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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-12

Oommsanosasang nis Quarter Of . -Ce.sury
m Parliament.

Oomm0Oora11ng HIS Quarter OF -Ceseury
In Toxl1am0ns.
The celebration to commemorate the
services Of Right Hon. John Bright, as
representative in Parliament for Birming-
ham for over quarter of q century, was
begun at Birmingham, England, Monday.
A procession of delegates from various
liberal societies, q mile and half in
length, passed in review before Mr.. Bright
and saluted him. One of the chief
features of the celebration was the pre-
sentati0D of gold medal to Mr.. Bright.
The demonstrations at the railway station
where Mr.. Bright arrived in the morning
and throughout the line of march resem-
bled royal progress. The route Of the
procession, which was five miles long, was
densely crowded with people. Mr.. Bright
has warm admirers in America, for which
country he has always had the kindest
feelings. His attitude during the war Of
tho Rebellion, when he stood for some
time almost alone among eminent Eng
lishmeD, is remembered both in England
and the United States. When President
Lincoln died his gold headed cane was
given by the family to DR.. Smith, and ho
at his death bequeathed it to Mr.. Bright,
" as a token of the esteem which the late
president felt for him.
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FOREIGN Jews.
Parnell and Davlrt Reach an Agreement as
to Future Policy.

Parnoll and Davitt Reach an Agreement a.
to Future Policy.
Michael Davitt has arrived in London.
He has had consultation with Mr.. Far
nell, and they have come to complete
agreement in regard to the manner IN
which the agitation in Ireland shall be
conducted hereafter. Mr.. Davitt will not
60 to America, but will remain at home
to carry out the Irish programme.
A despatch from Romo says that the text
of the, reprint of the five acts of the pres
ent pontificate relative to Ireland shows
that the letter of the 18th of May merely
formulated the unchanging policy Of the
Vatican throughout the present pontifi-
cate, and that the Pope wrote to Cardinal
McCabe on August 1, 1882, informing him
that he (the Pope) was confident that
British statesmen would G i've satisfaction
to the Irish people when they demanded
what was just.
An Internal machine, to which a fuse
was attached, has been sent to the Rath-
keale County Limerick) police barrack.
The court of common pleas of Dublin
has refused to declare any candidate
elected as councillor for tho ward formerly
represented by James Carey, the infermer,
as it has no evidence that 4 vacancy exists
in the representation.
In the House of Lords the bill legaliz.
ing marriage with deceased wiie's sis
ter has passed its second reading by a
vote of AS to 1853. The Prince of Wales,
the Duke of Connaught and tho Duke OF
Albany voted for the bill, and tho two
archbishops and nineteen bishops voted
against.
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DICKINSON CDLLGGE.
One nundredth annual commencement

One HundTodth Annual commencement.
The one huhdredth annual commence
ment Of Dickinson college, Carlisle, is to
be celebrated with unusual ceremony, and
many of tho most eminent scholars in
the country will bs present anu
participate in the exercises Rev. Thos
Bowman, Ii. D., bishop o! the Methodist
Episcopal church, will preach the sermon
before the society Of religious inquiry on
Sunday June Gath, at II O'Clock, and the
president of the college, Rev. DR.. Nc
Cauley, will preach the baccaulaureate
sermon at 8 p. m. On Tuesday, tho
Goth, will bc class day exercises, meeting
of the board Of trustees, Grafton by Rev.
Robert Collyer, D. D., and poem by
Wilbur +. Spottswood, A. NJ. On We'd
nesday morning the annual meeting of the
literary sOcities will be held; and
in the afternoon the social cen.
tennial reunion will be given
in the Goblin Guards armory, at which
trustees, faculty, alumni and the friends
of the college in general will be present.
This will be followed by 4 lunch by the
college,. at which there will be toasts and
short speeches. In the afternoon there
will be business meeting Of the alumni
association in tho college chapcl, and in the
evening the centennial alumni Grafton
will be delivered by Rev. Gao. r. Crooks,
LII. D., and centennial poem by Gen.
Horatio G. King. On Thursday, the 2Stb,
tho commencement exercises will take
place, and it is expected they will be Of
marked interest. Excursion tickets ON the
Pennsylvania, Cumberland Valley, and
other railroads reaching Carlisle, may be
had at reduced rates by making applica-
ton to Charles F. Hines, secretary Of the
board OF trustees.
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TaItOOcd Skin from Tewksbury.

