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Collided With a Cow.

AUBURN, July ga freight train
while coming through narrow cut a
short distance east of here this morning
collided with cow and came to grief.
Nobody was injured, but the locomotive
was derailed and considerable of the track
torn M
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Copper Mining Doesn't Paw.

HoUaHToN (Mich.), July 27.-The Pc
ninsular Copper Mining Company will
close in about one month on account of
the low price OF copper. 1t is thought
other mines which have in years past
paid dividends must close or call for as
SeSS mentS
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ENGULFED IN MOLTEN LAVA.
Result of Wager Between an Ameri-
can and an Englishman.

City OF MEXICO, July 27.-Henry Ad-
ans of New Hampshire and James D.
Walton, an Englisman, to settle dispute
as to the relative courage of Americans
and Englishmen, agreed that the one
who should first plant the flag of his ma
ton on the edge of the crater of the vol
cano of Colima would be declared win
ner. When they reached the mountain
smoke was issuing from the crater. The
guides stopped some distance down the
side and watched the adventurous climb
ers. When near the top there was sud-
den eruption and both were engulfed in
the molten lava
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Took a DRINK of oarboItc Acid.

ORovILLE, July 27.-Harvy Hayden,
an inmate OF the County Infirmary, who
was greatly addicted to strong drink, got
hold OF a bottle OF carbolic acid a day or
two ago and took a drink of it. He died
to-day from the effects of it.
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Mount Etna Continues violent.

CATANIA, July 27.-There has been a
renewal of the violence of the eruption at
Mount Etna. The incessaEt rumblines
are accompanied by showers Of ashes. An
earthquake was felt to-day at Mineo,
thirty miles south.
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Insane Act of a Bank Clerk.

PoLMoNT Scotland, July 27.-James
Fraser, bank clerk, ran amuck with a
sword last night. Rushing into the house
of a neighbor he hacked him to death and
fatally wounded his wife. He then ran
into the street and killed young woman
he was captured after desperate strug-
gle. 1t is believed he was insane.
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STOCKHOLDERS sentencsa to Prison.

PORTLAND orr, July 27.-Abe Jones
and Virgil Howard, convicted of robbing
the Lakeview, Or, stage last October,
were to-day sentenced to five and thir-
teen years, respectively, in the State
Penitentiary,
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Gored By a Vicious Steer.

PETALUMA, July 27.-This afternoon
Mrs. Holloway, aged 81 years, was
hooked by vicious steer. She was on
her way up town when she met the ami
mai, which trampled and hooked her un-
til she was unconscious. Mrs Hinric<s
living on an adjoining lot, punched the
steer with a pole and drove him away,
Mrs. Holloway is seriously hurt about
the head and lower part of her body and
bled freely from cash on the face, which
nearly destroyed one eye.
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Killed His wife and sDtcidaa

WILKEsBARRE Pa.), July 27.-Alex-
ander Eggleson's wife left him some time
ago because OF brutal treatment To-day
he shot and killed her, made an ineffect
ual attempt to kill his son, and then
Suicidnd-
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STORMS IN THE NORTHWEST.
A Drenching Rain Demoralizes Street
. Traffic in st. Paul.

. Traffic in st. Paul.
ST. PAUL, July 27.-The drenching
rainstorm which began last evening
lasted till this morning. 1t demoralized
street traffic, which is not all restored yet.
The cellars are flooded, sidewalks washed
away and streets torn up. For twenty
four hours, ending at A NJ, the aggre-
gate rainfall was nearly eight inches III
Minneapolis and nearly five inches here.
ALMOST A CLoUDBURsT.
HUDSON (Vls.), July Z7.-The most de-
structive wind and rainstorm visited this
section last night, lasting twelve hours.
IT was almost cloudburst. The cellars
were flooded, with much damage TO
Goods. Crops are almost totally destroyed
in the surrounding country and much
stock has been killed by lightning. Adj
vices from other points are to the same
eject. John Warren, a farmer near New
richmond, was killed by lightning. All
trains are delayed by washouts.
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DISCOVERED IN TIME.
Attempt to Blow Up the Carnegie
Mills at Pittsburg.
UNLIGHTBD GAS TURNED ON IN
THE FURNACES.

