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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16
PoPulIsrs, MANIFESTO.
1t Is Regarded as a Rebuke to Thomas n
Watson.

Watson.
CHICAGO, Dot 1.-THE national com
mittee Of the Peoples Party has issued
manifesto, which, 1t Is intimated is in the
nature Of a rebuke TO Thomas E Watson
who has insisted upon 'the middle of the
road" course. The manifesto says in part
Your national committee INDUCED the
hope that the patriotic action OF the Peo
pies Party In national convention II
subordlnating the interests of party to th,
success of the vital issues involved In thit
pampaign would be met by equally unself
ish devotion to a common interest on the
part of tho Democratic party, and that all
the friends OF silver could present solid
front against the minions of greed by sup
porting one tioket-the truly cooperative
ticket, Bryan and Watson But, this hope
being disappointed, there were but tive
courses left, one Of which must be adopt-
cd: First, to run a straight Bryan and
Watson electoral ticket In every state.
which, on account of the failure Of the
Democratic party to support this ticket,
would have effected the same RESULT in
shis campaign that would have followed
the nomination of a straight Populist tick.
ct at st. Louis-namely, the election OF
Mckinley and the triumph of the gold
standard.
The other course left open to your com.
mittee that was consistent with the action
of the convention in nominating Mr. Bry-
an was to do everything in its power to
unite the voters of the country against
Mckinley and TO overcome the obstacles
and embarrassments which, IL the Dem
ooratio party had put the cause first and
party second, we would not have encoun-
tered
This could only be accomplished by ar
ranging for division Of the electoral vote
in every state possible, securing SO many
electors for Bryan and Watson and conced-
ing so many to Bryan and Sewall.
At the opening Of the campaign this.
under the circumstances, seemed the
wisest course for your committee, and Ii
Is clearer today than ever that il was the
only safe and wise course II our votes were
to be cast and made effective for the relief
of an oppressed and outraged people. Fol
lowing this policy, your committee has
arranged electoral tickets in three fourths
of the states and will do all in its mower
to make tho same arrangement in all of
the states. BY perfeoting this arrangement
every sincere opponent of the gold stand
ard giving loyal support to these Joint
electoral tickets the Peoples Party will
not only secure in the electoral college for
Bryan and Watson several times as many
votes as we could have possibly secured by
making a straight fight, but we will Sc
cure the defeat of Mckinley and the gold
standard, which should now be the great
est desire of every Citizen who believes in
the principles of true Democracy as taught
by Jefferson and of true Republioanism
as represented by Abraham Lincoln.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16
Mckinley Confident.

CANTON, o., Oct. 14.-For the first time
since his nomination Major Mckinley
openly prophesled the success of the Re-
publican party at the coming election It
was to delegation from Sandusky ooun-
ty, o., the home of the late President
Rutherford B. Hayes, one of whose sons
was present that the Republican candi-
date deolared
1.-THE way to restore confidence is to no.
tify the world that we are nation of
10000, 900 of people, who propose to pay
our obligations, and that we will do three
weeks from today, and then stop these
weekly and monthly and annual deficits
in our treasury"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16
STORM KINGS WRATH
DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE ON THE
ATLANTIC COAST.

The Presidents Friend Resoues Five Men
In a sloop-ereat Havoc wrought at
Coney Tsland-Much Damage on the
Massachusetts, aud New Jersey Coasts.
NEW YORK, Oct ia verltable hur.
ricane has swept over this section Of the
country. The wind blew with terrific
force reaching, at Sandy Hook, velocity
Of 75 miles an hour. The tide rose to a
height many feet greater than has been
seen for years, and the waves all along
the Atlantic coast swept in with force
that carried everything before them and
did damage to tho amount Of many hun
dreds Of thousands of dollars.
Sandy Hook and points along the Jer-
sey coast felt the fury Of the storm most
of all, but Voney Island experienced the
most direful results The beaches were
swept clean, pavilions we're overturned
and carried seaward, bathing houses,
boardwalks and everything not far inland
on the famous island was torn up and
carried out on the raging waters
At brighton Beach the stonewalks In
front of the big hotel were under water,
and toward the end of the afternoon the
famous Seidl Concert hall was inundated
and partially carried away The we'll kept
lawns In front of the Oriental hotel and
Manhattan Beach hotel were laid waste
and the lower portions Of the hotels flood
ed. Innumerable smaller buildings were
simply picked up bodily and carried away
by wind or waves.
At such place as Far Rookaway the
fury of the gale is indesoribable. Those
houses which were built on sand were
washed away, and those higher up, which
for years have been out Of reach of the
highest tides, were flooded
The damage at Coney Island will reach
fully 5000, 600 and at Far Rookaway about
$4,000
Along the Jersey coast most of the dam
age done was to piers and to breakwaters.
Preparations had been made, as forewarn-
ings of the storm had been given some
days before. AS yet very little damage to
shipping has been reported, for, ON account
Of warning many craft delayed sailing,
and others that had cleared returned for a
safe anchorage
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16

