The Semi-Weekly New Era from Lancaster, Pennsylvania • 5

0 THB SEW ERA LAS' CASTElt, WEDNESDAY. 1, 1905, ROBBED THE POST-OFFICE TWO ITALIAN DESPERADOES CAPTURED James F. Clarke, Chester Dunlap, S. G. Gentz, Jason Hauck, Jas.

H. Heine-man, W. S. Hister, Mr. and Airs.

L. Herz, Nace D. Jones, Walter Kautz, Walter E. Knecht (package), Jake Kosivinisky, H. M.

Kreider. Frank Lewis, C. H. MacArty, c. Mowery, Edward Pandall, Rev.

Alfred A. Pickert, Robert J. Ryan, J. W. Seiffert, Alexander Sohm, A CHILLY EXPERIENCE.

CJhristiana, and by the close of this week it is expected that the grading will he completed between Lancaster and Gap, with the exception of the towhs of Soudersburg and Paradise. Ties and rails have been laid eastward from Iameaster five miles. In the vicinity of Gap some changes have been made in the route, and from Gap to Christiana the route will be entirely on private right of way instead of along the Newport turnpike. THREE LIVES SACRIFICED FATAL BLAST ON TBE RAILROAD W03K Rocks Dislodged by an Enormous Blast, Near Creswell, Fall on a Crowded Shanty, Instantly Killing Two Men and a Child. TWO LIVES IN PERIL BECAUSE A BO! REFUSED A BANTER To Show That Ho Was Not Afraid, Lad Touches a Heavily-Charged Trolley Wire-Companion Pluckily Goes to His Assistance One' May Die.

Arrested by Government Officials for Robbing the Postoffice at Safe Harbor on Two Occasions. Captured in New York. EXPERT FILES HIS REPORT. The lives of two boys were impel filed on Sunday afternooiu.at Martic Forge, because one of them, Harold, the thirteen-year-old son of Edward Gardner, merchant, of Martic Forge, refused to be bantered by a younger companion, Edgar Hart, son of Albertis Hart, of Colemanville. The promptness of an Italian laborer saved both boys from death.

They were playing around the Pennsylvania Railroad 10w grade railroad bridge, beneath- which is the Lancaster and York "Furnace trolley road. The high tension wire there is laid underground. In a wooden casing, and one of the boards on a pole, where the wire enters the ground, being out of place, the', wire exposed. Hart dared Gardner to touch it, and no sooner had he done so' than he dropped unconscious to the ground, his left hand clutching the Wire, charged with oyer 12,000 volts of Blue flames enveloped tbe hand, aud the sickening odor oLburat. flesh speedily filled the air.

Though terribly frightened, young Hart grasped his friend in an effort to drag hiiij from the wire, and he, too, receiving a terrible shock, dropped to tbe unconscious. Fortunately for the'bojs, an Italian employed as a laber -on the new railroad saw their danger and in a few moments had both boys away from the wire. Assistance was summoned, and the victims were removed to their homes, and medical attbStiou given them. Hart remained unconscious several hours, but, while he still suffers from the shock, he is in no serious danger. With Gardner It is different, and it is a question, whether he will recover.

His left hand was-so terribly burned that it was deemed necessary to bring him to the Lancaster General -Hospital, where everything possible is being, done for him. Eveu should he live, he will lose most of the hand. Two Men Thrown From a Beat While Duck Shooting. X. G.

Ressler, Deputy Game Warden, met with a mishap on Friday morning which might have resulted fatally to him. The accident occurred on the Susquehanna river at Hunter's Point, opposite Washington Borough. Ressier, accompanied by Charles II. Smith and Fred W. Groff, of Lancaster; J.

Shultz Wertz, Thomas Steiner, and George Mann; of Washington Borough, left on Thursday evening for a day off Hunters Point. Everything was in readiness in the morning and a good days' sport was expected. Mr. Ressler was in charge of George Mann. They paddled to a point known as the head of Parks, where Mann had his decoys anchored.

