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LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCES TUi'SDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. 18H1J.
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TUBHDAY KVENINO, SEPT 4, 1003.
Dramatic Art mid lis Critics.
Miiry Andersen tins been received with
great enthusiasm by her Londen mull
encea. "She came," we nre told, " wns
Been and conquered." The applause
' which al way b alteudcd her here attends
her llkewlse In England. This proof
that she Is n great actress cannot be
gainsaid. When slie reaches the ieiiilar
heart and Bfttlsflea the popular undir
standing she achieves the only verdict
by which fatne is gained. The singular
thing In Mary Andersen's career
is that slie has tnct the het
condemnation of metropolitan critics-'.
These men, who nssume te knew
all about the histrionic art, have
had numerous and grave faults te find
with Mary Andersen's personatiens ;
and the mere her audiences applauded,
the mere the critics raved In opposition.
The gentlemen who nre hired by the
New Yerk newspapers te tell their
readers what plays and players are geed
and bad unanimously declared, when
Mary Andersen, a few years age, first
appeared en the beards of a New Yerk
theatre after achieving a provincial
reputation, that she wis a very peer
actress Indeed, and would never be any.
thing mere unless she unlearned all she
had already learned and commenced
anew the study of her art. Hut the New
Yerk audiences disagreed with the
critics and applauded the actress in spite
of thorn, welcoming her back with in
creased Interest upon her stated reap
pearance. Still the critics condemned.
Tt-ey would net be convinced against
their will. Their judgment went across
the wnter te the English critics who
steed ready te condemn. But they dared
net de se in view of the extreme enthu
siasm of the reception awarded Mary Mary
Andersen y the Londen audiences.
Instead they are p'ltnt. Before the
popular judgment they are dumb.
The question uf interest is, why the
judgment of the critics in the case of
thisartlst runs counter te the popular
judgment. It is clear that the jiepular
Judgment is the correct one. It is that
alone which can give the palm te merit ;
and when it has been tested belere the
English speaking people of both centl
nents its soundness is net te be gainsaid
Actors de net play te professional critics.
The judgment of their audiences is
what tliey have te satisfy, and when
that of the critics runs counter te that
of the masses, it is se much the werue
for the critics ; the natural conclusion
from the failure of these men te appre
ciate Mary Andersen is that they de nut
understand an art which they set them
selves up te judge. They are gener
ally most pretentious ieeple, with no
conscience te speak of. They are hired
te de their work dally and, need te de it
hurriedly. It Is easy te Out and slash,
and nearly all new plays and players de
serve te be cut and slashed ; se they de
it. Most actors and plays succumb te
their power. These first brought out in
New Yerk must win the newspapers
verdict te succeed. Oscar Wilde's new-
play has just been slaughtered by the
New Yerk critics. They damned it te
liberally that it did net have a chauce te
draw an audience. Tim judgment is
Bald te be unfair and due largely te
the critics' personal dihlike of Wilde.
The probability Is that this is true.
If Wilde had tested his play outside of
New Yerk the verdict would have been
favorable te him. if he had deserved it.
The audiences in the ceuntiy ate impar
tial in their judgments, and they are
quite as intelligent as metropolitan au
diences and probably mere se. Mary Mary
Andersen was saved by establishing her
reputation and discovering her strength
before going te N-jw Yerk. There has
never been sosavage and unintermitting
an attack made upon any artist as was
leveled against her; but it was totally
harmless. The iwople appreciated the
great charm of her perfect naturalness,
and rejoiced te llnd a woman who could
portray en the stage In an unstilted ami
unartltlcial way thu ordinary passions of
humanity. She hail never been educated
in the art; and that which was te the
critics her great sin, was te the people
her greatmerit. She educated herself te
simulate emotions as her nature di
rected her te exhibit thcra ; and the
truth and simplicity of her representa
tiens were demonstrated tiy their uni
versal impressions upon th0 audiences
who witness them.
The newjpapera tell us of another case
in which the fallacy of the verdict of tun
New Yerk critics is demonstrated. Mr.
Hartley Campbell, who for ten or fifteen
years unsuccessfully wrote plays for the
New Yerk stage at last went te Gei
mauy, where he has been hulled as a
dramatist of great genius. He is de
clared te be "natural, fresh and
vigorous." Such characteristics would
net gain him credit within New Yerk,
for these are Just the features which
securtd Miss Andersen's condemnation.
It is llme that the metropolitan news
papers should consider the propriety of
dismissing their professional critics, and
content themselves with sending their
reporters te see new plays and players
and chroulcle their reception by their
audiences. They will thus give truer
verdicts tliau they get from would-be
learned men whose learning teaches
them te divorce uature from art.
The Doylestown Democrat advises
that " the Democratic members of the
Heuso go home and appeal their cause
te the people," declaring that it Is Just
and that they need net fear the Judg
ment. It is geed advice ; as the Demo
crat says : "The rault does net He at the
deer of the Democratic Heuse, nor the
Democratic governor, that the mandate
of the constitution has net been carried
out. They have dene their duty and
can afford te wash their hands of the
whole business. Thoylmve made their
best oedeavor te carry out the supreme
law, which the political bigotry of the
Republicans has prevented."
We observe Unit our friends are still
voting solidly te contlnue the session.
They proixwe new te invite the Senate
te meet them in dlspasslonate discus,
aieii. It la n geed idea If they can get
them te come. If tliey can pcrsuade the
senators te come ever te the Heuse,
tliey can then close the doers and pre
ceul te persuade thorn. If they are ob
durate they can pray with them. If
they are still unconvinced they can beet
them around the chamber until they get
them Inte a consenting frame of mind.
The representatives, being superior In
numlters, ought te be able te wipe up
the lloer with the senators. Hut we fear
the latter won't ceme ever ; they had
belter be sent home te be punished by
their constituents.
Ge ami see if you are registered.
l'.wus has -1,000 pupil in frce evctiitig
Bilicels.
Tun fight of suRYage is one. of the most
Important belonging te thu cititir.cn.
Guard It carefully by ntteudlng I mined I
atcly te the duty of registration.
Evkky voter, " if 23 ye.ua of agu or up
wards, shall have paid within two ye.ua a
stnte or comity tax, which shall have
been assessed at leat two mouths, ami
pill at least ene mouth bofero election "
Tnls is imperative ; you must be asscs-ed
an 1 pay your tax or you cannot vote.
