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HISTORY OF EDUCATION
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el Leral Inltrcst Krem Ilia l.n( Scheel
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temThe Medel City Krhoel
llnu.n nf Te-liny.
In the ' History of Education lu Pennsyt
vauls," Just published hy Hen. Jatues 1.
Wlekersham, 1.U D., or this city, the author
ploughs virgin neil. Ne mich comprehonslvo
work ha been before attempted. Its plan
needMie apology, and If It was te be under
taken we knew, no ene boiler filled ler Uie
task. A kteiily-rell want has often assured
us that no such volume existed with rofor refor rofer
enco le the tlnvelopinent of education In
Pennsylvania; we were net, however, pro pre pro
tiared for the declaration or the author that
no work rotating In detail the effort of a poo peo poe
pto for their own education exist In the
English language or literature, Hurety, aa
the preface or the book under roview Bays,
' ir thn wars of nations the intrigues or
court, the plot of politicians, conspiracies
early settlers en the Dolaware the Interests
or religion anil education were closely
united 5 the churches wcre used as achoel
houaea, and the ministers wcre the master.
The founder of the Quaker aect, (lea Kox,
had atlvlel the ' aettlng up " officlieoU rind
the Inatrtictleu of evon "glrla and young
maldens In whalover thlnga were civil nu
uaefUl In creation." And when he djedn"
lea 10 acres of land In Pennaylvanla " w
Krleuda there, 10 of It for a cleae te put
Krlenda lioraes In when they came afM te
the ineetltiR i that they way net be latin
the woeda, and the ether alx for a meetlng
hotiae antfa achoel beuae. a .V'ylJJF.Pj;
and for a play ground for the children In
town te play en and for a garden te iplant
with phjralcVl plant, for Uda and la te
knew Minnie and te learn te make olla and
olntinenta," , .... . ,.
Tranaplanted te America thla deuomlna deuemlna deuomlna
tleu leat nene or lu Intoreat In education, and
thoearly regulation or the colony were of
thn atrfetcat aert en the aubjoeti hut the
...i. 1 tmilMtmiltv. illverae rolliclnuaetilnlona
and many degroea or Intellectual acqnlro acqnlre
inentalu the early composition ofeur cltl
zenahlp, raade It Impomlble te eatabllah a
llxed ayatem or education while a great atate
wm In proeosa el parturition. A valuable
chapter or the colonial hlatery la that which
trace the tnrtlally public educational ayatem
which exlated prier te the ltovelutlon and aeta
forth the foundation of the academy, planned
by Franklin and dovelopod Inte the Unlver
ally of Tcnnaylvanla. Michael Schlatter's
work among the (lermana and the Inlluonce
of New England thought upon the Wyoming
regle'ii t'ien rrl ' t'ennectlcnt, were an
ONKenllal rt of the development or thla era.
Hut ir the atate neglocted nducntlen the
church made provlalen for lu The yearly
mrotlngef the V'rlends apoke for It with oft eft oft
repoatotl appeal, and then school houaea
were plantwf all ever lCaatem l'ennaylvanla.
Three or these, It Is Interesting te note, were
lu Ijmcaster county lUatland, Hadabiiry
and 1-Htnpoter. The achoel hotiae that atlll
atAiida ceiinerted with the meeting houe at
lIlrd-ln-llAiid wa built in 1712. The achoel
let consisted or aeveral acre, one acre of
which was imrc.hft.sed In 17iO for the special
nvn nf tlm school, and rooms were provided
in the house for the accommodation el the
teachers and a few bearding scholars.
Full Justice Is dene in detail te the earnest
work or the Kplscepaltans, llaptlsts, l'rcahy
terlanf, Catholics, Method Hta and all the
Herman churches in the prlvate education of
the early davs. The zeal or the Hcetch-Irlsh
pioneers and the high iiall!lcatlens of their
old HcuoeMiiasteni la teui nore in auiuirauiu
manner j and oipeclally Is fairness dealt te
the earnestneiw with which the Preabyterlan
elument cstahllshel schools or a hlgborerdorj
the remains or this are yet te be secu in the
classical academics scattered evor every
Presbyterian community ; Hev. Win. Ten-
vanla, Irem the beg Inn ng te proylde "choela
anil colleges aulllclent for all Its children.
The first cliapter of the work el the ( erman
chiirclies In the field of mtncatlen ends with
the oaUbllshment In Lancaster city of rank
lln college! and In the review of the Mora
vian operatlona the famous Mtllr. achoels wu
cupy pre-eminent position j the high
moral totie el the famous school founded by
Jehn Heck is cited asoneof the best Inlluonce
that characterized the prlvate odtieatlon or
Pennsylvania during the lliuoer Its exist
ence. AStONO Till: PLAIN HI'.CTH.
Ner was the spirit or education entirely
dormant or suppressed among these plain,
non-resistant sects which have te largely
peopled Lancaster county and have been
such an Important olemeiit of it permanent
population. Kvery old Mennonlte com
munity had a school house, olther In lis
church or connectod with It. They followed
the Injunction or Meme Hiinen, te insist
upon and require the children te loam te
read anil write."
The eldest Mciiuonlle church In Iincaster
county is ene that was built near Willow
Htreet about 1711. In this building school
was taught for many years. Melllngcr's
inoetlng-beuse, in Kast Iampeter township,
and the schoelliouso that steed near It, are
very old. Kqnally old probably are the Htras
burg tneetlng-house and one erected near
Oregon, raaliily byMonnenltes. ami used both
as a meetlng-house and achoelhouso for
nearlyhalfa century. The work was dene
by each person's briuglug his slinroef leg
and helplng te ralse the structure j and te
purchose what they could net fumiali thorn thorn
selves, each iorsen Interested contributed
two pounds, niiie shllllniis and six pome.
