jCMttitt TWELVE PAGES 84 COLUMNS. CKANTON, PA., SAT HHP AY MORNING, MAY 4, 1895. TWO CENTS A COrY. 1 fit II iriEii And the Styles are Right in Every Yard of the Goods Offered Below. NO MOW3 TO SAY ABOUT THKiM LET TUB OOODS TKLL TH1C1R OWN STORY. 20 PIECES 50-INCH TKVIOT SUITINGS; A HOUOII EKFICOT CLOTH COM I NO IN EIGHT IUKFIJUKNT FANCY IMIXTUKWS. WK .ASK 37Vio FH THE SAME OI.OT1I. Price to Close, 25c 25 PIECES ALL WOOL HOMKSFT'NS TN PUETTY FANCY MIXTURES WHICH COM'flUSE A FULL LINE OF SEW COLOR COMBINATIONS. Price to Close, 19s 25 PIECES ALL WOOL HENRIETTAS; A STAPLE CLOTH THAT HAS BROUGHT 750 A YARD, IN THE FOLLOWING MOST ADMIRAHLE SHADES: ECRU, TAN, FAWN, WOOD BROWN. GOLD BROWN. PEARL, GRAY, LIGHT SLATE, CARDINAL. GARNET, OLD ROSE, ELUES, NEW GREEN MYRTLE AND NAVY. Price to Close, 49c 15 PIECES 46 INCH ALL WOOL COVERLY MIXTURES, QUIET TONE EF FECTS, IN THE FOLLOWING EX QUISITE SHADINGS: GREENS, TANS, BROWNS, BLUES AiND GREYS; 7.c WAS THE PRICE EARLIER IN THE SEASON. Price to Close, 59c 10 PIECES 4C-INCH ALL WOOL HERRING BONE SUITINGS IN 'i N, GREY, ' BLUE AND GREEN 'MIXTURE'S, WITH A SLIGHT TOUCH OF THAT EFFECT WHICH IS SO MUCH SOUGHT AFTER THI.S SEASON. . THIS IS A LITTLE LOT OF 75c GOODS. Price to Close, 59c 10 PIECES ALL WOOL FRENCH STORM SERGE, 45 INCHES WIDE AND IN NAVY ONLY. THIS CLOTH IS WORTH MORE THAN WE ASK FOR IT. Price to Close, 50c 15 PIECES 60-INCH ALL WOOL FRENCH 6TORJM SERGES IN NAVY AND BLACK. THE BEST VALUE WE EVER PLACED ON A COUNTER. Price to Close, 58c GLOBE WAREHOUSE AND FRITZ BILLS Have been Resurrected In the House of Representatives. THE TIGHT I'OK SITKEMACY City Members Are Arruyod Against tlio GriuiKers on School Fund Dis-trlhutlon-I'cinrosc Lntior Defeated. Spcolnl tn the Rornnton Tribune. HnrrlabUDf, May 3. The rurnl mom ber of the house are determined to chnnw the present system of distributing the school appropri ation if It can be done. They want to enrich the country cliH trlcts nt the expense of the cllies. So fnr they have not been getting such leg islation at this session, although they have on the house culendor two such measures. One of these Is the Smith bill, which was killed by the city mem bers two weeks ago and then resurrect ed and replaced on the calendar. The other Is the Fritz bill. Both will eomo up next week for third reading. The Smith bill distributes the school funds by sentterlnif one-third accord ing to the number of teachers regular ly employed for o full term and the balance according to the number of taxable. The Fritz scheme Axes the basis of distribution of the appropria tion on the number of children attend ing school. The bill also provides that districts shall not be required to hold six consecutive months of school In order to receive their share of the ap propriation, but must hold six months in nil. Should either of these bills become a law the country districts will pet con siderably more than they now receive. The Philadelphia and Allegheny mem bers are dead set against any such chenge In the appropriation and are prepared to battle with the farmers to the end. The present system Is bred on the number of tnxables in the respective school districts. The farmers have shown that large numbers of persons are returned as taxables In many places who are merely "Iloatera" and tramps. yet they are counted In making the dis tribution of the school funds. In many agricultural communities there are none of this class and the result is they receive considerably less money than they are really entitled to con duct their schools properly. The re sults of this system are surprising. The average per school according to the $5,000,000 appropriation in ISM was $203. Yet many district received from $"00 to JtiOO a school, while hundreds of others received less than $100. The countrymen desire to aid the dis tricts that they claim do not receive a fair share of the appropriation by add ing a small amount to this, which would necessarily reduce the appropriar tion to the districts that n;w receive more than their share. According to the appropriation of 1894 there were fifty-six districts that averaged only $04.23 per school and thirty-nine that received an average of $382.31. Under the system proposed by Representative Smith these llfty-slx districts would re ceive an average of $100 a school and the thirty-nine an average of $330. Penrose I.ohor Hill Defeated. The Penrose bill, raising the age of child labor from 13 to 14 years has been Indefinitely postponed