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VOLUME XXU NO. 2JJ2.
A HEHIKSKNTATIYK MAN.
tiTvitK i or, OKuveit, if(i' ieuns ttmt
VH.txr .t.vi tuiiavvii VAVKr.it.
Starts nut hi Hie IVnrltt at Ten In lliitlnet
Inr llllmrll t''lVrntj.Tlirei Sm.ri.MI
III Three HUlllitl l.ltir. of I'rmlii.
Venture In I'iiIIUc.
It has lnen mitcil heretofore In these
columns that a verv considerable proportion
of tlie men who achieve fame, fertimu nml
substantial ciliuushlp lu Liuoasler urn net
natives of lh city. The number who oeiuo
Irmii the ltiinuill.iti) surrounding isiunlry
Mild make tin) county seal the lusu el tliulr
operations mill thelr permanent home Is ry
large. The prolessltins anil Hid ranks of
business mull ure numerously recruited Irem
tlie rural district. Country boys oeiuo here
te ntmly law anil medicine, dcutl-try ami
anil Jeurnall'in, In lu.iru trail 01 mid te no
into Merci; tlmy often rival .mil pus ly
their city iKirn anil raised oenti tiisirarles
anil nieru thnn 0110 audi has gene up tlie
ladder with swilt feet, scarcely resting mi
0110 rung until they touched another. A
country buy wen lliu iliitrlcl atterneyship
the ether day; IiIh predis esser 11 trout tlie
rural districts anil 11 line of prosecuting
elllrern Istfore him, luck te Kesuiiiiiillur. lilt
slated mikvcviiii halls from th country,
lleth of our judges are country tmru ami all of
the Fegllili: 01llturl.1l fralernlty except euu.
Atnoiiirthemorehants and business itiun of
Lvneaster who have li.nl a steady, unbroken
cireer of prosperity, the result or no aivMent
nor freak of fortune, hut el diligence, lilwr
ality ami liepular manners, nene ktarteil out
for hluisolrearlior than Jehn 1'. Sklles. The
paternal line It of Scotch hlrth ami bleed.
They are an extensive family connection In
llasiern l-incaslcr county. Brlsblu Sklles,
the famous fox hunter, anil lilt brother Jehn
Sklles, who illeil Mimu )iiii;iiwi!n sons
el Henry SklleA ( putter) of Salisbury, lie
wasa llrst cousin of that Jehn Sklles who
was the lather el the subject et tliit sketch.
Tlie elder bkllej untried a Weaver, et
(iennaii family, founders of the village
et WiMVorlen, e.iit of IUrd-ln-lI mil.
It was 1 1 own lu that neighborhood that
Jehn I). Sklles was born, lllty seven years
age. WhPli hu was two yearn old his lather
died, mill the only pre-sent surviving liiein liiein
ber el his family Is it ulster, Mrs. Hear,
of New Helland, Lett nil orphan at this
early hk'u It Miry mkiii ciuiu tlme for him Hi
Htrlke out for hiumell, and at ten yeirs of
iike be Ihiriiiiu htore Ixiy In Miww ICuhy's
Hiere. Ills education after that had te be
picked up in tu.iU'nmpreheii!,lu.stuily room,
a country Htore, and hu was unmindful el no
opportunity miean iniormatieiiauii auipure
a kiiewUhIku el trade. Ills lii-a empleyer
Htlll survUVs, ever SI years of iir and fatlier
ntjn-'in k. nunvi wnn wuiikiej en Satur
day, Ma 7 'As n deleKitii te tlie next Itepub-lk-an
ittatmsitiveuliiin, ever Tims. Mctniw.in.
Yeung Sklles remained with Kitty three
vear, and then entered thu utere of Jehn
NVi'iiKer, Ixitwitm Ilrownstewu and lllnkln lllnkln
tewn, htayed thore tliroeyoara and when K
years of aue he
am: m i.am vm i 11.
I'orty-eno yuan ape, whuru the court house
new dtamlH, at the very oernurof i:,ist King
and Duke Htreehs Michael I'ciper, father of
the late Cel. Win. K l'Olpsr, was keeping .1
combined dry goods mid grocerkw store,
Kceupjlni; two rooms under one reef with
the difluri'iit brnnchuM of the business. The
llrrt npiare of lu. Kim; xtruitwus then
ixflipled 111 part Willi the nwldt'iiccs of some
of the llrst families in thucity. Amiini; them
the HelgarU, C'linmpneyH," 1'niukllns and
Kuillers had tliulr reiiileiices in uoiiilis'tleu
with their stores and ellicua; apprenlli-esainl
More boys be.iriUid lu the faiullles el
their ouipleyora. Tltere is net 11 build
ing 011 elther nUIe el this most
public Hijuaru in the city that has net been
changed nlnce that time. Mr. .Sklles entered
l'elimr'H ntore and bocame a muiiilier of his
family w lieu he was It) and remained thorn
for hIx i eara or mere During this period he
obtained a thorough knowledge of the
giecery buaiiicv, which was conducted very
dlllerently from new. Among the xtaple
articles el thu retall grocery tradu lu 1815 was
whisky; It sold freely at - centt) a quart
and lanuerx bought It lu live, tun anil thirty
gallon casks ler private eenminiptlnn, for the
harvest hands and for general dninostie use.
It was no uncommon thing ler the pastor of
a city church. te cotneand gut his llask llllud.
The taverns wnre kupt open en .Sunday and
crowds of loalers dccomteU tliulr Irnnts.
Thore was no restriction en the liipier tratllc
and a geed deal of the anient was drank lu
the corner grecery. The Lanes and 1 lagers
of that day did the principal dry goods busi.
necs and Watsen 11. Miller and Jehn V.
Ilubleyled in the grecery trade. Krauiph
was the leading tailor and clothier of the
town ; and A. W. Kuasel was already
dealing In hardware, Charles M. Hewell
was chiseling out grave stones ; James
Cress advertlsuil himself as the "Lon "Len "Lon
eon Iwrber and hair dresser "; Jacob Huber
was keeping tlie Fountain lun ; A. N. Brono Breno Brone
inan was 0110 of the lending stieeinakers of
l.anevsterj (!ee. Calder was forwarding
agent el thu Cuutistega Navigation comp my ;
M. O. Kline had a new hardwnre Htore;
Jacob (Irlel was selling beets ami tJiuus, and
111. cex was making carriages.
When Win. 1. I'uliHir, who had Bucceoiled
his father In the store biininesi, was elected
tullet or thu Utucastur Ceiiuly bank ; and tlie
business passed te II. 0. YentleiHinllli and
C. Ileatea subseiiiiuntly le Fonderaiullh .V
Herr Mr. Hkllen went with them ami It was
a year later, bol'ero he was ii'l years or age,
that Mr. Hkllen J b '
Wlt.NT INTO Tlt.VlIK fOH llIMM;Lf.
He opened a grocery stere at the Heutluust
reriiur of Dttkeitnd Hast King street, whure
l-'isliur'n grocery Htore Is new located, In
Wldmyer'a building, ami for nix yeara he ran
that business with buccess. When the I.iu I.iu
caster County bank sold llie property new
occupied by Iluruk's grecery and ruuioveil te
its present (juarterp, Mr. Kklles bought
It, oenod a grecery Htore at thu north
west coruer of Christian and ll.ist King
and for a year he conducted both uteres,
alter which he sold his old Hlauil te A. -
Hlugwalt and coucpntrated all his attention
upon his mero central bufclness. The fol
lowing yearn wero Heasen et activity
and Muccess. During the war h,U'h ure
active, prices high mid prellts geel.
