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THE PHILADELPHIA TIMES. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 20, 1894. illHilliliilllllllllilHIlSHIiinilllllinilllllKlillllllililllllHilSlliililllilllllllllllili SPECIAL ADVANCE SALE DISGOSSIflG THE FREE LIST A GOOD DEAL OP PROGRESS MADE WITH THE TARIFF REFORM BILL money and settle the case. I was allowed to go with this understanding. Two days later I paid Magistrate Pole $200.

Baugh afterwards complained to a friend of mine that he got only 10 out of that caso. HOOP AT THE CENTRAL STATION. On Monday of this week Charles Smith, H. O. Wallace and Charles Hagur were arraigned before Magistrate MilHgan at the Central Station and held under 800 ball for a further hearing on the charge of setting up a shell game at Torresdale during the University of Pennsylvania-Cornell boat race last Saturday.

They were arrested by Detectives Hamm, Eckstein and Donnghy. George W. Eoop, under whose protection all the shell workers and fakirs in the city thrive and who bonsts of his "pull" in the courts, was present at the hearing and hurried about in a mysterious and consequential manner among the officials and attaches of the court. He even walked boldly up on the raised platform on which stands the Magistrate's desk, and, leaning his hand familiarly upon AT CUT PRICES MEN'S Men's Best French Patent Calf $8.00 Men's Best French Patent Calf $7.50 Men's Best Fronoh Patent Calf $6.00 Men's Best Russia Calf $7.50 Shoes Men's Best Russia Calf $6.00 Shoes Men's Best Russia Calf $5.00 Shoes perbapsTiast.iy and unthinkingly. With my office coat still upon mo, I hastened to the Magistrate's office- and announced that I had come there to enter bail for tho woman whose name I gave.

The Magistrate knew me and he said to mo with a great appearanco of sternness You cannot afford to so hail in a case like this. It will bo published in all the newspapers that you became surety in this case and your reputation will be A magistrate's confession. "This angered mo exceedingly. I exclaimed with considerable excitement, Iam the best judge of what I can do and I require no advice from you on this subject. This woman is in misfortune.

I proposo aiding her. Produce her here at once and I will become her "The Magistrate then rather humbly admitted to roe that he had hurried her off to Moyamensing Prison in charge of his Constable, having given her no opportunity whatever to secure bail. I tben sternly informed him that unless alio was back in his office before 4 o'clock I would make full exposure of the fact that he was eneaged in an attempt to blackmail. Ho then asked mo to step into a room back of his office, and, hnvinc rinsed the door, he said to me: All styles and Hhapi's are represented In these koo.1s, and a complete abnortment of sizes aud widths will be found. fTRST CLOTHJNO MAN" How'u business? very good since one of our Brmdleil." SECOND CLOTHING MAS We're tryluK to stir up things, too bought all the doth In tho United stules." We make and sell the best fitting ready-made Clothes you ever wore, and our prices this year are below any possible competition.

Shop around, keep your eyes open, and then come to us. If this assertion is not true, tell us so. Men's All-Wool Outing Suits in light colors, $6.00. Ten dollars will buy Men's Sack Suits, good enough for anybody. Last year you would pay $15 and $18 for as good.

The five dollar kind of Boys' Two-Piece Knee Pants Suits at $2.50. Sizes 6 to 15 years. Boys' Three-Piece Knee Pants Suits (with vest) at $5.00. Reduced from $10, $9 and $8. Sizes 10 to 16 years.

Men's Grey and Brown (indefinite plaids), Cassimere Suits in the new Three-Button Cutaway SacTT style, $12. This is Fashion's newest. Price ought to be $18. Men's fine All-Worsted Blue and Black Serge Sack Coats (skeleton made) at $2.50. The goods we offer are not dusty with age everything new this season.

910-912 Chestnut Street SOME IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS The MniiBgorsof the Bill Sustain Their First Defeat In an Effort to Keep Quicksilver on the Free List Senator Quay Makes a Fiulit In the Interest of Some Philadelphia Firms and Gets an Amendment Adopted. Special Telegram to The Tiufa Wabhinqtox, June 19. The first defeat of the Democratic members of the Senate nuance committee since the beginning of the contest over the tariff bill was inflicted upon it late this afternoon In an important test vote by yeas and nays upon the question of striking quicksilver from the free list. Quicksilver had heretofore been on the dutiable list at ten cents per pound, but the Hon so of Representatives put it upon the free list in the Wilson bill and it was retained there by the Senate finance committee. This afternoon when the paragraph placing quicksilver on the free list was reached Mr.

Perkins, of California, made a strong and lucid speech in explanation of the reasons why this article should be required to pay duty, and he was supported in a vigorous speech by Mr. Lodge, of Massachusetts, who showed that to place quicksilver on the free list would be to play directly into the hands of the Rothschilds, whereas there are important and special reasons why the quicksilver industry of this country should receive protection. TAKEN OFF THE FREE LIST. Upon motion of Mr. Lodge to strike quicksilver from the free list the vote stood 23 yeas, 20 nays, all of the Populists and two Democrats, Messrs.

