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rerrcd with the workings Of tho scientific

ferrcd with the workings OF the soientiHc
instruments.
Rickety ohimncys toppicd over on the
roofs aud bricks tumblcd down upon the
pavements in oil parts of the oity. Plaster
fell from ceilings Of houses, ohinaware
ratified IN the closets, dOOfbclls began ring.
ing, glasses clinked lively tune upon
sidcbpards aud CLOCKS were set to running
down. In somu Instances people were
prostrat,d upon tho floors Ot their dwell
ings. Nervous puOplo were frightened to
such nn extent that many thought the
desuuctiou OF the world was ut hand.
Every whero the populGoo became excited.
Every house In tho city was agitatod
more or less, many of tho occupants run.
ming breath!cssly into tho street Every
where men, women and children oOngro
gated upon sidewalks and street corners
and eagerly discussed the affair. THIS was
moro noticeable in tho thiokly populate
districts of Kensington and outhwark.
Gradually the impression that an earth
quake had occurred grew upon the
| citizens, and each inquired Of his neighbor
| II he had felt the shock. Many timid
people were so alarmed that they hesita,cd
to ~ cntor their houses, and did not do NJ
until they were assured by stronger
minded neighbors that repetition OF the
remarkable event was unlikely.
The vibrations weTo also severely felt AT
Norristown, Dog lcstown, Macuugic, Read
ing, Eastou, Phmaixvillo, Allentown,
| Chester, Harrisburg, Scranton, Pottstown,
Pottsyille, Wilkesbarro and Throughout,
the whole Eastern portion of tho state,
Further north the shock was felt IL
New York aud as far up Rs Portland, Me.
The vibrations do not seem to have ex.
| l,l F,,., A. A
or further west than Ohio. They weT,
very distinct in New Jersey particularly al
| Long Branch aud Atlantic City where they
created considerable CONSERVATION.
some Earthquake OF the rast.
The great earthquake in Calabria in l7S;
probably caused the death OF 100. 900 people
and was felt all over Europe. Tho earth
quake Of 1857 in the Kingdom of Naples
is tho most noteworthy OF the present
century. Sixty thousand persons per-
shed IN tho short space OF 81,
minutes at Lisbon, Portugal, tho morn
ing OF November /, 1865. \ tidal wave 5(
feet high eugulfed the city. GibboI
says that 30, 900 are said to have perishet
in the ancient city of Antioch
| A. ID. 596, November IS, 1853, q severe
shock was felt in New England, thought
to have resulted from the Lisbon wave
March 10, 1873, San Salvador was entirel,
destroyed. la South America tho city o
Caracas, Venezuela, was entirely destroyed
by three shocks within 80 seconds, Marcl
%, 1912 Angus l6 1868, terrible
earthquake devastated large part u
Ecuador. The city Of Conception wa
entirely destroyed at midnight OF Februar
20, 1885. Mendoza WAS overturned ii
March, 1861, and II, 900 persons perishe
the shock extending over Buenos Ayre
aud the entire Argentine Republic.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-11
a rRES Oh VICTORY
The Town OF kelung Surrendered by III
chinese without a Blow.

The Town OF kelung Surrendered by Ihs
chinese without a BLOW.
Later details of the capture of Kelung
by the French say that the town was
given up without q blow. Directly the
cannon from Admiral Lesper's flagship
fired the signal the men landed from the
various ships and the town was taken
possession of 10 the name of France. The
authorities of the town and a majority
of the populace fed. 1000 Chinese troops,
recently arrived from Shanghai, retired
into the interior.
The British vice consul went on board
an English gunboat, having previously
sent protest to Admiral Lssper against
its French occupation, and pointing out
that kelung was protected under treaty
with England. The French, upon landing
seized many junks and embargoed several
steamers hailing from Shanghai on the
ground that their papers were irregular.
Admiral Lesper has issued proclama.
tiou to the inhabitants declaring that their
lives and property will be safe under the
French flag Admiral Courbet will
attack Foo Chow on Tuesday next unless
the French indemnity proposals are
accepted.
A dispatch from Foo Chow, dated Aug
0, says: France has given China the
whole of day in which TO agree to the
settlement proposed by France, failing in
which France seizes Annoy and Pesca
dores. No ships are stationed at Annoy,
but there are eleven here. Theplnic has
been revived. Double patrols have been
sent out. The streets are occupied each
night with troops.
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HEIGuBORnOUD NEWS.
Events Near and Across the Count, ~,

