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SSCK ANTON, PAM TUESDAY MOHN1NG, 8EPTEMBEU 10, 1895.
TWO CENTS A COPY.
Mere In
teresting Display
Than la offered In our present open
Ing of
is hardly conceivable. The foreign
and domestrlc markets have been
ransacked for the choicest novel
ties for stylish dressers, while the
wants of those who are more mod
erate or quit t In their tastes, have
been cared for with a lavish hand.
begins tomorrow (Thursday) and
the special display will be con
tinued for one week. Among the
novelties shown are:
Needle Point Suitings,
Picote Cloth,
Illuminated Persians,
Aurora Suitings,
Rochellais Weaves,
,Loulsene Broches,
Gros de Ecosse Cloths,
Lizard Crepes,
CreplHe Suitings,
Tricotines,
Silk and Wool Barres,
Bayadere Cloths,
New Jacquard Weaves.
Boucle Effects,
Crotchet Mohairs,
Mohair Hosaic Effects.
Cheviotte Suitings,
Mottled Hairline 'Weaves,
Rapax Suitings,
Irregulari Checks,
Etc., Etc.
DV S
Such as Henriettas, Cheviots,
Serges, etc., etc., etc., our line was
never so complete as now, and all
the popular colorings are' amply
'.j represented.
RAIDS ANB CHECKS
will be much In demand for ladies'
waists, children's dresses, combina
tion effects, etc. We have them in
All Wool Plaids,
Mohair Effect Plaids,
Silk Line Effects,
Ribbon Stripe Plaids,
Rough Effect Plaids,
Etc., Etc.
Much
might be said as to prevailing fash
Ions, etc., but the assortment is so
great that we could not begin to
even touch on the subject In the
limited space at our command,
therefore we think It best to Invite
you to call, when you can meet
fashion' latest whims face to face.
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New Fall
ftress
Goods
Okim
BLUE AND (MY CB
Northern Yeterais Heartily Welcomed
oa SoMtfcera Soil.
KEAL KEXTLCKY HOSPITALITY
The First Train Loads Are Met by Hun
dreds of Men and Women. Who
Urcet tke Passenger with
Great tnthnslesm.
Louisville. Ky.. Sept. 9. With a re
ception to the national commander in
ohief. the first encampment of the
Grand .Army to be held on southern soil
wan ushered ill this morning. The at-
mosphere was heated andV muggy and
the skies were threatening of showers,
but these conditions did not repress the
enthusiasm thut Louisville has been
keeping pent up for her guests. When
Commander In Chief iLawlcr and the
members of his whiff, with National
President 'Margaret Wallace and her
associates, of the Women's Relief
corps, reached the I'nlon depot from
Chicago at H o'clock they were met by
a great crowd of men and women, and
for a few moments 'there was a great
demon (ration of cheering and waving
of flags and handkerchiefs.
The committee on Invitation, headed
by General John B. Castleman. and In
cluding such representative Kentuckl
ans as Simon Uollvar lluckner, W. N.
lialdeman. ex-Congressman Caruth,
General Hasil W. Duke, JohmM. Ather
ton and General Andrew Cowan, was
out In force, and after welcome. Intro
ductions and handshaking, the visitors,
under escort of the committee and two
companies of the Louisville Legion,
with its band and drum corps, were
taken to the Oalt House. Here Na
tional headquarters were established
in the big club room, on the east wall
of which the lingers of fair Louisville
women had fashioned In letters of ever
greens two fet square the inscription:
"Halt to the Chief."
The arrival t noon of Hear Admiral
Allen, of the naval veterans, with his
staff and a number of delegates from
the MMdle stuites. were signalized by a
reception of the same nature and equal
ly enthusiastic.
Although the tide of Incoming de
partment delegates and posts has yet
to commence to flow, rough estimates
from the various depots show that fully
35.000 strangers have arrived In the
twenty-four hours ended at noon.
The Invasion Continued.
The Invasion of Southland by the
Grand Army commenced at daybreak
and continued far Into the night with
the prospect of still greater hosts for
the morrow. Horse, foot and dragoons,
from 'he two extremes of the continent,
the veterans of the war charged front,
flank and rear through the open gates
of Louisville and proceeded to avail
themselves of the invitation to be seen
on every hand, to make themselves
comfortable In an "old Kentucky
home." Throughout the day the scenes
about the four depots, where thousands
had gathered to give the visitors greet
ing, were exhlleratlng and Inspiring.
