Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, October 27, 1892, Image 4
CHICAGO NOW HAPPY THE FAIR BUILDINGS' DEDICATION A GRAND SUCCESS. Every Indication That the Columbian Exposition Will Be Worthy of Our Country and the Century Channcey Depew's Oration—Miss Monroe's Ode. CHICAGO, Oct. 21.—The World's fair buildings are dedicated, and Chicago— boisterous, hustling, hurrying Chicago—is happy. Chicago is going to have a World's Columbian exposition, and if to-day's pro ceedings are an indication, it is going to be h howling success. Chicago is crowing, too, over the Columbus celebration through which she has just passed. It cannot be exactly said that Columbus is not in it, but a general impression seems to prevail that Chicago discovered Colum bus, and it is celebrating the fact incident ally to the one great and well deserved crow of triumph that will go up when the fair will have passed into history as one of the grand successes of the century. If Chicago had ever had any doubts of her ability to get up a World's fair 011 the \ shortest notice known to history, perhaps the crow might be louder and greater. As it is she is iu a whirl of delight over the success of her operations thus far, and is busy predicting greater things for the fu ture. The Military Parade. The first event of today was the grand i military parade and procession of invited j I m! l 1 DIRECTOR GENERAL DAVIS OPENS THE CERE- ! MONIES. quests to Manufactures hall, where the | dedication ceremonies took place. The same ! crowds of people, only it seemed more of them, massed themselves in the streets to see the glittering pageant, which moved al most without a hitch according to the pro gramme. Twenty-seven governors aided the vice , president of the United States inreview ing the parade as it approached Jackson park, where the military disbanded and the in vited guests were escorted to the spacious and beautifully decorated Manufactures building. The Manufactures building on the fair grounds, besides being the objective point of at least 125,000 people who were fortu nate holders of invitations and cards of ad mission, was a Mecca for multitudes whose only hope was to catch a chance glimpse , through some unlooked for combination of circumstances in their favor. After the grund military review the in door exercises—the real dedication—took place. When Director General Davis rose ; upon the platform to open the ceremonies there were spread before him such a vast sea of human faces as has probably never before been seen under a single roof. In front of him, massed before the great bulk of the audience, 15,000 distinguished guests occupied reserved seats. To the left, I upon a special stand, 5,500 singers were I seated, and a large orchestra helped the majestic gathering make the iron arches ring again, while behind the speaker sat in state many of the greatest dignitaries of j which a republican government can boast. The Dedication Exercises. The dedication exercises commenced with the "Columbian March," a spirited air, I composed by John K. Paine, of Cambridge. It was rendered by the orchestra with feel ing and effect and was heartily applauded. When the last strains of music died away i Bishop Charles 11. Fowler, of California, j arose and advanced to the front of the plat- j form to deliver the prayer. As he did so j the vast audience rose, and with bowed heads and reverential pose listened amid a deep silence to the feeling words of the dig- j nifled clergyman. When the rustling und 1 the bustling of reseating had stilled Di rector General Davis came forward with a ' flush of pride 011 his genial face, and was received with round after round of applause which made the slight flush deepen into a rich crimson blush. For a second he hesi tated as he looked into the sea of upturned J faces, and reassured by the kindly look of , expectation from every eye, with graceful gesture and well modulated voice delivered the introductory address. His words were well chosen and elicited generousapplau.se. When he had finished Mayor Hempstead Washbunie in a ready speech extended a warm welcome to the guests and visitors to the dedication ceremonies, and advised them that the freedom of the city was theirs, which sentiment was greeted with cheers. Then came a craning of necks and a whispering and comment, for the next number 011 the programme was the "Dedi catory Ode," written by Miss Harriet Monroe, of Chicago. The ode was partly recited by Mrs. Sarah U. IOJ Moyne, of New York, and partly sung by a chorus of 5,000 voices, accompanied by the full orchestra. Mrs. I*e Moyne received an inspiring wel