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the morning news r , tn*> •* - Incorporated I** r | H EBTIM. Pre.ldent HE STOLE $700,000 | ,1,1.pi ALVORD DID 4 lIKiGCH JO II TM.IS ICHItftIDGK. first national is wealthy A M) |,OM \V %* MADE GOOD OIT OF TUB RBM&RVB KURD. |nppo*rl Teller Alvord Ham Hern I l ifcr la Slock S|cculallona. Tlir Hunk’i Capital Is Only RTm. ikio, liuf It llaa n Surplna of R.”.4NN>,- mm—lt* Keeorcet Over I ii. Mcfaalling Sole Teller Ham Not Hem < nptured. rfe Oat 23 rherbs I*. Alvord. j i <(*■ teller of the First National Bank of this city, is a fugitive and a defaulter to the extent of 970U.000. The Announcement of the defalcation v *, u.ts.made thl* afternoon, created the excitement In the financial ditrt t of the city, but the well-known etabt.f y of tiie First National ami a Mate inent lapiled by the bank had a quieting rfTec\ This statement was as follows. “The note teller, who ha* been m the employ of the First National Hank for yearly twenty years. Is a defaulter to a large amount ilia operations have con tinued for a considerable |* nod and have been skillfully concealed through a ma nipulation of his balance book. The die i *ry was tnado by one of the hank's employes a few days after the cample t n of an examination of the bank by t.e United States ex aminers. During th <*rtsnuance of hie peculations perl odl al xatninutlons have been made by several distinct corps of ex aminers representing the control ler’s department, all expert accountant*, and the bank has also had frequent Inde pendent examinations; neither of which has developed any irregularity. The ag gregate of the false entries amounting to STOn.fIOO. has been charged off on the hooka* of the bank out of the reserve fund, wlrhou? diminishing the surplus and prof it* of the (tank as reported In Its las; published statemecit. It Is expected that the shortage will be materially reduced 1 v u substantial sum. of which there In t.tlr prosp* *t of recovery.” 44 a* n Trusted Bmploye. Alvord had hern with the bank for twen years and was one of the most trusted r n in the institution His stealings ex. 1 tied over a long period, but no sus ! ion of the truth wus known until ten days ago when he sent word that he was j 1 at his home After he had been aw.iv r >r , day or two the bank put experts a: v and Mime irregularities were found \ tlie experts drived deeper and deeper 1: • Al void's books the extent of the rob i • i y Ix ffHt) to dawn on the officers until t • y were overwhelmed to find that it t ichtd the enormous figure of J700.01n Whether that * im is all that he took is i t yet known. It has not yet developed how the not t ier was able to put his hand on so much money. Hut one of the dl t ■ ctors is reported to have raid that Aivord was enabled to take ► uch a large sum because as note teller Tie was In charge of the mail. This h pentd every morning and he had ample • pportunlty to abstract notes, drafts and i*eks. ii well as money. Of course, ho I . I to bo e>|*ee|ally skillful to make his • ounts balance. This director ndm'.tted • t h- was at a loss to account for the f lure of the bank examiners to discover •' ord's irregularities fit their last ex t* t nation. nest Haynor is In charge of the na t tl bank examiner's office her*. Mid Alvord did with all the cash Is * o a mystery . yet. excej*t that as u ■ ! l in such cases. It is said that n b ~ amount of It went in stock specula ting story is that he had lost 575.000 l. •*n- deal, but what deal It was Is not f • i It has been discovered that dur ! the summer Alvord visited Kara toga. ■■re he cut a great figure, spending r i*y like a prince. He rented a cot ' k pt a fine rtnble of horsea and be * playing the races. Is said to have 1 -itemed gambling houses. lUk Mini In Hi* Town. 1' ti e stories are true Alvord displayed 9 ! v different characteristics from * h showed at home. In this city he v kr un as a man of very regular f * Among his asso lates he was I up to and on Wall stre* t was ' n ns “Happy Alvord.” because of nls "ays His home was in the suhuib • M-inf Vernon. This home Is a mag -1 nt place located on Chester HUI. one ■ most aristocratic sectiona of the 1 It was surrounded by luxurlo.w 1 and there are extensive stabl e. 1 f- is long been considered one of the n f the town. His famly entrr lavtshly and gave large sums t > H* w is prominent in church dr •1 his wife is considered one of ih* • t|!ul women In Mount Vernon. -*ns had been sent out for "•I dinner at the Alvorl i week ago to-morrow night * y h.t for the dinner m***- urrl.d throughout Mount \>r • the invitation* That night * wit In darkn<’*. Friend* of the ‘•re told that Mr. Alvord w* 111. •• i I window* *lnce then and the ‘■‘t no caller* were admit-ed, led ■ or* lo he.leve that 111* lilnee* It was not until thl* after ! 'h# reeldent* of Chester Hill '* ' h! big defalrallon. There wa* ; i at he left the town on the day Tuner Invitation* were cancell • he took a eleimer for South 1 Thl could not be corroborated *’*■ Wile la Illaeoaaolate. • afternoon Mr*. Alvord. wife mtMirtf not* taller, wit aaan at M -nt Varncn homa. Sha waa waap >rly and would not talk about tha TANARUS: a famhjr contlitad of Mr. and Mr* • * "I md two ftrla and a boy. They kept * -r '* nv servant*. Aly f rd U aaid to have told friend* §ateutival) Ulornim# Mt\^ that owing to his position In the i n k Mr. Alvord was able to obtain tips which en • bled him to make !