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THURSDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 171896. THE PHILADELPHIA TIMES. Gimbel Brothers "ALL WORKED OuT." Gimbel Brothers 5 OVER FIFTY LIVES LOST Continued From First Fage. 1)1)01) Exquisite conceptions in French Gowns and Millinery for Street and Dress occasions.

Tailor-made Dresses at moderate prices. Coats, Capes, Furs and Children's Clothing, all embodying the newest Fall and Winter ideas. Kid Gloves in the new Fall shades. These and many other things of interest are ready now. 1220-22 Chestnut Puiladklphia, Thursday, Oct 1.

Dress Goods. Do you remember the crushing judgment which Aunt Chloe in Uncle Tom's Cabin passed upon a rival cook On corn-pone and common dishes, Chloe said, she was "fair only jes' fair," but when it came to pies or cake, her efforts were beneath contempt, "all riz to one side no more shape than my shoe go way Many a dress-goods store that is "fair" on cheaper goods breaks down completely on the higher grades. Test this one wherever you will Here are a few specimens from the SI. 50 At $1.50 a yard. Three-tone Epingle Fancies, one of the new season's favorites, seven combinations.

mottled grounds In rich coloring, shot with a thread of bright silk. in. Rough Cheviots In Rannockburn effects, coarse weave, eight colorings. 44 in. Two-tone Tailor Cheviot, coarse weave, in twelve combinations of browu-and-blaek, green-and-black, brown-and-green, etc.

50 in. Camel's-Hair Bourette, seven extremely stylish combinations, black 011 olive; blue, green and light brown. 44 in. Curl Cloth Novelty, rough textures In medium tones, with knots of silky-look iug wool over the surface; ten combina tions. 42 and 44 in.

Two-tone Boucle, black loops on blue, red brown and green grounds; five combina tions, very nobby designs. 44 in. Three-tone Cheviots, five combinations one of the fashionable leaders for this season. 44 in. First floor, east store.

Carpets. If you could use 100,000 yards of carpet, woman you expect to get finer goods at lower prices than an ordinary retail customer? Well, if you buy our $1.25 body Brussels, you get just what the Government paid us $1.25 for, tak ing 100,000 yards. Gome in with Uncle Sam "on the ground floor." These handsome carpets are especially adapted tobedrooms; many are in the delicate tints of new green, pinks and blues. Axminsters These are the regular $1.35 Administers. which our extraordinary price of SI has made so famous.

They are the cheapest cut-pile carpets made, and are shown In uncommon variety or late patterns and coionugs. Wilton Velvets at $1.25 and $1.35 These are the popular carpets for halls and stairs. The effect is in many cases fully equal to that of the Royal Wilton carpets. Our new patterns, many of them plain grounds with Just a sprinkling 01 nowers, are extremely attractive. Tapestry Brussels at 65c.

These are the regular 85c. and 75c. car pets, of patterns selected from our stock which will not be duplicated. Fourth floor. Muslin Underwear.

The average woman is what the average store keeps in mind the extra-size woman is painfully glected. We have always paid special at tention to extra sizes, and supposed that other stores did but customers uniformly tell us that this is the onlv store where the extra-size woman is properly taken care of. You see this is the only muslin underwear department where women reign. In other stores they're run by men, and of course men know better than women do what is good for them They always did Extra-Size Underwear. DRAWERS Muslin or Cambric, with hem and cluster of six tucks above, 8Sc.

Muslin or Cambric, with Hamburg ruffle and tucks above, 55o. Muslin or Cambric, with deep Hamburg ruffle and cluster of twelve tucks above, 75c. Muslin or Cambric, extra good quality, Hamburg ruffle, $1. length and width, corded band, pporl buttons, 60c. Cambric or Muslin, band trimmed with fine Hamburg.

85c NIGHT GOWNS-Musiin, square voke, trimmed with beading, turn over collar 75c Muslin or Cambric, square yoke, tucked Hamburg around nock and sleeves. Muslin Gowns, square yoke of tucks and Hamburg- insertion, small neck, finished with Hamburg ruffle, $1.38. Musiin Gowns, square yoke of eight rows of tine Hamburg insertion with tucks between. neck, finished with Hamburg ruffle, $1.75. Muslin Gowns, square voke of fine Insertion and tucks, flowing cuff of Hamburg edging and insertion above, $2.

SHORT PETTICOATS Cambric and Muslin, with deep cambric ruffle, cluster of nine tucks above, 55c. Muslin Petticoats, with deep cambric ruffle and tucks above, 75c, Muslin, with deep cambric ruffle, cluster of eight tucks in ruffle and fucks above, $1. Muslirf, umbrella shape, trimmed with deep Hamburg ruffle, $1.50. Cut this out and keep it. Sales To-day.

