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VOLUME XXU-NO. 200.
LANCASTER, PA., MONDAY, MAY 10, 1880.
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Menu u( dm I'n.l Week nuil HtiitiliinfnilCiiiiiIng
l.truU Ilia (lame, ul Hntiinlii) mill Mm
ily Otttliiuk ler lliu MiiIIiiiihI Maine
In ljuniutcr reixiiml tlnln
Italn ugaln Intel lured with number nl
games en Saturday. These that were played
lenullid as fellows : Al Chicago : Delielt
Chicago I , t SU Leuis : Kansas City .!, Ht,
Leuis e sat Loulstllle: HI. Leuis HI, lands
Mlle fi i lit Plttsbutg : Pittsburg U, Cin
cinnati li.
Till) people Of LeillSlillO WWO disgusted Hi
the exhibition nimbi liy thu home tciiiii,eu
Saturday. Muck, at second btse, hid six
eners and the it hole tiviin lirtil fourteen.
Ilreuklyn, lUUiiiuiru umt l'lttsbiitg were
stld te be llie weak teams of tlie association,
bill they mwiii iilile u lielil ili their ends
after nil. The Smoky Clly men h.it u mi
prated Intely.
li'tlnr Inim Msuagei Gallagher says tint
the ttoatler was line In Wlllhtuispeil Hllur
Ihearriiul of tlie Ironsides thutoen Satur
duy. Tlie liume club rolused (i piny, how
ever, and Ilium will be games te day mill to te
itiui row.
Kinge, (if Pittsburg, has been thinking
freely, and llenicu Phllllpa lined lilm f.i'J
and suspended blin Indolliiltely,
I lie Philadelphia club lias buller plb hers,
taking them through, than any Unli In (he
i eun try.
Tlie ealihers of tlie Ubieties ate strong
battels.
Mountain will be kept en ' xl btse by
Pittsburg.
On Sitiirday a great Imi Inill deal was
made, and tlie Spirting Life wax the only
Suudiit piper that had the news. Nogetla
lliillH fl.lt U ler BIJIII0 tlllHI llllBII pending be
tween the Washington Leaguei liibaml the
Newark club, ler the transfer or Phenomenal
Smith and Catcher Daly. 'I hese negotiations
ttere completed Saturday, and In tlie men
lug both player ttere released liy Newark
and signed by Washington. Heth incii will
leate at once fur SL Leuis, where they ttlll
vmi the elnb. Twe theiiHand dollars is te be
the Mini paid for their releam
Ueuhrer, the eitiher, new tuins tip with
the llllausxirt club.
The teutracts of J K. irtutt and J. ('.
Dully with Lam-aster hate lieeu appreted
anil L. Gibteti has been released.
1 red Weed, of the Philadelphia elnb, is a
great fatorlte with the Quaker City folks. He
and Bebby Matthew nre linn Irlends mid
whunuter both tlubs are home, llio-e two
can always be Keen together In the titenlngs.
On Thursday the Portland and Laivreme
uliilw met and tlie former wen by lleO.
I he l,ittronce had hut two hits and the Pert
land only one.
A gatue wax played at Atlanta en Monday
Uit, rer the Ixmetlt of Nick llradley, who
was htranded there. The reoelpla were
Hinall.
In thirteen ethlbitlen games, Sam Trott,
of Newark, did net hate an error behind the
bat.
Detroit uAieoten lelHianded bitterM, who
will inuke winie of the pitchers Nick Ixtloie
the neasen Is eter.
lliMieii hits net allowed Parsons te pitch
for aome tlire. The reaten Is net git en.
Manager llaekett, of the Newark ilnb,
wrote te Ven der Alie In regard te the .SL
l.enis IlrettiiM playing Ida Newark team.
en der Alie replied that he wen Ul be glad
te play in Newark, but would net allow his
team te play there iiiiIins the Iturns I iwtur
luilireell" had lx'n miileably Mettled.
Hen .Moere, "Menk Cllne, l.ien and N ll ll ll
llams,orihe Vtlanla dnb, ttere luing their
"ulnl"en thuHtreeLs efthat town the ether
evening. The nwnlt was thai all were
looked up and spent the night In I he mhei.
Peter Kllrey, of Phlladellila, a brother of
Kllrey, e( the llaltlmeres, hits been signed
bv CliattaniKiga and titartcd for that town
1'rlday. He Is an oxcellent pitcher and laid
twlrlisl ler llie Newark Deinestlca.
The ball plajuzs nay that l,ew Miiim ins
loses friends by tee mneh nse el his mouth.
He learued te talk telling chestiiutH en the
minstrel end.
All that Washington needed was a geed
catcher. New they hate a new Uittur.t tint
can keep pace with any of them, laiek out
ler the Capital City beya, they are going in
te win.
Thel'lttsburg Il'fciee, of jesterd i , h id
a geed picture of Charles Couilskey, the In -.i
Held uiptain in the country.
The best et Monre tlnl the PilLsburg lir.
'( Is a geed paper, is the fait tint the
Philadelphia Sporting Life does net like it.
In the four games with the PltlNburgilub,
Hoblnseu, the.su Leuis huceihI baseman, had
tuelte errors, and It all imiiid from " eriKik
Ing his elbow " (no much.
It is about time lloireril was getting down
In geed work - Kami) arms " aie gettunia te
bethestnntu, and they won't draw Halariew,
either. IH(tibur) Hefercc.
Ktorytiedy ttlll be glad te leal n thai the
Katihits City cow-beya hat e ttena game, ler
new clulis el the league deaerte te be en
couraged. The Khiih.ii City people hate
pluck and ,000 behind their team
The Augusta (Cm.) people hate been trying
te get Hotlerd from Plttburg. lloraie
Phillips Uild them that Jehn would play the
season out with his team and tliey might as
well Hate their time trying tosecura him.
The Atlunta-H atarled out with big work at
the bat, but " boezo" and oter confldente nre
beginning te tell upon the playera.
Mauv line ball playerH are in uilnei as
hoclatleim, Hlmjily beGiuse tliey can net abstain
from ruin
Se far Wetzell and Hotlerd hate done the
best battery work ler Ctlea.
I'er hoiiie tlme past the base ball depart
ment of the Philadelphia Time lias been
terytteak. The paper hits taken a Miidden
leap, hew eter, and jeHterday they published
the full Hcore of ill games during the week
bosldenalet of Interesting notes. Uaseball
is the leading sport of this country Just new,
and the newspaiierH must keep up w ith It
The Philadelphia Times calls Hellerd
" Pittsburg's fort-hand pltcher. " This
will Ih) iiewh te Jehn.
Almest a million dollars is annually paid
te ball players in this country.
The ieopleot this city are tery fend of base
ball, and thore l no geed reasen tvby the
club ttliicli has Just Ijeen erganized here
Hheultl net be tnnde n success. The nine
Hhnuld Ikj strengthened tvheroter it may be
found weak, and te de this money will bd
needed. Lanca-ster has 0110 or the tiuest ball
grounds In tlie otate, and If a geed team is
maintained the old-time crowds ttlll attend
the games.
The lrousldes should arrange with clubs el
(he big associations ler oil days.
