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SSCIJAKTON, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 8, 1893.
TWO CENTS A COPY.
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S I Sic
These frequently recurring Silk
Sale Rive away our method of
handling successfully this most dif
ficult of all stocks.
Fancy Silks change as rapidly In
fashion now-a-days as a Paris Bon
net, and the tlrm that would keep
Its Silk Department quite up-to-date
at all points must make a rapid and
complete turnover of Its stock,
otherwise It will speedily become a
laggard In the race for public favor.
mentioned below are not old they
have not had time to lose the
good looks which Dame Fashion
gave them, and we don't propose to
How them to linger long enough
with us to get out of date. We
keep turning them over, turning
them over all the time and when
lots get small and odds and ends ac
cumulate, we take this method of
unloading them quickly, hence you
never see anything that has grown
ancient or old looking on our Silk
counters.
There Wt
a yard In all the lots that follow
that's one whit worse than we've
hinted at above, and that means
that they're O. K.
10 pieces Sevres Stripe Taffeta
Silks in correct styles for waists,
etc, 50-cent quality
Cut to 35c.
8 pieces Stripe Surahs for waists,
fine trimmings, etc. Colorings right.
Lowest former price 65c.
New Price 50c.
10 pieces Seed and Brocade Taf
feta Silks, right at every point and
worth one hundred cents a yard.
To Close $5c.
Quite a large odd lot of
Taffetas, etc. Big color rai
mostly Silks that sold at $11
Closing Prk
10 pieces Extra Heavy Oil
with Brocade iridescent el
Magnificent Silk that has
along for 11.25.
Sale
LOT VI
25 pieces
cent Effect
good thing
fully worth
Small Fig
Taffetas.
for Waists'
$1.
Sale Pril
LOT
25 pieces "Wave Des
changeable efleots. A tug
LOT
15 pieces 24-Inch Dcuxtq
cnecis, lor waists, etc.
. much more than the flgu
. Aere,
LOT IX
25 pieces Taffeta Seeif
Silks, a beautiful combln
the very latest thing out.
extra value lor this sale,
On
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VwCODSE
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TERRIBLE ME EXPLOSION
Nine Men Arc Imprisoned in the
Dorrunce Shaft.
ONE MAX DIES PROM INJURIES
A Corps of Surveyors Are Caught in an
Explosion of Flro Pnrap-llerolo
Work of tho Rescuing Party.
History of tho Mine
Special to .the Scranton Tribune.
Wllkes-Harre. Oct. 7. Another explo
sion wus today added to iMie mine hor
rors of the Wyoming v alley by which
one man lost his life and tihe fate of
four others, who are still Imprisoned in
the mine. Is ctlll In doubt. The acci
dent occurred In the lXirranee shaft of
the Lehigh Valley Coal company, which
Is located In North Vllke-Baire; near
Hollenback cemetery, and occurred in
the rock tunnel of No. 2 plant of the
llalt'jiiiore vein.
In the morning a corps of surveyors
went Into The mine under the forenian
Khlp of William Jones, of Wllkes-ltarre,
the party being composed cf Mr. Jones,
ItobeM Miller, Itoueit Wane hard,
Llewellyn Owens, O. William Cahlll.
They also tcxk with them Flra Ho.-s
William Davis and .two or 'throe brat
tlcemen, Kdward Muri.hy, Michael
Morris and Ueorga Laphy. Nothing
more was heard from tht tn until a little
after 4 o'clock in thi afternoon, when
a torritic explosion was heaid and the
ventilation was stopped. The men
knew at once that an accident (had hap
pened and us soon as possible a rescu
ing party was made up. corniced of
Tliomus .Samuels, fortii.an of the l'or
rance mine; John Jones. Inside fore
mart: Fire Boss Lewis Lewis, and a
number of miners who volunteered to
risk their lives to save the surveyors
and their companions from death if It
were possible. This paity defended
tli mine about 5.15 oVIock anl pro
ceeded at once to the rock tunn-d of the
plane, where the accident had occurred.
They remained down for some time
but litvnlly the signal to hoist the car
ilage was given to the engineer, and It
came into t'he view of hundreds of p;o
who had flocked to the shaft on
hearing of 'the accident. The party
L-iv.ught with 'them two of .the surveying
corps who had been hurt, by the force
of the explosion and took them at once
to the cMy hospital, where their
wounds were dressed.
The Injured .Men.