"Governor Butler is making the saints
dance in fine STYLE" said prominent
lawyer who attended the Tewksbury
hearing at Boston on Monday. The ;preva-
lent opinion is that he is making more out
of the witnesses for tho defense than no
did out of his own. He has offered to
fully identify the piece of human flesh
taken from tho body of G. j. Eklund,
who died at Tewksbury almshouse in
1879. 1t is stated that G. J. EkluDd can
be proved by the records Of ths
almshouse to have been all inmate of
the institution that he died there =; that
funeral services were held over bis re
mains, or over coffin said to contain
them that the body was taken to Har-
ward medical school for dissection ; that
this piece of skin, on which is tattooed in
Indian ink representation of the cruel
fixion, with tho mans name and date OF
birth, was removed and preserved by
man who he can produce on the witness
stand, and that the management of this
institution is responsible for this horrible
desecratiOn of the dead.
The defense res0rted to dilatory meas
ures to prevent the testimony going in,
but the governor will persist in showing
the facts.
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EIGHT DAYS IN A STUPOR.
A Young Woman Becomes Unconscious aud
Nothing Can Arouse Her.

A Young Woman Becomes Unconscious aud
Nothing Can Arouse Her.
The case of Miss Annie G.. Chain, who
has been lying in what is supposed to be
a trance for the past eight days, is oxcit
ing considerable interest in the borough OF
Womelsdorf, few miles from Reading.
The young lady is about % years of age,
is quite pretty, very respectable, and is a
member of good family. Up to Sunday
afternoon, June 3, she was in apparent ex-
cellent health and spirits. She suddenly
complained of giddiness and went to her
room, where she dropped off into swoon.
From that day to this she has not spoken
or taken any nourishment. All efforts to
revive her have proven futile. An electric
battery was applied without any success.
She lies perfectly still and is, apparently,
unconscious of everything about her. Dur
ing the eight days Of her strange affliction
she has considerably fallen away. There
Isl very weak pulse aud occasionally the
extremities arc cold.
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NElGHBORhOOD NEWS.

Events Near and Across the County Lines.
John 8. Bear, whose residence is un-
known, was instantly killed by cars near
Phenixville yes terday.
John Page, of North East. Erie county,
aged 70 years, was recently married to
Miss Hattie Williams, aged II years. The
brides brother recently married the
groom's daughter.
The body of John Nellerhsr, who disap-
peared from NorristOwn on Saturday, was
found in Indian creek, near that place,
yesterday. He is supposed to have been
accidentally drowned.
Last evening the Philadelphia confer
ence of the Evangelical Lutheran synod Of
East Pennsylvania met in the Whitemarsh
church, Montgomery county. The ses-
siOns will be resumed this morning.
The national council of tho Junior Order
of United American Mechanics will hold
its annual session in Philadelphia, begin
ming on the 10Th inst.
The burning of = straw pilo at the COdO-
rus paper mills, at York, caused an alarm
of fire to be sounded Monday afternoon.
Charles Shaeffer, aged about 20, while at
tempting to take hold of tho rope OF the
Rescue engine, was knocked down and
run over by the engine. He died in the
evening.
For some time past tho Philadelphia &
tracks through and across tho streets vi
Reading, Pa, Ostenslbly to keep tho Penn
sylvania railroad company out. The
select council last night direcLed the city
officials to tear up three OF tho tracks, if
not removed by the company within fifteen
days.
The unpaid Italian laborers on the Phil
adelphia & Chester county railroad at
HaverfOrd, Delaware county, Pa , arc 10.
ported to have been "riOting for two days
over the removal of some personal prop
erty." Yesterday morning tho disturb
auce assumed such proportions that tho
sheriff had to be called upon to queIl it.
William Z. Kuser, who was arrested
several days ago on the charge of embez-
zliDg the funds of tho Excelsior building
association. at Reading, of which he was
an officer, had habe:ss corpus hearing
before Judge Haganman. Monday after
noon after iearing evidence, Kuser was
admitted to bail in two thousand dollars
for his appearance.
Rose EckerJ and Mahala Minnick wero
arrested Monday morning, charged with
highway robbery, perpetrated at midnight
on Sunday night in the streets Of Leba.
non. The prisoners, with third woman,
according to the allegation Of the accuser,
Augustus Shott, we're out and had been
drinking with three men. They came
down the street arm in arm, but were not
drunk. Shott was returning home from
the bedside of sick friend. Two Of the
women siezed him and demanded his
money or his life. He refused, whoreupon
one attempted to throttle him, while the
other rifled his pockets. The other woman
and the three men stood near, to protect
them. They seized and kept ShOtt's hat,
but secured no money. ShOtt finally
broke away, and they were committed to
Jail in default of bail.
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SHUTTING AT A CONGRESSMAN.
An Attempt at Murder Growing Out Of
Libel Suit.