Posts from Texas followed delegations
from New York, the blue of aristo
cratic Washington rubbed ahovlders
with hearty veterans from the fires
of Oregon, New Jerseyltes, as they
marched along, renewed acquaintances
with comrades from the Hawkeye
Mate.
Heavy and unexpected, however, as
was the rush today, the railroad re
ports indioate that it will be eclipsed
tomorrow. A single road claims to
have 550 coaches en route or to etart
in the morning, which would mean the
movement of 44.000 people. Another re
ports that It Is running trains In twelve
sections and officials of all lines agree
that the How of visitors Is unprece
dented and has upset all their calcu
lations. According to present indica
tions the encampment. In the matter
of attendance, will be one of the most
successful in the history of the Grand
Army.
Headquarter Opened.
With the exception of the ladies
of the Grand Army of the Republic, all
of the organisations which will meet
in convention this week opened head
quarters today. Commander In Chief
Lawler took possesslonof the main par
lor of the Oalt house .where, from 4 to
6 o'clock he held a reception for the
people of Louisville, New A I baby and
Jefferson ville. Next door the flag of
the Women's Relief corps was dis
played and National' President Mar
garet Wallace, with her staff, received
the visitors. The tars of the Naval
Veterans' association took possession of
the boats William Tell and Carrie
Hope, and the official fleet was placed
In commission at 4 o'clock with the
usual naval exercises.
At the annual dog watch tonight the
ex-sailors were welcomed by Governor
Brown and Mayor Tyler, and responses
Were made by Rear Admiral Allen,
of Hartford, Conn., and Shipmate:)
lioulnson, of Philadelphia.
KX'I'rIaoncrs of War.
Ex-Prisoners of War established
themselves in a wing of .Music hall
where they fraternized with the sur
vlvors of the Mississippi river ram
fleet, who will meet in convention to.
morrow. Tonight Commander Lawler
and staff. General T'. 1 N. Walker, of
Indianapolis, the leading' candidate to
succeed Lawler: ex-Speaker Warren
Klefer, of Ohio; Colonel J. M. Schoon
maker and (Henry Waitterson. were
banqueted by Colonel Andrew Cowan,
since the war a resident of Louisville,
and who. during the conflict, com
manded the First New York battery.
Buffalo has entered the list for the
honor of entertaining the next encamp
ment. Among the delegates on the
ground, Denver is the favorite, with
St. Paul a close second.
lMPOKTANTjiciSIOS.
Money Paid as Royalty on an Invalid
Patent Cannot Be Recovered In Court,
New York, Sept.. . Judge Bischoff.
In the court of common pleas, today
handed down a decision Involving an
Important question In regard to the re
covery of royalties on patents of the
Edison General electric company,
whlchi It is claimed, the United States
circuit court has declared invalid. The
case In which Judge Ulschoff rendered
his opinion was brought by Georsre
i.Maltland and the General Fixture
company against Henry P. Drew and
John May.
.'fPh tilaltlttffa attava 4hnt m
181, the defendants entered Into an
agreement with Mlaltland and the Edi
son U-eneral Electric . company by
which the latter authorised the de
fendants to manufacture and sell elec
tric light appliances under twenty-six
letters patent in consideration of pay
ing a royalty of S per cent, on all net
tales. The plaintiffs allege that there
is due them 1450 In royalties. -
, Prior to the' Institution of the suit
the plaintiffs allege that the Bdlson
General - Electric company assigned
their Interest in the patents Involved
to the General' Fixture company.
The defendants filed an answer to the
plaintiff's complaint, setting up by
way of defense that the patents upon
which royalties were demanded had
been declared Invalid by the United
States circuit court, and that the plain
tiffs, for that reason, had no cause of
action.
The defendants also filed a counter
claim for $W1, which they claimed to
have puid the plaintiffs upon invalid
patents.
The plaintiffs demurred to this an
swer, and Judge Bischoff sustained the
demurrer with costs.
He also held that the defendants
could not recover the money paid by
them.
HIRAM PROPER'S LOSS.