AT 2 O'CLOCK-150 pairs of good Muslin Drawers, wide legs, deep Hamburg ruffle and four tucks above, made to sell at go at this hour at AT 3 O'CLOCK-50 Infants' Long Cambric Slips, full size, rullle around neck and sleeves, from one of the best makers, regularly 3St, go at this hour at 25c. AT 4 O'CLO('K-200 Corsets, odds and ends of lots, drab and white, sizes in to 28 that have retailed at 50c. to 75c, go at this hour at 29c. Eeeonil floor. House Furnishings.

You can buy what are called house-furnishing goods at any price you like. These are not as cheap as some if they were, you couldn't get them here. The difference is that these are standard goods, fully worth the price; cheaper goods are not worth any price at all. Here is a special bargain of uncommon value. Self-bnsting Itoaster, with inside drip pan, Russian iron.

No. 10, lli.xio 45c. No. 11, 10V4xll Regulnr $1.25 Carving Knife and Fork, English make, stag handle, 89c. Copper Bottom Wash Boilers with cover, small size-, medium, (il)c.

large. 85c. i Copper Bottom planished Tea-Kettle, 25c. Patent Flour Sifters, 9c. Tenderers, 7c.

Japanned Bread Boxes, small, 33c; medium, 42c. large, 4Sc. Steel Enameled Ware Seconds. 10 qt. Dlshpan.

40c. Colanders, large size, 35c. 1 qt. Covered Bucket, loc. Wash Basins, ISc.

2 qt. Milk Kettles, 46c. HUi qt. Coffee Boiler, 75c. Square Roasting Pan, 14 18 3c.

Bread Tan, 14c. Basement. Oux $3 Shoe. There's one great defect in this shoe store it's on the second floor. You think that is a small defect Why, women would readily pay 84 for these beautifully-made shoes, which we sell at S3, if they were only sold on the first floor they do pay it.

Come and see our magnificent new line of 83 Button or lace, all in the famous "VIci" bright glazed or dull kid, or with kid or cloth tops; wide square toes, narrow square toes, common sense, round or pointed toes; plain or handsomely tipped with patent leather or kid, all welted and stitched. And every pair guaranteed. Second Coor. The Spanish Plume Boa. We don't sell "imitation To those who wish something less costly than the real ostrich feather boas, we suggest the Spanish plume boa, a decided novelty that is extremely pretty and becoming.

It is made of real feathers, curled at the tips, and is a very deep silky jet black. 20 36 43 $3.75. First floor. Lace and Neckwear Department. Some China Bargains.

BACCARAT GLASS We have secured some packages of odd Decanters from this celebrated factory, all cut. both plain and engraved, regularly worth $2 to $3.50 eaclii your choice ot these at $1 each. CARLSBAD CHINA Handsomely Decorated Carlsbad China Butter Dishes, full gold-trimmed, worth go on the bar gain table to-day; 20c. each while they last. SALAD BOWLS A lot of Decorated China Salad Bowls with gold edges, just off the steamer, regularly ooc, go to-day at 25c, each.

LAMP SHADES We are closing out a lot of flue Silk Lamp Shades, lace-trimmed, in a variety of colors, regularly worth jm.zo. at ooc. eacn. JELLY TUMBLERS You can buy'to-day lumuiers wnn tin tops at ic. i dozen.

Third floor. Women's Ribbed Vests." A lot of shaped Ribbed Cotton Vests, win ter weight; high neck and lone sleeves. and drawers to" match, with French band, pearl buttons, iu all sizes, go on sale to day at i 25c. These are the regular 50c. quality, full weight, hut lack the fancy trimming of ine out, goous.

First floor, Hosiery Department. White Goods Bargains. Plaid and Lenn Striped Muslins. for women's and children's aprons, suitable also for sash curtains. 30 regularly 15c, here uc.

anu toe. a yard. Embroidery Skirt Flouneings, 9 to 12 In. wide, zuc. ana zac.

a yard. First floor. Cotton Wash Goods. Wool-Finish Sateens at 10c. The prettiest patterns, with the most elegant finish, of any sateen we have sold for the money; black, navy and blue grounds, with all the latest printed effects.

Would be great value at 12'Ae, First floor, east store. Gimbel Brothers Market and Ninth. Queer This half-price furniture Idea is a queer one. People who have looked into the matter say our full-price is sometimes lower than other people's half-price. Half a dozen good Dining Room Chairs, $12.

Elegant ones at S15 the half dozen. These chairs are of oak, with cane seat. Amos Hillborn Co. 1027 Market St. A TALK ON SANITARY LIVING Dr.

Elizabeth K. Bundy's Lecture at the Opening of the Fall Session of the Woman's Medicul College. The audience which filled the assembly room of the Woman's Medical College, North College avenue and Twenty-first street, yes terday afternoon was composed chiefly of prospective students and those interested in or connected with the college. They had assembled to listen to the Introductory lecture the college session of 1SDB-U7 by Dr. Elizabeth R.