Hill, of New York, and Morgan, of Alabama, voting with the Republicans in favor of the motion. As soon as the announcement of the result was made there was a significant hum of conversation on the Republican side of the chamber and equally suggestive silence on tho Democratic side, as it was realized that upon a test vote the first break had been made in the line heretofore i held firmly by the Democratic managers of the tariff bill fight in the Senate. Immediately following up the advantage gained, a motion was made on the Renuhli- i can side to placo quicksilver on the dutiable list at seven cents per pound and the motion was adopted without serious opposition. It is suggested, howavor, that an effort to reverse this action will be made when the bill gets into the OTHER IMPORTANT CHANGES. In other respects the proceedings in the Senate to-day were both important and interesting, two especially noteworthy events having been the restoration to the dutiable list of eggs at three cents a dozen and bacon and hams at 20 per cent, ad valorem.

Those articles were placed on the free list in the house bill and retained there by the Senate finance committee. To-day. however, the committee complacently yielded to the transfer of eggs, bacon and hams to the dutiable list at the rates of duty stated. Senator Quay, in accordance with the purpose of which he yesterday gave notice, offered an amendment in a line with the suggestions made to him by certain Philadelphia constituents to strike out the words "scientific books and periodicals devoted exclusively to original scientific research from tho paragraph in the free list relatiug to books, engravings, photographs, etc. This led to a long discussion on the subject of giving free entry to all things necessary to the better education of our people.

VEST GIVES IN. Mr. Lodge commended the criticisms pRssed by Mr. Quay's Philadelphia constituents upon the loose phraseology in this clause. Mr.

Vest was willing to modify the phraseology of the clause as it came from the House, but ho regarded the scone of the paragraph as really too narrow. While he conceded the right of Senators to offer amendments, he complained about the disposition shown by some Senators to make captious criticisms and unwarranted objections. As he read this provision as it came from the Hou60, its phraseology manifested a good intent and the criticisms were hypercritical. Nevertheless, after further discussion Mr. Vest accepted two amendments from the Republican side, and as amended the paragraph now reads, "Books, engravinss, photographs (bound or unbound), etchings, maps and charts, which shall have been printed more than twenty years at the date of importation, and all hvdrographic charts and scientific books and periodicals devoted to original scientific research and publications issued for their subscribers by scientific and literary associations and academies, or publications of individuals for gratuitous private circulation, and public documents issued by foreign governments." QUAY FAILS THIS TIME.

Another attempt by Mr. Quay to effect a change in one of the free list paragraphs, his purpose being to strike out the words pamphlets printed exclusively In languages other than English" from the paragraph iu which free entry is allowed to books and music used exclusively by tho blind, was voted down, although Mr. Quay had read a letter from a number of publishers, printers, binders and importers of Philadelphia, addressed to Secretary Carlisle, in which It was shown that the words Mr. Quay proposed to strike out really had no proper place in that paragraph, and ga a wider scope to the paragraph than it ought to hnve. The object of the Quay amendment was to afford free entry to books and music in raised print, used exclusively by the blind.

Hut the members of the committee opposed Mr. Quay's amendment, and it was voted down, leaving the paragraph as it came from the House, as follows: "Books and pamphlets printed exclusively in languages other than English also books and music in raised print, used exclusively by the blind." MORE EFFORTS FOR A CHANGE. At the request of Philadelphia merchants Mr. Quay offered an amendment to strike from the paragraph allowing free entry to "unmanufactured horns and parts of horns" the words "including horn strips and tips." The Philadelphia parties claim in their letter, which Mr. Quay had read in the Senate, that horn strips and tips ought to be on the dutiable list, but the members in control of the bill were unitnpressiouahle and horn strips and tips go upon the tree list.

At Mr. Quay's request the paragraph in the free list relating to the free entry of oils of various kinds, including petroleum, crude or refined, was laid aside without final action to-day, Mr. Quay basing bis request npon the statement that he intends at a later moment to otter some important amendments to this comprehensive clause in tho bill. Mr. Quay expects to offer his amendments tomorrow.

There were numerous interesting features in the proceedings, which filled fully eight consecutive hours, during which time, in Addition to the matters above mentioned, the Senate passed upon the scores of mutters and things contained in twenty-two pages of the printed bill, which in itself was a record-breaking accomplishment, and beyond that a number of other items which had previously been passed over were returned to and final action taken upon them in committee of the whole. DULL DAY IN THE HOUSE. The day was practically wasted in the House of Reprcscrtitives. Mr, Dal til se cured unanimous consent for the passage of a House bill for the construction of a bridge across the Monongabela river at Pittsburg by the Pittsburg and Mansfield Railroad Com pany, hovers! other private bills were passed, and It was half-past 2 o'clock when the House Shoes Shoes Shoes REDUCED TO THE UNIFORM PRICE OF Wan tine Ualt $5.00 Shoes Men's Fine Calf $4.00 Shoes. Msn's Fine Russia Calf $5.00 Shoes Men's Fins Russia Calf $4.00 Shoes QSINS 1226 CHESTNUT ST.

