' -s -' ? f2i '-"- .a '..4?: frv-6': '.A V. ' - " mfr VOLUME XXI-NO. 200. LANCASTER, PA., THUBgfbAY, AITOL 23, 1885. P11IOE TWO CENTS. RAIDING THE "HOIIKSIW Tire eeadIxe emuicits ane a he- I'OHTEH HAH ,10Mi: I'AOEANTS. Illnk iuhMVIiMe I.UIiik In IliiUuud llutnU a (lemi iif.ii nr heiimiiium niiuiur.ie tilled out n Itatlier nisy Capture, lteiiillug Again tu tlie l'rent. Ollleers Kcrshncr ami Lyen, of Heading, went up Inte "Tlie Finest" yesteiday, en the border of Derks and northeastern lmeasler county and rallied n miserable let or people, who have been living there in sipiulnrmid without much regard te age, box, moo, color or social condition. The place In which tliey wero found is a stony rldge, back el Chttrchlewn, near vvhore tlie mysterious luurder of old Jehn Weller leek pluee some ten years age. 11 is a ioer, scraggy country ;' and the denizens of It are suspected orsally ersally ing out tliorefrom and raiding tlie harn-ymds Jiud hrn-ioestsol tlie runners or tlie Cones Cenes toga valley, and adjoining portions or Heiks and Lancaster eountles. It was upon tlie complaint ofHeiuo of these that thu Heading efticcrs visited tlie place and infelding te an Jiagle ruperler wlie accetiipauled llicni they had warrants for tlie nncstofHehcit Springer, Martin Sprlnger, llaoliel Springer, Mary Streninger, Samuel Trale, Jehn Ueniji, Kliza Celeman, Scabby " Smith, Henj. Itlceaud "Win. Fiaiikhciser. Several farmers .spoken -with en tlie way commended tlie ellleers for their pluck, wying that steul ing was entirely tee lrcipient. "The Ferest1' is about 11 mlles from Head ing, and tlie ascent is very steep and gradual. The huts occupied by tlie gang steed in tlie midst (ruwidocleuring,aud as tlie detectives und reporter approached smokewassoou Issit Issit Issit iugfromeuo. Tliey are mere hev els, two being foriued ity tiprightchcstuut saplings coveicd with lc.ics and n thick layer el' mud. This is baked hard and dry in the sun. When the ellleers eppinachcd a young celnicd woman ran out of 0110 of these piiiuitivu structures, and said : "Leid, bless us, who be you? I 'xnectodyeii, 'cause Just n bit age I seed thiee liiack spiders, and I kv, se. I : Tbree while folks will seen lw areun' liere suie." Hhe Mas followed out or thosame hut by a young white man, and out el' another came running an old man, a woman with a white baby en her arms, another elderly col ored man and a small girl. The, dcleclives stated their business when tliey all expressed sill prise.stating that tbcre must be sonie mistake as tliey were all honest lelks The women were only about InuT-drossed, but they -weie all tel'd te get ready te accompany the ellicurs te Hauling, agahiH which tliey loudly protested. It was llnally decided te take only tlie elderly col cel col ercd man, who gae his name as Hev. Jehn Knuicls, A1111I0 Uuumoeie, his stei daughter and Jehn Millichseck, the young wlilteiuau. Kraucis is a well-known co'lered camp meet ing uxhei ter, but can neither read uerwiite. Mlilichseck mid Aiinie Dimmoero li.ue been living tegetlier in one hut about l leet square, about oue-third of which is taken up by their bed. The lemaiuder is devoted te a lire place, and the blorageor several simple cooking utensils. Tlie lloer is the bare ground, and the sides aie patched up with mud. It was decided te allow the eldest et the colored men, Rebert Springer, who claims te lie 101) years old, his "housekeeper," Haehel CJctz, lier daughter, Mary Alice Htreninger, nd the baby, en tlie iiieuukiius,ns tliey could be bieuglit te Heading at anv time. Tlie visitors regretted that some or fhe principal gang was net at hand. Itenj. Kiev, tliey were intermed, liad gene te Uincistei, and "Scabby" Smith and Kraukholser exer te tlie Welsh mountains, several miles away, tosee the litiAird Ixtys. The party then loll, the prisoners vvalkfng. A visit was ne.t undo te tlie house el 'llj Celeman, ene el the accused. SI10 is a married woman. Slieaud iier husbauil were Imind at home. The war rant was served en lier. and her man premised te bring lier te Heading and outer bail. After going several miles the parly found, near tlie feet of the mountain a colored in. in and thrce women, one et them white, lying alongside the read in the dust, like se many hogs. They proved te 1 10 Martin Spimger and Margaret, his wire, Catharine llliabcth Susanna Amelia HcUvca Fiaucis, wife of the old clergyman, and Kllen Springer, Iho young woman who accused, at last week's criminal court, a young white man vvilh be ing the father et her child. The young man was acquitted. Hhe begged haul te be allowed te go en the mountain te take c.ue of lier baby and this was i-.inted, and slie will be brought te Heading at some liitme day. The tin ee ethers ery unvv illingly w ere compelled 10 luveuipany 1110 emcers. The six liicu in custody weie cemielled te tramp it as far as lhtchers hotel, when II. V. .V .1. 1'. Iteyer sent out a le:iui and bieuglit them te IteadiiiK. Tliey will all he committed te jail. F10111 the facts already gathetcd the ellicera feel siii-e of laying beioie the grand July soiue -" separate iiidictiucnts against tliese people. The olllcers feuml in an out building an old skinny horse, se weak Inmi exhaustien and lack of feed that he was una ble te rise. It would have lieeu but an act el humanity if they would have shot him. SOMi: SUMMATIONAL H'lOltllls. It is net certain, however, that thisable correspondent can I hi rolled en te give 1111 in telligent report or what was really seen and done; ler Jehn Francis, the campiueetlug o. e. o. lierter whom he rojierts as hav lug been cap tured yesterday in "Tlie Ferest" Is new in the Lancaster Jail, having been committed there by 'Squlre Spuriicr about the name time that this account makes him captured twenty miles from hore by Heading efllceis. The correspondent also says his, party ".passed through theSassafras, which 'is tilled with tlie shanties et vagabonds and dissolute chatao chatae chatao lets," w lien In truth the "Sass.Uns" is en top or tlie Welsh mountain, in Salisbury lovvnshlp,nearly ten miles soutlivvest of "The Ferest." Tlie ntlair is likevv ise niade tlie oc casion efsendini: out rrem Headiim a batch of tlie usual sensational dispatches, iiuplical inc U10 Inoer vairabends arrestcd yesterday I Ui-tho-rccent baraJnirnltigimccurrlng in this county, 1110 welter inuraer ami even 1110 killing of Harney Sliert. All this part or tlie story is of ceurse nicre bosh. H.ise Ii.il! llrler. It is funny, but novertheless true, that oveiytlnie tlie 1'ittsburg club wure bcMten this season tliey were shut out. Someot'tlio p.ipeis glve Mack as the Hist baseman hi the game against the I'Jilladel plilas en Tuesday. It was Lysten, and Mack was net playing. Oldliehl makes his first apoarauce heie with the Iuicaster club this afternoon when be catches ter Smith. This altorueou the Lancaster club Is play ing the llairowgate or Philadelphia. Te morrow iney win piny 1110 iiaimiicssei mu Jey and w 111 go te Philadelphia en Saturday, where they play the Ilarrovvgatcsen Satur day ami Monday. If they fall te beat these clubs tliey will be pievided with u bass drum. They must beat something. Aceoidingte thu Heading Vcrdf tlie Ac tive base tut club of Heading, is te be ro re ro erganlHl in a low days by Samuel J. Field. It will be composed exclusively et Heading players, and centrally located gieuuds will lie leased and enclosed. 