The Steamship City of Paris Beats the
Western Trip Across the Atlantic,
Making the Voyage From Queens
town to New York In Five Days,
Fifteen Hours and Fffty-eight Min
utes-BoId Bank Robbery IN Okla
homa Territory.
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INDIANoLo (Neb.l. July 27.-The east
bound Burlington flyer colIfded with a
freight here to-day. Both engines were
badly damaged. The engineer and fire
man was painfully but not fatally in
Jursd. No PASSENGERS We're hurt.
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War Imminent i'm samoa.

LONDON, July 81. = Dispatches from
Sydney express fear Of another civil war
in Samoa. the battle between Maletoa and
Mataata being the cause. All efforts to
reconcile them have failed.
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Death of a Noted Rostonian.

Boston, July 27.-John Reed of the old
Boston book firm of Tickner, Reed Ct
Fields, died yesterday, aged so. He was
Lieutenant-G Governor is 1857, and, a mem
Der of Congress several terms.
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Lodgfng-House Burned,

HANFoRD, July 27.-Corey's lodging.
house, two-story frame building, was
damaged by fire yesterday. Loss to the
building. $500; fully insured. Furni-
ture, 500; insured. The fire started in
the kitchen
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Unnrecedented HaiIstorn in sna

UHpFSceuSHteu EaIGsJorm IN Spain.
MADRID, July N.-The City of Oviedo
has been visited by an unprecedented hail
storm. Hailstones cover ed the streets to
the depth of several inches and the roofs
OF number of houses were broken in.
Goods on exhibition for the fair were
carried away by an overflow of the river.
The people were panic-stricken. Great
damage has been done in the surround
ing country
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Murderer Sloane.

nashville TENN, July 27.-Revenue
Agent Spurrier returned to-day from the
neighborhood of Cokeville. He said be-
fore he left there he learned that Frank
Sloane, who killed United States store
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Conspirators Executed.

SOFIA, July 27.-Milaroff, Popoff, Gror-
gheiffand Karagulof, conspirators, found
guilty by court martial of plotting
against the lives of Prince Ferdinand of
Bulgaria and Prince Minister Stambuloff,
We're executed this morning
The Suorodd publishes dispatch which
1t claims was sent by the Russian Govern
lnent to its Minister at Bucharest, order
ing him to pay $4,000 to the plotters for
connecting the plans to murder Prince
Ferdinand, the ruler of Bulgaria.
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Grand Armr Ent.atn n,nont

VENTURA, July 27.-There was an ex-
cursion OF the Grand Army Encampment
to Santa Barbara to-day. The Grand
Army Of the Republic will break camp
tomorrow.
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BASEBALL.

San Francisco and Oakland Win the
First Games of the second Series.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 27.-The first
game Of the second series was played
here this afternoon between the Friscos
and San Joses. The fielding was ex-
cellent and the hitting fair. Hoffman
pitched a strong game for the home club,
and outside of the first inning kept the
San Joses from hitting. Frisco won by a
score of to p
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Circuit Alarm nj rancier.

TANGIER, July 81 1t is reported that
the insurgents are advancing on this city
to attack the Sultan's troops. Great alarm
prevails, and the Europeans living along
the shore are tlockiug into the city.
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LONDON, July 27.-In the lawn tennis
contest at Newcastle, Ernest Renshaw.
owing fifteen, beat the American cham
pion, A. 5. Campbell.
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Commerce with Canada.-

WASHINGTON, July 26.-The President
has approved the Act to enforce recipro-
cal commercial relations between the
United States and Canada.
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Accidentally Shot.

Los ANGELES, July 27.-E. Anderson.
aged Y years, was accidentally shot while
hunting i'll the Santa Monica Mountains.
There are no details.
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ENGLISH RACING.

