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LANCASTER, PA., MONDAY, MARCH 8, 188G.
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liiHurB" II Am. Hlglil Inveetlf -
Unit ul III. Department
ICur. Dr. I K, lllgbee, mitorlnteiulont of
public schools, by appolulmeut or Uovernor
i'ltttlsmi, ami r.r-olrie head el the soldiers'
orphans department alie, lias addressed n
leugthj leiinr te tlie govorner mi the
subject of Jlie se-called exposure el tlie
condition of these schools recently made In
the Philadelphia llecertl. Willi roferonco te
Hid alleged partiality el tlie department In
sendlni: nn umlue iniinlHir of pupils te
I) schools run by tlie syndlcate lie says :
" & fl'l... .11.111. t.il.... ,.e ..l.ll.t.... In tltn varlnllu
V, I 1MT liniU14llflll ,l IJUIIWII1., ,..w....
schools has no fixed limitations bylaw, but
is very properly lert te tlie discretion and
Judgmentnr tliu superintendent, whoaleno
lias bolore lilui tbe nci canary data, varying
rrem inentli te month, upon the basis of
which audi distribution could be made.
New, as the only iiosilhle favor which the
siiis'tlnlendent In this direction could confer
must consist in Iho Increase ordecreasoof
tl.e number or children ordered Inte the re
spective schools (thelriicr eitptta pay belng
tlxed d finitely by be legislature Itself), let
iik oxamlue ciirelully the statistical table, as
correctly given ' Iho artlcle of the llrceril,
beariiiB In mind that It covers thotluieofmy
administration, from ltd beginning in 1881 up
te IS-O.
Ilu tlien quotes the llecenl's table, and
mijai
New let any candid mind oxamlne the
alioie table, and see ir the rclatlve Hiatus of
the aclienla en May hi, 188.1, compared with
Hauioeu May 31, IsSI, gives ovldenco of any
conspiring favoritism te the syndlcate, nml
especially a eer against Choster Springs.
Teuld exnmlnntlen, t glve the iwrcontage of
"squeezing euL"
LheMertqirlnif, ' sqiicrril out," illf percent
Durum I" J "
l.lnreln Inst,. . " M "
llarfeid ' .S2 1 "
Mim-iicHi .... " ts;ii
McAIIWlutvlllc " in
Mrretr " if, "
Mount Jeu " JU . "
northern Heme " VU-fi "
tlnlenlixrn " '211V "
L While Hall " IT
With the exception or l.lnreln Institute,
l which I wasallowltigteboclosodasasoldlers'
orphan tichoel by discharges en age, and Mi
Allislerville, te wnlch I will seen reler, and
of Manslleld, icieie uric builtliny tent nor
trectctl, hew p'iiln It Is that there is nothing
whateer Indicating a partiality. The per
centage Is as nearly uniform as it could well
be made, and Insuring, its 1 notice, Chester
.Springs, and White Hall and Ciilontewn
beyond the rest Whcii.McAlllslorvillecamo
into the hands or the syndicate, January, 1SS3,
lla number w.ti ITrt, and In ISA,, 171, a less of
live. In the preceding year it bad increased
37. et the next vcar It Is decreased bv -ti
as fair a system of balancing aa tbe ilrcuni
tances would allow. What attempt Is thore
here te nihauce the busincsa Interests el a
ayndlcate?
I nreleronce te Chester Sprlngs.lt may 1m
luipllcit that the "s(iuoe7lug" process was
through the year liumedlatcly procedlng the
sale, lofereo Hat na-icritlce te Its ownera into
the hands of the syndicate, Let us sce the
decrease bolween IsM and ISsvTi.
Vhtiter fiprlnit "sqiirccd out" of l'JJt'i IMl
or tl wr cent
.VcyllliifriiHr l 1 (Slt-ITI) nimrlj se jir ct
Mererr ;(at-'.,l3) or liiir.ct.
Mount Jey .15 (Jj)-tl) or 13 pr ct
The Um e lust nauuil urn 8yn Jlcale BchiMils.
What possible ground Is thore here for any
complaint tijien the part fit Cheater Springs,
w liose cr cent el ilecrease Is no inin.li lens
than that of the ayndlcate ltaelf T Whero is
llicre a shadow of proof that this dopnrtment
entered Inte any intrigue te ferce Ha s.ile ?
s) Hut new comes the ceert charge again
that the " Miiee7lug out pnvesa," w hen It
bad served Its piirnoae, Is at ence couiple ceuiple
mentetl by lt opposite, and the schools et the
himlluitoureatenco lillesl up.
Tlie true state of the case la this : In iuw
of the law cloning all adiulssleua en June 1,
IbsJ, 1 had nsKed .i largely ilecrcvsed apiiro apiire apiiro
prialieu, which was oteil. The legislature,
iieeer, ri'opencil admissions In l!is.l, but
lid net Increase the appropriation. Ah seen
as' 1 saw that u detlclt was being created, 1
htepped all admlhsleus and ordered six jkji
i ent. ff the children In each school te be dis
charged (holding the orders foraubsefment
admission), te roduce expenses te available
liinds appropriated. New, when this detlclt
was made up, a larger appropriation made,
and tlie law of admissions charged, 1 found
that we had adequate Kinds te incroaae the
uumberin thoncheols,and somehOOapprovod
applications en tile, the applicant all eager
. tehae orders of admission, 1 made 'sery
carefully a achedule of distribution te OH up
ttie larger schf els te Isjtween 'J50 and 300,
and laMicd outers of admiaslen. liy rolor relor roler
enco te the tallewing- table, which roprcaenta
the preaent RUtuaoftlie Hchoels, it will be
Hien that all the schoela were Increases!, but
that Chester Springs is out or proportion
compared with the otherH :
JlountJej. . aa White Mall Zl
ilriciT Sl Mansfli Id 1U
w McAlllnlir ll!k) ... viullartenl .... 1M
Northern lleuie .. 'JW liayten K5
Unlontewn . liil ChvstcryprliiRs .... ST
The jiecullar clrcumshuices which occa
sioned this I explained te tbe ropertor of the
, llccurtt, but te unwilling ears :
- The leglslatUe committee, ha lug ltiest.
gated the Mnceln Institute, forwarded me u
copy of their report, requesting that the
soldiers' orphan children be withdrawn from
that school. Mrs, Mutter, Udy Inspector of
ihe sUioels, and manager or the Northern
home, was vjry earnest in her unwilling
neus that I hheuld transfer any of them te
her school. I transferred them at ence te
Chester .Springs, because it would have been
wieng te have aent them te Reme distant
school, thus forcing upon their parents or
guardiana'aueh u large cost of transportation,
and depriving the children of the chance el
visiting their homes during vacation. 1 fol
lowed the uniform practice of this depart
ment, and I think any prudent ellicer would
have dene the same.
lteslde this, Mrs. Under, sending me a list
of Heme lirty-lhroe children, urged me te
transfer them le Chester Springs, which I
did. This swolled the number out or pro
portion, anil time enough baa net mtorvened
m bring the balance into better shape. All
tin i'cm (one li myself, and, with no reler
cuce te the changed ownership of Chester
Springs. J Tad it been owned by any one else,
tbe same course under the circumstances
would has e been pursued. I must use my
judgment in this tuatler of distribution,
which Is net se easy a task as te sonie It may
appear; and the relative status et the schoela
at llmcH may be very much disturbed.
