SV Jt tyV r- .futfcj 5T ' K' 1 4m J t .' -I I. H ' 4T v t Volume xxvi-ne. SOME SLtGHT CHANGES. HimmK RiUwAlr nimki im niniTMi.ji.uuit. Seleet CvancR FUMiesItrBut the Cem ie Branch Adjourn Without Al- UenA uttppiy Wagen Ordered. The Jsinlafy meeting or select and com com Wen councils was held en Wednesday eve ning. rn select council there were present , Messrs. Krisinan, Everts, Ilalneiv Riddle. Rohrer. Schuni, (jtemlfelts arid Keng, president. "' The reartiilg or tliS nlliiulcs or tlie Decem ber meeting was dispensed with. Mr. Riddle presented tlie report el the Urcet couiniltteo for December. All the ii I," r P,,ulie Interest hae becu pub- . Mr. Schuni presented, the report of the lu ,5?.m2,.,,.t?e nef,nS '"& ttOulber and f-hietlt of bills itpprdvcd Wi supplies dur Irtg ine lileHth. The oeminltteo rccem-' inendthe purchase or hese and u supply wagon and .eircretl the following resolu tions providing for the same: Be It resolved by select and common councils that authority be granted te the Pre committee te advertise fdr proposals for supply waged ferttss lrl th'8 depart n'wjtl ld Wr proposals for two thousand U.UQQi feet of rubber lined cotton hese and te purehase which in the estimation of the committee is the best, the same te be mid for by special appropriation at the begln- hlllif Of the tit-Al iUrAi vnr. B Mr. Riddle moved the adoption of the above resolution and that In addition the flrocenintllteoudycrtlso for proposals for en ambulant ami reriert llie cost or thn eahle at the next meeting of councils. Mr. Schuni said the commit tee bad con sidered the euestidii or loceiiimondlng the purchase or an auibulatic'e, biit concluded that the tlty's finances would net allow the expenditure for that purpose new. Mr. Everts said tile purchase of an am bulance preperly belonged te tlie pollce department. He was glad te see that Mr. Itlddle, since bis visit te Easten, where an aiiibulance Is maintained, was ashamed of Lancaster's slowness, and new saw the necessity ler an ambulance. The resolution was adopted. Common Council lien-concurred itt rtS ttl asking for bids for the ambulance oriNie.N or citv boi.iciTeit. Mr. Sebum presented the followlngopln fellowlngopln follewlngopln iou or the city solicitor en the legality or lrtcrcaaltli the salaty of Chief Engineer oiidersmith : JV the Jlenmablc thtSeleet and Oimmen Coim Ceim riU 0 the City of tencastcr. , OKNTLKstKi : At yeili- remilar meeting held December 4, 1683, there was referred tome for an opinion a resolution allow hi" extra compensation or $300 te the chief en gineer orthe lire department for attending te the fire alarlh telcKraph line. Under Iho aliells acts of ussembly goernlng Lancaster city, no extra compensation can be given te any public elliccr, i,crvant, em em peoye, agent or routractei, except by un ordinance passed by a tWe-thinia vete of both councils and approved by the mayor. There Is ne'.hlng in the law which pro pre pro enUthepus3agoof an onlluance Increas ing the salary of an otllcer te take cllect immetllatcly tipun its passage1, arid this Would be the proper ceurse te take In this case. llespectfully submitted, W. T. Jinew.v, City Solicitor. Mr. Schum introduced the lollewlug or dinance, in accerdance with the abeve opinion, and it was referred te the lltmuce committed ! An ordinance Increasing and fixing the salary of the chief engineer of the lire do de traftnlcnt and delilllng a pirt or his duty. Section 1. He it ordained bv the select and common councils or the city of LaiL caster that the chief engineer of the lire de partment of Ijuucastei city slnll be paid an atinuat salary or $900, te be paid in month v Installments by wairant upon the city treasury, as n full compensation for tlie discharge of all his duties, new, or here after Imposed upon him by acts or assem bly or erdinance, and th.it it shall be a part of his duty te attend to.rcguUte and super intend the fire alarm el llie lire depart ment. Section 2. All ordinances or pai ts or or dinances inconsistent heicwitti, or sup plied by the previsions horeer, ai e repealed. Mr. Middle, of the special cominlttee ap pointed te iuriuire into the damages dene in the erection el the large sewer through land of James and Kate Kelly, submitted llie following repert: A majority of the commltteo viewed the premises, the property or James and t'atb.i t'atb.i rlne Kelly, at the did el bliippeu street, and afterwards met Qcorge Nmiiiulii, esq., the attorney for the owners el tlie l.inn. The injuries complained of and for which damages were asked, consist er: KirstA total destruction or a spring or water at the house, which went dry mir ing the loustructleu orthe new sew er built by the city from North Queen street, along Last Clay btrcet nnd North bhlppeu btrcet, and which desti uctieu the cominlttee ascer tained was caused by tlie building of the sewer. Sec. l-'or tlie entry by tlie city upon the premises by building the sew or. After discussing oveiy aspect, it was re solved by the committce te recommend te councils that $2,300 be paid te James and cCatharlne Kc'ly, en June 15, lb'JO, In con sideration of which bum they will iclcase the city from all damages for the destine destine lien el the spring and tlie entry upon the premises, and dlscharge of city scwage into Mid bticam of water, and the right te alwajs use the said streams el water ler the purpose of dlbclmrging the city sowage therein, together with the right ofthe city te enter en the premises lrem time te time Ter the purpese or cleaning out the stream. V IIidum:, C. J. Kri&man, Ami. M. riiANf7, Maiitin Kiu:iiu:h. Mr. Riddle moved the adoption or the recommendations orthe coinuuttee. Mr. Haines said these damages were only for ene Held and the ewner el every ether field will uuikdn grand charge en the city treasury and it will cost 20,000 te nay these damage. There was nothing said about these proposed dam iges w lien the building orthe sew cr was discussed and ifit had been known that the damages would be se great the sewer w euld net h.i e been built. The members who engineered the bower through council should hae been honest with councils and told them w hat the cost would be. In conclusion he said that he was In raver or paying these damages. Mr. Riddle said it was ncecessary fiir the city te have drainage no matter wiiat the cost was. Thocemmltto in charge knew that damages would be asked, but It could net be avoided. He ravered settling with these claimants en the best terms obtain able. Mr. McGrauu had settled his claim in consideration orthe city giving him the right te the city w ater. Tlie rpiostien was whether it was the best policy te Mittle am li ably or go into court uud have a Juiy tix the amount or damages. The motion te pay llie Kellys was adopted, Tin: CLEcriue iiaii.wav enniNA:ei:. Select council erdinance giUng le Suiii Suiii nerT. Dunham, his lieirs and assigns, tlie privilege te opcrate meter Mrcet cms, and erect and majiiuiu poles en tlie hlrects el the city or ijintaster along the line or the Laneaster i ilyfctrecl railway and the Kdst I'nil railway cemtuny wab tailed up. Mr. Krisinan said he a as opposed te it a.i it read. He wanted the uamu or iSuiuuci T. DuDham, Ills asseciates and assigns stricken out wherever it ocvurred. IIe thought councils bheuld grant the pilvllege te tlie rempanies direct. President Leng ruled that llie striking out of the part suggested by Mr. Krismau was net an amendment and the onlluance would net ha e te go e or. The erdinance was then made te read te suit Mr. Kris man's Ideas and passed by a unanimous vole. following Is the erdinance: An nrriininm clvlnzanil crantliur fte Hum- ner T. Dunham, Inn associates and ablins.) tlie nrlvllf ze unit rlclit te operate itxeet tJr nml muiI unit mAMltfllll n ioIes en the street of the tlly of lanraster. along the Hue of thn lainna. frCliyisircedtallvrpi Line and thel-Jvtf.iid J'?ui'.'