LONDON, July q. - The Goodwood
stakes were won by Ralph Neville, Bill
low second, Madame Nurada third.
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worsted spinners suspend,

LONDON, July 26 Verran & Sons
worsted spinners of Bingley, County
York, have suspended. Liabilities. Sl3O.-
600; assets, $50, co.,
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Tug Sunk and Two People Drowned
Mrs. Harrison Improving.

NEW YORK, July 27.-The BfuH and
Express Loon Lake. n. Y, special says:
Reports from the Harrison cottage con-
tinue encouraging. Mrs. Harrison is
comfortable and happy. Her appetite is
better. and it is thought in a short time
she will be able to drive and row on the
lake
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given notice to go, and they will leave to-
morrow morning. Some anxiety is felt
lest the smallpox prevalent at Nampa
among the japanese ssin be communi-
Gated to this city,
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81 CLEVELAND.
Flood sufferers in 1,ouis;ano

New ORLEANS, July GA relief boat
has gone with provisions for the flood
sufferers along the Red and Black Rivers.
numbering 5000.
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CHRIsTIANIA, July 27.-At meeting
of the Storthing it was decided to present
an address to the members of the Cabinet
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Special to the REcoRp-uN1ox.

TRES PNos, July 27.-Some excite
ment attended the opening of the land
grants to-day. Settlers in farm wagons
have been passing through town contin-
ually during the night and to-day, some
going to and others coming from the
County Clerks Office at Hollister. These
were generally old settlers, who have no
doubt Of being able to prove their resi-
dence on the land and the cultivation
of it,
The San Francisco land hunters, who
have rushed into the country during the
past week. have gone to San Francisco to
make entries at the Land Office.
This town is crowded with land seekers
who have not yet made selections, but
many of whom are waiting for the stage
to depart in the morning for Panoche and
Faliecitos, which the squatters think are
the choice places for settlement.
Old timers are affected very little by
the opening of the land but the new
corners are nervous and excited. There
has been no violence outside of few
tights, where two settlers have located
upon the same quarter-section.
A few hardy women are here to take
up claims and will probably secure lands.
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AWFUL WORK OF THE SUN.
Fifty Deaths From Heat Recorded
in Chicago in One Day.
MORE THAN TWICE AS MANY MORE
FRUSTRATED.

The City's Hospitals Filled With
Patients Suffering From Sunstroize,
Many of Whom Cannot Possibly
Recover-Nearly Eight Inches of
Rain Falls in Minneapolis and Five
Inches in st. Paul in Twenty-Four
Hours, DemoraIizIng Street Traffic.
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The name ''yokel," applied to an awk-
ward rustic, was originally applied to
one who yoked oxen or other animals. "a
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RUSH OF HOME SEEKERS.
Swarms of People After Land in
San BenitO County.
SOME EXCITEMENT, BUT NO SERI.
GUS DISTURBANCES

The Order Relieving the United States
Troops Stationed at the Bunker
Hill Mine, Idaho, Creates Con-
Miners. Many Of Whom Have Al
ready Demanded Their Time.
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AT THE CGUR D'ALENE MINES
The Order Relieving the Troops Gre
ateS Considerations

WARDNER Udaho), July 27.-The order
relieving the company of United States
troops stationed at the Bunker Hill
mine created CONSERVATION among the
non-union men to-day, and about forty
demanded their time. A guard of ten
men was left there to pacify the work
men. No more prisoners will be paroled.
They are to be taken before the United
States Commissioners Court, which is to
be convened. When bound over they
will be delivered into the custody of
United States Marshals, and in this way
the State authorities will be relieved from
the necessity of providing for them.
One hundred and six prisoners are con-
fined here in building but poorly
adapted 10 such purposes, and the place
is infested with vermin. AT Wallace
there are 10 prisoners.
If all the troops should be withdrawn.
it is said there would be an exodus OF
non-union miners. The War Department
desires to withdraw all the troops as soon
as possible, but the State authorities are
using every effort to retain one or two
companies of United States troops.
TROOPS GOING HOME.
WALLACE idaho, July q. = The
Twenty-second Infantry from Fort
keogh and the Twentieth from Fort Mis-
soula folded their tents this morning and
are now homeward bound. The Van
couver troops remain.
The prisoners remaining here are be-
ing examined as fast as possible and
paroled.
Walter A. Jones, one of the attorneys
for the miners, who was arrested on the
first day, was released this morning. He
declares he Will prosecute the mine
owners for malicious Imprisonment.
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Death From the Injuries.