iby the house, which means It was defeated. The Philadelphia members attacked the iblll as working a hardship on poor people. "Farmer" Moore, the Orange leader, held that If the children were sent to school and the Idle men that are now wandering through the country given work that it would reduce ignorance and crime. Mr. Harrison, of the Ger mantuwn district, wanted to know If men would do the work performed by children. Mr. Moore replied that many men would be plad to do it at present. Representative Fow declared when the age of child labor had been raised from 12 to 13 years the legislature was assured that It would be the limit. The good people now want It raised to 14 years, and later they will he asking it increased to 15 and 16. He believes In teaching children to work. Such a law would prevent the employment of chil dren In large stores of Scranton during the holiday season. By doing light work, which does not Injure their health, Mr. Fctw said the youngsters of poor people are able to make many a penny ait Christmas time, and tt nnwbles them to en joy pleasures which would be denied them If not permitted to work. Speaker Walton will not order an election for the successor of Represent ative Lemon, whose death occurred last Monday. The law requires the speaker to do this within thirty days. As the session Is nearly over It Is not considered worth while to hold a special election. COAL PRICES FIXED. Anthracite ARontu Decide t'pon Hates and Also Arrange Hours of I.nhor. New York, 'May 3. The anthracite coal gents decided this afternoon that the prices have been fixed upon and ore to be the same as those contained In a circular Issued last month. This circular has caused a squabble among the companies last month and It was not adhered to. The following are tihe prices lixed upon: For stove, $3.50; for broken egg and chestnut, $3.3'), less the usual dis count of 15 cents for net on board. The agents adjourned to May 28 shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon. The (following lint of prices were adopt ed at the meeting: Western prlhes, at Buffalo, $3.75 for grate; $3.90 fo stove, egg and chestnut. At Chicago, net ton or cars at Chicago and lake ports, $4.60 for grate; $4.75 for egg and chestnut. The agents decided that each com pany should mine coal for three days, sixteen hours each day. A special ar rangement was allowed In the case of the Delaware end Hudson company, as It transported over a traction road, and more time Is required to get the empty fars back to the collieries. It was said that the monthly output would be 3,500,000 tons. No action was taken In regard to fixing the percentage of coal to be mined by each company. The Buffalo (prices were fixed on a grss tonnage. The agents seemed satisfied with the arrangements made by the meeting, though one agent hinted that the list of prices would bp broken by the agents this month, as they were last month. LOOKS HAD FOR DUKANT. Ividonco Against the 1 lend Looms I'p on All Sides. San Francisco, iMay 3. Martin Quln lan, an attorney, was the first witness called when the primary examination of Duron t for the murder of Miss La mont was resumed this morning. He testified that he saw Durant accom panied by a girl going toward Emanuel Baptist church about 4.15 o'clock on the afternoon of April 3, the day the mur dered girl disappeared. She had school books with her which were put In evi dence. She was dressed In a garment of dark material and wore a hat simi lar to the ono which was produced In court. Witness was .positive Durant wan the man, his face being very familiar to him, ns he had seen the prisoner a number of times In the vicinity of the church. The eross-exnmlnntlon of wit ness elicited nothing of Importance. EIS1XESS T( 11EAS1XG. Dun & Company Continue to Look t'pon Trade Through Hose-Colored ulusscs Signs of Life Everywhere. New York, May 3. It. O. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade tomorrow will say: Business begins May In better condi tion than at any other time since the breakdown In May, 18!)3. Smaller In volume than then, It Is not now shrink ing, but enlarging. The chief obstacle to a more complete recovery is the anx iety of many to pluck fruit before It Is ripe. Holders of some staples have lifted them so far ns to prevent their marketing; consumption of materials In some branches Is checked by ad vances which cannot be realized for finished products; workers In some In dustries are demanding wages that cannot be paid out of any business in sight. In spite of labor troubles and speculative excesses, the outlook brightens; money markets continue healthy, and with heavy sales of rail way bonds abroad, the deficiency In public revenue, $S,742,S40 In April, causes no apprehension. Demands for full restoration of wages to the level of 18U2 have closed many woolen mills and threatened to close others employing about 9,000 hands nt Olneyville, and about i'rovkietice, and have arrested work at other mills of some Importance already. Similar de mands are made in cotton mills of Massachusetts. The strike which closed Iron furnaces at New Castle, I 'a., has Just ended without success, but other strikes have stoopped numerous works about Pittsburg. Pocohontas coke workers nre on ntrlke, and one Is threatened by Aln bnm coal miners. The speculative fever grows more fierce, as Is natural when business starts up with prices at extreme points. Stocks have reacted a little, but are again 38 cents for railways and $1 higher for trusts than a week ago, and buying on foreign account, especially of bonds Is of Importnnt service In the foreign exchange market, which Is much weaker. Railway earnings In crease over last year, but 2.2 per cent, on roads reporting for April thus far, with a decrease of 12.9 per cent from 1S'J3. The week's failures are 231 in the United States against 233 last year, and 34 in Canada against 35 last year. ATTEMPTED Ml'KDKB. Pat Duffy, an Lscapcd Lunatic, Tried to Stab a Couple This Morning on Kivcr Street. While Mr. Mndlgan, of Hyde Park, and a lady friend were walking home along River street, between 12 and 1 o'ehrok this morning, they were accost ed by a man, wearing a mask, who, without any provocation or warning, attempted to stab them with a large sized knife. (Mr. .Madlgan and his companion Im mediately sought refuge in flight. Their shouts brought II. J. Robinson, Watchman at the Delaware, Lacka wana and Western car shops, to the ncene, nnd ho succeeded in capturing the would-be murderer. Word was sent to the police nnd Lieutenant Davis and Olllcer Day were soon on the spot, and Identllled the prisoner as Pat Duffy, who escaped from the Insane department of the Hillside Home on Saturday. When searched a butcher's knife was found, the blade of which measured seven Inches. Duffy has been regarded as dangerously Insane for some time. i'ovi)i:r mills lxi'lodk. Pour Men Killed in nn Accident fit Concord,. Concord, Macs., May 3. The three powder mills owned by the American Powder iM Ills company, situated near the lnoundary line of Concord, Acton and Mayo, were (down up shortly after 9 o'clock this morning and four men were killed: Nelson Morton, Fred Wlnslow, Charles Estes and Albert Estes. The pecuniary loss will he from $12,000 to $15,000. ' Chinese Flood the Country. London, May 3. A dispatch from Shang hai to tho Olobe says that the Chinese, with a. view of preventing the Jnnnnoe from entering Pekln, have cut the em bankment of the Pel-Ho and flooded miles of country. Hundreds were caught by the rushing waters and drowned. Inspecting the lluttle I told. Gettysburg, Pa., May 3. Assistant Sec retary of War Doe arrived here last night and Rpent the day In a thorough in spection of this battlefield. Colonel Nich olson and Major Hobblns, of the United States Gettysburg commission, are with him. . Cnptnln Asher Hiflo Inspector. Harrlsburg, Msy 3. It In reported that Captain Asher Miner will be appointed In spector general or rifle practice and that Colonel Thomas Potter, of Philadelphia, will be reappointed assistant quartormaser general. General OrcRg Hcmcmhercd. .Harrlsburg, May 3. Auditor General Gregg was presented with a. handsome gold watch and chain today by the clerks In the department. He will retire next Tuesday. IHg Ftro at Shnmokln. Shnmokiif, Pa,, May 3. Fire this morn ing destroyed the factory of the Shamokln Cracker company, causing a loss of IIS.OOO, on which there Is an Insurance of $5,000. It Is nor known how the fire started. IN THE WORLHF LABOR Llijht and Dark I'icturcs of the Busi ness Situation STRIKES IN WEST VIRGINIA Result of tho Lockout nt I'lttshiirg-.Mass Meeting of Hlue field, Minors-Cheerful Instances Where Strikes Are I nknoun. nttrrtiurg, May 3. As a result of tho lockout last night of Amalgatod asso ciation, members employed In the SUgo and lAckhitrt works:. It Is disclosed to day that the movement Is to be the In auguration of a plan of the general olli cers of the Amalgamated association to not only demand a general Increase In the wage scale, but the recognition of their organization In every Import ant iron and steel manufactory In the Pittsburg district. Secret organization ha been In progress several months, and, for the first time since 1XK5, the Amalgamated association feels strong enough to contend for their demands. l-'ollowing the above plan It Is now expected that possibly the strike, or lockout, may extend to and Involve al most every Iron and steel plant in the district. Huntington, W. Va.