mM&m ' ' 1- - ? fts - i VOLUME XXIV-NO. 160. LANOASTEB. PA., THURSDAY, MAROH 8. 1888. PRICE TWO CENTS 8&fntcllieicnccf. 9k A THREE YEARS CONTRACT. councils Aceurr the rsores&u or TUBBB LIQHTINa OOMfARIBS. The Aaautl'lttpert of the Tarleu Depart ments of te Oltf aeT.rnm.ml FrmitMi PrepeMls ter Ms w Firs xgtss te b. InvMtd-Stats of Finance. "A meeting of select and common oenno 111 u held la their respective chamber ob Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock. In select council the following named members were present : Messrs. Bolenius, Berger, Davis, Leng, Remley, White, Wise and Evans, presi dent Mr. Berger presented a petition from cit lxns of Lew street asking that the name of that street be change! te Chester. The prayer of the petitioners was granted and the city regulator was ordered te chinge the name en the city in sp. Common cenn, ell concurred. The erdlnanas regulating the lighting of the city came up for final action. It was adopted by a vote of 7 te 1 1 Messrs. Berger, Dirts, Lenjr, Rem e, Whlte, Wlse and Evans voted for it, and Dr. Bolenius gainst it. Mr. Ksmley submitted tbe ropeit of the lamp committee, Including all the propo sals as fellows : Te the Btttct and Common Ceunetli of tht City e Lincatltr : Gentlemen Tour lamp committee, after having most carefully considered the various bids for Hunting the street, alleys and public buildings of the city, would most respectfully submit the following as tbelr unanimous report : 1. That In order te avoid the difficulties and annoyances which have annually characterized the deliberations of both com mltteeand councils durlntr the east few years, and bellevlng that the best interests of the city, financially and olherwise,weuld be subserved by awarding a contract for a series of years Instead of advertising for proposals at the beginning of each year, your committee accordingly advertised for bids for one or three years, an ordinance in oenfotmlty with the foregoing having been presented te councils at the last meet ing. 2. That time and experience in this and ether cities have meat fully demonstrated, that for street lighting purpose, the arc system of electricity Is tbe only one prac tically Adapted for said purpose, and that while the American system- may compare favorably with tbe United States, tbe blda of both companies ter ene year being Iden tically the same, there is a dlfference of $1,423.50 In a three-year contract in favor of the United States, tbe system at present in use. But apart from tbis direct saving te the city, prndence would seem te dictate te your committee that system of light long in use and which has proved practically atlstaotery te the public should net be ehanged except for geed and suOlelent reasons," which the proposal of tbe Amerlesn system does net contain. The annoyances te property holders that would naturally result by removing and replant replant ingef an entire new line of poles and the uncertainty of any ether system proving mere, ifecually satisfactory, are sufficient reasons in determining your committee against recommending any change in the arc svBtetn at present in use. 3 That while the bid of tbe Lancaster Gas Light and Fuel company was twenty eight dollars per lamp, their present bid per lamp, ter one year, is twentj -six dol lars, and for tbrce years twenty-four dol lar, a saving of two dollars en each lamp. On 177 Iarep, en a three year contraer, tlie-n would be a saving te the city of $1,002. 4. That while the price per lamp of the Pennsylvania Glebe Gas Light oempauy last year was twenty-six dollars their present bid for one year is twenty-four dol lars, and en a tbrce year contract twenty two dollars and fllty cents, making a differ ence In favor of tbe citv en Hi lamps en a three year contract of 748, or a total gain in three years or 3,233 50 en three systems at present in use. 5. That while the bid of Mr. Bhaw, lossee of the Edisen incandescent llithr, la some what lower than that of either of the ether companies, your committee would max re spectfully report against its adoption for tbe following reasons : namely first, that while its use as an excluslve Inside light is only partially satisfactory, as an outside light It has proved a lamentable failure In nearly every city Inte wbleh It has been In treduced and U se regarded by nearly all tbe leading electricians throughout tbe country ; te:ond, that In order te reseu the outposts, new lighted by gas or mere es pecially oeal oil, an entire new line of poles, extending throughout the entire city, in addition te tbose already in use, would have te be erected te the great annoyance of property-holders. Bat aslde from these, and ether reasons, which might be given, your committee doubt the advisability of displacing the gas lamps entirely, as they believed that even gas and oeal oil are desirable expedients te fall back en in case of an accident se ooai eoai oeai mnn te all electrical machinery. Your cominlttee, in view of the foregoing and ether reasons which might be given, would most respectfully recommend that the United States Electric Light cempiny, the Lancaster Gas Light and Fuel cempiny and the Pennsylvania Glebe Light and Gas company be awarded the contracts, as per tbelr proposals, for a term of three years and that tnn lamp oemmltteo be empowered and author Iz 3d te enter Inte a oeii tract with tbe above named companies. Respectfully submitted, William Kinnr.u, Chairman, J. Frank Kemley, rKANU . iVS'I-llTS, Charles W. Bitner. Mr, Berger submitted a resolution authorizing the lamp oemmltteo te enter into a contract with the United States Klec trio Lighting company, the Lincaster Gas light cempiny, and the Pennsylvania Glebe Gaslight oempany for the purpose of lighting the city for the next three years. Mr. Bolenius moved teamend by making Ibe term one year Instead of three, and ha advanced as a reason that the terms of some members of ccucell would expire before the term el the proposed contract would expire. Dr. Davis moved te further amend by substituting the American Arc Light com. pany for the United States company. The amendment was lest by the following vote : Yeas : Messrs, Davis, Leng and Wise. Nays : Messrs. Bolenius, llorger, Remly, White and Erans, president. The amendment offered by Dr. Bolenius te make the term one year instead of three was defeated