A DEADLY CRASH. A Frightful Disaster 011 the Heading Railroad, A TRAIN 18 TELESCOPED. At Least 25 People Killed and Probably 50 Injured. OCCURRED AT EXETER, PA. An Kxrumlon Train Upturning Irom llarrlsburjj t rashc* Into an Kx|ir«m Traill and au Appalling Sifi'lH' I'ol l«w»-A I'artial List ill til*" lli'atl. Heading, Pa., May 13. —-Shortly be fore 10 o'clock last night a collision of passenger trains occurred on the Philadelphia iV Reading at Exeter sta tion. six miles below Reading. The express train which should have left here its;.! op. in. t"«»«- Philadelphia was behind time in leaving and stopped at Exeter for orders. \ special train from llarrisburg bearing excursionists who had attended the Hart ran ft monu ment 1111 veiling at the capital left here 20 minutes later than the express train and at Exeter, while proceeding at a rapid speed, crashed into the express. Sever al ears of the express train were •wrecked. The number of dead is fully 21 and the injured 50. The last train plowed through three cars of the forward train, •completely wrecking t hem. Fight dead were brought here at la. m. A score are under the debris. \ train load of wounded were brought to 1 li«i hospital's here. (ireat excitement pre. va'ls throughout the city. The rail road officials offer no explanation of the accident. The coroner will insti tute an investigation at once. Retnrn ing passengers say the scenes around the wreck are of the most fearful de scription. The second relief train left Exeter at 2:50 a. in. It brought to Reading 20 additional bodies. The names are not yet known. Most of the seriously in jured were taken to Potts town and Xorristown. The identified killed are: X.(). Leaf, Montgomery county. William Staler, Xorristown. "5 George Shaw, Xorristown. John Slingluff. Xorristown. John .lohnson, Mt. Clair. William l.ewis, Xorristown. Harry Hunchbing<er, Xorristown. (ieorge Sowers, Xorristown. George H. Xndis, Xorristown. Harry Went/.. Xorristown. Samuel Matty, Consihocken. Harry Thompson, Xorristown. Iliratn Shelly, Matboro. Henton Silvis, Reading. Philadelphia, May 13.- The Pottsvilla express, which was run into at Exeter, arrived here at midnight with a few of 'the injured. The passengers could give no connected story of the wreck. Ac cording to the accounts of the passen gers the engine of t-he second train plowed through the rear car of tile first •rain, then through the parlor cur and ha'lf way through the second car. The firs>t car on the second train was also •telescoped. The railroad company made up a rpecial train at Reading and sent it to •the scene of the wreck with a nuinb"r of physicians. All of the dead and most of the injured were taken to Read ing. The railroad officials in this city can give no details of the accident. They nay they are ignorant of the number of casualties. Shortly before midnight a train bear ing nurses and doctors was sent to the scene of the wreck. Exeter is a flag station and has no telephone commu nication. It is stated that the pas sengers on the second train were most ly from Xorristown. Senator Penrose and E. I!. Grubb •were passengers in the Pullman car of the wrecked train. The rear end of the en?* in which they were riding was crushed and the t ;vo gentlemen, though badly shaken up, were uninjured. Sen ator Penrose did riot know how many of the passengers in the rear cars were killed or injured, but said when the train left the scene those needing at tention were being eared for by phy sicians and residents of the neighbor hood. sillier* t.ain a Victory, Pana, 111., May 13.—Representatives of th" Pana mine owners, including Ranker Schuyler and Operator Pen-well, who returned Friday from Chicago, where a meeting was had with members of the state arbitration board and rep resentative miners of the southern Illi nois district, confirmed reports that an agreement had practically been reached. I'nder the agreement no men now employed are to be discharged, but the union will be recognized, all union miners will be put to work as fast as possible and when non-union men drop "ut their places will i>e filled by union me. ■tetii'U ing Stand < .»I la p*ex. Pari . Tex., May 13. — About 0:30 Vehicle last night the reviewing stand on which were seated 1.000 persons wit nessing a display of fireworks, fell with a crash. No one iwas killed, but i great number wen; injured, some probably fatally. Veteran Journalist Die*. Cincinnati, May 13.