Fua mmm rvtf ;i4V !. 1 A -V-5i5A-tii fntelene .-'j xMilliilM, . j t f if .mmimam9!s, T T v V V fl v H.. ifXi liMH O, V J ,,x- VJ VOLUME XXV XO. JACOB HERR TAKES HIS LIFE. HE HANGS HIMSELF I.N THE HOTEL OF tSEO. KIRfllER, EST KIMi STREET. A XiUlv orthe Lew cr Fuel orthe County. A Number of" Checker Problems Found In Ills Clefulufc. Jacob llcrr, well Knew n In this city ixn" comity, committed suicide en Tuesday night at Klrehci's lietcl, lerncr et Hist King "I id I. line streets. He had licen a Ire- (juent ledger nt this hotel for tlie pat sov sev cral month". List owning shortly atler upper he called nt Iho hotel :md said he wanted lodging. He was In the barroom ami ynrd el tlie hotel until iiheut 8 o'clock. when he asked fur u candle, tux lug hu wanted te rctiie. He was given a caudle, told wh.it room te occupy, went up stairs, and Ui.it Isthe last he was seen alive. Tlie room he ectupled Inst night was tlie same out- he had slept In several times be fore, and was un the third lloer of the main building. He was usually an early riser and when he was net Men around the plaeetip te 8 e' let k this morning Mmy rcller,ii sen ant, was sent up stair- te see what was w long. Mie knocked at his deer nnd leicivlng no reply tiled the deer and luiiml It was net locked. Mm openiHl the deer and was startled ntfcelng Heir's body en tlie lloer and his held slightly laisul nnd helil te the bed nestbv .none. She called Mr. kiiihci. the landlord, and he cpikkly ( til'the repe, but tlie man was dead. Dr. King was suiiiiuened and he ex amined the body and said he hid been dead ler scleral hours-. 'Iho bed pest te which the rope was tied was net eier three feet in height. Tlie tope used was an eriUn.il w.isliline, mid only long enough tci be pi nod mound his neck and lied te the pest. Ilis head i. is eiy close te the pest, and was about a feet liem tlie lloer when found, 'I lie supposition is thai he tied the iope .11 ou ml his neck, then .ei.incly Listened it ft the pet nnd strangled hiinscll. 1'iein the position he Iwas in lie leuld hae, befere he lest con scieusness, snveel hisljle. if he cued te. Corener Henim.iii was net i lied of the suicide, nnd accompanied by Ui. H. !. Hele Mills, liis physi) l.iu,lie held an iuiiicst. Iho Juhiih summoned weie Jelm il- ingei, . vv . Kcntirick, i liailcs lierwnu, ll'lies. 1 . MoHIIlgett, deortie Auhiiiup and Lev i T'lielbiennei. 'I he testimony taken brought out the lacts above noted. An I'Miiulil.iiieu el the clothes of tle- c.imsI was made, but nothing of value was eund. The only aiticlcs in his peikcts Aero two Keys, a book el checker games, he wink of (lei eased, two liuindiy iliecks, mil two pieces of the Philadelphia 7'niiri. Iho t outliers juty rcndeicil u veulict hat resulted liem suteiile by li.mglug, and Iho body was taken te tlie almshouse until he lelatives ofthe deceased are cennuuni- lutcd with. lieu w As otte el the best Known men in lietuiintv. He win about (0 ears of age mil was a seu et Isiac Hen, of Providence ewnship. IIe spent nearly the whole el ds life in ei about tlie village el New 'levidein e. He wnsonie mat lied but did nit Iho with his w de ler iii.ui years. He as inc. 1'mul te be ou out lie and med by litnseir fet thirty e.us ei mere. He teultt alw.is lent a small house which he leuld lit up as a cuiiesity shop. His oeiits weie linen Willi viiiuame nun tninse nt titles. He was eiy foul f mechanical toys and he would tmh.ise the most expensive kind. tlie alllltSCIIlCllt IIe nKe luiil 01- hese he kept let f himself mid liicnds. lans and nunieioiisethei musical instui- lents and hundreds nl oilier iitticics. At lie lime Jie had onuef the linest collections t stiieeptliau iews te be seen any wheie, eme ut whiili canie from Paris. He dis used el all these goods souie c.iisage,aud Id netagain purchase a supplj. iuil ery sinninni Hen weillil nitse lon.icce it tlin shares, and he was known te ni.in s ',Tel .icie.Iake." He also sold iceiieimi irsevnrnl yeira lnuveiy iiriMiliiir tieit air I'Maiinint, Willi li lie opt ncd in New l're- tutc. tie tint cr iittie tuning me inter but sit mound the illage stoics, .bout tliiee months age Jake took it into is ucatl llial no wtiuiti uke id ue hi uicastei. He camehcieand beanled anil idged about. Attlisthe Mopped Willi n iiate i.imily, but lately he lias been ledg- igtiiite lioiiueiitlv at tlie lietcl where he liek his lite. He told a icpeitcr et tlie fm.i.Mtu Nil it net iiiiite tlian n ceuple el tivs age that lie tlitl net cat but ene meal Id.ivand that he get at ditleicut places. le then (euipliliicil el net lei ling eiy well mid s.iitl tint lit) hud te be care- lil uhetit w liat he ale. Herr was an in- oterato sinekci, anil lie was .soldein seen litlieut a pipe in ills mouth. IIe would J't out el bed at night te smokeaiid always iiiieil a laige bag of tobatce. His llgure as a f.imil it ene en tlie sticets. He had peculiar st le el tlress and alwas worn intaloeiisolgii.il width. Dining waim cither lie seldom wtue a mi' e can ml two caues aiul nueim d lie Mill. He was ei leuti I ihciki r pl.iMn anil was willing te take lli.ind in a game atatiy lime, lle would ciUcnll isit tlltlricnt ligni stoic- and llur places wheie ilienkers weie pl.i.wsi It erilct tr htl inloaientest. llew.nwcll listed in lrgai I te the game ami secnittl l.ntitl, II ir wasa man el geed lialiitH lid was well liked b these who knew in. What tin mans motive let taking Ids le w is no en knows. He hid net bien igagctl it in tiling tei souie timtt and the 1 lit I 1 tint his ultimo hail all dwindled lay. l is tpiite uueiy mat w nt n no liliitl hi hail ueililng In pielcrtcil tleatli inskint, ler clumtv. His bretheis am lines lit ri, who icsiiles at Helten, aid lehlds, el nt u "stia-lmig. S)iiuita. si'iioel I'lenlcs. Te-da the smubi saIioeIs. el tlie two leioinied ihuuhes ou IXist Oiange street I e holding a pit tin at I'em.wi. '1 hev lintl Iv tat leans en me nam nun nei. nit lit. TlieSunda school et Timity chiiiili is Icniiking at I itit. 'Ihey hail six car j itls el iicepIi also. OUct liaptlst SunildV silioel is sentl- ig a pleasant d.i at I ells Ham, wlucli Is tine J late tei a pnnie. Te liiortew the l'iib len.ui Sunday hoel will go te l.ulu ,uid ist. .lehii's liither.iu te l'cniMi pirk. 