Lebanon Advertiser

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for a while. You are apt to quit something
else also. Without advertising you'll quit
business in a short time. We know instances
where the sheriff was successor.
REPORT.
In These Days
of close competition it is necessary to giv«
heed to little things, if you would win the
pennies, and to advertise if you would
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"VOL. V-NO. 195.
LEBANON, PA., WEDNESDAY J*OKNING. JULY 17.   1895.
ONE CENT
THE NEGRO COLLINS ON TRIAL
Damaging   Testimony   Against  the
Murderer of Student Ohl.
THE STORY OF AN EYE WITNESS.
Garrett.  Cochran  Also  Tells  Bow    It
Happened—Collins   Unci Threatened to Fix Them—The Students  Had   Sticks.
By United Press Bpecial "Wire.
Trenton. N. J., July 16.—The trial ot
John 8. Collins, the negro who shot
and killed Frederick P. Ohl, a Princeton .student and at the same time attempted to kill Garret Cochran, another student, was proceeded with in
the Mercer court this moraine. Cochran arrived from his home ln Williamsport, Pa., and until all witnesses were
sequestered' sat behind Prosecutor
Stockton.
The latter opened the case for the
State by stating briefly the case which
/resulted In the murder. The trouble
happened at 10 o'clock at night on
June 8. Ohl and Cochran were accompanied at the time by John. Scott, another student. They met Collins and
another negro named Stevens Downs,
on Wltherspoon street. They had words
there, and a little latter again on another part of the same street, but no
blows were struck.
According to Prosecutor Stockton's
recital the negroes followed the students to Anderson's restaurant, where
Cochran drew his revolver and, after
shooting and wounding Cochran, he
' turned upon Ohl and killed him. The
students had been warned by a citizen against Collins the first time the
two parties met that night. Collins
had beon displaying his revolver and
threatening to "fix any who
bothered him." John Thompson, keeper of a students' boarding house on
Wltherspoon street,was next called and
testified to witnessing the first quarrel,
which occurred nearly opposite his
* house. One of the students said: "Tou
put away that pistol and I can lick
| you." . It was dark and the witness
could not say which of the students
used the words or to whom they were
addressed. Collins in reply said: "He
could lick either one of them." One
of the students offered to fight, hut a
companion exclaimed: "What do you
want to fight a nigger with a pistol
for? You have nothing to defend
yourself with."
This -ended  the  words between  the
men until they reached Nassau street,
where the quarrel was resumed.
COLLINS'S THREAT.
The witness advised the negroes to
go   about  their   business   and   Collins
said:   "If the — bother me
I'll make them smell Hell."
The students went to Anderson's ho*
■SPfc-Lhen, the negroes arriving there at
the same time. Thompson, thef witness,
was nearby and suddenly he heard
shooting. First one report and almost
Immediately two more in rapid succession.   Just before the shooting he heard
Collins shout, "Come in here, you 	
—  ,   and  I'll    fix    you."      The
witness and his brother struggled with
Collins who had turned and fled, and
caused his arrest. The witness was
ci oss-examlncd by Con sei lor Bearley.
He denied that he was a professional
gambler, hut admitted that he wt 'Called "Sport" Thompson. The second
time he saw the students that night
they were breaking sticks. The sticks
wore three foot palings. They carried
them swinging in their hands. A
blacksmith named Gerger was with
them. The witness followed them to
tlieir trouble as he was interested in
the colored man Downs, whom he was
going to employ. He did not want
Downs io get into a fight. Thompson
could not say when the students entered Anderson's hotel, whether they
still carried the palings or not. He did
hot take notice, he said. The students
entered the restaurant, Collins having
invited them in with an oath and a
threat.
rf COCHRAN'S STORY.
Garret Cochran, the student who was
shot with Ohl, gave in detail the story
of the shooting, corroborating that
told at the coroner's inquest and by
the witness preceding him on the stand.
After the first quarrel the witness, Ohl,
and Scott broke pickets off a fence. It
was at the suggestion of the witness
that the students went to Anderson's.
They had friends here. As he entered
the hallway leading to the (restaurant
he saw the glitter of the pistol in Col-
llns's hand.
The witness sprang forward at Collins, but the latter had flred and the
bullet struck witness In the mouth. He
staggered back but made a lung forward and grasping Collins, closed in
with him. He had heard Ohl exclaim:
"I've been shot, help!" The witness
could remember little of what the prisoner or any one else said, saying he
was greatly excited. Cochran showed
the scar on his chin, the only outward
visible mark of his wound, to the jury.
He added that he had never had any
trouble with Collins before. In fact,
he had never before seen him. Under
cross-examination by Senator Daly,
Cochran said he was 19 years old,
nearly six feet tall, and weighed 157
pounds. He was an athlete and kept
himself in constant training. Tie was
a foot-ball player on the Princeton
eleven, Ohl was also an athlete, tall
and heavy. Cochran was asked to
step down and stand .by Collins's side.
The negro looked like a dwarf alongside of him.
OHL DRANK NOTHING.
Cochran said he drank a bottle and
a half of beer on the afternoon of June
, 8. He visited Anderson's three times
before the shooting but drank only
one glass of beer there. There was a
good deal of drinking in the place but
Ohl drank nothing at all. Whether
Scott drank or not. the witness could
not say. Senator Daly elicited with
much force the fact that after the first
quarrel the negroes went away In an
opposite direction and the students; Instead of going home, pulled pickets, it
was 10 o'clock when they got the pickets. Cochran said he and his fellow
students were not afraid of Collins
and Downs but wanted to arm themselves against any crowd that the negroes might summon. Collins had repeatedly threatened to shoot some one.
Cochran could remember qo words used
by himself or his friends which provoked Collins. He, Cochran' thought
he had dropped his paling just before
he entered Anderson's hallway and was
shot. John M. Scott, of Frankfort, Ky.,
the student who was with Ohl and
Cochrfta the night of the affray, testi-
I fied that tbe negroes accosted them on
Wltherspoon   street   saying  something
j which the students did n >t untie sta d
The students passed   them and  when
] they had gone a little way the negroes
again made some sort of exclamation.
