Yf 'Aim THE TRIBUNE Is for the nominees of the convention. THE TRIBUNE Is for the nominees of the convention. EIGHT PAGES-84 COLUMNS. KCltANTON, PA., MONDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 3. 1S94. TWO CENTS A COPY. THE TRIBUNE HAS AMBER BONA FIDE CIRCULATION APONG SCRANTON BUSINESS ehFaN ANY OTHER MOBNING-PflPEB MANY PEOPLE CREMATED FOREST FIRES Horrible Fate of the Inhabitants of Hinckley TWO TOWNS ENTIRELY WIPED OUT Hundreds of Unfortunates Made Homeless by the Flames One Hun dred and Forty-eight Dead Bodies Already Discovered in the Ruins. Exciting Experience of the Passen sengers Upon a Train on the St. Paul and Duluth Railroad The Train Compelled to Back Away from the Fiery Furnace A Brave Woman's Struggle for Life Rescu ing Parties Hastening to the Scenes of Disaster, Rebuilding Burned Railroad Bridges Before Them.; St. Cloud, Minn., S'pt. 2. THE first report of the terrible logo of Ufa at Hinckley was received bre early tbii rooming from Pioe City and a message to the Great Northern ofliuials here Bid that Hinckley had bee a burned, the Great Northern round house being the only building left, and tbat thirty lives bad been lost, and at coon a second tele gram pluced the dead at nearly 200, and word was also received to be prepared to render assistance. So far as can be learned at this time from the devastated district, the follow ing towns have been destroyed and the following are dead in numbers: Hincklev, Minn.. 1,000 to 1.200 inhab itant, 2.W to 3(H) dead; 500 to CJO homeless. Fokkoama, Minn., next elation couth east of Hinckley, 500 inhabitants, 50duad. Mishion Crkkk, next station south of Pinckley, on the Paul aud Duluth road, 10 dead. Sandstone Jtnction, Minn., next station north of Hinckley on the St. Paul and Duluth road, twenty -nix dead. Sandstone, second station north of Hinckley on the Eastern road, lifty dead. Ckomwkll, iliiin., Carlton county, dead unkuowu. Millek, Minn., near Hinckley, off rail road line, dead uuknown. Khkll Lake, Uaronette, Granite Lake, Cumberland, Pineville, Comstovk and For est City; lumber towun in Wisconsin be tweeu Chippewa Falls and Hnperior. The number of dead in theee Wisconsin towns and in other parts of the couutry between Chippewa Falls and Superior is estimated at 100. The Great Northern is doing all in Ha power to reach the fire stricken town, Ever sinee yesterday afternoon work trains bave been engaged in je-bnilding burned bridges, all the men that can be used being mailed to be front Three large bridges are sown. At 6 o'clock the road is elear to a point four miles west of Mora, and ffitnln about fifteen miles of Hinckley, bnt the officials do not expect to get 'nto Hinckley. until tomorrow. It is thought here tbat the town will be reached quicker from Pino City. cremated alive. The ssenes at the front where the work trains are engaged are frightful. One erew reported tbattbey saw flames sweep down on a house close to the track. The place was enveloped in fire before the people could escape. The wormcn were powerless to render any assistance, although they were so close that they could bear the people scream- as tbey were being cremated. nnkinv ovtir thA lrARt Northnrn frnm I get there before tomorrow. All Lasteru Minnesota train which ii m m i mm rr nnarnn mar ovanimi i in toe ureat jNortnern vardt. mi j ii a. IE GAUNTLET OF FLAME. Terrible fxperlenoe of Mrs. Lawrence on the St. Paul and Duluth.. Minneapolis, Minn., 8epr. 2. The first train over the St Paul and Duluth road, direct from the scene of tho great fire, reaobed Minneapolis at 12 45 tbis afternoon. There were abont a dozen persons on board, lnoluding Mrs. Law rence, the only one of the passengers on the "limited," whioh started Satur day afternoon from Duluth who has yet reached Minneapolis. The other passengers were those who went up on the limited yesterday afternoon from this end of the line, and finding that they eould go no farther tbey stopped at Pine City and returned to Minneap olis on the first train. Mrs. Lawrence says the first evidence of the fire was noticeable about ten miles north of Hinckley, when the air became almost suffooating. One mile north of Hinkley a