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ATTEMPTED TRAIN wRECKING.
Capture of a Miscrennt-FOur Boys Ar
raigned.

Capture OF q Mfscreant-FOur Boys Ar
rnigned.
JERSEY CITY. N. j.. September 10
Four boys, Sylvester Burns, Alfred Purcell,
William Gray and Otto Schlichling, all be-
tween seventeen and eighteen years OF age.
who were arrested a week ago for attempt
ed train wrecking the Lehigh Valley
railroad at the crossing in Greenville, were
arraigned today the charge of man
slaughter.
The four boys had stolen a ride on a Lee
high Valley freight train at the time of the
accident. and had gotten off at Greenville.
They placed some stones between the track
and the wooden flooring that forms a walk
on a level with the tracks. When the hand
car, containing six men, came along, one
of the wheels struck the stones. hurting the
men from the car THOMAS Kinney. one Of
the lahorers. landed on his head. fracturing
his skull. He died last, night.
The hearing was adjourned and the boys
were pdroled in the custody of their coun-
sci.
BUFFALO. N. Y. September ia bold
attempt at train wrecking was frustrated
and would-be bandit captured last night
by Lehigh Valley engineer. AS passenger
train 14S was nearing Upton. four miles
east of Batavia, ii jbited against some OBJ
struction which nearly lifted the engine off
the track. >
Quickly stopping. the engineer ran back
to find that some miscreant had rolled a
huge boulder on the track. Not far away
an understood man could be seen scamper-
Ing up the track, whereupon Engineer
Connerton gave chase and overhauled him.
The captive proved to be an Italian, who
gave the name of Tony Ross. but no OK
PLANTATION why he put the rock on the rails
He was imprisoned in the baggage car,
and, after the engineer had finished his rum
he brought him back to Buffalo and turned
him over to the police. This morning he
was held for trial. He SAYS he knew IL was
pay day on the road. and he wanted 10 rob
the engineer.
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SENATOR ROACH's VIEWS.
He Thinks silver IL the All-ImpOrt
ant Question I'm the West.

He Thinks Silver IL the AII-Import-
ant Question I'm the West.
Senator Roach (democraO says that the
political situation in North Dakota is great
ly mixed. The all important question in the
minds of the people there is finance The
tariff and all things else are of little i'm
portapce. compared with silver. The popu-
lists. who have quite a strong organiza-
ton In the state. are out and out for free
coinage, while neither of the old parties
are thoroughly committed on the question
The republicans, Senator Roach thinks will
surely try to satisfy the silver people with
some sort of expression friendly to silver
and the democrats. he says, cannot afford
to take any halfway position. The silver
question, he says, is bound to be the vital
issue in the west, and the democratic party
must come out sQuarely on it.
The tariff, he says, can no longer be a
leading issue. The policy of low tariff he
regards as fixed, without any possibility of
return to high protection. The western
people are for silver, without regard to the
attitude of either party, and the situation
is such to render a reimbursement Of
party lines as probable In North Dakota
a full state ticket is to be elected, and the
senate branch Of the legislature holds over
for four years, and will participate I'm the
election of Senator Hansbrough's successor
The three parties are, therefore, making a
hard fight for the legislature. and the popu-
lists are strong enough not to be without
hope of getting the. next Senator.
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CONVENTION. IN CONFUSION.
The Senate Denounced In hitter Tern,
at COlum bus.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. September ia very
dramatic scene occurred in the democratic
convention today during the discussion to
elect Senators by ballot
John II. Clark Of Mahoning declared I'm
bitter terms that the Senate was a Million
aires club. the convention going into great
applause Mr. Brice sat upon the platform,
looking pale and impassive as marble.
When Clark sat down, Congressman Tom
johnson arose and said he did not believe
Mr.. Brice bought his way into the Senate
This made the matter somewhat personal
and the convention went into great con-
fusion.
The chair ruled that this proposed amend
ment was not In order
mino rity of the committee on platform
rerorted In favor of adding to that docu-
incnt proposal to elect United States Sena-
tors by the people
Pending discussion, F. NJ. German Ton,
Johnson. V. Z. Kline. A j. Pearson
Eyer, FRANK flurd and John III. Clark or
the committee on Platform, offered another
minority report to the effect that the day,o.
Gratis of Ohio favored honest money RI,
coinage OF gold and silver interconysr,ihie
without less. and opposed the pronosad
coinage OF these metals at lG to /
Inc anu-free silver Proposition ~,a. ID
feated by vote of 46S to $40.
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SICkENING DOORS.
Police Officers and Citizens Complain
Ing About the MOrgue.

