THE TIME TO BID FOR AUTUMN TRADE IS WHEN THE BUMMER IS YOUNG. BUSINESS IS READY TO REVIVK; IT JUST NEEDS THE QUI KENIXG TOUCH ft 2J EIGHT l'AGES56 COLUMNS. SCIIANTON, PA., SATURDAY MORNING. MAY 19, 1894. TWO CEKTS A COPY. THE TRIBUNE HAS A LARGER BONA FIDE CIRCULATION AMONG SCRANTON BUSINESS MEN THAN ANY OTHER MORNING PAPER TIE TORNADO'S AWFUL IRK Many Lives Lost Along (he Shore of Lake j M chlgan. THE TEMPEST LASTS 48 HOURS Twenty-five or Thirty Men Exhausted in the Storm -Heroic Working of Life-saving Crews The Waves Rolled Mountains High biennis of Distress Drowned in Sight of Land. Chicago, May 18. A.KE MICHIGAN bus not been lashed and churned for month as she was today by the Bares wind that hat been IWtsplng iloWO from the north forthepast thirty nix hours. Late tonight it in believed that twelve or fifteen live have been lost alon th shore oft this city, and i!s suburbs. The only other point re porting loss of life is jlilwiukee,wbere six of tin schooner Cnmmlngt' crew were drowned this afternoon bofore they could be rescued by the life sav ing crew. H If a dozen tcbooners and smaller craft have foundered oil this city dur iugthedsy; a score or more are dis mantle! and stove in, making an al most hopeless tight against the gale uud thu huge waves that every few minntes swept over them, endangering the lives of those who are still aboard It bus been a day of heroic effort an I gre.it Buffering for the life saving crews scattered along the shore. At least thirty vessels are anchored out side the harbor waiting for the storm to subside. All are more or less dam aged and the siguals of distress that have appeared among them from lime to lira-' dnrin.' the day have kept the life savers busy. Twenty-five or thirty men hate been brought Id, nil exhausted and sr. If- ring intensely from the exposure and cold In several places help arrived too late and a corpse w.is fonnd among the half conscious sailors who, benumbed by the cold and unable to protect thennelves, were al most beaten to death by the furious waves. SCENES OF HORROR Scenes of borror that chilled tbe blood of thousands of spectators were enacted in tbe harbor for two miles below the Illinois Central derot in the early craning As the storm increased in viol' nee daring the afternoon, the waves grew mountain high, dashing over the breakwater, deluging the tracks and enveloping the p -iMng truins with torrents of spray. Out in tbe harbor a dozen three-matted acboon'-rs. heavily laden with lumber from Michigan, were ridinu at anchor A few minutes after 4 o'clock three of the nnmber hoisted siguals of dis tress and citizens on liore telephoned to the police and fire departments us well as to the life saving station at Jackson park. A few minutes later the three-masted schooner Evening Star, of this city, parted her chains and came for the shore like a rocket. She struck the heavy piling of tbe br.-ak water and her timbers crashed in hi though they were egg shells. As the vessel strnck the six sailors aboard jumps 1 for tbir lives. Five landed ou a pile of scrap Iron, bnt tbe sixth missed land by a couple of feet and went down into the waves, Tbe next moment a succession of monster waves had cleaned the deck of thous ands of pine planks which covered the surface of the water and made any at tempt to reseue the unfortunate men Impossible, Hi.rdly had she struck before another t'.r r bad parted her ropes and was coming ashore. This was the Jack Thompson, also lumber laden. Sue followed the pith of the Ktar and came belm-on the previous unfortunate. The shock precipitated into the. water the heavy timber on the starboard side and upon which tho five members of the crew wero standing . Fonr of them clang to a big plank, yelling at the top of their voices for help. The fifth man could not b seen for a moment, bnt was finally discovered banging lv one hand to a sparacinplo of hnudred yards north. EFFORTS TO CAST A LINE. Several unsuccessful efforts to cast lines were made, but finally a rocket was thrown across the raft and the benumbed men were helped ashore. The other