Altoona Tribune from Altoona, Pennsylvania • Page 5

5 JMLOiiTS LNii TIllBUH WEDNESDAY, EEBRUAKY 2, 1898. Special Coat Sale at Murray's BECENT DEATHS. Those Whioh Have Oooured in or Sear the City. Mrs. Elizabeth Cowen died about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the home of her daughter at 33 Cherry avenue.

The deceased was aged about 62 years and leaves to mourn their loss several children. The body will be taken to Utahville on seashore express on Thursday morning for interment. An old resident of Logan township has passed away in the person of Mr. David Smith, who died at; 4 o'clock on Mon ALONG THE SAIL WATS. Items of Interest Belating to Bailroadi and Their Equipment.

It is understood that several more engines modeled after the new Pennsylvania railioad engine No. 03 1 are to be constructed soon at the Altoona shops. Riding over the mountain tops from Conemaugh to Altoona some wonderful changes brought about by climatical conditions, due to the elevation, are noticeable. Some idea of the attention that the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in now paying to its passenger traffic may be gained from the fact that during the past eighteen months nearly 800 passenger cars received thorough aiid ordinary repairs, 69(J being repainted. Nearly all of the equipment is now royal blue, and most of it is equipped with Pintsch gas, the Pintsch gas light being used on local as well as through trains.

"When one perceives a train of forty-five cars with two engines drifting down the mountain grade from Galhtzin to Altoona, with five or six brakemen wrapped in heavy coats and covered with snow, on the alert to prevent accidents, he gets some idea of the difficulties encountered by the mountain Pittsburg Post man who saw the six "brakeman" above alluded to evidently saw triple. As far as is known the train crews have not been increased. Possibly several hoboa on the car tops impersonated brakemen for the Post man. Two engines to one train are also exceptional. WHERE 18 SHE! A Man who Sayi He Hat Found Mrs, Louisa Luetgert.

Chicago, February 1. A man giving the name of Jacob Luthardt called at the Central police station this afternoon and announced himself as prepared to accept the $20,000 reward which Police Inspector Michael Schaack has offered for the'production of Mrs. Louisb Luetgert, alive. The man said he had seen Mrs. Luttgert within 48 hours and could produce her within the eame space of time.

He told a straightforward story, and although subjected to a close examination by Captain Colleran, of the Central Btation, insisted upon the accuracy of his story. He was shown 300 pictures, and from them selected that of Mrs. Luetgert without trouble. He said he could produce the woman at any time, and would do so immediately it he was assured of the payment of the $20,000. He said Mrs.

Luetgert was within a short distance of Chicago and with some friends of hers. According to Luth-ardt's story she is insane, but had lucid intervals. He was given a letter to Inspector Schaack and that official rot only agreed to make good the $20,000 he had originally offered, but promised to give Luthardt $500 additional for every day that was saved in the trial by the production of Mrs. Luetgert. "The trial will last about one week longer and will cost the state about $3,000 more," said the inspector.

"You bring the woman into court and I will personally pay you $23,000. I will also guarantee that you get a total sum of $25,000, as I know others who will put up a little beside my $23,000. Now, bring herin." Luthardt sat still a moment, and then with the remark, "Well, I must be going," he left the station. Chief of Police Kipley's private secretary, James Mark ham, says the man is insane. He says he has called at the chief's office several times for an interview with the chief.

Each time he refused to state his errand, but said he had very important business to transact with the chief. Very Forcible Coat Reductions. The inducements we offpr this week on Ladies', Misses' and Children's Coats are simply incomparable. Never were the prices equaled in Coat selling in this city. Some of these Coats are half lined, some three quarter lined, and many lined throughout.

Ladies Coats. All fio, 12 and 14 Coats NOW All Cheaper grades NOW $3,50. Misses' Coats. A large and beautiful line of 10 Coats NOW $3.50. All better grades 12 to 15 NOW $5.00.