An old (formal! paper from which these lad
are taken, meekly nildst "All lias been
peaceably accolillllshed." Thore were two
olher building In the northeru art of Man
helm township prier te 1MX). each used for
both church and school purposes. Warwick
township had threo such combined iiieotlng iiieetlng iiieotlng
heuso and achoelhouso buildings j thore was
ene In llrockneck township, near (loed's
mill, and ene or two buildings el thesainn
kind could t round lu overy township In
Inncaster county largely settled by Menno Menne Menno
nleo. In the rough leg cabin of sixty
years age, tne wneiars sti en
benches made or slal,llatslde up up
iKirmest, without lacks, and rro rre rro
quently se high that the root et
the smaller children had no sup
nnrt. l.lul.twiLS admitted through
small windows at llie sides of the Jt
building, and a weed ure in a
huge llro-place lurnished heat.
And yet out or these were gradu
ated seme or the best Intellects of
thn rAntlttllc
The accompanying Illustration
aflerds an excellent Idea of the
ifin.1 rT uint limiiin which was te
be found even in the best parts or ;
Pennsylvania about lSCO; ami tuere
mn ruinous vet Uvlne who call
navllv rnrill tlinsn lirlniltlve con- .-''
dltlens, and who attest hew well jT y,
around which Ihechlldren steed In receiving
Instruction from the monitors, remaln te this
day marked iien the lloera It was an In
stltutlen of high repute In Its day. Uen.
Iarayotte vlsltetl It a the lien or the town
in ltC, and teachers came from a distance te
acquaint thcmselves with its method of In
struction. Children who were able paid for
their Instruction, ethers wero admitted free,
Neodle-work was a branch of Instruction In
the reuiale department. iThe Ijincasterlan
school cliwieit In 1SW, te lie re-opened as a
publla school uniler the Inw of 1S.VI. A
I.ancasterlan school was established at Col
umbia, hut itoeutlnued In operation a sherter
tlme, and met with less success than the ene
at Lancaster.
TIIK WHIT I'OIl Fltr.K HCIIOOI.
The most evenlful and Interesting late period
el the history or education In Pennsylvania
Is that which comprised the light for free
schools, and Its story 1 told with graphic In
terest and accuracy or hlstorle detail In the
work bofero us. It reached virtually from
18.11 te the revival or odncatlen 1SM-1&17,
though from the llxed establishment of the
system In 18S3 te the educational revival
there was sailing In quiet water. Uev. Weir
seunded the koy-neto In his Inaugural ad
dress j petllleus came up the legislature rrem
halt the counties of the atate ; and, te our
rrmlit be it said that the exatnple ni
public schools in I-ancasUsr city, sup-
Corted by general taxation and accessl accessl
le te the peer gratuitously, was a
powerful argument for the establishment of
the new system. The late Alex. II. Heed
was conspicuous inn mevement which led
te a public meeting In Htrasburg In the
winter el 1831. Hut the conservallvesplrlt or
the upper branch or the legislature loekod
coldly en the advauce movement ; and it was
net until the act or 1831 passed that the
Ilrst great victory for frce Bchoels in Penn
sylvania wan weti.
The "light" had, howevor, then only
fairly begun. The ell'ert te repeal the law
maile the great battle. Wolf steed llVin ; and
in the Heuse Thaddeus Ntovens was ine
the forensic centesi. ms
of which copies, by the way,
JAY GOULD RISES HY
AND nKNIMH TUAT TIIK MIHMUVKI
ViriC T.tHT $:t,OO0,IHM,
VA-
n Bars That the Wall Btreet Humors or Ills:
Lesms Caused y the Strlks ara Alnuril.
The Latest Developments In 111"
Laber Situation at All I'elnU.
Heancrges of
great sjieccli,
Nkw Yerk, April 3. Jay Gould said te a
United Press reporter te-day that the state
ment circulated en Wall street yesterday te
the effect that the Missouri Pacific had lest
13,000,000 by reason or the late strike and
would have t) pass ever or reduce Its divi
dend In consequence thereof, was absurd :
"The strike," he continued, "had been
going en only threo woeks and aa
theaverage earnings of the read are less than
e00,000 per week, and as thore has
been a partial suspension of trafllc,
the damage resulting from the strlke will be
lu a measure offset by the saving In wages et
the men who are out."
At the Missouri Pacific railroad ofMce this
morning everything wa reperted as going
en se far satisfactorily.
KMllASbt (IRK AT BOAT MACK.
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the rude
wero used.
ppllances or that day r t&
I'llIKXJlS' MKK'l'lSO HOlhSi:, liniH-lX-llASl), 179.
nimt, pastor or the Neshamlny church and
rounder of the famous ' leg college," the
Illalns Klnleyauil Dr. Kebt. Smith are mom mem mom
erahlo names among the men who gave Im
pulse te higher education lu Pennsylvania.
Again we llnd occasleu for pardonable local
pride :
ltev. ltobert Hmith. 1). I)., a Loccelleuo
graduate, was Installed pastor of the Peqiiea
V. .. t . .......... I., i-r.n (if.
and reticllleiis changes In the manners nnd
customs or society buiI the ups and downs or
trade are worthy et record lu historic form,
seme Interest should attach te what has len
dene by a poeplo t lilt themselves tip by
means or teachers and fcchoels from darkness
te light."
