.THE 'PITTSBURG DISPATCH THURSDAY, JUIT -28,;- 1893. M CORKLE S NAMED West Virginia Nominate Him Democrats to lead I opened headquarters .at No. 203 Fifth avenue. James F. Burke, Assistant Secre tary of the Republican National Oomm ittee, is President of the league. The clerks of the league will disseminate campai gn liter ature through' the various colleges. Their State Ticket. TWO FACTIONS WEESTLE For Supremacy and Make the Con vention Quite Lively. BEKKETT, TnE FARMERS' CHOICE, Pushes the Leader for First Place, fcnt Falls a Trifle Short LITEFjT SCENES AMOXGTHE DELEGATES SPECIAL TELKGEAJITO TUX DISPATCH.! Pakkeksbubo, W. Va., July 27. The Democratic State Convention met here to day and teas remarkable for a lack of harmony caused by the bitter factional feud which has grown out of the contest for the Gubernatorial nomination. The three leading candidate, W. A. McCorkle, of Charleston; P. 0. Eastham, of Mason county, and Judge George Bennet, of Lewis county, have made an active canvass and their boomers are here in great num bers. McCorkle is the leading candidate, but lacks 100 votes of enough to nominate him. The Easthani and Bennet men have formed a combine against McCorkle,-and it Is possible that one or the other of them trill receive the nomination. The prelim inaries to-day have been characterized by a bitterness which cannot but bode ill for the Democracy of "West "Virginia. In ad dition there are contested delegates from "Wayne county and, no matter which sine the Credentials Committee favor, a bitter fight will be transferred from the commit tee room floor to the convention. Xhrr Thousand Were There. The convention met in a wigwam, built lor the purpose, which seats 3,000 people. It was packed to snSocation this morning at 10 o'clock when State Chairman Eeily rapped the Convention to order and intro duced Governor Fleming, as Temporay Chairman. Colonel Fayton was made Tem porary Secretary. Governor Fleming made a brief speech on taking the chair, in which he denounced Repub licanism and predicted Democratic victory in November. After the appoint ment of the committee the convention adjourned until 3 o'clock. On reassembling United States Senator C J. Faulkner was made Permanent Chair man and Cal Peyton, Secretary. The Com mittee on Credentials was not ready to re port and the report of the Committee on on basis of Representation was called for. Then began the war of factions. The majority report fixed as the basis of repre sentation the votes received by Fleming for Governor in 1888. A minority report recommended as the basis the vote cast for Cleveland in the same year. The majority report would give McCorkle two more votes in his own county delegation than the basis recommended by the minority and would decrease the representation in Jeffer son county. Attempt! to Steal In Votes. This vote is divided between Bennett and Eastham. The McCorkle men declare that the rejection of the majority report would be equivalent to the convention's saying it did not believe Fleming's vote for Governor was honest, and that the Republicans were right in their assertion that Fleming's ma jority over Gofl as finally fixed by the Leg islature was a clear steal. Every McCorkle speaker made this asser tion. The Bennett-Eastham combine fonght savagely for the minorty report, and the feeling in the convention increased with every speaker. Intense excitement reigned all afternoon and order was almost fargot ten. The wrangle occupied all afternoon, when a recess was taken until to-night. At the evening session of the convention the exciting scenes of the afternoon were re peated, and there was a battle royal between the McCorkle tactions and the opposition. A ballot was taken on the majority and minority reports of the Committee on Basis of Representation. The majority report won, the vote being 327 to 449, and the Mc Corkle faction went wild. " Contnsion Still Helens Supreme. The confnsion and excitement was so great that it was nearly 10 o'clock before the vote was completed. The Credential Committe unexpectedly settled the "Wayne county fracas by seating both delegations, allowing the'm a half vote each. nominating speeches for Governor began at 10 o'clock. Senator Arbuckle, of Green brier county, placed in nomination John M. Sydenstricker for Governor, urging as one of his chief merits that he was a brave Con iederate soldier and farmer. Ex-Senator Floutnoy, of Kanawha, placed in nomination W. A. McCorkle, whose name was greeted with great enthus iasm. G. II. Chidetcr placed in nomina tion Judge George M. Bennett, whose name was greeted with considerable en thusiasm by the nnti-Corkleites. Ex-Congressman li. F. Martin placed in nomina tion Hon. Presley C. Eastham, of Mason county, as a farmer candidate. The result of the first ballot was Mc Corkle 298, Bennett 284, Eastham 132, Sydenstricker74. It was midnight when the second ballot was begun, and when a few connties were called the electric lights were turned out. The 3,000 people were in total derkness lor seierai minutes, but kept order. The lights were presently turned on and the ballot was resumed. The second ballot had not proceeded far until the counties began to change to McCorkle. The convention was stampeded and it was 1 o'clock this morning when he was