Ohl turned back and asked the negr.es
if they intended to Insult them. The
negroes replied in the negative and Ohl
said : "Well, we're not looking for a
fight and If you did not mean anything, its all right." Scott was at the
shooting, to... but Oh! and Cochran had
I got to Anderson's door first and were
already wounded as he approached.
The court then adjourned till tomor-
j row morning.
EXCITEMENT   AT~GEEENSBURG. j
[Judge A.  1>.  McOoimoIl Clin sen to ho
Additional   Law .Indue
, By United Press Special Wire.
Greensburg.   July   16.—Tho   Republi-
can committee of Westmoreland county
which Is about  8,000 strong,  met here'
I today,  and  in an exciting session se- |
■ lectori Judgo A. D. McConnell, of this
place, for additional law judge for this
countv. Ills vote was 162 to 130 received by his opponent John B.  Steel, the |
, ex-chairman of the Republican county,
committee.
An attempt was made to pass a Quay'
resolution, but the point of order was
| made by John H. Adams, that the pas- ■
, sage of resolutions -for either Quay or I
Hastings,   would   be   Improper  as   the
1 committee's business and call was for
the   selection    ot    an    additional  law
I Judge.   It was also urged that to thus
! espouse   the  cause  of   either   political
faction might be detrimental to the In-j
J teres t of the party.
I    Dr.  Frank   R,   Cowan   put John   B.
Steel in nomination In a speech which
j was warmly applauded, and the nomination   was   seconded     in     a     forcible
1 speech by B. O. Keefer.
j    D. S. Atkinson presented the name ofj
I A.  D.  -McConnell, and  his speech was
, greeted with applause.     The   nomlna-
; tion was seconded hy James. S. Season?,
I whose remarks recommended Hastings
for chairman of the State convention
and endorsed the Governor's appoint- I
ments to the Superior court.   He then
spoke of the matchless Quay.   Bedlam
| broke   forth.    There  were cheers  and
j cries and shouts for "Quay," and then
for   "Hastings"   and   many   shnuts   of
"No."    Never in the history of Westmoreland coun ty convention* was there
such a scene of excitement.
Hon. George Plummer Blackburn, of
West Newton,  arose  and   presented  a
Quay resolution.     It flrst deplored the
factional flght in the Republican party
! as a whole In the country.
A SCENE OF CONFUSION.
In the midst of this the committee' on
election  returned  and  was announced
as ready to announce the result of the
vote.     Quiet was restored and the announced result was greeted with cheers. I
A motion was immediately made and
! carried to adjourn.     An attempt was
j then made   by  ex-Senator E.   E.   Robbins and James S. Beason to read the
! Blackburn resolutions to those present |
and have them vote upon it.    Wild ex-
citement and  confusion followed,  dur-
I ing which the legs of the table upon
which Mr. Beason had succeeded Robbins after trying a chair, in an effort
j to   command   attention,   were   broken
from under him.     He tumbled  down.
Then    enthusiastic    Quay    supporters
seized the edges of the dismantled table and  tried by holding it up to afford Beason an effective platform.but
It wouldn't work, and amid an excitement and confusion impossible to.stem,
all present passed out.
Congressman Holt was present but
took no part, altho he could not afterwards control his joy at the outcome.
Late tonight the Administration people
have given out that the entire county
delegation of six delegates will be for
Hastings.
'J ho "Ampttrlle" a Great Success.
By United Press Special Wire.
|    Washington, July 16.—The recent trial
■ of the double turret ted monitor "Am-
pltrltc" under conditions obtaining In
battle was very successful and demonstrated the superiority of the turrett
according to Captain Wise, her commanding officer, whose report was made
public by the Navy Department today.
Captain Wise's opinion of the manner
in which the ship stood the test is set
forth in the concluding paragraph of
his.report, as follows:
1 "The severity of the test and complete freedom from injury or damage
demonstrated the character of the vessel as the true type of our battle or
fighting ships and may I add that I
believe she would be more formidable
j without the superstructure."
American Horseflesh at London.
By United Press Special Wire.
London, July 16.—The Trial plate of
200 sovereigns the winner, to be sold
at auction for 400 sovereigns was won
j today by ■ A. IM. Singer's Varlgo. M.
F. Dwyer's American horse. Banquet,
who was the favorite, ran second.There
were eleven- starters. Banquet was
ridden by Simms.
The race for the selling plate of 108
sovereigns winner to be sold at auction
for  200  sovereigns,  was  won   by   Mr.
j Dwyer's American horse, Harry Reed,
j who was the favorite, and was ridden
by Simms. There were ten starters.
Harry Reed was claimed hy the owner
of another horse in the race and Mr.
j Dwyer was obliged to bid him up to
11260 guineas to keep him.
Hastings Soheinlncr lu Philadelphia.
By I'nited Fress Special Wire.
THE GREAT DEBATE IS 01,
Guld and Stiver Gross Swords at Chi;
cago Yesterday.
EX-CONGRESSMAN H0RRF0RG0LD
William II. Hur v<\v Repr
—They Will A runic for 1
or      Until Either
Gives In.
I'fieiitR -' liver
[»ht Days
By United I rest* Special Wire.
—Two men met in a
Illinois club this af-
i a spirited contest
!, one lighting for sil-
far gold with all the
     tacts and authori-
—is at their command.     One of them
waa Boswell (1. Horr, once a member
of   Congress  from   Michigan,   now   an   per hai:
editorial writer of the New York Tit   *****
bune, and the other was W. H. Ilar-
Chlcagn. July 1
little room at tin
ternoon and beg
6f national mom.
ver and th . othei
intellectual powers.
HERE'S A  PERFECT  STB ADDLE.
[Shenandoah Wonld<*lve Ihmttng* ills
Chairmanship mid Qnay His.
{ l°y United Press . pecial Wire.
Shenandoah, July 16.—The Hastings-
Republican elub endorsed th* following
resolutions at a meeting tonight.
Whereas, a struggle ls now being
made for Oovernor Hastings on the
one hand and M. S. Quay on the other
hand, and
I    Whereas, all conflicts of this charm -1
I ter have a tendency to weaken and disorganise the party, therefore.
Resolved, That while the members* of
the ITastings club of Shenandoah deprecate all movements that have a tendency to disrupt or disorganize the
party yet we deem lt our duty to the
organization and to Governor Hastings
to endorse his candidacy for chairman of the coming State convention
and further.
