CONGRESS ADJOURNS.
A GIFT OF $2,500,000 TO THE CHI
CAGO EXPOSITION.
The Total of Appropriations Foots Up
9507,000,000 as Against 9403,000,000
for the First .Session of the hast Con
gress—The House II ilarlous at the Close.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—Thesth of August,
1892, will bo rememl)ored as a red letter
ilay in the annuls of legislation aud in the
history of the country, as it chronicles ad
journment of the first session of the Fifty
second congress and the passage of the
World's fair bill appropriating $2,500,000 for
that enterprise. The passage of the bill
was without special incident, as it was a
foregone conclusion. One hour was devoted
to debate, mid the final vote resulted: Yeas,
131; nays, 83. A substitute of Mr. De
Armond, of Missouri, allowing the World's
fair managers to coin bullion to the extent
of $5,000,000 in souvenir coins, the seignor
age to go to the management (estimated at
$2,500,000) and the premium on the coin,
was rejected. The house not then being
in a mood to PASS any general bills took a
recess until 7 o'clock in the evening.
The Night Session.
Expectation of an adjournment filled the
galleries of the house at its night session,
and the same reason brought an unusual at
tendance of members. Promptly at 7
o'clock Speaker Crisp called the house to
order aud soon after the Durborrow World's
fair bill was reported from the senate. Mr.
Jolley, of South Dakota, secured the
passage of a senate measure regulating the
time for holding sessions of the United
States courts in South Dakota, and then the
private calendar was taken up.
After the passage of several of these bills
Mr. Holinan, of Indiana, presented the re
port of the conlerees on the sundry civil
bill. Mr. Holman explained the nature of
the agreement, detailing the items in dis
pute and the compromises effected. He
said the bill as finally agreed to carried
$27,837,428, being $9,600,239 less than the
bill as it passed the senate and $2,614,246
more than its aggregate when it passed the
house.
Concerning the Pinkerton detective clause
of the bill Mr. Holman admitted that the
amendment adopted by the bouse was a lit
tle too broad, and that in the interest of
a speedy adjournment the house con
ferees were obliged to accept the substi
tute submitted on the part of the senate.
The <&ief stumbling block had been the
amendment offered by Mr. O'Neill, of Mis
souri, and adopted by the houso, but cut
out of the bill by the senate, to prevent any
officer of the government having the power
to make contracts with any corporation,
Arm or individual who employed Pinkerton
detectives. After considerable discussion
the conferees agreed to substitute for the
amendmont the following proviso:
"And no employee of the Pinkerton de
tective agency or any similar agency shall
be employed in any government service or
by any officer of the District of Columbia."
This relieved the application to government
contractors.
Mr. Simpson, of Kausas, denounced "the
act of the representatives of the house in
surrendering to the representatives of the
plutocracy of the country." He culled the
Pihkertofi employees "urmed thugs, rob
bers and murderers."
"You'll hear from this in the elections in
thd fall," said Mr. Simpson, "and any one
that votes for this amendment should be
left at home. You should not surrender to
the representatives of wealth."
The Closing Scene In the House.
Mr. McMillin, of Tennessee, offered a
resolution (which was adopted) providing
for the appointment of a committee of three
members to join a like committee of the
senate in informing the president that con
gress was ready to adjourn aud ask if he
had any further communications to make.
The speaker appointed Messrs. McMillin,
Fellows and O'Neill as the committee.
Mr. McMillin, of Tennessee, reported
that the committee appointed to join a
committee of the senate and inform the
sresident5 resident that congress was ready to ad
ourn had performed its duty, and the pres
ident had said that he had nothing further
to communicate.
It lacked five seconds of the eleventh
hour when a dozen members shouted wildly
for recognition, waving papers in their
hands, but they were too late.
Speaker Crisp announced that the hour of
11 o'clock had arrived, and bringing his
gavel down on his desk with a bang, de
olared the first sessiou of the Fifty-second
congress adjourned without day.
