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Bargains
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Fin
Selling Under tilt' prices which fol
low Is till one-sided. Dial Is, there's
nothing In It for us Inn getting rid
of the balance of stuck on Imnil.
I'.uyers haw now every penny of
imolit on their own side, ami some
times a little more, but we're satis
fied if vc run only make a ( It-it 11
BWecp.
THE
Quoted below urt not seconds, they
are not last year's, they are not
poorly niado or finished, they are
not maile from undesirable goods or
patterns a little off.
They Are the Best,
Brightest and Freshest
Goods
of the present season's Inlying, unil
are therefore lluwless In every re
spect. LOT 1.
10 dozen 50c. Waists.
Sale Price, 25c
LOT 2.
10 dozen 75c. Waists.
Sale Price, 3Pc
LOT 3.
SO dozen Sic. and Sl.no Waists.
Sale Price, 5Pc
LOT 4.
SO dozen top notch style Waists In
exclusive designs; former price,
$1.25.
Sale Price, 85c
LOT 5.
15 dozen of our very highest grade
Phil t Wulsts, that sold for $1.73.
Sale Price, 99c
OLOBE
Sfc
IMS
WAISTS
BANKERS REACH
AN AGREEMENT
No Aio.e Gold Exports for Two Months
at Least.
PLANS OF THE FOREIGN HOUSES
Kills ol Kxchuugc to Be Kept at Sale
niMirct.--.Muy Sell Vp to 830,000,.
000... All Uillicullie Overcome und
Fvcrvbudy Interested Pleased.
Xev York. July 27 No gold will be
exported to P.urope for the next two
months ut least. This ussurance wus
given toduy when the committee up
pointed to perfect plans for the con
trolling of foreign exchange nuide Its
lepott ut it general lllft t llli? of bankers
held in the office of J. P. .Morgan & Co.
The coniniltte,', of which Mr. J. Pier
poiit .Morgan was chairman, was In ses
sion dully for live days before u plan
was completed. It wus reported to the
bankets ut u full meeting toduy, and
ununlinously approved by them. The
committee wus then discharged und
the bunkers in the new syndicate enter
ed formally into an agreement to curry
out the plun they proposed.
Wlill- i he details of this plan ure un
known. It bus been anticipated in u gen
eral way. The bankers will seH bills of
exchuuge ut u ! Ik lire which will pre
clude the nosslbility of gold exports.
Hills will be sold up to $45.UO.OUO ut' $u0,-
IIIIII.HIHI.
After the meeting Mr. Edward LSuch,
of the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co., said:
"The plan uf the committee Is un usslii
ed success, Hunkers ure pleased with
It ami ull difficulties huve been over
come. "
All but u dozen of the banks which are
members of the Cleuriug House asso
ciation had up lo noon toduy paid in at
the sub-treasury the yellow inetul
pledged by them tv swell the gold re
serve, (if tills number, three gave no
tice that I bey would make deposit vin
a day or two.
Several banks not members of the as
sociation sent contributions. All were
comparatively small, with a single ex
ception. The deposits were us follows:
second Xutiunul lunik $ki,ihi
Ninth Nallonul bunk Iiiii.ihkj
living Natiunul bank lii-urnl
Kast IJIver liank SUM!
This made u total of SIS.oiri.000 hand
ed In since Frederick 1. Tuppen of the
(lallalln National bunk lirst begun to
secure subscriptions.
Manager William Slieivr of the Clear
ing house received word from Philadel
phia today Unit the banks and trust
companies of thut city had paid $i.":0.
(ji'ii into tlie sub-treasury at Philadel
phia DANGEROUS BIRTHDAY JOLLITY.
It Led In the Shouting of a Woman
Whii Kuril ill n tirnvc.
Jersey City, N. J., July 27. Wllllum
Mai shall und his wife, Illicit, of this
city. Went to the Hudson County Cuth
ollc cemetery tills ufternoon to visit
the mave of their daughter, who was
burled two weeks ugo. While they
were kneeling ut the grave praying
tiny heard a shot uulckly followed by
unother. . At thceeoud shot .Mrs. Mar
shall guve a cry and fell over on the
grave. It was found thut a charge
of bird shot hud lodged In her breust.
