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.