An Attempt at Murder Growing Dat Ot q
Terre Haute, Ind was set wild with ex-
citement Monday afternoon by tho at .
tempted murder Of John E. Lamb, con.
gressman from that district, by Saul G.
Davis, an attorney of that city. Davis
was stationed at the entrance to Lambs
Office, when the latter approached and
saluted him with "How are you?'
"Don't you speak to me." said Davis.
81 will speak to you. want to talk to
you," said Lamb.
'No, you WON'T" said Davis, rounding
off the sentence with epithets and imme-
diately drawing a revolver and almost
placing it against Lambs breast. The
congressman threw up tho weapon with
one hand and dodgcd IS it was discharged.
The ball passed over his shoulder and
through passing wagon, lodging in the
drivers foot, and intlicting q painful
wound. Lamb went into the store next
door and Davis was taken in charge by
the bystanders. The cause of the attempt
is attributed to occurrences growing out
of a libel suit against the Express, in
which Davis appears for the prosecution
and Lamb for the defense.
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ViCTOKIA,S vALEDIOTORY.
How the Reports of the Uueon's Proposed
AbdIcatiOn arc Received.

HOW the Reports Cu8 XUoOuo TEOPOOoU
AbdIcatiOn arc Received.
The report of the probable abdicatiOn
of Queen Victoria causes good deal Of
stir in diplomatic circles at Washington,
D. G. The general expression is that the
event is quite probable. The same report
seems to have reached this country
through an entirely different channel, and
while not as much in detail as that given
yesterday, seems we'll authenticated.
Even the British minister is said to have
expressed belief in the report, though he
has no official notification of the fact. The
queens advanced age and increasing
troubles are urged as entirely com arma-
tory of the report. Mr.. West is reported
as saying that he has for some time ex-
pected to hear that such step was in con-
temptation. The queen is now in her 65th
year and thu cares of state rest heavily
upon her shoulders.
The report that the abdication of Queen
Victoria was impending, owing to ILL
health, caused much excitement among
English subjects visiting in New York as
we'll as among q large number OF Ameri-
can people. The office of the British con.
sulate Vas overrun during the day with
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LANCASTER DAILY MTELIIGENCER TUESDAY

visitors departed. When they had all left
Pudotskey, who, during tbs festivities,
imagined that he noticed undue familiar
ity between his wife and several of the
male guests, commenced to apply foul
epithets to the woman, and finally he
knocked her down and beat and kicked
her numerically. The children rushed
out of the house screaming at tho top of
their voices. Neighbors arrived and found
the brute standing over the helpless
woman. This morning the woman was
resting quietly and it is now thought she
will recover. A close vigil was placed
over Pudotskey last night, lest he would
again attack his wife, but he was not
arrested. He is a miner, but occupies his
nights by cobbling shoes.
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A State Campaign.