!e,da.uH .by thectauii Comuieu t'ouneus et ma wtiy et Mmcaier,. artfa ies. thill tdr the ttarpese or Intrdcincmg clrctHcKy m the niotlve power or the .ancastcr City Street Railway Company and the Eat Eud Hallway Oatnpany.fsumntrT. Oanham, bli as as keciatca and aaiiffM sball dte Vb rifht te op ep op Mte meter etnsS caifs aad .erect and malnutfn Pfttl onbeth nlij f catli itrcst aVeiui the reuui of satd railways; st each pdlnu as the en gineer In charge of the said cen.UUCtlnn of said street railways and the tlrect committee of city cennelts may deem neceMarr.and te connect the poles en opposite sides of the streets te as te carry the wires which connect the electric cur rent te the cars. l,r yi trade or slrntce of thu street or .trcets, Rfl iMit the work Tn Jeettlhif ka e4ecliii'sKid PJf nnd wires shall be ui!)ecl W Ui??preval of the street ceaunlttee of city councils. And provided further the City of Ijtnca.tcr shall have the right te tlie poles te support and convey the city wires as the city or Lancaster may new or hereafter desire te operate, said wihw te Uq circled MMtld Itilatvre with (be operational fiftJArsllwey. a . .And provided further that all pek shall be of weed, Ontferirt In hei,litend tnlrknu as near as possible and te be painted ofaceioritpf.fcivr.d by the street committee of city councils. Hectlen2. That whenever lite city or Laiicav fr shall hereafter pave or mscadamlea any street or streets along, the Hue or said street rail way companies, with aiphalt block. Delglnu blocks, asphalt sheeting, or broken stone, the .kaljelrccl railway companies, ttlcjr etlrccsars erniiwisslmilatthHitte time pave unit ma OikliimlsfttUrt street occupied by the railway; that Is te Kay between the tracks of said rail ways, with the same kind of blocks, or material with which the city of Lancaster ptves orraa erraa cad unlrea the said street or street., and If the said railway cempaules, their snecesser or as &lgm, shall neglect or rentse te de the said work, then the city of Lanrattcr shall de the same and recover the cost and expense thereof from lhatnlit railway cenipnnlc! , . . BectleuS. that the said sttect falhfaycom falhfaycem panles,nr Bumncr T. Dunham, his associates or assign, In consideration or the franchise here by granted shall pay te the treasurer of the .city or Ijanceater en or before tbe first day of juuc, ikiu, ana annually tncrcaiier tne sum e ilftv cents en each jvevAvcry pole which my be, erected and malntalued by (BCn! within the city limits, and the further sum or five dollars mr cacn anu ev cry car winch said railway com panic uuiy use and operate. Hectlen 4. That the wild street railway cooi ceoi coei pnnlcs operated by Hnmner T.Dunham, his as sociates and assigns shall,be ttitTJrct te nil the prev Islens of an ordinance, entitled "An Ordi nance ltcgulatliig Passenger Hallway Compa nies In the City or tanciutcr," approved .March J, lKST. Section 5. That tlie railway cdttlranles shall be required te ruri their cars at Intervals at net less than nom 10tel2mluiUc during business hours and that the rate of speed shall net ex ceed seven miles per hear In the business parts of the city. , . Section 0. That this ordinance shait Het go Inte effect or be of uny force until the said Hnm ner T. Dunham or his assigns shall within 80 dns ofthe passage thereof accept the pro pre visions or the uune In wrltlngand tlie It In the office or the city solicitor. The parts of the ordinance in brackets w ere stricken out, and in that shape It was passed. Common council, however, get tired waiting for the erdinance and adjourned before it was filially passrtd iu select council. Mr. lliddle ofTerod the following resolu tion : Jtcseli'ccl, That the Lancaster City Street railway ttltd the Hast .Ktid railway be ro re ro (iiilred te accept the pi evisldils) of tills or er er dinaneo, undorthelr corperato seal, within thirty dnvs of Its mssace. otherwise Iho or- uinauce is te no null anu void. This rdsdlutldn vrasunanlnieiisly adopted but common council had adjetlnleil and it did net reach that body. COMMON' COUNCIL. In cdirhtleft council the following mem bers wcre present: Mtlssrw, Adams, Altick, ISartholemow, Baumgardner',tiortz Baumgardner',tiertz Baumgardner',tiortz tield, Itllner, Ilradel, Urinteu, Ctimmings, C'resbaugh. Dinan, Eager, Lberman, Frantfj FrUch, Kreider. Iandis, Kill. Sing, Underwood, "Yeung and oek and lieanl, prosident. Mr. Lberman prosented the report of the city treasurer ler tlie month. The ro re clpls wcre ?5,87J..il, the expenditures 827,7.19, and the balance lu tbe treasury (3.309,65. Mr. Baumgardiicr prAsentcd the report orthe (luaiice cominlttee en the erdinance loferredto it, creatlug a city engineer for the street depirtment. The committce is of opinion that the erdluancd in its present bliaprj would net answer for Lancaster city. Correspondence is new being hail with ether cities, and the committee expect te submit the correspondence at u future meeting. Mr. Haunigardner introduced an ordi erdi erdi naneo as follews: An erdinance te fuud $182,700 orthe existing certillentes or In debtedness, bearing six per cent, or th city or Lancaster. btCriON l, )e It ordained by the select mid tomiileii coitnells.er the clly of Lancaster In ceu in. Us assembled. Tliut rer the purpose or diudlin; $182,700 or the bended Indebtedness of therlly of Lancas ter, bearing fl per cent. Intcri st, part at four per cent, and part at hi x per cent., the innj or of the city Is hereby autherlrcd te lsssuc certificates of bull btedncs of said elty te the amount of 11.000 In denominations of (l,000tbcar Interest ntslx per cent, per minimi, pusuble quarterly. Ter llie purpose of redeeming the certificates or Indehlidiiess new In the lliulianiin-Mer.ve. He j nelds relief fund, and aUe lsue ccrtllleates of Indebtedness or said cll le the amoitnter JIOVX) lidcnoniliuitlens of tOOO, and S30O In dciiomluntiens or 100, te bear Interest nt tba rata or 4 per cent, per annum, payublemtarurly, said certificates te be rtdevmnble In