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LANCASTER, PA., TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 188G.
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KEPLKK'S STORE BURNED.
DiBAtTKOva nam itr rum rxjtr
HMAMT Of THB C1TT.
An Marly Kvenlns rire-etarU In Hlable anil
KiUndi te it Hardware Mere-Clilel Vmi-
denmllli Itcliatee Vary Madly atlaman.
axeuient el Ibe Mr MepartreenL
One or tlie worst Bres that has ever oc ec
eurred In tlie oily breke out at 0:10 p. in.
yesterday nml continued fur Hourly four hours
ene of tlie worst In tlie destruction which
It caused nml In tlie manner which It was
managed ly tlie lire department Harry
Fisher's feed store and stable, with contents,
Including a horse, wero totally destreyed;
tlie llames apread te and utterly wrecked tlie
hardware sleck and store of A. C. Keplor ;
the adjoining postelllco building, with gym
nnsiuiu, Democratic coniinilteorooinB,Cllno's
hill lard jwrler and the postelllco were In
aorleua ilanger, and were only saved from
utler destruction by flre with audi adoluge
el water as almost rulned their contents and
rendered them untenantable for the prosent
The third Meer of the building destroyed was
land liy Admiral lloynelda Pest, G. A. it,
ami the second lloer was occupled by O.
Hancock V Ce.'s grain exchange ; their rooms
are utterly rulned.
The total less, beside the Interruption el
business te the soveral firms aflected and
the ineonvenionco occasioned te the public
by the removal of the postelllco, will amount
te from $50,000 'e $00,000. There aeema te be
no room for two opinions upon the misman
agement of the Ore by Chlor Knglncer Von Ven Von
dersiulth. During the lire Walter Samson,
flreman of onglne company Ne. 4, felt from
one of the burning buildings and besides
having a leg broken was badly cut and
bruised. The tire is believed te have been et
Inceudiury origin.
THK KITlT AI.AKM.
Fer some time before an alarm was struck
signs of tire were vlilble ; and the odor of
burning straw or hay was porceived by per
sons In the vicinity j but, tlie stores closing
at ii o'clock, no key te a conveniently near
alarm box was found, and It was some tltne
before the alarm was sounded.
At Gil somobedy get te box 12 at Zabm's
comer, and the gong brought two, and
then a geueral alarm get all four of the
city engines te the square. Upen locating
the tire they took positions In the neighbor
hood. Somediniculty was experienced by
the men of Ce. Ne. .1 In getting
their apparatus down. They had a
sick horse, and the substituted animal
wouldn't work. Accordingly they had te
run the bone cart herse back and use
him te bring down the ougine. Finally Ne.
1 was planted at the Urant and Prlnce street
plug; Ne. 'J at Hlrsh's cerner ; Ne. :i at
Market and West King and Ne. 4 at Orange
and Market, Their streams were at ence
applied te the tire from the rear of the block
endancored. Te nearly everybedy else than
Chief Knglncer Vendersmlth It was apparent
that the serious Impending danger was in
the communication of the flames te the solid
massosef buildings with their tntlammable
contents adjoining the one In flames. The
Fisber store and stahlewas the old barn of
the Hhrelner property en the cast slde of
Market street, emnslte Edgerley's carrlage
factory. Ha liislde framework was a mass of
dry timber, and Its contents hay, straw and a
hone.
It burned like tlmler, of course, and nil the
streams applied couldn't extinguish It. The
tire leaped up and quickly licked the reef of
Kepler's building. Its tongues or llame
dashed against the windows of the stere
overlooking the burning stables, and that
was the tlme and place te tight IN ad ad
vnuce had thore been any sort of competent
management In the directleu of It- A line
or two of hese run threueh Keplor's store and
directed right egalust the progress of the tire
would liave driven ii uaeK. ine ouipieyes
of the establishment and every ethor milck
willed person saw this; but Vendersmlth
was worse than deaf te advice. He told peo
ple who gave It te go te hell and te mind
their own business, he could attend te his.
Me did It.
KKri.Kll's STOIli: Ilt'llNKK.
The building at Its west end was seen In
tlauies and the upper floors were gutted from
end te end, a dlslauce of 2M leet, and the
lower Meers tloedod by water.
The flames from tlie burning feed store first
set fire te the rear or the fourth fleer, whero
is located the tin shop, entering threueh the
windows ou the south slde et the building
and creeping en In an easterly direction until
they reached North (J neon street, entirely
destroying the third and leurth stories.
The'flrnt, Recnnd, third and feuith floors
back were all occupied by Mr. Keplor the'
second and third floors containing an 1m 1m
uiene stuck el stoves, ranges, rooting mate
rial, forks, rakes, and many ether agricultur
al Implements, and a part el the fourth lloer
as a tin and sheet iron shop, aud the ethor
Eart as a store-room for various kinds of
ardwaie.
The cellar was stocked te its utmost ca
pacity with woedon ware, paints, oils, var
nishes, ulaxs, iron, nails, cement and ether
articles.
When the ll re had fairly taken held of
Kepler's back building and was creeping te
the front, great excitement prevailed, as It
was supposed that there was gunpewder
stored In the cellar and the crowd outside did
net knew hew much. Thore was a small
quantity of powder, but this was speedily
removed te n place el safety.
dkivkn Tiineiruii a ki.ui:.
The flre was a most stubborn one ; tlie long
building acting as a kind or a flue through
which the flames were driven by a slight
west wind, slowly but surely from the
west te the east end. The firemen, when
they get their line of hese laid, worked vigi
lantly but at great dlsadvantage,as the smnKe
and llames drove back these of them that
had new get lntethe front part et the building
and rendered their services of little geed.
Section alter section of the reef fell
In, and the flames reached North Queen
street aud burst through the reef and third
fleer rrent windows. Three streams of
water were constantly played upon It, but
the rrent roer fell In and the large signboard
and battlements tell backward and partly Inte
the burning building. This gave the tlremen
a hnttar rliBiice te reach the flames, but their
work was a rather dangerous one, as the fall
ing In or the reef had bulged. out the third
story of the front wall and It waa momen
tarily expected te fall outward into the
street.
The hook and ladder truck, which unto
this time had a ladder and line et hose raised
te the reef or the building, was compelled te
uiove back Inte the middle of the street, and
there play upon the tire from the top or their
ladder.
CONTBOI.l.KU At'TKK T1IRKK 1I0U11H.
liy 10 o'clock the tire was completely
umler control, but Kepler' line building,
one of the largest In the city, waa a mass or
ruins, and what remains standing of It will
have te bu tern down and rebuilt This
morning it presents a most forlorn appear
ancethe reef and upper floors being en
tirely burnt out, anu me ireni wan iiaeiy av
any moment te tepple ever.
The goods In the building are greatly
damaged and many thousands of dollar
' worth destroyed, but the approximate
amount has net yet been ascertained.
ADM1IUI RKYNOLDS POST fl. A. 11.
