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itttemng iyHic (Sa^ett Jt. Nl nUKH 2140. {. WMklr EiUkllihDJ 1830. I PITTSTON, PA., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1889. TWO CENTS j Ton Cent* a Week. THE DAY'S WORK, A RAPID TRANSIT SCHEME THE STtAMSOAT HORROR THE NEWS IN BRIEF. LIVE NEWS FROM EUROPE A FEUD REVIVED. Fresh Tips from tho Wires Carefully VERY LATEST Third Session of the Episcopalian. Conven- tion at New York. Tiie Toboggan Slide Principle to Be Used. Tho Hatflelds and MnCoyt Again Mur- dering—Slain at the Altar. Thrilling: Stories of the Corona's Called. LEAVENING POWER A Terrible Explosion on an New York, Oct. 5.—At the Epincopalian convention Rev. W. D. Langford, D. D., general secretary, read the triennial report of the board of missions. J. N. Brown, of Providence, and Gen. S. E. Marvine, of Albany, were elected to membership in the board. The board has secured in Washington a building for the education of colored candidates for holy orders, the money being collected by Hon.#John A. King in person. Pixkton, Ky., Oct. 5.—News is received of a revival of the Hatfleld-McCoy feud, resulting Sn the killing of three and possibly four more persons involved i« the warfare which began more than seven years ago. The details of the tragedy a: e meager, owing to the fact that the scene of the killing is over sixty miles away from any railroad or telegraph office, but sufficient is learned to formulate the following account: Creditors representing $1,000,000 of claims have absented to the offer of E. & A. EL Batchellnv C.% Co. to settle on a basis of seventy-five cents. Italian War Vessel, Passengers. Speoial Telegrams to 4 P. M. Of the various Baking Powders illustrated from actual tests. DISTANCE AND TIME ANNIHILATED IIURLI D IIIUH INTO THE HEAYENS MANY Bit AVE TARS WERE KILLED Gen. AsaP. Blunt, of Manchester, N. H., is deed. ROYAL (Pure) Vr mi City Hall Park, Now York, to City A Colored Hoy's Heroism Costs Him His The Ml. Mansfield hotel at Stowe, Vt., valued at $100,000, was burned. To-Morrow's Indications. Fair. Warmer. Winda unchanged. GRANT'S* (Alum) Cardinal L»vl|etie'i Slavery Conference. Hail Park, Brooklyn, In One Mlnnte. Life—Second Engineer Shook Browned The president has appointed S. M. Frida collector of internal revenue for the Ninth district of Pennsylvania, Stephen Moffitt collector of customs for the district of Champlain, N. Y., and Lewis A. Dodge assistant appraiser of merchandise in the district of Boston and Charlestown, Moss. ROMFORD'S* (fresh) The Powers Interested In the Question. A Scheme That Takes Away One's Urcath. Before His Companions' Eyes—Tliirty- MARSHALL NAQLE FREE. HARFORD'S (when fresh) Seven Men Vail One Hundred Feet from Bishop ' Pierce, of Arkansas, missionarybishop of Indian territory, spoke, regretting that the insufficiency of the sum appropriated for that territory had prevented much headway being mado toward christianizing the Indians. The daughter of Peter McCoy had promised to marry John Hand, a relative of the Hatflelds, in opposition to the members of both factions, who declared that they would prevent the wedding. Neither Peter McCoy nor Hand has ever taken part in the disputes and battles of the families, and refused to recognize the leaders of the factions, consequently the objecting parties were unable to obstruct the preparations for the marriage.six Browned or Blown to Atoms. Found Guilty by the County Grand Jury CHARM * (Alum Powder) a Church Steeple—Olher News. New York, Oct. 5.—The Press says: A scheme simple in its principles, gigantic in possibilities and indorsed by engineers whose very countenance to any undertaking is fl guarantee of worth, is again before the peoplt of this city. It is ono singularly simple, though considered in the possibility of development it is one of tho greatest advances in modern engineering science. It is tion of Maj. Benjamin S. Henning, of thil city, and was patented on Aug. 18 last. It if a plan for a system of transportation hetween cities separated by water, such as this city and Broklyn and this city and Jersey City. The system is an adaptation of the principle of tho toboggan slide, and, it will be remembered, was broached some years ago, when Maj. Henning had conceived thf idea of utilizing it between city hall park on this side and the city hall in Brooklyn. Nkw Orleans, Oct. 5.—The steamer City of St. Louis has arrived, bringing nearly all of the rescued passengers and crew of the steamer Corona, the boiler of which exploded Thursday morning, killing thirty-six people and wrecking and sinking the steamer. and Released by the Federal Court. DAVIS' * and 0. K.* (Alum) Londok, Oct 5.—A serious disaster occurred at Shields, where the ltaliuu armored warship Formidable was loading gunpowder and cartridges. Through an accident some of the hoisting machinery became unmanageable, and a package of cartridges dropped from a considerable height to the deck of the vessel, causing a terrific explosion. A naval officer who was in charge of the work and several of his men were instantly killed and a number of others severely wounded. The explosion set fire to the woodwork "on deck, but this was soon extinguished. San Francisco, Oct 6.—The Grand Jury of San Joaquin county tbis morning made a anal reportderiving tbat the killing of Judge Terry by United States Marshall Nagle was intentional and [deliberate and indicting him for murder in the first degree. The prisoner was at once taken before the State Supreme Court, which the Fedeial Caurt decides has no jurisdiction. Hence, Nagle cannot now be tired anywhere, and is virtually free. CLEVELAND'S Rev. H. D. Paine, representing the missionary bishop of Japan, next spoke. The establishment in Japan of constitutional government and the prospect of a treaty granting more privileges to Americans thex'e were gratifying changes in tho situation which boded good for the work of the future. Progress has already been mado, greater progress is assured. The comptroller of the currency has appointed Hon. Roswell Farnham, of Bradford, Vt., an examiner of national banks vice John H. Benter, resigned. PIONEER (San Francisco) One of the most notable acts of heroism was performed by Sam Steel, the negro "Texas boy." Dan Blemeek, the pantryman, in a successful effort to save two of the lady passengers, got his foot entangled in the ropes of the sinking steamer and was being carried down to certain death when Steel came to his assistance and dived below the water and succeeded in outting the ropes away from Slemeek's foot, but he was entangled in turn, and !_■ fore Slemeek could render him any effectual service he was carried down and drowned. The wreck floated, perhaps, ten minutes after the boiler exploded and thon sank m deep water. DR. PRICE'S The executive committee of the legislation committee of the New York world's fair has decided to apply to congress for incorporation of the organization which is to carry out the enterprise, or for the appointment of a Federal commission to co-operate with a corporation to be created under the state laws. The object is to obtain national recognition of the project. SHOW FLAKE (GrofiT») On Tuesday night the bridal party and guest* assembled at the house of McCoy. Miss McCoy and young Hand stood in the middle of the room facing the minister, when suddenly and without warning a volley was fired through a window, and the young couple fell dead, with tho clorgyman fatally wounded, lying near them. CONGRESS HECKER'S Right Bev. Dr. Spaulding, missionary bishop of Colorado, spoke encouragingly of the progress of the cause in that state. The commission on work among the colored people made its report through Bishop Dudley, of Kentucky, to the effect that some progress had been made, but owing to unfulfilled promises of aid from the board of missions the work had not advanced so far as had been expected. The report was referred to a committee consisting of the bishops of Minnesota and east Carolina, Rev. Dr. Elliott, Bev. Dr. Carey, Mr. Wool worth and Mr. Holly. Policemen Get Roughly Handled. GULLET'S New Tobk, Oct. 6.—An attempted arrest of a party of disorderly firemen from the steamship Elbe by Officer Ryan almost led to a riot at Harlem this moriiog, Ryan was knocked down. Officer Ratbjen went to his assistance. He was clubbed and badly hurt. A cordon of re-inforciog officers was formed across the pier. Four firemen were arrested. After considerable too fusion the firemen submitted.HARFORD'S (None Such), when not fresh. PEARL (Andrews & Co.) T-omdon, Oct. 5.—Cardinal Lavigerie has not abandoned his plans for a slavery conference, but has postponed the date for its sessions uutil iDext spring. In the meantime the great (lowers will hold a preliminary conference on the subject next month at Cardinal Lnvlgerle's Slavery Conference. Members of the family and guests rushed from the house to intercept the murderers, and as they did so another shot was fired, seriously wounding a man whose name is not given. The murderers escaped to the mountains, but the farmers And mountaineers of the neighborhood are in hot pursuit, and a battle between them and the outlaws will pnsue when the pursuing party overtakes the aggressors, ns they certainly will. Navigating Lieut. Sharpe and Capt. Russell have been reprimanded and "dismissed the ship" by the court martial on the wreck of the British warship Lily. RUHFORD'S * (Phosphate), when not fresh Reports of Government Chemists. Senator Stanford's 3-year-old Sunol has trotted a mile at Fresno, Cal., in breaking all previous records for 3-year-olds. " The Royal Baking Powder is composed of pure and wholesome ingredients. It does not contain either alum or phosphates, or other injurious substances.-EDWAHD G. Love, Ph.D." Ma velous Speed Can Ho Attained. The New York branch of the Women's Foreign Minionary union of the Methodist tihurch has elected the following officers: president, Mrs. J. A. Wright, New York; Corresponding secretary, Mrs. H. B. Skidmore; recording secretary, Mrs. J. W. Knowles; treasurers, Mrs. J. B. Cornell and Mrs. Heydeck. These ladies were chosen delegates to the general executive committee: Mrs. H. Robinson, of New York, and Mrs. I. G. Bid well, of Buffalo. Brussels. At that time, to the satisfaction of experts, he demonstrated the feasibility of the scheme as well as the marvelous rate of speed which it would attain, landing passengers at the city hall in Brooklyn within one minute after they had stepped on bovd at this side. It met with opposition. Many men were wedded to another scheme, and many olD jected to the destruction of the park for the purpose. Now, however, things have beer changed. People must have rapid transit. Brooklyn is growing in other directions thaD toward Gowanus, and a company of very prominent and thoroughly practical men have taken the affair in hand with a view ol building this new rapid transit from the fool of Grand street to some point in Brooklyn. The colorod chambermaid—Charity Lambert—was especially active in this work, gathering together a number of life preservers and attaching then) to the lady passpngpra, f (Unfiling hor noble work she jumped into the river and » as rescued by a boat from the steamer City of St. Louis. Charity l.uuibert's Good Work. " The Royal Baking Powder is undoubtedly the purest and most reliable baking powder offered to the public. London, Oct. 5.—Sir William Vernon Harpourt, Liberal member of the house of commons for Derby, addressed a large aud enthusiastic gathering of Liberals at Salisbury. In the course of his speech he predicted that the next general elections would bring down the present government, with a crash, and that the Liberals would come out with a clear majority in the house of commons of not loss than 170. Sir William assured his hearers that 4h is estimate was the result of a thorough canvass of all the constituencies, and that his own confidence in its correctness was absolute. Sir William Harcoiirt's Prophecy Bishop Garrett, of Texas, said the work in Te?as was getting on satisfactorily. There was some difficulty, however, in getting Clergymen to go to Texas, even at good salaries. Right Rev. Dr. Brewer, missionary bishop of Montana, said the work was keeping pace with the growth of the state, but more workers were needed. The work was hard, and no idlers need apply. The convention then adjourned to Monday morning. St. Paul, Oct. 8.