The extensive Brandt-Chaey fac tory, four miles from Susquehanna, Ta., was burnod on Wednesday night The loss Is $30,000. Sovcnty-flve men are thrown out of work. The official vote for Governor In Iowa, 420,211, the largest ever cast la the State. Boles' plurality Is 7,810. Westfnll. Alliance, pot 11,018, and Gibson, Prohibition, 003. It Is reported that the contest re garding the will of Lady Wood, Mrs. Parnell's aunt, has been sottled on a basis that gives Mrs. TarnoU $200, 000, or one-half of tho estate. It Is reported that Oovernor Jack son of Maryland will appoint Robert F. Brntton to servo aa a successor of the late Senator Wilson until a new United States Senator Is chosen. Col. Donn Flatt, tho veteran author, Journalist and politician, died at his lomo lu Mac-o-chee, Ohio., Thurs day, aged seventy-two years. He was born in Cincinnati, June 29, 1819. Several New Hampshire men have formed an association to establish in North Conway an instituto for the cure of tho liquor and opium habits by tho Kcelcy bl-chlorldo of gold treatment. Leiuuol E. Demelen was sentonced In the United .States Circuit Court, Boston, to ono hour's lmprisoment for interfering with an officer. It was the shortest imprisonment ever given In Massachusetts. Ex-Congressman Glover of Mis souri, died at his homo near Newark, Mo., Wednesday, agod seventy-two years. Ho was an unclo of John M. Glover, recently a member of Con gress from St. Louis. ' Tho Tcnnsyvanla World's Fair man agers yesterday postponed action on a vote urging the Sunday closing of tho Chicago Fair, because it was con sidered to bo bad policy to tako a stand either way at this time. I!. P. Hammond, J. C. Quinn, and J. D. Kedding, appointed to secure the National Republican and Domo crtlc conventions for San Francisco, left for Washington Thursday. So far about 32,000 had subscribed. Tho Council of Administration of tho Grand Army of tho Republic, In session at Washington, Thursday, fixed upon September 20, as the date for tho meeting of tho grand encamp ment, at Washington next year. Ellsworth Luce, who attempted to wreck a train near West Newton, Ta., recently "just to see 'em pile up," was found guilty yesterday, and sentencod to eight years and four mouths imprisonment in the peni tentiary. F. II. Smith & Co., ship brokers and commission merchants at Nos. 17 and 10 William street, New York, made an assignment Thursday to William W. Goodrich. Their liabilities are stated to be about $300,000 ; assets about the same, as believed. The Crystal Salt Works, three miles north of Warsaw, N. Y., were burned Thursday morning. These works were built In 1888, after the old blocks burned, and were the model works of the district, costing about $120,000; Insurance $90,000. W. F. Reed, a wealthy retired farm er living near Freehold, N. J., was enticed into a low den In West Asbury Park, N. J., Wednesday night, and, it Is alleged, was drugged and robbed. He was then thrown out into the road way where he was found unconscious. The Madera, Col., Bank has sus pended and caused the collapse of tho John Brown Colony. The bank had a capital of $100,000, of which $23,000 was paid up. It has now failed for $85,000, which means the complete ruin of tho co-operative projects. Mrs. Amy Grimos, whose daughter was murdered two years ago by Eu gene Emery, a hired man, because tho latter could not marry her, ran away Wednesday night from Medina, N. Y., with another hired man, named Charles Beck, leaving her husband and two small children behind. Elomon H. Williams, the Colebrook forger and embezzler, confined In Jail in Lancaster, N. H., for a year past, was brought into court Thurs day, pleaded guilty, and was sen tenced