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VOUJME XXV-NO. 7.
LANCASTER, PA., WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 1, 1888.
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POINTS FOR TEACHERS.
TBB 1DIHD DAT Or TBB LABOASrEB
SS. COUNTY TBAOBSBr lNITlttJt.
I nt .reeling Talk, by prafawera Hall. Ball,
Bhanb, Baebaad Mr. H. B. Beare.
Papers Bead by auiess Vtrgtala
Oreak a&d Mama JleBUuUra.
Tuetday Afternoon Institute wm
?CLneifv2 o'elcdt with tha aiming of
The Wild Rese," efter whleh P.ef. Hall
lectured en "Geography, elementary and
aiyaneed." It waa a continuation of Ma
.". ?."" merniug session and be elebor eleber
ated hla answer te the question. "What
abail we leach?' Ue would teaeh children
a letidecape, part by parr, bnt net In every
detail. Success In teaching la accomplished
when the eallent, dominant parta are
brought cut without regard te the theuaand
and one miner detail Bncccaa la teaett
Ins; tbla braneh la net in the nmltlpll nmltlpll
catien et detain bnt the unifying of the
asms. The eallent featurea anggeatcd te
the pupil in the study of a landacaps are
land and water. These further auggeat
level lands, alepea and bills. Be favored
putting the object In the pretence of the
child and let him get hla knowledge by dla dla
eivery and net by hearing. The proper
aim of the teacher la te develop the Idea of
the child. When the child eeea a slope
he can be Instructed that alepea give ua
drainage, drainage make soil and the aeU
gives us vegetation. These and many
etbera mattere can tie acquired through In
cidental teaching, which la really mere Im
pertant than systematic teaeblng. Tall
children aterlea el the great oceans end
countries and lllnttrate what you tell them
with ptetures et the subject, en whleh you
talk te them ; children will beoeme inter
ested and when they go from the toljeol
room they will think et what la told them
and Investigate for tbemsclvta
TO AUCSS TUB UTTLH FOLKS.
"Our Western Heme"' was sung by
the Institute and thla was followed by an
essay, by Mlsa Virginia Qreth, of Lulls.
Her subject was Devices whleh every
teacher can use te employ the little Kolas."
Bbe suggested that pleturta be given te the
Utile teika with Instructions that they
write a story in their own language from
the cletures ; that a story be told te the
pupils and from the story let them draw a
f tuiure j una season 01 me year autumn
leavea can be gathered i children aheuld be
Interested In the school room, achoel yard,
and their own village and they should be
asked te make drawings of the aame ; In
abort, there aheuld be a kindergarten In
each eobeol.
Barten Sharp, et l.aat HempQeld, also
read a paper en the aame subject Be aald
he or abe is the most successful teacher who
Hcan keep the young people employed. "
Be instanced mauy devices be used in hla
achoel room te interest his pupile and he
met with great success.
PROF. SHAUB'S LECTURE.
"Spring, lovely Spring," wia Buns',
after which ex-County Superintendent B.
F. SI sab waa lntrodeoed. He began by
trying that be was glad te have the privi
lege or coming te tbla county Institute, of
looking in the faees of .Lancaster oeunty'a
teaebera, hearing what they aayand catch
ing their inspiration. He took for hla
aubject Figures," and said he would net
talk of ngurea of mathematics, but figures
linguistic, Inures et language. Theae
figures are; Interesting te these who
atudy them aa are the ngurea et mathe
matics, Liegutge, made up of words,
when rightly considered, i second te noth
ing else la power and beauty. TheVngllsb,
German, Qreek and Latin ate full et Interest
te these who give attention te them, and
who a udy tbelr lawa and origin. In con
clusion tbe figurative character of tbe
English language was d lseussed In a learned
manner.
BCnOOr. MANAGEMENT.
Make Your Mark" was sung, and was
followed bv a talk en "Scheel Manage
ment," by Prof. Raub. He began by re
ferring te tbe time when he was an per In -Undent
of Clinten county, In examination
of teachers he found one of the applicants
Intellectually net qualified for a teaeher'a
certificate and he refused te grant one. He
waa waited upon by the secretary of the
township achoel beard whete the applicant
had taught, with a request that a certificate
aheuld be issued, because abe waa the best
teacher In the township. He finally gave
her the certificate and when he visited her
reboot he found It te be the best msnaged
achoel In the district Upen Inquiry he
learned that the geed management waa due
te tbe relations tbatexlated between teaeber
and pnptl. Tbe teacher had Interested the
pupils iii tbe ornamentation of tba room.
There was net an expensive pleture In the
aobeol room, but there wai an a r et cheer
fulness about it He did net advlae the
putting In acboel rooms et fine oil paint
ings or expensive Heel engravings, but pic
tures can be taken from the Uluatrated
papera of the day, which when framed will
add te the beauty of tbe school room. It
you can Interest your pupils in tbe
ornamentation et tbe school room, I sm
sat It Qtd that there will be gecd manage
ment in your school. Put the work of
your scholars en exhibition and In that
way Interest tbe ratrens et your achoel.
Be referred te his ecboel day a In thla
county when tbe floera of aobeol rooms
were scrubbed but oeca In a year and
awept each day by tbe two boys who
talked the most, but he waa glad that such
practlcta are no longer in vogue.
He denounead in vluoreus terms the
custcm in some schools wheie self self
.repertlng was t e practice. Satan, he aald,
never invented a better method et making
tiara of our boys and girls than this very
(Mi. As te whispering In school he would
endeavor te control It, Instead of trying te
prevent It, by kind advice and kind words.
rllEOKPr AND EXAMPLH.
The Dearest Spot en Eaith te Me" was
aung, and Dr. Hull, or Miliersvllle, spoke
en " Precept and K-xample." He began by
asking tbe question : Are we teaeblng tbe
lessens et Industry In cur schools T Our
pupils may knew arltbmotle and grammar
thoroughly, but unless Ihey ate taught that
great success Is achieved only by incessant
tell, their learning will net be et any avail.
There la a rapidly growing opinion that
there Is a premium en wbltn hands and kid
gloves. This Is pitting duottlen at a dis
count. An ex-state superintendent et our soheols
haa said that he would cava every boy
learn a trade, and that Is sound advice.
Tbe auoees.ful business men of Pblladel
phla, New Yerk and even Lancaster, are
iceae who oanie from tbe rural schools,
where Industry and perseverance were the
rule. Horaeo Qreeley once aald that there
were 2,000 college gradua'ea walking
the street of New Yerk, net able te make
a living, but trying te sneak through lite In
an alleged gentlemanly calling. These
aame men could have earned livings If they
would have had trades. It la noble te
aspire, grand te achieve, but let It be done
with loyalty te labor. There Is nothing se
mneb dlsgnsta one a tbe ahallew-pated
young man full et conceit
Puie, uullincblng honesty Is a necessity
te success, and It Is the duty of tbeteaeber
by precept and example te Inculcate the
prlnelp es et honesty in their pupils. In con cen con
.eluslou he referred te the sham politeness
at tbe pretent day snd instanced that a
young man will give up his seat In a street
car te a lady attltr d In alia, but would net
think of doing se If the lady were a calico
dress.
