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CONGRESSIONAL
Labors of the National Legislators
at Washington,
WasimiNgTos, Aug. 14.--The senate referred
the Quay resolution to the committee on
rules. Mr. Hoar introduced an amendment
to the resolution, including the election bill
among those to be considered before adjourn.
ment. Debate on the tin plate paragraph of
the tariff bill was continued.
The house agreed to the conference report
on the fortification bill. Owing to the ab-
sence of a quorum very little other business
was accomplished,
Wasnminarox, Aug. 15.~The senate con-
tinued the debate on the tin plate paragraph
in the tariff bill. Mr. Plumb offered an
amendment making the duty on tin plate 1
cent a pound and offering a bounty of 1 cent
a pound on tin manufactured in the United
States,
The house discussed the Nat McKay relief
bill, but in the absence of a quorum no busi
ness was transacted.
Wasaisaros, Aug. 16.—-The house agreed
to the conference report on the Indian ap-
propriation bill and a resolution authorizing
the use of the balance of the Mississippi
river flood to aid destitute persons in Okla-
homa. The Nat McKay relief bill failed, ow-
tng to the absence of a quorum.
The senate ald aside the tariff bill and took
ap the river and harbor appropriation bill,
WasnINGTON, Aug. 18.—The senate passed
the river and harbor bill. The conference
report on the bill to establish a national mili-
tary park at the battlefield of Chickamauga
was agreed to.
The house passed the anti-lottery bill and
the Nat McKay relief bill
Wasnixoros, Aug. 19.
conference report on the
the customs district of Puget s 1 |
agreed to. Senate bills were passed author-
izing the i Extension
pany to bridge the Columbia river, Ore..
granting leave f abe x 10 i
ployes in the customs rvice, i
election contest of Chalmers vs,
determined in favor of
Morgan, in accordance with th
report.
In the [senate Mr. Quay gave formal notice
of his desire to change the rules, but the mat-
ter went aver by objection of Mr. Hoar. The
general deficiency bill was nsidered and
passed. The tin plate 3
bill was discussed fu
RESUME.
house the
reorganize
In the
bill to
was |
Uregon COm-
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he sitting @ 1
committee's
1 in the tarifd
out action.
PAragrag
her with
A DASTARDLY. DEED.
An Excursion Train Ditched
Wreckers—Three Killed,
PiTTseuRG, Aug. 16.—A successful at-
tempt at train wrecking was made near
Bissell Station, on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, twenty-one miles from
this city, and so far as can be learned,
Engineer Sullivan, a brakeman and one
passenger were killed.
The train was made up of ten cars
and was on its way to Atlantic City
with a party of excursionists. On reach-
ing Bissell Station there was a sudden
lurch and the lo and three |
sleepers jumped the track, one of the |
latter completely overturnin
The wreckers had d
and the speed of the n
checked before reaching the dangerous
point. Was
by
nnotive
rail
be
The locomotive thrown to
one side and Engineer Sullivan was in-
stantly killed. A large number of per-
sons were injured. There is no cloe to
the perpetrators.
A Serious Shooting Affray.
CINCINNATI, Ang. and
probably fatal shooting affray occurred
at an early hour Sanday morning by
which six people were
that a a of laborers employed by
the Addison Pipe company, whose place
is located fifteen miles from this city,
came here Saturday night and imbibed
freely and on their return home on a
“Big Four,” which brought a number of
passengers. a general fight ensued among
the laborers. Revolvers were used and
when the smoke cleared away six were
found to have been shot, two probably
fatally.
No “Yelping” at Quay's Heels,
WasnHINgTON, Aug. 16.—In the senate
Mr. Quay made a personal explanation
as to a remark attributed to him in cer-
tain newspaper reports of the Republi-
can caucus. He had been represented
as saying that he did not wish to have
southern members of the house of rep-
resentatives yelping at his heels, urged
on by the speaker. He had made no
such remark, and had made no reflec-
tion on the distinguished presiding of-
ficer of the other branch of congress.
