HID rrrejej iXETERHORROR IVenty-nine Killed in an Awful Railroad Crash. h REAR END COLLISION. Excursion Train From Harrisburg Crash ti Into Express. CAB COMPLETELY TELESCOPED. Itf the Victims of the Disaster Six teen Were lt.-sldentM of Norrlstown, White Three .More Residents ofThat city Are Lylnirat. the Point or Death. Accident the. Itesnlt of Somebody's Hlunder. and the Coroner Will Con duct it IMirld Investigation In an En ilouvor to Place the Itespouslhlllty. Reading, Pa., May 15. Shortly before 1 10 o'clock last Friday night a collision of passenger trains occurred on the Philadelphia and Reading railway at Exeter Station, six miles below Read ing. Tho express train which should have left here at 8:30 p. m. for Phila delphia was behind schedule time in leaving, and stopped at Exeter for or- iderB. A special tram rrom narns- burg, bearing excursionists who had I attended the Hart ran ft monument un veiling at the capital, left here 20 minutes later than the express train. and at Exeter, while proceeding at a rapid speed, crashed Into the express. The engineer of the express train I was Dan WHdermuth, of Conshohock- cu. and Fireman John Kemmerer. In the cab of the excursion train's loco motive were Engineer Harry Orrell. of Philadelphia, and Fireman Everett. Doth escaped death by jumping, and Everett declares that Orrell jumped but an Instant before the crash. The work of rescne was proceeded with promptly by the train crews, po- ! licemen and soldiers who were re turning from the Harrisburg parade, but the work was very slow. For, opposed to and resisting the fren zied efforts of the rescuers, ton after ton of weight was piled one on the other and welded one with the other by being hurled through space at the rate of 50 mites an hour. The mon ster Wootten locomotive had plowed through the two day coaches in the rear of the express, completely tele scoping them, and had then leaped with terrific energy, on top of the Pullman parlor car, the Orpheus, com -pletely shattering the latter, and send ing a rain of splinters over all. Under this great mass were pinioned many of the passengers, and under the debris of the first three coaches of the special were other passengers, for special were other passengers, for, their momentum, suddenly stopped by the resistance offered the locomotive, these coaches were literally shivered into chunks and splinters. The other coaches of this train es caped, as did also that portion of the express ahead of the Pullman. This car evidently had acted as a sort of buffer for the coaches ahead, and so the occupants escaped with only a se vere shaking up. Thus, ever toiling to remove this weight and get at the men underneath, the rescuers wore away the night. The engine, dismantled of all appurte nances, was lifted from the Pullman at midnight, and then the cars were jack ed up and the victims were got at more rapidly. As fast as the bleeding, life less and all but lifeless bodies were re leased from the tons of weight upon them they were carried by tender hands to the Exeter Station hotel, and placed on the porch and inside. One of the most pathetic incidents at the wreck occurred when W. E. Holmes, of Norrlstown, was taken from the debris. As soon as he could gain power of speech he gasped: "My boy, where is he? Where is my boy?" No one had the heart to tell the father that George had been removed fromnear his side a corpse, horribly mutilated. And so through the hours there arose the unanswered moan: "My boy, my little Oeorge, where is he?" The total number of dead as a result of the collision reached 29 yesterday, William D. Jenkins, of Nor rlstown, dying at the Charity hospital at Norrlstown. Norrlstown suffered the most se verely by the disaster, 16 of the dead having lived In that city. They are: William Stahler. druggist; William Camm, retired; Colonel Oeorge Schall, retired; John Slinghuff, chief of fire department; William H. Lewis, pro duce dealer; F. D. Sowers, proprietor of book store; Harry C. Wentz, real estate dealer; Charles H. White, real estate dealer; John Kuntz, milk deal er; Henry J. Coulson, Iron worker; Joseph Taylor, colored porter; Harry Thompson, watchman; Samuel Mc Carthy, contractor; Isaac M. Fill man, fireman; Norman Holmes, aged 9; William D. Jenkins, laborer. The other 13 victims were: Lucien J. Custer, aged 20, and Daniel H. Yoder. 