The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-09-27
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MoRinIey Opens the Ohio Cam
paien.
AKRON, CO.,, Sept. 12.-Gov.
Mckinley opened the republican
campaign here today with a big
meeting. Delegations were present
from Cleveland, Canton, Youngs-
town, MassillOn and other cities Of
eastern Ohio. A street parade oc-
Cured this afternoon, marching to
Grace Park, where the meeting was
held. Speaking on silver, McKin-
ley said great majority of the re-
publicans in the senate would vote
for repeal if repeal was not car
ried the democrats would have to
bear the blame. eve do not want
to strike down either gold or sill
yer" he said 1--WE want to use both
metals, but insist that one shall go
at parity with the other and both
be of equal intrinsic value He
declared the trouble not lack of
money, but taking money out of
circulation through distrust. Con-
fidence would come back and trou-.
bic end if the declared policy to
introduce a revenue tariff policy In
this country was abandoned.
Fight With the Indiana Train
Robbers.
CHICAGO, Sept. ia dispatch
from Kelseyville, Ind, tells of an
encounter between posse headed
by the town marshal and five men
supposed to be of the trim robbers
gang. The men called at a farm
house and demanded food. Word
was sent to the marshal, who hastl-
ly gathered a posse and started for
the place. When the two parties
sighted each other there was an
exchange of shots, but the strangers
being mounted, got away. One OF
their number, negro, is thought
to have been seriously wounded,
and one of the posse, named White,
received a bullet wound In the
arm. A message from Kendailville
SAYS a report reached there late to-
night that the robbers were sur
rounded in a swamp twenty miles
from town and battle was expect
ed. but this cannot be verified. The
amount secured by the Lake Shore
robbers is now put at $4,000.
Bohemia Wants Home Rule.
VIENNA, Sept. 13.-The emperor
has sanctioned the decree OF the
minister suspending the articles OF
the constitution bearing on citizen s
rights and suspending trial by jury
for one year in Prague, Bohemia,
and the districts of Weinberge, Ka-
rolinenthal and Smichow, owing to
the agitation in favor of home rule
for Bohemia. The clauses suspen-
ded include the freedom OF the
nress and the right of holding pub
lie meetings. The leaders of the
Young Czechs are making men
acing speeches. Serious riots are
anticipated. The military are con
fined to the barracks and public
buildings are strongly guarded.
There was much disorder In the
streets last night. The police are
breaking up all Young Czech meet
ings and banquets, and several Inn
portant arrests are contemplated
The streets of the city are patrollec
bv SQUADS of police and detach
ments of cavalry are out. The
Young Czechs yesterday evening
sang the "Marseillaise" and thu
Russian national anthem anC
cheered brotherhood between tn
Czechs and France.
Four Czech newspapers and al
the Czech clubs in this city hav
been suppressed.
Fousht Beside an Open Grave
WALLA WALLA, Sept. 13.-I
CHASTITY sensational incident oc
curred at the Catholic cemetery to
dav at the burial of George Thoma:
who recently went insane at Spo
kane and afterwards was found II
the Spokane river. 1nOulaS laihil
are devout Catholics. Father Flohl
of the Catholic church, refused
nerform the funeral services, bC
cause he held that Thomas com
mitted suicide and had forfeite
his rights in the church by failur
to perform Easter duties for sewers
wears prior to death, and therefor
was not entitled to Christian buria
He, however, as he states, permltte
the remains to be buried in tn
Catholic cemetery on condltlo
that no religious services would {
held there. Rev. III. W. Egan,
Protestant, was afterward invite
to conduct the services.
Upon arrival of the procession
the cemetery today Father Flof
was found at the grave. He 70
babe interment to proceed, an