Punxsutawney Spirit, 1893-05-31

              ' t' ir Ay, MAY 31,1893. IF THE GEARY LAW IS ENFORCED. ■i w O ', c . I * AN INJUNCTION UlViat. A I I'llllDRKN'S nor)IKS l'OI'HD. SIXTY-FOl'll IIKOHNKI). FOREST DESTRUCTION. and Children's C Boys' Ins, '■Soon the people ol this country will honor the deceased and living soldiers. It is a grand Kjustoni. The G. A. R. and Sons ot "Veterans and Woman's Relief Corps are doing a noble work. We will do our part and make special prices on all suits for the occasion. You old soldiers can have the usual profit. Don't be backward about calling. Come quickly, the supply is limited. We just received another shipment of China Has Not Threatened to Retaliate ARUHOfl. DR. GBAVKM Rrlf.wil on sao.oofl llntl rrobablllt) of HU Never Ax tin Triad. DmtvKK, Col., Slay ;30.—I)r. T. Thachei Groves, who last year wan convicted of tin murder of Mrs. Josephine Barnaby of Provi dent*. R I., Is to-day a free man (or the first time in two rears. In the morning he appeared in Judge /'urn*' court whet* his motion for a now trial has been pending for some weeks. Without further delay the court set the new trial for June 14 and Used the doctor's hail nt $30,000. Judge Bacon, the doctor's attorney, signed the bond anil the prisoner walked from the court room it free man. The general opinion among lawyers and court officials is that this ends the famoua ease. Then; is no expectation that the «eeoml trial will ever be called, and the final motion will probably Iw a nolle prosequi. Lawmakers. The Work Done by Our Easy THE STATE LEffiSLA PROCEEDINGS IN BOTH BRANCHES. I.< xi»li4tion Disposed Of- Tint Itjikcr liallut Iiiinr After n Lun:; I)l«- U8Hii>n r;i>.s«»s .VrcotHl lit tlh' Nearly All of the Important Court In Session. IlOHfM' Grounds. Secretary tire sham Declares That No News of Such a Nature Ha* IBeeti Recalved at the State Department- Some Changes !n the Interior Department—The Behring Sea Fleet oil the Way to the Sealing PhiLadbuhia, May 30.—The first incident of yesterday's session of the Evangelical Lutheran ministerinm was a forcible protest by tho Rev. F. Wischan against the passage on Saturday of resolutions condemning the opening of tho World's Fair on Sunday. The ministerinm decided that in view of tho divisions In the district con ference the board* of the city minions be discontinued and the duties assigned to the Philadelphia conference. V lengthy dt» mission followed 011 tho formation of an Evangelical Lutheran relief association to counteract the working of secret swi' ties, tmt tile debate was cut off before any action had lieen taken by a report of the boai%l of trustees of the seminary being presented. New* (itithrml from All Section* of the Keystone State. The Supreme 1 3 i\ >Ad 1 \ I KWTW THd I/NB' closing. The decision was made in accordant* with tho prayer of a bill filed some week* ago liy Chiirk'N W. Clingman of Chicago in behalf of liimsclf as a stockholder in the Exposition Company and as a citizen. ! he proceedings were in the Stat* courts, and were entirely distinct from thu more recent case in the Federal courts to which tha United States Government la a party. Judge Stein held that Congreaa had inatlr no law compelling Sunday Chicago, May 30.—Judge Stein at noon issued a temporary injunction .restraining the Exposition diiectory from closing Um World's Fair on Sundays. Worlds loir Director* Untrained ft■■ Cloning the Oaten on Sunday*. General lard offlcc—Appointment: Geo UcCorkle, of -North Carolina, chief of pre •ruption division,' vice Raymond Flasch teclined. Washington, May 80.—Tho following official changes have been made in the dc partment of tho interior: Pension office—.Appointment: Daniel t Uentscli, otOhio, assistant medical referee vice John K. Boude, resigned, i'romotion: Thomas Peatherstonhansh, ot Mow York, medical examiner, S1.S00, tu medical referee, $:l,000, vice Thomas D. Ingram, reduced. Resignations: Clarence I!. Roberts, of Iowa, copyist, $900: George f. Dunlap. of Missouri, clerk, $1,000. Late in the afternoon a centennial ban qnet was enjoyed, t'ho speakers were Rev. Dr. !'hillp Si-huff, of Union Theological seminary, N. V.: Rev, Or. •!. ii, lieutenleh, president of Calvin college, Cleveland, U.; Rev. J. l!. Urury. editor of the < Irristiau Intelligencer, New Vork; Prof. ■I. 11. Dublw, of : ranklin and Marshall college, 1 jiiie.