The history or education in i-enuayivauiH
ii''".y ". ' VV.TJ ,... ii,tn church, Incttster county. In 176a Soen
lllustratosthteryofthocouimonwoallh In aner ,0 openod n wlloel ',n a gtnaU stene
a slirnal decree, because the educational pel
Icyef Peun as contemporaneous with his
earliest steps te round a state ; the relation
or the church te education lu Its beginnings :
hulldint; a short distance from the church,
The Instruction was el liberal character.
"The only language allowed te be spokeu In
the school room 'was Latin, and whoever
4 -
HCltt.OI-H OF Ol'IX fOllKKATHKnS.
Dr. Wlckersham sharply corrects the mis
take of Historian McMaster that "In New
Yerk and Pennsylvania a school heuse was
nevcr te Le seen outslde el n village or
town," afler the clese et the Revolutionary
war : and the sketch of the " neighborhood
schools," the transition or Intermediate
stage from church te Iree schools, Is ene el
the most Interesting phases of the history.
The school houses and furnltnie or that pe
riod : the use or the Catechism, Psalter and
Hlble; the old text books j the exercises In
sticlllng, cyphering and needle work ; tne
severity el discipline, anil the photographs
or the itinerant school-masters el that day,
comprise some or the most readable and In
teresting lsirtlens or the book. The cuts,
which ae reprinted. Illustrate the prlniltlve
school houses or Pennsylvania, when the
system or popular education was In It very
Infancy.
I n Chester county the early school
houseH were euiier leg ut imr,
soiuetlmos built in an octagonal
form, and called elght-square
sehoelbousos. The desks were
placed around against the walls,
and the pupils occupying them sat
lacing tne winuews. mehihiui.,
without lcks, for the smaller
scholars, occupied the middle of
the room. The windows wero
quite long, longitudinally, and
Irem two te thrce panes wide, per
pendicularly. A desk ler the
teacher, a huge steve lu the tnlddle
or th
was
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...,.l nul" wrlltlMl nil its ODIKWitn
sides, censiiiuiwi me iurimuiu" ys:iir
tne room, mhu niui'ai.j,Mh -. -rj&r
iHlthfully depicts tins aiyie "
school house, which will Is)
easily remembereil by some elder
cltl7ens.
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er.it loe .school rrer.sr:.
have lieen rare and bard te procure, Is em
bodled mainly in Dr. Wlckersbam's .work.
tiik rr.Bien or OHOANIZATION.
Then followed years of correction, mending
of defects, meulding of the new system and
work of organization, in which another Lan
casterian, the late Dr. Themas II. Hurrewca
lxre a leading part. Many obstacles steed in
the way of the development of the popular
school system, and objections and demands
for reterni culminated In a sort of general
revival about lSeA out of which grew the
.Scheel Journal, county superlntenduucles,
lustltutei and ether educational forces. The
Pollock administration succeeding Higler's
continued the educational work faithfully,
nnd the suporlntendency system once estab
lished never was abolished, although the
Heuso had ence voted te repeal. The ad
justment et the work (1857-1801) and the
era or growth under Wlckersham (lSOO-lSSl)
are of later ami mere familiar history. The
CTC.
Iio room, a bucket, ami what ,j
called the "pass," a snial v
lie, having the words "in"
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TIIK OLD I.ANCANTKRTAX SCHOOL.
Franklin's efforts and the charity schools ;
the endowments of the higher education, and
then the long battle for free schools and the
ilevelopment eftlie system or popular educa educa
teonwhat mero ImiKirtant olement has
thore been In the unfolding of the llfe and
the meulding or thn character or our state
than Its educational system T
HKUINNINUS IN PENNSYLVANIA.
It has been of course Impoaslb'.e in such a
work te pursue the contlnueui narrative of
uttored a word In the mother-tenguo was
marked as a delinquent." A considerable
body or distinguished men repaid the teacher
for his selr-sacrlllclng efforts, among them
his two sons, Dr. Samuel Stanhope Smith
and Dr. Jehn lllalr Smith, the tormer et
whom hecame presldent of the college nl
New Jersey, and the latter presldeut of
Hampden Sldnev college, Virginia, and or
Union- college, New Yerk, nnd Dr. Jehn
MeMlllau, the lather el Presbylerlanisin In
Western Pen nsylvanla, and the founder of
TIIK I.ANrASTr.UIAN SCHOOLS.
Wlien the idea or educating the peer at
publie expense was struggling Inte popu
larity, came the system el Jeseph Ijiucaster,
his ideas and methods. A member e! the
society or Frlends in Kngland, It was right
lltllng, his Bystem should take root and And
countenanco lu llie uauer . ""
leature el Ills plan-being himself tee peer
te employ assistance was te engage seme or
the pupils as monitors te ethers. Koyal
favor wis attracted U Ills system and ixitron ixitren
8K0 enabled him te extend It. Out
or his ellbrts grew the Lancasterlan
societies, iniHlel whoels and normal
colleges or eighty years age. De
Witt Clinten, alert and progressive, recog
nized lu him a benefactor or the race. 1 he
svstein was introduced almost contempor centempor contemper
areously Inte New Yerk and PeunsylvanK
Disciples and pretenders sprang up every every overy
whero and men and women profess up the
utmost skill In the new method esUbllshed
schools and struggled for patronage,
ltobert Vaux, of blessed inemery, father
of Hichard Vaux, memerable in this genera
tion for geed works later a patron nl the
common schools, helped te support the early
infant school societies or Philadelphia. In
1823 a public school as the liancasterian plan
wns opened en Lancaster. It was in the
odlllceat tne corner or Chestnut and Prince,
new occupied by the comblned irlr Is ms-eii-dary
under M laws Hiindcl and llnlair. Dr.
