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Social Democrat. Said to Be Very Determined in the Fight They Malta. BOYCOTT AND LABOR LAWS (Inter Could Hot Agree With the Haste Bl.w.ri—Rn.b Accus'd of Being RtlherTao Much of a Jew* Iftll Sympathizer. Berlin, Octt. 14.—The prograunme of the Social Democratic congress, wih!ch will meet In Frankfort one “Week from today, sftiows that the leaders are wide st w.uke .to the Issues of -the coming wirter. The last developments of the agrarian movement will occupy much Of the del- cat ?s* attention. The central commit tee Iras prepared motions dealing with the extravagant demand of the ICan- fitzes nnd Ploeftzes and is anjariging to combat them •wMh systematic agitation among rural laborers and small landed proprietors. All the poorer classes of the asjrfcuitural -di^riebs are be 1 stlr*“»d agnlrv?t landlordism and Its pol-Mo.il pi all form. The proposals' to r^v ve the repressive measures Of the Bismarck regCme will be debated fully •by the delegates. Numerous Social Drrtocratlc societies* Ovavc sent to tho committee resolutions concerning the pnr-y’a attitude 'to the threatened re action. All breathe the spirit of confi dence and determined action. They advise the maintenance of the compact Tarty organization, the oanitinwance of its >'ron dteaipllne and, in case this ud- vkv* be taken, stand ready to d^fy the government to do Its worst., All .pro fess confidence In the ultimate triumph of '■•heir eauKe. BJ*VARTAN DISPUTE ABATING. Tie disputes between the Bavarian land North German Social Democrats are -abating. The decV*ton ot the SniMi Germans to stand by the deputies who vot r *d appropriations 'to Mi« Bavarian •srovftrnimmt was a wu.rnTn.g to the NTo-’h Germans, who bad rautbV'riy contrimupd frhe^e votes. The Executive committee smotlhered its desire tho d ! s- c4p r, ne 'the Bavarians, and in the in terest of harmony n'gtfn to reorganize r-o ■'•s to give ’the Bavarian faction more Influence bn -the conduct of Kie tvirty. The commiamfc*e 3s 'tho direct rosu-t C. th« a.wltatHon fm sufrmresrive Tnws. Before the congress the Boclal Dr mo- cra’ta leaders In Berlin in-tend to ob tain •a’ceUrate in'formotion 1 os to Vie ucone of the prononed nmond nen't of 4he nenial code. AWirding to the; l*»t report the Drfnclml dhongc will be mrV in article 103, which nroV;drrt "that whoever Incites one class or the people to of violence acalnnt nn*-.hOT. Bod Mura f’ndinff.rs tti.' du*- ?Ic (fanU he fined 600 rni.wi. on lmrriAon-vl for not •more • tSBn two The chansre In «tu«*tlnn »'« tie to trait in this pjnsow* the woyfi. -ito aota of violence." This omls'jon Wftfl proposed to tho rcHchfl.asr In JIJJ but Ml defeated owlra? »o *'*.*“* (lie It loft the clause 'too oMcure for jpony principal reamnl. nnd wout brtrn •rVjifnin -the scone of rfo'ernment pro-ecutlon nooh tnctMan «■?''"'? " «« ncreiu. nnd anU-SemKes well ari the EocMima. It la almost certain the roKte-tag will reject the amtndment. THE LABOR DAWS. Tho amvndmonit of the tow ns regards the boycott to another mattec of «***£**£ to tho social democrats. The lcu *?-r had an Inkling that -the government :in tended -to amend-the law affevc.ng .***-<10 organizations *o as to impose penalties on pubUo oomc-plraclcs agalnet private Interests. , Two incidents that have Just occurred may alter -the government’s disposition to legislate mlliJly to this respect. One Id -the refusal of DeoUPtt Bueb ami Ola oacl.tlli.it colleague. DVpp'.er, to take the oath of allegiance before entering the pnevlnclal assembly in Utraseiburg. •Their conduct hm been turned Into po litical capital bv -the national liberal eu- btani. who say that it proves that the oovcrcat measures OTe necessary to cafe* guard tho empire. Count vo-n Ho-* hemlbrusch. wh has pleaded in the Har dens ZcRung Cor 'tile exclusion of .social ist* from all fXdRioal rights, has found mainy adherents in influential quar ters. and hte .proposals have been ■troiRi’.y advocated "in the liberal news papers. THE BEER BOYCOTT. The clamor aroused by Bueb's per formance haa been Increased since the failure of the last attempt to settle the everlasting beer boycott. It waa thought that 'tile boycott had been end ed by *the conference of social demo cratic leaders and brewer© n week agu. Tho brewers made every effort to con cilia ie the men. Thev conceded oW de- mind*, except the demand for. a pledge to re-engage the discharged workingmen j at nee. Thev would tako back these mon as_poon as thew could find room fir I them, the brewers said, but they mint r?fu ?