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expected to submit an elaborate plan of none.
tary legislation for the odincation OF Congress-
Tho most important and interesting Of all the
Cabinet officers pepers will bo that OF tho Sec.
retary OF state, John Sherman, who will lay DO.
fore the President the status OF all pending In.
ternntionol questions: The President will use
tho memorandum as the basis OF his exposition
of the foreign affairs that will form the opening
part OF bis message. Cuba Is the topic that will
attract universal attention, and the Presidents q
message will perhaps be tho medium through
which the public viii receive the first diroct and
authentic Information rs to the details OF tho
instructions given to Minister Woodford for his
conduct OF the negotiations looking 10 tho end
ing OF the war and the dawn OF Independence.
Before the adjournment OF tho extraordinary
session OF the present Fifty.fifth Congress on
July "a, Speaker Reed with his characteristic
busincss.like mCthots, cleared the way for the
regular work OF the Congress by completing the
appointment OF the standing and select com.
mttCos The Senate ~, OF course. fully organ.
lied, 20 that both houses will DO ready to Jnke
up the calendar OF business promptly upon
meeting without the usual long holiday recess
pending the announcement of the committee
assignments. The coming session, therefore,
promises to be n business session from the start.
Cuba Hawaii, the finances, immigration tPresI.
dent Clevelan having vetoed the Immigration
act OF the last session of the Fitty.fOurth Con-
Eress will all be taken up and disposed of in turn
and II the President and Speaker Reed and the
other Republican 10 ders in Senate and House
are able to control their forces tho session will
end much earlier than usual. probably not later
than May l,
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srRACUsE,S sEMI-CENrENNIAL.
Two Hundred Young Women or Syracuse Uni-
versity 60 March in the Parade.

Two Hundred YounR Women or Syracuse Uni-
versity 60 March in the Parade.
SYRACUSE, Oct. 9.-At mass meeting Of tho
tudent body OF Syracuse University held yes
terday to determine what part the university
should take in tho city's semi.centennial cell
ebration. which begins tomorrow, the co.eds
saved the university from disgrace. Tho meet
ing had not developed any great degree of en-.
thusiasm. and 1t was feared that tho university
was not going to have the rep osentation in the
civic parade OF Monday to which its Importance
entitled it. At this point several of the spirited
young women hastily canvassed the meeting
and one of them soon announced that tho wom-
en- Of the college would march in the parade.
The college men caught the infection and pro-
posed to provide carriages but this offer tho
young women declined saying that Syracuse
University was democratic institution and
aueniy the pSTado en OF Gesf NO. da S Which will
march through tho principal avenues OF tho
sy viii rain shine .S about 2oo
nonsense walking skirts, marching to the
music OF band in celebration Of tho city's
jubilee and tho honor and glory OF the orange
The whole Of next week will be given up to
the celebration. which opens tomorrow even
in the WietinR Opera House. On Monday there
Will be q mass meeting under tho auspices OF the
Andrews of the Court OF Appeals and Charles L.
Fitch. Regent Of tho University Of the State
VI view lOrR. BESIDES tne paraue on tues
day there will be tableaux representing
incidents In the early history Of the town.
These will be continued every evening through
the week. These representations are under the
management Of the Onondaga Historical Asso-
citation, and much time has been spent to give
them historic verisimiitudo in costuming and
detail. Mrs. Russ II Sage Of New York, who
was an Onondags county RI. will appear in the
1So!eau DonAtion to Or. J. w. Adams" on
D. II. Washington Of New York. the nearest
living relative of George Washington. will be
thrn,
his great ancestor in the tablcau The Inaugu.
ration Of Washington" on Thursday evening.
The sun., 1897-10-10

Talk is cheap, but not as cheap
as some of the goods gotten up az
custom made clothing.
Every garment we make is prop
erly cut and fitted to you. When
it bears our name it is protected
with guarantee that it will wear
salts actorily one year, or your
money back That is the only
kind Of clothing we make.
How about nice imported
cheviot business suit to order at
$1,000. A dress suit of black di-
agonal, which is soft and will not
wear glossy. with u neat English
striped trousering, suit to order
$1,000. An overcoat of kersey.
melton or covert Goth, Incl with
silk that we guarantee will wear
satisfactorily 2 Seasons, to order
$500.
OUR NEW BOOK, YESTERDAY AND TODAY.
MAILED FREE.
The sun., 1897-10-10
Death OF "a Former HrooLl,n Justice.

