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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-13
Big FIRE IN PHILADELrHIA.
Fearful Scenes IN u Burning FactOry-Opcr.
atives Fatally IDjured.

Fearful Scenes IN u Burning FactOry-Opcr-
atives Fatally IDjured.
Charles Fl. Landenberger's mill, owned
by Joseph Harvey, at No. 1717 Randolph
street, Philadelphia was burned last
night. The fire broke out ut about 4
quarter to ten o'clock. An officer noticed
that there seemed to be something pecu-
liar about the electric lights and in another
moment the three upper floors seemed to
become suddenly 4 mass of smoke and
flame. The neighbors rushed to the
building and saw the operatives at the
windows on the third and fourth floors.
They called to the girls not to jump, as q
ladder would be brought, but several Of
the girls sprang from the windows. Matte
COnlan, Frederick kreth, George Dough-
erty, Henry Mormon, Joseph Reynolds
and an unknown girl were badly burned
about the face and arms, and were taken
to St. Mary's hospital, where their injuries
were pronounced dangerous, the patients
without exception having suffered inter-
nally. Matilda Shultz, Annie Miller,
Samuel Lapham, George II. Hutton. Kate
Shafer, Lizzie Franks, Annie Brady,
Michael Larkin and an unknown man were
also injured, but not so severely. They
were taken home. Joseph Glazier is miss
ing. There was a double stairway back
and front, but no fire escapes. The loss
is estimated at $40, 600, with an insurance
of s50,O0O. At midnight tho fire was
under control. The two girls at St. Mary's
hospital were likely to die before morning.
The shrieks Of the poor creatures in the
building when their escape was cut off were
heartrending. Most of them jumped to
the sidewalk below and few escaped by
the elevator rope. There were some thirty
five persons in the building ut the time of
whom twelve were females. Tho excite
ment iii the neighborhoOd is intense. 1t is
believed there are some of the operatives
buried in the ruins.
The fire is supposed to have originated
from sparks from the electric light firing Il
lot of material Oh the second floor. One
girl is reported to have been killed outright
by striking the iron steps, and at least
twenty of the employees are injured. 1t is
believed that one half Of those Injured will
die.
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LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

The British steamer Corsica, from Lon
don for Bombay, has fOundcrcd off Cape
Roca. Part of the crew were drowned.
Tho National Observation-Disclosures party
in New York have decided to organize for
the campaign and issue an address to the
public.
The new Michigan fire relief commits.
sion state that they have an abundance of
clothing on hand, but need money, quilts
and blankets.
"A fire at Conyers, Georgia, destroyed
the cotton warehouse Of J. A. Stewart
and several stores, causing 4 loss Of $50,
600.
The famous railroad case of Barnes VS..
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail-
road company, concerning the redemption
of S., 900, 900 worth of bonds. has been de-
cided in favor of the defendants.
Henry B. White, secretary of the Boston
Shoe and Leather insurance company is a
defaultcr for s15,GOO. White has been
secretary of that cOmdany for fifteen years
and is also president of the Boston Pro-
tective department. He left for New York
on Monday night.
The grand lodge of Delaware, l. O. o. F.,
concluded it's animal meeting yesterday
by clecting the following officers master,
A. r. Fell deputy master, T. w. Ralph {;
warden, Alex. Guthrie secretary, l. w.
Hallam !: treasurer, r. II. Ewbanks !;
marshal. NJ. d. Crossan representative
to grand lodge, j. J. Gallagher.
An agent Of tho secret service division
telegraphs the arrest an Tuesday, atGuth-
rie, KY, of Newton II. McEae, William
l.. Tindle and J. D. Duffel for dealing in
counterfeit silver coin. One hundred and
thirty counterfeit silver dollars were found
in Duffeps possession. They were all
heavily armed and resisted desperately.
Heavy rains in tho Northwest have
caused floods in the Wisconsin and Black
rivers. The Wisconsin river is flowing
over the railroad track at Wausau to a
depth of nearly five feet. At Stevens
Point the dykes have been ordered to be
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-13
THE CHICAGO CUNVENriON.
Insulting Message From Cunkling 10 Gen
Garfield.

