OLD SERIES, XL.
NEW SERIES XXL
FRED KURTZ, - ~
hoyentting
A I SIIB
n
ted for Gen. Harrison, of that state,
President.
Boulanger 18 ' aving oppo-ition
Zrow
him swith wanting 10 bec yme dictator
leat counties
rh}
march upon our neighl
the d
yor, (sen
' ‘r,s
on elegate-to Chicago
AAAI
Blaine is sick and Blaine is not sick.
Blaine isnot a candidate and is a can-
didate,
Now take vonur choire,
Rhode Is'and with a largely reduced
Is
rongress in favor
immensely increased moera'ie
to
an ma
jority send greeting
of tariff ref rm.
SI OTS
the
failures all around,
it is thought that strikes will
The
months having been
strikes in eighteen
ast
ba boveotted by the strikers. It would
certainly pav better
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Clear
fol of Repuhlicans have downed the Re
ican he
bl
lefeated The
while
Hastings
a thimble
conld
former
in the
wonld need
dance
a floor 25 x 40
The Reput
Harrisbhur
an sta'e ¢
at Wedneaday.
was an exciting time over the election of
chairman of the State committee.
bet on Cong
Has'ings
3
delegates-at.large to
X Some
er others on Andrews,
1entioned
Chie
wasn
the Ago conven-
the
Mr
whi
Pendleton, American minister,
Frankf
He
1
vy ieabade HM
e traveling to rt
was 8'n
en with apop was taken to the
hospital at whera he now
_ Later information states that
dlat
Wiesbaden, to which place he had taken
He
0s
r
Pen.
yn was stricken whi'e in a train near
a trip from Frankfort
ed to the
He i
Was convey-
hospital at
own
“ par: ing &i LE
The Lou
in an increased m
crats gpi‘e of some dissa isfaction
contrary to the wis
Philad
of the Presa
th
a v f ita \ T
wering of [is mercury in
that red hot
protective she 18 experienced
a e Press
Was getii og its readers ready |
ira Demo-
cratic tin Hit
14
mined th Lo ina wonigl
t the Mills tariff |
y advance
i fire the
ana and
ann 119
first gun 2
The
week bua it
LADS iii
off last
iladelphia,
8 tarifl
vigians gun was fired
kicked «way to P
and knocked the Press and i ef
fusi cked
ns intyac
a
hat,
he first
fired
1 on tariff reform has been
wiha' has the high
pr tective
of
Press to say now «s to the resul it?
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Considerable discussion is going on in
Englaad over the ques ion wat shall be
wom«n lhe
Loudon Spec ator affires that there are
now io United Kingdom 800,000
more women thao men, “who, unless we
estavlish polygamy, never can be mar
ried at «11.” The explanation of this re
rious disproportion between the number
of meu and women is a simple one,
done with tae surplus of
tue
Em-
igration snovally takes off a mustitude of
men to the coionies ~the
Iri-h largely to this country, and the
Scotch and Eogiish to Uanada, Aus relia
and other colonies,
unmarried
Tuis pumber 18 con:
stantly increasiog. A feature of the dis-
cussion is the question whether educa-
tion has been of any advautage to the
unemployed women, since they are uu-
fitted for the only kind of work wn ich is
open to them, The Spectator says the
necessitous gentlewomen are only com:
petent jor a kind of work for which the
demand is emall. It is a harsh and ovo:
mukes, that the majority of the educated
ignorant, as then tuey woud do the low-
er class of labor, In our. own conuiry
we are not yet confronted with this prob.
In New Eogland® the reverse
0!
fema es,
of the rule is true but the excess
exceptions cases,
%
THE TAX ON CLOTHING.
ina
THE REPUBLICAN STATE CONVEN
TION.
The Republicans have fixed up the
The Milwaukee Journal, recent
issue, Suys
i Th if to be
ut a sheep apiece to each {inhabitant in Wiss |
pre
tariff about 60
ir
ere is, the census is relied upon, | WOrry over the chairmanship, by a ¢om
at promise, by which the term o' the pres
{ consin lhe wiuet of these sheep may be en | ad
ant chairman of the sta
| continued
@ Commities was
his cents each, Itisa
and Mr. 2n
for
ia bit
iy.