Resolved, that recognizing aa we do
the valuable services rendered the Republican party and the principles represented by Sena lor Quay, we deem it
Inadvisable  to   depose   him   from   the
leadership of the,party on the eve of
the most Important Pres id en-
the  party has  ever  seen,
earnestly and unequlvj
STUDENTS TALK FOR PRIZES,
Clin vies Wesley Burns, of Dickinson
College, Wins the First
CHOSE "MUSIC" AS HIS SUBJECT.
tial  cunli
we the
Ho
I*    <   ll;
Minor
'Bed w! li Defrauding
of Hundreds of Tone.
His
vey, of Chicago, author of "Coin's Fl-1 bally endorse M. S. Quay for the chair-
nancial School." Mr. Horr champion-1 m'anShlp of the State committee and
ed the gold, while Mr. Harvey threw request the delegates of this district
down the gauntlet for silver. to  the State convention  to give  him
The privilege of being present ut this -their support at the convention,
momentous   contest   was   accorded   to! —   -
few.     There wera seats for about 200 A   COAL  OPERATOR    ARRESTED,
persons in the assembly room  of ths
club house, but only a little over halt
that number were present.
Congressman  ,1.   C.  Sibley, of  Penn-1 _____________  ,
sylvania, a leader of the free silver By United i»m "pecial Wire,
forces ln the east, occupied a promt- Pittsburg. July 16.-r-Today Secretary
nent seat. He will remain during Warner of thc Miners' Organization
the debate unless business engagement-, appeared at the office of Alderman
prevent it. A man with a watch sat j Madden and made an Information
at a table near the speakers, and when* charging coal operator T. D. Stein, of
ever each had spoken eight minutes the Phoenix Mines at Idlewood with
he would tap loudly on a call bell. This 1 stealing coal from his employes. The
gave the speaker warning that he had j weighm aster. It. Marshall, employed by
two minutes more to concude his state- Stein, was also made a party to the
ment. In stages of 10 minutes each {suit and warrants were issut •!. For
the   speakers   will   prooeed   for   eight  some time tho miners have suspected
sum uel H
shall' A
t 1 uirl (
Mt. Grot
the threai
visitors  a,
ness   the
silver cup.
At ft.80
vices Wi i
Miss Emil
in a plc.-i
followed U
delphia, m
At 10 o"
tCSt    tool.
lege Glee
singing "
ora tion I-)
Dickinson
'■.Music," ;
of BuCkn
oratlon en
Constltuii'
Cornell f
oration "it
lowed by
Night," i.j
alter Whi.
high onlv
Hon. Stun
ration
^tein, ol Franklin and Mnr-
liir.led   Soo on d I'rlze-Dr.    I
U Mitchell's Illustrated
freoptlc-m   I .eel ure.
ha, July 16.—Notwithstanding
ning weather, a number of
rived this morning to wit-
inter-collcgiate contests for
i of exquisite beauty.
lock, the coll tut. chapel ser-
held   In   the   auditorium.
C. Pollock recited "Ah, Sid,"
fing and creditable manner,
> Kev. W. P. White, of Phila-
iio made a short address.
lock, the inter-colleglate con-
i ■!._.'.'. The Chautauqua Col-
t *lub opened the program by
I'wo Roses," followed by an
Charles  Wesley  Burns,   of
College, on the subject of
ifter which   Bromley Smith,
stones.     Art Is man's nature. Art made
man what he Is.     The greatest art of
man ia man himself.      Man's u
progr. ss  has been mentally.
th>
•atest
  ne  of
rllest arts of man was the art of
g fire. Man did not use flre
irst for cooking but to defend him-
from wild animate. Prima tive man
■ ivered how to make flre ly frit-
Man; domesticated flre and he
glned that this flre grew old and
from wild animals. Primitive maa
mak
at i
sell
dlP-
tion
im;
sell  _-*,_____
In his earlier stage had ao idea of the
beauty of art."     The lecture was exceedingly Interesting and instructive.
TUESDAY EVENING.
At 7.30 p. m.. Dr. Charles L. Mitchell,
of Philadelphia, the noted lecturer and
traveler,   delivered   a  pleasing  lecture I
on  "The Homes of Old  England," Illustrated   with   magnificent   stereoptl-1
con views.   The lecturer took his aud- i
fence to see the common people ln the
older English towns, and the manorsd '
granges of the country gentry, so often mentioned in prone and song. I lard-
wlcke, the home of the celebrated "Bees >
of   Hard-wlcke"    with  Its  picturesque
courtyard,  banqueting hall  and crazy
old   bail-room.    The  old   castles,   con-
way,   Caernavon,  Chef stow, Bearmins,
Lincoln  and  Winsor.    The  ruined  abbeys, of  England   Furness,   Fountains
and ivy-covered lintern.   accompanied
with a most graphic description.    Dr.
Mitchell will deliver a second lecture
on "Holland and Us People," illustrated with magnificent views, on Wednesday evening.
BRIGHTER DAYS FOR LEBANON,
Southern Furnaces Full, and the Demand Steadily Growing.
FIO IRON STILL GOING HIGHER
The Panic of *Oft Is About spent* nnd
We Mny All Look for Brighter "
Days without  Much  Waiting
--Railroad* Mast   Bny.
A gentleman thoroughly conversant |
with furnaces, who has just come tol
Lebanon   from  the   Southern   Iron   re-)
glons, with one of Lebanon's furnaces
managers, -stated  that  outside of the
Thomas Iron Company, no furnace In}
the South haa on hand a greater sup- j
ply of stock than would last 24 hours, I
and   that  It   would be impossible this
io Increase the capacity of j
s as to add to the output.
i all new material used up
14 hours'  demand,   but   the
iduct Is also sold, and none
that they were the victims of false
weights and a strict watch was set
on Stein's scales. Last week the
weights used at the mines were confiscated and officially tested by the Falr-
_ Company. The scaleman
weights fraud ul nt and
days,   using  only  the   afternoons  and
resting Sundays.
The debate was started by Mr. Horr,
who referred to the author of "Coin's!
Financial School" with some severity.