Insulting; Message From CU,,kling 10 Gen.
Garfield.
Grand Rapids (Iich.) Times, Oct. G.
The Dayton (Ohio) Journal mentions a
little incident of the Chicago convention
which seems to show that Senator Conk-
ling foresaw the outcome from nearer the
beginning than maEy others. 1t was an
incident in which Conkling and Garfield,
one for Grant and the other for Sherman,
were the characters, and is related as fol-
lows:
"Among The late President Gariield's s
papers will probably be found little
memorandum from Roscoe Conkling to
him in pencil, written in the hall of the
national convention, ut Chicago, in about
these words:
"MY DEAR GARFIELD If thcro is to
be Il dark horse in this convention, there
is no person whom would prefer before
yourself. CONKL1NG.
The reply was
"MY DEAR CONKLING There will be
no dark horse in this convention. l am
for Sherman. J. A. GARFIELD"
This was pending the great struggle
and just before tho great tornado which
carried Garfield into the prcsidency-and
the grave.
Our esteemed contemporary must need
forcsO such pleasure Us it may derive from
faucying that "Conkling foresaw the out
come We were fortunate enough to
have been present at the Chicago cOnven-
ton, and to have seen tho incident which
gave rise to the above item. Conkling-
arrogant, able, presuming, peacocky and
plucky-was trying to throttle all opposi-
tiOn by passing a gag law binding all dele.
gates to support the nominee of the con-
ventiOn. A delegate from West Virginia
he who replied to the snecring inquiry rs
to his identity made by tho turkey gobbler
from New York by saying that he was the
man who made u hundred speeches for
Hayes in the last campaign while Conkling
was making but One-opposcd tho motion.
but just before it was put Gen. Garfield
came to the front aud mado his famous
plea for peace. The waters were troubled
for a time, but the oil poured by the polite
senater.elect from Ohio quicted them
and the motion was withdrawn.
1t was at this moment that Conk-
ling turned to Garfield q face flaming with
Indignation and impudence. AS the gen
eral took his seat with the Ohio delegation
Conkling impetuously pulled from his
pocket card and wrote something on it.
Calling page he sent the card to Gar
field, who glanced over it, tore it into
pieces and threw them upon the floor.
Having noticed the affair, We we're curious
about the contents of tho card, and when
the convention adjourned explained to a
journalistic friend, who was upon the floor
of the house, the circumstances. He found
the card. Upon it was the single sentence
with no address or signature
&C Is this the dark horse putting himself
forward q"
The occurrence made a marked impress
sion upon us at the time, and since then
we have narrated it upon several occa
sions. We tell the story again only be-
cause it is being presented in distorted
light by seve raj contemporaries.
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THE NEW YOBK DEMOCRACY.
Declaration of Principles" Reform Il Ne
cesSary.''

Declaration OF Principles-" Reform Is Ne
cessary."
The committee on resolutions in the
New York Democratic state convention.
after pledging the party to the principles
set forth by the New York state Demo-
cracy in 1874, 1875 and 1876, and to those
of the St. Louis convention, repeat the
declaration that the people were defraud-
ed of the fruits Of victory in the election
of 1875, and assert that they were also de-
frauded by the fragrant corruption in the
election Of 1880.
Reform throughout the federal admin
istration is still necessity. The contin.
uing disclosures of new and hitherto con-
cealed plundering of the peoples fund by
inner Rings in the treasury, the postoffice,
and the interior departments demonstrate
that reform is now more than ever ne
cessity.
1t remains likewise for the Democracy
of the state of New York, and it is their
political duty to resume and carry on to a
successful completion the great measures
and policy Of administrative reform began
in 1874.
The resolutions denouncc the assassina
tiOn of the president as crime against
authority, against free institutions, and
against humanity. They renew the de-
maud for the refunding of the national
debt, declare gold and silver to be the
legal tender and basis Of all money medi-
ums, aud insist upon the payment of prin
cipal and interest of every dollar Of public
Indebtedness.
REIMBURSEMENT is Reputation" The
act Of the Northern Republican leaders in
giving the support of that party to re-
pudiatiOn in Virginia. Mississippi, Mime
sofa and other states is national disgrace,
dangerous as Il precedent, and destructive
of the public credit.
We demand Il thorough and immediate
investigation into the star route and other
frauds upon the Federal treasury, and a
vigorous prosecution, already too long de
layed, of all the participants. both high
and low.
The money stolen by these plunderers
from the treasury was used as corrup
tiOn fund i'll the last presidential election.
The Ticket.
For Secretary Of State-William Pur.
cell, Of Monroe.
For Controller-tieorae III. Lapham, of
Yates.
For Attorney General-Roswell \. Par
menter. of Rensselaer,.
For State Treasurer-Robert A. Max
well, of Geneseo
For State Engineer and Surveyor-Thos.
Evershed, of Orleans.
For Judge Of Court of Appeals
tus Schoonmaker, .ir., of Ulster.
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THE SCHOOL BOARD.
Special MeetinS-ActiOn Relative to the
Death Of David hartman.