nominated. The convention'adiourned until 10 o'clock to-day when the ticket will be completed. AT PLAT.. Pittsburg Favored With Phenom ena in the Weather. COLORADO'S PEOPLE'S PARTY. The State Convention Has, a IJst of Candidates Fat'Befors It by a Com mitteeThe Delegates Conolnded to Make Some Inquiries Before Toting. Denver. Cou, July 27. Coliseum Hall, when the People's Party Convention was called to order this morning, was a scene of enthusiasm. The members of yesterday's Silver Convention were there in large num bers and the Democrats and Kepubjicans, who have left their parties to cling to the silver standard, were just as enthusiastic in the cause as those who had been People's party men for years. After the usual convention routine of committee appointments the Conference Committee recommended that nominations be made from the, following list, that' of Presidental electors being the exact num ber requisite, but several dual recommenda tions were made for the State ticket. They are as follows;- Presidental Electors, J. G. Higley, of "Weld county; J. G. Berry, Montrose; Hugh "Wyatt, of Lake; Silas Hanckett, of Clear Creek. For Governor, Julius Thompson, of Dolores county; H. H. Waite, of Perkin couuty. Lieutenant Governor, li. H. Nichols, of Boulder. Secretary of State, Chris Wilson, of Pueblo. O. O. McAleese, of Pueblo. Auditor, H. H. M. 'Gooni countz, of Montezuma; Alfred Durene, of Fremont. Treasurer, H. U. Eiwood, of Summit; Albert Nance, of Arapahoe. At torney General, Eugene Engly, ot La Platte; John Croxton, of Arapahoe. The reading of the list caused quite a dis cussion. Delegate Chllds, of El Paso county, said that he did not know how to vote lor the candidates. Herbert George, of Arapahoe county, said that there were two candidates named by the Joint Committee who were not People's party men and he asked for an adjourn ment to consider the matter. Other mo tions were made to adjourn in order that the work of the committee might be con sidered, and finally an adjournment was taken until to-morrow. YESTERDAY'S STRANGE EXTREMES Heat, Rain, Wind and Temperature Eemarkable Quantities. in CASUALTIES OF A CHANGEABLE DAT FK0H A DEMOCRATIC STANDPOINT. Ex-Governor Carroll, of Maryland, Thinks Cleveland Will Be Elected. Bedford, Pa., July 27. Special.' Ex Governor Carroll, of Maryland, who is at the Springs for a Bhort sojourn, was seen on the large veranda this morning and asked to talk on the political situation. The handsome old gentleman commenced by saying, "I think the Democracy have made a good start in the selection of Mr. Har rity as Chairman. I have heard him spoken of by prominent politicians in the highest terms as a wise and conservative leader. " "When asked by the reporters as to "West Virginia going Republican, Governor Car roll replied: "West Virginia will vote with the balance ot the boutnern States and is as surely Democratic as Maryland." In speaking of the Empire State, he said that New York was sure to go for Cleveland and that Tammany would be loyal as she has always been before, and in the words of Bnrke Cockran: "She couldu't do otherwise if she wanted to." He believes that New York and Indiana will be the battle ground. In speaking of the effect that the Home stead trouble would have on the political situation, Governor Carroll said that he did not think the irighttnl affair that took place on the Monongabela should affect either party, bnt he believed it would help, the Democrats. He believes that the tariff will be the main issue 'on which the great cam paign will be fought. STILL CASTINQ THEIE BALLOTS. Ko Chance In the Situation In Ziuesvllle's Convention. ZjlStesvUaXX, O., July 27. Sjitcfal The balloting for a Congressional nominee by the Republican Convention for the Fifteenth district continued all day to-day with but little variation. The vote of Noble county was switched from Private J. M. Dalzell to Colonel J. D. Taylor, of Guernsey county, but that was an event that was expected, and the Guernsey dele gation made efforts to enthuse the balance for Taylor. At the afternoon session he seenred 34 votes from his own county and 24 from Noble. H. C. Van Voorhis has the 61 votes of Muskingum and General R. R. Daws has the 48 cast by "Washington, while Morgan countv ea't its vote alternately for Van Voorhis, Daws and its own candidate Hon. E. M'Stanberry. A well defined rnmor gained circulation .to-day to the effect that the Guernsey county delegation has cau enssed and had gone to the "Washington county people with the proposition that if they would throw sufficient strength to Tay lorto nominate him,they,the Guernsey peo ple, would return the compliment two years hence by giving the "Washington connty people solid support The Washington countv managers deny, however, that any such proposition was ever made to them. Iteld Will Visit Illlnoiv Chicago, III.. July 27. "Whitelaw Reid has accepted the invitation of the Illinois Republican State Central Commit tee to attend the Convention of League Clubs at.Springfield, I1L, August 18. WEAVES 0PKS THE CAMPAIGN, He .Addressm :tn Emhntiaittlo Gathering of People's l'artyltes. Deweh, Col., Jnly 27. General James B. "Weaver, the People's party Presidental candidate, last niht made his opening speech in this city. Coliseum Hall, in