As seen as Kepler's building waa fairly en
tire the members et Admiral Reynolds pest,
O. A. It. commenced the removal of their
furniture, regalia, Ac, from their room in
the third fleer front Thev aucoeedod In
getting the greater part of their efTects safely
out, but their carpets and some ether articles
were somewhat damaged In being; removed.
THB 1'OSTOVFICE IN DANO.KR.
Great excitement prevailed In and about
the postefUce, located en the lower fleer or
Mr. Kepler'a four story building adjoining
his store, and as the flames approached every
exertion was mads te remove the malls and
ether postefllos property te a place of safety.
This waa oceomplUhed, the prepcrty aud
jui wan ucoeinpiuuiou, iue j.iv-v-.j
malls being carried te Fred Brimmer's new
uuuuieg en nerin iueeu Hiroew -t
crsdiubl te the pestinisttr sod bis Msistanu
that net a mall delivery was missed, and
that this morning the carriers were en their
routes at the usual hour.
The postefllen building was net much
Injured by fire, but every fleer was mere or
leas damaged by water.
The fourth fleer Is occupied by the Tancas
ler gymnasium who have their large room
Htted up with a very excellent apparatus.
All their loeso appllanoes were safely carried
out, and these that could net be removed
were net much damaged.
The third fleer la the Democratle commit
tee's room and 11 la uninjured, save that the
celling Is loosened and tue fleer and contents
are soaked and damaged with water.
The second fleer is occupied by Ullne V
Hen as a billiard room. They have nlue
tables, only one of which apiwara te !e
damaged by water. The less Is net heavy.
The pontefllco room recolved mera water
than any ether In the building, as a stream
flowed into It from the stairway, up which a
line of hese had been laid te play upon
Kepler's building. This morning the post pest
mastor began removing the property from
Ilrlmmer's te the Keplor building, and al
though the quarters are a llttle out of sorts,
the publie will seen be accommodated with
their malls as usual, mails te lox renters
being temporarily dollverod by the carriers.
North Queen street from Centre Hquare te
Orange was perhaps never befere se donsely
Picked as It was last night during the flre.
I rat a crowd, then a surging mass or men,
women andchlldren. a perfect Jam, through
which It was Impossible te either advance or
retreat Thostrugglesofthoso that wanted
te get out and theso that wanted te get In
were con tin ued for hours, whlle at the same
tlme sparks from the engines afforded a
pyrotechnlcdlsplayof no mean appearance
nneKn it is i.kci.
Walter Hamsen,a llretcan belonging te Ne.
4, whlle at work en this reef and an adjoin
ing ene belonging te C. II. II err, made the
mHtake or supxMing that the two reefs were
of the same hulght all the way along, where
as the root or the Keplor building dees net
run se far cut us that of the Herr building.
Net knowing this, Mr. Hamsen stepped ever
the comb el the Herr building and loll head
long te a shed roer seme Ilfteen feet belew,
breaking his leg and otherwise Heverely In
Jurlug hlmselt He was carrled te Kdgorley's
coach works and properly cared fei.
Cblef Vendcmulth'i fttatement.
A representative of the InTiiu.iekntku
Interviewed Chief Vendersmlth this morn
ing, anil the chlef gave the following state
ment :
The alarm was struck at 0:51 p. m., at
which tlme there Is only ene man at each of
the II re houses the Chera being at supper.
Tills is a bad arrangement but It is made by
the llroceuimltlooof ceunclla, and has been
condeinned by the former chief and by the
flromen, as It delays the soveral comjiaiilei
In getting te a fire. At almost any ether
hour of the day or night they can gut there
sooner, as all the men are then nt the englne
house. As seen as the alarm from box 12
was sounded he hastened te the scena and
found Fisher's feed stere all ablaze. Only two
engine, (Noh. Sand 4,) respond te nn alarm
from box Ii Ne. 2 took possession of the plug
in ireni ei limns store, corner ierwi vueen
and Centre .Square. Ne, 4 took tlie plug In
Irent of Moravian churrch en West Orange
street Although the new englne, Ne. I, has
net yet been accopted by the city he called It
euiniiu it ioek tue ping corner ei i-nnceauu
Grant Truck A having reached Centre
Hipinrewas left thore, ami tlie horses were
unhitched and sent back te the onglne house,
Kast King near l'lum, te bring down engine
Ne. 3. This was necessary becauae there are
only two horses In tit condition for use for
both truck and englne. Thocluef says he has
re peatedly asked ler mere horse and has been
rolused thorn. When englne Ne. .1 reached
the flre It was attached tea plugen West King
street near Market The chief made them
detach their hese from this plug and attach
te the plug ou North Queen street opposite
Keplor's. All theso things required time
from twenty minutes te half an hour. A
line of hese waa run through Keplor's store,
aud It was found te be loe short Ne. - cart
was hastily sent for mere hese, aud the line
was Icngthoned se as te be avallnble. An An
other line of hese was run up the stairway
between the postelUco and Kepler's
bulldlug, and Uieuce out of the win
dow at the head or the stilrway
(third lloer) whero a geed stream waa
thrown upon roots el thoadjelnin building.
Anether stream was thrown from the third
lloer of the postetllco building. The chief
said ltwaslmposslble te de otlectlvo work
wuu mis line et nese in preveuting iue ad
vance or the llauies toward the front of the
building, because thore was a partition sepa
rating tlie ledgo room from tlin part of the
building occupied by Mr. Hlaymaker, aud
alter the partition was cut through, the llro llre llro
meu wero driven from the stairway by smeke
and llame. Knglne Ne. 3 having been re ro re
meved from West King street te North
Queen, had two lines of hoseconsUntly play
lug en the tire ote from the pavement and
the ethor from the top of the ladder or truck
A. Kugiue Ne. 4, In rrent or the Moravian
church, had a line of hese extending te Kd-
Serley 'a carriage house in rear of the postelUco
ulldlng, and from the reef of this building a
stream was thrown Inte the burning build
ing. The chief says he had seven streams en the
tire and he thought he had them en tlie right
place. He knows he is blamed for his
management or the lire, but he tried te de
his duly. The delay in getting te the tire
was net his fault, but was Uie necessary re
sult or having only one niun at each eimine
lioiise during breakfast, dinner aud supper
tlme. He Hays when the truck reacbed
Contre Hquare, there was net a ladderman
present they were all at supper, aud all live
a considerable distance from the lire.
The chief says also In explanation of delay,
that the frost had raised the pavement around
the plug at the corner et l'rlnce ami Grant
stroetso much that the hese of ougine Ne. 1
could net be attached te it until the frozen
brick and earth had been cut away. There
was a less et twenty minutes caused by this
accident Vlien the ougine get te work two
geed streams wero thrown from a line run
ning Inte the Shreluer preperty, occupied by
Mr. Welkel.
Damage te Kilgerley's ilnlldlne.
