r.V'v $?-'; Sri; , .4,, $ 7 -&i I . w t.7 L4 r . & ft . .s fi '. tt-j- a rf . Kit'- . 's W. .- ..:' f ,j'?-, IJ .'.'r - :. WIMMMH acp: L '' 'r Hfr VlWl FAlMERS IN COUNCIL. Important Discussion Of Rail road Discrimination. mts Atwueaa of sekateii .r. m ,i?ir. Ultle Willy, llrealus Madly Wound llp-ltrperls en tlie Condition of (lie Wheat Unfavorable ter a Ooed Yield Heme Field Plowed Over Dlsvugtlng Tree-1'tnntlng. A stated meeting of tbe Lancaster county Agricultural and It ertlcultural society wis held In the hnll of thp Y. M. O. A. Monday telUsrnoen. Tlie following named inembers wero present t Jehn H. Landls, president, Mlllersvlllp; Calvin Cooper. socreUiry pre tern: Jeseph F. Witiner, Pnradlse; John Jehn John fcen Mlller, Warwick! James Weed. LUtle Britain .T. O. Itttsli, West Willow j Henry M. Kngle, Marietta': Dr. J. P. Wlokeridiani, city i H. 1'. Kby, city ; 13. K. Martin, city ; Capt Jehn H. liricker, LltitB ; Win. II. Uresius, Drumere ; Kph. S. Iloevor, Mnnhelm ; Fetor S. Heist Litiljs j M. I. Kendljr, Orcsswell ; I). K. Mayer, Strasburg : U. F. Musselmnti, Strasburg j O. C. Knuflman, Columbia ; Levi K. Urewn, .Vulten ; W. V7. Orlcst, city F. It. Dlticn' dorfler. city ; 11. K. Andrews, Frovldcnce ; J. Heffman Horshey, Salungn; Levi S. Relst, Oregon ; C. L. llunsccker, Manheiui township j Wm. T. Clark, Dmmore j Jacob IL Landis, Maner ; llev. J. W. Stein, Mil Mil lcisville ; Adam llcrr, Kast Lampeter ; Mar tin Kcndig, Concstegn Krunk Landls, Kast Lampeter; Thes. 11. Helahan, city ( llenry O. Herr. Maner ; Jchn McAllister, Conos Cones Cenes toga : Ueniamln Wltmer, Maner ; .Simen Hershey, llemplleltl ; Levi nronner, Maner; Daniel D. llerr, Maner j Jacob Dacliman, Strasburg ; Jehn Uachman, Strasburg .lelin '"V. Kshleman, Paradise HKPOnTS ON CONDITION OP CHOI'S. 1L M. Kngle reported that from tlie present nppcarautte of the wheat fields tlie hejics that Were cherlshcd a month age that we might have an avorage crop will net be realized. There is net oue wheat field In twenty that has net bad or bare spots, and many fields are almost worthless. On the whele there is Het much hope that the crop will exceed two twe Ihlrds of an average The grass and fruit crops premise well. The season lias been very backward, but eats and iotateos liave been planted aild farmers are getting ready te plant com. The rainfall for March was ene Inch and nlne-slxteenfhs; for April it was 0110 Inch and soven-slxteenths a very light fall for 4hls season of the year. Jehnsen Miller, of Warwick, estimated that the wheat crop in that section of the county would net exceed 05 "nor cent, of an avorage crop ; semu of the grass Holds, tee, have been frozen out and will be plowed down for corn. Farmers have seeded their eats and potatoes out no corn bas.yet been planted. Peach and liear trees are in bloom and premiso a ceed crop.' Jeseph F,. Wltinor,.,ef Purudbv.said. the, wiicat urep in 111s ncigBuomeou wan net as premising as It Van a month age 5 some fields wero se nad that, they bare been .plowed down for eats and corn ; the eats have been sewod and seme flelds are up ; potatees'havo been nlanted. hat he cern: eenrhes. nearn mid cherries are in full bloom, and if thwcLafthelr wheat in jxi nMiA An.( MIII .t.a.l wilt . I.aamm- .. I. ...... f -m. . .. .! ".n oscape frost will yleld -well ; there was a heavy iruv nunuay morning out lue w vainer eeiliK dry. it Is net likely that any lisrni was done. Wm. II. Brosius sid that"Mr. Wltmer's repert;rly stated the coudlUen of the crops In DruJjHJiiaBd Vldntty.,-1 '1 Seoater t'JUflwimfna'ii TUe Vurmer and tbe .ProsideniiAaadls .lmKdnqa.Hen. J.;W Lee, stateaeaater. from yenaage,. who read the rollewLaressajr jT;, .; , , H Although lHirn.Hd brought. tniBMm.R farm, I urli net" nualllled te speak te an audience ceiniMiscd or farmers of the richest agricultural county in tlie world upon the theory, practice and art or farming. I de net knew the proper succession of ereps te ronder your lands most highly remtmcra- ,f..n .....I .. if. . n.B.n III. lAnim ,l.n... nljnpevcrishcd at the end of a scries of jrcaiK. I'er wauL. ei Knowieego 1 am 1101 able tS'Hiitfaiforllie-rlaUvo merits of dlllcrcnt fertilizers, nor te siiyivietlier It will be found mere profitable ultimately te have raised tobacco or wheat. In hhert, I am net propared te discover te you hew in the mere pursuit of the cultivation of your farms, you may become richer, or render your bread acres inore productive. The condition of your lauds, the high state of perfection te which you have curried farming, preve that te these subjects, I111. pertaut, indeed, you have given much atten tion. They rolate te your prosperity as Indi viduals, and you need no ether incentive te study tlieiu. May It net be possible that te thelr mastery, moved by se strong motive, you have given seme time that could 111010 prelltably have been K)cnt in the considera tion of wider and broader ruiostieng wider and broader because they atleut all branches of Industry and the happiness and prosperity of theso who are engaged in them. They are net because of their far-reaching effects mere difllcult of comprehension. I refer te all theso subjects which coine within the realm of legislation. It is of the imortauce of your consideration of these questions your relations te the state, that I purpese te speak. TUB STATU Hi:i'I.Ni:il. A state has been described as a collect! ve body composed of a multitude of individual 1 united for their satety and convenience, and intending te act together as oue man. This la the Ideal state. Here law is enforced with the. power of the whele body acting as If under the guidance of 11 single will te secure the safety and convenience el all. Of the actual state you are by reason of rosldcnce inembers, and by reason of niembers you actually constitute the majority. It is there fore in your kceplng. If the actual state is net the ideal, if it lulls, taking the country at large in the accomplishment of the high pur pur pur pose el Its creation, the safety and conven ience of all Its mombers, it will fall Ijocattse theso who till the soil have failed te de their duty, und thelr full share of their peu'alty as well 11s responsibility cannot bu escaped. Some ene has said that the world is net gov erned by the geed, but by theso who knew hew. This is the fault of the geed, for they should knew hew, or bad government will result Theso who would socure advantages through unequal laws, who fear the honest Judgment of unbiased minds, who depcud upon ether inlluonces, te control tlie repre sentatives of the people, in enacting laws, than the potent Influence of n really enlight ened aud awakened public Judgment, would Invest questions of legislation with u pro found and unscrutable mystery, te jicrsuade the pcople they are t(x deep te be fathomed and thus protect the representatives from the coerelve power of public opinion. The geed and bad legislator are nlike subject te the power of public opinion. With all the euro that may be exercised in the selection and eloctlen