A great shout weut up from the members
on the floor ; great bundles of waste paper
were thrown high into the airggnd fell in
flhowers on the happy congressmen, while
from the press gallery came the deep res
onance of the doxology. "Praise God
From Whom All Blessings Flow" struck a
responsive chord in the floor and gallery,
gnd dignified old members stood at their
desks amid the showers of falling paper and
joined in the hymn.
A great shout of applause went up at its
conclusion, and the press gallery choir re
sponded with some verses about Speaker
Crisp and ex-Speaker Reed being jolly good
follows, and concluded with a musical
query of Congressman Watson as to what
constituted a congressional jag. Then thero
was handshaking and many goodbys, and
in half an hour the house of representatives
was deserted.
Senate Freceedlngs.
Pursuant to an order of the day before
the Bcnate met at 2 o'clock. Some business
of a routine nature was transacted, when an
executive session was held. When the
doors were reopened the World's fair bill
appropriating $2,500,000 was submitted,
read and without a division passed, although
several senators emphatically protested
against its passage. Another conference
was ordered on tne pendiug sundry civil
bill and a recess was taken until 8 o'clock.
Promptly at 8 o'clock, in a sultry utmost
phere with well filled galleries, but a very
sparsely occupied floor, the vice president
rapped the senate to order after the recess.
Mr. Pettigrew, of South Dakota, attempt
ed to obtain a reconsideration of the vote
which tabled his resolution authorizing a
subcommittee of the quadrocentonnial com
mittee to go to Chicago and to employ a
clerk, etc.
Mr. Coke, of Texas, at first declared that
if that motion was pressed he should ask a
yea and nay vote upon it (thereby disclos
ing the absence of a quorum), but on Mr.
Pettigrew offering to strike out everything
providing for the employment of a clerk or
involving expense to the senate the resolu
tion was allowed to pass.
Mr. Call, of Florida, was emboldened by
this incident to ask consideration of his
Cuban investigation resolution which was
likewise laid over the other day. He also
had amended it by striking out everything
relating to the employment of a clerk and
stenographer, etc., and also had simplified
It so that the resolution simply authorised
I the committee to "report upon thecommer
< cial conditions of Cuba and the West India
islands and the United States." The sen
ate, however, would not assent even to this
modified resolution.
It was 9:25 before Chief Clerk Towle, of
the house, announced the house agreement
ou the sundry civil bill.
Mr. Allison, chairman of the senate com
| mittee on appropriations, was immediately
recognized by the vice president to present
the senate conference report, which was
received in silence and elicited no opposi
tion and was unanimously agreed to.
The Appropriations.
Mr. Allison said the appropriations for
the first session of the last congress were in
round numbers $463,000,000; for this ses
sion, $507,000,000, showing an increase of
$4-1,000,000. The principal increase for the
present session was found in the appropria
tione for pensions nnil the postoffice depart
ment. There were some diminutions, not
ably in deficiencies, which were $5,000,000
loss this congress than two years ago, und
in miscellaneous expenses.
Not a single public building bill had been
passed by this congress. He would not stop
to make any observation on the appropria
tion for pensions, as he knew of no criticism
which had been made as to these on either
side of the chamber. Nor need he allude to
the fact that $8,000,000 additional had been
appropriated for the postoffice service. This
was made necessary by the growth of the
country, aud still left many
absolutely necessary for the conduct of the
postoffice department unprovided for which
would have to be met by deficiency appro
priations at the next session.
Mr. Allison disclaimed making these re
marks in a partisan sense, and stated that
the appropriation committee had not di
vided on party lines. He admitted that the
increased appropriations were made neces
sary by the growth of the country.
Mr. Gorman, of Maryland, a member of
the committee on appropriations, character
ized Mr. Allison's statement as fair and cor
rect, but again earnestly called the atten
tion of congress anil the country to the ne
cessity of action on the part of both houses
of congress and the executive to return to
a more economical basis of fixed expendi
ture.