Wlckersliam says el this school :
The handseme and commodious building
erected for Its accommodation la still used for
school purposes, and tiie elliptical curves
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v. r:L.'iv?- SBSBirfUkL mms&nniiv'Mfi-
Ti&ffl-ti&&te5!r ,i!twnS?:-
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r?-s &xrsn rifT. r- wwrHvyi a .u.
4-?7iWWirnu vmr- ..
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ax (tr.rt f.wut-sqv am:, school iieu.sk.
advance of the system is betokened in overy
asixxster tne scnoei worn ; in uuuuuk iw
haps liotter illustratel than In a contrast of the
"Wlckersham school house" or Pittsburg,
with the old leg school heuse or two or three
generations age.
VARIOUS) KIHICATIO.VAT. rOUCKS.
An Integral part et the educational his
tory and development of the state is the nar
rative or the early colleges, the academies
and a fair abstract of the growth of each ;
the schools for technical and special educa
tion ; the normal and Boldlers' orphans'
schools, the various associations toelevate
the teacher's profession, and the manifold
agencies that have given Pennsylvania Its
llrst rank among the suites, ijuite natur
ally the author hlmsell must occupy a con cen con
slderable,, share of attention In a work of
this scope, aud he has dealt with his own
part In It Impersonally and unreservedly ;
but it must be romembered that his oxpo expo oxpe
rionco outdates the frce school system j he
was a teacher as early as 18tl, and his whole
lifetime has been one of close aud intimate
association with the system. Ills last contrl centrl contrl
butlen te It is one of menumentbl value.
A lllSTOKT OF KDrOTIOS IS I'BSSSYLVtSIA.
Private and l'ubllc, Kleiuentury and IllKher.
Frem tlie Time the Swedes Settled en the Dela Dela Dola
waeo te the l'resent Day. Hy .lames l'yle
Wlckerslmm, I.L.1I. Kx-Siipeiliitumlent or
Public Instruction, ex-United States Minister
le Denmark, Auther or "Scheel Kconemy,"
": Methods e( Instruction," etc. I'nblUlieil ler
the Auther. Unions! er, Pa., is). 8ve. pp. CM.
llliitttmleil.
MlMeurl I'arltle Kmpleyes lntlit That Kt-Km-ploy.
Mast be Taken Iteck.
FenT WeitTir, April a The Missouri Pa
cific Is still In the hands of the strikers here.
An injunction was ebtained yesterday Irem
the district judge restraining all persons net
In the employ of the company from entering
the company's yards. United States Mar.
shall Cabell, with his dopufles, is here
ready te ronder asslstance If needed. The
authorities are determined that trains shall
move te-day, and the strikers are equally de
termined that freight shall net move until
the company agrees te take the ex-empleyei
back. Serious trouble is feared. Rut for
the aid the strikers are receiving from the
rarmers' alliances el dlllerent states and
from outside Knights they would probably
have gene te work long age.
The Kltusllen In Kul St. I-nals.
St. Leuis, Ma, April 3. Some progress
was made towards raising the freight block
ade in Ke.it St. Leuis this morning. Con
siderable switching was dene early by the
yard masters assisted by the ofllce clerks,
and men empleyed by the railways slnce the
strlke begun. Ne violence was offered, and
but little persuasion was allewed, the deputy
sheriffs generally koeping the strikers at a
distance from men who were working.
The total result or the morning was
the dispatching or se oral trains or freight
upon an eastward journey. The Wabash
Louisville it Nashville, Chicago, Hnrlingten
itQulncy, Indianapolis fc St. Leuis aud the
Vandalia, all succeeded In ruuning out a
train each without molestation. The whole
sale Indictment returned by the grand jury,
at llellevllle, against the leaders or the mob
who stepped trains during the llrst days or
the strlke have had a quieting effect, and
little or nedisturbaucemay he expected rrem
this out.
Conductors Threatening a Strike.
Oalvksten, Tex., April 3. A special
from San Antonie says : A strlke of the pas pas pas
sougerand freight conductors en the divi
sion of the Southern Pacific railway, extend-
ing from San Antonie te ElPase, Is Immi
nent. The freight hrakemen en this division
struck a short tlme age aud get an Increase
of wages, and the conductors new demand
an Increase. They held a conference with
General Manager Hutchinson, and it is
understood that their demands were re
fused. Freight Itusluest Lively.
1'ai.estink, Texas, April 3. Tlie Texas A.
Pacifle shop and yard men were all jwld oil
yesterday. The shops are open but the
strikers have net yet signified their intention
of resuming work. Hiulness is becoming
lively along this line, thlrty-flve rrelght
trains being In and out of Palestlne in the
list 21 hours.
Strike Caused by Child-Laber.
CuiCAdO, April 3. The box-makers' union
aud Maxwell Urethers yosterday agreed en a
basis of settlement. The tirmagroes te take
back all the old men who wero in Its employ
at the time of the strike nearly four mouths
age. The argument stipulates that no child child
latier Is te be employed en the machines In
troduced Inte the factory at the time of the
strike. The employment or this labor ws
the cause or the strlke. The men will go te
work this morning. Tlie schedule or wages
la te be llxed hereafter.