members of the crew were palled nsbore by some of the specta tors. Shortly after 0 o'clock tbe two master Murphy, lumber laden, came HHoore within fifty yards of tbe Thompson. She was driven so close to the land that the crsw had little difficulty in jumping ashore. Another big three master which hud been riding at anchor about a mile out parted her chains and commenced to COtne for the shore. I'.y this time fully 100.000 people lined tbe lake front for a distance of a mile and tens of thous ands more occupied the windows and roofs of tbe private residences and flat buildings that command a view of the lake. It was seen that eight men were clinging to tbe rigging. The life saving crew had made ready their Hues. Tbe first rocket took effect and one by one the men were brought ashore, while tbe thousands made their voices beard above the roar of the storm, One of the crew was canght on the vessel and drowned. At 9 o'clock the schooner Myrtle was seen drifting ashore, Six half frozsu men wero clinging to tbe rigging. Tbe life-saving crew was busy a wile away at tbe other wrecks and could give no ; ssistnnce. The sailors were washed overboard one by one in full view of the tbonsands on the shore until but one was left. He took off his clothes during a lull in tbe storm and jumped overboard, striking ont for the shore. He had gone bnt a few yiirds, however, when be was carried under by the waves and did not re-appear. The chojner foundered 200 feet off Thirty fifih street. Forty lives were saved by tbe srews of tbe life saving boats and tbe tags of the Chicago companies daring the day, including the firemen. ATTACKEO BV COLORED RUFFIANS. A Ridley Woman' Assailant Chased by Cttizons Aim-1 With Guns. Chksteh, Pa, May 18 The hard times have brought into existence a number of villains who are burning churches, houses and barns, holding up anil choking Inoffensive citizena and committing other depredations in this county. The latest outrage comes from Rid ley. Shortly sft-r 8 o'clock lust even ing, while Airs. Hush was on her way home, two necroes wlso we're following her, overtook her in a lonely place and threw their arms around her. She creamed londly for help, but the vil loins choked and then brutally kicked her. Mrs. Hash's serein in were beard by tbe neighbors, who went to her rescuo Tho villaius fled, with tbe citizens in hot pursuit. The pursuers were armed with guns, Bnd, being hotly pressed, the negroes dropped Mrs. Hash's grip, winch she offered them if they would release her, aud made their escape. 1 he woman was badly scared and her Injuries are quite serious, the brutes having kicked her unmerci fully. She is now under the care of Dr. John Derousse. DON'S WEEKLY REVIEW. Financial and Business Situation About the Country The Out look Not Encouraging. S-m industries are clearly doing better. For the first time in tunny mouths the shipments of boots and shoes from the east exceed those of the corresponding wek last year, and While the new orders are not very promising and the msjority of fac tories are doing about half as much as usual, there is seuslble Improvement In the demand for woman's goods Onc'i more the sales of wool ar 2,000.000 pounds more than for the s ime period last venr. Nlw York, May 18.-R O. Don & Co'i weekly review of trude tomorrow will say: The obstacles to improve ment do not lessen. Tns strike of coal miners and coke workers have not OeaStd, but have caused tba stoppage of numerous works this week, and era barraauint to some railroads. Ths conference at Cleveland exhibited much anirrv feeling and wider differ voces than had breu expected, and seems to render agreement more dis tant. Proceedings in the senate do not indicate that the latest form of the tariff revision has made speedy final action more probable. So real a calamity, th long strike of nuners.results in bettor prices for B-'S-seiU'-r iron, steel and many steel pro ducts, end to iron making concerns of the east partly compensates for the overwhelming advantage which th- Pittsburg and Ohio regions had ee enred tn the fierce competition