William ue in, et this city, ttne was ap
ixiiuted a Pennsylvania State League umpire,
has already resigned. He has secured a bel
ter position, net in the base ball line.
" l'eg Hern " llradley la no longer an In
mate of the Philadelphia almshouse, but Is
te help te run hoiiie et the " jwpular leserts"
in the neighborhood or Klghtli and Vine
HtreetH, Philadelphia. He says he is net
drinking a drop, and he ought te knew.
In Leuiat ilia en Hiiuday the home club de.
leated theSt, I.etiia by & te 1. The eliaui eliaui
Diens had but three lilts and no runs up te
the last Inning. They then wpnt iu and
made four mere hits and scored the name
number of ruus.
The newspapers keep saying that 1'ete
Hrewiilug Is afraid te stand un te the plate
and hit the ball ; nevortheless l'eter gels thore
etery game and hits the ball hard.
Caught a Haiti Kagle.
Frem the West Chester Lecal Kelts.
Samuel I aula, of this borough, has just re-
turned from a trip te Lancaster mid Yerk
counties where he was In Bearch of blnl's
eggR. He was particularly In search el eagle's
eggs. In the tlclnlly of Kites' Kddy he was
shown where set oral nests were, but tliey
ttoreempty, tvheit finally another gentleman
informed film whero there was one, he ttas
pesltite, containing eggs. The tree was
shewn te.Mr. Ladd, up which be climbed,
but Instead et eggs he found two young eagles,
apparently about two weeks old, ene or
which he brought home, ami the ether was
taken by the gentleman above alluded te,
whowlll.llkeMr. Ladd, endeavor te make
a pet ellt. On.Krlday evening the latter's
bird wa shown te a reporter of this aier.
It is a mammoth for one of its age and ex
ceedingly awkward in its inovementa. Its
legs are large and powerlul and et a yellow
color.
L'HKHTlUt VOVNIt'H VOMI HKHMI X.
He .tttiiiifslirii III, Collengiirii til Urn lleiitft liy
.Hmtilrnljr Making it Hlrlkjeg fpen li.
.Mr. i;erliart,ul Chester iiiuuty, one of the
inickest and demure looking members of
llie IIoube of Kepresenlatltes, who has t,tt
silent in his seat since he III si took immuishIem
or II, inaile his maiden cllett the oilier tUy
Hcakliig en llie iltet and harbor bill. He Is
an old In. heler et uncertain age, and he has
refrained Ireni git Ing the date id Ids blith
In his bieuranliv in the Coiikies-
Hlenal Dliectery. When lioiemineiued his
speech no oue paid the least attention. Te
iIome would hate been a radical depatlute
from the usual order, and lliere wasnoev
peLlatleil that the (pilot little limn who had
net ei opened Ids mouth would be oilier
than hum-drum In his matter or in inner.
He utlered but a low weiiIn, howetei, Ixjlore
the attention of the tthole Hoiike was con cen con
ceiitrated iiihiii lilm, and he lemalued imlll
he teiit'luded. An evtriul or two Irem
the iiuhpie speech ttlll well bear lopreduo
tleti :
"ttappeirs lhatne sK)t Is tee izratid or
tee iuslgnlcant te be Ignored. The salt
wider and the lresh, the Hoaeeasl ami the
tewp.illi, (he banks of the great lakes mid
tholiedsef llttle streaiiiN, letetsl cities mid
siuis nre pert", shoals where the mussels
bury and sloughs like, perhaps, 'thatr-orlie
nlan iKig.tthore armies tthole hate sunk,'
riK-olte hi soine degree the care and Isninly
or the bill.
11 1 llleeu millions olilellais is 'agixxi reuu-l
sum te be taken rreui the public purse, and
et this commlltee
'I he (10(111811 knot of It will unli,i',
taiulllar lutlUgurtei
'l hey pour it out ttllh exiiboraiue mid
genennlty of soine high Kiuer, and It falls
iiniii the fatered places as Inely as the
golden shower of Jupiter en Danae. It Is
uiiiestriLlcd by unpronounceable names, by
ebs. urity orsltiiatlen, by dcirlh or water, by
in is or obstruction, by dllllculty eraess or
bv I a k of people
"lliyeits are te Is) Improved where the
alligator ttalle.t sand the pellc.in feeds. Hint
inlets where King 1'rest holds lilHiarnlt.il In
palaces of ice, mid shores which seem as
teiuote and fabulous as these of Calyse At
limits. Channels, bowl with mud or rocks,
ei rapulu, are te be deepened or w lilened,
without the ultimate is-iihllitles of loin
niiirce. Canals are te be bought, or built, or
setml, or nevupttsl, and tunnels are te lie
pierced bridges te be sprung, dikes and
d mis te be constructed for tlie Hpp.uent relief
el seterelgn sUtes or riparian owners.
LiioruieusexiMirlments, whkh hitherto hate
I tiled, are te iesated with aggratated cost
en the 'I atheref Waters,' with no assurance
of better J icnetits te navigation.
' sm h is this unpretontleus roll, which re
fers te plaies which no gazetteer has eter
mentioned te a nomenclature which mi
jiolyglel lovneiiiau explain, and te climatic
regions with which no signal bureau corre
sponds. And though this simple ptuiphlel
Is) net as elegant as theso tvnich had lh
Imprimatur of the Llzeters or the binding of
llaskertllln , though It be net as rare assume
Palimpsests of the Vatican, nor as Interest
ing 'is thn Splendid Shilling, or the Adten
turcs el a (tuliiea, tot it is leaded with
mluisil ligiires which no tuk ledger can
ethlblt its lmgcs glistening with treasures
and etery line and letter a premise of
geld."
( 1,111 Kit TIIKIH KUAUKVKT.
A 1 if llieuiliHiH Aliillenc-tt (lruilii thu umt I't'r
luniiaiuu til dray .V Metiheii.
I nl Um opera house has held some tery
large audiences this season, but none were
bigger tli til the ene which greeted (he Urny Urny
Stepliensiempiny at lluflr last ierrormance
el a week's engagement en Saturday eten
lug. Ilefore the eiitertaliimeut epemsl the
m ui.igemeiit refused te sell any mere tickets
te the gallery, which was packed. Down
stairs the same stale of at!. iirs existed, unit
net only was eterj seat taken hut all the
atall ibleslandlng risnn was occupied. Many
eople were minute te gain admission,
and they were obliged te leate with leeks of
disappointment iisin their countenances.
'I he play ran tery smoothly, and the
educated dogs made the people wild when
Ihey appeared in thu exciting scenes. At
limes the applause ttas almost deafening, as
the boys steed up mid yelled at the top of
their ttilies. The company certainly scored
a greit suet ess during the week and tliey cau
return at ant time with a guarantee of big
business.
Ilefore the t lese of the isirlenu.ince Mr.
Stephens stepped te the footlights and made
a short sptcs.li. Ha thanked the people ler
the liber d Mlrou.igeitnd said that he would
return te this cliy ttllh his cempiny m
DciemlsH iieaI. While iu this city Mr.
Stephens made arrangements with l'at
Hams, the museum manager, te play with
llllll fill SIX COUPPCUtltO weeks.
