-r e .. v irfclettfe ' iin V ' ; ,!' VOIiUME XXU-NO, 185. LANCASTER, PA., MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1880. PKICE TWO Ol ma$x8 nsseAOaSaaaTsMsaaaHa.aBi y 1IAVB WK AN KPIDKMIGY WHAT A VMOMIMKMT M'UTBIVIAM HATH of in it vtri'H Munitien. Usees el Alleged I'el.nnlng Which May Meil l.tkely lie Trsred te filthy Sanitary Cen. dltlene A Cull Upen the Heard of Health te Investigate. The following communication from oneof Ijincasterlj foremost physicians will attract earnest aTlAillen te a subject tliat Is of vlUI Interest t:ll citizens, viz.: the Isul sanitary condition of seiuit portions of (he city will liin HlreiiK pretmblllty that thin unclean state of allnlrs has been socretly nourishing an epidemic In our midst i linn. iNTKt.l.lni'.NUKii i In Saturday's Aic Km appears n local headed " More case of alleged poisoning." Tlie article re fers te a family living en Middle street, Imv liiK lieen prostrated with violent and muMen Illness. The physician states that "the symp tom worn net Ihose el trichinosis," there by conveying the Impression that the disease was net due te eating perk. Noveral aueh Instance have becu chronicled lately where the cause wan attrlbuteit te poisoning. The fart la that our city ia allllcted with an ep. cleiule el a surleus nature. We de net mean te assume the reln or an alarmist, hut many families and Individual hare Ision prostra prestra tinl hy n tllw which develops ery rap idly and with stunning symptoms. In many Instances thn 1'arserts are In gtxsl health ami In an hour's tlinoaruestrouiely III with vom iting, a illarrlxci, ihllU, fnwir anil great prostration, symptoms usually proaeiii In cases of cholera merbus. We knew oramne death having otvurred which were attributed te typhoid fuvcr, tint really caused ly thla same dlsoase. The t-ausenf the epidemic lias-boen attrlbuled te lulsenliig, te illllerent article el feed, Ac In me Instance an entire family were allllcted ; they attributed It te ham, In another inatanoe te ilritHl pears. In the latter the wentt cae In the (iiully wasn small child which had net enten eii thing. We are net propared te say what the cause of the dlsoase Is, but It will mure likely lie found In the water tii ply nr Impure air, caused by II I thy alleys, Imck yards, cellam, Ac. If our city baa n ismrtl of health and n health commission It la lilli lime that they should lake somesteps toward Investigating the sanlUry cmdltleu of Iho city and of inquiring Inte the nature of the epidemic OllSKrfvKR. Investigation by an Intki.i.kik.nckii re ro re perter revealed that the Northwest section of the city, w hore the sewerage and drainage system I meat larking, autrered especially from the cause alluded te In the above coin cein coin inunlcatieii. est Walnut, West Lemen, North Mary, North Charlette, North Arch alley, North Mulburry, West Jamea 'and pelntH adj.u'Piit therutn Irtve liore and there tllthy alleys, yards and cellars In which the accumulation or rnfiise from the winter la tieglnuing te get In Its deadly work. It Is a condition of allutrs that should le corrected at once, and nil eyes wilt Imi directed en the tieard of health until these nuisances are abated, A ItTHKKT UHVIIltCA (I A UK. A Tl ttiat Itarvljr Fall te llrww Meutiy Krnut His Verket of Ilia I.Utener. I rem the 1'hlladrlplila Imnilrer. A twelve-j car-old lieyhaa been going the rnuiida of down-town IhimIiirh Iieiivih lately and lia Hiuvecdcd In drawing n goeil deal el money from the pockets of aympathotle pro prietors by a plan that rettecU great credit en the toy' knowltnlge of hum an nature, lle ha Hiuall, plncbed leaturea mid dresHea cxldly In a coat that ia much tee big and treuaera that are much ten auiall and wears a liatdrawn down tightly en hlihead. Illsap earance attractetl attention at once when he Hteppeil Inte a Meuth Second ntroel atera the ether day, and Inquired : "S.iy mlatui, de you wantn boy?" "Ne, we hae all the boys we uoed al ready," anawered the jiroprietor, aurveylng tlie little fellow with Intercut. "I'm an honest boy," urged the lad. "Hew de von knew yeu're honest?" In terrogated the merchant Tills was the iucHtlen the liey had been waiting for. He proceeded te loll him he had Uirrewed live cents from n man te set up in the newspaper buslneas, and when he returned the money the man aald he was an henet boy. Then he hud something te say Hbeut n Hick mether at home, and wound up by hinting he would like te borrow live cents again te "set him up in papers." Ilia appuarauce Is se much in Ills favor that nlne men out of ten go down Inte their pockets and llsli up a coin any whero from the cents te n dollar. Jn most cases this would end the matter. Hut iu n week or two, when the merchant has fdrgetteu all about the. Incident, tlie urchin calls again, 't'hlallme It Is te repay the lean. The merchant naturally Inquires hew helms presiered, and the answer of the lad Is alvt ays the same he has met with hard luck, lle otlers te return the money, but few receive it and nearly all gtvosemolhliig additional. The Utile fellow has done Hec. end trect pretty thoroughly and with great success." II.I.VSTUATttn BKMMONS A New erk ratter's ;New Departure la the Way of Otyert Teaching. The Kev. J. Itonsen Hamilton, the new pastor of the Cernell Memerial Methodist Kplscepul church, New Yerk, preached his Urst sermon In his pretty church building Hunday morning. The title el the sermon was : " Hew te 1111 empty churches." The church was full of parlshloners who wanted te hear what he had te say en the subject. Paster Hamilton comes from Khode Island. A huge hereon, hidden behind lelds of crimson cloth, steed Iwhlnd him as he rese te preach. His text was: "He brought him te Jesus," and at two Intervals In the dis course he turned about, drew aside the crim son lelds and revealed two large pictures in bright colors lllluatratlng the tlieme. Ileside the screen steed a pla card In large black letters inscribed with the dillerent topics el the ser mon. Paster Hamilton started nut with the Idea or preaching Illustrated sermons en the same basis as the Sunday school object les les heii. The new experiment certainly took with his parUhlenersHunday. Paster Hamil ton ulil the onvreeeated snoer and taunt of the antl-Christlan earlier, "The theatre Is lull and the church Is empty," could be an. swored only by the minister and the congre gation making a personal oll'ert te till the church. Next Sunday Paster Hamilton will preach en Iho theme "Ged's wine, man's wine, ilevll'swine; which did Jesus make?" Jt will lie illustrated bythree large oil paintings and a whiteboard placard. The three kinds el w I ur will also be exhibited and explained. A flood BugsMtlen. 