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THE MACON TELEGRAPH MACON, GA.. SATURDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 13, 1894. iiSluC'MO’, a Coat., STOLE STAMPS BY THOUSANDS Government Employes Enter Into a Plot to Rob the Bureau o! Engraving. BETRAYED BY WOMEN. Smith and n.ach Had a High Old Tima lu Sew York, Which lead to tha Exposin'. of Their flans* qvasflilngton , Oot. 12.—The stamp ob- bery at (the bureau of engraving nnd printing. discovered Yesterday, turns out to be much larger than was at firat supposed. Instead of one package con taining 00.000 :<emt damps, It Is now believed that over 200.000 amt pjrolbly 260,000 stamps of various denominations are missing. Postmasters In various pants of the country, It Is htougbt, have received fewer ototnps than they ordered, and failed to notify the department of the deficiency. When their quarterly re pents are made up. these shortages may be found. It util take two weeks ft diaoover the full extent "of the robbery. When tt ts known that yesterday’* shipments of stamp* were served to 1,800 postmasters, some Idea of the enormity of the task of ascertaining whiut omcM have received 6hurt pack ages Is had. The stealing has been gpVng on for thirty days, and seems to have been ■ the result of a plot. W. 'B. Smith, for merly of Plainfield. N. J., and O. W. Lrangstree). who were employed tn the strain department of the bureau of en graving and printing, are under arrest, and the detectives are looking fpr Will iam A. iBeuoh. who was until recently emplyed In a 'billiard room in a hotel 6n this city, and a man whbse name 13 be lieved to be Simmemlltz. Both men left Washington Wednesday tor the purpose of selling stamps. Smith made a proposition today to the police authorities to turn state's evi- denoce and make a full confession if they would sign a paper guaranteeing him ful'bpnatcctlon. He said he would Implicate government olliciuls much higher than himself. He was told that Bueh protection COUld not be granted. Smith then told the authorities that he knew .where Beach was, but would go to Jan before he would tell hla wherea- boi.to. The authorities are at a loro es to what to make of Smith’s offer, ao he has told so many conflicting stories since hla arrest. UrogBtoet was arrested today on the evidence of Mary Earl and Cora I,a Bom. two dissolute women who went to New York with Smith and Beach. These women told the detectives that Friday night. SatJfembcr 2*th, Smith and Beach, accompanied by a third man. called at their house and wanted them to mart to New York that night. They agreed. The three men asked for the use of a rcom a few minutes. They entered it. Smith carrying a satchel, after Smith left the house with a large white envelope. .He returned with eom- money and four tickets for Baltimore. They then left the city, leaving the third roan. The officers looked upon this ns sum- CUM evidence to hold the .third party, so today Detectives Weedon and Hel- ten. iPoStofllce Inspector Sn.'.h and Stamp Agent Davis went to the bureau of engraving and printing, taking Uk« two women along, as they were positive the'iv C ° U a P ° blt 0111 1116 unknown man In the stamp vaailts. Cora La Bom pcuiited out Longstrect, who was asked into Agent Davis’ office. As soon as he entred he blurted out: "Now about roS^tn 60,0 >£. s f :lmDO ’ 1 know nlbsolutely JgtMtot,about them. My books are ad •AfiEEKS £5 *£5 no Intimation "•tore of their visit, this was con- evl4ei « Of guilt, and Long, street was arrested. On the way to toe police elation the prlsmer became Indlg- nant and declared he would sue wmo« Jil tna f te a confession im plicating him (Longstreet.) This quieted me, prisoner. I^ngtroet is about 33 years old, un- £23* *J d an stamp handler and packer He -was with the American Bank M te J^ mpan . y for elght >’ earfl - ranking as U^e company« ***,*1 best 8tanjp expert M^.en the government assumed the stamp contracts & few months ago LOng- STiJtjr** brought here as an instructor of other men. He was regarded as abso lutely* trustworthy. The trip of Smith, Beach and the two women to New York was a hllarfbus one. They spent money freely and sold stasap* right and left. During the ab. aenee of Smith from the party for a ohsrt time Beach