40, both of Pottstown; Jacob W. Mark ley, Philadelphia; John Johnson, Mt. Carmel, Pa.; H. C. Hartford. Philadel phia; Captain Charles Leaf, Fort Washington, Pa.; H. L. Hunsberger, Conshohocken, Pa.; C. L. La vert y, Harrisburg; E. E. Shelley, Hatboro, Pa.; C. H. Powell, Phoenix vllle, Pa.; Michael Lawn, 57, Germantown; Cap tain C. W. Elcholts, Downlngtown, Pa.; Samuel W. Beatty, Conshohocken. At least 10,000 persons visited the scene of the wreck yesterday. They came from places 20 and 30 miles dis tant. Railroad trains brought crowds, others came by carriages aid bicycles, and hundreds came on xt. Relic hunters kept the police busy. Almost everybody was bent on carrying away some kind of memento. Many of the people did not hesitate to take away with them pieces of wood thoroughly saturated with human blood Every thing in the neighborhood of the wreck Is bespattered with blood, and the sight was a gruesome one. Exeter, where the catastrophe oc curred, consists principally of a dimin utive, boxlike railroad station, a two story brick hotel and a distillery. Inci 4ea tally, a few dwelling houses are scattered here and there. The hamlet lould not muiter more than 60 inhabi tant. The scenery ct this point is ex tremely picturesque. THE CORONER'S INVESTIGATION. iccldent Probably Caused by a M In take a to signals. 1 Reading, Pa., May 1C Coroner Rothermel last night announced lits Intention of beginning the inquiry into the cause of the wreck on the Philadel phia nnd Redi:ig railway at Exeter on Monday ne. He spent the greater portion of yesterday in Philadelphia subpoenaing witnesses and making general inquiries concerning thewreck. 1 It is said that the district attorney may . assist in the investigation. The eoro ! ner, while in Philadelphia, saw Harry , Orrell. the engineer of the 111 fated ; second section of the wrecked train, r.nd his fireman, Everett, and notified ' them to be present. It Is said that ' United States Senator Penrose, who ; was a passenger on the wrecked sec tion, will 'also be a witness. It Is the generally expressed opinion, although not from any official source, that the cause of the accident was a I misunderstanding or mistake ns to sig nals. Train Dispatcher Rourke, it is said, ordored the tower man below Reading to turn the red light against tho second section, and when the train came In sight to give him the green, or cautionary signal. This was obey ed, but Orrell, running slow, saw a white signal about a mile north of Exeter and put on high speed, which was the fearful result of 29 killed and 50 Injured. 1 All but seven of the Injured hav been discharged from the hospitals In this city. Although several of those still in the hospitals nre In a serious condition, It Is believed by the physi cians that they will recover. The In jured In the hospital nt Norrlstown are reported to be doing well, with the ex ception of Amnndus dorses, who Is still In n dangerous condition. ROSWELL P. FLOWER DEAD. New York's Kx-t.overnor 11 Victim of Aonte Indlveattnn. New York, May IS, Former Gov ernor Roswell P. Flower died at 10:80 last night ut the Eastport Country club. Eastport, L. I. Mr. Flower WM taken 111 early In the day with a se- I vere attack of acute Indigestion. In the afternoon symptoms of heart fail ure supervened, and he grew steadily ' .11 . i - .i i j . M" i worse unui uie nine ui ms ueaui. i 1 1 - attack of heart failure was accom panied by a fainting spell, and Mr. THE LATE ROSWELL P. FLOWER. Flower's family In New York city were quickly notified. Mrs. Flower and the former governor's nephew, Frederick S. Flower, accompanied by Dr. Thomas H. Allen, Mr. Flower's physician, left at once on a special train for Enstport. When they arrived there Mr. Flower had somewhat recovered, but last night the attack of heart failure was marked and Mr. Flower became unconscious an hour or more before his death. The IlufTalo Strike Spreads. Buffalo, May 16. The dock situation is worse today than at any time since the opening of the season. Tho monthly men, tho men who work In side of the elevators, are out, and have agreed to remain out until tho grain shovelers" and the freight handlers' strikes are settled. Every elevator here is idle. Dlshop Quigley and the leaders of the grain shovelers held i conference yesterday that lasted until 9 o'clock last night. The grain shovel ers claimed that Mr. Conners had vio lated all the essential provisions of the agreement that the Lake Carriers' as sociation had made with the union. The bishop summoned many witnesses before him, and after a thorough in vestigation expressed the opinion that the men were In the right. Dewey'a Washington Home. Washington, May 16. F. A. Vander llp, nsslstant secretary of the treasury; Charles H. Allen, assistant secretary of the navy; Perry S. Heath, assistant postmaster general; Brigadier Oeneral Corbln and Ellis H. Roberts, treasurer of the United States, who have been appointed a national committee to take charge of the funds with which to purchase a home for Admiral Dewey In Washington, held a meeting yester day. The members of the committee are enthusiastic over the idea. A for mal