The Injured men were: Robert Miller,
aged 20 years, who had been a member
of the surveying corps of the company
for about a year. (He resides at 20
South street in this city and was quite
badly Injured. His face was some
what burned and especially the lower
part, and his hands were badly
burned. He had a small burn on his
back and his right arm was broken be
tween the elbow and shoulders. The
other Injured surveyor was Hubert
Blanchard. of Parsons, a young man
la years of age, who was slightly burned
on the face and hands and on the left
leg. When these two had been taken to
the hospital, the rescuers, headed by
Mr. Samuels, again went Into the mine
anil In a few moments returned with
Kdward Murphy, a young brattice man,
17 years of age. who had been struck
on the left hand by a falling prop, sus
taining a severe fracture of that mem
ber. .He also had several scalp wounds,
doubtless caused by pieces of (lying
coal, but the physician at the hospital
thought that the skull was not frac
tured. He resides on Bowman's Hill
in his city.
The next man to be brought to
the surface was Michael Morris, a Po
lander, 40 years of age, who resides on
Kulp street. He. too, Is unmarried.
The man was burned in a most horrible
manner, and when a Tribune reporter
saw him at the hospital last night he
was) completely swathed In bandages,
with th j exception of his left font.
Dcnih of Morris.
Morris lmd been literally cooke'fl. and
l:e died about 10 o'clock last night at
the hospital without ever regaining
consciousness. Oorge Laphy was next
bto'icht iip. fi'.d he was the least In
lured of the five men. having only a few
flesh wounds made 'by pieces of flying
coal and one serious cut on the back
of his head. He Is a Polander and lives
at Duck Pond.
The news of the accident had
brouglht hundreds to the head of the
shaft, and t'he company officials were
v-Mlged to run ronfs amur.d the shaft
n d ?nd down for police officers to
keP the crowd back of the ropes. No
one m -emed to know how many men
ware silin the mines nod the officials
would not say. although It was the gen
eral impression that orly four mm,
named Owens. Ca'hill, Jones and Fire
fSoss Davis, were still ther, as th"
workings have been abandoned for
.some .time.
'Miner was at une nospitai last
night by a Tribune man. to whom he
told the following story: "The accident
ocr'Ure-d as nearly as I ran Judge atwut
4.15. We were thinking of quitting
work for the day amd had packed up
our Instrument anil were starting for
the foot of 'the shaft. When past the
tunnel Foreman Jcmes 'took a look
Ms 'blue prints and sa w some head-
rked wh'lch 'he thought he could
f am hour. So he decided to
le until this work was dcr.e.
Inohaird and myself to watch
ments. eind Morris, Murphy
ly were a little way behind
.Jones. William Os.hlll Llwel-
s and Fire Bom Davis started
do the work. While we walled
, In a few minutes after they
the explosion occurred. A1-
I do flot kmow daw It happened
touched1 off the gas."
Dorrance mine has always been
red by miners an exceptionally
is one, but no accident of any
have ever occurred here before.
Jones' party left Miller and the
rs It Is supposed ithat they encoun-
d a body of gas and in some wav
iched It off. The delay In reaching
ies and his men may be explained
two ways: Klt.her a fall occurred
,hlch made It Impossible for .the rpscu-
to cut ithelr way through the rock
the mem. or the afterdamp may have
yenteti tnem from reaching the fore
n and his men, After the explosion,
m every such case, the ventilators
ithe mine was completely wreekd.
d In case .the af ter damp prevented
e reecuers from rfuohlng the men
orthlng can be done for their reHef un-
II ventilation Is at least In a measure
etored. Exiierienoed miners said
thn.1 in oHlier case there I nt,tln w,..n
that the men are alive.
Afterdamp Troubles Hcscnor.
S About mldnlgfit a large party of brat
P.oemen went down Into the shaft and
ft was then definitely learned that It
bodyof afterdamp that was
troubling thri rescuers. The force of
the. explosion, It Is presumed, blew out
all the doots and brattices. These
must be restored before ventilation can
be tecured and the afterdamp dis
persed. . The rescuer wore assisted In
their work by the fir bosses and other
inside pfficials of the -Port Bowkley,
VIM vale and other collieries controlled
by the company. Oeneral Superintend
ent Irfkthrcpl was not In town and 'af
fairs at the phaft were under charge of
Assistant General Superintendent Fred
(M. hase, division engineer master,
and Superintendent Sluvniaker.
The olllclals were very reluctant to
give any facts about the disaster, and
the miners and operators of the com
pany followed their lead, and were
very cartful what they said about the
affair. On one point they seemed to
ugree, however, and that was that
there Is little chance of the entombed
mini being taken oi't alive. The gen
eral impression seemed to be thut wen
If the men survived tho force of the
explosion it would be Impossible for
them to live I:: the body of afterdamp.
There Is, however, a bare chance that
they are beyond this body of gas, und
may be rescued.
All are well-known young men, and
their fate Is awaited with the deepest
concern by the entire community.
BIU TKAcflOX DEAL.
Three Extensive Kuilway Systems in
Philadelphia Aro Consolidated I'ndcr
tho Title of I'nlon Traction Com puny.