of representatives, there is added safety in a full knowledge by the poo peo poe plo themselves el the subjects upon which they legislate. In a republic such us ours law should be the embodiment of public opinion. The sovereign will which It expresses should be the resultant or all Individual wills. It this Is net se, or If the individual ludgmcutsnru iutluenced by any less exulted considerations than the geed or the whole, the laws must, of necessity, be pornlcleus, for the geed have abdicated, und theso who knew new te govern with Interested motives take their places. QUESTIONS AKt. UAN UNDERSTAND. The man who undertakes the considera tion el any question with the idea that It Is beyond his mental grasp hasyiiulltted himself te grapple with It. These questions of gov ernment of legislation are almost wholly within your reach. This Is a flrotjidogovcru flretjidogovcru flrotjidegovcru niunt 1 intended te be such, Thore may be questions of law relating te legal remedies or constitutional questions which must be left te the lawyers. On the&e questions you may safely trust them. A tlOOI) WORD I'OU LAWYHUS. May I say a word In passing In behair of the profession te which I belong, t knew In the minds of seme there is a projudlee against scudliig lawyers te legislative assem blies. 'Many held tlie opinion or the teacher 1 who went into a cemetery with n pupil and saw u aieuumuut Willi this luscripUen : "Here lies a lawyer and un lionet man." The boy inquired the meaning. After look leok loek lirg nt Itiilz7.lcal)y for seme time, he roplled t "The eiily explanation I can give of that epitaph is that thore are two men buried in that grave." Notwithstanding the popular belief which this story illustrates, in my brief, experience I have found that nene have been truer te thopeoplo's highest and best Interests than the able lawcrs in the legislature Thore is a reason for this. Their lives have been spent in attention te the interests of ethers, aud theso who could net withstand temptation have fallen by the way. Their professional engagements have schooled them in fldellty te private trusts, and they are thus fllted ter the honest performance of public duty. But this is a digression. ANTt-DISCIUMINATION. I was Tipeukiug et the importance 'and necessity or your consideration of ques tions or legislation. The first hundred years or our national lire wero largely spent in laying the bread foundations of our con stitutional government and In the establish ment of Judicial systems, national and state, nulled te our complex yet easily understood form of government Theso problems have been solved and new ones have taken thelr places. At no nerlnd In the hlstorvef the siaie nas me nine neon mere opjiertuno or the necessity been mero apparent for tlie study anil mastery of theso questions by the poeplo tl:ati the present. The time is opimrtune bocause legislation upon them is i;i n formattve stale. The necessity for consideration must be nppareut, because if these new econemic: questions are te be HUtlted in the interest of all and net of tlie Tew, the pcople must give direc tion te the laws te be enacted, Yeu espe cially or Lancaster county, iortunately sltu sltu imted as you are, have time and opportunity te Knder these subjects aud master them. Yeu can study theni whlle your crops grew. Ne ethor county In the state se nearly an swers Longfellow's description of the Arca dian farmers as yours. "Alike ucre they free from tear That reigns with tlie tyrants and envy tlie Tied of rvniibllcsi .. ,. . .. . . " . Neither leeks hud they te their deem, nor burs te their windows, Hut their noose were at epm as day and the lienrtH of their owners ; There the richest wag peer and the poercat lived In abundance.'' If the description falls It Is net elotie be be bo caueo of your proximity te the Welsh moun tains, which will net permit you te leave your doers unlocked, and your windows unbarred. Just here the state falls in its duty, for no mountain fastness should be able te shield these who menace the safety or prey upon tlie property of the people. C'OMINU NKAIt ItOMi:. And yet the outlaws who dwell up In the Welsh mountains, who take by night with predatory hand wiiat does net Iwleng te theill, are net se much te be dreaded as the pow erful corixiratieus, which in open deflance or tlie fundamental law-, the constitution or the state. and bocause there is no adequate remedy for the wrong, take from the farmers of Pennsylvania, and from all who dwell within her borders, tlie benefits which their foresight gave them, the natural advantages or their location nearness te the markets or the world. Tills is done, when distance and cost are Ignored atld the farmers or Ohie, Indiana and Illinois are brought as near te New Yerk iind.,Phlladelphla as thong ?of Lancaster. ""WheriiK costs, them no mere and sometime even lens, te traaspert' their wheat, which comes into competition with yours, te tba Eastern market than yen are compelled te pay,''' . The (armors of Lancaster county are charged $1.40 per ten for the transportation perTetMWC Biiie Fer the transportation of lrelght ever the Pennsylvania railroad. The merchant milling business or tbe state baa been almost extinguished by discriminations iu iaver 01 ine muu 01 unie ana etner states. this quKSTjei or TRANSPORTATION, the rules, whleh should be kid down ter transporters, raid the roraedy which should be provided fer'thelr Vtolatteaar' questions whleh may well and profitably oucupyyeur, ; aUestiee.stiTfae dlaerimlmt Ien now'nvewcit-' "ly practiced and attempted te be justified af- leet tlie annual anil me permanent value or your farms. Positively you are rich for abundauce Is wealth, llclatlvely you are peer for thore are in this country fertunes which execed the value of all your lauds. a risw COI.ll TACTS. Vauderbilt could purchase out of his wealth accumulated by bis f.ither and himself iu lllty years, the real and personal estate et the entire county of Imcoster at Its assessed .valuation and would then have enough left te buy tlie entire state of Delaware. This is a startling statement, but it is true. The law may be known by its results as the trees by its fruit. Thore is something radically wrong where such vast inequality exists. Every farm In Lancaster county contributed its share te this colossal fortune. Yeu all paid tribute te this railroad- king He aloue determined hew much he would take, controlled If at all, by theso less rapa ciaus engaged in the same business. I de net intend te enter into the discussion of this question et transportation. This would oc cupy tee much time. I only suggest that it is oue worthy of your fullest Investigation, as It atlects your material prosjierity. They who dread Inquiry, who fear the light which will Hew from it through the open window of the legislative chamber te Illume this subject, would Htllle Investigation at the shirt by the statement that this Is a subject tee intricate for the common mind. Ne subject which Involves the safety or convenience or the pcople Is loe intrlcate for the common mind. Te assert this is te nillrm that our republican form or government is a failure. 