♦• fr> <**• a year o\er his salary by o|w*rattng in Wall street Bhe Is said to have boasted that her husband s ups were o straight that he never lost a cent In the street and always made a gain Th*- First National Hank ts considered one of the strong financial Institution# of th* city George F. Raker its president Is also preslab nt of the c t aring house. William H. Heed is the cashier. The di rector# are George P. Baker, Fisher A. Baker. William H Heed. Harry C. Fahne stock. William Fahnestock. F. L. Hine and James A Garland. The bank has a capital of sstiO,frO. The First National was the first to or ganise under the national bank act. and President Baker and hie a# so. tates have been in c .’large for fifteen years. It wn* founded by Ja>*>b Thompson, who was publisher of the Hank Not#* Detector.. Was m t omplete surprise. Alvord was capable and exjwrlenccd. and :he discovery of his defah a:ions made afer he wan gone, was h complete sur prise to ovary body. The lom* of money I* hardly tlisturhing the tauk. which Is one of the stnaigest in the city. Alvord is about 54) years old and has a wife and three children. Hi* home was nt Mt. Vernon and he was respected there a* well a* In the street. Hi* habits were good. It 1# believed that he lost money in stork speculation* and that some of the money cun b** recovered He disap peared about a week or ten days ago. The crime has l*cen kn wn long enough to the officers now to enable them to say with some assurance that Alvord did his work alone. No one else* is under suspic ion. A statement made by the bank on Sept. 5 showed: Capital ssoo.ft><: surplus. $5/00.- 000; undivided protits $4.114.25M; deposits $39,907,896. demand loans and .xish on hand. $2J,3T9.27; time loans $5.&4.€10; and stocks and bonds. $31,110,409. In the statement the bank's total re sources were placed at $52.A3.291. Officials Would Nnl Talk. Beyond the fa'ts contained In the offi cial statement the bank's vi e president Frank L. Hine. absolutely refused to ray word. iTesblent Goi>rg** F. Baker, wht n asked regarding the matter, said that th* statement given out by the vice presklent contained all he had to -ay In regard to th* defalcation. When uked If Alvord hid been apprehended the vi.c president sild: "I don't think he l as." At the local office of the detective agen cy which Ufiially has ccarg- ot bank cases it was said that official* of thit company had heard nothing of ih** def.ilcatbm as yet. and that they had not at that time been a-signed to the case. Th* First Na tional Hunk Is a member of the National Bankers' Association. Some of the Money Found. Fisher A Hak* r, attorney for the First National Hank, said to-night: "We have loqgtcd about SJOO.fW) worth of securities and real estate in Alvord * name ar*l shell attach it Immediately. 1 think thl* will bring the loss of the bank down to close t OOO We are trying to locate A Ivor#! with detectives." President Bak*r said: cation, for, of course, we hid the great f*t oonfldenco in Alvord. He had been with us twenty years, and we regarded him as absolutely trustworthy. We knew that h* lived jwirt of the tim* in Saratoga Um summer, hut did not know then of his gambling or that his extravagant way of living had attracted general attention there. "We und rstood that he had mi le money and supposed h* w is able to 11 e in g<x*l style. What hi* salary was I d* not care to stale, but It was a generous one. ample to afford him the luxuries of life." An r>m< ial connected wi h the bank who did not wish his name used said: "A proof that the lank Is nut likely to suffer by the defalcation is th.it its profits for the y#ar ending last Sept. l. were sl.- 3&0.600. This surplus 1* Increasing fast. The par value of the stock is $l6O a share, but it has brought as high as $1,923 at auction. The ixok value of Is stock Is $1,105 j er share, and a* high as s*.*•> ba* Imen bid. The percentage of Increase to capital, according to Its las year's earn ing* is 270.12 per cel* "It has for several years paid annul) dividend* of 100 per cent. Only one other tank In thi* city declared dividends ag gregating ISO per cent. The First Na tional Bank holds In stock*, bonds and other securities, according to Its latest reports. $24,073,910." JOHNSON STII.I, ON STASH. Expert Test If x tng Nbotif Vouchers. Check* mii*l leronntß. New York. Oot. 22.