Wednesday Morning Institute waa
opened at 9 o'clock wltn devotional exer exer
e'aes. condueted by Kev. C. I Fry, et
Trinity Lutheran church, follewoJ by sing
ing. Fundamental Errcrs In Oral Teaching"
waa tbe subject or an Intereatlng paper read
by Mlsa Maiegle MeElbalre, et Strasburg
township. She pointed out tne errors la
Instructing orally that teachers are apt te
fall Inte, and gave what abe believed te be
the bst methods of oral Instruction.
Jehn Weaver, Leacock, Prof. Leman,
Mllleravllle, snd Superintendent Breebt
also discussed the subject They Impressed
upon tbe teachers tbe great Importance of
Aral instruction.
Oblme Afta'u, Henu'lfal Utll'-," was sung
by tbe institute fallowed by Prof. Hull,
who lectured en "A Ice bra In Ungraded
Schools." This was tbe lsst of the pro pre pro
feaser's talka beiere the Institute. He la an
.eathuslaat en tte subject of mathematics, la
a pleasant talker and hla lectures were
. iBtersetlng and Instructive.
WprUg, BPflBfi &9T47 BFS" "
aung and Prof. Hall waa next en the pro pre
gramme for a talk en "Geography."
Be aald that Instead et talking en that
eurjeethe would devote hla time te ar
awerlag queatloea propounded by the
teaoheraef the Institute te hla. Ha took
the questions up la the order la whleh they
ware aaked and answered them t the eat la la la
fao'ten et the teeebeia who aaked them and
te the entire institute.
Xx-Oeegreaaman Berr waa called upon
for an address. Be gave them a short, In
teresting talk, bristling with wit and humor.
He concluded with aa earnest appeal te
teaehera te put their beet energies In their
Brefat aleua and assured them of success lr
tey did aa
BBS, B. B. MOWBOE'S I.KOTORB. '
'Cheer. Bevs. Cheer." waa anna and the
laat lecture et the moraine nerled waa by
Mrs. B. B. Menree, or Philadelphia, a rep
resentative of tba Women's Christian
Temperance union. Ber subject waa
Development of character in publle
achoel. " She apeke of the great Impor
tance et the mlasfen et tbe teaeber, referred
te the noble work done by the Women's
Christian Temperanee union, and or the
great geed that can be done by teaehera
in advance tbe Intereat of temperanee.
She next dwelt en the elements of anoeess,
and divided them Inte lour parte : Knowl
edge, energy, industry and Integrity ;
divided aobeol discipline Inte busi
ness culture, aeclal culture and moral
culture. Buslnesa cultuie was con cen
aldered under the heads: Punctuality,
regularity, aelt oentrol, diligence, order
and honesty. Scheel culture waa considered
unaer me suDatvisiens : Politeness, neat
ness and patience, and moral eulture under
the head, duty te Ged and man.
Under the bead of self-control she talked
et habits, temper, tongue, calmness in time
of danger, undue fondness for dress ; under
that et appetite she talked of stimulants,
whleh became narcotic and naroetlos
proper, their influence en the body,
character, family and noelety.
"tUE LtBUU QUESTION.'
Bed, B. O. Berr, of Illchlgae, Gtvta His Tleirs
el Tbat Important Bnbjsct
A very large audience waa aasembled In
the opera house en Tuesday evening, te
hear the second lecture et the course, de
livered by Ben. R. G. Berr, of Michigan,
en "The Laber Question."
He was Introduced by Prof, Nsuman n
"thefunnymsnetU atresr." Blsmanmr
waa droll and eoeentrlc, and hla talk
abounded in quaint provincialisms and
geed-natured, tunny sayings. He held tbe
untiring attention of the audience for two
hours.
He aald, at starting, that he did net Intend
te attempt discussing tbe labor quoatlen
fully ter that would be Impossible
In the apaee of a lecture, since
tbe question involves tbe great prinelplea
of political economy, aoelal life, and olvlll elvlll olvlll
aitlen Itself. Blnee authors de net agree
en tbla subject, he would appeal net te the
auiherltles, but te the everyday lire of the
people. He had no pet theory, by whleh
be could cure all the ilia of life, and knew
no plan by which any one could get along
without labor. One of our greatest bless
ings is our dependence upon our own
labor, since an laie, aimless life begets mis
ery and degradation.
la the United States we eney tbe
blgbeat type et clvlllcttlen that has ever
existed en the glebe, and the Institutions
whleh produced tbla civilization shall be
preserved and net destroyed by would- Le
reiermerr.
When only a few people Inbab'ted tbe
glebe, they owned everything In common.
Private ownership waa at first the simple
result el labor. Liter en it waa the result
of skill, or superiority ever ethers.
Skill, and net mere physical exertion,
aheuld be tbe standard by whleh wages are
regulated.
We are better off new than we were In
former times. We receive mere wages and
articles are cheaper ; but tbe trouble if, we
Day mere iniuga man we usea te, rer we
need mere.
Invention of machinery Is a great blest
leg. Tbe men wbem It throws out of em
ployment can easily find ether work te de.
Henry Geerge does net tell tbe truth
when he aaya that the rich are growing
richer, tbe peer poorer. The wedge Is net
driven between tbese two classes, pushing
the one up, tbe ether down. Mostef theee
who are at tbe top come from tbe bottom.
The wedge Is plunged in below and we all
go up together.
Laborera and capitalists cannot oeme te
an agreement. Tbe co-operative system
will net work, because the laborer cannot
afford te risk Icelng his money In the un
lucky year when no galna are realised. He
must have his regular wages.
Tbe true principle whleh should regulate
the dealings of capitalists and laberera Is
based upon tbe golden rule The laborer
should receive a fair percentage et tbe pro
fits wblcb accrue te the capitalists from hla
empleye's labors ever and abeve bis regu
lar pay. When tbe produet of labor gees
down, wages aheuld go down. When tbe
product of labor geea up, wges should go
leagues are harmful. They In
fringe upon tbe Ged given liberties et a
man. Taey dletate te him hew he ahall
act and regulate his goings out and hla com
lega in.
It tbe government passed an B hour law
It we'ild net remedy tbe difficulty. It haa
no rlaht te Interfere witb the labor et any
savct eie who work for Uncle Sam. Leg't
latlen will never remove tbe trouble but
tbli matter will adjust Itself. We used te
labor 12 hours a day ; new we labor 10
The tlme of our labor does net teem long
when we weik for ourselves. It seems
very long when we are working ler ethers.
Nature tutended that we theuld Uoer for
our own selfith selves, and sbe made It
easier for ue, than te work for otbera. Tbe
very state el mind la different when one la
slaving for anether'a Intereat. Tbe laberer'a
very atreke should tell for hla advautaget
then he will be Interested In his work, and
It Is easier te work 12 heuta for ourselves
tbsn 10 hours for some one else. Ne legis
lation ean fix tbe length el time a man ix By
work for himself.
Can you make a law limiting tbe num
ber et hours that a prrsrber may preach;
or a doctor tell his pills T There aremnny
Ills that legislation cannot remedy. Yeu
can't legislate morals Inte people.
There la a class et persons claiming te ba
publle teacbuatvhe teach great errors te
the people and inspire discontent and
rebelliousness In tbe hearts of tbe laborere.
