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The morning times., 1896-10-28
HILL WILL NOT SPEAK.
Willing to Give Advice But Refuses
to Take the Stump.

New York, Oct. 27.-Chairman Dan
forth of the Democratic State committee
returned this afternoon from Albany, where
he had seen Senator Hill.
II saw Senator Ill.," said Mr.. Danforth,
''for Il few moments, but our conversation
was partly on personal matters and we
did not discuss the political situation"
Mr. Danforth also stated that Senator
Hills attitude was unchanged in regard
TO The ticket; that he would continue to
advise the State committee as he had been
doing for some time.
did you see Senator Murphy" asked
tue reporter.
Yes, saw Senator Murphy at Troy
replied Mr.. Danforth.
Had he anything to say bout the situa-
tion?''
Yes, Senator Murphy told me that he
was for the Chicago ticket and platform
and would stand by every word of it,
George Wise, chairman OF the Repub-
lican advisory committee of West Virginia,
writes to Assistant Secretary Perkins,
at Republican national headquarters as
follows:
There is positively no question about
West Virginia. We are to have a
great sound money demonstration here
November 2, when Republicans and Sound
Money Democrats Will join hands against
Bryanisrn. We shall give Mckinley and
Hobart a handsome plurality"
Gen. Powell Clayton, who is in charge
of the speakers bureau at Republican
headquarters. said this afternoon:
The letters l am receiving from our
speakers in what may be called the doubt
ful southern States, are most encouraging
in character. The reports from Tennessee,
West Virginia, Maryland and North Caro-
lima. all indicate that these States will
cast their electoral vote for Mckinley"
The morning times., 1896-10-28
WILL OBSERVE OHIO DAY.
Travellers Sound Money League Re.
ceive a Letter From Mckinley.

New York, oct. 2T.-Letters have been
received from Major Mckinley and Mr..
Mark A. Hanna with regard to '.Ohio Day."
- be observed by the Commercial Traveli
ers' Sound Money League, in this city,
october IS. The letter from Mr.. Mckinley
is AS follows:
My Dear Sir: Referring to yours Of the
lsth instant, would say tnat | know that
the monday meetings OF the Commercial
| Travellers Sound Money League, which
have been held in your city have been very
| effective in inspiring the interest of thou
fandS or business men and others with
the Overwhelming importance of the uues-
ton now at issue before the American
| people.
The commercial travellers and your
league could not have engaged in a m0 ore
laudable and Indeed q more patriotic work
Through you return my hearty concr;,tu-
| latiOnS to those who have had. this matter
in charge. l thank you for your invita-
tinn TO he with you at the meeting on the
18th instant, but | must beg of you to
| accept my regrets and express my good
wishes To the assembled league
MIR. Hanna writes from Chicago as fol-
| lows:
My Dear Sir: Your notice that the 2sth
will be .Ohio Day offers me the oppor-
tunity to send congratulations to the Com
| mercial TraTelers' Sound Money League
| or New York, and / thank them for their
| energetic aud loyal support To the cause
which means SO much to the American
| people. | send greetings from the great
states of the West and promise that they
| VIII contribute their full share to the
| glorious victory on November 3, which
wall stand as a bulwarE Of defense to the
| nations honor and credit"
The morning times., 1896-10-28
LEADERS ARE FOR GOLD.
Chief Arthur and Other Brotherhood
Officials Issue Statement.