Children's Coats. A few stylish Red and Blue Jackets, 4 to 12 years, worth 6.00 NOW $2.00. All Long Gretchens, former prices to 7.50 NOW $2.00. All better grades 8 to 12 NOW When you consider that we sell nothing but Thoroughly Reliable Qualities, and the choicest, newest shapings, you can see how much these reductions mean. Wm.

Murray's Son Co Sotioe. All members of Winnebago Association of Haymakers are requested to be present at the meeting to-night. By order of C.H. CHOICE SHOES Made up well and neat just right for such weather as this, reduced in price to close 'em out. Ladies' box calf and kid lined shoeB, new toes, heavy soles $2 50 kinds now 2.00.

$3 50 kinds now 2.75. $2 .00 kinds now 1.75. $1.75 kinds now 1.50. Men's calf skin, box calf and winter rupsets, up to date styles with extension $4 00 kinds now 3.25. $3 50 kinds now 2.75.

$3 00 kinds now 2 50. $2.50 kinds now 2 DO. Equal shoes you cannot buy at prices as low as ours. Here is your chance, taking advantage of it means quite a saving to you. No old stock, every pair fresh and new at an honest reduction.

Bkndhkim'8, ian29-tf 1302 Eleventh Avenue. Our Name Is a Guarantee of Quality and Value. That you can risk anywhere at stylish, genuine, yet moderate in variety of Gold Watches, nossess- 1 Tramps Like Coke Ovens. The tramp nuisance is agitating to a great extent the people of Blairsville and the towns lying between that point and Latrobe, says the Johnstown Tribune. Blairsville citizens are appealing to the councilmanic body to repeal the ordinance which provided simply for the imprisonment of vagrants and one enacted which will deal more severely with the tramps, who largely infest the vicinity.

Since the cold weather b-gan there has been agreat increase in the number who annually flock to the coke ovens. T.M. Blacking at the BruBb store. mar2 tt I GABLE CO. (A Chance For Your Library An opportunity like the present, for buying standard literature at such little prices doesn't occur very often; the lots are not very large, but the assortment of titles is very complete.

Just a mention of a few of the many. One lot of 25c and 35c Books for 1 Qir One lot of Books, an assortment gathered from many lines, 50c and 75c value for 25c 3 Half Morocco edition of the --l A. 39c each 3 "The Scarlet Letter," "Lamp lighter," "Cranford" and others of standard worth, in fine edi-J tions, 5Qc I Works of E. P. Roe, Amelia Barr, Charles Reade, in a handy volume series, reduced to 23c A big editions of standard Poems, published at $1.50 for QQq A lot of Bibles to go at much reduced prices.

Lasement Salesroom. GABLE CO. It Struck Altoona Yesterday Winds All Awry. with THE THERMOMETER CLOSED DOWN Xbt Storm King Light In the City But on th Mountain! the Winds Blew at a Gale Pressure. S01E REPORTS OF SUFFERING The cold wave predicted by the "weather" men Btruok Altoona with full force yesterday.

At 6 o'clock in the morning the mercury stood at five de grees above zero, but the weather moderated by noon, when sixteen degrees above were registered. After Bunstt there was another drop, and by midnight last night the mercury was hovering about zero. The cold, however, was not as unpleas' ant as it might have been. High winds, which make a low temperature unendur able, were lacking, but notwithstanding people who had occasion to be out lost no lime in hastening home. Railroaders suffered considerably from the cold.

The temperature on the mountain was much lower than in this city. Winds drifted the snow badly in the cuttingH, but there was not enough of the "beautiful" to impede traffic. The constantly parsing trains kept the drifts Irora becoming annoying. Reports from the mountain districts indicate that a genuine blizzard is rag ing. At 8 o'clock last night nine degrees below zero was reached at Glen White.

A telephone message from Wopsbnonock said it was two below at 7.30 o'clock and getting still colder. Coroner McCartney yesterday morning received a telephone message informing him that a man had been frozen to death at Glen White. Later inquiry showed that the victim of the blizzard wag 1 Hun named Mike Valsky, who, though in a critical condition, may yet recover. Yalsky started to walk from Kittan-ning Point to Glen White while seeking work. His clothing was insufficient to keep out the intense cold, and he nearly perished along the road.