Solnu of the shot struck .Mr. Marshall
on the liuiid. The police found that two
men hud been tiring off a shotgun from
the buck stoop of Peter Helling S
house, on Malory avenue. Peter Hel
ling and John Hiuvts, who were In the
house. Were in fested.
licllliiK said thut he had been having
n little birthday celebration, and every
body was feeling Jolly, und they hud
fired the gun. Mrs. Marshall Is not
seriously Injured.
ALL CHANCING MUST STOP.
Peremptory Order Will lie Issued by
tlie Mayor f Heading.
Reading. Pa., July 27. Mayor Weldel
will tomorrow Issue positive orders to
stop the chancing off of all articles, and
It will apply to everything from u glass
dish to watches, bicycles und piuuos.
The chanc ing mania lias recently grown
to wonderful proportions und thousands
of chunces for bicycles ut one cent each
ure dully sold. Parents. complain that
their 'Illicit en are spending all their
pennies In that way und never get any
thing, ll Is ulso claimed In certain cir
cles that some of the drawings ure not
fairly conducted.
Tiie result is that I he mayor bus be n
compelled to take uction under the state
law against chances or lotteries of any
kind. The people engaging in the lot
teries will lirst be notified to desist, but
If they refuse prosecutions will be In
stituted. WOMEN WILL RUN STREET CARS.
Sovel PI ll ll to Knisc Funds lor H Hon.
pilul at Hutlle Creek.
Battle Creek, Mich., July IS. Next
Monday will be ladles' day In Buttle
Creek. The women of the city will have
the entire street rullway service and
several business places will be turnej
over to their manugenient. The profit
of the day's business .will be given to
the Nicholas Hospital.
The grand llnale will be nt Lnk?
View. Cloguac Lake. In the fvenlng.
The management will be in the hands
of the ladles and will probably be a
grand success. A large turnout Is ex
pected, all proceeds to go to charity.
AN HONEST MONEY LEAGUE.
Outgrowth of Several .Meetings ol
Democratic Business Men.
New York. July 27. The Democratic
Honest Money league of America was
formed tonight at the Pluza hotel.
This organization Is the outgrowth
of several meetings of Democratic busi
ness men which huve been held there.
LEWELLING BETWEEN TWO FIRES.
Mrs. Iliggs Ht'ic Hi in to Withdraw
nud Mrs. Lease Says Itiiu.
Tueka, Kan., July 27. It l war to
the knife between little Mrs.Anna Olggs
and Mrs. Mary Lease, who have ueen
lighting eash other bitterly fur two
years for first place among the Populist
women of Kansas. A few days ago'Mrs.
r:;."r v;'t; r. r-ti,:'.t'rt'73-'l'V
ernor Lewelling Imploring him to with
draw form the race for governor, "in
the Interest of the dear cause Which is
so dear to the Itearts of the people."
She Intimated thut his record as gov
ernor was such as would drive many
from the patty, if he should be nomin
ated. This brought Mrs. Lease to the gov
ernor's rescue, and from her resort In
Minnesota she writes a letter to J. K.
Latimer, of Plensanton, in which she
declares thut Lewelllng's nomlnutlon
is necessury to Populist .success.
FULLER'S CREW IN BOSTON.
Suspected Murderer lira in nnd His
Shipmates Held by the Police.
lioston, July 27. The Plunt Line
Steamer Olivette arrived at 7 o'clock
this morning from Halifax with Flijst
Mule Brum und the crew of th Ameii
cun bnrkentlnf Herbert Fuller on uourd.
The men, who ure under in rest, pend
ing u further Investigation into the
murder of Cm plain Nash, Mrs. Nush
und the second mute, were taken in
charge by the pcdlce of Statlnn No. I.
Spence. the colored steward, said to
day: The morning- after the murder there
was no clue to the murderer, and every
one wus tilled with alarm, but It was
not long before I suspected the mute,
because of the strange way he acted.
He came to nie weeping and crying;
and gave me his revolver, suylng he
wanted me to keep It for him and pro
tect him. I said, "no, you keep It your
sell." But he Insisted on my taking It. I
thought It wan very strange. We hunt
ed for the captain's revolver but we
could not find it. 1 suid "the mun who
killed the captain has got his revolver.
We all stand In dunger of being mas
sacred." We tound the captain's gun and urg
ed Mate tiiainm to take It, over and
over again, but he said "no, It's too
heavy," and all I could say had no
effect upon him. I thought It was very
strunge thut lie who wus left In com
mand of the ship, should not want to
have a weupon to compel the sailors to
obey Id in,
"When did you first suspect the
mute?" was usked.
