TWELVE PAGES 84 COLUMNS. SCRANTON, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 31, 1895. TWO CENTS A COPY. Onr nv 1 Me Far (be Early Fall Me la full of brteht hopefulness am Hilda its Key note In our ever expanding Silk Department We bought lavishly of the many new weaves and superb color combinations "which domestic and foreign manufac turers have placed on this market for the coming season's wear (almost twice as many yards as we bought for opening last tall), but there isn't one yard too much. It s to Be a Great Silk Season and the desfpners. weavers and print ers have left no stone unturned to mark the present year as forming a new era In the manufacturing history of the Queen of Textiles. New York or Philadelphia may bonst of larger col lections than ours, but we are war ranted In saying that no collection, ' however large, can more thoroughly or perfectly represent all that is cor rect and new in Dress Silks. We Invite You To our opening whtlch takes place to . morrow, Friday, and feel assured that you will fully appreciate the treat that Is In store for you. A Few o? the New Things that await your inspection. Persian Brocade Stripe Taffetas In eight different color combinations. The delicate Lace tracery effects in . the strtpea, set on a ground of rich, subdued, Iridescent tones, create a harmony of rare strength and beauty. Double Brocade Taffetas with curious and antique looking em broidery effects laid on a live tone . weave, is a novelty that cannot fall to strike the most casual observer. 10 different ways in It to admire. Quadruple Color Effect Taffetas - .v.. J,.,.,... II ... 1 ... s This Is one of 4 he most charming weaves In the entire range and will certainly find many friends before the . mow flies. 12 combinations from medium to dark to select from. Fancy Qros Grain Silks with Illuminated diagonal drop effects on dark, seeded grounds, will make up . as handsomely as anything that ever came from the loom, while It possessed all the freshness and brilliancy of youthful newness. Lots of color com binations, but didn't take time to count them. Black Ground Gros Grain wKh fancy satin and milled edged stripes in contrasting colors. A quiet novelty for quiet people, but wonder fully rich in effect. Stripe Taffeta Silks t In new patterns for buyers of staple weaves. Light, Medium and Lrark Styles, and no limit to selection. Chameleon Stripe Taffetas are quintette color combination with a quiet suggestion of the Ottoman Em pire about them. They may be a trifle too loud In effect for Quakerish taste, but they'll surely win their way to popularity. Seeded Chameleon Stripes ' In five colors, come In about a doien ways and can best be distributed as pleasing symphonies, tn quiet, soft ' tones. . 'I.' - JardJnler Stripe Taffetas, Styles suggested by the name, color ' i binding with thl changeable grounds superb and seen anywhere, you'd say ,;f-. at a glance .."that's new." , Seeded Hairline Taffetas ' are mostly In combinations that reflect ' the hues of the Dying Bummer, effec ' tlvely brought out on dark back grounds. You'll like It. We do. Swivel and Dot Taffetas ' Twenty styles, all dark grounds, matchless color contrasts and combi nations, and a favorite with popular, up-to-date fashion Journal writers. For Evening Wear We show a matchless line In Silks all weaves and .makes, in -white, cream and tints. Taffeta brooches and bro cades are sure to be the leaders, and if you're Interested, look at ours for ths newest things out. Black Gros Grain Brocades are right In the front of fashion's cer tainties. We've provided accordingly. Silks for Underskirts Linings, etc. In fanoles, shot or plain weaves. Widths from 36 Inches down . to the cheapest 18-lnch sort. Velvets Are Wanted . more this year than for many a long ay, ana are not lacking in novelties, Our stock will not disappoint Vou. j WAREHOUSE HE WANTS IflJE GOVERNOR State Championship Not Nr. Quay's Only Ambition. GOOD GUESS OP A FRIEND Whoa Approached on the Gubernatorial Question the Senator Smiled a Karo Smlle-lle May Da Expected to Loom lip In ISttS. t Philadelphia, Aug. SO. A special to the Kvening Telegraph from Harris burg says that It Is stated there on what Is considered good authority that Senator Quay had more at stake In his tight this week than the state chair