Evening journal., 1893-09-11
EARLY NEWS SUMMARY.
Train Dispatcher to Blame for
the Fort Wayne Wreck.
MAYOR STUART NOT A CANDIDATE

Liberia, Asks the United States for As
sIstance in RepeIiing Encroachments Of
France Upon she BLACK RepubIie-At-
lantlo City saloonkeepsrs' Forgeries.
Fred O'Connor, the train dispatcher at
Fort Wayne, who caused the wreck on
the Fort Wayne road last week by
which twelve people were killed, has dis
appeared, lie sent a message to the
coroner stating that he alone was to
blame for the accident
Would Not BE Governor.
Mayor Stuart of Philadelphia is not
candidate for the Republican nomina
tion for governor Of Pennsylvanis. He
fayors the nomination Of General Hast.
ings
Death Of an Unknown Woman.
An unknown woman was taken sick on
an eastbound Market street cable car at
Thirty eighth street and became uncon
scious. She was taken TO the Presby-
terian Hospital and died shortly after
being received.
To Assist In Repeiiing Frances En-
croachments.
A. B. King, Worlds Fair commissioner
for Liberia, said at Pttsburg, Pa, that
his government had asked tue United
States to assist It in repelling the en-
croachments of France upon the terri
tory Of the Black Republic.
Yesterdays Admissions to the Fair.
Paid admissions at the Worlds Fair
yesterday, 34,635.
Took His Trustees Advice.
Rev. DR.. MacGregor, Of Philadelphia,
took the advice Of the trustees Of the
Centennial Baptist Church and did not
preach on "a Vortex Of Conspiracy" in
the Central Baptist Church.
Forged Church Members Names.
Considerable indignation has been
caused in Atlantic City by the discovery
that saloonkeepers have forged the
names of Prohibitionists and church
members to their applications for IL
cense The liquor dealers will be prose
cuted
Government Can Cope with the Rebels.
The Brazilian Legation at London
issued a statement saying all was quiet
in Rio Janeiro, that the government could
cope with the rebels and that only
twenty eight naval officers were in re-
volt.
Dedicated Clear OF Debt.
A handsome new $500 Methodist
! Episcopal Church was dedicated in Port
Richmond almost clear Of debt
Arres ted for Passing Queer Currency.
Twenty.tbree men have been arrested
in the towns near Athens, Ga, on the
charge of passing counterfeit dollars
all Of which were made Of britannia
metal at Clarksboro, Ga.
Food for over 1000 People.
More than 1000 were supplied with
food by the Young Mems hebren Social
and the Philadelphia Society for the
Relief Of the Hungry.
Plan to Employ Idle Men.
The Relief Committee at Chicago has
devised plan to employ the idle army
in that city by giving the men work on
the street and street cleaning depart
ments.
Iron and steel Representatives to Speak.
The Ways and Means Committee will
to-day give a hearing to the representa-
tives of the iron and steel industries.
Chairman Wilson announces that the new
tariff bill will be presented early in
November
Cost OF the Homestead Strike.
The report of the Secretary of Internal
Affairs on the strikes In Pennsylvania
for 1892 shows that, aside from the
Homestead strike, there were twenty
six strikes and 4 203 strikers The Home
stead strike cost the men 81 250, 600 and
the state $40, 256 81.
Not Ratified by the Canadian. Govern
ment.
The agreement between the Secretary
of the Treasury and a deputy Canadian
official in regard to the inspection of i'm
migrants has not been ratified by the
( Canadian Government
How Astwood's Nomination Wa
Brought About.
Assistant Secretly Of State Quincy {
/ said TO have brought about the nomina
5 tion Of Il G c. Astwood as consul &
3 Calais by reason OF pre- election bar
gain. Mr.. Astwood's record is not il
. his favor.
Confined in a Garret Three Months.
The Pennsylvania Society for the Pre-
lection of Children from Cruelty ha
taken the case of Willie Drummer, O
( Glasgow, near POttstown, in hand Tia
' boy having been confined in a garrett 70
I three months by his parents