THIS TIM K TO I11I
FOR AUTUMN TllADH IS
WHEN THIi
8UMMJ- YOUNG.
BUSINESS IS READY
TO REVIVE! IT JUST MOLDS
QUICKENING TOUCH.
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EIGHT PAGES--5G COLUMNS.
SCU ANTON. TA.. TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 22, 181)4.
TWO CENTS A COPY.
THE TRIBUNE HAS A LARGER BONA FIDE CIRCULATION AMONG SCRANTON BUSINESS MEN THAN ANY OTHER MORNING PAPER
THE STORM'S
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I!
Angry Waters of (iie Pennsyl
vania R ivers Break Away
frcm All Restraint
SUSQUEHANNA ON A RAMPAGE
The Junltta, Schuylkill ami Uhlgs Are Also
UMM by the Storm.
A LOSS OF LIFE AT POTTSVILLE
General Devastation Along the Line.
Railroad Traffic Delayed Bridges
Washed Away Canal Basins and
Reservoirs Burst and Mills Are
Obliged to Close Great Damage to
Crops Upon the Lowlands of the
Wyoming Valley Sixty Million Feet
of Los Washed Away at Williams
port Notes of the Inundation at
O'.her Sections.
Wilkes-L'arre. May 21.
'HE heavy rainfall that has tvn
raging Hero since Situr lay Uttt
has soinswhat subsided this
eveciLij, thotecb the downpour
eouttuuss A; t o clock tonight it is
estiui..t-"d that nearly three Inches
had fallen stoc Sunday mora
itiK alone, wt'.cb La thcrcujQ
ly loakel the earth thrahout
the Wy- miog" vslley. The Saqut
bscaa tirer at tms point touigLC u
ri'ing at the rate of, a foot an nour,
a::d is now fifteen fs-.-t below low water
mirk. Tb tl it on tbe West Md wi;i.
from present indications, be flooded
before unnrrow morning. ShOSJtd thin
occur eomiuunicati.n by roadway b
treea hi-re an 1 Kingston will been:
erf. which will also interfere with the
Larnnm eV Bailey circus from giving a
lerformance on Wednesday n-i: at
West 8i le partt
At N'escofeck, ten milts from here,
th cr-eki are svollca and trains on
Ik Pennsylvania railroad are beiug
held nntil the bridges mo be tested tu
ate if tbey are thorougoly safe.
A serious washont is reported on the
Lei ikh Valley railroad near Mauch
Ci Bak, sad trains over this road this
afternoon are very late in consequence.
Tbron.-hout the country districw great
damage ha been done to the crops by
the strong winds. w..;c baa nipped
everything in its w,y
Orea-. Dsmae. aca Lcaa cf Life t Pof.s
rll.a. fOTTSViLLE, May 21. The storm
continues aa fiercely as ever throng
cat tlis county, and tnere are no signs
of abatement. Every colliery of the
Heading com piny xcept Bsst and
Preston So. 3. near Ashland, and
Bcawood, near Pottsvitl. were
idie and it is not xrj-ctd to be
able to work even there tomorrow.
The collieries of the Lehigh Valley
Col compar.y and all of the individual
operators are also fa. led with water,
li.e damage to collieries and railways
cannot be correctly estimated, bnt it
will certainly be over $100,000, the
Kadlng company being tue neavivst
loiters by 78 per cent. Pan pi cannot
work on soooeot of the fl sA, except
tnoee on the surface, ami the most ef
fective or.ee are in tne slopes.
Only on train Lis arrived on the
Readiiig ttis v-uicg. Tn .Schuylkill
river whs never so nigh as it is now.
lb tnrr.pike below her-; is f! .oded and
teams passed ihrougu wtr up to their
bodies. H' ports of loss of IHn sru now
coming in. John Urown, ajf-d 17 years,
Was drowned tbls evening wn.ie trying
to cross a crek itt Forestville. Ili
ward Evans, an oi l man, is reported
drowned near iieckscberviile. A big
gipsy cemp near Treinont was waslia'l
oat todxy and several members ITS
missing. Among tt.sse aru it woman
and her niw bom babe.
This evening I'ottsville mat her first
great disas ter .though there W9M no
fatalities. An abandoned raiuo dliftsd
located on Sharp mountuln was HUM
With Solpbttr water. This augmented
by the heavy floods from the nioun
t.jins caused tue drift to bresk. The
largo body of water woshwl down
the mountain si in taking with
it a small dam. This water all
rained into the big grounds sur
rounding the mansion of Mrs F. I'.
