',---.. , . .-'.-' - . I EICSIIT PAGES 5G COLUMNS. 5SCH ANTON, PA., THURSDAY MOUNTING, AUGUST 8, 1805. TWO CENTS A COPY. Tel-Tale ce ran Look at the old tag on our Parasol stock, and at the new ones put on this morning, and you'll find the closing out bargain story revealed at a glunce.. Such heavy figure cut ting: was not done thoughtlessly, or with a recklessness that we no often read about In advertisements. We don't do business that way. We figured the whole thing out careful ly and found out 'that the bulk of the Mock had been sold at fair pay ing prices. The bakuiee left Is jut s good In styles and everything lse, as those already disposed of, but the quantity Is limited, so we've concluded we can afford to lose a little money on what we've left, in rd-er that a thorough and complete clearance may be effected. lerancc Distinguish the two following num bers, which, for convenience sake, we have placed together. No. 1 ! covered with rich Dresden Silk. Ivorized stick, Dresden knob handle, etc.. etc., and up till today has sold for $6.50. No. 2 U of extia rich Shot silk, with heavy and deep tangle- fringe to match, natural Weixel sticks, and all the other etc. that correct fashion demands. It, too. sold for JS.5D up to this morning. Clearing price for Your Choice $4.00 Our $3.50 China Silk Parasol, with extra deep ruffle, top ruffle, etc.. etc., and fancy cane sticks has been one of our most popular sellers. It has quality at every point to re commend It, and the shadings are Just right. Closing Price $2.00 Antler China Silks, styles pretty, much like the foregoing number, but with two ruffles instead of one. An all sea son leader at (2.75. ; New Price $1.75 No. 1. China Silks In various shades, with double ruffles, the best frames and pretty sticks. They were $1.25 till this morning. Closing Price 75c No. 2. Stylish China 811k Parasols In all the popular tints, deep ruffle nd two rows pretty lace Insertion. Always brought $2.25. New Price $1.25 No. 3. Very handsome China Silk Parasols, In bright colors, wit hi deep cHlffon lace ruffle, sticks and gen eral finish as good a mama's very best. Never sold under $2.50. Closing Price $1.50 TtatW And its half ' prices Is drawing crowds dally. If you are thinking of sharing In its bargains get in ' early, as stocks are rapidly disap- pearlng.. Y O J Jliy and E J Ycry Hum Gtod One Ctalfflrcis lens Goo Sie WERE AIDED BY TROOPS The Chinese Soldiers Helped Plunder the Missions. ARCHDEACON KOU'ES STOKY MinUter Vang 'm Says That Perpetrators of the Ontrages Will lie Punished. Work of Secret Societies -No Americans Killed. London, Aug. 7. Archdeacon Wolfe cables from Poo-Chow saying that the Chinese soldiers sent to protect the mission at Ku-Cheng broke into and plundered It. lie adds that no reliance can be placed upon the Chinese authori ties. Washington, Aug. 7. (Minister Yang Yu, of China, and his secretaries, Messrs. Itoo and Chung, have returned to Washington to take any action that may be requisite In connection with the reported massacres of missionaries and the destruction of American and Eng lish missionary property In China. The period of their vacation at the water ing places was about over, but the shocking character of the reports and the otIU'ial action, likely to be taken by the powers doubtless expedited their return. Mr. Yang Yu follows his usual policy of declining to discuss publicly a sub ject which may Involve diplomatic questions. Yet In view of the wide pub licity given to the reports of massacres, the minister authorized his olllclal in terpreters toexpresshls profound regret at the reports. Thus far there Is a meagemess of offlcial information and the minister hopes that the later and fuller reports will modify the severity of the unolllclal reports which have come to the press. In any event he expresses the fullest confidence that the central government at Pekln will do everything In its power toward humane and ample action. He is very grateful that the reports do not disclose any Americans among those stated to be killed. Activity nt tho Legation. There was much activity at the Chi nese legation this morning on the re turn of the minister. It could not be learned, however, that Mr. Yang Yu expected to visit the state department to make any representations. It Is said that If any demands the made by the I'nited States they would go through our minister at Pekln. and there Is no information of such de mands. It is stated positively, how ever, that the Chinese gvernment has not yet