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LAST EDITION. WEIGHING A $20 GOLD PIECE. TWENTY FOUR ONE DOLLAR BILLS JUST BALANCE IT. Try It Once and See for Yourself The Spurring Contest Revives Old memories. Which Was the Heathen on the Sabbath Day? A Perfect Day Was Yetterrfay Is the Grip Coming How many one dollar bills will it take to weigh as much aa a twenty dollar gold piece That was the question asked a group of prominent llarrisbnrg gentlemen last night, and the answers varied widely, ranging from four hundred to forty bills.

One gentleman, a bank cashier, supposed to know more about money than any one in the party, said two hundred bills would about balance one end of the scales with a $20 gold piece at the other end. The gentleman who propounded the question knew a thing or two. He produced a $20 gold piece, on which those who didn't have much acquaintance with that sort of thing feasted their eyes, and then gathered together twenty four one dollar bills. He placed them in opposite ends of the scales and they just balanced evenly. So, you see, twenty four one dollar bills weigh just as much as a $20 gold piece.

You wouldn't have thought so, would you Don't give it away Gossip came pretty near saying "a weigh." Police! The sparring contest of Saturday night has set all the "Old Sports" to talking of ring contests they have seen in days gone by. One of them remarked to Gossip: "The cleanest and neatest scrap in the ring I ever saw was down at Goldsborough, York county, in 1867, on the day that Governor Geary was inaugurated. It was between M'Glade and Colyer, and Golyer had the best of it all through. That was one of the coldest days I ever experienced. It was not that the weather was so cold, but it had snowed the night before and we had to stand in the snow to see the fight.

The ring was pitched near a farm house, and the spectators tore down the fences and made fires of them, standing on them while burning to keep their feet warm. Pretty much everybody in the State knew where the fight was to be, and especially were tha members of the Legislature given the tip. I was told that every Philadelphia Senator and Member of the House left Harrisburg that morning in sleighs and drove to Goldsborough in time to see the fight. The only thing 1 didn't like about it was the lively fight that took place outside of the ring, when revolvers were drawn and clubs used, and there was considerable blood shed. I got behind a tree, and the fight had no more charms for me.

The desire to see prizefighting grows on a fellow. After I saw Coyler and M'Glade hammer each other I was full of it, and I went down into Virginia afterwards to see Barney Aaron and Colyer fight. Aaron whipped Colyer that time, although he fought with a broken left hand after the seventh round." Which wm the heathen Yesterday a Chinaman passed down Walnut street opposite the post office. He was a quiet, orderly, peacable Chinaman and he was minding his own business and not annoying anybody. Over in the post office were two boys on their way home from Sunday school.

They were well dressed and carried Sunday school books. They caught sight of the Chinaman, and instantly both began to yell at the top of their voices: "Heathen Chinee 1 Rats! Chinese eat rats Heathen Heathen This was on Sunday, bear in mind. And now, please, which was the heathen People couldn't have asked for a more perfect day with any reasonable assurance of getting it than yesterday. The atmosphere was just at the proper temperature, there was a warm companiable sunshine, and taken altogether the day was just right. Of conrse the discontents who complained of the warm weather of a few days ago complained of the weather being too cool for comfort, but they are of a class who will never be satisfied outside of paradise.

It is said that the Grip has again made its appearance in Europe and New York, but in a mild form. For the sake of humanity, we hope it won't reach Harrisburg again. We haven't gotten over the last attack. Thk dear old fire alarm keeps up its repu tation for eccentricity. It ought to be placed in a freak show.

Hs wanted the earth all his life and when He got it at last he took it so content He never kicked though twenty tons ot stone werepuea upon mm in nis monument." PBRSONAfi PARAGRAPHS. Brief Mention or the Movements of Yonr Friends nnd Acquaintances. miss Annie nersney, ot Harrisburg, is visiting in Lebanon. Miss Annie Hance, of York, is visiting menus in this city. Mrs.

Adelaide Fox, of Walnut street, near Second, is recovering from a serious illness. Mrs. I. A. Todd and Mrs.

J. B. Wells spent Thursday at Juniata Valley camp meeting. Mrs. Wendell Fackler and children left on Saturday for Atlantic City to spend a few days at the shore.

Misses Carrie aud Nellie Hamill, of Boas street, left on Saturday to spend a few days with friends in Lebanon. Philip S. Updegrove, who has been enjoying the breezes at Atlantic City for the last few days, has returned home. Mr. E.

H. Stackpole, Superintendent of irubuc Buildings and Grounds, who has been ill tor several weeks, is slowly convalescing, Miss Mary McKnight, of Gettysburg, who nas oeen visiting her nncle. Dr. John Hay. on North Third street, loft this afternoon for rine Grove.

Hon. Henry Houck. DeDutv State Super intendent of Public Instruction, left on Saturday morning on an educational trip of one wets to uanion, umo. A reunion of the descendants of John Al leman took place a few days ago at the residence of Eev. M.

J. AUeman. near Littles town. Several Harrisburg members of the ramiiy were present. W.

G. Schooley, C. R. Keet, C. A.

Sham mo, ti. Jook, 15. K'ry, Miles Fry, W. G. iiorta, u.

u. Miner ana l. a. Thorlev. mem bers of the Harrisburg bicycle left early this morning for Niagara Falls, where they will attend the national convention of the L.

A. W. Messrs. Jacob A. Graham and Charles W.

Young, of Harrisburg, who are taking their summer vacation, were registered at the Merchants' Hotel yesterday. They visited Tumbling Run Dam during the afternoon and will ride over the Mt Penn Gravity road at Reading to day. JPottmiue Journal. Dr. and Mrs.

David II. Coover, who have been in Colorado since last March, have re turned home. Dr. Obover is the South Third street oculist. Mrs.

Coover has been greatly benefited by the climate of the Centennial State. It is understood that Dr. Coover has decided to locate in Denver, and will leave September 20th to make that city his per xunucuL uome. Waters Rising the West Branch. WlLLIAMSPORT.

August 2 1. Th rise of four feet in the West branch of the Susquehanna, as a result of the ra'ns. About 20,000,000 feet of logs, stranded between this city and Lock Haven, have been floated, and the greater portion of them will reach the booms. Judge Chrlatlancy Dying. Lansing, August 24.

Judge Isaac P. Christiancy, ex United States Senator and ex Minister to Peru, is slowly dying in this city. His disease is cancer of the throat. udge Christiancy is now over 78 years old. He was born in Johnstown, N.

Y. BASE BALL. TOYED WITH THE COPS. The Newspaper Boys Have a Pie Time with the Police. The great game of ball at Island Park on Saturday between the reportersand the police was witnessed by 1,800 people, and proved a perfect picnic for the newspaper boys.