Ksercher. The wattir ttrnck the hous
nnd OOMCd the cellar and the ground
fl or The elegant furniture and that
part of the house were wrecked. A
family nainep Bcott was uN washed
out nnd lost their all by the Hood The
Rsading railroad lina had badly dam
uge I at least twenty bridges in this one
county besides much havoc with em
bankments. The Lihlgh Nuviimtinn Canal Basin
Bursts at Easton.
Easto'. Pa., May 21. -The rushing
waters from the swollen Lehigh river
oveifl wed the basin where the Lehigh
canal and Delaware divisional canal
nieet at this -.ity enrly tbls morning
All day the stream gained in volume
and velocity. This evening thousands
of people gathered along the banks to
watch the water tumbling over the
Lehigh river data into the Delaware
In the race toward Philadelphia.
Suddenly the eastern tide of tho bin
basiu broke and 200 feet of masonry
was washed into the Delaware nver.
The ruibing waters surged ugainBt tbe
pier of the Lehigh and Hudson River
railroad bridge, which stood directly iu
the path of the break. The pier stood
the terrible strain, although people
Who ran of! the bridge felt the struc
ture tremble when the great waves
struck it Tbe water continued to
undermine the side of the basin and at
intervals great masses of masonry fell
into the Delaware.
DESTRUCTION
At 7 0 o'clock Ihl basin outlet lin k
Into I til Delaware riv.tr was torn away
and its hiiuo stone walls nnd look
boon fell emitting Into tbe Delaware
The loss to tho Lehigh Coal and Navi
Cntion Company is very great and navi
gation is entirely ut a standstill until
the big basin can be repaired,
The accident 1st the water out of the
Lehigh wltb rain nud leeieoed tbe
danger from overflowing banbi at En
ton The Lehigb was atlll rising wben
the accident happened nnd ferns were
entertained of a greni flood tonight.
ilurailne Kaasivalr at Klttamiluc Point
Glvea Altoona a rvluht.
ALTOONA, Pa , May 21. Last night
was a lull" of considerable excitement
ami uiieasiuess for those who were
about, and for those who wero asleep
in their beds the morning brought
startling newt, It wis almost mid
night when word first reached the citv
that Kittannlng Point reservoir had
broken and that Hollldayiburg and
Qayiport people were t:i danger of be
ing drowned out Tbll news was soon
denied, and theu furth.-r investigation
pr veil its partial truthfulness.
There had evidently been a olond
burst near the head if the NterTOir,
which is in reality a large dam, and an
I immense wave of water rolling down-
ward plunged over the breast of the
Jam. and In an instant cut out four
j channels averaging fifteen feet in width
I and eight I'eot tn depth This, it was
thought by thoss who saw It, would so
' weakeu the structure that the entire
dam would go hence the excitement of
the outlook was great.
Fortunately, however, the force of
: the iVe was soon spout, and as there
seemed to be uono to follow and tbe
water OOated to run over the breast of
i the dam. and the rain also slackened in
' its violence
Collius Martin, who aave the con
tract for building the uew Imptfnndlng
reservoir a short distance below the
pressu: one, have a large force upon
the grounds aud tli'se have all b -en
removed to higher ground In order to
insure their safety. Immediate steps
are being taken to streugtheu the dam
in sverv way possible.an l it ts believsd
these efforts for its preservation will
prove successful.
rekajfcnll in all, the incidents of the
storm have been a repetition of thos
com ected with the floods of 1880, bnt
st train writing the loss of life is fort
uuately not to be added as at Johns
town in that year.
Six Schoonrs Swtp'. by ths Current
Down tbe fchaylklll.
