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defeat aud deiecton-1 do SO hate boarding
house.
snob If Mrs. Mason is perfect and deligntfnl IN
prosperity she is none the less perfect and delight
fu in adversely. On the contrary, you should pay
ten visits in the latter case where you woula one ID
the former. m ,
Miss G., plucking up little spirit-Tkats not the
way of the world
Miss P-Its the way OF some people in the world.
There are ths Taylors. Mr.. Taylor died and they
lost all their property. and are living in the most
bsggarly way at bOardng-house opposite my az
partemenf. ELtele HungeTiOrds carriage stands
every day at their door IN the midst OF her exert
| ing CAV hurried life she finds time to come she
takes them for drive sometimes, brings little del
cacies-Mrs Taylor is an invalid-howers, books,
everything she dare bring them she does. Imagine
the comfort of these Wits to those poor depressed
women. 1t keeps up their selfreSpcct ana thelf
| faith i'm human naturb, and OF course II has some
| effect on their landlady. Estelle IL sure OF her
position, and Is not afraid Of compromising horSeu
Miss G., with tears in her eyes-Aunt Belle, you
| are very hard. I'm not afraid OF compromising
myself.
| oar great-grandfather. who was IN trade
They we're interrupted by rafting and banging
Mrs. G.-Blanche! Is it you 7 VINO has locked
up the dra wing-roo IN this extraordinary man
ner Baptiste. look Perhaps there are burglars! /!
lin an alarmed fretiul voice.
Miss c., with an AIR Of observation-disclosures =
"opens tue door. languid delicate-ooklng
woman, with her bonnet oD and very much wrapped
Mis- c., in hysterical, irritable tone-Why have
you locsed all the doors, Blanche ! How silly to
barrcade yourself in this way Miss Gerard pre-
serves q mutinous silencel How glad am that
return ell from my drive before you left Belle kiss
ing Miss Phillips y | woulnn't have missed you for
the world. / am such a miserable Invalid that
must take tn air twice day (aiecteiyl. Now
stay to lunch; do Ion sought after that 1t Is
wonderful good fortune to have got hold of you
You shall lay lseizing her handl
Miss p, with frigid air-Oh, thank you but I've
been out for holrs. ana have great many things
to dO-eugagements
Mrs G.. following her to the door, envy You the
return TO the elegant refnementS of your rooms ;
no care your life perfect repose Sorry you must
go lin drawing tone.
Miss Phillips disappears almost in ruD
The ar of the large drawing-room is festive and
cheerful. 1t is blazing with light. A wood fire
burns brightly on the hearth. and all kinds OF
pretty Ieceptaces contain flowers, which send
forth delicate OdOrs. Mr.. King has Just presented
a superb cluster of roses. with gallant air. to Miss
Gerard who receives 1t with q smile. Miss Gerard
is sitting by % table, which iS n French lamp
with some crimson knittn: in her hands, taking
10 her friend Mss Dunlop. Two children are play
ing checkers IN corner and Bessie Fairch!ld Is at
the extreme end of the room, her pre't ty head
shoulders up To her ears, bent over her Latln
large Persian cat basks on rug before the lire.
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TIE Drrripg room: MRS. GERARD, MRS, DUNCAN,
MISS GFIiARD, and MR. KING.
Mrs. Duncan. Mrs. Gerard's mother, :eclinGs in
large chair She is lovely old lady, with sllVeiy
hair soft blue eyes. aud a ialnt PINK sun IN her
cueeLs She has a seIene and tranquil air, ~ II
nothing had ever dScomposcd or trouoleu her
Mrs. Gerard IS occupied WITH her crimson knlltng
Miss Gerard aud. Mr. king, their heads close 10
gethcr converse ia a low tone IN remote corner.
Mrs d. signhcantly III whsper-lioW pleased
MTs Ci.~Ycs; nothing could be- more su. table ;
aye position. pcrsoDal adyartu%es; indeed, al
vantagcs OF all kinds I've seen It fora long timr;
He has haunted the house THIS Is the secGhI Sil m
TO day Strange that Bauche has not conuded IN
me she is SO odd with siga.
Mrs D-l took NAP after our drive, ana nave
scarccly seen her; but she Certainly ut present.
~ kEssE in her corncr-Ressie did not acknOw-
ledge il in so many words. Mr.. King; but there is
no doubl m my mind as 20 hor reily. SIZE was "a
boring under hallucnntIon when YOU saw her TINS
Mir eagcrlv-Tell me-is there any reason,
Miss Gerard why yOu cannot tell me what It was'
Miss g.. slightly embarrassed, beNitate,; then
with downright air-lon call me straghliorWald;
perhaps my traukness will shock you. me truIh
is Mr KING she thOnght | was the onecI OF Nour
hatt.ring regards. lrhen as If Alarmed NJ her
discloSnre But come III take you 10 her '"o 10
in the library.
They both rlso.
prehend She couldn't have heard OF the Gray
affair. then Am impertlnentf
Miss G.-No. As you say she had not heard OF
the Gray affair lpronoanclng the name Win d'h-
guilty.; 10 was before her time.
She seems aptsted.
Mr. H.. eagerly sczing her hand-Niss Gerard,
please sit down again. | have something to tell
YOU / was running abont just before dinner. dying
for tire TO pass 80 that could come here; when,
to my great surprlsc. encountered Gray. lie ne ar ar
rived 10 today's steamer He was radiant at seeing
me; knowing my intimacy here, and. IN the space OF
Eve minutes, contTived TO Gnd out that YOU were
unmarried, and that | was just then ON tentef,
hooks awaiting Besse's decision. Under ms 'klliul
manipulation out IL all came! Never was hhh 30
briniul of hope and fear. lie was incoheFent,
aeitated. quite beside himself.
Mis-, Gerard bushes violently. then Crews pale.
Mr. King. sympathetic. sIll continues to hold her
hand The elder ladies look on IN astoniShment.
ring startles them. They rise, cross the ROOM
BaptiSte enters with card. Mr.. King cannot
resist glance. -.
'By Joyc, it's Gray! fly. Bessie, you say, il IN
the library -
lie disappears through a side door as Mr. Uray'
with palld lace and eager ouistretched arms, ap-
pToachrs Miss Gerard
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VII

