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VOLUME XXIV-NO.
SAMUEL J. DEMUTH DEAD.
ONE Or THE OLDEST CONFECTIONERS
OF LtNOASTER.
DMih Cemes After a vrltf IIIdim of Ccngss
tlea of the Lunge and Lltir-The Omar (
el Heesy Springs l'atk Bad Ceaatdera- ,
bit Real Eitateln Ihls CIV.
Samuel J. Dsmntb, one of Lincaster'a
prominent business men, died at hie reel,
denee en Tuesday night shortly alter 10
o'elcok. H la health haa net been geed for
the put few months, but nothing aerleua
wn spprehended until a few dsys age. He
wm een fined te bed ter one week only.
The muse or ble death waa congestion or
the luega and liver.
Deceased waa the eldest eon or Frederick
Deruuthsnd w a born In this elty InOateber,
1828. lie learned the trade of confectioner
and alter serving hla apprenticeship worked
for a few years as a Journeyman. When a
young man he started In business for him him
aelfen But King stre&t, In the butldlngnew
owned by the Gumpf estate. He waa suc
cessful from the start, and after accumulate
Ing aome tnopey ha moved te the store
room new mad as a part of the New Yerk
store. Subsequently he waa In business en
North Queen street, In the room new oecn-
pled by Geerge R. Erlsmse. Seme years
age he fitted up the store room new occupied
by him, adjoining the Farmers bank. '
Mr. Demuth wsa successful In alt hla bus.
inesa enterprises and at the time of his
desth was one of Lancsstet's heavleat prep,
erty owners. At ene time he had an Ice
cream garden at the corner or Sruth Queen
and German streets. It was net as suooees sueoees suoeees
ful as he expected and he bullf a handsome
row el beuses en the site of the garden. In
addition te the valuable property owned by
Mr. Detnuth In the city, be was also the
owner of Kooky Springs. He purchased
this property about ten yeara age and haa
se Improved It with the erection of build-
legs, the planting or shrubbery and the
beautifying of the grounds thst It Is new
one of the finest plcnle grounds In the vi
cinity or the elty.
In politics Mr. Demuth was au Independ
ent voter, and In city polltles he Invariably
east his ballet for the candidates wbleh In
bis Judgment were the bast fitted for the
offlees for which they were candidates.
Mr. Demuth was a baobeler, and hla sur
viving relatives ere his father, Frederick,
who Is new 80 years old, his sister Mrs.
Careline E, wire of Ed ward A. Backer,
bis brothers Albert and William. Hla
father has been confined te bed 'for thirteen
weeks, and Is critically ill with dropsy.
The funeral will take plaoe en Saturday
afternoon, and the Interment made at Lan
caster cemetery.
Death of an 4gtd Farmer.
Christian Lantz, one of the eldest citizens
of the eastern eud et the county, died at bis
residence near Gap ea Tuesday, In hla 81st
year. He was born lu Leaoeck township
and waa one et the comparatively few re
maining who in the daya of his early man
hood convey ed the products of hla farm te
the Philadelphia markets by Ooneatega
wagon when the oenvenlonce of a railroad
was unknown In these parts. Up te within
a few weeks his mind was active and bis
reoelleotlons of the construction and early
operations el the Pennsylvania railroad, aa
well as many ether advanees made, were
frequent subjects of conversation. He was
widely known and throughout bis lire
everywhere regarded aa a consistent Chris
tian man. His funeral will take place Fri
day afternoon at 1:30.
IIIi 77ih Annlveraary.
Tuesday, May 22, Dr. Jacob .Leng, drug
gist, 403 West King street, became 77 years
e! age, and aa has been his custom for
many years en the recurioneo et his birth
day anniversary, Dr. Leng enter
tained a large number el bis mere
intlmate friends with a fine enter
tainment, Including vocal and Instru
mental muBlc, e fine bacquet, toasts
speeches, .tc. About fariy guests were
present, among them being Drs. Compten,
Ebler, King, Neteber, Judge D. W.
Patterson Aldermsn Dennelly, II. R.
Fulton, C. N. Sprout, B. F. Davis
and ether members et the bar, H. K. Ful
ton read a number of congratulatory letters
from friends who could net attend. The
mutle was furniNbed by the host local
talent, tue suppsr, provided under the Ira
medlsui jiupervlnlen of Dr. Leng, was a
most sumptuous one. All present enjoyed
themselves and wlshed the doctor many
hippy returns.
Adam Oblendtr In Canada.
Adam Oblender, who was tried and con
victed or embezzling f 1,800 from Monterey
Ledge, I. O. O. F., and who Jumped bis
ball befere being sentenced, and has net
slnee been heard from by the officers et the
law, li living in Canada, net far from the
town et Waterloo. His eldest daughter,
who has been with blm for the past six
weeks, returned te Lancaster a few
days age and made arrangements te take
te Canada the ether members et the family.
They expect te leave Lancaster tonight.
The above facia are gathered from a thirteen-year-old
eon of Mr. Calender, who has
been working In one of the cotton mills In
this city, and who asked the superinten
dent for his wages that he might Le able
te accompany the party,
m
Arretted rur Tbelr.
Jehn H. Manntring, who Is known In
this elty as Sailor Jaek, was arrested this
morning by Officer Sbertz for robbing the
home of Geerge Foust, Ne. 1C0 Middle
street Minnerlntf entered the house
during the absence of Mrs. Hoopes, Foust's
housekeeper, and stele a pocketbook con
taining (1 15, the preperty of a daughter or
Mrs. Hoopes. Toe theft was reported te
Offleer Suertz and he arrested Manuerlng a
ahert time afterwards. He was taken te
the station house and searobed and in hla
pocket was round the stolen purse. Com
plaint was marie against Mannerlng before
Alderman lialbach and in default et ball lie
was committed for a hearing.
Bandar Flrei le lliet'eauty.
The beuse et Jacob G, Prank, in Frovl Frevl Frovl
denee township, occupied by Jehn L.
Frank, was burned Sunday night It was
insured.
On Sunday morning fire destroyed the
barn or Jehn Dunlap, near White Herse.
Wm Reck loses a pony, buggy, Blelgh and
cart. All the property was Insured.
Many Mctuici It. rated.
Judges et the Philadelphia liquor llcense
court en Tuesdsy handed down their de.
olslens in the matter of the applications for
tavern keeper' licenses In the Twenty
eighth, Twenty-ninth and Thirty-first
wards. A few cases remain te be acted
upon. Of 3 431 applications, 1,253 were
granted, 2.03J ref asm!, and 136 withdrawn.
In 1887 there were 6,773 llceuaeU saloons.
Ueaty Daiuagee Awarded.