PntAMtLPHlA, May H The flood
that has swept down the Schuvlkiti all
lay has been gathering streugth
and volume with each hour, and to
night the river is raging like a moan
t in torrent. Above tho dam at
me city water wjrki the river is
wide and it had room to spread
over the grass lawns and driveways of
Fiirmount yark and the damage there
is confined principally to washouts on
; the drive 13-jIow tbe tlam th rivir is
I con Sued to a channel ahmt half the
I widtb of above by lines of wharves on
either bank. At this part the wattrs
vertlnved the wbarv-s and baoked up
into tbe streets and houses two iqnares
fr. ::. the banks
The water is three feet deep over tho
tracks of tbe Baltimore nnd Ohio rail
roai. and two feet of water covers tli
ground flaor of ike company's station
at Twenty Tmrd and (,'h.stnnt streets
There is six feet of water In the Bslti
more and Ohio tnnn-1 between Arch
and Spring Garden streets and all
tr.vel south has been interrupted
Above South street bridge S fl'tt of
schooners were moored ut tue wuarvos,
and one of tt.em was torn from its
moorings this afternoon by the fierce
current and it swept flown upon
another schooner, and within a few
minutes six schooners and a canal l.oat
were whirling down the river In s
tangled mass toward the bridge.
Thebrilje tender law the coming
dangir and H.rew the draw open in
tbe hope that vessels would pass
through with the current. The floating
mast, however, struck an abntmnt of
thi f ridge and jammed on against the
other and eamo to a stop. The in 1 7.7. m
russt of the Robert II, Harr snapped
rlo off to the deck, the bowsprit of
r l,o Laori broke short off and tbe
Mary Lord capsized and her mlgStB
mast went over the aide.
Tonight tho sch toners era still
jammed together against the pir and
all are in danger of rapdzing On Urn
Delaware river front the water over
flowed the wharves into Delaware
avenue and SOOSidt rahln fright that
bad been removed was ruined,
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Sixty Million Fsst if tjegl Float Out or
WUllamiporti
Wii.mamhI'iiHT, May 21. The great
boon here i r Ire early Ibis morning
an I IJO.OOO.O'K) feet of logs were swept
away Thl Susqiishanua river has
ilsm to thlrty-thren feet anl there is
a 0-foot flood through many of the
stroets In the city. Tho I'ynnsylvania
Railroad bridge over tho river is stand
ing ihe pressure solidly, but tho city
bridges have Ikiiiii badly damaged
Foot spans of tho Market street
brldgo buve been Wtsbsd away and
throe of tho fou- spans of Msynard
street bridge have gone. Doth are
iron structures, and the pecuniary I OSS
will be heavy. No live- have been lost
here. A number of small boats were
capsized today, but all of the occupants,
many of whom Were endeavoring to
live logi and other property, were
rssonsd,
Watme Blslng- at ths Rats of Bight
Inches at Hour at I.'WlibureJ
LlWIBBCnO, I'a.,May 91 Tho sweep
ing torrents that yesterday bonndsd
over tho banks of ths Bniqnshsnns
river continues tu rise at the rate of
eight Inches an hour. In n few hours
it wili be ns high as it was In I '.(, and
tho heavy raina that fall yeHterday, last
night and which continued today will
no doubt iwell the delngo at least four
feet higher. The whole Susquehanna
valley is inundated and tbe destruction
and destitution is widespread
Lock Haven, Willinmspnrt, Milton
and Sunbury are in great distress, be
ing under five feet of waJr, with the
worst to conn-
Luwlsburg ii situated on high grotiu 1
and has not been damaged with the
exception of some buildings on tbe sur
rounding fl its, which have been car
ried away on yesterday's fearful cur
rent. Ths water works, gas works
and electric ight plaut, whi j are lo
cated along the nv-r, have been
stopp l( and no I II tin- ll 1 recodes.thu
town will bo without water or light of
any km. I.
The town being entirely surrounded
by water, there is no communication
with the rural districts and Judge Mo
Olnn was this morning compolled to
adjourn court for several days until
the jurvnit ll could reach town. Tbs
damage along the Lswlsboig and Ty
rone railroad Hi il runs from hero to
BsllsfontS Is very great. A nuuibor
of bridges have been carried away.
There are extensive WAShonts and
it will be many weeks beloru
trafJBc can possibly be resumed. Hun
dreds of families are homeless and des
tttnts of provisions, and with the wat
ers rapidly rising tbs night Is antsred
upon with a feeling of horror.
Millions of feet of logs and cut lum
ber, and buildings of every kind have
swept past hero in the river sloOS VSS"
terday. Dimness has boon suspended
Harrtsburt Has liuau Thoroughly Wash
ed Out for the Convention.
