,-"f n;iK '?', Pssvyaiw J "-. w v ",' "m HF'M'jtrM ?K ' - ' wv. a v-v-' - J-ql s .vn cr iter v t. 'mimTmMfifssss' .a. KwmvnmMrtmrTTW&mzssss i m ' - . j i-, S6JntcHuiciuTr - GLM ILartras lJ VOLUME XXVI-NO. ONE CENT DAMAGES. ECIMM W TIE JLIV IS A CASEfflT BI6TIEK AQ11SST BROT1EK. Abraham V. Gantx Sued by Henry v. Gantz for Alleged Blander-Verdlcta In Oilier Canes la Common Pleas. 1 Before Judge Livingston the trial of the Under ult for damages,. In which Abra ham U. Cants waa plaintiff and Henry V. ' Gantx, attached en Thursday, was con cluded. The parties te the suit are brothers and plaintiff claimed 12,000 damages from the defendant Ter circulating a report that he had forged note. , The defendant said in his testimony that he had no malice against his brother. As te the note In question he might have said that he had no recollection of signing It. The Jury found a verdict In favor of plain tiff and assessed the damages at one cent 8. P. Eby for plaintiff J. Hay Brown for defendant. 'In the suit of Frank II. Bestlck, Emma Bestlck, E. B. Roberts and Annie II. Bestlck vs. Spangler & Blch, Sterrett & Ce. and Lemen Hletd, issue te ascertain the ownership of certain personal property levied upon and sold as that or Henry Bestlck, a verdict by consent was entered In favor of the defendants. T. J. Davis for plaintiffs, J. Hay Brown and D. B. Case for defendants. In the suit of Geerge Hller, executer of Jacob and Mary Carpentor, vs. Mary Ann and Geerge Yest, scire facias sur mortgage, judgment by censent was entered in favor of plaintiffs for 91,810.10. A. F. Hosteller for plaintiffs, and Brown & Uensel for de fendants. IIKPOIIK JUrXiK rATTKKSOX. The suit or Carey Bres, nnd Grevemyer vs. A. Hershey & Bre., attached en Thurs day, was rostimed this morning. This was an action te rocevor for goods sold and delivered. The defense was that the music boxes sold were net up te sample ; that 41 mere boxes were sent than ordered ; that charges were made for repairs te sonie or the music boxes, while the arrangement was that they were te be repaired rree of charge; that eight boxes sent for repairs charged te defendants were net returned anil that when these deductions are mode from plaintiff's bill, the defendants ewo them nothing. In the suit of Geerge Brown's oxecuters vs. Myers A ltathfen, Jehn C. Dinan and A. R. Myers, contractor, the pleas were withdrawn, a petition and demurrer were filed and the case went ever. In the suit of Levi Senscnlg vs. Henry Binkley, judgment by consent was outered In favor of plaintiff for $200. Daniel Sen Sen senlg for plaintiff; Brown it Hensol for defendant. Vm. B. Given, of Columbia, was ap pointed guardian of Wm. Michael, son of Jehn W. Michael, late of Columbia. . Francis Crlsty, Columbia, was appointed guardian of Jennie, daughter of Frankllu Crlsty, late of Columbia. PARNELI.8 VINDICATION. Points of the Verdict of the Commission Itoperted en Thursday. The report of the Parnell commission, gives details of the mode or procedure adopted : In the opening or the report the judges toy that the leaders of the Land League who combined te carry out the boycott were guilty or a criminal conspiracy! and they consider this charge established against Messrs. Parnell, Dillen, Blggar, Sexten, T. P. O'Connor, Matthew Harris, W. O'Brien, T. D. Sullivan, T. M. Healy.T. Harrington, B. Harrington, A. O'Connor, J. E. Henny, W. Iledmend, J.E. Redmond, Justin McCarthy, J. O. Cenner, T. J. Con Cen Con eon, J. .1. O. Kelly, Cummins, Cox, Patrick O'Hea, J. D. Sheehan, J. Leahy, E. Leainy, J. Barry, C. ICTanncr. Maurice Healv, T. Qulnn, Daniel Crilly, Henry Campbelf, P. J. Feley, J.J. Clancy, J. F. K. O'Brien, It. Laler, T. Marine, J. De.isy, J. C. Flynn, J. Jerdan, W. J. Lane, 8. Sheely, S. Sullivan, Q. N. Burn and Michael Davltt. Under the charge of disseminating news papers tending te inclte te crlme the re port lays stress upon the fact that Mr. Par nelt did net preduce the report or any speech wherein he denounced the use of dynamite. Befening te the allegation of the dofenso of the respondents that the leaders of the league endeavored te repress crime, the report quotes Mr. Dayitt's memorandum or December, 1SS0, te' the efllcers or the leagun comTeinnlng eutrages, but points out that ether league influences counter acted the elicit or this memorandum. In the judgment or the court the denuncia tions of crlme quoted for the defense were of little avail bocause contemporaneously with them the leaders and erganizers were parrying en the agitation by means of speeches and conduct tending te encourage crime. 'J he commission complains that Mr. Par Par neil and the officers of the Land League did net glve the assistance te which the commission was entitled in the investiga tion of the league accounts, and says that touching the contradictory evidence of Le Caren and Mr. Parnell ever the intervlew in the Heuse of Commens in 1881, the bal ance or probabilities was In favor or the accuracylxrLe Caren. Touching the tenth convention of the Clan-na-uaci, at wmcii suiuvan presiucu, the repert says the proceedings proved that the dynamite policy had been defi nitely adopted by the Chicago convention of 181, at which T. P. O'Connor was a delegate from Mr. Parnell. The Washing ton convention in 1882. the Aster heuse meeting and the Philadelphia convention in 188.1 are successively quoted as proving the identity and sympathy of the senti ments of the Irish leagues with the Ameri can physical fon.e party. It lias net, how ever, been proved that Mr. Parnell knew the position of the Clan-na-Goel the cir culars of that body, besides the evldence of Le Caren, showing that its operations were kept secret. The court recites the charges, dividing them into nine categories. The grcatest interest centres in the final conclusions, which are as fellows : First. We find that the respondents, members or raniameiu, were net mem bers of a conspiracy having for its object te establish the absolute Independence of Ire land ; but we tlnd that seme of them, to gether with Mr. Davltt, established and Joined In the Land League organization with the Intention by its means te bring about the absolute independence of Ireland