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The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-18
JUSTIN F. FORD DEAD.
He Was One of New York's Fire Com
 nissioners.

New York. Sept. 17.-Fire Commis- sioner Ford died at his home in Ford ham this afternoon. He had been suf- fering from appendicitis and had been operated on a few days ago. His death was directly due to peritonitis.
 Austin D. Ford was born in Boston, August 31, 1857. He spent his boyhood years in San Francisco. In 1874 MT. Ford came from San Francisco to New York to take position on the Irish World.
 In 1884 cooperating with the Irish World, MT Ford distinguished himself in leading the Irish revolt from Cleve- land to Blaine. MT. Blaine, in one of the published letters that appear in his life edited by Gail Hamilton, refers to Austin E. Ford in affectionate terms.
 In 1885 with his cousin MT. Ford founded the publishing house of A. E. & R. Ford and later with the same partner, he bought the New York Free mans journal, of which he was editor until the time of his appointment as fire commissioner year ago. Mir Ford was an active worker in the cause of Ireland. He was twice nominated for congress by the republican party, but failed oS election.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-18
GoRMIN TO uonK ON sEwA11.
The Maryland Senator Will Ask the Maine
 Man to Withdraw.


 New York Sept. 1S.-The Times says: Senator German of Maryland, ac- cording to a story current yesterday, has been detailed by Chairman Jones of the democratic national committee to arrange the withdrawal of Arthur SeWall as vice presidential candidate It Is we'll known that when Chairman Jones published MT. Sewall's letter to MT Bryan in which he agreed to withdraw from the ticket all arrange ments were completed to take MT. Sew all at his word. It was also part of the scheme to retire MT. Watson and sub stitute populist less aggressive than the Georgian. When this plan be- came known to some of the New York leaders, who are supporting Bryan, they made vigorous objections to the substitution of an out-and-out popu- list for MT. Sewall.
 Since then Vermont and Maine have spoken and the democratic managers openly concede that the eastern states are overwhelmingly against Bryan. They think that their only hope is to carry some of the states of the middle west, where MT. Sswall handicaps them.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-18
IA BLUNDER OR A CRIMEv
PROMINENT MAINE PoPULIST ON
 SEWALL'S NOMINATION..

L. c. Bateman Says the Millionaire Shin owner Will Ruin the Democratic Party Scores Senator Allen for the Manner in i Which He Notified Bryan of His Selec- Hon by the Populfsts as Their Standard Bearer-Bryan Must Express His Ap- | proval of the Populist Platform in It's Entirety Else He Will be Knifed. Lewiston, Me, Sept 17.-L. c. Bate
 man of Auburn, the populist candidate for governor, last Monday. also secre- ! tary of the national populist notifica-
 ton committee, is dissatisfied with Sen- ator Allen's notification of Bryan of his nomination for president by the populist party.
 | MT Bateman, in an interview this af- ternoon by representative of the New
 England Associated Press, said: s."The recent election in Maine should be suf-
 cient to convince the entire country
 that the nomination of Arthur Sewall was either colossal blunder or a dark-dyed crime Until lately I have
 been inclined to believe it was the for
 mer, but it certainly now looks as if 1t was deliberately planned and exe- cuted as a crime.
 "The presence of Sewall on the na-
 tional ticket resulted in the practical
 annihilation of the democratic party in this state. If he remains on that tick ct it will inevitably result in the anni- hialtion of the populist party 1, Yes, I have read Senator Allens Iet- ter of notification to MT. Bryan. Of course 1t IS farce. It is on par with all the doings of the men who are try ing to sell out and disrupt the peoples party. The senator is not enough of a
 politician, however, to carry out fis scheme. He has overdone the matter | and simply made himself a laughing stock. Middle of the road men are for the most part delighted at his bung- ling work.
 Think for one moment of the idea. of telling MT. Bryan that we are all willing to support him, but we do not expect anything from him in return; that we don't expect him to believe in ally lHIuS tHdC we QO, put are simply pining for the chance to vote for him entirely regardless of any platform of principles; that we are more than will | ling that he should use us for spit toon as we have no dignity of our own 1 to preserve.
 This is the sum and substance of | Senator Aliens letter. After we get
 done laughing over the senator's mess,
 we shall quite likely take some steps
 to find out whether MT. Bryan accepts l our nomination and our platform of l principles. At St. Louis all of his 1 friends urged that we should nominate him as he was a populist and believed l in all of our principles. We want to know whether these statements were 1 true or false We propose to find out and shall do so whether it Is agreeable | to Senator Allen or not. We do not propose to thrust our services upon any
 man who does not want them, or who
 is ashamed of our principles. We only
 ask for fair treatment, and that we
 propose to have"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-18
TO PURCHASE THE UNION PACIFIC. Syndicate Will Do It if Assent of Congress
 Can be Secured.