1'I.AlN ritlNUIl'I.ES Ol' IiKOISbATlON. The principles which He at the root of legislation are few and simple. The pri mary ene is that of equality aud justice. Tlie laws should operato upon all allke. Theso who are granted privileges by the state should be conipetlod te treat all alike. Ne oue should ever be ponmaded that the appli cation of these principles will tilled harm fully any interest. Iu the nature of things this is impossible. Of the question of right or wrong which may Iw Involved in the enactment or a law the Intelligent and patri otic farmer is as competent te judge as the professional manor the graduate et a college, lle must be iutolllgent and patriotic; net hampered In his Judgment by any narrow, Hellish, jierseual or even sectional interest. He should leek upon the state as u whele, upon every citizen, no matter hew humble, as entitled te the equal protection of its laws, u ion every portion of the state as entitled te niarket its products in the piest convenient wuy. Thore must be comity and reciprocity betwecu tlie dlflbreut counties of the state. They who cultl vate the rich farms of Lancas ter may net have a direct personal interest in iccurinti te the oil producers of Western Pennsylvania, tlie best means for the trans iK)i tatieu of oil. They who preduce oil from the otherwiso barren liillsef Venango may net be bonelltted directly by experiments carried en at an agricultural exerlmcnlal station. It the poverty or the ene is alleviated by im proved methods of transportation and the ether Is beuolllted by discoveries niade or theories reduced successfully te praotlce. the representatives et each should support the law fraught with geed te the ether. Venango should bear her share or the tax In establishing and maintaining the ex perimental station, and Lancaster should be willing te suffer the inconvenleuce which may happen, by the posslble but net proba preba proba ble Invasion or her domain by the plie line iliiiiuM wiuuii may jiuw uuut u ""? nuuu. csiiecially ir the iuymeut of all less, present und prospective Is amply secured. This I use simply as an Illustration or that comity which should exist between different por tions of thu state. TUB BUIUHOT OV TIUHM'LANTINO. Other questions of vital Importance te the farmers et the common wealth must 1)0 subjects of legis lation iu tlie near future. Violating te seme of these subjects, bills have been introduced and are pending. Upen ethers resolutions have been offered looking te legislation. Only last week a resolution was lutroduced iu tlie Heuate, providing for the appointment of n commission ceusistlng of six persons te Investigate as te the host means te be adopted ter the preservation of its forests aud as te the establishment of parks In the eastern, central and western parts or the btute. The fact of the wanton de struction of the forests was asserted as the reason for the creation of such a commission. Indeed, this must be apparent te any one' who travels through the state. In many of the ceunties the trunks of half-grown, thrifty trecs, te the root el which the axe lias been ruthlessly laid, simply for the sake of the bark, whi ten the liill liill sldes. Ne use whatever is made of the trce. This is very much like cutting down the or chards te gather the fruit. This reckless de struction of the forests threatens the ogrlcul egrlcul tural interests or the state. Ferost tires alone destrey annually threo and a hair million dollars of 1 timber, and ether property In Pennsylvania, and 1525,000,000 in the United States. Ferests still cover, the upper Water sheds of the Missouri and the Columbia, the Platte and the Hlo Urande, and preserve the California valley from burial from the debris of the Sierras. Such forests also cover the upper slopes of the Allegheny mountains and diminish the damage nf floods in the Vatleys of the Susquehanna and the Ohie." Observation has established the fact that de struction lessens the rain fall. It produces great floods at certain seasons, and an' alarm ing scarcity of water In the springs and streams in ethor portions of the year, The Hew el water in the rivers et the common wealth has docreasod nt least one-lmir In the last fifty years. With the constantly increas ing population of cities and the constantly de creasing flew of water iu the streams upon which they donend for both the water supply and drnlnngo.tlie destruction of tlie ferests, es pecially their wanton and unnecessary de struction, calls for legislative intervention. Parks owned and controlled by the states, as water sheds, are suggested as a partial romeuy. AMKNIIMM.VT Ol' fllNC'K J.AWH. Closely coiinectod with this subject of forestry Is the oue which Involves the amendment or repeal of the laws relating te fences in the commonwealth. It Is hardly posslble te cousider ene without alsd consul censul consul erlng the ethor. It costs the state In 1870, 5 millions te build and repair the fences whlle It only paid 3 J millions for fuel. I can de no mero In the brief time I haye allotted te myself for this nd dress than simply mention the vari ous subjects highly imjiertant te the farmers uism which the peepln are In voking legislation. ItfinU nil nf these sub. Jccts information Is easily ncnossibleand they should be fully understood bv theso whom they most nearly concern. 1 regard these three questiens: 1st, tlie preservation of the ferests from unnecessary and wanton spoli ation ! 2d, the amendment of the laws re lating te fences, and the regulation of trans portation by wise und Just laws, securlng equality nud uniformity of rates, protecting the weak from the cupidity or the strong and nt the same time permitting the largest posslble liberty In the management or theso great enterprises in widen vast sums of money have been embarked, as the most Important subjects which will engross the attention or the legislature Ter years te come. Hew shall this legislation be per fected and securedT lly commissions T 1 have known very llltle geed te result from Iho Investigation of a subject by a commis sion. About the last that is ever heard efit commission is Its report iritis constituted or members or the 'legislature, by the time they are ready te report under our system or rotation in ofllce, they rail te be re-elected. Ne ene Is present te advecate the bill which thelr Information enabled them te frame. Ne strong public feeling Is behind them urging its jxtssage, for tlie poeplo cease te study the question when the commission takes it up. When tlie legislature adjourns the bills of the commission are usually found hopelessly traaded upon the neeead readtair. calender. The legiaUture itsetr li the special ceaunUH slea, constituted by tho.emMttltatlon for the purpose of enacting laws. This is the people's coambwleu, for they clectthem. Their duty does net end when they have exercised the greatest care in their selection. POPULAR'SCRUTINT