as a separate nation. The names of the respondents are: Michael Davltt, M. Har. rls, Jehn Dillen, Win. O'Brien, W. Red mond, J. O'Connor, Jeseph Conden, J, J. O'Kelly. Second. We find that the respondents did enter into a conspiracy by a system et coercion and Intimidation te promote an agrarian agitation against the payment of agricultural rents for the purpose of im poverishing and expelling from the coun try the Irish landlords, who were styled the English garrison. Third. We tlnd the charge that when, en certain occasion, they though It politic te deneunce and did denounce cer tat u crimes In public, they afterward led their support ers te believe that such denunciation was net sincere, is net established. e entirely acquit Mr. Parnell and the ether raspond raspend enls of the charge of insincerity in their de nunciation et the Phoenix Park murders; and we find that the rac-slmlle upon which this charge is chleily based as against Mr. Parnell is a forgery. Feurthr We find that the respondents did disseminate the Irish H'eWd and ether newspapers tending te Incite sedition aud the commission of ether crimes. Fifth. We And that the respondents did net directly incite any persons te the com mission ofcrime ether tbau intimidation, but that they did inclte te intimidation, and that the consequence of that incitement was that crimes and outrages were com mitted by the persons se incited, but we tlnd that it has net been proved that the pendtwt md pymtnu for the pur- 142. poeeef Inciting persons ie commit crlme. Sixth. We find as te the allegation that the respondents did nothing te prevent crime nnd that they expresseune bona Ade dtssearevalef eftssei thetaetne of the re spendents, In particular Michael Davltt, I uia express a oena nae disapproval or crime and outrage ; but that the respond ents did net denounce the system of in timidation which led te the commission of crime and outrage, bat persisted In thl abstention of eaunclatM-wHh the knowl edge of UaefferV -; ' Seventh. We find that the respondents did defend persona charged with agrarian crimes and supported their famllea, but that it-baa net been proved thst they sub scribed te testimonials for or were Inti mately associated with notorious crimi nals, or that they made payments te pro cure the escape of such criminals from Justice. Eighth. We And as te the allegation that the respondents made payments te compensate persons who had been injured In the commission of crime that they did make each payments. Ninth. As te the allegation that the re spondents Invited the assistance and co operation of and accepted subscriptions of money from known advocates of crime and the use of dynamite, we find that the re spondents did invite the assistance and co operation of and accept subscriptions of money from Patrick Ferd, known as an advocate of crime and the use of dynamite; but It has net been proved that the respondents 'or any of them knew that the Clan-na-Gael controlled the Land League or was collect ing money for a parliamentary fund ; but it has been proved that the respondents In vited and obtained the assistance and co operation of the Physical Force party in America, Including the Clan-na-Gael, and In order te obtain that assistance abstained from repudiating or condemning the action of that party. Beside these, there remain three specific charges against Mr. Parnell personally, namely : A. That at the time of the Kilmalnham negotiations Mr. Parnell kuew that Sheri dan and Beyten had been erganising out rages, and therefore wished te use them te put down outrages. We And this charge net proved. B. That Mr. Parnell was Intlmale with the leading Invincible, that he probably learned from thorn what they were about when he was released en parole In April, 1882. aud that he recognized the Phoenix Park murders as their handiwork. We And that there la no foundation for this charge and that the Invlnclbles were net a branch of the Land League. C. That Mr. Parnell en January 23, 1883, by an opportune remittance enabled F. Byrne te escape from Justice te France. We And that Mr. Parnell did net make any remittance te enable Byrne te escape from justice. Regarding the two special charges against Mr. Davltt that he was a Fenian and assisted in "the formation of the Land League with money contributed for the fiurpese of outrage and crlme; that he was n close and Intimate association witli the party of violence in America, and was mainly instrumental In bringing about an alliance between that party and the Parnol Parnel llte and Heme Rule party in America, we And it proved that Mr. Davltt was a Fenian, and received money from the skirmishing fund contributed for the purpose of outrage. This was net, however, for the formation of the Land League itself, but for the pro motion of agitation leading Up te it. It has been shown that Mr. Davltt returned the money from his own resources. We And also that he, in such clese and Intimate association with the party of violence In America, was the man mainly Instrumental in bringing about the alliance referred te. Londen, Feb. 14. The Pall Mall Qazctle says that the report of the special com mission is a mere complete vindication of the Parnellltes and a mere sweeping con demnation of the Timet than the most sanguine of home rulers vonture te hope for. The Star (T. P. O'Connor) claims that the repert of the Parnell commission Is'a tri umphant acquittal of all the accused Par Par Par nollite members of the Heuso of Commens. Dublin, Feb. 14. The Freeman's Jour nal says that the Paruelllte members or the Heuse or Commens are acquitted all along the line. The report, it says, is vir tually a verdict against their accusers. The Kxpreat says that the report indi cates that the work or the Laud League was connected with the Increase or crlme in Ireland. ST. PAUL'S ANNIVERSARY, The Third Evening Of the Servlcen-A Very Large Attendance. The third or the services at St. Paul's Rorermod church, commemorating the 40th anniversary or the organization or the church, was held 'en Thursday evening with a very large congregation present. The Sunday school attended in a body. The openlng sorvieo was conducted by