The viewers appointed te assess damages
te the estate et Jehn R. McGovern, by
reason plthe Pennsylvania railroad taking
part el the land and damaging the remain
der, filed their award en Tuesday evening.
Tbey allow the estate 16 Ml GO.
An Aldeiinen'a Ottlce Improved.
Alderman Deen has had hla office re.
pspered and otherwise greatly lmproved,se
that It new presents a very handsome ap-pseianee.
JDratfaStef
225.
KNK3HTS or TBE OOLDEN EAOLB.
Aaaeal Coavsatten et the Saprame Ceancll
at Waahisgtea.
The Supreme Council, Knights of the
Gelden Eagle met la Washington, D. a,
Tuesday morning In annual convention.
It laoemposed or fifteen executive officers
and a representative, wbe must be a past
grand ehlef, front sua state Jurisdiction.
The report et the supreme chief, Themas
Blrehall, et Delaware, ahewa that three new
Jurisdictions have been added during tht
year, making twenty.three in all, repre
senting aa many states. The number or
subordinate castles has been Incressed
during the vear from 278, with a member
ship of 25,000, te 400 castles, with a member
ahlp or 60,000. The report or the supreme
master of reoerda ahewa a balance In bis
banda of 14,735.
The military branch is nnder the com cem
!5n7..0' I-leutensnt General James B.
O'Nelll, and represents a large percentage
or the membership of the order. Among
the organlzttlena present are the First,
Second, Third and Fourth regiments or the
Pennsylvania divisions, whleb are com
manded by the following-named officers
respectively: Brigadier Gsneral M. He
Stafferd,- Philadelphia, three battaliens:
uoiensi ausiiq, lveng, Philadelphia, three
battalions; Colonel David A. Blggard,
Philadelphia, two battalions and a
delegation from the Third Battalion;
Colonel W. S. Benders, Reading, two
battalions; Maryland division, one bat
talion, Majer B M. Cress, of Baltimore,
OOmmandlns: Delaware rilvlilnn. nna Hat.
tellen, Majer Samuel Weed, et Wilming
ton, commanding ; Massachusetts division,
one battalion, Majer W. W. Pearee, et
Uharleatewn, commanding; New Jersey
division, one battalion, Majer F. L. Dubois
command lag; Dlstrlotet Columbia divis
ion, one battalion, composed et five castles.
Colonel Woelmsn Gibsen, acting grand
chief of the district, commanding.
At 4 o'clock the order formed In proces preces
sion and marehed tbreugb some of the prin
cipal streets and avenues. Arriving at
Lafayette park the column entered the
greuada of the executive mansion at the
southeastern gate and passed in review
before tbe president, wbe acknowledged
the salutes of each commander as the several
organizations passed under tbe northern
portico. There were about 3,000 msn In
In the evening an elaborate banquet
and ball waa given at the armory of the
National Rifles.
TOWNSENU M'CCMMINOS' CAltt).
The Unfortunate Yeung- Weman Who Ohargtd
Iter Father With an Unnatural Crime.
Nsw Texas, May 10, 1W8,
Editors Intelligencer : Te relieve
me of a most unjust and trying suspicion
or being the unnatural father, referred te
in the article you took from the Yerk Dis
patch of 14 ih Inst., and whleh is going the
rounds of the press, and aa an act et simple
Justlee, please publish tbe following ex-
planatlen : There la no doubt that Sarah
McCummlngs' confession la the result of a
disordered mind. Mr. Berland, or Pert
Deposit, Md., the cousin with whom she
bad long resided, states in the Call of to
day that ler three weeks before aha left
ahe had shown signs or approaching in
sanity, and left borne without their knowl
edge; and that when be saw the Yerk
paper be immediately went up te aee ber
and found ber very Insane. There iane
doubt thai the whole confession Is a hal
lucination of a disordered mind. Tbe
father that she speaks el is her uncle,
Ssmuel Drennen, long since deceased, who
bad adopted her when very young and ahe
always called blm pa or father. They
lived in Fawn township, Yerk county, and
there be and his wile died. Her Aunt
Baran, my first wife's sister, took her alter
my wire's decease when she waa aix weeks
old. She never lived with us nor did we
everlive in Fawn township, and being
thus separated I scarcely ever saw her. She
was born about 35 years age In Fulton
township, this county. The different
places where 1 have lived is well known te
all my neighbors. It Is te be hoped that
ether papera who may have copied will
notice this explanation and remove all sus
picion for the sake or that Justice te which
all men are entitled.
TOWNSEND McCtJMMlNOS,
A Seminary Cerner-atone Laid.
The oerner stone cf the Mew building at
ML Airy, Philadelphia, for the theological
seminary of tbe Evangelical Lutheran
ehurcb, was laid Tuesday afternoon. The
liturgical aervlce was conducted by the
president of the mlnlsterlum el Pennsylva
nia, Rev. G. F. Kretel, D. D , and prayer
was offered by Prof. Adelph Spaeth, D D.,
el the laculty and president et the general
oeunoll. Addresses In English were made
by Prof. Charles W. Seneafier, D. D of
tbe fseulty, and Prof. T. L. Belp, D. 1., el
Muhlenberg college, Allentown, An ad
dresa In Ge.-man was made by Prof. W. J.
Mann, D. D , of the faculty. The corner
stone waa laid by tbeRer. B.M.Sobmueker,
D. D., of Pottstown, a trustee of the semi
nary. Tbe benediction was pronounced bv
the Rev. J. A. Seias, D. D.
Blight rire.
Tuesdsy afternoon a slight fire occurred
at the beuse ol'Geerge Gundaker, who re
sides en West Chestnut, between Water
street and Arch alley. An alarm was
sounded from box 25, at Chestnut and Mul
berry streets, at t6n minutes past 4 o'clock.
The fire department was promptly en
hand and the fire was round te be in the
shingle root or a back building. It was ex
tinguished in a very short time with buck
eta of water In tbe banda of the firemen.
But a small bole waa burned In the reef
and tbe damage will scarcely amount te 5.
The fire Is supposed te have been started
by a spark from Blickenderfer'a foundry.
Before Aldtrman llcnhey.
Edward Gershay, a farmer who resides
en the Wsbank read, haa made complaint
against William Christ, Carsen May, Jehn
Semvlnekl and Frank Smith, four beya of
this elty, He charges them with msllcleus
trespass. He ssys thst they went te bis
plaee en last Sunday, and besides tramp
ling down hla wheat and doing ether dam
age, tbey robbed a setting turkey nr her
eggs, wbleh theydestreyed.
Isaae Shenk wss charged with malicious
mischief In breaking a watch, the property
or Am monGeergo, an Arabian. It seems
that Geerge had a watch which he efiered
te sell Shenk. Tee latter took it In hla
band, and in some way breke It There
was no evidence' that be bad broken the
watch Intentionally and the case was dis
missed. Twe Kallread Net.