to live yoars and six months in State prison. The amount of his liabilities is suld to bo about $100,000. Suturttuy, Nov. 14. Fire in the business center of Silver City, Iowa, did $100,000 damage Fri day. The Cheyenne, Wyo., National bank has suspended with liabilities of $200,000. T. T. Oardner has been re-elected president of tho Kentucky Farmers' Alliance. Fire at Silver City, Idaho, on Thurs day, destroyed property to the amount of $100,000. Routs' carriage factory at Lawrence vllle, Pa., was destroyed by Are Fri day. Loss, $75,000. The Leland Hotel, in Chicago, has been sold to a syndicate of Chicago and Now York capitalists, for $930. 000. , Fivo persons were burned to death in a tenement house fire in Columbus, O., early Friday morning. Incen diarism. Thomas Joseph and William Jones, !ittle boys, found $800 in money, hid den In tho woods, near Miner's Mills, Pa., on Friday. The plant of the Rnickerbocker Brewing Comnnnv in New Ym-ir sold at auction Friday for $710,000, to satisfy a judgment. Oils C. Pulmator, formerly deputy clerk of Richmond county, Mo., has been arrested at St. Louis, charged with embezzling $14,000 of the county funds. Mrs. Gtelchen Lenzenbager, who keeps a saloon In Chicago, was choked and beaten to death, together with her 3on, George, fltteou, Thursday night by robbers. Suit has boon brought by tho State of Iowa against theStato of Illinois to ascertain in whose jurisdiction a strip of territory along the Mississippi be tween the States lies. Allen O. Thurman celebrated his seventy-eighth blrthdny at Columbus. Ohio, yesterday. Owing to the recent death of Mrs. Thurman thcro were no public demonstrations. Tho Allianeo Mutnnl Benefit Society of Topeka, Ran., hns decldod to dis continue business bocnuse of the fall ing off In the Alliance membership. That has dropped from 110,000 to 00,000. Masked robbers entered tho store of the Farmers' Trading Company at Bpokano rails, Friday, and holding tho employes at tho point of a pistol, stolo $2,000 In monoy and valuable jewelry. Tho fact has become public that W. F. Baird, until recently vice-president and manager of the Bank of Madera at Madera, Cal., is short in his accounts to the amount of nearly $100,000. Ez-Governor Hoard of Wisconsin stated Friday before the Iowa State Grange Association at Waterloo, Iowa, that he had proof thnt the His cock Oleomargarine bill had failed to pass the last Congress because certain senators had been bribod. Monday, Nov. 10, The banking house of Bonner & Bonner, of Tylor, Tex., has suspondod with liabilities of about $500,000. Ore found In borings under tho Mis souri River, at Hannibal, has been as sayed and found to yield $128 in gold to the ton. Depression in the market caused George P. Kepler, a prominent oil pro ducer of Titusville, Pa., to ehoot him Bolf Saturday. Two negroes were hanged with the same rope near Brenham, Texas. They had been mixed up in a fight at a negro danco. Michael nenrahnn, convicted at Saratoga of killing Thomas Churchill, nas been sentenced to Imprisonment for nineteen years. The Tost Office at Jersey Shoro, Tenn., was entered by burglars Fri day, night, and $400 in money and stamps wero stolen. The applo crop of Michigan this sea son Is the largest known for years and of unusually fine quality. Potatoes are also very plentiful. James Charleston, a workman on the Chicago Masonic temple, fell nine teen stories yesterday, and was crushed into a shapeless mass. United States officers have arrested Amos Moyahan and Martin Healy, at West Detroit, for rmuggllng Chinese across the Canadian boundary. Gov. Pattison ol Pennsylvania Is sued his Thanksgiving proclamation on Saturday, appointing November 26 as