'rem the Philadelphia Ledger. Washington Is a great name, but still dees net seem te be quite nt for Iho title of a ut&ic. I r tbe llrst president noedod any such Immortality as a state name peult! confer, It miuht be well enough te admit Washington territory Inte the Union en an equal footing with the ether states by that name. Hut, as his lame will survive him without that. It might lie a geed variance te name the new Htate after Its great river, Columbia, and re name the District or Columbia alter Its clilef city the District of Washington. There would be fitness In all this, and a lessening of chances of confusion. Mera Ball en Skate.. At Hid Lancaster rink there' was a tremen dous crowd of people en Saturday evenlng. The attraction waa a game of ball en skates between two nines called the " Mikade " and ' Little Tycoon." A fter a great deal el tumb ling around eue Inning was played and the j!uu. was uu. . -. .,,. Counsel Interested In the Dlttmar will i-eunsei luwrwieu caaewTOiie ,u-.r"7 -"-- --- teT8UtJhircWu?t6kceurt Vwa?ce tlnueU en aoeeunt of Ihe deatb el Harriet JUpaiye, tbeeMiteetaBt, kkwh ur TitK rimui. What tha IUh lull Clubs are Onlnc as the Neoaen'a Opening Approaches. The best game of thn series was played en Saturday between the Athletic and Philadel phia clubs and the former wen by", te 1. Four hits were made oil each pitcher. Harry Iirkln. wlin lies nnl luutn ttlavlnif wlttl the Athletics of late, tnade two two base hits and 1'arrarand O'llrlcn eacli sent the bull out of tbe let for home run. There was only tme error In the game and that O'lirlen made. Klght thousand oeplo saw the game. The Mets will t near the top at the ctoae of tbe seaaoe. Intwogamea In Irfiulsvllle the DotrelU did net have an error. " Feg Hern" llradley Is an Inmate of Iho Philadelphia almshouse, Frank Parker left town this lunrnlinr for llalllmore, whero he Joins Ilancrnlt's Roch ester teaui. The New Knglstul 1 nag no clubs are ruin ing Ihomselvos plavlng toeethor befere the seasen eeglus. Poeplo who kenp thelr eyes en the Phila delphia and HU Ixiuls loague teams inay be surprised this season. The Atlanta was the llrst club te play an errorless game this seasen, and It was the llrst llme the club had played tegether. The St. I.euls association team defeated the leaguers by ft te .1 yesterday, befere 10,0(10 poeplo. Pittsburg downed Louisville by I tel. Nick llradley lias been released by the Atlanta club, and the reasons as given out are that he drank tee much boero and could net hit the ball. Hen Dengle Is In hard luck. He had an agreement te play with the Denver club this season. A week age they, without any stated cause, ent him word that he was released. Klliny pitched for llalllmore Saturday nod struck tint llfteeu of thn Ilosteu team. Par sons, el ihe Ironsides In 1331, was In the box for the I stsu eaters, and the nysteruien hit him hard. Haiidlboe, Pittsburg's new pltrher.has been hit ery hard through the Seuth. The whele team will have te de botter playing than they have been, If they expect te get any Vlace this year. MeTaiiiany Is doing well for Ilroeklyn. In the game with Yale en Hat unlay he did wime Ihely work with the hat. Or the Iho times he went te the bat he undo the great record el three lilts, with a total of live bases, and ncnred two runs. A new sporting ster called the lirftrte has Imssii started In Pittsburg, and the editor IsT. K. rullwend, formerly el the J.tmltr. A great deal orspace Is devoted te base ball, and the paper Is chuck full of Interesting newa. It Is a llveshoeL Tlie young w lle of Clarksnu, the Chicago pitcher, Is with him en the Southeru trip. She Is very pretty and popular with the boys. Kheslls en the grand stand at every game her husband pitches, and If he Is hit hard alie feels worse than any ene en the grounds. Charles (I agua, formerly of the National cl ub motMike Finn in Han Francisce thoethordav. The two had been pitchers en rival clubs and wero bitter onemles. They agreed te fight the matter out in ring style and they did In the presence of a niiiuber of people, (isgus whlpiKxl Finn badly In three rounds. 'I he games of base I all played Saturday resulted ns follews: At Balllmore: Italtl Italtl tuernd, Itosteu ft; at Ijouisvllle: Ixiulsville II, Pittsburg 3; at St. Txiuls: AH.soclatlen club a, Leaguo 0; at Princetens Princeton 11, Syracuse Stars ft : at Savannah: Chicago H, Savannah I ; at Macen : Macen 11, Columbus (V. At Kldgwoed jwrk, I,eng Island, yoster yester day, tlie ilroeklyn and I-eng Island clubs iilatsl a game of ball liefere -I.OHU poeplo. The former were victorious by'i! te 1. Scliap liertand Ilngaii wero the battery for thn long Island club, and the former was hit safely fifteen times. McTamany had two hits and two runs. On account of the light botweou Hums, of the Newark, and Foster, the Metropolitan club has cancel led all dates with the New ark. The Amerlcau Association teams have all been asked net te play with the Newarks as long as Hums Is en the team. Hums has lioeii engaged In numereus dlsgraceful lights anil doscneantorm In jail. The Philadelphia Xjiertinq I.fe was four years old yosterday, and the tnanagumeiit has geed reason te lie proud of it. The paer has been a wenderful success from the start, and new has a circulation of almost thirty thousand. It Is rellable In all kinds of sport ing matters, but makes a specialty of the great national game. Everybody reads It and the paper has a bright future before it. After the Ixmiavllleclub dofeated Dotrelt en Thursday, Hlg I'ete Browning, the centre Helder el tlie former team, get en a big drunk. The ('oiru'r-.enr)i(f says that he spread terrer through the city. Ills victo rious war whoop could be heard for neveral miles, and se Irlghtoned the policemen that they took shelter In thelr hiding-place. Manager Hart found the player at n late hour, and Immodialely assessed him with a line el ?