stole some of the stamps from his fellow In the crime. The woman La Boss, realizing that the men were thieves, became frightened,and left them to New York. The other three went to Orange, N. J., where Smith and the Earl woman attempted to pass as man and I Wife and were ejected from a hotel. Beach and the woman engaged in a flsti- «ift to the sorrow of the latter. A no- liceman arrested the trio and took them I before the chief of police, where 6,000 ^ stamps were found In a satchel, and those stcr.en from Smith by Beach were found in the latter’s pocket. They were accused of having stolen the stamps, but they Strenuously denied the charge. The Btrl woman became disgusted with the affair and Informed the chief that they were stolen property and could be proved by having the bureau of engrav ing and printing telegraphed to. For some unaccountable reason the chief was persuaded to let them go and he has re- greeted his action ever sine*. They returned to Washington 8unday. Next day Smith resumed his duties as usual and Beach went about the city celling the stolen plunder. Some of the stamps were of a new Issue not yet put In circulation. • eral. The only sneaker from Washington will be Secretary Carlisle, who will make the dedicatory address. It is expected that the party will return Tuesday after a visit to Niagara. Following its action In the campaign of 1»9-, the United Sfatoj civil, service commission today Issued o circular con* cerning requests made by federal employes for contributions to party campaign penses, advising them not to pay a dollar unless they desire to do so and assuring them that they will not be Jeopardized for refusing to contribute. Capt. Wilde, naval secretary of the lighthouse board, today received a tele gram from Maj. Qtfinn, Inspector of the Gulf district, stating that the dwelling about the lighthouse of Cape San Blaze, Fla., had been wrecked during the recent storm. Tho tower was still standing, hut was being rapidly undermined. The light havl been extinguished. The water at this point during the past fifteen* years or so has encroached upon the land several miles, the lighthouse when erected being placed several miles Inland. This Is the second time this lighthouse has been thus washed away. LOST IN A STOttM. A Schooner Went Down and Her Drew Drowned. Oswego, N. Y., Oct. L’!.—Daring a terrific wind storm last night tho three- masted schooner Hartford of (Jlaytou, loaded with wheat, from Detroit for Capo Vincent, woa driven ashore at Woodvtlle, twenty-live miles oast of here. Capt. William O'Toole, wife mid child, Ulehqrd Seymour, mate, and Mieliai'i 1’imvll, all of Clayton; Dennis McCarthy, a seaman, of Oswego, and an unknown seaman of Grindstone Island wero lost. Tho body of tho child was washed aehore.' The beach Is strewn with wreckage and the ves sel will prove a tout Muss. A SCHOONER IN~A STORM. Savannah, Oot. 12.—The schooner Aaron Reppard, which arrived hero to day, was struck by tho stoitn last Tues day oft St. Helena tslaud. The mate, a man named Smith, of Philadelphia, was washed overboard and drowned. The mainsail was carried away. Dur ing the storm both anchors wero cast and the vessel stood the rough sea under difficulties until it abated. Capt. Eagllsn was severely bruised by being thrown on the vessel's deck. GOVERNOR MITCHELL AGAIN. He Says Corbett and Fitzsimmons Shall Not Fight In Florida. Now Orleans, Oct. 12.—The following communication Is self-explanatory: “New Orleans, Oet. 11, HUM.—To H. C. Mitchell, Governor of Florida, Tal lahassee, Fla.—Will you permit Cor bett and Fitzsimmons to have a prlzo flglit in your state next year or any other tnno while you are governor? A speedy answer at our expense will lid appreciated. Editor Dally Item.” The answer was brief and t» tho point. Here It is: ..“Tallahassee, Fla.. Oet. 12, 1804.— Editor Dally Item, New Orleans, La.— Corbett and Fitzsimmons will not bo allowed to fight in -Florida even If ’he legislature has to be called together to prevent It. JL L. MlteUclI, “Governor of Florida.” THE DRY. GOODS MARKET. Hew York, Oct. 12.