by tbe following vote : Yeas : Bolenius, Davis and Leng. Nays: Berger, Remley, Whl'.e, Wise and Evans, preil. dent.' Mr. Berger 'h motion te give the contract for lighting tbe city for three years te tbe three oempanies new having the contract was then adopted. Common council con curred. COMMON COUNCIL Common council was called te erder at 7 o'elcck with the following mombers present : Messrr. Adamn, Auxer, Baumgardncr, Bltner, Brlulen, Rncklus, Cormeny, Ouin mlngs, Kaby, Ebcrman, Evarts, Frltcb, Fralley, Frautz, Haines, Knapp, MeKIrcy, Nell, Kebrer, Hlng, Shirk, H.ormfeltz and Beard, president. The reading of tbe minutes of tbe February meeting was dispensed with. Mr. Bauingardner presented the report of tbe finance committee, allowing In detail tbe number and amount of bills approved during tbe month. CITY TREASURER'S RErORT. Mr. Fautngardner presented the follow ing as the repert of tbe city treasurer for the month : Last month's receipt I 170 60 Last month'. puymnti... 14.813 li&Unce in treasury 1.1,1m 77 Following are tbe balance In tba ssvenl appropriations i Interest en leans, lnclnfllng linking fund ...... ...... ... ......B..Sl.nlS IS Principal en leans..... 4.uem SUM tax en leans 1.W3 M street damage..... s.OJOte Mepalrs et streets (license tax) , te Kspatrsef streets emu HrMlnr and macadainlctng streets... 11.717 41 Belgian and Ainmutblecss 10.MI S3 Btaatn street roller and crusher e OJQ te Water Works general........... 11. 15 is I.atlng water pipes......... ssjiej Balariesa. ... ........ ......... . l,stn si Feltmand turnkey.. ....au.tss 10 Baiatlae for fire department e.171 41 Fire department general e se Mew flre engine.. .. ..... 4,oeo se Lighting etty f,77l7l Abatement en city tax S,7:e te Abatement en water rent... lsuoeo Golleetlea city tax arrearages je contingencies 81,hh 40 Macadamizing 41 sa Gewur and water works Improvement. 49,417 13 TUB FIRE DKFARTMKNT. The annual report of the chief engineer of tbe fire department for the year ending February 29, was presented by Mr. Ebcr man. It is lengthy document and gives in detail the workings et this branch et the city government The expenses of the de partment for the year were 912,025, the less by fire JO 1,028, the Insurance 182,350 and tbe amount of Insurance paid was 954,580. The fire department numbers 39 men. Engine Ne. 1 is reported an a new one ; Ne 2 as no geed ; Nc. 3 as geed ; and Ne. i la needing repairs. tit. Fralley presented the report et the wstere3mmlt.ee for the month. It con tained nothing et Interest that has net teen published. ' Mr. Nell presented the report of the fire committee for the month. It contains a recommendation for a fire englne for the southern section of the city. Accompany ing the report were the following bids : HUaby, second clasp, (4,350, third clasp, f 1,000 ; Butten, second class 4,J50 ; third class, (4,000 ; Clapp & Jenes, second class, 14,350 third date, fi,000 ; Amoskeag, see see seo end class, (1,100, third class, (3,000. Mr. Cermeny offered resolution direct ing tbe fire committee te contract for a sec ond class Clapp A Jenes englne for (1,350 and that the same be paid for out et the contingent fund en July 1. Mr. Everts was oppejod te takl ng hasty aotlen. This council has no right te bind tbe coming council te pay (4,350 out of the contingent fund. He favored advertising In the usual way. Mr. Nell said nothing could be gained by advertising, as all tbe prominent manufac turers had been written te. Mr. Eberman said the manufacturers had entered into a combination te keep up pilots and no lewer prices could be had If bids were asked for, Mr, Esby was opposed te taking notion new. The city has waited this long and a month or two mere will net make any ma terial difference. Mr. Br In ten said thfl city would receive about (12,000 from liquor licenses and he thought new was a geed time te porehaso the engine. Mr. Eaby effered nn amendment te the resolution whieh directs the fire com mittee te advertise for bids for a new en en gleo and all bldders te take into consider ation that the old englne shall be taken In part pay. Mr. Frantzdld net think it prndentte bny anew englne new en the eve of this expiring council. Mr. Nell made half a dezan speeches in favor of buying an onglne at once. The amecdmontef Mr. Eaby was adopted by avote of 17 ayes te 0 nays, and the motion as amended was a lopted, SUPERINTENDENT llALBAOH'S RETORT, Mr.Cermeny presented the annual report cf Jacob Halbacb, superintendent el the water works. Toe following is an abstract of the Bame : Frem tbe report of the superintendent of tbe water works department, ter the year ending February 29, 1S83, we extract tbe following : The pumps and engines are all In first-class condition. The total number of gallons of water pumped during the year was 1,010,211,691. or this amount the steam power pumped 1,103.112,135 gallons, and tbe water power 502,100,450. The water power furntshed about ene third of the demand and the superintendent regrets the removal of the pump station. The cost of pumping by steam based en the coal consumption is (5.12 per million gallons ; tbe cost by Bteam and water power combined, based en tbe expenditure for coal, labor, repairs, etc., (net Including In terest In plant) tsfS.40 per'mllllen gallons, being at the rate of eight and four-tenth mills per thousand gallons delivered Inte the reservoir. Te deliver te tbe oensumor, estimating plant with (500,000 with interest at four per cent., including cost ter oeal, labor, etc., tbe coat per million gallons would be 120.62, or 2 82-1000 cents per thousand gallons delivered into the reser voir. The average consumption has been 4, 422,218 gallons per day, a dally use per capita e( I60gallonslbaaedupena population et 30,000. The increase of pumpsge ever last year was 190,019,031 gallons, making a dally average Increase ever last year of 54,942 gallons. This Increased puinpage can be reasonably termed an unnecessary and excesalve wastoel water, for tbe pump sge et last year with ordinary waste would mere teau supply the consumption of this year with tbe increased unmoor et water takers. Since 1880 the annual pumpae has Increased from 740,973.113 Kallens te 1010 211.591 gallons in 1883, an Increase of 603,238,473 gallons. The requirements of tbe future, it tula was'e is net checked, will be a ten or filteen million