which the meeting was hel 1, was crowded to its greatest capacity, and then an overflow meeting Mas held in the open air to accom modate those who could not obtainxadmis slon to the hall. Mrs. M. E. Lease, the woman's reiorm orator from Kansas, ad dressed the overCow meeting and also made a speecli in the hall. In the hall, when General "Weaver ap peared upon the nlatform, B. Clark Wheel er, of Aspen, presented him with a silver pen with which, as Wheeler said, he could. when elected, sign the free coinage bilL J lircat applause greeted the presentation, and when it subsided General Weaver.after returning thanks lor the pen, proceed ed to deliver his address, wrfich was listened to with close attention and interrupted re peatedly by applause. IN DEFEX3E OF 6PAEB0WS. . The Small English Birds No linger Blamed for Destroying Crops. Harrlsburg Independent.) Only a few years after John Bardsley's importation of English sparrows, and their enormous increase in Pennsylvania and other Middle, Eastern and Western States, they were blamed for all defects in fruit crops and all vineyard production failure. The sparrow was popularly regarded as the implacable foe of buds and blossoms, as the destroyer of fruit of all kind and the ex terminator of native song birds. "Whether or not this is true is hard to tell, bnt it is certain that the greater the increase of the sparrow the larger the yield of orchard and vineyard. If the plucky littie English leathery bully did for awhile banish native song birds from the groves and parks of Pennsylvania, they were not forced perma nently to remain absent from their native haunts as they are now here again in all the brilliance and radiance of their nlnmace. the gush of their song and the strength of their numbers, while the sparrow really seems to be decreasing. These are facts which are worthy of con sideration when talking of the sparrow as a crop destroyer and an exterminator of na tive song birds, as there is no longer anv doubt that it is not capable of the one or the other result. The sparrow is neither a bully among birds nor a destroyer in orchards or vineyards. Hereafter this bird will take its place amoug all other birds of the coun try, as neither better nor worse than any of its companions of the field, the orchard and the vinevard. Yesterday was a record breaker as far as the weather was concerned. Sergeant Stewart was busy last night in studying up the phenomena chart in the lofty weather office to find comparisons. It was a day of extremes. There was a dash of the hottest weather of the summer, the temperature had the neatest fall in least time, the greatest fall of rain de scended, and the wind blew harder than for several years. In addition to these facts comes the welcome intelligence that the "back bone" of the heated spell has been broken and Pittsburgers will be visited with more refreshing weather and some , little dampness for the next day or so. The thermigraph bad many surprises. From the high mark on Tuesday the tem perature fell to 75 during the early hours ot yesterday morning. It took a gradual rise from this time and at 8 o'clock marked the point of 79. The sun's heat began to grow more intense until at noon it was at 90 and 3 more were mounted by the tiny blue pencil on the electrical in strument at 2 o'clock. Nearly an Inch of Water Felt. The thunder storm came up about that time and during the half hour the hail and rain poured down in sheets and gusts. Eighty hundredths of water fell and the temperature descended to 70, something unprecedented in the history of summer weather for the last decade. The phenomenal rapidity with which the storm came on proved most disastrous to the toilets of many pedestrians who were upon the streets. The alacrity with which entrances to hotels and stores were made was as necessary as it was humorous. Hail fell in manv parts of the two cities, and, although small, came down with sufficent force to uncomfortably slug exposed members of coporeal bodies. The storm came to an end as abruptly as it started and the temperature resumed its ambitious tendencies and by 4 o clock was 80 hot. At that hour "a southwesterly wind came over the hills and for a while blew at the rate of 32 miles an hour, a feat not before accomplished' since the stormy July of '80. In speaking of the satisfactory weather visited upon the two cities, Sergeant Stew art said none had cause to complain. "For," said he, "there was hot, dry, cool, wet and windy weather, and more could scarcely be wished for. The heated spell has come to an end, for the present at least," he continued, "and cooler or less hot weather mav be expected for the next few days. That there will be more hot weather for this locality within a short time seems veryprobable, as the barometer is low in the west and a hot wave may come this way. What Caused the Intense Heat. "Was the intense heat of the last few days duo to a hot wave?" asked The Dis patch man. "No," replied Sergeant Stewart, "it is due to the combined heat of the earth and the sun and the absence of winds. For the last few weeks the heat from the sun has been excessive and the only winds that have blown were qnite gentle and not strong enough to sweep tho heat away. As a result the earth became hotanJ the begin ning