Police Officers and Citizens Complain
ing About the MOrgue.
The police officers Of the sixth precinct
as well as some of the citizens living near
there. are loud in their complaints against
the management of the morgue on account
Of the sickening odors coming from the
little building. The officers at times are
Obliged to sleep in the station, and during
this warm weather 1t is almost absolutely
necessary to keep open the windows, in
order to properly ventilate the sleeping
rooms. But last night and today the I'M
pleasant and extremely unhealthful odor
has been such that sleeping was almost an
impossibility. And for that reason the off,
GERS are complaining. The same complaint
is being made by citizens
When Star reporter visited the morgue
this afternoon the odor was SO strong that
a person unused to visiting such places
would have been unable to even reach the
bodies.
Upon inquiry the reporter learned that,
although the bodies reached the morgue
yesterday, no effort had been made to lessen
the odor or protect the health of persons In
that neighborhood.
Unlike most every other morgue in the
country. the usual appliances for checking
decomposition are lacking.
When Star reporter spoke about the
matter to Acting Health Officer Sanders he
SAID that 1t was the fiji st time his attention
had been called to this condition of affairs
But he said the deputy coroner had charge
of the morgue.
The reporter suggested that the public
health required some action in the matter
as the police and citizens who were affected
were complaining.
Still. the acting health officer seemed un-
decided, but later in the afternoon he had
one OF the clerks telephone to the officers
OF the sixth precinct and give instruction
for the disposition OF the bodies In some
way before tonight.
TIE jenitor of the morgue said that IL the
bodies were to be kept over tonight some
thing would have to be done to keep down
the odor.
Acting Health Officer Sanders this after
noon visited the morgue and gave orders
to have the unidentified bodies buried in
the potter's field. He also ordered Mr.
Stumph to have the debris Of the burned
buildings removed as rapidly az possible
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INQUIRIES As TO ACkERMAN.
His Body Said 10 he Still Under the
Ruins.


This afternoon Maj Moore, chief Of police,
received q telegram from United States
Consul w. H. Jacks at London, Ontario,
asking for Information concerning Phil.
Ackerman. one Of the victims of the fire,
and requesting that the Information be
wired Immediately. Inspector Hollinberger,
to whom the telegram was referred, sent
Detective Horne to the morgue to get what
information he could. At the morgue De-
tective Horne saw J. w. Houchens, the en-
gineer who was on duty in the Stumph
building when the fire broke out He said
he knew Alderman as well as anybody in
the employ of the mattress manufacturers,
and he was positive that his body is still in
the ruins. He felt more than reasonab bly,
certain of he identity of the other bodies.
Ackerman was more than fifty-five years
old, and was employed in the factory as a
folding bed maker. His home was On Mas
sachusetts avenue directly opposite the
building in which he lost his life. 1t is
stated that he had married son or daugh-
ter in keyser, w. Va.
MAJ. Moore sent an answer to the tele-
gram this afternoon. giving the substance
OF the statement made by the engineer.
A telegram similar to the one received by
Maj. Moore was also received by Messrs
Stumph Bros, and they, too, sent a reply.
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Washington stock Excb,u~c