'Iho SundiiN si lioelh el the l"irst M. 1'. Iuinh.mil West Missitinarepitiuckiiig.il sk "spnii's te tl iv. Iho attendant e is Irge. Iviife i up InluttMl, I, in ri me I ii'len. an "hi man, was walk g in u til eil till Until Vt tetan ou Neith lecu art i mi iiieiiuiig.wncu uesiippeii te the i liar h lr autl fell tlew n, knot knit; met his knee taps out ui plate. IIe u.is anil in at. lb ami taken te !. .lesepli's spital, when he receive! attention. (jImii Vitotlier LIiiiiice. Illciuj I essnrr ii.Ii henid this allernoen MdtrtitHii I . )tiiinell, en a diarge uliusiiu his wife. At the healing Henry einisil i ai stain fieiii llipiei foievcr, nl h mit iMiiiliulcil te !iu him ene Oil I. il .inn nihil 'in until III pi'MIII- wen iu.uk aiH v lie !! J-tii Hlu js.ih.ipp nnu whfii hii wife wuhdievv 6 suit aP-alust him. 275. COUJ.U M)f OHTAlNHKltTn. Tite siulllMiti riiftyiUnntde tolenvo Sew tlrlcntts HyMtcnmHhlii, Nkv OltuuNS, Jehn U Sullivan nnd rwrty could net obtain borthsen thoslcum theslcum ship Hudsen owing te the crowded ivissen gerlisl mid they did net leiuoen steniucr te-day, as expected. The party entered a carringe about 10. 15 o'clock and,w;ere driven tewiinls the Jacksen street ferry irhore It Is thought they w ere w ere ferried ncress the river and w ill proceo I te Housten and thence te Hosten In St. Leuis. They did nil they could te avoid obscratien. Tliery go through the Texas route, fearing nrrest If they went through the state of Mississ ippi. TIIK DlA.MONll IIKKT. A Vnliuible Oriinttient VIlere it 1m at Ureselit. it has been the custom In Knglaud for the i hniiipieits el the prie ring te hnve an emhlcm te leiirescut ttieirilaliu tolhetitle, but until the imst lieears thore never was a listic emblem put up for competition te be held by u ihainplen according te a icxloef rules until the diamond belt was in ide anil ellcred as the prize ring cham pionship emblem. This belt was itianii tatturctl especially te be held by a Hstie bruiser who was willing te defend tli' 1 1 ephy against all challengers, and te buttle lei it iiceetding te tlio-tnlesef the Ixmden prize ling, which govern all championship lenlcsts. Jehn L. Sullivan nnd l'aildy Itvau, nllnr their battle ler the iliampien sliip mid SS.IXX) at Mississippi City, Feb ruary 7, IhSJ, vvore loli.ive again met face In face within the loped arena and bittle ler a purse of gieWi, ,1,000 n,slde and the cJiiuipien belt. A match was niiauged, the stakes posted Willi Hurry Hill, but the matih loll tlneiigh. Jehn li. .Sullivan was then ellcred the trepin te defend If he would agteote tlelentl It necetdlng te the nilcs governing tlie same. He would netaccept thorenditions. At this time Jem Smith issued a ehal ehal itinge totlebaltlo in the oitliedo 2l-loel ring nir.ilust any man in tlie wtultl. and the donor of the tiephv ngicisl te match Sulllian against the Kng llsli chitupieu Ter the, belt and K,i",) ei sltWW a side. S'lillivau agrectl te 1111 the breach mid battle with the English ihainpien for 810,(HHl and the trophy, but just when the m itch was about being mntle a IKture Sullivan lucked out, and the Ihiglish champion begun te talk about there being no pugilbt in America that wetild outer the lists against him. .sil'll vini licltl the tit le et champion, but he would net defend it, anil then c.iiuoJake l llriin en the pugilistic checker-beaid. IIe iliallingiil Sullivan te battle fei the licit and (he tiephv, but, although evety laii iniliiceiuetit ivas ni.tde te Ining the ch imiiieii and lien chainpleii "tegrtlier. Mlnilu was de-claretl thimpien, nnd In .ugu,t, Ih87, he wiik jiicsented with the ch impjeii beltatlliltliuere. On rctelving the liephy honnneunietl his iutontieii et ilelindlng it against all thiliengeis. Later Jem Smith, the Hn ulish t liamplen, Issuetl a clinllenge te light hilralii fei ?",tKW aside, the belt and the championship et tlie vveiltl. The match was ralilicd, the battle (ought, anil the iliampien belt becaine the rciognied championship emblem of the ptizQ ring, the same as the famous champion belt et r.uglatitl Jehn V. Ilcenau Tem SayerH fought tot en A pi 11 17, INiO. in mi. mging me niaicu neiweeu iviiram mid Sulliv an the latter objected te lighting i tlie trenliv. but en the illtist of Iho 1. Il.iletitlingth.it lin must' contend fei the tiephy, he waived all objection ami agieetl ttiteutentl for the new iiisteihul emblem of the pri?e ring and the heavy-weight ihauiilensliip. The boltlseO Inches long and eightttii lies wide, anil w elghs about Hill) ounces In solid slhei and geld. The design of tills w eik or ait is entirely tllllercut liem any prlo prle ring licit that was ever ellcred in this country or In Hurepe, and In intrinsic value fi is never been etiialetl. Thowerk is laitl nut by seltl sllv cr platesand iloxlble woven silvei ili.uus, foituuatel, se that the belt, notwithstanding Its great anil ponderous weight and sUu,iMtt be adjunted le the body and weui with case. Tlie plates aie richlv ornamented with solid geld ilguies, ami ene et tin se ornaments is somatic th it a likeness el the winner can be put in n geld franie encircled by a solid goldl.unei wrealh wiiBpendid fteiti the bill eiii lull-wlngcd eagle. 'Iliocentteol the licit tciirescntsn prie-ilng, with two men l.u nig each etliet nt lighting attitude. The w lit le el lids tuit is sold geld. Tlie men iiie icpieseutetl In lull ring costume. Mr. AI. Ciitlge, a well known spoiling man, of New Yerk, Is the custodian el the S.11,000 stakes el the light, and this money, w itli the champion belt, hn has placed In tho.Sicentl National bank, et New Yolk, lake Kill. lin, thodeletidcref thehnlt, upon hi . 1 ist ictum lreni Kurepc, in accordance with the unities et agreement, took, tlie belt te New Yei K ami placed it In tliostako tliestako tliostake holdoi'u hands M das, before the date of tlie liglit. He kept it in tlie Sale Deposit company vaults w idle in Baltimore. AVas the Tight u JViiuil 1 Jake Kilidiu anil his fiienda have loll New Oilcans. Kilrain, who was believetl te liaveieccivctl sueli teriible punishment about the biHly, appeared Tuesday morning le boas liesh as tlie day. Alter ills return Iromthe battlcliulil he was taken te the Southern Athletic flub looms and given a bath, alter which he retiied te his roent.i Hi. Dtuiglieity, of Philadelphia, had been attending him", and Kilrain lin I been t.ikinj' uiisliciiie c or situ e his nrriv al there. Dr. Dougherty said that he had been treat ing Kilrain lei a "boil," Irem which he iiad been sintering let souie time. Jehn 1.. sjiillivau, Win. Muliloeii and Mike Cleaiv i eat lied the rooms el the tiling Men's (iiiliastie chili Tuesday evening anil Sulliv an was presented with a huge v, n.Uli el lloweis lopre-ontlng a lioiseshec. Sullivan