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jStiyiaoy, PA., WEDNESDAY MOKN1XG, OCTOBER 2. 1805. TWO CENTS A COPY.
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This season, for they're so different
from the garments of "y other sea
son that has been. But how ahull we
ray It? It would take column after
column of closely prlntej matter
to ever hint at half the new Ideas
represented In our vast stock, and
that might prove tooo much of a
good thing for most readers
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nuer
will not, however, be out of place
here.
All the leading Cloak Fabrics on
the market this season are rough
and nappy In effects.
Jackets are short 26 to 30 Inches
long and mostly of the Keefer type,
qlmnli mmliftpl . nr -Yn trtrfrn t,l In
fn - Tunpv m v niota.ie.
lea hi ili&J'il'.Be and other
aiim m : r muni.? ui uuuuie. ui u
average about 30 inches ueep.
Trimmings In some rases are almost
extravagant In their lavlshness,
but If your taste Is severely plain, a
tltched or piped edge may keep
In touch with fashion; if the cut of
the garment is right.
Trimming materials Includes
Glmpa. Braids, Jets, Beads, Velvets,
Velours. tAstrakans, Thlbets, Mar
ten and other furs. Big fancy But
tons, etc., etc.
For Ladles' wear quiet richness Is
the effect aimed at In all cases, and
the designers never succeeded so
Well In realizing their Ideas.
For the children's wear solid com
fort and novelty of style could not
be blended to better advantage.
Bright or subdued colorings,
mixtures or neat plaids and checks
In rough or soft woolly cloths
briefly summarize the fabrics, while
the trimmings are many and va
ried. But there is a sprlghtliness In all
of them that agrees well with most
folks' . notions of what is childlike
and pretty.
taken place today (Tuesday) and
continues all week. For this rea
son the department will be a sort
of public promenade for a few days,
where you will ba a welcome visitor
whether you have a thought of buy
ing or not. The multitude of
Willie the question of values will
speedily be settled by a few in
quiries. no
. In looking over our stock, 'note
V well the conscientious care with
which every garment Is finished,
, down to the most minute detail. .
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r iwiiewe uerwnneni in limi ui-
rtctlon to be impossible.
To Say
About
' Cloaks
Our Cloak
Opeiif
signs ml
Styles
fill Dc
light In
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MEETING OF THE FIREMEN
Annual Sessions of the State Associa
tion at Reading.
MAYOR'S ADDRESS OP WELCOME
Scranton and Johnstown Aro Competitors
for tho Meeting of 'tm-nonqtict
at Mnenncrchor Hall -Nominations
Mndo Late Yesterday.
8peelal to the Scranton Tribune.
Heading. Pa.. Oct. 1. From present
Indications Scran-ton will have the
largest delegation ever sent to a state
firemen's convention from that city.
Last nltrht at 1.0.;r, CMy Assessor Yoos,
accompanied by about ten delegates,
arrived, and Immediately set about to
convince the several delegates of the
advantages Scranton offers for hold
ing a conversion. This morning Cap
tain Moir. accompanied by P. J. Hick
ley, arrived and retired to the Central
house to be-prepared to present Scran
ton's name at the afternoon session.
The Friendship Engine company have
made aotlve preparations for the en
tertainment of their guests, which
nunVber thirteen companies, prominent
among them "being Na. 4. of Niagara
Falls. New York, and Nay Aug, of
Sorbin ton.
Kx-Xl-ayor James Kenney receives the
visiting companies In behalf of the
Friendship. The city is rapidly fllllntr
up, and it Is Fafe to say that ly
Wednesday evening the number of fire
men will rcafh at letifit 10.000. At K.43
this evening the Nay Aug. aenm
r'jnlt .l by the liawrence band, arrived
and were met at the' depot by the
Frlerdsfliip and Oermania band. They
marched down Sixth street to Penn,
up Penn to Ninth, where cars were
taken for Wowdvale. the headquarters
of the Nay Aug.
'nv Alien Attract Attention.
Attention was attracted by the Nay
Aug carrying miner's lamps on their
caps. After supper the company re
paired to the Frlendshln engine house,
after a short parade the Friendships
and all tho visiting companies who are
their guests marched to Excelsior hall,
where a ball will be held In their honor.
The fight between Johnstown and
Scranton Is one of the fiercest ever
known In the association. Owing to the
many candidates for president and the
cutting dona by friends of each candi
date It Is lmtMisslble to guess which city
will be a winner and the outcome to
morrow will be watched with Interest.
First D' Proceeding.
The sixteenth annual session of
the State Firemen's association con
vend at 2 o'clock this afternoon
In the rtrand' Opera Houe. The
rtae-e and auditorium Is magnifi
cently festooned, and almost every seat
was occupied when President Brooks
called the convention to order. The
stage is devoted to the use of officers
and committees. The convention whs
'Tmallv opened with praver by Rev.