Events Near and Across the county Line.
The nineteenth annual state convention
OF the T.. o. s. of A. will assemble in
Harrisburg on Tuesday to continue in
session three days.
The Home wooden mill, OF Shriner,
Pretz IL Co., Allentown, was closed by the
sheriff on Saturday, with liabilities
amounting to over 500 600.
John and James Bradley, brothers, have
been arrested in Philadelphia on the charge
OF starting six fires within radius OF two
squares In the Eighth ward.
The roller skating rink at Reading will
be one of the largest In the country, 100
by 200 feet In dimensions, with room to
accommodate several thousand people.
Senator Harlan, OF Chester, who was
elected to tiil Senator Everbart's unex-
pired erm, drew pay for the full term,
though EverhaIt had already drawn pay
for two months of the term.
The funeral of Sergeant James Ellison,
of the Greedy expedition, took place at
$3.50 O'Clock Sunday afternoon in Potts.
vile, and was one Of the largest ever held
in that section. Fully four thousand peo'
pho followed the remains to the German
Catholic cemetery, whero the interment
took place.
The strike of the miners in the employ
of G.. B. Marklee Il Co, at Jeddo aud
Highlands, Luzerne county, still continues,
and the men are receiving substantial aid
from the miners and aborers OF the neigh.
boring towns. A meeting was held at
Ebervale recently and within two hours
nearly 500 were collected.
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The Earthquake.

Everyone yesterday who felt it, was
delighted with the novel sensation of an
earthquake. and those who did not feel
1t are very much grieyed. 1t is 80 seldom
that we are favored with earthquakes
that they are a very agreeable expert
ence--especially when they are as mild
as this one was. 1t must have been a
very young earthquake, as so many peo-
pie never knew that it was in town until
their neighbors told them. Those who
were indoors generally noticed tn,
shaking of the furniture, but GU,
doors the trembling of the eartt
was not conspicuous. We do not per
sonally know that there was an earth
quake, but the reporters make ii ept tc
have been big thing, and no doubt il
was for this latitude and season, and
Sunday when news is scarce, u very
small earthquake may properly be made
to go a very great way.
Earthquakes are supposed to be the
work OF the earth's internal fires and
volcanoes to be the vent holes Of relief
If we are going to have any more of the
quakes we will need to be provided with
convenient volcano else there may be
a commotion which will be really disa
greeable in Its rude shocks.
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Meagre particulars have been received
of another slaughter of horse thieves in
the Mussel Shell region, one hundred and
fifty miles northeast of Helena, Montana,
last weeks by COW boys. While in pursuit
of stolen horses log house was discovered
In the timber on the mountain side. IL
was secretly watched for day or two
during which time several parties of men
came and went, some by day, others by
night, having in their possession horses
which were evidently stolen. 1t becoming
evident that it was horse thieves rendez
yous, the COW boys congregated and on
last Monday night orawled up close to the
house and attacked fourteen horse thieves,
who we're about the premises at the time,
Nine were killed and five escaped. The
cabin was set fire TO and burned. Fully
nifty thieves have been hanged or shot 4 n
the past month,
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SEVERELY SHAKEN UP.
SUNDAYS EARrsuuAKr vIs.rAr,v.
rwo Aisrmiog shocks reit la tho city and
County Ususios GREAT Approximation
-Thcir ETects Isewhers