acknewleslgeil the gilt in a vi i lint f speech. l.u go t rewd had gitlicred eutside mill te avoid these Sullivan was lesl out by a rcn doei nt about 9,h o'tleck. He was then Komewhal iindei tlie intlucnie et litpiei, and lour policemen steed at tlie ceinci in tasc lie lemuutteil aiiv evett nit. Sullivan's l,ice tloes net exhibit much el tin hiiiisesaud cuts he ustivctl iluiiiigthe tight. Violesei liobinsen, in cliarge of the pupils el the iseiithciu Athletic club, who witness! tl the light, stated iiienly en the tl. mi while rt turning that the light wasa ioless.il lake lreni beginning le e nil, anil th u Sullivan anil lvili.im wcte both parties toil. This cplaiue.l sulliv all's iii.igu.iii nuitv towards Kiliam wlitn hu had linn at his nit it. several times during the light, when he'teuhl tpille easily have kiifH'l cd him nut. He pielesses te knew all about huriiug and his seen a uiimbci el prire lights, .mil is cetuiatenl te judge. Mlialu was net siilleitug tlie least iiiion iiiien veniciiie Irem the IhmIv blown he hid re inivcsl, and seitnilcil bv Dr. Deugheitv, who tappetl him in the iilis-.md ihcst witli ln Imgeis witlieiit causing Kiliiuu iiiutli 1 v.i i 1 1 . A repeiter lcuiindetl Sullivan th itas the htiltlei nl the belt he would have te accept all th.ilh nes. He is s.uil te have replied: "I shan't anejit l'e'h licit either for mv self or this bull pup. 'Taili't lus.ess.il th tl I should have lint deg tell.ii te prove that I held the 1 hiiiupiensliip. I've tloue my share of slugging," added the iliaiupien good geod goed humoiisll). "1 want 1111 nteic, ami I shall 111 xei cntei the ring again. As te the Cali fornia ncgi", I wouldn't light a black 111 111 iii wa." "1 icallv lien r me ml te luhl again," s.ild Mitt hell, "and it was my idea that .lal.e would lie 1 liamplen, and that I would stttle down. New, liewevei, that Sullivan h. is wen, I have .inntlii r 1 liailcuge lei him invsell." Jvilratn Is net satislletl witli the result of tli liglit, anil bclii'ies tint he was net lit. lie s.i s, he want another go at Sullivan, and w'ill issiie another (.liailcuge a ineitth hencote light liiin fer5-'",0"0a sidu. smith, el IaiihIiiii, has challenged Sulli van te light 111 Hurepc for Kl.emi a sitle. Knew What IIe Wiiutcil. I tern tli N iv V.iirU ritin, "Istheri mi) thing I can tin for ou?" a si. ui Mrs ( iiiiisii, teudtrl), when her I,' Kill. I was nlllll llllg fltllll nC'.l,t kllls v I a' ti 'U want i .mt the lailli gasped ( ume. dxht! a4in leaneil evei Hie tail TJJlOLliSSlsTiR, CHASED THREE MILES. STALLION- JUMPS FROM A FIELD AMI FOL LOWSJHE.TEiflF SllOJi,ErMI.., TlioUrlver ForccHltHIteitio te Illn Ut- meBt specit te Avoid Ills l'm-mer. IMtehnirks Subtttie tlie IlenMt. Simen Kckmait, living near New Provi dence, ImdatcrribloexpcrlcncoonS'iinday and a narrow cscaiie from death. He was driving In a deg cart en the read le his home anil pnseii the premises of D.vniel Hess, near Iecsburg, Strasbtirg township. In 11 Held of Mr. Hess wasa rcrchoren stallion, and when this anituul saw the teamerMr. Kckinnn heappenieil anxious te get te it. The stallion lenpetl the fenee and ran dew n the read after Mr. Kckman's tciiin, mnkliig a great nolse as he nut. Mr. Kckinan s.iw that he would lie Injured if the stallion reached him nnd determined te pht his herse le his greatest speed. Then commenced tlie race. The faster Mi. Kckiunn drove the Taster went the stallion. It was thtee tulles from w here the ice started te the home of Mr. Kck 1111111 and lu Hint whele dlstntice the team was closely followed by the stallion. At times the stallion was within a few feet of Mr. Kckman and he momentarily expected te be thrown lreni his cart by the villous beast, but his herse appeared te knew his dinger, inciensetl his sjieed nnd kept fur enough ahead te cscnpe the stallion's violence. Mr. Kckman llnally 1 cached his barn yard and had barely tlme te close Iho gate w hen the stallion readied it.llehnil just buiuced oil lu getting his herse Inte tlie stable when the stallion lenpcd Iho fence. IIe Jumped en the 1 art and crushed it and wak endeavor ing te get into tlie stable te Iho herse w hen Mr. llckiniin's ciles ler help Ineiight ns sistance, nnd It was euly by repeated pounding en tlie stnllien with pile hlerk.fi ajidj'ciiee mils that the stallion was diiven frein tiie stable yard. ' Tlie stnllien ailed as though he w as mad. He was dually secured and sent te his owner's home. Mr. ntkiuansashe never wantsanethei suihan expcrinnie and that he will never firget his torrible race te escape fiem a mail stallion. tju:v hav err acjain. A I'alr of I lie llnrsi's i-ente an Kxette- incut en AVest Klnirstrect. ' The West laitl street car company 111 e ilriviug iv pair of horses en thcli linewhJcJi seem te be rather dniigeietis. Three weeks age they mil away nnd sevcral persons nar row ly 'estajieil being run ever by them. Tlils'ltiicncHin they repealed the poiforni peiforni poiferni anco With great sun ess. Tlie car had Just stepped In Ccntre Stpiare and the driver had taken the heises from the front. While he was hiti lilng them te the othet end they get away fiem him in sonie way mid stiutetl oil nl a luiieiis rate down West King street. Tliey wero held together by the deuble tree le which theywote fasteiictl, nnd which KcpisiriKing mem en their heels as they tan. It was a fearful sight te see them running dew n the street, en vvhtch lliey almost run Inte a utimbei of teams. Iidles wlie woteout lletl In tenor into the steras along the way, anil iicaily everybody was willing te glve the horses all tlie 100111 they wanted, lu Irani of Heist's giecery stoie it was ll1011ghtth.it the animals would run upon the lavement, but they became (tightened at 11 stack or bags nnd kept lu Iho street. The herse and wagon of Jehn H. Weaver were standing en the West King stn et sltle of the stoic, and Inte them the iiutawayn dashed. One of the heises struik the wagon se hard that he was kneiketl down and almost turned a complete soineisaull. Thin stepped the ethci herse also, null both were seen in iliaigoel their driver again. Onoel the horses had his leg teiribly cut, and the pnly ether damage was the tearing el the linuess. Till: IHO(!Us tl.1'11, , 'lliey 'Will r.iictimp nt Mortenvlllo, Chostec County, This cnr. Among the many ilshini; clubs in and about Lancaster tlie Trotpieis is 0110 of the eldubt and best known. At a meeting held last evening at Aldermiiii Hair's olliceitwas leselvctl te go Inte camp at " Fisherman's ltetre.it," a lovely lamping ground situated at M01 ten villi', Cliestei county, about lour miles lreni loatesvillo along the leiiiantlc and liisterIi.il linindy w Inc. The citiens et this place had generously ollered the grounds te tlie club, through a cemmittee consisting el Abiaiu Keller nnd Jehn S. llrctietnan, ap pointed te leek nllci u slte for camp this ear. The fallowing committees w ere apiieiiucil by tlie president : A 1 rangeiiient i J no. S. llicuciunii, 0. S. Hcsb. t'einuiiss,uy V. M. Strine, Abrnin Ked ler, (Joergo Kfllligcr, C F. Myeis, Jehn Atkermaii. rmjierty C. M.Stiine, tieoige FlUngcr, II. I. Meutzcr, Mit hid Ktihlman, Jehn Smaling. Tlie lollew lug ate tlie piesent elllteis of the club: President, 11. J. ('iimmings; vite president, J. K. Ilan 5 secrctar, C. Ij. Hess; tieasiiter, Jehn H. I5riuitiii.ui. The dub w ill leave Liuiastei with thirty members ami an orchestra of ten gentlo gentle inen, who are all well knev n as lust-class and animplislietl muslcip.ns. 'Iho week el tun and enje) uietit of this 1 lull begins en Monday, Jul) LVth, and will etitl en Satnrda), August 'UI. south l"erU Ham Owni'i-s Itcspensllile. 'Ihobeaitl of iuipilry, width has Just teiupleteil a icgistiatleii of all piepcrtv lessinin thu ( vUiciuaugh valley, makes its rcpeit te Chairm in I'uniinlns, represent ing tlnvornei Heaver's telicl 1 ouiiulssien. 'Iho Im.ud divided tlie sulleieis into six 1 lasses, the lirst class being the most ncidy geiierallv a vveinun whoh.itlle-t her bus li.iutl 01 son, and was left with a lingo tiiuilv te support witli sian cly any piop piep eit savisl. In this diss thev have placetl J) nases, te whit li thev levemiiii ml Hie pav me nt et fl.OOO eacli. (lasses from two te live are net se destitute, lull still lu gred distress. Te these they icceiiimeiiil pa tin nt Irem $& dew 11 te S'joe. 'I lie te te ieuiiui nilatiouser the coinnultee provide for the immediate disbursement of I.loeo te .1,0-11 tiitlerciit liinilits. or an avorige efiJ- te I'.uh lainll). These ,1,(10 ci-es will unhide all these who arc 111 imiueillatar want, ami no rcceiiiuu iidatleu was m. ide in their cases, but thev villi be cetisnleitil luithcr along. A coroner's lury s,itiml.i found tiiat the owners of the dam were culpable in net making il urn 10. Tlie add: "We held the ewueis are iushhi slbl" Ter tlie learlul less or life and prop erty resulting 1mm the bleak nl the dam." High I.ttcuselii Hhoile Island. The lagislatuioei HIichIc Isliud net in sptt 1.1I session 011 Till stl iv te cnat a law tot the regulation of the litpiei traftlt. A committee was npieiiitci terewirt a lit ense bill en the 1Mb 111st., te whlih tlate the Legislature atljeuriied. Hcfme adjourning a lit cuse bill wits introduced in the Heuse which im hides aiueiu: its movinieus loud option vi 1th the lit euse te ni.iniil'.ieture or sell fixed at net les, than 5 1 . n i, ,u,d the retail license at net Ions than ?jne. Went Down thn HI vel. Alderman Dec 11 ha. the " out of town" 1 aid en lii' d'tiu In tlav 'Die reason et tl 1 lli.it he vi cut down te W ist s land t, 1 it the lst I nil lishlug ' lull, win. li u I h 11 111 site.li a gejeil time thete. 1'A., WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1889. liF.N. CA.Mi:itt)XVS AV11.L. It Is Admitted te Feobate The Fstnte Valued nt 1,7KI,CKK). Hiirrlitlutrg DlMitcli te 1'lillnilclplilaTlmcs. .Senater Cameren having arrived en Tuesday afternoon, the will of the Inte Hen end Simen Cameren was admitted te pro pre pro iiate. The executers of the decerned are Wayne MaeVeagh, Senater Cnmcrun, J. Montgomery Forsler. state insurance isim isim nilsslener, and Jehn II. Weiss, efthlsclty. tlenenil t'anioren loll an estate valued at about $1,7UU,U00. The Denegal estate, en w hlch the v cter.ni politician died, Is given te Senater Cameren and alter the hitler's death Is te go Inte the possession of his son, James McCennlck Cauicien. Simen Cameren, the ituliecili'sonef tSen tSen eral Cameren, is te have a residence en thn estate, which Is estimated le be worth fllH), 000. The Frent stieet mansion house, most of whlih Is nbout'cuie htttidreil nnd tuentv vears old. Is given le tlenenil Cnineren's 'daughter Margaret, the widow of Itlehanl J. llalileinan, ter sevcral tonus a member of Congress from this district. Its value is plnced nt $.10,000. Mrs. Il.ddcmnii is nlse given the rumiture In the house. The silver pinto and table sll cr or ev ery tlcscriptltm is dlrectcd te be dlv Idwl bctw eon Mrs. llnl llnl demau nnd Mrs. Wnvne MneVengh. Fiieiiet his gnmiltlnnghters, Mrs. S. II. Chnuvcnct, Mrs. David Watts and Miss Janet Cameren, will loeclvefoO.OOO. There aie given te (loneral Canteien's ovexiiteis $."iO,ixW in trust te pay tlie Interest during life te Simen 11. Cameren, a grandson, and nthis death te his wire forlllennd alter her death te her children, If slte hav e any. A similar hcipicst Is given for Simen Cameren lltirnside, with llke conditions, and $70,000 ler Thentas lturnslde. Simen II. Cameren Is also given in trust the lloil lleil hum farm In Ltncaster county. The H.iriih.irt farm in Centre county, comprising li'i at res, is given in trust le Simen Cameren llinnsldc. Siilllclent bends te vlehl an annual Income of f.1,000 uietllreitcil tobehclasldo ter Iho suppeit etOenend Cameren's son Simen, lleqiiesls ate also minions follews: llnrrliburglies. pltnl, 810,tK0'. heiuii for the friendless, Hnnlsburg, ?10,000. His llbmry nnd fa.OOU nre given te the Yeung Mun's Chils tlau iisset l.ttleu el llnrilsbutg as the foun dation el a llbrnrv ler Jein no men and ap ple ntites; Mrs. .lames Dully, el' .Marietta, S.VO0 hi grateliil teceguitltin of her unllei in kindness te ills son Simen; (Ienium He formed 1 hutch of Mn low n, Ltncastei niuntv, j"i,(HKl and a parsenage: Jehn Campbell, his servant, $J,fni; Oltl Denegal chinch, SAOOO, and llatrls Park, Fient street, JI.OOO. A legacy of 5,000 le his sister, Mrs. Hebbs, of 'ln(ll.inaH)lls, has lapsed by hci dealh. The home for the Irlendless btspiest Is te be invested anil called the Maigaut Cameren fund, In memory of (icucral Cameren's w lie, the inteiest te be nppieprl.itctl te the support of the Institu tion. His tesidii.irv c-state he gives nun thlid abselutelv le hlstlaiighter, Mrs. Hal ilcuinn; eue-tliltd te his daughter, Mrs. MacVeagli, and tlie iciuainlng tme-thlid te Senater C.imeieu for life anil nltei Ids death te his grandson, .lames M. Catueten, abselutelv. All ImhIU'hIh vesting bcfein any legaleosnie twenty-llve vents of age shall remain in the hands el tlie cxciuteis anil trustees until they tcsiss tlvel.v artlve at the age of twentv-llve. The will was tnadoOctebct -', I8S1I, but there weie several leillcilH, tlie last ene being l'ebiu.ny V2, lbs'l. CIIIKF slI,ITIAK5'H FOUUTIl. lle I'lebniti'tl Willi Ciiuiiim Criickei'M lintl Ciel stnpeiiileiiH Itt'MiiltH. 