if$a v.iv. t ymitef VOLUME XXnNO. 1G3. LANCASTER, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAECH 17, 188G. PBIOE TWO CENTS. Sh IN THE ORANGE LANDS. WHAT A I.ANVABTRIAH BAW IN .lUVV NBYINO TIIHOVOH tl.OMltlA, The Truth Alten! the tterent Cratri In TliU Kunny lleglnu s, Talk With a Flerida "t'raiker "I'Mea Tlist Hare Ileen Developed by Northern CaultallaU. Special I'nirtspoiidenre of Ivtilluiixckr, Ovkiiia, Kin., March 111. "Knew 't thou t lie land where ttin lemon tree bloom. Whom the gelil orange Rlnm In the deep thicket's iiliMim, Wliern a wind ever aeft Irnm tlieliluu lloaven blows. Anil Ilia KrevcM nre el laurel, of inyrtle and ree T" ' Ne sings tlie local poet of Orange county, ami me fellow him, In a half waking ethereal meet), through the Flerida orange groves, we rati hut roHenil. lint te knew that land we must ee It t net by reading elo ele elo (tientor graphic descriptions, but te feel thla breeze, hee lliu lilue aky evor tun, the luxuriant follage, the advantages of health luljcwt, rich nud fortlte lands and twautlful scenery. Te go thore In such n short tlme, from 0110 oxtremo te anether, we ran but say, 'tis but a repetition erthe Arabian Nights." Once morn, the relil, blcnk liuid we have left behind, soems mill mcroceld and dreary when we wakelu the night te hear the birds singing, the warm breere blowing ever u, which our Northern Irleuda will knew untight of for weeks te come. We can but Hay It la truly wonderful. Then while sojourning In this land el (lowers ter the past two weeks, I think I could Rlve our l-nucastrlniiH a faint Idea of this wondor wendor wonder ful country, which Is innre interesting at this tlme than any ether, when se much la being said and written for and against this histori cal peninsula. Thn late freea has been the catiKenf agreatdesl or cominetit everywhere. Heme of our metropolitan dallies have tried te give the state a black eye, but niter Investigating the ptihllsbed "stories" I can My without tbolea.it hoslu heslu hoslu llen, that the reHirta were, asa general thing, Sresaly exaggerated ; at least se far as the atnage te tegelntlnu, but principally te erangn and lemon trees are concerned. True, the entire crop of oranges Is frozen, entlrely ruined, before the grower has scarcely had an opportunity te ship them. As the reader perhaps knows, oranges are taken from the tree from Noveinber till May of each year, nnd the lreo7e coming In January will account for the great less, amounting te about one million dollars throughout the state, I am told. The reports that the erange and Ioikeii trees were ruined by the freeze Is ridiculous, and only rarely will they be found Ireren. A stinted eetllltig, which was plant ed late in the fall nnd net having tlme te acquire Its natural strength flnce lis transplanting, falWa victim te the unu sual cold. Theio can le replaced at very lit tle coat or trouble. However, the lemon trees leek worse, ler the broathef Nerthern air In almost overy case has stripped them of their foliage, whlle the erange troe remains fresh and green, ready te burst Inte bloom. Says a grower, "I am sure the froeze has lioen n heuellt, for it has cleaned the treas el Insects ter a tlme at least, and that Is worth a great ileal te us, The trees have nover been In Iwtter order, ready te bloom, and present In dications are that we will have ene or the largest crops ever grown." A TALK WITH A Kt.OIUDA CIIACKKIU I was walking through a pine forest the ether mnrulnir, the weather being cool and eterclte seeming really uoceseary for comfort, when 1 encountered one of these loquacious Individuals, the Flerida "Cracker,"(u native of the state), ns with a tired and lifeless air he moved about gathering up the charred "light 'oed knots" that serve for IhUIi fuel and tight in the cracker cablu the leug win ter ew'tiiiiRH. An emaciated ex In a rickety " kyart" stands near by In the scant shade of b plne. I accosted him as he slowly ap prnached with his dilapidated cart half-full of ihe ri'MlueiiH plne knots, with : "Ooed morn ing : rather cool weather for Flerida, Is It netT" In hlsclmrauterlstlc Southern drawl he replied : "Net cold this 1'ionieit, but hits leen plumb cold." " Why mister, there halut lieen any sich weather for illtyyeahs. Hits liwn a heap wuss'n I ever seen, an Pappy says, ( I'appy Is the patriarch of this region, and hl' numereus pregeny quote him en all occasions) hit ain't been se cold Bince '.'10, when ha com here from North C'llna. Iteg'lar w Ite trust en my later vines an' them all wllty an' dead." "Much damage done te tLe erange crop?" Well, we kudent skacely tell first what 'or killed an' what wasn't, eterythlug was freze se universal stiff, we didn't knew what till thaw llrst. The oranges was all llke rocks, 'till the sun melted 'em an' theu they was like n mess of cotton Inside." ".Spoiled for shipping then?" "Heaps en 'em Is. Seme's wnss'ii ethers. I'm mighty feered some en em Ml beshlpped whatuhit ilttened telie, and five Flurrldy oranges a bad name." "Any trees killed""' 'Trees? Wal some of the little soedln's Is. The big trees halnt hurt. It'll make the old roves mere vally bio, this 'yer f 1007.0 will, ut it makes a heap e dlllerence in this yeah's crop In some of the Northeen coun ties." "Was there much dauuge dene te vege tables and small fruits bems, pears, straw berries, grupes, Ac. ?" "'Taters alnt no 'count j gorvers (guaves) U dene froe plneblank te the ground; lemmins get froze Imd, but net many killed ; but then ethor things we'tins don't bother with 'em. Them yanks comes down an' gets rich a ralsen of 'em but hits' tee hard work ler us. Hard work hain't healthy only In cold weather llke this 'era 1 alloes feel llke werkln these mernlns. I've dene a geed day's work te-day "looking proudly back at the half lead In Iho cart. "Hay, 111 later, " he adds, " that 'ere snow Is a funny thing. 