Washington, sept.k7-General Wade Hampton, commissioner of railroads, and Hon. w J. Coombs of New York, government director of the Union Pa cic road, were in the city to-day to confer with Secretary Francis over the forthcoming reports relating to the Pa cific corporations and particularly as to the Union Pacific road, The proposi- tion in regard to this railroad contem- plates foreclosure covering the main line of the Union Pacific and the cen tral branch in Kansas and Colorado uniting Kansas City and Denver. The claim of the United States under it's second lien now amounting to about S67 000, 900, it is said to be paid in cash by the purchasers at a percentage amounting to about s50,O00,000 It is further stated that a syndicate has been organized to purchase the road on congress can be secured. by the ar engagement.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-18
HILL STILL SILENT.
Refuses to Discuss the Work of the Buffalo
 Convention

Convention.
 Albany, Sept. HAS soon as word was received in Albany of the nomina- tion of Mayor Thacher for governor, Senator Hill was telephoned to at Vol fert's Roost and asked for an interview on the nomination and platform. He replied that he had nothing to say. Mayor Thacher Is at his summer home at Altamont and could not be reached.
 National Committeeman Charles Tracy of the sound money democrats was found. He said: If that plat form is adopted at Buffalo the people there ought to come out honestly and squarely for free silver
 will that platform be endorsed at Brooklyn?" was asked.
 q think it would be very unlikely. found when I was in New York this week that the people through the coun- try who few weeks ago favored the ter what the Buffalo convention did have somewhat changed their opinion. This Is a year when people have got to speak out. Any man who runs on a ticket subjects himself to criticism from both sides and is sure to fall between. regret that we cannot have only one state ticket. If we have to select q third ticket the free silver people will have forced the issue"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-18
YOUNG mBx,s REpuBL1cAN CLUE.
Enthusiastic Meeting Held Last Evening
 SpeecheS Made. .-.-.

Enthusiastic Meeting Held Last Evening Speeches Made.
 The Young Mems Republican club meeting, held last evening at the club rooms on Grown street, was the most enthusiastic one that has been held for several months. When President Fred B. Farnsworth rapped the meet ing to order both rooms were uncom- fortably filled and the halls were crowded. The meeting, which was the regular monthly gathering, was called late, as many members were in at tendance upon the school mass meeting, and the three conventions which con- vened successively at z, 7:30 and 8 o'clock.
 The club received the resignation of Samuel McLaughlan, who has been financial secretary for some time. The resignation was accepted with regret by the members of the club, as MT. Mclaughlin has made an efficient of ficer. Frank J. Rice was elected to fill the vacancy. The finances of the club were reported to be in an excellent condition. President FarnsWorth ad- dressed the meeting on the importance of the members of the organization putting their shoulders together and working for a common purpose as one man. The club voted to hold weekly l Thursday evening of each week during the campaign E. Theophilus Lesfield, the day of the week that such meetings should be held E. Theophilus Leifeld, yHy ryt< VI,
 R. Hull, James T. White, A. Maxey Hitler, F. w. Darlington. A. c. Bene- dict, Jacob B. Ullman, the delegate to | the Milwaukee convention Of the Re- publican League of clubs, addressed the
 meeting.
 The members of the club will meet at the rooms next Wednesday even- ing at o'clock to form and parade to the Hyperion to participate in the grand rally to be addressed by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts.
 The following were elected to mem
 bership in the club: J. J. Chandler, w.
 H. Grove, w. L. Denslow, c. T.
 Downes, F. A. Foster, Samuel Good
 man, R. G. Graves, J. B. Haggerty, R. E. Hall, N. A. Hughes, C. D. Lester, D. Theo Liefield, F. B. MacLane, H. B. Manson, $. R. Marshall, p. A. Monroe, F. J. Myers, William F. Myers, A. w. Russell George D. Seymour, H. B. Shell. A. w. Sperry, J. D. Stannard, George H. Stowe, l.. H. Strouse, James
 R. Stuart. William J. Stuart, E. l.. Will son, jr., J. H. Norman, J. S. Free, w. O. Filley, J. McClusky, J. H. Allard, c. Knoeffel L. Klinkerfuss, c. H. Gill | bert, F. C. Atwood, Charles o. Wood.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-18

