancey ~Niooll as a candidate for district attorney, in view of the fact that it is generally conceded "that the present i able and distini/jt guished district atilD}\. torney will be promotod to the crim- A\ j» lnal bench, in reo W.H ognition of the im- IMP portant services he If jJHy has rendered to the I city by hiscouragel J ous administration Mr. Dickens has three brothers and twe sisters living. The eldest sister is unmarried, and the younger married Signor Perrugini, the painter. Father MeTighe Changed Bli MlnCl. Beading Knlghtl Satlillad. Pittsburg, Oct. 17.—Rev. Father Ho- Tighe, pastor of St. Malachi's Roman Catho- Uo church, whose recent election as principal of the Thirty-third word (Mononzabela) public school created intense ezcitoment in both Catholio and Protestant circles, gave out for publication yesterday afternoon that he would resign tho principalsbip of the school to-day, citing as a reason that the sifters had refused to proceed with their public examination for certificates to teach in tbe school. After a long consultation with his conferree, Father Tobln, be was prevailed upon to reconsider the matter. Another effort will be made to secure a private examination of sisters for the positions of teachers. Should this fail an attempt will be made to secure the services of Catholic young ladles residing in the ward. The new turn of events has intensified the interest in the situation, and the end is not yet. Shamokik, Pa., Oct. 17.—The Knight* ot Labof convention, which oonvened here yesterday, wa* attended by 300 delegate*, representing the employee ot the Philadelphia and Reading railroad. The work performed by the convention wai the definite settlement ot the color blind tests. The present action ol the company in reference to color blindness 'was favorably regarded. The convention passed resolutions condemning the action of eoal operators in their treatment of the striking miners. The members contributed liberally themselves and called upon the National assembly to furnish $30,000 for the support of the strikers, and asked the citisens of tho Lehigh region to withdraw their support from the Lehigh Valley railroad until matters have been amicably settled. Henry FieldlDg Dickens, anothor of tlie novelist's sons, won the second scholarship at Trinity hall, Cambridge, and is now a rising lawyer with the prospects of becoming a judge. A Canadian Minister on Commercial Union Ottawa, Oct 17.—Through one of Its member*, Hon. J. A. Chapleau, secretary of state, the government has at last fixed its position in regard to the agitation now going on in connection with the commercial union movement In the course of his remarks at a public banquet tendered him at Montreal on bis return from France, Mr. Chapleau, on behalf of the government, said: "Commercial union is an idea which can never prevail in Canada. It is impossible in its present premature state. It started in ths brain of a gentleman who, having made ■ large fortune in the States, now sought notoriety as the father of this movement It could not succeed, because it would destroy our Canadian industries and our Canadian nationality."  Reporters and Common Soldiers Spoiled It. St. I'acl, Oct. 17.—The reception that was to have been given the officers of tbC regular army of Norway and Sweden by th« Minnesota club has been declared off, because the party was accoiapauie 1 by sc ru my reporters and officers of common rank. The club didn't want to be imposed upon, aud it refused to banquet the visitors. Th. exhibition drill of Company D, that was tc be given in the armory, has been declared ofl also. _Mr. Charles Dickens, Jr., ia accompanied by Mrs. and Miss Dickens. Shot by an Italian. New Yoiuc, Oct. 17.—John Barrett, aged 16, was shot and seriously, perhaps fatally, wouuded last night in Park row by an Italian printer named Ceon Guiseppe. The Italian had Insulted two youug sisters of Barrett whom the latter was escorting, but who were walking ahead while Barrett stopped to light a cigaretta On seeiug the insult given Barrett ran up and attacked Quiseppe, who shot him. The Italian had previously kicked one of the girls in the side in a brutal manner because she slapped hit face. He fled after the shooting, but ho was capt ured.  Dedicating a Church. Wbst Hoboken, N. J., Oct 17.