1'rein the I'hlliiilclplila lntiilrir. Colonel I.. L. Hush, principal builder of tlie new Kansas City, Fait Smith it. South Seuth cm i.iilie.iil, which runs fiem Kansas City tit the gulf tlneiigh tl inarveleiisly ricli and hithcite itntleveleietl eeuntiy, was in the t lly last night, hiened llke an luillan. "Veit must knew," said lie, " that te complete out 10 id 1 hail te purchase a small mad fiem rhlet Spilling. It was eiilv about fertv miles long nnd ran liem Jeplln, Me., te Spilling, the old ciders home town. "Splitlog is a piimltive sent or back w etitis place In McDonald leunty. The old cllcr took gie.it interest in our eiiteriuise. anil ou tlie I'emth el July he gnllieieil together all' Ids Indian friends and detei inlncil le cclebrate. Te assist nt the JollliUatieu he had provided himself witli a big box of llicernckorset iisseitcd sizes Iretn the tiny sipilb le the gigantic cannon. Ne ene knew exactly hew te set thorn oil, mid Splitlog undertook the Jeb. lle Is a very grave ami taiiturn old Indian, and grasping one of tlie biggest crackers he touched a match te the dangling fu.se. "When It began te slle anil spfuttei he utteicil a yell or delight and swung the cracker aremndhis head. Presently It ex ploded nntl the burning iragnicnts weie scattered In nil tliiettleus, while splitleg, powder blackened and howling with tcr tcr ler, tiirmsl a back seineis.iult. A bit of burning piper loll Inte the box efcraikeis, anil as Splitlog scrambled te his feet thore was an explosion tliat falily lilted the tools trout the houses. Splitlog gave utterauie te another bleed cuitlllug) oil ami ran with all speed toward tlie letcst, and the ether Indians followed suit." Te Cmpley Nen-Union Men. Carncrle. Pliinns .V C f the Ilome- ste.ul steel works, neai Pittsburg, bcgnii te carry out their tlucat that unless their empleyes signed the Unit scale they would IdroetJier weikmcii. On Tuesday morn ing tin advertisement was published calling ler l.W men "ter steel works, at (iieeinint stnct. " Intpiiry dlseleied that August C. (ieiser was the agent mid wished te employ men te go te weik at Homestead, assuring tlie iiuiueieiis appli cants ler situations that they would be beirtlnl within the works mid pietet led Irem all danger. Tlie agent seemed no signets te his contract. 'I his morning 1111 advertisement ler wetknicn will appear in all of tlie Pitlsbuig papeisever the linn's 11,11110 and a list el their agents, te whom all applicants can applv, will be announced. I'eur mere lien lirius in Pittslnirg have signed the Amalgainatctt wage scale: Oliver llres. A. Phillips (three Iren mills and me steel pi lilt cmpleMiig evti J,000 men), J. Painter A Sens, Moorhen I llres. A- Ce., and Fnieii Kelling Mill Ce., of t'levlantl, O. I iiiieiisteiM euntj's smieTiix. The county lommlssleners te-day sent le the beard of revenue commissioners at llaiiisbiirg tlie levlsul statement el the pieijKjrlv in Lineaslei tenuity subject le state 1 1. This statement was piepueil alter oxenorationa were allowed and ter ret turns made. 'Ihoeeriectul llgures aie: Meney at inteiest, Jii,'.iiw,7 II , value of Vi I1I1 iec let hire, $11, '.70. The statu tax fei w Inch the t utility is liable is fr7l,Ki7.-U Imprev lilt; Ills lleii'l. 'I he business of Chirles Hosier at Iho "Come r" sadism li islni teased te sin h an extent tint he is pressed lei loom. Hohas puiihasctl the piuierty atljeining en Iho south side, liem linger Hretlit'is, anil hn is new cutting an opening through, 'lids will mike his barroom ninth laigcr. Other improvements te the building aie also te lie made. 'Iho New .Marl. et Heuso. List evening tlie lirst brick In the new' in ilket house was laid by the upleis otJehnH. Je lines, ami te-day luu walls are la ing put up ipnte rapidly. - A Doslllllle fullllly. 'Iho lauiilv el N ithaidel Pit k 11, who re side, .a Ne. 1.7 I 'one en I .diet), me in .1 des titute tnutlitieii. 'Iho lather has been very ill sin. e lut May with dropsy and the mother werkihard wheunvii she can hud cinplemcnt. I UI Istlll IcIl'lltlllOK ISlll'klt. Veutig Carlsen, who went te Winnleg te identity Hiuke, 011 Tuestlay peinlcil I1I111 out in a crowd in the court room as the nan knew 11 te him as Frank Williams. A Meily lii-uiijHit te I nut usti r. 'lilt IhmIv of Ml-. Mattu Sthaubil, who ilusl 111 Vllt nt'-iMi, mdwa 1 isttretMrs. Suin v ui, ml Mr M111 nut In. inn, ettlii it t.a. loeiihi hue I da and ut'errt'lHl Wecslwarei Jill!, VITAL STATISTICS. INFORMATION (ILKWKII FROM THE RKIDRT OF THE SECRETARY OF 1.NTERXIL AFFAIRS. The State Weather !ervlce fits en Cen- lileratile Attention This County Has SIU8 Flij-MlelnnH - The NiimbcferMarrlagcm. About half of Iho o.xpenslvo and hand somely printed volume of sumetiOO pages, Just Issuetl as the reisnt of the siuietaty of Internal atlalrs, Is devoted te Iho state w enllier serv Ice anil much space is glv en te dry monthly suniniarlcs of the rciwrts of observers. The stale weather sorvlie premises In Unto te prove of esinslderable value or te bury Itself under the mass of ilsewn stntlctics. A mero Interesting pet Hen Isdovetisl te vital statistics. It was the pur peso of the act creating tlie bureau of vital statistics te collect iuforiuatlen as te tlie tmiiiber el bit tits, marriages and deaths, us well as a full registration of physicians, letnis have been sent out le gather these statis tics but w Hit only pattlal success. Dining the last car by the assistance of medical societies anil beiards of health a great addi tion has been liiatle te registration. There me new S,'JIS nnines registered which ciu liraiesall but thlrteen ceuutlc-c, and allow ing these thu Minn proMiitleu or physi cians te imputation there would seem at piesent te be about 0,318 dot ters lu the commonwealth, or an averagoef ene for oveiy 1.10 inhabitants, lu Luu.iMcr county there Is a physician for every li'i liiliabilaiits,acceuliug te the census of ISM). We have in this county JS registered phy sicians, of wlieiii eight are women. Hesldcs these there are llility-nlne ju-actlcliig with out ellpleiuas. Only ene of the doitets pmctlciiig In tills county Is foreign born. Ofthe S.'JIS registered