number of persons, Mrs. Lawrence estimates the number at fifty, rushed toward the train screaming frantically. The en gineer, seeing the danger they were in if tbey remained, stopped the train to let them aboard. The heat beoame in tense and the whole voloano of fire seemed to burst oat in a mighty effort to wipe the train and its oooupauts off the faoe of the earth. MBS. LaWBENCE'S STOBY. Mrs. Lawrence deseribing the scene, sid: "At the first rush of the flames toward the cars, the window panes went out with a crash and the train began slowly to return to Skunk lake. People screamed and men jumped through the car windows. The wild Sanlo was horrible. There was no nmanity in it. Every fear-erazed person was for himself and tbey did not eare how tbey got out of the swirl lug, rushing avalanche of fliine. My dress caught fire but I extinguished the flumes. "I saw two Chinamen. Thoy were paralysed by fright and made no ef fort to get away, bnt simply bid their heads nnder the seats and were burned to death. I stood It a long as I could and then I rushed out of the ear, jump ing over one or two persons who were lying on the ground injured. Bome of the people jumped into Skunk lnke, but I simply ran along the ties. The fire had burned away, and after running until my strength gave out I fell down between the mils, I expeoted every moment that my drees wonld be burned from my body. I put out flumes on my dress half a dozen times and I bad to hold my bands over the baby's fsce in ordor to keep It from suffocating." This morning Mrs. Lawrence was pioked up in the middle of the track about two miles north of Hinckley by a relief party from Duluth, whioh made the trip on a band oar, HINCKLEY A BLACKENED WASTE. The site of Hinckley, says Mrs. Law rence, is nothing but a blackened waste, with the bodies of dead and In jured persons lying everywhere. There were fully 125 persons aboard the "lim ited,', but only two were burned out right. These were the Chinamen men tioned. About a dozm persons, accord ing to ber etory, were injured in the panlo which resulted when the people tried to escape from the rar. Soin ruahsd to the platform aud jumped off while the train was moving, while others fought their way through the struggling, frantic passengers in an effort to get away from the acne. In this way many persone suffered severe injuries such as broken bones aud limbs Mayor Eustao received a telegram from a eitizjus committee at Runb City, Minn., this aftornoon, stating that 150 lives bad been lost at Hinckley aud the situation was horrifying, A carload of provisions was procured, but no en gine could be secured to take It to the sufferers, It will go out in the morn ing, however, ami tomorrow meetings of the business nun of Minneapolis and St, Paul will be held to provide relief. HOMELESS FAMILIES. Residents of Pukogsma Are In Danger of Starvation. Mora, Minn., Sept. 2. One hundred and forty-eight bodies have been taken out of Hinckley and places io the vicin ity. The nearby town of Pokegama is wiped out. The Eastern Minnesota train, whioh left St. Paul t 1 05 yes torday Afternoon and arrived at Hinck ley at 0 o'clock last night, took 300 peo ple on board and moved westward toward St. Cloud. The train has not been heard of since. It has not reached St. Cloui'. und it has not gone back to Hinckley. There is a general fear that it has been burned with all on board. There is no chance tbat tbey are aiive unless they have found a stream or slongb into whioh they eould go and escape the fire. Every family in Poke gama is homeless and in danger of starving to death. A freight train is in the ditoh one and a half miles west of Pokegama. Twenty-five, people are in the caboose and the fire is all around them. If they are not reecued soon all must perish. Hans Nelson, section foreman ut Pokegama, started away yesterday with bis family on a baud car to estape the fire and nothing bis sinee been seen or beard of them. It is certain tbey bave perished. HEAR END COLLISION. A Fast Express Da.tfh.9a Into an Ezour aloa Train. Camden, N. J., Sept. 2 An express train from Ocean City, N. J., ran into the rear end of an excursion train from Atlantlo