come when she came forward, and the manner in which she read the lines of the beautiful poem showed that she appre ciated the cordial reception given by the assemblage. The ode is allegorical and begins with a description of Columbia welcoming the nations of the eArth to witness the climax of her greatness as represented in the com pleted fair buildings. The birth of Colum bia and the enterprise of Isabella are told this: Until a woman fair As morning lilies aro Brings him a jeweled key— And lo! a world is free. Wide swings the portal never touched bo fore; Strange luring winds blow from an unseen shore; Toward dreams that cannot fail, He bids the three ships sail While man's new song of hope rings out against the gain. Then the chorus, acting in perfect unlsort with the reader, at a signal from the leader glided into song, describing the voyage of Columbus in these words: Over the wide unknown, Far to the shores of Ind, On through the dark alone, I .ike a feather blown by the wind. Into the west away. Sped by the breath of God. J2SI See sing tho clearer day Where only his feet have trod; From the past to tho future we sail. We slip from the leash of kings. Hail, spirit of Freedom, hail! Unfurl thine impalpable wings; Receive us, protect us, and bless Thy knights who brave all for thee. Though death be thy soft caress By that touch shall our souls be free. Onward and ever on, Till the voice of despair is stilled, Till the haven of peace is won Aud the purpose of God fulfilled. As the voices of the singers softened into i silence Mrs. Le Moyne again took tip the j theme of the ode, and the meeting of Co- | lu 111 bus and Columbia was described. Co- ■ lumbia was depicted as "so goddess-pur© j is she," and the goddess bids man to shake j off liis chains and build anew temples in , her domain. "Knights who had warred at love's command" take up the ax and oar, mallet and spade. The Indian wars and the early struggles were next pictured, end ing with this stirring chant by the chorus: Lo! Clan on clan Tim embattled nations gather to be one, Clasp hands as brothers 'm ath Columbia's shield, Upraise her banner to the shining sun; Along her blessed shore One heart, one song, one dream- Alan shall be free forevermore, And love shall be supreme. A tribute to the deceased architect, John W. Root. Then comes a shadowy cavalcade I of heroes moving through the World's fair i 1 temples, led by "one who held a warring j nation in his heart." The heroes of the re-1 J public, led by Lincoln, are in the van. Co lumbia is apostrophized, and the develop ment of man beneath her sway told in j j splendid verse. The ode concluded with a j splendid lyric as follows, which was su | perbly given by the chorus: Columbia! men beheld thee rise, A goddess from tho misty sea. Lady of joy, sent from the skios, Tho nations worshiped thoe! Thy brows woro flushed with dawn's first light; By foamy waves with stars bedight Thy blue robe floated free. Now lot the sun ride high o'erhoad, Driving the light from shore to shore; His burning tread we do not dread, For thou art evermore. Lady of love, whoso smile shall bless. Whom brave doeds wiu to tenderness, Whoso tears tho lost restore. I Lady of hopo thou art, we wait With eourage thy serene command. Through unknown seas, toward undreamed , fate, We ask thy guiding hand. 1 On, thou! Bails quiver in the gale I Thou at the helm, wo cannot fail. I On to God's time veiled strand! j Lady of beauty, thou Bhalt win Glory and power and length of days! Tho sun and moon shall be thy kin, The stars shall sing thy praise. All hail! we bring thee vows most sweet— j Wo strew before thy winged feet. Now, onward be thy ways! The Presentations. The effect 011 the audience was magical and the house rose en masse, with cries of "bravo!" and "encore!" and hod the man agement allowed it the ode would have j been given again and again. But other i choice numbers were to come and an encore 1 ! was impossible. Tho next order was the presentation by the director of works of the master artists of the exposition to the World's Colum bian exposition, and award to them of : special commemorative medals, after which the chorus again endeared itself to the j audience by its fine and flowing interpreta- j J tion of Haydn's "The Heavens Are Tell ! Ing." ! Mrs. Potter Palmer, the woman to whom too much credit cannot be given for her work as president of the board of lady , managers, then came forward and received ■ ! an ovation that was richly deserved. Her part in the programme consisted of an ad dress on the work of the lady managers, I and when she had finished no one who ; j heard