vjsxrvvi n r- " V4 v -. - -j- ; r - 7 -a --r .-."-r 1 , 'n i ?A ' 0 She ! fnMligttM ima$tx .VH 4rOL'UM12 XXIV-NO. 209. LANCASTER. PA., FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1888. Si PRICE TWO CENT r v A MR MILL TAX RATE. TUR SCHOOL IIOtRO ADOPT IT DT A TOTK Or FIFTEEN TO TBIKTKEX. DIscuiiImi en It Incrtaie el Taxation In. Illch Scheel Commencement Day 1M- cliled Upen mud the Number at Ksinjrs and Oration. Limited. Tbe May racetlcg or the Lancaster oily school beard wii del J en Thursday eve ning with the following members present : Mcssr. Biker, llrewn, Bernard, Belenlus, Brenemsu, Byrne, Darmstetter, Evan, Or lest, Hartman, Hegoner, Kautr., Lever good, Llppeld, Llehty, MiOemsey, McOcr inlck, Mcnillgett, Owens, Oehs, Pentx, lUub, Bchnader, Stmk, Warfel, White and Wlckerahaiu, presllent The minutes et the April meeting were read and apprevfd. Mr. Evans, etthe Uckveej committee, re ported a number or bills for supplies fnr uUbe 1 during the month and en bla motion thotrea'urer was directed te py the same THE TAX RATE. Mr. Kvans alee proiented'tho follewing: Jiiselverf, That for the year commencing with the tlrst day of June 1SS8 the rate el taxation for school purposes in tbe Lan caster city school district shall be assesseJ four mills ea the real estate of tbe district, and en all ether subject of taxation at the rate fixed by law, and en the first day et September live per centum 'hall be added In all taxes thou remaining unpaid, and en tbe first day or each and every month thereafter oue per centum shall be added te all outstanding taxes until the same are fully paid. Mr. Warfel asked whether the penalty features for non payment and no abatement for prompt payment were net new. Mr. ISansonBWerod that the new oily charter under which the school tax is levied and collected require these featurer, FREE BOOKS NOT WH0I.I.T llESrONSIBLE. Mr. McOoinaey nddrossed the beard en the report of the finance committee as te receipts and expenditures, te show that tbe free book syetein was net alone' responsible for the four mill rale this year. He spoke as fellows : The report of the finance committee raises several Important questions : One Is : Under what law or laws are we nptmiilng our schools ; and another as te the necessity for an increased tax. The report recommends a (our mill tax, that being the full amount allowed bylaw." What law Is re'erred te ? Certainly net tbe general law, for It allows a much higher rate. Tnoceinmltteo must tbenreferte the special act et 1650, which made Lancaster an Independent district. This set limits taxation te lour mills for all purposes and rnaken no prevision for a building tax as docs thn general law. It also limits per manent leans te $10,000 at any one time, and theae only for the purohate of pretind and the erection et Dutldmgs. It also authorizes temporary leans for noheol pur poses, but limits tbe amount te $1,000 aunu allr. Most of these previsions have, never tbel6RH, been repeatedly violated. Ter sev eral years we levied a tax of seven mills en the dollar, and several times made permsn ent leans exceeding f 10,000, and we are new borrowing temporarily for sobeol pur pems, an amount far beyond the limits of this law. It la tbore.'ero Important that we should knew te what law or laws wu are subject in the operation of our eobeolx. If we are limited by tbe special aet of 1S."0 te a four mill tax ler all purpeses, and our expendi tures oenllnuo te iucrease iu the future as they have In the pant, te pay our present debt, meet the new buildings still greatly needed, and keep our schools open ten months et the year, then there is certalnly no ether alternative than te levy a four mill tax, and the sooner the better. Indeed it Bheuld have been done before creating se larae a debt ns we have. The committee reports tbe necessity for an Increased tax rate, but say the adoption of the f ree book system by the beard leaves no alternative. Kverybedy regrets the necessity for an Increase et tax. But the necessity is net wholly cbargable te free book?. Krervone familiar with the faets knows that owing te the s'eady growth et our school system, and Increased, expendi tures, we have renehid and passed ttc limit of possibility of running our toaeci en alliree mill Inx. Tnls la shown bv the estimated ro:e!pts and expenditures for the presuut year. The estimate J receipts from all source, Includ ing Increased valuation, and state appro priation, en it thrie mill tax would be ?50. 250. While the oxpei.dltiue leaving out lrem cost free books altogether, exeept the usual appropriation for books for the peer, will be 151 &50, thus Laving a deficiency et (3 300 1 u ls7." e levied a four mill tax en a valuation of 812 700,000, and borrowed $10,000, beBlde. That ye tbe high soheol anO-Keflkland street buildings wero erected. In 1870 a thren mill tax was levied en a valuation of (13,000,000, the Bame as at pres ent Since thxn our annual expenditures have increased $15,000, and notwithstanding the erection of Hix new buildings, Increased number of pupils, Increased number el teacuere, lnereaed ailarles and salary et superintendent, tbe tax rate has remained the same from that time te the present but is no longer sutllutent. Mr. Kvans said the beard was acting under a special law for tbe Lancaster city school dUtr'et. Whlle Le was chairman of the tinance comudttee there never had been a deficiency. The beard was clear of debt until last year. The committee were carelul in thelr estimate and concluded that a four mill tax was necessary, Mr. McOamsey Bald be did net wish te be understood as opposing a four mill tax. As the beard Is acting under tbe Bpeclal law of 1650 It was only matter of time until tbe expenditures would be se great and as the law prevents borrowing In large amounts, the schools cannot be Bept open ten months in the year as at present. Mr. Bartman seconded the motion te adept a lour mill tax. Last year between f 10,000 end 511,000 were spent forbaeks. Ii Is clear that If that money had net been spent, instead of a deficiency there would be a surplus el f ",C00 or 16 000. With a four mill tax