Chicago, Oct. 27.-The Republican ma
tinnal Committee today gave out the lul-
lowing:
Peoria, Ill, Oct &c TO the working
men of the UnIucu states:
To refute a false statement as we sill
ccrely believe IL to he, and correct an irI
preston that our friends and acquaintances
may have formed concerning cur sigma
lures TO Il campaign document going the
rounds OF the press and circulated bread
cast on The streets entitled Proclamation,
i'll Which il is made TO appear that We
are in favor of free silver ;,t any ratio and
substantially the establishment OF two
standards of money, contradictory as the
terms may be, We wish TO be recorded by
all who are interested in our position as
being enphatically and unequivocaliy
against any such measures, but are 1or
the sound money plank promulgated by the
Republican convention at St Louis.
"Our signatures We're obtained nearly
three years ago 10 n document pretending
, TO be memorial to Congress, then in
| session, which in our belief and memory
was Il much milder paper than is the
proclamation referred to. And no mat
ter what our opinions may have been on
the money question at the time of our
signing the memorial nearly three years
ago, we have learned enough since On the
subject TO warrant us in denouncing the
dtttiiipi Iltt VI slANti 10 10
1, believing it TO be directly against
the interests OF labor ana also believing
that under condition of free coinage this
country would be subject to one of the
| most friglItful panics that any country in
this world has ever seen.
"Our belief in this statement is strength
eGed by an admission made by William j.
| Bryan, candidate for President, in a recent
| speech in the Northwest, wherein he is
| reported TO have said that he thought
that u free silver condition would bring.
| for tie present, stagnation and panic, but
| from which, in four years, we would be
| cover
I'VE do not believe that this country can
stand an additional four years of misery
| and distress and are, therefore, opposed
| TO tie sentiments contained in the afore-
| said 'proclarnation.' "
| TIE statement is signed by P NJ Arthur,
| grand chier brotherhood Locomotive En-
| gineers; F. P. Sargent, grand master
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers: F.
| W. Arnold, grand secretary Brotherhood of
| Locomotive Fircmen.
The morning times., 1896-10-28
KEENE AS RICHELIEU.
Charles HanfOrd Shared H0n8rs Last
Night as de Mauprat.


Thomas W. Keene last night appeared In
Bulwer Lytton's great drama, ''Richelieu." :"
mt the Lafayctte Square Opera House. or
Mr.. -Keene's entire repertoire this Is prob
aDly The least attractive OF any 61 TIE
plays. The literature OF the drama Is
classic, bot the realistic growth OF public
taste seems to have LEFT behind TINS piece,
tuougu II cannot diminish lne Charm or
power of Shakespearc's dramas. AS tne
Cardinal, Mr.. keene nevertheless gave con-
vincing evidence or the dramatic sincerity
which, coupied wien Ills native genus. mas
lirted him To the ommanding positloh Which
he holds in the ranks of classic actors.
He denotes character shadings OF admir-
able delicacy with simple means ana cpfrl-
plete absence of effort. In presentations
OF ''Richeleu'' SO much Is said or the
curse OF Rome" speech that 1T seems 70 pe
a point in the drama towards which AL
tends and after which the interest wanes.
Mr.. keene has not elected to make con-
spicuuus "a single passage in this manner.
He is consumed by his character from tle
moment he first creeps wtakly upon the
Scene leaning upon tie clerical attendant,
and for real subticty OF feeling and com
plete denotement OF all the sugeestivcness
OF the reading he does not anywhere else
eclipse his acting at the end of the flrst
act III the scenes with Julie, with de Nau-
pratt and finally with both OF them.
Charles Hanford actually shared the
honors with AIR. Kecne. He was warmly ap
plauded when the audience recognized
him, though at first in testimony OF friend
, liness, afterward as tribute to his acting
OF the role of de Mauprat.
Others i'll the cast whose work deserves
cUmmendation were Miss Grace Hopkins as
Julie, Lawrence Lowell as Francois, Ber-
tram Temple as Castor, and John Milton
as Baradus. This afternoon "IngOmar" will
barian and Miss Hopkins as the Greek
maiden,
The morning times., 1896-10-28
MOTHER ANDBABIES MURDERED
Three People Killed by Unknown
Assassius in Missouri.

