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LANCASTEK, PA., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 8, 18S8.
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THE LIGHTING CONTRACT.
councils will nor allow nut V. r,
COMPANY TO TB alHWaUl IT.
The rrnpeattlau ef the Laaeaster Bad UUta
Tare pike CeiapMy Are sXtJtessa lire-
Bin MM m Datx at Right--Ki
parts of Varloes Committee.
The December meeting et select and
common cencclli wu held en Wednesday
evening.
la telret oeancll there were present
Meesrr. Berger, Heine, Leng, Remley,
Riddle, Sebnm, Btermfellx, Wlee and
Kvane, president
The minutes et the November meeting
were reed and sppteved.
Mr. Riddle preeented the report of the
atreet oemmlttee for the month. The
matters of Interest In the report, Ue
difficulty with the Lltlta Turnpike com
pany, the ereotlen of ballding ter the
eteregn of the reed roller, ie , petition for
turnout for the Weet End atreet railway,
have been noted In the Ihtxlliokhebr.
Mr. Ramley offered a resolution author
izing the atreet oemmlttee te con tract for the
ereotlen of a building for the eterage of the
read roller, eeraper and extra fire engine,
at a coat net te exceed 9800, the payment of
the eame te be made from the contingent
fend.
In support of the reeolntlen Mr. Remley
aald aueh a building wai a neeeeally and
the Intention wae te ereet It en the let In
the rear of engine house Ne. 4.
Mr. Riddle oppeeed the reeolntlen en the
ground that the building was net necessary.
A ehed oestlng net mere then 9175 oenld be
built wbleh wenld anawer the purpose.
The reeolntlen was detested by the fol
lowing vote : Messrs. Remley, Btermfella
and Wise voted aye, and Messrs. Berger,
Leng, Riddle, Behnm and Evans, voted no.
AB3UT THE LITITZ TDBHFIKI,
After the report et the street oemmlttee
aatethe prepositions made by the liltlls
turnpike oempany was read, Mr. Reynolds
was given permission te make a statement.
He aald the turnpike company bad made
two prepositions, one te aell that
portion of the pike In the elty ter $1,600,
and tbe seoend te pay 9100 par yesr le the
elty te keep tbst part et the turnpike In
order. He did net think it pca-lble te
keep the pike In order If there was a di
vided responsibility. The 9100 offered by
the oempany he considered a very liberal
appropriation, as it wenld net require half
that sum te keep the street In order
after It was enes put In that condition.
The tearing up et North Dnke atreet te lay
the sewer and the building of the atreet
railway had left that atreet In an almost
Impassible condition. The charter of the
turnpike oempany requires that only 21
feet of the street mnat be kept In order by
It. The oempany he represented waa pre
pared te enter Inte an agreement te fulfill
the oenditlona of whlehever preposition
might be adopted by council.
THE COMMITTEE'S STATEMENT,
Mr. Riddle stated that In addition te the
prepositions made by the oempany there
was a third one. It waa that the oempany
would send te the atreet oemmlttee a
description et that part of the turnpike it
wenld keep In repair, bnt that description
never turned up. As te the first proposi preposi
tion the committee did net think It polley
te pay 91,600 ter a pleee of turnpike whleh
most eventually come te the elty, for the
time leoemlng when turnpikes will be free.
The New Helland and Mt. Jey, Elizabeth
town and Mlddletewn companies have
abandoned the parts of tbelr turnpikes in
the city limits snd a third turnpike will In
a few weeks. It la net fair te pay f 1,600 te
this turnpike for what ethers gave gratis,
There Is one etber plan and that la te have
that part of the turnpike In the elty con
demned as directed by the act et assembly.
ir tble turnpike company Is se anxious te
be remunerated for their reid It should
have It condemned.
If 9100 Is accepted by the city from the
turnpike oempany, It Is an acknowledge
ment that the elty recegnises certain rights
of this turnpike In the elty. The amount
offered annually te keep the turnpike In
repair Is very small. It will cost 11,000
and prebibly 12,000 te put the turnpike In
order. If thla 9100 la accepted the company
can demand that the street be put In perfect
order. Turnpikes hsve te go sooner or
later and the sooner the better,
Mr. Reynolds replied that It would be a
long time before turnpikes were sbandened
nnder the set et 1887, especially when It la
generally understood that after condemna
tion the reads are te be kept up by the
township, as country reads.
Mr. Riddle aald that his remarks were
Intended te applying te parta of turnpikes
In the city limits.
THE PROPOSITION REJECTED,
Mr. LeDg said he waa oppctsed te all the
prepositions submitted by the turnpike
oempany. The payment te them of 11,500
for their read or the acceptance of 9100 te
keep the pike In order would be establish
ing a bad precedent,
Mr. Reynolds stated that tbe liltlls oom eom oem
pany would ask as a special favor that defi
nite aetlDn be taken by couaellson tbe
company's prepositions.
Mr. Berger moved that both prepositions
be rejected and tbe motion was adopted by
a unanimous vote.
Select oeancll erdlnanse Ne, 10, appro
priating 9543 27 te pay for the building of
the North Queen atreet sew6r was read a
seoend and third time and adopted by a
unanimous vote. Common council een
enrred.
Select oeuncll ordinanee Ne. 11, reor reer
ganising tbe fire department and regulat
ing the seme, was read a seoend and third
time and adopted, Mr. Evans voting no
Gammon oeunoll oenourred.
The ordinance provides that thoebiefof
the fire department shall designate and ap
point two hose from each oempany and one
ladderman from the truck oempany, who
ahall be en duty from Op. m. te 0 a. m.,
and shall sleep at tee engine houses. Tbe
salaries et these parties are fixed at 9190
per annum.
COMMON COUNCIC-
Oemmen oeunoll met at 7 o'clock, and
the following members were present :
Anxer, Bartholemew, Baumgardner, Blt
ner, Brlnten, Dlller, Eaby, Ebermsn,
Everts, Frante, Freeh, Krelder, Uerr,
Mayer, McLaughlin, MUey, Sbeitzer, Blng,
BturgU, Zeek and Besrd, president.
Tbe minutes el the last meeting were
read and approved.
Mr. Auxer presented a petition for a
lamp en Sherman street between Orange
and Grant Referred te the lamp con
mlttee.
Mr, Baumgardner pressntcd the report
of the finance committee, showing the
number of bills and amount approved,
Mr. Baumgardner preeented tbe report of
tbe oily treasurer for tbe month of Novem
ber, which shows last month's reeelpts were
92 4M22; expenditure-, f 20,031 24; bal
ance In treasury, 949 616 32.