& tt> dismiss their present bmployes to make wav for the strikers. Paul Slnror, the spokeonian of -the social democrat delog.i-Uon. thought that the | ultimatum was delivered In an offensive 1 tone. He replied curtly that the eoclil j demfxratM »too«l up>n -their demands, i and would not trim them to suit nny- fcodv. He th r\ left the ro-.m. Ills dej- ptlc behavior has Impreueeil th* official! mini with th * n -'i^itv of curbing the pqwir of the social detnocratlc chief tain. Even nmcmg (his partisans. Sing er >as gainc<t a reputaMon for arro gance arid dictatorial curtsKwr. The .ig- Itator Prancke recently alluded to him In a public meeting n<* -the dl<J‘jutor of the North German socialists, adding: "APhbugh Singer -poses as ft leader of the party of the materialists, he gives mbra regularly to a Jcwtoh a>*nagogu», nod even visit* a ♦irtvigogu* <vrtc» ev ery year.** T • V^orwacrts. the organ of the c<m- t-al ^immUtee. has denied the truth of Fr.r-ckt** words. This cannot be b*»- <*iur^ they are deemed unworthy of no tice, fjr they are likely to have much rffc't on the a!rti-S»mSCin wing of »vi. 1 democracy. Singer's pccuM.irkles cr« *reat*9 4«it*ntlv by h!s coM^ngiv s, fceCFots, like eeveril other Jewi con- aolc *aas In th? social democratic cnov**- men *, he Is rich a-nd generous toward) the mrty fund. TI'E CrVTL RIGHT3 QUESTION. T e Vorwerti, • commenting cn CVm t Hoh<»nbrourc:^jijnrooo-»ii to de- pr.i • Fxs?allsts of fljll rights, tiys: "He attacks the Social Democrats In the solrlt rfaown by the ancient Ro- mxr~ When obey threw the enemies of the *t£te from the Tarpeian ro:k. The.e Is method la (sis nwuJnes3. The tactics that be uses betray the ultimate aims of Bismarck -and BIsmarcklana. The time la «pasfi when the govemrnen: will rceort to the Bismarck!an syo- t»m.” The Kreirtz Zeitung says jLhat the Conservatives will -accept only sudh :in ordinance amtfndmpnlt -of. the code us wifi deal completely with the Social ist danger. It believes that the other parties with positive programmes (clerical® ;wvd anti-Semites) -will cupper: the Conservative demand. One of the Kreuz Zeltun-g's pet plans -Is to raise the minimum age of voters to 30 yoars. Dr. ''Schweninger, rw»hfc> (has returned from V-arziln, e*.iys that P»ince and Princess Bismarck are in good Ihealth, althoujdh the princess was deeply grieved by -the I033 of Baroneas Recko, a friend of'her youth, w’ho died in Var- zln a yenr ago. THE CZAR’S ILLNESS. The Tagebl-att’a report that the czar !^ifl oancer of the kidneys originated In the f’cnJly history, as the Empress Alexandria died of -a cancerous dlsea-3e and neveral other -membera of his house suffered from the disease. The Ta-geblatt’s Rome c«>rrespond- ent has -had an interview with Cardi nal Galmibert concerning '.the election of the next pope. The aardiual Bald he thought 'the conclave would' dhoo-so Cardinal Malagola, archbishop of Fcr- mo, w'ho belonged to :i rich and noble family and hud tho liberal ideas which distinguished the present pope. The representatives of Germany's sugar dn'tere£t3 h*avo -been' appeased somewhat by learning that 'Che New* York custom* authorities have dcildcd to levy the extra sugar tax equally upon imports from all countries. The fefars of .discrimination apafinst tho German producers have been dispelled and the threats of retaliation have ceased. The women's club, intended to aid Eosrllifh and American girls Who come to Berlin to study, opened rooms on Wednesday in the Kurfueratcn-istrassc. KAFFIRS IN COMMAND. London, Oct. 14.—A dispatch to tho •Times from Louveuzy Marquez says that the Portuguese nave deellhed to offer assistance to- them by Cecil Rhode*, prime minister of Cano Col ony, to qnell the rebellion. The dis patch adds the cable station at Lon- renzo Marquez had been abandoned and the cable connected with tho Brit ish war ship Thrush, from which nil dispatches arc sent. The Times cor- rcspontlent. continuing, says tin* gov ernment did not believe the rebels would attack tho town, but they at tacked it aud were repulsed by a heavy cannonade. Twelve Portuguese were killed. The country Is in open revolt and tho situation is unbearable. CRASHED AT A A CROSSING ^fii^l-aded D a$s«nger Train Ran Into Another Without Any Warning. (ANARCHISTS ARE ACTIVE. London, Oct. II.