gallon pumping engine. The following are the expenditures for maintenance te February 29, 18S8 : Ceal t C7.0 ill Lnoer 4,419 vi 1 ills. LuctlcatluK and Light S67 61 Pdcklntr, Was 10, etc 4 91 Llrery iilie ler Lomuitltee i 15 Hearding llorse, hheetng, llepatrlUK te Wagons and Harness 131 0j Ilepalrate Machinery, boilers, Hiulih Werk, etc 8 9 41 Making New run com Reservoir, etc. 91 67 reur Inch Meter, freight, etc 27JDH Knglneer'a nalary bee 00 Clerk et Cotniultteo 1VJ 10 buperlntendiui g Salary 1.C0J CO Total "m.'li 69 Tne re.jelptH from the sale et water for 1S83 were (54,000; for '87, (52,000. The pumpagefer'b8 by water power, 502.W), 450; steam, 1,103,112,135; total, 1,010,211591; dally average, 4,422 218 Mhe total lenicth of pipes in tbe city te date Is 199,470 feet, nearly thirty-eight miles. Toe extension for tbe year was 8,220 feet, at a cost of 83 1 7 cents per lineal loot Tue total cost et tbe exten sion was (7,2M)45. The superintendent centinue: We hsve en hand for use during tbe next year, 300 lengths or ten-inch pipe, about 3,000 feet, which was purchased by tbe water committee at the very low figure et (25 par grets ten en beard the cars at Lancaster. This plpi could be used te take the place of amull pipes en Mary and Orange streets with the twenty Inch main. By doing this It would add te the Hew et water en West James street, where tbe service Is xery peer at firesent, and water renters living in that ecallty have caute for complaints. A steadily Increasing demand for tbe ex tension of mains Is being made from growing sections 01 tnecity. There is en file for extension as seen as tbe weather will permit two petitions te extend pipes te wit, East Walnut, west from Marshall atreet ; North l'rlnce, Irem West Chestnut te Walnut. On this street there has al ready been erected twenty eight brick houses, all of wbleh want the water. There were set during tbe year seven teen tire hydrants, eleven el the old style, six Improved ones. We have new set for ue twenty-one Improved hydrants. A fair Index te tbe growth of tbe city is shown in the number of new services ; one hundred and eighty-three quarler-lneh ferrules were attached te the mams during Ibe year. TO EMPLOY AN AR'JUITECT. Mr. Brlnten presented the report of tbe property committee if or the month. Tee committee ask that they be allowed te em ploy an architect tomakeneoesaary changes I In City ball (or the agoemm.oda.Uoa et city ollleers end city council. The desired per mission was Riven. INCREASING TUB TAT, Mr. Nell Introduced an ordinance In creasing the salary et the chief engineer of the fire department from (000 te (000 per annum. Tbe ordinance was relerrel te the fire oemmltleoT reported affirmatively and will be acted upon nt an adjourned stated meeting en Wednesdsy eening, March 21. ciTr solicitor's RsrenT. The annual report et City Solicitor Carpenter was presented. In that time 19 civil sul's were entered ; several lssuee framed te determine the amount et damages sustained by reason of the opening of streets ; four civil suits were tried t a number et bends prepared and (2,085 collected and paid evor te the treas urer. AdJeurneJ. LICENSE APPLICATIONS AROUHD. Only These Heard Against Which Itsmon Itsmen .trances Were riled. .The court en Wednesdsy afternoon began hearing argument of lloense applications against which remenstrances had been filed. Grablll H. Withers potltlenod for a ll ll ll eonse te keep a hotel in the vlll age of Bew. mansvllle, Brecknock township. The re monstrance against the granting et the li cense was signed by twenty-two property owners residing In the village, en the ground that he was net a fit man te keep a hotel. One of the na'a charged against him Is that he held mejk religious ssrvlee In his barroom. In his behalf It was stated that he em phatically denied that he had ever held mock religious servloe. Five of the remenstrants Joined in a letter Se the court stating that they had been induced te sign the same, by false representations. Counsel for remenstrants said It he was given time he could prove that Withers was net fit man te keep a public house and the court oentlnued the farther hearing of the applloitien until Saturday et next1 week. Levi D. Welsnar, of Bewmansvllle, Brecknock township, petitioned for a li cense te keep a liquor store. The romenstranco against tbe granting et the license was signed by 50 citizens of that village en the ground that It was net a, necessity and that there was already one liquor store In the township. ' Counsel for petitioner argued that tbe otber liquor store was flve miles from Bow Bew Bow mtnsvllle; that it was a necessity and that the remonstrance was spite work because Withers' hotel application luthesame vil lage had been remonstrated against. Held under advisement. J. Milten Roop In tbe petitioner ler a hotel license at the Green Tree, Bart town ship. One hundred end thirty. six resi dents of the township petitioned for tbe license and one hundred and two signed the remonstrance. The remenstrants num ber forty men and sixty-two women, and they take the position that while hotel ac commodations may be necessary at this point for the traveling public, a liquor li cense Is net necessary te the successful keeping of a hotel. Held under advise ment Allet this morning was occupied in the argument of tbe application of David K. Lines ler a hotel llcense nt Safe Harber. Lines is an applicant for the Exchange hotel liconse which was forfeited last June because U. O. Templeton, the landlord, was guilty et violating tbe liquor law. A remonstrance was filed against the granting et a license te Lines beetuse there are in addition two otber hotels licensed in the saine village and the property is in bad condition. Decision reserved. It.llreaders Lnr. the Knight of Laber. A special meeting of Assembly Nc. 9,852, Knights of Laber, or Mabaney Plane, Fa., was held Wednesday afternoon te consider tbe expediency of withdrawing In a body from tbe Knights of Laber and surrender ing their charter. The assembly numbers 190 members, and nearly all wete present After discussion resolutions were unani mously adopted deprecating the recent strike of railroaders and miners as a "hasty and Impetuous mistake;" condemning tbe executive committee for reluilug te deelare tbe railroad strike ended ; determining te surrender tbelr