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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-17
CAMPBELL NOT CONTENT
WITH A RETRACTION OF CHARGES
MADE BY A NEW YORK PAPER.

He Will Still Push the Libel suits-Two
Big Meetings Held by Him at Bowling
Green and Toledo-Free Trade Dwelt
Upon.
TOLEDO, Oct. 6.-[Specidl. ]-Governor
Campbell completed his tour of the Demo-
cratic counties of the Northwest when he
closed his meeting at St. Mary's last night.
At an early hour the start for Bowling
Green was made. This is the county seat OF
Wood, one of the Republican counties of
this section of the State. Major Mckinley
was here few weeks ago, and had splen-
did meeting, and the Democrats decorated
their streets and residences and helped to
entertain him. To-day the Republicans
reciprocated in handsome manner.
A large stand had been erected in one of
the principal streets, and while the Gov
ernor was speaking there were about 5000
people in the audience. However, many of
these were Republican farmers. The Gov
ernor was aware of the fact that he was
talking to a great many Republicans, and
he said nothing that would give offense:
He soon dropped into his usual light
vein, and had his audience laughing at the
expense of the Republican papers which in
oioOCu IuOEO sCIlOuo III
speeches. In this good-natured manner he
sought to impress his auditors that free
trade would be good thing for the farmers
of Ohio
The Governor was shown the New York
Recorders retraction of its recent charges
against him and asked if this would end
the libel suits at the New York end of the
line. He quickly replied that it would
not, as he had demanded of the Recorder
that he be furnished with the name of the
party who furnished the information on
which the publication was based. eff this
is not DONE" said the Governor, 81 will
push the suits to the very end. My pro-
ceedings against the newspapers which have
attacked my private character are not for
political effect, as has been charged, and I
think this statement will be verified after
I get this campaign off nv hands"
The Governors meeting here tonight
was held in the large Memorial Hall and
the building was crowded. He made tariff
his principal theme and sought to show that
high tariff was protection to the maufac-
turers and disadvantage to the wage earn
ers He did not touch the silver or State
issues
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-17
TRICKS OF THE JOSS ROOM.
How the Celestial Masters of the Black
Art Fool Intelligent People.

Art Fool Intelligent People.
On account of the education of the hier-
archy and their living together in the. joss
houses and converts, where the more ex-
pert can teach the others all the details of
the science, the professor of the black art in
China is much more skillful than his col
league in the United States, writes William
E. S. Fales, who is with Consul Bedloe in
China. Thus for example, they make fire.
quent use of that curious principle in acous-
tics which causes an object to emit musi-
cal sound out of sympathy with that given
by another body, possessing the same nat
ural note. In the joss room there will be a
handsome bronze gong, supported by three
or four wooden pillars.
When 8 searcher after truth is interview
ing the priest in another part of the room,
the gong will give out its melodious sound
either in answer to a question or else to ac-
cent some exhortation or advice The trick
has deceived many unfamiliar with science
who never dreamed that the dry wooden bar
extended it might be 100 feet to another
part of the temple would carry the sound
wave from the latter place and so set the
gong in motion. The same principle is ap-
piled to musical statues, ancient relics and
what the unregenerate European calls
"Dotted ancestors.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-17
DEATH IN A TENEMENT.
The Structure Catches Fire, and Five In
mates Lose Their Lives.

The Structure Catches Fire, and Five In
mates Lose Their Lives.
LONDON, October 16.-A tenement house
caught fire early this morning in the dock
district of London known as MillwalL
The rickety stairs were Immediately burned
away, thus cutting off the escape of a num-
Der of the inmates. When the fremen
reached the spot they found the building in
q mass of flames and learned that there
were still several people on the upper
floor
With commendsble promptness the fire.
men made several gallant efforts to reach
the endangered people, but all such efforts
were repelled by the volume of ismes
which were fast eating their way upward.
At last, when the fire was finally subdued
sufficiently to enable the fremeB to mount
TO the top of the charred tenement, they
found the bodies of an old woman of 20, q
young woman and three children, all hrd-
died together as they tried to escsee from
the smoke which had suffocsted thea.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-17
sLEIGHT-oF-HAND SAVED HIM.
How a Deserter Got the Better of Three
Soldiers Who Were Guarding Him.