"I begun to suspect lilm the suine day
because of tho vvuy he acted, and be
cause I saw two spots of blood on nls
braces. I seized him from behind and
Udd him we should huve to put the Irons
on him. lie said: 'I am innocent.'
One of the sullorH, u Krenchiuun. put the
irons on Mute Btainin, while I covered
him with Monk's revolver. I did not
druw the revolver ut lirst, but only
when the mate begun to grow ugly."
"Where was Monk at this time'.'"
"He wus looking on. I borrowed his
revolver becnuae I did not trust any of
the crew. It was pretty hard to tell
how they stood. They did not want to
have the ship steered for Halifax, and
when I wanted to signal the pilot boat
to get our course, they did not want me
lo do It. They were always full of
whims."
Asked as to whether the cries of Mrs.
Nash could have been heard by pas
sengers Monks, the steward, answered
that he did nut see how It could have
been otherwise tlutn that he must huve
heard them.
CYCLONE DAVIS RECONCILED.
All His W ind-Jninining -Eloquence
Simmers Down.
St. Louis, July 27. "Cyclone" Davis
'was discussing the outcome of the con
vention with a party uf friends In the
Llndell corridors lust evening. He suld:
"There were u thousand men In that
convention who differed with me, and
there could huve been but one result
the selection of lSryan. It was a case
of either making them believe they
were iwrong and a little bund of 2W
.were right, or give up.
We hud to give up, of course. We
were not all stutesmen. and the thoii
Bund on the other side were neither
fools nor trultorx. We concluded they
Were right."
BEATEN CANDIDATiTREVENGE.
r'loriduu Shoots the Mun He Held
ItcApoiisiblc lor His Defeat.
Orlando. Flu,.. July 27. Caljtuln W.
Bailey Tucker, general manager of Tay
res. Atlantic and liulf rullroad, wus
shot lust night by Alfred St. Clair Ab
H11118, prosecuting attorney of Luke
county. The shooting occurred at
Tucker's home.
The physicians say Tucker may re
cover. Abrums wus lately the antl
railroail candidate for the legislature in
Lake county. He was defeuted und
charged thut Tinker had brought it
ubout by unfair mentis.
DATA OF THESTATE CAMP.
The tiiilhcrinu is Ki-gardcil n a Very
SutiilMctoi v One.
Huirlsburg, July 27. The ofTWiul dutn.
of the stale cainp last week us tiled.
In the attorney general's ollice, show
thut on the Isth that C.OCU men were
present. During; rump three officers
und 72 privates were III.
None of the sickness, however, wus
serious. The encampment Is regarded
as a veiy satisfactory and successful
one.
ROAD AGENTS kOB A STAGE COACH.
Three Muked Hiuliwiiyinen Secure
500 and Twelve Watches.
Cripple Creek. Col., July 27. The
Clippie Creek stage was held up near
Ut ussy, Ave miles east of here, by three
masked men. whi obtained twelve gold
watches and SOOO.
The passengers Included two or three
ludies. The latter Were not molested
by the robbers. A posse Jth blood
hounds are on the trail of the bandits.
Sleamhip Arrivals.
New York. July 27. Arrived: Amster
dam, from Rotterdam; Krleslund, from
Antwerp; Mohawk, from London; (leor
gia. from Stettin. Arrived out: I'atrla,
at Marseilles. Sailed for New York:
W'erra. from Olbraltsr; Satde, from Cher
bourg (July 'Ml. HLiited; Aluasdum, from
New York for RotTTT Iaui, passed the Liz
ard: Bonn, from New York for Bi email,
passed the Lizard (July 24.
Pniii Ureea Suicide.
Beading. Pa.. July 27.-David M. Het
tinger, aged 44, of I'enn township, this
county, committed! suieje last lilr.ht by
taking a dose of Paris green. The deed
wus committed In a Held.
Treasury iinld ' eservr.
Washington, July 27. The treasury gold
reserve is gradually creeping up, the of
ficial figures standing today at Ui&.m,n9.
Tv ; '. . .:!-' ? wrl- 'S4.
HORRORS' OF CUBAN
PRISON PENS
A Story from Havana Concerning Mel
ton' Suffering.
CONFINED IN A CELL WITH A LEPER
His Hclense Is Dcmuudcd-.TIiii Citi.
xeus ol Florida Petitiou the Slutc
Department lo Act.. A Determined
Effort Will He Mua'e.