address to the public probably will be Issued soon. The first subscription to the fund, $250, was received yester- i day from General Felix Agnus, of Baltimore. j Dr. Brigs an Eplacopal Clersryman. New York, May 15. In the Pro Cathedral on Stanton street yesterday Rev. Dr. Charles A. Brlggs, who was I suspended for heresy by the Presby terian assembly, was ordained a priest of the Episcopal church. He was or dained together with the Rev. Charles A. Snedeker, and the ordination cere monies were conducted by Bishop Pot ter. The little church was crowded with people, and the ceremonies were notable for the quietness that prevail ed. Those who expected, from the great outcry of the past three or four weeks, some sensational features were disappointed. There was no scene, no excitement, and no protest was filed at the beginning, during or at the close of the ordination. Tho Price of Hay Advanced. Canajobarle, N. Y.( May 16. A sum mary of 25 reports from the leading seaboard and Interior markets receiv ed by the Hay Trade Journal shows an advance in the price of hay of from 20 per cent over the average price for the year ending May 12, ISM. They Appeal For a Conference to Discuss Peace Terms. TEN MEN E0UT TWO HUNDRED. A Squad of Oeneral Uwlnn'x Scouts Enter Snn Mlirurl. and the Rebate Retreat " PreelfleBtgohnrmntt's Fare well to Admiral Dewey. Manila, May 15. Tlio civilian mem bers of the United States Philippine rommlsslon are favorable to the meet ing with a Filipino commission, which was suggested Saturday, on behalf of Agulnaldo, by Lieutenant Reyes, of the staff of General Gregorlo del Pilar, who came to General Lewton under a flag of truce, bearing the proposal. It Is thought by the American commis sioners that the Idea may have re sulted from a recent meeting of the so-called Filipino congress at San Isldro. Definite Information on this point, however, cannot yet be obtained, though the local Filipino committee, which is In close communication with the loaders of the rebellion, Is doing Its utmost to secure peace. Oeneral Otis has consented to receive the Fili pino envoys. Ten members of Major Oeneral Law ton's band of scouts, under Major W. M. Young, the old Indian fighter, en tered the town of San Miguel, about 16 miles north of Norngaray, not aware of what place It was. They found 200 Filipinos there, but the rebels, taking the scouts for the advance of General Ijtwton's army, tied, after firing u few shots. Young und another scout were wounded and have been brought to Manila. Professor Schurman, president of the United States Philippine commission, gave B farewell luncheon yesterday to Admlrnl Dewey, at which Professor Dean C. Worcester und Colonel Charles Denby, of the commission, with Gen eral MacArthur, Mrs. Lawton and others, were present. The health of the admiral was drunk wttb the utmost cordiality. AGUINALDO'8 DLU8TBR. He Declares Filipinos win "l ight to the Hitter Rod." London, May 16. The Filipino junta here has received the following mes sage from Agulnaldo, cabled from Hong Kong under date of May 12: "The Fljlplno government, In ac cordance with tho general feeling of the country, has decided to continue the war, at all costs, until Independence Ib secured. "The Filipinos energetically refuse the American peace overtures, based on restricted autonomy, coupled with promises of subsequent self govern ment. "The Filipinos demand a strict ful filment of the articles of the American constitution and treaties contracted by the American representatives when Im ploring a Filipino alliance In com bating the Spaniards. "All of the Filipino generalB support Agulnaldo. General Luna's reported overtures for pence are untrue. Our army Is near Manila, simultaneously attacking the whole American line. "The heat and rains are causing many casualties In the American army All the hospitals are crowded with sick and wounded. Four hundred of the Cincinnati (?) regiment have been im prisoned by General Otis for Insub ordination In refusing to fight. Tbe regular troops quartered In Manila and other towns nre quiet. The volunteers are abused, and are always at th front, with scanty rations. "This discontent between the Ameri cans and Europeans is general." The general accuracy of the In formation received In London may be gauged by the reference to the Cin cinnati regiment. The state of Ohio has never had a body of soldiers s i ac credited in the Philippine islands.! ALL WANT TO HONOR OJSW RY. The ships of Foreign Jfatlona Will Salute Our Admiral. Washington, May 16. Admiral Dew ey's home coming by way of the Med iterranean Is llkuly to give occasion for distinguished honors from the navies of Europe, most of them being represented by extensive squadrons in those wnters, and some of them