THE CENTRE REPORTER FRED.KURTZ, Epiror and Pror's “TERMS: —One year, $1.50, when paid in ad nee. Those in arrears subject to previous rms, $2 per year, Advertisements 20 cents per line for 3 inser ns.and 5 cents tor each subsequent insertion, Cexrag Haru, Pa., Tauoss, Sep, 12, DEATH BY DYNAMITE The City of Antwerp Shaken by a Frightful Explosion, 200 KILLED AND 600 INJURED. Dynamite Explodes in a Cartridge Fae tory and Large Petroleum Warehouses Take Fire—The Flames Burning Flercely and the Entire City in Danger of De- struction— Docks and Shipping in Peril. ANTWERP, Sept. 6.—Dynamite ex- ploded in a cartridge factory in the neighborhood of the bourse, killing sev. eral persons and doing much damage to property. Portions of the bourse were struck by burning fragments and set on fire, causing & panic in that building, which was at the time crowded. The cartridge factory was situated be hind the docks upon which millions of cartridges were ing loaded. It was adjacent to the petroleum stores, and two large Russian etroleum ware: houses were set on fire and are now burning. Other stores are endangered. Police, gendarmes and troops are as- sisting in the work of extinguishing ths flames, while priests and sisters ot charity are looking after the injured. The eity is enveloped in a dense smoke. The €ity in Danger. The number of killed is now estimated at 200 and of the injured at 500 people. The damage to property will reach many millions. The fire is still burning flercely and the best the firemen hope for is to ex- tinguish it in twenty-four hours. The heat from the burning masses of petro- leum is intense and 1t is impossible tc approach within 100 yards. Several vessels have been burned at their docks and others were only saved through the promptest action of their officers in towing po out of danger. The fire is not now spreading and it is hoped, if the wind does not rise, that the flames can be confined to their present limits. A strong west wind would, however, set the whole city in a How It Happened. The explosion occurred in a workshop where a large number of old cartridges were being taken to pieces. Many men and women were employed in this shop and they were actively engaged in breaking up the old cartridges. There were fully 25000000 of these in and about the premises, a part of them already broken up. The flames cover two acres of ground pnd rise to an immense height. Amidst the roar of flames are heard from time to time the loud reports of explosions, to which there seems to be no end. These explosions are supposed to be of packages of cartridges which seem te remain intact until the tongues of flames are actually upon them. The shipping at the African docks and ah the American docks is in serious dan- fo and all the facilities for removing he vessels from the immediate vicinity of the conflagration are being pressed into service. ing Stricken Antwerp. ANTWERP, Sept. 9.—A dense mass of smoke still rises from the burned quar ters and hangs like pall over the whole city. The flames have, however, been subdued and the efforts of the firemen and the troops to prevent their spread have been successful. The ruins of the burned buildings are still too hot to ad- mit of much effective work towards re covering the bodies of the dead, but a few were taken out and enough has been gathered by the brave explorers among the smoking ruins to make it certain that the death list will not fall short of 200, if indeed it does not largely exceed that num ber. King Leopeld Visits the Scene. King Leopold and a number of his munisters arrived here from Brussels and were taken in carriages to the scene of the fire. After spending over an hour among the firemen oy the troops at work on the flames, the party were driven to the hospitals, where those in. ured by the explosions are being cared or. Here the king passed from ward te ward, whispering woras of comfort to the poor sufferers, occasionally stopping to smooth the pillow and cool the ns bead of the little factory girls stretched gpon a bed of pain. ore leaving, the ng ordered everything possible for the comfort of the patients to be done. The arrest Carvillain, the propri- otor of the cartridge factory in which the explosions occurred, has boen ordered. The Destruction at Antwerp, ANTWEEP, Sept. 10.—Many of the old- est windows of the cathedral here were destroyed by the explosions of Saturday, The bodies of numerous victims are being recovered from she ruins of the factory. Many were blown to ston) 4p auly portions of their bodies can " The Strike Not Over. Lowpox, Sept. 7.-Mr. Lafone’s ex- ample has mot been very largely fol ed, after all, only four other wharf- Joining him in making conoces- to the man, Even this much was give the usual air of # number of wharves; but it HAMILTON TESTIFIES He Tells What He Knows About the Baby Act. ———— THE STORY OF HIS DECEPTION, Audience in the Tombs Police Court—FEva Offers to Confess if Ray Will Only Come to Her and Inti mates That She Was a Catspaw for Her Wicked Accomplices, NEw YORK, Sept. 7.