-". The next morning Pete did net report ler duty, and was flued ?5 mere. The management also refused te permit Brown ing te play in the next game, which was the meat unMndest cut of all. Pete was sorely distressed evor his treatment, and was moved te tears. He watched the game from the grand stand, and evinced overysymptoin of dlsapieintment and regret. Aunt Matilda.' Deail. In Bosten, Mrs. Abbie Nourse, who for the last 10 years has been a momber or Denman Thompson's "Jeshua Whitcomb" company, died, after an Illness of only eight days, from n complication of heart dlsease and typhoid fever. She played the part of "Auut Ma tilda" In "Jesh Whitcomb" "as no ethor can evor play It," says Mr. Thompson. Her husband died eight days age and she was prostrated by that event. They had been married forty years and were warmly at tached. Toward the last of her Illness Mrs. Nourse was dellreus and talked about her Crofesslonal work. She would rlse from her ed, partially dressed, and exclaim, " Unde Jesh Is waiting ler me 1" "They're going te ring the curtain up." She was about Gl years old and had beoneu the stage for a long pe riod. Fer he oral years alie was a uieinber of the Bosten Museum stock company, and befeie that was connected with the Heward when It maintained a stock company. Mrs. Nourse was a natlve of New Hampshire, the daughter el a physician, Dr. Hilten. Cential Transportation's Aunual ltepnrl. The annual report el the Central Transpor tation ceniismy has been prepared ler sub mission te the annual meeting, te be held a week from te day. ltorerring te the pending litigation with the Pullman Palace Car com pany, It says: "The whele aim el Mr. Pull man has been te wear out our stockholders by keeplng them out of their money and thus te force Ihein Inte a sale or thelr stock at aaicrillce. His alms have met with much success and many stockholders have sold for less than what their property, as we view It, is worth. Our advice Is te held en and net te let him. because of a few months' dolev. induce you te psrt with your property at a ruinously low llgure. The assets Include III) sloeplng cars, f 10,000 worth or the Penn sylvania Canal company's general mortgage six per cent, bends, some securities of un known value transferred by Cottrlnger, the defaulting secretary and treasurer, and the trust fund of fiT77,l 1S.U1." Vallnre el Itegers Ilrellter. At Bristel, Pa., great agitation has lieen caused by the failure of the firm of Rogers Brethers, proprietors of the great Heur mills at that place. The llrm was comiKwed of ltebert, William and James Regers, and has operated the mill for twehe years. The estimated liabilities of the llrui areplaced at fix), 000, (W,000 of which are m mortguge and eertI00,00U la notes. Or the latter amount about (410,000 are tne savings of peer people who placed their mnuey Iu the hands of Rogers Brethers for the Interest paid en It. This sum was borrowed In amounts ranging from fftO te (5,000, and in many cases the laboring people placed their entire savings in the llrm'H hands. Asalgnce Mruudy, while he can give no estimate of the assets, says II the property sells for anything like Its value the creditor will net be at great less. Qe ettbm iUtt , clrcutoen Kiis. iNTKLf.iciKNOKH Thelancaster 1m TKLMOKNCKn I. one el the best dally ,K.pem In circulation. The weed cuts are line and or the ntmeat aalUtaoUen. Ha Saturday .upplemeBta r t ureea of general in- lornaaUea and gotten up In the beat or style. April 13, smithvicle. T1IK MOKTUAUY LIST. ltKATH OF JUKH. AHNK V. MUUTNKIt, Ail KV ASI HKM'KUTKI). Galled f MmiIj lijr the llur.tlilf pf a llleml VmmI In tlie CliMt A Weman WIieim Fsnilljr Connection. Intituled Herns Faninn I'tsiple Well Attended funeral.. AnneC. I.lghlner, wlfeotNewlon t.lghtner, esq , tiled rather suddenly at thn family rosidenee, conier of North Duke and I-otnen streets, Sunday night about a qiiarter before 12 o'clock. Mrs. Llghtner has been an Invalid for alieut a year past, but she was alile te be about the heuse until a for' days age, and no fear of I m med late danger was nnlortaltied by her family until Sunday evening. Shortly bolore hordeath Mr. Llghtner raised her head and adjusted her pillows, se that she could lie mere comfortably, a few moments latorslie foil brick and almost without a struegle tiled. The Immodlate causa of her death was the bursting el a bleed vossel In the chest Mrs. Llghtner was a daughter of James and Anne Hepkins and sister of the late Washington Hepkins, the distinguished lawyer ami orator. She was born In Lancaster en the spot en which new stands the court heuse. She received n thorough education In Philadelphia and en her return te Lancaster mingled In Iho best society of the time, being lb" In timate Irlend or James Buchanan, the Jen kenses, Celemans, Uracils and ethor leading famlles. On the lth of May 1KII, she was united In marriage with Newton Llghtner, esq., and for almost lorty-llve years a union el u .Interrupted mutual affection, happiness ami centent followed. Mrs. Llghtner was net only a most admirable house-keeper and manager, but dim was a most ilovetod wile and mother; a kind and atrectleuate neighbor and friend, and a woman given te acts of charity and benevolence. During the late war she took an active part In geed work done by the "Patriot Daughters" of this city. Frem her c.trilest childhood she was a worshipper nud constant attendant of St. James' church, and was an sctlve worker In church aflairs until a year or two age, when Inquired health compelled her te relinquish church work. Her fast visit te the church was en Ascension Thursday, ISft, when en reaching the deer of the church, she was constralned by illness te rotire. Besides her boreavoti husband Mrs. Llght ner leaves an only son, James II. Llghtner te mourn her less. Twe brothers, James M. and William Hepkins, also survive her, te- f;ether with several children or her deceased irethers Washington Hepkins and (leorge 11. Hepkins. Mrs. Llghtner was a descendant of (leorge Bess, a signer of the Declaration of Independ ence, and was by bleed and marriage con nected with many of tlie most prominent famllles in this county. Dentil or Mary K. 'ielger. Mary 11, widow of the late MIiiael (lei ger, died suddenly at her residence, Ne. 211 Church street, en Saturday, aged "t yearx. She had enjoyed geed health until the latter part el the week w lien slie liecnme III, but was net considered te Is) In a dangerous con dition. Her tuneral will take place In morrow morning at 830 o'clock. rrmlient Lincoln's Ceiuln Dead. D.ividJ. Lincoln, a second cousin or the martyr president, died at Hirdsbore' Berks county, Saturday evening, aged 71 years, lle was oue or the leading Republicans or the county, frequently a dolegate te stale conventions, and atone time his party's cun cun didate for Congress. I.nrce Funeral. The funeral of the late Harry A. Decker took place this morning from his residence 017 West Marlen stroet. The remains were taken te St. Jeseph's Catholic church whero a requeim miss was celebrates! by Father (Irotemyer. Tlie Interment was inade at St. Mary's cemetery. The funeral et Maria Wiley from her resi dence Ne. 31 East Marlen street, yesterday aflomeon, was largely attended. Itev. J. V. Kckert conducted the funeral services. The Interment was niade at Woodward II 111 ceme tery. A Soldier's Funeral. The funeral of Jehn I.. Slpgelmllch, a member el Reynolds Hltlcs, who died Satur day, will take place from the residence of his parents te-morrow morning. The Interment will be made at Flerin and the funeral wilt leave this city in the 9iift train. At a meet ing of the llltle company yesterday It was de cided te attend the funeral iu a body. The soldiers will go te Flerin accompanied by a drum corps. MOSEY IS HOI.IUKItS' (IU I'll ASH. K-llinnle That the Krmllrute cleared 870,000 In tine Year en Four Scheel.. According te the Philadelphia lleeeril, the estimated pretlta el the syndicate who ran the Mount Jey, McAlllstorville, Mercer and Chester Springs Soldlers' orphans school, woref70,000for tlie curreut year. In this os es os tlmate the lolloping llgures represent the profit for sK months at tlie Mount Jey school : Hills Inr quarter ending Nev n, lss' Hills for quarter ended Feb. ., IsSc, Wages for six months Total expenditure IIO.nU J5 Iti'i't'lnlM from the state her quarter ended Ne ember in, livii for c u irtercnJi.it teliruary is. Ien; t 1.KU 15 1U.UM CO tl'.'