I8, —A serions
shot. It seems
The Gift of France,
NEw York, Aug. i9.—-The statue of
Lafayette given by the French govern-
ment to the United States, which ar-
rived here yesterday, will be erected in
Lafayette square, Washington. It is a
beautiful work of art. Its height, with
lestal, is 50 feet, and the cost was
3000. The pedestal bears on its foar
sides bronze groups emblematic of La-
fayette's career in America.
A Millionaire Commits Suicide.
New York, Aug. 18. — Millionaire
Joseph A. Jameson, one of the well
known Broad street firm of bankers and
brokers, Jameson, Sith & Co., com-
mitted suicide by hanging yesterday at
residence of his sister, Mrs. Amos
Cotting, on Fifth avenue. Temporary
insanity, caused by illness, is given as
the cause. Mr. Jameson leaves a widow
and five adalt children.
Train Robbers’ Rich Haul,
Kaxsas Ciry, Ang. 18. ~The safe of
the Pacific Express company was robbed
of $90,000 by train robbers on the Mis
souri Pacific railway vesterduy morning.
train, which was held ap in “Rob-
bers’ ent” by five men and LXpressman
Avery was compelled to open the safe,
the robbers etptying its coatonts into a
sack. The roboers es aped without mo-
lesting the passengers,
The Tarif onfSteel ails,
Wasnixaros, Aug. 16.—Messrs, Al
h, Hiscock and Sherman, of the
senate finance committed, gave us hear.
to representatives of the Philadel.
iron interest who are anxious to
ve the rates on steel billets and radls
by the McKinley Will restored by
senate,
The President's Birthday.
pr Ag, Soy
age, and he intends to celebrate
{El al
o mo es |
A DESPERATE AFFRAY.
ni
Slashed with
Dark Room,
Broomssurg, Pa, Anz. 15
ing tragedy ocotrred at Dan
day night, the detalia of v
just reached here, he in fon
received, do not say that th
of the affair woes killed ine 4
subsequent developments show
wounds are fatal, The noes
victims are Frank Schuriski
rick Monahan. John Minis
mitted the crime, is now in
ing a hearing.
Public opinion is in symnith
the prisoner, as evidences
be learned shows he conimnit
while resenting an insalt
Schuraski and Monahan went
house during the night nndoer
ence of liquor. After rescaiy
noise was made which attra
tention of Minics, who ap
room with a lamp in his hao
by his wife. One of the
go in and mind her
this she declined to do, at th
making a retort, hat
ished, the lamp which her
was grabbed and th
room in the direction
standing.
Minics at once became fo 18 #1
seizing an ax, slashed right aud |
with terrible effect. The light was ne
extinguished and a terribl
sued. Mrs. Minics was kno
floor where
Two Men an Ax ina
OW
3
before
she
senseless,
also overcome by a blow on
but soon rallied. Monahan
on the step with his skal
gash was cut in his shouller
otherwise bruised iH
Schuraski, was found
where he had been
on the fi
ree, w
ACTORS
Neither
Cover,
A GREAT EISTEDFODD
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Vdd ressos
Gay Gathering at Hazleton, Pa.
HarLETON, Pa, Ane. 1 1]
retest eistedfodds b
1 wal fields wa
town was gaviy { }
bunting and hundreds of people co
3 from
over the coal regions participated. They
have been preparing for
months past
Mr. Delamater arrive
10 meat
until he h
hour,
Last evening Delamate
the session and made a br
pith of which was pleasure
reception fn
nitude of
After the
brief speech from the
hotel, in v }
things, “the obj
free ballot and
taxes
the farmer ;
ud been
ndered him
which was to
session adjours
vio
on
The Pennsylvania Cutoff,
PHILADELY i
Orty
way of Phil
going throu
the dangers fro
crowded raffle
The cost o new
£1,000, 000, but it will pay
the course of time in the
facilities for handling the 1
the Pennsylvania's main line,
line
increassd
Hines of
Rescued from a Well,
Harrmsprre, Ang. 18. —“I'm worth a
dozen dead Ix ve vet, ma; what's the nee
o crying’ I'm not hurt,” said 14-vear-
old Willie Irwin, Jr..of Marveville. after
being dug out of a dry well in which he
had been buried four hours. Willie
father had lowered him into the well
at 4 o'clock to bring up a buck: The
well had caved in just as the boy reached
the top, and the father, with other men,
had set about recovering the presumably
crushed yonng body. Willie fell near to
an old pump stock in the center of thas
well. That saved his life. At 8 o'clock.
