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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-19
DRAMATIC INCIDENTS.
Probability of q sangutnary Meeting With
st. Louis Newspaper Man-Terrific
Explosion ta q Mi!WAukee Tkeitre

OA - -ACcAiuS
st. Louis Newspaper Man-Terrific
Explosion in u Milwaukee Theitre
A row occurred in the rotunda of the
Southern hotel, ST. Louis, on Wednesday
evening between Fred Gebhardt, Lilly
Langtry's admirer, and Colonel A. B. Gun
ngham, of the Globe Democrat. which
may result in bloodshed, as Cunningham
has challenged Gebhardt to fight a duel.
The Globe Democrat bad given Langtry
and her infatuated attendant terrible
overhaulng. Cunningham met Fred.
Schwab, the Liily's agent, and had a talk
with him about the publication, for which
Cunningham was really responsible Gun
ningham said that lie had heard Schwab
had called him a liar, and Schwab
said that he had never said any such
thing. About this time Schwab was
called away to the LiIly's parlor. Meeting
Gebhardt there he told him of his meeting
with Cunningham.
Gebhardt said be wanted to see the
reporter and he hurried down stairs.
Cunningham was still at the desk and
Gebhardt approached him and called him
scoundrel and Il liar. Cunningham, who
is an old Confederate cavalryman of good
record, remained cool and waited for
Freddy To sail in. The latter, however,
only talked and called on Cunningham to
meet him at tsticuffS. Cunningha said
he did not fight in that way, but would
meet G.bharlt a Ia code any place or
moment. About this time friends inter
fered and both men We're led away.
Cunningham sent challenge to Geb
harit to fight a duel. Gebhardt received
aud was proceeding to answer it when
Langtry got wind of the affair. Then
there was regular scene and it is said she
made Gebhardt prom sa to ignore the chal-
lenge altogether. A sanguinary meeting
between the gentlemen Is however looked
fO- AT any moment as il is known that Gun
nin2ham is now armed and Will shoot if
the indignity of a blow is offered him.
Expi"si"n and Stampede.
A stampede was caused in the Grand
opera house at Milwaukee last night
during the performance of "Lights %
LondOn.' In the third act calcium
light maclIiue on the stage exploded with
fearful force, causing great alarm in the
audience of about 600 persons. No fire
following, the cries of Keep your seats,'
iro:n all sides, and the playing of the
orchestra restored quiet, SO that nobody in
the audience was hurt.
Five o! the stage people, al Of Milwau
hee. were hurt, viz. : Gust S,eepher, a
super, cut in the leg Charles &. Reed, a
stage cal penter and advertising agent, cut
i'll the leg; James Foster, super,
wounded in the breast Albert Seymour
super, fracture Of skull and partially dis,
and Robert Harrington, super,
left leg torn off. The last t~o cannot
live through the night.
The scene on the stage was one of
devastation. The play had to be stopped,
after which the audience left the house in
good order. Great indignation prevailed
after it was learned that one of the priu.
cipai exits was locked.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-19

THE Legislat ure has wisely appointed
a committee to inquire into the current
charges that the work of the second geo.
logical survey is very inefficiently done.
The committee will have no difficulty in
speedily reporting this to be the case nor
are they likelyto have much more trouble
in determining the cause. The fault is
that of those in charge of the work un-
doubtedly. The chief of the survey
may be very good geolosist, but he is
certainly not a good chief. The assist
ants may be competent men, but if so
they are not competently directed. The
state is not getting anything of much
value for the money it spends Oh the
geological survey.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-19
Aanraster fntelligenrer.
FRIDAY EVENING. JAN. 10. 1893.
A Change of Fashion.