Bundy. adjunct professor of natomy. Throughout nor discourse rr. Bundy was paid the closest attentiou. Her oice as low out clear nun was easily heard every section of the large room.

Among other things she said: "There must be much help for the students themselves to come out of the increasing interest in the. subject of hygiene and sanitary living. Already we owe a debt to the bicycle as an exponent of the blessedness of more rational dress. And what may we not hope from the realization of our dream of the gymnasium a gymnasium which shall be a laboratory of health? Then, perhaps. It need not be.

when the fight grows thick and examinations are perilously near, that one-half of the students are taking bromide of potassium to put them to sleep, while the other half are taking citrate of caffeine to keep them awake, as was the comment of a former professor near the end the college year. Itather may we not then expect that the graduating class of the future, the near future, will receive their diplomas with a cheerful mien and spirits as fresh and alert as upon the entering day of the freshman year?" Among those present were: R. F. Warner, Emily W. Taylor, Lucretia M.

B. Mitcliell, Clara P. Marshall, M. Anna E. Broomall, M.

Hannah T. Croasdnle, M. Dr. John B. Roberts, Dr.

Frederick P. Henry. Amy S. Barton. M.

Charles H. Bennett, M. Emma E. Musson. M.

Anna M. Fullerton, M. Edward Martin, M. Eleanor C. Jones.

M. Caroline M. rurnell, M. Kate W. Baldwin.

M. Arthur A. Stevens. M. Mary G.

Grisoom, M. Helen Klrshbauin, M. Ruth Webster Lathrop, M. Mary Getty. M.

Alice XI. Harklev, M. Frances C. Van Gnsken. M.

Clara T. Dcrenm, M. Mary A. G. Wright, M.

Laura S. Chnpin, M. Ruth Clement, M. and Gertrude A. Walker, M.

D. To-Day is the Day to be There. A most extensive and. Interesting programme to-day at the Trenton Fair. Exciting races.

Special race train direct to the grounds, via Pennsylvania Railroad, will leave Broad Street Station at 1.02 P. M. ARE YOU DEAF? DON'T YOU WAHT TO HEAR? THE AHHAPHONE will help you if you do. It is a recent scientific invention which will restore the henrinjs of almost anyone not born tleiif. It Is to lie ear what spectacles are to the eye aa ear spectacle.

Can he tested free. 1501 ARCH STREET The Lesson in the Death of Our Great Men. Eoll Dr. Greene's Nervnra a Protection Against Premature Death. Great Value of Strong, Vigorous Nerves and Pure Blood.

In the death of great and gifted men and women, who have filled the public mind and who are held In tender and tearful remembrance, how many have gone because they were "worked out?" It Is a lengthy and a sad list. We can easily recall many.whom we have personally known, who have seemed to wear tneir precious ilves out all too soon because their deaths were pre-r mature. The world feels their loss keenly for its sudden ending. They were not worked out; they were tired out. exhausted.

They stopped because they could go to no greater physical lengths. Why? Their vitality was vitiated and lost. Long years ago, Dr. Greene, of 35 West 14th New York City, studying this deep problem, discovered its prime cause and at once set about Its correction. He found the seat of health to be strength and vigor of nerves and pure blood, and determined to discover a remedy that would re-energize the nerves and purify and enrich the blood when both become weakened, and to prevent, if taken in time, such relapse of physical force.

He succeeded to such an extent that Pr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy has gained a world-wide reputation through Its wonderful cures and the benefits it has conferred on the thousands who have used It. In his study of this subject he has also become the lead ing authority on blood and nervous ailments, and so is .1 II II I clan by people everywhere. He charges no fee for his opinion, and can consequently be consulted free of charge by letter or in person. If you are "worked out." If weak, nervous, run down or you feel "out of sorts." or if you want to avoid the ills weakness and exhaustion, so sure to come, don't delay.

Get this grand restorer of health and strength. Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy, at once, and It will make you well. going to the bottom. A part of the Oglethorpe Hotel, the leading hotel of Brunswick, was blown away, and other big buildings were totally or partially wrecked.

Many houses in the suburbs wero blown away, anil the water rushed through the streets in torrents, carrying property, household furniture and valuables toward the harbor. Telegraphic communication was restored with Brunswick at 1 o'clock this morning and authentic news of the hurricane Is being received. Four persons were killed outright In Brunswick, as follows: William Daniels, Abel Davis, John Jefferson and hahy. A careful estimate places the damage at $500,000. Many persons were dangerously injured.

ALONG THE GEORGIA COAST The Hurricane Was One of Terrific Force and Wrought Much Destruction. Atlanta, September 30. A disastrous hurricane swept over Brunswick and along the Georgia coast this morning. Reports from the storm centre indicate that the hurricane was one of terrific force, and that great damage and probable loss of life resulted. All the wires along the coast are down, and up to a late hour this morning communication had not been restored to Brunswick, Savannah or Charleston.