for some months. Foundry and D'ill iron ere in abundant supply, with IHtll change in pries, and though tbe de mand for finished goods is not large, firmer pi ices appear where there might be demoralization, if parts of tbe works wero not forced to close. In Chicago, also, the market has ben the best for months, with structural iron and plates stiffer. At Pittsburg the demand has raised beisemer irou $8 per ton. Tbls week wbe.it touched low water and the average or prices is 12.9 percent, lower than a year ago Wheat has sold at 07 cents. Customs receipts are again II-' r cent, less than a year ago, aud iuternul rovenne 7 per cent. less, Banks bold lsrge reserves, bnt are sure to be called upon for movement of crops, which promises to be larger than last year. The decrease In domtst'c trade rep resented by clearings is per cent, for the week. Imports continue about a third smaller tnnn last year, not withstanding large increase in sugar and coffee, the decrease in other no r chandise being vory heavy, and exports again decreased for the week 11.5 per cent Tbe liabilities of failures are steadily Increasing woekly The fail ures this week havo been 290 In the United States against 217 last year, and 21 in Canada against 14 last year. THE DRUG WAS FATAL Man, Sunpoied to Be Bwlichmen'e Union Cm.lal, Victim of Poisoners. Chicago, May 18 A man inspected to be William Slmsrott, treasurer of the Switchmen's Mm in I Aid associa tion, who has been missiug for several davs, died to day from morphine poisoning, snd liary Smith, with several accomplices, bas been urrested charged with administering the drug The man was found in n saloon un conscious, mid the police claim that the Smith woman, with tbe aid of Maud Stnallinau, Edna Ilrown, W. A. Mc Kentia and Joseph li veil, dragged his drinks and attempted to rob bim. PENNSYLVANIA TOPICS A strike of 600 men, who want more wages, has closed tbe lube works at Duqucsno. An oil ran blew up in Pittsburg yester day, fatally burning Mrs. Amu. Komunt iky aud her infant. A car containing 700.000 young shad ar rived yesterday at the Delaware Water (iap, where thoy will be dumped into thu river. In tho hospital at l'lttsburg yesterday, M .' u .T.alil.u I ' i . .. . i i ii 1 1 a i. I u I u.. .ii i . .iiiii. i .yijmp,,. nu i i iiuivinu woman who had nursed James U. Blaine when a baby, died. Hundreds of Junior United American mechanics paraded last night at York In honor of the forty-first anniversary of the rounding or tun oruor tnere. Miss Annie Sides, of Reading, who suod the Philadelphia and Heading railroad for 150.000 damages ns a result of Injuries re ceived In the Rose Hon wreck, has com promised ou M0W WASHINGTON COS3IP. Admirnl Walker has b-en tendered the snperlntoudeucy of the Naval academy at Annupolls, aid. The navy department is having some difficulty In securing efltciont powder for its 13-inch onus. Tbe agiicuHnral appropriation hill passed tho bouse yesterday with a pro vision to punish the publication of false weather reports. Congressman Fielder proposes to com pel under penalty or. ao per uay per car for failure tbe keeping in each Pullman car oi a sale lor passengers' vaiuaoies, DARK DIAMONDS JE SCARCE Tho Bituminous Coil Famine Grows More Serious. ENGLAND TO SEND OVER A SUPPLY Railroads and Factories Are on Short Allowance White Star and Cun arders Not Affected, but Other Lines Carry a Double Supply. Ci.r.VKi.ANP. May 18. TBE miners held a final consulta tion today, at which they de cided to continue the fight until tbe operators agreed to restore the old loale, President Mellride made an address to the delegates, urging tin m to use only poac -able means to gain their end, oud to slrengthen tiieir lines by extending organization The miners will attempt to nrgnnize the districts in Illinois. West Virginia, and Pennsylvania, whero (be men are atill working, and get them out, but In the opinion of a leading Pennsylvania operator this will takoao long that the miners now idle will gradually go back to work. At noon tbe miners ad journed The situation in the bituminous c al