STILL KNTOMBED,
The Dunbar Miners Not Vet Recovered—
Hope Tliat They Hay be Alive—Re
ported wounds From the Interior.
DUNBAR, Pa., June 18.—The Hill farm
mine, where the explosion of fire damp
occurred on'Mourtay, and where the thirty,
two miners are still entombed, is the
1 scene of active work to-day. All night
long crowds of sturdy men were waiting at
tile mouth of Mahoning pit and also at the
Hill fami man-hole ready to do any bid
ding that was required to release the en
tombed men. At the mou'li of Mahoning
I pit, a fan sending 0,000 cubic feet of air
per second wns erected during the night
I and put in operarion at 8:15 A. M. to-day.
i It is ciaimed now there is sufficient air in
I he pit to sustain life if the men still live.
■ but it is asserted that the chances of
< their being alive are one out of one tbou
sand.
. The miners who work iu Hill Farm,
apd who claim to know everything about
the works, say that the pit is filled with
lumber, and that if so much air is kept
going in the man ho'es it will only add
fuel to the flames already raging in the
pit, and that in the end the entombed
men would be simply roasted alive. Ihe
lumber was used in air courses and has
been there for years. The lumber on fire
would naturally set the coal ablaze and
make the place a veritable hell. The
thick passing out of the heavy gray
smoke was somewhat stopped this morn
ing about 2 o'clock. Almost at the same
time a heavy crash was heard in the dis
tance, which shook the neighborhood for
half a mile around. The crowd which
was gathered wound the pit mouth made
a mad rush for the place where the sound
came from, and found that part ot the
works had caved in, leaving a hole in the
farm almost covering half an acre.
This occurred in tire heading leading to
& e main entrance, and as a natural result
stopped considerably the course of the
smoke. This will keep the bulk of it in
the mine, and make the chances of smoth
ering fur the entomcd men ten fold
greater. A tour of Ilill barm, tcrguson
and Mahoning mines, as far as could be
made, was gouc through last night and
this morning by Superindeudent Lynch,
of the Frick Coke Works, Superintendent
'Breunen, of the McClure works. Mine In
spector Keighlcy and Thomas Lowden,
mine boss of the Mt. Bnuldoek Works.
As a body the gentlemen refused to ex
press an opinion on the chances of re
covering the miners alive, but two of
them volunteered an individual talk.
>Mr. Lynch said: "There is a possibility
of the men being alive, but I would not
like to take their chances. Every circum
stance would have to be in favor of them,
which is hardly probable."
Mr. Lowden said : " The mines, as ucnr
• as we could see, were tilled with smoke,
probably more so than with fire. The
lives of the men, if death has not already
claimed them, depends on the amount of
air we can get to them. Iherc is a possi
bility of saving them, but my opinion is
their chances arc very meagre. It will
take, as near as 1 can say now, one week
from Monday last to reach the place the
men are supposed to be. We may have
to cut through places that have caved in,
in which case the men who arc at work
will experience much difficulty in getting
through."
It is stated now that the Mine Inspec
tors' report, which was made some time
ago, says the mine was iu bad condition
and filled with gas. It is now said the
report has been spirited away. An order
was issued this morning for the Dunbar
Castle, K. of P.. to turn out at the funeral
l of David Hayes, one of the victims. It
takes place this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
- Daniel Shearon, the other victim who
has been recovered, was buried from St.
Atoysus Catholic Church this morntug at
10 o'clock. Father Malady said the
requiem aud spoke in feeling terms of
the way in which the man had met his
death, and also of the sad fate which
probably lias overcome those who are
still in the mine. The funeral was well
attended, and it is needless to say there
was scarcely a dry eye iu the church dur
ing the services. The house of Mr. Mc-
Cleary. who with his son is cntomed in
the tlill Farm mine, is hard by the
1 church, and every move that was made in
the building was watched by Mr. Mc-
Cleary's wife and daughters. When the
funeral left the church, on its way to the
graveyard, Mrs. McCleary and her
daughteis nearly went into hysterics at
witnessing the sight, and realizing that
probably later they would journey on the
same sorrowful mission, when her hus
band and son were found.