The wires were down for a distance of forty or fifty miles this side of Brunswick, and no information had been received from that place except by train which left there while the storm was still raging. The train was delayed in Brunswick two hours this morning, the engine being unable to mnke headway on account of the wind which was blowing. Wind and water worked destruction, and as the train left Brunswick the streets were filled with debris, wires, telephone and telegraph poles and parts of buildings blown down and carried away. People were Injured by flying olijects, and one lady was killed at Everett, a small station a few miles from Brunswick. The railroad tracks were obstructed by trees and poles, and the only train which came through from Brunswick was preceded hy a wrecking train and crew for a distance of twenty miles.

FURIOUS WINDS IN NEW YORK All Telegraph and Telephone Lines Down. Little Damage Reported. York, September 30. Last night's wnd storm, although furious In this city and vicinity, as elsewhere in the East, did but little damage ashore, and thus far no disasters on the Long Island, New Jersey or New England coasts have been reported. The greatest damage sustained Is by the prostration of telegraph and telephone wires.

There is no communication with AVashington or with points south of that city except hy way of Cincinnati, Cleveland and Buffalo. In Jersey City a small house was unroofed, the roof falling upon two other houses a few hundred feet away. Tho damage was small, though the occupants of all three structures were badly frightened. High Winds In IlufTllo. Buffalo, N.

September 30. The wind raged here at a velocity of fifty-three miles an hour this morning, doing considerable damage to overhead wires, roofs, chimneys and small ont-bulldings. The storm cenlre bad passed by daybreak, but brisk wluds continued all the morning. 4 rooms on an upper floor were Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Finley. The entire party were carried down Into the cellar and covered with bricks and fallen timbers, but almost miraculously escaped unhurt. 1 Reports received this morning from the suburban towns about Washington show that great damage was done by the storm throughout the surrounding country. At the Catholic I'niversity, just outside the city, the new dormitory in process of construction was demolished. At Brookland.

a few mtles out. the Town Hall was partially destroyed and many other buildings were unroofed and otherwise damaged. On the outskirts of the city few localities escaped. The train sheds at Alexandria were blown down and the debris is across' the tracks. Hence the trains that left Washington late last evening over the Southern Railway and the Chesapeake and Ohia have not passed Alexandria.

Three trains due in Washington this morning iroin aouinern points on the southern, uncsa- Eeake and Ohio and Atlantic Coast Lines ave not been heard from and are stopped at some point south of Alexandria. In this city the Papal Legation was unroofed and the Chinese Legation was damaged about Communication by telegraph and telephone with the outside world is absolutely stopped and at 11 o'clock the reports received by the telegraph companies ludlcated a complete prostration of wires and that it might be some hours before any of the wires could be got into working order. THE WHITE HOUSE DAMAGED Fart of the Building Unroofed and Other Structures Partly Demolished. WASHiNQTON.September 30. Reports from Rockvllle, and other small places along the Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, show that the storm did a great deal of damage, but no loss of life was reported.

The Episcopal Church In Rockvllle was demolished and a tree fell npoa the Episcopal parsonage, wrecking a portion of it. Houses were unroofed and trees blown down in all the smaller towns outside of Washington. Great damage is reported In the farming districts, where all grains In stack or shocks have been strewed over the laud. Many barns have been blown down. All reports Indicate that the storm was very severe in every direction outside of Washington.

The White House was slightly injured by the storm, portion of the copper roofing being stripped off and other damage done. The most notable loss to the building was that of the tall flagstaff from which the signal was given to the city that the President was hi town. This disappeared completely, and up to noon no trace of It had been discovered. In the beautiful grounds surrounding the house the damage sustained was harrowing to the felelngs of the lover of nature. No less than twenty-live of the splendid trees, elms sycamores, walnuts and magnolias, some of great age and of historical associations, were completely leveled, while fully fifty of the surviving trees suffered the loss of their tops and principal branches and are permanently defaced.

As this Is the third time within a year that the grounds have suffered In this way, though not before to anything like the present extent, there is reason to fear that the beauty of the lawns is permanently Impaired. The vast pile occupied by the State, War and Navy Departments was touched on the southern side by the wing of the storm and lost a portion of its roofing iind many of the slates, while the structure erected by the Signal Service for the study of the clouds was partially demolished. The new Naval Observatory building suffered in the same fashion to the exient of about $1,200. At the Washington Navy Yard the big ship house was partially unroofed and the gun shops were damaged slightly by the stripping of the roof. A apodal bulletin Issued by the Weather Bureau states, that for one minute the wind reached the fearful velocity of eighty fiiiles an hour.

BALTIMORE'S LOSS IS HEAVY It is Estimated at Nearly tong Exposed in Cemeteries. Special Telegram to The Times. Baltimore, September 30. More than two hundred houses and several churches in this city were unroofed and otherwise damaged by the storm last night. The loss In Baltimore and vicinity Is esti mated at nearly $70,000.