fera low years, enough money ean be saved te erect new school houses. Mr. Evans said in 1S70 the valuation et property In this city wb $11,400,000, In 1SS3 $12 750,000. ;in 1S70 tbe teachers' salaries were $2I,0C0; In 1-83 $31,000; In 1870 coal and kindling east $1,200 ; in 1338, $2,2G0 ; In 1S70 the pay of Janitors was $1,200 j In 1SS3, $2 S00, and se en through the list or expenditures. They have grown largely while the absosaed valuation of property has net Tbe tax rate as fixed by thn onmmlttee at four mills was adopted by a vote et 12 ayes te 13 nays, as follews: Mesr Baker, lireueman, Byrne, Kber. man, Kvaus, lUrtinan, Luvergoed, Llehty, McCemxey, MtKllit'eti, Kaub, Hnhuader. Shirk, Wrfel and Wiclceisuam 15 voted aje Me&srr. Bernard, Helnnlus, DarmMetter, Driest, Hecenr, Kau'z, Ltppeld, McCor McCer McCor mlefc, Odh. Owc-nc, l'en z, White and WehUet 13, voted nay. e ciianei: IN 1100K. Mr. Byrie, of the beak cojimitteo, re ported a Hat of text books In the schools, all of which wero regularly adopted by the beard, and that In their judgment there should net be any change lathe currlcu. lum en text books. Tbe report cf tbe com. mlttee was suited. The oeuijjjWeo en ichoel hygiene, le whom was re'erred the question of better ventilation In the old school buildlngsef the city, reported progress, and that tbe necessary repairs would bd made during tbe summer vacation. The visiting committer s reported all the schools In a tatlslactery condition. The primary sobeol in Rockland street was re ported al Overcrsniiuu, auu tue superia tending oemtnitUe was directed te remely the matter. mart scnoet. commencement. The committee appointed te report en pregramme for high school dommenoo demmenoo dommeneo ment reported the following : Te Iff Heard n Dtrteteri, Otn'ltmen: Your committee appointed te report a pregramme for the coming high achcel commencement respectfully recommend that the exerelsea take plaea in Kolten opera house en Friday June 20, commenc cemmenc lnaat8a.m. Your oemmlttee farther recommend that all the gradnakM be permitted te take part In the declamations and essays as at former commencements, and that the tnusle be furnished by the pupils of the high school. inecosier nan, oeeoraung, pregrammes, moving rlaner, Ac, will be about $1(K) Kespectlully aubrnltied, W. O. MAnsirxr.r, C. F. Kderman. Mr. Driest submltted the following mi nority report : OENTtKMnN 1 agree with my colleagues en the commencement committee except as te the number el graduates who should deliver addresses. I therefore most respect fully offer tbe following minority report ai an amendment te that parll;ular put of the majority report re'errrd te. Every graduate shall wrlte a theslp, and the title and tbe writer's name shall appear en the pregramme prepared for commencement day 1&S, but ej thstoo thsteo thstoe oaslon the number of oration., tssajs and reoltatlena by graduate aball net exceed twenty. The twenty elaas representatives Hall be apportioned equally between tbe two high schools. Their seleetlnn shall be made upon the basis of merit, These from tbe boys' high school shall be determined by a vote of the regular teachers el that school and tbe etty superintendent, and these from the girls' nig! school by a vote of the regular teichers of that ecnoel and the city superintendent. Mr. Warfel said the minority repert was at variance with tbe views et the teachers of tbe high schools. Tbere would be bad feeling created In the selection of speakerr. Mr. Hegenerhad visited the high schools shortly after the adoption of the rnle by the beard designating that only thoee who had wen honors could speak en commonco cemmonco commenco ment day and tbe teachers appeared le be pleased because pupils took an interest in their studler, se as te cempete for prizes. When the rule was rescinded and It was believed that all would get a ohance te peak the same interest was net mani fested in their studies. Dr. Levergood had attended the com mencements for years. He had heard no complaint about the large number of ad dresses and essays. In his opinion every one Bheuld have the privlloge ef,speaklng. It only a part et tbe class is selected there will be great dissatisfaction. The teachers and city superintendent are net infallible. They have prejudices tbe same as ether people There are children attending tbe high (oheols against whom teachers have a bias and he did net think it wlse te let the selection of the speakers te the teaohers. Mr. McCemsey said that what may have been proper and right years age, may net be proper and right new. Hlnce the num ber of graduates had mero than doubled, be was convinced that a change was neces sary. Last year there wcre 40 graduate?, and they wero put through en a gallop. He would favor having two sessions or limit ing tbe number of speakers. In Philadel phia, where they have 200 graduates a year, all de net speak. Tbe speskers are selected according te merit and it should be tbe same way here. Mr. Byrne argued that the lastcommonco lastcemmonco lastcommenco ment exerdseB were se tedious and unsatis factory that every ulember of tbe beard felt that a change in the manner of conducting the same was necessary. A rnle limiting the number was adopted, but In the revision of tbe rules some mouths later tbe mem bers naw tit net te adept the rule, and that left the commencements as they bad been before. He knew from visits made te the high soheol, after tbe adoption of the rnle limiting tbe nuuiber et speakers, that the teachers and pupils were pleaaed with the change. The pupils were stimulated te greater exertions te win the prizes, Mr. Warfel regretted that necessity com polled blm te take the fleer In opposition te the amendment He had opposed the same thing when it came before the beard sotne months age becauee Mr. McCaskey and Mlsi Bundell, tbe principals of the high schools, had asked blm te de se. He said that while the graduates of our high schools are net Webatera or (Jlays and are net ex pected te deliver great orations the gradu ates were the children of the people He would never give his vote te degrade any child who had passed an