W. Y. Chanman. of Olivet Presbyterian
church, who delivered an eloquent
oetltlon for Divine guidance through
the sessions of the convention.
Mavor Shanahnn was then Intro
duced and delivered the address of wel
come on behalf of the city. In the
coursp of his remarkshe said: '
The gates of our city are unbarred and
thrown wide o(en to reee vc you, and I
th.nk the key has either been mislaid, lost
or dropped into the Ltthtun stream, not to
be found until you are w.tli us no more.
Dlst.ngulshed gathering of gullant men,.
I bid you welcome.
Charles M. Plank, president of the
Firemen's union, followed, and deliv
ered an eloquent address of welcome on
behalf of the local Are department. He
said:
We do not Intend to treat you ceremon
iously, for ceremony has no warmth .'n It.
We desire to receive and entertain you as
brothers. We tender to vou franklv ami
cordially, as the representatives of cour
age, devot.on to duty and character
united, the right hand of thut fellowship
to brother flfeimen, and we propose to
show you, In a practical way, that we are
Indeed glad to see you.
Remarks of President Itrooks.
The responses to the welcoming ad
dress was made by President Oeorge
W. Brooks, of Coatesvllle. He said:
All of you are aware thnt this associa
tion was born and nursed In the grand
and hospitable city of Rending; to which
wo have been received by such a warm
and hearty welcome, both by the city and
Its excellent fire department, which Is com
posed of a class of brave men that have
done more than their share to further the
Interests of this association, organized
with the express purpose of securing legis
lation for the rel'ef of firemen and their
families who m'ght meet with misfortune.
While the b'll Is not nil we wished for,
it Is believed to bathe best that could be
secured under the exlst'ng circumstances,
nnd In the near future may be so arranged
that 't will meet Blithe necessary require
ments. Secretary Winder's report showed
that he received as dues for delegates
at the Norrlstown convention last year
1821.79, and that orders amounting to
$616.47 were drawn upon the treasurer
for expenses. IDurlng the year there
were twenty-five new departments rep
resenting fifty-two new companies that
Joined the association and nine com
panies that were reinstated.
Late this afternoon nominations of
officers were opened. The two leading
candidates in the field for president are
Irvln A. iHahne, of Loock Haven, and
O. A. Thompson, of Lansdale.
Scranton and Johnstown are com
petitors for the next convention. Gov
ernor Hastings, who was expected to be
here, telegraphed that other business
will prevent his attendance.
A number of companies arrived this
evening. Including Oreensburg. Pa.:
Belleview, of Niagara Falls. N. Y.;
Fr Itndsfilp, of Danville; Nay Aug,
Scranton: TtutW: Falrmount associa
tion, of Philadelphia, and the Liberty,
of Lykerwi. The majority of the com
panies will reach -here tomorrow and
Thursday morning.
Banquet at Maennerohnr Unit.
The banquet tendered the 00 dele
gates at Maeronerohor hall at 8 o'clock
this evening- was a feature. The hall
is prettily decorated with paintings and
fire scenes and eight tables extend the
entire length of the hall.- These con
tain thirty-two Immense fruH pyra
mids 'besides numerous potted plants.
It required seventytwo waiters to
serve the guests. Howard P. Wanner
was toastmaater. The bill of fare was
one of the most elaborate ever served In
'his cWy.
These nomination were made late
this afternoon: President. Gilbert L.
Thompson, of Lansdale; John T. Oar
man, of Philadelphia; irvln H. Wahne,
Lock Haven; George W. Gray, of Ply.
mouth. Vkce presidents, W. R Harper,
Philadelphia: Fred Lewis, Allentown;
John E. Spears, Reading; John Stole,
PMttnbwg; George A. Bt. John, WHkes
Barre; Alex 4mlth. Houtzdale; John
Ruggles, Royersford. Secretary, W.
W.W.Wunder; corresponding secretary,
James A. Green, of Carlisle; treasurer,
John Blnglun. of Norrlstown; delegate
to national convention! at Augusta,
Ga., Gilbert Oreenburg, of Huntingdon.
Oeorge W. Brooks, the retiring presi
dent, was elected delegate to the na
tional convention next year.
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Three Serl-
Conflagrations That Will
Men Out of Ktnplovmcnt.
Throw MM
Philadeli
a, Oct. 1. Three tires oc-
curred In tfc ally tonight at practical
ly the sam
time, the first alarms be-
lug sounde
about 8 o'clock. '
The four-
lory building at Broad and
Noble stref owned and occupied by
the Horn
I Brannen Manufacturing
company
imufacturer of gas and
electrical (I
ures, was gutted. The to
timated at Sl.Vt.OOO, and Is
tal loss Is
covered bv
Insurance. Two hundred
persons ardhrown out of employment.