rwo Aisr@iog shocks relt Ia tho city and
County Ususiog GREAT Apprehension
Their kncots isewhere.
On Sunday afternoon about a quarter
past two O'Clock Lancaster city aud county
In common with other places for thou
sand miles east and west Of us, was
shaken up and many of it's good people
terribly frightened by n veritable earth
quake. Few of those who felt the shock
were, at the time, aware Of the cause of it.
some thought that their houses were fall
lug down; others that heavy pieces Of fur
uturo were being displaced, or that some
one was falling down stairs; others that a
heavy wagon was passing over the rough
streets, and others who livod near the
railroad. that tho vibrations were caused
by a rapidly running train of cars.
When these supposed causes of the
shock were ono after the other shown not
to be the true cause, people settled down
in the belief that there had been an OK.
plosion somewhere of powder mill or n
powder house or mass OF dynamite.
IL was not until kilograms were received
at the offices in this city from New York
and Philadelphia, asking il the shock Of
an earthquake had reached this city, that
our people began to realize the true state
OF the case, and congratulated each other
that they had escaped great danger, the
effects Of which might have been most
damaging.
Inquiries made among hundreds OF citi-
zens seem To prove that not more than
one in ten felt the shock, and that those
who were in bed, or sitting in au upstairs
rooms, felt 1t much moro sousibly than
those who wero down stairs or on the
street. There is general agreement
among those who felt the shock that there
were two distinct vibrations-a few seconds
apart-the latter being decidedly stronger
than the former.
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THE IKoNsipEs' BArr,Na rivNio.
snowinE Und"r the Domestic Team by tnS
score Of ~ 10 H-wnst 1. New on
the diamond field.

The Domestic. of Newark, played their
second game with the lronsides, oa Satur
day and again suffered bad defeat.
Latham, the bestlpitcher Of the club, Of
whom much has been published, was put
in, with Gaupt to back him up. From the
start the Ironsides began batting very
heavily and the tielders of the visiting club
was kept running all over the field during
the entire game. The lronsidcs also played
brilliant fielding game, having but Que
error. Bradley distinguished himself in
left field putting four mon out, Of the
visitors Coogan and Mcdonald were the
only ones who could hit Pyle and two
base hit of the latter should have been
prevented by the telders. The fielding
of the Jerseymcu was loose. WieGand, IN
right field, dropped two fly balls, although
he usually plays a good game. The score
was
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Tired of Lie.

A stranger who arrived at Niagara Falls,
Ont, Sunday afternoon from Buffalo
jumped into the rapids. His body was
seen going over the falls. From papers
found in the pocket of his coat which he
left on the island, his name appears to be
Woodke.
Nellie Welch, aged 90 years, domestic
employed 10 Albany, N. Y, made two
attempts at suicide, Sunday morning, while
laboring under mental alteration. She
first secured carving knife Eand drew it
across her throat, but found the edge too
dull to cut the skin. She then took off all
her clothing except an undergarment,
which she set on fire. She was shockingly
and fatally burned.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-11
Wishing the sypsy Encampmsnt.

The camp of the gypsies near Fry's mill,
on the Columbia pike, was visited by
thousands of people from this city yester-
day. All day a stream Of persons Kept
travelling out the pike and many drove to
the camp. There were two bands of
gypsies on the grounds, and including
children they numbered IS or 40 persons
They had large number of horses and
several fine wagons, which are fitted up
for sleeping. The women Of the camp did
lively trade all day telling fortunes, but
the men were compelled to lilo around as
it was an off day for horse trading, 80.
This morning one of the bands left the
camp for Baltimore.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-11

Herbert Dorsey, one of the three men
charged with committing felonious assault
ard battery on Alfred Brown. of Fulton
township, has been arrested at his home in
Cecil county, Md, on requisition issued
by the governor of Pennsylvania, and
honored by the governor of Maryland.
The accused waived hearing and entered
bail for trial at the August term of the
quarter sessions court. Dorsey's compan-
ions in the assault it is expected will be
arrested In few days. Brown, it will be
remembered, was waylaid on his way
home one night several weeks ago, and
brutally beaten, after which his assailants
fled over the line into Maryland.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-11
THE SHOCK In OrHEH PLACES
PbiiadeIphiA yiolentiy Agitatsd - AiarI
OAusod In the Eastern Part of the state

PbiIsdeIphiA yioientiy Agitatsd - Alarm
Oausod In the Eastern Part OF the state.
For the first time since. January =, 1917,
very perceptible shock of earthquake
was felt In Philadelphia, at nine minutes
after 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. IL was
Of about ten seconds duration and the un-
dulations apparently extended from north.
east to southwest, increasing In intensity
with each succeeding second and subsided
gradually. The strongest buildings in
the oity were shaken, notably the Record
building, the new postoffioe and city hall.
These immense masses OF granite and
marble vibrated to an alarming degree,
the most substantial structures being
shaken the worst. Up In the tops OF
those buildings the shock was more plainly
felt than on the street. On the fifth and
sixth floors of the Record building the
writer's and oompositors who were at work
felt the vibrations much stronger than the
clerks in the business office on the first
floor. The attendants In the signal SER
vice office, on the top floor OF the new
postofiloe, state that the undulations
frightened them considerably. They
feared that the roof was coming down on
their heads. The shock slightly inter-
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ouR esteemed contemporary, the Neo