of the hot spell was due practically to the absence of wind, wnich allowed the heat of the earth" to arise and meet the sun's heat and produced extremely high tempera ture. The barometer has been high, which shows conclusively that this was not caused bv atmospheric passages, and it has gener ally been so throughout the country." Mrs. Lois Walkenshaw, a widow, aged 65 years, was found dead yesterday afternoon at her residence, No. CI Sturgeon street, Allegheny. The Coroner was notified. It is thought the heat was the cause ot death. Overcome by the flout. William McNally suffered a sunstroke yesterday, and is now lying at the West Penn Hospital. The probabilities are he will recover. McNally lives at 3010 Mul berry alley, and was passing Thirty-third and Smallman streets, when he was over came with the heat He is 18 years of age and nas only been in America a snort time. An unknown man, evidently a mill man, while walking over the railroad bridge at Thirty-third street was overcome by the heat and fell to the ground. He was taken to the West Penn Hospital where it was found that he had not been injured by the falL He lay in a stupor all day and the at tendants were unable to learn his name or anything about him. He is in a serious condition. Tho Southside suffered severely from the storm yesterday afternoon. Several places were struck by" lightning and much damage done to property. The storm was particu larly severe in the lower part of the citv, while Mt Washington was much the worse for the experience. Furnaco Strnck by Lightning. Soon after the beginning of the storm one of the furnaces in the glass house, on the corner of Carson and Tenth streets, was struck by lightning and the stack knocked over. The loss will be several hundred dollars. Shortly afterwards a large tree, standing in the'rear of No. 820 Carson street, was strnck by lightning and blown down. Some of the family, who were sitting in the door at the time, were severely shocked. Water came on the hill above the Pitts- tower, but down on the pavements, where what little breeze there was, came hotand sti fling, the mercury was in many places 105 to 1120 the sun, and 92 to 91 In the shade. The majority ot the casualties were among laboring men and in the portions of the city occupied by the poorer classes. At Philadelphia the highest point reached by the thermometer to-day was 96, 6 cooler than yesterday. The effect of yes terday's terrible heat showed itself in 16 deaths from heat exhaustion. The number of cases of prostrations received at the hos pitals was not as great as yesterday, about 25 cases being admitted, against 40 yester day. . At Washington the clerks and em ployes of the State, War, Navy and Treas ury Departments were excused at 2 o'clock on account of the heat All that could be spared lrom the Interior Department wrtre allowed to leave at 3 o'clock. " . At Anderson.Ind., Judge Hiltin S.Robin son. member ot the Appellate Court of In diana, is dying from the effects of two sun strokes received yesterday. He was Lien tenant Colonel of the Seventy-fifth Indiana Regiment and a member of the Forty-fourth andForty-fifth Congress. CHICAGO'S WATEE GIVES OUT. Sixteen Persons Die of Sunstroke, and 88 Are Taken to the Hospitals. Chicago, July 27. The number of casu alities from the heat in this eity to-day surpasses all previous records. Besides the deaths of 1C people from sun stroke, 88 have been taken to the various hospitals or their homes, prostrated by the intense heat. Of these several will probably die. Tho air blowing in from the prairie was as hot as though it came from a furnace. The mercury in the Governmaut office stood at 84 at 7 o'clock this morning, and reached 93 'at ucooi. At this point it remained for the greater part ot trie day, the air cooling slightly in the evening. Thermometers on the street level were from 4 to 6 higher than the official record. To add to the general discomfort, some parts of the North and West sides were, during the hottest hours, entirely without water, the city mains being unable to supply for a time the trememdous demand put upon them. The wind still blows from the south west, and there is a strong probability that Chicago will stew and swelter for another 30 hours. VENGEANCE AWAITS HIM. A Horse Thief and ainrderer to Ba Lynched or Horned at the Stake. Cincinnati, July 27. Special Henry Hurley may be burned at the stake at Mt Sterling, Ky., to-night He certainly will be lynched in some manner. This morning while resisting arrest for horse steaUng he killed three county offi cers, the jailer and two deputy sheriffs. A mob pursued and caught him. A large number favor burning. He will be lynched as soon as he arrives. GAMBLED AND LOST. A Victim of Stock Flnctualipns Kills Bis Broker. NO CAUSE FOR TBE MANIAC'S DEED. Charles Henry Tasre, One of the. Ablest Dealers, the Yictiro. BOTH DIED IN ALMOST THE 8AM E BREATH Itnln Storms in the Northwest. Aberdeen, S. D., July 27. A furious rain and lightning storm prevailed here last night. The total precipitation was one and a quarter inches. Lightning strnck in several places and'two horses were killed. Grain ot all kinds was quite badly lodged, but much ot it will straighten up again. St. Louis Rnm Ont or Milk. St. Louis, July 27. The mercury reached 93. So far 30 prostrations have been reported, with three fatalities. One of the results of the hot weather ha s been a partial milk famine. 