CAPTAIN WALTERS' DENIAL He Brands a Dlsclmrfred Clerk's Charges as Absolutely False. The charges made by Irvln D. Lowery, a former clerk In the Sub-Treasury In Philadelphia, before a board of arbitrators in West Chester, In bis suit to recover 8805.17 from Sub-Treasurer Captain Lewis Walters, were met with a prompt denial yesterday. Lowery charges that Captulu Walters had borrowed the money from him and hitd refused to pay it back. He declared that the captain hud intimated that his clerks should divide their salaries with hira.

The Sub-Treasurer said that he would Insist that the case be taken Into open court so that ho might have a chance to more fully deny the charges. 'The suit," he said, "is due to animus, and there Is not one reasonable ground for It. Lowery Is a discharged clerk and a man in whom 1 am grievously disappointed, for I trusted him, looked upon him us a friend and entrusted him with personal afluirs with which I would not have irunted anyone else. "Without going Into all the details 1 will say that the actual cause of his dismlssnl wns his Interference with the conduct of the office, A clerk named Henderson was away, and Lowery conceived the idea that he was off on a mission for me, and he engaged a detective to trace him. When this came to my knowledge I discharged him promptly.

It Is entirely false that I ever even so much as Intimated that any clerk In my ofllee should divide his salary with me or give me any portion of it. I could not be guilty of such baseness, and, If I had been so Inclined, such a thing could not possibly hnve been done." Captain Wuiters then exnibltcd his books showing nil his financial transactions with Lowery. Thf latter did at times pay small bills, but the books show that he was reimbursed. From time to time Captain Walters gave him checks and cash, find ixweryused this mouey to pay laborers and to meet emergency expenses. Lowery lived in Pho nixvllle, and when Captulu Walters was not at home he looked after bis affairs.

This he did before coming to the city in the mornings and after he hud tone home tn the afternoons. The accounts of Captain Walters show that Lowery is in debt to him and he denies that he ever borrowed a cent from Lowery, "The young man," he said, "wns really a confidential agent for me. I hno great confidence in him. and he abused it. He knew more about my affairs than anyone else, and he imposed upon this confidence.

I excused him as long as 1 could but when he assumed to set spies on the other clerks I concluded it was time to quit tso I dischared him, and this suit is the result. It will be much easier to explain everything in court, and thnt is why i shall insist that this suit shall be taken there." NOT TO BE FOOLED WITH. A Man Who Refused to Be Ordered Around by a "Walking: Delegate. From the Chicago Record. He Is a member of tbe union now and they can afford to laugh about ft, but the walking delegate will always be somewhat afraid of htm.

He landed In Chlcseo from the far being reduced in ft nances, returned to his old trade of painting. He put on a white Jacket, but underneath It he continued to wear hii belt and a brace of cauuou. In taking tbe job be bad made no I no tries, and be did not know that a strike was on and that he was agalnstthestrlkers. Ho bedaubed merrily awB.v from bis low sea fluid until be beard a grun voice uy Get down from there liecftuse why?" "Never mind: von stoD work on that lob." "Not by no manner of means, and don't trine." "Kay, will you come down?" "Yes," and throwing buck his Jacket he whipped out the two gicautlc Instruments of ucutn. The delegate ran four blocks.

For three tbe sen (Told was watched from afar, but no one bothered htm. Filially he joined the union of his own free will, and when he rites to a point of order every one listens to nun. The Boulevard. I sec In dnys to come the ratehtv trees Join fondly overhead entwining hands In kindly blessing, while the season tlees A round of summer days. Afar there stands The massive monument of him wo name With loving lips, our great and chosen one, Forever tint upon the scroll of fame, Our country's sire, tbe nob) Washington, Most grand and good And all along Its sweep Tbo multitude doth pass, ceaseless stream Of happy hearts, and thoughts that lightly leap Toward the distant groves.

The cool paths teem With colors gay, un everchiinghiK scene Of mirth ami sunny smiles, of light and stiaile Beneath the grand old trees, whose silent ranks Of gnarled trunks like sentinels parade In stately file upon the grassy banks Dividing path and rrlve. The warm sun shines Upon the white and gleaming marble halt Id distant view but here the thought reclines In itrateful gloom, and shadows cool do fall tpon the beated brows. Here all men meet A vast assembly of the people move All thro' the day and eventide, beneath The sheltering arcades. 1 The distant grove, The winding river and the swelling glade Lie Just beyond, Inviting, fair and free. To rolling fields In gurb of green arrayed The people of the town.

Above I see The mighty curving arch of rustling leaves And branches twined: they meet and Interlace In fondest fellowship. The sunlight cleaves In rifts the canopy the timid rays Seem hlf afraid to enter in the shade Of twilight holtnefw; they trlcklo through In burn of bum la bed llgtit. yet soon they fade And evening shadows fall. In graces new The Boulevard appears at eventide As sweet romance doth lend its subtle charm To sanctify the place. Bwift lanterns glide Along the silent drives, while arm In arm Upon tbe paths the aged husband strolls With her, his faltbiul mate, at end of day.

And Haunter on. as In the far away Sweet years of plighted troth. AH kindred souls Do here repair each even to commune In noblest In ercourse. The lovers, too, In silence pass along, Above, the moon Looks down In kindly mood, as If It knew Tbe tender secrets of the summer nlirbts. And heard the whispers of the passing crowd.