st. Louis. Oct. GA special from Rich
mond, Mo-, says triple murder occurred
eight miles northeast or that city last
night. The victims we're the wife and two
little children of Jesse Winner. The child
rem We're aged three and one years respec-
lively.
Winner is "a miner and works in the mines
at Richmond. The murder was evidently
committed early last night, but the bodies
We're not discovered till this morning.
When found by Il ncighbor, the bod v of Mrs.
Winner. her head mashed out of all shape
was lying in the yard in IA pool of blood.
Tie body OF the eldest girl Was found on
l lie bed, and that OF the baby ON the Iloor
inder the bed. The throats of the child
ren.were cut and the jugular veins severed.
All around the house and in the yard
we're evidences of Il terrible struggle, and
The poor Woman evidently did not give up
Intil the asSa SSH had struck her a dead
$ blow on the head. cleaving the skull.
There is no clue to the assassin. \ little
deaf and dumb girl the child OF Mrs. Win
ner by former marriage. W as present
when the murder was committed, but is
unable to tell anything OF the crime.
The morning times., 1896-10-28
AFTER OUTSIDE LINES.
Board of Managers of Joint Traffic
AssOcia tiou Confer.

New York Oct. 2T.-Thc board of man
ayers of the Joint Traffic Association at a
meeting today decided to prepare a scheme
for bringing into the association the trans
portatiun lines on the great lakes, which
now belong TO an independent organization
called the Association of Lake Lines. The
plan when completed will be- submitted for
approval TO the board of control, which is
composed of the presidents of the roads in
the Joint Traffic Association.
Presidents of roads who attended the
meeting of the board of managers to pro-
mote the plan were Chauncey NJ. Depew, of
the New York Central and Hudson River;
Samuel Sloan, of the Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western, and l.. L. Wilbur, of
the Lehagn Valley. Frank Thomson. vice
president of the Penns ylvania and Oscar q.
Murray, vice president and one of the re-
ceivers of the Baltimore and Ohio, also at
tended.
ID. W. Caldwell, president of the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern; :. X. Gala
way, president of the Nickel Plate, and
ii. u. Redyard, president of the Michigan
Central, appeared at the meeting and dis
cUssed the Injunction to prevent their roads
from bpyCDtting the Toledo, st. Louis and
Kansas City road, known as the Glover
Lear route.
They said that when the matter came UP
before Judge Kicks at Cleveland il would be
shown that the Clover Leaf had violated
an agreement with its connections and hat
also violated the Interstate CONNER law.
The morning times., 1896-10-28
POPULIsTS AT ODDS.
Candidate for Governor in North
Carolina Attacks state Committee

Raleigh, n. c., Oct. Ex-senator Buffers
paper today attacked those POpulists who
have made speeches in opposition to ru.
sion With Republicans. 1t says:
''Don'G for the sake of common sense.
for the sake of consistency. for the sake
of decency and honesty, vote for. any man
or son of any man " no will utter SANDER
Gus statements against Populists from one
end of the State To the other. Stop calling
yourselves Populsts, get out of the party
OF honest men and go into the crowd where
you belong, for We believe we speak the
living truth when we sayno man is wanted
in the ranks of the Peoples party this
year, by the great body of the, Populists.
Who will not support that policy which
gives us the greatest power and influence
in the State and nation. We have al
ways known where we were at. We
want to know this year, and also here
AFTER
This created great sensation as it is
construed to be O direct attack on w. A.
Guthrie, Populist nominee for Governor,
who has denounced Populists who vote for
Republicans. Guthrie this evening issued
an address to the Populists, which is really
The morning times., 1896-10-28
WHEAT PRICES WENT DOWN
Market Was Heavy and Closed al
aL0SS.
Rcport That the Recent Increase
Was Political Move Character.
ized as Absolute Nonsense.