100 at Roadlnc. Reading. July 27. The thermometer reached the 100 mark here to-day. There were a number of prostrations, and several hundred iron workers were compelled to quit work. FOUND A FULL FENCE. ISPXCTAI TBtEOKAir TO TBI DISM.TCH.1 Philadelphia, July 27. Charles Henry Page, one of the youngest and counted among the ablest brokers in the local stock markets, was shot dead in his office on Fonrth street this morning by an irresponsible man who had lost his mind along with his money in stock gambling.. The murderer's name was Renald Ken nedy, 58 years of age, and he was known among brokers. as an eccentric but harmless loser. He died almost to a breath with his vic tim, for he turned the smoking revolver to bis own head and pulled the trigger the moment Page fell. The shots which killed the two men were fired at twenty minutes past 11 o'clock in the morning in the back room of the office of B. D, Page & Brother, at 132 South Fourth street. Charles H. Page was the junior member ui hie unn, ana in me BDsence oi nis two brothers was in charge of the brokerage business. He came up' from Cape May, where his wife and baby daughter are liv ing, early in the day, and reached the office shortly before 10 o'clock. Kennedy entered the front door at 11 o'clock or shortly after ward, the clerks oannot remember more closely. He went into the back room, clos ing the door behind him, and was seen to move toward the stock quotation ticker in one corner, near which Page was standing. None of the conversation between the two men, if there was any, was overheard. Miots Broko tho Silence or tho Office. The scratching of pens on paper in the front room was interrupted by two pistol shots, one a half minute after the other, and the startled clerks rushed to the back room as a body fell beavilv on the floor. . The body of Page, with the breast heaving, lay near the door to the hall, so' near that the head touched the threshhold. Blood was running in a stream from a bullet hole in his side, just above his waist, and the car pet beneath him was already stained. He was in his shirt sleeves, showing how his murderer had met him unawares, and a pipe which he had been smoking lay smouldering a foot away. He died in less than three minutes after the bullet strnck him. Kennedy shot himself in the head and fell close beside the ticker. The bullet en tered the brain, causing almost instant death, and the revolver lay near his out stretched right arm. News of the tragedy flew through all the offices and exchanges in the vicinity, where Page was very well known, in magic time. Desks and tickers and blackboards were de serted, and from every point people flocked to the office, neglecting everything, lor the moment, in an effort to verify tfie startling rumors. A Victim oi the Stock Exchange. ME W ADVERTISESIENTS. JL AT LATIMER'S. '$0$$OO$$O4$l HEAD YOURSELr7 THIS WAY AND SAVE YOUR DOLLARS. 66440e46 Our Great Midsummer Sale last week proved conclusively to us that it is more profitable to sell io times as many goods by offering extraordinary bargains than to sell an ordinary amount at the regular prices. :-: :-: :-: :-: :-: : :-: :-: THIS IS NO CATCH ADVERTISEMENT. NO ARTICLE IN STOCK PROPORTIONATELY LOWER IN PRICE THAN ANOTHER. s ; QO$$$&$3$$$&$$! It was novel and astonishing to see the large number of children who purchased goods last week. Their parents had cut the advertisements and marked each bargain wanted. The shrewdest buyers could not have received more for their money than these little men and women. We again offer the public an opportunity of set tling the question of who sells the cheapest in these cities. Your approval and patronage will increase our sales sufficiently to justify us in sell ing goods at the following prices : A Cartons Collection ofl Stolen Articles Re covered Dr the Police Oat Penn Ave one Harry Palmer's Peculiar Methods oi Bobbins; Bad Record. Harry Palmer, colored, has been up in jail for two months past for assaulting Cal vin Gray, with the assistance of a man named Gordon, who is now sojourning with him. He bad just finished serving a term of five years in the penitentiary before this for burglary. His methods were quite pecu liar, although he did not confine himself to any one line. One of his favorite plans was to throw a stone from the opposite side of the street at a show window, and if no offi cer appeared he wonld go and appropriate the contents. He has destroyed over 1,000 worth of plate glass in thi3 way. R. J. Dalzell & Bro.. grocers, of Alle gheny, had two sets of harness stolen from them previous to Palmer's last imprison ment, and Dr. Buchanan, of the same place, was also relieved of a very hand some set. These were recovered at the store of Gimbert & McKelvey, whose de scriptions tallied exactly with Palmer and Gordon, who had meanwhile been placed in jaiL Messrs. Gimbert and McKelvey were taken to the jail and readily identified the two men. Palmer recently signified his intention of employing a lawyer to sell his household goods, etc., contained in his room at 1217 Penn avenue. The officers were suspicious of tlie man and went to the address given, finding