—Tho Havre corre spondent of tho Central New) f».iys: Seventy packages purporting to. be furniture were landed there recently from Southampton. Upon oxa-minlng them Vho police found that they con tained a perfect arsenal of Anarch istic weapons, ln-eluding various bomibs. explosives, old arrm and am munition, skeleton k*ys and burglars' t x>!s. The lidvre police co-mmunlcdted w-ftiih 'the English p-olice, w'ho are try ing-to trace the packages to the send ers. - * - ELECTION DAY IN BELGIUM. Brussels. Oct. 14.—Belgium’s first par liamentary election was held today. The weather has been fftlny and raw and tho voting has been slow. As the bulk of tho votes were cast late, -the returns have come in tardily, although the polls were clcsod the middle of the afternoon. Ex cited crowds have surrounded the city hall since 3 o'clock, but at nightfall had learned little of the result. It wus known that the clericals have made gains In many districts and the Liberals have suffered heavily on account of the strong support given to tho Social candidates. At 3 o’clock no disturbances had been reported. DANKER WON AT BARIS. •Parte, Oct. 14George Banker, the American -w.hceKnun, to the grand Prlx de Paris n-t the 'bi'cycle races to day. 'Do Lansorme, ta French bicyclist, wus second. The <prlze was a work of art valued at 2,000 francs, to which the city council -added 750 francs and a -gold medal. FALL RIVER’S~Bia "sTRJKE. Opinion Is That the Fa2tory Operatives Will Give In. Fall Rlvjr, Oct. i4.—The entire business community Is Interested In the result of the action of the employes, the interest centering in the action of the weaver? There Is little doubt but that the rest of the employes will give In. It Is expected that many of the weavers will return be cause th? loss of wages for the last eight weeks has driven them, as well as other operatives, Into straightened cir cumstances. The manufacturers are of the opinion that they will have trouble In operating the machinery for a few days, but do not anticipate that the help Will stay away from the mills after the first week .in sufficient numbers' to se riously affect business. Since the strike began tihe mills that have been runlnng have secured weavers from other factories, and the particularly skilled weavers are at work. Some bother is expected tomorrow after a jeneral re-^ sumption of work by superintendents try ing to get bock their old help now work ing in other mills. Many members of the Weavers' Union still show a determined spirit and will probably stay away untU they find that continued absence ^from their old places Is of no avail as factors In the situation. During the strike largo sums have been expended for repairs and It Is expected more or less trouble will be experienced until the machinery gets In good running order. Business men and tradesmen generally hall with delight the proopect of the complete resumption of work. During the vacation something like fl.500,ono has beer, kept out of the channels through which It runs when no trouble exists between the manufacturers and the employes. Th#* weavers are to hold a meeting in the park totrorrow and reports will be readi from various *ec- tlcns of the city showing the extent of the vote of Saturday to stay out has btm regarded. NORWAY’S PARLIAMENT. Ohrtethina, Oct. 14.—Neither the right T*>r the left will have a declr^ve mejorily in *Che next Norwegian pnr! la ment. The returns are Incomplete, but k te probable the new ohanxbc-r will contain 58 leftists and 50 rightists. The final count in Chrtetiini shows 3.319 votes for the left sod 7,99fl for the riglit. consequently each returns four eanddnte*. A large crowd whch was ffurhered* to hear 'tre declaration of the poll was addressed by cx-Premier Breen on the subject of Norway’s future. HARVARD MAN DISABLED. Cambridge, Maas., Oct. 14.—After the football game between Harvard and riie Orange thletlc Club Saturday It was found fh.it Arthur Brewer had been hurt on bia Jaw and for *a time at lea*: woufd not be able to continue playing. This Is *che tnlrd "virjlty” player wfca tern been InJuied within a week. THE ENGINEER WAS CARELESS Violated (ha Law flcqalrtlng a Slgna* to De (JlTvn at All Crosslng««One Drath and Muny Injuries Laid «lo Ills Account, Now Orleans, Oct. 11.