ken position which, Is also the post ton of the populists and the silver re- publicans against the'issue of bonds ill time of peace and against the trafficll- ing with syndicates which save the na- ton at so much per save from the ex- tremities in which they themselves have placed the government for the purpose of saving it, again at a high price (Laughter). Our opponents go upon the theory that these syndieates are able to bleed the people without the people knowing 1t. At least they think that the people find It out the syndi- cates will have made so much they won't care to make any more.
 Our opponents have been giving us bond issues just about as fast as they thought the people were able to stand them"
 MT. Bryan denounced the bond sym dicate contract and continued:
 If our treasury department were run in the interests of all the people instead of being managed by Wall street finan- ciers in their interests 1t would not be necessary to make these humilating contracts. Our opponents are afraid if the Chicago ticket succeeds law will not be enforced and order will not be preserved. But they know if the Chi will not only be enforced against the will nto only be enforced against the little people who transgressed, but against the big onss who conspired against the nation Whey say they are afraid property win not be secure. Your property will be more secure un- der our system of finance than it has been when men have. been licensed to prey upon your property and eat the bread you have earned In the sweat of your brow. (ChePrs.) We not only desire to use the silver dollar we now have, but we want more dollars to use among the people. p.
 They tell you If We have free silver our dollar will be worth no more than the Mexican dollar. EWhen man tells you that ask him whether the Mexican dollar is good to pay taxes with. He will say no. You tell him our silver dollar is good enough to pay taxes and debts with and under free coinage it will be as good as it is now"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-18
DEATH OF ENocH PRATT.
Baltimore Multimillionaire and Philan-
 thropist Passes Away.

lhsseS AWHys
 Baltimore, Sept. 17.--Enoch Pratt, multimillionaire, banker and merchant, died at his country residence, "Tivoli," !" Baltimore county, at o'clock tonight. He was one of the notables of Balti- more and widely known as one of the most successful men in business life. He also had the distinction of being, with perhaps one exception, the oldest active bank president of the United States. MT. Pratt celebrated the eighty eighth anniversary of his birth last Thursday.
 He was until few weeks ago sound physically and mentally and every day gave evidence of his vigor in the con duct of his business affairs. The ex- treme heat of early August prostrated him. Since then he had not been at the National Farmers and Planters bank, with which he had been connected as director and president since 1S49.
 Mr. Pratt was born in North Middle boro, Mass, September 10, 1908. He came from old Puritan stock, being a descendant of Phineas Pratt, who arrived at Plymouth in 1923. MT. Pratt came to Baltimore in 1881, bringing with him his total cash possessions $l50-and entered the business of a hardware merchant. Always enterprise ing and public spirited he went into railroads early and in connection with his mercantile, industrial and financial pursuits amassed great fortune. In 1882 MT. Pratt made a gift to the city of a public library costing upwards of a million.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-18
s6 STATES; sa4 ELECTORAL VOTES.
Estimate of the Bryan Managers as to the
 November Verdict.