Following are the balaneei In the varlens
appropriations :
lnsereiten leini, Including sinking
land .....I 8,713 OS
etttat.xt.onleaD. 1 WJ U
AtUttt dainagca 1491X0
KepUrscI ureeu (irein lloerue tax.. J.ste ,7
jundleg fcnd macadamizing etiveu.,. 0,104 8s
MepeJre e( streets... r4 '
ksfgiajaana Asphalt ulecxs 10,61 M
atreetreUara&aarnsbsr.,.,. Tit
wassc weeks MBaretfi,,,M.,.,,,,.i .fjeM
fflag water pipes. . ,..,.., MflM
Salaries d,t
Folie ana turnkey ass) 7J
aelarlseef llredepartmert..... 4014 7
Fire department general-" 1 tit 07
Mew Bra engine i en
Llsbtlagclty , U,ss4 77
Anfttsmentenclty tax ,7W e-i
Abatement en water tent... l.are CO
oetlecUonot city ttx arrearages en 10
Ceatiegencles eB
Bewsr and water work Improvements 10, ea
Stationery and printing., IM n
north Dute stnet sewer 7 t
Mr. Bluer presented the report et the
lamp oemmlttee, showing the following
correspondence t
Lancaster, Nev. 30, 1883.
Charles P. Morgan, eta. Manager U. 8. Kite
trie Litht Company. rhUa&ilpMa :
Mr Dear Sir. The members ofoonr efoonr ofeonr
ells and tbe eltixma la general are very
moon dissatisfied with your seeming In
difference aa te when yen will have your
plant la operation. The oemmlttee are
desirous of making a report te oennclle and
wenld request an early reply as te your
Intentions In this mstter.
Very truly yenr.
CrtARI.ES W. Bitmer,
Chairman Itmp Committee.
Lancaster, Ps., Dee. 4, 1B8S.
Mr, Cha'tti If. BUntr, Chairman 0 Lamp
Cemmute:
Mt Dear Bir-I duly received your
favor stating that oeunolluien and cltlsens
are very much dissatisfied with our
seeming Inditlerenee as te the time when
we will be able te resume enr are lighting
I can assure yen that we have been and are
new anything but Indifferent We have
meae every eireri te nna means oywmea
we oenldfornlsh the lights In the shortest
possible time. It Is our Interest te de It as
seen as possible. Every day's delsyoests
na a geed deal of money, as you muit
knew. With these considerations pressing
upon na and the anxiety et councils upon
the subject, we could net be otherwise tban
anxious ourselves, and Impelled te de enr
ntrneet nud we new fully expeet te have all
the lights going within about thirty daya
from this time. Hoping this nicy be
satisfactory te councils, I am,
Yours trnlr,
CHARLES E. MOROAN,
Genera! Manager,
The report showed that 210 gasollne
Ismps had been erected by tbe United
States Electrle Light company until the
electrle lights be pnt op.
Mr. Baumgardner presented the follow
ing resolution, which wss unanimously
adopted :
Be It resolved by the select and common
oeunolla of tbe elty et Lancaster for tbe
year 1880 that there shall be laid, levied
and asseesed en all the real estate and per
sonal estate of the city et Lancaster, subject
te taxation for elty purpose, a city tix of
nine mills en the dollar, four mills thereof
te pay Interest, principal and slate tax en
lean, and five mills thereof for city pur
poses. Select council concurred.
APPROPRIATING! THE FUULIO MONEY.
Mr. Baumgardner presented for tbe
finance oemmlttee an ordlmtce appro
priating the publle moneys of the elty of
Ltneaster te the seversl departments there thore there
ef, for the yesr commencing tbe first dsy
of January 1SS9, the aum of 9191,180, as
fellows :
Te pay Interest en loins, lneludlng sink
Ing lands 115 753
Principal en leans 4,0 e
Btate tax en leans V'W
Btreet damages xoeo
Uepalrset streets (from llcente tax) 1,(01
Kepalrs of streeti 10,(0)
grading, guttering, croisleg, macadam
Islrg ,.,.....,...,... I,z00
Paving with BelgUn and Asphalt blocks 5 000
Laying water ptj-e. noeo
Baiarles S.OuO
Water works gener.il ln.ioe
Pollea and turnkey , 11,600
Salaries Are denartrtent 6,w
Fire dnpartment general Mt)j
Ltgutlng etty tt.oue
Ana'-ement ter prompt payment of waler
t&X .... ,,,,,, ,........,.....(,,, ,,.... . tu
Sewers and lnleu 6,e
Printing and stationery 1 000
Contingencies 40,49)
Ordinanee read and referred te tlusnelsl
oemmlttee and reported back affirmatively.
Mr. Frantz asked for Information con
cerning tbe electrle light company, He
said there waa nothing In the correspon
dence presented by tbe lamp oemmlttee.
It did net ebew that the oempany was
doing anything te give the city light In
stead of this he understood that tbe com
pany was going behind the baek et tbe
oeunoll and trying te cell out te another
oempany. They de net show themselves
except Just before a meeting et oeunolls;
be (Frsnlz) felt humiliated at the condi
tion of affairs, and It tbe oemmltteo could
give him any Information he would like te
hear it
Mr. Bltner aild he knew nothing mere
about the matter than what Mr. Morgan
had written.
The president said that Mr. Morgan ealled
upon him some days sge and stated that
Mr. Shaw bad been te he bim and they
were arranging te sell out te blm.
in view et this Mr. Trsntz oflered tbe
following resolution whleh was adopted
and In which select counell oenourred t
Whereas, tbe UnltedStstei Electrle Light
oempttny havteg entered Inte a oentraot
with this elty te furnish 132 (or mere)
elpotrleero lights commercially known an
2000 candle power eaeh from suuset te
anurias every night, for and during the
period et three years from and after June
1st, 1888, and bvi for a long time failed te
famish such lights, and have given no
guarantee te the elty tnat they will In tbe
future furnish such lights, according te
contract'
Jietelved, Tbat tbe lamp committee et
city oeuncll be and lsbeieby Inmructed te
Invite the aald com piny te appear before
them by someauihorlzsd agent, and con
fer with said commlttee, aud ntlerd said
oemmlttee an opportunity for finding out
the true situation In tbe premises ; and
further, that unless aald conference will re
suit In a guarantee by aiid company, satis
factory te tbe oemmlttee In tbe premises,
tbat they are bereby Instructed te advertise
ter proposals for lighting the city with
elMitiletty or electrle lights.
Jietelved, Test we reoegnlzs no right of
transfer of this oentraot by tbe United States
Kleottle Llgbt oempiny te aey ene else and
that no electrle light ether lean that oon eon oen
traoted for will be paid ler by the city
under the pending contract
Councilman MoElrey, of tbe Eighth
ward, sent In his resignation, which was
read and accepted.
Mr. Brlnten presented the report of the
property oemmlttee showing the ao'.len
taken with regard te tbe Improvements In
City hall, and oendemnlog the ehed ever
Jehn Stains' fruit stand and recommending
Its removal. The report also reoemmended
short leases with tenants in tbe City hall
bending, none te be ever a year.