Augustus NJ. Cunningham. ex'Justice of tho
Bankruptcy Court o the Serond district of
Kings county. New York. died yesterday at his
r. r.siiencc, the "Bungalow," near Salt Pond,
Wakefield. X. J.. OI heart failure, aged 45 years.
He was n son OF the late Pay Director John s.
Cunningham. United states Navy, was a
of ex'Postmaster.GenerAl Bissell. IIo took Tor
aprolcssion the practice of law, studying in the
office of Benjamin i. Tracy; Judge Cunning
ham has resided Tor several years alone with
only his servant at his residence, the " Bunga.
low" He had been aling for two or three days,
and was taken suddenly Ill on Friday evening
with heart failure, OF which ho died.
The sun., 1897-10-10
1HREE-HANDED ROW IN BHoADUAY
a BeIlieose sInItlamnn Punches . staIvart.
Looking Civilian.

Looking Civilian.
Two civilians and q man in the uniform Of the
Twelfth Regiment got into a wrangle in Con.
stanllne's beer garden on upper Broadway last
night
The manager OF the place hustled the three
into the street. and there the miltiaman struck
the heaviest o, his opponents. The blow
knocked him into the gutter and he was cut
and bleeding when policeman camo along
The big mans friend had hold of the soldiers
legs when the policeman arrived. All three
were taken TO the West Forty.seventh street
police station.
In the station house the militiaman described
himself as Alfred f.. Tracy OF 44i Wost
Forty.scventh street. He said he had pnrticl.
pated in the sham battle Mt Van Cortlandt Park
yesterday. The man who was cut said he
was William II. Tilton OF the Metro
pole Hotel. His friend and companion described
himself as G. Is. Schuyler, Secretary and Treas.
urer OF the KensinIton Real Estate Company.
Mr.. Schuyler said he lyed Mt $50 st. Nicholas
avenue. Tilton and Schuyler declared that
Tracy was the eggressor and Tillon made a
charge OF assault against Tracy. Tho latter
was locked up.
The sun., 1897-10-10
FORTY Day. or DrauEht In tho South.

ATLANTA. Ca, Oct. 9.-To-day is the fortieth
day of the longest dry spell known in tho his
tory OF Atlanta and Its vicinity and the only
comfort that the weather people can give Is
that the "cloudiness will increase" No rain Is
In sight for tho next thirtv-siX hours. The
highest temperatures on tho map yesterday
were reported from the yellow fever districts.
and for none OF the infected cities is rain pre-
dicted. Tho drought Is doing great damage TO
the crops in the South. cotton suffering more
than any other product.
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OBJEcTs TO FOOTBALL MEN.
HOtei Proprietor Rennert Flnds Princeton
Hooters Lively Guests.

BALTIMORE. Oct. 9.-Proprictor Robert Rem
merit wants no more football enthusiasts in his
hotel. The men who went with the Princeton
team there on Friday night raised such a row
that the night clerk threatened to eject the
crowd.
The Princeton team was on the way to Annap-
oils. During the evening the guests OF tho
house were startled by shout of fire.
1t was some time before the guests could be
quieted. and the hotel people started an investi
cation. They discovered several rooms torn
upside down. Although the damage to property
was not large tho noise WAS more Than Tho
guests could stand. and the exuberent col
legians were severely lecturci by Mr.. Renncrt
who said that u would he a long time before he
again entertained prospective victorious foot
The sun., 1897-10-10

