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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-05-24
The Lee Statue.

RICHMOND, Va, May 2S.-A telegram
from New York announces that Miss
Mary Lee, the eldest daughter Of Gen.
r. E. Lee, has arrived there and will be
present at the unveiling Of tile equestrian
statue Of the General. 1t is stated that
troops and veterans will be given posi-.
tion in line in which the States seeded,
This will put South Carolina first. The
uniformed troops will be under the com.
mand of Brigadier General Charles J.
Anderson, Of Virginia. The hymn,
"llow Firm Foundation" will be sung
by the vast assemblage, with full brass
band accompaniment. :.
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Ho for the c., L. i W. Il. II. Excursion to
St Cleveland mud Return. ~
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scnntor Carlisle's Credentials,

WAsulsoros, D. c., May es.--Thc
credentials OF Seuator-elect Carlisle have
not been received here and it is probable
now that he will not be sworn before
Monday. Until he becomes a member
OF the Senate there will be. no action
taken by the Democratic caucus COM
mittee looking to tho filling OF commit.
tee vacancies occasioncd BY the death
Of Senator Reck. \ aas''l.
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Two Ncgrocs Killed BY Lightning.

COLUMBIA, S. e., May eS.--Duriug a
thunder storm TINT passed over Marl-
boro county, Wednesday, a stroke OF
lightning did unusual execution. AS
soon rs It began raining number OF ne.
rroes who were working in teld took
refuge in n shed at the foot Of q hickory
tree. The tree was struck, and the light.
ming, passing down through the shed,
killed Smart Patterson and John Brown,
knocked tho other men senselees and
stunned several mules. +.ft ,-..
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Well Known Physician Dead.

Special Ditpdich 70 he lntt'ligcnctr. ~
GRAFTON, W. Va, May 23.-Dr. A. S.
Warder, sr., died here at S:45 last night
after a short illness. He had been al
most helpless invalid since stricken
paralysis. several years ago. He was
about g years OF age and the father Of
Dr.. A. s. Warder, il, prominent ply
sician Of this city, and Dr.. John J. War
der, an attachce OF the Weston Insane
Asylum: The funeral will take place at
2 p. IN. Saturday. T.
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DEs MONIES, Iowa, May e9.-Four Al
dermen and seven ex.Aldermen OF this
city have been indicted by the grand
Jury for willful misconduct in office in
drawing from the city Treasury illegally
sums aggregatins Sl2, 900. Most Of them
gave bonds for their trial. aud will claim
they had the right tot The money as bay
lor' theIr, pefyEey on lhe' eaaimittess
ed portions Of the sums to the Treasury
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Soutc8tell E1ectl0u Cnaaa

WAsulSeros, D. G., May 23.-The
House Committee on Elections to-day
acted upon three Of the pending contest
ed election cases, and the result will
probably be m increase Of the Republi-
can majority III The aoHse BY two mem
bcrs. The cases decided this inoYhing
were those Of Langston ys, Yenable,
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ElsIlt.Eour DAY lranasc,l.

BRUSSELS, May 2S.-At yesterdays
session OF the International Miners
Congress, NJ. Basly, the well.known
French Socialist, suggested that steps be
taken to establish m international en-.
tente to obtain working day Of eight
hours and to otherwise ameliorate The
position Of miners.
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J GnrileI,i,s Old per,,,,nnt

Former members Of the Forty.second
regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, are
requested to assemble at the sherifl's Of
fec in Cleveland by or before l2 o'clock,
m., next Friday, May 80, that they may
pay their tribute Of respect to tho mem
ory Of President Garfield. The regiment
has been assigned an important position
in the line Of march. All arc requested
TO wear the g. A. R. uniform il possible.
Thomas G. Parsons, E. D. Sawyer and A.
3. Hubbell'compogo the committee.
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Against UungurIa1,s,
oeetdl Dicpa.ch to the lnteliigencer.

opee1ul Ol7Ddsch 70 the 7HtNlgtncer. !
TORONTO, O., May 23.-The employees
of tho Empire Fire Clay company, Of
Empire, have gene out on strike
against four Hungarians who were en-
gagged just recently, and in consequence
the men were paid off immediately aud
discharged. The management states
that their books are well laden with
orders and will have to run their iaclo-
ry twelve hours day in order to catch
up TO the demand. .
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Killed Himself,
Special Dispaich to he Inlelligmeer,

Special Dispaich to he Inieaigencer, .,u...
HUNTINGTON, WA, May o3.-Casper
Bterman, residing in West Huntington,
committed suicide at his home last even.
ing by shooting himself twice through
the body with a revolver. lIe had
worked all day at his brothers planning
mill in this city, but bis mind seemed to
be wandering while be was at work. The
cause OF his trouble seemed to have orig.
mated from the death OF an iuiant child
some time since during his absence from
home. lie leaves lone widow to moaru
hls loss. lie was highly respected
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c,o,. word. pestroyel by Liehtnlur.