Common oeuncll ordinanee appropriating
93,e00 for tbe water works general was read
a second and a third tlme and adopted, In
select oeuncll It was laid ever because tbe
appropriations for tbe coming year will te
made In January and tbe water commis
sioners have failed te render an Itemized
account et tbelr expenses, as rtquit6d by
oeunolls.
There was some discussion In regard te
tbe delayed Improvements en North Chris
tian street. Several et tbe members took
occasion te state tbat tbe street oommlr eommlr oemmlr
sloner paid no attention te tbe street oom eom oem
mlttee, mayor or any ene cite In regard te
work.
A Preacher's Ben Arretted Fer Uerglsry,
At Canten, Ohie, en Wtdnesdsy, Jehn
Flnnecy, eon et Rev, William Finnccy,
Presbyterian, was arrested for burglary.
Tbe father la almost crazed ever tbe dis
grace, and declares he will abandon the
pulpit He It one of tbe meat popular
ministers In Eastern Ohie.
Tbe Lutheran ISaiiar.
The btzaar of Drace Lutheran church,
held by the ladles et tbe oengregatlon wis
repeated last evening In Frank Mettfett's
building ec North Qaeen street Tbe at
tendance was net as Urge as en Die previ
ous evening, bnt there was a geed sized
erewd, and tbe affair was a bJgloaBeUl
GDS CIIOPAZ CONFESSES.
BTAIlTMNa DISCLOSURE IN OONNBOIION
VfirU TtlKSHAKFLKtt MOBOBR.
Be Aefenawledges Participation and Chatgts
"dlKCr.arlr)'' WIKea with BavlrgBttuck
the Blew Which Ended the farmer's
Llle Unlroperuut Affidavit Be eared.
The following is from the Philadelphia
Inquirer, one of the newspapera which
ccught te gather every possible fact bearing
upon tbe brutal murder In Delaware
county several years age:
Dutch Cea" Cbepas has, by affidavit
below given, confessed participation In the
Bharplees murder, and Samuel Jehnsen's
Innocence Is almost established.
Fer mere than three jeers Samuel John John Jehn
eon bas lain In Delaware county Jail with
tbe charge of murdering a follew-belng
hanging ever him, and during tbat time
the commonwealth en seversl occasions
neatly committed the error of earrylng out
the death penalty whleh had been Imposed
upon him. By what new seems te
bean Interposition et I'revldence his life
wss spared until ruch friends aa Geerge H.
Stuart, jr., James Denagby, C Oicar
Beaaley and T. S. Wllllamaen, et Chester,
who believe In his Innroenee, bravely
battled te prove tbat the sconaatlen was
isise.
Hew well they have succeeded these col
umns have already shown, but new for the
first time Is published a confession, whleh
lias been sworn te before a notary publle In
FblUdnlphla.
In It Ouetavus Cbepaz admits being oon eon oen
neoted with the tout assassination of tbe
lnotTr,slve farmer and the dastardly and
suecesslul attempt te wreck a peaceful
family. He net only acknowledges partici
pation In the tragedy, but charges his ptrt ptrt
ner In crime, Cbarles Wilsen, with having
struck the fatal blew whleh ended a
philanthropist's life.
Tbe suleavlt was secured by Detective
james uenagny, who baa given his time
and money in tbe highly laudable effort te
prevent tbe hangtng of a man who, it new
appears, was entirely Innoeentof theeharge
upon which he was found guilty.
Tbe deponent was visited by Detective
Denagby, and othtaewn accord wrote what
fellows below. It covered two foeUosp
pages of elessly written mstter. The origi
nal manuterlpt end affidavit are In tbe pea.
session of the detective. On tbe morning
et thedaysct for tbe trial et Wilsen snd
Cbnpsz, lu the Medls court house, tbe In.
qnirtr exclusively presents the oeufesslon.
" DUTCH QUH1 CONFESSION.
The following Is a correct copy et the iffl.
Vit:
Before mr, a notary publle, personally
oppeated Joeeph Lubberman, who, being
duly sworn according te law, dothdepose
snd nay as fellows :
During tbe month of August, 1837, 1 waa
serving out a sentence in the Eastern pen
itentiary, Philadelphia, and became aa
quatnled whilst there with Oastavus Cho Che
pin After havlntr a short interview a fewdsys
sge with Mr. Donegby about tbe Sberpless
murder case, during which he asked me
whether Que had said anything te me about
it, it preyed no heavily en my mind tbat I
bad a sleepless night, thinking If I should
betray Quu or net. Tbe mere I meditated
tbe mere 1 was convinced thst 1 wss doing
justice by telling yen tha entire cue as he
(Uus) told It te.mc, and knowing tbat an
Innocent man Is convicted for this crime,
whleh he knows nothing about I myself
was onee convicted, as innoeent as a child,
and wvnt te prison for it, I knew hew I
felt and 1 en Imagine Ibe feelings of that
peer soul at Media, se I will tell tbe entire
oenverealiun I had with Qua In regard te
the case.
I was reading te htm about that Railway
myaiery, and he f aid, "I don't like te hear
tbat" l eald "Why?'' "I will tell you
something, Joe, eorne of thcae (leys."
I csugbt him oryleg, and Ous satd be
had Steeplers nights. Well, 1 made up my
mind I would find out wbat was bothering
him, S3 by talking te him about tbe Sharp Sharp
less ease he told me several things. I
made up my mind te pump blm. At times
be was ery talkative end at ethers very
close mnutbt-d; but en the Sunday before
the big balloon aso.mlen In tbe park Out
andlwere in tbe hospital yard p telling
quoits. They made tee much nulse and
tue overseer told uh te atop, se we sat en
the table In the yard.
Jobu Doveraux.my helper Inthekltehen,
was In the cell taking a nap, se 1 said te
Que, "De you want a milk pun eh T" and
he, Uus, laughed end aald, "Where did
you get the whisky T" I made no remark
te him, but get a tin cup and made him
one. I had at the time a four-ounce bottle
full of whisky and two bottles of ale, which
I get from tee hospital steward at different
times, one ounce of whisky at a time. 1
put all the wbltky In the punch and Ous
drsnklt Then 1 thought it a geed time,
he was going te tell me long before, snd I
was anxious te hear It, soauaeommenoed
te be talkative,
I gave him one bottle of tbe ale snd 1
drank tbe etber. Then I mentioned about
tbe Sbarplets case and gave him my word
X would never betray him, se he told all.
That Charlie Wilsen asms te him the
Wednesday before It took place and aknd
him It he weuldtakeahand In a big Jeb and
Gus eald, "Yes, I am broke," and 'told
Wilsen, "I will de anything for money."
Then Wilsen told Qua that Jehn Sbarpless
had a great deal et money In tbe house, that
tbe Blrl at Bbarplta' told a trlend of his
about It, a? tbe first plau was loge and hang
the family up for It.