A report of his condition reached Glen White and the engine was sent after the sufferer, but while the engine was gone Valsky managed to reach the town. His hands, feet, ears and faoe were frozen, and he was in an exhausted condition. The Hungarian laborers at Glen White took charge of the half-frozen man, and last night it was reported that he would recover. ONE MONTH'S BUNS. Where the City Fire Department Beiponded During January.

During the month of January, city fire department was called out to eight alarms. Five of these were still and three others came from boxes. The total loss during the mouth is estimated at total insurance, insurance paid, $050. Here follow the alarms for thejmonth: January 5 Still alarm, 8.53 a. for flue at 123 Fifth avenue.

January 6 Still alarm, 12 35 a. dwelling on Twenty-second street lane. Outside city limits. January 16 Box 43 at 5.45 a stable 2118 Second avenue. Same date at 6.48 p.

box 72, flue of house 42 Fourth avenue. January 19 Still alarm at 4 05 p. for flue on house 615 Eighth avenue. January 22 Stiil alarm at 10.30 p. hot ashes in pit of cellar in house 1307 Sixth avenue.

24 Box 41 at 4.10 a. residence 2004 Union avenue; fire caused by a defective pipe in heater. January 28 Still alarm at 10.30 p. for house 328 Sixth avenue; caused by overturning of lamp. IK POLICE CIKCLES.

Little Matters of Interest Belating to the Doing) of Looal Magistrates. Louis Levine, the newsboy who is charged with robbing the longdistance telephone booth at the Logan house, was committed to jail yesterday in default of 100 bail. The bond was afterward furnished by the lad's father, and he was released to await trial. Joseph Dean, the Kittanning Point boss, who is charged with pointing a revolver at one of his men, will have a further hearing before Alderman O'Toole Thursday evening. Silas Storm, a resident of Chest Springs, was arrested yesterday by Officer Moore on the charges of drunkenness and disorderly conduct.

He is now serving a twenty-four-hour sentence in default of $3 fine. A Cambria county man was in this eity last night looking for his brother, who disappeared from home last week. The man said his brother had not eaten or slept for four days and was on the verge of insanity. The missing man was unearthed by the local police. BOWLING TOOBNAMENTS.

Some Excellent Soores Already Made on Looal Alleys. The nine-pin tournament at Dick Ford's was won last night by Phil Caeev in the roll off. The contestants were William Holmes, Charles McCartney, H. II. Fair, William Cowan and John FlicK.

Casey received a prize of $5. In the ten pin tournament at Ford's Pat Finn leads in the ten frame contest, with 224 out of a possible 300 points. The tournament will close on Saturday. The ten pin contest at McUough's alleys will close on the 9th inst. Some excellent scores have already been made, William Storm having scored 149 points out of a possible 150 in a fine frame game.

The other big scores are: N. J. Daugh-ertv, 138; P. Dughi, 136, and William Kelly, 124. Lathe Shop Aeoidenti.

D. F. Pincin, a machinist employed in the lathe shop, yesterday fell over a lathe while at work and fractured two ribs. He was removed to his home, where a physician attended bis injuries. Fred Stouter, a machinist in the eame department, had the end of one of his fingers crashed at his machine yesterday.

He also went to his home. St. Valentines Day, Feb- ruary Fourteenth. Buy your remembran- ces now, while the assort ments are complete, lc to (85c. A Furore Among The Coats I Especially while the cold spell lasts you will doubly 1 appreciate the excellent values we are offering in Ladies' and Children's We won't carry one over to be sold next season, hence this wonderful price cutting.

1 See the Ladies' Coats we are selling for $1-25 i See the big values we are offering for $8.50 Your choice of the best Coat in the store at this price. Children's and Misses' Coats to go at same rate of low prices, $12.60 and 15.00 ones for $7,50 Some as low as $1.25 each. Ladies' Plush, Fur and Cloth at greatly reduced prices. New Embroideries. When you buy Embroideries here, you know that you have the choicest patterns the looms can produce to choose from, and i they are all new, too.