The Dratrng-room: MISS GERARD and MISS PHIL
LIPS; GfterirdIds BESSIE and MIR. KING.
Miss p. enters preci Itaely-Banche! what is it :
I can scarcely breathe for hurry and fright! Com
ing home froru church. find you have been there
that you wero distressed at INV absence, ana leit
this incOhersnt note begging me to come dirccty TO
YOU. Baptiste admits mo with an ali OF my SsteiJ !;
ana here you entirely mrtsmorphosed; not
trace OF animation you do not utter wOTd
. Miss G.. smiles reassurinRly, u lovely color sur
fuses her face-O Aunt Belief , .
Miss p, shaking her-You tiresUine girl! what
fstf
Miss G.-Mr. Gray
Miss f., with looks of alarm-Blanche, | am
afraid you are demented; you act so strangely
Miss o. begins softly and slowly, but RECEIVERS her
usual animation before cOncludlng-fie came last
night; IL was so unexpected so heavenly. When
saw HIM had no moro doubts or hesitation my
mind was made mp. fly lnto his arms before then
both, mamma and grandmother; tney arc gIetlly
perplexed aud make mute remonstrahces, Delng III
state of delusiOn with regard TO Mr.. hinS. lie lh-
slsts on seeing papa Immediately; they nave an III
teryew and be leaves the house. Papa Then sends
for me- l. very foolishly, take the initiative
Papa eYclaim, there's no use In opposing us
rs we can do 70 be happy when we have every
thing else and money too have a heart-or rather
should have one. ii hau not given IL 10 MI; gray
Dear papa. and elnng to HIM and cried htlle,
could not help it, i certainly shall never marry
without your consent: but / Hm old enough 10 Tn
derstand what sacrifices j am making anu 1 AN
content TO live anywhere and on nothing with Mr.
liray' my darlngp he replies, and ne Is quite
solemn and tender aud presses me TO ms heart just
as reIenting fathers do In novels; then ne grows
satlrical, which Is his style, aud says: an Rad
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AN UNFORESEEN CONCLUSION

NEw-yoRK; SCENE ALWAYS IN MR. GERARD's HOUSE
IN TOWN.
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H1PPIAESS.

"I would I were mIkmaid,
sing, love. marry, c1urJ, brew, bake, and die;
zen have my simple headstOne by the church,
I'd all things lived and ended honestly"
ln...n y. ..acAa-
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PHASES OF CRIME.


