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              ..... , • jMf - Mtoming JMHk £. i TWO CENH. | Ten Or 11 Ik a Woek. NtlnBEir 9007. i Weekly BDMkll»h«l IS30. f PITTSTON, PA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1889. NEWS FROM OVER THE SEA SHE IS AGAIN MRS. FLACK NATIONAL REPUBLICAN LEAGUE. BROADWAY HIGHWAYMEN IN THE BASEBALL WORLD. THE NEWS IN BRIEF. VERY LITEST. rhe Ni_-.it National Convention Will Be At Pittsburg— Pittsburg  League. Fresh Tips from the Wire Carefully Judge Bookstaver Annuls the Saratoga, N. Y., Aug. 14.—The executive committee of the National Republican league met in semi-annual session at Congress hall, and organized by the selection of James A. Blanc-bard, vice president of the National league for New York, as chairman. Andrew B. Humphrey, secretary of tb« National league, acted in his official capacity. The principal business of the morning was the appointment of the following sub-commit- HtM March 4, 1890. Robbers Hold Up a New York 1 01 520000—0 Gen. Boulanger Found Guilty o! Elkarah A. Babbitt, a machinist, about 65 years of age, living at Taunton, Mass., shot himself with fatal effect. Despondency and illness was the cause. • Culled. Decree of Divorce Money Broker Batteries: Galvin and Miller, Daley and Gansell.Boston 0 00000000—0 Conspiracy. At Cleveland- Special Telegrams to 4 P. M. SECURED BY NEW YORK'S SHERIFF WITH UNPARALLELED AUDACITY. Cleveland New York A 01 000080-4 .4013 0 3 0 2 0—14 EMPERORS BANQUET TOGETHER. Center Fielder Ed Hanlon, of the Pittsburg Baseball club, has been appointed manager and captain of the club. Dunlap resigned as captain after having attempted to buy his release from President Nimick. Hanlon will not be in supreme control of the team, but on and off the field. Batteries: Beat in and SutclilTe, Crane and Ew ing. Kilrain In the Tolls. A Grand Shaking Up In Court—Mrs. One of the Boldest Attempts of the Kind At Chicago- Developments in the May brick Case Not Favorable to tlie Condemned Prisoner. New Fork, Aug. 14.—It is claimed that private despatches to Baliimore report the arrest of Jake Kilrain, pugilitt No confiima- Uod has y(t been received. The report is not gcnorclly credited. Flack's Startling AlHdavit —Attorney on Record—Fired Upon by One of th« Chicago  Philadelphia. .0 00*200 1 0 Q— 3 100110008-0 She Moans for Her Children—Other Live Wright Was Made a Tool of—Flack Revision of Constitution—Messrs. J. N Huston, of Washington; Charles E.Pierce, of Missouri, and J. E. Muihollond, proxy for Ohio. ~ Robbers—Both Miscreants Were Capt- Batteries: Sanders and Shriver, Dvvyer and Farrell. At Indianapolis— v. News from Europe. Thomas Hooley, adopted son of Richard M. Hooley, of Hooley's theatre, Chicago, is dead, aged 25 years. The deceased had been sick for several months with dropsy of the heart. Uorn Not Appear In Court. tired, New Yokk, Aug. 14.—To have robbers rush into a broker's office under the very shadow of Trinity church, present a revolver of ,44-caliber, and order hands up, if a decided novelty in New York, but that is precisely what happened at 09 Broadway. Paris, Aug. 14.—The state council has annulled the election in twelve cantons in which Gen. Boulanger was elected to the councils general, on the ground that the general was not legally eligible for the position. Gen. Boulanger has written a letter in which ho states that he gave tho sums of money which he is accused of embezzling to the chief clerks in the war office, to be used for the relief of widows and orphans of soldiers.New York, Aug. 14.—When the order to show cause why the proceedingp in the Flack divorce case should not be set aside and the decree of divorce in Mrs. Flack's favor vacated came up in the court of common pleas, the disclosures were startling, and the result was that Judge Bookstaver immediately vacated the order of reference made, and all the proceedings under it were set aside and the judgment of divorce made by1 him was annulled. Indianapolis 8 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0— 7 Washington 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4—8 Batteries: Boyle and Buckley, Haddock and 'Daly. The repoit that Kilr&in had been arrested is confirmed. Ho is now in jail, awaiting his removal to Missiwippi, on requisition from Gov. Lowrey. Kilrain and 8tl ivan will be sentenced together. When Jake's »ifCj heard I.ATER. Committee on Audit—Mossrs. E. T. Brackett, of Saratoga; T. E. Byrnes, of Minneapolis, and Charles E. Forbes, of Vermont. 1 At Cincinnati— Cincinnati  Athletic  Association. The bail of J. Frank Collom, the young Minneapolis attorney, charged with forgeries of the name of J. T. Blaisdell for amounts aggregating over $200,000, which was fixed at $10,000 in each of the eleven cases, has been reduced to $5,100 in the aggregate, which, it is expected, will be furnished by Collom's wealthy friends. Hon. E. M. Wilson and Judge J. M. Shaw are defending the forger. Committeo on Time of National Convention—J. Tf. Messick, of Tennessee; W. W. Johnson, of Baltimore, and A. B. Humphrey, of New York. 1 0000030 0—4 For the past sixteen years Mr. G. Loeb has been dealing in foreign and domestic money in lower Broadway. His office for some time past has been in the basement of 09. It is in the Arcade building, which boasts, among other tenants, the Union Trust company, the Manhattan Elevated Railroad company and Mr. Jay Gould. Batteries; Cross. At Louisville— 4 0003003 x—10 Viau and Kecuuu, Weyhiug and of this turn of siTairs, she broke completely dowD, and wept bitterly. She thinks Jake has had punishment enough ss it is, and that the officers might take thC ir vengeance out of tbe winner inttead of tho lTser (f the Richburg fight. The committee on revision of the constitution of the national organization, the power of which was delegated to the executive committee, reported as follows: They have changed the representation in the national convention from four delegates from each state to two delegates-at-large from each state and two delegates from each congressional district where permanent league clubs have been established. Louisville 0 0 1 0 0 0 (T 0 0-1 Baltimore ,...0 0 8 3 0 1 0 0 x— 6 Batteries: Hecker and Cook, Kilroy and Tate.