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Are
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Wlt)i thoee of fifty per cent, of the
summer sojourners, who have een
ItUnic In eh'11 rooms, and
Draughty Porches rt
mountain reort during the last
t lr evening.
.We're TMiktog
of Home
So '.re they, and they'll
rttv toon To uch we would say
ffSl'tSS Urdlng house that n,
tia ever established, or the w
tootel that man has ever dreamed
wKh "Home Sweet Homer J Not a
bit of K "Be It ever so humble,
there- no plaoe Jlkeihome.
We're not In the lecture writing
tutnM.but somehow, our thought
leads to another, and we've di
gressed iometrhat. or In other words
left the business track for a mo
ment. Is only half furnished and hasn t a
vestige of fireside comfort about It.
Reflect for a minute and you'll ad
mit that we're right. If your cur
tains at home are a little the worse
for wear, or your stock 4s a trifle
scanty, you never had a better
chance to
We're opening a full campaign In
our Curtain and Drapery Depart
ment, and to be frank with you. we
mean to bring and keep this stock
weH to the front In fmure. We
. ffui mw yu money At alt tims la
everything that pertains to house
. furnishings In this tine, but
For (he Next 10 Bays
- We'll offer the very latest weaves
-of styles In Nottingham Lace Cur
tains at prices that will make you
wonder where we got them; but
don't worry over that, It's our affair
alone. "Man, mind thyself," Is a
good old maxim, and one that's
safe to stand by. Believers In it
never had a better chance than now
to put it to a practical test.
The Newest :
Lace Curtails
On the market are offered at the
following special prices for ten
days. Come after that, and you'll
find us) making a profit on the pres
ent special prices.
The number quoted below are all
Nottingham. In White and Ecru,
but we're doing about the same
. thing with our, many lines in Irish
Pointa, Brunei nets. Antique
Cluny's, Goffered Edged Muslins,
etc.:
pairs In ecru only 3Tc
44 pa!rs tn ecru only fwc
U pairs in ecru only tefto
M pairs ecru or white ten'
0 pair ecru or white 1.19
49 pair ecru or whlta 1.8S
CU pears ecru or white 36
. (0 pairs ecru. 135
I pairs ecru or white..... 3.2S
As we've hinted above, if you want other
makes or higher grades you can get them
at correspondingly low figures, but only
for ten days at present figures.
Snap Shots at
:Ltttlt'OddLotsln ".
only one or two pa4rs of at kind or
coloring.
' Plain curtains with dado, $3.50
kind at $2.76.
Same style as above, $4.50 kind at
S3.2&.
. All plate Chenille. H2S kind at
.(.
All plain Chenille, $6.50 kind at
4.75.
Figured all over Curtains, were
7.50; special price $5.76.
. There' a Wash Goods Sale going
' on light across from our Drapery
. Department. Should you visit the
tore during It continuance, you
might wonder why the crowd con
tinual hang around there, but, of
'course, It's optional whether you
.'visit It or not. To tell you the
truth prices and stock are equally
low there, but the knowing one
,. d a blte or two' every day like
the dlsoiple of. Isaac Walton who
fished by the brooks and streams.-
. TAREDOOSE
CONFIDENCE ALL AROUND
Uadcrs of Both Quay sad Hastiogs
Pactions Claim the Field.
THE BATTLE IS X0T YET QVER
Mr. Mnrtin Sooffs at the Idea That Dele
gates Chosoa as Hasting Kepablicaas
Would do Over to thtf Opposition
llarrfatburg a Socne of Activity.
Philadelphia, Aug. II Forty-ono of
the delegates elected from this city to
support Ciovenuir Huntings at the Ke
publican state convention in llarris
burg next Wednesday, met this after
noon at the Republican city headquar
ters and pledged their support in-stlck-tng
to Governor 'Hastings for perma
nent chairman of the convention and
to Colonel 1. P. Gllkeson for re-election
as chairman of the state commit
tee. After the meeting, which was
held In secret, it was announced that
a caucus of the Hastings-Ullkeson
delegates would lie held in Harrtsburg
on Tuesday night. The antl-Uuuy
leaders claimed that thirteen of their
Philadelphia delegates were absent
from the meeting, but , that their
pledires had been secured.
Harrifburg. Aug. SS. Today Senator
Quay sent the following letter to the
delegates elected to the state conven
tion: Harrlburg. Pa.. Auk. 23.
