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MOB AFTER BRANCH HIT this NKGRO WM LANDED IN JAIL. AT ATSUEKI. WAS TH€ MURDERER OF BELL. Hi: lutft fired os MrUVHio AMI HIM WIPK. | rnuila II l.lbrrlUM XX rre Wialllnu for Ihr Iran, Intent on Vh. H paarf -Hm llir Prisoner Uaa Taken to Alhraa tail Kppi Oat •( Their tta|-Hr 11 ml Hern Arrested for Mrallua t am,a—( unfraani Ilia Ii lnira. Atlanta. Sept. 28.—Early this morning, near Elberton. William Branch, a negro, oiled at *h home of George McLanahun. it prominent plantar of Eibcis county*. ami tired both barrel* of a aholgun through the ui low The charge atruck the plant er and hi* wife, who were atleep In bed n> itr the window, wounding them terloui ly In the breast. A faw hour* before the negro had killed George Bell, another prominent planter. News of the murder of Bell and tha at tempted aaaaaslnataon of McLanahan and hi* wlfa spread quickly to the adjoining plantations and pursuit waa Inatltuted for Branch, who fled to tha wood*. He wa ipttired mar Athena and plaoed In jail there. At Elberton a county fair and Carnival t( In progress. Hundreds of paople are In the town. When the news of Branch's crimes reached there a mob was organised 10 hunt for the negro, and It had juat furled out when a message from Athena told of hie capture. The mob la walling at the depot for tha arrival of the train from Athens on which Branch la a pris oner. They are determined to lynch him, and there are loud threat* of burning him at tha slake. Bell traced stolen cotton to Branch's house yesterday. In company with Mc- Lanahan hr went to the bouse and ar rested the negro. Bel! carried a ehot gun, while was armed with a pis tol. A* they proceeded toward* Elber ton In the main road. Branch suddenly snitched the gun from Hell* shoulder and fired at him The planter rank to the ground and died wlttt • ut speaking. M< -Lanaban shot at the negro as he rsn sway and wounded him In the back. The p'anter ran lo his house, laid the new* ■o his neighbors and joined In a short •arch for the murderer. He was not lo i-stfd. and the searching party returned •i await daylight to continue It was rho tly l> fore daylight that tha negro vl-lted the McLanahan borne, and • led to kill the family. Hraneli Made a Confession. Athens, Ga., Sept 2*.—William BrancAi of Elbert county bee In the eliy prison urged with killing one man and wound ing three olher*. Branch wa# brought here on the early train this morning lo keep him (tom being lynched by an organised body r.f Elberton'* cltlaens. The negro was Interviewed by a New* representative this morning and made a all breort of It all. He was carrying load of cotton along the road Wednes day night when he was detected by a voting man named Ed. MUK lie shot Mills, then escaped. Vrsterdny morning Constable Mcl.an.i lun and Messrs. George and Tom Bell >*nt to Branch's house, three miles from l l ierton, lo bring him to jail and aee If tie were the right party. He waa found and was coming along with the thrre m**n at: right when he suddenly snatched the gun from George Bell and flred at M lamohon He nD-vsed him. bul hit George Hell In the head. Instantly killing him He then escaped. That ntghl he went to MdLnnahan'a house and waited until he had retired npm he emptied his double-barreled gun lulo the bed. wounding hoih McUnalun and his wife. He then went to th Sen '*ord ftnilroad and waited for the train. Intending, as he says, to be killed by It. H. ,akl himself across the sails, hut was knocked off He was picked up and brought to Elberton, hut begged haul to be brought here for safe-keeping, which was done. A large posse was organised In Elberton and he was hunted all night. Excitement there Is at fever heat He will be kent I ■ re for safe-keeping nt present, bul will be given.