Bosten's exposition was visited en lis
epaning day by morn thau 1,000 people ;
but a mob of 15,000 graced the opening
night of Jehn L. Sullivan's ealoeu. The
" Hub" claims te be the home of Amen
cm "culchaw," and these statistics iud's
putably pruve that the proud beast has a
logitiuiate foundation.
A Nkw Veuij waiter recently ku'vk-d
a tun down for being presuinp'Heu
enough ti Insist ou haviug a meal Td
as ordered. Ne doubt the bell..' it
teudaut en the waut of the inner i .11
reappear ere long in n new guie, t!i.' of
e'ubbing lunlTtsiislve c'.tlzaus te deitri en
" fie finest polieo foreo In the world."
Till: Increased valuation of taxable
property in Philadelphia would, even if
the old tax rate of JI.S3 ou utery ene
hundred dollars bj retalucd, bring au ii
creased ruveuue te that city of meto than
halt a million dollars iu excess of that of
lait year. It were u consummation de
voutly te be wished that Laucister ejuM
bast of a proportional increase of revenue
from year te year. The valuatieu of tux
able property iu 'bis city iu 1875 was fU,
000,000. Smoe that time a watch factory,
a rolling mill and a legion of tobacco
warehouses and private residences hive
been erected, and yet by some inex
plicable process the valuation of tax
able city property for 1833 was only
$12 000,000. Perhaps some of the citv
assessor, who are guided in their assess
ments by the pelit'cal iutlueucs of tbe
property owner, might be able te threw si
little light ou this very absurd and dis
honest state of afialrs.
Theue is uuthiug mero stimulative of
the school buy's ambition thau rewards
offeted for success in studies. It is true
that the importance of theaa honors is
often overestimated, and harmful results
sometimes ensue from tee severe applica
tien iu order te ebta'n thorn, yet It may be
Biid that the iulluonce of a healthy compo
titien in school work is mero biti-llcUl
thau otherwise In mauy of the cities of
the United State) scholarships iu colleges
anil money prizes are placed befere the
eyes of th student te iuoite him him te
reue wed zeal iu his task of acquiring an
oJucatleu. Our EurepJau neighbors far
surpass us in the rewards giveti the suo sue suo
eif.ful student. Itocently the municipal
omueil of Paris adopted a resolution by
which it agreed te grant $7,000 for the
purpowe of teuding a certain number of the
pupils at each of the colleges en a foreign
tour duriug vacation time. The selection
of these will doubtless comprise the wer
t'nest In the institutions. The liberal
oxamp'e of our French brothreu would be
well worthy of imitation en American
shores. The yeuug rarely realize the im
portance of an education, aud prizes elfer
ed will often iuoite ibesa te mental exer
tions who illicit otherwise grew up useless
cit'zms.
h will require a masterly diplomatic
gonieus indeed te avert the impending war
which is threatened between Frnuce aud
China. It has always been feared aud
frequently predicted that the soiziire of
Auuara by the French would inflame the
jealousy and uroube the indignat ou of the
great celestial empire, whose military
power is patent though semewhat un wlel ly
Latest dispatches from the old world
pretty plainly indicate that Iu uet recog
nizing the suzerainty of China ever Ton Ten
qtiiu and iu se easlly and he quickly sub.
dulng the b irb uian Anuamese, France has
placed herself iu a situation from which,
without extreme dellcaey of diploma diplema diplema
tie aotien, she cannot oxtrieato her
self. She has n well equipped
aud well disciplined army and, though
it is less iu numbers thau the vast mum
of Chluose troops, it may overoomo
uumerlcal strength by ability, activity
and military knowledge. But in the
ovent of war botween the two nations
France may justly leek with anxiety aud
with trepidation upeu her neighboring
powers ; she can scarcely aoceunt the
most powerful ones her friends Fer
waiting, amid misery of sickness of mind
aud body, is crafty old Blsmurek, ready te
give the word that shall roepon the old
soresof71 and eiler a pretext, dishonor
able though it be, te hurl the sturdy Ger
man troops ngaiuht the intrepid Boldiers of
Frauce, while England and Italy each leek
with auspicious ami augry gaze, upon the
perturbed republic.
.luclce llUck'n win,
The will of Jorem'ah 8. Blaek was ad
milted te probate Monday at Yerk. It
consists of twolve olesoly written pages.
The oxeoutora are Viucent K. Keesey,
Lleuteuant Governer Chaunecy F. Blaek
and Isham 11. Hnrusby, nnd the witnesses
nre Gcueral S. W. Crawford, Meilnda O
Wllhelm aud Uorase Keesey. The will in
oeuaidorod very vorbeso by attorueys who
have examined it and qnlte curious for se
great a man te make. It was written at
jus dictation and oaeh page bears the
judge'H plain left baud signature. The
family request that Ita provlsiena shall net
be made publie. After making speelal
bequests te all bis chlldreu the undis
tributed nertlnn. Iimliiilliwp It,,. ),!,. l in.
te the widow, and at her death Lleuteuaut
Governer Blaek Is te have the accoptaueo or
refusal of It at a fixed valuation. The will
ia dated February 21, 1883. The ostate is
estimated at about $200,000.
MAIL NEWS.
THIS V UlIKU W.U1 " 1UK VHlU.
I Hln Nitn Cuiii1ciiiI for (Julck I'l-ruml-
Itliiie Hint CiilHinlt) lll.icl-
Unrmin .itnitrrn.
Thodienghtof the last two months in
Siutlieru Virginia, continues and is doing
great damage te the eieps. In some sec
tion net mero than half crop of corn,
cotteti aud tobacco cm be made. Tne
streams nre fast drying up, maklug
milling operation impossible. At Peters
burg the ilver is se low th.it millers cut
uet de mero thau a feuith of their usual
work.
The cDcampmeut of the New Jersey
Oraud Army of the ll.'poblle, nt Prince
ten .Junction, began jeMenlay morning
About 1.500 comrades ate ou the greuud.
Including the entire Sixth leiment of
Camden, besides pest mid militia ergaul
zitleu from ether cities.
