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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-11
NOTICE

All persons are hereby notified that
throwing OF burning papers or refuse OF
any kind In the streets Of the Borough Is
prohibited.
By order Of the town council,
]. @. CHAMBERLAIN,
President, pro TEN.
Attest, ID. H. HORNBECK, Sec'y.
Milford, May 8, 1895.
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OFFICE, BRowN's BUILDING, BROAD ST.
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SEATED LANDS

SEATED LANDS
Blooming Grove Township.
Mitchell, Walter, n. r. 70 acres unimpd,
David Ridgeway, No. 81, 100 acres, un-
impd
Isaac Decow, No. 1O4, adjoining lands of
Amanda Schlner and John Newman.
Delaware Township.
Laing, John w, est. 100 acres unimpd,
. part OF Thos Carney, No. 148, adjoining
lots No. 147 and 149
Greene Township.
French, James, n. T., 261 acres, unimpd,
Howe and Elliot, No. 157, adjoining lands
Of Chas. Biltz and Josiah Whitaker.
PETER, Lewis, n. r, 100 acres unimpd, Mary
Stocker, No. 266, adjoining lands OF Ru-
dolph Linck and Levi Shaw.
LeckaWaw en- Township.
Bovee, Christian, n. T., 2 acres unimpd and
house, adjoining lands of ]. +. Kilgour
and N. Y. i. E. & w. r. r. Co.
Bramer, N. W., est. lots in Mast Hope,
Barn adjoining lands Of Julius Scharff
and L. ID, Shay.
Crissman, Frank, n. T., 80 acres unimpd,
adjoining lands of David Mcintyre and
James Selden.
Kettle, Jonas, est. house and lot, adjoining
lands OF A. j. Rogers and ID. & H. Canal
Co.
Moran, James, H. r. 85 acres unimpd, lot
and Michael Grady.
Riviere, Il. t., n. r., acres impd, 95 acres
unimpd, adjoining lands Of Patrick
Moran and others. Formerly assessed
TO Thomas Gaffney.
Riviere, E. t., n. T. 80 acres unimpd, ad-
joining lands Of Percival W. Davis and
Zaohariah Daley.
Wilson, George, n. T. 100 acres unimpd, ,ad-
joining lands Of VIM. Holbert and David
Mcintyre.
Blackmore, Maria, n. r. acre impd, 9
acres, unimpd house, adjoining lands Of
b. G. Park Association and John Smith.
Westbrook, Lafayette, n, T. 100 acres un-
impd Isaac Deoow, No. 104, adjoining
lots No. 105 and 96.
Lehman Township.
Campbell, VIM, n. T. 90 acres. unimpd ad-
joining lands of Mrs. G.. e. Ratinger and
Jacob Ottenheimer.
McCarty, Arthur, n. T. acres unimpd,
adjoining lands of Harriet Cook est, and
Abram Gariss est.
PaIrnyra Township.
Skinner, John, n. T. house and lot, adjoin-
ing lands Of Neweomb Kimble and
Abram Eade, est.
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LINCOLN, Neb. Sept. 9.-The oontinu-
GUS welcome Lincoln people and large con-
tingents from other parts Of Nebraska
gave William j. Bryan on his home COM
ing eliminated In a grand demonstration
In honor Of his formal notification OF his
nomination for the presidency by the Ma
tionai Silver party. 1t seemed many times
larger than the audience Of 5000 that lis.
tened to Mr.. Bryan in the afternoon. Nor
Eis Humphrey presided at the mesting and
introduced George A. Groot Of Ohio, chair
man Of the notification COMMITTEES, who
delivered a long address. Mr.. Bryan was
lhen presented and made a snort speech.
He said In part:
beg TO reply at this time without the
foRmality Of a letter. The platform adopt
cd by the Silver party contains but one
plank, and that plank, the plank upon the
silver question. Is identical IN substance
with the silver plank Of the Chicago plat
form
AZ have already discussed that plank
at length. It will not be necessary TO entar
into any extended discussion at this time.
beg to answer the committee that 1 ao-
oept the nomination tsndsred by them
0p behalf Of the Silver party IN the sDir.
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Appendicitis is getting old-fash-
ioned. The farmers are getting it.
Globe.
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To THE REPUBLICAN VOTERS OF PIKE
COUNTY. hereby offer myself candidate
for the Office Of
County Auditor,
and respectfully ask that delegates be
elected favoring my candidacy.
JOHN @. WARNER.
Milford Borough, Aug. "a, 1895.
Having been solicited by q number Of
friends / hereby offer myself q candidate
for nomination to the Ofiiee Of
County Auditor
at the Republican Convention and AJAX
that delegates be elected in my interest
II elected / pledge myself to perform the
duties of the position impartfaily and to
the best of my ability.
JOSEPH SCHANNO.
Dingman Township, Aug "A, 1866.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-11