—Moritz \lbert Tacobi, for years president of tiia Cincinnati Frieie Pre.sse, died of apo plexy yesterday at his residence in Port Thomas. Mr. .Jaeobi was one of the oldest and best known Crorinan edi tors and a writer of great force. |l t » .vas one of the founders of the republi can party in Cincinnati. Fant Tlall Wrecked. I'tiea, X. Y„ May 13.—The fast mail m the New Vork Central was in colli sion here this morning and seven pas tenger cars tilled with passengers an turning. AN ASSAULT REPULSED. Hcbcl* Vladr all I ÜBUrccMfnl Attempt lit < a|>ture San Fernando - Filipinos Arc .tlami'd In the Trendies near Hacolur, Manila, May 11.—Reports received from the insurgent line, which, how ever, have not been confirmed, siiy a meeting of the Filipino congress has been held at San Isidore. There was no quorum present* but in spite of this fact some business was transacted. The reports add that although those who nit,tended were mos'tlv partisans of Ag-uinaldo, a strong desire for peace was expressed. Filipino riflemen to the number of S,- 000 are intrenched on three sides of Ha-oolor. The Americans, however, are fully able to hold the city if Mon day's attack was a specimen of the enemy's fighting ability. The Filipino general Mascarvli's armv, inspired by wine taken from the store houses of Bacolor and by the general's oratory, on Monday evening attacked Sail Fernando. There was tremendous yelling and a great expen diture of cartridges by the rebels, but very little result. Cen. Mascardo holds the outskirts of Raeol*r west of the railroad. In front of his positions are the Kansas and Montana regiments, which occupy trenches that the Fiji • bios built in anticipation of an at tack from the direction of the sea. Dur ing Monday Gen. Mascardo, with a large retinue of officers, rode along the lines, frequently stopping t > harangue -his warriors. At dusk a detachment of rebels rushed towards the outposts of the Montana regiment, but were met by a hot fire from the Montana regi ment. The insurgents, from trenches nearly three miles long, responded. After an hour's firing, during which one private soldier of the Montana regi ment was wounded, the insurgents sul>- sided. Prisoners who were brought into the American lines said that Gen. Mascardo distributed barrels of wine among hi.s soldiers, telling them that he expect ed to capture the city of >llll Fernan do. The trenches undoubtedly waved the Americans from heavy loss, the bul lets falling thick about them during the engagement. (ien. Luna is mass ing his army east of t.he railway, bring ing troops by train loads in sight of the American lines. The I'liitcd States Philippine commis sion has been considering <1 constitu tion for the island of Negros, which was framed by Col. Smith and lending natives. It is largely modeled after the constitution of California. While it litis: many good points, the commis sion will probably recommend a uni form government i >r all the provinces. This constitution it is intended will give the natives self-government, co operating with the military regime. Work upon the constitution ha- been apportioned to the several members of the Philippine commission. All the members of the commission tire con sulting with resident experts. PLANS FOR A NEW TRUST. -A Proposal to I lllte I llder Our Head .All tlie Move Foundries ol' the t'ouii try NCCIIIK I.iUely to Succeed. Cincinnati, May 11.—A consolidation of the stove manufacturing interests of the country may result from the meet ing of manufacturers now being held here. The occasion is the 2S'th annual convention of the Xational Association of Stove Makers and there are repre sented about 600 firms, who control 90 per cent, of the business oft he coun try in that line. These manufactur ers, listening to a proposition by John \V. Raker, an attorney of Philadelphia, representing eastern and foreign capi tal, decided to appoint a committee of seven leading manufacturers to gather data from the stove men as to the amount of capital invest ed, the number of plants that could be secured, etc. This committee is authorized to confer with Mr. P.ak r and his associates and to agree upon a joint proposition, when