.11.11 II.41.K OK TllK M.IKIIKKKHANS
Oiih ill lite I'll HHMiilettt Of raeltilis 111 Hie IILttyT IILttyT
ef the Ivjelet).
I he mom heis et the Lancaster Liedeikrau
took then annual May ttalk en Siimliv
morning. Although thore was a meal ileal
el inill en Saturday and the clouds
were yet heaty In llie etunliig, it neon
began te clear, And yesterday morning the
weathei was almost perfect. The sun arese
without a cloud mid ii refreshing air ttas
blowing. About lite o'clock a large
paitt el the Llederkranz xple left
theli hall m the tear el Knapp's
saloon. They walked out te Tells I lain,
where during llie morning they ttere joined
by a great many ether members el the
society. Oter two hundred ttere en llie
grounds and all partook of a monster lunch,
which h id been prepared for the occasion.
The lorcneon was pleasantly spent en the
tlne picuii grounds and all had a geed time.
At neon the members began te return te the
city and all ttere seen back. It was one of
the most successlul walks that the society
has eter held.
llie tllsHluii Came In Miller. lilt.
Lx Legislator Jehn 11. Iiudls read an ahle
piper en nnssloirerk at the meeting iu that
interest In the Ktangelical church, Mlllors Mlllers Mlllors
tllle, en 1'rlday night. The occasion ttas
the annlteisary et the Weman's Mis
slenary society of the congregation, and
dospite the unfatorable weather the attend attend
unce was geed. Miss Amanda Laude",
teacher el elocution at the Nermal school, re
cited "The Hindoe Weman," and "The
Missionary Hex" ; Mrs. JUIzabelh Krecker,
missionary te Japan ler nine years, spoke el
the manners and customs of that people iu a
terv pleasing and entertaining manner.
I'rel. Hull inaile llie collection speech, and
tlie amount realled ttas fy.01. Thu music
was under the direction of A. O. Nowpher,
esq. llie meeting oiesou tviin ine noneuie.
tleu by Hev. A. M. Stlrk.
tienn missionary ttenu.
Kut. Jacob Kugle, et this county, preached
at the Duiikard meeting held at the Heme ler
l'rieuilless Children, in llarrisburg, en Hun
' m
huinetlilng ler .Speculation.
I'lelii the Hunting taglu.
1. N. l.evan, Jr., roturned te Heading ireni
Palatka, 1'lerida, where he la in the hat and
clothing business tt Ith a gentleman formerly
of Lancaster. Their llrm Is succeeding tery
well. Palatka is a growing town and its
Irame buildings are gradually giving att ay te
brick dwellings. The population is about
11.000 and trade Is geed. Prices are high.
Hats worth f'J.&O here sell for f,ri there.
He.trillnc is f 12 te f 15 per week. Lecal dall v
newspapers seli at 5 cents a copy, The orange
crop Is net ruined a? hoiiie Northern papers
reported. Mr. Levau will return May US,
sailing Ireni New Yerk lu the steamer Stale
el Texas. The young man will taken North
eru In Ide ttilh him. The lady realdes iu
Lancaster.
llliiit liiiHium l.tarn at Carlltlr.
Frem the bcUuel Paper
Debet Cheyenuochlef and Kise Williams
started for their homes yesterday afternoon.
Kise sated his money and bought at dif
ferent times during the last year or two,
tools, such as a harness maker needs,
until new lie has a cemplete set. Ue can set
up a shop any where for blmaeir, aud he Is
able te make a first-class set of harness, Ue
will net have te wait for the agent te give
lilm work.
I'OWDKIUY'S SrilONG WORDS.
1KI.I.IMI Ilia KNIIIinn UK IMIIOH UK
TIIKIH HKIIIUVa atlHTAKK.
Kiii-liiR nn Opinie" ' (' ItnjiiitlTlial Will
lln llciwl Mllh lllral lnlermt-tJiiilli.el-
liiC Mutlcralltin lu llioTellris-l(-
trlllllg Kill l.rllrn n Hay.
Olilctui), May ID. The folleivltig seciet
circular has been recoiled by the K'nlghls of
Laber nf Chicago, and ttlll be read In the
tarleuH assemblies dining the coming weeks
I'll! i.Mil.l.i'li IA, May 3, ISsyl.
A'efcc (infer of the Knlghtt of lAiber of A mcrlca.
Te llie order otery where, greetlng I The
rcsKinne te the scciet circular issued en
Marcu 1.1th has been se generous and the In In
eorsement of the sonttuienlH contained iu it
hits beau se unanimous Unit I feel union raged
and strengthened in the work. Nearly four
thousand assemblies hate pledged thorn
Belies te act en the ail vlce contained In the
circular of the I'Uh lilt. 1 reel that It only re
quires the coining te the trout el the real moil
ofeurordei te set us right liolero the world.
We bate Is'en lelng gieiiud, se far as pub
lic opinion Is concerned, for soine time.
Onoel llie causes Is that we hate allowed
things (e Ihi ilene under thu name of the
Knights el Laber, ler which the organization
was in mi way retHHinsibla 1 ask of our
members (e koepn zealous oye Hhii the do
ings of the labor men who nnter labor, and
when they charge anything te our oiderlu
your local city, Md the sod or your teudeiii
nation iihjii ltatonceby denying IU
MM! I, (lOI)ll Allt icl
II a paper criticises the Knights el Laberer
Its ellli ers de net boycott It ; and If
you hate any suih ixiycetts en, re
mote them A Journal nut long Kline
made some um empllinentiry allusion te the
general masler tterkman el the Knights or
Lalxjr, mid at the next inertlng of the near
est assembly a motion wits cist le boycott the
piper, net that alone, hut every lorsen who
advertised iu the columns of the Jiaper. I
wrote te the assembly, asking that tliey re ro re
meve the IxiyceU, and It was done. We
must bear lu mind that our general master
workman Is only a man and IsnolalMie
erllhlsm We demand fur ourseltes the
" right el free speech " Wi lannoleouslst lanneleouslst lannoleeuslst
ently deny It te ethers We must (olerato
fair, ei;n criticism. If n reply Is no ne no
cessary, make it in a gentlemanly,
dignltled uiauuei. II tte aie criticised
or abused by a blackguard sheet, treat It as
you would the blackguard himself In si
lence. That our alms and objects are geed
is no reason tt hy our members Hheultl be re
garded as Ixjlngs of n superior build or mate
rial. We are no mere the salt el the earth
than the millions el uukiiew u tellers tt he de
the work or the world. In our dealings with
laborers and capitalists, we must deal justly
and fairly by thiin. It we would hate equity
done te us, tte In turn must de equity te
ethers. This is the aim or the Knights of
Laber and must net be lest siuhl of In the
future.
t n tt i.n H I A til si s.
Let me direct your attention toafew llttle
abuses I llnd that tthereier a strlke occurs
appeals ler aid are scattered broadcast among
the assemblies. De net pay ene cent fei such
ptiriKisen In future, uuIem the appeal comes
from your own district assembly or the
general assembly. If Ixiycelt notices are
sent te you, bum them. 1 hate in my
IHisxosslen eter lour hundred boycott notices
which were went te assemblies with a request
that the) Isj acted en. Let me mention seme
et them. A uiouiber is editing a pajier. He
fears a rltal, and proceeds te get Inte an alter
cation w ilh lilm, boycotts him, and then asks
the order te carry It out, A certain paper Is
inllucutial in ene or the otherpolltle.il partles.