Adjournment.
Mr. Cockrell, of Missouri, said in his judg
ment the house had done its best to keep
down appropriations. That they had been
larger than many expected he did not doubt.
Mr. Allison at 10:25 reported the house I
adjournment resolution, substituting for |
Saturday, July 80, at 2 p. m., "Friday,
Aug. 5, at 11 p. m." The resolution was t
agreed to, and the customary committee of
of two (Messrs. Allison and Gorman) was
appointed to wait upon the president of the
United States.
Thanks were tendered the vice prosident
and the vice president pro tem. (Mr. Man
derson) by motions made by Democratic
sonators.
At 10:50 the senate committee reported
that they had waited on the president and
he had no further business to lay before
congress.
The vice president paid a fitting tribute j
to the two sonators who had died during I
the session (Messrs. Plumb and Barbour)
appropriately acknowledged the vote of I
und thanks and then declared the senate ad
journed without day.
THE TREASURE SAFE.
That 9*40,000,000 in Gold Now Locked
Up In Wall Street.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10. —The undertaking 1
of the railway postal service to transport |
safely $20,000,C00 in gold from the subtreus- '
ury in San Francisco to the subtreasury in j
this city has been successfully accomplished, 1
the vast treasure now being locked up in
the massive vaults in Wall street.
The shipment was the largest of the kind
ever attempted for anything like the dis
tance involved, and the precautions taken
for its safe transport were of an extraor
dinary character, making robbery practi
cally out of the question. The treasure cars
themselves were of steel and supposed to be
bomb proof. Half u hundred and more
trusty guards were aboard the train, each
armed to the teeth, aud arrangements had
been made whereby the authorities of the
postal service were informed by telegraph !
of the location of the train every quarter or
half hour of the total time consumed in the .
Journey.
Fight Persons Drowned.
CHARLESTON, Aug. 10.—A ferryboat ply- i
ing betweeu the mainland and Sullivan's
island was swamped, and the captain of the
vessel and seven of his passengers were |
drowned; four passengers wore rescued. '
The drowned are Henry Semore, Captain ;
Anthony Garvin, Napoleon Ladson, Dave
Springer, Caroline Gibbe, Dave Jennen,
Jerry Hamilton and Jerry Smalls.
Scooped by the Reading.
ALTOONA, Pa., Aug. 10.—The Reading
railroad, through the Lehigh Valley Coal
company, has for some time been quietly
buying all the good coal tracts in the Snow
shoe district. The work has been thorough
ly done and now all the tracts, except the
possessions of a few small operators, have ;
been scooped. The output will be handled
over the Beech Creek railroad.
Murdered by Indians.
DEMINO, N. M., Aug. 10.— Word has been
received here from Ilatchita, a town about
eighty miles north of here, that Lee Hodgen,
a cowboy on the Davenport ranch near
that place, was found murdered by rene
gade Indians from the San Carlos reserva
tion.
Dlsston Denies It.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10.— Mr. Hamilton Diss
ton, of Philadelphia, is at the Fifth Avenue
hotel. When interviewed regarding the
recent report of his appointment on the
Republican national advisory committee he
denied the truth of the same.
A Setback for Pastor Downei.
BOSTON, Aug. 10.—Judge Sherman, of the
superior court, set aside the verdict in the
| case of Rev. W. W. Downes against Deacon
Storey and others of the Bowdoin Square
church, and granted a new trial. The ver
dict gave Downes SIO,OOO.
Turney Nominated for Governor.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 10.—Chief Justice Tur
ney was nominated for governor ou the first
ballot without opposition by the Demo
cratic state convention.
Sneak Thieves at Atlantic City.
ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. B.—Louis H. Don
nelly, who is boarding at the New England
cottage, lost SSOO through sneak thieves
entering his room.
The New Mint Superintendent.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—The president has
nominated Theodore U. Ilofer, of Nevada,
to be superintendent of the mint at Carson,
Nov.
Consul Ityder Very HI.