1 never seed any till that cold Friday night ; some fell en a beard ever home, I picked up a little plece te show the old woman, but It was done melted afore 1 get In the de'." "Your ex leeks thin, what de you feed IjIiiiT" "Hummcck corn. (Ill up there, Duck I Oee new I" and the slrauge cavalcade moves slowly away. This Is thn average .information you get Irem a " cracker,'! If you ask him concern ing Uie late freeze, and I dare say It Is as near correct as any kliowledge you may receive elkewhere. THK HOMK OV THE FLORIDA OltANOK. Orange county, which lies below the "filth meridian, Is next te the most southern county In the eastern part of the state, and when jeu euter this tract, you are in the best county in Flerida rer growing the golden fruit. Kvery Individual who lias traveled in the state slnce the freeze will testily that the cold snap did less damage In this and Polk county than In any ether. The groves loekfiosh and green and will bear an immense crop this year, If one can Judge front the blooms, while It Is said that the northern counties will only bear about a half crop. Orange county Is also called the banner county of the Htate, as It has In the pest live years mere than doubled Its population, and contains mere bearing graven than any ethor county. Numerous lakes, varying In Bize Irem an acre In extent te the great lake Apopka, the second largest In the state, dot the landscape, and cover muy nne-ieniu ni its sunace. Jn this county can be found mere winter homes of Northern families of means than In any ether. Orlande, the county seat, Is well latronlzed lu the winter season by Northern visitors, as is also Baaford. Ovelde, where I have spent a week, is en the Seuth Flerida ..v. Indian Hirer railroad, and Is In the midst of hundreds of bearing groves, evidently giving the place a tbrllty appearance. One mile from here la I.ake Jessup, a large and beautiful sheet of water, navlgaule, and the HU Jehn's river steambeats enter It, leading . and unloading freight at different piers, a snort distance irem uveiue is me ceieuraieu Lake Charm, a small body of water, around which are erected haudseme residences, 00. MipUd In the winter nientha by the owners. Among the most prominent of these are Dr. Henry Fester, of Cliften Springs, N. Y., and proprietor of the 'Cliften Bprlnga Sani tarium," of the same place: Mr. tarwell.a prominent dry goeda merchant of Chicago ; Mr. Dealing, tit millionaire reaper man of Cbteage 1 Qnnl O. H. BnwWW-Horey general or IxiulMita ; Mr. Kollern, 11 colo celo cole brated lawyer of Chicago, and etliers of almost equal prominence WBALTHT NOrtTIIKRN (IIKIWKHS. These people all have erange groves about their premises, which race the lake. I may here mention, that Dr. Foster Is ene ei the largest and most successful grower of the fruit In the state. At Ids Tiake Charm real real real donce he has a twouty-acre greve In full bear Ing, which this season yielded him II ve thousand boxes whlle another grove of ' acrea, altuated several miles from here, yielded 7,000. These 43 acres made a total of 12,000 1)0X08. This crop alene, IT shipped at ene tlme, would make a train of 4M cars, of r0 boxes oaeh. The tweuty acre crop was sold before the freeze, but the ' aero crop was dostreyod by the cold weather. The net profit of this entire crop of 12,000 Ikixes of eranges, weuiu uave ameuniea 10 is,oeoor f l.W) pet box. which Is, the reader will admit, net calculating high rer fine Flerida fruit. These two groves are 13 years old. Dr. 1 uniei, an nu rem jr siaiwi, nas resiuea uore in winter for a number el years and he has. I am told, been a very useful cttlzeu te (he county. He Is noted for his philanthropy and kindness te all with whom he comes lu contact On the lake front, In the same circle with the residences, he has orccted a handseme chapel at his own oxpense, dedicating It te the community under the name 01 "i,aK0 unarm Memerial unapei," free te the teachings of any pastor. On Hun day morning 1 lolsurely walked by the "Charm," ns It Is commonly called, and aroused from my roverlo by the moledlous echoes of a clear soprano volce, accompanying the solomn-tened church organ, I entered the bouse of worship and found It, te my surprise, fllled with pcople which the warning sound or the chapel bell had drawn together. It was the day of their holy communion, the day when we clasp hands with ene another, and say: "All lu peace." If ether strangers besides myself were there, they could net help but be Im pressed by the service and think they had certainly fallen Inte a Christian community. I round out later en that the voice which rang nut se clear lu Its sweetness as te attract 1110 Inte the building belonged te ene or the wlnter residents of I.ake Charm, Usn Far well, or Chicago, Tin: ri'i.TiMu: or Tin: ouanei- llut te get back te oranges. I have already said that this seems te be the orango-grew-Ing district or the iieninsula, and It may be of Interest te the roader te knew a llttle mere about the culture of the fruit, which, te the stranger, scorns te grew en sand hills. How Hew How eor this may I, considerable knowledgo and Judgment Is required te sclect a geed iilace In this sand te plant an erange grove. Fur Instance, low plne and hummock lands are worthless for trees, whlle they cannot be Kiirpa&Med for vegetable gardening, which Is carried en te seme extent by the Nerthern settler with profit. Cucumbers, tomatoes, cabbage, ,Vc, can boshipped, generally, lu February. (Provided there Is no freeze). The most deslrable lands there for a greve Is naturally high plne and high hummock laud. Frem .VI te 120 trees are Bet out te the aero nnd when set out, vary In age Irem 1', te r years. As our farmers In Lancaster county have learned by experience hew te liandle and enre rer his tobacco, se ns te bring the Iiest returns, se has the nrango-grewor learned a great many things In the last live years, which are te his advantage He has almost entlrely abandoned the old method or planting soedliug tree-", which will only liear In about eight years. He has learned that by budding treea they will bear two years alter planting and in ilve years very profitably. A budded tree Ilvo years old, I am told by my Informant, can be looked Ter te bear I.enu oranges, whlle old trees liear as high as from 2,000 te .1,000. There are several old trees net rar rrem nere which bear a great many niore orange". At Archer, Alachua comity, thore Is an old tree which born last year, 12,000 ornngex, nnd net ting Its ewner Just f 112. Anether tree is about here that lxire 10,fxO oranges, which letted (100. This Is no exaggeration, but a fact. Of ceurse this county Is net old enough te contain many trees of this age and Inwrlng. A len-acre greve will, If properly cared for, net lis ewner mere money than any 200 aero farm In the North rer a certalnty. Pineapples and Imnanas de very well, though they weredumnged te a blight extent by the ireere, but are coming up nlcely new. Tlie Japan plum, larger lhau the Malaga grape, Is 11 very deslrable fruit, and rlpens In April ; the Kurriman cherry ripens in April also, w hen there Is no ether fruit In the mar ket. All the kernel Irult lam lly, embracing grape frull, several vnrletles or shaddock and citron, grew and nourish te portectieu. Strawberries grew very large nud are or ex ex ex colleut flavor, and bring the rarmer la'ge re turns from the Northern markets. A I'UTl'REsql'i: it.ai'i:. Yesterday I inade ure et mi opertunlty te visit Chuluote, 7 miles distant from Oveida, the uame Dignifying lu the Indian tongue, "beautiful view," and It bears It name