Dear Sir A caucus of deleitatos to the
Republican state convention favorable to
mv election to be chairman of the state
committee will be held at the rooms of the
boarl of trade on Court House avenue,
Harrisburg. I'a., on Tuesday. 27th Inst.,
at p. m. You are reepectMlly invited to
attend. Yours truly. M. 8. Quay.
The senator remained In his room at
the Loohiel today, quietly directing
arranaements for the wind-up of the
contest. 'He Is confident of victory, as
are also his opponents. Attorney uen
erat MoCormlck said today that Sena
tor Quav's talk of bribery was a show
of weakness. He said their sldd did
not need to resort to bribery, because
they had the delegates without stoop
ing to anything of this kind. Congress
man "Jack" Robinson Is talked of as
the Quay candidate for temporary
chairman of the convention.
Hastings Men Alive.
Philadelphia, Aug. 23. The opening
of headquarters at 'Harriaburg by
Senator Quay has stirred up the Hust
ings people to a sense of the advantage
Quay may get from being on the
ground to manage his fight, and to
morrow David Martin, the Republi
can leader of Philadelphia, will go to
the state cupitol. He will remain there
until after the convention and will
watch the moves made by Quay and
endeavor to checkmate them. Martin
will also see to it that none of the
Hastings delegates are seduced from
their allegiance, and he will Impress
upon all the desperate nature of the
fight and the necessity for standing
firm.
Mr. iMartin eays he Is not alarmed by
the o:otles anj rumors In circulation of
iLifstitiuns- in the ranks of the Hastings
forces In this city and la as cheerful and
confident as ever In his manner. When
a. iked what he thought of them and of
the statements of conspicuous Quay
men "that several delegates elected in
the Interest of Hastings will go over to
the former, he said:
"There la nothing to warrant any of
the rumors that have been started. The
result as published has not been
changed. Every man elected on
Wednesday In the Interest of the ad
ministration can be relied upon. The
figures remain as they .have been an
nounced. All I know of the men. and
from all my advices. I am satisfied that
the-re will be no 'flop.' These stories
have ben started for a purpose, and
they have been made about men who,
as soon as they heard them, quickly
and strongly denied them."
Christopher L. Ma gee, of Pittsburg,
wa. in the city today and had inter
views with several of the local leaders.
He erpressed satisfaction with the sit
uation here and aa stoutly afl ever de
clared that Governor Hastings and Col
onel Ollkvson will be winners on
Wednesday next ait Hawiisburg.
Republican State Chairman Gllkeson
replied with a refusal to the request
of Lieutenant Governor Meyer, Aud
iting General Lyon, s)ecretary of In
ternal Alfair Latta and Theodore
Flood that he call the state convention
together to make up the roll of the dele
cates to the state convention. In his
letter of declination Mr. Oilkeson says:
"Gentlemen I am m receipt of your
letter of Aug. 18, and In reply thereto let
me say that I regard the making up of
the toll of delegates to the state con
vention as a purely ministerial act. In
discharging this duty I hall follow the
custom of all my predecessors. In ref
erence to your Ktiggestlon that 'being a
candidate for chairman of "the state
comnrHtee. it would be Indelicate and
Improper for me to make up the roll of
dc-U sates, and thus decide the contests
In my own Interest,' I desire to say that
I have no purpose whatever of-deciding
any contests. I shall put Up on the
roll th names of the duly accredited
delrgato. elected by itlhe regular district
conventhis, leaving absolutely to the
stat convention the duty of passing
upon all contests."
Harrisburg, Pa., Aug. 83.-enator
Quay had a chance to rest at the
Lochiel today, but this evening there
were many callers, Including a delega
tion of old soldiers of this olty. He
says the fight Is won, and expresses
absolute confidence In the defeat of the
anti-Quay people. Governor Hastings
Is equally confident, and Intimates
that bluffing will not count where vot
ing Is necessary. The governor and
Attorney General MoCormlck left this
city this afternoon, It Is supposed, for
a conference with othur administration
leaders. .
UNLUCKY' pKFENDER.
r .
he Calebratod Yssbt Continues to Dis
play Signs of Weakness.