HOW THB MUIIDKR WAS COMMITTED,
This was Qua' jlin, Lut Wllann eald te
Que: "It la better te get (Id Sbarpless out
of the way," Toen Wilsen get up the plan
about the carriage and prepceed teQus te
dlsgulse en nlggeis. They both blackened
up and flas put a wlilte handkerchief
around bin nook. He aald be did this be
cause his nick Is half again as big aa an or
dinary man's, aud he nud Ous went te tbe
deer and knocked, Wilsen wss down st
tbe barn. Qua told Mr. Hbnrpltis tbat be
breke his cirrlane and had two ladles In It,
and asked ler a pit 00 el rope. Mr. Sharp
less put his bat en and lit tbe lamp, and
bla wile eald be had belter put oil bis cost
Uus said he wss very nerveuH because Mrs.
Sbarpless kept looking at blm.
"We then," continued. Qnr, "went
toward the barn. As we get near it I
caught him by tbe threat and H bar pleas
said, 'My Ued, don't.' At this Wilsen hit
him wltba lead pipe several times. Then
Wilsen went through bla pockets." Uus
aald be had hardly tbe grit te go back te
tbe house, but went and atked where the
money was and satd tbe gtrl knew, bnt
Ous became frightened and ran out. They
then went and set tha neighboring barn en
fire, se It Mrs. Sbarpleen would give the
alarm they could get away and the people
would go te tbe lire. They then went te
Wilmington and get a room en Water
street, but b&Ing lightened tbey came te
Philadelphia seu bad a room en Uhlrd
street and Uui get work, but, ss he said,
een get tired of It. He then went at odd
jobs te keep tbe de'ectivee oil bis track,
Tbe reason I knew It was the Sunday
betore tbe balloon ascension, Uus and my
self were In the yard wbtn It came ever the
Penn grounds, and 1 said te Uus, "Hew
would you like te be In there V He re
plied, " If 1 was In there, Jee, tbey would
never get a reps around my neck In
Delaware county," I said, "Don't think
of soeh nncBeuse." but be ta'd, "I am
afraid et Wilsen." He told me never te
metitten what be (Out) told up. I would
net, but, as I said, an innocent man Is con
demned for this crime, and 1 cannot kep
my premise wbleh 1 made blm. If there
was no person arrested for It 1 would
never nave told it and would
keep my premise which I made
him, aa 1 knew and feel tbat John John Jehn
eon Is is Innoeent a an unborn child. Uus'
actions wtre enough for me. He came In
one morning ter hts bresk fast and looked
all tireku up x said, "wuai's up witn
you 7" He told me he could net Bleep; as
toen as be get tnte a urn he could hear
tbese words, "My Ued, don't" and aald "If
tbey would only bang tbe nigger 1 would
feel safe, but as long as be Is living I will
be In het water." "lwlib Wilsen was In
' was another expiwalonbe often made
te me. He told me time and again, "I
wlahlhad net told yen, Jee." Qua also
told me they went te the barn first and put
a eandle underneath the basket and lit it,
SMWUMtl.n!falttMaW aUe,
They then went, be said, te the Sbarpless
beuse and after the murder they went baek
te Ibe barn, kicked tbe basket ever and ait
tbe barn en fire, Charley Wilsen, he said,
waa acquainted with a girl In Media, that
be knew the Bharplees air), and the Baarp
leaa girl told Wilten's girl tbat Sharpies
had a big anm of money In the house,
97,000, hid in tbe 11 replace. He aald that
before Wilsen found out about the Bharp
lees house they were both going te de up
the Brooks' snd Aliens', living In Media.
"Jehn Bharplees," eald Una, "carried tbe
lantern In bla left hand, and 1 often aee blm
In my dreams with a lantern In kta hand."
He never named any parson bnt Wilsen
and himself, and he told me Charley Wilsen
waa tbe person that waa with him la the
ahee robbery that they get settled ter, and
waa new in Media jail; tbat he was afraid
be would open bis mouth In regard te the
Sbarpless care, and that If they wenld only
hang the nigger, he aald. "1 wenld reel
eate." Jeseph LunnKRMAN.
Sworn and anbsertPcd befeie me this 21
dsv of November, 18S
GXORQB W. SBLTZKR, NetBty Public
Postponed Celli Monday.
Media, Pa , Dee. 6. The case et Cbatles
Wilsen and Christopher Chops x, charged
with the murder of Jehn Baarpleas In Nc
vember, 1885, waa ealled for trial thla morn
ing but tbe counsel en both Bides net being
fully prepared te proceed, the case waa
poatpened until Monday next
College News,
Prof. Bllai B, Ntfl has started the course
of elocution In the theological aemtnary for
this school year. The ecurse will oensltt of
twenty-five lessens, of wbleh six are te be
given before the holidays, Tbe remaining
nineteen are te extend ever the months of
Jsnuary and February, 1SS9,
The course whleh be will ejnduat In the
oellege will begin some time during tie
Winter and be completed In tbe spring.
Mrs, W. W. Moere, wife of Prof. Moere,
et franklin and Marsbsll seademy, and
her sister, Mrs, A. H. Klllle, of Central
City, CeL, have been called te the bedside
i of their mother, Mrs, Deuglais, of Heutr.-
dale, Pa. Mrs. Deuglats la dangerously
111.
Threw Bemetbtrg At a Driver,
John8wlser, a driver for Ueerge A,
Klebl, the beer bottler, was returning last
evening from a three days' trip down tbe
country. When near tbe elty, en the Old
Factory read, as he was driving along be
heard something pass his head with a
whizzing sound. It atrnck sgslnst a fence
by the roadside, and exploded with a loud
report such as Is made by a pistol. Bit later
drove en, and luither up tbe read a man
Jumped ent from the aide and asked blm
what made the report S wlsser said he did
net knew, end the man Insisted upon his
going baek te aee, The driver refused, but
eame en te town. It la believed that some
one threw a mlslle at Bwlaser Intending te
de him harm, and It may have been an at
tempt te rob him.
Before Alderman U.rtbey.
Ueerge Hoever has been prosecuted,
charged with assault aud battery nd
drunken and disorderly oenduot by his
sister, Mrs. Sarah Wlttlek. He gave ball
for a hearing.
Seme time sge Henry Stapt, a buteher et
this elty, brought suit against Jehn Oarber,
a driver et the team of Peter Weber, who
resides In the country, charging him with
malicious mischief. Jt was alleged that
Oarber drove Inte Stapt en Rockland atreet,
this city, breaking his wagon. Weaver
premised te pay the coats and settle tbe
matter aome tlme age, but he did net de se
until last evening.
Mill Bag lu the Wait- '
Since tbe defalcation et Miss Uoletta K.
