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The sun., 1897-09-07
THB PRESIDENT LE1rES CANTON
He aud Mrs. Ncktn!c, firs, visit Their Old
Homo aud the Graves OF Their Children.

CANTON, o., Sept. 6.-At . o'clock tonight q
Pcnbsy ylvania special left tho depot in Canton,
carrying from their old home President and Mrs.
Mckinley. As tho train began to move cast
ward the President and Mrs. Mckinley stepped
to tho rear platform and answered the salutos of
the people gathered at the station. As long as
they could be seen they continued to wave u
farewell TO friends and the home city. Car.
ringcs containing half dozen Cantonians wcro
whiskcd to the home of Mother Mckinley If.
teen minutes before o'clock, and the President
and Mrs. Mckinley were driven to the private
car In waiting. There was no formal demon.
stration, but cheers greeted the President wher-
over ho recognized Few Cantonians knew
that special train would be taken. as the fact
was kcpv from the public in Difference TO the
Presidents wish. Thoroughly rested and
much benefited. the President left Canton for
short stay at the summer home of his brother
Today ~ % was Labor s; Day in this state, and it
was veritahle day, Of rest for President Nc
kinley. He enjoyed it, too. Surrounded by
as much Ms possible all thoughts of his official
duties: He and Mrs. Mckinley. however,
visited Westla~n Cemetery, where they placed
short their stay in this city. A short drive was
wife returned To the home OF Mother Mckinley.
There were many callers, but they were ,or the
most part lRntoniaNs, olu-tinle friends, who
had dropped in to SEQ them. To all the Presi.
dent had gracious greeting and warm wei
come. Among the callers were many OF .tlie
'old boys in blue comrades In arms, and
mcmbers Of tho Canton Grand Army post, on
tho rolls OF which the name OF William Me in.
ley appears. To these the President extended
specially warm welcome.
While at the homo OF hIs mother the Pres-
dent lnid aside all formality and was unu:u
the citizen OF Canton in every respect, SO far
appearance is concerned. He sought rest
the side porch of his mothers home. and there,
with IA friend. sat on the step and enjoyed u
cigar -. After receiving neglbors and other
country home of Mrs. Maria Saxton. who had
White House. and took lunch with her. They
returned TO the city.
both President and Mrs. Mckinley. and they
could not resist taking look Mt the home oc, u
picdsby them before leaving for Washington
80 they drove over to North Market street
TO the little wooden house, mado famous by
reason OF its being tho mecca for hundreds of
thousands OF people during the campaign OF
last fall. The afternoon and evening were
spent at the home OF the Presidents mo; her
Among the many callers that came to see Mr.
Mckinley some former residents OF this
city. who now live in far distant States They
had planned to reach Canton on II visit with
fricnds about tho time tho President would
reach here, and il calling on him did not for
get to mention that there were certain offices
in their States which they very much desired
TO have.
The sun., 1897-09-07
bABoR DAr AT oExTnAI FAEK.
Ne End OF bicycles In Evidence. but Vet prsny
Pretty Giris-yhy Was Thist

