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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-17
THE BIG CONVENTION IN SESSION
Sketches OF tho Scenes There Enacted, an,
OF Its I.endern.

| Sketches OF tho Scenes There Enacted, and
Of Its Leaders.
SARATOGA. Sept 16.-The largest Democratic
| Convention OF many years proved to be the
| most characteristic. All the differences and
! disagreements were fought out on tho floor In
good old-fashIoned Democratic style. The
blood that was drawn was bad blood. and was
better spilled and done with. After that. as Ia
peculiar to good fighters and good Democrats.
love feast prevailed. and the ticket was
| launched with confidence and enthusiastic
plaudits.
| Half way down bowery village street. half
shaded by giant trees and yet gloriled by
| golden sunshine stood the barrack- like rink
building that was swallowing the hosts OF
| Democrats who came from the homes OF
six million New Yorkors. The open doors and
windows and the glazed roof lights allowed the
sunlight to pour In it's shining beams to per-
| fectly typi!y the openness and clearness that
were 10 characterize the doings and sayings
| of the delegates whose preference 1t was to
! fight out their differences there rather than to
stile them in Convention and to war with each
other during the ensuing campaign after
Republican method.
| Mr.. George Raines OF Rochester was chosen
to keep the Craftsmanship. and all OF tho
party leaders, except Gov. Hill and the pros
| pectlve candidates. were gathered around and
before him on the platform and In the hall.
Again the Tammany leaders and the Brook
Ign chief sat in q row OF seats that was
ominously broken by the middle aisle Of the
hall. Again tho big battalion OF Chaplin boom.
ors packed most OF the space behind the
| 3Sl delegates. prepared to cheer their
foredoomed ship until its timbers parted
and it sank from sight Again the men from
Buffalo appeared In numbers. wearing anti
Sheehan badges, led by that prince OF chumps,
Wilson J.. Bissell. who. unlike the Brooklyn
potentate. insists that he will continue to fight
and mako trouble until election day and after
ward. Again the ladies. now In large numbers
and with surfet OF beautiful faces and rich
costumes. adorned the platform. and again the
band played homely. old ashioned ballad
| tunes.
But the band was not In H. as far as music
was concerned. The richest melody was to
| come from an unexpected band contest on the
floor. with Drum Major Croker leading one set
| OF players ana Conductor Hugh Mclaughlin
directing the efforts OF the other orchestra.
| Two floods of warlike melody. which often
| FLASHED and discorded, were to MI the hall for
| an hour. The rivalry reminded some auditors
| OF that duel with bagpipes that Robert Louis
| Stevenson describes In his door novel,
( Kidnapped" 1t was rich fun for the audi
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VAR ~ 7IE Wi1CH TRADE
Chance to Buy Timekecpers Cheap While
the Fight Goes On.

Cutc,co. Eont IN Altar .lumbcrlnC =, fev
80 ' 49, 10"
months the old war has started alrcsh among
tho big wn:chmakers Of America. This time tho
Elyin and Wnlthnm commands hova noo,eil
49,, Wv, -, ,, ~
John q. uuehe", who left the trust four years
400 rr,u I'm, mouept nil III. n,vor ~,
"No A''' '".' 'i'''''s". ' "' 'o"'' w
money was used to crush MN. once he made
an assignment hut recovered gain. and since
,h,n ,,rIo,,, .,,,o-, h,,o hn.. ,i..,,io,o,, -,
IMAM various rumors nave peeh circulated rs
to his tnnncial standing.
Four month. ngo Ducher nut IRON the mar.
To-, $500, ,o,..,..t 49,. 49, H., 10. 49,
NJ "h'.u 'ho' e.iohe huoWh "s luz io-o'"''
Ii was full lewellcd a,ijus. able. with double
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RAPID ELOPING.
Three Railways md Fast Horse Carry
Young Couple Beyond Reach.

