-phero's no spoiling among Tribune adver tisers. "gparo the 4ad.' and spoil the sale." EIGHT PAGES 5 G COLUMNS. KCEA2TTON. PA.. THURSDAY MORNING. AUGUST 30. 1804. TWO CENTS A COPY. THE TRIBUNE HAS A LARGER BONA FIDE CIROULATION A WDSCgM BUSINESS HEN IhAN ANHTO MORNING PAPER CHINESE UP They Claim to Have Punished the Japs at Ping-Yang. MIKADO'S TROOPS SUSTAIN LOSS A Victory for Li Hung's Warriors An nounced in the Chinese Press. Koreans, It Is Alleged, Aided the Pigtails in the Battle Against the Japanese Invaders The Mikado's Warships Make a Slight Reprisal. Shanghai, Aug 29. THE native press bits received con firmation of the battle fought between tin Chines-1 mid Jap in ese troops on An1. 13, Accord ing to these reporter) 000 Chinese troops or nil arms attacked the Japanese forces, which bad boon detailed to guard tbe Pine-Yang passes, in the northwest of Korea, and eventually succeeded in driving tbe Japanese from the position which they held. It is added that a lartr nnmber of Koreans flocked to tbe Chines standard, bee ping for arms and asking for permis sion to form tbe advance guard of the Chines forces moving against the Japanese. On Ang. 14, still, aecording to the same reports, the Chinese were rein forced by 4,000 troops from Yi-Chow, and on tbe day following they attacked tbe Japanese linss at Chung-Ho, with tbe result that tb Japanese retreated. On Aug. 10 the Chinese army was, the reports say, further reinforced by 13, 000 fresh troops, and on Aug. 17 they attacked th - Japanese, who are said to have lost 4,0J0 men and their heavy baggage. AFFRAY AT HAD.NO CHOw! The Chinese, on August 18, advanced to Huang-Chow and, passing too near tbe Tatnng river, wbere thirtseri Jap anese war ships were moored, they were attacked by the Japanese, who opened fire npon them with tbe ships' guns and inflicted a loss of several hundred men npon the Chines". At ebbtide, ou tbe lame day, tbe native reports add, three of the Japanese war ships found themselves aground and were afterward severely damaged by the fire of tbe Chinese artillery which was bandied from a bnsli. Tbe balk of tbe Japanese forces, it is farther assert ed, retreated southward, pursued by tbe Chinese cavalry, until night stopped the latter's advance. Finally, tbe reports of tbe native press say, that General Y'enn, the Chi nese commander, then made a detour and attacked tbe Japanese in the rear, completely rooting them and capturing Huang-Chow. Th general news re ceived bere does not confirm the re ports of there Chinese successes re ceived by tbe native press. Ping-Yang is a province in tbo north west of Corea and borders on tbe Chinese province of Shing-Kind and Manchuria. Tbe province is cross-d by four mountain ranges. It is con sidered the key to tbe northern portion of the Corean peninsula. japan's attitude. Berlin, Ang. 29. The National Zeltung publishes advance sbeets of an ar icle to appear in the September R indsohau, by Herr Brandt; formerly G rman minister to Pekin. Tbe writer a cuses Japan of absolutely wanton aggression toward Korea. Tbe Jap aut8e representatives in Corea, he says, have consistently sought to make capital out of tbe periodical revolu t sua in Corea, so that a pretest "flight be fnnnd for the interven tion of the Japanese government. He Bs5sSrJts that the Japanese have hungered after "Kored from tim immemorial. The itdoption as their puppat of tbe king oV. Korea's father, who is the most fanaticAl hater of foreigners in tbe whole ( Korea, is sufficiently cbarac teiistiojof Japanese sincerity. Herr Brandt I remarks that neither Russia nor Engrynd is likely to be in a burry to interfere in the present trouble, but it is his opinion that they must do so eventually rSTAL POLITICS. i Th Partisan.1 Equabble at Lancaster to b j iDvesticratad. Washington, Aug. 29 First Assist ant Postmaster Jones, accompanied by Civil Service Commissioner Rosevelt and the latter's private secretary, left Washington this afternoon for Lan caster, Pa., where they will commence an investigation of the postoffice thre as a result of a complaint filed tome months ago against Post master Malon for