1.1 rl, T V "' -- - 4 wxK$tif TOLUMli; XXIV NO. 217. LANCASTER PA., MONDAY. JULY 23,1888. PEICB TWO CENIB. t?., Sk NO FREE TRADE. SCOPE, NATUftlS AND KFVEOT Or TUB MILLS TAHITI' BILL. N .t.Ilurllul te Liber Pen Iuduitrlea At lertrd. ami Duties In Theie but Slightly - It.durfrt Comparison With 1'resent Tar n turner YVr,es Will Felluu. rremlhn New Ynik llarald. T ie Mills bill has been ohangei lu lome Ue'alls la tbe eatitsa of the long debate, but these changes have net ellected Ita general plan. Tbe mere closely it la examined, new (bat His cotnpleted, the mere clearly will It be seen by workmen tban Ita plan li sound and that their Intereata bare been carelully looked alter ; that the changes It makes sre extremely tnoderato, with a view te the Rt neral welfare, and an equally careful do'.ermlnatleu te all aet Injuriously no established and legitimate Industry ora era ora pleying many work people. Its fundamental Idea Is te Increase the prosperity et the people at large, and espe cially el tbose engaged in the manufactures wbere labor forms a large part el the eca t of tbe produel by making Important raw materials duty tree, and at the same time keeping up the protect! ve duty en tbe man. u fact u red products in thi: wenr.KN induhthv. Thus, wool is made duty lroe, and that partel tbe duty en woolen goeJs which was laid te counterbalance the wool duty is atilckencir; but the duty en all manufac tures of woeltns Is placed bu high that the actual protection te this branch of industry, which emp'eys large numbers of people, is In every c ise some what higher than under the present tarlil. Ifthobillbeeumoaalaw it will result that tbe wonlen manufacturers and their workmen will be belter Rble te command the home market than under the present tarlil, and they will be able, with their raw materlul free, tot z pert largely. The Mills bill will, therefore as all woolen manufacturers knew who have candidly examined It wool Bchrdule give a great impetus te the woolen business. It will immeusely bemlit the workpeople in the woolen industry. The same la true of many ether Indus tries, Fer Inslauce, lumber Is made duty free. It pan twenty per cent under the present land', and this duty en a prime necessary of life has created n set of lumber klnus iu this country. At the same time (Bblnet and heuse furniture, and the whole Hue of manufactures of weed or weed and iron combined, such rb cars and carriages, sashes, doers and blind?, beat", A;, are re duced llve per cent from the rales In the present tarlil'. Such a itductlen against a twenty percenf. reduction in their raw ma terial, lu fact, gives the workmen in theso industries higher pretectlrn than the pres ent tarlir, and should glve them, as it should the woolen operatives, better wages and mero steady employment. Se, again, nopper ero H made free In the Mills bill, It new bears a duty or seventy per cent , n monstrous duty, which has enriched a number of copper lords In the Michigan mines. Mr. Ilrewne, a Republi can and protectionist member of Congress from Indiana, said In bis tarlil' Bpeoeh that he would make fepper ero free "as qnlck as lightning." Hut manufactures of brass, in which the labor la a large part et the cost of the product, are reduced only Uve per cent., and the Ingenious workmen In that industry will under the Mllla bill get larger wages and steadier employment unless their employers are selfish enough te grab the whelti ad haulage. Manufactures of copper are unchanged. no rni:n tii.vdk. The cry of " free trade " which the Re publicans have set up against the Mills bill is aeen la these Instances and cenld be shown In ethers te bave net the least ground. It Is just llke the cry of "Abo litionist " which the pre slavery Demo crats thirty yearn age tii-ed te setup against the Republicans. Jlut every worklngmen in the protueiod Industrie can decide ter himself en this question whether tbe Mills bill Is a Iren trull e measure by look ing at the following tables. The tlrst list is of industries new pro tected In tbn present tarlil. which the Mills bill does net touch. Ne change la made by it In the duty en any et the rre. ducts In the Industries. They stand pro pre pro elselv in tiie Mills bill ai thc-y stand lu the tarlil new In ferce : Itasket makers. JSoekblndt-ra unit llnis'.cra Hene and Ivery werkiis Heet uwl fchoeinitst rs liiewura mid umtMnrs illllannla wutil irmki-rs. llutten factory operat,ns. Candle maker.). ClKfirmakers Cluck and watch makers anfl rcpitren. Coe pent. Cupimr workers. I erset muter Cetleiiy makers, Jilsllllurs and 1 eel 111' is. Mihi-rnien. Klaxdiessirs Kjr worker?. il.evcs. cotton and woe'en, cotton ijlllser, gimp anil tassel mukers. Ueldaud silver winkers and Jcuelcrs. Uunsintltis and locksmiths. I I arn ufs and sudilni inukuri. Hat una cap makers. Hosiery and knltllug mill operators. I. ace make! 9. Leather ca-e and pocketlienk mikera. Leather currlais.arb8t.re,Uiil bera and tin ner. Miners. Mirror anil n'cluroframe makers. Organ makers. 1'iH.er mill njiiiratni i. H-inoferto makers unil tuatrs. Preserved meats. lluntier Koeds makers. bca.lt anil rule m-ikerd. hcrew makers. Shirt, eutla and cellar nnketa i-hooks. Bilk mill operators. (straw werKia Tiles, common und (Ire brlc makers Iruntr vall.nand curpnt bag inikeis "Tobacco factory opnmlera. I mb ella und paiusel manors. bievp. fjrnue une urate lnukeis Various luim prodtie s, hay hoop', lurley, cattle, stoeep and neus, .te When a workman in any or tneae lumir tries Is told by a Republican orator that the Mllla bill Is a free trade measure be has a right te reply aud may centidenlly answer lhat It la net true, because the di.ty is unchanged se far as he Bnd all in the above list are cencerned and they make up net only a very large propirtlen of the proleetod" ludustrlef, but compose te a great extent thoee In which the labor erst bears the largest proportion te the cost et tbetlntahcd product, and In which, there fore, the workman has the greateat lnterest Vt'IIElti: HAW MATnnlAI.S AUK 1REK The list below gives these oinplejmonts In whleh the Mills bill does slightly lower the dntles, but in almost every one of tbe-e cues It will lie seen that the raw reati rlil la en the Iriellst, while the duty en the product H lowered nuicli less than tbe equivalent of the raw material made free. On all manufactures of weed as