The Reform feeling in Philadelphia
has proved too strong to permit James
McManes to remain in his place of
power in the gas trust. He is not the
worst man in Philadelphia, by any
means, though he may appear in that
character to most people, since he has
been so freely the object of criticism and
denunciation. Probably if Mr., McManes
had started Que in his political career
when the Reform feeling was booming
as strongly as now, he could have been a
brilliant RefOrmer and much applaud
ed instead Of much condemned
citizen. But he struck his oar
into politics when it was the unchal
lenged right of party to administer pc
litical power primarily for its own sup
port. In Philadelphia the idea was par
ticularly strong that the public institu-
tions were the nurseries of political
strength and private wealth.
McManes needs to be credited with
a very respectable decree of pecuniary
uOIcoCy NHllt Dc WdS tCIuoi ScltoolS
welding the gas trust for the advantage
of his party. His exercise of the power
in his hands kept the Republican patty
for many years in control of the
city and the state. No scrupleS
ever interfered with the means
needed to effect this result. With
the loss of the McManes idea in the man
agement of Philadelphia official trusts
the Republican party loses the anchor of
its power in the state. If McManes had
possessed more versatility of character
and greater political agility he would
have changed his boat when he saw the
way the tide was running, and have
taken the tiller on a copper. fastened re-
form vessel. But he could not leap
about and turn about and jump Jim
Crow in the lively fashion exhibited by
so many of his istinguished ringster
contemporaries, and therefore he is
stranded. He was good man after the
old fashion, but proved entirely toe slow
in adapting himself to the new.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-19

Last evening George II. Adams, the
clown, with his new pantOmime Company,
appeared ia the opera house for the first
tino this season. Although the audience
was large it was smaller than the merits
OF the show deserved. This time Mr..
Adams appeared III the paBtomime OF
Ilumpty Dumpty, or the Post Boy of
Paris" 1t is better by far than last year,
and the tricks are all new. Some of them
are really wonderful and they worked
without a hitch. Mr.. Adams, of course,
appeared as clown. He has been here so
often that his face is familiar. and
when he appeared last night riding
bis handsome little pony, Seneca" he
was greeted with thunders of applause.
lie cut the funniest kind of capers for two
hours, and the audience were shouting
with laughter the whole time. He is by
far tho best clown travelling, if not the
best living, and as an acrobat be ranks
among the best. Mr.. Adams received
valuable assistance from his brother James,
who appeared as Ptntaloon, a very difficult
role, and by him very well acted. The smil
ing face of VIM. Eunice was Sc en- in ,h4
rilliant Harlequins s suit, and Miss Hattie
Grover was pretty and nimble Columbine.
The features of the speciality part of the
programme, all Of which Were excellent,
were as follows Ladder pyramids by the
the Alpin Wonders Operatic selections
by Rosa Cooke ; music by the Kamerez
Family juggling by the wonderful
Melton, and acrobatic action by those
tavorites, the Leslie Brothers. Mr..
Adams introduced his trained pony and
he performed number of clever tricks. |
One of the funniest acts Of the programme |
was the introduction, by Mr.. James |
Adams, of his unherd OF ele- |
phants," including the trick elephant |
. Boliver," impcrsonated by Leon Whet- |
tony.
The whole show was great SUCCESS,
and Mr.. Adams has good reason to pride
himself Oh the strength of his company.
They left for Reading this morning and
Will open at the Walnut, Philadelphia, on
Monday.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-19
SleiShing Accident.

Last evening as John 3. Slough and
wife were driving near the reservoir on
East King street, they were run into and
upset by sleigh belonging to Patrick
Kelly. Mr.. Slough had the forefnger of
bis left hand broken and was good deal
bruised. Mrs. Slough had her head cut
and her shoulder badly sprained. Mr..
Kelly, we believe, was not hurt. The
accident was caused by both Mr.. Kelly
and MIR. Slough pulling out in the same
direction in their attempt to pass, they
driving in opposite directions. DR.. J. 3.
AlcCaskey, who came upon the scene just
after the accident, kindly took Mr.. and
Mrs. Slough into his sleigh and took them
TO their home at the Black Horse hotel.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-19
ANCASTER DAILY NTELIIGENCER FRIDAY JANUARY 49, 1888

are drawing pensions they deserve ex-
posure, and in no way can this he effect
ed better than by giving the public
sight at the names. They are matter
of record and the people have right to
see the records. If legislation is needed
to secure this there should be no delay
about it,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-19

