iiAiiiiisimiit
William' A. Stone Inaugurated as
Governor of Pennsylvaniai
DEADLOCK ON THE SENATORSHIP,
Democrat Insist TlintTliey Will Stick
to Tlii'lr rnrty Nominee, Uooriio A.
.lonks, nnd Tlmt tlio llcrnibllcnn l"iic
tlonw Will (Jot No Help From Them.
(Special Correspondence.)
Ilarrlsliurff, Jan. 17. The inaugura
tion of William A. Stone as governor of
Pennsylvania, which took place today,
brought thousands of visitors to the
jtate capital. Including many Republl
:an clubs from Philadelphia and other
points of the state to participate In the
inaugural parade. The military display
was unusually large and attractive,
there being nearly 5,000 men In line,
i.fcneral Snowden wos In command, and
Colonels Srhall, Magee and Miller were
at the head of their respective brigadi s.
The regiments participating were com
mands mustered In since the breaking
out of the war with Spain, Including
the Seventh regiment, Colonel Miner, of
Wilkesbarre; the Eleventh, Colonel
Watres, of Scronton; the Seventeenth, ;
Colonel Logan, of Pittsburg; the Nine- j
teenth and Twentieth, Colonels Honbby
shell and Leland, respectively, of Phila
delphia, and the Twenty-first, Colonel
Leluh, of Oil City, and the Second Gov
ernor's troop, Captain Meok, of llarrls
burg. There were In line the McKlnley
Veterans club and members of the One
Hundred and Eighty-seventh Pennsyl
vania volunteers, the regiment with
which Colonel Stone was identified dur
ing the civil war. Congressman M. E.
Olmstead wus chief marshal 'of the
parade.
Senator Martin Wnlked In the 1'imulo.
Senator Martin spoiled a precedent of
Jong standing. It has always been cus
tomary for the retiring secretary of the
commonwealth to ride in the carriage
with the Incoming and outgoing gov
ernors. The presence of the Martin club
pave the senator a chance to escape the
ride with Mr. Stone. He marched at the
head of bis organization. Colonel Stone
and Governor Hastings led the van. Tha
procession was lined up while the In
augural ceremonies were under way. At
the executive mansion the governors
reviewed the pageant.
One of the notable characters In the
Inauguration proceedings was the Chi
nese -minister. He arrived yesterday
with a carload of congressmen from
Washington.
A platform had been built In front of
the capltol, where the oath of office was
administered and the Inaugural address
delivered. Governor-elect Stone and
family were enteitalned at luncheon at
the executive mansion yesterday after
noon by Governor and Mrs. Hastings.
The battle for the United States sena
torship Is on, with prospects for a a
deadlock that Is likely to last until
after Senator Quay has been tried In
Philadelphia on the charge of alleged
misuse of state funds. The two houses
will vote separately this afternoon, and
the count of the ballots will show that,
while Senator Quay has a plurality of
the votes, he has not a sufficient number
to Insure his election. Nobody guesses
how long the deadlock may continue
after tomorrow's Joint ballot.
The 87 Democrats in the legislature
start as a unit for George A. Jenks, the
late candidate for governor, who was
unanimously nominated at the Demo
cratic caucus last week. They insist
that they will stick to their candidate
to the end, and that the fighting Re
publican factions will receive no en
couragement from their ranks. They
even assert that it would be the part of
wisdom for Republicans to end the
deadlock by aiding In the election of the
Democratic candidate, who has a spot
less reputation.
Arrival of the Fighting Factions.
The advance guard of the forces that
are arrayed against Senator Quay, in
the persons of E. A. Van Valkenburg
and ex-Judge Gordon, arrived Saturday-
night, so as to be on the ground
well In advance of the arrival of thn
members of the legislature. Yesterday
ex-PoBtmaster General Wanamaker,
accompanied by Theodore Justice, Ru
dolph Blankenburg and other represen
tatives of the Business Men's League,
arrived, and Secretary of the Common
wealth David Martin, accompanied by
the David Martin club, arrived yester
day morning to participate In the big
parade.
The leaders of the opposition to Quay
express entire confidence In their end of
the struggle and intimate that their list
of senators and representatives, who
have declared that they will not vote
for Senator Quay unless he secures an
acquittal on the charge against him in
the courts of Philadelphia county, will
number between 50 and 60, all of whom
have signed a pledge to stand firm In
their attitude against the senior sena
tor.