Members of the opposing party coneeite
the idea et getting rid ofthe puxjr, and they
lutoke the aid el the Knights el Uiher, first
taking the precaution te hate the paper In
question say something uncomplimentary el
the Knights el Ltber. In fact, oiirenler has
been used as a tail ler a hundred ditlereut
kites, and In future it must seir aleit, free
from all of them.
1 hate the word IsiycetL 1 it. ts boycotted
ten years age, and could net get work at my
Ir.nle for mouths. It is it bad practice. It
has been handed lu us by the capitalists. 1
hate ue use ler it, only when eierything
else (alls. Appeals 1 ir aid, circulars, tril
lion", adtertlsumeutsel etery kind are sc.it
teied etorywhere through the order. 1 copy
a letter which comes te me en the subject .
" A large part of our time has been sent in
reading boycott netii es aud ap'ieals ler.ald,
keeping us until- iweite ociech. noitere
led te bolieto the Knights or Laber le beau
tHliicatieual Institution, but tills kind el edit edit
i.itleu Is net pnxluitite of geed. We hate
no time ler insliuetlen. What de you ad
tlMi us te de'"
I ailtised tlieiu te either bum or table these
matters, anil new ssk el the secretary el each
assembly te de the same. II your fnurnal
were net boycotted by our members it could
In) made the medium el communica
tion between the general elllcers and the
ordvr,hutlhe Journal is net read In ene quar
ter et the assemblies. Seino assemblies sent
out documents lu out elopes, and addressed
te "Secielary of ssembly, Ne, ;" iu
many places the secretaries hate been dis
charged because of this practice. Ne inem
bei has the right te addiess .mother iu that
way, and II Ills oter practiced again the of
fender will be punished.
Mil IW ill. lNll.UHKI.il ttnn.
lu future the general oxecullte beard
must net be Interfered within the perform perferm perform
auceol its duties. If you hate conlidence iu
them sustain them and obey them, 11 net,
ask for their resignation. Wliile the beird
was ondeatering te settle the Southwest
trouble, assemblies iu some places, ttith the
best el intentions no doubt, ttere passing and
publishing resolutions condemning Jay
iieuld. '1 hose thingsdid no geed , en the con
trary they tt ere Inj urieus. I n the settlement of
iretiiiles u ixHeiues motility ei me utwuiim
Iieard te meet otert body and go otery tt here,
While they are doing this they must net
be hampered by the actions el theso who
de net knew what their task is. Keep
quiet, let your oHUers de their host, and 11
you cannot; llnd a way te aid tlieui, tin net ro re
tard their progress, ltcsolutieiis de net pro pre
tent laud stealiug, Bteck tt storing or gamb
ling in the necessaries et life. If 1 had my
mind inaile up te rob A Kink at midnight a
string et resolutions as long as the moral
law protesting against my contemplated ac
tien weuiu net liuiueuce me a parucie, urn it
seme Intorested pirty would take tlie trou treu trou
ble te study up the question and would in
form hlmsell as te my right te rob the bank
and would stand guard at the doers of the
tault, I would net rob it it he did his duty,
ivnvr t M. Kill. I).
What tte want from otery inomber is net
gush or ttludy resolutions about our rights.
We k hew tte hate rights without passing
resolutions. Men who think, study and act
are required. Tlie general assembly ttlll
meet iu special session en the -Mb el May,
In the city of Cleveland. Frem the roeeiptof
tills leltei you must net address any commu
nication te me, nor need you exict au
answer il you de. 1 hate thousands et letters
piled up around me new, and tliey neter can
be read, much less answered, by ene man.
During and since my illness, the mail do de
lit ereti at my heuse has exceeded four
hundred letters a day. Tliey ceme irem
etery body aim otery where. 1 must play
the part et wheel-horse Instead et lead or et a
great inotement, and our own members are
resismsible ler it. I askud through the Jour
nal that no one send letters te me. I am told
by some te get help. If I had fifty assistants
it would de no geed, for It takes my whole
tlme te readone-halfof the letters, and In the
uilddle of niv work I am waited en by seme
committee, who geuerally misropresent me
alter they leate, for otery member of the
coumilllee will loll a dillereiit story.
Frem new until the general assembly meets
1 will recelte ue committee, answer no
letters. 1 must formulate i plan for the iu.
turn ami will net be interfered with. Let me
repeat, 1 ttlll recelte no committee, austter
no letter, nor will I go aiiywhore at tlie ro re ro
questof members of assemblies. This is lm
peraUtu. I must havoachuuee te de some
thing of beneht ler the order, and I cannot de
It if 1 am te set eighteen hours a day reading
letters which have been ansttered and ro re ro
ansivered in the Journal aud constitution.
What I will aay te tlie general as
sembly will be said te the entire or-
der, and you must glve tlme te pre
pare it. We hate had seme treuble from
drinking mombers, and from men who
talk about buying guns and dynamite. K
the men who-pessoss. mouey oueuqU te buy
guns and dyuauille would lilt est it in the
purchase of seme well selected work en
labor, they would put the iiieuy te geed use.
They wllf never need a gun or dynamite iu
this country. It Is my opinion that the man
who will net study the iielltlcs of our nation
and the wanui of our people would need but
llttle nse or a rille. The man who can
not vete intelligently and who will
net watch the man he totes fur atter
he Is elected cannot Ixj depended upon te
use either gun or ilynanlle. If the head,
the brain of man, cannot work out the
problem new coulientlng ua, his need aloue
will neter solte 1L If I kill my enemy 1
sltoiice him, It Is true, but 1 de net convnice
him. 1 would make n contort rather than a
corise of my enemy.
( trllAI.INTS' -for I.AIlOH's I.NF.MIKS.
Men win' own capital are noteur ouenilos.
lrthat theory held geed the workmen of to
day would be the enemy of his fellow-lellor
en the morrow, for alter all It is hew te
acquire capital and hew le use It properly
that tve are ondeatering te learn. Ne, the
man et capital is net tiecessailly thoeuemyel
the laborer ; en the contrary tliey must be
brought closer together. 1 am well aware
tlmt seme extremists will say I am advoca
ting a weak plan, and will say that blood blood bleed
shod and destruction of property alene will
floHe llie problem. Te our drinking mem
bers 1 extend the hand of kindness. 1 hale
the uses te which rum has been put, but it Is
my duty te reach down and lilt up the man
who has fallen licttui te the use of liquors.
I r there Is such a man within the sound of
the secretary's voice when this is read, I ask
blip te stand erect en the lloer el his assem
bly, ralse his hand te beat en and ropeat
with me theso werds: "I am a Knight or
Laber ; I liellote that overy man should be
free from the curse of slutery, whether the
slatery apicars In the shape of monopoly,
usury or Intemporance. The lir most link
in the chain of oppression is the ene I forge
tthen I drown maulioed ami reason iu
drink. Ne man can rob me of the brain my
(ml has git en me, unless 1 am a party te
the thelt. If ene moment's forgetftilnoss; or
Inattention te duly while drunk brings
doleatte the least of labor's plans, a lifetime
or attention te duty Bleno cm repair the less.