—Nearly all of the couu ties of North Dakota hare now been hetrd from. The result carries Prohibition, by 1100 majority. The counties whose returr a lave Dot yet been received are not expected to affect these figures materially. The outcome 18 a ft at surprise to the whiskey n en, who bad al along counted tn defet ting Prohibition with ease. Both Dakota* Now Dry, IN THE BASEBALL WORLD. "The Royal Baking Powder is purest in quality and highest in strength of any baking powder of which I have knowledge. " Henry A. Mott, M. D., Ph. D." At Pittsburg— Pittsburg .......0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0—8 Boston. 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1—4 Batteries: Staley and Miller, Madden and E jnnett.League. Capt. Sweeney's Story, " Wm. McMurtrie, Ph. D. ' Capt. T. C. Sweeney, owner of the Corona, who was on the boat and was injured about the face and hips, saw Capt. Blanks hurled through the cabin roof and instantly killed. The force cf tlio o.xp'.ooion overthrew the freight piles, and the roasters who were at work stowing c ncir pinned down under them. No a&ihtauce could be renderod them, as the boat wtnk rapidly. Those in the cabin, Capt. Sweeney said, had but little chance for. their lives, as the heavy timbers either held them fast to die by inches or killed them outright. "All Alum baking powders, no matter how high their strength, are to be avoided as dangerous. Phosphate powders liberate their gas too freely, or under climatic changes suffer deterioration.At Cleveland— Smallpox is raging at Socorro, N. M., and eighty-seven deaths are reported. The city is quarantined. Clevelaud 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1—1 New York ,.8 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 x- 6 Batteries: Baliely and Ziuimer, Welch and Ewing.The Excursion Reaches the Hub. ST. JOHN'S POISONER. A cotton manufacturing company has been formed in Denison, Mass., with a capital of $500,000. The £5,(XX) spindles will be run by white help from Toxas, Boston, Oot. B,—The excursion of the Pan-Amerioan delegates arrived here to-day. They were accorded a hearty welcome. Mayor Hart and a Urge number of leading citizens greeted them at the depot, and after a series tf welcoming speeches they were taken in tow and started out to see the sigh's of the Huh. Protestant Clergymen's "Lives Attempted, Philadelphia . .0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0—0 Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 x—8 Batteries: Buffluton and Clements, Hutchinson and Darling. At Chicago— CLEVELAND'S SUPERIOR BAKING POWDER St. John, N. B., Oct. 5.—This city has been horror stricken over an attempt to poison the families of three Protestant clergymen, and which in the case of one lady was successful. On Wednesday the wife of Rev. Donald Macrae died suddenly, having been poisoned, it is believed, by confectionery coming in a little white box through the mails, addressed to her husband and delivered by the postman that morning. An pnajysis of the candy shows that each piece ooutftins epougli strychnine to kill a man, An autopsy disclosed sufficient strychnine in the stomach of the decoased to have caused death. I)oAth of n Minister's Wife. The Flan of the Scheme. Firebugs aye again at work in Helena, Mont, TU.' old vigilante warning, "8-7-77," posted on the streets, and special officers are searching lor the fiends. London, Oct. 5.—The Bavarian council of state have decided to make a demand upon the chambers for a credit to enable the government to introduce the telephone throughout the kingdom under government control, fho proposal has already excited serious opposition, as the state management of the railroads in Bavaria has develojDed nothing but the grossest incompetence on the part of the officials, The Telephone In Ilavaria. The principle on which the patent has been granted consists of an exceedingly rapid motion created by gravity on a sharp incline which carries the cars down the grade on an increasing momentum until a level is reached, and then a similar incline on the opposite Side will be reached, where it will be supplemented by cable power, to which cars are attached by automatic gripe so that there will be no loss of motion, nor wi'J there be apy noticeable change in speed. The speed of the trains can be governed by the depth or steepness of the incline and can be regulated to suit any requirements. Indianapolis 0 20100200 1—6 Washington ..0 80020000 0—5 Batteries: Fee and Sommers, Krock and Riddle.At Indianapolis— The morocco shop of Peter Sim & Sous, at Salem, Mass., has been burned. $100,- 000; partly insured. Chief Hngtneer'a Ettrnpe, Another Big Collision. At Baltimore— A D• st-elation, Chief Engineer J. Will Hanley gives the following account of tho disaster: It is said that Archbishop Corrigan has been summoned to Rome to answer for al- Hn\villingness to sit on the American ecclesiastical tribunal. Cobby, Pa, Oct.' 8.—A passenger train on the Western New Tork and Pennsylvania roai collided with a freight a short distant* south of this place early this momiog. Twentyfive passengers are reported killed and injured. No details have yet been learned. Columbus 1 5 0 0 Q 9 9 1 0—11 Bait {more 0 0 0 0 9 0 3 1 0—8 Batteries! Qastright aud O'Connor, Foreman and Quinn, At Cincinnati— "I was about the middle of the deck room when there was a loud explosion like the sounding of a cannon. When I came to I was buried underneath some freight in the deck room. Tho boilers exploded downward, knocking the bottom out of the boat, and she wept down almost instantly. I was shut o$ from all escape. Fortunately for me the main deck broke and left a small opening. I pulled myself out and dropped down into the main hull. I clhubed up the after hatch and went up though the oook house on the roCjf. \ cannot account for the expioeicm. The boilers of the boat were examined by the United State* local inspectors, and all order* in regard to repairing were carried out," Natalie Is Backed by the Czar The revenue cutter Richard Rush has arrived at Port Townsend, Wash., from Behring sea. Belokadb, Oct. 5.—In spite of ail preD- tests ex Queen Natalie has determined to build a magnificent mansion in this city and ostablish a court. The Servian regency, after unavailing attempts to dissuade the queen from her determination, have given their consent, recognizing in her action the powerful hand of the Russian czar. Cincinnati 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 9 0—9 Louisville 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0—2 Batteries: Duryeaand Keenan, Ehret and Ryan. It has subsequently become known that several packages were delivered at the residences of the Rev. J. Desoyres and the Rev. T. J. Deinstadt. The boxes were addressed in a copper plate hand, which is thought by some to be a woman's. Mr. Desoyres tasted the confectionery, but detecting a bitter taste j?ii| jiot swallow It, The Deinstadt package was delivered by a little girl, who handed it to the clergyman's wife. For Use in the Streets. The trustees of Johns Hopkins university have granted leave of absence for the winter to President Oilman. Mr. Oilman will spend winter in Europe, and when he returns Will again take charge of the university. Burglars Make a Big Haul. THE PUREST AND BEST It is not alone under and over rivers, howeve, that it may be utilized. It is equally serviceable for all purposes of street transit. With stations 1,300 feet apart, for instance, on a moderate tfie time would be tjF seconds, or, in other words, at an average of twenty-two miles an hour. As for the unpleasant feeling which might al first seem inseparable from such a great rate of speed, that would be entirely absent. The seats would be suspended and the ears dark, so that there could be no suggestions of moving at all scarcely to the passengers. Lucky Law Htudents, Elizabeth, N. J., Ovt. 6.—The premisps of the Ross family were invaded by burglars last night. Four of the family were chloroformed, after which about $2000 worth of jewelry, silverware and valuables was secured.Is made only of strictly pure grape cream of tartar, strictly pure bicarbonate of soda, and a small portion of flour as a preservative, nothing else whatever, and is warranted entirely free from alum, ammonia, phosphates, lime, and all the adulterants frequently found in bakinft powders. The character of materials used, their purity, and the nicety of their combination, render Cleveland's superior baking powder the most healthful and most economical in use, and it always affords wholesome, nutritions, and delicious food. Rochester, N, Y., Oct. iv—These candidates were admitted to the bar here and sworn in as attorneys bafore the general term I EldridgeL Adams, Rochester; Joseph M. Allen, Rochester; Abraham Benedict, Rochester; Julicn T. Buckley, Genesee; Robert C. Cumming. Fwionla; Martin Davis, Honeoye Fa lb; Jame3 F. Hunt, Bath; Thomas M, Huut, Auburn; J, Robert Moore, Jamestown; Louis W. Marcus, Buffalo; Charles L. Prioe, Auburn; Joseph F. Rice, Friendship; Erwin E. Shutt, Rochester; Anson W. Stone, Salamanca; Clark H. Timmerman, Buffalo; Edward J. Turner, Lockport; William H. Vicary, Lamport; Edmund B. Windsor, Can#seraga. Fr«Jerick H. Pomeroy, of Loekport, and Paul C, Ransom, of Buffalo, were recommended for admittance on the production of certain papers. Albert Hart son, of Buffalo, admitted to the Minnesota bar, was also sworn in. BASEBALL NOTES. fc-crjuiMiy «D» the Congress, Bkiu.i.v, Oct, 5,—The North German Gazette devotes its leading article to the congress of American nations now being hold at Washington. The congress, it says, is intended to attract the attention of the western hemisphere to the preponderance of American enterprises and commerce in view of the proposed international exhibition. Manager Mutiie on the Pennant Ques- WutinghauM Takes a Drop. tion—Brotherhood's Scheme^. Pittsburg, Oct. 5.—Manager Mutrie has made arrangements with Anson that if the New Yorks win the pennant they trill play the Chicagos a series of exhibition games in New York, and he wants to arrange to have Boston transfer some of their exhibitions in Washington to New York, the Chicagos to. go to Washington. Manager Hart has consented to this plan if the Washington management is agreeable, and telegraphic negotiations are now in progress. Mutrie says New York will play only the three scheduled games in Cleveland. He added that he didn't care personally about winning the pennant, but the Yorks wanted the money that a series with Brooklyn will bring in, having lost money by knocking about between Jersey City, Staten Island and the new grounds. Pittsburg, Oct 6—When it became ktntwn in this city to-day that Justice Bradley had dismissed the suit of Westinghouse vs. Edison, stock in the former, which had been quoted near par yestorday, fell to 48. Mr. Deinstadt suspected that the sender might be seeking to dose him with some sickening mixture and took the box to a chemist. The confectionery in all three boxes contains strychnine. No satisfactory reason for the attempted assassination can be assigned although the city is full of rumors. It is understood that the Protestant clergymen here had been warned against packages of confectionery sent them through the post. When asked if the boat was racing, Mr. Hanley replied: "No, sir. J had only 135 pounds of steam. The law allows the boat to carry 150 pounds. My partner, Shook, poor fellow, was knocked down and a large piece of timber fell across his legs. Two men weut to his assistance, but could not release him, a? the water began to rise rapidly and drove them back. Snook was conscious and cried out, 'My Oodl Have 1 got to die this way? If I could got n\y legs out I would be all right Tk\e water rose over his head, and he was drowned," Shook's SuCl Fate. The darkening of the cars would act sim ilarly to the shutting of one's eyes in an elevator, when it becomes an impossibility tc tell whether a person is ascending or descending. In addition to affording the facilities for the most! perfect of transits it Du ulil ill! so liy way DDf the tunnel without having the streets of tjje pity either obstructed or disfigured. Eva Goes to Trenton It is recommended for purity, healthfulness and efficiency by Government and State chemists, chemists of Boards of Health, and professors in institutions of learning' throughout the country. Sold only in cans, full weight. Clbvblakd Brothers, Albany N. Y "Jfiree Were Killed, May's Landing, Oct. 6.