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SSCB ANTON, PA., TUESDAY MOHN1NG, AUGUST 20, 1893.
TWO CENTS A COPY.
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Here'
wlya
Few Hand
of he finer fabric In Wash Goods.
, and we've decided that they, too.
must go. although it would pay u
better to carry them over till next
season than let them go at such
prices, were we not cramped for
space. We anticipate a larg fall
trade; we've bought stock accord
ingly, and wlthin two or three
wks from now. there won't be
a foot to spare ftr carrying stocks,
In all our acre of flooragv.
TheiMi
can hardly be classed among those
of passing fashion. From year to
yet the same closhs come up with
unbroken popularlty.and a every
body knows, .the changing of a pat
tern can only be detected by an ex
pert who make this his buslines.
If we had spare room It would pay
u to carry these over till next sea
son, as we have already said.
to secure the-m at far less -than they
cost to manufacture.
LOT 1.
Lovely floured and embossed
Swisses rkh tihe dalntest of printed
designs; were UK.
Closing Price 12 l-2c
2.
Black India Llnons, extra fine qual
ity that up till date have'been 28c.
Closing Price 18c
LOT 3.
Extra handsome Lace and open
work rtripe, India Llnons in alx dif
ferent ways, every one of them an
artlstia triumph. Lowest previous
price 25c.
Closing Price 15c
LOT 4.
includes the finest of fine pin dot
Swisses. We never expected to let
them ro at -the ridiculous
Closing Price 33c
LOT
High grade printed and plain ducks
white or tinted grounds, not a com
mon quality In all this mixed lot.
Closing Price 10c
LOT-6.
Newest of the newiDImltles; beau
tiful designs and being a late comer,
the assortment of patterns is as
.good as wJien we asked a much
higher figure for this pet of the But
terfly fabrics.
Closing Price 6 l-2c
Other'
Odds .and Ends In wash goods,
'where the lota are 'too small to make
them worth 'mentioning individual
ly, can be picked up at a itlthe of
. their true value.
This Is positively the last time
you'll hear of them.
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0,1 THE EVEJF COMT
K Glimpse of tie Philadelphia Bat
tle Ground.
ESTIMATES OX THE RESULT
Both Qaay a ad Hastlag Mea Claim
the Victory la Advance-Look
Bright for the Adsaialatratioa.
Wyoming's Somersault.
Philadelphia. Aug. 19. Although at
the Republican primary elections to be
held In this city tomorrow evening dele
gate will be elected to convention to
nominate a number of municipal offi
cers, most of the Interest in the pri
maries Is centered in the contest be
tween Senator Quay and the adminis
tration for delegates to the state con
vention. It Is probable that Philadel
phia county will be the pivotal point
in the tighf between Quay and his op
ponent and the winner In this city will
be the victor In the battle. Philadel
phia ha seventy delegate,and of these
about two-thirds are a5ssured to the
administration. David Martin, the Re
publican leader of Philadelphia, tonight
conceded Mr. Quay ten delegates.
The Kvenlng Telegraph, one of the
most stalwart supporters of the ad
ministration faction. prlnted-a table of
estimate this afternoon. In .which it
give Mr. Quay seven delegates and
puts twenty-nine In the doubtful col
umn. The Quay men are nut giving any
estimate of the number of delegates
that they expect to get from Philadel
phia, but It Is known that they are
counting on from eighteen to twenty
three. Mr. Quay said tonight that
even If he was disappointed in his hopes
In Philadelphia he could win without
this city.
Another Vindication.
Tunkhannock, Pa., Aug: 19. The Wy
oming County Republican convention,
called 'by the county committee to elect
a delegate to replace Rufus P. Northrop,
elected at the congressional convention
in Jamiory. and who has refused to act
under instructions of the committee,
but who declared for Gllkeson, met
here today and 20 out of 25 districts re
turned. Quay delegates.
iMayor H. W. Dardwell, of Tunk
hannock. was chosen as delegate with
Instructions to support Senator Quay,
but 'With no instructions as to
superior judge or the chairmanship of
the convention.
TRIAL OF THE DEFENDERS.
The Yacht Defender and Vigilant Will
Meet Today to Determine Which Shall
llo Selected to Defend America's Cup.