A special meeting Of the board of direc-
| tors Of Lancaster city school district was
held last night to take action relative to
the decease Of David Hartman, late 4
member OF the board.
President Warfel was in the chair and
the secretary being absent, Mr.. Westhaef-
fer was chosen secretary pro tenn.
The roll was called and the following
members We're present
Messrs. Baker, Brencman. Erisman,
Hartman J. l., jackson, Johnston, Lever
good. Marshall. McComsey, Morton, Rich.
ards, Samson. Schmid. Slaymaker Smcych,
Spurrier, Westhaetfer, Wilson, Zecher
Christian. Zecher Geo. w., Wariel, presi
dent.
The president stated the object of tho
meeting, whereupon DR.. Leversood moved
that committee of three, of which Mr..
McComsey be chairman, DO appointed to
report the sentiments of the board regard
ing the sad event that had called the
board together
The motion was adopted and the chair
appointed Messrs. McCumsey, Lcver:ood
aud Baker said committee.
The committee retired for consultation
and daring their absence Alderman Spur
rier moved that the board attend the
funeral in Il bo,y.
On the return of the committee Mr..
McCOmsey presented the following re-
port :
This board has learned with profound
sorrow of the death of our esteemed asso-
ciate, David Hartman.
Death has thus suddenly removed from
among US Il member who filled with tidel-
ity the responsible trust he held, who was
always deeply interested in the prosperity
of our schools, careful and thorough in
the investigation Of all subjects requirin.
his attention, and clear and courteous in
tho discussion of questions under debate.
Io gave to the service Of this board his
best judgement and capacity for the period
OF twenty-five years. and leaves to us the
fragrant memory of an association during
all these years unmarried by any variation
from his usual habits of courtesy and kind.
ness.
AS u man, Mr.. Hartman vas gentle and
upright as :: citizen, enterprisin. and
clear sighted as business man, honor
able and conscientious, and as
director, intelligent and enthusiasts.
tic. TO his friends. true and
warm-heartcd, to his family, aflectionate
and indulGent, to his church, loyal and
liberal. His whole character was filled
and rounded with virtues, excelIencies
and capabilities. which fitted him to
a,torn every station he occupied.
lie leaves an example to bs emulatcd,
character t" he admired and name to be
revercd. Therefore,
Res0lred, That rs a mark of respect for
tho memory of our late esteemed fellow
member, this board will attend the frl.
neral in body.
Resolred, That these proceedings be Ell
tered upon the minutes of the board, and
that Il copy Of them be transmitted, by
the secretary. to the family of the de-
ceased.
The report WAS unanimously adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Morton the board ad-
.journed to meet ut . o'clock Thursday p.
m. to attend tue funeral,
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Won S2.jOO.OOO.

Foxhall, Mr.. Keene's horse, was booked
to win two aud a half millions on Tuesday
in England, and it was done. Foxhall is
Kentucky horse, and is considered the
handsomest and best three-year-oldi in the
world. He won the Paris grand prize, the
Grand Duke Michael stakes and the
Cesarewitch, all this year, and is entered
to run in the Cambridgcshire race. Fox
hall is more purely American than Iro.
quOis, and is named after Mr.. Keene's
son. Mr.. Keene's personal winnings are
over half million dollars on yesterday 3
race, and his friends also had large gains,
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HAGUE'.S MlNSTI,ELS.
y Fine Performance Last Night.