—Mrs. Eva May Hamilton was taken t-D Trenton this morning, where she wig )1 ced in the penile- tiary to sfrve out her t«im. Uondon, Oct. A collision occurred between a passenger train and a goods train on the railway from Mauohester to Stockport. The passenger train was traveling at 9 high rate of speed, and the two came together with terrific force. Three pei'sons were killed and many injured. The collision Was the result of the mistake of a signalman. £levetD New Ministers, Lockpoiit, N. Y., Oct. 5.—The most important event in the Methodist Episcopal conference was the admittance of a new class of ministers, consisting of eleven. Addresses were made by Dr. Clark, associate editor of The New York Christian Advocate; Chancellor Sims, of Syracuse university; Professor Sheldon, of Boston Tjjeological'school, ami JJr. Keck, of the' Methodist Missionary Sopiety of New York. Dr. Hustr biirt, of Plainfleid, N. J., delivered the an- lieady for tlio Fnlr In 1898. The I'owkratai lfo.7 Mot a M/th. The story of PocahsoKu is absolutely true. Nobody doubted tt till 1S88, when Charles Doane started the present skepticism on the point. Henry Stevens believed Smith implicitly, and he is the greatest authority of our age. Before I edited Smith's works I knew of all this doubt, and I went coolly and warily into the matter, determined to find out the truth. Bit by bit the evidence accumulated, until the honesty of statement and high character at the Lincolnshire captain oame out refulgentJv. Of Poeahontts' existence ami servlees to the English colony no man doubts. The question Is, did ah* render this peculiar service to Smith! No on* was present there but himself! Bid be in van t it afterwards! Was he a liar generally! Certainly not. In my reprint many greater hairbreadth escapes than that are recorded In his life, and in Inter Indian stories oaptive men have often been saved from death (Dy4 r.quaws. Such an incident is almost commonplace. (*D, after a most rigorous test, I nai hajDfDy to believe that |he Pocahontas story is not a myth like the William Tell one, but a solid, historical fact.—Athens*aim. MUSIC HALL, Gen. John Newton, the inventor states, if enthusiastic over the project, whioh he declaros to be perfeetly feasible, and the Idea a mosfi cxcellcnt one, as has every practioa) engineer who has looked into the patter, fhe elmwrtt pf "larger is eliminated from it. The tiinnel to Brooklyn will be about fifty feet below the river, and the projectors are confident that the new system liyU) V» to visitors to the world's fail pf i8(D3 one of the sights of the eity. Warrants for the Navassa Rioters. Tuesday, Oct. 8th, 1889. Baltimore, Oct. 5.—A warrant issued by Judge Bond, o{ the United States circuit court, for arrest of the negrooa concerned in the Navassa Island murders, Tin island being out near the West Indie*, Unl • i. jtates Marshal, Dr. George B. Cairnes, mudo return to the warrant that he was powerless to make the arrest, whereupon Judge Bond certified to President Harrison the (acts of the case, and they will be laid before the president for his action. The island comes under the jurisdiction of the United States in consequence of its discovery Jn 18S6 by Capt. Peter Duncan, who took the proper action whereby the United States extended its protective power over the island by proclamation. The revised statutes of the United States hold that a murder committed on the island is the game as if coxymitHxi pn a vessel on the high seas, A Lady Passenger's Narrative. THE POSTAGE SUP CO. 4yiAll Fate of Seven DIt n Mrs, Henry Blanks, who arrived here with her sister, Mrs. Huff, and two children, said: "I was standing with my sister and youngest child in my arms in the rear of the boat's cabin when the ejplosloa took place. The chambermaid eame running to us with life preservers, which we fastened on. l,QNDOM, ,6ct. 4». tUe scaffolding about £jhe steeple of a church in thq cqurse ol eijeu£jLou at in Hanover, fell with a pfash, an.(j the seven working men standing Upon it were hurled a distance of a huudrei} feet to the ground. Every ono of the unfortunates was instantly killed* In their Successful New Play, A Minneapolis, Oct. 5.—Negotiations have been opened by the Ball Player?' Brotherhood for the sale of the Minneapolis and St. Paul franchises to thorn in order that they may locate tvft'l teams In the twin cities next year, The management of the St. Paul team been offered 110,000 in cash for the franchise. It is said that it is the intention of the Brotherhood to have Minneapolis and St. 1 full take the places of Washington and Indianapolis respectively in their circuit of Brotherhood cities. • 10,000 for the St Paul Franchise. Social Session nual address of the Sunday School Union jincJ Trpct society, "We then got into the yawl and hardly had we been aeated when the boat was swamped, throwing us all into the river. I, with my 8-year-old child on one arm, held on to a piece of wreckage until one of th£ fjt keuis boats came and saved us. To Assist the Students. M Over There" Cost 9500. Beatrice Disponed Of at Uat. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OP London, Oct. 5.—The American and English residents in Vienna have founded an Anglo-American Medical society to afford assistance to the largo numbers of students from England and America wlio come to that city every year to finish u course in medicine. Boston, Oct. 5.—G. II. Wright, a clerk employed by W. P. B. Brooks & Co., furniture dealers, took $500 in a wallet to the Bank of the Republic for deposit. He laid the wallet on the counter, keeping his hand on it. A stranger asked him where the postoffice was. "Over there," said Wright, turning to point to the building. When he resumed his former position the wallet was gone. The stranger and his confederate had also disappeared. * Atlantic City, N. J.t Oct. 5,— Babj Beatrice, the alleged daughter of Roberl Kay and Eva Hamilton, has beep finally die posed of. Mrs. Rupp will become the custodian for an indefinite period, or until Mra Hamilton is released from the Trenton penitentiary. These were the arrangements made by Mrs. Hamilton and her attorney, Capt. Perry. The child was taken to Philadelphia in the afternoon. It is now definitely set tied that Mrs. Hagiiltof) will be taken tc Trenton early Saturday morning by Sherifl Johnson. She is pale and very wSak, owing to the fact that she has now ceased the use of morphine and quinine entirely and h nervous and hysterical, L). J. 8PRAGUE A 6-"Y t'HV-VUU'* $}»p«rienee. The funniest play ever written. Replete with singing, dancing and specialties, which awaken applause, admiration and fcoul-atirring laughter. A little fryoar-CDld boy of Mrs. Blanks, whe was blown Into the air by the explosion, said' "I was out looking at Capt. Sweeney fixing the electric lights and then wnt into ttu cabin to see my mother and haq hardly got as far as the office when I \yaH blpwn away into the air. Wbun I came down I fell into the river pn my Wlien I come to the surface 1 caught pn to a sack and an old man who was holding a piece of wood, howling for the yawls to come and save him. I was frightened and began to yell also, when the skiff came and picked me and the old man up.M A COMEDY WITH A PLOT. In this plot situations. In theae situation* laughter, which, as the plot and situations thicken, Philadelphia, Oct. 5.—The Reading Railroad Relief association is in a flourishing condition, and both President Corbin and Vice President McLeod are satisfied with the progress. In a year it has tokon a firm hold upon the men, and there are bow about 45,000 members, or 96 psr cant, of the employes of the road- The superintendent states that there is on an average one death every sixty hours, a disablement through aocldent every eight hours, and a ease of sickness every five hours. The Perils of Railroading. develops Into one continuous roar. Our Famous Black Hussar Band! Magnificently uniformed and elegantly equipped, rendering In an exquisite manner a class of music never before attempted by any like organization. They Follow the Dockers* Lead. LonDon, Oct. 5.—Lord Roseberry presided at a meeting of 2,000 Loudon tramway and omnibus employes at 2 a. m. A union was formed with the object of forcing from their £hij}lpyors a concession pf shifter hours and piore equitable regulations. City of Mexico, via El Paso, Tex., Oct 5. —Francisco Pedras and Tiburcio Mende$ escaped from Mathula prison and took refuge in a tree, f hfy vvejie discovered and offered to surrender, but were shot down by the police. Pedras was killed and Meiuloz is dying. News from Mexico, Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 5.—Maj. Carter, of the United States secret service,, has made a big haul of counterfeiters near here. For six weeks a detective has lived with tile gangs which have for months operated fn Prahge county. Tho officers made a raicj and at noon seven out of fifteen were in irons, and the others are being hotly pur* Seven Counterfeiters Captured, THE REVR tCSEKTA TIVE TRAVELING Getting Even. HAND Or AMERICA. UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF The Man Ward Shot Dies. The seat of the bitterest hestilitjbto the Jews has been ftis city of Vienna, tut vengeance seems to {iave come upon tt at last A great eimt in Vienna every yfear nas been the International grata market, the great market for the oontinpnt. Last year 8,000 persons attended 11 But last spring Hebrew resentment was stirred to sach a point that 890 Anns of Buda Perth signed a declaration that they would not deal tn Vienna, and was supported tn various towns of Hungry and in Prague. The Vienna association, seeing the dangerous extravagance to whm tM aoU-Semltio agitation bad heaa earrtM, petitioned the empesm to allay tt, but the revolt eonld not be avaided. tie efforts of the Jews have made the sern market of ttdpy* ar a comparative failure. Instead at the 0,00* merchants of 1888, there have been btrt 1,000, and a prcyesitton has arisen also to srfabllah mtsrostlonrfl corn market m Paris - N?w York San. Edward £. Nickerson Washington, Oct. 5.—Maurice Adlcr, tljo young wan yrljo iyas sljot on Jujie 2Q last ty frank K, Wand, the well known dairyman, died at his home in this city at midnight last night. Adler was shot through the neck and the vertebrae cracked. The physicians pronounced the wound fatal and predicted Adler's doath in forty-eight hours, but he lived until last flight. During this time ho has been completely paralyzed below the neck, and his case has been notable for the fact ttiat no similar case is on record. Ward was released oft' bail a few ddys ago, hut will be Rearrested and held for murder. Ho TlaCl S-I.OOO, hut Starved. A starving man named Barossa, of Villa de Zapahn, was beaten to death by the proprietor of a meat market while he was helping liimself to raw beef in the letter's market. Only Three Bodies Recovered. OUR STAR ORCHESTRA EVERY MEMBER A * EVERY SOLOIST AN Bath, N. Y., Oct. 5.—David Brown, fl miserly tramp, was found dead in the yard of a resident here, The coroner's jury found in the dead man's pockets certificates of deposit in different banks aggregating $4,000. Banker Halleck says Brown had about $*KX deposited with him and that ho called ou Monday and wanted seventy-five cents, but did not want it deducted from his account. Brown died from exjDosuro and starvation, being too penurious to buy food. It is said he has relatives in Warsaw, The little fellow is badly hurt about tfcs head. He stated that this was caused by a man throwing a plank ofl him, Only three bodies have been recovered thus far—Mrs. Huff, a laciy passenger; Pat Ryan, the steward, aa/X Fred Dunnel, the bookkeeper. Albany, Oct. 5.—T. J. Sulll-v-au, one of the alleged ceiling conspirators, has been arrested. P. J. McArdle and George I. Amsdell, of this city, went his ball In the sum of IXX). The charges against Sullivan are the same as those preferred against Snaith, as set forth in Attorney General Tabor's brief. There is still another order to be served, presumably on Charles 8, Andrews, who is said to be in Vermont. The Albany Celling; Affair, SOLOIST. * ARTIST. UNDER THE DIRECTION OP Prof. Emlle Posselt. sued, Heavy frosts have damaged the bean and corn crop in this valley. Middletown, N.Y.,Oct. 5.