examination in tbe high school. He was lu fuver of giving all a chance. The class is net larger than last year. Treat them all alike. Let them appear en tbe stage aud speak their pteoe. The people have net tlred of these com. mence taenia. Mr. Hartman was astonished at the re marks of Mr. Warfel about degrading pupils. He did net see that because every graduate did net get a chance te speak that there was any degradation put en lhoe net favored with addresser. He thought the proper thing was te give the honors each year te these who earned them. This ended the discissien and the amendment of Mr. Driest was adopted by the lollewlug vo:e : Messrs. Baker, Bernard, Be'enius, Bren Bren emau, Brown, Byrne, Darmstetter, Kvans, Driest, Hartman, Hegener, Kaulz, McL'om McL'em sey, McUormiek, MoKlllgett, Ochs, Pentz, Kub, Schnader, Shirk and Wiekersham 21 voted ayr. Messrs. Kberman, Lovnrgeod, Llppeld, Llchtv, Owens, Warfel, White and Wehl Wohl ten B voted nay. Tbe president appointed Mesarf. Mar shall, Eberman and Orlest as the commit commit commit tee en high school commencement ciTr superintendent's report. 1'ol'ewlng Is the report of the clly super intendent : Lancaster, Pa., May 3, 1SSS. Te the Heard of Scheel Director i Dr.NTi.BMEN Your city superintendent submits the following report et ttiu public schools for the month of April : The whole number of pupils nnrolled was 257 In tbe high Bchoelp,313 In the grammar. 593 In the t-ecendtry, 40 In tbe ungraded, 850 In the Intermediate, aud 1,513 In the primary total 3.E0S. The average number In attendance dally was 210 In the high soheol., 307 In tbogrsm tbegrsm mar, 515 In the secendary, 30 In the un graded, 723 In the lntermmllatH, and 1,254 In the primary total 3,003, The average percentage was 87 : the whele number never absent was 9.17 ; tbe number of vl.lts made by tbe city superintendent was 101 ; by directors 69 as fellows : Win. McCnm Bey and Ubaa Llppeld eaah 21, D K Heg ener 19, J. 1. Hartman 6, Dr. J. Levergood, S.J Owens and U. It Breneman each, 4, T. F. MoK!lIgelt2, J. Oahs, Dee. Darmstet ter and Hen. J. B. Warfel each 1. The number et teachers present at the teachers' meeting was CO The following were ab sent : Mlas Mary Sharp, Mil's Kale Bun Bun dell, Mrs. A McOemsey, Miss M. Slahl, Mlas Lela Zug. very repectrully, Your obedient servant, . K. IC Bueurle A VAOANCT FILLED. Dr. Levergood moved that tbe beard pro pre coed te fill the vacancy caused by the death et Geerge F. Sprenger. Toe motion was adopted, and Henry Wolf was elecied te till the vacancy by acclamation. VlblTINO COMMITTEES Tbe piedmont appeluted the following visiting cemmlttets for May, June and July: beutbeatt Dlvhlen W. W. Driest, chairman ; Jacob Pentz, K. K. Sbnader, Hiuthwest DlvUlen 11. H. Breneman, chairman ; Henry Wolf, 8. J Owens. Northwest DlvUlen Philip Bernard, chairman ; W. H. Shirk, Jacob K. Kauiz. Northeast Division D. Edward Heg ener, chairman ; Charles J. White, Charles J Llppeld, MUSIC, ESSAYS, ADDRESSES. GOMMEMCRMKNX EXERCISES OV TBE sTitasDCtta man suboel. Tr Esja By armdaaifa-ObMlM Emery Bmtih Delivers an Addrata en Youth mad Bat cm" Majiaselt Hall Bandaem.Iy Occemtad for tha Occasion. High soheol conimenesmont day la a great oceialon for Strasburg, and this year It no exception. The town bad been alive ea Thursday, Indeed for several daya prepara tion had been going en festooning and dec orating the ball, and, te the credit of thedec thedec thedec oraters, under the management of Mr, Walten Miller, It must be aald, Maeaaaett hall never looked prettier. The celling waa festooned be&ntllully with evergreens, while en tbe walla hung a number of pretty paintings. The baokgreund or the atage was festooned with fligs, and large urn, filled with Ivy, were en either aide. In the centre of the atage were a number of Ohlnese lanterns. Oa the wings et tbe stsge were mountains of flowers ; Imme diately In front hung a large floral horstsber , while stretched in from were the werda "Class or 1SS9," In evergreen atudded with roses. Oa the left was an oil painting of Lincoln, and en tbe right one of Stevens. As there bad been no commencement for several years, tbose interested were deter mined te make a gland succeaa of it this season. The musle was furnished by tbe orcheatra et Prof. Carl Therbahn. Tbe hall was overcrowded and for lull half hour befere the time. At pfeolsely at 7:45 the principal, Prof. Lute, accompanled by Rev. M. Graves, fol fel fol lewed by Hen. M. Breslus, C. Emery Smith, Hen. Jehn H. Lindls, the graduat ing class and tbe boardef directors entered while the orchestra played a march. The graduates were beautlUully attired in white. Prof Lutz presided. The orchestra played the overture, Heme Clrele," alter which Rev. M. Grave?, of the M. E. church, effered prayer. Musle followed " Lied Ohne Werte.' TUB ESSAYS AND RECITATIONS. Mies Anule Round then read an essay entitled, "The Dresa la net tbe Man." Society wishes te set a man aside because be does net dreaa well. A man with a rude garb may have a geed heart But what constitutes a man ? One who Is honorable, honest, and abhors tbe Intoxicating cup. The strength et a man Is his character. His Influence Is In proportion te his char acter. We Judge tee often by outward ap ap pearancea. Our common aense teaches us that a true man la a noble man. The idle young man tbe man who desires te ihew his line clothes lnatead of cultivated tastes Is no man ; he Is only a stieet ahew. Me one admires a msn for his dresf. They may admire bis dresa, but tbe man la In side the drees, and something mere than sight Is needed te measure him. He ninat b3 heard; he must have shown aome evi dences of truc-'jeartedneas. Prof, Therbnhrv then gsve the audience tbe treat of a very line clarienet sole, from Brepiant The next was a rezltatlen by Miss Mary Schofleld ; subject, "The Widow's Light" This young ludy made an exoellent Im pression, as her Intonation and expression were well uinnsged. She evidently had taken great care In ita preparation. Her pathetic expreislen stilled the whele audi ence aud caused many tears te flew. Music Selections from "Ermlnle." Miss