* wpeedy trial. fOVVIITKO Of fIIROKR. UnsSa flewtraced ta Death far Wsj- Ins M. f*. Smith. Kunola. Ala.. Sept. 2* —Harvey Wood*, colored, was arraigned before the bar of Justice at Geneva. Ala., yesterday. Sept. 35. for the murder of Mr M C. Smith, notke of which appeared In the Morning .News a few day* ago. The trial consumed only about three hours, and resulted In the Jury finding him guilty of murder In the first degree, and recommended that hie punishment be death. The judge then sentenced him to I* hanged on Oct. J*. Mr. Smith was reared In North Carolina and for several years operated a turpen tine business In Bulloch county. Ga. He went to Alabama about eighteen nxcnlhs ago. where he engaged In the same voca tion. Woods was reared In South Carolina, and worked at several turpentine farms In Georgia. He has been In Alabama and Florid* for the past few year*. Woods waa a gambler and a very worth less fellow. In passing sentence upon W'ooda the Judge told him that he had lawn Indicted, tried, and found guilty of one of the most henloua crimes that ha I ever come before him. impiiovemf.nt ok the abut. Meat. rw. Miles Issues nn Order With Thai End In View. Washington. Sept. X. —lJ*ut. Gen. Mile* ha* Issued a general order to the army Intended to secure a general Improvement In the morale and physical condition of the force. The order particularly direct* tha Inculcation of patriotic principle*, the celebration of national holiady* by patri otic readings, alrktt attention to *altMe. < aspect for the flag, and attention to good n irtlnl music, especially vocal muelc. The importanc* of discipline Is dwell upon and I* .*al and cheerful obedience demanded. 11 I directed that the three arms of the serv ice. whenever practicable, be assembled ,lir Instruction In haltte tactic*, and it la ordered that there be frequent marches 1 sport* calculated to develop the mll -11 'ry spirit. Want Another Iteeelvee. Norfolk. Vo.. Bepl 2*— Attorney A. O. hiusn and II M. Hrune of Baltimore *p plw-d to the United States Court !o-d*y In behalf of creditors of the Tunl* l.um bet Company, for the appointment of ►.. II Thompson of Baltimore as an addl • lonal receiver for that Arm This waa concurred In hv Theoplillu* Tunis and <; Pt. 11. U. Nichols Iha receiver* al ready appointed, aa well a* the attorney* *n the >m. The court will announc* It* decision la tha matter to-morrow. _ WB/.1 /s. bW f<l vV P.nßi .S ShAPFj '•• H| ■ U-Wr.i-STiTRniGHT KRt'.WT(feLCNGHI r Vll • tSVTLFS V ; <I4S- A47-' ■<l\ Hilt ill IKtH* SHOT DOIV \. btxl to Hunt fltolen thickens and V*ns Murdered. Waycross. Ga.. Sept, a.—Hiram Sears. Jr., a prominent rwtsens of Coffee county, was killed yesterday about 1 o'clock by unknown par les. The killing occurrul near Sweetwater Church, three miles north of Pearson. According to the most reliable Informa tion a peddler named McFoy spent Wed nesday night with Hiram Sears and yes terday morning a coop of McFoy'* chick ens was missing. He located them at a shanty an George W. Klckeinon's place, which was unoccupied. Accompanied by Hiram Sears, he wenl after the fowls, and when near the shanty they were flred upon either from the house or an old sta ble hear by. The flrsl shot struck Scars, breaking hi* left shoulder blade and ranging in the di rection of his heart, killing him Instantly. 1 "tiddler McFoy'* clothing wa* badly cul by whistling balls, but he escaped Injury, and relating the story to a nearby resi dent McFoy hurried* to Pearaou. Monroe Hlcketson and others about a half mile away heard the shooting and went down lo And tha lifeless body of Mr. Sears. M. A Pafford. a notary public. Impan eled it Jury of inquest and began an Inves tigation which Is still going on. Suspicion points to some young men whose names cannot be learned to-night. It Is supposed they slole McFoy * chick en* and. rather lhar. be detected,tired upon their pursuer* who were crowding them Some arrests are expected to-morrow Mr. Sears belongs to one of Coffee coun ties beet families and