In the stnte, till nre foreign born mid among them are two Iretn Turkey, one lreni Jetusalem, tlnee liem India, and turn irem It eland. The registration Indicates that 7,:il(l aregtailu ates of the mlleges of Jelloisen and Iho Unlvctsily of Pennsylvania, rurnishlng about two thensanil each. There are Illll fcm. de pliysleiaus lu the state and In Alle gheny ami File hIkiiiI nine per tent. 1110 feiualcs. Frem the facts gnthereel in tlie registra tion of 11,7a) marriages veiy Inleiestlng tables have been prepared showing the number of males married at ages glv en and the number of females iniiriled nl ages given. It is found Hint Iho aveiage age eif males at the tlme or marriage is 1.7.01 and el" females 23.01. The report et lbS7 show eel results closely slmllai. " It iiiity Iheiofer be hinted witli perreit tor ter t duty that tlie average age el innlcs nnd ieina'lDsatthotltneorinarrlago is twenty seven nntl twonty-three iesjH.'ctlvely." The .voiuigest foinnle repotted was thirteen and ihe ehlest seventy-one. Sovenly-nlne per cent, oftlie inen 111 irilesl femiiles younger than themselves, thlitceu percent, marilisl eldet and seven percent, mart led these of the S.11110 age. Flex en women vvuru mar tied nt sixty, twclve at lllty-feur, twenty seven utility, e lghty-sev en at feity, ninety fuiir nt thlrty-the nnd 'J17 althlity. The bureau el assessments gives a com cem com lurisen of Iho returns or prepeity with thoeiol 18S7, showing nit Increase of ever feily millions In the viiluu or the taxable real estate. Nineteen counties ateiepertisl lice liem debt, but the total indebtedness ofthe etheis lsf!ti,lii1'.K.f.', an Incioase of ever font ami a iii.ntm million niiiiolhe coseoflh. Pltlladtlphl.i ami Lancaster 1 ounties fall te niake any rcpeit or the as as sessed valuuef Ktlaiies 11111I eiuehimenls of office. It is complained Hint the returns me very incomplete) nntl the Legislature Is tngctl te piovide toiiiiensatlen ler the county ellleials' tepeits se as te Insute better clerical work. .Many Ittins M-eretl. The gaine or ball yesterday Is-tw con thu inaiiitd and slngle men orthe Y. M. C. A. resulted In the defeat of the single men. '1 hn game was full oferiorHand fun. Thu following Is the siore: Married Men .. .115 3 0 7 3 0 27 MiiiKkOUn I 5 ;: ft 1 0 i. .1 u-a The games of ball resulted as follews: Philadelphia, 10; liidiaiiiiHills, H; New Verk, tl; Pittsburg, 0 : Hosten, l! ; Clevo Cleve l.md, 5 ; Chicago, 10 : Washington, i! ; Cln clmiatl. HI: Columbus. 10: Wllkcsbarre, 10; Jcrsev Fltv, lj Wonestei, 1.1 ; Ilait Ilait fenl, ,1; Sew llavcn, 7; Lewell, li; lor ler ham, 10; Yerk, 7; Hnrrlsbiirg, 7 j Nor Ner walk, ,'!. McTuiuany, of Cehunbus, lintl no Jess than lour hits yesterday. Mrnilt Lliulsey's Troubles. (Jraiit Lludsey nnd Fllle Mends were lie.ud lastevenlngbyAldcriiiaiiA.F. Don Den nelly. Tlie allegation wastli.it (Irani, who Is mauled, was cut intimate tonus with Fllle, who is single, the testimony railed te show that these pai ties were guilty el tlie ellenses chnrged, and the magistrate dismissal these eases. Lludsey was held Kir court en a charge el having threatened te kill his wire, nntl net being able te furnish ball was com mitted. Cheral Union Itetinlen. Tlie sixth animal reunion of the Lan caster anil Lebanon choral union will be heltl at Mt. Oretna, 011 July 'J7. The regular cmursieit will start Irem Man ia im te Mt. (ircitun, alter the 11 gular trains. Itetiirniug tlie trains will Icavn Mt. CSieltii at i:Ui. Tlie musical oxen ises w 111 be line. M. W. Yeung, of Mnnlieim, lias ch.ugoef the arrangements. KulgbtMel xivMtlu Chain Kxeuixleii. The Knights or the Mystic Chain will run an cm iirsien te IVur 11 011 next Tues day, and from picsent indications it will be a siittesslul 0110. Among tlie fcatuiesel the 1l.1v are a saik race, base liall game, silent tit ill of thuteuiuiandury and a boa race. t niupiiieetlUKs. The Landisville eampmceting will begin 011 Tuestlay, July ld, nntl 1 1st leu ilas. 'Iho Fianirelical nssisiilieu will hotel theli an tl eampiuectlng nt Hrounstewn, beginiiing August Mil, and emlliig August Otli. '1 )ieT'iii'tiinii lull. The Tuupian club, ene et Lincaster's hc-t known eampiiig orgaui.itieus, will spentl ten tlays at Yerk F11r11.11 e. The) leave Lincaslcr for that place en Friday iiierniug. A Hel'Mt 1'lills llewil. List evening a herse belonging te Jehn 'auiphell, w hit h w as Idtt li'-tl te a cab, fe II at Piiiiceauit Vine streets. It was some time beloie hoteulil be gotten en Ids lout nntl tpiile 11 crowd eellcitcil. A gentleman wlnt was lu the tab was net hurt. Went te siij liroek. 'I his morning llishep Knight and his family lea Lancaster ler Isaybroek, Con necticut, wheie they will ssntl the summer. Murder ami Suicide. Ill Pittsburg, en Tuesday. Hit hard lewls fatailv shot Mrs. Fluiira Mevle, and her slste 1, Fiiitliue Mers, and then coinmit ceinmit tetl tailtiilc. ltltfsiidth.it Lewis wanted Mr. Meseliv, who va a widow, te uiairv In n r ami tint lie iclu al Mie wau .'lu veais old ami hi 1 sistet 15 eaie. 'Hie p.utien Hiecoleiisl, LAIIUIt QUESTIONS FN J:.MILANI). l)lntnni'e or Opinion In Iteuatxt te the V.lulit. Heur Xtevemeiit. T. P. O'Connor, in nlxinden tetter which ts putillsiiccl lit te-etaV'H lieieee, aucr mentioning the held which labor euestlens hav e en het It the great iartles sa n : "Under the elrcunistances thn government Is on en effably stupid rtieuglt te prevent the Fnglbth delegates te the international con ference en labor from taking any part In a discussion en the restriction or the hours or labor. "This refusal en their ixirt is mere re markable, as many ofthefrastute followers hav e seen hew the cat lump", and hav e en deavored te head oil tlie labor mev eincnt and turn It te the prelit or tlie Tin v party instead of Hint et the Liberal. Hut the government Is obstinately bent en throw ing away an excellent chance, and en niav boeiultesiire that the Liberals will make the most of the c bance that Is thus given them or attacking the government. In Iiondeu the rcelingln favorel a restric tion orthe hours of labor ehlellv concen trates itself, ax I have said, en tlie reduc tion of the lalier of the tramway men and the railway servants. "Althe present moment thcte Nastrlke among the streetcar men, witli whlih the public generally nynimthlre, ami vvhlchlis going te w lu. The demand lu this ease is, alter all, for a somewhat small reduction oftlie heuis. On the epiestieu ofiiuuixei efiiuuixei stl reduction te eight hours, opinion is rar from line, even among the working men themsciv os. A geed many are In nivorerit,ii geed many are ngalmt It, and a large num ber h.tv 0 licver cv en seriously considered it. The general ion vli Hen, even among labor representatives. Is that a uulveisal eight hour day, applicable te all Inities ami at all limes, Is tpille impracticable and would seriously derange many trades anil also in jure tho'peisens employed as well as Iho persons cinplevlng them. Then a geed many Liberal leadnrs are very doubtful iiikiii Iho milijeet. Foremost among these Is Mr. Jehn Murley. This Is wind will prob ably take place: At the present momeiit the eight-hour day practically exists In souie trades. This Is especially the case tit the milling Industry. Te pass an eight hour law, then, In mines w 011I1I be only te sinctlen by law what has already, in many cases, born established by iiistein. 