made any offlcial communica tion to the United States assuring re paration and future protection to American citizens and DroDertv In China. It is the feeling among the Chinese officials here that the secret societies of Southern China are at the bottom of the present trouble. The central government at Pekln is said to be ready and anxious to keep these societies In check, but there Is difficulty In dealing with them owing to their remoteness from the center of government. Should It be established, as the reports in dicate, that any officials have connived at the uprisings they will be dealt with very severely. The government holds these officials strictly accountable for order, and on a previous uprising the officials were degraded, although they had no . direct participation In the trouble.. In the present case the massacres may call for much more severe treat ment, and It Is said that the responsible persons will be made to suffer mply. It Is pointed out, however, that mob uprisings are liable to occur in any country, and that so far as China Is concerned the central government will earnestly exert all Its resources to sup press and punish such mob destruction. (ircat Hrltnin Anticipated. The United States anticipated Oreat Britain In tsHng the most energetic steps for tihe protection of the Ameri can missionaries' In China. The Injustice of the critlsms that have been uttered In some quarters upon the alleged Indifference of United States Minister Denby Is fully shown by a mall d if patch that has just come to the state department from the minister. It is dated toward the close of June, and shows that Mr. Denby had made a sweeping and peremptory demand upon the Chinese government, similar to that made yesterday by the British minister to Peking for the fullest protection for all Americans living In China; for re dress for the depredations committed upon their property and persons and finally, for the capital punishment of the perpetrators. GENUINE HYDROPHOBIA. A WavNeshiirg Citizen Die from Effects of a llog Hlie. the Washington, Pa., Aug. 7. A genuine case of hydrophobia with fatal result Is reported from Waynesburg. Last May, Perry Ammons was bitten by his own dog. yesterday he was taken sud denly ill, went Into spasms and died In great agony this morning. Several doctors in attendance pronounced It a case or hydrophobia. (Much excitement prevails, as It Is re ported the animal had bitten several people. Mr. Ammons was 35 years old. and leaves a wife and two little daugh ters. V- N RILLING OUR BOATS. A Series of Naval volutions Will no In iignrated. Washington. Aug. 7. The Inaugura tion of a series of naval evolutions and strategic maneuvers greater than ever attempted before In this country was marked today by the departure of the cruisers New York, Montgomery and Cincinnati from New York for New port. For the next two months these vessels, with several others belonging to the North Atlantic, squadron, will execute a marine programme, extend ing from Hampton Roads, Va., to Hal ifax, N. which will Include a strate gic attack on New York and the work ing of a number of problems prepared by the naval war college. On their arrival at Newport the ves sels which left New York today will be Joined by the Raleigh and despatch boat Dolphin. Evolution tn naval tac tics will be the first business of Admiral Bunce's fleet and these will extend to Portland, Me, Secretary Herbert will probably accompany the fleet for that distance. The battle ship Texas will be placed In commission on Aug. 15, and will join the a(UHiiron immediately there after. If the Columbia proves to have sustained no Injury from her recent docking experience at Southampton, she also will be sent to Join Admiral 1 hi nee. when she comes out of tho dry d.K-k at llrooklyn. The cruiser Minne apolis will go to Newport In a few days, and It la possible that the monitor Amphltrlte will follow. If the battle ship Maine Is completed In time she too will be added to the licet. .MISS FLAGI.wflS CHEKKFUI. Is Admitted to Hull in the Sum of $IO,000 for killing the Negro. Washington, Aug. 7.-Miss Elisabeth M. Fhigler, the daughter of Oeneral Flagler, chief of ordnance of the I'nited Status arm, who killed Ernest Orcen, a colored boy of this city, last week, technically surrendered herself to the warden of the district jail this after noon to await the action of the grand Jury. At the same time she appeared before Judge Cole, of the criminal court, und was admitted to ball In the sum of $10,. 