(Philadelphia, Oct. 7. After dellbera
tli!M extendi!!-! over a period of two
months, Mie big tra-tion amalgamation
wcij finally cii:.suiiiir.aite J at norm to
day, when t!u Mm.' extemdv? local
street railway syyti m the Philadel
pb'U, Kl.'ctrle and People's weio
joined together under the title of the
I'rion T::u.'.Iimi c. :npany of Philadel
phia. All the neivssary papers have
now Ik tin executed, and the lnwe of the
Pht.'ade'lphlo. Ti.u-lie.n mmK:iy to the
t'nlon company has bftn signed by
PrtiIdents J.vlin l.owbcr Welsh and
Pet.T A. I'. Wlilcm-r.
'I!y the terms of the lease Iht Phlla
d.'lphlu Tract 1 n cmpany. including
all Its alliid Kut . r i; .:rr!!ed or owned,
shall be l. asxl to th ll-rlen TraetKm
company for Him years the Union com
pany to assume vlp.ua'ly rl'l the obll-gatic-nft
now blr.dlng upon the Philadel
phia company. nr..l to pay the latter
c.-.mpiny a rttiJal which will yield the
Kt.K'kholdels dividends of K per cent.
All that Is now n-e wary to formally
cc.yry. m.o effect the triple agre meit Is
the ajtlo:i of the People's Traction com
pany stock holders on ths question of
reducing nh cipital stock so as to
coiiu"'Wl. hln the provisions of ;ho not of
aswwbly.
This will privbably he done on Oct. 25.
The dial as rr.tl'ii.l tmlay forms the
greatest slnv'le .-yslem of r.;ivet roads in
existence, wl'lt about 420 miles of road
r.cw operated a:nl a c mb:rid capitali
zation In Mtnclci avd bcvid-i. including
that of all the nibsldiary companies, of
moro than $10S,uu0,000.
CUMMIN(jS lOR SPEAKFK.
Will Do a Formidable OunJIdiitc if Again
Sent to Congress.
New York. Oct. ".Amos J. Cum
mlngs, the Journalist, will be the Tam
many nominee for congress in the tenth
district of this city, where an election
is to be held to till the vacancy caused
by the death of Andrew J. Campbell. If
Mr. Cummlngs should be elected, he will
be the oldest Democratic member from
the north In the next ' congress nnd
would be a formidable candidate for the
Democratic nomination for speaker.
The oldest members of congress on the
Democratic side are from the south.
Koine of them have been In congress
longer than .Mr. Cummlngs. but he Is
sound on the money question from an
eastern point of view, and on other
points of party policy, and might
therefore stand a better chance for the
speakership than a southern man.
DISTKIBU'I IN; WATEK.
Holliifnysbric Reservoir Still Holds On
t:; ilnst the lnoiu ht.
T;i:.!ay.burg. rt Onf. 7. Amid'
the cheiTS of a iirg jcsembl.igo the
flirt water train pulled out of this city
list night, ronvcylng 70.000 gallons of
water to the r-1'1 f of :h.? dr night suf
ferers In Alieora. 'Trains were run
ning all c?ay to supply water to the
.Prr..-.syiVH-n!. ra Urn:'. 1 rhops and iihe
35 POO r;.Mvntft of Alteina. Tonight the
f.'uy.-port horoui'h oiincil petitioned
Hol!ldaysbur'-;'s councils for a te mpor
ary water supply. The request was
gi.ir.ttd. ar.1 a pip" line will be Im-.
m x".'.n:( ly f..M to .'he sufferers la this
r.i Ighborin.g bor..ush.
The water fan: -in? r.iti'.atl'n !.n r.i'aer I
sutroundlng Invr.s N alarn-lnr;, but it
Is believe .1 t'lTil tile T'olililaypbtirs
rcservilr can fttrntzh relief to all If
nct Jed until there Is a rainfall.
I5K; FISH DKOVvNS TWO fllKX.
In Attempting tn I -in J tlie Cntch the llont
Is Ovcttmned.
Jcnia. AVf-s., Oct. 7.--Late thM even
ing, w.hlle a:t(.;r..ting to land a big Ash,
one of a pai'.y of innr men ov.'rturned
the boat and 'Luther I... Hyatt nnd
William Groto, 'boih of Whcaton, Ill
were drowned In Pavers Iakp. ciglit
miles noi thwist of '.lis place. The oth
er two men, Edfciir Stephenson and C
K. Sanders, of Turner, 111., managed
to swim to the hore.
As near os can he learmd Hyatt
caught the fish, and, being unable to
pull It In, called upon Orote to n-ssist
him. The line' broke under the strain
and they were tihrown to the opinrsite
si'de of the boat, capsigtog It.
ItnJ Water at l.cbnnon.