The fire alarm, tele graph and telephone service is still badly crippled. The wind played peculiar havoc In some sections! Houses exposed on high hills escaped, while those In lower and protected localities had the roofs and cornices twisted off. Nearly all the parks are strewu with broken and uprooted trees. Immense oaks which have withstood the storms of a century were torn up by the roots aud deep holes made in the roads and gardens about them. In the cemeteries the uprooting of big trees tore open graves and colllns and skeletons were exposed.

In Greeumount several valuable marble figures on tombs were crushed by falling trees. Large flat head stones in exposed portions were blown over. In the fashionable suburban section great damage was done to gardens and residences. Many families fearing their houses would be demolished ran out Into the storm In their night clothes and sought shelter In barns or less exposed places. When the tremendous tide In the harbor that flood ed aM the lower streets near the water front had receded this morning several large schooners and a number of smaller craft were left on the streets.

The dwelling of Charles K. Kraft, on Ca vertnn road, looks as though it had been bombarded by a Krupp gun. The family was aroused by a roaring noise as the roof of Frederick Matheises machine shop went sailing across the street and struck their house with terrific force. One of the loists attached to the roof pierced a jagged hole in the front of the house, while another went through the window, carrying away the sash and glass and falling across the bed In which were Mr. Kraft and his wife.

Everyone in the house was badly frightened, but beyond Mr. and Mrs. Kraft being badly bruised by the timber falling on them no one was hurt. in hllieot i tty a number of houses were nartially demolished. At the old Ellicot Cemetery, on Quaker Hill, a large spruce pine was uprooted, taking with It the earth from a grave and a part of the coffin, exposing the skeleton of the occupant that had uoen Durieri nrty-nve years ugo.

At ist. Charles' College the storm struck with terrible force. The roof of the main college building was torn off and several of the outbuildings were blown from their foundations and wrecked. The loss Is several thousand dollars. Annapolis was partially submerged last night.

Farmers front Anne Arundel county, who came to the city this morning, say that barns, outbuildings and fences were blown down In all directions. The handsome summer hotel at Bay Ridge was unroofed and the amusement buildings demolished. Nearly all the roads leading from the citv are blockaded with fallen trees and demolished fences. At the Casino at Electric Park several hundred lights of glass were demolished and whole sashes were blown away. The steel roof came near going and shows in several places where the wind had begun to tenr it off.

Beyond bulging It out of shape, however, no actual damage was done. The fences lu.slde the park suffered considerably. GREAT DAMAGE IN BRUNSWICK The Dynamite Mont Herald Sunk and Many Vessels Badly Injured. r.BUNSwicK, September 30. Twelve vessels in the harbor were more or less severely damaged hy yesterday's hurricane.

The dynamite hoat Herald, with 5,000 pounds of that explosive on board. Is sunk. The schooner Sarah A. Fuller, partly loaded with lumber for New York, was carried away from her moorings and blown ashore. The schooner Sylvia C.

Hall, also partly loaded with lumber for New Haven, was run Into by the Fuller and damaged. The Spanish bark Encnrnacion, loaded with lumber for Valencia, went ashore and now lies on her aide full of water. The bark H. L. Routh, loaded with railroad ties for New York, Is ashore.

She lies easy. The Norwegian barks Longfellow and with cargoes of naval stores, were both damaged, the former being ashore. Other vessels ashore are the Spanish brig Anton, the schooner Lizzie E. Deniaou and the pilot-boats firaclllo and Frlde. H.

X. Merrill, of the Atlanta Telephone Company, reached Atlanta last night from Brunswick, and states that the city of Brunswick is badly damaged, and that three big vessels were gunk In the Brunswick hnrbor. The latter were blown away from their moorings. The waves of the sea and the wind destroyed much of Brunswick's shipping Interests. Mr.

Merrill aays that the famous old gunboat; the Monitor, was blown away from her pier, and that she was floating helplessly in the harbor, iu danger of WILLIAM B. AHERN AHEM -CLUB'S HOUSE-WARWG THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES ATTEND AND MILES HAKES A SPEECH. DENOUNCES REPUBLICAN BOLTERS The Shrievalty Candidate Says That the Real Enemy of Honest Government Is the Nan Who Tries to Stir I Factions In the Republican Parly Hopes His Friends Will Stand by Hlin in the Hard Fight He Has on His Hands The New Club House is a Very Handsomo One and a Thousand People Take Part in Its Dedication The Ladies Have It All to Themselves in the Afternoon, But the Reception to the Repub lican Candidate in the Evening is the Chief Event List of the More Prominent Men Who Took Part. From noon until midnight yesterday the handsome new home of the William B. Ahern Association of the Thirteenth ward, at the northeast corner of Eighth street and Fairmount avenue, was filled with a gonial throng, made up of the members, their wives and sweethearts and their guests.