Till. I'AVMK.VTH TO TIIK HPIIOUI.S.
Ill regard te the amounts paid te the
schools, I have only te say that they will be
Jound te correspeud throughout with the
I number of children actually In the schools
and net a single warrant Issued but has lis
corresponding veuchers fully verltled.
Hut the be called "exposure" goon further
than thin. It Implies Indeed covertly
charges, that by a change of the isaue rolls
and veuchers in reference te clothing fur
nished, the syndicate has been aided In its
traud, because the only satlstactery niothed
thatexlsted for determining the quantity of
clothing Issued was in tuts way uosireymi i
This la se lalse and defamatory as te require
attention here.
The superintendent then gees en te explain
that the law requires the managers el each
school te expend one-sixth of the total money
paid thein for clothing, and every precaution
was taken te see that this w as dene.
IJJSTIIUOTION IN THE SCHOOLS.
With roference te the character of teachers
employed, Or. Illgbee saya ;
It Is our deliberate Judgment aud we feel
as well quail Hed te Judge In this matter, from
an experience or nearly forty years In school
work, as the reporter of the Philadelphia
Ilecerd that the educational work or our
soldiers' orphan schools Is and has lieen fully
equal ir net sujierler te that or our public,
schools. 1 should be ashamed et myself,
had 1 net made this n subject el special
thought and care, audit will appear strauge
Indeed te the school men or this common
wealth iri, who have uew for nearly llve
years personally attended the examinations
or these K-hoela, aud supervised their
whole method of teaching and their whole
aviteni of grading, should net be as
well qualified te sak eflhelr condition as a
roerter who has hastily visited thorn and
twrchance never attended an examination
therenr.
Hut I am unwilling toleaothls tnatler In
any vague form before the public, and hence,
without referring te the classes and gradea
and subdivisions, all or which are accurately
proaentod te the legislature and te tbe publle
in overy annual repert which reports may
be bad from this department by all pontens
desirous of seeing lliem I direct the candid
altontlen or the educators el this common
wealth te Iho Hiatus of the tcaohers In our
soldiers' orphan schools, se rar as this can be
detormlned by oxternal record.
He proceeds te show In detail that nearl.r
oery teacher employed at ttiase schools Is or
very high professional grade and cortlllcnle,
and concludes :
It must, from the alxe showing, be plain,
te these who ulth le kueir, that the noldlers'
orphans are net belng neglected by my allow
ing Incompetent and Inexperienced toachers
or low grade te be employed. I have net
words stidlcieutly strong te ropel the Implica
tion which Is no unwarranted, and, I may say,
se utterly rockless.
HAMTAltV CONDITION Of THIS SCHOOLS.
Te auy candid mind, hew plain It must
be, that children between the ages or Iho
and sixteen, gathered togethor rrem all
quarters the dlsjocted members of war
w rocked families throughout this common
wealth packed togethor llke herrlngs. In
seme schools three and lour In ene bed, In
damp and ninl-oderous rooms, hall-clothed
and hall-fed, and bathed, It may be, hi
pickle-barrels, with no calisthenics, and no
sullahle play.greund hew plain it must be,
we reKat, that the vitality el children thus
treated would be se reduced that any epi
demic, such as diphtheria or scarlet feer,
would sweep them oil by the hundred. Such
Is lijglonie law !
Hut what are the lacls of the case? What
de our carefully kept records of all the
schools, recerds which ceme from sworn ofll efll
ceis recal? Nearly 1.1,000 children under
sixteen j cars of age hat e been in these schools
for terms ranging Irem ten te two years, and
thore have been enfv fArer Aumfrf'ff tnil
(ii'enfV-iutic (') tltiithx someof tliee rrem
accidents and net disease, I'plilemlcs hae
reached thorn, but In no case has the ercent ercent
Bk'e el deaths thererrem equalled that et the
nelghborlieod. At l"n Ien town, especially
complained of, ten (ID) deaths rrem dlsease
havoeccurnsl since the opening of tlie school,
nearly 'M years age.
"I Ofll t'lIII.IIIILN IV ONI! IIKH."
It Is at this school, at I'lilonteuti, that four
children are found crowded into ene bed.
What a reckless state of things this rei eals I
Let us see hew this Is. At this school there
Is quite a large nursery of young children
Irem thrce te six years el age, with n few
weak children reaching eight years Included
among thorn. These children are under the
cam of women of long oxperlanco In such
work, ene in our orphan school, the ether In
the school Bt X en la, Ohie, 1'eur young chlU
dren from this nursery, subject te the croup,
were taken Inte a large ranilly Ixxl te Imj near
the hedslde el ene of theso women, that she
might hear their breathing, and be ready te
take prompt c.tre of them IT attacked during
theulght.
The motherly woman would net permit
them te be aw ay whero shu could net watch
them hourly, Thore was beds enough ler all.
All t'ui the rnerter of the llecertl knew.
Yet this wlse act el n long-exporlonccd
mother, wltlfeut asingle comment, Is spread
broadcast in or the state, with a dcslre that
It shall be coiidemned aud carry Its weight
or condemnation against all the schools.
What it strange animus this betrays 1 As
e tr against Hev. Sajers, wliatn piuclent and
reliable inspector this man would makel
He It Is also who porverts my ew u conduct,
making me se heartless as te turn en my
hcel In his presence, In my own elllce, with
n snoer at the poverty el theso children's
homes. Nothing cm be mero maliciously
false. I did "turn en iny hcel," with no
words te show my disrespect ler the poerty
of a broken-down soldier's family, tied for
bid! but te hide, as a man of dltl'crent in
stincts would hae known, my rising disgust
for a thinly-disguised 1'harh-s.lsm.
Se w ith the story of distributing a d()7en
lints Hineng ninety girls at the McAllister McAllister McAllister
vllloscheol. Kery girl hore had a sultable
hat, aud all the girls el the school attended
church from Sunday te Sunday with hats and
prner clothing, 'le this the teachers and
citlreus will abundantly testify.
Till) HYNWCVTK.
It must Ixi kept In mind that the depart
ment has no iiioney contract wlialscxnerwlth
these schools. The state pays a llxrsl ;ur
cii;ji((1 amount for eery child In the schools,
and the law requires that one-slxth or this
amount be used for clothing the original
bills, us has already been said, of the cost of
said clothing, Hworntebytbo principals or
managers, being taken as the basis upon
which such estimatecfnne-slxlh Is made. The
dopartmeut has no power or determining
bow much the buildings cost, hew much
is paid for feed, ler luel, for teachers' sala
ries and ether service, or what may be the
prelit accruing te the proprietors. It only
knows, by sworn blllH, Iho cost or clothing
furnished and issued te the children, also that
it or such character as required by the super
intendent; that proper beddmg and teaching
and medical treatment are provided ; and
the fact that a sutllcient amount of geed,
wholesnme feed Is supplied the children,
all of which facts are ascertained and con
stantly reported by elllelal Inspectors ap
K)lnled by the goernor mid the superin
tendent. 1 have net been able te see that a combina
tion of sever.il schools under a syndic de
management must result hi injury te the
children. Of course, such an arraiigoment
must be mero economical, because the pur
chase of supplies may be made en se large a
scale. 1 could nut feel myseir justified en
this ground or greater prelit, te break up
theso schools by transferring the children
elsowhero. lfllind, as I hae found, that
the prevision for the children, made by such
a syndicate, has lieen satisfactory and equal
te, if net better than hi schools managed
singly, I should be dishonest te clese them.