Late Sunday night Senator Quay ar
rived from Washington, accompanied
by Senator Penrose and Governor-elect
Stone. They were met upon their arrival
by Chairman Elkln, of the Republican
state committee, ex-Senators Durham
and Andrews, T. Larry Eyre, of Ches
ter, and other Quay lieutenants,
A report has gained currency In po
litical circles to the effect that Senator
Quay has made preparations to leave
Harrlsburg on Thursday next for
Washington, and that he would on the
same night take his departure from the
national capital for his ranch in Florida
wnere he intends to take a couple of
weeks' rest and recuperation previous
to his trial. None of the leaders of the
Quay element would, when Questioned
either affirm or deny the story of the
projected Florida trip, but among the
workers who are favorable to the cause
of the Beaver statesman the rumor of
the southern Journey was cited as evi
dence of the fact that the senator and
those who are handling his fight ex
pect him to te elected.
The opponents of Senator Quay, on
the other hand, advanced the argument
that if the Beaver man proposes to go
iu b lunuu iii hub siage oi me game.
It shows that he Is beaten and that he
Is thoroughly aware of it. They con.
. tend that It Is simply impossible for
Quay to be successful, either tomorrow
or at any other time after the ballot
Ing begins, and that when the first Joint
reinvention of the two houses adjournit
Senator Quay will realize the hope
lessness of his fight and he may as
well go to Florida, or anywhere else,
m remain In Harrlsburg to witness his
own defeat,
lloth Side I"rofc Confidence.
The anti-Quay people are positive In
their assertions that after the first
Joint ballot a considerable number of
the members who attended the caucus
In Harrlsburg on Jan. 3 will drop away
from Senator Quay, If Indeed he does
not lose some of them on the first bal
lot. That he will have more on the
first Joint ballot than on any succeed
ing ballot, they declare as an absolute
certainty, and also that his election Is
an Impossibility unless he can obtain
enough Democratic votes to accomplish
It, or his friends can persuade enough
of the minority party legislators to ab
sent themselves from their seats. They
scout the Idea of the Quayites making
any Inroads upon the contingent that
refrained from taking part in the cau
cus, and signed the anti-Quay pledge.
Chairman Elkln this morning re
Iterated his oft repeated prediction that
Senator Quay would emerge from the
contest a winner.
"In addition to Senator Chlsholm and
Representatives Clark and Baldwin,"
he said, "we have received positive as
surance that five members from west
ern counties who did nut attend th
caucus will vote for the senator. There
Is also an Intimation that Representa
tive Garvin, of Delaware, will be found
on our side when the balloting begins,
and we have good reason to believe
that we will succeed In cnpturlnpr other
m -tubers now claimed by the opposi
tion." Mr. Ellln took ornslnn to remark
thnt there was nothing In the story
that Representatives K repps and Brlt-
ton, of I-ranklin county, would desert
Quay to vote for Judge John Stewart,
and expressed the opinion that Judge
Stewart's name wns used in connec tion
with the senatorial candidacy without
his consent. He also said that In his
Judgment no Democrats will be needed
to assure Quay's success, but that
enough Republicans will be won from
the other side to land him a winner.
Mr. Elkln did not care to discuss the
question as to which ballot would
bring victory for his candidate.
Attorney Mcnci'Hl McCormick' Report
Attorney General McCormick. who
retired from office today, presented his
biennial report for the year 1897-98.
During the past two years 1.231 suit:.
were brought by Mr. McCormick to.-
the collection of delinquent taxes. Then.
were also taken In the Dauphin county
court 3.12 appeals from settlements
made by the accounting officers of the
state.
Collections were made during the
period covered by the report by adverse
proceedings amounting to J.120, 599.93. In
addition to this commissions to the
amount of $22,413.84 were paid by the
defendants and through the attorney
general s department into the state
treasury. Mr. McCormick thinks it is
not unsatisfactory to predict that It will
not be necessary for the legislature to
seek any new subjects of taxation In
order to meet the appropriations that
will properly be made by that body.
Mr. McCormick calls attention to the
condition of affairs In the auditor gen
eral's department without any reference
to particular occupants of that office.
It has come to the attorney general's
notice In repeated Instances that In al
most Innumerable cases settlements
have been made against corporations
owing taxes, and In other cases al
most as numerous, where settlements
have been made, no efforts have been
made to collect the taxes.
McC'ornilok Sugarests Reforms.