HARBISBOBO, Pa., May 81. At 8
o'clock leis evening tho river was twen
ty four feet aSove low water mark and
-nil using It is expected that It will
exceed , the flood o( issii. Thh Penn
sylranla Railroad company is running
its trains via Columbia and York,
using tho liacks of tue Northern
Central from the latter city. The
East llarrishurg Electric Railway
company has ahand.in.d its line be
tweeu tt.is city and BtSSltOO, its tracks
being three feet under water on BOOh
Camsron street The power plant is
als ' in danger of being llooJed.iu WbiOh
event the operation of tho city lines
will bo suspended. The power plant of
the Citizens' Eleotrio Railway company
is under water and cars stopped running
at 7 o'cl . tins eveuiug on the city ami
Steelton lines.
lu Booth Harrisburg the people are
moving out of their houses and owners
of Wagons were getting si) each for
removing pianos late tins afternoon,
lu lepeiideuca island and Island park
are both under water and both
wagon bridges over the Susque
hanna are closed. Thoiisitu Is ot
feet of logs from tho 'broken Will
latnsport boom p issed down this eveu
iug All tne industrial establishments
in ihe soutberu sectiou of tho city, iu-
cJuding ths Iron and steal plants, have
shut iluwu. No loss of life nas been re
por.ed nere but there is a rumor, WbiOh
lacks confirmation, that live men Were
drowned this evening at Clark's Ferry.
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Brldgia At Bwsp; Away Along ths
Brai.dywlne.
West Chester, Pa., May 21. At
noon today the storm is ragiug iu Cues
ter county worse than auy timo yet.
Reports of damage are coming iu from
all p iris of the county.
Tue breast of the dain ut Springton,
on the Dawningtowu am1. Waynesburg
railroad, broke about 10 o'clock this
morning. The dam covered about fifty
acres and the vast body of water swept
everything before it down tbe valloy.
As yet no deaths have been reported,
the damage to farm property is large.
Along the Braiidywuie several
bridges have been damaged and at
least two of tbetn are expected to col
lapse, liriuton'i bridge near Chudds
ford has lost one of ils abntments an I
is wavering before tne water. The
water has reached the topof the trestle
bridge near Lenape. The meadows
along the BraOdywiuO and Ctielter
creeks are coveiod with water nnd the
damage to growing crops is very large.
The bridge at Brandy wine on the
Cheater Creek railroad was carried
IWay this morning.
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Allantown L-ft in Ltarkuei bv Damag
to Electric Light Plant.
ALLKBTOWB, Pa, May 21. Allen
town and tne surrounding country in
experiencing on:! of tbe worst storms
in the memory of the L'enoratlon Not
since the memorable fl KXl of 1881 baVl
the Lihigh, Jordan and Little Lehigh
rivers been so'wild and destruoU vo.
All industries ab ng the banns are
Idle and water has gotten into many of
(hem, damaging thousands of dollars
worth of goodr. The silk mill, furni
ture factorial, flour mill, paint work,
wire mill, cigar factorv, planing mill,
foundry, uto , aro all flooded.
Allentown bus been in darkness to
night, tho water tilling tho electric
light station basement. The tinllny
cars today wre run with great, difll
rnlty and the car houie wsh flooded
Tbe gmatest damage wiia at Boksn-
ilauqria, wlmro ii new bridge i oiling
140,000 ami almost ready for use was
moved out of plumb nnd probably ir
reparably damaged.
It is now raining harder than ever
witli no signs of abating and the
waturi aro Itlll rising rapidly.
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DOOMED IN A CREEK.
TWO Children Perish In a fltrsam Near
Kantlseke,
Wii.ki k-Uauiu:, I'a , May 21. Two
children, one a girl of 10 years, tho
other a I. -v 7 years of nge, belonging
to John Krusekoski, at Nuiiticoke, were
drowned this afternoon, They fell into
a creek that was swollen by the recent
rain.
They both went down and out of
sight before assistance could be ren
dered Their bridle were carried down
the stream about 000 feet ami wore
found an hour later
FlASHED FROM THE WIRES.
Fifty New Yorkers are i; lnmoring for di
vorce nt Yankton h. D,
Albion iN.Y i rjnivsrsallatsdsdlcatad the
7CV, (MiO church given by Baorge M. Pullman
in miunnry of his parents.
After counterfeiters hud Hooded Mexico
with f60ll, 0(H) worth of bad revenue stamps,
they were run down and captured.
In astreet duel at (iutherle, (), T. F.tll.
(Ireor and W. S. Hinlth, rival editors,
fired twelvo shots but no one was hurt.