The invincible battery, Mayor Fritchey and Detective Erb. were in the points for the police, and the reporters had great fun in knocking the chief magistrate out of the box. "Pie" was no. name for it, and the press gang ust rolled the coppers in the island sand and walked all over them. The features of the game were Jim Mc Cann's whiskers and G.

Wellington Jones' running. Everybody got their money's worth and the Quick Charity Fund got $425 for Harrisburg's poor. The score by innings Police 3 2 0 5 011 3 1 0 3 3 4 14 Harrisburg Shots Out Wilmington and Comes Home Again. Cox held the Wilmington team down to four hits on Saturday and waa given fine support in the field. The score follows HARRISBURG.

IB F0 II Eagan, 0 3 4 2 2 Uettlnger, rt 0 0 0 0 Jones, it 11 1 0 0 Grant, 1 1 1 1 0 Gibson, 1 2 13 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Vallee, 11200 COX, 1 2 0 2 0 WILMINGTON. RBHP0AS Anderson, 2b 0 0 5 4 1 Knoufl, 0 2 6 0 2 0 113 0 Galilean, 0 1 5 00 Williams, c. DO 6 10 Hasney, ct 0 0 0 1 1 Wehrle, 00022 Lieper, 0 0 1 0 0 Murray, 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 21 11 6 5 13 27 6 2 INNINGS. Harrisburg 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 5 Wilmington 00000000 0 0 Earned runs Harrisburg 3. Two base hit Eagan, Gibson, Vallee.

First base on balls Corcoran (2), Foulkrod. Struck out Anderson, Knouff, Williams, Wehrle 3, Lelper 2, Jones, Foulkrod, Cox. Stolen bases Williams 2, Galilean, Eagan, cox. Left on bases Williams, Gal llgan, Corcoran, Eagan, Mccormick, Cox. First base on errors Corcoran, Williams, Gattlnger, Grant, Gibson 2, Vallee.

Wild pitch Lelper. Missed third strike Gibson. Hit by pitcher Gettlnger, Gibson. Double play Hasney, Anderson and Corcoran. Victory for the Solar Tips.

Saturday's game between the Solar Tips and Clippers resulted as follows Solar Tips, be fo a Morgan, 2b. 2 1 0 3 0 Youutz, 2 1 12 0 0 Keamer, 1 0 0 5 0 Clippers, rh FO A 2 3 2 3 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 Frost, 0 0 3 Hoyler, 1 0 2 W.Grav'd, It 0 1 0 Hardwck.io 0 0 11 Tomey.c... 0 0 4 D. Smith, it. 2 1 0 Gemper'g, ss 1 2 2 Stlmer, 1 2 0 020 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 oicuarm.p..

1 McCrone, 3b 0 0 0 Plerson, 0 0 1 Frost, 1 0 1 II. smith, c. 3 12 Total 1112 27 10 3 Total 1 1 24 9 9 Two base hits H. smith 2, stlmer. Base on balls Morgan 3, Yountz Reamer 1, Smith 1, Hoyler, Gravenstod.

Stolen bases Solar Tips 8, Clippers 2. Struck out Keamer 13, McCarm 3. Urand Stand Chat. Now it is reported Eagan is going to the Athletics. The Merritts are endeavoring to down the Academy nine this afternoon.

Next year the rubber will be played off by the Reporters and Policemen. John Staib, late pitcher of the Hartford clnb, has been signed as a pitcher by Lebanon. There is no truth in the report that Man ager LaRoss, of the Reporters' nine, is considering a princely offer for several of his players. schedule at home this week Wilmington to day and to morrow; New Haven on Wed nesday and Thursday Newark on Friday and Saturday. J.

falmer Neil and Pitcher Bowman, late of the Pittsburg (N. L. club, are on the outs. Back salary is the cause. The twirler threatens suit.

Old Joe Gerhardt would not strengthen the Athletics. Sharsig should make a play for Eagan, of Harrisburg, and play Conroy at short. Philadelphia Record. I he Jones Juniors defeated the Allison Boys by a score of 26 to 5. Batteries For the Juniors, Minsky and Weinman or the Allison Boys, Sanders and Howard.

The Daily whose case is making all the fuss played left field for Columbus last year. He formerly pitched for Philadelphia, but his arm gave out temporarily. He was also on the Harrisbnrg team in '83. Billy Sunday will sot play base ball next year, lie has accepted the assistant secre taryship of the Chicago Young Men's Christian Association. N.

T. World. If Bill Sunday lives until the season of 1891 he will be found covering center field for the Phillies. Philadelvliia Inquirer. Lebanon, August 24.

Manager Randall has released Catcher Guinnasso, signed John btaib, late pitcher of the Hartford clnb, aud has appointed Third Baseman Campion, late of the Worcester club, captain. The club will play with New Haven, at Penryn Park, to morrow and Tuesday, at Newark Wednesday and Thursday, and at Harrisburg Friday and Saturday. President Phelps, of the American As sociation, has made a formal demand for Ed. Daily, late of the Brooklyn Association team, and who played two games with the New York National League team. President Day said yesterday that the New York team wonld play him no more, and that he was at liberty to return to the Association.

Dailv himself states that he will play in no As sociation team unless his back salary of $450 is paid. SONS OF AMERICA. Meeting of the State Executive Commlttae Reading, August 24. A meeting of the State Executive Committee of the Sons of America was held here last evening, which lasted until midnight. The new State president, F.

H. Spiese, of Tamaqua, pre sided. The new State organizer. ex Mavor James R. Kenney, of this city, was directed to commence work on September 1st.

A large number of lodges are now being organ lzeu. The following district presidents were appointed by the committee: Southern Phila delphia, Dr. C. A. Page, and Western Phil adelphia, Major R.

M. J. Read Southwest era Berks, Samuel R. Deppen, of Robesonia southeastern Berks, b. Morgan Weidener.of St.

Lawrence; Wyoming county, James Frear; Eastern Montgomery, H. A. Diehl.of Ambler Northern Lehigh, L. E. Nicholas, of Coplay Northern Chester, E.

G. Saull, of Byers; Northeastern Northampton, D. H. M. Wolslager, of Stone Church; Northwest ern Schuylkill, Thomas Rickert, of Valley View; Western Lackawanna, Eli llouser, of Wilkes Barre Cameron aud Clin ton, R.

D. Simpson, of Renova: Huntingdon, C. M. Taylor, of Huntingdon; southern ochuylkill, George W. Berkheiser, of Landingville Western Bedford, Rev.

C. Long, of Manschoice; Eastern Bedford, J. W. Simon, of Hopeville; Eastern Schuyl kill, c. R.

lloch, of New Ringgold; Pitts burg, S. O. Kyle; Eastern Allegheny. C. Sexton, of Braddock: Northern Allegheny.

R. R. Allegheny City: Snyder, Ueorge A. Batdorf, of Freeburg; Southern Clearfield, J. W.

Thompson, of Osceola Mills; Lancaster county, S. G. Zerfoss, of iipnraia; jNorthern Northumberland, H. M. better, of Sunburv: Centre.