While thro' the trees a glimmer Hits of lights From happy homes, great churches, mansions proud, With windows open wide. 4. iweet bits of song Float out amid the trees and on the air, White distant sounds of music drift along, To soothe the fretting soul and banish cars In every listener's heart. It seems less hard This world of mine when mingling with tbe mass Of happy people on the boulevard. I see them laugh, shake hands, and slowly pats Along the shadid walks Louis 8, Amonsoit, $3,98 Clerk Motlat's shoulder, engaged an earnest and lengthy conversation with him.

The statement published in The Times yostorday that Harry Roop lived at 258 Chester street is incorrect. His house is 208 Chester street. No. 258 is occupied by a very respectable family. HOOP FAILED HIM THIS TIME.

Ticket Scalper Goldstein Helled on the Ball-Goer In "Vain. After plying his profession for several years without interference from the police department, Isaac Goldstein, a well-known ticket scalper; was yesterday held for court by Magistrate Milligan, at the Central Station. Goldstein, hacked by George Hoop, has for years defied all efforts to make him desist from the scalping business. Lieutenant Tomlinson, of the Seventeenth district, one of the managers of the Police Pension Fund, and chairman of the commit-tee on excursions, took the matter in hand. Last Thursday, when the first of the Police Fund excursions on the Republic to Cape May was given, Goldstein, in defiance of the orders of Lieutenant Tomlinsont sold tickets at Race street wharf.

When Tomlinson threatened Goldstein with arrest the latter boasted that Hoop would see him free even if he committed murder. Lieutenant Tomlinson consulted Assistant District Attorney Kinsey and was told that Goldstein was violating the law. Tomlinson informed Superintendent Linden of the affair, and yesterday a Fourth district policeman arrested Goldstein, in pursuance of orders from the City Hall. At the hearing Goldstein was very downcast because Bail-goer Hoop did not appear. FOOT-BALL LEAGUE FORMED Professional Clubs to be Placed In This and Other Cities.

Special Telegram to Thk Tikes. New York, June 19. The American League of Professional Foot- Ball Players wbb organized here this after- noou. The league Includes New York, Brooklyn, Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington. Arthur Irwin was elected temporary chairman and George Stack house waselected temporary treasurer and secretary.

It was decided to commence the season October 1 and to play four games a week. The players are required to report for duty on September 15. The Phlladelphlan'a have seven men signed at present, and the Washington lan's eight men signed. MORE MINERS AT WORK Sevornl Ohio Districts Awaiting: the Result of the Columbus Meeting. June The State convention of coal miners, called by President Adams, met to-day with about sixty delegates present.

Nothing of Importance was done to-day. The threatened trouble at Long Hun, 1)11-lonvllie and Laurelton mines did not materialize and all resumed operations to-day. At the neudqunrterrt of the Cleveland, Lorraine and Wheeling Railroad the officials report that everything is quiet along the road. The miners are still out At all points except at the Hock Hill and Tunnel mines at Flushing, where work was resumed yesterday. The miners are anxiously awaiting the result of the meeting at Columbus.

The Mnsslllon district miners have agreed to permit several local mines to be started on the basis of 75 cents per ton. This will enable local factories, which have been closed for sometime, to resume. Pensive Penclllngs. From the Somerville Journal. A gold pen Is a good deal like a cat It's as smooth as velvet In your hand one day and the very next day It scratches Few experiences give a harder trial to the tact of a literary man than to have a pretty girl friend of bis bring htm a poem she has written and say Now, I want you to tell me honestly Just what you think of that." Why don't somebody invent a new kind of baking powder? Everybody but the newspaper managers Is tired to death or seeing the old kinds advertised.

When man habitually parts his name In the middle people are never surprised on meeting htm to find that he parts his balr in the same way. Little Lord Kauntleroy suits are still on sale at xome of the oovh' clothing stores, but Heavenly Twins suits and Hhlps That Pass in me jmkiii suits naven i neeu put on exbl-bitton in the wlndowB yet. A Special Inducement. From the Tammany Times. Agent.

"I'd like to Insure your life." Respectable old party. "I don't want my life insured." But we oftpr special Inducements. Every poncy paiu on aeam. Well, all the comtmnles do that." "Yes, but we pay up even if you are hanged. now ma i ior a special inducement1" A Practical Girl.

From the New York Weekly. Nellie. Why do you send out your wedding Invitations so fur In advance Millie. Many or our friend keep their money In savings banks, and have to irlve notice. Hood's Cures In Philadelphia Manavunk, Philadelphia, May 5, 18iM.

1 have been a sufferer with an ulcerated leg lor twenty years. Doctors told me there was no help for me. I was advised to take Hood's 8n run part I a. I took 19 bottles and now I am as sound as a dollar. A.

D. Mii.lek, 4723 Washington HL Gives New Life Philadelphia, May 19 1804. I hnve taken Hood's sarsapurllla and Hood's Vegetable Pills and they have done me a great deal of good, for they mem to put new life In me. Hood's tinrsaparllla shall always be in spring medicine hereafter. Mits.