—Aa irregular re quest for new nnd duplicate assort ments of seasonable fabrics took n good quantity of denims, cotton flan nels, ladles' cloths, flannels nnd many other articles. New sales were fairly largo, while deliveries on advanced orders wero very large. Auction sales on Tuesday, Wednesday nnd Thursday next Include 15,000 WatervleU wool shawls, 50,000 pieces Arlington Mills cashmeres and fnney dress goods nml 11,500 cartons all-silk black nud colored ribbons. Printing cloths quiet nt 2 3-10 for IH squares. THE PRINTERS’ CONVENTION. Hioutsvllle. Ky.. Oct. 12.—Thin morn ing’s session of 'the Interruntlona.1 Typo graphical Union was mainly devoted to the discussion of the short day ques tion. The original motion was that af ter September 1 nine hours would con stitute a day’s work. It >was finally de- otded that the motion he referred to re ferendum.. A motion to levy an assessment of 1 per cent, on the wages of all members to establish a Shorter hours fund was adopted. BILOXI SWEPT BY FIRE. New Orleans, Oct. 12.—The principal por tion of Biloxi, Miss, was destroyed by fire today. Biloxi la one of the lake coast resorts and a prosperous village. The loss embraces tho opera house, many stores and, a large number ofdwo flings. The loss will be probably 864,000 or more. MEET AT GRIFFIN TUESDAY. WASHINGTON GOSSIP. Government Employes Need Not Contrib ute to Political Funds. Washington, Oot. 12.—The following par ty left here at ISO o’clock this afternoon In i »o private cars over the Pennsylvania raDroid to attend the dedication ceremo nies of the Old Holland Land Office to the memory of Robert Morris at Batavia, N. T.. ob Saturday: Secretary and Mrs, On sham. Secretory and Mrs. Carlisle, Secretary and Mrs. lament, Secretary Herbert and his daughter, Mrs. Micou; B. ream and Mrs. Smith, Acting Post- it: i ter General Jones and fourth Assist ant General Maxwell. They wUl arrive In Batavia at 10 o'clock tomorrow mnm- >ns and be joined by lb* postmaster gen. TUo Congressional District Campaign Club Getting Ready For an Active Campaign. A meeting of tho congressional cam paign club will bo hi’lil at Griffin an Tuesday, October 10, nt noon. '{ Hon. ttcuton Grauiluud cf Griffin Is chairman of tho Sixth congressional district campalga dull, which Is com posed of two mtinlter* from each coun ty In the district. This dub will meet uud plan out a lluo of action for tbo district. Bibb's two members aro Messrs. Ntnter Wimberly and \V. G, F. Price. The congressional district commlttco Is also lavitai ,o liu' present at the medtlng. Blt-b’s ms a iks i : this com mittee are Messrs. W. II. Fdtun, Jr., and It. It, Smith Woid has been received from Butts, Henry, Spalding, Fayette. Upson, Mon roe and Tike saying that each Is nlivo to the gravity of ibe situiilun and tho Democrats are working ennrgefcally to arouse every Democrat lu each of. the counties to the necsss.iy of voting nud working. Democrats In itll the counties In ihe district are urging on ll'.bb count/ the necessity of polling an big majority as possible to nuke Judge Bartlett's elec tion certain by a big majority. "tjUURUH REVIVAL. A Good Meeting In FrOjf'as at the Tattnall Square Baptist (nturrtl. A religious revival that promises much good Is In progress in the Tatt nall Square-Baptist church. Tho meet ing was commenced IDOUl a wees ago uud has gone on with growing interest dvr s.nce. The pastor. Dr. A. 11. Campbell, la bd.'w ably assisted in the to rival by Dr. ITtD. Chapman. Ser vices arc held every night at 8 o'clock txcept tonight, it being Saturday. LITTLE HOPE FOR HARMONY Disaffected Democrats in New York City Will Nominate Can didates. AFTER TAMMANY’S SCALP. Mr. Grace Bays That Antl.Tlgcr Astern* blymeii, Beualors and Congress* man Will Its Run Against tho lit guinrs* New York, Oct 12.—'Wll'lam R. Grace called at Democratic state headquarters unexpectedly this morning. He remained with Mr. Thatcher a few minutes, lie then went to a long distance telephone and conversed with Maj. Hinckley, Who is now at Poughkeepsie. When he came out he said: “I came here to see Mr. Hinckley. Not finding him, I talked with htm over the tele phone. The subject of our conversation was harmony in the local, congressional and assembly nominations. After my talk with him, I regret to nay, there now seems to bo no hope for har mony. Maj. Hinckley ha* done all ho could, but for obvious reasons harmony Is Impossible. Tammany lost night nom