eharter of tbe assembly, and, "te pursue a course In the future by whieh we may avoid recurrence of past mlstskes, which have been se detrimental te our own Interests and welfare." The' assembly wis composed uhltlly of railroad empleyes. A Drep In the l'rlue or Authraclie Ces L The alx great coal oempanies have de cided te make a roduetlon of titty cents per ten In oeal, and the new schedules have been made up en that scale. The following ate the new prlcea for the spring schedules: Broken, (3 75; egg, (4; stove, (125, and chestnut (125. This reduction Is reg ularly made every spring, but the new scbedulea were delayed about two weeks In order te wait for a general re eumptlcn et production in the coal field before deciding en tbe prlcer. Tbe spring prices as given above are ten cnta higher than the spring ecuedules In 1887. One of tbe most prominent coal presidents save that aller the redaction was made, the dealers, who have been watting for the schedule, began te rush erdern in se fast that It was Impossible te handle them. A Ilandieme Mel-Out. Alter city councllsadjeurnnd, Mr. Adelph Shreck, representing tbe United States Elcctrle Lighting company, Mr. C. K. Rob inson, representing tbuGloueUisollnecom pany, and Mr. Jehn H. BauniKardner, rep resenting the Ltncaster Uallght and Fuel company, Invited tbe city clllcersmcmberH of councils and a few ether gueets te par take of a lunch at Jehn A. Snyder's saloon, North Queen street. The lunch Included oysters In overy style, beer, ale, porter, cigars, it-., all of which were served In Mr. Suyder's Lest style. The party did net break up until near midnight. Twenty ClirukerH Brcare.t. About tweutyclgarmakers, accompanied by the agent who was aent here, UK for Bosten this morning tn take the place el the strikers. As they took the train cries of Scabs " were beard. One of the men who went said te an Intellieknckr reporter yesterday : " 1 have no notion of taking tbe place eta striker in Bosten. 1 merely wish te get up into that country, and as the agent pays my fare, It is a geed way te go for nothing; he cannot make me work when I get there." It la said that ethers of the party think the rame way. A Colored 3In' Turin" ltferm Clelj. The colored people of Washington, 1'a., organized a Cleveland and Tarltl Keferm club, and took steps te wage an sggresslve camjialgc. About fitly name, have been already enrolled ; aud the lut is expected te reach 200. Many of them are men of means and influence. They say tbe time has come for their emancipation irem poli tical bendage te tbe Republicans. KlghuorORIct-Ilelders. Postmaster General Dickinsen says In answer te a Michigan postmaster who asked for information as te hew office holders ere te ttevern themselves In tbe coming campaign : "All the rights nt American clttzsnsblp are your, aud what ever you de In that capacity will be ap proved by tbe department" Klkli'J-Nlne Year. Old. General Simen Cameren will cclebra'e tbe 89th anniversary et his birth tenlay In Flerida. , HK IS NO MORE, KXfKKUll WILLIAM KB S.CIIE3 UEVTU'd DOOItTEItT IlarlULT. The KalMt's Condition Ittperted te Prince Frederick and the ratl.nt at Ban It.iue Arranging te Itstarn te Berlin, lallttln. Frem the rAl.ce. Berlin, March 8. Emperor William la slightly better this morning. Ue was able te recegnise his daughter, tbe Grand Duchess et Bsdeu, l'rlnce Bismarck Is present Frem 9 o'clock this morning, until about 2 this afternoon, the eiuperet'a condition slightly improved, lie appeared te suffer less pain, and made a feeble attempt te rally from bis exhausted state, lie Is still verymueh exhausted, '.however, and at 2 o'clock Is slowly weakening. lie Is attended by all et his physicians who are anxleuily watching for the slight est ohange In the royal patient's oendltlou. The Piluoe and Princess William, Prlnce Blamirck, Count Ven Melko and Mlnlster Ven Futikamer are present at the palace. A large crowd blocks the street outside and although a deitbllke stlllners Is pre served, the greatest eagerness Is manifested for all Information from tbe royal invalid's chamber. Noen The following bulletin waslhsued at 10:10 this morning : k" The emperor had a very reslless night nd Is very weak this metntng, (.signed) Ven Lauer." At 12:55 p. in. nil the family of the dyleg emperor except the crown prlnce were In a room adjoining that of the Invalid. At that hour Chaplain Keegel administered the last sacrament te the omperor. Bulore neon the kalser had occasional periods of de lirium and recognized no one. Prlnce Bis marck left the place at 2:30 p. m. and Visited the Reiehstsg, The emporercls new sinking very fast and does nor recogntze these about bis bedside, even tbe empress, who is closely watching lilm. A sllent multitude waits outside the palace. A cold rain is falling. A dotaeumentof cavalry stands guard about the palace gates. The business of tbe entlre elty la virtually suspended and uotie of the theatres will open te-night. Berlin, Ma'reU 8. Einporer, William died at G;45 p, m. SKETCH OP THE DEAD, William I., emperor of Germany and king of Prussia, was born Mareh 2.1, 1797, being the second son or King Froderlck William 111. Ue took prt in the cam paigns et 1813 aud 1814 against Frauee, 1 though only 10 years of age. After the accession et his childless brother, Frederick William IV., in 1840, he lxrame known u heir apparent and prlnce el Prus sia j he was invested with high olllce and sat In the first United Diet in 1817. Subse quently he was stationed nt Ceblcntz as military govorner en tbe Rhine aud In West phalln, and also became govorner et tbe federal fortress of Mentz and grand master or the Free Masenr. On Important occasions he was called te Berlin te confer en state allalrs, and his loyal nature was seen generally reoegnlzjd. In the Prus sian Diet he vigorously supported abselute monarchy and became se unpopular that en the outbreak of the revolution of 1813 he was obliged te Ujo te England. In 1857 be was appointed regeut, bis brother hav ing beejine incapacitate! for business. He seen became very popular bocause of bis opposition te oertaln obnoxious meas ures of tbe king's ministers and his ad vocacy of alliance with France and England In the Crimean wur. On Jauuary 2, 1801, he ascended the tbrone, and en the 16ih of October he himself plaecd the crown en his head at Kotngsberg, declnrlurf "1 rule by the favor or Ged aud of 110 ene ele." In blsaddreas at the opening of theCbambcr or Deputies he plainly declared that "be never oeuld permit the progressive devel opment of politieal lite te q'tostlenor en danger tbe rights of the crown and the powerof Prussia." He dissolved tbe first chamber becausedlspleasetl with its Liberal tendencies, but tbe rtsu'tlng eleotletiH fur ther Increased the Llbernl majority. This new chamber atubbernly opposed the rais ing et money by lean te be applled te military reforms, till Its constitutional powers were acknowledged. In 1802 the ambassador at Pari, Heir von Bismarck Scbeahaussn, was made prime minister, and he strongly supporting tbe king tbe chamber was again dissolved. It had rijected the ministerial budget, and resolved that the expenditure et funds without the sanction et the chatnber wui a breaeh et tbe constitution. The king declared In a mossage that he would de his duty te his people " without regard te then plf eca of paper Cilled con stitutions " Next year the chamber was mero Llbaral than ever, and se the struggte went en bctween the stubborn, but honest king and the pro,re?slve poeplo until 1803. lu tills year Blamaick contrived te uulte the strength of the Germans by reviving the old quov.len el Danish rule ever Scbleswlg nud UoUteln, securing the co operation et Austria, aud lluully nettling It by force or armr. Then the HUcatmful war with Austria made William I et Prussia tbe head et the North German Confedera tion in UC7. In July et 1870 King William had the momerab'.e Intervlew with IlencdettI which ended In the Tranco Trance Gormau war or 1870-71. The truth about this Intervlew Is that the king simply told ttla French ambassador that en matters of grave fetate Importance he would have te talk with the German foreign office, but the report at nnca spread evor France that tbe French ambassador had been grossly Insulted. Benedetti promptly denied Hut be had received the lenst indignity. The lncldent seems te have been distorted and actively published for the purpese of In llamlng the popular mind against Germany. The king accompanied his army la the Held and commanded at the battlrs nt Graveiette and Sedan, On January 19, lfc71, he was proclaimed em peror of Germany In the palace et Versailles. In 1873 tbe emperor was twice shot at, and wounded tbe kocend tlme. June 1111,189, he married Marie Louisa, orSaxe-Welmar. Ilia children are Frederick Wlllliin, tbe crown prince of PrusHla, and LeuU3, grand duclicsj of Baden. THE SUCCESSION Owing te the Illness et the Crown Prince Frederick, who la at tbe point of death with cancer el tbe threat, be will net be able te ascend the throne, and tbe heir apparent, Prince Frederlck William Victer, Allicrf, who is a grandson or Qacen Victeria, of England, and new In hl29.h year, will In all likelihood be cbeten regent until he fully succeeds te the throne ujkjq the death of his Intber. Tbe prospective einporer is a young man el correct habits and exem plary deportment, but sluce attaining te years of discretion bohe-i had no chance te demonstrate whether or net he is possessed of these traits which made his father and grandfather great aslde from tbtlr heredi tary distinctions. Prince William as a youth was ccmpolled te work llke tbe rest of his oemriider, equally subject te military discipline. Karlyandlate he wai with his regiment, ordered about as an ordinary major, salut. lug his supcrlerr, with little or no atten tion In a military way paid te his royal rank. Prlnce William it a young looking msjer general. Ue lacks the prominent rugged features et his father and the handsome lines et his grand si re. He has the appearance of a young man el twenty-five. Ills upper Up shows a sparse blende mustache, his nose is slight!; Reman, with a medium forehead, and had stands bsck like Beethoven's. But, despite the comparatively weak chin, his cold blue eye has a brave, daring expression which re minds one a little rf tbe great Frederick, whom be la fondly said te resemble in char, actcr. lie la slender In build and shorter In stature than his brother, the ' naval lic hen sellern." H Is right hand la badly crip pled, and his right arm at least two Inches shorter than his left a defect which has caused as much annoyance and mental pain as ever ;Byren's deformity did. Ue trie upon every" occasion te conceal it. Yet the skill he possesses is remarkable, lle carries his sword upon parade as well as any officer, and has become s most excellent fencer, rldes llke a Cossnek, and sheets with unerring aim. Ne clllcer In the army is mere popular than this royal scion and none mere olevor. Ne wonder that his men are attached te him. Ue his a pleasant word for all, and cracks his Jeke with the oemmon man as though he were of his number. Uls training has been very democratic He attended school at Cassel, bearding with ene et tbe teachers, and (routed cxaetly as ene of tbe ether boys. Taking his lunch one day, he noticed one of his companions eating the Hack breed which the poorer classes use in Germany. Wishing te taste It he ctlered te "trade" with the bej the seu of a peet mechanic who, et course, was only tee glad te de se. It pleased the prince's palate se mueh that he made an agreoment te exchange lunches with the boy every day and thenceforward he always feasted upon the black bread baked In tbe house of the mechanic. Ue was graduated after several years at Casel ammig.tbe ilrstln his class, te the great satisfaction of his parents, who attended the commencement. Ue after wardas la the HoheDzellorn custom at tonded the uulverslty at Benn aud Jelued the famous Haxe Breussen oerpi. One meets him In the streets of Berlin tn civilian's oletlioi", mingling with tbe people like the "citizen king." The malady and suffering el the crown prlnee have reused tbe sympa thies of tbe whele population, but despite his popularity, despite the wsy tbey love him, It Is sale te say that the majority of the nation spend tnoreenthiiMasinupeu his son, leek upon Prince William as tbe wearer of tbe mantle of Frederick the Great, and billove him destined te fulfill the cherished hopes of Germany, further the plann of a Blfinnrck and Mellke, and comeut the union of the fatherland. By his wife, the Princess Augusta, he had two children, Frederick William, the Crown Prince, and Loulse