That 1t was holiday was evident In Central
Park yesterday. All day long tho great pleasure
ground was filled with pleasure seekers. Pic
nckors wero on tap everywhere. Croquet was
played on tho lawns as we'll as moro modern
gRmcs and there was baseball playing galore.
Every hundred square yards OF meadow appar-
ontly was devoted tc 'he national game.
Tho result was not always picturesque, for the
players generally took of only their coats, Civ
ing thom an undressed appearance which tho
removal of the wnistcoot would have obviated.
provided that the suspenders had bcen also
laid aside. While uniforms were lacking tho
armor of baseball was conspicuous in even the
humber games. Catchcrs OF small stature and
of dilapidatod clothing wore at least ono padded
glovo apiece. whi!o masks covered faces op-
posed TO pitchers who seemed scarcely ablo to
throw a ball with detrimental effect.
Tho drives were fllcd with horso-drawn vehi-
clcs OF all Sorts aud with bicycles OF every pat
tern. Early IN tho day oil bicycles wcro
counted on tho West Drive in five minutes.
This is at the rate. OF course, OF 2,532 an hour.
Cyclists do not conhue themselves to an eight
hour day; twice that is nearer their limit. At
that rate, over 10000 whccimcn and wheel
women did duty in Central Park yesterday.
The number was probably little less for the
Park Is used as thoroughfarc by every body
who docs not go TO OF return home from the
NCslCntslcT runs DN way OF fklNerSlue DTlNc.
Tho unusual circumstan was noticeable that
pretty girls were conspicuous by their absence
from Central Park Yesterday; A believer in tho
theory that the prettiest girls in town are those
who are likely TO be in evidence in the Park on
Labor Day bet q scofling frcnd at the rate OF
two to one, lin dmesl that every girl who came
along would be pretty. He was nearly bang
rupt before they had walked over half tho Park
stroll. He explains his not making a fortune on
the ground that New Yorks pretty girls went
out Of town yesterday because Of the heat. and
that the girls who went 10 Central Park were
from the country.
the Park was that OF midsummer, the foliage
was that of early autumn. Hero and there
among the trees and bushes peeped forth tints
that arc the torerunncrs Of fall. Tho leaves
which still remain green. however. re ain their
freshness thanks to the nearly forty days rain
which followed st. Swthin 5 Dav. Tho grass, rs
whole. is in comparatively good condition. in
spite OF the abuse TO which il has been subjected
through the Park Boards il-advised Iecrco per
mtting II to be trampled upon without restriC.
tion. Altogether the Park seldom looked fairor
for holiday at this time OF year.
The sun., 1897-09-07
HORSE LOOSE IN CENTRAL PARK
A Policeman Breaks His Arm Trying to Catch
the Runaway.

A Policeman breaks His Arm Trying to Catch
the Runaway.
A runaway horse with only halter gave the
mounted police Of Central Park yesterday after.
noon chase which ended in the arm of one Of
tho pursucrs being broken by his being pulled
from his horse. The horse belonged 10 Fred
7. Roth Of 81 East Sevcnty-tifth street, who
was leading him home after being shod. When
the horse got to Ninctieth street he broke away
from Roth and dashed over TO Fifth avenue,
entering the Park at Sinctieth street. The
horse ran up the east drive for about two blocks.
Here policeman confronted 1t, but the horse
evaded him and dashed over the lawns, scatter.
ing pcnickcrs right and left, and creating no end
OF excitement.
When the horse reached the west drive at
Ninety second stree: Mounted Policeman Cava-
nag,l rot out in pursuit. The horse started up
the drive, but presently took to the bride path.
Up the bride path the horse galloped to Ninety
seventh street, where the policeman caught it
by the halter. Tho horse. jumping back. pulled
Cavanagh from his mount. The fall broke his
he let go the horse, which started up the bride
road again. Mounted Roundsman Wilson had
seen the accident and went to Cavanagh' 3
assistance. Cavanagh told Wilson to chase the
runaway, and said he would try to ride his own
horse back To the stable.
Wilson assisted him on his horse and con-
horse a few blocks ahead. The horse. when 1t
saw Wilson, turned abruptly and dashed down
the road again. Wilson finally caught him at
Ninety-siyth street. Tho horse began to rear
and plunge when caught, and almost dragged
Wilson from the saddle. 1t finally broke away,
hut Wilson rccaptured it. The capture at
ly CHI cred Wilson during his struggles with the
horse The horse was taken to the Park stable
md returned finally to his owner. CavanaRh,
after being attended by Park Surgeon Marsh.
went home,
The sun., 1897-09-07
TUG SMUT IN THE HARLEM.
Draws wouldn't Open 10 Let the Newark
Rowing Ciubn Through.