There was no audi sudden advances in gro
ceries as In dry goods', hut the inerclmulH el
every class experienced rapid rlses In the
value el tlielr Mecks and made money.
When Mr. Sklles went Inte biisluess, ler
instance, unit ler years nuerwards canned
tomatoes brought 60 ceutai a can, and corn
U'JU, about lUe tliiies tlielr present prices,
though net one-tonth the riuantlty was Hehl
and used then tliatlscoiisuinednow. During
the war migar ran up te 2i cents a pound and
oetli'o touched high watermark at about GO.
KMIIAUKS IN DIIV 000U1.
Mr. Sklles hadbeeiilii the grocery busl busl
ness seme jlftoen years anil had soeured the
beat custom or the elty wlien atx opportunity
oll'erou te buy thopreporty en Kast ICIng
V-.. -MfS- VWHPl
Ki'' "' -jE; 1W"""' 1
-SIX PACsEH.
Nlnel, new tlie Htore of Jehn H Hlvlnr A Ce ,
and 110 engnged In the dry goods trade.
Aloue he founded this lieiisu ami ler leu
years did it Hiiccessfill business, retiring lu
)HT7 w lieu he Held out te (llvlur, lleneis A
1 Inrnt, producessors of the prcivnt llrm.
11111 TIIIIACCO IIUHINttMS.
Vearn bofero this, hewever, prebibly as
far back as the beginning of the war, and mi
early as any of the prtneiil tobacco dealers
were mignged In tills tradu, Mr. Nkller had
luade carerul olmurvatleu of the Increasing
tobacco Inlorest In thlsceuiily ami lis lniir.
taut rolatleiiHloour loe.il business prosperi
ty. Twonty-llveyoarH he hocaine associated
with his brolherdudaw, Mr. James 11. Trey,
one or the most liilelllKtit and r.ir-lghled
represontatlviwer this trade, and Ihev llrst
packed toliaceo In the basuiiient el T'lllteu
hall, In WaturHlreet. They had w 11 reheuses
also at MillorHvllleand at II iridsh's, mi the
Conestoga, and lu rear el the Hk ih properly
en ICast King HtreeL Their operntlens were
gradually extended Until In Is7V, urter .Mr.
Sklles withdrew from dry goods, hugavnlils
entire attention te the business of the firm.
Ill Is7 Mr. I'rey built the eipiilius ware ware ware
hoiise 1111 lluku street, ruimlnu 'wk te
Cherry, which has Hlncoaceonimndalod their
business j and during the Intervening pe
riod they have been among the very l.irgest
0MiralerH el thu statu, buying as heavily as
.,,1101) cases In n Heasen, and having their
agents all evor InncHsier, Chester, erk
and ether ceiintle eurlng every Htstien
In which geed learcati be beugliL
Mr. HklleV llrm have taken a conspicuous
part lu every movement el the trade, ami
have been instrumental In sisMirlnglalr prices
ler the home growers against the uncrei.-li
incuts and Invasion of the Sumatra pMidiiet.
He takes a hopeful view of the future el the
teh icce culture Interest here, provided our
farmers will glve closer attention te riNlug
and curing tliulr crejis. With thu present
assiired tarltrel 7 cents H)r pnuml no Su
inatia, be believes our lariilurs cati compete
with it if they will bring experience, eareful
handling, close ntteutlnii ami earn te the
planting, griming, curing and h nulling of
their crops.
A IHN OK ATI A I US.
Mr. Sklles was one el the iinnpaiiv of gen
tlemen who, at a heavy Investment, under
took te reorganize the liinc.ister Watch com cem
jiany and for llve vears he was treasurer of
the enterprise. He has Uen fill ten ears
treasurer of the Me'Slianlcs llulldlng and
l.ein ase'i ttleii of tills cltv. IImvvis .11111 n
the projis'tersaud has been since its si.iri .1
dins-ter of tlie I'lllteu National bank el I.in
luster, which has had ac.irisjref iinexiiuipled
prosperity. He has been for many ye.irs a
trustee el the l.mcister cemutery, nml a
trustee of St. Paul's Unformed church, of
which he Is a member ; Mr. Sklles is a
liberal patron el the oilucallennl, literary and
charitable interests et the community.
Mr. 8kllf was married JO years age te
Miss Kmlly l'rev. sister or Janus It. and
.Inisili Ik Trey, of l.mc.ister. Their only son
Willie, a premising young Ulan, dusl sumo
years age lu the Hush of his manhood ; uud a
tastetul iiieniimaiit marks his rusting ptacu.
-Mr. Sklles built the mnunlnu en Kit King
Htreet, hour Kulppen, where he resided rer
many years, and which Is new the home of
Mr. V. 'I. Watt. He subsequently bought
the handsome residence en North Duke
stnsit which henevv occupies, relltted It ami
made It his Hirniancnt home.
in rui.mis.
Mr. Sklles hat lasin an aatlve Kjpulilic,n,
taking 11 geed (leal of Interest 111 the primary
iillalrs or the county, and hoiiie j ears age his
friends pressed him te Iwdiiiii 11 caiididate
ter county olllce. It suited the politicians
Iwtter for Mr. Sklles te run for enmity
treasurer, but he iui net of tint way of
thinking himself. He bocame .1 candidate
lu lsl for prnthonetary and was pitted
against Sam Matt I-'rldy ler thu nom
ination, being hlipsirted by the ."'
I'.nl coliibln.itleu et i.iedidates who were in
the "plcter biek." Minvef them went
elected, but the contest ltw een Sklles ami
Kriily was nearly even. Te this day tunny
of Ills Ineuds liellove he was ulccled, and
counted out. Tuu return judges had a
Htermv uiueting. On the lace of the re
turns Vrldy h id iv,:!99 te ij, M'Z for Skiles : and
he it was counted. HklleV friends alleged
fraudsln llarvolUymeud'scountry suillclent
te cliauge tue result and tlircatencda contest,
but everything cooled down, and three years
later Sklles was nominated without opposi
tion and elected by thu usual pirty majority,
lle has made an ailable uud ipular eilicl.il ;
and It Is the calculation of thu politicians that
I.ewls S. ll.irtuian, who held the oihce from
lsTS te issl, will succeed Mr. Skiles. Tlme
will tell.
When Mr. Sklles lived III the Second ward
he was active m city politics anil was a mem
ber el common council leraiiuuiber el years.
lle served en the water and ether important
committees and was also praddetit of com
mon council.
A.V AMATKIIlt r.XTMlTAlXMKST.
finite et the llut Tlltl llej himI (vlrls A(iillt
Tliriimelves llainloinet).
In the new vacant Houdersen mansion, at
the corner or Kast King and Ann streets,
a select utidience was asseinbled en Friday
evening te see and hear an entertainment
gtvefi by the Ilepkiiis-Nauman inanai ih-hI,
ter which every reserved seat ...- 1, .d
laifore the curtain rose. gtswl ileal
el Interest attached te the event 111 mcIiiI and
family circles lsicaus s 11110 young people
wero te make their debut lu public dramatic
and inimical perlerinances ; and all thu world
knows hew much et future late te "Mars" in
these lines depends upon the suivess or fail
ure or the llrst venture. The stage was well well
lltted out, the scenery was Hlilfled with
skill, and tlie actors were well up in
tliulr pans. The opening larce, " Timi
(Ireisly by Hall," was appointed te II. I).