Striker Cause Ne Disturbance.
Kanhas Citv, Ma, April 3. The strlke
here is at present in a state cf statu qua
Trains are leaving and arriving without the
strikers offering any opposition. The same
detail or police Is kept In the neighborhood
or the yards, although their presence is net
considered necessary. Memborsef the first
national guard of Kansas, Including six
persons, passed through hore te-day en their
way te Parsons, In accordance of the orders
or Gov. Martin. Four hundred men uuder
arms will arrive at Parsons this evening.
Cambridge Wins Her rlevenleenth Victory
O lord's Twenty-second.
Londen, April 3. The race between the
Cambridge and Oxford university crews was
rowed te-day en tlie Thames, ever the usual
course, and was wen by the Cambridge crew.
The weather for this fortieth lnter-unl verslty
lieat race between Cambrldge and Oxford,
rowed from Putney te Mortlake, was mere
favorable for the spectators than for the oars
men. It was mild, but cloudy and breezy,
breaking the water up Inte lumps that put
the stamina of the crews and the stability of
their beat te a severe test. Aa seen as the
knowing ones saw the condition of the river
the betting bocatne In favor of Cambridge,
at the odds of six te tlve, because It was
rightly believed that tlie Oxford's new anij,
cranky beat would net bohave well In the
rough water.
The spectators along the shore and In
pleasure beats were unusually numerous,
and during the rush along the banks there
were many exciting scenes. A unique
feature or the occasion was the presence of a
large party of unemployed worklngmen
with a brass band nnd a banner bearing the
grim inscription :
YOU LIVK,
WB 8TAIIVK.
Anether oplsedo was a specimen of Yankee
Ingenuity which greatly amused the London
ers. An enterprising advertising agenV re
leased at Putney, Just where the crowd was
thickest, several hundred small balloons,each
bearing In big letters the advertisement of
some American wares.
Thore were as usual, a few trivial casual
ties during the rush along the river banks,
but net the slightest accident occurred te
eltherthe beats or their crews and the Cam Cam
brldeo passed the line at Mertlake half a
length ahead, thus winning her soventcenth
victory te Oxford's twenty-second.
J ust at the finish the sun burst through the
clouds and the wind dropped. The enthuslain
of the crowd was tremendous, and en account
el the closeness of the race the honors and
applause were almost equally divided be
tween the victors and vanquished. Oxford
wen thechoice of position aud chose the north
side et the river te get the advantage et the
alight curve. The beats started evenly and
kept such close company that at the end
there was only a few feet between their
bows.
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ratal llesult or a Fire In Ihe Planters'
St. Lenls-The Perilous Sleeping
ilatleni et the L'nlerliinate WemH
Who There Le.t Their Liven.
TBltnillLB UABDBUIVa IN
1UKLAKV.
Who
Tralnc te Collect Rents Frem These
Suffer for Necessaries.
Duulin, April 3. Notwithstanding the
torrible hardships which have Impoverished
the lishermen of the West et Ireland, the
landlords continue their cruel policy of evic
tion which has already hastened the death of
several aged and infirm persons who had no
place of shelter when turned Inte the read
by the bailiff's. These peeple have absolute
ly no money, their last pennies having been
spent long age, for feed and the effort te col
lect back rents from them Is as hepeless as an
attempt te squeeze bleed from a stone. One
of thelarcest ownera of land en Achlll Is
land Is a Presbyterian religious body, hav
ing Its headquarters at HelfasU This cor
poration gives te Its debtor tenants the option
of being evicted or becoming proselytes te
the Presbyterian faith. Very few have ac
cepted the latter alternative
The Kreemnn' Jimrnril et te-day
concludes an Indignant editorial en
this subject by asking: "What's te
be sald-er men, who, when private charity
and state aid are straining every nerve te
stave effdeath from starvation, step In te levy
their back rents and law costs.
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St. Leuis, April 3.-AUt45 this inentacttL
flames were discovered Issuing front fBtpJ.
tannttrvlniv itAnartmnnt nf !. ' ' - -
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beuse, one of the largest and beat kawasa:;"'1!
hotels In this city. A general alarm abtt.4
bretiDhtthe entire tire department In tkr '
spot. After a stubborn struggle with the) At 5
flames, the firemen succeeded In eenflnlae; ',' '
the damage te the laundry. The servants' '$' ,
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ui win ihijuiuiuk mp auuiuijr nnin uucra
with smoke and four servant girls were saf saf
lecated, it is belleved fatally. They war
taken from their rooms unconscious by the
liromen and removed te a hospital. It la
the second tlme that fire has threatened thla
hotel with fatal consequence. It Is an old
building largely constructed of weed. On a
former occasion about lour years age, several
servant girls were killed by Jumping from
windows te escape the smeke and flames.
The hotel is ramous, especially througbent
the Seuth, for its cuisine, and lias always
been a favorite, even in competition with Us
mere modern and spacious rivals.
Contrary te all precedent there was little
confusion, and the guests reached the mala
exit with admirable ceurage and placidly'
awattedthe result Deshahllle was the pre-
vailing style, but with the advent of' the
lire department thore was no time te criticise
toilets or Institute Invidious comparisons.