blinds, doers, hashx, car, wagons, carriages, beats, pump", staves, wooden ware and w edeu lurniug there Ib a reduction et live per cent, and the twenty rer cent, lumlier duly ta abolished, and the raw materials or this industry uiaae free. Brasnwerk, with tree copper ere, Is re duced 11 ve per cent , carpet, with free wool, live ptr rent. , confectionery, with a twenty per cent, rulucl n en sugar, Is re duced ten wr ceut. . woolen galleens, gtmiisand last-els, wlh free wool, hlxiet u per cent , woolen hosiery and ktilltlng, with tree wool, twenty threw jier cent ; cot ton umbrellas and paramls. with liames duty free, ten per cent ; cotton goods (Im portant dtestulf free), five per cent. Woolen goods In general, with thirty tive per cent, wool duty atrnek ctt, are reduced twenty-FAven per rent., leaving tbe workers in wool with a lurger pretectlun than fiey have new ; leather glevrs, ten per cent. ; brooms and finishes, with free raw ma tarlats, ten percent. WlIEItB TANOIUXF. nEbrCTfON IS MADE There remain industries en which In some casta considerable reductlena have been made, where the piesent duties were very high, and wbere the articles are of universal tue and consumption. In glass generally the reductions are Blight, except common window glai. CcrUI hair for mattresses hu been madrj free It beari new a duly of twenty-firs pereent The average redaction en steel and Iren manufactures la from fifty. two per cent, the prevent rate, te forty-three per cent in the Mills bill but tbla is only ler these lnelud. ed In the Mllla bill, and it leaves a number, aueb aa cutlery, untouched. Steel rails are cut down In duty, as they ought te be. Lead ores arereducedenebalf. They are a raw material. Manufactures of lead are reduced from the present rate, slxty-elgbt per cent, te forty-tour per cent. Dressed stone remains at twenty per cent On seed marble is reduced from tifty-twe per cent the present rate, te forty per cent. but rough or block marble is reduced from nfij-tbree te thirty-two per cent. Cotten cloths, which new bear an average duty of ferty-Blx per cent are reduced te forty per cent but the cotton men have free dyestufls and chemtealr. A great outcry has been made about tbe peltery business, but the Mills bill makta an average reduction en pottery from lllty elght per cent. the present rate te forty per cent, and the greater part of this la en the higher grades and china. Flaxseed and Unseed oil, present duty fifty-five per cent., sre reduced te twenty, two per cent, at which a hundred thousand beuse palntera and several million house owners and eccnplera will rejoice. Horasshee nallf, presentduty soventy six per cent are redueed te forty eight per cent, whereat all the blacksmiths in the country will rejoice. Hit is undo free. Hhlnglea and laths also. Starch, which In the present tarlir bears the monstrous duty et eighty-two per cent la righteously cut down te forly-euo per cent. Just half, te the benetlt of the peer washerwomen of the country. Common tools In universal uee are rn duced. Hammers, new at alxteeu per ceut te ten per cent.; saws, new nt terty per cent te thirty per cent ; anvils, new at thirty four per cent, te tweuty-flve per per cent. Cotten thread, used by every woman In tbe land, is new at fllty per cent and M reduced te thlrty-Uve and forty. Llntu thread, new at forty per cent Is cut down te twenty llve. Cables and oerdatie, new at thirty per cent, are reduced te littecn. NO INDUSTllV TO UK nKSTItOVEn. It Is Impossible te go through the whole taritl item by item, because the protection ists have made the high tarlil se extraordi narily complex that It Is Imposslble for n common Intelligence te understand It, and no one expert even pretends te understand mero than a single schedule. Jlut It Is In the general plan of the bill te reduce the very high duties en the common articles of daily ue, aud thus relleve the great mass of me people from a part of tuu burden which they have been forced by the ex treme protectionists te bear, Ise one can exunlne tbe present taritl without seeing that It la Ingeniously coutrlved se as te lay the highest duties en thee articles which are of universal use, and the lowest duties which only the wealthier classes use. Rut nowhere is any duty se cut down as to'"de9trey" an established and logltlraate industry as has been pretended by tbe op ponents of the bill. Any werklngman who will read evor the list abeve given el Industries en which the duty basnet been lowered or changed from the present aud of otbera whleh have been reduced only because their raw material has been madofree, will see hew carefully tbe real Interests of worklngmen have been guarded In tbe Mills bill and bow absurd and false Is tbe cry of "froe trade" raised against It by these who want te maintain neeillesBly high duties. TI1K AUT1V1C3 STILL WINNING. Tlie Athletic Chili El.tly Ilcaten en Ffttilr day Afternnuti Ucfjre a Large Crnml. Saturday ofternoou the Athletic and Ao Ae Ao tlve nlnea met for the first tlme en the Ironsides grounds, Tbere was n large crowd present, Bnd a game with n clese score was expected. This was net sesn, howevcr, and many were dlsappolnted. The Actlvea bad young Mehler In the box, and he pitched a very geed game, allowing tbe Athletics but six bits, whlle cloven of their number stiuck the air. Afllebacb did tbe twirling for the Athletlcs nnd he received the Ilvollest kind of touch ing up by the boys from "the hill." The Actlvea put up a geed fielding game, as they usually de, and the players did net grew fast te any of tbe bases. The Athletic loam tlelded miserably. Their Infield made seme ugly orrem, while tliose in the outfield who received chances did but little better. The Athletics seem te be very peer fielders, and their errer columns are very " fat" each game. The Active club has net lest a game tbla season, and they are playing geed ball right along. The tcore of Saturday'; con test fellows : ill H ATjI.Klli . 11. II 1'. A B 11 I! 1 A E. lidli'ur, fl -2 11 II ttel'ly.m. 1 1 1 1 11 1 fi Wlshl.ir,: 1 Ooedh'uit.iJ lloUeUer,l,.i lishn, 1 2 blilmlle, m.l tlme, 3 I KID, c ..3 Mehler, ip 1 J 0 1 4lM!ll, t! 1 I Wlly, 1 U u I'erter, r.. 1 I tlrcctit. 0 3 1 0 2 II 0 1 1 0 3 3 1 3 11 1 1 U II 1 UlirlKhua n I 'WK 0,1'VJ, 1 1 ItHKer, Alt 0 i Aiuetj'cn.p,! Total 18 1iiS7 2l 4 Total.... 