option blank.i and papers will be sent to all the stove makers of the country. This action wns taken at a confer enee which followed the regular meet ing of the association- .Mr. Baker ap peared not only as a promoter but as the representative of capitalists who were abundantly able to finance the proposed consolidation of the stove manufactories of the country if the proprietors so desire. It was ascer tained that of the 200 large stove foun dries in this country only four of them were west of the Mississippi river. Mr. ißaker outlined a plan for the stove manufacturers, first to co-operate mutually and then prepare a proposi tion for the consideration of the parties he represents. He held that the economy in operation thus effected would enable the manufacturers to re duce prices and that there could be no popular feeling against the combina tion when prices were reduced. lie in sisted that the reduction of prices was a necessity in the operation of such a combination. The plan was so favor ably received t h-a ft title appointment of a committee to co-operate with him was decided upon immediately. Roston. May 11.—An attempt is being made to effect a combination of the various glue companies in the country, Advanced. Chicago. May 11. Xotices were post, ed yesterday at the South Chicago and •loliet mills of the Illinois Steel Co. an nouncing an increase in wages of <he men. Common laWor will be raised from 13V< to 15 cents an hour and all the hands, except the tonnage men, will be increased in proportion. The in crease. which is the second within the year, will go into effect on May la. A lircat Strike ICxpcetcd. Pittsburg. Kan., May 11.—The confer ence between coal operators of south eastern Kansas* and the executive com mittees of Districts No. 4 and 21, Uni ted Mine Workers, has adjourned with, cut arriving at a settlement. President Mitchell, of the national organization, has been wired the result and the ex ecutive committees are. now awaiting his orders, which will undoubtedly be for a suspension of work in all the mines in this district whose operators have mines in Indian Territory and Nrkansas. It is estimated that 12,000 1 ®en v 111 be involved. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1899. DIED SUDDENLY. Ex-Gov. R. P. Flower's Life Journey Is Ended. WAS A FINANCIAL KING. Accumulated Millions by Specu lation in Wall Street. A GREAT POWER IN POLITICS U a« \a«oeiate<l nitli Samuel J. Tiiiteii In *luii) Political Triiiinpli* and lor Years watt Prominent an a Leader in the lie 11101 ra lic Party. New York Maj 13. —Kx-(iov. Roswell P. Flower died lf«st night at 10:.'10 at the Fast port Century club at Kastport, T.. I. Mr. Flower was taken 'il! early in the day with a severe attack of acute indigestion. In the afternoon symp toms of heart failure supervened aud he grow steadily worse until the time of his death. I!. I*. Flower was born in Theresa, .Tett'erson county, X. Y., August 7. H Roswell was the sixth of nine children and when his father died he was s years old. He worked with his broth ers on two farms his mother owned and spent his time between schools and the hardiest kind of labor. He became deputy postmaster of Waitertown, X. Y., in ls'i;; and kept his place six years. Then he became a partner in the jew elry firm of Hitchcock & Flower, bought out his partner at the end of two years and continued in the busi ress until IsO'.t. Mr. Flower came to New York in that year to take charge of the estate of Henry Keep, whose widow was Mrs. Flower's sister. Mr. Keep owned a great many rail road and other stocks and before his death he spent much time instructing Mr, Flower about them. Having thus ROSWKIX P. FLOWER, gained an insight into Wall street and its methods, Mr. Flower formed in 15(70 the firm of Benedict, Flower A; Co., in whii h he j lined K. < . Benedict and H. H. Truman. This firm was dissolved in ls7:i, when Mr. Flower was ill for several months. Xot long afterwards he organized the banking firm of Flow er & Co., which has since been a power in Wall street. Mr. Flower was a democrat. In the early 70s he helped Samuel ,J. Tilden to develop the famous organization which exposed Tweed and enjoyed many other triumphs. Mr. Flower was chosen chairman of the democrats state committee in 1577 and in ISSI hp defeated \Y. W. As tor for congress after a hot campaign in the Kleventh district, He refused a renowiination. He was elected governor of the state in ISO 1. Mr. Flower took up Brooklyn Rapid Transit less than two years ago, buying from 20,000 to .'',0,000 shares at about 2i when tlv> capital stock was only $25.