He satd he never read a book main-| banks Seal]
talning so many misstatements. pronounced th  __^
Mr. Harvey in his opening statement estimated the weight balanced the arm
contented' himself with a presentation i about 'too weight on the wrong side.
of his plan of campaign and told What This falsity required the miner to dig
he would prove. Mr. Horr wanted* to from 22 to 23 hundred weight for every
know why the names.of prominent citi- ton. There are 125 men e
zens had been used in Mr. Harvey's, Stein's mine and the frau
book, and words put into their mouths ried on under a 69 oent pe
that they had never used, to wbich Mr. j The   Information  is   made
11  University,   delivered  his) 	
"Triumph of Altruism in the Chautauqua Notes.
In."    William  P.   Belden,  of     Miss Florence 1 Heber,  of Bethlehem,
live rsity,  then  delivered   his' and Miss Ellen Gerberich, of East Han-
"Oratory and the Law." foi-J over, are the guests of Miss Bessie Meit.se
songr,   "Star   of   a   Summer I on the Chautauqua grounds.
the Chautauqua Glee Club,;    Miss  Culbertson  delighted  Chautau-
h Samuel J. Bandall, of Le- quans   on   Monday   evening   with   her
ersity,   and  son of the  late quaint and pleasing dialect selections,
ue J.  Randall, delivered his1 which were greeted with vigorous ap-
__mmm____________m^       "Education  in  the South," ; pi a use.
followed l.y the last contestant, Samuel j The members of the New York Glee
H. Stein, of Franklin and Marshall Col-i Club expressed themselves as being de-
iege, on the subject, "Education Obli-j lighted with the mountain retreat,
gatory." The Chautauqua College Glee The canine howlers caused not a little
Club sang "My Last Cigar." which was! disturbance during several of the enter-
"•'•*eted with vigorous applause, and re-■ tainments lately, which has been °"
y an encore. j annoyance to  th
zee, F. Hamilton Cushing, of'as those who des 	
in, D. C. Rev. White, of Phil- rious exercises.
and Mr. McLean, of Muncy, ■    Among  the  recent   arrivals are   thc
:   Into  consultation,   and   re-\ following:   Charles B. Shultz and wife,
result through Mr. Cushing. i Lltits,  Pa.;   Samuel  Gotwal,  Phlladel
season i'i
the furim
Not only
to within
pig iron i
is stackc   	
AUGURS WELL FOR LEBANON.     I
The Lebanon manager, to  a Report
representative stated that such a con- |
the  railroads ordering their rails for
Pennsylvania      furnaces.      Lebanon's
among th.- others.      He said that it is |
the almost daily expectation to hear of
the  railroads   ordering their  rials  for
the usual spring repairs next year, to
which orders must be added the sup-!
ply so lonj* postponed.     No large orders have heen placed for a number of
yi ars,  an !   many" of the rails now In
use have been down beyong the term of I
their natural life.     Railroads have not I
ordered heretofore simply because busi-;
ness was ;it a standstill and treasuries
freight j
ncrea
Harvey replied that his book was situ
ply an allegory, and the fact that a
little boy was put In as teacher ought
to be enough to prove to any sensible
person that this was so.
Then the speakers plunged at once
Into the thick of the flght. The ar-;
gumeat at all times was very spirited, i
and both speakers several times had
hard work to preserve their tempers.
HOLMES" _TgREAT LIAR
The   Pol I co, Xo  Longer Know   ivhn(
Statements of IIIh to Believe.
Br United Press Special Wire.
Philadelphia, July 16. — Superintendent of Police Linden stated today that
he had not heard from -Detective Geyer!
as to the finding of the bodies of the
two Pietzel girls in Toronto. Superintendent Linden ls Impressed with the
belief that Holmes Is a triple murderer
and said:
"That man Holmes Is the most Infernal liar 1 have ever heen brought
ln contact with. Holmes persisted tn
claiming that Minnie Williams had |
possession Of the Pietzel chll'ren and |
he was so much In earnest with this
statement that 1 placed confidence tn
lt and caused every clue In that direction to be worked out to Its fullest i
limit. I have not learned of the whereabouts of the woman and almost believe her to be a myth."
"In your opinion you think Pietzel
was murdered?" wan asked.
"I oertainly do and further think
that all talk ot a dummy substitute is
bosh.V
"What is your theory of the dlsap- j
pearanse of the ohildren?"
"1 think they, too, were murdered.
The motive Is plain when we look at:
the facta surrounding the case. The!
elder of the two girls identified the!
body In the oemetery as that of her j
father and upon her testimony rested j
the chance or convicting Holmes, His
willingness to plead guilty to the
oharge of conspiracy led us to think
that something must be back of the'
case."
District Attorney Graham seemed to
be displeased that the finding of the
bodies would have given so jmuch
publicity. "Holmes now (cnows as
much about the case as we do," he I
said; "for he ls given the papers I
every morning."
Mr. Graham declined to discuss the]
features of the case and was not pre-)
pared to say how he would act tn casa]
the Canada authorities demand Hctmegj
on the charge of murder.
riployed in
was carton basis.
  under   the
check-weight man law and Is the flrst
of Its kind. In event of the conviction
of the above suit the miners will enter
civil suits to recover what they have
lost through fraudulent weights, which
In the aggregate amount to hundreds
of tins of coal.
A GIRL'S SAD END.
Seduced fn Philadelphia. She Dies from
the Effects of an Abortion*
By United l-re_s Special Wire. •
Philadelphia, July IG.—Miss Mamie
Smink, a young girl of respectable
parentage who came to this city from
Shamokin and found employment here
as a book-keeper, was taken to the
hospital this morning from her boarding place suffering from the effects of
a criminal operation and fifteen minutes after she was admitted into the
Institution she died.
Later in. the day Ernest A. Wright,
an employe of a plumber's shop, was
arrested charged with being the girl's
seducer. Wright confessed to the
charge and also to that of having secured an abortion and implicated Dr.
Wm. C. Green, a negro physician, as
having performed the operation. Green
was also arrested this evening.
THE CASINO"DISASTER.
sponded
The Ji
Washing
adel ph hi
then 'wi
ported i
as follow
Charl<
prize..
Sanni'
shall, si
The-*' <i
credit u
of the ci
At 11.1
1 ivered I
on "The
special
panston
of the »
Apostles
performers as  well
to listen to the va-
W.