000. Miss Flagler .has been contined to her room sinenthe shooting, as a result of nervous prostration, but today she appeared bright and happy and talked cheerfully with her friends. She was dressed In black and wore a heavy veil. One feature of the case that Is attract ing considerable attention Is the fact that the law In force in the District of Columbia gives as the minimum sen tence for mans-lnughter a term of Im prisonment of two years In the peni tentiary. General Flagler is much af fected by the trouble that has come Into his family during the past week, and has sought to avoid interviews on the subject. A POWI-K1TL RIFLE. Of Very Small Dure, hut tho Pullet Disable Torpedo Knots. May Washington. Aug. 7. There has- been received at the navy department a sample or steel, three-fourths of an Inch In thickness, which had been pierced by n rifle 'bullet of a caliber loss than that of the present army rifle, or about .30. The sample Is Interesting. In that it shows that the torpedo boats may be rendered useless by good allots from such rifles. The distance at which the steel sample was pierced was obout 200 feet. A torpedo's boat armor, her boiler and explosives might easily be pierced at this distance ,or before she could make her projectile dangerous to a ship. The bullet was of steel and pointed. It made a remarkably clean hole In the steel. DUEL AT YOUNGSTOWN. An Attorney and a Young . German Threaten tn l llnttlo. Youngstown, O., Aug. 7. Society here Is all agog over a proposed duel which seems likely to take place between Edward Miller, a young attorney, and a young Herman named nam, em ployed by the Ohio Steel company. It Is said the latter enjoyed a tete a tete with a young lady a few nights ago. Miller saw them and Jokingly remarked he hoped he had not disturbed them. Nothing was said, but the following day Rahl met Miller and challenged the latter to a duel. Miller tried to pa?s the matter off as a Joke, but Kuril insist mac a auei is the only thing that will settle the matter. Friends of both are kept busy keeping them apart. . ANXIOUS TO EXPIATE. Defaulter Taylor Says He Is Ready to Pay I'p nnd Suffer. Sioux City. Ia., Aug. 7. W. W. Tay lor, the South Dakota defaulting treas urer, wa In the city yesterday on his way from Chicago to Pierre. Taylor has been In Chicago the past three weeks. The purpose of his visit was to collect $100,000, which, besides all his property, he will turn over to the state of South Dakota. die said he had been entirely successful In his mission and the money was now In hand ready to be paid Into the treasury. "I am going to Pierre to plead guilty and be sentenced," said Mr. Taylor, "and I am anxious to be serving it." BANNOCKS NOT TO BLAME. A Robbery Charged to Indians Committed by Settlers' Sympntlilier. Market Lake, Idaho, Aug. 7. It has been discovered that the robbery of houses broken Into in the upper part of the valley and charged to Indians, was committed by six men belonging to the rescuing party of fifteen men who came from Lander to assist the settlers. The offenders were followed thirty five miles and caught, and stolen prop erty recovered. Justice .Strong's Case llopolest. Washington, Aug. 7. Information re ceived by relatives In this city leaves them no ground for hope that Hon. William Strong, a retired Justice of the supreme court, will recover. Justice fltrong wns appointed lo the supreme bench from Pennsylvania by President Grant and re tired In 182. He was particularly vigor ous despite his great age, 88 years, until his recent accident. Cattlo lever Scare. Harrtsburg, Aug. 7. Secretary of Agrl culture Bilge will send a man to Hunting. don county tomorrow to Investigate thl reported cases of Texas fever. He is In clined to think the matter a scare. Even If it turns out to be cattle fever he says there will be no danger of a spread of the disease. STATE SNAP SHOTS. Printer William Woods, of Rankin, near Pittsburg, fell from a train und was fatally injured. Employes extinguished the Are In the Pettebone shaft of the Delawure, Lacka wanna and Western Coal company. The state board of agriculture will In vestigate an alleged epidemic of Texas fever among cattle In Huntingdon county, Moses Labar, who abducted 14-year-old Lydia Counterman, of Stroudsburg, has been arrested, and the girl returned to her home. ' The Orand Army men of Lancaster, Lebanon, Berks, York and Chester coun ties will have a reunion at Lancaster in October. ' Pattersoa Danner, aged 18, and Frank Kirks, iged 10 years, rbn away