The Fall Of . Roof OF a Burning Building
In SacramontO-A Murder Among
Railroad Employees.
At Atchinson, Kansas, a sensation has
been created owing to the following facts:
A woman named Clara ]. Wilson was
taken before the grand jury of Harrison
county, Missouri, with her family to
answer a charge of arson. As she refused
to testify, she was sent to Jail for contempt
of court. She made her escape and was
lost sight of. Thursday the chief of police
there received letter from the prosecu-
ting attorney of Harrison county, which
enclosed one from Clara dated Atchison,
in which, among other things, she states
Il have burned more than one building,
and before Wednesday night some Of
Atchinson will be in ashes like S.A. Dale's
house. Nobody knows my name, and l
will burn half of Atchinson, kill all l can,
and then 60 to some other place and kill
and burn more. l will be as mean as
can.'
As several attempts have been made
during the last two weeks to start incen-
diary fires in the business portion of the
city, this gave clue, and yesterday the
sequel came. Daniel Weeks, who is the
lessee of the Exposition building, came to
the city stating that the stables and barus
on the grounds were in flames, and that
he had chased the woman who set them
on fire over the fields and prairie. Citizens
and officers started in buggies to find her
which they did after long chase. She
was placed in the county Jail. The woman
also fired, earlier in the day, the main
staircase and apartment of the Exposition
building. The fire was extinguished. She
also fired Colonel Browns granary.
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"sOUATTER SOVEREIGNTY"
Mart Hanley's Company IN HarrIgan's Great
Play.

Mart Hanley's Company IN Harrigan's Great
Play.
A wild boom of unrestrained hilarity,
penetrating the innermOst recesses of the
grummiest individual in the good.sized
audience in Fulton opera house last evening
was the result of the appearance of Mart
Hanley' troupe in ''Squatter Sovereignty. )"
There were couple of hours of noisy mirth
produced by numerous recklessly ludicrOus
incidents indulged in by a lot of first-class
Irish impersonators of a plotless and jolly
Irish play, the only object of which is to
make fun and laughter in which it is
highly successful. John Ryan scored big
hit as Widoo Nolan. The songs given
during the evening were excellently sung,
and the whole thing made combination Of
episodes in ShantytOwn screamingly
funny. The feuds of tho noble McIntyres
and bold Maguires, the struggle for the
goat to ratify the bargain, the moonlight
diversions of Paddy Duffy's cart and other
realistic scenes of Shantytown life were
graphically depicted in a spirit of broad
burlesque. No audience ever sat in the
opera house that more heartily enjoyed a
piece than the ono of last night. MIR.
Hanley the manager of the company
promises to bring McSorley's Imitation "
hero next season.
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FelOnlOua Assanlr

AT the Nagle house, Marietta, on
Thursday evening, Peter Miller and Henry
Neiffer, both of whom were intoxicated,
had a quarrel, during which Miller
drew a revolver from his pocket
and shot Neiffer in the thigh, iuflicting a
serious wound. Both men are regarded
as rough characters. Miller is a son of
Jack Miller who gained uotoriety some
years ago by his misdeeds, and Neiffsr is a
bOatman.
Miller ran off after tho shooting, but
surrendered himself yesterday. He claims
that he acted in self, defense, as Neiffer
commenced tho assault and drew a knife
on him. Miller was locked up to await
tho result of Neiffer's wounds. No suit
has yet been entered and efforts are
making to have the trouble amicably
settled,
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THE TUCQUAN CLUB.

supper At tho Cooper House.
The Tucquan club social and scientific
organization, which has teen in existence
for several years, recently resolved to hold
annual bauquets. The first was given last
night and was a great success in every
respect. The club consists of TWEEN
ty six members all Of whom
were present except two, who were
absent by reason Of i'll health. The supper
was served in Mr.. Weise's best style, the
viands being choice and wines generous.
Toasts and speeches, witty sayings and
interesting anecdotes kept tho company
in good humor until midnight, when the
party broke up.
Following is the roll of the Tucquaners !:
President, DR.. S. S. Rathvou; Vice
President, Lewis Haldy; Secretary, Maj.
A. g. ReirGhl; VIM. L. Gill, J. b.
Warfel, Or. J. p. Wicksrsham, r. B..
Cochran, Z. J. Zahm, H. r. Breneman,
George b. Wilson, Capt. w. D. Stauffer,
John B. Roth, Alderman A. X. Spurrier,
Hiram Stamm. a. II. Fritchey, Sam Matt
Fridy, II. C. Demuth, VIM. A. Wilson, J.
B.Kevinski, G. NJ. Zahm, Philip D. Baker,
John II. BauDgardner and DR.. NJ. L..
Herr. DR.. Eugle, of Chester county, was
present as an invited guest.
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Returned from Texas.

Prof. VIM. B. Hall, who for the
past three months has beeen in Texas,
returned home last .evening in
robust health. Prof. Hall went to
Texas to visit his brother who
is superintendent of the public schools at
Sherman, Grayson county. He visited
many other parts of Texas and spoke in
the highest terms of the resources and
climate of that great state, which is rapidly
filling up with an intelligent. industrious,
thrifty and prosperous population. Land
is cheap, the cattle ranges immense, and
great fortunes are being made by stock.
breeders. Game of all kinds is abundant,
making. the state a Paradise for sports
men Sherman, he says. is the best
governed and most orderly town he was
ever in. He did not see a case of drunken
and disorderly conduct all the time lie was
there.
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SHOT TO DEATH.