The bullmgs and machinery of
James A. Digee's steam brick yard, at
Twenty-Slxli and York streets, were
destroyed,italllng a loss of f80.000.
The loss iq-overed by Insurance. The
yard cove
and 3'0 I
an erea of three squares.
lids were employed. John
night watchman, and Dan-
Hanlon. tl:
lei Hodgt
the night engineer, had
narrow el
pes.
The thlt'llre datnnged a half dozen
stables anas many small dwellings In
the nelglfihood of Twenty-seventh
and Hunnsdon streets. The loss Is
$10,000. Tl origin In each case Is un
known. I
MOp FOR Dl'RAN'T.
Members olihe Signal Corps Contribute
Funds to
';i y Expenses of the Defense
of tho Ct
In out.
Fan Frnclseo, Oct. 1. When the
nut-ant ti was resumed this morning
Judge Mhy created a sensation by
announcing 'hat one of the Jurors had
told him lit some one had simken to
him about the case. Juror Truman
was then rlli d to the stand. He stat
ed that uhrhursday last, while riding
with Jurotiocker In a car, H.nry J.
McCoy, se etnry of the Young Men's
Christian' Ksociation. who entered the
car said t him: "If you don't hang
him (rm-aing Durant) we will hang
you." Trtiian sa'id th. remark was
probably ride in an off-hand manner,
but he tliou'ht It his duty to bring tho
matter to he attention of the court.
Judge Mn'hy thereupon Issued an or
dt r for Mr ny to 'be brought before him
on Thursfy next.
The dcWse proved by four witnesses
this mortr.g that Adolph Oppenheim,
the pnwnl'iker who says Durant tried
to sell hli one of Rlaneho I.amont's
rings. Is lit Infallible as nn identify
ing wltnei. Durant's attorneys re
cently ha four young men visit Op
penheim -1th articles of jewelry, os
tensibly ttpawn them. When he gave
his testlirny aEalnst Tiprant, Opoen
helm wat asked about these visitors
and gaveilfserlptlons of them which
were alto-ther at variance with the
appearand of the young men
who w called to the stand
this miilng. Two of these wit
nesses vvy forced to admit thnt they
were mergers of Dun.nt's slgnnl corps
nnd thaUiey contributed to the fund
for his dp-nse. Where Durant's funds
have coir from has mystified the po
lice. PAIT.lR'S FUNERAL.
The Scrvbs Will I to of a National
chnrnctcr.
'Paris, ct. 1. An immense crowd
gathered along the Rue Dntot nnd
sllantly a alted the arrival of the Pas
teur enrtge, and as the hearse and
oarrlngesoassed along all heads were
liared. Ultm the arrival of the proces
sion at tl institute t-'i- oak codln was
removed rnm the outer case and the
leaden fllll and was placed In the lib
rary. Tb orders which had been con
ferred uim the chemist were displayed
upon cusHnns nt the foot of the coffin.
'Preiddsit Faure this evening signed
a decree ir-rlainlng that M. Pasteur's
obsequiesshould be of a national char
acter. Tie president will attend the
services . pprson. (For the purpose of
lesscnlnffthe pomp and ostentation of
the cereninlfs attendant unon the in
terment f M. Pasteur his family have
decided tiat the 'body shall remain In
the temjirary vault at Notre Dame,
where th services will end. instead of
'being plced In the family vault at
'Mont iMa tre.
LNDIS LAW POINT.
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Claims liat HYIicitntinn to Commit Per
jnrTs Not a Punishable Crime.
Ilollidysiburg, Pa.. Oct. 1. The Blair
county )eurt sat today to 'hear a mo
tion to quash the Indictments In the
proflecutnns against County Commis
sioners iTames Funk and John Hurd,
for allered mis'dempanors In office.
Commliloner Hurd Is chargtJ In one
Indtctmcit of approaching a witness
who wa. to testify against him before
the cotnty auditors' court of Inquiry,
and solbttlng the witness to commit
perjury.
Ex-Juige Landls, attorney for the
commlfioners, created a sensation in
court b; claiming that solicitation to
commit perjury was not an offense
punlfhatle In Pennsylvania. District
Attorner Hammond was unable to And
a case n the law books that fixes a
penally for the crime. The court re
served is opinion.
jERONAUT'S fatal fall.
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The I'arichiito I'nllcd to Open at tho
, Proper Time.
iLlma. O., Oct. 1. Homer Klsel, a
young aeronaut, made nn ascension at
West Liberty today. It was very windy,
and whin the balloon was up about BOO
feet It reared on account of the stiff
breeze, and Klsel. seeing that he must
fall, tried to cut loose his parachute.