Jacksonville. Fla.. July 27. A deter
mined effort Is being mude to induce, the
1'nlted States government to secure the
release of Onu Melton, who wus cap
tured on the Competitor, and who is the
young American now contined by the
Spaniards in Fort Cubauus. The citi
zens of Key West and Florida general
ly ure aroused, and .demand that this
government shall do something to re
lieve him. The people of Key West
have petitioned Secretary Olney to act,
ami they forwarded this petition to T.
TV Stockton, general inaiiaiier of the
Times-Union, for transmission to
Washington. D. C.
With the petition Mr. Stockton In
cludes a letter to the secretary of state,
saying:
"I feel deep Interest In Melton, as he
want to Cubu us the correspondent of
the Tlnies-I'nlon. He had no Intention
of serving in the army of the Insurg
ents, but simply desired to get within
their lines to furnish reliable news as
to the situation in Cuba.
"1'nder these circumstances It seems
to be very hard for Melton to be com
pelled first, to undergo the mental tor
ture caused by a death sentence, and
then, that sentence . having been sus
pended, to endure for months the hoi
rots of un overcrowded Spanish prison.
IMPRISONED WITH LKPRUS.
"The other correspondents were
promptly released mi protest by the
government, but Melton Is allowed to
remain immured in a dungeon with
criminals und lepers, and his release
seems as far In the future us when he
was first arrested."
Mr. Stockton also says he has "-e-llable
information lrom Havana thut
the prisoner's health Is giving way, nnd
that unless he is released or his condi
tion ameliorated he cannot live. If
Melton Is to be allowed to die by inches
In u foul cell it would huve been more
merciful to have permitted the Spau
lurds to curry out the sentence of the
court-martial and shoot him to death
when he was captured."
"The Spanish home government,"
continues the petition, "has since order
ed a new trial for the prisoner by the
civil courts, as provided by the terms
of the proteclol and treaty stipulations,
but like all official matters on the island
of Cuba, the trial may be put off Indefi
nitely through red tapelsm.
TWENTY PRISONICRS IN A CELL.
"Meanwhile Melton, with the other
prisoners captured on the Competitor. Is
contined in the military fortress of Cub
anas, at the entrance to Havana hur
bor, In a liltle dark cell, reeking with
tilth and vermin, and, us if ty udd to
the horror of the situation, a druiu
runs through the room, breeding pesti
lence und death.
"Twenty other prisoners, of all colors
and nationalities, und uccused of every
crime In the decalogue, ure also hud
dled together within the narrow futi
lities of the cell; und If reports received
here lutely ure correct, a leper hits been
.tllj.owjt. lulu the dungeon to Increase the
diseases or the other prisoners."
The petition Is signed by over two
hundred of the most prominent citizens
of Key West.
MORE TIME FOR DR. JIM.
Transvaal Raiders' Case Again Ad'
journed Contrary to Expectations,
It Was Not Given to the Jury.
London. July 27.-The trial of Dr.
Jameson and his associates In the
Transvaal raid, reached a concluding
stage today. Hit- IMwnrcl Clarke and Sir
Flunk Lockwood, for the defendants,
occupied all the morning in their ideas
for the prisoners, and Sir Uichurd
Webster, Q. C, the uttorney-geiit-ral,
in behalf of the government, replied.
It was expected thut the case would
go to the Jury this afternoon, but to
general surprise It wus adjourned nt
the close of Sir Uichurd Webster's reply
for the government.
JEHU IN THE BRYAN COLUMN.
A Former ltciiiblican ('ongressitiiin
lrom Illinois Advises Fusion.
St. Louia. July 27. Jehu Baker, who
has been prominent In Kepublli-un poli
tics in Illinois und who deputed Wlll
lum I!. Morrison for congress, made a
speech to the Illinois Populist delega
tion toduy before the convention met,
advocating the union of all silver forces
on Bryan and Sewall, and their nomi
nation upon the Populist platform,
AERONAUT FATALLY INJURED.
Halloouisl Falls While Fixing ;uy
' Hopes mid Breaks His Buck.
Kokotno. Ind., July 27 Lon Dule.who
wus to have mude u bulloon ascension
und parachute leap at the Kussluville
bicycle races today, fell from a tree
where he was fastening the guy ropes.
The Injury Is fatal. Dale's back being
broken In the fall.