Burns,
H. Stein, Fr 	
ond prize.
ii'erent orations reflect great
m the various representatives
lieges which -they represented.
i, Dr. George B. Stewart de-
lie first of a course of lectures
Beginning of the Church," with
if erence to the "External Ex-
if the Church," when he spoke
iirly Churoh, the work of the
in Jerusalem, tin- persecution
the disoiples, influences which had
muoh to do with the expansion of the
Church.
_^^^^^_      Phla; Rev. W. P.  White, Phiadelphla;
Dickinson,   first i Bromley Smith, Wilkesbarre;   Rev. Ja-
| cob Weidman, Clifton Heights, Ra.; and
anklin and Mar-  Sybilla Staley, I-afayette Hill, Pa.
I Dr. A. T. Clay delivered a seminar
lecture on "The Bible and the Monuments," on Tuesday morning, at the
Forum, which was well attended.
Among the arrivals on Tuesday morning, were Mr. and Mrs, George W.
Stein, AnnvUle; Misses E. S. Brendle,
Anna Long, Mrs. A. J. Long, and Mrs.
I. W. Newcomer, Stouchsburg, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. O. B. McCurdy, of
Duncannon, enjoyed the exercises at
Chautauqua on Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. I. Calvin Fisher, pastor of St.
Mark's Refotmed Church, Lebanon, ac-
>   light.      Nl ^
traffic has so large
rl companies are
iictual needs of thei
nement   In   remedy
11consistent  with   s	
rains. "The roads must buy,"
and pig iron ls going up nigh-
Tou may be sure that
onfronled
• systems,
rag  which
mov
Tonight Dr. Charles L. Mitchell will companied by his wife, paid a visit to
deliver an Illustrated stereopticon  Iec- Chautauqua on Tuesday afternoon,
ture on "Tbe Homes of Old England." W.  H.   KehJ.   of Boyertown.  was- a
The proi;ram for Wednesday, July 17, listener at Chautauqua on Tuesday
j Is as follm
I    Auditorium.-
I Body and the
j H. Harris; i
ture and Re
Cushlng; 4 ]
em Ballets
| New  York
I trated lectin
j Mitchell;
£ p. m.,. 1
Mind," by
p. m., lecluri
glon," by Fri
m., concert,
ind Part So:
iee Club; 8
■, "Holland,"
An Offlolal Investigation to Fix   tho
Responsibility.
By Vnited Preaa Special Wire.
Atlantic City, N. J., July 16.—The official probe Into the Casino disaster was
begun today, when a committee ■ >f
Councils heard testimony for the purpose of learning If any one can he
held responsible for the accident in
permitting the social session of the
Elks to take place ln the frail structure. A party of the Casino officials
were present with thetr counsel. A
number of witnesses were examined.
All the testimony taken showed that
the building was clearly unsafe for occupation by a great number of people
and that not more than 300 persons
should have been permitted to enter
the structure. The investigation adjourned to  meet  next Thursday.
DIED AT To2 YEARS.
John  Murray Ends n Prolonged and
Interestirjs History.
Bj pnlted Preaa Speci... *Vire.
Uniontown, July
aged 102 years, die
home, near Wymps
Sunday.      He wae
16.—John Murray.
1 at his mountain
Gap, thts oounty.
the oldest man  ln
Philadelphia. J uly 16.—Governor Hastings was ln the dty today and held
quite a lengthy consultation at the
Stratford Hotel with Chris Magee. the
Pittsburg leader, and P. A. B. Weidner,
the president of the Philadelphia Traction Company. What was discussed
at the meeting of three leaders of the
anti-Quay forces could not be learned.
The Governor returned to Harrisburg
this afternoon.
Pension JPafrsuders Convicted.
By United Prena Special Wiro.
Erie, July 16.—in the United States
District Court this morning three Justices of the Peace, A. R. Troes, L. L.
Case, and C. A. W. Nason, of Townville, Crawford county, were convicted
of making false pension certificates and
certifying to the same. This Is part
a gigantio pension fraud system exposed in Crawford county recently by
Government detectives.
Hastings claims Another Victory*
By United Press Sp* cial Wire.
Harrisburg. July 16. — The Administration people are making the most of
the failure of the Westmoreland county
convention today to Instruct the delegates to the State convention to vote
for Senator Quay. They are also much
elated over their victory in Sullivan
county and declare the anti-Quay
movement has just started ,
Mrs. Samuel S. Hudson Dead.
I By United Pre?s fc'i.ecial Wire.
|    Atlantic  City,   N.   J..  July 16,—Mrs.
| Edith  E.   Hudson,  wife  of  Samuel  E.j
Hudson, a well-known newspaper man,
died   last   midnight   at   her  husband's
I cottage here.     Mrs. Hudson complain-1 - _. ,,  ta,_ .,--__ -i    z
ed of feeling indisposed several days! terrea nis property to
I ago,  but there was nothing alarming
j In her condition until  yesterday,when
I the trouble developed Into peritonitis,
when she soon become unconscious and
passed away.     Mrs. Hudson was very, -r
popular in the social circles ai Wash-1 KS*
in ton, Philadelphia, Scranton and Har-   	
j rlsburg,   where   her   husband   has   fori       -Bndeavorers Visit Plymouth.
yeara been doing newspaper work. She  By va'.ua 11»_ specialWi».
| was  a  woman   of   .rare  attmctlvenese     Plymouthi Mass., July 16.-PIymouth
£nd  fireatiy be oved by all who knew Ljreets  were  filled  today  with   Chrls-
Mabel. Tn6 aS^ ^iWvlSKS'
118 years.    The remains will be take£ to||^!^^
the county and had a very Interesting
history.      He was  born in  Maryland,
1 but came to thts State at the close of
the war of 1812.     He marched with the
1 American army across Licking Creek.
A short time before hts death he trans-
_______ Tohn Burnham
ahd his sister-in-law, who had taken
care of htm and also rode to Bruceton,
W. Va., and ordered his coffin, a black
walnut casket. Murray never had
ftoy children but raised fourteen or-
Ul of which will attend hts fu
fieral.
TUESDAY   AFTERNOON.