Mahoir Deckkii, 1317 Poplar Street. Makes the Weak Strong Philadelphia, May 18, 18U4. I was sick in bed for a month and the doctor did not know what was the matter with me. Home of my friends advised me to try Hood's Bursa pa rllla wblcb I would not do because I said a little thing like that would not make me well. I kept setting worse and one day my mother Hood's Sarsa-partita got a bottle of Hood's Harsnparllia and said I was to take It.

So I did, but the first bottle did not take much effect, so I took the second and my face broke out in sores and in a week or so I was able to go out, John Bennett, Rtdze A Falls. Hnnrvrt Pit i are nurclv vegetable, and do notpuifc, pulu br gripe. Hold by all druggist. You must not he too hard on me. I hnve a familv and must make a living.

My Bain ry is only $3,000 a year. I speut more than that sum to gain tne oinco ana i must iuhkc it up somehow, and therefore when I get a chance like this I have to take advantage of it. These women make their money illegitimately, and there is no reason in the world why they should not give part of it up. I know you are a kind-hearted man. and I appeal to you not to interfere with me in this "The man's audaoity Bimply took my breath away, and I feebly asked hira how much he expected.

He said that he would expect the woman or her friends to pay him $300. I then did a weak and foolish, in fact, a wrong thing. I drew $50 from my pocket, and in offering it to him said: I will give you this if you let the woman go this afternoon and promise not to bother her He took the money and thanked me and muttered another apology about having to do this sort of thing That afternoon the woman was released from prison. The next day, when I told my confidential attorney of what I had done, he simply said: 'I think both you and the Magistrate should be I now think he was entirely right." AN ALLEGED CASE OF BLACKMAIL. One of the evidently-intended victims of blackmail has been dropped like a hot coal since the expesuro iu yesterday's Times of the existing corruption.

This woman is the proprietress of a house of assignation on Cherry street, above Broad. Her name is Sirs. Ehawn. The latter part of April a warrant was issued for her arrest, charging her with keeping a disorderly and a bawdy house. It was sworn to by a Mrs.

Joseph Vote, who claimed that she had discovered her husband in the place with a companion. Constable Jacob Baugh served the papers in the case, taking the prisoner to Magistrate Pole's office on Seventh street, below Race. Mrs. Hhawn's story of what occurred there is as follows When I entered the office Magistrate Pole shouted at me in a loud voice: You have been arrested on a serious charge. It will cost you a neat sum to get out of this He said that Mrs.

Vote had discovered a number of prominent business men in my house, whom she knew, and that they would have to pay heavily to get the case settled. "He wound up with holding me under $1,000 bail. I askod if I could send for a friend who would go on my bond. I wastold that I could not. "'You needn't go outside this office for Magistrate Pole said, as he left the bench.

"Ho told Baugh to keep me in the office until I got bail, saying that he was going out and would not return that afternoon, nen Pole had left the office Baugh said ONE Hl'XDRKD DOLLARS FOB BAIL. 'I can get a man who will go your bail, but it will cost you $100." I said that I did not have 100, but that I would try to borrow that amount and give it to the Constable for obtaining bail. With this understanding I was allowed to go. No bail was furnished. There was no one there but Baugh and myself.

The excitement of the arrest was too much for me, and I was ill for two weeks afterward. When that time bad elapsed Magistrate Pole's other Constable called at my house and said that I had better rome to the office and pay Baugh the $100 that I bad promised him. "Fearing that I would he compelled to move if I did not 'put I went to Pole's office a day or two later. In the meantime I had consulted several friends who advised me not to pay the Magistrate or his Constable any money. On my second viBit Baugh said I have a man to go your bail, but you must pay me $100.

"I said that I did not have that much money and that I would not pay it over if I had. "Bangh asked me how much I had. I told him I had $22. 'Well, give mc 20 the Constable replied, and when you come up for a further hearing on next Tuesday you cau pay mc 30. I have a man to go your bail, but he will not take less than "I was then allowed to depart, hut no bail was entered for me." THE CASE IS DROPPED.

Yesterday was appointed for a further hearing in the case. Mrs. Jthawn engaged John H. Fow as her counsel and he went with her to Magistrate Pole's office at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. As soou as they entered the room Magistrate Pole advanced toward the woman and said You might as well go home.

The woman who swore out the warrant against you ib not here to substantiate the charge. Your case is dismissed. You will hear nothing more of the matter." Constable Baugh took Lawyer Fow into a corner and Baid that he ought to have "that thirty dollars." "You received 20, and that is enough," Mr. Fow replied. "But I had to pay a man $50 to go her I bail." "No one ever entered hail for the woman, and you have no right to take her money." With this the lawyer and bis client walked out of the office.

Another wuinn who keeps a house of itl-famoon Cherry street, below Fifteenth, was treated iu a similar manner, only more successfully, last fall. Her name is Mary Sheldon. "One afternoon Constable Baugh entered my bouse," said Miss Sheldon yesterday, stated that he had a warrant for my arrest. I was charged with keeping a disorderly house, selling liquor without a license and harboring a minor, he said. "The warrant was sworn out before Magistrate Pole by the mother of the girl who was Alleged to have been ruined in my house.