—Robert Ray Hamilton, Mrs. Swinton, Josh Mann, Inspector Byrnes and two or three mid- wives were present in the Tombs police court, together with a large crowd of spectators, when the Hamilton black- mail case came up. Mr. Hamilton made an afidavitcharg- ing extortion, and described how he had met Eva in a house in this city; how she had worked on his sympathies; how he had given her larger and larger sums; how she had finally written him from Elmira that she was about to become a mother; how the babe was afterward ex- hibited to him for his admiration, and how he was then induced to marry the woman, ‘ Cross Examined. Counsel for Mrs. Swinton and Mann examined Hamilton and brought out the fact that any sums he had given them were voluntarily and cheerfully given. The specific charge made by Hamil ton is that Mrs, Swinton, Joshua Mann and Eva Mann, by falsely representing that Hamilton was the father of the child, obtained from him a check for $500. More Sluned Against Thaw Sinning. Inspector Byrnes testified to the way the baby was procured and to Mann's relations with Eva. A letter from Mrs. Hamilton to In- spector Byrnes was produced, in which Mrs. Hamilton offers to tell the whole story If Hamilton will come to her. She says she was more sinned against than sinning, and conveys the idea that Mrs. Swinton and Mann used her as a cats- paw. A motion to dismiss the proceedings was denied. The hearing will be con- tinued. HAMILTON An Interested SEEKS A DIVORCE Mis. Swinton Held in 81,500 for Swindling Him. New Yong, Sept. ¥.—Mrs. T. Anna Swinton and her son Josh Mann have exchanged their cells at police headguar ters for even narrower rooms in the Tombs, to which they were committed in default of $1,500 bail each, to await the action of the grand jury upon a charge of having obtain $300 from Robert Ray Hamilton by a 810 baby and other false and fraudulent pretenses. Robert Ray Hamilton has emphasized his action in cutting loose from the gang —wife, bogus baby, “Granny” Swinton, “Dotty” and all— 4 instructing his law- fo to bring an action for the annuling ng of the marriage. Josh and Join IL. Sullivan for Cougress. Xew YOuK, Sept. 9.—The great John L. Sullivan was tendered a reception, or gave a reception, it was hard to find out which, at the Academy of Music Satur- day night. ohn received a good many visitors during the day. His ambition was quickly made known to them He wants to be a congressman, and he will do everything to get there. He told his friends that he intended to give up spar- ring and enter political life. He isa Democrat, and has alwars voted with the Democratic party, and he said that at the next election for congressman in his district at Boston he would make a brave effort to secure the nomination. Baltimore's Big Festival BavriMone, Sept. 9. —The Maryland exposition, which begins today and con- tinues daily throughout the week, promises, unless checked by unforseen events, to be one of the most interesting affairs of similar character that has taken place in this day of fairs and shows throughout the land. The event will be honored by the president of the United States and mem of the cabinet, and the army and navy, through the courtesy of the secretaries of these departments, will take an interesting of the pro ceedings of the week. os gentismen who have the management are, many of them, the same who carried out the sesqui-centennial exhibition of Balti more in 1880. The programme is an elaborate one. Congressman Cox's Condition. New York, Sept. 10.-—Mr. Cox's con- dition is not materially changed. He seems to rally at times and the doctors think that the turning int for better or worse will be hed in a few hours. The symptoms are those of umonia. He retains his faculties and wants to see the numerous people who call to in- quire after him, but the physicians will not let him see or speak to them. Mrs. Cox gent the following reply to an in- quiry from a friend in Washington: “Mr. Cox is slowly rallying and hopes of recovery are increasing.” Call Calls for Fulr Play. Jack soxviLLE, Fla, Sept. 7.—Senator Call some time ago issued a challenge to those who were making charges against him to throw off their masks and meet him in joint debate before the public. Col. W. D. Chipley, chairman of the state Democratic executive committee, accepts the challenge. Senator Call re- plies that Chipley is not one of the men referred to, as he has always been an open opponent, but he (Call) will always be glad to meet Chipley in debate. T senator claims that a railroad lobby is planning to defeat his re-election in 1891, Charlemagne Tower's WIL Rocurster, N. Y., 10.~The terms of the will of the late lemagne Tower, of Fiiadsiphis, have been made public. Four-tenths of his estate is be- Yueatnea to the widow and the remain is to be divided among the five chil. dren of the deceased. On the death of the widow her propatty is also to be di- vided children. Mm. E. B, Putnam, wife of an attorney in this city, is a daughter of the deceased, and her share is estimated at $4,000,000 Was Graham's Feat a Vake? BUFFALO, 7.~The Buffalo Even- ing News publishes what it calls a com- Riagar falls task 8 od BG Sip over a unday, sa the falls were watched at the Rie of the alleged feat and that no 1 was seen to go over the cataract, If Graham was found in the barrel he entered it below the falls und was pushed out into the ver, ———————————— jo. - THE NAGLE CASE, Justice Field Gives lmperiant Testimony on the Wiiness Stand, BAN FRANCISCO, Sept, 6,—In the case af Deputy United States Marshal Nagle more testimony wad addressed showing that Terry habitually went armed and indulged in violent acts, Justice Field testified: “Deputy Nagle and myself entered the dining room at Lathrop for breakfast, and soon after taking our seats Judge Terry and his wife entered. As they passed down the aisle Mrs, Terry ent ut me for a mo- ment and then turned about and left the place. Judge Terry seated himself, but arose immediately and came toward me, Before realizing what he intended to do I felt a powerful blow on my cheek. | turned around and saw Terry's giant form towering over me with his clenched fist upraised. 