.r.l.s 21 . 10.S.M Less expenditures Mount Jey profits for el x months .. S.SI3 V) Paul had It would apiear that James I been receiving about fiOOO a year Irnm the Mount Jey school, but that recently his tnenme Irem that source had lieen increased. I'ulil tlie relations el Paul te the .Mount Jey school can Imi accurately determined It will be dilllcult te tell what the dh blends amounted te and what was paid out, It any, for favor ; but se far as cm lie gleaned from the luiperfbct book-keeping of the establish ment it would seeni that jl.-l. was taken out or the school treasury during 1SS.", as profit en an original lnvoHtnienl of ?10,00O (a dividend of 1M per cent mt annum), the apparent division being as fellows : llporgeW Wright fl, .lehn I.Uerdin .7V) .lames I,. Paul -,7'xi The bank-book which would liae shown the actual payments and prellls could net be had. It should be rcmeiuliered that (leorge W. Wright also hud an Interest In three oilier schools McAlltstervllle, Mercer and Chester Springs. Clerden was interested In McAllls tervlllnand Mercer, while Paul had a fourth Interest in Chester Springs. Had they been allowed te go en uuintoruptedly until May 31, 1S8U, which terminates the school year, it is believed that the profits en four syndicate schools would have beeu 70,000. At Dayton school, en a capital of ?l,ri,0CKl, there was a division or nearly ?0,000 during the year which ended February -S, ISSd. This dividend equaled 63 per cent, per annum, and sIiewh that the children have Isjen fed, cletlied and eduraUHl at mi nveragu cost of about ftO or head, though the suite paid $160 per year for all children ever 10 years and tlie ter chlliirmi under that age. A comparison of tlie prevision made for the children at Dayton and at syndicate schools would show that the cost te Wright, Corden ,tt'e, could net have been mero than 7.r per head per annum. Anether Alderman Iu Cuttedy. Hx-Alderman William A. Mlller, who was arrested In Flerida, en Thnrsday en a war rant issued by Recorder Smith, charging him with brlbery in connection with the Broadway surface railway, arrived at New Yerk police headquarters Saturday even Ing. He was released en ball, and will, it is understood, be used as a state witness. Herse Hteleu. On Saturday night a thief broke into the stable of Samuel Hainbrlght, en the New Helland turnpike, near Kden, and stolen dapple gray horse. The lierae is 10 hands high and eight years old J a blind bridle was taken with the animal, NMHH Of TIIM VOVMTT. Wkat Onr Corre.penilent lsmd at Smith villa and Vlrlntly. Smitmvu.i.e, Apr. 12. Orlnlhus (IrelV thn genial and obliging host of the Spread Kagle hotel, Nmlthvllle, Pa., has refurnlshrxl, remodeled and pa tiered his barroom and It presents a very nice appearance Mr. Kd. Smith has a let or line specimens, of arrow heads or Indian darts. H. Miller la roellng and olherwlso Improv ing his heuse. Win. Swelgert, carpenter, has purchased a tract of lanil from the Messrs. McFalls, weed dealers, and Is about te erect a heuse thereon. Hmanuel Asten, teacher or the Martlcvllle cornet band, and leader of the Martlcvllle erchestra, has moved te Safe Harber. ('ah In llalr has openod a smithy In the old Rising Sun shop, which had net been In use for some years. Miss Mamie and Master Jacob Stokes are visiting their brother In Flerin. Mr. Theeplnlus Kshleman Is lying very sick with pneumonia. Abner Krug, a respected and highly os- leemeu young man, was interred in uie Clearlleld graveyard en the 10th Inst- He dled or inllammalery rheumatlstn which reached the hearL MAUTIONKW8. Messrs. Mahlen aud Franklin Krb, el ML Nebe, are visiting thelr sister, Mrs. Jehn Halhven, at Battle Creek, Michigan. Slnce the close of the schools of Martin seme miscreants have been cutting, hacking and damaging Sunny Slde school heuse. The heuse Is a new ene and was repainted last rail. It Is ene of the finest in the township. II the parties are appreheuded they will be severely dealt with. The Martlcvllle hotel is being romedelod by the present proprietor, Mr. Ames droll. It leeks very well, and Is certainly much mere convenient than before. Mr. Rudelph Bhultz, while en his way te market, en the Willow Street plke met with an upset and spilled alt his produce' and broke his wagon. He was net hurt. KXt'I.OUINU AN AIIANDOXF.il MINK. A party of ploasure-seokers, among the number your correspondent, visited and explored the abandoned sllver mines of Conostega. They are certainly inimonne tunnels and worthy a visit. Llltle Is known of thelr vastness except by these who worked thorn. There are old and abandoned niliies which had beeu werked by the English ever a century age and tbose of later date. The oxpleratlon can 1)0 accomplished with no danger, as the tunnels are through solid masses of rocks. There Is little or no water In them, except in the slopes which are level. The main drifts are net obstructed. Many persons go miles te see mines and works of engineering skill net halt se Immense as are these seldom spoken of mines. The party was guided and assisted by the obliging Mr. Henry Yest, who lives en the farm In which they are situated. Wliat Kllrahethlewii I'eeple are Doing. EMZAtimilTOWN, Pa, April 12th, 1SSC On Saturday evening last, a hop leek place In Herst's hall; sixteen couples wero In at tendance, and danced till the midnight hour te the music or the Marietta orchestra or which Mr. Dressy is Ioader. Tlie parties at tlie hop were from May town, ML Jey, Stacks town, F.lizabothtewn aud ether places. The dance had been postponed several times en account of the lnclemency of the weather, but at last beautiful -weather and success at at at londed their eirbrts, Mr. J. 1 Killlau, of this place, shipped during the past two weeks evor 1,000 dozen of eggs. Kggs were no er knew n te be se plenty at this tlme of the year and are (might at 9 cents aMeren. Our publie schools are all closed with the exception of tbethlrd primary : the teacher in this school lest seme tlme through sick-' tiess. On next Monday summer school will begin ler a course of ten weeks. Air. J. F. Ober and Mr. I). Slnger will teach. On Friday