Seventeen of the twetityoe.il mines in
the MiuMIIeu district of Ohie, were id e
yesterday. Twe of these iu operation arc
paying the advance of ten cents per ten
demanded by the miners ; tbe ether has
net been beard from en this p.)iut.
The AmaUaui itcd IiUh and Catholic
Kecietie of Fall ltiver, in j mt convention
ou Satuplay, resolved te ' boyiett'' the
Bosten .iJy Ileriild, because It refusal
te pnui au appeal for aid in behalf of the
families of the men hanged for complicity
iu the Plueuix pirk murder.
The nineteenth animal session of the
Honie'jpUhlc medical society of Pouusyl Peuusyl
vauii, will be held hi Philadelphia en
the lS'h, 10;h aud 2Uh, of the present
month.
Frank Stevens, 14 years old, employed
at the jewelry I'sUblishm 'lit of Themas
M Guiibuit v: Ce , Philadelphia. vesterday
accidentally shot Mary Fisher, 17 years et
nge, employed iu tbe name p!ace. The
ball passed through the citl s nose.
Fritz Kuebb, 10 years old. while tryiug
te get ou the platform of : Kiclimend car
vesterdav. at Philadehiliia. fill ml llie
ear passed ever his light leg. He died
(lurmg ine niicriioeu.
An unknown man was run ever and
killed by a shifting online at Sevjiitienth
street and Washington avenue, Pli-.la lot let
phia, last evening.
An Inhibition iiruril
Tlie fireign exhibition at B uten .is
formally opened at, neon yesterday, Iu the
buihuug el the Massachusetts eharit.ib'c
niecliauics' association. Among the
spsakers were .Mayer Palmer, the ceminis
sieners from Ocrmauy, Frauce, Japau and
China. Mousiguer C.ip.l, Secretary
Chandler aud Lieut. Gjv. Ames The ex
meuses ale lucluded music, prayer and
the tiring of a salute of 100 guns. The
countries representing are England,
France, German v, Spam, Portugal, Aus
tria, Huugary, IJu.-vsia.Balirmm, Ueumark,
Sweden uud Norway, Helland, Brazil,
China, Japan, Turkey, Siam, Algiers,
Tuuls, Hawaii, Canada and East Indies
.Meurr aiittter.
It is believed at tbe internal revenue
Bureau that the claims for rebate of taxes
en tobacco, suulT aud eigar.s, under tbe
new internal revenue law, have nearly all
been presented, aud it is estimate! that
they will aggregate about $3,500,000.
The total auuuil reduction iu thu reveuue
from tobacje, snuif nnd cigars n ti.tw e.tt-
ni.ucii at ?,ju,wu,uw.
The total estimated cost of the building
operations in New Yerk city during the
first eiub months of the present year .a
611,072,020. The estimated ces: of new
buildings during thu tlrst six months of
the ear w.n 31.701 SOfl nm. .a'?? e.Kl .
3D5 fur the firt six months et 132.
The first national bank of Sbaknpe
Mmueseta, withacipit.il of $75,000, and
he tlrst uat'unal bauk of Mamquri.
New .leist-y, with a capital of $30,000,
have been authorized te begiu business.
IttllreAil Lltintiiiii,
In the U. S. circuit court at Trenten,
New Jersey, Monday oeuusel for the New
Jersey Central railroad company tiled au
ausrer te the amended bill of thu Peunsyl
vama railroad company, touching the .uit
ever the New Yerk aud Leng Branch read
which has been p-.tiding for some months
past. Theanswei, iueludiiig ccrtaiu ex-
uiuiiH, covers nuy two printed pages. It
concludes by denying the right of the
court te interfere in the premises, and
praying that the lull my be dismissed
with costs. The final arguments will take
place en the fourth Tuesday of this mouth.
Accident iiml rixurs.
Oee new em of y.illew fever ami one
death that of Dr. B isie were reported
at the Peusacela navy yard yesterday.
Dr. Basse, acserdin te a tolegram from
Pensaela, appeared in that city when the
fover was racing there last year, with a
" gpfcitlc " for the diseabe, and " obtain
ed certificates from hundreds of lutelil.
gent porseus of marvelleus cures." When
the fever appearcd at tbe yard this season
Basse weut there, and " the people en the
naval reservation gave him ertilteates of
mero cures."
A highwayman bjirded atrainatOgden
Utah, ou Suuday night, and covering
eight passengers and two train man with
his revolver plundered them of their
watches aud money and escaped.
Geerge Wagner, a private watchman,
shot himself iiHn the grave of his daugh
ter iu a cometery at Columbus, Ohie, en
Sunday ulght. He was living at last ao ae ao
eoiints, but was net expected te recoe-.
Lord lleadley, who accompanied the
Hatch party te the Yellowstone, was in
jured en Saturday by slipping dewu a
procipice wbile pursuing gatne. Though
paiulul, bis injuries are net considered
serious.
Three men with ttilliwl nml ,t-..t.. ;..
jured by the collision ou the Leng Island
iaiire.ni, ai nuniiguuiii station, ou Hun
day night. The killed were Jehn Hart,
William Moere und a man named Fitzer
aid. All of the injured are expected te
recover.
A Ven ns WeniHii .tliinlereil.
Itese Clark, aged about 25, daughter of
Nathan W. Clark, of litratrerd, was
found dead Monday morning near her
father's residence, some two miles neith
of Stratford depot, Conn. Fingermarks
en her threat iudlcated that she had been
choked te death. She was te have becu
married about two wueks bunce te Wm.
Loemls, of Stratford, and was aconstemud
te visit his heuse, which slie did last evon.
ing. She started for home, about 0
o'clock, which was the last seen of her
allve. A colored man knows as " Bosten "
White, who figured se prommently in the
Brush murder case, is suspeetud of the
eriiuu,
MAM.I.MlTO llKA'Ill.
A I'les.urn llnitt uiiiili, hikI Twe men
Kruivuett uiriluwttiurue lleuen.
A heavy sea with n sudden burHt of
wind upset a sailboat carrying a pleasure
paity en the sound nt tijuth Norwalk,
Conn., yesterday, and two men worn
ilrowued, ene a young man employed by
the Eastern news oempauy, and the ether
a New erk stock broker.