it a tenement house with a small sign on the outside reading "Harry Palmer, Electrical Engineer and Constructor." They effected an entrance into the front room which was occupied' by Palmer and the examination proved to be a revelation to the officers. It contained about $2,000 worth of stolen property, chiefly electrical instruments and supplies, but including a collection of empty wine bottles, bric-a-brac, typewriter, cat glass and clothing as well. Even the food he ate must have been stolen from the places where he worked, for the remnants fthn.A if 4n nn tlrtmAmnila TTa had tin a burg. .Virginia and Charleston Railroad In listnnt who went by the name nf frank torrents and flooded the tracks and yard Diebold. but who is supposed to be the man Gordon. The typewriter found was stolen from the Western Pennsylvania Phouograph Com pany July 1 with other articles amounting to ?150. The goods will all be removed to morrowto Central station, where they will be returned to the owners upon identification. A police officer said last night: "The idea of a man carrying on a business and sup plying himself with materialsrieeded by theft's unique." HE DEFENDED HIS MOTHER. A Philadelphia Boy Deals H! Father a Slortal ISIow and Surrender!. Philadelphia July 27. While drunk this evening, Winchester Comfort, a car penter 52'years of age, threatened to beat his wife. When he attempted to put his threat into execution his 16-year-old son struck bim on the head with a hatchet, frae tnring his skull. Comfort fell to the floor insensible, and the boy, terrified by the consequences of Leacn, Headquarter.. "" .TC1 7v.? , f " . "u . 7 gave himself up. Comfort was txken to a in charge Krpnb'ifMit Co lei XeV York, July 27. The American hoinital. where the nhyniri..,. College .League ol Republican Clubs bos are of the opinion that he will'die. above Sixth street. The excavations being made preparatory to building a wall below the yards were filled with mud and debris, so that it will take several days to clear away and restore the work to its former condition. ( Further down the street the storm was even more disastrous. The street near the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad was filled to the depth of a foot and a half with mud, stones and pieces of logs and rendered almost impassable. Electric lights were blown down and things torn up In general. ML Washington suffered more from thn wind than water. Trees were unrooted and limbs blown into the street. The engineers on the Castle Shannod In cline received a severe electric shock while working the machinery. No effort was made to run the cars for some time. The shanty boats near the river were flooded and the lences nearly washed away. No estimate conld be made of the damage done, as all parts seemed to suffer alike, but the sum total wonld be a good sum. COVEEED WITH FILTH. A Erunlren Mother Who Neglected Ber Children Arrested. A case of cruelty and neglect was bronght to light on the Southside last evening. Offi cer Penticost and Anti-Cruelty Agent Mc Donald visited the home of Mrs. Annie Layden, No. 148 Twenty-third street, and found things in a most deplorable condition. The woman was helplessly intoxicated and her two little children were lying on a bed covered with filth. The woman was arrest ed and locked up in the Twenty-eighth ward police station and was charged with cruelty and neglect. On the way to the station house the woman fought and caused a crowd ot over a hundred to follow the wagon. The woman has been on a continued spree for several weeks.- She was arrested about four months ago on the same charge and her four children were sent to Tannehill Orphan Asylum, where two of them died, and the other two were given back to her. The condition of the house almost prostrated the patrolmen. Filth stood around in bncketfuls and the house from top to bottom was covered with vermin. The human skin is perforated bv at least 1,000 holes In the space ot each square Inch. For the sake ot argument say there is exactly 1,000 of these Httlo drain ditches to each square inch of skin sur.aco. Now esti mate tiie skin surface or tho average-sized I ii u oqo V ? 1Z ,, "fi man at 16 square leecanu we and that no J which was 83 at noon, in the Auditorium has 3,J04,ooo poros. OLD SOL BREATHES DEATH. A Day Only a Ilttlo Less Terrible Than Tuesday Terrible Mortality in Chicago and Vhlladelphla-Government Clerks Kxcused Becaua or the Brat. Chicago, July 27. The slaughter by the sun was still in progress In Chicago to day, fifty deaths and more than twice as many prostrations from the heat having occurred. The hospitals are filled with patients, many of whom cannot recover. The record yesterday, which surpassed a"hy- tning in tne number ot deaths and prostra tions that this city has ever known, was eclipsed by the awful work of the sun to day. The temperature was about four decree lower than that of yesterday, according to the official report of the Government office, So great was the crowd which congregated in front that an ambulance called bv Pol iceman Porsythe on the corner, could with difficulty be brought to the door. Many who knew the dead broker intimately were fairly dazed by the tragedy, and others who were willing to talk could assign no reason for Kennedy's