Murder Among Five Railroad Laborers
Friday evening William Kendrick,
Robert McKimm, Frank Dedonarto, Jos.
Rezzo, and another man, the latter three
Italians, got into row on the river bridge
between Amsterdam and Port Jackson.
All are employed on the construction OF
the New York, East Shore and Buffalo
railroad, across the river, and all but Ken.
drick were intoxicated. DedOnarto threw
McKinm, jumped upon him, and woull
have 'tramped him to death had not a
citizen thrust him aside. Mckimm was
quite seriously injured. Rezzo drew a
revolver and shot at Kendrick, hitting him
in the left breast. The three Italians ran
across the bridge to Amsterdam. Kind
rick walked quarter of a mile to Van
Weeks hotel, in Port Jackson where he
fell. He was taken in and laid on the bar
room floor, where he died. Dedonarto
and Rezzo were arrested. A large mob
of Cork Hill Irishman threatened to break
into the Jail, which is insecure, and lynch
the murderer.
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A LANDMARK GONE,
Governor Simon snyder's Former Kesi,,e

Governor Simon snyder's Former Kesidence.
Workmen are busily engaged in demol-
ishing the building lately occupied by s.
G. Gensemer, liquor dealer, Nos. 25l and
253 North Queen street. The basement
story of the building was of stone, and the
superstructure of heavy hewn logs,
weather boarded. The building was erected
about the time of the Revolutionary
war. It was the residence of Governor
Simon Snyder from 1908 to 1912 when
Lancaster was the capital of the state.
The late Michael Wcsthaeffer, father of J.
NJ. Westhaeffer. owned and occupied the
premises for many years, and it was sub
sequently owned by Isaac Powl, J.
B. Kaufman aud s. G.. Gensemer.
1t is Mr.. Gensemer's intention to
erect on tho site fine three story brick
building, to be used rs residence and
place of business.
The demolition of the old building shows
that the adjoining one. occupied by Mrs.
McComsey, and which the outside wall,
supposed to be brick, is ALSO log struc,
ture, with nothing but brick front.
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BURIED IN RUINS.

feOple Killed and Wounded by the Fall OF
turning Building.
At Sacramento during the progress of q
early Friday morning on X street, the
roof of building fell in, burying a num-
Der of persons in the ruins. John Hilsen-
berger, the keeper of saloon in the build
ing which fell, and an unknown man
were taken from the ruins dead. The
following are the names of the wounded !:
William Meyers, Herbert Bilse, James Nc
Nulty, D. Brass. L. A. Lucas, J. Wood
bridge, Joseph Reddy, John Higgins, John
Sullivan and George Loder. Most of these
persons were badly hurt about the head
and back. Several persons arc known to
be in the ruins, but it is believed that all
of the wounded have been recovered.
Six bodies have thus far been removed
and identified. John Heintzberger, saloon
keeper Thomas c. Bri!sford, machinist !;
Henry Kupfe, carriage painter Lawrence
r. Mlllet, bookkeeper G. Rodamacher,
barber Henry Schurtzer, carpet-beater.
It is feared other bodies are yet in the
ruins. The cause of the disaster is not
clear. The Grand Army hall adjoining
was two story brick building. A fire
occurred in the lower story. 1t was OK
tinguished without much damage to the
building, but the west wall of the upper
story fell outward on the adjoining one
story saloon, carrying it, with its occu-
pants, down into the cellar.
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"HARD LUCK"

Suicide of Young Man From Brain Trouble
Bernard Kelly, 81 years old, committed
suicide last evening by cutting his thioat
with a razor, at his home. 1923 Washington
avenue, Philadelphia. He was black
smith, and had worked at his trade until
lately. He had been feeling morose, and,
three weeks ago, was so i'll that he was
confined to the house. DR.. Wood, of
Ninth and Federal streets, said that he
had softeninp of the brain. Yesterday he
felt better, and when load of coke came,
at $50 o'clock, he declared his intention of
putting it into his cellar. His mother OBJ
jocted, but he persisted saying: Its
hard luck if can't be of some use in this
world" After he had finished the job he
said he was going upstairs to wash him
sells. Not hearing him make any noise,
his sister went up and found him holding
on to his throat and blood streaming
therefrom. She screamed for her mother,
and ran out for a physician, but he fell to
the floor, and in few moments expired.
When the doctor arrived he said that
softening of the brain was tho cause. The
coroner was notified.
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SUICIDE,