famine which prevails all over the country Is unchanged tod iy, although the decision of the striking turners to continue their course, may, it is thought here, have tho efleet of call ing out other miners who have not struck as yet. Railroad and steamship men, and also manufacturers, no longer seek tn hide the fact that the c ul famine is crippling them. In fact, the famine has assumed the most serious propor tions, and It has begun to be a ijnes ttou whether many industries m iy not be foiced to shut down for a lack of fuel to help their furnaces going. Within the past doten years, the East particularly, has felt , from time to time, the pinch resulting from a short allowance of anthracite coal, bnt a famine in bituminous coal has never been experienced here before, and, with the growth of machinery adapted to the use of bituminous coal only. consumers are at a lois wh it to do On M iv 1. when it was thought that the strike of the 200, i coal miners wonld he at an end in a few days, and the supply of bituminons co il had not been so greatly reduced, bituminous coal sold, delivered alongside of vessel in New York harbor, for from U 60 to ft&tt a ton. Today the same coal is sell lug at from 3 t to $i a ton. 8TEAMSHII' urn amorm Tbe steamship companies, particu larly the Knglish line, whlcn burn soft coal entirely because of Its cheap ness as well as its great steam-making qualities, have begun to prep ire for the coal fauiiue anil, with thu exception of the White Star and Canard lines, have notified their borne oflioes to have tbeir steamships loaded with coal for both tbe west ward and eastward voyage!, as the agents said that they DOQld ir inteo that a sufllient quantity of bituminous coal could be purchased here to supply the ueeds of their steamships for the return voyage. As a eonseaoce, many of the trans-Atlantic Itaauubipi will carry their own coal from the Other side for the whole voyage. lint the railroads cannot simply tel egraph to the other end of the line and get fuel, and many railroad are cuttinc down all extra trains, and running only passenger, mail and baggage trains. Thero was a report that the New York Central had start'd using hickory wood, but it was a trill- pro -mature. The chief supply of bitumin mm no ii at present is coining from the Virginia region, where the colored miners re fused to Strike, and a few small mines In the Cumberland region. A' these mines tho men are working night and day. hut as New York alone uses about 50,000 tons a week, lb.) small amount mined Is not suflicient to (supply one half of tbe demand, Wnen the full realization that there was to be a coal famine dawned SJBOD the large coal dealers of this city t liny naturally began to Bgnra on tne cost of importing coal enough to tide over, anil the result lies been that at least 150,000 tons of English bituminous coal will be shipped to New York from Nova Scotia, Cardiff, Wales; Newcastle and Liverpool inside of a few weeks. Of this amount 80,000 tons have already beon bought at a coat of $ I to f I o0 a ton laid down In lb docks here, with IS cents duty and transportation chargua paid. e - i THE SAME OLD GAME. Bame Old Fsrniei; Ham Slick Confidence Men; 9um. Wall. LlMa, O. May 18 A couple of strangers drove up to the house of John Applin, n wealthy Wood county farm er, and made him a proposition to buy his farm. It was the old game of a deck of cards, a roll of greenbacks, tho farmer winning, lie went to the bank nnd drew fl. 000 to prove to them that he could put up that amount. Tho money ho drew from the bank end what he had won was put in a box When the farmer arrived home nnd opened the box, he found tbe money gone. DEATH OF A JOCKEY. His Fac, Head and B ndy Hanalad by Hoofs. Louisville. Ky., May 18 Jockey Frank (ioodale was killed In a horrihle manner today in the second race. He bad the mount of Julge Payne. There were nino entries in the raoe aud all got off bunched. They ran so until the turn for tbe stretch when several horses pulled out. The oaller had jast reported "Judge Payne total by a bead" when a big cloud