Glass Works Destroyed by Lightning.
LooAssponr, Inn, May 23.-A tele'
phone message received here at 2 o'clock
a. m., from Marion. Ind, says the Flint
Glass Works at that PLACE we're struck
by lightning last night and destroyed by
Lie iire that followed. Loss about SAC, ,6Go.
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Tile REFORMED l'itEStYTEEttSS.
A Heated Discussion Ia tho General synod
ut Pittsburgh.

wv "tsouhkus .
PlrrrBundu, Pa, May 2S.-At to-day 8
session OF the General Synod OF the Re.
formed Presbyterian Church quite a
heated discuasion took place on a reso.
luton that tho use Of the token" at
communion be left to the judgment Of
tho several sessions. The many who
were in favor OF discontinuing the use Of
the "token," or, rs proposed, in tho
resolution, TO leave its use TO the discre-
ton Of each session, urged that the
token has outgrown its usefulness,
has outlived It's reason Of being. Those
on the opposition took the ground OF
their unwillinguess 10 break with old
fashioned customs, and do away with
ono of the church laws. The matter
was finally settled by motion to inded.
nitely postpone action on the question.
The rest OF the day was devoted to u dis.
cussion Of Home Missions.
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AIcIiecsport Shut Out.

Special Dispatch TO the Inlelligencer.
DAYTo., O., May eSS.-Dayton G; Nc
keesport 0. Hits; Dayton s; McKees.
porto. Earned runs, Dayton 9. Errora,
Dayton 2; Mckccsport .. Two base
hits, Speidel2, Lions. Stapleton. Struck
out, by Stapleton 8; by Plummer 2.
Batteries, Stapleton and sehrt; Plum
mer and Cole. t7sl =
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Southern Methodist Conference.

sr. Louis, Mo-, May 22.-Bishop Hay.
good, the newly consecrated Bishop,
presided over the General Conference OF
the NJ. Z. Church, South, this morning.
Alter religious services and the adoption
OF memorial on the death OF Rev. Ma.
than Scarrett, Of Kansas City, the regu.
lar order was suspended to allow the
consideration Of q committee report re.
commanding that the Board OF Church
Extension establish system OF mutual
insurance for churches. This led to
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ultHG!ellNG NJ Nc .INNS':Tl'ALNRNY 7 Al CO.,
Hs6 70 tt4o IN Market Al Street.
JOSEPH H, MoARnr,,5 I,

- 7EPH e. MoARDLE. : Mannoar.
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CONFEDERATE FLAGS WAVING,

Tho Richmond estate" Keeping Allvo thu
Memories Of tho War-Ifonors to Lee.
RlcuMoND, VA, May 23.-The Stale
newspaper leads OF today in Conieder.
ate decorations, in honor Of General Lee.
Its building is covered from top to bot.
tom with Confederate colors aud battle
flags wave from every window. None
but Confederate colors are displayed.
Tho only legend that appears on the "a
cade OF the building is this: "R. Z. Lee,
Americas Greatest Man." -5l,I
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ELUDED THE WATCHERS,

a Girl EScnpes from Her Room and lie.
comes n PlttsburEher's Vile. Fl
3 LOUISVILLE, KY. May cc3.-Miss Min
ME Eoling, daughter Of a very wealthy
farmer residing near Columbus, Ind,
escaped from her room by means Of q
ladder, last night, and, taking train for
indianapolis, there met Elohard Dun.
can, an oil man Of Pittsburgh, and the
two were married. Is lsz54
The couple left for the groom's home
at an early hour this morning. The
girls parents are indignant. "a.
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TO MAKE ANOTHER EFFORT. :.
1hc Hfiek'ayers aud stoncmasons to tnk,
. U..H IH. another Stcp. I

The Brlcklayets' and stonemnsons'
Union Is not yet satisfied that tho build.
ets' strike canno! be settled. Last nigh.
there was largely attended meeting,
the President Of the National Unicp,
Mr.. Alvord Mcdonald, being present.
A full discussion was had, aud com.
mlssee appointed to solicit another con.
ference with tho Builders Exchange.
Another meeting will be held ut 3 p. IN.
to-day. A member said tho Union had
cut loose from other local bodies and
would act In accordance with the rules
md procedures of the National Union,
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The Flag Presentation