( May 3. Reports received tonight from the mines along the Ohio extension of the Norfolk and Western says that thu miners are al most all out and that the non-union men are Joining1 the strikers, who are armed In some places, but have not yet committed any violence. The mine own ers are demanding protection from the United States marshals in some cases and it will probably be given. The two regiments of slate militia here have been ordered to be ready to move at the call of the governor should it be nccf SFury to send them. Many miners from the Klkhorn passed through here today to look for work elsewhere. The Norfolk and Western company have put on guards to prelect their property. Sunday Mass Meeting. Tlluefleld, W. Va., May 3. The strik ers have decided to hold Sunday's muss miH-tlng on the Wrest Virginia side. Mc Itrlde, Lawless, Yardy and others, of almost equal prominence, are billed to appear. The strikers have chosen a central and advnntagous point for the meeting, and it Is expected that no less than 1.0,000 men will be on the grounds. It Is expected that Sunday's mass meet ing will either result in the ealllnir out of all the miners or the collapse of the strike. Chicago, May 2. Fourteen brick mfiklnc; firms In ithe Deerlng district were forced to close their works today by a mob nf BOO threatening strikers from the Bernice and Illverdaie yards, whose ranks were constantly swelled by the men from ench brick yard vis ited for the purpose of calling the men out. Lynchburg, A'a., May 4. A telegram was received shortly after midnight from Oovernor O'Ferrall ordering the home pruard to proceed by first train to Pocohontas, the scene of the miners' strike. The town bell was rung at 1 o'clock and the military proceeded to gather at the armory. At this hour, 1.45 u. m., they are fully equipped and will leave on tho B.35 train this morning for Pocohontas. Itrlght Side of tho Situation. Sharon, Pa., May 3. Notices were posted In the Shnrpsvllle, Sharon and West Middlesex blast furnaces this af ternoon that beginning May 1 wages would lie raised 10 cents all around. This advance will fix wages as follows: Turn men, $1.3.1; keepers, $1.2,"; laborers, $t.lf. It is likely the advance In wages will prevail throughout the Mahoning and S'hemingo valleys. Warren, O., May 3. The Thomas Furnace company, of Niles, O., an nounced a 15 per cent. Increase In the wages of Its employes today, to go Into effect Monday. This restores the em ployes to the original wages before there were any reductions. Meatlvllle, Pa., May 3. The Thoenlx Iron works of this city have announced a 10 per cent, raise In the wiages of Its 125 employes, to take effect iXIay 6. SINCERS START IIO.HE. .Many Celebrities l.envo nn the American Liner New York. New York, May 1. The main saloon of the Amerlcnn Line steamship New York was a bower of beauty and flow ears this morning. The big liner car ried away many members of the Metro politan Opera company, each of whom had a f-eore or more friends at the dock to say Kciod-bye. The De Reszke broth ers, Mim. Karnes, Miss Elsie de Wolfe, Mme. tli:I Mile. Drug, Mille, Miramfr, Mile. Matilda Ilauermelster and M. Ta mango were mf a few of those who made the scene an animated one. lie sides them were Miss Thompson, Miss Turner, Miss K. Hrlce and a score of others. The rest of the cabin party of the opera singers consisted of Signer Henpiiudo. Signer Marlnni, M. Mnu Kiilere, Hlgnor Rlnaldino, Slgnor Rus sitano, SiKiior de Vasehettl and M. Gromzeskl. The Gould family, consist ing of George J. Gould, Mrs. Gould, Mrs. Xlngdon and four children were also on board. Seven servants accom panied tht party and the luggage con sisted ot half a hundred pleceo. CORDON FAINTED. Tho Kentucky Wifo-Murdcrcr Not So llloodthlrsty ns lie Was. Louisville, Ky., May 3. It Is hardly probable that Fulton Gordon, who shot and killed his wife and Archie Brown, will be able to attend court tomorrow morning-. Gordon Is still unable to bear any reference to the tragedy. This morning' his attorney. Hector Delaney, made a bare allusion to the affair and Gordon Immediately fainted. Dr. Fulton, who Is In atendance on Gordon, stated today that he feared that either lunacy or brain fever would be tho outcome of the case. EARNS MONEY EASILY. Minister to China to Get $50,000 for . Looking Wlso. Toklo, .Jaipnn, May 3. John W. Fos ter sailed wltth LI Hung Chang and his retinue back to China after the peace negotiations were concluded. They went to Tlen-Tsln and from there to Pekln. 