The building In the rear of the post pest post
efllco, occupied by Cjpt Kdgerley as a
show room for carriages, also tlie ene en the
opposite slde of Market street, owned by
Capt. Kdgerley, miflored a few hundred
dollars damage. It Is Insured for 2,000 In
the Continental, Shenk A Bailsman, agents.
Heme el the stock In the show room was
blistered by the beat, ami the less of Capt
Edgeriey will be about IU0O, but It Is Insured
In the Westeru Inmirance company, also
represented by Shenk & Bailsman.
The Leufi,
The one-slory brick building with Irame
attachment, In which the Are originated, was
built en the rear of Mrs. M. Hhrelner'a prep
erty, en aiarKui sireeu this bulldlnir bad
formerly been occupied by Harry Dlller as
an Iren and steel stere. After Mr. Diller's
death It was leased by his administrator te
Srachbar it Bartel, and by them sub-leased
last fall te Henry Fisher, as a flour and feed
Btore. The building was 32 by GO feet, the
frame attachment being two-sterlas high.
The less en building Is net estimated, nor
has the Insurance been ascertained up te this
writing. Besides his herse and wagon
Fisher's less is light ; his lusuraiice Is with
Jere Rlfe.
The wrecked Kenler bulldlmr was 32 feet
front built of brick, the front portion for a
depth of 100 feet or mere being tlirce stories
In height, and the rear iKirtlen four stories,
His lusuraiice Is as fellows : On stock (26,000,
en stere (0,000; en postetllce building 10,000.
This is divided like this:
With Bailsman & Bums, en block in hard
ware stere: British America, f 2,500: New
Yerk Bowery, fi&OO ; City or Londen, $2,500;
Union, J2,500 ; Northwesteni, J2.600 ; Wash Wash
ingten, (2,500 ; en postelUco building, Etna,
(5,000.
Rlfe A Kaulluian have (5,000, en the stock
In the Hartferd ; H. R. Breneman has (2,500
en the stock In the Hun ; (2,500 in the Insur
ance Company of the State of Pennsylvania,
and (2.500 en the posteftlce building In the
Phamlx of England.
Jehn U. Metzler has (2.500 en the nostelllce
building lit the German American company.
Shenk it Bailsman have (4,0u0 en the hard
ware store In the Fire Association and II, S.
tiara (5,000 In the North America.
On the fixtures in the postelUco Bailsman
ft Burns have (2,000 In the Phcenlx.
The Admiral Rnvnnlile nnt Imil tlmlr 'fur.
unuie, i., Torjruuieei which wasuauiageu!
Insured with Uansman it Burns In the Men
nlture, Ac., very little of w hich was damaged,
i cuama, uixsewara, lerfinu.
I Camp Ne, 27, P, O, S, of A., who also cxu
pled third -story room, have (425 Insurance.
The Knights or the Gelden Kagle and
Ilrotbernend of the Union will also be losers,
although most or their paraphernalia, Ac,
were saved. Ileth are Insured with Mr. Klfe,
the Knights In the Westchester company, or
New Yerk, for IA00, and the Brotherhood In
the Heme, or New Yerk, for rJOO.
Cllne iV. Hen, billiard parlors, lest 1100,
perbaps, ene table only being Injured. The
rooms will re-epen te-night.
Mrs. Hhrelner has no Insurance en the old
building. The damage by water and smnke
In the front building, occupied by Mr.
Weikel Is slight He loses about MOO en his
goods ; Insured for 10,000,
The Scene Te-dnr,
Kuglne Ne. .1 and Its ferce remalncd en
duty en North Queen street all night and un
til a late hour this morning. The projecting
front wall et the Keplor stere endangored
passers-by and the pavement wassurreunded
with a repe. Tlie postelUco Is being cleaned
up Btid the business will be transferred back
te It at ence. Crowds surround the scene,
and Market street has been a thoroughfare
all day for theso coming te see where the flre
breke out and the ceurse evor which the fire
men chased II.
A l'Ule GlaM Window Ilreken.
This afternoon workmen are engaged in
taking down the third story front wall of
Keplor's building which was bulged outward
and almost ready te fall into the street There
was a fall of brick from the eaves thst broke
ene of the large plate wlndewa en the first
fleer. The wall is new sustalned by ropes
snd will be taken down from the Inside.
A (lutrernment Inspector tier.
Mr. Abels, of the postelUco department, ar ar
rlved In Lancaster this afternoon te leek, after
the government property. Pestmaster Slay
maker thinks the less will be very slightand
expects te have the efTSce In full werkii.g
order by this ovenlng. He wishes te return
thanks te tlie gentlemen who aided him In
removing the mails and property te Ilrlm
mer's building.
Meied Aero., the Street.
The Admiral Reynolds Pest, G. A. It. and
its tenants will meet until further notice
ever Huuller's hat store.
An Interview with Henry FUlier.
Te a reporter of the I.vtkllief.nckr,
Henry Fisher, In whose feed-store the lire
originated, says that he left the building half
an hour before the alarm was given. When
he left everything appeared te be In geed
condition, aud he Is at a less te knew hew
the lire originated. When be returned short
ly after the alarm the building was In flames
and all his property destroyed, Including a
herse worth (150 and a wagon worth (CO,
Hcslde the flour and feed In the building he
had two sets of harness worth 60, a let of
Btable tools, blankets, shotgun, books and
ether articles. He estimates his less at (1,000
or fl.MH), and has an insurance of $075 In the
Phoenix erNew Yerk, or which Mr Kile Is
agent
ii Ansa a. uueu tiuk.
Three Vnung Men Who Fought Theuitelve.
lute a Let of Lanr HulU.
At an early hour this morning there was
considerable lighting at the Pennsylvania
railroad passenger station. Three young
men named Geergo Haker, Peter DIehl aud
William Keller, who had been drinking con
siderably, were the can se of the disturbance.
Koller Is a Lancaster man, but recently came
from PIILsburg, where he had been living
for seme years. It will be romembored
that he was Injured badly recently
by having his leg caught betwoen two
car buuipers. He is a htout-leoklng
young man and the liquor which he drank
seemed te have made him crazy this morning.
He tlrst struck Frank Parker, the ball player,
who had done nothing te him, Hterrible blew.
Emanuel Wilhulm next came in his way and
he recolved a smack In the eye. Werd was
telephoned totheBtatlou house forpellcemon.
OUlcer Merringer went te the station and
WUhelui told him te arrest Keller. The
ellicer salt' that he had net seen the man de
anything and could net take him without a
warrant When Keller saw Merringer he at
once began an attack upon him, assisted by his
friend'. Haker and Diehl wero tiken te the
station house by OlUcer ltey and seme otbers.
Koller Insisted upon whipping Merrlnger,
and the ellicer did net seem anxious te hurt
him, although he was then detormined te
lock him up. The prisoner was thrown upon
the fleer or the station several times and
whenever he was ahle te regain his feet he
would strike at tlie eiticer. aierrmger was
badly cut about the face by hlin, but after a
struggle he received assistance from Ollicer
Kltchey. The two then put thenlppers upon
Keller, but he refused te walk aud was
hauled te the station house en a wheel
barrow. I'pen belng placed In a cell he
breke out all the wludewf, and struck Ollicer
Hoax In the face, after calltuK him te the hele
In the cel I deer en protense that he wan ted te
talk te him.