her had the slightest fear that the \ Columbian exposition would be a failure if j the same spirit which pervaded her and her assistants obtained throughout the I other departments. Next came the tender of the buildings 011 1 behalf of the World's Columbian exposi tion by the president thereof to the presi dent of the World's Columbian cotnmis- , ; sion, and the presentation of the buildings by the president of the World's Columbian commission to the vice president of tho i United States for dedication. The Dedication, j After these ceremonies had been con j eluded Vice President Morton, who olflci j ated in the enforced absence of President Harrison at the bedside of his sick wife, ! advanced and was greeted with great en j thiisiasm. His function was to dedicate the I buildings, which he did in a masterly ad dress, in the course of which he paid a i tribute to President Harrison and expressed bis own regret, and said he knew he voiced the sentiments of the whole people of the country in grieving over the cause which kept the chief executive away from an oc ; casion he had taken so much interest in 1 and which he was so desirous to attend, j ' ! When the applause which greeted the vice j 1 president's address subsided the chorus I gave with fine effect Handel's "Hallelujah I 1 | Chorus" from the "Messiah." | Now a cheer ripples over the vast build- ' I which becomes louder ami louder as I the brilliant oracle of the star eyed goddess, ! 1 the Hon. Henry Watterson, of Kentucky, I 1 comes forward to deliver the dedicatory j oration. Mr. Watterson smiled, waited * till quiet hod been restored, and then with the vehemence and vigor characteristic of ' the man from the blue grass region kept 1 the audience spellbound while he poured 7 out the eloquent words that fairly bubbled r over his lips. His address was a gem of * oratory worthy of the occasion and his hearers, and was cheered and applauded to the echo. ' As Mr. Watterson retired the stirring ' strains of the "Star Spangled Banner" broke upon the ear, and the full chorus 5 sang the words of the patriotic hymn with a vim that caused a large part of the au -1 dience to join in. When that was com -5 pleted "Hail Columbia" was given in tho : j same spirit, and when the last verse was I reached it seemed as though the spirit of ' patriotism could not be confined, and nearly the whole house joined in the swell ing chorus. The scene at the finish was simply sublime. There had been enthusiasm enough up to this point, it seemed, to tire almost any ordinary assemblage, but when the laugh * ing bice of Chauncey M. Depew smiled into the sea of faces that greeted his appear n ances to deliver the Columbian oration the cheers that broke out made those gone before sound us summer winds to a cyclone, t It was pandemonium. Depcw's stock of patience was good, and when his audience rr tired of applaudi.tg he spoke as follows: r Chauncey M. Depew's Oratioy. •f This day belong* not to America, but to the world. The result* of the event it comuiejao- rates are the heritage of the peoples of eVery race and clime. We celebrate the emancipation of man. Ancient history is a dreary record of unstable civilizations. Each reached its zenith of material splendor and perished. The divine right of kings stamped out the faintest glimmer of revolt against tyranny: and the problems of science, whether of the skies or of the earth, whether astronomy or geography, were solved or submerged by ecclesiastical degrees. The dungeon was ready for the philosopher who proclaimed the truths of the solar system, or the navigator who would prove the sphericity of the earth. Fifty years before Columbus sailed from Pa los Uutteuberg and Faust had forged the ham mer which was to break the bonds of supersti tion and open the prison doors of the mind. They had invented the printing press and mov able types.. The prior udoptioii of a cheap process for the manufacture of paper at once utilized the press. Its first service, like all its succeeding efforts, was for the people. The firstborn of the marvelous creation of these primitive printers of Mayence was the printed Bible. The time had come for the emancipa tion of the mind and soul of humanity. The factors wanting for its fulfillment were the now world and its discoverer. God has always in training some command ing genius for the control of great crises in tho affairs of nations and peoples. Tho number of these leaders are less than the centuries, but their lives aro tho history of human progress. Though Ceesar and Charlemagne and Hilde braud and Luther and William the Conqueror and Oliver Cromwell and all the