The beat was managed by an old sea
man, but the equall developed he suddenly
that he was given absolutely no warninc
of its approach. A high aea was rolling
when the party embarked, but the pleas pleas
nre scokers laughml away the counsels of
timid frleuds. There wero six poeplo
In the beat. A genereus feo quieted
the boatman's fears and away went
the shanely beat, watohed with
anxious Interest Heaehlug the harbor,
she beL'an te shin wuIai- ,.n.l . ....
l i i" i i l "HUH oil
Captain Islaud, nrpund reeks opposite
Hawthorne Boaeh, oue mile Irem shore
eanslzml. tirnnlnUnilnrf 1U.1......1..1.11 '
80a'iui 8 uwlldered by flielr perilous
vUUU.wuu, Duiuu ui me young meu swam
around iu a circle, Others kept near the I
beat and tiled te ellng te her keel, whlle
ethers made the bold but hopeless cllert te
reach the shore. All were known te have
been swimmers, but Humer Gilbert and
James Lockwood wrre diewned, their
bodies net being Rrnu after tliey first sank.
James Lockwood, aged twenty-two, was
agent for the Eastern iea-s company, and
had charge of the route ou the New Haven
beard during four years.
FKATUllttS OF TUH SVATB lRli83,
The h.uidsome new suit of type of thu
Bending Kttglt adds much te the appear
uuce of tliat newsy slieet.
Ne wetk, no pay, should be the motto
of the Democrats in the Legislature,
thinks the Norrlstewu Htgister.
The Ilarrisburg Independent says it is
the failure of both the old parties te cer
rect corporate abuses and kindred evils
that has tilled them with internal discord.
With regard te the adjournment of the
Legislature, the Pittsburg DifjMteh de.
elates that " it is hotter Inte than
nevcr."
'I he Pottstille I'Hieniclt advises that
means should be taken by the government
te prevent the useless sacrifice of life iu
the navy.
The Beading lmt says.uitli rein slung
sapieuce, there is no room for doubt that
livitn: salaries te teachers profit the com
munity as well as the teacheis.
Only tbe great men of the werM.p.ays
the Philadelphia Evening Setts, can prom
euade it with (hnven faces and pass un
challenged. The Norristeu lmtt regrets te por per por
ceive n disposition among some American
iron ship builder te encourage a system
of building steamships mere for sjeid
than for anything else
The Philadelphia Chrurucic ltr.iU as as
eorts that a man who runs for a governor
ship iu these days must hive the health
of au ex and al-e the uuliole of a thin
oiceres.
The Philadelphia Kt-emng liulUt,nheyc
that by-aud-by tenening methods will be
se much improved that vacation ean be
exteuded se ns te last from the end of
May te the beginning of October, te the
mutual benefit of pupiix and teacheis.
UllAUtttMtU'S I'I'.M UAL.
A nrviti Uuiiciitir l'ri'tMit, tiH-liuiin rue
riiuumi rrticli Itejuli-tx.
The refusal of the Oilcans prme.'s t
attend tbe obsequies of the Ceuut de
Cbamberd at Geritz, France, Meml.t)
created oe:isiilera'jlo seusalieu. The
funeral cortege was uimpised as fellows .
First were members of all the corporations
in the town, bearing taers , uexi was the
Mineral ear, drawn by six horses; iiuether
vehicle followed, la leu with wreaths;
Prince Thura nnd Taxis alone, represent
ing the Emperor Francis Jeseph, was
uex'; then came the Duke of Paimi, the
Gram! Dake of Pus-jaiiy, Den Carles, l) u
Alfonke and the Ceuut of Bardi; following
them were tlve thousand French Koyal
ist-i, French deputations bearing hamieis
and wreaths, uud workmen's delegates
from Paris, Lyens aud Brittauy bieught
up the rear. The route of the precession
was lined wuli mlautry. Fifty thousand
foreigners were present te witnebs the nb
scquies. A meeting of French lleyalists
was held iu the aftornoen, te draw up au
act of adhesion te the Ceuut of Parii
Count ilenti, leader of the Vuudeau
royalists, aniieituci.il his adliesieu te tbe
Count of Paris. General Charette s mi mi
meued a meeting of former Peutiticial
Zeuaves and informed them that the Cjunt
of Paris relied upe-i his aud their supp irt.
A requiem mass was celebrated at fie
church of St. Germain at Paris for the
ropeso of the beul of the Ceuut du Cbam Cbam
eord. The service was ijuiutly performed.
The chinch was filled aud there were
great crowds of people outside. There
was no disorder.
The remains of the Count da Cbamberd
were conveyed from Frohsdorf te Walkers
durf ou Sunday morning uud were s-Mit
from thonce te Gerilz in the evening. All
the inhabitants of Frohslerf accempauied
the precession from the chateau te the
depot. The certege e insisted of a force
of local volunteers and the intimate
friends of the deceased. The celllu was
placed iu a railway carriage, which was
elaborately draped iu black. At Gerilz
tUe railway depot Mra heavily hung with
black. Iu the streets through which thu
mournful precession marched many black
Uags aud draperies were displayed from
thu public buildings aud residences. A
plaster east of the ceuut's face was taken
and the Duke of Sanan made a sketch of
the body as It lay iu state.
A r.lTAl. flltK.
ttuipleye lliirnml nml .iiiiqbImiI Iu
cliinutl tliti: Wuroliiiuse.
Ctn-
Monday aftornoen a flre from an un
k'le-.vu oause broke out iu tbe rug and
pipir warehouse of Heury Uremaucc Ce.,
Ne. 232 Walnut street, Cincinnati. With
remarkable swiftness the flames ran up
through the flve stories of the double freut
warehouse nnd cunmuuicatcd with the
Tunes Star budding adjoining it en tbe
south side. Iu less than lllteeu minutes
both builings were a mass of ilames. Mary
Fiyun, working en the third lloer of the
rag warehouse, jumped te the ground,
breaking her leg and sustaining ether inju
ries. Gus H uber, also employed en tbe
third lloer, raauaged te get down the
stairway, but fell ut.couscleus en the flint
lloer. His head and face were burned
nlmest te a crisp, and he cannot recover.
Mary Mcinges and Stella Melr wero cut oil
from the stairway en the soeoiul lloer, but
jumped te the pavement safely, q'hey
said that another girl was en the same
lloer and was afraid te jump. Grave fears
are entertained for the safety of live em em
peoyes of the r.ii warehouse Mrs.