manship, the control of the Pennsylva nia delegutlon to the n.ott Republican national convent ion and the national chalrmunship. He has his eye. It Is said, upon the governor's chair and will be a candidate for that place In 1S98. Ills term as senator does not expire until 1S99, but he could resign from the senate a couple of months before his term expired and could, as governor, name his successor. On Wednesday evening- after the convention adjourned a close friend put the question to iMr. Quay: "Does not this mean the governorship for your" The senator's only reply was a smile. Indicating that the friend had made a good guess. A month ago one of IMr. Quay's strongest friends said that If the sena tor should win the state chairmanship fight It would mean that he will be a candidate for governor. 101X08 THE CHAMPIOX. Tho Scranton Marksman Wins tho Stnto Championship by a Seore of 00 -First flrlcade's Triumph. Special to the Scranton Tribune. A'tlentown. Aug. 30. The First bri gade carried off the honors at the bri gade rifle match at Mt. Gretna. The scores made were as follows: First brigade, 1,000; Second brigade, 99S; Third brigade, 998. Youngs 'Wins state championship match. Seore, 99. He also has the highest average for week's shooting by sixteen points. Mt. Gretna, Pa., Aug. 30. The Na tional Guard brigade shoot today was close and exciting. The First and Third brigades tied at the 200-yard range, with tihe Second brigade but two points behind. At the 500 yards range the Third led by three points, the First and Second being tied. The Second and Third tied at the 600-yard range. The 'Second took second place In the shoot for the best score at 600 yards. This was an Ideal day for shooting, as only a light breeze blew. After the brigade match the team of twelve men to com pete for the Interstate and Hilton trophies at Sea Girt, N. J., was chosen. The skirmish run of this afternoon end ed the shoot, and tomorrow camp will 'break. The match this year Is regarded as the most successful yet held. The team chosen for the interstate and Hilton trophy shoot at Sea Girt consists of the following: W. W. Youngs. Thirteenth regiment; H. J. Menard, First regiment; Reese Wat kins, Thirteenth regiment; H. S. Lewis. First regiment; W. F. DeForest, Fifth regiment; G. H. Schellenger, Fourth regiment: H. L. Cooper, First regiment; H. Cullen. Thirteenth regi ment; H. Porterfleld, State Fenclbdes; C. K. Stout, Thirteenth regiment; T. F. Shonert, First regiment; J. W. Burns, Nint'h regiment; W. Fulmer, Battery C; F. W. J jnes, Ninth regi ment; Joel Miller, Sixteenth regiment. BERTHA'S PRECIOUS CARGO. Nearly $1,000,000 Worth of Furs and Cold Utist from I'nalHska. San Francisco, Aug. 30. The steamer Bertha, Captain Hays, arrived In this port last night from Unalaska and Behrlng Sea. She brought with nor one of the most valauhle cargoes that have ever come Into this harbor. It Is composed of seal skins, furs, whale bone and gold dust, and It Is estimated to be worth between !70,0OO and $1. 000,000. Her passengers report the al most utter failure of the whaling fleet. The seals in the vicinity of the Prlby lof Islands, In was learned, are fast disappearing, and they are even more scarce outside the prohibited cone. The Bertha will commence to clls luf Islands, It was learned, are fast tng, and will, as soon as possible, re turn to St. Michael's with supplies for the miners. MASTODON'S SKELETON. Monster Hones tncovcr.d by a Sewer Digger In Alton, III. Alton, 111., Aug. SO. Timothy Drls Cull, a laborer of this city, while dig ging for a sewer at St. Joseph's hos pital today, came upon the skeleton of a mastodon. The ditch was being dug at the depth of fifteen feet, on the brow of a hill that had previously been graded off thirty feet for building pur poses, and the workmen came squarely upon the head. The remains recovered Include sev eral monster teeth, one molar weigh ing twenty-five pounds, and many bones of the head and neck. The trunk lies in the clay bank and can be easily dug out. A complete skeleton of the kind was once found In that local ity by the late Professor McAdams. POPULISTS FORM A COLONY. Kansas Pooplo to Establish One on the Lines of Del I it no's Book. Topeka. Kan.,. Aug. 30. A number of prominent Kansas populists are at the head of a big scheme to establish