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 10.— Mr. Ryder, the
American consul, who is under charges of
• misappropriating funds, is aoijously ill
DICKINSON ELECTED
CHAIRMAN OF THE DEMOCRATIC NA
TIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.
Arthur P. Gorman Declined to Accept
the Position—New York's Reapportion
ment Act Unconstitutional K* Secre
tary Dlalne Will Tuke the Stump.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5. —The chairman of
the Democratic national campaign com
mittee has been chosen, the honor falling
upon the shoulders of Don M. Dickinson,
after three hours' fruitless endeavor'to per
suade Arthur P. Gorman to accept the of
fice. At the meeting all the members were
present. Mr. Harrity was iffaile temporary
chairman, and Bradley B. Smalley, of Vor
mont, temporary secretary. Owing to Mr.
Gorman's declining to accept the responsi
bility of the chainnanship no definite action
was taken uutil after a reassembling after
dinner, when Mr. Dickinson was unanimous
ly chosen permanent chairman and Bradley
Smalley permanent secretary.
William C. Whitney, who was present by
courtesy, was, after considerable debate as
to the right of the chairman to uume nine
DON M. DICKINSON,
committeemen, unanimously chosen a mom
lor. Mr. Harrity was authorized to ap
point necessary subcommittees.
The selection of Mr. Dickinson was a sur
prise because wholly unexpected. He is
a warm friend and supporter of Mr. Cleve
land. Senators Ransom and Gorman
started for Washington immediately after
adjournment.
SHEEHAN ELECTED CHAIRMAN.
He Will Manage the Cleveland Cam
paign in New York State.
SARATOGA, Aug. 9. —The Grand Union
hotel corridors were filled lost night with
politicians anxious to know who was to i
conduct the Cleveland campaign in this
stAte. The campaign committee was called
to order in the clubroom of the hotel by
Chairman Edward Murphy, of the state
committee, and these responded to the roll
call: Edward Murphy, Jr., William Shee
han, John D. McMahon (for 8. A. Beards
ley), William B. Kirk, E. T. Dunning (for
Cordmeyer), James Stephens, Jumes J.
Martin, Samuel J. Tilden, Jr., Calvin J.
Quackenbush (for H. J. Mowrey), Charles
M. Preston, James H. Manning, D. E. Grif
fin and John Flannigan.
Daniel E. Griffin nominated for chairman
of the campaign committee William F.
Shoehan. Thero was no other nomination,
aud Mr. Sheehan was named by acclama
tion.
Charles H. Dofrees, of Troy, was named
as clerk of the committee by acclamation,
and the officers wore authorized to secure
suitable quarters for headquarters of the
committee.
NEW YORK'S REAPPORTIONMENT.
Judge Rumsey Declares the Act to He
Unconstitutional and Void.
ROCHESTER, N. Y., Aug. 6.— Justice Wil
liam Rumsey, of the supreme court, ren
dered his decision in the case of the people
ex rel. Charles F. Pond against the board
of supervisors of Monroe county, involving
the constitutionality of the act of the last
legislature making a reapportionment of
the senate and assombly districts of the
state. The court holds that the law is un
constitutional, and for that reason declines
to issue a writ of mandamus requiring the
board of supervisors to reapportion the as
sembly districts of Monroe county us de
clared by the act.
Judge Rumsey cites many cases to show
that the provisions of the constitution of
the state of New York in regard to chang
ing the organizations of districts are man
datory and not discretionary, and says:
It is by virtue of the constitutional provision
that the apportionment act was passed, and the
objections to it based upon these sections are:
First—That the enumeration upon which it
was based was taken in 1H93 and not a tenth
after 1885.
Second —That the extraordinary session at
which the act was passed was not the session
aftor the return of the enumeration within the
constitutional provision.
Third -That the apportionment is unconsti
tutional because in estimating the uuinbor of
inhabitants in the new senate districts the per
: sons of color not taxed were included.