O'Uennel, ltesa Llddell, Alary Burke,
Annie Lynch aud Nollle Kelly. Tliey bad
net reported nt their homes at the usual
hour, nud are thought te be iu the ruins.
Henry Harretcb, a speotater, was crushed
against a wall by a hook aud ladder wagep
and futally Injured. A portion of a wail foil
while several dromen were ou ladder3
placed against it. One of thu meu was
kuecked efi" by uuether and foil tweuty
feet, sustaining fatal but uet panful In
juries. Therag wareheuse was completely
ruined, The less en the buildings is esti
mated at $35,000; en stock,$30,000 ; partly
iuiurcil. The tliree upper stories of the
Times Star building, ineludliig the er-iu.
posing room, wero outirely destroyed. The
less te the company ou stock IsglO.OOO.nnd
that ou the building thosame. Thu losses
ure fully covered by insurance, A. Strauss,
Seu & Ce., whisky reetifyers, whose ns
tablishmuut adjoins Dremau's, sull'ered n
less of $10,000, Insured. The lire was still
burning at 0 o'clock, aud unglnes wero
playing ou the smoking rags. The Tunes
Star expects te proeead with its public,
tleu as usual.
At midnight the following persons wero
reported missing by their parents, and are
supposed te be burled iu tbe ruins of
Dremau & Ce.'s rag wareheuse,
Mary Galasehiin, residing 110 East Sixth
street.
Mary Kelly, aged oighteon, residing en
eighth street.
Mary Loe, aged 22,and MaggloLeo.oged
aged Blxteeu, slstere, at Ne. 01 Fludlay
street.
This makes nlne llvea pretty oertalnly
lest.
WAli CLOUDS.
llln I'O.HITIDN OKtllltMA AMII'1I,.NUB,
In Tin mil ii y irrl Inte I ten Tnn limit
rn t-UK't-it '1 hmi.illil ('hint-Mi
troop snit t-nrwrttil.
Filteuu thousand Chinese Heeps Ii ive
orescd Urn Mengkal iu China uud ure pre
ceidlng te Niiidneng. A squadron of
vcs'els Is leading atShaiighal with Heeps,
ammunitieii and torpedoes.
The French Geuer.il Beuet, the com
uiaiuler of the French forces at Annum,
bus demanded of thu war departmutit an
additional relnroreemont of 5,000 meu
The emutry is still sulleriug from Heeds.
The French admiral has Issued u uotice
declarlug nil the ports el Aunam,liiehidlug
Saliteu, in a state of bleckade.
The Chluose government has issued a
lermai protect te the great powers, declar
ing that the treaty cf poaeo b.itween
France and Annum, signed nt Hue, is
void, as tbe king of Auu.un was forced by
the Fn neli te sign It.
A dispatch from Ileug K m siys :
The war cloud ever Annum daily thick
ens. Open hostilities ou the put of the
Chinese have cprung up se suddenly th it
the French nre taken by surprise 30,000
Chiuese tro'eps have been massed for suv
oral mouths en the Tonquin frontier. The
order of march was net given uulil after
China t,ih informed that the French, after
taking Hue, the cipitil of Aniiam, hat
compelled tbe Anuamese te sign acouvcu aceuvcu acouvcu
Hen recegnising the French occupation
and France's right te supervise- the collec
tion and distribution of the customs duties
and certain taxes. China, it is understood,
male nnefilelal remonstraueo against this
convention for the reason that she had
previeiisly.iu an ultimatum te the Famuli,
stated exp'icilly that she would ncccde te
no French occupation that did uet rec 'i:
nize Chiuese suzerainty ever Tjuquiti, thu
vass.-ilage of Aunam te Chini. aud China's
light te collect pert dues in Teuqulii.
'1 he 15 0O) troops moved beyond tlm
frontier wero hurried across the Tonquin
country lyiiii; letwecn that frontier .iiil
the Sauc-Kei river, in Teaqiuu, iu u
south westerly direction. The reports te
ceived show that the Chinese troops
lust no time in crossing the Sang-Kei
river, and iu marching straight up mi
Haideng oue of the first pi ices taken by
the French after they succeeded in master
ing Hanei. Intelligence has just been te
ceived that the approach of the Chinese
troops toward Haideng the Auuamesu
forces, under French supervision, marched
out iu force t oppxse thir progress. The
Auuamese were rcpul ed by the Chiuese,
who, at last accounts, were tilittnx their
way toward Haideng.
It is supposed that if they suicuj-1 iu
takitii: Hiideng the troops will next
march agiiust Hauei. The advauce army
is bjiu will s.ipn . 1 by the arm
massed at the frontier, which is being con
stantly reinforced A Chinese gunboat
has gene out from Foe Chew as un escort
te a licet of merchant vessels The Ch
ticse sipuulren here is rapidly leaded with
troops and ammunition. A torpedo ser
vice is being put iu readiness as fast as
possible. The city is all bustle and ex
citcnieut ever the sudden warlike activity.
Frnucu unit llin I'nlleil Stit.".
Tbe charge d'ull'airs of France has in
formed thu department of statu nt Wash
iugteu that the government of that repub
lie having been led te interfere lu thu
affairs of T.mquiii and te occupy that
proviuce for the purpose of restoring
order, has bceu compulled te adept
measures te prevent arms and munitions
of war being sent te Aunam for the pur pur
kme of strengthening its enemies ; tba
conscquently.tho commanders of the Frencu
naval ferce have beeu ordered te
cxoreiso strict survillance in the Gulf of
Totiquie, and te search all suspected
vessels entering Aunam's ports, these ves
B'jls which, after having teceivid speaial
netice of the proliiuitieu of thu trade iu
arms, shall still uudoaver te discharge
their cargoes or te run thu hi tekude te ba
relzed The charge d'atrairs furtbi r
s- ites that the treaty wlueh wa ceuclud
el botweeu France aud Aunam in 1871,
whereby certain ports woreopju te lercigu
commerce, irrespective of nationality, pro
vides that "arms and munitions of war
bhall neither be exported nor imported,''
and that the French commission iu Ten-q-iin
and the commanding ofllcer of thu
sipiadruu have been instructed te t ike all
necessary measures te eiiforce this ptevi
slen.
Tlie Ckuse auit r.ltect el llntllllllrs.