MippLFrowS. n. Y. Sept lC.-Farmer
Charles Pyers who lives near Pinebush. mourns
tho loss OF his pretty and only daughter and q
little store OF money which was locked up in an
old chest in his bedroom.
Frances Pyers was courted by young Mande
La:orxc. whom her parents greatly dsllked
The girl wanted 10 mary her lover. but The
old people forbade the match Last Monday
afternoon. during the temporary absence from
homo Of Mr.. and Mrs. Pyers. the young man
calod at the house with carriage md a fast
horse and carried the willing young woman of.
Eighty-four dollars which the old farmer kept
in the chest are also missing Tho pnr drove
to Bioomingburg. where they left the carriage
mt livery stable ard boarded q train bound
west on the Ontario and Western Railroad
On the next morning the father OF the girl
swore out warrant for the arrest Of the fugi-
tives on n charge Of larceny. and started Oti-
Ger Robert Morris in pursuit The officer
found that the runRwnys had left tho Ontario
md Western road at Hancock and had taken
Emira they changed to tle delaware and
ton. At Elmira the officer gave up tho chase
and he camo home.
1t is renorted TINT the eorers were married
on reaching Scranton.
The parents declare that they will not for
give their daughter nor recogni 20 their son in
law. but the general ilLprrssion is That the
runawHys will return home when their money
is spent, and hat the old folks will submit to
the unny UidQble,
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b hanshn WGpt "rGn Tho platform and fhGS S
nearing OF many persons:
, ! congra' ate You. and want to tell you
viii work for yourself.
the sneechmnkng nj thS Conyen,lon the best
scennd Tas + sc John H. tel9T MSo
ey, It came ahead OF the e sRirmish on behalf
OF Mr.. Ihapin. and had nothing to do with Il.
=, corresnondent # Cheagoq, newspaper who
With CONVENTION eht out est. Out there the
i,an n, OF Mr. DO Wiitwould be called the re-
The voting on tho names Of Flower and
moihods. In the IicpubiiSa niS conventions Il is
tle custom for the bosses to deliver the yotes
OF each d!srct in lump. and tho ballots reach
resronded to his name and Voted according to
Rs Ths e:
tered about ,he hail shouted out his
was wholesome. liberty OF individual action
ma expression Of personal preference. Here
inc deleGates became entities. but in Roches-
should attend the Convention. since ono great
dictator ordered all he little bosses under his
:, The Convent ion ran smoothly after tho seleo-
ton 1f boswell +. llowor for the first place
OF Mr., Adams. Of BROOKLYN. Elsewhere the
story OF what followed is told in detail. The
IlulIOTIn was adopted unanimously anu uo
reading was accompanied by liberal applause.
The State, Committee is, ms THE Sun has al.
ready said. unntered in Its complexion since
four County Democrats drorped but on tho
other hand the TOUR hostile Kings county men
now keep the balance. He has lost Mr.. Shee-
han In Buffalo. but tho new member who sue
ceeds Shoehnn Is rod as n compromise bes
tween tho Hill and Cleveland factions Tho
firm rulings of tho Committee on Contested
Seats. including tho electment OF the County
Democrats. wore heard and adopted without
protest.
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SUINDLED 4 LIBOR UNION
Pocketed Sick BencHt. I1e Drew
for Mcmbrrs Who Were We'll.

