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HAKRISBUBQ, PA.f MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1894. Established 1831. GERMANY A BICYCLER'S TROUBLES Worried by Dogs and Chased by Angry Natives. Ha was a young college professor, and he wore a sunburned nose and a new suit of clothes that he had paid fifteen dollars for in Germany and of which he was very proud. When he leaned over the rail of an outgoing North German Lloyd steamer, early last June, he weighed one hundred and seventy five pounds, acquired by two or three terms of Carlisle boarding house pie and Greek verbs.

The slot machine at the Union station a week ago registered thirty pounds less when he stepped upon it before taking a train East "Yes, I know I'm thin," he said, after he found his train was a half hour late; "wheeling through Europe for a whole summer is calculated to take the flesh off, especially if you have never made a practice of cycling before." "I suppose you had some trouble with punctured tires," remarked Gossip. "Well yes," said the college professor, and he smiled reminis cently. He hadn't been a college professor long and still smiled occasionally. "Of course, we punctured our tires several times," he said, "but the people and particularly tho dogs, worried us the most." Gossip didn't exactly see how dogs entered into the matter, but he refrained from asking any questions, and the professor went on. "We had one rather rough experience in Southern Germany," he said.

"You know Southern Germany is far behind the rest of the country in everything, including the language. A Pennsylvania Dutchman could get along swimmingly there. The way the people talked in some of those towns made me feel right at home. It sounded like Carlisle market on a Wednesday. I uaod to laugh when I heard a Cumberland county farmer say "glany shany for 'kleine schone Well, they say it over there.

We were wheeling for shelter one night with a heavy thunder storm brewing, and struck a tiny village where we decided to put up for the night. That was before we reached it. We changed our minds later. Dogs are plentiful in Germany, and we had scarcely gotten into the outskirts of the town before every cur within hearing was trying his beBt to wrap himself around our front wheels. Twice my companion was thrown by the snapping beasts throwing themselves against the spokes, and the last time his hr.ndle bar was bent badly.

I was rolled into a ditch myself by a like mishap. Then we decided the joke had gone far enough. We dismounted and loaded our pockets with the sharpest stones we could find, and rode on looking for trouble. We didn't wait long for it, either. We were riding down the main street when a big poodle darted out of a yard and made straight for Bradley.

Bradley was the fellow I was with. It was one of those sleek, well fed animals that old ladies feed off china plates and make pets of. I was afraid to throw at him for fear I should knock out some of the spokes of Bradley's wheel. Bradley saw him coming though, and snatching a stone from his pocket with his right hand, he let drive while going at full speed. It was the neatest piece of work I ever saw done.

The rock and the poodle met half way in the air, and, of course, the dog didn't finish the spring. He lay right down in the road, wiggled his legs a bit, and died. Then the trouble we had been hunting for arrived. Only it didn't come the way we thought it would. The whole population of that village must have been watching those curs annoying us, and enjoying the fan, for that poodle had scarcely been bowled over before the street was full of pea8ants who started toward us saying things violently.

I didn't know much German at the time, but from what I learned afterward they mnst have been wearing awfully. We didn't like their appearance very much, and commenced to put on more speed. Then the peasants began to run and we pedaled in earnest to escape the stones andcloda of dirt they hurled at us when they saw we were trying to get away. At every house we passed the crowd of pursuers grew, and as we shot by an orchard one gaunt old woman, attracted by the yelling, threw a big green apple at us that caught Bradley fairly on the ear. He had to nurse that ear for a week afterward.

A quarter mile out of the village my saddle turned and we lost a couple of minutes, but we soon righted things and distanced our enraged pursuers. It was a close shave, I tell you." And the college professor handed his ticket to the gateman to be punched as his train was called out. "We never stoned German dogs after that," he called back to Gossip as he went down the steps and dis appeared into a Pullman. If all the world were sunny, The meadows made o' money, Now, wouldn't It be runny That It would 1 If every blossom In Its breast had diamonds glowing. Would we pay the buis we're owing That we would I But perhaps for all the sorrow.

That we make, or that we borrow On the note that's due to morrow. It la best To Just keep on complaining. With a little sun and raining In the same old world remaining, With the Joy and with the paining. And a Heaven that's worth the gaining, Sweet with rest I F. Stanton.

Kleotrlo xtallway Briefs. The Cumberland Yalley traction company has been delayed somewhat in the construction of its line across the People's bridge by the failure of contractors to supply materials. It is believed, however, that the work on the bridge will be completed this week. The repaving of Walnut street to the bridge will also be finished in a day or two. The track from the western end of the bridge will run directly to a point near the Northern Central tracks, and thence almost parallel with tho railroad over the Church property to the pike.

It looks now as though Riverton will be given the go by. The reconstruction of the East Harrisburg track on North Third street is progressing rapidly. Work at the Collieries. Operations were suspended at the collieries of the Lykens Valley coal company on Saturday. But five hours a day will be made at Williamstown colliery this week until repairs to the wall of the hoisting engine are completed.

To keep up with orders, the men in tho Lykens colliery will work twelve hours a day until the Williamstown colliery is on full time again. May They Be Happy. Chas. H. Leace and May H.

Shaffner, both of Bteelton; Wm. T. Pollard and Mary A. C. Smith, both of this city; Gus tar Newbaum and Polmia Oratzki, both of Bteelton; Timothy Sullivan and Mary Brown, both of Bteelton Geo.

K. Whitney, of Bteelton, and Irene R. Motter, of this City; Ferdinand Moeslein and Rosa Bauer, both of Harrisburg, have been granted marriage licenses. Their Marriott Bans Announced; In St. Patrick's Pro Cathedral yesterday the marriage bans of John J.

Fogarty and Miss Katie Murray, both of this1 city, were first publicly announced. Both are residents of South Harrisburg. QUAKER CITY ROTES. The Hecord. The liberty belle the one that lets you kiss her.

A man who broke the Sabbath on Vine street, early yesterday morning, went broke himself after he had paid his fine. "It's a good thing this chicken can't fA remarked the crosd boarder. "If it langua8 would be too tough to nBpital Btaff "What's the 'Wnit1116 PaUet?" Young DOC Y' 8ir Ue'B been studying There is a deaf and dumb ball player, but up to date no prize fighter has been found with an impediment in his speech. The Camden girl who said she would marry a certain man "in a minute" probably forgot that it takes longer than that to perform the ceremony, even in Camden. There isn't any reason For tilling up with gloom.

For 803 will come tho season for the scrappio tree to bloom. in to by 8. 11, in to be COHQTEEIHG HEROES HOME AGAIN. Those Boastlnec Potts vllllans Beaten Twice at Home. TTR conquering heroes are home again from Pottsville with two scalps in their belts and in excellent fettle to continue their triumphant course.

Local patrons are highly released over the good work of the boys, and will doubtless turn out large numbers to the contests in this city to day and to morrow. Fee, of went into the box for us Saturday, but was knocked out in the first inning, Jordan taking his place. Our wn touched up Baldwin in lively style. They have had but three errors in three games Pottsville's thirteen. Saturday's score innings r.

Pottsville 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 tinni Harrlflburg 08000081 10 li Batteries Baldwin, Dlggens; Fee, Jordan, Wente. Earned runs Pottsville 7, Harrlsburg 4. Two base hits Potts, Hamburg. Home runs Hill. Conroy, Wente.

Sacrifice hits Bills, Wright. Lett on bases Pottsville 6, Harrlaburg struck out Kills, Tlghe, Walters (3) Huston. Stolen bases Nyce, Golden, Potts, Eagan. Double plays Nyce. Tlghe and Fuller Baldwin, Tlghe and Fuller.

Flrsc base on called balls Nyce, Golden (2), Fuller, Conroy, Wente. wild pitch Baldwin. Passed baU wente. Umpires Holland and Wetzel. Time 2 Hours.