27c a piece One lot of fine Embroideries, pretty patterns of various widths. Lengths vary from 2 to 4J vards. 56c a piece One lot of finer Embroideries, handsome patterns, in widths to suit you; 2J to 4J yards long. On Special Counter, Kight Inside Main Entrance Outing ClOth They're Night Dresses. easier laun- dered than muslin ones, that's i.

jme oi tne reasons wny mey are so popular. These prices to close the few remaining, out quick. Plain Mother Hubbard style, well made, now 69c Finished with a ruffle around the neck and sleeves and edged with lace, value $1.25, to go for 89c Second floor. Jhe American Queen 10c a year I tne subscription price to tne "American Qieen" is now ioc a year, irr advance. Leave your name at the Book Counter.

and i Butteric's Patterns are the Best i HOLL1DAYSB0RG HAPPENINGS, Here Ii a Melange of Newt from the County Capital. George M. Fulford, attended court at Clearfield yesterday. Miss Beulah Gardner, of Gaysport, has departed for Mount Aloysius academy, where she will pursue her studies until next June. Mr.

Harry Bunker has Beoured employment in the Westinghonse Air Brake works at Pittsburg. Mr. Hugh Craig is his successor as clerk in John P. Jacobs's drug store. Major 0.

M. Irvine departed yesterday morning for Washington, D. where be will eoi urn until the May flowers come in bloom. T. Durbin Hughes, G.

Thomas Bell and John Orr. a trio of former high sheriffs over the domain of little Blair, viewed the ins and outs of court yesterday. Despite the uncomfortably cold weather a large number of the members of the Judson Bible class ined in a sleigh ride to Rjaring Spring last evening. Ibey were entertained at the Park hotel. The checker tournament that was scheduled to come off in the rooms of the Chimney Rocks club last evening was postponed to a later date by reason of the sinking condition of the thermometer.

For Sale A good house of seven rooms, bath room and all other conveniences, situated on the line of the electric road in Hollidiiysburg. Also a good piano and a first class "Waverly" bicycle. Ad dress box 118, Hollidaysbnrg. The executive board of the Strawberry Alley club passed a New Year's resolu tion prohibiting the practice of swearing and using unconventional words and phrases. The grand sachem of the club has rigidly enlorced this application of practical Christianity, and the members now converse only in English pure and nndefiled.

This motto is hung on the outer wall: "It cMHs my hlool to hear the Blest Supreme Lliihtly aupealed 10 on each trifling theme; Maintain your rank; rulgiiiity si te; To sweat Is neither biave, polite nor vise." To the Republican Voters and Citizens of the City ot Altoona. In answer to numerous inquiries, I beg leave to announce that in the event of mv nomination and election to the office of district attorney of Blair county I will have an office in the city of Altoona, which will be open on every week day of the year. Wil'iam Hicks. Tyrone, Jannary 29, leas. jan31-3t day morning at his home on his farm near Gardner's Mill, which is about three and one-half miles north oi At toona.

He was an aged man, being 80 years, 2 months and 29 days old. For fully sixty years be was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which also be was a class leader. His wile pre-ceded him to the grave, but these chil dren are left to mourn the removal by death of a good father: Abednego S. Smith, of Fairview; Mrs. Priscilla Ed- miston, of Elizabeth furnace, and Mrs.

Emma Nelson, who resided at the home of the deceased. He also leaves one sis- ter, Mrs. Hugh Daugherty, and ten grandchildren and twelve great-grand children. The fnqeral will leave the late home of the deceased at 10 o'clock this morning, in charge of Undertaker Laf- ferty. ihe cortege will proceed to As burg church, where the services will be held, and the interment will follow in the cemetery attached to the church.

AMUSEMENT NOTES. The Two Eousei Are Now Meeting With Success. At the entertainments in the Eleventh Avenue opera house yesterday afternoon and evening there was little or no di minntion in the big attendance there on Monday. The continuous part of the programme is a feature, and when this is coupled into a good dramatic company, the entire thing goes and with deserved applause, ibis afternoon's production, "My Mother-in-Law," will be a favorite and to-night "Esmeralda will be given. Both are entertaining and suould draw large audiences.