—James Skelly, a hatter, committed suicide by taking prussic acid. He left a message, written on his collar, saying: "Carrie, you are to bl&me for what I have done. Please forgive poor Jim." A similar message was found written on the margin of a newspaper. The supposed cause 6f the suicide was a Miss fefugal iriarfy film. A Rejected Lover Suicides. Our Grand Band Parade takes place from the Hall at 1)2 o'clock sharp. Concert from 12:10 to 12:90, and from 7 to 7:30 in the evening. Fifteen Were Drowned. Usual prices. Seats on sale at Ruggles' Saturday, Oct. 5th, at 9 a. m. St. Pierre, Oct. 5.—Pome of the survivors of the steamer Geographiquo, which on Oct. 1 out (low'u and Bank the Minnie Swift and herself sank the next morning, have arrived here, The? are Capt. Pausset, Officers Panier and Josse. Engineers Hatpin, Angot and Combeau, and Sailors Tesserot, Herodan, Pierre, Delimanuel, Valee, Tombrel, Hamelot, Oapdevert and Bronze. Fifteen of the crew are drowned it is feared. St. Louis, Oct. 5.—Private Dalzell writes a letter to The Republican, in which he says. "My prudence in defending poof Tanner ho* been called in question and my statement* flatly contradicted or sneered at as absurd. Call me what they please, they shall not successfully call me a liar. My veracity was questioned when I said that Tanner and the president promised me to be deputy commissioner of pensions. This Corp. Tanner confesses, in substance, and lays the blame oi the violated promise upon Noble and the president, and this made tho not only proper but unavoidatye. Dalevll Writes a I.etter, REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE FIR8T NATIONAL BANK OF PITT8TON, AT PITTSTON, IN THE STATE OF PENNA.. AT THE CLOSE OF BU8INE88, SEPT 30, 1889. The United Olius Company's Election. RE80URCE8. Loans and discounts Overdrafts U. 8. Bonds to secure circulation... Stocks, securities, judgment, claims. $ 441,278 03 399 34 50,000 00 Port Wayne, Jnd., Oct. 5,—A traction engine and thrashing machine, while being moved across a small stream near Janesville, this county, broke through a bridge and landed in the water some thirty feet beiow. Five men were buried under the engine. John Sparks and Henry Wright were pinip}}04 beneath the boiler, and before they (jould be faruued had been scalded to death py 'escaping steaiji.' J*efre liteVally cpoked, their floaty peeling off their bodieq. other mew w*jre severely but not fatally injure^. il'Hp )Io|| Cpoked to lieutl*- Died Protesting Ills Innocence, Utica, N. Y., Oct. 5.—The trustees of th« United Glass company held a meeting a1 Syracuse, at which the following officer! were elected: President, Thomas D. Collins, Ottawa; vice president, W. T. Gray, Zanesville, O.; secretary, O. E. Frazee, Syracuse treasurer, M. B. DeLoug, Utica. The company now controls 278 pots awd one tank, A committee was appointed to confer with a committee of workingmon with u view ol agreeing on a schedule of wages. Philadelphia, Oct. 5.—The Schuylkill harbor police have found the body of William who was swept away in the sewer at Frankford road and Laurel street 9, few days ago. It was removed to his home on North Kighth street. Drowned In a Hewer. Fhjedehicksburg, Va., Oct. 5.—Paul Keycs, colored, was hanged here for rape, committed last May. lie walked to the scaffold with a firm step and died protesting his innocence. The drop fell at 11:35. His neck was broken, and death was instantaneous. Keyes was the first Pyer ip Fredericksburg. etc Due from approved reserve agents. Due from other National Banks Banking house Other real estate and mortgages owned Current expenses and taxes paid... Bills of other Banks Fractional paper currency, nickels. 470. 388 18 ltiH,I'M 38 fD,4t-5 21 4(1,000 00 l\ey- Cr»"'(n Talks Uu«k Oct. 5.—Sinoe tho Cronln murder friends of Rev. Patrick Cronin, of this city, who, as editor of The Catholic Union, has been particularly severe in his denunciation of the conspirators, have feared for his safety. In this week's issue of The Union he announces that he has heep in the receipt of threatening letters, and in strong terms hurls defiance at his enemies. _ A curious question has arisen in regard to the plionograph. It appears that the baritone, Kaschmvm, Who was recently holiday making in Venice, sang the from "Samlet" into this novel anil remarkable instrument. Mr. Coppello, Ed'son's Venetian representative, kept the phonogram, fib* baritone protesting, ana even threatening legal proceedings. It woold be lotarMHng to know on what ground the plaintiff can proeeM. The Laws of copyright, at any rate in this country, have not pcomded for an/ ftjeh contingency. Whether a reproduction ef a song, of coarse, be areitiplle* Indefinitely, lithe copyright of the Mjuar, ia a question wftt$ woald, I amnf' a learned JtfSge.—fltag* A Perplexing Question. 07.860 14 2,050 06 20,000 00 Halifax, Oct. 5.—Capt, William Carroll and James Powell, one of the crew of five men of a small fishing schooner bound from Btf, John for Bonavista, ware drowned by (he sinking of the schooner, whloh was run down off Blackhead by the steamer Falcon. Bun Down by the Surv|vttr« of Southern Prison* Meet. and cents Specie Legal-tende*- notes Redemption fund with U. 8. Treasurer (5 per cent, of circulation). 320 51 4* 000 00 23,250 00 4" Octogenarian's Suicide, Mass., Oct. 5.—The New England survivors of southern military prisons held their eleventh annual reunion here, These officers were elected: President,Cluulet M. Smith; vice presidents, K. M, ('olby and A. S. Atherton; secretary and treasurer, William Jubhl chaplain, A- E. Stearns; ev ecutive committee, Luther Ooddord, Albert and U. W. A largely attended camp fire was j;iyeu in the evening, complimentary to Post 10, Twenty-one prisons were represented at the reunion. JUfroN, Pa., Oct. 5.—John Heckman, of Nazareth, aged 86, committed suicide by hanging to the door of his bedroom. Heckman attempted suicide in his barn several weeks ago, but was cut down by his sou Georg) in time to save his life. The cause of his rash act is attributed to illness New Haven, Oct 5.—Henry G. Hotchkiss late treasurer of the G. M. Hotchkiss com pany, of West Haven, who has bee$ in jaf. over a year awaiting trial oji a charge" ol forgery, has boep released without trial bj order pf State'* Attorney Doolittle. Hotch kiss was charged with forging $8,000 worti of checks on tho National bank. An Alleged Forger Goes Free. 2,250 00 A Serious Rear End Collision. LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in. ! Due Shareholders Surplus fund Undivided profits National Bank notes outstanding. .. Dividends unpaid Individual deposits subject to check Cashier's checks out standing Due to other National Banks Due to Btate Banks and bankers— Total .$ 1, 332,294 74 Springfield, Mo., Oct. 5.—At 4 a. m. a serious rear end collision occurred on the bt. Louis and San Francisco railroad near Worth yiep, in wfoiph five persons were injured, one fatajly. jgjngineer Ravage suffered 'a fracture p( the skull and had one leg broken; ho wijl die. Brakeipan Cartrjght and Engineer William Dy« - each had a leg broken. A Brewery Humeri. Four Miners Buried. 250,000 00 1,050 00 125,000 00 40,529 37 45,000 00 125 00 703,708 00 3,514 20 98,855 39 4,452 12 Hastings, Neb., Oct. 5,—The brewing establishment of Shellak & Bauersach was destroyed by Are. Loss, $40,000; insurance, $130,000. Ishpeming, Mioh., Oct. 5.—Four miners were buried by a fall of rock from the root of "C" shaft in the Lake Angelina mine at noon. Two were badly hurt, but were rescued; the other two w«»e nearly saved, when a second fftU of rock occurred. In Convention. Buftalo, N. v., 0ct, 5,—The National Lithographers' association met at the Hotel Niagara for their second annual convention, President Julius Bien, of New York, in the chaii. The association comprises over seventy establishments, and represents a capital of over 117,000.000. Appropriation for Johnstown. Lottery Men lu^tctfd. Philadelphia, Oct. P.—T!io citizens' per m incut relief C6uunittee, which has cbargt of the flood relief fund, has to appropriate ?10,00U U) (h»D Philadelphia R*1 Urosj society, to bo used for the camp hospital ai Johnstown, aud $100,000 to the state flood relief committee. Chicago, Oct. 5.—The grand wry returned indictments against James EL Moore tmd'three other lottery ticket sellers in this city. A Cabinet Meeting Held. The Female Pedestrians. Total * 1,332,294 74 Released on (1100,000 Bull Washington, Oct. 5.—The regular, meetings of the cabinet were in the afternoon, all the members being present with the of Secretaries Proctor and Blaine. It is understood that the vacancy in the pension office was C?ne of the topics discussed. Prior to the mating the president ed for a long time with Senatec Hiscook, of New York. His only other visitors during the forenoon ex-Jiepresentative Weber, of Naw an4 Representatives Burrows, of Michigan, and Sherman, of New York N*w Haven, Conn., Oct 5.—The score at the close ot the twelfth hour of the female walking match was; Nora Evans, 67; Annie Robinson, 64; Franks Fleming, 68; Alio« Mowbray, 5$, and Bella Kilb.iry, M. Misfit Teeth. Stat* of Prnn'a., Cocwtt or Luzkrne, hs: I, William L. Watson, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. William L. Watson, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3d day of Oct., 188d. SAMUEL P. FENN, Notary Public. Correct— j- Directors. Chicago, Oct. 5.—Henry LetJioche, the (aland fireman who was belt1 by Judge fWW fff 1150.800 bondq, has rd bail. Twombley, tne engineer, is still in He Shot a Convict Dead. Are a trouble to many, Loose pUtes irri- Ute the gums, rattle about and are nerve-tearing Ihinga to tbe wearer and bis friends. The Albany Dental Rooms; Wilkea-Bane, ever apace with profi agonal progress have secured exclusive count/ control of the fa teat great dental invention, Patent Gold Claspe, which hold platea firoa m any mouth. They are especially adapted to mouths where all others h»v« Atlanta, Ga., Oct. S.—A number of negro convicts attempted to escape from Steveu Brown in Pulaski when Brown shot one of them named Howard Joiner, killing him instantly. Dooley's Fatal Sleep. Mauch Chunk, Pa., Oct. 5.—Edward Pooley, a night track walker on the Lehigh Valley railroad at Newport, fell asleep on the track at midnight and was run over by the western express and killed. Dooley resided at Warrior Run. Faulkner nt Rochester. Havxn, Conn.. Got. Dx-Poeti»a ter 8. H. Pratt, of Old Bay brook, has been held for trial in bail. He was one of tDe postmasters employed by a New York Arm to distribute advertising circulars. Postmaster Pratt B«Mk K|OCHK$tkr, N. Y., Oct. 5.—A counter freight on West avenue lift bridge fell on a jtreet car at it p. m. and seriously injured a map, woman a»d child who ware pasaengem. WpH ou a Street Car, Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 5.—James Faulk ner, president of the wrecked Danville bank was brought hare from Buffalo and turned over to the custody of- Sheriff Hodgson. THKO. STRONG, THOS. FORD, JOHN HOWKLL. Our mauufac ore of uoora and windows are the best, and ouf late price* are the lowest in the market J. B. Paitjmok A Co. 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Object Description
Title | Evening Gazette |
Masthead | Evening Gazette, Number 2140, October 05, 1889 |
Issue | 2140 |
Subject | Pittston Gazette newspaper |
Description | The collection contains the archive of the Pittston Gazette, a northeastern Pennsylvania newspaper published from 1850 through 1965. This archive spans 1850-1907 and is significant to genealogists and historians focused on northeastern Pennsylvania. |
Publisher | Pittston Gazette |
Physical Description | microfilm |
Date | 1889-10-05 |
Location Covered | United States; Pennsylvania; Luzerne County; Pittston |
Type | Text |
Original Format | newspaper |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Language | English |
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Contact | For information on source and images, contact the West Pittston Public Library, 200 Exeter Ave, West Pittston, PA 18643. Phone: (570) 654-9847. Email: wplibrary@luzernelibraries.org |
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Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Description