Hastings wus chosen as one of ti
o January ext,
thut by reason of the tariff on wool t AUAry nex
sin woods. the cost of clothing to each in | drews desig: ated as Chara the
n Wisconsin is annually fucreased $6
in gains by
| following year. This preventes
wr each 60 cents that Wisc .
she pays back by the added fight, aud was the work of (Qui
TF WOOL 80 Ne J 2 & OK 1 J i : A ACK A
Commenting on the above, the Pitts | egates at-large to Chicago, and
burg l
Post says: That's nothing, The | now make snoots
Pennsylvania in 1887 was |
1 ath,
of sheep in the State at 1,004,
p pul tion of
and the number
04
«2,
80 that
i
{there is abont one sheep in the State to |
every four aod a half human beings
On the usual eg'imate we raised about a
warter of woot for every
It
{pound and aq
{ man, woman and child in the State,
: the nawe
takes tnree pounds of wool to produ :
¥ power in
ofthe ordi ory woolen ciothir
rally n
1.8 ' syivan Fhe delvga o
~0 we Jidu't raise wool « noug
lin Penusyivania last year 10 make
at for every
in the State, Yt people are
i i
- unanin
taxed on an sversge of 67 per cent or
| flannel pettic n
woman
4 . I 8g f represeli’s
nri the )
k y decided to e
10s)
of Meads
State committee
| Andrews,
| all the woolen fabrics they consume—or
i their clothing, blankets and carpets, on .
OR Januoary 4 LDN.
sation Co
vice is that he
chairman until
per Kelis far
{this poundand a quarter of wool
|
i
| the pretense of protec ing the growth of
er
I
will
| head. Mr.
This tax averages to each persion
lrews'
eri
in the State - men, women and ba'ies
gins
Thi
promi
and | « ry f
Of | for Cameron
fal d i the
fered
inot less than $6 Free wool and reduced
tax
{the
. %
ww money 1
workingman
on wollen fabrics wil! 1
every
ge _ Dhut
pocket of r Senat
rking woman in Pennsylvania and
of
fostered by the tariff doo
=
{course the beneficiaries first
trusts
Yi
{ IMODoOpuiIes
| feel thistax, bot it pinches the laboring
{ man, and abridges the comforts of life wo
himself Hast DR" 2
and his fam''y.
-
FACTS FOR WORKINGMEN.
The New York Star gaya there is a tax
via Harrisburg.
| on every pound uf iron you buy and ev
loth This
inst so mach money of
tery yard of « you wear tax
| takes out your
pockets. It makes your wages just so
were
off
and the
| American flag flew over American sails
{ moch less Jefore these taxes #0
| high our labarers were better Oar
ighips were seen in every port,
ye
American workmen were
ard
{OD every sea,
contented, owned their own homes
i anickly from the «
hirs d n
that of master
and bosses, while the world wondered at
ndition of
fh RK
DEAR ¢
en te mechan
"
our prosperity, and conflict between las
bor and capital was unknown,
The
| sacred one
right to protect your labor is a
It is your daty to secure for nes, completed
the Sheriff tn
the
products cf your toil wide sale 'n
O actual ¥
bw opt 1
inson House,
ner of Bradd
Street. has
will ne fitted up wit
bought for the
{ Girm to day Rip»
alence
You have a right to come
| pete with the world by the nse of
| free markets, A
to ad hoe
the fa-
} 3 a vacaled
kK Ave
been re
cilities Providence has given youin a
rich and fertile land. ted
No mon
polist has any right whatever |
Shut him
orget that the toil the m
his capital ia lev
to interfere
it And do not
ist takes to protect
with you. ont!
n {tl
i have charge i
| ploy cooks to morro
irt thie men §
every d
ar exvense and is taken ont of
Ay
Every
.
your wages in everything vou have to use
wirew
ietermionaiio ran his m
kers, |
erent d
i
rouna
{arnog
n spite
iA he b
were mk
sir former me
aud requested t £1 In re
#p s this call abont 2%) men tarned
out to-day and are pow a' wor The re
port that 400 men were
denied by Captain Jone
« van have that 1
work
for Of thie st
ri
i.
Aid
he dinoer pail von carry to
an ti
on have Dix
“Dar tinen
RINOL
to pay rent Aes
to protect your wages, but do not
ing
increasing the nnnatarsi
profits of the men who
and
4
be fool nto cut your own throats on
for the sake of nae t
i
treat vou as ma-
4% §d
igh he 8ave
ie
{ chines chance t
or to work in free
0
will give you no
live at moderate cont
dam
moment
als for them
as firm as ever
ton i
mills called out
witli
Tx
.y
Exton
Canvention
IC STATE CO
Democratic State
DEM
fie
RAT
is : irg
of meson is
} S . . ’ started Hon-0
Penosylvania wilt meet ot Harris arg on
| Wednesday May 28¢d
AM,
of the Sapreme Conrt, two
LABOR UNION PREVENT+D FROM
BOYUCOTITINs A MAN'S
BUSINE
Pittsburg, Ap:il 21.