Hage tbe revenue collector's cfllee In
Harrlsburg has been closed snd the follow
ing notice Is posted en the deer 1
In consequence of tbe transfer of tbls
district te tne new collector, Mr, Ueorge
W. Hensel, until further announcement all
application feratampa abeuld be addressed
te him at the main nffinp, Laneaster.
Gee no is W, Hensel, Collector.
Tbe rumor tbat Mis. Hage had taken a
steamer ou Baturday for Europe la evidently
without foundation, as It la new known
that she occupied a sleeper en one et tbe
express trains ter the West the night she
fled.
The arrangements for tbe sale of stamps
la only temporary, aa the Harilsburg cfllee
will be opened aberily,
Bfcet In lb Feet.
Wednesday afternoon several boys ct
Ibis elty were out gunning with small
rifles. At Uratfl's Landing William
Chandler was holding one et tbe guns in
bis hand with the morale pointed down,
Leenard Wiley was .landing near him
when the trigger accidentally fell and the
gun waa dltehsrged ; the bill, whleh was e
22 calibre, entered the feet of Wiley, tsklng
a email pleee of leather with it and eanslng
a 'very ugly wound.
He LeeiUI. Feet.
This afternoeu Ueerge Burten's baggage
wagon horse erealed some exeltetnent en
Eaat King atreet Geerge was driving
along near Obrlstlan street, when he gave
a audden yell at the hotse. The animal
slipped en tbe belglan blocks and fell down
Immediately In front of a passing street car,
Tne bone hltehed te the car stepped ever
blm, and the driver managed te atop the
ou before It touched blm, The horse was
bidly cut by tbe fall.
Death or CJharLaabts.
Charles Uable, a well known plumber,
died at his residence, Ne. 334 Church street,
tbls alterOeen, aged about tblrty-Bve
yeirs. Deoeaeed was tbe youngest ten or
Jacob Uable and learned his trade with his
brother, Jacob II., waa regarded as a skilled
meobanle and his services were always In
demand when he was willing te work. He
has been ill for tbe piat ten days but was
only confined te bed since Bundsy, He
leaves a wife and ene child.
Corentr's Inquest,
D9puly Corener Henry H. Rehrer en
Tuesday held an Inquest en tbe body el
Jesephine McOermlck, tbe young girl wbe
waa found dead In bed at Bsilemente. The
Jurers were Samuel Wagner, Jacob Eaby,
K. Martin, Rebert Altbeuse, Elmer Keeee
and Simpsen R. Wagner, The verdlet was
"death from heart disease, the result otblced
poisoning."
Hetel I'reptrtr Withdrawn.
The Uen. Tayler hotel en East King
street, owned by Lewis Zleglcr, offered at
publle sale last evening by Auctioneer
Relneehl, wen withdrawn for want or
bidders.
Ltn Fer an Ofllelal Vlilt.
J. P. Wlnewer, stale vice councilor, Jr.
O. U.A.M. of P left te-day for Catasauqua
te pay an offielal, visit te Ne Surrender
Council, Na 103, et that place. He will then
go te Kaaten te Institute West End Council,
Ne.aw, et tbat plaee, with ever enehundred
names en the charter application. The
order Is in a flourishing condition, having
instituted 29 new oeunolls sines the state
session, July 2a, 1&S8.
Writ et It.plevm ler a Piane.
Kirk Jehnsen & Ce. te-day Issued a writ
of replevin ter a piano In tbe pcsaeaalen of
Alexander Ueerge, and whleh had betn
bought by Prof. Kubnt. The piano was
surrendered.
Scheel lle.rd Meeting.
The December meeting of tbe school
beard will be held this evening, after
wbleh the members will be entertained by
UtacatmelMteaaJUttJABMetifig.
IT WILL BE VERY CLOSE.
TDK BOUSE OF RXrRMENrATIVlM 19
PROIIAIILV DF.laO0sta.TtO.
Cltik Olark Receiving Meabtra' CertlUeaies.
Ha Believes It Will Klqntre aa OfflcUl
Ooent te Decide the Coaptatien of
It a Lewer Branch or Oengrtaa.
WASMIHO.T0N, DflO, ft. Up te lO-day, 100
eat of 323 certificates of election of membera
et tbe Fifty first Cengresa have been
received by Hen. (Jehn B. Clark, clerk
of the Heuse of Representatives. Ne
certificates have been received frcm
West Virginia. Tbe next Heme will te
close," said Clerk Clark te-day te a repre
sentative el the United Press. "It will
take an offielal count et cerllfieatee te dtelde
the political oemplrxlonot tbe next Heuse."
There Is some talk aieund the Heuse
of the possibility et a recount In Bacen's
district In New Yetk-the iSlh-wlll
result In Bie de receiving the certificate.
According te tbe present oeunt, a Rtpubll Rtpubll
etn Is elected ever Bsoeo, With the nneer
talnly tbat exists In tbls diet riot, the Ten
nessee dlstrlet and the four West Virginia
dlatrlet, there are aome Democrats about
the Heuse who entertain the hope that the
Democrats will get tbe next Heuse.
This hope, however, Is net entertained by
leading Damoerata In the Heuse, and Re
publicans simply scout the Idea
llrpebllcans Uava One Mrjerlir.
WAHntMeTON, Die 0-."The latest
nnwa we have, " aald Kx Congressman
Randelph Tucker today, "la thst fenr
Democrats have been eleetrd te CengteM
from West Virginia and will receive tbelr
oertlfleatea. II tbls be true, tbe Republi
can majority In the next Congress will be
only one, and wbat a lime they will have te
keep a quorum present t There will be
mere lime wasted In tbat Congress tban
by any of lis predecessors, and very little
Important general legislation will De
enaeted without compromise andoonoes andeonoes andoenoes
alon te the minority. "
A WITNESS IS lMntl'ONED.
He Falls le Obey a summons and Is Pan-Uheit-Anetutr
L.sgatr Teitltlu.
Londen, Dec. G The Parnell oommls eommls oemmls
slnn resumed its sittings te-day. It waa
announced that Patrick Molley, the Fenian,
who had tetuaed te obey tbe aubresnanf
the oemmls.lon te appear as a witness, and
who waa arrested for tbls refusal, bad been
committed te prlten until lurther erdeis
and tbat his testimony would probably be
heard te morrow.
A laborer named Burke deposed that at
a meeting et the League at Clenbarltwaa
deelded tbat Lord Mountmerrea should be
done away with. On the dsy of Ibe
murder, a man named Sweeney, a member
of tbe Lergue, asked witness te assist In
the work of doing away with his lordship.
Wltneis refused. On tbe same evening
tbe member et tbe League said thst he
expected tbat Leid Mountmerrea would be
put out et the way that night
Subsequently wltneaa premised Mesne.
Murphy, Malley, Fallen and Menree, fenr
membera of tbe league, tbat be might as
sist, but misted them. Liter en, Menree,
whose hand wst wounded, aald tbat be
had done away with Mountmerrea.