The greatest danger was dovelopod after the
flre had galned headway. Thore were a few
faint-hearted and fear-stricken ladles and
gontlemon who rushed te the staircase and
tumbled down with their disordered ces
tumes, bundled in their arms. The fellow-
Inn are the names of servant who lest their ,
lives : Kittle Cassldy, aged
Ceeney, 25 years; Mary Coeman, 25; Maggie
Heard en, 40 years.
The lire originated in the drying room,-'
caused by sparks coming In contact with
clothing. The less by flre and water will '
probably net exceed t l.r,000.
Inspection of the servants' quarters at the
Planters' house, reveals the fact that the
suffocation of the four girls this morning
was the direct result or their being located
directly ever the laundry where the fire
originated. Their quarters being two rows
or very small rooms en thfl fourth
fleer, with a hall only four feet wide and a
passageway te a circular stairway scarcely
wide enough for two persons abreast and the
landing being in a recasi five feet square,
which continues Inte a haUway.leadtng te the
reef ever the rotunda. This deer wm,
locked and the girls were forced te escape,
through another narrow Hallway leafling-sB-
the main hall deer. This aKb was locked,
mil in inntp unarwrnTinn umv Tnnnsiirnci in ja ? n
break It open. In thlslisr hall Mary Burke,' $
Ufannla Dfsefilrtn an ava incta.rtr fall alllAV. . V?L ifl
i'lOglO ,is.axM st M--BU Viaeswj ivti eauaav- v '.P'-p
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tlm. was suffocated In her room.
known that even In the various rooms el the
m.Iii hi.lWllne. ftm fMlAAtfl nnlv MflVAfl thABW
fllvns from suffbcatlen bv roachiee the wln-M
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Weman
Kleeu Women te Whom Dr. W. H. Ileyd Oc
cupied the Married Itelatlen.
Campkn, Ark., April a Some tlme age
Dr. W. 1L lleyd was Incarcerated in the
county Jail for herse stealing for which
offenso the doctor is a much-wonted man in
several localities in this state and Texas. As
a bigamist, also, it will be seen that the
doctor Is an expert, Thursday he confessed
ever his own slgnlture te Sheriff' Bragg, te
eleven marriages, or rather bigamous rela
tions. The following is the list, with names
of victims, dates and places :
Na 1, Mary J. Hunter, Staunton, Va.,
May C, 1SC3 ; Ne. 2, Hannah M. McOewan,
Aranaboe. Neb., April 21, 1874 ; Na 3,
Melivina Hawk, Tuscumbia, Ma, Nev. 20,
1877 ; Na 4, Maria Trafteu, Huntersville,
Ark., Oct. 10, 1S78; Na 5, Mary J. Pack,
Danville, Ark., April 20, 1S70 ; Na C, Mary
F. Gage, Boydsvllle, Ark., Aug. IS, 1881 ;
Na 7, Lyda A. Bird, Wlttsburgh, Ark.,
May lfi, 1SS2 ; Ne. 8, Leany Knawels, Salem,
Ark., July 10, 1SS3 ; Na 9, Margaret Dennis,
Lamartlne, Ark., Nev. 13, 1883; Ne. 10,
Emma Stark, (Indian) Choctaw Natien,
April 7, 1S81 ; Ne. 11, JosephlneM. Eals,
Clarksvllle, Texas, July 12, 18S5.
He expects, he says, conviction as a horse
thiel, but net as a bigamist.
SmTrsgUU Keeard Illm aa
Friend of Their Cause.
Nkw Yenir, April 3. The following ad3
dress has been forward ed te Heme te-day :
Te his holiness, Tope Lee XIIT:
Kkvkukni) Sin The Weman Suffrage
party, or New Yerk state, au organiza
tion devoted te the promotion of virtue.
Justice, and civilization, and In part
rnmnnsed of persons net members of the
church ever which you preside, desire te,-s?jJ&5
express w you muir wiuuai whum v sk:
your Just and beneficent decision In the case' ?M
of the frimrese League of England, sane- t
am n nmmnn'a faultily nnrc in nniiLii-s. :.i"
TlmlmnrlBsleu has prevailed In America, fik
despite the noble examples of many Cathe- a
n Hint the Catholic church is hostile te if.
women's liberty. This grand decision will fdkfi
be far te remove this opinion te aid the up-, iSy-A
lifting of women, and heuce of mankind ,jp3nj
tlirougheut tne worm, n e act uw your ure- , ,,
docessors for many goneratlons have dene-vt
... li 1. ....., M.-.l ..InvlAlia fMtlrj!Hi
Will uriUK Blicii jjieai. nuu '".'!" . M 7.B
With kindest wishes and greatful hearts, VfPk
are yours In sincere respect, '08SSl
Cr.KMKNCK H. LOStEH, Al. U., JK
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Hamilton Wilcox,
Chairman Executive Committee.
Iua LOUI8K DlI.lUNE,
Secretary.
JlececnUed a a Censul.
Washington, D. O., April 3. The preai.
mt lia rnmirnlzed Antoula FentOnrSA
WJCKKiisrrAM scitoeL: riTTsuviia.
contemporaneous eyents, but the autlier has
managed very well with his mass of material
te preserve its leg'cal relations. Of cbier
value and probably or first interest , Is the
careful and Impartial traciug here of the ed ed ed
ucMloeal Ufa aaesg the earl est settlers
ttui siwxiea. TiutrJi end Enallab. Before
Mtetbera wertne sobeol houses In Pnn
srlTaBks," Ik IM soekU eoaeaiy et ttM
Jeffersen college On a plain marble slab
that marks the irrave of Dr. Smith, with
ethers are Inscribed these words 1 " ixng me
head or a publie Seminary, a great part et
the Clergy of this State received the elements
or tueir eunoauen, or periecieu uieir 1 neoio neeio neoie
gtcal studies nsder bis direction."