A.M.-l230. 4l2 West Twenty'nfth street. John
Cum. damage 50; l;5O 200 East 10Th street. damage
sl0U; 800, 99l First avenue, John Lang. damage
Ela00u; 300 lO7 Madison street, damage Sa; $40,
t2l West tIftythlrd street h. Elcher. damage 6l1O;
b:lU ~ EaSt l2id str ct, 4, GhllAaD. damage a6OU
'20 aot East Ninety sixth street. t. Finuely, dam,
axe $1,000.
T.. M.--d35O. 242 Second street damage 05i q, 2O7
West lwcnty.thirl street, A. Goldman damage 90
b;lu, lO7 Water street, samuel lawson, damage
SoVVi 700, " Yesey street, damage %.
The sun., 1897-10-10
The President TO Attend the Carnegie Library
Celebration.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9-President Mckinley to-
day accepted an invitation TO attend the ccrc-
monies AT the Carnegie Library in Pittsburg on
Founders Day, Nov. 3. lie will stop at Pitts.
burg on his return from Canton, where he will
Gciycr short address in the afternoon. leaving
for Washington on the evening OF Nov. g. The
President also sent u telegram to the CONNER
cai Club OF Cincinnati accepting an invitation
TO attend tho club dinner on Oct. 30. provided
the affair will be of a non-partsan character.
The sun., 1897-10-10
AneIner Po., 0mcs Knnhsn.

UTICA. Oct. 0.-The Post Office at Morrlsylile,
Madison county, WAS entered by burglars at an
early hour this morning. The door OF the safe
was blown OF with dynamite or powder, and
about $50 in cash and S75 In stamps were taken
Tho burglars ana not take time 10 cxau inc tho
contents OF drawers and private boxes. hut car
riGl them away with whatever they might con
pers or no use except 10 tho owner
The sun., 1897-10-10
Moving for au.trallan Y.aer.,,on.

VANCOUVER, b. c., Oct. 9.-Thc steamer Mio-
vera brings news that large, unwioldy con-
vcntion is being held In Sydney TO discuss the
federation of all the Australian colonies. The
business is progressing very slowly The only
decision OF importance thus far is that all tho
colonies >hnll have equal representation In the
Federal Parliament. That the present conven-
tiGn will decide the issue OF federation is ad-
miltgu.
The sun., 1897-10-10

ALBANY. Oct. 9.-An unknown man was found
dead in q freight car near the Thacher Car
Wheel Works this morning. The car was being
loaded with wheels. The man creut in there
last night to sleep, and lay down near tho
wheels that were piled in tiers in one end of the
car. In the night another car was thrown upon
the same track, which. striking the wheel car.
dislodEed the upper tier Of wheels causing
them to topple over on the sleeping man
stretched on the floor. The hu OF one of the
wheels crushed his head causing instant DEATH
John l:mbach, aged 70, was struck by an en-
Rine In tho lower yards Of the city to-day and
died soon afterward $3.50
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MURDERER CAPTURED.
FURRIER,
IL East 10th Street,
Between Broadway and 9th Ave.

Patrick Conway. who KILLED HIS Droth0s.
Found HidiuE In the woods.
PLArTsBURo. Oct. 9.-Patrick Conway. who
on Wednesday murdered his brother James at
Rand Hill, near Plattsburg. was captured yes
terday afternoon in the woods not far from the
scene of the crime He offered no resistance.
being faint from hunger and cold. Conway had
been hiding in the woods for thirty-six hours
without food or sleep. When told Of his brothers
death he manifested sorrow and said he did mob
frghten James, and that he did not know the
rife was loaded. Conway WAS drunk when he
did the shooting.
The sun., 1897-10-10
Choru. Glrl. ElooL to q Posts, station

Some ono who believed 1t would be great fun
to annoy James Goodenough, chief clerk OF the
postal station at 125th street and Lexington
avenue. yesterday inserted an advertisement in
a morning newspaper calling for 80 young
women to go on the stage at good salaries. The
advertisement read: "Apply 10 James Good
enough. Lexington avenue entrance TO the Post
Office" Abort twenty chorus girls in scach Of
situations called at thr Post Office during tho
day. The postal clerk did not seem to take the
matter as seriously as the chorus girls did
The sun., 1897-10-10
R,c,cl,s,,. skull Fractured.

