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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-16
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HARRISBURG, April 10.--When the
auditors of the estate of the late A. Penn
Lusk, q prominent Democrat and liquor
manufacturer of the city, came to dis.
tribute the funds some six months ago
they were confronted by claim from
Jennie Stoner, former Harrisburg
school teacher, who alleged that she was
Mr.. Lusk's widow, and was therefore
entitled to her share. The auditors took
evidence as to her claim, during which
numerous amatory epistles from Lilsk to
Miss Stoner were read, in which he
cautioned her to take good care of THEN
child. The auditors, however, would not
permit Miss Stoner to testify, on the
ground that she was not competent
witness The matter was taken into
court and argued at length. An opinion
has now been filed by Judge Simonton,
in which he decides that, under the act
of 1887 relating to the competency OF
witnesses, Miss Stoner can testify. There
is talk of efforts to settle the matter
among the heirs.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-16

WASHINGTON, April 16.-By an order
Of President Cleveland the employees OF
the railway mail service were placed
under the civil service law to take effect
March IS. President Harrison at the
request of the civil service commission
modified the original order, extending
the time to May /. That date, it Is now
understood. will remain as fixed, aftel
which no one who desires a position in
the railway service can be appointed
without first having passed the examina-
ton prescribed by the commission.
President Harrison has, however, said
that in justice to good men who in the
past four or five years have been re.
moved without cause he will SO amend
the order of President Cleveland, as to
allow old employees within that period to
be reinstated. This modification of the
order, will it is understood, be promul-
gated in few days. Men now in the
service will not have to pass I'll examinar
ton
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-16

SARATOGA, N. Y, April 10.-1fixed
train No. /. north bound on the Della
ware and Hudson, colIided with south
bound wild freight on a trestle over an
arm of Lake Champlain near Putnam.
Both engines and four freight cars wert
demolished. The cab of the engine
drawing train No. was thrown into the
lake. carrying with It Engineer Sidney
Sherman. Conductor Frank Tarac
bravely leaped twenty-five feet into the
lake and pulled Sherman out OF the wreck
in time to save him from drowning, but
he died five minutes later from terrible
wounds on the head received in the col
isinn.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-16

Tears That fi.e Denmark. New Overdue.
Ray Have CollIded with the naninnrIk.
NEw YoRK. April 49, Still there Is
70 news Of the missing passengers and
crew 81 the wrecked steamship Dam
mark. The big question that now occu-
pies the minds Of marine men IS. when
win the national steamship Denmark ar
rive and viii she bring news Of the Dam
mark The national steamship Is now
two days and several hours overdue.
There Is a possibility that the delay Of
the Denmark Il due to her being in col
lisi0n with the Danmark
1t would be a strange fate that should
bring these two vessels together
thousand miles out on the wild ocean.
There is no means Of accounting for the
way the Danmark lay in the sea when
sighted by the City Of Chester except by
collision. Her stern was so deep IN the
water that the waves were constantly
washing over the after deck, and her
bow was so high that her keel could be
seen,
The National line steamer Denmark
left London ON March 80. The Thing
valla steamer Danmark left Christian
sand on March 26. The vessels could not,
therefore. have been far apart when the
latter was seen water logged by the City
of Chester
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-16

NEwBURG, N. Y, April Capt
q. ". Pilslock. who has been with the
cutter yacht Bedouin in all of her twenty.
seven successful races. arrived here with
season was at once begun. Can't. Pid.
dock SAYS the Katrina, Shamrock,
Titania AMI Bedouin are the boats named
on this side 10 Go battle for the interna,
tional cups, btit claims it will rest with
the Bedouin to defend the prize.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-16

READING. Pa, April 1.-the engine
house and other buildings of E. & G.
Brooke's French Greek ore ninps at st.
Peters, Chester county, were totally de-
stroyed by lire, together win salnable
machinery. Loss. $4,000. Several men
shaft, 100 feet below the surface. had 4
narrow escape. al the shaft caught fire
soon after they had assembled and was
considerably damaged Tie mine en-
ployed seycrty-hye hands, ami had been
In operation twenty years.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-16