ELIZABETH. Sept. 1G.-Charles Parhold. for
i've years secretary OF tho Elizabeth branch Of
the German Machinists Union, was arrested
at his home l53 1nslce place. ut ! O'Clock this
morning on a charge OF swindlinR tho union
by means OF forged orders on tho Grand
Treasurer. Henry Barlow, OF 50 First avenue.
New York. Barhold's scheme was to make out
an application for sick benefits for member
OF tho union when the man was not entitled to
any. Then he forwarded it 10 the Grand
Treasurer. who remltted the amount called Tor.
Occasionally Barhold son, a claim lor more
benefits than the sick member was entitled 70.
In these cases he pUcketed the difference. He
Also drew sick benefits for two members.
Henry iii and August Gessbacker, who have
been dead some years. Suspicion Tell on him
nj last, and an examination Of the books ro-
vealed his pecnlation.
The matter was brought m at n meeting OF
night. A committee OF tho union took tho
mdn ght train &c. Elizabeth and calel on the
Chief Of Police. who sent IN officer with them
e. arrest Bat hold. He was lust preparing 10
skip, some one having conveyed word 10 Ii N
OF the action OF he union. This afternoon he
made confession to tho Chief. lie said no
had been stealing from tho union Tor Two
Ihirty-four charges have ALREADY been made
nGainst him and more arc TO follow. liarhold
is 40 wears old. married, aud has Ave children:
Hc Is n foreman in the repair department al
the Singer Sewing Machiu. Works. lie was
one OF the organizers OF the Machinists' Union.
which has branches in Now York. Brook lyn:
Newark. and other cities. The amount of
yet. but the unions officers say IT will exceed
$1,000.
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enco and highly satisfactory.to all. because It
meant only rivalry between their leaders in
stead OF warfare afterwaid.
But before tho duel camo the peaceful fruit
OF an equally hot fight TINT had boon con-
tested during the previous day. This wns the
party platform. 1t will TO found elsewhere in
these columns. Suffice to say that IL rebuked
the timdity OF those who proposed to dodge
oil national issues by declaring the party posi-
ton most positively on many such Questions.
Those Republicans and marplots who think
they scent defeat from tho fight that followed
over the first place on the ticket are respect
fully requested to note the fact that, nj
though II meeting lasting oil day and night
marked the production OF tho platform, yet
to-day all factions and followinEs vie with one
another in praisinR every phrase of the docu-
ment.
Tho nominating speechcs began with ono
from Major Porter of Watcitown. who spoke
for Roswell y. Flower. That was the keynote
to which seven.tenths OF tho Convention had
set its instruments. Then III rose William c.
De Witt OF Brooklyn to supply his slender band
from over the big bridge with the rival strains
that now seem to have boon like the swans
death song or the reIulems over corpse
strewn battlefield. He sounded a shricking
bugle blast. He offended oven his own friends
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wAsniNGrGS FORECAST I'LL = n. THURSDAY
Generally clear weather continues in all districts
except in the Southwest where local showers are re-
ported. An area Of low pressure of considerable
is central over Dakota, and this is attended by
where the barometer has fallen three tenths OF an inch
during tho past twelve hours The pressure naS zen.
orally increased oil the Atlantic coast with slightly
warmer weather IT has also been warmer throughout
tho central valleys the upper lake region. and tho
Southern states east of tile Mississippi the highest
temperature occurring in south Dakota. where tho
maximum reached 100.
In the principal corn States the weather was clear
and tho maximum t-mperatur. averaged about 0oo.
Warmer and generally far weather will continue In
the central valleys to-day followed by slightly cooler
weather on Friday. Tho temperature will fall In the
extreme northwest with showers on Thursday.
For Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut
fair: variable winds; stationary temperature the
coast; warmer in the interior.
For eastern Nem lork. mtr, slightly ,parmer: winds
shuiiHg 10 s0Hth,riy
For eastern Pennsylvania. New Jersey, and Delaware
fair; stationary temperature except In
Pennsylvania; variable winds.
For tho District OF Columbia Maryland and Virginia
fair; no change in Temperature: winds shifting to
southery.
For West Virginia fair warmer; southerly winds
For western New York western Pennsylvania and
Ohio. warmer; generally clear; southsr!y winds
IurAL FORECAST TILl X r. THURSDAY
For southeastern New York dncluding Long Isand).
also for western Connecticut and northern New Jersey
fair; slightly warmer: northwest winds changing to
southeriy. Friday warmer; fair
Y. u. Dpss. Local Forecast oflcaL
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sIuud yyisncr's Hard Luck.