Edward Taulman, 10 years old, OF III West
l20th street. was riding bicycle through Lcnox
avenue last night. When he reached the corner
OF l2od street he was run into by coach and
was thrown TO the pavement. sustaining II com.
pound fracture OF the skull. Five minutes after
the accident the police arrested coach driver
knew nothing about the accident and told the
police that they had made mistake in arrest
t,A,Y I,ft
The sun., 1897-10-10

The seidl Society OF Brooklyn will entcr upon
its twelfth season of orchestral concerts under
the direction OF Mr.. Anton Scidl and the Seidl
orchestra at tho Academy of Music ON the even
ing got NON. o. Tue dates OF the remaining con.
certs are Dee. o, Jan. u, Feb. IL. March 3, and
April !,
Tho society has made new departure In the
adopt. on ONhe plnn OF not selling cOurse tickets.
hut II viii make the prizes OF the single concert
Hckels the same az the course prices.
The sun., 1897-10-10
RUBY LIvINGs7ov I'LL IN JAZZ
Dresses Identified ms belonging to Sassar stu.
denta Found In Her Moom.

PouGuREEPsIE. Oct. 9.-Ruby Livingston is
seriously i'll in tho Dutchcss county jail. Two
yellow journalists visited her in her cell last
night and tried to get a sketch Of her feat turcs.
They rsisted against her request to be let
alone, and she finally had an attack of Mysteries
and was i'll all night. To-day she was worse, and
Dr. Powell. who is attending h,r. says that she
Is very weak. nurse Is with her. The au.
thoritics to-day discovered that Miss Livingston
had a room on Smi h street, in this city. They
searched 1t and recovered several dresses. which
have been identified as property stolen from
students at Vassnr College. A web OF dangerous
circumstantial evidence is being woven about
hpr
The sun., 1897-10-10
A North Beach Hotel burned.

John Rockers Hotel at North Beach, L. l.. was
totally destroyed by fire last night. 1t was a
two'story frame building situated near the old
Jackson Mills. The fire was discovered at o
O'clock and tho local fire company, was sum.
the flames were quickly swept over the entire
building. The tircmcn were useless. The
structure was valued at 1000.
The sun., 1897-10-10

John McNicoll, assistant ccriincation clerk,
and Patrick Mccormick. recording clerk In the
County Clerks office. were dismissed by County
Clerk Purroy yesterday. Both OF tho discharged
men belong TO Tammnny Hall, ana are FOL.
lowers Of Leader George w. Plunkitt OF tho
Fifteenth district.
The sun., 1897-10-10
WALDORF ELEvAToR FALL.
No satisrsctory EKpiana'ion-The Faulty Els-
yatOr VIII lie Csed No More.

As far as 1t was carried yesterday the ex-
animation TO determine the cause of the elevator
accident in the Hotel Waldorf on Friday after.
noon failed OF result. Neither tho inspectors of
tho Fidelity and Casualty Company nor the
pany. who came on from Boston for tho purpose,
arrived Al any Eal llstactory rXUianation.
Proprietor Boldt has discontinued for good
the use OF this particular elevator, which has
given trouble before. There arc plenty of others
lie Will equip tho Astoria with Now York ele.
yutUrs, "
The sun., 1897-10-10
LIVES lot IN 4 NINE.
II IL Not Known How Many perlshcd In
nnrnInR Australian vino.

VANCOUVER. Oct. 9.-The steamer Miowcra,
arriving to-day from Australia. brings word
that the Big Property mino in Broken Hill Camp
caught flre. Several hundred men were work.
ing below. Many Of them were carried out in.
sensible, they were overcome by fumes or
smoke in making their way to the exit. Finally
the flames drove ull the workmcn out.
A hospital was improviscd for these sufferers,
three of whom died. 1t was not known when
the steamer sailed how many imprisoned men
had boon burned to death.
The sun., 1897-10-10
Post omce nobber, Aner the Daubury Fair.