—llnglnour Simpson of tile East Louisiana rail-, road is responsible for a frightful ac cident that occurred this morning nt tlie crossing of the Louisville aud Nash ville nnd. the Northeastern road, about two miles from where the Louisville aud Nashville railroad leaves Elyaian Fields street—an accident that will in all probability result m nt least one fatality, while a score of passengers received injuries. "L'ho Louisville aud Nashville “across the lake" excursion train, with eight coaches well loaded with pleasure seekers, a largo propor tion of which •'wore women and child ren, pulled out on time. .Vs the train approached the crossing of the North- niteru tracks Engineer Hanley brought his train to a stop nnd whistled, ns the taw roqnlrcd. He then gave the signal to go ahead and proceeded across tho tracks of tiio Northeastern. .The East Louisiana tra,in, carrying the excursion ists to points in 8t. Tnmmauy parish, was booming along Its tracks and, with n shrill shriek from Its whistle for “down brakes," crashed into tho sixth coach of the Louisville and Nash ville train. The collision throw n crowded coach into the ditch, wh.le the attacking engine was derailed nnd burled its nose several reel in the soft mud. There was a wild rush *o escape from the doomed coach, hut before ouo Of the passengers Coaid reach cither plntforin-tlie engine had struck aud the coach, with Its’living freight, was buried in the dltell. Woman and child ren shrieked In their terror, while luen fought then* way blimllv for some es cape from the coach. Willing hands went to work, add v lthln n short tltuo the wounded ones had Ceoa taken out and made as comfortable as possible. The greatest indigaition .and anger prevails- among the witnesses of the collision against Engineer Simpson, who lmd so ruthlessly disregarded tho jaw. requiring n stop and had caused the frightful wreck. Inquiry devel oped the fact that Simpson had es caped to the swamp. A section foreman on his handcar brought the news of tho collision to tho edy and tho Northeastern oUiclnls dispatched n special train to convey tho Injured to the city. Tho injured are: dlobert Carey, mtgar broker: left leg broken and head eat. It. Holmes, left leg and arm broken. A. C. Whlllow, left knee and hip hurt. - Hrs. Julia Muir, left leg and Hnklo injured aud severe scalp wound. S. C. Courtney, slightly bruised. Frank Carambal, slightly hurt about tho left side. Mrs. Frank Carambal was also In jured (Overly about the side. E. V. Vaus, cut slightly about tho face. Daniel L. Fleming, leg bruised. ll. T. McKneraa of Biloxi, slightly hurt internally. Mr. Lcfimau, severely hurt about the head. C;. 8.. Younger, bruised about the body. Mrs. R. S. Cosa, badly litulsed. ' Mrs. L. Shlro, badly bruised. A small boy was seriously hurt about tbo head, but immediately after tho wreck., left tho seeae lu charge of his father. STORM BEATEN VESSELS. Two .Barks Hwv. Been Found Near Fen- saeoki. Pensicoto, Fla, OcW H.—Copt. Slnte und slxt.-en men of the crew of tho Span ish hark Barcelona, from New Orleans to Barcelona with a cargo of ataves. Were brought here today by Lhe pilot lyat Ilea-.*. The Barcelona was dismasted and waterlogged, her pumps and rigging on deck being carried away In Monday's atnrm. One Heaman was swept overboard ami drowned. The captain and crew were taken off Tuealiy by th* Norwel- gan bark Aukothor about 200 miles south, west of Pensacola and transferred to tlie pilot boat last night. The bark Juhn liudfwlg, which sailed frown hero before the itonn with a cargo of timber, was picked up kiwi night about fifteen irkles off’the bar an! towed In this morning by the tug Monarch. The bark was caught In the storm about 1.10 miles south of the bar while under bare pales. Her thre. masts were broken off and parried away and her bulwarks and stanchf-ns stove In. For about forty hours her rail was under water. Her cro,v was lashed to the opposite rati, but a tremendous acia broke fne rope which holt the mate and he wua swept away and lost. Much anxiety is felt here for the steamer Hcythtan of rhe Hamilton Export Coal Company's fleet. She left Tampico October 3 with the large co»l bars- Aliboma In tow and Is now several days overdue No tidings have been re ceived of either vessel since the storm. MORTON BROKE HIS OWN NECK Compelled Ey His Determined Cap. tots to Jump From a . Bridge. HE HAD KILLED THREE MEN t cuiral Kentucky k*«opla Determined to Put Ucivn Murder Kv»n If Every Murderer Is Hang Under the Verdict of Lynch Liov. Louisville, Ry.. Oct. 14.—A special to th& Courier-Journal from Lexington, Ky., mys; Another lynching was added to tihe uniuiuftlly HOWre fall series of blue grass lynching bees ‘today. Yester day at the close of the Be.vttyvilte fair, Oscar Morton, a prvvnlncnit cKdzon Of Sfanton in HotvoJI oou-ntV* went on the war path. OiijV tw'a weeks ugo Morton killed a min lit Stantbn, anti was out on tS.WO bofuV to appear n>2Xt ^eek at the Pcr.veH circuit court. When Morton nrlved at tho Valr. lie umcoded to got drunk, and 'then won't 4n search of Sheriff Willhun -Simms, who?