Attendance 2,000. Hall the Coming Champions. Philadelphia 9, Chicago New York 6, Pittsburg 2 (first game); Pittsburg 4, New York 1 (second game); Brooklyn 11, Cincinnati Cleveland 6, Washington 5 (6 innings); Boston 3, Louisville 2 (first game); Louisville 6, Boston 4 (second game); Baltimore 9, St. Louis Washington 6, Chicago 5 (first game) Chicago Washington 5 (second game) Baltimore 10, St. Louis Brooklyn 10, Cincinnati 9 (first game); Cincinnati 3, Brooklyn 2 (second game.) National Ieague Standing.

w. L. ss 37 83 43 Boston. 80 46 Phlladelp'la 70 51 67 66 61 59 L. 61 63 .700 .659 .635 .678 .545 .530 .493 .426 .415 .405 .352 .582 Chicago.

55 74 oi a St. 61 75 Waahlnet'n 45 83 35 89 Upper Champions Now. At Lykens Saturday the deciding game the series of five games between Lykens and Williamstown was played in the presence of a large crowd. Lykens won after a hard contest, in which Smith, of Harrisburg, especially distinguished himself at second base for Lykens. Beck, formerly of Lykens, pitched finely for Williamstown.

Score by innings: Lykens 10000400 1 684 Williamstown. 310080000542 Earned runs Lykena, Williamstown, 2. Two base hits C. Foster struck out By Foster, 4 by Beck, 6. Double play Smith to Gemberllns.

Time ot game 1 :40. Dribs of Sport. Pittsburg has signed seven of its present team. Shake, Baltimore. We'll be champions, too, shortly.

Our lads are certainly playing right up the handle. But one more week remains of the National League season. It looks as if the country is to be plunged into another base ball war next season. The Journal repeats that Pottsville will the pennant winner. Pottsville Miners' Journal.

Softly, there. You know "there's many a slip 'twixt, etc." PERSONAL PARAQBAFHB. Brief Mention of the Movements of Your friends and Acaualntanoea. Charles McCoy Baker, of Hagerstewn, was in the city to day. Mrs.

H. E. Davis and daughter, of Sun bury, are visiting in Harrisburg. Ex Deputy Insurance Commissioner Brown was in the city yesterday. Mrs.

AmoB Bowers is visiting her daughter, Mrs. R. E. Williams, in Harrisburg. Members of the family of Jacob L.

Koontz are improving from their recent illness. Harry K. Beck, the well known artist, has returned from a several weeks stay in Bhamokin. Miss Lucy Weiser and Miss Lulu West left to day for the Teachers' College in New York. Mrs.

J. C. Saltzgiver and daughter have returned from a week's visit in Philadelphia and New York. Misses Kate Beatty, of Newport, and Jean Espenshade, of this city, went to Philadelphia to day. Benjamin Brunner, of Campbellstown, has secured a position as clerk in the Farmers' Bank, of Mlddlctown.

Miss Bessie M. Young, of Middletown, entertained her many friends at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Simon P. Wayne. Professor Snyder, of the Keystone Business College, has been called to his home in Reading by the death of his mother.

Sylvester Sadler, son of udge Sadler, of Carlisle, stopped over in the city this morning on his way to Yale University. Miss Ingels, of Kentucky, who has been a pupil of Madame Decca at the Villa Decca for some weeks, returned home this morning. The resignation of Rev. A. B.

William son as imstor of the Paxtane Presbyterian church was accepted by the congregation yesterday. Miss Pardoe, of Bedford, who has been the guest ot Miss Kayser on Market street. left for Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, this morning. Miss Mary Binnix, Miss Florence Her man and Miss McNeal, of Steelton, left this morning to enter the Woman Col leg at Baltimore. MisB Bertha M.

Brown, of 927 North Second street, left to day for Philadelphia, where she will attend school at the Van kirk boarding school. Oliver H. OrmBley, president of the Cumberland Valley electric passenger company, has been made president ot the lied lord electric railway company. Miss Baker, the fashionable milliner, of 926 North Third street, will leave to. morrow morning for the city to attend the fall millinery openings.

Miss Anna Naylor has returned home after an extended visit to Washington, C. She will be pleased to receive her friends at her home on the corner of Christian and Trewick streets. This afternocn. from 3 to 5 o'clock. Miss Cora Reifsnyder, of 318 Briggs street, received her friends at the Y.

W. C. A. rooms. Miss Reifsnyder will leave to morrow morning for Now York to enter the Deaconesses' Home.

Mr. George F. Ross, chief clerk of the Hotel Brunswick, Asbury Park, N. has returned home after a most successful season at this most popular hotel. It is the intention to make the Brunswick an all the year 'round hotel, and it will be greatly enlarged.

Francis X. Ziegler, father of City Electrician Ziegler, on Saturday celebrated his forty sixth anniversary as manager of the Adams express company and Western Union telegraph company in Columbia. The Columbia Daily News publishes a cut and sketch of the aotive gentleman. Captain William Crook, of Harrisburg. paid this office a friendly call last Friday.

He has a remarkable war record, and in all large gatherings of veterans he is recognized as a man of honor. During one of the fiercest battles of the rebellion Captain Crook took the stars and stripes and planted them firmly on the parapet amid a shower of bullets, shot and shell. For this act oi Dravery he wis presented with a badge of honor. At the late encampment at Pittsburg he was appointed and commissioned as one of the aide de camps, an honor greatly to be desired. He spent Sabbath with his wife's parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Levi Whippo. BeUefonte Gazette. Mr.

and Mrs. Louis Soleliac, of Allen town, gave a delightful cotillion in Lehigh Valley Hall, that city, last Friday evening, in honor of arrival at man's estate of their son Edward. There were over 300 favors, including baskets of flowerB, bags or bon bons and paper knives cleverly painted by hand. The souvenir favors consisted of flags of brown and white silk, the colors of the Lehigh University, of which Mr. soleliac is a alginate, with A.

inscribed ihomnn Tn nrm r.nrner of the flag was 1873 and in the other 1894. The favors were distributed bv Mrs. F. A. R.

Bald win. Mrs. Malcolm and Mrs. Charles Soleliac. of Harrisburg.

The german was led by Edward Soleliac and Miss uiester, of Harrisburg. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Soleliac. the Misses Uiester, Mies Ethel Torrington, Miss Snodgrass and Miss Soleliac, of Harris burg.

in is a all is do, He he of it at a CAPITOL HILL. Chief Factory Inspector Watchorn has done the poor victims of the infamous sweating system in Philadelphia a service giving to the public the results of a special investigation of the district in that city which is filled with sweat shops. The report of Miss O'Reilly, a deputy inspector, tells of misery and destitution almost incredible in such a city as Philadelphia, but she gives facts to corroborate all she describes. Factory Inspector Watchorn endeavoring to find out whether these places cannot be brought under the jurisdiction of his department. The investigation shows that there are almost three thousand persons engaged at labor in the sweating district at starvation wages and the description of individual cases reveals condition of things so serious as to de demand an increase of the powers of the department.

Miss O'Reilly concludes as follows: "But the privacy of the home. You must not invade the right of man to do therein what he chooses. I grant you. But if the community finds that its homes are being endangered because of this questionable liberty, then a sense of duty stronger than the consideration for one home must impel the people to come to the rescue of homes and make the necessary division between home and workshop. Until this done and men continue to work as they just so long will man be pitted against man and the very well being of the community made to Buffer," October 2d is the last day for filing certificates of nomination at the State Department, and October 9th the last day for filing nomination papers.

Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth Tilden is back to his desk after a brief vacation. Governor Pattison is at Atlantic City. HONORS FOR B. M. NEAD.

DEM0CR4TIC NOMINEE FOR CONGRESS is Also Appointed Receiver of the Mid dletown National Bank. Honors fell thick and fast upon B. M. Nead, to day. It was not a blue Monday for the genial lawyer by any means.

It was just the sort of Monday would like to see about fifty two times annually. First came the announcement his appointment as receiver of the suspended Middletown National Bank at a salary of $2,500 and close upon the heels of this pleasant bit of intelligence his nomination as Democratic candidate for Congress in this district. embracing the counties of Dauphin, Perry and Lebanon, became known, is it any wonder his numerous friends warmly congratulated him The Congressional conferrees of this district, who were B. F. Meyers, F.