The Lehigh Valley railroad has given up
the Idea ei building an independent line
from Geneva aoress New Yerk state te
BoUale.
The Reading railroad reports its coal ten.
page for the week ending May 10 at 130 014
tens, an Increase of 1 309 tens ever the
same week last year. Fer the year te date
tbe shipments amount te 2,480 33.1. airatust
8,128.360 tens in tbe aame Period last year-
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Itemertd te Wisconsin.
Peter Hahn, son et Philip Hahn, of tbla
city, left tbla morning for Sturgeon Bsy
WlicenBln, where he will assume proprie
torship et the Northwestern hotel.
Tbey Stele a Deed.
Seme daya age a thief breke Inte the
beuse of Henry Gaul, near Conewsge Sta
tion, while the family was absent from
borne and stele the deed te Mr. Gaul's
property. Nerthing else In the house waa
disturbed, Mr, Gaul haa the deed en record
in the court house.
BcUiee of f eiulen.
Reissue of the pension of Wm. ScUwelter,
J Lancaster, has been granted,
TWO BISHOPS CHOSEN.
BBSULT or THE BAIXOMNO. BY TUB
METHODIST OONFSHENCE.
The raiteral Term Esteadea te Mrs Tears,
Mrist Bksteat aorTheas waa wars Elect d
BUhope-Preceedloga of tbs Methodist
and Pretbyterlan (Jonvecallona.
Tbe second ballet by the Methodist gen
eral conference In New Yerk en Tuesday,
resulted In tbe sleotlen of two ent or the
five bishops te be chosen. Their names are
Rev. Jehn H. Vlneent, D. D , of Reck
River, lU, and Bar. J. N. Fitzgerald, D.
D or Newark, N. J. Vlneent received 311
rotes and Fitzjeratd 310 et 459 rotes east
The conference at 9:30 o'clock Tuesday
evening took fourth ballet for tbree
bishops. While the tellers ware counting
the rotes, tbe yeas ana nays were called en
the adoption ei the minority report, whleh
favored tbe extension et the pastoral term
te five year, with the following result :
Mlnlstera Yeas 208, naya CO ; majority, 142.
Laymen Yeas 88, naya 65 majority, 23.
The new rule ansa Inte Immedlata efTant.
On tbe fourth ballet 434 rotes were cast,
making 290 necessary ter s choice. Ne one
waa elected, but J. W. Jeyee received 205
rotes ; D. A. Qoedsell, 247 ; J. P. Newman,
218 : 0. H. Payne, 128 ; Earl Cranston, 112 ;
II. A. Butte, 03 : and A. J. Kynett, 61. A
fifth ballet waa taken, after whleb the con
ference adjourned at II p. m,
SKETCHES or THE BISHOPS,
Jehn H. Vlneent, D. D, waa born In Tus
caloosa, Alabama, Feb. 23, 1832. Slnee
May, 1808, be has been corresponding secre
tary of the General Sunday Scheel Union
and Tract Periodicals and Beeks et the M.
E. church. He is tbe author of large
number or Sunday school publications, and
the chler rounder or the Nermal and Inter
national Sunday school lessen system and
the cb let erganlzsr or tbe Obautau qua Series
et Educational Institutions.
Rev. James N. Fitserald Is known as an
eminent divine et New Jersey. He has
been secretary et the conference for a num
ber of yeara, and a member of tbe general
conferences or 1870, 1880, 1884 snd 1888. He
has been tbe recording secretary of tbe
Missionary aeclety ter tbe past year,
ANOTHER BMBOP CHOSEN.
Rev,
J. W. Jeyee, of Ulneinnatl. Bacercfel.
Ohs-gei or Ballot-Bex Staffing.
New Yebk, May 28. Senior Bishop
Bewman presided at the opening et tbe
session te dsy or tbe Method Ut Episcopal
conference. After the reading et the pre
vious day's Journal and devotional exer
claea tbe tellers who bad taken up tbe firth
ballet ler bishops made their returns. The
whole rote waa 419, neeeaaary te elect 300.
Rsr. J. W. Jeyee, of Cincinnati, secured
320 votes, and waa consequently elected the
intra msnep out et tbe five te be elected.
Tbe sixth ballet was Immediately taken
np by the tellers who retired te count.
The committee en rerlsala reported va
rious modifications et the discipline. Dele
gate Ray, et Indiana, efiered an amendment
te tbe effect tbat much modification of tbe
musle new rendered in tbe churches was
desirable. It waa adopted.
Rev. Dr. Hunter, et Central Illinois, said
there waa tee much ohnreb musle. His
opinion waa that the geed old hymns In
geed old English wltbent any Latin Intro
duction were geed enough for blm. The
report and tbe amendment waa adopted
giving the preaeber charge of tbe church
musle, and placing the music committees
under the control or qusrterly conferences.
ThG tellers returned with the sixth bal bal
eot. There were 437 rotes east, 292 being
necessary te elect. There was net thst
number cast for any one.
The seven'Ji ballet at once begun ; whl'e
tellers were oeuntlng the rotes oemmltteee
en various subjeets tendered reperta. When
the tellers returned It waa announeed tbat
there were 411 rotes east, 291 being ne ne
oeaaary te eloet. Ne one candidate re
ceived the number neeeassry for eteotien.
Bishop Merrill, en behalf or the teller a
call the attention or tbe general conference
te two peculiar rotes leund In tbe bate
One waa a piece of paper nearly aevsred In
two, with two names en each piece et tbe
paper. The handwriting waa tbe same
and the namea el the esndldatea voted
for en each were the sime. The ether
waa ene slip of paper careleaaly
wrapped in another allp, both contain
ing namea of candidates. It looked like a
clear case or ballet-box stuffing. It was re
solved that aheuld the tellers again come
aoresa such deceptive slips tbey should
threw them out and net bring them before
tbe beuse. In tbe early part el te-day'a
conference Bishop Bewman remarked that
be thought there were mere rotes cast than
there were delegatea In the beuse.
Tbe eighth ballet waa at once begun.
Ber. J. H. lBajllsa, el Cincinnati, and
Colonel Ray, et Indianapolis, made
brief speeches denouncing the disgrace
ful efforts made by the delegatea te
practically rote illegally and mesnly. in
the eighth ballet there were 441 rotes cast,
making 294 neceisary for election; a in tfce
previous ballet no one secured the number
snd balloting for the ninth time began.
In the ninth ballet the rotes cast num
bered 439, making 293 neeessary te a choice.
The result was tbe same almost aa the three
preceding ballets.
Balloting agalu began for the tenth time.
Alter the tellers bad collected tbe billets
the conference adjourned. The result el
the ballet will be made known te-morrow
morning.
l'reitterlan Mti.luu luteretl.