The Carrie Stanley Burns company gave an excellent performance of the celebrated southern romantic drama, "The Hidden Hand," at the New Moun tain City theatre to an audience that was amply repaid for having braved the blasts to see the play. Miss Burns as Capitola" was perfectly at home in the part and played it with a heart-Btirring earnestness. The same play will be given for the benefit of the usual big Wednesday matinee audience today, with full orchestral accompaniment. "Ihe Woman in Red," a genuinely edi- fving play, in which the leading charac teristic portrayed is the strength of a mother's love in the face of difficulties almost insurmountable. The scene is laid in the city of Genoa, birthplace of (Joliimbus.

Ihe time of the play is from 1670 to 1686. Hart in a Bunaway, Grocer W. C. Ginder, of Sixth avenue and fourth street, bad his left leg badly hurt in a runaway yesterday afternoon. The horse attached to the delivery wagon ran away at the Seventh street bridge, continuing up Seventh street to Second avenue, where it was stopped.

Mr. Ginder started to lead it back to the store, whn the animal again became un- managable, throwing him to the ground and tramping upon him. He was obliged to have the injury to his leg dressed by a physician. On Monday last the animal indulged in a similar run-off, but no damage was done at that time. They Visited Dunoansville.

Quite a happy party of ladies visited DuucanBville yesterdny afternood, stopping at Boslers. Those in the party were Mesdames John O'Toole, P. Grimes, Darr, J. Farrell, E. Cassiday, Hersh-berger, M.

Puderbaugh, Storm, F. Mc-Guire, P. Morgan, Creigg, Crawford, J. Degenhart, 9. Bender.

F. Wendt, Boyles and W. Fluke, and Misses Lanch-man and Masters. The Motion Failed. Coudersport, February 1.

At the meeting of the republican county committee held here to-day resolutions were offered to instruct the chairman to have Senator Quay's name printed upon the ticket for United States senator and to instruct the representative elected to vote for Quay for re-election. Both resolutions were lost by a decided majority. Trolley Car About Completed, Foreman McNoldy of the tank shop has about completed the trolley car for use in the Altoona yard. The electrical work and wiring has been done and the car is now being painted in the tank shop. The car will beready for service in a few weeks.

The electricity for the trolley line in the yard will be furnished from the dynamos at Seventh street. New Order for Juniata Shops. Orders for five new class H-5 engines have been placed at the Juniata shops. The H-5 is an engine somewhat similar to the H-4, but larger and heavier. The new engines will be the heaviest on the Pennsylvania railroad system and will weigh something like 110 tons each.

They are intended for heavy freight hauling. Limestone Trade Booming, From 150 to 200 cars of limestone arc being shipped daily from the quarries near Williamsburg. About 300 men are employed in blasting the rock and loading the cars. The companies enjoying this prosperity are A. G.

Morris Son-, the Pittsburg Limestone company and the Clover Creek Limestone company. Three Gunners Musing. New York, February 1. Considerable anxiety is felt at Greenport, L. for the safety of three young gunners, John and Howard Ireland, sons of Tredwell Ireland, of -Eastern Long Island, and George Hesse, of Brooklyn.

The party left Greenport yesterday in a small boat for Montauk Point for a week's cruise. Nothing has been seen or heard of them since. Committed Snioide. York, February 1. Adolph Weber, of Baltimore, aged 40 years, committed suicide at Glen Rock, this county, last night, by taking an overdose of laudanum.

Weber was formerly a coal and wood dealer at Baltimore and despondency over failure in business and subsequent inability to procure employment prompted him to suicide. A FATAL FIBE. A Hotel Totally Destroyed by Fire With Loss of Life. Gloversville, N.Y., February I. The Alvord house, a five-story brick building, was totally destroyed by fire between 7 and 8 o'clock this morning.

Six persons perished in the flames and a dozen others were more or less injured in making their escape. The dead are: E. Kimball, of Indianapolis, and his wife and daughter; Benjamin F. Strickland, Henry C. Day, Charles Ruppert.