stood high in the community. He was about 40 years old. *♦ ■ l FIGURING ON Alt MOH PLATE. Navy Department May Get It With nnl Re- tdserf Islng, Washington. Sept. 28 —There I* a possi bility that ihe problem In ci-nm-cllon with the purchase of armor plat* for the big battleships and cruisers now building may be solved without readvertlslng bid*. Under the current law the Secretary of the Navy can contract for armor at any price he deems reasonable. The Secretary to-day had a conference on the subject with the representatives of the Carnegie and Hetb'ehem companies at which Sene tor Penrose of Pennsylvania and Admiral O'Neill, chief of the bureau of ordnance, were present, latter he will meet the rep resentatives of the Midvale company. Whether the prospect of an adjustment of the difference* between the depart ment and the srm-r plate companies rests upon the probability of a * a ling down of last -ummrr a Md* Is not known. but that there Is a rorslblllly that bids will not be called for again was stated to day *>y Secretary Long himself m "■ * PARK AT 4'HM'K ABB Al'®A. Many mates Will Take Part In Ihe Escrclaes There. Chattanooga. Tenn.. Sept Repllen to the Invitation to take part In the forth coming Inspection of Chlckaroauga Na tional Park are being dally received by the Perk Commission from the governors of states 11ml had troops In Ihe battles in this vicinity. All of them express their Intention to be represented either by their regular commissions or commission* to be especially appointed for Ihe purpose. Among those who have alresdy appoint ed commissions are Gov. Johnston of Al abama. Gov. Mount of Indiana, Gov. Pin grec of Michigan and Gov Candler of Gov Koosevelt writes that he wishes to be properly repevaented. and II Is under stood that Ihe New York Commission will attend. Gen. Sickles. It* chairman, has already notified the Park Commission that he will hr present. Gen. Sickle* will be one Pf lh* prominent speakers before the reunion of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland. COTTON GOING TO litI.VESTIH. Rudies atlll Melon Fuwtxl la he Great Hsu * Debris. GalveFon. Tex., Bepl 28 -The receipts of cotton to-day were .U 0 bale*, but •train receipts arn still moderate. To-day 2.25) men were employed clear ing the aireets of debri* and disposing of dead bodies from Ihe wreckage. Thirty one hodle* were found, making a total of 2 3tl •> far known to hove been recovered, Mle* Clara Marlon addressed the Cen tral Belief Committee to-do>. on the sub ject of horn* building Ml** Merton also addressed ihe Galveston auxiliary of the Med Cross. _ FIRST MEMBER HRrri RNED. Pena Re-eleeled to Parllamenf Without Opposition. Ixmdon flept 2*.-John Penn, Conser vative, has the distinction of being the Are: member returned for the new Par liament. having been to-day re-elected without opposition for Lowlshnm. wlilcb he ha* represented since August. Vt. ty F flmlth. son of the late W • H- Smlth. and a partner |n the greet new* business a I.lhersl Conservative, was also t*.elected to-day without opposition to represent the fltrand district of London Doctors and Midwives Recommend “Mother’s Friend” b#rautc It It ntmd e*ttmtlly In c*•*§ of thodoHeoto ottnotton of iswcUit Ai.o coptuoio - ft fa' 11*1. robbing ealldunXki|atwrml.WMUw iLtMH' dn / * diooor doantfoot. MMwmr * Friend u o o MHB WtBMf 1 la rn boltioT There is nothing Itko U. J dUHr—.wWfMtwt ta mm UhO U rMUMk' 1 k * Pttmd Mm f 4^ ZXZZ —- —! jua* • g.- Rx.RauD.wxatv THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, SEPTEMRER JO, lOtHi. MADE PROMISE TO NEGROES. senatorial candidate < hi.xtia A RIG SEN* AVION. Issued a linear Clrealar la W hleh hr Promised to Get Negroes on rhe Juries lluttArrsli of Urunsntek Are stirred up— I.Burts Helng Made lu Get Oat Overwhelming Note for I pehurrh—May be Opposition ta Brantley. Brunswick, Ga.. Sept. 22.