The Presbyterian general assembly
In Philadelphia spent rraotleally iue en
tire day en Tuesday in heirlng and
dU-eusstng the report or the standing com
mittee ou the beard et home missions. Last
year the beard received nearly (800,000, an
Increase el about 130,000 ever the receipts
et tbe previous year. A debt of ever f 21 000
was paid, and a amall cash balance remains.
It aided 1,480 missionaries, wbe served
3,715 churches and stations, and there were
added te tbe churches under Its care 17,277
new members. The assembly recom
mended tbe churches te raise 1850,000 for
tbe beard tbla year. The report or tbe com
mittee en the beard of aid for colleges and
academies reported recelrts of nesrly (48
000, out et which 3G Institutions, containing
3,441 students, were aided. Tneaaaeinbly
recommended tbe railing or (50,000 this
year, for tbe regular annual work, and
(100,000 for special work.
Baltimore, Msy 23. Tbe Presbyterians
of tbe Seuth met te-day, and without trans
acting any business of Importance ad
journed at 12:15 p. m., and left ter Phila
delphia te participate In the oelebrttlei
ttiere te-morrow.
A IJey'i Loek Journey,
Willie, a It year-old son et William T.
Jcfferiee, formerly of tbla city, but new In
tbe coal business in Wiehlta, Ktuass, ar
rived in this city yesterdsy, from that
plaee. He left en Saturday last and trav
eled about 1,500 miles alone. He will
spend his summer vacation with bis grand
parent, Mr. Aug. JeQerlee, tbe veteran
locomotive engineer, residing en North
Duke street. He was en the read tbree
nights and two days. He surprised bis
grandparents very much, aa cone et them
knew be waa coming.
Entered Uall.
William Gamble had a row with Jehn
Unsprung, fireman at Myera & Rsthfen's
store, this afternoon and it respited in
Urrsprung catching Gamble by the threat.
Gamble entered a suit before Alderman
Halbaeh and Urrsprueg entered ball ter
hearing.
LANCASTER. PA WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1888.
THB KCrCBUOANl DEOUNK.
Chairman MIUV PrepaeHiea te Vete ea Iks
Tartar BlU Net Accepted,
Chairman Mills has been formally noti
fied by the Republican caucus committee
of tbe Henes tbat his preposition te take an
immedlste rote upon tbe tariff bill and
upon a Republican substitute ter It would
net be accepted by tbe Republicans. Ne
explanation was given ana none was
needed. Tbe Republican manager, seeing
mat a reruaai wenia put their aide la an
embarrassing position, bare tried bard te
get their followers te agree upon bill, but
tbey could net bring them together. Neither
a free whisky bill nor a free sugar bill
oeuld command their united support. As
they could net unite en substitute, tbe
first requisite for tbe ssreement suggested
was lacking, but baek et tbla was the ba
iler in the mlnda or the Renubltean laadara
tbat If they aheuld be brought te dlrset
rote en tbe Mills bill any substitute they
could present would be defeated and the
Mills bill would be passed. Tbey ssw thslr
only hope wss In a chapter et soeidsnts,and
se tbey decided te put their trust In tbat.
unairman aauia saia en Menasy tnattne
Democrats or tbe ways and means commit
tee would new go en and prepares report
en tbe proposed emend tnenta submitted
te them by Democrats te be msde te the
DemoerttlJ caucus, Tbey would glreeut
no information about It in advanee, and te
all rumera about Its contents might be
promptly branded as raise. Tne oemmlttee
will probably be ready te report by Sstur
day night next Consideration or the bill
under tbe fire minute rule, Chairman Mills
aatd, may net begin until after the St. Leuis
oenrentlon, Be many members of tbe
Heuse are going te tbe oenrentlon either
aa delegatea or advisers, tbat It may be
thought beat te delay the beginning el
tbla struggle until they ih ill return.
In tbat event, lnasmueh aa tbe Republicans
will largely desert when the Chicago oon eon oen
rentlon shall meet, it may be the middle el
July before tbe rote en the bill shall hare
been fiually taken. Then It will gote tbe
Senate. By tbat time the Senate flnanee
oemmlttee ought te bare Information
enough te dispose of It promptly. But
then the speeehmsklDe- In the Ban ate will
come In te delay It. Finally will oeme tbe
contest in the conference oemmlttee, and
ae It may be the middle or August before
the matter shall have been finally disposed
It has been reported by one of the
representatives directly Interested In the
woolen schedules thst tbey here been as
sured that, by way of compromise, tbe
waya and means oemmlttee will accept an
amendment reducing tbe duty en woolen
manufactures from tbe 40 per eent fixed in
the bill te 35 per eent Members of the
oemmlttee decline te indicate bow thev will
aet upon the amendment originally efiered
by Mr. Grain, of Texas, wbleh proposed te
sdmlt woolen manufacturing machinery
duty free and reduce the tariff en woolen
manufactures 20 per cent.
THB At-OUNt SSKKriNU.
OfflHn Elected rer the AMoelatlen el the
Philadelphia Letbeian Seminary.
The Alumni association et the Lutheran
theolegloil seminary of Philadelphia, met
in tbe ebspel et Trinity Lutheran ohureh
at 10 o'clock. The attendance was quite full.
After opening serrlees of the usual form,
the role waa called and several new mem
bers were added te tbe list After tbe
reading and adoption of minutes et previ
ous meeting, the association went into an
election cf officers, whleh resulted as fol fel
lows :
Prerldent, Rev. J, C. Hlrzsl, Chestnnt
nut Hill, Pbllsdelphls ; English vice pros
ident, Rev. R. M. Zimmerman, Philadel
phia ; German rice president, Rev. A.
Rlcbter, Rochester, N. Y. ; Swedish vice
president, Her. Prof. R, F. Weldner, Reck
Island, Ills. ; English secretary, J, Neff,
Spring City, Pa ; German aeeretary, Rev,
E. H. Rehle; Weat Philadelphia ; treasu
rer, Rer. J. L. Slbele, Philadelphia,
Tbe executive oemmlttee presented a re
port which wss acted upon by the associa
tion, item by item. The first item was in
regard te the filing of ohureh papera at the
theological aemlnary. The second item
waa In regard te tbe organization of branch
assoelatlona in ether states, and tbe third
item waa in regard te sustaining the Church
Review, a magszine devoted te the interests
of the chureb.
Tbe report of the auditing committee wm
received and referred.
The committee en.the president's report,
presented their report, tbe prlnelpal item
of whleh waa an expreaslen of unswerving
devotion and loyalty te the Philadelphia
theoleglosl seminsry.