New York, Aug. 19. The final pre
parations have been made for the first
trial races to determine what yacht
shall meet the challenger for America's
cup and the Defender and Vigilant will
meet off Sandy Hook for a battle royal.
Both yach ts 'are In better trim than ever
before and both will be sailed to the
limit of their abilities. Without ques
tion the Defender has been held iback.
and while probably no Jockeying has
been Intended, the syndicate boat has
not shown her full ability to go. Now
that her sails have been stretched, and
rigging gradually made taut, the boat
is ready for her full powers to be tested
and Is equipped as she will be for the
international ra,i. provided she Is
chosen to defend the cup. Her crew
had a busy day today. They put the
Inst finishing touches on her, and this
afternoon she was towed from heir
moorings, off New Rochelle, to New
York. The recent painting and scrap
ing of her aluminum sides and bronze
under-'body, and the new spars and
sails, make her the most handsome cup
defender Yankee Ingenuity has ever put
together.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon the De
fender made sail and started down the
bay towards the narrows. There was
a spanking breeze from the north
northwest, and under mainsail, fore
sky sail and Jib the crack sloop ran
away from her tender, the Hattle Pal
mer, and easily passed the Iron steam
boat Taurus, with a load of excursion
ists bound for Coney Island.
The Defender passed the narrows at
4.30 o'clock and with her white sides
gleaming in the sunlight swept down
the lower bay to an anchorage in the
horse shoe, where the Vigilant has
been since yesterday. The horse shoe
is Just Inside of Sandy Hook and Is a
safe anchorage ground near the start
ing point of the races, and saves much
work for the crews of the yachts.
The Vigilant remained quietly at an
chor today. She Is in perfect condi
tion for one more trial at the Defender
and George J. Gould, who has not
spared money or trouble, and E. Wll-
lard, who has devoted months or time,
deserve much credit for their genuine
cportsmanhip. Althougih they saw
fit to retire the Vigilant from further
races at Newport, owing to the disre
gard of the customary rule of yacht
ing, they Waive kept their word and
placed th cup defender of 1893 at the
dlapor&l of the America cup committee
for the trial races. Mr. Wlllard has
stated, however, that any further dis
regard of 'the rules of the road by Mr.
I.ietin, or the skipper Of the Defender,
will be at their risk, as he doe not pro
pose to keep on forever giving way
to the new boat. Although (he regatta
committee decided against 'Mr. Wll
lard'i protest, the oonsesus of opinion
among yachtsmen Is that the Defender
attempted to '"hog the line."
The race tomorrow wlll be one of two
which are set by the America's cud
committee to determine which is the
best yaont to meet Lord Dunraven'a
ohallenger.t Should one boat win to
morrow's race and the other boat the
second race a third race may be fixed
tor eaiuraay. r rom the showing that
the Defender has already made in hr
race with the Vigilant, there I Htfla
doubt that he will be selected to meet
vamyrie in.
CAVE-IN AT LUZERNE.
Fire House Wreaked, Although the
Mines Are Not Arrested.
Wllkes-Barre, Aug. 19. A large cave
In began ajt Luzerne boroueh tndav.
and when the earth had finally stopped
settling, it was found that five houses
had been seriously affected by the dis
turbance. . The part of the borough
which was disturbed Is between Ben
nett and Walnut streets, and the cave
was In the direction of fllv street. fh
cave is In the old Hutchison workings,
ana m ine nsaaocx . mine, although
this section of the mine la not now be
ing worked. The residents of L,uuriu
borough believe that the cave-In la the
result ox rotroing pillars, which they
claim has gone on constantly In the
mines for some time,
This Is the third time that thla nar.
tlcular section has caved In. the flint
being sixteen years ago, and the second
six years ago. me present disaster It
far more serious than either of the oth
er accidents. The , present cave is
about 100 feet In diameter and Is now
thirty feet deep, and It la believed thai
It will settle still further. . Five houses
art rendered untenable by the cave-In.
Of these three are owned by John
Molmes, of Dushore, on Walnut street,
and are occupied by John Pryde, Will
iam Harbster and Mr. Charles Knorr.
The two others are owned by Samuel
A. Marlon, and are also on Walnut
street, and are occupied by 'Mr. Marton
and by a family whose name could not
be learned.