© dflndty enemy ho was, a feud of fang standing exiting (between tihe -two Bten. Slnmna and Morton mpt near the entrance to •the fair ground, and after a few words both of them drew their guns and a quick exohtinge of shots followed, Mor ten using two guns. Hi® flrut shot broke Uhe oherlft’a Tight arm at tho el bow, and John Ifagg, * friend of Simms, whipped out ihto gun and Joined in the battle. Wttton the smoko had cleared avsv.y, It waa -found 'that Sheriff Simms was dead, having a shot through his bmist. pne in (tin abdomen, and anoth er thratixh hi* arm. Morton was shot through the neck, wh-ile Hogg wan un hurt. HUSTLBD TO JAIL. Before a crowd could colleat, Morton wao hustled to Jail and pduced under guard. The utopic became Infurlated. and a big m:::ing w.iri held at once In the pubUc square. Ool. John Drummond mounted a Ib2tr?l and made arpaedh In which he arid the miuxderer must be hanged, but -Chat the work must be done qutotily and wtth perfect order. M’orton hnd killed two mm In leas th.rn two -weeks, and he must die by *the rope. • <: A mob w-ui oulckly formed and marched to the ivl!. Tho Jailor wan overpowered and •ffie keyn to Morton’s coll were obtained.' He wi.i« found ly ing on tho fl-oaj[j>f.-the oeV, 4ud ntftec a bitter otrugghvrwas selzed-vnd dragged out. 31c then became4ntpiulont nnd told the mob he d-id no^.rafia whnt they did with him, provided they did their work quickly. CURSED HIS CAPTORS. • After a rihort parley hs waa taken to a little bridge some dtetance from town and a rope placed aro-und his nsek. The leaders drew their wtins and tnld 1dm to Jurpn or else he would be riddled with -bit!lets. Turning around, the doomed man cursetl hte captors, nnd, uttering wild imprecations, leaped Into space. The Jump broke hte neck, and after dhngHng In the air tor a few mtoutcflthe (became DtUl, and a volley of biilleto -was -fired into him. Tho mob dhen dftiwrscd. and the body was left dangling .from the bridge. A-t noon to day he Is *tlU there. ■None of the mob.m-.ido any a-ttempt to c&n-conl thdrjIden'tMy. and tihe hang ing wus conduCred with a« much for- rniUty as if It had been ft legal hang ing affair. The Sheriff was only rAocivtly married and leaves a young -wife. The mur derer was a wealthy man w'ho lived at Stbirton. He ha« kilted three men. WhV.c coming to the fair he attempted to kill tho fireman of the train because would not- Irroreftse the wpcod bf tho lo comotive. 1 • Thte Is the eighth lynching tn central Kentucky In three months, and the people (have determined to put down murder, even 1f they -have to take the law Irvto thalr own hand* e\*ery time a min Is killed. Morton’s relatives are Inceneyd bver -the lynching, and It may be that ao>me old feuds -wi<’l t>? reopened. TARREJD AND FATHRED. Centre to .vn, Ky.. Oct. 14.—Elders Freeman and’iMeroer. MofRiun mlaii*>n* orles, who have converted fifty people In this vicinity, mostly women, to their faith, were visited by a party of Indig nant citizen* at 1 o’clock Friday morn ing a ooat of t.»r and feather*. The two were then ordered -tp leave, which they promised to do. SEVEN PRISONERS ESCAPE. Shreveport. La.. Oat. 14.—Seven pris oners effected their escape from the pa rish •prfcon yewterdny morning at B o'clock, four of whom were convicted by the recent term of the criminal court for llfe-ttme aervlce. They u»ed an old file and a -pt»4r of nciwwrs to dig out of prison. They begin work Friday morn ing at 11 o’clock, nrvd Friday night’ll electrical storm afforded the dwlna op portunity complete the work. Dep uty sheriffs ar» in ourwult. CONVICT SHOT AND KILLED. Quincy. Ill.. Oot. 14.—George Will iam*. who wa*Dnl from th** Mterf*)uri state iprinon together with flmother cin- vlct, was shot und killed by Sheriff PfiMt at 1‘tuimvra h*?t evening. Wlll- tsoB* companion surrendered to the •hsrtff. WILL MAKE NO CONCESSIONS. New Xark. 0?t. 14.—All the I>a1lng cloak anl c:o:hlnz manufactnrerfl in thte city held a meeting today :it tv- Firjh Avenue hotel, at which they dli- cui?v*d the strikes, and ra.*dved to take na action jCtfwurd* i ccmpromtee or to eign an agreement, or to confer with the strikers. The* demands of the strike re, they claim, are unrea-*onable. The man ufacturers will meet again tomoraw. WEATHER INDICATIONS. Washington. Oct. 14.—Far Georgia: Fair; n'artherlv winds: light froj#ts in the Interior, followed by sllgaUy warm er weather Monday evening. KILLING AT A BARBECUE. Van Buran. Ark.. Oot. 14.