Had 1 oUdence, however, that thore had
been any attempt te half feed and hall clethe
the children by a syndicate, In order te In
crease Its pretlts, 1 should have been equally
corrupt net te have promptly disbanded Iho
schools.
Mr. Wright's letter te his uiauager at Alt.
Jey 1 never saw or heard of liefore It appear
ed In print In the Itecenl. It certalnly needs
explanation. ' Frezen feet, tee-nails drop-
lng oil', Itch, etc." theso enses were never
ilnted te me. Net n syllable heard 1 of tliese
things trem parents or inspectors, or teachers.
Dr. Zlegler, the physician or the school,
whom I have regarded and de regard an
honerablo man and skillful physlclau, I met
Irequently en my way rrem Lancaster te
Harrlsburg, and I always Inquired parti
cularly et him In regard te the health or the
children; and this griue matter he noer
montlenod. Frequently 1 v Isited the school,
and I hae imer dlseeered anything te In-
uicaiu such a siaiu ei iiiiiius.
This leads me te think tfiat soma explana
tion is possible, in view of the fact that it is
Iiilsucli Hat contradiction or all the reports
of Inspectors, and of my own frequent visita
tions, much mero frequent te this school,
because se near my own home.
Mr. Wright haUng been absent In Cali
fornia during the past month, 1 have net had
any chance te silt this tnalter te the very
bottom, as 1 dosire, and as I shall de Im
mediately upon his rettirn. The truth, the
whole truth, and nethlnir but the truth shall
1m brought out, ir possible, without fear or
favor. I noer pass Judgment, hoeer,
until the whole case la In hand, and will net
cenucmu tiiitit ttie alleged oiienuor is Heard.
It Is strange that theso holding such a
letter In possession ler the past two years
should net long slnce have taken measures
te exjiose the matter. Kveiy consideration
of humanity aud justice should have
prompted such a course. It ether letters
of a kindred character are held back, as
seems te be Implied by the llecertl, it Is
wrong. My oillce Is net te delenil Mr.
Wright, but te ascertain his guilt. If guilty he
be ; ami every s liable of his misdoings, or
tuose eiauy otuer individual conneeieu wiiu
tliese orphans schools lit any responsible
capacity wnaisoever, sneuiu de nreugni m
light. I should legard myself as equally
guilty with the party te such outrage, II,
knowing any wrong dene te the children I
did net take steps at ence te redress It. 1
am net the partisan et Mr. Wright, but the
8 uardlan and protector of the keldiers' chll
reu. It Is their Interests, net his. that 1 am
watching.
Mil, VXVl. AND TIIK IlRl'ARTMUN r.
I bave no disposition te shield Mr. I'aul or
any one else. On assuming the duties of u-
jiorlntendent In BSl, I made no changes In
the elllce, merely lining two vacancies then
existing. Mr. I'aul, the chler clerk, was
highly recommended by Dr. Wlckersham,
nnd se far as I could Judge, was a very valu
nbln efll cer. I knew nothing of his owning
n third Intorest In the ML Jey school then,
nor until lsxt. I feel assured that had there
lieen any bribery, as charged by the llccenl,
In his securing his Interest In the ML
Jey school In 1H77, te Inllucnce the
distribution of children, It would have
shown Itseir, and my prodecossor would at
ence have dismissed him. When he In
formed me in regard te this Interest- I
weighed the matter, anil I retained him,
knowing that thore was we jieniMecimife of
ills Increasing or decreasing ihe amount of
thostate's money paid te the school In whose
nwnershlp he had lnteresL Ner was thore,
a! auy time, the slightest effort of apparent
disposition en his part te lull uonce my policy
or distribution ei or which he had no con
trol whatever.
Hut as seen as 1 found out my error In net
avoiding the very appearance of evll, I told
him oltiier te resign or break all connection
with the schools. Why he continued in the
department llie mouths atter exocutlve ad ad
vlce had been given me le this ellect, is well woll well
knewn te yourself, aud needs at this time no
public explanation from me.
NRVKRAUIItTr.il IMS OWN Af'f OUNTS.
A very wrong Impression, hewever, Is
made when It is supposed that this otllce
audits Its own accounts. It would be utterly
Imposslble ler Mr. I'aul le de this, as charged
by the reporter el the llecertl. As the public
may be Ignorant or the routine of work or the
oillce, permit me te ghe H brier but plain
gynnpals thereef:
The accounts ler the education and mainte
nance or the children In the orphan schools
are settled quarterly, and are sworn te by the
principal or manager or each school. Iho
prlncljials or the schools are required te send
te the department at the clese of each week a
report which contains the names of all chil
dren admitted, all transfers, discharges en
age or order, deaths and absentoes, with cor
responding dates. All admissions and dis
charges are made by erder or the superinten
dent himself.
Theso ropetlsarooxamlned, and the proper
entries made In the books ler this purpose,
exclusively by the tlnanrial clerk, a sub sub sub
ordlnateclerkoftliodep.irtinenL A quarterly
report Is also sent with the bills, which is a
summary or the weeulv reports. The books
thus exhibit ncomplete record or the accounts
et each school. When the bills are receded,
they are examined and checked by the
financial clerk, who carefully examines each
date tosee that It agrees with his record, aud
that the amounts charged are in accordance
with tlie prohlensot the law. The bills are
then certllled te by the superintendent aud
sent te the auditor general ler further exami
nation and sottlemeiiL
TIIK ni'FICIAl, INHl'ECTOns.
Tliese are Mrs. 13. K. Hutterand Hey. J.
W. Nayers. In addition te their regular
visitations el the schools, sometimes or very
long duration and at ether times mero brief,
I hau frequently called upon them te make
sjieclal visiLitleu w henever complaints came
te tlie oillce which 1 could net attend te
personally. 1 hale for years been thoroughly
convinced of their faithfulness and consci
entious attention te their work.
It is a dllllcult work, aud, as the artlcle
under discussion remarks, reqnlres time for
critical examination of each and eiery school.
If this lie true, as most certalnly ltls, te keep
the schools In snlllclent working order, it Is
equally true that mero than a hasty visitation
el an outside reporter Is requlred te warrant
either a condemnation et their work or of the
schools. It requires but little time or care, I
knew, te put u rail en the track te wreck a
running train, retn pared with the intelligent
and constant labor of englneer and flreman
te gulde It salely en Its onward cour-e.