Lebanon, Pa., Oct. 7.-The supply clams
fiirnlshinir water for this city are empty,
nnd the tjulttnp.ih'll.f wnter li nrw htn x
pumpe.l Into the dams by the Pennsyl
vania Holt and Nut works. This arrune.
ment Is likely to be continued until the
drought Is brolten. The wnt'r lock cleai
and clean, but the reservoir from which ft
Is pumped s not very Inviting. The
change Is rot a dosl-niile one. but It must
be accepted, ns there Is no other soiir.'e
from which a supply can be obtained.
Contractors Not I'optilnr.
Coion, Oct. 7. The lirltish nnd Oertnun
ministers Bt lioota, Mr, Jenner und Dr.
Luhrsen, have ilemandetl the protection
of the authorities against popular vio
lence nnd their respective legations ore
being guarded by the police. Trouble haa
grown out of the attitude of the govern
ment toward the Kngllsh and Uermin
railway contractors.
I. ltd Shot II y n Tough
Lancaster, Pa.. Oct. 7. News was re
ceived here today of the shooting on Fri
day night Isst on the Welsh mountain of
Carson LaukholT, a 12-yeur-old hid, by
Milton Kilt.lurger, u notorious charac
ter. The boy's condition Is critical. The
shooting was deliberate and wholly un
provoked. New Candidates Appcnr.
Tlarrlsburg, Oct. 7. Nomination papers
were filed ut the state department this
ofternoon for (leorge Anton, of Philadel
phia, the candidate of the Socialist-Labor
purty fur stale treasurer, and Horace J,
Culhei'tson, rnndldate nf the Citlsens'
party In Mllllln county for president
judge. -
Secretary Kccdcr Will Stay.
Hnrrlsburg, Oct. 7. Secretary of the
Commonwealth Reeder resumed his duties
at the state l-pnrtmnt todsy aftur an at
eence of threo months In Kurcpo. He pro
nounces the story that he had tendcr.vl
his resignation to the governor untrue and
says he never contemplated such a course.
fiwnlt shot in Kill.
Denver, Co., Oct. 7. Joserh Ewalt today
shot Mrs. Nellie Btegman, residing In
North Denver. The woman Is dying. Af
ter the murder, Kwalt turned the pistol
on himself nnd lent a bullet through his'
brain, falling dead. Ewalt was Jealous ut
Mrs, Stcgman.
UNREST IN CONSTANTINOPLE
Representations by tltc Envoys of the
. Six Powers. '
ITKTHER KI0TIXG IS FCAKED
I'nsutlsfactory Promises of Ucform A
l'unio Stnrtcd by Shots from
on Armenian Church-Sold
. I'ohIiu Now Minister.
Constantinople, Oct. 6, via Soda, Itul
garlu, Oct. 7. The representatives of
the t-'ix powers have sent a collective
note to the Turkish government calling
attention to the Inadequate measures
taken 'by the police authorities to main
tain public tranquility In Constantinople
und Its subutbs and demanding the
prompt Institution of a rigorous In
quiry into the recent rioting, bloodshed,
and wholesale Imprisonment of Ar
menians here. They demand the release
of all prisoners who are Innocent of
wrongdoing and the cessation of ar
rests. Said Pasha, Who Is now minister for
foreign affairs, has called at the differ
ent embassies und has presented to the
representatives of the powers a com
munication from the Turkish govern
ment, repeating the assurance that a
plan for reform in Armenia has been
accepted by the Porte.. It Is not be
lieved, however, that this will satisfy
the powers.
There have been no further excesses,
although a feeling of great disquiet still
prevails and fresh demonstrations upon
the part of the Armenians are feared.
The Armviilaiis, who are still Inside the
Patralivhnte church here, in which
they sought refuge after the rioting of
last 'Monday, Ilred some shots at noon
today, and It was feared that another
outbreak was Imminent. The police
watching the building promptly noti
fied the mlirtary authorities, and a
strong force of troops wns sent to the
spot. T'he soldiers immediately block
aded all the adjacent streets. This
caused a panic among the Inhabitants
of that quarter, and they lied from
their homes In all directions. The
Turks then entered the workshops
along the quays, and expelled from
them all the Armenians they could find.
Later, It Is claimed, the bodies of four
Armenians were found.
Feature of Police Work.
One feature of the police work Is at
tracting considerable attention. It Is
recalled that the gendarmes while mak
ing arrests repeatedly told the persons
taken Into custody to "call upon Eng
land to deliver you." Those who know
the ways of Turkish olllclals say that
this shows that the police were in
structed to Impress upon the minds of
the .Armenians that Ureut Urltain was
unable or unwilling to assist them in
this emergency. 'Many quarters of
Stanihul have been placarded with no
tices Inciting the populace against the
"Infidels." The Jxillce, It is true, tear
down these placards, but they are
either unable or unwilling to so be
fore they have been widely read and
have had the 'affect anticipated upon
the Mohammedan population. It is not
claimed that the government Is respon
sible for this agitation, but the work Is
going on, und the government, appa
rently, Is unable to put a stop to It.