Fourth-- That both senate and assembly ap-
I portlomnents are unconstitutional because the
the senate districts are grossly unequal in num
! ber of inhabitants, and the members of the
assembly are not apportioned among the coun
ties as nearly as may bo according to the num
ber of citizen inhabitants, but that command
of the constitution is ignored.
HILL MISSED CLEVELAND.
The Latter In New York When the Former
Reached ltuzzard's Bay.
NKW HAVEN, Aug. 8. -Ed Stokes' steam
yacht Fra Diavalo, with Senator David B.
Hill and party aboard, dropped anchor in
Morris cove, off the Pequot clubhouse,
about 1U o'clock last night and sailed west
ward this morning.
In an interview with a reporter Senator
Hill said: "Unfortunately our party missed
Mr. Cleveland. While we were in Buzzard's
bay he was in New York. We have not
seen a single politician of prominence on
our trip."
When asked the probable chances for
Cleveland's election this fall he said, "I
think the chances are in favor of tho Demo
cratic party, but there are a great many
considerations to be taken into account."
When asked if ne would take the stump
himself he said, "I nave not yet decided,
but shall probably be heard from later."
Flatt and Reid Confer.
NKW YORK, Aug. B.— The Sun prints the
following in to-day's issue:
"Whitelaw Reid and Thomas C. Piatt
had a conference over the New
York state situation. It occurred in Mr.
Reid's room, 51 Fifth Avenue hotel, on
| Saturday morning, between 10:10 and 12:30.
j It lasted ovor an hour. It was known to at
least half a dozen persons in the Fifth
Avenue hotel. It was known to more yester
day. Tho Suu is not indebted to either Mr.
Reid or Mr. Piatt or their confidants for
this information. The conference, it is re
ported, was eminently satisfactory."
KING ESCAPES THE GALLOWS.
Governor Buchanan Commutes nis Sen
tence to Imprisonment for Life.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 10. —Colonel H. Clay King,
who was to have been hanged on Friday
next for the murder of Luwyor Poston in
connection with tho scandal of Colonel King
and the widow of General Pillow, has es
caped the gallows. Governor Buchanan has
commuted the death sentence to imprison
ment for life. Houghton King, a son of the
condemned, rccoived the glad tidings from
a telegram sent by his mother, who has
been in Nashville for the past week plead
ing with the governor for the life of her
husband.
Houghton King immediately went to the
county jail and gave the welcome news to
his father. Colonel King did not seem to
be affected by the intelligence.
Strangely enough the first news of the
commutation was received in this city by
Frank Poston, the brothor of the murdered
man, he receiving a telegram which ran as
follows:
"I have commuted King's sentence to im
prisonment for life. J. B. BUCHANAN."
Mr. Poston was terribly taken aback.
The governor had allowed matters to pro
ceed so far without giving any notice of his
intentions that the Postons felt assured
that the sentence would be carried out and
their brother's murder avenged.
Mr. Poston at once carried tho news to
The Appeal-Avalanche office and expressed
himself in a most bitter manner against the
governor, saying at the same time that his
action was a license to ovory man to buckle
on his six shooter and go to killing his ene
mies, with the assurance thut he would not
bo hanged for it.
When the news was heard on the streets
Governor Buchanan was almost universally
condemned as a weak sentimentalist, who
hud allowed a woman's teal's and prayers
to swerve him from his duty.
THE MONETARY CONFERENCE.
Allison, Jones, McCreary, Cannon und
Walker Will Act for Uncle Sain.
WASHINGTON, Aug. B.—The names of the
five commissioners who are to represent tho
United States at the coming international
monetary conference are officially an
nounced. They are Senator William B.
Allison, of Iowa; Senator John P. Jones, of
Nevada; Congressman Jameß B. McCreary,
of Kentucky; ox-Comptroller Henry W.
Cannon, of Now York, and General Francis
A. Walker, of Massachusetts. With the
exception of Mr. McCreary these names
have all been among those discussed for the
appointment.