epoch makers prepared Europe for tho event and contributed lb the result, tho lights which illumine our firmament today are Columbus the discoverer, Washington the founder and Lincoln the savior. Neither realism nor romance furnishes a more striking and picturesque figure than that of Christopher Columbus. Tho mystery ahput his origin heightens tho charm of his story. That he came from among tho toilers of his time is in harmony with the struggles of our period. Forty-four authentic portraits of him have descended to us. and 110 two of them aro the counterfeits of tho same person. Each represents a character as distinct as its canvas. Strength and weakness, intellectu ality and stupidity, high moral purpose and brutal ferocity, purity and licentiousness, tho dreamer und tho miser, the pirate and tho puritan, are the types from which we may se lect our hero. Wo dismiss tho painter, and piercing with the clarified vision of the dawn of the Twentieth century the veil of four hun dred years we construct our Columbus. Tho perils of the sea in his youth upon the rich argosies of Genoa, or in tho service of the licensed rovers who made them their prey, had developed a skillful navigator and intrepid mariner. They had given him a glimpse of the possibilities of the unknown, beyond tho high ways of travel, which roused an unquenchable thirst for adventure and research. The study of the narratives of previous ex plorers, and diligent questionings of the dar ing spirits who had ventured far toward tho fabled west, gradually evolved a theory which became in his mind so fixed a fact that he could inspire others with his own passionate beliefs. The words, "that is a lie," written by him on the margin of nearly every page of a volume of the travels of Marco Polo, which is still to be found in a Genoese library, illustrute the skepticism of his beginning, ami the first vision of the New World the fulfillment of his faith. The {Struggles of Columbus. To secure tho means to test tho truth of his speculations this poor and unknown dreamer must win the support of kings and overcome the hostility of the church. T' • never doubted his ability to do both, though knew of uo man living who was so great in power or lineage or learning that he could accomplish either. Un aidod and alone ho succeeded iu arousing the jealousies of sovereigns and dividing the coun cils of the ecclesiastics. "I will command your fleet and discover for you new realms, but only on condition that you confer on me hereditary nobility, the admiralty of the ocean and the vice royalty atid one-tenth the revenues of the Now World," were his haughty terms to King John of Portugal. Aftor ton years of disappointment and poverty, sub sisting most of tho time upon the charity of tho enlightened monk of the convent of Kibida, who was his unfaltering friend, he stood before the throne of Ferdinand and Isabella, and rising to imperial dignity in his rags embodied the same royal conditions in his petition. The capture of Granada, tho expulsion of Islam from Europe and tho triumph of tho cross aroused tho admiration and devotion of Christendom. But this proud beggar, holding in his grasp the potential promise and do minion of Eldorado and Cathay, divided with the Moslem surrender tho attention of sov ereigns and of bishops. Franco and England indicated a dosire to hoar his theories and see his maps while he was still a suppliant at the gates of the camp of Custile and Aragon, tho sport of its courtiers ami the scoff of its con fessors. His unshakable faith that Christopher Columbus was commissioned from heaven, both by his name and by divine command, lo carry "Christ across tho sea" to new conti nents and pagan peoples, lifted him so far above the discouragements of an empty purse and a contemptuous court that he was proof against the rebuffs of fortune or of friends. To conquer tho prejudices of the clergy, to win the approval and financial support of the stato, to venture upon that unknown ocean which, according to the beliefs of the ago, was peopled with demons and savage beasts of frightful shape, and from which there was no possibility of return, required tho zeal of Peter the Hermit, the chivalric courage of the Cid and the imagination of Dante. Columbus be longed to that high order of cranks who con fidently walk where "angels fear to tread." and often become the benefactors of their country or their kind. I MISS HARRIET MONROE. It was a happy omen of tho position which i woman was to hold in America that the only persons who comprehended tho majestic scope j of his plans and tho invincible quality of his genius was