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SCRANTON, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 31, 1895.
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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
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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.
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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
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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. He attended school on Tues
day, but since then nothing has been heard
of him. -
WEATHER REPORT.
For eastern Pennsylvania, showers In
early morning, followed by fair; variable
wind. ' ,-A v. .
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