11 Is for this reason thata vor cuiieui phenom enon! Im taking place at this moment. A hvo-elcK'tlou it being fought lit Scotland, w'hore the constituency consists largely, If net overwhelmingly, of. Miners, mid they haveiletiiaudeil an eight-hour bill. Helli the candidates, the Tery as well ns the Liberal, are pledging themselves te vole ler an eight-hour bill." A A Herso 1.1VKI.Y HUNAAVAY. ln,iires Twe Men unit Hulls Inte sevcriil Tennis. This morning there was quite an exciting runaway ou North Market street. I). II. Miller Is the ew ner or a herse Hint at times Is inclined te be rather lively. Ilils morn lug he was hitched te a wagon and Al Spilggles was putting a lly net oil him w lieu hn started le run. Hpi Iggles held te him nnd cndcaveiid te step him, but it vi as of no avail, as he was obliged le let go his bold alter Lemen street hail been reached nntl he had been dragged sumo distance. Jehn Miller and Samuel llreiiemaii were lu (he wagon when the herse stinted, but both were thrown out at Lemen si root anil pretty badly bruised. The herse ran out Lemen street and turned up Duke. At Iho corner or New street the wagon cellldist with one I eat let I with coal. At Llmn and Fiedcrlck streets the wagon struck Jehn Delly's buggy, breaking one wheel badly. The herse was then caught, and II was found that the only datuagu te Iho wagon was tlie breaking of two spokes. lait's Talk About tlie Weather." At the signal olllee In Washington It U said that the warm weather huseometo slay, nnd that the people In this vicinity might ns vi ell prepare themselves font het summer. Slightly cooler neither with local show eis Is predicted for Wednesday afternoon and Thursday, alter which latter day another warm wave will make Itself felt. Italii, Ter vi hlch thn wheat growers of Dakota, .Minnesota, Wisconsin and sui sui reiiudiiig states have been praying, Is lall Intr in these set liens, and It Is theuuht will sav e the vi heat crop. Itiiln w 111 fall te-day 111 01110 ami moie easterly st&ics, 'Iho Vonllet Was Apoplexy. Corener Houemitii held an Inquest (his morning 011 the body of Mrs. Mary Helner, w huse siidtlciu death w as noted lu Tues day's l.sTKi.i.iui.Ncnit. The Jurers cm ptuuellcd were J. F. Weltklll, J. C. Shreck, II. M, liellman, II. M. lletlmeler, Jes. Ottddcuderf, Charles, Kshbacli and C. II. Fshb.ich. The verellct of the Jury was death tesultetl Irem apoplexy. Killed 11 Weman ami Hliuseir. Li:avi:.nueuiji, Kansas, July 10. William Palish, 11 dissipated young man who vi as a lejeclcel suitor for the hand of Miss Fv.t Cuirie prier te her ni.uri.ige a lew months age te Ocorge I). Cal.ihuu, called at Mrs. Calahnii's heuse last night and shot her dc.i 1. He thou lied le n low tllve and when Iho elllccrs entered at mid night in search of him he shot and killed himself. .luelge'J'yiier Very III. Wasiii.noten, 1). C, July 10. Jilelge Tyner, asslKlant attorney gciienil for the poslellleoilepartmeiit, who has been slik for bome time past, Is still confined le Ills heiusc. Ills system seems te be completely run down, unci It Is .'slid he is sullcrlng from liver tieublc. He was feeling bet ter en .Saturday last anil entitled out for a three hours' tlde, which, however, had a depressing elicit upon him, mid he Is new v ery w eak. Iteacly te lllNtlllillte H."(M),(MI0. .Ioii.ssieun, July 10.- Judge Cum mlii airivctl In town this morn ing from Cressem. He will pro ceed le carry out the Instructions of the commission and presire for the dis tribution oftlie f.VW,000 rellef fund at once. He his a blank iiicimretl which tliosewlio get icllefmust sign and swear te, and this arrangement may cause souie delay. A PiissciiKcr Train lMteheil. llKWiai.v, Vt., July 10.-Tlie noith neith noith tieiiiul tnilu rer Montreal, em the Central Vermont read, wasditilictl by 11 washeuta nole neith or here early litis morning. Aboiitaeleeii passengers aie Injured, but net seriously. 'I he train hands-tll escaped. 'Iho sugar Trust llujs II. ,Si..liisi.t'll,Mti.,.luly 10. The ht. Jeseph Helu'iiug company has been absorbed by the sugar trust and has dosed down for .1 term or three cars. The consideration is JIK.OOO .1 e.ir, Alsmt 175 persons are thrown out of cmpleyiui nt. ' s Dark Dn)H ler Miners. Hiivii., Intl., July 10. At the regular scml-weekly nieellug esteiday or the miners relief committee u,7.'l tleciideiits and $IU in the relief fund were rejsirtcd, which Is just seven e cuts cich. Trade has becoiuestiillsorgaiiizislthat It is deuhllul new if the operators can ulfeul te siy 70 cents, us at Hist ollured. i:nliittsl UK Crlme. IteciiKsTr.it, N'. Y., July 10. Jehn Kelly was hanged at CauaiiiUigua at n"0'i te-day ler Iho minder or Fleaner O'.Shct, near liciieva, In November last. Death of 11 New Yerk lavvv)er. Nt.w Yeiik, July 10. Samuel L. M. Har low, the xetemn law yer.dled this morning at his summer residence, (lien Cove, U I., or aK)plexy. WHATHKH rOHIX-Asrs. WAhiiiNareN, D. C, July 10, Lifcht show 11s, no decldcsl elunue In lemperatuie, vatiable vvindu. PllICE TWO, CENTS A DISASTROUS FLOOD. JOHNSTOWN, NEW tORK, IS nEREB Bi WATER ON' TL'LMUV NIGHT. Ten Persen l)rovvnisl--!evornl of tt Victims ItecevcisjMt ItrlilBc nnd Other Property iJcstreyed. Tlicre are reports In Trey that three big dams wcte washed aw ay near Johntown, N. Y., ou Tuesday, that newds of people) get en a bildge te watch Hit' Heed nnd that thn bridge was' carried away and soveral lieople weie diew'neel. Johnstown Is en the Jolinstew n cV (llev ersvllle railreail, four miles north of Fenda. A telcphone message fiem Johnstown at midnight was le the cireet