a co operative colony In Montrose county, Colorado, on the lines set forth In Bellanmy's "Looking Backward." Mrs. Anna Dlggs and Dr. S. McLallln, edi tor of the Advocate, have just returned from Colorado, where they have per fected arrangements for establishing the colony. t Intending colonists have already filed on 3,000 acres of government land under the homestead and desert land acts, and 5,000 acres more are to be taken up at once, Charles Brown, a graduate of the Kansas State univers ity, has been engaged to teach the school of the colonists during the com ing winter. - . ; LIBERTY BELL MAY GO. Judge Thayer feefuaos to Allow aa In- Junction In ths Cass. ' Philadelphia, Aug. 80. President Judge Thayer, of common pleas court No. 4, handed down an opinion today deciding that the city could take the liberty bell to the Atlanta exposition. The complainants appeared In the role of cltliens and taxpayers, and asked for an Injunction to restrain the de fendant! from taking the ball to the Atlanta exposition on. the grounds, among other things, of the Illegality of the appropriation to pay the expenses, and also because such a trip beyond . iv'j, .! V . .... t. r -.'. T . the city limits would be putting the bell to a use other than Its proper and legi timate one. Judge Thayer refused the motion for an Injunction, and ordered that the bill be dismissed with costs. In his opinion Judge Thayer said that the bell was the absolute property of the city of Philadelphia and that the sending of It to Atlanta was not only lawful but laudable. KILLED BY A RATTLER. A Snake la a Hen's Nest Dites There Children. Sullivan, Mo., Aug. 30. Three chil dren of Airs. Jenkins, a -widow living here, died from the bite of a rattlesnake whliih had hidden In a hon's nest. They thrust their hands In to get eggs. The first child bitten supposed the hen had pecked Us hand, and the other two then thrust In their hands. Their mother, who was at the well with her baby, was so excited that she left the child, which .was drowned 'by fuUlhig in the well. DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. Will no Called at Willlamsport on Sept. 1 1-Plenty of Candidates for the Superior Court. Philadelphia, Aug. 30. The Evening Telegraph today says that the Demo cratic state convention, which will meet on Scut. 11 at Willlamsport, will nominate six cundldutes for Judges of the new superior court. There are. It Is suid, at least thirty Democratic at torneys throughout the state who are anxious to be placed Upon the ticket. The Democrats In the Interior of the state. It seems, do not favor the nomi nation of Henry J. McCarthy, of this city, who was appointed by Governor Hustings as the minority Judge of the court. The Interior Democrats. It Is said, fear that if he should be given a place on the ticket he would receive such a large Republican vote that It would make him the highest man of the six Democratic nominees. National Chairman Harrlty was asked today what action he thought the convention would take In the mat ter. He was disinclined to being In terviewed, saying that he had so re cently returned home that he did not feel that he could talk about any mat ter having reference to the state con vention at this time. Mr. Harrity was equally reticent as to the probable construction of the party platform. PHILADELPHIA POLITICS. A Shake l'p Expected at the Congres sional F.loctions. Philadelphia, lAug. 30. The next con gessional election may see quite a shake-up In the Philadelphia delega tion in the lower house of the national legislature. A few days ago It was announced that the old-time Republi can leader of Philadelphia. James Mo Manes, would oppose Congressman John E. Rcyburn for the nomination In the Fourth district and tonight the candidacy of William L. F.lklns for the nomination In the Second district against Congressman Robert Adams, Jr.. was announced. IMr. Elkltts is the millionaire railway magnate, and with his partner, P. T. A.