Tho tug Rockuway, which brought tho New.
ark Rowing Club and the Institute Rowing Club
from Newark to tho Middle States regatta on
tho Harlem yesterday did not get back last
uight as her chartcrrrS Ind expected she would.
With the members Of the two clubs and their
friends the iiockaway had about $50 persons
aboard. The disiribltion Of the prizes kent
the visitors waiting until pretty late, and II
WAS after o'c!""N when Ih"-tu steamed past
the Madison, nt"nu4 bridge ana blow for tho
The draw was not opened so 1t steamed
back and tried TO get out to the west by going
The KccpcrA OF this bridge also refused 10
open the draw for tho tug. and at O'clock
the RocNaway tied up for the night at the foot
Inv rnil.
The sun., 1897-09-07
AFTER AN INSURANCE TRUST.
N1Issouri's Attorney General Tackles the Tn
derwritera' Agreement.


JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-. Sept 6.-In the State
Supreme Court to-day Attorney General 4. G.
Crow filed quo warranto proceedings to oust
the American Central Insurance Company and
Citizens Insurance Company, each OF -. Louis,
Mo.
The relator charges that the defendant cor.
porations in July last offended against the
laws of Missouri. and have grossly abused their
corporate authority. franchises, and privi-
lcges, and unlawfuly assumed and usurpcd
franchises and privileges not granted to them
by the laws Of this State, by entering into and
becoming members OF n trust with other cor
porations OF II similar character to control and
maintain the premiums to be charged and paid
for insuring property against loss or damage by
fire III Kansas City. Mo.
1t l. further alleged that about the
same time the defendant corporations, by their
respective agents. entered into and are now
members OF a certain organization composed OF
these agents and agents Of other fire insurance
organized to FIX and regulate the price to bo
charged and paid for insuring property against
loss or damage by fire In Kansas City. Mo, and
TO maintain the price when SO regulated
The Attorney General rrnrs for Judgment Of
dissolution against the defendant corporations.
and that they be excluded from all corporal c
rights, privileges and franchises under the law ;
Of this state. and that their rights and certih-
cn,cs to do business under the insurance law =
torney General announced that later he would
file proceedings against the Associated Board
or Underwriters and also against the COM
bincs outside OF the cities.
The sun., 1897-09-07
4 LIVELY NoNOGEN.4RI4N.
Mr. Wilson or Babylon Will Celebrate Hts
Ninct,-rourth birthday To-day.

BABYLoS. l.. l.. Sept. x.Sheriff Stephen
Jennings Wilson. tho Oldest man in western
Suffolk county and one OF the best known resi-.
dents OF this section. will celebrate his ninety
fourth birthday TO morrow. lie born near
Glen Cove, Long Island. and his boyhood days
were spent on a farm. He learned the trade OF
tailor. and about half century ago
located in Babylon. where hc has since
lived. For fourteen years he was constable
and deputy sheriff OF the town. In ls5S
he WAS elected sheriff Of the county by
majority Of ssi, the largest ever polled up to
that time. He is now serving his eighteenth
year ns Tax Collector OF the Union Free School
district and Is also Collector uf the village, am
Office he has held since the village was InCorpo
rated i'll 1893. llc attends 10 his duties with tho
precision OF n man OF 40. lie has served since
the organization OF tho McthO list Episcopal
Church hero steward and trustee and for
twenty consecutive years was chairman OF tho
Board OF Trustees. He is ono of tho ten charter
members OF Sumpawas Lodge. No. lOi, !. q. o..
f., Of BABY Ion. which WAS instituted half II cen
tury ago.
The sun., 1897-09-07
EULoGIzED JAY GOULD.
Col. Ford,cc Pays n Tribute TO Hin as . Pub
lie Beneractor In q labor Day speech.