The irregularity in the one term of Gov
ernor Ritner was caused by his serving to
the third Tuesday of January of the fourth
year, instead of until the third Tuesday of
December of the third year, the term
having been to that extent changed BY
the amended constitution of 1898 Only
one other break occurs in the table. viz
in the term 1S4S SO Of Governor Johnson
and it came about in this way: Having
been reelected in 1S47, Governor Skunk
resigned on the 7th of July, 1s4S, when
William F. johnson, of Armstrong, who
was speaker of the Senate, by virtue of
his Office became governor until the third
Tuesday of January, 1S49. In the mean
time he was elected at the October election
in 1S43, and on the third Tuesday of
January, 1S49, was inaugurated, and
served full term until January, 1852.
MIR. Pattison is the first Democratic gov
ernor of state since Governor Packer. the
terms of Governors Curtin, Geary, Hart
ranft and Hoyt-all Republicans
covered period of twenty. two years.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-19

La one of the windows of Mr.. Jno. C..
Spaeth may be seen a very elaborate and
handsome ornamental gilt frame, made by
IL. A. Schmidt, glider of our city, in which
Is enclosed the charter of COnestOga
council No. 90, Jr, o. U. A, which meets
every Thursday evening in Inquirer build
ing, I'D story. The top of the frame is
surmounted by shield encircling COM
pass, square, arm and hammer. the en-
blem OF the order. Mr.. Schmidt is also
making large gilt frame for the council,
in which the photographs of the past
councillors are to be enclosed, and which
will be placed on exhibition when finish
ed. This with the charter frame will be a
good addition to their new room.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-19

LAST summer in New Y York when the
railroad companies refused to deliver
freight, because there was strike bv
the men who loaded it to which they
would not yield, the court was applied to
for mandamus to compel the railroad
officials to promptly deliver the freight
offered them. The Judge to whom ap
plication was made refused to make the
order; all appeal was taken to the gen
eral term of the supreme court, which
has just reversed his decision. The court
of appeals will finally decide the ques
tion :; and it would seem that they can
not escape the conclusion that common
carriers can not be excused by anything
less than the act of God from dischare
ing their obligations to the community.
Our court in Pennsylvania has Just de
clded that a railroad company cannot
escape responsibility for damage from
an accident, that was the result of its
negligence,by stipulating that it will not
be liable on the ticket or receipt it gives.
In this case the stipulation was printed
on free pass which it had issued. The
supreme court held that a common car
rier cannot by any device escape the
obligations imposed by the law. Pretty
soon it will come to be understood by |
great railroad corporations that the law
is strong enough to control them as well |
AS individuals.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-19

the men at work at Barrytown and vicin-
ity to join them. AS yet one ice company
only has acceded to the demands of the
strikers. Some companies are paying
s2 % and $3.50 per day others $1.75 and
s2. The strikes occur where the lowest
rates are paid.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-19
iJO3I ESCiC TRAGEDIES.
The weary Wet Il the Wicked WUr

The " cary We. Il the Wicked World.
La November last Almatia Heal, of
LlncOnsvil,e. N" lied under suspicious
circumstances. Il tcdy was atterward
exhumed and til stomach Analysed by a
chemist, who repr:s That he found suiti-
cIenC s'rychnina to cause death Since
Miss lleafs death her mother has been
insane, and has constantly talked abuut
holding a poisoned cup To her daughters
lips. 1t IS generally believed the girl was
murder ed.
Last evening, .t st Louis, Ehhu Pal
mer, printer, met his wife, dragg d her
into an alley and shot her iI the neck
with revolver. lie then put bail into
his own head. The ~uma1 is only
slightly hurt, but Palmer is sa,,. to be
mortally wounded. Palmer says he shot
his wife because she left him and entered
Il disreputabie house. while the woman
says he had n1 cause for the act.
The New York police have been notified
of the mysterious disappearance Of Chas
Brown. book keeper. and -yea"-old
girl named Florence. Brown drew $500
on Wednesday. and since has not been
heard from. The Florence girl has run
away from home two or three times be
fore. She was last seen on Tuesday.
DR.. and Mrs. Durham and Mrs. Sharks,
were poisoned yesterday in Tompson, Ga,
by ten-year old cOlored girl, who in re-
venge for punishment, put strychnine in
their coffee. Ali are dangerously sick.
William Graham committed suicide Oh
Wednesday night at Larkinsvile, Ala, by
blowing out his brains in the presence of
his entire family. The act was caused by
ruined fortune brought about by paying
security debt.
Joseph Armstrong. of BtiriStown, Ga
suicide on Wednesday evening
by drowning himself in pond near his
home. No cause is assigned.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-19
Before Alderman Barr.