—Mutters polit ical have taken a tremt-ndour spurt here to-day, and surprising developments re sulted. Senatorial Candidate John J. Upchurch, the Democratic war horsa of Charlton has unearthed a start iipg proposition made by hie opponeut J Price Robinson. who. m effort* to secure negro Republican votes, states his will ingness to place them In control of the Juries of Charlton, Camden and Glynn coutg les. The offer made by the Republican sen atorial candidate throughout the three ad joining counties of thht senatorial district is as follows: "To the Republican negro voter* throughout fhht whole senator la I district I.' I am elected by tny white Republican friend* and negro voter* throughout this senatorial dl*trict. and be tuoressfu! to enter the House of Congre**. which I* ihe upper house of the Legislature of Ihe state of Georgia. I do hereby make you Ihe promise that I will do everything that lava within my power to do In favor, of putting the Repubihwn negro clttarnshlp in older. First, the Jury of Charlton county ha* never been known to be half negro, but my promise to you will bring thl* in and other rights, such as the negro ought to have In thl*. or these three ad joining counties, which are Charlton. Camden and Glynn. If I am successful In being elected, tne negroes of thl* sec alon.il district Shull be put In the lead " Notice of what Upchurch’s opponent ts doing, stirred Glynn I>*mo-rt to Imtn*- dlste action, and they reahxe the neces sity of arousing voter* to Upchurch'* sup port Wednesday next. Looking to Ihgi end. President Johnston of the Mryan- Atevenson Club. h*s arranged a big Pem ocratio rally for Tuesday night next, at wit It Congressman Brantley will be the star speaker. Opposition In Brantley. Another Aevetopment to-day was the ru mor ihat the Republican* would put out n corgre-slonal candidate to oppose Hon W. G. Brantley. A meeting .t Wsycraes to-morrow will decide the matter Three rime* are on th* list: W A. McNeil of Ware, ff M Grifltn of Rrock* and W H. Mtiision of Itwln District Chairman Bel cher to-day neither confirmed nor denied the rumor and l! ecme* from other source* that Marston will b Ihe Ripublican nom inee. The Glynn County Executive Cotmnlttee me' 10-'hty and orxanixGl with F. E. Twllly. chairman, and A. 1.. Franklin * cretary. Alarmed l.y the method* em ployeil by tlv> opponent of Senatorial Candidate T>church to d'fcat Democracy, fhalrman Twtlty will Issue an urgent appeal to all Demo crats to ges out and work for vote* Wed nesday. Alderman H. M. Branham having re signed. W. M. Tupper baa been elected to fill the vacancy. TRINITY RIVER STILL RISING. Mach of the t attua Belt Railroad Track t* Wu.hed Away. Fort Worth. Tex.. Sept. —The Tiialtv river continued to rise all day. and I* fully thirty-five feet at lhl point. The overflow reaches out more than a mile, tesemhlitig a Mg lake, and la from three lo six feet deep. Much of the Cotton Belt Railroad track haa been carried away. The Cotton Belt depot I* surrounded with water throe or four feet deep, and alt bus I new I* sus pended temporarily, a* train* cannot get Into the yard* or even within a mile of them. A* yet no loss of Mfe ha* been reported, hut It I* believed that possibly some peo ple have perished b'-low this city In the Trinity river hot toms by th# overflow. I Nat t.T TO OI R FI. AG. t onsil Mill* bay* Hl* Fla* Wa* Tara Union by a Mob. Pan Antonio, Tx.. flept United State* Consul W. W. Mills at Chihuahua. Mex . ha sent a note to the Federal au thorities here, and also lo the stale de partment at Waxhlngtoo. .totalling an in still to the American flag over hi* con sulate on flept. K the anniversary of Mexican Indcpemlence. by a mob of Mexi cans. He had hoisted the United (Mates and Mexican flag* In honor of the day. and the mob tore down the United States color*. I.ltllr Interest In F.lreflaua. I-ondon. flept. 