- Five lodgers in the house of Mine. Fourpres, the former mistress of Glen. Boulanger, have sworn that the general was in Paris on July 15, 1887, the day on which, it is alleged, he visited the city in disguise. Mrs. Flack's Affidavit. At Kansas City— Kansas City. Brooklyn... .0 00030-000 0-2 8 00000000 1—8 The liabilities of the New England Terra Cotta Lumber company, of Boston, are about $50,000, of which $36,000 is secured. The nomiual assets for the unsecured credit-* ore are about $5,000. Mr. Cleveland, Mrs. Flack's attorney, commenced proceedings by making an application for the order, which was supported by Mrs. Flack's affidavit. In this sho began by stating that «he was married to Mr. Flack in 1850, and had since that time resided with him in this city as his wife. On Aug. 1 she averred that she had been informed by a person, who „ represented himself as a reporter, that she tad been a plaintiff in a suit for absolute divorce; that proceedings had 4Deen taken before Joseph W. Meeks as referee, and that on July 12 a decree of divorce had been granted to her; that one Benjamin Wright had acted as her counsel, and that she had afterwards employed the firm of Evarts, Choate & Beaman to represent her. Batteries: Swartzell and Hoover, Terry and Visner. Fatal Architectural Weakness, Shortly before noon two men entered the office of Loeb, and one of them immediately presented a pistol at the head of Mr. Loet with the mandate: "Hold up your hands!" "Hold Up Your Hands!" At St. Louis— Chicago, 111, Aug. 14.—A Urge tenemoit building collapscd here this mori ing, turying seven-1 inm&tes in the debris. It is rumored that three peisDns were killed, but as the ruins have net yet been cleared away culficiently to juslifv any eptimiit) as tt the loss, this cannot be verified. Tho trou116 nai imperfect corstruction. St. Louis... Columbus.. Batteries O'Conuor. .0 8808400 1-18 Guilty of Consplr&y The president, treasurer and secretary, the vice president and members of the executive committee of the national organization, together with the presidents and secretaries of the several leagues, are by the revised constitution made ex-offlcio delegates of the national convention. 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 1—8 King and Milligan, Gastright and Upon the opening of the senate court the members of the Right declined to take further part in the proceedings in the caso of "Gen. Boulanger. The court discussed at length its course of procedure and its competency to try Gen. Boulanger. It was Anally decided, by a vote of 301 to 7, that the court was competent to try the general on all the counts of the indictment. Two of the senators refrained from voting. The court then, by 300 votes, found the general guilty of conspiracy. Six of the senators did not vote. The Sons of St. George have organized a grand lodge of the order at Bridgeport, Other Gaines. Conn. At the same time his companion ran around behind the counter to the open safe and began pulling out the drawors. At New Haven— New Haven.....,.,,..0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 5—11 Hartford 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-08-5 Batteries: Smith and Moore, Dorau and Cahill. At Lowell- Lowell 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0—8 Newark 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 x— 4 Batteries: Burns and Murphy, Sullivan fcnd Baker. At Worcester— The stockholders of the Derby railroad have voted to ratify the lease of the road to the Housatonic Railroad company for ninetynine years. A Close Call for l.o«'lD. The steamship City of Paris, which sailed from Now York on Wednesday, has arrived at Queenstown. Her time, 5 days, 23 hours, 40 minutes, is 49 minutes faster than the previous best record for a steamer going eastward across the Atlantic. S Genial Fred Leslie Yet Alive. This will make a convention of a thousand delegates. Each delegate will be entitled to one vote. Tuesday, March 4,1890, was designated as the date for the next national convention. The place will be either Nashville or Chattanooga, Tenn. Mr. Loeb, who was alone in the place, became terribly frightened. With a cry ol "Help! Murderl" he darted toward the front window and began beating his knuckles on the glass. Instantly the first bandit discharged his weapon, and the bullet tore through Mr. Loeb's shirt sleeve near the shoulder, and lodged in the woodwork of the window. London, Aug. 14.