—The hearing In the effort to secure the removal of John F.. W T. and E. H. Oaynor and H. D. Greene, accused of conspiracy to defraud th** government in th* Sav.innnh h.irlor improvements to the jurisdiction of the Georgia federal xMirt. was resume#) be fore Commisaloner Rhlelds to-*!ay. United B:ates District AMorney Marlon Erwin of Georgia appeared for the gov ernment and the defendants were repre sented by Abram Rose, who derended ex- Capt. O. M Carter in the same case. Howard I JohnstHi of New Orleans, the government expert accountant, who had been the only witness called yesterday, was r* called by tb** defense tb-day. Mr. Johnson was qucetloned regarding n num ber of vouchers, checks, and contracts in connection with work done under ex-Capt Carter's lircctl *n at Brunswick <; . ami in other harbors ct that ate nnl Florl I T.e statements t|on which th- rpiestlon ing was based were then handed to Mr Erwin They dealt with the accounts of I? j) Greene and th* •listrtet aiomey proceeded to quest I *n the expert concern ing them Adjournment was token until to-morrow. Wealthy Planter Killed. Bay vile La . Oct s3.—George MeCaa. kill, ono of the wealthiest snd most prom inent planter# of this parish, was shot and instantly killed to-night by Malcolm Mclntosh, prominent In social and busi ness circles The tragedy Is suppled lo ha vs grown out of business dtffotoiicsd. SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, BRYAN IN MARYLAND .ni:t£TFt> t:\KNfHIir.NK BY KN TIH SI %TH ROW IMS. MET BY 10.000 IN BALTIMORE. .%!* OVATION w NS tl.so liIVKN IIIM I.N W ASHINGTON. Mnilr Short |trfrhr. In N Ir.lnU Hr. lorn llrraUfo.i—Drrlnr.ol That. It %rivi.ini. tin. lO* mill. rati.. I*art> Would I'unUh tlir Ilia Thief the Same na the Smalt Onr—To Hr Trraldrnt. Nlr. Ilr.aai Said, la Nia Ilia tllahrat Ambition. !-inltim,.rr. Oet 8.-WIIHam J Hryun. t t* limHX'ratlc |M*ri.l(lrntlMl catidldatr. . ..I thr rntirr .Ui\ to aiaprch-innklng In Marj-.oiwl, aprnkina in suformlon i luvk \lllr, Frederick. Bruocvlllr. I nlon Hrlilitr. N< w Wlnttaor. WeMmlntur, Ulynlon and In tnia city (ho r\rnlnir The Hockvillr meeting lhr only one of the d.iy ihat w m not marred by rain. On account of the V>*'n{xtir m..et of the ineednaa were tttl abort, but ine crowd. In ra h case remained until Mr. Hryan h.ol conclude.l nla r. tiaarn. The areetina extend. <1 to Mr Rrvan on hla arrival here thie evenlnc. and duiinc the mectlnm, h.Sd Inside and outaele ..f Miirlc Hall, were limited In numbers only hy the capacity of the place, in whlcn the meetings were held, und In enthu elaem. only by the ability of the Itn mense crowde to give expresalon to It. Il was raining gently but steadily when the special tram bearing the Democratic presidential candidate pu11..1 Into union station, an hour late, but this did not r-> vent the aesrnil ace of h crowd of fully lo.nat persona about the depot. A tirade waa formed and Mr Hryan drove at Ita head to the Hotel Kennert. where lie dined with several Democratic lead era. Including ex-Scnaior Arthur P Gor man, Gov. John Waller Smith and Mayor llttn of thl* city, .Mr. Bryan’s speeches were along hla ut ual liner and ujan the conclusion of the lost addreaa Mr Hryan drove to the steamer Cambridge, upon wh|,-h he will go to Claiborne and thence on a flying trip through the eastern ehore of Mary land. ffpcikc In Hnlflissrs. Mr. Bryan * first speech was made m the platform erected outride Music Hall. •>nd the Plaza surrounding the stand war crowded a* far back a, Mr Bryan’, voice couid |*nerlhly be ‘heard. He war Intro ouce-d by Mayor liay.- Inside the hall lue a, ene was an Inroitlng one Every Inch of space n packed with sw.lter- I nr. cheering. loaning humanity On the stage w. re nearly all I It. old lime lead er* of ihe party tn the state, including ex-Oov. Whyte and ex-Benator Gorman who have not thus nffl'dated for more than a decade Gov. Whyte lntro>luccd Mr Hryan. WM.I. ft NISH tl.t. ALIKE. Wh> the l,an hrenkera Are Aitnlnat the llrmiirr.l., Frederick, Ml.. O t S-*’Vou wl I hear people say that I. If elected, will not en force the law Thl* Is not the .1 .tiger. They know that If I am elected I will put the same kind of striped clothes on a big thief that aie put on u little one," Thl* decltirulk >n wa mile by Mr Bryan In his rpe-ch In thin city to-day. If* had arrived here al 1! o’. In k. an hour later then llie time aet for the I* ginning of hi* meeting. He t ame* tn on n e|>ectal train trotn Wae'dngton, which brought u number of people Horn ih- capl .il city, and ho found a very large crowd uwattlng him at this point. Here he en.-nuntered a rainstorm, and the rain fell conetai tly dur.ng his me.i- Ing. It was not a heavy downpour, hut mifflclent to wet |ople io the ekln who remalnrd In 11. Neverih.) s* a majority of the large crowd held on to the end, and most of them *how-d their appreci ation hy frequent and loud nitplnu.e Mr Itryan w<i* Introduced by Col. VI-tor Baughman, whose home I* at this pine, and Col. Baughman, a* well as Mr Bryan, was most cordially gree.ed Mr. Bryan was well along In hi* speech when l e m.nh' the declaration abov, quote.l, and this wn* followed by an additional state ment a* follows: “And that I* the rea.on why a l the great lawbreakers are again, u* In il l* campaign.’’ * Not n SkrelloiiHl forty. Intro.luring his speech Mr. Bryan sail: "The Democratic parly Is not m sectional party. You build a government upon the Declaration of Independence and adminis ter It according to the Micas of Jefferson, II Is as broad and as long a* the naiicn. If we were seeking some class legislation which would give to the few an advan tage over the many, we would be a sec tional party, l-cau,r we would only ap peal to those spec ially benefited by he legislation; but we are nor trying to get your band* Into sometiody else* liockete. We are trying to keep other people's hand* out of your pocket*, and when a party ,*. k* nothing hut Justice and promise* nothing hut equal right*, you can appeal 10 all people everywhere who are *.ek -11 g to make government a blessing to all. and not merely an advantage lo the few. Partiality In government, favoritism In government. Mies, have been curse* of government In the |*st and to-day the greatest fault that can !*• found with this nr any other government Is that Instrad of being administered as a government of the jieopic, for tne people and by the people, II Is admlnlulrred In the Interest of a few who grow rich by using the instrumentalities of government against the great majority. iKiitirli.g the frodaeer. "I charge against the Republican par y to-day that In all Its police * li Is Ignorlrid the producer of wealth and disregarding the right* of the plain people In Its effort lo give some a great opportunity to ex ploit the rest." During h. speech someone in the crowd, .vldenily not well Informed, ask<d him why he lud signed the Paris p*ce treaty ■ I did not sign It." replied Mr Bryan "I was not ITealdsnt, and there would have beer, no such treaty signed If I had been President." He then took occasion to explain hi* participation in the matter of the retin cation of the treaty and eatd he hed no apologies to make for It. Continuing hi, acldrea*. Mr Bryan aald: "In thl* town there is a monument rear ed lo the man who wrote the Star Bnan *ied Banner, Do you know that whan you >ota for a colonial policy you %'ote t t it. atroy that a# the national hymn? A FH* imo cannot *mg the Ht*r HimnfiU'tt Han n*x." IIR) IN I* W %fUIIVOTOX. |Mke to ft.iH'O I'eople There ironiiil Ihe lM*|o|. | \Va*htnjrton, Oct. 21—'William J. Hryan spent an hour and a quarter ai the na I tional capital to-day. Ill* train arrived ; <ivar Ihe <*h<*-ap#‘ak* and t Hatlroad from West Virginia at 7 35 o'clock thi* mornlna. an hour late. About l.uuo people were bailing ft r him at the t!oiKt. Mr Hryan ea# taken to the residence I of Jud||* SprtnipT. opi*orlte the ca|>tto! ( where Mr. Hryan h.t! breakfast. A fee minute# before 9 o clock Mr lUvan wu driven to the Baltimore ant! Ohio d*;ot. wh re he made a )rlef speech from hi* ; automol lle. lie a|x>k** on lmperiallim and ■ .tv il service About 6,ut> were itta#*ed around the depot. Mr Hryan #al i "Occasionally 1 hear It suggested that persona eiurage<l in the civil service who ,ire op|M>*ed to imperialism Will vote the Republican ticket f*r fear of losing their }ioltlon with the government. Certainly there are not many who would ! prefer government employment under an empire to whatever risk might attend the,r employment under a republic lam I not mip’h of an admirer of that civil ser ■ vice which I* suspended when h l•resident 1# inaugurated until he can fill the offi es ' with hi*, friend# and I# extended by the , President when h** Is aUnit to rejlre. in onler that he may protect h> frien.ls In office. I believe thart a system of olvil service might la* devised wherein niqu'lnt inent# wouM be made ujn merit and wherein the appotu'ee* would hold for a fixed term and not l** dependent upon the will of an wpt*uintlng officer T)te Industrial deapooltem now inaugurated by the rtepuhllcan party is closing the door of opportunity aualtort th- young man and driving many to seek government employ ment who under better conditions would Ik; employed In producing Industrie#." >o| III* lllttlieal % mbit lon. Mr Hryon cosed with the eta'ctnent that it w*a# not hts highest amt ill >n to !*• President, "but to mike this govern ment so good that to le e private cltl xen in this repubUr will he a greater honor than to be a king In any other na tion," Before reaching Washington thr train m whl h Mr. Hr>*an came ma lea brief ntop nt A>xan<4rta. Va. TTie #tatemrrv< j had been made in advance that Mr. Bry , m wouM make a trief #peH*h In that j town, and a large number of people ha 1 congregated at ihe railroad yard# to greet him Tney received him w.ih vociferous cheer#. but no time j was given for a speech. Mr. Brvnit only had time to #y that he felt com plimented to have so many people com** out to greet him so early in the morning He felt, he said, sure of Virginia # sup port. and fmm what he had seen of other -tate# recently h* felt justified in assert ing ihat Virginia would have plenty of company on election day. The only <*ther #top made In Virginia offer day light t *a at Mnnassn#. That point was reached at a very early hour The #u>p wn #for only a moment, and Mr. Hryan did not appear. Nevertheless, there was a crowd at the station. HR WILD Tll \ K OVFH IT. \n lin in'd lute it t Given to %n --lt 10-tir ruin n igrrmirnl. Washington, Oct. 23 It Is n** the pur pose of the State Itepartmeni to act upon tion contalrie*) tu th<- Itrltlsh ii. rman agreement respecting <"*hlna and *?lve Its atlhereme for several days, at leant. The subject is one of sufficient Im portance to warrant careful consideration, and especially I# it deolrable that some further light be shed n|*>n the third clausa of the