Arraigne d In a Dostou court for inde
cent conduct before children, Charles F,
lladger woe knocked senseloss with u ham
met by the angry mother, who was nr
restod. Indictmont for Qrst degree murder was
found at Chattanooga against President
U. N. Hanson, of the ( it izen's bank, tor
killing J. & Wert, his wife's allegod
paramour.
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
About 700 of the employes of the Gov
ernment Printing ofllce wero removed on
Saturday last by the "envelopo system."
More discharges will be made this week.
FLOOD BOUND
AT SUNBURY
llirilliiii! fxirriHii':! ui hcranion i'lii riinslo
ns V
t tie S'Me Convention.
PERILOUS TRIP ACROSS A BRIDGE
In the Endoavor to Reach Hie Capital
City tin; Excursionists CrOSS a ll.nl
rond Uriilgo at Nii-.ht in a Ulindinn
Storm--While Balancing Thomsolvcs
Abovo a Ragine; Torrent They Wit
ness tho Doslructioii of a tlridci;
Ncarby--A List of tint Enthusiasts.
Kititoiiul CorreufHUul'-ntf (St-rattloi Tiilmne.
Si NBUBT, Pa,, May 21.
TBE Scruuton contingent of dele
gates and enthusiasts winch left
at 2. IIS for the Republican statu
...ii . ... 1 1
reavfaueii .11 1 1 .11 1 mum 44 en
SOUntersd an unpleasant experience at
Nescopeck. when tho No 10 Pennsyl
vania express in charge of Conductor
Ferguson drew up on the bank of Na-OC-peck
creek and dlSSOVirid that tho
bridge was on the point of leaving its
pier. After several hours of parleying
it was finally decided to cross over to
Bsrwlok, take the Delaware, Laeka
and Western to Nortbnmbsrlaod and
proceed on tbs Philadelphia and Brie to
the Capital City When ufltr auother
delay Nortliuuib-rUnd was reached,
another obstacle was euOOOtttsred, lb re
beiug no oommnniostion with Boobory
save by the Pennsylvania railroad
bridge and loaded coal cars were ksp t
standing on tlio track tu keep the bridge
in place.
Piloted by trainmen with lanterns the
Soraiitoniaiis crossed this bri Ige at 10
o'clock, clambering over tbSOOal cars
and crouching under arch'aya ffbilo
oil the middle pie! the bridge over the
west branch just below give way with
an immense crash. When tho party
after extreme dlfltoolty in a blinding
raiu storm reacaed Sunbury it was to
ascertain t .at no trains were running
on the Harrisburg dlvsioo and will not
run until souio time tomorrow.
The Scrautonians were reinforced by
Mayor Connell who was suddenly call
ed away by the submerging of bis
Shamokin eellieryVar: staying at the
Nell House. Those comprising the
tho parly which undorweut this ex
perience were Lieutenant Governor
Wutres, ex-Lieutenant Oovernor V. T.
Davics, of Towanda, Delegates Everett
Wrirren and T. M. Francis, of Lacka
wanna; and George II. Laueaator, of
Wayne; and the following convention
visitors J. A. Woodbridge, of Dalton,
ex-Ssuator Lines, of Ureut Bend; Re
gtstor S. S. Wright, of Susquehanna;
Solect Councilman E. E. Hobuthan,
Prothonatory C. E. l'ryor, Journal
Clerk Fred W. Fleilz, Adjtilant W. S.
Millar, Milton W. Lowry, Ohairman
John H. Reynolds, of the First district
legislativo committee; R qireseutative
John 1 Farr, ex Itepresontallvo
Bagar nnd O, L. VYaltz, of Wayne;
Clerk of Courts John W. Thomas,
Representative Klmmsr, of Athens;
Representative llurritt, of BosqOS
banna; School Controller James A.
Evans, of BorsntOOl Morgan Thorn is,
the Hyde Park luerchiint ; Lamllerd
Oherard Snyder, of Pittalon; and Will
Fusliunr, also of 1'ittston.
The entire aountry for miles is sub
merged. Traffic in all direction! jhas
been abandoned No trains are run
ning either to Erie or AltOOOB ami the
flood is nonstanlly iticreusing.
LlVV S. KlCIIAKO.
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VISITORS ARHIVINC.
rl Hasiinga .e l I' i e Is on the
Batil Qmiin I Early.