inated straight Tammany men for con gress and lam now convinced that tho assembly nomination* will follow tha same trend. Further efforts in that di rection sec m to be v useless.” The executive committee of the state Democracy met at Cooper Union tonight. They were to take some action in regard to the nomination for congress, assembly and board of aldermen. Tl»6 meeting last ed about two hours and was a particularly encouraging one, if the applause that floated over tho transoms was ahy Indi cation. When the meeting ended Mr. Grace, who presided, came but and maae a statement. "We are going to stand up and bo counted. We are not afraid of the result of the count. We have just decided to put • cantdates In tho field for aldermen, assembly and congress. Our plan la this: We are going to let the districts take care of matters In their own way. That Is to say, wo are going to let the various dis tricts make their own seltctlons. We have instructed thorn, however, to make combinations wherever it is possible to do so." Mr. Grace appeared to be enthusiastic over the plan and predicted big results. It Is not unlikely that the Grace Demo crats will take advantage of the 1 *disaffec tion in Tammany ranks, resulting from tho "turning down" of Congressman Tim CampbAtUJa, - the Ninth district, J. De witt Warner Jn tho Thirteenth and E. J, Dunphy in the Eighth district. Whether or not tho organization will nominate all three to win over their op ponents Is a question, that cannot be defi nitely settled as yet. John Boyd Thatcher when asked what was being done to harmonize tho Demo cratic factions In this city said: "As an organization we are doing nothing to har monize any faction In New ‘Vork city. Individually we may try to pour oil on the troubled, waters, but as a state com mittee wo only havo to do with tne Dem ocracy of the state." The candldateaof the Tammany Hall city and county tickets were officially no. titled of their nomination* this afternoon. REPUBLICANS INDORSE IT. The Committee of Seventy’* Ticket in New York Get® a Solid Anti-Tamma ny Support., •New York. Oct. 12.— The ticket nom inated by the compiSOtee of seventy was Indorsed at the Republican county con vention ’tonight. Tho, convention was attended by fully 2,000 persons. Throughout tho twenty minutes It was In session harmony prevailed, and It was evident that oil minds were made up that the convention would ratify 'the ticket of the committee of seventy, It did so unanimously. HARRISON'S EIGHTH SPEECH. The sx-PresIdent Again Does the Rear Platform Act, # Evansville, Oct. 12.—Ex-Prcaldent Benjamin Harrison started from In dianapolis thl* morning, and after eight speeches, varying in length from two minutes to forty-five minutes, to au- dionres nmging In Mza from 200 to 1,000, and closing the day’s work in addressing 5,000 people In Evans hall he*e tonight. Thn Journey was 1n the nature of a personal ovation. Mbst of his audi tors were no doubt staunch Republi cans, whose devotion, to the party would 4*ave Insured their presence, no matter who the speaker was. But be yond all party umsideratlons there wna evident in the crowns 'that cheered the white-haired ex-prealdent, a feeling of personal loyalty and state pride. BANK CLOSED ITS DOORS. Kearney. Neb.. Odt. 12.—The Buffalo County National Bank closed Its doors today. The cl jcrtng was caused by a $19,000 Judgment against ’the Sands Clothing House, hi which the bank wrs in terested, and a oout/le of directors de manding their deposits. The Sands Clothing House was closed ajt -the same time.’ but no other business hou»oa have been affected #n far as Is known. The assets jmd labilities nre not yet known. Following closely on the (failure of the clothing house ycMter- (bty. tho c losing of ih*' bank has c.iiiM d great uneaslnees. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. Galveston. Oct. 12.—The fire In the after hold of the floanish steamship Paulina, lying in the outer road*, wan aupjir - i I i*<: n*l,i.r. This morning tin* hold was pumped ottt and the work of discharging the cargo begun. Three hundred of the five hundred bales of coMon in the hold have b*en bnxight to the city badSy charred. The d image to the cargo is ntaw estimated at 120,000. fully covered by Insurance. The steam- ship Ws reported uninjured. KEIFER FOR GOVERNOR. Springfield, O.. Oct. 12.