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VOLUME XXVI NO.
THE BANQUET.
F. k M.'a Feet Ball Teas Agate Around
the Festive Beard.
AN EVENING IN ESHLEMAN'S HALL
C811EGE STUDENTS AM SRIIHIIIMS TEH
BERFlXEEKTEITiHIENT. The Hall Handsomely Decorated Fer the
Occasion W. IX. ITensel Welcomes thn
Company and Introduces Several of the
Fncnlty, Capt. Irvine, Manager Camp Camp
bell and Rotvree Wiley A Geed Sum
Subscribed Fer the Gymnasium.
One hundred and thirty-four men, young
and old, sat down te the banquet glven by
the students of Franklin and Marshall col
lege te their Teet ball team en Wednesday
night. Kshlcinan's hall was festooned
with long streamers of blue and white
bunting and the walls were hung with
pictures of the team, handbills of their
victorious games, tlags'and trophies. The
record of the season's contests was blazoned
en white canvas hung en the north wall
and conspicuous among the ornaments
was the feet ball diploma brought from
Princeton by Captain Irvlne. The toast
master and many of the professors sat en
the further slde of a table crossing the
eastern extremlty of the hall, and three
long tables Btretched from it towards the
doerp.
Kach guest received a beautiful momento
of the occasion a card, tied with silk rib
bon, and ornamented with an engraving of
a mountain landscape. Folded between
this tasteful cover wero two leaves record
ing tliis banquet given In honor of the feet
ball team of 1889 by tiie students of the col cel col
lege and seminary.
Then came the list of toasts with appro
priate quotations, and en the last page a
list of the members of the team and the
Sanson's record of games, showing Frank
lin and Marshall 1(1 points ahead.
A four course banquet was served by
Caterer I'd no, and all did full justice te It.
Frem time te time through the evening
the gire club arose and assembllng at the
east end of the room sang college songs
w itli excellent eil'ect. The college has net
only a strong feet ball team, but a first
class glee club.
Following was the pregramme of toasts :
W. V. IIknsel, Tea.it Master.
Prep. J. 8. Htahii, " ilcrcules, the Latest Addi
tion te the Faculty."
" Health is the second blessing that we mortals
nre
Capable of ; a blessing that money cannot liuy."
Db. U. V. Gkhhart, " Muscular Christianity."
" The wise for cure en exercise depend ;
Ged never made his work for man te mend."
Captain William M. Irvine, "Ihe Manly
Game."
"Then strip lads, and te It, though sharp be the
weather ;
And ir by mischance you should happen te
fall,
There are worse things In life than a tumble en
heather.
And life Is Itself hut a game of feet-ball."
Db T.G. Apple, "The Modern AthletlcSplrlU"
"Why should a man whose bleed Is waim
within,
Sit like his gratidslre, cut In alabaster ?"
Mr. 11. J.McOranx " A Lever of Spert."
" And makes each petty artery In his body
As hardy as the Neiucan lien's nerve."
Manaekh LD0AU CAMPBELL, "Dollars und
Cents."
" Oet money ; still get meney, boy ;
Ne matter by w hut meuns."
Mr. J.C. Wit.ur 'The Referee."
" Here will be an old abusing of the King's Eng
lish." Dr. J. II. Dunns " Qtir Captain."
" He Is truly great that is little In himself, and
, that
Maketli no account of any height of honors."
" Oh, he sits high lu all the people's hearts I"
I'kev. O. F. Mcll " Our Gymnasium."
" The baby ligure of the giant mass
Uf things te come."
THE WELCOME.
Mr. Hcnsel said that no words of formal
welcome were needed and no extended
explanation of the significance of this oc
casion or the purpose of this gathering.
Ve have met less te celebrate the victories
of the past than te prepare for the cam
paigns of the future We mean business.
(Applause) The story of the origin of this
inovcmeut is familiar te each ene of us
and is uet only written en the walls of our
city and blazoned en college banners, but
is shown by thirty thousand citizens of
Lancaster, proud for ence at least of Iho
collcge that has itshoineamengthem. This
coin) any of students and professors, of men
who coihe from town and men who wear
the gown, of practical men of Xancaster,
means that we recugnize In this move
ment for athletlcs In the college, a pewer
for the wcllure of this community In
the bet senss of the word. The addition of
Horcules te the faculty means the exclusion
of none of Its present numbers, and by the
power of feet ball we de net intend te drive
out Greek. We de net forget that it was at
the Grecian games that Herodotus read his
histeries and that Thucidiades took his
inspiration from them. Athletics will
draw closer the college and the city and the
peopleand students. They will arouse a
warmer interest among the alumni and be
an advertisement sf the institution. We
are net only all for the feet ball team but
for a movement that will give athletics n
home en the campus and a substantial
foundation for the future. Hut I de net
propose te take up the collection before
the sermon. Among a few there may be
misgivings as te the eil'ect of this enterprise,
but a word from the president of the
college Is all that is needed te dispel such
groundless fears.
fcSeug by the glce club.