Ressler succeeded in killing five ducks, and in attempting to lull a black duck at a quartering shot turned suddenly. This caused the boat to overturn, and the occupants were precipitated into the water. Ressler was using his $123 Creener. gun, and it, together with Manns gun and a bag full of shells, landed on the bottom of the river. The two men were; so chilled that they were unable to' utter a Fortunately, their predicament was noticed by Albert Mann, a nephew of George, who was gunning nearby, and' he hastened to the rescue of the two unfortunate men.

They were taken into the boat, and hurriedly removed to the cabin oh Hunters Point, and made as comfortable as possible. Albert -Mann proceeded to shore and secured several rakes and grabs, and hastened back to make an effort to secure the guns. The river was dragged, and as both guns were cocked the work had to be done carefully. The first gun landed was that of George Manns. It was considerably scratched by the rakes, but otherwise not damaged.

Next the shells were drawn to the surface. Finally, after several attempts, Steiner caught hold of Resslers gun. He was carefully -drawing it to the surface, when one of the tines caught the rear trigger. The gun was exploded and it was almostthrown from the rake by the concussion. It was drawn to the surface, but in a battered condition.

It w'as- the left barrel which was exploded. It was torn into shreds about one-half way out. and tho stock was broken in the middle. The weapon is practically worthless and Ressler is out a valuable gun. The party bagged two -canvas-backs, foilr butter blae bills( one teal and a whistler.

s( ROCKY SPRINGS PARK. father slaves and her mother drudges, is a pretender. In the church we find many preteuders. It is sad to find a pillar of the church is a plaster of Paris imitation and who falls, to pieces on the, least pressure. The pretender in the pulpit is he who preaches what he does not believe, in order to be popular, and does not preach what he believes because he is afraid.

The woman in the pew with the I-am-holier-than-thou air neglects home for club and society and gossip. The pretender, in business goes to church because it swells his bank account, but he cheats his neighbor during the week. It is hard to understand howr the man who crushes the life out of every competitor, whether it in Standard oil. or in any other commodity, can pose as a Christian. The most severe denunciation of the Master was for the hypocrite.

Another class of pretenders are those who pretend to Intellectual superiority which they do not possess. This deception is not always intentional, is generally harmless and often very amusing. It is surprising how much of a display can be made with little goods. The, boast of the self-made man is often a self-made apology for the poorness of the job. -It is well to know the false from the true in all these, things.

It, is well to know the false within ourselves and without "ourselves in order that we may learn to prize the true. Duplicity is not-the nature of man, it is the disease, and at- the heart of man we can most often findgoodness and truth. Mr. Bagenstose had a most interesting address, with many bright anecdotes and witty turns of speech and a very good delivery, so that his speech was thoroughly enjoyed. With the young people of the Normal the reciter is generally a favorite.

Miss Ada Mohrman, a graduate of the National School of Elocution and Oratory, filled the place delightfully. She is a charming young reciter and gave as her first selection Jean Ingelow's pretty poem, Echo aud the Ferry, in which her sweet voice was very effective. Her second selection was Another Point of View, in which the simple naturalness was the great charm. She had a double encore each time. The musical programme of the evening was unusually rich.

Besides the the audience had the pleasure of hearing the schools excellent music teachers, both new this year, as the former teachers are now in Paris studying music. Miss Miner played two solo numbers. Polka Noble, by Joseffy, and Rhapsodic Hongroise by Liszt. Both were beautiful selections, and" Miss Miner plays with great freedom and brilliance, Miss Allen, the vocalist, has a beautiful voice and the unusual charm of a beautiful aud distinct enunciation. She sang Schuberts Erl Konig with thrilling effect, and showed her versatility by singing a lighter nqmber There was also quartette.

of young men from Franklin and Marshall College, Messrs. P. R. Appel. J.

E. Zeigler, L. Bitner and H. M. Ileefner.

Mr: Bitner is a graduate Millersville, of the class of 03, and a member of the Society. The quartette sang "While I Have You by Tosti, and Loves Old Sweet Song, by Molloy. Their singing is very pleasing and the audience were delighted with- it. Dduble encores were demanded each time and the young men generously responded. Miss Allen and Mr.