8. Bowman and Elwood Hummel, of Dauphin county; 8. P. Light, Grant Weidman, and Cornelius Moyer, of Lebanon, and F. A.

Fry, C. M. Hackett and W. A. Laird, of Perry, met at the headquarters of the Democratic State Committee this afternoon.

They had previously agreed upon Mr. Nead as their choice for Congress and he had consented to make the run, but when his ap pointment as receiver of tho Middletown bank was made known they hesitated to thrust the nomination upon him for fear his duties as receiver might interfere with his campaign. After a gen eral interchange of views, however, was decided to go ahead. Bo our fellow citizen was nominated unan mously and will probably remain on the ticket unless he finds it necessary to de cline. The conferees adjourned to meet the call of the chairman in order to be ready to fill the vacancy should Mr.

Nead decline. THEIR MA.HAGEB SKIPPED And the Company Stranded High ana ury. When the Gaiety burlesque and female minstrel company struck town this morn ing after claying two nights in uariisie they met with a reception in the shape of Chief Anderson and six stalwart coppers, who arrested them on a charge of skipping board bill of $53, preferred by Proprie tor "Mike" Arnold, of the Mansion House, in Carlisle. Arnold wired instructions to arrest the entire company, consisting of six men and six women, who were es corted to the Mayor's office. The women were released soon after while the men were held to await a hearing at 1 o'clock.

iney sat in the bearing room surrounded by satchels and several photograph stands ana loia meir story to a telegraph reporter. It was this: Harry Moyer, their manager, went driving at Carlisle Saturday morning, and hasn't been seen since. He had always been trustworthy before, but when he failed to show up on Sunday the confidence of the company began to fail. They started from Carlisle this morning intending to show at Mechanicsburg, but had to give that up, owing to Proprietor Arnold attaching their trunks. To day is salary day.

but the ghost hasn't, and in all probability won't walk, so they are stranded in Harrisburg without a cent. They had several dates booked nearby for this week, including Bteelton and Middle town, by which they hope to make money enough to take them out of town. Several well known people are endeavoring to se cure the Eden Musee from Manager Foley and let them play a benefit performance, The company, of course, is dead sore at their faithless keeper of the exchequer, and he will keep out of their reach if be knows a thing or two. DBOWKED IN THE BUSQUEHABHA. A Xoung Son of City Assessor Bins land liosos His XAfe.

Charles, the 9 vear old son of John A. Ringland, one of the city assessors, living at ibiv mxtn street, was drowned in the Susquehanna at the foot of Market street shortly after 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon. With his brother and another boy. young Ringland was catching driftwood trom the end of a uat that was moored to the shore, when he lost his balance and fell in, the swirling black currant carrying mm into mid stream. Charles Walker, of Washington, D.

a passer by, was attracted by the screams of the drowning boy's brother, and tried to rescue tne lad, but tailed. The river was dragged all yesterday for the body, wnnout success, The body of young Ringland was found shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon near the shore at the foot ot Chestnut street, It was discovered by two men. George H. Anderson and George Deisroth. who were out in a boat searching for it, and removed to tne undertaking rooms ot Hawkins in the police ambulance, after it had been viewed by Coroner Hoy.

The father of the boy rewarded the finders of the body. Sent Away for Repairs. City Electrician R. B. Ziegler has sent these fire alarm boxes to the factory of the Gamewell company, near New Tork city, for repairs: No.

31, Third and Roily streets; 34, Sixteenth and Derry; oa, Ninth and Sycamore; 5. State and Cow den. They will be back in about ten days During this period, in case of fire in the above named districts, those holding the keys will use these substitute boxes: Nos, b'i and 21 for No. 31; Nos. 'io and lor No.

34; No. 1G for No. 63; Nos. 52 and and 63 for No. 6.

The Way They Interpret It. Members of the Board of Water Com missioners, which will meet to morrow evening, interpret the recent resolution of Councils to mean that they shall simply notify the suburban users ot city water that their supply will bo shut ofE after march 3ist next. The resolution will probably be followed before long by an ordinance providing for the manner of acting in the promises. A Slacn of Better Times. A prominent business man of this city, who has just returned from a trip to Boston and New York, says the hotels are crowded, a sure sign of improvement in trade at this season of the year.

He says business is better. Her Father DylnK. Elizabeth Peters, an inmate of the county home, received a telegram to day informing her that her father is dying at his home in Wiconisco. to is LOTTERIES NEXT. JUDtf M'PHERSON'S CHARGE He Follows Up the Attack on Slot Machines.

The September term, court of quarter sessions, was opened by Judge Mcrnerson at 10 o'clock this morning. The old court room was packed with spectators and witnesses when Crier George Barnes Oyez secured silence. District At torney Detweiler, in cutaway and light trousers, held a short conference with Judge McPherson. He has a big contract on hand for this week, as there are 158 cases down on the trial list. All the grand jurors responded to their names except one.

ilia Honor in tne usual charge took up lotteries. He said a lottery is a form of gambling and is forbidden by law under heavy penalties. What is popularly known as a "raffle is a lottery; and so is the disposing of money or property ol any kind by the saie oi chance. A merchant who gives tickets to his customers with articles purchased and afterward decides by some form of chance (by drawing lots for example) which ticket shall receive a prize, either in money or in property of any kind, is guilty of maintaining a lottery. So, too, a lottery is maintained by any person, whether he is a merchant or not, who sells tickets only and afterwards decides by chance which ticket is to receive a prize.

Hut a merchant may lawiuiiy give mck ets to every customer or to those only who buy to a certain amount, and may afterwards exchange articles in his store for a specified number of these tickets, for in this there is no element of chance. And a merchant may also lawfully attract customers by offering to give certain articles any one who buys goods to a specified amount, for this applies to every such buyer and is also free from chance. In brief, the essence of a lottery is that property is thus acquired by chance, and whoever sets up a scheme by which this to be done sets up a lottery and is liable to punishment by the criminal law. Judge McPherson's remarks on lotteries created as much of a sensation as did his raid upon the nickel in the slot wheels at the last quarter sessions. The chances since the abolishment of the latter have become almost as great a nuisance, and their abolishment will be a step in the right direction.

Iu his charge the judge also touched upon the offense of selling gun powder or other explosives to bovs under sixteen years of The city constables handed in their quarterly returns. They were followed by Chief Anderson at the head of the city's twenty five policemen. The coppers wore their tall uniforms and tneir martial tread fairly shook the court room floor. Their alignment was perfect and the onlookers os the benches were duly impressed. The country constables took their place3 and handed in their returns for the list three months'.

The first defendant called up was Annie Lvtlo. charged with assault and battery. She was sentenced to ten days from the tenth of June. David L. Kane plead guilty to stealing $110 from William Sheets, of Steelton, and got ten months in jan commencing with the 19th of June.

Hugh Dougherty, who plead guilty to a like charge, was sentenced to lour months imprisonment. C. H. Nye, charged with false pretense and defrauding boarding house keepers and larceny, plead guilty to the flrst two chqt2es. but stood trial on the last.

He was ssntonced to six months on the three counts. Harry Silk, son of the blind peanut merchant, was sent to the Huntingdon reformatory. He was found guilty of larceny, a charge of rapo not being pressed. John Etting. charged with larceny, plead guiltv.

He was sentenced to costs and sixty days imprisonment. Judge McPherson referred Constable Alexander Gibbon's report, of the First ward, to the grand iury. It called atten tion to the present condition of Race street, and was accompanied with a petl tion signed bv property owners or tne vicinity protesting against the condition of the street. James Miller, of Elizabethviile, is the foreman of the grand jury, which is composed as follows: T. H.

Bach, Harris burg; Wm. Boughter, Rojalton; Harry Brandt, Royalton; L. W. Clemson, Middle Paxton township; S. Brady Caveny, Har risburg; Wm.

Cunningham, Harrisburg; Martin Harper. Bteelton; wm. Hirciey, Harrisburg; Harry Jones, Harrisburg; Kiley Kramer. East Hanover; Jonn liutz. Royalton Harry L.