Ot LKOISLATIOK. atten should Invite and re- r deaeaHUfe-iir""" . ?"" " ill,lln 1 -Wiblnnl.mnM calculated te breed ' care: ness in legislation than the boiler en tbe part' of legislators, that their constituents either de net understand r are indifferent te the laws, which tfaey are placing upon the statute book. The remark hi frequently made "I would be glad te vote for that bill, .for tt 1 wian n4 twt fewt r, psefd, le net. wwjemlaaid 4M Mlajaatftaad.wault-'Censnre 'md'lOr It-' Members should be held te a strict accountability for the votes they east. Hut criticism te be valuable must bu Intelligent. The critic should be endowed with wlde knowledge and a liberal spirit. He should reallze that he is a citizen of a splendid com monwealth, most highly favored because it embraces within the Hues which mark its boundary, the richest portion of the glebe. He should romeinlicr that it Is this common cemmon commen w ulth, with Its million homes, that the laws infect, and that they should bu se framed as te secure the safety, the convo cenvo conve nionco and the prosperity et all. He should insist that the cnlerprise of her citizens iu developing her exhaustiens mate rial wealth, shall Ikj he guarded "by enact ment, that they shall have at least, an equal chance with citizens of ethor stales. He should insist that the laws shall be such as te give the largest liberty te every man, woman and child who by earnest endeavor Is seek Ing te reach a higher piano or any kind. The necessity et vigilance is net past. In all the years te come eeaseless vigilance will be the prlce or geed government. Intrenched as liberty is in this free republic It still ro re nuircs your watchful care for its preserva tion. If with the growth and dovulepmentof the country there is n growing Interest In public ulfalrs, we may have contldenco that here freedom Is te have her permancnt home and man reach his highest develop ment. Upen you the country must donend. The elder reliance in the pest has been in the patriotism et theso who dwell upon the farms and cultlvate the soil. They must contluueto be the hepe or the future. If with enlarged opportunity they. meet pa triotically Increasing responsibility, finding thelr highest reward in tlie welfare, the pros perity and the glory or the suite, Princes will meet, Inevcry Btrect ; And hear the tread of uncrowned kings. Be shall your voice. Of sovereign choice ; Swell the deep baits of duty done, WhoBtrlke the key, Of tunotebe; When (ied and man shall speak as ene. Iteireentatlve W. II. llretliu' Dcrcn. Mr. Uresius, who manifested uneasiness during the delivery of that part or Sonater Lee's spcech which rorerrcd te the unjust discriminations made by the Pennsylvania railroad against the Pennsylvania farniers, arese te reply. He said he found himself among his friends and neighbors, who hud ceme te listen te n distinguished senater from another county, who had discussed a tople which has been much discussed by tlie nowspapeisanu in :ue state legislature, where n bill known as the Lee-Wallace bili is new iending. He belloved the bill as originally drawn was unconstitutional and Incompatible with the great In teres ts or the state and he hud voted against It Fer doing se he and theso who had veted with lilm wero accused or voting against the iutorests or Penn sylvaniaer voting te have Ponnsyl Pennsyl vania robbed. He answered that Pennsyl vania would be robbed whother this bill passed or net Unfortunately for Pennsyl vania thore are railroads leading from the West te the seaboard, both North and Seuth orthe state, and if we cripple the Pennsyl vania reads by restrictions se that they can not carry tho'freight from the West through the state it will be carrled around the state by competing toads. We cannot by state legisla tion regulate the carrying trade of the great corporations. Loek at thelr magnitude; at the immensity or thelr Interests, and at the ben efits they have conferrod en the state. They have made Pennsylvania what she is. They have given her her present proud position or wealth and prospenty. The Pennsylvania railroad fa tlie prwe ami giery or tlie state. Its owners have spenthuudreds or millions of dollars upon it and (ts great warehouses for the accommodation et its trallle ; and yet this bill proposes that it shall be crippled by permitting ether reeds te intersect and cress it, and compel it p recoive and transport cars and freight from competing reads at the same rates that It charges -for its own. Mr. Uresius concluded by saying that he hoped the day would nover ceme when he would casta vete that would Injure the interests of thlsgroatcerporatlon. 8. P. Eby, esq., said if the Pennsylvania railroad company could afford te carry wheat for the Ohie or Mlunoseta furmer at the pres ent rates they could afford te carry for the Pennsylvania furmer at the same rates. It would, of course, be an advantage te tlie rail road te get- as high prices from the "Western farmers as ltgotsfrem Peunsylraniafarmers ; but If ether railroads prevent this by carrying at lower rates the Pennsylvania read mustde se tee, or step carrying. It cannot be al lowed te extort money from Pennsylvania farmers te make up what it loses in bringing Western produce into competition with ours. Jeseph F. Witmer said he could notsee why Lancaster county farmers should pay ej vajj x jiji7 . jrL.,xxy xarJxncTi: , higher freight rates than Western farmers. If the Pennsylvania railroad can conipeto with ether reads iu carrying Wosteni pro pre pre dueo at low rates why can they net curry for us at the same rates f Thelr only explana tion is that In competing with ethor reads they are compelled te carry at a less, and they must make up thelr less by extrn charges en us I Iho Lancaster county fanlier asks nothing but what Is fair. We will grew wheat en our high-priced lands In competition with the Western farmer en his cheap lands I but we ought net te sutler the additional dlsadvontage of having te pay higher rates' of freight Mr. llrackblll, rorerrlng te n renmrk by Mr. Uresius, that the antt-dlscrlmiuatlen law was " unconstitutional," said that the su preeo court of the United Stutcs'.had doclded that discrimination was unconstitutional, and the court probably .knew something about the matter. Mr. Brasilia tried te explain that the trans portation or whertt in Pennsylvania was a com iKiratlvcly small matter; it didn't amount te much and wasn't worth making a fuss about Our farmers are tee short-sighted and seldom sod anything otilslde their own farms. If tluy would only leek beyond thelr own renccs they would sce ethor great iutorests mining, manuracturers, Ac, of unbounded magnitude-, that required legis lation te protect thelr Iutorests mbre than the rurmert roqulre te protect thelrs. Mr. Witmer asked Mr. Uresius hew' It hap pened that freight en coal from our own nines, was much less when It was shipped beyend our own state than whcnrfU-wes shlii pcil te Philadelphia. Mr. Uresius said he didn't knew, hut he snpposed It was