Seeking Comfort in Self. elf.Destruction.
Jesse w. Hunt, aged As years, a pro-
duce commission merchant Of Baltimore,
shot himself dead in that city last night.
Irving Loper, who shot himself in tho
head at Southington, c., three weeks
ago, died yesterday. He lived 81 days
with bullet in his brain. The cause of
the suicide was threat by his employer
to expose his dishonesty.-Harmon Ciin-
ton and ''Nate" Addison registered at
hotel in Grand Rapids, Mich, last week :;
they drank heavily, and having spent ali
their money, Clinton determined to kill
himself while making preparations Andi-
son attempted to take the pistol from bin,
and in the struggle it was discharged,
killing Addison. Clinton is under arrest.
Charles Gray, aged "a years, attempted
suicide last evening by shooting himself
in the head in Philadelphia. His wounds
are pronounced dangerous.
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Arrested on Suspicion,

Yesterday morning Jehn Emerson, a
professional tramp, was released from
prison. He had very old pair of shoes
and no money at that time. In q couple
of hours afterwards he was seen with a
bran new pair of shoes and endeavoring
to sell a gold ring with cameo setting,
worth at least SO, for 81. He was arrested
on suspicion by Officer Cramer and was
committed to prison.
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Oealh OF Gen. Bilee.

A postal received this morning by Maj
Fasnacht announces the death of Gen.
Edwin r. Biles. of Philadelphia. General
Biles died yesterday at his home in Ellis.
worth street. He was brave soldier,
having served in the Mexican war, in the
three months service during the late war,
and afterwards as colonel of the Goth
PENNSYLVANIA volunteers, of which three
COMPANIES were recruited in Lancaster. He
was wounded half a dozen times while
leading his command into az many differ
ent battles in Virginia. His funeral will
take place at 1 O'Clock on Tuesday, and
will be attended by many of his Lancaster
comrades.
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Colin Calnerout Buu

On the Boas farm at Fort Hunter,
Dauphin county, is a magnificent bull
owned by Colin Cameron, which has been
rusticating on Dauphin county country
feed. One of the employees on the farm
named Joseph Nozer went into the stable
where the animal was kept, when the bull
turned on him and catching him on its
horns tossed him into the air, The
sharp horns tore holes in Nozer's breast
and side, but his injuries are not consid-
cred as fatal.
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pany and lay on tho sidewalk in front of
the express Office for several hours. An
expert said it contained sufficient dynam-
ite to blow q train to atoms or demolish q
whole block.
Law and Politics.
The deadlock in the Illinois House of
Representatives ended yesterday by the
Republicans giving up the contest. Rook
refused to enter the House, and his party
therefore gave up the intention of seating
Bradwell. and allowed business to 60 on.
The secretary of the treasury has re,
jected the offer of compromise in the case
of Cuendet, the St. Louis jeweler, and has
directed the money already received from
him to be restored pending the hearing OF
the suit.-The supreme court of Iowa will
probably deliver its opinion in the prohib.
itory amendment case to-day. 1t is be-
lieved the decision will be in accordance
with that rendered at the previous hearing
of the case.-John Lilly yesterday obtained
verdict of $35. 900 damages against the
New York Central railroad company fol
the loss of his legs.
Recent Disaster.
A fire in New Orleans yesterday morn
ing destroyed the stores of Bosseau &
Martinez, dealers in hats Levi LOBBY
Scheuer & Co., Wholesale dry goods and
Hansel & Co., saddlery. Mullen's iror
warehouse and VOLTS crockery store,
were badly damaged. The loss is estima
ted at 5000, ,0OO.-The body of the young
who was struck by train on the Pennsyl
vania railroad, near Germantown junction
on Thursday evening, has been identified
as that of Ellen Lewis, aged 20 years, :
widow, who was returning from a search
for work among the mills.-C. Blandin'I
elevator and two dwellings,i in Fort Dodge
Iowa, were burned yesterday, Loss $780,.
O0O.-H. 8. Matthew'S lumber mill, a
Taxarkana, Arkansas, was burned yester
day. The loss is stated at 5000, 900.
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We'll Insured.
Lancaster InQuiel

Lancaster Inquier.
The most heavily insured men in this
county are Mr.. John Keller, of this city,
who carries $S5, 900, of which sum $40, 900
is in accident policies ex-Representative
Fl. G. Demuth, of this city, whose policies
amount to S51, 200, and DR.. B. s. Kendlg
of Conestoga Centre, who pays premiums on
s4S. 900 on his own life and besides holds
policies on other lives.