Hepkins as Docter, Jehn Nuiimaiius 1'aticnl
auit Alfred Naiimaii as thu faithful mid
sturdy Mike it was admirably rendered,
uud, the actors wero railed out. Alice Mid Mid
tlleteu and Isabella Hepkins wero charming
11 tubes lu the Weeds' in the historic tab
leau : Annie Hepkins. Alfred Naitimui,
Mary Mhldloteu uud her great graud graud graud
mother's calash gave the pantomime
" Kebin " te the reading el It ; "An Aller Aller Aller
noeu Ten " wn 11 beautllul rcpresontatieii
of 0110 or the K.Uu flreennway pictures, and
select readings by Mary Mlildloteu and
Anna Hepkins eveked reisMted enceres, The
crowning event el the evening was " Three
l.lttle Maids Frem Scheel " with the follow
ing cist :" Yum Yum," 11. D. Hepkins;
' I'lttl Slug," Alfred Nuuuiau ; " 1'oep-llo,"
Jehn Nauiiian. Tlielr centuiuiiii; yvas very
etluctlveaiid the acting and singing beat the'
McCaiill company many a nille. When the
managers el the show tried te wind up with
sumo music fiem Japan, imported especially
for the occasion, the uudimice rofused te Iki
satisfied and It was only alter tney hail been
trttited le "tie Tell Aunt Sally " that they
went.
,. Axlilviit at a ltarn-ltaUliiK.
iliixititwiM.i:, .lune fi. Onoertho most
notable events that has occurred In the Ien or
end of the county for home tlme was the
" raising " of thu frauie of the large new
barn en the farm of Jacob Hwarr, near
Mechanic's (irevc, this roreueou. A very
large attendance el neighbors and acquaint
nines was attracted front all the burreuiiiilng
country. An accident that occurred, hew uver,
marred the pleasure 01 1110 uveni. v no ivy
Kliuer lull uil tiesejiu J.
leared le be badly hurt.
.-I 1 ,, ..1. 1, 1.-.I..I.U
Frlcks and he is
Te tiu te Mew Yerk.
Mr. W. M. Speer, who for mero than 11
year past has been the efliclent operator of
the I'ulted 1'iess lu the lNTi;i,i.nii;.N(.Kit,
otllce, Is about te uceept 11 il il
tlen In New Y'erk. His associates
lu the olllce, as well as the numerous lrleuils
that he has muue lu 1110 city iiiiriug his btay,
will regret te learn or his departure from
tlielr midst,
ItuieniiuOlllilaU oil ler a (lueil Tlme.
Deputies Koventio Collectora Hiestaud, or
Yerk, mid Trout, et Mllllin; llauger Hairy,
or Yerk, ami ether etllclals orihe servlce
were in town te-day and 1011 at a:iu p. m. ler
Denver, en the H, A C. railroad, vvhore they
will be the gnosis or the deputies et the home
olllce at a flub illuner and ether luxuries
or the hoasen during tlielr stay lit the county,
lllrllulay Coleuration.
Dr. J, C. Shaub -was greatly surpilsed en
Thursday ovenlng when his family and nu
merous trlends had oemploted their prepara.
tlens for lielplng him celobrate his :i7lli
birthday anniversary. All had a Iluelliuu
until a late hour.
LANCASTER.
TAKICS LKAVK OF ABSKXCB.
HKVItltTAItr MANMNU HtlKH TO HOT
M'JtlNHH, VA IO HKUVVKHATK.
Ilia C'ldfl f llm Trnmiry lrmrtiiinl Will"
Ihn I'rcKlileiit lilt Itrslgtitttl nml dm
itrily lie Itrielti-tl AkIis I" llfilnr It.
Ilm l.tlrriir lletli I" '"
The rolleivlng Mulf-explainUiry corros cerros corres
iwindonco was made nilille In Washington
I 'rid ay oveiilng:
Wasiiiniiien. I. .. My a. ls-My
Dear Sir: I have decided te plm.11 hi your
hands my resignation or the olllce which you
did 1110 the honor te ask 1110 te accept llftoeu
months age. My teaseus for this decision are
both public and personal. .Slnre the partial
recovery id my health lias permitted me te
relleet upon the (Inm mils et the public scr scr
vlce le which I had given, perhaps tee freely
all iiiytitreiiglli, and iihii the comlitieiisol
resuming my labors nt your shle, I have net
ler a moment ipiestlumsl what must be my
present duty. Tlie lull reevery of my
health (s pronounced le beau allairel weeks
and a longer period of rest, esjsiclnlly iliir
lug the he', mouths, is prescribed, or, at
leat, advised, as a prudent regimen there
alter. Vinpllmice with this advlce would
net Is) practicable wero I te resiime new the
general direction el the treasury department
oveti If abating Heinethlng el the energy
which it se-lined needful te exKiiid In tlie
tlrnt year of my work. ,Hiirvlleii at 11 dis
tance would 1st mero el a hindrance than a
belli tolhe acting sis-retary. Det It Is net be
lining that 11 department of the gov
ernment h dllliciilt and he lmior lmier
Uul should be administered by acouvalos aceuvalos acouvales
cent Htudleus or parrying Its dally oxae-
tiett, nor thu watrliuil itrel of Its oner-
liieus Inlliicnceer the direction or Its llsral
tvillcles, even under jour vvi-u lead, should
buiitluuinled by any enu
concerned about
ItuHlKiiidliig his strength.
The reform In our llc.d iiellcy which yen
have maintained, and whuh have been
framed and commended te the wisdom of
the leglslatlve branch, are reforms ius.-ess.iry
toeursilety, binding lu honor, obligatory In
the traditions el the Democracy, set down
with premises 111 our statute book.
Our presuntLirlll'laws area iiix'dlcss op
pression Instead el an easy burden. Our
currency Is a chaos, Info which we iKiur
Irouihiiced purchases oreitoot the procleus
met.ilsii mechanical increment, under ucoln uceln
age lavv he Ill-judged and untimely that It
hinders the esjilug or our mints te the
natural and unlimited coinage of both
metals, and the Iree oxpinsien or oiirgeld
and silver coin along with the growing needs
et a mighty people.
All our needful customs revenue might be
collected by strictly rovenue duties upon a
lew were aiticlix instead of by extravagant or
nrohllilterv duties uihiii muru than 1,000
.irlicliv. The mero machinery of adminis
tration, by Its own mass and complexity,
breaks down and crushes out the mterprlsu
it iiKfcutiieft te protect.
A tiotter currency than olsewhore elsts
tfiilght be had by a tow lines 01 reisjaiiug aim
euiiwi!rliig legislation, lollewed liy two or
three yeira or isipuble administration el the
treasury, and joined with the present saga,
cleus conductor our loreigu policy -by the
state department.
I nder the operation et currency laws and
l.irlll laws new lu lerce, which you and the
Forty-ninth Congress were elected by the
M.ople te lepeal and referm, the burdened
Industries el our country are plunging heav
ily along a miry read toward foreseen dan
ger. We talk or arbitrating our iosectle
share l disaster Instead of knocking oil our
sell-iinM)swl luttersiiud releasing a general
prsKjritv.
This is net, in my dcliberatu judgment, a
tlme when the president cm delay te pro
vide, or afford teillsiwiisn with, an actual lis
well as a titular head of the treasury depart
ment. The lisc.il jiellcy el thu Federal govern
ment in respect ten debt se large, Uxatlen
stiervasive nml 11 currency which is univer
sal, cannot fall et being a elder racter in
national and individual well-belug. Your
own dutv, ti which you have uddrossed
VettrM'l! Willi bucit ciear anu uiiiiiticuing
purpose, the duty et Congress In thu pre
mlres, and thu laws which may yet le
tUMi-iuil fur lliu giudancoer the treasury de
partment, will reiiiire that you be assisted
in their adiiilnlstrutteu by an eillcer capable
et roll elllcicecy and unwearied elrcum-
MMVllen.
l'eriult me, thererere, without heslutlen,
le accept, my teuii.iry disability as a sum sum
mens te stand iiside and make way for ene
tuiuieiiiatetv capable el liilllllliig every ro re
iiuireuieiit el the putilic service. ery res
IHs'tlully yours, Damihi. Max.nixii.