Los ANGELES, July 27.- Mrs. Dodson
Of Downey, injured by an engine Tues
day, died to-day. She stepped on the
track at the depot in front of moving
train.
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iJaps and CT

Japs and Chinese Ordered to Leave.
BOISE (Idaho], July 27.-The police to-
day notified all Japanese residents to
leave town. At Nampa the Chinese were
Evening journal., 1892-11-02
swlNDLED ONCE TOO OFTEN.
An Expert Forger's Extensive Operations
Interrupted by Arrest.
lBy Telegraph to the Evening JOurnal.l

tBy Telegraph 10 the Evening Journall
NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Charles A.
Howes, an expert forger, who has travelled
from one end of the country to the other
and proudly boasts that he had swindled
banks and merchants in every state in
the Union, was arrested yesterday after
noon and is locked up at police head
quarters.
Howes has made full confession Of
his crimes He says he began life as a
real estate agent in Grays Harbor
Washington, but lost the money he
made over the gaming table. His
first forgery was on the Den
yer Lithographic company to pay for
/ 900 blank drafts on the bank Of
Elmer. With these he travelled
passing them everywhere until they
gave out, when he secured a new supply
from the Union Bank Note company OF
Kansas City, those on the First National
bank of Park City, Utah. He has
swindled banks all over the country.
He said he was on his way to Nicar
aqua when arrested. His wife is in
Yonkers, n. Y, and does not know he is
a criminal.
Evening journal., 1892-11-02
LIEUT.. SCHWATKA DEAD
The Noted Arctic Explorer
Kills Himself in Oregon.
ENDED HIS LIFg WITH LAUDANUM.

Found Unconscious on Portland Street
with Bottle Of the Drug Lying Be-
side Him-His Services TO science-His
Expeditions TO the North and to Mexico.
IBy Telegraph to the Evening Journal.l
PORTLAND, Ore, Nov about 3
o'clock this morning Lieutenant Fred.
erick Schwatka. the famous Arctic ex.
plorer, was picked up on First street in
an unconscious condition. Beside him
lay a bottle Of laudanum.
patrol wagon was called and the
lieutenant was removed to the police
station, where he soon died. It was un
doubtedly a case of suicide.
Frederick Schwatka was born at Galena.
H., September 20, ls49. He graduated
from the United States Military Academy
at West Point in 1871 He afterward
studied law and was admitted to the bar
in 1875 He then studied medicine and
received his degree in New York in
1876.
In June 1873, he commenced the ex
search Of Sir John Franklin's party. Ii,
returned in September 1880, having dis
covered and buried many Of the skeletons
Of the unfortunate party.
In 1884 he made an extensive explora
tion Of the Yukon river and later wrot,
an interesting and detailed account
thereof
He made an exploring expedition t'
Mexico in 1890 and brought back Will
him a dozen cave.dwellers from thai
country, who were on exhibition in
/ Chicago for many weeks
! Financially the scheme was failure
but the queer natives attracted consider
able attention for time.
For the past two years his life ha
been unhappy and it was probably 4
the misfortunes and reverses from whicl
he suffered that his subsequent derange
ment and his suicide today are due
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CAN THIS BIRD BE CAUGHT WITH CHAFFq