law till ineuev or the United Htales at tlie pleasure of the city, uflcr fifteen years, and within thirty j ears from the ilntc thereof, and le lie fiee from all ether taxation. The Interest of the saine shall lie made payahle at Hie office of tbe treasurer or the elty of Lancaster, and I hey shall have set ferlli and expressed upon tuclr race the above specified conditions. Hec. ', 'I hat the major of tlie Ity is hereby authorized and empowered te sell and dlipesn of any of thceertltlcates of Indebtedness bearing 1 per rent. Interest Issued under this ordinance for lawful money of tlie United Htntcs at net less than their par value, and te epply tbe pro ceeds thereof te the pajnicnt of lertltteatcs of indebtedness or the elty of Lancaster, bearing six percent. Interest, and rer no ether purpose whatsoever. til 0. J. An annual tu ofene-hair mill en the dollar en all subjects or taxation fur city pur poses Is hereby directed te be assessed and levlid te pay the principal and Interest en the above lean, tollcitlble and p.i)able as ether ill taxes. Helle veis liliistrtu'iiaoetWIUlIuvototio. W, S. Mnllery, a member or the Iren firm ofMalleryA: lirewu, or Chicago, in speaking orthe iron business, said: "The production ofiren In tlie West is growing hi volume, but tbe demand just new Is ahead orthe production. Itut there is n crisis approaching in tlie Iren and steel business, i ueirt mean te bay that ll win matcValize next year, nor in the next live years; but 1 bollevo that at any time in riem llv e te fifteen years blast ftirnace w HI be dead propertv se lar as their utility rer pic lien making Is concerned. 1 mean that tlie time is coming (and it may ceme sooner than we oxpect) when iron uud bteel will be suuessfully pro duced from the ere. Kert unes have already been spent in experiments en this Hue, and some iuactic.il men will nay it's im possible, but I am convinced that it is possible and that it will come." ltepulillcnns l'lect a Senater. Tlie Republicans of the Mentana Sonale and Hoiibeinot In Joint session en Wednes day and unanimously elected Colonel AV. F.'.Sanders en llrst ballet rer United States senator. Korithe becend senator the llrst billet stoed: .Mantle, 11; Rlckards, 11; Lc.fv itt, 8 ; Hersli, 1 ; Tew or, 11 ; Carivcu Carivcu ter, I. The Democrats of the Heuso nml flve senators met for a Joint session, but no quorum vvas present. Tbe informal ballet taken for United States scuater.i wcre in favor efW. A. Clark, of IHitte, and Martin Alaglnnis, or Helena. An Attempt te Kill it l'rlet. Tliolifeof Kev. I'atlier James A. Kelly, er.St. r.itrlck'H church, Oneida NVY was .tttcinptcil diiriiii, tbe early hours or Wed nesday morning. Tlie assassin was only prevented rrem accomplishing murder by the loud cries el llie wounded man. After striking the priest it se veto blew mi the head with n heavy Instrument, he lied uw ay Inte the darkness. Tills is the second attempt te de away with Father Kelly within thrce mciitlis. The llrst attempt was )iy poisoning the sacred wine, and this second attack indi cates n deliberate attempt te murder him en the jiurt of some unkuew it enemy. Do De tectlvi's haye been working mi the case rer Minie time, but. se far as known, tlielr dis dis dis coverlos are of little value. Oflli-eri Installed. Last evenlug the elllcers or Admiral Reynolds I'est, Xe. 105, of the (Irand Army j of tbe Republic, was Installed by J. I. , wjivcj tu uttrnd iu bulv the I tUoHeu, of Vetera,,, .,o,e.lH U'liuis, eeuiui inner ei t-osiei, itujirc- niec'i sef urj i.i ue .w.w - vv...c. LANCASTER, PA., THURSDAY, ROGERS DEFENSE. ..... .1, ....L,,lj M NEGLIGKME, IT tS CWTE.UKI, W TIE fART IP TIB ENGINEER, Ke.ltway.Veu Testify td Ills BMelenry as Locomotive Driver The Chatire Against the M reman Abandoned. , Court . iridt at 0 o'ciecfe (his itietH it.ig riftd the trial or KrigiitectvWli(sni It. Rogers, for causing the death el Conductor Jehti C. Ryan, through his negligence, was re wmerl, ' ilti eptijitff the cse for ha dffetiM Mr. llre.wn said the alleged mlsceildUrt Is III failure le exerclse, that procautleri wlilclf might Kfra prevented, UiU collision.. If Rogers was asleep (in Telnntary sleep) that would be no defense te the accusation, but a different state or facts would be sub mitted. Mr. Rogers baa lived all his lire iu Columbia, and was for manyyears in the epipley of the. l'cnnsylvsnla railroad com cem panv. Hewss all tese yetirs ait oxci'p exci'p oxci'p uerftiliy catcrui; caut(isius empleye, and the intoxicating cup neref (ouches his lips. Outbbday before this accident occurred he led Columbia and went te Harrlsburg te report for duty. He was sent Willi a train te " Oreen Tree nnu there received orders te return te Columbia with an engine and caboose. He reach ed Moutit Meutit vllld aUeiit It oMeckpniHd lflenilng of January aid a'nd p'reeee'ded en Ills way te Sellors' mill at the rote cf six miles an hour; there he did net see the tmlii ahesd or him ; he w out en te Greem's, increasing ms speca lonineniuesannour j ami wnen be strnck n straight line he saw the rear end of Ryan's train, about 000 yards ahead, lie at once shut tlie throt tle and applied the air-brake. At this time be was wide awake. He had taken every precaution te step the train and waa In his position en tbecuiilile, with his hand en the iover, when he was overcemo by sleep. He was physically tinable te over evor over como it nnd vvas net conscious of going te sleep. Hd was awakened by the shouts of the flagman of Hyatt's train, about the length of the locomotive from the csboeso. but it Was then tee lata te avoid the collision, It was when about 500 feet distant from Ryan'B train that he was overcome. Ire hail been en duty all of Monday, Monday night and Tuesday morning, was vvern out and af fected by the beat from the boiler. Mr. Rogers vvas the only witness called for the defense its te the accident, and his testimony was substantially as noted iu tbe opening speech of his counsel. A large iiumber of Witnesses, his superior officers and engineers, who had known Regers for many years, testitlcd that his reputation for care, cautiousness, attention te duty and sobriety was llrst class. A verdict of net guilty was ontered in tlie case ei commenw eaun vs. iiarry u. iMc Kally, He was the fireman en the ongine in charge of Wm, R. Regers. Tbe distib t attorney stated that as McKally had no direction ofthe cngluohe could net be bold responsible for tbe deatb of Conductor Ryan and he asked that the abeve dispo sition be made of it Verdicts of net guilty were entered in the , cases of Edward Itelmcnsnyder, disposing or his goods with lntcnttedefraud hiscred hiscred ters, Harry Feutz defrauding a bearding house keoper and J. I. L. Lied, larceny us bailee the district attorney stating that the cases could net be made out. CUltltL.NT BUSINESS. Dr. D. W. Harner, or Kail, was appointed guardian of Fred. A. Weaver, of Earl township. UIl'.D VKItV SUDDKNLV. Samuel Greff