Te the presulunt.
1 111: riiKsim.si's iiiiri.v.
F,i.niir. Mvssien, Wasiiinoien,
June 1, lsbil. My Uear Mr. Manning : I have
received your letter In w hich your resignation
Is tendered as secretary el the treasury. Thu
sentiments therein contained are entirely in
kucping with thu devotion te public duty and
the loyalty te the internets el the geverment
which have characteri7u! your rolatleus te
the present administration. I am net sur sur
prised, though much Impressed, by tlie con cen con
lern which you nviiice ler the correction el
lite aluises and the inauguration of tlie ro
ll rms te which in your loiter you allude and
which have been hoelten topics of our anxi
ous consultations.
I had hepeil that the day was at hand
when the party te which we belonged, iu
Ilueiired largely by faith and contidence in
ou and In the wisdom or your views, would
be quickened tu the sense of resHiiislbility
and led te mere harmonious a -lien upon tlie
linKrtant iiueMteiis with which you have te
deal.
In considering your proposed resignation
1 should be strongly Inclined by my personal
reuard and trleudship, and liv the vnlue of
your serv Ices te the country, te beg you te at
ence and ontirely abandon your inclination
te relinquish your part olnrdiieus duly. Hut
1 am convinced that 1 should net de this,
and that in all I suggest and ask 1 should
have much at heart your wollare and salety.
Yeu have placed your resignation in my
bauds. My responsibility here begins ; and
I knew that tlie responsibility will be met
and the w Mies or the peep'.o of the laud lully
answered when I ask you te postpone ler
iiwlnle any insisUiiice upon the acceptance of
your resignation, ami mat your uuui rainu.
si' in thereon may be dolayed until the etlects
el continued rest and freedom Irem eilleisl
c.ue upon yourceiiditlou may be better tosteil.
I therefore earnestly request you te secept a
leave et absonce until the tiret day et Octeber
next, when, li'yeu doslre it, the question of
your resignation may be resumed with, per
haps, better menus or judging all the tacts
and piebabllltles which hlieuld be consid
ered in Its dotermiiutiuu.
Hoping that you will censent te this sug
gestion, and trusting that your encouraging
pregims toward restoration 10 iieauu may
continue, 1 am, lalthlully, your Irieiid.
(iitei:it Ci.i.vi.i.asii.
I1.111I0I Manning, hecretary et the treasury.
Sicretary Manning has accepted the prestl
dant' suggestion, and will allow his resigna
tion te lle evor until his Icave of absence
shall have expired. Assistant Secretary
Fairchild has been reqiicstcd te continue te
act us sccietary until that time, ami has con
sented te de se.
Secretary and Mrs. Manning, accompanied
by Mr. Jeseph W. .Miller, commissioner el
internal lovimue, and Mrs. Miller, loave
Washington tlilsulternoen for Het Springs,
A Watili Mil in 11 Cernllelil.
Thursday last as Harry It. F-dilemau, resid
ing near Hothsvllle was re-pUintlng corn,
hu turned up Ireui boneath the biiriace of the
mil. 0110 lid of tt geld-plated watch cash,
en the lnner aurface et which was
stamped tlm loiters " C " and " O. M.," and
the number ri,2i. Mr. F.shleniau heed
around for seme time thinking he might
Hud ethor portions el the xviitch, but was net
aiii'CHssliil. u U stijipesed llie watch was
stelen uud when the thiel found out that the
ease was net geld, he broke It up and threw
it away.
June Hi'ii'leu of the r.iitlieruu Institute.
Otvlhgte the tact that the Lutheran minis minis
lerliim of I'diiusylvanla will held Its unntial
convention In I las ten diirtnir the third woek
el this month, the Sunday Scheel Teachers'
Institute, according te special resolution at
its May session, will meet en the second In
stead of the third Tuesday, viz., en next
Tuesday ovenlng, ut 7:30 sharp, In Trinity
chapel. This will be the last session of the
Institute until the fall.
PA., SATURDAY, JUKE
ttO.Mi: Ol' TIIH JAIVAl. h'l.YKUK.
A Turn Around Ainntie Hi" I'ast ItnnilBtnrs el
ijtnriMter llilurs.
Ju times nolleng gene by this city of l.aii
caster Was famous for r.ist herses and lis
oqulne glory had net yet departed. Thore
are net as many llyers new as 1 11 the best
days of the l.iucister driving association,
but the homes of Ijriciwtiir nrn the admira
tion of strangers uhd a gentleman who Is tut
thorough a liorseniau as evor wero a spur,
and who had traveled extensively both lu
America and Murepe, told llie writer re
cently that he had nowhere seen he many
lliui liorsesasln Lancaster.
" They are all geed, sound animals rind
welt cared ler.'4 Just thou SrdukollrlUcame
along with what was ence a home and the
remains el a wagon. We bilked about tlie
vv eather.
ir any 0110 thinks that l.iucaster Imne
trotters lelt I will clarlly his mind.
Out at McOraim's jurk Mr. Macflonlgle
has a brown Htalllen, Majer MlddleteAii,
commonly known us Yeung Mlddletewn,
by Mlddlotewn, dam by Terente Chlof, who
was the slre of the fatuous uovernorHpraguo.
This Is a splendid aultiul and is ranked
among the losteststud horses in tlie country,
having made U.'Jll with ease.
Walking overtho turfcarefully blaiikelud,
was Mr. lagan's running herse Kinney,
xvhe Is ontered for the Ilanover races for
J.1UI) a slde. lle Is a bay xvlth whlte foro fero fore
licad and nnse, a beautiful Httle head ami a
form that Is tlie portection el lightness and
grnce. A threo-year-old Kate McCauley bv
Meluhart and dam Maggle Melnhart. well
known as ene of the best mares in the
country, was lu the stable, and near by was
the herse Clarke, by Clarke Chlof; he has a
11:10 record. Well projHirtlnned and with a
very Intelligent face, he Is a herse te be
proud of.
Mr. Duffy lias a bay mare In MncOnulgle'H
suibles that cm trot lu 'iA, Hiniiah D, by
Stelen Weters.
The htables or Uriah Illtzer, en North
(Jueeu street, held seme horsel of neble
bleed. TI1010 lsOonenil I'ulaskl, 10 hnnds,
a Urn-eyed blaek, son of Shamrock, seu of
Hambleteulau, dam hv a son or Fields'
Ileyal Geergo. Ills slre was the sire of Jay Jay
Hye See, Star and Hnuibletenlan. Ileyal
(ieorgecitno from Canada. There Is Katie
II., a livo-ycar-ehl bay, sire 'esburg, Irem
Keifs Mambrhie Flint, dam Klttie Ilurseu,
seu or KainlKiw ; Katie I!., is a slster el Ike
Sliultz, who had a record or -M, unit xvhe
beat I'hulUsaml citne In a close second in a
raee which Majolica wen In 2:i!l'.. Fhallas
new travels with Jny-Hyo-ee.
And new I ceme uj a herse, It is a pleasure
te descrilje, Jehn Strohm. "He Is a geed
herse and se xve gave htm 11 geed name,"
Joe DanleH exiilftlued.