what you mean NV postoffice is at
Ward and, of course Mr.. Smith knew
did not get my mail at his office have
not seen Mr.. Smith since that night.
"CYRUs WARD.
"Sworn and subscribed before me the
day and year aforesaid
JACOB II. ADAMS, Notary Public"
[Seal.
A Higgins and willis Denial.
Senator Higgins and Mr.. Willis were
interviewed at Georgetown They
denied the whole deal
Ebe Walter, of this place, remembers
seeing Willis and Smith at William
Wards store.
Ward Family Indignant.
The Ward family, which is one Of the
largest and most influential in the
county, is very indignant over the asper-
sion cast upon their party loyalty, and
will make themselves felt on election
day. They are not ofiice-seekers and
perhaps Cyrus Ward has reason to be
piaued at the way in which he was
turned down for the prothonotaryship,
but the Republicans struck the wrong
man to bribe
Evening journal., 1892-11-02
THREE TRAINS IN COLLISION.
Passengers BADLY shaken Up by a Mid
night smash-up in Pittsburg.

night smash-up i'm Pittsburg.
LBy Telegraph to the Evening Journal1
PIrrsBuRG, Nov. "A disastrous
wreck occurred on the Fort Wayne road
at the Washington avenue crossing in
Allegheny about o'clock this morning
when No. 66 fast freight from the east
was hit by the Keystone express from
Chicago due at 1880, smashing six
freight cars and badly wrecking the
engine Of the express.
In the confusion which attended the
wreck no precaution was taken TO nag
the fast express No. 1 out TO Chicago,
aud this train, running at terrific speed,
crashed into the FIRST wreck, completing
a blockade of three tracks
Engineer Harry Sauerbeck. Of the No.
1 express. was badly crushed He was
taken out of the wreck few minutes
later and sent to his home on Allegheny
avenue. The fireman whose name and resi-
dence were not learned, jumped from the
cab Just before the engine struck the
wreck and badly hurt by falling ON the
ties. The engine No. express
was entirely demolished while the
contents of the broken cars were
scattered around over a great deal OF
| ground.
The passengers in each Of the express
trains were badly frightened and many
of them rushed out on the tracks in
their night clothes.
After about an hours delay other en-
gines were secured and the tracks cleared
sufficiently to allow the passenger
trains TO proceed on their way.
Evening journal., 1892-11-02
rrnric End of a ounrreI.

[By Telegraph TO the Evening Journal.l
GRAYsoN, KY, Nov. 2-Wash James
was killed by his nephew, Champ Biggs
at Pleasant Valley yesterday morning.
There has been bad blood between the
parties for some time. James came to
town early this morning and while here
became intoxicated. While passing the
Biggs house he saw Champ at work up
on the barn. And called upon him to
come down, which he did. James then
assaulted him and Biggs defended him
self with hatchet. In few moments
James was literally cut to pieces. He
fell to the ground unconscious and was
taken to his home by some neighbors,
where he shortly afterward died.
Evening journal., 1892-11-02
Tho President Expresses Gratitude.

IBy Telegraph to the Evening Journal
WAsHINGToN, Nov. 2-The president
this morning made public the following
card in response to'the innumerable letters
and kilograms of coincidence and sympa-
thy received by him during the past
few weeks: "The expressions Of
sympathy with me and my family in our
great sorrow, from individuals, from
societies, from church conven-
tions, from public meetings, from politi.
cal clubs and committees of all
parties and indeed, from all our people
have been so tender and so full of re-
spect and love for Mrs. Harrison that |
reluctantly abandon the purpose
Of making a personal acknowledge
ment Of each. We are grateful,
very grateful, for this great cup Of good
will and for your prayerful intercessions.
May God give to each Of You in every
trial that grace and strength which you
have asked for us.
Evening journal., 1892-11-02