Title | Evening Gazette |
Masthead | Evening Gazette, Number 2140, October 05, 1889 |
Issue | 2140 |
Subject | Pittston Gazette newspaper |
Description | The collection contains the archive of the Pittston Gazette, a northeastern Pennsylvania newspaper published from 1850 through 1965. This archive spans 1850-1907 and is significant to genealogists and historians focused on northeastern Pennsylvania. |
Publisher | Pittston Gazette |
Physical Description | microfilm |
Date | 1889-10-05 |
Location Covered | United States; Pennsylvania; Luzerne County; Pittston |
Type | Text |
Original Format | newspaper |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Identifier | EGZ_18891005_001.tif |
Language | English |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact the West Pittston Public Library, 200 Exeter Ave, West Pittston, PA 18643. Phone: (570) 654-9847. Email: wplibrary@luzernelibraries.org |
Contributing Institution | West Pittston Public Library |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Full Text | itttemng iyHic (Sa^ett Jt. Nl nUKH 2140. {. WMklr EiUkllihDJ 1830. I PITTSTON, PA., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1889. TWO CENTS j Ton Cent* a Week. THE DAY'S WORK, A RAPID TRANSIT SCHEME THE STtAMSOAT HORROR THE NEWS IN BRIEF. LIVE NEWS FROM EUROPE A FEUD REVIVED. Fresh Tips from tho Wires Carefully VERY LATEST Third Session of the Episcopalian. Conven- tion at New York. Tiie Toboggan Slide Principle to Be Used. Tho Hatflelds and MnCoyt Again Mur- dering—Slain at the Altar. Thrilling: Stories of the Corona's Called. LEAVENING POWER A Terrible Explosion on an New York, Oct. 5.—At the Epincopalian convention Rev. W. D. Langford, D. D., general secretary, read the triennial report of the board of missions. J. N. Brown, of Providence, and Gen. S. E. Marvine, of Albany, were elected to membership in the board. The board has secured in Washington a building for the education of colored candidates for holy orders, the money being collected by Hon.#John A. King in person. Pixkton, Ky., Oct. 5.—News is received of a revival of the Hatfleld-McCoy feud, resulting Sn the killing of three and possibly four more persons involved i« the warfare which began more than seven years ago. The details of the tragedy a: e meager, owing to the fact that the scene of the killing is over sixty miles away from any railroad or telegraph office, but sufficient is learned to formulate the following account: Creditors representing $1,000,000 of claims have absented to the offer of E. & A. EL Batchellnv C.% Co. to settle on a basis of seventy-five cents. Italian War Vessel, Passengers. Speoial Telegrams to 4 P. M. Of the various Baking Powders illustrated from actual tests. DISTANCE AND TIME ANNIHILATED IIURLI D IIIUH INTO THE HEAYENS MANY Bit AVE TARS WERE KILLED Gen. AsaP. Blunt, of Manchester, N. H., is deed. ROYAL (Pure) Vr mi City Hall Park, Now York, to City A Colored Hoy's Heroism Costs Him His The Ml. Mansfield hotel at Stowe, Vt., valued at $100,000, was burned. To-Morrow's Indications. Fair. Warmer. Winda unchanged. GRANT'S* (Alum) Cardinal L»vl|etie'i Slavery Conference. Hail Park, Brooklyn, In One Mlnnte. Life—Second Engineer Shook Browned The president has appointed S. M. Frida collector of internal revenue for the Ninth district of Pennsylvania, Stephen Moffitt collector of customs for the district of Champlain, N. Y., and Lewis A. Dodge assistant appraiser of merchandise in the district of Boston and Charlestown, Moss. ROMFORD'S* (fresh) The Powers Interested In the Question. A Scheme That Takes Away One's Urcath. Before His Companions' Eyes—Tliirty- MARSHALL NAQLE FREE. HARFORD'S (when fresh) Seven Men Vail One Hundred Feet from Bishop ' Pierce, of Arkansas, missionarybishop of Indian territory, spoke, regretting that the insufficiency of the sum appropriated for that territory had prevented much headway being mado toward christianizing the Indians. The daughter of Peter McCoy had promised to marry John Hand, a relative of the Hatflelds, in opposition to the members of both factions, who declared that they would prevent the wedding. Neither Peter McCoy nor Hand has ever taken part in the disputes and battles of the families, and refused to recognize the leaders of the factions, consequently the objecting parties were unable to obstruct the preparations for the marriage.six Browned or Blown to Atoms. Found Guilty by the County Grand Jury CHARM * (Alum Powder) a Church Steeple—Olher News. New York, Oct. 5.—The Press says: A scheme simple in its principles, gigantic in possibilities and indorsed by engineers whose very countenance to any undertaking is fl guarantee of worth, is again before the peoplt of this city. It is ono singularly simple, though considered in the possibility of development it is one of tho greatest advances in modern engineering science. It is tion of Maj. Benjamin S. Henning, of thil city, and was patented on Aug. 18 last. It if a plan for a system of transportation hetween cities separated by water, such as this city and Broklyn and this city and Jersey City. The system is an adaptation of the principle of tho toboggan slide, and, it will be remembered, was broached some years ago, when Maj. Henning had conceived thf idea of utilizing it between city hall park on this side and the city hall in Brooklyn. Nkw Orleans, Oct. 5.—The steamer City of St. Louis has arrived, bringing nearly all of the rescued passengers and crew of the steamer Corona, the boiler of which exploded Thursday morning, killing thirty-six people and wrecking and sinking the steamer. and Released by the Federal Court. DAVIS' * and 0. K.* (Alum) Londok, Oct 5.—A serious disaster occurred at Shields, where the ltaliuu armored warship Formidable was loading gunpowder and cartridges. Through an accident some of the hoisting machinery became unmanageable, and a package of cartridges dropped from a considerable height to the deck of the vessel, causing a terrific explosion. A naval officer who was in charge of the work and several of his men were instantly killed and a number of others severely wounded. The explosion set fire to the woodwork "on deck, but this was soon extinguished. San Francisco, Oct 6.—The Grand Jury of San Joaquin county tbis morning made a anal reportderiving tbat the killing of Judge Terry by United States Marshall Nagle was intentional and [deliberate and indicting him for murder in the first degree. The prisoner was at once taken before the State Supreme Court, which the Fedeial Caurt decides has no jurisdiction. Hence, Nagle cannot now be tired anywhere, and is virtually free. CLEVELAND'S Rev. H. D. Paine, representing the missionary bishop of Japan, next spoke. The establishment in Japan of constitutional government and the prospect of a treaty granting more privileges to Americans thex'e were gratifying changes in tho situation which boded good for the work of the future. Progress has already been mado, greater progress is assured. The comptroller of the currency has appointed Hon. Roswell Farnham, of Bradford, Vt., an examiner of national banks vice John H. Benter, resigned. PIONEER (San Francisco) One of the most notable acts of heroism was performed by Sam Steel, the negro "Texas boy." Dan Blemeek, the pantryman, in a successful effort to save two of the lady passengers, got his foot entangled in the ropes of the sinking steamer and was being carried down to certain death when Steel came to his assistance and dived below the water and succeeded in outting the ropes away from Slemeek's foot, but he was entangled in turn, and !_■ fore Slemeek could render him any effectual service he was carried down and drowned. The wreck floated, perhaps, ten minutes after the boiler exploded and thon sank m deep water. DR. PRICE'S The executive committee of the legislation committee of the New York world's fair has decided to apply to congress for incorporation of the organization which is to carry out the enterprise, or for the appointment of a Federal commission to co-operate with a corporation to be created under the state laws. The object is to obtain national recognition of the project. SHOW FLAKE (GrofiT») On Tuesday night the bridal party and guest* assembled at the house of McCoy. Miss McCoy and young Hand stood in the middle of the room facing the minister, when suddenly and without warning a volley was fired through a window, and the young couple fell dead, with tho clorgyman fatally wounded, lying near them. CONGRESS HECKER'S Right Bev. Dr. Spaulding, missionary bishop of Colorado, spoke encouragingly of the progress of the cause in that state. The commission on work among the colored people made its report through Bishop Dudley, of Kentucky, to the effect that some progress had been made, but owing to unfulfilled promises of aid from the board of missions the work had not advanced so far as had been expected. The report was referred to a committee consisting of the bishops of Minnesota and east Carolina, Rev. Dr. Elliott, Bev. Dr. Carey, Mr. Wool worth and Mr. Holly. Policemen Get Roughly Handled. GULLET'S New Tobk, Oct. 6.—An attempted arrest of a party of disorderly firemen from the steamship Elbe by Officer Ryan almost led to a riot at Harlem this moriiog, Ryan was knocked down. Officer Ratbjen went to his assistance. He was clubbed and badly hurt. A cordon of re-inforciog officers was formed across the pier. Four firemen were arrested. After considerable too fusion the firemen submitted.HARFORD'S (None Such), when not fresh. PEARL (Andrews & Co.) T-omdon, Oct. 5.—Cardinal Lavigerie has not abandoned his plans for a slavery conference, but has postponed the date for its sessions uutil iDext spring. In the meantime the great (lowers will hold a preliminary conference on the subject next month at Cardinal Lnvlgerle's Slavery Conference. Members of the family and guests rushed from the house to intercept the murderers, and as they did so another shot was fired, seriously wounding a man whose name is not given. The murderers escaped to the mountains, but the farmers And mountaineers of the neighborhood are in hot pursuit, and a battle between them and the outlaws will pnsue when the pursuing party overtakes the aggressors, ns they certainly will. Navigating Lieut. Sharpe and Capt. Russell have been reprimanded and "dismissed the ship" by the court martial on the wreck of the British warship Lily. RUHFORD'S * (Phosphate), when not fresh Reports of Government Chemists. Senator Stanford's 3-year-old Sunol has trotted a mile at Fresno, Cal., in breaking all previous records for 3-year-olds. " The Royal Baking Powder is composed of pure and wholesome ingredients. It does not contain either alum or phosphates, or other injurious substances.-EDWAHD G. Love, Ph.D." Ma velous Speed Can Ho Attained. The New York branch of the Women's Foreign Minionary union of the Methodist tihurch has elected the following officers: president, Mrs. J. A. Wright, New York; Corresponding secretary, Mrs. H. B. Skidmore; recording secretary, Mrs. J. W. Knowles; treasurers, Mrs. J. B. Cornell and Mrs. Heydeck. These ladies were chosen delegates to the general executive committee: Mrs. H. Robinson, of New York, and Mrs. I. G. Bid well, of Buffalo. Brussels. At that time, to the satisfaction of experts, he demonstrated the feasibility of the scheme as well as the marvelous rate of speed which it would attain, landing passengers at the city hall in Brooklyn within one minute after they had stepped on bovd at this side. It met with opposition. Many men were wedded to another scheme, and many olD jected to the destruction of the park for the purpose. Now, however, things have beer changed. People must have rapid transit. Brooklyn is growing in other directions thaD toward Gowanus, and a company of very prominent and thoroughly practical men have taken the affair in hand with a view ol building this new rapid transit from the fool of Grand street to some point in Brooklyn. The colorod chambermaid—Charity Lambert—was especially active in this work, gathering together a number of life preservers and attaching then) to the lady passpngpra, f (Unfiling hor noble work she jumped into the river and » as rescued by a boat from the steamer City of St. Louis. Charity l.uuibert's Good Work. " The Royal Baking Powder is undoubtedly the purest and most reliable baking powder offered to the public. London, Oct. 5.