Next Friday afternoon the j. o. U,
A. NJ. will present to Centre school an
American flag. The o. U.A, NJ, Patri.
otic Sons of America and G. a. Il. will
be present. There will be singing by
the school children, speeches OF presenta.
.lon and acceptance and other interest
ing exercises. ),
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West Virginia P0stlnn,tcrs,

Spectc. Dispatch 10 the Intetioencer.
WASHINGTON, D. G., May 23.-West
Virginia postmasters were appointed to.
day rs follows: ". Jones, vice N. West.
fall, resigned, Flat Fork, Roane county
W: Dawson, vice Eli Hawins, resigned,
PAllman, Ritchie county. y.
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Thompson l,na Flown.

WArEnbuay, VI, May 2s.-Will Gotta.
aged Il, has been missing since May 8.
lie worked for John Thompson on a
farm In puxbury. Thompson was ac-
cused by the boys father Of i|l.treating
sued. 1t is alleged that Thompson then
took the boy into the wilderness, and
foul play Is feared. The police arc hunt
INK for Thompson, who has fled.
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An Electrical Storm.

4 JollEr, ILt, May 2S.-A terrific thun-
der aud rain storm visited this section
last night. Tho rain fell in torrents and
reports from outlying suburbs are that
there was a cyclone. On the west side,
a couple OF houses were blown down,
with no serious injury to the inmates.
The electrical storm in tho city was se-
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n Crisis In ltOuOlui,i.

sAS Francisco, May ga special
from Mare Island says the cruiser
Charleston was sent to Honolulu at the
request OF the Hawaiian Minister, and
that possible trouble on the conyeninr
OF the Hawaiian Legislature when new
members take their seats and new oili.
GERS elected, was the reason for the re-
quest ..1 ..t.. ..H"-..
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Serious Runway Accident.

Special Dtspoich 10 The Inteli0encer.
WESTON, w. VA, May 23.-Three
horses attached to a wagon took fright
aud ran into train No. on the West Vir-
ginia 4 Pittsburgh railroad this morning
about three miles lis side Of Jane Lew,
killing one OF tho horses outright aud
crippling another. William Butcher and a
young man by the same name were with
the team. William is seriously hurt,
being cut about the head and concussioa
OF the brain is feared. His left hand is
badly mashed. Tho wagon is n total
wreck. No blanc is attached to the
railroad company,
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League aud As.oc,utiou Gnmcs.

Philadelphia, s; Chicago, 10 IN. .L.)
Philadelphia, l; Cleveland, 0. (P. L.)
Athletics, |; Toledo, 4. (Asso.) !; sec.
md game, Athletic II; Toledo 6.
Brooklyn, 9; Cincinnati, 7. IN. L.)
New York, 23;' Chicago, 0. (P.L.
Syracuse, 0; Columbus, 4. (Asso.)
Boeton, 4; Cleveland, 3. IN. L.)
Rochester, 4; St. Louis. S. (Asso.
Brooklyn, G; Buffalo, 9. CP.L)
New York, II; Pittsburgh, 10. (Asso.
Boston, s.; Pittsburgh, i. p. L.
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Clnrtson,s Great Hctstl.

Bos7os, May o3-prominent gentle.
men from all parts Of the State
were present in large NUM-
bers at Young's this afternoon to
meet Hon. j.. S. Clarkson First Assistant
Postmaster General who was the guest
OF the Norfolk Club. Y 5sft ~ 8
Mr. Clurkson spoke in the same strain
rs at the Pittsburgh banquet, advocas-
ing the idea OF supporting Republican
newspapers more literally. s7isI;3;s.3 a.
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p,,unre 10 au Indiana Town.

HAMNoSD, IND, May e5-A cyclone
swept through here last evening, at o:lb
o'clock, doing much damage. The east
wing OF the Sale and Lock Works, was
demolished, and the building OF the
steam brickyard unrooted. =.
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THERE is danger in impure blood.
There is safety in taking Hoods Sarsa.
parilla, tho great blood purifier. 100
doses one dollar. u, Z, K
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BERLIN, May ga dispatch has been
received here from Major Wissmann,
Imperial German commissioner to East
Africa, stating that he will arrive in Ber-
lin during the latter part OF June.
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There is a rush at G. B. Turner'S
Office, ior tickets to Cleveland to
attend the unyailing OF the Gar.
field memorial monument. Tickets
good going Thursday, May 90. Train
leaves Bridgeport Mt tll:ls a. m. Fare
for the, round trip s2,25, good returning
mp to and including Monday, juno 9,
1900 on all regular trains. Call on MIR.
Turner at 1900 Main s!rcos, Wheeling,
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Of the Confession. Dr. Patton's Con.
iession would leave the question a,n.
bfguous. | don't want any ambiguity
put In Gods solemn declaration that
none shall perish. Why restrict the
committee beyond the general declara.
ton I'VE will err greatly II VIC do"
On motion OF Dr. johnson, It was
voted that all other orders Of business
should be laid aside until n general
vote was reached In the appointment OF
aconmittee OF reyision. sur
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6motlierctl In n Mine.