a thu. derboit at the ranks of orga iz
lab r wuen he ty day granted a perm
ent injunction restraining the boyeott
Commi the Trade: Assembly from
turti. er interference with the business of
Brace Bros, the principal laa oiry firm
of Pittsburg and Allegheny City, Tues
employ 135 persons. Toe diffion ty bes]
«an last Augaos:, wheu Brace Brothers!
discharged some girls, wh persaaded
vihers w leave. The girls compla ned
that they were compelled to work longer
hours thau was prosper,
Brace Bros refused to reinstate the dis
charged girls at the request of he Trades
Assembly, which in odes
1888, at 10 o'clock
to nominate a candidate for udge
-
Elect ors-at-
{large and one Ewcior fr m each Con- Judge Slagle cast
District; 'o select four dele a
and
each Congressional District to the Demo
to be held at
1888,
gressiona
gates at-lar.a two delegates from
tee ©
cratic National Convention
St Louis on the 6th day of June
EFFECTS OF CHICAGO WHISKEY.
A strange quality of whiskey is evis
dently being so'din the city, Ten lays
ago Teamster Dooley while in his cope
leaped upon a locomotive, and, opening
the thrott'e, ran the machine into an-
other engine, wrecking both, The next
night a west side Scotchman disrobe d in
a box of mortarand then lay down to
slvep. Last night Frank Kua hins wal
ked out to the Northwestern Railway
tracks, removed nis clothes and hat, and
then craw ed into a cattle guard, where
he slept till moroing. Like the Scotch.
man, Kutehine thought he was in his
bedroom. The three picturesque topers
were arrested
i
§
i
i
i
i
i
voycolt which bad been threatened was
bution of boycotting circul rs and sey~.
Meu followed the paintitls, wagons
and buggies wi bh the banuvers attached
to the barvess on each side of the hos
printed oo them: “Boycott Brace Bros.” |
ften crowds of men and boys followed]
shouting after the drivers, and in sone
justances throwing mud acd stones at
the wegons, Persius were denounced
for refusing tb quit Brace Bios, Men
were posted io front of their places of
business, distributing circolars, and this
collected uoisy crowds requiring police
attention. All the plaintiffs’ agents ox.
cept ons declined to act. The loss to
plaintiffs since this boycott began smoan-
ted to about $600 a week, A civil aotiog
was brought by plaintiffs against some
of the defendants who were arrested and
wave bail. Bince then the actions agai st
plaintiffs bave been continued as bef re,
Judge Slagle declares that t.e ase of
the word “buycot” is mm well & threat,
Authorities were cited to show that awn
have no right to walk ap and down in
frout of a man's place of business for Lhe
purpose of njorioeg hos business and 11a
in doing #0 they are gn ity of conspiree §
een thoagh they do not uiter a wore ou
cinoma ——
EDITORIAL DOTS.
It is the general impression at Washes
ington that Benator George Gray, of D+].
aware, will be appointed Chief Justice by
the President in a few days.
The prospects are that there will be a
larger emigration ty this country this
year than ever before 10 the country's
history, It is this flood of emigre. ts
that makes work scarce and wages low,
For the fus: time in many Pre ideotial
years, Tamwany Hall and the County
Democracy of New York are on the best
uf terms There are no quarrels among
the New York city Democrats, Taise a Land,
COMMISSIONERS SALE
SEATED LANDS,
f an Act of As
OF
In pursuance
29 day of March, A. D, 1824
will
1 the Boroug
iay of May
{ ands whit
npaid taxes at
1 have remaine
© years or u
sembly appro
ih LO om
Court
any,
sf
1nty
at Lhe
Thur
ving tract
to the
“ales,
inredeem
skioners Be sil ¢
oule on
COL
8 Per
hip
» Davis
Davis
imvis
per Hahn
Robt Casnphbell
3.4
M
Jno
Walker
Worth
Hetderson
8. Feidler,
D. Decker,
Commissionen.
Ww Mattern
Clerk
Aprils at
-
W. W, Reynolas, mm ma ss armadad, Col,
was shot and in.