Ilia Bares and Yeai's Crops Go I'p ia
Smoke:
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
'Factoryvllle, Pa., Sept. 9. About 2
o'clock Sunday afternoon the barn of
Hinun Proper was discovered to be
on tire. The flames had gained such
headway that ail effort was given to
saving as much of the contents as pos
sible, only the horses and four cows
were saved. All the farm buildings.
except the house, were burned to the
ground, with all of the year's crop of
bay. straw and grain. Also all ol his
farm tools, machinery, wagons anu
lire cans.
The lire was caused by a little son or
Mr. Proper, about 8 years old, getting
possession of some marches and light
ing a tire in the barn lor innocent
amusement.
KstimaU'd loss, 11.500; Insurance,-JloO.
iMr. Proper, who is a young farmer,
residing In Benton, about two miles
from Factoryvllle, feels very keenly
his heavy loss.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The Wllliamsport Pow-Wow Promises to
He a Tame Affair.
YVlllbimsuort. Pa.. Sept. 9. Aside
from the fact that all the room at all
the hotels are engaged, there Is little
to Indicate the uppriKtch of the Demo
cratic state convention, which will be
held here on Wednesday.
late Chairman 'Robert E. W right ar
rived this afternoon and opened up
headquarters at the Park hotel.
On the train with him was ex-Con
gressman Daniel Rrmentrout, carry
ing the boom of his brother, Judge Br
mentrout, who is strongly backed for
one of the Superior court nominations.
The only candidate who has his own
boom In charge Is Calvin ftt. Bower,
from Bellefonte.
Placards announcing that headquar
ters had been opened at the Park hotel
by friends of Judge Christopher Magee
were posted In conspicuous places this
afternoon.
delegation from Doylestown has
charge of a carefully prepared boom
for Judge Harmau Yerkes, the Bucks
county stalwart, whom they claim is
one of the strongest candidates whose
name will be presented to the conven
tion. Ex-Judge Joseph C. Bucher, of
Union county, has a few Bhouters on
hand.
Among the- late arrivals were ex-
State Chairman James A. Stranahan
and ex-Congressman B. F. iMeyers, of
Harrlstown.
A special train will tomorrow bring
the delegates from Washington,
Greene, Fayette, Indiana, Lawrence,
Beaver, .Armstrong, Jefferson and
Cambria counties. With them will
come a boom for James S. 'Morehead,
of . Gettysburg. Luserne will send a-
delegation for A. R. Brundage. and un
less some of the booms are side-tracked
before Wednesday there will be al
most as many candidates as there are
delegations.
The Philadelphia bankers and mer
chants who are alleged to have Judge
McCarthy's Interests In charge, have
not yet arrived, but It is said that any
weight such a delegation might have
would be counterbalanced by delegates
and others who would urge the nomina
tion of ex-Judge Theodore F. Jenkins,
also of Philadelphia. There seems to
be no scramble for the state treasurer
nomination. It is generally admitted
that Banker J. Henry Cochran, of Wlll
lamsport, can have the honor If he
wants It.
The executive committee of the state
committee will meet tomorrow morn
ing at 11 o'clock and elect the tempor
ary officers for Wednesday's conven
tion. Chairman Wright says he has
no Idea who will organise the conven
tion, as no names have yet been ore-
senieu lor consiueraiion.
ERIE'S CENTENNIAL.
The City In Garlands snd Hunting-Meet
ing of Wheelmen.
Erie, Pa., Sept. 9. Erie City Is In
garlands, bunting and national colors
today, and triumphal memorial arches
to General Wayne, Commodore Perry
and General 'Lafayette adorn the prin
cipal streets. Erie centennial, cover
ing a period beginning with the ar
rival on the peninsula one hundred
yearn ago of the family of Colonel seth
Reed, has Its central figure In so
rlety, and wealth that same family In
the persons of Mrs. Charles M. Reed,
the third removed from the first set
tler and her son, Hon. Charles M.
Iteed.
The principal event today was the
meeting of the official board of the
Pennsylvania division of the League of
American Wheelmen. Secretary Van
Nort, of Scranton, presided and re
ported 4,200 league members in the
state. Resolutions were adopted ask
Ing manufacturers of wheels to en
courage league membership by sending
blanks In catalogues, contributing
membership fees with wheels, etc.
There was A grand illuminated wheel
parade this evening.
MARTIN WILL NOT RESIGN.
Denies tho Kcpnrt That He Is to Kctlre
from the Republican Committee
Philadelphia. Sept. 9. David Martin,
of this city, who was one of the lead
ers In the recent Republican factional
fight In thisetaite against Senator Quay
and who. It Is reported, would resign
from the Republican national commit
tee because of the Quay surroundings,
today denied that he contemplated
sum a step.
iMr. Martin would not discuss the
matter further than to utter a denial.