BaBBMBCBOi I'", May 21 The
trains belated by tho big ll aula will
roll into lh city during tlienight with
the rittsbiirg and other western dele
gallons who am coming vis Combat
land, Mil., to the EtspObllC in stain COO
VtntiOOi (lelieral l II. Ililetings,
(leneral James A BSAVST and the
Centre, Blair, Bontlngton ami other
COQUty delegations arrived on a sliecial
train at 1 1 o'clock tonight.
General James W Litts, of Phlla-
adidphia, who will he nominated for
secretary of internal affairs, CongTSSS
man Robinson Is making a stiff Hght
for lieutenant governor, (hies D.
Price, of Erie, ami other candidates
havo also opened their lieailqiiartsrs,
M' PH t RSON' i Mi N STRIKE.
Bsduollon tn v. Ukuisi Troubln at
Ilia mils,
BTBOtTDaBOBOj May 21. Senator Mo
l'bersou, of New Jeraoy, h having
trouble with the msn employed At his
mill at Minsi. On Saturday a cm was
made of 2ft per cent. In ull the depart
meets The nun became noisy when
the cut was aiibounosd and lute on
Saturday a gang of them turued the
hose Into the recovery furnaces, which
renders the mill completely useless tin
til the lirrs are relighted.
The feeling against Senator Mcpher
son among tho employes is hitler. Su
perlntendsnt George w. Bsavsrn bus
gone to Now York to consult with Mc
Phorsou's repreHentativss.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Theological Semlnnry Control tbs Sub
Jaot of Debate.
Sahatoqa, N. Y., May 21.-"Thno-logical
Seminary Control" was the or
dvr fixed for today's session of the gen
eral assembly. The debate began at 10
o'clock with Dr. Willis D. Craigs, of
McCormaok Theological icminury, ou
the floor. Dr. Cruige aupported the
majority report, whioh recommends
the amendment of seminary charters so
ns to give tbe assembly the right to ap
prove or disapprove directors or pro
fessors of seminaries and the right of
control orsr their endowments.
Dr. Paul F. Sutbpeii, of Newark,
proposed as a substitute for the major
ity report that tho whole subject be
laid on tbe table until the next meet
ing. Dr Young moved to table this sub
stitute, and the motion was carried by
a vote of 10 to 1.
Dr. John Fox, of Brooklyn, offsred n
substitute to the effect that the commit
tee be oontioasdone year, with Instruc
tions to oommnnloats tho resolutions to
the several seminaries for further con
sideration and conference, tho semin
aries to make criticism and sugges
tions iu regard to the resolotions. This
Was also laid on the table. A vote will
be taken on the report at 8,80 tomorrow.
KILLtD IN A FAMILY FcUD.
Two
Men l-Vuliv Bli il 1
Llvoly
Buttle.
BOPWMTON, Mass, May 31 -One ol
the liveliest shooting matches that bus
taken place iu this p u t of the country
for many years took place on the otit
iklrts of ton town yesterday afternoon
mid thu result is that two men aro dy
ing of their wounds ami u third is
injured
The atiooting took place ut a resort
kept by John Iv-tlley, and Was the se
quel to a family feu i between tbe Kei
leys ami tho Raifcriys, another family,
of uriHavory reputation Just whut
started the row todav is uncertain.
James Baffrly( who Is known as "The
Desperado," got In th first shot at tin
sou of Proprietor Kelley, tut was him
self winged, and before the battle wan
OVer, his ho.lv contained five bullets,
lioth of the K lllsys, futher and son,
were shot, and the former, as well as
Bsffetty, is fatally woooded. S-veral
bystanders were sligmly wounded dur
Ing the fusllade.
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BtTZOLD ARHtSTtO FOH SLANDER.
Uo Says Thai Mrs. Peck Ii Anxious to
Hav Him Put in JaiL
If a statement made to a TdUBUMB
reporter by Julius Betzold is true the
charge of slauder tnudo agaiust him by
Mrs. Denia l'eck is preferred tor the
purpose of placing him iu jail so that
ho oen not appeal before the grand jury
to prosecute a charge against Mis
Peck's sou of aggravated assault and
batiery.