—There ij no ttuth,jn thes reports recently cabled tD America that Fred I/s.V, the genial aDd hcaity comedian of the London Gaifty end Burlerque Company, is dead. The mitt iketrcsi over the dealli of another Leslie. Fred is the same checry prince (f comedians bs ever. Worcester 8 0 0 8 0 1 2 2 0—18 Norwalk 0 0000000 0—0 Batteries: Burkett and Wilson, Ridley and Moolic. At London— Dillon and I&ochefort Accomplices. James Jones, aged 77 years, of Waterford, N. Y., was burned fatally by flames in his room, caused by the overturning of a lamp while he was reaching for some medicine; The Suit Wu a Surprise to Her. The following resolution, proposed by E. T. Brackott, was adopted: The court found Count Dillon and M. Rochefort guilty of complicity in tlio plot. It also decided, by a vote of 198 to 10, that Boulangcr wns guilty of a treasonable attempt against the state in connection with the Lyons depot incident. She declared that she had never heard before of any such suit; that she had never authorized W right to act as her counsel in any guit, und that sho did not know him and had never seen him until she met him ill tho office of her counsel, Evarts, Cboate& Beaman, on Aug. 9. She further alleged that Sheriff Flack had not appeared in the case, and that she believes that the referee, Meeks, had been appointed at the request of Mr. Wright. "Resolved, That in states where the delegates to tho national convention of 1890 shall have been heretofore selected, and the delegation from such state is increased by the amendment of the constitution this day adopted, the executive committee of the state league of such state shall have poller to select such additional delegates without reconvening the state convention." Loudon 1 01801010—7 Buffalo 8 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0— 8 Batteries: Wood and Kiuslow, Whitney and Dealy. At Toledo— Thousands Were Near By, Three negroes, frenzied by religious excitement and thinking themselves representatives of Shadrach, Mcshach and Abednego, the three Israelites who entered the fiery furnace of Nebuchadnezzar of old, deliberately entered the gate of the cupola of the Schloss furnace at Birmingham, Ala., and rushed into the white heat of the melting iron. They did not come out again. New York, Auf. 14.—A despatch just received statfs that the dead body of publ shcr McMillan.of the well-known Arm of McMdlan & Co., h- S been found upon the simmit Cf Mom t Olympus. It is not stited whether suicide or atssSsim.tion caused the death. Publisher McMillan Dead. All this was enacted in the very vortex of civilization, so to speak, with a desperate dar ing seldom excelled in the Rocky mountain remoteness of a frontier post. A few feet away and in plain sight and hearing Broadway's thousands hurried up and down. Through the arcade, almost overhead, multitudes passed back and forth to the "L" road trains. The chimes of old Trinity, ringing the norvntiiln hnnr minp-lwl with the jingle and clatter of passing horse cars, while a blue coated guardian of the peace swung his club idly on tho near by corner. Toledo... Hamilton .0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 1—8 8 0 1 0 0 0 4 8 0-11 Emperors William and Joseph. Berlin, Aug. 14.—At the banquet which was given at the castle in houor of the Emperor Francis Joseph, Emperor William, in his toast to his imperial guest, said: Batteries: Sprague and Sage, Blair and Bar uiiiK- At Toronto— Flack's Counsel Barred Out. Col. M. 8. Colburn, of Manchester, Vt., was elected a member of the national executive committee in place of Guy C. Noble, deceased. Resolutions of regret were adopted over the death of Guy C. Noble. Toronto... Rochester .0 13100200—7 .3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1—6 Neither Sheriff Flack, his son, Referee Meeks nor Clerk Jarvis were present, but Flack was represented by ex-Judge Fullerton, who tried to speak for his client, but was not given a chance to say anything oxcept that Flack was satisfied with the divorce, had gotten rid of an unworthy woman, and did not wish her back again. Batteries: Vickery and McQuire, Barr and Mc- KeougU. At Detroit— "You learned from the joyful reception with which you were welcomed by our people that they are filled with a warm and lively consciousness of the friendship which has existed between your people and mine for £ century. Before all is this consciousness manifested by the army, a portion of which you saw today, proud at being permitted to appear before your keen, soldierly eye. My people, like the army, will hold firmly and faithfully to the alliance we concluded. The al-my knows that for the maintenance of peace it will have to join with the gallant army of Austria, and, if Providence so wills, to fight shoulder to shoulder with it." Eben S. Allen, of New York, has pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with the over-issue of stock. Latbrop, Cal., Aug. 14—U. S. Mur-hal Nagle shot Ex-Judgo Terry fatally this morr.' ing, ts the latter was at break fist. The came of the trouble grew out of an assault which T( rry had made upon Judge Fiel1. Shot at His Morning Meal. Detroit 0 0 4 2 0 9 0 2 0—17 Syracuse ........ 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 5—10 Batteries: Knaufs and Goodfellow.Jtfurphy and Walker. The building and machine shops of the Huntington Car Manufacturing company, together with thirty cars in various stages of completion, have been burned. Loss, $30,000. Insured. THE MILLS ASSIGN Several thousand dollars in gold, silver and greenbacks were temptingly displayed on a shelf behind the counter,1 but nothing was taken. Still Looking for Treasurer Brown—The Liabilities About *3,000,000. Attorney Wright Was Betrayed. Providence, Aug. 14.