—Gen. J. War- ex-»peaker of the house of rvpr^rriiL 1 ^',;, announced t’xlay that he ;i ndldate for governor. WEATH&&■ INDICATIONS. Wanlilnqton. Oct.' ‘--“For (loorala: Fair, except local .hJSffn In extreme northern portion; eaut w,n<L, ( becom ing variable. A DAY'S CRIMES AND CASUALTIES A Texas Farmer Filled With Buckshot As Ho Stepped From His Door. THE . ASSASSIN WAS ARRESTED A a.. Given to th. Alnrd.r.d Mon* Wife Bat She ».cid.d Not 10 Kill th. A.in..In, Amt L.t tho Court Punt.h tllm. Dallas, Tex., Oot. 12.—A special to the News from Clarkosvllle, Tex., says:' . Henry Dykes’ crib was liroil and aa he rushed out of the bouse to save bis agricultural implements bis face and breast were tilled with buckslrot, kill ing him instantly. The ussaduut was recognized by Dykes’ son, who had fol- lotved his father Into the yard. A posse watt organized and Audrew Jackson, the accused, was captured. Mrs. Dyke Ititd linked the posse to let Iter see the assassin. She trns handed a double-barreled sbntguu, charged und cocked. Site raised Ihe gun to Ills face, hesitated, nud, lowering tho gun, naked that the law be allowed to take its course. The posse started for the county jail with the prisoner, but were overtaken by a mob. A rope was placed around the prisoner's neck nnd while the mob was In tbo act of hncglug lilm, tbo sheriff and his deptles rushed up and wrenched the prisoner from tho lynch ers nnd hurried him to .tall. There ts Intense excitement, but tile sheriff Is oonfldeht. SUICIDE OF”A~MURDERER. Tho Slayer of • Yonug Lady Tnkes His Otvu Life. Richmond, Vn., Oct. 12.—A Char lottesville special to the Dispatch says: Richard B. Guard, who on the 12th of last April shot Mtss Istura E. Martin In a passenger conch on the Richmond nnd Qanvdtc railroad, Just ns the train was pulling In nt the anion station tn tfils city, committed suicide some time last night by hanging himself in his cell In tbo city Jail. About 0:30 o'clock this morning mutates of the Jail called to .the Jailer, who resides within ear shot of t tho pr.son, that Guard hail hanged htmsJtr. liircstlgatlon proved the inl.inri.ilIon to lie itll". Guard had placed the back of a new split-ii.it- tumed clta'ih In the ventilator In Ills cell (which went entirely through tho wall) uud, Tying a stout piece of cre tonne, a part of his clothes bag, around bis neck, slipped the cloth over one of tlie rear legs of tho chair and by tills means ended Ills’life. Ho plutoued his legs with a trank strap anil then crawled out of another chair that ho had placed•udden-the one to Willed lio attached the noose. When found he had been dead for several hours.' The body was cut down ubout 72111 it. m. by orders of the Jail keeper. Notlilng could bo found in the cell giving reasons for the suicide. It Is thought ho was Insane, as that would have 'been his tlefenso at (ho trial, A CRIMINAL ARRESTED. A Man Who Has Slain Whites and Blacks Arrested lu Florida. Jacksonville, Oct. 12.—A spoclnl to tho Tlmes-Uulon from Leesburg, Fla., says: Sheriff D. J. ltecd and Deputy Sheriff Broussard of L’.tlcas.eu Parish, La., arrested at this place today Jobu Bruner, alias Aide Mitchell, for tho murder of Vic Gaudry nine years ago. Bruner or Mitchell’s that crlmu was tbo ktlliug of three negroes in Iberia parish twenty years since, when ho was n boy. Mitchell, after killing GaucU’y with a small derringer pistol, went homo und procured bis rifle and went gun ning for tbreo other parties m the neighborhood and, failing to tlnd them ill home, would leave lii-1 eompfltiienls with the wife or daugbtoT of tlio ,n- Icndod victim, assuring them that bad tile male members of tbo family been ut haute be would hnvo killed them. When arrested ho acknowledged hav ing committed the crime. Joint Bruner has a large faintly of boys here mid owns a valuable oraugo grove one rado from town. He whipped tils elder son some rime since, who ran away from home at the tlino and returned to Lou isiana and was arrested there for horsewhipping a man on the street. While the son was la Ja,l the authori ties learned tile whereabouts of his father. Bruner hits lived In l,oi.