- Widener. Is a potent factor in the politics of Philadelphia. With Mr. El- kins' millions and powerful Influence It will be a difficult task for Mr. Adams to hold hit congressional seat. DENVER HOTEL DISASTER. Coroner's Jury Censures the Doad Pro prietor and a City official. Denver, Col., Aug. 30. The coroner's Jury, after six day9' Investigation of the Gumry hotel disaster, has made Its re port. Tt says that the testimony was conflicting, that it was Impossible to fix the responsibility for the disaster upon any one person, but that the owners, Peter Gumry and R. C. Greiner, were blaimeable for requiring their engineer to wnrk sixteen hours out of the twenty-four and for employing an Inexperi enced engineer whose ha'blts were bad. They Bay tihe engineer, Loescher, had been drunk for several days previous to the disaster. The city boiler Inspector Is censured for failing 'to Inspect the boiler after recent repairs were made upon tt. . MANY SONS WELCOME HER. Sister of Stonewall Jackson Quest of West Virginia I'nlon Veterans. Buckhannon, W. Va., Aug.30. The surviving members of the Fifth West Virginia cavalry, a union regiment, are holding their annual reunion here. The guests of honor are Mrs. Laura Jackson Arnold, sister of "Stonewall" Jackson, and J. H. Qulmby, a veteran Grand Army man and state organiser of Ohio for the Woodmen of tihe World, both of Columbus. Mrs. Arnold was some years ago elect ed "mother of the regiment" at one of the reunions', although this Is the first time she has met her many sons. She is TO years old. NOTHING IN THE REPORT. Ei-Postmastcr General Blssell Nails An other l.io. .Buzzard's Bay, Mass., Aug. 30. Ex Postmanter General 'Blssell, who Is spending a few days with his family at Marlon, was seen this afternoon by a representative of the United Press while Mr. Blssell was on his way to Gray Gables to call on the president and Mrs. Cleveland. In reference to the published state ments from Buffalo that the president had offered him the vacant position on the Supreme court bench Mr. Blssell said that there was nothing whatever in the report. LAST PIECE OF IRON. Pitt In Plnoo Vostordny on the Llndon Street Bridge The last piece of Iron which goes Into the construction of the Linden street bridge was set In place yesterday. It was a buckle plate which rests on the last binder on the Linden street side. There Is still a great deal of riveting and bolting to be done, which will re quire a week or so of work. The Scran ton Iron Fence company yesterday be gan the work of putting In place the hand rait and outside guard railing. The concreting for the asphalt pave ment is about half done. LEG AND WRIST BROKEN. Accident That llappined to Nicholas Thee, of Hampton Street. At the Moses Taylor hospital, suffer ing from a fractured leg and a broken wrist, Is Nicholas Thees, of COt Hamp ton street. . . He was employed In the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western mines and sustained the accident yesterday after noon. Killed PvTosghs. ' Harrlsburg, Aug. JO John A. Fornwald, a farmer residing near Barnlta station, In Cumberland county, who .was badly beaten by Harrlsburg toughs at the Grangers' picnic yt WIIHa.ns7 grove yes terday afternoon, died this moralng. His assassins were George Law, Harry Miller and a son of Dr. wlngert, of this city. Ta.y ar la the Carlisle jaO. . THE DEFENDER SELECTED She Will Defend the Cap Against All Comers, VIGILANT EASILY DEFEATED Formal Announcement of the Selection ' of the Victorious Yacht Is Made by the Cap Cusamlttoe The Valkyrie Out for a Spin. New York, Aug. 30. All hall De fender. The gallant white sloop won the third trial race today and was formally selected to defend the Ameri can cup the "blue ribbon of the sea." In a thrash to windward of ten miles and a run home wHh splnukers and balloons set, the Herreshuff keel boat beat the Vigilant handsomely and could have beaten her a minute mure had she been jrushed to her utmost. A rattling breeze and a rough sea made the test of the abilities of the new boat one of the best that has been afforded. Yachting sharps - who saw her said that she would do. 4She re moved all doubts as to her ability to go through a head sea In a blow. She established a record as a weather boat, and her heavier mast and stouter rig did good service. The keel boat out pointed the center boarder and out footed her In the windward work. She showed herself st liter In a breeze and easier In getting through rough water. She made less fuss and left a clean wake. At the outer mark she had five min utes and twenty-seven seconds the best of It, On the run home, before the wind, the Vigilant picked up fifteen