Mehring, Harrisburg Isaiah Jacsson township; James Miller. Elizabsthville; Peter Madden, Bteelton; Martin tr. Miller, Miilersourg John McGinnis. Middletown; John Nissley. Londonderry township; John reters.

Miaaietown; uarrett itnoaas. Swatara township; Wm. H. Shertzer, Harrisburg; Wm. Schoff stall, Washington township; George Shiffler, Conewago township; Charles Wollerton, Harris burg, Uhaunccy Arnold, charged with larceny, was being tried when court adjourned at 12:30 clock.

His case was taken up again at the opening of the afternoon ses sion, Arnold was captured at ijysens and escaped by jumping from a moving train while handcuffed wheu being brought to Harrisburg by the constable. He was re' captured soon after. Judge McPherson charge leaned to ward acquittal, but tho jury found him guilty. Judge Mcl'nerson charge in the case of John Brown, colored, charged with felonious assault and battery and carrying concealed weapons exonerated that young man from the latter charge and reduced the nrst oiiense to aggravated assault and battery. The judge didn't think it necessary for the jury to retire, but retire it did.

James Young, colored, was being tried on a larceny charge when this report closed, BIO PICNIC IK STBOH'S WOODS. Danphln Counttans Hear the Issues or cue ray cueany ueuaea. Last Saturday afternoon and evening the friends and members of the Farmers and Mechanics' Protective Association, a semi patriotic and political club of Re publicans, held a picnic in Stroh's woods, Fishing Creek, the Red Hill band fur nishing the music for the occasion. Tho exercises opened at 3 o'clock, Elias Shartzer calling the assembly together. H.

Rock Shirk welcomed those and made some remarks concerning the principles of the association. He then introduced the speaker of the afternoon. Rev. Mr. Kreidler, of the Evangelical church.

Dauphin, who made an address full of instruction and replete with pa triotism. He held tho audience spell bound and elicited frequent applause. This address was pronounced by many to be as good as any ever delivered in this place and certainly was very much appreciated. During this time the good matrons of the valley were busy loading the tables with the good things for the inner man. All present did ample justice to the feast prepared.

In the evening the attendance was immense and the grove presented a gay and lively appearance, youth and old age, irrespective of party, turning out en masse. Chairman H. Rock Shirk first introduced John C. Nissley, of Harrisburg, whose sage and witty remarks at the opening of his address kept the audience in a continuous uproar and applause. He dwelt on the issues of the day at great length, and was listened to with marked attention to the close.

C. H. Backenstoe, of Harrisburg, was next introduced. He took the stage amid great applause and at once proceeded vigorously to the work of scoring the Democracy. His arguments were sound, solid and convincing.

Messrs. Backenstoe and Nissley made many friends in Middle Paxton. After some remarks by the chairman the exercises were closed, and the picnic will, without a doubt, be fruitful of good results. Death of Mrs. XUtzeerald.

Mrs. Elizabeth Fitzgerald died at the home of her son on Summit street, Hatur day. after an ailment from paralysis, ex tending over a period of three years. She was 74 years of age. Funeral services will be held in St.

Patrick's Pro cathedral to morrow afternoon. Interment in the Catholic cemetery. to in of in OUR WASHINGTON SPECIAL. Fltrlitlntr for congressman singerly Washington, Sept. 24.

Representative Babcock, who wields tne stroke oar ot tne Republican Congressional Committee managers, said to day that all roads, politically speaking, just now lead into the Republican camp. He is much interested in watching the course of events in Pennsylvania. The Vermont and Maine precedents he thinks will have the effect swell the vote in every Northern State, but in Pennsylvania more so than any other. The correspondence of the com mittee from the Heystone oiate ne says is Ti, very encouraging uum mo lAjiuucrauu districts. Since rumpus in the Third district and Candidate Singerly's course the premises he thinks that there will be very little lett ot tne Democratic party in the State when the vote is counted.

On the committee's list. Pennsylvania is put down tor a gam six Representatives in Congress with a possible gain or eigni. iae oiner two. the contiguous districts of Northampton and Berks, are considered as giving a fair prospect of success, ne rtepuDiican candidate, General Kirkpatricks, is excep tionally popular in the first named and Dr. Trexler is developing a marvelous amount of determination to turn in to win Berks.

The disciple of Escalapins has planned a personal convass of both counties. He has every assurance of carrying Lehigh as against a 2,600 adverse majority instead of 8,000 last spring he thinks he can win. At all events he proposes to try it. The battle royai, nowever, or me uon gressional fight will be fought in Free Trader Wilson's district. That tool of the foreign manufacturer is now among his English friends parading himself for the benefit of the flunkeys, and to get fresh inspirations direct from the Uobden club before he begins his campaign among his West Virginia constituents.

The Republicans of his district are thoroughly organized and will receive substantial co operation irom me committee, xne Democratic chairman, Faulkner, who hails from the same State, appreciates the dangers of the situation and will concentrate considerable effort to save his friend. The President has hinted at the importance of re electing Wilson in view of his purpose to re open me larra ieiorm movement in the next Uongress. rle needs him to renew the fight. If the wage workers wish to steer clear of a repetition of their experience for the past eighteen months they must take this timely notice and bury politically at least fifty odd Democrats who are now misrepresenting Northern constituencies. At the same ratio ot increase as nas been shown in the districts of Vermont and Maine there will scarcely b9 a remnant of Democracy north of the Potomac, Ohio and Missouri.

The nomination of ex Vice President Morton is one of the most gratifying events of tho past week. He will receive full strength ot nis parly and a large per centage of the Democratic vote of the Empire State. Chairman Babcock thinks that the strcngtn ot the mate ticket win add to the vote on the Congressional nom inations in tho districts now held by Dem ocrats. His correspondence indicates this. Another significant fact, which is men tioned at headquarters, is the declination of the President's yachting friend Bene diet, to risk his scalp as a Gubernatorial candidate in Connecticut.

There have been rumors among Pennsyl vania Democrats here that Editor Singerly intends to have his name taken oft the Democratic ticket. His abandonment of the fight is only the first step. It is said that he will not act until it comes within the power of the committee to impale some other victim to the front. The wise editor and candidate knows when the time for disappearing is reached. DbB.

SHARPS AND FLATS. The High School orchestra is being re organized. The Citizen fire company band, of Steelton, will give one of its fine concerts in Carlisle, October 11th, at 8 r. m. Minium music dealers of Car lisle, are getting out anew piece of music called "Cumberland Valley Polka." 1 he Bt.

Thomas (Franklin county) band has purchased a handsome band wagon from tho band in Cashtown, Adams county. Tho wagon cost $750 originally. it nas been decided by the Oratorio to take up Spahr's "Lost Judg ment," a work of the highest character. The first meeting will be held October 2d. Miss Lime Hencb.

sang "The Holy City" in Market Square Presbyterian church last evening in a manner reflecting the highest credit upon her instruction at Vassar College. George Kurzcnknabe, a son of i rof. J. H. Kurzenknabe, this city, is now directing the orchestra of St.

James' r. church, tne vvaidner family orches tra and playing for Masonic lodges three nights a week in Uhicago. There is some talk ot dispensing with. tho regular double quartette of Messiah male chorus and picking out different singers for work of this kind from time to time, thus giving other capable voices of tho chorus a chance. Prof.

Thomas W. Surette. of Baltimore. wili open the season's courses of Univer sity extension lectures in Chambersburg, on October 1st, with an illustrated lec ture on "Classical Music." He will be assisted by a chorus of tho most talented singers in Chambersburg. Samuel Barrinston, of city, organist and chorister of St.

John's P. E. church, Carlisle, will give an organ recital in tho church in November. The choir of that church will give a concert about the middle of October. Next spring Mr.

Bar ringtoa will go to Philadelphia to further pursue his studies. It is a pleasure to note the increased interest being taken by our young men in the matter of vocal music. Both the male choruses of Messiah Lutheran and Ridge Avenue churches are making gratifying progress under the direction ot Prof. O. W.