DANBURY, Conn.,, Oct. 0.-Thc Post Ofiico at
Bethel, three miles from this city, WAS robbed
erly this morning. The thieves forced the door
TO tho building and manipulated tho combna-
ton TO the safe. They secured 300 in money
and stamps. 1t is estimated that score OF
crooks and gamblers, who came here to attend
tho lair this week, are strHn led here. Three
secOnd'story burglnries and highway robbery
were committed last night
The sun., 1897-10-10

Information just reached Alexandria. Va. Of
the death OF DIR. Peter HudElns, well-known
American physician and surgeon in the English
service IN Isle OF Nevis ~ The Winlward
Another is teaching In Virginia. A daughter
also Buryiyes
The sun., 1897-10-10
schooiboJ Takes Poison Rather Than Apollo
EiEe to Hia Teacher.

MERIDIAN. N. Y, Oct. s.-Rathcr than apollo.
gizc to his teacher for some trihing misconduct
Blaine llaggerly. a young schoolboy. tried TO
take his life by poison. His nthor, who Is editor
OF the Meridian CHi=cH, had commanded him to
make nm apology, but the boy answered: "
shall never 10 IT," and instead ho procured a
quantity of Paris green. The largeness of the
dose that he took was all that saved his life.
The sun., 1897-10-10
A Farmer. Neck Broken b, a Cow.

"BINGITAMToN. Oct. s.-Wiliam Hoffman. n
farmer residing few miles from this city, was
found dead in the road last Tuesday. He had
gone to pasture and was leading n COW that
movement or the head, icrkcd him of his feet.
sh4pping his head backward with such force as
to break his acck. 0 -"
The sun., 1897-10-10
WHERE IS DANA s. MoRsE7
Piaued by Words OF His sister-in-Lnw He DI,
appeared Nearly n Week Ago.


Dana s. Morse, the nineteen year old son Of
Jairus J. Morse OF 900 South Fifth street. Will
liamsburg, has been missing for nearly week.
He is cripple, and a week ago he took umb
bragg at a remark made by his sister in.law that
he ought to find employment. When Morse
went to his room on Sunday night he told his
brother that il would be his last night in that
house. His brother paid little attention TO his
words On the next morning the young man
disappeared. and until late last night no clue
had been found which would Lad to his where
abouts His brother said that Dana had only
S. with him when he went away.
The sun., 1897-10-10

DR.. p. G. Frye died at his home in Oyster Bay.
J.. l.. yesterday morning. He was so years
old. He had been President of the Queens Coun.
" Medical Society and Vice-President OF the
Bank OF Oyster Bay.
The sun., 1897-10-10
McPser.on'. Funeral to lie Held in Washington.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 9-The remains OF John
X. Mcpherson. who died in Jersey City last
night, were brought to Washington on the Con.
Sross2hH, LIMITED train to-day. reaching here at
quiet. will be held from his late residence on
Vermont avenue at 2:aO p. N. on Monday. ".
The sun., 1897-10-10
sulrido or Thomas a. Dillon OF Chicago.

CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-Thomas A. Dillon, President
OF Cavan gh s. Co.. distillers and Wholesale
liquor dellers at 273 Kinsic street, committed
suicide curing tho morning by jumping into the
lake ut the foot OF Ontario street, The body was
recovered within an hour. illness had made
him despondcnt.
The sun., 1897-10-10
ssela,l., Orator steals q March on DeSs.

Eugene v. Debs delivered tho same speech On
his Social Democracy to an audience of 800 at
Grand Central Palace last night that he has
already delivered twice this week. A man
named Frank made a speech when Debs fin
iShed. advising his hearers TO vote the Socialist
Labor tickat The audience cheered wildly.
much TO IJehss chagrn
The sun., 1897-10-10
TWO DAYS REG is1RArIoM.