On the first settling these five fami
lies moved out of their houses and
sought refuge with the neighbors,
some of whom felt very nervous as to
the safety of their property. The loss
is great and will run well up Into the
thousands, as the cave-In ruins this
property and greatly depreciates the
value of the adjacent land. It does not
affect the operation of the Haddock
mine, as the cave wa In an abandoned
working, and the mine worked as usual
yesterday.
MYTKRIoTiTpKATH.
The Case of Miss Lid a Jane Vaace, of
Pittsburg, Promise to Be of a Highly
Sensational Order.
Pittsbuurg. Pa.. Aug. 19 Miss Lida
Jane Vance died at the furnished rooms
house of Mr. Emma Jones, 55 West
Diamond street, Allegheny City, at 3
o'clock Sunday 'morning lust. Owing
to the lioh family connections of the
deceased, who live near this city, and
the mystery surrounding her death,
future details 'Will make It a case of
tin sensational order. Last Friday iMIss
Vance complained of feeling ill and re
quested Mrs. Read, a seamstress, to
prepare her a oup of tea from a herb
wihh'h she had in a paper. Instead of
drinking the tea Miss Vance took It up
stairs. At 10.30 p. m. a man called to
see 'Miss Vance and was admitted to
her room. It developed later that this
man was Dr. S. C. Anderson, of New
Brighton, Pa.
He was seen today and said: "I was
stopped on the street Friday night by
A. B. Ollbralth, who Is a married man.
I knew him. He told me he had a
patient for me at No. 56 West Diamond
street. I went there. The woman told
me she had fallen and Injured herself.
On Saturday she was better, but some
times delirious and almost leaped from
the window. When she turned ehe
collapsed on the floor and from that
hour till her death she was uncon
scious." Oalibralth could not be seen tonight.
It Is sulci Miss Vance's relatives will
make a determined effort to ascertain
the exact cause of her death. People
at her late home say that on Friday
the was apparently In perfect health,
except her approaching maternity was
detected. Deceasedwas 27 yars of age.
DEATH OF LEONARD VOLK.
On of the Most Noted of American
Sculptors.
Chicago, Aug. 19. News reached here
today of the death at Osceolo, Wis.,
of Leonard W. Volk, the sculptor. Mr.
Volk was born In Wellsburg, N. Y., In
1828, and came to Chicago In 1857. tile
was one of the 'best known of American
sculptots, his bust of Lincoln being
conceded the best In existence.
Among his other notiaible pieces are
the Douglass monument In Chicago,
the statuary of the Henry Keep monu
ment at Watertown, N. Y.; Lincoln In
the state house at Springfield, Hie.; and
portrait busts of Henry Clay, Zacha
rlah 'Chandler, Dr. Daniel Bralnard.
Bishop Fowlpr, David Davis, Thomas
8. Bryan, Leonard Swett, Elihu B.
Washburn and others.
SCHUYLKILL GOLD MINES.
The Digger Brings Out Ore That Asssys
et 7 Per Ton.
Pottsvllle, Pa., Aug. J9. The gold
hunters in the Mahantongo Valley,
Schuylkill county, have driven a drift
Into the side of the mountain, a dis
tance of 100 feet, and from thence have
sunk a slope aout thirty feet. In their
progress the Indications continue to
prove better, and It Is believed a gold
vein will soon be struck.
Assayists from Phlladelpiha and New
York have essayed the ore and claim
that It yielded $7 to the ton. A half
dozen stampers (have been erected.
COMPANY CENSURED.
Coroner1 Jury in the llovonden Case Con
demn the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Norrlstown, Pa., Aug. 19. The In
quest in the case of the killing of the
famous artist. Thomas Hoven'den. and
little Bessie Plfer, on the Pennsylvania
railroad In Plymouth township several
days ago, was concluded this afternoon.
Nineteen witnesses were heard, and the
Jury rendered a verdict censuring the
railroad officials or their neglect In
not having a watchman or safety gate
at the crossing.
BOWMAN'S PAL ARRESTED.
George Metzger, Accused of Murdering an
Arabian Peddler, Is In the Tolls.
Mauch Chunk, Pa., Aug. 19. After a
year's search Chief of Police Lauth has
captured George Metzger. accused of
murdering an Arabian peddler on the
Wllkes-Barre mountain. He was lodged
In Jail here last evening.