On cress txamlostlen witness slated tbat
be was nnsble te swear that the Clenbar
branch of tbe National League before the
murder might have been a aeeret society.
He had premised that he "might assist"
because he disliked te give a bad answer.
He could net say that It waa owing te an
oath he took.
Death of at Venerable statesman.
Baltimore, Dec. 0 Alexander Evans,
ex-member et Congress snd a leader of the
Whig aide et the Heuso et Representatives
In 1831 and 1802, died at his home at
Elkton, Md., late en Wednesday nlgbt, In
the 731 yeer of his age. He was et an
old and distinguished family. His grand
father, Jehn Evans, and Paul Revere, of
Bosten, furnished and rolled all the copper
for the vessels of the early American ntvy
aud his father, Amca A. Evans,
served with distinction aa surgeon In
tbe navy in the war el 1812 en
beard tbe famous frigate Constitution
Alexander Evana wsa elected te Cengresa
three times and wen liberal praise for his
energetle and auceeastul eflerU for the
reform of tbe llgbt beuse system. He was
a atreng Unionist during tbe war and en
tbe restoration of peace joined the Demo
cratic party,
blpwrtcked Bailers Ilisceed.
Baltimore, Dec. e Tbls morning the
schooner James A. Uarflsld snlved irem
Navassa with tbe shipwrecked crew of
seven men of tbe schooner Albert li. Cieas,
ct Philadelphia, and Newburyport, Mass.
Captain Hendersen, of tbe Cress, tells
a harrowing tela of ship wreck. The Cress
left Chsrleatnn November 15, bound te
Petersburg, Vs., with 105 tens of phosphate
rock. Oa November 17, they encountered
a heavy gale whleh lasted for several
days, Oj the 21it sbe sprang a leak.
The meu get te the pumpi buithe wavca
were rushing ever the deekr, which tbey
awept clean. Tbe men were lasbed te the
pnmps and were lu Ibat position until Nev.
80, when tbey were r6acued by the Uaifleld.
Toe nien were completely exhausted and
covered with salt water sores. Tne Cress
sank two heuia after her crew had been
taken ell.
Big Hetel Hut Olefe,
Washington, Dee, 0 Fer aome tlme
pait tbe proprietors et Wlllard'a and
Selarl'a hotels and ether hetela and icb
tauranta In tbe vicinity of Fourteenth and
Pennsylvania avenue have Unregarded the
regulations et the Dlatrlet of Columbia re
specting liquor lloentes. Aa a result of
tbelr defiance, tbe dlatrlet commissioners
announce that tbey have finally rejeeted
tbelr appltottten ter licenses ; notified tbe
police te oleso their places and te proceed
against the proprietors for selling liquor
Without license in tbe event of their at
tempting te de business.
foreign Biuerj,
Londen, Dee. C Mr. Jehn Bright has
somewhat rallled from his dangerous con
dlllen of yeateidsy,
Tbe Parnell fund new amounts te 21,000
The Constantinople correspondent of the
Txmtt says he Is autberlssd te deny tbat
Germany ua formally Invited the perta te
assist In the Zinztbar blockade.
A dispatch from Zanzibar slates that Ihe
German war vessel Carole bss cap'.ured a
slave dhow and tbat the rebellion en the
coast Is In crew lug.
Bct.iue or Indiana Parmtra.
Shelby villb, Ills, Dec. 0 The farmers
of Flat Branch township, Shelby oeunly,
have formed a cooperative league, opened
a store and will buy tbelr own geedsat
wholesale and ship their own produce
Tbe orgsnlzatlen new haa lf0 membera and
the number la rapidly Increasing. They
claim thcre Is tee great a disparity between
the town and city market prices.
Wire Hepe F.ciery for Uarrlibarg.
A number et bu.lneni men of lisrrlsburg
are trying te raise 135.000 for the establish
inent el a wire rope factory, a similar plant
In Wllllsmspert having been quite suo sue suo
eesstul. They bald a meeting en Wednes
day Bight, Md ever ,9CQ waa snbaWlbed,
Werth Dakota.
A great convention Is being hetd at
Jainc atown,Dake'a tet rltery, te deratnd the
admlealcn of forth Dakota ai a slain ami
dl.patehea from Ibat town te tbe Herald
tay tbat the enthusltsm et the otewd la Ire.
mendnua. Oae et tbe meet striking dra
mstle leoldtntaef this extraordinary wett
ing waa when Mr. Kennedy, awhile hatred
prairie farmer, arose and brgged the con
vention te Insist upon the division et Da Da
keta Inte two elates en the line nf the
seventh standard parallel of survey, be
cause lr the division waa en the line of tbe
forty-sixth degree north latitude It would
leave hla farm In Seuth Dakota. Ofcnutte
the North Dakota menhcwled wltbdellght
Ex Governer Pisrea, who presided, ruld
that "by thecensu taken three years age
North Dakota had 157,710 Inhabitants, and
the vote east la't month, with tbe male
alults In all our unerganised counties ul
able te vole, shows this tee'lnn new
possesses a populstlen of ever 250,000, or
three times aa mneh as Iowa, two and a ball
tlmea aa many aa Nebraska or Colerado,
mere than twlee as many at Mlnntsite aud
Kansas, fenr tlmea as many as Michigan
and alx limes as many aa Nevada pe'seseed
at the time et their admission into the
union."
He gave a glowing summary of Ihoro Ihero Ihore
aonrcea and productions of Neith Dakota,
concluding with tha aaasttleu that It baa
nearly two tbeutand miles of remple'ed
railroad, mere than lapeaicssed bv half tha
atateeef tbe Union, and nearly 75 000,000
et property assessed for taxation. RphoIu RpheIu RphoIu
liens were adopted favoring tha division n(
Dakota en the seventh standard parallel
and tbaadmtttlonef the northern half at
tnee. Alae earnestly requesting the president-elect
te rail an extra sea.len "I Cen
press te eft ret this In case the Fiftieth
Congress dues net attend te It and urging
tba legislative assembly te provide for a
constitutional oenveutlon as aoen as possible.
DKMOOKAtlU VRIEUANI OKOIMZE.