I    At about 4.30 o'clock'this afternoon
i a thunder storm passed over this moun-
] tain greenwood and the r&tn eame down
| ln   torrents   while   the  lecture  of   Mr.
Cushing  was in   progress.     The   rain
| was a welcome visitor since it was the
flrst rain of any consequence since thej
opening  and  the  dust  was  becoming
disagreeable.
At 1.30 Dr. Richards delivered a very
pleasing  after-dinner   talk  on   "Adam I
j and  Eve."
At 2 o'clock, ln the Foruui, Prof. H.
W. Elson delivered his leoture on "The
I Great Political Duel between the North!
• and   the   South,   preceding   the   Civil
j War."     Among other things he said:I
"The time for the duel had come and
, they must now grapple in deadly grasp.
The cause for this contention was not
| a new one.      It   was believed the Missouri  compromise would bring rest to
the   country   on   the   slavery   question
' for about 16 years."     William L. Garrison and the Influence he wielded were
touched. "The people began to see slavery encrouching upon the North and
there was a Sentiment tn the North that
it Would   he of untold   danger  to. the j
vitals of the nation.     There were va- [
I rious causes for the differences between
North and South.      After the passage
| of the Kansas-Nebraska bill the ques-
I tton arose among the people—will   w>
! submit to it?     The Republican part..
was founded.    The flrst convention me
Philadelphia In 1856,  and  Fremont
This was a serious
start.     Buchanan wai
he Democrats and wai
Brown and the Lincoln
was   dwelt   upon   ai
isth.     "The contest o
s nominated and elect
the last of a coursj
^^^^^^^ Among those from Harrisburg In at
scture, "The j tendance on Tuesday wer^Rachael Hol-
Presldent J. Hn#er, Mra Martin Bucher,. K." V.
"Zuni Ciii- ■ K'elker, A. A. Graydon and E. Keller.
nk Hamilton The following from Lebanon were
"Great Mod- among those in attendance at the con-
igs," by the cert of New York English Glee dub:
p. m„ illus- R. H. Graeff, Miss Mary S. Roedel,
by Dr. C. L. Rev. W. E. Stahler and wife. Rev. C.
I B. Cross and wife,. Rev. Toensmeiner,
Mrs.   A.   Hess,   Mrs.   Geo.   D|   Krause,
Miss Myra JRobson, Misses Uhler, H. E.
Davis and Arthur Guilford.
Senator Osbourne, of Philadelphia, is
on a visit to Chautauqua.
THE POUR O'CLOCK CLUE
It May Evolve Into Two Rival Teams—
The Oame Yesterdny.
The Four O'clock club met as usual
on Tuesday afternoon. Two sides were
selected—those living on the north and
south sides of Cumberland street—forming the respective sides. The game had
hardly got started when lt began to
rain and those present retired from the
field. While waiting for the car a
discussion arose as to the superiority
of the base ball is ts of each side of
Cumberland street, which may possibly
lead to something interesting in the
future. It fs .highly . probaile that
north and south side Cumberland street
clubs wlll be organised, professional
pitchers procured and the question of
superiority set at rest. Base ball is
not dead in Lebanon by' any means,
altho It would appear so to some people.  ^	
Amputation Performed.
Dr. A. J. Riegel returned home on
Tuesday evening from Hahnemann
hospital where he accompanied Mr. C.
F. A. Schmidt,' of 518 North Eighth
street.to have the latter's left leg amputated above the knee. Theoperatton was
performed by Prof. W. B. Van Len-
nape at - o'clock, and Dr. Riegel stated
to a representative of the Report that
It was certainly satisfactory and that
the patient was doing as well as can
be' expected.
j.   tf Held for t'onrt.
Chief of Police Ringler on Tuesday
evening received the intelligence from
County Detective Spitler, of Dauphin
county,   that   Fred   Hartlok,   captured
and othe
• m1 rallr.
with the
a postpi
will be
ment of
said he, '
er and higlu...     —--  .	
Scranton will get its share to supply,
and that means full ca -city for every
furnaoe in sight or connection with the
Cornwall nre banks. The panic of '93
ls about spent, and we may all look
for brighter days without long waiting."
MT. GRETNA CAMPMEETING.
Proffrmn fbr the tomlns Assemblage.
Autrust .1-15.
The Mt. Gretna Campmeeting of the
Eaat Pennsylvania Conference of the
I'nited Brethren In Christ, in Mt. Gretna
Park, will open on August 6th to continue to August 15 th.
Among the prominent speakers who
will participate, will be Bishop E. 13.
Kephart, D. D., LL.D., Baltimore, Md.;
ex-Bishop J. Dickson, 0. D., Chambersburg. Pa.; and Bishop J. W. Hott, D.
D., LL.D.
The special days will be as follows:
Saturday, Aygust 10th, a. mr, Sunday
School, and p. m.. Woman's Missionary
Day. The former in Charge of Rev. C.
J. Kephart, D. D., oC Annville, Field
Secretary of the 1 Vii nsyl vania State
Sabbath School Association, and to be
addressed by Nathan C. Schaeffer, esq.,]
State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and others. .Mrs. L. K, MUler,
president of the Parent Association 1 My
ln Ohio, and Miss Patterson will address the Woman's Missionary Society.
The music wlll be in charge of Prof.
and Mrs. J. J. Lowe, who met with such
great favor last year during the campmeeting.
Sucbc.S-.fnt Fishtnir Party.
The Sea Isle correspondent of the
Philadelphia Times has the following
to say of the outing of Fresident Judge
Ehrgood, Maj. B. F. Mean, Maj. Grant
Weidman and George B.  Schock, esq;
"The fishing still remains good and
the yachts at Towns-nd's inlet have
been kept busy taking parties outside
to the buoy In search of fish. One of
the successful parties yesterday was
composed of Major Grant Weidman,
Prothonotary B. F. Hean. Judge A. W.