Zeigier also sang a duett. Weep You No More, Sad Fountain, by Lidgey. The stage setting of palms, flowers, lamps and banners was beautiful, the programme excellent in every particular and the anniversary a great success: Philadelphia, Oct. 28. After a chase of more than three months.

Postoffice Inspector Malone and Private -Detective Massey, of this city, have arrested TcolO Sal valor and Ambrose G. Causal, Italians, who are wanted in connection with two robberies at" the postoffice at Safe Harbor," Lancaster county. Fa. The robberies were committed on June 26 and August 26, and five Italians are implicated." One of these, Rocco Bucco, was arrested recently in Perryvillc, and is now awaiting Two others are Still at liberty The alleged -robbers were members of a railroad section gang. On pay days the majority of the laborers send their wages to private banks in this city by means of postal money orders.

The men under arrest are charged with stealing these postal orders from the safe and cashing them. It is said they secured more than $1,500 in this way. -After the second robbery the five suspects disappeared and the postal authorities have made an unceasing search for them. Salvator and Gassal were arrested in a boarding house on East Fourteenth street, -Newi'York, and were bright to this city to-day. 1 i FOR OLD HOME" WEEK.

A Correspondent Suggests. That the Board of Trade Take a Hand. To the feditor 'of The New Era. see bjf your paper, Mr. Editor, that some least.have caught the idea of holding Old Home Week.

Why not begin'right away? as the gentleman from Millersville puts it. Begin before that sleeping spirit again overtaketh us and shutteth out the Give us one good week of entertainment and will show Columbia, and the rest of the towns what the Old Guard can do if she gets down to business. Forget politics, Mr. Board of Trade, and get busy. Just lay it aside till wc get this grand cause started.

1 Yours, for success, -B. T. S. Lancaster, October 25, 1905. 'i Former Speaks' for Many.

T5 the Editor Of The New Era. to hear that there is one enterprising paper, at least, in Lancaster. You are, indeed, to ibe congratulated on you remarks in regard to the holding of Old Home Week in Lancaster. as well as hundreds of others; think that the idea is a good one, and hence why not let Lancaster pull herself together and wear the red rose which will in mind never fade? Hoping that you may meet with much success, and that you may keep the good work a-going, I remain, Once a resident of Lancaster, A. E.

H. Centre Square, Lancaster County, Oct. 27, 1905. Another shocking accident occurred early Saturday on the Pennsylvania railroad improvements in South-ern Lancaster county, by which three lives were lost. That many more were not sacrificed is little short of the miraculous.

The affair has stirred up the railroad laborers as nothing else has done for a long time, and those in the camp in which the accident occurred, Camp No. near Creswell, are in a very ugly mood, because they claim that there was no occasion for such an accident to occur. The accident occurred at 4:30 oclock, while the camp was wrapped in slumber, and was' due to a tremendous blast on a hill overlooking the camp. Prior to the discharge of these blasts notice is given, but the foreigners say none was given that morning. That the blast was a big one may be gathered from the fact that houses miles away were shaken, and rocks were hurled a distance of 700 yards.

Among the closely-huddled shanties forming the camp is a two-story house, occupied by twenty-five persons, and the roof of this was literally demolished by tbe shower of rocks that fell upoft it. One big rock, went through to the ground. Three "of the inpaates were instantly killed. by rocks falling upon them, two Slavs and an: Italian child, a mere baby girl, theirskulls and chests being crushed. How tbe other inmates escaped fieath or injury is a wonder.

Near thisv shanty is another large one, occupied by about a Itundred.persons, and the roof of this buildingVas also riddled, fully twenty, five holes being knocked in it by the rocks. Yet, strangely enough, not one of the inmates was hurt. Other shanties were also damaged, but nobody was hurt. The explosion aud crash among the shanties soon had the camp in an uproar, hundreds of men running about in all directions, aud when it was learned three lives were lost the crowd became furious, and threats were freely directed against those responsible for the accident. Ilie men quieted down after awhile, hut many of them stopped work Saturday.