Twe Were Defraud ler tirttcn In Hie II. A
It, ILeauie or Their Pullllci,
Nearly three hundred Demrcraile ex
soldier met In the Hondrlekd club reniue,
In Indlauapella, en Wcdnesdsy night te
oenslder means for extending the erganlzi.
lien or Demncralle ex-aildiers. Adj. Uen,
Koenla reported ihe follewing1 membera
of the local exeeutlva beard, of
Whleh he la chairman, and tlm snpolnt snpelnt
menls were een firmed t ). W. Koeniz,
B resident: It A. Tayler, A. K. Wilsen, M.
i. Daniels, W.. 1). Tarklugtcu, Jehn
Maleney, U. S. Bingham and Nnrinati
TindalU In the dltousalena during tbe
meeting it waa aald that two DemneratN,
Jeseph Brlstew aud Jehn Beard, had been
named Isat night for poet commanders of
their rerpeetlve pests in the city aud tbat
both had been defeated, the fact that they
were Democrats being urged against them
by the Republican moinberaet the pests te
Which thy belonged,
Uen. Koenlz leperted that he hsd net
formed the extcutlve beard for the Mule at
large, and he wasglveu mere ttuieln which
te complete hla selections. Late in tbe
evening a telegram waa reeelvrd from
Ureenaeurg, signed by 100 Demccrat'a ix
soldiers and asking that Uu. Beeby
be appointed en the beard from
the Fourth district Letters were re
ceived en Wednesday from W. If. Krntner,
of La Grange. Ind, i Rebert Blackburn,
Deeatur t U. M. Uehr, Mulberry ; J, F,
Uarber, Fert Wayne L.T, Baker, Port Pert
land S W. P. Mulllken, Frankfurt I U. D.
Matteen, Columbia City, and a cumber nf
ethera In Indiana. M. P. Tbncker, poet
commander et a pest In Detroit, writes :
"If we had bad sueh an organization alx
mentha age aa Is new proposed Clevelsnd
would have been elected by the soldier
vote. Aaltwas, Ignoraneo and prejudice
have defeated the beat man that waa tver
In the While Heuse since Lincoln."
WOULD MOP STAND THB TEST.
A BeiattaerCaetBltelUan uurtlslnti fleets
While Being Totted.
At the second test of tbe Beisemeroist Beisemereist Beisemeroist
steel gun at tbe proving greuudv, ni tbe
naval academy, Annapolis, Md , en Wed
nesday, tbe gun burst Inte piece, breaking
the heavy timbered platform it wait en Inte
a thousand fragments. Trie first cbargn was
80 pounds, the second 43 the rtguUtkn
ebarge.
The gun, made of Bessemer cast atcel by
the Pittsburg Bteel Casting company, wee
10 feet 1 Inoh in length, and welabed 10,000
pounds, It wsa charged with 43 pounds nf
powder, and abet a conclave ball of 100
pounds. Tne government lest In the in
struction el tbe property about 15 000 by the
bursting of tbe gun. Knalgu Rebert Dash
lell. one of the ifllrara whemsde the teal,
aald Ihe experiment prevea thst Bessemer
east steel will net de for great gum; it bas
net the elasticity nor the tensile stientith.
The gun exploded had a pressure et 141-10
tone te the square Ineb. It was shattered
from the trunniens te tbe butt Inte ever 20
pieces. Frem tbe trunnlena le tbe murzle
it remained In one piece, Tbe gnu showed
weskness In tbe broeeb, where It ought te
have strength.
Visitine nrr mkx.
Membirs el Oueuuetu luUe of oeatravllle
Tlall Metamora Tribe el LauiCMter.
On Wedneedsy evening a number of
members of Onondsge tribe. Ne. 83, et Red
Men, et OeateevlUe, eame te thla city for,
tbe purpose of peylng a fraternal vl.lt te
Metamora tribe, Ne 2, of Lancaster. They
arrived at 7:50 and were met byacemmltteu
of the Laneaster Indians, by whom lluy
were escorted le the wigwam et Metamora
tribe, Ne. 2, ever Fulton opera house. The
visitors attended tbe regular meeting of
Metamora and manifested the greatett
Interest In tbe proceedings. At the
oleso of tbe meeting tbe atraniters were
taken le the Modoe rcem in Sprccgur's
saloon. Here au eleuant supper bad been
prepared whleh Ineluded corn, venison,
and Bprenger's "medicine." During Ihe
evening there were speeches by many
brotheii, together with songs, eterles, Jtj,
They enjoyed tbtm'elte until ai
early hour this morning. Ten majority if
tbe strangera left for home en 220 train and
ethera remained until later. Tbe members
from Cestesvllle were : Biebeui, H. r,
Umstead ; aenier sagamere, U.S. Divls
Junier aigsmere, V. F. Finkbobuer ;
prophet, J, P, Qllflllan ; pait mcuema, J.
Shallorees, H. K. William, M. Stelnwachs,
Otley Nleld, J. Y, Woodward and F.
Belnbauer; brothers, J. Flnkbebuer, U.
Shalloress, R. Birnsu, C, Oatehel, A.
Jacksen and Dr. Williams, In aldltlen te
the Ceateavitle people, A. J. Ueerge, el 1C0,
and Walter White, of Yerk, were preaent.
Grand Army Officers Kleetta,
At a regular meeting el Admiral Rey
nolds Peat 405, G, A. It, Wednesday oro ero ore
clng, the following were elected te fill the
ctlleea of the pest for the vear :
Past commander, J, S, Smith ; S. V,
Cerudr.. Jacob Iseeberger; J. V. Ceiudr.,
Tbea If. Aeeree ; quartermatter, L lUtli lUtli
ven ; surgeon, Win. Ottmp ; cbaplalu, A.
O. Leenard ;0. of D , Uee. W. Hullnaglct
O, etU , James Moere; C. of A, R. C. Mc
Donnell; representative todeptrtiient en en en
oampment at Erin, Pa , February 12 and 13,
A. O. Lennard, W. F. Uambrlgbl, Jno. K
Behum, Gee. W. HiiUnagle; alternate, J,
M. Miller, F. H. Arndt, U. II. Lucken Lucken
bieb, L. Rathveu ; Janitor, Edward Wei
gand,
Tbe installation will take place en Janu.
ary2
Uoed Lecturer, for Marietta.
The Yeung Men's Chrlillan aiaoeUtlon
of Marietta have been securing geed men for
their lecture course and Cel. Btln, et Ken
tucky, lectured there recently, and new
they will have Sam Small, the evangelist,
en Wednesday evening next
The Au.lralUn Koecked Oat.
Ban Fbakcibce, Dee 0. In a glove con.
teat here last nlgbt between Paddy German,
cf Australia, and young Mltehe'l, of thla
oily, for the middleweight championship of
the Paolfle oeaal and a 1300 trophy, presented
by the Gelden Gate Atblelle club, German
was kaecke4 out in the S7Ui reuadi '
lilt!, JJAI IN LUflUKKKU!
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TAitirr DIOC3SION: extends a
HOURS IN TUB 8 EN ATS. .A .4
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an i'pprr iintnea Aujintne until
Mr. Belmont Itc.lgnsBIa leatnea'l
the HenseThrea Dais a Ween ha .