I premise never again le put myself In such
a position."
We hit e through seme unfortunate misun
derstanding incurred the enmity of set oral
trades unions. While 1 can find no excuse
ler the unmanly attack upon us by seme or
theso peopleat a tlme When tte steed face te
face with a most perplexing question, neither
cau I soe any geed loaseu why thore should
be Buy cause for a quarrel. We must have
no clashing between the men of labor's
army. If am the cause et the trouble I
stand ready at a moment's notice te make tt ay
ler anyone et my rltnls whom the general
assembly may select.
A MNUINll COM l.i SION.
Break the power el Kulghls of Iiber, and
you hand labor, bound hand and feet, et or
te Its enemies. Y'ears age I extended an In In
titatien te men of all trades te become a part
aud parcel el the Knights of Laber. Te-day
1 ptand ready te make otery honorable
concession, te de oterythlng lu my power le
bring alieiit a botter leeling beltt eon trades
unions aud the Knights et l.iber. At the
speclal session of the general assembly the
trouble can and must be settled. II mis
takes hate been made, they must be rectified.
If wrongs have been intlicted, tliey must lx
righted. Hut thore is ene thing that tt ill net
be done while I stand at the head of this or
ganization k ttlll net be used te further the
schemes of Individuals, cliques or parties,
and it tt ill be subordinate te ue ether organ
izatien en earin.
(Signed,) T. . I'ettntiii.t,
Ueuernl Master Workman.
I.V A.XII AHOVNlt XLI.AIlMllTVnX,
lutnreMltig Vent l-'reiii the I pper 1-utl Chunli
Curner Muiiu I-ujIuk.
Li.iA)U.TiiTeiit, Pit, May 10. The
Lutheran congregillen, which recently de
molished its old church, is making rapid
progress iu llie erection of it new house el
ttershlit 'Ihocernor-stonoof the new odihee
will be laid en uet .Sunday, May 10, tilth
great ceremony. Among theso ministers
Irem abroad who ttlll be here le lielp olll elll
elate, Hev. l'ref. C. Vt SchaeUer, D. 1)., or
the Lutheran theological seminary, Philadel
phia ; Het. 1 1. Mayser, of Lancaster; Ket.
l. P. Mueller, el Marlelti, and olhers. It
ttlll be u great day and ttlll bring thousands
of people te this place. The new church tt 111
be Gethiu lu style, and churchly interior
arrangements. It is exits ted te held about
,jlO persens and ttlll be re.it fy for dedication
iu early fall.
Sunilat morning sort ices ttere held m the
(ierinau "Baptist church, alter which two per
sons ttere baptized iu the tieek, near by. A
large number et people were in attendance
1 u the attern een three ladles and three gontlo gentlo gontle
uioii were inimorsedin the Ceney creek, en
the premises el Mr. Datid lleisey, iu West
Denegal township. It is estimated that ever
two thousand poreeiis ttere present.
The majority of the candidates for the
tarleuH county olllces at tne next olectleu
have been here and In the ticinity election
eering ler their cause, and as the work Is
being thoroughly cauiased, the present
outlook seems te tat or Suuiuiy for state
senator, Keinichl for district attorney, and
lllniigh, Kemper ami Ram k ler llie as
sembly. Dr. ILK. llleiighisa resident el
this pi ice, a prominent man, and auatailable
candidate.
Toe coinet baud contemplate holding a
general picnic at Mount Uretna Park, which
ttlll drawn tery laige crowd.
The uew Friendship engine house is com
pleted, and the engine, etc., will be met oil
te the building iu a Tew weeks. The band
has been engaged for the et caslen.
This borough is increasing daily as te
business ami building, aud the latest addi
tion is a white beet-black.
Mr. W. A. Wilsen, esq,, ul Lancaster, ttas
visiting bis parents aud relatites oter Sun
day. A ntimbei oleurpeoplo will leate ler the
West, en May 11th, eter the Baltimore A
Ohie rail re id.
1IK.A1H UK
I.IMIIKU ill 11
A Well Kimn
Olil llatk lltire I'liimp Peace
fully A tin)
A herse died lu this city en Saturday lli.it
is det'Orving et a mere than passing uotlce.
He ttas known as " Lunber Jim," and ttas
ewned by William Kesenfeld, tlie hackmati.
Itis bolieted that "Jim" was about 20 years
of age. He ttas an old-timer in the hack bus
iness, and knew a great deal mere about it
than many of the driters el the prosent
day. Kesenfeld owned the herse about set en
years, hating purchased him from Jehn
Stelger, who had owned him set oral years.
He is said te hate been in the hack business
about sixteen years aud ttits first put upon
the streets by X.ocher A l!re. "Jim" ttas
nover very fat, but he ttas wiry and full of
lile. He could pull a coupe ever town as
well as a colt up te within a short time of
his death. He ttas well acquainted tilth
otery street in the city. Ue will he missed
by mauy old Irlends. Lamparter disused
el the remains.
Hallelujah Matrimony Itira Dime.
Fisher's hall, Lebanon, en Friday night,
was packed with humanity at ten cents a
head, te wituess the liallelujali wedding of
Captain Udward Murray, of Amsterdam,
N Y., and Captain L'mma Williams, of tlie
Saltatien Army. Key. I). (1. Carrow, of the
Methodist Kplaceiwd church, H)rlermed the
ceremony, the brfdal couple elnlng hauds
under the army colors and surrounded by a
group el stall elllcers in scarlet uniforms. A
prominent guest was Lieutenant Mary
l'Uher, of Celiftnbla, who was formerly iu a
nunnery, but Joined the army two months
age. Captain Murray Is a stalwart new
Yerker, while his bride is a potile Knglish
lassie el twenty Hummers.
The Itlayur'a Court.
'I lie mayor disposed of four drunks and
four lodgera this morning. Drunk Ne. 1,
was a man who claimed le lite at Smoko Smeko Smoke
tottu, Ue had work te go te and was dis.
charged. Nes. 12 aud 3 were young men ar
rested ler raising a disturbance in tlie rear of
the market houses. -Ne. '1 had the costs te pay
aud Ne. 3, a line of ('J and costs. Ne. I plead
gully, premised te abstain Irem driuklt for
a year aud ttas discharged en the payment
of the costs, The ledgers were discharged.
ttlrtlnUy Celebrated,
William K. Kreider, of the itrotheiiotary'a
ofllce, attained his 5sth year en Saturday, and
In honor el the ovent he ontertalnod tils fol fel
low clerks at L'ugone llaner'a.
TllK CHICAGO TROUBLKS,
t EIIVnrt lj3Utel ' 1
VAU1KH IIAIIKIDUS, MAY Oli UK THU
hiut Hiiim.r.n city ui'tiik ivk.it.
llnntl nl 1'iillee Department of Which llie
.tlrinliem lints Alrcaily lllcil A Career
Willi .tinny MiImIiiiiIeii llie Anarchists
nml HetiatMM Net 1 ntneri Duivu.