When the iuvusieu el Tonquin by a
French expeditionary ferce began lu Juue,
China notified Frauce that she would uet
object te any treaty between that jiewer
and Anuam belug made, If iu It her sover
eign right were clearly recoguized. She
said alie did net wish war, but that rather
than surrender these rights slie was pre
pared te take the consequences. In the
rtceut treaty forced upau the Annamcte
king, Chiua's utalms were disrcgaidud.
Hence the threatened war.
The Chinese army e mtalns about 120,000
men. Probably 20,000 of these are armed
with the most approved implements of
war, including American breech leading
rifles. The French forces new iu Tequiu
muster 0.500 men, or including Baileis,
about 10,000 in all.
Au important aspect of thu nmvs liv
eable Is the bleckade of Aiinamuse petts,
and the interruption ofcemmcrcn between
China and the United States and Great
Britaiu In 1880 foreign nations scut into
China, cotton, metals and coal, te the
value of 418,010,000.
PERSONAL.
J. Flint ion Knett, governor elect el
Kentucky, will be installed at Frankfort
te-day.
Wm. B. Sikmins, president of the
Fitchburg railroad, died in Bosten en
Sunday, aged 50 years.
Stephkn A. Doi'er.As, whose condition
was at ene time deemed critical, is new
showing signs of steady improvement.
Ivan Skuevkuviiii Tm ueii:ni:i'f the
UUBstan novelist, died nt Bougival,
France en Monday, nftei- a long illness.
Wm. M. Evauts thinks the next Ite
publlcau caudldate for President will be
olther Arthur, Edinutuis, Gen. Sherman
or Blaine.
Hbv, Jehn A. Eiki.vii pastor of the
Presbyteriau church of Bloemliold, lint
accopted the presidency of Wilsen Funale
collegeat Chambsrsburg, and will remove
te his new field of labor at ence.
Mi nkascy's picture, ' Christ borero
Pilate," has met with n wonderful rocop recop rocep
tion in Manchester, Euglaud, no fewer
thau 130,000 poeplo having seen it within
the space of a few weeks.
Itisv. Dn. Pewi'.it, of Washington, based
his Suuday uight's sermon en the UTe of
Judge Blaek uud pointed out te his con.
grogatlen tbe mauy impressive lessens of
virtue nnd morality te be drawn from the
oxample of the distinguished jurist Dr.
Power was for many years Judge Blaek'a
intimate frlend and pastor.
Ckma Thaxteii, the poetoss, was the
daughter of Themas II, Loighten, who
lived en tbe Isle of Sheals. Oae summer
young Thaxter, an mvalid, oame te the
island and loved the seaslde lass, Her
fathered ordered him away, but he built
a lint near by and declared he would live
there until his sweetheart was of aire.
1' inally the stern father relented.
Leuisu II. Van Ai.lkn, a daughter of
William K Van Alten, whose old home
was at Bergen Heights, N. J , was a vle-1
tim of the earthquakes at Cassamlcelnla.
Betli legs were broken below thokneo aud .
ene feet uearly out off. The very weak
condition in whleh she was found pre
vented amputation, nnd after uearly ten J
days of torrlble suffering, she expired en I
j the 7th ult. Her body is being eiiibalmed
te be Hunt home for burial by the nldn of
' her mother in the old family burying
j ground at Bergen. She was an only
! child.
! Oiiaui.ks Ut'iSKi.i. the eminent lawyer,
whoaeoompuilos Lord Ciller Justice Colo Celo Cole
ildgo en his tour te this country, is a
favorite lu society, boeauso he Is net only
I WlttV lu OellViiru.iHiiii I... I .... ...........!..!..
listener lu turn. Hu is a geed sportsman,
nnd popular among frequenters or the
turf, us IshIiewu by the faul that when the
vexed question concerning the Identity of
tlm celebiuted Bend Or was inlsed.
bilefs for both plaltitill' and defendant
were s.uit for Ids acceptance. He is, be.
sides, i gieat whist uud plcquet player,
and enjoys, in Tact, all games wherelii
coolness, readiness and dealslen m.i i. ,,...,.
j su-y for niccess.
.it'll, Tin; jti-Aum; uiiikk.
Up VKhtiires Meiir tlm metlrsn MoItlrnieuU
Willi Ills U.in llnnrs.
News leceived fieni Cerrulltic, Mux ,
dated August 111, says that .lull, the
notorious Indian chief, isencamped twenty
miles from there. The report thatJuh
is married ami ult his men living a
secluded liTe is untrue. He has 250
braves with him, and Is in constant
oimmunlcatleti with ether chiefs who
nre killing poeplo en thoSenoiasldtiortho
Sierra Madie mountains. On last Friday
he sent five squaws Inte Cesta Grande
under the preteinic that he desired a peace
ful ncttlemeiit. Au Apache interpreter
was dispatched te Cesta Grand, but upon
ills arrival be found that Juli lind culled in
the squiw.s. saying he was going te be
married and merely sent them te purchase
liquor te celebrate the event. Ne uticasl
uess is felt by parties ou the Chihuahua
s de unless they venture into Juh'sstrong Juh'sstreng Juh'sstrong
held I'M'UIIV I.N ,V KI.VIMI lll.l.T.
Sllil Able te Npe.tk Alter Winning Around
Hlmll IKO limes it Allmiir.
Jeseph F. Jehnsen, nil ompleyo of tbe
silver pinto manufactory or Manning &
Bewan, at Merulen, was caught ma Hying
belt Monday nnd burled through the air,
striking the solid beams of the work room
ceiling with a ferce sufficient te break
nearly every bone in his body. He was
then whirled -around the hhaltiiig thrce or
four hundred times The shaft made 160
revolutions a minute, uud with every evo
lution his be.lv struck the ceiling ami par
ticles el his llish were scattered nil ever
the 10.UI1. When the engine was stepped
thu man wat still ulive. Thu belt was
deeply embedded in tbu llesh nud had te
be cut in sevcral places te froe it Irem the
mangled body. Jehnsen seemed te retain
possession of his faculties when lifted
from thu belling down upon a work beiich
by fellow workmen. He commingled
with his means a few Indistinct words, iu
whieh only the word mother was iimler iimler
derUexI by thoie b -side l.liu. He lived
five minutes. He was 2J years old.