It reifuatd to open, and the balloon, in
falling, enveloped him.
He dnipped rapidly until about fifty
feet from the ground, when the para
chute opened. 'He hit the ground with
great force, however, and was fatally
injured,
THROWN A HUNDRED FEET.
Rev. S. Y. l.ntn Instantly kllicd by on
l-Ixp'ess Trnln.
"Rutherford, N. J.. Oct. 1.-While
crosslnij the tracks of the Krle railway
at Rutherford tonight Rev. S. Y. Lum,
a Presliyterian clergyman, was Instant
ly killed by an express train from Jer
sey City. He was about 65 years old
and deaf, but -had almost cleared the
track when he was struck and thrown
100 feet.
Mr. Lum was well known In the
southern part of the'state, and filled a
pulpit at May's 'Landing a s-hort time
ago. 'He had lived recently at Fast
Rutherford, where he leaves a widow.
We Are Paying I'p.
Washington, Oct. 1, The debt statement
Issued th' afternoon show a net decrease
f.n the pfbl.'c debt, less eaf h tn tho treas
ury, during September of 1,8H4,80. Total
cash In tho treasury, $827,1188,403.
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.
While carrying d'nner to his father,
Milton, the M-year-okl son of Krw'n Bny
der, was killed by a Leihlgh Valley ex
press train In the Uethlehem Iron com
pany's yard.
The iron mills of the Longmead com
peny. the Alan Wood company, the .1.
Wood A Heathers' company, and the
Co-nthohocken Tube compony, employing
over 1,000 men at Norrlstown, have In
creased the wages of their employes 10
per cent., to go into effect at once.
SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES
Mr.
Olmstcail's Opinion on
Minority business.
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MAY VOTE 1'OK SEVEN JUDGES
The Prominent Attorney States That the
Act of 1605 Seeks to Qualify, Limit
and Restrains the Right
of Suffrage.
Hnrrlaburg, Pa.. Oct. 1. M. E. Olm
sted, of this city, one of the state's
most prominent cnngitltutlon.il lawyers,
recently submitted an opinion to a well
known Republican who asked. In
which he says that every voter is en
titled to vote for seven' candidates for
superior court judge. Instead of six, the
recent law creating the court provides.
Mr. Olmsted says that the constitu
tion provides for minority representa
tion In the election of Supreme Judges,
county commissioners and county audi
tors only. As to all the other elective
ollices the constitutional provision Is
thnt every male citizen 21 years of nge,
possessing certain qualifications, "shall
be er.'tltled to vote at all elections."
This right Is conferred absolutely nnd
without condition, but the act of 181)0,
esablishlng the new Superior court, at
tempts to limit It by declaring that, al
though seven judges are to be elected,
no elector may vote for more than six
candidates upon one ballot for the said
office.
"No matter Ciow wf?e the principle of
the voter's constitutional right and
privilege. His right "to vote nt all
elrctloM" Is Incomplete if he may not
vote tor as many offices ns are to be
lilloJ, or for nsmany persons as are to
be eifH.ted. If th legislature has the
power to enact that he may vote for
six only, it has equal power to restrict
his vote to 'five, four, three, two or one
of the candidat?, or It may declare that
where two or more common pleas
Juda-es are to b elected, or two, three,
or four representatives are to -be chnsen,
no elector shall vote for more than one.
As to Minority Principles.
"T am of opinion that rach qualified
minority representation may be. it can
not be enforced If contrary to the letter
nnd spirit of the constitution, and If.
ns Is apparently the case, th? act of
ISfl.l seeks to qualify, limit and restrain
the right of nuffrape which the consti
tution has In plain terms conferred
without any limitation whatever, then
to that extent the act of 1.S93 must fall.
"I am of onlnlon that each qualified
elector has the constitutional right to
vote for seven candidates and that his
ballot cannot lawfully be thrown out
because containing more than six
names."
KILLED HY THE CARS.
Two Women Aro Hun Down bv a
lost
Trail nt New Itrunswlck.
Xew Rrunsw'k. N. J., Oct. 1. .Mrs.
Clara Ttuckalew. K5 years' of age, and
her nlrce, Miss Grlgpi, of "Minmoirth
.lunctlnn. were Instantly killed on the
tracks of the Jamrsbiir.g branch nf the
Pennsylvania ral'road near Monmouth
Junction this morning by a fast train
bound for Philadelphia.
The women were driving acrons the
tracks on their way home from the vil
lage of Dayton, where t'hey had been
with nroduce. There are no rates at
the cro.alng. ar.d they did not notice I
the approach of the train until It was
almost upon them. The horse seemed
paralyzed with fright, and they coul.l
not urge him on. The engine crashed
Into the carriage, throwing the women
out. The horse dashed away and ran
home. Ttnth women wcra picked no
dead. The young girl was deenpitated.