5 6 2110 13 Active 3 1 1 1 2 II 0 7 x-18 Athletic 0 1 11 1UU0 0-6 Biimmiry Karsed runs -Active 3, Athletics li two base hlt-SlUhler, Unedhait. Harm, llell'y and Wiley; left en liaes Actlvole, AthlutlcsS; ttruck out by Helder 11, by At Mebi2b8; liisn en balls active 1, Alhletin 1 ; bit by;pltchLr-8hlndle : putted bails 11111 2,Ulelm3i tlmu-2beurs, luuilnutea; umpliO Deen. The li A. .V S. ball club, which is the name of the new team rccently organized at tbe 1'enn Iren works, bave rocelved their new uniform?. The shirts and trouaers are of a gray material and tbe stockings of ma roon This club means buslnis9, and if they could secure n ground of their own theyj would bring out of town clubs here. A number et yetiu meu who belong te the Yeung Men's Christian association have tbe ureunil at McUianu'a park and they refufe te allow the new club te use It Tbe rolling mill boys would like te play the Active elub and tried te get tbe Iron side grounds for next Saturday, but tbe Athletic club refuses te allow this. The Augnet Flower went te Akren en Saturday and defea'.ed the team of that place and a Reading battery by 0 te S Tim liague caines of Siturday were : At Philadelphia, New Yerk 0, Philadelphia 1 : At Detroit, Detroit ii, Chicago 0 ; at In dianapolis, Pittsburg 13 Indianapolis 1 ; at Washington, Bosten :i, Washington U. The American Association games of Ma' unlsy were : At Brooklyn, Brooklyn 7, Athletics 1 at Cincinnati, Cincinnati, 8, Kansas City 1 ; at Cleveland, Cleveland 17, lt4ltlmnre'll ; at Louisville, St. Leuis 3, I.eulavllle'J. When the Jeraey Cltyand Newark play they draw orewds of greats'? ,aitlierivalry is very great between tbe cltlta. Jim Knowles, I'le, lilland and Hcllerd are all doing well lu Jersey Cltv. Saturday afternoon tbe Maylliwers and CheBters played a game en tne old Iron sides ground. The battery ler the May flowers were Charles and Wallace Peri'z, and for the Cheaters, Uyius aud Rebert Moere, James Mclamauy, of the Kansas rity club, writes te a Irlenil In this city that his health has net been the best for seme tlme past, but be has played anyhow. Tun team will pass through here en Day Kxprua Wednesday atternrxn. The Sunday ball games wee: At Rldgewoed, Athletlcs 4, Brooklyn 3; at Louisville, St Leuis 0, Louisville 3 ; at Cincinnati, Cincinnati 10, Kansas City 1; at Cleveland, Cleveland C, Biltlmore'J Nearly every dlapatcu of fames, In wbl?h the Kansas Cltv club nlavi. savs " Mr. Tamany's fielding was a feature of the gime," MittlDg lbs Water Werk. The committee en water works Improve ments and tbe water commissioners paid an etlicial visit te tbe new city waterworks this afternoon. Tbelr mission is te inspect the work already deqe and arrange for the work net yet done. MORE PEOPLE THAN FISH. DISilTOINrMr.NT HKItH A 111(1 CKOWI1 AT LKM tltllRK'S HAM, rcur Hundred mt Tn Cnntrltmts IwinlJ- llveOeuU and (let ttirsSarsers Apiece. Tbe Hsnli at the Sets Did Met llrleg What Was Eiptrted. Heme tlme age It waa Riven out that tie large milt dam or Lein Shirk, en a small creek, whleu empties Inte the Conestoga, near Oregon, would be drained and seined. This dam was stocked with bln:k bass some years age, and it waa re ported te be otie:k full of the largest and finest fish of that kind in the county. Everybody In that neighborhood seemed te be impressed with that idea, but they probably think dlllerently new. The dam is very large and near the breast Is quite deep. Saturday morning tbe gate, at the breast, was lifted and about ten feet of water ran oil. Tbe dam could net be emptied in Ibis way, however, and tbe water remained at least ten feet deep at tbe bieast. The llshlng did net commence until between one and two o'clock In the afternoon. By that tlme between 1,500 and 2,000 persons had gathered at the dam. They came from all puts et the upper end and Lancaster city was largely reprosentod. People drove In all kinds or conveyances te the place and tbcre were milts et teams standing along the read a in tbe vicinity. l'rem seme towns and villages omnibuses wero run te the dam aud the number of ladles en the grounds was very laige. The people fleckod along both aherea of the dam and covered the breast like 11 lea. Whonever a haul would be made they would rush down te tbe banks and crowd the fishermen In their attempt te see tbe game. Numbers of men, with "store clothea" en, rushed wildly Inte mud te tbelr knees In their frantle cllerts te get near the place or landing for the Ush. The principal lim ing was dene with a boIeo 14 yards long, which had been neon red in Wrightavllle, byAbaKoller. Paul Read, of Columbia, one cf the best known tishormen along tbe Susquehanna, waa present and superin tended the hauling of the sslne. Andrew Cegley, his son Jehn, and ether men of this city, assisted In tbe work. The fishing was kept up until C o'clock In the afternoon. The large selne was run from ene Blde of the stream te tbe ethor many times, but the number or fish taken was a great disap pointment te the crowd. At ene haul a bushel basket full was soeurod, and that was tbe largest of tbe day. Soveral tlmes but ene and two fish wero taken. The catch would undoubtedly have been much larger had it net been for the great drpth of the water at the dam breast It waa lmposBlbleforuien te wade it at that point and with beats tbey were unable te get the seine down sufficiently low. It Is believed that large numbers et llsh were driven te tbe breast nnd racaped being caught Theso who expected te sce large num bers of bass caught were sorely disap pointed. Thore may bave been baai in the dam at one time, but if tbey wero tbere en Saturday tbey were very successful In eluding tbe fisherman. Dur ing tbe day net mere tban a hair dozen bass wero taken, The fish captured were principally suckers and small "cat Hep." In addition te tbe large selne tbere was anotherln tisolnthedam. It waamannedby a number of men el tiu) neighborhood, who remained in ahallew water and caught but very few bah. They kept yelling and splashing around In the water aU'afternoen and several tlmes almost bagged a fleck et whlte ducks and a crowd of small boys, who were wading In the mud. Thore wero far mero poeplo at the dam than thore were fish caught, but tbose hav ing charge of tbe fishing bad made tbe most com plote arrangements for watching and dividing the fish. A committee for this purpose was appointed