CnAssELL, Mlcu, May o3-Jack Shea
and Tim Kelly were smothered in the
Osceola mine last night. Kelly was
hken ort alive, bpt Shea was dead. He
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just In Time.

Kansas CRY, Mo, May 2s.-Heavy
rains fell throughout Kansas yesterday
and materially benefited the crops,
which in many sections were IN great
peed OF moisture. a y. y y a
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At WASHINGTON.

80 "sASAANSho-Ns
Nefr Washington, Pa, lightning
struck q derrick in the course OF erection
on Col. Robert Miller's farm, shattering
it and killing WIN. Furman, single, seri-
ously injuring William Gates and stun.
ningtwu others.
In Fayette county the rainfall was ex-
tersiVe and did much damage to the
railroad. In the Third ward swamps
the Southwest Pennsylvania railroad
tracks were flooded several feet deep
and trains were delayed several hours.
The Baltimore 4 Ohio is a heavy suffer-
er. At Bradford the tracks are covered
with water. A heavy landslide occur
red at Oakdale, and as it was being
cleared away still heavier one came
down blocking both tracks. Tho flood
in Moritz creek carried away many small
buildings.
at Lapton Station m immense amount
Of mud, rocks and trees came down on
the Baltimore & Ohio tracks about 5
o'clock this evening. The eastbound
track WIS cleared about o'clock, but
later word gays it has again been COW
cred for a long distance by more of the
hill coming down. The rain there this
afternoon amounted almost to n cloud
burst. Trainmen say the streams from
the hills flowed over the tracks. The
westbound track will not be cleared be-
fore tomorrow night. -sg5s
GREAT DESTRUCTION.
At scottdale, the storm was particu-
larly destructive. The cellars along all
the principal streets are nearly filled
with water and the goods that many OF
the merchants had stored away are
saturated. The creek is rising steadily
and the safety OF a couple Of the railroad
bridges between Scoltdule and Fair
chance is endangered. The construc.
tion train has been ordered to the scene.
A dispatch from Oil City says: Heavy
rain fell almost steadily since last mid.
night raising tho water in tho river and
creek TO the highest point since 1883.
The rise in the river has been at its
highest average in the last four hours,
Its;ands now at II feet inches, rise
oiG feet since 10 o'clock n. N. Reports
from all points up the river gauge from
five to eight inches higher. On account
OF washouts no railroad communication
can be bad with Buffalo or Warren. The
ground floors OF the lower portion Of the
town are flooded, including the base.
mrnt Of the Oil Exchange and the Der
rick press room. No considerable dam
agc has been done yet.
The heavy rain is likely to swell the
rivers TO flood proportions. at all pointt
along the Allegheny, Youghiogheny ane
Nlononval,ela rivers the rainfall was un
usual The stage OF water here this even
ing was Is feet and rising.
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f&H.J.scnuLz is selling the best grain
Waterproof Boots for the low price OF
s. 90. Rutohers and brewers please
give US a call, 1884 Main street, corner Of
Main and Market Alley.
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BASE BALL PLAYING OUT,

Alr. SrnldlnE Proves 1.-THE Games Yes.
tcrhny.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 23.-President
Spalding, OF the League club here. says
baseball in tho leading cities is dying
out, and shows m average attendance at
the Brotherhood games Of 937, and Of the
old league l,lG3. Que year ago the aver.
age was 3.AO0. He says there is no SAL
yation except the Withdrawal OF the
Brotherhood, and they are fighting
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LONDON, May o3.-The Queen has ere.
ated Prince Albert Victor, eldest son Of
the Prince OF Wales, Duke OF Clarence
and Avondale and Earl OF Athlone.
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Springfield Wins.