An undertaker tool charge of the bodies. Dr. S. S. Mann, of Columbia, was hastily summoned, in the absence of the 'Kerbaugh physicians, and drove rapidly, to the scene of accident.

He ordered the removal of one of the injured men to the Columbia hospital, to have his shattered hand others were attended in the camp. Another Slav injured in the accident was taken to the Columbia Hospital in the afternoon. His injuries are such as to preclude the hope of recovery. The aqcident is one of the many distressing ones which have occurred since the work on the new line was begun. It has been, estimated that at least one hundred havo been killed and hundreds maimed and injured.

The new line is a necessity, hut it is being constructed at an appalling loss of life. Death has come to the workmen in all forms, and the principal victims have been foreigners. They have been mangled by premature blasts, crushed by falling stones, incinerated in burning buildings, stabbed or shot in drunken orgies, and drowned while bathing in the treacherous waters of the Susquehanna river. Such is the tale of death and disaster which has followed the building of this railroad. But as one meets death another takes his place, and the work goes on as though nothing had occurred.

Deputy Coroner J. W. Morrison, of Conestoga an investigation on Saturday on the victims of Saturday mornings blasting accident, near Creswell, in which several lives were lost, and he learned enough to come to the conclusion that carelessness was. the cause of- lives being lost. He.

learned that the persons who had charge of the blast had disappeared to avoid personal violence at the hands of the angry Slavs and Italians. The victims were Piet Mad-ish, Pentalya Beaujae, Slavs, and -Elsie Romalia, a little Italian girl. The latters mother was slightly injured. WITH THE HORMALITES LITERARY SOCIETY'S MTB AHNITERSARY One of the Most Successful Reunions in the Organizations History Held at Millersville on Friday Night. Dr.

Schiedt on 'Art. The Normal Literary Society of the Millersville Normal School last evening celebrated its forty-ninth anniversary. The school had a half-holiday in honor of the event, and many old students and friends came back to honor the anniversary of their cherished society, and to enjoy the exercises, as vv ell as to renew friendships with old schoolmates and teachers. Everywhere the red ribbon, the emblem of ibe society was seen and everywhere smiling faces. It is said of our Normal school that her students learn how to work bard, but it is just as true that they can enjoy a gala time.

sAt 7: CO the large audience room was full and the programme was opened by the orchestra, under the leadership of Mr. Horace Hull, of the class of 1903. As they retired from the platform the officers and speakers of the' evening ascended the rostrum. The President of the evening was Rev. I.

U. Royer, of the class of SI. Mrs. May Kilpatrick Clark, of the class of 98, was the Secretary, and a fair and stately one, too. Mr.

Royer made a brief, appropriate, welcoming address. The motto of the society is, "Fight for Truth and Right, and the President spoke of the special 1m-. portance of an adherence to these cardinal virtues in these days of fraud and civic unrighteousness. He paid a warm tribute to Dr. Edward Brooks, the founder of the society, and welcomed-the audience to the.

anniversary exercises. The honorary orator, of the evening was Dr. R. C. Schiedt, of Franklin and Marshall College, who spoke on the subject, Literary Art, Old and New.

Dr. Schiedt is always interesting and full of suggestion in his addresses. and his talk on literary art gave a glimpse of the breadth and variety of bis culture. An idea of his line of thought may be gained from a utcessarily brief abstract. He said: There is a vast gulf between the literary art of Hie past, and the literary art of the present; from the days of Homer aud Goethe to the modern limes following the French revolution, a gulf that can uot.be spanned.

There are two elements in modern art which make-, it the scientific habit and the. new-morality. The scientific habit, is not to be deplored. Quite the contrary. But scientific habits and principles are the negation of- art.

The mission of science is to dissect and classify, to present general laws and principles. The mission of art is, individualistic. To gio characteristics, of individuals, aud by them to interpret life. art Is 'nearer to life than Modern men have lost the instrument with, which' to make great works of art. The instrument.