2 —The parliamentary grsteral election campaign present* no new feature* of a remarkable character. Mr. Balfour w< m* to rrcognlae th# "kha ki- alone I* not strong enough, and has written a sec nd manifesto In Ihe shape of a letter criticising lord Rose berry's manifesto e far as the aitcr deal* with domeatlc question- Mr t'hsmherlalti ho* written a letter In Ihe course of which ha soy* that as the Dutch Republic* hav* bcn annexed he doe* not aspect any for mal declatatlon of peace. Dressy and Up-to-Date YOUNG MEN BUY THEIR CLOTHING HERE, because they know that less money will purchase more style in this store than anywhere else. The solid men of the community come here, because they require the best fabrics and finest tailoring without regard to price. Our offerings this season are the most attractive we have ever made. We command the best makes, and the result is that we regularly furnish first class clothing at prices lower than are ordinarily charged for inferior goods. We have styles and prices to suit everybody. The popular range is from 58.50 to sls, and in these grades our assortments are unexcelled. We ask particular attention to our specialties in the higher-priced cloth ings garments displaying a degree of stylishness that one could not reason ably expect excepting in high-grade merchant tailoring--rich, smooth fab rics; high square shoulders, perfect-fitting, superior linings and trimmings, and all the little style touches that are required by fastidious men . . . <! Men’s Furnishings Alpines and Derbys j! I Boys’ Clothing. I W * hav ' every " tyle aml I A better assortment this I a . sa **. a ues * °* shade that wcll-dresEing . „ I quisite Neckwear in all the ! _ year than ever before. You latest shapes. Half Hose men wear * 1 here 19 "<> i . .. 4 . „ and Handkerchiefs. Fancy better than our Hawe’t s 1011 BCC Cm ’ ° W I and Full Dress Shirts. Pa- $3 00 Hat. Plenty of men mannish they are.’* Prices jamas and Underwear, etc. j So very chic and priced so P a y $5.00 for a hat no bet- CA tn Cfi ST A | little. | [ ter. if as good. 3>2.5U tO JO.OU One Plain PriCC S f (f .| — mimm/t — 1 VALDOSTA'S ARTESIAN NX ELL. City Will Accommodate lU.INMt Tea pie at flint* Fair. Valdosta. Ga.. Dept R —Valdosta * new artesian welt wa* tesSed last night at 3 o’clock, and the flow of sulphur water ww* a little over four hundred gallons a minute. The contractor* and city ofllcUl* were highly pleased by the test The well M an eight-inch well, ant Ihe piping, whb h gave so much trouble a week ago, was succeaafully lowered to (he big stream of sulphur water, which was rej bed at a depth of UK. feet. The machinery for th# electric power plant for operating tne street car line ar rived this week, and Is beina placed In position. The plant will be In shape for operating the car* hy Ihe Uth of tvtobet. There has been a good deal of utwasiuen* about this, as It wa* feared that the ma chinery would not arrive In lime to run the earn during the State Fair Manager Moore of th# Aisle Fair, said today that he had rented S,AnO cots for use during Ihe slate fair, and that tha bureau of Information hav* planned to accommodate I.SOO people al private hausen during the fair. Every ofltre room la the i ltjr ha* been turned over to the bureau of Information, and a score of men Is to be employed to look after the comfort of guests during the fair. Man ager Moore cay* he feels certain (hot the city can easily accommodate twelve thou sand people every night during the weeh. and twice that many every day. Tha advisory hoard of the flea Island rotton Growers' Protective Association met yesterday and advised farmers to hold their cotton for 21 cents a pound. The staple ha* been coming In very slow ly so far and II I* quit* evident that the planters believe that they will get mu-h higher prices lor It. Th* rlty official* hare begun work on a new road out of the city towards Nay lor. and It I* understood that the county authorltlaa ar* going to