City on the West Jersey rail road in this city at 7 45 o'clock to night. Two passengers on the excur sion train, Thomas Carter, aged 45 years, of Philadelphia, and a boy, wore killed outright. The name of the boy who was killed is Edward Van Lieu. The lad was 0 years of age and lived at Trenton, N. T. He was with his father, Jaoob S. Van Lieu, and the latter had his leg badly burt. Several other pnsiengers ou the lat ter train were slightly injured, but all were able to walk away and have their Injuries dressed. Tho resr car of the exenrsion traio was badly wrecked. Conflicting train orders is said to haye been the cause of the accident. KILLED IN A QUARREL. John Tataka Accused ef Having Mur dered Tony Berwick. Wilkes-Bakbe, Sept 2 What has turned out to be a fiendish murder bas led to the capture of John Tutaka, of Port Bowkloy. Anthony Berwick, a reeldent of Midvale, was struck by an electrio ear on Friday night near his home and died soon afterward without recovering con sciousness. From the peculiar po sition in which the body lay on the traek and the fact that there was no scream of pain or fright when the bo -oident oocurred, the conductor sus peeted foul play, and notified the au thorities. A detective was put on the esse and he found a clue whioh led to the arrest of Tutaka. On Friday night Tutaka and fierwiok bad a quarrel and came to blows. Dur ing the fight Tutaka beat Berwiok over the bead with a fence picket nntil the latter fell senseless. Tutaka is said to hare then placed the unconscious man dlreetlf across ths ear traok and run away. MISCELLANEOUS FLASHES. Ohio's Qrand Logde of United Workmen decided that malstors could become mem bers. In a word war with Iks Baker, a cow boy, City Marshal JNolanu, or tfouca. 1. T., shot him dead. Weary of life, E, a Dean, a retired bus iness man or ueveianu, u., Diew nis sme oir with a suotgun. Kiirulv thonsand Catholics have peU tioned Cardiual Gibbons to convoke an American Eucbaristic congress. In a dispute over a 1 15 horse, Hayward Howell, of BtephoDSon'a Mill, Miss., fatally snot ms Drotber, Davlo. A den of conterfeiters was unearthed at Windsor, Ont., aud Thomas Eyan and Ed, Weaver were arrested. "Bat" Shea, convicted of murdering Robert Ross in a Troy election row, will probably get a year's stay, pending an ap peal. r Whitecps dragged from home and severely whipped Mrs. Sarah Hendorshot, a reupeciaoie woman or Agency Jbord, juo, Explosion of a case of alcohol in Farr & urittutman's laborator in KinniDi fitnllv burned Mrs. Sarah Newiand and badly eurcaeu ner nusoana. OF LEAGUE CLUBS A Large Number of Young Republicans Will Meet at Harris burg. MAJOR WARREN'S ELECTION SURE It Is Estimated That Fully Two Thou sand Representatives of the Various Young Republican Clubs About the State Will Gather at Pennsylvania's Capitol on Wednesday Philadelphia to Be Largely Represented Pres ent Organization Is Perfect. Fftec al to the Fcranlnn Tribune. ' Hai:hisi:uk(i, Sept. 2. EVERYTHING points to a sluuning league convention here on Wed nesday. The goneral committee of arrangements has Herman B. Mulor,the Senate librarian, as tbeehalr mun, On the committee with him are George W. Milner, Howard L. Calder. the young orator and attorney; E. J. Stackpole. a bright and versatile ed itor of the Telegraph; E B. Hoffraun, ll. lUdahaogu, a. Wilson Morris, Jr., one of the rising young Republi cans of the state; Charles Taylor, James M. Anter, Jesse DaubriJge, D. H. Grisslngar, Humphrey Magee, Meade D. Detweller, chairman of the Dauphin countv Republican commit tee; Albert 13. Tack, George W. Adame, Mnjur J. W. Simpson, Edgar L. King, Edward Eiseley, Dr. H. Ross Coover, Charles Oilly, J. Horace McFarlaod and John W. Campbell. This committee has aeaoinplleued some remarkable work. The convention will open Wednesday morning in the opera bouse, with prayer by Rev. George W. Stewart, pastor of the Market Square Presbyte riau chnreh. The address of welcome will be made by A, Wilsou Norris, Jr., and the response by President Robin- sou. Advance couriers of the conven tion era already arriving. Major War no, of Soranton, the League's future president, is expeoted at the Common wealth in