for no Idle purpose, as the location of the place en Mill Lake Is truly a grand one. The lake Is a beautiful sheet of water and large enough rer line sailing and the river Irem any iiart or an elevated spot Is simply grand. Though Chuluote is net fully devolepod, the keen foresight of Mr. A. H. Selpt, president of the r-orklemeu Valley railroad or Montgomery county, l'a., is seen by his purchase of many of the best selected tracts et laud at this place, which he Is partly Improving, and partly disposing of In smaller tracts. Mr. It, A. Mllls,ta Western Sentleman, is also largely lnterested lu the ovelopmeut of Chuluote, which place, owing te its admirable location, is bound te become 0110 or the popular resorts et the state. Mr. Selpt, I understand, Is very largely Interested iu Flerida lands, and has In his iKw.seH.slen seme 22,000 acres, which vast interest Is looked ufler by his son who resldes at this place. Hut all has an end ; the bitter as well as the swcet, and lu a tew 1U3 s we say good bye te this land orsuushlue and hie us away te our Northern home, where with minds fully determined te visit our Southeru neighbors at no far date again, we say good geed bye! J. II. S. I'Huri tmsvis TOH'.vsifr jvkii'a. What l !elu en In Muuut Nstie, Smllbvllls ami VIrlnlty, Mt. N 1:110, March 11!. Franklin Her- nor's wife, of Ilothesda, died or consumption en Sunday 11, nnd will be interred en Wednesday 17. She has been very delicate rer a long tlme and death has relieved her rrem much sutlerlng. She was n daughter or Mr. Themas KoIiIuheii. Mr. llorner Is much allllcuxl, us last rail he buried one or hlschlldren. Mr. Harry Clark, or Mount Nebe, burled his only child, a bright and Intelligent boy et eix years, at that place en Sunday. The ser vices were conducted by the Kev. Heed nnd were most solemn and Impressive. At the conclusion or the services ihe Key. Heed Bang and played a hymn which the child had learned and which It requested should be sung at the funeral. Ills parents are deeply boreaved by their less, ns 110 was their only child. Jeseph Huber's mother, of Martloville, a lady b'J years et age, met with a fall which resulted lu a broken arm. She was round lying In the middle or the room unconscious, and It Is supposed she was lu the act or cross ing the room and. Itelng very feoble, roll with the abeve result. Her lecovery Is doubt ful because of her extrome old age. Mr, Ham'l Huber has moved te Martlo Martle Martlo vileo. Mr. Jehn Huyder had public Male of his ellects en Saturday. Harry Ksbleman started ler Iowa 011 the lth. Mr. 1'eter Drumm also started rer Illinois the same dey. Miss Annie Krh was paying a visit te seme friends a 1'aradlse the pest week, M Iss Mary Ache son, or Chestnut Level, Is paying a visit te her sister, Mrs. Mahlnn Krb, tills week. Mr. H. M. Stokes, or Flerin, Is paying a visit te his parents, Mr. Jacob Stokes. The schools et Martlet began closing en the 13th, the last closing ou the 2ld. Hut? Cominlttlencrs. The county commissioners were kept busy te-day disposing of appeals from the taxa tion as rated by the assessors or Mauhelm and Martla townships, and First ward, city. Twenty Ledger. Twenty vagrants were the occupants of the station house last ulghL They were dis charged this morning and will probably turn up at tome ether station house tonight, TliK COUNTY ASSESSMENTS. hew rnunn or cemi'ahk with TIIK ttKTVHttH FUR IH.. The Mnnrj at Intermit In tlm Count?, OuUlite of ths City, Inrrraiea rrem IO,4RO,R.n i 31,013,77s, KirliMlva of Wmt lleinp- Held Dei-reue In ltl felate. The assessors' books or the several districts or the county mi llle In Iho commissioners' efllce, with the oxeeptlon or West Hemplleld township, show the value or real estnte and money at Interest rer lSSO. Thore Is a railing oil In the value or real estate In many of the districts, owing te the depreciation lu the value of property. In several el the district) thore Is an lncrea.se, as will be seen by a com parison or the following tables. Thore is n large Increase of the meney at Interest. The total amount or meney at Interest In the city and county Inst year was 810.480,8.75. This year the amount returned Is (24,023,773, ex clusive or West Hemplleld township. Heal Entntc. Meney at In 1SS.V Icresl-IMS. Adamitewu ... . ,.$ Wl.mi 10,500 Hurt 5?.i.m; 'J I, .in Ureckneck ,T 12,01; 1 1I.SK) Carnarvon iril.lts nn.me Clay 1,210,111 vn.tus Uorallce, Kast SI7W 47,16.1 Uorallce. Wst l,aw,T"" StJ.oeo Ueleraln sit.77 ;,VM Columbia, lutwaril ,l,s.l,4aii VI.U7.1 " 1 want . 7i(.31'i 43,m " aa nrd . CTO.snn ui Coneatoira 1,UI,iki lrj.iti Coner vm,r,n 21,i Deui'kuI, Knet U.ra.Ml SH.CSI " Weil .... W50.41T !IWI0 Dnnnore 1,418 Oi! 75.1IS Karl , 237S.M3 !W,H( Carl, Kait .. ... 1.MI.4.TJ 310,010 Karl, Went ... l,iM,vr m,xn Kaen 4ia,eu7 1H.W10 Kllzttbetb (Mi.m i,I73 Kllzabethtewn 3M,l'J.l S7,n2 Kphrala S..177.I50 3'),5H Kulton H.1VI M.173 lleuiptlelil, Van .... 5,.'AI,3I() 7w,i73 llcinpllelil, Went . . i.Tes.inH atl.773 Lainpetur, Kat VAVj.JJi (-41,910 Lampeter, Wcit l.turf.KK Wi7.:!00 Ijinciler w,3iii ITi.lil l.eareck 2,li7,w 4il,s:B I. unceck Upper ... v,iss,440 .170,C!W I. Ittli) Iliitaln sA7.au r-3,430 .Manhelm ber fiJ7,3M HI.1S0 Manbelmtwp. ... c.lss,4IM 4M.7.VJ Manur 4,lM,.va HP8.S78 ilarletln oefl.'CS 4710 Itartlc ..... 0.'(,7?s 3I.7SI Mt. Jey ber 4SrtiMi 173.M1 Mt. Jeytwp l,6N,Mi li,77 l'aruaine l,tt7,47l -n,tm l'cnn i,t:iai aol.ess I'eqneu 1.3.i,u7 'J33,C(iO I'rovlilenre W.I1.1 '7.0JH ltaplie S.IHM.TO1 SH,0B Sailabury H37.3U1 &4CU) MalUbury 2,frf.,3il Sis,7 8lrabur ber ... 3C7.07S 154,973 Sinmburii two LSJJ.IKi l'ri.ifjl Warwick ?,547.4.'. Kp0,4fi0 WathliiKten Upper . uvju 2U0 WashliiKtnn Lewer, W.U17 1M Ileal Kstatn .Meney at Inter- 1N8. eit lssii Adamatewn .... t lt..MS t 91, 4M Hart Ms.277 13U.9W llreckne(k ... . Sii.tm IIC.5J2 Cieruarreii l.ltti.'St l'.V.l Clay l.jrieil 211,617 CocullceKsat 997,3". 244,Jil focalieo Weal I.TWihI .T),4M Celemln 84I..1U sJ.040 Columbia lt want l,is,9 179,IK9 " M want . i9,iii .TAl.tl " 3d want.. 7I0,) 3I.10J Conentega l,02i,11l 3417(54 Coner 9I1,.'W.I ljn.303 Denegal Kaat 2.C13.1K1 M9,.mi " West 911,447 I40.7M lirumore 1 4TJ,I9."i 427.9.'ii! Karl -i,:!)!,!; 517.10.1 Katl Ksst l.Ml.ttVt S7H.V2 Karl Went l,'.OI.I.t rt,'i"5 Kllen 47,2' 4C.45i; Kllrabflli 604.'S Ili,ii77 hllzabi'thteHii , .V.V..1 .Mll.tfri Kpliratn . S.I-T.'Wi :w.s.il Kulton 9CI.77I 1V.,4;0 Hempfluia Kast.... i,M7.Ni 1,17.1.61 Hemplleld West . . . tampcler Kaat 2.3.12.M.1 99t!,nin !aui)Ktr West LtWlsTu I4I4.S7S Lancaster nyi..Sl 359,611 Lcaceck S,0Ji,797 nii.IW Leaceclc. Upper 2,227.410 CI7,4rj Little llrlialn m:i,i.t1 42.HU Manhelm lloreuuli . K4l,.vt7 291,241 Manhelm lewnslilp . 2,fel,l.V. K)J,2:I7 Maner 4.IU.IVM ,iun,TK Marietta 410.237 22S.177 Martlc. 