TAPLATA, Nd, Oct. 14.-George Mat
thews accused of killing James J. Irwin
at Aliens Freshet. st. Charles county,
Aug. 2, awaiting trial for murder in the
first degree, has escaped from jail. He is
still at large, but parties of armed men
are securing the country In search of him.
1t is charged that the iailer carelessly left
the door open while serving breakfast to
the prisoners, and Matthews slipped out
Irwin was shot through the head from a
window while asleep In his own house.
and his wife is accused of having been an
accessory TO the murder, which, 1t is
thought, resulted from an improper inti-
macy between her and Matthews. The
woman was not indicted, but is being held
as a witness
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16

BOSTON, Oct 12.-Rev. Crosby H.
Wheeler, the we'll known missionary Of the
American board, died at Auburndale. In
his early life DR.. Wheeler was a pastor In
Maine, but in 1857 he entered missionary
service in Turkey and was located at Kar-
put, wnere for 39 years he labored inde-
fatigably. He was the founder and the
president of Euphrates college, and through
this institution and in other ways he had
wrought most successfully for the good of
the Armenians. He was at Karput dur
ing the massacre in that city in November
last, and his house was then burned.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16

GREAT HARRINGTON, Mass, OCT IA
This town was visited by the greatest con
hagratiOn In its history last night, The
fire broke out about 1890 O'Clock and do
stroyed the major part Of the business sec
tion Of the town. The fire started in the
Kennedy hotel annex and spread rapidly
to the adjoining buildings The fire de-
partment responded promptly but the fire
had gained such headwGy and the heat
the street and could only fight the flames
from the rear.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16

WASHINGTON, Dot 14.-Word has been
received here Of the approaching marriage
Of Mr.. Van II. Manning Of the United
States geological survey, now in camp in
Indian Territory, TO q beautiful Indian
girl, Miss Elizabeth Crabtree, belle Of the
Creek Nation Miss Crabtree is the daugh-
ter OF W. +. Crabtree, a wealthy stock
man and ranohoWner Of Muscogee, l. T.
Her mother Is a member Of the Carter
family Of Virginia She Is 10 years Of age
and Is said to be extremely fair, with dark
eyes and bronze brown hair, and was sdu-
GATED In one Of the colleges Of the Territory.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16

NIAGARA FALLS, Oct 14-It now seems
almost certain that the mysterious suicide
who ended his life 80 tragically by jump
ing over the parapet at Prospect point In
TO the water was A. ]. Barton of OIL City,
Pa. A letter has been shown the chief Of
police which was written by Barton and
indicates that he had been made crazy by
the rejection of his advances to young
girl of this city. kilograms have been sent
to Oil City. The general description of the
suicide corresponds to that Of Barton.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16

LEwEs, Dol, Oct. 13.-The American
schooner Luther A. Roy, from Sohiverie,
Nova Scotia, for Philadelphia, with car
go of plaster, struck near the point of
Cape Henlopen while terrible northeast
gale was prevailing. The force of the sea
was so great that the vessel pounded to
pieces on the sands before the life saving
men could get line to her. Three of the
crew lost their lives, and five Of the crew
were rescued after an awful experience
with the elements. Great damage was
done to docks and piers at this port by
the heavy seas
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16

PHILADELPHIA, Oct, 1.-THE jury In
the second Indictment charging Frank p
Michellon, Camden's sx-eity treasurer,
with malieasanee in office, has found an
other verdict of guilty. Counsel for the
defense contendod that corruption must
be shown to convict for malfeasanoe, but
the state maintained that only willful neg
leot was essential to a conviction. The
jury was out for several hours and brought
IN the verdict which acquitted him Of en-
bezzlement but convicted Of malfeasanoe.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16

WASHINGTON, Oct IA. - Department
clerks on their way TO office from Wood
side, Nd, about ten miles from town, dis
covered the dead body Of Captain Simor
Kane, former member Of the Seventeenth
Wisconsin volunteers, suspended from a
limb OF tree that had been blown over In
the recent storm. Captain Kane had been
living In the soldiers homes az Milwaukee
and Marion. Ind, praotioing at both
places as a claim agent. About a month
ago he went to New York, and, his money
giving out, he sought to enter the home at
Hampton, Va. II Is believed he feared his
application might not be successful and
therefore committed suicide
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16
Damage at Narrngnnsett Pier.