7j up.riritt.iCAS vauvuh.
Al) era ami llHlli.irli lliitn W.ilL flier Herlr
Villi. 1 hrnngti n llh a 'iieee.
The Republican members of the new city
council met in caucus en Siturday eening,
in common council chamber and selected the
city olllcers for the ensuing year. All the
members-elect, 2 in number, wero promptly
en hand.
The great contest was ler street commis
sioner. It took seven billets te decide, and
Hert7., the present incumbent wen by a vete
of IR te 11. The candidates placed In nom
ination for this ofllce were Kotiben Oster,
Jacob (Jreenawalt,Jaceb Hertz, I'cter W.Oor W.Oer
recht, Miller lkinau, A. Kaulleld, S. II.
I.evati, Henry Itesh, Charles Schwobel and
Charles liucklus. All these candidates ro re ro
cei oil votes en the lint ballet except Oster
and llesh. On the fourth ballet the vete
steed liucklus 0, Hertz. 10, Oerrecht '.', and
Kckinan .1. On the sixth ballet ell were
dropped but fierrecht and Hert7, unit en that
ballet each had It votes. On the soventh
ballet ltert7 was nominated by the vote of
M. S. Harnish, or the Fourth want, gelug te
him.
City Treasurer Myers had no opposition.
Councilman Mentzer did net place Weimer
lu nomination ucalust Halbich, ler superin
tendent of the water works, as he saw there
was no chance of defeating Ualbach.
The city sollcltership was decided en the
second ballet by the selection of Henry
Carpenter. He received l.r votes, W. T.
Ilrewn 11 and J. W. Oenllngeri The iiama
el J. W. Jehnsen was net presented te tlie
caucus.
S. C. Slaymaker was nominated for city
regulator, ileleatlug Allan A. Iierr by a
vete or III te t
Fer assistant regulators theiinmlnees were
Adam Musketnuss, Antheny I.ochler, Isaac
Hubley and Hebert Albright. I.ochler aud
Albilg'ht were nominated en the lirst ballet
Jehn II. I.eucks was elected janitor with
out opposition.
itebert A. llians was selected for president
of select council, Hr. Ilelenius deciding net
te boa candidate. Alderman Hair was re
elected clerk.
William K. Heard was chosen as prc-ddunt
of common council by acclamation and Jacob
M. Chillas re-iihs?ted clerk.
111(1 !At.l'.UPfiTUVKt
runners' National Itunk tiring Stir, per Share,
and first National Siel.
This afternoon Sam Matt Friday, auc
tioneer, sold the following stocks for J, 11.
Leng at the Cooper heuse:
Ten shares el Fanners' Natien il bank
stock te l.evl It. Ithedic, at gll.!.7u per
share.
Five shares of same te Jehn N. Weeds, at
fllLUO porshare.
Tnosevcn per ceut JlOOIiends, el the Quit Quit
ryvllle railroad, te Christl-m 1!. Landis, at
fin per 100.
Flo shares el Farmers National bink le
A. 11. Suuimy, at Sill -13 per share.
Five shares or same te Jehn N. Weeds, at
(115 pershare,
Fie shares of Fulton National bank te
William Hiddle, at 10J per share.
FlioshaicsefKauio te A. 11. Frltehey, al
f 1W per share,
Fh e shares et same te Jehn It. llltncr, at
f 1SH70 per share.
Three shares of same te same, at 81S9 CO per
share.
Ten shares of First National bank te Jehn
N. Weeds at ti!01 per share.
Nine shares or Lancaster County National
bunk te Jacob K. Haby at $ lll.ft'i per share,
Flo shares or Manhelm National bank te
S. S. Wlest at MCO per share.
Flie shares et same te J, K. NIssley at
5159.00.
Ten shares Lancaster and Lilll. lurnplke
stock te Henry H. Hesli at K6..W per share.
Six shares or s.unu te Kiuantiel I". Keller
at 175.40 per sharp.
Four el same te Jacob It, Wlssler at $75.30
per shaie.
Ten et same te Heniy 11. Hcsh at 75.50
per share.
Twenty shares of same te Keuben A. Hear
at 75 per share.
Twenty-two shares of Lancaster A Fruit
vllle lurnplke te Lewis S. llartinan at iJ3.M.
Four shares r same te Heubeu L. Lamlls
at f 53. 10,
Ten shares of Uineaster .V Marietta turn
pike te M. U Land Is at $.13 per share.
Seven shares of Hlg Spring ttlieav or Yalley
turriplke te.M. L. Ianiflsut $7 (er share.
Funeral of I, Wllllair MaUluien.
lsaae William Makliiseu was burled en
Sunday at 'i o'clock from his parents' real real real
douce eti Seuth 1'rlnce street The Inter
ment was prlvately in Woodward Hill ceme
tery. A Urge crowd attended the tuueral
services by Her, S. Stall at the beuse.
TIIK COAL MINERS' STRIKE.
TIIK VntPUnHBOAl.KUPCaitUKRt.AKD
ItKMAJtDKIinY TIIK If VKKKR.
Federation Ne. .1, at IMlUburr, llexln. Ilia
Strlkti, Which Will llxlenil te ttie Ka.l.
10,000 Miners About te fle Out.
The Operators Oiling In.
I'lTTsiitmn, Pa., March 8. An extensive
strlke of coal miners of Federation Ne. 3,
was Inaugurated te-day. This also comprises
the son coal districts of the Kast. The de
mand Is for the uniform scale adopted at
Cumberland en February 10th, Involving a
goneral advance of ten cents per ten. There
are ten thousand miners In the district Dis
patches received this morning from the
Maryland roglens reported that the miners
te the number of O.OOtl wero out Other
points have net been heard rrem as J et
Secretary Davis, of the Miners' Amalgamated
association, says thore la no doubt but that
the strlke will become goneral In a row dayf.
Many or the Moyersdale operators are aim
ing te cencede the advance, thus causing
the greatest confldenco among the strikers.
This strike Is especially notewortby as belng
the first general demand by all the districts
competing In the Kaatern niarket for an ad
vaneo In wages, and also the first etlbrt te
carry out the prlnclple laid down by the
Joint convention of operators and miners at
Columbus, Ohie, for the establishment of
uniform rates In competing district
IVnecs lUlied Frem ai.33 te Hi, 50.
llAnTrone, Conn., March. 8. The New
Yerk A New Haen railroad company has
without solicitation decided te ralse the pay
oflaberors en all divisions et their read from
?L33 te $1.00 a day, beginning April 1.
Voluntarily Increa.lnE Wage ,
The brick manufacturers or Heading, em
ploying ever -100 hands, met Saturday and
voluntarily Increased the wages of all om em om
pleyos for the coming season from 8 te IS per
cent About soventy-five hed-carriers also
met and decided te ask of contractors an ad
vaneo of 20 per cent In their wages. The
bricklayers et the city, about &00 In number,
hai e already decided te deinaud about 'JO
per cent Increase. The building season Is ex
pected le Ik) brisk.
Apache. Kill Traveler..