1 la lias net yet se lected his full nine, but lias decided upon hoveral, vi?: Jehn Meeuan, first base; Mm ris, pitcher j Oswald, loll held ; lieluy, ene or the catchers ; anil Jacksen, a stieng batter, right Held. Other players will Ikj se lected during the week. Mr. Field will he sole manager of the nitie, and alter the or er or ganisateon has licen porleotod tlie team will no pui ciewn 10 mm WerK luvjmrauiry 10 racing iiiiiblc in I eleaster, Celumlil.i, erk, Allciitevvu, lliirrisbitrgiiud l'ottsvllle. lUse lull yesterday At Vhlladclpliia : Athletics ti, ltioeklyn:i; ut ltaltimnre: Hai ti 1110108, Mets I ; 11 1 Leuisville: Louisville II, I'ittsbuigU; at Washington : Natleuals7i llullale 1 ; at Hliluueiid : l'hiladi'lphiii 4, Virginia!! tat l'rinceteii : Iloslen l'A Vrlnco Vrlnce Vrlnco teu I at Hartferd : Yalocellego 5, Hartferd Sextuu IlcfraU Dltm. The third game of the tournament of 1)11 llaul champions took place lietvv ecu Jeseph Dien mid William Sexten at Irving hull, Ievv Yerk, en Wcduesdny, and was wit nessed by n large crowd of sjioctaters. Sox Sex Sox ten finished his 100 points in the MHh Inning. Dien had euly scored 311. The time ofgame was alKjiit two mul ene-hair hours. Dien and Daly pluy te-uigut. Till! KKKSIIKST HTATK NKW The Scrnnleu Truth Is n year old and has been deservedly blessed Willi 11 big meed or prosperity. H.ulle Wiiliner, 13 years or ngn. was fatally burned at Lckitteu, by Iier clothes ealchiug Ilia from a basket el' het lime, which she was carrying en her shoulder. Jiiuies Cedy was crushed en Weilnesday ovenhig, iic.ir Chester I)umiI, by a boulder weighing several tens, protruding from nil enib.iukineul. falllnir iiikhi him. Hev. James Swindells, et the Methodist faith, died Tuesday in Spring City, Chester county, aged eiglity years. Jle was the father of tlie present picsidiug ehler, Wil liam Swindells, also of J. T. .Swindells, pas tor or the M. K. Church or West Chester, Tlie levvn or l'lymeuth, Luorne county, having 11 iopulatieii or about 7,000, Issull'er ing I'ieiii a sovere epidemic of 11 iliscase bear ing u close rcsombhiuce te typhoid rever. TI1010 is known te be in the neighborhood or .'loe cases new under the hands of tlie doctors. The ten u contains fourteen physicians, and ene of ilium has no less than sixty cases en his hands. fleorge W. (Jilbert and Ills vvire Fanny, of Womelsderr cm beast or n family or four children, who 110 doubt are the smallest chil dren in that town it net in thoceunty for'thelr age. Ned, aged 7 years, weighs 15 pounds) Hersigc, aged I years, weighs lit emids; lleluii, ii years, weighs 17 pounds and Stanly, atl.vveek old baby, welghs'JJ iieiinds. The children me appaicntly all healthy and lively and the parent me of ordinary slre. Tlie number of cm (Miratiens in rounsylva reunsylva nla has largely incicased the last two years, anil iilH)iitfau,tMH),0(Hj have been added te the capital stock of ceiiimii1i incerH)ralel by the state. There are hi I'eunsylvaula iiIniuI r,"0i) corporations, ever 000 or which have been chartered the just two years. In that linie railiead companies have Ijccii Inceiixi- r.ueu vviin ac.ipiuil slecu el fll,0il0,0oe. - vaiiii:t I 'Kit von ma x vie Ijihiciiiii A, Vldixii'n c'iiiiiiiny at thu (Ipna lloilne llht XkIiU Last evening Lavvrence V Vldecifs Unique Comedy company apjiearcd in the opera heuse at low prices. Owing probably te the warm weather the audience was very small. Forsemu reason the performance did net be gin until half-iiasl eight o'clock, and forthree quaiters of 1111 hour Iho small gang en the gallery veiled and stamped wllh all their might. I'lie puilorniauee given isa straight variety and 11 seemed te please the audience, which, however, was net 11 critical one. A feat lira of the entertain ment is thu exhibition el the fountain of real water, iiiniii which dill'uient colored lights are thrown producing 11 pretty etlect. Sam Huberts, attired hi u dress suit, sang several songs in a pleasing style. Harry Lake guve 1111 act which was a weak imita tion el'Frauk MeNIsh. Miss Louise Lvle and Sam Hnheil appeared in a sketch. The lady was sull'mhig lrem a wretched cold and her singing seemed rather hard weik. Jehn and laiua Videc niade 11 hit in a little skulch entitled "Hehearsals." Tlie former Is a geed comedian and createil lets or fun. The pel I'm niaiicu ended with "l!lianls," which served te show the work el Mile. Lo Le Lo raine te advantage. The company appear again this evening. Jn I'urHiilt iiTa TurIIIm. About aye.tr age James Fiudley, a young man icsiding ut (juarryville, wasdiserdeily en attain letvveeii Laiic:islur and that place. A warrant was issued for ids arrest, and it was placed in the hands of Heading railiead ellleers. Fiudley lied and lemained out or the ncighhoiheod fur u time, returning re cently. On Weilnesday Olllcer llellm.m, or the railiead, who had the Warrant, was in Quarryvllle when he heard that Find ley was about. He went te the place where Iho young tellevv and his Hither were at work; en his approach the lormerteok te his heels. The elllyer stalled in pursuit and chased the man ler about 11 mile until hu took re In go in a weeds. During thu chase the elllcer fired 11 number of shots fiem 11 revolver at thu lugi tlve, but luckily none struck, or the rash elllcer might have been in jail this morning himself fur homicide. llu Cut Hit. Hunt r Iho lliri-ter. A geed story is told of a certain prominent railway director, who is equally renowned for his ability te take or make a Juke. A railway empleye, whose home is in tliocoiiu tliecoiiu tlioceiiu tiy. applied te liiui Ter a pass te visit Ills family. " Yeu are in the employ of the com pany'?" inqiiiicd the gentleman alluded te. " Yes." " Yeu receive your jmy icgularly t" "Yes." "Well, jiew, suppose you were weikiug for a firmer, instead of thoceiiipauy, would you oect your employer te lake out his horses evciv S.itiitday night and cany you home?" Tins m umril a Miser, but it wasn't. " Ne," said the man promptly. "1 would net evpect that; but it the farmer had his hoiseseiitand tliey weie going my way, I should call him a veiy mean fellow if he would net let me lido. The empleye came out tlueu iniiiittes alter with a pass geed ler twelve mouths. Vi iin.liaiil.i ICullreail (Muiiik'm. Thu iollevving I H. H. changes have been niade : Sutheil.mil M. I'rovesl has been ti ti pemlcd siiperiiiteiideut of transportation, te succeed Jehn Heilly, who resigned en ac count of impaiied health, due lean accident last summer. Mr. Provest is at piesent su peiiutemlent of the Pennsylvania railroad division. Jeseph A. Ciawfeixl, new biiporiu biiperiu leudcnt ol'tlie West Jeis-jyaud Camden and Atlantiu r.dlie.ids, was appointed superin tendent el the New Yerk division ami A. l. Dayton, new siipoiinteiideutofniollvopowor el' the I'hlladelphiaA Kile, Nerthern Cen tral and llallhnoie it Potomac reads was uiiiMiintcd superintendent of tlie West Jersey and Camden and Atlantic railroads. Hubert K. Pcttlt, at present superintendent of the New Yerk division, was antHiinted suixirin- teudeut of the Pennsylvania railroad, with headquarters at Alteena. .Inn llulx-r'it " Itli; lllll " C'liiiiint l! raid. V10111 the Sew Km. Pei haps our city councils may dorlve sonie valuable liiforuiatieu fiem u .decision or.tlie supreme court niade last week, In tlie case el a contractor against the school beard ofAllen efAllen ofAllen tewn, who sued te recover ftir work dene without aulliei ity from the beard. Thu lower court decided in favor of tlie contractor, hut this decision was rev ersed ny Iho hiulier ene, which hclil theie wasnoreseiislbIllty tinder sucli cii-cuuisUmces, as work dene without aiitheiity of the be.ud was dene at the risk of tlie contractor. I.i-t Iho Water Hun. Last night souie 0110 tot tlie water spigot open in the 100111 011 the third steiy of IjocIi IjecIi ei's building, Centre Squ.ire, which is occu eccu nied by Martin Hudy as 11 liicycle riding si'hoel. The waste pipe was clogged up with a piece el weed and the room was lloedod. The water ran nil nlglitand It soaked through tliolliMirte the second story, which (icorge W. Loeher occupies as 11 cigar factory. A large quantity et valuable tobacco and cigars weie utterly ruined hv the water, w lileli was dirtv, mul Mr. 'Lechor's damiige will beat least f.'.e. A barrel which was standing en thu lloer or Mr. Lncliet's room was found te be halt lull of witter this morning. I'llt hiaiUlC(l Trout CuiiKlit. A I. Haiich, the champion trout Usher, and At. Wclcluu,lils companion, w cut fishing for trout yesteiday, and in less than Iialfu day. with roil and Hue, caught fitly flue speckled tieut. The brook in which the lish were taken is within fourteen miles et Iancaater. but the fishermen decliue te say in what direction. Tlie Virginia lleml DiiMeii. Coveruer Caiueniu, of Virginia, states that he Is unable le say what action lie will take In the matter or calling an extra session et the legislature le consider tlie recent decision of tlie United States supreme court 11)1011 the question el the statu delit. llu will take ne1 action until he can procure mid examiiie mi etllci.il copy of the opinion of thu court. Ilriiikliii; Tincture of Iodine. A small child or Mr. Weldler, -m Seuth Watorstreet, yesterday, get held or a bottle of tincture of iedine, Intended us a remedy for external application, mid drank a quan tity eriu Dr. Shirk was sent for and admin istered an untidote te counteract the ollectof the poison, mid the child is new out of danger. BROCK BILLS IGNORED. rut: uitAxn ,iv nv tiiiskh theiik was JVO ZJJtCKXr AT Till! 1'OUHHUVHK. IIciiiiImih Ariiilltril Hut Illrcilisl te I'ny tlie Cel Tlie tlpn mill Dunlin of Tnrnly. Four Ileum In the Court of yimrlcr HcmleiiR. Wcdncmtni Afternoon Upen the re assembling of court, at 'HV) o'clock, the jury In the case or common wealth vs. (Jeerge W. Franc, assault and battery, rendered 11 ver dict of net guilty, and hnM)sed Iho costs of prosecution en Daniel Itheads, the com plainant. Jehn K. Dcnnlsen was charged en two In dictments with r.ilse pretense. Jehn Xf, Mcntzcr appeared us the prosecutor In , ene case and II. C. Llntncr In the second. Den Den nlsen's counsel are H. Jl. Hoyuelds, Win. A. Wilsen and .1. Hay llrevvu, and the com monwealth Is represented by II. M North, T. J. Davis and District Attorney Kberly. Tho'lesllmeiiv of II. C. Llntncr was that In Soptembcr last Halt .V Albright, cattle doalers, called at his yards and purchased cattle, valued at f7lK.70. Witness had 11 con versation with Jehn K. Dcniiisen liehiru the S.1I0 was consummated and Dounlsen told him that Hull was a man of means mid had a large amount el' money ut Interest. On the strength el these representations witness parted with his cattle, and took In payment therefer n note siguuu ny nan ,v .Ainrigiii, wun jjomilseu as security. Tlie nete went te pretest, unit witness claimed that the representations luade bv Dounlsen weru false and he had him arrested Ter false pretcirse. Deunlseu nssertetl that he had been robbed of several thousand dollars and that was the reason lie was net mid. Jehn W. Mcnl7cr tcstlllcd tint he parted w ith 11 carload of cattle valued at $I,l)ir.(V-, en Sopleinlicr 17, 011 exactly, the same represen represen latleiisas made te Mr. Liiitiier. Lewis Hall, a member or the linn ei Hall v: Albright, testllleil that he had uIhmiIMOe at Interest at the timu the cattle weie sold te hlsliiui by Liulneriiud Menter. The defense was that Deuuiseu never niade the reproseuLitieus lestilled te by Messra. Llntner and Ment?j'r, and claimed that the prosecutors sold the cattle te Hall t Albright en the endorsement et Deuuiseu as their security; that Dcunisen has been uulortiinate in biisfncss : could net meet the notes when they became due, then Lintuer and Mcnlzer went Inte the criminal court te hirce the iy iiiciil of the r.ice value el' the notes. Deuui Deuui eou denied having made any arrangements with Hall .k Albright by which he was te lie benefitted liy the purchase or cattle from Llntncr and Mentx'r. On trial when eetitt iidjoiirueil te 7(0 o'clock. (lll.VNl) JIMtV niniMiN. Trite Jiill.i Henry Hess, Peter I less and (icorge Lckcrt, assault and battery ; Jehn W. !niuaiid L.ivlnl.i Amvvake, adultery; James F. Hart, malicious inlschicf ami felo nious assault and battery; Henj. Neimer, lclonleusii.sk.iuU and luittery ; (iee. W. Carr, felonious assault and battery; Frank King, felonious assault and battery. Igmtrcil IlitlnJ, D. Witters, Jierjury with Jehn W. Hellinger, prosecutor, ler the costs; Daniel K. Hice, assault, county fercsls. U'ctlncsiliin Jiccnin;i. The whole of the evening session was ttken up by tlie delensu in the examination of witnesses and argu ment or the Dcunisen false pretense case liy counsel. Tlie com t, in their ch.irge te the jury, said there could net lie any conviction or r.ilse pretense under Iho testimony, and that all they had te de was te make a dis dis IK)sltieii or the costs. Thursday Merutni.Vmttl met at !) o'clock, and the jury in the Deuuiseu cases rendered a verdlct of net guilty, but directed tlie delend.mt te pay thu nwts. Samuel Miller plead guilty of lielng the father of an