evening last the Kiizabethtewn comet band serenaded Mr. 11. K. l'ierce, the baker, who has just removed te this place, and also serenaded Mr. 1.. Hellmau, the new IHMtmaster. The band has made several changes lately and Is doing well. The tannery of this plnce, which has been Idle for some time, has resumed operations a short tlme age aud Is te-day doing n lively trade. It Is owned by Ferney, lleiluian it Ce., and Is superintended by Mr. H. F. Dehuer; it will be known astho"F.agle Tannery." Patrick Quin, a railroader of Fert Werth, Texas, was stepping In town evor Sunday, lle has came direct from Galvesten. He states that he thinks the strikers will win, for they Inlend lighting te the bltter end for recognition. l'leawtit Sunday Wlioel Aunlverutry. Last night was the occasion of the second anniversary of Covenant United Brethren Sunday school, West Orange strecL The church was crowded. The exercises consist ed of music, recitations, and an address by the pastor, Key. J. H. Funk. The little folks acquitted themselves well, and thcr reci tations en "Somebody" by Miss Clara Kckert, aud "A Mether's Faith" by MKs Llrie Keen, woreexceediugly well rendered se was "A Heaven-Hound Child" by ene or the little girls. A selection of music, " F.re the Hun Oees Down," by the pastor, and his family was well received. The musle throughout was unusually geed. The report or the superintendent, ts. R. Orabill, ex hibited the enceuragiug fact that In two year's time tlie school has grown from 7 te 117. The church was decorated with vines, rerns and petted plants. The anniversary was a slg niticant success, aud retlects credit en these having In cliarge the attain or the school. The Naval Cadel.tilp Awarded, Arthur Hawk, of Churchtown, railed te appear for examination before the naval cadet ship examining beard en Saturday afternoon. The remaining soven were examined in road read lug, algelim, history, geography and geometry. The beard at the conclusion or the examination held a consultation and by a unanimous oterecemiuonded Wm.F. Tyson, el Columbia, te Congressman HlesUmd, be having passed the best examination. Frank Zalun, or this city, steed second In the class. A telegram was received from Mr. Hiest.iud appointing Tyson te the cadetslilp and he will report at Annapolis, Md., next month. Miner I'ellre Cane.. Simen Heek, who was arrested for abusing his family, was committed te the county prison en Saturday afternoon by Alderman A. P. Dennelly, ler twenty-feur hours. Jehn (Iroetzler, arrested en Saturday night by elllcer Merrluger, for raising disturb ance en MldUle street, was committed for a hearing by Alderman Dennelly. The nun or disposed of sovmiteen cases this morning. Twe were tramps arrested ler begging anil uiieeu were leugers. Aineug the ledgers was a woman with two children, eue II and the ether -I years old. The beggart woreceiumiltod ler live nays eacu, ami tne ledgers were discharged. Sunday In the Methodist Cenferenre, 1 he pulpits iu nearly all the churches In Wllkosbarre and vicinity were filled Sunday by ministers in attendance en the Wyoming conference of the Methodist church. 1 ntcrest ceutred at the First Mothedlst Kplscejial church, where, at thn morning sorvice, Bishop Mallalleu delivered a grand sermon, after which ten young men were Invested with deacens' orders with tlie usual solemn ritual. In the afternoon Kev. Dr. Hpence, of tiie Church P.xtousieu society of Philadel phia, ereached te a large congregation. At the evening sorvice Chaplain McCabe deliv ered an eloquent discourse en missionary work, and astatistlcal report of the missionary work or the conference was read. Why Jacob 1 . Kit holt? I. Happy. Frem the Bunbury News. Jacob 1' F.ichhell the jelly pestmaster of Sunbury, sent in his respects a few days age In dupllcate for the last year. The sales at this omen amount te nearly fu,000. If they reach that llgure his grade will be inade second Instead el third-class, and bin salary be deservedly raised lrein jl,700 te a higher llgure. Uene te Jetu the Mluttrel. Temmy Mack lett this city at 8:10 this morning for Turner Falls, Mass., where be joins Hi Henry's minstrel. His billiard room under the city hotel w HI be run as usual durlnjf Mr. Mack's absence. QUIET AT EAST ST. LOUIS. TIIK rKKBKNOK it An nu a OK TIIK MII.ITAItT OOOII r.VPKVT. Gould and Hexle Trying te Arrange at'lanef Settlement I'ewderly Works en flnndsy, Kiclteinent Canted hy Neme Shet. That Were Mysteriously Fired. East Ht. I-euim, April l'i The prosence of the militia in thla city continues te have the desired eflect, and no disturbance nor unlawful acts have been reported slnce the Incendiary fires el Friday night, and It la new believed that no onaeunter botween the military and strikers will occur. The same strict guard ever the railroad preperty Is ob served this morning; and the vlgllancoef the sentries has In no way lieen relaxed from that et the previous days. The time ever which the order extended requiring these who wished te go ever tbe brldge Inte East SL Leuis te supply themselves with passes elapsed at midnight last night, and the bridge this morning presents an animated apimarance. Pedestrians are passing and re passing without Interference and transfer wagons heavily leaded are crossing, and en neither side of the bridge are the drivers ap proached by Intimidating strikers attempting te persuade them te again step work. The premise of military protection te these who might dosire te go te work te-day has re re aulted In the employment of a large number of applicants, meat of whom are net Knights of Laber, but theso who were otupleyed te the tilling of the vacancies caused by the strlke et the tatter, and who led their places last Friday after the fatal sheeting by the doputles. The platforms el the various freight depots are busy with men actively engaged In leading and unloading cars, and no attempt at interference by the strikers has occurred, nor Is any anticipated. Ne freight trains had left this city up te 8:30 o'clock, but In several yards trains were In process of construction, and the attempt te start them nut was te be made later lu the day. I'KOM'XCTH rOtt A BRTTLKaiRfiT. aeulil and lleile Trying te Arrange a tln Mr. l'ewderly Hopes for an Karly Agreement. Kokante.v, Pa, April 12. It Is asserted here en geed authority that prospects are new mere favorable for a speedy termination of tlie Southwestern strike. It Is said that Jay Gould and General Manager Hoxle ha e been lu constant communication ler several days endeavoring te arrange a plan et settle ment. It Is stated that a settlement would have been ellected ls3tween the companies and the Knights, as a result of the New Yerk couterence, had It net been for the obstinate attitude of Mr. Hoxle who, it is understood, tendered his