lie Beuefactor In q Labor Day speech.
PINE BLUFF, Ark. Sept. 6.-The feature OF
tho Labor Day celebration here to-day was
the address OF Col. Samuel W. Fordyce Presi-
dent OF tho Cotton Belt Railroad Company.
who eulogized the late Jay Gould as a public
benefac:or. Among other things the speaker
said:
shakespeare says some men are born great.
some achieve greatness. and others have great
ness thrust upon them. l make use OF this
quotation to pay a just tribute to a great man.
the son Of poor farmer and who. unaided.
achieved greatness. He was the most wonder
ful financial genius of modern ancient times,
the greatest railroad builder and operator the
world has ever produced-less understood by
The public at large than any American citizen
in his day and generation; a man who by his
indomitable will, intense energy. good judg-
ment, far.seeing sagacity, and Keen discrimina-
ton. in n business life or less than forty years,
amassed fortune OF 500. 900; but who at
the same time gave employment to moro than
100000 employees. thus providing for over
100000 human souls. the families and de-
pendents upon those employees.
Who will say that such n man, was not a
thousands of it's citizens have not protited by
his having lived. He was never known to turn
his back on, friend or foe Ho never forgot a
with newspapers to herald his deeds OF benevo-
lcnce, and the result was that mono outside Of
his small circle of intimate friends knew the ex-
tent OF these. The Governor OF Kansas, in the
grasshopper invasion. did not appeal to him In
vain, and without being asked he sent many
thousands Of dollars to the Howard Association
OF Memphis in aid of the yellow fever sufferers
and authorized the association to draw on him
for all that needed.
These are acts OF public record and are quito
insignificant as compared with many others
that will never be known by the public. per-
sonaliy know OF many firms and individuals
saved from bankruptcy by his unselfsh aid in
their hour Of need. He dispensed charity as he
sumng manner. Such a man To friends and
employees was the late Jay Could whose for
tune still remains invested in the properties he
created and acquired. ana which continue TO
furnish employment to more men than any
other system or BY stems in this country
The sun., 1897-09-07
NO NEED OF .1N INQUEST
80 Wrote Mrs. johnson Bcfore Poisoning Her
selr Among Her Children.


selr Among Her Children.
Mrs. Ella johnson, 81 years old. who lived
on the second floor Of II Chauncey street,
brooklyn, with her three children, took car
boi1 acid at o'clock yesterday afternoon
and died an hour later in an ambulance on the
way to St. Johns Hospital. Her husband,
John. is in an asylum for the insane. and her
eldest son Charles, 10 years DID, lives at Mar
guctt" City, Kan. Her other children are:
Lizzie. IL wears old; William, 10; Hattie. q;
ana Mabel, = The three Youngest children
were at home when their mother took the
poison.
Mrs Johnson LEFT two letters one addressed
to her son Charles and one to her sister Hattie.
In the letter to her son she said MANY
times have = , stayed my hand from .selfde-
siructon. She complained Ur burning SEN
sation in her brain and said hat at times she
was almost mad. She notified her sister that
she was insured. but that she did not think
the insuranee companies would pay the full
amount Of the policies in view of her suicide
She asked that her children be placed in o
home where they would be well cared for. In
closing this letter Mrs johnson wrote:
There is no ncod Of IN inquest; the cause
OF death is tired body and an aching and
broken heart and carbolic acid"
The sun., 1897-09-07
WARDwELL UP FOR MAYOR.
NOMINATED M THE PROHIBITION
ISTB YESTERDAY