S. O. Hande.r son, of Phillipsburg; Southern Northumber land, i. a. uayes, of Shamokin.

Quaker City Notes. Philadelphia Record. Large buttons are wrong for a bodice baturuays cold snap kept but few people from the shore. The saddest days of the year are com ing. The dude and his sash must soon part.

The cable cars on Columbia avenue resemble nurseries on Sunday nights on ac count of the large number of babies aboard. Lovers at the seashore last night found the weather sufficient excuse for wrapping themselves both up in a single three by six shawl. Little teams! er safely perched out of reach on cotton ales to car driver down below: "If I come down I'll kick you into the bay If there is anything in superstition good luck is triply sure to accompany a present consisting of a wishbone and horseshoe intertwined and with a moonstone set in the labyrinth. It is the jeweler's latest effort ANOTHER STREET PAYING HITCH ONLY ONE BID FOR THE PAVINU OF RIDGE AVENUE With Proviso Attached That Will Stop the Performance of the Contract Until the City Passenger Railway Company Agrees to Pave Between Its Tracks Othor Local Mattel's. At noon to day Highway Commissioner Seiler opened bids for the paving of Fourth and Sixth streets to Reily.

It would he better to say that he opened the one bid, because there was only one from the Barber asphalt paving company, which proposes to do the work for $4 98 per foot property frontage and cents per foot for blue stone curbing. There is, however, an important proviso to the proposal which seriously threatens the prompt execution of the work. It is as follows "Provided, and it is a condition of this bid, that work on this contract shall not begin until the City Passenger railway company shall enter into agreement with us to pay or secure to be paid the cost ot paving that part of the street occupied by its rails. It appears now that the street railway company refuses to pave between its tracks, although it is alleged to have agreed to do so. A member of the committee of Ridge avenue property owners, which waited upon the officials of the City Passenger railway company after the failure of the previous ordinance authorizing the paving of the street to Maclay street, said this morning "This action of the company is outrageous.

Our committee went to the officers before the last ordinance was introduced and asked them whether they would agree to pave between the tracks. They said they would, providing the street was not paved north of Reily. With this assurance this last ordinance was passed and signed by the Mayor. Now the company goes directly back on its word and stops the improvement. I am informed that Colonel Hitchcock, of the Barber paving company, called upon the street railway officials a few days ago and they gave him to understand that they would not pave between the tracks unless the Barber company assisted in getting through Councils the ordinance authorizing the use of overhead electricity by the street car com pany.

Citizens of Ridge avenue, when they heard of the situation this morning, were very in dignant and made use of some decidedly emphatic language. One irate resident remarked that the whole street car plant ought to be torn up and thrown into the river. Action of Select Council. When the conditioned proposal of the Barber asphalt paving company came up in Select Council thi3 afternoon Mr. Shafer moved a committee be appointed to wait upon the City Passenger railway company and ascertain what it proposes to do.

President Hershey appointed Messrs. Shafer, Pannebecker and Schlaver. Meantime the bid was laid on the table. The Company's Story. President Kelker, of the City Passenger railway company, was called npon by a Telegraph representative this afternoon, whom he received very courteously.

Being asked to give the company's side of the con troversy he said he was unable to do so this afternoon, but would be pleased to give it at an early day. A SAN FRANCISCO GHOST STORY. Choir Leader Reeves Thinks He Saw the Spirit of a Departed Friend. San Fbancisco, August 24. Friday noon Edwin Russell, a prominent real estate broker, who was at one time president of the British Bank at Portland, and whose father is master of Birmingham Hall, Eng land, died of apoplexy.

Three hours later his ghost appeared before Harry W. Reeves, leader of St. Luke's choir, of which Russell was a member. The case is of unusual in terest because of the prominence of the people concerned, all of whom are skepties and never took any stock in spiritualism. Reeves is the son of Sims Reeves, the famous English tenor, and he conducted the music at President Arthur's funeral.

It was while he was arranging the music for Sunday's ser vice that the apparition appeared. Reeves relates his experience in the following words "I went into my room and lay down on the lounge, then by an impulse I cannot account for I walked to the door. The head of the stairway was somewhat dimly lighted, but not so dimly but what I could at once see what appeared to be the figure of Russell. It was so real, so lifelike, that I at once stepped oi ward and stretched out my hand and was about to speak some words of welcome. The figure seemed to have a roil of music in one hand and the other over its face, but it was Russell, I am quite sure.

As I advanced to the head of the stairway the figure seemed to turn about as if to descend and faded into the air. I remember trying to speak it, bnt my tongue clung to the roof of my mouth. Then I fell against the wall and gasped out: 'O, my God My sister and niece, with other folks, came up. My niece said: 'Uncle Harry, what's the matter I went on to explain what it was, but was so scared that I could hardly speak. My niece said 'Don't you know Russell is dead Well, that paralyzed me.

It only made matters worse, and I nearly fainted. The Cumberland Democrats. Carlisle, August 24. The Democratic County Committee met here yesterday and opened the campaign in this county. The attendance was large.

The most important business was the assessment ot candidates, which created considerable dissatisfaction over the amounts named. The following is the result: Congressman, $300; Senator, $175; Representatives, $150 each; Clerk of Courts, Treasurer and Prothonotary, $300 each; Register, $200; Commissioners, $125 each Poor Directors, $10 each; Auditors, $5 each. It was decided that five sub chairmen should be appointed by the Chair to as sist him in the campaign. The afternoon session was devoted to speech making. Prominent People.

General Sheridan's widow is visiting the family of Senator Hale, in Ellsworth, Me. Martin Irons, who led the strike on the Iron Mountain railroad, now sells peanuts in a depot at St. Louis. Miss Annie A. DeBarr has received a license as mechanical engineer from the Chi ago Board of Engineers.

Marion Crawford, the novelist, keeps himself in fine physical trim by fencing and indulging in other athletic exercise. Senator George, of Mississippi, has a head of long, flowing hair that waves picturesquely about when he is excited. Miss Rachel Sherman has the reputation of being the best toast mistress among the politico society circles at Washington. Mr. and Mrs.

Stanley have engaged apartments at Engleberg, near Lucerne, Switzerland, for the remainder of the summer. "Moae" Jacobs, a Des Moines, Iowa, newsboy, has a fortune of $10,000 invested in real estate. He is one of the best known persons in Iowa. Columbus Delano, of Ohio, who is president of the Wool Growers' Association, was Grant's Secretary of the Interior. He is well advanced in years, but active enough to visit Washington frequently.

Professor James D. Dana, the geologist, the only man living who assisted in forming the American Association for the advancement of science, 50 years ago, attended the Indianapolis meeting last week. Elizabeth Comstock, an aged Quaker preacher, iiving at Union Springs, N. visited in her life time 122,000 persons and nearly twice that many sick persons in and out of poor houses, on battlefields, etc. Senator Plumb is described as the very picture of a rough and ready farmer from the wild and wooly West He is a tall, broad, stout man, with a big head and a big chest.