—Sir William Vernon Harpourt, Liberal member of the house of commons for Derby, addressed a large aud enthusiastic gathering of Liberals at Salisbury. In the course of his speech he predicted that the next general elections would bring down the present government, with a crash, and that the Liberals would come out with a clear majority in the house of commons of not loss than 170. Sir William assured his hearers that 4h is estimate was the result of a thorough canvass of all the constituencies, and that his own confidence in its correctness was absolute. Sir William Harcoiirt's Prophecy Bishop Garrett, of Texas, said the work in Te?as was getting on satisfactorily. There was some difficulty, however, in getting Clergymen to go to Texas, even at good salaries. Right Rev. Dr. Brewer, missionary bishop of Montana, said the work was keeping pace with the growth of the state, but more workers were needed. The work was hard, and no idlers need apply. The convention then adjourned to Monday morning. St. Paul, Oct. 8.—Nearly all of the couu ties of North Dakota hare now been hetrd from. The result carries Prohibition, by 1100 majority. The counties whose returr a lave Dot yet been received are not expected to affect these figures materially. The outcome 18 a ft at surprise to the whiskey n en, who bad al along counted tn defet ting Prohibition with ease. Both Dakota* Now Dry, IN THE BASEBALL WORLD. "The Royal Baking Powder is purest in quality and highest in strength of any baking powder of which I have knowledge. " Henry A. Mott, M. D., Ph. D." At Pittsburg— Pittsburg .......0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0—8 Boston. 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1—4 Batteries: Staley and Miller, Madden and E jnnett.League. Capt. Sweeney's Story, " Wm. McMurtrie, Ph. D. ' Capt. T. C. Sweeney, owner of the Corona, who was on the boat and was injured about the face and hips, saw Capt. Blanks hurled through the cabin roof and instantly killed. The force cf tlio o.xp'.ooion overthrew the freight piles, and the roasters who were at work stowing c ncir pinned down under them. No a&ihtauce could be renderod them, as the boat wtnk rapidly. Those in the cabin, Capt. Sweeney said, had but little chance for. their lives, as the heavy timbers either held them fast to die by inches or killed them outright. "All Alum baking powders, no matter how high their strength, are to be avoided as dangerous. Phosphate powders liberate their gas too freely, or under climatic changes suffer deterioration.At Cleveland— Smallpox is raging at Socorro, N. M., and eighty-seven deaths are reported. The city is quarantined. Clevelaud 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1—1 New York ,.8 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 x- 6 Batteries: Baliely and Ziuimer, Welch and Ewing.The Excursion Reaches the Hub. ST. JOHN'S POISONER. A cotton manufacturing company has been formed in Denison, Mass., with a capital of $500,000. The £5,(XX) spindles will be run by white help from Toxas, Boston, Oot. B,—The excursion of the Pan-Amerioan delegates arrived here to-day. They were accorded a hearty welcome. Mayor Hart and a Urge number of leading citizens greeted them at the depot, and after a series tf welcoming speeches they were taken in tow and started out to see the sigh's of the Huh. Protestant Clergymen's "Lives Attempted, Philadelphia . .0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0—0 Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 x—8 Batteries: Buffluton and Clements, Hutchinson and Darling. At Chicago— CLEVELAND'S SUPERIOR BAKING POWDER St. John, N. B., Oct. 5.—This city has been horror stricken over an attempt to poison the families of three Protestant clergymen, and which in the case of one lady was successful. On Wednesday the wife of Rev. Donald Macrae died suddenly, having been poisoned, it is believed, by confectionery coming in a little white box through the mails, addressed to her husband and delivered by the postman that morning. An pnajysis of the candy shows that each piece ooutftins epougli strychnine to kill a man, An autopsy disclosed sufficient strychnine in the stomach of the decoased to have caused death. I)oAth of n Minister's Wife. The Flan of the Scheme. Firebugs aye again at work in Helena, Mont, TU.' old vigilante warning, "8-7-77," posted on the streets, and special officers are searching lor the fiends. London, Oct. 5.—The Bavarian council of state have decided to make a demand upon the chambers for a credit to enable the government to introduce the telephone throughout the kingdom under government control, fho proposal has already excited serious opposition, as the state management of the railroads in Bavaria has develojDed nothing but the grossest incompetence on the part of the officials, The Telephone In Ilavaria. The principle on which the patent has been granted consists of an exceedingly rapid motion created by gravity on a sharp incline which carries the cars down the grade on an increasing momentum until a level is reached, and then a similar incline on the opposite Side will be reached, where it will be supplemented by cable power, to which cars are attached by automatic gripe so that there will be no loss of motion, nor wi'J there be apy noticeable change in speed. The speed of the trains can be governed by the depth or steepness of the incline and can be regulated to suit any requirements. Indianapolis 0 20100200 1—6 Washington ..0 80020000 0—5 Batteries: Fee and Sommers, Krock and Riddle.At Indianapolis— The morocco shop of Peter Sim & Sous, at Salem, Mass., has been burned. $100,- 000; partly insured. Chief Hngtneer'a Ettrnpe, Another Big Collision. At Baltimore— A D• st-elation, Chief Engineer J. Will Hanley gives the following account of tho disaster: It is said that Archbishop Corrigan has been summoned to Rome to answer for al- Hn\villingness to sit on the American ecclesiastical tribunal. Cobby, Pa, Oct.' 8.—A passenger train on the Western New Tork and Pennsylvania roai collided with a freight a short distant* south of this place early this momiog. Twentyfive passengers are reported killed and injured. No details have yet been learned. Columbus 1 5 0 0 Q 9 9 1 0—11 Bait {more 0 0 0 0 9 0 3 1 0—8 Batteries! Qastright aud O'Connor, Foreman and Quinn, At Cincinnati— "I was about the middle of the deck room when there was a loud explosion like the sounding of a cannon. When I came to I was buried underneath some freight in the deck room. Tho boilers exploded downward, knocking the bottom out of the boat, and she wept down almost instantly. I was shut o$ from all escape. Fortunately for me the main deck broke and left a small opening. I pulled myself out and dropped down into the main hull. I clhubed up the after hatch and went up though the oook house on the roCjf. \ cannot account for the expioeicm. The boilers of the boat were examined by the United State* local inspectors, and all order* in regard to repairing were carried out," Natalie Is Backed by the Czar The revenue cutter Richard Rush has arrived at Port Townsend, Wash., from Behring sea. Belokadb, Oct. 5.—In spite of ail preD- tests ex Queen Natalie has determined to build a magnificent mansion in this city and ostablish a court. The Servian regency, after unavailing attempts to dissuade the queen from her determination, have given their consent, recognizing in her action the powerful hand of the Russian czar. Cincinnati 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 9 0—9 Louisville 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0—2 Batteries: Duryeaand Keenan, Ehret and Ryan. It has subsequently become known that several packages were delivered at the residences of the Rev. J. Desoyres and the Rev. T. J. Deinstadt. The boxes were addressed in a copper plate hand, which is thought by some to be a woman's. Mr. Desoyres tasted the confectionery, but detecting a bitter taste j?ii| jiot swallow It, The Deinstadt package was delivered by a little girl, who handed it to the clergyman's wife. For Use in the Streets. The trustees of Johns Hopkins university have granted leave of absence for the winter to President Oilman. Mr. Oilman will spend winter in Europe, and when he returns Will again take charge of the university. Burglars Make a Big Haul. THE PUREST AND BEST It is not alone under and over rivers, howeve, that it may be utilized. It is equally serviceable for all purposes of street transit. With stations 1,300 feet apart, for instance, on a moderate tfie time would be tjF seconds, or, in other words, at an average of twenty-two miles an hour. As for the unpleasant feeling which might al first seem inseparable from such a great rate of speed, that would be entirely absent. The seats would be suspended and the ears dark, so that there could be no suggestions of moving at all scarcely to the passengers. Lucky Law Htudents, Elizabeth, N. J., Ovt. 6.—The premisps of the Ross family were invaded by burglars last night. Four of the family were chloroformed, after which about $2000 worth of jewelry, silverware and valuables was secured.Is made only of strictly pure grape cream of tartar, strictly pure bicarbonate of soda, and a small portion of flour as a preservative, nothing else whatever, and is warranted entirely free from alum, ammonia, phosphates, lime, and all the adulterants frequently found in bakinft powders. The character of materials used, their purity, and the nicety of their combination, render Cleveland's superior baking powder the most healthful and most economical in use, and it always affords wholesome, nutritions, and delicious food. Rochester, N, Y., Oct. iv—These candidates were admitted to the bar here and sworn in as attorneys bafore the general term I EldridgeL Adams, Rochester; Joseph M. Allen, Rochester; Abraham Benedict, Rochester; Julicn T. Buckley, Genesee; Robert C. Cumming. Fwionla; Martin Davis, Honeoye Fa lb; Jame3 F. Hunt, Bath; Thomas M, Huut, Auburn; J, Robert Moore, Jamestown; Louis W. Marcus, Buffalo; Charles L. Prioe, Auburn; Joseph F. Rice, Friendship; Erwin E. Shutt, Rochester; Anson W. Stone, Salamanca; Clark H. Timmerman, Buffalo; Edward J. Turner, Lockport; William H. Vicary, Lamport; Edmund B. Windsor, Can#seraga. Fr«Jerick H. Pomeroy, of Loekport, and Paul C, Ransom, of Buffalo, were recommended for admittance on the production of certain papers. Albert Hart son, of Buffalo, admitted to the Minnesota bar, was also sworn in. BASEBALL NOTES. fc-crjuiMiy «D» the Congress, Bkiu.i.v, Oct, 5,—The North German Gazette devotes its leading article to the congress of American nations now being hold at Washington. The congress, it says, is intended to attract the attention of the western hemisphere to the preponderance of American enterprises and commerce in view of the proposed international exhibition. Manager Mutiie on the Pennant Ques- WutinghauM Takes a Drop. tion—Brotherhood's Scheme^. Pittsburg, Oct. 5.—Manager Mutrie has made arrangements with Anson that if the New Yorks win the pennant they trill play the Chicagos a series of exhibition games in New York, and he wants to arrange to have Boston transfer some of their exhibitions in Washington to New York, the Chicagos to. go to Washington. Manager Hart has consented to this plan if the Washington management is agreeable, and telegraphic negotiations are now in progress. Mutrie says New York will play only the three scheduled games in Cleveland. He added that he didn't care personally about winning the pennant, but the Yorks wanted the money that a series with Brooklyn will bring in, having lost money by knocking about between Jersey City, Staten Island and the new grounds. Pittsburg, Oct 6—When it became ktntwn in this city to-day that Justice Bradley had dismissed the suit of Westinghouse vs. Edison, stock in the former, which had been quoted near par yestorday, fell to 48. Mr. Deinstadt suspected that the sender might be seeking to dose him with some sickening mixture and took the box to a chemist. The confectionery in all three boxes contains strychnine. No satisfactory reason for the attempted assassination can be assigned although the city is full of rumors. It is understood that the Protestant clergymen here had been warned against packages of confectionery sent them through the post. When asked if the boat was racing, Mr. Hanley replied: "No, sir. J had only 135 pounds of steam. The law allows the boat to carry 150 pounds. My partner, Shook, poor fellow, was knocked down and a large piece of timber fell across his legs. Two men weut to his assistance, but could not release him, a? the water began to rise rapidly and drove them back. Snook was conscious and cried out, 'My Oodl Have 1 got to die this way? If I could got n\y legs out I would be all right Tk\e water rose over his head, and he was drowned," Shook's SuCl Fate. The darkening of the cars would act sim ilarly to the shutting of one's eyes in an elevator, when it becomes an impossibility tc tell whether a person is ascending or descending. In addition to affording the facilities for the most! perfect of transits it Du ulil ill! so liy way DDf the tunnel without having the streets of tjje pity either obstructed or disfigured. Eva Goes to Trenton It is recommended for purity, healthfulness and efficiency by Government and State chemists, chemists of Boards of Health, and professors in institutions of learning' throughout the country. Sold only in cans, full weight. Clbvblakd Brothers, Albany N. Y "Jfiree Were Killed, May's Landing, Oct. 6.