-of science is the intellect; -the -instrument of art is intuition. Science accumulates, collects, classifies and knows. Art reproduces the impressions has made. It is grasping unconsciously the characteristic of a scene or a person that makes an artist. The scientist in presenting a scene gives a multiplicity of details.

The real with one stroke, gives a vision, with a few lines gives an in sight into the character of a scene. This creates a mood of mind; this, in turn, create? a sensation, which stirs up the imagination as science with Us time wasted on details enn never do-- Tlie new morality has had a much worse effect upon art than science ever could have. This new morality has becu striding to make ail men equal; to show' men as they should be, not as they show- everybody as good as everybody else. No system of morality can make men equal, can do away with the difference between the good and the bad, the weak and the strong. This sentimental tendency to grant the same rights to all men has given rise to many who do not know how to use those rights.

The artist should state life as it is, not as it should be. We should study the art of old and compare it with real life, and we will realize that the simple life should begin in literature which should be the inspirer, the entertainer, the uplifter of mankind. Prof. Harvey L. Bagenstose, who was graduated at Millersville In the class of 92, and, later, at Wesleyan University, who afterward taught at Millersville, and is now teaching English and literature at Albright College, was the Normal Orator, and spoke on the subject.

The Pretender. He said that the Normal Society had becu bis first love in literary societies, and was still his best love. The' Pretender was taken by Mr. Bageustose as the name for the spirit of deceit and fraud so prevalent in political, business and social life. He referred to the fact that the man who robs his employer, whether that employer be the government, national, or municipal, a School Board, or the policyholder of a life insurance company, a merchant, or a farmer, that man.

in the last instance, in each case, is actuated by the same principle, namely, to acquire wealth which he has no right lo, on account of the social and political influence which it brings We sometimes find that these pretenders wear our ow clothing. Do we know- ourselves? Have -we ever tried to reconcile what our neighbors think we are with what we think we are? Does our home life agree with the life we lead before the world? Too many men and women are playing at masquerading in love and courtship. Marriage tears off the mask, and the numerous divorces show the results. The young man is pretender who is a gallant society, a boor at home. His sister, who lives for dress and society while her Finds That Contractors Made Exces-" sive Profits in Philadelphia Filtration Contracts.

Mayor Philadelphia, made public on Sunday the report of Major Cassius E. Gillette.Corps of Engineers, United States Army, and John Donald Maclennan, members of the board of investigating engineers, who were retained to investigate the contracts for the fikraUon plants and the Northeast and Southern boulevards. The investigations are not completed. In round figures, the experts say that the city has paid for filtration and boulevard work, the actual cost of which has been $10,000,000. They say that the contractors should have made $2,000,000 legitimate profit, and intimate that the remaining is graft.

The report is general in character, and, while declaring that much of the work is second class, cites but fewr instances of physical shortcomings in construction. The experts say that D. J. McNichol Co. were paid $3,063,122 more than their work was worth; that so far the city has lost $273,217 on the small portion of the Northeast boulevard completed by this firm; that Ryan Kelley were paid $543,890 in excess of what the work of building the Belmont filter plant was worth, and that Vare Brothers, for what has already been doue on the Southern boulevard, were paid $89,128 too much.

According to the report the filtration plant and the boulevards as constructed up to date have caused the city to either pay or pledge while first-class work under the specifications should not have cost more than $12,430,000. This estimate allows a contractors profit of twenty per or $2,275,208. In other words, say the experts, the city has paid $18,000,000 for $10,000,000 worth of work. Juggling of contracts in. favor of the McNichol firm is one of tho conclusions arrived at by the experts in their report, which is devoid of engineering technicalities.

In this alleged juggling John W. Hill, ex-Chief of the Bureau of Filtration, is made to shoulder most of the responsibility, although William C. Haddock and Peter E. Costello, ex-Directors of Public Works, are also blamed. The commission suggests that there may have been! collusion between the McNichol firm 'and Ryan Kelley in, one or more of the bids for filter work.