agreement before the I’nltcd Htate# acts, though rt Is not ilouhtel that st least a qualified adherence will be giv-n The department I# in correspondence by iwble with Mr i'onger. who I# advising It freely of the various projo#|flon* that arise before th- body of minister# resident at Pekin, who are now. in conformity with the terms of the French note, con ulting with the object of beginning n**- gut .at lons with Ihe Chinese government. It cannot Ik* gathered, however, that any marked progress hae lieen achieved up to this moment R ERE LA OF got TH CHINA, There Are Tew 10-ader* and They Are Inl ii u Much llnuiaiie. Hong K ng. Oct. 23 —The situation a* I'anton 1# comparatively quiet. It Is reported that the consuls have re cel ved letters warn.ng th**m of danger. Refugee* from llul-fhow say the rcbala are welcomed everywhere. They uk* nothing without payment an*l r* treated a# guests instead of as enemies. Their leaders ar* aupp-sed to ruml*er ten. cat Ii (ommaiwling u srquirate )<anl Th** < nr operating in the How-Lung hinterland |- a mere stripling, but Is everywhere i ucceasful. He is reported to have defeat. *d a large body of Imperial troops, kill ing a hundred of the Chlnee soldiers The surnames -f four of the rebel chiefs are Fong. Ho. Ching and Üban. ftOLHIRR* l-LAU: BEK IN. Fourteenth Infantry Ha* kfartrd on (lie Way tn Manila, I‘ekln. Oct. 21. via Tien Tain. Oct. 21. and Shanghai. Oct. 23.—The Fourteenth United fVtatew Infantry has departfd from this city. It was escorted beyond the walls by the other American troop*. The Royal Ftilleer# have also departed. The date of the meetings of the f*>r *ign minister# with lYlnce Thing and LI Hung t’hang ha# not yet been definitely fixed. Home of the ministers have not yet re ceived instructions from the governments; two ure absent from the capita) snd one Is ill. WILL NOT A met T M AILHOAD. iniln-tirrniNn lrffw**st Doe* Not Extend That Far. Ix>n<l n. Oct. JL—Th** officials of the British foreign office say the Anglo-Oer man agreement will not affect Ruseta’s railroad concessions In Manchuria They point out that the object of the agree ment Is the upholding of the integrity of Chinn without reference to the arrange, ments of tha Powers regarding th# con struction of railroads in China May t'se the French Plan. Parts. Oet 23 -At a cabinet council to \my M Delcasen. the minister of foreign affaire, announced that the minleters of the Power# at Pekin met recently to semi officially examine the French propositions as a basis for pear t negotiations and •howwl thamaaives favorable thereto* HURRAH FOR BRYAN! HHOI'T Til %T GHKiTIF.D IIOOHKVRI I AT BOX lit ItV, X. 1. HE ANSWERED WITH ABUSE. HAY*. A allot T FOI4 IIRYXX IM % allot T Foil at.tINXLOO, When Übnl tlmut tlie Trnata lit t >ult tlitly Talk of the lee l'rni IHI \l IVenr tlie lte|iiet for In formation m lt Other Triol*. hpoke of liiilil l)eiuM*rnt \\ li< Mm tote for the lte|Mihllenn 4 smil da tea. Norwich, N. W, O t 23 Gov. ltoose veil finished the second la\ of hi* New York state campa gn In Norwich Hvnlght, PNtking to a large audlenre He tr.tv eh and to-day 159 mll *> t.l made fourte*n #l>eeche#, yet he flntati* >1 hi# day's work In rp lend Id shap>, hi# vot> e at the night nnetlng# U-u.g very elixir The entire trip to-day waa an ovation, the crowds In cotit|xii ,*on to the pO|ula tlNi of the places being especial y larg* Tlie three largest places stoppe| i to day were Stamford, when* he #i#ke lr a hall. Oneonta. where he addressed a large out-of-door meeting, and at Bloom- Vllle, where he said: "I want to call your attention to • IPtb* Incident that occurred list night In New York 1 think you can #om time# kr.o.v a man by the rompanv he k- in You •mo sometime# tell snnwthli g i .out a candi I• • hy the who are hi* m -l active supporter* There was a Hryan meeting l ist nlglit In N* w Yoik In <no|- r fTnloit, I think. At that nc ding the morning pa|>er# rej#>rt that the two p*# pie who were most enthusiast I illy cheer id were Aguinaldo f the I*hlll| pine# and Altgeld of Illlr.ol# 1 think it v •# enl * ly appropriate t. cheer Ih** tnffn who par domed the antin h!#t In this country and the man who ha# been striking at our soldiers on the other side of th- eanh. Now tiilnk of a pirty that relic# ii|*n that kind of aupi#rt. symiK*llx#l ly trio men who cheered Altg**ld and Aguln.ildu. Slioiit lor llnnn Mimlt Him Mml. A snort stop was made nt Hoxtairy, and Gov. Roosevelt l ol l*, n angerc| by it man In th* crow*l yelling "Hurrah for Bryan’" "Hurrah for Hryan!" said the Governor. Why do you hurrah for Hryan’ VN hen any man says ‘Hurrah for Bryan' 1 al ways fed like asking why?" A voice "They ant an wer." "Tnat's it. because Mr Bryan hi# an nounoerf Mr. Croker is toe prophet of Tammany 11 ill and the slate, W why they hurrah for Hryan. Again, why hurrah for Hryan'* Why. for !h* 48-cent dollar, for tre proejM. t of cutting into the ni (lon s debt by the simple procens of cut ting in two the natloti’s honor. I# that a good reoson for saving ’Hurrah for Hryan. Hurrah for BryanT* Why don’t you hurrah for Aguinaldo? You will give the greatest |##slble comfort to every Maiay bandit, w'ho I# shooting