Brice Painter was arrested on a charge
of assault and battery preferred by Henry
Pryor. He was held for hearing.
Henry Pryor was arrested on the cbarges
OF blgamy and adultery and he will also
have hearing.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-19
On GERS Installed.

at a stated meeting of Washington
Legion. No. 3, Knights of Revolution, the
following officers were duly installed on
Wednesday evening by p. Ex. p, H.
Nee r,y, for the ensuing year: II. p,
Jesse Croft Ex. P, VIM. Ii. Beittle p,
Emil Rutter IS. at A, w. H. Chesser
G., Isador Newmin s., Casper Walker !;
Treas, W. +. Hrinnicke Sec, NJ. W.
Bair. The following mill ary officers
were elected for the ensuing year Capt,
Il. McElroy :; first lieutenant, J. 3. Don
myer second lieutenant, J. NJ. Mckinley,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-19

THERE is no valid reason why the
government should not disclose to the
press and the public the names and the
amounts paid to its pensioners. If, as
is currently reported and commonly be-
lieyed, thousands Of undeserving men
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-19
UHIHailablo letter.

Letters addressed as follows are held at
the postoffice for want of stamps:
MIR. Middleton & Bro, South Front
street, Phila.''
Miss Mary A. Christ, Cresswell post.
Office, Lancaster county, Pa"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-19
Buying Jersey Cattle.

The largest single-day's sale ever known
in Philadelphia of imported Jersey cattle
was made at the Herkness bazaar, Ninth
and Samson streets, yesterday afternoon.
Seventy.four COWS and twenty seven
calves were sold, for which S35, ,555 were
realized, the COWS averaging nearly S446
per head, and the calves little more than
s2OG piece. The lot comprised two en-
tire shipments per steamers Lapanto and
Nirginian, from the Channel Island to New
York, and were all selected animals.
Colin Cameron, of Brickerville, paid $500
for &C Lady Gladstone Lass " and $500 for
4" Zadee.'
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-19
The Nineteen Governors OF PENNSYLVANIA.

Pennsylvania's governors have num-
bered nineteen, including Governor Patti.
son. The first constitution for the govern
ment of Pennsylvania as state went into
effect September 2, 1890. In the follow
ing month an election was held, aud
Thomas Miffiin, of Philadelphia. was
chosen the first governor of the state. The
gubernatorlal term was three years from
1890 until 1879, when it became four
years, Governor Hoyt being the first to
enjoy the longer lease of office. The fol.
lowing table gives the list of governors,
and the years show, without needless rep
etitions, the number of terms served by
each inou n, horf.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-19
PRAYING FOk THE EASSEMBLEmEN.
An Especial Petition by kev. lIr. Miller 1
the Trenton CapltOI.