How a Deserter Got the Better of Three
Soldiers Who Were Guarding Him.
A corporal and two privates, having in
their custody a deserter, were enjoying
themselves at country tavern near st.
Louis one day during the recent war, says
the New York Ledger. The deserter amused
his military guardians with several enter
tanning sleight-of-hand tricks, but being
encumbered with the steel ruffles COM
planned he could not display his skill to
advantage, and requested to have his hands
at liberty whilst he exhibited a favorite
trick, which he described. This being
agreed to, he proceeded to tie the hands of
the three soldiers and his own together with
handkerchief, which he was wholly to
loose with gentle stroke.
The magic knots were tied, but, on being
shaken, the knots all remained firm except
the one which held the deserter This fell
asunder with touch; and, quick as an ar
row, he lifted up the sash and darted head
foremost through the window, leaving his
keepers raging at each other, and tugging
like i'll coupled hounds, before they thought
of cutting asunder their bonds, which hav-
ing effected, they commenced warm chase;
but the deserter having got the start, rem
dered their efforts Intellectual
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-17
ROOSEVELT IS GLAD
That The Clerks Refuse to Be Bled
for Campaign Funds.
HE is OPPOSED TO ASSESSMENTS.
Congress Should Prohibit Even the Solicit
ing of Money By
AMENDING THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH !

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.1
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. - President
Roosevelt, of the Civil Service Commits
sion, has returned to his official duties after
protracted vacation passed at his Western
ranch. The commissioner is no less free in
stating his views on various topics than be-
fore he went away and talks boldly about
the New York campaign, political assess
ments. etc. To reporter he said to-day
that he had never seen the Republicans so
sincerely confident of success in New York
State as they are now.
81 believe" he said, "that Fassett is 60
ing to be elected. Of course L desire his
election for both State and country. 1
think his election will be a great thing for
the cause of ballot reform" Speaking of
the report that he intended resigning from
the Civil Service Commission. he said that
the report had reached him out West, but
there never was any foundation for the re-
port.
AS TO CAMPAIGN LEVIES.
He said he had not yet looked much into
the matter of attempts to levy political as
sessments this fall, but that he had an i'm
made in that direction were not meeting
with success 81 want to say" he said,
'that nc employe of the Government has
any reason to fear that he may be made to
suffer in any way for refusing to make CAM
paign contributions. Every one of them is
perfectly safe in refusing to pay up, and
think they have pretty generally come to
appreciate the fact
'I should like Congress to amend the law
so as to prohibit anyone from soliciting
money for campaign purposes from Govern
ment employees. There is no more reason
why a circular asking for campaign contri-
buttons should be sent to Government
clerk than that the same request should be
made to factory or any private establish
ment. 1 have seen some things about at
tempts by Mr.. Lowry, or whatever the name
is, to get money from the clerks for the Ohio
campaign.
CLERKS DO NOT SCARE.
'The implied threat in the last paragraph
of his circular of October looks like an at
tempt to frighten the clerks into contribut-
ing, and 1 am exceedingly gratified to hear
that he has not been successful. He has no
claim to contributions from clerks, and no
power to enforce any demand upon them for
campaign funds. l understand, through
reading the newspapers, that he is COM
planning that he cannot get the money he
expected from the clerks; that they do not
respond to his calls. This delights me. I
am glad that the clerks feel their independ-
ence and that they are not compelled to
stand and deliver 1 hope he will not get
cent from the clerks"
In view of the fact that all the depart
ment officials in Washington, from the Cab
met members down, are giving their direct
or indirect support to the assessment sys-
TEN, Mr.. Roosevelt's observations are apt
to make him more than ever unpopular
with Postmaster General Wansmaker and
his colleagues.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-17
OBJECTS TO SATURDAY WORK.
A Clerk Who Has Scruples Against Labor
ing on the Seventh Day.