Rev. F. H. Llndeman,' or Littlest own, and the sermon was preached by Rev. Dr. D. E. Klepp, or Lebanon. He took for his text 1st Peter, 11 te 5; "Blessed be the Ged and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according te his abundant inercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrec tion of Jesus Christ frecn the dead. ' "Te an Inheritance incorruptible and un dented, and that fadeth net away, reserved in heaven for you. "Who are kept by the power or Oed through faith unto salvation ready te be revealed in the last time." Thls evening the rite or confirmation will be conferred and the sermon will be preached by Rev. J. A. Peters, of Danville. SENT ni.M AN INFERNAL MACHINE. A Terrible Explosion Avorted by Faulty Construction. A schoine by which some person sought te be revenged upon Jehn M. McBrlde, of Philadelphia, by means or an Infernal machine was frustrated en Thursday by the faulty construction of the apparatus. Mr. Mcliride is a master carpenter. Thursday morning his youngest daugh ter was just leaving for school when the lotter-carrler delivered te her a package addressed te her fattier. The box was postmarked Philadelphia. MeBride tore off the outer wrapper, and finding it enclosed lu a sliding pasteboard box tossed it evor te his son with the re mark that he supposed it was "mero of mat stun irein wasningien." no nau recently received seeds from the agricul tural bureau. The son with some difficulty removed the sliding cover, and was alarmed at the contents. The box contained three compartments, and the middle ene was Ailed with gun cotton. The ether two were Ailed with gunpowder, there being fully a pound. Out of each let of powdera blue-headed match was stand ing, and upon the sliding lid a long strip ofemery paper had been pasted. The only thing that prevented an explosion was the fact that the maker had either neslected te set the match heads high enough te touch the emery paper or else they liad sllpped down. " I have but one enemy In the world," said Mr. Mcliride, "and that is Francis P. McUride, my brother, with whom I am new having a lawsuit." Francis Mcliride was seen later, and declared he had no enmity against his brother. The police are at work en the ca.se. Busr Letter-Carriers. The letter-carriers of the city were leaded down like pack horses te-day the festival of St. Valentine. This Is always a busy day with the posteuloe officials, but this year the number or valentines mailed is the largest in the history or the office en that day. i neught u Farm. Wm. B. Olveii, esq., has purchased en private terms a Cl-acre farm of William Shertzer. The farm is near Washington borough. AnOIJ Muu'k Terrible Duath. Geerge Williams, sged 81, living near Huntingdon, was choked te death by a piece of apple which ledged In hU threat while he was eating. LANCASTER, PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1890. ST. JAMES IN A FERMENT 7 IVEI TIE elLirriH IF A 1EGT6R Fit TIE i ClOMi TIH M W'ArTtBVF. The Vestrymen Victims or the Het Indig nation or the Fleck Over Their Imp j dent Disregard of Their Wishes Editors Intklmerncer : A great deal of excitement exists In SU James parish of the Episcopal church, of this city, 'ever the selection by a bare ma jerity of the vestry or the Rev. iio iie iio bettem as rector. Thls gentleman, who Is new atTewanda; Is about 28 years of age and preached In St. James' church couple of weeks age, being the guest, while. nere, or u. r . jssuieman, esq. ne preacueu long but net well, the congregation thought. Ills voice was loud and geed, his accentuation peculiar and affected, and' his delivery effective; but the matter el his dlscourse M net by any means up In quality te Its quantity. The great fault about It scorned te be its absence of Ideas ; or at least of any that bis hearera could And, The general inquiry after the service was ever was as te what the young man had been talking about ; and one per son was even rash enough te ask Mr. Lsli- limin wrliarA Iia evit hta liatiA In nrm. ...... :.vr.. wen, wnen mis gentleman waseiecieu by the votes of Judge Livingston, B. F. Eshleman, B. F. Breneman, W. A. Atlce and W. A. Morten, of the veetry te be the rector or the church, there was evidently plenty or reason te expect strong remarks and vigorous kicks ; and the Ave vestry men are being cuffed and cudgeled all threugh the church unmercifully and'lt Is almost as much as their lives are worth te go out en the streets. Judge Livingston, being a Judge, is the safest of the let, and the poeplo talk about him with wonder rather than execration, believing him te have been foelod In some way ; but there Is net much differ ence In the denunciation poured out upon the ethers; Mr. Eshleman, however, as the Ander of the young man and reported author or the plan te put htm in the church, "catching it1' the heavlest. St. James has net been se" stirred vup for' half a century, and maybe it Is a geed thing for it. Dr. Heeper, who holds the strong esteem and admiration of the St. James congregation, told them the ether day that the church was troubled with the dry ret and did net seem te have much lire In it since Bishop Bewman's time, as he found that every vigorous sheet from it and every creditable product was traceable te the bishop's administra tion. The exact truth of this declaration was recognized by all the congregation and affected some of the vestry se much that they vowed that Dr. Heeper should neve be the rector of the church, wbile, they seethed their heated threats in the Hamilton club cafe ; and they wondered hew it was that a member or their club, who was no officer In it even, should have the audacity te call in quostlen thelr virtue, wisdom and loveliness, who were efllcers and high cockelorums In the cencern. They resolved that it was net meet that this should be; and straightway they selected the babe or Towande. X. X. FOUND REFUGE IN A HOLE. The Fex Chased On Thursday Runs Inte ,u Muskrat llurrew. v A fox chase took place at A. Kuhlmnn's North Pole hetel, en North Queen stroet, en Thursday afternoon. There was quite a crowd present, Including a num num ber of local levers of the sport. About half-past three o'clock the fox