Blooming Grove Township.
Mitchell, Walter, n. r. 70 acres unimpd,
David Ridgeway, No. 81, 100 acres, un-
impd.
Isaac Decow, No. 104 adjoining lands of
Amanda Schlner and John Newman.
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The Day Passed by Without ANY
Serious Incident.
Employees of the Company Paid Off at
Noon and the Works Closed Until
Monday-Police Believe They Will
Not Reopen for the Present, as it
Would Take a Regiment to Keep
Them Running.

CLEVELAND (O.), July 3.-The situ-
alton at the Brown Hosting Works had
an ominous look this morning. Men
gathered on the corners discussing the
killing of William Rettger. A single
shot would very likely precipitate a
bloody riot at any moment.
The police are keenly alive to the
gravity of the situation. AS the nom
union men got off the cars at the works
they were greeted with cries of 'Scab!'
"Scab!' but no violence was offered.
BY actual count seventy-five men en-
tered the works and forty-five police
men were on guard.
The police and strikers think that the
works will be shut down after to-day,
as it will take a regiment to keep them
running Company F and Company 3
of the Fifth Regiment are quartered
down town under "rush'' orders. Each
man has twenty rounds of ammunition.
The company at noon paid off the
seventy-two men now employed by
them and closed the works, saying they
would open Monday with go men. The
strikers say this means that they will
not reopen at all
The funeral of William Rettger, who
was killed yesterday, will be held to-
morrow
A. B. Saunders, who shot Rettger, Is
in a critical condition. He was re-
leased on $4,000 bail His nose is
broken and his jaw and body are ter
ribly bruised. One ear was torn nearly
off. The doctors are doubtful Of his re-
covery.
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idea, and do not believe there is going
to be any. 1t looks as though the silver
men were set upon running the con-
vention 70 suit themselves, regardless
of party precedent, prerogative or prin-
ciples.
Senator Vest, accompanied by bus
load of fellow Mlssorrians, arrived at
the Auditorium in the afternoon. He
was met by Colonel r. er, tf Ma
tional Committeeman 1foin mis- State.
just prior to Senator Vests arrival
President Cleveland's former Post
master-G General, the Hon. Don M Dick
inson, the leader of the Michigan gold
forces, inscribed his name on the Audi
torium register.
Other prominent arrivals were uhlteo
States Senator Waltha11 of Mlssls-
sippi, who said his State and others
south of New York were free silver.
Senator John p. Jones of Nevada
was one of the late arrivals this even
ing. He, of course, bears no creden-
tials to the Democratic Convention,
though he some time since formally
announced his release from the ties OF
a Republican caucus and his adhesion
to the Republican party as an advocate
of free silver
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The Assassin Fires the House to
Conceal His Crime.
Judge Yerkes at Philadelphia Over
rules the Motion for q New Trial
in the Case of James B. Gentry,
Convicted of the Murder of Actress
Margaret YOrke, and Sentences
the Prisoner to be Hanged.

CINCINNATI, July 3.-At an early
hour this morning party of berry
pIckers near Clovedale discovered the
house Of William Brader, a gardener,
TO be on fire. There was no one visible
about the place, so the berry -pickers
went to work and succeeded in extin-
gushing the flames.
On entering the house a horrible
scene was presented. The body of a
woman lay on the floor in a pool of
blood with her throat cut from ear to
ear. All around were evidences of a
terrible struggle. the woman having
fought desperately for her life.
The murderer had thoroughly ran
sacked the house, and had then set it
on fire. evidently in the hope that he
would thereby conceal his crime
The woman was identified by neigh
bors as Mrs. Brader. Her husband left
home at , o'clock in the morning with a
wagon load of produce. leaving the
hired man behind him. The hired man
cannot be found. He is suspected of be-
ing the murderer, and the country is be-
ing secured for him.
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RACING EVENTS.
Rain Prevents Fast Time at the Sioux
City Track.