at the flag, if you help or aid the Hryan lx-.I Damorracy In nny way. I make ad tine tion between the Bryanlxed Democracy and th* Dene* racy of Jack#*>n." Hl# Hearing War Hail. At Vnadllla, the Governor had only pro cooded a short wav In hi# remarks when he was Interrupted by a shout of "What Is the mailer with the trusts?" "Tha lco trust?" queried the Gover nor. "There are other trusts; that Is th* only on** you kn w in Oyster Hay." came Yack, but tlw* Governor evidently not I *aring It continued "That Is an unfortunate remark for o Dm*>rrat to make In this campaign, my friend." and the crowd applauded. The Governor further said "Now I have Just leen down through Kentucky Every where I went I was Introduced on th* platform by gold I>emocmts. once by a silver Democrat and threw time# by ex-t’onfederate generals Where ever f have h-en I have found Demounts supporting us practically as Itepuhlicana support us because they fK*| that Ihl* Is not a m**rll **ontest. Hip h Democrats a# the Union Gens. Bragg * f Wisconsin. Htrkl* # ami Frans Higel of New York an*l ex-Tonfederate soldiers like Buckner and Ha#ll Duke. Home of those m*n in Kentucky who are standing with us now wi re not with us four years ago. They ore with us to-day beramu* they find that In Kentucky the right of per sonal liberty which must und* rile al* fr*e government# I# Involve*!, and so we find not only Gob! Democrat*, but Hllver Din octal# with us." HOT KUiRN Ron THK |X|, t mix. Wt Are Mailing to Hear l>effnifel> IroiH Ilea mark. W 1 t* t> European report# of tha *'tn l • I'nited Htrtte* government to purchase the Danish Was! Irwlies. It Is said here thit there has bran r.o wndbk change In the statu# of this matter for #on** time pest. Th* United Hist**** government Is qul-tly awaiting deve'ojeivnts In lienmnrk When the DanDh g*vernnvnt I# In porltlon to mike the sal**. *mr government will b* prepared to negotiate uikmi the suiije#-t afresh Tli* impression i# ivmveyed here that the tigur*# a# the price to be pall, IT.tPO.Ott), is far heyound the mirk. liblOl.l TIO\ IN EAHEII. Na|ipre**lon of ItoniiiiKsn Itevalntlon I* Announced. Han Domingo, Hepu.rllc of Kanto Do imngo. Oct. 23 -The complete suppres sion of the revolution la off)•dally an nOun**'d Gen. CBircla ha# surrendered unconditionally. Henator M r * ha been arrested on the charge of complicity in the movement. French Transport Nank. Rote, Japan. Oct. 23 - The French transport Uarnvano Mink In the Inland h* after collision with the Japanese ||n*r Yameguchi Marti. Bhc was a • out ser- i vice vessel and arme>l with a t re#ch loader Three Frenchmen who w*re in Yioard ar*- missing AtrimHan at Ita i II), Mtch. Rav City. Mich.. Oct. 22 -Adlal E addrease da large audience In this city to-night He devoted his r*. marks to imperialism and trusts, ignoring the silver question. V.nsg to Make a tpeech. Washington, Oci 23 —Hocretwry Long left Washington to-day for Martlnsburg Weat Virginia, where he is o speak in the Interest of ft< presen'.ativ# Dayton and the national ticket. WAS A HORRIBLE CRIME. Five %let %re Held for Ihe Munlrr of Jennie lloaschteter—lt !■ n Mint llexultlna •Mary. New York. Oct 23 -Tb*#lay's develop ments #lhw tti.it tlie circumstances sur rounding Ihe death >f Miss Jennie Boss cidetiT of I‘atcrsou, N. J . form one of -he lii .mt reinai kuiUf* mi l revolting crim* wtiicli ha# aver been brought to light in this section. The police hive the five persons, more r 1 h . < rned in the affair in u*lkK From aMalemetitH and confession* made Ui*y have been able to ira e the course of the girl from 8 30 o'clock Thurwly evenlnn until she met her death and the travel# of her body afterwanl. are sist fairly well known Shortly after a o'clo k Miss lo*#k*hlclar passed Kent # drugstore at FAi rson and near it met Andrew Cainptiell. Than* wa a short con verbal lon and then the pair "tike.i d<>wn Main at roe t. fkunewhen cn route they sprt* Joined by George Wuldr M \lister and William Death The four entered t'hristopher baale'a saloon. 11 *• re drinks wct cr\ 1 I'lnally one of the men telephoned la the | r,. d* p I for a cab and August H* 1 hull hots r* sponde.l. This cabman ha*- been the main source of the police - mfoi tuat iai and has given a detailed story of what **•< uried. It w is in i)m- neignltorhtMNl of lrt oVio k when the four men lifted ::tv |*oit.> tin conecw>ua gul into hulthor - rig It 1# alleged that after th tia- ktnan hud been • ailed one of tin men n#k*i! for another round of drink* iud*iiit that arv*#| t the girl jMiared th** cometit* of a vial con taining ii #|tecl • of knockout dr***-# The men directed the drlv r to tnk* them to a road house, hut th*y found the place closed and re|*eated r ipping# prislucnl no r*-sults. The |Kirty Uh ii elurted ba k to ward the elty. A ItrvMlliata *tory. In n lonelv spot ite ha-k was stoigted and the girl lifted out f It slid laid upon blanket bv the r<,l#idc. In what f lowed itie hftcktmni ind one of the rr it ts said, had n< |art. The story Is 7n ie\oltlng to he described The hnckman claims ttiat he did not leave hi* seat n the cab. He Is iinaltie to say wne*her the gul w.i* alive *r dead when she was lifted hu k Into the