the morning, and a delega tion from Reading will be on hand Tuesday at the Loebiel to whoop it up for Harry Levsn of that city, whom they want to be chosen one of tne vice presidents. THE CONVENTION'S PROSPECTS. There will be 170 olubs in the state represented in the convention and pro vision has been mad for the enter-. talnment of over 4(10 delegates. A. Wilson'Norris. jr., of Harrisburg, says there will be fully 2,090 young Re publicans at the eonventlou, and the reception committee has made arrange ments to care for twice tbat number. Mr. Norris has labored bard and earn estly for the success of this League Club assembly, and bis work bas had the best commendation of the state leaders. The sixty-nine clubs of Philadel delpbla will be represented in the con vention by 138 delegates, and the Young Republican elub, the strongest of the number, has chartered a speoial train, which leaves Philadelphia late Tuesday ufternoon with 201) members to assist in firing the opening gun of the Hastings' campaign. General Hastings is down on the list as the guest of this olub, and with General Beaver and Colonel James A. Lambert will have a place in the special. Inde pendent of Philadelphia there are twenty-five organiz itions in Alle gheny county, twelve each in Dela ware and Lackawanna, fifteen in Dauphin, of wuich nutnbur six are in Steelton, six in Chester, fonr eaoh in Chester and Montgomery counties, three in Berks, the leading one boiog the John B. Robinson ;club, of Birds boro, JACK ItODlNSON READY. President Robinson will open head quarters at the Lochia, Harrisburg, tomorrow, and Chairman Gilkeson will join him there Tuesday. General Hastings will beat the Commonwealth. The speakers of the convention will be at the same house. "I have no doubt of a great coivention," said Congress man Robinson yesterday. "Our young Republicans sre deeply in earnest in this oampaign and they will bo at Har risburg like an avalanche. This will be the best Republican year of tbe series since 1800 and our campaign opening is sure to be a monster suc cess. " President John B. Robinson has bad his sleeves rolled np all week and re ports a perfest organization for Mjor Everett Warren, of Suranton, to take hold of at the command of the conven tion. President Robinson's right-hand exeoutive is Captain J. C. Huddell, the next Republican oandidate for recorder in Delaware county, and Treasurer Mahlon D. Young bas had a large share in the arrangements, Cameron's face on the badge. Tbe League badge .this years bears the miniature of Senator Cameron, and Cameron is elated to be nmong the dis tinguished lights of the convention. He is now summering in Dnnphin. "We selected Cameron as our badge decoration pnrely as a local compli ment,'' said Chairman A. Wilson Nor ris yesterday, "He is part of Harris burg and his home at Donegal is quite near. There is no politioal sig nificance in the thing, none whatever. The senator did not know of the mat ter until yesterday, when he eaw the badge for' the first time and was sur prised to find himself part of it. As to the charge tbat we are adopting this means to start his presidential boom, tbat is about as funny an announce ment, by General Hastings would be that he is a candidate for the senate. Mr. Cameron is a citizen of Harrisburg, and in honoring him we honor the town and gratify local pride." REALISTIC DRAMA. Buss Saw and Tank Flays Outdone at Sedalia. Sedalia, Mr,, Spt. 2 An unfortun ate accident occurred at Lees Summit last night. An amateur theatrical company composed of young society people was presenting the pity, "The CONVEMTiON Postal Clerk," at the opera house. In tbe play it becomes neotajury to nae a Ristol. In the drasslur room of Wil m Gibbs were ' t-o pistols, one loaded with blauk cartridges and tbe other with bullets. During tbe not Glbbs fired at J. P. Latbcrman, an op erator for the Missouri Pacific railway, who was playing an iiUDortaat part. The audieuce was horrified to see Latherman fall to the floor with a stream of blood sporting from a ghast ly wound over his left eye. He cannot recover. Giblis is almost orazed with grief, as tbe men were warm personal friends. THE A. O. H. 