A publle teacher aheuld strive te give
people courage te meet the battles et
life, and net lead them te despair.
I would aave the laboring man from three
things: Tee greed of capitalists, hla own
extravagance and tbe wandering alter false
prepheta and erroneous teachers who say
they want te level aoelety. Civilization la
net a leveling process. Its very beglDnlnv
la bated upon oeuipstltlon and contest I
believe In leveling society, but legislation
oaanet de It 1 myself must steep and lilt
etbera up. De net envy thcae who go
ahead of you, but bid them god speed te
the stars I
INSTITUTE NOTES.
James B. Haag Is the smallest member
et the Institute. He Is a Tem Thumb In
sice aa te height, but Is one et tbe btst
teachers in tbe county, Is a graduate nf
Kutztown Nermal acboel and for a number
of j ear a haa taught Melzler'a school, la
Wett Hsmpfleld township.
Fourteen school inarms and aobeol
mastera who were In the matrimonial
near set ayearagoarenelongerlnit. They
Wf re wedded during tbe year.
Nine teaehera and ex-uasbera of the
county dlel during tbe past year.
But few of tbe Lancaster city teaehera
are In attendance at tbe Institute as en
rolled members, and the question has been
asked by many el tbe county teachers, why
the oily teachers have deserted tbe Institute
this year. This Is tbe answer given by a
city teacher: Tbe city acboel bear Its re-
3ulred te have Its schools open 200 achoel
sya. Tbe liw requires tbe schools te be
closed in institute week. The teachers
receive no pay for attending lnatltute, and
have te make up tbla week's lest time at
tbe end of tbe term, and as they are net
cbllged te ba present, they take this week
aa a vacation.
Seme of tbe county teachers favor tbe
holding of tbe county lnstltute next year
In one of tbe towns of tbeenunty te punlth
city teacbera for tbelr refusal te become
membera of tbe Institute.
The city teaehera generally favor a elty
Institute and acme et the elty directors
favtr that Idea.
, Fefc Bnalule, wboweaena of tat In
structers laat year.la talking te the teaehera
Of Lawrence county thla week.
LCCAt, INSTITUTES OBOANIZKD.
The following lscat InsUtutea reported
organlaatleca :
Mt Jey : President P. W. Baker: vlee-
prealdent, H. M. Stokes I secretary, Katie
wade ; treasuter, J. F. Epler ; exeeuttve
committee, Jehn H. Sbenk, Snett A. White,
Mlsa Amanda stanffer. Thla Institute
will meet en December 1st
New Helland: President. A. G. Bey
fert ; vice presidents, J, p. Feltz, and Gee.
Davidsen ; secretary, Annie K. Butter t
treasurer, Mlsa Mary Sehnelder. The
eeebera or Karl, East Earl, Caernarvon
and Brecknock make up tbla lnatltute and
will meet at New Helland en the last Fri
day and Satnrday in January.
Marietta : President R. B. Plesm : vice
presldenla, Jehn Hern, A. K. Gebman,
J). R. Brubaker ; secretary, Mlsa Miriam
Ertsman ; treasurer, W. H. Buller ; cor
responding aeereUry, J, D. Tuckey.
This institute will meet at Marietta ca
January 121b and 13 tb.
Kpbrala: President, J, L. Dry; vice
presidents, K. E. Lelnbacb, Krhratt
J. B. Hasg. West Earl) E. C.
Kshlcmtn, West Gocallce; H. S.
Newoemer, Clay; B. T. Farver. Adams
town; recording secretary, Miss Sadie Bow Bew
man; correspondent aeretary, F. S. Kllnger;
treasurer, Theodere Glass. Thla Insti
tute is made up of teaehera et Clay,
West Cnoalleo, East Occalice, West Earl
and Epbrata lewnahlpa and Adamatewn
boureugh. Tbe Institute will meet at
Ephrata en December 14 and 15th.
HOW TO fJBT BTROHO,
Hen. William Blalkle will lecture at tbe
opera beuse this evening en "Hew te get
strong." Se that the teachers may hear the
lecture and see the Republican parade the
hour of tbe lecture baa been changed from
8 te 7 o'clock. Tbe Pittsburg Oatette says:
"Mr. Blalkle'a lecture en physical culture
was a happy eUert, bristling with geed
points. It might have been extended with
out westing tbe audience or exbauatteg
the subject"
AUKOKKH'S TIttGIO DEATH.
Disappointment, iieavjr Lesacs by Election
lists and Bnlclile.
A tall, handsome, superbly developed
man, In tbe prime of life, popular with
heata of friends, successful In business and
tbe heir prospective te a comfortable
rertune, blew out hla brains with a revolver
-In room 13. Hetel Royal, at Sixth avenue
and Fortieth street, New Yerk city, shortly
alter eight o'clock Tuesday morning.
He was Themas L. Betts, tbe son of a ro re
ttred coal dealer of that name who died
several yeara age. His father came from
tbe aristocratic Betts family of Virginia.
The late Jehn Miner Betts, of Richmond,
Vs., the famous Whig politician who was
at one time mentioned as a candidate for
the presidency of the United State, was a
grand undo of the sulelde. The young
man's mother la a descendant of Alexander
Hamilton.
Yeung Betts was thirty-six yeara old and
a bachelor. He was a niemler of the
Metropolitan beard of fire lnsuranoe
oreaers and rer a numberef years bad done
business ss an Insurance broker at Na 82
Liberty street. He lived with hie mother
and two elderly aunts In en elesHntiy
lurnlsbf d brown atene residence of Ne. HO
Wcat 1221 street
It was rumored early In the day that
Betts, vhe was a warm champion el Free
ldent Cleveland during the recent cam
palgn, had wagered large suma upon bis
re election, and that the Demoeratlo deteat,
together with bis consequent lessee, bad
preyed upon hla mind te such a degree tbat
be began drinking heavily, despite tbe
wamlnRHnf his friends. Asacrntequence,
it waa ai'd, he became temporarily Insane
and took uiauwn lite.
He wai a member el the Harlem Deme,
cratle club and or the Insurance Men'a
Cleveland and Thurman club and waa the
marshal or tbe insurance men's division in
the two great Demoeratlo parades In that
cily recently.
He left his home In geed spirits en Mon
day morning and went te bis place el busi
ness, remaining there through the day.
On his way borne he called en a friend,
Mr. Blampey. Tbe two uien talked ever
insurance matters and plaunedsomebUBi plaunedsemebUBi
neta arrangements, which were te have
been carried out en Tjesdav. Theu Mr.
Betts started, at he aald, for home, saying :
" Well, Geerge, I'm all broken up. Elec
tion work haa played me out. I'm going
home te take a rest"
He arrived at tbe beu?e shortly after
mldulgbt Tuesday morning, in company
with a man who called for a room for him.
Mr. Bet a walked with an unsteady step.
He signed his name te the hetel register
with a trembling hand, giving bla add rets
aa "city," and went te his room. He waa
net In the habit et visiting the hotel.
Shortly atter eight o'clock Tuesday morn
ing he rang for a pitcher et tee water and
about an hour later a chambermaid waa
attracted te his room by tbe sound of bis
labored breathing. He waa then dying
from tbe etlccts of a gaping bullet wound
In the right aide el his bead. An alarm
waa given, but before medical assistance
arrived he was dead.