Retires Apparently In Geed Health nnd Kxplresllin Short Time. Samuel Grell', proprietor or the novelty store nt 320 North Queeu street, whero he also lived, dledvery suddenly en Wednes day evening. Fer seme time past be had been complaining or trouble with his heart. Ycsterday he was about all day, as usual, and scorned te be iu the host el spirits. In the evening he ate a hearty tsuppcr and vvas iu the btere up te eight o'clock. He re tiied after closing up, mid about ntne o'clock said iie felt badly. After n time bin wlfe heard him making n peculiar ileisn. Rhe turned te leek at him and found that she was uuable te nrouse him. She precured a lamp nnd round that he was dead. Dr. Lcdermau was called in, but or ceurse was tee late. Heart disoase waa the cause of his dcltli. The deceased vvas 69 years of age, and was a seu of Daniel Gruff. He vvas born nt (Iren's fcitere In Upper Leaceek township, w here he llv cd for many years. Ter eight years he kept u store nt Cerdelia Fiirnace, and for n time was engaged in tbe brew lug business at LltlU. In August last be came te Lancaster from Cerdelia, and started iu the business which he conducted te the time of bis death. He was a lncmlicr of Iho Knights of l'ythlas, and besldcs a wife leaves two daughters. Misses Ida and Mary. The funeiul will tuke place en Sat urday, and the interment will be made at Grollsdale iiioellug-lioiiso. MME. PATTI'S TJSIIMS. . She Ask Four Thousand Dollars for One Nlght's'l'errormuiice, Willi four of the leading artists of the Italian opera company down with the lu ll uenza, the Chicago auditorium en Wednesday presented a gloomy appear ance. The four nre Tumagne, Viildu, I'cttigiana and Neidlca. Only Mine. 1'atli, of the leaders, is iu geed health. Mine, l'attl was sitting iu lier suite at tlie Richelieu, eating marshinallew s, which she says are geed for tbe voice, and toast ing her tees ever a eannel coal lire. " Yeu are vvoll.eroyoiinot?" Mr. Adams asked her. " Perfectly," said Mme. Patti. " Then you can sing te-night? " "Fer?i,000." The manager withdrew and stalked about with a solemnity that was intense. Finally Mine. Albanl was secured, and tlie spectre of Pattl's cool 1,000 proposal was laid aside The madame i"d net care. Hhe exprcsscd bcrteirns niore desirous te see the work orthe pupils ofthe Chicago Con servatory, nnd they nt oneo ollered te ai ai rauge a special entertainment Ter her ben efit te take place te-day. Tbe eiler was accepted, uud a programme was immedi ately iilade up te represent the tlllfrrent departments or music and dramatic art. The Queen or Keng will tliorcrero have nn Impromptu triumphal reception for her young subjects in the big auditorium. Y. M. C. A. Notes. Tlie IjuIIes' Auxiliary vv ill bold a special meeting te-morrow (Friday) afternoon at 2 o'clock. Tlie exccutlve commltteo ofthe library fund supper will meet te-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock in tbe association ball, A new line of work will be taken up In the association gymnasium In the form or classes In excrcise drill. A class will be organized next week, en Thursday ev oil ing, for the young men, and as seen as a proper time can be decided upon a busi ness men's class w ill be organized. Aunt Pelly Uabset and her famous Yaukce siiigiu' skew), will amicar in the court heuse Thursday and Friday ev cit ings January 10 and 17. The beard of managers recently elected will meet next Tuesday ev cuing for the puriHise of organizing rer the ear's work, The beard will take tea together at the association larleis. The officers uud managers of the association are anxious te inake this the best year in tbe history el tlie association and will urge improve impreve ments along ev cry line. m Threw Witter en Them. Tbe wife or Daniel Rrew ii, eybtcrman, bays that she was pacing a heuse en Dor Der wart street last evening when seme woman Inside threw a bucket or vvater en her and her child. Reth hail their clothing satur ated, and when they told tbe etfuuders they merely laughed at them. It may end iu a law Milt. ItetuiMicHl te Court. Aldernun Ualbarh has returned the con- I splracy cawi against Addison Lby and jaceu Dnics in court, t.uy gave uati 111 uie sum of 500 for trial nt the January term of the (piarter sessions court. Drace is still a fugitive afv if upped te be iu Katuw. VSWMilPMMVRMIIIMRilHMHBIBHP' THE TAKIFF REFOKMKK3. - FhltidlpitmU MHslriWs Men Petitioning t'ertsfew Wr JVetJ JUvW Mntrriali Tbl. handsoifie new1 club rooms' et the PUIlatJclpJfW Tariff Ilergrtri club were rermally opened oil Wednc-dajt Frem" three o'clock until cloven thwrtfriw if stream of visitors. In the place of honor. In front of the platform, was a portrait of ex-President Cleveland. Letters or regret were fcHitfa,.ICrtJig tlrover Cleveland, Congressmen Sanfiicl T; Itamjall, Joint U. Carlisle, or Kentucky t CharlW lAfrf rr( Delaware; JudgO Ress, or Montgomery 6AHHV) C. ft, Ilrcckcnridgc, of Arkansas j Joint A. Aiclkrien, late moiuber of CoigrcsfrenT Delavtard) OS-Mayer Vaitx and otliers'i Th'ei ocarSJeii bad utefd of a jielitlcal and busiiiess tlgulricatfce Until tbe mere opening of new club roeifrsC A long letter was received from Coii Ceii wjressnMn W. C. Drecklnridge, or Kon Ken tiicJcvV rcffttlr8 his Inability te be present and In which he rrtfertgly .inlveciUeit free iUmt irlatnrtaW Aninnir nlhsi- tfflffiM. llv. Rrcckeiirldgeiuad that Phlladclplila' ts d magnificent field for the operation of tariff reform. , , "Our opponents," he continued, "clf.imed (hat the detent of Cleveland settled 'the tarlirijucstlen In tbelr favor. An election secured by niedfis they then useil nover acttlcil any rjuostieri. IfitlKjYery nature of tbe case. It Is tinposslble for any victory of priv Ilcce te b6 filial. Tite committee of ways nnd inc-tns tlcote this Chrlsturas woek te hearing tostlmeny updti p'reper alterations ofthe present Hchcdiile. "They who are new revising tbe tariff ere the same party who enacted the pies pies eift act, ititd tills wm their last nnd best work when they controlled both beuses or Congress nnd had the1 prosldeilcy, Ac cording te their own confession It was a inlserable botch. Rend the criticisms con tained upon It in the late report ofthe sec rotary of the treasury. It perpetuated niatiy of llie Inequalities nnd ether defects with Which the elder act abounded. It affords opportunities for constant dispute and liti gation. By ibis tariff domestlii producers nnd Importing uierchants nre deprived or a stable basis for their business calcula tions and trade and commerco as nlfocted by tlie tarill is dlsturbetl and unseltled. ' Its operatleii Is destructive or legiti mate trade and appeals te the criticism of all falrmlnded men. We have at last driven our opponents te rovlse tbe tarllf. Our incoine of the last fiscal year wasfJS7, 050,058 toxpendltn res, Including the sum required by the sinking fund, ftJ2",&7l,n28 ; receipts from Internal roveuuo, 5130,881, 51:), se that the