THK IIKAMA.
" lm CtirUllUH IStra" lit the llprr ltiiiuxs.
Thore was a fair sued audience iu
Fulton opera heuse last evening te witness
tbe llrst presentation of Lester r reeman s
play, " Twe Christmas Eves," iu this city.
The piece has nut thu p 'Sscssieu of exceed
ing great morn, emeu us eruiltues ate
rather marked and its construction Is often
loose. 1 he story is iutcresting, but cou ceu
tiius nothing new, and the various phasus
of lire which it presents, being tliose or thu
domestic nud iniuiug spheres, ure cenven
tlenal aud semetimuH tedious. The
story is nn old Ule ; n forbidden
aud consequently secret marriage, au
unscrupulous husbaud, the designing
machinations of another w imaii, aud
a rejected lever. The particulars of the
drama as thu author is pleased te term
it are carried through mauy odd and
frequently reasonable channels which eti-
ablu thu writer te present a number of
pathetic aud ludicrous situations which
blend net unple.isautly, although ofteu
jerkiugly. Concerning the company,
much less praise thau blamu may be
awarded, although the actim? of Annin
Bcrlein.as liestic Woedurd, the heroine, is
ei reany in. common oruer. Her dulluca
tioaef berrole unmistakably demonstrates
intelligent study aud comprehen
sion of it, aud her portrayal of
the character of the oeufldhiL'
country gill whose nairete is refreshing
uuu wnesu icmierucss is at ence sincere
nud childish, is marked by high ablli
ty. But it is when, after boom
ing crazed by the duplicity of her
husband, w e places her at the mercy or a
iuuruerer, .uiss uetlclu gives expression
te a sphere. of dramatic talent that is
excellent. Her portrayal or the mad wife,
iu whose shattered bem.es semu faint glim
metri of former features aud friunds strug strug
gle for existence, was received with much
enthusiasm by the audience last ovou evou oveu
Ing, and she was awarded witli
Boveral calls lofero thu curtain. The ene
great militating feature of the porfenii
auee is the exceedingly weak support
.Miss Berlein has. .Mr. Willaul Tremulne,
as Vtatrenee Kterett, fills a part, which
could be made efieetive.hi a most impotent
mauLer, while.I. J. Louden as Stephen
Jlurreict, the wrongful husband, is satlsfae
tery. Iu his particular line Alfred Beverly,
as Jack. Spratt, was geed, and the two
little children are uncommonly proficient.
Althreugh thoeutertalnmout was a pleas
ing one, and n large audiencu may be ox ex ox
peoted this evening, when It will be
repeated.
tiii: htuvkns ueti.sr.
Election of the Heard of Directors.
The stockholders of the Stevens heuse
hotel company held u meeting yesterday
uuu. uivuinii me leiinwuig named gentle,
men ns directors for the ensuiug year :
Francis Shroder, ltjbert A. Evans, J. B.
Martin. C. A. Bittier. Gee. M. Franklin,
Chas. F. Hager and M. 3. Hiirnish.
The stockholders by an unanimous vote
of tliose presmit, authorized thu beard of
directors te replace the mortgnge en tlm
neuji iirojierty wuicu win i.in uue next
year, aud te issu a 7 per cent, proferrod
stock sullluieut te liquldate the arrearages
of interest ou the mortgage. It is believed
tbu preseut 0 per cent, mortgage ean be
replaced by ene at 1 per cent.
At a meeting of the beard of directors
the following named wero elected officers
for the ensuing year :
President Francis Shroder.
Soerotary Hubert A. Evans
Treasurer .1. II, Martlu.
Anether MicUul .Ms us.
The uieku! inlne near Gap station, iu
this county, lias long enjoyed a monopoly
in fiirnishlug this valuable metal for the
various uses te whleh It is applied in mau mau
ulaetures, it being the only miue hitherto
discovered In the United States, and there
ueing out very lew niines in any part of
the world A telegram dated San Fran Fran
ciseo, nnd printed iu the morning papers,
states that valuable dopeMta or nickel ere
have been discovered in Churchill county,
Nevada, and that the specimens assayed
furnish 150 per cent, of pure niekel. Should
the deposit preve te be an extensive oue
it may serieusly cfToet our local miue.
l'ellce Uase.
Aldermau Spurrler this morning com
mitted Aldus Itowe te the county prison
ier reu ii.iya icr uruuuuii ami lllsoruerly
conduct.
Aldermau McConemy had before him
last evculng au unfortunate, who bcoame
boisterous because of undue indulgonce In
bug-julce. As he was very contrite niter
the effects of the poison began te wear elT,
and took an oath net te drink anything in
toxicating for ene year, the alderman dis
charged him ou payment of costs,
AG1UCULTUKAI,
run. i'a '.ii Kits ami I'm 1 1 iniewKiii.
t'oiiitltlennt ihf Otnps lipfrrrffil DuphIIeiis
Ivulllilt llin Krilll lll-unllHiifiiuia mill.
nm rrniiiiii'tflil.
A stated meeting of the Lancaster
county agricultural ami hortleultuinl
seciuty was held in their moms In ulty hall
ycHtntday. Thu following named members
weui in niienunuce :
Mefsrs. 11. U. Bush, New Danville ;
Henry M. Engle, Marlettu ; James Weed,
1'iiltett j Cusper Illller, Conesteim ; Calvin
Coesjr, Dltd In-Hand ; Jehn O Lluville,
Salisbury; V. W. (hlimt, ulty j F. It.
Hlfienderiler, oily; Levi S. Heist, War
wick ; J. O. Hush, West Willow ; J.
Ileflman lleishey, Saluugu ; Cyius H,
Nell, Maner : J.M. Johnsten, ulty ; Jehn,
son Miller, Warwlek ; Henry Shllfuer,
Bird !u-Hiim! ; S. P. Buy, esq , elty ;
Huu. Jehn II. Liudis, Maner; O L Uuu Uuu
secker, Manhelm M. L. Grolder, .Mount
Jey; Hobreu Herr, Limpeter; Eph. 8.
Hoever, Manhelm township.
Urep ltiiirtt.