The Lcader-SmYth Slandcr suit Resumed
in London TOday-The PLAINTIFFS Case
Concluded.
lBy Telegraph 10 the Evening Journal.l
LONDON, Nov. 2.-The Leader.Smyth
slander trial was resumed today. The
court room was again thronged with an
audience Of aristocrats. The sympathy
Of the spectators seemed TO be with Mrs.
Leader and the opinion was freely ex
pressed that the defense was trying to
drive her out Of the case by dragging up
scandal about her deceased friend,
Captain Trench, and thereby diverting
attention from the point actually at
issue
Mrs. Leader was again called TO the
witness stand. She looked pale and
worried, but submitted patiently 20 the
renewed ross-examiuation by Sir Edward
Clarke. She named FIVE persons, who,
she said, knew that Captain Trench had
presented her with brooch. She as.
serted that she was acquainted with
Captain Trench previous to September,
1891, and she gave the details of their
meetings together and their correspon-
dence Mrs. Leader also asserted that
/
lost her brooch at Dover
Lieutenant Leader fine soldierly.
looking young officer. was next called as
a witness. He corroborated his wife as
TO all points Of her testimony He said
that he had not thought 1t odd that she
should receive present from Captain
Trench. He had not, he said, seen the
photograph of Mrs Smyth before max
ing sketch of the brooch. Lieutenant
Leader stood cross examination without
flinching and materially strengthened
his wife's case.
Herbert Robinson, soldier. who haC
been servant TO Lieutenant Leader il
} Egypt, testified that he had cleaned the
brooch in Egypt
Mrs Nellie porteous, wife Of Captain
Porteous, Of the British army, testife,
that Mrs. Leader sent her the broocl
/ soon after her return TO Cairo. Th
brooch lent 70 her was, the witness said
identified with the brooch produced IN
court She had also seen the brooch IN Mrs
Leaders room. Miss Amy Scott SAT-
that she had seen the brooch in Mrs
Leaders possession when she returned {
p Cairo and Mrs. Leader told her that /
e had been presented to her by Captain
A Trench.
I Miss Maud Thompson, a sister Of th
q plaintiff, identified the brooch in cour
$ as one which Mrs Leader had shown he
, when she returned 20 Egypt. Louis
4 Brun, a servant and Emily Page, SCI
a want, testified that they had seen th
brooch in Mrs. Leaders possession month
e before Mrs. Smyth had lost the broocl
q Solomon Jacobs. a jeweler, testiie
d that he had made the brooch from a d.
n sign which was not registered and la
= made twelve similar brooches. Hem
J, Stokes, jeweler corroborated the stat
5, ment Of Mrs Leader in regard TO h'
e visit TO his shop.
II This closed the case for the plaiuti
d and Sir Edward Clarke began his addre
& to the jury
Evening journal., 1892-11-02
Readlng Praying for Rain.

IBy Telegraph TO the Evening JournaLl
READING. Nov. lit is approaching
two months since the last thoroughly
good soaking rain fell in the Schuylkill
valley. Neither history nor the news
paper files OF the past 100 years nor the
recollection Of the oldest residents re-
veals the existence of a draught like
this Matters have grown worse since a
week ago. The record is Of more wells
giving out, meadows and swamps drying
up, the creeks getting lower and the
Schuylkill river dwindling away. In
some localities in the country districts
people are actually praying for rain. The
situation is truly alarming now.
Evening journal., 1892-11-02
Destructive CnIountain) Fires in Pennsyl.
Vauln.
tBy Telegraph to the Evening Journall
lBy Telegraph to Tho Evening Journal.l

rBy Telegraph TO the Evening Journal-l
UNIoNTowN Pa, Nov. News
reached here last evening that forest
fires are raging along the mountains
from Ohio Pyle to Delaney's Cave dis
tance Of twenty miles. and at more than
a dozen places in the mountain range
fire has broken out and spreading rap.
idly. The summit, the point at which
the national pike crosses the range is en-
tirely surrounded with FIRE and will soon
be burned over. In many cases stock
has perished and the range and volume
Of fire is now so great as 20 threaten the
destruction Of the people on the isolated
farms