BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS INTERESTING HAPPENINGS OF THE WORLD FROM FAR AND NEAR. The Developments of Karh Day During the Week Caught Fresh from the Busy Wires and Carefully Edited and Con densed for Our Readers. Wednesday, July 13. Members of the Salvation Army have been put iu jail in Brainerd, Minn., for blocking streets and sidewalks. A violent storm swept Manitoba, aud in some districts everything in its path was destroyed. Houses, barns, feuces and fac tories were blown down, aud the body of Miss Dobson was found in the ruins of her father's home. Several people were injured. The Champion and Lake Superior mines at Ishpeming, Mich., have shut down, throw ing 1,000 men out of employment. P. H. Donahue, Associated Press corre spondent at Lawrence, Mass., was killed by a falling ladder at a fire. Boston labor leaders say there is no foun dation for the story of a proposed arming •and drilling of a secret organization there to overthrow the Pinkertous. At Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland, tho Parnellites made an attack on Simons Temperance hotel and demolished it. They also attacked and damaged other buildings. The London Times' St. Petersburg cor respondent says that The Official Gazette confirms the reports of cholera rioting at Astrakhan, and says that people drag corpses out of the hospital, believing that patients were buried alive in quicklime. Thursday, July 14. There is widespread rioting in Spain against the Octroi duties. David Hughes, aged fifteen, stabbed and killed Thomas Connors, aged sixteen, with a penknife in a boys' quarrol at Char tiers, Pa. Upper Pacific coast towns have adopted quarantine measures against Victoria, B. C., on account of the smallpox epidemic there. The Central Distilling company at St. Louis has announced a reduction in the price of whisky from $1.15 to sl.lO. The company is not a member of the trust and claim they can afford to sell at the reduced price. The attempt to form a $2,000,000 tobacco trust at Cincinnati has failed. The ship Shenandoah, from New York, has arrived at San Francisco after a run of 108 days. The National Educational association, in session at Saratoga, discussed "Ethical Cul ture." Friday, July 15. Three men were killed and several wound ed in a fight between Indians and whites at Chilcat, Alaska. The scale has been signed by all the mills in Covington, Ky., and about 2,000 men will return to work. M. Leroy's bill in the French chamber proposes to reduce the age at which a man may marry without tho consent of his par ents from twenty-five to twenty-one years. Russian gendarmes have captured the brigand Kaniak, who for tho past twelve years has committed many burglaries, mur ders aud robberies on the Vienna and War saw railway. The czar while aboard his yacht sent word to the imperial chamberlain, M. Lindholm, that he wished to see him. The chamber lain tripped on the cabin stairs and fell at the feet of tho czar, sustaining injuries Which resulted iu his death. Saturday, July 10. Sarah E. Elsen, seventy, of Newark, N. J., while suffering from extreme nervousness, jumped from the root of a three story bouse, killing herself instantly. The eruptions of lava from Mount Etna are increasing and people living near the base of the mountain are preparing to move. Vesuvius is also unusually active. The will of Lydia Ann Wyatt, who was murdered some weeks ago by James Morton in Camden, N. J., after she had made him her sole heir, was set aside. Difficulty is experienced by the World's fair staff in inducing Canadian manufac turers to exhibit at Chicago. Many have positively refused. President Harrison has withdrawn the nomination of Dr. William D. Cram, colored, for the postmastership at Charleston, S. C. ; Dr. Cram was a delegate to Minneapolis, and it is said that ho refused to declare foi Harrison until promised this office. Robert L. Greenlease, a counterfeit de tector, was acquitted of passing bogus money in Indianapolis. He produced $5,500 in bad bills that he hod been allowed to carry by the treasury department. Monday, July 18. I. Y. Smith, a prominent business man of Lexington, Ky., and a leading church 1 member, has eloped