Chicago, Sept. 17.-Based on the pres ent outlook as viewed from democratic headquarters the press bureau to-day gave out an estimate by states as to the Bryan majorities in November. These estimates give Mir. Bryan 36 of the 45 states, with 324 electoral votes, leaving out New York and New Jersey. Illinois is claimed by 45,OO0; Indiana, 3O.00O; Iowa, 30.O00; Wisconsin, SO,OOO; Minnesota. S5,O0O; Michigan, 3O,O0O; Ne braska, 3O,OOO; Missouri, 60,OOO. North Dakota is not claimed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-18
German Bank Robber Sentenced,

Berlin Sept. 17.--W. H. Bowers, alias Moore, alias Burton, of St. Louis, Mo, was sentenced in court here to-day to five years imprisonment at hard labor for robbing the Berlin Cassen Verein of 5000 marks. Bowers in 1881 tried his hand at bank robbery in America, he being known at that time as George Ebbens.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-18
S1O,OO0 FIRE AT NoNOUITT.
House That General Sheridan Died il
 Slightly Damaged.

New Bedford, Mass, Sept. 1.-The summer cottage of Henry O. Stone, of Chicago, was burned to the ground to- day at Nonquitt, near here, Loss $10,- 000 Insured. The settlement had a narrow escape from a great conflagra- tion, several cottages catching fire, among them that in which General Sheridan died, which is still owned and occupied by his widow. Engines were sent from here, but arrived too late. The fire was started by candle left burning in a dark closet where some amateur photographic plates were be- ing developed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-18
APAINEUL ACCIDENT.
A Little Boy Falls and Punctures His
 Eye.

Willie Sullivan, the year old son of D. J. Sullivan. POP Poplar street, Fair Haven, met with a painful accident yesterday afternoon while playing at the St Francis parochial school.
 The boy tripped as he was running in the yard and struck his eye against some sharp pointed substance. He was taken to the hospital where it was found that his eye was punctured and the sight would be totally destroyed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-18
Senator Butler on Fusion.

Washington, Sept. 17-Senator But Ter, of the populist national commit tee, talked this afternoon on the sub ject of fusion. He said that the com mittee was willing to make any reason- able concession in order to solidify the silver vote for Bryan.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-18
Silver Coinage for Aue,st,

Washington, Sept 17.-Mint Direct or Preston made public to-day the coinage of silver dollars for August. There were coined 2.650.00O, the seign- orage on which amounted to sS22, 2,027,- 03, which was yesterday paid into the treasury.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-18
aoED IN NEWFOUNDLAND.
Paying Lodes Struck-District Covers
 Forty Square Miles.

St. Johns, N F., Sept. 17.-Prospect- ors have strnck several beds of gold bearing quartz at Cape Droyle, thirty miles from St Johns. An analysis made in England shows yield of three ounces of gold and one ounce of silver per ton of rock. To-day more prom ising lode was struck. The owners claim that the reefs are unusually rich. The discovery is creating great excitement. Licenses to search forty square miles of adjacent country have been ordered.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-18
Cincinnati for the Bosphorus.

New York Sept. 1.-The cruiser Gin cinnati passed out at Quarantine at $40 D. m. to-day bound for the Bos- phorous. She is expected to overtake and consort the Bancroft, which left a few days ago bound for the same des- tination.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-18
f'O SEND TYN4N HOME.
French Government Will Not Allow Eng
 land to Have Him,

London, Sept. 17.-A dispatch from Paris says that the French government does not wish to extradite Tynan to England, and that it will probably cause him to be placed on a vessel bound for the United States.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-18
OUT OF POLITICS.
Is The Monticello Club for the Present
 Campaign.