complete the road to that place. The new road wiil reduce the distance from thirteen lo ten mUs*. NEW ANTHRACITE FIELDS. Their Prndnet la Estimated at 2h,- (MMMMMt Ton*. Valley Ctly. N. D.. flept 2* -Judge J. M Dennett has Juat returned from (he Caacade Mountain dlstrlcl of Washington, bringing samples and news of th* loca tion of vast fields of pure anthracite coal. In company with Prof. Burch, a mmei.il expert of Deattle, Judge Dennest pene trated Into ihe Cascade range sixty mile* from th* railroad, and after two days of prospecting, kvated vetna showing nine teen feet of coal, and located on DA aerts of land He estimate* th* quantity uf coal In sight al 2f>.on>.AAA ton* Th* sam ple* shown are of the same quality, but lighter than lh# fleranton product. CAMPAIGN AGAINST AMERICA. Agrarian Leaser of Germany Keep, lag ap It* Fight. Berlin. Bepl. It.—The Agrarian League haa Juat begun an energetic campaign against the continuance "of Ihe most fa vored nation" relations between Germany and the United (Mates, This appear* to be without the sanction of Hm- govern ment. for. at the office of the Imperial secretary of Ihe treasury, where Ihe tariff schedule* are now being in-spared, lh* correspondent of Ihe Aaeoctated Press waa told to-day that there waa no disposition among Influential government oflli iat* lo disturb Amerkbn rights In this respect ■ * ■ t flayer* Fire *t lliwborx. Hamburg. Kept. 2S.—A fire here to-dsy destroyed Pluges and Ttetgen # ware houses. Robertson's warehouse. Rotsch’s granary and four residences. The loss Is ((tiuMittU at over a uflUJoo naia. _____ ATLANTA’S HOT CAMPAIGN. M AJ. MINA AIM; Mb TO hi: MAKING A \\ INNING R U K. Mill, the fl..nation I* so Complicated Thai no flurprise Mould be Occas ioned If Kdtber of His Opponents lame in Ahf nd—A enturea nf Ihe Fanr-I ornered Contest—The Fight Against Martin for Alderman. Atlanta flepf. 24-Th* municipal elec tion here continue* to absorb tke pubile Interest. As tha dale for lh* primary, CHt. i. approaches, the efforts of each .-andMt.il a and his supporter* to down Iha other fellows disclose Increased hostllHie*. Personal arraignment la now a feature of <h fights being mad* by th* mayoralty .undklalee In the various wards. The four candidates, Mims. R'.ce, Mitch ell and McCullough, hold ward meeting* every night. Th.-se evidences of activity furnish ample mean* tor th* men )o *p--ak out agslnst each olher. and no opportun ity Is lost by either to wnaek the other three vigorously. Al each candidal#’* meeting a doxdn or more supporters atslat In the ipeaktng. while bresa hands and orchestras a id to ihe hurrah demonstra tions from the pisiform* A mote lurid campaign has never held the public ey* of Atlanta. Mime Ileum Granina. The Mims boom l still on and Is ap parently growing Isrger (All classes of liottttrian* nr* now conceding th# doughty Majors elec I lon, though fi lends of lh* other i-sndPialea laugh al th* assertion that Mims will b* the next Mayor of At lanta A poll of the counctlmen now In of fice reveal,d the fact 10-dsy that Mims has a laiger number of supporters In that body than a I lh* other Ihre# candidates c-mblred Allerman Kilpatrick. Day. Johman and Watch are known to favor Mlmq while Councilman M.ddox, Grady. Terry. A am. Rawson and Hoy are lined up for him. There are but eighteen vole* In Council, and a number of tha re mainder are raid lo favor Mims. II Is being charged by of ponents of Mims that he I* the candidal* of Joel Hurt and the Consolidated Street Rail way. Inside Information however, make, this supioattlon exiremtly doubtful li I* said that non* of Ibe corporations seeking public franchises will lie lo Mims as they are afiatd af him IBs high chars*, ter, prominence In business clrcleaxnd hla public decUtsiluns I hat he will hold up • orporsimna for the benefit of Atlanta eeetn to place him beyond Ihe charge of favoring any private concern. Thl* I* at