a day of Thanksgiving and prayer in that State. The difficulty between the Presi dent and employes on the Southern Pacific Railroad system is as far from settlement as ever. A general strike Is threatened. At Kingston, N. M., William Huch lnos and Richard Jay were Saturday blown to atoms in the Brushboap mine by the premature explosion of a quan tity of powder. Marie A. Stelling, wifo of actor M. B. Curtis, has sold a hotel at North Berkeiy, Cal., for $125,000, in order to obtain money with which to defend her husband against the charge of killing a policeman. Nine striking switchmen, who had worked for the "Soo" Road, havo been found guilty of conspiracy to In timidate men employed In thoir places. This is a new proceduro on tho part of a railroad for suppressing strikes. Tho coal famine caused by the strikes in the coal Holds is assuming a very serious aspect for steamers on the big lakes. There is not a pound of coal to be had at Michigan City or South Chicago, and some steamers have been delayed twenty-four hours waiting for fuel. Rev. H. W. George of Leeds, N. Y., was convicted Saturday of man slaughter in the first degree for caus ing the death by a criminal operation In January last of pretty Lotta Town send, whom he had adopted as a daughter. He was sentenced to fifteen years in State Prison. Tuonlay, Nor. IT. A gale at Syracuse Monday night blew down a large two-story frame building, wrecking it completely. Albert Church, postmaster of Mt. Airy, Ga., was shot and killed by some unknown person Sunday night. Frank Almy, tho murderer of Chrys tle Warden, was arraigned at Ply mouth, N. H., Monday, and plendod guilty. James Sheridan and Joseph Colog Insky were instantly killed in Clear Spring Colliery at West Pittston, Pa., Monday afternoon by a fall of coal. Tho Seymour, Conn., post-office safe was blown open Sunday night and about $200 In money and stamps and some valuable papors wero stolen. Tho American steamship Brigham, from Philadelphia for Valesoe, with a cargo of steel rails, has been wrecked off Westorn Dry Rocks, Fla., and will be a total loss. Al Jackson, night operator at the Pittsburg, Columbus and St. Louis depot, was held up and robbed of $165 by a masked man at C o'clock Monday morning. Mrs. Mary Jones struck Mrs. Jane Leonard on the head with a shovel Sunday night during a quarrel at Poke Hollow, Pa., and broke her skull. Mrs. Leonard will die. The largo wholesale and retail store of William H. Tehau, dealer In meats, at Auburn, N. Y., was closed by the sheriff last evening on confessed judgments aggregating $45,000. John II. Bonn, of Weehawken, N. J., tho millionaire land ownor, died suddenly at bis home on Gregory ave nue Sunday morning. His body was found In the bathtub shortly after midnight. Thomas Denning, a hired man, re covered $3,800 damages from George W flAllId nf VAn-tttiirllld Xfnaa IVf An day in his suit for injuries received uy mo careless lying or two inuuers by Gould. Charles n. Gross obtained In tho ntipremo Court at Newburg, N. 1., Monday, a verdict against tho Central way for $15,000 for Injuries sustained wuuo an engineer on tno ronu. Mrs. 1lnnr fXtnrfn llvlnrr n fov miles south of Peru, Intl., gavo birth io iour gin uauies unuay nigiu, wolghing four pounds each. Ono has since dioil. The mother Is forty years old and has four other children. The low water In tho Kennebec is causing great distress in tho cities and towns along Its bank. Mills are shut ting down daily. The city of Augusta Is in darkness, as tho low water has caused tho electric company to shut uown. At Wilkesbarre, Ta., William Rud dy, aged twenty-six, spoko angrily to his mother, and she replied mocking ly. In a fit of rago