with a grass widow. He led a double life for fifteen years. Senator Harris got angry in a debate on a Washington railway bill and applied an opprobrious epithet to Senator Sanders. He subsequently apologized, and the matter was suppressed from the record. John McCloskey, of Wilmington, unable to get Mabel Claringbould's consent to keep her company, shot her in the head and then put four bullets in bis own. Ho may die. Baron de Courcelles, formerly French em bassador at Berlin, was appointed French arbitrator on the Bering sea arbitration commission. St. Louis labor organizations formed a 1 permanent strike fund. A. H. Austin, of Bridgoton, N. J., drum mer for a'New York house, is dying in Chi cago from morphine poisoning. Herman J. Sargeant, financial secretary of the Harness Makers' union, has disap peared from Cincinnati with the funds. Tuesday, July 10. W. A. Strickland, of Athlia, (>., has re turned his pension certificate, claiming a divine inspiration that it was blood money. Mr. Cleveland has written a letter to a Chicago single taxer declaring that the campaign will be fought out on the tariff issue. If Congress adjourns early next week President Harrison will go to Loon Lake for the remainder of the summer. The bill to provide more room for the Philadelphia postoffice was referred by the committee to Postmaster Goncral Wana maker. It is not expected to be acted on at this session. Mr. Oates, chairman of the house commit tee which investigated the Homestead trou ble, will report that congress has nothing to do with the strike, but he will investigate the Pinkertous hereafter. President Griscom has obtained the re lease of the steamships City of Paris and City of New York from the English govern ment and hereafter they will fly the stars and stripes. A report was filed by tho minority of tho pension office investigating committee ex onerating Commissioner R&um from the charges against him and praising his admin iteration. THE NEWS OP CONGRESS. Proceedings of the Senate aud Houn a* Washington. WASHINGTON, July 14.—July 18 will be regarded hereafter by the free silver meu as an unlucky date, and there are many Democrats who will long remember the fate of the silver bill. While the fight had been practically conceded to the antisilver men lor several days, yet it needed a final vote to settle the question. After the regular order Mr. Catchings, of Mississippi, offered the resolution from the committee on rules setting apart today for the consideration of the silver bill. Mr. Catchings then demanded the previ ous question on the resolution. This was ordered—yeas, 183; nays, 129. The crucial test then came on its passage, and this was defeated, carrying the silver bill into its grave by a vote of yeas, 130; nays, 154. The senate finally disposed of tho Chicago exposition provisions of the sundry civil bill. Mr. Quay's amendmeut to close the exposition on the "first day of tho week, commonly callod Sunday," was adopted without a division, after a motion to table it had boen defeated by a vote of 4to 1. A further amendment by Mr. Peffer to pro hibit the sale of all intoxicants in the expo sition grounds oxcept for "medical, mechan ical or scientific purposes" was adopted by a narrow majority of two. With these con ditions attached the senate voted to issue to tho "World's fair Tnauagers 10,000,000 souvenir silver half dollars. WASHINGTON, July 15.—After six days' hard work the senate completed the consid eration of the sundry civil bill and sent it over to the house with three or four hun | dred amendments, increasing the aggregate j appropriations more than $0,000,000, irre spective of the $5,000,000 World's fair sou i venir half dollar scheme. Tho clause pro ! hibiting the sale of intoxicating drinks on i the fair grounds was reconsidered and de- I feated, but the Sunday closing proviso was ! left in the bill. I The house devoted its time to conference j reports on appropriation bills, the legisla tive, naval, diplomatic and consular bills be ing agreed to. ! WASHINGTON, July 10.