UtfortpfilieCasteeiufDtaM Peausyl-
Vase llall llileh.
The games or base ball played yesterday
resulted as follews: At Philadelphia, Ath
letic 20, Nlcetewn7 ; Philadelphia 31, Brown
University 0 ; at Washington, Mets 6, Wash Wash
ingten 4 ; at Newark, Newark !, Portland 1 ;
at Macen, Pittsburg 8, Macea 2; at New
Yerk, New Yerk 23, Argyle 3.
Tlie Washington opeued the season yes yes
terday aud drew 3,000 people. The citizens
et that town are new yet and theattondauce
will net keep up at Leaguo games.
The Philadelphia cluu wants .101111 Man
ning back. Charles Bastlan algned with the
team yeslerday. ....
The Dauntless club, or Mt. Jey, will net
"oAUiletli-iMSay the Yale College club
te-day aud the Philadelphia the Newark.
The Keystene club, or Manhelm, havoor haveor havoer
gaulred for the seasen with the fellow lug
players: Beatlck, e; Trout, p; Huhii, lb;
Fetlerly.2b;.llalr, 3b; Yeung, ss; llagey,
nir slid Shrelner. Helder?. The club wants
te hear from nlnea in this city.
When the Detroit club was in Atlanta
( Ga.,) a few days age the home team put
Nick Bradley, one of their players, In lp
umpire. Nick was bound that his club
should win and he liecame se partial that
the spectators hooted him. The visitors wen
by 12 te 7.
Tlie Salvationists,
The Salvation Army are una bio te get Inte
their hall en Friday evenings bocanse a
dancing school holds forth. Last night they
appeared In Centre square snertiy imiere a
o'clock and held services for almost an hour.
All the exherters, with the converts, wero
present, and a great crowd heard them.
Many or these present were net or the
orderly kind and during the addrosses or
soveral local converts they wero lrequently
Interrupted by ugly remarks. The leader et
the band announced that the Highland Chief,
or Hallelujah Jail Bird would be here to
morrow, ft was the Intention te have him
appear at the skating rink en West King
street, but the management wanted se much
money that the army could net pay it; and
they concluded te remain In Grant hall.
Kiplalulug Cran ford's Killing.
Citv op Mexico, April 3. In a message
te Congress yesterday President Diaz says
regarding the killing el Capt. Crawford by
Mexican soldlers that the Mexlcan force was
composed el volunteers from Chihuahua,
who naturally did net beliove that the in
dlans with Captain Crawford were friends,
because by the treaty only regular troops
were permitted te cress the frontier in pur
suit or hostlle Indians. The president ex
presses regret at the occurrenca
President Diaz recommends that Congress
take prompt action regarding the pending
postal and extradition treaties with the
United States.
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Xavler, as consul or BraslI, at Baltlmerey?
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A Itlg Slar lleule Suit.
Las Chucks, N. M., April 3. Testimony
is being taken before Hen. Arknien Welch,
of this city, in one or the famous star reute
cases, that et the United States VS. Legan II.
Heets and James Chlhoster, In which the
government seeks te recover f 174,000 which
It claims was paid en Illegal vouchers te the
derendauta, as contractors en the route from
Ferth Werth te Yuma. The action Is pend
ing; In the clreult court for the Eastern dis
trict or Arkansas, and testimony Is belng
taken at all distributive offices along the
route from Fert Werth te Yuma. The gov
ernment Is represented by Mr. J. E. Wil
liams, assistant district attorney, aud the de
fendants by Judge McClure, of Arkansas.
rASSKB TUB U0V3B.
The Laber Hill Gets Ahead or the Free Sliver
Coinage Measure.
Washington, D. C., April 3-Heuse.
Mr. Kobertsen, or Kentucky, submitted In
tlie Heuso the minority report or the com
mittee en elections in the contested eloctlen
case or II urd acaiust Hemeis.
Mr. James, of New Yerk, called up the ad
verse report en the free sllver' coinage bill.
Mr. O'Neill at ence raised the question' el
consideration and called up the labor arbitra
tion bill. Mr. Bland, or Missouri, was will
ing te yield ene hour te the arbitration, as
Mr. O'Neill thought It might be passed in
that tlme.
Mr. Reed thought the opponents 01 tne
bill easily talk that hour away.
It was flually decided by a vote or yeas
80, nays 125, te lay aside the silver bill ler
the tlme being aud take up the arbitration
bill.
Mr. Warner, orMlsieurl.ollered an amend
ment, which was adepted, fixing the com
pensation et members or the arbitration tri
bunal at (10 per day. The bill was then
passed yeas IM, nays 29.
Arrived With 88 Apache f rlseners.
FenT Bown:, A. T., April 3. Lleut Falseu
arrived yesterday with 68 Apache prisoners,
Including Chihuahua, ;Kutne, Jesona and
Nana, the worst et the leaders next te Gero Gere Gero
nlme. All are glad le get In. Chihuahua
hadapow-wew with Oeu. Creek hist evc-
nlng in which he laid the blame for the out
break en Gsronime
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uie eaiuuiu aiuwuu ., ww-
sllahtly colder weather, except In the?5
northern portion, nearly stationary tempers-' Mi
lure, winds generally sniiung 10 nennwiy. , aan
FeuSundav. Light local rains are lnui- M
a.ir,.-ii,nMlitilln Allnntlc. Seuth AtlantleVSfc'S
and Gulf states and In Tennessee, and local '$M
i.. i.A ni,lAnnil TTrtnAf Xllaalaulnnl Aflll " t s
BI.UWS 111 H4U sUllUU WP1V1 .e.-.'.".t-t'- .,&
MUdAiirt vftiiev. with slluutlv colder weather &
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In the Mlddle Atlantie states. j
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Passed Through.