Their Candidate tho First TO Enter tho Field
Against Low-He Rnively Admits That Ho
Doesn't kHpcct 60 Bc E1ccted-Low's stand
on tho sunday Excise Question Assaiied
Following close upon the nomination Of Seth
Low by tho Cts Union comes another nomi.
nation which puts rival In tho field OF the
Mayoralty contest Bets are now in order as
TO whether Mr.. Low or Mr.. William I. Ward.
well will get tho greater number Of votes The
Prohibition party nominated Mr.. Wardwcll
yesterday ut meeting hold in Union Square
Hall, attended by close upon 100 voters The
nominee said that he didn't expect to be elect
cd, which should mako Mr.. Low favorite in
tho Cts Unlon-Prohibiton race. The convcn-
tion adjourned after making nominations.
Unkind fato brought it about that tho day
which tho temperance folk had selected for their
own proved to DO just about tho thirstiest day
OF tho season. Whilo Union square was full Of
men who moppcd their forchcads and said to
each other Come have a beer" Union Square
Hall filled up with citizens, the strcnuousncss
of whose political efforts caused their collars TO
wilt.
As Chairman of the Conference Committee
William T. Wardwcll called the meeting to or
by the White Rose Quartet, james f. Ramsey
of Brooklyn.was elected Chairman of tho meet
ing and forthwith appointed tho various com
mittees. The proportion OF committees TO per.
sons present was 50 great that those who didn /
become bee committeeman Of one Kind or another
tct sang again, and after tho reading OF core.
spondcnce they furnished more music. The
Rev. c. II. Mead was called upon to make n
speech. lilo sounded n note ot hostility to the
norlnco OF the luhi ib'iDniats' chef rival.
ut is snid that Mr.. Low will cater to tho
Germans by favoring liberal excise laws" said
he. "a liberal Sunday means low Sunday
We want politics freed from the domination o:
the saloon and we are going TO nominate for
| Mayor OF tho Greater New York sound prac
tical business man and Prohibitionist." Ap.
plausc.l
Reports Of committees were then heard. Tho
Committee on Resolutions denounced the Raincs
law as "surrendcrng tho Christian sabbath to
the liquor dealers and encouraging the saloon
kecpcr 10 utilize his hotel for assignition and
other evil purposes"
J. {. Wctlicr OF this city nominated Mr.
Wardwc for Mayor. ind Mr.. Wardwcll ac-
ccptcd in bricf spccch. saying that he had no
hope of being elected. hut would make a fight
on principle. Mr.. Warlwell is Treasurer of the
Standard OIL Company. a. II. Walker of
Kings nominated for Comptroller and
Francis Crawford OF Westchester for President
of the Council. The convention adjourned early
in the afternoon, as many OF tho delegates
wished to attend a convention in Syracuse.
The sun., 1897-09-07
NO FAST CANADIAN SHIPS.
The Promoters Fall to Finance Their scheme
for SWIFT Atlantic Iin-rs.

MONTREAL, Sept. 6.-The Canadian fast At
lantic limo project. whereby Petersen. TAFT &
Co. agreed to carry the Canadian mails across
the ocean for subsidy OF S75O.OO0 yearly IN
ships to rival the Lucania and Campania i,
dead. This information is brought from Lon.
don by JohE Torrance. agent OF the Dominion
Steamship line, who says that tho Pcterscns
have been unable to finance tho scheme and
that despite tho recent jubilee manifestations
In London British capitalists would not furnish
the necessary money. The British Govern
authorities Offering S5UO.OOO. The conditions
however. were too OnerOus to induce capita talist 4
to take hold. II IL reported that the Canadian
Government will establish the service us n Gov
ernment limo rather than abandon the under
taking.
The sun., 1897-09-07
HERR Mosrs PICNIC FAILS
Not 100 Anarchists Attend the Farewell Festi
val In Honor or Their Chief


val In Honor or Their Chief.
yesterdays picnic Of the Anarchists Of New
York held at Manzel's Park at Fort Wads-
worth. Staten Island. is TO be taken as an indi-
cation OF the esteem in which Herr Johann Most
Is held by his followers. it would seem that
he has lost caste. II WAS expected that,
AS Herr Most about to HE him
self 10 pastures new. this final picnic which
he was to father would be tho biggest OF its
kind. But Just the opposite turned out to be
the case. Although the mercury scared to n
high altitude at Manzeis there was a frosty
atmosphere around the Anarchist party. Herr
Most scowed when the subjctt OF speech was
brolchci to him and swore behind his whiskcrs
There were fewer tLan a hundred Anarchists
present. The saloon keeper looked for fully 500
beer drinkers. Ills cellar was stocked with full
kegs. yet the thirsty Anarchists did not come.
Herr Most hii something TO relieve his host,
and was aided by few faithful followers. They
drank beer By the quart, and then ordered moro
by schooners. But no amount OF beer could
cheer the crowd nor make up for the lack of
Anarchists. Most wandered over to the gro, o
several times and stood on little hillock and
looked over the thin crowd. He then went back
to the schooners to drown his sorrow. His near
est companion announced that there would he
no speech, and Most disappeared. The frost
WINS comDlete.
The sun., 1897-09-07
CLUBBED HER MESSENGER.
Carpenter sculIey's Rage when Told or u
WiTe's Expenditure for Clothes.

