Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1895 — EASTERN. [ARTICLE]

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South-bound passenger train No. 224, on the Erie and Pittsburg division of the Pennsylvania Railway, ran into an open switch at Sharpsville. The entire train was derailed and several of the passengers were slightly hurt, but all escaped serious injury. It is learned from an authoritative source that Charles 11. Cramp, the Pbjla few days his firm has lost $25,000,000 worth of contracts to build ships for the Japanese navy. It is reported the reason was that the Cramps could not equip the ships with guns and that English firms were in better position, to furnish the. completely equipped war vessels. lng of tho double eagles from the millions of dollars in gold bullion now stored in the vaulfs of the mint in Philadelphia. The press has a capacity of 18,000 pieces a day, amounting to $200,000, which by working to its full capacity will give an output of Over $10,000,000 a month. This: course will be pursued by the Superintendent as the reserve gold fund in the institntiott is now quite low and because of the weekly shipments to New York land other cities, it is desired to replenish it. It is now announced that Mrs. Clara McArthur, who won fame by an alleged jump from the Brooklyn bridge and who is now winning a fortune in a Bofrery museum, never jumped from the bridge at aIJ.-Mrs. McArthur’s husband became angry because he Was not given what he considered to be his share of the pro- . coeds of the museum engagement, and decided to expose the plot Undeceive the public. It is asserted that the woman at first refused to even jump out of a boat under the bridge unless a rope was fasttened around her; then she refused to jump on account of the cold, dark water of the river. Finally the men threw her from the boat into the river and afterward fished her Out. For Secretary of State.. .. .John Palmer For State Treasurer........A. B. Colvin For Attorney General... .F. E. Hancock For State Engineer C. -W. Adams For Judge of the Court of Appeals, Celora E. Martin The New York Republican State con-, vention met at Saratoga Tuesday and nominated the ticket prepared by the party leaders. Governor Morton’s candidacy for President of the United States was formally announced and it secured the unanimous indorsement of the convention. The platform scores the administration for failing to defend the rights of American citizens in foreign countries, and for permitting foreign encroachments on the western hemisphere. TJie tariff and deficiency questions receive condemnation. A sound and stable currency is indorsed. Governor Morton’s administration is indorsed and his candidacy for President formally launched.