was dropped byW. W. Gresh, In Mayer's Aeld, along the Frultvllle turnplke. The animal was inclined te step and roll nt Arst, but the boys, of whom there was a great crowd In pursuit, urged him en. He Arst ran In a northeasterly direction and Anally turned, going towards the south east. He crossed the New Helland turn pike between the read leading te old What Glen park and the Eden hotel. He was then being closely pursued by the pack or dogs, 11 ft oe u in number, and a great many people en feet and horseback. He Anally took te the Conostega at What Glen. The dogs followed him into the water, but he fooled them by swimming back aud taking refuge In a muskrat hole along the bank of the stream where he was safe. The rlders and ethors seen came up and for soveral hours they kept digging, trying te catch Reynard. They were unable te de se however, and w hen darkness approached the task was abandoned, larly this morn ing hunters were out at the place looking for the fox again, but It Is likely that he escaped during the night. While the chase was going en William W. Gresh was thrown from his liorse in turning into a lane. The animal struck against a pest and Mr, Gresh was but slightly injured. A UISIIOP ON THE TARIFF. The Pasteral Letter of a Western 1'rolute toIIIsFurmer Fleek. In a Ixtnten pastoral letter te be read in all the churches of the diocese of Leaveu Loaveu Leaveu werth, Kan., Bishop Fink, or the Reman Catbolie church, referring te the Furmers' Alllance movement, caused by the agri cultural depression, says ; " We may Hay that, surrounded by a bountiful crop, as we are, many of our poeplo are sull'ering and are in misery, uucertaln what they should de In the future. The complaints come net only from the lalering classes in citles who are without work, but especially from the country districts, from the farm ing population which feel that matters cannot be as they are for an Indefinite number of years, or they will leso their beuse and home. "Owing te the peculiar stata of our country every one suffers when the farm ing population is in distress. Thoughtful persons are well aware that the present grievances of tlie farmers are but tee true. It seems that almost every Industry in our country Is protected in order le amass riches in the hands of the few by which the many will have te suffer. The only classes net protected are these that would seem te need it most the laboring man and the farming population. " Thieves Aided by Chuiu-e ltemurk. A veteran detective assigns as the cause or many or the successful robberies by sneak thieves the habit net a few poeplo have of unguardedly divulging secrets te chance acquaintances and te friends. "Would you be kind enough te tell me the hour; I've left my watch in my ether waistcoat pocket in my room?" and vari ous similar remarks are common, particu larly en street cars, and sneak thieves, he MavM. are lu hvs en the alert te hear Mich disclosures. They evon rlde en cars te overhear them. Fer Instance, a man might be riding en a car, and dive into his pocket for bis fare,when he would sud denly remember that he left his purse ou the dresser In his room, and would apolo getically tell his friends se. There might be some thief in the car who, overhearing this, would fellow him up, loam his name and address, and then all w euld be plain sailing. The thief would go te the house and tell whoever came te the deer that the man hal sent him for the pure which he left en the dresser. The wife, Adding the fmrse in the place described, would be brown off her guard, and, in nlne cases out of ten, would give It te him and pay him besides for taking it. Arrival eri'ay Cur. The pay car or the Pennsylvania railroad company arrived in town shortly uftcr nine o'clock this morning, and the em em peoyes, ware paid, off for the month, MUpPgRF-PIX THE STREET, irmtartaea Killing of Veuna Man In J Brea DeftHttlaw Yerk. Twe pistol snow in rapui succession startled people nt Lexington avenue and One-hundrea-and-twenty-slgbth street, New" Yerk, nbent half-past 8 Thursday night, and as pedestrians en the avenuej turned te leek at the spot from which the reports had .come talL muscular young nun staggered t toward. feMe, nude a clutch for the psllnn. and missing them, fell te the ground with a mean. As he fell, another man who Md been within a few feet of him walked rapidly down the avenue nnd disappeared in a side street, unhindered, although fully fifty peeple steed almost within as lmmy feet of the place. An old man ran from the opposite corner, and raising the head of the dying man, asked his name. A few mumbled words came from between the lips, which then closed the man was dead. , The whole seine had eeeapled hardly a minute,' yet When the' dead man's head dropped le the ground a crowd of 200 people had gathered. Windows in many houses In the block were epened and for a row moments the silence waa unbroken aave for the sounds of people run ning toward the scene. A Derby hat nearly new lay at the head or the stretcher. The ec.j waistcoat trousers and white shirt were all of geed material, but under the coat was a light blue check "umper" such as are worn by laborers.' There was nothing In the peckets that would lead te ths identity of the man ox ex ox cept two fine linen handkerchiefs marked with an embroidered letter "N." .The dead man was Ave feet ten Inches in height and looked like a Swede or a German. Near where the body fell lay a thirty-eight calibre British "bull-deg" revolver with two chambers empty. The man who had been the first te reach the scene told of the nun he had seen walk ing away from the place. He had been standing en the opposite corner when he heard the Arst shot, and before he could turn the second was Ared. Then one of the two men walked away, while the ether staggered and fell aa described. He could net catch what the dying man had said. ' A Farmers Institute at Oxford.,. A farmers' institute Is In session in Oxford. Ex-County Commissioner Jeseph T. Reynolds is president of the convention and Isaac Richards, Albert II. Werth, Jeseph Stubbs, Septimus E. Nevln, Bordley 8. Patterson are the vice? presidents; T. K. Stubbs and' D. E. Brlnten