Bristol, R. I Aug. 21 The Defend
er's mast was unstepped this morning
and nowlies on the pier at the works
here, where a gang,of men are at work
stripping It. The new steel gaff Is all
ready, but the steel boom Is not ex
pected to be finished before next Tues
day, and will not be used In the trials
with the Vigilant. The steel gaff will
probably not be used, either, until af
ter the races next wee. The new
mast for the Defender will be stepped
tomorrow and the work of rigging her
will be rushed. -
The boat wlH be ready by Monday
and will at once leave for New York.
She suffered not the .'slightest Injury
by lodging the mud jap. Mr. Isellh
wa seen today, and while he did not
car to talk very much, said that .there
Is absolutely io truth in the story that
the hull of the "boat is in any way in
jured. The mast was. simply weak.
Mr. Herbert 'Leeds was positive that
the boat was not strained a particle.
He said: "We have long known that
the mast was too light, and when It
began to show Its weakness, it was
decided better .to Withdraw from the
races and not risk taking the mast out
of her. with the potssbHUy of Its going
ovct tli aide, straining tat aluminium
plates and penliaps putting; a hole
through the boat."
"Mr. Iselln cared nothing for the As
tor cup, and thought It was better to
take iu chances. He could have kept
on, and 1 am satisfied the Defender
would have beaten Vigilant, but the
boat was withdrawn because It Is too
near cup race time to have to repair
accidents, and there is plenty to be
done on the boatyet."
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Officers Mooted Ycstorday's Meeting
of the Urand l.odne.
Reading. Pa.. Aug. 23. The fourth
day's pension of the Grand Lodge of
Pennsylvania, Knights of I'ythtaa, was
called to order ait a. m. The new code
of ruls was the first order of business
and they were finally disposed of at 11
o'clock. There were a number of
changes and amendments from the
committee's report, the most important
being that in reference to tine grand
tribunal. The new constitution was
then udopted as a whole.
The following officers were installed
by Grand Chancellor Jacksonithls after
noon: Grand chancellor, Charles O.
Kreed. Philadelphia; vice-chancellor, H.
N. Dunncll, Stranton; grand prelate,
Cliarli K. Llnde, phlladolpbia; grand
keeper of record and seal, George
llawkes. Philadelphia: grand keeper of
the exohetiuvr, Julius Mouivtney, Phila
delphia; Inner guard, Scott Diebert,
Pittsburg; outer guard, C. M. Deem.
Hevding.
These members of the grand tribunal
were given out this evening: Ktlward
H. Wayne, Philadelphia, five years; W.
II. Hood, Philadelphia, two years;
Robert Carty, Philadelphia, four
years; W. iH. Falls, New Castle, three
years; D K. Brindl?. Carlisle, two
years; James C. Lindsay, Bradford,
one year; P. Howard Armstrong, Ply
mouth, one year.
Gettysburg was selected as tihe next
place of meeting, In August, 1S96.
THE CARDINAL RETURNS.
He Talks Freely tpon Ills Visit to tho
Pops Various Questions Oiseussad.
Admiration for America.
New York, Aug. 23. After a sixteen
weeks' trip to Europe, nd looking
wonderfully Improved In health, Car
dinal Gibbons, the chiff prelate of the
Catholic church In the United States,
arrived this afternoon on the Cunard
liner Campania. He was given a -most
enthusiastic welcome. The Caonpania
got In before she was expected, and,
slipping by Fire Island, got Into
quarantine before the delegation from
Detroit and Baltimore" could catch the
revenue cutter which had been placed
at the cardinal's disposal. When the
Campania arrived at quarantine short
ly before 2 o'clock, Cardinal' Gibbons,
surrounded by a party of Catholic
clergy, stood on the starboard Bide for
ward and waved his hat to the only
friend who succeeded in catching the
cutter Chandler, Joseph T. Keiley, an
attache of the treasury department,
and son of iMaJor John t). Keiley, city
treasurer of Brooklyn, a personal
friend of the cardinal's and at whose
home he will pass the night.
Cardinal Grbbona looked well. His
eyes sparkled with health and his
oheeks, rounded out considerably, bore
unmistakable evidence of having been
In communion with the sun and wind
on the way over. From the Chandler,
the Cardinal stepped to the Manhat
tan, and was taken to the Cunard dock,
at the foot of Morton street. On the
way up North river, his eminence,
with his imial graclousneas, talked
willingly of his trip.
"My health," he said, is magnificent.
"Why," he continued, "even my
stomach Is all right now. iMy visit to
Rome was not of special significance
!. th Catholic church. It wa per
functory and It a visit wihlch we are
supmmed to make at certain periods."