Ehrgood and Ex-City Solttor Qeorge B,
Schock. all of Lebanon, Pa. Tliey
went out from Townsend's Inlet in the
sloop yaoht Ruby May and In several
hours caught over 100 fine flsh, among
them being nearly fifty bluefish. Judge
Ehrgood, who presides over the Lebanon courts, never saw such fine fishing, and all of the party were so highly
elated over their catch that they wiil
make many more trips to sea before
the seasons ends."
was nominat
blunder at the
nominated by t
elected." , John
Douglas delta t-
considerable lei
1860, Lincoln wi
ed."      This \va 	
of lectures by Prof. Elson, which
proved very popular among Chautauquans, ^M	
At 9.30 o'clock the New York English'west
Gree club delighted Chautauquans witl
the following program consisting of romantic music of many lands:
prelude—" Day Break, (English), Gle*
club.
Song—"The Muleteer of Tarrago^e*         	
(Spanish),Frederick Reddall.  =—=—■ •
Quartet—"Come,      Dorothy,      Come" The. Rescue's New Carriage.
(Swablan), Glee club. The Rescue Hose Company will meet
Ballad—"Spring Time" (German),Miss  this (Wednesday) evening at 8 o'clock
Bradley. to prepare for the proper reception of
Quartet—"Bugle     Song"     (English),  thetr carriage.      Preparations are  being made to select suitable stabling for
this city, on the charge of fel-
nious assault an-d attempting highway
robbery upon Lee Philips at Steelton,
had a hearing before Justice Bobb at
Steelton. He was held to answer at
the next term of court and recommitted to the oounty prison.
He*
club.
Philadelphia for Interment.      	
Swallowed   Laudanum on   the   spot.
By United Press Special Wire.
Pottsville, July 16.—A mau supposed
to be Patrick Green, of Carbondale,
attempted suicide here today. He entered a drug store and purchased an
ounce of laudanum, which he at once
swallowed in the presence of the druggist.
Physicians were summoned and they
administered emetics.    He will recover.
Postmasters   Appointed.
By ratted Press Speoial "Wire.
Washington, July 16.—Fourth-class
postmasters, were today appointed aa
follows: Pen nsy I van la.—M rs. E. J.|
Knock, Copella, vice J. F. Knecht, resigned ; A. C. GodShalk, Kreldersyllle,
vice, F. C. Kern, resigned.
..Maj. Grant Wetdman attended to
professional business in Reading on
Tuesday af terdnoon*
and delegates from Wisconsin, Illinois,
and other States. They were shown
about town by local Endeavorers and
clergymen. The parties congregated at
plymounth Rock and sang "America."
A Family Horribly Murdered.
By United Pro-s Specal   Wire.
Havana, July 16.—At Cayajabos, near
Artemis, tn this province late last
night a family comprising a man, three
women and two girls, were attacked bv
live negroes and brutally murdered.
Two other persons were also seriously
wounded by the negroes who were pursued and captured by the. Civil guard.
Hustings to Visit Cape May.
By United   Press f-'pecial "Wire.
Cape May, N. J.. July 16.—Governor
Hastings, of Pennsylvania, has accepted an invitation for himself and staff
to visit Cape May during the present
jveek.
Ballad—"Irish   Folk   Song'    	
Mr. Fellows.
Duetts (a) "O Wert Thou in the Cold
Blast," (b) "Bonnie Doon," Miss Bradley and Mi*s. Irving.
Ballad—"Patrla" (German), Mrs. Irving.
Finale—"My Old Kentucky Home"
(American), Glee club.
The Ne\v York English Glee club are
(Celtic), j the strawberry roan»j^^^
the carriage comes a competent driver;
wlll train the horses for active work.
Hi- Hsd His Breakfast.
Samuel  Nagle,  with whom  the late
John Whitman boarded,   takes exception  to the statement that the latter
went to work broak fasti ess on the fa-
  I tai morning.     He declares that in his
I great favorites with Chautauquans,who | presence   the   deceased   ate   a   hearty
turned   out  en  masse  to  hear  them breakfast before going to his work,
whenever they appeared. — ■■- **-*———
J    At   4.15  p.   m.  Mr.   Frank  Hamilton The Last Cloth Barooved.
I Cushing,   of   Washington,   D.   C,   de-!    Sanitary  Policeman  Snyder has  relive red   his   lecture  on   "Ancient  Arts  moved the green cloth from the rcsl-
and  Artisans of America."      In  part dence of George W. Smith, 320 fWalnut
he said:  "We find  stone arrow heads j street.    This was the last green cloth
and stone heads which are represents-
j tive of more than only the Indian. The
study of these is but the study of our
own history.     Man began In a simple
condition.     He had not the use of arts.
I An animal cannot think rationally and
I consequently cannot do what man 	
do.   Man   developed   wonderfully  from I Marysville, Perry county, for th
the simple things,     Man made no tools] pose  of   Ashing   in .the   Susqu
j up and the city is again free from
tagious diseases.
Left on a Flshlne Trip.
Rev. Fatlu-r Adam Christ. James T.
I McGovern,  J.   H.   Loehle fend  several
_ I others  left on Tuesday afternoon for
fTom I Marysville, Perry county, ft
tools {pose   of   Ashing   in .the   Su
at  first   but  simply   used  sticks   and'They will return home today.
Will Deliver Lectures:
Hon. Henry Houck, of this city, Deputy State Superintendent of Public Instruction, will attend the Pennsylvania
School of Methods, Science, etc., at
Joanna Heights, from the 17th to the
30th of July, and deliver lectures daily.
The schools open on Wednesday.
The purpose of the schools Is to teach
the methods of teaching, hence It is
adapted praclpally to teachers who are
anxious to better understa nd the secret of imparting knowledge to others.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction N. C. Schaeffer is one of the
faculty.      	
P. O. S. of A. Membership.
State Vice President S. L. Brown, of
the order of Sons of America, states
that reports already in show that of
600 Camps, 493 have sent in their reports. Of these, 310 Camps show a gain
of 6,560; 160 show a loss of 1,828; while
23 show no change In membership. The
net gain thus far fs 4,322, and the present membership is 51,93E»,with 167 Camps
yet to hear from.
Will IIolii Quarterly conference.
Rev. B. J. Smoyer, presiding elder,
Harrisburg district, United Evangelical church, will hold a quarterly conference in. the United Evangelical
church. Myerstown, on Saturday evening, July 20th. Communion will be
administered on Sunday foi lowing.
;o a X-Srge Audience.
Henry, son of Rev. E.
Later   of    the   Lutheran
  ove, preached to a large
audience In his father's pulpit on Sunday evening. He is a nephew of R. G.