cnused by cemjiellng lines. Derisive laughter. Mr. Dlll'endorller asked why coal mined within a hundred miles of Philadelphia cost mero In that city than It did lu Bosten. Mr. Uresius did net knew, but' he wanted It understood that he would net for 11 me meut favor ttnjtttl discrimination against our own people. Audible smiles. He said that two years age n bill almost Identical with the one new befere the ilouse had passed and ft was round te no lunpcruuve. iie sskcu Senater Loe ir this was net se. Mr. Lee said he was sorry his remarks had stirred up a discussion ; 110 had net ceme here te make a siwcch Ter or against any bill, hut merely te call attention te seme matters Which he ucomed or great iinportanee te the poeplo. In answer te Mr. Uresius he said the reason the old nnti-dlscrlmlnallen bill was Melierative was bocause no penalty had becn provided Ter its violation. A Philadelphia dotectlvo could net, It he were te try, llnd out what the rates or freight ure en the Penn sylvania railroad. The new bill provides that the railroads shall pest their rates or freight iu thelr places of business, and shall net charge mero Torshert distances than they de for long distances when the shorter Is in cluded in thu longer ; and that there shall be uniformity or rates that ene class or trans porters shall net have privileges which are denied te ethor classes. Ceat from our mines is new dollverod in New Jersey and New Yerk at less rates than It is lu Philadelphia. Our laws should be made for the benefit of our own pcople; as they are new construed by the certKiratkms It would be an advantage te our poeplo te remove from the state. Senater Lee said he was net hostlle te the railroads; but only te their unjust discrimination aguinstr ourpeeplo. Seme years nge W per cent of the oil produced in Pennsylvania was rectified In Pennsylvania new only 10 per Cent A great corporation received from the railroad an advantage of (1 per barrel in carrying: the result was that .every oil- works from Titunville te the seaboard had te succumb, or be swallowed up by tbe Standard company. All we ask for Pennsylvania is equal opportunity w; TSntine And febestrv. Mr. Engle hoped the discussion of ene lnrt of Senater Xee's able essay Would net cause theso present te forget the ether important matters contained in it tree planting and the preservation of our forests. Horeceujmended the black walnut, the tulip peplarf and the nhwtiiHt hetws; dewtfwMWWrietleanf trees te plant In this county. They grew rapidly and tlie weed and fruit are valuable. Mr. Kby called attention te the previsions of the acts or assembly for thoenceuragoment of tree-planting, and this matter was f urtlier discussed by Messrs. Hunsecker, Wltmer, llrackblll, Coeiicr, WIckersham, Iloevor aud ethers. On motion or Mr. Kngle a vete or thanks was tendered te Senater Lee for his able ad dress, und it was ordered that itbepubllshud. On motion of Mr. Kby, It was ordered that a book written by Gcerge P. Marsh be pur chased for the library. Win. D. Weaver and I). M. Swarr wero proposed und elected members ofthe society. The questions referred last mouth Ter an swer at the prosent meeting wero positioned until next meeting, and the following addi tional questions were rererrcd : " What Is the best substitute Air hay that can lie grown after June 1st T" Itcferrcd te James Weeds. "Should com be cultivated alter overy rain during the growing season, nud at what stage of growth should it be discontinued?" Ueferred te Win. T. Clark. Adjeurned. - nis r a. a. j:. veht. The Kx-Keldlcrii of Sit. Jey and Vicinity Am Organized. Lieutenant David II. Nissly, Pest 478, O. A. It., was instituted at Mt Jey lastevcnlng, and the efllcers selected for the soveral posi tions wero installed by J. II. Driickenmillei. A number of Grand Army pests of the county wero represented at the institution of the new pest, among which wero the follewing: Geerge 11. Themas pest Ne. 81, 'S members ; Admiral Reynolds pest Ne. 405, 17monibers; Manhcim est Ne. !00, 30 members; General Welsh pest, Columbia, 10 members, and Mnrletta pest Ne. 220, 12 inembers. The oill eill oill cere installed of the new pest wero : Pest Commander J. M. Hippie. Senier VIce Cemmander Michael Drabcn studt J uiilorViee Commander Jeseph Bewman. Adjutant Henry Way. Chaplain Hiram Spickler. Surgeen II. A. Uoekmoycr. Onicer or Day W. W. Uullard. Olllcer or Guard Henry Poffer. Council of Administration V. G. Pennell, David Smith, Jacob Shelly. Alter the Installation the guests wero en tertained by their Mtr Jey comrades. Hr. Michael's Hull. -The largest ball ever held at Mainnercher hall was that of St Michael's society last evening. The number ei ladies present was ever BOO. In the grand march there wero 110 couples, that being all that could be ac commodated en account of the crowd en the fleer. Nothing occurred during the ovon evon oven ing te mar the pleasure of the large number of participants. Tbe excellent commlttceiu charge of the ball deserve great credit for the elliclent inanner In which they managed the details. Tayler's orchestra furnished the dancing music, and the City band plnyed the grand march. In the midnight nmrcli thore were 1C0 couples. A handsome geld soclety badge was presented te Jeseph Jlradel, for having sold 70,the greatest liumboret tickets, and a similar badge was presented te Jeseph Diehl for selling us, the next highest number. Corener Ilenainan's Fee. The solicitor of the county auditors has furnished theso officials with an opinion in the question of the coroner's fees which lias brum hi dlsmite slnce Corener llenainaii assumed the d utlcs of the ofllce. Iho solici tor holds that the coroner's olllce is a tee ene under the salary act and in order te get his salary, 51,000, he lias te corn it The auditors have net yet taken action en the matter. It is also goneraliy belloved that they will also rule that the coroner is net entitled te any deputlcs at tlie oxpeuse of the county. The matter will probably be taken into court for final adjudication. ' liurclars Kuter u Ceal Onlcu at Flerin. Some time lest night the coal ofllce et P.N. Hostettor, at Flerin, was broken into aud au overcoat belonging te Mr. Hostettor" stolen therefrem. The ofllce is supposed te have been breken into by tramim who pried tlie lock from the dcer. The safe in the olllce was open, but the burglars in thelr attempt te open It only succeeded in locking it, there by shutting them oil' from ull valuables. Bale or Henes. BamuelIIess, auctioneer, sold at public saie yesterday, for Daniel Legan at his safe and exchange stables, 20 head of Ohie horses at an avorage prlcecf?200, porhead; ene sold for 1302. A WHOLESALE THIEF CAHttrtXtl OFF IHF. WATCH FAOTOItX IK LITTLE rlKCFS. A FaIIIiIph Kmploye Who Takes Ills Plunder te Ills Bearding llouae Where It Is Found Upen a Search Warrant A Varied Collection. Last 0 veiling Alfred Uehmis, an cmploye of the Lancaster watch factory, was arrested by Ofltcer 11 1 tch Ic, en a charge of larceny. The complaint was made by