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4 PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1885. NUMBER 3649. TWO CENTS. TWO OUTLAWS SLAIN. A BULLET IN HIS HEAD.

THE MEET OF THE WHEELMEN. NAKED LAMPS IN A MINE DEATH AND DESOLATION ALL READY FOR A RACE. THE LEADERS' STRUGGLE H1 20,400 People View the Races at Hampden Park Yesterday. Sphingfield, September 9. The fall meeting of the Board of Officers of the League of American Wheelmen was held to day.

About forty members were present The treasurer's report showed a cosh balance of $1,240 and the report of the secretary showed a flourishing condition of the League, with a membership of 5.200. An invitation to hold the next annual meeting In this State was accepted. The weather was very sultry at Ifampden Park this afternoon. It is estimated that over 10,000 were in attendance. Neither Hendee or Stone will probably be able to race any more in this tournament, as both wore Injured more seriously than at first supposed.

The first race, one mile, open to amateurs, was won by Furuivall, of England, in 2.45 4 5. The second race, one miie professional sweepstakes, was won by K. Howell In 2.4!) V. N. E.

Kaufman, of Rochester, gave a pretty exhibition mile on the uulcycle, stripped to the forks, handle bar and cranks. He rode well and was much applauded, reducing his record from 4.35 to 4.10. The half mile amateur race, for the 1.30 class bicycles, was won by C. E. Kluge, of Jersey City, tho Star machine rider, in 1.17 2 5.

The three mile open safoty bicycle race was won by R. Chambers, of England. Time, 8.59 2 5. There were 20,000 persons in the park by this time. The tbreo mile amateur record tricycle race was won by Webber, of England, in 8.22 4 5.

The best previous record was 8.31 4 5. Bumham, of Newton, finished the two miles in the race in 5.34 3 5. Burn ham was given first prize, Howe second, Webber third. Fred Wood won the ton mile professional bicycle race in 30.54 2 5. In the five mile tricycle record race Kurnivall made these records: One half mllo, 1.30; three quarters.

2.15 2 5 one mile, 2.58 2 two miles, 6.03 4 5 three miles, 9.05 1 four miles, 12.15 1 five miles, 15.18 3 5. Crupps got second prize. Howe won the nvo mile amateur race in 14.412 5. The one mile amateur tandom tricycle race was a pretty contest, though a procession from beginning to end. English and Cruppsjwon with ease.

Tho quarter was done In4tt 4 5 seconds, the half in 1.28 2 5, tho three quarters in 2. 10 1 5 aud mile In 2.48 1 5. The last rare was the three mile amateur handicap. Rich, of Now York, won in 8.16 2 5, with Adams, of Springfield, second, in 8.17. The others wero closely bunched behind.

SLAIN BY HER SON. John Mcintosh Aims at a Cat and Fatally Wounds His Mother. Special Dispatch to The Times. Pittsbi'ro, September 9. At Pine Creek Station, on the West Penn Railroad, this morning about 7 o'clock John Mcintosh, aged twenty four years, a son of Jamos T.

Mcintosh, a well known shoo merchant, arose from his bed and obtained a pistol for the purpose of shooting an annoying cat He stood at his bed room window and fired oue shot at tho animal, which did not take effect A moment lator young Mcintosh's mother stopped out of the house and walked toward the point where the cat was still lying. A grape arbor concealed her from hor son's view. A second shot was fired, the mother screamed and tho son hastening to the yard found her lying prostrate aud tho blood oozing from hor head. The bullet had struck Mrs. Mcintosh on the back of the head, fracturing the skull.

The ball appears to have split, one part entering tho brain, the othor emerging back of the right ear. She will die. While she was boing convoyed to the house her innocent slayer, half crazed, rushed to his room and attempted to end his own life with tho pistol. Interference of other members of tho family prevented him from making it a double tragody. As it is, tho shock to young Mcintosh, who has beon in ill hoalth, may provo fatal.

He Is tho secretary aud treasurer of the Springhlll Gas Coal Company. THE NATIONAL MINERS' MEETING, Delegates from Six States in Convention in Indianapolis. Indianapolis, Soptomber 9. The National Convention of Coal Miners began its session in this city this morning with dole gates in attendance from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Kansas, Woet Virginia and Iowa. Tho day was occupied chiefly with the preliminary work of organization.

The convention was called to ordor by John McBride, ot Ohio. Daniel McLaughlin, of Ullnois, was chosen pormanent chairman J. D. Fleming, of West Virginia, was olected secretary and J. J.

Sullivan, of Ohio, assistant secretary. The afternoon session was occupied in hearing the reports of delegates on tho condition of the minors in their sections. The reports indicated that in the mines of West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois and Iowa the miners wore In a deplorable condition, the prices for work being lower than ever bofore known. The purpose of the convention is to form a national organization, with theobject of advancing rates and bettering the condition of the miners generally. The session will continue through to morrow and probably the next day and beforo adjournlug some plan of united action will be agreed upon.

To night the miners were addressod by Thomas A. Armstrong, of Pennsylvania, aud Colonel J. B. Maynard, of Indianapolis. STONES AND PIES IN THE AIR.

The Remarkable Manifestations Around Mr. Seitzinger's House, In Lebanon. Special Dispatch to Tbk Times. Lebanon, Septomber 9. John Seitzinger, wife and children live in a modest two story house in this place.

For the past several days thoir lives havo boon mado miserable, owing to some unsoon force, which moves the furniture from one end of the room to the other and which throws stones and other missiles. The police wont there to day to Investigate. Stones wore hurlod in a continuous shower from the air, but no one could see who throw them. One of them struck Lucy Seitz inger, aged 10, sevoroly injuring hor. Pios, broad, were hurled out of the larder and the plates, cups and saucers commenced dancing on the table.

While the members of the family were in bod for the past few nights they wero turned upside down, sometimes as often as a dozen times in an ovoning. Largo crowds of excltod people visit the house to see the furniture dance and see tho stones thrown through the air. When the stones commenced to fly the thickest, the policemon who wont to the house left in a hurry. Frequently after an hour's absence Mrs. Seitzinger will Had all the furniture disarranged.

Superstitious people believe that the place is haunted and some of the stones havo been given to a witch doctor to use his influenco in destroying the power of these strange and mysterious forces. A SURPRISING VERDICT. Two Men on Trial for Burglary Acquitted After Being Positively Identified. Special Dispatch to The Times. Allkntown, Soptembor 9.

John Cunningham and Milton Overfield, on trial here for breaking into the house of 'Squire Daniel Khoads, at Coploy, two months ago, and beating the old man and demanding monoy, were found not guilty this morning. The robbers were five in number and all found thoir way into Uhoads' room. The scuffle with the old man awoke a granddaughter, who ran to a neighbor and alarmed hitn. By the time he arrived the robbers had flod. Detective Smith, after several weoks' search, arrested the supposed robbers and all were committed or put under bail.

The Commouwoalth made out a strung case against Cunningham and Ovorflold, the girl being positive thoy were two of the five. A conviction was lookod for, and the surpriso of Judge, lawyers and audience was great when a verdict of not guilty was ronuereu. Judge Albright was disgusted and gave the lurv a severe reprimand for not rendering a verdict in accordance with the evidonce. Oue of the Jurors is said to have remarkod that he did not believe in adding to the county's burden by convicting tho men nnd keeping them In prison and idleness for five or six years. lie thought it choapor to acquit the prisoners.

The Knights of the Mystic Chain. Special Dispatch to The Times. Johnstown, September 9. Tho grand ban quet tendered visiting delegates last night by rosi dont Sir Knights, Order ot Knights of the Mystic Chain, was attended by six hundred members of the Ordor. This morning at nine o'clock the State Castle resumed Its deliberations.

