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FIRE IN SALISBURY.
DAVID wEDsrERs Bo BARN nuRsED
A Horse.fower, Hay wagon, Harness, Hay,
Corn and Oats Communicative WORK
~ .n tp,.ptI...

OF an incendIsry.
The incondiaTy torch has again been
applied and with success in salisbury
township, the pcrpotratOr Of the oowardly
act making good his escape. Last night
about half'past eight O'Clock tho large
barn ON tho farm of Daniel Webster,
situated on the road leading from Smyrna
To Uhristiaua, and about two miles south
of the Gap, was discovered to be en-.
voloped in flames by member of the
family. An alarm was sounded immodi-
ately and was promptly responded to by
hundreds but by the time .! tho arrival
of assistance the flames had gained such
rapid hoadway that it was impossible to
check their disastrous course, and all
efforts were devoted to the saving Of sur
rounding buildings.
The barn,a fine substantial structure.
with dimonsions of G6 feet by 60 feet, aud
large wagonshed together with their
contents, consisting of horse power, hay
wagon, harness, hay, corn and oats wero
quickly consumed. The fire originated in
the hay loft, and the horses and other live
stock were removed from the stable with
little difficulty. Nearly all of tho farm ing
implements were saved. The loss on the
buildings is partially covered by insurance
in the Penn Mutual insurance company of
Lancaster.
II was fortunate circumstance that
the wind was not in the north at tho time
Had 1t been, nothing could have saved the
house, creamery and other buildings in
close proximity TO the barn, from the
flames. The work of rebuilding will bo
commenced as soon as the debris is cleared
away.
The fire was undoubtedly the work of
an iucendiary. Before the fire was dis.
covered n man was seen running away
from the buildings, but the act excited no
suspicion at the time. Ii is quite proba .
Bile that he was the scOundre who fired
the barn. \ number of men and boys, on
their way form Christiana TO the fire, met
y suspicious looking character on horse
back, riding directly away from the scene
OF tho tire. Being desirous of knowing
the whereabouts of the coDhagration, they
stopped him and inquired of him concern.
ing the fire. He informed them that there
was no fire, and tho hight they saw was
caused by Brisbin Skiles' burning rubbish
10 another party, who made the same in.
quiTy, he said Mr.. Webster was burninA
old corn fodder.
As II was dark he was not recognized by
any Of the parties. Ihe general supposi.
ton is that this is the same man who was
seeE running from the barn, and that he is
no stranger in that neighbOrhoOd.
During the excitement at the fire, two
strangers made an attempt to rob the
house, but were foilod in their purpose
When discovered they fled
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Hamplin's Piper.

The mastery Of music over nature is
legend old as Orpheus. 1t appears and
reappears in the traditions of every peo.
pie and the literature of every tongue,
with the popularity that the weird and
spirit music, which charms the rocks
and trees and irresistibly makes the
birds of the air and beasts of the field to
follow i!ss spell, is something different
the Alpleich or Elfenspiegen-from that
which delights the soul and thrills the
sense of human appreciation.
The dwarf Giouf, of the Chinese tale
who cleared Ispahan of its tormenting
vermin and, when refused his promised
reward, sent his old black mother, fifty
feet high, who stood with whip in tn,
market place, strangled the townswomeI
and enticed them to her magic tower
the hermit of Lorch, who cleared it oI
insects, the charcoal burner who rid il
OF its crickets, and the old man Of the
mountains who piped its children into
the Tannenberg the fiddler of Bran
denberg all these are the same character;
and their story is almost identical with
that which Robert Browning tells so
charmingly in his i" Pied Piper of Ham
elm" Who that has read it can ever
forget its quaintness and beauty, its
pathos and the melancholy moral of the
quiet Bungen street in which no mirth
nor music ever wakes an echo.
And now it happens that on the COM
ing six hundredth anniversary Of the
time when the pied piper first led out
the rats and then, being ungratefuly
treated, lured forth the children of
Hamelin, on the 2sth and 29th of this
month, the people Of Hamelin will com
memorate, with dramatic festivities and
realistic procession, the beautiful story
which is forever set in Browning's
verse. Like the Schwabian festivals and
the Coventry celebration, before it was
degraded to buffoonery, there is much to
be commended in this coming celebration
at Hamelin. Art and postry should
lend grateful service to refine it, and
every lover of legendary literature will
be reJoiced to hear of a tit and successful
c0mmemOratiOn.
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A derrick on the tower of Grace church,
New York, used in hosting stone and
building material for the building OF the
new steeple, fell on Tuesday, carrying with
it a mass OF timber and rigging. Joseph
Mckee, tho derrick rigger, and Robert
Simpson, mason, were caught in the
ropes and terribly mangled. Simpson was
caught in tho rigging some distance below
tho edge of the tower, and remained sus'
pended 1876 feet over the street. All efforts
to extricate him from his terrible position
were unsval.ing. He was finally extricated
from the rntanglement Of ropes and tim
bers which pinned him to tho wall, and 1t
was found that he had been conscious
throughout the whole period. His right
leg and arm were broken and his chest
was badly crushed, and his body was Gov
cred with Commissions and bleeding wounds.
He was lowered to the ground and sent TO
tho hospital, where it was said his recoy.
cry was doubtful.
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Personal.