'Mr. Fosfer goes back to receive his salary, and then he will como here before returning to the United States. Though Mr. Foster has had very little to do wltth the negotiations and was not admitted to one of the conferences, he has managed to make a good thing for himself out of It. The Chinese, usually shrewd and close In business transactions, have been ex travagantly liberal with Foster. lie managed to convince LI Hung Chang of the necessity of having him, and valued his services at a high-water mark figure. Foster gets for his services $100,000 In Mexican silver, or the equivalent of $50,000 In gold. LEE GUM YOU TO HANG. lie Will Do tho First Chinese Clticn to Stretch Hump. Philadelphia, May 3. Lee Gum You. who was convicted of murder In the first degree for the killing of Lee Hong Yuong, a wealthy fellow Chinaman, In this city on Nov. 26 last, was today sentenced to be hanged. The sentence was pronounced by Jurdge Bregy In the court of oyer and terminer, after he had denied a motion for a new trial. This Is the first Chinaman sentenced to be hanged In Pennsylvania. The gov ernor will fix the date for the execution. THEY OBJECT TO TOBACCO. Avoeu Conference Passes a Resolution Condemning Its Vso hy Clergymen Other lluslncss Transacted. The omfereneo of the Primitive Meth odist church, now assembled at Avoca, met yesterday morning in closed ses sion, when the members were engaged In examining the characters of minis ters. Rev. F. iM. Phillips, of Morris Run, conducted the opening devotional exercises, after which tho first degree of A. M. conferred! on Rev. J. J. ones, pastor of the Avoca church, was rec ognized by the conference. The honor ary degree of D. D. conferred on Rev. F. M. liatemnn, of Girnrdvillo, was also recognized, as was also the degree of bachelor of theology conferred on Rev. S. F. Nlcholls, of Mahanoy City. They .Must Not I'so Tobacco. An Important feature of the session was the discussion relating to the al leged habit of tobacco-smoking in dulged In by some of the ministers. A majority of the delegates were of opin ion that the habit was degrading and not In keeping with the dignity of their office, and, further, Interfered with the discharge of their responsible duties In setting a deplorable example before the members of their various congrega tions. Finally, a resolution prevailed by which all ministers of the confer ence were absolutely forbidden using tobacco In and shape or form. A resolution was also passed hy which the ministers will reclve the contingent fund pro rata, and according to a ruling of the president, the probationers will receive their proportion of the fund. At the Afternoon Session. M the afternoon session the report of the committee on the hok agents and of the commltteeon the book agents and report were received and ordered to be printed on the minutes. A discussion ensued as to the Pacific Avenue nnd Youngstown missions, and ultimately a special committee was appointed to report on the matter. Those comprising the committee nre Revs. O. J. Griffin, David Savage and J. J. Jones. The affairs of the Jermyn church were referred to tho appropriations committee. A recommendation was re ceived from the Schuylkill district In favor of creating a new office, to bo called "Traveling Missionary Secre tary" as referred to a special commit tee to be reported upon. The transfer of Rev. R. W. Wilson to supply tho Nanticoke charge was received by con ference, but action was held over until the stationing committee had presented their report. The communication from the British conference requesting the Pennsylvania state conference to raise funds for the support of a missionary in Africa was referred to the special mis sion committee. Temperance Rally. Last evening a temperance rally wns held when Rev. G. Loe conducted the services. The devotional exercises were conducted by Ilev. M. F. Phillips. Dur