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DANvMLE. Va, April ia dispatch
from Critz's depot, on the Danville and
New River railroad. in Patrick county,
gives graphic account Of a devastating
forest fire extending from Patrick springs
TO Critz's, covering an area of ten miles
long and three to six miles wide. The
fire commenced an Friday afternoon and
burned until heavy rain aided the men
in finally stopping it ON Sunday night.
A Slight rain on Friday impeded the
flames temporarily, but they broke out
afresh on Saturday and ragged with i'm
creased vigOr. The flames, impelled by
the gale. swept through the fertile valley
called Wild Cat hollow like tornado
preceded by sounds like rolling thunder
and dashed up the mountain side. Horses,
cattle and hogs became palalyzed with
fear and We're easy prey of the flames.
Houses, fences, barns, stables and grafiar-
les were swept away like finder boxes.
Over 100 families are left homeless. They
escaped with only the clothes they wore.
A large portion of the burnt district il
mountainous country sIarsely settled by
poor people who are left in destitute
condition. The latest reports state from
GO to 70 head of cattle, ~ horses and over
300 hogs were burned. 1t is estimated
that about 100 dwellings were destroyed.
Every vestige of fencing is gone. It is
known that one man was burned to death
and four others are missing The dam.
age is many thousand dollars.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-16

PHILADELPHIA. April 10.-The Anal
gamated Association of Iron and Stee
workers will ask that all iron mills be
closed for two months during the sum
mer. just as are the glass factories. This
move has been decided upon by mai
GRITTY Of tile lodges. The iron worker
made similar proposition to the manu-
facturers last year, but it was rejected
IT II now stated positively that the Am
algamated people will insist upon ii
adoption The suspension would throw
IS 900 men in the Pittsbulg district oui
Of employment.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-16
Tortured and Robbed.

CUMBERLAND, Nd, April News
has reached here of another crime com
mitted in the ncishboring county Of
Somerset. Pa. On saturday night rob-
bers entered the house of an Old man
named Christian Yoder, two III .,cs from
Summit Mills. They dcls;iatlsd his
money. Refusal was met w.tss t,rture.
They hung him up twice iii tlae barn,
and finally made off with So aud two
horses. At the time Of the rob ,Nry there
We're five people IN the house, The rob.
berry was moi folud out until sunday
morning, when the wife of the hired
man Went to Yoder's home and found
the Ave people bound and gagged.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-16
IDLE CICARMAKERS.
A Large Number Thrown Out q
Employment in Philadelphia.
gERIOUs DIgTREss MAY REsULT.

An Unprecedented Dizziness. Attributed
10 Depression in the Iron Trade. Causes
Many pennsylvania Manufactures to
shut Down Temporarily.
PHILADELPHIA. April 10.-At least
500 cigarmakers in this city have been
thrown out OF work. Nearly all the big
cigar factories have laid off most Of THEN
men. and the small manufacturers all
over the city have dispensed with then
employees for the present. The cause Of
this shut down is depression in the
trade caused by the market being over
stocked. Some believe that the recent
heavy failures in the iron industry up the
the state have helped to depress the cigar
trade, by largely decreasing the number
Of smokers.
Tie trcude began three week ago.
One Of the first large firms TO lay the
greater portion of its men off was Gum
pert Bros. They employ in good times
about 175 men, and the greater portion
Of them were laid off until further notice
The next big firm to follow suit was
Mango, Wiener 81 Co. Their employees
number about $50 in busy seasons, and
they were sent 10 join Gumperts' men.
Then Juan Portuondo. who employs 13E
men. laid of most Of his force, and mat
ters began to look dull. "A day or SC
later Roig q Langsdorf told the greater
part of their $50 men that the firm
would have no work for them until bust.
ness picked up little.
just about the same time Jacob Langs
DORIS Sons were serving the same kind
Of notice on the bulk Of their 100 EN-.
ployes. II. J. Dunn a Company, who
have about eighty men In their employ
when business is booming, then followed
the leader, and laid off many of THEN
men,
IN the meantime at least thirty small
dealers in various parts of the city forced
70 part with their employees temporarily.
on account OF the extreme dizziness OF
the trade. The whole number Of those
who have thus been thrown out of work
il estimated at not less than / 500, and il
may probably reach 1000. There have
~ yet been very few cases of privata-
ton or want caused by this shut down,
many Of the leading cigarmakers fear
that II the depression in business can.
tlnues throughout the summer there
viii be great deal of suffering
The Cigarmakers' union, however, Is
prepared for such an emergency. 1t has
been an exceedingly prosperous organi
zation, and now has about s., 600 on han0
IS an emergency fund in case of such q
state Of affairs. Al large cigar manu-
facturer, who was located near Ninth anc
Walnut streets, removed his plant from
this city to Lancaster, about three week.
ago, when he foresaw the present stagna
ton in the cigar business.
Some of the worimen say that thu
trade is generally dull throughout the
entire state, with the exception of Ian
caster. A workman said yesterday tina
Il was beginning to pick up again. anG
he thought the worst would be over i'm 1
week. Juan Portuondo yesterday started
up his factory with about 80 hands, ii
place Of lS5 that he usually employs.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-16