lllcgitimateclilld or which Annie Hcttevv is the mother. Tlie usual sentence was iuiM)sed. Kdvvard Hummel pleaded guilty te com mitting an assault and battery 011 Frank Wct.cl, or Little P.ritaiu township. The testimony of the prosecutor was that the m accused sneaked up Ifchlud him mid without any provocation, struck him in tlie face, knocked out 0110 tiKith ami listened several ethers. He was sentenced le jmy a Ilnoerfii ami coitset prosecution. Daniel Tammany, jr., washidlited ler as saultaud battery. Thu testimony et Hailread Olllcer Hey, the piosecuter, was that en the evening of January ;tl, Tammany approached him at thu Pennsylvania railroad station, and without any piovecatiou, struck him a severe blew in the lace, knocking him down. Several (Mirsens who saw the assault were positive in their identity of Tammany as the assailant. The dolense was that Tammany was iiotiilthe Pennsylvania railroad station en tlie evening of January :tl, that he did net see Hey en that night, tint at the time Hey was assaulted Tammany was in Callagliers barbel shop, and when the crowd ran up North Queen street, he walked out of ihe barber shop te see wliat was the matter. Jury out. Henry D. Smith, colored, was put en trial for committing an assault and battery en Jehn II. Piosberry en March SI. The ollenso, It is alleged, was committed at the restaurant of Kltch & Stiiplererd, and occurred through Prcsberry telling Kltch about the number or games of cards Smith and a jiarty hid played in ene et the rooms. The defense was that Prcsbeny was the airercsser and that Smith only struck the prosecutor alter he believed he was going te lie attacked with a nurer. Tlie jury tendered a verdict et net guilty ami divided the costs equally between the prosecutor and the defendant. Lorenzo Floyd w as charged w 1th sin assault and battery en flcrtrude Shay. Tlie assault was committed en the U8th et March in tlie corridor of the court house, mid occurred through a suit for the possession of a child. After Judge Livingston had directed the child te the father Miss Shay grablied it, ran away with it and in tlie eflert te get the child away from the woman, it is alleged that Floyd struck her. The defendant denied that lie struck the woman In his eilert te take the child away from her. Jury out. Jehn Shields pleaded guilty te an assault en Mrs. Fred Sttuck and le being a tramr. mid was hcnlcnced te uudeige an iiuprisonnieut of lour mouths. Tills delendant was only ai rested and given a heat lug yesterday. I'UIUIKNT iiusini:ss. Jehn llollevvay, who served a term for a misdemeanor, was discharged rrem custody by faking tlie bcncllt or the insolvent law. The let gory and perjurv cases against Ames II. Hosteller, were continued te the adjourned com t in June, en account et the Illness of delendant. (IIIANI) Jiinv 111:1 DUN. 7Vhc Jltlla. Charles II. Seller, seduction, rornlcalien and bastardy; Corden Arm strong et. id., neglect el duly ; Sauiuel M. Hess, (also pretense; Jehn Shields, assault and tramp; Joint 11. Kttinger, larceny. JiinercitJlUl.t. Clara llieck, Margie Ilreck and Jehn lireck", larceny. T;e J'mK lii the Nurtliru.t. Lincoln, April 2i A p.uty or nieu lrem this place wishing te eney a beat riiloeu Sunday last went te tlie creek near Kphrata, when soven or tlie party took tlie beat, About live feet from land the beat sunk, nud all were thrown into the water, vv Inch was at least four feet doep. A sheit rlde and wet clothes vvore the results. Hev. H. Svveilzer, or tlie Hofermed church, has announced Iho following coniumnleii services: at lte.imslevvii, A pi 11 2ii; Center church, Mav a; Swamp, May 10; Lincoln, May 17; Muddy cu-uk, May.'JI. Hev. Svveiter has live cengreg-.itlens vvilh 1111 ag gregate inomberehip et alMiutt'iOt) ; he says his churches are all In u prosiiereus condition, (juite a niunber of jiorselis will be admitted as new inombers en these occasions. Farmers nre busy plowing and doing ether necessary outdoor work. Arber Day was net oliservod here ; at least no special ceremonies took place. Miss Ida Illicit was visiting friends In Hehr rerstewn last week. 1 Hev. A. .elgenl'us will preach in the Kvan Kvan gelleal church en Sunday evening. Cigar business is moderately ucllve. Mr. Jacob Kelpor is erecting a coach trim iniug shop en his let en Main street. A VUTAHlKli MAN nVKKU TO VJSATIt. Whlln Hurtling llrilntl oil llli Premises III Bull- bury Tmimlil. .Iael IS'eiliu I. lliMutrd le n Crl)i. Oav, April LSI. Wedn swl.iy iillorueou iibetil VI or 1 o'clock, Jace Nik-Iio, an old colored lesldcnt and eslima' le cIIIaeii, resid ing about Ihree tulles east ' Cap station, en the read leading from Cup e Cempassvlllc, was burned (e death whlle c earing oil' his let and burning the rubbish thr eon. ltapie.irs the lire made a rush toward he weeds along side his preiwty, and he llher was ovor evor over eonio by the heal, or fell tr!plngen 11 root or stone. Wlien found his liead was lying en 11 stone, and from what could lie seen It uppeared lie tripped mid loll, and was se much overcomojjiy liisetlOrls te quench the llames, that lie could net rescue himself rmin the infuriated lite; When found alHitit 3o'cifek In the after noon he was cold iii'dcathhaviiigbccn burned te a crisp almost past recognition. Kvery thing was burned oil' him, except the lower parts of his beets. Mr, Noche was tin Industrious mid re spected citizen, having worked hard all his life, lie had been In the employ or thu old Uendcisen and Huekley lamllies, when Iho ftirge was in ocratleii lH)tweeii Caji mid While Herse. He was ulieut VI years or age. He leaves 11 wife and several children ; most them are grown and well te de. This sad affair has cast a gloom ever the whole nelgh nelgh nelgh horheiHl, following as it does se recently the Liuvillu burglary, Mr. Nik:IiewI11 be bin led en Saturday at the P. K. burying ground at Comp.issvllle. A llni'lllng lleiiu DeIiiijiiI by I'lrc. Kieni tliu Ml. Jey Mar, Thu large and flue ii"W dwelling heuse of Jehn C. Krelder, near the Cicen Tree meet ing house, In Mount Jey township, was entirely destroyed by lire en Monday aller ncMin. Heme or the liirnlluru was saved but the greater part was Consumed in the llames, as was also Ills large job printing outfit, con sisting el' pi ess and many louts of type, Ac. The tire originated from a defective Hue. The less is i-.irtlv covered by an Insurance in tlie Mount Jey Township Mutual Firujlusur- unce ceiupanv. Air. Kreiderw.usnotiilliemu when the fire shirtcd, he being in Milten Croveul the time, and considerable headway was made by thu lire before he reached home. A niimlier of thu neighbors gathered and gave all assistance they could. 