Clin tee, May ID. Thore cuiitlmies te lift
a geat deal of feeling, mere or lesi suppressed,
et or the riotous and murderous et eiitK of the
past ten days iu tins city. The coming or
Monday morning In such periods here Is
always awaited tilth particular interest
bocause Sunday is the great gathering day
i'er labor organizations and Socialistic assem
blies, ft transjiires this morning that the
Central LaJ or t'nieu held a secret scsbIeii
yesterday upon the advisability of continuing
the publication of the ..1 r&cifcr Zcitung.
Lengthy sjioechesttoro made upon the recent
outrages, and Ihoixilire ttere heartily abused,
while a guard saw that none of them en me
within hearing. It was decided that the
paper should change its name. It will horo hero hore
aller Ixj known its the Vell '.exiling, and
w ill lx modeled after the 1 alk Zcitung, of
New Yerk. Special committees ttere ap ap
H)iuted te tialt the unions belonging te the
Central Laber Union, te ralse mouey le equip
a new printing house and job olllce for the
I eiks Hatting. The oxceutive counsel also
roselted te publish the paper iiudei Its direct
suporilslen as the organ of trades unions.
Until such time as the new oftice
shall be fully equipped, the Zcitumj will
net be issued. The union declded that
the great elghl hour issue had been lu no
ttlse injured by the bomb threw mg and that
tlie only persons hurt ttere its natural
otiemies, the police. Members of the union
flgure that tliey hate adherents enough le
support the paper and it Is premised that the
Spies gang shall hate nothing le de tilth the
new taper.
I lie riillct'tiittii lteatl.
I an tee, May 10. Already lite police
men hate died from the cllecls of their
iteunds. Olllcer Michael Sheahau died at i
o'clock last et oiling. He wits conscious up
te lite minutes before his death.
Frank Liens, a shoemaker, died at 11 .u in.,
yesterday, from a gun-shot wound recoiled
during the battle last Tuesday night. He was
known te the ixdice as a hard character, hav
ing sorted a lerin iu the pouitentiaty seteral
years age.
The olherwoiiudod imliceuicuaroe-xpectcd
te rocetor. Tlie county hospital ttas thronged
yesterday with their friends. Mayer and
Mrs. Harrison were among the tisiters. The
mayor shook hands and talked ttith them
and Mrs. Harrison gate them Honors. The
contributions te the policemen's fund amount
te fii,W0. The Policeman's Ilonetolent as
sociation tt ill pay ?J,WI0 te each family of the
dead elllcers. Tlie mouey yet te Imj turned
eter te the tlepaitment will swell the fund
te ei0,00U Ceugressm in Littler has for
warded Irem Washington Ills cheque for
$100 for the roller of the families or the
wounded policemen.
A tltllutS funeral.
The luueralel Ollicer Jehn J. Barrett, ene
el the policemen wounded by the bomb
thrown Tuesday night, took place yesterday
morning. The casket ttas colored ttitii
flowers. The deeeistHl ttas nmoiuber of the
.Meulders' union, and et ei AH) from that or
ganization ttoie present. The work which
still keeps the (K)liceuieu at their pests pro pre
ten test the attendance of many fellow
elllcers. The remains el the dead elllcer
were escorted te llie Northwestern depot by
J00 meulders. The body ttas interred at
Calvary. As the precession marched p.tst
the Desplaines street station all the elllceis
ttere drawn up in line iu front et the build
ing and presented arms.
Mayer UnrrlHeu CrtlltlncMl,
Thore is new, as there always has been, a
geed deal of criticism of Mayer Harrison,
who Is charged by some of the consertative
olemonLs of the city tt ith tee much sympathy
for the latvless and dlsordeily elements of
Chicago's population. At tlie same tlme it Is
recognized that he has acted through the)
troubles with discretion aud lirnmuss ; and it
is believed that a wholesome ellect will result
Ireni the een diet of bis polieo with tlie Vu
archist rioters, ills ellicers were largeiy
ohesnu Irem loreigu-beru citizens aud me
chanics aud tterklugmen. The sheeting
down of seme of these has produced a powor pewor power
lul revulsion el feeling among their Irlends
and associates and against the rioters. This
induces a salutary leeling among thottork thettork thotterk
Ingmen of the city, aud they will stand for
law and order In the present.condltieu of af
fairs. Mayer Harrison is 51 years old ; a native of
Keutucky, graduate of Yale and a lawyer by
profession. He became a re il ostate agent in
Chicago thirty years age ; ttas county com
missioner, 1S7171; congressman, 1S7J-77.
Ue has been three times chosen mayor
against the liercest opposition, and If he gets
through the present crisis will ue doubt be
stronger than et or.
Atljiifttliig Heur, ami W'af,e.
Ciiic.toe, May 10. At most ofthe railiead
otlices te-day the lale striking laborers ttere
anxious te get back. The Northwestern re
fused te re-empley them ; the Wisconsin
dit isien also refused ; the Baltimore A, Ohie
took thorn back at nine hours' pay for eight
hours' work; the Chicago, Burlington it
Quincy will net ro-employ them ; the Fert
Wayne re-id refuses tlie terms of the freight
handlers.
Among the ethor business concerns, Crane
llres., pipe mill, 100 empleyes out of 1,00
went te ten hours work for ten hours pay ;
hQO men started iu at the Mallcable Iren
works at eight hours work 'or nine hours
pay; the Adatuv, West Lake and Union
llrass companies hat e net yet resumed.
lu the lumber district much luleiest pre
vailed, but no mill started up early except
that et I. Wohler A Ce. Here eighty men
went te work at eight benis with nine hours
pay. Later iu the morning all the sash,
deer and blind lac lories iu the district
started up. About 1,000 men went te work.
They will get nine hours pay for eight hours
work.
000 1 allerV Kinpley. On Out.
I'liiLAnnr.i-iiiA, May 10. AWmt MO
garment cutters and trimmers oinpleyed In
the various whoiesaie blowing esiauusii
ments In this city struck te-day for a reduc
tion or working hours from 10 teT 8 a day
with 10 hours pay.
SI Ollt: AVVl.lVATWSHKUU 1.IVKSBK.
Tlie ul.pnle lletttevn tltn County Oirtter. ami
C'liiniiilMKiiierii lu be llenrtl Karly.
Court ro-assemblod en Saturday afloriieon,
and the consideration of applications for
licenses tt its resumed. Charles: 1'. Ochs ap
plied for llcouse for a restaurant at the corner
of Strawberry, Seuth Queen and Mlddle
stroets. Ah lt necessity was argued at
length at the January sessions, tlie court did
net hear any argument.
12. It. Showers, of Heamalmvii, potllleuoi!
for a resbiurant license. Ills counsel had the
hearing continued te take tosllineuy te allow
the necessity of the plowed restaurant.
MathlasS. Heirrlch, of IrenvIIIe, who has
kept a restaurant for a niimber of years, do de
sired his license renewed, but thore was a re re ro
menstranco tiled ou tlie ground that the
place was net kept iu an erderly tnanner.