-is* •>•; Rev. (.!. \V". Wilhml, of Ursinus college, Collcgeville, and Rev, J. C. Bowman. of the Reformed l'hcolog ical seminary, 1. ancaster. Rkaiunu, May The Reformed Synod yesterday afternoon passed a resolution against Sunday opi ning of the World's i'"air, and discussed the establishment of the order ot deaeon< -ses. Against Sunday Opening. The ltelirlng Sea Fleet. • Washington, May 30.- With the excep ion of the flagship Mohican, all the ves•Is composing the naval fleet for the enorcement of the modus vivendi in Reln-kr; ica during the present season are now on heir way to the sealing The ust to go w»« the Albatross, which started jortli from Port) Townsend Saturday. The lagship Mohican, which was detained at \>rt Townsend to receive special lnstrui - ions from Washington, will also start foi ichring sea to-day. New York, May 30.—The police were notified that tharu was a dead child on the root vt the house at IS West Thirty-Sixth Street. The matter was investigated, and on the roof four bodies of children from 1 1-2 to - years of ago were found. The lx>lles were bailly mutilated. The children had evidently been dead some time. A Dr. Klliot lives in tho house, and to the police he said that the bodies had been put there hy his son. Dr. Klliot, jr., who bad the bodies for tho purpose of disesotiou. The police are now investigating the case. tired on the Uoof of a House. Four Corpse** Ituilly 31 utllated DiiMf* othing. New Clinrtcrit Granted, HabRisbi-bo, May 30.—There were char tered yestenlny: North Latrobe l.and Com pany, of Pittsburg; capital, $40,000. I n Ion Refining Company, of Titnsville; an independent concern for oil relining; capital, $175,000. Medical Chewing Hum Company, of Bradford; capital, $12,000. Mansfield I .and Company, of Allegheny county; capital, $5,000. The Church  Association, of Philadelphia; capital. $10,- 000; Walter W. Roach is treasurer. House keeper Publishing ( am patty, of Philadelphia, capital, $10,000; George L. Morris is treasurer, (train Scouring Machine Com pany, of Philadelphia: capital, $100,000; E. B. Williams is treasurer. he afternoon session of the seniKe was a remarkably short one, tlie tiiuo being ile voted to the passage of appropriation bills. \o business of importance was transacted at the evening session. '1 he raker ball. , law was about the first matter brought before the house for con deration and after a long discussion, the measure as amended and reported fromcommittee passed second reading by a good sized majority. It is more than likely that this bill will be finally disposed of I retort: the session of '03 is drawn to a close. The balance of the afternoon session was sjrent in the consideration of appropriation bills of minor importance. A bout two hours of the evening -session of the house was also devoted to appropriation bills, after which bills on third reading had the r ight of way until ad jourmnent. . hero a ere few absentees in either house wl:in yesterday's session was called to order, and although there was but little legislating of importanctfdoue, considerable iut> rest in the proceedings wus manifested, especially in the house, where nearly every scot was occupied. There was but four senators absent and the galleries of both hoi: ea were well tilled with spectators. Il-vuRisBrnii, .May 30.—Nearly all of the business of importance to be disposal of at this session of tho legislature is now out of the way iinil the balance of the time, from now until Thursday, will be devoted to ap plying the finishing touchcs to a numbei <>f unimportant matters in order that there tuny be as little business as possible left over when the day for final adjournment makes its appearance. Washington, May 30.— Fourth class postmasters were appointed for Pennsyl>anla yesterday as follows: Mrs. Theresa itewart, Derrick City, MeKean county, >ice Mrs. Nellie A. Bowen, removed; Susan II. Watts, Marklesville, Ferry county, vice I. S. Whltekettle, removed; Char lea Ritenbouse, Mountain Grove, Littcrne county, dee Frank Michael, removed; Mrs. Alehs C. Wisner, Neshnnnock Falls, Lawrence :ounty, vice Samuel C. Rrvon, removed. Now Penuaylvunlu I*ostmasters. This line comprises Cheviots, Serges, Clays, and all the late styles in sack and cutaway suits. Our trade is constantly increasing. It would be useless tor us to try to give you a list of all our prices. We have Men's Suits from $5.00 up, Boys' Suits $2.50 up, Child's Short Pants Suits $1.00 up. Short pants 25 cts.. waists 25 cents. MENS' RANTS. In this line we have never showed such a line for the money. We are headquarters for all the late_ styles in shirts. Laundried and soft shirts at lower prices than can be named by competitors. Underwear, all grades and prices, gloves, neckwear, hosiery, etc. For men and boys. In this line we will save you 25 per cent. All tho late styles in Bluchers, russet and tan colors. 