befere anything els3 was done, and It consisted et : Jacob L HesH, Clem Bushong, M. Ilallacber, Isaac H. Landls, II, P. Krlck, Abe Keller, M. Ii. Weldler, J. M. Hexi, Wilsen Bard, A. A. Shadier, D. I. Kemper, M. Miller, Kd. Trlssler, Jehn Bchaum, A. C Wtlchans and M, Barten. As last B9 the Ush were taken from the seine they were placed in large tanka, which looked llke street sprinklers and steed en either slde of the creek. A portion et the commltteo sat en tbose Innks, without moving, all day and they are certain noeno get away with any of the tlsb after they had once been glven Inte tbelr charge. Tbe mede of dlyldlng the fish was ar ranged long befere the soloing began, and it waa this way. Each man who desired a Bbare agreed te contribute tbe sum of twonty-llve cents. Tbe money thus raised was te conatltute n fund te stock the dam with German carp, Every body Beomed anxious te get a string of fish and tbe majority of poeplo thought tbey were getting a ritre bargain at 2j cents eECh. All wero eager te contribute this aum and Boen 110 natnei wero en the paper, and that number et quarters were In the pocket of Squire Ilyup, who aoled as tteasurer. This meant that at the close, In order te make a correct "dlvy," 410 piles of almost eqial size, would have te be made. Many poraens who had contributed became disgusted at tbe small catch of fiih and left fur home long befere the aeinlng was btepped. Shortly after & o'clock when It was announced that tbe fish were tu be counted, many farmers who had net bought any meat for a long time lu tbe hope et getting a big supply of tlub en this occasion, could be seen going te tbelr buggies and drawing therefrem large three bukbel bags in whch te place tbelr shares. Tbelr surprlse can be imagined when each rccslvcd three fish as their por tion. The malerlty of tbe crowd were dis appointed, and many gave tbelr fish away, belcg aibamed te take thorn home. The ttllalr waa very suucesiful In drawing a large crowd, but elberwl e It wai a big failure Among the men who fared tbe beat at tithing were the hucksters from this elty, 'Ibeyencted qulte a number of stands and disposed of large quantities of lemonade, Ire cream, peanuts, iVe, The water waa plenty In tbe neighborhood and as the dealera were net S3 particular about tbe number of lemons used they ome out away ahead. While the great crowds lined tbe banks and tbe dam was filled with fisher men, Johnny Hubley, photographer, with a great deal of business outerprlso sue 090 tied In taking a number of pictures tf the asene from tbe hill near by. I'ert eUhe llt.eniilrtlroaeili Bull, Juel L Haliies, auctioneer for the water commissioners, sold en Saturday evening at tee Leepard hotel a triangular piece of gieund at the east end of the reservoir. It lias a frontage of 2:9 feet and extends northward along Bread street te the mid dle of old Orange street read. Allan A Uerr was the purchaser, and tbe price paid was 1,1M, Mere Ueix) Ytihleg. Lewis Hsldy returned Saturday evenlne; from a two-day fishing trip te Bald Krlar, en tbe Susquehanna. He brought with him 41 basa and one rock Hub. The latter weighed ever three pounds, ai did several etthe baai LKA.VINU Till: ltKl'UHLIUAN rAHTV. I'remlncnt Men lu initie!. I'.iprcM Their DU gtut for the Clilcige t'IMferni. Tbe recoil t Interviews et the Chicago Times will alTerd fome Indication et the change that Is working among the farmera of Illinois. The following are Interviews with farmers In Douglas county : James Green (Rep) I have always been a Republican, but miself and three sons will vete the Prohibition ticket this year. I cannot Indorse the view a of the Ropublt Republt Ropublt ean platform, and conseauently go te the Prohibitionists. It will be tbe coming fiarty, and Is bound te Biiceced the Ropub Repub Irene. JudgoJebn Brown (Rep.) Atler read ing the Republic ii platform carefully I havoeomo te the conclusion that tbe free whisky and tobacco clause Is carrying tbe thing tee far and I caunet support it It should be repudiated by all scnslble tnen. I have been a farmer and a Republican for a great many yeara Rebert Uermack (Rep.) 1 have always been a Republican, but tbe Prohibition will be the future party. It will leach the Republicans a lessen In the coming campaign. It will be the ellert of all Pre. hlblllenista te sce tbe Republican party go te the wall In this election, proving that our party will step into its place In ISIti Cyrus Brndlove (Hep.) I am net with the Republicans en the tarlir, and con sequently, will have te go te the Democrats. I even go further tbau the majority et the Demecrats or lis platform, inasmuch as I want te tee froe trade. Jehn Dare (Hep.) I have been n Re publican for iwenty years, but have oemo te the conclusion that that party Is wrong en the tarlil question, The tarlir should be reduced materially. Frank Prletiard (Rep.)-I have Blways been for high tarlil, but reading and obser vation convlnce me that low taritl la what we want Dear feed end clothing and cheap whisky and tobirce will net win. I bave con cluded that the Demecrats are right. Ilenry Hansen (Hep.) Ilorenfter 1 will be found supporting tbe Democrats en the tarlil. 1 believe Cleveland will be elected en that Issue, aud that Palmer will carry the Btate. R. E. II. Weslfall (Ben.) It soems te be a roregene conclusion mat uieveianu win be elected. He has made n geed president, and 1 bollevo he Is right en ttie tarlfl ques tion. I have been a Kopubllcauever since that party was formed, but I cannot Bup Bup pert tbe froe whisky and tobacco plank, which lneana dear feed and clothing. Like interviews Willi Republican farmera could be multiplied all ever the atate. Ner la the cbange coutlned te tbe farmers. Mercbants, manufacturers and worklngmen express the same seutlments : A Republican Grand Army man and commercial traveler Fays : 1 llnd a uni versal lack ofsangulne liope In the puty throughout the state. Tbey speak el Pal mer's solidity, strength, his line reoeril, and are harping about a geed govorner he would make, belng a sound old man. 1 really fear Iho state will go Democratte, and wouldn't that beh I. lien. C. K. GUI nnd seu Charles (mer chants, Li. liarpe, Rep.) are ngalnsi high protection, and will vote for Cleveland aud Thurman, R. G. itmeathy (farmer, Ind. Rep), Carthage We have been robbed leug enough by the Rapubllcan high tarlu. 