Isaac Fohwenrk. who was driving be
hind the two women, saw the accident.
He alleges that the engineer of the
loeorrotlve did not blew his whistle.
Tho 'bodies of the women were taken to
Monmouth Junction.
SORGHUM POISONS CATTLE.
Scores Die In Kansas from F.atlng tho
Eccond tirottth.
Topeka, Kan.. Oct. 1. Thirlng the
laft four days more' than 200 head of
ca'Mle have died In western Kansas
from eating the second erowth of sorg
hum, whlc'h Is rank Pols' m. TIip crop
of sorghum Is very largp In western
Kansns, and the second growth Is ex
ceedingly rank.
M3nv farmers turned their cattle Into
the fields to eat W down, and death has
rer.y'.tcd in nearly every case. In Phil
lips county fiptv head died from eating
this forage, while reports from other
counties state tfhat the loss has been
heavy. In Stanton county a herd of
forty fat steers died within two hours
after eating sorghum forage.
DID NOT CARE TO CONTEST.
Kcclcy Institutes llnve Pnld Government
Licensee for Years.
PwlgM, 111.. Oct. 1. The announce
ment thnt the government was trying
to collect license from the home for In
ebriates at Fort Leavenworth brings
out the statement from nn officer of
the parent Institution here that the
Keeley Institute at this place and others
throughout the country have been pay
Inar government license for three years.
This has been done under protest
rather than contest the matter. The
license has not been paid for selling
whisky, but merely ns a revenue de
manded bv the government for the
privilege .of preserving whisky In the
business of curing Inebriety.
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
Triennial Assembly Will Open Today at
Mint"-" polls.
Minneapolis. :Mlnn., Oot. 1. With a
solemn and Impressive celebration of
the holy communion and a discourse by
iRIvhop Coxe. of the tKo?pse of western
New York, the triennial general con
vention of the Rppopal church will be
inaugurated tomorrow morning.
Three secret sessions were hold to
day by the committee on the revision
of the constitution and canons of the
church, hut no material changes were
made In the report as previously adopt
ed. Service nn n Soldier ts Good.
West Chester, Pa., Oct. 1. In the In'er
etrng test case brought Into court to test
the authority of 8herlff Ingram to serve
legal summons on Henry J. Crump, an of
ficer of the Nttt'onal guard, returning
from enmp recently. Judge Hemphill has
Just remUred his decision. He holds thnt
the service of the summons on the sol
dier, even though he was yet on duty,
wns good.
Dismembered Bndr Fonnd. '
Pittsburg, Oct. 1. The dismembered
body of a man was discovered yesterday
afternoon 'n a dense thicket In the woods
nwas Mount Ibanon, five miles south of
Pittsburg. There were tnnny evulences of
crime, but It lis possible thnt the skeleton
was hidden by medical students,
Oen. Mnhono's Condition.
Washington, Oct.. 1. General Mahono
rested easy this afternoon and evening,
and at midnight was better than at any
t'me silnce his collapse, Ha is, however,
(n a precarious condition.
Tho Bucket Brigade I'nuMe to Cope with
I lame
Easton. .Pa.. Oct. 1. A fire oceunvd
at Portland, this (Northampton) coun
ty, this morning, which for a time
threatened the entire town with de
struction owing to the place being with
out lire protection. The flamrs started
In the Patriotic Order Sons of America
lodge room on the third tbxir of a busi
ness block. The second floor was util
ized as a residence by IMrs. Llbby
Werkhelser and the first floor was re
spectively occupied 'by 'Klmer Flnkben
der's hardware store, Jones & Co.'s
grocery store and Samuel Flint's Jew
elry store.
These three places were entirely
gutted of their contents, and Mrs.
Werkhelser and the 'Patriotic Order
Sons of America lost everything. The
'building was of brick, 'but a strong
wind prevailed and the flames spread
rapidly. The total .loss Is estimated at
$3.,00O. end Is partly covered by insur
ance. The only mot'hod of fighting the
Are was a bucket brigade, which was
formed from a nearby creek. The
whole populace took part in preventing
the ffwead of the flames.
EARTH BEGAN TO SETTLE.
Residence of Mrs. W tllliim KoMnson and
the Offlco nt tho Robinson llrewery
Damaged by tho Cnve.
At 11.55 last night the clock In the of
fice of K. Robinson's brewery stopped.
A few minutes later the servant girls
In the house of Mrs. William Robinson,
which adjoins on the south, rushed out
of tho dwelling, crying that the house
was splitting In two. The brewery
watchman, Michael Stern, In answer to
the girls' summons, hastened to the
scene, and belne an old miner, soon
discovered .the cause of the commotion.