SIOUX CITY Ga.), July 3-To-day's
races of the Western Grand Circuit
were well attended, but the track was
slow, owing to rain during the morn
ing. Summaries:
Two-year-old pace, purse $1,000,
Cricket won, Omaha Wilkes second,
Nellie F. third. Best tfme-2:39
Twotwenty special trot, best three
in five, Chantward won, Don Quixote
second, Elma third. Best time-2:20.
Pony race, one mile, Pet won, Corona
second, Buck third. Time-2:5J1a
AT LATONIA.
LATONIA, July 3.-Results of to-
days races: Six furlongs, Flora Bal
lard won, Miss S. second, Kankakee
third. Time-1:19%.
Five furlongs, Pouting won, Full
Hand second, The Blossom third. Time
-1:05A.
One mile, Lucien H. won, Nimrod Sec
ord, Old Nassau third. Time-1: :4oH.
Mile and fifty yards, Rasper won,
Blackstone second, Ondague third.
Time-1 :49ai.
Five furlongs, Czarowitch won, Rey
del Angeles second, The Plutocrat third.
Time-1 :05.
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TEACHERS MEETING.
The National Association Will Prac-
ticaIIy Open To-day.

BUFFALO IN. ". July 3.-The
thirty-fifth annual session of the Ma
tional Educational Association will
practically open tomorrow with the
first session of the Educational Coun-
Gil of the association at the Peoples
Church, Niagara square.
Within the next few days it is esti-
mated that 10000 teachers will arrive
in Buffalo, and with them will come
an army of visitors, taking advantage
of reduced railway transportation, thus
gathering within the gates of Buffalo
the largest convention of the year.
President Newton Dougherty of Peo-
ria, ILL.,, is expected to reach here to-
morrow morning for the preliminary
council meetings. The convention
proper will open next Tuesday after
noon in Music Hall, when addresses of
welcome will be delivered by Mayor
Jewett, Superintendent Henry Emerson
of the Buffalo Department of Education,
and Charles R. Skinner, State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction. Re-
sponses will be given by President
Dougherty, DR.. William 7. Harris,
United States Commissioner of Educa-
ton, Professor Barnes of Leland Stan
ford University, and Professor Edwin
Alderman of the University of North
Carolina. In the evening President
Dougherty will make his annual ad-
dress Thereafter the convention will
proceed with departmental sessions,
which will be held simultaneously in
various halls and public edifices.
Miss Amelie Hoffer of Chicago will
preside over the kindergarten depart
Will take part in the sessions of the de-
partments of secondary and higher edu-
cation, and other prominent educators
Will Officiate elsewhere.
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McKINLEY'S VISITORS.
A Large Delegation of Wage.Earners
Call Upon the Nominee.

CANTON (O), July 3.-It was an in
teresting delegation of wage-earners
from Tuscarawas County, numbering
about 1000, that called upon Major
Mckinley this morning. They came
with flags flying, drums rolling ana
bands playing. In the midst of the pro-
cession was borne aloft a huge sheet of
American tin-plate manufactured by
one of the mills at Cantledover 1t is
the largest sheet of tin-plate ever made
i'll the United States, it's dimensions be-
ing 30X144 inches.
Major Mckinley was greeted with
prolonged cheering, and in addressing
the crowd said:
This assembling is fairly typical Of
our American communities, and + fitlx
represents the varied occupations OF the
American people. You are here not
from curiosity, nor from any reasons at
all personal but you are here because in
your hearts you believe in the great
fundamental principles of the Republi-
can party. cloud applause) You be-
lieve that these principles are best for
you when put into practical legislation.
You believe these principles will secure
to all the people the largest measure of
good times, the largest number, and you
believe that because you recall that for
more than a third of a century those
great Republican principles designated
legislation in this country, and that dur
ing all that period you have enjoyed ex-
ceptional prosperity.
Here in this country we are all de-
pendent upon each other, no matter
what our occupations may be. All of us
want good times, good wages, good
prices, good markets, and then we want
good money. When we give a good
days work to our employer we want to
be paid in good sound dollars worth 100
cents and no less. Now, whatever pol
icy will bring us back to the good times
is the one that the great majority of the
American people are in favor Of and
will so register their votes at the coming
election, and you seem to have made up
your minds what that policy is
What l want to see in this country is
a return to that prosperity which we
enjoyed for so many years. Cloud and
continued applause.) What 1 want is
to see idle men at work and at Ameri-
can wages Cloud applause), and the
more men you put at work at good
The record-union., 1896-07-04
TELLER AND MCLEAN.
The Latest Ticket Passed Out by the
Free.SiIyer Men.