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ceniiaer tne Direct Tax Mm. -:'; ;
WAsnisoTeje, Dee. C Netice rf-
Belmont's resignation as a kMmeer Ml
greis from New Yerk havlegbeeai
by the sre.ker, the cletk wee dire
drop Mr, Belmont's came from tbe'il
the Heuse. A i
ua motion of Caswell, of Wwcenat,.
direct tsx bill was taken na . . tt
ine order for the consideration OT
measure has been ae modified as te I
a apselal order ler te-day, Tua4ea"
Wedneday. y-Vi
xav nouseai a p. m., tajeurnea inn
morrow. -firt
Tbe Senate Oenild.rt.g the TariaT. jl
This slternoen tbe preeldent pre tea
before the Benste certified copies 'el
oeruneatea received by the state
ment from the governerentKansav.
land, North Oircllna and Georgia aa ei
result of tbe election ter electors for
dent and vlce president Thla Is fw-.'l
cerdance with tbe law passed In. MtT-1
quiring that copies et tbese certlfleateafetK
lm forwarded tq Ihe two lieutta el C0B
by ibe secretary et the state. m
,Mr. Sherman raued the question erf ,1
insututienaiity el tne law and the pat
were tefurrea te ibeoetnmlttee en prlvlU
etui Atpntlnne. ..T
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At i:05 tbesenaie resumed oensldi
cir inn lerni n . . i-
Toe buuate at 3 o'elook adjourned vshW.2
Monday.
Completing Appropriations,
Washington, Dec.O Theaub-oenstt
103 et tbe Heuse committee en ape
tlena has oemplolod the n gular psnstcmi
propriatien Dill and will lepert Hiawa
tha full committee le morrow. It a
pilales (81,707 CCO, whleh Is 81,200 leas 1
last yeai'e bill. Tbe reduallen lsmaderf
rout et buildings.
The Heuso appropriation committee
dsy completed the Dlstrlctef Columbia!
proprlallen bill for the year 1603. Iti
prlatea (4,001,631, or ttUC93 leMf',j
the bill of 1889 and f 1. 020 678 less meat
eitlmatea. The appropriation for
avenue, etc. is nearly double that 'ef 1
J ear. .
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luiuiuiu nrwiu in nicwr.-..;
A Convention le fULbargtoOentolldatel
Varloee iirotberheode.
PiTTsnunu, Pa., Dec, a About the I
of January next a union meeting ejij
jirotuerneoua ei Liocemoiive n.cguee
Firemen, Brakemen, Switchmen ;!
Yardmen, employed en rallreadae
In thla oily, will be held In Allegheny '
te consider the plan of federation!
railroad employee In the United
except conductors. r3i
Last evening utnnara uetsen, sh
Smoky Olty ledge, Ne, 112, Brether
Loeomotlve Firemen, satd In an Inte
"Matters have ae far pregreaaed tbefc!
union el 100,000 rallreadara Inte one I
tlen Is an assured fact Bteret ma
have been held at Cetumbua and Ot
and Pittsburg is the next plaee lnl
The plan el federation Is In the hand 4
committee composed of all the grand
of the organisttlena above enumerated,''!
tbey are ami working at It.
11 While the federation will theorem
unite the 100,000 railroaders lute'e
organlzttlen, yet the autonomy of at
separate brotherhood is te be carefully
served with their local officers aud
e;ulng rules. The federation will greattrj
atrengthea tbe power el tbe rallresdei a I
make them Independent of all ttiewaVjj
unlena "
Frem 'another aonree It la learned tlwti
movement is being 'agitated te bold ai
gress whleh will be attended by,;:
delegate from every ledge in tbe coeai
It la believed that thla meana of erg
zatlen will be mere cfTeelive
apeedler than the meetiega of parti
dlstrleta new being held. The engli
bsve put forward Chief Arthur te I
general bead ctUetaluand while thai
rallreadcra have net Interposed any
tloe, It Is clear that tbey all want qa
representation, tee orgaaia&iien will t
tabllsh a general relief fund aa well aaai
asalsiaceB fuud In case of atrlkea.
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oenid net Foel tae Judge. jy
BIOUX FALL, V. T., IMC 0 A
tlenalacene was tmr-eted in tbe dtef
oeurt yesterday. Tbe grand Jury, wok
baa been In sseslen two weeks, cecsldfrli
150 complaints against tbe Sioux FeUtH
sa onn-kerpera for violation of the lceal1
nnllnn ll.iiinp Iaw riurln, (ha ,,,. ,
eime Inte court te ae dlicbsrged, aad'r
ported no Indictments against the sale
men. Judge Garlsnd, after recover!)
from bis amtaement, remarked! "And"!
veu have Ignored all these case. "1
Clerk, you will bind overall defendsntaiaj;
tbise cases te the next graed Jury." i$k
rip
five Hurried te Death.
Blttit, Out., Dee. a Michael DwyAiJ
beuaf, tbiee miles from here, was burned
last nlgbt Mrs. Dwyer, her daughter aid
lurue yrtiuuvuuuieu rrcru uuiucu tu ueiia,
Mr, Dwyer and one child eseaped, bnt
were badly burned. The Ore slatted freutl
an ash barrel at tbe side of tbe house where) i.
the window wa. Mrs. Cleunau relished?
by attomptleg te rescue oneef tteeulldMeVv
Tbe house was constructed of legs ana
completely destroy ed.
BlsiheMrtlenltt. Will IVIu.
Pakib, Dec. 0 Gen. Boelanger said (ftV
an Interview yesterday mat tee go vans.,
ment would endeavor te put efl the geaeraaV:
elentlnn until next Ojtober, but that taw:
result would net be benefitted; revls'cwlen
whom he represented would win ' hat
a large majority. He laughed at tta
Idea of a liberal coup d'etat Kver.-
man arrested would, he aald, M
oheseti at the general election. ReferrinC
te an alliance with tbe Conservatives, awT'i
said that while tbe people failed te discover
that he was detaehlug them from uef
Leyallat leaders te the support of the eauen
et an honest republic, tbe leaders, te tbelr.
dismay, perceived It Tee ueuite ue rrss.
tbereiere, waa rather an any ei hiuunui i
Fltquet than of Boulanger. jk
Tbey Were Aca.nlliee
T.invcTTii. ind,. Dtc, 0 The trial
the election bribery case against Tbendaeeji
Peiteus and Fletcher Bmiie, or fewies,
Ind., ended last night The def en darts)
. n.mnnrmta. The Jury consisted W
seven Republicans and five Demceraesv,
Aller a few minuiev ueuoeraueu iue jwj
returned a verdict et acquittal.
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Arab! Attack British Troops,
t nttn. nrn. a Advices from SaskHfa1 a
state that tbe Arata yesterday opened arfaV
en tbe detaonmeet ei nriu.u .! j
errtved bv the steamship Hedelda, kMfr ;
IL..n .aB -nsn BllAtifW,!. ' v
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WBATUKU IWUIOAIIOKH. j
PWashikotew, D, C, Dee J,F
Kastern Pennsylvania t Llgbt rain,
followed Friday by felri oeWeet
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