1 am a Prohibitionist new, but think I shall vote for Cleveland. Thomaa Heran, merchant, manufacturer and farmer 1 was ter Blalne fuur yeara age, but 1 have changed my mind. 1 am net in favor et a protectlvo tarlil ; all tbe protection we noed Is protection from trusts and monopolists. Tobacco nnd whisky are net necessities but curses. I'm well satis fied with Cleveland's administration. Caleb Smith (clgarmalcer, Rep.) I am well satlstled with Cle elnnd and Thurman. I like Cioveland bocueso I think he is bor.est and for tbe Interest of the jioeple. Thurman Is an abler man tbau elther of the Republican nonilneie, (Joergo W. Phllllpi (Union Later) bo be bo ltevofc tne laboring men will support the Democratic ticket In Nnvouiber. Sees no reason why the labor elemnnt should vete for u divided third party. One of tbe old parties must win, and the ene premising the most te tbe laborer i-heuld bu voled for by thorn, Te elect Harrison would be te loseall tbe labor advocates bave gained in the last elg lit y ears. Liberlng men de net want free whisky, but they de want cheaper blankets. Dr. Jehn Kempor (inorehant, Ind ) I think the Ropublien plnlfenii au outrage. 1 mean te ote for Cleveland. Ne man buys whisky mid tob.ice3 te support his family en, ncd I see no reason ter remov ing n tax from them and Hoeping It en things thet CO.OOC.OCO peeple ube. tui: IIIUIIDOIS Cl.lH! l.imii I'tir Niupurt, rerry Count), this Morning In (lueil .Style Tbe Iroquois elub, oue of Inncastei'd largeit and Btrengeat fishing clubs, have gene en tbelr annual oneampment for rne woek. This club bus been lu cxlstonce many yeara and was fermerly known as the Welse's Island association. Hoieteforotboy have encamped upon Wolse'a island In the Susquehanna. This year they rcnolied te try a new plaee, and, alter looking around for Mould tlme, aolucleil Newport, Parry county. They will pitch their tenta In Locust grnve, soma distance from the town, and will spend the week fishing and having a geed time gencrally. This morn ing at six o'clock the club gatbored at Charles M. Htrlne'a Sprocher house, en Duke btroet, and forming Inte u line, marched down East King street te North Queen stroet and thence te the Pennsyl vania railroad, where they took a special car en whleh wero two large Htroamers with the name et tbe club en elther side. Tint car oentalnod a large quantity of " goods " of all kinds lomakelho boyacomfortablodur beyacomfortablodur boyacemfortablodur lug tbe week. This it the only elnb in this city that in a a full brass band and orchestra composed entirely of Its en members. Tbe baud has eighteen pleces arid the erchestra twolve. Thornumbarsnre well known and first-class musicians of .hU city and tbey make excellent miiilc. They will no doubt make tbe camp very lively during tbe week. Nearly all tbe members left en Way passenger train thin morning, going by way et Columbia In order that they would net be compelled te layover in Usrrisburg. These yet hore will go up shortly. Tne full list of the members la Charlts M. Strlne, Register C. P. Myers, Andrew J. Llebley, Jehn S. Ilrineman, Jehn Hurt ing, Jehn W. Aokerrnati, Alderman J. K. Birr, JarniH It. Best, (loot go 11. (Ju raining", Ueerge R. Kfllnger, A. 11. Hassler, esq,, Christ L Hei-H, (.oero Robinson, Jeseph Huellner, U W. Knapp, Abraham Keller J. B. Lebkickar, Bsrt P. Mentzsr, Frank A. Relker, Jeepu iv. S nltb, end Jehn P. Smallng. Musicians, H. R. Htrlckler, Jehn Bruder, Clarence C. Dennelly, Charles B. Leatnan, Rudelph Gatec, K. W. Haas, Jr., Jehn W. Hubley, U W. Knight, 1). Knight, Michael Kuhlman, Jehn T. Knapp, B. Martin, Jehn Mebring, H. Reltschey, J. M. Sbaub, W. S. Stanley, Bnd Philip llBtin. The musician wero canvas und the e'hers straw helmets. liiliiriii.tlnii lVxllleil. Chief Smeltz ibis morning rcelved a lot let tor from Mrs. Annle Liwery, Ne. IO'jI But Marietta street, Decatur, Id , asking for In formation as te the whereabouts of Bertha Beas, whose nrst husband's name was Liwery, or tbe whereabouts of Danlel or Jeseph Lawery Information of these peeple, if Ir.lt with the cbluf, will Le for warded te tbe Inqulrer. I'Hlil Ilia Lii.le. Peter Burket, a colored mau, arrested at Rockland and Locust streets en Saturday night for drunkenness und disorderly con duct, was given a chance tbla meridng by Alderman A. P. Dennelly te pay the costs or go te Jail. He chose the lormer, paid bis bill and lelt lbs alderman's otttce a happy man, A MESSAGE TO CONGRESS. WUAV ritlMIDKNT ULKVKt.lNll SA1S Or TII1C CIVIL BKIUIUK. , It I Cemment! en ths lUpert cf llie Commis sioners He tonus That lliivs lleeu Inlte. dared In a Year The Opiratlen of lha Hj.tfiu It S.rengl Commended. Washington, July 2X The president te-day sent the following communication te Congress : Te the Congress et the United States : Pursuant te the second Bectlcn et ohapter 27 of the lawa of 18S.I, entitled ' an act te regulate and Imprnve the civil service of the United States," I herewith transmit tbe fourth report of the Unlted States civil ser vice commission, covering the period he he he twoen theslxteenth day el January, 1SS0, anu the first day of July, 1SS7. While tbla repot t has ospeclal loferonca te the opera tions et the commission during the period abeve mentioned it contains with Its accom panying appendices mueh valuable Infor Infer Infor matlen concerning the Inception of civil service referm and Ita growth and progress which cannot fall te be interesting and In structive te all who deslre improvement In administrative methods. During the time oevored by Iho ropett, fifteen thousand eight hundred and tlfiy tlfiy twe persons wero. examlned for admission in the classified civil service et the govoru gevoru goveru mont in all Its branches ; of whom ten thou sand aoTen hundred and forty six passed the examination, and Hve thousand ene hundred and six failed. Of theso who passed tbe examination two thousand nlne bund red and soventy seven were appli cants for admission te the departmental aervlce at Washington, twenty five huu huu dred nud forty-sevon wero oximlned for admission te the customs sorvlce, and flve thousand two hundred and twenty two for admission te the postal servica, During luuHime porieu uve nunured and for ty ty ty boveu appointments were made from the ellglble lists te the departmental Borvlce six hundred and forty-eno te the customs