The result or last night's run Is that the
young men liave get themselves In a peck et
trouble. All three are held by Alderman A.
F. Dennelly for drunken and disorderly
conduct and Keller Is charged with assault
and batteryand surety of the peace by OlUcer
Merrlnger. Baker is also charged with as
sault and battery befere the same alderman,
llelere Aldermin Deen Kinanuel WUhelm
has brought suit against Keller charging him
with assault and battery. All tlie men gave
ball this morning.
lland.eiue Lithograph..
During the last few years the win
dow lithograph has boeemo very popular
with show people. Is Is wonderful what
an amount of meney Ls spoilt for
"window work," seme of which Is very
handsome. At present there Is seme of the
llnest lithographs In the windows that
has evor been seen hore. Dan Sully uses at
least tltteeu kinds of lithographs te adver adver
tisehls "Cerner Grocery," aud Ezra Kon Ken
dall has added soveral and very handsome
ones te his bteck since his last apjoarauce
here seme weeks age. Salisbury's Trouba
dours have two beautilul large "lithes" et
charming Nellio McIIenry,and that of Edwin
Therne (of the Black Flag) Is ene or the
handsomest evor seen In Lancaster.
New Melheill.t Church In Oxford.
The new Method 1st Episcopal church at Ox
ford was dedicated en Sunday In the presence
el a large assemblage of people. Before the
sormeii a subscription was started fdr the
purpese et lifting the debt against the btiild
iug.whlcli resulted In $2,030 being subscribed,
sulllclent te nearly pay the debt The struct
ure Is of brick UJx57 feet and cost (10.SO0.
Rev. M. Jacobus, pastor el the First Presby
terian church of Oxlerd ; Iter. Mr. McNaniee,
of the Baptist church, and Rev. A. II. Cresby,
et the United Presbyterian church, of the
same borough, each de llvereu short addresses.
Presiding telder Rev. Win. Swindells
outdated.
Murderous Indian Thieve.
News was recolved In Tombstone, Arizona,
en Sunday night, of a recent attack by
Apaches en a party of travellers near Noco Neco Noce
sala, iHennra. Twe of Uie travellers were
killed. The Indians then went te William
Brown's inlne aud killed Brown and James
Meser. They then stelo eighty horses from
settlers near San Pedre and went towards the
meuntalus. These Indians are believed te
belong te Geronlme'a baud.
FahtUtle te Children.
Twe llttle daughters of Frederick Reed, or
Dartmouth, Massachusetts, were drowned
en Sunday by breaking through the Ice en a
pond.
At Windser, Voriuent, en Sunday after
noon, Riehard Merchant took home a revol
ver, which he wished his father te buy.
While the father was examining it the
weanen went oil mid a bullet entered the
head of his 1-year-old daughter, causing her J
ueain witnin two neurs.
Iteturued te Court,
Wm. B. Wlttauer, of Elizabcthlewn, was
heard by Alderman Fordney this morntngen
a charge of violating the liquor law by sell
ing beer en Sunday and te miners. Dr. A.
M. Kelbaugh appeared as the prosecutor.
The alderman returned the case te court
Sample runs et Mu.lctau..
r'reui the Musical Herald.
A geed composer for a slumber song,
Uo(u)ned. Fer a drinking song, Meyer
beer. Fer a wedding march, Benedict.
Fer a knock-turn, Sullivan (J. I-).
MURDER IN KANSAS.
tevjt ova rAMii.r nvTciiMBxn itr a
JlOBMIMLm MANX.
TIi Perpetrator et ths Deed Uses a Knife and
Hatchet en Ills Victims A Bey of the Fam
ily Keeapes and OIe. the Alarm Ths
Sen and Brether Bmpected.
Osaek Mission, Kan., March 0. One or
the most herrible murders ever known In
this country was perpetrated yesterday near
hore. Mr. Mendell, living 13 mites north
west or this town, was awakened alteut 3
o'clock yesterday morning. He went te the
deer and he was met by Willie Sells, the son
of a neighbor, J. W. Sells. The boy cried
out : "Mr. Mendell, a man Is at our house
with a hatchet and has hurt father and
mother. I don't knew hew badly."
Mr. Mendell went with the boy, arousing
J. J. Rice, another neighbor, en the way.
Upen reaching Sells' house a most herrible
sight met their eyes. In the bed in
ene room lay Walter, Willie's eldest brother
and bed-fellow, aged 10, his threat cut and
the entire top of his head chopped oil", expos
ing his brain and his left eye hanging upon
his cheek. Passing Inte another and main
room where a light was burning they
stumbled ever the prestrate lerm of Mr.
Sells, his head crushed and almost severed
from his body. Near by lay Mrs. Sells, a
lady of 43 years, her head mashed and a fear
ful gash in her threat Ou the bed in the
southeast corner et the room lay Ida,WlllIe's
sister, aged 14, killed in the same manner as
the ether three. Lying near Mr. Sells' head
was a bloody butcher knlfe and en
a chair a hatchet matted with hair
and bleed. The boy said that be
had been awakened by something, and
looking up, saw a low, heavy-set man, with
dark hair cut close, standing in the deer.
This man stepped In and reaching ever Wil
lie, struck Walter, who lay In the back et the
bed. Willie Jumped out aud dressed whlle
the man was still In the room. The man
rushed out of ene deer, whlle Wlllle out at
another, and started down the read, Wlllle
after him. A short dlstance oft" steed a man
en horseback holding another horse, upon
which the man vaulted en and both made of.
Willie then went en te Mendell's. Alter the
bodies had been discovered, Rice took Willie
home with htm, where he slept soundly till
morning. A coroner's Jury was empanelled
and the boy was put en the stand. He
swore that he had net washed tils hands
pince the murder, but Inspection showed that
while his hands and wrists were clean there
was a water mark above, while his forearms
wero deeply lncrusted with bleed which ap
peared te have spuited up his sleeves,
Around his flngernalls tee was bleed. Upen
removing his pants his drawers were seen te
be saturated with spattered bleed and his
bare feet wero covered with the same. His
feet titled all the bloody feel markB te be
found. The boy stoutly denied being the
murderer, and maintained a bold front The
inquest was postpeued until this afternoon.
The boy was smuggled Inte a buggy and
driven te Jail at 1'rle for fear of lynching,
which appeared imminent Ou the way te
Erie he said te the police efficer: "These
fellows tried te get me te say that I did it,
but I thought It would be best net te admit
it." Thore la hardly a doubt that the boy
committed the crime, though no motive is
known. Mr. Sells had In his pecktflOOiu
geld andlt'O.In bills which wero net disturbed
besides three watches. Jehn Hall of Erle,
has been appointed guardian of the boy.