Our esteemed contemporary, the Ne,o
Era, in undertaking to furnish an
anxious inquirer with information about
electors, electors at large and congress-
man at large darkeneth counsel by
words without knowledge y in this
happy manner: Pennsylvania will
this year choose thirty electors, twenty.
seven of whom will be chosen by the
respective congressional districts, two
for the senators and one for the
congressman atlarge." None of the
electors will be chosen by the respec
tive congressional districts;n they are
all voted for on general state ticket,
upon which there is no distinction of
representative, senatorial or at large
electors.
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The pig iron manufacturers are seri.
ously considering the advisability of
shutting down all their furnaces for a
month, to exhaust the stock of iron on
hand, and obtain better prices by limit.
ing the supply to the demand. IL they
will all agree to cease production, the
remedy will suffice TO cure the evil, pro
vided 1t Is the excess of supply which
produces 1t. The natural method to re-
duce redundant supply is for those
factories to stop that are too short In
purse or too disadvantag geously sit
uated to 20 on. But the same
end may be reached by tempo.
rary stoppage of all the furnaces,
though when they start up again the
same trouble is likely to recur. However
there Is little use In discussing the mat
ter, as it Is pretty certain that all the pig
iron makers won't agreeto stop,or won't
do II II they do agree. Some of them are
making money at present rates why
should they stopp The situation suits
them very well. Why should the Corn
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THE Nep Era says Mr.. Hendricks
began his part of the campaign by
publicly uttering most mendacious false
hoods about the secretary Of the navy
Will our esteemed contemporary please
specify just what the mendacious
falsehoods " were, when and where
uttered, and we will be glad to have il
prove that they were " meDdacious false
hoods" Mr.. Chandler seems to be
entirely satisfied that they were most
truthful truths :" he never attempted
to answer Hendricks convincing reaflr
nation of his original charges and The
sure proof of them.
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DiJf.U Any
rs.Uouu,y Uom,ri..ioDsr Jonu Doncr.

Ex.Uouuiy Comm issioBsr JOnn Doncr.
Ex County Commissioner John Douer,
who was stricken with paralysis year ago,
was visited by another stroke on Sunday
morning and died in the evening at $50
o'clock. He was born January 5, 1918, in
Lampeter (uOw East LGmpeter) township.
His parents were of French descent aud in
their religious faith members of the Old
Mennonite church. After his marriage he
removed 10 Manor township, where he
died. He was elected and served AS
director Of the Lancaster County National
bank for several years, aud was elected one
of the county commissioners in 1860. AS
one Of the board during his term OF off co
he faithfully aud efficiently discharged the
duties devOlvCd upon him, and to the
entire satisfaction Of his constituents. He
leaves three sons and ono daughter
David, who resides in Illinois John aud
Frank, who live at home, and Nrs. Annie
Stehman, wife Of Henry Stehman. The
fuaeral will take place on Thu sday morn
iUg at 10 o'clock, from his residence on the
Columbia turnpike, and will proceed to
Millersyille, where the interment will be
made.
mrs, Ferguson, OF hlountvilc.
On Friday last Mrs. Ferguson, Of Mount
willie, died in the GGGh year of her age, and
was buried there on Sunday morning.
Services we're held in the United Brethren
church, and a vast cOncOurse of people at.
tended TO pay their last respects TO tho
deceased, for she was beloved by all who
knew her. She was i'll for several weeks,
suffering terribly from formation of stone
in her bladder-;he postmortem by Drs /.
Lineweayer and Craig, of Columbia, and
ltohrer, Livingston and Lehman, OF
Mountville, revealing piece about three
inches in length and as thick as o finger.
Her husband and several grown up chill
dren survive her.
Mrs. George =. King.
Mrs. George p. King, No, 24G East King
street, died on Sunday afternoon at three
o'clock, after an illness of only a few
days. Deceased was born in this city,
lived here all her life and had large circle
Of friends, who will DO panied to learn of
her demise. A devoted husband, two
daughters, Mrs. William ID. Steigerwait
and Miss Mary King, and ono son, Chas.
4. King, are lett to mourn her loss.
A Former Lapcsstrisn Dead.
John B. Dawson, clerk in the pension
office and prominent Mason, has died in
Washington. Mr.. Dawson was born in
Lancaster, and learned the trade of a
printer in Philadelphia. He went TO
Washington about thirty-fve years ago
and worked on the old National Mtelh
geHeer and was one of the first compositors
employed on the E0eHing Star. He was
very large man, his weight being 43S
pounds. He was q Mason of the thirty
second degree.
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dogs, became unmanageable and ran away.
The wagon overturned and all were in
jured. Frank Wade received injuries
from which he died about three hours
later Mr.. Wade was badly cut and
bruised about the head and limbs Ed
ward Wade, jr., received internal injuries,
which may prove fatal Mrs. Wade and
Mrs. McCrea escaped with few slight
injuries.
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A burglar scare.