The ground was settling ns a result
of mine cave-In. The crackling nnd
rumbling noises nrou.sed all living In
the immediate neighborhood, and soon
a large and thoroughly alarmed crowd
was gathered. At first' the brewery
workmen feared that they were In dan
ger and were about to flee from the
building in alarm, when August Robin
son nppeared on the scene and assured
them that the brewery proper was In
no danger, ns the coal beneath It Is
protected.
The settling Is confined to the terri
tory covered by the office building and
the residence of IMrs. Will-lam Robin
son, which are on thp old 'llauypt lum
ber yard property. The cnve-ln seecs
to be under the office yard between the
two 'buildings. The foundation walls
on the southern side of the office have
sunk entirely out of sight, and the
southwestern corner Is fully two feet
lower than diagonally opposite corner
of the structure. Flagstones of the
sidewalks are twisted almost on to
their edges, and the fence and steps are
twisted out of place.
Tne yard surrounding Mrs. William
Robinson's handsome new residence,
whlrii Is on an elevation, has settled
towarJi the center of the disturbance,
the moving grcund carrying the foun
dation walls with It. Huge fissures
and small cracks appear In the ground
and In the foundation walls oir the
norltiern s'de of 'the dwelling. The
plastering Is cracked and in many
places fell.
At. 2 o'clock the disturbance was still
going on.
F.x-;?herlff Charles RcMnson, who
was Fummoncd 'by phone, gave as his
opinion that It wni the rider vein of
the old "A'B.-T.'liurn slope that It wnrk-
Ing,
T'his vein Is only forty feet below
the surface.
The conl under the brewery nnd for
100 feet around It ts reserv.,1. One
vein, which was nlr.-.vdy worked
when the property was purchased, was
walled and 'Uarcd In 1.S76, When the
brewery woi built. There Is a shaft
In 'the road Just In front of the brewery,
which was sunk at t'he time this work
was belniX eVme. This will be opened
up today or as roon as possible In order
to Investigate the- cause of the present
working, and to ascertain If there Is
any possibility of danger to the brew
ery. RAISE BREAD PRICES.
Gigantic Millers Trust to Limit Output of
Flour.
Ruffalo, N. Y.. Oct. 1. All that n--pears
now to bo lacking th'l will give
the National Millers' association abso
lute control of the prices and output of
fl.'iir Is the signing of their agreement,
which has been formulated In detail
A Fide from Wie Northwest, Ruffalo
'voids tihe key to the situation, nnd
vigorous efforts have. It Is said, been
made to bring the Ruffalo millers into
the movement.
There Is now an overproduction of
about 12.000.nnO 'barrels of flour. Pro
duction 13 to be cut d.r.vn nbout 4.000,000
a year, and the trust will Impose 10
cents a 'barrel fine on all millers who re
fuse to comply.
MRS. PUKINTOX'S VERDICT.
Awarded M-2.000 for the Loss nf llcrllns
b nil, Who Wns Killed nn tb Nail.
Trenton, N. J., Oct. 1. Mrs. Kste
R. Purlnton. whose husband was killed
In the -Meptlow accident on the Dela
ware, Lackawanna and Western rail
road thirteen months ago, obtained a
verdict for $Ii2.000 In the federal court
todal. She sued the railroad company
for J30.000.
Her hvr.band wns 35 years old, and
at t'ho 'Mme of his death was earning
$4,800 per year. The Jury took his age
and occupation Into account when
making up t'he amount of damages for
the widow.
TRAIN STALLED IN SAND.
Tracks at St. Joseph, Mich., Covered with
the Drifts.
St. Joseph. Mich., Oct. 1. Tons of
rar.d drifted on the Chicago and West
M'i;h!'.?an tracks here this morning, and
when the r.oi'th-bound freight came
along it stalled. It took gangs of shov
elei s several hours to clear the track.
The engine was damaged, and the
exc-unslon 'train bound to Laporte was
decayed.
Telephone Unto War.
Altoona, Pa., Oct. 1. Two telephone
companies operating In this city beun a
rate war tonight. A new company, the
Phoenix, has .put "lundreds of telephones
In Altoonn. HolMnftysburg nnd Juniata at
the rate ol ft! a month for hus.'ness horses
and $1.60 'or tesiiltnces. Tonight the Hell
company announced a cut '.n Its rates
from tl o $l.ic a riienth for btis'n?si
houses and from $1 to $1.25 for res'denees.
Ijong distance rotes have been cut from
$UX to $"0 a yenr. It Is expected that the
new company will met the cut.
Mifflin-Huntingdon Muddle.