—The Riverside and Oswego mill property in Rhode Island and York state has been assigned to C. D. Owen, of the Atlantic mills, Providence; James B. Case, vice president of the Bank of Redemption, Boston, and Charles O. Braman, Of New York city, confidential adviser of A. D. Juilliard. All attachments on the property were at once removed. Judge Cummin*' Funeral. His Holiness Will lte llepresentcil. A deposition by Benjamin Wright, who had appeared on record as Mrs. Flack's lawyer, was read, in which he states that he never saw Mrs. Flack until Aug. 9 last; that he had never been employed by her in any way; bad never appeared in the alleged divorce suit and had never attended any hearings in that case. One Thief Captured. Williamspobt, Pa., Aug. 14.—The funeral of Judge Hugh Cummins took place from the residence of John White, the father-inlaw of deceased. The services were conducted in Trinity Episcopal church, Rev. Dr. Hopkins officiating. The pallbearers were Congressman • H. C. McCormick, Hon. R. P. Allen, ex-Mayor H. C. Parson, Hon. J. Henry Cochran, Fletcher Coloinan and A. C. Hippie. Interment was made in Middlewood cemetery. All places of business were closed, and a long cortege followed the remains to the grave. Members of the bar of Lycoming and adjoining counties turned out in a body, as did also Rcnovo Post, 6. A. R., of which Judge Cummin was a comrade. Telegrams of condolence and regret at being unpble to be present at the funeral were received from Governor Beaver, Superintendent of Railway Mail Service J. Lowrio Bell, members of the state flood commission and many other distinguished Edward Leblour, colored bookkeqjer for George Fuller, Jr., a New York stock broker, has decamped with $7,000 of his employer's money. t Rome, Aug. 14—His Holiness Pope L'o, has decided to tend a legati to Washington next November, upon the occasion tf the dedication of the new Catholic University at that pi 'ce. A great crowd gathered on hearing the report of the pistol, and the two thieves dashed out, and one ran south while the other went north and turned down Rector street. There a fat policeman, catching sight of the fugitive, pursued him hotly. The thief turned into Church street and quickly disappeared Within fifteen minutes the other thief came strolling up Broadway cqpiplacently smoking a cigar. As he was passing the door of the money broker's office with absolute arcticr nonchalance, Mr. Loeb, who was standing there talking to a policeman, hurriedly pointed him out. Before he could dart away a second time the handcuffs were on his wrists and be was taken to the Church street station house. The senate court has found Gen. Boulanger guilty of conspiracy. The Austrian emperor thanked his host for the brilliant reception accorded him, and toasted his friend and ally. Two such gallant armies as those of Germany and Austria, he said, increased the guarantees of peace. Suit has been brought against Ferd Sherwood, a rich young merchant, in the supreme court of Orange county, N. Y., for $20,000 damages for jilting Miss Rachael Fredenburgh after she had procured her trousseau. Pouqiikeephb, N. Y., Aug. 14.—Five desperadoes were arrested here this morning charged with having been the ores who recently stopped a brougham on the Gannon highway and robting the inmates Highwaymen in the Kinpire State. He avowed that some time in June he was asked by Ambrose Monell to allow him to use his name as counsel for Mrs. Flack, and he had consented, and had signed necessary papers in the case as a matter of course. His confidence in Monell, based on a long acquaintance, was so great that he gave the matter little thought. Mr. Wright asserts that he was kept in ignorance of the proceedings had by the appointment of a referee, knew nothing of the taking of testimony, and had no notification of tho granting of the decree. This action was decided upon at a meeting of tho interested persons in the affairs of the company held in the office of the Riverside mill at Olneyville. It was believed that the assignment was the best way to get out of the difficulty, and the papers were at once drawn up, but their entire contents were not made public. Stephen F. Sherman, of Buffalo, whose grain irregularities caused a loss of about $300,000, has been arrested for grand larceny.Unfavorable to Airs. Maybrick. London, Aug. 1.4.—The petition which was being circulated among the members of the house of commons, praying for clemency to Mrs. Maybrick, has been abondoned, many members who would otherwise be ceady to sign such a petition deeming it unseemly that pressure should be brought upon the executive branch of the government by the legislative.ltulgaria to Try for Freedom. Mr. Juilliurd remained over night in order to be present at the final deliberations which might possibly have any effect upon the course which had been decided upon at the meeting. The New Haven ball club has released Left Fielder Gallagher and Pitcher Sworbach. The latter will probably go to Toronto. - London, Aug. 14—A prominent St. Petersburg paper, which, it ii understTod, speaks with sem -ofBcinl authority, says that Bulgaria wilito-jay issue a declaration of independence. A Second Man In Jnll. The Pennsylvania Steel company at Harrisburg has increased the wages of its employes from 2}4 to 10 per cent., restoring the wages paid several months ago. (Sheriff McCabe still retains charge of the mills. The expected trouble caused by the demand of the wool sorters for their wages, which