FioiesserStahr then replted te ills toast.
It may may net be known te you that tills
is net the lirst time that Horcules Is said te
have been a member of the faculty. In
1S7J, whim the faculty sat ferapicture.lt
was said that thev were the assombled
gods. The late Dr. Nevin was Jupiter, Dr.
Oerhart, Vulcan and Dr. Apple. Mars, and
thore was a Ilercules among them who is
bore. A little later the professor of
inathematlcs was Hercules, (applause) j
net the present profosser, but a gentleman
from llowdelii who came among us with
Indian clubs and dumb bells and aroused
Interest in athletics. Ilercules is here in
earnest new and he has ceme te stay and
achieve brighter results. Hercules lias a
very rospectable record, but the old Greek
Hercules get crazv fits at tlmes and we
must watch him. But as a member of the
faculty he will be safe, he will be in geed
company. Old Hercules strangled two
Beriients in ills childhood ; this infant Her
cules lias strangled two serpents at Frauk
lln and Marshall. Obscurity and inaction
are the serpents he has strangled. We lay
stress upon physical culture net as an end
alonebut as a meaup. As Ilercules is a
god of the sun w e may hnpe that he will
bring us sweetness ami light, nud permit
me te cenclude with that famous saying,
"mens sana in corpora sane."
Mr. ITensel, We need broader should
ered and deeper chested ministers of the
gospel, and I call upon Dr. Gerhart te ro re
rijaud te toast, "Muscular Christianity."
Dr. Gerhart said that net many years hail
passed since he had heard the expression
" muscular Christianity" for the first time.
He believed It was Themas Wentworth
Iligginsen. Ihae no objection te it. A
' geed thlnker needs a strong body. We
knew what a splendid physique was
tlevcleited !) the games of the ancients,
but a geed thing may be applied te Ignoble
ends. Our boys train net ler ignoble ends
but that thev may beat Swartlimore, Dick Dick
ineon nud St. Joint. (Laughter and ap
plause.) St. 1'aul was a muscular Christian; think
of bis onduraWe-ef-orturo, "tUe times
endured I forty stripes save ene."
Athenasieus was a muscular Christian.
"The world against Athenasleus and
Athenasleus against the world." Hildo Hilde
brand wnsH mubcu'arChrlbtlan defylngthe
German empire. Uladstoue in old age
holding tie house of commons spell bound
tiv the hour. Is a muscular Christian. Put
. .Christianity into your muscles, Jehn L.
(Sullivan put no Christianity Inte alt
83.
Nethxteln,
Lobech,
muscles. In our college there is at least
one theologian (Lebach) who can carry the
ball te the goal with three men en his back.
(Applause.)
Whisper song by the glee club.
Captain Irvine of the teani was then in
troduced and received with three reusing
cheers. Mr. Irvine speaks with easy elo
quence and held close attention. Last
spring en the Princeton campus he was
talking of his future plans with Hecter W.
Cowan, the best feet ball rusher in America,
and Mr. Cowan asked whether he expected
te play feet ball at Franklin and Marshall.
CAPTAIN IRVINE.
Mr. Irvlne answered no, but his friend re
plied: " Why If these fellows at Lancaster
Just threw a feet ball out en the campus,
?reu won't be able te keep your coat en
hree minutes." He had tried all games
and gave the palm te feet ball. There is
no game equal te it. It develops many
manly virtues and arouses higher ambi
tion. We see in the games of Greece evi
dence of the Inspiring, stimulating effect of
athletics. Many a Grecian youth would
have given his life te win the parsley in
the elympiad. We want geed all
around men developed alike physically
and mentally, and men with slim limbs
and flacid muscles are as much out of place
as students as thoabsent minded chairman
of the temporance meeting who was de
tected blowing the foam from a glass of
water.- The success of our feet ball team
has been far greater than expected and
many of our opponents have found them
selves In the position of a certain Irishman
who roomed with a friend and was ebliged
te dress hurriedly te escape from the
burning building. He inadvertently re re ro
versod his trousers and bis friend found
him standing in the light of the conflagra
tion contemplating himself in silence.