"Iuig hooted, short Jointed, fetlock-, slug and
llnmd breast, lull ces, small head mid nostril
Wllifl
llltfh crest, short earn, strailil legj, ami passing
niteng
Tlitn inane, thick tall, brmd buttocks, temlcr
hlUe.'
A herse after Shakspeare's heart, and our
own ; four vears old and a full brother of
lke Sliultzj he Is a bleed bay or Mahogany
stallion, Hixtoen hands high, with the
prettiest tall a herse evor were ; it sweeps
the ground and sways In graceful curves
with every motion; It measures a geed six
feet.
Mr. Newton Illtzer has a line young saddle
herse which Is namole.s butdoervesiiuaine,
very graceful nml spirited.
Next comes J. Mel)., a chestnut herse with
small head and bright eyes. Sire, Vosburg,
who was the last-st loiir-yc.ir-ehl In the
world, and a challenge wns offered ler liiin
ngjdnst nil loiir-year-elds, of from llve le
ten thousand dollars.
J. MeIV dam, Fannie Kicker, by a son of
Seley's American Star.
Mr. H. i:. Ildly's Johnny II., who dis
tinguished hlmselt in the raee en Thurday
bv lapping f.-uly J.lnda in Jitl and only
railed te win thteugh the accident in the first
heat, trotted i mile the next morning in
2r-'4. Mr. Hilly alce has a handsome pair
of serrels that cm make 2-IU en the snow.
Mr. Leeher's Tanner Hey, well known te
all l..aneaster horsemen, tieedsnopralce. His
herse Friday, born 011 Geed Friday, is faster
than Tanner Hey and can beat '-. '.e with ease.
Heth are Hainbelteniaiis.
Mr. HenJ. Hlrsli has a pair el blooded
horsestliatcau strlkea rattling pace.
A. H. Shaeirer has a sorrel, lv., hands,
high, that can trot In 2:2s
Mr. lteyer has 11 blooded mare Miunle It.
who can make 2:10, and a stylish pair et
dark b.ivs whecm trot In three minutes.
Mr. Celvin has net nearly se many fast
blooded trotters as he had a j ear age but
still keeps seme line horses, netah'y .1 pair of
light bays sixteen hands high. He also has
a stylish pair of new greys Irem Kentucky ;
excellent drivers.
Mr. Gressman has n handsome pairet bay
mares Flera C, sired by Mainbrine Medcc,
and Win. ;c, slrid by the mine.
Mr. Walker, the horseshoer ; don't talk
much imdigree and time, but he drives a
litlle ui.irethat proves hint a judge or horso herso horse
tlesh. Mr. Armstrong's Mihvaukee Chief is
worthy el' nole.
Or. il. F. Urell's Shamrock, sired by Sham Sham
reek, proves nn exception te the old rule:
" four vv hlte feet and a vv liite aose.
Cut oil his head and glvehlin te the crews."
He is a live-year old and fast.
Mr. Svvalti aud Messrs. 1 'l-s A Uoerr usually
have last herses but uoiie.it jiruseut.
Mr. Henry Martin has a llyur, Mr. James
Hest another uud there are many ethers
iiuite as worthy of motitleu ; but our limit
et space calls halt.
A lUce ut UiiiliiKir Vf-Unlay.
The running herse He Calm, which is te
run Dan Legan's Kinney at Hanover next
Friday for fuOO, had a raee thore yesterday
with Jehn McC'lelIau's Armadale, of Gettys
burg. He Calm is a bright bay, 1 years old
sired by Hillet, who Is also sire or Miss
Woodferd. He xvas straddled in the llrst
heat by Temmy, a guadily attired kid.
Armadillo Is I years old, a s irrel, Hired by
Gleucl, who is also sire et Strapsey. Ills
rider was Merris Shuri.r, a young jockey
from Brighten Beach. Tite race xvas ler a
purse el $.",00, but eutside bets made the
hUkes aggregate several thousand dollars.
.1 list liotero the stirt the odds seemed te be
sllirhlly in favor of the Geltsburg herse.
Beth horses get oil nicely in tite llrst he.it,
but vvhiloeuoof the judges shouted "go"
another seunded a recall en the bell. The
horses, however, paid no attention te elther.
They were oil, and for a titue ran together.
He Calm's jockey was unable te handle
his limve, and he seen foil behind, Anna
dale taking the heat in 1:"S'4 as announced
from the stand, and in IS! by half a
dozen xvatehes en the grand stand. Fer
the hecend heat Armadillo eame up as fresli
as a daisy, while 1110 eiu ruling uau
considerably worried Be Calm. A new
Jockey, about fifty pounds tee heavy, was
placed en the horse, but with no Improve Impreve
incut. Anuadale lu an easy canter passed
under the wlre in 2:07, aluie,t distancing
his opponent, who had given up the race.
The supporters et He Calm are net dis
heartened. They believe they have the bet bet
eor horse, nud backed their belief by Im Im Im
modlatelv nuking up another race, l'j nille
dash fer?iOO abide, putting up 5100 lorleit
meney, the race te be run at l'ltulice en July
A l'leasant lUcurbtuit.
rnder the conduct of Kev. A. 11. Stude Stude Studo
baker, of llarrlsburg, an excursion of minis,
ters and Sunday pclioel tiachers lelt Harris
burg en Friday te vlevv points of Interest
along tlie Cumberland valley. Aineug the
jwrty from this vicinity were: Kev. .J.
Jehnsen and wile, or Mauheim ; Kev. aud
Mrs. Seaman unit Knv. S. M. Keoder, et
Kllzabutbtevvii ; Kevs. O. U Fry, K U Keed,
ami Mr. J. I,. Ilollmger, or this city. The
excursienists from this city returned last
night aud report having had uu excellent
tlme.
The 8trickler-Millr lluiv.
Henry Mlller, who Is charged bofero Al
derman McConemy, by Charles Strlckler,
with surety of the peace and assault and bat
tery, waived a hearing this afternoon and
gave ball for trial at court.
, Wen Itlcjcle ttaie.
W. J. Willielin, of Beading, wen the 23 23
mlle bloycle raee at Fottstewn en Friday, In
1 hour, 3S,inlnufcs and 3 seconds. His com.
potlter was Hugh J, High, of I'otUtewn.
5, 188G.
MAXWELL CONYICTKD.
O.VJS OF TUB VIMimtU AU1H IS TIIK
BT. I.OV1H TllVSK UIAUKIIV.
The Jury rind the ItiiglUlliiniii tlutlly ut
Aliirilnr In tlie 1'lrat llrgren In Cautliiic the
Death ut Arthur I'reller Heur the Ver
dict Was Itccclitil In tlie Court lloein.
Sr. Ieuh, .ItineC When the Jury hi the
HroekH-Mnxwell trial rotlred te the Jury
room Martin H. Barnett was chosen fureiimu
and David 8. Chllds secretary. A vete was
taken and counted out en the bible. There
wero tl votes ler conviction ami .1 dissenting.
Thore was then a talk aud II was said that
the ene-armed man was oueotthodlsseiitors.
After the taking of the vete thore was seme
loud talking and then they adjourned up
stairs, v Iiore another vete w us taken, stand
ing this tlme 10 te J. At 12 o'clock the Jurers
had taken another vete, but the result was
net learned. It Is known iiesltlvely that the
two iiiun holding out aru Dozler and Sears.
At .1 a. m. the jurors had geno te bed.
Tlie Jury In thu Maxwell ease have net yet
returned a verdlcL II l.s understood that ut
II a. m. they steed 11 for conviction of murder
In the llrst degree, and ene In favor of return
lug verdict or manslaughter. The court ex
pects an ugroement this afternoon.