of flnst ob scured horses sud ri lore from view, Jnlge Payne had stumbled and rolled ovar Goodale. Two other horses ran over bin, plant ing tbeir hoofs in his chest and abdo men, while his face and head were hor riidy mangled. It was seen nt once that bis recovery was impossible and he died in a few minutes, never re gaining consciousness, (ioodale rode Chant in the K-utncky Derby and was In have had the samo mount in the Clarke stakes. Ho was ono of the best jockeys in the profession. i - ROSS CASE DISMISSED. U. 8. Attorney Hall R'qumte That Proceedings Fe DrrPtV PTTT8BUBO, May 18, i'ho famous Jennie Roil ca?o, in whioli vory sensa tional developments were promised, wis dismissed in United States district court today at the request of United StntoH Attorney Hull. This suit was ono brought by tho government ug linst the Hons woman for mailing of ob scene letters. Tho letters wore of tho most depraved type and vile in their character, in some instances threaten ing. Mrs. Jennie Mott, of Scranton, and a detective named Scanlon were the recipients of most of them. Une or two had been sent to United states Commisssoner COtborn, of Scranton, and to I'nitod States At torney Hall. of this city. In most cases they wero sig'iod with Mrs. Mott'a name, Tho cano attracted a groat deal of attention m liuly for tho additional reason that at tb tune it began Mrs. Mott whs mysteriously as saulted at night on the street and bad vitriol thrown in her face. PAPA WOULDFIX THINGS. Remarkable Ncrvo Displayed by a Bi cycle Dude Arrested on a Serious Charge at Stroudsburg. fascial fn Pi Sevan oh Trihunt. BTBOODfBUBa, Pa., May 18 A young man who gives hie name as Clark K. Lswsnn and who claims to hail from Boston was arrested lo re today on the charge of obtaining goods ni.der false pretenses Tne charge was brought by llenrv C. Later, a prominent dealer in livery goods. Lawson came here about two months sgo aud represented himself a bicvele agent. He soon bc known as n swell who was being supported by u rich father iu Boston sud it was an essy matter for him to secure the At tention of the fair young ladies of the place. rr a time he was pretty reuu lar in paying his bills, but of late ho has foiled to meet his obligations. On Wednesday be purcnaaatl from llavls A Haggerty, jewelers, a plain gold ring and watch an 1 presented a check on the Union Snuare bank of New York city. He aiao visite I the carriage repository of Henry Lsbar and pun bas-d a natural wood waunn He gave Labar a similar chuck There was no question of to ttv. Ktnnineas of lbs onions' until they cams beck mark ed no funds Lawson takes his arrest rather coolly and says he will fix things np. Young Lawson claims that his father is a member of tho firm of Lawson & Co., BoatOO varnish manufacturers, Telegrams have been sent to Boston aud other places to find out the truth of Lawsou's statements. PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY. Important Seielona Held at Saratoga Yesterdsv S.nAT'"i., May 18 The afternoon tession.ofithe Presbyterian lieneral As sembly was devoted aimoit entirely to a supplemental rport or the commit tee on church nnitv. Dr. J. seph T. Smith, of Baltimora, who has ditto ted the negotiations of the committee as its chairman, with slim lar committees from several of the largest denominations In tbe country linre 1S87 read n minority report, which differed from tho majority report only in tbe introductory statement. This committee has lieen striving to secure from the Protestant Episcopal church an expression favorable to the es tablishment of reciprocal relations between the two. It is the general opinion among tho Commissioners here that much tune has beii wasted in the matter, for they do not believe that the general convention of the ProtOttMl Episcopal church will authorize their clergymen to exchange pulpits with Presbyterian prean.ors. Other regulations of the committee proposing ii federal council of all the Pr"hyterian bodies in Amerisa was agreed to, were OTdl red printed and placed upon the docket. Tney will re ceive attention soma