'DENOUNCED. Fathir Spalding Dtolarea the Society an Knnmy to Church, West Chustku, I'm., Sept. 2, Rev. Father Spalding, ot i-'t. Agnos Cath otio church, to-day declared the recent ly organized branc'j of the Ancient Order of Hibernians an enemy of the vburoh, aud forbade the male mem bers of his congregation to give i t any encouragement. A week ago be ordered the members of bis cliursh who belong toit to resign, but they all decline! to do so, and there is a bitter li,'lit on betweenthe order and Father Sn tiding. WHERE SNUFF 13 UNPOPULAR. A Circumstance Thut Recall the Law of 1791 Berlin. Sept, 2. A inechanio named Dettloff was sentenced to pay three markB or spend three days in jail for having sneezed loudly at night in the street. He was arrested just after tbe sneeze as be was euterlng bis lodgings io the Zimmer strasse. The charge against him was "gross misconduct," und despite his plea of a cold, it was suxtninod fully by the court. CAUSE WTHE HAZE. Scientific Men Declare That We Are Not Passing Through a ' Comet's Tail. Washington. Sept. 2. The psonlinr haze that has been noticeable in the sky all over the country for the last week or so has been a matter of great interest to meteoroligists, and many experiments have been going on In different observatories of the country to determine its esoee and nature. Tbe weatber bureau officials, whose re ports on the weather conditions arc daily read throughout the United States, bave been making observations of tbis phenomenon, and the opinions of two of tbe professors of meteorology were given today to a reporter for the United Press. Prof. Henry A. Bia eald: "This is what is called the Indian summer dry hnze. Just what is tbe cause of it, it is a little difficult to determine, al- thou ;h similur conditions have boon notioed in the past. "It is probably caused every year by a settlement of dust or smoke particles. Tbe air is generally quiet, and there are ne conditions which would precipi tate the particles causing the baza or carry them to other regions. Tne con ditions east of the Mississippi river are unquestionably due to forest fires just as io 17S1 and 1881. "The theory advanced that tbe pres ent haze is caused by tbe earth passing torongn tne tail or a comet is entirely erroneous. The material in tbe tail of a comet could not possiby produce suoh an effect as tbat. Tbis is a condition purely terrestrial. The stirs can be seen through the densest tail of a comet. Professor Cleveland Abbe, of the weather bureau, who has mado a spec ial rusearch into this smoke said: There is eveiy reason to believe that all ot tbe emoke baze which now covers tbe country is the result ot tbe diffus ion of the smoke of burning forests and erops. A comparatively little fire will make a large quantity of douse smoke, unless it is widely diffused by strong winds, in which case the smoke becomes like the thin baze of the Indian sum mer. It will doubtless all be cleared away by the aotion ot the first gonerul storm that sweeps over the country. SAMOA HEARD FROM. Big Powers of Europe Liable to En e;age in a War Over the Islands. Washington, D. C, Sept 2 The news from Berliu tbat sixty-two for eigners In samon, including two En glishmtn and one American, have asked the German government, to an nex the islands is all the more signtfi oant in view of the present nttltuJe of the United States concerning Saraoan aff.iirs. Samoa nud this country have practically parted company. No Un ited Sutes warship is kept at Apia and probably none will be sent there during this administration except for the promotion of the lives and property of Americans in the event of hostilities. That the United States government has abandoned its share in ths triplicate protectorate over the Sarnoan ialnndB is now ao eepted ns n fact in diplomatic eircles. and 'the opportunilies such a course opens for the othor parties to the agreement are emphasized by tbe peti tion to Emperor Williuui. In bis last annual message to con gress President Cleveland showed clearly what would be the attitule of this government, in onr relation with Simoa. as outlined by Secretary Greg- bum. In effect tbe policy adopted is tbat it Is