Lr-wlstofl. Po. Oct. 1. The Republican
Judical conference of M'lllln and Hunt
ingdon count'es, which has been In session
here sCnce Tuesday, after too resultless
ballots adjourned today, to meet at Har
r'sburg. It was also decided that Judge
Hlddlo, of Carlisle, be requested to act as
arbitrator.
Cristobal Colon Vans Aground.
Havana, Oot. 1. The Spanish cruiser
Crlstobnl Colon ran aground on Sept. 29
on the llajos lxs Colorado, off Mantua.
All of the crew were saved except three
sailors, who were rot accounted fur. The
vessel ts a total loss, . ,
TEXAS AT LAST
UJ1I1W I t il IU I IUIVVUUV u
The Lone Star State fairly Tuinklcs
Kith Anger.
AGAINST ALL PRIZE FIGHTING
Tho Governor's Message Vpon the Sub
ject Pcols in Soma Plain Facts-Ho
Desires That tho Fair Kama
of Texas lie Protected.
Auntln, Tex., Oct. 1. The members
of the legislature who have been called
In special session to pass an anti-prize-tlghting
bill, have been arriving singly
and In groups for the past twenty-four
hours. The sentiment of both houses
seems strongly to favor a law-making
prize lighting illegal, but a number of
the representatives condemn the arbi
trary feature of the proposed la w which
In their Judgment wimld work an in
justice to Innocent liersuns who might
be Ignorant of the new statute for
weeks after Its passage. Little doubt
Is expressed today thut the senate will
puss the bill with reasonable prompt
ness, but the result In the house is full
of uncertainty, ns under the rules, a
two third vote of the entire legislature
Is necessary to pass emergency bills.
The tiresence of quorum being estab
lished in both houses, rhe governor's
message was thereupon laid before the
two bodies. It was short, sharp and de
cisive. It contained no uncertain sound
as to his attitude concerning prize
fighting In general, and th" proposed
contest between Cortiett and Fltzsim
mis In particular. The governor re
viewed the past legislation relating to
prize fighting, which sport he charac
terized as brutal and demoralizing, and
denounced by every state In the union,
lit' enumerated the mates which had
enacted laws making prize lighting a
felony and urged that such laws should
be operative from their paswige.
Jle referred to th? opposition to the
"emergency" bill because of the large
amount of money Involved by the man-agi-rs
of the Florida 'Athletic club, and
said that such opposition was charac
teristic of such an exhibition. "It
rests," he continued, "upon the auda
cious proposition that a free people can
forfeit, or have bargained away the
right to preserve the public pfae?, the
public murals and the public safety.
'I he 1'Xliihltion Not Desired.
The message concluded In these
Words:
If nj law new exists the state does not
give any ussiiraiu'e or come under any
obligation that l Ivgul upon the subjwt,
but these pnnelpU-s need not be here .11-vokt-d
by proclamation; all persons have
befti ft. veil nut ee thut this exblblftlun
would not lie pi i-mltteil, and whatever has
iieen done by .ts projectors was with full
respons.bU'ty for .the consequence. The
pubic Interests require that this exhibi
tion espeeolly should be Huvpre'sinl, Dis
countenanced by Mexico and the territo
ries, outlawed and driven from every
state. It 1 s proposed to assemble a hon
of ruffians inei gamblers and offer here
.this commanding Insult to'publlc decen-y
UKiiInst the pride of the pi ople nnd your
ploniit and resolute lection will spare
them the Lctiom ny. It will do another
th.ng. It will recall to the great city of
the slnte. Inluili ted by n manly anil gen
erous and enlightened people, the whole
some and assuring truth n iw obscured by
stiver nnd mifconcei t on, fur which It will
hert after thank you, that no part of Its
mute-rial prosperity, no part of Its social
and Intellectual and 'ndutrlal proureps,
napnrt of Its splendi d destiny, s bound up
In nn endeavor to hold wthln Its llm'ts
one of the mot dlsifi-icefnl orgies ever
rtrm 'teil to 1 S'Tcii 't nno irsnonur irvm.
! lir,-lle,l by 11 sense of duty to exert every
s
mj rwlons-h.,'ty for the enns-
fUept-es s now olvl.teil w in you. 1 .1.11
you w'll me-'t It ns becomes the represen
tat'ves of the whole people, nix'ius nnd
ready 'o pretext the fa 'r name of the state.
Is Jiot doC'lite-1.
The first step In tho direction of leg
islation Inimical to prise fighting was
taken In the senate by Mr. Lewis, of
San Antonio, who Introduced a bill to
that effect. It Is understood to reflect
the views of the administration, and It
provides that any person who engages
In a pugilistic encounter between man
nnd man, or n fight between! man and
nn animal, upon the result of which
money Is wagered, shall be deemed
irullty of a, felony and be punished by
Imprisonment In the penitentlnry for
rot less than two years nor more than
five years. The bill further provides
that thr( miblic properly demnnds that
this law shall take effect and be In force
from nnd n'ter Its passage. A similar
bill was Introduced In the' house by
Ward, of Travis.