—Bt Joseph's Roman Catholic church, at Central avenue and Traphagan streot, was dedicated y. sterday lnornlng with the usual impressive ceremonies. Bishop Wigger was expected to officiate, but a dispatch was received stating that he was sick, and Rev. Father Grieff, the pastor, conducted the services. Tho church is a frame building and cost $-19,000. ASST. DI8T. ATTT RIOOLU °'lhe„d""6D hta office." The address continues: "Mr. Nicoll has demonstrated his peculiar fitness for the discharge of the important duties which, especially at this time, devolve upon the district attorney of this county. Hl» course has particularly recommended him to the poor, since he has shown that in the discharge of his duties as a public prosecutor neither wealth nor political influence nor power can secure Immunity from punishment He represents to this community the principle of a vigorous, courageous and.impartial enforcement of the criminal law against all offender* regardless of wealth or influence. If it should happen that through personal friendship or local interests or the accidents of a convention the nomination should go to another candidate, there is grave reason to feur that the failure to nominate Mr. Nicoll would be considered as a lack of sympathy with the principles of which he stands to-day before the people as the most conspicuous representative." N«w York, Oct. 17.—'While twenty men were at work in the retort home of the Metropolitan Oat works at Forty-second street and Eleventh avenue, about 1:90 o'clock yesterday, the roof fell in. All but Ave of the men escaped, and these, with the exception of William B. Lundy, the engineer, were only slightly hurt. Lundy was badly injured internally. The roof, which was inspected only a short time ago and pro nouooed safe, gave way slowly from its . fastenings, otherwise all the men might have .been killed. Fell Alter Being Pronounced Safe. A Child's Fearful Death. One Man Rifles Two Stages. Toledo, O., Oct. 17.—The S-year-old daughter of H. W. Compton, superintendent of the Toledo public schools, met with a terrible death Saturday evening. The little one was playing in the parlor of the family residence. Her mother left the room and in a few moments she heard a scream from the child. Returning to the room she discovered tliat the little girl had fallen into the open natural gas Are which was burning in a grate. The child was rescued, but was found to be frightfully burned, her face and the upper portion of her body being literally roosted by the intense heat. She died in a few momenta. Waoo, Tex., Oct. 17.—On the night of Sept. 29 a single robber stopped and riflod two stages filled with passengers on tbe road bat ween Ballenger and San Angelo. J. hn A. Newsome, alias Smith, was suspected of being the robber, and was on Saturday brought here in custody of a deputy United States marshal, and arraigned before Commissioner Fink on a charge of robblug tho mall. He was held in default of $3,500 bail. A Dispute Ends in Murder. Trot, N. Y.,Oct 17.—Shortly before ii o'olock yesterday morning Patrick Kelly was mortally wouuded by James Brown, al the corner of Rival' and Federal streets. The men got iuto a dispute over tome women whr were in company witsi Brown. Brown drew a revolve, 'rom bis pocket and fired. Th. ball entered Kelly's left side just below th« last rib, penetrated the stomach, and lodged in the liver. He was takeu to the hospital, and Brown was arrested. Connecticut's V. M. C. A. Convention. Noawica, Oct. 17.—The Tweuty-second Annual convention C f tho Connecticut Young Mon's Christian ussCAUlion was closed hen yesterday. Tiie meetings have been largoly attended. Charles A. Jewell, of Hartford, an I John Blair, of Waterbury, wore chosen members of the state committee to fill vuc-uicies. When Obedienee Most be Rendered. Chicago, Oct. 17.—Mr. and Mrs. Thurlow Weed Barnes are in this city on their way to California. Mrs. Barnes was Isabella Frances Morris, who was married In New York last week to Mr. Barnes, a grandson of Thurlow Weed. One of tbe wedding presents was a check for $1,000,000 and a handsomely furnished house from the bride's father. A Cheek for •1,000,000. /New Yobk, Oct. 17.—A circular from Archbishop Corrigan was read in all the (Catholic churches in this city yesterday, ■calling upon all pastors to urge their congregations to oontribute freely to the collections to fee taken up on the last Sunday In October to be presented to the pope on the occasion of his Jabiloe, and reminding Catholics of their duty to obey the holy father, not only in purely theological matters, bnt also in matten of discipline connected with the church Measles Attacking Royalty. Concerning the Kont Disaster. Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 17.—Dr. Cbarlet L. Wright, of Huntington, Ind., a surgeon in the employ of the Chicago and Atlantic railroad, has resigned his position and statet that in doing so his sympathy goes with those who remain in the company's employ. Dr. Wright adds that he was badly injured at Eout and sought to communicate with his friends by telegraphing, but this favor the company refused. He also says engineer? are forced to take unsafe locomotives on the road, and that on the night of the accident Engineers Dorsey and Wyman were refused a supply of sand before leaving Chicago. Watertown, N. Y., Oct 17.