Campaign.
 For the present campaign at least the Monticello club will cease to be polit- ical factor. It was so decided last ev- ening at 8 meeting of the board of gov ernors. The organization will be kept intact and the clubs social functions will be the same as they have been in the past The subscriptions are com ing in with which to pay off the in debtedness. The creditors have agreed to accept 60 cents on the dollar.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-18
FLYING MIG DEFEATS sANDE.
Results in the Several Contests ct the
 M edford Track. @

M Medford Track.
 Medford, Sept. 1.-The attendance at the Mystic Park races this afternoon was the largest of the week. Flying Mig won the unfinished matched race of yesterday hands down. Nicol B. won the first heat of the 2:13 pace handily. Alcinta secured the second heat by the slightest possible margin Then an outsider, Mignon, came to the front and by splendid work secured the third and fourth heats. She lost the fifth by bad break at the quarter. The sixth Mignon won after close race with Alcinta. The 2:24 pace went to Storys Clay without much exertion on his part
 Fantasy had snap in the free-for- all and easily took three straight heats. Summary:
 Match Race-( ed)-Half-mile
 Heats-Purse $500. Flying Mig, blk s, (Sterling) 1 2 1 1 Sandy oh s, (Avery) ........ 2 2 Time-1 O91a, 1:06%, 1:04%. 1!O61a.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-18
PA Class-Purse sl.000.

Story Clay, b h,.........-...... Artful Maid, b m, CDurland).. Jacks Mother. b g, (O'NeiD.... Random, g g, (Bowler).-.--.-. Josie McEwan. ch m. (Meoney) Killarney Maid, b m, (Lock-
 wood).... ... ------.-- Mildred, oh m, (McDonald)....
 Time-2:15, 2:17, 2:17A.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-18
THE EASTERN PROBLElT.
England Cannot Act Without the Aid of
 Other Powers.


 London, Sept. 17.-Ali the morning papers will publish communication, which, in their editorial comments they describe as sen1i-oaScial com munique defining the attitude of the government on the American question. The communication says:
 "In view of the great anti-English outburst in the European press the British government wishes it to be un- derstood that its policy is unchanged. It is acting in complete accord with the other powers, as hitherto, Sir Philip Currie, the British ambassador to Tur- key daily confers with the other diplo mats in Constantinople. Nevertheless, public feeling in Constantinople that the government would never be sup ported in again siding with Turkey. If the powers cannot cooperate in ending the carnage caused by Turkish misrule the only course open to Great Britain is to stand aside and hope for more satisfactory state of affairs"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-18
Free-for-all Trot-Purse s1,5OO.

Fantasy, b m, by Chimes, dam
 Honora, (Geers)..... ..... William Penn, b h, (McCarthy) 2 9 2 Onogua. b m, (Turner).. 8 Kentucky Union, ch m, (Ecker) 4 4 {
 Time-2:10, 2:10, 2:10a4.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-18
GIN. HARRISON NOT TO SPEAK.
Will be Unable, Owing to Private Affairs
 to be Active in the Campaign,

Will be Unable, Owing to Private Affairs, to be Active in the Campaign.
 5 Chicago, Sept. HEX President liar rison has asked the national republican committee to make no appointments for him to speak. His time is too much taken up with his private af- fairs to permit him to make campaign speeches, according to a letter receiv- ed from his private secretary to-day.
 Indianapolis, Sept. 17.-The republi- can state committee has failed in it's attempt to secure the services of Gen. eral Harrison in Indiana during the campaign General Harrison, however, has promised the Marion county re- publican committee to make a speech made some time ago, and he has never asked to be relieved from it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-18

St. Petersburg, Sept. 1.-The Novoe vremya declares that the triple alli ance of Germany, Austria, and Italy has joined Russia and France because they have undertaken to withstand Great Britain's designs, which are di- rectly opposed to those of all the na tions on the continent of Europe.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-18

Paris, Sept. 17.-Temps says new collective note from the powers has been handed to the porte. It dwells upon the fact that no mussulmans have been punished for the outrages upon Christians and protests against all the dragomans being excluded from the so called inquiry into the rioting.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-10-31

Senator Elklrs of West Virginia: Il
do not believe that Bryan will secure
the electoral vote OF West Virginia. or
that the Democrats will secure any Of
the West Virginia Congressman. My
belief In the election Of Mckinley Is nm.
shaken. AMI count Ohio. Indiana. iii.
nois. Michigan. Wisconsin and Iowa IN
the Republican column. Maryland Is
also In the Republican list"