A VIllthlCT A'lbCKI) t'l'O.V.
At 12:1.') this afternoon the announcement
catuu fiem the jury room In the Maxwell
case, that a verdict had been agroed upon
and the prisoner was brought Inte court
Deputy Sherlll Hodnetto was Instruct
ed by the court te conduct the Jury
Inte the room. Alter belng seated the fore
man was asked ir a verdict had been arrived
at. Hu answered that there had and handed
the verdict te the clerk w he read It. It xvas,
"Guilty of Murder." The Jury
was thou lulled uud each responded
In a firm voice "guilty." Maxwell had been
prepared by his attorney, Mr. Fountleroy,
for the verdict in advance and wns very
calm, but his face was pale and he was
considerably airectcd by the verdict. Netice
was at ence given by his attorney that they
would lliu a motion for a new trial.
VUXIUCAL Of JUll.Y KELLY.
A Tremendous Unmeurse of I'eople Attend the
l.mt Sad Itltra.
New Yeiik, June 5. The luueral of the
late Jehn Kelly took plack this inernlug
Irem SU Fatrick's cathedral. The bereaved
widow with difficulty restrained her umo ume umo
tlens en taking a last leek at the remains.
At 0:1 j the funeral precession meved towards
the cathedral.
The pall-boarers were llrst In txve car
riages. They wero Judge Hilten, Arthur
I.eary, Jehn T. Agnew, Kecorder Smyth,
Judge German, Commissioner Brunnar,
Kugene Kelly, aud August Belmont- The
hearse followed, drawn by two horses. It
moved slowly up G9th street toward Mb.
avenue, down which It turned, followed by
the lamlly in carriages and an Immense
preccsiinn led by ;Beurke Cockran, and a
fevv ether Intimate Irlendsef Iho deceased.
The street uleug the reute xvcre lined with
people.
It xvas but a row minutes after 10 o'clock
xvhen tlie cortege reached the cathedral aud
thore a vast assemblage of peeple filling the
walks mid neighboring steps had gathered.
Among tho-e at the servlces wero Sacretary
Whitney, I.leut. Governer Jones, District
Attorney Martinc, Hen. HenJ. Weed,
General FiU Jehn Ferter, Judge Truax,
Henry Gumbleton and all the Mem
bers of Tammany Hall. Shortly nfler
the body had been placed 011 the cita
falquu Archbishop Cerrigan commenced the
requiem mass with Monslguer Farley as
assistant priest, Uev. Father Maher as deacon
aud Kev. Father l.avelle sub-deacon. The
funeral sermon was preached by the Kev
Monsignor Fresten. Alter the sorvlces the
precession proceodod down town te the old
St- Patrick citliedral, en Melt street, whero
the remains wero placed In the family vault
in the grounds surrounding the sacred
editice.
(.treat .Tcntlt IZutertirlCA.
Kemi:, J line 5. The Jesuit society of this
city has purchased the Collesil Ceustaur.l ho
tel and the grounds stirreuuding the struc
ture ; also the Cuirassier Barracks grounds,
comprising a large area. The seciety pro
poses te estuiilisli Hs new quarters en
the land acquired, and Is new hav
ing built w illi all possible speed vast
edifices in various parts of tlie grounds.
One et the largest or the buildings Is te be
used as a college for Iho education of German
aspirants ler clerical honors. Tlie propa
ganda has also purchased the vast I'lazze MI MI
gratiette te be devoted te educational work.
The Franciscan order Is building a convent
near the 1aler.iu palace, which is calculated
te oclipwe the grandest convent lu Keine.
I'eurtli-Cl.ihs ln.tiua!,terM.
W.vsuiMneN, I). C, June j. Tholelloiv-fourth-class
postmasteis wero appointed to
day in 1'enns.ylv aula: Solemon Wilkinson,
Ch.uioysville"; Jeseph Coulter, McCundless ;
Jehn I 'nil it r, Ogle.
COUJtT VltUVEL'lllSO.I.
A rvllinlierut .Xlluer Canes llennl mill llliiiuaeil
or II) the Judge.
Court met at 0 o'clock this morning ler the
hairing of sex oral surety and desertion cases.
All vv ero continued oil account of the illuess
of the parties but two.
Till in 1 Morgan, u colored man, living en
Millliu street, was charged by Sarah Scott,
who lives in Cemetery alley, xvlth having
threatened te kill her. She testllled that he
said Hit would net be ler the law he would
fix her. The accused deuied having made
tlie threats aud the court said Iherexvas no
danger of Sarah belng Injured and dismissed
the cise, but dlrected the accused te pay the
costs.
Wm. Bees was charged xvlth the satue
etleuse by Jehn I). Tshudy. Thu parties te
this suit xvore net evor IS years old. The
allegation el Tnh'Jdy was that Bees had
threatened te maiigie him because he had
sued hint ler the larceny of rugs. The threat
xvas madoatSheboi'.s warolieuso en May e,
whero the parties woie sorting rags. The
doleudaut deuied having made the threats
charged. The court directed him te outer
into recognizance In the sum of $100 te keep
the pence for three mouths and pay the costs
of prosecution.
The Kvnus Cuee.
On motion of ceunsil for Rebert J. Hvans,
whose recognizance xvas lerfulted yesterday,
the rocegniz-tneo xvas ropited te the Align st
term, ihe court ruieu mat it weuia de en
usual tonus, the payment or all costs te
data Coiuiiel then asked for a rule te show
cause why the rocegni7Jinco should net be
respited without payment of costs. The
court granted tlie rule and it will be argued
at the June term el court.
The court allow ed n rule te bhew cause
why a new trial should net be granted te
Francis Kilburn, convicted en Friday of om em om
bezzlomout. UltUDNt Itl'SIMJss.
Jehn A. S. Mlller uud David K. Mlller
were nppoluted guardians of the miner
children of Daniel A. Dlssinger, late of
Hphrata township.
Aimle M. B.iir was divorced from her
husband, Cyrus Hair, 011 the grounds or
desertion.
An Aiinlvri.arjr Dinner.
Gen. II. II. Bingham, uiomberef Congress
rrnei IMilhulnlnllt.i: Ileil. ChllS. II. FllltOU,
momber from the San Lrauclsce district,
California; aud Gov. Win. Bunii.er Fhila.
delphl3, late of Colerado, will arrlve lu this
city at 6:30 p. 111. teslay and will be the
guests of Cel. B. Frank Ksbleman at a illu illu
eor te-duy, given in commemoration of the
anniversary of the occasion xvhen Messrs.
Blugham, Kuiiu and Kshlemau started en
thelr trip across tlie coutlueut In 1S85,
SIX PAGES-P1HCE
WAS lit Ml. II AM VUVNTKD Iff!
Bpetllle Allegations of Fraud In One ut llie
liminhlps el Hie Hill lllntrlit.
Thore Is 11 geed ileal of Indignation aud
seme talk of resistance lu Republican circles,
laxaiise of the announcement by Samuel
Kvuus, esq., president of the return Judges,
that he wilt net call that body tegether again,
and en account et his proclamation that
Htelunaii and ethers, whose nomination
was disputed, have been duly olocl elocl olecl
od, and are the regular candidates.
When the lieard adjourned en Monday, May
21, Ut meat again in two weeks, en June 7, It
was generally siipiKwed tint they would de
he, und transact their uiiliiilshed business.
The Siimiuy people engaged In preparation
fur thu event and started lu te collect evidence
that they had been cheated. Hut they were
headed oil by Kvans' action, and Majer
Grlest's Iwutrcr net only kicks, but prints
the following oxjxise of mi alleged fraud in
oneot the districts.