Ho assaulted with an
bar, mnflicting injuries likely to be
Parnell has telegraphed toall absent Na
malist members of Parliament to be pres.
and Tuesday next, when div sions will oc
our on the budget and on the Irish County
Government bill ‘
At a special meeting held In Boston the
Paint and Oil Club of New England utani
mously adopted the report of its Special
Committee indorsing the memorial to Con.
gress drawn up by tire Paint, Oil and Var
nish Club of New York
The Pension Nill Passea,
Wassinaron, April 21. ~The Pension Ap-
provriation bill passed the House yestor
day afternoon. It was first amended, pro
viding in all cases of pensions to widows,
payment shall be made from the date of the
husband's death The bill appropriates
$40,250,000,
FLAN ERAN
Large Fire in Newark.
Nrwank, N. J April vl. Early yostor
day morning James & Melean's planing
mills on Wharte: was destroyed by
dre. Tho flames spread to H.W. Bwezley's
stable and ILM
and both buildin»
«treet
Molo
gy
wll
wv destrayed.
AI fA AB
it you have pimples, boils, sail rhewm, rough
skin, ote. “Ir, Searcher,”
Sold by ali
LAID TO REST IN UTICA.
Impressive Ceremonies Over the Remains
of Ex-Senntor Hoscoe ConkMng.
v
Conk
Utica, N remaing
>
April 22 The !
ex-Benator ne r
grave at
afternoc
gide of his
po
here were
ment. 1t wa
would hue
ringes fi
CARING Kir
than =a
spect!
great
Mrs
ter, J
{¢
IMPORTANT TO FARMERS.
shibiting Gam
m Produced
Bling Transactions
on Var
Raliroad Don’t Like
Br. Pa Mix A
the
ra change
Mission ivi
if 23
simply
parties
with
sheet an
cent. 1
ers have
sin
Exodus from the Ol Towns
Trrusvinie, Pa, 38 Representatives of
Western land syndicates are working the
oll regions with much success in colonizing
families for Oregan and Washington Terri.
tory All the old bonanza towns are aaf-
fering from this exodus, familios havin
left from each the towns named
in Venego County, Betroleum Cent
Oil City, Wek land, Pleasanty
Bhamburg, Dempseytown and Rouseville
The same reports are received from War.
ren, Butler and Clarion The
boomers dwell upon the shut down in the
oil country and paint glowing pictures of
the garden spot of the universe that lies in
Oregon. This exodus from the oll regions
if in great contrast with the early days of
the oil excitement, when all creation was
rushing into these towns,
or
=
of
re
LA
tt
ut counties
—-; CO
Lignor Selling Stopped at Newburg.
Kewnunoe, N.Y. April 88 The order. of
Mayor Odell closing pil the saloons yester-
day made the city extramely quiet The
police reported last night that not one of
the 175 dram shops had either thoir side or
front doors open, and Inst night ther
ao lights 10 be seen in saloons in any
of the city
ward
a
Heavy Fines for Election Corruption.
Laxcasren, Pa, April 91 «The Rixth
Republican election ofloers, cone
victed of making frauduient roturts wore
sentenced yosforday to pay 8,00 fue amd
cons, Tie conte dre $4,000.
*
i
NEWS OF THE WEE
GG. W. Bis}
THIRTY-THREE DAYS OF SLEEP.
of
Attica.
The strange Fxperience Miss Fmma
Althouse
in
t followed
The Champion Big Dam.
Apr The
Ntates
bilge
PUT pe
The dam
net) tb base, and is
claimed 1 bs wen feet the hig?
dam in The area of the
reservoir is 750 acres. The cost of the dam
was $800,000,
jest
‘nited States
Good Pigeon Shooting.
Lovieviie, Ky., Apri Erb and
Grabam shot their second match here yes.
terday under Monaco rales without bound.
ary. The score was: Graham, 68; Erb, G8
It “was viry windy and raw. Twen!y-five
birds fell just outside bounds. The
cluding match will be shot atl Connorsy lie,
Ind. May 2. Grabam ne ahead. Under
Hurlingham rules they would be tied at 179
each. wn
2a
oon
{
Ohjecting to American Cheese,
Lockront, N. ¥.. April 28 «A number of
Western Ontario cheese men bave decided
to petition the Domimon Government
against the practice ol" allowing American
doalers to ship goods through Canada
branded with a distinctive Canadian mark,
palming off thelr manufactures on the Eng
lish market as Canadian,
Sherman Claius 312 Votes,
Wasmnatox, April 8 -Seantor Sher
man'h friends have made a pretty careful
canvass of his strongth and estimate that
be now controls 312 voles in the convention,
bh thé ontiook.
Bills Sioned by the President.
Wasminaro,., April 8 ~The President
has signed a number of pension bills, and
also one author og the construgtion of #
bridge over he Tounessee River at Chat
tanovge.