TeMlisTONi:, Ariz., March 8. News is Just
received that thirty Apaches attacked a party
of travelers, ten days ege, fifteen miles south
west of Nocesarl, Honors, Mexico, killing ene
Mexican and an American named Zess. The
Indians, who It is believed belong te Oero Oere Oero
nhne's band, then went te William Hrewn's
mine, where McKurtiu was killed last Sep
tember, and killed Hrew n and his companion,
James Meser. The baud then started south
and camped ene mile south of Sau 1'odre,
whero they stele eighty horses bolenglng te
settlers. The Indians then went in the di
rection or the Slerra Madres mountains.
JK.l. HP.r3IUVlt HEAD.
Sutlerlnc I rniti IllneM a Leng Time, Stio Hies
TliU MernlDe.
I tic i, N. Y., March 8. Mary Hleecker,
relict or ex-Goveruo Horatio Seymour, died
at the rosldenceof Mrs. Itosceo Cenkllng, at
8:30 this morning.
Mrs. Seymour had been sick for seme time
and was remeved by the late governor from
his country home en account of her illness.
She was a sister of Hnscoe Cenkllng, and a
unble woman.
A Prnmliient Itallrend Official.
fcciiNr.cTAi, N. Y., March 8. Mr. C. H.
Meeker, who was ler many years goneral
paseuger agent or the New Yerk Central A
Hudsen Hlver railroad, died at his residence
at ft o'clock this morning. Mr. Meeker had
been sullering from paralysis for evor two
years.
tellmen Hurled Iir the Corener.
Hatovtewn, N. J., March S. Samuel
Jehnsen, the negre who was hanged by a
mob hore en Siturday morning, for outrago eutrago outrage
ously assaulting Miss Angelia Herbert, was
buried In the pauper's cometery this morn
ing at 10:30. The remaius of the negre were
placed In a wooden cetliu and taken te the
cemetery, accempanied by Corener Smith
and three assistant''. The cemetery is enlya
few yards from Jehnsen's late resldence.
At the Inquest, which will be held te-day,
tw enty-elght witnesses have been summoned,
all of whom are expocted te threw some llp.ht
upon hew the midnight execution of Friday
was accomplished.
TIIK TUUTII-rOI.I.lM rttUPESHOlt.
CrmtU llavtDB Their Teetli I'ulleil Out lle
raime the Operation It Free.
The teeth-pulling " Professer " at the Lan
caster rink has started in his second week,
and if his business Is as big this week as it
was last, he cati have no reason te complain.
The crowds, which ha e gathered te see this
show have been tremendous, l'rebably
mere people were present at the two per
formances nn Saturday than at any ethers.
Men steed as closely as they could be packed
down stairs and the big gallery
was filled with women, who seenied
te take as much Interest In the
entertainment as the men. On account or
the size or the crowd en Saturday seieral
persons fainted. In tlie oienlng an old man
tell e or. He was quickly hustled out and
steed up against a fence, where he seen ro re ro
ceiored and returned te leek at the tooth teeth
pulling. Women push and fight men te get
into the place, and it matters llttle te thorn II
they are knocked down a few times. The
teeth. pulling continues, and it is net difficult
for the prolesser te find poeplo te practice
upon. As fast as oue leaves the platform an an
ethor crawls up, and te the thumping or the
bass drum the teetli are draw u. Whether the
victims have pain or net, It ladlllicult te tell ;
for irthey have, they cannot complain, as the
crowd will Kugh at thein. Many people hae
their teeth Jerked out Just because the opera
tion is free. The instrumental music of the
show continues te be popular, and a ventrilo
quist does a fair act Seme of the singers
still worry the audiences with their warli
llng, while ethers de passably well.
The profosser makes a long speech each
night and the poeplo are forced te listen te it
in order te see me wnniosaie loom puiimg.
In his addresses he pitches into any ene he
feels lika One night last w ecK he gave the
new spaper people a "turning ever," (which
mikes them fell very 111) and en Saturday
evening he poured het shot upon the quacks.
The professor sells barrels et his medicine
and sceups up money by the hatful, i:ory i:ery
thing Is done with a rush and Charles
Thompson, with a bread smlle en his face, Is
kept busy managing tbe aggregation.
UKATKN 111' -I COMPANW.f.
Twe
Men IJimrrcl Over a l'le ami One In
Knocked Out,
Themas Median, an emplnju of the rolling
mill, who resides at Ne. -120 Lafayette street,
was badly boateu by Ismael Heald, a fellow
workman, en Saturday night The row oc
curred in the house of Kate Gaul, en Seuth
Duke st root, below Mlddle. It appears that
Meehan had n"plpe, which he valued highly
and Ileald wanted It. Meehan relused
te give it te him, and het words
iel lowed. Ileald finally made an attack
upon Meehan, who was se badly used up
that he Is confined te his house. Dr. Mc
cormick attended hjm and found that his
nese was cut, an ear silt and his face and
body covered with bruises. After beating
Meehan, Ileald get possession or the plpe,
which he carried oil.
Otlicer Kilchle arretted Ileald, who has
been held ler u hearing before AldnrinunMc.
(lllnn, en the charges of assault and battery,
larceny and driinkennessand disorderly con
duct Heretofore the men had been geed
friends.
lllnklej'a llrlde.
One span of Hlnkley's bridge was com-
Sleted en Saturday. It will take about ten
ays te complete tbe remaining span,
.WBKPH UP.H7.UU SENTENCED
The Famous Forcer (lets Ten Tears Fer Ills
Merlei of Crime Jee. J. Ileicli Convicted.
The announcement that Jeseph Herzeg
would be sentenced en Saturday, at the con
clusion of the Desch trial, drew a large audi
ence te the court room en Saturday afternoon.
Herzeg was brought from prison shortly after
3 o'clock but was kept lu ene of the outer
rooms until the court ws ready te pass sen
tence. It was ten minutes after -t o'clock
when the district attorney called Herzeg for
sentence. He walked slowly, accempanied
by the sheriff, until he steed In front or the
court. He wero an ovorceat buttened te the
neck, and dark clethes. He loekod badly,
was pale and thin, and from appearances Is
net long for this world.
William A. Wilsen, ctq., ene of his coun ceun coun
sel, made an eloquent appeal le the court for
mercy, net se much for tbe prisoner as for
the ethors who must suffer for his wrong
doing. He said all the years or the prisoner's
llfe had been spent In this city. He was
sober, industrious a geed husband and
kind father. When business misfertunes
overtook htm, he had net the courage te ask
help from theso who would have aided him
and he committed the ollenses te which he
has entered a plea of guilty. Herzeg did net
Intend te wrong anybody, and expected
some geed fortune te aid him In his troubles,
but was disappolnted. In conclusion Mr.
Wllscn asked his honor that the sentence ;te
be passed be as merclml as consistent with
the majesty and dignity or the law.
S. H. Heynelds, esq., endorsed what his
colleague had said, and he tee asked that the
court w euld glve consideration te the prayers
or theso who have te suirer for Herzeg's
crimes.
TRN YCAUS THE bRNTENCR.
