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EXTORTION BY THREATS.
A rlan Who Claims to be San Fran.
cisco Reporter i'm Trouble.

CHICAGO, Oct. 15.-J. H Cummings.
a young man who claims to be a San
Francisco newspaper reporter was
placed on trial before Judge Clifford this
morning to answer to a charge of eX-
tortion by threats. Harry Tillenberg,
who was named as an associate of Cum
mings, was not present, the Deputy
Sheriffs having failed to locate him.
Mrs. Julia Barrata, the wife of a
stock broker, caused the arrest of Cum
was keeping an engagement with her to
secure a sum of money.
One year ago Tillenberg became ac-
quainted with Mrs. Barrata, at that
time Julia Adler. He paid her atten-
tions for several weeks when an es-
arrangement took place, and the young
woman saw no more of him until last
June He then professed his desire to
renew their former friendship, but met
with no success, as the young lady in
the meantime had married Barrata In
August Cummings called on Mrs Bar
rata with a letter of introduction from
Tillenberg. The husband was away at
the time, and the wife granted Cum
mings an interview. He told his hostess
that he had letters in his possession
which, if made public, would result in
her separation from her husband. She
was surprised to find that Cummings
had secured letters written to Tillen-
berg by her prior to her marriage and
had changed the dates. Fearful of the
scandal which she imagined would re-
suit, she gave SO to her visitor for his
silence Instead of getting the dreaded
letter, she was only gwen a portion of
it. This portion was just one-fifth of
the letter Cummings made four more
trips, each time securing SO for the
pieces Of paper. When the whole letter
had been purchased she imagined that
she had seen the last of Cummings. Her
hopes were false, however, as he ap-
peared with another document. She
then took her husband into her conf
dence and arranged FOR the arrest of
Cummings.
The defense was that Cummings was
a private detective engaged by Mrs.
Barrata on a family case, and that on
learning that he was an acquaintance of
Tillenberg she offered him $50 compen-
sation if he would get two letters in her
former sweetheart's possession
Tillenberg is said to be well connected
in Chicago.
Mrs. Barrata was not in court.
Cummings entered plea of not
guilty.
Judge Clifford heard the evidence. and
sentenced him to ten days in the Coun-
ty Jail.
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Politics Lead to a Tragedy

CANNELLTON Qnd), Oct. 15.-Ed.
Bassinger shot and killed Emery Miles
and wounded Joel Dixon at Adyville
about sundown yesterday. Democratic
and Republican primaries We're being
held together, and Bassinger was yell
ing for Bryan, while Mills and Dixon
We're shouting for Mckinley. This led
to a row, and the shooting followed.
Bassinger is in jail and a mob threat
ons him
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A Quick Fight.

BUFFALO, Oct. 15.-It took just two
minutes for Charley Strong of New
ark to do Joe Butler of Philadelphia
before the Empire Athletic Club Of this
city tonight. The men entered the
ring at 9:15, Butler at 16S and Strong
at 10 pounds. Both men are colored.
Strong said tonight: Il am willing to
meet any man in the world except Cor
bett and Fitzsimmons. l will chal-
lenge the winner Of the Baker-Cr
fight -
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Bryan riay Lose Kansas.

CHICAGO, Oct. 15-Chairman Eu-
gene Hagan of the Kansas Committee
of the National Democratic party wrote
to National headquarters asking for
speakers on account of the inroads
which the gold sentiment among the
Democrats had recently made upon the
silver forces of that State. He pre-
dicted that with an extraordinary pull
for Palmer and Buckner Bryan could be
defeated in Kansas and Populists be
given a crushing blow
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Indemnity Asked for Lenz's Death.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 15.-United
States Minister Terrill has lodged with
the Turkish Government a claim for
S4O,OOO indemnity on behalf of Mrs.
LenZ, mother of Frank LenZ, the Pitts
burg bicyclist, who was murdered by
Kurds while travelling through Turkey
il. 1895
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TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION.
w. B. Prescott REFLECTED President
of the international Body.

COLORADO SPRINGS (Col), Oct 10.
The main business of the Interna-
tioral Typographical Union Convention
which is now being held in this city is
practically concluded. Three long ses-
sions were held to-day, and the net re-
suit was the election of officers of the
organization for the coming two years.
At the morning session of the conven-
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LANDSLIDE FOR MKINLEY.
Such Are the Reports Received at
Republican Headquarters.