He is a lawyer by profession, despite his granger like appearance. CITIZENS ORGANIZE. The Result of a' Reception to Senator Del amater Business Men In the Fight. The Citizens' Republican Committee, of Philadelphia, has developed as the result of the reception given by William W. Justice to Senator Delamater a few days ago, at his residence in that city, at which so many prominent Republican business men were present.

Appreciating both the importance of Republican victory in the State and the high character of the nominees of the convention many gentlemen present expressed a desire to be of service in the coming election, and so concluded to unite in some action fot that purpose. From that time the committee has grown rapidly into the body of citizens which is announced to day. It has been a long time since so many influential citizens of Philadelphia, representing So tirlany varied Interests, have banded themselves together for the furtherance of any cause or the election of any individual. Independent Republicans, members of the Committtee of One Hnndred and stalwart Republicans all join in the same movement, and the various interests cf the great city are fully represented. The list, as will be seen, is composed of the merchants and manufacturers whose names are known all ovor the world, and whose influence has always been toward the building up of the greatness of Pennsylvania also, many of the leading professional men have joined in the movement and have identified themselves with the in terests of the Republican party.

The committee will act in harmony witn the State organization, neither interfering with nor lessening its work, but, however, rather supplementing its labors in some important directions. The chairman and mem bers of the Uommittee will be an nounced shortly. Frank M. Ritter has ac cepted the secretaryship. The General Committee has secured rooms on the second floor the southeast corner of Thirteenth and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia, which will be open daily during the campaign.

Formidable Array of Names. The committee already numbers 161 mem bers, of which the following is a list: William W. Justice, John M. Mans, Samuel J. Sharpless, Frank E.

Rosengarten, Henry T. Coates, James M. Aersten, James Dobson, William P. Ellison, H. S.

Huide koper, S. Weir Mitchell, M. J. Sergeant Price, William H. Ingham, J.

latnall Liea, John H. Bromley, Charles B. Baeder, Richard L. Ashhurst, Tatnall Paulding, Henry C. Townsend, William A.

Ingham, S. Em len Meigs, Eugene L. Ellison, George Tucker Bispham, W. II. Folwell, Ferdinand Y.

Hoyt, Alfred It. Ulay, Jitangham JJ. JJiorris, Winthrop Smith, George D. McCreary.Chas. W.

Henry, J. Levering Jones, William Potter, Dimuer Beebor, Charles E. Pancoast, Horace W. Sellers, James Tatham, Henry Whelen, Thomas Learning, Charles Piatt, Stacy Reeves, Theodora E. Weid ersheim, William Henry Lex, Isaac Kohn, John Boyd, J.

Ogden Hoffman, James Rowle, JohnK. Gittens, W. Hart, Alfred Moore, Robert J. Cook, Henry C. Butcher, Harry Rogers, Francis Rawle, George W.

Farr, Mahlon H. Dickinson, Wm. C. Houston, Robert li. Hinckley, lhos.

B4 Wanamaker, J. N. M. Shimer, Charles Thackara, Rodman Wister, Samuel B. Stin son, J.

Fletcher Conrad, George H. North, Theodore Frothingham, Philip C. Garrett, C. Stuart Patterson, Edward Knight, Alexander Biddle, Richard M. Cadwalader, Hamilton Disston, John R.

Fell, Thomas Harrison, Robert C. Lippincott, S. Jenks, Clifford Pemberton, Thomas S. Dando, James W. Cooke, T.

Bennett Phillips, John M. McCurdy, Edward Brinton Smith, Joseph M. Gazzam, Adam ftverly, Charles E. Kreamer, Caldwell K. Biddle, G.

Harry Davis, James B. Young, William C. Wilson, William Mc Lean, Charles B. Mc Michael. A.

S. Eisenhower, Charles Stuart Wurtz, M. Samuel Croft, Joseph B. Altemus, Thomas Dolan, S. S.

Hollings worth, Wm. Harkness, John Lucas, Theodore Justice, Thomas McKean, R. C. Ogden, Thos. Potter.jr., Daniel Sutter, S.

B. Huey, Henry Lewis, J. Bayard Henry, John F. Stoer, George F. Tyler, Robert ShoemaV er, Joseph L.

Caven, Robert Purvis, William Nelson West. Samuel Lucas, Cadwalader Biddle, Warren G. Griffith, Ambrose E. Lehman, Charles E. Morgan, George W.

Allen, Thomas P. C. Stokes, David S. Chew, W. Wharton Fisher, Spencer Ervin, Walter M.

L. Ziegler, M. Frederic Shaw, Charles J. Cohen, James C. Biddle, Morris Dallett, J.

Wesley Supplee, Henry C. Ewing, John W. Brock, Frederick C. Brewster, Sylvester Bonnaffon, Jones Wister, R. T.

McCarter, W. H. Good win, Henry S. Grove, F. yon A.

Cabeen, Ernest Law, Leoni Melick, Louis A. Biddle, Collins W. Walton, Robert Ralston, James Riley, Louis C. Vanuxem, Z. T.

Jones, Edward Roberts, R. W. Lesley, Harry Poale, William M. Coates, Joseph b. Nell, M.

Silas W. Pettit, Henry A. Ingram, J. Edw. Carpenter, Joseph T.

Jackson, II. B. Tyler, Charles D. Barney, Sussex D. Davis, Harry J.

Worrell, Edward D. Page, Charles S. Whelen, rank M. liner, Frederick Meade Bissell. HE WRECKED HIS WIFE'S IIOUSE.

A Discarded Husband's Unique Revenge (jets 111 in in tlall. Sckanton, August 24. August Pressel, of Petersburg, was arrested and given a hearing before Alderman Roesler yesterday afternoon on an unique charge. It is that of overturning a house and destroy' ing the contents. Pressler is about 60 years of age, and some time ago married a widow who owned a little house and lot in Peters burg.

He became abusive, and the wife com pelled him to vacate the house, which is built on props. On Thursday, while the occupants were out picking berries, Pressel, armed with a pick and crowbar, sought out his former domicile, and, by arduous and untiring labor, succeeded in undermining the props and supports on one side of the building. Then with the aid of a crowbar he lorcea themont of position and allowed the house to tumble over on its side. It struck the ground with a terrific crash, wrenching apart the joists and rafters, breaking the furniture and dishes and creating sad havoc with every fra gile article within the four walls of the little building. The noise of the fall attracted the neighbors in droves to the scene.

Pressel is now in jail. ATTACKED DI A HORSE. The Owner Kills It With a Clnb and Is Killed Ulmsrir. Wichita, August 24. A farmer named II.