"Will the pope write a supplement
ary letter on American church af
fairs?" he was asked.
"There was no necessity of our dis
cussing such a letter," he replied, "and
I do not think he will write one. IMy
several visits to the pope gave me
much pleasure. He Is a really wonder
ful man, and his physical condition for
a man of 86 years is truly phenomenal.
He is a trifle more stooped than he was
eight years ago, when I saw him last,
but his Intellect-Is bright and strong,
and his power of endurance Is simply
wonderful. 'He Is In better health now
than he was eight years ago. The
pope," continued his eminence, "has
a delightful personality, and is won
derfully entertaining. We talked gen
erally of American church and politi
cal institutions, about which he Is de
cidedly enthusiastic, and for the future
of which he Is hopeful. 'American po
litical institutions have constituted a
subject of special study and reflection
by the pope, and for them he has . ex
pressed, in a letter to me, the most
profound admiration. The American
conception of what constitutes liberty
is fully approved by the pope, who
thought our idea was the true one."
"Did you discuss the labor question
with the pope," he was asked.
"I believe," said the cardinal,, reftec-'
tlvely, "that he considers the labor
question that Is generally you will
understand, as settled. We did not
discuss it at lengh."
A 2-OUNCE BABY BfJRN. "."
It Is Perfectly formed Boy and Has
Hearty Appetite.
Liberty, N. Y., Aug. 23. A baby
whose weight was only one and one
half pounds was born near here Fri
day last, to Mr. and Mrs1. E. E. Henry,
a Brooklyn couple, who are stopping
there for the summer.
The child Is a male and perfectly
formed. Its head is the slse of a peach
of medium growth, and the other por
tions of Its body are small In propor
tion. It eats Its meals with a relish,
and Dr. J. L. C. Whltcomb, the at
tending physician. Is confident that the
Infant will survive.
TAN BARK ON FIRE.
The Town of Irvona Threatened With
Destruction.
Altoona, Pa., Aug. 23. The large tan
nery at Irvona, on the Pennsylvania
and Northwestern railroad and about
three miles from Coal port, Is on Are and
the town is threatened with destruc
tion. This city has been appealed to
for assistance and No. 3 Engine com
pany was sent at 9 o'clock.
The danger to the town of Irvona,
Clrarneld' county, is now pant but the
Are Is tlU working on a pile of 50,000
cords of bark. The population is
slbout 600.
: NOTED CHICKEN THIEF.
i
Kansas Posse Runs Down a Man Who
-1 Has stolon Thousands. .....
Topeka, Kan., Aug. 23. A - chicken
thief by .the name of Poole was arrest
ed early this morning near Le Compton
with nearly 300 chicken In his wagon,
which he had stolen from farmers.
For two weeks he has been traveling
through Bhawnee snd Douglas coun
ties at night and has stolen snd mar
keted several thousand eh'ckena.
Last night a posse was organised to
run him down, and when captured he
was on his way to Kansas City with
his stolen plunder.
SCpiO.1 PEOPLE HOPEFUL
They Are Confident of Success it
Erie Convcatlo.
VICTORY SEEMS A CERTAINTY
Tho Matter WlH lie Decided Tomorrow.
Moyal Assistance Is Received front
Wllkes-Uorre, Plymouth and Hones-dalo-Allentown
Ohsws Peaanta.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Eirte. Pa.. Aug. 23. Though our dele
gation wre tired out last night, we
manage to make our presence felt and
heard in the opening service of the con
vention. We have distributed all the
badges and hymns that we brought
with us and have had more printed.
Tho attendance of delegates from coun
ties outside of Erie is lmall and this
r ho wing made a great disappointment
to those In charge. This Is on account
of the high ntrllroad rates and on ac
count of its being held so soon after the
International convention at Uopton.
This morning the commlttc.es were ap
pointed. The one most interesting tq
the Scranton delegation of course Is the
committee on place of 'W corvention,
composed of the following: K. N. Mc
Brier, of Erie, chairman; W. A. Gilles
pie, Philadelphia: R. iM. Davidson, Ve
nango; Rev. G. 'B. EAsenweln, Harris
burg; J. B. Irwin, Blulr; Wilbur Par
sons, Troy; C. It. Jones, Itenova; A. B.