Scarlett and wife, of this city, and
gives promise of a bright future in the
piil pit.
Elected Base Ball Mannger.
/Thomas Conrqy wffs elected manager!
of the Pottsvllltf base ball club, under
Its re-organizflftion, on Monday night.
Conroy will play second base, and held
that bag with the Lebanon base ball
* club, while tn the State League.
Pre
ii ch. <1 t
Rev.
George
S.   Hei
ny.    pa
church.
Plnegn
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Wodno^lcwu
For Eastern Pennsylvania and Maryland, fair, preceded by showers in the
early morning, warmer; southerly
winds.
For Western Pennsylvania, fair, except showers near the lakes, warmer in
northern portion; southerly winds.
Xow York Herald's Forecast.
New York, July 17.—In the Middle
States and New England today partly
cloudy, warmer weather wtll prevail
with fresh and light, variable winds,
mostly easterly and southerly, preceded
hy rain on and near the coasts and
followed by clearing weather with the
approach of the western warm wave.
On Thursday In both of these sections
fair, warmer and sultry weather will
prevatd with maximum temperature
from 85 to 00 or more in this section
except on the sea coast and Lake
shor.-, southerly to westerly winds prevailing and on Friday, hot, sultry
weather, followed by local thunder
sn i ms. 	
C0LEBR00KS NEW ROASTER.
A New Device to Save Fuel and Labor
and Increase Product
Superintendent Baker, of the Colebrook furnaces of the Lackawanna Iron
and Steel Company, Is erecting near
No. 2 a new Davis ore roaster, which.
When oompleted and in proper running
order, will, It is claimed, roast 200 tons
of ore in 24 hours. Nearby stands a
gas generator—the gas made from an-
thvacite coal, "buckwheat" being used
—which ls at present temporarily connected with one of the old style roasters, which under the new process prepares about 50 tons of ore per 24 hours.
The new roaster, which is much larger
than any of the old pattern, is differently shaped and constructed. It is 22
fet t diameter at the base, and 14 at the
top. The base Is built up six feet with
brick, upon which rests the 34 feet of
Iron and firebrick, cone shaped. A vertical hoist to be 56 feet high. Is being
built alongside,the project being to feed
the roaster as is the furnace. From the
north side of the construction rises a
gas stack affording draft to the roasting ore and a vent for the sulphur
fumes. A great advantage claimed
for the new device is that no coal is
mixed with the ore, thus economizing
the fuel and doing away with the necessity for a flux in the furnace for the
coal ash. Thts is a small item, maybe,
but one that close competition now.i-
days makes necessary. The new Davis
patent answers the purposes of the oil
roaster while saving the cost of the oil.
Mr. Baker, the superintendent, states
that the erection of the new roaster, is,
so far as his company is concerned, an
experiment. If it does what is claimed
for it, others will be erected, and, when-
the Colebrook furnaces are enlarged or
additional furnaces built, the owners
will know what roasters to adopt. The
hoist wlll be a great labor-saving apparatus, and less handling will be the
order.
MT. LEBANON CAMPMEETING.
Will Open on Tuesday. July 30th, an.
Continue to August sth.
The United Brethren campmeeting.
Of the Reading district. East Pennsylvania Conference,will open on Tuesday
July 30, and continue until August if.
It will be held on the grounds of tin
M t. Lebanon Association, about tw b
miles north of this City.
The association has given the contract to Frick, Weigelt *& Co. to do
cement work at the different wells from
which the supply of water Is obtained.
There are also improvements being
made to a number of cottages as well
as to the grounds In general. Presiding Elder Wm. H. Uhler, of this city,
will have spiritual charge of the campmeeting, assisted by the different pastors of the district. The prospects are
that an Increased number of tents will
he erected this year.
Tendered it Surprise.
A large number of young folks last
evening assembled at the home at Miss
Lizzie Frey from whence they proceeded to the home of Miss Jennie
Saultzer, on Weidman street. The latter young lady was much surprised as
a matter of course, but heartily welcomed the guests and entertained tnem
In a most hospitable manner. Social
ga'mcs, music and dancing were Indulged in, after which the inner man
was given attention. All delicacies of
the season decked the festive board
and a-general good time was enjoyed.
The party retired to their homes at a
late hour.
Tuesday Evening Trolley   Excursion.
The trolley excursion, from this ciyt
over the Lebanon & Annville street
railway on Tuesday eventng, started
from this city at 7.30 o'clock with the
Grand Central band occupying car 10,
and the excursionists car No. 22. The
flrst run was made to Annville, returning to this city at 9 o'clock; thence to
Avon and return, and thence north,
west and east and return to the cor-
ne of Eighth and Cumberland strect-V
Bostou  Echo Meetin*.
A Boston Echo meeting wfll be held
In the St. Paul's Evangelical church on
Sunday evening at which a report will
he   received   from   the   delegates   who
I were sent to the convention of ihe
Young   People's   Society   of   Christian
! Kndeavor, held at Boston last week.
The meeting is expected to be a very
enthusiastic meeting and an invitation
is extended to all to be present.
Fur in Sold by the Nherifl*.
A tract of 24 acres and 138 percher
of land, partly situated in Mlllen ck
township, this county, and partly lp
Heidelberg township, Berks county,
was sold by Sheriff Farenbach.of Berks*
county. A. G. Green, esq., attorney*
was the purchaser, at $600.
Huudny School Picnic*
The Union Sunday school, of Richland, will hold Its annuaJ picnic iu
Selbert's grove, on Saturday, July "?.
The Metropolitan band, of Richland*
will furnish the music.
Died! of Brain Fever.
Miss Gertie Sharply, died at the residence of Elmer Burns, 23 North Third
Btreet,  of brain fever,  aged  28 years.
Her funeral will  take place
nesday afternoon.
26  years,
o_.|V-<i
Ratnrned to Work.
The cigarmakers who went out *>n *
Strike at M. K. llouck's manufactory
on Monday, have returned to work,
Mr.Houck granting the concession asked  by the employees.
The Lust   Day,   •
I    Thursday,  July   is,   is   the  last   day
j for paying the assessment lately laid
by   the  Firemen's  Aid  Association  c*
1 this citv.