fell due yesterday, was averted by the action of the weavers, who forwarded to the Messrs. Chapin their assurance that they were willing to continue at work until a sum of $90,000 would lie due them. Mr. Loeb identified him as the man who had fired the shot, and preferred charges of murderous assault and attempt to rob. The revolver which ho had thrown away in his flight, was picked up in the gutter and found to be a 32-coliber six shooter, of the "bull dog" pattern. The accused man denied the charges and said his name was William Trainor, and that he was a clerk, 28 years old, living at No. 7."i5 East Fifty-third street. Later in the day he was arraigned at the Tombs, where he was remanded for examination today at 2 o'clock. To Secure Amnesty. He declares that all he did was done as a personal favor to his friends, Joseph Meeks and Ambrose Monell. who asked him to appear as Mrs. Flack's counsel. persons. It is reported that Judge Stephen, who presided at Mi's. Maybrick's trial and who sentenced her to death, has had an interview with Mr. Matthews, the home secretary, in which he very strongly upheld the justice of the jury's verdict. Mr. Matthews is said to have expressed himself as concurring in Judge Stephen's views. Paris, Aug. 14.—Three thousand French deserters 1-ft, Geneva foe France t Dday, taking advantage of the recer t law graming them ■general pardon. An Alleged Custom House Thief. A package which a negro boy left at The Kentucky Leader ofllce directed to D. L. Baxter, a well known newspaper correspondent, was found to contain an infernal machine, with dynamite enough to have blov ; Ueferee Meeks Walks the Plank. Chicago, Aug. 14.—John 'Davidson, the assistant engineer of the custom house, who was arrested in the act of stealing valuable packages from the mailing department, was arraigned before United States Commissioner Hoyne and held for trial on the Kith iust. in bonds of $2,500. About $300 worth of plunder lias baen fouud at Davidson's house. He, however, protests his innocence, saying tip bought the stuff. Joseph W. Meeks, who was the referee in the Flack divorce case, has rdkgned his position as chief search clerk in the county clerk's office. Had he not done so, County Clerk Reilly would have dismissed him, owing to the decision by Judge Bookstaver that the divorco proceedings were fraudulent. The New Jersey Bteel and Iron CO' upany, of Trenton, has begun work on six large dynamite guns for the United Stati s government, the order coming through tho Dynamite Gun company, of New York. up the whole building. A QUEER CASE OF INSANITY, Great efforts are still being made to locate missing Treasurer Brown, whose absence leaves everything hopelessly muddled. The doubt Is still painfully apparent here that the estimated liabilities may run as close to $5,000,000 as the sum of $8,000,000, which is said to be the limit. The assignment of the company dissolves all of the attachments that have been made, as under the Rhode Island law an attachment does not hold after an assignment has been made. William A. Walters, of Richmond, has come to the relief of Joseph Dews, of the Phoenix Woolen company, and things look well for the East Greenwich concern. Manufactures and Worships All Sorts of The prisoner passes much of her time in moaning for her children, and weeping copiously. The chaplain of the prison is devoting much of his time to the condemned woman, and she appears to greatly appreciate his visits. Iituls and Images. Later—Detective Cosgrove, of the Second precinct, arrested Philip P. Stock, of No. 155 East Thirty-third street, upon suspicion of being the companion of Trainor. Reading, Aug. 14—One of the (•trangcst.i- - stances if rnrntal derangement ever known in this city has juit come tjligLt. "The victim is William Ohristoph Chmmer, cf 614 Locust street The dulusion consists in a religious belie f in pods and ilols ftshioned out of clay and other material, which he has manufactured and daily worships to the Dumber of at least 300. These gods he claims are representative of various forces in life, and these forces he considers it a duty to propitiate. It is stated that Mrs. Flack will make no trouble for her husband on account of the fraudulent divorce proceedings, but will simply apply for a separation and maintenance. She Will Not Prosecute Flack. The Grand lodge of Odd Fellows ut Portland elected Alfred S. Kimball, of Norway, grand master. It is shown that tilt total membership in Maine is-18,000, an increase of TOO. ■. TIvd Elixir at Buffalo. Bbffalo, Aug. 14.—Dr. Edward F. Smith has J treated five patients with the Brown- Sequard elixir. Four of them were more or [less improved. The fifth, a paralytic, felt no/ effects. A. F. Mallon, whoso trouble is spinal, was enabled to walk unaided. Two others, afflicted with rheumatism and bladder troubles, were much relieved, especially of the latter mplady. FLOODS IN NEBRASKA. Sexton's Opened letter. Five Hundred People Were Made Iloiufe- London, Aug. 14.—In the house of commons Postmaster General Raikes, replying to an inquiry of Mr. Thomas Sexton, member for West Belfast and mayor of Dublin, said that the letter addressed by President Harrison to the mayor of Dublin had probably been opened, but he couldn't say by whom or when, as Mr. Sexton had refused to place the envelope in his hands. After some discussion Mr. Sexton promised to produce the envelope. Charles Adams, of Pottsville, Pa., has1 teen arrested, charged with the murder of Patrick Rafferty last fall. GLASS MAKERS' STRIKE. less In Lincoln. 