The report of the Select Commander represents the Order to be in a nourishing condition, large acquisitions having boen made to its membership during tho past year. Not a single Castlo has surrondored Us charter. Tho following offlcors were elected for the ensuing year Solect Commander, Edward Murphy, Altoona; Select Vice Commander, A. B. Charloen, Philadelphia; Select Recording and Corresponding Scribe, John J.

Davis, Pittsburg Solect Troasuror, V. O. Brown, Pittsburg Solect Marshal, J. C. Young, Philadelphia Solect Inside Guard, O.

P. Chandler, Harrisburg Solect Outsldo Guard, J. A. Elder, Mt, I'lcusant; Solect Trustee, 11. E.

Walnwriglit, Pittsburg Supremo liopro sentatlvos, 8. D. Hunter, Phanlxvilto; J. B. Holland, Turtle Creok John Gotten, Philadelphia, aud Archie Wood, Pittsburg.

The Delegates Attend the Cathedral. New York, Soptomber 9. The delegates to tho seventeenth annual convention of the Irish Catholic Benevolent Union attended Mass in St Jamos' Cathedral, Brooklyn, to day. Bishop Loughlln made an addross, welcoming the delogates And invoking the divine blossing on them. The delogates then marchod to thoir hall, where Mr.

Wilhore, of Philadelphia, was chosen chairman and Martin I. J. Griffin secretary of the convention and various committees were appointed and a rocoss taken It is proposed to appolut a committee to confor with the Gorman Catholic Benevolent Association, now in session lu the eastorn district, with a view to nireptlnir a union of the entire benevolent organization. In the afternoon Mr. Kolley was present aud made a brief address.

Ho was recolvod heartily and his remarks were freely punctuated with applause. Says It Is the Other Dr. Martin, Special Dispatch to Tils Times. Allentown, Septomber 9. Dr.

E. O. Mar. tin, ex Mayor of this city, whose name has been associated with the Naval Office, emphatically donlos that he Is or has been a candidate. He says the gentleman reforred to Is Dr.

A. J. Martin, also an ex Mayor of this city, lu whose Interest Congressman Sowden Is actively engagod. It Is understood that should Dr. Martin fail to be appointed Naval Officer he will rocelve the Marshalshjp of the Eastern district of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Howden has Intimated that tho next batch ot appointments will surprise some of his constituents and from this It Is inferred that be has Dr. Martin fixed solid for one of the A Fopnlar Young Lawyer's Reckless Handling; of a Pistol. H. Stanley Twells, a young lawyer having an office at 737 Walnut street, shot himself In the right temple yesterday afternoon at his father's residence, No.

1S10 South Broad street His brain was affected by an overdose of bromide of potassium, which be had taken to relieve the pain of a severe attack of inflammatory rheumatism, and his parents are positive that he had no intention of committing suicide. Dr. William J. White probed for the ball soon after the shooting took place, but was unable to determine the extent of the Injury. The young man was thought to be in a critical condition at a late hour last night Young Twells Is In his twenty second year.

He passed a brilliant examination on hi3 admission to the bar last year and had everything to make life worth living. Re was always cheorful and a great favorite with bis confreres. He was at Capo May with his father's family during the season and was in splendid health. He was in the habit of lying on the beach in his wet bathing suit after coming out of the wator and in this way contracted rheumatism. He took large doses of morphine and bromide of DOtasflium to relieve the pain.

Yesterday afternoon he was fooling with a pistol in tho presence of his mother. He placed the pistol to his head in seeming bravado, aud the next moment the shot was fired and he fell forward to tho floor. His mother says he never gave her a moment's trouble, had never taken a drop of liquor and had au excellent character aud a vory sweet disposition. GREENBACKERS IN HOT BLOOD. The Uproarious Convention of Fiat Moneyltes in New York.

Isew York, September 9. The convention of the National State Greenback Labor party met here to day. Previous to the meeting of the convention the State committoe hold a stormy session over the question of admitting representatives from the Anti Monopoly and Independent Citizens' parties. One member of the committee was ejected from the room. Tho question was carried before the convention.

Richard Robb presided. About one hundred dolegatos woro present Ralph Beaumont, of Elmira, was choson temporary chairman. After a brief address by Mr. Beaumont a tempest arose over the admission of the delegation from this city, headed by Dr. Sheldon.

Pandemonium reigned until Dr. Seogor, who represented the Anti Monopoly party, withdrew hisro quost for admission to the convention, aud with his following loft the room, whon harmony was restored temporarily. While Delegate Shields, of Kings county, was declaring that if the Chair would not protect htm from the assaults of Delegate Doody he would protect himsolf and declaring that the convention was being led and controlled by a man well known throughout tho State as a political manipulator, Delegate John G. Coville, of Kings county, chased Chairman Western, of the committee on credentials, about the platform, trying to probo him in the ribs for some constructive insult Chester County Doctors Special DinpatcU to The Times. West Chester, September 9.

At a meeting of tho Chester County Medical Society, held iu this borough yesterday, It was unanimously that it is the Judgment of this socioty that, while the American Medical Association has a porfoct right to enforce its codo of ethics upon all associations subordinate to it, it has no such right as regards tho International Medical Congress, a body with which it lias no fixed connection and which does not undertake to regulate such matters of professional ethics that the attempt to organizo the congross solely from its own membership nnd that of its subordinate associations was most unwiso and iuhospitablo aud calculated to lessen tho influence and usefulness of the American Medical Association that we horoby instruct delegates to tho noxt annual meeting of tho American Medical Association to use all houorable endeavor to see that the false step taken at New Orleans shall bo retraced, and that those who led the association into tho present folly shall uot be Intrusted with tho arrangements for the International Congress." The National Steam Navigation Board. New York, September 9. The National Boa. of Steam Navigation elected the following officers: President, J. L.

Fisher, Now York; vice presidents, B. D. Wood, of Now Orleans, and F. A. Churchman, of Philadelphia; secretaries, John W.

Bryant, of Now Orleans, and C. 11. Boyer, of New York treasurer, Adrian Lycle, of Pittsburg executive committee, General J. S. Negley, of Pittsburg, chairman; C.

P. Truslow, of Now Orleans; D. M. Munger, of New York; T. C.

flersey, of Portland; Henry lloarstick, St Louis; F. W. Vosburgh, Now York, nud Georgo W. Pride, Philadelphia. It was resolved to hold the next meeting In this city on the second Tuesday of September, 1886.

Editor Stan. New Yobk, September 9. Arrangements are being completed for tho publication of the Star, announced to roappoar on Tuesday next It will come out under its old name as "a Democratic morning newspaper." United Statos District Attorney Dorsheimer, who iB proprietor of the paper, will be editor ln chlof. Tho heads of departments are as follows Managing editor, Thomas M. Cook, city editor, Albort W.

Orr; tolcgraph oditor, Thad deus L. McAlplne; publishor, J. Frank Dillout; assistant, G. K. Ackorman advertising and distribution agent, William II.

iionry. Sullivan is Otherwise Engaged. New York, September 9 Various reports are in circulation about matches boing arranged bo twoen Sullivan, Ryan and McCaffrey, but tho fact is that the Boston man is under contract to appear with Lestor and Allen's minstrel troupe and is uudor heavy bonds to make no engagement until his contract with thom expires. Mr. Lester left for Bostou last night, but his roprescutatlve said this aftornoon that he would not agree to Sullivan's making a match unless it was a bona flde affair, for not less than (5,000, and be did not believe that any such fight could be arranged.