Marie, the Grand Duchess et Biden. The Crown Prlnce was born October 18, 1831. Knterlng the army at nn early age, he wen promoted prier te 1830 te tbe rank of general, and was given command of three army corps setit against the Austrlaua. Ue contributed greatly te the victory of Sadewa, or Keenlggratz, and gained several victories lu Bohemla. During tbe war bolweeu Geimauy and France lu.1870, he commnuded the third Oerman army, galned a number et victories ever tbe French, and en October 28 wal ore ere ore ated a ileld marshal of Prussia, and en November 8, a field marshal el Russia, lie man led Id 1858 Victeria Ado Ade Wide, prlnceas royal et Great Britain, by whom be has six children, tbe eldest' being Prlnce William, heir apparent te tbe im perial tbrone. The Crown Prince, it has been reported, Is net se mueh the follower and admirer of Bismarck and the war party ss his illustrious father or Prlnce William. Though n gued soldier, be rather favuis poaeo. Ilia wile dlsllkes Bismarck In tensely. Tt e I'rebalile KIT.ct el III. Death. Londen, March 8 The critical condi tion of tbe omperor of Germany is almost tbe sole tople of discussion this morning, and the view taken of the prebable effect of his deatli upon the poaeo of Kurepeareas varied as opinions upon ene subject tun will be. The opinion most generally onter enter tainsd, however, Is that the demlse et tbe knlser will have less Influence across the German frontier, In any direction, than It will have In tbe emplre liseir. Notwithstanding the Indisputable act that the unification of the German states Inte the greateat empire In the history et Kurope was due vte the Indomitable patriotism and Iren will of Prince BU marck tbore Is a large and growing class et paople throughout the country who, while glorying in the greatness of his creation, cordially hate and without concealment fear the crttt'.er. Were the crown prlnce, who ler se many years ha been looked upon as tbe successor te the venerable kaiser, able te perform the funotlens ap pertaining te the throne, this feeling would have no exliteuca beyond tbe confines of the clrole Including thnsa who bave been v.elltns te the arrogauce or vlndictlveneaa et tbe chancellor, but tbe fset Is as plain te all as the rising and totting of the sun that the grim mas'er of Mchoon Mcheon Mchoen hausen dominates every man In Germany who can legitimately tnke part lu meulding the policy of tbe omplre la the ovent et the kalsei's death and pend ing the disability i,l the orewn prlnce. Already Prince William Is empowered le traus&ut certain state business, and the hour oauuet be far distant when his right te transact all buslneai of that character will be undisputed. Fears have been expressed from time te tlme that the succession or Prlnce William te tbe throne, either at regent or emperor, would be the sfgual for a Kurepean war, but tbore Is much greater tenon te fear that a net Insignifi cant portion of the people et Germany will resent In a manner net te Le mistaken the subservience or the yeuug ruler te tbe man el bleed and Iren whose conviction that Germany should domlnate Uurepe la a con suming passion. It has elten been pre dicted that the death of the Kalser Ullam would mark the beginning or the disinte gration of the Geruiau empire through the overweinlng ambition of the man who was the tncMlcr spirit of Its erection, and II these predictions are ever verified their fulfill ment will mero llgely b brought about by a civil roveltagaliist tbe unrestrained policy el Prlnce Bismarck than by the dtfvat cf Germany In a forelgn war. Prdrlck tu Ittturri te ll.rllu, San Kkme, March 8. It Is new arranged that the crown prince will leave cm Satur day morning for Berlin, lie was much ugl. tuted when the uews of the emptruiM re laph wan Imparted te him. The clllcial bulletin issued till morning announces that the crown prii.ce slept soundly all night and awoke relreshed. Helus a geed appotlte and partook et his breakfast with a roll;!). Uls condition continue-! te Improve The weather here Is tbe tlnest. I.ON HON, March h lue lirxlisk MntiaU Journal has received a dUpatch from San Reme dated 3:15 this afternoon, wh'ch says f that the crown prince's larynx has become a little mero swollen. N.le of Ileal Eitate. Samuel Hear, nuotleuuer, 10 d tt the Coeptfr heuse for J. K. Hmallng, executer of tue will of Beubeu Dabler, deceased, a twofctery brick dwelling heuse with a two story back building attached, Ne, 251 West King street, and let of ground thereto be longing, te Charles Denues, esq., ler the heirs of said deceased, for (i(000 HALr A DOZEN LIVES LOST. A Niwtpsptr Onlc. In (prlncllMii, Mais, Uacntd Men and Women Jump and rail nom Windows, The office et the Burning Union, In Springfield, Mass, waa burned out about 4 o'clock Wednesday altnrnoen, and the blaze was attended with the most sickening horror ever witnessed In that city, six el tbe empleyes meeting a terrible death, most of them Jumping from the firth story snd being crushed into shspelecs mass below. Six ethers were badly Injured. Tbe fire waa first discovered in the mall. Ing room, and clouds of smoke were pour. Ingoutet the lewer story windows before the fitly aeuls en the upper fleer were aware et tbetr danger. Tbe 11 tines shot up an old elevator In the rear, cutting et! es cape by the stairway, and nirwt of the em pleyes who eseapsd found their way te the ground by way of the reef in tbe rear. The uufertunale men and women who crowded into tbeedllerlal rooms met a hor rible fate. Heme were out off In the com posing room, and there Is still a terrible bus pense, as several fell back Inte the lUmes The empleyes who rushed Inte the editorial room were cut ell Irem the escape In the rear, and bad te faoe the horrtble alterna tive et burning te death, or a Jump te the sidewalk below and frlghtlul mutilation. The department responded promptly, but it seemed an age belore it readied the windows en the tilth story. A ladder was put te the fourth story, and the sight of res res res cuoae near seemed 10 madden the an liar Ing group atthetwowlndews, who dropped In succession te the sidewalk below. Six fell In this wav, "nine of them forced oil and some madly leaping, and the crowd gteaued aim turned ilieir heada away as they whirled through the air. Tne dead are as follews: Henry I. Collid ing, fereman et the