fRC performance Last NlShts
The performance Of IIaguo's British
minstrcls ut Fulton opera house last even
ing justified all the high anticipations of q
thoroughly refined entertainment, assured
by the advance notices. From an artistic
and musical point OF view the troupe is
the best minstrel organization that has
ever visited this city. The great speciality
of the performance is the first part, which
Introduces music, both vocal and instru-
mental, of 4 high character, the absence
OF namby pAmby sentimental songs being
especially notable. The character OF the
ing, which comprised only small portion
Of the admirably arranged programme
81 fear no foe' (PinsutD, "HarI. the
Drum, - "The Scout" (Campanie), "Tho
Smuggler, '''rhc Carrier Dove (Bayley),
"The Isle that's Crowned with Sham
rock" Of. Bakcr). selections from Ern-
am" and many others that might DO nen
toned. In u numb,r of the Selections
thcrcwere accompanying cadenzas upon the
violin, flute, oboe, or other Instruments,
very artistically executed and which lent
an additional charm to the rich feast of
music. All the pieces were rapturOusly
applauded, but no encores being allowed,
the programme was thus extended to
pleasing length. A striking feature even
i'll the comic songs, which were likewise
very clevcrly rendered, was the total alb
sence of negro hunOr as cuStonIarily dc
lineatcd in minstrel performances,
the end men supplying the deficiency
with some real Old-fas!lioncd Irish
wit which the 5lackcncd faces of the
performers rendered somewhat incongru-
GUS but not u whit less funny. There were
a number of good features, but uothin.
strikingly novel, liz the sce,nd part, i'll
cludius Wheatley and Tr:ynor's sketch of
two harvest men returning to Ireland after
Il successful harvest season in England
Prof Woolllead's s musical act, Billy Rich
ar,lson's speech, Fred. Mathews grotesquo
dance, high kicking and facial contortions.
Prof. Wallacc's limitations OF birds and
animals, and the Wises les Deux Dia-
bles" in their act fantastiquc, which was
simply marvellous, and closed 4 programme
Of rounded proportions and very cycn
merit. The audience was very fair one
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EDAIUNDS'S EMULATION.
Denounced by Decent Journals.

Denounced by Decent Journals.
Philadelphia Inquirer, Rep.
Senator Edmunds, dazzlcd by the flash
of his own wit, permitted his wiser, bet
ter Judgment to be blinded by it when he
permitted himself to declare to the Senate
that the position of president pro ten. of
That body would be in tho hands of the
Democrats prize s" won in the lottery of
assassination" The phrase was brilliant :;
but it was not true, and Senator Vest was
just in retorting that The foul lips of
the assassin who had struck down the
president had upon them no invocation for
Democratic success, but tho invocation
had been for q faction of the Republican
party
"A Republican Lottery.
n. Y. World Dem.
LOTTERY of Assassination is good
very good. But why should Senator Ed
munds rail ut the Democrats for winning
4 prize in the lottery of assassination ?'
1t was Republican lottery, was it not !?
1t was organized by a Republican of the
name of Guiteau, was it not? Is Senator
Edmunds unhappy because he expected II
Republican to win the prize Gin the lot
terry Of assassination Was the lottery
of assassination planned in order that q.
Republican might win tho prize in it :?
Does Senator Edmunds know this? II hc
docs, will he kindly name the Rcpublican n
who was selected to win this ghastly
prize?
Entirely too Smart.
Philadelphia Evening Tclegr. pl, Rep.
Senator Elmunds is a very able man,
but he has the unhappy faculty of being u
constitutional sneerer. One Of his favOritc
weapons of warfare is sneer. Many
times this unpleasant habit has justly pro-
vOked the wrath of it's victims in debate,
Us we'll as excited public prejudice, and
yesterday the senator had the bad taste to
aim snecr directly ut the people, sarcas-
tically referring to the constitutional
views of the populacc. Such an auto
cratic and supcrciliOus expression from the
ministerial benches in the German Parlia-
ment or the Spanish COrtcz, whence the
people are looked down upon with con-
tempt, would attract unpleasant attention,
and i'll the American congress it
is entirely out of place. Besides,
the Senate galleries are not the
resort of the ignorant and depraved
rabble. No doubt the personnel of the
same upon this occasion compared favor
ably in honest intelligence with the floor
of the chamber. Tho demonstration so
bitterly alluded to by Slr. Edmunds was
out of ort:cr, and was quickly suppressed,
but in snccriny at those who made it the
iratc senator from Vermont snecred at the
American people, gratuitously offending
the sovereign power in 4 republic, and the
incident will not soon be forgotten. 1t
has increased the already wide gulf be-
tween Mr.. Edmunds and the people, and
may turn up at some future time to plague
him sOrcly.
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TIE HOMGOPATHS.