William Penn Bowman, a young man
was convintMl at win,a..u.. wi 1
one of the murderers of the Arabian
aim is now umier sentence of death,
pending an appeal to the supreme court
of the state.
BONES OF A MASTODON.
Indians Parmer Digs t'p Tusks of a
Prohlstorle Animal.
Vlncennes, Ind., Aug. 19. While cut
ting a ditch on the farm of Charles F.
Weems, three miles south of the city,
the remains of a mastodon were found
five feet below the surface.
Among the many bones secured Is a
portion of one tusk, four feet in length,
and one-halfof the lower Jaw bone.
Selgler Awarded the Battle.
pS?,,!moi?' ,Au' "Owen Siegler, the
Philadelphia 1 ghtwelght. and Stanton Ab
bott, the English champion, met in a 20-
be,?ro'. the " Athletic
club ton.ght, and S!egler was awarded the
battle on points.
Trial of Spring Valley Miners.
Princeton, III., Aug. M.-The preliminary
trial of eleven Spring Valley miners,
charged with assaulting the colored popu
lation was commenced before Justice Ed
ward F:her in the county court house
this morning.
Knights of Pythias Meet.
Reading, Pa,, Aug. .-The twenty-sev-enth
annual session of the grand lodge of
Pennsylvania, nights of Pythias, will open
here tomorrow to remain In session three
day. About 10,000 men are expected to par
ticipate. Mmt Have Documents of Knowledge.
Harrlsburg, Pa,, Aug. 1.-Dr. Schaeffer,
superintendent of public Instruction, de
cide that a teacher of music or drawing
In the public school must hold a certifi
cate from the proper school authority
covering the other branches of learning.
STATE NEWSNOTES.
An explosion of ga In a Olrardvtlle mine
blew out the lire of Patrick Howe.
After a red-hot fight Reading's school
board voted to change the text books.
In six months there have been 11TS
births and only (M deaths la Schuylkill
county. .,. . i
A DENVER HOTEL HORROR
Neirly Twcity-five Livea Sacrificed
by Circlcssaess.
COLLAPSE OP THE BUILDING
A Seveateea. Year-Old Boy Placed la
Charga of the Eaglae Koom Suc
ceeds la Exploding the Boiler.
Awful Mesalts follow.
Denver. Colo., Aug. 19. Probably
twenty-five men, women and children
perished by an explosion of the boiler
in the Uuiney hotel on Lawrence street
shortly after midnight this morning.
Half a dozen other are Injured and at
the hospital. Eight burned and
crushed bodies are at the morgue, ten
more are known to be burled in the
ruins, but seventeen person are re
ported missing altogether.
With a deafening sound and terrific
force the entire rear portion of the
building was demolished. The rear
and side wall crumbled like a toy house.
'Soon afterwards the mass of timbers,
brick and furniture caught fire, cre
mating many of the victims, who lay
pinioned and helpless amid the blazing
pile. Their piteous appeals for help
could not be responded to because of
the flames.
l ist of the Killed.
The known killed, whose bodies have
been recovered, are:
R. C. Grelner, assistant superintend
ent of construction at the state capltol,
and his wife, who acted as clerk of the
hotel.
George iRurt, of Denver, a conductor
on the Chicago, Rock Island and Paci
fic railroad.
Fred HulboW, Lisbon, Iowa, guest.
F. J. MoCloskey, of Longmont, Col.,
guest.
Will Richards, of Denver, elevator
boy.
Unknown woman, unknown chlhl, 3
years old. The only mean of Identify
ing the 'body of the woman is by a gold
band ring with the initials "H. B." en
graved thereon.
The Missing.
Among those who are missing and
supposed to be still In the ruins are:
Peter Qumey, owner of the hotel and
superintendent of construction at the
state capltol.
General Charles Adams, of Denver.
James Murphy, a prominent Demo
cratic politician of Omaha.
E. W. Etiwards, butcher, of Denver.
W. J. Blake.
N. J. Corson.
F. French, country treasurer of Gil
pin county, Col.
Mrs. O. R. Wolfe.
Grace Wolfe, 5 years old, of Lincoln,
Neb.
B. I. Lurch, of Black Hawk.
Unknown woman.
Three unknown chambermaids.
The Injured.
The Injured are: M. E, Letson, Jo
seph .Munal, Alex. E. Irwlne, Fred Cole
man, Nathan Burgess, Burt' Hopkins.