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orS - II NJ, -, W., 'o' N"uS'esS
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- m ~ ".h "0"t I"o iuuI"na usie-
s"'coG ssr,a ror,,i 80. Naan,Ii % VII 'n"No tue
'tS,N1 30 -
GEORGE Dnn' hEIH mas been elected
"a pS,tsvjir, tIo,,ro,h oo,I,,I Pu''' 4''a'''"S
-, ,-.'. 'f" Uo"ipHN!'
,o hoonl SSI'S .ot tue ui'eu states, July
~ "lIoI inTss suvvessiHl season OF evan
I'..1A' '"oo' ~ '"' 'uo"'o' VI i''nuoh'
Mrs. CATHARlSE WOLFE, mother of
iiou. ION! - Mu"o' Is iyInE IN ctlticaI con-
"lI'on' n"''uS oeeh 'tlcheh with paTaIy'
SM,
CHA7' "A. REEDS legacy OF $55, 600 to
IuG government 70 heIp pay the national
debt has been received at tho Boston sub
=,
ma, EACH haa profound dislike
iOE bI"Iuo, haV!hg characterized him as
tue most dangerous man IN American
Pon'icS'
ALLAN fINhERToN, founder of the
flnEerton detective agency, is lying at
the point Of death, from maIarial fever,
at Chicago.
REy. JAMES b. CLARK, of Westmore
land county, has accepted the pastorship
of the Presbyterian church in New Lon
don, Chester county.
Hon. JoHy I. Ram of Rrairs,o,v, "
j., has announced his gilt to Lafayette
college Of $lj, 900 for the purchase of a
com modious residence for the new pTesi-
dent, DR.. Knox.
DR. JoUy F.. VrrrF a roIIov or .ho
Royal College Of surgeons of Tondon orS
an attache Of tho NeiicHi Tsaitb ins,it"ta NO
OF san Francisco ia ranorted n,;ss;nn uo
is said 10 be heir IN a larco Sortnno ~,
land.
Par MALAY L,ow, 20 all .t, ,r,-,,,
from the song bearing bjs mama Iao W. irs. ~,
died in LouisviIIe ne wos raiI,oaS 10 ia'
remarkabIe for his wi, and osniaT Ji.nai ,,ai
tion and the SONG in bis bor6r ,ras pi,to,
by Charlie Ward - ''''''' wac "'''''''
Cro M,rnrr
- o-o, .,L;t'tn ntpDLL toH, zen years ago an
go aStos W st''hIus N Petsohai beauty ana The
ooJSuI oi mucn iehaIo alteration has
suuSeh 10 apJecthess ne was seen IN New
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Playing Many Parts,


There is danger that John Alexander
Logan may lose the sole remaining
identity attaching to him as the un-
nlnching enemy of the grammatical
methods OF Lindley Murray. Since his
nomination for the vice presidency his
political personality has been AS com.
pletely swallowed up as though devoured
by the triple headed dragon OF old. Ills
wire, concerning whom the conviction
Is rapidly gaining ground that she has
donned the masculine blOOmers, shoulu
see to 1t that he is promptly rescued
from the maze in which he has involved
himself, and in comparison with which
the labyrinth of Crete is as nothing.
Ihose who have been following TIE
career OF this remarkable man profess In
have found four different Logaus, all of
whom rejoice in the Christian name ot
John Alexander. The Democratic John
ioomed up in the House OK Representa-
tives in Washington, when on Feb 8
1909, III reply to the structures of Re
publican member, he said
AL have to say in reply Is that | cam
here as Democrat and I expect to sup
port Democrat. may have differa
Win gentlemen upon this side of tile
House In reference to issues that are
passed, but God knows that have differed
from the other side from my Childhood
and with that side will never affiliate so
long az have breath In my body.
A grand jump is made from this ma
riod to June q, 1884, and 10, the trans.
formation An individual believed tc
be the same Mr.. Logan thus belcbe,
forth on the future of the party he ha11
once condemned
Tho Republican party represents IN,
latest fruition OF governmental prooress
aud is destined 70 survive upon the t6eor,
that the strong outlives the weak, unit
the development OF principles still NOR
advanced shall compel II to measure ID
step with the march of the age or 90 Z
the wall as an instrument which has full
filled its destiny.
Again before the footlights we see on
John A. Logan as q rabid t" nigge
hater," who in a public speech in tn,
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ran AFRICAN mErnon,sI-.
In Conference ia TINS JIy-Latgo
Attendance of Ministers.