—The consideration of the sundry civil bill occupied the atten | tion of the house, the World's fair appro i priation of $5,000,000 being the item under discussion. Dr. Durborrow, of Illinois; Mr. j Pendleton, of West Virginia, and Mr. A. I Taylor, of Illinois, made brief speeches in ; support of the proposition. Mr. McCreary, j of Kentucky; Mr. Little, of New York, and I Mr. Wheeler, of Alabama, opposed it. It was agreed that a vote should be taken on the bill at 12 o'clock on Tuesday next. I The senate adopted final conference re ports on the army, navy and legislative ex i ecutivo and judicial appropriation bills, aud 1 assented to a house resolution extending I existing appropriations for objects not yet acted upon until July 30. It also passed the fortifications bill, with amendments. WASHINGTON, July 19.—The senate hav ing completed the deficiency bill, the last I of the appropriation measures, and having sent it over to the house for a conference, took up the antioptiou bill. That measure, however, will come up agaiu as unfinished j business at 2 o'clock today. , The house was in'good humor all day, and considering the number of roll calls, which consumed much time, au unusually large number of measures were disposed of. WASHINGTON, July 20.—1f the people of tho United States are in favor of a World's fair to the extent of giving the exposition an appropriation of $5,000,000 they have not expressed their views through their repre sentatives in congress. The advocates of this appropriation had hard sailing in the house, and the result of the day's work may j be summed up as follows: I The appropriation item was voted down— -110 to 122—and the Sunday closing para graph inserted by tho senate was sustained I by a vote of 147 to 61. The appropriations I as made by the senate for the geological survey were concurred in. An amendment was inserted forbidding the lotting of any contract by any government officer to any j one employing the Pinkerton dotoctive agency or other organizations employing armed forces, and prohibiting their employ - 1 ment by the government or the District of j Columbia. The sundry civil bill was then passed as amended, and the speaker ap pointed Messrs. Holman, Sayers and Bing ham as conferees, j Little was accomplished in the senate ex- i cept to discuss a financial proposition of Mr. Morgan without result, and to read tho antioptiou bill and to amend it according to Mr. Washburn's views, leaving many other amendments pending. The ouly senator | who spoke on the bill was Mr. Stewart, of Nevada, and his remarks were directed to almost every other topic than those em braced in the bill. That Missing Punch. NEW HAVEN, July 20.—1t has been learned that the missing Adams Express pouch con ; taining $60,000 was intended for the Homo bank of Meriden. Officers of the bank say that a package of SOO,OOO shipped to them ' one day last week was several days late, but they received it all right. Officers of the express company refused to say whether the money was stolon and recovered, or whether the compauy made good tho loss. Will Fly tlie Stars and Stripes. PHILADELPHIA, July 19.—The steamships , City of Now York and City of Paris are re leased by Euglaud from all contracts under which they were held liable for service in the auxiliary navy of Great Britain. The ' steamers will be immediately admitted to American registry and will hereafter fly the American flag. They will be officered and manned by Americans and will be practi cally American ships. John lioey Denies It. NEW YORK, July 19. -John Hooy, stepson of the ex-president of the Adams Express company and manager of that company's office in this city, denied the rumor that his stepfather and ex-Senator John Kiernau were about to start a new express company. Stolen Diamonds Seined. NEW YORK, July 16.—The customs offi cials seized $30,000 worth of stolen diamonds from A. J. Backus, a negro, who was a pas senger on the steamship Philadelphia, which arrived from La Guayra, Venezuela. Father Mollinger's Kstate. PITTSBURG, July 19.— The appraisers of the personal property of the late Father Mollinger tiled their inventory. The total value of the personal property owned by tho dead priest is $73,117.08. Inspected by Pattlson. MOUNT GRETNA, Pa., July 15.—Governor Pattison inspected the First brigade, con centratoda t this point awaiting orders. To Advance Coal Tolls. PHILADELPHIA, July 20.