Special Orders 6ar the Consideration 81
sexerai nIus Provided Kor


Special Orders Ter the Consideration .
sereral Bills Provided Fer
HkRREsBuR0. April l0. The houss
FILTERED away : large portion 81 is TINS
IN fixing orders FOR the consideration 81
bills. Among the acts favored was thai
Of Representative Fow requiring courts
10 transfer licenses Of deceased Iiouo.
dealers 10 their legal Representatives. II
was made special order on second read
ing for today and on final pa sage On
Thursday BY 4 vote of so to =. The
senate bill for the Incorporation i Street
Railway companies. negatived in com.
mittee WAS also given d special order.
Representative Benkly offered Il res0
luton. recalling the resolution from tile
governor. providing for the attendance
Of the legislature at the New York cen.
tennial celebration. but the house ad
journed without action.
Representative Dearden had intended
to introduce bill in the house appro-
priating enough money to pay the ex.
penses Of the Pennsylvania national
guard at the New York centennial. but
a dispatch from Governor Beaver doubt
ing the pr0priety OF such step pre-.
vented him from carrying out his pur.
pose. Tie inspiration Of tile proposed
bin was the kick raised in New York
against the payment of the expenses oil
the Pennsylvania troops. Governor
Beaver in his telegram to Dealslen stated
in effect that IN paying the expenses OF
the national guard OF this state New
York would be doing what Pennsylva.
MIA has done for its troops
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-16

BosToN. April 10.-Ievi C. Pratt was
arraigned for trial III the United States
district court on the charge az passing
counferfeit so and $40 United States
notes. He had been employed as agent
for the sale Of counterfeit note detec
tor. he was tried and committed for q
similar offense in Iowa and sentenced tc
i've years in prison. After serving two
years Of the term he was parloned By
ex-president Cleveland IN 1888.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-16

WILKEsBARRE. Pa. April 10. = The
body OF Mrs. John Rammage. a highly
respected Indy of Piston. was found
floating IN the reservoir. She unleubt.
edly committed sui he,as she has been
nearly distracted with glssi iieI husband
having been killed last sam mex by being
struck by lightning ana later her son
committed suicide.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-16

SHENANDOAH. Pa. April l6.--worh
was resumed Yesterday morning at In.
lun Aiidge Collier. The CoIIicry Is
1850 afed IN The Philadelphia Coal and
iron com, aauy. and had been idle since
IN -. When in full operation It EN-,
4,lnvs co men and hovs.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-16
Win Accent the Radnollon.

PITTsBURo, April I0.-sAt meeting Of
the railroad coal miners belonging to the
Miners Progressive union in Pittsbure
yesterday the operators scale proposing
i reduction of two and a half cents pei
ton III wages Cor the ensuing year was
accepted and a committee was appointed
Is meet the operators today. It II
thought the Knights Of Lalor miners
N'iIl also accept the operators scale.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-16
ID comslemnr..Is wa.l.Iarran,. Inaueurnl

WILKEsBARRE, Pa. April I'd. Bishop
O'Hara has issued aciisuiay letter order
ing special services ii all tIle Catholic
churches of the Sceantoi iss,cess.. on
April 30 to comnem0rat. ( IL centennial
of Washington III agarltl4n.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-16
Dolls and Toys
$500 REWARD

We VIII pay sns adRy1spepss scE sssss
csnnef cure with Vests Vegetable conp
when the directions are s. tslSIey and ns..s
nth They are purely yege. Le hoxes contAls.
t e give ss eostsG pills. sc Beware Of S
1 tsrfe q SAND and limitations. The ggsT co.
ssctured Ion only BY JOHN e; We" sEoId By
ii Watson St.. Chicago: u " Main street. ~
HODG rs & Co, Druggists 20 Man sN
nap0lls. Nd.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-13
Weather Force .sts for Sept smbsr.
ri Hicis IN Word and Works.