- 000,000. He absorbed many lines, among them the Nassau Klectritf company, and increased the capital s'ock to $45,000,000 and by his success ful manipulation put the price tip W 11T. His holdings in Brooklyn Rapid Transit alone, which cost him two years ■'go little more than $500,000, are worth at to-day's market price more than $3,. 000,000. Mr. Flower was one of till £ founders of the Federal steel trust Good authorities estimate that Mr Flower's profits in the last 1S month! in Wall street ihave exceeded $10,000,000 He has become in that time the ac knowl edged speculative leader in th« financial market of the United States He married Sarah M. Woodruff, ol Watertown, in 1559. Three childrer .ere born, of whom only one survives Kmma Gertrude, who is the wife ol John B. Taylor. Inland Treamirer* Appointed. Washington, May 13. —Orders issued by the war department yesterday an nounce the appointment of Kugeiie F T.add ("captain Ninth I'nited States cav alry) as treasurer of the island of Cuba and the appointment of ( apt. James A Buchanan, Kleventh infantry, as treas urer of Porto Rico. These offices are created by an executive order of May 3 which creates a system for the man agement of the finances of the islands ■ lariaril \all<]lll«lleft * ale. Cambridge, Mass., May 13.—After a series of three defeats Harvard re. trieved its position in debate by a vic tory over Yale in the contest held in Sanders' theater last night. The de bate was closely contested and the judges were absent from t.he room IC minutes before coming to a decision. ■ lartranft Statue I livriled. Harrisburg, Pa.. May 13.- The eques trian statue of Ma j. Gen. John F. Ilart ranft in Capitol park was unveiled with impressive ceremonies yesterday in the presence of a large concourse of people. These exercises were followed by a pa rade in which tihe survivors of the third division of the Ninth army corps, com manded by Ilartranft in the civil war, had the right of line. Fought a 25-Koiiiid Draw. Xew York, May 13. Oscar Gardner and Martin Flaherty, of bowel), Mass., fought a 35-round draw at the new Broadway At luetic club last night. MANUFACTURED EGGS. Coil) itiou Shell of Ci 5 |inu m l» I aed. Which In Carefully Colored and Marked. From recent observations of an ex pert collector of bird#' eggs it became apparent that there was in existence i person who made a living by imitat ing nature in the production and coi ning of birds' eggs, says the Loudon Penny, It was traced to a Parisian dealer, and some interesting details as to the methods used have come to light. The unscrupulous but ingenious French man was at one time an assistant in •1 large museum, and here he learned the value of many rare egg's. P.eing of an enterprising nature he started busi ness on his own account and made nu merous experiments before he came to perfection. lie generally uses the shell of some HERBERT GLADSTONE, LIBERAL WHIP. The liberal party of Great Britain has just conferred a distinguished honof on the son of the Grand Old Man, who was its leader for so many years, by ap pointing him the party whip, a position second only in importance to the actual leadership. The chi<?f duty of the whip, which is a contraction of "whipper-in," is to see that none of the members of his party shirk their parliamentary duties or abs lit themselves when an important measure is to be voted upon. Mr. Gladstone will, no doubt, perform the duties o£ his trust with fidelity and intelligence. common egg, chosen for its likeness in | si/e and shape to the one desired, but j w hen that is impossible gypsum is used, | this, when properly colored, being in- j distinguishable from nature's liandi- j work. The coloring process is not cost- ! lv, but a very lengthy and tedious op- j erution, for each variety of egg has its ; distinctive marks and spot. Nightingales' eggs, which are finely marked, are worth good prices, and knowing this the dealer finds no diffi culty in obtaining larks' eggs and col- j oring them to resemble