He Is 20 years old and this was his
first attempt to make an ascension.
LITERATURE WANTED.
The Demand lor Campaign Docu
ment Is on the Increase.
Washington, July 27. The demand
for campaign literature at Kepubli
cun and Democratic congressional
headiiuurters Is unpreceiideted. Sing
ularly enough the requests, for sound
money literature come largely from the
doubtful middle and 'western states,
which the Democrats ore confident nf
carrying. On the other hand, the great
est interests Is shown In silver litera
ture In such states as are believed
to be reliably Republican.
This is especially true of New York,
Pennsylvania and New England states.
Senator Mitchell, Wisconsin, has been
a c r-r-'ctu us ralUr at Democratic
headquarters during the past week. Al
that time Senator Mitchell was unde
cided whether he would support the
Chicago ticket or not. He Is reported
to have said he was elected by Demo
crat ics and he cannot see how he can
fuvor un economic policy under these
conditions.
' DARING DAYLIGHT R0BBERY.
Circumstances W liich May . F.ud in
Murder at New ('untie.
New Custle, Pa.. July 27. A during
daylight robbery thut may result in a
murder, occurred this afternoon at F.d
iuburg. Samuel Johnston, William
Foley, Thomus Dugan and a man whose
name Is not known, were coming to this
city on a Pittsburg and Western train
from Youngstown. At Kd In burg one of
the men threw Johnston's hat off nnd
when he Jumped olT to get It they fol
lowed. The train passed on, when Foley nnd
Dugan knocked Johnston down, beat
him Insensible nnd robbed him. Two
of the men were captured and lodged In
Jail here this evening. Johnston wus
tuken to the hospital. '
MASSACRE PREVENTED.
Turks Were Preparing to Slay Christians
W hen a British Commander Order.d
Marines to the Rescue.
Athens. July 27. A dispatch received
here front the Islund of Crete states
that while the national assembly was
sitting on Saturday u panic occurred
and the Turks prepured to attack the
Christians, whereiinun the commander
of the British Iron-Hud Hood lowered
five bouts with which to land a force
of murines, but order was restored be
fore this step became necessury. Dur
ing the (llstui ha nee, however, u Turk
was killed by a shot llrcd by unother
Turk.
Three battalions of Turkish Infantry
were landed ut Hetlnio on Suturday.
Severul skirmishes have tuken place be
tween Ketimo and Hersklllott. Sixty
Cretan volunteers have landed on the
Island.
BRYAN IS UNDECIDED.
Begs All Friends ol the Ciiukp to He.
' train lrom Harsh Criticism.
Lincoln, Neb., July 27. From what
Senutor Jones said just In-fore he left
Lincoln It is Inlet-red thut no definite
plan was arranged to bring ubout un
mule rstundlng with reference to the
Democratic und populist national tick
ets. Mr. Bryan tonight made the fol
lowing uulhorltutive statement:
"Mr. Bryun received a number of
telegrams during the day containing
suggestions in regard to the uction of
the Populist convention. He hits re
plied to all thut he will act with delib
eration and thut nothing will be done
which cun Justly Ire criticised by those
Who ure Interested in the success uf
bimetallism. He begs ull friends of the
cause in all putties to refrain from
harsh criticism of those who, however,
much differently agree in desiring the
Immediate restoration of free coinage.
He feels sure thut n solution of ull diffi
culties will be found in due time und
thut the solution will be honorable to all
parties, as well ns satisfactory."
FATAL EXPLOSION OF GAS.
Three Persons Killed and Another
Seriously Injured.
T'ottsvllle, fa., July 27. By on explo
sion of gas ut the Bear Itldgo colliery
this morning Michael Brit'iel, Preston
Hill and Wllllum Qulnn, tire boss of
Conne'rs' putch, were killed, and James
MuHuney. of Oit-Qi'dvllle. was injured
perhaps fatally. Just how the gus wus
Ignited could not be learned for Mil
itancy,' the Injured mun's condition is
such thut he cannot give uny cause
for the net Idetit.
The Philadelphia nnd Heading Coal
and Iron company are the owv.ers of the
colliery. It hus always been measur
ably free from gas.
HAS FASTED FOR FIVE MONTHS.
Mrs. Henry I tig ruin Continues Her
He innrknble Exhibition.