Judge Livingston said every circumstance
would be taken Inte consideration but It
must be remembered that forgery is gelttng
te be a common crime in this community,
and at nearly every term or court there are
returns for this ellense. It Is true that prier
te the commission or theso crimes Hor7eg's
llfe was a model one, but taking Inte con
sideration the extent and number or the for
geries, it Is net certain that leniency Is the
proper thing. The court In conclusion said
that considering his health, tbe sentence
would be made as light as consistent wllh
the requirements of the law and the enor
mity of the ellense. He was then sentenced
le pay afineelfiO and costs of prosecution
en each of tlie seveu indictments te which he
plead guilty and te undergo an Imprison
ment in the aggregate of ten years, soparate
and solitary confinement, at hard laberlu Iho
lincaster county prison.
Herzeg received hlssentenceunmevedaud
was at once taken by the sheriff back te his
quarters at the county prison. The sentence
dates from Saturday, and all the time he has
been in prison, about fifteen mouths, counts
ler nothing.
HisTenv or Tiir. roiier.nir.s.
Tills community was startled en Friday,
December le, iss-l, by the announcement that
Jeseph Herzeg, the well-known grocer, was
a fbrger, that he had been arrested and com
mitted te the county jail. At first it was
supposed that It was u matter or only a few
thousand dollars which his friends would
make geed, en tnenext uay it was learned
that the forgeries were many and tlie amount
Involved was between 57O,0uO and 5100,000.
A lew days prier te the 10th of December
It was known that Herzeg was financially
embarrassed but It was looked uen as an
ordinary failure. On the day aliove men
tioned two notes, ene for i 1,300 and the
second for (200 bearlug the endorsement of
Jacob II, Dewers becamodueat the Lancas
ter County National bank. They were pro
tested. Mr. Dewers called al the bauk and
pronounced his name a forgery. Herzeg had
these notes discounted and complaint was
made against him by the bank elllcers before
Alderman Harr. lie was arrested and when
taken into custody admitted that he had
forged the naiue of Mr. Honors. On the
same day Samuel Hurns,who had discounted
notes for Herzeg, te the amount or $2,171, te
which the name or Dana Graham was forged,
also entered suit ler fergery against him.
Three ether suits were entered bydiUerent
jiartics, se that in all only seven suits were
iinlnpiiil it lilln li n m 1 rrul a nf (jivlte nsti1l It ire
lieen brought against him. It is knew u tiiat
the name or Dana Orahani was forged by
Herzeg te 58 notes, the name of Heujatnlu
Kiehl ten large number, the name of Henry
Haumgarduer te 17 notes, aud the name of
dozens of ether parties te notes, all of w hich
were discounted by batiks lu this city.
OPINIONS ON T11U SRNTRNCK.
The general Impression is that the sontence
was a proper one, and that Herzeg did net re-
ceive ene day tee much punishment, and
that he should have been sent te the Kasteru
penitentiary. A few people in this only,
hewever, say the sentence was tee severe,
taking into consideration the health of the
prisoner.
Desch Cemlcteil.
B. Frank Fkhlemau, esq., made the clos
ing speech for the commonwealth in the
Desch case. He concluded at 3:30, atter
which Judge I'attorsen Instructed the jury.
The greater part of the judge's charge was en
the question el Insanity. Thejury, after an
absence or ten minutes, rendered a verdict or
guilty In manner and form as indicted ler
the attempt te murder, and net guilty of car
rying concealed deadly weapons, as this
uUense is merged lu the higher crime. Sen
tence wasdolerred until next woek.
Catea Disposed el.
Mary Werth, who was convicted of
folonieus entry, was sentenced te pay a fine
et ?20, costs of prosecution and undergo an
Imprisonment el lliree months In the county
jail.
Win. H. Carr and William M. Mills, con cen
vlcted et an assault and battery en Der Ah
Tuck, weie each sentenced te pay a fine et
$10 and costs or prosecution.
A verdict of net guilty, w Ith county for
ofllce costs, was taken lu the conspiracy case
against O. 11. Orell et. al.
The desertion case against James Farmer
was called for disposition. The court heard
the case et the January sessions and the
turtles were given time te adjust their diffi
culties. The case was continued for two
woeks longer, by which time counsel ex
pected amicable arrangements would be
made.
The surety or the poacecaso against C. C.
Aniwake was dismissed, wltli county ler onice
costs. The case was brought by.Ymwake's
wife and she did net care te iiress it.
This ended the buslness of the March ad
journed quarter sessions court
Te Da)' Seeilen of Court.
Court met at 2:30 o'clock this attorneon for
the transaction et current business.
A. If. .eilers, of Upper Leacock township,
presented a petition te the court setting forth
lliai ai me i uuriiary election uu wus u catim catim
date for the oillce et collection of tuxes; that S.
M. Geed was his competitor; that the olectlen
elllcers relused te count the votes cast ler lax
collector. Thoceuit granted n ruloteshow
cause w by the returu as made by the election
elllcers should net be amended and the v etes
cast for tax collector counted.
Counsel tar Jeseph J. Desch, convicted
or assault with intent te kill Judge
Livingston, filed reasons In arrest
et Judgment and for a uew trial. The
court granted a rule and by ennseut et all
parties iutorested, the matter w ill be argued
at the present term of the argument court,
next week.
The court made an order appropriating
$10,000, li em the county funds, fort hesupert
of the Heme for Friendless Children.
The Chrysanthemum Mienr.
The beard el managers and commltlce
of the proposed chrysanthemum exhibi
tion met tills afternoon at the rooms
of the Y. M. C. A. It was
decided that the exhibition be held
early in November, te continue ler onevveek.
Prices or adtnUsIen, within the reach of
all, were agreed upon. A committee
was appointed te rent the Lancaster
skatine rink for the exhibition. F. H. Dil-
fenderller was elected secretary, ihe pro pre
mlum list will be ready lu a week.
A Terrlble Cliarse.
Frank Iluuiphreys, a respoetablo farmer,
has been urrosted uuir Mllledgevllle,
Georgia, en the charge of having assaulted
and murdered two veuug women, one his
ulece, the ether his tbter-)nlaw,
A ItAUINU Ft UK.
Ills Itlnre en One of the Steamship Uncki, Jer
sey City.
Jnnsr.Y City, N. J., March 8. A lire
brokeout early this morning In the rearel
the Monarch line steamship pler, caused by
spontaneous combustion of n plle of Jute re
cently discharged rrem the Lydlan Menarcli.
Hand grenades railed te check II, and the
city fire department and harbor lire
beats weie called Inte service Very seen
the steamship deck and shed COO root long
and 80 feet wlde, tegether with 100 feet or
the milk car shed of the Frie railroad depet
were completely destroyed. The elllcers of
the Lydlnu Monarch upon which the (lames
wero being driven by the wind, had In the
uioantlme called out the II re brigade or
sailors, but despite their efforts, the lire
beat them back from point te point
Some of the sailors and offlcers were
quite badly burned. A large plece of
burning gate which shot up In the air fell
Inte the decks of the steamships and they
wero seen In flames, IMgglng, sails and
spars wero burned and the vessel was only
saved by abandoning the pier te destruction.