At 12:30 p. m. the association adjourned
for lunch whieh waa aerved in the upper
room of the chapel.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon the triennial
dinner of the association waa given in
Eibleman'a hall. Excellent musle was
furnished by Trinity Sunday achoel orches
tra. Rer. D. H. Gelaslnger, president, bsd
charge of the regular teaat, nine In number,
which were appropriate te tbe occasion and
were eloquently responded te by some el
the most able men et tbe association.
The Letherau Synod.
The 141st annual meeting et tbe Lutheran
mlnlsterlum or Pennsylvania will begin in
Trinity Lutheran chureb. Thursday morn
ing. The attendance will be very large.
Already the town is filling rapidly with
clerical and lay delegatea who are being
conducted te the quarters provided ler
them by tbe local committees.
The opening sermon will be preached en
Thursday morning by Rsv. Dr. G. F. Kre
tel, formerly pastor or Trinity church.
m
MASON AND DIXON'S LINE.
Tbe Condition In Which tbe Slenei Wars
Pound by the County tiounuutleneri.
The county commissioners returned On
Tuesdsy evening from their tour or inspec
tion et the boundary stones between Penn
sylvania and Maryland, along the line of
Fulton township. They were accompanied
en their trip by William P. Haines, Dr.
Cbarles H. Stubbs and Samuel Evans. In
all there were five stones en tbe land and
aeme links en an island in the river te
mark the boundary. The links could net
be seen en account of the high water.
The first stone Is en tbe farm new In
the possession of Wllllsm P. Haines,
en a bluff overlooking the river. This atone
Is In first-clsss condition. Stene Ne. 2 la en
the Teme property. It oeuld net be found.
The commissioners left laetructlena with a
party te search ter it Stene Ne. 3 Is en
the farm et Mrs. Annie Weed, s resident of
this city. It Is broken snd the commis
sioners will have It repaired. Ne. 4 la be
tween tbe property et Mrs. Weed and tbe
Tyson mine property. It wss en the
ground and will be put In position. Stene
Ne. 5 bss been very much mutilated by
relic banters. A report et the condition of
tbe stones will be sent te the state authori
ties Kiltie Rheadca In "My ltloiaera."
Miss Kittle Rbeades appeared In tbe opera
house last evening for the second time, and
tbe audience was but fslr. The play waa
May Blessem," one el theMsdlsen Square
successes. Miss Rbesdesea May Dlouem,
Fred Stoddard as Steve Harlantt, Tyrene
Power as Tem Blessem and ether members
of the company did very well, and the
audience showed their appreciation of their
work by frequent applause. At the end of
the third aet Miss Rheadea and Mr, Stod
dard were called before tbe curtain. This
evening the company plays "Our Bad Bey."
Twe Colored Weincu Uuarrel.
Viela Johnaen haa sued Rachel Morgan
for druukenness and disorderly conduct
before Alderman Barr, Rachel entered
ball for a bearing and claims tbat she U net
guilty.
ftiMligmM
' A BIG CONVENTION.
THE STATIC DBMOORATS IN CONCLAVE
AT UARitisnertn.
IT. U. Iteneel, Tiq , Cseaen Temporary Chair-
aaan, Makes a tech Laadatery of the
National Admlattlratlen Harmony
Vrevalllag-Tha rreceedlnga.
HARRisnune, Msy 23. The Democratic
state oenrentlon la rsry largely attended,
snd net tbe least opposition te Cleveland la
discernible. A large majority of the 307
delegates present are net only harmoniously
In favor et bta runomlnatien, but are will
ing te go le almost any length te sustain
ala tariff policy.
Under a rule allowing a delegate te
very one thousand rotes cast at the last
election for governor, there are 103 mere
delegatea In the oenrentlon than there
were in the Republican state oenrentlon.
W. U. Henssl, ex-chairman et the Deme-
cratle state committee, was unanimously
elected temporary ebalrman amid ap
plause. His speech wss dellveed aa
fellows :
KX-CnxIRMAN'S SPKKCH.
It Is net te be wondered at that the as
semblage et a oenrentlon or the accend
isrgest body or tbe Democracy of tbe
country aheuld be awaited with attention
and Ita proceedings rlewed with oenoern.
The action here or these who elaim te speak
with aincle rolee giving forth no uncertain
sound ler nearly halt a million tree elec
tors is bound te be weighty with conse
quences. This day, It la already foreshadowed, Is te
mark a new birth for tne Damoeratlo party
of Pennsylvania.
Fer the first time within the political
generation of these even elder than the
meat et us, our atate Democracy ranges
Itaeirin line with the organization of tbe
entire ;oeuntry, en what baa at last oeme
te be tbe supreme issue of political discus
ion. With fsee te the front and baek te
me paai, we are about te declare for
emancipation from that nnerena, destruc
tive and misdirected system et federal
taxation wbleh has contributed te destroy
the external cemmerae or the United
States, te limit the sale or American manu
factures, te reduee the earnings of labor by
frequent auspenslona,leok-outa and atrlkes,
te produce trusts for the control et tbe
borne market, at the expenae or the people,
te binder tbe farmer In the aale et hla pro
ducts, te increase tbe cost of Industrial pro
duction, te enhance tbe prlee olneeosaarles,
te create a dangerous surplus In tbe federal
treasury, and te drive the American lias
from the high aeas.
Whatever apprehensions timid men may
feel at the results or a bold declaration en
living questions, must be allayed by tbe
reflection tbat a party recently distracted
With dOUbt haa been llnltnd In mnnnn nf
that courageous leader whose elear rolee
rang out te Congress and the country the
ehallenge et discussion. As in tbe days or
Jeffersen and Jackvm and or Tliden,
commanding statesmanship was Joined
with splendid party leadetahlp and disci
pline, orewned with enduring rlotery. se
fvday our candidate la our captain. High
above tbe late contusion et tongues, there
Is new rolee for but one nominee and for
one platlerm tbe message of last Decem
ber and tbe renominatleu et G rover Cleve
land. Laggard as they msy bsve been In the
past henceforth the Democracy et Pennsyl
vsnlawlU be te tbe front with bannera
high advanced, In the demand ter revenue
reform by thorough revision et the tariff,
upon the basla el snob measures aa the nnn.
current will and wisdom or the executive
asd legislative representatives et the party
have determined, we will fearlessly preach
this faith in the abeep pasturea or Pennsyl
vania, ou the throttling floors, en tie
cinder bank and In the work-shops, where
tbe shuttle flies and mill-wheel turna in
factory town, where the woodman's ax
rlnga through tbe virgin forest et tbe West
Branch vslley, under the shadows et the
coal breaker and where tis fire Utg floats a
the eli fields or Western Pennsylvania,
With a elear, distinct and unequlvoeal
polley, allke freed from tbe delusions et
the doctrinaire and from the thrall of the
monopolist, tbe Democracy of Pennsylva
nia, keeplng atep with the music el a party
moving In unbroken files, msy fairly nope
te retrieve ita fortunes and te recruit ita
ranks. Even if it emerge irem the con
flict at first without rlotery, it will survive
without dishonorable concession or dis
graceful com premlea In the sober second
thought or the American people there can
be no doubt, sooner or lster, must oeme
conversion te a well preved systetn of
economy nnder which tbe alert meobanlesl
genius of ear country shall sell the pro
ducts or its handicraft in tbe open marts el
all the earth, when manufactures shall be
relieved from the vicissitudes or fitful
iitlmulstten Bnd depression, lsngulsblng
agriculture will lilt her dropping bead and
tbe glaring spirit el a restored A merlesn
oemmeroe will raise aloft its flag in every
seaport and spread Its alia te every breeze
that blewa tbe wide world round.