ho poured coul oil over himself, and thrusting a hand Into the tiro wim lnqfnntlv ilevnlnrtml Inflames. Burning llesh dropped off i i i . . . . m aureus, ana no siineroa excruciat ing agony during tho brief period be fore death ensued. George T. Chester, a wealthy mill owner of Lockport, N. Y., contests the forclosure of a $30,000 mortgago on the Chester mills on tho ground that tho money was given to liquidate a eramblins debt. Hn Inst. of money in wheat speculation a year ago and usod the $30,000 in paying commissions. Tho mortcacro was mado to tho Buffalo Loan. Trust aud Safo Deposit Company. Wrcliiexluy, Nov. IS. An "R.mtorn nlHtnntlirnnlDt na om dowed Colorado College with a library fund of $50,000. Eessio Blossom, a pretty girl of Genoa, Nov., hnsclopod with an In dian of tho Wnshoe tribe. Postmaster Winters, of Logan, Iowa, has disappeared. His accounts are supposed to be entangled. Ten prisoners escaped from the now jail nt Trinidad, Col., Monday night, by cutting out a section of tho wall. Tho largest receipts of cotton In the history of New Orleans wero during tho day ending at noon on Tuesday. A terrific blizznrd raged in North ern Wisconsin, Monday night. Much apprehension Is felt for vessels on the lakes. Angelina Delutta, sixteen, disap peared from her home in Boston, Monday, with $1,303 belonging to her mother. Reports from Port Townsend, Wash., Tuesday presaged trouble In Alaska, the people being tired of official prac tices undor successive administra tions. Three Yuma, Cal., Indians were sentenced to death at Los Angeles Tuesday for murdering an old modi cine man who failed to bring rain when told to do so. Smallpox Is reported as raging at Nlmrods, live miles from Dundee, N. Y. Tho only doctor In the town is ill and other physicians have been sum moned by telegraph. Bridget Barrett, whilo playing Monday evening with some other children near a bonfire at Archibald, near Scranton, Pa., tripped and fell Into the lire and was burned to a crisp. The plant and buildings of the Bir mingham Safe and Lock Company, located at Avondalo, a suburb of Birmingham, Ala., burned Monday night. The loss is $150,000 thought to be fully Insured. Rear Admiral George H. Cooper, U. S. N., died at his home, in Brooklyn, N. Y., Tuesday, of heart failure He had been 111 but a short time. The dead officer was in his seventy-first year. He had lived in Brooklyn since 1876. Charles Bott Ackerman Is in jail in Chicago, charged with embezzling $700 from tho Central Map Company. He is said to have taken $2,200 from a life insurance company while acting as their agont in Brooklyn a few months ago. CLEVELAND SNOWBOUND. A Fierce Norlhwetter and Henry Storm ViiU In Danger. Cleveland Ohio, Nov., 17. A ter rific northwester has been raging here nil day, and to-night all travel is im peded by the falling snow. Vessol men are anxious for their craft on the the lake, and but little hope Is ontor talnod that any vessels caught out side will escape being wrecked. Street car lines are having the utmost difficulty in operating. The storm is the worst November blow known in years. PALO ALTO 13 KING. Senator Stanford' Urvut Blalllon Trotr a Mile In W.OS 3-4. Stockton, Cal. Nov. 17. Palo Alto, United States Senator Stanford's peer less stallion, Is king of the trotting turf. To-day this greatest son of tho world's greatest trotting sire, Eloo. tioneer, trotted a mile here la 2.08, equaling the record of the queen of the trotters, Maud S., and going dan gerously near to that of his recent stable companion, Sunol. Brakeman Burned to Death. PiTTsnrno, Nov. 17. Brakeman Hardy of this city was burned to death and Engineer Thomas Whitesides of Allegheny and Fireman John McFar land of Cadiz, Ohio, were mortally Injured In a rear-end collision between two Pan Handle Railroad freight trains near Bergettstown, twenty miles west of this city, at about 4 o'clock yestorday afternoon. Fourteen cars of porishable freight, with the caboose and engine of the second train, were burned. The loss will reach $100,000. EELUBLE Comes to the front with the LAMEST ASSORTMENT, MAKING AND FITTING .