secretaries. Hen. Theodere K. Stubbs, or Ox ford, made the address or welcome. "Seeding and Harvesting" was the sub ject of an essay read by Samuel H. Broo Breo Broe mall, of Upper Oxford. Ferest Preston, of Spruce Greve, read a paper en, "Success in Cattle Feeding. " This subject was dis cussed by Rev. O. W. Stewart, D.D., S. II. Broomall. Isaac Richards, A. B. Werth, J. T. Reynolds, Caleb Brlnten, L. K. Brown? Jeb Pugh and D. F. Magee. Ham Ham uel R. Downing, of West Choster, a mem ber of the State Beard, read an essay en " Macadamized Reads, a Means of De creasing Taxation and Increasing ?Farm Values"' Dr. E. T. Jeffers, of Lin-1 coin University, spoke en " Brains vs. Muscle in Read Making." D. H. Bransen, or. Atclen, read a paper en " Reads," by Cel. James Yeung, or Mlddletewn, Pa. The mad quostlen was discussed, by Jeshua Jefferis, lien. l, W. Hickman, D. F. Magee, S. 11. Down ing. rMrs. S. A. Hambleton, of Geshen, read an essay en "Country vs.' City Life." Hen.J.W. Hickman spoke en "Fruit Cul ture as a New Industry In Chester County.' This subject was discussed by D. If. Bran Bran eon, Jeshua Jefferis, D. F. Magee. In the evening Dr. Henry Leffman, feed Inspector tejthe State Beard of Agriculture, lectured en "The Chemistry e( ether Worlds." Eloped With a Chinaman's Wife. The Chlnese quarter of Bosten is in nn uproar because or the elopement or the wifoerSinFoam, a prosperous merchant, with Themas II. Slaten, aged 10 years. Sin Feam is quite an Americanized young man. He married a Bosten girl, and sup plied her with everything that money could buy. - Master Hoaten lives with his mother and stepfather ou Harrison avenue, and up te lest evening worked at cigar making. He and Mrs. Sin Feam often met. She canto se often toSeaton's home te soe him that the young man's mother Anally orderod her out of the heuse. On Thursday the ceuple disappeared from their respectlves homes, and in the evening they left for New erk by the Providence route. The yuunir man's mother made a complaint at polfce head quarters, and a telegram was sent te In spector Byrnes at New Yerk te detain the young man when he arrived in that city. Sin Feam started after his " Mellcau" wife in a later train. ' Dr. Knlffln and Mlwi Pureell Free. The grand Jury In Trenten, after consid ering the evidence in the mysterious Knlffln muruer case, reported te Justice Beasley, or the Mercer county court, en Thursday. They found no bill against Dr. Knlffln nor Miss Purcell, who were charged by De tective Pilger with the murder. Lawyer Barten moved for the discharge or the bendsmen. Prosecutor Stockton consented te the discharge or the sureties en Dr. Kniffln's bend, but net these en Miss Pur cell's bend. He gave no reason for hold ing them ex cept that something might turn up. Justice Beasley said that both the accused were free, because the grand Jury and the coroner's Jury, after due deliberation, could see no evldence en which te held thorn. The erder for the release or the bendsmen was thou signed, , Death of Joel Kauflman. I'rein the Ephrala ltovlew. Joel Kauffman died at his rosldence near Cliurchtewn, this county, en Sunday last, at the advanced age of 80 years. Apoplexy was the can se or his death, he having been a sufferer therofrem since last summer. The deceased was u respected citizen and a wealthy landowner, having a large farm comprising 270 acres of land. Three sous and ene daughter survive. The deceased was an uncle te Mrs. II. C. Gemperllng, et tills place, and a brother te Mrs. Barbara Zeek, who died at the latter'H rosldence hore soiueyoars age at the advanced age or Vi years. The funeral took place en Wed nesday, Intorment being made at the AmUh burying ground near Morgantown. Shet the Chorister and Killed Himself. Miss Hattie Hind, a momberef the choir at Rev. D. L. Meedy's church. Chicago, w as shot twice Wednesday night by Ho He Ho bert Hendersen, a member or the Mgsdy congregation. Hendersen immediately placed the pistol te his right ear and In flicted a fatal wound. Miss Hind may re re ro eovor. The tragic affair took place In Hen Hen dereon's apartments. Hendersen Is a mar mar ried man, his wife and children residing near Niagara Falls, N. Y, It is understood that Hendersen was intending te procure a divorce tnd marry Miss Hind, leth he and she are English, but have lived In America seme years. Four Hern at One Time, A great deal or interest centres In the Xowien ramlly or Evorsen, a suburb or Scettdale, slnce Mrs. Newton gave birth te four children en Thursday morning, and visitors te their comfortable home have been numerous all day, each visitor leaving them anywhere from 25 cents te$.. The attending physician, feai lug that the ex citement mignt lutorfere with the favorable condition or Mrs. Newton and the chlldien, forbid entrance te visitors and later in the day many peeple were turned away, A Fermer Ijincastrlan Hurt. Frem (he Lebanon News. General Passenger and Freight Agent 11. A. Gress, of the Cornwall it Lebanon read, Is buildingaresldem eon East Cumb erland street, and while lu the building in specting work he undertook te walk across tue Joists, when the beard tripped, aud he fell with seme force against the radiator, Injuring his forehead above the right eye. Te Wed MUs Nellie Hurst, Htetlteu Cerr. Harrl.biirK Cull. C K. Dean, of Lincoln street, left for Philadelphia hut night, where he will wed Mis Nellle Hurst, of Gap, Lancaster county, a popular schoolmistress lu the school of Lancaster county, THE LINCOLN BMK TROUBLE. II1I1M3 .Tfl Efi CMTDIl'I. F81 1W8 WEEIS ANI TIE BAIL T BE IEJEWEB. Commissioner Kcunedy Gees te Ephrata te Meet the Bondsmen The Accused May Walve an Examination. This afternoon at I o'clock was the time designed by United Slates Commissioner Kennedy for the hearing of Cashier Bard and F. W. Hull for offenses sgalnst the laws governing national banks. Hull did net appear. Bard appeared with his counsel, B. C. K ready and Brown it Henel. The testimony of Piesldent Nlssley, te prove that Bard was the cashier of the Lincoln bank, was luprd and further testi mony was poslpenedfor two weeks. Hull did net ceme te Lancaster bocause he understood that the hearing would be