The cargo, which has been almost wholly
destroyed, was very valuable, consisting of
wool, Jute, rags, tin, rum, bottled ale and
porter, and ether miscellaneous goods. The
most valuable part of the cargo was a large
consignment erdry goods In bend for trans
portation ler Canada.
The total less Is vasleusly estlmated at
from MOO.000 te fCOO.OOO ; partly insured.
A VIIUee llurneil Out.
Four dry goods stores and a meat tnarket,
In I'ulaskl, N. Y., wero burned en Sunday
night Less H3,OO0, with an Insurance of
$35,000. The village has no fire apparatu".
A TVU'S nUll.EH IIUIiSTH.
The Vessel mown te Atoms, and Sereu Men
Killed by ths Accident.
Londen, March 8. A terribly fatal boiler
explosion occurred this morning In the
harbor or CardlU. The steam tug Hltleman
had J ust left her berth te go after a tow, when
her old fashioned tubular boller exploded
with a tremendous noise, The tug was
shattered te atoms and every ene en beard,
comprising six men, was Instantly killed.
Their bodies were se tern te fragments that
no pieces large enough te be recognized as
parts of n human body could be recovered.
The cylinder of the englne flew ever the
deck of an Italian vessel which was passing
at a dUtance of a quarter of a mile, and
struck and instantly killed the pilot.
Died Frem Ills Wound.
Lei'Isvilli:, Ky., March 8. James H.
Montgomery, who had his threat cut and was
robbed In Cincinnati, died hore last night of
apoplexy, superinduced by his wounds.
Montgomery was a man el means, and during
the war killed a man with a sword cane for
killing his deg.
Hotly Found Terribly Harked.
Quincy, III., March 8. The body of F.d
ward Hegan was found at the feet of a steep
bank, in a lonely spot, near this city yestor yester
day. The bexly was terribly hacked and cut
as with a cleaver. There is no clue te the
murderer. Hegan was recently a section
foreman or the Hannibal it St Joe railroad,
el which read his father is read master.
A 830,000 Tire lu San Franciire.
SN Fiiancisce, March 8. Fire yesterday
destieyed the Grand Western market and a
nuruber of surrounding dwellings and stores
at the corner of Felk and Hush streets. The
lessis$.'i0,000; insurauce unknown.
II EA1IIEK I'ltUr.AHII.lTlES.
C Washington, D. C, March 8, Fer
the Mlddle Atlantie states, stationary
tomperature, seutherly, winds, snow
turning te rain In southern partlen.
Fer. Tn.sDAY The storm centre will
probably meve northeasterly along the
Atlantic coast en Tuesday, followed by
slightly cooler northwest winds evor the
Lake region and Mlddle Atlantie states.
Dangereus winds are net anticipated for the
Iike regions ; a cold wave, but net soverely
cold, will advance ever the Mississippi and
Missouri valleys, Vpper Lake region and
the Ohie valley, wltli talr weather.
lt CAIILKFItOH KUKOl'ETO UAY.
Docter Schliemann, the German arelnelo arelnele
gist, has purchased a residence In Herlin at a
cost of J0,000.
The Russian government has lecently ex ex
elled a large number of ferdguers, princi
pally German", from the province et Court
laud. Mr. Gladstene has been conflned te his bed
at bis tow n residouce in Carlten Heuso terrace,
Londen, slnce Saturday night Te day he
received tlie ministers and held an Informal
cabinet council lu his bed loom. He still
attends personally te bis o.xtenslvo correspon
dence. Thore is every indication of n fresh out
break of the Servian war. King Milan has
his head set that way, and Queen Natalie is
as enthusiastically in lav or of war as her
husband.
The Hungarian minister lu Vienna ob
jected te the noise of the dynamos, near his
residence, te furnish electric light for the
great new theatre building there, and the
work en it has been stepped, The Vienese
people ure hopping mad ever the interrup
tion. The I'ope has sent the papal blessing te the
Princess Hulall en the occasion of her mar
riage Saturday, and has glven 1,200 for the
relief of needy seminarists.
An emigrants information btireau will
shortly be opened lu the Fnglish colonial
olllce,'te lurnlsh Intending etulgrauts such
Information as will lead them te cheese
Australia, Canada and ethor Hrltlsh colonies
ler their new home, rather than the I'nlted
Htates and ether foreign countries.
COUNSEL DimtlllEE
Oil
Case Slated le lie Sumiiiltted te the
Court
Counsel ler the county olllcers and the
counsel ler the county commlfslenots have
disagreed en a case suited. It w ill be remem
bered that several of the county officers paid
Inte the county treasury several thousand
dollars, while the salary bill was In opera
tion, ever and above their salaries and ex
penses. When the salary bill was declared
unconstitutional they wanted te get tills sur
plus back aud the commissioner.! refused te
pay It te the olllcers, uutil orderod te de se
by the court. The com'iilsaleners retained
A. iierr niiiitu te assist county Moucuer l ry
te leek alter the Interests or the county. After
the relus.il of the commissioners te pay back
this money several coulerences were had bo be bo
tween the couusel for the county elllcers and
counsel for the commissioners, and it was
finally decided mat a case sraieu sneuiu no
prepared and submitted te tbe court for a de
cision. The understanding was that this case
stated should merely set forth the tact that
the county elllcers paid dlv ers sums of money
Inte the ceuuty treasury under the previsions
et tlie salary act, ami the question submitted
was, as the law was declared unconstitutional,
were net the olllcers entitled te thesurplus In
the treasury te their credit?
A Iter the case stated was prejiared 1 1 w as sub
mitted te the counsel for the ceuuty elllcers
nud they refused te sign it because it was set
lerth that the mouev had been paid velunta
rily Inte the county treasury. This the county
elllcers deny aud their claim Is that the
money was paid into the treasury because tbe
law compelled them te de se, and provided a
penalty for their failure te pav ever the fees
earned by thini. The probability Is that suit
will be brought by the county elllcers against
the county te recover the surplus te their ro re
spcctlv e credits,
Arrival of ueiualnt.
Mr. William Mearlg, formerly or Leacock
township, died recently at his son-in-law's
home, Henry Kelly, lu Alloena, T,he re
mains arrived in this city this morning, ou
the 0 o'clock train. They were ukcu te
Meclienlcsbiirgaud burled this afternoon at
'i o'clock. Deceased was hi his Si'th year, was
a life long Democrat aud leaves a son and
two daughters te tneura their less.
IMPORTANT, IE TRUE.
itKi'uiiTxn untriey that hut
LlKKI.Y EVER WAS (It KEN.
A Scare for the Onite-rtelilen. nutnrl.snre
Ter the Country and Kmbarraument for
Ihn I'reUtent-lilsBut of a Hem.
rratlr Senater at Ihnltmner.