unwise tor tbe United States to msddlo In the efflrs of Samoa be- oause tbe islands are too far away to do us any good and tbat a continuation of tbe protectorate is a constant me- nanoe to American peace. It will be interesting to note however, what tbe attitude of the United States will be if Germany acts favorably on the the petition presented to its emperor and attempts to annex sarnoan territory. But whatever the polloy of tbis Gov ernment should suoh an attempt be made, it is certain that Great Britain will not submit tamely to surrender of its rights In the protectorate, and it is therefore likely that Samoa may soon again be a center of interest for the olvllized world. MOODY IS I0W Assumes Personal Charge of tho Campaign Against Sin. HE DELIVERED TWO SERINS One Was at tho Elm Park Church in the Morning and the Other Was in the Gospel Tent Last Night What tho Famous Evangelist Had to Say. Mr. Blis3 Delivered an Earnest Ad dress in the Gospel Tent in the Afternoon. EVANGELIST D. L, MOODY en tored opon his work in this elty yesterduv morning at a service held in Elm Park ohureb. Last evening at 7.S0 he addressed an audi ence ot men iu the gospel tent on the West Side. Long before 9 o'clock yesterday morning streams of people traversed the various avenues leading to Elm Park church, whore Evangelist D. L Mondy entered upon his personally conducted mission services. The vnst edifice was thronged with earnest peo ple who entered into the spirit of Mr. Moody's work. He opened tbe services by asking his hearers to sing heartily tbe well known hymu, "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name." In rendering tbe refrain the audience did not please Mr. Moody, who desired to instil more enthusiasm into the singing, and in compliance with liia request the refrain was re peated and bis electrical power of en thusing his audience had the result of a more hoarty rendition. Thus early Mr. Moody demonstrated the sway ne so mysteriously holds over thousands. Rev. Dr. Robinson then engaged in prayer, after which Mr. Stebbins, the versatile composer of gospel hymns, santf, "I Shall Be Satis fied," while the audience listened with supreme interest to tbe masterful man ner in which he unfolded the beauties of the words and music. Following this Rev. W. G. Partridge offored prayer and moBt happily took up tbe expression of the preceding song and applied it for the success of tbe mis sion. After Mr. Stebbins bad rendeied "Pray Brethren, Pray" Mr. Moody ad dressed the audience and stated that at tbe beginning of his mission the most appropriate subject he could diseuss was "Prayer," and gave several in stsni'dffi'Tn' tlOwd evangelistic experi ences of the power of earnest prayers in ensuring the success ot the work. one case in toint. In one case the clergyman of a Lon don church requested him to preach to bis congregation and he complied, but in tbe morning service be found tt service cold and formal and it seemed to him that he could not get bold of the people. The ohnrsh seemed like an ice bouse or refrigerator, but iu the even ing there was a great change as if the breath of God was in His bouse. What was the secret? A member of the church who bad been ill for many years bad read of tbe Moody services in an American paper and prayed tbat God would send Mr. Moody to her church. After the morning service some of her friends said, "Who do you think preached in our church this morning?" Tbe Invalid gueesed several times uutil she found that her prayer had been answered, and tbat Mr. Moody bad been in the chnreh and would preach nguiu in the evening. How earnestly she then prayed for God's bleeBiug upon his services, bow she entreated for tue Father's grace to shine in tho service, and so the prayer was answered and a obange wrought aud many souls brouurut to God. Iu like manner he would ask them to pray for tbe blessing of God npou tho work of tbe coming week. They eould all pray, but let them remember the essen tial elemeuts of prayer, First, there was adoration; second, there was confes sion, and in this Mr. Moody was pow erful iu his telling sentences. If a bul let of lead, said he, be in a man's body he cannot be