1.14,710 SH,57j Mt. Jey borough 4W.I7I 349.1M Mt Jey Iown-.hl 1.6II.OV.' 316.4II2 l'araillse l,70n,32ii A16.TS1 I'Olin 1.7iM,2?J 431.35.1 l'eiiuea l,Xi.9.Vi 4'2,440 rrevldence 77,iMii u,el ltaplie 3,131,131 371,1:35 Hadsliury Ks,7l SS't.214 Salisbury 2,773,97a U1I.KVI StrasbuiK horeiiKli . 371,137 10l,ivt5 Straaliurit temiililp LSll.471 :;i ,-H Warwick 2,6ll.9t NM,7tt) WathlnKten, I'pper r&,ii 7,iavi WiuhliiKten, Lewer. M.GII l,si! HAI.SItUltl'ti THUUHA1WVHH. The Opera Heme I'arkril te Moe Old Katnrltes In a New riay. Halsbury's Troubadours de net seem te have lest their popularity with Lancaster people Last night they drew ene or the largest audiences seen at the opera house this season. The building was full In every part, and down stairs people were glad te socure stand I tig room. A special train came up en the Quarryvllle railroad bringing be tween 7.1 and 100 people, every eue of whom went te the opera heuse. The Troubadours were brought here byOeorge W. Goedhart and " nert" Kinehart, who worked the show up well, and wero deserving or the big audi audi audi once, The plece pieseuled by the Troubadours was "Tem, Dick and Herry." It Is their la test and last night was but the fourth time they have appeared In It. Very difficult It would be rer any ene te describe the piece. It has no plot, but the story deals with a dear old man who is rich and has a thoatre ; he is pursued rrem place te place by a ballet girl, who wants te marry him, and a daughter who does net want him te marry anybody. The old man falls In with a arty et actors nud Htage-strucK pcople and bocemos Impressed wltii Harriet JVifaicny.oneor their number; he agrees te give them the use or his theatre and takes them all te his resldence lu the country where they rehearse Shakespeare's works In a large tent. It Is somewhat difficult te tell hew the piny really does wind up, but during the rehearsals and In fact the whole plece, the audlence is kept In an uproar. The tun Is constant, new jokes and stories are told and all kinds or tresh business Intro duced. The sengtt are geed and well ren dered. Nate Kalsbury appeared In at least n hall' dozen characters and maintained his roputatlen as ene or the best actors In his line In ihe country. Ills imitations were wonderful nud his songs, especially that of Levely Women, "were repeatedly encored. Ncllie Mcllenry, thedashlugsoubretteol the com pany, was as handsome and sprightly as ever. HI10 appeared in four or live charac ters, and her reception was et the warmest kind. Hhe looked charming In her tobog ganing suit when alie Bang a clever song en the subject or sliding. Jehn Wobster sue cessfully acted the part or Dick Tettaicay, and W. H. Dabell was very huccessIuI as the tough detective. The ether ladles and gen gen tlemeu w ere first-class, and 0110 or the run niest acts or the evening was the male ballet at the end or the play, which was led by riaisuury. The company lelt lute last uight for Canten, Ohie, where they appear te-night. They came rrem I'ateraeu, N. J., te Lancaster, which Is the only l'ennsylvaiila town In which they show en this trip. Murder Meat Feul. Last night Frank MrClalti, Kast Orange street, was the ewner or twenty chickens line rat pullets and cockerels of last sprlug's breed. This morning wheu he went te the coop he found nineteen or them lying lu a pile dead with their necks mangled and tern and all the bleed, apparently sucked Irem their bodies. It Is supposed that a deg or seme ether chicken-killing animal get Inte the coop and killed the chickens. One lieu that was hatching in a box, escaped the bite of her companions, the entrance te the lox being tee sinau 10 admit the bleed-sucker, whatever kind of animal It may have been. The I. C. 11. IT. Convention. A Joint commltteo of SU ilemard's and St. Michael's societies met last evening and rented the opera house for the sessions el the Irish Catholic Benevolent Union, which will be held In this city in September, TO HBOItUAtIZK TIIK HKADtNU. Tlie rianOfflrlallr Announced by lbs Heren atructleu Trnalee. The reconstruction trustees el the Phila delphia cV. Heading railroad have agreed upon a plan of reorganization by a voteol six te ene, the latter being IX C. Knight. I 'el low ing is an abstract or the official document : The plan provides rer creating a new fifty year general mortgage nt four per cent Ter 100,000,000. This Is te be used as fellows : lleacrveil te cover bends at maturity, of prier liens .13.1,422.000 Tepay Kimcral mortgage 2lM,uu, (leneral merlR-HRe acrlp and coupon... 2,m,eii Ileal entute meriKBKes 2,100,000 Advances for four per tent Interest en sreneral mortgage ccitlilcates luaucd for bends doiiealted .1,000,(1111 ToUkeup sliurea or bends of leased lines aim for noetberpnrpoto lS.iiOOloe Te oxctianfce or redeem coal and Iren company tllvlalenal montages and for 110 ether purpeac lo.euo.coi Total $'.0,3H,ejO This leaves $9,792,000 for tise hereafter by the reorganized company as n reserve for the improvement 01 1110 railway, no mortgage in addition te this Is te be placed en the Keaillne properties for flve rears after the reorganization without the consent or a ma jority of the preferred stockholders. Ker ad ditional means of reorganization four classes or stock are te be Issued known as pro pre ferrd stock, Inceme stock, consolidated stock and common stock. Under the plan the general mortgage bondholders are usked te deposit their bends with overduo coupons with Drexel it Ce. and receive therefer a cer tificate for the par value or the bends, bear ing four per cent. Interest for threo years or until reorganization, If sooner ellected. These deposited bends are te be placed with a trust company te be selected by the trus tees, se as te make the certificates nogotl negotl nogetl able at the stock exchange. The cortlflcate holder will upon reorganiza tion boentlllod te receive for each fl, 000 bend f 1,000 new 4s and f 180 preferred stock for the Cs and $500 preferred stock for the 7s. It Is provided, hewever, that this right te exchange is net te accme absolutely until alter January 1, 1887, the right being reserved lu the meantime te pay off the general mortgage bends, principal and interest lu cash. The trustees are given power If the principal and Interest et any of the securities dopeslted shall be tendered prier te January 1, 1887, "te transfer the same en rocelving payment therefer.and distribute the proceeds, less expenses Incurred hereunder, te the parties entitled thereto." Te accomplish this the Junier bend and stockholders are te have the privilege until August 1 te form a syndicate te make this payment, and be given In return all the securities that would otherwise go te the general mortgage