So frantically did they carry on that
they had to be removed from the scene
and kept in-doors until the cortege had
passed. In fact everyone here whose rel
atives are still in the mines are now be
ginning to realize that there is no hope of
oyer seeing them alive. When this morn
ing's dawn broke over tlic hill, it toiujd
Mrs. Joy. who is a bride of a few weeks,
sitting and weeping on the hill above the
exploded mine, all by herself. Iler speech
was incoherent, and she showed visible
signs of meutal aberration. About five
o'clock she was joined by Mrs. Caven
ftugh, the mother of young Cavenaugh,
who is also in the pit, but neither one no
ticed the other in their grief.
Tlicy remained there until half-past 8
o'clock, when both were removed by some
workmen. Shortly after lliey were taken
away, John Fernan, a driver, who had
been in the man-hole leading to the Ilill
top mines this morning, came over the
hill to the mouth of the pit and said ho
had been in far enough to hear some ot
the men helloing, and also said that at 9
A. M. he heard the bray of a mule. This
statement is doubted by nearly all who
heard it. They say if the men are
in the direction Feruun says they are, the
ones who are digging for them in Mohon
iiy? pit will not reach them, as the two
courses are in different directions. Mr.
Fern-in is also authority for the state
ment that the explosion did not injure the
men.
A pitiful sight was that of many chil
dren whoM ad lost fathers and brothers in
the disaster, gathering in a group above
the mine to-day watchiug anxiously, as
the work proceeded. Some of them were
crying, but they were those who were
able to realize just what death was and
also able to appreceiate the loss of father
or a brother. The others were tots who
knew not what was going on and appeared
as much amused at the crowd ot people
as at the innocent games in which some
of them were interested. One little tot
brought the tears to many an old eye by
insisting that his sister, who was crying,
should cease. Ileart-broken sighs are
plentiful indeed, and there is no telling
when they are going to end.
In a long talk with a miner from Con
uellsville on the train to-day, lie stated
that to his knowledge safety lamps had
been in use in Hill Farm mine for quite a
long time. The safety lamp is something
the shape of a small lantern, the blaze
being covered with a globe and a wire
screen. They are filled every morning
with oil, at the weigh office, and there
they are locked so they connot be opened
by the miner or anyone else who has not
got the key, which is kept by the weigh
master. The miners claimed that it was
only in places where fire-damp and gas
existed in abundance that such lamps are
in use and in his opinion it was not safe
to work where the use of such a lamp
was required.
He stated also that the mine had been
condemned some time ago, but that not
withstanding this, the company continued
to work it. He also stated that many of
the mines in this region were in the same
condition, and that it was his opinion that
more explosions would follow. He claimed
the mine inspectors were too careless in
enforcing the law, but he hoped that, bad
as the Hill Farm disaster was, it would
have the effect of causing a reform in the
mines in this respect.
DUNBAR, PA . June 19.—Since the dis
aster at the Hill farm mine it is seventy
two hours. The question is: "Are the
men still alive ? " It all depends upon
where they are. If tlic-y keep at the head
of the entry the chances are that they still
live and are anxiously waiting for the
sound of the picks against the walls which
shut them in from life and sunshine.
Iu that right entry where the thirty-two
men are shut up there was at the time of
the explosion thirty-two buckets of food
and twenty-three mules. Each bucket
held about halt a gallon of tea, and there
is rot a drop of fresh water in the entry.
Sixteen gallons of tea is not a great deal
to last seventy-two hours, but it is better
than nothing.
Br.th Worman's steady belief that be is
going to bring some of the men out alive
has increased confidence in all hearts
here, and nearly every one is now ready
to hope thai some of the men are alive.
It is believed that the men are not only
alive, but have made efforts to dig their
way out. In no otter way can the in
crease of air in the Mahoning mine be
accounted for. Monday morning the cur
rent only measured twenty-eight thou
sisnd cubic feet a minute ; it has increased
steadily till it is now forty-five thousand
cubic feet a minute, and the fans which
are ready to be put in operation arc at
present useless.
This current has been caused by the
breaking down of the brattice which was
built between the opening that led from
the Mahoning mine to the Hill Farm.