repeal of that system would have left a detlelt or $73,111,583. The in in crcase tills year in pensions will be nt least 25,000,000. " It is itnposslble for nny ene country te preduce nil material Ter manufacturing. During ten months, euding October 31, J 423 pounds. L'vcry pound of tills work ought te be lmiorteu i.iw. The mesHiige or Mr. Cleveland, the Mills bill, tlie plat form of the St. Louts convention, renewed the pledge ofthe Morrison bill orthe Forty ninth Congress. The fundamental prlncl prlncl ple or all taxation of a froe pcHiple is that each citlzen should pay his share, mid only his share, of the public roveuuo. "Philadelphia must llnd a market for her produce. The sett can bring her much of tbe material she needs and can curry te willing purchasers her finished products. Let us go en with our work. Re aggresslv e and resolute, and victory will be before long ours." The opening address was made by Max well Stevenson. He briefly sketched the rapid progress made by the organization since Its foundation. Addresses were also made by Themas A. Fahy, Wm. M. Ayres, Oeorge W. Ward and ethers. At the clese of Iho meeting it petition, signed by 1,000 manufacturers and bitslness men demanding the repeal orthe duties en raw materials, was forwarded te the .Senate and Heuso or Ropresontativ cm. c New Year's Cantata. MANiir.tM, Jan. 2. The young poeplo of HI. Paul's Rcformed Sunday schoe' gave a New Year's oiiterlainmont, te tbogieit delight of a large and appreciative audi ence, last evening, in tbe lecture 160111 of the church. The pregramme vvas opened with n piano duet, "The Slelgh Ride," by Misses Josephtno Martin and Flor ence A. Leng, In which tbe sleigh bnllir, and the merry song of the sleigh ing party, were heard. Mr. J. K. Reamsderfer rendered several nuteharp solectlens, nnd Mr. Ivan Wlttle 11 violin sole. The dlalogue " The Olden Christmas Time," was given in excellent btyle, nniln New Year's cantata "The Crown or the Year," an admirable composition, was rendered with precision by about fifty par ticipants. Dr. K. H. Jehnsen, or Philadelphia, no ne no cempanlod by his mottier, Is visiting his brother, Rev. W. J. Jehnsen. Miss Clara dates, or Lancaster, Is spend ing severitl days with Miss Ncttle Hostel Hestel tor. Mr. Jehn IS. Matter will held a spelling bee in the town lull oil the -Sib Inst. Horses Killed by Tolepheno Wires. Twe line horses, drawing a jwrty re luming from it wedding in Chattanooga, Tenn., ran Inte n broken lolepboiio wire that had been crossed with an electric wire. Reth horses were killed and the driver knocked senseless by the shock. The In cident has created great excitement. The city has X) public electric light wires aud u telopheno system having &00 subscrilKirs, mid already petitions are being circulated for the protection of lite. A broken telopheno wire fell upon thn horses drawing n Pleasant Valley street car lu Allegheny City en Wednesday. Oue or the borses was killed Instantly nnd the ether fatally injured. The driver und pas pas scngers received n slight shock, but wero net seriously hurt. The broken wire had crossed with an elect rlu light wire. .Suft'erlni; lit Kiiusas. A train or eighteen cars left Wichita, Kansas, 011 Tuesday night for thesuireiliig dictrlct.s in Ktcvcns, Morten and Hedginau counties. Tlie cars are leaded with cloth ing nnd feed. The reports show that Boveritl hundred persons are sullerlng at present. People at the end orthe railroad, at Lcberal and vicinity, nre ready with wagons te make an attempt le transport llie relief from Terty le seventy miles te w bore It is needed. It began te snow again Tuesday, and it Is believed that the weather may get oxtrcmely cold nnd thus iiicreose tbe siitfcring. Nailers nnd WtMvers Strlke. Thebhcet mill or the Uroeko lien com pany, nt Uirdshore', Rerks county, Pa closed en Monday in conscquciice of the strlke of nailers for the restoration of the ten icr cent, reduction made Iu their wages some time age. Tlie sheet mill omnlevcd evor 100 bauds. A dlsiatch from Piovldcuce, Rhede Is land, says that the weavers lu the merino mill have struck for an Increase of 7) cents ner cut. Their present pay Is no cents an hour. 1 1 m 1 1 Itfinnrkuhle Attltude or 11 .Minister. Rev. Pelbam Williams, of .St. Stephen's Episcopal church, llroeklyn, Is net sus tained by auv ethor clergyman lu ids re markable attltude tow arils bunday schools. He has disbanded bis school, aud lu a re- 1 out sermon he asserted that Sunday schools wero of no benefit te Christianity, that they were merely places where child ren were bribed te attend by means or entertainments mid fairs, and that alter the meetings the young men and women teachers "strolled oil for a walk. " The New Lotter-CurrlcTs. The new letter-carriers appointed by Postmaster Orlcst vv out en duty this morn ing, mid they v. ill endeavor te 1 eat 11 the reutes and de the work under the instruc tiens orthe old carriers. Isaau N. Lutz has been apiKilntcd te take the place made vacant by the resignation or Elmer E. (ireeiiawalt. A number el ether men who were premised appolutmenU at the first vacancy are growling very loudly. Itlifhvviiymeu itobtJeero I'niucls Train. Oeorge Francis Train vvas "held up" near the Rcacen street entrance ofthe Tro Tre Tro ment heuse, Iiosten, at 1 o'clock 011 Wed nesday morning while returning from a "walih" arty. He was robbed of a brilliant stoneoflargoiiill'iro, valued nt 10 cents, which he were In h ' Ht front. Ile says hewiu bue tuecily , . pollce don't recover 11. SuMligmM JANUARY 2, 1890. A BULLET IN HIS HEAD. imi'E H01SHER ISPR011BLY FU.ULV lH JL'RM AT CHRISTUM. lie Visit B.felfrt W" tavf, Tlhry Become. Drunk and llntiiiW si IJeveIver Hemslter Hit by Thrce ft ri 1 1 cr 'JTlrd iptlet little village or Chrlstiatm was sUrtlrxl WfAliicWfayetimlna bya sensational (drooling, in whlell crrftf rrraii Was ) badly Injured that he may' dle at nftV fioment, At first it was boHevcd te have lwen fl hill filer, but fttrthdr investigation shevvetl (lirl I llWr Wits nt the bottom ofthe occur eccur occur rence mid i( wsimt t Ifuve been purely an accident. ... The man who was se badly fitlitred Is Hernce Hemshor, son of Frank Hoiifshe'r, who lives In the village. He is about ii yeirs of tige and fellows tbe business of a news boy. Fer tfome ywrs he had been agent for. Phltadelpftm ami Lancaster papers, vrtblelf be sold and dellrdied te he poeplo lu the1 Vllia'ge and surrounding nolghberliood. Among! his customers was Jehn W. Dav Is, who was a subscriber te the Philadelphia Jiecenl. Davis Is it nmfV about D7 years of age. IIe has no family and lives by lilmsulr In a small heuse or Jeseph Pewnall, en the northwestern out skirts' of tlie village. Wedifesdny afternoon Homelier Wcrtt out te call upon Ditvls for the purpose of collecting the meney for Ills' paper which was due. While theirf both men began drinking HqifuT lrem n bettle which Davis had. In 11 shdrt time both became Intoxicated. Davis is