The latest Information regarding the
catastrophe is that a 17-year-old boy,
Elmer Pierce, who was temporarily
placed in charge of the boiler, was re
sponsible for the explosion. With the
buller almost at white heat, he let
cold water into the tubuhtr machinery,
causing an immediate explosion. He
escaped uninjured, and tonight was be
ing hunted by angry people.
Few pecple other than firemen, and
the hastily summoned rescue corps and
policemen remained near the scene to
Witness the recovery of the horribly
burned and distorted bodies.
M. E. Leston, who was the first live
man taken from the ruins, slept on the
third floor and when found was en
cased In a oonlcal ma.s of mortar and
bricks that barely allowed freedom of
movement. His tower llmbe were
crushed, but he will survive his terrible
ordfal.
About 10 o'clock a woman's hand
protuded from among a pile of building
material. A epace was cleared around
It and when the form was removed, it
ya.s discovered she was dead, lying
beside the body of a child.
Other Victim Discovered.
At 5 a. m. the body of an unknown
man was recovered and taken to tha
morgue. It was thought to be that of
F. J. McCloskey. "Half an hour later
the remains of Conductor Burt were
discovered. The bodies of Mr. and Mrs.
R. C. Grelner clasped In an embrace of
death amid tons of debris. They had
undoubtedly died from suffocation, as
their features were clear and their
limbs In repose. The left arm of iMr.
Grelner was thrown across his wife's
face, his forefinger raised like a dan
ger signal.
Excitement in the city tonight Is at
a high pitch. Throngs of people crowd
police headquarters and the morgue to
search for missing friends.
ELVERSON ENTERS BAIL
Genoral Manager of the Philadelphia
Inquirer Appear to Answer Chsrges
Preferred by Senator Porter.
Philadelphia, Aug. 19. James Elver
son, Jr., general manager, and Charles
H. Heustie. editor of the Philadelphia
Inquirer, appeared before Magistrate
South this afternoon in answer to a
charge of criminal libel, preferred
against them by State Senator Charles
A. Porter. t.Mr. Porter, who was on the
-witness stand for about an hour, de
clared mat publications in the Inquirer
which reflected upon him as a contrac
tor and a citizen were untrue.
James Elverson, sr., publisher of the
Inquirer, Is also Included In the charge,
but he is in Europe. The accused were
held 'In $1,000 ball each for court. Mr.
Porter brought the suit on Saturday
and at the same time Instituted a civil
suit for $100,000 damages.
DELIGHTFUL TRIP.
Two Princeton Stadents Spend Their
Vacation Traveling a la Tramp.
Wllllamsport. Pa.. Aug. 19. Garrett
Cochran, son of State Aenator J. Henry
uoenran, ana tne young mnceton stu
dent who was shot by the negro John
Collins at the same time Student Ohl
was fatally wounded, has Just returned
from a freight train tour of the coun
try. IHe 'Was accompanied by Fred.
uarrues, a menu, ine young men,
who are both wealthy, left home on the
morning of Aug. 8 with but $8 In cash.
They worked their way by boat and
rail to Cleveland, O., and return.
At Ashtabula a tramp endeavored to
effect an entrance Into the box car
where the boys were riding. Cochran
struck him on the head with a coupling
pin, wnen tne tramp drew a revolver
and fired. The bullet Imbedded Itself
In the roof of the car. On the outward
trlD the boys got In a freight car with
a mad dog. They killed the dog and
rode loo mines in the car. Both young
men declare they had a delightful trip.
HOLMES CASTLE FIRE.
Gasoline Is Discovered I'Nder tha Seeref
stairway.
Chicago, Aug. 19. Aotln? on lnforoia-
ttoa furnished he Or department to
day by residents of the neighborhood
of tihe Holmes building In Eiiglewood.
Marshal Kenyoa found a can half filled
with gasoline underneath the secret
stairway on the second floor, and he Is
convinced the fire last night was of in
cendiary origin. Two men were seen to
enter 'tihe building between 8 and 9 p.
m. Half an hour later they came out
and walked rapidly away.
It Is believed that the men placed
the oil there and attached a slow fuse.
Police Inspector Fitzputi lck said today
that he knew of no order for the release
of the Quintans or Owens, and denies
that they have left Che city.