Ella Rakestraw next delighted the audience with a recitation entitled "Dera," a very beautiful story aud well told by the young lady, who possesses a geed strong voice. Music, " Odds nnd Ends "medley. The next, and last essay was entitled, " Music, " 'by Miss Eva Phenegar. She proceeded te gtve the audlonce tbe origin or mutie, natural and cultivated. Musle bad no mntive with the inventor. Musle with the Chinese, and Japanese Is virtually w hut It was a theuiand years since. The first we knew et music, we obtain from tbe Bible. There is no race without music. A peeple Is known by the musle they have. Music begins In the oradle and steps at the deathbed. Mn.ie fills tbe world. Musle seethes and rests the wearied. Musle Is te animals as tbe magnet te steel, Her illus trations were quite Interesting. Even the thunderstorm Is full of musle te many persons. This was followed by a cornet sole by Mr. Gee. Swelgart, et the orchestra. ADDRESS OF EDITOR SMITH. Prof. Lulz then introduced Cbarlea Emery Smith, of Philadelphia, who an nounced as his subject " "Youth and Sue Sue cees." The speaker began by referring te the great county of Lancaster, his first visit te Strashurg and the high school In particular. When Napeleon waa pushing en tbe conquest et Italy he was charged with proceeding contrary te all laws of warfare, but he went en In his own way and was eminently successful. Be lu the pursuit of knowledge there is no royal read te eminence. That ceurse which brings success la Iho ene te be patronized. Many et tbe meat successful scholars have been old men, but thousands et ethors in their youth en graved their names en the escutcheon of fame. The speaker here Instanced a num ber of examples, both or old and young, giving the ages of both classes when they arrived at publte notion. The masters of speoeh as well as tbe masters of art accom plish much in their youth. But It may be said the creative power et such eminence is natural and net otten acquired. A num ber of cases were then instaneed, sbewlng that such Is net the eaae. The young can rise at emlnenoe if se determined. It seemed te If the speaker had eirefully gathered up all tbe shining erna-nenta of ages pist as well as these of prominence nowadays, Net all the talent Is in tbe pro fession.. Much et it Is lu tbe counting houses, In the held and workshops. The average ageset the men ompleyei In re sponsible places by the Pennsylvania rail road company are between 30 and 35 years. One of tbe surest means for success Is te nelect from aptitude these who are te be come eltber profesflenal men, mechanics or till any ether walk of life. The part of wisdom is te aim at one object which Is at tainable. We need moral force and an In In In domttable will te Bucces.. Tbe great de mand of our times Is for the practical ; there la no time for speculation In tbe fields et literature. It has been said oJucailen breeds dlsoentont among the laboring classes. What a 1st 1st laey! Loek ever tbe fields of inventions te Und the successrul careers of thousands of peer boys who, white In contentment were working out their future greatness. We are told rhe greatness of our age la In Us material progress and low In its moral tone. This oeunty, It Is said, is becoming list In political mismanagement What a libel en our great educational institutions I The speaker then diew a comparison be tween the politics et ISOO and these of tbe present time, showing that the. aoee tactics were In vogue then as new, and therefore our times are no worse tbau then. Tbe ap peal te passion may triumph te-day, but the appeal te reason will conquer te-morrow. Tbe address occupied ever an hour, and waa repeatedly applauded. Music" Marten Waltses." Prof. Lutz then in a few well chosen re- marks and with considerable feeling, ad- draaaed the graduating class. Ha referred te tbe past tfleita made te secure their present auoeesa, and advised them still te greather activity in tbe futu , The graduates were Mlasei Annie Hound and Era Rakeatraw. GEORGE BEtrEitra BTHANUE CASE, Ha Dies at Marietta anadaaly WIif Waa an Autopsy Met n.lil T Mr. Edward W. MoElrey, of Marietta, called upon ua en Thursday te complain of the crucial and medical Indlffarenee which had been shown In the case of bla nephew, Geerge Selfert, who died auddenly in Ma rlet:a at 4 e clock en Sunday morning. He had been In fairly geed health up te Sat urday afternoon, when bis body began te awell te unusual site. While en bis way hemeward about 0 o'clock, he fell In the beuae el Henry Cen ley, be came unconscious, and had te be carried te his methet'a home en Walnnt street near Qayatreer. He grew steadily worse, re maining unconscious meat of the time, and, after suffering Intense pain, finally passed away. ' Mr. McElroy notified Deputy Corener Jacob Thumt, who declared that an In quest was unnecessary. Tbe family of de ceased were, however, very anxleua te knew tbe cause of the sudden taking off, and at Mr. MoKlrey's Instance, the deputy oeroner cime te Ltneaater and aiw District Attorney Weaver, who said there was no need of an Inquest. Mr. Thuma was quite willing te held the Inquest, but aald that the oeunty commissioners would net be likely te pay the bill ; and that unless he oeuld get a court order, he would net toueh the ease. Tnen Mr. MoElrey brought two Columbia phyalelana te the HeWert home, and they would net held an autopsy without an elllaUl pest mortem examination. Mr. MuKlrey finally offered $10 ejch te two Marietta phyalelana te held an autopsy, and tbey also declined te have anything te de with the matter. Mr. Mo Me Mo Eleoy feels qulte aggrieved at tbe manner in whleh the ease was allowed te be negleoted through no fault of hla own or of the dead man'a family. The deceased waa In hla eighteenth year and hla remains were interred en Wednesday in the Marietta cemetery. His ease was aueh a remarka ble one In many aspoeta, the phyalelana net agreeing upon the nature of bla disease, that it la remarkable that tbe autopsy waa net made In the Interest et medleal science, even if no fees were In expectaney. HI HENRf'S MINSIIIELS Draw a Largs Andicue. Te Fallen