When I was taken before Magistrate Polo he exclaimed rooghly Well, you have gotten into a pretty scrape. This is a very serious charge against you. What havo you to say lor I snid that I had never seen the girl in my house, and that I had never sold her any liquor. said Magistrate Pole. I hold you in $600 bail on each charge.

You must fur-uish bail in $2,400 or go BAIL 18 BLACKMAIL, "I sent for a friend, who went for bait. Mu cist rate Pole went home, leaving the office in charge of Baugh. The Constable refused to wait until my friend returned. He said that ho wanted to go home and that if bail was nut furnished right away I would have to go to the County Prison. 41 I'll get a man to go your said the Constable.

Give me $50 and bail will be entered and then you cau "I then paid the $50 over to Bansh. No one was present to enter bail and the Magistrate bad left the office. No ouo went on the l-ond, and. in spite of the fact that I was under $2,400 bail, I was allowed to depart. Baugh told mo that I would havo a further hearing the following week.

"On the day appointed I went to Pole's office again. The woman who swore out the warrant and her daughter were also there. Magistrate Polo took mo into his private office and told me that the plaintiff had agreed to settle the case for $200. I said that I did not have $200, but would borrow tbo i 1 went into committee of the whole for the further consideration of the anti-option bill. Within ten minutes thereafter tho majority of the Congressmen departed, so that at no time during the remainder of tho afternoon were there more than seventy or eighty members on the floor at any ono time.

Mr. Coombs, of New York, stioke in opposition to the bill and Mr. Sibley, of Pennsylvania, in its favor. The bill has very few friends, and Mr. Sibley, therefore, poised as a friend of the' friendless.

His speech was long, carefully prepared and dramatically delivered. He qnotod holy writ liberally, and those passages of his were Approved hy bis hearars. The anti-option bill is likely to consume the time of the House for the remainder of the week. TARIFF BILL IN THE HOUSE. Special Rules May Be Adopted to Pro-vent Filibustering.

Washington, June lit. The tarltf leaders of the House are preparing to fiaudte the tariff bill expeditiously when it comes back to the House. No exact programme has as yet been arranged, but the plans have ma-turedsufflclently to satisfy tbose In charge of the bill that there will not be another long-drawn-out debate. If needs be, a series of special rules will be presented to close debate on the various schedules, and tben a final rule to wind up he whole question. Such a course will be adopted, however, only in case the debate gives promise of becoming Interminable.

It will not be used to limit a reasonable discussion of the Senate changes. Members of the ways and means committee expect the bill to be returned to the House within the next ten days. Representatives Turner and Tarsney, of the committee, any It will be hak by Saturday or Monday next. It Is expected, however, that there will be several days' delay after the bill paoRes the Senate In order that a careful revision of the Senate changes muy be made and a new priut of the bill Issued. Representative Breckinridge, ot Arkansas, a member of the committee, says the first step in the House on the receiptor the bill will be to refer It to the ways and means committee.

This body will take several days, perhaps a week, In carefully going over the bill and determining on the policy to be adopted towards It in whole and detail. When the bill Is once in conference frequent reports wilt be made to the House on such agreements ns may be reached. of the wars and mean members say ten days will suffice for ail agreements. Others are less sanguine, and foresee the necessity ol a rule, or series of rules, to prevent another protracted debate. CLOUDBURST NEAR MILLKRT0WN.

Several Persons Said to Have Been Drowned by the Flood. Braddock, June 19. There was a cloudburst yesterday afternoon up Thompson's Run, above Turtle creek, and much damage was done by the flood which followed. The cloudburst occurred somewhere near Millertown, and tn ao Incredibly short time Thompson's Run wns Bwollen far beyond Its banks, and the people living In the valley through which it flows were compelled to take to the hills lor safety. several persons are missing, and there Is but Utile doubt that they have been drowned.

The force of the storm broke full upon the Yillajres along Sandy Creek and Plum Creek. Growing crops were swept away, and many buildings were wrecked. At andy Creek 11 Inge the water rose In the streets to a depth of ten feet. More than adoen bouses were washed away In the unprecedented torrent. In one of the houses John Hoodisky, a miner, wus steeping.

He wasdrownod while trying to escape through a serond-storv window. Hoackl fell Into the creek and was carried away by the current. Margaret Mos-sel, aged 15 years, fell from a skirl and hum not bean heard of since. The Inhabitants of the villages were terribly frightened hy the storm, and fled In all direction. Rafts were hastily construrted, and manr families were nafely rescued from their homes.

The wave that swept the Turtle Creek Valley was nearly eight feet In height, and carried everything before it. At the New York and Cleveland Coal Company's plant the damttge is extensive. One hundred and fifty yard' of railroad track was washed away; the tipple, No. 4, was hadly damagea, and other bulldlnirs were wrecked. At the new Westlnghou Electric WorKs several hundred feel of railroad track wns destroyed and tne roadbed damaged.