Tin: r.evvini .xi r. jev hmhtie.v.
At the meeting el the beard of return
Judges of thu Itepubllcuu primary election In
this city, en Monday, May 21, tecinvass the
result et llie primary election held en Satur
day, May 22, the return presented from
bower Mount Jey township, (llroneuiau's
school house;, gave the following vete for
sulu senator :
Jehn M 8ti'hiu.iit . . . . . !)
Ablaut biiuuny IS
Andrew Wal Iinaii xvas Judge of the elec
tion and acted as relurn judge; Andrew
S loll and Jeseph Wellley xvere tlie Inspect
ors, and Jacob Ilaldcuiau mid II. M. Stekes,
clerks.
Keportsrrem the district justified the bo be
lief that Siimmy had received mero votes
than were returned for him, ami mi Invest!
gallon xvas started. This was necessarily lin lin
jierfect from the fact that many jicople hesita
ted te tell for whom they voted mid ethers
threw every ebstacle possible hi the Way of
investigation. Notwithstanding this twenty
four citizens of the district made allldavit
that tbey voted en that day ler Abram
Summy ler shite senator, and seven ethers
have declared that they x'eted for him and
are ready te se testily when called upon.
The Pillowing is the ierm of ullldavlt
subscribed te by twenty-four votersof 'sewer
Mount Jey :
lAincaiter County, ti.
Helore 1110, a Justice el the iicace in and ter
said county, personally appeared J. II. Long Leng Long
enecker, S. G. Balmer and Lincoln Yellets,
all of the village of Flerin, lu Levvur Mount
Jey township, xvhe upon their solemti alllr alllr
luatlen did depose nml say that they xeted
for Abram Summy for shtte senator at
Broneman'K school house, in Lewer Meuut
Jey, en Saturday, May 22, ISSd.
J. II. I,e.nii!.vi:ci;i:i:,
S. (2. 11ai.mi:u,
IjI.VCOI.V Yum.kth.
Affirmed and subscribed befere me this
25th day of May, A. D., 1S0.
Kuvvin M. Gii.tunir, J. F.
The following are the names or theso who
luvoVse tostllied In addition, te the abeve,
under seirute allldavits : C. S. Blesslug,
Christian Shueiiiaker, Jehn G. Garber, Jehn
W. Garber, Wilsen T. Mathew, Jehn Y.
Grulier, Fdward Mickey, Franklin Feirce,
Adam Muiuinert, Amkh H. Kisser, Jeseph
Shertzer, Isaac Watsen, Dr. IX C. Sample, M.
II. Weltmnr, Ti. II. Schiitte, K. S. Carmauy,
Geergo Leng, 1'eter K. Krayblll, Geergo Kut
tier, Christian Shuemaker, sr., Jacob Seuders.
Making in all 21 who have testified that
they voted rer Abram Summy at the polls in
Lewer Meuut Jey township.
juuuuttien te iucse names 1110 louewmg
persons declare they voted for Abram Sum
my In that district, and are willing te testify
te that etlect xvhen called upen: Mike Cott
ier, Ames Winters, David Walters, Antheny
Wellley, Ames Gruber, Heward Duller,
Jacob S. Carmauy.
This makes in all thlrlv-one votes known
te have been cast at the polls lu Lewer Mount
Jey township for Abram Summy for senator.
There Is scarcely a doubt that thore were
many mero. It U net Kisslble te ascertain
with any degree of accuracy the exact num
ber owing te the timidity et soma and the
ceaseless emH'.iyers et ethers le prexent an
investigation. Only 1 votes jr Summy
were rcturneil.
Who committed tills fraud ? The officers
of the election ewe It te themselves, te the
public, and especially te the honest veters of
Lewer Mount Jey te make a full ami com cem com
plete statement of the lacts. The primary
elections In that district have long been bu bu
pectejel being.i het bed of fraud ; aud the
postilve proerhas new been furnished that
the vete for Summy at the last primary w.is
net honestly returned.
Let tlie election ollicers glve the public nu
unuieaiaiu explanation.
the Vice rrenliteiit Takes tlie l'luer.
Fercy F. Scheck, vlee president of the
beard, takes exceptions te Mr. Kvans' arro arre arro
gallen el authority te himself aud Issues
through thu Inquirer a proclamation of which
he sayn, the publication in tlielr columns was
refused both by the JJiammer and 2cie J:'ru
which had published Mr.Hv.ins' proclamation,
lu this m an lies te Mr. Scheci: quotes the
rules of the party te show that the chairman
has no right te declare a ticket under the
rules, oxcept te a convention or thu judges
assembled. He further bays :
"1, the vice president et the beard et re
turn Judges, have no authority te act, oxcept
lu the absence et the president, and if tlie
president is net present at 11:30 a. m. en next
Monday, June Till, lbMj, te call the meeting
te order, and perform the duties xvhicli he has
sworn te de, 1 will take his place and de se.
The rules further provlde that the majority
et theso assembled shall declare 11 ticket and
it shall be final.
" I, as an eillcer of that couveutlou, sworn
te perform certain duties according le the
rules, advise every return judge te be pres
ent at Lancaster en Monday, June 7th, 1SS0,
at 11: JO .1. m., as the meeting will be held."
Alas t We Wnlt In Valu.
K10111 tlie Columbia Spy.
The csse of the Lancaster I.NTGLt.ienNcun
Is a happy one. It Is sorenely and patiently
awalng for a libel suit by Dr. Koebuck
It leeks as if the doctor ought te take the
lloer. The charges are tee grave te go un
noticed, and we uollevo they will be noticed
in due time.
The l're.lilmt ami Ills llrlile.
Dl.Btt I'AUK,Md., June 0. The bride aud
groom aie hav lug auethur porfect day. The
air Is pure uud bficing uud the president en
joyed a walk about the grounds about 10
o'clock. Tlie president expects Cel. I.ament
and possibly Mrs. Folsein te arrive during the
day te spend Sunday. The pregramme
for the presiduut and wife te-day Is an
early dinner witli the Davis imnlly aud
another dnxe through the mountains this
utternoen. Mrs. Clev eland greatly enjoys
these drives und appears perfectly happy In
the quarters which surround thelr moun
tain home. The fishing party has net yet
been made up but nuy be te-day, and It is
possible a little angling may be dene dlirliiR
the alter neon.
Wahuisiiien, 1). C, June 3. Cel. aud
-Mrs. Lament lett Washington en the 3:00 p.
in. train this afternoon for Deer Fark te
spend Sunday with President and Mrs,
Cloveland.
Twe Hundred ramllles llomeleu by fire.
Vii:nna, Jime a A dispatch Irem Budda
Vesth says that the town el Boteln Hungary
was almost wholly destroyed by tire. Three
hundred houses xvore burned bofero the
names could be checked. The dispatch adds
that gre.it distress prevails, and fully two
hundred families are hemeless, Three per-
sous xvore burned te death.
mievllle ami .Sioux City Net Iaiiiatcr.
Washington, . -'., May 5. Ilouse
The Ilouse te-day passed fconale bill ter 1110
orectlou et n public building ut -ancsvllle,
O., with an amendment reducing tue appro appre appro
prlatleu from 5150,000 te vl00,000, also Beuate
bill appropriating 5100,000 ler tee erocuen 01
a public building at Sioux City, Iowa.
A l.lttle (ilrl and a Lamp.
Hcerrn.i.i:, Fa., Jnne 5. At 9:30 o'clock
last night an explosion of a lamp lu the
hands efalutiOglrlln tlie Enterprise store,
started a llre xvhicli burned eight building,
causing a lesi of $20,000.