NARRAeANsETT PIER, Oct. 14.-The se-
we're northeasterly gale which has prevailed
for the past few days did much damage
here. A section of the Rockingham sea
wall has been torn down, and the lawn is
washed out. The entire front of The AL
oazar, on Beach row, is badly damaged, and
the building has been shifted on it's foun-
datfons. The old Governor Sprague bath
house has been entirely demolished A
three masted schooner was sighted with
mizzentop and forestaysail carried away
She passed TO the eastward, apparently
making for New Bedford.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14.-Tom ShArkey,
the sailor pugilist, will leave for New
York on Saturday and will leave no stone
unturned to make Corbett keep his agree
ment to fight. Sharkey says he will pull
Corbett's nose, If necessary to make him
fight. If he can't get up fight with Cor
bett or Fitzsimmons, Sharkey will go to
South Africa, where he will be matched
against Joe Goddard.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16

GoUvEREEUR, n. Y, Oct. IA - The
registry List Of Election district No. Of
this town has been stolen. AZ meeting
for registration on Saturday last there
was difference between the Democratic
inspector and the Republican watcher over
the plaring Of certain names on the list.
The police are working on the case, but
there Is apparently no olew.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16
THE TEACHERS WORLD.

cordially invited to contribute whatever
may be helpful or suggestive to Others in
this line of work. Communications will
be gladly received by the editor Of this de
partment.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16
Thou.and Mon nnnsftad.

WALTHAM, Mass, Oct 14.-The Amer
lean waltham Watch company has posted
notice announcing Sthat on and after
Friday next the factory viii run 81 hours
per week instead of on half time Two
thousand hands are benefited.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16

CORNING, n. Y, Oct. 10.-The Genesee
conference Of the NJ. E. church voted to
admit women TO the general conference,
the vote standing 1879 for and against.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16

NIIDDLKr0gE, \. Y, Dot 14--After a
years ,.urage on one side Of Mombasha
lake log Island. containing about
6wnf f land, became released and
u H1N floating IN Wind lake, situated Is
a||os from this oity, near Monroe. Hunt
arc having fine sport with the foxes
zaoooons thus Imprisoned.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16

Answer to the tree problem in last
weeks PRESS.
Square height of the tree, square
distance from it's root to where the
part falling strikes the ground find
their sum, and divide by twice the
height of the tree the quotient will
equal the length of the part falling.
j. A. KIPP.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16

Answer to Tree Question last
week.
From the square of the height of
ne tree subtract the square of the
distance the top struck from the
stump, and divide by twice the
height of the tree.
S0xS0 6400
25x25 625
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16

Even If it were true that free coinage
at 10 to l would raise the price of sill
yer, how would that benefit the great
majority of the American people? Not
one person in a thousand owns a silver
mine or has silver bullion fer which he
wants higher price. But everybody
wants to buy silver in the form of man
ufactured articles Of use or ornament,
and therefore wants it TO be as cheap as
possible. A scheme for making glass
ware on hardware dearer would not re-
ceive much favor from the consumers of
those goods. Is 1t at all likely that the
consumers of silver manufactures are
anxious to pay more for them?
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16
THE sILVER QUESTION INANUTshELL
Free Coinage of Bricks Would Not Raise
Their Price.

Did you ever stop to think what
would be the result if the government
should by legislation determine that or
dinary building bricks 2 by by s
inches in size should be legal tender In
any amount for 81 each and should ar
range to have them so stamped in any
quantity free of cost to the persons pre-
senting them?
Under such circumstances the price
Of building bricks would at once advance
to 81, 900 thousand, for If they could
be "ooined" without cost the bricks
"uncoined" would be worth just as
much as the "ooined" brioks-$1 each.
But did 1t ever occur to you that it
would not be an advance In the value Of
the bricks, but decrease In the value
of the dollars, which would thus estab-
hsh a new parity between money and
property" that under such a system
1000 would be worth only 1000
bricks; that that 1000 bricks would
exchange for no more commodities or
labor than 1t does today, and conse-
quently that 81 900 would mean no
more to us than 1, 900 bricks do nowP
In other words, our government can
determine by legislation what commod-
ity and what amount Of that commodity
81 shall be, but it must leave it to the
laws of comparative supply and de-
mand, cost Of production, ETC., to de-
termine what the value Of that COM
modify shall be, 1t may declare that a
brick shall be a dollar, in which case
81 will be worth whatever brick will
exchange for. It may declare that 30.
grains Of gold shall be a dollar, in
which case 81 will be worth whatever
20. s grains Of gold will exchange for.
or it may declare that 412H grains of
silver shall be a dollar, IN which case 81
will be worth only what 4121f grains of
silver will exchange for, the same to-
day as sos cents in gold. or, "giving
the debtor the option" as to what dollar
he shall use with which to pay his
debts, 1t may declare that each of these
three shall be dollar, in which case
81 will be worth just as much as the
least valuable Of the three, which under
present conditions would be the brick.
IL Carroll Root.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16