the removal of letter carriers for political reasons. Malone charged the carriers with taking part in tbe Republican campaign and accepting bribes. Charges in turn were preferred by th dismissed employes against Malone that he, as chairman of the Democratic state com mittee, influenced the members of tbe force in voting, Before leaving Mr. Jones said it would tak several day to complete the investigation. NOEL WAS DESPONDENT. Bo H Endeavored to E.oapi from His Troablaa by Suloldn la Chicago. Chicago, Aug. 29 Jacob J. Noel, of Elkhart, Ind., fUd from bis home to ivoid paying bis attorney for getting him out of prison, where he was serv ing a life sentence for mnrder. He turned op in Chicago, became despond mt, and tried to take bis own life in Lincoln park last night, but was pre vented from carrying out bis intent by a park policeman who wrested tbe pis tol from bis band. Noel was pardoned from tbe Indiana Itate prison about a year ago by Gov irnor Matthews, after having served fourteen years for the murder of Abra ham Panlus, a druggist, of Elkharf. a.ftr being pardoned he rstarned to bis old home in Elkhart, and again went into business. But his wife was lead and his children scattered all over Ihe conntry. At first it was thought Ibat Noel murdered bis victim without BRACING provocation, lut later it was learned tbst there was provocation, and tbe cit izens generally united in asking Gov ernor mailliews 10 grant iiilu a puruuu. WILL KEEP CYPRUS. British Garrison's Withdrawal Does Not Maan Transfer to Turkey. Laknica, Island of Cyprus, Aug. 29. Orders have baen received hern for the evacuation of the Islaud of Cyprus, and the British garrison is preparing to leave. The news has caused a panic among tho Christian population, who believe that the island is about to be restored to Tnrkv. London, Aug. 29. The dispatch from Cyprus was shown to a representative of the British foreign ofliee today and he explained that tbe withdrawal of tbe Lintisb garrison was one to military txegeucies only and thrt it it had no political meaning. The foreign ofliee official added that a small detachment of lliitish troop will remain at Cyprus inhrgeof tho stores and buildings belonging to the government. PYTHIAN UHOTHEKS. Yesterday's Sessions of the Supreme Lodge of the Vorld Unattended by Interesting Features. Washington. Aw;. 29 To-day's session of the Supreme Lodgo of Knu'litn of Pvthiiis of the World was devoid of any interest, consisting main ly of the reference of business matters to appropriate committees. A pleasing incident wus tbe presenta tion to the lodge by Congressman Rich ardson of un engrossed copy of the act incorporating t he order with autograph signatures of President Cleveland, Vice President btevenson and Speaker Crisp attached. The third biennial gassion of tbe su preme temple, Pythian Sisters of tin World, convened this morning at h t hall with a full attendance Mrs. Hattie A. Rjbinson, supreme chief, in her auuual report congrat ulated tbe ordor upon the progress msde despite unfavorable circnm- stanceg. Since tho lust meeting fifty dispensations were granted. Two tem ples, Memphis and Hot Springs havs bv come defunct. Grand Temples have; neon established in Colorado, Wasnington, Oregon, New York, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire. All attempts to ef fect a consolidation nf the sisters with the Pythian sistarhood have failed. Every obligation of the order has been liquidated and f 047 remains in tbo treasury. Oo Jan. 10 last there were fifteen grand temples, 410 subordinate temples with a membership o f 9,972 knights and 13 !J67 sisters, a gain since the lass rsport of six grand temples,223 sn'nrdinate temples. 6,811 Knights and 7,135 sisters. Since J m. 1 sixty-two ttinples bave been in stituted and tbe total membership is niw estimated at 11,000 Knights and 15 000 sisters. During tbe past two years there have been received $30. 