day next week. Elder William H. Worrall, of New York, as chslrmau of the assembly S.ibiiatli observance committee, pre seated the annual report. The first resolution advLed nil Christians to re frain from patroniziug Sunday news papers, street cars, amusements, etc. In the discussion that followed. Rev. Dr. Charles S. Ramsdell, of Wash ington, staled that the failure of the Columbian Fair Sundav closing movement was duo to the inactivity of President Hnrrison and his secretary of the treasury, in executliig the law passod by congress. ( )n motion of Elder Sicrry. of New York, the work of the commlttoe wus continued for snother year. On motion theso reports were Binds special order for tomorrow at 10 o'clock. Tbe debate on these resoln tions promises to be long and lively. Tonight two of the largest churches are crowded by mass meetings, ono tbe rally of the woman's home mission committee, and tbe otbor in tbe inter est of Sunday school work. YOUNG BENEDICT'S DEATH. Killed bv Fall of Rock In the Clear Fprlng fh ift. ; ' hi to the Icrttnttin TYi'fmiie. Pittston, Pa., May 18. John Clark, aged 2ft, son of James Clark, of Oregon, was instantly killed this afternoon in the Clear Spring shaft by a fall of roof. Clark was married April 88 to Miss B, Barrett. WAFTED OVER THE SEAS. Twelve thousand troops were reviewed st Ahh r -not j tjueen Victoria. A new white microbe is doing great damage among wheat in northern France. Over 200 London cab owners, it is said, bave yielded to the demands of the strik ing cabmen. PROGRESS 01 TARIFF BILL The . Dczcn Items Lelt on the List Dis loscd or. METALS AND MANUFACTURES NEXT Progression Characterized Yester day's Deliberations on the Measure. Tho Legislation, Executive and Ju dicial Appropriation Bill Taken Up in the Committee Matters of Dock ing Discussed Private Pension Bills Considered. Washington, d. c, May 18. n VERY satisfactory rata of progres- A sion on the tariff bill was struck lr senate to-duy, and was UU kept tin from noon till tho hour of adjournment Tbe dozen items that bid been left OOlObfdVla A Chemicals, ' ila and peintt on Thursday evening were disposed of, sud schedule It- -earths, crthoh ware and glusiiwaro was taken np and , .ceded with toils close. The next schedule is metals and miinuf nctnres of iron and steel. The resolution for the daily meeting of the senato at 10 a m and for the taking up of tbe tariff, bill at Id 110 was agreed to, after a good deal ot discus sion. In which Mr. Frye, Maine, said that, in his opinion, all parliamentary methods should be resorted to to defeat the measure, but that lie had DO) been able to get the Republican side of the senate to take the eame vivw, Mr Dolph, Oregon, protease I his readi ness to unite with the senator trom Maine. Mr Allison ilowai denied tbe exist ence ot any Understanding on the He publican side at to action on the bill, and said that senators would act on their individual judgments; and Mr. Chandler (KtW Hampshire) warned Democratic senators not to act on the theory that there would be no filibus tering UnioU the biil. When the metal schedule was reacued tbe bill went over for the dsy, and tho senate st 0 o clock adjourned. IPR'sR I'HOCEEDINclS The first half hour of today's session ot the bouse was speut in passing s reaolutlon to give tbe committee on railways and canals a cler'.:. That hav ing been accomplished, tbe legislative, executive aud Judicial appropriation Mil was taken up in cummlitee of the whole. Tne bill carries as it DOBBtt from tbe rommittee,totsl sppropriaiions offal, DM (US, widen is 7tl,100 less than tbe appropriation' for tbe current year, snd l.3S3,88? leM than tbe estimates furnisiiui the coiumitee. The total number of sslaries provided for is 10. 