In Conference ia TINS Jity-Latgo
Attendance of Ministers.
The conference of tho African NJ f.
church for tho southeastern district of
Pennsylvania, il beng held To day in tho
church on Straw berry street, this city.
This morning ministers began arriving
from different parts Of the state, and there
Is quite large attendance.
The meeting was called together at 10
o'clock by Rev. G. c. Felt, the presiding
elder, who opened II with devotional OK
ercises.
Rev. 4. G.. Steward, of Philadelphia,
was elected secretary
The secretary wls appointed TO receive
the credentials OF the mombers, and the
following were found to be present: Revs.
A. A. Robinson and L. q. Steward,
Philadelphia; W. II Davis, Chambersburg;
J. NJ. Taylor, StCCltou John w. Norris,
Reading; Theodore Gould, Harrisburg
B. X. Pritchard, Phwnixvillo; Walter
Thompson, Columbia George o. Gibbs,
PottsvilIe Jacob WIlkcshoIm, WriGhts-
vile; Santee Birch, Middlotown; J. L.
Hamilton, Mt. JOY; Is. Darkes, Carlisle;
w. r. Norris, Atgeu Isaac ID. Jones,
Greencas.le, and j. NJ. Mccoy Philade!'
phia.
Jonathan Harris, who is the Oldest
member of the congregation in this city,
made n short address Of welcome 20 tho
members Rev. W. W. Grimes, tho
pastor of tho local church also made q few
remarks of similar nature, and Rev.
Gould responded.
The following committee on resolutions
was appointed lteys. A. a. Robinson,
w. II. Davis and Walter Thompson.
Commit go on y o+iiiug elder appoint.
ment John w, Norris, I c. Steward,
Cyrus Button, Jacno WIikesae!m, -
Robinson, Gaurle Shortc, Theodore
Gould.
The conference then adjourned for din
ner, alter which business was resumed II
is lkoly that tn work will be flashed by
this evening.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-25

Mr.. B. F. JONES, Of Pittsburg ispro.
posed for chairman of the Republican
national committee. He is without
experience in politics, but he is rich, has
knowledge of business and is :" an
original Blaine man" He was beaten
at Harrisburg for delegate at large on
this latter account and his friends found
their satisfaction in supplanting Chris
Mlgee with him as the Pennsylvania
m ,mber of the national committee,
Tney now propose to rub a little brine
into Mr.. Magee's lacerated back by
making Jones the nominal chairman of
the national committee. He will hand
over the real management to Steven B.
Elkins and Jerome b. Chaffee.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-25

House, Lec. o, 1859, alluded co John
Brown as a "traitor, thief and scoun-
drel.". How can this John be reconciled
with the John Of 1881, talking of the
preservation Of the political rights Of the
humblest citizen, "whatever his color"2
Not quite three weeks has elapsed
since his nomination, and yet it is the
work of a skilled juggler to discover
which of these four Logans is the Re.
publican vice presidential nominee. The
Protean John, for the sake of his friends
and his party, should confne himself to
the numbering OF the Queens English,
for thus only can his identity be fully
preserved.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-25

The firemeu of engine companies 4 and l.
we're routed from their beds this morning
at 3l5 by the ringing Of the gong. They
ran their apparatus out, but there was no
fire, and il was discovered that tho ringing
was caused by tle wires of the fro alarm
telegraph coming in contact with those OF
the electric light.
George Delzeit, boy who was charged
with attempting to fro tho house of
Michael Door,, was heard before Alderman
McConomy last evening, when the case
was dismissed for want Of evidence.
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rhe nldermanio U0urt.,