—At Gouver Dear, 8t Lawronce county, Saturday niglit, John Davie, a laborer, aged 65 years, and bit wife bogan drinking heavily. About 1( o'clock their eon went home and found hii mother lying dead on the floor, having been ■tabbed in the breast with a butcher's knife. His father was in bed asleep. It is supposed that Davis stabbed his wife daring a drunken quarrel. The two were alone in the house at the time. Accused of Wife Murder. London, Oct. 17.—Great anxiety prevails in court circles over the condition of th; Princiascs Louise and Maude of Wales, whi. tu\D ill with measles iu Copenhagen. The ages of the princesses aro 30 and 13 years respectively, and the dangerous character oi the disease, therefore, is enhanced. Harder and Bobbery. Dead la a Pool of Blood. Cairo, Ills., Oct 17.—A widow named Moore, aged about 60 years, was murdered Saturday at her home near Woodville, in Ballard oounty, Ky., just across the river from hem She was living with her two grown sons, who had gone out into the field to work, and when they returned found their mother lying on the floor, taoe downward, with the back of her head beaten to a jelly. It was ovident that the object of the murderers was robbery, as tho house had been ransacked. There was a large sum of money in the house, but the murderers failed to find it Patterson, N. J., Oct 17.—Thomas F. Cook, age 88, of No 23 Jefferson street, was found dead in a pool of blood in the alleyway of bis home, having cut his throat, late on Saturday night. He was formerly a clerk in the treasury department at Washington, but had been out of employment lately and had been drinking heavily. J as t foe m Thief. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS CONDENSED. St. Louis, Oct ,17.—Two years ago the vault in the city treasurer V office in East St Louis was entered by burglars and $43,- 000 In scrip and $8,000 in cash stolen. Ex- City Clerk of East St Louis, T. A. Canty, was arraigned on an indiotment charging him with entering into a conspiracy with a professional burglar, Charles Coleman; Lieut Duffy, of the East St Louis police, and a liquor seller, P. Eagan, for the purpose at plundering the vault Til3 story of the attempt to wreck the presidential train telegraphed from the west on Saturday is denied. French Anarchists Clubbed. The fifth of the series of baseball games for the world's championship was played on the New York Polo grounds Saturday, and resulted iu a victory for Detroit by a score of 9 to 0. Paris, Oct 17.—An Anarchist meeting wai held last uight in the Bellville quarter, on thi outskirts of Paris, at which Louiae Michel, the prominent woman Anarchist, was present The polioe made an attempt to break up the meeting, and a general affray was the result, in which many were wounded. The gendarmes used their batons and revolver* freely. Three arrests were made. Confessed Her Guilt. Married His Father's Bookkeeper. Los Angeles, CaL, Oct 17.—Hattie Wal■tern, who was arrested here on suspicion of having killed Dr. Harlan, the dentist and well known sporting man, and also of having burned his body to conceal the crime, made a confession of her guilt Saturday night Afterward sbe attempted suicide by taking poison, but was alive at a late hour. Jersey City, Oct 17.—A young couple, who said they were from Norwalk, Conn., were married by Justice of the Peace Weed in Jersey City late on Saturday night The man described himself as Thomas Farrar, aged 21, and the woman said she was Elisabeth Frances Reynolds. Farrar, who is a dashing young fellow, told the justice that bis father was a wealthy woolen manufacturer. The woman whom he married, he said, was a bookkeeper in his father's employ. Justice Weed said the oouple acted a little timid, and were anxious that the marriage should not be made public. die!" Corrupt literature is doing more today for the disruption of domestio life than any othor cause. Elopements, marital intrigues, sly correspondence, fictitious names given at poetofflce windows, clandestine meetings In parks, and at ferry gates, and in hotel parlors, and conjugal perjuries, are among tho damnable results. When a woman, young or old, gets her head thoroughly stuffed with the modem, novel sho is In appalling peril. But some one wilJOay: "The heroes aro so adroitly knavish, and the persons so bewitcblnyly untruo, and the turn of the story so exquisite, and all the cliarao- | ters so enrapturing, I cannot quit them." My brother, my sister, you can find styles of literature just as charming that will elevate a d purify and ennoble, and Christianise while they please. The devil does not owu all the honey. There is a wealth of good books coming forth from our publishing houses that leaves no oxcuae for the choice of that which is debauching to body, mind and soul. Qo to some intelligent man or woman and ask for a list of books that will he strengthening to your mental and moral weditioa. Life to so short and your Unco for Campunini, the famous tenor, has arrived in New York. Shot Himself Through Fear. Mike Kelly, the famous baseball player, ha* signed a contract with the McNish, Johnson and Slavin minstrel company to act as interlocutor. Beading Regrets and Protects. Mew York, Oct 17.