Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-09-19

bio day. Tho canal will luu across the
peninsula at its uarrowCst part. and viii
have its eastern terminus in tho viciuttS at
the mouth Of st. Johns river. 10 will hr
1876 miles long, $50 feet wide aud ~ feet
deep.
Associations In session.
The fourth annual session Of the Penn
sylNania state itrUmSn's association began
at Scranton, Pa, yesterday. Oscr 500
companies were represented. George l..
Roberts the prCSideut, responded u ~
| address Of welcome 10y Mayor POwdcr'}.
| The following officers were Clr1,ui Tor
the ensuing year President, ;. y. Au.
| coma, Of Reading vice prcsldouts, Nm,
| Devczyu, Of Oil City aud =. Thomas, Ut
! Lebanon; recording SECRETARY, W. ".
| Wcndcr, OF Reading corresponding sec
! rotary, L. II. Ettla, Of Harrisburg treas
urcr, IL. IL. Derr, of NorriSluwn. 1t was
| decided to meet in York next year.
| The grand lodge OF tho Ancient Order oI
! juitCd WorEmCu, embracing Mary land,
| Delaware aud New Jersey, mot III BH.i
moro last night, and after trausacttng
some business hell . mass meeting, AZ
! which speeches were w llc 10y Fast Grand
Masters William \. IiayuoI=, Of Della
ware, aud VIM. H. james, oi Honosy ylyA-
MIA, Grand Oycrsurr .lus'ph &. smith, 1T
| Pennsylvania, aud others. Tho grand
| lpdgcS include ~ Subnrdluato lodges. with
| Is 900 members.
Tho annual CONVENTION ot tho Doe
keepers association ui America began
yesterday in Toronto. About loo delegates
from the United States and CAuaiL were
present, aud u. \. Iun.S, the t4uIdIau
president, occupied tie chAl..
routlcu Matter.
| The Democratic state convention Oi
Maryland meets in BAl,mNcr - day. Ihr
Indications are that Roberts MclAun. ui
Baltimore Ol he docs Mt q ''l'ucI. viii bG
nominated for governor Ou the hrSt bal
lot, and that Charles Il. Roberts, OF
Carroll, will ho nominated for Attorney
General. For comptroller the contest Is
between Lc Comptc oi Dolchcstrr and
Tuner of Talbot,
The Republican state convention ui New
Jersey met yesterday ia Trenton aud nom
, iuatCd Jonathan plXtUn, Justice OF The
, supreme court, for governor on the n-s
ballot. The resolutions adopted declared
: for protective tarin, aud tue taxation o
corporations aS well as individuals.
, The Republican state convention of New
, York meets to-day at Rchdcd Springs
, The Indications point to union and bar
. mDuy' ali tho rou JmruGtlyu Of til old
ticket.
lightning Freaks Iuder urouud.
Tho coal mines OF Jonathan Allison
near Washington, Pa, were ycStCrdl,
visited by freak Of lightning, IN whic'
4 the flash extended under ground q distance
I Of nearly 1000 yards, following the CDl
. car tracks as far rs they reached. Whrr
. the flash entered the pit Thomas Ashhucst
inside hauler, was sitting near the track u
% a point 800 yards from the mouth, aud a
e the fash passed him Que Of his legs was $
paralyzed that for several minutes he wa
( unable to walk. The lightning followed
. the track along tho entry aud 200 yard
y beyond Ashhurst several miners wcr
D standing. They distinctly saw tho illSl
o As 1t passed them, making 700 yards thI
/ the lightning Is known To have tTayclrC
{ under ground. The cutry extends 20,
, yards past the las, point mentioned, and i
is quite probable the flash followed ihC
, track to its end.
Brakeman's Terrible Death
r Last night, while Thpmls McNamlri.
brakeman on the MeaivIllc aud Livesvlll
D railroad was switching a train at Linesylll
D station he stepped from between the ulr
on t. the man track aud WAS struck b.
u the Erle and Ptlj,buvg express train. cut
d ting Oh both legs between the ankle au,
the knee. In his CttortS % free himself h
9 threw his left arm across the rall Of 4 sid
Il track and moving car cut that m,mbe
7. tTuul his ldy. An engine was sent t
e Meadville aS qu Ckly as possible - TAX
q his young wife and mother to bis bcdSid,
I" which they reached lust before his dcatl
- tie was 2S years OF age and much 7,
g spected empluYe. HIS remains WEI
o brought 10 Moadylls yesterday for buria
K Central American Congress
tRt NnF ,.T -
q American republics met Tuesday in Ne
d York, and Invited delegations from Il
]" several United states aud Europe to uuil
10 with them in uuvgiiug statue Of Simo
% | Bolivar, the liOcrator, on February >
II next. in Central park. The statue is
gift from Venezuela 10 the City of Ne
lOrk, aud will be cast in bronze. Il
expected that many representatives fro
lie the countries named will DO present, IL
there will be an effort to form a Cougres
~ through which permanent peace al
10 union may be secured 10 the South a
1T Central American republics.
~ Wanted TO Crown An American Kin:.
=, y CRANK appeaed at the White lIou
%, at Washington, d. c., TUESDAY mprnir
=" aud asked for an audience with the pre-,
~ deut lio showed great dislppOuLne
~ when informed that the president was
a. New York. He o&plaincd hat ho hi
-, come all the way from Colorado to crov
~, tho president King Uf America, viii
-" duty, he said, had bocu committed To i
~, Charge by the Lord Jesus Christ. T
- mau gave his Damo AZ portrOit, and 50
-, - he was a native Of Germay. lie was tax
nC charge by policeman.
,s suicide OF an Oid AIsu
g William Lsiby, g. years of age, a re-
dent of SheraudUah, Pa, committed 81
eide by taking laudauum last night. +
old man lived with his nephew, aud not
ing unusual was noticed - Indicate SUI,
dai intent. lie retired at the customa
'" time and appeared in the bost Of spiri
ri In the morning his nephew called him, h
receiving no answer went to his room a
2k found him dead. Domestic trouble is t..
'S, TO have unsettled his mind aud driven b
60 to the act. He leaves wife aud lar
eu family of grown up children,
" The htckap0o Indians 10 De Paid.
Secretary T0ller has decided that I
w kickapOO Indians are entitled to DO III
10 for the lands surrendered by them
o5 accordance with the stipuatious of
'.d cent treaty. lie will ask Congress to ma
''' an appropriation for the purpose. I
.o, secretary has also decided that eve
90 Winnebago Indian OF ono fourth Ind
STSs bloOl is entitled to his share of the $40
'w 40 900 awarded by Congress to the tribe.
~ a ChristIRn Convention.