CHICAGO, July 3.-A brief, snappy
convention, debate cut off by the pre-
vious queStion-"Short shrift" and a
speedy departure to the happy hunting
grounds for the gold standard men
is the programme mapped out ana
openly promulgated by those who as
sumo to have in their hands the con-
troll of the approaching National DEM
ocratic Convention. This is the talk
wherever the silver men congregate,
and they claim they can have their own
way-that is, when they secure a two
thirds majority. Just now they fall a
few votes short, and Michigan seems to
be the pivotal point. If the four gold
standard delegates-at-large and the
two contested gold votes from one of
the districts could be disposed Of the
silver men could enforce the unit rule
in the Michigan delegate :, and could
thus control the convention.
The difficulty lies in the fact that
.the regularity of the election of the
Michigan gold men is conceded by
even the most rampant silverites. They
frankly confess that Dickinson out
witted them and captured the conven-
tion, although they assert that the dele
ally in favor of silver, and would so
vote if uninstructed.
The silver leaders admit an unwill-
ingness to imperil the popular wave
which they claim is sweeping over the
West and South in their favor by re-
sorting to any questionable tactics for
the unseating of delegates known to be
fairly chosen, and they are looking
around to see If they can capture the
necessary two-thirds in some other
way.
The strange fact remains that ac-
cording to all gossip around head
quarters, and with New York not yet
heard from, it is assumed that the
action of the convention has been set
tied in advance with as much certainty
as was that of the Republicans at St.
Louis. The latest ticket passed around
is: For President, Henry NJ. Teller of
Colorado; for Vice-President, John r.
Mclean of Ohio; for temporary and
permanent Chairman, Senator joe
Blackburn of Kentucky
Some of Senator Blackburn's friends
do not limit his aspirations by accord
lng him the Craftsmanship of the con-
vention. Colonel Phil Thompson says
he will be pushed for the Presidency,
and that ex-Congressman Shea of
Owensboro. KY, will place him in nom
ination.
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A BANK PRESIDENT RESIGNS,
Because the Directors Disliked His
Views on the rIoney Question.

NEW YORK, July 3.-The following
statement was given out at the Mercan-
tile National Bank this afternoon
William P. St. John has resigned the
Presidency of the Mercantile National
Bank"
For several years Mr.. st. John has
outspokenly advocated the free coinage
of silver Recently feeling in banking
circles against bank President advo-
ating free silver has been manifest.
The matter was brought to an issue
this morning at his board meeting, by
his reading letter from one of his di-
rectors, of which the following is an
extract: Il have just heard that you
intend to take part in the silver con-
vention at Chicago. You are under OBJ
legations not to do so. l ad-
nit that the position which you hold
gives you power before convention,
but you ought not to go when you
know your board is against your views
as we'll as all money centers.'
Mr.. st. John was recently requested
by resolution at mass meeting to at
tend the convention and urge upon the
Incorporation of certain preambles and
demands into the platform of the ma
tional Democracy. The first of these
demands is the independent and free
coinage of silver at 16 to l.
Mr. ST John resigned his office of
President OF the Mercantile National
Bank because a majority of his direct
ors thought his compliance with that
request would be harmfulto the bank
The board accepted his resignation
with unanimous expression of regret
The Mercantile National Bank is at
191 Broadway, and is one of the best
known banks in the city. Mr.. ST. John
has been especially noted as practi-
cally the only financier of prominence
in the East who openly favored the
free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16
to 1. He was the only free silver New
York City bank President, and his say
ings and writings have been quoted all
over the West. A few months ago a
Denver newspaper suggested him as an
acceptable free silver candidate for
President of the United States
The record-union., 1896-07-04
GOLD STANDARD nINORITY.
The Advance Guard From Eastern
States Arrive at Chicago.