In their petition to the marquis of
Salisbury on the Armenian troubles, the
Piiil-Armeninn association of this city
expressed Its thanks for the stand
taken by the government of Great
Britain.
FLOODS IX HAVANA.
Heavy Hnlns Cause Urcat Damage Fifty
Six Persons Aro Prowncd-Knilroads
llcnvy Losers.
Havana, Oct. 7. Further details have
been received of the loss of life and
damage caused by the heavy rains on
Sept. 30. Several localities In the Vuelta
Abuje, the great tobacco growing dis
trict, were Inundated. It Is known that
fifty-six persons were drowned, and It
is feared that the number may be In
creased when the remote hamlets are
heard from. The railroads tn the dis
trict ure- l.cavy losers from the flood.
Several bridges were carried away,
a.id the trucks In many places were
washed away. Many houses were de
stroyed, nnd large fields of tobacco were
completely ruined by the torrents of
water that poured over them.
There is much suffering In the dis
trict. The government has decided to
extend aid to the victims of the flood
nnd has set aside $5,000 for this purpose.
In addition to this one day's civil or
military pay will be allowed to each of
the suii'irers. Private charity Is also
active, Rnd today several prominent
men subscribed $10,310 for relief pur
poses. Convention Plans.
New Haven, Conn., Oct. 7. Samuel P.
Ft. lender, of the executive committee of
the national llepuhllean committee, wns
here today. He said that n meeting of the
committee hnd been called to be held In
a few days, to dclde on a place for hold
ing the next natloml Republican conven
tion. Mr. Kessenden stated that the cities
tanking the strongest attempt to secure
.the convention were Pittsburg, Chicago
nnd Snn Francisco. Mr. Kessoinlen woul 1
not HtMe which had a seeming preference,
but snld that all three were being strongly
urged. Mr. Fessenden was asked about
the presidential sltuntlon nnd said that
Thomas H. Heed had gained strength rap
Idly of late among the eastern states.
New Comedy Produced.
Itrlhichem, Pa., Oct. 7. Amy Lee and
Frank Donne, the comedlnns, produced
here tonight n new plH.v entitled "Miss
Ilarum Searuin," by Edward J. Swart.
It Is n comedy drama. Into which soni.)
musical features ure Introduced, and Is In
four nets, the locality being tho environs
nf Ntw York. The story told Is dramatic
and tho characterization ombraces the
people who follow In the waku of the
races. Donne's part Is that of a fakir,
and Miss Lee's that of an assistant.
Robbers Disgusted,
St. Louis, Oct. 7. A special from Fort
Smith, Ark., says: Six men held up the
north bound train on the St. Louis ami
Ban Francisco road at midnight last night
near Gaston, I. T., a small station fifty
miles south of here. After all their risk,
troublo and planning they secured but Si
cents. They were so disgusted that they
threw the money on the floor, cursed tho
express messenger and left.
Shot Ills llrothor.
Tunkhnnnock, Pa., Oct. 7. Three chll.
dren of li. K Itarrowcllffe, near Lace
vlile, were playing rabbit hunting with a
shotgun supposed to be unloaded. The 11-year-old
boy, standing higher than his h-year-old
brother, milled the trigger, the
load going through the hitter's shoulder
and Into the thigh of the 10-year-old sis
ter. The little boy died Instantly;' the girl
will recover.
Blooming Maidens Saw It.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 7. From
Knoxvllle to Chattanooga the liberty be")
wended Its way this morning through a
constant succession of ovations. A d Hu
lling ruin was falling at Knoxvllle, but
nearly all of the public school children
marched past the revolutionary relic, a
feature being nearly 800 high school girls
with books and lunch baskets, who came
In a body. The most notable reception
of the morning was t Cleveland, where
all the public school children were range 1
along the track and t one end stood
tout 100 - blooming maidens wearing
"mortar boards," English fashion, oud
to .V us.
HOUSE HAD A BONANZA.
Collected $SO,000 on the City's Money in
Ten Vears.
Plttwburp, Pa., Oot. 7. It was au
thentically stated today that the First
National band paid W. li. House, as
sistant city attorney, $23,74.2J In Inter
est on city's moneys during the past
ten years, while the Allegheny bank,
whoso interest rate was not so high,
paid to Mr. House Jf',402.117. In most
cases the payments were made quar
terly. The Tradesman National bank,
where the oity attorney had deposited
as high as SIOO.OOO refuses to give up
any detailed information without first
submHt'lntr tho question to the board
of directors.
An estimate Is mnde that In the past
decade Assistant City Attorney House
collected as high as $50,000 interest on
public funds.