from their homes, at Harrisburn and wtrs caught in Nsw York. MEETING OF ABSTAINERS Catholic Temperance Workers Attend I'ontifleal Hitjh Muss. AKCHBISHOr RYAN'S SEKM0X Six Hundred llelecates from Catholic Total Abstinence Societies Are Pres ent at the Impressive Ceremonies. Report of President Cleary. I New York, Aug. 7. The formal open ing of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America took place this morn ing In Columbus hall. From early morning the delegates, who have been pouring In from all over the United States, kept thronging to the hall, which will be the hindquarters of the convention, nnd when Father J. M. Cleary, who is general president of this organization, called tine convention to order about 9 o'clock, about 600 dele gates were on band. Father Cnlluhan, of the Paullst church,! opened the con vention witih prayer. After the appointment of several com mittees the delegates ' marched to the cathedral, where a solemn pontlllcal mass was celebrated by Monslgnor Sa tolll, Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia, preaching the sermon. The delegates, when they were marching to the cathe dral, all wnro their blue badges and silver medala. Scats had been reserved at the cathedral for the delegates, and the general public occupied the rear of the church. The high altar was a blaze of light, and t'he perfume of Mowers per meated every part of the sacred edi fice. Precisely at 10 o'clock the procession of clergy emerged from the vestry and Hied into the sanctuary. The celebrant of the mass was iMonslgnor Sa.tolll, the apostolic delegate, who was robed in full pontificals. The apostolic delegate occupied a white silk decorated throne on the epistle side of the sanctuary. The assistant priest was Very Ttev. Vicar Oeneral McXmara, of Brooklyn. The deacons of (honor were Rev. P. F. McSweeney, D. ID., and Rev. J. Conaty, D. D.; the deacon of the mass was Rev. J. H. iMcflran, and the sub-deacon Rev. Morgan J. iPheedy, of Altoona, Pa. Archbishop Corrlgan sat on a throne at the gospel side. He was attended by Vicar General iMooney, and had as dea con of honor the Rev. J. Dougherty. An elaborate musical programme was rendered. Tho sermon was preached by Most Rev. P. J. 'Ryan, archbishop of Philadelphia. Archbishop's Address of IVcloome. Archbishop Corrlgan made a brief address at the cathedral In Introducing Archbishop Ryan.' Archbishop Corrl pan welcomed the delegates to New York and told them what a great Inter est the clergy took In the total ab stinence movement. After the mass, luncheon was served at the residence of Archhli-hop Corrl gan to the distinguished ecclesiastics. The afternoon session of the conven tion began at 3 o'clock. Father Mc- Mahon, who Is treasurer of the organi zation, oprned the proceedings with prayer. Father Kelly, of Indiana, moved that a committee be appointed to send a telegram of greeting to the Most Rev. Archbishop Ireland. This motion was carried unanimously. Rev.- Patrick O Urlen, pastor of St. Annes church, Tremont, Ohio, then moved that a cablegram be sent to His Holiness Pope Leo XIII, who senc tloned the holding of the convention. The Rev. James M. Cleary, who Is pres ident of the Catholic Total Abstinence union, was empowered to nominate both committees to send the telegrams. Mrs. Lake, of St. Louis, third vice president, occupied the chair tempor arily. J. Washington Logue. of Phila delphia, first vice president of the union, then read his report. ,He rec ommended that the lecturing system should be extended as much as pos sible by the loe:il bramher. of the union, that temperance literature be dissem inated, widely In every place, and that total abstinence societies be started In every parish. President Clcary's Kcpnrt. President Cleary then read his report. After dwelling at some length on the objects of the society he snld: 'It Is not the sin of drunkenness alone that our grand organization Is pre pared to combat, Our far-reaching pur pose Is to aid In correcting the foolish drinking customs of, society, to make ptactlces of total ahstlnence popular, nnd to brand with odium the indefensi ble and dangerous social customs tihat are a stumbling block to the weak and a temptation to till. The Joyous ac claim to wmVh the people of every class and creed greet our work today, at Its Jubilee rejoicings, Is gratifying testi mony to tihe success It has gained. There can he no alllllatlon between the church and the nnlonn. A mnn ennnot be a good Calihollc, a faithful and do cile child