—The Pennsylva nia Railroad company will advance anthra cite coal tolls to tide water this week. Millionaire Stout l>*d. CLAYTON, N. Y., July 20.— Francis A. fttout, a millionaire railroad contractor, died at the Thousand Jalaud House. CARTER IS CHAIRMAN M'COMAS MAY BE SECRETARY OF THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE. Chris Magee Say# That lie Cannot Ac cept the Position, and It Will Likely Go to the Man from Maryland—Steven son Visit# Cleveland at Iluszard's Bay. NEW YORK, July 18.-Mr. Whltelaw Reid ] and the leaders of the Republican party In | this city are enthusiastic over the unani- nious election of Thomas H. Carter, com missioner of the general land office, as chair man of the national Republican committee. The nomination of Mr. Carter was made by General J. S. C'larkson and seconded by Mr. Payne. Mr. J. F. Burke, of Pittsburg, was ap § pointed secretary pro tern. It was agreed that the ap pointment of the permanent secre tary be left to the discretion of the chair. The chair man was author ized to appoint a subcommittee of five, to be selected from Republicans not members of the committee, to act as an advisory coin- T. n. CARTER. mittee to the na tional executive committee. A committee of live will be appointed by the chairman to secure head quarters in this city. It was also unanimously agreed to con tinue Mr. Campbell as a member of the ex ecutive committee. Mr. Campbell will take charge of the branch headquarters at Chi cago. Mr. Carter is but thirty-eight years of age, having been born in June Furnace, Scioto county, 0., in 1854. In 1860 he moved to Paua, Ills., where he lived until 1875, when he moved to Burlington, la. He studied law in Louisville and Illinois, being admitted to the bar in Nebraska. In 1882 he moved to Helena, Mont., which is now his homo. He was elected territorial dele gate to the Fifty-first congress as its first representative. He was renominated in 1860, but was defeated. In March, 1891, he was appointed by President Harrison as United States land commissioner. Mr. Carter was one of the five men origi nally suggested by President Harrison for the office of chainnan when the national committee held its first session in Washing ton three weeks ago. His name was with drawn from the consideration of the com mittee for two reasons. He had arrived in Washington from Montana, whither he went immediately after the Minneapolis convention, only a few hours before the committee met, and he said he could not consent to be elected chairman without an opportunity to consider the matter fully. McComas May Be Secretary. ! When Mr. Carter was askod if the accept ance of the chairmanship entailed the resig nation of his position in the land office he replied, t4 I shall resign at all events." Chris L. Magoe, of Pennsylvania, who has been prominently mentioned as the suc cessor to Thomas H. Carter as secretary to the Republican national committee, is at the Fifth Avenue hotel. Ho states that he is not in a position to accept the secretary ship. The probable choice of the chairman will be L. E. McComas, of Maryland. CLEVELAND IN NEW YORK. | He Is to Be Fublicly Notified of His Nomination. NEW YORK, July 20.— The establishment of headquarters of the Democratic national committee at the Fifth Avenue hotel, the meeting of the national committee and the near approach of the groat notification meeting have brought together the great est number of prominent Democrats from all over the country that have been in New York for a long time. There seems to bo no talk of any one but Harrity for chair man of the national committee. No other name has even been suggested. Grover Cleveland, General A. E Steven son, General Ewing and Private Secretary O'Brien and some half dozen newspaper men of the party arrived here this morning from Buzzard's Bay via the Fall River line steamer Pilgrim. After an enthusiastic re ception Messrs. Cleveland, Stevenson, Ew ing and O'Brien wore driven to their hotel and refused to be interviewed. Mrs. Cleveland left Buzzard's Bay on Mr. , Benedict's yacht Oneida and will join her [ husband here. The ClovelAnds will un | doubtedly return to Buzzard's Bay after the 1 duties of meeting the committee are con cluded. Carter I'leattes Quay. | PHILADELPHIA, July 19.