The Telephone Men In Providence. Providence, September 9. At the morning session of tho National Telophono Exchange Association It was voted to hold the noxt annual meeting at St. Louis on the first Tuesday in Septomber. A papor prepared by A.

S. Hubbard, of the Wisconsin Telephone Company, on "Some Practical ltesults of Long Distance Telephony," was read by Kx Socretary Sargent B. C. Sunuy, of Chicago, read a paper on Exchange Statistics." II. L.

SUirk, of New York, presented a paper on Legislation." All the papers were discussed. The New York Prohibitionist Nomination. Syracuse, September 9. Tho Prohibition State Convention horo to day passod resolutions condomuing all licenso, high or low, and favoring national prohibitory laws. Resolutions docrying tho efforts of Republicans to create sectional ill feeling by flaunting the "bloody shirt" were read, and after unavailing efforts to have them Incorporated in the platform or adoptod as the sonso of tho convention were referred to a committoe.

H. Clay Bascom, of Troy, was nominated for Uovernor by acclamatiou. To Celebrate Perry's Victory. Sperlal Dispatch to Tbk Times. Erie, September 9.

The anniversary of Perry's victory on Lake Krie will bo colobratod hero to morrow by throo thousand Grand Army men from Pennsylvania Posts. Tho various detachments are coming iu on every train, but the weather bodes badly for the celebration. Comrade Reiser, one of the victims of the Erie and Pittsburg collision, will be buried to morrow under tho auspices ot this immense gathoring of old soldiors. Typhoid Fever In New York. New York, September 9.

Eleven enses of typhoid fever were reported at sanitary headquar tors to day, quite as many as a whole week lu midsummer develops. Yestorday roports of five cases wore turned In and on Sunday and Monday two deaths and two now cases of typhoid. In tho woek ended July 18 there wore nine cases and ono death and the casos and deaths Increased each woek until the week eudod Septomber 5, whon there wore thirty seven cases aud ten deaths. Kiel Refused a New Trial. Winnipeg, September 9.

Judgment was given In the Rlel appeal case to day by tho full bench of Justices. All the Judgos concurred In holding that tho conviction of Rlel must be confirmed and a new trial refusod. Thoy also doclded that the evidence was in favor of Rlel being lu sound mind. Idol's counsel will take the case before tho Imperial Privy Counclh For Supromo Judge In Ohio. Columhus, September 9.

The Republican State central committee cnlled a mooting to night for the purpose of nominating a Judge of the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy on the ticket occasioned by tho resignation of Judgo G. W. Mcllvaln. Thore wore live caiulldatos. Thad A.

Miusuall received the nomination on the eovonth ballot The Nail Rnte Reaffirmed. Cincinnati, Septomber 9. The Western Nail Association to day reaffirmed the IS.85 card rale for nails, with the usual discounts, and declared thoy would not operate thoir mills on any other basis. They adjourned to the second Wednesday In October. Another Philadelphia Postal Station.

The acting Postmaster General has authorized tho establishment of a poBtal station at Greenwich Pier, near the Dolaware river, Philadelphia, for tho sale of stamps and registration of money ordors, to be known as Greenwich Station. Ocean Steamship Arrivals. At Now York Stato of Indiana, from Glasgow Lord of the Isles, from China; Pomona, from Montogo Bay. At Hamburg Frlsla, from Now York. At Glasgow Ftirnossla, from New York.

Paused tho Lizard Peunland, from New York. Broke Bis Neck by a Fall. An unknown peddler, who had crawled Into a hay loft at tho Block Horse Tavern, City avenue and the Old plko, yesterday evening, fell out, breaking bli neck, xu body was sent to the Morgue, The Lee Brothers, Leaders of a Noted Gang of Desperadoes, Killed. Gainesville, Texas, September 9. At about twelve o'clock on Monday night a wagon arrived in this city with the dead bodies of Jim and Pink Lee, the noted desperadoes and outlaws, who for two years past were the terror of the people of Delaware Bend and Cooke county.

Their plan of operation was to steal cattle on the Texas side and drive thein across the Ked river into the Indian Territory, where the three Lee boys had a ranch. Last April, while John and Henry Ron, two respectable cattle owners of this county, with two officers, one of whom was a Deputy United States Marshal, were on a searching expedition In the Chickasaw Nation for cattle bearing the Rolls1 brand, they came upon the stronghold of the Lee gang and bravely approached the stockade to arrest the cattle thieves. The desperadoes opened flro through the port holes of their fortifications, killing both the Rolf brothers and the two officers, whose bodies lay exposed for several days and were parti ally eaten by hogs. Since then largo rewards have been offered for the Lees, doad or alive. Bill Lee, together with two members of the gang name 1 was captured in JUay and taken to Fort Smua, Arkansas, for trial before the United States Court All efforts to locate and capture Jim and Pink Lee proved unavailing until Monday evening.

Many detectives have at various times workod ou the case in the hope of securing the various rewards, which aggregated 17.000. Detective Heck Thomas, of Fort Worth, learned that the Lee brothers wore somewhere in the vicinity of uexier, a small village in tnis county, and taxing two officers, namod James Taylor and James him he started out in search of the desnoradoos. About 3 o'clock in the afternoon the officers came upon the outlaws in John Washington's ranch, where they were cutting a pasture fence. The officers dismounted and crept up to within forty yards of the brothers and ordered them to surrender. For answer the outlaws opened tire on the officers, which the latter returned with their Winchesters, kilting Pink Leo nnd wounding Jim in the nock with the first volley.

Jim fell, but continued to fire, discharging as many teu shots at the officers before he was killed. Thousands of persons viewod the remains yosterday. The faces of the doad outlaws show thorn to have beon ignorant and brutal. Jim and Bill Lee were leaders of a gang of aliout twenty thieves. Thoy are said to have committed over forty cold blooded murders within the past two years.

No band of desperadoes aud thievos ever infested the Red river country who were more terrible to the honest cow inen than the Lee gang. The Coroner hold au inquest ou the bodies yesterday afternoon, this being thought necessary to socure tho rewards to the officers. AX ACTRESS BURN'ED TO DEATH. Marion Norwood Falls Asleep While Smoking Cigarettes In Her Room, Special Dispatch to The Times. New York, Soptomber 9.

Marion Norwood, an actress, tall and graceful, with dark brown hair aud eyes aud a dignified, reserved manner, has lived at a boarding house, at d4 Clinton placo, in this city. She was stopping thore on Tuesday. Hor landlady, who was very friendly to hor, said that sho had boon worried of late by bor inability to obtain employment such as sho was willing to accept. Ou Tuesday sho had beon making offorts to secure omploymeut at acceptable terms and came homo at niht much discouraged by her inability to do so. Everybody in tho house liked hor.

Only the women wondered why Miss Norwood would stnoko cigarottos. But sho would do it, bocause, she said, it drove away her troubles. Last night sho smokod for an hour, until young Mrs. Whitney, the married lady on the floor above, camo down, took away her cigarette and told hor sho should not smoke any more. She promised that Bhe would not finish that one, but as soon as Whitney had gone away she lit a Iresh ono and lay down on the bed again to Bmoko it.

Then she must have fallen asleop. At half past 11 9he was beard screaming and calling for water, and the inmates of the house, rushing to her room, found her clothing and tho covers on the bed blazing fiercely. Blankets were wrapped around her to smother the flames and buckets of wator were pottrod over her as she lay on the floor until the fire was extinguished, but it wus too late. She was carried to Bollovuo Hospital aud died thore, after throe hours of great suffering. Bonjamin A.

