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heartily cheered him as he left the

heartily cheered him as he left the
park.
The last visitors of the day to call
upon General and Mrs. Harrison were
the hundred or more delegates in at
tendance upon the annual meeting of
the national association of union ex-
prisoners of war. Every man had I'M
derGone imprisonment at Anderson
vile, Libby, or some of the less noted
southern prisons. The veterans ar
rived at the residence at six
O'Clock and were informally
received by General Harrison
After shaking hands and exchanging
greeting they gathered around Gener-
al Harrison and General w. H. Powell,
of Iowa. addressed him briefly and
touchingly, referring to the perils and
hardships they had survived.
General Harrison was greatly affect
ed by the words of the spokesman and
the presence of the veterans grouped
silently and so closely about him. So
manifest were his emotions, it seemed
he scarcely dared trust himself to
speak and paused after few words
| as if to control his feelings. Then in
| low conversational and sympathetic
| voice, and with an expression of ser
| iousness reflected on every face, he adj
| dressed the veterans prisoners as fol-
lows:
GENERAL POWELL AND COMRADES:
| am olways touched when meet with
| either those who stood near about me
! IN the service or those who ShaRed the
| general comradeship of the war. Ii
seems to me that the wild exhileration
which in the earlier reunions we often
saw, is very much sobered as we come
| together now. / have realized in meet
/ ing with my own regiment this fall
| that it was ii time when one felt the
touches of the pathetic, and yet there
was GLOW of satisfaction in being to
| Gether again, and in thinking
of what was and what is
| The annals of war fail Il
furnish sadder story than that of
the host of union veterans who suffer
ed wars greatest hardship, captivity
The story of rebel prison pens was ont
of grim horror. In the field our en-
emies always lraVe. were generally
also chivaleric and humane. But thu
treatment OF the captured union sol
dierS surpassed III fiendiSh cruelty thu
best achievements of the savage. 1t il
the black spot without any lining Of
silver or any touch of human nature
But you have cause for cOngratulatiOT
that you have been spared to glory in TIL
prosperity your services have brOugh
to the nation. The NEST vivid imag
ination has drawn no picture of tn
full meaning to our people and to tn
world of these simple words; w
saved the union, perpetuated free gov
eminent and abolished slavery. Pro
lonGeLl apDlauSe.)
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A clereyman's Crusade Against Grim.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1S.-There is a
clergyman i'll New Brunswick, New
Jersey. who is stirring that city up TO
the boiling point and causing the sim
ners to quake for fear and sue for
mercy. The Rev. NJ. V. McDuffie is
the young pastor of the Remsen Bap-
fist church, and a nan absolutely
without fear. He recently denounced
from his pulpit several noted men
about town for the ruin of young
musical amature, and one week ago
took the lawyers to task for covering
up the crime. The Fredonia and
home newspapers rallied to the pas
tors support in his crusade against
local wickedness. The clergyman,
thus stimulated, on Sunday evening
reopened the walls of his Indignation
upon some of the local physicians
of the crime of murder. He
denounced the weak ciergymen who
had been longer in the city than he,
but had failed to correct the abuses
affecting society. Judging from state
ments have heard, there ale 500 in
fantile murders committed in this city
by physicians every year. The people
need to be taught not only that Ibis
destruction of life is contrary to ma
bNTos IulHOuS W uOolLH anu Luc cause
of disease. but it is murder, and sin
against God. There are physicians
who, knowing the penalty of the Law
upon those who thus destroy life. use
their knowledge to make whatever
demand they choose upon the
guilty parties. Hence it is thai
there are women in this city who
are in complete slavery to theil
physicians here Though fear of expo
sure. 1t is these two things which givC
| physicians their opportunity to cOrrupt
the pure and add to the immortality AND
| impurity of society," Mr.. McDufii
then read a letter from the superia
| tendent of the Florence mission, Bleek
er street, New York. This is an insti
| tuition providing home for fallen wo
men who have been reclaimed. Tit
letter showed that the majority of itG
inmates, by their own written comics
sion, were first corrupted and influ
enced to lead a life of shame by thei
| family physicians. The words of thi
clergyman have created profound sen
sation at New Brunswick AM
his church is crowded nightly
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Killed His Wife in the Court Room.