Miller. The last named, although the younger, has some thirty members. This chorus rehearses every Thursday evening. Ample evidence of tho growth of interest in vocal music in the region about Harrisburg is furnished in the Mail addressed to our music teachers. Prof.

Miller is in correspondence with parties in Newville, Carlisle, Steelton, Middletown and other nearby places who are interested in the formation of choral societies in those places. It is but fair to assume that next December's State Music Teachers' convention in this city will result in much good. In a letter to hia friend, Dr. Zenas J. Gray, Prof.

Jean Romaine, the talented young organist and band director of Santa Fe, New Mexico, now undergoing surgical treatment in Bellevuo Hospital, New York, writes that he is bearing up well under the treatment at that institution, and, if all goes well, he expects to stop off in this city as his (Dr. Gray's) guest over Sunday on his way homo next month. He will doubtless be heard in one of our city churches on that day. Will le Operated Again. Sheriff Shellenbersrer and assistants sold the contents of tho Harrisburg casket and manufacturing company at the ivace siroei piant to day.

Tne Harris Durg National Bank, which is the biggest creditor, bought in the property for $8,317 70. It is understood that the plant will shortly be put in operation again. Jacob Philip's Horse Stolen. Jacob Philip, of near Georgetown, was relieved of a valuable horce worth $175 last night. The thief was triced as far as Millersburg, and parties at Clark's Ferry say he crossed tho bridgo to Perry county.

l. i 'U( iuc iiuiao id a uappie gray, wmguiug pounds. He was hitched up in an old cart. The reward is $25. Garrett In Our Midst.

Our sleuth hounds know where Garrett, the Lebanon murderer, is hiding, but they haven't captured him yet. They are probably negotiating for suits of armor. The Three "It's." Philadelphia Press. In 1884 the Reverand Burchard made himself famous by his celebrated phrase: "Rum, Romanism and Rebellion." In 1894 Candidate Singerly has added a now zest to tho campaign by his phrase: "Ringsters, Roosters and Ruffians. The three "ll's" seem to play a ccn spicuous part in American politics.

ex HASTINGS AT GKEENSBURG. He Rests There Over Sunday and Speaks at Huntingdon To day. Geeensbttbg, Sept, 23. General Hastings rested here to day as the guest of Senator Huff, and speaks to morrow at Huntingdon. He addressed a large meeting yesterday at Jeannette, where the glass workers gave him a royal reception, and last night he spoke to an enormous gathering here.

The other speakers were General Latta, City Solicitor Charles F. Warwick, of Philadelphia, and Harry Hall. General Beaver joins the party to morrow. STATS POLITICS. General Hastings' itinerary this week includes Mifflintown and Huntingdon this afternoon and evening; Williamsport, Tuesday; Bloomsburg, Wednesday; To wanda, Thursday; Lewisburg and Shamo kin, Friday, and Reading, Saturday.

The executive committee of the Huntingdon Republican club adopted a resolution extending a "vote of thanks to W. M. Singerly, the Democratic candidate for Governor of this Commonwealth, for his able editorial indorsing the candidacy, of General Daniel EL Hastings for Governor and advising the election of a full Republican ticket." At a meeting of the sub committee of finance of the Allegheny Democratic county committee a riot was raised over the action of Congressman W. A. Sipe, candidate for re election, because he has been raising a personal campaign fund among the Federal officeholders.

A committee was appointed to investigate the affair and it will either demand that the money be turned into the county campaign fund or be returned to the contributors, who were forced to plank down a month's salary apiece. There are many Democrats who say that Mr. Sipe is no better than the other Democratic candidates, and has no right to a fund of his own. The Republican Congressional con ferees of the Sixteenth district, seem to be in a hopeless deadlock. At Williamsport, after the 250th ballot was taken, the conference adjourned until Tuesday.

Al though Congressman Hopkins cannot be renonc inated. he controls Clinton and Potter counties and is blocking the nomination of ex Senator Packer, of Tioga. George Forrest was nominated by the Democrats of the Lancaster city district for Assembly. He was alleged to nave been elected two years ago, but was unseated, and W. W.

Franklin was given his seat in the Legislature. Mr. Forrest carried the city over Councilman J. V. Wise by several hundred majority.

Slnieerly's Farewell. Philadelphia Inquirer. Farewell, a long farewall, to all my greatness This 13 the state of man. To day he puts forth The tender leaves of Harmony, to morrow bios 801X18 And bears his blushing honors tfclclc upon him Th third day comes a frost a Tommy Ryan frost: And when he thinks, good easy man, full surely MCAieer is nominated mps nis root And then he falls, as I do. I have ventured Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders This whole hot summer In a sea oi Harmony But tax beyond my depth; my high blown prld At length broke under me and now has left me.

weary ana oia wicn eornce 10 ens mercy Oi "Rlngsters, Roosters and Romans." "Bosses who are really responsible," I hate ye, I feel my heart new openea how wretched Is that candidate who hansrs on bosses' favors There is between that office we would aspire to, That sweet asDect of bosses and their ruin More pangs and fears than wars or women hare. Ana wnen ne rails, ne fans luce singeny, Never to hone again. Cleveland, Cleveland, uaa i nut servea uamty witn nau tne zeai I served McAleer, he would not In mine age Have leit me naked to Monroe and Dlttman. AS OTHBKB BBS US. Extracts from a Column Article on the Progress or Harrtabarac.

The editor of the Blossburg Advertiser was in Harrisburg recently and speaks ot the city in a column article in which he refers to our progress. Among other things he says: "There is no city in Pennsylvania that has made more permanent improvements according to the population within the past five years than the city of Harrisburg, the Capital of the Keystone State. There are other cities in the State, perhaps. whose increase in population has been greater than Harrisburg, but none where its citizens and municipality have spent more money in industrial establishments. street railways, pavements and elegant residences, business places, bank and school buildings, hotels, newspaper offices aud plants, and market nouses than Har risburg on the Susquehanna.

Its railroad and transportation facilities are first class, "There has been a marked increase in population in the city limits and a still greater increase just outside tne city, which no doubt will in the near future be annexed to Harrisburg, making it a city of over one hundred thousand inhabitants. The onward march of the progress has obliterated old Camp Curtin and covered thai historic spot with elegant dwellings and fine business blocks until there is not a landmark of the stirring times of 1861 5 to be found or teen." Referring to the development of the western section of the city the visiting editor compliments one of the hustlers who has done much to boom West Harrisburg. He says: "Mr. George W. Snyder has opened the West End land office at 524 Maclay street.

He is an energetic and thorough business man and has more than a thousand lots on sale. The title is perfect, traceable back to William Penn, the founder of the Proprietary Government in 1682. The industries of Harrisburg and vicinity are booming and no more desirable place for men of all trades and occupations can be found. "We regret that our space will not permit us to go into detail and speak of the many industrial establishments that have sprung up in Harrisburg quite recently or those in contemplation. Millions of dollars have been expended in Harrisburg within the past five years and still the end is not yet by a large majority.

The live, wide awake generation of the present day are thoroughly aroused to the possibilities of their city and there is no stay to their onward progress." Putting on the Boor Mow. By to morrow the new Maclay school annex will be under roof and the slaters expect to complete their work this week. Then the inside work will begin. The building will be completed early in November. A Modest Man "Here's somethin' great simply great!" exclaimed the street fakir, as he blocked the path of a portly citizen.

"I don't doubt it," was the reply. "But I belong to the class of people, sir, who object to having greatness thrust upon them." Vicarious Knowledge. Kitty (scornfully) An unmarried man doesn't know what home means! Tom (mildly) He knows it is something his married friends seem to consider a desirable place to get away from. PABAOBATKKD HEWS. Simon Alder poisoned himself with car bolic acid in New York.

While in a spiritualistic trance Silas Billings aud Lennie Darling were married at Hastings, Mich. Henry Fiostshot and mortally wounded his father, for opposing his marriage, at St. Joseph, Mo. The colloBsal globe in the Government Building, at Chicago, which cost (13,000, has been Bold for 910. While cleaning a revolver yesterday Dr.

W. A. M. Wainwright, of Hartford, accidentally shot himself and will die. Disappointed at the few passes he got, Tom Maguire assaulted Harry Mann.