A. Iiitner, superin tendent of the factory; who for seme time pest has suspected that Uehmls was getting away with property net Ids own. When arrested soveral tools used iu the manufac ture or watches wero found upon Uehmis. Aldertnau McQUnn committed the prisener te jail for a hearing and this morning a search warrant was given te Ofllcer llltchle by the magistrate. A search of the room oc cupied by Uehmis nt the liouse of Mrs. Zcll, near the watch factory, was made at once. A let of valuable property, which undoubtedly has been stolen from the factory by Uehmis was found lu a chest Among It was oue finished nlckle watch from which the num. Iierhad boen.soralehod-oll In ulne dlllcront - dlllcrent - places, the etner projierty consisted of balances, Jewels, settings, screws, dials, regu lators, winding wheels, Ac. Indeed he had everything used In the construction or watches togethcr with the tools te make them, and the property found Is probably worth several hundred dollars. Uelunls is an Eastern man, and has been ompleyod as a finisher iu the factory at dii ferent times for four or flve years past He has figured extensively Iu our liolice and quarter sessions courts, en account of trouble with his wife, and he has served ene term In jail en the charge or desertion. It is snp snp snp poeod that he has been stealing the prniicrty orthelactory Treni time te time and has no doubt been putting together and disposing or watches. A WATCH CAS F.. Tlie Ouentleim of Larceny and Veracity That Malum ElUalietlitewn. A small war has been raging for flve months in KUzabothtewn alieut a watch and a watch case. On December 3 Anna Gess offered at Edw. Ceble's Btore te trade efl" a watch case which she said she had wen at a Illghspire fair, and which she was disgusted te find contained no works. She was sub sequently arrested and returned te court en complaint or K. V. Hahn, who was at Ceble's during the dicker, for larceny of this watch case from Win. Thompson, Jeweler, or this city, whose preperty It turned out te lxi. At the same time 11 watch, which lias norer been recovered, was stolen from Ceblo ; and new Miss Gess says she saw Hahn take it and she nnd her father (net Ceblo ns previously stated) prosecute Hahn for stealing this.. He has becu kIvcii ball te answer ot'eeurt; and judicial Investigation may disclose the truth of this complicated case. Loek Out fur Thieve. Following in the wake of every circus there Is a gang of sharpers and thieves, who take advantage of the large crowd te operate. It is the custom et these mente deg of such work as entering houses while the street parkSb" is being made. Housekeepers should see that their houses are securely locked te-morrow or left in charge of some responsible person If they must leek at the big herd of elephants. Tiie police would de well te leek out for tlie light-fingered gentry who will undeubtedly.be here. . " "-VO CLKJCKFOIt TUK TRKAHUilER. The Court Tlilnk Jehn SI. Grelder Can ICun Ills OHIcn Without Help. The court nt neon te-day disapproved the action of the salary beard In providing n clerk for the county treasurer, ut a salary of SJS00 per year. Mr. Grcldnr thinks he has net been treated fairly, as all the ether county efllcers wero given all the clerical help they asked for. He will retain his clerk his son-in-law, and will ralse the point that he is entitled te the com mission for the collection el the state tax, which will amount te about 1,400. per year. If the county would have allowed him a clerk he says no Intended te pay that amount Inte the county treasury. New he will con test the county's right te It LATEST TELEOltAVUlC XEWS. AVhlch Cim Over The Wires Itelneen Noen und Four O'clock. Short's trial liegan te-day, rhelan bclug guarded by detectives. Heward Petter made the address at the unvolllngef thoAmerican momerlal window te Shakspcare, In Stratford-upon-Aven to day. The Kpiscejnillaiis or Bosten, hi various churches, are te-day celebrating the centen nial el their diecese. U. 8. District Attorney Townsend of Trey, N. Y., is very 111 with gastric fevcr and is net expected te recover. Dr. Nachtlgal, the German special commis sioner und consul general, at St Vincent, has died In West Africa.- Tlie president te-day appointed Stuart Tayler, naval olllcer at San Prnnclsce, and D. II. Hunter, collector of internal rovenuo forthe Sixth district of Indiana "Wild Jehn" Uaptiste, of Bear Island, La., became jealous of the attentions paid te his llance, Marie Uaronne, byR. I). Parrish, a married man of family, from Baten Rouge. At oue velley of a shot gun Uaptiste killed Parrish, wounded the girl, her brether and ethor inembers or her family. In Kicliiiiend, Va., te-day, bofero a large audience, began the trial of T. J. Cluverius, charged with the murder of Fannle Lillian Madisen, en tlie night of March 13. Only ene juror was secured bcrore the regular panel was exhausted. Jeseph Nimmo, chief or the bureau or sta tistics, has been succecded by Cel. Wm. F. Swltzler, of Missouri. Tlie Colombian government has declared martial law en U10 Isthmus. A skirmish botwecn Colombian troops Is ropertod. Hair the American ferce thore is ordered home. Four deaths are ropertod from Plymouth this morning nnd about as many mero ure ex pec ted ; 7S new cases are reported. Gen. Grant passed anotber geed night and te-day did soine work en his book. He is feeling quite cheerful. F. M. Cheat, cashier of the First National hank and a prominent citizen of Metropolis, III,, was sent te Jail yesterday and flncd$l, 000 for contempt of court in persistently" re fusing te roveal certain facts as a witness in a case wherein a relative was en trial for homi cide. Hen. S. 8. Cox expects te holdaceuforonco with a dolegatlon of his constituents te-day or te-morrow nt which time he will deter mine whother or net te accept the Turkish mission. The State of the U. S. Treasury. Washington, D. C, May 5. Treasury balances te-day : Geld coin and bullion, 1213,323,125 ; silver dollars and bullion, $163, 883,412 ; fractional silver coins, f30,0S8,428 ; United States notes, $10,773,71)1 ; national banknotes, f'J.301,005 ; deposits with national bank depositories, fl0,220,12t Total, ftVOI, 499,488. Certllicates outstanding : Geld, $123,073,. 250; silver, $100,201,620-; currency, $25,320, 000. Internal revenue receipts, $558,055 ; cus toms, $438,000. Annotated Assistant Inspector. By general orders from headquarters, Majer C, II. Fasnncht has been appointed assistant Inspector of all the Grand Army pests in tlie county, except that el Columbia All Grand Army pests are inspected twice a year, gjligBv-..-.' ',..., .