WASHINGTON, Oct. Especial IA
clerk named Austin in the office of the
Fourth Auditor of the Treasury addressed
letter to his chief the other day, saying
that he believed the seventh day of the
week should be observed as the Sabbath.
He suffered great distress of conscience on
account of being forced to labor on that
day, and wanted to be informed If there was
any way in which he could be relieved
from Saturday work. The inquiry was re-
ferred to Secretary Foster, who turned it
over to the truly good Judge Crounz, his
popular assistant secretary, for reply.
1t was new and interesting point to de-
eide officially, but Judge Crounz readily
reached the conclusion that If the young
gentleman could not conscientlously work
during those six DAYS that were recognized
as being proper for work by vast majority
of the civilized world, he had better arrange
for employment in which he could choose
his own days. A great number of people
who did not believe in the observance of
one day as more sacred than another were
compelled to obey the old law commanding
respect for the holiness of the first day OF
the week and the Seventh Day devotees
would have to accept the situation as they
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-17
NEGOTIATING UNDER DIFFICULTIES
The Proposed European ZoIlveresn No
Making Much Headway.

The Proposed European Zollveresn Not
Making Much Hesdway.
ROME, Oct 16-The refusal of Switzer-
land and Ser~ia to negotiate at Munich for
a commercial alliance with the powers in
the Triple Alliance, coupled with the ap-
parent failure of the powers to agree with
each other, has conveyed the impression in
well-informed quarters that Italy will fail
to obtain the concessions she demands and
that without her the proposed alliance will
lose all its significance.
1t is, however, semi-oficially denied that
the negotiations have been adjourned or
suspended, but that favorable conclusions
are expected to be reached by the end of
November. The delay is explained to be
due to the fact that Italy wishes to amel-
iorate the present condition other commerce
and to obtain concessions to produce that
result. To accomplish this she is willing
to encounter delays, especially as the exist
ing treaties do not expire until the end of
1892
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-17
Dynamite and Bombs Found.

VIENNA, Oct. 16.-An investigation
made in the finding yesterday of dynamite
bomb on the Reichenberg railroad bridge in
Bohemia, resulted in the discovery of an
iron vessel which contained quantity of
loose dynamite, some dynamite cartridges,
some gunpowder and some fuses In addi-
tion to this another bomb with fuse at
tached was found in the framework of the
bridge 1t is believed these had been con-
cealed there in order to avoid seizure as
result of the constant domIciliary visits
since the late explosion.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-17

The Wesleyan Committee, however, de-
clined the invitation.
James Dredge and Sir Wood, of the
commission to represent Great Britain at
the Worlds Fair, have prepared report
eulogizing the prospects and arrangements
of the Fair and urging wide and active
participation in the Exposition by the peo-
pie of Great Britain. Sir Henry Wood
gave dinner Yesterday evening at the
Naval Exhibition, at which were present
Herr Wermuth, Imperial Commissioner for
Germany to the Worlds Fair, Robert S.
Mccormick, Resident Commissioner in
London for the Fair, and many other per-
sons prominently interested in the exhibi-
tion. Herr Wermuth to-day started for
Berlin, where he reports many favorable
returns are being received from those desir-
GUS of taking part in the fair.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-17
An English Bank EmbezzIer.

LONDON, Oct. 16.-Arthur E. Smithers,
Managing Director of the English bank of
the River Plate, was arrested to-day charged
with stealing 1884, The prisoner for
years past has been in the habit of taking
money from the funds of the bank, but
until recently he had been able to replace the
sums abstracted before the auditing of ac-
counts took place.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-17
A NOVEL WILL CASE.
Hitherto Unknown Questions to the Law
Confront the Court.

Hitherto Unknown Questions to the Law
Confront the Court.
SYRACUSE, Oct. 16.-[Special. THE Sur
rogate of Madison county is here on an ex-
traordinary case which has been presented
to him, and which will probably not be set
tied until the Court of Appeals has passed
upon it, since it involves questions hitherto
unknown to the law. The controversy arises
over the division of the estate of Samuel A.
Weed, who amassed g. little fortune in the
West and afterward resided in Casenovia
with his nephew, Henry Davis
In anticipation of death, Weed made q
will, but learning that the fact that he was
childless entitled the State to a portion of
his estate, he took his nephew into his con-
fidence and entrusted him with the fulfill
ment of the provisions of the will, which,
however, was to be destroyed. Weed died
in September last and Davis carried out his
promise, as he subsequently confessed to the
surrogate. Davis own death soon followed
the discovery that the destruction of the
will was States prison offense. Suicide
has been limited, owing to the mystery
which surrounded the event.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-17
Germans vieinc With the French Army.