HATCH IS A REALITY.
Tho Mysterious Being Holmes Pretends
to lread Identified.
I'rovldence. R. I., Aug. 19. Inspectors
In the Providence police department
have Just made .the discovery that
"Hatch," the much wanted accomplice
of the notorious Ii. II. Holmes, former
ly lived 'in t'hi city, and that his de
serted wife Is living here at the present
time. They have suspected for some
Brace, formerly a photographer here,
was one and the same person, but were
unable until a day or two ago to con
firm their suspicion.
Samuel L. Kirk, of 86 Ooddard street,
this city. Is a brother-ln-luw of Brace.
Mr. Kirk willingly admitted that his
Bister married Brace, alias "Hatch,"
twelve years ago, at Mooer's Forks, a
small place in Clinton county. New
York, near the Canadian frontier. He
was considered a model young man and
school teacher.
Soon after the wedding a Dr. Mudd
ever, tihe ekler Brace and ir. ludd
Holmes, came to board In the Brace
family, and young Brace and the doctor
became fast friend. One day, how
ever, th eelder Brace and Dr. Mudd
get quarreled, and the latter moved.
Young Brace and his wife soon after
this went to Boston, Where Brace ar
ranged to go Into partnership in a
grocery business In Cambridge. The
firm was known as Brace & Wall. One
day Brace was reported missing, and It
was found that he had taken with him
all the firm's available caah.
He subsequently took charge of Mr.
Rose's Narragansett Pier office in this
city and while thus engaged, one day,
after kissing his wife good-by, as usual,
he left the city und never returned.
In this lnsUince, also, he had collected
as much money aa possible before his
departure.
In Chicago Brace assumed the name
of Charles Glllert. Through a brother
who lived In Chicago, his Identity was
established, and it was learned that he
had marnled a 19-year-old girl and was
empkiyi-d In one of the ollices of the
Standard OH company. His first wife
followed himjmd he again vanished.
NIHILISTS AT WORK.
Three Hundred Persons Said to Have
Been Killed by an F.xplosion at Tools,
Russia-Barracks I'nderrnlncd.
London, Aug. 19. The Daily News
will tomorrow publish a despatch from
Wleste saying that newspapers there
report that an explosion occurred to
day at the artillery barracks at Toola.
capital o the government of that name
In Russia. Three hundred persons are
aatd to have been killed. Including
many officers. The barracks are a heap
of ruins.
An examination Into the cause of the
explosion led to the discovery that the
barracks had 'been undermined every
where. Many arrests have been .made
of persons suspected of being Impli
cated In the outrages, 'which Is sup
posed to .have been the work of Nihil
ists. RECALLS SLAVERY DAYS.
Suit Begun at Uloomlngton to Recover
the Value of Twelve Negroes.
Bloomlnyton. 111., Aug. 1,1. Suit was
begun In 'the McLean circuit court here
today to recover $5,000, the price of
twelve negro slaves who were sold, as
alleged, at Geneva, IN., in 1858. Samuol
Lewis, a wealthy slave owmr of west
ern Tennessee, died In 1858, amd among
his personal property were the slaves
In question. The slaves wre brought
to Illinois by the heirs, who, it is al
leged, made the sale a t Geneva, the pur
chaser being William Ferre, who is now
made the defendant In this suit. Wil
liam Lewis, tihe 'plaintiff, is the son of
Samuel Lewis.
He claims that he never transferred
his Interest in the slaves, and that
Ferre owes him $5,000. William 'Lewis
Is a resident of Chicago. He claims,
a the reason that the suit Is not out
tewed, it hat Ferre has been a resident of
'Missouri and Indiana ever since the
time of the sale. Ferre 1s now here
visiting friends, and service In the case
was obtained upon him today.
BLAZE AT HOXESDALE.
Fowler A John' Grist Mill la Burned.
Two Men Injured While Running to the
Fire.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
iHunesdale, Aug. 19. The large three
story frame grist mill of Fowler &
Johns was destroyed by fire tonight,
together with Its contents. Men were
working In the mill at 10.30, when
flames suddenly burst through the
roof. Fire seemed to originate In sec
ond story. The mill Is run by water
power. There was no fire In the build
ing. The origin of the fire Is unknown.
Loss on building, $10,000; Insurance,
$6,000; toss on stock $5,000; Insurance,
$2,000.