Who broke down the opening? That is
the question which is puzzling the miners
who gathered on the outside. Men on
the outside hold that the men in the entry
are all together, and have cut through this
brattice. The only danger would come
from the black damp on the other side,
but there were old and experienced men
in the entry, and they would make every
preparation for such an event. The cur
rent would be sufficient to clear away the
damp and then they would have nothing
to do out wait for help.
There are three butts in this entry. In
the two upper butts farthest from the fire
in the main entry, and in the one farthest
up, are Robert McGinell and William
Bhearin, and in the next are Daniel Smith,
John -Mitchell, James McCleary, Thomas
McClcary, John Divilin, John Cope, and
Andy Cope. The remainder are in the
butt nearest the air. Some of these men
are the oldest employed at the mine, and
have been in other accidents. They are
apt to have kept their heads and now
must keep up their courage.
The rescuing party, under charge of
Beth Worman, met with some drawbacks
last night, and the line they are working
for will not be reached before afternoon.
Then they have to push over to the 11111
Faim mine. They are working up an aban
doned entry in the Mahoning, and pushed
right along. Yesterday the slate and
coal began to fall and the party was
forced to go back and begin to work as if
in coal. They are propping and timber
ing as they go along. This time they will
not be driven back. This morning they
were within fifty or one hundred feet of
the old line which once led over to Ma
honing. This drive may be clear, and if
such is the case they can walk right to
the Hill Farm mine and cut through. If
they strike the drain entry everything
•will be clear traveling, and then they can
expect to find the men.
Mr. Worman said last night: "I see
,no reason to give up hope. lam going
to help bring out some of the boys alive.
My party met with some unexpected diffi
culty at the first, as I told you yesterday.
We were running through and over the
job in a desire to get to this line leading
to tire Hill Farm mine. When the roof
began to cave in ot course we had to go
back and begin to timber. We are going
it all right now. The Mahoning mine lies
about 300 feet below the Hill Farm and
is driven in the coal on parallel lines. We
are now attempting to reach the line
which leads from the Mahoning to the
Hill Farm, we have about 300 feet to go
when we reach this. We can rush it rap
idly. Then we must go through a rib or
two of coal. Just before wo break
through every precaution will be taken.
If there is auy smoke or gas in the Hill
mine entry. We want it out before we
enter. There has been enough trouble al
ready and we are going to avoid any in
the future. No nerson else must be in
jured in this aff air. Don't forget that I
still have hopes, and am almost certain
we can save some of them."
" But how long can the men stand it ?"
" I think they could stand it eight or
ten days. The air in the Mahoming now
is better and stronger than in the winter-
In the summer it is always weaker than
in winter, but since the explosion over in
the Hill farm it is better. You see, the
draft that carried out that black smoke
brought in fresh air. I hope we will
reach the men to-morrow. I can tell bet
ter when I come out the next time."
In the Ferguson mine, which lies to the
right of the Hill farm, men have been
busy bratticing and keeping the air
courses open. Since the fall of slate in
the Hill Farm mine the smoke has not
been pouring out of the mouth of the pit
as it did Tuesday night. It is now work
ing its way over into the Ferguson mines,
and it is supposed to be awayon the surface
side of of the imprisoned men. The min
ers who are now on the outside figure
that the men in the right eutry have never
hod any smoke to tight, and that the flash
was not sufficiently heavy to cause much
damp.
It is now known that the bare hole was
tested Saturday, and that there was no
gas in it. The hole was ten inches in di
ameter, and was being drilled from the
top of the hill to alongside the floor of
the nnne, and was to be used for pump
ing purposes. When the level of the
mine was reached the drill struck a rib
of coal; the hole was one-liall or two
thirds full of water, and it is supposed a
little gas collected on Sunday and Mon
day. Then men were put to work to dig
into the hole, and when it was struck the
water came running in the drill hole. It
was 510 feet deep, and the danger from
water can readily be imagined. The hole
was several hundred feet lower on the
mouth of the pit side than the entry where
the men still are.
Mr. Laing, one of the pit bosses, said
to-day: "If the men ran down to the
main entry to cseape they were probably
caught, as they would have to pass sev
eral hundred feet of tire. It' they remain
ed in their rooms or tried to make their
way to the top of the headings thes stand
a chance for being alive. I think they
have been free from smoke.