Union composing room ; burned te death. Miss G. Thern p sod, proof reader. Mri. Frederick K. Farley, editorial department, fell from the window and kllled. Mr. Liraz'w, of Quebec, Jumped and was kllleJ. w. K. Hevey, et Bosten, fell te the sidewalk, Mr. Brown, compositor. The lr lured aret Themas Donahue. compositor, bad out en the head nud loll leg broken at the knee. Timethy Dunn, com cem com pesltor, arm and leg broken. Jcaepli W. Willy, compositor, hand, neck and ears burned. Ue clung te the wludew until the fire forced him te drop; but he loll en a ladder and was saved. K, G. F. Kd. worth, compositor, compound fracture of ths leg. Themas Denehue, compositor, broken thigh; fatally injured. am KXaMiNvrieN or Titus r a. The Seger Ceinkluatlrntlie tririt te De lavce tlgttcd. Washington, March a The Heuse committee en manufactures te-day began the investigation of trusts. The sugar trust wan tbe one selected te be first Investi gated. Chairman Bacen read Iho Hat of tbose who had been subjojeaed, Auswers of " present " wero made by Messrs. Theo dora Uavemnyer, Henry O, Uavomeyer, Geerge II. Mellcr, U. N. Camp and Jehn G. Parsons. The uame of Wui. U. Merris was called, but he was net present and tie ehalrman asked that the reporters note the tact. Jehn K. Parsons was the first witness. Ue said he was a lawyer et New Yerk city and bad drawn up the deed of trust form ing what was known aa the sugar refiners' oempany. Ue had a true oepy et tbe In strument save that there was omltted from the copy tbe amounts of the total cap ital It al Ien held by the various mem bers of the trust, aa It "was held that this private Information was net neces asry for any purpose of legislation. Tbe instrument having been read by the com mittee clerk, Mr. Parsons stated that the Instrument was practically executed Octo ber 1, 1837, although certain of the signa ture were uet affixed until some months' later. Tbe witness said he was a member el the beard of 11 truateas. Three Men HUln. Ciiioaeo, March 8. A special te the JUraUl from Wichita, lKanan, says: A most atroelcus murder was committed last Sunday night In the Indian territory. Goe. II. Delaney, a ranch owner had a large number of cattle In the western part or the territory. Last fall Julius Qulnn, Pedre Xntwerp and Jehn Geerge went te the Vicinity where he was holding bis cattle and built a leg cabin In whteti they have been living, Delaney manifested a most hostile spirit ,tewsrds the newcomers, and en Sunday night last bis cowboys surrounded the cabin in which the men were sleeping and Met It en fire. The murderers bad concealed themselves In some bushes and when tlielr htlf naked victims rushed out of tbe burning cabin they were shot down. Tive et them were kllled en tbe tipet, but tbe third succeeded in getting te the creek and finally escaped. Ue reaebed the heuse el a neighbor seme miles away and gavethealarm but seen afterward died. Delaney has dleappoared and la supposed te have geno West lute New Mexles or Arizona, A Yeung Wumstt llrutulljr Murdered. Gwincuvillk, Ky,, Mareh. 8. An en tirely trustworthy report reaches here et the cowardly murder of a young woman named Sallie Ohler, at the home of her ruber, Zieh Ohler, near Yoeutn pastofUce, net far from the Bith line lu Morgan oeunty, Tuesday ultorneon. The dettlts of the affair ure very meagre. The girl's body bad slxty-lhroe bullet holes In it, and sbe died pleading with her murderers for Ged's sake net te sheet her any mero. Four men, by the name of David Jeaeph, and Ames and Allred Lew!s are under arrest charged with the deed and otber un known partus are known te bave had a hand In It. There is limeti exoltemont evor the matter in the community, espe cially as no one knows of any cause for the leul deed. O-lDg ti Ilia Fighting iJr.lliKU. Londen, Mareh 8. This morning at 11 o'clock Charley Mitchell, "Peny" Moero, Jehn Harnett, Kd. llelskei and fourteen otber sporting men left Londen for irunce Just berore starting Mitchell said he did net knew surely if ht would win the tight with Sullivan, but he was euro of ene tlileg and that whs that he would show Mr. Jehn L. Nulllvau that he was net the pugilistic wonder that Americans theui;lit he war, Jem Smith missed the train the rest were en and will go by a later train aleue. It Is somewhat signlUcaut Ibat two detectives are watching hU movementa. Sullivan left liouleguo last night for the rendezvous. Ceke-Wurfcrrs Accept. PiTTsnuue, March 8. Theoekers In the CenuelUvllls region have decided te accept a reduction et six and a half per cent, in wiges, under pretest, but will resist a reduction of ten per cent as pro pre pro jeaod by the operutorr, The cokers also demand an equal division of all clauses et labor at all works where the shut-down Is In force. The operators claim that there Is no market at present for coke, and that a further shut-down will probably be made, route. ling a Will. Nkw Lisiien, Ohie, March 8 William II. Derhujds seecred a favorable verdict yesterdsy in his suit te set aside his father's will. Ueelalmed that bis lather's second wife, acting as a spiritualistic medium, ex ercised undue lnllueuoe ever the old man, inducing him te leave everything te her und her miner daughter. The case lu lu velied some f 200, 000. Iho delendnuts have made a motion for a new. trial. Ard Leeee Ills ltc.mutloe. Frem the New Yerx World. Bsnater Iugalls Kansas, bu. be loses dignity wbea be does.; SAVED BY A LANCASTRIAN. DR. RTAN9 TREVENIB THB OKOWat MltXeE FltOM IILRKDINO TO DEATH, ft' ji The Great Dentin Makes a Silver Tab, Easily rM(iI Inte tba Threat and DM Met Tench (he Inner Lin tag at the Wlndp'pe of Frederick, San rtatne cable te the Hew Toik World, The sudden change for the better la the crown prince's condition still eentlnaee. Seme explanation et this change la needed, n.1 T h. It ffvAn. .kMlnlala - source. The crown prince for three weeke ariar tne operation performed en hie threat .... sufteied horn oentlnued bleeding, Ta :-(, Wound in the threat rfnail tn heel. TSim "? was a constant Increasing Irritation in tlM threat itself, and towards the last there WM profuse bleeding from the gums. Thai continued condition gave rise te tbe great est alarm. The bleeding waa checked last Friday, and If It hsd net been thecrewa prince would certainly have died. Withbs a week after the operatlon was performed