Tilt: NEW ritOX COLU31I1IA,
Meat li of One of the Very Oldr.t Inhabitant, or
the lloreugb.
ltegularCoricspendenco of the iNTSLuaENCtr,
Cei.uMiitA, March A Mrs. Catharine San
ders, widow of the late Hugh Sanders, died
en Tuesday morning at 2 o'clock at the resi
dence or her daughter, Mrs. Uriah Findlay,
en Perry street betweeu Secend and Third
Slie waa one of the eldest residents et Cel'
umbla, belng aged 92 years, eight months
and four days. She was conscious up te
within a few hours or her death, which was
due principally te old age. Twe children,
ten grandchildren and twenty-six great
Grandchildren are her descendants. She has
een living In Columbia ler the pout twenty
years, but was formerly a resident et Lan
caster city. During her entlre life she was
an earnest Christian. The Ameral will take
place en Thursday afternoon at two o'clock.
Sirs. Sanders was, for many years, a pen
sioner, her husbaud having been a soldier In
tbowaref 1S12.
Thursday evening, In the Presbyterian
church, Revs. Merrow, or Philadelphia, and
Meran, et this town, will make an earnest
plea for the revival of the Ulble society
Isaae Auwerter, of the agricultural works,
lacerated his right lndex linger in the
machinery Squire Evans gave Sylvester G.
Snyder, of New street, Lancaster, 10 days for
lurking around T. H. Purple's residence
Squire Frank fined Edw. Cann and Jehn
Baker the costs and exacted beuds for a
year's geed behavior from them for raising a
row at Ames Lewis' Slngiug, addresses,
renerts and au oration made un a brilliant
celebration of the Cookman chapel's tenth
anniversary last night Council meets to
night Presbyterlau candy seciable In the
lecture room en Friday evenlug Turks, bear
and monkey In town yesterday Jeseph
Hall back from Kansas City Supt D. F.
Schure looking after repairs te the Tide
Water canal.
BLISDTOU AT TUB U ALL.
An Exhibition La.t Evening of III. Mu.lral
rower..
A large audience In Fulton opera heuse
last ovenlng listened te the wonderful per
formance et Blind Tem. Besides playing
ou the piano tue best compositions et
the leading authors of the world, he created
much merriment by his peculiar spelling
or difficult words by hearing them sounded
either ou the Instrument or by a person
speaking from the audience ; then his imita
tion of an ante-bellum speech of Stephen A.
Douglas heard by Tem at Lynchburg, Va.,
when ten years of age, was one of the best
features of the entertainment Upen Invita
tion a young man mounted the stage and
played a march which Tem remombered and
reproduced nete for note. He described the
battle of Manassas cleverly en the piano, and
also showed sKllt ill initiating tnusie irem
various instruments en It The auditors
were manifestly well pleased with all of his
performances.
A Itreu.t Flats of Ulameuda.
In private conversations since Miss Cleve
land's last lunch party much has been said
of the size aud number et the diamonds worn
set in a shield-shaped ornament as a bioech
by Senater Stanford's wire. It looked like a
breast-plate en her dress of black silk and
crape. The ornament measures about four
Inches across Its widest part The central
diamond Is of enormous size and ls set
around with many ethers which are unusu
ally large. This was the only ornament she
wero. This was Mrs. Sanfenl'a first appear
ance this season In society.
Ll.tef Unclaimed Letter..
List of uncial med letters remaining In the
postefllco, Lancaster, for the week eudlng
March 8, 18S0 :
Ladies' Zij.-Mrs. 11. D. Beeth (2),
Mamie Faleck, Mi&s Lizzie Lolevro, Gulla
Witmer.
Gent' List. Jehn J. Boyd, Jeseph Brick
tier, Calvin Craig, Elmer Eastburu, K. II.
Gibbens, Jehn Connelly, F. H. James, Jehn
II. Jehnsen, Uelnrlch LIcbte, A. II. Mo Me Mo
Gerald, J. P. Bemmors, W. H. Walberu, C.
L. Wilsen, W. H. Wilsen.
tire Damp K plosien.
A series of explosions occurredMenday In
the Unleudale mine at Duuten, near Con Cen
neUsvllle, Pa., by which two men were
killed and twelve Injured. Four of the In
jured are net expected te recover,
TtiK a nun at mt, jet.
Ex-Manager nipple Tell What tie Knows
Abent Itch and Freten Tee.
Governer Pattison en Monday morning
continued his Investigation of the Mount Jey
Soldiers' Orphans school, accompanied by
three members or Pest 59, O. A. K., Harris
burg, and Uiree Harrlsburg ladles, members
of the Ladles' Leyal League. They were
Joined later by Attorney General Cassldy,
and the taking of testimony was resumed In
the parlor ei Uie Institution, Mr. Jehn Nerrls
conducting the examination.
Manager Krelder, who has cbarge el the
Institution, said there were 280 scholars in
the school. He was responsible for the edu
cational part of the Institution, but he had no
power te order repairs, clean towels, chil
dren's clothing, beds or bedding or hotter
feed. Mr. Wright alene has theso powers,
and visits the school ence or twice a month,
aud nobody but he has the right toerdor any
thing for the comfort or the children.
the bill or 1'Ann.
One or the interesting things presented at
the hearing was a bill et fare et the school
from October 1 last, carefully kept by Daniel
Henry, aged 14 years. This record bad been
left in the bath room by the orphan and the
male attendant, Sherbln, captured It Henry
gave testimony te this ellect and Sherbln
was ordered te preduce the bill et fare, which
he did In the meekest posslble manner. The
bill of fare for seven days was as fellows :
January 1 Breakfast, fried bread ; dinner,
soup and meat ; aupper, prunes. January 2
Breakfast, beans ; dinner, potatoes and
corn ; supper, apples. January 3 Breakfast,
hominy ; dlnner, potatoes and turnips ; sup
per, canned apples. January 4 Breakfast,
hominy; dinner, soup and meat ; supper,
rlce. January 5 Breakfast gravy ; dinner,
potatoes and cabbage ; supper, dried apples.
January (1 Breakfast, beans ; dinner, soup
and meat ; supper, can nod apples. January
7 Breakfast corn meal ; dinner, cabbage
and tomatoes ; supper, currants.
According te Henry, in addition black and
unsweetened cotlee was furnished for break
fast and tea without milk or sugar ler
supper. At all the meals bread and butter
were furnished. Mrs. McPadden, the cook,
was subjected te a long examination, In
which she gave a detailed statement of the
quantity coekod each day. She denied the
statement of Henry that the tea was net
swoeteiied, stating that two pie-dlsb.es full et
sugar wero used. She testified that four
pounds of coflee and three-quarters of a
pound of tea w ere used dally. Figures were
presented showing that only $360 were ex
pended in the quarter ended November.
setn CURIOUS ACCOUNTS.