Vlt is evident, says the report, that competition between Kelley and McNichol was no competition at all, and this should have been apparent to Chief Engineer HilL The report says the filtration system ought to have been completed on January- 1, that" since June 6, 1904, when the West Philadelphia district began receiving' filtered water, there have been only ten deaths from typhoid fever' out of a population of At the same proportionate rate the deaths from typhoid fever In 'the whole city since January 1, 1904, when the filtered water' system ought to have been completed.should have been fifty-seven or less, whereas 1,257 have died from that disease. Since January 1904, the total number of cases of typhoid fever, including deaths, was The difference between fifty-seven and 1,257, the report says, represents the loss of life due to the methods that have been employed in conducting the filtration work. McNichol Contradicts Experts Declarations. Senator James P. McNichol, in commenting upon the report to the Mayor on the filtration and other contracts, said: The statement that profits aggregating over eight millions of dollars have been made on the filtration plants is absurd.

The report concedes that 20 per cent, is a legitimate profit. As a matter of fact, the profits have not approached that percentage. The work was in many respects experimental, and many losses occurred in unexpected places, such losses amounting on some of the contracts to 13 per cent, of the total amount of the contract. Any -possible profit on the whole work would be very far below the usual contractors profit on work of this description, and, in fact, would hardly be considered a fair profit on any ordinary business transaction. The above statement applies to tbat portion of the 1 work completed and paid for; the remaining part of the is much the larger part, being about ninethirteenths cf the total amount, is still uncompleted.

The report of expert, accountants covering the entire amount of work on, contracts completed aud settled and paid for by the city shows that on an aggregate of $1,118,848.40 received from the city there was a profit thereon of $300,695, which makes a percentage which it will be seen is barely one-third of the 20 per cent, conceded in the report to the Major to be legitimate contractors profit. The books of the City Controller will show that these figures as to the total amount of money received from tho city on these completed contracts are correct. To sum up the conclusions of the report. It is evident that no serious defect has-been found in the physical construction of the plant, and the statements as to possible profits are simply matters of opinion, not. based upon any possible knowledge of the facts, as is shown in the statement of profits on the completed contracts.

THE REAL ESTATE MARKET. ELIZABETHTOWN ITEMS. Pastor Preaches Farewell Sermon. General and Personal Affairs. Elizabethtown, 20.

Rqv. CV I. who has been pastor of the Church of God -for the past three years, preached his farewell sermon, last evening and will leave-lu a few days for his new charge at Mr. Allen Ilertzler has ielurned home from a several months trip the v- Mr. Rquben Kline, of Philadelphia, is, visiting his parents on West street.

Mr. Joseph Miller and sou, of Lebanon, returned home after a several days visit in the borough. P. R. R.

Telegraph Operator Kuhn, of Highspire, sevprJ. days with his parent's here. '-'-V The chicken and waffle supper held in the Band- Hall "on- Saturday cvctK Ing' under the auspices of St. -Peter's, Catholic Church "was well patronized, Mr. J.

W. Beckley, of In the borough' delivering -nufscty stock. Miss Barbara A. Brubaker has issued invitations for a Halloween party to-morrow evening: Miss Vena V. RearickMs the new clerk at the shoe factorj.

Mrs. D. S. Brinscr and spent the' past week-in Philadelphia. Mrs.

Frank, D.Groff returned hotne, from a. visit to Columbia relatives. -Mr. Harry Loner resigned his position as watchman at the shoe factory. Rev.

B. M. Meyer, pastor of Christ Reformed Church, is attending a meeting of the Synod at Williamsport. On account of the pastor being "on his wedding trip, no services were held in Christ Lutheran Church yesterday. The largest elephant ear plants' in the borough are attracting the attention of many in Dr.

S. R. Nissleys yard. They are certainly monsters. The German Baptists will hold a love-feast in their 'church, in this place, to-day and td-morrow, followed by a ministeriarmeetipg on Wednesday and a Sunday-school convention on Thursday.

Many Important subjects will be discussed. and pumlW of visiting ministers will atw I Sales of Properties in and Country. J. W. Fehl has sold to I.

Galen Lefe-vre, formerly of Quarryville, the handsome property; No. 139 College avenue, one of the new and modem Colonial homes. U. Grant Barr has sold the property No. 603 West Chestnut street to Alice A.