service, and three thousand two hundred end fifty-four te the postal sotvleo, T1IOSIG NOT UN l) Kit Tlir. LAW. Concerning separations from the classi fied servlec, the report only Informs us of such as have occurred among ompleyos In Iho publle sorvlce who had been appointed from oliglble lists under oivilservleo rules, When these rules took eirect they did net apply te the persons then In the Borvlce, comprising a full complemont of empleyes who obtalned thelr positions Indopendoutly of the new law. The commission has no iccerd of tbe separations in this numerous class, Bnd the dliorepancy appirent In the rejert between the number otappelntmonlB made in the roapectlvo branches of tbe nor vice from tbe lists et the commission, and the small number of separations montlenod, Is, le a great oxtent, aoeountod for by vacancies of which no repert was made te tbe commission, occurring among theso who bold tbelr places without examination and certification, which vacancies wero lllled by appeintment irem tne engime list;. In the departmental Borvlce thore 03 03 curred between tbe sixteenth day of Jan uary, lSSil, and the thlrtleth day of June JSS7, among the empleyes appointed from the ellglble IIsIh under civil sorvlce rule', eoventeon remnvalr, thirty-six resignations and five deaths, 'J his does net Include feurteen separations In the grade et spe cial ponaleu examiners, four by removal, llve by resignation, and llve by deatb. In the classlQnd customs and postal sor ser sor vleo the number of separations among tbose who rccelved absolute appointments under civil aervlce rules are glven for the period botween the 1st day of January, 18SG, and the 30th day of June, 1S-J7. It appears that such (separations In the cus toms sorvlce for the tlme mtntloned em braced 21 removal, H deaths and 13 res ignations, and in tbe postal sorvleo 250 re movals, li deathi', and 1C0 resignations. ijiriievnn MKTiieiis aiieptkd. More tban a yesr has passed slnce the ox ex ox plratlen of tbe period covered by the re ro re eort el the commission. Within the tlme whleh has thus elapsed many Important changes have taken pluoe lu furtherance of a reform In our civil service. The rules and regulations governing the exocutlen of the law upon tbn subject have been com pletely remodeled In such manner as te render tbe enforcement et the atatute morn ollcetlvo and greatly Increase Its usbful ncm. Among ether things, the Hoepo of the examinations prescribed for tliose whoseek te onter the olasaltied sorvlce lias been better defined and made mere practical, the number of names te be certified from tbe ellglble Hats te the appointing olllcers from which a aeloctlen la made has been roduced from four te three, the maximum limitation of the age of persons seeking ontrance 10 the classified aervlce te forty five years has been changed, and reworiaule prevision Ins been made for the transfer of em ployes from ene department te another In preper casts. A plan has baen devlss 1 providing for tbe examination et applicants for promotion In the service, which, when in full operation, will eliminate all chances of favoritism In the advancement of; empleyes, by making promotion a reward of merit and faithful discharge of duty. rutll within a few woeka thore was 1 e uniform classification of empleyes In the dlllarent executive dopartments of the gov ernment. As a result of this condition In sumo departments positions could be ob tained without civil sorvlce examination because tbey were net within Iho classifica tion of such department, whlle In ether de de do parteonts an examination and certification were necessary te obtain position of the aame grade, because Mich positions were embraced In the classifications applicable te thore departments. The exception of laberers, watchmen, and messengers from examination and classification gave opportunity, In the ab ab ab tonceot any rule guarding against It, for the employment, fioe from civil service restrictions, of iersens under these desig nations who were ImmeJIately detailed 10 de clerical work. All this has been obviated by the sppll catien te all tbe departments of an ex tended and uniform classification embrac ing grades of empleyes net thoreteforo In cluded and by tbe adoption efa rule pre. limiting thedetall et laborers, watchmen, ormeM&oogur te clerical duty. its iMi'eurANtK iNi)i:itKSTisi,vri:u. The path of civil service reform has net at a'l tlmes beeu pleasant nor easy. The sope and purpose of the reform bave been much mlsupprehendcd j and this has net only glven rise te strong opposition, but bus led te Its invocation by Us friends te compass objects nettu the leist rela'.ed te It Thus partisans of tbe patronage syatem naye naturally condemned it Ttose who de net understand Its meaning either mis trust It or when disappointed because In its prosent stsge it Is net applied te every real or Imaginary 111, accuse tbeae charged with Its onfercemont with fallhiessneta te civil service referm. Its Importance has frequently been underesti mated ; and tbe support of geed men has thus been lest by tbelr lack of interest in its success. Resides all these dltllculties, theso rospsnslble for the administration of the governmeot In Ita exocullve branches have been and still are often annoyed and irritate! by the disloyalty te the aervica and the lnsolence of empleye who lemaln In place aa the boncfielarlca and tbe relics and romlndera of the vicious syrtem of appointment which civil servloe reform was lntonded te dlBplr.ce. And yet tbeae are but the Incidents or in advance movemont which li radical ard far-reaching. The psople are, notwith standing, te be congratulated upon the progress which has been made, and upon the firm, practical and asnslbln foundation upon which this reform newrests. With a continuation et the Intelligent fidelity which has hitherto characterized the work of the commission, with n con tinuation and Increase of the favor and lib erallty whleh have lately been evlnced by the Congress In the proper cqulpment of the commission for Its work, with a firm but conservative aud roaaeuablo support et the referm by all ita frlends, and with the disappearance of opposition which must In In evltably fellow Its better understanding, the execution et the civil sorvlce law can. net tall te ultimately answer the hopes lu which It bad its