Op.ra Ileuse aed rieass lbs r.eple. The minstrel .season In this clly oleaod last evening when HI Henry's treupe ap peared in Fulton opera house. The com pany made a ratbsr geed impression by their attractlve street parade, In which a geed band was the principal feature, and the result was that tbey bad a large au dience. Tbe parly la about the strongest that Mr. Henry baa yet brought te Lan caster and the greater portion et the onter enter talnment gave satisfaction, in tbe first part fifteen poeplo were seen, tbe musicians appearing In wblte face and- the singers and comedians In ceik. There were six end men, who told aeme Jekea that were new aa well as some very rank chestnuts. One thing deserving of special mention in thla part waa the aluglng by CIlut May nard, of tbe beautiful ballad " You'll Never Miss Your Methor Till She's Gone. " The singing of the quartette and tbe In strumental musle were -both geed. Prof. Walter Hyde epened tbe second part with ylelln boIes and gave aeme very creditable Imitations. The aet et tbe Shelvey Brethers is after tbe style of Frank MeNlsh'a " Si lence and Fun " and It la far from bad. They are a llmbsr active pair of young men, and their sparring oeqlest with the feet was very Hinuslng, Tbe quartette aang well, and Delmere and Wilsen ap peared iu a neat sketch Introducing quick changes, songs, dances, &3. The act of Temmy Dennelly Is stale and needs a rest or a renovatieo. This young man was somewhat funnier when aeen later with Phillips lu an absurdity" which however was tiresome. Orko Is a juggler and balancer of no mean order and hedidwelL The perfcrmance closed with a sketch entitled "Natural Gas," which waa as funny as tbe majority et auch wlndups te minstrel shown usually are. Mr. Henry waa fortunate in having a geed natured audience. It waa ene that was mere easily entertained than many that gather te see mlnttrel companies here. Henry's prices are net aa high as these of several gll!edged troupes that Lancaster has satin this season and tbe people did net expect as much from him. Death of a Tltnbtr Marchant Marietta, May 4 Leea Mitchell Ceudrlet, of Frenehvllle, Clearfield oeunty, died there recently of heart dlsease. Fer tbe last dezsn years he brought most of the timber down the river from tbe West Braneb, and was well known at this place, and ether lumbar markets. Ha was bem In 1831 at Lebanon, where bla parents were stepping en the read lrem Franee te Northern Pennsylvania. He was tbe owner of ten thousand aeres of coal and lumber land. Besides a large store in Fronehvllle he bal several saw mills, one of them atMlddletewn, Dauphin county, He leavea a wife and ten children six beya and four girls. W he I. lie 7 Following Is a copy of a letter received by Postmaster Slaymaker te-dsy: Pauldine, Ohie, May 2, 16S3. Fettmailtr Lancailcr, Pa. Dear Sir Jehn Tayler, formerly from your oeunty, died here very suddenly. He bad no opportunity te notify his people of bis sickness. 1 understand he had aome children. He was a widower, and 1 think he said bla parents weru still living. Hn was 4G years old, and wero a moustache I wish you would give till te tbe editors et your papers ae they can publish bis death; fierbaps his relatives will see it, and would Ike te have blm shipped home. Fer further Information in regard te his burial inquire of J. L. Slaekr, M. D., l'MUlding, Ohie. N. B. Jehn Tayler was an Iren worker by occupation, perhaps that will lead te his identity. Alttmptvd Ltrceny, Thursday evening an old woman entered the grocery store et Jeslab Llttle, corner of Sblppen and Frederick streets, and asked for assistance. On receiving a pittance ahe left tbe atore with many thanks, and as ahe reached the deer she "lifted" four whitewash brushes and stewed them under her shawl. A son of Mr. Little, who thought be caw ber steallng something, called his fatbei's attention te the matter. The latter at ence mlasid the brushes and ran after the woman. She showed fight, but Mr. Little succeeded in recovering the s'elen property and then let the woman go. She had under her shawl several elber articles, which were supposed te have been stolen. The Heldlcrs Orpliin Esamlnalloe. Tbe annual examination of tbe M. Jey aeldlerh' erpnsus is being held te-day. Der. Beaver was expscled te be present and among etbera are State Superintendent of bobeols Dr. K. E. Ulgbee, Financial Clerk of tbe Soldiers Orphans Department J. H. Marshall, Inspector Jebn M. Oreer, Fe male Inspector Mrs. Myra Attlck, and oemmlttes from the Grand Army penta e! t&la city, STRIKERS SURRENDER. TUK KNIGHTS OT LABOR AGREE TO END TBEIK WARfAKF. Th.y Usclda Upea Tnls Coarse Afi.r Resett ing Assurance that tha Edgar Thomsen stast Company Will H.ce(ls. tha Or Or ganisateon With Ita Canal tMw.r. Braddock, Pa, May 4, 10:30 a. m. The Knights of Laber are new assembling at the opera heuae for the purpose of holding a mats meeting, tbe object of which la net dearly uuderatoed. It Is thought, however, that tha strike will be offlelally declared off. Whether It la or net mattera little, as the men'a action can have no effect new en the Edgar Thomsen werka. Strikers are re turning te work new as rapidly a they can aeeure poeltiena, whleh Is new somewhat d I Ml cult, ai there are net enough vaoanelea loge round. Utpt. Jenea aald thla morn morn leg that he would try te make positions for alt All departments are working steadily ; four .furnaces lire In operation wllbfull complement et men. The men working ln the new rail mill work but 8 hours, 2 p. m. The mast meeting of Edgar Thomsen ateel werka empleyes that con vened at 10:30 this morning, adjourned at 1 p. m. alter having deetared the strike off. It fa reported that all Knights who went te work previous te te day will be branded aa " black aheep" and expelled from tbe order. The general oxeouilvo beard will new be notified or the end or tbe atrlke and it la expected that tbe ehartera of aaveral local aasotnblles will be revoked. Bupt Jenea writes te tbe Braddock Sun ; 'lam glad that nobody waa butt The men made a great mistake In net accepting Mr, Carnegle'a first preposition, but they have fought