Frohman's stage manager, in New York. An ex Confederate marshaled the procession that welcomed Commander in Chief Lawler of the Grand Army, home to Rockford, I1L Debs says that the A. P. A. tried, at Harrisburg, to defeat Vice Grand Master Hannahan's re election by the firemen because he is a Catholic.

Boys stealing fruit in an orchard at Richmond, stole away and raided their companions with guns, and scared Fred. Eichbrecht into a mill pond, where ne was arowned. "You got in kisses the value ot your ring and other presents to Miss Gage." said an Alfrena (Mich.) justice to George Rose, who had sued Mamie Gage to re cover his ring, after breaking their be trothal, "and I'll dismiss your case." Waxing furious over a discussion of creeds. Rev. Z.

T. Sweeney, Christian, formerly of Kentucky, has practically an nounced at Columbus, that he will challenge to a duel hia opponent, Rev, Fen wick W. Frasier, Presbyterian. A LOCAL EVIL. CHICAGO PREACHERS TALK They Denounce the Prevalence of Gambling.

Chicago. Sept. 24. Gambling was the theme of very many of Chicago's ministers yesterday. The subject suggested by the Burring events of the past week was a fruitful one.

Some of the speakers discoursed it in its abstract sense, and found its evii eiiecis in tne corruption or ine moral nature of man. Others, a majority of all, boldly assailed the specific evil which the city has vigorously undertaken to uproot Both municipal authorities and civil federation received commenda tion, and the promise was made that the good people whom the church represent will give support, moral and financial, to an honest men partisan crusade. The churches were everywhere well attended and the greatest interest in the prevailing subject was shown. NEWPORT, Nkwpobt. Sept.

24. The closing day of the fair, last Saturday, was a most propitious one. and some 2.000 or more people took advantage of it to come and aee the races, which were as follows: Purse $100 trotting and pacing 3 minute class: b. Rlchter, Benvenue 4 4 8 Agratha, b. C.

R. Boas, Ill Zellwood, b. T. A. Myers.York 2 3 4 Miss Koogers, c.

T. J. Mlddagh, Fat 3 Time, 2.88. 2.40, 2.42. Purse $100 running race mile heats 2 a Jersey Pat, s.

John Leeper, Chester Lone oak, g. Dr. G. W. Root, 2 Muldoon, s.

David Bower, New Bloom neia 3 3 Time, 52, 52. Purse. t20O Trotting and Pacing 2 :30 class. Benvenue Maid. b.

W. H. Rlchter. 43Z4I Lady Scott, blk. A.

Myers, York. 3 4 3 3 3 Lottie, b. A. B. Conmlnsrs.

Harris burg 12 4 12 Bege, b. T. J. Mlddagh, 2 112 1 Time, 2.31X, 2.30X, 2.34, SJ.34, X.d'X. Purse, $300 Free for all Trotting and Pacing.

Alt Patchen. c. T. B. Davis.

Wil liamstown ill Puritan, b. T. J. Mlddagh, Patterson. 3 3 3 myrnoiu.

o. a. ts. (jommLnes.uams burg a a Time, 2.25, 2.25, 2.24. There were a number of pickpockets on the grounds who succeeded in capturing wallets from careless ones.

The fakirs and gamblers had a harvest. Richard JNugent made a narrow escape from being killed at the stone culvert crossing Buffalo creek at the lower end of town. He attempted to cross the bridge ahead of a freight train, but was not neet enough. The engine knocked him off. His presence of mind saved him, as he grasped the coping on the wall and held on until the train passed.

He escaped with only a few brnues. CUMBERLAND VALLEY. The Franklin county Prohibition con vention was held to day. Wilson College will open Tuesday with the largest membership in its history. There are about sixty names on the student roll t.t the Chambersburg Academy.

R. M. Jones, of Carlisle, broke his left leg by a fall over a board Friday evening. The Shippensburg News has entered its fifty third volume. Like wine, it improves with age.

Albert E. Kauff man. of Mechanicsburg, will open a jewelry store in Carlisle about October 1st. The corner stone for a new United Brethren church in Amberson Valley was laid Friday last. George Harder, Chambersburg, agent of the tSinger sewing machine company, re signed recently to accept a position in Scranton.

The Aubuin wagon company. Green castle, is doing a $10,000 business monthly and nas declared an annual dividend of seven per cent. The contract for lighting the streets of Shippensburg has been awarded to the electric light company for $1,500 annually for a period of throe years. A reception was given to students of Dickinson College and Preparatory school by the lupwortn lieague of Allison Me morial church, Carlisle, Friday evening. The election officers of Lower Allen township were in Carlisle Saturday mak ing separate list of voters, which will constitute the first precinct of the River ton district of that township.

Real estate sales: Catharine Bitncr farm near Guilford Springs, 159i acres, to Geo. Rahauser for $49 65 per acre; David Croft farm of 62 acres, in Peters township, to Daniel Barnett for Jacob Nicklas farm, in Guilford township, 32 acres, to H. Gehr for Mary Palmer farm of 111 acres, near Chambersburg, to Hiram A. Oyler for $82 per acre; John Lesher property, near Carlisle Springs, to Chris tian King, of North Middleton township. for $650; Wm.

D. Sponsler farm of 101 acres, near Hickory town, to R. W.Woods, Carlisle, for $70 per acre; John Rebert farm of 32 acres, near Middlesex, to Wil Bon Armstrong for Recent deaths: Nellie Geesamen, Waynesboro; James W. Smith, Carlisle; Wm. Owens, of St.

Louis, formerly of Shippensburg; Harry Wagner, of In dianapolis, a brother of J. C. Wagner, editor of the Shippensburg News. JUDGE THUK3T0H 8 NECK BROKER. A Descendant of Miles Standlsh Tumbles Down Stairs.

Bkaddook, Sept. 23. Judge Ariel Standish Thurston, of Elmira, N. was killed instantly this morning by falling downstairs and breaking his necK at the residence of his granddaughter, Mrs. Gay ley, wife ot James ay ley, general man ager of the Edgar Thomson steel works.

Judge Thurston and his wife had been the guests of their granddaughter since Thurs day last. The Judge retired Saturday night, but was not a sound sleeper, and frequently arose and read for an hour or two. It is supposed he started to go down to the library for a book and stumbled and fell. The Judge comes of a noted family. He was born in New Hampshire, and was 85 years old.

His father was an officer in Washington's army during the Revolu tion. He was a direct descendant of Miles Standish, of Plymouth fame, on his mother's side. He was a Supreme Court judge and very wealthy. Destitution In Minnesota. Lbxot.

Sept. 23. The cyclone sufferers are a very destitute condition. The loss will exceed $100,000. Thirty families are entirely destitute, and many business men have lost taeir all.

Money is badly needed. Three thousand sightseers wore here to day. The local relief committee is doing all in its power. Which is limited. They Want Offlees.

Washington, Sept. 23. Colored poli ticians belonging to the Negro National Democratic League held a meeting last night to express their dissatisfaction over tne iaiiure 01 tne A.amimsiration to give mem omcs. a. committee ot two.

1 W. unos ana h. j. j. Astwood, were ap pointed to investigate and report.

The Handsprlns Was fatal. Noehistown, Sept. 23. Charles Blam died this morning from the effects of a fall on Wednesday night last while mak ing an attempt to turn a handspring, which produced concussion of tbe brain. Blam was a member of the Markham fire company, of Butler, which took part in the firemen demonstrations.

To Push the War. Yokohama, 8 apt. 22. The Japanese government has decided to follow up the advantage it has gained against the Chinese and push the war with all possi ble vigor before the arrival of winter. Orders have been issued for 80,000 troops to depart immediately lor the iront.

Powderly Becomes a Lawyer. Scbanton, Sept, 23. T. T. Powderly.

the noted ex labor leader, will be formally admitted to the bar of Lackawanna county to morrow. He has about determined to open a law olhce in lew York city and locate mere. An Erie Opera House Burns. Ebib, Sept. 23.