1'ire In tin) MVJhli .MeinilaliiK. i!y some means uetsLited a lire was started yesterday morning in the Welsh mountains, back of Hpiingvilic, and spread with gical rapidity. The lire burned all day, envelop-. higngrc.il area or country in smoke.' Jit night the mountains presented a irpautlful iiparancu as tlie Haines Ic.imsI front tree te tree eritvv iulng the Irimks like ravenous nud devouring serpents, hissing mid er.wkliug among the dry blanches, and lichig bernu onward ami upward in the firest until hun dreds of acres weie a mass of ruin. The, file is yet burning, mid will continue In-tburu probably until it shall Isj qncni hwlfby. g heavy lall or rain. 3f- l.ir Itf.1 In l'lKlilliii; 11 HriMli I'lTfv1 Jeseph S. Yoder el llethlehem, I'rtTw.is Wednesday morning engaged wiliiafunn hand named Holh in burning brush en his farm near SI. Luke's hospital. The llames siiread very rapidly and threatened te reach the hospital, iteih men worked srTlUtd lighting tlie lire that tliey weie overcome by thu beat and smoke, and in l.illlngMr. YiMler received injuries from vvliich hudiedat the hespiLd Wednesday aftonmeu. Holh is still uucuiiscleiis. 1 'It ES It f V Ell I A X installation. Tlie New IMMer ler ttie JMciniirlal CI11111 li, S.111II1 (Jikcii Sliicl. The co littce apiMiinlcd by the presbytery of Westminster te install Hev. Themas Thompson msler of thu Presbyterian Memerial church, Seuth Queen stns;t,-will meet Sabkith evening. Mr. Thouiiiseu has lieen supplying this cliunh slnceJan. 1st, kssl. He preached the llrst morning sermon in Jan., lbsl, that was ever delivered in the church, and tlie congregation lias gathered siilhcieut strength te warrant the calling or pastor. The Installation tikes place oil Mr. Thompson's birthday, April 'JiL Hev. Jus. Y. Mitchell D. D. gives the charge, tlie pastor's duty te thu iiiiucli ; and Hev. K. (i.iylerd gives the ch.irgu the members' duty te the church. Mr. Thompson, who takes ch.irge et Iho church, graduated us a physician mid was adjutant surgeon et the M N. Y. volunteers during the war, but lias been in the ministry since the war. Tim II.iII.iiii' Strike llmki'ii Many el the I tali ins who struck for higher wages en the lialtiutore ,t Philadelphia rail road, at Chester, Pa., and had their places Illicit by Americans have I ts'ii given work liy the contractors. Olhi i. have lull Iho city in disgust. " lllg Frank, " a leader among tlie stnkers in upfsjr Chester township, was arrested in the face of alKiut sev only-live or Ids fellow strikers and ledged hi jail. Ne lurther trouble Is fc.ued, us the backbone of tlie strike has been broken. Teri'lRU Mllen.irli Aimiii1(I. The Iward or foreign missions of tlie Hc Hc lermed church, during a meeting held at llarrisbiirg en April irpolnted William K. Hey, or Millliiiburg, l'a, at present a member el the senior class in Iho Theo logical Seminary at I,ancaster, Miss Kll&ibelh H, Poerbaiigh, of llerlin, Pa., and Miss Mary II. Atllt, of Llttlostevvn, Pil, a member of the senior class at the Kuttevvu Nermal school, as missionaries te Japan. They v ery likely will s.Ul for their Held of labor setuu time during August. liltnlly rure M'nlcr. "An ideally pure water," said Professer Willis C. Tucker, in an address lierore the Albany lnstitute, tlie ether night, "should be clear, colorless , tasteless mid Hlorles3, though liltle such exists in nature, and these nroiertios ure net nocessatily proer or purity. Water may be as clear as crystal, and yet carry typhoid lever from-11 hamlet oil one side el a mountain te dwellers en the ether, as in the celebrated case at Lausanne, Su itz itz erland." Ity lllijile I'rnin I'lillailelplila. Mr. Geerge Vv Mertis mid Mr. Win. C. Supplee lea Phil.idelpliia Tuesday ineiiilng, at 8 o'clock en bicycles, and reached Lan caster Wednesday afternoon at fiiltt They traveled for plcasuiu inerelv and did net attempt tonuike fast time. Tliey spout Tues day night at Coatesvillo. They s-iylhe trip wasuplcismt ene, though thu weather was a little tee warm ler traveling up hill. They left ler home this afternoon, going by rail as far as Paell mid tlience by bicycle. Tliey Were hkulini; Iliuk Aiiimlnlan r. Much exeitenient was i-aused Wednesday in Lcrhiiu circles in Hroeklyu, New Ymk, by the announcement Unit Maud McAllister, aged 15, had been married te Win. K. Dar ling, PJyoarserugo, and Klla Joues, 17yeais et age, te Charles L. Peckham, uged 10. The girls, who were married without their pa rents' consent, gave llctllieus ages te the cler gyman who performed tlie ceremony. They vvore cases of skating rink acquaintanceship. A Wugun llailii'fl tee Yluleutly. . This morning as llumphrovllle Kloll'er's liusluess wagon was being backed against tlie eurlistone in front of a residence en Seuth Queen street 11e.tr German, vvhore a new stove was te be dellveicd, it struck thu curb se violently that it was iipieL the steve thrown out and broken, thu ill Iver, Jeseph Iang, thrown te thu ground and his hand badly contused, and the herse attached te the vehicle 11 geed deal cut oirthe legs. Dr. Shirk attended te Leng's injuries. Illiiftu erlrfiwer llnil Citizen. Frem the Oxford I'resj). Kmmer Hradley,ef Little Hriuiln township, had a paralytic streke last Saturday night one slde bemg ontlrely paralyzed and vvas rouderod speechless. Kmmer binodley, of Iho baiue township, is convalescing from hU hoyero jilckiiesa. LONDON AGAIN SHAKEN. DYNAMITVIIS lMA.lKV Eli TO UK VOX- tinuixe TiiEtit t'lr.xtumi noun. A tliiieriitiirnt lliill(lliisllallyHli.iltirl liy n :loleii-Tlio Molltlter 0MI111 Admiralty Thrown te tlie Fleer ami Brrleiuly llljurril liy tlie Slieik. Londen, April It!. Much consternation was caused throughout the city this morning by a report that the admiral's olllce had been blown up. Investigation proved Iho reinirl te Ikj much exaggerated. A iiackngu contain- r leg it qttautlly of dynamite is supescd te have been pi. iced against the wall or the building directly under the solicitor's olllce, and set oil" by a slew lire and ether contriv ances. The building was liadly shaken whlle all the windows were shattered. In Mr. Hivaln Hivaln keii's efllcu net a whole pane el glass re mained. Humid hlselerks were dashed te the fleer by the concussion. Mr. Svvaiusen was seriously hurt. Tlie ethers escaped vvilh slight injuries. The explosion was heard for a long distance mid people rushed, te thu vlclnllyefllieadml. rallty building expecting le liud it in ruins. A strong force of police and military Is new en guard and no ene Is allowed "te approach the building. Thonulherillcs are vigorously investigating, with tlie hope of obtaining a clue le the poriHJlralers. The efllcers are Ilia quandary mid seem te boiinable le account ler the explosion. They new confess that they de net knew whether it was caused by dynamite, giiiiKivvde.' 