BERLIN, Oct 16-The military authori-
ties have decided to extend the short SER
vice experiment. The two battalions now
quartered at Metz will be composed wholly
of recruits. They Will be taught all the ex-
ercises the first year, the second being de-
voted to a repetition and extension on a
more thorough scale. This decision results
from the necessity of the quicker train
ing of recruits in order to keep pace with
the rapid growth of the French army.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-17
The Latest Malta Murder,

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 16-Gaelano Barre.
gona, an Italian, was assassinated tonight.
The affair bears all the marks of the Ma6a.
There was a jolly game of cards at an
italian saloon near the French Market
A quarrel, stampede, and as the
victim reached the door, he was riddled
with bullets The police have arrested the
proprietor of the place and several others,
but there is no positive proof as to who did
the shooting 1t is curious fact that the
Malta is heard of exactly year after Chief
Hennessey's death.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-17

PARIS, Oct. 16.-At meeting of the
Cabinet the protest of the Archbishop of
Rheims and of the Bishop of Anglers
against the Government order prohibiting
bishops from leaving their dioceses without
permission from the Government, has been
discussed. The order complained of was
issued as a result of the disorders in the
Pantheon at Rome. After careful consid-
Grafton the Cabinet decided that the order
must be inforced BY all possible means.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-17
Melbourne May Have Caused 1t.

AT meeting of the Meteorological So
ciety of Mauritius, on July so, it was stated
that on June 13 and IA last, thunder-storms
occurred in that island. This, so far as was
known, was the first instance of thunder
stormhaving taken place there since the
year 1901. There was a considerable in
crease of sun spots at about this time, and
on June IA remarkable magnetic disturb
ance took place.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-17
FORCED TO FACE DEATH.
A Conductors Foot Catches in Frog and
He Is Killed by a Train.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 16.-[Specidl. j.
Conductor James Little, freight conductor
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, was just con-
Guiding his nights work at the Point House
road last night, when he found it necessary
to shift his train. 1t had backed down q
short distance, and Little walked up to the
switch, giving signal to the engineer at
the other end of the train to come back.
His foot caught him in a frog and held
him fast. The train moved back slowly.
1t was perhaps 500 feet away, but no one
saw him and his cries were drowned by the
rattle of the cars and the putting of the en-
gine. He must have thus faced death fully
two minutes before the back bumper caught
him and threw him under the wheels. He
was mangled shockingly.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-17
In Favor of the Nicaragua Canal.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16.-Ex-State Sur
veyor General Wiley addressed the Bank
ers' Convention to-day on the subject of
irrigation and district bonds He indorsed
them as a safe investment for foreign capi-
tai. Captain w. L. Merry addressed the
convention regarding the merits of the
Nicaragua Canal, and the resolution affirm
ing it to be the sense of the convention that
the canal should be built, and that the
United States should furnish the means of
construction, was adopted.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-17
The Ladies' Elect New Officers,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, Oct. 16.-At
this mornings executive session of the
National Congress of the Association for
the Advancement of Women officers were
elected as follows for the year 1912:
President, Julia Ward Howe, Rhode Island;
Vice President for Pennsylvania, Mary E.
Cobb; Secretary, Elizabeth Lord Tiff, But
falo; Treasurer, Henrietta ]. F. Wolcott,
Dedham, Mass; Auditors, Sophia Curtis
Hoffman, New York; Ella V. Mark, NJ. D.,
MARYLAND.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-17
MANY WESTERN TOPICS
To Come Before the Trans ississippi Con-
gress at Omaha Next Week.