-dimg eight years amt lias ntwuys been con sidered a datfgcrous mnu. fie was ac cused of wrecking u Florida .Southern train last year. The officers have left for Louisiana with Uiotr prisoner. A FATHER’S^HOCKINO CRIME. Columbia. S. C., Oct. 12.— Georgo W. Harrison, a white man of. this .city, was committed to Jail today for trial, having been charged by his own daugh ter with being die fatuer cf her child. The girl’s mother nnd brother corrobo rated her evidence, showing that Har rison used threats of killing iter unless she submitted to him. She alleges that he forced her over two years ago. Ho has been before a Justify several tiroes on a preliminary examination, cut tbo wife and daughter were afraid to tes tify against htm, owing to ills threats to kill them, until they wo:o assured of protection. AN OLD MA.VrTsUICIDE. Kokomo, Hid., Oct. 12.--Robert Mar quis, 71 years of age and a helpless paralytic, asked tils little grand-on last night to hand him a saucer, which tho child Supposed contained tea, hut which was tilled with carbolic acid so lution. The child placed tile vessel to the lips of ills grandfather, who was a few minutes later tn the throes of death. He hatl caused the drag to ho prepared, pretending that he wanted it as a deodorizer, blit probably with tho purpose of committing suicide. Ilo was one of the largest taint owners in this part of the country, ROBBED AND MURDERED, Two Texas Farmer* Found Dead lu Their Houses, Which Had Been Sacked. Columbia, Tux., Get. 12.—Richard Denke nnd Gu* Schmidt, young Ger man farmers, were today bam,I dead lu their farm houses. They hod been assassinated, noth being shot twice. Robbery was evidoutly the object, na money which Denke was kuown to bnvo could not bu fouud. A KILLING TN FLORIDA. Jacksonville, Oct. 12.—A special to tho Titnes-Unlon from Delated, Fla., says: C. T. King, late of King, Ga„ nt GlenWood, today, shot and killed Jesse McAbce, ait orange buyer, lu Bolf-dofonse. The particulars tiro mea gre, but it is supposed the trouble was caused- by a sale of oranges. CONDITION OF THE CZAR. tLondnn, Oct. 12.—A dispatch to tho Dotty News from ,Berlin says that ru mors Brill circulate in St. Petrs'mrg medlenl circles that the czar is suffer ing from a cancerous dlacuna of the kid neys. K Is twtntcd out thua cancer has been hereditary in rite Romanoff family since <lte tone bf the Empro-o Alexan dra. the oeiisont of Enipeiur -Nl hulas. Queen latulse of Prussia, the late Emperor 'Wifllnm’e mother, died from cancer, olso her daughter, Empress Al- exwndra, whbso daughter, Mario Nllto- Mavm. consort of the Grand Duke of Lauohtonberg. amt the youngest son of Onand Duchess Nlkatatovn t both died from cancer, while It la believed that tho youngest daughter Of Queen Olga of Wurtemburg died from tha same <Ke ease. Phytsli'lans In St. Petersburg believe that a council of -prominent European spsctaltelo will be held nt Corfu soon ater Che czar’s arrival there. THE CZAR SERIOUSLY ILL. Berlin, Oet. 12.—It la saml-offlcially stated toduy that the condition of the c«ar Is very serious, In spite of tho etatomcnits made to the contrary. HUNOARIAIN BISHOPS. Buda Pcsth, Oet. 12.—Tho Hunga rian btkhops at a meeting today, over Whldh Cardinal VsssMry presided, approved tho action of tho house of magnates in rejecting tho minister's religious bill. Resolutions iwero passed declaring opposition to the religious measures should they bo reintroduced WERE GEBTING TOO THICK. Parts, Oct. 12.—Tho Solell says that tn consequence of a cam*- of fraterniza tion of Frendh oml German soldiers having been represented to him, Gen. Merrier, minister of war, has issued cm order forbidding tho frontier troops to go beyond their Start!on* without special permission. HILL AT BINGHAMTON. Now York's Next Governor Mukos An other Utmslug Speech. Binghamton, N. V„ Oct.' 12.