7PN8'7' H'7'7f'es q" FT1t 1HFeHIysHttT.
SPRINGFIELD, O., May e3-springfeld
Is; Akron .. Hits, Springfield II; Ak
ron D. Errors. Springfield Z; Akron II.
Batteries, sheible and Mackey; Whiu-
merry and Sweny, -. mi
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TeaSetS, Dinner Sets, ToiletSets!

standard Sugar, g lhs ior................al FL 90
fraaHiated Sugar, 10 Tbs kor........... 40
nsns brown sugar, 1871 lbs for.........,.... 10
Best Standard Tomatoes, Dc, . cans for.. o!ic
Table Peaches. heavy syrup, per cau....., ISu
best Aprlcots. per caD.......... ,.,,,.. HOc
Choice Canned Peas. Ol;c, i cans ior,,.., .t,o
Strlns Beans, Ohc, 1 cans iur.. ...........,. .5o
Eanhea salmon, per i;It,
AAA sugar Corn, &c, cans for. .,..,.....,,,, y6o
bhRerS Corn. ) cans for..........,.,.,.,,.... o5c
Mustard sardLnes. 0c, 3 cans ot............. n5u
uil sardlnes, 90, cans for.......,,,,,,.,,,g 1nu
Choice Can Apples lOc, o cans ior....,... :liln
uomlny, 1c per qt., Z OTIS. for..........,,,,, 16e
Navy beaDs. Be per qt, 4ts. for........... 9Sn
Bird Seed. packages for....... .,,,,,,,..... nhc
Corn Starch. 0Ao. i lbs. fOr..,...........,,. .hn
Large Lump starch, 3}9c. Z lbs. ior....,,..., .Su
Rolled Oats, sc. 6 lbs. fo....,,,,,,..,,,..,. y6o
Iarioca, Sc. 3 lbs. n6r
Good CAROLINA Rice, Go, Az lbs. force, ,nHn
Best Head Rcs. So u lbs for................. n5n
Butter Crackers. Ghc i lbs. ,...........,. .6p
Ginger snaps Dc per h., ) lbs for.......... 95o
Sst SAiioth!a .....-............ 1Uc
Eve cent Bar Soap, bKrs for..,...........,, .6u
three cent bar Soap, 10 bars for.........,., 15o
Clothes Pins, Ono Cent per Dozen. :, ~
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More I,,sg We Want,

FRw Yonx, May os.-Three thousand
eight hundred and forty.eight emigranM
landed yesterday, ls5s, n, .i2.g ~
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THE GREAT STORM lori KING
Invades a Large Section Of
Country and Does Damage.
WESTERN Pennsylvania
Tho Scene OFT Gcncrnl lWrcck-L,ycs
Lost aud Property Swept Away,
Almost Equal to n Cloud
nurst--lIcnvy Rains,

PlrrsnuRal, May 23.-Tho heaviest
rain and electrical storm known in years
passed over large section Of Western
Pennsylvania this evening, doing great
damage 10 property and resulting in the
loss Of several lives. In this city, as far
as reported, there was no serious dam.
age, but on tho outskirts trees were
blown down and cellars flooded.
At Greensburg, William Fry, the gard.
cner at St. Joscpl's Academy was struck
and instantly killed by bolt Of light.
ming. A COW standing near him was also
killed. The heavy rains caused great
damage by tho flood in tho lowlands in
this vicinity, and basement Kitchens are
flooded. Lightning also struck Colonel
llgl's residence, the First Reformed
Church and other buildings, doing great
damage in every instance. 'alg=.
HAVOC IN PlrrsnuEon.
Tho storm struck Pittsburgh about 4
o'clock, but no serious damage was done
in the old city. In the East End, how.
ever, the wind played havoc. Houses
were blown down, trees uprooted, and
small buildings of all kinds were de-
molished. On Winebiddle avenue, five
new frame houses were lifted from their
foundations and completely destroyed.
Another house on Black Horse hill, oc-
cupied by John Miller, was lifted bodily
from tho foundation aud blown q
considerable distance. The family
were in the sitting room ut the time but
were not injured. At least score OF
other houses in the vicinity were un-
rooie1. A large number of persons re.
ceived slight injuries, but as far as
known Mt this time there were no fatali.
ties. The loss is estimated at from S25,-
GOO 10 $50 DG0, t5 95sr-
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Marble and Granite,

If you intend erecting a Monument,
Vault, Marker or memorial OF any kind,
and want first,class work and low prices,
call at office Of L. A. Moore. second floor
McLain's Building, 1905 Market street.
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No Game Mt Canton.

~ ~ NO GnMs nt CRntOn. |---T--|
Special Dispatch 10 The h.eliQtaeer.
CANTON, o., May 23.-No base ball
game was played here to-day, on &C.
count OF rain. sss ..5-