origin. GllOVKIl Ct.KVKt.ANl). EVECUI ivk Manhien, July 23, lbM " Mntlier ami Sen Kilted. SiNn HiNci, N. Y., July 2.1. Chas. Schoenmaker aud wlfe Mary, acootn aceotn acoetn panlod by their Ilvo-year-old grandson James Barran, whlle walking en the track Just below this station te-day, get between two sections of a freight train, whleh was en the switch Just as the Saratoga spcelal waa coming along en the ethor traek. Hotieonmaker warued his wlfe but alie and the lltlle boy atopped In front et tbe special Instead of koeplng en the up track. The body of Hut woman wai picked up lu the rlver horribly mutilated, whlle that of the boy was burled against n stene wall and the top of Ms head completely taken oil. Thopartles wero all colored. Must lla Charged Uj the I'niiml, WAs:irNOTON, July 23, In the case of Hoellold, Shurmer .t Toagle aud ethers vr. the L'kkeShoreand Michigan Seuthern railway company, Involving oil rates from Cioveland, jt)Iile( te various points, the In-ter-state commerce commission has decided that thore la an unlawful proferonco givtn by the carrler in favor el oil shipments In tank car lets ni against llke ship ments in harrel carload lets, which la ordercd le be corrected, The mede pie pie scrlbed by which this must be dene Is by giving the rnuie rates en each per pound. It.ailjr lrer the rre.litent. Waiiiine ten, July 23. The Sonate tlil morning adepted the oecferonco repert 1 n the rlver and harbor bill, se the bill stands as passed, and will new go te the president. At 12:1b the Sonate went Inte exoatillve Hesslen en the fisheries tteaty, and Mr, Dawes took the 11 cer and addressed the Sonate In opposition te it Will Vels for UlevnUml and Tliminan, Peter Kltner, a leading Republican et Cumberland oeunty, came out en Saturday for Cleveland and Thurman. He veted ter Harrison In 1810 and took an aotlve part In that campaign. He had been a hard and earnest worker for the Republican party ever since. He fays he cannot gn " free whisky and tnbacen." lie thinks Cleveland made a geed president nnd should be re elected, He has great Inlluencn among the farmers of Cumberland county, One of tbe most Important accessions te the Cleveland ranks In lClmlra, N. Y., Is the returii of Lawyer Jehn C, Sullivan, a leadernf tbe Irish Blalne and Legan elub et Wollavllle, Allegheny county, lu 1831. A Cioveland and Thurman club waa or er or ganlzed at that place Thursday nvenlug, nnd Mr. Sullivan wasoleotod secretary. It la claimed that Sullivan will away the Irish Blalne and Legan elub, numbetlng about 1,000, back Inte the Damoeratlo ranks. Ten or Mera Kllleil. One et the most fearful wrecks In the his tory of the Norfolk t Wostern railroad hap. pencil Sunday morning nbetlt eight 111II0H west of Lynchburg, Ve. A freight tialn Qelllded with a material train whlle moving at the rate et forty iiillea per hour. Beth trains wero completely wrecked. Engi neers Henry, a nstlve of Philadelphia, end Harrl,of Lynehburg, worn Instantly killed; also fireman Darnley, of Philadelphia, and seven colored men, utt.ahes of the respec tive trains. Fireman Mays, of Lynchburg, was fatally injured. Only tbe conductors escaped, and tney are slightly bruised. The body et l'lreman Dennelly can net 1)0 found, and It Is thought that tin was coaling and the remains will be found In furnace of bis eiiglue. The lets le the company will amount te from Jf2J,000 te 30,000. The wroek Is is attributable te the failure of the material train conductor te obey the Instruc tions of tbe train dispatcher. Itreerttil Hie lloclileu. Thia aftornoen thore was a bearing be be bo fero Alderman Deen In the case et Eman uel Hampand Lewla Needles against the county el Lancaster. Tbe plalntllls, who are inmates of the county aimanouse, were wltnesjei In the case against Jehn Rudy, who was convleltd of mur dnrlng his father. When they prosented thelr bill for payment the county hoileltcr refused te pay It. Tills Milt waa then brought, and at tbe hearing tills nltorneon Solicitor Shnnck (without any aes'stant oeurisol) was prosent en behalf of the county. He presented as an ollsel le the cluim of llamp u bill for (70 &" for beard and a similar bill against Neodlei rerfSil, being at tbe rate of X- per week. Retb llamp and Needles say that they are able te show that during their stay at the alms house tiiey werked and thus earned their koeplng. Tli Ite.iirreclleii riant Joel L. Liuhtner. of East Lampnter calls our attention lean article In the Xtw L'ra giving a description of the resurrection plant, which It la claimed was obtained eight years bolern from an Arab In I'pper Egypt, " having been taken ten years befere from the breast of an Egyptian mummy, a priestess, and wai deotned n great variety." Mr. Llghtnersays the plant Is net a great variety ; has had one In his possession for mero than twenty yearn, aud any of his friends can soe it by calling en him. It pes'OhseH neither magical nor medicinal properties, Its only singularity being Its ability te llve for yean In a drli d up state, and te expand Inte life it placed In water. i.u.t m font, Albert Calely, switchman at Lancaster Junction, 011 the Reading A. Columbia rail road, met with a serious aocldent en Satur day. There was an englne running back wards and when it was passing hltn he endeavored te Jump en. Ills ene feet i;et under the wheeia and it was crushed se badly that amputation will be necessary. Calely Is a peer man with a family de pendent upon bis labors, and aa he will be disabled for llfe tbe accident is a serious ene te thorn. A Well-Kuewn llunietl.t la lenu. Kd. Mett, the Old Stttler et tbe New Yerk .Vim, who is ene of the most popular humorous writers In the country, la lu town aud stepping at the Wester heuse. He will remain hore for a couple of weeks. Mr. Mett has a very funny arilcle In yes terday's Sim entitled "Surplus." Tu I.citure 011 lleer, There will be a publle tomperatico moot meet ing this evemng in St Paul's M, K. chutch, Luther U. Kautlinan, esq., will deliver an address en Seer," THE MOON'S ECLIPSE. cemi'lkii: success or thk e usee -ration or tub ubt of Mear. Tbnniamli Tien- ths Phenomenon In This Ollf And Are Charmed Wan the Rate and Ileaaliret .specUrls 1'reeentfil-Meteeri Tlint F'll Daring; the Display. The total eclipse et the moon en Sunday night was 0110 or the most Interesting that has taken place for many yeara. The aky