David Weller, who ia charged with
assault and battery upon David Beuttel,
waived hearing before Alderman Ford
neY and gave bail for court last evening.
Susan KiclIer, charged with being drunk
and disorderly, was sent to jail for 80 days
by Alderman Spurrier.
Samuel Hoffman il charged by his wife,
Emma. with assault and battery before
Alderman McConomy, and will be heard
tomorrow morning.
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sales OF Horses,

Samuel Hess & Son, auctioneers. sold
at public sale on Monday, for Daniel
Logan, at his sale and exchange stables,
Lancaster city, 1S head of Ohio horses at
an average price of S20S.50.
The same auctioneer on Tuesday, at
east Petersburg, sold for j. 5, Foltz, 10
heat of Ohio horses at an average price OF
5000 %.
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riro Committee meoring,

Last evening the lire COMMITTEES OF
councils held a meeting. The contract
for supplying the fire department with
feed, straw SO, for six months, was award.
ed to ID. Is, lands.
1t was agreed TO recommend to councils
the purchase of 1000 feet of new hose for
the department.
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AT THE BOTTOM or A WELL.
Young Mans Terrible struggle with Dsat
90 feet Under Grouud

Young man's Terrible struggle with Death
90 Feet Under Ground.
A terrible accident occurred at Streets
boro, Ohio, recently involving the life of q
young man named Fred Belden. A well
was being dug for brewery. The well
was OF the common sort and had reached
a depth of about seventy feet. Young
belden was at the bottom placing the side
walls. Tho men at the top received a
signal from Belden TO hoist him ur,
quickly followed by another more decided
IN It's character. A quick pull was given
on the rope, but the next second roaring,
rattling sound from below told that the
well had caved in, burying in living tomb
the unfortunate man below TO the denth ~
nearly hfty feet. The first % feet ~ tho
well was dug through tough clay, and as
there was no danger from this a young
man descended to the cayed In part to
establish q start to commence throwing
out the fallen dirt, and from him il was
learned that for an hour and a half ho
could catch sounds and detect moyement
OF the rope that reached 10 the bottom
that the man below was undergoing A
struggle with death, but at last ali sonnS
and motion ceased, telling that human aid
was no longer needed. The work scanned
to make little headway, as the IooSene5
sand cayed in as fast as the other was re.
moved, aud this morning seyeTal rset Of
sand yet remained to be removed before
the dead man could be reached.
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Tbs Bind Girls concert.

About half house listened with in
ter est and pleasure to the entertainment,
musical and elocutionary, OF tho blind
Shale sisters in st. Paups nj. T.. church
last evening. 1t will be repeated in the
West NJ. T., mission chapel this evening.
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Lancaster ,.IIItIrstown

Yesterday afternoon the Lancaster and
littlestCwn club played their second game,
and the crowed present was one of the
smallest Of the season. The game was
| close and exciting, but the home club
outbatted aud outdelded its opponents.
SHE score was as follows:
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bass Fishing,

A special train is being run on tue
Peach Bottom railroad this week to ao-
eommodato sportsmen wanting to visit the
bass fisheries at Peach Bottom,
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MRS. SINGER, who died in New York.
,he other day, was tho first wife of the
iate Isaac Singer, inventor of the Singer
sewing Se% machine. He died leaving s14, ,O0O,-
vvo, eut Mrs Singers name was not men,
oa oDnoa 10 his will. While Mr.. Singer was
aive nse women laid claim to him as
.onon, nusoanu, anu twenty-four children were
recognized by him as his own,
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Those evening bells those evening bells
How many n tale their music tells
Of youth and nome, aud that -wes time
When last heard their soothing chime
Those joyous hours are passed away,
And many heart that Then was gay
Withln the toTb now darkly dwclls.
And hear n" more those evening bells
And 50 twill be when am gone
That tuneful peal will still ring on
while other DdTds shall walk these dclls
AMI sing ) our praise, sweet evening bells
--TOUl Moore
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Ehrncl runs--lrOnSidCs, 3 Active. Two
base AiiS-lligginr, MCrRmuuy and Boyle
L"tt on Ohsc-lrousIdcs, ;; Active, 9. struck
oui-lronsiLe7, 10 Active, J. Blse ON balls
Active !. BaN" by bet < hit-lir'ior and Nc.
Wild pitchcs-Pylc, /; Mcegun. /.
TiTp-l:tO.
I'mpirs-Tpy IIpr, IIrg.Ilp,,
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Earned run- Lancaster, l. Lett on bases -
Lancaster, 10; LiIurstown, >. Double plays
Can't, Crowley ana BAKER, Baker and Grow.
lev. struck Out-IauCH-tuI, {; LittlestOwn,
!. Bases on balls-LRnca-tCr, Passed balls
HOrOrd, Greer, ,. VIA pitches ctEcll,
sweit2or, /.
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Mar,ied bv an AIderman.