A. Smith was killed on his place near Mulvaney yesterday by a mad horse. Smith was tying up the brute, when it turned on him, seized him by the shoulder and threw him down. Just then the barn door closed, shutting off all means of escape, and the horse vi ciously attacked the man, biting, pawing and kicking until Smith seized a club and with it killed his horse. He was so badly exhausted, however, that he died shortly alter being dis covered, when he had just strength enough to ten ot the ngnt.

Fresh State News. A legless burglar has been caught in Pittsburg. The Mount Jfenn gravity road is again in operation. A Reading giant threw an objectionable visitor bodily through a window sash. Candidates Pattison and Black will be at Williams' Grove picnic next Wednesday.

The factories visited by the State in spectors up to date represent 194,424 em ploye8. A Lancaster man has a couple of yenno foxes running around his tobacco field. lie says they eat the worms. A Reading fisherman caught a German carp, and, wrapping it up in a wet newspa. per, carried it home alive.

With a record for opening 100 clams minutes, unaries uercaw, or Keading, claims to be the champion oi the State. Tucker Hemmick, who tried to preside at the head or three families in different parts of the State, has been arrested inPetts yille. NEWPORT NEWS. Special Correspondence oi the Tblkobafh. Newpoht, August 25.

The new Reformed church will be dedicated on Sunday morning, beptember 7th. Rev. C. U. Heilman, of Alexandria, will assist the pastor and preach the dedicatory sermon.

New Uloom field was all excitement yester day. The neonle forsot to talk law or rail I roaa, because ot the secret marriage of lio'Ui is. X. Jnntcin and Mrs. McClurkin, which took place a dav or two previous, but only came to light on Sunday.

From the resent oUtiooK it will not be long until another prominent citizen of that town will join the Order of Benedicts. Subscriptions to the Newport and Sherman's valley railroad are coming in and up to the present writing over $30,000 in stock has been subscribed in this town. All told there are now over $100,000 worth of stock taken. In a tery few days it is expected that work win be commenced on the sradinir. Next Saturday afternoon the corner stone of the new Presbyterian church in Perrv vauey will be laid with appropriate exercises.

after which supper will be served and a fes tival held in the grove surrounding the church, for the benefit of the building fund. ine body of a child of L. Leonard was brought to this place yesterday morning and interred in the cemetery on the bill. The little one died in McKean county. Charles Landis.

of the Telegraph busi ness office, was here last spent the time very pleasantly with the fair sex. T. H. Milligan, of this place, has gone to Newfoundland on a trip for both health and pleasure. CRIME IN CINCINNATI.

Three Murders Within a Few Hours Razor nnd Pistol. CINCINNATI, August 24. Within four hours, from 9 o'clock last night to 1 o'clock this morning, there were in Cincinnati and its immediate outskirts three murders and two murderous assaults, one, at least, of which will terminate the victim's life and make the assailant a murderer. At 2 o'clock, in the western part of the city, in Tan Hort a ley, near Cutter street, Bob Burley had his throat cut from ear to ear by Cbas. White.

Both were colored laborers in a Broadway tobacco bouse, and they lived in the same house. The murder was instantaneous, and the quarrel was over a five dollar account. Both were drunk. The weapon was a razor. White was arrested.

It was on Abigail street, near Broadway, last Tuesday night that Ed. McCarthy, a paroled convict from the penitentiary, got his pistol tnken from him and got badly beaten by a crowd he attacked. He provided himself wsth a revolver aud patrolled the alleys and streets in that neighborhood till nearly 10 o'clock, when last night he asked Tim Flaherty nnd Charles Neddermann to walk across the street to where he was stand ing, went, followed by Neddermann. McCarthy fired, Flaherty dodged, and Neddermann fell dead, shot in the fore head. McCarthy ran, and.

meeting Charley Mitchell near Broadway, shot him in the throat, then escaped. He has not been ar iested. At 12:30 this morning at Trautraau's sta tion, on the Big Four road, lust outside the city limits, in a loon, Gus Raube shot George Ogden in bed, using both barrels or a double barreled shotgun. Raube is im prisoned as a murderer, but he swore that the shooting was accidental. He was Og den's room mate, and the deed was done in their bedroom.

About 10 o'clock last night, on Walnut Hill, James Gregory cut Richard Rodd, a colored tenant of Gregory's, in the head with a hatchet in a quarrel about rent. It is thought Rodd will die. ACTORS ATTACHED BY A MOB. The members of a Variety Troupe Roughly Treated In a West Virginia Town. Huntington, W.

August 24. There was a very serious riot on the floating theater at Ceredo, Wayne county, Friday night. The audience drove the performers from the stage into the river, and there stoned them in a most inhuman manner. Several of the troupe, as well as the citizens and police who went to the rescue, were badly wounded. "The "Sunny South" va riety troupe were at the theater, and at the close of the first act the audience, which had all along been disorderly, made an open at tack on one of the performers.

Two mem bers of the company went to his aid, but were overpowered and terribly beaten. The whole troupe then went to the rescue, while the two police of the town deputized hair a dozen citizens and tried to quell the riot. The lights were put out, and police, citizens, performers and audience became mixed up in a confussed mass. The audience drove the police and per formers back through the stage and all were crowded into the river, while crowds on the bank began to stone the half drowned and helpless wretches. Finally the police got ashore and began shooting into the crowd.

Jim was badly wounded. While this was going on the company got ashore, when they were again attacked, and four' or five were knocked senseless with clubs or stones. Finally all were rescued by citizens, but the company is badly used up. MURDERED HIS FAMILY. A Crazy Man Chops Up Ills Wife and Five Children.

LiTiNOSTON, August 24. A man who g've his name as Arlington reports to Sheriff Templeton about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon that a rancher named Quinn, liv ing twelve miles west of Livingston, had killed his wife and five chil lren with a broad axe. The man was crazy, and when discov ered was sitting in a corner of the room eat ing from the arm of one of the children. The bodies of all wtre horribly mutilated, the arms and legs being severed from their bodies. The a girl of about fifteen was cut almost in two.

Several men went to the house and tried to capture Quinn, bnt he wonld allow no one to approach him, and was killed by one of the men in selE defense. Fast Traveling on a Bicycle. Chicago, August 24. The bicycle record between New York and Chicago has been broken by Edward Chickley, a student of the Long Island Medical College. Some years ago Nellson made the trip in 14 days, 23 hours and 30 minutes.

Last night Chickley rode into Chicago, having been 14 days and 6 hours and 25 minutes, or 17 hours and 5 minutes better than the record. In addition to lowering the record the rider traveled a much greater distance and over much harder roads than Nellson took. His route lay from New York, which he left August 9tb, to Philadelphia, and from there south into the region about Connellsville. Following the fourth parallel he passed through Pennsylva nia to Wheeling, and from there to Colum bus. He then had an almost straight line to Chicago.