The place of meeting of the conference is
not yet definitely decided upon. It will bo
in one of the capitals of Europe, probably
either Brussels or Berlin—the time Octo
ber. An appropriation of SBO,OOO was made
in the sundry civil bill to defray the ex
penses of tho United Htatos commissioners.
She Preached Abolition.
LONDON, Aug. 9. —Mrs. Rose, one of the
first women to speak in the United States
in favor of the abolition of slavery, was
buried in Highgate cemetery today. In the
United States she was associated with Lu
cretia Mott, Abby Kelly, John G. Whittier
and Wendell Phillips in the antislavery agi
tation. Several times during her abolition
speeches she narrowly escaped being tarred
and feathered. She was eighty-tlireo years
of age.
Allertou Wont Lanie.
DAVENPORT, la., Aug. 4.— The great race
for a SIO,OOO purse offered for a trial be
tween Allerton and Delmarch was run here
before a ci|)wd of 11,000 people, McHenry, !
Delmarch's owner, substituting Lebasco for
Delmarch. Allerton finished very lame in
the third heat, and failing to appear in the
remaining heats forfeited tho race to Le
basco.
Caprlvi May Resign.
BERLIN, Aug. 9.—Kleiue's Journal gives
currency to a report, as yet unconfirmed,
to the effect that Chancellor Caprivi is
about to resign, owing to differences of
opinion with the kaiser as to the Bismarck
crisis, and that Prince Hatzfeldt-Wilden- !
burgh, now the German ambassador in
Great Britain, will be his successor.
Harrison and Ireland.
LOON LAKE, N. Y., Aug. 9.— President
Harrison is spending his time here quietly.
Being questiouod again by a reporter,
Mr. Harrison refused to make any state
ment in regard to his alleged letter to the
pope asking the appointment of Archbishop
Ireland to be a cardinal. Mrs. Harrison
continues in good spirits.
Revolution in Bolivia.
LA PAZ, Aug. B.—A serious revolutionary
conspiracy has been discovered. A number
of prominent men, including many members
of congress, have been sent out of the re
public and martial law has been proclaimed.
Forty-five Were Drowned.
LONDON, Aug. 9.— A dispatch from Hol
singfors, Finland, aunounces that a pleasure
steamer was run down outside the harbor
and forty-five of the persons who were on
board were drowned.
Au Unknown Man Killed.
WHITE PLAINB, N. Y., Aug. 6.—An un
known man was killed near the White I
Plains depot. Both his legs and his head
were cut off. Ho had a dark mustache and
bald head.
General Markets.
NEW YonK, Aug. 9. -COTTON-Bpot lots
dull; middling uplauds, Futuros steady;
August, 7.12 c.; September, 7.14 c.; October, 7.26 c.
FLOUR—In more demand, with prices firm;
city mill extras, $4.H0®4.45 for West Indies;
fine, 91-MQ2.10; superfine, f1. 76(8*2.35; Minne
sota spring, low oxtra, $2.15@3.15.
WHEAT— Opened woak and lower on
more favorable crop reports, and foil more
by noon; receipts, 303,200 bushels; shipments,
298,969 bushels; No. 2 red winter, 84£fjo. cash;
August, 84c.; September, 84y*c.; October, 85t<jc.;
December, 88^c.
CORN—Opened weak and so continued to
noon, when prices wore off ; receipts, 82,726
bushels; shipments, 18.508 bushels; No. 2 mixed,
63RJc. cash; September, 60V£c.; October, 70c.
OATS—Opened woak and declined V4c. At
noon the market was steady; rocoipts, 24,600
bushels; shipments, 2,430 bushels; No. 2 mixed,
30**<&3%< cash; August, September,
30fcic.
RYE—Quiet and easy at 73®76c. afloat.
BARLEY—Neglected.
MOLASSES— Slow; Cuba, 60 test, 10c.