Counsel ler ilellrich stated that the remon
strance was liled because Heirrlch pursued te
a conviction his tvlfe and Dr. Sloner for
adultery. Befere the trial he ttas threatened
ttith a less of his license it lie pushed the
case against his wife.
C S. Hlesslng, of ITerln. Mt Jey town
ship, deslred a restaurant llconse. It was a
llconsed heuse until a few years age. A
large number of the llllag'jrs ill their peti
tion say the heuse Is a necessity.
Jehn Woater, of l'aradise township, asked
for a restaurant llconse, and a large number
et residents or tlie township signed a remon
strance against tlie granting of the same.
Jehn Hening, who for Reme years kept a
liquor store en North Queen street, a be te
the railroad, looted te a larger slore room en
the same street, bettteen Orange and Ohost Ohest
uut streets, seme llme age, The court grant
ed him a license ler his new place of busluess.
The application el Jehn A. Snydorfera
hotel license ttas rolitsed. His restaurant
llconse ttas granted.
Argument en seteral applications it as con
tinued until Tuesday, en account of the ab ab ab
sonce of counsel.
Current lliisluei,..
Court heard argument en the rule te show
cause why a mandamus should net issue
against tlie olectlou elllcers of Upper !ea
cock, te compel them te Issue a ccrlfficate of
olectleu te A. K. Zellers, who claims that he
ttas elected tax collector in February.
It has been agreed between counsel for llie
county elllcers and the county commissioners
te hate an early hearing en the disputed
question as te tt bother tlie county editors are
entitled te the surplus te their credits en the
dalothe salary act ttas declared unconstitu
tional. The case w ill be heard by ene of the
judges, wltheutajury, en a day te be Used
te-morrow.
Klltli IS HTllAHIlVnil.
A Cigar l'at lery With Its Contents Completely
lluriicit Suuilny Night.
On Sunday night a cigar factory which was
situatetl ou West Main street, in the borough
et Strasburg, and etierated by Daniel Zittle,
was destroyed by tire. The building was a
lit e-and-a-half-story brick and in size "3x30
feet. It was owned by Dr. Jeseph Ilrack
blll. The hre ttas discovered between 11
aud U e't lock, lu the soceud steryi
and it burned tery rapidly. Al
though ellerts ttere made te extinguish
the llaiues tt was without success and the
building ttas burned te the walls iu a short
time. About PJO.OOO cigars, belonging te
Zittle, ttere burned, tosethor with 11,700
pounds el leaf tobacco in cases, tlie cigai cigai
luakers' tools, Ac .lltle has an lnsurance
el f 1,000 en the contents In the Northern
Mutual company, but that amount ttlll net
cover tlie less. The building is insured in
the same company ler 760.
The business at this factory was fermerly
carried en by Dr. Ilrackblll, but he sold out
te Zittle. Formerly thirty hands ttere em
ployed, but el late net mero than six or eight
hate been at work. Zittle had intended te
gite up the factory shortly and met e te
Atlantic City te go into tlie cigar business
thore. Hew the llre started Is a mystery te
Strasburg poeplo. Ne tire had been tised In
the building, aud it is likely that an incen
diary w as at tt erk.
lulling Ills Olil I'rlemln.
Mr. Nathan Werloy, of Marahallteii, Iowa,
who lelt Matiheim, this county, thirteen
years age ler the West, has been ou a brief
t is.lt hore since Saturday, the first ler teu
years ; he left for home at 11 p. m. te-day.
Mr. W., who is new hS years old, is in
t igureus health aud has been a pros
perous man, much respocted in his
Western home, as he ttits hore, for
probity and ethor busiui ss qualities. Ue
new carries ou large (arming operations, his
seu Jehn conducting the hardware business,
and Vath.ui jr. being In the railroad ollice.
Mr. W. has been rer oter forty years a sub
scriber te the lMiitr.i.ieiiM'ini, and his
political principles are us sound iu Hepubli.
cm low a as they tt ero iu I .ancestor cetruty.
Till; 1IUMK HULK HVIIEMK.
Deertstitetl Interest In Olntletuue's becentl Head
lug uf the lllll Te-night.
Lomien, May 10. Although there Is In
tense iutercst iu Mr. (Hailstone's speech in
the Heuso et Commens te-night, when he
will met e tbe second reading of his home
rule bill, the rush for seats dues net compare
tt ith that of tlie Sth of April, tt lieu he intro
duced the measure. Hut forty seats had been
"hatted". it 10.30 o'clock this forenoon.
The I'esl sayslt belietes that Mr. Glad
stone lias proposed te modify his home rule
bill se as te retain 15 Irish representatives at
Westminster, but that Mr. Chamberlain has
obdurately refused the concession.
The Sfamftiiit says it thinks that Mr.
ciladstenc, during the debate ou the second
reading et the home rule bill, ttlll announce
a decision ou the part el the get eminent te
leate the question of the rotentlouof Irish
members of the Imperial Parliament
epen te tlie opinion of the Heuso el
Commens for settlement. It Is rumored iu
Louden that three cabinet ministers, whose
names are net mentioned, will resist etery
propesod modification ofthe home rule bill
as originally Introduced. It Is stated that
these .liuistorsgateouly ncoudltleual assent
te eten the consideration of the propesod
amendments.
The Sews has no mention In te-day's Issue
of any proposed modifications of Mr. Glad
stone's Irish measures, and this slleuce is
construed as an official Intimation that ue
modllicatietis are contemplated even ler
consideration.
i:f MlTUS. II V CA11I.K.
The queen of Ileumauia, known iu litera
ture as "Carmen Sylva," is reported seri
ously III.
The lower heuse of the Hungarian Diet has
pas-ed the bill crtstling a Landsturm.
01Uci.il circles in 1'rauce are Irritated be be bo
caueo I'rince Uoheulolie, formerly Gerniau
minister te France and new governor of Alsace-eorraine,
recently visited Paris and no-
glected te pay the customary eutcial visits.
The .Sr. James Gazette declares that the
originators of the meeting held at the
Academy et Music, lu New Yerk en Friday
night last, te express approval of Mr. Glad
stone's measure for extending home rule te
Ireland were rebels, outlaws and supporters
of aliens.
A )iie(k.i BHlcndi lias been concluded be
tween Spain and Hiigland, with regard te
their commercial dispute, Spalu cencedlug te
Hnglaud the most fatered nation treatment.
The constables tbrouclieut the pret luce of
UUter have been secretly engaged for some
time in astertalnlng the names andaddrosses
et all ixjople who hate purchased arms
tt ithln the past three years.
W liy ll I uiletl III. I-Ile.
Cn ti.i.A.sn, Ohie, May 10. Deputy
lVstuiaster llebU Harding, of this city, was
known by the authorities before his suicide
te be au embezzler le the amount of $1,000.
A Terrible Merin.
lleiu. iMiie.N, Iowa, May 10. This town
experienced a toirible storm Sunday after
noon. The lightning struck buildings,
killing (ius Wolf and seriously bbecklug
August Jehnsen.