seconds of the time she had lost. The Defender won by five minutes and twvlve seconds elapsed time over the twenty-mile course. After the race the following announcement was made by the cup committee. "The America's cup committee have selected the yacht Defender of the Mew York Yacht olub, s against Valkyrie TII In the contest for the America's cup. A. Cass Canflold, Secretary." Hunrnvcn's Ynuht Anpears. Lord Dunraven's Valkyrie was out for a practice spin and to give his lordship an opportunity to see the race. The cup hunter was too late In getting un der way, and arrived only In time to see the finish. Less sail was carried by the Englishman, a working topsail being used instead of the club top sails of the Aimerlcan boats, but he seemed to heel over more and to laibor harder In the sea than even the blunt-nosed Vigilant. Lord Dunraven gave the racers a wide berth and seemed to avoid allowing any one a chance to get a line on the speed of Ms boat compared with the Yankee flyers. The Defender never showed to better advintu.se than today. She was In the pink of perfection and well handled, although plainly not pushed to her beft, as no Jib topsail Was carried. The wind was a good 16-knot breeze from a little south of east, and there was consider able sea running caused by the iwlnd blowing against' the ebb'tttler The De fender rode the waves beautifully, wet ting her decks with spray, but not dash ing the waves out from her bow and plunging and pounding as did the Vigi lant. MARKET IMPROVEMENTS. t Is Now a (Question as to' What ' Branehes May Be Injured by Too Rapid F.tpanslon in Prices. New York, Aug. 30. R. G. Dun & Co., In their weekly review of trade tomor row, will say: Improvement in mar kets and prices continues, and where a few months ago everybody was nurs ing the faintest hopes of recovery. It has now come to be the only question In what branches. If any, the rise In prices and in the Increase of business may go too far. A strong conservative feeling Is finding expression, not as yet controlling the markets or Industries, but warning against too rapid expan sion and rise. In some directions the advance in prices clearly checks fu ture business. The Industries are not only doing better than anybody had expected, but are counting upon a great business for the rest of the year. The prospect for wheat has hardly Improved this week, though price has fallen 1 cents. Western receipts have decidedly Increased, but are only 3,905, 805 bushels against 6,428,294 last year, and Atlantic exports are only l,373.3r6 for the weeek, flour Included, against 3.271.113 last year. In the past four weeks Atlantic exports have only been 4.308,689 bushels against 11.701,853 last year, and this alone Is quite enough to explain the failure to maintain the sen sational advance In prices which so ef fectively checked the outgo. The vol ume of domestic .trade Is hut slightly better than In previous weeks, exceed ing last year's by IS 8 per cent, against 16.3 for earlier weeks of the month, and falling 8.1 per cent, below 1892, against 9.1 per cent In earlier weeks. Railroad earnings In August have been hardly .30 per cent larger than last year, but 16.3 per cent, smaller than In 1892, the loss on grangers and south western roads being large. Failures for the week have been 186 In the United States, against 196 last year, and 42 In Canada, against 40 last year. LEHIGH VALLEY BOOMING. Stockholders Anticipate a Dividend In the Near Future. Philadelphia, Aug. 30. There have been very heavy dealings In the stock of the Lehigh Valley Railroad com pany on the floor of the Phila delphia Stock Exchange In the past two days, and the price has risen from 39 on Wednesday to 41 today. The buying has been based on the report that dividend payments would be re sumed In October. The company has not paid a dividend since Its connection with the Reading railroad, which was severed a little over two years ago, but Its earnings In the past six months have Increased so heavily. In spite of the demoralized state of the coal trade, as to give rise to the belief that dividends will be re sumed at the next period. The officio Is of the company decline to discuss this report. . a FORTUNE OR DEATH. Parker Valentine Can Have $100,000 by Taking Chances of Hanging. flan Francisco, Aug 30. If Parker Plerson Valentine will come forward and be hanged, or take his chances on It, he can have 1100.000. Valentine is wanted In Minnesota for murder, and they want to give him hlo big estate bequeathed to him in me win of his mother, . 