291; disbursed, $23,- 041; now on hand, $7,230. Tue visiting Pytnians bad an impac tion and review this afternoon on" the White lot, a great oval field south of the white house. Four o'clock was tbe hour set for the event, but it was an hour later before tbe head of the col umu marched past Major General Car naban and his staff, brilliantly uni formed and mounted on horses gaily caparisoned. Thousands of people witnessed tbe review and the police arrangements were so perfect that the field was kept clear for the participat ing knights. Owing to the lateness of the hour about half the Pythians only, about 4,000 iu nnmber, took part in tbe review. DEATH IN A WELL. Mrs. Kline Drcpi Ouh Hundred and Twenty fiv Feet Reading, Aug 29. Mrs. Milton Kline, aged 3S met with a terrible deatn at her borne in Blaudon late this afternoon. She had just drawn a bncket of water from a wo.ll. and was about stepping from tbe platform when it collapsed. Tbe woman grasped for tbe edge of the platform, but missed it, and plunged he idlong down the well, a dis tance of 125 feet. It required several hours to remove ths body. It if sup posed she was killed almost instantly. BIG BLAZE AT ELLISTON. Fostofflc Buldlng- All That Is Left or the Town. ITf.lena, Mont., Aug. 29 Tbe town ofEdiitoo on the Northern Pacific railroad, thirty miles west of here, was destroyed by fire early this morning. The fir started in a livery stable and tbe only building left is the post office. Loss, $100,000 IN FAIR PENNSYLVANIA. Huffs church at Seisholtaville, Berks county, was robbed of its communion ser vice. Eicht-year old Willie Pudloiner was be headed bv a train while be was picking coal at Heading. Thirty -six emyloyes have sued tie em barrassed Diamond Drill company for $4, 000 iu back wages, at Reading. The Johnstown Fire Insurance company, an assessment mutual concern, has been re-organized as a stock company. Ex-County Auditor Lockard's wife dropped dead of heart disease in the road at Richmond, Northampton county. Ninetoen-yesr-old William Rupp, jr., has been mysteriously missing from bis home at Ousel, Lebanon county, Blnce Aug. 10. Mrs. Marcarnt Albright had to arrest her young sou, Willintu, at Heading, for strik ing her in the face wben she forbade his stealing npplee. For tbe third time In a few months rob bers looted H. 15. Rusby's variety and jewolry store nt Roadiug on Monday night. They got goods worth 11,000. Peter Lnefflng, 60 years of ags, residing In Lower 8t. Clair township, committed suicide yesterday by blowing the top of bis head of with a large revolver. The only known cause is desdondency over in ability to secure employment. Lueffiug had a family of grown children. James M. Ganse, aged 54, a retired hotel owner and. one of -be leading Democratic politicians iu this county, died this after noon. Several weeks ago be attempted suicide by drowning. He was rescued.bnt has beon contlned to bed since from nerv ons prostration, which resulted in his death. Urip unbalanced his mind. IHE VICIOUS 1 BILL Review of an Act In! reduced In the Interest of Spoils Mongers. SAYS SOLICITATION IS ILLEGAL Civil Service Commissioner Roosvelt Expresses Himself Characteristic ally Upon the Famous Bynum Act, a Measure Demanding That Dis charged Democratic Postal Clerks Be Reinstated An Effort to Break Up the Practice of Assessing Ofliee Holders. Washington, Am;. 29. BEFORE leaving Washington to day to investigate charges ngainst the postmaster at Lin caster. Civil Srvice Commis sioner Roosevelt expressed somo char acteristically vigorous viowg respect ing tbe work of tbe commission, the practices pursued in tho departments and the construction of the laws relat ing to tbe commission. After riving credit to Senators Cockndl anlLnlge. for securing the provision in tha ap propriation bill which gives to the com mission the right to select its own clerks, which the house struck out of the bill, Mr. Roosevelt said : 'I want to call attention to the By nnm bill in the lionsi to reinstate ths Democratic railway clerks who were turned out prior to the classification of tbe railway mail service in 1S89 It is a thoroughly vicious partisan measure, and I cannot but express my astonishment and r-gret that not one single D moernt in the house votad against it. If it should become a law it would be a precedent for the