hav ing their chief naval Stations at Med iterranean ports. Already Ambassa dor Cnmbon, of France, lias railed the attention of the authorities at Paris to the return of Admiral Dewey by way of the Mediterranean and tho probable sailing of his flagship Olym pla past the French naval ports at Al giers. These are opposite the British possessions of Gibraltar and Malta, at the entrance to tne Mediterranean, and are easy and natural stopping places along that route. It Is hardly expected that the admiral will touch at Toulon, the great naval depot of France. At the ports of French Algiers he will be accorded every honor due not only to. his high rank, but to the universal esteem In which he is held by the naval fraternity. The British authorities have taken no steps thus far to have the admiral stop at British ports, but It was stated today by one of the British official i that Dewey would be assured a most enthusiastic greeting if he stopped at any British station. In the event that the admiral can be induced to stop in England en route home, It is said that he will probably me met at Aden or Port Said by a British escort. Admiral Dewey'a Welcome Home. New York, May 16. That New York's welcome to Admiral Dewey Is to be conducted on a grand scale was shown yesterday when the Joint com mittee of the city councils decided to call on the municipal assembly to au thorize an appropriation of 150,000 for the city's part in the welcome. Mayor Van Wyck heartily approves of such an appropriation. Resolutions providing for the expenditure of this amount were introduced In each branch today. The charter makes it necessary that these resolutions be re ferred to the finance committee. They will be reported upon favorably next week, and will probably be adopted without a dissenting vote. It was de cided that the official reception shall be held on the day after Admiral Dewey arrives. He Is not expected be fore late In September. i. WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED. ". Wednesday. Miy 10. The Michigan se: ite passed an In oj:e tax bill which Includes corpora ' Iron Incomes. , . 'Thr'New York 'he;i 'th board Is pre paring for a vigorous prosecution of Christian scientists and similar "heal ers." 1 At the disarmament confcrencoAmer tea and England will stand together for international arbitration In settling disputes. Filipinos who arrived at San Fran cisco for exhlbl' ion In a New York dime museum, claiming to bo actors, were excluded. It Is officially declared in Washing ton that Italy Is taking vigorous meas ures to prevent Italian criminals from coming to this country. The Toledo (O.) council voted to sell a street rullway franchise to the high est bidder, defeating Mayor Jones' municipal ownership scheme. Thursday, Mar 11. I Hon. George Farle, first assistant post r aster general under President : Grant, died In Washington last night. I The commissioners from the United States, Great Britain and Germany nre In Samoa, und murines have been wlth- , drawn. William N. Boggs, defaulting teller of the Dover (Del.) bank, was sen- fenced to six years' Imprisonment and I $0,500 line. Kung Yu Wei, the Chinese reformer, hud n long Interview with Sir Wilfred ; Laurler, the Canadian premier, at Ot tawa yesterday. Iowa's supreme court decides that a note or account for moneys involved 1 in board of trade deals cannot be col- ' leeted at lnw In that stale. Whites and blacks of Albany, Ga. la town of 8.000 Inhabitants, suspended business to attend the funeral of F. 1 W. McCarthy, a prominent negro. i Mrs. Anna George, recently ncqult ted of a charge oi killing George Sux- i ton, at Canton. O.. lectured In Stoubon vllle, O. Only M paid to hear her. Friday. May i. i General Otis cables to Washington his belief that the Filipino Insurrec tion Is nearly ended. The Catholic Knights of America. In convention at Kansas City, Mo., de cided to admit women to membership. ! Senator McMlllnn, of Michigan, di -nlcs Secretary Alger's statement that he (McMillan) had agreed to retire In Alger's favor. An effort Is being made to bring about a reunion of Federal and Con federate soldiers of the civil war at Kvunsvllle, Ind. Near Howard City. Mich., Joseph 1 Harvey murdered his wife, his unci", 1 Robert Plerson. and his grandmother, and wounded his father-ln-lnw, John I Legenslayer, and his own 3-rannths-1 old baby. Then be made a fake at- tempt at suicide. Saturday, May m. A tornado struck the Hondo (Mex ico) coal mine section, killing 24 and Injuring 40. The Pana (Ills.) mine troubles ended In a compromise, employers recogniz ing the union. George H, Hayden. ex-bank examiner of Illinois, was convicted nt Chleago 1,,, , I,. ,.mn Ot IIIIDVUIlUUtL III WIUV.I Two apprentices on the British war ship Com US, who deserted at Halifax, 1 were stripped and lashed. Admiral Dewey, responding to Invi tations for banquets, etc., declares nil health requires rest and quiet. The Sons of Confederate Veterans, ; nt Charleston, elected Walter T. Col quitt, son of Georgia's ex-governor, a:; , sommander-ln-chtef, he defeating Rob ' ert E. Ih". Jr. Monday. May in. A monster mass meeting in Minne apolis adopted resolutions strongly up holding McKlnloy's Philippines policy. 