Arizona republican., 1898-03-17
AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE.

After deliberating a month John Wanamaker has accepted the nomina- tion of the Business Mems Republican League for governor of Pennsylvania. In his letter of acceptance MT. Wana- maker refers to the fact that the dele gate-electing machinery is in the hands of the opposition, and adds: 'But I am no more moved by these conditions than by the rumored deals of politicians, the threats of character assassins, the tongue of islander or the fact that nearly one-third of all the delegates to the next state convention have already been elected. I ignore all personal considerations. I accept your invitation as call of duty, and making the issue one of principle, not spells, I am ready to go forward with you in your battle for political emancl patton, convinced that the right will ultimately triumph and that the peo- pie desire to settle the question them selves. and settle it this very year.
 An effective means of subduing re- fractory prisoners has been used in the Boys Reformatory at Hutchinson, Kan. Wade Thomas, a negro pris- oner, seized chair and drove the em- ployes out of the laundry department When locked in his cell he began to break up the bedstead. c. w. Case, the superintendent, and an assistant, procured two twelve foot iron rods heated red hot, and prodded Thomas until his clothes caught fire and he begged for mercy.
 Mrs. Hallett Alsop Borrowe, daugh- ter of the late Austin Corbin, is suing the executors of the estate for an ac- counting. Her complaint filed in the supreme court Is directed principally against George s. Edgell, her broth er-in-law, who manages the property left by the Long Island railroad owner One of the accusations is that MT Ed gell in order to promote his personal interests, has caused valuable securi- ties to be sold to his friends at less than their real worth, and that he has prevented the sale of other securities which were unproductive.
 Francis Wilson's patriotic work in New Rochelle, New York, has been ruthlessly destroyed. Tn a generous spirit the singing comedian erected an old fort around the soldiers mon ument in the town where he lives, pay ing all the expenses out of his own pocket. The cost was about $1000, and some people thought the work was picturesque. Members of a nearby church, however. asserted that it was not artistic and finally the Grand Army men got together and dismantled the fort. removing the guns and the stones.
 Twenty-six employees of the Brook lyn bridge were engaged last Tuesday in counting the people and vehicles that passed over the bridge in the twenty-four hours ending at 12 p. m. that day The figures show that the trolley cars on the bridge are causing g loss in receipts of s1,442 a day. The last actual count was made in Novem- Der last, when the trolley cars did not cross the bridge In one day at that time 144,509 passengers were carried over in the ordinary cars. On Tues day S1 ,520 were counted. Tuesdays receipts were s2,22S, against s3,67O for the Tuesday previous to running the trolley cars. The November vehicle count was 6,S54, of which 4,617 were from Brooklyn. Tuesdays vehicle count was 4,O79, of which 2,112 came from Brooklyn.
 Several years ago a wealthy farmer named William Hoey died in Mercer county, Pa. He was opposed to banks, and was in the habit of hiding his money about the farm. He died with out revealing these hiding places, and although his relatives made frequent searches, it was not until this week that they were successful for Tuesday last they found several thousand dol lars in trpp