01 gas. Immediately after the oxphvleu the jMilicoset te work te discover Its cause. All entrances te thu building were Instantly closed mid 1100110 was iriiiitled te pass hi or out. The name and address or every iiciseu in tlie structure al the time of the explosion were then taken as they left the building. ini: ini:euv or tiii: rei.ici:. The M)licu Incline te the belief that the ex plosion was tlie work or home of the same gang or dynamiters who caused the explosion hi the Tower mid Parliament buildings in January last. The physicians called le at tend Mr. Svvaiusen s:iy that he Is silllering from concussion of the brain, and that his injuries will probably preve fatal. The greatest excitement prevails In ami around tlie building. Tlie ellici.ils are thoroughly demoralized. At the time of the explosion the sun vvasshliiing brightly and thu bitsl iiunMuf Uied.ty vvas fairly under way. It is considered miraculous that se few persons were Injured, as long tinea .of iieople were Constantly pasnliig in and out. Miss Slary Andersen was breakfasting with Mr. (Jloilnleno's family when Uie ex plosion occurred, and nil present were much alarmed by the detonation, fearing that some terrible disaster liad occurred. two mwriciews: htuaneuiik. The latest developments In regard le the explosion point le the belief Uial it was the result vi a doep-lald plot of the dynamite fiends. Bevcral persons uave already, called en the police and informed them that two wtrangcrs vrere observed roceniioltoring the building ycstenluy., T'vvoefllccru bIke teslli fled that they1 miv two.men this ineriiing aj aj pre.ich the h'uildlug from the lforne Guard Iv.u-adogreunds,irO''"K! l'" i"iu vvliich tliey pl.iceil hi 11 recess in thu main ras.sage le tlie building. When asked why they did net takotheui into custody, these olllceis sUted that thuy believed them te be workmen and attached but little ituMjrtauce te theirmove theirmeve mentx. JIANV llOOJIS TOTALLY VVItKCKlil). Workmen have Ikcii retently employed around the building, making repairs and as sisting seme surveyors who were taking measurements in and around thu grounds. '1 he ellleers say they cm fully identify tlie men. Many of the rooms in tlie building were totally wrecked. Tliere was only ene explosion. The thief of the Scotland Yard detectives and tlie admiralty ellici.ils are new holding a consul tation. Mr. Svvulnsen, the injured man, is tlie solicitor or tlie admiralty. 'iin:si:i.r.t'iieN or Tin: timi: and ri.At'i:. Londen, April IS!. Thu possage in vvliich the explosion occurred Is the ene usually used by the Duke el Lillnnurgli. vv neu net at sea it is tlie duty or his royal highness le reiMjrt himself at the admiralty every inorii inerii ing, and lie generally walks ever at a rapid jtice alone, when in town, and cutcis by Iho hall new the scene or the wicck. Tlie tlme selected ler Iho explosion at tlie admiralty, ir it was really tlie result or design, was the hour at which most of tlie lords or tlie admiralty were arriving, or might le expected te arrive in preparation ler the morning beard meeting, the business or tlie lords being ery urgent in eonsequonco ei' the oxtcnslve war preparations ordered by the government, and the large mimljcr or iren-clads le be made ready for commission. Tlie lord's beard room is only a fevv yards distant rieni the siiet vvhore tlie explosion took place, and adjoining tlie public olllce com municatlng internally. Hut a low paces rrem the oiitrance vvhore tlie cms were deposited, in the west wing, is the ethcial lcsidonceor the llrst lord or tlie admiralty. Tlie passage by which the suspected dyna miters entered the building is in full view of tlie priine minister's private rooms, at Ne 10 Downingstreet, net fifteen yards bolevv the hccne or the explosion. A sentry et the guards was pacing in lrent et tlie guards barracks. Tlie 0.1st vvlnger tlie Herso Cuards, occupied liy the troejis, furnishing guard, at tlie; main gateway te SU Jatnes' park, adjoins tlie west wing of tlie admiralty, and within a row yards or tlie explosion. Dlvlded only by a stene wall, and a tier or olllces were the burses' stables and quarters of tlie troopers. There were iolleo en duty In the jwrk in the rcir or tlie admiralty, and in the rear or Mr. (Hailstone's, and in tlie ceurtway in front of tlie admiralty tit the great gates ; lour or five doer-Kcopors at the main cutraiice, an olllce keoper at tlie end of the hall close te Mr. Svvainsen's olllce, and also ene at the footer the staircase leading te the olllces or the admi ral en duty and t.Te principal secretaries and clerks. uvii; Hi'Aitics rne.u Tin: vvntiis. The Washington lull building mid 0110 adjoining at Mystic llriuge, Conn., were totally uosueyoUDy nroeany tins morning. Less ?ij,00a Miss Amile Hidgowell recovered te-day ,000 rrem Dr. Jehnsen, of Olney ville, H. 1., for seduction. Holh iwrtles belong te Olney ville. Miss Hidgowell is about 'li years of age. Sir LcunaiilTilley, iiilnlstoref lliiaucc. was taken suddenly 111 ut Ottawa, Out, whlle at dinner last evening ami had te lie carried le his bedroom, where he has roiiialued in ter rible agony evor since. uouerai uraut, 111s who, airs, oanens aim Mrs. F. D. Grant went eutdriving hi New Yerk at 11! o'clock. The broe.o was chilly and the general wero alieut his neck uud shouhlers a white shawl. A Halthnore burglar, named Duller, has confessed that he sold his stelen goods te II. Weiiburn andone Selaskl, pawnbrokers et that city. Stelon property was found en their premises and they weie arrested. A Detainer for Jehn 1- UftiiilMiu. Leuis Hall, a moinber of Iho ilrm of Hall ft Albright, late cuttle dealers, oiitercd suit tills morning against Jehn K. Dcunisen for larceny as bailee bofero Alderiuau Harr. The allegation is that Dcunisen was ontrusted with soveral hundred dollars te hand te Jehn W. Mentzcr and instead of doing se he ap propriated tlie meney te his own use. A dotaiuer vvas ledged at the county prison where Doimisen is conllued awaiting trial ou ethor charges. HllAlU'HIWlUt'H E1EHY VISITATION. Tlie Tumi Nearly lrlnMl liy n Flre Origi nating hi it Saleen I.OM 1 00,000. PlTTsiUJiie, Pit, April 2k At 1 o'clock this morning lira was discovered In Themas Murphy's saloon, Hhnrpsbitrg. At 1SJ0 ox ex clled telephonic messages vvore wired te tlie Piltsburg mul Allegheny flre departments te "ceme qillcklylfer Ceil's sakc,!f the town is te beK.iv oil." The liulldlng in tlie vicinity or the saloeif being frame, tlie flre spread with tremendous rapidity and it was but a short tlme bofero the block bounded by Main, Clay and Tenth streets presented a mass or lire. The Inhabi tants of tlie town nre aroused nud crowding thu streets. Tlie lire has new btinicd an hour and a half and net a drop of water has yet touched 1L Tlie engines from Allegheny are en tlie way but will net teach the scene for hair mi hour yet. Tlie llames are spreading in dif ferent directions mid it is net thought pos sible Unit tlie town can be saved. Se far' twenty families have been rendered home less. ntO Tliellrcintn have new gained control of the