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 1S.-The Jour-
nails Kokomo correspondent reports a
bloody affair in a court room in that
place yesterday. An action for divorce
was pending between Samuel Pruitt
and wife, and both parties were in
court waiting for the case to be called,
a petty suit being meanwhile in pro-
gTess. While the court was occupied
with the latter case Pruitt drew a re-
vOlver and fired two shots into the
body of his wife and "a third
into the body of j. j. Black
lidge. The woman is shot in
the left breast near the heart and in
the right shoulder and will probably
die. Blacklidge is shot in the right
breast, but his injuries are not fatal.
Pruitt was arrested. He claims the
shooting of Blacklidge was accidental
the bullet being intended for another
man who had invaded the sanctity OF
his household. He admits that ne in.
ten ded to kill his wife.
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An Embszzler Slips Away

BATON ROUGE, La. Sept. D.[The
jury in the case of eX-Secretary of State
Will y. Strong, charged with embeZ-
Zling about IS 800 from the state retired
at p. m. yesterday and at $50 p. m
announced that they had agreed
upon "a verdict The sheriff went out
to call the attorney general and Strong
walked out behind him, attracting no
attention, as he had been at large dur
ing the trial, but few minutes later
his presence was required and he could
not be found. nor have the officers yet
succeeded in their search for him. The
attorney general made out a process
verbal of Strong's voluntary abSence
and the jury rendered Il verdict OF
guilty as charged.
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Drnnmlt. Casaa Pnatnon.d.

CHICAGO, Sept. I7.-Judge Tathilrs
court room was crowded this morning
the occasion twas the callings of the
cases against the alleged dynamite
consparatOrs, John Hronek. Frank
Chapek, Randolph Sevic and Frank
Chleboun who are charged with "A plot
to murder Judges Garry and GFinnell.
and Police Inspector Bonfield and
others who were connected with the
trial of August Spies and his comrades
which resulted in the execution. The
attorney for Hronek in whose house
\ box containing bombs and dynamite
was found presented an affidavit by
his client ia which Kronek declares
that he had nothing to do with the
plot and that the boxes were left
In his house by a man NAMED
Karadat. He asks for ;
postpomenent on the trial in order tina
he might procure evidence. The attor
ney for Sevic also presented an add Avi
from his client, who is gun maker AN,
dealer in guns, powder, etc. lie de
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WOULD SICKEN A WELL PERSON.
Refugees Fed on Hall Cooked ViCtuals and Lodges
in LeakY Tents.

Refugees Fed on Halt Cooked Victuals and Lodged
in Leaky Tents.
JACKSONVILLE, Sept. 1S.-A Wo-
man who returned to Jacksonville
after a spell of fever and two weeks
sojourn at Camp Perry said, II was
on my way to Atlanta, intending
later on to join my husband at Barton.
could have gone straight on from
Camp Perry on the l4th instead OF re-
turning here, but was almost stary-
ing and could not stand the trip. l
came back to Jacksonville to regain
my strength, in plain words to get
something to eat. The fare for the well
though plain. would be good enough
If it was properly cooked, and no one
would have a right to complain, but
think of eating every day and three
times g day, half done hominy- corn
bread raw in the middle, the sloppiest
coffee and the toughest and stringiest
beef ever seen or dreamed of. Yet we
are told the government pays tor the
| best beef. These irregularities
are almost sure to occur in time OF
panic and confusion, but the sick anC
| convaleScent surely should have proper
nOurishment. Have they not a place
or table for cOnvaleScents? Not so mucl
as Enclosure. We must all stay righ
along in that fearful hospital where ;
well person would sicken in no time
and the worst of it is they meant t.
| keep us there THAT is they object Il
discharging us at all even saying that ".
must stay in the cots until quite well.
The woman further said that the small
tents in which many of the refugees wer
compelled to live leaked badly during
| the heavy rain and that no steps ha'
been taken toward lettering their con
ditiOn
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PORT JARVIS, n. Y, Sept. 1s.-The
heaviest rain fail in years occurred
yesterday and last night. Several
streets were torn up by the food and
scores of cellars were filled with water.
People living near the Delaware and
Hudson canal left their houses this
morning by boat. Tie Delaware
river is very high and is still rising.
AID. Browns saw mill, a tannery and
two small dwellings on Vandermark
Creek near Milford were carried into
the Delaware river. Slides and wash
outs occurred on the Delaware divis-
ion of the Erie railroad at five differ.
ent points. but no accidents occurred
and the tracks are now repaired.
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Deputy Postmaster Charged with Robbery.