the able and gracious queen of Cas \ tile. I&alxdla alone of all the dignitarios of that : ago shares with Columbus tho honors of his groat achievement. She arrayed her kingdom I and her private fortune behind the enthusiasm of this mystic mariner, and posterity pays hom age to her wisdom and faith. The overthrow of the Mohammedan power in , Spain would have been a forgotten scone in one of tho innumerable acts in the grand drama of history had not Isabella conferred immortality upon herself, her husband and their dual crown by her recognition of Columbus. The devout 1 spirit of tho queen and the high purpose of the explorer inspired tho voyage, subdued the m 1 tinous crew and prevailed over the raging Htorms. Tlioy covered with tho divine radiance of religion and humanity the degrading search , for gold and the horrors of its quest, which filled the first century of conquest with every form of lust and greed. Civil and Religious Liberty. I Tho mighty soul of the great admiral was , undaunted by the ingratitude of princes and the hostility of tho people, by imprisonment and neglect. He died as he was securing the i moans and prepuring a campaign for the ros i cue of the holy sepulcherat Jerusalem from the , : infidel. | He did not know what time has revealed— that while tho mission of the crusades, of God frey, of Bouillon and Richard of the Lion Heart, waa a bloody and fruitions romance, the discovery of America was the salvution of the world. The rulers of the Old World began with par titioning the New. To them tho discovery was expansion of empire and grundeur to tho ! throne. Vast territories whose properties and possibilities were little understood, and whose extent was greater than the kingdoms of the sovereigns, were the gifts to court favorites and the prizes of royal approval. But individ ual intelligence and independent conscience found here haven and refuge. They wero tho passengers upon tho caravals of Columbus, and ho was unconsciously making for the port of civil and religious liberty. Thinkers who believed men capable of higher destinies and larger responsibilities, and pious people who preferred tho Bible to that union of church and state where each serves tho other for tho temporal benefit of both, lied to these distant and hospitable lands from intolerance and hopeless oppression at homo. The nations of Europe were so completely ab sorbed in dynastic difficulties and devastating wars, with diplomacy and ambitious, that thoy neither heeded nor heard of tho growing democratic spirit and intelligence in their American colonies. To them these provinces were sources of revenue, and thoy never dreamed that they were also schools of liberty. That it exhausted throe centuries under the most favorable conditions for tho evolution of freedom o„ this c>iitincnt demonstrates the tremendous strength of custom and heredity when sanctioned and sanctified by religion. After a century of successful trial our sys tem has passed the period of experiment, and its demonstrated permanency and power are revolutionizing the governments of tho world. It has raised tho largest armies of modern ttmes for self preservation, and at the success ful termination of the war returned tho sol diers to the pursuits of peace. It lias so ad justed itself to tho pride and patriotism of tho defeated that they vie with tho victors in their support and enthusiasm for the old flag and our common country. Imported anarchists have preached their baleful doctrines, but have made no converts. They have tried to inaugurate a reign of terror under tho banner of the violent -eizuro and distribution of property only to !• defeated, imprisoned and executed by the law made by the people and enforced by juries selected from tho people, and judges and prosecuting officers elected by tho people. Socialism finds disciples only among those who were its vota ries before thoy were forced to fly from their native land, but it does not take root upon Americau soil. l-'roin Moses to Edison. Tho state neither supports nor permits tax ation to maintain tho church. The citizen can worship God according to his belief and con science, or he tnav neither rovereneenor recog nize the Almighty. And yet religion has flour ished, churches abound, the ministry is sus tained and millions of dollars aro contributed annually for tho evangelization of the world. The United States is a Christian country, and a living and practical Christianity is tho char acteristic of its people. Boujamin Franklin, philosopher and patriot, amused the jaded courtiers of Louis XVI by his talks about liberty, and entertained tho scientists of