Fences, brldpe, have disappeared and to-day the valley presents a sorry appearance. The money loss will aggregate many thousand dollars. Equal to the Emergency. From the Tuninroria Htiele. It tukeB a hustler for the newspaper business In this locality Just now, but the HugU Is equal to the emernency.

We can write a poem, discuss the tariff, umpire a bull game, report a wedding, saw wood, beat a lawyer, describe a Are so that the renders will bed their wrups, make a dollar do the work of ten, shine at a soiree, address a horticultural society, measure calico, Hhuse the llQtior habit, test whisky, subscribe to ctmrlty, go without meal, attack free sliver, defend bimetallism, sneer at snobbery, wear diamonds, Invent advertisements, overlook scandal, praise babies, delight pumpkin raisers, minister to the afflicted, heal the disgruntled, fl it tit to a finish, set type, mould opinion, sweep the oltice, praise the widows, run for office, sneak at Drover meet in n. and Hvana in wnu everyooa.v ana everywimg, you don't see what you want ask for it. if From Various Causes, From the Chicago Inter-Ocean. Mr. Glbbs.

"Jimpson didn't come down to the office Sent word that he wasn't able to speak a word." Mrs. Glhbs. "Mercy! What is the matter with htm?" Mr. Glhbs. "It's either nn attAck of paralysis, or his wife li borne and there's no chance for him to get In a word." 7 BE SURPRISED At our deep cut tn prices of TEN PER CENT taken off our revised list so as to enable us to keep our full force at work.

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um VLx Baliy Carriages WARREN A. REED. CONVENTION OP THE ELKS. A Body or Bolters Arrive in Atlantic City From Jamestown. Special Tclecram to Thk Times.

Atlantic City, Jnne 19. The culling of a session of the H. P. O. Elks at Jamestown proved 10 be nothinjf of a setback to the annual grnnd rcssIod of the lodge which convened here lo-day.

In fact It was rather iu the nature of a for fully three-fourths of the delegates who obeyed the call of Grand Exalted Huler A. Apperly and Secretary Allen O. Meyers left Jam cb town this morning and arrived here at 3.45 wearing a highly-sueijesUve badge consisting of a card reading "From Jamestown," to which was attached small iron boll. They were received with open arms. Tbe Grand met In the spacious auditorium of the Academv of Music tint morn-intr, the meetine beliif? cnlied to order hy Grand Esteemed Lending Knitfht Willlum G.

Myers, of PlitliidPlphiH, who is a candidate for Killer Apperly's Hoon-tn-be-vacnnt post. Mayor Franklin P. Ktoy extended the freedom ot the city in a neat addreus, and ex-inentttor ltlddle heartily welcomed the visitors. These expressions of friendship were responded to by Grand Trustee P. J.

f'amrhell, of Baltimore, and J. J. Tindule, of New York, the oldest Jat Grand Exalted Htiler in thu order. V. E.

English, of Hartford: Colonel E. H. Hay, of Washington, Daniel A. Kelly and A. C.

Morland, of New York, upoke on the eood of the order, and in measured terms denounced the attempt to createdls-senslon on the part of the leading gmnii officers. An adjournment was taken until 10 A. M. to-morrou-, when theelectlou of oilicers will come up. In the afternoon all the Elks In the city, some in all, gave a grand street parade, and la the evening the annual grand social session was held at'SchauIler's Horel, Colonel Edward Hay, of Washington, presiding.

A number of the delegates here to-dny rerelved telegrams Irom Grund secretary Allen O. Meyer io proceed at once to Jamestown at the expense of the Grand Lodge, but no attention was paid to tbe orders. The Will Likely to be Contested. Special Telegram to Thk TlMtw. Asrtjky Park, June lfl.

There Is every In dication of a lively will contest In tho Surrogate's Court of Monmou'h county. Tbe trou ble Is orer the will of Lovy Ann Jr.dd, a spln ster, wbo died In Ocean Grove several weeks aco. According to the terms of the will Joseph A. Wain wright, a well-to-do business man of Ocean Grove, was made the cole beneficiary of Miss Judd's ornate, estimated to be worth $10,000. News of Miss Judd's death and the disposal of her estate reached the oarn ot her ulster and niece In Vermont, and they promptly engaged Claude V.

Guerlu to con- test the will. i by a Passenger Train. Irpectnl Telegram to Tfk Tiuh. Lambektville, June ll. Joseph Mifflin, aged 18, of this city, was struck and Instantly killed by a passenger trin above this city tonight.

He and some others were In swimming In the canal cloe hy a coal train that was on a aiding. Mini In did not hear the puKNeneer train coming and ran across the track to Jump into the canal. One side of his head was knocked off and his body thrown Into the canal. Tbe train was stopped aod his body brought back to thv depot bore. Illble Society Anniversary.

Special Tt'lwrratn to Tub Timiw. Vinei.and, June 10. The seventy-ninth anniversary ot the Cumberland County Bible Rooiety was held In the First Presbyterian Church here to-day. At a meeting of the Hoard of Managers the following oilicers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Jiimcs J. Reeves; vice president, Dr.