1 then heard Nagle say ‘Stop! I am an officer!” I then heard two {stol shots in quick succession and saw Pa fall to the floor. | was dazed for a moment, but soon realized that Terry had received a death wound and arose and left the room.” Justice Field further testified that he believed that if Nagle had not shot Terry, he (Field) would have been dead within the next five seconds. The ex- oression of Terry's face when he raised iis hand to strike a second blow could not be mistaken. It was full of malice and murder. Justice Field declared that he had never had any difficulty with Terry rior to the Sharon decision a year ago. hey had been on the most friendly terms, Terry had often tried cases be- fore him and on entering court had al- ways spoken pleasantly. During the last year or two, however, he seemed to have entirely changed and to have lost his respect for the courts. Justice Field added that the story of his having asked Terry to support him for president some years ago was pure fiction. Justice eld was not cross examined. FEAT OR FAKE? Conflicting Evidence “to Whether Bro die Really Shot Niagara Falls—8kep- ticism in Baffalo and at Niagara. BU¥raLO, Sept. 9.—8teve Brodie says be swam the Horseshoe falls and was picked up in the river below. His§story 1s sworn to by louis Ledger. a swim- mer, who has assisted Brodie in his pre. vious adventures. Three other men claimed to have aided in the affair, but they have mysteriously disappeared, Niagara Falls people believe that Brodie “faked” the jump. The preponderance of evidence seems to be that way. Irodie’s story is to the effect that he went to the Waverly house, at Clifton, Ont., accompanied by ledger and two others. The two were joined by Will iam E. Harding, of New York, who is said to have come from Toronto. The alleged trip was made at 5:15 in the morning. Brodie says he was half drunk when he belted his air inflated rubber suit around him and slid off the Canadian bank into the river, about 300 feet above the Horseshos falls Over the Catarascl. He repented his rashness when too late and tried to battle the current with his double bladed paddie. He wasswept into the centre of the stream and when the brink was reached was shot into the air some ten feet. Then he fell and the water closed over him. He lost consciousness and did not open his eyes until twenty minntes later, when be found himself lying at the water's edge. Harding and Ledger claim to have gone to the spot in advance, Led er with a 200 foot line about his body. Je swam out abouts 100 feet and se cured Brodie, who was floating face up- ward, like a cork. Nobody saw the jump but the in- terested persons, and nobody here, or at the falls, believes it was miade There was no ocoasion for secrecy about it, as once in the water Brodie could not have been stopped. and witnesses would have been plenty. Fear of arrest was not the cause, owing to the early moming hour chosen, for all hgnds stayed around the falls till noon and told everybody what a perilous feat Brodie had accomplished. Harding has gone, it is said, to Toronto, Jerrold has gone and #0 has McCarthy. Brodis was arrested for attempted sui- cide and brought before Magistrate Hill, on the Canadian side. He pleaded not guilty and was placed in $300 bonds not to repeat the act. Steve Swears Solemnly. Brodie swore by his wife and little children that he had accomplished the feat. in talking with the correspondent. “There's an oath I would not take lightly,” said he impressively. “These fellows that say that I didn’t go over the falls are sore because | didn't let them in on the ground floor, The Niagara Falls newspaper men are mad because | brought newspaper men from New York with me, but | went over the falls, and I'll do it again for a thousand. 1 talked to one of the park commissioners and tried to make him get up an excursion and give me $1,000 to go over. There'd be easy enough 20,000 people here, and these fellows would make a barrel of money. But the ‘bloomin’ old stuff wouldn't have it that way, and told me Shey didn't want any bridge jumpers and barrel swimmers around there, They're afraid people will find out how easy the fal)s are, and they'll lose their attraction when they lose their terror.’ Brodie Swears That He Went Over. New York, Sept. 10.—Steve Brodie, the latest hero of Niagara Falls, in com. pany with his witnesses, Earnest Jor- rold, lewis Ledger, of this city, and John McCarthy, of Philadelphia, went before Notary Public C. Wolff, of No, 74 Essex street, and in an affidavit told last Saturday. Another Niagara Crank. Niagara Faris, N, Y,, Sept. 10.— Walter G. Campbell, of Youngstown, N. Y., has constructed a life preserver with which he says on Bunday next he will swim the rapids from the Maid of the Mist landing through the whirlpool rapids. His life preserver, or rather double life vor, as he calls it, w» similar to one worn by Kendall in hia rip, It is made of sixteen pieces of vork, i by 14 inches and 1 inch thick, Lawyer Forest's Bold Move. Cnicaao, Sept. 10,—~Lawyer Forest, who is defending ex-Detective Cotgh- lin the Cronin trial, with the aid of three large and heavy built men, raided the Carlson cottage and succeeded in foiting away some of the pieces of the ing and walls covered with spots of Cronin's blood. Pirie Nanquets Kako. Pang, Bept. 10.