Mrs. Betts waa nearly Insane with grlet
when called upon at her residence In tbe
afternoon. Her slaters said tbe death had
stricken tbe household with horror. Mr.
Bells, they ssld, graduated when twenty
two years old as a civil engineer from a
tchoel in Providence. He was employed
sa sn engineer In tbe beard of publle
works ter a number of years. SobJt SebJt
quently he was In a real catate office
en lower Broadway conducted by Clarence
(toward, h brother of tbe late William H,
Seward. About six years nge ha
started In tbe Insurance bualnes for him
self. Ills uncle, Julian Belts.liB well known
luaurance man. Ills sister Is tbe wlfe of
Mr, Edward Barr, a pipe dealer at Ne. 78
Jehu street, and lives in Brooklyn. The
ladles said they knew or no reason rer
their nephew's mad act, unless It wai tbe
tact tbat he bad lest money through heavy
election beta. Hew heavy these were, or
with whom they were placed, they did net
knew.
Mr. Bett wai a member or the Seventh
Regtuittut Vctereti cerf, and also et Kate
Ledge r'. and A. M. He wan very popular
among hia business wjsoelalen. Tnene et
them spoken te yesterday were horror
stricken te learn et his shocking dealt-.
It seemed te be the opinion among them
that dlttappelntiutut ever the election,
financial leebts Inconsequence and pestb!y
malaria, together with drinking, te which
be wan net accustemed, made him lnsdue,
and that lu a fcudden frenzy he determined
te take blHllfe.
Mr, Edward Birr, brother-in-law of the
suicide, Is well known In Lincahter where
he formerly resided, Mr J. Francis Shreder
la his slater.
That .-eultiein Outrage."
A d If pitch from Raleigh, N. C, ray a
Elhrldge I. Jerdan, wbe with his family
baa arrived at Botten, waa it is said, re
quired te leave Durham, fv. C, because I e
waa believed te have incited tbe negrees te
break open tbe oenttn ctten cir et tbe
Northern & Durham railroad company
and possess lheu,ielvf-N el one hundred
dynamite cartridges and also te have incited
the uegrctH te burn the residence el Cal6b
Green, which wai actually destroyed with
ether buildings in the town.
Fleming IbeHugar Truil.
Attorney Geueral Taber and General
Reiccr A, IV or, en bohatret the people,
will begin a suit before Judge Barrett, In
tbe New Yerk supreme court te-day for
lliti dissolution of the company known as
the North River Sugar-Refining oempany,
et which Thecdeie A. Uavemeyer, el
Williamsburg, N. Y, Is president It
represents ever (0,000 000 or capital and
refines ever 3,000, IbO.Oue pounds or sugar
In a year, or nearly two-thirds el all tbe
sugar refined in tbe United States,
VeDug aim's ObrlstUn Association Eeivlcfi.
This Is thu week et prayer In thy Yeung
Men's Ghrlttlan associations throughout
the ceuntiy and nightly services ate held
by each. At the rooms of tbe Liceister
asioclatlen Willis Hawley, general secre
tary et tbe Uarrlshurg association, con cen con
deoted the aetv:e9. Ue speke en the sub
ject Drifting" aud from the text Acta
xxlv,, 24-27 and Heb. 11,, 14. Thu even
ing S. B. Herr, formerly of Lancaster, but
mere recently of the Yerk association, will
peak,
WORK FOR DEMOCRATS.
THK SOCIRtlKl Of PENNSYLVANIA IO
COMIINUK TUEIlt OHUAM1ZA1IUX.
Principles of the Patty tte Be Taeght the
Voters The laapertanee of Tariff Redac
tion te Be Dl.eened An Address Bs
vltwltg the Kseent casapalgn.
The Democratic Boetety of Pennsylvania
laiueathe follewing:
The Demoeratlo party haa met temporary
defeat In defenae of a Just, equitable and
neeeasary prlnolple et free government. It
contended that unnecessary taxation waa
unjust Uxatlen; tbat the Federal govern
ment bad no right te take mere money
irem ine people man reigni ee necessary
for lta own support economically admin
istered: and thit It had no right te take
money from the masa of men le confer It,
aa a mere largesa upon a elate. Thla' doc
trine haa been held by the Demoeratlo
party Irem the adoption of the constitution
te tbe present day. It waa the doctrine et
Jeffersen and of every Demoeratlo states
man in our history. But alnee the civil
war tbe Federalists' acheme et atreng
government, taking from tbe people what
ever these In power may think useful or
desirable, building up a few industrlea at
the expense of ethers, and conferring upon
favored enterprises great annual bounties
far in excess et tbe publle "revenues,
has been incorporated in tne policy of the
general geverumeut, and for new mere
than a quarter of a esntnry has been
ateadlly maintained by our legislation and
administration.
The oenfilot between these two principles
of government Is most assuredly irreprtasl
ble. It must continue until the Industrial
people el the United States are all free or
all slave. The Democratic party has no
thought of abandoning the fight On tbe
contrary, It hasjust begun It Considering
tbat tbe presluenl'a reform message, re
garded by many as a perilous new depar
ture in favor of Industrial Iroedom, was
given te Cengresa only In December laat,
and that the ensuing popular debate has
Deen in pi egress ies man a year,tne results
of the voting en November 0 furnish the
l'nl,t0a?!ZX
encouragement If ae mueb has been wen
In se short a time; it all heresy upon this
vital question has been crushed within, or
finally cast out of, one of great polltieal
parties In the United Statea In thla brief
period, what may net be acoempllahed
uy a fearlesr, reaelute, persistent agita
tion In theyeara te oeme T Rising Irem tbla
momentary check, strengthened by the
consciousness that It carries tbe ark of
publle safety, that it haa in lta keeping a
saered principle, upon tbe future auoeeta
of whleh depends tbe industrial aud politi
cal freedom et tbe people of the United
State, tbe Democratic party will go en with
this contest until It Is gloriously wen. We
have met the speclsl Interests, tbe monopo
lies and tbe truste, stimulated te tbelr ut
most exertion by tbe new danger whleh
confronted them: we have met their mil
liens, extorted from the labor of the country,
poured out In any quantities demanded by
tbelr unscrupulous political managers, and,
notwithstanding all their advantages of
position, power and means and the meagre
time allowed for the momentous struggle,
we have fairly divided the euftragea el the
peeple with them, and It will be wecka te
come before It can even be told upon whleh
aide the actual popular majority haa fallen.
There are new abmt 4,000 Demoeratlo
eluba aud Democratic eoeiettea In tbe United
States. The convention which brought
these together and formed the national
association was held only en the ith of July
last, and tbe Demoeratlo Society et Penn
sylvania vrai formed but a few weeks
prevleue. Considering the great work
done and tbe Important results accom
plished in tbe few Intervening months, It
must new be apparent te every intelligent
ebserver that had this campaign or
"organization and Information" thla vast
republican propaganda, formally rounded
upon the Indisputable and Immortal
principles et Jeffersen been undertaken
at an earlier date, and prosecuted
with intelligent vigor, the presi
dential election et 188)1 would have bad
a far dltlerent termination. Nothing
was required te Insure the auecess et Ihe
Demoeratlo candidates, but tbat tbe issue
sneuld be clearly understood, This Is
made only tee manliest by a comparison of
the results in tbe msnufaeturlng centres
with these In the agricultural regions. In
tbe former the "tariff aesre" appears te
have had noeffeet whatever upon tbe minds
of intelligent operatives, for whose alleged
benefit a fraudulent and delusive "protec
tion " la Invoked, while In the agricultural
regions, whose pieple are tne almost
confessed victims of tbe federalist system
of i-pallatlen, tbe Federal majorities seem te
have been maintained and even Increased.