gress at Omaha Next Week.
OMAHA, Oct. 16.-The meeting of the
Trans Mississippi Commercial Congress in
this city, commencing on Monday and
continuing until Friday, will be largely at
tended. At least 200 delegates will be in
attendance.
A long list of important subjects have
been prepared for presentation to the con-
gress, among them being corn as food, irri-
CATION and arid lands. deep waters and har-
bors on the Gulf, transportation business in
foreign countries by American citizens,
mining, mines and mineral lands, immigra-
ton, investments by foreigners, Indian res
ervations, sales of timber lands, bankrupt
law, admission of the Territories, the over
flow of rivers, coinage of silver, manufact-
ures in the United States and railroads.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-17
NEW LANDS FOR SETTLEMENT.
Large Section of Wyoming Purchased
For SO Cents an Acre.

DENVER, Oct. 16.-The Commission ap-
pointed by the Secretary of the Interior to
negotiate with the Shoshone and Arapahoe
Indians, of Wyoming, for cession of a
part of the Wind River Reservation, has
effected an agreement with the Indians
under which they cede to the United States
more than half their reservation, the Gov
ernment getting about !, 100, 600 acres out OF
a total of about 100000 acres.
For the lands ceded the Indians receive
$500, 900, or about So cents an acre. OF this
amount all but cash payment of 500, 600
will be put into funds for the benefit of the
Indians, and the annual interest expended
in the purchase and maintenance of an
Indian cattle herd, giving them irrigation
bitches, schools and other things necessary
to make the Indian self-supporting.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-17

reciprocity idea. BE added that the farm
ers in the State we're not stirred up on the
tariff question, The platform of the Peo-
Piles party, together with Seitz killed its
influence. The Grange is non-partisan, and
its members will vote as they have in the
past.
Ex-District Attorney Oscar T. Martin
states that the Clarke County Republican
Committee is not working together. He
questions the Republicanism of some of the
members, but he is confident that the Re-
publican county ticket will be elected.
ISRAEL.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-17
The Lutheran General Synod.

BUFFALO, Oct. 16.-The General Council
of the Lutheran Church to-day decided to
issue supplement book to the old church
book The application of the English Luth-
eran Synod Of the Northwest for admission
into the General Council was postponed un-
til the President of the Augustana Synod
gives his opinion.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-17
Mania-a-Potu and DeIirium.

st. Louis e-Democrat.l
Mania-a-potu bears about the same rela-
ton to delirium tremens as does severe
cold to fever; or, in other words, the
difference between the two is the difference
between imagination and reality. In the
tions, sees strange sights, and hears people
talking to and about him, all of which
imaginary ideas he can be out reasoned of;
but when the latter condition obtains, then
everything becomes reality, and all the
powers this side of eternity cannot con-
vince him to the contrary.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-17
The Reward of Industry.

Youths Companion.I
A Hoosier lad of II years was industri-
ously at work upon a pile of wood in his
mothers back yard when he was approached
by playmate.
"Hello. Ben," said the youngster, 'do
you get anything fer cuttin' the wood"
"Well, L reckon L do" replied Ben.
ma gives cent day fe r doin' it,
''What you goin do with yer money!"
''Oh, she's savin' it fer me, and when L
get enough she's goin' to get me a new
axe"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-17

the plan adopted by the Mechanical Deve[
opment Club the discovery OF a new idea in
mechanics or physics will submit it to
Board of Directors. who will pass on the
case. If favorable decision is reached
the club will bear the expense of putting
the invention on the market. This will be
the only organization of its kind in the
country, but in Europe there is one similar
to it, the Academy Of Invention of Paris.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-17
SMUGGLING ON THE RIO GRANDE.
Horses and Cattle in Droves Driven Acros
the Mexican Border.

SAN ANTONIO, TEX, Oct. 16.-Hon.
Henry Terrell, Deputy United States At.
torney for this district, returned here to-day
from business trip along the upper Rio
Grande border. He states that there is a
heavy business in smuggling horses and cat
tie from Mexico into the United States all
along that part of the border.
Since the passage of the Mckinley bill,
which places duty of $50 a head on horses
and SO head on cattle. the smugglers have
found the inducement to carry on profita.
BILE business irresistible.