3HEa/ts, lEiats, Hats I We are prepared to save you money on hats. The latest and nobbiest for least money. Straw, stiff and wool hats, Macintosh coats, all the late styles, rubber and oil coats, umbrellas. Cy«loiu» in the liny of Hen gill Cm UMMl Croat Havoc Among shipping. I jondon, May 30.—During the fearful cyclone which lia« lweu raying in the Bay of I rng.il the Hhip Germania wan lost, and sixty-four men who were on boon! the «» eel lost their lives with the ship. The L':itish bark Rydalmere, Captain Bernard, which recently sailed from CWcutta, was swept hiyh and ilry on short near Diamond Harbor on the river Hoogly, thirty-four miles below Calcutta, and the British aliip Glengarry, Captain Lindsay, was abandoned at sea, but the crew were saved. Washington, May 30.— secretary Ores lani absolutely denies that lie has been lotified that the Chinese government will etnliate if the Geary law is enforced. (jrealiam Hasn't Heard of It. They Violated ttio Ordinance. Readi.no, May 30.—J. Howard Jacobs, isq., a prominent lawyer of this city, made information before Alderman Brownwell, charging six drivers of an ice company with violating the ordinance of January 11, 1876, passed for the "prevention and suppression of nuisances, and certain in jurious, disos^piTj, and scandalous practices." The men were arrested and will trave a hearing this afternoon. Mr. Jacobs charges that his slumbers nro disturbed ibout 1.30 o'clock each morning by t he passing of the heavy wagons, which fair!) drake the houses, and that the driver.' nalloo at their horses to make them trot oi run, and are very noisy, "making nigh' Hideous," and that the nuisance is un bearable. Wahhinuton, I). May SO.—Secretary Gresliani says that. lie has heard nothing from ar.y authentic source about tbe prop osition to establish u protectorate ovei Nicaragua, The Secretary expects the United States steamer -Alliance to arriw hi. Corinto, on the west coast of Nicaragua, tomorrow, and with .he Atlanta, which arrived at tlreytown last Saturday and was authorized to lancl her marines i! necessary, tliere is little likelihood of any injury being susudued liy American interests.Grcsham Know* Nothing Almut It. FURNISHING GOODS. Si bantox, May SO.—The blooming mill engine room and boiler house of the Lack awanna Steel Company's north mill wen .lestroyed by lire yeaterdny. The flame, originated in the engine room, where wit located two ponderous engines of 22,OW and 18,000 horse power. The lire quickij spread to other parts of the works and t in boiler house, 800 feet long, was more thiu half destroyed. The blooming department and engine houses were completely burned t he entire north works, which were run ning double time on big orders, will be idh for some months, throwing out of employ ment 1.200 hands. Loss, $125,000. Hn-anton'H Big Hlit/e No decisions were handed down iu the several cases argued. The court will bo given a dinner this evening by Hon. L. W. Hall. Mr. Sellers asked the court to llx a day for argument on the mcftion, but Chief Justice Sterrett Intimated that the question of jurisdiction would lirst have to be determined and the prothonotary would notify counsel of the-decision of t he court and the date lor argument. Samuel C. Perkins, president of the public buildings commission, was present and his affidavit in support of the complaint was submitted with the bill. .ll utKiMo im. May 30.—The middle district term of the supreme court began yesterday and about the first business was the presentation of a petition by rlie public buildings .commission of Philadelphia through its counsel, David W. Sellers, for an injunction to restrain the city of Philadelphia and Janies H. Wimlrim, director of public works, from interfering with the commission in its control and construction ot the public buildings. The bill sets forth that the net of assembly abolishing the commission and transferring its duties to the department of public works is unconstitutional and wholly invalid—first, because the Penrose bill was not advertised previous to its introduction in the legislature, and second, because the constitution prohibits the transfer of the powers of a special commission to the municipal au thoritles in the manner prescribed by the act. The Supreme Court In Session, CRUSHKD TO DEATH BY A TRAIN VInU>Io Supply of drain, New Yoiik, May 30.