Young Peck and Retz.dd engaged iu
a dispute on the West mountain some
time ago and Relz.ild was leverely
beateu on the head with a rock. Peck
was urrestud last Tuesday aud required
to furnish bail for his appeuraiice at
court,
Retzold's appearance yesterday
iliowed that he ha I beeu terribly
beateu. His ey(g were bloodthot and
an ugly gash nppeared ou his fore
head. Mrs. Pock charge! Betzold with hav
ing publicly asserted that she stole his
chickens, aud she aski $2 000 for the
injury done her reputatioa by tne scan
daloui charge. Au action was begun
for her yesterday agaiust Betzold by
Attorneys Ward and Hi:. He was
tnkeu into custody lute iu the after
noon by Deputy Sheriff (iriswa'.d.
ANOIHIR RtAL ESTATE DEAL
Jcbn A. Maars Has Purchased the Dr
Oatss Property
John A Meats ytsterday purchased
from Harvey Ar Dean for 000 the
Dr. Gates properly fronting on Wash
ingtou avenue and extending back to
Lee court.
In real estate circles it was said that
Harvey A Deau bougut tbe Gates lot
to prevent Mr. Metre getting posses
sion of it Mr. Mears' intention of
erecting a sky-scraping ofSoe structure
at the corner of Washington avenue
and Spruce street was well known. It
was said that 11 Mr. Mears secured the
Yates lot ami extended the area plan
of tho new office building, it Would in
terfere with Uie now unobstructed rear
light of tho buildiugs of Harvey A
Deau ou Spruce street faciug the
iqasre,
When Harvey iV D an secured tln
dates property they made no denial of
tbe fact that it was to protect their
present Spruce street buildings from
being darkened iu the roar. Now that
they have sold ths property to Mr
Mesrs ami that the building in which
the GiUsy hiths are located is also
sold, the real estate men are again
talking and wondering what It all
means.
ANNEXATION WAi PROPER.
Judge Ounster In nn Opinion Siiitalut
tha Cat h.mdaht Proceedings.
Judge Gunstsr yesterday dismissed
the appeal from the pr. ceedings annex
ing the Y'nrrington Hill portion of Oar
bondals township to Oerbondale oliy,
In his opinion hu said :
".fier careful examination of nil
the papers and proceedings, in the case
and inquiry into same we fin I that the
preceding appears to have been in
OOmformity with law nod ihesime are
hereby approved "
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DEATH OF D. P. IHOMAS
Bxplrail Suddenly Of AplcpUxy Last
Night.
D. P. Thomas died suddenly of Aplo
plexy at Ills home, IHn.'i Churoh avenue,
at 1 1 o'clock last night.
Mr. The mas was a well known citi
zen uud MtlVS in politics. He was at
olio time publisher of tho Scrantou
Blado.
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IN OUR OWN COMMONWEALTH.
Knights Templar of Pennsylvania win
meet at Pittsburg today In annual con
clave, Hev. Dr. Henry Zlegler and Mrs. angler,
of Mellnsureve, on Saturday enjoyed lluur
golden wedding.
Pretty Grace Marks has sued John Me
Keown, a rlob Bradford oil man, for 890.
noil damages for breach of promise to
marry.
Becoming lost after attending tho cir
cus, ut Easton, William A. Willevor, of
Phulipeburg, wandered upon tho railroad
track and was killed.
Two big lly-whnols have burst In Lyons'
saw mill, at Tivoli, Lycoming county,
within a week, doing considerable dumago
to the machinery.
WAFTED OVER THE SEAS.
The British syndicate that bought the
alcohol mouopoly iu Italy will puy $8,700,
000 a year rental.
Prince Bismarck will Inspect In person
this week the cuirassier regiment of which
hu is bouurary colonel.
TUE GENERALS
HUE IN JAIL
Windy Warriois Goiij, Brown and Jones
iMt Their Waterloo.
GET TWENTY DAYS IN THE BASTILE
City Ordinance in Regard to Keeping
Off the Grass Rigidly Enforced at
Washington The Prisoners Take
Their Medicine Coolly Browne Has
No-Furlher Use for a Trial by Jury
Judge Miller Takes Occasion To
Administer a Scolding.
Washington, May 21.
PltOf BEDING8 preliminary to tbe
pmsing of sentencs on Coxey
and his lieutenants were in line
with the series of sxtruordinary
incidents that have marked the whole
trial. At 1040, wben Judge Miller
took his Heui, Mr. Mtillowney, the as
sistant di-trir:t attorney, moved that
sentence bu pufv: 1 on Jacob S. Coxey,
Carl Browne and Christopher Colum
bus Jones, who were sitting inside the
rail.