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On the train wlilch reached this city at l5jfi?
i.i, nmminu thnre were two or uarnum'Sf&v
advertising cars which looked very pretty In i$gj2
a new ceav 01 reu. uue ii";b ... . !T T"e '
and Frederick, and Tem Daily, of thtacltyT, fijfa
wad wicii 11. lut) ukiiur man .1 vujmrw . -c s
Crete Pulver and was bennd ler Cincinnati '14
in iiditthn Tinris and Sells Brethers shows 'f
r t. T lnn nauft title n Am ItlO. t tl ArA STtti 'Xlv. ''
a baggage car or the Central Facllle railroad,
wblcn ceniaineua uuuiuer w uuy u...j, ,
horses, belonging te a rich Callfernfan. 1 ly,;
are belng shipped te ew ierK. &
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Keinembered Their Paster. ,;l
Last evening the congregauen 01 ievshm m
United Brethren church, West Orange stWffeJM
showed their apprectatlen or inepresewsab
their new pastor, itev. j. ",fLl "".gr fgy
i,im . verv handsome donation. Tfc ryWA
Csuilldste lu Tewu.
State Senater Luther It. Klefler, or Schuyl
kill ceuuty, Is stepping at the Stevens house.
lie is a candidate for secretary et Internal
affairs, and Is looking after the politicians,
.Trial of the OM Union F.eglue.
Friday afternoon the old Union lire engine,
which was condemned by the city aud sold
bv the city for a small sum te Jehn Best ,V
Sen, was given a trial at Lline aud East
Orange streets. The engine has been repaired
aud It looked very well. With 80 pounds or
steam, ISO water pressure and through 100
feet of hese a stream was thrown 212 feet
These who saw the engine working did net
thluU It as bad au old wreck as some city
eillclals would have the poeplo believe.
Among the poeplo who saw the engine work
uArn a number of members or the old Union
company, and they were mere than tickled.
Chief Engineer Venderemltli and several
ceuucllmen were also taken by sut prise.
OH' te Ills New Pest et Duty,
Lancaster, O., April 3. Hen. Themas
J. E wing, el this city, leaves te-day for his
pest of duty en the British Pacific coast.
After four years service In the American vice
censulate at Augsburg, Germany, he has
been tratiHlerred te the consular agency at
New bstmlnster, British Columbia, an Im
portant point, being at the mouth of the l-'ra-zer
river and Ihe western terinlnus nf the
Canadian Pacific railway.
Pennsylvania Peitiuatters.
Washinoten, D. (!., April 3. Fourth,
class pestmasters were te day appointed for
Pennsylvania as follews: Albert J. Welmer,
Edle; Iteuben Lelsenrlng, Harlelgh; James
H. Fleming, Pentecost; Jua Kussell.Shous Kussell.Sheus Kussell.Shous
tewn. Itevolutleultt Troops Succeed.
Montkviiike, Aprll3.-A strong govern
ment force under Generals TaJal and Arrl Arrl
bie, has been attacked near the river Darmon
by the revolutionists, Arredoudeand Castre.
The government troops were deleated with a
less of 400 men.
Large Tannery tlurneil.
FncDnnieir, Mil., April 2.-TI10 large
tannery or Brown k McKlnney, en Seuth
Market street, was burned te-day. Less
310,000. It Is supposed that the flre was or
Incendiary origin.
A HI. l-euls Failure.
Sr. Leuis, April :i. Herzeg Urethers,
cloaks and dry goods, ialled this morning.
Liabilities, 40,000.; assets, r2,000.
Held Per Court.
J. J. Jacksen the man, who stelo clothing
rrem several different hoarders at the Cooper
heuse, had a hearing before Alderman Spur
rier this atternoen and was held for trial at
court en four charges or larceny.
.1. a. Arnand was heard by Alderman
Spurrier this atternoen, en the charge of em
bezzlement, preferred byS. M. Epler. Ha
was held In ball for court.
Letter Held.
A letter addressed te, Mrs. J. Dvl, Bur
lington, N, J., 1 held at the Lancaster ?
elilce for pesUge. , .
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fS" 8""Vi7". "V.u .nrlsT f l,A.ili:
was spent in remarks, prayer, song Mdae-.j:
rial greetlng. -"
When Out, Stay Out, ?' j
rrem the coiiimeia spy, .j,
Nearly all the churchen'er Celuinblasw'
out of debt, or seen ui, be, wiui pesswqr
only ene or two exceptions. Our advlea'.ai
te stay out. A church debt la net a spW
tual blessing. As one of the pastors saM.
a rew SabbaUis age, a cliurcu win w,
a AM I l.nAl tlm liAlinAOf UOi ItS OWMf '.
ship Is dhrided lietween tle Ixint auf r,
mertgagee. V J
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Wblpued the Old Mae. J'-'
ini.n nwL an iron-worker, wlWi
near the stock yards, has beea
the charges of assault ana pjw
or the peace, preferred by WS
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