"It is also may opinion that the men
have worked their way down to that
brattice, which was built to shut off the
line leading to the Mahoning. I think
they have cut through it now. The only
danger would be from the black damp
which would accumulate on the other
side. If the men could stand it for a few
minutes the fresh air would revive aud
save them. You see. tbis was a new
working and the manway had not been
extended that far down. There was
nothing left but the main entry, which
was then on tire ; so their chance is as 1
said above."
Young Patsy McCleary save d the life 01
an old man named Smith. Patsy is only
a boy and was leading two or three men
out of the mainway. Smith is a fleshy
man, and had hurt his knee only a day or
so before, lie stumbled and fell several
times. His light went out. Patsy helped
him up. gave him a light, and kept just a
iittle ahead, shouting to the old man,
" This way ! This way! " Mr. Smith
says he owes his life to the boy who so
bravely helped him.
Mr. Doriu is a pit boss at the Hill Farm
mine. He was all through the right en
try just before the explosion. He saw
the men at work and said scarcely any of
them had eaten. He thinks if they are
still alive they had virtually the supply of
food with which they started in. He says
the brattice, at which it is held the" men
will be found, was strongly built, and
that there had been a cave in some time
before. The men might have dug it
down.
At the mouth of the fatal pit there was
scarcely any one this morning. Hopes
stretched around kept away the few who
were present. A few boyr were up on
the hillside, but there were no women
there. Down at the mouth of the Mahon
ing there was a different scene. Here all
the miners who have been watching the
work were located. Photographers were
busy taking views from all sides. Pic
tures, framed, are being sold, and find
many purchasers.
Another man is reported to be in the
mine. His name is Daniel McCassion,
and he was in the entry which is nearest
the fire.
The rescuing parties are taken care of
at a little shanty on the outskirts of the
mine. It is a sight to see them at night,
huddled together on the floor, piled over
each other. General Manager Hazzard,
of Philadelphia, is here, having arrived
yesterday, and is doing all he can, plac
ing the credit of the company and all its
resources at the disposal of the rescuing
parties.
He Found the Schoolmaster.
We were sitting on the veranda of a
hotel at Niagara Falls, when I noticed
the man on my right looking sharply at
the man on ray left, and presently he got
up in an excited way and walked about.
After a bit he halted before the other man
and asked :
" Isn't your name Graham ? "
" Yes, sir," was the prompt reply.
" Didn't you used to teach school at
Elmira?"
" Yes, sir."
"In 1863?"
" Yes, sir."
" Do you remember a boy named God
kin ?" *
" Very distinctly, sir."
" Do you remember that he put a pack
age of firecrackers under his desk and
touched them off ?"
" As if it happened only yesterday."
" And you basted him for it?"
" I did. I licked him until lie could
hardly stand, and I've always been glad
of it."
"You have, eh?" said the other,
breathing fast and hard. "Do you know
that that boy swore a terrible oath ?"
"I presume he did, as he was a tlior
ough young villian."
" He swore an oath that he would grow
up and hunt for you and pound you with
in an inch of your life."
" But I havn't heard from him yet."
'• You hear from him now ! He stands
before you! lam that boy !"
" Well?"
" Prepare to be licked! My time has
come at last!"
He made a dive for he oid pedagogue,
but the latter evaded him, made a half
turn and hit him on the jaw, and Godkin
went over a chair in a heap. Then the
whilom schoolmaster piled onto him and
licked him until he cried "enough," and
it didn't take him over three minutes to
do it. Then he retired to get on another
collar and replace some buttons, and I
helped Godkin up aud observed;
" You didn't wait quite long enough. I
guess."
" Say! That's where I made a miscuc!"
he replied. 1 see now that I ought to have
held off until he had got to be about 150
years old. The old devil is all of seventy
now, but he licked me right off the reel,
and I'll never have the sand to stand up
to him again. Here's thirty years of
waiting for vengeance knocked into a
cocked hat in three minutes !"
lir. Book.
The following in regard to Rev. Beale's
book is from the Ohio Stale Journal.