Representative Hudson, of Kansas,
one of Coxsy's counsel, immediately
arose nd delivered a politic! address,
"You kooW and 1 know," be said,
"tuiit bs (Coxey) was not arrested and
convicted because he stepped on the
e,riss, but because he carried a banter
In opposition to the political i less of
thou who are powerful in the adminis
tration of the government. They nave
demanded tne conviction of these men
Th sentence of this court, ' he said,
"will make people think this govern
ment is undertaking a psliey of tnp
prtssion."
"Fortunately," said the jalgi, "the
courts prohonoce sentence without
taking into consideration what people
think."
' Oa one side yon have the money
power, on the other tbe poor and strug
gling ma.ees by which will your
honor be influenced?" asked Mr Hud
son.
"Neither," reiponded the conrt
curtly,
BROWNE ULAPPLtrMKS AS DSC Ala
Mr. Hyman, of tbe defens.-, male an
appeal for a nominal sentence.and then
Carl Browne had bis say. He began
by withdrawing tbe appeals made in
his behalf and laid ne bad none to
make. He had asked for a jury trial,
bnt he n iw believed hi insde a mis
take. "I .do not believe." be laid
in n load voice, "that the ;e..ple cf
the United States believed that surh a
lot of tilth and stagnation exists us I
in the courts here. I do not mean
jour honor; you are different. "
Th n Browne proceedel In his usuil
blasphemous strain for some time com
paring the jury to those wlio Bad pji
ticipite l in the crucifixoa
0 x ay rose next. It wss the first
time, he isid, that he had ever stool
before a court for sentence and it war h
pleasing thought that he was innocent
of the charge. I do not appeal for
mercy because I have committed uo
crime," he said, "hut I do ask for jus
tice." The assistant district attorney
asktd the judge to impose a jail MB
tenee and not impose a fine wjich
would be paid by the contributions of
ignorsnt men.
Representative Pence asked the julge
to disarm criticism by giviug a uour
nal sentence, aud show that there was
no bitterness behind tbe prosecution.
Judge Miller entered In a long n
view of the case. He arraigned Ooxey
severely.
"Who in the world should bo punish
e.l for violation of law if you should,
not, Mr. Coxey," he asked.
"I did not violate it," said Coxey.
"You have your head io full of your
schemes that you think anything that
stands in font way is wrong," said the
judge. "What right of yours bus be.n
abridged in the District of Columbia; '
said the court.
Julge Miller referred to Coxey's ab
solute folly, arraigned him as a dreamer
and said: "I don't know of any 0100
where the court will be more Jnstified
in passiug the maximum sentence, but
I am not going to do it.s
1 hen the judge told tho defendants
that lie could semi thetn to jail for ISO
days and fine them $"iM each, but he
would not do so. He wished, be said,
that Coxey and BrOWOS had so dl
moaned tnsmSOlVSI that more than a
nominal sentence would not be neces
lary, but this demeanor iu court hail
changed t! o feeiing,
Judge Miller then imposed the sen
tence of twenty days Imprisonment lo
Ihe district Jail for ull three defendants,
and fi tine or ten days additional lot
p. isonniont for Cox -y and Browne,
thej were at once taken to jail.
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A HCENSt KtlSSUED.
Court Mads au Ordu- Undrr Provisions
of Ae of Aptil 7, 1858.
At the last term of license court ths
firm of Honeyager St (lilleipie were
granted a license to conduct a restau
rant st 590 Laekewanna avenue. Ow
ing to financial embarrassment, how
ever, the flrm f illed 10 lake out tlin li
cense within the time prescribed by
law. The owner of th- building as a
MnoeqOOQOO was iu a fair way to lose
a years rout us he c mid not well lease
the striiotura for any other than res
taurant purposes, in this dilemma ap
plication was ma Is to Attorney George
S. Horn who tbouuiit ho saw a way
out of the difficulty.
Mr. Horn appeared in court mil
made application tor the reissuing ol
a license for tho place to William A
Rader. Ho succeeded In oonvtuolug
(he court that under the uot of April 7,
1858, the liceuse might be reissued ami
au order to that effect was conso
quently handed down yesterday.
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sAitKcm in western portion 7'iicy
tltiu. cosr witl A'.,,. ii'.....n
AmMyteSSlia, sAdU'crs ttnightand I'ltes
day, variable windt.
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