the owner of a flve shot Hmltli A: Wessen rovelvor of mi old style and 35 calibre. Wheu tinder the Influence of llrpter he Is very retld or using the pistol, and he Is In tbe habit of getting it out and sheeting st mark. He scorns te have done this Wednes day, and he made a target or Hemshor, who was shot by him no less thait three times. At night It vvas bcllevcd that Hemshor was dying, and he made a statement which was taken down by Squire Molcher. He exonerates Dav Is from nny blame In the matter, and declares that tbe sheeting was accidental. He said he wns sit ting en Davis' bed when the latter get out his revolver. In handling tlicv. vvoaeii it was acciucmaiiy uiscnurgeu. The bull struck Hemshor en the right side, lodging below the breast. After be had been shot Hemshor tried te take the pistol from Davis, who was Just about se drunk that he did net knew what he was doing. They had a struggle and the rovelvor was discharged a second time. Again the ball struck Hemshor, lodging In his neck nnd causing an ugly wound, The pistol was dlschnrged a third time, but nelthcr ofthe men knows hew, as their momerles wero atTccted by the liquor. The third ball entered Hemsber'a face immediately under the right oye, and It made the most dangerous wound of the three. After the sheeting Davis was tee drunk te attend Heniblicr or evon knew te what extent he bad been Injured. Hemshor crawled out ofthe heuse nnd managed te get te the read a hundred yards oil. He signalled te h boy passing, telling him that he had been shot. Tite boy was badly frlghtoned but be assisted the woiindeti man te the ofttce of Dr. A. II. Plank. The phyiiclan then oxamlned the wounds, and after win ds tbe young man was taken te his home. The balls wcre probed for, but noue w ere taken out. The dectt r pronounced the man's Inturles ratal and there Is little or no doubt that he will dle. At proseut he is lu a semi-conscious con dition. There lu conslderablo excitement evor the sheeting in tlie neighborhood, but there are noue who de net think it was an accident Ter which the liquor wan entirely respon sible. There could be no cause for Davis te de the sheeting Intentionally. He mid Heiiisiier hnve always been the best or friends, and last winter, when the old man vvas sick, Hemsher at tu tided (e hint In the kindest maiiuer possible Davis was airosted iu tbe ovenlug by Censtable Choater Clark, who hi ought him te Lancaster this morning aud placed him in the county prison. When taken into custody Davis was still vey drunk. IIe had 110 rccollectlou or the sheeting wbatover and could loll nothing about It. Te-day, although sober, he can not tell anything about the ittfuir; all he remembers is that he nnd Hemshor worn together and drinking, but he does net knew bow the sheeting eccm red, The old man seems depressed ever the very Had nfiair.l When Censtable Clark went te Davis' heuse te arrest him he made :t sennit Ter the revolver. Davis could then scarcely speak and he did net knew whero the pistol was. A search was made uud it was ieuud lu a b.irrpi which coutalned chopped corn. It was entirely covered evor with llie meal aud It had no doubt bceti placed there by Dav Is ufter the sheeting. Ol the flve chambers four wero empty and 0,10 leaded. In the heuse it iiumber of bottles that had contained whisky were also round. A special dispatch te thn lNrKi.i.uiK:ui.u from Christiana received nt a late hour this afternoon nays that Hemshor Is still living, but bis recovery Is very doubtful. The ball lu his faee bencath tbe oye causes him much pain. Arrival or Jeseph Cejrli ' Itedy. The body or Jecph Cegley, who was killed by the cars at 'fronton en Tucbday night, was brought te Lancaster en Fast Llue this nftoriieou. 11 was accompanied by the wire and two children or tle ceased, his sister, Mrs. Roberts, Ed ward James uud wife, Jehn Mc Mc Gulre, and James Woolman. The funeral will take place te-morrow from the resi dence of deceased's father, 13 West German street. Ou the night that Mr. Cegley was killed he left IMilladelphia nt (J:W mid wheu found bis watch had stepped at 8:35. Thn coroner did net muke much el an investigation or the affair nnd it is net known exactly bow it happened. Joe was a great favorlte about the factory. Hlnce he vv out there he organ ergan ised a full band, or whit h he was a mom mem mom ber. This morning before the hotly was removed from Trenten tbe band played " Nearer My Oed te Thee " ovet it. Sorghum Sugar In Kansas. Oeorge F. 'Kclleg, or Sterllng. Kansas, state sugar inspector, has filled his annual report concerning the sorghum sugar In dustry lu Kansas. The rejKirt shows that the grand total or sugar manufactured lest year was l,i2M,275 iieunds as against 0'.,'-7.') pounds manufactured tbe previous year. In addition te the foregoing, Inspector Kolleg states that fully 200,000 pounds mere sugar will be obtained from the "second," which will tuke a mouth or six weeks longer le get out. Jlereiis Donations. The ladles of the Union Dorcas society iu knowledge the following donatiens: A let of woolen cap 1 from Miss ltelnstcln ; II, H. Martin. $10; u friend, (1; Miss Kale Leng, (VZ; two friends, tM; Miss C. C. Musser, fl; Mrs, .Sarah Hubley, $1 ; Mrs, K. L. Ven Osske, f 1 ; First and .Second Re formed Thanksgiving collections, $13.3) ; cm deeu garments from Industrial society. The New hehoel lliilldluar Aci-cpted. The prejierty committce of the school beard has accepted the West Chestnut street building lrem I. P. Mayer, the coutrarter, uud It vvas occupied te-day by the children Of the bchoel assigned te that building. Iluif it llituiiuut. The oftkersofliiglobldo Council of Friends wero te have been Installed lait evening, but owing te the sickness of Deputy Per ret; It was postponed. The members or the council bad a bannuet during the evening and a very cnjoyable affair It vvas. Change of Ifotel 3'roprletorH. Casper Kechler has parchased the good will and fixtures of the saloon owned by P. D. Raker, ou liist Klrig btrect, and will take poMOMlen te-morrow. Exeoutlei IbSjixt. Execution was Issued te-day by Me. Christiana National bank ai-UnsL A. T. Mae. 1 cuumm, ec immuy wwe,3te CHANOKS. Indications That We Arc Leslntr Our Snowy Winters, PftJfiJ f he" rVeMdencc Journal. Every tfrtd stiflklently advanced in life tobeablotorofrtember the Vigorous char acter orthe old New Kegisnd winters will be tempted te bnllcve from the ehararter of last winter, and of as much of this as we have experienced, that our climate Is rfcfttally changing. It is at any rate sub Ject la conditions which, if temporary, are I.svtlirg enough te Include soventl seasons, and there nre certainty geed grounds for thinking tl.'ift Iho mtlttiictn of the cllmate Is a sternly xrewth. Weighing lasting from the middle; or Icceiiiber te the lulddle of March, was encer net an unusual thing, at least in the inland portfcivter Mew England, Within com paratively terfmi years there has been no oxierlencoof