BALL PLAYERS ASSAULTED.
Stone-Throw ing Side Show to the Ilultl-more-Cleveland
(inmc.
Baltimore, Oct. 7. The two-time
champions today made their llrst ap
pearance on the home grounds In the
Temple cup series. They had no trouble
In placliiK the 'gamw to their credit.
Hut two Clovelandites got beyond first
tase and both died at second. Kuper
pitched maenlflelcntly and was grun.lly
supported. Keeler especially distin
guished himself. Cuppy, too, pitched a
good fume, except In the third Inning,
when five of 'P.altlmore'8 nine hits were
bunched, along with his two buses on
balls.
After the game there was a little
excitement outside the grounds when
the .Cleveland club entered Its stage.
A crowd of several thousand persons
.had congregated In front of the club
house. Half a dozen of the over-xeal-ous
rooters, who had become exaspe
rated nt tho reports sent nut from
Cleveland to the effect that the Haiti
more players had been assaulted by
patrons of the game in that city, began
tiring sticks and stones ut the vehicle.
The players lay down on the seats, or
upon the floor of the omnibus, nnd the
missiles went wide of their Intended
murks.
Three of the ruffians were arrested,
and the omnibus, with a number of
policemen In charge, drove hurriedly
way from the grounds, and arrived a,
the Carrolltun hotel without further
incident. Lnter In the evening the
three stone-throwing enthusiasts were
fined $" and costs, and given a severe
lecture by Justice Murray at the Cen
tralo police station. The Justice an
nounced that if any more cases of a
similar nature come before him he will
not deal so leniently with the offenders.
Attendance, 9,100. Score:
Paltlmo-e 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 R 9 j
Cleveland 000000000- 0 4 1
Hatterlea Ksper and Uoblnson; Cuppy
and Zlmmor Umpires Keefe and Hutst.
SUPREME COURT OPINIONS.
They Were Handed Down Yesterday at
Session Held in Pittsburg.
The state Supreme court, in session at
ntts'burg, yesterday handed down
decisions In cases where appeals had
been taken from the Judgment of the
lower courts. In three of the cases sent
up from the courts of this county judg
ment was reversed. The most impor
tant decision to the section comprising
this and Luzerne counties Is the affirm
ation or"7Tl"ienl the case ot tne
Commonwealth vs. Bowman. It was
ordered that the record be remitted for
the purpose of carrying the sentence
Into execution. Young Kowman, it will
be remembered, was found guilty of
murder In the first degree for the crime
of waylaying and murdering a mer
chant at Wilkes-diarre. The next thing
in order Is for the governor to appoint
the date of execution.
Judgment wns reversed In the case of
the Wlnton Coal company, limited, ap
pellant, against the Pancoast Coal
company. Judgment was reversed, also,
In the case of Joseph Fellows nnd
others agatnst F. F. Loomls and others.
Both cases will be tried anew In this
county. . '
The cases where the judgment of the
Lackttwnnna court have been affirmed
are as follows: John rtrannon. admin
istrator, appellant, against the Pru
dential Life Insurance company, and
John H. Phillips against the common
wealth. Judgment was reversed, too, In tho
case of Ifiao O. Felts'., appellant,
against the Ilelaware, Lackawanna nnd
Western Railroad company, Caroline
Hoysteadt, widow, and Albert Hoy
steadt, ideceased.
AFTER HERRING'S SCALP.
W. J. Itnrko Causes Him to Appear In
Washington to Answer Charges.
The report circulated shortly after
Collector Ornnt Herring's embarkation
for Kurope that his former employe, V.
J. Burke, had gone to Washington to
prefer charges against him, was sub
stantiated yesterday by Information
from the capltol that the collector was
called up for a hearing, on Saturday
last, before Commissioner Miller.
Accused and accuser were brought
face to face In the commissioner's office,
and the charges, which were In the first
place submitted In writing, were made
In person by Sir. Burke. The charges
include crimnal negligence, Inefllclency
and gross Immorality. 'What the re
sult of the hearing will be cannot even
be guessed at.
Mr. iBurke was formerly connected
with the Internal revenue department
In iMr. Herring's haliwick. He wns
made collector of the Income tax, but
when this was declared unconstitu
tional he was thrown out of a Job.
NOT DEAD, HUT SLEEPING.
Public Market Question to lie Hcvlved In
tho Hoard of Trade.
lA recent failure to secure the passage
In councils of an ordinance providing
for a public market has not necessarily
put a quietus on the venture. Business
men have long been complaining of the
present litter, blockade and other nui
sances of the market and it is probable
that it will be one of tho chief topics
for discussion at next iMonday night's
meeting of the board of trade.