In ether words, where the debate raged,
where tbe oenfilot waa fiareeit, where tbe
truth waa meat clearly and meat thoroughly
atruck out between tbe contending parties,
there the truth haa prevailed. It must,
therefore, be plain tbat bad tbe discussion
been carried nema te tbe agricultural peo
ple of the country te tbe same extent and
with tbe aame intensity we should have
made the eatne atreng Impression upon tbat
elasa aa upon the ether. Let there be a
Damocratle aoelety In every neighborhood,
and let tbat aoelety boldly, constantly and
energetically continue tbe discussion el tbe
tariff question as it relates te the material
Interests of the people themselver, and
the Demoeratlo party of the United Statea
will never lese another general election
during the existence et this generation.
Had tbe Demoeratlo Society ef Pennsylva
nia been four yeara old, instead of five
mouths, with its primary societies In every
election district, as they should have been,
the electoral vote of Pennsylvania would
have gene te G rover Cleveland, where the
best Interests of tbe large majority of her
people required that they aheuld go. Had
tbe national association of Demoeratlo
cluba been ene year old, lna',ead of four
months, New Yerk and Indiana, aud tbe
whole agricultural West, would have been
for Democratic revenue reform, Instead of
Republican or Federalist monopoly,
We respectluily urge tbat every Demo
cratic Society In Pennsylvania shall con
tinue lis organization and lta activity ; tbat
they shall bold meetings as often as It may
be convenient le the members ; tbat they
shall Invite their nelgbbera et every politi
cal faith and of every condition of life te
participate In their dtscuaaiens of thla all
Important question ; and tbat they shall
even new prepare te perfect their atate
organizitlen, considering wbat amend
meuta may profitably be made te tbe con
stitution of the state aoelety, and selecting
tbelr most Intelligent and z9aleus members
te serve aa deputies In the next general
assembly. Wherever such societies have
net been established we urgently advise
the still undaunted and aggrtaalve Dorno Derno Dorne
cracy le ate tbat they are Immediately
lu-tuuted.
The Democratic srcletles, naturally up
holding the principle of home rule In all Its
applications, aud naturally supporting tbe
Interests and guarding the rights et tbe
rrimeu, for which tbey were originally
frunded by tbe greatest or all American
antl-moneiollBts, will find much te engage
their nieM earnent attention in tbe atlalrs et
our great commonwealth. Tbe result of
tbe late presidential election will licreate
the disinclination et the monopolists et
Pennsylvania te yield anything whatever
te the demands of tbe producing people,and
unless public eplnlcn shall lie aroused and
dlrenied by Inttlllgentand persistent effort,
Ihere will bone enforcement et tbe bene
ficent prnvlslcna of our slate constitution,
no Interference with railroad dltcrlmlna dltcrlmlna
tlene, no restraint upon combining corpora cerpora corpera
tloua aud no relief for tbe wrongs of laher
In the mines, tbj fields and tbe shots. But
let tbe people consider these questions In
their Democratic societies in every part of
the comuieriwealth, and, notwithstanding
the Urge Republican majority In tbe legis
lature, we may, even at this late day, en
force a partial execution et aeme of the R
publican pledges et tbe state eampalgu el
I860.
We commend e the Democratic people
et Pennsylvania tbe declaration et our noble
leader, President Cleveland, tbat, for tbe
pre; sgatlen of our pure and Immortal prin
ciples, tbe Demoeratlo aoeletlea "are the
meat tfllslent agendas everduvlsed," Ner
de we think we can mere appropriately
close this brief appeal te tba Democracy te
ciete up ineir ureasn ranaa ana move ler-
ward aiaJa en the straight bright Una of
duty te ultimate and complete victory,
than with the following from the Demo Deme Demo
oratlo national cemmittee:
" All Demoeratlo committees and com cem
mltteemen are earnestly requested te push
tbe organization et permanent Demoeratlo
aoeletlea or clubs within tbelr respective
Jurisdictions. Tne Importance et anon an
adjunet te the regular organization cannot
be overestimated, and the regular organi
zation cannot be tee active and zealous In
promoting It. It should be remembered
that tbe Democratic Societies" were the
first ctllclent organizations et the party
under Jeffersen ; tbat the election In 1800,
and the aeoendaney et the Damocratle party
for alxty yeara waa mainly the work of
theae aoeletlea, and that the open, popular
club, In which men freely discuss their
rlghta and duties, Is preeminently Dem Dem Dem
eoratlo expedient, and la mere needed at
thla hour than ever before In the history of
the country I"
CttAttMCKT F. Black, President.
Jehn D. Weuman, Secretary.
Na 109 Seuth Bread street
Philadelphia, Nev. 12, 1888.
A TOVNO MAN'S SU1C1UB.
arrank V.
Hein in a Melancholy FpslF, sheets
llitnei-ir la the Bead.
The town of Ephrata waa thrown into
oentlderahle exeltement en Tuesday alter
neon by the sulelde of Frank P. Hull, a
clgarmaker of thla village, who waa but 22
yeara of age. The deceased hal been em
ployed by A. W. Mentzr for two y eat a
past and was oensldered a geed work
man. II e waa at hla bench until
about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon
when he went te the watorelosot He
remained a long time, and finally Harry
Miller went out te leek for him. He found
the deer locked and went away, but Boen
returned and went Inte the adjoining closet.
He looked thrcujh a hole In
the partition and saw the body
of Hull lying en the fleer.
He foreed the lateu open with hla knife,
gave the alarm and in a ahert time
several hundred people had gathered at tbe
place, vr. J. F. Menlzsr waa summoned
but before he arrlved life wasextloet. The
bedv waa removed tn thanttlnnln thu war.
house and Deputy Corener U. O. Kemper-
ling notified, who empanelled the fellow-
I i ..... w v wmHM, r n tin-,...
I nSLn' i A WJn,, J' ' , ""'"
uea Gretl, C. & Yeazer, Jacob B.
Kshleman and Levl Hernsey. Alter
hearlng the evldouee they rendered
tbelr verdlet as fellows : 'That Frank P.
Bull came te hla death by being ahet la Ihe
right temple, uiuslng death Instantly, with
a revolver in his own hands." The body
waa given In charge et Undertaker Meyer
Hoevor.
On the persen of the deesasad was found
the following letter:
Dear Fkiknds s I seen I oenld net make
a living, ae 1 thought 1 would make ahert
end. There Is a letter lu my Inaide coat
rosier, i-iesse give it te ray aesr brother,
Jim, I don't like le de this, but I oeutd net
help lr. I have net slept for ever a week
new, ae I thought 1 would die anyhow.