SUGAR—Refined moderately active and
firm; cut loaf and crushed, 5 -16c.; pow
dered,
COFFEE-Quiot, but steady; Rio No. 7, 13Wi
i PORK- Quiet; mess, $13.25 for old; sl4 25 for
i LARD- Quiet; August, $8.35; September,
$8.30.
BUTTER- Quiet, but firm; creamery, state,
firsts, extra, 21@23c; western extras, 23^.
CHEESE— Firm; state factory, full cream,
fancy, white, 9^9^c.
EGGS Firm, but quiot; state, choice, IHUc.; I
western, 17^@lbc.
| TURPENTINE—Quiot at 28@28^c.
ROSIN—SIow; strained to good, $ 1.20®1.29
TALLOW-Quiet; prime city, 4 616 c.
j PETROLEUM—NominaI,
j grain to Glasgow, steam, j
THE KEYSTONE STATE
ITEMS WHICH ARE OF PARTICULAR
INTEREST TO PENNSYLVANIANS.
Brief Mention of Matters Which Kvery
[ body Should Know About—A Week's
| Accidents and Crimes Accurately and
! Concisely Chronicled.
I PITTSBUHO, Aug. . —The Duquesne rioters
had a hearing before Alderman Reilly.
Quite a crowd of Duquesne workmen were
present to hear the case. Mr. E. Y. Breck
appeared for the commonwealth and Messrs.
W. J. Breunan and J. R. McQuaide for the
defendants. After hearing the testimony
Alderman Reilly held Ursie, Easier, Bukie,
Bennett, Kennedy, Hogan, Nolan, Haas and
Coates for court and fixed bail at SI,OOO.
Bnyder and McLean were released on parole
to appear for a further hearing. All of the
men got bail except Ursie, who freut to jail.
The Souvenir lialf Dollar.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 9.—Engraver Bar
l>er, of the Philadelphia mint, has completed
the design for the new souvenir half dollar
J which congress has authorized to be coined
and has forwarded it to the mint bureau at
Washington, where it will be passed upon.
: The design provides for a bust of Columbus
| on one sido and on the other a cut of the
administration building at the World's fair,
lias Periodical Hydrophobia.
I PITTSBURG, Aug. B.— John Alles, of this
city, is suffering from a periodical attack of
a disease resembling hydrophobia. Fifteen
i years ago he was bitten by a mad dog. In
August of each year since then he has had
attacks similar to the present one, going
into spasms and frothing at the mouth. Be
j tween the periodical attacks he enjoys good
: health.
Tried to Kill His Futher.
I SUNBURY, Aug. B.—W. B. Haupt, a son of
j Dr. Fred L. Haupt, attempted to burn
down the parental mansion and kill his
father. Since being discharged from the
Pennsylvania railroad service he has been
in an irresponsible condition.
Fatal Shooting at Camp Meeting.
WASHINGTON, Aug. B.— At a colored
camp meeting near Washington a negro
named Blair fatally shot another colored
man named Dougherty, who was riding
with Blair's wife.
A Convict's Desperate Suicide.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. B.—James Rodan, a
Cherry Hill convict, committed suicide by
igniting the mattress in his coll, lying down
in the mass of flames and then cutting his
throat with a knife.
He Has a Saloon on a Boat.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. B.—Thomas Crouse
does a rushing business on Sundays boating
up and down the Delaware river with a
boat laden with beer and whisky, which he
retails to boating parties.
Raided as a Speak Easy.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. B.—The Fairmount
Rod and Gun club was raided as a speak
easy by Superintendent Linden.
The Scale Signed.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. B.—Goulbert, Mc-
Fadden & Caskey have signed the Amal
gamated association scale, and their rolling
mills, at American and York streets, em
ploying 300 men, will start up at once.
A Determined Suicide.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. B.—James Rodman,
aged thirty-two years, a convict in the
Eastern penitentiary, committed suicide by
setting Are to his straw mattress and
throwing himself upon it and then cutting
his throat with a knife.