Baker, secretary of the Actors' Fund, bad ho ly taken to an undertaker's and it will be respectably buried by the actors, Mr. Baker said. Sho was 29 years old and had been known to him for eleven or twelve years. Her reputation was very good and she had many warm friends la the profession. Dead With His Hand on the Throttle.

White Hall, N. September 9. The Montreal express which left Albany at 11.80 lost night at two o'clock this morning struck a rock which had fallon upon tho track, one mile north of Comstock's Landing. The englue was thrown from the track and turned bottom side up. Two baggage cars and the smoking car wore also turned over.

Engineer Frank Brown was found under the englno, dead, with his hand on the throttle. The Injured are: John Burt, baggage man, severely cut aud bruised about the head Stevous, express mcssongor, injured about tho body; Thomas Dorcall, fireman, injured about the head and limbs; B. Morton, brake man, injured about the body. Thoro wore about fifty passengers in the rear cars, but none of thom were injured. The engine is badly wrecked, as are also the two baggage cars.

To Shoot for the Creedinonr Prizes. Spwial Dispatch to The Times. Wilmamsport, September 9. Captain Georgo W. Gilmoro and Sorgoaut Itobort Brookhart, of Company and Sergeants Henry D.Huun and Daniel C.

Wilcox, of Company have boon selected from the Twelfth Regiment to contest for the prizes atCreodmoor, Long Island. They loavo for Creed moor to morrow night, in charge of Major Thomas W. Lloyd. Indiana County Greenbackers. Special Dispatch to The Times.

Indiana, September 9. The Greenback Convention yesterday was vory poorly atteuded, most of the delegates being called in off the street James A. McOuowu, ex County Commissioner, received tho nomination for Jury Commissioner. Very little interest was manifested by the public in tho proceedings. Scientists Organizing for Research.

Saratoga, September 9. Many of the moro advanced of American political onconomists have formed an organization for mutual support and en couragement In the conduct of economic research. rroiessor Henry u. Adams, or the I diversity of is chairman, and Professor Richard S. Ely, of the Johns Hopkins University, is socretary.

Ho Fought at Lundy's Lane. Sonbory, IV, September 9. Sebastian Boughnor died horo yesterday, agod 90 years. Ho was a soldier in the war of 1813, aud was at Lundy's Lane and the capture of Fort Erie. IIo was also tho oldost member of Lodge S3, A.

Y. Masons, of this piace. Elected to Congress In Arkansas. Little Eock, September 9. Scattering returns from tho Third district rondor cortaiu tho election to Congress of J.

C. Mcitno, Democrat, over C. E. Mitchell, Independent, to fill the vacancy caused by the election of J. K.

Jones to the Senate. No Habeas Corpus for Ilibhs. Washington, September 9. A telceram has been receivod announcing that the npplk ation for a writ of haboas corpus In tho caso of Illbbs, tho defaulting Postmaster, arrested in British Columbia, has beon dented. BRIEFLY TOLD.

Tho Swiss Federal Council has ordered tho expulsion of five Anarchists. There has been an alarming increase in the number of cholera cases at the Spanish linos. Four hundred Latter Day Saints were among the arrivals at Castle Garden yesterday. The trial of Maxwell, charged with tho mur der of Prollor, iu St. Louis, has beeu postponed to nua y.

The twenty fifth annual meeting of the Stale Eclectic Medical Society began iu New York yesterday. The strike of the ten thousand operators In the jute mills in Dundee has ended in favor of tho employers. George P. Bettiuson, a carrier in the Bos ton Post Office, has been arrosted for stealing ordinary letters. Tho strike of the switchmen on the Pitts burg and Fort Wayne Road, at Chicago, was amicably sotllod yostorday.

The corner stone of the United States build ing in Rochester, N. was laid yesterday afternoon with Masonic ceremonlos. The hark Loch Fergus nnd the steamer Idlewilde came Into collision off Deal. Enzland. and olght porsous wore drowned.

Edward Wilson and Collins J. Bnrranot, of Wvomlnff. have boon appointed Assistant Superin tendents of the Yellowstone National Park. High winds visited Rich Hill, Tues day night, causing sevornl thousand dollars' damago, The restdouco ot Mr. Klatzche was partially demolished and his son, ag ed fifteen, crushed to death.

David H. Navlor, Boston agont of Itohort son lloople, leather merchants, of Ferry Btroot, New York, wan arrested In Boston vesterdav on a charge of embezzling about $0,000 from the arm. lie confessed his guilt Courtney and Couley have challenged Han Ian and Ieo to row a double scull race and two slugla scull races, for 1500 a sldo each raco, distance in each race to bo three miles with a turn, lu the singles Courtney Is to be pitted against Ilaulan and Couley against Lee. The Pullman car nnd one coach attached to the Missouri Pacific passenger train went through a trestle bridge two miles soutn oi Losvouwortb, Kan. Mr, Stewart, ot Dos Molnos, had his leg badly mashed and broken at the knoo.

S. L. Wood, the porter, Is hurt Internally. The President mado the following Appoint ments yestorday Joseph I). Bethune, ot California, to be Register of the Land Office at Los Angeles, Cal.

To be Indian Agents: Thomas M. Jones, of Virginia, at the Shoshone Agency In Wyoming Territory John s. Ward, oi California, at mo mission Agency in utl IIWUM, MR. ROWAN HEARS UNWELCOME WORDS Informed from an Unexpected Quarter That Bis Election is Impossible Harmed by Lane's Advocacy Possibilities of the Treasury Contest. It is about determined that William Ellwood Rowan is not to have the Republican nomination for Sheriff without a struggle.

As matters now stand the West Philadelphian has but David H. Lane of nil the leaders unqualifiedly com mitted to him, and that appears to have weakened rather than strengthened his cause. While nothing decisive has been done in the way of se lecting the candidate to present to tho conven tion in opposition, it is almost positive that the opposition wiil be prepared to name him within thirty six hours. 3Ir. Rowan was told yesterday by people he never expected to hear it from that he cannot be elected.

There was no pleasure in the saying, but it was given to Mr. Rowan as the bald fact and it was left to his own judgment whethor he should persist in his candidacy. Reports havo been received from every section of the city and they are almost unanimous that Rowan's nomination would be unwiso and disastrous to tho rest ot the ticket. Tho workers seem to think that even Lane's advocacy of Rowan is formed upon selfish reasons. In other words, that Laue noods Rowan to gam tho City Treasury nomination aud hopes to eloct his man to that omco, whether tho Councilman is suc cessful or defeated.

If Rowan should bo elected it would be a Lane victory; if ho is beaten, Mr. Lane will extend his sympathy from the office of the City Treasurer. MR. KOWAN'S DILEMMA. It has been the impression of tho closest ob servers for some time that Rowan would eventu ally have to tako sides in the big factional battle.

Thoy did not seo how with his large following in West Philadelphia ho could keep friendly all around in tho Treasurer contest. To lot Lawrence, Boll, Corcoran aud Stowart go into the Twenty fourth and Twenty sovonth wards, where Rowan's word is almost supreme, and piek up delegates by their own exertions, without bringing him into tho fight is outside of all usage or precedont in practical politics. Mr. Rowan's solection of Recorder ot Deeds Piorlo (Lane) as chairman of tho convention ana colonel tKo Shields (Jinyor (Smith) to place him in nomination has forced issue wnieu ne wouiu nave iikcu to avoia. It was inevitable from tho start, and if Mr.

Rowan now gets the nomination it will be with out consent or aid ot any of tho loaders, save David II. Lane and Jiayor Smith. In any oveht tnnre will Do a strong minority go to the con vention to protest against the nomination, and it is more than a probability that another candi date will go on the ticket. Mr. Rowan presented his resignation as a member of the city campaign committee to the Twenty seventh ward executive committco last night, as required by tho rules of all candidates lor nomination.