Manager Krelder was recalled with the
books. By the vouchers It was seen that
clothing was purchased at Mercer, Pa, and
Cleveland, O. In the ledger, en page 90, ap
peared the account of James L. Paul, debited
wuu t;,wu anu credited wtin a,uw, maK
ing his account balance ; ether of Mr.
Paul's accounts were read ranging from
1SS2 te 1SS0, showing payments te him
of ever (8,000, Over two of the larger
amounts were written the word
"lean," which Krelder admitted he
had written since the books were or
dered te be produced by the governor.
He didn't knew why he had written the
word "lean" ever these large amounts, ex
cept that the same word was written ever
ethor sums and he wanted te make them
uniform. During witness' connection with
the institution since September 1, 1SS5, Mr.
Paul has received (3,750, &s appears by the
ledger. Geerge W. Wright's account was
theu taken up, and it was leund that he had
received $1,140.85, $3,400.91, (318.01, $4,010.32,
$2,000, (2,658.150, $3,127.33, $2,000 and ether
sums as payment for his interest In the
school, etc It also appears that Mr. Wright
yaid Geerge Pearson, Jehn I. Gorden and
ames L. Paul $1,000 In the spring of 18S5.
Other entries were found et payments of
large sums te Gorden, Pearson, right and
Paul.
The account of Jehn I. Gorden was then
shown. Mr. Gorden lives in Mercer, and is
ene of the syndicate. Tlie tell-talo books
showed that Mr. Gorden had a great deal of
the "pie" at the syndicate's dinner-table, and
that he must have feuud farming a soldiers'
orphans school vastly mere profitable than
running a country newspaper. The grocery
account shewed that for the year 1SS5 a little
ever (2,000 was expended for groceries, which
did net correspond with Mr. Krelder's stato state stato
ment that the grocery bill ran (1,00 per
quarter.
J. II. HII'PLKOX Till! STAND,
The uext witness examined was J. B.
Hippie, principal of the school from August
1SS3, te March, 1S31. He said his powers were
very limited aud bis hands were literally
tied. Of this he complained bitterly, as he
knew blame would conie en the institution,
and au attempt would be made te make him
the Ecapeceat He produced and read a
number of letters, among tbein one from
Professer Hlgbee, in December, 1833, congrat
ulating him en the condition et tlie school.
Hippie read a letter he wrete te Wright in
which he complained of troubles in the
school and abuses that existed. The doctors
said thore was no itch nt the school, when,
in fact there wero thirty cases. On Feb
ruary 1, 1SSI, Wright wrete te Hippie that
tue ueys' leei were irezen during riippies
prlnclpalahlp, and chiding him for complain
ing of the ether etllcers of the school.
Hippie then wrete te Wright complaining
or the latter' treatment et him, and in
forming him that a boy named Rhoads was
in the lllthv sick room with frozen feet
from which the bleed oozed. Witness said
the frozen feet were due te insutlicient
shoes, and there was no place for the boys te
go te keep warm. There wero twenty-tive
boys with frozen feet, and they were In the
Institution at the tlme Wright visited it, but
he did net see them. HIpple recolved a let
ter from Wright dated January 30, 1S34, in
which Wright cautioned him te lix things up
te meet charges when the Grand Army met.
Wright was much afraid that frozen feet,
itch, rotten tee-nails aud the record of deaths
would create treuble if the Grand Army get
wind of It
The witness said he ence received the fol
lowing from Wright dated McAUUterville,
Juniata county, Px, Dec f, 1833 :
Profetier J. 21. Hippie :
Sir: Yeu are keeplntr up your record for
mlserable luck aud mismanagement of Mt
Jey, se that it ls Imposslble te llve longer
under It Lack of care aud no forethought
has turned the best school Inte a disorgan
ized, diseased, filthy mob in less than
three mentliu, deaths and absentees con
stituting the greater portion or your rolls.
I have no idea what will be expected
en occasion of the governor's visit, but
would suggest you put out a smallpox Hag.
Yeu have worked the diphtheria matter
quite long enough, 1 think. Yeu had better
see If you have groceries, etc, en baud te
feed visitors and empleyes ; you will net
need for children by that tlme, the way you
are going, uruorirem aiantnuaie iV jonn jenn jonn
hteti whatover may be needed. Have you
recelved new suits ? If net, write te Brown
ings and try te get them lu. Yeu must
change Mt Jey or I must There ls no seuse
In the way you have been doing, and much
is within your control. The record is by far
the worst In the state at any time. Truly,
GKenun W. WmauT.
lll'.nH'H A VIIANCK VOK IIIKSTAND.
Couldn't Seuater Solum? Iluve It Dene Willi a
State Appropriation
Frem the Marietta Times.
I r Congressman HIestand wants te de some
thing which will redound te his credit, aud
for which he will receive the thanks of his
constituents, he theuld take the earliest op
portunity te intreduce a bill In Congress,
making an appropriation for a survey of the
Susquehanna from tidewater te Harrlsburg,
with a view of making It navigable for steam
vessels. This would give an outlet te the
ocean ler the trade In the rich valley this no
ble river drains, and would greatly en bance
the value of the land en either slde of It, and
enable farmers and business men te get
cbeap freights for preduce and merchandise.
This Improvement would doubtless cost
millions or dollars, but the return te the tax
payers would be great Congress appropri
ates millions e' dollars annually for improve
ments which benefits few people beside the
contractors but this would lient ura tn a lnrisA
section of the country, and would be money
I welUnvested,
j.iHKRTr ran a nit bvkxakd.
Parian Lane gar. the Terrer Is Ne Lenger a
Terrer, Bnt a Christian,
Frem the Philadelphia Press.
Rev. J. S. Lane Is pastor of the Haddington
M. I- church, at Sixty-third and Hamilton
streets. He came Inte town en Monday te
attend the Monday meeting of Methodist
ministers at Wesley hall, 1018 Arch street.
He was stationed for tlirce years at Honey Heney
brook, en the southern slepe of the Welsh
mountain, and he told his reverend brethren
at the meeting about the mission at the
Handbeards and that he believed In the
slncerlty of Abe Buzzard's conversion.
Late In the afternoon he sat In his par
sonage parlor and said that he based his
opinion ou conversations with the outlaw
when he and Price Supploe Induced him te
surrender last spring and that, furthermore,
he had seen him In the Eastern penitentiary
within four weeks and had seen nothing te
alter his conviction.
THK OOVBnNOn'.S POSITION.
" What has boeemo of the movement for
commutation?" was asked.
11 We have the affidavits of the persons te
whom the woman who swore the nine years
en Abe Buzzard con tossed her perjury," re
plied Mr. Lane, "and when Governer Paul Paul
eon's term ls ever we shall use them."
"Why net boiero!"