terrible act. Quite a number of men on Third and Fourth streets knew the man in a casual way. He was quite a frequent visitor to the Stock Exchange and used to go about among the largest brokerage houses a good deal. He has lived in Philadelphia for six years, at the boarding house of Mrs. Rachel Austin, 110 North Eleventh street, but he had no friends and few acquaintances. It was due to this fact that some time elapsed after the discovery of his body that identifi cation took place. Beyond a small sum of money, a bunch of keys and a pair of gold rimmed eye glasses, nothing was found on the body. The man's connection with E. D. Page & Brother and more directly with Charles H. Page, dates back two years, when he was a customer of the firm. He came from New Orleans, he once said, and he appeared to have considerable ready caBh. Investments That Rained 111m. The investments he made with Page & Brother were not profitable, and he lost, at first, several thousand dollars. Then, in February of 1890. be began to bay Atchi son securities on a pretty narrow margin, and in a couple of months made $22,000. In as much time afterward he lost it all again. He bought and sold also through Drexel & Co., Sailer & Stevenson, Dick Brothers and Keen & Co. Within the post few months he had lost more and more, nntil it was believed among those who knew the man at all that he had "gone broke." Page & Brother closed their account with him nearly a year ago, and the balance sheet did not nlease Kennedy, but he ac cepted it and has been a frequent visitor to the omce ot the nrm since. Paze's brother Robert was on his way from Homestead with the City Troop when the murder was committed. He took charge of affairs upon his arrival and tele graphed to the senior member of the firm, Edward D. Page, who iwas in New York, and cablesrammed to his aged father, Joseph F. Page, the well-known builder, who with a third brother is now in Switzer land. The residence of the dead broker at 2221 Locust street has been closed ever since the family moved to Cape May, but it will be opened again to-morrow when Mrs. Page and her infant daughter will arrive. Her mother, Mrs. Grossholtz, of Bryn- 'quaint the afflicted wife with the sad news. Colored A Fancy India Silks. We bought and sold more silks this season than ever before. A tremen dous stock of 51 coods to select from. Price now 50c We have manv rem nants at next to nothing. 138 Fed eral st entrance. Brochc Satines. These are the richest French Dress Fabrics ever imported. All the choicest styles, and in fact we never again expect to offer you such induce ments in styles and prices. Don't miss these bargains in the 138 Fed eral st. store. IHen's Sok, 10c. We offer this week all our 20e and 25c Men's Half Hose at 10c These are the regular English Striped and Balbriggans. 133 Federal st. en Velvet Ribbons. Don'ttfail to see' the big pile of Block and Colored Ribbons marked dow'rTf'rom 25c torJOc a yard. 133 Federal st. entrance. Bedford Cords, 6 l-4c. Merchants and jobbers will please take notice that we don't propose to sell these Cords in wholesale lots. Ladies, this is your day and these bargains are for yon 140 Federal .street entrance. Baigc Robes, 93c- The large sales last week leave a limited quantity. This S3 robe is cheaper than calico at 4c a yard. Why pay three times this p'rice? The cloth is rich and beautiful. Goods at 140 Federal street entrance. 81-Inch Sheelinir, 12 l-2c. We offer over 5,000 yards of Sheet ing at 12Je for 81-inch goods. An other lot of barred Crash Toweling at 6c You'll find these bargains at 45 Sduth Diamond street entrance. Balbriggan Underwear. All our 50c Gents Tans, Modes and Natural .Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers are now 25c 138 Federal, st store. Embroideries Ofi: Our Flouncings are all 34 price and less this week; 50c for SI goods, SI for the $2.50 quality, in the 140 Fed eral st. store. 1,400 Fairs Lace Curtains and Window Shades, 30c, 40c and 50n shades, beautifully fringed at 25c; Finest Lace Curtains SLCO, on second floor. Ladies' Hose Bargains. Do yon want a stainless, seamless Ladies'.BIack Hose for these warm, snltry dys? 12c a pair in our 138 Federal st. store. 66 In. German Table Iiinen. We offer 3,867 yards at 50o a yard. You need not be told of the extra ordinary chance in this department. 45 S. Diamond st. store. Ingrain' Remnants Will be found on second floor. They vary in pieces from 2 to 45 yards. 44c for pore wool Ingrains now. Tapestry Carpets We will beat any price offered in the twocities. Learn our prices after you visit every other store and see the dollars saved. T. M. LATIMER 138 AND 140 FEDERAL STREET, 45 AND 46 SOUTH DIAMOND, ALLEGHENY, PA. j33-TT3 BIO MIKE WOXTIiDH'T MIX. ALATSOH AT MIDNIGHT, Itomantlo France ofBljVnel Into the Waters or the raclflc Philadelphia Record. That California is still the home ot the romantic and unexpected was emphasized in the recent launch at midnight of the big Pacific mail steamship Peru, at the Union Iron Works, San Francisco. The glare of the electric lights, the yellow flicker of the workmen's torches, the din of hammering, the crowds of spectators wandering about the yards and the vessel, all com bined to make the scene a memorable oc casion. The Peru is the biggest ship