NEW YORK, Oct. Ex-senator Quay
was early at national headquarters
this morning.
The reports received from all quar-
ters are that a regular landslide is ex-
pected on November Sd.
John S. Wise of this city who has
been campaigning in his former State
OF Virginia, called at Republican head
quarters to-day. $50 far as the actual
vote is concerned" said he, I'VE shall
undoubtedly carry Virginia, but wheth-
er that vote will be counted as cast is
another matter"
Preparations are being made at DEM
ccratic State headquarters to send out
a vast array of speakers all over the
State to speak for Bryan and Sewall
and the local ticket. Chairman Dan
forth was delighted to-day with the
Bryan and Sewall clubs reports.
These reports make me feel more con-
fdent that we will carry New York
State" said he.
A dispatch from Chicago headquar-
ters at the Republican headquarters in
this city says: within the last three
days Mr.. Hanna has received the most
fattering reports from the Pacific
Coast. The situation in California. Ore
gon and Washington all tell of the good
work done by the speakers sent there
recently by the National Committee"
General Charles Tracy, the National
Committeeman of this State for the
gold Democratic party. was at the
headquarters of that party this after
neon. He talked freely to reporter
OF the United Associated Presses about
the situation. He said that the Boston
gold Democrats had applied to have
Palmer and Buckner speeches, but he
was sorry the request could not be
complied with. He further stated that
Palmer and Buckner would not come
to the Eastern coast again during the
campaign.
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Cigarmakers' Convention.

DETROIT, Oct. 15.-The Cigarmak-
ers' Convention wound up its business
this afternoon. Baltimore was chosen
as the place of meeting in 1901. The
convention rescinded it's action of yes
terday levying a yearly assessment,
and adopted a resolution increasing the
weekly dues from % to so cents.
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A Negro LynChed.

ATLANTA (Ga), Oct. 15.-Henry
Mitner, a negro, assaulted young white
woman at Griffin last night. A posse was
quickly formed, pursuing and overtak-
ing him in the neighborhood this morn
ing. He was strung up to a tree one
mile from the town, and his body rid
died with bullets
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Gold Reserve.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-The treas
ury gold reserve at the close of business
to-day stood at S122, 656, 090 The days
Withdrawals at New York were Sta, 400
one lot being 100000. No explanation
is given for the heavy Withdrawals.
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Believed to be Dunham.

DENVER, Oct. 15.-The Denver po-
lice believe one of the robbers killed at
Meeker may have been James c. Dun
ham. who killed his father-in-law, r.
p. McGliney, and all his family near
San Jose, Cal. Dunham is known to
have been in the neighborhood of
Meeker.
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PopuIists Reject Fusion.

RALEIGH IN. c., Oct. 15.-The Populist
State Committee, after session lasting
all night and up to noon to-day, by
vote of 16 to 2 rejected the proposition
made by the Democratic Committee for
fusion.
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A Banker Commits Suicide.

MANCHESTER Qa0, Oct. 15-J. d.
Kennedy, banker and one of the
wealthiest citizens of this place, COM
mitted suicide last night by hanging
himself. Business reverses led to the
suicide
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Fifty People Killed.

BERLIN, Oct. 15.-It is reported that
a railway train on the Saar-Eiffel line,
conveying a large number of recruits,
was thrown from the tracks. Fifty
persons were killed and many injured.
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lyman Released From Prison.

BOULOGNE-SUR-M Oct. 15.-P
]. p lyman, the alleged American dyn-
amiter, was released from prison at 8
clock this evening.
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ton would not have done wisely to decline the
gift, as the proffer of pair Of white elephants
by a former sovereign Of Siam was declined
by President Buchanan. 1t would thus have
established a precedent under cover OF which
II would have been enabled to decline the longer
testament, sure to be offered to 1t sooner or
later and which It will now have to accept
unless 1t is willing to establish an invidious
discrimination betwee, the two divisions Of
that immense and widely extended faith. Both
scrolls Of the law and the commentary are In.
teresting enough to people who have un.
limited leisure and no other literature out with
us they are at best only photographer curl
osities. Boston may think differently. and set
ND a chair of hermeneutics In her university
for the Interpretation Of both testaments fol.
lowing out lines OF academic practice familiar
to her. But in busy times like these she could
hardly expect anybody else outside OF Siam =
follow her example.
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THIRTY-FOUR PAGES.
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