France by bringing lightning from the clouds. In tho reckoning of time the pe riod from Franklin to Morse and from Moses to Edison is but a span, and yet it marks a ma terial development as marvelous as it has been beneficent. Tho world has been brought into contact and sympathy. The electric current thrills and unifies the people of the globe. Power and production, highways and trans ports have been so multiplied and improved by inventive genius that within tho century of our independence sixty-four millions of people have happy homes and improved conditions within our borders. We have accumulated wealth far beyond the visions of the Cuthay of Columbus or the Eldorado of Do Soto. But the farmers and freeholders, the savings banks and shops illustrate Its universal distribution. The majority are its possessors and adminis trators. Material prosperity has not debased litera ture nor debauched the press; it has neither paralyzed nor repressed intellectual activity. American science and letters have received rank and recognition in the older centers of learning. The demand for higher education has so taxed the resources of tho ancient uni versities as to compel the foundation and liberal endowment of colleges all over tho Union. Journals remarkable for their ability, inde pendence and power find thnir strength not in tho patronage of government or the subsi dies of wealth, but in the support of a nation of newspaper readers. Tho humblest and poor est person has in periodicals whose prico is counted in pennies a library larger, fullor and more varied than was within the roach of tho rich in the time of Columbns. The grandeur and beauty of this spectacle are the eloquent witnesses of peace and prog ress. The Parthenon and tho cathedral ex hausted tho genius of the ancient and the skill of the mediaeval architects in housing the statue or spirit of Deity. In their ruins or their antiquity they are mute protests against the merciless enmity of nations which forced art to floe to tho altar for protection. The People Are Kings. Tho United States welcomed tho sister repub lics of the southern and northern continents and the nations and peoples of Europe and Asia, of Africa and Australia, with the prod ucts of their lands, of their skill and of thoir Industry to this city of yesterday, yet clothed with royal splendor as the Quoon of the Groat Lakes. The artists and architects of tho coun try have been bidden to design and erect the buildings which shall fitly illustrate tho height of our civilization and tho breadth ot our hos pitality. The peace of the world permits and protects their efforts in utilizing thoir powers for man's temporal welfare. The result is this park of palaces. The originality and boldness of their conceptions, and tho magnitude and harmony of their creations are the contributions of America to the oldest of tho arts and the cor dial bidding of America to the pooples of the earth to come and bring the fruitage of their age to the boundless opportunities of this un paralleled exhibition. Art and luxuries which could be possessed and enjoyed only by the rich and noble, tho works of genius which were read and under stood only by the loarned few, domestic com forts and surroundings beyond the reach of lord or bishop, now adorn and illumine the homes of our citizens. Serfs are sovereigns and the people are kings. Tho trophies and splend ors of their reign are commonwealths rich in every attribute of great states, and united in a republic whose power and prosperity and liber ty and enlightenment are tho wonder and ad miration of the world. All hail, Columbus, discoverer, dreamer, hero and apostle! We here, of ovory race and coun try, recognize the horizon which bounded his vision and tho infinite scope of his genius. The voice of gratitude and praise for nil the bless ings which have been showered upon mankind by his adventure is limited to no language, but is uttered in every tongue. Neither marble nor brass can fitly form his statue. Continents are his monument, and un numbered millions, past, present and to come, who enjoy in their liborties and their happi ness the fruits of his faith, will reverently guard and preserve from century to century ; his name and fame. Concluding Exercises. I After the famous New Yorker had taken ; his seat James, Cardinal Gibljons, of Halti ! more, and Catholic archbishop of that dio ! cese, amid a silence that strangely con ! trasted with the tumult just stilled, de livered a prayer fraught with feeling and I thanksgiving to God for the blessings our ; beloved republic bestows on its millions of . people, with a request