was perfectly clear. The big round moo rese slowly In the east, blotting out masy or the smaller stars that followed. Every body knew that her bright disk would seen be obscured by the earth's shadow, and everybody continued te gaza upon the great luminary and became lmpatlrt ! tne ueiay 01 the great show. All ellalble sites wero occupled by great numberaef poeplo; the oeurt hotife atepa waa a faverable point of view and thay and tbe area In front et tbe court home ter ulthed sitting and standing room for hun dreds of people. Centre Square and the roscrvelr grounds were ethor favorite re torts for the atargirsrs. Baloeules, win dows and doers, and even the reefs et houses n all parts et the ally, were occu pied. And it thoccllpse was sl3w Incem ing en, the watohers were rewarded by seeing a great number or metoera, whleh darted athwart the heavens, most or them In nearly a horizontal direction. At last the show began. Jnstabeut 11 o'clock a small dark berder was seen ea the east alde et tbe moon, and as this bor ber ber eor grew in bIzs, that alde of moon looked as though it hail somewhat oaved In ; bnt the greatnr portion et tbe moen'a dlak shonewlth apure white light B9feretbe shadow had cevered one-halt of tbe moon's surface the outlre outlineof the moon could be dimly Boen, the shadowed portion having a reddlsb, copper tint. Aa the on en actuation continued, this reddish tint be came mero marked, and when the total ocllpie waa reached, shortly after mid night, the color was or a dark red, and the si 7. a et the moon was peroeptlbly leaate naked eye than bofero the eclipse began. OHSKllVATION AT SltOLL OUSKnVATORT-. Prof. Kershner, the cellege astronomer, noted the following : ' The sky was) elearand the atmosphere qulte steady. The observatlena under, taken wero simply for the purpose of get ting the limes et tbe four pbaaea of the ocllpse. Theso wero then compared with the computed tlmes aa glven In the Ameri can Hphetnerla. The first and last phase, moon enters and leavos penumbra, given la the alinanao,are net practically defined and cannot be nbeerved. Here a note wai put down at 10 hours 47 mlnutes, stating that the light en thoeastern llmbef tbe moea appeared te be of a reddish hue, which waa about the first appearance of the penumbra uotleed, although the moon really entered the limits of the penumbra 61 mlnntea earlier. The obiervatlena made give 10 hrs. f5 tl mln. for moon entera ahadew, 11 hrs. MO mln. for total eclipse begins, 13 hrs. 31 0 mln. for total eclipse ends, and 11 lira. 35.0 mln, ler moon letvea abadew. These times are given In tbe 75!h or Phila delphia time. Thodltlerenoe between the observed and computed times as given In the Nautical Almanac are 1,3 mln. 0.4 mln. 1. 1 mln. and 0 2 mln. Since the di viding line between the abadew and tfca penumbra (partial ahadew) la net eliMTly dofined, tbe; calculations and comparison, are net carrled out farther than te tentha of minutes et lime. The observallona indl indl cate that totality did net continue quite aa long as prodlcted. Since, however, tbe dllforenco is only 1.8 minutes, tbe calcula tions wero no doubt as correot aa the nature and dlfllcuitlea et the p.-oblem would al low, llcaili of n Very Old Lady. Mrs. Nancy Ddly, mother of Martin Dtlly, nn ex pollceman of this elty, died thia morning at half-past two o'clock at her resldonce In West Lampeter tewnaulp, Sbe was a natlve of tbla county aud apeat the groater part of her lire In Lampeter, Htrasburg, Cnuoatega and Columbia. Bha had six chlldren, four et whom are living, Martin and Hiram, of this city, Benjamin P., of Lampoter (where abe made uer home), and Mr. Elvlna Ken dig, widow et the late Amer Kenuig. Mrs. uauy wain pious Christian woman and for many years a momber of the United Brethren chureb, of Columbia. Uer funeral will take place at the heuse in Lampeter, where service will be held at 10 o'clock en Wednesday morning, and then proceed te Conestoga Centre, where tbe concluding aerviee will be held iu the M. K. chureb, and tbe Inter ment made in tbe cometery at that plaee. Lsnei.tur Ladles Awarded a frit. Sometime age Llpplncett'a Zlayazine publlsbera cllered prlzea for the best an swers and literary merit te one hundred quostlenH asked by thorn. It seems that Liccaster has been very lucky. Mra. Mary Robinson has recolved a letter stating that sbe has been awarded the third prirs, which Is t2!. Mlsa Anna Meiaersmlth as sisted Mrs. Robinson In working out the answers, and they recslve the prlzs Jointly. It lias been but a few months slnce these ladles recelved a similar prize, for the name kind of work. rer Tbelr IT. 01 Offline, Maty Wise, and old timer, la In trouble agaln.She came te the almshouse ou Friday and remained thore all night but en Satur day alie made tracks for town and get drunk. Shoremalned in the city all day Sunday and te day ahe and Lena Wlue,whe by the l way Is no retative, were arrested for being drunk and disorderly In Kaegleys vllle. Alderman Deen bold them both ter a hearing and they are In tbe itatlen boese with Ice water en their heads. Arrested for Larceny. Jehn H. Smith, n young man, a stranger in the elty, wai arrested this aftornoen en a warrant Issued by Alderman Ualbaeb. He Is charged with stealing a palret trousers, the property of Lewls Weller. In default of ball he waa coiuinltled for a hearing. Iilea Smitten!. Richmond, Va., July 23. Gen. Wm. O. Wlckham, president of tbe Chesapeake A Ohie railroad, died suddenly this morning of apoplexy In hla clllee lu this elty. rraJLtUMM ipuivatiuth. P Washington, D. C, July 23. Fer Kastern Pennsylvania and New Jei sey: Fair; slightly warmer, fol lowed Tuesday by stationary temperature ; variable winds. Temperance Meetings. The big tent of the Prohibition party is pitched a. Chrlttlana, and meetings will be held iu it tonight, Tues day, Wednesday and Thursday, To night W. M. Kelleg, et Michigan, will speak, Tuscday, Rev. Osbernn Congleton, Phlladelpela, and Luther S. KaufTman, of this city, will Bpnak. The speakers for Wednesday and Thursday have net been announced. Meeting will be held In the tent at Btiasbnrg-, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, I. m m W iT, . iw -m VI a m ! fj Si 131 ia m ?f-yl -nm I ML iti V : "4 "& -8 T1 i m 1 ''1 - "l M si t 'ii .l wi iu is I r 1 fi 1
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