The committee unanimously adopted a resolution saving: we cordially in dorse the nomination of William Ellwood Itowan for tho office of Sheriff, and we take this occa sion to express our firm conviction of his election in November next." A TEST OF GENERALSHIP The City Treasury Convention is expoctod to bo a curiosity in politics and some strange developments are looked for. Hammett, Bell and Stowart are arrayed against Lawrence, Cor coran and Huey. Lane will lead tho forces of the first throe and McManes or Leeds the other. How thoy manage the delegates to load up to the pitched battlo, which must come between the two factions, is to be a test of generalship. All the six candidates havo been presumably running under the auspices of either McManes or Lano.

McManes' closest followers are for Lawroneo. Where McManes holds the best hand tho delegates will be for Lawrence. Whore tho police can control Stowart will secure tho dolegatos and so with Leeds and Corcoran and Disston and Huey. Bell will have the most delegates gained by individual offort of any of tho six. When tho break comes and candidates boginto bo dropped, as required by tho rules, it will be determined whether McManes or Lano has the best organized army.

DARK DORSE POSSIBILITIES. The great trouble both of them will have will bo in the delegates who have come into the con tion for a particular candidate. When that candidate is dropped and they are free from all pledges, where these delegates will go is the question. Numerous instances might be cited where Stowart (Lane) delegates have Lawrence for second choice, and so on with the rest. Whether the Hammett Stowart Bell delegates will hive as Lane directs or the Law rence Corcoran IIuey men as McManes wills is open to doubt.

Local prejudices and influences may provo paramount to factional discipline and it is just possible that a stirring speech for some candidate not bound up by leadership may carry tho convention by storm. Alcorn will be thoro to take advantage of any such turn of affairs and wise management might lead to such a result. The party workors are not entering into the contest without some misgivings as to the outcome. They do not expect a walk over and the dolegates, left to themsolves, would undoubtedly nominate a ticket which would be a strong one and popular with the party gonerally. They talk that way on all sides and are willing to kiss and make up for the sake of victory.

CHIEF STEWART'S CAMPAIGN. Chief of Tolico Stowart is giving far more attention to the gathoring in of delegates than to his official duties. Civil service rules have been abandoned, for this week at least. The police force is acting under tho direct and personal instruction of General Stewart and they are making battlo'for him injevory division in tho city. Without the police the Chiof would not havo twenty five dolegatos, whereas he claims one hundred and eighty.

In his own ward, tho Twenty eighth, tho Chief may carry his own division, but if ho does ho will havo it solitary and alono. Unfortunately for himself, Qonoral Stowart is credited to Mayor Smith as his candidate and it handicaps him heavily in quarters whore he would otherwise be acceptable as a candidate Personally he is liked, but the people say thoy cannot swallow tho Mayor for his or any other man's benefit. DOINGS OF THE DEMOCRATS. Appointments by Assistant Custodian Can ill and Chief Weigher McDevitt. Following the defeat of Colonel Charles H.

Danes and Colonol P. Lacoy Goddard for the chairmanships of the Sheriff and City Treasurer Conventions came tho announcement of tho candidacy of Charles Benton, of the Ninth ward, for the Democratic nomination for Sheriff. Mr. Benton, while a business man of prominence, Is classed as an active worker. He has been for years a participant in tho labors of party organization, has been a candidate for Councils and a delegate to conventions.

Chairman llensel yesterday movod Into his new headquarters, at the southeast corner of Broad and Chostnut stroots, and has started business. Assistant Custodian Cahlll made the following appointments yosterday in the force connected with the care of the Post Office: Charles 11. Webb, Fourth ward Thomas W. Ledger, First ward James Smith, Twolfth ward Joseph Duncllff, Seventeenth ward James McOulgan, Fourteenth ward William Whlttaker, Twenty fourth ward Edward F. Stanton, Twenty eighth ward George Holby, Thirty first ward, and Thomas Cavonaugb, Twenty third ward.

John J. McDevitt, Chief Weighor of the Custom House, yesterday removed fifty of tho laborers employed In his department and appointed the samo number of Democrats in their places. Tho pay is twenty five cents por hour when employed. At a meeting of the Tenth ward Democratic executive rommitteo lost night the following committoe was appointed to act in conjunction with the heads of the Fedoral departments in tho distribution of patronage to tho active Democrats of the ward: John K. Read, chairman John ().

James, William M. McEwen, David McGuffln aud John C. MoNally." The candidacy of Conrad B. Day for State Treasurer was unanimously Indorsed and David McGuffln was elected to organize the Ward Delegate Convention. The Fourteenth ward oxecutlve committoe have also indorsed Mr.

Day nnd Mr. llunnokor was olected to organize the Ward Delegate Couventiou. Small Pox Hearing the Ilorder. RionFOM), Septomber 9. Small pox has reached Sutton, Quebec, a town eight miles from hero, and fears are ontortalned that It will roach liockford.

Sleeping cars between Boston and Montreal are now detained here on the trip from Boston and are not allowed to enter Canada. Ottawa, Soptembor 9. A young woman afflicted with small pox was found on the street last evening, Having Just arrlvod from llnrtwoll's Locks. She WRs at once taken to the Contagious Disease Hospital. MONTRKAIi, September 9.

The official report of the Health Office to day shows twenty three authenticated cases yesterday aud twenty throe deaths. About two hundred Kronen Canadian operatives employed by the Adams Tobacco Company, who struck rather than be vaooluated, bare been induced to return to work. Washinhtom, September 9. The Acting Postmas tor General has roquosted the Canadian Postmaster General to order all malls from Montreal to the United States to be thoroughly fumigated before THE INJURED YACHTS PUT IN The Cenesta Gets a New Bowsprit and the Puritan's Mainsail as Good as Ever Six Richard Sutton's Pluck and Courtesy Generally Commended. Special Dispatch to The Times.

New York, September 9. Small craft of every kind circled around tha two famous yachts in the bay to day. Everybody said the Englishmen had done a manly thing in refusing to take a walk over on Tuesday. The damage to the cutter by the accident was confined to her bowsprit. The missing spar detracted a little from her grace, but even without it she looked very shapoly and wicked.

Relio hunters cut off small fragments from the jagged ends of the Genosta's broken bowsprit at Poillon's ship yard, reverently and carefully wrapped them in paper and put them in tha pockets nearest their hearts. The parted spar was found to be a soft and very imperfoct piece of wood. Nobody who saw it wondered why it was snapped off so suddenly on Tuesday. Skipper John Carter and J. Beaver Webb selected a flawless log of Georgia pine for tho new bowsprit.

Early this morning carpenters had the log cut out into one of the finest spars that has ever graced a yacht. At 1 o'elock in the afternoon, after receiving a coating of shellac, it was towed down to the cutter, with the eoppor bobstay that was doubled up in the collision on Tuesday. THE NEW BOWSPRIT IN PLACE. The new bowsprit is of the same dimensions as the old one, but it weighs two hundred and flfty pounds more and Is many times stronger. Its greater weight will not, however, have much effect upon the cutter's sailing qualities.

It will alter her trim almost imperceptibly, weighing her down by the head a littlo. If the now bowsprit gets entangled in the sails or rigging of tho Yankee sloop again sho will not get off so easily as sho did on Tuesday, Captain Carter and his men had the new spar in position at 6 o'clock this afternoon and less than an hour lator tho bobstay was put on. Tho captain said he would have been ready to sail the postponed race to morrow. Tho New York Yacht Club, at a special meeting, have docldod that the international yacht races shall bo sailed on September 11, 14 and 16 respectively. Tho Puritan's crew unbent the foot of her mainsail early this morning and by three o'clock a sailmaker had repaired the rent mado by tho Genosta's bowsprit.