bondholders. After August 1 and until January 1 the company Is te have the right te make any feasible negotiation by selling these securities upon mere advanta geous terms and paying off the general mortgage with the proceeds. If neither of these options Is exercised then the plan gees Inte eflect January 1, by giving the general mertgage holders the new securities. The inceme mertgage and convertible ml Jtistment scrip hnlderx will pay ten per cent. cash assessment and receive for each $1,000 bend and overduo coupons $100 preferred stock (for the assessment) and $1,000 Inceme stock, with such additional inceme stock as equals the matured coupons nt the tlme or reorganization. The first series or consoli dated live per cents pay ten per cent, assess ment and ler each $1,000 bend and overdue coupons roeelve $100 proferrcd stock (for the assessment) and $1,000 consolidated stock, with additional stock te equal the matured coupons. The second series IIvet paj' fifteen per cent assessment nnd for each $1,000 tiend and overdue coupons get $1J0 preferred stock (for the nssessment), $250 consolidated stock nnd $7f0 common stock, with such additional consolidated and common stocks In that proportion as will equal the matured coupons. The convertible sevens and debentures of the railroad and coal and Iren company pay fifteen per cent aasoasinent and tee belder for each $1,000 bend and coupons geLs $150 preferred stock (for the assessment) and $1,000 common stock, with additional stock te cover the coupons. All unsecured claims, when preien, whether funded or floating, get the same rec ognition ns the debenture bends. The pres ent Heading preferred and common stock pays $10 nor share assessment, rocelving $10 porferred stock for the assessment, and $50 common stock per share. The deterred lu lu lu come bends pay 2if percent, assessment and for each $1,000 bend roeelve $25 preferred stock and $200 common stock. Ol the dlflor dlfler ent clashes el new stocks created tlie pro pre rerred stock is te be given dividends up te 11 ve percent, non-cumulative. The inceme and consolidated stocks nre next te be eutitled te dividends up te flve per cent, nou-cumuln-tlve. ir In any year the net earnings are net sufficient te pay this, then "the net earnings applicable te dividends or the properties 011 which the said inceme bends and tirst and second series fives respectively have liens prier te the general mortgage, as may be horeartor ascertained, shall be appropriated, as rar as may be necessary, towards the payment or dividends respectively en the vald two classes et income and consolidated stock." Fer the protection or the creditors assent ing te the plan the common stock et the new company shall be vested in J. Lew ber Welsh, J. Vierpent Morgan, Henry Lewis, Ocorge 1. ilaer nnd Ilebert 11. Sayre as trustees, te be held and voted upon ler flve years, marketable certificates lieing Issued ler tills stock, llrewn Hros. it Ce., have consented te net as depositaries for all the stock ami securities ether than the general mortgage beuds. The securities aud assessments are te be dopeslted with a trust company In Philadelphia, te be selected by the reconstruction trustees, who also make a contract with Jehn Lewber Welsh, J. I'ler I'ler Ient Morgan and Jehn C. Hullitt, represent ing the syndicate, w he subscrlbe $15,000,000 ; that the syndicate shall be substituted lu the place or any credltorer stockholder neglect ing or reruslng te pay the assessments pro pre scribed by the plan, they agreeing te pay the assessments, for which they shall recehe the securities te which the defaulting creditors or stockholders are eutitled. Drexel it Ce, shall lssue negotlable four per cent, certillcates te the general mortgage helders pending reorganization, the Interest paynhle semi-annually in advance ler net exceeding three years Irem January 1, 18SH. Iu cese of failure or the plan the dopeslted bends with coupons are te be returned te the bearer or the certlllcate upon Its surrender aud the repayment of the Interest paid thoreeu by Drexel it Ce. The syndi cate nre te advauce necessary expenses nud disbursements endlng reorganization, which, with the general mertgage Interest udvances, will be refunded. The syndicate ure te be paid interest en these adinnces at the rate of six per cent, per annum and a commission or five per cenu upon their $15, 000,000 subscribed capital. Messrs. Samuel Dicksen, Jehn Lewber Welsh, Henry A. Dupeut, Themas Cochran and Henry V. West nre made the executive committee te take charge of foreclosuie proceedings and llie purcuase 01 1110 property ana te super vise reorganization. The beard of recon recen recon Mructlen trustees are te be the sole Judge whether enough signatures nt creditors have been obtained te the plan te warrant them in carrying out, ami shall have power te abandon It whenever they deem proper. They may also limit the time of acceptance or the plan or exteud such tlme at their dis cretion, aud are nlse vested with the usual necessary iiowers lu such cases. The Old Shutter's lteuiileu. The members et the old Shllller tire com cem pany, Ne. 7, held 11 meeting nt Walt's South Seuth South oru Kxchntige hotel, Seuth Queen street, last evening, and there was a large attendance It was declded te coindiemerato the lllty lllty seceud anulversnry or Khllller's death and the twenty fourth of tlie organization or the company, en the eveuing or May 0th, by hold ing a reunion and banquet. A committee ou preliminary nrrangemeuts was appointed consisting of V. S. Geedman, J. W. Audersnn, .loll Wills, Qeorge Kaulluinn and Charles Ferrest. The commltteo will report at a meetlug of the company te be held at Wall's hntel, 011 the evening of March it 1st. Hurled In I'lilladelpbla, The fuueral et Maxwell Hogarth, brother of Jeseph Hogarth, of this city, was held at 3 p. 111. te-day, from Ids late residence, Ne. 2513 East Norris street, Philadelphia. The deceased was ompleyod ten years age lu the boiler works of Jehn Best it Sen, or this city, and baa many friends here who will learn of his death with regret. THE STATUS OF THE STRIKES. VOI.IOBHKS AUD DKt'VTT BHKRIFM A lit IN MVNNINU Tit AINU. The Thirteenth nay or the filrlke en the finutil Syatem nt llnaiU Shew a a cheerleas I'reapert nf Iteanmptlen nfWeik Laber niniciiltlei In Sema Other Plarea. St. Leuis, Ma, March 17. The thirteenth day of the Could system strike opened with llttle hope el a speedy resumption or rrelght traffic, Suburban passenger traffic has been partially reestablished with the aid of police, men and deputy sherlfls, whose presence en the trains prevents the Knights of Laber from Influencing the englnoers te leave their trains and the ellerts will, It Is expected, be made