That is to say, the wives and sweethearts had undisputed posses sion from 1 until 6 the afternoon and from that time on the men had it all to themselves. Light laughter and the swish of skirts gave way to smoke aud political speeches, and lemonade and ice cream what there was left of it surrendered gracefully to beer and ham sandwiches. The second occasion was the more nota ble of the two, because it attracted to the club house a much more distinguished body of men than usually go to ward meetings of any sort. It was called a housewarniing, but it was really a reception to the Republican candidates on the county ticket, held as a dedication of the association's new home. Fully a thousand persons attended, but the accommodations were not overtaxed at any time, and there was plenty for everybody to sec, eat.

hear and drink. Shortly after 8 o'clock the candidates began to arrive. Judges McMichael and Beitler were among the first, and they were given a hearty welcome. Then came James L. Miles, who resides in the Thirteenth' wnrd 'nnd whom everybody called 'hy 'his first mime; Jacob Wildemore and Joseph G.

Richmond came in together, followed shortly hy Congressmen Adams, Halterman and Congressional C'audidate Young. Senator Grncly, always popular with his constituents, felt, sufficiently at home to make the others feel as he did. Many Clly Officials Attend. William B. Ahern.

smiling and happy, was the host-in-chief. Samuel Lit helped him, and so did Leslie Yates and George W. Sehimpf, who are respectively the president and tho secretary of the association. The reception committee consisted of the following: David T. Smith.

Lewis K. Swlnt, Louis Soefllng. Ifarunto Strause. Gpo. W.

Smith, William Jones. Nathan Relnstine. David M. Woodward, James H. Dean, L.

Phlllippi. Joseph 8. Blev, William A. Fox, Thad S. Krause, W.

J. L. Keffer, Gnstavus Mayer, John J. Mnllancy, William Carton. William Roesch, Charles Roeseh, E.

A. Ervin, John Kinsey, W. T. Maxwell, H. T.

Bauerle, S. A. Caldwell. George M. Sadler, George W.

Schimpf, W. S. Pugh. L. Miles.

Ellsworth H. Hults, James G. Collins, Louis .1. Bush, F. S.

Phillips, William M. Buschner, James Crawford, Frederick Fitsmire. H. Thomas Dunlap, J. AVilllam Rnppuian.

Many city officials came early and stayed late, sitting about in corners and talking politics. Among them were City Treasurer Oellers. Director of Public Safety Riter, James Hoyt, Director of Public Works Thompson, District Attorney Graham. Highway Chief Hicks, Coroner Ashbridge. Water Chief Trautwine, City Solicitor Kinsey, A'.

L. Eisenhower, Health Officer Stulb, Frank Bruner; Harbor Master Klemmer, Controller Walton, Recorder of Deeds Geary, Common Councilman Hults. Register of Wills Smithers, Sheriff Clement, Magistrates Jermon and Lnkeiis. Thomas J. Powers and Receiver of Taxes Roney.

Miles Talks of Factions, Xo speeches were to be made, but at the conclusion of the formal reception tho assembly room was crowded, and there were falls for Mr. Miles. The latter was finally compelled to mount a chair and say something. When the room quieted down he said: I was Informed that speeches were not to be In order to-night, my friends, and so I am not prepared to respond to your most grnlifylng call. I am glad to say to yon, however, on behalf of the candidates of your party here assembled that we thank you for the cordial and handsome reception you have tendered us.

For myself 1 can say that I r.m more than grateful. You are not only my fellow-citizen, but my fellow-wardsmen, who have known me for many years, and among yon I feel entirely at home. I am a member of your club. I am reminded, too, that no man ever succeeds In politics or Is rewarded for his endeavors without the constant and unwavering support of his personal and political friends. That yon have always given to the nominees of the Republican party, and, come weal or woe, that you will always give.

I congratulate you on your enterprise and your enthusiasm, so often demonstrated In the past, and so well manifested here to-night, and I urge you to go forth Into the coming battle with the same Indomitable spirit that has always been characteristic of yon. As I said before, we are not here to make speech, but I want to leave one thought with you. It is this: Our common country Is facing a drw-ger in this campaign that cannot be overestimated, and the defeat of the Republican party at the polls will entail endless Therefore I to you that any man who leads a revolt, who plaus a faction to disrupt the Republican party at this time Is not only unworthy to be called a Republican, but should be branded is an enemy of good and honest government. Again permit me to thank you for this magnificent reception. A Handsome Club House.

Refreshments were served after the reception, and then nearly everybody inspected the building. It is admirably adapted to club purposes. Regarding it and the association which occupies it the formal notice from the secretary, furnished to those which attended, says: The William B. Ahern Association is a chartered organization, having entered Into life on the evening of February 0, 1891. So rapid has been Its growth that to-day It stands pre-eminently the finest ward club In the city, with a membership of over 600.