Captain Carter says to day that ho tried to avoid tho accidont, whilo Captain Crocker, of tho Puritan, asserts that he never left his wheel and had no intention of sharp practice that ha foundMilmsclf in close quarters, triod to get away clear and failed by about a foot. Sir Richard Sutton, in a letter to Mr. Forbes to day, acknowledged his letter of apology, but politely declined to allow tho Puritan's owners to pay for such trilling damage. GERMANY NOT AGGRESSIVJE. The Emperor William Admits Spanish Sovereignty Over the Caroline Islands.

London, Septomber 9. A dispatch from Madrid to the Times says Emperor William has eent a dispatch to King Alfonso saying that he has no intention of tronching upon Spanish rights aud will do nothing to prejudice his old friend Alfonso; that Germany will withdraw from Yap, abandon all designs on the Caroline Islands and admit Spanish sovereignty over those islands, provided it be made effective. It Is rumored that Prince Bismarck wished to pursuo his original plans, but was overruled by tho Emperor. Emperor William has roceived a long and pressing letter from King Alfonso respecting the Carolines question aud the situation in Spain growing out of it The details of the letter havo not been learned, but the contents greatly impressed Emperor William, Empress Augusta and Crown Prlnco Frederick William. Count Solms Sonnewalde, tho Gorman Ambassador in Madrid, Informed Senor Canovas del Castillo that the retreat of the Spanish Government officials at Yap before the German gunboat would not affect the question if Spain actually occupied tho island first Not a single German has beon attacked by Spaniards in Madrid slnco tho beginning of the excitement over the Gorman occupation of Yap.

Much uneasiness is foil in Borlin owing to the possibility that other Gorman vessels in the Pociflo under orders to annex the Carolines may come into collision with Spanish men of war. At tho diplomatic roceptlon in Paris to night M. de Freycluot, Ministor of Foreign Affairs, con gratulatod tho Spanish Ambassador and the German Charge d'Affalro3 upon tho pacific aspect of the situation. Prince Bismarck, lu his note to the Madrid government, malutains tho principle that territories unoccupied effectively belong to the powor that assumes the practical government of such territories. Miss Sweet Gives Way to Mrs.

Mulligan. Washington, September 9. The President this afternoon appointed Mrs. Marion A. Mulligan, of Chicago, 111., to be Ponsion Agont at Chicago, vice Miss Ada C.

Sweet, resigned. Mrs. Mulligan is the widow of Colonel Thomas A. Mulligan, tho organizer and colonol of the famous Mulligan Hrigade, whose gallant service in tho Union causo during the early days of the late war is familiar to every reader of the history of that struggle. Colonel Mulligan was killed at Lexington, while gallantly defending that city.

Mrs. Mulligan is abouttU years of age and quite prominent in social and religious circles in Chicago. What the Afghan Boundary Will Be. St. "etersburo, September 9.

The settlement of the ltusso Afghan questiou will be speedily embodied in a protocol defining the main points ot the frontier. The Afghan Frontlor Commission will then delimit the boundary lino iu detail. Russia has abandoned her claim to the whole of Zulflcar Pass proper. Meruclmk is also left to the Afghans. The frontlor Hue will run eastward to Kodjasaloh on the basis of the agreement of 1883.

Sir Edward Thornton, the British Ambassador, will leave for England to morrow. The French Monarchist Manifesto, Paris, September 9. The Monarchical party havo issued a manifesto with a view of influencing votors in their favor at the coming elections for members of tho Chamber of Deputies. The documuut enumerates the alleged grievances of the people against tho Republic, demands a strong nud stable govorniiiout, a far seeing foreign policy, the restoration of religious peace and permission to publicly discuss the form of government to be adopted. The Miners' Strike at Shanioktn.

Shamokin, September 9. rattersoa Llewellyn, who operate tho Big Mountain Colliery, and the Itoading Coal and Iron Company, who oporato tho Burnsido Colliery, to day reduced wages fifty cents por yard. The minors havo struck. They charge that tho operators aro evading tho timber cutting law. Mine Inspoctor Ryan says ho is powerless to act in tho mattor.

Thero is every prospect of a long strike. There Is considerable dissatisfaction among the minors iu this section. Displeased With Hendricks' Speech. London, September 9. Considerable surprise and regrot has been occasioned horc nt the tone of Vice President HendrU ks' speech at Indianapolis last night, siding with Mr.

Parnell In the lntter's issue with England. It is urged by British politicians that owing to his position ho ought to havo taken a neutrul staud. Fell Down a Mine Pit. Hazleton, September 9. John C.

Morgan, a resident of Kckloy, a small mlnlug lown near here, while walking from this place to his home last night fell into a mine hole about forty foot doop. He managed to crawl out and was fount! this morning by some passors by. He cannot survive his injuries. Roasted and Katen by Cannibals. London, September 9.

Capo Town advice state that Congo cannibals have attacked several stations of tho African Association aud roasted and devourod a number of whites. Indications for To Day. For the vicinity of New York city and PhiL mlclihia, cooler northerly Kindt, becoming variably with occasional local raina. Temperature at tho Signal Office yestorday: Highest, 83.3; lowest, 04.8; average, 71.6. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The National Hatters' Union will meet in this city next month. The Union Itopnblican Club nnd Young republicans hold regular monthly meetings last night, but took no action of political moment. The Society for the Prevention of Cruolty to Animals calls the attention of the authorities to the bad condition of many streets tor horse travel. An inventory of tho estate of tho Into John 8. Clark, stove manufacturer, fllod with tho Boglster of Wills yestorday morning, placos tho valuation of the personal property at A small boy named Smith was run over yesterday morning at and Mawhor streets by a wagon driven by Brinton Hustln, colored.

Tbe boy was takon to tho Gorman llospitul aud died soon alter. Busliu was arrosted. A man giving his name as J. Murray and his rosldonce at t' fl Somerset street was held In 14(10 ball yesterday on the charge of passing a flfty cent counterfeit silver piece In the rostaurant of Mary Brown, 609 South Seventh Btroot The ladios of the Flower Mission yesterday received a large supply of llowors nnd fruit for distribution among the sick poor. The Philadelphia, Jefferson, University and Herman Hospital) sod tbt City Mission wert the favored Institutions, A GAS EXPLOSION IN A COLLIERY.

Many Workmen Terribly Mangled and One Instantly Killed by the Concussion Several Others Likely to Die A Mine That Was Considered Safe. Special Dispatch to Tbk Times. Pottsville, September 9. An explosion of sulphur gas at Otto Colliery at half past one o'clock this morning instantly killed one boy, fatally injured three men and Beveroly burned ton others. The names of the victims are; John Lynn, driver boy, aged 17 years, instantly killed Thomas Lynn, aged 27 years, single, burned very badly about hands and face; Robert Lynn, aged 24 years, severely burned about head, breast and arms.

Those three young men wore sons of John Lynn, who was killed by a fall of coal ten years ago. Thomas and Robert are minors and had ouly started on tho work last evening. John Graham, 30 years of age, wife and two children, minor, seriously burued about body. John Frew and his sons Alexander and Robert, all working on repairs. John and Kobertarenot badly burned, but Alexander, who has a who and two children, was thrown by the explosion against the side of the gangway and had several ribs broken, his back injured and his head aud body badly burned.

Ilis injuries are expectod to prove fatal. James Wilson, burned about the head. Job Lakkin, aged 18 years, not fatally burned. Barney McGaveks, miner, wife and four children, probably fatally burned. All the foregoing live at Branehdale.