" Are you hurt, MlkeT " he asked. " Ne,
but I am fatally twisted." I new believe
that the Lancaster colts can run away with
anything in the state. We have ceme te
the conclusion that dyspepsia la far worse
thanastllT thumb or sero knee that may
be found en the feet ball field, The speaker
warmly thanked the students of the collcge
for their sympathy and aid of the tcam.nud
for the members of the team he could net
And words of praise. Ne feet ball team of
America In the first year of its course evor
earned se enviable a record. He concluded
with happy and humorous references te
members of the team and quoted one as
saying that Princeton methods and Lan
caster grub would beat the world. (Three
cheers).
Seng by glee club.
Dr. Appel was called upon. He remem
bered the time when students were ex
pected te be a pale and sickly set, and
parents thought It quite right that tlielr
boys at college should be In peer health
from study. Their condition was net due
te hard study, but te lack of manly exor exer exor
cise. Thore are three merits in athletic ex ex
orcise. It provides for the dovclenmont
and health of the body, und that Is a
worthy end in itself, for the human body
is at the head of all nature, and in honor
ing it we honor the Creater. Secondly, it
leads man te higher mental effort.
There can be no proper development with
out physical capacity for labor. Thirdly,
it develops resolution, aud among many
ether virtues constancy, manliness and
tonderness te the weak. With equal,
mental and physical development the
American people will stand at the head of
nations.
Seng by the glee club.
Mr. ITensel expressed regret for the
absence of Mr. McGrann. The students
all began te sing te the tune of " Dinge."
"Here's te Barney McOratm
Fer he Is a feet ball man."
The following letter was read :
LEWlsnuna, Dec. 3d, 18S9.
Dear Sin: Your very kind letter was
received last evening. Yeu certainly are
geed fellows at the F. and M., and our boys
desire te express through me their hearty
thanks for your generosity. Personally I
ewo you thanks for the handseme manner
In which you have dealt with me. It will
relleve me of a weight of debt, for you ro re
memberl Bald that I would be personally re
sponsible. Congratulations en your victory
ever Dickinsen. I felt sure that you had the
better team and was surprised that your
first score was net better than It was. Yeu
have certalnlyhad a phenomenal season for
the first ene. We cannot say Uke you that
we have had an exceedingly prosperous
year, but we feel quite well satisfied con
sidering the crippled condition of the team
at the beginning of the year. Next year
we come back with a complete team, losing
no members unless ene or two should drop
out accidentally. Ne men will be lest bv
graduation. Hening that Iluckuell and
Franklin and Marshall shall have the
pleasure of contesting the supremacy
another year,
I am fraternally yours,
W. M. Ceuiwn
The following poem was received by
mall and read :
ADAPTED.
Thus Dickinsen gleaming In scarlet nud geld
Came te down, en a duy, f ' Jt M. plujtrs the
bold,
The' when the dint vanlthtd aud clear was the
ulr
They saw te their horror F. A M. Mas KtlllJIlu-re.
I.Ike a healthy jeung cyclone ut work by the
Blew.
I.Ike unaalanche sliding In plenty of grease,
lake a hundred-ten pile umer dropping u mile.
We send buck our thanks lu the utuul style.
One wild wall of terror, one loud ytll of wee i
And) red stockings ure scent!) lug round high
and low.
While the stern voice of wisdom respects that
old rule
"Be)s with straws should ne'er touch the hind
legs of a mule."
Mr. Campbell replied in a happy vein te
tiie toast of dollars and cents, declaring "If
you give the dollars we will put up the
Robb,
LANCASTER, PA., THURSDAY,
Griffith, Krlck, Line, Itupley, Waugamnii, Itelmer,
II. Apple, Irvine, Gabriel, Htenebrnker, Kverett, Harreld,
W. AfJllU
cente." He said that the collcge could put
a team in the field next year that might
MANAOKR CAMPBELL.
cope with some big college, Lehigh or the
University of Pennsylvania.
Glee club, " Sunday Scheel Scholar."
Mr. Wiley briefly replied te bis toast,
concluding with the statetnent that if
Franklin and Marshall wanted a front scat
in the band wagon In feet ball she must
have a gymnasium.