resignation rather than con son t te submit the case te arbitration. A correspondent called en (leneral Master Workman Pewderly te ascertain his views en the matter, but the labor chief said he pre ferred te say nothing en the subject at present. Mr. l'ewderly was deeply engrossed in business and said he had te work every Sun day for the past seven years. Whlle he de clined toglve any dellnlte expression en tbe situation in the Southwest, Mr. l'ewderly Bald he sincerely hoped there would be an early settlement of the diiliculty for the sake of all concerned. He appeared te be deeply touched by the tragic turn of aflairs iu East SL Leuis, but declined te enter en any dis cussion of the subject In detail. WBARtsa A HOLIDAY LOOK, The News from Katt St. Iml. Itepert. a Mere Tranquil Situation. St. Leuis, April 12. The streets of East SL Leuis present a holiday apjiearauce. The contre of Interest te-day Is the City hall, where the coroner's inquest evor the bodies of Friday's slaughtered citizens is In pro gress. The "boys in blue" are In much bet bot eor spirits te day, the bright sun tsjlng the chlef cause. An order net te permit any congregation en the streets Is being strictly enforced by the soldiers, but is net taken lu specially geed part by the inen, who are thus prevented from having a social chaL Notwithstanding the assertions of vari ous companies that they would re ro re sume business te-day, but little was doing in several yards. The great diiliculty is te get sufUcient men te de the work. The Lou isville it Nashville read is still at a complete BtandstllL Ne freight has been received and none sent euL "It is Just as bad te-day," paid ene of the empleyes, " as it has been all along. We cannot get men te de the work, as the strlkers are mere incensed at this read than any ethers. We have sent out no freight te day and I am alrald wl'l net be able te de se for a week at least. We haven't even an engiue tlred up." Thore was a little excitement at the I.ouls I.euls I.ouls vllleit Nashvllle yards early this morning. At about four o'clock this morning two guards belonging te C'empauy H were seated at the end et the yards. Suddenly two ahetswere heard and the bullets whistled ever their heads. They started up but could net see the persons who did the shoot sheet lug, as It was foggy. The shots were fired from a revolver. The Indianapolis A- St. Leuis received a lorge train et freight, consisting of thirty six cars this morning. Very little w erk was being done, men being scarce. The Caire Short Llue was also at a complete standstill. The Vandaliaread received but ene train aud soul out eue, and is also receiving all the freight it can get. The Ohie it Mississippi people seem te be 'very busy and several trains were te-day unloading cotton. The agents say they are receiving all the freight they can get, aud expect te send out several trains during the day. "We received thirty five applications for places this morning," he concluded, " all of which we had te refuse as we hav e all the men we wanL" The Chicago it Alten and Chicago, Bur lington & Qulncy were doing as well as they could with their small force, while the Wabash read, which has enjoyed the pro tection of the United States court all along, wasdelng considerable business. The Deputies Who Did the Sheeting, East St. Louts, April 12. The habeas corpus case of the deputies who did the sheeting and who were held by Chief llarri gan, were called iu the criminal court at 11 o'clock this morning. Circuit Attorney Clo Cle ver appeared for Chlof llarrlgan. When the case of G, M, Burnett, the llrst named en the writ was called, Attorney Clever said : "W e admit that when the writ of habeas corpus was issued that there was no legal ground for detaining the prisoner aud he Is entitled te discharge" The Judge then dis charged Burnett and he was told te step into the wltuess room where he was again arrest ed by a deputy sheriff who was wait ing with a warrant Ah case alter case was called Mr. Clevor inade the same statement ami each deputy went te the witness room where lie was served with the warrants and placed under guard. When all of the deputies were rearrested they were conveyed down stairs te the jail under a strong guard. The warrants en which they were arrested were issued this morning by Prose cutor Dlerkes, en the Information or Con stable Henry McDermott who swears that a deposition cliargliig them with murder has been nude before ltichard J. Leng, of East SL Leuis, and that they are new fugitives from justice, fieui the state of Illinois', Did Hue Steal Ihe Jewel. Cuioaqe, 111., April 12. Florence Morten aged 22 years, was arretted yesterday ou cliarge or larceny, inade by a rich Hobrew, of New Yerk, who says that the woman atole about fwe worth of jewelry. The woman says the Jowelry was a present from Iho man. lUrUHTANT MOMINATtOHB. Henater llenell K. Jschien, of Tenne.iee, Ap pointed a Circuit .ledge. Washington, D. C, April 12. Tlie pros pres pres Ident te-day sent the following nominations tojthe Senate: Hewell E. Jacksen, et Tonnesseo, te be circuit Judge of the United States for the Sixth judicial circuit, vice Jehn Baxter, de ceased. Frank II. l)y or, or Utah, te be marshal of the United States for the torrltery el Utah. Slrsen P. Collin, of Massachusetts, te be collector of customs for tlie district or Edgar town, Mas. Philander Cobb, of Massachusetts, te be collector el customs for the district el Fly. mouth, Mass. 9 Geerge I). Borten, of New Jersey, te be as sistant collector of customs for the pert of Camden, N. J. Rebert C. Jerdan, of Nebraska, te be sur veyor of customs for the pert of Omaha, Neb. The nomination of Senater Jacksen te be circuit Judge was at ence confirmed by the Senate. ItlddlelierRer Hat Upen. Wasuinoten, D. C, April 12. Senate. A resolution oflered In the Senate te-day was agreed te, appointing Mr. Gibsen, a member of the committee en commerco iu place or Sonater Jones, of Flerida, during the temporary alwonce of the latter from the Senate. Mr. Hlddloberger moved te take up tbe resolution relating te the consideration of oxecutlve nominations In open session. Mr. Dawes urged consideration of the In dian appropriation bill. Mr. Hlddleberger preceeded te state his reasons for declining te ghowayte the appropriation bill, when the chair said his motion was net debatable. Mr. Hlddleberger appealed from the decis ion of the chair, but finally withdrew his ap peal, and called for the yeas and nays en his motion. Illsmotlen was defeated yeas 7, nays Gl. The senators voting In the afllrmatlve were Messrs. Uewen, Geergo, Legan, Hlddlebor Hlddleber ger, Vance, VanWyck, and Wlseu, of Iowa. This vote, however, does net indicate the strength or the open session advocates, as many of them, Including Senators 1'latt, Teller, Gibsen, and Mitchell voted nay. Mr. Piatt asked and obtained unanimous consent te address the Senate after morning business te-morrow In support of his open execnthe session resolution. The Indian appropriation bill was then taken up. At 1251, en motion of Mr. Dawes, tlie Senate w cut into oxecutlvo session. 