enact ment of similar measures whenever u change of administration took placi. It is introduced purely in the interests of the spoils mongor, and is a thor oughly vicious bill in every way. solicitation is illegal. "Then there is something else," he went on. "The recent decision of the attorney general, which permits solici tation for political purposes by letter in government buildings. If this opin ion holds the commission must imme diately request the passags of a law to prohibit such solioiution. The com mission has always insisted that solici tation for political purposes was il legal, whether doue iu person or by letter in a government building. It was owiug to this interpretation that we weru able to very nearly break up tbe practice during the last presi dential campaign, and as the after math of that campaign we have pro cured the conviction of two govern ment officials, one a postmastor in Ohio and the other a deputv internal reve nue officer of Kentucky, but we have never bad a case tried in the courts, where the accusation was that tbe so licitation was by letter. "Nina-tenths of the good done by the law will vanish if solicitation by letter is allowed, und although tho commis sion will, of course, do all it ean to protect employes if they are molested in any way for refusing to contribute, it is imperative that we sbonld be given power to prosecute any attempt at po litical assessment In a government building, either by letter or otherwise. TSETTER CONDITION HOPED FOR. "Tbe commission sincerely hop?s that there will be a great extension of the classified service, and tliBl the number of positions now excepted from examination will be tmtoriaily re duced, both in tbe departments and in tbe postoffices and custom houses throughout the country. A great many placss are excepted from examin ation on the theory that they must be filled by people having confidential re lations to tbe head of tho department or that they rsquire special qualifica tions not to be tested by examination. This is the theory. In practice thes excepted positions are filled almost wholly on political grounds and are filled as a rule with men much inferior to those whom we get through our comptitive examinations, Tney are places better remunerated than others in the same ofliee, and by the filling of these in this way a pre mium is put upon pernicious partisan activity, as against a faithful perform ance of their work by clerks actually in tbe service. Moreover, the exiHtense of these places is a constant temptation to officials to change the titles of them go as to make them excepted. Several striking illustrations of this hare oc curred in the treasury department, MR. HARRISON'S PLANS. Will Not Accept a Presidential Nomina tlon Vnl'as it is Unanimous. Washington, Aug. 29. The Post this morning says: Ueneial L. L. Mich ener, of this city, who managed Gen eral Ilarrisin' campaign at the Chica go convention of 1838 and at the Min neapolis convention of 1892, and who is an intimate political mi l personal friendofthat gen tie nun. is authority for the statement that the ex-president does not desire a renominaLioii, and would not accept one unless it should com to bim with practical nnanmity. General Micbener made this declara tion last night, and - the sincerity nf bis ntterance cannot be questioned He said that after President Harrison s de feat ho called at the White house one day and told that gentleman that many leading Republicans hoped to see bim the nominee of the party again In 1890. Raising his band as if to ward off an linpendiug blow, tho president re plied: "No more of that. Four years of the presidency has been simii'ient for me. My ambition bas been Inlly satisfied. The white honso is associated in my mind with the greatest sorrow of mv life. I shall be glad to leave it, and I bave not, nor do 1 ever expect to have, the slighesl desire to re-enter it as a president." At a later date, when General Micb ener and tbe ex-President mot at the latter's home iu Indianapolis, the sug gestion was again advanced by Gsueral Michener tbat th great majority of the R-publican parlv