—At a bar becue fifteen miles rvjrth of here yo*: -r day, a double murder w in committed. , George Truitt atrtwk Oasey Henry with i a barrel -rtave during a fight and entitled his skull, anil am Henry was falttrvr h< dlsenrttowelled Truitt, who cannot ftoover. WAS A FAMILY AFFAIR. Waoo. Tex.. Oot. 14.-A duel -to tho death between jki old man nam'd'Wtrlp* IkMrttOd hi# enm George was f lUglst ten mV** from <Mtv yesterday. Tbt father won «lr>t a-rvd mortally v-Mynd^l and tb^ »/n's skull was crushed and he will pr .bably die. Morgantown, W. Vn., Oct. 13.—Con-, gres^man W. L. WJlsop arrived here at S:30 o’clock Frl«1ay ‘morning and was met by the W. L. Wilson Stu dent'.’ Club of the st\vte university, of which he was -at one time president. Banjo <fel<»srrtft0:u) aggregating from t.000 to 2,000 people cimo In frv>in Pli'ts- burg, Fairmount and other towns, all . delegations being met by the students’ club. John J. Brown opened the rneet- In-b In t lie court house pauwre at 10 o’clock. Ex-Governor Fleming of Weait Virginia spoke on the farlfi a-nd force bill. Mr. Wilson enme at 1:30 and spoke for half an ‘hour, when rain be gan falling, thtnnlrwc out the crowd of over 4.000. He devoted his speech to tho ‘tariff -and spoke In defense of the Democratic congress, defended the in come fax .in'd arraigned Republican congressmen far opposing It. His ref erence 'to the Income tax was received with appliau^e. “Not alone,” he said, “will tthe poor bo taxed, but tJh‘© rlcft 04 well under this provision of tihe new ■tariff law.” Johb Maison, a proml-nent Pittsburg lawyer, followed. Ho wild In reference to AlROlh% Akron (0.> speech of yej'iterd.iy hit Srna':<)i* Sherman Wl* not and (had never been an extreme protectiontet. Ed Fri^ton of Fayette county, Pa., followed. Several other local speakers also adlrrvsed the meeting. 'Attorney General Henzel of Pennsylvania failed 'to put in Un ap pearance. Tonight a banquet .was glvc-n in honor of Congreosman Wilson by the students of >i'w 'and Uhe clads. 3. D. Jacobs of West 1/bertv presided. WIMon. Fuming and sevenu others aspoke. Mr. will impend Hun.l'iy it Filftnufit su rti. su«*t ot ex-Goverm>r Flemish. TOM MEED IN! NEW TOnK. He jVx1.1t*."l tCie First Heintbltcnn C.vaipMsn Meettna:. •N*w Tortx. O*. J4.—THr> Hopubllcans ot Nmr Yo’-k oltv started 'the Hitt of flfno com I ax eUetM rolllmr Sihtrdiy nt CoonT Union. Ex-Snoaker Tho-xas B. Reed was tiho dlitef or.it>.w of tho meriting, wtrlffh was uad'r tho xlireetton of tho Republican county comm:::tee. Tho doors of Or* blur mrotlncf halt were s-mrounced to bo thrown opon nt 7 o’clock, hut lotmr before that the crowd foapht and Jostled far ndratisrlon. FlVJ mlr.ates -after the doors were opened there wia reft n vacant sent and hun dreds of persona Uncd the corridors nnd alffles. The hull was decorat.ad nil over W ill the United States flij». In fhc centre of the pbltfonrn wus sus- petidvd n portrait of Levi F. Morton, white n pos'tnalt of Senatlor Saxton, the RnpubHoan euMM for lieutenant sovernor, waa placed in front of thc v pkvtironm. , , ‘ IMr. Rood came on Uhe plitroe m a fow mtnuitcn boforo g o’clock. Tho mo ment he was t-een pushing bhroutfh thf oitswd a mIShty cheer arose and rho entire auxl'lence ^Icod on 4t« feet and dfa'ered wJldly. ’•Three cheers for our next presi dent. Tom Reed,” rfhoWMtt somebody on the platform und everybody in the .tiq.ll responded. Mr. Reed bowedfl-gdn und upo4n 'M* acknowledgments to the audience. The name df Scnaitor mil was received iwltlh ’hissing Whenever It wan men!toned. (fleonge Btovena. Who made The pre liminary arrangomerits oif the meeting, introduced 'William Brookfield, ex- cliUlrman of tihe RepuW.oan state com mittee. ns chairman of the meeting. Mr. BrookfleM made a rfhort address and ilutroduced JClin *R. VuntWormerns Uhe secretary of the meeting. Chnlr- man Brookfield »hhcm InwtWOCm tho Hon Thos. B. RJesd to the imcrHlng. “It Is unnecessary for mo. said no, *’to &iv anything About him, for you all know him well.’* Mr. Reed came forward to the front of tho platform oanJd the wildest en-tthusla^m and ad- drewwM ‘the meeting. STEfVENSON’S -SPEECHES. Doing Lively Campaign Work In the WST. Bloomington. Ill.. Oct. 14.—’Vice-Presi dent StwtMOB arrived -here Saturday ndgdit^nnd will leave In the morning for Paris. 