flames. Alieut flUecu buildings vvore totally destroyed and twcnty-llve or inore badly damaged. Many or the houses were occupied by mere than one family. The less will reach and probably exceed flOO.oeo. The Insurance cannot Is) estimated at tills hour. Many of the inmates of tlie burned buildings liad narrow csciikjs from their homes, hut as far as can be learned, no ene was seriously injured. The Catholic church was the euly building in tlie square vv here the tire started that was net burned. -I HAXtlEllOVS OCVtri'ATIOX. Tlie i:i-rli-iif e ur ltej KiiKUKfMl lii Hid .Vlaiiu r.iiturn n( Ttiy Itulilicr IUIIoeiik. Ciiioaeo, April lii. Thu iMKinl of health has discoveiod that an industry is carried en te some extent in Chicago, vvliich involves an (Mjcuiutlen most il.iugeieus te health mid at which boys of II! te II years of age are em ployed. The boys and tlie public gcnerally .110 wholly ignorant or the ha.udeiis ch.irar ler or Iho work, which Is a process In the manul.ictuioef certain toys, of rubber bal loons in lurticiilar. Tlie Isiys are engaged in dipping the IralliKius in a liquid that gives Iho'gefsls a glossy tsurf.ice and red color. This ishi-Hiilphiduel'carliuu, and seme col oring matter. It lias been leiiud that iMiys following the occupation for a ftmjueeks become paralyzed In the hands and lower extremities, it is feared permanently. A physician says : One or thu results Is a form of intoxication. The subjects are uxhili.tratcd, become loquacious, and behave as If under the eiigcIm f alcohol. This phase Is transient, but the paralysis of certain muscles of tlie tegs, and parts of ether muscles, is mero lasting, and perman ent. The Intoxication may ceme en after a few hours of oxpesoro te the fumes of the liquid, but the paralysis Is net experienced till after a continued exposure te the poison for a number of weeks. a stum ei' nnhirsrjrti om-jsmek. Ju Wlilch tlie Maine of nil KxAMomey Geueial .llw l'lcurm. Washiniiten, D. O., April Sk In the Dicksen trial te-day, Mr. 'Dicksen coiitinued his testimony retail ve te thu alleged attempt byiSewcn In bribe Dicksen te secure a ver dict against thu .Star Hen te defendant'!. Dlvk son said that he piotxised te show that during tlie pi egress of the trial, the atlorney general had invited him te call at his house, llolero leaving tlie stand, witness begged the pardon of the court for the lauguagoheliad itsed yes terday. Captain Henry, marshal of the district at thetimoet the StarHoulelri.il, was examined and created quite a sensation by detail ing an interview with Hrowster Cameren, In which thu latter said that Atlornoy Atlernoy Atlorney Cen. Drew sler w euhl giv e Si'i.oeo for a eou eeu v ictieu. Cameren liad a list orstatesmoii Ter a iKinel whom lie wished te Is) tlie jurymen, as they were liiendlyte tlie government's cise. The marshal rerused le listen te him, and he was shortly afterwards renin veil 011 recommendation of Attorney (!en. llrewstcr. I'rfMilfTiitlal AnimlntintMitft. WAsiii.NineN, I). C, April lii. The pres ident made the following appointments te day: Postmasters Cliiistian T. deergia, Cnlonvllle, Conn.; H. A. Mitthull, Ojicllka, AIx; Coeriro W. SUitlcr, Manslleld, O.; K. H. Debray, Clyde, Ks.; Henj. F. M.tckall, Moor Moer Meer head, Minn.; Ceerge I). Whittlesey, at New Londen, Conn.: C. H. Falconer, at.MInncai at.MInncai ells, Kiius.is; Hugh V. Cavigan, at Coluiu Celuiu bus, Kans.ts; James T. Stuart, Van Huren, Ark.; K. 11. Williams, Ketchum, Idaho terri tory. Collccteisol Internal lleveiiiie : Samuel It. Cisiper, First district of Texas ; Frauk J. Pratt, Tenth district efMassaehuselts. Tlie president has apiMiinted Cotirge It. Fife, of the District of Columbia, Hlcliard Stockton, or New Jersey, and MiddletenS. Guest, or Maryland, as culets at large te the nav al academy at A iimiiel is. Tim Stale et tlie IT. S. lit-nxury. Wasiiimiien D. C, April lit. Treasury balances te-day : Celd coin and bullion, fl!l2,r)HS,lI ; silver dollars and bullion, SIO'J, 7i!0,'i!.; fractional silver coins f.iO,88.VJ78 ; United States notes, fH0,:tk!,901 ; national banknotes, (S,:itU,'J0ii ; deposits with national bank depositories, fl0,hsr,8yj. Total, fuOl, bO'J,530. Certillcates outstanding : Geld, fJlSkUtm, 200 ; silver, $111,0SI,11 ; currency, fJl.tiOu, 000. Internal tovenue receipks, f-151Jl'.i ; cus toms, JMU.IS'J. Hut Weather I.ci;lla!lnu. ll.vitiiisiiuiia, Pa, April 1!J Tlie consid eration in tlie Heuso of the Hroeks hill te restrain and regulate the sale or various spirituous and malt liquors dovcleped a strong teniperance sentiment. In thu .Senate, Stehniaii Introduced a hill which lixes the niunber of school days In a month at 20. Hills wero passed llnally re quiring licenses te lie taken out and te cioate a circuit court. A bill te reiical an act rela tive te payment of com t costs in Umcoster county was favorably reperted. Aitvanilue lit rroiiiiiiiue. Londen, April 2X Lloyd's couimeicial agency advanced its premiums yesterday from ilvu te fifteen shillings. WEATllEU ritOUAlllLlTIES. Tlie Condition el the lUitnuetur unit Ther mometer ami IiiilUiilleu ler tlie Merrow. Washington, I). C, April 1U. Fer the Middlu Atlantic stales generally fair weather, variable winds, genemlly shifting te south erly, slightly vv miner oil tlie coast, stationary toiuperatuio in tlie Interior, oxcept in ox ex ox tremo nerthern portion, slightly coelor, generally lower barometor. Fidr weather continues in tlie districts Kast or the Mississippi oxcept in the Upper Lake region, vvhore local shewers are re ro re eorted ; local rain lias also provalled In the Northwest and Southwest, The temperature lias fallen in tlie Unner Uiko region and in tlie Northwest, it lias fallen en Iho Middle Atlantic and Southern New Kngland ce.ist, and rcmaliied ulieut stationary in all ether districts. Tlie winds ure from east te south oxcept in the Upjier Uiko region, and Northwest where they have shirtcd te west and north. Tlie lomierutiiro Is below freezing in Colerado, vvhore light snows are roperlod. Fer Thursday Slightly cooler, partly cloudy weather and local showers are Indi cated for the Middle Atlantic States, tlie Ohie Valley, Tonnessee, and the Kast OuK states. Coel, fair woather 1 Indicated ler the Upper Lake regien and the Upper Mississippi vuUey. A NIGHT OF TERROR. x FAMILIES AWAKENED EUOXSLEEV EX THE llOAU OV JIVSUINO WA.TEHS. Tlie Trrrlkle Situation or 0liifiIU, Teuu,, en Wnlni'inl.iy Morning I leiMjes Overthrew n uiul VVaalicil noun Pecan Crnek Seek ing lEcruKe Upen tlie Tree. Oainiisvilm:, Texas, April SJ. About 3 o'clock yesterday morning cltlMiw vvore awakened by cries Ter help by the shrill sound or thu alarm whistle and the rear of rushing waters. K.ilu had been falling In torrents alt night and Pecan creek had rlsen te mi alarming extent. Many families in the vicinity or tlie creek vvore awakened te And