postponed. ' Commissioner Kennedy and Marshal Weir went te Eph rats en this nflorneon's train and there Hull and Bard will renew their ball lu the sum of f 10,000 for their ap pearance at that time. The hearing may be waived lu the meau tlmet and if se, these parties will enter bail for trial at the next term of the Untied States district court. There wss placed en record this after noon a deed transferring te Ja. L. Stein mets two tracts of laud in Ephratal town ship. The deed Is dated February 1, arid Is signed by Hull and his wife, for 91,000 consideration. One of the tracts contains 33 perchos, and the second 20 2-10 perches. CUT HEAD AND ARMS OFF. Au InfUrlnted Meb Muttlales the Mur Mur derer efn Weman With an Axn. Ada Gess, the daughter of II. C. (less, a highly respocted citizen of Crawfordsvllle, Ark., was found, dead near her parents' residence, en Monday, with her body fall of buckshot, and a snort distance 'further en the decapitated remains of Geerge Cor Cer vett, employed as a laborer by Mr. Gess, were discovered. The particulars' of the tragedy were learned later from the brother-ln-law of the murdored girl. The young lady was missed durlngtlie night and a thorough search was made, but without success until daylight, when her mutilated cornse was found about three hundred yards from the house. She had been assaulted and then murdered. Her face had been hacked with a hatchet in a torrible manner and she had also been shot through the body. a The whoie neighborhood seen gathered te vlew the ghastly sight, and search for tbfl murderer began at ence. Suspicion pointed te Corvett, who had been around the heuse the night before In au Intoxicated condition. Frem his wife it was learned that he came home early In the morning drunk and informed her that he had mur dered Miss Gess, at the satne lime threat ening te kill her If she did net koep his secret. Without waiting for the slew process of the law the infuriated peeple took Corvett te the sceno of the murder cud with an axe cut off his arms and legs and severed the head from the body. When Miss Gess' brother-ln-law arrived the mob was preparing te croinate Corvett's remains. PHILADELPHIA IMPORTERS TALK. An Earnest Appeul Against the Passage of the MeKlnley Customs Dills, Importers of Philadelphia in full num bers attended a called meeting In the Beard el Trade rooms te pretest against the Me Kinley administration customs bill. Mr. J, Henry Magee presided and In his open ing address said that the bill was In In In tonded by its author te simplify the tariff laws, whereas In one sense it almost completely revolutionized the prosent tariff It cut into the faces or all theso engaged in the importing business, a flagrant and dis tinctly implied nHult. It deprives them of the right or trial by Jury and relogates the power or the jury into the hands or nieu appointed by partisan Inllu Inllu Inllu once te represent the government. " His proposed appraisers' committee.' said one or the sneak or, "Is under the direct control of a department that may change as politics may shift In this country, therofero it can nover be'lmpartlal. The act Is, In fact, ene that seeks te Impose a very large lncrcase of dutles. The bill Is full of vague language that will glve rise te endless litigation." Resolutions were adopted strongly pro testing against the bill and requesting the senators from Pennsylvania te oppose Its passage and providing for the appointment of a commlttee or three, also a committee te with Importers aud merchnntM In ether cities, for united action In opposition te (he McKlnley bill. Alleged Negllgouue of the Company. The coroner's Jury, In the case or seven men killed by an explosion or gas in the Nottingham colliery, at Plymouth, Pa., en the 1st lnst., rendered a verdict en Thurs day. They declare that the Lehigh and Wllkoabarre coal company was guilty or negllgence in net having the colliery prop prep prop erly inspected by the Are bosses horero the men went te work en the morning or the ex plosien. One or the previsions or the mine law Is, that every part of a colliery In which men are te work must be visited by the Are bosses and ascertained te be safe before the men go te work in the morn ing. It is oxpected that relatives of the victims will sue the company for damages. The Hall Increased. Daniel Herst has been prosecuted bofero Justice Seltzer, of Ephrata, for the larceny of tobacco valued at $1,000, the preperty of McKce & Ce., or Htevens. The Justice Axed the ball nt $300, and en an applica tion te the court te-day It was incroased te $800. Mr. Herst entered ball lu the re quired sum for his appearance at the April sessions. Murdored Fer Menoy. Evldence has just ceme te light showing that the sheeting or Michael Berdnor by a man named.Stechlck while at target practice near Snow Shee en the ZUX or January last, and which at that llme was believed te be an accident, was a dcllborate murder for the purpose of robbery nud that Stechlck secured ever a hundred dollars belonging te Berdnor. Stechlck disappeared and the authorities have net been able te lecate him. Accident te Itev. Goe. McCleiul. Frem the Manbulm Sentinel. II. F. Mct'leud recelved a letter fieni his brother, Rev. Geerge McCleiul, of Akren, this county, staling that while pruning apple trees in his orchard a limb en which lie was standing gave way, pre cipitating him te the ground, fracturing ene or his legs. i m They Intend te Iluuialii Away. Six Democratic menibcrs or the Mentana Legislature Jeseph A. ilaker, Jehn Hen noisy, William Thornten, W.S. Heck or, S. G, Reed and William Farberry ate in Portland, Oregon. Senater Bauer says they will remaln outside Mnulaiu until the Legislature adjourns sine ille. i A hurprlMi Party. A surprise party was given last evening for Frank II. Cormeny, at his home, KS0 Seuth Queen stroet, It being tils fourteenth birthday. Musle and otberamuseiuonts were Indulged in, and refreshments were served at a reasonable hour. About Af Af Af toen couples were present. It wasaery enjoyable atlalr. ''- " in A Prlii ler Injured. Albert Heffman, a young man who Is an apprentice In the job priuting offlce of William A. Halbuth, en East King street, was severely Injured yesterday. He was engaged oiling a press when he had his arm caught In a fly wheel aiuT badly fractured, Dr, M. U Davis attended him, AN OLD FOLKS CONCERT By the Cheral Hoclety et Christ's Luth eran Church te n Large Audience. There was a large and highly pleased audience in the court heuse last evening, when an old folks concert was given by the choir of Christ Lutheran church. Theso who took part In the concert did their best. All the members were remidly ap plauded, aa they greatly pleased. There was a great deal of vocal music and the principal Instrumental musle waa fur nished by the orcheHraoftho Yeung Men's Democratic club. The pregramme In full, as It was printed, was as fellows : f YK FARTN FVRSTK, 'Duryngoyearr'yval'or1y Oldde Felks ye erchestraye will play ye " Vyce Ad inyral March, " (Mlllecker.) 