An Especial Petition by Rev. Mr. Miller In
the Trenton Capitol.
The Rev. Johu Dewitt Miller opened
the session Of the New Jersey House of
Representatives, Thursday morning, in
which he said :
May the members of this House not
neglect the exacting and often unpleasant
duties OF the committee room to seek pub
llclty in noisy championship of popular
measures on the floor of the House. Nav
they not ask themselves, How shall l
curry favor with the bosses p nor, How
Shall line the vest of some editor, and SO
make myself the subject of editorial squibs
dripping with sweetness . but NAV they
ask themselves continually, How Shall l
conduct myself so as to win the endorse
ment OF my own conscience, the approval
of my. constituents, and the favorable
Judgment of Almighty God p May these
asssmbiymen so act as to escape the nec-
ess'ty OF explaining to an inquisitive CON
stltuency how, leaving home poor, on the
meagre salary of $500 they return rich"
Ghosts ana newspapers.
Evening Post.
The Tribune complains that the Halem
ghosts " IN the new fiat house in 10th
street, east of Second avenue, continued
'1oiA hoihiiCStdtlouS ycSIeTuay, nOGWlth-
standing the exposure published in the
Tribune" 1t seems, however, hardly fair
IN these times to expect a ghost to make
OF on account of 4 newspaper exposure,
when We know how little effect this SO
often he's on many other classes in the |
community. Ghosts, have in fact, always
shown an indifference to "newspaper
clamor,' which might fill the breast even
Of ring thief with envy. The work of ex
posing them have been going on for centu
ries, but they have never paid the slight
EST attention to ''what the papers saw" |
and they are rewarded by an amount of
public confidence and trust that proves
;he wisdom of their course. The Harlem
ghosts produce not only "vibsations in
he chandeliers" but rumbling as of a
bowling alley" and cloud reports as
rom cannon" which Seems to show
hat Harlem ghost can make himself as
in city fiat as his predeces.
ors could in castles and country houses.
An Uprising of Ice Cutters.
The strike of the icemen on the Hudson
one time threatened to become general.
'angs of men patrolled the river between
augerties and Catskill, compelling all
'borers to stop work. At Germantown
he rioters broke up the ice in front of ,,
,e ice houses. An outbreak at the
livingston ice house, at Barrytown,
as promptly quelled. The strikers ex- j,
ect to come down the river and compel
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-19

Last evening Hugh r. Fulton, esq, de.
ivered an interesting lecture in the Y. c.
NJ. hall. to large audience. His subject
was Commercial Law
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-19
Sale of Real Estate.

:. Henry Shubert, auctioneer, sold at pub
lie sale, January 1S, at the Green Tree
hotel, near Refton station, Strasburg
township, for Samuel C. Steigerwalt, a
two-story frame dwelling, situated in the
village of of Rsfton, to Michael Steigerwat,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-19

IHE old and familiar bill for the removal
ofthe state capital to Philadelphia, when
that city shall supply the buildings, has
bobbed up serenely at Harrisburg this
winter.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-19
Deputy Attorney Generals.

Senator Stewart proposes to cut away
deputy attorney generals as officers
unknown to the law. They have been
created, probably, because there was use
for them, and if there is such use they
should be authorized by the law, if they
are not now. We do not believe in
tine economy of dispensing with neces
sary officers and we see plenty of work
ahead for the attorney generals office,
and more than one man unaSSisted can
do. When the state chooses a man for
the Office of its attorney it seems uat
it should have sufficient confidence in
him to trust him to determine how much
assistance he needs and to empower him
to appoint. No doubt he will need at
some time more than at others q; SO that
it will be unwise to provide by law for
the creation of fixed number of assist
ants. But why may not the attorney
general ask from the governor the ap.
pOintment of special deputies when he
needs them, and why may not the COVER
nor be authorized by the law 10 appoint
them subject to the approval of
the Senate when in session, or when
it again assemblies, if the appoint
mentS are required during the recess.
Attorney General Cassidy is reported to
express the opinion that his office should
have fixed salary attached to it. Prac
tically it is so compensated now, since
the amount of fees which the attorney
general receives is limited to a figure.
we believe Sll ,000, which has of late
years always been reached !; the balance
of fees being paid into the treasury. 1t
would be as well for the state to take the
fees and pay the salary. Now the attor
ney general earns his salary soon after
the commencement of the year, and if |
he goes out of Office before its close his
successor has good chance TO get full
salary for the same year out of its ac-
cumulated fees; as in fact Attorney Gen
eral Palmer did when he went into office. |
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-19

THE piety and patriotism of the country
are appealed to to help along scheme to
build a memorial tower for the church of
the Prince of Peace on the Gettysburg
battlefield. The idea is that contributors
shall have the privilege of designating
some person's, living Or dead, soldier or
civilian, memorial Of whom there shall be
suitably inscribed stones to make up the
structure.