It has rendered valuable services to the Republican party, contributing materially by the organized efforts of Its members In Increasing the Republican majority in the Thirteenth ward from a little over 600 In 1S91 to nearly 2,000 In February of the present year. I'pon Its roll of membership will he found the names of our Congressman, State Senator, Representative, Select and Common Councilmen, nearly every member of the Thirteenth ward Republican executive committee and a number of the most prominent men la local Republicanism. While we are a political association, the social feature is not considered the least predominant, for to it is due much of prestige which we have obtained. Heartiness and lack of stiffness or formality.whlch form one of Its attractions, are due greatly to the fact that the young men of the ward are greatly in evidence In the management and membership, which Is shown by the constantly Increasing applications for membership from the young Republicans of the ward. The annex has a seating capacity of about 300.

and It is here that monthly vaudeville and tthletlc entertainments of a high order are given, and the best theatrical and athletic talent are to be seen and heard. Our association Is financially sound (the report for the last fiscal year showing a surplus on hand) and it is not one of the many political and social clubs which, after continued assessment of members to keep afloat, pass out of existence through mere inanition. Whether It be In political results, receptions, parades, entertainments or good fellowship, the association stands at the top. The Initiation fee ($1) and dues (SO cents per month) are kept at those nominal sums) in order to make the membership accessible to the masses. IN THE LEBANON VALLEY Thousands of Dollars "Worth of Property Demolished by (he Storm.

Special Telegram to The Times. Lebanon. September 30. A terrific wind and rain storm swept over this city and county last night. The storm broke shortly after midnight and lasted an hour, damaging property to the amount of $100,000.

The heaviest losses in this city were the destruction of the round houses of the Cornwall and Lebanon Railroad Company and the Cornwall Railroad Company. Ten engines were burled in the ruins of the first building and four In the latter. The loss is estimated at $40,000. Much damage was done to the Iron furnaces, breweries, electric car houses, business places and private homes, and this morning the streets were Ailed with debris. The storm did considerable damage at Myrrstown, unroofing business places and mansions.

While clearing away some wreckage at the latter place William Snyder was almost electrocuted by selling hold of several telephone wires which had been charged with electricity by falling across a heavily-charged feed wire. His hand was horribly burned. The Reformed Church, at Bismarck, was blown down and is a total wreck, entailing a loss of The Evangelical Church, at Annville, was also demolished, with a loss of $3,500. Janitor John A. Brewer and his family occupied the lower part of the building and narrowly escaped being crushed to death under the falling walls.

The Town Hall was also badly damaged. Throughout the country districts hundreds of barns were unroofed or blown down and many farm houses were damaged. A number of orchards were hopelessly ruined, and the picnic grounds at Hellmandale are badly damaged. FOUR KILLED IN ALEXANDRIA Churches Demolished. Business Blocks Ruined and Several Badly Hurt.

Alexandria, September 30. The storm relatively was more severe In Alexandria than In Washington. There were four fatalities and three persons were more or less Injured. The dead are: W. D.

Stewart, killed In bed by falling walls; Mrs. Holt, a visitor from North Caro lina, killed In bed; an unknown colored woman; Tillman Dlles, colored. The Injured are Lester Corbln, Charles Adams and Miss Stewart, sister of W. D. Stewart.

Alexandria churches suffered severely. The First Bnptlst was completely demolished. St. Elmo's Baptist was also wrecked and Roberts' M. E.

Chapel lost Its spire. Nearly every business block In town was more or less damaged and hundreds of private houses lost their roofs. The loss In and around Alexandria is estimated at $100,000. FLOODS IN BLAIR COUNTY The Juniata River Choked With Fumpklnt and Other Farm Produce. Special Telegram to THE TIMES.

Hollidaysburo, September 30. Last night's downpour of rain resulted In a flood in Blair county. The Juniata river overflowed Its banks In Frnnkstown township and formed a small lake, covering the lowlands at the Foint View dam. The river was choked up hy a flood of pumpkins and other farm products. The "armers suffered great daroaee.

There was a washout of 300 feet of track on the Martlnshnrg branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad and bridges were swept away on the Springfield Mines and Williamsburg Railroads. All trains were delayed, in consequence. BEDFORD FARMERS' LOSSES Corn Washed Awny by the Heavy Rains and Many Fields Entirely Ruined, Special Telegram to The Times. Bedford, September 30. Not since the time of the Johnstown flood has so much damage been done by high water as was the result of yesterday's hard rain.

The fanners throughout the county arc heavy losers. Many fields are almost entirely ruined. A great deal of corn was washed away, some farmers losing as high as IW0 bushels. Much dimnge was done to the property of the Bedford Springs Company. Pumpkins came down the river by the carload.