nobly. " Jl.ATEii District Master Workman Deyle aaya the atrlke is declared off en condition that the Knlghta of Laber will be rooog reoog roeog nlxed by tbe company, and that the mill committee will have power te aettle all grlevaneeaas heretofore This means that tbe Edgar Thomsen works will still be a K. efL. mill. Kllld bx n Storm, Buni.lNdTON, Iowa, May 4. About 4 o'elock yeaterday afternoon a heavy thun der eterm visited thla city. It came from the southwest and was acoempanlod by a violent wind, but did no damage. At Lsrena, In the aeutheast corner of Warren oeunty, the storm atruek about 2 JO p. m. and quickly demolished a two story building occupied by J. A. Pogtte, morehanr. Leenard Wlllsen, a farmer, was In tbe atere at the tlmeand waa crushed by tbe falling timbers and was dead wben hla body waa found In tbe ruins. Ilern After lis Methar'a Dealb. Baltiherr, May 4 A letter te tbe tfun from Hnv. J. C. Sedwlck, Pert Rspublie, Calvert oeunty, Md., atatea that Mrs. U. Bowen, living near that place, died Tnea. day atteruoen last, about 0 o'clock, and en Wednesday night, at 10 o'clock, 28 heura alter her death, gave birth te a fully devel oped child. Mether and child were burled yeslerday morning. A U'g rire In Au Otilii Town. Nen walk, O., May 4 Fire breke out In Wilsen's furniture atere, lu Milan, last night, nearly terminating In the destruction of tbe whele town. The Pres, by terlan church, Loek weed chapel, the new town hall, aeveral buslneaa houses and numerous residences were burned before tbe tire oeuld be extinguished by tbe fire department from this city, Milan having no lire apparatus. Lean estimated at f0 000. Tan Keund fits. Fight. Glen Cevb, L. 1,, May 4. Mlke Burna and Pat Sutten, two pugilists of local re pute, hailing from Waterbury, Conn., fought ten desperate reunda at thla plaee early thla morning. After the first round tbe men wholly dlsregtrded aolenoo and went at It hammer and tongs. Sutten knocked Burna out In the tenth round. Halcldaefa MuloT.ehr. Baltimore, May 4. Prof. Matthew Sebmalx, a well known musle teseher of thla city, hanged hlmtnlt te his bed pest this morning- He was 03 years old and in omfertable olrcumstaneer. He had been drinking ratber heavily of late. Hilar Reut Wins. Londen, May 4 The race for the thou sand guinea stakes was run at Newmarket te-day and waa wen by Briar Reet. The Haas FJ.etw.ut Belt. Jebn O. Uaaa, through hla counsel, J. L. Btelnmelz, en Thursday alternoen pre sented a petition setting forth that Andrew and Augustua Winds, the plaintiffs In tbe eject meu t suit brought against blm for the property en Esst Orange street, were non residents, and under tbe rulea of court abeuld be erdered te glveaecurlty for cost. Tbe oeurt made an order directing that tbey ilve aecurtty for ceata before June lth, or sutler a non suit DistlefuLhsd I'.eple. Governer Beaver was a passenger en Sea shore Express east at 12:58 te-day. He had, come from Mt Jey, where be was attend ing the soldiers' orphans examination, and was en his way te Philadelphia. Charles Emery Smith, editor or the Phil adelpbla J'resa, was one of the guests ever nlrfht at the Stevena house. He left this morning fjr Philadelphia. Oeatn el Mrs. Al.xaed.r Ulaphauten Mrs. Kvallna Stephenson, wlfe of Alex ander Stephenson, who resides In Drumore township, between Buck and Drumere Centre, died Thursday evening of dropsy. Deceased was a daughter of the late Jeseph Kyle and at tbe time or her death was about C5 years or age. She was a member or tbe Chestnut Level Presbyterlsn ohureb, and besides a husband, leaves five grown daughters. The Attiletle Cleb. The Lancaster Athletie club held a meeting last evening at which aeveral new members were elected. A oemmlltpo consisting el Jsmea C. Lemsn, W. R. Bnnten and Charles Amwake waa ap pointed tosecurea base ball grounds. Ine members desire te practice with the bat and ball en two afternoons of each week and It la likely that tbey will form a club. A recullar Kgr- This morning Amea Uricb, night ticket agsnt of the Pennsylvania railroad, wte resides en Leve Lsne, had a peculiar egg whleh was laid by one of his chlekeua. It was ten Inches long and tbe yolk waa In Its natural oendltlon en one end. The white was very long and was covered with a sort et akin instead el a ahelt. Anether MIiiIuj; llujr. Chief of Poltce Smeltz has baea uetltled by tbe chief of the Norrlstewn police force te been the lookout ler Herace Jacob Leng, a slxteen year-old boy, who dl.appuarut from that town en April 30th. The boy a five feet four Inches in height and worked at the oyster business. Cot Htrbaud lUdljr, Annie Bruder, daughter of Jehn Binder, of the 'I rtuuent hotel, North Queen street. In going down tbe eetlar steps thla morn ing tripped and fell Inte a pile et ginger ale bettlea. She out her left haud te the bone. and It waa draaaed by Dr. DavU. Secial Erent , Last night tbe Tnnraday evening data held their second sociable of thn season In Kshteman'a hall. There were fifty couples present, and the dancing te Tayler's music continued until an early hour this morning. At 11 o'elock a splendid supper was served by Charlie Kckerr, who waa the caterer for the affair. Thn oeinraUtno having charge nfthe sociable waa com pesed of Frank B. McClaln ehalrman, Harry It. Lslble), Charles & Ueffineler, Charles D, Mjers, If. C. Demutb, Jr., H. Kurlr, Z)ok, Jehn F. Hatnltah and Abram Bltner Last evening l'rnf. Kd. nail closed a very successful season of hlsdanclng school by holding a soclable lu the old Grsnd Army hall, Centre Squate. There was a very large crowd In atlemlanrn, and It was one of the meat pleasant affalisef tbe kind held thla aeasen. TleHmlj lOKIIW, The wlle of Wilfred Ball, about whese alleged Insanity and 111 treatment by her husband a geed deal has been said In the newspapers and lu the court, has recently beceme almost hopeleasly insane, and fears bave been entertained that she would de violence te herself aud children. She has tern her own and her children's clothing te pieces, thrown the feed prepared for tbe family Inte the street and perpetrated many ether ln-nne acts. Her phjslelar, alatera