girl was found crying mt late hour on
Tuesday night on n bench In Prospect Park.
She said she had no home. and a policeman
took her to tho Adams street station. Sho told
the Sergeant she was Maud Wisner. II years
old She is an orphan, md on Saturday she
came to New York from Middletown to look
for work. SO put m Mt u lodging house in
was Induced by girl whom shs met ut the
house TO accompany her and two Young men
70 Prospect Park. While In tho park one OF
containing 81 and tho check for her trunk. and
then ran off with her other companions The
girl has been placed temporarily in tho Mid
night Mission.
4 policeman accompanied the girl 10 Now
OUT the honss in i.iyington street where she
boarded. He found that her trunk had been
taken from the Erie depot on Tnesd az night
II. Tn. girl say that it contained about SIS
worth of clothing.
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The Weather.

The high pressure area overes all the country east
of the Mississippi with generally fair weather. 1t was
slightly cooler Yesterday in the Atlantic stateS with
brisk northwest winds but as the centre of
extends to the south OF this zion It may 10 slightly
warmer here TO- day with continuance Of fair weather
Tho depression reported in the northwest has devel
opsd into of considerable energy: tho centre
over South paaota yesterday moving slowly east.
ward. The weather was extremely warm in all tho
northwest States east OF Montana At Pierre s. D.
tho maximum Temperature was ltO'. The mercury
rose above 90 in nil Sates cas-, 10 Lake Michigan
Some effects OF this may 10 felt here the
latter part OF the week.
it fair and coOl In This city yesterday: highest
Official emperaturs 49, lowest o. average humidity
II cent; wind steady northwest, average velocity
L. miles an hour.
The Thermometer at Perry's pharmacy In Tur sux
building recorded tho temperature yesterday fol
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FLOWER NOMINATED.
Brooklyn Moves to Make it
Unanimous.
CHAPLIN GETS 43 VOTES
The Rest Of the Ticket Nominated by
ACClamatiOn.

Mr.. De witt. Chap,n's spokesman, Makes
an Iil.advised Attack on Flower, which
was Spoken Amid Gusts or Hisse. and
Angry Protests-B onrk Cock ran Make.
an Indignant Reply. Also Interrupted
by Groans and Irisses-A Short.iived
Quarrel that Ends In Brooklyn's Chair.
man Moving to Make Flowers Nou,inn.
tion Unanimous-Not "a Vote Against tho
Report Excluding the County and tho
vo0rhis Democracy from the Convention
Flower and Sheehnn Make Speeches or
Acceptance-Tho New state Committee
ns Strongly for Mil as was the Old One.
SARATOGA. Sept 1G.-The Democratic Con-
vcntion in Saratoga held its second and final
| session to-day anu unanimously nominated
! Roswell Psttibone Flower OF Jefferson for
Governor. William F. Sheehan OF Buffalo was
named by reclamation for the office OF
Lieutenant G Governor. In tho same way
the other places on the ticket were re-
corded in the following order: Frank
Rice OF Ontario for Secretary OF State. Frank
Campbell Of Steuben for comptroller, Elliott
Danforth OF Chenango for Treasurer. Simon
and Martin Schenck OF Rensselaer, for State
Engineer.
The refractory Kings county delegates. head
ed By Hugh Mclaughlin. did not carry out
their threat to oppose the whole ticket out OF
spite for the failure OF their favorite to secure
the nomin alton for Governor. but two OF tho
delegates In seconding Mr.. Chapus nomlna-
ton. made very hot-temperod and i.l-advised
speeches characterizng Mr.. Flower as can
didnte chosen because Of his wealth. These
S. Ca,ln. were responded to warmly by Mr.. W.
Dourke Cochran who defended Mr.. Flower as
self-made man. who had been born
poor. and who won his wealth honestly
and utilized It generously for char
table and public spirited purposes. Mr..
Cochran limited at the late water scandal in
Brooklyn. using yelled language to convince
the Convention OF Mr.. Chapin's vulnerability.
The quarrel was short-lived. and when the
tension was relieved and tho Kings county
men had cast their votes for Mr.. Chaplin. tho
nomination Of aIr. Flower WAS made unani-
nous. on the motion Of John T. Adams of
Brooklyn. Mr.. Flower was escorted 10 the
hall and heartily npplauded. He made u short
address accepting the nomination. saying that
he was plain business man. and promising
II elected. to become plain business Execu-
tive. Hugh Mclaughlin assured Mr. Flower
that he would work for his election.
The report OF the manner in which oil the
contests among delegates had been settled
Democrats obtained no seats in the gathering.
The platform. with its plank in favor OF what
is called honest or hard money. was adopted
unanimously. Tho new State Committee shows
no more and no fewer friends Of Gov. Hill than
the preceding body.
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pUIE IDELPITIf DiILIES SUED.
Proceedings Resulting From Their Deal
Ings With the Five Appraisers.