Groff on private terms. I. N. Rebman, auctioneer, sold on Friday, October 27, for the estate of Anna Bear, deceased, a farm containing 80 acres, with improvements, in Upper Leacock township, for $88.23 an acre, to Samuel of tho same township. An interesting sale was.

held in the village of Witmer on Thursday afternoon, when Auctioneer H. Latschar sold for Adam Landis, executor for tho estate of Barbara Deniinger, deceased, two frame dwellings with ten acres of land. The sum realized was $5,550. The purchaser was Abraham S. Deniinger, of Strasburg.

PLUNDER FOUND IN A STABLE. An, Immense Toboggan Now Being Erected Other Notable Features For Next Season. Manager H. B. Griffiths, encouraged by the liberal patronage that has been accorded Rocky Springs will have many notable-new features for next season.

Among them is an immense toboggan (In the form of the figure 8), now being constructed and to be completed this fall. It is located opposite the shooting gallery. Among other notable new features will be a Travers circular swing, to be lighted with 500 electric lights. It will be a counterpart of the one at Coney Island and will carry forty-eight persons in the several cars. It will be located back of the shooting gallery, which will -be removed.

The contract calls for its completion by Alay 1. Another feature will be an elegant naphtha launch with a capacity for 125 people. will be fifty feet in length, and: will carry its own illuminating electric plant. A new dock (or landing place) will be erected on the site of the old steamboat wharf. Twenty of the most modern skiffs (cedar) as are usually found only in private use, will be placed in the Conestoga for hire; and a large pavilion has been contracted for for the manufacture and sale of ice cream cones something, we believe, that has Dever been seen in this section.

These cones are shaped like cornucopias, and those indulging in them can carry them about and nibble at them as they would a stick of candy. These are only a few of the innovations that will be made at Rocky Springs Park for the season of 1906 a season which, with all the new attractions added to the natural beauties of the place, will prove the most successful of all the eleven seasons that Manager Griffiths has catered to the people of Lancaster. Voted to Increase Their Capital. At a meeting of the New Holland, Blue Bali and Terre Hill Street Railway Company, held at the office of the President, J. F.

Seldomridge, in New Holland.on Thursday afternoon, it was decided to increase the capital stock of the company from $96,000 to $120,000. There was a good attendance. About -three-fourths of. all the shares 'were voted, and the result showed that all who voted were in favor of the increase. The increase was made necessary on account of buiiamg the road in a moie substantial manner than had at first been anticipated.

The new road to Terre Hill is doing a good business, and the affairs of the company look very prosperous. Castle Not to at Court House. Upon authority of a representative of the Prohibition party of the county, The New Era announced week that Homer L. Castle, Prohibition candidate for the Slip Court would address a public meeting at the Court House on Friday evening of this week. The County Commissioners, however, gave no consent for the use of the Court House and the speech Y'.

ill not he delivered at that place. The Commissioners in the future will not give the use of the building for political purposes. Lad Killed by Deadly Eugene Roach, aged fifteen' years, of Franklin, climbed an electric light pole on Sunday to show his younger brother how the sparks flew when he put his knife on the wire. The wire happened to be one carrying 11,000 volts and when the knife touched it the lad received a fatal shock. In.

falling the hack of his neck struck the wire and the current nearly severed his head. 1 Hunters Back From the West. Brs. S. T.

Davis, W. H. Carr and M. A. ecker returned from a hunting trip to Wyoming on Friday, bringing with them specimens of elk, bear, antelope, black tail deer and a lynx.

In reaching the li unting grounds the party were compelled to spend several days in the saddle. On their return trip the party stopped, at Denver and visited Mr. J. U. Fritchey, at St.

Luke's Hospital. Dr. Davis reports the injured man on a speedy road to recovery, and he will be in condition to come hdme in ten days or two weeks. In taking leave of the Lancastrians Mr. Fritchey walked with them the entire length of the hospital corridor.