of the church nnd continue In the 'unbecoming business' of con ducting a liquor saloon." WISCONSIN AMAZONS. . Squatters' Wives Attnck and Put to night Lumber Company's Men. Martinet te, Wis., Aug. 7. A riot broke out yesterday morning In Shanty town, the land of which Is claimed by the Menominee Ttlver Lumber company, and over two hundred aquntters, The lumber company erected a fence Mon day night and yesterdny morning thirty or forty women attacked It with axes, tore It down and then threw the frag ments Into the bny. When another gang attempted to re build the fence the women chased them away with clubs,' and John Lunberg, the foreman, was seriously hurt.. Mike (Jerry, the superintendent of the com pany, attempted to start the fence building again, and the women threw hot water on him. The men have de cided to help the women and they now stand ready to drive oft the first man who trespasses oa their alleged rights. 8I10LTO IS GOING HOME. He Will Take Ilia Variety Hall Wife with ; Him to Kngland.: ! ' San Francisco, Aug. 7. Lord Sholto Douglass I going home. His eventful and sensational visit on the coast will terminate Inside of ten days or two weeks. He Is settling up his buslnes and getting his luggage together, and on Saturday, accompanied, by, Lady Douglass, will leave for Los Angeles. It Is their Intention to spend a little time in Southern California. They will be the guests of several wealthy Kng llsh families In Los Angeles, and before going east they will visit San Diego and all the ImiHtrtant places of Interest. Ftom Southern California Lord and Lady Douglass will go vast. Tin y will take a hasty spin around the principal cities, and the tlrst week In September they .expect to be steaming across the Atlantic on thiCr way to Kngland. It Is nt (the request of the Marchioness of Queensberry that the young people ar-e going to England. RESTLESS CENTRAL AMERICA. Ignited States Minister Voting I'rges 1'cderuilnn of All tho KcpuMics. Atlanta, Oa., Aug. 7. 'Speaking on the condition of Central America Oen eral P. IM. 11. YoutiK, United States minister to Guatemala ami Honduras, who is here on leave, said In reference to the proposed federation of all the re publics: "I believe thut n large majority of the intelligent patriotic citizens of Cen tral America would like tn see a union of all those republics. They believe that such a federution would be greatly to the advantage of each and all of them, and at some time all of these governments .have expressed them selves as In favor of such a union. "They have hnd several conventions on the subject In the past, but for some reason they have never been able to reach a practical result. Before any agreement can be reached each must be willing to concede somothinir. each must be (willing to transfer certain of Its powers to the federal government. I believe that at this time all 6t the presidents of the Central American re publics are patriotic, conservative men The government of the United States hns but one seittiment for these Re publics, and that is one of affection. It hopes and wishes that each of "them shall be permitted to pursue Its happi ness in Its own way, uninterrupted by foreign powers. The people are In tensely American In their sentiments and are great believers In the United States, modeling their government as much as possible after our own. Their population Is very similar In character that Is, one state with the others; they have much the fame soil and cli mate, and It would seem that they have a common destiny. Still it Is, of course, the policy of this government to hold hands off and wish them Ood-speed In the working out of their salvation In their own way." CONVENTION OF THE IRISH. It Will Ite Held In Chicago in tho l.attor Part or September. Chicago, Aug. 7. The grand conven tion of the Irish race In America, which has been projected and agitated for the last two years, has at length taken Phape, and will be held In Chicago Sept. 24, 25 and 26. It will consist of 1.000 delegates chosen by the Irish patriotic and military organizations of the coun try. Hut the delegates will be accom panied by a much larger number of rep resentative countrymen, so that the to tal attendance will be over 10,000. The business meetings of the dele gates will be held In the auditorium of the Young Men's Christian association, but It Is expected that reunions will be held In one of the big halls of the city. ENTOMBED IN A MINE F.xeltlng Experience or Hoys Who Eutcrcd a Drift to Cool Off. Shamokln, 