8lx Thousand of Theiu Are Now Out of Employment. Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 14.—The most disastrous floods the southeastern part of the state has experienced for ten years are now in progress. The Nebraska river, the Blue, the Salt, and dozens of smaller streams are over their bonks, and the waters have shown no signs of abating. Much property has been destroyed, and the damage to railroads is great. The Burlington and Missouri between Lincoln and Atchison is badly Washed out. The Lincoln and Northwestern, near the city, is under water and the tracks are gone. The Union Pacific is in a precarious condition. The waters hove risen to Sixth street in this city and about 500 people have been driven from their lionjos. Tho New Jersey state Republican convention will be Ijgld at Trenton, Sept. 17. Pittsburg, Aug. 14.—The time *tt for the final wage conference between the manufacturers and window glass workers on the scale for the coming year is past. The conference committees met at the Monongahela house and after a very brief session adjourned sine die. The workers' committee announced that they would insist upon the advance demanded at the previous conference. This was their ultimatum and they would accept no compromise. When the manufacturers heard this a motion to adjourn was made and carried. Olemmer is a brickmaker by trade and works regi larly at one of the brickyards of the city, occupying all Cf his spare time with I is ido's He is a Pent - sylvania Dutchman arrl cannot speak K-igli»b, it unlit rr d and c n scarcely read so that all his strange ideas atx i. the dC i ios which be worships are eve 1 trt d from his own i nagina'ion. The god of the Reading Railroad Company occupics a prominent position among his prD". etiou. Tho iDt°rior of this god is filled with cubtage, and its particular miuiod is to keep cows off the track and prevent accidents generally. There is a god of horses filled with bay and oats, a god of fiuit Hilled with apple", a god of the weather that regulates storms and' floode, a god of watermelons, a god of truth, which is in the shape i f a hand, and gods which represent almost everything imaginable. He has these images set up on shelve! in hU cellar and 'his garret ard woishipa them constantly according to his needs. He pretends that he baa revelations every day from come cf his gods, and that they regulate every action of hia life and tell bim what to do in every emergency. A Plea for Sullivan. Department Commander Smith has issued a circular fixing department headquarters at Milwaukee, practically abandoning the boycott of Iowa department on the encampment. Purvis, Miss., Aug. 14.—Judge Terral! called the grand jury into court and severely commented upon the fact that he has heard gossip that they wanted to refer the prize fight coses to the justice of the peace. He reminded them that they were under oath to keep everything secret, and were indictable for anything that leaked out by their fault. They were under oath to make presentment of the matters coming before them. These matters could not be transferred to a justice of the peace except by concurrence of the court. They could not act alone. The constitution gave the court jurisdiction in this class of cases. He did not intend to waive that jurisdiction, and if they should soy they were considering such o thing, he would discharge them and have a new grand jury summoned. These instructions caused much excitement. Judge Calhoun, counsel for the defense, asked the court to note an exception in behalf of Sullivan. It Made tlie Reporters III. Philadelphia, Aug. 14.—Two reporters to whom Professor Boenning, the Medico- Chirurgic"l hospital, administered doses of the Bro -i Sequ-rd e.uvir, were made ill by it and »C K c-nfluod t D their beds. They conipla.* o* seD re pains in the head, high fever ana s one s in various parts of the body. Bo ' n says the elixir has not been a success in Philadelphia. .The Duke of Fife declines to permit his wife, Princess Louise of Wales, to accept any share of the parliamentary grant to the royal family. The Phonograph Flensed tlie Queen, London, Aug. 14.—It is stated that the queen, having expressed a desire to see an Edison phonograph, she was presented with one by Col. uourard, Edison's agent. She was so delighted with its working that she spoke a congratulatory message into the instrument and dispatchod the preserved reroduction of her voice and words to Col. ourard as a present, and sent another to Paris for Edison. . Pittsburg, Aug. 14.—Reports received from the coke region are that several more of the independent operators have posted notices that they will pay the wages demanded by the new scale. It has been ascertained that several non-union men are working at Rainey's Moyer works, guarded by Pinkerton men. The executive board, Knights of Labor, have issued a manifesto to the cokers in tho Connellsville region, in which they state that up to date firms controlling 10,000 ovens have signed the scale and that many of the remaining 3,000 ovens are idle, not bccause the operators owning the plants refuse to pay the wages, but because they refuse to sign the scale. An appeal is made for an assessment of $1 per man to maintain the workmen who will be idle until the scale is signed. The posting of notices that firms agree to pay scale wages will not be accepted —the scale must bo signed. The