The signers are all Presbyterian minis
ters. and Rev. Wm. E. Moore was the
Moderator of the late Presbyterian Gen
eral Assembly held at Saratoga:
COLUMBUS, May 31, lsuu.
ltev. ur. Beale's book. "Through the Johns
town Flood,"tells the story of a thrilling experi
ence by one who survived that awful calamity
to devote a life spared by Providence to deeds of
heroic and self-denying fortitude In behalf of
the sufferers, and he has given In these pages
the official report of the transaction from Its
beginning to Its close.
' To any who desire a knowledge ot this most
appalling catastrophe of the century we heartl
recommend this volume as a clear, vivid,
straightforward narrative, dispelling those
false Impressions of the event which have crept
into the public prints, and gathering between
Its covers the history of the awful desolation of
the t'onemaugh Valley and the universal sym
pathy it evoked.
The beautiful and impressive lesson with
which Dr. Boale closes the work Is well worth
the price of the volume, and Is an education In
Itself.
We, the Presbyterian ministers 'of the city,
this means of ealllng the attention of the
public to the noble work of our brother, Kev. l>.
J. Beale, 1). D., who Is one of the foremost min
isters of our Church. This book will be sold by
two ot Johnstown's llood sufferers. Mrs. K. J.
Ilood and Miss ltla Itart, and we most cordially
commend them to the citizens of Columbus.
FKANOIS E. MABSTSN.
N. S. SMITH.
WM. E. MOOBK,
.T. C. WATT,
H. P. ITOWKU..
JOHN RUSK.
A Town In Kuins.
ELK r. AND, Pa., June 18.— Two clouds
met and broke over Osceola last evening,
causing the waters of Ilolden brook to
rise to an unprecedented height.
Mrs. Tripp and Miss Mary Thompson
weie drowned, and their bodies have not
yet been recovered.
Nearly twenty buildings were moved
from their foundations, and a frightful
jam was tormed at the trestle of the
Gall Brook Railroad. The trestle of
the Addison and Pennsylvania Road is
gone.
Tannertown is in ruins. Many people
were rescued from houses at great
risk. Only one bridge remains on Ilolden
brook.
A Caiiailiaii Pacific Train Plnugea Into a
Washout.
TOKOSTO, OST., June 18.— A terrible
accident occurred on the Candian Pacific
Railway, between Clarcmont and Mvrtle.
last night, by which five residents of this
city lost their lives. A washout was re
ported on the road and a light engine was
sent out to repair the damnge. There
were-on board John Wanless, Jr., Bridge
Inspector of I'arkdale; James Alton,
engineer ; F. Oliver, fireman, and section
men Lott and MorOTty. The engine,
while running at a moderate rate of speed,
cime unexpectedly on a washout, and
without warning plunged into the break
caused by the flood. All on board were
drowned.
line of the Newton Quadruplets Dead.
SCOTTUALLE. June 19. — One of the fa.
mous Newton quadruplets, Alwishn. is
dead. The child had an aggravated at
tack of cholera infantum. The family
physician was called, but medical aid was
unavailing, and yesterday afternoon she
died.
GLEANINGS J-IiOM EVERYWHERE.
What ia a Reformed Presbyterian ?
What was the matter with him before he
reformed ?
Axlolph Busch, the St. Louis beer king,
is at the head of an establishment which
employs 3,000 men, and he receives a
salary of $50,000 a year.
Bessie Douglass, of Chicago, a leader of
the Peutecost band, has appeared in a
local paper, owing to a misprint, as a
" leader of the Petticoat band.
" Will you be my father-in-law ? " tim
idly inquired the young man who had
finally gained the daughter's consent to
propund the question. " No, I cannot
be your father-in-law" said the sire, " but
I will be assister to you; " and with that
he hastily assisted him through the front
gate.
Whitelaw Keid, who not so many years
ago was a newspaper hack at $5 a week,
the foreign specials report is now the
most gay and festive and extravagant of
the diplomatic corps in Paris. He pays
$27,000 a year tor his Paris house and his
expenses will probably run close to SIOO.-
000. His salary is $17,500, and it thus
takes SIO,OOO more than this to pay his
house rent. The bad example of this is
that no poor man can hereafter take the
place. Yet we never sent to Paris or
anywhere else a greater diplomat than
our first Minister, Benjamin Franklin,
who lived in a modest cottage in the sub
urbs of Paris, and received as salary less
thau half what Mr. Held pays for his
bouse rent. But his unpretending rooms
were the resort of the great men and
women of the era preceding the French
revolution. Mr. Ueid made the bulk of
his money by his marriage with the rich
daughter of the millionaire D. O. Mills,
of California, who gave his daughter
$1,000,000 as a wedding present.