The Lewis nnd Ward bill was referred
to judiciary committee No. 2, which has
Jurisdiction of criminal ns contra-distinguished
from civil matters.
CONSTABLE KOESLER'S DEATH
It Will lie Investigated by the Coroner
und n.Iurv
CVroncr Kelley yesterday morning
empanelled the following Jury to In
quire into the death of Constable J.
L. Hoesler, who, on Monday night, was
run dewn and killed on nihe Delaware
and Hudson tracks, near, the l)odge
te.wn crossing: C. M. Harris, Jacob
Sehlager. It. McNIrney, Ir. F. L. Mo
draw, Mli-had McCann and P. F. Orlf
lln. The Jury viewed the body nnd
oiljotit'ned to meet tomorrow night at
S o'clock In the arbitration room In
the court house.
During yesterday afternoon Mathlas
Stilton, who was with Hoesler when he
was killed, could not be found. It Is
supposed he feareel Imprisonment as a
witness or for being to blame in the
matter, nnd Is In tiki ing. He is the
prosecutor In the case on which the
conptal'de was engaged when he was
killed.
Several city ronsC-nibles are citing the
accident ns evidence against a custom
of serving warrants, and other legal
papers a't night. They are all opposed
to It, but often perform their offlce-s at
night only to accomodate prosecutors.
Hoesler's deat(h. It Is believed, will put
a damper on future night service.
To Resurrect the American Association.
St. Ixiuls. Oct. 1. The American Asso
c! nitron of l'.nse Rail clubs will le revived
next senson 'f the wishes nnd plans of
President Von iH-r Ahe bear fruit. For
sevwal weeks has has been In. communica
tion with il'lTer-enl base ball magnates
and .'t Is sa d that he has found enough of
them willing to Join h'm to Justify eall'ng
a imeet'.ng In the early w'tfter months with
the object of resurrect ng the old asso
elation. How gate Again on Itnll.
Washington, Oot. 1. Captain Henry W.
Howgate was this afternoon adrn'tted to
ball pending act Ion of the court of appeals
upon his opieil from the Judgment of the
criminal coirrt of the d'strict sentencing
hm to a term of imprisonment for crimes
committed while acting as disbursing of
ficer of the nlgnal service about fifteen
yeurs ago.
Professor Hamilton Honored.
Harrlsburg, Oct. 1. flovemor Hastings
today appointed Professor John Hamilton,
of Rtate College, Center county, to be
deputy secretary of agriculture. The ap
pointment was sought for by a hundred
applicants.
WEATHER REPORT.
For eastern Pennsylvania, fair; warmer;
southeast winds.
IlEY'S
Fall
And Winter
Underwear,
THE REPUTATION OF THI9
DKP.VltTIMIJNT OF OtR BLSI
I.VKSS IS 'IMO WK'LL KNOWN TO
NEED ANY COLM M EINTS.
The stock this season ts large?
than ever before and of greater va
riety, comprising very full lines oft
Ladles', eJentlemen's, and Chili'
drvn's Vests. Punts and Unlifn
Suits. We call special attention f
s StMlterter
Sanitary IMero
fffiiieeu iMriiT i tif4u mmis H.re iim-v
quatuy is mucn improved.
note a few
Specials Ii Uiaerwear
Ladies' Oneita Union Suits. Th-
specials in Union Suits at 7Jp.,
$1.00. $1.2.".; Chlldrem's Union S-n.3
at 4Sc. U'p; Gents' Wright's Fleeiid
Health Underwear at 60c. up.
Tferee Great Specials
In Ladles' Egyptian Ribbed Vest
and Pants at '2m:. 30c. and 3tvo.,
Ureat special in Children's Vest'
and Pants; all sizes. Full line of
Qto aM Hosiery.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Agent for Charles A.
Schieren & Co.'s
Leather .
eltins:
The Very Best.
313 Spruce St., Scranton.
WE ARE
ALWAYS BUSY.
"KoiTect
Tlie best that can be
put In a Shoe, $1 to
$6. A hundred styles.
Lewis, Rdlly k Bavics,
114 AND 116 WYOMING AVE
IN FINE JEWELRY.
ElegantSpedmensSuit
able for Wedding Pres
ents, Birthday Presents,
Etc.
Eye Glasses, Opera
Glasses and Spectacles a
Specialty.
W. J.-Weichel
JEWELER,
40t Bpruc. it, , Near Dim Butt
Shapes,
a Ml.
Mofclies
,;y .: Y' ' ;. '