Happily for the topic snd tbe time, publle
attention la net te be diverted nor political
passion and prejudice exelted by appeals te
dead Issues sad sttempts te fsn extlnet
embers te fresh glow. Three years or Dam Dam Dam
ocratte administration bave answered the
misrepresentations el nearly a generation.
It has alleneed the doubts snd derisions et
these who attempted te deceive tbe country
In believing that the party, descended in
unbroken succession irem tbe fathers or tbe
republic, waa Incapsbleuf admlnlaterlnglts
functions and of directing Ita destlnle.
Every department et tue federal govern
ment in Democratic control baa been ad
ministered with Increased efficiency at
decroased cost The treasury has been
managed with sagacity and skill thst com
mand tbe wonder and admiration Of tbe
werld'a financiers. The Internal revenue
has been collected with fidelity and
economy and without need leeeharraaement
or oppression. Law and Justice bave been
administered without fear, favor oratlee
lien. The dignity el tbe nstten has been
maintained without neediest embroilment
or disturbance of these peaceful Interna
tional relations which are tbe glory el
modern clvllljutlen. Tbe postal depart
ment la the servant et the people and net
the spoil of the placemen and the booty et
official thieves. The publle landa have been
net only been aaved from lurther spoliation,
but reclaimed from tbe grasp or forfeited
grant and tainted title. Pensions hsve been
paid todeservingaoldlera with unstinted lib
erality and unprecedented promptitude, A
navy Is being uuilt fostesd et its approprii appreprii approprii
tlena stolen, The black man la protected in
bis rights and the red man la oleihed
educated and fed instesd ei being killed or
robbed. The lash et tbe task master stings
no deeper In the cotton fields of Georgia
than In tbe Iren tnllla or Braddecka. Kieo Kiee Kieo
tlens are as fair In Ila'en Rouge ai In Lan
caster oeunty, and the tranehlee Is as free
In Seuth Carolina as In Rhede lulem'.
Genuine civil aervlee reform has beeu
maintained and ad vsnoed, but Democratic
etpaclty for honest and tUlelent discharge
or publle trust bss been neither undiscov
ered nor unemployed. The veto power
haa been exercised with a vigor and fre
quency unknown In itshistery but they who
baveseuifbt teeslutay the wisdom et Its
u sn have broken their teeth upon the edges
et tbe file. Te-day tbe Democracy wel.
comes with rearleisehstlenga tnthn presi
dential contest of 1&8 the preildentUl com cem
baUnta of 1884.
Well msy we, assembled as the repre
sentatives or the party In a commonwealth,
turn with profitable contrast te the aspect
of political conduct presented here. The
people of Pennsylvania, In tbe broken
pledges otsialthleis sdtnlnlstratlen, have
learned that tbe premise te enforce the fun.
datneutal law el the state was te be kept te
tbe ear and broken te the hope. The wise
revision of Inadequate revenue lawa hca
been obstructed by grave blunders 11 net
mere serious crimes. Corporate encroach
ment has been unchecked. Flagrant vio
lations et law are unpunished ; and tbe
state treasury Is menaced with grievous
depletion lu the relist of combined capital
trem ita Just sbsre et tsxstlen.
In boldly formulating these ltaaei et
fed oral and state oenoern, In tbe selection
or pure and capable candidates, In delegat
ing tbe authority of this convention te fit
and intelligent representatives te the higher
councils of the psrty, la tht harmony and
Interest attaching te these proceeding, In
tbe participation here of Laber's represen
tatives with gentlemen whose fortunes are
linked Inseparably with all the rarled Ir,
erests et the state, or Isrgest msgnltude
is there net the premise et a Democracy ter
Pennsylvania reera-anlr.M tn.dev that mini
be triumphant te-morrow T
I thank you sincerely Jer this high mark
of your favor. Te ma personally It la grate
,uLcn, lt ' rtber or many bestowals
or kindness at your hands, which lt unde
served have been, at least, net unappreel
ated. Butormueb mere significance than
any Individual token Is the tact that It
cornea te me only ss s representatives that
large number or tbe reung Deraoersoy el
tbe atate who hare followed with unfalter
ing loetstepa and unfailing oeutldflnco the
leaders whose counsel Is yet here supreme.
Ne tnsn is exelnded from fellowship here
save thsm who exclude themselves. The
P"!..11'1.'! t0? w te r ,h8 ce'1" of sny
Individual buckled around the neck of Its
organization la yet tee small te spare from
Its rsnks a single faithful follower ct Its
principles. Harmony la te be followed by
aggression and across the sky of recent storm
there bends the bow et radiant premise.
There waa mueb spplause when Cleve
land's name was mentioned. Referenda
te tariff reform weee also greeted with en
thusiasm. At the conclusion et Mr.
Hensel'a apoech be waa greeted with areat
applause
After routine business was transacted the
oenrentlon adjourned until 2 o'clock,
WALLACE PERMANENT CHAIRMAN.
Senater Wallace was elected psrmauent
ebalrman.
He vigorously endorsed the administra
tion and waa olten cheered. There was a
storm el enthusiasm when Wallace men
ttened tbe names et Cleveland, Hancock
and McClellan.
After recess the platform committee re
ported Coegreeaman Sewdeu opposed tbe
prevision lu tbe platform endorsing the
Mills bill urging Lemoeratlo oergreastnen
Irem Pennsylvsnls te support It He wss
overwhelmingly out-reted In every In
stance, a subitllute by Dsllss Sin-W
unra, ei x'fliianeipnis, met a simllsrfete.
Tbe only rotes sgslnst the pla'Jerm wera
tnese et uewden and Sanders.
Congressman Sewden wanted te go te
the Damoeratlo national oenrentlon, but
Berks oeunty having 15 dolegates te Le
high's 8, and Sewden declining te commit
himself te the Mills bill, he waa defeated,
Congressman Ermoutreut and Geerge
Smith, Jr., of Berks enuntv, were chosen.