EOREIGN-It was stated that 5000 persons
were killed in recent disturbances at Oorla'
massacre Of Christians in Montenegro 10 ie"'e
- The italian Chamber OF Deputies appro'eu
the African credits by large MAJORITY
C,hoars wsre given for Prince Bismarck at the
Reichstag anniversary dinner In Berlin
President Alfaro Of Ecuador, decided 10 suSpe"O
nayment of the foreign debt
DONEsTIC-A statement regarding the WORK
~ tho Venezuelan Commission was issued d!
Secretary Malet-Prevost. - II was ah"o".i'e
q, Washington that the so-caed Yuruan Incl
don't between Venezuela and Great britaih nfu
been closed through the good ofnces Oh '"''
country - The battle-ship MASSACHUSETTS y"
her builders trial trip made speed OF 100 N'o'S
an hour. exceeding contract requirements oS
slx-tenths Of knot. - Ashiano " iiHes, s ~
OF the PAGER John r. Gentry. was sofa LOT siu'oV'
toJ r Scott. of Lexington. Ky. - Inc Gov
ernor will act on the Raines Liquor TAX Dill w.
rrou - The case Of ex-1nspector NC
Iaughlin. OF the New-York police. was argued
before Supreme Court Judge Dicke| al Ne"oui g.
CITy AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. insane
women from Bellevue Hospital were lanoeo o!
order OF the Charities Commissioners al warn
Island but the State Hospital managers reluseN
to receive them without new clothing' feiie'ue
Hospital was strongly guarded TO prevent inc re-
turn of the patients there The women were
.ov,roror,,v cared for on the Island. - A col
usion between an expires tram and light engine
occurred on the elevated road at the curve al
One-hundred- d-tenth-st and ConmDus-a'e.'
and three trainmen were badly hurt. - "A
rumber n, delegates for Tuesdays Republican
State Convention arrived in the city. = W. "
Judge. president OF the Theosophical society II,
America. died - Darlington Booth appointed
officers of his new organization The STOCK
market was strong.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day: IN
creasing cloudiness. with possible showers
warmer The temperature yesterday: Hlghes''
AZ degrees; lowest, %; average. 32ss.
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IN OUEST or GOLD.