Jim, please glve tbe revolver te Mr. Harry
Bewman. Fare you well, friends.
Hurrah for Harrison I
Hull was 22 yeara of age and a eon of
Solemon Hull, el Hlnkletewn. Besides hla
father he haa one brother and two alstera
living. Hla mother died three years age
aud prevleua te her death her mind bad
been affeeted. The deceased waa subject
te fits of melancholy and at tlmea became
very despondent There la no doubt that
It was In one of these ffta that he took hla
life. Laat weck he desired te go le Lan
caster, but was without means and con
cluded te walk, which he did, and secured
feed from people along the read.
On Wednesday last be went te Browns
town and said he would retnrn en Thurs
day, but did net until Monday morning,
alnee whleh tlme he haa been acting very
strangely. At neon yesterday he entered
the pcstcllloe and purehaied a sheet of
paper, andturnlngarotindtethedesk wrote
tbe letter, which was found en hi in. He
then asked Ed. R, Mehlsj son of the post
master, for a pin aud aald he did net
want an envelope. He aoen ielt the
poslcfllce and went te the bakery of Frank
Dlmmerllug, Frem llsrry Bewman, em
pleyed thore.he borrowed tberevelver with
which he took his llfe, under pretonae tbat
he waa going out gunning rer rabbits. The
wespen waa et 33 calibre. Upen leaving
the bakery Hull went back te
the abep and remained at work until
4 o'clock. Daring the afternoon he asked
aeveral of hla fellow werklngmen In what
part el tbe head a man aheuld sheet him
self If he wsnted te die quickly. He was
answered In a Joking manner as the men
In tbe abep bad no Idea tbat he oenlem
plated suicide. He shot hlmtelf In the
exact spot where one of tbe man told him,
whleh was In tbe side of tbe head near tbe
front
Deeeaaed was a young man of geed habits.
He moved In geed society snd waa a greit
favorite among hla associates, who were
shocked at bis terrible death. Tbey all
attribute It te hla flU of melsnohely. The
"Jim " referred le in his letter was Jamta
Martin, a olese friend and fellow-workman.
This waa tbe first sulelde by sheeting In
the history et tbe village, although quite a
number of peraena have taken tbelr Uvea
by hanging and otherwise. It waa tbe talk
of tbe place and surrounding oeuntry lsst
evening, and huudreds et peeple viewed
the body.
Twe Scheel Directors Killed by a Nelghrer.
On Friday last two farmers, Hiram Retter
and William Ashley, living In Custer
county, Neb, called en a neighbor named
ilelateln te eeu him about some furniture
which had disappeared from the school
house In tbat district Ashley and Retter
were directors. They failed te return
Friday night, and arter waiting until Sun.
day tbelr neigh bera became suspicious aud
Instituted t-earch for them.
On Monday afternoon tbey Raw some
hogs eating at souie object la a bay alack
In Belsteln'a field, ami going te tbe spot
found the dead bodies et tbe two directors.
Retter's face bad been badly eaten by tbe
hogs. Holstelu csnnet be found, and it la
believed be took the team which the men
had aud loll tbe oeuntry.
A Slur Burglarised.
On Monday night thieves broke Inte tbe
atere or A. Dlsslnger, In Ellztbeihtewn.
Tbey affected an entrance by removing ene
el tbe large plain glasses In the front or tbe
store. Taey did tbe work In a very pro
ficient rnsuner, and tbe people et tbe town
are or tbe opinion that they were profea prefea profea
slenals. About 200 worth of merchsndlse
was stolen. The tcels which the thieves
used te break Inte the store were liken
from the coach shop of Ltcht dc Hen.
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Killed b Her Nelgnber.
Mrs. Matilda II Herman waa shot and
killed In heir kltennn, In Philadelphia, en
Tuesday by Peter Kretehman, a neighbor.
Kretehinau subsequently aurrendered at
the central nlatieu. Aa a motive for the
crime Kretcbmaneald Mrs. Hellertnan had
ruined bis wire, who died about three
weeks age.
Triers Was no Hale,
List evening Auctioneer Haines offered
at public sale, at tbe Leepard hotel, the
properties of tbe late D. B. Hosteller, In
Centre Square and en tbe Columbia turn
pike. Fer want or bidders there was no
aale.
Clrautetl a I'eusleu.
Julia A., widow et Levi Burcher, of Mr
Sparran, this county, has been granted a
pension.
Waa Identified.
The man drowned at Wawa, Delaware
nntinlv. last wrelr tiaa tiAan IriantlHiut aa
UurjLukte, el Cheyney.
KtCLKU ON TIIR HOAD,
Jehn smith (ttrnck By the Engine or Limited
Kipress Near Lteman piaee.
Jehn Smith, a repairman, et the Penn
sylvania railroad company whose home waa
In Leaman Place, waa Instantly killed by the
eara en Tuesday alterpoen. He waa walk
ing along the ditch of the south track bear
Mcllvalne'a lime kilns and was looking at
a freight train pasting west He did net no ne no
tlee Limited Express, a train tbat runs very
fast, and when he stepped upon the south
traek the engine of that train at ruck hire. He
waa thrown against the engine of the freight
train, and, btsldca having hla skull
crushed, had one leg and an arm mashed.
Ue was dead when picked up and tbe
body waa taken te Leaman Place,
where Deputy Corener Hourer tbla
morning held an inquest The
Jury waa composed el R. MeCartey,
Jehn F. Harsh, F. Blair, B. F. Mowery,
Benjamin Pheneger and K. Deuahert:,
The verdlet waa accidental death. The de
ceased waa 63 yeara of age and leavea a
wife and twelve children, lie had been
employed for jeats en the railroad and at
the tlme cr his death waa working for Seo See Seo
tlen Beas MoUartey.
A Maiden Hevtrelr Glebbtd.
Wauash, Ind., Nev. 14 A sensation
whleh la agitating the geed people et
Ltfentatne, this county, was reported last
night Miss Ella Werley, a pretty young
lady et the town, was set upon and se
verely beaten while atandlng In front of the
poateffloe by Mrs. Jeremo Hale, wife of a
well known resident Tbe ustallant, It la
alleged, used a club, and tbe assault waa of
a aavage nature. The motive ter the attack
hoe net been made publle, but there are
many surmises. Mrs. Hale waa arrested
and taken before Jiutlee Stewart, where
abe waa found guilty and fined.
Twe Uhlldran (Jrsniated.
WiLKKBUAititK, Pa, Nev. 14. Tbe home
et Mra. Frank Xneeht, at Plymouth,
burned this morning and her twoehlldrer,
Fannie and Frank, aged aeven and nine
respectively, perltbed in the flames. Mrs.
Kneeht had left the house en an errand,
and en her return found the beuse en lire
with the above result The explosion et a
lamp la said te have caused the aceldent
Mra. Kueeht la new a maniac
A Mad Ilog's Victims.
iNDtANAreLts, Nev. 14. A hunting deg
owned by Patrick Walsh, went mad yes
terday and attaeked Mlsa Cera Walsh, an
18 year-old daughter of Ihe owner, biting
both her arms. In attempting te rescue
his daughter, Mr. Walsh was badly bitten
en tbe band. The deg then started en a
mad flight through the city with aeveral
polteomen In pursuit Tbe deg bit fully CO
animals and finally attacked a small boy,
tearing out one et the little fellow's cbeeks
aud destroying an eye. Tbe deg waa killed.
a
Manitoba Walling en Geed Wratber.