—Senator Hill faced here tonight for hla second, attack niton the Republican party mi audience equally as eullnuinstlo !t not qulto uu large -ih that at Hyracuso last night, lu a.nrtloii to reiterating tho seutlmonts expressed at Syracuse, he said: “I embrace till* ettrly opportunity to express tny sincere appreciation of too loynl nnd cordial support which Is be ing given tho state ticket by those who hnvo heretofore differed with mo In re- gaul ti too inter-pirty nffalr.t. With entire unanimity, these wne have boon regarded as 'lie especial friends of tho national administration have earliestly Wheeled Into lluo, und tiro performing valiant servlco m behalf of the cause. They appreciate the fact that it Is an absolulo nuccss'ty for a political parly to win victories tn order to carry out Its remedial measures. “In so far the Loxow commltteo In New York aro aunestly nnd Impartially endeavoring to discover police abuses, I bid them God speed Ir. their work. There ltns been no effort to embarrass upon tho part of too pollen commis sioners, tbo sheriff or any oilier offi cial." , In concluding Ids remarks, tho sen ator said: “My reliance for success in tills campaign la in ton Justice of our cause nml npm the plain people of the state who have never deserted ino in tho past. I have no wealth to lav ishly expentl In nhl of my candidacy, no banking house In London or New York to draw upm, no Immense cor porate influence to Invoke, nnd no se cret organizations to promot • tny In- tcrcsls In the dirk. I simply represent toe principles to which the Democratic parly stand* committed before tiio country, and upon their merits alone I must stand or fall,” FINISHING THE SURVEY. Burlington, la., Oct. 12.—Lluet. K, E. Barrett nnd n parly of government stir- veyora are In the city making thin port their heidqunrtcrs while surveying the Mississippi river. For to* laat seven years the government has been making a map of the Mlualulppl valley from bluff to bluff, and the party now here la measuring tho ehore and taking sound ings to locate the channels and sand bars. This -will be th* finishing touch to the long work upon the mops of the Mis sissippi river nnd valley. There are those who believe they see In all this surveying a purpose of the government to spend greater sums of money in toe future to Improve this va*t ayatem of waterways. JOINED THE rOPULISTS. Denver. CO!.. Oet. 12.-(Alfred Hkecls, secretary, and A. If. Flood, treasurer, of the Reoublksin League of Colorado, have redlgnei and announced that they will support tho iBittkiets of toe Ftfc- ple'B pantv. The reasons given by them nre that the Republican party, outoldo of this state, are opposed to free coin- age. ami that outride of Oolonido :t.t candidates are dominated by the A. P. A. ROBBED OF RAILWAY PASSES. Chicago. Oot. It— Vice-President Howard of the A. R. U.'. who was Dobs’ prime mtrttstor tn the railway strike, •hooked labor circles here today by re porting to the police the loss of about twenty ntMnmd posses. Howard was the victim of a pickpocket, and after the operation reported at police head- quirtors that « score of ammuat passes and other railway transportation over many road* bad been stolen. TRAIN ROBBERS TAKE A FORTUNE They Hold Up a Train in Eastern Vir« Qinia and Made a Big Haul. IN CALIFORNIA, TOO. Mnaketl Men Ilo th* J«n« Jamoi Act In tho Mtut* of Gold Wltlt Marked Kucooir nml Then fialilljr Steal Avrmy% Richmond, Va„ Oet. 12.—Ttw north-, cm bound ptissauger train on too Itlcfl- inond, Fredericksburg nml t’otomao railroad! wtoteli left bow at 7 o'clock tonight, was hold up near Quant too. Tho engineer and fliviiian wero forced from their engine mid tiro cnglno was cut loose nnd sent ahead. Tho express tut’.’ was then entered, live messengers covered with pistols and tho safe robbed. The runaway lo comotive was stop? si at Qimntlco liy obstructions on toe track. It is stated here tonight Hint them wns as unusually large amount ot money on tho tnt'u—probably $1S0,- 0(10. The robbers, seven In number, tvoro masked tad did not blow open rite safe. They forced the mossouger to open It. Tbo railroad company lifts utiered $1,000 reward for the arrest of any, one of too robbers. The express messenger, B. F. Crutch- flold, anil ills helper, H. Murray, burred the doors of the express rate, but these wero blown open with dynamite. After tlie robbery tho tlilcres maths off with their booty toward tho Poto mac river, where it is thought they bad a boat In waiting. None of tilts robbers entered tho passteigor coaches. Tho operator ait Brooks, six mile* from Quantto, discovered abatt the engine wan “wild" its It passed bis wtnitlon, and tclegratphod to QuatJtlco, .whore* switch was thrown, so thud it wns brought