object of the strike was as much for unanimity as for an advance in wages. The Coke Trouble. The advance demanded by the men on their new scalo is "C" glass, 12 per cent, j double strength sheet glass, 8 by 12 to 12 by 18, quality about 55 per cent., and on the entire list of sizes the advance is 5% per cent This increase was to include blowers, flatteners, gatherers and cutters. As a result of the conference there is now a lockout in all the glass houses west of the Alleheny mountains, excepting Chambers & McKee's tank factory at Scannetteburg, which will start up Sept. 1. This firm is no longer a member of the Manufacturers' association. Six thousand men are out of employment. The water extends over the bottom lands to the Salt basins, but unless it rises several feet more will uot causa a great amount of damage. The people who have been driven out of their homes are being oared for by the city. Only two out of ten railroads were totally blocked, but all will hove serious trouble. At midnight the water is still rising. Rumors come in of a loss of life in one or two places, but it is impossible to verify them. Noted Shots who Were Present. Boston, Aug. 14.—The American Shooting association's tournament has boguu at Beacon park. Amo g the noted f.hots. present are Heinkes, of D "ton; Quimby, of New York; T&ylor, of Cincinnati, and Wolstoncraft, of Philadelphia. Most of the prizes in the eleven matches shot were divided among several contestants. HD5E3 Natalie Will Visit Her Son. Vienna, Aug. 14.—Ex-King Milan of Servia having refused to give his parental consent to King Alexander meeting his mother outside of Servia, ex-Queen Natalie will start for Belgrade on Aug. '£1 and hold the meeting there. Natalie is undoubtedly backed by Russia in this action, and trouble may possibly arise from her return to Belgrade. Invostlgatliig the Boston'* Misliup. Brooklyn, Aug. 14.—The board of inquiry into the recent accident to the cruiser Boston, in Narragansett boy, has begun its investigation at the navy yard. Capt. O'Kano testified that he kept the vessel as he believed liOO or 250 yards from the rocks marked on the charts. The captain's testimony occupied all of the day's session. Dubuque, la., Aug. 14.—A man named Westmier, living at Dyersville, who has a wife and tour children, has lately been living with another woman. He was visited by a mob at the request of his wife. They found him at the residence of his mistress. He attempted to escape, but was captured and dragged to a paint shop. There he was stripped, and his body painted red and green and sprinkled with turpentine He was then rolled in the mud and dragged through the streets. When released he -"as hurried out of town by his friends. lit* Was Painted Ited anil Green. Kanhas City, Mo., Aug. 14.—The country between Topeka and Kansas City is flooded. All railroads suffered heavily by the storm from washouts anil inundatiou. The Santa Fe railroad for ten miles this side of the Topeka is completely washed away. The Union Pacific is the only road left intact by the storm between Kansas City and Topeka, and in places it is under two to three feet of water. The storm played havoc with the tracks between this city and Omaha, but all the trains arrived, coming in half an hour to three hours late. Missouri Railroads Suffer. A singular feature cf the esse is the fact tfist, apart from the. subject of religion, ClemmCr is pC rfeclly rational, and ranks among tho best wrrkmen in the city. His strange case is ixcitmg much attention. Foraker ltefuied Lowry'a Request. French Deserters Can Return. Columbus, O., Aug. 14.—Governor Lowry, of Mississippi, who is now engaged in prosecuting the Sulli van-K ilrain prize fighters and those who assisted in arranging for the "mill," is anxious to get hold of Superintendent Carroll, of the Queen and Crescent railroad, over whose lines the party traveled to the fighting ground. He made a requisition on the governor of Ohio for the extradition of Mr. Carroll. Governor Fornker returned from the east at 1 o'clock, and at once took up the case. It appearing that Mr. Carroll was not present in the state of Mississippi at the time of the fight mentioned in the requisition, and had nothing whatever to do with it, the governor refused to honor the requisition for the return of the superintendent.Pabis, Aug. 14.—Fully 3,000 deserters from the French army, who, unable to go back to their own country for fear of punishment, have been living in Switzerland, some of them for many years, have left Geneva for France, their immunity being now assured under the new amnesty law which has just gone into effect.  B lcklen'i Arnica Salve. To Foreclose a $25,000,000 Mortgage. Tee Best Kalv* in tho world for Cut*, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fevei Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positive) j cures Pilca, or no pay required. It isguaianteod to (five perfect satisfaction, or money rofunded. Price 26 cents per box. Tor ra e by Price A Co., Pittston, and E. W. Campbell West PittatoQ. Topeka, Kan., Aug. 14.—The Metropolitan Trust company, of New York, has begun action in the United States court against the Chicago, Kock Island and Pacific, and Chicago, Kansas anC) Nebraska ltailroiui companies for $25,000,000, or the foreclosure of a mortgage on the companies' lines. Rev. Flemon Will Lecture, Tlie Scrlpps Leaguers Entertained. Pittsburg, Aug. 14.