HUTCHINsoN, Kas., Sept. 1S.-John
Murphy. deput; postmaster of Arte-
sian City, Mead county, and a grocer of
that city, was arrested Monday by
Sheriff Eckert of Mead county and
charged with robbing the United States
express company of Greenvilie, Ohio
of SIC, 600 which had been forwarded
from the First National bank, of Gin
cinnati, Ohio to the Van Worth Ma
tional bank of Greenville, Ohio.
Murphy was driver for the company
and had been in their employee four
years, he remained in the city yeaI
then moved to Kansas. On being ar.
rested he immediately confessed his
guilt and restored eight thousand OF
the money. Detective Byrne left
with the prisoner last night tor Ohio
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Autopsy BY the Health Board

NEW YORK, Sept. 1s.-The result of
the autopsy on the body of Professor
Richard a. Proctor was sent to the
health board to-day. 1t states that de-
composition was so far advanced that
it was impossible to arrive at any def
mite conclusion as to the cause of
death. The organs presented no evil
dence of perniciou5 remittent fever OF
other form of malarial disease, such as
even in the decomposition presented
by the body would ordinarily be appar-
ent. The kidneys showed the appear
ance of old but not advanced disease
| The doctors were only able to say that
| there was no other evident cause of
! death and nothing that could be incom-
patible with death from yellow fever.
The board granted a permit to inter
the body in Greenwood cemetery.
There will be no funeral services At
ter Mrs. PrOctor's return from En-
gland where she will go to settle up heI
husband S affairs, she win have the re
mains removed TO Missouri for final
interment.
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Pano Del Norts,s paH.

Ell PAso, Texas, Sept. 17.-Sunday
was notable day i'll the history of
Paso Del Norte, The Mexican town
opposite Ell Paso. Besides the cele-
bration oftho seventy-eighth ami yer
sary of the Mexican Independence,
the day was memorable by the I'M
yelling OF monument and bust of the
great patriot President Benito JuareZ,
to Paso Del NOrte in 1857 during
Maximilious' brief career as Emperor
of Mexico. The bust was presented
to the municipality by President DiaZ.
Moreover, Paso Del Norte is raised to
the rank of city from this date and
its name is changed from Paso Del
Norte to The City of JuareZ.
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FIDDLERS GREEN.
Two Moonshiners' Cases that vii
Not be Reversed.
A KokomO Man Shoots His Wife in
the Court Room.
Two Negroes Fl led With BuckshOt
for lncendiary Talk.
A New Jersey Preacher Stirs Up TIE
Sinners OF His Town.

CHICAGO, Sept. 1S.-A dispatch from
Hot Springs, Arkansas. says: Two gen.
tlemen named Guthrie and Butt, resi-
dents of Black Springs, Montgomery
county, bring news of sanguinary
conflict between two moonshiners and
two deputy United States marshals near
the foot of Backbone mountain, in
Clark county, thirty miles from this
city, in which both moOnshiners were
shot to death. Ted Bales and John
GRESHAM were the mOonshiners and
they have been prosecuting their illicit
busI.sss for some time about three
miles north of Black Springs. The re-
cent raids of government officials had
the effect of breaking up the organized
gang and Bales and Gressam were at
tempting to get out of the state, when
tracked from their haunts by the dep
mites
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Justice Field Denied the Petition.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 19.-David S.
Terry, formerly justice of the supreme
court of California, who was recently
committed to jail for six months by
justice field of the United States su-
preme court for contempt, in assault
ing marshal during the progress of
the Sharon case, in the United States
circuit court few days ago, petitiOned
the court for a reversiOn of his sentence.
Justice Field announced the decision
of the court to-day and denied the Ce-
tition. Justice Field spoke on the de
acts of Terry. which, he said, were
more reprehensible by the high position
occupied by the petitioner.
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A Romantic Story.