8uS, ,S0l Voters in Greater New York Have
Got Their Names on the Books.
The total registration for the two days. Friday
and Saturday, in the Greater New York terri.
tory is 317,66l, with two election districts of
the borough Of Queens missing. The figures in
New York and Kings counties remain far be-
hind those Of 1896. These are the details:
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-08
Com nnunLeated..

Mr.. EpITQRi We ask space in your
paper to reply to libelous aspersion on our
character and good pane which appeared
in last weeks Liberal Press, signed "xn
without any witness, wherein we are
charged with burglary, breaking and enter
ing, stealing old clothes, and disturbing the
sleep of Clarksbor0. A terrible list OF
crimes to put on some good, honest, faith
full church members, which we want a
chance to explain as follows Immediately
after seeing your notice of the need of eur
services in East Greenwich. we started for
that place quite late in the evening, and
found everybody asleep, but after consid-
cradle searching we found those Resolu-
tions," and began the inquest.
The first, or legislative one, we found
was only case of four weeks suspended
animation, and as soon as we began to
shake 1T up little, it came TO life and
walked all the way up to the Constitution
office.
The other, the Stone Road Bonds Reso-
luton, we found dead, and badly decom-
posed, and the jury gave verdict censur-
ing our Freebooter for trying to keep it TOO
long in hot weather, as beer and good
resolutions soon spoil. Our visit to the ex-
committeman's house, was to get him on
the jury, but ne could not find him, the
Squire was not at home to Us, and our call
on the Dominic was to get him to preach
the funeral sermon, but re could not wake
him then we called at the undertakes for
coffin, and how did he receive US Is
it his way to drum up. trade with a
revolver? II so, we thought it best to get
away speedily, and that is why we threw
away our coat and vest, but we got away
with those dead resolutions all right and
we have put them on ice, and the funeral
will be held at the next meeting Of the
/ Board Of Freeholders. Omit flowers Clark
undertaken nit. CORONER, pro ten.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-08
PAULSBORO.

Twenty five of the substantial, res
idents of this place, took supper at Tom
liuson's hotel Saturday night, being com
plimentary banquet to John Lodge and
others. The supper was very well served
and enjoyed by all.
Mr.. George Longstreth, of Camden, has
moved here, and resides on Adams street
in Edw. Huff's house.
Miss Addellmah Jester has purchased a
banjo, and is now wrestling with the mys-
teries of banjo music.
Prof. w. Fl. Bennett is quite sick this
week with grippe, following the measles.
Mrs. r. Casslebery and clerk, w. H. Camp
bell, are running his part of the public
Sc DOL.
Undertaken VIM. McMullin deserves
credit for the manner in which he managed
the funerals of the victims Of the powder
works explosion. Mr. McMullin under
stands his business, and attends to it in a
gentlemanly manner.
Hannold & Lodge shipped the first bar
rel of carp of the season to Philadelphia on
Thursday last.
David pevault lost his egg plant bed on
Thursday last by fire. The hay caught, and
burned the entire beds up, together with 6
large pile of rails near by.
W. j. Adamson has purchased a new
Rambler bicycle of Agent Stetser.
William Stetzer, of Denver, Colorado
visited Paulsboro Friday last. He reports
his family all well, and the climate Just
suits his health. He will return in week
and enter into business there.
The shad fishermen a., e doing better this
week, some caught fifty to net Monday O.
this week. The earliest good catch here
for many years.
The Township Committee have begun
putting oyster shells on the roads.
There is an Indian Medicine Show il
KuRler's Hall, but the Chief died Monday
night, so the show was deferred.
The Epworth League and Sunday .schoo
Of the NJ. E. church have purchased new
hymn books to be used in the school and
League.
Mrs James Huff is very sick with pneu
monia.
Mr.. s. w. Brinley has opened meat ani
provision store on Delaware street
r. A. Jester has oranges, apples, bananas
and lemons always on hand at low prices
This week he is offering specially fine La
guayra coffee at % cents, lbs. 500; try it