He recommends the enactment of a
law creating the office of additional
deputy attorney general, additional law
clerk and messenger. During his ad
ministration the system of taxing tho
capital stock of corporations was revo
lutionized, the effect of which will be
to Increase enormously the basis upon
which corporations have heretofore
been taxed, and may In time require
the reduction In the mlllage now Im
posed upon capital stock.
Mr. McCormick says he has come to
know officially that In many cases set
tlements have not been made for ten
years or more, and In numerous in
stances where settlements have been
made they have not been paid or certi
fied to the attorney general for collec
tion for as great a period of time, great
ly to the Injury of the commonwealth.
He agrees that the vice of the system
of making settlements against corpora
tions for tax is that this vast power.
without check or hindrance, is vested
In one man, and that the power of one
man, whoever he may be, to discrimi
nate in favor of corporations against
certain corporations should be permit
ted to conllnue.no longer.
Mr. McCormick says further that he
makes no rellection upon any officer or
employee of the auditor general's de
partment, but that in his Judgment the
system opens wide a door for fraud and
for Inequality of taxation. He suggested
that some tribunal of revision be cre
ated by which it could be determined
In a Judicial or semi-Judicial way the
amount of taxes that corporations
should pay. He regards It unsafe and
dancerous to give to one man the
power to say upon what valuation a
corporation should pay its taxes, and
recommends that this evil be corrected
by legislation.
M (-Carroll's Jury Will.
The bill Introduced by Senator Mc
Carrell to limit the power of the dis
trict attorney to stand aside Jurors In
misdemeanor cases 1 attracting con
siderable attention from members of
the bar, and there is a widespread sus
picion that the measure has more than
a remote connection with the case
against Senator Quay. Senator McCar
rell, however, states emphatically that
there is no ulterior or political purpose
In the Introduction of the bill at this
time. He said he would have Intro
duced the bill without reference to any
existing cases.
Senator McCarrell said that the ob
Jectlon to the present law la that the
court, in exerclbing the right to stand
aside Jurors, can exhaust the whole
panel before making a single challenge,
while the defendant Is limited to simply
four challenges. "One purpose of the
bill," said he, "Is to remedy this in
equality and place the defendant and
court on exactly the same footing.
think the court ought not to have the
right to stand aside jurors, excepting
in capital cases." .
WILKINS
THE COLUMBIAN.
LATEST ADOUT W. W. ASTOR.
Rumor That He In to He Knighted by
(Jiii-nn Vli torlu.
AlKiut millionaires there nre always
rumors of one kind and another, and
there hnvo Ik'cu many of nil varieties
concenilnK Mr. Astor. Ho now moves
in the lH'st English society, and nli
the gossips of America declare th.U
lie Is to lie Hip first ntmlo-American
who will lie honored with a title. It
Is Hiiggeslod thnt ller Majesty will
bestow upon hlni a knighthood "In
recognition of his social, literary, and
nrtistic services."
Although Mr. Astor has renounced
Ills own country, lie evidently Jhlnks
wo do some things better here lliiin lu
England. Many of his goods coiuo
ncross tho Atlantic.
Catalogues nre sent over to hlni,
and he orders what ho wauls from
them. '
On otio occasion It wns n new car
tinge that he wanted, nud he Is said
to have waited for It until nn Ameri
can linn had sent lilin Its new cata
logue, "Surely English cnrrlnpcs are Just
as good ns those?" remarked n
friend.
"Yes." Mr. Astor replied, "they nre
in one way. They wear n well, but
they wenr you out nt the same time,
t want springs, and cushions, and rub
ber tires, and all up-to-date appliances.
The old way Is hardly good .'iioujrli
for inc."
Mr. Astor became a sorrowful wid
ower three years ago. Mrs. Waldorf
Astor was n lady of good family, a
Miss Paul, and her husband was pas
sionately devoted to her. lie wanted
her to be the ruler of American soci
ety, for which distinction she was em
inently fitted; but her own Inclina
tions stopped short of this, and he
wns disappointed. A slory Is told that
one day Mr. Astor happened to puss
n post-ollice and henrd the name of
Mrs. Astor mentioned. lie promptly
topped hit) cnrrlnge, nllghtod, went
into the postoillce, nud Inquired if
there were any letters for his wife
there. Tho olllclnl In charge replied
thut several had arrived there for
WILLIAM WALDORF ASTOR.
"Mrs. Astor," but that be bad been di
rected by Mrs. William Astor a lady
belonging to another branch of the
family to preserve all such letters
for 'her, she being the principal Mrs.