Battle Creek, Mich., July 27. The
strange fust of Mrs. Henry Ingram still
continues. Days and months roll by,
and still Mrs. Ingram does not take
nourishment of any kind. She hus now
guue 150 days without food. She still
looks well, but has lost over 1no Hitnds
In weight. When her fust begun she
Weighed 210 pounds.
Hundreds of people huve visited her
home to get a glimpse of this remark
able woman, nnd many inquiries' con
cerning her are coming from abroad.
BANK CASHIER SHOOTS HIMSELF.
A. C. Ilifi'ord Takes His Own Life in
the South A in boy Woods.
South Amboy, N. J., July 27. A. C.
Gifford. cashier of the American Bank
of Commerce. New York city, commit
ted suicide Friday morning in the woods
tteur this place. A revolver was found
beside hint. He und his family lived
here for some time.
He hud shown signs nf mental de
rangement and it Is supposed he was
temporarily Insane when he shot him
self. His books ure said to be correct.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.
Weather Indications Today i
Probably Showers.
1 Horrors of Cuban Prisons.
Cyclone Visits Piltsbiug.
Bunkers Come to Terms.
1 Career of Fiery Tent Watson.
Itepublicun County Convention Call.
3 (Local I Two Injunctions Refused by
Court.
Partners Muke Serious Charges.
4 Kdltorial.
Political Gossip.
f (Local) Surprise in School Board .Meet.
Ing.
J. W. Ilnntu Has a Big Suit on Ills
Hands.
6 (Sporting) Base Ball Gumcs and Gos
sip.
What Old-Time Bull Players Are Do
ing. 7 Suburban Hapiienings.
Market and Financial News.
I News Vn and Down the Valley.
CYCLONE STORM
AT PITTSBURG
Hundreds of Trees Removed and Houses
Unroofed.
THE DAMAGE TO LIFE AND PROPERTY
One Hundred Thousand Dollars Loss
in l'ittshuru'.-F.Hccts ol' Storm at
W ilkes.llitrrt', Philadelphia and
Other Lucidities Throughout the
State.
Pittsburg, July 27. A cyclonic storm
burst upon thin city at i.'M o'clock this
utlei'iinoti, which In a few minutes
caused the deuth of two persons, the
fatal Injury of another and a monetary,
loss of probably JIUO.OUO throughout Al
legheny country. Severul churches on
the hill district were partly unroofed
nud one wus struck by lightning. A
number of smaller houses were ulso un
roofed, the streets were Hooded with
surprising quickness, sewers discharged
their overflow Into houses, and some of
the street cars were compelled to sus
pend for periods ranging from one-half
to an hour and a half. Hundreds of
trees were uprooted and many luwns
laid waste. Smoke stacks, chimneys
und windows were demolished In all di
rections. At Sugar Camp grove, a picnic ground
on the West Penn branch of the Penn
sylvania railroad near Asplnwall. where
the Klghth ward fishing and hunting
club or Allegheny were encamped, a
limb of a sycamore tree fell upon the
commissary tent. In which a number
of members of the club had taken ref
uge from the storm. John Figus, of
11 Ping street, Allegheny, was Instantly
killed; Ueot-ge Miller, of 226 Main
street. Allegheny, hud his back broken
und cannot recover, and Jacob Metz and
D. L. O'Oonnell were badly hurt.
In this city John Aullader, a teams
ster for the Williams Brick company,
was struck by a fulling sign and died
within five minutes. The tetniicrature,
which hud risen to H3 degrees before the
storm fell rapidly to 71 degrees. The
storm wan over In about ten minutes
but It was succeeded by others of less
violence during the evening. During the
eight hours preceding midnight 1.4:1 In
ches nf rain fell.
STOKM IN OTHF.U SKCTIONS.
Wilkes-Burre, July 27. A terrific
rain storm passed over this city und
valley this afternoon, accompanied by
severe lightning. The trolley wires of
the Wyoming Vulley Traction company
were struck In several places and the
commutators on many cars were burned
out completely, stuffing traffic in muny
places for a few hours. A number of
houses are repotted to have been
struck and damaged by lightning.. The
telegraph and telephone wires were dis
arranged und it was late tonight before
service could be re-established. The
downpour of rain was the heaviest
known In many years, and growing
crops were beaten in the ground. The
loss to the latter will be heavy.
At Miltiesvllle, In the lower end of this
county, the Methodist church and a
large foal breaker were struck by
lightning. The church was partly de
molished and the breaker badly dam
aged. Mine Boss Joseph Selgfoss, who
wus in the breaker at the time, was
slightly Injured.