ever launched upon the Pacific coast, and the event marks an epoch in the history ot the development of shipbuilding there. The vessel is 345 feet long, 45 feet beam and 29 feet deep, with a gross tonnage of 8,800. It is suited that as many as 000 men were working upon its construction at one time. A NEW DOCK IMPHOVEMENT. The Tjjrjest or It Ktnd In Germany to-Be Bnilt at lirrmen. Philadelphia Keconl.t The rapid development of the German ocenn carrying trade has led to important dock improvements along the coast of the North Sea and tho Baltic The most ex tensive of these is that to be made by the city of Bremen, where it is desired to se cure easy access to the new Kaiser Dock at Bremerhaven. This work will be the largest undertaking of its kind in Germany. The dock will be C5G feet long, 82 feet wide, and 34 feet deep. It will cost about $4,500,000, of which the city is Jo pay ?4.000,b00, and the general government the remainder. The great diffi culty and expense of the works arise from the fact that trood holding ground for the foundations can only be found 22 to 25 feet below the future floor of the dock. A Western Bully Mho Was Bluffed by a ConnnmptlTo Stranger. ' Chleaito.Trlbune.J "A few years ago a bully known as Big Mike' was the terror of Southern Wiscon sin," said Patrick CvFarrell at the LindclL "Big Mike was monarch of all he surveyed and his rights there were none to dispute Janesvllle, Beloit and Waukesha were his favorite haunts. He was always spoiling for a fight, and as he stood six feet six and was put up like a Heronles, nobody cared to accommodate him, and, like Arkansaw in Mark Twain's o'ertrne tnle, he traveled chiefly on his bluff and bad looks. One night Mike was in a Waukesha saloon kept by a German with the patriotic name of Yankee. Mike was hungry for trouble He insulted everybody present, imposed on the bartender and made himself a disagreeable nuisance generally. Presently a tall, gaunt, consumptive looking chap drifted in. He looked as though a good stiff breeze would blow him away. He lonnged up to the bar and in a voice sweet and deferential as that ofa bashful school girl, called for brandy and soda. Mise sw.iggered up to hira and announced his Intention to drink at the stranger's expense. The latter paid no at tention to him, swallowed his firewater and turned away. Mike became abusive He followed him about the room, cursing him and making pugilistic demonstrations. Finally the cjnsumptive-looking stranger turned and sweetly said: 'My Christian friend, you appear tb be yearning for a thrashing. Be kind enough to give me your : J dress and I will send you home to your 'amily when I get through with you.' He banded Mike a note-book and pencil, and carefully removed his coat The cool audacity of the stranger paralyzed Mike. He tried to rraw-fWi, bnt the stranger wouldn't have it. 'I've heard of you for two years nast, and I came to Waukesha especially to whip the insolence ont of you,' h said, 'and right here we mix. But they didn't. Mike made a break, for the door, and has not been in Waukesha since It was a beautiful blufl: The thin stranger could not have hurt him with a hammer. 1 He died two weeks later of consumption." NEW DEFINITION OF MAN. lie Is Distinct Frrai Other Animals Only by Hl AMliry to Gnmblr. San Francisco Clironlcle.l Starting with the proposition that man is an animal, there have been many attempts to define or explain what kind of animal man is tba. is to make an exhaustive de fmation, and one which shall completely differentiate man from every other animal. Plato defined man as "A two-legged animal without feathers," but Diogenes ruined his definition forever by taking a chfeken and stripping the feathers from it and exhibited it as Plato's man. It evidently will not do to classify man as the animal that laughs, for we are familiar with the laughing hyena and witli a horse laughfto say nothing of grin of the Cheshire cat Nor, on the other hand, is man the animal that cries, else why snould we read of crocodile tears? The faculty of reasoning c annot be claimed for man alone It has been sought to define man as the fire-using animal, but this is not exact enoush for a definition. Nor will the definition of man as the tool-using animal be anymore satisfactory. Many kinds of ani mals, birds especially, use tools with great skill. But there is one definition of man to which no exception can be taken, and in which he stands solitary and alone Man is the gam bling animal. He alone of all the animal kingdom submits the .decision ofa question to the arbitrament of chance and tempts fate by an appeal to what he calls luck. Search as we may, we shall find no other animal that gambles. Here, then, is the long-sought definition of man, and one in which no flaw can be found. It may not be particularly gratify ing to mankind that it should be compelled to be confined to such a definition, but scientific accuracy cannot be sacrificed to mere prejudice or personal feeling. Man is the anlms. that gambles, and that is all there is to K- said about it Ocean Steamship Arrivals. Steamers. Where from. Destination. Cltr ofParli Loudon Xew Torfc. Alier. New York Southampton. Bpatn twYork- ....Londua. ..Jtea tuunuM iitfMa jnTi n
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