themselves surrounded liy water, and many houses were overthrown and washed down the stream. Help vvas premplly at hand. Hejcs were thrown out and every posslble means used te assist the suflbrew, but the Intense darkness hampered the laborers Many iorsens liad taken rofuge In troes and tlie air wits lllled with shrioksef women and children. Mothers Willi their babes In their arms remained clinclmr te limbs of trces for hours until rescued, almost dead. When day broke, tlie lnks for agreatdisyj lanee-weie wliewn with dcbrTnJTaU" Ho He Ho scriptien. Tlie scene en Kim Creek, west of tlie city was equally distressing. Soveral families had been ciught by tlie water and were ledged In trees and vvore in ditngnref being drowned. Men, vv onion and children were discovered, seme swinging, and seme clinging te trees. Jbj0s and beats were launched, but word brokcme-plflcea' or sunk by the lorce of che current. I a Menu:ii si:i:s 111:11 ciiildukn sInk. In ojiif'lnsUnce a negre succoettcd ingot inget tlimi woman and two children Inte a beat, W hen it ujiset and tlie frantic mother saw her children sink le rise no mera After six hours' I.iUir thorcsciicissiieccodcd In saving the majority of tlie sullerers. It Is iniossible te estimate the d.un.ige dene te prejicrty. Many families alxive and bolevv here are in great distress, and many lives are reported lest. Hesculng mi lies loll here, but have net yet returned. Old residents say the flood is the most disastrous ever known in this part of the state. The water Is two feet higher than it was li", years age, when there vvas a lloed which caused great less of liluand prop erty. e All the bridges hi the city wero washed away, mid the cist jMirtieu et the town was entirely cut elf from the businevs section, ( ( Tlie rain continued all day yesteiday and the rivers have risen rapidly. (1IUJAT JtAlKJ,'Al.E JN THE WEST. hwellen htrranu Ifcbig DrratfKul Oanugc. Tlieuk.tntl or lles ami Cattle Drawnefl. Paiisens, Kansas April 23. A, heavy rain set In here about 10 o'clock Tueaday and con tinued unabated until midnight Thirteen inches or water foil ; it was the. heaviest rain since 1878. The wliole gurretmdiag country is a vast sheet of water. . itr The LalioUe-rtvor, tonally a.awfjB3Ki.j-, Ls new Jfei'a mile vj!v iiffr '? Four wageii brides ndhfjrli; w. bridges located en Uiifl MivjiutViU'O ( vU aw opt away or rendei 4 uuaffW,, kA Traflic en the Mlstiurl, -yUmmkytib, 1 "xai. v railroad is wholly su ixjinled Jerl;W(. lalies '",' ueiii wayn irein x arsf, - - &$ A passenger train g uig tsairtfrettillHiieyii-i, terday 011 the Fert He U.t Gulf railroad was. ; wrecktsl ene mlle out, v ' J A large amount of teckvas drowned at Missouri, Kansas fc Texas rollread, ftck r yards 011 thu Labellc 'Iver, a mile B0l1h of . here. t Afew farmers walk 1 hite town yesterday and reported great de tructieii te Holds and, herds. Judging from their reports and ethor Indications, It would 1 mil ovUtent that then satids of hogs and catt a have been drewned. Owing te tlie rapid It with wlijcli streams rise in this country, il was impossible toros teros tores euo the animals. A about dark. Tuesday evening, a large mini or of negrees fretn the " Kxeilustcr" sottle.ncut, en the Label le river flats, descrtil thctr houses and came into town, reirting U10 oUiers iu-a. precarious condition. Teams and beats, were, secured and after 111a hours work oil the imperilled jieople we 1 rescued. f UJI.L EOLD TUEIU TENTS. TlioOkl.iliuiualleaiiii rWlcly Get Out t'nmi L'ndir Cencludlni; Hint lrf)iileut Cloe- l.nnl U a Muu ur Ills Weni. Anic vnsas Citv, tvansas, AprillO. The iMMiniers, after hearh g Capt. Couch rcimrt or his mission te 'W tshingten, grumble-la gecxl deal at his a vice te disperse, but llnally adepted the r iKjrt, which was te the cllectth.it the prcsjent had preufls.eii t drive thocattlenion atef the territory, and te see tli.it nogetiatioi were opened Villi the Indians for the miriM of securiijir the land for heincstcad settlci -nt, as provided by .vet i?ffi OI f- Ollj;iU.SS, X11U IO UfllllgiBOlHUUlHW www fjiy' adopted : lilt,' licielvcit. That in rder te aid the national ,jJJ iiiliniuistrailen te i.irry put the arerceald ?n measures In uexxl 1 ith. and te solve Ute t3A.'' uioblciuer sottleme ter Oklahoma assoendfcii as practicable, we ih em It advisable te wait ' ? rer a reasouable Urn the oentonipUted ac-Jr llOII. -ti 2- Itcsutvctl, That t e headquarters of thej colony sliall remain it .vricansas uuy iiiuuu, mere suiiauie ptacc au ue nuuureu ji uiu. ellleers 01 tlie colony , 1 Immediately after lUiuoetiugpreparnUenSj 5. for removal began, aid It us meuglit inai mjl witlilu forty-eluht h urn, at loasttwe-thirds F'SvT or the colonists wil have departed.t Ohey-fcM ... ...... . .., 1..., .Ln. .lllc'f ,Lr.l vlU'l'J vcccpiine siiuauen r i"j ua mtJ uiK) "'"- be ready te again t j tlie HOltt whCUU Captain Couch calls .011 iiiem, i&-$ij Tlie Cause i Sr. Leuis, Aprils analyzed the couten will repert te-day t caused by inhaling 1'reUer'i Death. ( f -The expert wlu has Xfn of Prcllei'u l,iuaeI? Tj Proller's dpalH wun loreform, , A .Sklnulsli ' QUAi'i'ni.i.i:, Apr place yesterday liei and a small party of llrst and the scouts r ene was wounded 01 bi cods took sholteri Ith tbe ltUU.J 'A A sktrmlsl, toekr eon Mlddloted iceuta bels. Tho-liitw'ilred unied the Ore,' nut no ither side. ' Tiu half. U10 weeds., i Tlie Warm Wen Nr.vv Yemr, April fi.iuind CriillPrt renl . mr Want en Grant. -gT; J J. The tempera! iw e hi 9 W ant night was Kehlgbi?5l 11. .1 I111 1II1I mil ulnn- rsMitinlleUK v tlirelich. tim nli.lit. Ills resit a broken, butt lie en -.)? the timu of sleep vva sleut six h6t ns the tU- wiue as Tuesday nlgl IPl.n ..nnw.l ,..Siil,l w gvuvtui i,'... .! " wm have risen and dres.) iat7 o'cleek,'lllf Dr, , ?ga Douglas advlttedhli) uirpmaiu InJwl nd liast eight, gained 11 .rlyan heufeef 'Kyl Hothenarosororrcsli J. a ! A CatlioUeNem ipr In DubMn. ' IleMi:, April 23. 1 i Irish bislieps m con. volition hore ycstei y dUcussedi propor tions looking te the 1 formation ei aiyu'ieth collcge and the esU isltmeut 6f a ii hetle nuvvspaper in Dublin te Iw.eetiductp l uder the direction or Uit l'81!11. M at Heme. Micaiiimeu Tend W.VSII1NOTON, I). ( McCaiuiueu. asslsUiu ti n t-AIWttm nWiJitf... 'W nwnaiKjw , UXMB IVAIfl ' " J I .. .." u ' iti.rev wrr(, )rj tlie interior departing resignation te take tueetJW.V9i Ui rvAu " Vi Judge McCummenwl or law In tills city. ' fwtwPk l-'-ry f;y iW&i Unlvcrhlty l'renlilent ml Oauntt atMiwyJl" m Dr. Isaac N. llendiih. presldent'i .Iticebj.' Unlverslty, who vvas olectod a lustlee 1 peace for Iower Oxford, has lllled hi of the 00111- inissieil. w. i a M .-V 1 M ci i 'V. t y s .a vfeff ..jE xa TJ Iftll :i i-S & .fit vtm & . .y?j. m ?'. swi', . Kii i ll 'A ." a M. r' t.W TJ. VJ-.it k ii a li '
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