Chickens, Apples and Corn Were Hidden Under a Lot of Straw. A. F. Rudy, ice cream dealer, found in his stable, on West Mifflin street', between 9 and 10 oclock Sunday morning hidden under a lot of straw, some of which he was getting out for his horses bedding, a two-bushel bag full of apples and a second bag containing seven headless chickens. The police authorities were notified, and a further search made by Sergeant Negley brought to light two more bags of apples-and a box containing twenty ears of green corn.

It was found that Mr. Rudys stable had been forcibly entered during the previous night and his team used, doubtless for the trip on which this plunder was secured. On one of tbe bags are the initials, A. S. L.

Persons who have lost such part of their possessions as noted are requested to call at the police station. Another Italian Mangled. Dominick Decilia, an Italian employed on the railroad improvements at Quarryville, had one of hi3 hands terribly shattered and had a hole cut in his hip and another in his back by an explosion, due to a premature blast, Saturday evening. He was brought to St. Josephs Hospital that night, and it was found necessary to -amputate one of his fingers.

Work on the Eastern Trolley Line, Work is progressing rapidly on the new trolley line from this city to May Be a Lancastrian. Chief of Police Bushong received a telegram Saturday afternoon from Butte. Montana, stating that James Gardner, of had died there, and his relatives were requested to be Tho- were unable to locale any relatives of a James Gardner, but. Sunday afternoon Sergeant eg ley h-arned from Mrs. Jesse YV.

Good, of No. 46! High street, that her husband had deserted her four years ago aud euliated in the Regular Army under tbe name of James Gardner. She had not heard from him since he left but she believes (lie dead man may he her husband. Chief Bushong sent this information to Butte. Six Mine Officials Six miDor officials of tbe Pittsburg and -Westmoreland Coal -Company were killed on Sunday by an explosion in the Hazel Kirk Mine, No.

lrjjt the company, eighteen- miles east- of Pittsburg. They bad entered Ijlie mine themselves, rather than send foreigners, to ascertain if a-portion of '-'the miDO-was btlll burning as a result Of an explosion two weeks ago. j- Equity Suit Adjusted. In Court on Saturday testimony was heard in the injunction suit-of Miss Ada Stephens against Joseph Schmitz, brought to prevent the latter from in-terfering with a dividing wall between their properties on West King street, and also from removing a gutter in the front pavement. Before the case had proceeded far the Court suggested a plan of settlement, and, as the dispute was trilling, the' parties' retired to the library room to adjust tbe trouble.

River -Swarms with Wild The Susquehanna river is reported as being full of ducks and wild geese, and many gunners are taking advantage of the sport. Unclaimed Letters. List of letters advertised Monday, October 30, 1305, Lancaster, free delivery office: Ladies List Mrs. Susie Boymer, Miss Irene Burnett, -Mrs. Leonard- W.

Coleman, Miss Marie Evans, Miss Mary Grow, Miss Alma Hershey, Miss LiRiq Dossier, Miss Mary E.Hos-tetter, Elsie Jewett, Mrs. L. A. Johnson, Mrs. Harry Manerd, Mrs.

John II. Martin, Mrs. Mary Mooney, Maria Moore, Mrs. G. J.

Morris, Mrs. Kate Rice, Mrs. Mary D. Robinson, Mrs. Eliz Smith, Mrs.

Jennie Taylor. Gentlemens List Geo. 'Anderson, Dr. E. W.

Bates, Joseph Borri, Rev. Gunner Shot by Friends. While John Brier.Henry Boergle and Charles Walton, Easton youths, were gunning near "Wind Gap, on, Sunday, Brier, who. was fifty' yards away in tho brush, was mistaken for a pheasapl, and each fired a lead of shot at him. Briers back and head werq perforated by fully one hundred i3 in a critical condition.

Italian Suspects Discharged. Alderman Spurrier has discharged from custody the two Italians who were- suspected of having held up Banker Romano at Mill, on October 21, and robbing him of $3,000. evidence was not sufficient to hold them. Election Officers Appointed. Barton WV Stauffer was appointed Inspector of Elections in the Blue Ball district in place of John Kilheffer, who has removed from the district..