'Songs of ye Oldde Felkes," Alle To Te To getherre. " Ye Chtvalrye of Labeur, " by ye Eyght Menne. Hymne Tcuue " Mt. Slen," Alie To Te To getherre. A Worldlye Seng-" Ye Cows are In ye Come, ' Clara Krauskop, Ye Ralnye Day, by ye Eight Ladyes and Mennn. Hymn Tcuiie-'Blossynge," Alie To Te getherre. OllleStoner will saye "Kydnapped In Moreyo. " YR PART SKCOISSS e Orchestra will playe Turvy Overture, " (Bettgor.) Werldye Snnge, " When ye " Topsy va lfn.ni.iiiM a.ui...n .i.V.J . ii- lJr ' . "V .. u... v.."!?)"' "" togwnerre. Worldly Ditty-" Urlng Me a Vlelctle, " Ada Huber. " Ye Bolde Flshermnnne, " by ye Eyght Meune. - V Hunter.ef Philadelphia, will synge "Way Down In ye Deep Myne.'' "Ye Lord Is Qreate. " Alie Togetherre. Ditty "A Loafe from ye Spruye," Laura Huber. Ye Whystlynge Farmer Bey," by ye Eyght Menne. vk part Tiivnn. Ye Orchestraye will playe ye " Playmstes Waltz." (Bucalessl.) J "Jane Conquest" will be sold by Carrie Hymn Tenne "Jerusalem.; Alie to te to gethorre. , Two-parte iSeng-' Matrymonyale Jari Clara Krnuikep and Ooergo Ackerman. "9 Lulabye or Lyfe." By ye Eyght Ladyes and Menne, " Ve Dearest Spette." Alle Togpthcrre. ' Ye Modlye." By ye Eyght Menne. "Ye Msnlae" will be said by Ollle Stener "Cousin Jodedlah." Alie Togetherre. e Orchoatraye will playe ye "Bridal Rese Ovorture." (Lavnlle.) By ye Orchostrsye Is moantye players en Instruments of ye Xounge Menue's Demo cratic Assoeyatlen. ' Ye ey'ghl monne are William Powell,' Pewell,' Powell,' Oeorgo Ackerman, Abrani Adams, Luther Reed, Geerge Anne, Harry Evans, William Adams nnd "Frederick Helm. Ye eyght ladyes nnd monne are Clara Krauskop, Ada Huber, Mrs Jacob Hener, Bertha Kautr, William Powell, Geerge Ackerman, William Adams and Ooergo Anne. Miss Laura Maurice, of'Thlladelphla, played the accompaniment for Mr. Wil liam Hunter's scloctlen. i A STONE ON THE TRACK. Atlantic Express Strikes ItNear Eliza hetbtewn The Engluoer' Timely Dlscovery. This morning Atlantic Express, which is due hore at 11:30, made a narrow escape from a terrible accident at the old tunnel cut Just cast orEllzabethtown station. As the train was nearing this point a stone, which wolghed at least GOO pound, relled down the embankment and landed en the track. The man In charge of the engine, which was Ne. 1,095, saw the stone fall and he attompted te step the onglne en tirely, but could net de se, as the dlstance was tee short. The train had slackened up, howevor, whan It struck the stene, and the pilot was semewhat damaged, The train was then steppod and the stone was relled away from the track In erder that It would net damage the cars or the train. The pas sengers who were en the train did net knew the can se of the treuble until seme tlme afterwards. The escape was a clese o;ie. The place scorns te be dangerous, and soveral accldeuts of this kind occurred there within the past row years. The Lttltz Hank Sued. G, U. Kennedy and Eugene O. Smith, for Heward fc Herloy, lumber'dealers or Wll Wll llamspert, entered suit against the Lltltz National bank. It Is claimed that the plaintiffs sent for collection te the Lltltz bank a d raft for $300 against Jtucli Brethers, who failed some time age. The allegation Is that Instead of making any effort te col lect the draft the bank entered up a Judg ment It held when the draft was received, and Issued execution. In consequenco et their negllgence te collect the draft the plaintiffs, it is claimed, lest the amount or It. . The iMHt Hloue Up. This morning the last stene was laid en the new Trust building, en North Queen street, by Mr. Gruger, assisted by M. F. Sides, the sctter. It Is by Tar the most beautlful odlAce lu the city. It Is Ave stories high, and has been In ceurse of erection for seme months. The great de lay was caused by fallure te turn out the stones from the quarrles In tlme. Great progress has been mode during the trust few weeks. When the last stene was put en the very top peak this morning a small national Aug was placed upon It and It is waving In the broezo te-dsy. The tlle reefing and the front of the building will be finished shortly. Chosen Ily theTrust Company Directors. At a meeting of the beard or directors or the Idncaster Trust company, held Mon day, I). B. Slienk was elected a clerk, and Redmond Cenyngliam notary public for the Institution. The mossengor will be Levlus Helss, who Is new a memboref Mayer lilgerley's pelice ferce. The Court Will ltovlew- It. Jacob Zertiuan, or the depot restaurant, who was directed te pay a Alie and costs, for selling cigars en Sunday, upon the prosecution or the Law and Order society, will have the case rovlewed by the court or common pleas. His ceunsel, Jehn E. Ma lone, esq., has taken nut a wilt or certio rari. It will boargued at the March term or the adjourned court. A Deputy Marshal Killed. Washinoten, Feb. 11. Atlorney Gen eral Miller te-day received the following telegram from Marshal Mlzell, at Jack Jack HOtnllle, Fla. ; W. II. Sanders, one of my bravest 'and mejtlllcicnt doputiei, was brutally assas slnated at Quincy, Gadsden county, yester day afternoon at 3 o'clock, where he had goue witli my sol f aud ether deputies en official business. " Referred te the City Solicitor. PuiLAUELfiiiA, Feb. H. The railroad committee of councils te-day disposed of the Belt Line railroad ordinance by referr ing the whele subject te the city solicitor te prepare a plan Jointly with the counsel of the Belt Line company by which the paper guarantees will be made se that the city can legally grant the privileges desired, . i A Hank Robbed ersm.OOO. 8r. Letus, Feb, 11. A very brief report says that the First National bank at Salem, Ills., was robbed of $10,000 this morning. Death or the Earl or Sydney, Londen, Feb. 14. Earl, of Sydney is ' v PRICE TWO CENT&? " " ' " ?g-Ma AjTbrrible'riet; , SEYEEALIENFATAUYUOTBEI IS k m t fc, " aaffllls.v An Election Followed By tween a Hundred Persona 1M . S1; 1-, - .. With AllKlndser Weapon. I ... r .