a silver tube or German manufacture wae plaeed In the crown prince's threat. That was tee curved, and when plaeed In the threat the back part of the Instrument pressed against tbe windpipe, and the end of the tubs in Its' further eurvmg retted against the opposite aide or the w ted pipe. This kept up a oenstant Irritation. Theft an jsngiiau tune was tried. This waa found te be equally delectlva and equally a source nt Irritation, Dr. Themas Evans, et Paris, who bee been liore for several days in attendance upon the orewn prince's family, and who had been applied te te relieve the bleeding of the gums, saw at once that tbe silver tube that was being uied was net oerrectly made. He Is very skillful In meotealem. and he at once set te work himself te make a tnbe. He spent that night In a little Jew eller's shop In this town with hie sleeves rolled up, hard at work making a mw tube. He bad as material n old Spanish metal and some of the simplest possible teWr. Ye', In spite of these disadvantages, he ajcoeeded by morning In oemplettcg a tube the curve 01 whionwasse incline a te pass easily Inte the threat sad set teeeh i?$ The prince, who was slowly bleedlnc te ykk& death In the hand, et tha warrln d online. VV at once experienced great relief. Tha v ; sources or Irritation being removed the v bleeding stepped and the wound begem te ' final. Vnr thn flret tlmn thfl TMillfwlk. wtuh .. hail net twinn nhln tn klean for mnM tkan -ij-'H thn hrljfnat narleila alnna tha nnamlien. waa '''i1 ' nnw nhln In irnt fnnp nr flva linn re rent It la" '-'- te the work et Dr. Kvana alone that the !1 prince ewes at present bis life. He baa let- L;, proved since last Friday. He sleeiw'aB4l, ran niHii-r, nuu m uiucu iuuje uuentiu ma; .;, his mind. lu thu oennoollou It should be noted that rt ; the prlnee has never despaired et hie w- ii covery. He has never plaeed any toemaek :Q faith in the doctors, but says that be la Mjl hid imuun ui uuu nuu mat uv w fv v? form great work In future he will be sseisA'Kt, Every little change ler the better la the if,. orewn prlnee'a condition I, et course, exf -4 geiaieu uy mono noeui inei, wee eaten as m , AHA.H t.M fit.... taM l.dfr -MM MA , . hU ntniunl 1mnrAVHinnt ll Ihll nil ImnML. 4 'I M .. a vwwm . ..a. ,.w . ww w.a w hiv- J."ll aiaieaangereiuesin, wmen was se waoem -tti feared last week, has new passed away liar 1,3 the time. But there Is no knowing what -: nnujnnttir.lln.llnn matt aria. Wnnll ff Ska Y, MWrv .. 1'....... n.j .-.""'. -..a.. . a a. doctors dare te leave San Heme. Mm KUl'LOnS) tr VfKSrEIlN keads Wall lug ler the jouelulou et ths Cemamlt. lee ur the iiroineriieoa, CiilOAae, March a The grievance com mittees of four reads sre in session this morning. The representatives el tha Northwestern are at McCoy's hotel, theta et the Chicago A Alten at tbe Sarategs, tha Wabash men are at ths Grand Paetfla. whlle the Milwaukee t Bt, Paul committee Is evor en thelWest Hide. Chalrmaa Leaaay, of thn Northwestern, said this inernwaltbat i.M" he greatly feared Ibat the committee M would decide te tie up that read. ,Thjr weuiu reiueianii,, uu twin, uveauaei mw i v read had alwaya been inclined te be jaat $ ...... rn..l.l.le in II. .1 ..a lln.ru sllli tha nan A'J'r !. .1 Ihni.rnii 4ttTHk Ihatra viae ln AtlwtAf irrJ way et stepping tbe handling of Burling- Wg MU n UV Br-ru-w -.. .-.v.. r. mrm w-v --- V , ten ireign. UTr luaii ajie.eiu. -lUw liiauaar- TL-1 Uens are that a crisis la imminent, and the r wf UDiy IUHIIUII IS M IU MIU UUIUUvl V. iv-ai that will be inveiveu. it is ueuavea mete, -rr ever that the yeunger and radical elemsat vS (II tUU -vlTUlUeiUUUUa MO ft.UarU.UK HMfHIfl t much loe vigorously te suit the conserve- ',': tive views of their chief and that tha j latlnrarn tirentlaallv DOWOrlesS and havSvA'sl their humk tluiL Fer lnstunoe. Chalrmaa ''a&H O'Brien, of tbe press committee, said te tha -'ft, ..,..,. ,...,n.lvn r Iho TTnlta.1 Pi-sea lnat I 'f'f ,VIIOu.liai,TW M. - a-w - - - I 0 t , UlgUt l?Bl II IUO JaUIIIUBInJU -TUWaU VIU.T meet the men half way tbe trouble would seen be ended. When this wss shown te some of the oeminliteeu-en this mer tbey laughed It le soern and declared tut no half way settlement was within reason., It Is belloved that the grievance cemsslt tees new In session wilf decide te call out tbelr men upon the first violation of strict neutrality. A signal of one word will ba adopted and this when wlted out, accom panied by tbe hour, will ba sutlle.ent te brlug out every Brotherhood man upon the system Involved. AN OKOEU or TUB V. 8. COU11T. Cuicacie, Mareh 8 The order Issued by the United States circuit court for tbe Northern district of Illinois Is as follews: Charles E. Beers etal vs. tbe Wabash, St. Leuis it Pacific railway et ah Come bow the Chicago, Burlington Qulncy railroad oempany aud D. U. Richardson, by their. solicitors and preient thelr petition te tba court, prajlug for an order et tha court, requiring the receiver of the court appointed herein, and bis agents, officers aud empleyes te perform bis duties as a tmblla carrier as respects tratna of sueh i-'Vn .... B -. M .. ...I.a .diallHlBB ..A. potllieuer, anu amu ier nu uium ikmhuwi p iiia .nnlniinn nnmmanlv uilled the Breth rj. erhoed or Locomotive engineers end Its -&A officers and agenw, and especially one P, fj.fl M. Arthur, IIS COIOI siecuure uuiver, an .w In said petition, Irem In any way giving ,jS any orders le the engineers ru vuu vuiyiey et tbe receiver ter them te refuse te haul leaded cars coming te or going from tbe railroad in charge of said re celver, lu usual business Interchange with 1 tbe said petitioner corporation, and also praying for an order te punish tbe said Arthur ler contem pt et court in unlawfully interlerlug with the administration et Um property m the custody et the esurt m thli cause. Whereupon court orders tbe said petition together with, the affidavits and pipers la support thereof te be filed, nud tbe said aiinllcatlen Is set for bearing at 'i o'clock p. m. or March Oih, 1SS3, and it Is ordered that notice et sueh application be forthwith served en the receiver or his solicitor. This order seu ass restraining InJunoUea ad interim. Oppetlng Hie AitutUaleu et I'Ub, Washington, March 8 lu the Senate this morning a petition allege! Dr 10 r....a .. . .....a. 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