Warrington stock Exchanges.
ne, Sofernmsnt honds.U. s q. registered ia bid.
~ iia1s asked l. 5. As, coupon. lis bid. L. g. 81.
District of Columbia Bonds. cDyear FUND 8. ,es
1901 Il. f S@ Was s sro Ma.sr i ;sss
bid regist. red lies ," lSo Fla currency. i4s
Miscellaneous Bonds. Washington and George
Washington and GcorsctOwn Railroad COW a. $50 "a
las lid lbs asked Me,ropolitep Raiirosd COW. q.
asked Washington Gas Gmpans as o. $40, pid' "a
Pc Washington Gas Company g. series Is, us
s srs x y. ss g ,sS IA
ana an., to,onae Telephone IS. ~ bid. i0s sskcd
bid. American security and Trust S. a. and o.
Ia o'a MSas,instSa Market Company LIST es, ies
hid. Washington Market Company eat q, ioi bid
isS, In, la Association s. ioc hid wasngise
naa,ry "a e l lss 3D. "a ios bid Washington Light
a., National Bank siocks-Bank Of Washington. 300
s asts ss"s 81 sss I'D asia as o sS
srat, 80 bid. Farmers and Mechanics. 100 hid.
isS bid. iao asked cciu%Sia, isc asked. Capital.
Ii2 bid. West End. los Ind. Traders'. 100 bid
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. National SAT-.
Deepest, and Trust is q, "a ls2 asked Washing.
Security and Trust. 1871 bid. l35 asked.
Railroad stocks.-w Washington and Georgetown.
Columbia, eo hid. 20 asked. Belt 70 lid. 40 asked.
lexington. 30 bid. 20 asked. Georgetown and Ten
Gas and Electric light stocks.-w.slans,an Gas.
z9ls bid. 81 asked. GEORGETOWN Gas. so lid q. q
Electric Light. '124 hid. 100 asked
Insurance Stocks.-Firemen's. a. asked franklin.
- bid. - asked. Metropolitan. 90 hid. Arlington
las hid, l6O asked. German-kmerlcnn, iG0 lid.
National Union. u hid. l4is asked. Columbia IS
bid l5is asked Riggs bid a. asked. Peoples
~ bad: D. asked Lincoln a. bid. 5 asked Com.
merrial, asked.
Title Insurance stccks;-Reai Estate Title. no
bid. Columbia Title. "a hid.
Telephone Stocks Pennsylvania. 81 bid. 20 asked.
chesaPeaks and rOtSmac; 50 bid. % asked; k%sr:
Gun Carriage, .3a bid so asked.
Miscellaneous stocks;.w Washington Market, 10
bid. IL asked Great Falls Ice, $50 asked Duu
Run Panorama, 20 asked: Norfolk and washingto,
Steamboat - bid Lincoln Hall. IS bid, 100 asked.
Inter-Ocean Building, loo asked.
sEx. civ.
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THIRTY-FIvE VESSELS FOUGHT.
Latest Details of the Great Naval En-.
gaEement.

SnHfWcht'
LONDON, September ia dispatch re-
received here from Shanghai dated 40 p.m
today says that later dispatches received
there say that twelve Chinese warships
arrived yesterday lat nRort Arthur for re-
pairs "a
The dispatch adds that on Monday the
Chinese fleet. consisting of sixteen war
ships. arrived off TIE mouth of Yalu river
conveying transports having on board 5000
troops. Il -s5r
1t was the intentions of Admiral Ting to
disembark these troops inside the mouth
OF the Yalu river in order to form a force
with which to intercept the Japanese ad-
vance upon Moukden, Manchuria from
which there is railroad running to ITEM
Tsia.
While engaged in landing these troops,
according to these dispatches, a fleet of
nineteen warships, accompanied by a
fotilla of torpedo boats, was sighted an
preaching the Yalu river.
AS soon as they were within range the
Japanese attacked the Chinese Then fol-
lowed a terrible contest, lasting six hours.
during which the great guns, rapid-fire
guns and machine guns of all sorts We're
used with fearful effect on both Sides
Both fleets also used torpedoes repeatedly,
and fired at each other continuously from
the rapid-fire guns mounted in the tops of
the different warships.
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Qpurrcis between n Farmer and Wife
End I'm Murder and Suicide.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. September 10
Near Nottingham, suburb of this city,
early this morning, Lafayette Prince,
well-to-do farmer, killed his wife with an
ak, then slashed his own throat in a ter
rible manner with a razor, and is dying.
The cause of the tragedy is thought to be
the elimination of numerous quarrels be-
tween the couple over property affairs. 1t
is said both husband and wife were ex-
tremely jealous, and both were possessed
with ungovernable tempers.
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To Assist the President.