healthy, because there is in him a foreign element and so are tbe nnconfesaed eins a foreign element in au unhealthy eoul. So many wavers bad been offored in Tain owing to the cursed bidden sins whioh bad not been confessed. A little boy bad tronble with his mother and was sent to bed early in tbe evening whore his father visited him, and after reprimanding him nBked him if ho had prayed. "Yes," said the boy, "I have said my prayers." "But," said tbe father, "have you prayed." He may have said his prayerp, but tbe paramount ques tion was, bad be prayed. prayed with lips only. Men wore but big children, they said their prayers often, but did not pray. There was somf thing wrong, they had a lead ot uuconfessed sins which pre vented their praying. Therefore, let all of them mako an bonest confession of their sins, so that tbey may be able to pray iu spirit aud in trutb. Tbe reverend gootlt-man then spoke npou tne necessity or "restitution in concluding bis address, after which the doxology was sung and the first of yesterday's meetings was brought to a olose. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon Mr. Bliss, who has conducted the Gospel tent mission during the past week, ad dressed a large number or yonug men at the Young Men's Christian associa tion rooms on Wyoming avenue, where his address was listened to with rapt attention. Mr. Stebbins and Caswallon Davis, of the Moody quartette, sang the wellknown tune composed by tbe former to tbe words "There is a green bill far away. " and Mr. Davis also sang ''God Bless My Boy, also the composi tiorvof Mr. Stebbins, and was assisted in tbe chorus by tbe excellent male cltorns of tbe Young Men's Cbristntn association. At 4 o'clock Mr. Bliss again appeared at tbe Gospel tent, where a vast con- oourec had assembled. The musical portion was well sustained by a choir under tne leaaersnip or unoristor jones, of the Simpson Methodist Episcopal ) Continued on Page 3, MR. GLADSTONE'S GIFT. His $500 Contribution Will be of Doubt ful Ecrvioe. London, Sept. 2 Mr. Gladstone has done the Irish Nationalist party a doubtful service by uis somewhat os tentatious gift of $500 to the parlia mentary fond. Tbe rarnellites aie al ready turning it to political advantage and, from now until after the general election, every constituency in Ireland will nug with denunciations Ot patriots corrupted by English gold. it bas been unkindly suggested, too, that the money was sent in response to a begging appeal to English politicians generally, but this In entirely unfound ed and an insult to tbe common sense ot tbe Nationalist leaders. Money is wanted badly enough, but the party is not in sneh finunclal straits as to in duce tbe managers to send the hat round England. EtSTON CLUB DISBANDS. During: Its Exleteno the Team Sid Not Win a Same. Readino, Sept 2 At a lute hour last night Manager Zarr, of the Read ing State club, decided to disband the Easton nine, whioh ho was also run ning. Cause, small patronage. During its oxistonue Easton did not win a game. TREASURY RECEIPTS. The Amount Collected for August Nearly Six Million in Excess of July Fund. Washington, Sept. 2. For the ' first time in two years and more tbe re ceipts of the treasury for anyone month have reached 4O,O0U,UU(), tbose of Auu ust, as stated in tbe statement lusu. d yesterday, aggregating $40,117,053. ibis Is nearly six million more than the receipts in July. The source of and amount of receipts for August, cents omitted, were; From ciKtotns, $11,804 014; internal revenue, $'37,003,278; mis cellaneous, $1,050,412 For the mouth of July and August the receipts aggregated $75,230,043, si against $54,790,001 for the correspond ing month of 1983. All this increase aud more was due to internal revenue, the payment ot which amounted to $52,762,773. as against $25,252,004 in the two months ot July and August, 1893. While tbe receipts in AugUBt were abnormally large, the expenditures, owing largely to tne fact that but little interest on the debt was paid In that month and niuoh in July, were $5,000, 000 less than in July. As compared with tbose of July and Atignet, 1893, the expenditures for the 8'itne two months this fiscal year