r at* He r%inenitK*, s (liMt he was told to drive down Ih ski# (lie river lank Here the girl, apparent,? life.ess, was lifted out of the cal* and her head and face bathed with rtv*r water. After a long time spent In dying to revive h*r the men held . consultation. The r victim was again lifted int* the d> and the hack mat i was ordered to lrive like mad to Dr. Wiley's htis. Dr Wiley was not at home and the party hurried to the residence of Dr Townsend on I*a*er#*i sfr**t Tlie physt • lan wa- anaised and told to coma down stairs at once snd give immol ate atten tion to a woman wno had ts er* Injure-I He was told not to salt to dress lie Hipped on ii bath robe and went out to tlie carriage door. lie felt of the girls pulse and thin #epi*d hack, saying his service# were not m-eded as the girl was dead. One of the m-n cursed the doctor for a f<ol and commanded him to revive tier. The doctor turned and started back Into the h<use. The doctor was offered mv amount of money If he would try, hut he |m-related If ws useless for him to try, as death had com* long before, Th carriage then drove awfiy. There was a consultation among the men. (>n* wanted to f/ik* the body to the girl s home and leave It there The other three re fused to consider this, and Instated upon dropping |h* !*>dy upon the rxieidwny. Dlapusltlot* of thr If wav finally dechtcd to drive out into Bergen .xMinty by way of Thirty-third street bridge When the bridge was reach ed the driver was again ordered to stop The |Mtfpose soon developed. When the triple attack upon th* unronscious and psrhA|a dead girl was made, a portion of her clothing hd been torn off When the party left the scene of the crime one man had a imrtion of the cloth ing In a |ki ket of his coat, ate) another had the remainder of the garments W’heti •he stop was mad** tr the river bunk to bathe the girl's face and head, her com Ihi nd hnlrpins ha*i been removed. The# - were in McAlister's pocket. The two por tions of th** garment and the #oohe and hairpins were drooped frmi the t.ridc* Into the Passaic river. The carriage was then driven a short distance along the rood Into Bergen county. The spot was derided upon as a good place to drop the corpse The body was dragged out of the carriage, but just then a wngon was heard approaching and one of the m**n hurl*#! the l<sly ba k into the cab, ex aiming "For Gm > sake, drive on Here come a carriage.** Tlw* cab then went on until the dark >l*ot near Alloa's mill a* r*a*h*d M Allster < aught the girl bv the f*et fl * and dr a gge*l them outward Another of the men lifted th** shoulders mi l • the hips r**-*< lied the sill M- All“ter drop|et the feet and the two men held the b-wiy upright for a moment and then let go. ThegiG'* body f*ll backward, the head striking the rock which < ru*h**d the -kull Thl# dr cumstanc*-. which threw the Bergen coun ty authorities off the scent, waa not fore seen by the men disposing of the b dv. The ha> kman received s!** f-#r hi# right s work. Tills w.i# p t id by McAlister. Waiter <\ McAlister I# a member of the firm of James M Alisb-r A Cos„ silk throwsters, fieorge Kerr Is a menilwr of th*' J I*. Ihmleavy l*alnt Company. An drew Campbell is u iK>okkee|er employed nt the Hand Htreet Htlk Mill. Wllltirn A Death is a young man who was mar ried five week* ago The men Implicated in the crime were held without hall after a hearing before Recorder H* nlor to-day. Judge Kerr brother of one of the prisoners, is mar ried to u sister of Mayor IHm hcliffe, the millionaire brewer of !*at**r#on ll#* |* also a relative of John Johnson, Democratic nominee for C*ongre># in the I'uterson district. Tha funeral of the girl was held thl# af ternoon To avoid a crowd It w.# an nounced that the service# had been poet lon* <1 by the coroner It 1# claimed at Pat erson to-night that th** affair Is only on** of a series *f crimes in which mill girls of that city have been victims, but thl# I# the first case known In which any of the glG* have lost their lives. FARMER* AFTER IM.KINiKg. Representatives to € onfer W ith Tvr* t.real I'artlr*. Ht. Paul. Minn.. Oci. 23 —The conference of the notional officers of the allied agri (u'.tursl societies, which was held here to-day. deckled to take an adjournment to Chicago, where to-morrow they •will meet representatives of both the I>emo-ratio and Republican national committee* From tnem they will endeavor to secure pledges to support tha measura* in which tha organlMtlons are interested. Vr#***t Holilm (I by Pirates. Canton. China, Oct. a —A vessel having on board one hundred pas*aggers w a i>oarded by pirates ten miles below here H*vera| thousand pounds in specla wote taken. DAILY $* A YEAR b CENT*A COPY WFFKLY 2-TI2IEH A WEEK fi A YEAR END OF STRIKE NEAR H*L MIM Hi M\\ HKTtHN TO UOHK lIV MOMMY. WILL DEPEND ON OPERATORS. M.l* TMR C OMmil> lAITi TOD TCI I’OST NOIIIT.S. I Miirr nt •!• I,srra| ( nni|Nnlra Mias r Until l !*<•• NwClccm VV Ii Ii 14runrl Cu il** |< IVr I pbi, InrrrNtr %ltlcl*ll I hlnkt Mliirn Will lirt liirrMhlng Tlt*y Sirwi-L Cor—l nlim Ofll-lAl* Arts U. ll l'lt*AAAtl. II trb too, 1 'a., Oct. 22 |p aidant Mitch • IP* Rial* ineot lu hi* h At I'otuvilis I'Wlrt)’, tliHt he bt'Uval Hit* sink** would !