-ifctjll ?X&7 itii.lV "yTTTik - KH?pF"',, ttFJ?WiWBmMn l The Irentlde Mi of!" On Monday altomeoi played their second ganie zailell. riictr nnnennntn wnrn Club of Philadelphia, who -w vere" sovero lessen, aud ei -which they have reason te roineinuer. The visitors wero if line looking team and included. Miller, who played en the Ironsides year lmr,re last The home club showed up well u around. They presented Carsen and Kelllns a3 their battery, and the pitching of the for mer was se ofl'cctlve that the boys from Man tua wero able te socure but two hits. Kol Kel llns backed him up in geed Style. The nlne Played a flnegamu in the Held, nud the errors that they had were almost oxcusable. Tlie Pltcher of the visitors was a big, stout, left left lianded fellow, but the Ironsides seen solved his delivery and punished him terribly. Thu b;-ll was knocked In nil parts or the field and soveral times against the fence nt the longest place. Hellins secured two doubles. The Mnntuas played a geed ganie in the Held until the hard hit ting began, when they liccame rattled. The Ironsides had no pne en the ground te keep tlie score In full. As much ns could be ob tained Is given below : ironsides 10 10 0 5 14 419 .Mantua 0 Hi 0 11 11 11 11 01 Hits Ironsides, 13; Mantiui, J. Twe bae hits l - brfjrhr, l - brfjrhr, Kelllns tt). Hwcttzur, .cclicr. i.reer and Ham Krrers lrunsldesfs; Mantua, 9. I'm Till! I.ANCASTIIIIS WINS AT TlinNTO.V. Yesterday the Lancaster played thelr second izame nt Trenten and succeeded in winning, The home team seem toliavelcd at the bat, but they lostthegaiuo by frightful errors, Ulg "Shetz" hlmscjr having no less than three errers en third. Warner, tlie L.-.celluiil young catcher of the 'frontons, was Injured by a foul ball In the seventh Inning, and it is feared that he will net be able te play any mero tills season. The score is: TIUfMTOW. AUIllll'AK LAKCAHTF.lt. All II II I' K Hhctr.liui'..1h - I 1 1 0 3 Ilccclus, ff. . - 0 0 i 0 2 Kcii7.ll, cf . - 0 1 1 0 0 I'arkcr. If... 10 1 11 Hoirerd, e... llllancl, 2b.. -McTam'y.cf Temtify, si llenatd, 3li . Oldlleld. rt - I I r 2 I I t 10 I 1 ; mi II 1 11 r,;i 21121 21000 0 oil 00 1 1 0 23 ileiHlnmu lb - 0 011 11 Mct'Ie'y.rr.c -012 22 Alcott, fl . - 1 1 3 3 0 Warner, e.. - 1 13 11 Hemer. 11.... - 1 1 0 8S Mack, lb llreuth'rs,2b - 1 1 1 3 0 Wetzel, : Totals S 8212111! Totals ... 8 7 2710-9 l.s.vines. Trenten.... u u 0 0 0 0 Lancaster..,. 0 0 0 0 1 2 35 X 8 SCMMART. ltuns earned Trenten, 3. Twe base hits Ilreutliers and Kenzll. Heme run blmtzllne. Struck out Trenten, 2 ; Lancaster, 7. 1Ums en hills Trenten, 2; Lancaster, I. On errors Trenten, a ; '.nncutter.fl. Pansedball McC'los McC'les key, 2; HolTerd, I. Wild pltchcit Herner, 2. Time of i;aine Oue hour ami tlfty-flvc mbiuies. Umjilru Quliin. OTIinil OAMi:S YKSTKItDAV. Uase ball yosterday at Philadelphia : Uosteu 2, Philadelphia 0; at New Yerk: New Yerk 8, Providence 5; at St Leuis: Chicago 7, St Leuis 2 ; at Detroit : Detroit 10, Hull'ale7;at Hroeklyn : Athletic i), Ilrook Ilreok Ilroek yn5;atUalt!moro: Ualtlmore, 10, "Meta" 7 ; atJPlUsburff ; Ciuclnnatl 3, Pittsburg 0 ?at Richmend: Ulchinend 11, Norfolk 3; at Newark : Newark 4, Jersey City 2. The Somerset, club is playing- here this attcrnoen with the Ironsides, -They play their second game te-morrow", and being a Reed team should draw big -crowds. xb Quaker City beat the Semergi(iiij.tu u tJ 10 Norfolk - Virclnla srame vesterdav Hilly HiCKins. of the latter club, luulthree hits, one of which was a three-bagger, two put outs, three assists and no errors. The whole Virginia team had but ene error, nnd Khnber did their pitching. ' J11(1UWAT3LEH AT UAltltlSB VXO. Voting l'j-ratePenialUeA tn.TlteratelreS.aniI ' ''TlielrContltueut,iet I'ubllc ezpeme. HAnnisnuna, Pa, Mays. In the liouse te-day the Senate resolution te adjourn finally was referred te the ways and means commlttceiu accordance with the action of the Republican caucus. Senate bill giving natural gas cempanies the rights of enlmcut domain, and regulating the laying of pipes for tlie distribution of gas was passed filially. The Uatcs bill, te proveut dealing In fu tures, was dereiited the second time. Action en the anti-discrimination bill was postpenod because el' the small attendance. The bill for the printing or 10,000 additional copies of Sniull's hand-book was passed finally ; yeas 115, nays ."?. Iu the Senate the following Senate bills passed finally : Extending the term of mayor In third class cities te four years ; for the government and regulation of county jails or prisons; providing for tlie appointment of four Inspectors by tlie court and tliree by the commissioners, iu all coun ties escept theso having special local laws en the subject. A Heuse bill was passed finally, authoriz ing tlie admission et lawyers te practice in any court of the state afler being admitted te practlceln the supreme court The bill te repeal the lirst section of act of 1700, relating te fouces, requiring thorn te be herse-high, but strong nud pig tight te enable the owner of the land which they. cnclose te recover dauiagcs rer trespass by domestic animals was passed llnaliy. The bill te rovive the chattel niortgage act or 1870 was defeated. . FOllElOX AFFA1HS. Lord Ilunerlii l'erwinllni; Anna and Ammuni tion te Afghan's Ameer LuuiMlen's Iteaill. Londen, May 5. Farl DiuTerin issendlng forward as rapidly ns possible te the Ameer of Afghanistan lO.OOOMartinl-Henry riilos.IO, riiles.IO, 000 rifles of the Kngllsh patteni, 30,000,000 cartrldges und 17 Nordeufeldt guns. The natives of Punjab are reported te be in a Btute of alarm ever whatrlhey regard as Mr. Gladstone's truckling policy toward Ilussla. IINCILISK COMMISSIONERS lir.CAr.LEP. In the liouse of Commens, this afternoon, Mr, Gladstoue announced that Sir Pcter Lunisdcn nnd Coleuol Stewart, orthe British Afghan frontier commission, had been or dered home, and that they wero directed te start at ence, and te hasten thelr journey as much as posslble. This announcement has caused an cnor cner cnor meuso sensation In both political and military circles. Sir Peter's recall is looked upon us the prlce paid by the Urltish. for the accept ance of arbitration by Russia. The Standard declares that the Kngllsh government oflercd te cedn Penjdeh te Russia as n basis foraottlo feraottlo foraettlo niont; and the Radicals dcclare that the country will net npprove Gladstone's humiliating pcaee purchased with dishonor. WEATUElt 1'JtOUAUILXTIES. The CoudlUen of the Ilurenieter and Ther Ther Ther moraeterand Indications for the Morretr. Washinqten, D. a, May 6 FYr the Mlddle Atlantic states, partly cloudy weath er aud local rains, southerly winds, slight rlse m temperature and lower barometer. Lecal rains have occurred in Iho Upper Mississippi und Missouri Vul Vul leys, thoLake roglens, and In New Kngland. Cleudy weather new prevalls hi the Lake regions. In the districts en the Atlanlle coast the weather Is fair. The tompcrature has rlsen in all dlstrlcU east of the Mlssis Mlssis slpplrlver. On the Atlantic and East Gulf coasts and In the Lewor Lake region, the winds are generally from the south ; iu all otherdlstrlctsthey are variable. Fer Wednesday Fair weather Is Indicated for tbe Upper Lake region, the Upper Miss lsslnpl aud the Missouri Velley. Lecal rains are indicated for New Eugland, and local rains, followed by fair weather, for the Lewer Lake rogleu. At the Station Heme. The mayor disposed of four drunks and thiee ledgors this morning. The drunks wero townsmen nnd were dUcharged en the payment of costs. The ledgers en thelr premiso te loave town were discharged. Only ene gas ligUt was reported as net burning last night. rji M-AI n- ai.7 m W" ; ifte Nnw Ye-,, -Miyli 11 viu un.V)4.