CHICAGO, July 3.-The most attract
i've event of the day from the stand
point of anti-silyer men was the arrival
CT the advance guard from the Eastern
States, principally New York, repre-
senting the gold standard minority
Their leader, towering in stature and in
fluence, was William G.. Whitney. The
distinguished party arrived at the Audi
toriuGn Annex Hotel at the same time
that several other influential sold and
silver delegates and onlookers We're un-
loaded ait the Auditorium proper, and
the scene in the rotundas of both hotels
was an animated one, until the guests
scattered to their rooms.
AT . O'Clock the bus load of the Whit
hey party drew up IN front of the hotel,
where the former Secre tary of the Navy
has registered almost all Of the party
In less than half am hour Mr. Whitney
reappeered in the rotulda- When asked
# he had any statement to make to the
press, Mr.. Whitney said: Il shall have
nothing to say to-day in the way Of am
IL terview. The fact is, have not any
thing to add 10 what l said for publica-
ton in New York on the issue and the
crisis before the party. ] do not know
anything new to talk about, because 1
have been on a train for twemty-four
hours. and have just got in to look over
| the ground
Then came Mr.. Harrity, the National
Committee Chairman, who greeted the
New York gentleman, and said he was
glad to see him in Chicago.
Close behind the Pennsylvania man
walked the Presidential candidate from
Kentucky, Senator Blackburn, who
added his welcoming words
All the members of the Whitney party
could not be accommodated at the An
mex, so they were taken to the main
hotel. These were James r. Martin and
ex-Mayor Grant of New York. Governor
Flower, who came with the party, went
to the Palmer House.
While Mr.. Whitney was at the elevator
waiting to go into conference with Mr..
Harrity and Others, he was greeted by
Colonel S. w. Fordyce, President of the
Cotton Belt Railway. who formed one of
the gold standard contingent from Mis-
souri,. He evidently came to the con-
ference at the request of Mr.. Whitney.
Senator Hill and Governor Flower
went 10 the Palmer House, where the
state delegation ais a body has a large
parlor reserved for its use as headquar-
ters.
Governor Flower discoursed at some
length upon the financial condition of
the country. He said free silver was not
the cure for existing evils 1.-The farm
er," he asserted, needs above all things
else a short crop TO enable him to sell
what he has at good prices. He has had
Two or three crops row so bountiful
that he could not well dispose of them ait
remunerative rates. He is the last row
ef bricks to be knocked down as the re-
suit OF the panic of 1898. and whoever
shall be elected President this year there
will be good times, | believe, in 1897.
But not upon a free silver basis. Dilut-
ing the currency will not restore the
conditions of good and profitable busi-
ness. Credit is the stability and sound
The record-union., 1896-07-04
WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE.
COTTON r1ILLS CLOSING NORTH
AND SOUTH,
In Hope That Half-Production i'm July
and August 1ay Clear an Over
Stocked r1arket.

NEW YORK, July 3.-R. G.. Dun &
Co. will say tomorrow in their weekly
review of trade:
Complete failure returns for the sec
ond quarter of 1896, April 1st to June
80, inclusive, cover 1895 in the United
State, against 2,2S5 in the same quarter
of last year Failures for the week
have been 237 in the United States
against 25O last year, and 22 in Canada,
against "a last year.
Current movements have been so
largely of temporary character or else
purely speculative on the day by day
plan that they are not highly instruct
i've. Thus an extensive shutdown of
cotton mills is solely in the hope that
half production in July and August
may clear largely overstocked market
Stock fluctuations are still more
ephemeral.
Extended reviews of the half-years s
operations in leading branches of manu-
factures go far to explain numerous
stoppages. Mills are waiting for or
ders, the sales of wool having been not
a third of last years for the same week.
Prices are depressed, but still depend on
possibilities.
In cotton goods the closing of many
mills, both North and South, for half
of July and August is in effect a recog-
milton of the fact that heavy stocks of
goods manufactured from cotton cost
ing from ~ to S1a cents could not be
expected to show profits if the mills go
on making until new and probably
heavy crop of cotton is ready. The re-
duction of prices has brought out a
large demand in many cases, but not
enough to meet the output of the mills.
A further decline in print cloths to 2l2
cents is significant when such de-
crease in production is assured.
Having begun by reducing prices. to
the lowest ever known, boot and shoe
producers are doing a shade better in
prices, with leather a little cheaper.
The output of iron has largely de-
creased, and there is quite general
stoppage of works for repairs, but the
annual controversies about wages have
in most cases been settled, and it is be-
lieved will be settled in all without
strikes.
Wheat declined half cent and recov-
cred quarter of a cent, but Western
receipts continue. remarkably large
The stocks in sight are greater than
year ago, and though winter wheat
yields less, spring wheat seems likely
with fair weather to yield more than
last year. Corn promises remarkably
well, and also oats. Cotton greatly
needs rain in parts of Texas, but better
reports come from most of the other
sections, and a large increase in acre
age is reported.