- yav wicntTA, Kansas, Feb. IL-Inftmt has been received here of a terrlbte: yesterday at the town of Harper, '. miles southwest of here, in whten a dred men or mere fought with unaki and clubs, and wheu the battle ended men had received their death weundai several ethers se badly wounded thai covery uueubtrui. The trouble grew an election en Wednesday mUM sltien te Issue $10,000 in bends te the I & (lulfirallread. Th timiant m terly resisted by manjef the leading sens and aa bitterly advocated br eel The company desired te run ital through Harper If the bends eaul voted, and it is said had sent a large ei grauers ana ether empleyes te 1 en election day te help carry the through. Many stormy scenes were wit Mesa 4 the pens, but tbere was no rioting. tue pens closed it was believed bends had carried. The ballet waft! an counted and during the night the I poxes were stolen. This created gn cltotnent and the railroad crowd number of arresta made of persena.il pocieu or 'stealing me uexe. An m waa'made te arrest Tem Sabln, a cowl He resisted and his friends ietnlar. a k dred men In a faw inltintiu hmasr mured in a dainarata liattle. M' ... 7 . .. .1 . . W . 10m eauin nas uieu rrem his wem Jehn Talferd, a merchant, waa wounded t Rebert C. Themas, la fatally Injured, Themas Clancy had M cut off t and unknown msn.wss cot in 1 , abdomen se that his betkaletprdi j he will likely He. Six ei elghl ethen s celved frightful cuts and gunshot we DISCUSSES VARIOUS St , , it i Meat of Gov. Larrabee'a Mi views en prohibition, -fe DKs Meinks, Iowa, Feb. 14,-OeT.t rabee'e message is a very lengthy ; ment. It touches upon almost every ' ject ei interest te tue state, ue u: adoption or the Australian ballet and that women be permitted te. ; municipal, elections Hf daala'Vat'; length' with' the railroad haestien i "1 the adoption of appliances te minimise .danger te empleyes in making up etc, anu mat no mere trains M Sunday thaq are absolutely Railroads should give mera Improvement of their nrenertr. be compelJed-teVq-afraywish alt wooden bridges. Railroad trtutaaad combinations are condemned. Tbji he says, cannot tolerate usuroatle power, nor conspiracy en the part' af creatures, 'ine practice among.. emciais or accepting passu is condemned. It is recommended that all for pecuniary preAt be oempellMSo annual statements concerning their nees.; , "-'J?- The governor dwells at eenaldai length en the question of prohibition,. does net believe that a nigra or one which he saysw will leave only respeciADis" saloon in existence ever be sanctioned by the people of The "gilded saloon' he considers mero dangerous than the "squallld la weci whisky dive." .. sfe . "j '& A Big Machlne Frem a Small Tewa.j Hamilton, Ohie, Feb. 14. The tool works el Hamilton have Anlahed i are new leading an Immense plate bending roll that Is. te be:;. I te me navy yard ,n Man San Francisce. The tremendous : weighs In round numbers four ha thousand pounds and the freight Willi something ever 810.000. The Clnelnnai Hamilton & Dayton baa had'a' number i speclainat cars built for the I of the lead and the whole train wilt ba'i through te the coast as a special. It la I largest single shipment ana finest mac that ever left Hamilton, a town where I magnificent machinery la built. 'it Disposed of Three Contested Kleet Wahuinotew, Feb. 14. Heuse tee en elections at Its meeting te-day i poaeu or wres or tue contested cases before it by a strict party The committee instructed Represent! heuk te make a report recemme seating of Featberstene, the Beaut contestant for the seat of Cata. intha 1 Arkansas district, and. of Madd.4 Republican contestant for the atal4 Barnes Complen, in the Fifth Maryh district. My unanimous vote It elded te recommend that Clarke, ! cratle sitting member from the First . bama district, be allowed te keep his at I The commlttee was or the opinion Threet, the contestant, had net made his case, although the majority thought t he had shown that the election waa net i tlrely without fraud. .tiv; A 8AD ACCIDENT. Ilrldn, llrldegroem aud Ten Ota Drewn. ' Paiiih, lob. 14. A Bad accident pened te a wedding party at Pentlvy ; terday. The vehicle conveying the I and bridegroom and a number of friends was upset and the whole were precipitated into the river. bride and bridegroom and ten ethers wa urowneu. $ 83 Water nnd Melten Iren Don't MlVt FiTTsntma, Feb. 14. An accident thatl might have resulted in several AUallttav occurred at the forge or the Edgar Theaaij seu steel works, yesterday, at Br Pa. Some cold water ran lnte the ladle molten metal, badly scalding Evftti ami .Inlni HivAiisnn. wnrkntili t pleyed lii the forge, and a boy naaaesfj Heward Wallace. William Lindsey, m- ether workman, was probably fatally : juruu uy ine explosion. ,;. i Thov Were UanauettwL v-'; Pa nis, Feb. 14. Vice Admiral Bar du Pctlt-Thevars, commander of Fifth Maritime Arj-endlssement, gar? baunuet te the elllcers of the An squadron ofevelution aboard his flagehla I Ylllefrancbe, last night. The civil audi Itary authorities of Villefranehe and wero present. 3 Lenient Toward Mousse. Bey. 'V 1 .-..... w.nnr w V&h II H1i. - cuter has decided that in- the trial' Moussa Bey be will net proceed hint en the principal counts of the li ment, aud wUl cancel the charges of and pillage, prosecuting him only for miner offenses aileged lu the 1 The Americans are Incensed at the attitude or the patriarch in the matter, demand that he resign. WEATHER FORECAST,0 Jtf li WASHiNQTeu.D.a.Feb. H !Nr.?l Eastern Pennsylvania : Heavy i r aeutueri) te weeteny wtaaa, i .... -..-.. BMHuaajr, , & & .