NEW YORK, Sept. lS.-Twenty years
ago, on a Monday morning. in Will
Transport, Pa, James McClearney, an
s-year-Old boy, was washed and dress
ed and sent to school. The family did
not see him again until about six
weeks ago in this city. Tho family,
which consisted of father, mother, two
remaining sons, and two girls, finally
came to New York and located on
Tenth street. Mrs. McClearney died
there seven years ago. One of the
SONS married. as did the girls. The
father and remaining brother live with
Mary. On Saturday evening, recently,
Rebecca stood in the door OF her hus-
bands store, on Catherine St., ard a
stout, well-built young man passed
her. There Was something strangely
familiar about his carriage, AMI she
wondered where size had seen him be-
fore. Su 1denly. like flash, came to
her: 1T Is my brother James; my
God, it can't be possible" She had
almost forgotten the incident, when
last Saturday night she saw him again.
This time she rushed to him and cried
"Who are you and what is YOU
nameS'' The young man turned pale
and burst into tears as he replied. my
1dHl0 ID JAMES GlCOiOdTHOy ana you art
my sister" Yes, ] am your little
sister Rebecca. Where have yOI
| been?'' Then followed the runa
ways story. Instead of going t.
school he had gone to the depot yarC
and stored himself away in a box ca
and come to New York. Why he die
so he could not tell. His first earning
were 10 cents as a messenger. This b
invested in papers. He lived for
year in One hundred and tenth street
one block from his family, but did no
know it. He became buyer for a DIR
goods house, then went in business 70
himself. made a competence, lost it b
speculation, but has now nearly II
covered and will soon be in bushes
again for himself. He has a wealth
uncle, John McClearney. who is sti
living in Scranton. Pa. Next Sunda
there will be a grand reanion at r.
becca's house.
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More Harrizon DsJaoa4;ona.

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 19.-Three
large delegations from Iroqu0is and
Grundy counties, Illinois, and Laporte,
Indiana, will call upon General Har-
rison to-day. The Iroquois delegation
about 200 in number arrived at noon.
Over fifty old Tippecanoe voters ac-
companying the delegation, carrying
Il log cabin i'll their midst with a coon
gambOling on the roof. The other
delegations will arrive early this after
noon and be received by General Har-
rison in the University Park.
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Minara Rrnitad.

HELENA, Mont, Sept. 1.-THE
mining camp of Castle is the scene of
great excitement. Mining ground is rap
idly being bought at double the prices
asked a week ago. Mr.. Woods, who
represents a heavys indicate of Colorado
capitalists, has bonded the Alta mine
for $50, 900 and is purchasing several
undeveloped claims at round figures.
He claims that the ore at a certain
depth lies fiat in blanket leads and on
this theory has purchased some claims
where there was not pound of ore in
aiOht
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Var Gala .tha Whita Pasha.

BRUSSELS, Sept. 17.-Captain Won
Gele, who has just returned from the
Congo country. states in an interview
that he believes that he himself is the
man described as white pasha" and
who is said to have been seen in the
Bahr FL Ghezel district. He says at
the beginning of the year he had a
number of conflicts with the natives
by the direction of Bahr FL GheZel
Captain Won Gt les description cores
ponds with that of the white pasta
as given by the natives who reported
his presence in the district,
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BOyoOting Burlington Engineers.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. lS.-The arrival in
st. Louis of the first through Burling-
ton trains over Wabash tracks was
signalized by refusal of brother
hood engineers employed as hostlers
to house the Burlingt on engines, and
the local Wabash wipers to clean them.
The boycott did not end here, for when
the northumberland engineers sought
board and lodging they were refused
on the ground that the brotherhood
men would not eat or sleep in the
same house with them. and the men
were compelled to come down town for
accommodations The Burlington has
a contract with the Wabash which de-
mands the housing of its engines, and
if the Wabash orders its employees to
fulfill the contract a strike will fellow.
ANTICIPATES NO TROUBLE.
General Manager Hayes of the Wa
bash s. Western was seen by and Asso-
ciated Press reporter this morning
with reference to the threatened strike
owing to the contract of the Wabash
with the Burlington for handling and
housing incoming engines of that COM
pany, and the refusal of the Wabash
Brotherhood employees to touch the
said: II do not apprehend any serious
trouble. 1t is true the hostlers refused
to do the work. and they were relieved.
There are so few of them that we could
put on new men every day if necessary !,
and am not disposed to believe the
Wabash s. Western employees would
create trouble over such a trivial mat
ter.'' your contract with the Bur-
lington calls for the handling of their
engines?'' t'Only at the turn-table
and round house. The Burlington en-
gineers leave their locomotives at the
| turn-table. and we shall fulfill our con-
| tract with the Burlington.
THE THREATENED STRIKE.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1S.-The threatened
strike of switchmen and cleaners at st.
Louis on account of the Chicago. Bur
Iington Sc Quincy road having secured
track privileges and stabling contract
for its engines is not in the switch
Yards of the Wabash proper, but con-
Germs the st. Louis division of the old
Wabash system, running west from st.
Louis, which was taken out of the re-
ceiver's hands some time ago and reor-
gained independently under the name
of the Wabash Western. The troublE
arises from the granting by this line Of
facilities over about forty miles of roa(
making connection between the Bur
lington lines and st. Louis.
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Big Pour Express DoraiIsd.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. l7.-As
the Big Four express tram, en- route
from Cincinnati to Chicago, was round
ing a curve near this city last night, the
trucks of passenger car mounted the
switch and the car was thrown on its
side. The most seriously injured of
the passengers in the car was Robert
PeltOn of Toledo, whose leg was thrust
through a window, cutting an artery.
A. b. Clarke, editor of the Colfax
Chronicle, was also thrust through a
window, badly cutting his wrists, and
w. M. Hath of Mount Sterling, Illinois;
ThOs. Buckhauser of Macomb, Illinois;
L. w. Lewis of Shawnee, Ohio, and
Edward Mccartney of this city, were
also painfully injured.
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n,llnn R.lssssd an Bail.