" I will tell you why. When we secured
this testimony I wrote te the governor slat
lng Its substance. 1 was the pastor of tha
young gentleman's grandfather, and he
knew me then. He also knew me when he
witnessed his graduation as a lad from the
Central high school. I thought, tnorefore,
when 1 waited in vain for an acknowledg
ment of my letter, that, perhaps, it bad net
lieen received. I was acquainted with Dr
Everett, the governor's private secretary,
and, te make sure, 1 wrote et him. He re
plied that the letter had safely reached the
governor. This was all-the answer 1 ever
get I bethought myself that all the gentle
men Interested in obtaining tbe pardon were
Republicans, and all the gentlemen having
the granting of pardons were Democrats.
We could net much mere than get started at
the thing this year, and se I thought better
te wait for the next administration. We
shall also seek for the commutation of the
fllteen months Imposed upon Abraham for
Jail-breaking, believed that his voluntary
surrender alter the failure of the Lancaster
county authorities te catch him by all means
In their power, Including the eiler of $1,000
reward, atoned for that oflense."
" What reason have you te suppose that he
Is a repentant man 7"
BUZZARD'S CHANOK or HEART.
"Frem what he told me, coupled with
such ability as I have Irem oxperlence In de
termining whether a man is telling the truth
or net and because he gave himself up with
out getting any share of the reward, as he
could easily have done. It was the strang
est trip 1 ever had when I went te see him.
When theso outrages were se frequent last
spring In the mountains, I, living then at
liouevbreok and believing as I did that tbe
Buzzards were responsible for them, felt at
first llke taking a gun and Joining the
horse companies myself. Then 1 concluded
that that was net my business exactly, and,
thinking It ever, I wondered if civilization
hadn't something better than bullets te efler
the Welsh mountaineers. Se FriendSupplee
and 1 went up te Abe's mother's house. We
assured thorn then that we were simply a
Quaker and a Methodist missionary, but It
wasn't until I sang and prayed with them
that liiey ueiieveu we ware net detectives.
We went rretn heuse te heuse and finally
fixed the day for the meeting at the
Handbeards, which started the mission there
that the Presbyterians seem new te take all
the credit for. It was a strange meeting, and
ter a long tlme It was a question whether
the services or a deg tight under the meet-Ing-heuse
would succeed in fixing the atten
tion of the congregation. The services con
quered finally, and at that meeting we made
arraiigements for a conference with Abe at
the Sassafrae race-treck, ou top of the moun
tain. On the day It was set Ter the news of It
leaked out and the whole population of the
Pequea valley apparently set out te fellow us
and capture Abe and the reward. We de
clared the meeting oil" and separated. I took
the train for Beartown and FriendSupplee
circled round the mountain aud met me
there,
A IT.NITCNT OUTLAW.
"Abe was at tlie appointed place, and we
had a long talk. He told us that nlne years
of his sentence had been unjustly Imposed,
and that he was willing te serve the ether
four if that could be tak'en oil'. We ques
tioned him as te his complicity in the recent
outrages, and he satisfied us that he was net
guilty of thorn. He said that be couldn't let
hLs tauiily sillier, by which we supposed
be meant that somebody's hen-roost had
suffered te support them, and he prom prem
ised te abstain irem thieving if we could
let them have clothes and previsions, which
we did. Friend Supplee and I counseled
evor w hat had best be dene when we had
satisfied ourselves that what he said about
the nlue years was true. We knew there
was no Justlce for him in Lancaster county,
and we thought at first of sending him West
Finally we concluded It was belter for him
te get legally clear of his sentence befere
starting in life again. He told me that he had
had n change of heart and I believed him
when he gave himself up, as we finally
advised him te da"
Mr. Lane Is a business-like looking man,
with a strong, square Jaw and an iron-gray
beard or cntircn miuiatit cut. no is ap
parently the last person in the world te grew
sentimental ever a penuent miei. rnce nup.
plee, his fellow-pioneer in the Welsh moun
tain mission, whose work was described at
length In the Press last fall, ls as clear-headed,
methodical and unemotional a personage as
his clear-headed and uuometlonal Society of
Friends can show.
troeDi' Mt. AWAKE.
He I Gathered lu by the Small Hey Bnt Given
III. Liberty ou rreiul.lng a Snow Storm,
Ajuvenlle ground-beg took advantage ei
the line spring weather, Sunday,te crawl out
of his hole In Quarryvllle aud take a sly
leek at the outslde world. Seeing some nice
fresh celery tops and cabbage leaves lying
outslde a kitchen deer near by be made his
way te them, and was about making a meal
et them when, hearing a small boy approach,
he concealed blmself under the steps; but
the boy saw him, and taking him by the
stumpy tall, held him up at arm's length, and
said " 1 have you at last, you Infernal cold
weather prophet; Its you that's been freezing
up everything for the past three months, and
new I'll thaw you out," and se saying the
you ug ground-hog was taken Inte the kitchen
and laid beside the kitchen stove.
Bv this tlme be was still' as a poker, and ap
parently as dead as a deer nail, aud all curled
up In a llttle heap. The warm room had an
effect en bun as awakening asthoeiatory
and tnusie of a Salvationist has en a un re
generate sinner. He first klckeJ out with
one leg, theu with the ether, bliuked with
both eyes, yawned, turned ever en his belly,
staggered te bis feet, humped bis back aud
said lu broken English, "Where am I."
Said the small boy. "Yeu are a prisoner
In a dungeon cell, and I am Lord High Exe
cutioner; your days are numbered; down
ou your knees and pray your last prayer."
" Why, heaven bless you, Billy," said the
grouud'heg, "you don't knew me; I'm
1 woeuy inesaine iiuie itmuiv iMianiu
out or his hele the day before Christmas and
was quietly led back by the car, as reported
In the iNTKLLiacNCCit. Yeu wouldn't
hurt me, would you?"
"I'll let you oil this tlme," said the small
boy, "en one condition."
"Name It" said Woedv.
That you will give us a nice little snow
storm, Monday morning; Just enough te
make geed sledding down the hill back et
the barn. Nene of your belew zero weather,
remember."
"I'll de It," said Weedy, as he scampered
off te bis hole.
The ground-hog Is always as geed as his
word. This morning's snow storm attests
it
A Grouud-Iieg Tluit wa.Toe t'retleu..
from the Wen Chc.ter News.
The grouud'heg came out of his hole en
Friday, and It ls supposed Irem subsequent
events that he was a trifle early, and he had
net gene far befere he was caught In a trap
set by William Heslctns en his property Is
West Bradford.
rmin trrtrn anmnnnimimitii T(C
111& MiW Vt! lUKUAKNlVAlftVV')
TJCfrftr-jr.iKxirua ttr Jfjtrr
VKUEJt IMJ.BHT.
Annual I'srade of nil Majesty Rex, Klaf !
tha Merry Maekere-A Great Day m Hk
Street et New Orlaane-ltrUHaat
rageant Wltneued lr Thoeeaade.
.a
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NKW OltLHANS March ft Te-davHM Me. -
Jesty Rex gave his annual parade for Um &
Iwmiaii Mr 1.1- ...I.I I. ft,,-- -... . . ..