desired his re nomination. But General Harrison again disclaimed any ambition in that direction and substantially repeated his former protest against any further de sire for Presidential honors. General Minhener says that 90 per cent, of tho Indiana Republicans are loyal to Harrison and would work en thusiastically for bis renomination. He does not regard tbe defeat of the Re publican ticket two years ago as any retl ction uron the candidate. Tho conditions, ho says, were all un- favorable to lt'puWican snce-s and he does not believe that any nominee put lorwanl by tbe party could hav won at that time. General Harrison, he continued ia living quietly at hia home in Indianapolis and altendinir industriously to his law business. HEIRS TO MILLIONS. Two Poor India Mia Sudiinly Find Thmj;v i Fab'ilouVv Wealthy. Eckerly, Lid., Aug. 29 Elmer Gil nioii', a teacher in the public schools here, ling fallen heir to an estate in Doriy, Ireland, aliiu;ited nt $3,000,000 Tho fortunate tuaclier recniv-d letters from Mahlon anil R-id, barristers, of Nttwry, Ireland, requesting him to prove his id.sutitv, ami Mr. Gilmora has forwarded tbe n-icessary docu ments. Aq El wood, Ind., telegram says John J. Jonea, a Welsh tinplat worker uui ldoyed in a factory here at a salary of $7 a week, received word from Wales tonight that an unel bad died and bi qneathed him money and estates amounting to $1 O'JO.OO). He hag quit work and will taave for Wales at once. FOOD FOR STOCK. Hints for tho Husbandman Given by the Bureau of Animal Industry. Washington, Aug. 29. The second of a eerie of circulars of information prepared by the bureau of auiinal in dustry bas been published by tbe de partment of iigrumltfire. It ia a dis cussion nf wheat ns a food for growing and fattening animals Dr. Salmon, ehief of the bureau says: "During the past year there have been numerous inquiries in regard to the chemical' composition of wheat as corn pared with corn and oats, its relative value ai a food for growing and fatton ing animals, and the method of feeding whioh would produce tbe best results. These inquiries have, doubtless, been snegested by tbe groat change in the comparative prices of tbe grains just mentioned. As a result of the experiments raado, ami showu in tables givn in the circu lar, it is stated that "equal parts, of wheat and corn should, therefore, prove better for fatteuing animals than ither of those trains alone. For growing animals corn is plainly not so suitablo as is wheat or oats, When wheat and orn are the same prleu per bushel, it U preferable to feed wheat and sell corn. The best way in which to fend wheat is to roll or grind it into coarse meal. It may then be fed alone or mixed with corn meil or ground oats. It should when possible be mixed with some other grain, and csre should he taken to proven t any one animal from getting more than the quantity intended for it." Respecting the chemical and econ omical features of the grain, Dr. Sal mon says; "Tho information derived from the tables should be used in con nection with onr knowledge of the bablts of animals and the practical re sult of feeding. We should not care to assert, for instance, that wheat screen ings are in general more valuable ns a food for animals than thnplnmp, sound wheat, although the table would indi cate this to be the case. We may, how ever, safely conclude that the screen ings and imperfect wheat should be fed and only tbe best wheat put upon tbe market," FIRE AT A BALL PARK. Fifty Fast rf tha Chicago Grand Stand Bedncid to Athes. Chicago, Aug. 29 All but fifty feet of the grand stand of the Chicago Base Ball Club at Polk and Lincoln streets was destroyed by firs this nfternoon. The stand had been practically reenn Btrneteil after tbe fire of several weeks ago, which destroyed about half of the stand. 