Chicago. Ill, Oct. 27.-Wheat opened
heavy aud had very Few Intervals during
the day when il was otherwise. IL showed
at one time "A net loss of 2 IL cents per
buShel, compared with yesterdays final
Quotations, but recovered IL cent ol that
before the close. The other grain markets
and provisions took their tone from the
leader, but the declines in these were much
less material Than in wheat.
The news such as the traders in wheat
paid any attention to before the opening
was all against the market, and conSe-
quenly il opened very weak. AT the
starting of the regular trading there were
no buyers at over 20 Ia cents, and SO
ANXIOUS had some people i'll The crowd
become 10 sell having stop loss orders at
about 30 centS-thaG a sale or two at
G9 rs cents took place i'll the opening
melee
Liverpool cablegrams noted decline
OF about I'D, and that caused
drop in the price of December here To
60 3-S cents. after having had a short
reaction from the opening figures TO 40 1-2
cents.
Further weakness to that already tie
scribed followed the publication of the
Bradstreet figures That was increased still
more by the confirmation by the official
closing cahlegramS of the additional weak
ness of the foreign markets.
The market here became very weak on
all that and declined III successive slumps
until about half an hour from the close
IL struck 6S &c per buShcl for december.
After the drop 10 6S 4c. a recovery TO
6S 7-Sc. followed, and the closing price
was 6S ? I. a loss of &c. for the day.
London, oct. 27.-Mr. Philip b. Skel-
ton. secretary of the Old Corn Exchange in
Mark Lane. i'll an interview with repre-
sentative of the United ASSOCIATED PRESSES
today. said in regard TO the recent rise in
wheat:
Il certainly think the demand genuine
and the rise justified. A reaction Is prob
able, but il will he only temporary and
caused by PEOPLE having stock ON hand be
ing induced To rush to sell. a number of
cargUes are already on their way To India
Everybody Is waiting. The shortage ui
corn and wheat III India will compel pIr-
ciIaseS The fall in prices tcday was in
sympathy with the foreign markets.
Il believe that there Will be wheat
enough brought To market IN the next six
months To supply the necessities of the
world. The absence of the surplus OF
former years is stimulating trade,
''The statements which have been made
that there is Il manipulation Of the market
to support the Presidential candidacy oi
Nick iuley lit the United States is absolute
nonsense. IndeC iSion is sure 10 Character
ize the markets until confirmation ; re
ceiyed that India and other countries baNt
no reserve. as upon former occasions, sGf
ficient to feed themselves, this lnaecisO1
causing Il Glut in the European market and
a resurgcnce Of prices
The morning times., 1896-10-28
a reply to the newspapers attack, and tbl
created another sensation.

a reply to the newspaper attack and this
created another sensation.
IN his address he asks Populists tf they
Will, on theieve OF an election, desert their
principles, be allured into the camp >of Mark
Hanna and be politically slaughtered;
lf they will vote for all electors on the Bryan
ticket, or If they will vote for gold
bug FOR Congress, or for Senator Pritchard
for Congress, or throw away their Con
gressional vote on Populist GecoyG II the
Fifth and Ninth districts.
He tells Populists IL they elect Repub-
lican to the supreme court they will give
that party majority of Judges Gnd then
ever Populist should hang his head in
shame.
Guthrie So US his personal candidacy gives
him little concern, but the future status OF
the PopuliSt party gives him the deepest
concern In conclusion he says:
Let us show TO he world that we are
not gang of professional office seekers,
but band of political patriots"
This is really an attack on the Populist
State committee, and is one of the chief
sensations of the campaign.
The morning times., 1896-10-28
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HIS SNAKE ESCAPED.
Fakirs Crowd Scattered by an I'm
fOreseen Incident.

man dressed TO represent a Hindoo,
though he was obviously OF Mlesian ex-
tracuon, created no end OF curiosity and
excitement on X street, near Twenty
seventh street north west, last night. He
had collected "a crowd about him, when
suddenly he drew from somewhere in the
folds OF his baggy trousers couple OF
reptiles OF the constructor species. With
these he sought to anuse his audience
preparatory TO introducing "a new sort
OF corn saive.
Before he got down to any real bust
ness, however, the crowd was stampedcd
by one Of the serpents suddenly breaking
from its confinement and making wiggle
for liberty. There were many females
In the struggling crowd and hysteria joined
hands with pandemOnium.
A policeman was finally drawn to the
scene and searched for the cause of II
all, the fakir, but he had snapped his va
lise and silently stole away.
The snake was not found.
The morning times., 1896-10-28
TORN TO SHREDS BY DYNAMITE.
Frightful Death of a Workingman
in HagerstOwn.