Hess, Wayni'siboro; T. C. Bryttan, Pitts
burg; 'Miss L. B. W.htte, Butler, and
Rev. Amel Lewey, Altoona. This com
mittee will meet tomorrow morning at
8 o'clock to decide our fate. Tonight
the Scra.ntoninana feel coivtldent that
they will be successful and ate making
the meeting ring with convention songs
and cry. The Utter is as follows: "Rahl
Rahl Rlx! Rah! Rah! Kix! Scranton!
Scranton! 96!"
Alientown is very quiet in Its efforts
but whether this plan will be effective
is still to be seen. They came here
with a tame song singing to the rune
of "Auld Lang Syne," but their effort
to sing were so fruitless that they have
concluded to change and are now sing
ing their '95 song, which was prepared
for Yok last y;ar. Scranton Is re
ceiving royal assistance from Wllkewl
Barre, Plymouth and Hortesdale repre
sentatives and our hosts, the Central
Pennsylvania society, are doing fully
well for us.
We have been honored today by the
appointment on the nomination com
mit of our chairman, C. E. Daniels.
The delegates are all well and happy
and ai' hoping and praying for suc
cess tomorrow. We are looking for
ward with pleasure to tihe arrival of
Brother Manning, whose genial enliv
ening presence we have sadly missed In
our efforts.
TRAGIC END0F A RACE.
Simon McMehoa Is Killed by Being Raa
Over by a Hose Cart at Bradford.
Bradford, Pa.. Aug. 23. There was a
tragic finish to a hub and hub race nt
Mie Volunteer fireman's tournament
here today. iSlmon McMshon. 'of Sala
manca, N. Y., was killed and Martin
C. Hu-Ubell was critically injured. The
Northwestern Volunteer Firemen's as
sociation has held a tournamet here,
lasting two days. Half a dozen coun
ties of this .state were reore jented. and
several In New York. The climax of
the festivities were to havx been
reached thin afternoon with a hub and
hub race. The Abbott Hose company,
of Salamanca, N. Y was entered in
the race, and drnw a position alongside
of the D. H. Whipple Hose company,
of Cuba, N.. Y. When the starter's
pistol -was fired both companies got
away and ran over the 200 yard course
In a dead heat, dragging the heavy
hose carts behind them.
Simon MoMahon was In tihe lead on
the A'bbo't's t'. ag roue, and Just as he
oiosfed the finish line, stumbled and
ti'l Two other members if the team
fell over his prostrate body. Before the
c(Jr runners could check thlr speed
a wheel of the heavy hose cart struck
McMahon In the left side, just as he
was attempting to get up. The cart
bounded high in the air and struck the
other two men. 'MoMahon was con
veyed to the Riddle House In a carriage
where he died In I era than an hour, lie
was 22 year old. Mart. C. Hubb:-II,
one of the men who was struck by the
cart, Is now In a critioal condition, and
he may not recover.
The 200-yard hose race was won ty
the F!i:-st Ward Hose company of But
ter, Pa., and the A'bbott Hose company
of r Salamanca, and Tannery Hose com
pany of Llmesone, N. Y., were a tie for
second place. iBect time, 28 1-4 seconds.
The hub and hub race, 200 yards, wan
won by the Tannery Hose company,
with the First Ward company of But
ler second. iBest time, 22 3-5 seebnda.
QUEER ACTS OF A CI1ICAGOAN.
Henry l.lndllnger Arrested, by a West
Shore Rnilroad Conductor.
Rochester, . NT Y., Aug. 23. A man
giving the name of Henry Llndlinger,
of Chicago, bound for New York, ap
parently about 30 years of age, was
taken in custody by the conductor of a
'West Shore train shortly after leav
ing Buffalo and turned over to the po
lice here.
While sitting In his seat he suddenly
threw his pocketbook and satchel
through a car window and grabbed the
satchels of several other passengers
and treated them In a like manner. It
Is stated he attempted to disrobe him
self In the Buffalo depot while the
train was waiting there.
SHE WAS NO ACTRESS.
Yet - Mrs. lljcibuum . Lost Valuable
Diamonds at a Hotel.
Atlantic City, N. J., Aug. 23. Mr.
Max Bjerbaum, wife of a Philadelphia
broker, who is stopping at the Hotel
Majestic, on Virginia avenue, was
robbed while In bed In her room about
8 o'clook this morning of $1,200 worth of
diamonds. The Jewels wc taken from
a case on the bureau.
W. H. Morgan, alias "Dave" (Morse,
of Chicago, Is locked up In the Central
station here charged with the robbery.