—United States Senator Quay has arrived at the Conti- ! nental hotel. When asked what he thought of the selection of Thomas Carter as chair man of the Republican national committee he said: "Carter is a good man and will \ j make a good chairman." Mrs. Blaiue in New York. NEW YORK, July 18. —Mrs. Marie Novins j Blaine, the divorced wife of the youngest and only surviving son of ex-Secretary of State Blaine, has returned from her Euro pean tour, aud is agaiu making her home at the New York hotel, in this city. Mrs. I Blaino came back hero as quietly as she went away. The trip abroad was taken principally in search of health, and its re- I suits have proven very satisfactory. Tuttle Says It Is Bosh. NEW HAVEN, July 20.—Vice President Tuttle, of the Now York, New Haven and i Hartford railroad, when interviewed as to the use of electricity as a motive on its lines between New York and New Haven, as out i Liued in an article in the Worcester Gazette, said: "Bosh! it's nothing but romance." Wanted Him to Move Off the Earth. WHITESVILLE, Ind., July 15. Frank Wren has been arrested for hanging a bunch of switches upon the doorknob of the resi dence of Rev. Mr. Jacobs, a Universalis! minister, and placing up a warning that tho minister had better move off the earth. Killed by Hot Slag. HARUIHBURO, July 14.—Hot slag was dumped into a swamp near the Pennsyl vania Stool works, causing an explosion. Louis Hunter, a colored man, was killed ; and two other men were seriously hurt. Receiver Hobbs Accused. BOSTON, July 20.— Receiver Hobbs, of the Btockbridge Savings bank, has boon ordered j to account for about $50,000 of tho funds of the bank which it is alleged ho has convert- j ed to his own use. noth Legs Cut Off. TROY, N. Y., July 20.—Raymond Tymer- Cn, nineteen years of age, while attempt g to catch a ride on a train fell, beneath tho CAE* and both hi* legs were cut off. THE ENGLISH ELECTIONS. Gladstone's majority In the Commons Is Now Forty-two. LONDON, July 20. —There have now been elected 607 members of the house of com mons out of the 670 composing that body. With the result of the North Korry election, the polling in Tipperary, which took place yesterday, and the polling in the Orkney islands, which takes place next week, the contest will be over. The parties now standi Conservatives, 814; opposition, 653. The three remaining districts are certain to return supporters of Mr. Gladstone, so the letter's majority in the next house will be 42. ■At the Liberal headquarters in London some credit is placed in the report that the Conservatives rely upon certain Parnell ites, whom they assisted with money in the elections, to move an amendment to Mr. Gladstone's "no confidence" motion. The Parnellites indignantly repudiate the re port, and point to the recent declaration of John Redmond to tho effect that the first I duty of all Home Rulers is to combine to | oust Lord Salisbury. Tho Liberals reply : that John Redmond has not the whiphand | of his faction and can only speak for bim : self. | Tho final returns of the elections are j rather disappointing to the Liberals, who had hoped, until last evening, to glean suf ficient gains to make their majority 48. TWELVE THOUSAND DEAD. A Terrible Volcanic Disaster Reported from the Philippine Islands. I SYDNEY, July 18.—Rumors have reached hero from Timor that there has been a vol canic eruption on the Island of Sangur, one of the Philippine group, and that most of the inhabitants have been killed. A native from tho Talantee islands, who landed at Selangon four weeks ago, brought a remark able story to the effect that several other natives had just returned from a voyage near Sangir. They had intended to laud on the island, but were prevented by the sight of mountains belching forth smoke and fire. They reported that the "whole island was on fire." Tho water along the coast was full, they said, of half burned wreck age, pieces of houses and charred bodies. The whole population, estimated at about 12,000, seemed to have been swept into the sea or burned, as not a living soul was to be seen. Streams of lava were still flowing to ward the shore, showing that the activity of the volcanoes had not abated. CHILI PAYS THE INDEMNITY. Seventy-five Thousand Dollars for the Baltimore's Dead and Wounded. WASHINGTON, July 20.