111., where ho wilt speak -tomor row. iHe will speak tn illknola all tho week, rnnd will deliver an addrem tn St. Loute on Saturday night. He will Hlao make two epeeChcs in 'Mtesourl on the 22d and 23d, crowing tho state on a pri vate train. HowlWm-ake ft similar tour In New York on the 2(lth and 27th. nO the 2Dth he will speak In Detroit; on the 31»t a-t Peoria. II!.: on November l»*t nt Joliet. III.: n 'tihe 2<l in. Chicago, and on the 3d tn -Springfield and Decatur. M’KINLEy’B SPEECHES. Columbus, O., Oct. 14.—David S. Ferris, secretary of the Louisiana Republican committee, arrived here tonight and per sonally urged Governor McKinley to go to New Orleans October 20 to address the Republicans and sugar plsnters on pro tection to American Industries. The gov ernor will not give ft decision In the mat ter until tomorrow night. Ho Is Inclined to accept th* Invitation and Jt Is gener ally thought he will conclude to go. To day he accepted the Invitation of the Re publican committee of Illinois to speak again 1n the campaign In that state, und will speak at Olney on the afternoon of October 19 and at Chicago the *im«* night. To do this he will cancel his engagement to speak at Wheeling, W. Va., on Octo- ber 19. _________ CHAMPION FEMALE SCULLER. Missouri's Chanwton Defeated the Con necticut Favorite. St. Louis. Oct. 14.—(Mtes Rose Moca- thenhe'lm «>f this citv tod-ay won the fe male (fcttlllng ohamplonshlp of the world by defeating Mfai Tlllle Ashley of (Hartford. Conn. The contest w.is over the regular mile and a, half course down «tr<-ttm. .from 'the foot of Paint sinee-t to a point two hundred feet above the Eads bridge. The «Lart was n even terms. Tho Yankee »lrl g>t 1o work nt orvee and !••'! for an Inn mi. but the sweeping and powerful ntrokc of tho Mtesourl girl soon gave her the advan tage, which she held to the firtl*b, and tho race wn/j vlrtuillv overnt the end 6f the mile. When one hundred yard* fr>m the finish. WVo Mo«*Lhenhelm led by six Ieirgfhs and owOd up a trifle, but finished Ihr-f lengths in advance. Time, 12:33 S-4. Wlhen the flag fell at the fin- teh the tfmitn of B.000 f)09k a-!ong the river bnnkrt mdngle.1 with tho screams bf whistle*, the clangor of bells and j j!io exploding of bomb*, making a mighty roar. The two voting women were ta ken from their sholls to the tug Reli ance and carried -to 4b# club hou*3 of the fte*»trt4s. where the victor wn.f pre- s-'nted with a OQUtlV medal emb'arn.atlc of the female sculling rlumptenlMp of the 'world. A reception nips hell to night. BIGGEST HAUL . YET RECORDED That Is What Th,y Say About ths Graat Express Robbary Near Quantico. PINKFRTON'S HAS THE CASE LIUle Hops of a Cln* to tbo Robbin B». log Dlacovorod—Slff Howards Of* ferod and Odteors Erarjrwbiro on tho Alort* . liilj . 'J' : ' • . * L ’, v -MURDERER AT A FUNERAL. S-t. Louis. Oct. 14.-—Jjmaj FKarorstd, awalt-ng oentwice f - murder In ihe find degree, toil y t wk -pi’ rin ’’ala fath- ei’»f fun ral while handcuffed and guarded ov two doutl's When tho pneoner w «x convict-d of muM^rfag his »wee:h nrt hte foitb**- in court and never recoveicj. dying Friday eve ning. DEBS’ FOLLOWERS SENTENCED. Ogden. Ufrih. Oct. 14.—Severe aen* tMRGS wore pronounced In th«» dl»trlr*t court yesterday un Drt&mp, McOMmell and Kkig, ftoood guilty of wracUrqr du ring the A. R. U. atrik?. After a lec ture by the Judge, the three men were wenteneed io Imprisonment £la follows: King, four ye-:/: Dreamp and MeCan- neK. twelve yearo each In the peniten tiary. Washington, Oct. 14.—There ore no ..e-w devedopme-nta In regard to tho Quantico -train robbery tUr.it afford tho euffar*ro> cmy flatfbrfAOttoa, The original report 'that a signal man ®aw the flying engine coming nJong the track and tel egraphed t Quantico to look out for H fa Inootrect. The engine waa rushing Into Quantico unannounced nt the rate bf a mile u minute, when a switchman named O’lLeary. by a happy 4neq4ra tloh, oaino to tho cowolualon that fft>m*thlng waa wrong -and Jn.at.mtly acized tho owltch 'bar. threw the -target over, and fftrit the engine dtish-Ing up .a steep grade Into a coul dump, whore it SiHajulied three or lour coal cars and up- undtd ltuelt in a miiuculouis wreck. But ibr QUv jwomipUtudie, 'the engine which «tihe >\A>berB -turned dcoae would have du-shed Jnc9 the Atlanta special oxprcua, •wniuJi .wus 'then fitandhia/nt the wcaii'^n with over threo hu.iw».ea i/jeviengers on board, many of whom would have un doubtedly been lulled. * Tin- manugora and **Mtfnlit managers of tho Adams Exoruss Com/pumy were in consultation <ln 'this ofty nlg.it uni mtjui of -this morning, j-t in umier- etood mat .tfoo Investigation bus been placedin the hand* of the Dhliadelpnta otflce of tne IMnKwcons. The Auams i'.xpress ohlcla-a toeawelvoa abaoiuttiy deofine to make pubdo any ata'cement on the ma'tter. Tho govenao®* of Vlrgimu h<u» ofiJared rewurda for the arrest of toe raooens. Doner reward* have -been offered by itho express company and ""aSS/ roa ^* uw * ^ undersiootl the - jPnwruf Maryland will ocHuperwto in every, way. Aipplicatloa was made by eho gottbrnor of Virginia to the authcr- Ittes of the District of Columbia, but la- ttsmuch as the crime wus mat carnnnt* ed J-n the’dtetrict. 