the genuine J article. Specimens of this undoubted but mis- } placed skill have found their way to j collectors in all parts of the world, and yet so completely and carefully has ! the work been done not one of the buy- j ers has ever discovered them to be i "manufactured." The Maked Man'* Prayer. Hastings, England, has a free circus every day at noon. At that hour an old gentleman parades in the front garden AT THE END OF HIS ROPE. 7/7//?n *>*/>»nJjOrtrnnf of his line residence, perfectly naked, except for a loin cloth, a turban and sandals. The turban and sandals blaze with jewels, lie prostrates himself be fore a little pagoda, wherein squats an ugly idol with diamond eyes. There is always a crowd to watch these devo tions. If one questions the old gentle man he answers, testily: "What am 1 doing, eh? I'm praying for the conver sion of this benighted land to Bud dhism. That's what I'm doing." Mixed Emotion*. "How did you feel when they read your letters in court?" asked the friend whose intimacy was great enough to warrant impudence. "Well," said the young man who had just emerged from a breach of promise suit, "1 was divided betwi»r. chagrin at the asininity of tlie ideas and admira tion for the literary style."—lndianap olis Journal. THE SIGN OF THE BOOT. A Familiar Koililfiu That dually UauKM Over the Uour u( the Miup. Miup. The sign of I he boot seen uanging out in front of the shoemaker's shop may be made of wood or zinc or of eopper. Of these three the wooden boot is the cheapest, the copper the dearest. Such boots, says the New York Sun, have been made also of chalk and of iron. Sign boots are made in two or three standard sizes and of ot her sizes to or der. They are most commonly seen gilded, but sign boots are occasionally finished in some bright color, as, for instance, a brilliant red. The boot signs may be bought in the establish ment of the dealer in emblem signs, where there are also to be found the gilded fishes for the dealer in fishing tackle, the great gilded padlock for the hardware dealer, and a variety of other I signs of an emblematic character, and j they may also be bought of the dealers | in leather and findings who make a ; specialty of shoemakers' supplies, j Besides these familiar gilded orpaint ! Ed smaller boots there is occasionally : seen in front of shoe stores a giant boot, j with the foot part perhaps three or four feet in length and the leg in propor tion, four or five or six feet tall. These great boots, of which the number used | is 1 united, are made of sheet iron or ; tin and painted. The dealer who wants a boot of this kind gets it made to or der by some skillful worker in sheet j metais. A HoMt'llf llu I let in Its Havre!. j At the world's fair there were exhib j ited from Tennessee two bullets which I harl met each other in midair, and also I a muzzle-loading Springfield rifle into the barrel of which a rebel bullet had found its way. This remarkable cir cumstance was duplicated at the battle of (.'aloocan, an insurgent bullet having passed the whole interior length of the rifle in the hands of Private Stuteville, of the Abilene company, in the Twen tieth Kansas. Stuteville had jus : tired his piece and still had it at his shoul der \\«iien the insurgent bullet passed in at its muzzle. The bullet proceeded the whole length of the barrel, break ing the breechloek and forcing the empt# cartridge shell into the upper part of its chamber. Gen. Otis heard of the occurrence and sent for the rifle, whic«h he intends to send to the war de partment as a curio. llrenrli of I'romisr. Higgs—l sit true that you are a suit or for the hand of the Widow l'rown? Hoggs—Not exactly. She is doing the suing.—N. V. Journal. N»1 it Had Scheme. At the railway stations in Russia books are kept in which passengers may enter any complaint tliuy wish to make. CZAE'S DAILY LIFE. [ Personal Details About Nicholas by a French Author. lie SpfttUs Many I.niiKUUKCi ivltlb Kate and Quick lien* and In » Student of .