The Park Opera House was entirely aesiroycu by lire to night. The house was built in 1872, and was valued at $75,000, insurance $30,000. The fire was of incendiary origin. a 8TEELTON NEW8. Stkklton.

Sept. 24. Yesterday after noon at 3 o'clock Jacob N. Shupp, one of our oldest citizens, answered the summons of his maker. His funeral will take place to morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence South Front street, Deceased was a life long resident of this locality.

Raised in Oberlin, where he resided a number of years, then removed to Harrisburg. where he lived on the old Forster estate, corner Ridge avenue and Forster street, at what was known as the "Old Dairy." He removed then to this borough, where he resided until his death. He was the father of John Shupp. one of the borough auditors. Bummer car No.

103. of the East Har risburg line, ran into Sultzaberger A Co. 'a ice wagon this morning, bending the axle and knocking out several spokes. The wagon was on the down track and turned out of the way for a car and in doing bo drove directly in front of tne up car. The driver is hard of hearing and did not hear the striking of the gong.

Tne Harrisburg Juniors failed to nut in an appearance on Saturday, and the game was given to the Sons of Temperance by score of 9 to 0. Did their nerve leave them A Christian Endeavor society was per manently formed in the Reformed church last evening. xne steelton Junior foot ball team will line up next Saturday with the Middle town club. A drunken fight on Snndav nieht on the West Side resulted in the locking dd of the parties implicated. Tne first ward Hastings club realized $70 out of a festival given on Saturday evening.

A. j. Banks has disposed of his store on South Front street to Jamei Dugan. John A. Fletcher left this morning for rniiadeipnia and tne seashore.

DAUPHIN. Dauphin. Sept. 24. A basket sociable and festival will be held in the basement of the M.

E. church on Saturday evening. Octsber 6 th, by the young ladies of the Sabbath school. The public is invited to participate. Mrs.

J. F. Oorbett and Mr. and Mrs. C.

Gerberich left this morning for a three weeks' trip to Philadelphia and other point a Jerry Ream has secured employment at Harrisburg and expects to return to Ellen dale Forge this week and occupy his own property, which nas been vacant since nis removal to this place. Welsh Brothers will show at this place on Saturday, the 2atb. The funeral of H. D. Greenawalt, agent for the N.

C. company at this place for nearly forty years, took place at 1 o'clock to day from his late residence. All the children, ten in number, were present. Freparatory to interment, which was private, the body was viewed by many friends from thu and other places. Canadian Statesman Dylns.

Monteeax. Sept. 24. Ex Premier Mer ck is dying. The last rites of the Church were administered to him this afternoon, Freshmen at Lafayette college Thurs day night tore down the base ball back stop and burned the debris after a fight with the sophomores.

The A. P. A. claims 23,000 members in Connecticut. Thkbk are aluminium drums.

Sweet potatoes yield alcoho1. Boilsb plate coffins are new. California has 72,500 Chinese. Cobra's largest export is beans. 7IHAS0IAL AHB COXMUCIAL.

Queteftero furnUTut kt staler Co SfCK mroKtrt, noom 11, coueoe biok. Hew Xorlc Quotations. MBW Yokk, Sept. tl. CI OS CI OS.

Am. COt. OU 84 Nat. Lead 40 New England. 32V 7 i sux Canada Southern 51 13 Chicago 70X No.

Pacuic com. do. 19 N. A ma. Co.

O. Omaha. 3BH OnL 17 DeL, Lack. 172 Del. 135J X).

Oa i. 11 Edison Gen. 3S Brie Hocking Valley Jersey central Lake Shore 135X Pulla. 20 Paclfle Mall 15 Richmond Term'L I87f Rck 61 Sugar f5 St. Paul 65X Louis, and Nash 56 Manhattan 117 L.Kj.

X. 18H Union Paclflc U. 8. Rubber Wabash Pret Western Union W. UErte Missouri Paclflc.

ifSS 103 N. Y. Central. 100 National Cordage. 15 in 88 iax go.

prer. ao. rat New England, fourth assessment paid. Philadelphia Qtiotatloas. Pkiladelpmia.

Best. St. Tke foUewuur are the losing prices 01 sux ks Cles. 13 OS. 10 80 35 24 MX Lehlcrh Valley 37 51 Ti 18X Reading do.wea'1 Mrt.4 do.Gen'l Moral's do.Genl Hort.2'3 do.Gen'l Mort.3 a LeaigkNaTiffatioa Northern Pacinc.

do. rjref Broad Top. ao. West. N.

Y. Pa. 6X LITE STOCK PEICBS. Philadelphia. Philadelphia.

Sent. 82. The receipts were: West Philadelphia yard: Beeves. 8.480 head: sheep, 11,000 head hogs, 5.500 head North Pennsylvania yard Beeves, 300 head sheep, 1,000 neaa; nogs, ouu neau tcuu ior uie ween: Beeves, 3,780 head aheep, 12,000 head hogs, 6,000 head previous week Beeves, 2,7) head aheep, 11,200 head; hogs, 6,530 head. askbf CATTi.H were in iair aemana a un changed figures.

Quotations: Extra, Kfc'c; good, medium, common, SX 4C. bnEHP were active ana prices ciosea nrm. Quotations: Extra, 3XS3c; good, 33Jic: medium, common, 192XC; lambs, 8 8WC uoas were oniyiin iair request at 8X3Xe. Pat cows were firm at 2i3c. Thin cows were In poor demand at 110(925.

Miloh cows were In good demand at S26Q55. Milch calvks were active at3(S6Xc. Dkessbd bbbvbs were in good request at 6K( 8c. Buffalo. Buffalo.

N. Sept. 22. Cattle Receipts 8,580 head; on sale, so head. Market steady; nuxea cows ana neuers.

mkss iu meaium weight and quality steers, S3 9094 10. Hogs receipts. 10.050 neaa saie. a.auo neaa. Mar ket very duU: good Yorkers.

S5 80O5 00: choice corn red. $8 good mixed packers. $6 056 15 good mediums ana heavy 6 25ats pigs, ts 25 05 60 rough, $sl5 60. Sheep and lambs Receipts, 6.400 head; on Bale, market strong Canada lambs, S4 5034 60 extra native lambs. S4 25(44 50: (rood.

S3 90a4 20: Usbt to fair, S3 2503 75 good mixed sheep, S3 tOQS 15 cnoiceugnt wetners, 3 s(ij so; extra export weiuera, $444 20. New York: Nbw Tobk, Sept 22. Beeves Firm for good cattle steady for others calves steady trading limited for lack of offerings. Sheep active at former prices prime and choice lambs were a iracaon nigner oiner graas common to prime sheep sold at ti 6043 50 per 100 Including a car load of Canadian do. at 14 70 and a Duncn 01 very prime state lamos (tta pounas the average) soia at ft S3, nogs Market easier at S66 30.

Chicago. Union Stock Yards, ill. Sept. 2a. cattle Re ceipts.

1.5UU neaa: market steady com mon to extra steers, ts 2ft a a cows ana duub, tl 35(33 so stockers and feeders, ti(M3 75 calves. t2 25(45 noes Keceipu. u.000 neaa market weak, 10c lower; heavy, to 200a 15; common to choice mixed. Ktgs 90 cnoice assorted. t5 75(85 85: light.

S5A5 70: Digs, ti 6IX 4 uo. sneep neaa; maricec stoaoy; uuenor to cnoice, ticsaiou uuuuh, vum PItteburK. East Liberty. Sept. 22.

Cattle Receipts light prime, $5 255 50 good, S4 505 00 good butchers, 854 25 rough fat, 7533 50 fair lignt steers, mxaa.iu. nugu newiiiiB ugui l'huadelphlas, S6 I0t36 20 best Yorkers and mivprt fo ssulfl common to fair Yorkers. (5 61 (45 80; pigs, S5 254)5 50: good SOWS, $505 50; Rtac a and roiurb sows. S4 25(a5. Sheep Supply light extra, $3 30(33 50 good, $2 10 Iair, tl BO(s4 common, ouu uuu i jomuukb.

tl 5033 so lamos, c4. Philadelphia Produce Market. Philadklphia. Sept. 24.