te-day te run out all the suburban trains en their schedule tlme. Vice President Hexte's reply te Martin Irons, chairman of the Knights of Laber exccutlve committee, inclines many te the belle! that the company will attempt no settle ment with the strikers as a body, but that It will wait until the number or new men ompleyod en the lines shall be sufficient te carry en IU business. Should this prove te be true it Is understood by the Knights el Laber here that the order which called theso out who are new striking will be followed by one which will cause every member or the order ompleyod upon the Gould reads and their Southwestern connections te cease work. The situation se rar as the East St. Leuis switchmen are concerned, remains un changed. The men are at work as usual this morning and It Is understood that tlieir griev ances will be rotuedled without resort te a strike FIKEMKX REFt'SB TO CIO OUT. The Missouri Pacific this forenoon suc ceeded In getting the Kirk weed accommoda tion out, the firemen declining te go out and the train then proceeding with an amateur In that position. The strikers claim that the engineers have become allies or the com pany and have been whipped lute that posi tion through fear that they will be told that If they refuse te run, there are 22 non Brotherhood engineers In reserve under orders and these men will be put upon the engines. He rrelght has been moved and the prospects or a resumption seems distant The attitude or the firemen remains un compromisingly the samo.cemplete harmony or action between themselves nnd thestrtkers being the Invariable rule Fixing the l'rire or Coke. l'tTTsuune, 1'a., March 17. The coke pro ducers and the syndicate held a meeting in this city te-day, at which the agreement for thocemingyoarwasduly acknowledged. The arrangement made te-day differs materially rrem that of last year, and In accordance with demands rrem the producers, who were Inclined te pick, the price el coke was, by unanimous consent, fixed at $1.35 per ten. It is also understood that the price will shortly be ndvsnced rrem that figure. Other changes were also made In raver or the pro ducers. Nlnety-flve per cent or the evens are In operation, and prospects are considered geed. Arbitrators In Conference, 1'lTTsnune, March 17. Rev. Father Ulckey, and Kev. K. it. Donehoo, the arbi trators who will endeavor te settle ,the wage question at W. 1. Itend's mines, began their first conference at the Moueugahela house this afternoon. Colonel Kend and President Costelle, or the Minera association, were also present. It Is thought that several days will be occupied lu taking testimony. maciiAiwixe tux weuksikx. lliiipleyera Sending- Away Theso Who lleluae te Sign an Oujertleiiabls Agreement. SiMitNiiniir.i), O., March 17. Still mero discharges are reported te-day or men who revised te sign the Whlteley's Iren-clad prevision te keep thorn out of nil working, men's organizations. The shops are un doubtedly lilllng up largely with outsiders, and the supposition Is that the Knights will have te secure work elsewbore and resort te the lioycett as their last means or redress. Many have goue te work lu ethor shops and ether cities, but a large number remain here out or work. They declare they will never sign the iron-clad contract. Many lieys and girls have been put te work In the East street shops The llrm preseuted a workman, named A. J. Shannen, a gift el $100 for sticking te his work continually through the troubles In the Orey iron foundry. The Springlleld Typographical union has passed resolutions commending and supporting the Knights of Laber for refusing te sign the iron-clad. Will Mete te At old a lioycett. Tnitttn Hautk, Ind., March 17. F. J. Blel, cigar manufacturer, who was compelled by the Knights el Laber boycott te discharge his non-union workmen, announces that lie will move te Louisville te engage in the same business. Ills cigar trade here was practically ruined by the boycott. Strikers nefuae te Mete. Ft. Werth, Texas, March 17. Thirty 8ecial deputies, among whom wero some englneers, wero sworn lu yesterday by U, B. Marshall Cahlll. ShoriffMaddeck and Mayer Smith were called ou te aid in moving a bleckade or freight cemiug evor the Trans continental lines. A train of twenty cars which had ceme In from Denten was moved te the Texas it Pacific read and went WesL The strikers, although roquested and spokeu te plainly by the slierlfl, refused te meve. fVl.LlMI TUK UKTBOTIVES. The Illlilela Kxpreu Car Ilebbera l.'hnllng Capture Arrcated ou Suspicion. Wr.uitON", Ills., March 17. A man answer ing the description or Mike Humphreys, who Is believed te have been oue of the men who robbed the Reck Island Express car Is said te have been seen lu the weeds about two miles cast of here by a hunter named Jehnsen seme tlme during Sunday. He Is described as having light hair about three Inches long and a moustache, itrge locks wero geno from the back of the head and his face was badly scratched. Charged With the Kipreaa llebbery, HUKI.11YVIT.1.C, Ills., March 17. Jas. Ilos Iles hoars was yesterday arrested by detectives atOcente,a point ou the Illinois Central forty inlley south of Decatur, chnrged with the Jollet express rebliery and murder, and was taken te Jollet for examination. Iteshears, who Uves at Ooeneo, recently returued Irem the North, and a bandaged race and n red head led te his arrest. A Ten-lielUr Kill Willi HI001I ou It. PeeuiA, III., March 17. Harly this morn ing a mnu bought a tlcket at the Chicago, Heck Island it I'acllle depot and posed a ten dollar bill with bleed en it. He Is shadowed en the train as possibly being Implicated lu the express rebbery. Oev. Murray Aaked te Kealgu, Halt Laki: Citv, Utah, March 17. Uev. Murray received yesterday a telegram from Secretary Lamar, asking for ids resignation. Oev. Murray promptly replied, saying his resignation would be handed the president by R, N. Baskln, a delegate chosen by the non-Mormons te go te Washington te repre sent their Interest, Mr. Baskln will leave for Washington immediately. m 1 Fighting fur C'auada'a Chatnplenahlu. Montreal, March 17. Harry Gilniore, champion Canadian light welght, and James Hurst, or Montreal, fought six rounds te a draw last night ler $600 and the championship or Canada. A match for a light te a finish has been arranged. A MINltTMKa COKwrntBtON. Telling Why lie Thought It Prudent le Ap pear Ceder an Aaenmed Man. SrtF.LnYvn.LK, nt., March 17. The) Hie and history erKev. Dr. Carleton, concerning which there has been se much mystery, was given te the public last evening in this city. The house wai packed with the expectant multitude. September 12, 1800, be was ordained as pastor or the Klrat Haptlat church, at New