While on their way to the fire Fred
Rappert and A. Van Driesen fell
through the Delaware and Hudson
coal chutes and were badly bruised.
HE DIED A REDSKIN.
Lenford Love a Victim of the Wild West
Craxe.
Tunkhannock, Pa., Aug. 19. The
"wild west". cra2e has cost the life of
another boy. A number of young boys
were playing at killing Indians this
morning In Mehoopany township, and
9-year-old 'Lenford Love was a redskin
and 12-year-old Fred Doty was a cow
boy. According to all established rules of
boyhood fighting the young "redskin"
was to die by the hand of the "cow
boy," and Doty placed a supposedly
empty revolver to the mouth of little
Love and pulled the trigger. Unknown
to the boys the revolver was loaded,
and the bullet ipassed through the
child's neck, severing the spinal cord
and Instantly killing him.
BODIES IN THE WATER.
A Ghastly Discovery Mad at Highland
lake.
Wllllamsport, Pa., Aug. 19. A ghast
ly discovery was made today at High
land lake, a summer resort In Sullivan
county. The bodies of Charles P, Tae
trow. William 'Pilgrim and a man
named Phillips were found In the lake.
The men went out rowing a day or
two ago, and as a number of wounds
were upon the faces of each of the
bodNe that looked as If they had been
made with knives, It Is thought that
the men became engaged In a fight and
capilsed the boat and were drowned.
STORMS AT PITTSBURG
.
Much Damage Kesnlts from Kind
and Knin.
COLLAPSE OP A BRICK HOUSE
Two Women Are ltrowned-Several Per
sons Serloasly Injarcd by Falling Tim
bera and tleotrlc Shocks Marvel
ous Escape of Pryor Children.
Pittsburg, Aug. 19. 'Reports of dam
age caused 'by the storm which swept
over a portion uf Pittsburg and Alle
gheny hist evening continue. The num
erous accounts of narrow escape from
flying wreckage render it remarkable
that there were no fatalities. The high
wind and heavy rain were accom
panied by hail. During the storm there
waa much sharp lightning, but no dam
age resulted from this causes A num
ber uf buildings in various parts of
Pittsburg and Allegheny suffered dam
age to roofs and chimneys. The tele
graph and telephone wires, including
the tine alarm and patrol systems, were
badly demoralised.
The heaviest individual loss from the
storm was that caused by damage to
the frame work of Henderson, Johnston
& Co.'s grain elevator, in pro
cess of erection on Carson street. The
damage, while uf Itself is not serious by
reason of the storm, 1 of a nature that
.will require the 'Work to be done over,
which will cost about $20,000.
Near Bedford avenue, a new unoccu
pied brtck house collapsed, a portion of
the walls fell upon a frame dwelling oc
cupied by Mrs. Daily, and one child and
Mrs. Pryor and three children. Two of
the Pryor family and Mrs. Daily and
her child were burled In the debris.
They were speedily rescued and were
uninjured.
Two Women Drowned.
River craft suffered seriously. Millie
Llnbaugh, stewardess of the steamer
iMd Keerer, went down with the boat
amd was drowned. An unknown woman
Is BaiM to have been blown from the
point ormge into the river and drowned.
Patrick Mhea, fireman at the West End
electric power house, was badly Injured
by a falling tiiwber. John Adams, con
ductor on the Second avenue electric
car, was badly shocked while removing
a wire from the track. His condition Is
precarious. Two men who occupied a
shanty boat on the Allegheny side of the
umo nver. are missing, it is feared
that they were drowned.
The storm was altogether local, and
Vi flflteen minutes of its duration nearly
one-half inch of rain fell. The total
damage to property m the two cities is
estimated at about $100,000.
JUSTICE STRONG DEAD.
The Kminsnt Jurist Passe Away at Lake
Mlnnewaska-Sketca of His Career oa
the Bench,
Lake Mlnnewaska, N. Y., Aug. 19.