Assistant Secretary Uhl OF the State De-
partment has been delegated to act as an
assistant to President Cleveland in the ar
bitration Of the long-pending boundary dis
pute between Brazil and the Argentine
Republic, which under the terms Of the
treaty between those two countries must
be decided by February next. Mr.. Uhps
duties will be advisory only, and the de-
cis:on of the question will be made by the
President alone.
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Convention of the Connecticut Be
publicans.
BALLOTING FOR CANDIDATES
General MeNin in the Lead on
First Ballot.
HARTFORD'S DELEGATIONS

HARTFORD. Corn, September 19.-Ths
republican state convention reassembled in
Foot Guard Armory at 1890 this morning
Congressman w. Z. Sinonds in the chair
Chairman Samuel Fessenden of the ere
dentials committee reported the result OF
last nights meeting, seating both contest.
ing delegations from Hartford. Henry c.
Robinson being on both tickets, received a
whole vote. and each Of the other six hall
votes. This decision was ratified and the
report accepted.
Col Cheney in nomination for governor In
brilliant speech. calling forth frequent
applause.
For New Haven county Fred. B. Farms
worth nominated Gen. Merwin Of New
Haven. Judge A. b. Beers of bridgeport
seconded Merwin's nomination, as did Chas
j. Porter of Goshen.
Ex-senator o. v. Coffin of Middletown
was named by George T. Elmer Of Middle
Charles T. Searles Of Putnam nominated
candidate ''
At 12;SO a motion for an informal ballot
was agreed to, with this result: Merwin.
Ito: Cheney, 135 1-2; Coffin, 1875; Porter
81 IL; scattering, L.
The first formal ballot by check list re-
suited: Merwin, 40; Cheney. 1872 1-2; Cof-
fin, lbs; Porter, 63 IL; scattering, 2.
Ine PLATFORM.
The platform renews all republican
pledges and scores the democratic national
administration for lack of ability to sue
cessfully administer the government" and
invites the business men, manufacturers,
mechanics and farmers Of Connecticut to
PASS Judgment by their ballots upon a DEM
ocratfc tariff BILL conceived in sectionalism
and brought forth in scandal and Justly de-
nounced as monument OF party perfidy
and party dishonor.'
The tariff and money question are refer
red to as follows:
I'VE call attention to the later DECLARE
ton of democratic leaders that their ruin
oCs fight for free trade will be renewed
at the nrst opportunity as further warn
ing to the country that the unprecedented
commercial distress of the past two years
will be indefinitely prolonged, unless the
control OF the affairs of this great nation
Is put back into the hands OF the republi-
can party. which alone has proved itself
equal to the great trust.
me republican party now, as always,
the party OF honest money. holds that
American silver as we'll as American gold
should be used as standard money under
sure the maintenance of a parity of VAL
ues"
The platform. after indorsing the course
OF the party in the state, closes with an
appeal to voters as follows:
we heartily commend to the SURFACES
OF our fellow citizens the candidates for
state offices this day nominated, and we
look forward confidently to their election
as an expression of the desire felt by the
people of Connecticut of a restoration Of
republican policy in control of our national
affairs"
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Chicago Grain and Provision w
ReDorteud nv SilS,,v o.
New York Cotton.
baltimore Markets.