The LIST day of Septem Der is the center Of
a regular ST rm period; therefore, W put
down IN the calendar the 1st "a and 81 as
the days in which the most active st rrn
movements are liable to occur. We writ.
this forecast on Friday morning Au ust
10, and dispa ches. as we'll as priva al,
vices, inform Us of snowfall with the past
two or turee day at various pl ICES Pc In-
sylvania and New Ha pshire. This, :
gether with thu fact that there was fr st in
Northern Hi Iois or the 1st day August,
not o lily Continues TO suS a II our pre- tic ion
for a cool summer, hut oar ,ecal an
ne unceme t Of "anaz ng fig It's of the
mercury up and down" for this exact time
in August Word and Works Thi C ndi
ton, in II probability, will CONT ue, ma :
ing h avy fros to the mort ward IN, e
t an probable at the close of Septe nbe 5
first st rms. Abolt the 7Jh tue rise i
temperature neces airy for seco diary orm
developmelts viii take place. FIRST q AFTER
| Of moon on the at 1884 o'clock p IN.
The l2Ch Septe. nbsr is oot only about
the da of greatest cleo rical -xcl .eme IL
during everH autunnai equi OK, but is,
IS year. the center of n regular storm
period. Teref re, from abou. the 10th t
10 h may be exper ted aanv act We and D r
haps violent and DIES uctive st rms ami
ga eS. Seamen and ut4e will do well 10
crude lily heed ell stor sig al and ind-
cati ms or ut the 1lun, 18th, 18th an
l4cn. Earthquake PIE lonena at this tim 4,
or, indeed, at any storm period in tie
month, would be most natural, but, per-
apS, harmless result F.hl moon on the
9 "A al 7:52 O'clock a. IN. A general high
aronete-, With som freezing, and mucn
frost, TO he looked for beh nd the storms of
is period. About the is warmer, fol-
lowed bf reacSio larv st rms. Moons last
quarter on the 10th at 0:4S o'c ock z. m
On tue a b fall the center of Septem.
ber's last qua peri d. Tni,. toge her
with the earths equi OK, Jupi er's distur
In pr, seuce. and the fact t al the moon
drops between tie eartn a ID sun at SAL
O'clock p. IN. on tae same day, iud,cate
viole autumnal storms a d atmo D ler.c
cha lges II the weather should be warm
aad undis,urbed, with little or II electrical
war in tie atm sphere a this time. the
chances Ill be increased for vIole ca IL
quakes. We Ut down g PSI, 81 h, - h
a4I Goth as da iaer days Reac iouarv
tempe allure and ormS abou the last If
tAe month, into DC obe-. We invite
most car full observatiol of these recasts
bv every one VINO may read them, and
greatly covet the help oi all, thai we may
make them in the future more and NOR
perfect.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-13
Reunited AFtGa a YEARS
From the 81. louis Repubr1c.

A emarkable case separa ion of hus-
ha nj and-wife and their CO ming together
again after fully forty years, came to light
Yesterday n TIE souuhe n part of the ci v.
tuec uDle are now in the city, alive and
we'll, although each belle ed the other dead
N nv V ,rs. - ofthe case run,
as 70 lows: Ia 1874 TIL odo g Foov AID
thi country. T1ey were the you
ouph and fell c ii Ell of achieving sue
cess in he Uni ell S d -eS. They landei at
Ne o eIAs, aid Flo,ow, being a blacI-
smith b ira e, ope ed a 81 p at o CO and
went 70 work WITH enc gy to sup 'ort mis-
wife and young d tighter. After two years
Flotow TO nd himself pen iless, with no
prospect # improving his cond ito TIE
California gold fever was raging alb ut this
time, aud in a fit of desperation he con-
cluded to leave his family ami art across
the plains t. the q d of promise in sea Gu
better luck ami pro'pe ity. He did not
tell his wi e. expecting, IL is said to call
hem out there as soon as he found himself
we'll situated. He experienced some hard
hicks, and it was a long ii ne before he
could make more than bare livi4g for
himself.
Ia the meantime his wife, who had waited
foI months and months, c,rcluded that he
was dead, and left New Or cans. She went
to several places, work. g for the support
of herself and child, and in a few years
net and married a German ma mel Lo leh-
nofer. Tuey came to t is city in 1853 aud
lived happily together until few years
ago, when Lohenhofer diel, leaving his wife
a I'd family in moderate circums, ances.
81 ice tnen the Wild wv Lohenhofer as be IN
living on the sou east CIR .er OF Tlir and
Victor strt cts Her daughter by her first
husba also married, she, too, is a
widow, res ding on Linn street. in this CT
A ii )rt time ago NJ S. Loaenhofer learned
through Gsrma minis er livi z at Muir
ysbCr,, hat FlotoN, first hu ,ba ID,
was still alive and ii very go d clrcum-
stances, so lar as the worlds 60 dS we're
ncern ID. Mrs. Lohe1hofe' WAS greatly
surprised at the iafor alton, ut co lciu ied
to M CT her hu band without delay. A COR
reSponde &c was begul !, a ID q few days ago
FInto came he Q fr Cal for ia. He is
u years of age, and Mrs Lo enh, fer SO, and
to say tat Tie NEE ing between the old
couJls wa q uching would be drawing 1T
mild y. l was ex me y patheti
FlltiS al st an 20 story to rela o. h,
too, had marie again, Thinking at his
frs wife was dea l. ie said that when he
t. c lifor Ia, after ma ~ trials So :
uacas, tried t Fl d r, but il vain.
After waiti a few years, and think e
that shs was deal, he married again, but
his wife lived only few ), @ i re en-
uarked n mo o in the matrino hal bust
uesS. He is we'll situated, and is no stop
pi & with his daug iter 10y his first marriage
on Linn st eet.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-13