W.NNirKa, Mae., Nev. 14 Tbe Cana
dian Paollle and tbe Dominion gevernmen
trlutuphed In tbe railroad crossing matter,
the local government giving erdera yeater
day for the immediate suspension et work
for the winter en tbe Periage extension of
tbe Northern Paolfle it Msnlteba read, owing
te tbe inclemency of the weather. Thla
means another year of monopoly for farmers
west of Winuipey.
Street Car Empleyes Bulks.
Bnoetttvie, N, Y., Nev. 14. The Nerlh
Second street, Lee avenue, Lerlmer street
ear ltnea were tied up tbla morning, tbe
men reluslng te take tbe cars out. Tbe
three lines are operated by one company.
The oempany have been dlsehartng drivers
and conductors belonging telha Knights of
Laber recently, aud the luen who remained
atruck te-day te have them reinstated. It
Is belleved that the trouble will be ad
Justed by arbitration.
M. A O Statement for Nevsmbtr,
TUi.timehh, Nev. 14 The regular
monthly meeting et the Baltimore fc Ohie
dlreotera was held today. The financial
atatement for Osteher .shows earnlnga of
11,807,010, sgslnstf 1,010, 287 In Oo'ebfr, 1867.
The expenses were' 11,178,410, against
11,201,092 in 1887. Net decrease 153,780.
TEMtuuar n te TArs.
Twenty five hundred etnyleyss of Jenes
& Laughlln, tbe American works at Pitts
burg, declared a atrlke today against a
proposed change In the hours.
St Raphael's CathoIIe church, at Buspen.
alen Bridge, N. Y., was burned this morn
ing. Less fli, 000; partly Insured.
Bailiff Lyneh waa abut aud killed te-day
at KUbarry, Ireland.
The State Millers association met In
Grand Rapids, Mich., yesterday and de
cided te erganlz) a Heur trust Five mem
bers are te be appointed by the executive
committee te. fix the prices of regular
standard and dear grades of II our and the
association is le maintain these prices under
penalty. It waa decided te reduce the pre,
ductlen 00 per cent from new until tbe first
et January.
An explosion has occurred In tbe coal pita
at Deur, Belgium, Thirty, llve miners were
in tbe pit, thirty-two of whom were killed.
Tbree of tbe miners eseaped with their
lives, but were seriously wounded.
The warehouse et E. N, Cook & Ce., at
Buffalo, N. i,, with tbe barns and lee
house adjoining, were destroyed tbla morn
ing, Twelve hundred barrela et whisky
were consumed, worth (20,000. The total
less Is estimated atfM.OCO; fully coveted
by lnsuranoe.
At Gladwater, Tex,, Monday nlghb
Geerge Heden completely decapitated
Nathan Owens, wbe was trying te kill him
with a razor. The trouble grew out of
Bodeu'a alleged lntluiaey with his wife,
Owena entered Reden'a bedroom through
a bedroom and was about te cut his threat
with a tazer when tbe latter aweke and
rusbed out but waa pursued and finally
cornered at the weed pile. Reden eelzed
an axe and knocked Owena down and cut
his head ctT,
The residence of A. H, Rutherford, r.
at Lake Rjlauet, near Kiltlmere, wa
burned last nlgbt Less 113,000.
Recorder Suiytb, in New Yerk, tedey
sentenced Herman S. Emersen, the con
victed policy dealer lu wheae plaee Ferger
Bedell lest upwards et 200,000, te one year
in the penitentiary In addition te a fine of
11.000.
Jehn W. Qalleway, of Brooklyn, aued
tbe Brooklyn Daily ha'jla ler JeO.UOO
damages for alleged ltbel. He ebarged tbe
Eagle with publishing an article accusing
blm el perjury In tbe sultel Charles Scott
against tbe Brooklyn city railway company
for injury. This morning the Jury return
Ing a verdict for the defendant.
Jasper Douglass Paye, M, P. for Water
ford, wasdieffned lu the English channel
tday.
Death of Oeerge u, Oender.
Geerge H. Oender, a well kuewn eltlzen
et Strasburg, died ou Tuesday evening In
tbe feity-thlrd year et hU age. He bad
been in Ill-health for some times Deceased
wai a eon of the late B. B. Guilder, aud like
hla father was a railroad contractor.
He did oensldereble weik with his brothers
Jeseph D. and BenJ.tnln. He was a
Democrat and took a very active Interest
in pelltlce. At the lime of his death he
waa aecretary et the Demccratle club of the
town. He leavea a wife but no children'
The funeral will take plaee en Friday at 2
p. SB.
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SHOWERS rTAWJHn. &'
THE AORO HDIlOKltBK SDrPSHM tfsJBV.
EXTREME PENALTX THIS BOBaHBajflV,
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Ttaa ntara nt Willi lr-.,.- --.. 2?JLr8$
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Sparawat AnavlUe, Lebanon OeBatrl(Af !
sear Age utsi nay, Sfennts tha Bal- mv
.lows and Delivers Bis Lire.
djpi
LKDAMON, NOV. 14 WllllSBB BteMM
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waa, hanged here thla me.n!ng at Ilea.
fl'Alnftlr . -x'W-.s r-H
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Hhewara maintained hla Innocence te as
last Rev. W. F. Hell, etthe EvsuiHeat
uuuiur, visuea me condemned man at w;
e'nlnflr l,u ..- --..
tuvwuua; IUU CUUUBSSBBR J I
imtireaalvn uinlne i. li. .,, . . )
10:5$ Sheriff Yordy and Deputy Gerberitaa
visited Ihe cell et the e:ndemned ataa
and all preparatleus being insde, the pre 3
oeaaien marehed down atalrste tha scafialif.'d ii
The sheriff and deputy led Showers, smI
next eame Key. Mr. Hell, newspaper"!?
representatives, medical beard and iat.
At 11.-02 Showers' arma and legs were pit gp
inned and a fervent prayer was offered.
When asked If he had anything te say,-
During sll this solemn ordeal he bera mp"
manfully, The white cap was placed evar
hts hnad.afc whlnh ha iMmhl - .. t?
The algnal waa then given and at llrtal'f
Sheriff Yordy tapped tbe spring '
Showers dropped with a thud. "-IS
At 11:24 Hbewers' heart stepped beating;?
and at uza he waa pronounced dead, At A
1129 the body was out down and placed rat v"
a ceiun. mere were about 400 ipeotaters,
lelhejallyatd, &
UISTOItV Of titr nniMn
The cold-blooded murders for whiSsvi
Showers paid the desth penalty cecurred'
en May 10, 1887. Willie Kehler, aged
DMnifainininhn..u .i ?,.. ..77 ''
vnara. anil nam nv nimtbv ana,, a m-mt .
The publle mind needa no refreshing aa.aa
the details of tbe terrible tragedy. It Is
but a year and a half age that the Uvea :t
tbe little beya were taken, and tba clrenaa.