1 Plummer S. Page, the street railway ! magnate of Seranton. Pa., dropped i dead yesterday from the rupture of a blood vessel In the head. Lulgl Minottl. 45-year-old Italian, outraged 5-year-old Nellie Cabasa at j Bridgeport, Conn. Nellie's 18-year-old t,r,,M,,.T- PliimnnH kfllpd Mlnnttl Reconstructed board of regents of Kansas' State Agricultural college an nulled an invitation to Colonel W. J. Bryan to deliver the commencement oration. Donald McLean, a western railroad promotor, fell over the balustrade of the Palmer House, Chicago, to tho stone flagging two floors below, and was killed. The schooner Nelson foundered In i Luke Superior Saturday, and nine per isons were drowned, Including Captain I Haghney's wife and child. The cap italn escaped. Tuesday, May HI. The cause of much of the distress In this country Is the over education of the masses, declared C. P. Hunt J lngton In a speech at San Francisco. George D. Scott, manager of John D. Rockefeller's estate at Tarrytown, N. Y., committed suicide by shooting. President McKlnley is opposed to as , sembling congress In extra session un ; less some unlooked for contingency arises. i The New York health authorities propose to stamp out hypnotism as i well as Christian science and all kin dred practices. The United States supreme court has 1 decided that the French steamer Ollnde Rodrlgues, seized during the war with I Spain, shall be returned to Its owners. A movement has been started in Kansas to give every man In Colonel Funston's regiment a political office tpon his return from the Philippines. President Dwlght'n Successor. New Haven, May 16. Circulation was given today In the circles of the university and elsewhere to the cate gorical statement, bearing some marks of authenticity, that the successor to President Timothy Dwight, of Yale university, had at last been found and that at the slated May meeting of the corporation next week, or at another meeting closely following, Professor Arthur Twining Hadley, of the Yale faculty, would be elected to that po sition. Professor Hadley now holds the chair of political science and po litical economy, and Is widely known as a scholar and and economist. IN A RIOT. Princeton's Collegians Attack Paw nee Bill's Wild West Parade. SPECTATOR FATALLY INJURED. The showmen Restated the Amanita or the Students end a Desperate Hat- tle Bnaued In Which Many of the Participant! Were Hurt. Princeton, N. J., May 16. Princeton students and Pawnee Hill's WlJd West employes Indulged in a pitched battle yesterday, and continuous and serious rioting was prevented only by the presence of men with cool heads und the action of President Patton, of Princeton university, later in the day in calling ;: mass meeting of all the students. President Patton spoke In condemnation of the attack on the pa rade, and post tt VOl y forbade any stu dent to go to the shuv. grounds at night. As a result of the meeting the show left town unmolested, but it lost money, for word bud been passed through the town that uo one In sym pathy WSfl to enter the lent, and the townspeople who are in sympathy with the student? were a unit In refus ing to attend. The result was u very slim audience, For fjO years It has bron an unwrit ten law ol Princeton that no circus pa rude must pass through tho streets. Every show proprietor In mailing hl.t dates has alvtfys loft Princeton from the list, for it had been B mutter of coiu ion knowledge that the station's would enforce the unwritten law. Yes terday Pawnee Bill's Wild West com bination violated traditions and pa railed. The result was tho fierceit battle Princeton nae seen In many years. The town authorities, fearing trouble, hud advise., the cirrus men not to attempt B parade. This advlc -was unheeded. Things were proceeding In the usual course In the university when tho pa rade started. The procession reached the college rumpus without trouble, but passeil down Nassau street at a bud moment, for Just as tho band's music was. heard the students were kn tho uct of passing from the first morn ing lectures to the second. The towns people were out in force und waiting for the parade, and the great ma jorlty of them were massed near the campus Word passed all along the line, nnd within a few minutes 6oo or 700 students bad assembled on Nassau