Tho following live at Forrestvillo Charles Macacley, 45 years of age, married, very badly burned not expocted to recover. James Lynch, married, not serious. Francis Heilly, aged 80 years, married, not sorl ous. THE SCENE OF THE DISASTER. Otto Colliery, the scone of the disaster, is operated by tho Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company and is locuted ton miles west of Pottsvillo.

It gives employment to four hundred mon and boys. For the last flvo months but little coal not over sixty or sevonty cars a day has been shipped, most of the men boing employed on repairs aud new work, such as driver tunnels. Two of those have been ilnishod and open up a white ash vein which promises big returns for the outlay. Tho colliery has always boen regarded as remarkably freo from gas. In tho new level an airway has beon under way, nowovor, ana in tnis tno coal was pretty free run, throwing oil large quantities of sulphur.

This rose to tho upper or red ash level, where tho gang of men meutioned wero at work. HOW IT HAFPEXED. A quarter of an hour bofore tho explosion oc curred Patrick Kllrain and his son came out of tho uppor gangway with naked lights and noticed no gas present. At hulf past 1 o'clock when the party came out on a truck and John Lynn, the drivor, opened tho door a cloud of gas burst upon their lights and explodod with a shock that was felt in every part of tho mine. Every light was extinguished and the burned and bleeding victims had to grope about in darkness.

Tho older Lynn boys found the lifeless remains of thoir little brother some timo after tho first excitement had subsided, and though the flesh was hanging from thoir hands and facos gropod their way through tho black recesses of the mine for nearly a milo beforo they reached the surface through tho 6econd outlot. The force of tho explosion was expended on the three doors in tho gangway, pns5od by the truekload of men ooming out. These were brushed away like so many straws. The amount of wreckage, as compared with othor explosions of oven less force, was not considered great and the damage will be quickly repaired. The gangway at the mouth of which the explosion happened is throe hundrod and sixty yards below tho surface.

Tho Coroner and Mino Inspector will bogin an inquest to morrow. No blame is attached to any one, for the fire boss had been through that part of tho mine but a little while beforo nnd had there beon any gas he would have reported to the men. It Is not known at what hour the coal in the lower workings run and forced gas out. PROGRESS ON THE B. AND O.

LINE. The Road to Baltimore Practically Completed. Work Started on tlie Eust Side. Colonel Douglass, chief engineer of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was In town yosterday, looking after the interests of the line through this city. In regard to the work now in progress he said "The grading between Baltimore and this city is practically completed and the track is luid from Baltimore to the Big Gunpowder rivor and from tho Susquehanna rivor to Chester, leaving only about twenty eight miles to lay.

We do not anticipate that any trouble will arise In making Now York connections with the Heading and Jersoy Central Railroads as soon as our line is completed, which ought to be some timo next spring. Wo nre having some dolay In securing our right of way, but that will soon bo settled and work can go on without interruption." Work has boen commenced with a stoum suovol upon tho tunnol cut on the east side of the Schuylkill, on the Harmor property. The material oxca vated will be used in making the approach to the bridge aud the embankment along the east side of the river as far as Chestnut street. Movellng who have tho contract for putting In the docking along tho Port Wardens' line, will commence work to morrow. Last wook they towod up a raft and anchored it In front of a lot, near Vine street, which, thoy supposod, belonged to the company.

It proved to be tho wrong lot nnd the owuor brought lu a bill yosterday for twenty two days'wharf age, at 10 per day. As the raft was only there ten dnys aud tho regular rate for wharfage is fa per day Noveling Jit Co. say that tho woathor will have as sumod a very Arctic touiporature before the bill is paid. THE CLOSING FREE CONCERT. Thousands of Teople Listen to the AYoccacoe's Splendid Programme in Franklin Square.

The last of the free concerts projected by the ladios of the Charity Organization Society took place last night In Franklin Square. Tho concert should have taken place last Saturday evening, but was postponed on account of tho inclement weather. Tho Weccacoe Band, conducted by S. H. Kindle, occupied the elovated stand in the fountain ring and was frequently applauded for Its offlciont Interpretation of popular music, such as Suppo's overture, Poet and Peasant," Missud's 41 Yankee Patrol" aud Brown's fantasia, Around the World in Ton Minutes," which included several well known national airs.

Among the thousands present, all of whom manifested full appreciation of tho programme, there woro a number of young men who were lost judging by the cords pinned to their backs. Thoy marched about unconscious of their predicament until some fucetious damsels asked them If they were likely to bo found at an early date. A few ot tho spectators woro iuciinod to think it was a cboap advertisement of a local theatrical enterprise. Thoro was the usual promenading around the circle by morry girls and sportive boys, in which people of graver years participated. Tho concert concluded at 10 o'clock.

of the audience lingorod about tho fountain until the Woccacoes paradod out of the square, as though they could hardly behove the last free concert of the season was a thing of tho past. Looking for Hendrlckson nnd Mrs. Dell. Detectives are looking for Frank Hen rick son nnd Mrs. Doll, on the charge ot causing tho death of Julia Wilmot, ot Haddonfiold, N.

J. Chiof of Detectives Kelly says that he should havo boon notlfiod of the crime and a warrant Issued beforo tho newspapers published the account of Miss Wilmot's death, lu rogard to the probability of the capture of the guilty parties, District Attorney Graham said yostorday The case is now in the hands of a do toctlveaud I think In a few days the woman will be In court to nnswor the charge against her. Tho papers spoke ot tho caso being triod In Philadelphia, by an arraugementof Mr. Jonkius aud mysolf. It could be tried nowhere else.

The crime was committed here and we have no powor to change the jurisdiction of tho court. Mr. Wilmot has not boon hore to consult me in the mutter, but when the parties aro caught the case wilt bo pursued with all possible vigor." Houses for the Poor. The Socioty of Hebrew Charities has just published Its slxtoonth annual report for the year ending May 10, 18H5. The president suggests a dlf fereut mode of dlsponsiug tho charities, and recommends that a suD commltteo, consisting ef sixty ladles and gentlemen, be Intrusted with the funds of the society.

In ordor to dorlve a higher rovenuo from thoir Investments the president suggests that tho socio! build housos In different parts of tlio city and rent them to tho poor, ono of tho conditions being that they be kept clean and tidy. The receipts of the association amounted to fJ J.iNM), and there Is now a balance In the treasury of $1,227,110. Thero wero 415 families aud single porsous rolieved during the yeaiv Edward J. Bndlo Dead. Edward J.

Bodie, A. died yesterday at his borne, No. 520 Franklin street. Ho was tor nearly a quarter of a century principal of the Northeast Boys' Grammar School at Crown and Unco streets, lia was one ot Philadelphia's best llkod teachers and ossessed a kindly nature that drew hum to 1 1 in. He was llfly fivo years old and has boon a member of the Masonic fraternity for mauy years.

The Boss Plumbers Back Down. Nw York, Septomber 9. The announcement that Union plumbers would strike to day In shops where the demand for Increased wages had been rofuned rosulted In a bock down by the employers. The Increase was granted la every case aud the men remain at work. A TOWN SWEPT AWAY BY A CYCLONE Several Lives Lost and Most of the Houseslln Washington Court House, Ohio, Demolished Searching For Bodies By the Light of Bonfires.

Springfield, Ohio, September 9. The cyclone which swept over Washington Court House last evening was very destructive. Reports from neighboring points tell of immense damage, but nowhere was the havoc greater than in Washington. It is a place of four thou sand Inhabitants, twenty five miles west from this place. The wires were prostrated and the first reports obtainable como from an operator who tapped a wire two miles out of town and, in the midst of a rain storm, worked his instru ment.