— Secretary of State Foster has announced that an entirely cor dial and mutually satisfactory settlement has been reached between the government of the United States and Chili respecting the indemnity to be paid by the latter on account of the assault upon the crew of the j Baltimore at Valparaiso on Oct. 16 of last j year. Under date of the 13th inst. Senor Erra- ' zuriz addressed Mr. Egau a note placing at tho disposal of the latter tho sum of $75,000 in gold, asking him to cause it to be dis- j tributed among tho families of the two sea- | men who lost their lives and to tho surviv- j ing members of tho crew wounded in tho affair of Oct. 16. On tho 17th inst. Mr. Egan replied cor- t dially accepting the offer of tho Chilian I government as a frank, friendly and entirely satisfactory settlement of tho deplorable j occurrence at Valparaiso. Vanderbllt's Narrow Escape. MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, July 18.— Cor- I nelius Vanderbilt was as near death Sunday j as a man caros to be. He and Rev. Dr. Green were on their way to Emanuel church, where Dr. Green was to preach, and wore close to tho Sunßet Rock railroad crossing, when a wrecking train dashed around a curve. There was no time to stop the horses, so the coachman applied the whip and the carriage cleared the track i just as the engine thundered past. No I harm was done, but the escape was a nar- ! row one. Corbett Challenges Bradley. ASBURY PARK, N. J., July 19.— Pugilist J James Corbott, who 1H in training here for his light with John L. Sullivan, issued a challengo to Founder James A. Bradley for a quarter of a mile swimming match in the ocean for a purse of fifty dollnrs, tho money to be donated by the winner for the pur- j chuse of a prize for the baby parade. Brad ley claims to be the champion short dis tance swimmer. Her Coolness Enraged Him. WILMINGTON, Del., July 18.— Jumea Mc- | Closkey became enraged because of the ' coolness toward him of his sweetheart, ; Mabel Claringbould, and drawing a re- I volver from his pocket he sent a ball crash- | ing through her neck, and then lodged four I pistol bullets in his own head. He is dying ! at tho Delaware hospital. His sweetheart is alive, but in a critical condition. A Missing Man Returns. NYACK, N. Y., July 18.—Joseph Fuhr mann, who disappeared June 27 from the estate of E. B. Jerrumar, of which he was superintendent, has returned. Ho was a pitiable looking object aud seemed to be suffering from the effects of a drug. He j can tell no coherent story. Dosed to Death. NEW BEDFORD, Mass., July 18.—Mrs. Lydia Haskins left her baby, aged eleven months, in charge of Annie Silvia, aged seven years. During the mother's absence tho baby was given two spoonfuls of pare goric and half a bottlo of castoria, from the effects of which she died. A Doctor Charged with Murder. NEW YORK, July 15.—Dr. Charles Mo- j Donald, of Biughamtou, N. Y., was arrest ed charged with causing the death of a Mis. Schornrock by giving her strychnine. The woman's husband has also been indicted. Left the Men Unpaid. HAVERHILL, July 19.— The Bradford Iron works at Bradford are closed and the pro prietor, E. E. Webb, has left for parts un known. The workmen were not paid. Smallpox and Typhus. NEW YORK, July 19. —Tho 245 passengers j of tho steamer Taormina wore transferred j to Hoffmau island for observation. Small pox and typhus were aboard. Will Blow Out Two Furnaces. READING, Pa., July 19. —The Reading Iron ' company, owing to dullness in the iron trade, will blow out two of its furnaces this j Week. An Oil Operator's Suicide. BRADFORD, Pa., July 15. —FredW. Moore, ' a West Virginia oil operator, committed suicide in Bradford by shooting. He Has Typhoid. NEW YORK, July 18.—James Booker was removed to a hospital suffering from ty phoid fever. THE KEYSTONE STATE ITEMS WHICH ARE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO PENNSYLVANIANS. Brief Mention of Matters Which Every body Slionld Know About —A Week's Accidents and Crimes Accurately and Concisely Chronicled. HUNTINGDON, July 19.