Morris T. Sculley, a carpenter who lives al
15s East Thirtieth street. gave his wife S55 for
general household expenses not long ago. Mrs.
Scullcy decided that her wardrobe needed re-
plcnishinG, so she went out yesterday and spent
the money upon herself
When she got back she became fearful that
her husband would not receive the news kindly.
SO shc stopped at the floor below where abe
lives and took into her confidence Mary Cairnes.
u dressmakcr who lives there.
Miss CArnes is 80 years old, and Mrs. Sculley
believed she was possessed OF enough diplomacy
and discretion to enable her to act as
u successful messenger to break the news OF
her expenditures to her husband and to sootho
him il he grew angry. Miss Cairnes was conf
dent of her powers also, so she undertook the
mission.
Mr. Sculley's rage proved greater than even
his wife had anticipated lie met the messenger
It until an ambulance surgeon who was sum.
moncd from Bel ovue, was obliged to put n
dozen stitches in her scalp TO close up the seams
he opened. Sculley was locked up.
The sun., 1897-09-07
ROW AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.
Cake walkers wax wroth at Not Getting
Their Pay.

There was cake walk last night at Madison
Square Garden. which was much advertised by
one OF the evening yellow journals in connec-
tion with one OF tho so-called charities
which these papers affect. and something like
n hundred negroes took part in the show. or
course they all expected TO be paid FOR their
services. and after the show was over they be.
sicged the box office for their money.
John II. jenkins. q negro. Of 144 West
Twcn,y.sixth street was the manager of the
affair. When the receipts were counted up he
found that he hadn't near enough TO settle up
with.
Then there was time. The cake walkers
made such row that Policeman Harrigan CON
Cludcd that he couldn't manage the matter. SO
he took jenkins around to the West Thirtieth
street police station.
With him went the cake walkers. all dressed
in silks, satins. white satin slippers, and other
tlnCry.
jenkins told Sergeant Lane that he had only
about $50 to divide among tho hundred clam
orous cake walkers and that he was willing to
give up the money; II they would wait he would
try to pay them In full.
Lane told him TO go home and advised the
cake walkers to do likewise. Tho walkers went
after Lane had told them 10 sue Jenkins II he
didn't pay up.
The sun., 1897-09-07
CANON GORE COMING.
Hs Will he HIshop Halls Guest-Bishop Talbot
to Cons with Him.

BURLINGTON. VT. Sept. 6.-The Right Rev.
Arthur C. A. Hail. Bishop OF the diocese Of Yer
mont, returned homo to-day from England,
where no went in June to attend the Lambeth h
conference While in attendance at the con.
ference. Bishop Hall stayed at Westminster
Abbey, with Canon Gore Canon Gore will ar.
rive In New York this wcck, coming direct to
burlington. where he will be the guest OF
Bishop Hail. On Monday morning he will leave
for Albany. where next week no will conduct a
retreat for the clergy lie will be aCconpnnicd 10
America by the Right Rev. br. Talbot bishop OF
Rochester and both will attend tho meeting Of
the brotherhood ~ Il. Andrew at buffalo in
tho mlndlc OF October. Later Dr. Talbot will 40
TO tho Rocky Mountains and Canon Gore will
tiil appointments In various parts OF the country
returning TO England early in November.