Hint nine bridges weie washed away. The electrlej light plant has been washesl away, mid the town Is In darkness. Three JitllU at (llev ersv llle w oieearrlod aw ay. One body has been recovered. The water Is three reel deep In Fenda. The telephone jssiple at Amsterdam say that a w aslieut nt Aikcns, three miles west or there, has tern up 400 rcct or the New New Yerk Central rallrenel's tracks, and cut off oemmunleiitlon with the west. Whether' the wnslioutwes canned by 11 cloud burst at Alkons or by the breaking of a dam at Johnstew 11, N. Y as rumored, tunnet be tiscertniiiesl. Ainsterdiim reports an ex ceedingly heavy rain storm in Hint vicinity Just belore communication waseilten". A ereek which furnishes water power te sev eral mills runs through Alkens. The biggest storm of the aumtner vlslteii the Hudsen vnlley betwoen 5 nnd 11 o'clock Tuesday ev enlug. Fain fell In terrent. nnd lingo volumes of water rushed through tlie streets of llondeiit ami choked up the sewers. The rait was atwinimnleil by loud Hitinder and vivid lightning. Itallslenes as large an liarclimtH roll lu large fUitiiitltleM, erashliitf through iMines or glass llke bullets. He He perls Hern the rmll-grewlug belt state much (lanuge w as done te small lrtilU,and especially te plums and gmpes. The heavy lain also spoiled thousands or berry vines. ti:n victims or im: n.oen. Joisiew.n, N. Y., July lO.-The water vvlilchiiiiue upovertho village last night has subsided greatly this morning, but Jta loll scenes of desolation In every dlicclien. The water rese 15 feet and overflowed evet vtlilng. it has new fallen nlieut eight feet iiolew Its highest point. Ten people are e rar reperteil mliwlng. Tlie iMsllcsef rourhave been round. These roil r are nil Johnstown iKsiple. These) whose liedlen were loeevoied aie Charles Frenr and two ether men named Ceakley and Yest, and 11 H-year-old hey named Hteadtvell. The drewned and missing ptxiplewers among a crowd of fteni ,10 te CO iwrsema who steed en the stone bridge crossing the rlver at Perry stteet, watclilug the rising waters. They scorned legiiiillossefdaiigor until the bridge gave way and they were precipitated Inte the Heed. The bridge was about at reet high and 15 or a) loot, w Ide. It w as a slngle an It structure and w as crossed by a street car track. It was swept wy at about 7 e'cles k In Iho ev cuing. Twe iron bridges of Iho Johnstown, Fondn.vniev ersv llle rallw ay w ere wrecked and seven or eight ethor brltlges wero carried away. Twe taniierles owned by Hlinen Kchrlber w ere sw opt aw ay, and the Schrlberand Andersen dams were broken dew 11, The water in Cayadantla creek began te rise al 1:30 and the stream was stsm eon een verted Inte a laglng lorreitt. or Hid limn, women and children who were threw n Inte the water by the break ing or the slone brldge n large number were saved by ineatm or ropes thrown te thciii Irem thn shore. Hearth Is being made this meriilng for ether bodies. The wider is Mill xery rough and dangerous for beats. The 11 mil and ratal rise In the Cay.idautta was very sudden and is attributed te the the ellects or the cloud-burst. Hesldes the sweeping away or bridge, and tanneries lliete Is much ilainge te buildings, whlchaioyetlellslaiidlng. The eles-tilu light plant was washed out nnd the town loll In darkness for the night. All communication by wlre Is cut oirnave through a long ellstance telopheno erer which this message Is sent. Schrlcner's large mill near the depot was c.uriesl away and cltlreiis are engaged this morning in re mev lug the w rocknge of the mill, wheie they think ether bodies have been ledged. Ne ene knows hew many w et e el row ned or w he is missing. The Meed was se gieat anil the current se swia that help could net be renelered with out gicatilanger. 'Iho two Iren biidges en tlie New Yerk (.,'ciitral and the Fenda, Johnstown it Olovcravllle railroad ut Fenda are gene Many of the bridges en the country read along the Mohawk valley are gene, anil sonie lielels or grain are partially covered with water. Tholeisste ptepcrty at OloverHvlllo will ptebably be cevereel by (M,000. It is quite llkely that, Including the losses by bridges lu Mohawk valley, ?JO,000 wilt cover the damage by the storm. Among the missing are It. I). .Simmen, iigedR-l; Willie Myers, aged 0, mid Miss Aela Mlller, aged Ui Number or lest can net yet be determined, as estimates xary rreni six te thirty. Ni:w Veitif, July 10. Tim il.tiiuige te the New Yerk Central track, caused by the washout between Alkin and Fenda, has been repaired, and trains are new running regularly. . Four Postiiianters. WAsiiiMOTeix, July 10. The following iMined fourth-class iiestntasters have been appointed In Pennsylvania! U. H. Ntoner, Illchsplre; It. N. Wright, Lewisburg; fiee. A. Wolf, Mount Wolf; Jonathan Nc IV, I telay. The Total .scercs. liO.MMjv, July 10. The total scores ofthe Canadian tille team al the and BOO yard ranges, lu the in itt li Ter the queen's cup at Wimbledon, were Ms for the 'JOO yard range and M7 ler Iho ,VK) yard range. I he Man Dlegene-Was lamklntf Fur. Frem the Detroit 1'rce Press. A isirtly litlen Kit a Woedwant avenue carat High street between showers yestcr dav. but was h inlly en tlie sidewalk before he'begaii ell ing and beckoning at he car. It's agin cirirens te slop exiept at crosc cresc ings." observed a isisscngur 011 the rear plat fei 111 as tlie conductor reached up te the Is'll rope. , , , " Vcs, but he has probably forgotten something." " Well, let hint get it when thocarcemo down. I have no patlcuce with teigetrul lucii." " I guess I'll step, niiyhew." " It's ash line te de if." The car was stepsl and the man canto running and pulling te lalliiut. " Udliuyi silk umbrella inthecir." Yes, nntl here It is. 1 waa keeping it ler ou 1 " replied the iiulivitlu.il who had opiii.-etl a slop. , "'IhankH. Yeu .110 an honest man. If then! were moie inen like yen this would lM.ila.lter world te live in. Hore-havoa cigar." The Trap Worked Promptly. Frem the Virginia Chronicle. . A Heward street i-ana Ilxtsl a big parlor chalr se that It would upset if 11 .great or welcht than HO ikiuihIs was placed In u. The very next night he hcan a great eciin eciin iiiutleii en the iireinlsc-s mid, preccee lug e "he urler. 'discovered his d.ug. for iV.niwIlug 'i tlie lloer with her shoulder cXlelaetT an.laslcxk Ktecery clerk wlh hUiieMi skinned endeavoring te Ut her te tier feet. M -a m fj p. Lfi M & m ?&
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