Beading. Pa., July 27. This section
wus visited by a terrific wind and rain
storm late this evening, but no serious
damage was done. At Lynnport, Le
high county, the barns of J. C. W uchter
ami A. F. Hartnmn were struck by
lightning and both were totally de
stroyed, together with the seuson's crop.
Loss, $7,000.
The dwelline of C Kbert. near the
same place, was also struck by light
ning, hut no one was Injured.
Philadelphia, July 27. A severe storm
of wind, rain and lightning passed over
thla city this evening. The wind
reached a maximum velocity of 1,3 miles
un hour and torrents of rain fell for an
hour and a half, but beyond the up
rooting1 of a few trees In the suburbs, no
particular damage wus done here. The
storm was generul throughout eastern
Pennsylvania and was very severe, but,
so far us lturne.l, no great destruction
of property took place. The storm
passed southwest over New Jersey, but
no damage Is reported from the south
ern pui't of the state.
FELL DEAD FROM HIS BICYCLE.
Frank F.nrnhnu Suddenly Stricken nt
His Summer Home.
Phllndelphlu, July 27. Flunk Karn
shuw. president of the big Kurnshnw
Steamship company, and one of the
most 'imminent men In shipping and
coiiimfi-clul circles in this city, died
Very suddenly Inst night nt his summer
mansion ut Chestnut Hill.
He was just mounting u bicycle when
stricken down and fell deud on the
avenue In the presence of his family
und severul friends.
SHOT HIMSELF THROUGH HEAD.
Lemuel J. Stuilcv Commits Suicide in
a Restaurant at Hurlnu.
Harlan, la.. July 27. Lemuel J. Stal
ley, 24 years old. committed suicide lust
night. He went into u restaurant at
II o'clock, took a revolver from the
shelf and sot himself in the presence uf
four or five people. The bull entered
the foreheud and he died at 7 o'clock
this morning.
Klsea Lawson, a 14-year-old iad. was
shot through the face accidentally by
his brother at about the same hour. He
will let-over.
THREE DEATHS BY DROWNING.
Two From Michigau and One From
Wisconsin the Victims.
Iron Mountain, Mich., July 27. Wil
liam Husking, aged 26, and John Pus
coe, aged 17, residents of Iron Moun
tain, were drowned In spread Kugle
Luke ty the capsizing of their boat.
Puscof'M body hus been recovered.
Mutt Carretle, of Kuukuunu, was
drowned while bathing at yuinne-ie
Fulls.
Herald's Weather Forecnst.
New York. July 2S. In the .Middle Btntcs
today, partly cloudy weather will pre
vail, with lower temperature and fresh
southwesterly to westerly winds, preced
ed by loeul ruin on the coast and followed
by clearing and cooler conditions, tin
Wednesday, fair and slightly cooler
weather will prevail 'with westerly and
southwesterly winds.'
FiMey's
a
lack
A few advance nunfbers In
66
Early Fall
99
Black -Dress
Goods
have Just come to hand and are now
open for Inspection. The line com
prises: Plata aM Fancy MoMirs
mi SicilMeies,Armire
Sidllleaes,
W mention one or two specials fou
the week, which cannot again be dupli
cated this season at the price.
5 pieces. M-lttch English Sicilian, at
9r.c. ; srood value at )1.2u.
6 pieces, 4t-lnch Pure Mohair Bro
cade, at $1.00; good value at $1.50.
10 pieces, 46-itich Kx-Flne Henrietta,
61ic. ; actual value, 85c.
Our cleaning up price on WaBh Silk.
Swivel Silks and Printed China and Jap
Silks will Interest you.
SID AND 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Always Binsy.
Ceo! Shoes for Hot Feet.
Our GOo. Outing Shops sale begins todaf
for
The Boys and Girls.
LEWIS,REILLY k BAYIEf
A LARGE AND WELL
SELECTED 5T0CK OP
FINE
JEWELRY
CAN BE SEEN AT
408 SMCE STREET.
When you pay for Jewelry you mlfht a
well get the best.
A fine line of Novelties for Ladles and
Gentlemen.
W. J. Weichel
403 Spruce St.
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Atlantic Lsai
1C,
Enamel Faints,
Carriage Paints,
Ready ' Mixed Tinted
Gloss Paints, Strict ly Pure .
Lniseed Oil, Garaunteed.
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