DaLiAMoHE, September 19-Flour dull up-
Snanged-receipts 1882 barrels; shipments is gu
oaIaeis' sales $50 barrels. Wheat easy-sIot, 54Is
Deeember, b7l1a577.: May, G2ik: steamer No. 3
ied 2ao2t..receipts, 3e,!2o bushels: shipments.
asWy bushels; stock. l.51a IO2 bushels; sales
SsOo bushels; milling wheat by sample. 55a55ls
sorn steady-spot, SO; September. 80; year. 5ilsa
o4s,receipts 100 bushels; stock. Gi.035 bushels;
southern white corn. GO: southern yellow corn CO.
oats steady-No. white western, 35a35k No. .
mixed western, 33a33 h-receipts, 10 2s0 bushels:
stock, s.S77 bushels. Rye quiet and steady-No
52-receipts. ,lSo bushels; stock. IA. 26S bushels
Hay easy-gcod to choice timothy l2OoaSi3 90
Grain freights quiet and unchanged. Sugar and
butter firm, unchanged. Eggs lrn-fresh, 1914
Cheese firm, unchanged.
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TEST SUGAR BOUNTY CASE.
A Mnndamus Asked for Today Agains
Secretary Carlisle.

The Miles Planting and Manufacturing
Company Of Louisiana. a duly organized
and licensed corporation. engaged in the
planting and growing of sugar cane in that
state and in the production of sugar. this
after con applied for a nardamus against
the Secretary of the Treasury and the COM
missioner Of internal revenue.
The petitioners state that an inspection
Of their plsnt has been refused by the
treasury officials on the ground that the
lately enacted tariff Law annulled and re-
scinded the granting OF q bounty to sugar
producers.
That the tariff act does 20 operate the
petitioners deny. and they ask that the
Secretary Of the Treasury be compelled to
direct the asked-for inspection.
The petition was presented to Judge Nc
Comas. who directed the respondents to
show cause on October 4 next why the
mandamus should not issue as prayed
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y negro named Sadie Greenleaf spent
Yesterday riding in pubic vehicles, visiting
bar rooms and other disreputable places
and last evening cab driver landed him
at the first precinct police station, where
he was locked up for being drunk. He is
now charged with grand larceny, it being
alleged that he entered the house of Mr..
Tucker, No. 62S Sd street, yesterday, and
stole sl1O. He had spent most of the money
before he was locked up. Today he was
photographed for the gallery, and tomor-
row he will be given a hearing in the Police
Court
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MISS DESHA'S REJOICING.

She Thanks the Women in Breckfn-
ridges District for Their Work.
LEXINGTON, KY, September 19.-Mrs
F. K. Hunt. the venerable president of the
Woman's Anti-Breckinridge Association OF
Lexington. has received a letter from Miss
Mary Desha, sister-in-law of Col. Breckin-
ridge, now residing in Washington, from
which the following extract is taken:
Il Will probably never see you again on
this earth. and I want to tell you how much
l thank you for what you have done in de-
feating the man who has disgraced the
Ashland district. You, at home, can hardly
realize how we have felt here There was
Universal rejoicing this morning. when the
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PHILADELPHIA REPUBLICANS.
Nominations of City OMcers and Con-
gressmen.