A ashinoten, I), c, March 8,-There In n
rumor that Attorney General Garland has
decided that presidential appointees whose
nominations are net acted upon by
the Henate by the end or the session cannot
be reappointed. The attorney goneral de.
cllnes either te alllrmer deny the rumor. The
ollect of such n decision would be te restore
te their places at the expiration of the present
session of the Sonate all suspended efflccta
whose successors fall of confirmation i and If
the president should again suspend the offl effl offl
eors he could net, under the decision, put
back the men upon whose nominations the
Senate had falled te act
A Democratic senator when told of the
opinion attributed te the attorney general
said he hardly knew what te make el It If
it was true It would preduce a bad state or
affairs, as the men new acting In the places
of suspended officials would be terribly mad
at having te go out of ofllce, while there
would be another outpouring of o!ucc e!ucc
seekers anxious for the places. It would be
as bad, said he, as It was en the 4th of last
March, when the Democrats came hore and
thought they could have offices for the ask
ing. The Debate In the Senate.
Washinoten, March 8. Whoa the
Senate met at neon te-day the seats In the
gallery were comfortably filled and by ene
o'clock the galleries wero crowded with peo
ple anxiously awaiting the opening or the
discussion or the Judiciary committee reso
lutions en the Duskln case,
rrayerwasoflered by Bishop Thes. Bow Bew
man or St Leuis. During the morning
hour there was quite an inllux of memorials
from Knights et Laber lu different sections
or the country, praying for the construction of
the Hennepin canal. Mr. Plumb, when
presenting several or the memorials from
Kansas Knights or Laber, remarked that
they wero all elegantly printed and In the
same form j this seemed te suggest te him
that there was a strong private Interest back
of the Hennepin canal. Senators Frye, Cam Cam Cam
orenandjMandorson also presented similar
memorials coming rrem Knights or Laber or
their rcspectlve states. Mr. Manderson In
presenting ene from the Knights or Laber or
Lincoln, Neb., facetiously remarked that it
set forth that tlie "relentless poverty of the
state of Illinois Is se great that tlie govern
ment Is urged te ceme te the roller of the
state by the construction of nocded public
works, among them the Hennepin canal.
A tireat UlNippelntineiit.
Washinoten, D. C March 8, 1:15 p. m.
Senater Edmunds says he will be unable
te proceed te-day with the consideration of
the resolutions from the committee en the
Judiciary, en account or a very bad cold
which will prevent his speaking. He ex
pects te be able te call the matter up for con
sideration te-morrow.
Want the Duty en Klce Modified.
Washington, D. C, March & The
Heuse commltfee en ways and means gave a
hearing te-day te representatives or the rice
interests of this country. Civil Service
Commissioner Tierhelm speke at length
against the phraseology or the present tarlil"
law as it related te rice. He said It was
capable of many interpretation; that it
was deflerently intorprctated by each
secretary or the treasury, and that the
way rlce was classified under It, worked
great Injustice te rlce growers. He
asked that the law be se modified as te
make It clear and definite fixing the duty
upon the product In three grades only
whele rlce, rlce meal and rlce Heur. New
the treuble grew out or a difficulty In distin
guishing ene grade irem another. He
thought a grade should be determined by
sieves et certain fineness, and he was re,
quested by the chairman oHhe cominltteo te
furnish a description of the three grades of
sieves te be employed. Heprosentatlve Dib
ble, or Seuth Carolina, aud T. O. Bulleck, or
New Yerk city, spoke In the same line.
I'BKSlDESTIAI. RUMINATIONS.
A rennsjlmnla I'ettmaater, Twe Consult and
Commissioner for District of Columbia.
Washington, D. C, March 8. The presi
dent te-day sent te tlie Senate the following
nominations :
Sami E. Wheatley, of the District of
Columbia, te be commissioner of tbe District
or Columbia, vlce James II. Kdmends, whose
term has expired. (Mr. Wheatley Is a
prominent lumber merchant of Georgetown.)
V. O. King, of Texas, te be secretary of lega
tion and consul general of the United States
at Bogata.
Itule Letcher, of Missouri, te be consul of
the United States at Ule Grande de Sue.
Postmasters : James T. Wall, at Methuen,
Mass.; Charles J. Perter, Bethel, Conn,;
Henry Van Scoy, Kingsten, Pa.; Jehn T.
Irien, Paris, Tenn.; Al'iert II. Seeley, Rush
vllle, Ills.; Henry W. Clcndenen, Springfield,
Ind,; Andrew J. Shakespcake, Kalamazoo,
Mich.; Gee, A. J. Mess, Taw nee City, Neb.;
Chas. M. WLsen, Tucutn, Ncb.j Frank A,
Dessert, Macen City, Me.; Jes. S. Beeth,
Missoula, Mentana
Seme or the Ltltle Unices.
Washinoten, I). C, March 8. Fourth
class postmasters were appointed te-day as
fellows for Pennsylvania: Jehn McBride,
Barlngten ; Ldward L. Bulleck, Ilydetewn r
J. O. Glever, Kelly Point; Henry If. Furlow.
Kuauers; Maggie 0. Radcllfle, Medix Run;
Itebert I. Gibsen, North Buffalo; Jehn H.
Crownevor, Saulsburgh ; J. HoUaiidfhonip HeUaiidfhonip HoUaiidfhenip
sonvillo; Curtis It. Petter, Venice.
Death of a United States Senater.
WAbUiNQTON, March 8. Senater Miller,
or California, died In this city about 2 o'clock
this attorneon.
Jehn F. Miller, of San Francisce, was born
In Indiana, In 1S31, bis patents belng Vir
ginians ; he received an academlcal education
at Seuth Bend, and was fitted for college at
Chicago, but did net enter ; eomniencod the
study of la w In 1SW, aud grad uated at the New
Yerk State law school in 1852; commenced
practlce at Seuth Beud,soeu wen t te Cel lfern la
where he practiced law for three years, when
he returned te Indiana anil resumed practlce
there ; in 1SG0 be was a member of the state
Senate, but resigned te enter the army
as colonel of tbe Twenty-ninth Indiana
Volunteers, and was seen placed In
command or a brigade, serving under
Sherman, Duel), Resucrans, and Themas,
ami receiving severe wounds lu the battles
or Stene River and Liberty Gap; promoted te
brigadier-general ; In the battle of Nashville
he commanded the left division of 8,000 men,
and was bre vetted a major-general for con-
Hplcueus bravery ; at the clese or the war.
he was eflered a high commission ln,'
the regular army, but he declined it, and
returned te California, where he w .' ,
collector or the pert or San Fim' K
four years, declining a reapiwKi wsjw m
be was a Repub lean candidate ler ,btbkww- '
tlal elector In 1872, In 1870, and Jit 1880 j i 1m $
was a member or theCllfntettOMnUtu- J(
,inn.iive,,tinn in 1879: was elected te ihfr T?
United Slates Senata a RenuWUan, te ue- . ,
cms! Newton Poeiti. iitl-MnnoneIUt, mil'. -.
took his seat Mreh . ! W term weum
hav a expired March 3,I887. A
Ale llrekeii. , .'f fb
Last evening a two herse call, belonging! te ,f
William llesenfeid, had an axle broke riff h
front of the postellloa where t netaeM4.tif
tome time aftsrward. ;'
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