110, which to 861 less than estimated for and MB less than were provide I for In the bill for the current year. Under sn agreement reached by the lead-re after ail hour's skirmishing, general debate on the bill was closed at 5 o'clock and the bous voted to adjouru DVOT Saturday. The most of the afternoon was orcu tned with discussion of the matter of "doekiug" memben for absent days. which took a wide range The occa sion for the dtoeuaiOO was the notice Iy Mr. Koatber (La ) of his intention to move an amendment to the bill by irbiob members absent on leave would not t compelled to sulfur a deduction of pay At 5 o'clock the house took a recess under the rules until 8 o'clock, the evening session to lie for tbe consider ation of private pension and relief bills ' e HARRIM AN UNLUCKY. His Engagement wl'.h Anns Oould De clared i S. Nkw YoliK, May IS The marriage engagement between Miss Anon Oould, daughter of the Ulo Jay Oould, ami Oliver Harrnuaii has been broken off by mutual consent. The ressous that have induced the young couple to cau se! the engagement are so for unobtain able. It is understood, however, that they part with profound good will nnd respect for each other itln Gould is at present iu Paris, where she went some time ago, It i said, for the purpose of purchasing her bridal trossesii. It Is understood that she will join her brother Oeorge and family on tiieir ar rival in Lurope, and travel with them through France and Switzeiland this summer, and that all will return to America in the Atalanta in the fall, e) SWARMS Of COXEVITES. The Noithwett Overran with Oangs of rrowllag Hoboe. OltKKN KlVKlt, Wyo., May 18 -Ho ports from northern Idaho state that the country is flooded with hundreds of Coxevites. Usilway lines are thronged with them, The United States marshals ssk for additional troops to assist them iu maintaining order. The Industrials sre determined to go east, nnd are ready to seize the first trains going in that direction , A CCJX.V MENACE. Six Hundred Industrials Threaten to Join ( mar d'Alene Strikers. liotsic, Ida., May 18 About fiOO Coxeyits have reached tlio Ctour d'Al ene mines and threaten to join tie union miners ,in running out tho non union men. Oovtruor MrConnell is powerless to render any assistance. SHOT 10 KILL. A Revengeful Dana Attempts to Murdor Eohool Dlrrotar O'Brisn. fit r. ml In Me Aeraiilon Innune. Pittston. Msy 18, School Director 1. J. O'Brien, of North Main street, bad a narrow escape from death yes terday by an Italian laborer shooting st him three times, but fortunately without doing bim any injury. The sbootloK occurred at the office of Mr. O'Brien, who is employod us outside ioreuiuu at the Newton Coal company breakor, wntle ho was en gaged issuing due bills to the men or der his Cbsrge. The Italian, Tony Manners by name, entered at this stag of the proceedings, and without laying a word, pulled o -.-ovolvor aud com menced tiring. The balls entered M:. O'Brien's clothing, bnt luckily missed the flesh. As soon as Manners opened fire Mr. O'Brien retaliated an bst he could by letting drive everything portable about the place The Dago, finding his ammunition be coming exhausted and seeing no visible , result! ot his mnrkmiinship, took to Ins beela, closely pursued by Mr. O'Brien i and others, and has not been seen since The only motivo Mr. O'Brien can as sign for the assault is the fsct of his having discharged Manners sometime ago for iiisolenoo nnd indolence. -HOBOS DITCHED. Their Selz'd Train Detailed and Eight '"Wealsra" Ii jured. Simkank, Wash., Mav 18 Twenty five " 'wealers" captured tin engine on the Great Northern at Troy, Mont., and rode twenty-five miles to Atlanta. '1 here the company had torn np the track and the train was ditched. Eight industrials wore iujured, one seriously. All Were arrested nn 1 tuken toKslispe. BIG FIRE AT HQNESDALE. Tho Fair City Visited by a Disastrous Conflagration. Fprrinltn the Scrimtnn IWSaaa BotrtaPAlB, May 18. At :.' o'clock this morning fire I roke out In toe Pa ter block an 1 before it was finally put out did considerable damage, Tbo building to ft Urge, double fram strocture, and was occupied on the hrst floor by Charles Peterson, jeweler, 00 one side, in whose store is the Western Union telegraph wlre, and on the other by J. 11 Nielsen, toys and fancy nrticleB and Mr Nielsen, millinery. The second fl air is occupied bv tie Exchange c!uh and the third floor I lodge