Engineer Cantlin Dead.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 8. -John B. Cantlin,
chief engineer of the Philadelphia fire de
partment, died at his home, 800 North
Forty-first street. He was made chief en
gineer of the fire department in February,
1879.
Reed's Charred Body.
PITTSBURG, Aug. B.—The charred body of
Martin Reed, the escaped murderer, who,
after he had been brought to bay, killed
Deputy Sheriff Coyle, wounded Chief of
Police Orr and then, when his pursuers set
fire to the building in which he was secret
ed, committed suicide, was brought to this
city, where it was viewed by tho coroner.
It was found that he had shot himself
through the heart.
Gas Works Bought by a Syndicate.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 7.—A Philadelphia
syndicate has secured control of the gas
works in West Clioster, Coatesvillo, and
Phoenixville.
She Is a Common Scold.
NORRIBTOWN, Aug. 7.— Hannah John
son, of Norristown, has been held for court
charged with being a common scold.
Sailor Biggin's Body.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 6.—The body of
Charles W. Riggin, the murdered sailor, is
expected to arrive here next Thursday.
Stabbed In a Quarrel.
BLOSSBURG, Aug. o.—An Italian named
Rogani in a quarrel stabbed John Scott
and Albert Hughes. Hughes is dangerous
ly wounded.
The Woman Warn Insane.
READING, Aug. s.— Mrs. Emma Miller,
of St. Peters, who created a sensation by
deserting her husband and eloping with a
negro, has been adjudged insane.
In Financial Difficulties.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. s.— Mr. Albert M.
Friend, of the well known broker firm of
Friend & Narr, gave notice to tho board of
governors of the Stock exchange that he
will withdraw from the firm. Money diffi
culties are the alleged cause.
Dutch Carmen ArreNted.
HAZLETON, Aug. 5. —Dutch Carmen, who
kicked Andrew Uinka to death at a christ
ening near Tomhickon, was arrested at Sil
ver Brook, where he was in hiding.
Iron Hall Elects Officers.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. s.—The Iron Hall
Building company had its regular yearly
mooting at 1317 Arch street. A. R. Elassor
was elected president and Colonel H. C.
Williams was re-elected secretary-treasurer.
Over 9150,000 at Stake.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. s.— William B. Rob
ins, attorney and conveyancer, has disap
peared, and it is alleged that the discrepan
cies in which ho is involved aggregate over
$150,000.
Frick'a Baby Diet.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 4. —The infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Frick, born ten day's
before Mr. Frick was shot, is dead.
Killed His Friend Accidentally.
FAIRVIEW, Aug. 4.— While shooting at
a target at a picnic, George Daley acci
dentally shot his friend, Ed. Harris, in tho
eye, killing him instantly.
Stole from Hls Employers.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 4.—John Moore was
held in $3,000 bail for embezzling $2,700
from the Philadelphia Cooperage company.
Hawkins and Grimm Surrender.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 4.—Colonel Hawkins and
Surgeon Grimm, for whom warrants were
issued in the lams case, surrendered to Al
i derman Riley, who fixed the amount of
I their bail at si,ooo each. Colonel W. 8
Uuffy attached his name to tbotr bond.
Don't Miss 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
For Ten Dayn 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, 6 cents per yard; re
duced from 10 cents.
Apron gingham will be sold at f> cents per yard.
All the leading shades in double-width cashmere, which was
sold at in 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 12i 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' shirt waists
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 A
tion. Call and examine them.
Clothing prices are marked as follows:
We are selling boys' 40-cent knee pants at 25 cents.
Men's 11.25 pants are now going at 75 cents per pair.
Boys' blouse suits, 50 cents.
Men's $6.00 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 $6.50; 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.
Ht#"l'ger'
BARGAIN EMPORIUM,
P. 0. S. of A. Building, Freeland, Pa.
Wl A. l '' 4 * II eadq ha r tors
FOR
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.
B\RKQECK'S, v
CENTRE STREET, FREELAND, PA.