Hagerstown. Md. oct. % james Malone,
aged fifty-five years, met with horrible
accident this morning while preparing for
work on the town drain on North Jonathan
street. He was engaged in tina wing dyna-
mite over u small blaze and held one stick
al mis- hand wnlie three otuers lay by ms
side few feet from the fire. The stick
ne held exploded, causing the other sticks
TO go off at the same time. The report
snooti the town. all the windows OF Lo, ses
within a radius of 100 feet being shattered.
Malone's eyes were torn out, his right
hand blown off, and his face, neck and
breast presented a pitiful sight. In a few
minutes he was dead.
The morning times., 1896-10-28

These mild days are good days
to be looking for your overcoat.
Gives you a chance to make
comparison-and get a fair idea
of what each store has TO offer.
The first cold day III find us
erowded-everybody III want an
Overcoat in a hurry.
Better come now-while you
have plenty of time to look-and
we have plenty of time to show.
Prices range from 81 so to S35
and we honestly think every
coat would stand from 81 to S.
more.
The morning times., 1896-10-28
PLUNGED INTO THE WATER.
Woman Jumped Off a Bridge With
Babe in Her Arms

Rochester. n. Y, Oct. 27.-Pedestrians
passing along Central Avenue bridge,
where it crosses Browns Race, this morn
ing, We're startled to see woman. claSping
an infant i'll her arms, climb over the rail
ing and jump into the water. They dis
appeared from view at once.
One of the lockers on procured n rake and
going To the lower end of the bridge hooked
it into the woman's dress as she floated
out from the bridge, and drew her up.
The child had been lodged underneath
and was dead.
The woman gave her name rs Mrs. Car
RE Whalen, Wife of Daniel Whalcn. She
had been drinking and SAID she was moved
10 the act because her husband could not
afford to keep her.
The morning times., 1896-10-28
AMERICAN RABBIs' CONFERENCE
Jewish Book Concern to Be Incorpo-
rated in Ohio.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 2S.-The executive
committee of the central conference of
American rabbis met at the Hebrew Union
College building yesterday. 1t was de-
cided to Incorporate the Jewish Book Con-
cern under Ohio laws. Prayer, hymn and
Sabbath school books will be published with
proprietary interest by the concern.
PROF. Il. Deutsch made u report on jew
ish representation before the parliament
of religions at the Paris exposition in 1900.
The next meeting will be held in Louis
Vile.
The morning times., 1896-10-28
Shot His Friend for n Turkey.

Ell Reno. Okla, Oct. 27.-N. G. Crump,
a reservation cattle inspector at Darling
ton, Indian Agency, four miles west OF
Ell Reno. was accidentally killed by David
Bruner at daylight yesterday morning
Bruner and Crump, in n party OF four,
had gone wild turkey shooting and when
the flock scattered, Bruner shot at what
he supposed to be turkey owing on the
ground 1t was the head of Crump that
he had seen and the Shot took effect in
the center of the forehead.
The morning times., 1896-10-28
CHARGED WITH BRIBERY,
Pinkerton Detectives Tried to WOrl
Up Evidence Against DauntlesS,

Jacksonville, Fla, Oct. 27-nenry w.
Budd, Pinkerton detective in the employ
of the Spanish government is in jail here
for an attempt TO bribe ID. A. Allen, who
has been employed on the Dauntless, to
give evidence against the alleged rllibuster
Ing steamer.
Budd was held in SO SEQ Bond, and
falling to give it was Sent to jail. He
tas been here for some time, occasio onaliy
making trips to Brunswick, Ga, in the
interest of Spain.
If the CubanS have evidence to convict
Budd of the alleged attempt at bribery
he will be sent TO the penitentiary for five
years.
The morning times., 1896-10-28
SHOT AT HIS HOME.
Young Married Man Fatally Wound
ed by Another.