Nominations of City OMcers and Con-
gfessmen.
PHILADELPHIA. September 19.-The re-
puhlicans met in convention today and
nominated the followihsa ,Judges-Orphans'
court. William B. Hanna: common pleas.
Robert N. Wilson and Mayer Sulsberger.
City treasurer, Richard q. Oellers; register
OF Wills. Elias P: s@ithers. Nominations
and the second, fourth, sixth and eighth
state senatorial districts.
Representative H. H. Bingham, in the
first district: Robert Adams. jr.. in the sec.
A. c. Harmer. in the 9th, were renomi-
mated. Frederick K. eHalterman was NOM
mated in the third district to oppose Nc
Aleer. f
Becker. Thomas. Penrose and Grouse were
renOminated for state senators.
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ENGLISH EMBASSY CHANGE,
Hugh Cough Will Take the Place O
william EdWnrd GOschen.

According to a press dispatch from Lon
don. there will soon be an important change
In the English embassy in this city The
report is that Hon. Hugh Cough. eldest son
Of Viscount Cough. has been appointed
secretary to the British embassy at Wash
ington, an Office which has been held most
acceptably for the past two years by Mr.
William Edward Goschen. Mr.. Cough is
about forty-five years of age. and reached
the grade Of secretary in the British diplo-
matte service In 1887. His wife was Lady
Georgiana Frances Buckingham, daughter
Of the fifth earl Of Longford. 1t is not
stated where Mr.. Goschen will be transfer
red.
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Killer by Her Grief.

bhlDGETON. N. J.. September lsLrb.
ocoy OF Mrs. Caroline Stathen. the wife ~
Anred stathen. wealthy farmer. was
round lying on the kitchen floor last night
oy the husband and daughter. Mrs. stath-
en- mad dropped dead from heart disea..
which had been brought ON through .~'
sessiEe erief over the death of her eldest
oiscnarge OF q gun. The husband a nov
Frustrated by grief "o"
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TRIED TO HOLD HIM UP.
Kaiser Drew His Revolver and Es-
capped From FOOtpads.

FRANKLIN, N. j., September 19.-Ben-
jamin Kaiser was on Passaic avenue going
to his home last night when man sud-
denly appeared in the road and ordered
him to stop his horse and hand him all
the money he had. At the same time the
man pulled a pistol to back up his demand.
Kaiser quickly drew his revolver and
fired at the highwayman.
There appeared to be four or five men in
the party, and they all drew revolvers and
fired three or four shots at Kaiser, who,
however, managed to escape from them. 1t
is not known whether any of the robbers
were hit. The police were notified today
and are looking for the footpads.
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Assistant Secretary Reynolds Of the In
terror Department has rendered a decision
holding that where an application for pen
sion under section Of the act Of June u,
1870. Is filed by a claimant. who at the time
Is insane and without the Intervention of a
committee, the pension. on allowance
should commence from the date of filing
such application upon proof that the disa-
bility then existed; the payment of the pen
sion to be made only to a duly appointed
and qualified committee.
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Commodore Hichborn, chief of the bureau
of construction and repair, Navy Depart
n ent. has returned from a visit of in
spection to the Bath iron works. Bath, Me-
He says that work on the torpedo ram
Katahdin, building at those works, is pro-
crossing satisfactorily, and that the vessel
will probably be ready in about two
months She is required to develop a speed
of II knots,
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HEAVY RAIN AT NEW YORK.
1t Fell an Inch in Two Hours This
Morning.

NEW YORK, September 19-New York
Is experiencing a part of the heavy rain
fall now general throughout the country.
At 10 o'clock this morning % inches
had fallen since yesterday. At o'clock
this morning the fall measured only IL
inches. The increase in two hours is ex-
tionally heavy. Since the rain began at
o'clock yesterday morning the total fall
for this city has been 2.2I inches.
The heaviest rain fall on record for New
York for any twenty-four hours is GIT
inches. which fell September 22 and %,
1SS2. There is also record of o.12 inches
September IL and IL, 1870.
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Robert Jackson, a colored man, while
working in a stone pile near Chevy Chase
yesterday. was bitten on the hand by a
snake supposed to be a copperhead. The
injury. although apparently slight. may
prove serious. He was sent to Freedman's
Hospital, and today he seemed to be doing
better than the physicians had anticipated.