Flour The market Is dull and weak Pennsylvania supers, t2 uuigK iu ao. extra, vt 25(42 4U ao. no. famUy. t2 40,42 60: winter straight, ti 6002 75 winter patent.

2 75(33 10; spring patent, $3 35 a ou upeciiu uranoa ugner. erain wheat The market is duu vfc lower No. 2 red. 54XC No. 8 Pennsylvania red.

553tfc. Corn The market is aulet and weak: No. for local trade, GOXdGiXc No. 2 In export eleva tor, none onenog. itye ine market is ami No.

2 Pennsylvania, 54c. Oats The market is quiet and steady; No. a white, 35Xa3fic No. 3 white. 34 Xc No.

3 mixed. Bran Tne market is steady winter, in ouuc ana spring sacks, tio ou(aio ou. naiea uau rne market ouiet ana irregular timothy, small bales, tio 00013 00 large bales. til uu: mixea, iu uutsii uu. Straw Baled rve straw.

S10 00011 00 Provisions Butter The market is nrm and In fair demand: Pennsylvania creamery, extra. 25c: Pennsylvania prints, extra, wholesale. 250 do.extrajobblng.26029c. Bggs The market is HPArcn ana nrm ennHviTania uthio. 107.0, Cheese The market Is quiet and steady New York factory.

lOAlla rart skims. 6080. Pretroleum The market is 8 toady refined In barrels, $5 10. PouuoesAxo quiet as a sioauv; nana pui (4G0C. Chicago Grain Market.

Chicago. Sent. 24. Closing Wheat Septem ber. 52 December, 64.V; May, 59X.

Corn September aud October, 6iX. Oats September, IT WILL BE GAY OR THE NEW EOBK DEMOCRACY WiU Take the Judge Who huked Them. Re Nxw York. Sent 24. TheTammanv delegates to the Democratic convention and about .1,000 friends started for Sara toga to day at noon on the New York Central railroad.

They traveled in three special trains. All the delegates were talking about Judge Gaynor. and predicting he would be nominated on the first ballot. Some of them expressed the opinion that Judge Gaynor would be nominated by acclamation before the end of the first ballot. THE CRICKET MATCH.

The Americana Far In the Bear But Hopeful. Philadelphia, Sept. 24. The inter national cricket match between gentlemen ot rniiadeiphis and Lord Hawke English team was resumed to day, and the Englishmen were retired for their second inning for 235. Their grand total for the two innings is thus, 422.

Philadelphia on Saturday made 169 in their firs' inning, and now must score 254 runs in their second inning to win the game. They went in determined to reach these figures, but quickly lost three of their best batters, Muir, Bohlen and Wood. ueorge Fatterson, nowever, is making a good atand when play stopped for lunch at 13U. Three wickets were down for 7G runs; Patterson not out for 27, Brown not out for 14 Play resumed at 2:30. Brown clean bowled for 24, Noble clean bowled for nothing.

King clean bowled for one, Patterson clean bowled for 37. Seven wickets down for 102. HAD 'WHISKY IN THE PULPIT. Rev. Wilson's Police Crusade Takes a Startllnic Turn.

Nw York. SeDt. 23. "The ranee of further police investigation." was the subject of Rev. Dr.

J. A. B. Wilson's pre lude to nis sermon to day in the Eighteenth Street Methodist church. When Dr.

Wilson was about to bescin his address two young men, who told him they were Prohibitionist, entered the church and handed him two bottles of whisky. The young men said they had bought the whisky this morning at Hugh blevin's saloon. Fourteenth street and Seventh avenue. The saloon is reported to be owned by the wife of Police Superintendent Byrnes. Slevin is Byrnes' friend, it is said, and is a member of the grand Jury.

SHIET MAKERS STRIKE. Over Three Thousand Underpaid Workers Are Out. Nbw York, Sept. 24. The strike of the shirt makers for more pay and less hours, which was ordered Saturday evening, has assumed a size this morning which was a surprise even to the executive board.

Over 3,000 shirt makers, of whom at least two thirds are women, are on strike this morning. There are about 300 skirt making firms in this city, and the leaders of the strike said this morning that work had been abandoned entirely in all of them. The demands are for a raise in the present price of fifty percent, and also that ten hours shall constitute a day's work. BIG BLOW IB CUBA. A Storm is Sweeping Over the Island Uolnjc Muoli Damage.

Havana, Sept. 24. A terrible storm prevails thronghout the length and breadth of the Island of Cuba. It began last evening continued with un diminished fury throughout the night, and there are now no signs of its abatement. Great damage has been done to property, many houses having been blown down, trees uprooted and fences and outbuildings carried away.

Sd far, however, no loss of life has been reported. DESHA 18 A COWAED. When Se Got Sober the FIjEbt Was Out or Him. Lexington. Sept.

24 Jude Geo. B. Kinkead, who was challenged to fight by Desha Breckinridge Friday, said yesterday that he told Breckiuridge he would be at the depot at 8 o'clock the next morn ing and would see him. lJ saa did meet him, and the Judge claims he forfeited his challenge a a gentleman. further troub'e has occurred, and the effectB away.

of the campaign are fast dying JAPAN DENIES IT. Xo Apology lias Been Made for Slnklne a umnese snip. London, Spt. 24. The report con tained in a Vancouver cable dispatch that span had offered an apology and agreed to pay indemnity for the sinking of the transport Kowshung is denied at the Japanese here.

The authorities at Tokio maintain that the sinking of the transport was justified. New Yorlc Democrats Unhappy. Saratoga, N. Sept. 24.

The old Casino, which will be used for the Democratic convention, is the one in which Governor Flower was nominated in 1891. It is a barn liko structure without a platform, without seats and without wires for press dispatches. Only extraordinary efforts will make it in any way habitable in the limited time required and the loss of Convention hall is ecriouely felt by the Demo crate. They allude to the action of the Unitarians in not surrendering the hall to them as uncharitable and unchristian. A Just Judge.

Mempbis. Sept. 24. Judge Cooper, of the criminal court, delivered an opinion in the motion for bail, made by M. Strickfadden, under indictment of murder, growing out of the lynching of the six negroes cn August 31st, Millington.

Bail was denied and etnekfadden was ordered remanded to jail to await trial for murder. Killed by a Bunaway Team. Cbbston. Sept. 24.

While D. M. Stevenson, living near Clearfield, was driving home yesterday with his wife and three children they were run into by a runaway team. Two of the children wero instantly killed and Stevenson mortally in jured, dying yesterday afternoon. Millions In Ashes.

Pobtxasd. Sept. 23. Tne most disastrous fire in the history of this city broke out at 4:30 this afternoon in the dock of the Pacific Coast elevator company, and raged for three honrs, destroying property valued at nearly $2, 600,000. Be Collected Illegal Fees.

Buffalo. Sept. 24. The verdict of the jury to day in the case of Major wen Moore, pension claims agent indicted for collecting illegal fees, finds tha defendant guilt on all nve points of the indictment. He will be sentenced on Wednesday.

Killed on the Railroad. Reading, Sept 24 Mrs. John Freeman, aged 32, was struck and killed by a freight train on the Reading railroad near Hamburg this afternoon while picking coal. STATE NEWS. John McKee.the Allegheny county poet, is dangerously ill.

John A. Aldrich, a Beading salesman, has been missing for nearly two weeks. James H. Lindsay, the wealthy Allegheny City iron manufacturer, is dying. Lancaster county has sued Lancaster city to recover $29,000 for street damages.

A dose of strychnine ended the life of John White, a blacksmith, near Oonnells ville. Columbia borough has applied to court to be divided into a greater number of wards. A trolley road two miles long on West Third street. Williamsport, is to be abandoned. Extensive preparations are making at York to entertain the State Christian Endeavor convention next month.

Little August Mattes, while watching companions fish in the Delaware at Eas ton, fell into the river and drowned. Struck by a beam and doubled up like a jack knife on top of a load of hay.Edward 8. Stahinecker, of Williamsport, had his back brokra.