-.OF THE.'. Beat, the HTetvaKt and iHost lowest in JPrfcc; acnl to prove Ssilisfaclioii is our Endeavor. The best value for Money is tp buy your Clothing, Hats, Shirts, Neckwear, Trunks and Valises of Corner of Main and Centre Streets, HLOOMSHURG, PA. UNEXGEMiEB clothing made TO QBBEB.J Largest Clothing and ALEXANDER BROTHERS & CO. DEALERS IN Cigars, Tobacco, Candies, Fruits and Ixuts SOLE AGENTS FOR Henry Mail lard's Fine Candies. Fresh Every Week. FE3iTlT"5r GOOE3 -fi. SECIJLLT-Z-. SOLE AGENTS FOR F. F. Adams & Co's Fine Bole agents for the Henry Clay, Lor.dres, Normal, Indian Princess, Samson, Silver Asb. Bloomsburgt Pa. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF CARPET, MATTING, or OIL CLOTH, YOU WILL FIND A NICE LINE AT W. H. BMOWWS 2nd Door above Court House. A large lot of Window Curtains in stock. rwrw igg. m . HOLIDAY Now is the time tn plrr is new and comolete. Gnn and delivered when wanted Hnest line of Hush and Tapestry Rocker fmm , $25.00 Ladies' Secretaries, Dressing Table Booker 5 l etc al finishes and in great variety 0f attic So 2j& We have the largest and most varied assortmoni r . ture in the state, outside nf pkjuZyIE: assortmt of Furni- There are no lower prices for ed free within 100 miles. VOOBHIS & MUSRAY. .utzt 1 V7ILKES-BAEAE. g JW L ga IVck'K INVIhibi.k TUBUlAi Ikk orthle.uooelulwhiT. Mlivmfdl..B Aii. Ill, GHATEFUL COMFOKTINU. EPPSS COCOA BKEAKFA8T. 'By a tborouKh knowlodvo of tha nntnmi wlilili (fovern Hie opeiuciuns of ai'stlon ami imviiuuii, aim uj a luit'llll up MU'UUOl! (If til ttne properties of well-Helectod (Hmsoii. Mr. Knns has proviacdour brvukfast tulilcs with .1.. i cutely flavored beverage wlilult may save ua many heavy Uoetora' bills. It u by tbu Judicious unDuiom-utiiHuraui uiat lunl li OOUtSllllltlOn may be gradually built up until stronn enounh to resist every tendency to illseuHo. Tinnitr..7.. of subllB malttrtlcH are noiitlliiK around us ready to attack wherever there Is a weak point. Ve may escape many a fatal shaft by koeptnir cur. selves well foi litled with pure blood and a pion. erly nourished trunw." Civil sn-vUti adviir Made slinplv with bolllnu water or mill- u.,1,1 only lu half pouud tlus, by grocers, labelled IAMFKfIH i CO. 1 Homoeopotm,; C'Ucuilsts, London, Knylaua. THE- CLOTfill J)i AND Hat House in Columbia Cut Chewing Tobacco following brands of Cigars: HiHHSJS" FURNITURE. ri-Icf, i , .. r t- 1 e our stock "uw wm 0e Pu aside given qualities rA j 1. K quaimes. Goods dehver- German's Barred Recks. A few choice cockerels for sale about Oct. first, at l.oo and 1.50 a piece. One choice one, early hatched, price $2.50 if taken soon. W. D. GEItMAN, tf. 11111.111 fi'uvuie, i'a, AGENTS rioVreuW "i"1" to I100 MonlMy. TeSfhiT..S 7 W HOUSE and Montour Counties. THOMAS GORREY. i:i mm. Plans and Estimates on all kinds of buildings. Repairing and carpenter work prompt!) attended to. Dealer ia Euildsr's S.pjlisj, Inside Hardwood finishes a specialty. Persons of limited means who desire to build can pay part and secur? balance by mortgages IrartnihrirowralorAlliiM.whrfrv-vr tby will also fkirm th Ituatl.inorriMt'loyniviit.ai whtrli jruuran wni Umi muni. . lilt HIC for Ulf till! pi--hI'UI Mm u,a k .U .! .no. kit I !riift1. 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