It Becomes Graz in New York and
the Clothes Lines Suffer.

It Becomes Graz in New York and
the Clothes Lines Suffer.
From the Aem York Times
The man who sto ID on the BROOKLYN
bridge Sa urd,y, trying to count the kites
hat were flying from over houset ,ps in the
city, was nearly thrown into safe of ner-
vous imbecilit and rushed madly to the
entrance without deigni z to reply to a
questloler as the RESULT OF his observa-
ions. The kites were up by the hundreds.
a ID their fantas lie m )vement; in a ierky
breeze aim DSt precuded any effort to as
certain tue number. The ca ly spring is
sup osed TO be kite time, but there is often
squirt in the early fall.
There seems no amusement more popular
with children, and they are con ;anTly ha =
sssing friend parents II material. The
tail is the most Important feature OF kite.
and its ma Gniicence as well as flying abilit,'
Is depend mt upon the m tier a. d sizs of
the caudal appe dage. The heavier the
wind the longer and heavier must q the
tail. The boy whose kite soai the highe;
is naturally e best fellow CO seuuentlv
10 p ocura additlo g for the all is his com
slant tho Igh5 in these days y fsrSunately.
too. much thought often leads the gamin
to un rinc pied methods in gaini 2 the
coveted m terial. A CT lthes-iie fuu
OF rnenCs whitening IN thA sun is
a gold mine to him. His device in Sc
curing shirt is to reach dowa lis lie
string from the roof to which is attached
hook. The string is deftly ung over tn,
line till the ook catc es the coveted gar
ment, then gu OK jerk is given. In this
way the 'rtice ofteI pulled Gle, 4. of the
line, and probably by the jerk few other
pieces are | o,ened rom tn, line and sem
flying to the gro md. Thea the urchil haus
in his line, secures the garment, and runs 10
place safety to eScapet thrift house
0ife. He en ri IS his prize in strips, and
fro n a adjacent b hid after ,ard is
seen watch & his kite, ste ldled Y the re-
e 70 ced shirt or uudergar lent, with evil
de It satisfaction.
''Nnar are YOU doing, you little scam ?'
shouted Times reporter one daf last week
at a small Rvingtol street boy VINO was
slyly u 'ose i 2 a we'll vorn cravat from
the neck of a lab rer jry,ng his onday
hour il a snooze on the shaded pave nent
81 wants it for me kite,n lie cri ii as he
spra - away VITA lis pr ze. On the east
size no one is safe from the little to rob-
bers. They viii even try to sua Gu a rib
bon from a passing girl. Besides, the
pede triaI is j. cons an danger r. m uein
CO ked by the cord If 5 iftlv- ulning
boy VIII is trying to raise his kite f. ON the
pavement
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-13

Al in ernari al rali ay congress will
be opened i'll Paris Sep IA Dele "a Is are
expec ell To b. p esent from twenty-five
cou tries Of Europ e. the lumber of SIC,
a tollo s: Fnm + ance l16, l5alv 80, Rus
81 n, Bel inn 81, Austria 50, Great Bri-
til 81, Spai p. Portu gal ID, Svi zerla d
0, De .1ark 6, R.una ia o. Sweden 8,
Servia 8, Turkey l, Greece |, G rman, |.
The fact ha the great German empire,
with a much larger railway mileage than
any of tie OF err countries mentioned, is t.
have oul, one delegate ia tuls con-
vention, is significant evidence of the
reciprocaly hostile feeling between Ger
many nd France. TIE confere ce ill
doubtless be similar t. the one held few
years ago at Bruss Is, and will have to d.
ca ely ith qlestio f railway practice
N whicl Uniformity y European railways
is naturally desirable, but which wi not,
it is probable, be Of muc i terest to this
C Ii try. As the proce dings ami pape S
will be in the Frelc la iguage, Americans
woul no , as a rule, OBJ ain much benefit
from attend tnce.