The campaign on the part of the De.
mocracy in this state last fall was waged
and won upon state issues. The party
which carried the state by a plurality IF
nearly forty thousand protested against
the long continued abuses of the Repnb
lican domination in the state and pledged
itself to a reform of them. 1t was trusted,
aud it can afford to so before the people
upon the issue OF whether or not it full
filled its trust and deserves to BE- more
fully invested with the administration
of the state government. An important
factor of the Republican party in Phila
delphia has made proclamation that II
number of the leading reforms, which it
vainly tried to secure from Republican
Legislatures. have been obtained from a
Democratic House and governor, and Il
divided Senate. Other benelicent meas
ures, which have for years knocked in
vain for passage at Harrisburg, have
been put upon the statute books, while
the shadow of corruption has not stalked
through the legislative chambers. and for
the first time within generation the
stain of scandal has not attached to the
law.making of the commonwealth. The
executive has BEEN alike intelligent in
suggesting useful legislation, energetic
in forwarding and prompt in approving,
and courageous and discriminating in
vetoing that winch Was bsl in purpose,
or slovenly aud irregular in the form of
its adoption.
But the possible and necessary reforms
all been effected. Far from it. In the
auditing department there has been
laxity and the treasury methods have
prevailed not in conformity with the
public interest nor the most provident
financiering. Upon the record already
made the Democracy asks for an exten
sion Of power. In state campaign it has
been the invarable device of the Repub,
licans to try to get away from state
issues and avoid their discussion. This
year, of all times, there is no legitimate
excuse for this. There are neither pres
idential electors. congressman nor even
members of the Legislature, to he chosen
in Pennsylvania. The issue is purely
one of state concern, and to that it
should be held by the Democratic state
convention, in the persons of its candi-
dates and the declarations of its plat
form. In accordance with its funda.
mental principles of local self govern
ment the Democratic party has been
coming into power in the country by first
acquiring governmental control of the
states and, by fit administration of them,
proving worthy of the broader trusts.
We are not called upon to elect presi-
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IRON MEN STRIKE.
Helpers Who Want Nor. Wages

Helpers Who Want Nor. Wages
This morning there was q strike at the
Penn iron works. The puddlers at the
mill recaive Is per ton for iron, aud
make about 2, 400 pounds at each furnace,
in five heats per day. The helpers to the
puddlers are paid by the latter, and re-
ceive about $3.50 per day. They think
that their wages are too low, and this
morning sent representative to the
Office of the company, asking that they be
paid cents additional for each heat by
the firm This was refused, and the
helpers concluded to quit work. There
are "a furnaces, each OF which employ u
puddler and helper. When the latter
refused to work it was found necessary to
close the pudding mill. The representa-
tives of the company claim that their men
are paid as high wages as those at other
places, and think that by to morrow they
will have the places Of the strikers filled,
when work will be resumed.
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persons inquiring a. to the truth of the
report. Mr.. j. Pierrepont Edwards, tho
consul, said 81 do not believe one word
of tho story. have received no informa.
ton of that kind and I think that this
Office would be the first to receive the
news of so serious an event were any such
thing contemplated.
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dent this year, but an auditor general
and state treasurer, and all schemes of
president or even of presidential candi-
date making should be ruled out Of the
state convention. Let Us have state
contest, for state purposes, and on state
issues.
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IsURIJElS AFFAIRS.
Two Hundred and Thirty HOsiiIo Indians
auxrandar to General Crook.

Two Hundred and Thirty Hostile Indians
surrender to General Crook.
An arrival Monday morning at Tomb
stone, A. T.. from the Chiricahuas, brings
information to the Epitaph that General
Crook has returned from his expedition
and is encamped on Silver creek, at the
south end of the Chiricahuas, where he
arrived Sunday afternoon. Sixty miles
southeast of this place SacO ChattO. with
$50 hostiles, surrendered and were brought
in by General Crook, who r.crosscd the
line last Saturday. Among the prisoners
were seventy. five bucks. 1t is believed
that General Crook will return and en-
deavOr to capture the remaining war
riors. His command are in good fighting
trim. There have been no casualties so
far.
Killed IN tho Crock Nation.
A special messenger from Okmulgee,
capital of the Creek nation, in Indian ter
ritory, brings information of the killing OF
Ben F. Porter, private secretary of Chief
CheOta, and brother of Gen p. Porter,
Creek delegate and military commander.
A crowd of roughs had been drinking and
carousing about town yesterday, but dur
ing the evening were shooting off their
revolvers. Porter closed his store about 8
o'clock, after which he was last seen ap.
preaching a crowd of these men until
found this morning, lying dead in front of
his store, shot through the heart. Porter
was educated at Wooster college, Ohio,
and was rising young man of exceptional
merit.
Theft and Fraud.
The safe leased by Canon Bernard from
the Union state deposit company, at
Boston, has been broken opsn and found
to contain securities of great Value, pro-
badly belonging to the Catholic church in
Belgium. Officials are engaged in making
an inventory of the contents of tho vault.
Catharine NJ. Burnham has brought suit
against Macy & Co. dry goods merchants,
and others, in New York, for $50, 900 for
alleged false Imprisonment on n "spuri
Gus charge of shOplfting.
A telegram from Hamilton, Ontario,
reports the confiscation there by the Do
minion customs officers of a quantity of
iewelry which an American firm tried to
smuggle into Canada. The seizure twas
kept quiet, as more seizures of import
ance are contemplated
BENJAMIN F. Quimby and Charles w.
Dunton have been arrested in Boston on
the charge of conspiring with tho notori.
GUS James Henry Langley to defraud \
number of persons out of money. The
accused were held each in $1,000 bail for
trial. Quimby was auditor and assist
ant superintendent OF the United States
construction and Investment company"
and Dunton advertised himself as a real
estate broker.
r. w. Hoyt, railroad commissioner of
New Hampshire and large manufacturer,
had caused the arrest of J. F. Stevens, a
former employee, who is charged with
criminal libel in writing anonymous let
ters to several insurance companies
charging Hoyt with having set fire to his
factory, at Epping, New Hampshire, on
which there was an insurance Of $40, 600.
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Frightened to Death,