were $4,500,000 lesiLJXhUjiYijXs.howu aione in pensions ana war expanses. The "ten days" statement issued yes terday shows that at the port of New York $8.72:1,031 wore collected from customs duties, a larger amount than in any month since July, 1893. Duty was paid in the following classes of money: Gold coin, 0.5 per cent. ; gold certificates; 0.0 per cent., silvorcotn, 0 01 per cent. ; silver certificates, 47 0 pi-r cent. ; United States notes, 29 6 per cent., and United Stases treasury notes, 21 0 per cent. DEATH OF AN ARCHBALD LA0V. Mrs. Ann Blake, an Old Resident of Tbat Borough, Sled on Saturday. Mrs. Ann Blake, widow of tbe late Dennis Blake, died at ber homi on Hill street, Arehbald, at G o'clock on Satur day evening. H r death was due to dropsy, with which sho had been af flicted foreeveral months. Mrs. Blakowas born in Iroland about sixty years ago. Sho oame to America forty veers ago and lived for a time in Now York City. For more than thirty six years she had lived in Arehbald, where she raised a large and excellent family. She was the mother of Will iam H. Blake, manager of Jones, Simpson & Co.'s store; Cnuncilmun Ed ward Blake and John Blake, all of Arehbald ; Mrs. George Whitehead, of Paasaio N. J., and Mrs. V. L. Samson, of Stamford, Conn. Mrs. Blake was kuown and esteemed by an extensive circle ot friends, who were attracted to her by her gentle and lovable disposition and other good traits, with wniob she had been gener ously gifted. Everyone who know her will regret to leurn of ber death. li.T funeral will take place at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. A High Mass of Requiem will be sung in St. Thomas' church. Interment will be in ths Arehbald Citholio cemetery. QUINE BADLY INJURED. Thrown to the Ground a Distance of Thlri y-fly Feet. John Quine ; wes received at U s Moans Taylor honpltal yesterday. He is suffering from a severe scalp wonnd a id the doctors are not yet able to de termine whether or not bis skull is fractured. Qui ne is 30 years of age and resides at Patterson. N. J. Ha whs injnred while at work on a bridge at Nicholson. Ho stepped on tbe end of a board which threw him to the ground a distance of thirty-five feet. BY WIRE FROM WASHINGTON. The navy is to have a cast-stoel shell for its biggest gun, and competition in a test will d invited from manufacturers. Noxt month the agricultural depart ment will begin the distribution ot the (50,000 worth of seeds provided for by congroRs. The mounter army search light, which has been in position atSaudy Honk since it came from the World's fair, will be re moved to Fortress Monroe. Minister Gray bas made an urgent ap peal to President Dins for executive clemency in the case of Edward T. Adams, tbe Texan, convicted of tbe murder ot a restaurant waiter in Mexico. Edward J, Benick, chief clerk of the de partment ot state, bat boen designated by oeoretery Greshatn to represent that de partment on the government board of ex hibits for the Atlanta exposition of 1895. 1 WEATHER FORECAST. 1 I Washinotoh, Sept. 2. For I eastern Pennsylvania, fair; pro! aoty Mqnuy cooler, except in vtatnuy j Atlantic City; variable wind. For western I'tnnsvlvania. aenerallu fair: probably cooler; variable winds. FINLEY'S OPENING 07 Pall CrOQCL 7e have now on exhibi tion a magnificent stock of New Fall Dre33 Goods, comprisingtha latest NOV ELTIES in both FOSEIQIT AND DOMESTIC GOODS. Early selections are most desirable, the styles being EXCLUSIVE, and there will be NO DUPLICATES. Our stock of Black Dress Goads Is the finest we have ever shown, including full line of the Priestly Black Goods 510 and 512 Lactam Ate. MINERS' CLOTH Wholesale an Retail. H. A. Kingsbury 313 Spruce Street. TELEPHONE NUMBER 46.13, Lewis, Bsifly & Davies Take off tbe old and put on the w Tbat neatly-fitting, easy shoe. When low prices rule as now tbey do. Who would deny himself the newt Burt & Packard Shoes Make Us Friends. Lewis, Reilly & Dairies 114 WYOMING AVENUE. fV.-ilrfa:-Vti..'. We Examine Ejes Free of charge. If a doctor la needed you are promptly told bo. We also guarantee a perfect fit. LATEST STERLING SILVER NOVELTIES The Jeweler, 408 Spruce Street. OL 1 j. ran