Last evening Samuel Gibson and Isabella
Ccrbit, of this city, were united In
marriage by Alderman Samson,
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The Fitz John Porter relief bill is being
pressed upon Arthur's favorable attention
by ex.Gov. Curtin and Gen. Slocum'
Should he sign it, Logan will regard
him as a traitor to the tail of the ticket.
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Sotos OF the field.

iOIK has HIno halou tue iIIllo
IrOnsides."
Gagus of the Activeg, is suffering from a
felon.
The Actives of Reading ghaye the nerve
TO arrange game in York for Friday,
Swan, first baseman, and Coogan, cOntro
field, of the Domestic, want more money,
or they will resign.
The Actiyes and Ironsides play their
third game TO morrow, and tiuo contest
may be looked for.
Oldfeld, of the IrOnsiles, has been at
homo for several days past owing to n
death in his family.
The Domestic have signed Dorr, of Will
mington, Dsnham, of the delurct Monu-
mental and Brand, q Wilmington amateur
Schappert has at last been released by
the Actives andhe will likely go to Trenton, +,
where poor pitchers have been making q
headquarters lately
Yesterday the stockholders of the Ian
caster club held a meeting when James
NJ. Burke was elected manager to take the
place of +. X. Difienderfer. Some other
business Of no interest to the public was
transacted
In regard to the game in York with
the Trentons, manager Powers telegraphed
home. "Shetzline and Schenck were the
battery. Tho umpire was not simply
outrageous no was robber." This lit.
tlo story explains York's victory, and it is
no news to any one acquainted with the
town.
Mr.. Barker, late of the Littlestown club,
is now managing the York club. He is a
gentleman and good manager, but has
got into a bad crowd. llo writes to the
lronsides, begging them to play game In
that city, assuring them a square deal all
around. OF course the IrOnsides will not
go nor will any other club that desires to
retain it's reputation.
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a WHEELING court has issued a rule
against the Proprietors and publishers of
the hte!LigeRcer, commanding them to
appear on the 2sJh day of June to show
cause why they should not be attached for
contempt, in that on the 18th day Of June
they published in the Ltei.igenceF an
editorial rejecting on the honesty and
dignity OF the court. If these honorable
courts Of West Virginia would discover
what a cheerful business it is to stroke
buzz saw the wrong way, they may profit
ably read up the case Of Steinman and Hen.
s'l, disbarred attorneys. 1t Ia fully set
forth in the Pennsylvania state reports.
In the report OF the L. 5. consul at
buenos Ayres is TO be found the gratifying
statement that there is brisk trade from
this country to that region in ready-made
wooden and straw board houses. At the
new capital, La Plata" the demand for
habtations was 30 great that the provincial
government could not wait the slow pro-
oesses OF brick and mortar, and hence the
orders for American houses. Upwards OF
LOCO are now being put together at that
place and the price is 30 reasonable that
a number of estaRcterOs, who are improy-
ing remote cattle farms, have also de-
termined to try tho virtues of these houses
Should they meet tho expectations of the
Argentine people, large trade in them il
likely to result. The only fear is that
owing to the heavy southwest winds
pdmpsros), they may be found 10 be toe
| light.
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"WHO's Jones" g.?
Mrs. LOGAN accepts.

Ir may be the hand of Esau Jones, but
the voice will be the voice of Jacob e.
K Ms, alias Steve
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HERE AND THERE.

Tho Blaine men were greatly ticklod over
Wayne MacVeagh's anti-Arthur letter.
They have not yet, however, drawn out q
letter from MacNeagh in support OF
Blaine. II would be well to get their
opinion of MacVcagh before the Demo e.
cratic nomination.
-
The capitol building Of Washington in
moonlight is perfect dream OF architec
turo. In tho early morning, when the
birds are singing through its grounds ana
taking their baths az the fountains there'
the scene aud associations are delightful.
Ii is subject of worthy national pride that
the capitol OF tho cOultry is in every way
beiitting to it's greatness. doubt il there
is another so truly splendid building in
the world.