500 Men Idle Through a Wreck. PlTTHlirilu, Pa, April 12. At it o'clock this morning a coal train of 12 cars en the Keoling Ceal company's private railroad col lided with a ceke train en the Pittsburg, Virginia A. Charleston railroad at their crossing en 21st stroet,8euth Slde. The trains were en down grade and running very fast. Beth engines aud a number et leaded cars were badly damaged. Less, flO.000. Tracks en both lines were tern up foracensiderable distance. Nene of the train men were serl- eusly Injured. The accident will close Keel- lng's extonslve coal works for a week or mere, threwiug 500 men out el work. The Keeling company claim te have bad the right el way and will probably sue for damages. Te lll.cuts the Silver QueMlen. Londen-, April 12. The Louden Chamber of Commerce is making preparation te held au immense meeting te discuss the silver question, at which Mr. Geerge J. Goschen, M. P., will be oneof the principal speakers. An Important correspondence upon the sub ject Is new passing botween the Chamber el Commerco, the Institute of Hankers and the Statistical society. English financiers gen erally express gratification that the defeat of the Hl.iud bill In the American Congress does net suspend the coinage of silver altogether. 110 Kemi l Without Deciding a 1' rite Fight. Kansas City, Ma, April 12. Albe Millen efKaucas, and Jack Bailey, of Brooklyn, N. Y., fought here yesterday with three ounce gloves, uuder Louden prlze ring rules, for the gate receipts. One hundred and sixteen rounds were fought and the match was de clared a draw. Reth men were badly pun ished. Mlller weighed inland fialley 13SJ pounds, llerkle.s Sheeting by a Cruzy Man. Dktiieit, Mich., April 12. Considerable excitement was aroused yesterday afternoon at the Woodward aveuue deck by the rock leas sheeting of a crazy Chicago clgarmaker. One shot furrowed through the neck of Jehn Allen Bird, el Windser. Several ether shots weie tired but te no etlect. Te Attend Their Slrk Daughter. Lonmien, April 12. Mr. Jehn W. Mackay will Immediately fellow hU wile te Paris, whither alie has gene te attend her daughter, the princess et Galatro-Colonna, who is dan gerously 111 with dlphtherla. OVll VVHI.IC llVlLDlSUS. LAnrn.ter'a Commercial Kxchange Detlres te Speed Their Coming. At a meeting of the beard el mauagera of the Commercial Exchange, of Iancaster, thla alteruoen, the following resolutions were passed. Wiikkkas, The Commercial Exchange, of Lancaster city, Pa, notlces an application for an appropriation by the federal government for much n ceded public buildings iu Ijui caster city. Therefore Jleielveil, That representing large busluess interests lu Ijuicaster county we earnestly urge our representative in Congress te use every honorably means for the success of the measure. Our county being the richest agricultur ally In the United States; our contribution te the Internal revenue among the largest, and our city one et the eldest ami most important or the Inland centres or population, at eue tlme seat of national Congress we feel we are deserving el thn consideration asked for, J. K. Umiii.i:, See. IIP AMI IHIW.N TIIK STATE. Frank Rudy, aged 29 years, died In Head Ing, en Saturday from bleed poisoning, re sulting lrem a scratch from the claw of a cat. Geergo Welkler, son et tbe proprietor e the Kane hotel, at l.rle, shot and killed him sol f en Saturdiy. He was disappointed In leve. Philadelphia aud Bosten can new exchauge courtesles by tolepheno with as much precis ion as local subscrlliers can communicate with each ether. On Saturday night Charles alias "Darby" Smith, residing en the plank read, a short dlstance beyond the tell gate, at Yerk, was Korleusly anil almost Litany siaueeu. u is al leged, bv one Graham, an oyster peddler. Thenieu et the paid lire department in Philadelphia are going te Jein the Knights of l.abera iney nave iwuuhu uiw ui iud ro re lieated premises of the politicians aud have ubeut made up their minds te force an increase et ay through a labor organiza tion. The state Isrard of revenue commissioners have ruled that banks which have paid a six mill tax te the state ou their capital stock are exempt lrem further taxation ou Uielrsurplus luud at the rate or three mills. The beard defines surplus as pretlta or earnings of the bank carried te the account of surplus. e " Uelltluiu Tremeu.. Heckle Hplcer, who was committed tew days age for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, was seized Willi delirium tremens i eBMainrday. I-or a lime sue was quuavm- I lent, but te-day she is much improved, sod a I the chances are new In Sver et her reeeyery, stf MORRISON GETS THE Attn INTnemtCBM Hit ABITH for TAMirr mitt. tfNMM cv.'ii Featnres or tha Majority aad mutt . en Thl. Important MMunra A 1 Adopted in the Ilenna te Ian 1 I'reaent l-ber TreaMee. ?? . ht Washinotek, I), u, April 12 Hestawj .ur. muiTiseii, in uie Heuse, reperted: I me v nye aim means committee lb 1 accompanied by the report of the' i signed by eight Douiecrallo member at ' tsomuilttee. Referred te the committee of MbbJ whole. Mr. McKlnley preaentetl the vhiw ' ei me minority the a ve Republican member. of the committee. $H THE MAJOnlTV RRI'OttT. Sj ? Tim mln.lln frjivu... &!..- 1-a -.-.. . iVt "v .j.i ij i vhji i, nuuff. mie avvnifre nH9 s, or tariff duty for 1885 te have exceeded 47 pecS cent, which was the highest rate paid la tmj year since 18C3, andbeve the averace rate f ' the war period from 1802 telSCS. The treat-1 ury receipts last year aggregated K123,090k70.'. 38, and the ratio of Increase shown fbrtbtt past Uiree months Indicate that thla amount'? will be swelled te f33T.,000,oeo during the A p resent fiscal year. Last year's expenditures, V iiiuiuuuiK imuniuuB miu me inrai require- -- menta efthe publie debt, were $30u,8Je,OTaHifH The reductions te result from the proposed bill are within this estimated surnlus of tsn.. -Ji,- 000,000 and a little exceed 1,000,000 en the ;S: '; utsm i jasi yearn iraporiauena. jj-; , UTI.A .lllftua lnl.n,lul n k. ak.ama.. tC4t.A V Cf 1 bill are chiefly these which tax article eed', by our own manufacturers, which bow ub-C-Ject them te hopeless competition at home;.' ' and abroad with the manulactnrlncr national-,. none of which taxes such materials, that our & own manufacturers may successfully earn-? J TWltn. ttntl, nt ImtviA anrt at.r,rf with M.Mn!el , -, ww... . ..w.a.w as... nw.unu, .. lu UI..UU- 1 facturlng nations which de net tax such ma ,,"' terlals, thus securing makets ter the. pre- Ji ducts of hands new Idle for want efi"5L work te da Seme of the materials upon A which great Industries ere built, such nPf weed, salt, hemp and wool, are placed en the' free Ills." The report declares that aceatury-,, or failure te make the cultivation of heeapl profitable by the imposition et protective duties points the need of abandoning further j. etlert In that direction. With a de'Jw creased production the consumption tit J -i the manufactured article has lucre eilAfe. until new the annual tar nn tha lm..T" pert is several times greater tlian the value of v all the hemp raised In the United State In -rt year. -i no same state et attaint exists in the ', nnvlimllftl, nrmnnl .l.l.t. .... .1 mm . 