UvU u u,n BiiujTOUi. iiie OTlUlUBiaSm Of ,,,
his reception yesterday when ha UndaxiaitVW
the levee, and the ovation he reetTl fk'
en his preliminary parade had 'grown ?!'
until the streets along the route or the pre- '
cession was densely packed with people, jfil
These parades are usually viewed by 25,000 '
te 50,000 visitors and probably one-hair of the
population et the city. Te-day Uie crowds .'
along the line of march showed no dlmlnu-
tlen In numbers. v"
The events depicted by the blazing pageant "i
were the most glorious and notable Incident " .
or Reman grandeur ; or the Christian era, et ' ";
Peace, Martyrdom, the Reformation and the j
course et history In early centuries. It waa '''
splendid display. .
Wife of Hen. Benjamin lUrrU Brewster Dead,
Philadelphia, MirchO. Mrs. Benjamin
Harris Brewster, wile of ex-Attorney Gen
eral Brewster, died at the residence of her
husband, in this city, this morning, after a
brief Illness.
Mrs Brewster was the daughter of the late
Rebert J. Walker, who was at one time see
retaryer the United States treasury. She
was a lady of high culture and refinement
and very popular in society circles, both In
this city and Washington.
OABLK FLASHES FROH FOREIGN LANDS.
A bishop has been appointed te the long
vacant see Ermeland In the Prussian govern
ment ofKenigsburg. This is accepted as
another evidence that amicable relations
have been established between the Vatican
and Uermany.
Mr. Gladstone has almost entirely recover"
ed from his cold and has resumed his duties
in Downing street Londen.
Hen. Edmund Arthur Marcus Randvs, of
Londen, brother of Baren Sandys, has'beeu
declared a bankrupt One or the causes et
his embarrassment ls the cost et the racing
stable which he has maintained in the United
States.
Elaborate preparations have been made In
St Petersburg for the celebration of the czar
et Russia's 41st birthday te-morrow.
A large armed body of Arnauts attacked a
party of navvies working en a Turkish rail
way near Vranga, Albania, yesterday. A
desperate fight ensued In which several
engineers aud thirty workmen were killed.
Mine. Louisa Hart was given a hearing in
Londen this morning en the charge et pre
curing young girls for Immoral purposes and
committed for trial at court
TELEGKAl'UIC TArS.
Masked men bearded a freight train naar
Little Reck, Ark., disabled the engine end,
side-tracked It The freight ls perishable
goods, and was te gote Texas.
The Pacific Mall company, it is reported In
San Francisce, entered the railroad war yes
terday, by cutting first class tickets te New
Yerk from $150 te $75.
A U. S. marshal has arrested four men
near Portland, Ore., for complicity In Chinese
outrages. Nineteen are new behind bars for
the same offense.
Ex-Senater Jeremo B. Cbaffea died this
morning of acute meningitis, at Purdy's sta
tion, Westchester county, N. Y.
The president has recognized W. It Hbare
as consul of her Brlttannle majesty at New
Yerk.
There la no change from yesterday in the
strike en the Texas railroads. Freight traflle
ou the T. it B. aud the Gould lines Is sus
pended. The rioters at Big Springs, Texas,
are te be arrested.
In Washington, D. C, Judge Merrick has
dismissed the application granted by the'
equity court restraining tbe W. U. telegraph
company from erecting its poles in that city.
An appeal te the U. S. supreme court Is taken.
The Senate chamber is draned this morn
ing out of respect te the memory et the late
Senater Miller ; and the galleries are crowd
ed te hear the dobate en the executive re
fusal te send his private papers te the Senate.
Edmunds opened it
The empleyes of Helweg's shop, In Indian
apolis, having asked for the adoption of the
eight-hour system, were Informed that their
day would be lengtheued from ten te twelve
hours and they quit work.
WKATUKR MOItABILITIXB.
C Washington, D. C, March 0. Fer
the Middle Atlantic: states, colder,
westerly winds and fair weather.
Fen Wkdnksdav. A low; barometer will
probably develop lu the extreme Northwest
Wednesday night and that which is new ou
the Gulf coast will move eastward Inte the
Gulf stream, followed by colder fair weather
throughout the Atlantic state?.
They Recenimeud a New Jail.
Messrs Garett O'Neill, Blddle and Peter-
son, of the state beard et charities who
visited Lancaster lately, wrote a letter te
Commissioner Samuel M. Myers, in which
they " are constrained te express the convic
tion that it is quite tlme the Jail was either
completely remodeled and enlarged te mere .
than double Its present capacity, or, still bet
ter, tern down and entirely rebuilt" In
view of the deficiencies of the structure and
Its crowded condition they "feel no hesita
tion In advising what would seem te us far
better the removal of the Jail and. the eree- - .
tlen or a new ene beyond the creek. This
location, with sewer dralnage facilities very -superior
te these where the present building
stands, win no en less vaiuauie greunu, anu- n4r
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the present one."
Notes from Kobrer.tewn.
The Rohrerstown Harmony Literary i
society held Its last meeting en Friday even- v
ing for this season and adjourned until f
October 15. The society was treated te several (
speeches from ex-Members et the Legislature , t.
E. a Hoever, Manhelm township, who re?.?-
cnlvftrl a vote of thanks from the society for 1 V-A
lilanhln address. Ha was accomnanled, hfVi ?S2J
A. Haverstlck. After the regular order tXfrjSr-
exercises tne socieiy donated 10 iue iinruimtj. -1,.
nrnriiul whnnl. nf Rohrerstown. 110 te be i'
invested for their library-whlch is the only -X
library In tue scuoeis ei r-ass uwnpunu. jwi
township. fc v
a mind entertainment will be held in the 'v
Harmony crailed school house, Rohrerstewu, :
en Saturday evening, March 20. The exer- pf ,
M.uwiilftinalut nf vocal and Instrumental '2
1- .1 .... ..MAa JI.1aimi.I1 null.tlrtMa -Fif' -1
nnd tableaux. Proceeds will be used te pnr- Jjh -.
.ti.ihii. iintin.s. laie uuuuu uun. r m
chase books ter the school library; teacher J. jr 2
II. Sbenck. 'it
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A Weman Injured. ',
Mrs. Themas, of Mechanlcsburg, had herg- J!
nose Injured by being struck with a neraasH
feet this afternoon. The accident wes'
caused by the horse scaring at s band etj,
musicians, rearing aud striking Mrs. Themeey-.-
as sue aieppeu iu iiuiiiuimm. -.wnim j.
wounds were dressed at Lecbers drsjrv drsjrv
stere. , y
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A sWMI " ;,
Mrs. Reglna Deerr, Ne. 313, Vfmmmtf
street, fell from a step laddereajlisiMj
hmillni aavaral ribs aMjSwSsWSSts .weassr
Injuries. ,.thl i '
Anaaale Beard.
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The
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appeared before "iy- eeminissiemsssi
te-day. t "' u-
Bale et Hersec
u.mnat liana anldat Dublin Bale OSS4
day, for Daniel Legan, Testteesi Mafjf'
Canada horses, at n versfe m
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