to the divine Koun tainhead that in his mercy they he per petuated. The chorus then sang Heetho ven's "In Praise of God," and the benedic i tion was bestowed by the Kev. H. C. Mc | Cook, of Philadelphia. ! Then while the orchestra played the na tional airs, and the national salute was belched forth by the loud mouthed cannon on the lake front, the immense throng of people filed out into the open air, and the work of dedicating the World's fair build j ings was complete—a grand success in 1 every part. THE KEYSTONE STATE ITEMS WHICH ARE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO PENNSYLVANIANS. Brief Mention of Matters Which Every body Should liuow About—A Week's Accidents and (.'rimes Accurately and Concisely Chronicled. PITTSBURG, Oct. 25.—1t will be remem bered that the state supreme court was re cently asked to restrain the county com* mlssioners of Alleghany county from hav ing the ballots under the Baker law printed in their present form. Justice Sterrett returned the papers in the case and an nounced that the supreme court of tho state of Pennsylvania refused to assume jurisdiction in the matter. The county commissioners will therefore proceed in the preparation of the blanket sheet ballot in accordance with the specifications and provisions of the act of the legislature. An Assault Followed by Death. MCKEKSPOIIT, Oct. 25. Mrs. Marie Del lis, aged sixty-three years, was found insensible on the Old State road, with a deep cut on the back of her head. She was taken to the home of her daughter, where she died without recovering consciousness. Tripped and Was Killed. WINTON, Oct. 25.—While trying to cross In front of an Approaching train Mrs. Thomas Kane tripped, fell and was in Ktantly killed. Killed In a Kallroad Smash up. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 24.—Four passen gers, two trainmen and a newsboy were killed and nearly twenty-five persons in jured in the wreck of the Shamokin ex press. The accident occurred at 9:20 o'clock on the main line of the Philadelphia and Heading road at Flat Rock dam, on the west hank of the Schuylkill river, three quarters of a mile north of the west Manayunk tunnel. It was caused by the agent at Pencoyd station allowing a train of empty coal cars, drawn by locomotive No. 538, to leave the siding and proceed northward, instead of holding it until the south bound express, which was using the north hound track (the south bound truck being occupied), had passed. The wreck took fire, hut was extinguished by the Manayunk fire department after some time The injured were taken to St. Timothy's hospital, Roxborough. A list of the dead is James T. Boynton, thirty years, of Reading; Margaret Devine, sixty years, of Minersville; David S. Herr, fifty-nine years, of Harrisburg, member of the legislature from Dauphin county and a Republican candidate for re-election from the Harris burg district; Jacob Kilrain, thirty-six years, of Tamaqua, fireman on freight train; John SteifT, sixteen years, 304 South Sixth street, Reading, newsboy on express; a woman twenty-one years old, supposed to he Annie Atkinson, of Minersville; Thomas J. Welsh, thirty-six years, of Auburn, Pa., fireman on express. The fatally injured are Thomas Fitzpatrick, Auburn, Pa., engineer of express; S. 1). Rhodes, passenger, Phoe nixville. Altooua Hard Up for Water. ALTOONA, Oct. 24. The Kittapning point reservoir, from which this city gets its water supply, is entirely dry. The storage reservoir contains only enough water to last twenty-four hours with ordi nary usage. Water is turned on only two hours in the forenoon. Unless there shall he rain soon a famine will be the result. A Singular Cause of Death. WEST CHESTER, Oct. 24.—Mr. William Powell, a prominent farmer of Newlin township, was found lying dead in his wagon. He was suspended by the feet from the swingletree head downward, and died from suffocation. It is supposed the horse stopped suddenly in the roml and pitched him forward. Charged with Killing it Tramp. NORRISTOWN, Oct. 24.—Alfred and Oliver Schneck, of Marlborough township, were arrested on charge of causing the death of Lucas Smith, a tramp, who died at Sumneyville, on Oct. 14, after being bru tally assaulted, it is alleged, by the ac cused, in a haymow. The victim was hurled last Sunday and the body will be exhumed and a post mortem made. Gored by an Elk. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 24 John Ford, a keeper at the Zoological gardens, was gored by an elk and probably fatally injured Fifteen Cars \Vreeked. ALLENWOOD, Oct. 24. —A head end col lision here resulted in the injuring of three men and the wrecking of fifteen cars. A Wheelman Drops Dead. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 22.—After taking part in a 1-mile team race of the South End wheelmen at the Philadelphia Driving park W. H. Marriott dropped dead from heart disease. He was a wealthy coal merchant. Struck ly a Train. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 22.-Thomas Ander son, an employee of Bark's circus, was killed near Frankfort station by being struck by a train. A Female I.eper In Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA,Oct. 20.—1t has been made public at the office of the board of health that another leper had been discovered in the city and that the victim of the dread eastern plague was a womun. Changed at Homestead. PITTSBURG, Oct. 20.—The Carnegie Steel company announced the resignation of John A. Potter as general superintende.it of the Homestead mills and his appoint ment as chief mechanical engineer. Charles M. Schwab, superintendent of the Edgar Thomson plant, will succeed Mr. Potter at Homestead. Tn He Arrested for Hazing. BETHLEHEM, Oct. 20.—ASA result of the hazing of J. W. Baker, of Lititz, at the Ijehigh university, several students have been suspended. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of the ringleader, but he has disappeared. Charged with Embezzlement. PITTSBURG, Oct. 19.—United States Mar shal Harrah arrested Ephraim Young, who is wanted in Philadelphia for embezzle ment. He was a director of the Spring j Garden bank, and it is alleged he appro , printed $5,000 to his own account. Fur Docking a Horse's Tall. I PHILADELPHIA, Oct. i.—A true bill was found by the grand jury against Dr. Zuill, j the veterinarian who docked the tail of i Mrs. Brooks' horse. ' I.asker Still Winning. NEW YORK, Oct. 25. —Major Htinham was beaten by E. latsker,. the great German chea&niaster, after thirty-six moves. This victory makes Banker's record us follows: Won, 11; lost, 1; drawn, 1. Feck's &ase Dismissed. ALBANY, Oct. 25.— The case of the people against Labor Commissioner Charles F. Peck and his stenographer, Elbert Rodgers, who were charged with having destroyed public records, was dismissed by Justice Gutmauu. To-day! To-day!' NEUBURGERS BEGIN THEIR Fall Opening in Dry Goods Department, -wHich. is mere complete in variety and. quantity tlran ever. We Are Offering During This Week: Very fine 4x4 unbleached muslin at 5 cents per yard; would be k cheap at 8 cents. Good tea toweling at 4 cents per yard. Good apron gingham at 5 cents per yard. The very best apron gingham, namely Amoskeag and Lancas ter, at 7 cents per yard. Good canton flannel at 5 cents a yard. The best cheviot shirting at 7 cents a yard. Out-door cloth, in the newest dress designs, at 10 cents a yard. It will pay you to inspect our handsome assortment of Bedford cords, chevrons and Henriettas, which we are selling at 25 cents per yard; cannot be bought the world over under 40 cents Extra fine black Henrietta, 46 inches wide, 60 cents per yard; actual price should be 85 cents. A large assortment, comprising all the newest shades, of extra fine 54-incli all wool habit cloths at 60 cents per yard; sold else where at 90 cents. MANY OTHER BARGAINS Too numerous to mention, as our stock is more complete than ever, therefore giving you better opportunities to make your selections. Prices are astonishingly low. OUR - BLANKET - STOCK - IS - COMPLETE. _ Call and examine it and be convinced. See the fine silver gray 10x4 blankets, which we are selling at 75 cents a pair; just one-half what they are worth. Hlioes ! Blioes ! Shoes! We can give you the biggest bargains you ever carried home. We are now selling children's good school shoes, with heel, or spring heel and sole leather tips, sizes 8 tol 1 and 12 to 2, at the as tonishing low price of 75 cents a pair; their actual worth is &1.25. In Overcoats and Clothing We carry the largest stock in the region and sell at prices on which we defy competition. Bring your boys and secure one of *I.OO OVERCOATS for them, as they are stunners for the price. If you want anything in the line of Ladies' and Gents' Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps, Trunks, Valises, Underwear and Notions, You will find our stock the largest and most complete and prices far lower than elsewhere. Jos. Neuburger's Bargain Emporium, Corner Centre a-rra. Front Streets, P. 0. S. of A. Building, Freeland, Pa. Wt Aft FOR m " Ef i fed 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 .10 cents per gallon, cannot he surpasssed. Samples sent to anyone on application. Fishing- Tackle and Sporting- Goods. B\RKBECK'S, CENTRE STREET, FREELAND, PA.