'tho commlasioneui are unable to offer a reward to faoJH- tale the capture, but 'have osanred Gov ernor OiFerral that In any other wav they mill co-operate lo tlie ifullest ^ J tn<1 tho police outlvorlUiv. hero have beep ami are actively the alert ihy > ’Ji. Vla, L!SK obtaining some clue to the wticrraibouts of Uu.* dcspep.nlee A number of detectives from Plrk- ? r n ,1i' hoa * lll y ajtera ut Pblltrtaim*, rcpoi ted at Aqula. crcelc today un <t started a search of'LTie looUttar. Kcverat New York Pinkerton men aro also J ' Q- A - arenor.11 man- 32T Adams Kxpress Conrpany, visited l’ho scenn of 'tiho robbery Mils - > 'i' , r ill 'fr «nVI 'held a ion* oonsultaMon wll'h tho officer#*. The robbery Is one of the largest on record. Seliom have .train robbers ,n ]™ ,e tfway wkh more :t!han. $100,000 ftirfij rnlft lyae been extraordinary. There 1« little doubt, however, but the A quin creek ban-dlt secured $150,000. Tho -mnnlfeatn of tho crjimipany, H la ajtld, rfhow that $182,000 Is mkwlog, but some of this te believed to have been tn bonds and papers which cannot ba negoHa'ted by tho thieves. The dliancea tor fhe capture of tho robbers are poor. Tho men bad ample .time ito get away before, feeing pursued. The oonn- tryit'hrough which 'they went Is thicM/ nettled and not ncceiwible by »iel«gra«ph. Tho men could have hidden their booty in some out-of-the-way place In Charles or Ht. Mary*• counties, !Md., wihf*re It would be safe 'for years. Al most The only hope tthe deltectlVM have of ■capturing tho robbers te that IT they commence lo spend tho money 1t will be <noitlced. -Some of them may be caught by clues thus gained. The unn Turner, Avho wus arrested here while In n drunken condition Batnrdny night •and who claimed to he one of tho rob bers and had been cheated/ out of his Whare, (turned out lo be an lrrenpon‘ii- ble pemon. The express messenger Vavt •him today and an Id he -.va* -not 'the man who entered .the car. The police authorities today received •word 'that n min 11 schooner with sus picious olr»meters aboard was an chored about twenty miles down Uho river. Thinking’they might be the rob- bens a squad of officer.*, havlly armed, sailed .the police boat fro the schooner. Arriving :there the officers found the vhnsel deserted, but the InhaihltUTvts of tho section *ay tha t'the schooner’a oc- cupanto !h*'d n'ot d<««*rted the vessel, bu-t. had left her temporarily, possibly over Kunday. STAMP STEALINGS WERE SMALL, The Bureau Has Changed Its Estlmats of the Loss. Washington, OcT. 14.-^The officials of tho bureau i>f engraving and printing ex press tho opinion that the losses of post- wee stamp by tho thefta of Hmlth and hi* confe-Jemtcs will not vxeced 11,200 or 11.500. Up to this tlnv* four postmasters In different parts of the country. In ad. dltlon to one «t Ionia, Mich., have made complaints of shortages 1n tho Invoices c-f stamps shipped them, but In each case the loss was very small. It Is aid that by the middle of the coming week they will havo received reports from all poet- masters whose shipments of stamps could have been tampered with. William A. Reach. <who was arrested at Or.inne, X J„ ami released Is now being looked after by the postal inspector-* of New York, ®nd with his capture it is believed all those who were implicated will have been apprehended. STEEL 'MILLS BOOMING. H I'rrtahunr. Pa., Oct. 14.—The Iron •and at‘*cl mills In this locality are en joying an era of unpre? »d«*n.ted pros perity. At the Pennsylvania. 8t*e! works the ptoluctlon of ralte and Bes semer steel Intft w<*ck w'as 'tbe heaviest of years. The three furn-aces In bl-vat averaged ne.irly 300 tons dully. Fs*r three days the Bessemer mill -averaged in blooms - very twoivty-four bourn. Tie rail mill mml- 4.000 tons of rail* during the week, the largest production In Its history. On Thursday 816 toils were turned out—ncurly x ton to ev ery tarn minutes. Tne company has received a contract for 1,000 ttri-s it girder rails from the Chicago Street Railway Compiny of Ohioigo and an other large contract from Covington, Ky. There are 4,000 men employed In tho steel works.