Astor.
'Not nt all," replied the millionaire,
with some warmth. "Mrs. William
Waldorf Ator Is Mrs. Astor." Just
at this moment who should come up
but the Mrs. William Astor referred
to. "I am the head of the house of
Astor," she said to the official, "and
all letters addressed to Mrs. Astor
come to me." Mr. Astor was very
much Incensed at this, and for a few
days was disposed to fight the mat
ter. His wife, however, had no desire
to contest such an extremely personal
question with the other lady, and so
the matter was allowed to drop. This,
of course, was In America; but It was
only a little while before the family
came to England.
A lndy ho circumstanced might do
almost anything; but Mrs. Astor Is de
clared to have loved her home better
than she loved society. When Bhe
died, Mr. Astor stopped a magazine
she wns very fond of. On the front
page was a picture of a lady lowering
a curtain, and the meaning words
"(iood-bye!" were printed underneath.
She wns .burled In New York, nnd
when Mr. Astor left there he gave a
stnnding order to a New York florist
for a blanket of flowers to be spread
over her grave every day. winter and
summer, nnd each day fresh lilies of
the valley nre laid upon It.
Such nre his riches that his annual
Income reaches the colossal figure of
$1, 500,000, nnd the business property
he owns In New York city nlone Is suf
ficient to afford office room for 52.000
people. Owning so much, there Is a
dnnger of confusion and error, nnd It
Is told of him thnt he has often visit
ed buildings In some portions of New
York, and. upon inquiry, first learned
that they were his own. There is a
vast amount of property which be
longs to him which he bus never seen,
nnd It Is only through the ngents who
eolect his rents that he knows of It.
An A Stride.
A man who tins a penehnnt for such
things says the average stride of an
American soldier Is 31 1-2 Inches, and
the distance an average traveller can
cover at this rate at 7,158 yards an
hour, or 111) yards a minute. The
numbeT of strides would be 7,500 an
hour,' or 125 a minute. The length of
the stride In the various European ar
mies Is as follows: In the German
army It Is 31 1-2 Inches, with a ca
dnc of 112 steps per minute; In the
Austrian army 20 1-2 Inches, with a
cadence of from 115 to 130 per mln
ute; In the Italian array. 20 12 Inches
with a cadence of 120 per minute; In
the Trench army 20 1-2 Inches, with a
cadence of 115 per minute; In the Brit
ish army 30 inches, wltb a cadence of
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That was a genius, also and edit
or of an interior Pennsylvania news
paper, who, in reply to a corres
pondent who asked whether he
would accept his pay for subscrip
tion in chickens, said; "Yes and
wood and meal, meat and corn, and
potatoes and peaches, and Billy
goats and pigs, and horses, and hay
and land, and mules and cows, and
calves and rabbits, and wheat, and
turnips, and any old thing you've
got. Ve have on rare occasions
even taken in money on subscrip
tion." The point was not that the editor
in question wanted anything in the
ist enumerated, except the last, but
that if he got what was his due he
could buv all of the lot that he
needed, and perhaps have money to
end. In preference to getting noth
ing he was willing to accept bird,
animal or farm product.
Health and happiness to the
country editor ! As the Inquirer has
many times said, he does tea times
more for his community than he is
ever paid for, and few appreciate his
efforts until he is dead or taken his
flight to some larger community.
But the work goes on, as Stevenson
said: "The work is here, the
wages. ' Philadelphia Inquirer.
FLORIDA.
Fortnightly Tours via Pennsylvania Railroad,
The midwinter exodus has begun.
The discomforts and dangers of our
Northern winter are directing atten
tion to the sunny lands of the South.
The first Pennsylvania Railroad
tour to Jacksonville, allowing two
weeks in Florida, will leave New York
and Philadelphia January 24.
t-xcursion tickets, including railway
transportation, Pullman accommoda
tions (one berth), and meals en route
in both directions while traveling on
the special train, will be sold at the
following rates: New York, $50.00;
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing
ton, $48.00; Pittsburg, $53.00, and at
proportionate rates from other points.
tor ticket?, itineraries, and other
information apply to ticket agents,
Tourist Agent at 11 96 Broadway, New
York, or to Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant
General Passenger Agent, Broad Street
Station, Philadelphia. 1-12 2t
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for Children,' Successfully used by
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Home in New York, Cure Feverish
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and destroy worms. Over 10,000
testimonials. They never fail. At all
druggists, 25c. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmestead, LeRoy
N. Y. x-i9-4t d.
A cargo of parrots that arrived at
Leith, Scotland, was bought up at
once by a firm of whiskey manufact
urers. The birds were taught to cry
"Drink Blanks' whiskey," and were
then distributed in gilt cages to Liver
pool saloonkeepers.