Ir. Fraker Identified.
Richmond, Mo., Sept. 9. All doubts as to
the identification of Dr. Fraker, the in
surance swindler, were set ait rest today
when his sister, Mrs. N. J. K ruder, of At
lanta. Mo., V.slted the Jail and imme
diately recognised him. The meeting was
an affecting one. Later when seen at her
hotel Mrs. K ruder said the prisoner was
Dr. Fraker. She has In her possession
11,200 of the Insurance money, but dccKned
to say what disposition of It she would
make.
Rtsrbuck tho Hero.
Philadelphia, Sept. 9. The bicycle races
at the Tioga track tonight attracted 2.500
Dersons. The programme was a long one.
twenty-four events being scheduled. Star
buck, the professional, was the hero of the
night. He won the mile open and five,
nv.lo handicap event very readily. In the
latter race Kulon went back 150 yards to
scratch and kept Btarbuck company till
he caught the bunch on the fifth lap. Btar-
buck won out ty a lengin.
Lemuel UuUts Resigns.
New York, Sept. . Congressman Lem
uel E. Qulgg sent his resignation to Gov
ernor Morton tonight and w1H not there
fore take his seat in the Fifty-fourth con
gress next December, to which he was re-
elected last Movemosr.
A BIG TUfMI IN CHURCH
Sensation Caused by Kier Hardle, the
English Socialist.
KEY. UK. HOLMES INTERRUPTS
Aaarehy, However, .Seemed to Control the
Meeting sad for a Time the Con
vention Was In so
I proa r.
Chicago. Sept. 9. Kelr Hardle, Eng
lish socialist and member of parlia
ment, had an exciting session with the
Methodist ministers today, .Mr. Hardle
had been invited by the Chicago Metho
dist Episcopal preachers to speak be
fore them this morning. After a mild
ly spoken denunciation of the church
and clergy, iMr. Hardle said:
The early Christians were criticized
for their religion, and the press of
that day, if there was such an Institu
tion, which I hope there was not, held
them up to ridicule, but the truth they
taught was extinguished. They were
crucified and burned at the stake and
felt It an honor to die In the cause
which they endorsed. The world could
not see the truth of their teachings,
and Is it not possible the men hanged
In Chicago a few years ago (the anar
chists) may be pioneers of a new gos
pel?" 'Those fellows ought to have been
hanged," interrupted Rev. D. J.
Holmes, at this point. Cries of "No,"
'No, and deafening applause drowned
the voice of the speaker, who, when
he could be heard above the tumult,
retorted: "So did the Jews say 'No."
The rest of the speakers remarks
were swallowed In the roar of disap
proval, which had not yet subsided.
I want to speak according to my
convictions," rejoined Mr. Hardie, as
he seated himself and awaited for the
tumult his remarks had occasioned,
to lessen.
iDr. Swift, the presiding officer. Im
plored the gathering to refrain from
interruptions, and one of the clergy
men present demanded that If expres
sions of disapprobation were not al
lowed, the applause should also be
barred. To this Dr. Swift agreed, and,
although those unfavorably Impressed
with the speaker's sentiments adhered
to their part of the - agreement, the
applauders had to be reminded more
than-once before Mr. Hardle concluded
his address to keep quiet.
CHARGES ALL TO HYPNOTISM.
Woman Who Married a Tramp on Short
Notice Wants a Divorce.
Topeka, Kas., Sept. 9. Susan Alyer,
who married Harrison Downeyat Atch
lnson Wednesday night, has wearied of
her bargain and announces thut she
will ask for a divorce on the ground
that Downey hypnotized her. iSlie was
a widow in comfortable circumstances,
and her first acquaintance with Dow
ney was Monday morning, when he
tramped to her door asking for work.
the put him to work In her yard, and
before jthe day had massed he was on
visiting terms wltJT'her'. The' follow
Ins; morning he returned, and, instead
of resuming his work he laid siege to
her heart.
She says she tried to resist him,
but he seemed to have her under a spell.
This was continued until Wednesday
afternoon, when she consented to
marry him. Following up his advan
tage, he persuaded her to have the
marriage ceremony performed that
night and she again yielded, the pro
bate judge tying the knot at 9 p. m.