and ether relallvea bave agreed that it la beat for all oenoernod te have bir plsced In restraint aud under treatment. Accordingly arrangements were made en Thursday te have her taken te the asylum. Hnccci.rul Catch el Trout, A. H. Frltchey aud I. C. Arneld, two et Barbary Count's young barrlsters, left this elty en Wednesday en n trout fishing expedition, Te-day they rolurned with a basket of 35 et tbe finest trout ever brought here. They measured from 8 le 12 Inchen. They will net say exaetly whom they caught them, as they ex poet during the season te niake another haul or two. The reporter of the Intellioeneeii knows the location or tbe peel and will visit the same atrejin when overeoata need net be worn. Narrow Esesps of a Tram, Lastevenlng Frank Rleker'a Une pair of large horses, hitched te n browery wagon, were being driven down Market street. At thecrosslngef the Pennsylvania railroad a narrow CBospe waa made. Day Express from tbe West waa coming thundering along, but the drlver et the team oeuld net aee It, owing te a number of box cars which were standing right near the main traek. Aa it was, the team had Just cleared the tracks when the train dashed along. Persona who wltnossed the atlalr were sure that thore would be a terrlble acctdent Aceld.nt le n Ertlglit Mn. Jehn W. Derwart, who la employed at the Pennsylvania freight station, met with an accident this morning. Whlle leading an elevator weight, whleh weighed 1,020 pounds, upon a truck in the wai eueusr, the truck allpped. It hit Mr. Derwart, knock ing htm down. In falling he struck his head upon the fleer and was picked up In an unconscious condition by his fellow workmen. He seen roceverod, when It was found that he had received an ugly brttlse en tbe head. Viudlel. rur lltldtit.nl., lu the suit botweeu Mary Bell Miller aa plaintiff, and Jero Kehror aud H, W. Dllfenbaugli as defendants, the Jury after an all night deliberation rendored a vordlet In favor of defendants. II. C, Brubaker and O. O. Konnedy for detendants; U. M. North and Marriett Breslus for plalntltl. In tbe suit betwoen Reuben Beck and Samuel F. Stauffer, tbe. Itiry also found in favor of defendant Brown Hensel fcr defendant; Wm. R. Wilsen for plaintiff. Filial Mealing nf Ilia Clla.ephlc. The Cllosepblo society met for the last tlme this Heasen en Thuradsy ovenlng at tbe rcsldence et Win. A. Atlen, ntq. Thore was no essay but a dobate upon tbe sub J Oct te be chosen for nrxt seasons from a number suggested at the last meeting, The balloting was oleso betwoen Russia and France and rosulted In the choice of the latter, whleh was afterwards 1 1 ml ted te modern France. Thea meeting was very well attended. Meineilat n.y Kxtrclsts. At the meeting of the Gran-t Army com mittee In nharge of Memerial Diy exercises Revs. J. K. Pratt, J. It T. Dray and J. Y. Mitchell were sgreed upon us the orators at the exercises en the uvenlng of Moinerlal Day. On tbe Sunday bnfore Momeriat Diy a sermon te the Drand Army Pests will be preached at the First Prosbyterlan church by Rev. Dr. Mitchell. Leeking at n llililge. The county oeminlf.louer lnspocted the oeunty bridge ever Iho Oniieslega creek at Amea Martin's mill ou Thursday. It Is aadly In need et repatrs and en Monday next the commissioners will declde what te de, alter rocelvlng an osllmate of tbe probable cost Cemtnlittd fur HrartDg, James Conway, a tramp, wai complained against befere Alderman A F. Dinuelly te day for epen lewdness. Henry Fllllnger appears aa the prosecutor, lu defiult of ball Conway was uimmltted for a h oaring, Taken Heme. Tlie daughter et Jehn Deed, of Kphrata township, who dlsappoared from home en Sunday, was taken home by her father to day, She went te Reading aud alter she was there a day or two she wrute te her father te come for her, and he did se. Anether l'e.ial Atent tVaut.it. Etlerts are new belug made te have a pos tal clerk put en tbe Pennsylvania rallreud, te inske dally trips betweeu thla city und Harrlsburg via Columbia, Thore Is llttle doubt that the position will be created, A Hiicn.ttful Operation. Dr. J. W. ICenuard, asilsted by Drs. Lsvergoed and Warree, perferme 1 a aue cessful operation yosterday alternoen, In removing a number of pieces of decayed bone from the leg of Jehn KdiIIue, of Yerk county, at Dr. Keunard'd cilice. GeltluB New Unltjrrrn. Tbe Liberty band have beea measured ter new uniforms, In which they will make their first appearance en Dsoeratlon Day, when they will furnish tbe musle for tbe Knights of tbe Gelden Eagle. Ml til Jl.rllu llres. Mr. Frank S. lleak, formerly of Martins ville, Lancaster county, and recently with thehouteef Veadlg Bres, of Philadelphia, la new with Martin Bres., clothiers and furulshers, Ne. 23 North Queen street. i m Literary nxt-iviy Aumv.r.sry. Thoacetbeau Literary society, of Frank lin and Marshall collue, will celebrate Its 6Ji anniversary iu Fulton opera hcu,e this evening. i i i i t'rjjilciuiis tlrclitereil, Doctors David Frank Kllae, of i:ilx- bothtewn, andriimuel Merrow Crawford, city, were reglstored te-day at the pre- thonetary's office. Iujauctlen te He Argnsd. The oeurt has fixed Saturday et next week for the argument of the Uelser-Leld injunction. WOMEN DELEGATES. fftwark-trwna. ...- nKM . jVWll .v..cs.i.u.ivn UM.1U UUI11IU, - ,iHV, BSB !'.- Or. Leenard of tha Oplalua That They Baa i Constitutional Right A Professer of i,, Drew Theological Seminary and Others Argee Against Them. Nkw Yerk, May 4. The Me Eplsenpal oeuference waa presided thla morning by Blahep O. D. Fesaand opening hymn and prayer were read Rev. U. J. Ltebhard. Alter the read lac tbe Journal Dr. Hunter made a motion ta tbe diacusalen of the order of the dav ebon ItA tllfeAAHllhl.AI AA AdftM MSI- m . il ...A - Ok V-fi.1 If J V,1 Y, . tftJa v7 fet --- "euiiuiiuviuudu at uiiuii, j no moiieu WBaai&y h.l,1 l .!,. . ..- . ..