\euN|>apcr«— The Imiterial Dinner. A volume dealing with the private Life aiul mode of existence of Nicholas 11. has been issued in Paris. The author is M. Maurice Leudet, a distinguished member of the start" of the Figaro, who some time back published a successful book dealing on similar lines with the German emperor. "Nicholas 11. Intiine," as the present work is called, is a quite unpretentious production. With the exception of the preface, which discusses the disarma ment proposals, and one or two chap ters devoted to the present condition and destines of Russia, its pages are oc cupied exclusively by minor details re lating to the personality of the czar, and by well-informed and entertaining gossip. The most varied aspects of the czar's life are touched upon. A chapter is devoted, for instance, to his educa tion, and a chapter to his marriage, a chapter to the imperial stables and an other to the imperial table. The court fetes, the grand dukes, the royal palaces and the czar's journey to the east are a few more of the many subjects dealt with. The czar, it appears, has an excellent memory, and acquired the numerous languages he speaks with remarkable ease and quickness. M. Leudet assures us that he talks English without an ac cent, but it is notworthy that he does not venture to say as much with regard to French. Mr. Heath, his English mas ter, is credited with a cordial dislike for Mr. Gladstone, and a pronounced fond ness for boxing, but whether he trans mitted these tastes to hit, pupil is not recorded. The young princes were brought up with as little ceremony as possible. On Sundays they entertained at dinner the small boys and girls who were admitted to the honor of their friendship. These parties setm to have been exceedingly lively functions. "There was no end to the tricks the hosts and their small guests played on THE CZAR OF RUSSIA. (His Home Life Is Said to Be Pure and Pleasant.) one another. From end to end of the table there used to be continuous firing of bread pellets, which were perpetual ly striking princely noses or landing in royal mouths. Another favorite joke was to jog your neighbor's elbows while he was drinking or to baptize him with a glassful of wine." This "charming picture of home life," as M. Leudet calls it, is proof at any rate that there are various ways of becoming fitted for the most polite society. Still, it must not be supposed from this occa sional license that the czar's education was neglected. lie received a very strict religious trailing, and the im pression it made on him may be gath ered from a remark he made on the oc casion of the death of Victor Hugo. He knew that the great poet was a free thinker, and on reading in the news paper an account of his public funeral, he said that he could not understand how such honors could be paid to a man who "had died like a dog." The czar rises at eight, takes tea with the empress at nine and 9:30 retires to his study to read the principal Eu ropean newspapers. This task accom plished, he goes out for a short walk, and at 11 is ready to receive his minis ters and attend to his correspondence. After lunch he drives out with the em press, and on his return shuts himself up in his study, wl#>re he is hard at work until eight, the imperial dinner hour. The importance of this meal is considerable at the Russian court, as may be imagined when it is said that over 200 pe) sons are engaged in prepar ing and i rving it. On put of I'oMtuur Stamp*. Dur> £ the year IS9B the United State oureau of engraving and print ing .sued 2,500,000,000 of the common red two-cent stamps—enough togo al most twice around the earth, saj's a Scientific American contributor. Stacked one upon another they would pile up 150 miles beyond our atmos phere, equal in weight to two of our big locomotives, and would make a blanket to keep the frost off the city sf Washington. If these stamps worked ii relays by each taking the letter as far as allowed by thepostal regulations, the letter would be carried beyond the most remote star, and, at the fastest speed at the disposal of the postal au thorities, would occupy millions of times the age of the earth in transit. Marveloni .Mmlcnl Record. The record of the greatest number of notes struck by a musician in 12 hours is said to have been made by Pader ewslti, who struck 1,030,300 notes. The remarkable fact about this statement is not that the great pianist should have so diligently pounded the piano, but that anyone should have wasted his brain tissue in compiling such a ridicu lous calculation. 3
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