On Thursday Downey assumed to be
master of the household. She gave
him money, which he spent freely, and
his ardor 'began to wane. Then It
dawned upon her that she had made
an awful blunder and her friends have
prevailed upon her to get rid of her
magician.
KEEPS A CORPSE TWO YEARS.
An Old Man Fulfilling a Promts Made
to Ills Dying Wife.
Cexlngtoni Ky., Sept. 9. A party of
Lexington picnickers, who went to
high bridge yesterday, found In the
woods near there what they thought
was an empty box. An old, white-
haired man told them that the body
of his wife was in the box. The man,
who was Dr. T. J. Frye, said that his
wife died In Virginia two years ago;
that on her death she requested him
to bring her body back to her place of
nativity for burial.
lie n if so poor that he was unable to
keep his promise when she died he
d aced her body in a pine dox, wnicn
he had coated on tne insiae wun Dees-
wax. He kept it until six weeks ago.
when he brought It to Kentucky.
MRS. TALM AGE'S WILL,
Property Valued at $160,000 Goes to
Dr. Tnlmnge.
Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 9. The will of
Susan W. Talmage, wire or ttev. nr.
Talmage. was admitted to probate to.
dav. having been tiled shortly after
iMrs. Talmage's death on Aug. 5. It
bears the date of Kept. 30, 1875. The
property is valued at $166,000 and goes
to Dr. Talmage. The sum. It is said,
represents 'Dr. Talmage's earnings as a
lecturer.
For years his wife was his manager
and press agent, taking entire charge
of all his lecture engagements. Dr.
Talmage, his friends say, turned over
his lecture earnings to his wife, who
had them thereafter absolutely at her
disposal.
DAMAGE BY FOREST FIRES.
Flames In Wlsconnin Now Destroying
Timber and Farm Products.
Green Bay, .Wis., Sept. 9. Much dam
age Is being done by forest fires along
the Chicago and Northwestern and
Chicago, 'Milwaukee and iSt. Paul rall-
roauH norm ni nere. iimoer is Deing
burned, and In prairie places hay and
other products are being destroyed. If
rain does not soon come the losses will
be great.
The air Is filled with suffocating
smoke so thick that the sun at times is
barely viBible. '
LOST NEAR KEWAUNEE.
Schooner Wavollna Cspslses and the
Crew Fssnpes In s Lifeboat.
Kewaunee, Wis., Sept. 9. The
schooner Wayellne, of- Racine, loaded
with tanbark and bound for Kenosha,
oapslsed twelve miles east of here at
noon yesterday.
- Captain J. L. Oallon and the crew
reached here In their lifeboat at 6 p. m.
yesterday. They were lost in the fog
fur some time, but Anally theard the
fog signal here, and by this means at
last reached shore.
VANDALS AGAIN AT WORK.
Two of the Tablets on the Floors of
Washington Monument Dsmaged.
Washington, Sept. 9. In spite of con.
stant vigilance.' vandals have again
been at work on the floors of the
Washington monument In the vicin
ity of the beautiful mural tablets, and
two of the tablets have been badly
damaged. It seems impossible to keep
people from tampering with the monu
ment. It Is not possible to watch every one
who enters the place, for there were
141.0(2 visitors In August. There have
been 1,127,4:MJ visitors since the monu
ment was opened Oct. 9, IMS.
WHITE HOUSE IN NEW PAINT.
President and Ills Family F.xpeeted to
Occupy It In a Few Weeks.
Washington, Wept. 9. The president
and his family are expected to return
to Washington In a few weeks, and
they will take up their residence at
once In the white house without going
to Woodley.
During the family s absence the ex
ecutive maiiHlon bus been painted thor
oughly. Including the roof and the flag
staff, and the woodwork throughout
the houHe hus been touched up when
ever necessary.
MICHIGAN MINK HORROR.
Brave Men Seek to Mcseuo Their Com
rades Entombed- Doff led by Smoke and
tins.