R, M, Spner, et Huntingdon and
A. F. Keating, of Pittsburg,
were elected electors at lsrae and
ex-Attorney General Ctssldy, Wm. L.
Scott, Wm. Mu'ehler and Gha. E. Beyle
delegates-at-large te St. Leuis all by accla
mation. TUB TLATFORM.
Tbe platrerm adopted was as fellows t
The Democratic party or Pennsylvania,
by Ita representatives in convention as
sembled, doelarea tbat revision et the tariff
lawa la neeeassry with a rlew te their
Blmpllficatlen, the correction or their in
congruities and Inequalities, tbe regulation
of duties In aueh manner aa will put Ameri
can Industry en firm and permanent
baala covering the diflerenee between
wages in this oeuntry and In foreign conn cenn
tries, tbe abolition et taxes en raw materials
for manufactures, and the relief of the pee
pie from useless snd onerous taxes
and from extortion by trusts snd
monopolies controlling the prices of the
common necessaries or lire. That te thla
snd snd tbat labor may be tbe mere effee.
tually protected lu the enjoyments or its
earnings and In stead In ess and continuity of
employment we give our most hearty and
datiena of President Clevelaua'S last annual
message te Congress and aa In line with tbe
principles laid down in tbat message we
commend te Congress tbe prompt adoption
of tbe revenue bill reported from tbe com
mittee of wsys and means and urge the
Democratic representatives in Congress
from this state te give lt their earnest snd
undivided support
That tbe publle lands are the common
heritage of tbe people and must be reserved
for actual settlement by citizens et the
United States ; tbat no turtber grants should
be msde te aliens en any account whatso
ever and tbat the polley or tbe Republican
party,lwhlcb haa permitted the acqu'alt'en
et title te vast areas by foreigners bn well aa
fraudulent entries for speculative purposes,
deserves the severest condemnation ; ana
that the oeuraaa and fldalltv of the liMmn.
vuiuuiuu .BDUUTMmitni in inn ninnfi m.n.
eratic national administration in restoring
te tbe publle demslu many mlllleni of
acres et land, forfeited under the terms of
granta made by Congress merit the appre va 1
and gradltude of thu people
That tbe surplus in the federal treasury
should be applied te tbe reduction ei the
prlnelpal and Interest et the publle debt,
that the express authority aheuld be given
te the president by Congress topurehete
United States bends in advanee el their
maturity until such surplus have been ex
hausted and that all schemes te deplete tbe
treasury by which private Interestsrsther
than the publle geed would be subserved,
and wbleh are pressed upon Congress by
lobbyists, whosrete receive a large sbsre
of spproprlstlens te be made In pursuance
of aueb aebemes, are te be deprecated and
condemned aa erroneous in principle and
corrupting In tendeney.
Tbat tbe oeuntry la te be congratulated
upon tbe maintenance of the dignity of the
government abroad and of peace aud tran
quility at home under tbe wise and patriotic
administration et President Cleveland.
The delegation tbls dsy cheeen te repre
sent tbe Democratic party or Pennsylvania
la the Democratle national ccnrentlen,
called te meet at He Leuis June &, Uhereby
Instructed te east its united rote ter tbe re re re
nomlnstlen et tbe president
Thst tbe isrge annual appropriations ter
pensions, new exceeding tbe entire oest or
the federsl government before the civil
war, are uue te the faet tbat a Democratic
Congress passed tbe srrearsges of pension
bill ; that the pensions paid under the pres
ent Democratic administration almost
double In amount these paid under Repub
lican administration, Bnd tbat tbe Demo
cratic party tavera a juat and proper pension
act whleh eball doauiple Justice te nil de
serving volunteer soldiers and sailors of
tbe United States new living, snd te the
widows and orphans otsuehashave died
from cauaes traceable te their aervlee nnder
the iUg of their oeuntry.
That tbe decrease In the number of farms
containing leas than 200 acree, the increase
in the sauie containing mere thsn 1,000
acres aud the consequent decrease in the
number el Independent fsrtners aud the in
crease In the number of tensnt farmers
show sn slsrmleg tendeney toward a cen
tralization of laud titles in the bands et
speculative capitalists due te systems or
federal and stste taxation whleb twar In din
proportioned severity upon agriculture,
and which must be corrected II the actual
operative farmer is uet te become a helpless
dependent
Tbat the Rspuullean party Is justly re
sponsible for the failure et the lute lrglsla lrglsla
ture te give relief te the taxpayers by the
enactment et an equitable aud Judicious
revenue law, and that the aeaudal con
nected with failure et tbe revenue te be
come a law should work a forfeiture of all
claims of that party te legislate rer the pee peo poe
pie el tbe common wealth.
Thst tbe pre. nut aute administration Is
te be coademncdfir Its failure te enforce
tbe previsions el tbe constitution axalnit
tbe consolidation of corporations ; and the
action et the last Republican legislature in
the defeat el tbe bill ler the relief of pro
ducers and refiners et oil known as the
Bllliegsley bill was In the Interest tf
monopoly and opposed te the Interest et tbe
people et thst large section et tbe state ter
wtieee relief the bill was lutended,
That tbe Democratic party sympathizes
with the epprtsued et all nations, aud sends
grreung te tue pairir.ne supporters or Par
nell, Gladstone and Dsvltt lu their tllcrts
te establish home rule ler Ireland,
That while the material benefits which
this oeuntry bss received trem immigration
are net te be disputed, the luiportailen et
foreign labor under contract and tbe land
lug of foreign paupers and criminate en
American eell should be strictly and ttfeo ttfee
tuslly prohibited.
A Hew Pottelllce.
A new postefiloe has been estshlished at
Lllwoed, near Gap, named Eby'a. C, C.
Mapp has been appointed postmaster,
PRICE TWO OEOT&
TOE DATS NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
Broken Bew, Neb., May 23.-Durtng
heavy thunder storm here Monday area.
Ing, the New Yerk hotel wss struck by
lightning. W. S, Wslker, a travsllng mea
residing at Webster City, Iowa, waa killed.
jnkw Yerk, May 23 Fire this morning
In tbe basement of Ne. 00 Liberty street
occupied aa a branch station of the Edisen
Electrle Light company, caused a less of
J10.000.
WAsntNOTON, Msy 23. Assistant Sec
retary Msynard has Informed tbe eotlecter
et customs at Detroit, Mleh., thateertaia
teams et animals, owned and In actual aat
-j iwrreni emigrating rrem Canada te case y4
oeunty, Mlehlgsn, are exempt from dety, IfvS
dan haa been 111 at bta residence in this city
for the past two days. Hs Is suflerlng front
a nerreua attack brought en by ever exer.
tlen during bis recent trip in the West
While absent from Washington Gen. Sherl
dan established military pests near Cin
cinnati and Chlosge, and hta Ulneaa is due
te thla. The president's physician la attend,
leg Gen. Sheridan.