ing the evening forceful speeches were delivered by Revs. S. Cooper, S. T. Nicholas nnd W. H. Acornley nnd Mrs. Coous, president of the Women's Chris tian Temperance union ot Luzerne county. In all the speeches, the speakers ex pressed their views fearlessly on the evils of Intemperance, and, In particular, they dwelt on ithe fact that there wns much room for needed reforms in so ciety. Crimes were constantly making Inroads upon our peace and the quiet, of the homes, Sabbath desecration abounded In public places, while the legalized liquor traffic fostered all kinds of Iniquity and destroyed the people by the thousands, filling the poor-houses, alms-houses, Jails and lunatic asylums. William Raker sang some excellent se lections during' the evening. Programme for Today nnd Tomorrow. Today nnd tomorrow the order of business will be ns follows: Saturday, 8 a. m. Conference session. 3 p. ni. Holiness convention. Service In charge of Rev. II. O. Buckingham. Ad dresses upon tho following: "An Expo sition on the-Higher Life," by Rev. D. Savage; "When nnd How Attainable," by Rev. W. n. Bentley. 7.30 p. m. Confer ence missionary meeting; chairman, B. J. Smith. Addresess by Kev. T. C Baclie, Miss E. Do Merrltt. Missionary reports by Rev. G. Lees nnd S. Pengliiso. Conference Hnblinth, 7 a. m. Morning devotions conducted by Revs. J. N. Reselgh, J. Iverson nnd J. Mulllnnts. 9 a. m. Communion services conducted by Revs. I). Bavuge, H. G. Russell, M. Har vey. 10.30 a. m. Ordination services. Ser mon by G. Prosser. Reception addresses, by president of conference. 2 p. m. Sun day school rally; chairman, W. J. Will lams. Addresses by Revs. J. Walker, W. J. Richards, J. Bath. D.30 p. m. Young people's meeting conducted by S. Cox. Short addresses by Revs. T. Dell, W. H. Holder, 'J. HutcllfTo. 7 p- m. Evening service. Conrference sermon by Rev. T. M. Hatemun, conducted by Rev. A. Wood cock. Four Men Undly Burned. Johnstown, Pa., May 3. An explosion of gas occurred la the clal mine owned by tho Cambria Iron company this afternoon. Four men, all foreigners, were badly burned. Two of the men will die. Now Auditor General. Lancaster, Pa,, May 3. Auditor General elect Mylln was sworn in this morning by Judge Livingston. Mr. Myiin will enter upon bis duties on Tuesday next. HORRORS OFTHE CYCLONE Fifty Persons Pull in the Pathway of the Hurricane, i, MANY BUILDINGS DEMOLISHED Sioux County, Iowa, Devastated by by a Tcrrifie Cyclono-llouscs blown Away and Many Inhabitants Killed and Injured During the Gale. Sioux City, la., May 3. Sioux county was devastated by a terrific cyclone this afternoon. The storm came fnji the northwest and struck Sioux Center, a small town forty-five miles north of this point, at 4 o'clock. Telegraphic re ports from the scene of the storm are very meagre, the wires being down, but It Is understood that a considerable number were killed and Injured. The first reports were received by the Sioux City and Northern railroad from their agent at Sioux Center. The dispatch rend; "Cyclone passed three miles north west of here. Schoolhouse near town blown down, teacher killed and several children killed and Injured. Exact number and names have not yet been learned. Whole country In the track of the storm devastated. Stoux City and Northern tracks between. Perkins and Doon washed out for several miles." Dispatches from Sioux Center at 8.30 say that three school houses nnd at least twenty residences and barns near that place were swept away. At the schoolhouse two teachers and three pu pils were killed nnd many Injured. Two women were found dead about 6 o'clock not far from the point where one of the school buildings stood. One man, wh arrived In Sioux Center late In the evening, reported that his house was blown away nnd his family killed. He himself escaped and says that at lea-st 100 people must have been killed. Par ties have been sent out from Hull, Sioux Center and Orange City, neigh boring towns, but their work Is being carried on In total darkness and In the midst of a tremendous wind and rain storm. It Is consequently progressing slowly. Ilodies Recovered. A number of bodies have already been recovered, although the exact num ber cannot be learned. Everyone Is violently excited and definite accounts cannot be obtained. It is said that Perkins, a small town between Sioux Center and Doon, was directly In the path of the storm, and was about en tirely wiped out. The wires leading to It are nil down. The tracks