'Mm. Lucy A. Valentine. Ac cording to the story Major Moohn told to Judge Coffey, a SO-year trust was created by the will of Mrs. Valentine. the property to be held during the pe riod or me trust tor tne miasms son If the aon does not appear, the aetata Is to be given to t John' Homo, Mil waukee. ..'..!.; " , The attorney said that whan young Valentine was 17 years of age, he had a quarrel with his mother and left home. He went to Chicago, speculated and made $60,000. He then went to Min neapolis, married against hts mother's will, and. a few months later, he killed a man whom he found In his house. ENGlNEERSLOWLYCOOKED. Horrible Accident at Wreck of a Coal Train. . Erie, Pa., Aug. 30. A coal train on (the Pittsburg, Chen'ango and Lake Erie railroad was wrecked on the Glrard bnldge this evening. The engine jumped the track and rolled down an embankment, carrying Engineer Will iam Dunbar, of Meadville, with it. He was slowly cooked to death by es caping steam. 'Head Brakeman John Cordman. of Greenville, Jumped and was fatally in jured. The engine was turned out of the shops last Monday und killed her engineer, John Beaver, on the first trip over the rouik IAM0XT AND THE ARMY. The Secretary Offers to Loan tho Gov ernment $50,000 from Ills Private Putse to Be I'sed in Paying Offlcors and Men. Washington, Aug. 30. The Interest Secretary Lamont takes In the army was clearly shown yesterday when he offered to advance $30,000 from his pri vate purse to Paymaster General Stan ton to pay the officers and men of the army, who did not receive their June salaries, owing to a deficiency in the appropriation for the pay of the army for the financial year ending June 30 last. Here the matter ended for the time being, and what further steps the secretary will take or has taken remain to be disclosed. Even If the secretary wilt advance the money there is a question as to whether the accounting officers of the treasury would approve the vouchers. It is feured they will hold that con gress made a certain allowance for the pay of the army for the year In ques tion, and that the secretary and the paymaster have no authority to In crease this allowance. It Is certain that neither of these officials has au thority to borrow money. In case the secretary should make the advance from his private resources, he would huve to depend upon congress to make the loan good by a deficiency appro priation. Senator Harris, of Tennes see, who was present during the con ference, remarked that if the secre tary would make the advance he would guarantee the passage of a deficiency bill by next January reimbursing him. The enlisted men do not feel the loss of the month's pay In question as much as the officers do. In the case of the men they are clothed, fed and furnished quarters, while the majority of the officers have homes of their own and families to care for. RANSOM'S ILL LUCK. ' He Will Receive No Salary I mil Con . firmed by the Senate. Washington. Aug. 30. Ill luck seems to be the lot of United States Minister Ransom, one trouble following close upon the other. Now Mr. Willis, act ing auditor of the treasury for the stake department, has decided that Mr. Ransom's salary as minister to Mexico cannot be paid until he Is con firmed by the senate. It is stated that Minister Ransom himself raised this point, whether he could be paid prior to confirmation, as he wanted to know exactly where he stood before he de parted for Mexico, that he might make the necessary financial arrange ments for his maintenance. Congress will have to provide for hla salary between July 1, the date It was held up, and the date when he may be confirmed. . EXCURSION TRAIjTwRECKED. Twenty-Seven Persons Injured and Two Killed Oiitrlsht. Atlanta, Ga., lAug. 30. An excursion train on the Southern railway consist ing of nine cars, filled with Macon Knights of Pythias and their friends, was wrecked at Popes Ferry, twelve miles from Macon. The engine left the track and four of the cars followed. Mrs. C. W. Jlancock, of Americus, Ga., was found wedged between two seats and died shortly