Dr. J. 11. Dubus made an eloquent,
humorous and forclble speech, winning
much applause As actors make stage
whispers which ethers en the stage are
net tuppes:d te hear, he honed he might
be able te arrange with Mr, Irvlne se
that he should net hear the things te
be said about him. He knewltttle of Mr.
Irvlne personally, but might say a geed
deal of Ills grand-father, who was In the
same synod with an ancestor of the speaker.
He spoke of the trials of the llfe of the
clergy men. They were kept In training
all the time without being permit ted te
take part In the game. His own athletic
education had been, he said, most
scandalously neglected, for beyond
seme participation in an abstruse game
called shinny, and seme effort te orgunlze
a military company he had very little
training. We need captains in the game
of feet ball as In the game of life, and cor cer
tain men are natural leaders gontleinon
and leaders. Streng yet gontfe. With
leaders of that kind, opposed te evil and
favoring the geed, we may form a rush line
that will be irresistible. It is bocnuse
our captain possesses tliese attributes
that we appreciate his work, and grander
prospects lie beyond. It Is our wish and
nope that choicest blessings may be given
te ourchampiens In feet ball, and above all
that the windows of Heaven may be openod
and most precious gifts rained down upon
our captain. (Applause.)
Prof. Mull then speke upon the found
ing of a gymnasium. He told hew the
vounger Disraeli found young men In
Heme, In the gardens of the Qulrinal, play
ing ball with such skill that he knew them
te lie Angle-Saxons and speke te them in
English. They were students of the Amori Ameri
cau Catholle college In Heme.
Why is it that old Lancaster is aroused
by feet ball? It is because enthusiasm for
athletics is in the race. It might be usked
why a gymnasium is asked for when se
se much has been done without ene, but
we may answer that we have splendid ma
terial here ; boys from farms and country
towns whose lives have developed their
hardy strength. If with these untrained
powers it has been possible te de se much
what may net be accomplished with train
ing 1 It is net te the past that we point, but
te the premise of the future. We have over evor over
como difllculties of the weather, Janitors
and cows and difllculties of the class-room.
The Institution has always taught the equal
development of mind and body, but has
had no facilities for physical training. I
have watched with interest the efforts of the
local beard of trade te bring Industries te
Lancaster, and noted that their aim was te
draw men and money te the town. The
cel lege is a venerable Institution, bringing
men aud meney here and only needing a
little encouragement te draw many mere
students and te bring te the city net only
prestige but prosjierity. Parents newdays
ask tlielr boys where they w 111 go te collcge
and the boy will choeso an Institution
prominent In athletics. We have a beau
tiful site for a gymnasium en the north
east corner of James street und Collcge
avenue. We de uet Intend te lower the
ether features of the ceurse, but te add te
them an arm that will glve greater worth
te the institution. What is new the "baby
figure of the giant mass of things te ceme"
can only be developed by furnishing the
meins fna gymnasium. (Applause.)
Mr. Henscl then called for subscriptions
and said that if $1,500 were raised new it
...ntlf.l I.A .Imlt.lnjl Imfn, A m ,ir, vi n.iln.n nr,
the trustees would aid the movement anil
the gymnasium be built. He began with
subscriptions of a hundred dollars
aud as the gentlemen rese In their
places aud announced their subscrip
tions they wero each greeted with
ttirce reusng cheers.
Toward the first object aimed at, viz., te
secure twenty-tle$l(K subscriptions from
citizens of Lancaster, before Jan. 1, Ih'JO,
is the foundation of the movement, the
following subscriptions are already made :
Williamson Fester....... . 1100
James C. Wiley 1U)
('has. A. Kenliersinlth 100
J. Ilnrnld Wlckershum........ 1U0
Dr. M. I Herr .. 1U)
P. T. Wutt 109
lMTKI.LIOKXCt.il 100
J. W.ll. llauMimn .. 10-)
linger llrus 100
ISesldes these, two subscriptions of like
amount are made conditional en 'raising
the wiiole of the $2,S0O, se thut practically
81,100 Is already secured, requiring only
1,400 mere te make the movement an en
tire success.
Pest 10.1 enit-ei-x Chesen.
Pest 405, G. A. It., at its regular meeting
last evening elected the following officers
for the ensuing year :
Commander, J, Klsenlwrger; senior vlce
commander, 11. F. W. Urban; Junier vlce
commander, N. Laverty; thaplaiu, A. C.