Waldren, Ark., Msy I3.-The residence
of Rev. Wllllsm McKsy was destroyed by
tire yesterdsy. His brethsr-ln-lsw, Jehn
Smith, was arrested en tbe charge el araen
snd placed In Jail. Bentlment ran high
against him and he waa taken from Jstl and
twloe atrung np, but taken down again
when cooler oeunsol prevailed and takes
back te Jail.
Wichita, K., May 23 -Early yester
day morning Mrs. Sephia Stanley, a widow,
who wss alone in the house with her five-year-old
child, waa awakened by a noise at
ber window. Leeking up she had but
time te aee a negre spring In before she was
aetzed by tbe threat A despcrate struggle
ensued, but Mr a. Stanley Is s slight wemin
and ber strength seen yielded te the pres
sure el the brute's fingers en ber threat and
ahe became unconscious. When she re
covered consciousness tbe wisher was
gene.
PiTunuRO, May 23. The eight mentts A
-HI...MUO uh unuiunu siesi works
haa been officially declared off by the K. of
L, Tbe boycott has also been lifted and
tbe strikers are returning te work.
Lincoln, Neb,, May 23. The Irish
flathnll.B nff hla .... . - ... j.
w..v- . .u vgr IU lUriBOli OVSr XZfaf 1
thA feeltna. .Mwlnn .n a, ...-..- ... ?'VJ'l
-- rwn.HB v. m uiwuHiua la
tbe Land Lesgue.ever the papal rescript. It
has led te bad reeling between Bishop
Bouaeum and Patrick Esae. deletates-au
lsrge te the nstiensl Republican oenvsntkm.
Tbs bishop baa published a card denying
Egan audience until certain offensive words
are withdrawn and calling him a political
trlekster.
Chicago, May 23. ATrieuns apedal
from Omaha, Neb., aays: Ex Postmaster
General Frank Hattett has been In the elly
for tbe laat few days. He Is non-eom-mnnlcatlre
and refusa te divulge the ob.,
Jeet et hla visit It Is generally considered,
his mission here Is te work up a boom us
Nebraska for Jehn Sherman.
Iowa Citt, la., May 23. A collision oc
curred between two freight trains en tbe
Reck Island read, tea miles west of thla , ,
plaee, yesterday, supposed te bareness. ,
caused by an error et the train dispatcher.
Twe loeotnotlvea and twenty-four cars et
merchandise were fceaped la lndlatingnlsk.
able ruin. The engineers or betirCMua
were slightly hurt, but all ethers eri'A
trains, Including four Jr-Cps in an emjflft,.
car, ASflsped.uR'Mflne' V
rtve Killed lu m Wreck.
Kansas Citt, Msy 23. A fifty feet
bridge ever a deep ravine five miles east et
here, gave way under a Reck Island freight
and five cars, engine and tender war
wrecked. The engineer, fireman and head
brakeman lescaped by Jumping. Bead"
Brakeman Edward C. Armstrong started
back te flag a following freight and waa .
struck by tbe fast Wabash freight train
and ground te pieees. Wabash train then
dashed Inte the ravine with engine, tendr
and 11 cara en top of the ether wreck.
Engineer Ben MeCarnatban was killed.
Twe tramps en a Reck Island ear and Ben
Merris, colored, roustabout en the Reek
Island train, were killed.
Eadenea Mills Fer Vice f rritdtnt.
Fert Werth, Texas, Msy 23. At the
evening session of the Democratic stale con
vention ibe temporary organlatlen waa
made permanent. A platrerm Indorsing
President Cleveland and tbe Mills tariff
bill, asking for the removal el commercial
restrictions betweeu Mexico and the
United States, and oemtng out squarely
against any further agitation of tbe prohibi
tion question In Texss, waa adopted. A
resolution Indorsing Reger Q. Mills for
vice president waa alie adopted.
fTrarillnra evil, fnt rM
PfTTflnnnn Man Ot T.-fa M..A..I...-"
--..www , .w,r m, a.. .a. H1VUWQ
the firm of D. W. O. Carrell S Ce., limited,
operating 'the Fert Pitt boiler and bridge
works, in thla elty, made a general assign
ment for tbe benefit oferedltora te William
Errett Tbe firm's capital Bleck amounts
te f 158,100; net liabilities (10,000. Tbe
plant la valued at 8150,000, en which there
is mortgage ler (34,000. The firm has acme
large contracts ou baud and the creditors
will net lese a cent
They Leave Watlilugtea;
Washington, May 23. The president
and Mrs. Cleveland left here via the Penn
sylvania railroad tbla morning at 11 o'clock
ler Philadelphia, where they are te attend
tbe two hundred and fiftieth annlverrary of
the Presbyterian church this afternoon.
The Flying norm.
Andy Casper's liyleg horses, whieh bare
been en EsstStrawberry at root near Seuth
Queen ter some time past, seems te be doing
a big business. On Monday ever 1,000 per
sons, including old and young, were upon
them. In a tew daya tbe horses will be re.
moved te James and Mulberry streets and
a'terwards the small towns of the county
will be visited until the time for the fill
lairs srrlves.
Te Tie Itellt el Brick and Hal ble,
Andersen Broa,eITremont,0,, have beta
awarded tbe contract te pat up Reading's
publle building and Messrs Schweyer OS
Lless, et Berks oeunty, sre preparing te
deliver marble trem their quarry, aa tie
treasury department awarded tbe contract
ter marble te tbe above tlrui. The building
Will be or brick with marble trimmings.
Itaee ball Newr,
The Asoelatloa games of ball plsyed yes
terday were : At I'blladelphla, Athletic 0,
LouUvllle 5 ; at Baltimore, St. Leuis 4,
Kiltltnera 2 ; at Brooklyn, Brooklyn 0,
Kansas City 4 ; at Cleveland, (Jlnelanatl 0,
Cleveland 4.
The Lesirue games yesterdsy were : At
Chicago, Phllalelphla 4, Ohloaae 2; at
Detroit, New Yerk 6 Dstreltl ; at Pittsburg,
Wasalugten 0, Pittsburg S ; at luUUnapelU,
Bosten 4, Indianapolis 2. ....,,
It leeks very much as though the Cincin
nati club is going te run uwsy with the
Amoclatlen championship.
Tbe Chicago club has found that the
Phllsdtlph'ai are atlll able te play ball it
they did lese their star pitcher.
The Washington's surprised thelrlrl'nds
yesterday by winning a game trem Pitts
burg. WMAKHMM IMVIVATIUU.
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