LONDON, Sept. ls.-Mr. John Dillon,
who is to appear before the ParneIlite
commission at its session, has been re-
leased on bail. He is in fair health.
Preparations are being made for a great
demonstration on his arrival in Dublin.
Later-The statement that Mr.. Dill
Ion has been released on bail Is incor-
rect. His release has no connection
with the action of the Parnell commits
sioners. The Marquis of Londonderry
lord lieutenant of Ireland, on account
of the medical report on the state Of
Dillon's health, granted him an uncon
ditiOnal release.
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Profit aharinrP Plan.

MINNEAPOLIs, Sept. E.-Charles a.
Pillsbury & Co., the largest milling
firm in the world have just finished a
division of $4,000 among their en-
ployes, this has been made in pursu,'
ance of a profit sharing plan adopted
four years ago. For two years there
have been no profits to divide, but the
past year has been profitable and the
firm keeps its promise. This is be-
lieved to be the largest amount ever
divided under the profit sharing sys-
tenn
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New YORK, Sept. 1S.-The Sacer-
dotal Silver Jubilee of Archbishop
Corrigan will be celebrated with much
pomp and ceremony in sSt. Patrick's
Cathedral in Fifth avenue on Thurs
day morning. The celebration is in
commemoratiOn of the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the ordination of the
Archbishop as priest of the Catholic
church. Great preparations are being
made to make the occasion both
solemn and imposing.
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DRUNKARpS' DUEL.
A Conductor Holds Train Whlls Two
Men Fight Duel.
An Operators Negligence Causes
Bad Smash-up.
The Mccoy Faction Cles red Out by
Hatfslds Gang.
Chicago Dynamite Gases Postponed
Till the October Term.

CATLETTsBURG, KY, Sept. 1.-Two
men named Steele and Mockabee, both
drunk, boarded the east-bound Chesa-
peake Il Ohio traip at Mount Sterling
yesterday afternoon and fought all the
way to Stepstone where the conductor
for the safety of those in his charge
put them OF and told them To fight IL
out. They drew pistols and exchang-
ed FIVE shots. The fifth shot from
Steel's pistol passed through Mock
They were cousins. After the killing
Steele boarded the train and proceeded
home, the train having waited until
the duel was over.
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Pub.io Csresy cpt sbort.

ALBUQUERQUE, n. M, Sept. 49,
Jim Curry has been convicted in the
Lincoln county court of killing Foley
at White Oaks last winter, and his
sentence to six years in the peniten-
tiary ends for time the public career
of one of the most notorious criminals
in the west. 1t was he who killed Act
Antonio, Texas, and he has figured in
several other bad scrapes since his ar
rival in this country. He is good en-
gineer and was acting in that capacity
for the North Homestake company of
White oaks when he committed this
murder. He was gentlemanly and
pleasant when sober and had many
friends, but was riotous character
when intoxicated. His counsel asked
for new trial, which was refused.
The case viii be taken to the supreme
court