>•* cvidtsl by t*'X f Monday if all the nptra tots imsitti iiuti. nt gii.irantof tng tu> |ht csnl. ltdv<iview until April 1. was rr trlvsl h*r* tO-ntglM with mucii pit-asura by the min** wa*rk**rs an*! lh* mine >ffi • lol*. It in bt-lb v* and th.it tioth'.ng wi*l now Intervene t* delay the * tiding of th* t onte*?, winch has run mare than five w**ek * l*r**sblni Mlt< bell was asked on hi* ar rival her** from Piftisvlll** to night on wliat lie bast t hla lM*llef that the strike would en*l with thin wet'll, but he da < lined ti *a\ anythtnc other than the pr**pmnn of th*- mincra was o fair that he txtiild sett no v.il • rruion why the op irators shoukl not ac’'pt. Tlie national i-rt .-i b*nt was much plea* e*l whtii l* leirn* I that the l*elawre. la k.ivitfiita and VN •stern, the bfUwsr* and Hudson, the la higli an*l \V|ik*AtarTi anl the Hillsiil* .*fn:**i4il-s had signified their willingues to |.*y the 10 |s>r cent lllcr*aa until Ai-rll 1 11 * also expre*oe<l s iti*fMotion that til* I nt* >*t Mining <'owi piny, whose men hove laHin on strike sinew January had a ceded to the de mands. President Mitchell declined to say what coil ran would be pursued If one or mora < ••ni!anl-“ r#*fii*,w| to guarantee the IMvment of the increase until April. A meeting of ih natiottal executive board of the t’nttd Mine Workers of Amerb and the nfflcers of the three an thnu ttr tlislHt ts will la* held here to mor row for the purport Mr. Mitchell says, -f thor viigkly enttvassing the sttuatUm. lb would not *\ whether the eonferenr* wtaild t ik** any |>oltl\e adioti l*e>klng to wards the calling <iff Hit* strike If any action should he taken, he said. It would •lep*nd entirely upon what the canvass would show lit answer to another question the labor leader sal I he would n t taK** the re*p.*v dhtlliy upon himself of railing off tha strike, hut would rather have the nation*! hoard vole upon Che question. AO NPF.I II It til %R %ATER. The Rig C on I ( onipnnlp* Still Refaaa to Make One. Reran ton. Pa., Oct. 23. -A meeting of eu perlntcmleiits. representing most of ths larger companies **f the Lackawanna. Wy oming valley region, was held here to day in the offices of the Temple Iron fV mpany. and an agreement was made to jm*st th** f*>lk*w|i*g notice. "In onl*r loovoid the compllcntlona that woubl result fr**t figuring ihe amounts due <ch miner on the notices that hava l#-*n posted, the companies twive conclud ed. nfter a careful oompllalion of statla tlcs for the |o#t year, to adopt a gen eral average and s**ll the miner# powder at $1 V> |x r k**g anl add the balance, 2H I er cent., to the price of the car or ton." The big companies still refuse to make any specific guarantee a# to how long tha 10 per cent, offer Is to run. ami from *on versa tion had with a number of them It can Ih said with every assurance that they will not m tk** any specific guaran tee. Hnpt. Ijoornl* of the loickawanna said: "We do n<A feel called upon to make affidavit that our offer was given In good faith." Wit AT MITCHELL A A If). President of the Mine AA orkera la finite Hopeful, I'ottsvilie. I’a , Oct 23 —At n big meet ing of miners here to-day President Mitchell mmte a speech In which he said: "I believe |t will be but • few laya longer until Che operators |n the lioale on. loickawanna am) Wyoming valley# will consent to post notices, agreeing to i*ay the IO per cent. Increase in wages* until April 1. I believe that If you stand together the rest of this week, hy Mm day. nt the latest, you can return to worg with everyth!*.* you struck for." AA ADDITION AL AOTICE Agreed I pan hr Fonr of Che Rig* C on I C nipnnle. 8* ran ton. Pa.. Oct. 23 —The Delaware, letckawaiMia and Western and the Dela ware and Hudson, the Hillside foal mid iron, (the Erie), and the and Wllkeslmrre foal Companies, through their general superintendents, this after noon. agreed upon an additional node* ns to the lo per cent Increase. The mmo will b |Httet| at once, mid will help to settle the great coal strike speedily. MANY CitEHILLA ATTACKS* llrlfUh Are MS 111 llnxlng Troahl* With Ihe ttoera. Town, Oct. 23 —Guerilla attacks by the Roera are still giving great trou ble. Gen French encountered continuous opposition in his mur h from Carolina to Bethel, his casualties numbering thir ty-six. After the arrival of Lord Methuen at z.eerust there was a reconnaissance in force northward, which resulted on Bat urday. In the *tiacovery of large number* *f Boers, who were only dislodged after artillery and rifle fire, lasting four hours. The British hud four kl.ied am! ten wounded. Th* Boers took shelter in farm houeea which are crowded with women are) children. Ijord Roberts Is distributing a fresh cir cular to the effect that Boers voluntarily surrendering who have never taken the ssrh of neutrality, will not be exiled, but will be permitted to return to their farma at the conclusion of hostilities. Mrs. Bryan at New Have*. New Haven. Conn.. Oct. 23 -Mrs Wil liam J. Bryan la enjoying a visit to New Haven as the gueet of Mrs. Philo 8 Ben nett, of 127 Wall street, a friend of sev eral years standing. Mr#. Hryan la ac companied by her daughter*