Calumet. Mich.. 'Sept. 9. Ten miners
went down the southernmost shaft of
the Osceola mine this morning. The
men were especially selected from
among the fearless and experienced
workmen habituuted to breathing
powder smoke and foul air. The, party
descended in the skip, or iron car, used
n bringing up rock from the mine to
the twenty-fourth level, and managed
to press north on that level to within
U'iO feet of the shaft next south of the
burning one. At that point two of the
arty were overcome by tho gas, and to
save adding fresh victims to the al
ready long list, the relief expedition
turned back. In No. 1 shaft, at the
other end of the mine, a similar at
tempt was made by a carefully organ
ized purty similar to the tlrst, but at a
depth of only L'SO feet down the shaft
smoke was met In such volume thut it
was foolhardy to descend further, and
the miners quickly came to the sur
face.
The experience of the rescuing par
ties who are In Nos. 1 and ft, where the
smoke would naturally be met with In
the least quantities, renders it certain
that the entire mine Is now lilled with
It, and cuts off the last hope that the
missing men may huve been able to
preserve their lives. Rescuing parties
will be sent down as frequently as pos
sible to test the condition of the mine.
It will probably be several days before
the mine will be clear of smoke, even
If the tire has gone out, which Is quite
doubtful. It is now positively known
that twenty-nine men and boys were
caught in the mine. Nineteen of the
men were married.
DURKIN WILL RUN IT.
lie Has Purchased tho Grand Central
from Casey Brothers.
Patrick H. Durkln, for twelve years
head bartender at the Lackawanna
Valley house, resigned yesterday. He
has purchased the Grand Central hotel
on Lackawanna avenue, next to Casey
Brothers wholesale liquor establish
ment, tand today will open It up tor
business, after a temporary cessation
arlHlng from the sale by the sheriff of
the Interest of John J. Drury. the re
cent proprietor.
The Urand Central wan closed at the
Instance of Casey Brothers on judg
ments held by them against Drury
amounting to l,aoo. Deputy Sheriff
Frank K. Ryan sold at public vendue
yesterday the stock, fixtures and lease.
They brought $u50. A. J. Casey was
the purchaser for the llrtn to which he
belongs. Mr. Durkln afterward closed
the burgaUi with Ciutey Hrothers.
He will be succeeded at the valley
house by A. J. Lundy, who hns been
In the employ of Proprietor Godfrey for
a number of years.
QUICK RECOVERY, THIS
Police Secure Stolen Plunder Without
MucVl.oss of Time.
Clume's carriage repository on Court
.House Square, was broken into Sunday
night and two bicycles stolen. When
Chief Simpson's clerk, .'Hubert Simp
son, went to get a description of the
wheels, Mr. Blume eald some very un
complimentary things about the police
officers. Threo hours later Detective
Dyer returned one of the wheels to Mr.
Blume, and assured him that the other
would be recovered. IMr. Blume was
surprised, to say the least, and. no
doubt, changed his opinion of the
Scranton po"ce force.
The wheel was recovered at the Erie
and Wyoming Valley station. A youth
named Richards picked a lady's pocket
in tne waiting room. and. being i s
covered In the act had to flee. . He left
a bicycle behind him and it proved to
oe one or tnose stolen from Ftlume s.
The police claim to have gotten trace
of the other wheel and also promise to
nave tne tlilet berore long.
POISON IN THE STOMACH.
Druggist Koctnpel So Reports, but It Docs
not Prn.vo a ('rlmo Occurred.
Druggist Koempcl, who was entrust
ed with the analyzing of the stomach
of David Jenkins, of Carbondale, whoso
wire was accused in an anonymous let
ter of poisoning him, made his report
to coroner Keiiy last night.
Poison wns found In the stomach.
but It is not known but that it may
nave Dcen irom tne embalming fluid.
.
Match Packer Strike.
Wilmington, Del., Sppt. 9. One hundred
women ana girls, employes of the Dia
mond Mateh company, went on strike this
morning because thev were rcfuxeri nn
Increase of wages. Jfl consequence of the
wu Ik-out forty men 'and boys had to stop
work, and the factory wns foreod to sus
pend operations. The strikers were en
gaged In tilling match boxes. They asked
ror un nuvance or z cents per tray.
I.ciahton Mnde for tho Mountains.
Rending. Pa., Sept. 9. While a lot of
prisoners were being brought to the court
house this afternoon Harry Tobias, aged
ai. charged with forgery. Tell over un
conscious. During tho excitement that
followed Frederick Lelghton, who was to
have veen tried for attempted Jail break
Ing, escaped In the crowd and It h sup.
poseu maue ror ine mountains.
Victim of the Pennsylvania.