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THC CINTaUN COMPANY, NIWVO.K CITY.
He (reading) "Of-love that never
found his earthly close
She (interrupting)-'Isn't Tennyson
just great? You can always learn
something from him. Now I under
stand why Cupid is always represented
without any. But please go on."
Brooklyn Life.
Condition Improved "I was suf
fering from catarrh in the head, and
was in such a condition that I could
hardly be about. I was advised to
take Hood's Sarsaparilla and procured
a bottle and it did so much good I
continued its use until I was entirely
cured. I reccommend Hood s Sarsap
arilla toothers." P. S. Palm, Bradford,
Pa.
Hood's Pills are the only pills to
tike with Hood s Sarsaparilla. 25CIS,
A million silver dollars would occu
py in round numbers 120 cubic feet
Therefore a room, or rather a box, six
feet long, five feet wide and four feet
high would accomodate them comfort
ably.
You can save money on Pianos and Or
gans. You will always, find the largest
stock, best makes and lowest prices.
PIANOS, From $175.00 and Upwards.
ORGANS, From $50.00 and Upwards
We sell on the installment iiian. Pianos
$25.00 down and $10.00 per month. Or
cans, $10.00 down, it.oouer month. Lib"
eral discount for cash. Sheet Music, at one"
halt price. Musical merchandise of
kinds. ,
We handle Genuine Singer High Arm
SEWING MACHINES,
$ 5.00 down and f j.oo per month. We also
handle the Demorest Sewing Machine, from
$:o-5o and upwards. Sewinc Machine
Needles and Oil for all makes of Sewing
Aiacmnes. liest makes oi
WASH MACHINES
FROM $4.00 UP TO $9.00.
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TID-BITS FOR MV HONEY I
and tender little juicclets for the chil
dren, ate alt tight, but papa and "the
luiva" want a i'ood. bitf. iuicv steak,
roast or chop when business or school
duties are over, and we can cater to
them all. Our stock of prime meats is
unexcelled for quality, and we send
them home in line shape.
J. IC. KICIFF.R.
THE DEVELOPMENT
of Uloomshurg, notwithstanding the late fi
nancial nnd business depression.
HAS BEEN PIIENOMINAL.
Its permanence and prosperity are now as.
sured.
The Bloomsburg Land Improvement Com
pany now offers for sale the most desirable
lots tor residences and business purpose! to
be had in this town, at moderate prices and
upon easy terms.
A SMALL PAYMENT
down and small monthly payments thereafter
will secure a lot.
Those purchasers desiring to build, and
own their own homes the company will as
sist by advancing the money there on.
WHY PAY RENT
when you can own your own home ?
Factory Sites Given Away.
Maps of the town and our plotted prop
erty furnished on application.
Bloomsburg Land
Improvement Company.
J. S. WOODS, N. U. FUNK,
Sales Agent. Secretary.
lo-6-6mos.
THE MARKETS.
BLOOMSBURG MARKETS.
- coaaiof id wsiiLT. bitail raicaa.
Butter per lb ' $ ,o
Eggs per dozen .94
Lard per lb .08
Ham per pound .09
Pork, whole, per pound ,06
Beef, quarter, per pound .... .07
Wheat per bushel .80
Oats " " 40
Rye " " .50
Wheat flour per bbl 4.00
Hay per ton.- 9 to $10
Potatoes per bushel, ......... .60
Turnips " "
Onions " " 80
Sweet potatoes per peck 15
Tallow per lb .05
Shoulder " 09
Side meat " " 08
Vinegar, per qt ,05
Dried apples per lb .05
Dried cherries, pitted .it
Raspberries .it
Cow Hides per lb .3 J
Steer " " o
CalfSkin 80
Sheep pelts , .75
Shelled corn per bus , . .- .50
Corn meal, cwt 1.15
Bran, " .95
Chop " .95
Middlings " . .95
Chickens per lb new 08
' " "old 08
Turkeys " " is
Geese " " 14
Ducks " " .08
COAL.
No. 6, delivered .60
" 4 and s " J-8j
" 6 at yard 1.35
" 4 and 5 at yard 3.60
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