HARRISBURG. Sent. lG.-The Attorney Gen.
ernl began suit to-day against the publishers
Of the Philadelphia Press. Inquirer. Ne'cs. Ger
man Democrat. North american. and Erenin1
Euhetin 10 recover the sums Of money alleged
to have been paid as rebates to the persons
who procured for them the advertisement OF
the Aercantiie Appraisers list. Ths Common
wealth will claim that this money was unlaw-
fully mid.
t.ut has not been brought against tho Phila-
the publisher in Europe. 1t is probable that
tho suit against the city OF Philadelphia to re-
cover the personal property tax for 1870. COL
lec;.d bv Bards ey. will lie tried in october at
a special term OF the Dauphin County Court
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Two Boys Who Were Playing About 1t
SarricI to the Hospital.

CARRIED to the Hospital.
Nathan Poilack. saloonkeeper OF q Essex
street. got a fresh barrel Of whiskey yesterday
and rolled an empted barrel out 10 the side
walk. where it stood faucet-end down. About
Loo o'clock in tho afternoon q tremendous
roar was heard in front OF the saloon. The old
barrel had blown up. The crowd that rushed
up found ;wo boYs stumbling to their !ee In
the niIdie, OF the roadway. One OF them.
Simon Eabinoyitch Of 60 Canal street. was
helped home anu the othor Julius Itosenthal.
homeless. TO Gouyeineur Iiospta'. Pieces OF
wood that bn2ed in the street were put uut
with pals OF water, Young Rnbinovitch
gasped ont that " the ;onier' had put .hle-
q ack er into tho barrel He was taken from
his h me TO the hospital. Julius Rosen,hal's
injuries are serious. He was but little burned
hut tho head OF the bsrrel hit him in the alb
domen.
Polack's wife SAYS that she saw Rabinov;tz
with his face over the barrel when the cXplo-
sion occurred. His face l. one pured mass Of
blistered flesh. His eyebrows and hiI hair arc
gone. and 1t Is feared that he inhaled some OF
the flame,
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AS7I-LOTTEEY CLEBS.
They VIII Carry Torches ami Hurrah In
New Orleun~ Streets.

They VIII Carry Torches ami Hurrah in
New Orleans Streets.
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. lC.-The Democrats op-
posed to the extension OF the lottery charter
inuugurated new movement in their CAM
rnign last night by tho organization Of a
Hnrrah club. The club is about go strong,
and Is presided over by Judge ". II. McGloin
Of tho Cou,t OF Appeals. Its plan is to over
como the apathy IN the auti-lottcry cause by
marching around town At night; hnrrahini.
and cheerln., for The anti lottery, leaders and
crying. Down wiki the lotteryv
Armed with torches. the club marched
tn, orrh the prinoipai streets last. night and
stirred up matters generally. The lottery
people express ioRrS that clubs OF this kind
Will make the campaign too hot
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Mrs, klienert Kills Herself.