—Mrs. Eva May Hamilton was taken t-D Trenton this morning, where she wig )1 ced in the penile- tiary to sfrve out her t«im. Uondon, Oct. A collision occurred between a passenger train and a goods train on the railway from Mauohester to Stockport. The passenger train was traveling at 9 high rate of speed, and the two came together with terrific force. Three pei'sons were killed and many injured. The collision Was the result of the mistake of a signalman. £levetD New Ministers, Lockpoiit, N. Y., Oct. 5.—The most important event in the Methodist Episcopal conference was the admittance of a new class of ministers, consisting of eleven. Addresses were made by Dr. Clark, associate editor of The New York Christian Advocate; Chancellor Sims, of Syracuse university; Professor Sheldon, of Boston Tjjeological'school, ami JJr. Keck, of the' Methodist Missionary Sopiety of New York. Dr. Hustr biirt, of Plainfleid, N. J., delivered the an- lieady for tlio Fnlr In 1898. The I'owkratai lfo.7 Mot a M/th. The story of PocahsoKu is absolutely true. Nobody doubted tt till 1S88, when Charles Doane started the present skepticism on the point. Henry Stevens believed Smith implicitly, and he is the greatest authority of our age. Before I edited Smith's works I knew of all this doubt, and I went coolly and warily into the matter, determined to find out the truth. Bit by bit the evidence accumulated, until the honesty of statement and high character at the Lincolnshire captain oame out refulgentJv. Of Poeahontts' existence ami servlees to the English colony no man doubts. The question Is, did ah* render this peculiar service to Smith! No on* was present there but himself! Bid be in van t it afterwards! Was he a liar generally! Certainly not. In my reprint many greater hairbreadth escapes than that are recorded In his life, and in Inter Indian stories oaptive men have often been saved from death (Dy4 r.quaws. Such an incident is almost commonplace. (*D, after a most rigorous test, I nai hajDfDy to believe that |he Pocahontas story is not a myth like the William Tell one, but a solid, historical fact.—Athens*aim. MUSIC HALL, Gen. John Newton, the inventor states, if enthusiastic over the project, whioh he declaros to be perfeetly feasible, and the Idea a mosfi cxcellcnt one, as has every practioa) engineer who has looked into the patter, fhe elmwrtt pf "larger is eliminated from it. The tiinnel to Brooklyn will be about fifty feet below the river, and the projectors are confident that the new system liyU) V» to visitors to the world's fail pf i8(D3 one of the sights of the eity. Warrants for the Navassa Rioters. Tuesday, Oct. 8th, 1889. Baltimore, Oct. 5.—A warrant issued by Judge Bond, o{ the United States circuit court, for arrest of the negrooa concerned in the Navassa Island murders, Tin island being out near the West Indie*, Unl • i. jtates Marshal, Dr. George B. Cairnes, mudo return to the warrant that he was powerless to make the arrest, whereupon Judge Bond certified to President Harrison the (acts of the case, and they will be laid before the president for his action. The island comes under the jurisdiction of the United States in consequence of its discovery Jn 18S6 by Capt. Peter Duncan, who took the proper action whereby the United States extended its protective power over the island by proclamation. The revised statutes of the United States hold that a murder committed on the island is the game as if coxymitHxi pn a vessel on the high seas, A Lady Passenger's Narrative. THE POSTAGE SUP CO. 4yiAll Fate of Seven DIt n Mrs, Henry Blanks, who arrived here with her sister, Mrs. Huff, and two children, said: "I was standing with my sister and youngest child in my arms in the rear of the boat's cabin when the ejplosloa took place. The chambermaid eame running to us with life preservers, which we fastened on. l,QNDOM, ,6ct. 4». tUe scaffolding about £jhe steeple of a church in thq cqurse ol eijeu£jLou at in Hanover, fell with a pfash, an.(j the seven working men standing Upon it were hurled a distance of a huudrei} feet to the ground. Every ono of the unfortunates was instantly killed* In their Successful New Play, A Minneapolis, Oct. 5.—Negotiations have been opened by the Ball Player?' Brotherhood for the sale of the Minneapolis and St. Paul franchises to thorn in order that they may locate tvft'l teams In the twin cities next year, The management of the St. Paul team been offered 110,000 in cash for the franchise. It is said that it is the intention of the Brotherhood to have Minneapolis and St. 1 full take the places of Washington and Indianapolis respectively in their circuit of Brotherhood cities. • 10,000 for the St Paul Franchise. Social Session nual address of the Sunday School Union jincJ Trpct society, "We then got into the yawl and hardly had we been aeated when the boat was swamped, throwing us all into the river. I, with my 8-year-old child on one arm, held on to a piece of wreckage until one of th£ fjt keuis boats came and saved us. To Assist the Students. M Over There" Cost 9500. Beatrice Disponed Of at Uat. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OP London, Oct. 5.—The American and English residents in Vienna have founded an Anglo-American Medical society to afford assistance to the largo numbers of students from England and America wlio come to that city every year to finish u course in medicine. Boston, Oct. 5.—G. II. Wright, a clerk employed by W. P. B. Brooks & Co., furniture dealers, took $500 in a wallet to the Bank of the Republic for deposit. He laid the wallet on the counter, keeping his hand on it. A stranger asked him where the postoffice was. "Over there," said Wright, turning to point to the building. When he resumed his former position the wallet was gone. The stranger and his confederate had also disappeared. * Atlantic City, N. J.t Oct. 5,— Babj Beatrice, the alleged daughter of Roberl Kay and Eva Hamilton, has beep finally die posed of. Mrs. Rupp will become the custodian for an indefinite period, or until Mra Hamilton is released from the Trenton penitentiary. These were the arrangements made by Mrs. Hamilton and her attorney, Capt. Perry. The child was taken to Philadelphia in the afternoon. It is now definitely set tied that Mrs. Hagiiltof) will be taken tc Trenton early Saturday morning by Sherifl Johnson. She is pale and very wSak, owing to the fact that she has now ceased the use of morphine and quinine entirely and h nervous and hysterical, L). J. 8PRAGUE A 6-"Y t'HV-VUU'* $}»p«rienee. The funniest play ever written. Replete with singing, dancing and specialties, which awaken applause, admiration and fcoul-atirring laughter. A little fryoar-CDld boy of Mrs. Blanks, whe was blown Into the air by the explosion, said' "I was out looking at Capt. Sweeney fixing the electric lights and then wnt into ttu cabin to see my mother and haq hardly got as far as the office when I \yaH blpwn away into the air. Wbun I came down I fell into the river pn my Wlien I come to the surface 1 caught pn to a sack and an old man who was holding a piece of wood, howling for the yawls to come and save him. I was frightened and began to yell also, when the skiff came and picked me and the old man up.M A COMEDY WITH A PLOT. In this plot situations. In theae situation* laughter, which, as the plot and situations thicken, Philadelphia, Oct. 5.—The Reading Railroad Relief association is in a flourishing condition, and both President Corbin and Vice President McLeod are satisfied with the progress. In a year it has tokon a firm hold upon the men, and there are bow about 45,000 members, or 96 psr cant, of the employes of the road- The superintendent states that there is on an average one death every sixty hours, a disablement through aocldent every eight hours, and a ease of sickness every five hours. The Perils of Railroading. develops Into one continuous roar. Our Famous Black Hussar Band! Magnificently uniformed and elegantly equipped, rendering In an exquisite manner a class of music never before attempted by any like organization. They Follow the Dockers* Lead. LonDon, Oct. 5.—Lord Roseberry presided at a meeting of 2,000 Loudon tramway and omnibus employes at 2 a. m. A union was formed with the object of forcing from their £hij}lpyors a concession pf shifter hours and piore equitable regulations. City of Mexico, via El Paso, Tex., Oct 5. —Francisco Pedras and Tiburcio Mende$ escaped from Mathula prison and took refuge in a tree, f hfy vvejie discovered and offered to surrender, but were shot down by the police. Pedras was killed and Meiuloz is dying. News from Mexico, Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 5.—Maj. Carter, of the United States secret service,, has made a big haul of counterfeiters near here. For six weeks a detective has lived with tile gangs which have for months operated fn Prahge county. Tho officers made a raicj and at noon seven out of fifteen were in irons, and the others are being hotly pur* Seven Counterfeiters Captured, THE REVR tCSEKTA TIVE TRAVELING Getting Even. HAND Or AMERICA. UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF The Man Ward Shot Dies. The seat of the bitterest hestilitjbto the Jews has been ftis city of Vienna, tut vengeance seems to {iave come upon tt at last A great eimt in Vienna every yfear nas been the International grata market, the great market for the oontinpnt. Last year 8,000 persons attended 11 But last spring Hebrew resentment was stirred to sach a point that 890 Anns of Buda Perth signed a declaration that they would not deal tn Vienna, and was supported tn various towns of Hungry and in Prague. The Vienna association, seeing the dangerous extravagance to whm tM aoU-Semltio agitation bad heaa earrtM, petitioned the empesm to allay tt, but the revolt eonld not be avaided. tie efforts of the Jews have made the sern market of ttdpy* ar a comparative failure. Instead at the 0,00* merchants of 1888, there have been btrt 1,000, and a prcyesitton has arisen also to srfabllah mtsrostlonrfl corn market m Paris - N?w York San. Edward £. Nickerson Washington, Oct. 5.—Maurice Adlcr, tljo young wan yrljo iyas sljot on Jujie 2Q last ty frank K, Wand, the well known dairyman, died at his home in this city at midnight last night. Adler was shot through the neck and the vertebrae cracked. The physicians pronounced the wound fatal and predicted Adler's doath in forty-eight hours, but he lived until last flight. During this time ho has been completely paralyzed below the neck, and his case has been notable for the fact ttiat no similar case is on record. Ward was released oft' bail a few ddys ago, hut will be Rearrested and held for murder. Ho TlaCl S-I.OOO, hut Starved. A starving man named Barossa, of Villa de Zapahn, was beaten to death by the proprietor of a meat market while he was helping liimself to raw beef in the letter's market. Only Three Bodies Recovered. OUR STAR ORCHESTRA EVERY MEMBER A * EVERY SOLOIST AN Bath, N. Y., Oct. 5.