Londen, Conn. He after ward preached at Providence, H. I., Win Win chenden, Mass., Philadelphia, Reading, Mass., Seneca FalU and Auburn, N. Y, While pastor or the New Londen Congre gational church, a dissension that bad been brewing for a year terminated In an open rupture. He espoused the cause or ene aide and continued his labor, which aroused the bitter enmity or the opposition who de lertnlned te depose him. It has ever since followed him up with letters Dreludlclal te his character, which in nearly every case poisoned the minds of his congregation and resulted In his withdrawal. Driven te des peration by this relentless persecution, he resolved te bury all traces or his former identity and upon leaving Cander, N. Y., In 18S3, he changed his name, taklug that or his wire's family nnd landed in Burten, O,, as Rev. Edward Carleton. Last August he came te this city. His real nan&8$"seld Is J. Edward Bell. On closing his KSSment with streaming eyes and drainatle airs he confessed that In appearing here under an assumed name he placed hlmseir in a false light. He begged his hearers' forgiveness and hoped It would be given as freely as Ged had forgiven him. College Men as lUllreadera. Bosten, March 17 Charles Francis Adams, jr., last night addressed a large and enthusiastic audience of Harvard students upon the chances or success for college men In railroading. He thought that that business offered opportunities which compared favorably with theso afforded by the llberal professions. A VABll' BTATZD Te Determine Whether the County la Liable Fer Otamlaaed Cases. Counsel for the county of Lancaster and -Commissioners Summy, UUdebrand and Myers have agreed upon a case stated. It will be remembered that the county auditors surcharged the county commissioners several thousand dollars ler money paid te aldermen and constables for dismissed cases, which it lsalleged was Illegally paid. The commission ers appealed rrem the surcharge and an issue was obtained te determine the matter. The case was put en the trial list in the com mon pleas court some time age, bnt it was net reached. Several conferences were held between S. II. Renyelds and J. Hay Brown, representing the commissioners and J. W. Jehnsen and County Solicitor Shenck, and the result Is a case stated te determine whether the county la liable for dismissed cases similar te which the commissioners surcharged. A number or cases disposed or by Aldermen McConemy, Barr and Spurrier are used as the sample cases. KILLKD JIT TUB CABB. An Old Kealdent of Marietta Struck By the Harnabnrg Accommodation , Tuesday evening Jehn Lark, an old man who resided in the western part ei Marietta, was instantly killed by the cars or the Pennsylvania railroad. He at tempted te cress the railroad track near his rosldence wheu he was struck by Harris burg accommodation east, which reaches Marietta about six o'clock. He was thrown sixty feet and besides having his skull frac tured and several ribs broken he was badly cut up. The body was taken te the resi dence of deceased, where a coroner's In quest was held, the Jury rendering a ver dict of accidental death. Deceased was 70 years of age nnd a basket-maker bv trade. He leaves a wlfe bnt no children. lu Argument Court. ihe court heard argument en the last case en the common pleas list en Tuesday after after after noeu. This morning argument was beard 011 cases en the erphaus' court list The first case argued was en the rule te show cause why exceptions te the account of the execu execu eors or A. K. Roberts Bheuld net be stricken off. The exceptions were tiled by represen tatives of the Heme for Friendless Children, wl'h a view or bringing up the question ei the bequest of $50,000 te found an orphan's home, by the late Thaddeus Stevens, a deed for two acres or land having been tendered te Mr. Roberts for two acres or land, that being or the previsions, te get the bequest. David Craur, or Conestoga Centre, was granted a soldier's license te peddle In the county or Lancaster. Itall e( the colored Felks. Kste Perpetua Ledge Ne. 2021, or Colored Odd Fellows, or this city, was a year old yes terday, and In the evening a ball was held In Rebert's halt There was a large attend ance, Including representatives or ledges in Reading, Uarrlsburg, Marietta and Co lumbia. The order was first-class and all enjoyed themselves. Edwin Clark was master or ceremonies and Charlie Lee assist ant. The committee consisted or Albert K. Wilsen, chairman; Will O. Smith, secre tary; Jere Jenes, treasurer; Henry Nelsen and Daniel Stewart. A Yeung Weman Iturueil te Death. Miss Llzze Brown, the daughter or a wealthy farmer In Union township, Lebanon county, met her denth In a horrible manner. She was standing with her back te a weed steve, when a spark Mew out and ignited her dress. Iu alarm she ran out into the yard, where the tire was fanned into a flame, alter which she rushed into the beuse again and ran up stairs, wheresbe was found. Portions of her limbs were literally roasted. She died lu great agony. Te-daye Funerals. The funeral or Patrick McLaughlin took place tills morning from the residence of Mr. Westman, son-in-law or the deceased, In Dlllervllle. Requiem mass was held at St. Mary's church, this city, and the body was interred in St. Mary's cemetery. The funeral was largely attended and the pall bearers were Frank McClaln, Jehn Rose, William Ulckey and Jehn Rese. St. Patrick's Hay. The celebration el St. Patrick's day, ush ered in with splendid weather, Is confined in this city te wearing bits or green ribbon and sprigs ei evergreen in the button holes of the coats of many pedestrians. Much interest is manifested in the court heuse meeting to night, which will be largely attended. Stricken Uewu en the Street. Lewis Paulick, residing at Ne. 217 North LI me street, while walking along East Chest nut street, near the Pennsylvania passenger station this forenoon, was taken with some thing llke a stroke aud foil heavily te the pavement. He was removed te his home Iu a carriage. A rivaled In Manauey CUT. J. II. Sele, the young Bosten man who Is charged with embezzlement by Charles U. Strickler, was arrested last night In Mahauey City by etlicers or that place. Officer Bttaheng left this afternoon te bring the prisoner te Lancaster. A Free Lecture. Itev. J. C. Bewman, of Hanover, will de liver a tree lecture In college chapel this evening, en "Systematle Werk In the Con gregation." The lecture will begin at 7:30 o'clock. Committed for Hearlug. Rebert Rellly, a tramp, arrested ler drunken and disorderly conduct, was this morning committed te Jail for a hearing by Alderman Deen. Mad an Assignment. Philip Lederer and wife, 8th ward, city, made an assignment te-day for the benefit of creditors, (e A. F. gfarack. in TOBACCO IN THK HOUSE. . rH KTA I.IATOHT MBABVRMa Vt TUB H NKTItKlfLAND 0OTBBMMItST. 