room. Undr the steps loading to the lodge room the club hs a small locker. The tire originated about tn SS Steps, At 130 am. this morning the olob room was vacatej and locked. Aii then seeme 1 sale. Al 2 u m. a D da ware and Hudson watchman psesed by aud, sm-iliug smoke, looked about, bnt saw nothing Sitting down on tbe op posite side of the stre-f, he watched for further developments. At 4 "i a man came out of the hallway that leads to the club and lodge rooms aud went up strset. At 8 80 p, m. Mr Bsnman, who livs next to the Petersen block, detecte I smoke in bis room, t ut for some mo ments bonl I see nothing of tbe fire, doing out in front, however.be saw the fire blazing away in the lodge rooms The cry of tire was raised and at 3 40 the alarm sounded In a few moments the firemen were on the scene. It was raining hard sn I tier -were f rt-ijuent flashes of llghtui'lg. For blocks away the suioko was sufToca tlng. The fire was brt attacked tnrough the parlor of the Kichange club snd from the main stairway, its centre seemed to be at tbo head of tbe lodge stairs. The back part of the iolge room was entirely destroyed, and the room badly t urned. The irou roofing held tbe fire in. The Exchange club reading room is wreck. Nearly everything In tbe parlor, including tbe piano is de stroyed or spoiled. The pool table is scorched, and together with the biil- l lard tables is badly soaked with water. I he insurance i flice of O Y Lane was more damaged by water tbsn tire . Nearly the entire stock of F. B Milisen '. ft wife was ruined by water A large part of the j awelry and other property of I 'barbs Petersen was taken from the building to places of safety. The parts ot the building not destroyed by tire are thoroughly water-soaked. Tbe origin of tbe fire is a mystery. The stairway leading to the lodge room forms a partition, separating tho read ing room and parlor of the F.xchange club. Curtains hang in either doorway. If the tire bad originated under the stairway it would naturally have eaten its war into the parlor and burned out the stairway walls Tne parlor is not burned aud the walls only chsrred at tho bottom Everything at the top is burned out, showing clearly that the Origid of the tiro was at the top of the stairway, Tho insurance on the t -Hidings and stock is as follows. Mrs Lottie Peter en, Lane building, llsuman's agencv. $1,000, Hussells agency, $1,800; Charles Petersen, stock and fixtures, Russell's agency, fl.Ois.); Mrs. J. A. Kraft, building, Kusgell'e agency, jl.odd. Batinisii's ,fi fl id. .1 B. Millson, stock, Russell's agency, $800, B.iumaii's agency, $1,000; Mrs. Millson, stock, Baoman's, $300; Bxebanga club, liau man'lj $800, G V. Lane's agency. IOO; d. V. Line, ofios liitiues, Bautuan's $ir0; Knights of Honor, $800, Para- ham's agency. STRAY BUS OF HOME NEWS. Howard Oould denies a report of on gaKeinunt to Mi- Lulu Hopper. For setting a do.eu tlret Tor fua, John Gould. Aged lf, of pern, JInd., was sen tenced to two years in prison. Because Principal Hnriiot N. Haskett, of Alton. UL, forbadegirl students to visit John Uobertii' stole to get secret letters, Roberts sues for e, 000 damages. Congressman .hums. I. 1! Iden, of Syra cuse, is tbe defendant in an appeal suit at Albany involving tti,o(M,i00 worth of Columbus, Toledo aud Hocking railroad bonds. Because they refuse to produce the April election ballots before tho grand jury, Chicago election commissioners were lined I, (sin each and committed to jail for con tempt. Madge A. Birch, tho actress, who is known on the stage ns Madge Dean, and who plays the pint of Willie Orow In tho "Trip to Chinatown," has beengrnntcd n divorce from Actor Lionel E. Birch, whose slngo uaiiie is Blair. WEATHER FORECAST. 1 Washington, May 18. Fnrrcnst I RAIN for " 1'rnnnilrania, for I Saturday.' Bum (enpM and I 1 Saturday niorninp;, probably fair Saturday afttrnoon, rnucA roofer, wtnrfs sMfiiio f no; fiii. nf. FM H'rifi-m ftnnsyiMNM, rain in the rnrh wornimj, probably sAoicers near the lakes Saturday, cooler, north winds. 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