—lite Clara Barton, president of the International Society of the Red Cross, has written expressing regret at .her inability to be preeent at the woman suffrage mass meeting here to-night, indorsing the movement, and protesting emphatically against the exclusion of women from voting. Newport, R. I., Oct 17.—It was announced that the death yesterday of Dr. William L Wheeler, son-in-law of the late William Beach Lawrence, a prominent society man, and a leading member of the G. A R, was not due to apoplexy as first stated, but was the result of self Inflicted wounds. The doctor was anticipating a second stroke of apoplexy, and was depressed in spirits on this account It appears that he shot himtelf while standing before a mirror. Mrs. Potter Home Again. Nxw York, Oct 17.—Mrs. Cora Urquhart Potter was the first passenger who landed from La Champagne when that steamer wns secured to the pier yesterday morning. She was accompanied by her father and Barton Key, who is her manager's representative in her approaching American tour. Mrs. Potter seemed to be in excellent health anil spirits, but complained of fatigue. The hotel known as the Paine house, with a large stable and all the outbuildings, opposite tho depot in North Anson, Mo., wus burned. Working Hour* and Pay Reduced. Kansas City, Ho., Oct 17.—The 1,900 imployea of the Atchison, Topeka and S-inta Fe railroad shops at Topeka were not. fled Saturday of a redaction in their working time from ten to nine boars a day With a corresponding decrease in pay. This will remit in a saving of over $2,000 a week to the company. A farmer, named Lawrcnco Dolau, aged 13, of Pleasant township, Case county, la., \TOJ fatally shot during a quarrel by a young man name d Dolau, his next neighbor. Drinking, Fighting and Killing. Riverside, Tex., Oct 17.—One Mexican ■ waa killed, two fatally injured, three negroes seriously and a number slightly wounded, in a general fight last night near this place, in . which about 100 negroes and Mexicans were •engaged. Moat of the rioters were intoxicated.Montreal, Oct 17.—Quite a flutter of excitement exists in French Canadian society here over the decorations scandal in France. This is owing to the fact that many French Canadian statesmen, politicians, lawyers and professional men wear the ribbons of the decorations in question. Senator Senecal, who was burled Saturday, wore the legion of honor, which it was openly charged hal been purchased by him from friends of Gen Boulanger. The Callhrel ScandWl la Montreal. A meeting of coal miners from Belleville, Ills., district was held in East St Louis, and they decided to make a formal demand on the operators for an advance of twelve and a half cents a ton for digging. The Mew Jersey Synod. Methodist Church Burned. New Haven, Oct 17.— Miles Bristol, age 1 23, a prominent resident of Milford, accidentally shot himself dead while hunting Saturday.  Accidentally Shot. Asbdby Park, N. J., Oct 17.—The sixty- Vourth annual stated session of the Presbyterian synod of the state of New Jersey began In Educational hall on Third avenuo ■his afternoon. Nearly 800 ministers will atlend the meetings to be held during the week. The synod will take decided action upon the subjects of Sabbath deaseration, temperance and ottyr leading qogftgp Riuway, N. J., Oct 17.—The Bethel African Methodist Episcopal church in Centra.' avenue was badly burned yesterday morn ing. The Ore was caused by a defective flue. The church is located in a thickly settle: part of the city, and a high wind causen great fear of an extensive conflagration. Tin efficient work of the fire department atom prevented It The Democrats in the first eastern district of Way no county, N. Y., have nom'r.nted Miss Nellie R. Cooke, of Woloott, for school commissioner. She will make a personal canvass in every town in the district and may make * lew campaign speeches. Washington, Oct 17. — Foiv hundred representative carriage builders t.Y the United States are expected In Washington to attend - the fiftieth annual meeting of the Carriage . Builders' National association. To Convene at Washington. The Weather. For Tuesday, in New Jersey, eastern New York, eastern Pennsylvania and in K# r Bag land, generally coaler and from ptrUy clouuy to fair, (OOSTHTOB) OX THOU PACK)