—The statement at the visible supply of grain, in store and afloat, on Saturday, May '17. as compiled at the New York Traduce Kxchunge is a* follows: Wheat, TO,157,000 bushels, docrease, 1,309,OCX) bushels; corn, 5,028,000 decrease, 118,000; oats, 3,342,000; increase, 158,000; rye. 000,000; decrease, 10,000/ barley 1193,000; decrease, 110,00U. BOOTS i AND : SHOES Tkkmont, May U0.—'Through the care lessness of one of their number six mineremployed at the Middle Creek colliery ol the Reading company were most seriously burned by an explosion of gas yesterday. The names of the unfortunate men are: Charles Manrer, John Seagcr, Frank Huth, William Holt/., William Hret/JuH and William Krdman. The injuries of the first four are fatal. The explosion wnsVaused by one of the men carrying a naked lamp. Six Miners SerlOUHly lturnctl \ Warrant Tor Col. Mill*. Nr.wi'.ruYi'onT, May 30.— I'ol. Mills, charged with embez/.lement while agoutof tlio Victoria mills, did not put in an appearance in the police court yesterday and was not represented by counsel. By request of Treasurer Kane a capias was issued and placed in the hands of an officer for the arrest of Col. Mills if he can be found. HI* Attempt at Murder t1 niucro-.fut, Philadelphia, May 00. — David Coldren, aged -ts years, shot at hut missed his wife Kate yesterday, at. their home, 4520 1 an caster avenue, and then fired a bullet into his own brain. The suicide and would-be murderer had been on a week's spree since receiving his {tension money. A recent ac eideut injured his head and he is believed to have been insane, lie. left a letter denouncing his spouse. Sir. Graham was pastor of the church near by and had just left it. Most of the congregation, because of the rain, were standing under an nrbor in front of the church and witnessed the killing of the paster and his wife. Their warning shouts u> the couple were not heard. Atlanta, Ga., May !50.—Rev. William Graham and his wife, while Walking to their home on the Central railroad track near Milner, were overtaken by a train and crushed to death. There was a driving rain and the old people were hurrying along under their umbrellas and did not see the train. Rev. ami Mrn. William Graham Killed Near Milner, (in. J. liuiulolpli MeA1 piii Head. Nkw Yobk, Mav 30.—J. liandolph Me- Alpin, youngest son of 1). H. McAlpin, died at his father's house, No. 073 Fifth avenue last night, in his twenty-third year, from typhoid fever. The young man was a member of the seulor class at Princeton, and was to have been graduated next month. A l>rop in Heading Sloi kH, Philadelphia, May 80.—Reading stock dropped to 8 1-4 yesterday afternoon against 10 11-16 at the close on Saturday. The sales were heavy. A disapproval ol the reorganization plan by the speculative public Is the cause. This is the lowest figure reached since the receivership was instituted. Waukkoax, 111., May ISO.—Miss Augusta Legnanl has married her father's coachman, Charles Vassar. The ceremony took place secretly several days ago and the news has only just leaked out. It is stated that the couple havn obtained parental forgiveness and that young Vassal has been made superintendent of Legbard's brick yard in Chicago. Murrled Hor Father*! Coachman. Kaui.o, N. D., May 30.—The National Bank of K. Ashley Meura lias been closed by the National Bank examiner. Ths First National llank of Lokop, N. 1)., also In closed. The idndebtedness does not exceed $t»0.000 with assets live times that amount. North lluukH Cloieutl. Hon. T. K. Dull Deail. West Chester, May 30.—Hon. V. K. Bull, ex-member ot the legislature, died at his rosidence in Warwick, aged 83. • ,"VV'V. - ' , •-* ' ti • > r>" ; Trunks* Yalises, Satchels, bunch Boxes* nninr pennsvi.vama Chicago, May SO.— F. H. Milbiuu, son of the blind chaplain of the house of representatives, committed suicide In his room iu the Saratoga hotel by cutting his throat. On the body was a telegram and a letter from his father, from which it appeared that he had asked for assistance and had been refused. .Milburn was about 30 years of nge.  F. H. Hilhurn Sulcldc*. "Nitrate King's" Orcat Lou. lxixrioN, May IW. —Colonel J. T. North, the "Nitrate King," so-called, lias received 11 cable despatch from lquique, Chill, to the effect that a hurricane had destroy**! thfl mole at the Nit rut> port at Jtinin, and liad done damage to tho amount oi $1 "(0,000. t BAL>L» and BAT FREE with:;every BOY'S SUIT w A Rich Mminfutnrtr't Suicide* Vienna, May .10. —Francis Kura, I richest manufacturer o£ cloth in tho tw of Jagerndorf, Austrian Siiesia, has oo mi t ted suicide by blowing out his bral with a revolver. Ho was insane at 1 time he committed the deed. ■ s— **» TUa IJograw Assault CaH. fATKBSO.N, N. J., were issued at noon 1 Cleve for the arrest < James Matthews, a accused ot outragta( ; S3 year*, on Sunday Dumntlni the BittlefieW. Vv"*sniNOTO?f, May 30.