Eloped With Cornell Students. SyrACUSK, N. August 24. The clan destine marriage ot two attractive young women of Ithaca to Cornell students is an nounced. One of the brides was Miss Mary Van Kirk, and the other Miss Mamie Lind say, niece of a well known lawyer.

The grooms are Murray Smith, son of wealthy New York produce merchant, aud 11. Car penter, a young civil engineer of Erie county. The young people went to Verne, on the evening of the Cornell Bowdoin race, and were married by a Methodist minister. Tb? brides and their husbands are living apart as yet. Ills Boots Better Than a Pistol.

Salisbury, August 23. About 5 o'clock to day the lower part of Main street, this city, was the scene of a bloody fight. A man named rrom rarsonsburg, got into a difficulty with William Guthrie, and drawing a pistol snapped it at him three times, fciach time the pistol failed to fire. Guthrie knocked Lewis down and stamped his face with his boot heel in a ni03t horrible manner. Men interfered to prevent him from killing Lewis.

Lewis is in a precarious condition. ikgttp VOL. LEX, NO. 20. Jtorttelniri) HARRISBURG MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 25, 1890 i 1 i STILL Oft THE RAGGED EDGE.

THE COUNCIL OF RAILROADERS TO DAY. IN SESSION They Will Not Announce Thfilf Decision Until This Fvenlng, When, It 10 Intimated, a Homb Mhcll Will be Exploded What the New York Contra! OIHclals Hnve to Say. WAITING FOlt fUB VERDICT. What the New York Centrnl Officials Have to Say. By Associated Press.

New York, August 25. While the Grand Central depot looked this morning just as it does every busy morning in the year, the people about it were awaiting 'with a good deal of expectancy the developments which the convention ot the Supreme Council of the United Order of the Railway Rrotherhood now in session in Terre Hante will bring forth. The railroad officials assert that nothing will come out of the convention, and that no general strike will be declared. General Superintendent Voorhees said: "I he chiefs of the Federation see that they have nothing to strike for and that no principle in which they are involved is at issue. Even if they decide to Btrike I think we can manipulate the New York Central road without a great deal of Inconvenience to the public.

Vice President Webb says he has ar ranged to begin an investigation into the charges against Assistant Chief Foreman Fierce made by the men who signed the affi davits, which Powderly attached to his last pronunciamento. If he finds that they are true he will deal with Fierce accordingly, and if not true, be will do all he can to lift tha stigma from Pierce's reputation. IT WILL BE A BOMBSHELL. The Executive Council Listening to a Com mit tee's Report By Associated Press. Terre Haute, August 25.

The Executive Council of the United Order of Railway Employes went into session about 8 o'clock this morning. When the session will come to an end not even a single member of the Council knows. The Council are listening to the report formulated by the commit tee. At what time any decision will come to the public cannot be stated at present writ ing, une member or the uouncu says this morning: "I cant tell you when it will take a vote. I can't tell you what the vote will be.

Be satisfied, however, that when the report of the committee is given ont it will be in the nature of a boombshell." Nothing Until This Evening. Terre Haute, August 25. At 11 o'clock Mr. Honahan, a member of the Council, informed an Associated Press representative that it was impossible for the Conncil to de termine how long the present session would last. "Certain is it," said he, "that the public need expect nothing from us until 5 or 6 o'clock.

I can't say that it will be pos sible to give anything out When we are through no delay will bs taken by us in let ting the outcome ot our meeting be known. Mr. lion ah an to day is the spokesman of the Council. They Were Hungry. Terre Haute, August 25.

At five min "utes past twelve the Supreme Council ad journed for dinner. Mr. lionahan repeated his former statement that no news would be given out till 5 or 6 o'clock. He was not prepared to say that the statement of council would be ready at that time. POWDERLY" IN ALBANY.

He Is Conferring With the Local District Assembly. By Associated Press. Alb ant, August 25. General Master Workman Powderly and four of the five members of the General Executive Board arrived here this morning. T.

Devlin, A. W. Wright and J. Hays came np on the night boat to Troy with Powderly, where they arrived this morning and im mediately took the local train for Albany and are now quartered at Stanwix Hall, opposite the headquarters of District Assembly 246. Mr.

Joan Costel to, the other member of the general executive board, has not yet arrived. Mr. Powderly and the general executive board will meet in joint secret session with District Assembly 246 this afternoon. Assembly 246 com prises three delegates from 33 local assem blies, who represent a membership of 18,000. Mr.

Powderly, when asked the object of the joint session, said he did not know exactly what might come np for discussion, lie was suie the general situation of the strike would be tha main question for consideration. A few through freights were moved on the Delaware and Hudson this morning, but no local freight has been sent out as yet. The police are patroling the yards of the company in this city. Giving the Reasors for Discharge. Albany, August 25.

The two boards are in loint session. The discharged men are present and each of them is being inter rogated by the members of the general board as he states the reasons which he believes led to his discharge. Will (jive the Old Men n. Chance, Albany, August 25 Superintendent Hammond, of the Delaware and Hudson, said at noon the road had commenced mov ing local freight with a third of the usual force. Ho says he has applications from enough men in Albany to fill all the strikers' places, but he will wait and give the old men a chance to come back.

POWDERLY HEARS THE MEN. They Denied the Stories Webb. Told by Mr. Albany, August 25. The General Ex ecutive Board and District Assembly 246 took a recess just before 1 o'clack until 3 p.

m. "It looks now," said Secretary Hays, "as though the session will be pro longed until to morrow. After the adjourn ment Mr. Powderly stated that this morn ing's conference was mostly taken up with hearing reports from the thirty nine local assemblies which had sent delegates. He had called upon every discharged man present to stand up and the men who were present were closely questioned individ ually by him.

All of them were in the employ of the Central road from three to twenty five years, and he thought they were as bright a lot of workmen as he had ever met. They denied that intoxication or incompetency could be truthfully put forth as the cause for the discharge of any of them. Three of them said they wonld make affidavit to the fact that previous to their discharge they had been asked by an official of the road whether they were Knights of Labor, and had replied in the affirmative. Their discharges followed immediately after. Mr.

Powderly then made this general statement: "I am convinced after this morning's conference more than ever that all the men were discharged simply because thsy were Knights, and that Mr. Webb has started a crusade to down the order. It ought not to require from three to twenty five years for employers to discover drunkenness or incompetency among their men. Everything was cheerful, and no matter what decision the Snpreme Council at Terre Hante may arrive at, a strike ou the Central road will be fought out to the end." THE SITUATION IN CHICAGO Some of the Firms are Killing Under To lice Protection. By Associated Press Chicago, August 25.

Nothing definite has been developed in the situation at the stock yards this morning. The receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep are very heavy, and Mr. Armour is killing a few for the city trade and to fill orders. Swift and Nelson Morris are not killing. Their houses have been shut down and 5,000 men whj went expecting to go to work this morning were forced to remain idle.