Into collision with two tomled freight cars and wrecked. Had the loconwtlve been permitted to petes QlzintSc'u. it would have collided with <the south bound pautsenger train. PjBiieiwers on the train arrived tn Wauhlngton tonight. They report -that ns the 'train approached Acquis Creek two men' atepped out nml commanded thd engineer do otoo the train, which ho did, When 'the drain came to a full stop, the two men were Joined by flvo olheiw. They blew open the express car with dynamite and picked out tha paokagvu containing money. Conductor Blrdtsuill (notified the paa- eengera of what had It 11and naked for a revolver. Not one ot ttsu piMsetagem was armed. The cxpreltrs rmnwnger mode an attempt, at resist ance. and fired two Shots n't tho robberu, who opened fire on htm, wounding him in the loft arm. Tilts wns tho only rc* Blstance, THEY GOT 160,000. I California Train Robbers Plunder an Expresa Oar Near Sacnalmento. fioenamen'to, Oot. 13.—OriBi. of the boldest ttr.itit robberies on reboot oe- currod near tots city tod'ty. A South ern Pacific train wan held up by Wo masked men, and about 360,000 lu gold was taken. Tho wmount oliptured 'by tho robbers wus 351,000. James Cotton, who "was heating Ids wiuy to Sacramento from flulsaln, probably saw more of the rob bery liham anyone rise. Ills story Is as follows: “The fink thing I knew about any trouble waa when the torpedo went off. It seemed to llghit tho car. t said to Hanley, n tram pwho was rid ing on the forworn platform of tho bag gage car where I rwas, “there goes » topped: something ts (wrong.' “I swung out on trite step and looked ahead and saw fwo figures <m tl.» track (twinging lanterns. One had a red tand the (other m white lantern. As tho train slowed up, I rillmbed up In tho back end of 'tho tender trad lay down, wblio Hanley v*ent lnaldo ihe storm door. The next thing I soiw wus tho two robbers running up, one on each side of the engine. They were dressed to close fitting suits, wtoro high peaked caps, exaeliy like Iho pictures I have seen of 'the whPteoaps tn the East. "They looked like Clowns tn a circus. They had rifle*, hut tlo pdstltl or car tridge belts that I saw. The big one fired his rifle off and said to the engi neer: ‘Get (Pawn out of there, nnd bo quick oljot tt.' “The engineer replied: *1 will: I will; don't kill me. I’ll mind you.’ The en gineer and fireman o/acompauled tiio robbers. The uitl one Bald: ‘Get n move on you.' They (went hack and uncoplcd the four florword cars from ihe passenger conches nnd brought tho fireman and engineer hack to th* en- *The tall man stood on tho platform of the first car and said to the engineer: "Pull out now lively and go till l teflyou to stop.” One of the robbers kept Ills gun aimed at toe engineer and rested tt on my tegs without seeing me. It wns an old gun with so large a bore that I thought It was a musket *t first. After we had gone about a mite the big man told tho engineer to/stop. Tho big man climbed on toe tender nnds aw me "He pointed hla rifle at roe and sold: •Who in tho hell Is fW'T »«'<*= shoot Mister, I’m only n tramp. Ho told we to korp quiet onfi I wouW be ell light. Then the men compelled the engineer and fireman th go back to the express car and call the messenger. The messenger began to nhoot a-t once, but waa im* plorwl to «too by tho engineer. I ww the four come back presently, bearing a sick efleh, and h' f ard tho big man *.iy the eackn weighed o/bout oevmty-flvo pound*. "They put the oacka on the engine, told ua to get away from the machine, and tihen they pulled out. As they were bringing tho mirks to Ahe engine the m^wonger fired two ahota a*t them, nnd the engineer uald: 'That d—d fool will kill u* yet.' The Tils robber laughed and cnld: 'No he w'hnt: he can’t hit the side of a hOUTe.' They were the cooled men I «\*er »aw. The nwuth opening li% the big fellow’* maak waa very target ami I could *»co that he had a dark moustache*" Engineer Bcott. In hi* account of the robbery. «iy« »the robbers put the aack* containing the money on the neglno, ran It to the suburbs of Sacramento, where they g^t off with their plunder, reversed the lever and eent the engine back over the track under a full hood of mcam. The unofipe wtruck the train, but did not do much damage*