Mr. Kimball wag an agent for a glove factory of this city and Mr. Strickland aod Mr. Day were business men. Ruppert was a bell boy in the hotel.

A large number of the guests sustained severe burns and many of them escaped with slight injuries, although they jumped from the second story windows. Among the most seriously injured, be' sides L. C. Lambert, are: William Malo ney, traveling man, residence unknown badly sprained ankle; B. M.

Ross, travel' ing man, Rochester, N. badly bruised; Dr. J. D. Davis, of Westtield, JN.

jumped from the third story. He struck the wires opposite the second story and was thrown violently to the ground, but was not seriously hurt. J. H. Barry, of Trdy, jumped from the third story and was only slightly injured; Jill wood De- long, a fireman, seriously frozen; Andrew Watson, of loronto.

jumped from the fourth floor to a shed and was only slightly burt. A Sohooner Wreoked. Boston, February 1 A three-masted schooner, believed to be the Charles Bnggs, of Bath, laden with coal, was wrecked off Little Nahant last night. Itis believed there were eight men on board, and all are thought to have been drowned. The vessel is a total wreck.

One body was found among the wreckage that was washed ashore. The vessel is believed to have been wrecked about 8 o'clock last night. The fierce northeasterly gale which was blowing at the time, accompanied by a heavy fall of snow, made passage upon the sea exceedingly hazardous. The vessel struck upon the ledge north of Egg Rock light and was emaBhed to pieces. Part of the ill-fated schooner lined the shore to-day.

From the moment that she struck there was no possible chance for the members of the crew to save themselves. The vessel, it is thought, must have been completely shattered by the force of the collision, and the rough sea rendered the saving of life impossible. The body of one of the crew, a man about 35 years of age, was found this morning among the wreckage. It was frozen to a plank and was much disfigured. Preparing for To-Night.

Wilkesbarre. February 1. It has been asserted that the Hon. John Leis- enring, the Luzerne candidate for governor, would attend the meeting of the anti Quay people in the Bourse building in Philadelphia to-morrow night. Mr.

Leieenring is out of the county at present, but from one of his closest friends it was learned that Mr. Leisenring will not attend the meeting, and that none of bis friends will be authorized to attend and act for bim. He had not been invited, nor had any of bis friends been invited to attend the meeting. His purpose is not to belong to any faction, Quay or anti-Quay, and to make am independent canvass. Was Burned to Death.

Philadelphia, February 1. Sarah Wbeaton, aged 65 years, and her daughter, Marion, were burned to death to night during a fire in a boat house at Gal-low's lane and the River road. The boat bouse was one of a number situated on the Schuylkill river in the extreme southwestern part of the city. The mother and daughter used the house as a dwelling. The former was sick in bed and and the supposition is that while the daughter was attending her a lamp exploded.

The flames spread rapidly and the daughter, who was 19 years ofi age, tried to save her mother, but both were overcome. When the engines arrived the house was in ashes and the charred remains of the mother and daughter were found in the ruins. Taken to Hia Old Home. New York, February 1. Moses Rosen-stock, the son-in-law of David Wilfson, of Baltimore, was taken from this city to-day to Baltimore.

Rosenstock was arrested in this city on Saturday charged by Mr. Wilfson with the embezzlement of $30,000. I You Need a Watch ta noints. awaits vonr insnprtinn. all times accurate, nrice.

A matchless is A AS as iner the above pood Reliable Clock time, At home regulates affairs there meals 1 on everybody punctual and consequent harmony in the family circle. Some beautiful styles and designs are ii'i shown here. Expert Watch Repairing a Specialty. RUDISIIX 1310 Eleventh Avenue. Uhitmore BROS.

KtLlABLt JtWtLEKS. yp Co. Shoes. to our line of Box Calf Shoes. Every Pair Reduced in Price.

We call special attention These goods surpass anything ever put on the foot for this iind of weather. Ail sizes for Ladies, Misses and Children. Quality, Fit and Workmanship is perfect, and at the price they will soon go. CLOSING OUT SALE. Ei.v.tV3.Av.

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