this hind. Hlelgli bells would be heard rer a day or two, or vvcek, and then they would te silent, white truv oiling oil wheels was resumed. Tlifl storms which nlle the snow up te the socoivd secoivd soceivd stofy Windows have been rore rer at least a decade, tttia when they havoceino, like tbe bllzranl or two j ears age, the snow has nulckly disappeared under the Inttnonce or the warm sun following. Last eeitsen the tlnkle orthe sleigh bell was a rarity in nny part (if New England, and se far this sea son it has been nn even greater rarity, Ihrtthlfls net In its application te be confined te New England and adjacent te r r tltery. The Winter last your was a mild ene all ever the country. Even the ice festlv nlefSt. Paul, Minn,, wns handicapped hyiitoetompcnitautr. This year reports from all ever the world seem te Intllcate that the mllduesa of the season la gonenil. In Northern Russia, for instance, thd rcind, which usually nt this season or the year covered with thrce or Tour feet or snow, Is entirely bare, though tbotem tbetem tbotem peraturo is as low' ns evor before. The tact is creating, it Is said, uneasiness in the agricultural districts boeause or the effect en the winter crop or cereals, tu Ohie, ncceidlng te the tolegrnphle dispatches, dandolleitsnre blooming, the maples nre budding, nml llie lilacs nre putting out UiOir leaves. Frent ether of the mere northern sections or the country reports of similar naturd have been received. ir we wero te accci these facts as evl evl deme or a steady modification of the con ditions governing the temperature of the whele world, a subject of the grcatest In terest would certalniy be opened up for the study of both inoleorologlsts and astrono mers. Is tbe earth for any reason being subjectcd le a greater amount or heat, and Ifec, what are the renseusT It Is entirely consonant with the history of the earth te suppese that a great change Isgelng en, for the earth's ullmaKHms ttnderjrone many great vicissitudes durlilg geological history. Fer example, n warm and genial tompora tempora tompera turohasonco prevailed iu arctle latitudes, whlleut anotuer time snow and lea ex tended fur down Inte the heurt of Europe, This latter change took place within a comparatively recent geological period, and the traces still remain remarkably froth. Indeed, It is it settled fact iu goelogleal sclonce Hint the glacial period shaded with out any abrupt change of any kind into what is known n the human or recent tiorled. It has been a miestleii whether man was coeval with the Ice age, but It Is certatnly true that the temperature of the enrth from this period steadily rese till the conditions which have prevailed without great variation from the lwglnnlng of writ writ ten history wero reached. Perhaps If It were possible U knew as much or the climatic conditions of various sections of the glohe as It existed at the time the earlier histories of different peoples were written, vye should llnd that the shad ing from a cnlder into a warmer tcmiwrn tcmiwrn tuie had been much mere romarkabie in extent than has been supposed, and would actually furnish reasons for thinking that the iwople In this latitude have seen the last of the snowy winters that thn grandparents still living tell us about. The nature of the earth's movements nre known te have tt great Inttnonce upon climate, but net the kind of an Inllu Inllu ciice te cause the general olfect in our hem isphere which seems new te be noticeable. A high condition or eccontrlelty tends te preduce un accumulation or snow and loe 011 the houitspherc, the winters or which occur In aphelion. In turn the accumula tion el' snow and Ice tends te lower the summer toiiiper.iture. Rut exuetly oppo site effects take place en the tc liomls liemls liomls nhete, which has its winter rVPrihellen. The geueinl result Is that oneliomlsphcra Is heated und the ether cooled. Rut there does net seem te exist such a dUTorence between the w Inters of Keuth America and North America te warrant tlie conclusion that Iho earlh'H eccentricity has anything te de with the new conditions we scorn te be experiencing. The apparent fact that tbe " snow line, " that Is, the region of perpetual snow and Ice, lias been, within tlie human experience about which we have sumo knowlcdge, even gradually receding tow arils the pole may be an explanation of the ovldent do de do crcase iu llie amount or snow-full in our latitude, or it may nut, but it seems plaus ible. It Is n subject full or Interest, nnd it may be hoped that the results of it mere careful Hclentifle study than has yet been given te the causes of climatic clianges may glve us some exact knowledge about them. ReadlliK llose Ambuluuoe Notes. I'retn tlie lteadingTeltgram. Heury Oswald, a lad about 10 years old, was run evor by u brick wagon at Mets aud Marien streets this morning and had his left leg mashed belew the kuoe. Tbe boy was driving tbe wagon, and in seme manner slipped from the seat with the result as ubev 0 stated. He was removed te Oil Nlcell street In the Reading Hese ambulance. Elwood M. Duval, 11 railroader, bud his root Injured at Mel lese' h tire brick works this morning. The ambulance removed him te MS North Sixth street, The Reading hoseumbiitauco went Inte servli 0011 November 1st, IW7, and up te this time responded te 851 cases. During the year 3S calls wcre attended, and thlrty-flve for the past month. SEW YEAR'S POX CHASE. A Lai'KO Crowd nt Jacob llnlr'H Hetel , tit Wllllninstewii. The Tex hunters ofthe eastern part of the county turned out In ferce Wednesday te the chaae given by Jacob Balr,hotel-koepor ut Wllllanifctew n. Although the vv cathcr vvas very bad the crowd vvas large, and they surely onleyod thcmsolves. Mr. Ralr Is 0110 or the host known fox hunters iu the county and Ids chases are always well attended. At U o'clock an exccllent dinner, which had been gotten up by Mr. Ralr and his daughter, we served uud tpilte u large number or Isiters enjoyed it. Rctvvecu3 and I o'clock the fox was dropped lustcait of the bete). He ran towards Klurer's, station mid theu In Ihodlreclleii of lluyors lluyers lluyors tewn. IIe was finally caught aud killed near Hprlngv llie, The fox was ene ofthe largest ever bosh by old sportsmen. Lan caster always turns out largely te Mr. Hair's hunts aud 011 Wednesday the crowd that w out down from here was v cry large. They all had u geed time and a better hunt has net been seen this year. Ciileu I'rluturw Hlspluoed. Tlie business mauugoref tlie Philadel phia Vicut en Wednesday notified the em pleyes 01 1110 composing room iiiui 1110 company nml neon omigeit te contract witn the National Printers' Protectlv 0 1'ruternlty ler a new and permanent force. He offered te retain any of the old empleyes who saw littebtay uudertheunw organization. Only the foreman, two assistant foremen aud u weekly hand, It Is stated, remained at work, and the places of seme of tlie union print ers wero filled hy men from ethor iltles. Mere than 100 men are affected by the lock out. Committed te the Reute of Rermre. Oe-erge Tayler, the colored boy whose bad conduct has been noted en numereus occasions, wus before the Judges this after noon, ou complaint of his father. IIe Is charged with bcltiglueoiriRlbleandboyond his father's control. He was ceuiuiltted te the Heuso of Kofuge, Three Iairg Ifera, Jacob Ralr, proprilter of the Willlams- IUW1I MVlV't Uati llttexiimn v, lilctt lHUttjtjijd cannot be ew lied JMU'vuuty.' TJU CLIMATIC i !.. i" .0 '. PRICE TWO OENTI PANIC AT A BULL FIGI HUNDREDS SEVERELY WW.1IEI I,U 1 CAN TOWN fl TintMIV ' "" -" fc CT. The IMazn, fn Whlell Ten Tl l'eople Wcre Crowded, Break. c.vu mi j nuucmeniumi j . City or Mtxan, Jan. i Teh from Villa Lcrde glve full iiarticular j 1110 fan ortne plaza en Tuesday whU bull light was In progress. 