after arriving at Macon. James Kennedy, of Macon, was killed outright, the car rolling on htm. Twenty seven people were In jured, of whom are: Mrs. O. T. Clancy, Mr. Harrington, M. R. Saweet, Mr. Carson, Miss L. Doyles, .William Duma, '.Mrs. D. R. Rnnno and John Gant are expected to die. MARRIED IN BLOOMERS. Chicago Womsn Introduces the Custom In Milwaukee 'Milwaukee, Aug. 30. Sunday after noon Rev. Dr. Huntley, pastor of Sum-merm-ld Methodist Episcopal church, officiated at the first bloomer wedding that has been performed In Milwau kee. The couple came from Chicago on the whaleback and wheeled up to Dr. Huntley's residence. Dr. Huntley refused to give the names of the couple. ' Today he filed a certificate with the register of deeds, stating that on Sun day he married James Gill and Keglna Benson. As this was his only mar riage for the day "Miss Benson was be yond a doubt the young lady In bloom ers who became a bride In Summer field parsonage Sunday afternoon. DYNAMITE MEND'S WORK. Aa Attempt Is Made to Blow l'p the Sheriff of New Brunswick. . New Brunswick, N. J., Aug. 30. An attempt to kill Sheriff Servis and pos sibly blow up the Middlesex county Jail, was made at noon today. The sheriff received a brass cylinder In a Jewelry box today. On opening the box and finding the tube he had his deputy place It on the ground outside his office. A Rutgers college chemist was summoned and pronounced the thing a dynamite bomb of crude construction, but of force sufficient to kill or blow outHhe walls of the sheriff's office. It Is believed that the bomb was sent by friends of David Barry, who Is In jail for arson. Knight Return tlntno. Boston, Aug. sa-The Knights Templar having nearly finished the "business of pleasure" that brought them from their home are now turning their attention away from the Atlantic shores and are preparing for ' the return trips. "Head quarters closed" is one of the familiar signs now seen In the larger hotels and very few of the conunanderles are keep ing open house today. Urath of a flernisn Editor. 8t. Louis. Aug. SO. Louis Wllilsh. pub lisher of D'.e Lnnterne, and one of the bent known German poets and Journalists In this country, died at hla residence here this morning, aged 54 years. Mr. Wllilsh was also editor of Die Krueaer Zeltung, the organ of the American Kr-erbund. His death was caused by a carouiicle. . Walked Off a Precipice. Oloversville, N. T., Aug. Mt-gherman Fox and Seymour Brundae, of Kdrnburg, walked off a high ureciolce in th idimn. dock mountains last evening and wet aiiMra. nsi tNBi vara sauna aaay. ARREST OF FILIBUSTERS Twenty Armed Cubans Are Captured at Peon's Grove. KERB TO JOIN INSURGENTS The Prisoners Were Flue Looking and Intelligent Men and Took Their Arrest Very Coolly-llcavy Penal ties Will Follow Conviction. Wllmlnglon. Del., Aug. 30. This afternoon United 'States marshal Lan nan, of Delaware, with a posse of Wilmington policeman and two Plnk erton detectives, left this city on the tug boat Meteor and lunded at J'enn's Grove, N. J., where they arrested twenty Cubans, who had been taken there from this city last night on the tug Taurus. The men had with them traveling bags and a supply of ammu nition, pistols and machettes. The weapons, excepting the pistols, were found on the.tleck of the tug. but the men had gone up Into the town, where they were captured. Most of them were at . the railroad station, and the officers, believing there would be re sistance, drew their pistols and held the men up. There was no resistance, and the men and their baggage were brought to this city and taken to the United States building. They are a fine looking body of men, well dressed and with Intelligent faces. They will not talk, but they are said to be from New York and Philadelphia, and were going to Cuba to act as officers for the Insurgents. Acting United States Commissioner S. A. McAllister Informed the prison ers that they were charged with hav ing Bet on foot, provided and prepared for a military expedition or enter prise to be carried on against the kingdom of Spain, In violation of sec tion 5.2C of the revised statutes of the United States, and the proclamation of the president, etc. The men were In formed that they would be given a hearing at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn ing, and, In