Horse thieves have begun operations in
Perry county again. Monday morning
two big horses were stolen from the stable
of Mrs. Samuel P. Kern, in New German
town. The auimals are worth S4OO, and
it is thought that the thieves have secreted
them in the mountains until, a favorable
opportunity is presented to hurry them
across the Maryland border, with the
horse marts of Virginia as the objective
point. A few years ago this business was
extensively and successfully prosecuted 1
in Perry county.
The curious " travelling stones" of Aus
tralia are paralleled in Nevada They are
described as being perfectly round, about
as large as a walnut and of an ivory na
ture. When distributed about on the
floor, table or any other level surface
within two or three feet of each other,
they immediately begin traveling toward
eaoli other until they meet at a common
centre and there lie huddled up in a
bunch, like eggs in a nest.
THE FENCE LAW.
Ail ImpoMitioii (.'poii I'oor People—A Cw
Belonging to a Widow in Morrellville
Detained for TreapnHH*
The last Legislature framed a law
abolishing the use of fences, which is
about as good an illustration of the absurd
ideas of the average legislator as can be
given. While there may be points in the
law that aie meritorious, as a whole it is
a very injurious piece of legislation.
A case has recently occurred in Mor
rellville which gives a practical illustra
tion of the evil effects of this law. A
man residing near Sheridan Station had a
vacant lot adjoining his house, and as the
cattle belonging to the neighbors fre
quently wandered that way. he concluded
to raise a little revenue by applying this
law. Accordingly, about two weeks ago
he detained two cows found trespassing
on his lot. penned them up. and adver
tised them as estrays. This, notwith
standing the fact that he acknowledged
to the Justice of the Peace who wrote out
the notices for him that he knew whose
cows they were. This shows clearly that
the man was not interested in seeking the
owners, but simply iu trying to take
advantage of this law to make money for
himself. This is not said particularly as
a reflection upon this gentleman, but to
show the absurdity ot the law.
One of these cows belongs to a widow
with a large family of children, and as
she has been unable to get the money to
pay the costs and damages demanded
under th's law she is deprived of the use
of her cow.
Much might be said of the absurdity of
laws of this kind which would compel
people to keep their cattle enclosed or
pay heavy damage, which any scheming
person mighVSee flt to collect, simply be
cause the cattle might stray upon an un
enclosed portion of ground. Evidently it
would be better to send a few more farm
ers and men of practical ideas to the Leg
islature, who would have more judgment
than to make such egregious blunders.
Too Lute.
Chicago Tribune.
"Madam," saiu the grateful census
enumerator, " you have replied courteous
ly and kindly to all my questions. Un
like nearly every person I have met since
I began this work you have not treated
me as if I were an enemy and an intruder.
You have answered satisfactorily all the
questions as to age, physical condition,
and ownership of property. Your conduct
meetsjmy hearty approval, not only as a
Government officer, but, as a citizen, and
with your permission I will ask you a
question not down in my list. Are you
engaged to be married to anybody ?
" I am," replied the handsome widow,
blushing and smiling.
" I feared so," said the census taker
with a sigh.
Aud he put on his hat and went out
into the cold world again, his faith
in human nature restored, but his heart
broken.
TO FIGHT SENATOR QUAY.
Unexpected Reap pete race of Dfagee In Petr.
tiylvaula Politic*.
PirrsßUKon, PA., June 15. —Chris
Magce, after a retirement of a year and
a-halt, has reentered politics. At the
meeting of the County Republican Exec
utive Committee Saturday afternoon Mr.
Magce unexpectedly appeared, and even
his friends were surprised by the influence
he showed himself to have over the or
ganization. His siighest word sufficed to
defeat two or three measures which were
apparently slated for adoption. He made
eight or ten motions and all were adopted
unanimously. The meeting was the chief
topic of interest in political circles.