Rending, Pa., Sept. 9. The remains of a
young man were found horribly mangled
on the Pennsylvania railroad near this
r'ty on Sunday morning. The body was
literally torn to pieces. This afternoon
the remains were Identified ns those of
Harry 10. Lewis, aged "2. by John H. Bur
nish. It Is supposed his mother lives in
Harrlsburg. ,
Irene Will Soon Ho Out Again.
Greenwood, W. Va., Sept. 9. Miss Irene
Lnngtiorne, who is engaged to marry
Charles Dana Gibson, the New York ar
tist, was not so bndly hurt In the runaway
accident a few days ago, as was at first
believed. She will probably be out again
in two weeks.
Sanitary Potters Meet.
' Trenton, N. J., Sept. 9. The national
convention of sanitary potters met 1n Co
operative hall, tMs city, today, Delegates
were present from all the pottery towns
In the country. Beyond the appointment
of committees no business was transacted.
RAIN AND HAIL STORMS
As Usual, Kansas Gets the Worst of
the Punishment.
THE WHOLE COUNTRY FLOODED
Railroads Washed Out; Crops Are Ruined
and Immense Buildings Are Rased.
Hailstones as Large as Eggs
In Wellsboro.
Pittsburg. Kan.. Sept. 9. Never have
such rains been known here as have
fallen for the past three days. The
wliolo country is Hooded, and the tracks
of all railroads leading into the city are
washed away and trains delayed. Last
night's storm was a deluge. The Kan
Ran City, Pittsburg and Julf railroad
s probably the worst sufferer. A
freight engine and five cars ran into a
washout south of iNeosha this morning
and Fireman James Kltzmaurlce is
buried under the debris. Knglneer
John Ford and iirakemnn Rowe have
been gotten out of the wreck, but are
dangerously hurt. The scene of the
accident waa usually a dry ravine,
bridged over, but it had been swollen
Into a raging torrent.
Ottawa, Kan., Sept. 9. Tho town of
driilley, which has 400 inhabitants, In
L'onee county, is a wreck. l.Most of the
buildings and all of the stock of goods
of every description are utterly ruined.
Yesterday a storm of wind and rain
burst on the town from the northwest.
Twelve inches of water fell In an In
credibly short time. This deluge com
pleted the destruction that had not
been accomplished by the wind. Strange
to say, with all the flying debris, not a
person was reported Injured,
Among the eighty or ninety buildings
which were razed to the ground were
the Methodist and Christian churches
and the Odd Fellows hall. No one can
yet get In from the country on account
of the waters.
Wellsboro, Pa., Sept. 9. The people of
thin place this afternoon witnessed the
most remarknble hailstorm ever known
in this region. Large hall stones fell
and covered the streets with a coating
of Ice. iMany of the hailstones, by ac
tual measurement, were fully tlve
Inches In circumference.
'Skylights were ruined, and large holes
were made In tin roofs. The hall cut
the leaves from the trees and crops
were ruined In the path of the storm,
TROUBLE ABOUT BAGGAGE.
Parrel I and Transfer Company Both Say
They Were Employed to Haul It.
There was an exciting time at the
Delaware and Hudson station yester
day over the baggage of "Outcasts of a
Great City" company. Drayman Mar
tin Farrell made a contract with the
advance agent to convey the baggage,
scenery, etc., from the station to the
theater and claims that the contract
was reduced to writing and signed.
Tho union Transfer company also
claim to huve been directed to do the
same work and were given the checks
of the trunks. When Mr. Farrell went
to the Delaware and Hudson station
yesterday ty take charge of the com.
pany s effects. Baggageman Coyne re
fused 'to turn them over to him, as he
had no checks.
Mr. Farrell Insisted on loading the
scenery, for which no checks were nec.
essary, against the protest of the sta
tion authorities, which led to his arrest
by Station Policemen Spellman. Far
rell was taken before Alderman Miller,
who discharged 'him after explaining
the prisoner s rights and privileges In
the premises to him.
Farrelrs son prevented any one from
removing the scenery until Patrolman
Schmidt was summoned to the scene.
After a time peace was restored and
the Transfer company took the com
pany's effects to the theater. Last
night Mr. Farrell presented his bill to
the manager of the company for the
work and payment was refused. He
will sue.
SATURDAY'S EXCURSION.
It Will Be Conducted to Pleasant Beach
by Locomotive Firemen.