Several requests have been mnde that
the board give its attention to the mat
ter with the result that action will be
taken. No definite plan of operation
has been suggested, (but It is probable
that the need of a market will bo re
ported from committee along with an
accompanying recommendation of
what should be done,
It Is possible that Councilman John
E. Itoche, the promoter of the original
market ordinance in councils, may be
asked to address the meeting.
Governor's Appointments.
Harrlrburg, Oct. 7. Tho governor has
appointed Benjamin Ross Severn control
ler of Schuylkill county. Charles W.
Scott, of Lycoming county, was also com
missioned aa state agent of the Atlanta
exposition.
Madame Paul III.
London, Oct. 7. Madame Adellno Pnttl
was seised with sudden Illness at Bir
mingham today. She had arranged to
sing In that town tonight, but wu unable
tu fulQli bar engagement.
MURDERED BY CAHAL THUGS
Two Men Are Killed by a Mob of
Boatmen at Tonawanda.
BOAT DECKS RED KITH BLOOD
Captain Phillips and Son Aro Murdcrc.d
and Their Dead Ilodics lleatcn la
a Jelly by Maddened Kuffiaus.
Police Afraid of the Mob.
North Tonawmndo, N. T., Oct. 7. A
double murder was committed on P. W.
Scrlbner's lumber docks at an early
hour this morning, and up to the prut
cm time six teen men have been placed
under arrest, and eearch Is being made
for ot.liers.
.Shortly after midnight Captain Phil
lips of 4ihe canal boat Jennie Graft,
and his son, of the boat May, began
loading up with lumber. Other boat
men who 'had refused to tuke loads at
tho price Scrlbner offered, marched
do wn in a body to the dock and inter
fered. JUiilllps, .who was armed, drew a re
volver and fired over the heads of the
crowd, probably seeking to Intimidate
them. Home one, exactly whom, has
not been Uflrned, pulled a gun and,
fired three shots at Phillips, who fell to
the deck of his boat a dead man. The
younger I'hillii, who hndtaken a hand
in the mt-lee, was struck down with a
club and horribly beaten. 'He managed
to crawl Into 'his cabin, where he died
at 8.15 this morning.
The .munleis appear to have been the
dlreot outcome of the newly formed
canal association, which was credited
some time ugo as a New York Central
movement.
The evidence here shows that Scrlh
ner had got Captain Phillips to bring
his boats here for a load, the boats to
be loaded as soon as they arrived. This
is contrary to the association's rules,
as the association wishes to dictate to
the forwarders when and how boats
shull be loaded. When the Tonawanda
boatmen found that Captain Phillips
would load when he saw lit, a little
army of desperate men collected at the
dock and waited for the boat to come In.
She arrived and tied up only to be
boarded by the crowd. Ofllcers were on
the scne and attempted to keep the
crowd back, but their efforts were fruit
less for the men were like a pack of
moddened wolves.
Defied tho Police.
"If the coppers lay a hand on any of
you, lay them out, boys." shouted one
man in the crowd, and then he shouted
to Captain Phillips, "If there's anybody
on that boat that you want to get off,
nows your time."
"Never mind anybody here," an
swered Phillips.
Then the trouble began. The men
poured on the boat like demons, kicked
the crew Into the forward cabin and
started for Captain Phillips. In a sec
ond he fell to the deck with a bullet
through his brain and another through
his heart. His 17-year-old daughter
sprang to his assistance onlv to be
struck or, the head and felled to the
deck while the mob kicked and abused
the body of her dying father
While this was g,.lng on tho dead
captain j son was attacked, and though
he fought well, he was knocked down
and beaten almost to a Jelly, his skull
being fractured.
United States Deputy (Marshal Smeer
ing ma le an attempt to fight the crwl
book, but three of them covered him
with revolvers and held him at bay
until they had completed the bloody
work.
When the crimes had been committed
the mob cut the boats loose and al
lowed them to drift down the river, but
they weie brought back by a tug.
It was a horrible sight that greeted
the people on the dock when the boats
were again tied up.
Along the deck were pools of blood
and blotches where the son hod crawled
alonjr to the cabin. Every window In
the cabin was broken, and the daughter
was In hysterics over the remains of
her murdered father.
B0AttUOF 'CHARITIES.
Final .Meeting Held l.nst Night and Anuna
Meeting to lie Held to Night.
The final mating of the fiscal year of
the Hoard of Associated Charities was
held 'last night In the poor board rooms.
President K. H. Hippie wns In the chair.
The others present were: Hev. Rogers
Israel, secretary: J. it. Cohen, K. J.
Lynett, W. Itaylord Thomas, T. .1.
Kelly, John Gibbons, Assistant Treas
urer D. J. Phillips and IMrs. W. B.'Dug
gan. agent of the board.