George Louis Palmetto Busson du Maui
rier was born in Paris In 1884, and receiv-
ed an art education In the world famous
Latin Quarter. His passionate love for his
native city, the tender recolleotions Of bis
youth there and his kindly tolerance Of
its imperfections, stand prominently forth
in everything he ever wrote.
Studying as he did In the Latin Quar-
ter when that district was In the heyday
Of its picturesque bohemian glory, he had
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16

16O)5775(S6 3-32 feet, height of
stump, Ans,
KIRO.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16
pu MAuRlER,s DEATH.
The Author Of "Triiby" and peter Ibbet-
som Passes Away In London.

LONDON, Oot 10. 0.-George du Maurier,
the author artist, made famous by "Trll-
by" is dead. For days he had been hover
ing between life and death, his illness be-
ing heart disease. His end was painless,
and he passed away surrounded by friends.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-16

rhe United States Fleet In Mediterranean
waters to 60 Into Action n Resistance
IL oHered-rhe Programme Sanctioned
By the European Powers.
The sun., 1896-09-13
CrleLet Gam.. Yr.trranr.

The Columbia Ciun was scheduled TO play its
association championship; match at Paterson. The
cluD was nnahu - muster It's team. however
ana forfeited the match Ia the champions.
The Forest Hill {. c. OF the New Jersey State
League 1ourneyeI 10 Control Park TO play the
CJr.bbuan e. Z. The latter rather easily by "A
score OF W To 80. The good stand OF j. De SILVIA
for twonty nvc runs was the feature OF me game
Tho Horkvilles had an easy time against tho Ber.
mnlas NJ Central Park, winning by "a score of p2
TO 30. j. Kelly ani r. j. Tracy both play ed I'm good
form Tor lorKvIlle, while the bowling OF Canning
and Aurphy of.the- same eleven proved very efIec,
i've.
The team OF the steamship Britannia was TO have
played the Kings County Club Prospect Park
The SaVormen, however, were unable to Eeep their
engagement, and the Kings County men played an
eleven selected by A. smedley, winch waf defeated
by.a score OF 50 10. ~, q, Williams and A. Nj.
seEt did ihe best batting for the winners, the
former scoring twcuIy and tho latter sixteen
The Manhattan Cricket cluo played Its Iasr game
or the season at Prospect parg. where a mort.
hanhed team of Tile ST. Georst'A 4. &. proved rnsy
'lcItns for Its second eleven, by a score OF 90 ~,
y5, III game OF the New FORK Cricket A.sorla.
tons championship series, W, Adam oxbiblted
splendid form for the winners, anu contributed "A
we'll Played innings or rnIrS four. white W BearI.
all MI hard f.r twenty. and r. O'Reilly added
Lme1lJ'twn. W. ArmItass BOWED IN good form
Tor 81. George'A anu accomplished ''hat trIck' by
obtaining three wickeIs In consecutive balls.
The sun., 1896-09-13
Fuhrmna's riuesy Ride from R.a.,. ..
This City.

frederick C. Fnhrman OF the Buffalo Ramb,.r.,
heyele club left Buffalo on last Thursday at ociocl
~ " e"'Ho,,Sn new record between Buffalo ana
arrived IN 'hls city yesterday afternoon ana wall al
up the CITY Hall steps at exactly 10 oclocr mn.,
.Aa''W % hours and 10 minutes for the trip, which
new record. The ride was according m ,Sa
rules OF the Ccstury Road Club of America, '''
large party OF local enthusiasts awaited ,,.
htrNai OF the plucky rider at lloth stree, 20 No
sccort through the city and he rec.iv 81 '" ~ rt as
ociSE. and Hnrns9 wsnt 20, 10 iIOlh street at Az
Mhrelnrn, At 23s West loan stres, VIC
Mairs o ih v nv was paced TO City Rail Park Dy \ w "
Rtch,ImInan rghmrmans route from Buffalo was hy tho
,na syTacuse utcs. Albany and ibsnc. Wy ~
Sing Sing and Tarrsa' ns hudson River through Huas"n,
lines .hr"us o, sfh. hour. hut aged sessrs raj
rnScs ~ s lie rode al Friday night and whsp WI pace,
He rep"rs IA E yesterdar afternoon II was rainin"
cn ~ a. Anu Then poor to Bue stores ron irgln,
,'us 'ns roads are almost unTidals Ssy,snu Syra
pncSy wb,sinpnh OF The towns through which ibs
mat the ride was made N'u AZ evidence
The sun., 1896-09-13
Earl K1sEK's CLErEn r1cioRr
Defeats y Number OF Crnek.n.iack. In .
Oue-n,ile Race at PhiiadeIphia