A I'ltUliurger Kuhbetl lu NenYerK,
Nntv Yniuc, May 10. Ilobert l Nevln, of
Pittsburg, visited Ceney Island yesterday
evening, and falling among thieves, was re
lieved e( a ?U50 geld watch and alxjut 50i
cash, Ne clue te the thieves,
THK MAY CHOP REPOKT.
AM 1311'HU rjcMK.vr erBBrxmAL PUIHTt
DVKIHU THK VAUT MONTH,
Tltn hra.en Fnt emnia mill WhMt Hetter 4(1-
vnnretl Than C.tisl-Cotten IUnllng DaUy-
eil liy Cem lulu Sprint 1'tenlng IU-
Unletl In Preparation, ler Cern.
Waiiilnotex, I). (J., May 10.-Tb9 May
crop report or tlie ilepartineiil or agriculture
issued te-day, Indicates an improvement
during April of two points, with a general
avorage condition at 05. There la no marked
change anywhere, but a nligtit advance la
noted in the Ohie Valley, Missouri, Texas,
Tennessee, the Carolina, Virginia, and
Maryland. The May avorage last year wan
70. The soaeu lias been favorable, and the
wheal crop In mere ndvanced than usual.
The averages In principal states are : New
Yerk, ft ; rennsylvanla, 0.1 ; Ohie, OT j
Michigan, 01 ; Indiana, 07 J Illinois, 02 ; Mis
souri, 101; Kansas, (17.
The condition el rye aiorages NS; or barley
07.
Cotten planting has been dolayed by cold
rains ou the Atlantic coast and by overflows
en the Gulf coast. The proportion te be
planted In May averages 'J) or cent Iu
aterage yeara the proportion does net exceed
1 1 or 15 per cent. The stand Is necessarlly
defective en wet areas, but replantlng la rap
idly fillliig the gaps. The proportions
already pi an toil are as fellows : North
Carolina 7,1; Seuth Carolina SH; Georgia
8.1; Flerida 01, Alabama 80, Missis
sippi 70, Iieusiana 77, Texas 81, Ar
kansas 75, Tonnessee 77, While the season
has beeu mero advanced than usual, north or
llie 37th parallel, the heavy snows of early
April en thelst and tlie excess of rain (trier le
April 15 have rotarded spring plowing. It Is
semewhat mero ad vanced than usual In the
slates between Maine and North Carolina
and Mlnnoseta, and also in the Seuth, the
central West, the Missouri valley and en the
Pacific coast it is below au average
In the corn growing states the preparation
ler seeding is later than in regions where
small grains prodemiuato. It Is stated that
7'iporcent. lsdoue In atcrage years 75 per
cent. Is the proportion.
ulan if a NF.n MvaEite.
A Hill Introduces! te De Atvny Willi Ueltl and
Silver Certlllcate..
Wahkinoten, May 10. -lu
the Heube te-day Mr. Bland, of Ma, In
troduced a bill pret icHng that any holder el
standard geld or silver coin may deposit the
same with the treasurer, or any government
depository, In sums net less than ten dollars',
and rocelvo therefer notes te be called "Coin
notes" of the United States. Section 2 makes
It unlawful te issue geld or sllver certificates
aud provides that all such certificates here
tofore issued, shall be cancelled and de
stroyed, and the coin notes Issued In lleu
thoreor. Section three directs the secretary
of the treasury te maintain a roserve of net
mero than $100,000,000 geld and silver coin
for the rodeuiptlon of legal tender notes and
au additional resone equal In amount te the
outstanding coin notea Issued. All ether
surplus revonue net required ler tbe pay
ment of the current expenditures of the gov
ernment, shall be paid out monthly in the
redemption of the Interest bearingdebtef the
United States that may be subject te call
provided that, iu the discretion of the secre
tary of the treasury, net mere than f 15,000,
000 shall be paid in any oue month.
A bill was introduced by Mr. Reach, el
New Yerk, amending the rules se as le sub
ject a member tt he is absent during a call uf
tbe Heuse te a 11 ue of one hundred dollars.
lu Iu ter el tbe Itnllreatl..
WASiiinTe.v, D. C, May 10. The su
preeo court of the United States te-day
atlirmed the decision ofthe lower court In
tlie California railroad tax ease, which
was in favor of the railroads. The suit was
against the Southern it Central Pacific rail
road companies, and thecase comes under
prevision of the lltli amendment te the
constitution. The railroad cempauiesclaimed
that their property had been discriminated
against in making appralsements for tax
purees and refused te pay the taves levied.
Death or a Hear " Sleck Operator.
Ni:tv Yekic, May 10. The announcement
el theldeath of Mr. C. F. Woerishofler,a prom prem
itietit bear operators had ue decided ellect
either oue way or the ether ou values at the
opening of the stock oxchange this morning.
During the first half hour prices were Ir
regular, seme of the list declining frac
tionally, but lu the majority of cases prices
advanced ' H te J4 ijr cent.
Mr. Woerishotlor was slopping at the
heuse of his father-in-law Mr. Oswald Otten Otten Otten
dorfer, at Mauhattaiivllle, iu the northern
part of the city. Ne particulars have been
ascertained as te the cause of his death.
Fired Ills Own Funeral I'yre.
Him Si'iiiNiis, Texas, May 10. Seteral
days age Juan Salles, a Mexican herder, bru
tally murdered a comrade named Meck, from
YoungMtetvn, Ohie. Salles lled towards the
Northwest and was followed several hours
later by Meck's cowboy friends. Near Yel
low Heuso canyon, as the murderer Salles
rede by the camp of J. 11. Jones tt Ce., he
opened tire without warning, wounding two
men. Upen reaching the canyon, the new
fren?led Mexican burst into Springer's store
aud sought roluge. Ilia pursuers barricaded
the store nnd Salles, seeing his escape impos
sible, set fire te the building and perished la
the flames.
Shet lllmicKanrt Sweetheart In a Beat.
IIamu.te.v, O., May 10. Saturday evening
Gee. II. Weigel, a young mechanic, and An An
nle Blakely te whom he was. engaged te be
married, took a beat and went out for a row
In the reservoir. Yesterday they wero found
Heating around the lake in the beat and both
dead. Miss Hlakely had been shot through
the head and through the breast Welgel
had beeu shot through the head. It was
et ident from a loiter feuud In Welgel's pecket
that he had done the sheeting. Unrequited
loteiSBiipposodto have been the cause of
the deed.
Te Ceniure the Accused.
Wamunqien, D. C., May 10. The Ueeue
committee en reform in civil service agreed
teslay upon the form of Its report of the In
vestigation it has for some time been malting
into tlie charges of bribery against h, f.
Warder and O. O. Htealey, empleyes of the
Heuso of Representatives. Tne report will
be submitted te the Heuse late this afternoon
or te-morrow morning. It is said It will con
sure the accused.
WMATUKH 1'MUIIAMLITIMS.
I WASHimiTON, D. O., May 10.rM
"JC Kasleru New Yerk, Kaatera I'ean-
sy It aula, New Jersey and Delaware,
increasing cloudiness with rale, staUeaary
teniperature,wlnds shining te eutbIJfi
Fan TUfchUAV-Ixjcalralasjire ""jr
for the New Kngland states, '
Pennsylvania, Mary tendj f
with slight changes In Iwayraw.
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