There was nothing for them to do. This morning Mr. Armour employed police protection, and twenty officers were sent to his house. Mr. Morris also received a guard, STEELTON HEWS.

Special correspondence of the Telegraph. Steelton, August 25. The number of drunks on Saturday evening were unusually numerous. One individual attempted to clean out the lawn festival of the flute corps. but was pulled after he had succeeded in knocking five or six persons out, On Adams street was also a slight disturbance in which DiacK eyes were served ont promiscuously.

The offenders were taken before the i ust ices of the peace this morning and the usual fine unposeu. Judging from the number of tickets sold. the picnic of St. James' church on Hess' island to morrow will be largely attended. Good music will be in attendance, and all ar rangements have been made by which the participants can enjoy themselves to their heart's content.

The first boat will leave at 9 :30 A. M. and regular every hour thereafter. The anniversary exercises of Steelton Lodge, No. 184, I.

O. O. on Saturday evening, were largely attended. The programme, as published in the Telegraph on baturday evenicg, was gone through with. The affair was an enjoyable one and all were well pleased with the occasion.

Mr. Carl H. Satherberg, civil engineer at the steelworks, returned this morning from New York, where he had been in attendance at the funeral ot Lieutenant Erickson. Seven persons were baptized in the river at Frantz's bridge last evening between 6 and clock by Key. w.

Keefer. of the Highland Church of God: Rev. C. Y. Weidenhammer, of Saxton, occupied the pulpit of the Church of God both morning and evening.

He is a brother to the minister in charge. Miss Belle Kelley, of Baltimore, and Miss Elizabeth Kelley, of Reading, called upon Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Prosser on Saturday afternoon.

A snug earn was realized from the festival held in the market bouse hall on Saturday evening by the Mite Society of the Church of liod. A little son of George Weitzel, residing on Hess' small island, was buried yesterday. warmer Dengler, on the Kelker farm, is engaged in threshing new wheat to day. Remembrances. WlUlamsport Republican.

The Pattisou of 1890 is a differdnt article from the Pattisou of 1882. He has a record to day where eight years ago he had none. As Governor he called an extra session of the Legislature to pass apportionment bills at a cost to the taxpayers of $300,000. The soldiers remember him as the man who vetoed the "Soldiers' Tombstone Bill," and in fact all pension relief bills designed to give the soldier his just dues. The workmgmen remember him as the man who vetoed the act which would have pnt a stop to the company store robberies in the coal fields, fleece shops of the first grade.

The humane man remembers the veto of the bills providing for a hospital at Johnstown and one for miners injured in the bituminous coal fields. The justice loving citizen remembers the veto of the bill providing for the prosecution of officers of bauks and other corporations charged with embezzlement and fruadulent transactions. Farmers and business men remember him as the vetoer of an act authorizing the for mation of co operative associations by farmers, merchants and laborers. In fact there is not a single individual In the State, unless we except the corporation magnates, bnt has something to remember Pattison by in the shape of a veto used against their best interests. Veto Bob is in for it sure.

She has a taste for whistling, A taste that's not permissible; But still I don't object to It. The pucker Is so klssable. The cstato of the late John Boyle O'Reilly, a Boston paper states, will amount to about $150,000. A man never becomes so homely that he is not handsome to the woman he is good to. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

Quotations Furnished by W. H. Eby, Real Estate and Stock Broker. (Private wire New York Quotations. New Tobk.

Xugust 25. Clos. uios. N. Pacific pref BQ do.

Omaha Common do. Ore. TranB 4ijtf Pacific Mall Phlla. 6 41 Phlla.Co(Nat.Gas) Pullman Rich. 20 Uock Island 85 Silver St.

Paul 70 St. Paul sugar Trust Texas Pacific 19X Union Pacific 59X Western 82 Wabash pref W. fi L. Brie pret do. Am.C.S.

Oil 25Jtf Atchison 4Ui Canada Southern. 53X C.C.V.SL C.E. Q. 101K Colorado Coal C. G.

Trust Del. Lack. W. Hocking Valley. Jersey Central 143 USX Kansas Texas Lake Shore 103 Lead Trust Louis.

87 Missouri Pacific 70 New England 47 Michigan Central N. Y. Cen. H. R.

104 Norf. West 108X Oil Quotations for To day. Kbw York. August 25 86; highest, 87; lowest, closing, 87. Philadelphia.

Quotations. Philadklphia, August 25. The following are the closing prices oi stocks Clos. 52 51tf 32H 80X Clos. Lehigh Valley Lehigh North Pacific do.

preferred Asked. Pennsylvania 53 Phlla. .20 15 1 do. Gen'l Mort Wheat and Grain Market. Reported by James W.

Barker.Graln and Commission Merchant, 237 Walnut street. Harrisburg, representing Franklin fidson New York. Nbw York, August 25, 1P90. Wheat. Corn.

Oats. August 108 65 42 September nos t55 4li December 11074 56 Asked. TBid. Live Stock Market. Philadelphia, Saturday Evening, August 23.

The receipts were: west pnuaueipnia yarns, beeves. 3.650 sheen. 7.000: hoes. 8.000. North Pennsylvania sheep, hogs.

l.ooo. Glass' yard. hoes. 500. Total for the wees, beeves, 4,100: Bheep, 8,500 hogs, 9,500.

Previous week, beeves. 2.915: sheen. 8.500: hoes. 8.500. Bkbp Cattle The receipts Included 516 head for export on the steamer Scandinavian for Glasgow, leaving 3,581 head tor the local market, aeralnst 3.475 head for last week.

The quality ot the receipts was greatly below the average, but few good cattle being among them and those when found sold readily at firm Drtces. The balance ot the recelDts were sold at a decline and the peus were nearly cleaned out at 5 o'clock, we quote: Extra, 4x5c gooa, meaium, 441c fair, common, axaiaxc: culla. 23c: fat cows. 25f3e, Sskep The demand for all grades except culls and commons was good, ana prices ciosea nrm, We quote Extra, 55Xc: good, 4X5c; medium. common.

3Jtf43; Lambs were active and firm. We quote at 4 7vrc. Hoos Although the receipts were 1,000 head iipavipr i.han last week, the srood demand and higher price west lorced rates up XC on all grades. We quote western, twoxc. Milch cows were hard to dispose ot, even at $25(345.

Milch calves were actlre at 56c. Fat cows were In fair demand at 2K3c. Slippbky cows were In moderate demand at $1420. Bologna cows were fairly active at $75415. city pressed beeves were In fair demand at although not over 7c was paid at the aoattoir.

Philadelphia Produce market. Philadelphia, August 25. Flour The market is tirm ana quiet Pennsylvania supers, 90 43 35: do. extra, $3 00; No. 2 family, 14 00(9 4 4U; ao.

rouer, 4 dukao ao. patent, bimb, Qrain Wheat The market is nrm and quiet No. 4 red. SI 08 No. 1 Pennsylvai a red 12; No.