A COLLISION AT SEA The Bedaold Runs Into a Tugboat and Two Men Seriously Injured. Newburqh, N. September 30. During a terrific storm on the river at 2 o'clock this mornltig the passenger propeller Redfleld, from New York for Hudson, collided with the tugboat Edwin Terry, of the Cornell Steamboat Company, towing the barge Enterprise, off Cold Spring. Pilot George Hammond and Steward Robert Roosa, both of the tug Terry, were seriously iniured.

The Red-Held was'beached on the flats off Cold Spring. BRIDAL GIFTS In Precious-Stone Jewelry There is a daintiness of treatment an entire absence of the commonplace in all our Precious Stone Jewelry. For the Fall season we have prepared a superb stock of Jeweled Pendants, Brooches, Finger Rings, Necklaces and Ornaments for the Hair. J- Caldwell Co. Diamond Merchants Jewelers Silversmiths Importers uf Art Objects 902 Chestnut St.

LITTLE DAMAGE HERE Treos and Fences Blown Down in the Suburbs One Vessel Adrift. The police reports yesterday showed that there was no serious damage in any part of the city during the storm Tuesday night, which came a few hours ahead of the Weather Bureau's schedule. Trees were blown down and fences In the suburbs toppled over by the wind. Signs were torn from their hinges and scattered around, but no one was hurt. Early In the morning during the worst part of the storm the operators In the Electrical Bureau at the City Hall heard the blowing of a whistle.

The continued tooting led them to believe that there was a fire on the river front, and they telegraphed to several districts to ascertain the location. The police of the Fourth district found that the schooner Henry Cunningham, lying In the Delaware river, near the foot of Arch street, was caught in the gale and was driven down the stream in spite of Its heavy anchor. The whistle was blown by the crew, and the men on board the dredger Commodore heard it. Then the whistle of the dredger was blown and kept up a continuous shriek until the police tug King responded and went to the aid of the derelict schooner. Beforo the police boat reached the schooner the tempest-tossed vessel drifted into the Commodore, but caused no great damage.

The schooner was taken In low by the King and taken to the Chestnut street wharf, where it was made fast. MANY WIRES IN TROUBLE The Postal and Western Union Telegraph Companies Suffered Much From the Storm. Tuesday night's storm played havoc with the telegraph wires nil over the country over which the storm area passed. The Postal Telegraph Company suffered considerable inconvenience by broken wires everywhere along its lines, especially In its Southern district, but the company had out linemen as 60on as possible to repair the breaks, and by this morning all its lines will be found Iu perfect working order. The company suffered several bad wrecks on Its lines between Philadelphia aud Baltimore, but have succeeded in getting two wires through.

At present there is a bad wreck west of Lancaster, where the storm was exceptionally violent. Nothing has been received over that route since the storm, but it is expected that everything will be in working order early this morning. To New York everything is all right, and tho company has been able to reach all Its Western points, and as far East as Hnrrisbnrg by the way of New York and Buffalo. The Northern lines were not affected at all. The Western Union Telegraph Company also experienced considerable difficulty with its wires on Its Southern lines and points throughout the State.

Last evening they succeeded In getting a wire through to Baltimore and managed to reach other points with little difficulty. This company's lines to New York and other Eastern points were not Interfered with and everything will be in shape to-day. The company lost a number of poles west, which severly hampered the service. A Severe Gale in Syracuse. Syracuse, N.

September 30. The severest gale even known in this city raged between the hours of 3.30 and 5.30 this morning. Thousands of dollars' worth of damage was done. The telephone, telegraph, street railway and fire alarm systems were demoralized. Trees were uprooted, houses were unroofed, chimneys were blown over and chaos prevailed for a time.

The big grand stand at Kirk Driving Park was completely demolished. The Yates Hotel was hadlvdamaged by a falling cornice and the immense plate windows forced outward hy the suction of the air. Highland Falls in the Storm's Path. Highland Falls, N. September 30.

Reports from last night's storm prove it to be the severest that has visited the Highlands for vears. The wind reached Its highest velocity shortly after midnight. In the viclnitv of Cornwall fences were blown down onrf trees unrooted. The damage is consider able. At West Folut the storm was quite severe, but, barring the uprooting of several trees, little damage resulted.

All the trains on the West Shore Railroad were delayed, owing to washouts and landslides. Small Craft Sunk in Chicago. Chicago, September 30. Great damage to property and many accidents resulted from the furious gale on the lakes. The most serious accident In the port of Chicago occurred this morning, when the schooner Seaman broke from her moorings In slip at the foot of Randolph street, and while being hurled about by the storm wrecked nud sunk half a dozen small craft.

A nuffiber of men had narrow escapes. A store that sells exclusively Bedding and Brass and Enamel Bedsteads and makes money must be a pretty good place to buy Bedding and Metal Bedsteads, or it would have to sell other goods or go out of business. Dougherty's Store, 11 North 11th Street. Fartory, 331 North 2d Street..

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