Justice Strong died at 2.15 today. Wil
liam Strong, son of the Rev. William
Lighthouse Stiong, iwas born In Somers,
Tolland county. Conn.. May 6, 1808. He
waa tducated at the Plainfleld academy
and Yale college, graduating at the age
of 20 years. After a brief career as
school teacher, he returned to New
Haven and graduated from the law
school of Yale. Removing thence to
Philadelphia he was admitted to the
bar In 1832. The young lawyer ohose
Reading, Pa., for his home and entered
upon the praottce of his profession in
1847. Having taken an active inter
est In polices, he was elected to repre
sent the district In congress, and served
two terms. He then returned to the
praotlce of his profession, and In 1857
was elected a Judge of the supreme
court of the state of Pennsylvania for
a term olf fifteen years. On Oct. 1, 1868,
he resigned, that position ami resumed
his practice atlthe bar.
While a member of the supreme court
of the state, the deceased Justice won a
reputation for Judicial learning that
extended far beyond its limits, and
when In 1870 President Grant trans
mitted his name with that of the late
Justice Bradley to the senate for con
firmation as associate Justices of the
supreme court of the United States,
there was a general feeling of satisfac
tion among the members of his profes
sion. On Jan. 15, 1872, Justice Strong
announced the decision of the court
affirming the constitutionality of the
legal tender acts, and Justice Bradley
concurred In a 'lengthy opinion.
Justice Strong was designated by the
electoral commission act of 1877 as one
of the Judicial members of the famous
tripartite tribunal which passed upon
the contested presidential election of
1876. In 1880, Mr. JusMce Strong, hav
ing reached the age at which, under
the constitution, retirement from the
bench after ten years of service thereon
is permitted, retired, and had since then
made hte home in Washington.
He was a ruling elder In the Church
of the Covenant, and a leading officer
in the IBi'ble sociiety and 1n he Ameri
can Tract society, usually presiding
over their annual gatherings.
In 1836 Justice Strong married Prls
cina Lee. at Eastun, Pa., by wfcom he
had a family of one eon and several
daughters. The son died in 1892, two of
the daughters are married and reside
In Pennsylvania; two unmarried daugh
ters have been their father's Intimate
companions since the death of their
mother some years ego.
The remains of ex-Justice Strong will
leave New Palis on a special car at 11
o'clock tomorrow morning, arriving at
Reading, Pa., at 7.30 o'clock In the eve
nlng. The funeral services will be held
at Reading at 6 o'clock on Wednesday
afternoon.
Tried to Swindle a Bank.
Toledo. O., Aug. 19-The police today
arrested Samuel Watts, si.as Coxey. of
ReedBvlle Pa., while trying to wh.lle
an hast Toledo batik by a forged check,
watts cla'meil to be president of a bank
at ReedevMle. Pa., but a telegraphic query
to that place brought the answer that
Watt was a forger of national reputation.
I.elion Mine Suspend Operation.
Shamokln, Pn., Aug. M.-The Leison
shaft, operated by J. Langdon A Co.,
end employing 700 men and boys, was shut
down indefinitely today on account of the
poor coal trade. The mules were hoisted
from the mine and none but pumpsmen
are now on the pay roll.
Rich Maa Commit Sslclde.
Reading, Pa,, Aug. 19. Sylvanlus Klopp,
aged 50, unmarried, committed suicide at
the home of his brother, Benjamlne, near
Sloucheburg today. He was well to do
and had been indisposed the past month.
His body waa found by his niece at noon,
SIFTED WIRINGS. ' '
Quebec cltixens decided to hold a wlntor
field Wkn the aacond of . 'the series
Burglars entered the Fond du Lac, Wis.,
paetolfle and secured $400 In cash and
stamps besides the reglvtered mail.
By order of the court in a railroad suit
at Chattanooga the Western Union Tele
groirti company had to produce important
telegrams,
WEATHER REPORT.
For eastern Pennsylvania fair; westerly
wtnds
Fmleys
lisui
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At prices reduced to
close out balance
stock
MUSLIN UNDERWEAR
One lot Empire Gowns
98 cents, former price
$1.25. Four lots Cor
set Covers 25c, 39c.,
50c., 75c, former
prices 38c to $1.25.'
Skirts, Drawers;
Chemise, etc.
CHILMEfS
COLORED DRESSES
69c, 98c, reduced
from 85c. and $1.19
Boys' Kilt Suits.
LAMES' SILK WAISTS
$3.50, $5.00, $6.00,
$7.50, reduced from
$4.50, $6.50, $8.00
and $9.00. Ladie'
White Lawn Waists
at exactly half price.
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FALL, 1895.
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