least Ihe general sentiment of th# busi ness men of Atlanta, among whom Mima ha* a large frUowing The Practical Polltlelnns. Rice, who I* acknowledged lh* shrewd est politician In lh* four-cornered race. Is also enjoying a good-slsed boom which promises lo tncreas* In the next few days. His friends assert that the Mime boom was started too early In th* gam* and will die out before lh* election. Hlce. they say. waited until Ihe proper moment to throw his tails to the winds, which will now continue favorable. In their opinion, until he la landed safely In the port of Mayor's chair. It is openly rhnrged and not denied os yet that Klee has th* strength of H. St Atkinson and th* Col lin* Hark flireet Railway liehlnd him. Alcf'ulloligh has been Indorsed by th* Knight* of the Royal Arch, the whisky men's organisation. There ar# SOU solid vish In the ranks of the Knight*, and McCullouifh men are claiming victory through this Indorsement. They mar with lh# other voter* McCullough has bound lo him he will receive al least 2.501 ballots in Ihe primary, a number conceded on all sides ** sum, lent to win out In the four cornered fight. AUt-.litll * ratio (0 les* neisqr than tn olher*. yet hla supporter* *at he Is coin ing votes by hit personal -amass. A large number of members In (be Young Mean Democratic la-ague are on lh* slice's foi Mitchell Th# Jeffs,son ctwu, another political or ga alga: loti. Is furnish ing this candidate with workets. Mitchell has two suns, who are popular member* of both organisations, and they are put ting In telling licks fur their father. Miichell Is lh* only candidate for Mavor, who lives on the south side of Ihe rltv. a section which cattelnu more volets thon th* north tide where tne other three randblat,-* dwell This ta said to be a big advantage tor Miichell. A Aide Fight. A prominent feoture of the iminlelptl campaign ts the fight of Chief Joyner, of the tire department, la malting on Zacn Martin, a > andtdnl* for alderman from th# north side Joyner and all hi* men numbering more then a hundred, ar* **• tiemely active against Martin, because th candidal*. In a cnnversatlnn, said the chief and nln men were drawing too much aalarv, and sliould be reduced As Joy ner and hi* department are very dear to the heorts of (he people the firemen are finding little ,|im>-ulty In turning votes from Martin, and his defeat seem# al most a loregon* conclusion. Martin de nied the statement credited to him. hut Jnvner pinned him down hy faring him with a witness, who heard Ihe remark. AfIKKD IF HE WAN A LORRY I AT. Attorney Took Ground His Transac tions lists Professional. Ctevebind. 0., Bepl. 2* At th# masting to-day of Ihe City Caunrll committee ap pointed to Investigate the charges of offi cial misconduct la connection with tha awarding of contract* for lire and poll** signal telegraph systems. ex-Mayor Kl* son waa examined as a witness He ad mitted that he was the attorney for the 'isin#well Fire Alarm Teesrsph Compa.- ny. When asked whether he bad helped In lobby the hill for bonds for saw signal apparatus through the legislature he took the ground that hi* transactions with the company were of a profession*l nature anrt therefore privileged. •"♦ ' I Hunk Mobbed of NitI.OIIO. Csntrevllle. MIA). flept -Wolf flrotherr' hank was robbed last ntglit of lld.ano The thieve* gained entrance to the building by prying and springing lh* double door apart with a large III* Th* outer door lo Ihe vault was then blown open and then the Inner door to the cash drawer, where about Mo.oju wa* stored. The tv*ok was Insured In the Bankers' Mutual Casually '’om|>any of IteaMolßt*. Is., for tIO.WO against loss by burglary or Itr*. Harmony la Delaware. Wilmington. Del., flept. 28.—Harmony on th* Republican state tick*- In D*lawar* wa* assured this afternoon when the Un ion Republican Htat# C mrnltlae accepted the eomptomla# ticket selected hy th* Re publican (antl-AdtilcksJ State Committee two work* ago. Advised Agwlwst the Purchase. l/ondon. flept 2>.