Calvin Coewr,of Bitd.lii-Hand, reiKirtcd
the npple crop u failure , pjac lies nre line
en healthy trees, potatoes nbundant but
some llttle ret, com very premising, te
bacce mostly housed, and el geed quality,
grain's badly dameged by mildew.
dsper Hllier rejieitud that the condition
of the com had greatly Improved since
lust meeting, late potatoes ure u partial
liulure, caused by wet weuther uud a sub
sequent baking of the ground causing
them te ret, peaches nre line but net abuu
dant. It wns reported that potato bugs
would be scar co this year because perfect
bugs could net thou be round. This rail
perfect bugs nre very numerous uud thore
will be mere of them next year.
Levi S. Heist said that six of ills ten
pound npple tices were laden with tins
fruit, the Smith cider apples also bear
well, but all ether vurietles are u failure.
Concord grapes are doing well
Henry M. Eugle said that grapes with
hm was a partial failure, being badly af
Iccted by mildew aud ret ; thu pear crop is
very geed , peaches pretty geed , corn as
geed a crop as ever grown ; grass holds
out well ; the eluver Is butter than It has
been for years. He believes thu bitter
weed which is he annoying te far mom, be
cause It overruns the wheat stubble, might
be exterminated by cutting it before it
testis
Jniics Werd iald the corn crop is a very
geed ene ; the cl. ver Is growing finely, but
has little beed ; the upplu crop is a failure ;
tew peaches are grown in his neighborhood,
potato bugs have been very nuim-ruis, aud
eaten up tbe vines , there are grapa
enough ter family nw, net mai-y te sell.
J. Heffman Hcrshey reported tbe corn
crop geed ; grass plenty ; potatoes very
abundant ; pasture excellent ; plums and
prunes ret ou thu trees ; jwnrs vtry llue ;
apples scares , peaches ordinary ; tomatoes
au immense crop ; grains tudiilerent.
Jes. F. Linville said the losebugs curly
in the season destroyed oue half et ids
grapes, the evher half are looking well ,
pasture l very geed ; he hud planted his
early otatees rather late mid they turned
out very well ; the tops of the Inte petn
tees within two weeks past had blighted,
become black and died.
Cyrus II. Nell'rep rtcd an extraordinary
crop of corn , a geed crop of grass ; a geed
crop or tobacco, about oue half of which
has beeu housed.
l'lnntiui; Wliriil I. Ike Tubicce.
F H. Dillonderlfcr called attention te
an artiole he had read iu the JrieriVnu
Miller, relative 'e wheat growing in Bol Bel
gium. It stated that tbe Belgiaus set out
their wheat plants much the same way we
set out tobacco plants iu rows six luetics
npart, the rows being twelve inches apart
They grew from 100 te 100 bushels per
aero. He suggested that some of our
Lancaster county furmeis gve the plana
trial.
Seme discussion followed, but none of
tbe members present cecmed ineliiied te
adept the suggestion.
Heferrril (Jiie.tlens.
The following questions wero referred
for nnswer at next meeting :
"When corn Is sixty cents per bushel,
what is the value of n bushel of potatoes
as Teed for stock " Hoferred te Cyrus II.
Noir.
"What is the best methed et curing
grapes iu the cluster for winter use?" Ho He Ho
fereod te II. M. Engle.
The chair appointed Jehnsen Miller as
essayist for next meeting
On motion, u committee of thrce, of
which the president shall be chairman,
was appointed te represent tbe society at
the fair of the Lehigli emuty agricultural
seciety te be bold iu Allentewn, commenc
ing September 2.1th inst. The chair named
II. G. Hush, Jehnsen Miller and J. II
Landis as said committee.
James Weed, W. 11. Brosius ami J. O.
Lluville were appointed a committee te
represent the society at tlm Oxford Agri
cultural fair, te commeuco ou the 2uth of
September.
II. M. Engle, Casper Hllier and Calvin
Cooper were appointed a commit tee en
nomenclature, te name new vnru-ties or
fruits und test fruits exhibited at the
meetings of the society.
Calvin Cooper presented a resolution,
which was adopted, authorizing the com
mittee ou nomenclature te uwnid pre
miums at their discretion te these who
exhibit fruit ut the meetings of the so
ciety, provided the premiums de uet ex
cccd $1.
Kgj-pllilll Wliriil.
M. L. Greider, of Mt. Jey, presented a
sample of Egyptian wheat grown by him,
which appears te he of superior quality.
He says that he grew en two acres in 1831
ever DO bushels and this year, ou nu no
eurately surveyed half acre 21 bushels.
Tettlne I'rlilt.
Seme vury llue specimens of poaelios,
pears and apples wero exhibited before the
society by II. M. Engle, Levi S. Heist,
Hllier aud Besh, nnd perhaps ene or two
ethors.
Cyrus Neff, James Weed nnd C. L.
Hunsecker wero appointed a committee, te
oxamlne it nnd report te the society. Tliey
reported that Hiller and Itesh exhibited
thu largest collection and 11. M. Eugle the
finest plate of fruit, ami they therefore
awarded te these geutlemnu the premiums
provided for under thu rules.
The Arunu Klectrle I.ltlil.
A furce of workmen are engaged iu
electing wires for thu Arnoux electric light
oempauy, who have made arrangoraents
with beveral storekeepers un East King
street te place lamps in and in front of
their stores, se that the publie may hve
au opportunity of comparing them with
the Maxim lamps with which the city is
te be lighted, Twe of the lumps will be
placed iuslde of S. J. Demuth's con
fectionery store nnd ene in front of It ;
two iuside and ene in front of J. S Glvler
& Ce.'s dry goods store, nnd three Inside
nnd ene In front of Astrlch Bres pnlace
of fashim, A flltcen herse pewer engine,
placed iu rear of Soheonbcrgor's Excelsior
saloon, will furnish the pewer te gonerato
the oleotrlclty. The wires ure or oeppor,
very heavy, and eoeurcly Insulated by
being covered with a webbing of cotton
cloth painted with white lead. The lamps
will be ready ler lightliig by Wednesday
or Thursday.
rielil Wern Closed for Hie Scmeii,
Allontexn ;tem.
Prof. Mansfleld Merrlman, noting as.
istant U. S, coast nnd gcodetio survey, re.
turned te Bothlehom en Saturday, having
closed his field work for the season. Tlm
triangulation has been carried en durlug
tbe summer lu the counties of Lebanon,
Lancaster, Dauphin, Yerk and Adams.