The police look upon their capture aa
one of great Importance.. They believe
the prisoner lhad an accomplice, as none
of tihe valuables were found upon his
person.
GOVERNORJS WITH THEM.
II Will suppress th Proposed Coreett
I'ltsslmmon Plant n Texas.
Austin, Tex., Aug. 23. Governor Cut
bei.son tnls morning made public some
.'orrespondenc between himself . and
Sheriff Cabel, of Dallas county, about
the Corbett-Fitialmmona prise fight.
The governor, In his letter, asked Cabel
It he Intended accepting the attorney
general' opinion holding the prise
Aghtlng law valid. CaJbel replied Uiat
If any writ was placed In his hands by
th county attorney he would certainly
serve It. In case no writ la Issued
and the responsibility Is thrown entire
ly on him, he will unhesitatingly dis
charge hi duty. - He, n turn, asked the
governor if, uudr ft tow, ft would
be Justified In using force, even to
tihootlng down citizens, or If such a
course wouhl be advised by him.
In reply to this t he governor says that
at the proper time what force may be
necessary to successfully quell the tight
will be easily secured. He further ad
vhtes the s hurl ft to notify the fighting
management at once that they Intend
to suppress .she tin lit at all hazards, so
that the management can cease opera
tions on the ring and building at Dallas.
ENDEAVOREKS AT ERIE.
Pour Thousand Young Christian Workers
Kagsgs in a Service of Prayer.
Erie, Pa., Aug. 23. A perfect day
broke upon Erie and 4.000 tealous Chris
tian Endeavorers and their fuli-nds
hailed it by coming out at sunrise and
singing "Praise God From Whom All
Hlecsings Flow." Prayer meetings
were then held all over the city. The
feature of today's meetings were the
noon day sessions at the ftltops, docks,
jail, hoppital and othur public places.
They were conducted by bands of lead
ers who were accompanied by forty or
fifty ladles and gentlemen as singers
and speakers.
Secretary McDonald, of Altoona, re
ported a total of 3.6K5 societies In the.
state with a membership of 187.000. a
gain, of &0G societies in ten months.
Wvet-y county In the state Is represent
ed. iPhlladelphia leads with ivi socle
'ties and Allegheny county is next.
Twenty thousand one hundred and
eighty-three dollars has been raised
for missionary and benevolent work.
The treusuerer reported a deficit of
1300.
Rev. W. A. Stanton. D. D., of Pitts
burg, preached the convention sermon
this forenoon. The services in tho tent
Endeavor are attended by from 4,000
to 5,000 people.
AltUST SHRINKAGE.
The Business Transact loss of July Wars
Inflated to a Degree That Mad a Dull
ness During This Month Imperative.
New York. Aug. 23. R. G. Dun & Co.,
in their weekly review of trade, tomor
row will say:
The volume of business shrinks, as
is natural In August, and the shrink
age seems rather larger than usual be
cause transactions in July were some
what inflated for that month.
The price of wheat has fallen 314
cents during the week, recovering a
reaction on Thursday in spite of all
efforts to hold ,back supplies from
farms and to encourage buying.
Wheat ought to go abroad freely at
present prices, but Atlantic exports,
flour Included, have been only 1,352.602
bushels for the week, against 2.694,704
last year, and for four weeks only
4.348.CI2 bushels against 10,937.447 last
year. Impressive stories of short
crops abroad have little weight In the
presence of such k record, and the
abstention of foreign purchasers
proves more effective than the with
holding of wheat by western farmers.
It is a relief to turn to the great in
dustries, in which the enormous orders
placed some weeks or more ago cause
phenomenal activity for the season.
In iron, notwithstanding some uneasi
ness because the output has greatly
increased, heavy purchases by two
leading companies have advanced the
pHce of Bessemer 50 cents, and a new
combination has raised galvanized
barbed wire to $1.80. while combina
tions are being formed In wire rods and
common wire, and advance In prices
Is expected. Other prices are un
changed, and the new orders for Iron
and steel products are not at present
large.
Failures for the week have been 222
In the United States against 234 last
year, and 43 In Canada against 33 last
year. ,
WORK FORMrToeNBY.
Will Probably Do Obliged to Insist I pon
n Impartial Investigation of kucheng
Affair.