-'i nuuYiUI mntif tP II, n liiilt.ltiM) .zzz u.i'..i:r-r: rm ... V '""B-V itiianua avenue, i' ene orthe ncedlci licams gave way, c le collapse. On th manufactory, in w heating the rauld flre Immediately a among the Inmates 250 persons In the I gl rls em pleyed oil The wesTwhig e Atlantic avenue, w Ills supposed that rled down in the r nlcatcd te (he re which was stand building was iu sounded nftur inue tlie first contingent iiuable te cepe wit new mounting big pouring forth from second and third nt ene was sounded, t vicinity actually sv tus or ull kinds, w ran up ladders n streams playing en CUUMIIINU 1 :eE IriVt celjBecir,,n fweit(havA 1. .fhe; vim, iterrlbh! IbOrtWeXul lima"! Upper ikierd, 0 UUUWg,-! 1 dewn'ent! yjB&S&G&ti mder bf.tlfcwiketu , nnd. aoea-itlif'lto' ie ' A tire arm jf delay. Tbfa'.breu 1! ronten, but,iey,,We he ilntues, wbteh wt t bnve tlie bWlddngiiii. 0 dlii'ereut.wteUews,.-, 11, aud Dually a geiin 1 seen the street' lii'ii . uicd wllhHre app)) u 1 the flrerrien qitiecl seen liadAHcera e burning structure.' IR TENHMHKTS. ' ! The burning bull) ics were s&Mted I n tin. rear of buildings fru nig en Atlantic nveViui Hicks and .State str land. Columbia place, n were en Celunibu I through two alleys me. .When 'the wln digtelltK crushed Inte W 63 and, 65" Atlantic. The entrances te t place, State street, ways en Atlantic. a of tlie collnpsed but the tenement house avenue. Mrs. Hei tur Jiaa.y en years of age, and her dattg igh Emma,' aged 30 year ' p15 rer ii of the' second fleer of Mf( n . - 1.; ... .. t aSL were in the rear rer thoheuso.No.S3. T lywere burled under thoriiliie. Firemai Duff, of,(erigirle Vwd his men seen succcc'ed In ditrxinElhem entt They were bellibai injured. Mrs. Haas died whlle licing re t.eved tothdhespital and but llttle hepe Is en :italned for tlie locevory. ui iiur uaLiijiiiur. KIIlKJinx 11 K1ED IN JUJISH. Subsequently wliJe the meit ofi'engine 4 were engaged in throwing streams en the flames a wall gave way mjii jburied Firemen Bernard 'Blerk, und JjiSaWf T. Kegan, They Were quickly extrlu VAV iheir companion They wero both . Ik Urjiiyured around tJ e bedy,iuid sufleredw t& ilp weimds. Uetfi men were taken ,U luflwspit-d. Flreina Deu'gheHy, or theIC rilWlitiy, wasstruei; enjbehead by a fal tngjibrk r.nd seriously injured. ---,' . j . V' TENANTS 6lHMjULUMkUINl, The fallen and lniniBK'w7KSfU. ptodefUhdtlrst fleer bfJQeote WMtia'keiv? maciiinlt Peter WatseH,'S carpenter; (and the second floenvasficcppieq; by 'Wuii'Durlse, metal spinner; Wut Daeleli, jalai wilt ; the Catlin lamp works, ranlt Writaey, uvj chlnist; Geerge A. 'eurigWnt micbhii.rv: Liiid-Wm..1C..Hella erjerscDMiriurae turer. The third fleer, was used -by It J,' rl. .1,1,1,1. m,iherif rnl pr fm l,Hn.4n Viln. la t faA Uenjamln A. Moeio, kalsominerjjBeyteA 'v icuauus, suiri iiiauuiacturers. "On tlie : fourth Uoer was: the 81. Oerinaln lamp' works; Kllet it Ludlaln, bulling reds 5 .uUehIicu, manufacturer. The fifth fleer via occupied by Mile nines, butt hi maker. ' "250 PANIO-HTnlCKKN FEOl'IiK. ' A total of 250 persons were; in the. building at the time, and wheU it sottled after the breaking of the jack-pin,' a tcrrible paniq en sued which was In reused "wlieu tlie flames, brokeout, beyend a description. ' In the onipley of Mile lllnes, the Ibulten manufacturer wero dtyirlrls. These rushed . te the windows and dieuted-avlldly forIielp r'S and it was with tin utmost dlflfculty.tliatv, M tney were porsuaue jrem tfirewiug--then' belvea headlong lnt -he street below. .' The firemen work d heroically, andijircre' assisted by many utlzens in the work 'irf imprisoned eccups-nts were breueht ' i&. SW'il curcly te the gren.d, but soverali'lmero frenzied tliau tbercs' lumped or threw thtn- selves Inte the strc befere they eriiild." b6" eS reached. Theso w 0 all badlv hurt aiuL -1 wero plcked up and neut oil' te the hespihil lit 5j) ambuiances sumnie d by tne poifee.'tiIt lb M estimated that some .renty poenlo!woro'tHu lat, injured. " ,' It is imiiosslble te ake any definite s'tate-' J"k ment as te tlie mini r of persons killed eVj, wnunded. as ninni who" esenned fmni tlm '. building hurried at ace te their homes. At "ij neon twentv.flve p.,. sons wero uiisAeeimlnit ,4'f for, and It Is foare that they have been buried in the mi building and break sudden that no escape SOMU heart The sccnosareunt s rfTbe sottllngyer thp t S elit of the flre iwas se line was allowed for' f " CNDING. SCENES. t ' tin nlfiv nrnhnin-ctiufn l r. and the pollce are i - -. w ... . w , ODt busy lu restniinicir 7. relatives and f rienc of persens. belloved te j liave lest ineir nves rum uruuKiug 'lureugu the lines and Impec g ti(o,weric,or.Uie flv men. Scoresor pe le assailed the'iulHeer with teariul entreat te be allowett'te pasf- through the lines, 1 k the edlciaU wefe ob i stinateand reftised e allow nnyone te pass but the flromen doc rs' ambulunce corps. TUN WOML IN TUB BUINSl The fereman of t 0 soap factory, Awiie whs also the engineer, w ts bunieil te death. It '.s helle ved that ten wvneu ut least atie' burled In the ruins. .4,- ' The whele structt 0 was burning fiercely at 12:30 and in all p 'liability wflf bejetaljy destroyed. Thore great danger frem the standing wall and Iio tlremeu have-te 1j0 very cautious. Th oef thorn ha6wreadj fallen in. - " -. Uy 12:15 o'clock t firemen hd"seeeeded In getting the flame undercutrcl,'ibit,)iave slnce iHJen iwurlng ater on.the rulwTer the purjiose ot'ceoling ein and. perratWlng the search for the missl g te go en. Parts of ihdi ruins are newswar dug with wllUaiTiandi( 9, acnvciy engaguu 11 uigHuig or m ireinaius 01 hjoiue Known te ivu )rsiivu. -va THUEEBO KSUECOVEnKB Tliree bodlea w e recovered ftreiti th" ' rulasuptolfle p. . Among tUe'iiiisslug . are Edwin Uahlwir ged 22, "of CA'tlantirf avcuue, wlie was s en US faUfrem the iwcend . story or the bull if ng M It, wentdlwn v Daniel J. Lewory, 0 onglneer i Eraiaa5 Par,- v trldge, who was en ileypit. lu.JUuo'jhUtfe" I factory. , , . ' ,Jif . t The chlef et the rf uepartuieHrsajp he Is , almost eeruiui mat nvrw uru iiym tmfenw twouty-Ilve boilles 'ith'erulnBi A.riwie.t new In circulation ut a heap' of Jttifr stt bodies wero found 1 tbfrrukff,;" . 5- 'stf OTIIEUJW IstMtivf.FMXMtd t 1 In Miles city, Mi nana, m Wfi-wnkUt' -bwnay y UUblUKHUaiullH ' w "7511 'T' '' " HJTr TT v.1 eyer tlie city destr ViriPtri.uj j ness places and cai lug flMtji(M. An lncendJary il BlntteMmial 1 'Ugiji9i.,- tf itv nlKht witei out 111 ees iBMuwsf. Ith cludlnc the opera I hwev-Lesses W. E. Gateq AC .' dry goods and stere, Uwnferd, C un.,!WM?rebjin una men uurueu u ' " wiw i m & ta V&H "rS "A 3 m -rife m i Ji ., K k s.-ty. -ZA, i A " "Mi ... -wi ti,.il J
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