Arnold Kllenert o. 2G7 Central avenue, Will
llamsburGh. on his return from work last
night found his vito hanging dead from the
transom over the kitchen door. She was 80
years old. and had been acting strangely OF
late. She was the mother Of four children. the
youngest tour months old. An hour before
her dead body was discovered she was chatting
with neighbOrs,
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ACCUSES HER l4CCCSER.
A Girl Charged with Larceny Says Mr..
IeImeMdingcr Tried to Assault Her.

lIeImeMdingcr Tried to Assault Her.
Henrcika Menen. a German girl of 90. was a
prisoner at jefferson Market Court yesterday
on charge OF larceny. Charles II. 1Temen-
dinger of IS East Ninth street. who employed
her as q servant accused her of stealing cloth
ing. a few days ago he discharged her. His
wife refused to ray the girl hor month s wages.
Henreika retained Lawyer Wagner and a
civil suit was brought against Mr. Heimen-
din.er for sl2. n months wages Then Hell
mendinger had the g.rl arrested on n charge
OF larceny.
At conr; yes.e' dnv she said HeimendinGer
attempted to nssant her on Sent: s. The fol-
lowing tap. she says. she told 81 RS. Hei men-
ton. Both Mr.. and Mrs. acknowledges denied
tho girls story. Justice Hogan adjourned the
hearing until tn.Jny to give the girl an opror-
tunitv 10 bring witness whom. she says. sho
informed OF tho attempted assault immediate-
ly utter ii took place.
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New Route TO Hoston and New England
Points.

on and after SEPT 81 the Long Island and Eastern
States line, comprising the Long Island Railroad New
England Terminal Co. Housatonc EairoRd system and
tho New York and Arw England Railroad VIII run
through soii vtfthuiei trains consisting OF elegant
coaches ana l'uman s!orpcrs huit expressly Tor the
ssrvce VIA oyster Nay l.. h.. and Wilson's Point and
IIawley VILE Conn. IL ROstuu and intermediate points
leaving FrouEyn, Long Island civ aud Boston At ~
bay tram HlI he adYrrtlsel ia e..-.ids
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First Campaign Club and First Trans.
parcncy.

Tho Tammany Hall Association OF the Tenth
Assembly district. Of which Senator George
Roesch Is tho leader. organized last evening
the frat Flower campaign club at its rooms,
"a Second avenue. Speeches were made by
Joseph Grossner, John Fennel, otto KemrIsr.
and others. The first transparency heard
from was erected at 3 O'Clock last evening by
the Columbian Club. the Tammany, Han Gen
eral Committee Of tho Sixth Asse m bly, district
at their Headquarters. 434 Grand street
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hour on Hans Beattic and the Street Cleaning
department. This was the flight Of oratory
with which he ncMdel:
d, There are no glistening hayonets on the hor.
ger. no serricd guns trained on our homes and
FAMILIES, but there arc forces OF evil led by
Iammnny Hall and held together by greed for
skes were never brighter with promise. The
stars IN their courses me circling with us In
our efforts and purposes 10 bring about bet
ter state Of affairs
,,John W. Nroomnn. A. w. Tenney. Timothy
MoodruH, and Ierpianck Colv n were some OF
II otber speakers inside and outside OF tho
club house, The formal reception to Fassett
then followed. mud everybody who could get Il
chancs shook hands with him.
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She Has Four Little Babies.

BIRMISGHAM. Sept. 1G. Mrs. Charles Bellen
wife Of the foreman OF the Alabama Great
Southern Railroad shops is :he happy mother
oil four little babies. all porn last night. Three
Of them ara boys. and all are doing splendidly.
The mother Is of average tiHe. Is q little over
90 years OF age, and she had never before
given Dir h TO child.
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The libel suit instituted by Mrs. Marietta
Ridge OF Sheepshead bay against Mrs. g. r..
Gott was tried in tho Con-y Island Police
Court yesterday before Justice Sonthorland.
Mrs. Colt was hold In $500 bail to await the
action Of the Grand Jury.