Washington. Aug. 23. The news con
tained In press dispatches from Shang
hai that Liu Ping Chang, the degraded
viceroy of Szu Chuan, had been ap
pointed Imperial high commissioner to
Investigate the outrages on the English
missionaries has not been con tinned
officially through any dispatch re
ceived at the state "department, but
when such confirmation does come, the
resentment of this government is like
ly to be made known in such a man
ner that China will realize how much
In earnest the United States are in
bringing the Kucheng massacre to a
conclusion satisfactory to this country.
Liu's record, as contained In official
communications received at the state
department this month,, is -not calcu
lated to impress the United States with
a belief In any desire on hfs part to
make an Impartial Inquiry.'
When the Chengtu riots took place,
it was claimed that they were Instigat
ed by the viceroy, who was alleged to
have spread stories that the mission
aries were killing children. It is prob
able that Mr. Denby will be Instructed
to request the Chinese government to
revoke Liu's commission on the ground
of his actions at Chengtu and his hos
tility to foreigners.
AROUSED AND BEATEN.
Dr. S. R. Ilayts. of Aleony, Ohio, Mal
treated by Five Man.
New Carlisle, Ohio, Aug. 23. Dr. S.
R. Hayes, a reputable physlslan of Al
eony, six miles northwest of this place,
was awakened at 1 o'clock Tuesday
morning. On going to the door he was
seised by five men who compelled him
to dress and wo with them.
They led him to an alley, whore they
brutally beat him, breaking his nose
and terribly ibruiHlng him about the
body.
: TO GET MORE MONEY.
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Operators of Copper Plants in Michigan
Raise Wsgos Voluntarily.
'Houghton, iMIch., Aug. 23. Qulncy,
Wolverine and Kearsage copper mines
announce a 10 per cent, raise In wages,
effective from Aug. 1. The other six
active minus' In the district have pre
viously announced an advance from
the same date.
The Increase 1n Houghton county
will aimqunt to nearly 50,0O0 a month.
The advance was volntary on the part
of the mine owners.
SHOT A CARRIER PIGEON.
Thought th Bird Journeyed to Indian
1 from Calais, Franee,
'ndlanapolls, Aug. 23. This morning
at Mount Jackson, across the river,
some boys shot and killed a carrier
pigeon which was resting In a tree.
On one leg of the bird was found an
aluminum tag. bearing the character
"12 C ' H W 95 "
It Is thought that the bird 1 possibly
on that was released at Calais,
France.
' " Bribery Case Dismissed.
Carlisle, Pa., Aug. 33. In the alleged
bribery charge against Judge Bkldle and
C. C. Basshore, when the case earns up
for a hearing today before a Justice of
he peace, Alexander Good heart, the prose
cutor, withdrew the Information and there
was no charge to present. The case was
dimlM4 at th cost of th prosecutor.
LEHIGH COUNTY IN LINE
e .
Another big Victory for Governor
Hastings.
EASILY SWEEPS THE COUNTY
Purees of the Administration Are Trl.
nraphant at tvery Election District.
The Army of Bluff aad IMustor
Routed at Evory Hand.
Alientown, I'a., Aug. 23. The Lehigh
county Iti-publlcan primaries were' held
here tonight and from the returns re
ceived, the Hastings forces have swpt
the county. The primaries tonight
elected deli gates to the county conven
tion which will be held tomorrow.
There will ibe 166 delegates In the con
vention and of these the Quay people
tonight ure only claiming forty-two.
In this ckty out of Hlxty-one delegates,
Hastings got fifty-two. The vote to
rright assures tihe Hastings people the
election tomrrow In the county conven
tion of Iehlgh's four delegates to the
state convention.
Lehigh has ibeen generally placed in
the Hastings column and the result to
night Is not muoh of a surprise. All
the counties In the state have now held
tbefcr conventions and the issue between
the two Republican factions will be de
cided at the state convention, on
Wednesday next.
KANSAS HAS A CANDIDATE.
Judge Caldwell Roomed for the Presi
dency ay Free Sliver Men.
Topeka. Kan., Aug. 23.-The move
ment in favor of Jude Henry C. Cald
well, of the United State circuit court,
for president In ISftti, on the Republi
can ticket, has been revived today.