—David Brown, fl miserly tramp, was found dead in the yard of a resident here, The coroner's jury found in the dead man's pockets certificates of deposit in different banks aggregating $4,000. Banker Halleck says Brown had about $*KX deposited with him and that ho called ou Monday and wanted seventy-five cents, but did not want it deducted from his account. Brown died from exjDosuro and starvation, being too penurious to buy food. It is said he has relatives in Warsaw, The little fellow is badly hurt about tfcs head. He stated that this was caused by a man throwing a plank ofl him, Only three bodies have been recovered thus far—Mrs. Huff, a laciy passenger; Pat Ryan, the steward, aa/X Fred Dunnel, the bookkeeper. Albany, Oct. 5.—T. J. Sulll-v-au, one of the alleged ceiling conspirators, has been arrested. P. J. McArdle and George I. Amsdell, of this city, went his ball In the sum of IXX). The charges against Sullivan are the same as those preferred against Snaith, as set forth in Attorney General Tabor's brief. There is still another order to be served, presumably on Charles 8, Andrews, who is said to be in Vermont. The Albany Celling; Affair, SOLOIST. * ARTIST. UNDER THE DIRECTION OP Prof. Emlle Posselt. sued, Heavy frosts have damaged the bean and corn crop in this valley. Middletown, N.Y.,Oct. 5.—James Skelly, a hatter, committed suicide by taking prussic acid. He left a message, written on his collar, saying: "Carrie, you are to bl&me for what I have done. Please forgive poor Jim." A similar message was found written on the margin of a newspaper. The supposed cause 6f the suicide was a Miss fefugal iriarfy film. A Rejected Lover Suicides. Our Grand Band Parade takes place from the Hall at 1)2 o'clock sharp. Concert from 12:10 to 12:90, and from 7 to 7:30 in the evening. Fifteen Were Drowned. Usual prices. Seats on sale at Ruggles' Saturday, Oct. 5th, at 9 a. m. St. Pierre, Oct. 5.—Pome of the survivors of the steamer Geographiquo, which on Oct. 1 out (low'u and Bank the Minnie Swift and herself sank the next morning, have arrived here, The? are Capt. Pausset, Officers Panier and Josse. Engineers Hatpin, Angot and Combeau, and Sailors Tesserot, Herodan, Pierre, Delimanuel, Valee, Tombrel, Hamelot, Oapdevert and Bronze. Fifteen of the crew are drowned it is feared. St. Louis, Oct. 5.—Private Dalzell writes a letter to The Republican, in which he says. "My prudence in defending poof Tanner ho* been called in question and my statement* flatly contradicted or sneered at as absurd. Call me what they please, they shall not successfully call me a liar. My veracity was questioned when I said that Tanner and the president promised me to be deputy commissioner of pensions. This Corp. Tanner confesses, in substance, and lays the blame oi the violated promise upon Noble and the president, and this made tho not only proper but unavoidatye. Dalevll Writes a I.etter, REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE FIR8T NATIONAL BANK OF PITT8TON, AT PITTSTON, IN THE STATE OF PENNA.. AT THE CLOSE OF BU8INE88, SEPT 30, 1889. The United Olius Company's Election. RE80URCE8. Loans and discounts Overdrafts U. 8. Bonds to secure circulation... Stocks, securities, judgment, claims. $ 441,278 03 399 34 50,000 00 Port Wayne, Jnd., Oct. 5,—A traction engine and thrashing machine, while being moved across a small stream near Janesville, this county, broke through a bridge and landed in the water some thirty feet beiow. Five men were buried under the engine. John Sparks and Henry Wright were pinip}}04 beneath the boiler, and before they (jould be faruued had been scalded to death py 'escaping steaiji.' J*efre liteVally cpoked, their floaty peeling off their bodieq. other mew w*jre severely but not fatally injure^. il'Hp )Io|| Cpoked to lieutl*- Died Protesting Ills Innocence, Utica, N. Y., Oct. 5.—The trustees of th« United Glass company held a meeting a1 Syracuse, at which the following officer! were elected: President, Thomas D. Collins, Ottawa; vice president, W. T. Gray, Zanesville, O.; secretary, O. E. Frazee, Syracuse treasurer, M. B. DeLoug, Utica. The company now controls 278 pots awd one tank, A committee was appointed to confer with a committee of workingmon with u view ol agreeing on a schedule of wages. Philadelphia, Oct. 5.—The Schuylkill harbor police have found the body of William who was swept away in the sewer at Frankford road and Laurel street 9, few days ago. It was removed to his home on North Kighth street. Drowned In a Hewer. Fhjedehicksburg, Va., Oct. 5.—Paul Keycs, colored, was hanged here for rape, committed last May. lie walked to the scaffold with a firm step and died protesting his innocence. The drop fell at 11:35. His neck was broken, and death was instantaneous. Keyes was the first Pyer ip Fredericksburg. etc Due from approved reserve agents. Due from other National Banks Banking house Other real estate and mortgages owned Current expenses and taxes paid... Bills of other Banks Fractional paper currency, nickels. 470. 388 18 ltiH,I'M 38 fD,4t-5 21 4(1,000 00 l\ey- Cr»"'(n Talks Uu«k Oct. 5.—Sinoe tho Cronln murder friends of Rev. Patrick Cronin, of this city, who, as editor of The Catholic Union, has been particularly severe in his denunciation of the conspirators, have feared for his safety. In this week's issue of The Union he announces that he has heep in the receipt of threatening letters, and in strong terms hurls defiance at his enemies. _ A curious question has arisen in regard to the plionograph. It appears that the baritone, Kaschmvm, Who was recently holiday making in Venice, sang the from "Samlet" into this novel anil remarkable instrument. Mr. Coppello, Ed'son's Venetian representative, kept the phonogram, fib* baritone protesting, ana even threatening legal proceedings. It woold be lotarMHng to know on what ground the plaintiff can proeeM. The Laws of copyright, at any rate in this country, have not pcomded for an/ ftjeh contingency. Whether a reproduction ef a song, of coarse, be areitiplle* Indefinitely, lithe copyright of the Mjuar, ia a question wftt$ woald, I amnf' a learned JtfSge.—fltag* A Perplexing Question. 07.860 14 2,050 06 20,000 00 Halifax, Oct. 5.—Capt, William Carroll and James Powell, one of the crew of five men of a small fishing schooner bound from Btf, John for Bonavista, ware drowned by (he sinking of the schooner, whloh was run down off Blackhead by the steamer Falcon. Bun Down by the Surv|vttr« of Southern Prison* Meet. and cents Specie Legal-tende*- notes Redemption fund with U. 8. Treasurer (5 per cent, of circulation). 320 51 4* 000 00 23,250 00 4" Octogenarian's Suicide, Mass., Oct. 5.—The New England survivors of southern military prisons held their eleventh annual reunion here, These officers were elected: President,Cluulet M. Smith; vice presidents, K. M, ('olby and A. S. Atherton; secretary and treasurer, William Jubhl chaplain, A- E. Stearns; ev ecutive committee, Luther Ooddord, Albert and U. W. A largely attended camp fire was j;iyeu in the evening, complimentary to Post 10, Twenty-one prisons were represented at the reunion. JUfroN, Pa., Oct. 5.—John Heckman, of Nazareth, aged 86, committed suicide by hanging to the door of his bedroom. Heckman attempted suicide in his barn several weeks ago, but was cut down by his sou Georg) in time to save his life. The cause of his rash act is attributed to illness New Haven, Oct 5.—Henry G. Hotchkiss late treasurer of the G. M. Hotchkiss com pany, of West Haven, who has bee$ in jaf. over a year awaiting trial oji a charge" ol forgery, has boep released without trial bj order pf State'* Attorney Doolittle. Hotch kiss was charged with forging $8,000 worti of checks on tho National bank. An Alleged Forger Goes Free. 2,250 00 A Serious Rear End Collision. LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in. ! Due Shareholders Surplus fund Undivided profits National Bank notes outstanding. .. Dividends unpaid Individual deposits subject to check Cashier's checks out standing Due to other National Banks Due to Btate Banks and bankers— Total .$ 1, 332,294 74 Springfield, Mo., Oct. 5.—At 4 a. m. a serious rear end collision occurred on the bt. Louis and San Francisco railroad near Worth yiep, in wfoiph five persons were injured, one fatajly. jgjngineer Ravage suffered 'a fracture p( the skull and had one leg broken; ho wijl die. Brakeipan Cartrjght and Engineer William Dy« - each had a leg broken. A Brewery Humeri. Four Miners Buried. 250,000 00 1,050 00 125,000 00 40,529 37 45,000 00 125 00 703,708 00 3,514 20 98,855 39 4,452 12 Hastings, Neb., Oct. 5,—The brewing establishment of Shellak & Bauersach was destroyed by Are. Loss, $40,000; insurance, $130,000. Ishpeming, Mioh., Oct. 5.—Four miners were buried by a fall of rock from the root of "C" shaft in the Lake Angelina mine at noon. Two were badly hurt, but were rescued; the other two w«»e nearly saved, when a second fftU of rock occurred. In Convention. Buftalo, N. v., 0ct, 5,—The National Lithographers' association met at the Hotel Niagara for their second annual convention, President Julius Bien, of New York, in the chaii. The association comprises over seventy establishments, and represents a capital of over 117,000.000. Appropriation for Johnstown. Lottery Men lu^tctfd. Philadelphia, Oct. P.—T!io citizens' per m incut relief C6uunittee, which has cbargt of the flood relief fund, has to appropriate ?10,00U U) (h»D Philadelphia R*1 Urosj society, to bo used for the camp hospital ai Johnstown, aud $100,000 to the state flood relief committee. Chicago, Oct. 5.—The grand wry returned indictments against James EL Moore tmd'three other lottery ticket sellers in this city. A Cabinet Meeting Held. The Female Pedestrians. Total * 1,332,294 74 Released on (1100,000 Bull Washington, Oct. 5.—The regular, meetings of the cabinet were in the afternoon, all the members being present with the of Secretaries Proctor and Blaine. It is understood that the vacancy in the pension office was C?ne of the topics discussed. Prior to the mating the president ed for a long time with Senatec Hiscook, of New York. His only other visitors during the forenoon ex-Jiepresentative Weber, of Naw an4 Representatives Burrows, of Michigan, and Sherman, of New York N*w Haven, Conn., Oct 5.—The score at the close ot the twelfth hour of the female walking match was; Nora Evans, 67; Annie Robinson, 64; Franks Fleming, 68; Alio« Mowbray, 5$, and Bella Kilb.iry, M. Misfit Teeth. Stat* of Prnn'a., Cocwtt or Luzkrne, hs: I, William L. Watson, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. William L. Watson, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3d day of Oct., 188d. SAMUEL P. FENN, Notary Public. Correct— j- Directors. Chicago, Oct. 5.—Henry LetJioche, the (aland fireman who was belt1 by Judge fWW fff 1150.800 bondq, has rd bail. Twombley, tne engineer, is still in He Shot a Convict Dead. Are a trouble to many, Loose pUtes irri- Ute the gums, rattle about and are nerve-tearing Ihinga to tbe wearer and bis friends. The Albany Dental Rooms; Wilkea-Bane, ever apace with profi agonal progress have secured exclusive count/ control of the fa teat great dental invention, Patent Gold Claspe, which hold platea firoa m any mouth. They are especially adapted to mouths where all others h»v« Atlanta, Ga., Oct. S.—A number of negro convicts attempted to escape from Steveu Brown in Pulaski when Brown shot one of them named Howard Joiner, killing him instantly. Dooley's Fatal Sleep. Mauch Chunk, Pa., Oct. 5.—Edward Pooley, a night track walker on the Lehigh Valley railroad at Newport, fell asleep on the track at midnight and was run over by the western express and killed. Dooley resided at Warrior Run. Faulkner nt Rochester. Havxn, Conn.. Got. Dx-Poeti»a ter 8. H. Pratt, of Old Bay brook, has been held for trial in bail. He was one of tDe postmasters employed by a New York Arm to distribute advertising circulars. Postmaster Pratt B«Mk K|OCHK$tkr, N. Y., Oct. 5.—A counter freight on West avenue lift bridge fell on a jtreet car at it p. m. and seriously injured a map, woman a»d child who ware pasaengem. WpH ou a Street Car, Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 5.—James Faulk ner, president of the wrecked Danville bank was brought hare from Buffalo and turned over to the custody of- Sheriff Hodgson. THKO. STRONG, THOS. FORD, JOHN HOWKLL. Our mauufac ore of uoora and windows are the best, and ouf late price* are the lowest in the market J. B. Paitjmok A Co. 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