ed by Another.
Akron, Ohio, Oct. 27.-Martin A. Art
bauer Was shot ana fatally wounded at his
home on Portage street, last night, by
Matthias Rybrickar. Both are young mar
ried men, employed b. the American y ercal
Company.
Kybrickar had charged Artbauer With
talking OF his Wife, and had threatened
him before. Yesterday he sent Adolph Jor-
dan, mutual friend. to Artbauer's house
TO inquire il he Would be at home a night.
jordan warned Artbauer that Rybrickar
was coming. Rybrickar entered the hack
door of Artbauers house AMI fired at him.
They grappled. and in the scuffle Artbauer
Was shot II! the stomach anu ityorickar Siiou
himself in the arm. He then gave himself
up. Artbaucr's condition is extremely
critical
The morning times., 1896-10-28
CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY
Turkish Authorities Arrest Arme
nian Men and Women

Constantinople, Oct. 2T.-A number of
important arrests were made by the Turk
ish authorities in this city yesterday and
today. All of the priso.ers are described
as notorious revolutionary Armenians. -"
The governor of the district of Pera de-
clares that one of the persons arrested, a
Persian, had in his possession letters show
ing that he was engaged in conspiracy
against the government. The other prison
ers included three Armenian men and four
women. all anarchists, and all living in
the same house. Six of them had re-
vclvers.
The governor adds that when the prisoners
were searched, five small bombs inended
to be charged with dynamite, were found
concealed in the corsage of one of the
women
The morning times., 1896-10-28
Murderer Escapes From Jail.

New York, Oct. 2.-The detective bu-
reau at police headquarters was notified
tonight by the authorities of the West
chester jail at White Plains, that Peter
james, alias Edward Jacques, one of the
men concernedin in the Walker Adamsmuruer
at Bedford Station, on August 20, had
escaped. James filed his way out of Che
cell at 6 O'Clock in the evening, while
his keepers were watching parade then
passing the prison.
The morning times., 1896-10-28
Government win Not Investigate.

Berlin, Oct. 2T.-The ReichsanZeiger, the
official journal, declares that the govern
ment has no intention to clear up the so
called revelations of the Hamburger-nach-
rlchten, Prince Bismarck's personal organ,
which alleges that Germany from 1854 to
1880 had a secret understanding with Rus
sia at variance with the terms Of the Drei-
bund. "Germany's sincerity and fidelity
to her treaties" the Reichsanzeiger says,
''is too firmly established to be shaken by
such revelations"
The morning times., 1896-10-28
RESTORED AS VOTERS.
Judge Henderson Decides Election
Cases in Montgomery County.

Especial to The Tines.y
Rockville, Md, Oct. 2T.-Judge James
B. Henderson of the circuit court of Mont
gomery county, this morning considered
registration matters.
In the case of William II. and Frederick
Allen, the Judge ordered their names placed
ON the registration list as voters. He de-
cded that they lived at Washington Grove
aud quoted decision of the court of ap-
pcals OF Maryland 10 the effect that spend
ing winter mouths in Washington city
did not change this fact.
The name of Mr.. Alven G. Tracey was
stricken from the list.
The morning times., 1896-10-28
Hay Storage Building Burned

Camden, N. j., Oct. PA hay storage
building occupied by Taylor & Co., and
owned by the Camden and Atlantic Rail-
road, was destroyed by fire last night,
entailing loss of $4,000, $4,000 of which
fall upon the occupants. Taylor G CO. s
grain elevator, adjoining, caught fire, but
the flames were cxtinguisbed before any
material damage had been done.