It has been generally believed, during
Mr. Magee's retirement, that his old lieu
tenant, " Billy " Fliun, who now aspires
to political dictatorship, has been train-,
ing with the Quay faelion, which ha*
been gaining strength from liberal Fed
eral patronage. It is manifest from the
County Committee proceedings, however,
that the moment the old leader asserts
himself he will rally around him all hi*
former supporters, who include nearly
every effective w< rking politician in the
city.
There is hardly any doubt that his re
appearance among politicians is the first
step of a determined fight against Senator
Quay. A contest has all along been inev
itable, and the opportunity is presented in
the Gubernatorial canvass. The Magee
faction is backing Major Montooth, the
Pittsburgh candidate, and if Senator Quay
attempts to force Delamater upon the con
vention it is not at all unlikely that Magee
will prevent the election. He has been
in Lancaster and Philadelphia during the
past week, and a determined combination
under his leadership for the overthrow of
Senator Quay, whose dictatorial policy
has caused great unrest in the party,
is one of the probabilities ofjthe coming
week.
—
The Oiiloftt Hank Note.
The spectator.
The Trustees ot the British Museum
have got hold of a great curiosity in the
shape of a Chinese bank-note printed in
the middle of the fourteenth century,
sevi ral years before the establishment of
the first European bank (said to be the
bank established at Barceloua in
1401), and three centuries before the
establishment of the Bank of
Stockholm in 1008. The Chinese had
bank notes at a much earlier date, for
Marco Polo saw some of them, printed on
the inner bark of trees, before the end of
the thirteenth century. It is remarkable
that the Chinese had invented all the four
principal modern instruments—the com
pass, printing, gunpowder and pa
per currency -a long time before
Europe had any of them, and
yet that they remained almost useless tools
in the hands of that acute but barren
minded people. Even their artillery, which
they used centuries before Europe knew
anything of artillery, appears to have
been of hardly an real value to then..
They never seem to have put out their
ideas to interest, but kept them wrapped
up in napkins till they forgot their exis
tence.
The Latent Hold-up.
From the Chicago Tribune.
The two men who had been sitting to
gether in the seat near the door of the car
became engaged in an animated con
troversy. and their loud voices attracted
the attention of all the other passengers.
Suddenly one of them rose up and said :
" Ladies and gentlemen, I appeal to
you to decide a disputed point. My friend
here insists that not more than three per
sons out of five believe they have souls. I
take a more cheerful view of humanity.
Will all of you who believe you have
souls raise your right hands ?"
Every right hand in the ear went up.
"Thank you," lie said, with a smile.
"Now, while all of you have your hands
raised," he continued, drawing a pair of
revolvers and levelling them, "my friend
here will go down the aisle and relieve
you of whatever valuables you may hap
pen to have. Lively, now, Jim."
Tlie Children Ctved Longest.
BALTIMORE, June 18.—In the matter of
the Order of the Golden Chain vs. Bertha
Cowman, a case growing out of the Johns
town flood, in which a whole family was
wiped out, Judge Dennis decided yester
day that the mortuary fund of the Order
of Golden Chain must be paid to the Ad
ministrator of Ernest B. and Allen C.
Iloopes, the infant children of Walter E.
Hoopes, all drowned in the Johnstown
flood of the 31st of May, 1889. There
was evidence that the children were seen
alive in the upper part of the house some
short time after their parents disappeared,
and this, so Held the Judge, established
the survivorship of the children.
TWO KILLED AMU TWENTY HNMUKKD.
A '1 rain of Six Construct ion Cars Knu OfT
a Trestle Near M orris vi He.
TRENTON, June 19.—An accident ac
curred to-day on the new freight road
which is being constructed by the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company at Morris
ville, which resulted In the loss of life to
two men, one named Murphy, and
an Ituliao, named Egolia, and in the
injury of about a score of others. A high
trestle stands near the track, from which
the cars are emptied. Six of the cars be
came detached from the engine and ran
down the track a ipiarter of a mile at a
very fast rate.
When they came near the bottom of the
trestle they toppled over on a gang of
men wiio were working beneath it. The
injuries of the men hurt are not danger
ous. The gang was composed of Italians,
with the exception of Murphy, who had
been only five weeks in the couutry.
The scene of the accident is about ono
inile and a half from Morrisville.