Btaneea attending tbelr butchery wen
fully recorded. A btlef recital et tha.
alaughter Is aa follews: William Sbewsta
waa engageu in manufacturing
at Annville, Lebanon county.
tbe awful crime waa aimmltUKi.
two victims were the eons of, Showers'
uauguicij. xiu waa Wliuuut WllSOr BOBSa
keeper, and the little enea werea burden te
the old man. Finally the children dwep-;
peared and Showers told conflicting stories
of hew he bad bound them out, and agali
that tbey bad been lest en the meuntaaav's'
Thla led te hia arrest, and a few days attar-?
wards, en the alternoen et May 31, wheat'
the excitement was at fever heat, tht dead-
bodies of the beya were round burled la sy
dlteh In the meadow baokef Showers' heaes.i:
Marka upon the bed lea Indicated tbat lea
children had been strangled. At the oercKl
ner'a Inquest It only took Ihejury flvemla.fc
u tea le agree 11 pen the lr verd let that tha two li
boy a "came te tbelr death at the haneta SV
their grandfather. " It waa tbe geuaraltaJK '
In the neighborhood at tbe time that 'aesV
Hheweta" had murdered the chlldrea aa
KH them out et the way ae that ha etMUiaL -inirry
Mlsa lictsy Sargent, aged 62 )Sra,
Who also lived at Annville. hheweta MteUsV,
that he tried te have them admitted Inte SB'
orphans' home, but waa unsucecaalui, aal '
tbat the woman would net marry blm vmh
e- UV - p-' UO VUIIUIDU VUblll tUTJ WaX
nit tuia Aitiia Djigvuft vuiiJUBMtaMijr uenieeiav
Oa Friday morning, September 23, 1887, ;
Ihe cane waa called for trial at Lebanon,"
when the meat letense exeltement waar
csused by the production or a wrlttea ,oesWl
feasien. The statement, covering flv.-
Eageaef foolscap, waa handed te Judge);
InPltavantt. an.t altar Iha ham tmtt h2
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read, the prisoner waa told le stand apwm
Tha IndlntmniitH jearftTAafl. nha-Blne hlaa tV
.... ... ....., ...B...S ..mw
-nun tue wuruer 01 nis two grauueneB.
Annville. bv htrannllnir them te riaaih im' '.:
tbelr beds. Showers waa asked te plea"r ' i
"uulltver net eulltv." lnaweak tremh; ,'
ling voice he responded ' net guilty," aad i'
then took hla aeat Iu hla oenfesaloa &
Showers accused tbe woman Betsy Bar-
geut et having been an accomplice In tks.H,'"
lAjiuuiinaiuu vi iua uvvu, ue " Sill v F
account of when and where he met bar 1 ff
uat auv , uwuavutmji iu uj,i titui, Me
wanted the children put out of tbe war,
and It waa agreed that tbey aheuld be
killed. Tbe crime was committed before tS
12 o'clock en the nltrht of Mav Id alias Ui
Maraani a ma in ft a nrlantnaav'si tiAnaaa tf?l .
"Together we llttbe candle," be continued. 1
"xne cietnea 01 ine euuaren lay entaa "r j
woea cuesr, one reuea inem logereer .;.
a bundle. Then I lit sn old lantern I heeVr;.
1 bad already dug the hole In wbkv
tbe children were fennd In tha gut-,',.'?
tar. The children were theu la bed.;, ,f
Sammy, tbe llttloene, slept upstairs wltUvS, i
me. -men we went into ine eea room.
where William waf. I had a thick twine, 1'
about aa thick aa a lead pencil, abent a yaraLSfci
long. He waa sleeping. I tied thlsareand g
his neck mere than one time and chekad-fli '
htm te deatb. Shi carried tbe lantern, eadW
bad closed it se that no one should sas !,'" .;
and I carried blm under my arm ana pat. t& "
mm loee tue neie, -men we wens rj a
stairs.
There waa a little Dettloeat.
This:
tied around Sammy Speraw's neck MeVftH; 1
atrangled blm. Then we took blm etewsVgi
IIJtlllCUUIIUUUUDI ,af - , UUW VWIIVIt .
the lsntern, but had It shut ae co one could
see ua go down the let Belay steed tha
laintatvaa I ti Iha nnr.anl hn.htt -ntnlnu tft.i
a ...m. i.m ... .. ..ma aa na
.. aa .m ..,- vui.au, mm-aa.-, vfvaaaaai) wc- ;
sufficient le give me enough light te cover 'it,!;'
un the hole. I Ihen covered It no with tha H,;
ureund and we went up te Ihe house." -"Ss'.mJ
UhnHAMit AnnnaAl alla-aaa ,ta wHhiia ...a-V '.
the confession, and altera brief trial be was
convicted et murder tn the first dears,
The case was taken te the supreme court, '
and that tribunal affirmed the Hading of
the lower court The next move in behalf
of the murderer waa an appeal te the beard
et pardons, and It refused te Interfere with
the death sentence.
On Tuesday. May 8, 1SSS, Showers dug a
hole In his eell snd escaped, and alter wan
dering around Annville and vicinity sev
eral day a he waa raptured In the nut house
el tbe aobcel. Ue was returned te tba
Lebanon Jail and confined lu an Iren-clad
cell.
AN l.NSllI-T rttUU FEKU.
Afier Forcibly Taaiug roiseaslen e(a United
Hutca Cumulate the Authorities JTlatiy
Itefuss te Apologl8 Apelogl8 Apolegl8
A aatlniia IntArnatlnnal trouble Is On be
tween I'iru and tbe government of tha (
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house at Mollonde belonged te the Are, 5as;
qulpa railway, and waa therefore the prep- i!
1T.I..I Uuliu fin Iha a.allllinlinn llltl -J
erly or t'tiru, eraers wero given iu wu .
VY It Vjf IUIIW, tllUUU.u uw whiiuhi -art. '
declared le belong te a eltlzen el tbe United
States. It was accordingly elzd by a squad '''
of soldiers Tbe United Statea consulate
was xltuated in the building; and this was ji
forcibly oleeed, pad locked, tbe coat of j; J
arms remeveu, ami ine egem preveniea
from euterlng bla clUce for nearly a week.
The American minister at Lima, who
protested against tbe seizure of the house,
ou recelpt of Intelligence or this aggreaalea
cabled te hla geverumeut and was Instantly
lnxtrue'ed te demand an apology. Tba
house was vacated alter six days eccupa
tien, but the government peremptorily l J;
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iu,tu IU IU..D au ..n'.vgji - r jr
held tbe proceeding. "m
On this tbe minister leiegrapueu - -11 :
..in....... , iha ralnaal. anil thS deBSrla -' vi
tnent of state at Washington baa erefered jj
him te telegraph full .wUonUnef U'S
before maing runner .. ;-r,"V -ij
effected treaty hetween tee United Statea , J
.1 p-r well aa international law, aa- -1
cures from outrage and any sort et inter, (k
ference all ceiieular archive and property, .3
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HDd Unices . of uuau Dimn vuji-ujw,u ,., ,- .
blereeeen than a uiUt.ken ataumpllen for, ,,
Violating tne oemunr i'nw,.u ," ".
tee, In tbe face of a warning pretest fresajr.
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government can avoid a serious nilaundsr i
stindlug with the United States. v , .'
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