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5SCH ANTON, PA., THURSDAY MOUNTING, AUGUST 8, 1805.
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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
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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-
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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STERLING SILVER
Call and get one for
your BScycle. Only 75c.
with your name engraved
on it. ' '
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