The cyclone struck the town at 8 o'clock and almost literally swept it from the oarth. It catno from tho northwest and broke upon the town very suddenly, carrying everything bofore it. The tornado whirled up Court street, the main business thoroughfare, and ruinod every business block on it at least forty or fifty in all. Hardly a private residonee in the town escaped, fully four hundred buildings going down. The Baptist, Presbyterian and Catholic Churches all suffered the common fate.

The Ohio and Hudson, Pan Handle, Narrow Gauge and Midland Railroad depots were blown into splintere and every building in tho vicinity was carried away, making ingress or egress almost impossible THE people panic stricken. The peoplo were panic stricken. They wero taken completely unawares and fled from the tumbling buildings in every direction through the murky darknoss. A mad frenzy seomod to seize them and thoy hurried hitlior and thither in their wild distraction, little knowing whithor they were fleeing. With the cyclone, which lasted perhaps ten minutes, a heavy rain set in, which continued unabated during the night.

As soon as a few of the coolor heads rccovorod thoir sonses searching parties wero organized and the sad work of looking for the dead began. Five bodies were rocovoiod from tho debris without much trouble, and the searchers kept up their dreary work all night, expecting to And many nioro. Two or three bodies were stumbled upon in the middle of tho street, where they wero stricken down by living bricks nnd timbors. The cellars of houses and every sort of refuge were filled all night with shivering peoplo, huddled together in the vain attempt to keep warm. Ono babe in arms died from ex posure.

A NIOHT's TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE. Washington Court House is the county soat of Fayette county. It has had a most extraordinary business growth within tho past fifteen vears, and, being tho centre of a rich agricultural district, with excellent railroad facilities, it had grown to bo a business placo of considerable importance. Its residents had beautified tho town with tasteful dwellings and its recently completed Court Houso was ono of tho best in the State. To day tills prosperous town is a mass of ruins.

Last night's experience of its inhabitants has no parallel in the exporionco of any town in Ohio. A hoavy rainfall began about 8 o'clock. That and the darkness drove everybody into snettor, so mat wane tnoro are some who say they saw funnel shaped clouds it does not seem possible that there could havo been much observation of the heavens. Shortly after tho rain bogan tho wind came with a terrifying sound. Its work was almost instantaneous.

Pooplo say it was over in two minutes, but nobody could take note of timo in such a fearful experience. Tho flerce roaring of the terrible tornado, tho crashing of broken and falling buildings, the sharp flashes of lightning, the rolling thunder and tho pitiless rain combined to produce sensations of the most horrifying character. The two minutes of this starling experience wore followed by a new feeling among the scattered and torrillod survivors, more sickening than that through which thoy had passed. It was the uncertainty of the into of friends and relatives. All who escaped alive felt sure that many livos wore cortainly lost.

When the floree ness of the storm had passed and men could communicate with each other it was found that all wore in darkness. The gas works wero destroyed and the street lights wero out. Only by the lightning flaahos wero tho frightened people able to catch glimpses of tho dosolation that had wrockod that little city. Friends called for friends and its' answers came the first shook of dread was relieved. Tho number of deaths was miraculously small.

BY THE LIGHT OF BONFIRES. Tho next duty was to search for Imprisoned and wounded. In this thoro was prompt and wholo hoartod effort. Bonfires wero ligiitod and torches improvisod and wherever cries wero heard ready aid was given. More than that, the debris was overturned to seo if any more dead could be found.

With cheerful welcome the doors of such houses as wero not dostroyod wore opened for tho houseless ones driven into the rain. In many casos these wero uttorly bereft of all thoir household goods. Tho night was a fearful ono, but it was full of helpful work for the stronger. The Sheriff called upon the militia to sot a guard over the exposed stocks of all tho business houses, for thoy were all broken or destroyed and prowling thioves were not wanting even iiithe first hour of the eity's misfortune. Of course their numbors grow to day when the crowds of visitors poured in.

With daylight came a most disheartening spoctnele. The fair town of yesterday lay torn and wrecked in disordered heaps. The streets were well nigh impassable from the treos and parts of housos cast into thom. Worst of all was tho sight of tho poor who had lost all and who had no placo to lay thoir heads. They wandorod hopelessly about, as if thoy wore strangers.

Of course the peoplo whoso houses wore not ruinod began at onco to caro for thoir unfortunate follow sufferors, but tho farmers soon bogan to pour into town, drawn by curiosity, but at the samo timo bringing with thorn substantial aid for the destitute. Beforo tho day ended tho Council had taken formal action by organizing a relief committee and by night much was done toward preventing actual privation. the dead and wounded. Tho groat wonder is that more lives wero not lost. In Odd Fellows' Hall forty members were gathered at a moeting in the second story whon tho storm came.

Tho building was literally thrown down, yet not one was Injured. Thlrty ono went down with tho ruins and oscupod, whilo nine clung to the walls of an adjoining block nnd were rescued by ladders. Mrs. Mollie Jonos, Edith Floyd, Ella Forsha, Jennie Forsha nnd Flora Cnrr were killed and Herbert Tnggart, Jamos Jackson nnd John C. Van Pelt are supposod to bo fatally injured.

Among the seriously injured are Judge Asa Grigg, out on hond; W. W. Sharp, Bowman Hess, Milton Hyer, Hugh Foster, II. H. Whilp loy, station agent.

The list of slightly injured Is very largo and will roach threo hundred. Tho loss will amount to $1,000,000. TUE TRACK OF THE CYCLONE, Tho path of the storm was from forty rods to half a mile wide and it left its marks in portions of Ohio and Indiana. At Plain City, eighteen miles from Columbus, and In a direct lino north of Washington Court Houso, a earrlnge factory nnd mill wero demolished and various buildings unroofed. In Miami county, Ohio, tho oourso was duo east.

At Colesvlllo, in that county, two barns wore blown down nnd tho dwolling of Mr. Wintorstoin was carried around and one sido and ono ond blown away. Throe mombors of the family wero seriously hurt. On the othor side of the Miami river a grain house was blown away and Berry Hamsoy's frame houso was blown from Its foundation and wrockod. At Cambrltlgo MhunW .1 and Mrs.

Slumks was injured. At Dublin several houses wrockod. At Seymour, and nt Napoleon, Ohio, much damago is reported, but no lives wore lost. Fears of Great Loss of Life on Lake Michigan, Damaged Shipping. CniCAOO, September 9.

Evidonco of the eoverlty of the galo on the lake yosterday is hourly accumulating as unfortunate vossols are being towed into harbor from tho north. Several lumber scows sustained severo losses cither from damage to the vessols or the cargoos. The barge Goorgo M. Case, Captain McDonald, was towed in this morning ot about six o'clock. Its dock was swopt of everything in the shape of mast or sail.

In fact, nothing remained but the mero sholl of the vessel. The captain says that the gals struck them at about eight o'clock yoBtorday morning, while tho vessel was about ton mllos southoast of Milwaukee, and in loss time than ho could tell It the damago was done. It is expected that many more serious mishaps will come to light before tho day Is over, and It is fearod that there has boen a groat loss of lite from tho gale. Failed Ilecnuie of the Railroad Rent. Huntingdon Septomber 0.

Fred. Snare. an extensive manufacturer of building brick and Are clay, has made an assignment for the benoflt of his creditors. Snare had a contract with the South Pennsylvania Kullroad to furnish 1,500,000 of bricks for the tunnels near Burnt Cabins, In Fulton county, and Panneltshurg, In Franklin county. The uncertainty of roallslng on his contract on account of the trausfor of the railroad caused bis creditors to push him.

Ills liabilities are 160,000 sad his assets 4 1.