4 t . ,...-........,. w, nuiri, n.uv;i. IIUUC. dVUUKIwn' i double as great as that of ether product of-Sv me pasture neiu anu larm nas mien far be-"!? I, In, I Tlianrlndnrmvil I.mb I.ah ...... ... '-4.' ........ ..u ...iu ,. nmii utu uniiuununini for many years. It decllned when the tax 2 WHS IlifrllAHt flml tirntn-tlmi ivmhImI i tj "Se long p.s we impose taxes upon rawt'K'l materials." says the report, " we cannot hqpeW I te tnuiunsu a niarKei ier our commodities & i and competition with nattena possessing thejtl Brum uuvHiiu.ge 01 iroe raw materials." - j The minority report attacks the failure of Eft. llin Mill fn Amial1fa tlia .IllflAM "... lmMMulAi ..... .v v, ....... u ..... u..Mvn via .aU--r. 1-71 goods en any Just principle or te make-suit- able reductions throughout the tarlir list andW' declares that the froe list Is peculiarly . -an assault upon the agricultural Interests' A: - el (the .country, Becking out from tberS? tntlf. Miniinnnil a,-tl"lA In lli. 1..II1 !!.. tuJ "t.? .w... .UW..OUUU n..v,,Vc. iu wau Walla UlOl tWU--f leg products te be drlven out by ruinous rt comnntttten from nhrmd. nArArafni. .. .t. failure te give notice te the wool-growers of ;"vi this preposition te sweep away the present M' Inadequate protection etlered themVy the a;" Uriff laws, the minority declare that tha flrat'f'r eirert in the direction of free trade la aimed-' at the unorganized tanners .of the country. Xv' The preposition te place hemp and salt upenkj the free list is denounced as a blew at an las-Mi pertant industry, in conclusion the repmt says: . ,-.. " The minority cannot loe earnestly iwcivS' ' tAttt IMlna, (.n n.aiaa Mf ,h. M VrLt- aw-aaa.vaa.ew ua WHagV Wl tUI-Ullf. M.UVT j&t view Its prr Bence here, sanctioned eslt Is livii the unanimous vote or the majority, as theLJj? first step toward a reversal of a reveniieJS system leunueu by the laUiers and the sub-' ' ( fl stltutien of the British system of tariff lefria.i M ... va.uv wuiji Tinnuujll .11,1, .liO aJCKIUUlUK M f efa system of levvimr duties unen fnrwlun ":'i Imports. iernicieus as It Is unpat-Ji5-; rlotle ; borrowed from our foreicn rivals." ft 5 whose Interest In destroying American tariffs , . nas never ueeu concealed ; a system destrut- v , tire of our nrnduntlvA IniliiKtrlAa ..! ti.m? Iinnin mnrlAl frT nfrrlmittnral nrmltinta emI fQi - -.. . .ua ..(..ua..... aaa '.aya...M MK, j UDgnajlUg IU I-.IU13I1UAU IHUUC aUJU WllKI),Kj wuen iv uas ueeu irieti in me government, ?-!, , haseventuatAdlnfalllnirrnvnniiA-LtitarnUluwifviJ credit and a depleted treasury." . Mr. O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, asked leavep te have printed in the record a pretest lrem'-S maeufacturers representing 47,000 workmen,;-! . in all the slates, against a reduction of Ihe-'A tarlir. !$Z? Mr. Morrison, however, Insisted that theS: petition should come te the Heuse in the.'ft regutarway through the petition box. -&' A CONOnESSIONAI. LATIOlt INQUIRY. 8Ji(. Mr.Morrtsen, from the committee en rules, ftr reported a resolution providing for ,oenti, ' gi viui.i uivuii j uu tUO tUB(s1 MIU iV jt" ' extent of the present labor troubles in the' 5 eaL The resolution was adopted Without.' ' uivimuu. me resuiuiieu attuieriztw lHOi speaker te appoint an investigating ceimnlt,;jf tee of seven members te go West, wHtfift power te send for persons and papers, and it sit during thesessiens efthe Heuse, ''IstSt' i The committee is te repertdurlngthe pre-&'- DU, OWHUU TT1.U "UU1 rei:UaalaUtlUUaUaUi. B H "& may uueiit proper te inaKe. air. AierTUOa,. ;tr ill reporting the resolution, said the arbltra- .J. Hen bill which recently passed the Uenee, f j was luauuiiuaie in iia previsions, anu ine oe-",1-. ,: (Apt fr tlm reudntlnn wta In Analtla f 'rti npt-Aa-Ai - tl !&.. 4I.A f..n,a nt il... -u-cia nr. I, .hII.I . 3' AU IVUlll AA4V IAW.WA Ul UO 1V17, DU ..,lgaaV IUI" T prove and perfect its legislation. ItllAOAN oujketh. Mr. Keagan, of Texas, said Congress bad ;;.! no mere power te regulate questions arising nfs between common carriers and their hlrsd'H'J laborers than questions arising betweenVji" common carriers aud their butchers atidw." grocers. Thtse were local questions, and the ? question was whether a Democratle Heuse yJ weuiuuenyanti repudiate local soit-gevern-",r mem, or wuetner it weutu asstime that tne states were no longer able te execute tbeir tbeir functlens, "' M ' Air. oiergan, et Mississippi, lueugnt reiietr for the laboring man could net be found InVv'. . Congress. The men said ; "Wa will arid.' .. .. .... . . ... .. ... trate," and the railroad company answered 4; "We will net arbitrate because we don't V want you." When the services of the, mew. J , were decllned that was an end of tlietransae- tlen anil Congress had no power te pass vn -which would mske a contract ler the Basj.''k After remarks by Messrs. IlasdalMt !' ccck, Iteed, Warner, Curtln and Hpr laferta discussion endetL s ,i A Dakota Farm er Murdered ter Me, lltHMAiicK, Dakota, April 12 Corener Car?. son has returned from the Agarles botteMv" where he held an Inquest en the body of J Jacques LegaMe, a Frenchman, CO years old,' who was found brutally murdered in W shack about a mile and a half from the Lerk tragedy. Legale came te this part of tke country three years age with two cebsjbms Ions, one or whom is new deceased and wiifc the ether of whom he bad since qusrretfaV He had fl.GOO en arriving here, and ltif net been known te spend any smeni y , money, except In proving up his etaJas'i the purchase or a yoke or exea ,.xa ceasetl waa found with his head "' broken with an axe found telety bm,I ..llh Lliwul a.al.1 balEr. atlaVj tMgaSBli most ehaatlv spectaele. TWsis,flB found In an Inside peekei 4 MmatftnUm WUATMBM FWMStUWII. ! . WAMnxaw, . a, Aprtt ,1 4r lav Middle Aetata) sas.r wMd!. ligMleesirkbw, whH OTlly shlHtHt te semiierly. ' ,v ' 'e fCv si.av. Light least ralM aM nUd far New -mattne UH suta and Lewer take reftea, M) wannet wet.r. f&fA mJU ! b. ilj &i r1, ..te
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