Mrs. Duggan reported having made
145 Investigations during the quarter
Just ended, and presented a detailed re
port of each case. Among the special
cases which she called to the attention
of the 'board was that of the Kelly
children, of the South Side, who are
sent out to beg 'by their father, and
who have given the 'board much care
and trouble during the past year. Sirs.
Duggan was instructed to direct the
chief of lioliee to have the children
picked up If they are caught begging,
and the matter then drawn to the at
tention of the ichlld saving committee.
Assistant Treasurer Phillips reported
$655.8a on hand. The 1xard decided to
take some steps at tonight's annual
mettlng to replenish the fund.
The meeting tonight, which Is public,
will be held In Albright library. The
annual reports will be read and five
vacancies In the directorate tilled. The
members whose terms expire are John
C.ll'bons, Colonel H. M .Botes. K. B.
Sturges, J. It. Cohen, Hon. John H.
Fellows. After the new directors are
elected tho board will organize and se
lect a chairman, secretary, treasurer,
assistant treasurer, agent and ogent's
clerk. Thoscposltlonsare'at present filled
as follows: Colonel E. H. Ripple chair
man; Hev. Rogers Israel, secretary; W.
T. Smith, treasurer; IJ. J. Phillips, as
sistant treasurer; Mrs. AV. H. Dug
gan, agent; Miss Alice Deppen, agent's
clerk.
GAS PIPE r.KOKE AGAIN.
Snmo Old Trouble Near the Wyoming
House Entrance,
'There was a superabundance of gns
near the Ixickttwanna avenue entrance
to the Wyoming house yesterday. The
main pipe in the street sprung a leak.
The .pavement and the flagstone side
walks for several feet around where
the gas was .escaping sank many Inches
below the level, the appearance being
as If there was a subterranean bog at
this point.
SuperintenOent Robert Reeves, of the
Oas and Water company, put men to
work excavating. The pipes having
been reached It was found that new
ones were needed and the change was
made. The gns supply of the city was
shut off while he repairs were in pro
cess of evolution, fcnd as a consequence
the storekeepers had to use lanterns hi
their cellars.
The cause of the trouble Is believed
to bethe defective filling arounda sewer
pipe which underlies the gas main. The
police toad enough to do preventing
small boyi from lighting the gas with
marches hnd in reminding passing
smokers not to throw discarded cigars
or cigarette near the place.
NLEY'S
Fall
And Winter
Underwear,
THE REPUTATION1 OF THIS
IKPAHmlKNT OK OUR BUS1
uVESS IS TOO WELL KN'OWIN TO
NEED ANY COIMMBNT3.
The stock this season Is larger
than ever before and of greater va
riety, comprising very full lines of
ILadies', Gentlemen's, and Chil
dren's Vests, Puits and Union
Suits. We call special attention to
Tie Stolferier
Sanitary Woo! Uiisrwear
(of whltm we are sole agents In
Boranton) the excellence of which
Is unquestionable. Owing to the
reduced tariff these goods are lower
In price than ever before, while the
quality Is much Improved. We
note a few
Specials Si Underwear
Ladles' Oncita Union Suits. Threa
specials In Union Suits at 75c
$1.00, (1.25; Children's Union Suits
at 4c. up; Gents' Wright's Fleeced
Health Underwear at 60c. up.
In Ladles' Egyptian Ribbed Vests
and Pants at 25c, 30c. and 38c
Great special In Children's Vesta
and Pants; all sizes. Full line of
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
WE ARE
ALWAYS BUSY.
ICorrect
66
The best that can be
put in a Shoe, $1 to
$6. A hundred styl s.
k Mies,
VV ilki'Q
114 AND 118 WYOMING AVE.
Elegant Specimens Suit
able for Wedding Pres
ents, Birthday Presents,
Etc.
Eye Glasses, Opera
Glasses and Spectacles a
Specialty.
W. J. Weichel
JEWELER,
408 Spruce St., Near Dime Bank.
WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE.
Eighty Vears of Age, She Tires of Watt
ing for Death,
Mount Washmgitoin, Ky., Oct 1.
Mrs. Aggie. W'lgginton, 80 year old, com
mitted tsulclde In 1ie country near here
by 'hanging. The old lady's mind had
been affected for some time and she
had been Brooding; over imaginary
troubles which tlnelly culminated in a
decision to end the Ufa which had so
nearly run its course.
Uoing to an orchard near the house,
she found a ladder which nhe placed
against a tree. Climbing this ahe tied
one end ot a rope to a llmib fifteen feet
from the ground and the other end
around her neck. She then pushed the
ladder from He support and swung off.
When found by her son. Dr. Wlfglnton,
he was dead.
. , WEATHER REPORT.
For eaatern Pennsylvania, probety-falr ,
Tueinsy ana weanetaay, wila noruiwMl-
Shapes,
Fill
iweles
IN FINE JEWELRY.
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