—Dr. J. K. Liv ingston, a prominout physician residing at Entricken, committed suicide by shoot ing himself. Her Joy was Too Great. YORK, July 19.—Mrs. Elizabeth L. Law dis, about sixty-six yeurs of age, died suddenly at l*er home. Her son, Dr. Har vey Landis, returned unannounced from a long absence in Memphis and the sudden joy of seeing him brought on heart failure. Mock's Wife Will Join Him. PHILADELPHIA, July 18.—Mock Nyung, the Chinese merchant of 907 and 920 Race street, will bring his wife and daughtei from China to this city. African Methodists Meet. MEDIA, July 18. —The camp meeting ol the African Methodist Episcopal church at Media opened with a largo attendance. Water Famine at Pottsvtlle. POTTSVILLE, July 18.—Pottsville and ad joining villages are threatened with a water famine and the people have become alarmed. A Strike Probable. PITTSBURG, July 18.—There is trouble be tween the journeymen tinners and their employers. The annual wage scale, which was to have been agreed upon, several months ago, is still hanging fire. A strike of the 400 men employed iu this craft in Pittsburg may occur almost any day. Em ployers want to reduce the minimum rate from $2.50 to $2.25 per day. Assaulted and Murdered. YORK, July 18.—Mrs. Michael Clemens, aged thirty-two years, was found dead in Small's woods, near Ploasureville. Her dress over the breast was burning, and the i body had two bullet holes in the nock and ; cuts on the head, hands and arms. A man's hat and suspenders were found near by. It is generally supposed that the woman was assaulted and then murdered. Mangled by a Circular Saw. I POTTSVILLE, July 18.—Patrick Mc Grel ien, aged eighteen, employed at the Potts j ville Iron and Steel company's rolling mill, was terribly mangled while engaged at his work about a rolling mill. Trying to Locate Gideon Margli. ! PHILADELPHIA, July 18.—Detect! ve Frank Geyer, of the city bureau of detectives, was granted leave of absence about foui weeks ago, and it is rumored that he was detailed to find Gideon Marsh, the fugitive president of the wrecked Keystone bank. Killed While Asleep. SCRANTON, July 17.—Mr. Thomas Gilroy, while asleep in bed at Minooka, was struck |by lightning and instautly kiilled. His wife and child were rendered unconscious by shock, but have recovered. Shot Her Sou Too. I CHADD'S FORD, July 17. -Mr. William Price, after maltreating Mrs. State, shot her son, who came to his mother's rescue. A Fatal Accident, j UNIONTOWN, July 17.—Mr. Jesse Guso man, aged fifteen, accidentally shot and fatally wouuded Mary Yenger, aged sevou I teen, with a Flobert rifle. Pittsburg's Incendiary Fire. PITTSBURG, July 17.—Fleming & Hamil ton's tin warehouse, on Third avenue, was burned. The loss is $50,000. The fire was an incendiary one. To Be Held at Scranton. SCRANTON, July 17.—The Pennsylvania state fair is to be held at Scranton, from Sept. 5 to 15, and a second fair is to be held at Lancaster during the first week ol October. President Warfleld's Lecture. MOUNT GRETNA, July 16.—President War field, of Lafayette college, lectured at the Pennsylvania Chautauqua on "Abraham Lincoln." In the evening a Grand Army camp fire was held. Mysterious Shooting at Reading. READING, July 16. —While sitting in front of her father's home here Miss Alice Bren eiser was struck by a rifle ball in the hip. Tho ritte was fired by an unknown person. Killed by the Heat. SCRANTON, July 16.— Mr. James McHale, a wealthy liquor dealer of McKeesport, was prostrated by the heat here and died with in an hour. Held for Murder. PHILADELPHIA, July 16.—Martha Bell was held here for the murder of George Purnell, and Ariana Williams as an accessory. It Looks Like Foul Play. YORK, July 16.—Mrs. Michael Clemens, thirty-two years of age, was found dead in Small's woods, near Ploasureville. Hei dress over the breast was burning, and the body had two bullet holes in the neck and cuts on the head, hands and arms. Caught In the 81iaftlng. LANCASTER, July 16.