The present time bids fair to be remembered
as an age Of greed for gain. If ii is not golden
age it is gold hunting age. Nations and in
dividuals the world over. as almost never be-
fore, are Fastening to become rich. They are
doing this in many ways, but most notably by
the simple process of digging precious metals
from the earth. Manufactures, trade. commerce.
agriculture, are all too slow Even in the land
where II you tickle the earth with hoe 1t laughs
with harvest men scorn the hoe for the plckaxe
and the spade All the wealth the most fertile
fields may show Is reckOned as nothing COM
pared with the nuggets and ore that may lie
hid below. SO prospecting is the order Of the
day. In almost every quarter of the globe there
Is fierce quest for mines. end, as was said OF
old, those who thus hasten are not without guilt.
Almost every war or threat Of war to-day may
be directly traced to this greed for gold and
silver, Just as could the savage freebooting of
three hundred years ago.
The troubles in the Transvaal are due to the
gold fever on the Rand. That it is that makes
Great Britain so resolute to maintain her suzer-
ainty over the Republic, and that makes Ger
MANY so DESTROYS Of extending her own influence
over II. The same cause led to the occupation OF
Nasbonaland and to the Matabele war; 1t was
not because Lobengula was a monster OF saw
agery that he wss deposed no. but because his
kingdom was part Of ancient Ophlr. Prempef
OF Coomasse made human sacrifices. 1t Is true
But his kingdom was known to contain much
gold, and hence the Ashantee war; 1t was In
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The current observation, that 1.-THE traditions
"of the Democratic party are all in favor of a
Sound and stable currency" Is most cordially
to be commended to all whose sense Of humor
ia sufficiently developed TO appreciate IT,
The historical facts OF the case are that the
Democratic party was once identified with
wildcat banks, and with red dog" shin
plaster currency, under which system a dollar
bill was worth 100 cents at home, - cents In
the next county, 30 cents In the next State, and
nothing at all in another part Of the Union: and
1t has been persistently down TO the present
day. trying to restore that delec,able state Of
affairs Then 1t opposed most venomously the
issuing Of grcenbncks, the establishment Of Ma
tional banks, and the sale Of Government bonds
to meet the expenses Of the Rebellion. Its next
move was to urge the Reputation Of those bonds,
to fight against the resumption OF specie pay
ments. and to go heli-bcnt for fiat money. as
signats and irrcdcemable imitation. Batiled and
beaten in that campaign. it took up the silver
craze, gave to the country the shame and con-
fusion Of the 70-cent dollar, and became the
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expectaton OF finding gold In Madagascar '"','
tbe French decreed the conquest OF 'ha' iSi'""'
For the same cause Japan wresteu roi
from China. and Brazil and France are NJ" III
yolyed in a boundary dispute. REPORTS Vi h''A,
of gold and gems led England anu fran'e "
the part:ioning of Siam, and are now n'"A'N7
Russia and japan confront each DINER o'e'
Corea. II is the mineral wealth OF the HSsV
nujho md Orinoco basins that makes the 'e"e"-
uca boundary question most acute ana MUS
difficult to settle. II Is the gold mines OF the
Yukon and of the Coast Range that have Drought
the Alaska boundary question to us present
stage and prompted vast extension VI ''"'
dian claims And the gold finds. or eApecleu
finds of British Columbia, Of Anstraiih anu VI
Colorado and Washington are strrnS 'ir'e
great English-spealins nations 10 'he n'',''
Nor would he be far wrong who at'ripu'eo TIE
oririn Of the silver war in American poN'cS HUI
IN nonuIar need nor 10 financial necessities vi
STATE. but 10 individual and corporate green ioi
the enhancement Of value Of the white METAL
Il Is no new thing this craze for goid. lhree
hundred years and more ago il led TO the savage
Sn,nish conouests of Mexico and South AMER
q, and TO the scarcely less furious s'riie De-
tween Spain and England. 1t caused vast evil
tben. and also much good by indlrection. IN
these DAVIS IT is less ferocious. 1t may DO me
world less HARM possibly NOR" good. YET II Is
y strange manifestation. especially of the COOL
calm self-masterful AngloSaXon race ror'
ofor all il is the quest Of the lesser prize, ana
of tho less SIRE prize The fortunes that are
won in mines Of gold and silver ana precious
stones are. after all. beggarly small compared
with those gained otherwise. The wool crop
alone of Australia is worth more than three
times the total gold output The DINER pron"c's
OF South Africa amount TO more than the da-
,ronds If De Beers and Kimberley. All the gold
and silver mined in the United States In n year
foots I'D TO scarcely tithe of the gram crop
In mining. too, it is especially true that the
many fail, the few succeed. The proportion Oh
failures is larger than in almost any other pnr-
suit. Yet the mania is undated. and Will be- 80
lone, os there is a r,lmor of yellow metal ex-
tont II is one Of the most striking. but by no
means most creditable features OF cnd-of-the-
century enterprise.
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PERSONAL.