During heavy storm that prevailed all
over Northern Ohio last night and yester-
day, Mrs. Helen StrattoD, an old lady aged
sixty-five, residing in Brooklyn village,
Ohio, became 50 badly frightened by the
heavy peals of thunder and the vivid
lightning that she was taken with an
instantly. She had at various times in
her life expressed fear she would die from
being struck by lightning.
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Tumbling Run Farmer Notified by His
Dog That Ills Child Was Stolen.

A Tumbling Run Farmer Notified by His
Dog That Ills Child Was StoIen.
John Bachman, a farmer residing in the
Tumbling Run valley, several miles from
Pottsville, although almost 80 years of
age, would readily pass for so. He has
been married twice. By his first wife he
has several sons, who are married. By
the second wife, who is not 30, he is the
father of three children, the youngest
being only four months old. Monday
evening, accompanied by his wife and
tho two older children. he left the house
and went to favOrite shady resort,
a quarter of milo distant, leaving tho
baby sleeping in the cradle. The doors of
the house were left unlocked. A watch
dog, however, remained in the yard. Mr..
Backman and his wife were scarcely seated
in the woods when the dog appeared and
kept up continual bowling, which Bach
man took as a warning that all was not
right at home. The family Immediately
returned and were Mortified to find that
the babe was missing. The parents insti-
tuted search, which was only terminated
by darkness. No trace of the child could
be found. Although there was money
and valuables in the house, nothing was
disturbed. Mr.. Bachman, who went to
POttsville yesterday to invoke the aid of
the police and the newspapers, cannot 500
what motive anyone could have had for
stealing his child. Its mysterious disap
pearance has caused much excitement in
the Tumblipg Run valley.
kissing the judge In Court.
An odd scene of OsculatiOn picturesquely
varied the mOnOtOny of Jefferson Market
police court in Now York Monday. Col
Onel Spencer had made a successful plea
before Justice Gardner for the RELEASE OF
Mrs. Julia Miller, who was charged with
receiving S24, 900 worth of stolen laces.
Mrs Miller herself was not present, but
was represented by her cousin, tall lady
of uncertain age, dressed in black and
wearing glasses. As soon as Mrs. Miller
had been discharged the tall lady tried to
hug Colonel Spencer, but he rebuffed her
affectionate gratitude. She then broke
through barricade of chairs and bore
down on Judge Gardner. Before the
judge could scale large safe in a cor
ner she had her arms around him and
pressed kiss on his beard, where she
supposed his mouth was. Justice Gard
ner faced the court room red with bushes,
but with the fire of youth in his eyes.
Ravages of the Flames.
The saw mill of John Dubois at Havre
de Grace, Maryland, was destroyed by fire
yesterday afternoon, with 4, ,OO0, 900 feet of
lumber. The loss is estimated at $225, 900
and about IS men are thrown out of EN-
ployment.
A fire yesterday afternoon in the ware
rooms of Newcomb Brothers, paper hang.
ers and decorators, st. Louis, did consider.
able damage to the stock, valued at $50,
600, but to what extent is not yet know n.
Extensive prairie fires which have re
Gently swept across Southern Arizona arc
believed to have been started in Mexico by
Indians returning north. Major Biddle's
command, now in that territory, will form
q junction with the Forth Cavalry, under
Colonel Forsyth, who has been ordered to
GuadalOupe canon.