when dug out, he had only a sprained
ankle and some bruises,
A Rattlesnake Story,
WiLLiamsrort, Pa., Aug B.
Campbell, Jr., D. L. Deane and A. B.
Carnett returned from a surveying ex.
wdition on the headwaters of Young
Woman's creek. While making their
way through the timber they suddenly
found themselves in a den of rattle-
snakes. Seizing clubs and stones, they
pitched in, and in a short time killed
twenty-one of the reptiles. Before they
got ont of the woods they killed eight
more snakes. The largest measured five
feet in length and the smallest three
feet,
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10, ely,
Machinists May Strike,
Prrrssurc, Aug. 19.—The machinists
employed in all departments of the
Westinghouse company’s air brake
works presented a petition- to the com-
pny today for nine hours’ work for ten
ours’ pay. If the demands are not
granted the men will strike within
forty-eight hours, About 1,200 men will
be affected. The machinists in the elec-
trical department of the Westinghouse
company are now on a strike and the
movement is in sympathy with these
machinists in that Te
Warren Jackson's Fate,
Harmispuno, Aug. 19.—Mrs. Warren
Jackson, wife of the Philadelphia col-
ored politician supposed to have been
drowned here Liree weeks ago, arrived
here and was shown the ring and cuff
buttons taken from the body of the
man. She examined them carefully and
said that, while the jewelry is very sim-
ilar to that worn by her ‘husband, she
does not think it is his. It is thought,
however, that she may be mistaken, and
the body will be exhumed,
Slate in the Oil Fields,
Sroxy Rus, Pa, Aug. 18. —Much ex-
citement has been caused by the strik-
ing of coal slute in the oil field near this
«The slate is the same as found
the anthracite coal fields. The pros-
pects are now favorable for both coal
and coal oil in the most northern town.
ship of Berks county,
A HABANA
a Pendayivaul Counties,
NCASTER, + Aug. 19, -Census
Landis has nn
York
THE HISTORY OF A WEEK
¥odneadas, Aug. 13.
i Leibbons Is visiting Brooklyn.
the Missour! Far.
union convened «t
Cardin
The state convention of
mers’ and Laborers State
Badalia,
Superintendent of
estimate of the population of
States is 64,00.000,
The comptroller of the currency has ap-
pointed George W. Stone, of Wilmington,
Del, examiner of national banks in the dis.
trict of Dela
Intent
United
Porter's
the
Clensus
Ware,
appointed
stale
which
to 0,
properly
ured. The
iil wooden
Francis, of Missouri,
twenty-nine delegates to
in the i
meets at
Liovernor
Fepresent the
nationad Arner CONETess
ancl BH A
At Davton, Wa
to Lhe
buildings
value of SX
destroyed were mostly
fie waler supply
Tharsday, Aug.
Pitman Grove camp meat
The Second brigade of Ney
1
The funeral
ton, Wa
President
Huatgers
of SHLKR by the will of PP
who in his
valued at
belonging to
. Terhune,
Was bel exer
dropped dead while she
ised at Lebanon, Ind
arrived
Robert
people wi
Mrs
Joseph Cham.
wriasin and wife, Sir Lyon and Lady Play
4d Fanny
¢ Lhe prominent
in New York from Europe were
Ancoin and her twodaughters
Davenpo
A. Sargent, aged 75, and his grand.
fi ¥ & bigs
0 4 N Bit oRsing th
* NRrgent, a
iallroe
: stati
i instant ki
Aug.