street. Cannon crackers, left over from previous celebrations, eggs purchased ut nonrby stores and vegetables bought or confiscated from the stores were assembled quickly. Th. men unable to obtain these missile' armed themselves with clods of turf hastily torn from the lawus. The trouble started with the hand wagon Cannon crackers were thrown, and these exploding under tho six horses made them frnntlc. The mu sicians wore on top of the wugon. A serious runaway might have resulted hud not one of the leaders stumbled and fell, drnggtng down the other horses with him. The students mean while kept up n merciless bombard ment with eggs and vegetables. On the return the parade wheeled Into John lane, nnd the students made n grand rush to head off the proces sion. Again the employes of the circus were rotten egged. The cowboys nnd Indians finally charged the students nnd used their whips freely. That was the turning point of the affair. Stun ned by the whips and bruised by the riders running Into .them the students became ugly, and In n moment the missiles that were annoying, but not dangerous, were replaced by stones, and the light became serious. Revol vers were drawn, but fortunately the owners were wise enough to fire over the heads of the enemy. Some of the Mexican and South American cow boys unslung their bolus und used these with great effect, the leaden cov ered ends being exceedingly effective. The cowboys charged the crowd sev ernl times, und rode down those who could not get out of the way. In this manner Edward Dillon, nnold colored man, was knocked down and was kicked on the head by a pony and his skull fractured. Dillon Is still un conscious, and will probably die. A student was injured by a pony tramp ling on him. Another was wounded by a bola, and another was struck by an Indian with one of the snake whip-, Many students were less severely hurt. The cowboys nnd Indians were also badly bruised and hurt. The Dauntless Released From Custody Jacksonville, Fla., May 16. The cases of the United States against the steamer Dauntless for alleged filibus tering, which were begun against tho vessel neurly three years ngo, were dis missed In the United States court yes terday, on motion of the government. This was done on nn agreement that the claims of W. A. Blsbee, owner of the Dauntless, against C. R. Blsbee, formerly collector of customs In this city, nnd against W. F. Kilgore, com mander of the revenue cutter Bout well, fur detaining the Duuntless on various occasions, should also be dis missed. Tha boat has been for more than two years In the custody of the United States, carrying ut all times a United States deputy marshal. The President to Visit theTwtn Cttlee Hot Springs, Va., May 10. Repre sentative Fletcher has forwurded the following dispatch to Senator Davis, of Minnesota: "The president greatly ap preciates the cordial Invitation ex tended to him by the citizens of Min nesota and the commercial bodies of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Unless un foreseen circumstances prevent, It is the president's wish and Intention to come to Minnesota, either in connec tion with a western trip or otherwise, so as to be present when the Thir teenth Minnesota nnd otner western regiments return from the Philippines." Retnrnlntr Soldier From Cuba. New York, May 16. The United Slates transport Dixie arrived in quar antine at 11 o'clock last night from Mantanlllo, Cuba, having on board the Fourth United States volunteers, under the command of Colonel James S. Pet tit. This regiment was recruited principally In Virginia and tbe Dis trict of Columbia. HARTRANFT STATUE UNVEILED. nrvlvors of HI Cnttintand1 Ma 'Ohedl li the I'nrodi Harrisburg, May 13. The equ-'trlan-Itatue of Major Oeneral John F, Hart ranft. in Capitol park, was unveiled with Impressive ceremonies yesterday afternoon In the presence of o large concourse of people. The e were followed by a parade, In ii ' the survivors of the Third division of the Ninth army corps, command id by General Hartranft In the civil war had the right of line The proccwkrt alsojlncluded the Ninth regiment ol iiuiinines, from Camp Meade, n pro visional brigade of the National 0 lard the Grand Army of the Republl osta nnd Sons of Veterans camps of H irrln burg and vicinity and the Han nr lire department. A reunion of the survivors or (hi Fifty-first regiment. Pennsylvania vol unteers, of which Hartranft wen col onel, was held In the morning for th election of officers and the tranwietlon of routine business. After the mi i ' ing the old soldiers marched t i tie Executive Mansion to pay the: re spects to Mrs. Hartranft and her two sons and daughters, who are the "'i' its of governor and Mrs Stone. The feature of the day's exCTCfnC was the unveiling ceremonies, at which there were present many I ' t!u survivors of General Hartranft '( di vision and several distinguished sol diers nnd statesmen. Presldepi nil Mrs. McKlnley were expected i i he present, but they could not corne or account of the condition if the pres ident's health. Major General Mile, on account of official business at Wash ington, wns unable to come to Harris burg. Major Isaac C. Brown, deputy secretary of Internal affairs, delivered the oration, and speeches were mad? by Postmaster General Smith. Secre tary Alger and General H. Kyd Doug las of Maryland. ITEMS OF STATE NEWS. Harrisburg, May 13.