'f' Hepreianutl.e Wall, or Connecticut, Waal Information of the Increased Duty en Pette' leem Called Out by Increasing the .....7 .in imiieneii Teuarrn, .'. i WASHINUTON. D. t' . Man.i. it r tr,.u, i'jf -Mr. Caswell, of Wisconsin, rrem the JudU fcl clary committee, reported back rannlminaM-,-1 calling en the secretary of the treasury JenartY statement of thn account rtwn it.. n.ii..i'.. States and the states and territories et dliW5 taxes levied and apportioned by the act et lATlt rtnnliul ' Mr. Walt, or Connecticut, Irem foreign $&! aulin, ItJIHjriGU DOCK rfMOllllinna najllni nn vVv the secretary of state for copies of recent cor respondence between the state department and the United States minister at The Hague, in reference te taxation of petroleum In Hol Hel land and the Dutch colonies, and the expert therefrem of lear tobacco te this country t adopted. ' ' A report accompanying the resolution states that the correspondence called for, re. lates te the proposed retaliatory measure, en the part of the government of the Nether lands, by wsy or increased duty en petro leum Imported Inte that country rrem the United Stales because erthe duty Imposed by the United States en leaf tobacco. l'aaaed the senate. Washington, March 17. In the Senate te-day the electoral count bill was read a third time and then passed without a divi sion. Washington Jettlnga. Wasuinote.v, D. C, March 17. The resig nation of Passed Assistant Surgeon Jehn A. Bensen, of the marine hospital service, has been accepted by the secretary of the treas ury, te take ellect April Gib, 18S0. The quarantine steamer "Jehn L Wood work " Is te be repaired for service, se as te be ready for the opening or the season. The Burgeon general or the marine hospital service has recommended the appointment of Dr. Perter, of Key West, Flerida, as United States quarantine officer for that pert, under section 5, of the national quarantine act or April 2t, 1878. By that act any municipal quarantine officer can held an appointment, and be clothed with the power or a govern ment officer for quarantine purposes. Such appointments de net carry with thorn any compensation. A beard or surgeons has been appointed by the secretary of the treasury te examine ap plicants for appointment as assistant surgeon In the marine hospital service. The beard consists) or Surgeons Ballhacke, Fessenden and Purvlance, and will meet en the Slh proxime In this city. IMPORTANT SILVER IlBLirBaANOB, Slgoer Henri Cemnachl. the Italian Rronemlat, Speaks His Mind. Londen, March 17. The controversy be tween the Mone metalllsta and Bl-metalllsts has received an important contribution to day in the shape or an elaborate letter Irem Slgner Henri Cernuscbi, the Italian economist and champion of silver. The letter is published iu the Times aud is a categorical reply te the communi cation by Earl Orey In In raver or the single standard which was published in the same paper last week. Slgner Cer nuschi contends that geld is net scarce and that the monetary crisis Is due net te the scarcity of geld, but te the dlsappoarance of sliver. Nothing but bi tnetallisni, he argues, can restore the equilibrium. He admits that an agreement between the powers Is neces sary, but he says that France, Oermany and America are ready te resume or Increase their coinage of si Iver and are only waiting for England te declare In raver or bi metallism. The letter Is sure te attract widespread? at tention lu view or the prominence or Its author and the vigor or his argumeuts. l'iTT&BUna'B flBHT UBBHATIOJf. A Human Iledy Incinerated lu a Furnace Heated by Natural Gaa. PiTTHBUna, March 17. The first luclnora luclnera luclnora tlen or a human body took place in this city te-day In Undertaker Samson's new crema tory, en Sixth a enue. The remains were these or Milten Fisher, who died at Colum bus, Ohie, en Saturday last. There was no ceremony attending the cremation. The body, accompanied by friends, arrived front Columbus at 6:30 o'clock this morning, and at 7:15 a. in. was placed In the retort. This is the only crematory in the world heated by natural gas. At 8:30 a. m. se intense was the heat, and se complete the Incineration that the gas was shut oil and the rurnace per mitted te gradually cool. At 10:30 a. m. the tray containing the ashes was removed from the retort and the ashes given te the friends, who will return te Columbus this afternoon. An American Ctrl Marries a Marqnla. Paris, March 17. The civil contract or marriage between Miss Christmas, an American young lady, and the Marquis D' Hanlan, was signed last Monday. Prince Victer Napeleon and many ether prominent Benapartlsta attended the contract party. United States Minister McLane acted as wit ness for the bride. The bridegroom's wit nesses were the Duke or Padua and Vis count Suarez D'Hanlan, one or the attaches or the French embassy at Berlin. The mar riage Is the result or a love match. Contrary te the general rule the noble bridegroom is the possessor el a large fortune, while the American bride is dewerless. A United States Club In Pari. Paris, March 17. A new club of which the membership Is te be strictly limited te citizens of the United States Is te be opened en the 1st or next month. Its name Is the American club, and Its llrst president Is Mr." Speneer. Its rooms for the present will com prise the upper part of the building en .the . ground fleer erwhlch Is thecafe Blgnen. . Five New restuuuters. ;-it , WmuivnTAV. T). H.. March 17. .IrVillrtli. &i class postmasters were appointed te-day as 'ft J fellows ler Pennsylvania: J. B. Weicht, 4lj Brown's Mills ; Miss A. E. Blake, Hepe-?. well; II. A. Wilsen, Ildy 8 Christian .J1; tJntiatAl.laei T j-u11 tktfl a 1 A Tk TV TlHtla tt'iuit .1 Valler. -.V Uanlan te Hew Ileaa. i":. Montreal, March 17.-Hsnlan has ae ,r; cepted an offer te row William Ress a three-, t mile race en the Richelieu river, St. Johas,y' Que., 20 mites from Montreal, ler fWtVr The race will probably take place ou DeuV, inlen Day. A v ' if? Disappointed Leve End In SaJelJ., v Buffalo, N. Y,, March 17. Lsura A. Miller, aired 19. committed suicide last 'Itmi'' ing by hauging herself. Dlwppils44df W Is given as the cause. , M Delivered of BmtBmfrf'Tri:- Londen. March l7.fitB0 ,lj(-; Marguerite, -JucBSer4"W." Barely aeiivereu w ii j :m ' ', WBA TMBB rBOBABIlltlBB, . . WASKiNaTex, P. Ut Mareit IT.. yr um Middle Atuume May, vi followed by warmer westerly and fiur weather, , i Fer TUR.sDAT.-,warmr, iwr U IndleMed for the MMaie MM I Untie atavtw Mad New tiglwa. .f- si y" j .1! lV; 13 ae-! S. !"', n. t- te
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