Last evening, II. b. Springer and fam
lily, who had been ut Landisville camp
meeting, returned to their home between
0 and 10 O'Clock, From certain noises
heard by Mrs. Springer, 1t was feared bur
glars were in the house, and Mr., Springer
discharged pistol in the back yard. This
had the effect of bringing to tho premises
two policemen, who made thorough
search of the premises, bat failed to fnd
the supposed burglars.
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A Cnester Uouuty Horse stolen.

Chief Haires received telegram on
Sunday evening to be on the lookout for a
horse stolen from Rockville, Chester
county, on Saturday night. The horse is
described as boing light bay, weighing
l,400 pounds, hind legs white, face marked
the shape of letter s., audW @. branded on
front feet. Our police have been instructed
to watch for the stolen horse, as tho thief
Ii believed to have come this way.
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IN THE COUNTY.
A severe shock at ouarryviiIs and Ia tn
Lower End.

A severe shock at Quarry VILE and In the
Lower End.
A severe shock was felt at Quarryyille
Sunday about hall. past two O'Clock in the
afternoon. The best description there
given Is that it was loud rumbling noise
as though q railroad train was passing
very rapidly.
Windows ratified and dishes in cup.
boards were violently shaken up and peo-
pie were very badly scared. One lady it
is said was so badly stunned that she
was insensible for over an hour aud has
not yet fully recovered.
Reports from Oxford, Kirkwood and
Chestnut Level state that all of these
places the shock was felt in about the same
manner.
At Mount JOY.
The shock at Mount Joy was quite severe.
3. NJ. Greider, county commissioner, says
there was low rumbling noise, and a
vibration, something like that produced
by q rapidly running train of cars. Squire
Martin, who was in bed III an upstairs
room, says he was almost shaken out. A
young man who boards at the Washington
house, had o similar experience, while
many others in the borough, and also at
Florin, mile west of Mount Joy, were
more or less shaken up.
In West hempneld.
Christ Kline, constable Of West Hemp
field, Andrew Metzger and man named
Smith were talking in Metzger's house, on
Crow Hill, when the shock came IL was
80 severe that the house trembled and
ratified as though it would fall, and the
frightened inmates ran out of it, and as
they did so, the second and severer shock
was felt. Mr.. Metzgar, who has relatives
in the West, was at first inclined to be.
lieye that the shock was token or
notice of impending disaster to his rela.
tiyes, and was greatly relieved when he
learned that the shock was not intended
for him individually.
In all parts of West Hempheld the
shock was perceptibly felt and hundreds
of persons ran In terror from their houses.
How It Was Felt In Marietta.
A most decided shock or several suo
cessive shocks, supposed to be an earth
quake, were felt in Marietta and the
vicinity. Buildings were shaken, persons
awakened out Of their sleep and con-
siderable alarm felt by many, who were
about to GO out Of their houses when the
vibrations ceased. Accompanying the
shocks was low rumbling sound, resem-
bling the moving Of train Of cars or q
heavily laden wagon.
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saies OF Real Estate

Henry Shubert, auctioneer, sold for
Morris Zook, on Saturday afternoon, a
two story brick dwelling house, fronting
on Fremont st., to Carl Herstine, for sS25.
Twenty ono building lots, fronting on
Fremont street, were also sold, As soon
as this street is graded number Of tho
purchasers will erect dwelling houses,