- Levi Brinier of Bteelton, while going through tho slab mill of the Pennsylvania stool company lust night hud his bend cut from his. body by the large wheel of the big engine In that mill. The en gineer started the engine just as Mr. Brlnser bad his head between the huge wheel. He was married, hud lour Children, and was 45 years old. Philadelphia, May 111. - Great llrltain will be otllclully represented at Ihe li ternatlonal commercial congress to be hoid here In connection with next fall's nstlonnl export exposition. For mal notice of such W8S received yoa I terday by the exposition authorities ' In the form of n communication from .the foreign office, London, through As sistant Secretary of state mil. Towanda, Pa., May IS. Harriet Jackson, aged years, committed sui cide last evening by swallowing seven groins or strychnine. Ihe young wo man hud been arrested tor forging her mother's mime to a che :. und it wan while seated at a table opposite the constable who made the arrest (hat. she placed the poison In her mouth, stating It was for headacne. In 20 minutes she was dead. Shamokln, May 16. Returning from a mandolin club festival near Phx inos early Sunday morning a number of young farmers from Btonlngton and Irish Valley engaged in a desperate fight, during which Elmer Hhus. of Btonlngton, was stubbed six times by Amos Ritchie, of Irish Valley, Ritchie escaped. Most of the wounds ol his victim are In the back One of the knife thrusts pentrated his lung, and his recovery Is hopeless. Haas is 22 years old and unmarried, Harrisburg. May id. -Governor Stone yesterday disapproved the bill to pro vide for nn additional law judge of Frio county, on the ground that there is no necessity for such nn official. The governor also disapproved Items aggregating 111,000 In the bill ap propriating 166,651.90 to the Penn sylvania State college. The governor disposed of the last of the bills yos terday and will spend the next two weeks trout fishing in West Virginia with a party of friends. Lancaster, Pa., May 16. Benjamin F. Fuck, aged 10 years, died In awful agony late Saturday night at his home In this city from hydrophobia. Four weogs age he was bitten by a dog The wound was promptly cauterized, but several days ago the disease developed in a violent form, it requiring suvernl men to hold the child. He frothed at the mouth and physicians declare it a genuine case of hydrophobia, Several Other children were bitten, but have not yet shown any symptoms of tho disease. Harrisburg. May 16. Governor Stone has made public his action on the general appropriation hill, which provides for the ordinary expenses ol the various branches of the state gov ernment, the Interest on the public debt and for the support of thi pub lic schools for the two fiscal year be ginning June 1, 1S99. He has made a cut of $i,ooo,ono in the school ap propriation and reduced several other items whereby he saves in the aggre gate $1,500,000, which will be applied to reducing the floating debt of the commonwealth. Philadelphia, May 16. The supreme court yesterday rendered a decision de claring the $11,200,000 City loan bill legal. This decision will enable the city to borrow the amount of money named without delay and will permit vast inunicipul improvements. Tbe op'nlon of the court, which was writ ten by Chief Justice Sterrett, was unanimous, and the many better ments provided In the bill, which was voted on by the people in November, 1897, are now only questions of the placing of the loan and the making of appropriations by councils. Dubois, Pa., May 13 John Clune and Jennie Delong were burned to doath in a deserted lumber shanty a few miles from Jnhnsonburg. Elk coun ty, early yesterday. The two were drinking together In the afternoon and evening. They were seen to enter the shanty to spend the night, being sup piled with a liberal allowance of whis ky. At 4 o'clock In the morning neigh bors discovered the hovel burning. When it had burned to the ground the charred bodies of the man and woman r r. found In the rv'-- " woman naai J, -"iiatn i ' i
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