TWO CENTS.
A BIG STUEKT CAR STIUKK.
OKSKHAL '-TltS VV UMVBMMB i
nilOOKLYK AMI) NJCHT TO II If.
Tlin
Action ordered br the Kraiilr l'rettc-
llie AMi(liiuiirent lnreui-enlfllc
Ortiitil ti, the t'eopte The ,rirat
llrrak In the Una of StrlKr.
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sfhiv Yemt, June R, A general " tie-up "
011 all the Brooklyn car lines mid en all Uie
New Yerk car lines lucludlng the Third,
Klghth, and Ninth avonue lines was erdered
by the Kmplre Frotectlve association shortly
alter midnight. The whole matter wm ar
ranged with such secrecy that no
ene knew anything of It until they
saw that the cars xvore net running.
In llrbeklyn the cars xvore steppod en
all the lliiesHhnrtly alter the llrst ctrs started,
except en the DeKnlb avonue line xvhore for
some reason or ethor the ears eontlnued te
run until 7 o'clock, lu New Yurie the.Thlnl
avonue line was run with the "scab" drivers.
The uiio.-pectod "lie-iip" caused nitichlncon nitichlncen nitichlncon
venienco te tlie crowds going te tlielr dally
avecitipns and the elevated reads xvore
crowded.
Few of the Mr) kern wero te !e seen en the
Mroets,and except ler thoalwencoof the cars
en the lines, 0110 would net have known by
Iho appearance el the streetnthat anything
unusual had bikeu place. Orders wero given
at police headquarters te have the police at
the various stations held In roservo, te be
called out In case of an omergency.
The first break in the " tie up " In New
Yerk occurred at 0:30, when a portion or the
bauds et the Illeecker street company refused
te stay out any longer, uud returned te work'.
Tlie ears en tills Hue are new running as
usual.
The 6bject of the coueral rnllienil tle-up Is
new declared te be te coerco the Third
aveutia company Inte giving In le U10
Knights. It Is hoped by the strikers that the
ether companies finding tlielr lines tied up
will oxerclso lulluuuce upon the Third
avenue company te compel Its ofilcers te
yield. Stiporiulendontor Follce -Murray says
that police iirrmigomeubj have been fully
completed mid any outbreak by the strikers
will be promptly suppressed.
ORAVi: HTAIi: Ol AlTAtltS.
The gravity or the strike xlowed from ft
ollce standpoint Is evinced In a general
order ordering all patrolmen en vacation for
duty forthwith, lip te ene o'clock some 30
cars bed been run ever the Bleocker stroet
line tiiiiler police protection.
.1 Fame jcbvdut.
lleur Ward Iteccher Knmured t Have
lrtppxl De.nl In New Vnrk Tn-VT.
A sjieclal dlspatcii te the lNTi:i,i,ief?rciJii
olllce from New Y'erlc this forenoon, announ
ced the sudden death of Uenry Wurd Booch Beoch Boech
er. In answer te mi Inquiry for corrobora
tion aud further particulars came 11 denial or
the rumor. Subsequently it was ropeated
and cyiillrmed upon tne aulhorlty'er the
eminent preacher's seu.
At ljp. m. came a lliud dispatch te the
iNTVM.iUBMCKii circumstantially denying
the rumor In theso words :
BuetiKi.YN, N. Y., June ft. The rumor
that Henry Ward Heocher had dropped dead
at his residence xx'as troely circulated about
tills city at neon te-day. It seen reached
Wall Mreet and appeared en the tickera
In New Yerk. A United Fress reporter
hurried te the residence et tlie noted dlvlue
and asked Mrs. Heecher, who responded te
the rrlierter's knock, as te the truth et the
repert. Herore the ropertor left the house
half a dozen newspaper men xvore rush
ing -up en -tlie same errand. The l'ly-
meutli pastor bad just sat down te lunch
and xtIieii he overhoard the ropertors'
querles he hurried te the deer. "I cannot
account for the rumor," said Mr. Beechor,
" Unless possibly It xvas that I went out this
morning and bought strawberries, which 1
was eating when you called,er that I eontoui eentoui eonteui
platoatripto Eurepe aud souiebonovolont
individuals waut te help me out In paying
my expenses by public contribution."
Mr. Beecher Is well, anil will celobrate hin
"3d birthday en the 2lth of this month.
fleeing front a Uurulng Ilulldiug.
MlNNilAvet.ls, Minn., Juue 5. At, 11
o'clock last night, a tire broke out lu the
upper story of tlie Nicollet house. Toe fire
started In the kltclieu, sltuated In a two
story addition in Ihotearef the heuse. The
upper part or tlie hoiise was occtipied by the
wouieh ompleycs, about 30 in number.
Gieat excitement prevailed among thorn, but
all were removed by the aid el ladders, with
out Injury. The guests wero much frlght frlght
ened and oxclted, and hastened te Iho street
by the llre oscape, many of thorn being In
thelr night clothes. The tire was extin
guished, hewever, w ith a less of only f 10,000.
llie Vinlierlea Question,
Londen-, June 5. This morning's Issue of
the AfiNi(Cr( says: "it Is net te be doubted
that Mr. Bayard will avoid the precipitation
of ollenslvo action en the fisheries question.
Thore is certainly no dosire iu Londen and
xve beliove there U nene in Washington te
Invelve the two uatlens In a quarrel evor a
rather trilling dispute between Allantlolllsh Allantlelllsh Allantlolllsh
ermou. However, xvlille the treaty of 1818
remains In force the Canadians have a per
feet right te demand Its observance. It Is
notsuppesablo that the Cauadians will yield
up thelr valuable right without seme equiv
alent. Concession by both sides are news
sary." Celchrutlncii Hal I read's Completion.
I.eurOiTV, Neb., June 5. Yesterday was
colebratod thu complotien of the Union l'a l'a
cllle branch te this point A train from Omaha
arrlv oil ut neon with 600 excursionists from
Omaha, Fremont, Central City and ether
places. An Interesting pregramme was car car
rled out, consisting or parade, tqioeches,
music, llrowerks, Ac.
A lirlck liletk Cellaptes.
Klkuart, lnd., June 0. The ontire south
wall of the newly orectod brick block belong
ing te O. T. Chamberl.ilu cellapsed at six
o'clock last ovenlng. The postelllce had Just
beeu romevod ltite the north room last Satur
day. That portieu romalued Intacu The
less Is qulte heavy.
An Hener for the Queen of Spain.
Kemi:, June a Tlie pope'a "Gelden
Kese," awarded only, te the very deaerving
of the faithful, and an honor very rarely con cen con
ferrod or late years, will be presented by the
papal nuncio at Madrid te the riueen of Hpattu
en Whit Sunday.
A Mltcreaut Caught.
Ckstiialia, Ills., Juue B.-Jaee. We-sley
Ward, eharged with aasaultlug a 18.year-eld
girl in this place last Wednesday, xvas caught
at lClnuiandy, Ills., yesterday, waived ex
aminatien and xvas taken le Jail.
Thunder Storm In leniuujr.
Bkiim.n, June 0. Disastrous thunder
storms accompanied by water peula a
heavy downpour of hallstoiieaw"I,0"rtt
from 11U the German states.
WKATUKU i'MOM!'"'
.i.r niirly aUtlenary lemperttture, tarl-
thldTitenewlly wuthweaterly.
" ,'en Scvwvenerally Ur weather 1
mdleateSSe Nev EnglMid an.lMlddl.
AtSeaLtw, with nearly .Uttenarytmt
peratttre.
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