—Assistant Secro. tary Grant returned from Gettysburg ye»- terday afternoon. He wkl that he went there unofficially to. show his family the battlefield. He confirmed the newspaper reports of the desecration ot the ground toy .the trolley company. Thirty-one members at the Union league, ot Philadelphia, spent Sunday at (it-tty*- burg. While attending a meeting of Heavenly Recruit* in [tending, George Gorman dropped dead. Ill a quar.-el at Elliott borough, Allegheny county, Michael Kleckensteln ehot Patrick O'Donnell dead. Professor W. M. tvftm, of Franklin and Marshall College, haa tatn chosen preaident»( Mercewburg Collate, »t Mercers but*. t Big improvements are making at lite Thomas Irou Company's furnaces at Heller town. All contributions mode in the York churches were donated to the hospital ot that city. Bethlehem iron works have just turned ont four 13-inch guns. Albany, N. Y., May 80.—Michael Connelly was stabbed to death In h Oohoes saloon by John Casey, the result of a general quarrel ovar politic*. Connelly was a Cleveland man and Casey a HU1 Mipporter. Both were wanl heelers. Casey escaped, bat afterward surrendered. A Fatal Political Quarrel, iYTON NORTH, "«n POPULAR ONE PRICE CLOTHIER, The river beds cannot contain all this water and inundations occur; but when it has swept down there is no further supply The Woronesh, on whieh Peter the Great built his first ships, is now a mere rivulet; the Worskla, which fifteen years ago was a beautiful river, surrounded by woods and pastures, has absolutely disappeared; the Oka has become so shallow that barges coming from Nishegorod were stranded upon its sands. At Dorogobush the Dnieper can be crossed by carriages; on the Dpioper the navigation had to be stopped, as its depth was reduced to two or three feet; and even on the Volga steam navigation is interrupted in many parts the river not being able to carry away the Randbanks; it is calculated that the volume of its water has decreased by twentyfour million cubic meters. It is evident that even the molt costly works for opening the channels will be of little avail; the cause lies in the devastation of the forests; the law ;by which the government interdicted the ruthless fall of timber has oome too late, and replanting is alow work, although it is the only remedy against the evil.— Edinburgh Review, In the province of Astrachan an area of eight hundred square miles is covered by drift sand; in that of Stfcwropol whole villages have disappeared, and in 1S85 soldiers had to be summoned 4b clcar the sand from the housos. In the province of Tauris the sand now covers one hundred and fifty thousand dessjaetines (<—1.00925 hect); the same disastrous effect took place in the north, where, after the destruction of the forests in the provinces of Samara, Woronesh and Tchernigow, hundreds of sand kills arose, which gradually covered the fortile land. A further consequence is that the rivers become shallower. In winter thoro is nothing to hold the snow, which is blown together in large heaps; these with the thaw dissolvo into temporary torrents, washing away acres of tillage and carrying off all molstura before it has had time to soak into the soil. Tho ruthless forest destruction which has been going on for a long time has had a sorious effect in reducing the averago rainfall. The belts of wood, attracted and held tho moisture, which was slowly distributed for the benefit of agriculture; now, in vast regions, as for instance on tho bluck soil, there is hardly a tree to be seen, and tho consequence is that the underground rivulets which nourishes the soil have disappeared. Tho forests also broko the force of the fierce east desert winds. Now these winds, piercingly cold In winter and scorehingly hot in summer, burst with full fury on tho great plains. In summer their bljists are capable of withering tho corn in a few days, and with them come sand-storms, which turn fertile land into permanent deserts. The unfortunate experience of Central Asia, which once was a garden of fertility, and now is a desert peopled by nomads only, are repeating themselves.Ttuasia. Its Terrible ISIfeeta aa Experienced In A I 'AS 1'KN"VIYJ-VANIA ll.trPKMNOl