Judge Caldwell will visit Topeka next
Tuesday on business connected with
the Santa Fe receivership. His visit
is likely to be made the occasion of a
demonstration by free sliver men and
railroad employes in Topeka. The
Dally State Journal publishes a lead
ing article nominating him for the
presidency. It says:
"On the quetlon of money. Judge
Caldwell stands squarely for the free
coinage of silver. In a recent Inter
view at Denver, this able Jurist said
It would be Utile less than a crime if the
people of this coun.try permitted Wall
stnet to fasten upon this nation the
gold standard."
Judge Caldwell's position on labor
matters Is commended, and ihls famous
Omaha decision In the Union PacMIc
reteivei:ttilp quoted.
LIVE WIRE TRAGEDY.
Horrible Spectacle Witnessed by Resi
dents of Vine Street. Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Aug. 23. The form of
an unconscious Urn-man hanging twenty-five
feet in midair across Uve elec
tric light wires with smoke arising
from his burning fleah was the specta
cle that startled the residents of Vine
street In the vicinity of Eleventh street
ehortly before noon today. John Mal
Hn, who was tmployed by tha Bush
Electric Light company, ascended a
pole for the purpose of stringing a new
wire. iHe had been working but a few
moments when a scream of terror di
rected the gaze of passers-by to the net
work of wires. There lying partially
upon several of the wires through
which a strong current wsa passing and
partly sustained by one of the cross
trees of the pole was the lineman. His
right arm hung powerless over a live
wire which had burned through his
nhlrt sleeve and icto the fleah and from
the point of contact, a white smoke
curled up. The man's face rested
agalnt amoth'er wire and the spectators
could see the wire burning into his
cheek.
Residents of nearby dwellings threw
mattresses and feather bedding from
tlvlr windows and plljd them beneath
the man. Mallln had been In the po
sition for fully 1Kb nilnne when
Charles P. Grant, another lineman, se
cured a rope and swiftly climbed tju-p-U.
At t.h'e risk of hi own llfe.JTant
lifted the burning and jUlerdlng man
into a Pitting position-arid tied the rope
alKiut his body. Wh.-n this was com
pleted .auother lineman mounted the
pule and the pair lowered the injured
man to the sidewalk. He was then
taker, to a hospital and It is feairvd that
he will die.
Mullin Is ibelleved to have first
touched a wire with his ungloved hand.
Grant was alpo burned in rescuing him.
FRANCE YIELDS A POINT.
Consents to Allow Consul Waller to Bo
Visited I'l Prison.
Tarls, Aug. I3.-U la seml-offlcUUjr
aniwuiu'su inux me government lias
granted the request of tire United
States ambassador, the Hon. James :B.
Muftis, to allow a inepreacntattve of the
United State embassy to visit John L.
Waller In his rrison. un.lcr the uaual
prison regulations. It Is statetl how
ever, that no further steps cam be taken
until the papers In tihe cas arrive. .
it is understood that pressure Ins
beon 'brvuglilt to ibear upon Mr. EustU
from Wtclilnglon, In view tf the string
representations made in the Ameri
can newspapers on th subject, and
that nothing will be 'left undone to ar
rive at the true facts In the case.
The negotiations between the two
governments are said to be proceeding
In the mast friendly spirit.
BLAME FOR DENVER DISASTER
Proprietor of the Wrecked Hotel, and
Not the F.aglnccr, Responsible.
Denver, Col., Aug. 23. The latest the
ory advanced regarding the Gumry ho
tel disaster Is that It was iMr. Uumry
Instead of the engineer who caused the
explosion.
It Is claimed that 'Mr. Oumry, know
ing th'it Ms engineer was drinking, may
have gone cwn to see If the bolior had
plenty of water In it. and finding that
none showed up In .the water gkiss, he
may have turned on the pump.
Big Strike Knded.
Terra Haute, Ind., Aug. 23. -The miners'
strike In this state came to an end to
day when the operator generally agreed
to pay the to-cent price In the bituminous
Held. The men were told they could
work at that price so long as the operators
found It profitable to pay tW cents.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The treasury began today the payment
or the adjusted income tax refund claims.
Gold withdrawals at New York today
for export to Kurope as reported to the
treasury amounted to t9l&,IW0. This re
duces the treasury gold .reserve to $1WX
I3,e!4. .
WEATHER REPORT.
' For astern Pennsylvania, generally
i airs souioeri. winua. A . . ,
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novelties,
Including the newest weave fnA
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Stripes, Etc.
The line comprises many excln
elve novelties and as the design
will not be duplicated an erly in-
spection is desirable.
Irifaeit Moreeas
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