1 About 10,000 tiersens wero crowded I (he building. When the second bull.tn ueing Kiiicu ncany overy ioisen ptei rese and steed applauding and ttamfi their feet, Wheu snddenly ene of the of the plaza commenced te glve way.'?'-, rush followed and the extra tuevemMli4 the thousands of spectators helped te I about the full of the structure. It Ml out rapidly and tben collapsed, preelf ing 1110 unlucky inmates te thei the distances of the falls ranging luioiareeu siany wero buried the debrts. Among them were ladles of the best families of town. Iq t nesporaie situation ugnts occurred men and many wero stripped of 1 stitch of clothing. Crowds en opposite 1 ofthe building, which numbered sere thousands, became panle stricken audi I and trampled en ene another Iu their' I tempts te reach the outside of the- Thn hull flirhlnrq were also nfrjxi l --- a ... ,v fni. ,i,iit rnvln Ilia!, nvlld urltt. itSA ...... ...... ...uuu v.. v.. -..n. ...... .Sj ClOSClV folIewllllT. K Trampling orthe helpless, and thei " ---------r.- j.jT I ted cries of men and women, made' I place a scene of pandemonium. It wae 1 until outslde help came te people down by planks and timber that unfortunate victims were released , their painful positions. Many pbys were called, and tbe wounds or the were attended te. The number of weu will reach into hundreds, but while, I Injuries of a great many are serlewsi nalnftil. it Is net theuirht anv will 1 fatal. tfi J -, 'tr,i An liconeml te Killed. :' Pittsuore, Jan. 2. Hy an oxpleston natural gas at Economy, Pa., this moral Geergo Klrchbaum, agedjIO, wm all instantly killed, and Jehn Decker Mi injured, There waa a shortage ,nf gtt the little village yesterday, and ' bofero daylight this morning Kirch and Heckcr, both metnlwrs of the. started out le ascertain the cause , of small supply. They carried a lantern,! no soenor bad they ontered the km later building than there was terrible plosien. The building was totally wrec and; Klrchbaum was no badly burned no uieu in a row moments, jwaer sustained serieua burns but will The flatneH Ignated a tank of oil near which was destroyed, thoiemwiu nvAi-nl thmmanil dellam. eJ& Rig Fire lit New Yerk. New Yerk, Jan. 2. The down liens of the Edisen Electrle Illuml company in Pearl street bunwd mernlns. Various banks aud b( heuses In the down town d 1st riot twi without light until neon, -ne nre out in the dynamo room. Thebul 255 and 257 Pearl street. were? Travel en tbe East Hide elevated MM suspended for seme hours.. TbeleM le Ed son company is luo.euujinsui S50.000. . . ,41 lien, lleavaa II. llokerlliea. ''P P1111.Atmr.ruiA, Jan. 2. Hen. Gee. "I linker, ex-mlutster te Turlie v una Kan died at his rcsidouce bore this morning.' i" Ooeriro II. Rekcr. was born in Fhlls phla In 1821. His education was begun ,fc his natlve city and completed at Prin college. IIe first appeared as an author J 1819, with a volume of his poems, entftt "The lessen of Lire." He has since war written several volumes of peetryf He was the author or half a trairodies which found favor among l irecra here and in Europe. Ill IHTi Pr .... n .... ...hnl.ilihl I1l.11 mlnlaiAr" 11UIII. VJreuil. ,F....V1 m... - Turkey. 'M 4 A Wniiinn Miinlereu. -r -v. Nr.vv' VeitK. Jan. 2. At 1M Boeeere street, in a miserable room, Ellen HtecBB) 32 years old, has lived witn iierHeeB James, who fermerly played ball with I Wllkcsbarre and New naven vmm 1 nines. This mornlmrtliewoiuan WMfe dead tu bed with her skull citMbedl Her husband, who is a big, powerful 1 and is described bv the police as a nnd bum, is supposed te be the luurderer unit 1110 puuce ure 10UK1118 iui f. li- A Rey Must ilauir. Cli:vi:ind. O.. Jan. 21 Judge thin irini-iilmr sentenced Otte LeUtb. the voar-eld boy who was recently cea'vlcteeV; orthe murder or little Mnutile Tbompees. te hn hamred at Celumbuei en April M. T A..ll.1 ...A.I.Am I..l.n .van .Itirtlltr tllA trials liuuiu a tiiubiivt, nw -....- - t - nn nlifert of nltv. fainted onhearinK 11 bouteuco el her son and had te be carried from the court room. j; if t rHI.K(inA MIIIR TAPS. JS' it- r,. nnvierd. ntred se. a prospereeii. liarlierefWllkesbarre. committed auicld- this morning. J. Soner Oayarre, Iho Spanish tenor, die . te-day or Influenza. i The miners iu Rreslau hare struck fet t flelit hours ns a day's work andauUB- tt..ltl n..l..t. and tilnrhnr tvntrAS. MaataMli and men are negotiating for a settlement ef the trouble. . ? 'I'lintxvlv nf Matren MeAullffe. Of tm:i Tombs prison, Nev Yerk, wm found llj the river at the feet et aixticvu strew r day. Khe vvas about 30 years 01a. j. -i-hn trii.-notnenL' Relulau celllera is Ml ..-.ii.... At r.inim 1.200 miners has Bl'lUilUlllkl . -- -, - Jolneil the movement. H : . . .fi . Approve tlie Ilanet afimm, a Roaie.v. Jan. 2. Governer Brackett, I his annual message te the Legislature, i i . -... ei.M ImJ fers polnteuiy 10 tne uuixesa et ja liau ballet uystcm, and rocetnmoBde that tfa be extcndeii te primary cicctteus. jy Referrlmr te tlie dangers of eleclrtcnvr mid the report that tlie late Bosten flre we caused by defective wires, tue gunc- nays the necessity Is urgent for the enaeK , ment of laws for tne suporvisteii u "i- latlen of electric wires wherever they exM.j j , v.i. r ma loreus Unknewa. a i ,.,1.. .Tan. 2. The Italian steamt Persia ts ashore en the Island of Cerslcau. Bhehad 130 passongers en ij .. went ashore. His ei tui Dlt. t i.t ihe fate of the ethers Is us ...i- it',...u rrem ashore ere attempting I .i, ihe vesscl te render what asshrteitewl may be ieijuhcd. t l : WEATHKIt 1TOHKCAHT8. i P. Wasiusutes, D. O , Jan. 2. 1 KHKinm Pennsylvania l lit .',A. fei'mvei dv cieruHi. Vrldav: colder Friday ana ,. ..,v.-. ----- - . ,r......a.:.. westerly winds: cold wave, i I --- , .. . ............ inir 'I'e-ditr. . f jiavuiK uk jn.- -,, t ,...j The new proprietors ei hwmww'-j , Middle P "W'XSWI ir te-dav. imd th"ra u """"jg en im',TbH'- i..t n5tMuijii)u.rHa . tLikw.en t J'vt. i . . .- - 4. 4. . , ,!. ts.-ix t ,t , ary 'jvs-ft t itei -J, ?"IMM y -k. -. tfd ., ui.. - .. -aw t -.sut? -l .
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