nre nil washed out, and the roads cannot be safely travelled over, owing to the manner In which they were gullied by the rain. It Is consequently no easy matter to reach It. Lato this evening news was received from Sibley to the effect that a storm struck there at p. m., destroying the house of John Wattorson, killing Mrs. "Wntterson and Injuring Watterson nnd his son. No names can yet be learned of the people Injured about Sioux Center and Perkins. The Sioux City and Northern train, which arrived at 10 o'clock this evening, brought several passengers who witnessed the storm. They reported that thirteen dead had been brought into Sioux Center at 6 p. m. It Is estimated that fifty people must have been killed. Slouz Falls, S. D., May 3. A cyclone dropped into West Sioux Falls this afternoon and did $50,000 damage to property. Probably a hundred houses, barns, wind mills nnd trees and chim neys were scattered over the path of the storm. Later reports say that ten were killed nt Doon and three at Perkins. Thirteen dead lhave Ibeen brought Into SIohk Center. The tornado jumped forty mllus nontheast to Sibley, Osceola county-. Five are reported killed there. STOPPED TT AVOCA. Iloroiigh Officers Unit tho Cars of Scrnn ton Traction Company. Officials of the Soranton Traction company and the Scranton nnd nttston Traction company met with unexpected opposition at Avoca Thursday evening. The car that contained these gentlemen was making a trial trip and met with the officials of that borough at the di viding line between Lackawanna town ship and Avocn and were forbidden ti proceed farther. The road was constructed through Avoca by Contractors Stern & Silver man, of Philadelphia, and it is asserted that the track wns not laid in accord ance with the grade of the streets. For that reason the cars would not be allowed to run until the matter Is set tled. The Philadelphia contractors say they did the work properly, but they will come here and an amicable ndjustmen: of the difficulty will be ngreed upon. The car made regular trips yesterday from Mooslc depot to 'Stark's crossing and the travel was quite heavy. The fare from Ijackawanna avenue to Slark's Patch has been fixed at 10 cents. SPARKS BY TELEGRAPH. To tnko command of the Hawaiian army. Colonel R. H. McLean sailed from 'Frisco. A tremendous gale blew eleven loaded cars and the engine tender off the track at Eau Clalro, Wis. Eastern Prohibitionists will support John (5. Woolley, of Minnesota, for tho presidential nomination In 1S90. Virginia's supremo court of nppenis re fused a writ of error tn Train Robber Charles Morgantleld's case, and he will go to prison. Whn Mrs. McHenry, of Stillwater. O. T., tried to return to tho house of Mrs. Zoo Clark, her quarreling step-mother, she was shot dead. Becauso his burned suspender factory was heavily overlnsured, and he wns In solvent, Bernard Retchalt, of New York, Is under arrest for arson. , Cnthnrino Swcigart Insano. Savannah, Go., May S. Catharine Swelgert, who shot her hUBband about a weok ago and who was hold for murder, wan adjudged insane In tho court of ordinary today and on order will be taken for her confinement In the asylum at Mllldgovllle. ' WEATHER REPORT. For eastern Pennsylvania, generally fair; warmer; easterly wlndu, becoming southerly. INLEY'5 Our May Sale -OF- BEGINS TO-DAY. We call attention to the following special numbers in GOWNS A Tucked Yoke Muslin Uuflle down At 69c. each Embroidered Yoke Cam bric Gown, !)Sc, Former price, $1.25 Empire, Square Seek, Embroidered lluflie Gown, &1.15, lteccnt price, $1.50 "The Fedora" Cambric Gown, Square Keck, Handsomely trimmed, $1.10, recent price, $1.G5 Skirts in great variety. The Umbrella Skirts, Handsomely trimmed With Lace and Em broidery, from $1.75 to $7.50 each. Specials in Children's Gorou9 Draw crs and L'ndcrwaists also. Children's Gingham Dresses and Buys' G.i In tea and Pique Kilts. Ex amine the goods and you will appre ciate their value. 510 AUD512LACKA. AVENUE. H. A. KINGSBURY AGENT FOB J. LEATHER THE VERY BEST. SI3 SPRUCE ST., SCRANTON, PA. For the Youth, the Boy, the Man, their Feet. Our Shoes make us busy. 114 nnd 116 Wyoming nve. Wholesale nnd retail. ITCHES! ITCHES! Get prices at Weichel's if you want a watch. Great reduction in prices for thirty days. 408 Spruce Street ; N. B. Fine line of Silver Novelties and Jewelry. R&-. fairing a specialty. PRIERI LEMHER BHD RUSStI SHOES RE1LLY&DAVIES Ml
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