,...o.,or Hastings OF PENNSYLVANIA, will take pam
IN the Arbor Day observances at the University OF
Pennsylvania on April 10. A tree Will DE piahteo on
the university campus which will be sprout Of the
p pe'n Oliver OF Wilkesbarre. who has tree
ffy-six years old from branch OF the original tree
Az tho money for the beacon in memory Of Ten.
nvson has been subscribed. the monolith for the
sna IN mas o THe viii be set up in the fall OF tn:
S475O subscribed, $50 came from the Cmteu STATES
T Colin Forbes the artist. will soon begin to paint
q nortrait Of ex-President Harrison Mr.. Harrison
will give him daily sttings In Indianapolis. Some
time ago Mr.. Forbes was commissioner ,arl %: by the
Gladstone's portrait and he has just nmshed por.
trait of President Schurman, OF cornell University.
NJ Faure. President of France. is taking great in.
terest in the welfare Of the French soldiers. A few
DAYS ago he visited the barracks Of some OF the
regiments in Paris went to the kitchens and ate
some of the food which Is furnished to the soldiers
food was not good enough. The President intends
to see that 1t is better. NJ. Faure Is exceedingly
popular In the army
An elaborate monograph on THE Speaker OF tn
House Of Representatives" will soon be published BY
Miss Mary Parker Follett. Of Radcliffe College
Cambridge, Mass The book. which is one OF about
four hundred pages, and contains the result OF ssV.
eral years Of hard work by Miss Follet Is said to y
the longest and most elaborate paper ever written
BY WOMAN on any historical mater concerning the
United States Government. Miss foiietts views arr
said to be decidedly original.
The London papers reported Mr.. Gladstone "as
hard nails nis return the other day from the
Continent. AZ Of them expressed It. "he leaped
out of the saloon on to the Charing Cross platform
with all the agilit" OF man to whom a continuous
journey OF twenty-six hours Is as nothing He
gripped Mr.. Armitsteads hand, remarked that he
felt that he had made an unlawful journey BY
travelling without him. and then spent few min,
utes In vigorous Handwriting and vivacious
versation with his friends Mrs Gladstone is look.
Ing much better than when she left England, and
OF manner which make her one of the most charm.
ing old ladies' In England"
Senator Cannon, OF Utah." says The Washing.
ton Times" lis by al! odds the handsomost man 10
the Upper House. That is not all. He Is the young.
es, man In that body. and one Of It's cleverest and
ablest debaters. Modesty is OF his chief charac.
teristics. He is the son Of the Hon. George O.
Cannon. for many years one Of the Twelve, as the
so-called apostles OF the Mormon Church
called The elder Cannon like his son. has head full
of good gray matter. In fact, he was the mainsay
OF Brigham Young during the reign OF that gentle
man over the Church OF Latter Day Saints The
elder Cannon Democratic Delegate In Con-
gress. The son is Republican. and an editor"
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civ: for II voted though by small "nJo|,
NOT RI admit as delegates five women VINO nau
nresentesl themselves 1t was then 'o'eu "
ost tho Iotv TO vote on the question Vi 'n0
o,;y;bi,itv of women, and to ask the minis'i! ~
voto IN a cbong, Of the restrictive RUE ny "u'
inv 70 II the words, land said delegates may y.
mon or womer.." These questions were 'o'eu
on in 1890. 1891 and 1892; and though tnere was
good minority in favor Of women Tue pr
posed change failed TO receive '"e
majority required. cororo,
rho ouestion came up again In the Geherui
Conference Of 1892, and the judiciary Coniiii''
zoo 20 which II was referred, reported asa'nS'
Tho olidhi,itv OF women. 1t was as SUBSTITUTE
Co.. tbis renort that the famous Hahih.oh
a,ondmont, came into existence. Though th's
amendment was really brought forward py .ho9e
'.. ,,o,,o,od that women are now eligible as
delegotes. vet IN it's wording 1t appeareu " ''"e
,,,o o,har oround It proposed to add to the re-
s,r,ctivc rue the words land said deies"te9
.,,s. ha mon only" The object OF putting the
QUESTION in this way will be apparent 10 every
one who Is familiar with pariiainen''! ~
cedurp. As all proposed amehuhieh'
rules must pass the district conferences
tbrec-fourths majority. and the uehe,a' uoA
ference by two-tniius mhJoti!' wv ~
amendment put upon the opponents OIL wo"."
delegates the necessity Of securing SUCH ,n'
,or,t,es in order TO defeat the measure .h'''
making It possible for women to be admi''eu W
a minority vote The amendment was ue
nounced as parliamentary trick but we pe-
love that some OF the conferences have never
tbeless voted on it. A majority OF the conis,
ences. however, have voted on the question: VI
roc,lv-nameiy. to add the words ana sa'u
delegates may be men or women M"hs '
foronces last autumn and this spring have Voteu
of,rmotIyely on the question. But numoer
% imnortant conferences are yet to be heid' anu
+, remoins 70 be seen whether the reluls'e
three fourths majority in favor OF the ame.u'
mont will he obtained. One thing Is cer'a,n'
tho advocates Of women as lay delegates are De
coming more importunate all the time ana they
fool sure Of gaining victory. il not In the COM
ing General Conference, then certainly III 'ne
succeeding General Conference four years hence'
II ia an interesting and possibly suggestive
fact however, that the agitation Is largely car
r,od on nv men. If the women OF the Methouis'
Epjscopal Church desire the right 10 sit as lay
delccatcs in the General Conference they nave
not tbus far made known the fact In any de-
cisive way.