1 All of the reconstructed part and somo of the old strnoture went up in flames this afternoon. The origin of the fire is believed to he incendiary. Loss estimated at $19,009. SPARKS FROM THE WIRE. Congressman Bryan will become editor-in-chief of the Omaha World-Herald on Sept. i. A scheme is on foot to move tbe Ant werp exposition to tho City of Mexico IU November. Renr Admiral Skerretr, ou his way to Washington, is detained at Denver by blight illness. Tha National Woman's Christian Tem perance union convention will open at Cleveland Nov. 10. Attenipls of Milwaukee health officers to move smallpox patients to a hospital led to renewed rioting. , Starvation ended t.ho life. In Croslon (In.) streots, of John M. Moore, of rnoblo, a Pennsylvania veteran. Throwing herself from a fourth-story wiudow, Mrs. Elizabeth llurback, a New York widow, ended her life. Senator Chandler made an address before the final session of the American Forestry association, at .Jackson, N. II. For M50.000 Fuller Daggett and others, nf Fittaburg, bought tho Birmingham (Ala.) Furnace company's plant. Eating watermelons for a wager, Wil liam tieaworth, of Chana, III., killed him self and bis sister is likely to die. Accused by Charles Radcliffn with inti macy with Mrs. RadclilTe, Prill Morgan pounded him to death with a hauimor. A man who committed sniclda at Den ver, Col., Inst Friday bas been idontifled as Frank Melbourne, tbo rainmaker. The attempt will be made to land the Bennett-Mackay caote, now reselling Coney Island, at Now York's harbor front. Foiled by Town Clerk Edom In au at tempt to escape from court, J, W. Barnes. a desperado, of Pleasant Hills, III., fatally staboed bim. Lieutenant Welsh, who struck Colonel Crofton at Fort Sheridan, III., is declared to have been temporarily insane and re lieved from duty. Rnl DEFEATS T The Hollanders Ml with Serious tosses at Loinbck. BRAVERY OF NATIVE WARRIORS They Display Great Courage and Sagacity General Vottcr's Troops Entrapped and Cut Down Other Reverses Reinforcements Sent to Crush the Plucky Little Ruler. The Hague, Holland, Ang. 29. DISPATCH regarding the disaster i to tbe Dutch forces operating M against the rajah of the island of U Lombnk. near .Turn ia nnhlinliad in th official Journal today. The dis patch says that General Vcttcr, the commander of the expedition, was sur prised at. 11 nVlnrk nt Tj ikrn Nejnra. Th firing wm con- . ; 1 ... . . . iiuuoun umu morning ana me Dutch in this Higiiceraent lost fourteen killnd rttid eighty-live wounded. As the water supply of tbe column failed, and hs foraging was iui- possiuie, the Dutch troops were com pelled to retreat toward Mut.nr.im H. capital of ttia island. During the" re- i .k. . .1. i- , . . unit mt. jAiicu iobi; neavny, being continually harassed by the natives, mm in one piace in me route tney found that barracades h:id lvn rnion.l T,..,. obstructions were so stoutly defended uy iuo nauve warriors mat tbo troops were una bio to fn Mtun u.,,i were compelled to make a long detour in uiuer 10 avoid tue oiocuadod route, and iu so doing they lost more mm. Tbe Dutch succeeded in reaching Amnenan on Am-. 22 with n t,iti casualties far iu excess of tbe nnmbnr at nrst reported. The killed included four officers and sivtv-tbrnH were twelve officers and 15.') men wouuueu, nivt six oiiicers and 118 niihi missintr. Conaniirtntlv turnnm-mm officers and BC1 men were killed, wounded or luisiue durlnnr th mm. cessive engagements with the natives. T 1 l : . ; mr.. . . . in aiiui.iou me verier column lost four field guns. dutch sustain heavy losses. It now armura flint tun nH.a columns of Dutch troops operating mum me same lsianu nave sustained hoavy losses and eudured much suffer ing. These are the columns com manded by Colonels Van Pabst uud Bylsvclt. These columns have been operating separately and have also sue CH'ded in reaching Amnnnun Ti,ii. loses are not stated, but they are ad mitted, voionei van raost wus among the officers killod with his column. Five steamers carrying troops and field guns leave Batavia. Java, for Lombok tomorrow and evory effort will be made to retrieve tbo disaster to tbe Dutch arms. Tbo news of the loss sustained by the Dutch forces sent to punish the Rajah of Lombok has caused great ex citement throughout Holland, and it is believed that tbo whole truth is not yet known, and that wben tbe Iobsos to the Van Pabst and Bylavelt columns are added to those sustainod by