Oefento Number OF Crnck.a.jnckp In n
one-mile Race at Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. l2.-Fast times were
made at the National Circuit meet Of the Asso-
ciated Cycling Clubs of this city to-day. Ten
thousand persons saw Earl Kiscr win tho Rrea,
race OF the day. FOR which . purse Of $500 was
offered. the largest purse OF the National Cir.
cult. The men qualified for this race In five
heats. only the winner OF ench heat and the Sec
ond in the fastest heat being allowed to start
Single pacemakers were placed in all heats. the
times being fast Kiser was beaten by Butler
but his heat bel ing the fastest brought him into
the ftnAl. Iiegler shut Bald out In his heat and
the hnal. two paccmakers were employed
Sanger had gained u lead twenty yards from
home. kiser jumped from the rear Of the bir
Fellow and in u few we'll l-timed Jumps won by a
tion record. Bald and Sanger did not Qualify in
their heat OF the one-mile han dlcap Krick and
Tro,t divided the honors OF the amateur class
Summaries: A0''
One ,,, Mile, open Spen P5ofe:s!onal,Pnrso $500 divided
Riser Walter Sanger second, Tom Butler third otIo
ZleSler fourth, Tom Cooper NTH Arthur tiardln.p
s,nth, , lime 2'o4 10 Single pacing; Slate conpe
One Mile Handicap. Prorrssional-wou by Ziesler
Iu yards; LonEhead yards. second; Ackrr 40 Yards
FIVE Miles, Handicap, PfofessionaI~ivon hy Il q
Gtark s,. 29S yards O. Wells $50 yards. second: j. b.
fourth. Time ll:i52 -, -'' 'afas
Rsaaus @%f w "a oEsn Y%ss hy W. Krcs
Ii: Hensei. third Time. Wis. 'A1e'pH'" second c.
wSeslra. %s9nra, 81 81 ~. HanIiGep, Amatcurwon by
ond; e W, Krict sratch tnrd Tine, i:iSis 'ee'
ner ni M ssras nsnW?A Ms,. % ~ card
fourth. lime, 2:l1. '' '"'eh'
The sun., 1896-09-13
7RAp SHOOTING.
Murphy Wins tho Patten Cup at Holly.
wood.

Murphy Wins the Pntten Cup at Holly
wood.
HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 12.-The contest for tho
Patten Cup, valued at 500. at tho Hollywood
Gun Club grounds to-day. lay between Edgar
Gibbs Murphy and Alfred Looming. There were
six entries. Two Of the number failed to finish.
They were Hocy. who dropped out on the forty
ninth round with nine misses. and WINS, who,
hfter scoring ." out Of the first 2s. missed lis
twenty-heyenth. twenty-eighth. and twenty
ninth. and dropped out on his tnirteth round.
Hooper led at the half He missed his seven
teenth bird and scored ~ kills. Murphy,
Looming. and Mc.\lpin each scored 20 Kills
McAlrin missed his twenty ninth and Looming
Murphy continued In the van until the forty
sixth round was reached, when he missed. Nc
Alpin and Hooper each having missed three
birds lett the finish between Murphy and Loen-
Ing. each finishing with III kills. dividing first
and second moneys, S240. Hooper took third
money, $50.
In the shoot off Murphy led OFT with kin.
ioening's fourth bird dropped dead out OF
bounds by less than two feet. Murphy scored a
XIII. winning the cup amid applause. There
WAS hut little betting on the result. Murphy
was the favoritc. The scores:
Pa't tn Cup 30 birds $50 entrance: cup and 90 per
cent TO winner. 70 per cent. to second. and 10 TO
third.-Murphy, 80 wards, lb: Looming Yb yards a.;
yards, 40; WINS. 30 yards. rs.
Shoot on for Cup -Murpny, 1; Looming. ..