2 Pennsylvania red. fi 15. Com The market Is steady; No. 2, 5758c for local trade Oats The market is nrm Dut quiet; ko, white. 41X(45c: No.

2 mixed. 4 Bmn The markot 18 firm; winter, $40 00320 75 spring, $19 5020 00. Hav Baled hay la dull and weak Urn othy, old, 9 00O11 00; new, $9910; mixed, old $57. iftrdie Baled rve straw, $15 50(816. Provisions Butter The market la scarce and Arm: Pennsylvania creamery, extra, 22 23c; firsts, I820c Pennsylvania print, extra.

wholesale. 23c: loDDincr, ss4wajc. uees xne mar ket is Arm and in good demand; Pennsylvania nrata, 20c; Pennsylvania fancy, 14923c held lots, i523c. Cheese The market la nrm; part skims, 66c; full skims, l2c. The market is steady refined In barrels.

$7 85. potatoes Are qulett 18430 per basket, ESTABLISHED 1831 CONGRESSMAN WATSON DEAD. iHE DIES SUDDENLY IN THE CAPITOL (ROUNDS. Heart Disease Said to Have Been the Cause The Pennsylvania Delegation Meets Sketch of the Deceased The Resolution to Shut Oil" Tar ill Talk Introduced In the Senate and Laid Cver. CONGRESSMAN WATSON DEAD.

He Drops Dead In the Capitol Ground This Morning. By Associated Press. Washington, August 25. Representa. tive Lewis F.

Watson, of Warren, dropped dead in the botanical gardens, at the foot of the capitol grounds, a short time ago of heart disease. The Cause or His Death. Washington, August 25. Congressman Watson was suddenly overcome by an attack of heart disease just as he was about to en ter his carriage, and died soon after being carried to the Shoreham Hotel, where he lived. He was au elderly man and had been in feeble health for some time.

The Pennsylvania delegation will be called together this afternoon to take suitable action respecting the death of their colleague. The House Adjourns. Washington, August 25. The House, after having been informed of the death of Congressman Watson by Mr. O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, adopted resolutions of regret and after the appointment of a committee to superintend the funeral adjourned as a mark of respect to the memory of deceased.

Lewis F. Watson, of Warren, was born ia Crawford county, and received an academic education. He engaged in mercantile pursuits, and afterwards turned his active business mind to extensive operations in lumber and the production of petroleum, being one of the largest oil operators in the McKean and Warren district. In 1861 he organized the Conewango Valley railroad, now known as the Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburg, and was elected its first president. In 1870 he was elected president of the Warren Savings Bank.

Mr. Watson was a man of great wealth, and entered politics more to gratify his ambition than as a means to fortune. He was elected to the 45th and 47th Congress, where he served with great ability, and in 1888, when Warren was joined with Cameron, MTvean and Venango, he was the Republican nominee for Congress and was elected by 4,200 rotes over three other candidates. Mr. Watson was renominated for Congress this year, after a little struggle, and would have been re elected.

He was a man universally respected in Warren, where he lived in elegant style, and was noted as being exceedingly hospitable. His wealth is estimated at $3,000,000. A wife and two daughters survive him. Editor Tele GBAPH. THE MOUNT PENN ACCIDENT.

A Coroner's Jury Inquiring Into the Cause. Associated Press Reading, August 25. Coroner Hoffman this afternoon heard testimony for the purpose of discovering the cause which led to the accident on the Mount Penn gravity railroad. The testimony of the train hands and other employes was to the effect that the brakes were considered all right. On the 8 o'clock trip the car stuck a short distance from where the accident occurred.

Conductor Rettew remedied the matter, and the 9 o'clock trip was mnde all right The coroner's jury adjourned this af teraoon to draw up its verdict to night. A HAWAIIAN REPUBLIC. We May Expect News of a Revolution In Honolulu. By Associated Press. Seattle, August 25 Admiral Brown, of the flag Bhip Charleston, which has arrived here from Honolulu, expressed the belief in an interview that the next steamer from the Hawaiian Islands will bring news of a revolution aud probably of a declaration of a new Republic Stabbed to Death.

By Associated Press. Louisville, August 25. In a bar room fight at yesterday morning G. R. Burnett, a Government engineer in charge of the work in the Kentucky river, was stabbed several times and will probably die.

The most dancrerous wound is in the tea pie, where the knife penetrated the brain. His home is in Cincinnati, where he has a wife and children. Skattlns Off Debate. By Associated Press. Washington, August 25.

Senator Aid rich to day offered a resolution that the gen eral debate on the tariff bill close September 3d, three days thereafter to be devoted to debate under the five minutes rule and a final vote to be taken September 8 th. The resolution went over until to morrow. Coal Miners' Strike. By Associated press. Brussels, August 25.

The strike of the coal miners in the Borinage district continues to spread. To day 4,500 more men quit work. Meetinsg of the miners have been held at which it was resolved to continue the strike. The Sundry Civil Appropriation BUI. By Associated Press.

Washington, August 25. The House to day agreed to the conference report on the sundry civil appropriation bill, which had been in conference two weeks. A compromise was effected on the items in dispute. A Hotel Bnrned Out. By Associated Press.

Sundbidge, Ontario, August 25 The Queen's Hotel burned this morning. A large number of guests had great difficulty in escaping. Thomas Powers and Herbert Layton were burned to death. Air. Stanley Is Not Well.

By Associated Press. London, August 25. Henry M. Stan ley's agent has written a letter in which he says Mr. btanley is very far from being re stored to perfect health.

Mr. Lincoln Will Not Resign. By Associated Press. London, August 25. Mr.

Lincoln, U. S. Minister, strongly denies the report that he is abont to resign his office. Wore Shirt of Greenbacks. Chicago Herald.

Edward Treuscb, an eccentric old Hebrew street vender of pocket books, jack knives, chewing gum and divers small trinkets, dropped dead of heart disease the other morning. This sudden event brought to light the fact that, although Treuscb always had the appearance of poverty and of finding it a hard struggle to make both ends meet, he was in reality quite well to do. He had big rolls of money. When the body was taken by the police to Klaner'a morgue on Monroe street, and the clothing searched, it was discovered that he had $4,000 in United States bills sewed in the folds of a wonderful shirt which he wore. This shirt was of flannel and was made double abont the chest and sides.

Inside the two folds the oli peddler had long carried his carefully concealed wealth. The bills were of various denominations, ranging from $1 to $10. Yellow Fever at Halifax. Halifax, N. August 24.

The British warship Buzzard arrived here to day from Jamaica with yellow fever on board, having, been ordered to Halifax on account of tha fever breaking ont among the crew. There have been nineteen cases on board at one time, and one of the victims died at Port Royal and was buried there. All the Others have recovered except five,.