—Virgie Swinehart, of Quarry ville, and Miss Edwards, of Phil adelphia, both about eight years of age, were playing in a mill, when their clothing was caught in the shafting and they were whirled around. Both may die. Editors at Honesdale. HONESDALE, July 15.—The members ot tho State Editorial association visited Honosdale and were entertained by the citizens. Lock Haven Democrats' New Club. LOCK HAVEN, July 15.—The Democrats of Lock Haven have organized a Cleveland and Stevenson club. Bitten by a Copperhead. COLUMBIA, July 15.—Miss Lizzie Sandoe, of Lancaster county, was bitten by a cop perhead snake while picking berries. She is in a critical condition. To Boycott Carnegie Iron. PHILADELPHIA, July 15.—A meeting was held here of the different building trades and unions for the purpose of consolidating them into one federation of labor. A reso lution to the effect that the carpenters will not work on any building or job where the structural iron is furnished by the Carnegie company, was adopted. Carlln Fatally Shot. PHILADELPHIA, July 15.—Peter Boyle, Jr., Falls of Schuylkill, shot and probably fatal ly wounded Joseph Carlin. A Murderer at Fifteen. PITTSBURG, July 14.—At Chartiers David Hughes, a lad of fifteen, murdered Thomas Connors, aged sixteen, with a common peuknife during a quarrel. Pardoned by Pattinon. HARRISBURG, July 14.—Governor Patti son has pardoned John Lawless, of Clear field county, who was sentenced to thirteen ftionths in the Western penitentiary for as ault. He had served seven mouths. A Noted Canoeist Dead. LONDON, July 20. —John Macgregor Rob Roy, the fam JUS canoeist, is dead. 1 Don't Hiss This! For if you do you will lose money by it. WE NOW BEGIN Neuburger's Annual Clearing Sale. We will offer our entire stock, which is the largest in this region, at prices that will astonish you. Call early if you are looking for bargains as this sale will last FOB TEN WAYS Only ! During this time we will sell goods at prices lower than were ever before heard of. In the Dry Goods department you can buy: Handsome dress gingham-print calicoes, 0 cents per yard; re duced from 10 cents. Apron gingham will be sold at 5 cents per yard. All the leading shades in double-width cashmere, which was sold at lh cents is now going at 10 cents per yard. As handsome an assortment of Scotch and zephyr dress ging hams as you have ever seen, which we sold at 20 cents, will now go at 12t cents per yard. Lockwood, best sheeting, we will sell at 171 cents per yard, reducing it from 25 cents. Fifty different shades of Bedford cord, Manchester chevron and Henrietta cloth, which were sold at 45 cents, will now go at 25 cents per yard. Hosiery department quotes the following: Men's seamless socks, 5 cents per pair. Boys' outing cloth waists, 15 cents each. Men's outing cloth shirts, 20 cents each. Ladies' ribbed summer vests, 4 for 25 cents. Ladies' chemise, 25 cents. We have just received an elegant line of ladies' shirtwaists and will sell them from 35 cents upward. Shoe department makes the following announcement: We have just received a large consignment from the East, and have not yet had time to quote prices. But we will say that they will go at prices on which we defy competi tion. Call and examine them. Clothing prices are marked as follows: We are selling boys' 40-cent knee pants at 25 cents. Men's $1.25 pants are now going at 75 cents per pair. Boys' blouse suits, 50 cents. Men's SO.OO suits reduced to $3.00. Men's Custom-made $9.00 wood-brown cassimere suits re duced to $5.00. Men's absolutely fast-color blue suits at $0.50; reduced from SIO.OO. We have lowest marks on all goods in our lines of Ladies' and Gents' Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps, Trunks, Valises, Notions, Etc. lititlp)te pt' J i BARGAIN EMPORIUM, P. 0. S. of A. Building, Freeland, Pa. W £>* Itiiftiittitsi FOIt And Hardware of Every Description. REPAIRING DONE ON SHORT NOTICE. We are prepared to do roofing and spouting in the most improved manner and at reasonable rates. We have the choicest line of miners' goods in Freeland. Our mining oil selling at 20, 25 and 30 cents per gallon, cannot be surpasssed!* Samples sent to anyone on application. Fishing Tackle and Sporting Goods. Q\RKBECK'S, CENTRE STREET, FREELAND, PA.
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