C. C. Philllns; treasurer, Charles Reeves Keeretftry, J. L. Kice superintendent ol Miilvllle branch, U.

Aaronsoii. Could It Bo True From the New York Preen. "The trail test thlngv happen sometimes." "That Is true; but what leads you to make the remark?" "just this. I was passing a bouse yester-dav, anil two ladles came to the door; and, although you may tind it hard to believe. It Is nevertheless a fact they said good-bye to each other Ju.t once and parted, one going down the street and the other re-enterlug the bouhe." "Said good-bye Just once?" "Just once." Well, I'd advise yon not to tell that story Anywhere if you don't want your veracity suspected." What He Needed.

From the CIiIcreo Record. "Would you mind telling me," asked the aspirant to honors of the stage, after he had finished declaiming a powerful scene, "what sort ot study I need most to complete my art?" "Wall," said the manager, carefully eyeing the pose of the aspirant, who had not altered li DOHiiioo as'smneu in a tragic reierem-e io his broken heart. I should suy that first of all you needed a regular course In anatomy. Strikers Find Friends. Prom the New York Weekly.

Merchant. I am collecting money to help the bituminous coal miners continue their strike." Broker. Eh? You?" Merchant. "Yes. If they holdout, the stock of soft coal will soon be used up and our at-woKphere once more he fit to breathe." "Uiorious: iiere my cnec.

Coal Mine Ordered to Start Up. St. Louis, June 19. The receiver of the Loomls Coal Company, controlling coal mines at Bevier, and other points, has been directed by tbe United States Court, un- d-r whose orders he Is acting, resume work at once, importing non-union miners if necessary. Cornell Freshmen Win.

Jthaca, Judo 19. Tho two-mile race be tween tbe Dauntless crew, of New York city, and tbe Cornell freshman crew came off. Cornell won by five lengths. Time, 11 minutes 1W-4 seconds, SMOKING IS A LUXURY and can only be really enjoyed when you have a good Cigar. is Biiaranteed to bemade of all selected imported Tubncm.

If you are not satisfied with Cipar you are smoking try this oue. You will be greatly surprised in it, we promise you. H. B. PAULEY 527 CHESTNUT ANOTHER AVENUE TO THE PARK.

Councltmen Consider the Proposition to Open Susquehanna Avenue, The proposition to place on the city plsn Susquehanna avenue through the Odd Fellows' Cemetery, from Glen wood avenue to Sedcely avenue, with a view to opening1 It in the near future, was considered yesterday by tbe survey committee or the Councils. It was stated that the People's Traction Company, which has tracks on Twenty-sec-ond street, would be glad to bear a great part of the expense, as this would give them a line to the Park, which they had been anxious to secure by way of Diamond street. The ordinance was finally referred to tin-Survey Bureau for an estimate of its cost, as a brldire will have to lie erected to carry the avenue over the tracks of the Pennsylvania Hall-road, and the committee was not fully Informed of the cost. An ordinance was also considered providing for a hrldge to carry the Oermantown brunch of the Pennsylvania Railroad over Jefferson street, In the Twenty-second ward. The cost of the bridge Is not to exceed S.UOUO, and one-thtid of that cost Is to he borne ty the railroad.

The ordinance wns reported with a favorable recommendation. Planning; to Revise Assessments. The joint special committee of the Couacfls appointed to look Into the subject of tbe assessment of properties at the two present rates city and suburban held a meeting yesterday and decided to ask the Board of Revision of Tuxes for a list of the properties now assessed at suburban rates, so that they can work Intelligently. At present where properties are licensed at suburban rates all cltv Improvement must remain at a standstill until the full city rate of taxation Is imposed. It Is the object of the committee to formulate (tome plan wh'ch will make It possible to change this order of things.

Still On the Reef. Nkwi'ort, Jnne 1.9. Tbe steamer Plymouth did not come off tbe reef at high tide as expected, and it Is now feared that It will be some days belore she can be floated. ISbe rests on the ledge un her port side amidships for over forty feet and ut high tide her stern water line Is three feet out of water. It is now thought it will he necessary to ralte her by means of poutoous.

Her outer shell Is thuught to be quite severely Injured, but the Inner hull is all right. CTvIo Colors Adopted. The Councils' sub-commitioe on Fourth of July celebration convened In executive session in the Select Council chamber last evening and considered tho suggestion made by William P. Thompson, of the Trades League, recommending ns the olllclal civic colors of Philadelphia azure bine and golden yellow, which were adopted. Thene color It Ip proponed, shall piny a large part in tbe decorations for the natlouul hol'duy.

Operators slen an Agreement. Danville, June Ml -Twenty-five local operators signed an agreement to-day to pay sixty cents per too for mined coal and forty-eight cents for mine run. The Missouri Still Itlsliiat. Omaha, June 19. The Missouri river rose 8.2 Inches here last ulgbu The water Is several Inches from the danger line yeu Congressional Nominations.

Eleventh district of Georgia-Heury C. Tur. ner, Democrat, renominated. Strength-" ON ffECK LABEt 1,1 nTHSRS AR IMITATIONS rnv nnirurc nun uattimg kellv. uuauhi.) nnu inm ihivs 908 A 10 Hrt SINGLE TAX 1211 Chestnut St.

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