'Pa., Aug. 7. Four boys, James and Patrick Cassncy, and Charles and Calvin McCarthy, were en tombed for several hours In an aban doned, mine drift at Centralia today. James Cassney and Charles McCarthy were fatally injured, while their com panions wire seriously hurt by a fall of rock while they were in the mine. The boys went huckleberrylng this morning and to cool off entered the drift. They were exploring the breast when the fall of .rock thHt Imprisoned and Injured them occurred. A rescuing party, after undergoing great peril, succeeded In liberating the boys. I'ERISIIEl) IN THE FLAMES. l our Children Burned to Death by the Act of a Drnnkon t'other. Big Stone dap, Va Aug. 7. Ell Hlx went home drunk today nnd made a lire In the stove. The lire spread to a sleeping room occupied by IMrs. Hlx and live children. Four of the younger children were burned to a crisp before the mother awoke. Although badly burned herself she made her escape through a window and carried one of the children with her. Hlx was carried from the building, but not before he wns fatally burned. Invented the Kntshdln. Washington, Aug. ' 7. Hear Admiral Daniel Anisien, a well known retired naval olllcer who Invented the new ram Katahilln, had an nttack of vertigo today at the navy department, where he had gone on business. The attack was so vere, but Admiral Wmmen recovered suf ficiently to be rqmoveil to his country home at Ammendale, Mil. He Is 75 years oiu, nut still vigorous, although ho retired from active service seventeen years ago. Prosperity nt Rellcfonto. Hellefonte, Pa., Aug. 7,-Tho miners and rurnace men or the Valentine Iron com pany, of this place, have been given a vol untary Increase in wages of 10 cents per day. The order affects 401) men and It Is expected that another advance of a like amount will shortly be made. The com pany has orders' ahead for nearly a year's worn. TELEGRAPHIC flCKS. Miss Abigail DnAre, now at Hamilton, Mass., continues srpadlly to Improve. Ex-Secretary of War Rndlcott Is said to be railing, rapidly at his summer home, Danvers Center, Mass. The Southern Pine company, of (leorirla. with II.SM.OUO capital, was organised nt Savannah to take up several large plants, Under Are from ministers for Improper nanuung or tne social -evil, all but one of Frisco s police commissioners have re signed. , The bill of J. H. Oowdy, a colored voter, against the fiouth Carolina registration law was dismissed by Judge God at Rich mond, Va. By the fall of a factory bridge under twenty convicts at Jefferson City, Mo Bulllvan, of Kansas City, and Hooley were badly Hurt.. An Injunction was asked at New York to restrain the reorganisation oommtttee of the whisky trust from using certain trust securities. IN POLITICAL CIRCLES The Doom of I'ree SiKer luwa. Out in MK. QUAY CLAIMS THE STATE According to Ills Intimate the Situation Is Very Hu.y Indecd-A Itig Major, ity with Philadelphia to lie Heard t rom. Philadelphia, Pa.. Aug. 7.-From the Quay headquarter an estimate was given tonLght of the prolKUble result In the country counties tihat have still to hold primaries. n next Saturday live counties will hold primaries and sev enteen delegates will be elected from them to Uie state convention. The ljuuy people assert that the administra tion claim these counties, but they only concede Perry to the Hastings forces, place Montgomery nnd York In the doubtful column und claim Juniata and Adams for the senator. On Saturday (Aug. 17) the remaining country coun ties hold their primaries. They are Cameron, Fulton, Chester, Milllln, Ly coming and Lehigh, and they will elect sixteen delegates. Quay claims all of these counties but Lycoming, which has three delegates. According to the figuring of the Quay men, If the senator gets only three of the delegates) to be elected next Satur day and thirteen on Aug. 17, he will have 150 votes In the convention, with Philadelphia still to be ht-ard from on Aug. 20. A majority In the convention is 145. Marshalltown, Iowa. Aug. 7. There were over a thousand delegates present when the Democratic state convention was called to order today. The pound money men carried the permanent or ganization ,nnd the committee on reso lutions voted 9 to 2 apalnst a free coin age resolution, and presented to the convention a majority report contain ing a plank reaffirming the Democratic national financial plank of For this the minority reported as a substi tute a free silver plank, which was voted down 652 to 420. The majority report was then adopted