—"The Londoa capital ists. who deposited 11.4un.0W with Ihe Mor gan* for the purchase of tha Camp Bird mines In Colorado,’* say* Ihe Dally Ex press, "had the money returned to them yesterday. Mr. John Hay* llammond bar ing advised against the purchase." Lara* flam far Galvesloa. Cleveland. O . B*| t. 58— la response lo ■ i . . , ■ D • pi* of hit diocese have contributed tl.Mfi for Gal veston. This sum will be further Increas ed lo perhaps I*.■>*> when those parishes not yet heard from report. ■ '■ mi 'I fi •■I ash” Nloaw Has Prise. Pari*. Sept 28.—At Matson Idffltte yes terday. "Cash" Broun won the blennl-il prUte. IS.W francs, over a course of 1,290 uttraa oe codec da rat'fi Gtabdpook . COAL STRIKE AFFECTS TRADE. OIHTRIHI TIO* OP NCH( tiik kdt ru.ui orr. rlif linin' lar*|Tr< I .".non Mnr. Miners During the Un Mark. Morklna I'trr. larraaMk, Hw mr, k| Ik* lalllrßirnu Brtwnii Ikr tiuiUamal.4 laaaalallaa aad In.ral llnl I aatpaalea-l'rlrra ul Iraa aad Mtal Hava* .4 kaat llaark ad thr daHaa. New York. Rapt. JS-R O rxia * Co/s weakly Rfvifar of Trade to-morrow will ear: Not Wall nmi atone. twit tha entire business world u wall, aalrM tha pro- C eee at . ITris to bring about a settle mant of tha anthracite coal strike with active interest Thla w.-ek tha paralyata of tha antliraclta Industry au mora com plete than laat, and tha effect *u scan upon tha distribution of marc handle* to tha Kaw, and tha pladaf of naw orders with manufacturers. Coal advanced X> cants above last waak, and tha larger campantaa refused to name a selling prtaa. Tha strlka Involved about Um more min ers and hundreds of trainman, but the working force has Increased largely fhroush the sattlament between tha aoul lanulad aeeorlallon and eavaral steal com panies, whore woihn employing Sn.son nvn have tarn Idle, while only l.t man wars affect'd by tha shut down or tha lantu*- henna Iron and Waal Company by a atrlka In the Keel the conditions seam generally favorable for a quick recovery with lbe roal atrtke over, while la tha Waal these hat been no noteworthy re duction In the distribution of any claaa of goods. Iron aad Uteri Market. Aside from tha especlad >eduction to M for atari rails, and a sale of B*Miner ply at Plttabure at 111 7*. tha whole list of Iron and steel products Is unchanged. Tha faellns crows atroocar that bottom has been reached Taking the eleven artlelee quoted In our prtre rabies. It will be aaesi that after an advsaca of over V par cam. In ISM. prices have declined only about par rant, thin year, and there M already a tendency toward • hlcher level. Wheat axslit reee to U cants, but failed to mainialii tha advance. Com for prompt delivery was scarce sad advanced cants above tha price at this data last year, or over M per caal Kstlures for Ihe weak ware 8M In tha l ulled States against IST last yaar, and U In lanada. asalnat It laat year. RtPLOSIUt rHIIVKD FATAL. Two Person a Killed and Two others Madly lejered. Pittsburg. Sept .-Whlle engaged in cleaning a suit of ctotkaa U>-day. a bias# ■soarstad by tha brisk ai<p4iilon of *- ollna communtcelsd to a tub of liquid standing near by. eauetag an espkoalon und tire, resulting In the death of twa persona and bmlly minting two othafa. Tha dead are, Mrs. Clara Ichelbaekvr, eed C years, burned beyond re. >gnltion; Msrgaret Adler, burned to a crisp; dead when found. The Injured, who wMI probably recover, are: Henry OoHschalk. badly burned about face and heads. James H. Swift, both hands badly hutnod. •■a. ■ 1 Mall-known Actor Dead. Washington. Sept, t* —Thomas Luther, an urtar. who has bean playing hers this week with Kathryn Osirrmttn In n vaude ville skit, died at S o'clock to-night of consumption He was Hi years or age. Ha played lasi at tbs Thursday matinee. Hta home la m Momphkt. whaia lug body will ho soot. 5