- - A ? """" " utjnuua iiuii uc. uunier mias is motion that the order of tbe day be attev pended and the oemrnltteo en rules be aaj lowed te send In their report Motion lald en the table, 103 te 141. Dr. Hunter's motion was net acted n and tbe order of the day tbe question el the eligibility of women aa delegates waa taxen up. Dr. Lennard was the first speaker. Ha claimed wojien bad a constitutional rlaht te seats In tbe conference He crlllclt$d the stand taken by Dr. Queal yesterday la opposing the women. Dr. Qieal, who waa present, said he did net like tbe Inter pretattonef hi remarks, but after an ex planation he aald he waa satisfied. Dr. J. Mlley, professor in tbe Drew theo logical seminary at Madisen, N. J., aald ha waa net In favor of granting the women a franehlse. Tbe declaration et tbe confer ence of 1S72, the apsaker said, waa no part et the legislation and te attempt te establish upon this the right of women te admission was a simple abaurdlty. The speaker queted from a letter of Dr. Creeks, who understood tbe question thoroughly, In whleh It was declared that there waa no in tention te make women eligible. Dr. Diy, of New Yerk, next took tha fleer. He thought the whetearguraent waa caused by th? difficulty In obtaining tha proper definition et tbe word "laymen." He thought that the substitution of women DOBkI n In aome cases would be an lmprevemMt.n' in-' pfraeuu was MU oiequoas nmw w and In It he denied the right of womtm'M' wemtm'M' womtm'M' te bave a voleo in the ceaftnmM'.M' nnnnnl B t Tltir.f. nf Hliln -m. lka next speaker. He manfully chamDlenad ' thitrlnhtanr wnmsn. TTnitwAlt at fei rn tl.n MitA.I nf Iti. AnmmlHnA th 4.-lil-il J ... .. ---'--------"-- "".-T" Srt- M inaiiiie aamiasieuni me women weuia rya .-:". unconstitutional. He claimed that tha law . '" or the conference el 1809 atated that the word "laymen" referred te all member ; of the church net members of the annual ),. onnference. Tberefore tbe general aald r$; wuvu tuu nuuiuu tvuiu cieu.uu u tOSHX rt j own conference te thla body under the ,sr t naitlAnf fllAVftnlnirklA.lt llmv h.a u niyul J4 . a right te participate in tbe argumeate of t'S the conference as any man In tbe beuse, ,i3: : Prnf IT 3. I.Utln nl Ih. HrruiiM nnlu.. 7ft ally, a inotnber of the Philadelphia confer--1 4 ence, said that no aid net want any weine ;..y te asjiai mm in ueDaiea. nema people v,i. . wanted, hesalJ, te aee the miracle of Um.W,,' uaruen 01 .uu women ever again ana ' !( ; have a woman atop out from our aldaa" &, whlle we alept (mueh laughter, whleh Wal'' promptly suppressed). Tlie-professer oewA; ciuueu uy aayingi "ii ine oensuiuuomu v,i law et the cbuieh is observed, women caa-TS net have a votce in the conference." ,?,yx-:: - Rev. Dr. Hothwellor, et the Central 0-w, man f!lnntnnatl renfnrnnnn. nnvt tank tkit 'Hi fleer, no aald he did net aea by wheVV . rlsht thn wnfflMI nrttltll Mutrn ft Vnlrf In tfcAft. ". nSefe?.; Dr.-Neely, etthe Philadelphia centwMJ once, clrared a resolution " that we 8BB. ...I. M ,Ia -nnn.l Annfa.JtnM Ik. n.AniMl. VM tlen te amend the aeoend restrictive ml P. , . .. .. . j . . .. j. . rwH uy auuiug me werue - uiu aiu ueiegawsj s may be men or womeo. ' " ?J& Rev. Jehn Graham, of Trey, opposed tha adml.alen of women. ,$' T. nil In t. Hbanr. nf Ttta Mnlna. f.iuii '"'-.' tbe wemen's aiuse by oppesIok the cob-S ' mlttee report In tela "SM itsv. Dr. L. R. Flske. president of Al-M? . bleu college, Mich., supported the wemest ijl bv criticising the report nl the committee. JH. Gov. Leuusbury, et Conn, moved thai JM- tbe dlscusMnu of the question be anxpeadrd. ,tl until next Monday at neon, when It should i,:;1 ha settled bv a vote. Dr. Bueklev. of NasrYJki? Yerk, seconded tbe motion. Then followed 'fc a perfect babel of voices, many or the mam- i Uhrs arisinir lu a nuini ui uruur. . ., After quiet was restored tbe preeldlegVfc; bishop adjourned tbe osnferonoj aa t!m-""V -,- - .rf-h.V was ud. it being one e'clcclc. ':&' ' - t'Litl ' A I'o.tefflo. ome'al etax, ' jfi I 11AI1U1.1UIU.1 Wmj -m .. ! IVM Irfi-'l Lyman, for many years at the head of tha Sefj d( ad letter cfll :e of the poatetUoe derwt$ menr. died at his resldenoe In thll eltv 'T, yesterday evening lu tbe 80 '.U year of Bla gf age. Mr. Lyman cams te Waahlngtea $?$ .UUUI IWUUiy-.aVOU JVA1M BR1' UU WM JU In abarge et tbe dead letter ofllea at a lima when Ua buslness was all transacted by himself and ene clerk. Under his direc tion tbe etllcu grew te ita present propor tions. An Eloper T.rrtdaDii Feathered, Columbus, Ohie, May 4 William Mtlligan, a farmer residing near D.rbey. vllle, Pickaway county, eloped with Mra. Kzra Dodroe. After a week'a ab'ence tbey returned home list nlgbr, whoa MUllgan was caught by tils neighbors, tarred and feathered, and thrown Inte a creek, nearly drowning hlin. He was then severely whlpped and warned te leave tbe country Immediately. Mrs. Dodreo has disap peared and cannot be found. Four We u piled. Warenrr, Idaho, May i. A "booting . affray occurred yesterday afternoon at Wardner Junction, In whleh four meat were wounded. Tbe prluetpilu were Mllea McNally, et the cricket theatre et this plana en ene side, and County Commissioner Fat McOewan and Jack Dillen, en the ether. Beth McOewan and Dillen were badly weunded, and a bystander named Geerge 0 wena Is net expected te live. Death rttlitv.a Utm Xenia, O., May 4. M. C. Allisen, preai. deutoftheXenlaOis oerapsuy and direc tor of the Sacend National bank, also pro prietor of the Allisen reps walk, and wte tailed yesterday, died at a late hour last night. His life was Insured for $33,000, which will be used te relieve a part el hla embarrassments. Itccef.rlnr niajusily. Br.ni.iN, May.-A bulletin lamed thla morning aaya t "The emperor's fever baa subsided. His strength is gradually In. creasing and he is able te rlse." Ne bulletins will be Issued In the fu'.nre. CUriumi t'xierti; ilEnttN, May 4. The American consul at Frankfort reports that the value of ex. ports from bis district for the Urat quarter 01 ISSSabewa a decrease, as compared with the corresponding period of 1SS7, el 11,000, 000. mm a t mm iniiivAtiun: Washington, D. 0., My 4 -Fer MKastern Pennsylvania and New Jer sey; Warmer, fair weather light te I fresh southerly winds, Jvl jj T -Kiujft" W.-J.M;-! r flfifi-a fL..Baal 1 I 7 i,1 Wl 'ST1 rM 4 i m & f, .IX V . m m . t? . . ?, 35? r!1 M m '- .?!
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