and Judge W. I. Rabb was nominated for governor, with S. L. Bestow for lieutenant governor. Mississippi for Freo Silver. Jackson, Muss., Aug. 7. The biggest Democratic convention In the history of Mississippi began here today. The free silver men have had everything their own way today and easily nominated United States Senator George for per manent chairman. United States Sen ator McLaurin was nominated for gov ernor on the first ballot and E. E. Jon"S was nominated for lieutenant governor. Meadu'lle, Pa., Aug. 7. At the con vention of the Republican return judges of Crawfor" county, held here today. resolutions endorsing Quay were adopt ed. Quay delegates to the state con vention were elected at yesterday's primaries without opposition. GOLD DISAPPEARING. Tho llonJ Syndicate Will Probably Again Ite Colled I'pon. Washington, Aug. 7. The demand upon the treasury today for $1,000,000 in gold for shipment to Europe tomorrow- was not expected, and the treasury ofll- clals will not be surprised If this de mand be duplicated before the end of the week. The situation causes them no alarm, however. If the facts are ac curately guaged by the public expres sions of those In high places In the de partment. The olllclal figures of the treasury show that at tho close of business the gold reserve stood at J104.4fiS.104. but this does not show the withdrawal of the one million today. The treasury oltlelals assume that this withdrawal Is clue to the liquidation of foreign obliga tions, nnd believes It will have no effect upon the treasury or upon Wall street, for the reason th.iit the street under stands the nature of the transaction. What the bond syndicate proposes to do Is a matter upon which there is no advice and there Is no reason why the treasury should be taken Into the con fidence of thp syndicate beyond know ing that Its contract will lie lived up to. The contract provides that the gold re serve shall be kept unimpaired up to Oct. 1. CHOPPED HER RIVAL. A Jealous Tennessee Woman I'scs an Ax with Itcndly l.ffoct. iriarKsvtne,, -ronn., (Aug. 7. Two wo men fought early yesterday In the dark ness of Ctarkflvllle, and one of them, Klla Hale, Is thought to be fatally wounded, bivlng almost harked to pieces. Kitty Wisdom Charged the Hale wo man with being Intimate with her hits band, 'broke open the door of her room with an axe and attacked her, cutting gashes In her face, neck and arms. WASHINGTON CHAT. During the last liscnl year 20.74r pat ents were granted and 12.WM expired, and thft receipts exceeded exocudltures by 1157,390. It Is considered certain that there will be no revoriitlon of the postoulce depart ment's order against bond companies as lotteries. Tho president yesterday appointed Lloyd Reed postmaster at Clarksburg, ,W. Va., vice lo H. Vance, resigned. Mr. Reed was (lost master under Cleveland's first ad ministration, Lieutenant J. lleall. United States navy, and Ensign 8. M. Strlto have been de tached from steel inspection duty at Mul hall, Pa., and Passed Assistant Engineer T. F. Carter, from the Cramps', and or dered to the Lancaster Sept. 3. FOREIGN GOSSIP. King Christian, of Denmark, Is reported to be bettor. Eleanora Duse, the actress, who Is at Milan, Is said to be suffering from melan cholia. A congress of denf and dumb associa tions Is being held at Dublin, and Rev. Dr. Thomas dalloudet, of New York, is among the delegates. Assistant Secretary of State t'hl has re turned to London after making Inspec tions of the American legations and con sulates In Germany and Holland. WEATHER REPORT. For eastern Pennsylvania, fair; slightly nrrinsnl . ,, ..'... ., , Haters mer Sale At prices' reduced to close out balance of stock V v Kill! UNDERWEAR One Jot Empire Qown3 93 cents, former pries $1.25. Four lots Cor set Covers 25c, 39c, 50c 75c, former prices 33c. to $1.25. Skirts, Drawers, Chemise, etc. COLORE DRESSES 69c, 98c, reduced from 85c. and $1.19; Boys' Kilt 5uits. LADIES9 SILK WAISTS $3.50, $7.50, $4.50, and $5.00, reduced $6.50, $9.00. $6.00, from $8.00 LadaV White Lawn Waists at exactly half price. FlNLEY'l ji A. K1HGSMM, Agent for Charles A Schieren & Co.'s Leather eltiesc The Very Best. 313 Spruce St., Scranton. Ons of tho Largest .and busiest Shoo Honses m the United States. I.BWIS. KEILL.Y DAVIES, 114 and lit) Wyoming Avouu LATEST NOVELTY " " - STERLING SILVER Call and get one for your BScycle. Only 75c. with your name engraved on it. ' ' W. J. Weichel B i hi wi Bicycle Markers. J A
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