default of $r.00 ball, would be delivered Into the custody of the United States marshal. No further action was taken, and the friends of the prisoners In this city are now en deavoring to obtain counsel to defend them at the hearing. Yesterday several detectives came to tWs city with Information that the men wore to leave here and be taken to a steamer In the river. The party, how ever, got away and all this morning there were telegrams being sent be tween here and PhMadlphla on the sub ject. The revenue cutter Hamilton ar rived here shortly after Marshal Lan nan had brought In his prisoners. Cap tmln Blake, of the cutter. Informed the marshal that he was here to co-operate with the Delaware officers and was at their command. The penalty for the offense Is not more than three years imprisonment and not more than 13,000 fine, or both. The Prisoners Are Cool. The prisoners take their arrest coolly and wkll not talk on the subject. The names they gave are: Pedro Belan cour, Edwarde Saurl. Gunrdo Landa, Manuel Loyola, Fredprlco Montalvo, Joseph R. Gomez. Frank CarlHo, Justo Caveno, Pablo Eeteben, Gerardo M. Romene, H. Navardo, M'asten Marten. Vecente Canlllo, Pablo Menocal, Ysmael Cejas, Ramone Pelasa, Branilo Pena and Casone Torrento. The leader of the expedition Is said to have escaped. This Is the first arrest of filibusters made since the trouble in Cuba, and It has been anticipated for some time, as It was beilleved that men had been leaving Philadelphia and the vicinity. The scheme for the party captured to day Is said to have been that a fruiter was to meet them at iPenn's Grove and take them on their iway. Why tney went to New Jersey and waited there for twenty-four hours Is not known. The men, It Is said, remained on the tug Taurus nU day, but when they saw the tug Aleteor steaming from the Data ware fhore they became suspicious and hastily unloaded their traps on the deck and left inland. It Is expected that "Wlllard Sauls bury and Herbert H. Ward will rep resent them. 'District Attorney Vande grlft will represent the government. STEWART'S INJURIES FATAL. The Nephew of Nevada's Senator Ends Ills Chute Riding Career. Spokane, Wash., Aug. 30i James Stewart, better known by the name of "Captain Paul Webb, died here last night from Injuries sustained on July 4 In sliding a 1.6(H)-foot log chute In a barrel. The barrel struck pn obstni". Hon while going at a tremendous speed, causing It to jump the chute, landing the navigator on the rocks 100 feet be low. 'His back was broken by the fall. Stewart was a nephew of Senator Stewart, of Nevada. At the time of the accident he had under construe tlort a monitor steel barrel with which he intended going over Niagara Falls. SUICIDE IN JAIL. William Harper Cuds Ills Llfo In Alls. gheny Prison. Pittsburg. Aug. 30. William A. Har per, of Allegheny, committed suicide at the county Jail today. iHe was held on a charge of assault and battery pre ferred by his wife and had been Incar cerated since iMonday awaiting trial at court. When the prisoners were re leased from their cells this morning for exercise ftlarper said he did not want to wulk and stood nt the door of his cell, which was on the fifth range, forty-five feet above the, floor of the cor ridor. After the prisoners had passed by he leaped over the railing and struck head first on the stone floor below. He died In a few minutes. Warden MoAleese was passing along the corridor at the time and In falling the man struck the warden's arm. STATE SNAP SHOTS. Several shipments of exhibits have been made from Pennsylvania to the Atlanta Cotton exposition. Western Pennsylvania suffers from the worst drought U Iras experienced In twenty-four years. On a charge of counterfeiting Harvey G. Hawthorne, of Punxsutawney, has been held for trial. Family cares Induced Mrs. Joseph Smith, of Lebanon, to attempt suicide with poison, but she wvia saved. WilHum Edwards, outside superintend ent of the Oaylord mine, Plymouth, fell from scaffolding a distance of forty feet and was killed. Captain J. M. Clark has been made chief of the bureau of Industrtsil statistics at Harrlsburg, and T. I,. Eyre succeeds him as collector of statistics. Charles Card In, son of Justice J. 3. Cardln, of Shenandoah, has disappeared from home. 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