0 ang in
Friday,
The Boston boot and
Foster & Co
1. CG
of the
owing to d
TAGE an ass
An explosion
Providence,
The schooner Sens
rived at Gloucesis
ever made 5
re the ¢ ent
Saturday, Ang. 10,
$ will prorogue parl
of the Apsus grammar schoul,
Monday, Aug. 18,
Eleven Chinamen arrived ia Mostreal in
bond, bound for Boston,
The striking switchmen on
road in Chicago res
The Switchmen's
New York Central swit
Wabash
the
The Massachusetts Dey
vention is to be held at
Alton
Hila, three men were Killed sad ab
seriously injured.
The machine paper mill of
Paper company at Appleton,
burned. Loss $150.00
Alfred Smith, of Newark. N. J. became
insane from overstudy and shot himself, The
wound will probably prove fatal
Kansas City veterans, returning from the
Boston encampment, were royally entertained
by the Veteran Zouaves, of Elizabeth, N. J.
It is thought that hostilities have been re
sumed in Central America, with the possi.
bility of drawing the five republics into the
struggle,
President Bogran, of Honduras, has in.
formed provisional President Ezota, of Sal.
vador, that be will remain on the side of
Guatemala,
Dr. J. H, McHenry, one of the mest promi.
nent physicians in central Arkansas, was
fatally stabbed during a dispute with a tele-
graph operator about a bog, at Jacksonville.
Ark.
Tuesday, Aug. 10,
Prince Bismarck has received the freedom
of Dulsberg.
The Jefferson Iron works at
O., were destroyed by fire,
George Shaw and John Davis ware killed by
lightning at Senecaville, 0.
Frank Hickey, formerly a street car driver,
committed suicide in Boston because hie could
not find work.
Henry Hutchinham, while crossing the Erle
tracks in Buffalo, was struck by a passing teain
and instantly killed
Davis Dalton, an American, swam in the
English channel from Gisneg to Folkestone
on his back in 29% hours,
William Smith, residing in Griffintown,
Que, threw his wife down stairs and killed
her. He has Geen arrested.
Eleven houses and stores at Winona, [lis
were destroyed by fire. Foss, 830.000,
Thomas Metirath was the heaviest sufferer,
Fire destroyed a large cpartment house in
New York. Mr. and Mm. E. O, Stone were
rescued through a third story window by the
firemen.
Samuel Jacobson, a prominent San Fran.
cisco business man, was shot and fatally
wonnded by two footpads while about to enter
his house. .
The Auantic Baseball association man.
agers have decided to play the games of Lhe
present schedale up till Sept. |, when a new
sohed ule will go Into operation,
The fssun of standard silver dollars from
the mints Juring the week ended Ang. 8
was B00, wa, he issue during the vor
responding period of Inst year was SIS553L,
The nnn belonging to he
nn a collision on the
the Patien
Wis, was
Steubenville,
lens they ure given an ad vanioo
It will not cost you one cent more
to buy your clothing and dents’
furnishing goods where you ean
gel the best makes, finest fits and
largest stock in Central Pennsyl
vania to select from for the com-
ing season.
offers you these advantages.
Our counters and shelves are packed with oli the
latest and newest things thal the market affords for
men's wear,
“i The quantity, quality and variety of our stock is far
in advance of any gver shown you in Centre County. It
is only necessary for you to giveus a call; inspect our
stock; take make, fit and prices into consideration, and
we feel certain that we will then number you among our
many customers,
We do not offer you goods at cost. We ask you a
Jair, legitimate profil; give you the best value possible
for the money; we give you the privilege of relurning
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Give us a call; come and look at our stock and prices, is all
that we ask. Your judgment, we are satisfied, will do
the balance.
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