—At 0:30 a. m. Rev. E. F. Flemon, accompanied by his attorney, Col. Echols, arrived in this city from Edgefield, 8. C. He was met at the depot by quite a number of friends, but owing to the early hour no public demonstration was made, as had been intended. Rev. Flemon intends putting his experience in the form of a lecture, in order to raise funds for the purpose of liquidating the expenses incur rod during his trial. Paris, Aug. 14.—The Scripps league expedition of American workmen has arrived in Paris. The members were handsomely entertained by the city government, which appointed a committee to look after their comfort.Chicago Still After the Fair. Incendiarism Still ltaglng at Danbury Springfield, Ills., Aug. 14.—Among the new organizations filing papers of incorporation with the secretary of state is the World's Fair company of 1892 of Chicago. The purpose announced is the holding of an international exposition or world's fair in the city of Chicago, to commemorate, on its four hundredth anniversary, the discovery of America. The capital is $5,000,000. De Witt C. Cregier, Ferd W. Feck, George Schneider, Anthony Seeberger, William C. Seipp, John R. Welsh an#E. Nelson Blake are the incorporators. Danury, Conn., Aug. 14.—The_ burning of Byron Dexter's largo hat factory has terribly increased the excitement hore. This is the thirteenth lire in a week. Dexter's loss is between $40,000 a-.id $30,000, on which there is an insurance of (15,500 on the building and #8,000 on the stock. One hundred and seventy five people are thrown out of employment. William F. Carey, the factory watchman, is under arrest. He tells conflicting stories of the origin of the Are, and is held on suspicion. . Tlie Giants Now Lead* Cleveland, Aug. 14.—The game wjiicli New York won from Cleveland yesterday gives New York a percentage of .031) against Boston's .631, and places New York at the head of the race for the pennant. Two Men Shot Down. STjAcrason TRADE MARK^i REMedSSAI^ XT CONQUXRB PAIN. Grand Rapids, Mich., Aug. 14.—Warrants were issued for Amel Gocli, a farmer, and his hired man named Charles Brailey, for stealing twenty-five bushels of wheat from a neighboring farmer. Deputy Sheriff R. J. Sinclair and his brother, I). A. Sinclair, went to the farm to arrest the men. As they drove up to the house a shot was fired through the door from the inside and D. A. Sinclair fell mortally wounded and afterward died. The deputy sheriff returned the fire, killing the hired man. Goch made his escape and has not yet been captured. l*opc Leo Will Send a Legate. The Duelists Still at Large. Baltimore, Aug. 14.—Pope Leo has decided to send a representative of the Holy See from Koine to Washington next November for the purpose of attending the dedication of the Catholic university. The functions of this legate will be nominal, the object of the pope in sending him being to give further assurance of his hearty accord with the projects of the founder and promoters of the university. Reasonable Striking Weavers. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 14.—The interest in the Calhoun-Wfiliamsou duel has not died out yet, and it u still believed that the principals will be arrested. Up to a late hour, however, no extradition papers had been received from the governor of Alabama, where the battle was fought. Dexter, Mo., Aug. 14. — The striking weavers at the stone mill aro now satisfied that the company is paying fair wages for the times and will return to work. The mill will start up probably on Monday. New York, Aug. 14.—While ex-Sheriff A1 Daggett and some friends were standing at a soda counter at Forty-street and Park avenue, a bullet was fired through the plate glass window close to Mr. Daggett's head. No one was seen in the street except two men who hurriedly entered a hack and were driven away before the police could be summoned. It is thought possible that the bullet rraa lntemfad for Daggett, but on the other hand it may have been iired accidentally. A Close Call for Daicgett. 7 ruckee, Cala., Aug. 14.—The principal losses by the fire are: Methodist church, $8,- 000; Catholic church, $2,500; E. L. Ellen, lumber, $18,000; two school houses, $7,000; Good Templars'hall, $1,500; New American hotel, $55,000; Irwin's livery stable, $5,000, and a number of residences valued at $1,000 to $2,000 eacl. The insurance is about 50 per cent. The Fire Losses at Truckee, Believes and cures BHEUMATISM, HEADACHE, Tocthach#, Sprain* i / BBUISESf Barns and 8oaM» Fessenden Not So Well. The Dresseil Reef Law's Black Eye. Cape May, N. J., Aug. 14.—Hon. Samuel Fessenden is not so well. His temperature is higher and he has a fever. Dui.uth, Minn., Aug. 14.—Judges Stearns and Ensign, of the circuit composed of \ho counties of St. Louis, Lake and Cook, have held the Scheffler dressed beef law to be unconstitutional, as ail interference with interstate commerce. Both judges concurred in the opinion. NEURALGIA* New Haven, Aug. 14.—Professor Elias Loonr.is, for the past thirty years professor of astronomy at Yale, is very ill at the New Haven hospital from a complication of stomach disorders, and is not axpected to liv«s Professor I .on in Ik Very 111, Leslie's Death Discredited. Sciatica, Lumbago. Weather Indications. The weather promises to be cloudy and warmer, with rain. Chicago, Aug. 14.—The report of the death of Comedian Fred Leslie is discredited here, as the truthfulness of tin cablegram has not been confirmed. 'At Dmffftiti and Dealers. THE CHARLES A. V00ELEI CO.. Mlarn. ML PEERLESS DYES £owi?Ew£SSa,