the Vetter column", the loss in killed, wounded and musing will be ov-r 500 men. The people am clnmorinc for th latest news from Lombok, and the gov ernment is urged promptly to despatch the strongest roinforcemeuts possible to that island. Tha governor cetioral os tbe Dutch Indies, General Van der Wijck, has summoned a conncil of the naval and military commanders, who are determining upou the decisive measures to bo takeu in order to wipe out tbo defeats of the Dutch troops. NEW 1SEDF0M) STRIKE Mass Msetina' of ths Weavers Two Mora Mills Starts!. New Bf.dfoup. Mass., Aug. 29 Tbe weavers ussi-mbled in large numbers on the city common this morning for a mass meeting. Secretary Hart and other promiuent union men made ad dresses, eneonrauing them to hold out. Mr. Hart said that should an attempt bo made next Tuesday morning to start up the mills under tho wag rednc tion, the union would resist it to the last, and tha weavers would nnt - tnru to work until they bad assurance that the particulars bill will be com plied with. Owing to tho pressure on the union's funds by reason of th strike, barges cannot be hired, he said, for the women i oprative on labor day ss heretofore, but thny will all march in the procession enrryimr ban ners inscribed: "We want to know the length of our cute." Much en thusiasm was showu. Bennett mills Nos 1 and 2 and Col umbia mill No. 1 started np at the old schedule this morning. There was no demonstration. Tho places of opera tives in the three corporations will be filled by help from other mills. Coluuv bia mill No. 2 did not begin rnnnint today, as repairs Were not completed, ENGLISH MERCHANTS HAPPY. Truy Believe tho New Amerloan Tariff Will Ben.fl- Th.ra. London, Aug. 2!) A representative of the bouse of Windeler & Co , the largest wool brokers engaged in the American trade in London, in an inter view to-day expressed the opiuion tbat the American tariff bill would un doubtedly benefit the English market, which is now feverish and uncertain. Stooks are hold firm here, and deal- era in the United States are demanding lower pricaii. The largo stock of wools in the United States and ulnowher, he believed, males a permanent rise doubtful. There is little business now. and tho next public sale will not take plao nntil Sapt. 18. American dealers insist upon cheaper raw material in conoequenc of their reduced prone The wool-broking firm of Jacob & Co. concur in th views of Windeler & Co , adding that the recent gales of 2,0U0 Dales bave been made to Ameri can buyers. Yorkshire bouses are jubilant over the passage, of th tariff bill into a DIC HOOPS law, and ar confident of increased business in tbo future. MARRIED FOR FUN. And Now Young- Fred Albrltton and Lil lian Or an Ar Sorry. Fremont, 0 Ang. 29 Fred Albrit ton, tne 18-year old son of tho Rev. J. L Albritton, of the Fremont Metho dist Episcopal chnruh, and Mis Lillian Oran, daughter nf John F. Oran, of CUvaland, president of tha Lak Side company, were married secretly at La crosse on August 10 as a joke. Albrit ton's father discovered tbo marriage certificate in his sou's pocket. As both parties to the marriare are undsr age, the marriage was annulled yesterday at Sandusky. OUR SENATOR WILL FIS H. Mr. Quay Is to Spend September Along the Atlantlo Coast.' Atlastio City. Ang. 29. United States Senator M. S, tjiuy arrived bere this afternoon. Hamilton Disston, of Philadelphia, accompanied bim. The senator is to remain here through Sep tember and expects to be joined by bis family. He will spend his time fishing off Brigantine beach. rLUCKYMUS-TlUOHES. The Wife of a Nanticoke Farmer Ad ministers Proper Medicine to an Angry Tramp. Wilkes-Barre, Aug. 29. Thomas T. Hughes, a Nanticoke farmer, left home yesterday, leaving big wife alon in tbe house. She notioad four or five men in a field near by, gathered appar ently around a keg of ber. A few minute later one of ths gang appeared st the Hughes house. He t old Mrs. Hughes that a keg of beer had been stolen and be accused tier of knowing wbere it was secreted, She denied it,aud told him tbat she bad seen bim and a gang of pals drinking the beer