Phys,ciaDs ON the State of Fubiic Health.
The regular meeting of the homeopathic
medical society was held yesterday at the
Office Of DR.. F. NJ. Harry, in NJ. JOY.
There was good attendance although the
weather was very inclemcnt. DR.. r. +.
Fran:z, of this city, presided. Reports
from members from different parts of the
county show an unusual amount Of ma
larial and typhoid feyers prevailing. DIR.
Huebner, of this city. reports an abatc-
ment of diphtheria ut Lititz, where he had
4 large number Of cases at our last meet
ing. The meeting adjourned to convene
at Lancaster January II.
Mrs. Harry furnished the members with
Il sumptuous repasv, to which they did
justice.
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,
NEIGHBOKHOOD NEWS,



The Pottsyille gas company yesterday,
reduced the price of gas from 50 80 to
S2.25 per thousand cubic feet, with 10 per
cent off for prompt payment.
The fifty-second annual meeting of the
East Pennsylvania eldership of the Churcl,
of God, will be held at Mechanicsburg,
commencing next Wednesday. The open
ing sermon will be delivered by Rev. G.
Price. A large attendance is expected.
The senior class of Pennsylvania college
are now on their annual mineralOSical tour
of inspection. They go by way of Johns,
town, and will visit the Bessemer steel
works, Cambria iron works and coal
mines, thence to Lock Haven, Williams
port aud Watkins Glen, returning by way
of Sunbury. There are twenty-four stu
dents in the class and they are accompan-
led by Mr.. Bridenbaush, professor of
science. They expect to be absent about
Il week
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opened to avert serious disaster. The
Black river has risen eight feet in twenty
four hours. and is flooding the surround
ing country.
l.. Rosenfeld. travelling agent for St.
Louis jewelry firm, left Mexico. Missouri,
for Centralia, on freight train on Tues
day night. When he reached Centralia
his trunk, which had been placed in box
car, was missing. He procured assist
ance, walked back over the track andr
about ten miles from Centralia, found the
trunk, broken open and robbed of about
81, 500 worth of valuable.
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The ElectiONS,

The latest returns from Ohio Indicate
that the Republicans have carried both
branches of the Legislature, and that Gov.
Fosters plurality may exceed $1,000.
The election in Iowa on Tuesday re-
suited in a majority Of over $4,000 for
Sherman, the Republican candidate for
governor, and Republican majority in
the Legislature estimated at fIom 70 to
On
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The Democratic convention iu New
York has followed the example set by
its Republican predecessor in refusing to
conciliate the members of the party
whom the majority was not in sympathy
with. The Republican Half-BreedS sat
down upon the Stalwarts and Tamma-
ny Hall and Irving Hall were thrown
out of the Democratic convention. The
friends of Mr.. Tilden, the Democratic
Mephistopheles, controlled the one con-
vention even more completely than those
of Blaine, the Republican leader Of like
attributes, did the other. If each purity
was strong enough to reject any of its
membership, the policy of revenge might
not be dangerous. But both parties can
not be SO strong as to afford it :; and in
truth neither can. Zach goes into the
state contest with an important element
dissatisfied with its treatment. AS both
labor under like embarrassment, there
may he no great harm done to either by
its lack of spirit of Cancellation. But
it certainly would be the part of wisdom
in delegates to state conventions TO en-
deavor to harmonize all the elements of
their party; and it ought not to le an
impossible task if entered into in right
spirit.
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THE pretty little story about dear
Garfield" being Conkling's favorite as
a dark horse in the Chicago convention,
meets with rude demolition by the testi-
mony of an eye witness to what took
place between these two men, and who
picked up from the floor of the hall and
deciphered the contents of the note ad-