Next Saturday the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen will run an ex.
cursion to popular Pleasant Beach at
Syracuse. For the round trip from
Scranton but 12 will be charged.
The ride is most enjoyable, the road
passing tnrougihan Interesting and pic
turesque country. At (Pleasant Beach
there are all of the attractions of an
up-to-date excursion resort. It la on
the shore of a beautiful lake with every,
facility for boating. . .
JELL BENEATH THE TRAIN.
John Kelly, of Third Street, Ha. a Leg
Crushed.
. John Kelly, a young man of Third
street, Bellevue, hud his left leg
crushed last night by falling beneath
the wheels of the Delaware and Hudson
train which arrives In this city from
Wilkes-'Bttrre at 11.13 o'clock p. m.
vile was conveyed to the Lackawanna
ihospltul. His leg was amputated and
hopes were entertained of saving his
life, although he suffered the loss of
great quantity of blood.
CONDENSED STATE TOPICS.
While bathing In Ridley creek, at Ches
ter, Harvey Itoblnson, a colored lad, was
drowned.
The coroner's Juryl at Slasleton decided
that Peter Wischairge shot and killed Mi
chael Urban.
The Pennsylvania Cavalry Veterans' as
sociation will hold Its reunion at Ber
wick on Sept. 2i.
' Lehigh county court has just disposed
of a case where the defendant had "made
a face" at the plaintiff.
Charles Davison's pug dog bit fifteen
other dogs at C'Hmbrla. Luzerne county,
and all have been slaughtered.
Superintendent Alexander Hamilton, of
the Ciimlinla Iron company's rolling
mills ut Johnstown, hus resigned after
forty-two years of service.
BRIEFLY WIRED.
Saturday, the 21st Inst., will be Veter
ans' Blue and Gray Day at the Atlanta
exposition.
Archbishop Gross hns unfrocked M. J.
Kelly, a priest at Cedar Mills, Ore., for
slandering a Sister of Charity.
Overproduction having glutted the nail
market, tho American Wire Nail company,
at Anderson, Ind., will reduce Its force
one-half.
In the pocket of her husband's trousers,
which Mrs,-Jacob Weynlng, of Union
town, O., gave to a tramp, was a roll of
taw In bills. ' . ' . '
The Identity of Postofllee Robber Allen,
who escaped from New York'. Ludlow
street Jail and was captured at Spring
field, Mo., has been fully confirmed.
Hundreds of Indictments for altjtlnds cf
crime that were mislaid uuring tne years
between W3 and H&)1 have been turned up,
by Recorder Uoff'i order, in New York.
WEATHER REPORT. , '
For eastern - Pennsylvania, generally
fair; southerly winds. , . . , , ,
NLEY'S
Maitet:
We have Just opened the best line of
Blankets we have ever shown. These
goods were all purchased before the
advance In wool, consequently at much
lower figures than they could be du
plicated for. We Intend giving our
customers the advantage of these
prices, and quote the following:
80 pairs Elk, 10-4
59 Cents.
SO pairs each Grey and White Norway,
10-4
98 Cents.
pairs Snowflake, 11-4 , ;
$1.35.
60 pairs Alpine, 11-4
Borders, Pink, Blue and Lemon.1
50 pairs each, 10-4 and 11-4, Jewell,
all Wool and Shrunk. Borders,
Pink, Blue, Red and Lemon,
$3.55 and $3.89.
40 pairs Housekeepers Choice, 11-4
$4.90:
Jacquard Borden, Blue. Pink and ,
Lemon. ;
20 pain Silver Cliff, 12-4
$5.75J
Oacquard Borders, Blue, Fink and
Lemon
20 pain Flour City, 12-4.
$6.75; 13-4, $7.35.
I Borden, Lemon, Pink and Blue.
Complete line of California Blankets.
Choice line of Fine Wrapper Blankets,
in Plain and Fancy. Centers.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
H. k: KINGSBURY,
Agent for Charles A.
Schieren & Co.'s
Leather
Beltio!
The Very Best.
313 Spruce St., Scrantoru
SCHOOL
SHOES
We are busy selling good
School Shoes for good chil
dren. 114 AND 114 WYOMING AVE.
LATEST
NOVELTY
STERLINQ SILVER
Markers.
' Call and get one for,
your Bicycle. Only 75c.
with your name engraved
on It.
W.J. Welchel
403 Spruce 5t
Bicycle
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