in an adjoining tiald. At this the man beame angry and ubusive. When he refused to go out gue grabbed a rolling pin, which the man also mads n lurch for.and together they struggled about the house, upsetting cbaira and tables, Tbe woman was hurled vio lently against tbe door of tbe dining room, but she got np disappeared from view aud immediately reappeared with a shot gnu. Before tbe tramp knew what she was about she had leveled the gun and firod a load of bird shot into bis logs. He ran out and limped up the road, leav ing a trail of blood, lie wae followed some distance by th blood, but could not be overtaken, as big eompanious helped bim to escape. ix secosdTlace. First Regiment Team of Philadelphia Passe ths ThlrUeuth atlttt. Grotua. Mt Gretna, Pa., Aug. 29. Gover nor Pattison aud Adjutant General Greenland both qualified as marksmen at the regimental shooting to day, The governor scored 43 with a Koug-Jor-gensen rifle, while the adjutant general only made 20, one more than the re quirnd score. Tbo First regiment, Philadelphia team again secured first place in both tbe preliminary trials in the morning and the decisive ones in tbe afternoon The score follow: Morn- After rtcgimeut. lug. uoon. First 4-11 453 Thirteenth 4,t;t 4:iS Nintl 4I 4'J8 Sixth 41 1 4IK1 Slxthteeuth 40! 457 Slate Fencibles 4n7 82 KiKhth 4u7 410 Fifteenth 8114 4S7 Fourth 31 ao.i Tenth Sii 87.1 Artillery 3S.I 351 Second SKJ 3S1 Twelfth 37'J 3S5 Eighteenth 871 815 Fitth StiS 4( Cavalry liOO 4IW Third.'. 853 378 Fourteenth 3J8 303 WATERING PLACE OUTRAGE. A Bomb Exploded Among- Bather aV Lighorn. London, Aug. 29 The Standard's correspondent at Rome reports that a panic was caused among the patrons of th Paucabli sea-battiing establish ment, near Lechorn, last evening by the explosion of a bomb in one of th dressing rooms. Tue building was partly shattered, and several bathers were slightly injured. The excitement lti Leghorn over tbo outrage is great. The city is filled with gnnimsr visi tors, aud among them the feeling of alarm is especially keen. What the motive of ti e miscreant was, or who be was, cannot be conjectured. No suspicious person was observed iu the vicinity of tbe bathing pavilion, Tho bomb wag enclosed in a metallic case, which wag not tightly closed. Had it been go, the effeots of its explosion would have beon much worse. THE GRANGERS' PICNIC. Ten Thousand Pvople Listen to Populist ami Woman'a Ktalits Spteohca. Williams Grove, Pa., Ang. 29. Ton thousand people arrived at th Granger' picnio grounds here this morning from all section of the coun try. Hon, Leonard Rhone, state master, optmed the large meeting and intro duced the first speaker, Hon. J, T. Ail man, the Populiut candidate for gover nor. Hia speech re laud principally to the duties of farmers. lie ws followed by Mrs. Carrie S. Twlng, of New York, who advocated tne right of women to vote. She was followed by other lady sneakers. NEWS NOTES FROM ABROAD. The flood in the Ghona Valley, India, filled some gorges to the depth of 150 feet. American sealers iu Iluflson Bay ore ac cused in a London paper of poaching on Canadian fiuhing grounds. WEATHER FORECAST. Washington. Aug. 29. For western I'mnxyhunia, fair, ex cept showers near the hikes. cooler, south winds becoming northwest. For eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. fair, warmer, sovthwest wind. H FIHLEY'S OPENING OF Fall Good f2i We have now on exhibi tion a magnificent stock of New Fall Dre3S Goods, comprisingthe latest NOV ELTIES in both FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC GOODS. Early selections are most desirabb, the styles being EXCLUSIVE, and there will be NO DUPLICATES. Our stock of Black Dress Goods Is the finest we have ever shown, including full line of the Priestly Black Goods 510 and 512 Lackawanna Aye. MINERS' OILCLOTH! Wholesale and Retail H. A. Kingsbury 313 Spruca Street. TFXEPIIONE NUMBER 4f".t. Lewis, flcillf k Davies Take off the old and put on the new, Tbat neatly-fitting, easy shoe. When low prices rule as now they do, Who would deny himself the new? 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