Leonard ; quartermaster, Linnieus ltath ltath
ven; surgeon, Jehn Myers; olllceref the
day, Gee. W. Hufliiagle; otllcer of the
guard, James Moero; trustee, W. F. Ham
bright; representatives te the bhamukin
convention, A. C, Leenard, Gee. W. Huff
nagle, Jas. K. Crawford, Jacob M. Miller;
alternates, A. L. Carpenter, David Helny,
J, M. Hhaub, Henry Albright,
SBBBBBBBBBBsT V 'SSr
HASTY ACTION.
COUNCILS CHE ELECTRIC RAILWAY PRIVI
LEGES WITHOUT INVESTIGATION.
Words or Stranger Ge Down 1.astly and
Horses nre te be Displaced by the
Mysterious Motlve Pewer,
The Dccomber meeting of select and
common councils was held en Wednesday
evening in their respective chambers. In
select council thore wero present Messrs.
Stermfpltr, Itohrer, Haines, Selium, Kris
man. Kiddle, Kverts, Wlse and Leng,
president.
The minutes of the Novetnbor meeting
were read and approved.
The report of the market cnminlttoe was
presented l3r Mr. Unities. The committee
recommended that the new market house
be accepted from Jehn Adam Iturger, the
contractor, and that he be paid the balance
due him, that the committee have an in
surance of 813.000 placed en the building
and $1,500 en the stalls, and that 1,09J.G9,
the amount beyond the appropriation for
the new building, necessary te pay out
standing claims, be transferred from the
contingent te the new market house fund.
Accompanying the report was a resolu
tion directing the transfer of the abeve
amount and the resolution was adopted.
On motion of Mr. Haines the recommen
dation occepting the building and provid
ing for an insurance were couslderou.
Mr. Itlddle In seconding the motion re
ferred te the market house as a line build
ing und a credit te the city. The recom
mendations wero approved. Common
council non-concurred as te the insurance
reeonirnendallon.
Mr. Wlse presented the petition of Jacob
Oltefer for a sawer en Maner street, from
Filbert te Derwart street, te be built at his
own expense Referred te the street com
mittee. Mr. Itiddie presented a petition for the
scraping and piking of Cemetery street,
between Walnut and Lemen street. Ho He
ferrcd te the street committee
Mr. Kverts proseutod the repert of the
lump cotnmltteo for Novemhor. It con
tained nothing of special interest.
Mr. Selium presented the report of the
fire cominlttee for November. In addition
te a repert or the number and amount of
bills paid, the commlttee recommended an
incrcase in the salary of the chief onglncer
of the 11 re department.
Mr. Sebum otfercd the following resolu
tion for the Incrcase of salary :
lie if Jleselveit, By .-.elect and common
council that from the beginning of the next
fiscal rear the chief engineer of the Lancas
ter llrb departtnent be allowed extra com
pensation te the amount pf $300 per annum,
payable monthly, said extra compensation
te be allowed for the time and labor neces
sarily exponded for koeplng In repalr the
tire alarm telegraph line.
President Leng ruled the resolution out
of ortler, as It raised the salary of the ongl engl
ueer during the term for which he was
elected.
Mr. Uverts held that It was net Increase
of salary, but a compensation for extra
work.
Mr. Haines admitted that the salary
could net be iucreased,btlt he held that the
amount asked for was net an Increase ever
what this department cost the city hereto
fore. Under the administration of the into
chief a man was employed te de the work,
for which the city paid fully 300. The
present chief engineer assumes all the re
sponsibility of the iire alarm and should
be comneusated.
Mr. iirlsniau held that the question of
incrcase could net be considered until after
Chief Vondersnilth's term expires.
Mr. Haines said nothing was said about
It being an incrcase lu salary when it was
decided that the city should pay for the
feed of the chief engineer's herse.
Mr. Kverts moved that the matter be
roferred te the city solicitor for IiIh opinion
us te the legality of grunting the extra
compensation of' $300. The motion wus
agreed te.
Mr. itlddle prcuonted the repert of the
street commlttee for the month of Novem
ber. All the Items of Interest have been
published except that In roference te the
electric railway. Accompanying the r.ipert
was the following resolution :
llexQlveil. That for the purpose or intro
ducing electricity as the motlve power of
the Ijincaster City und liist Knd Street
Hallway companies, Sumner T. Dun
ham, bis ussociutes und assigns,
shall have the right te eperate meter
street cars nud erect aud maintain
poles en both sides of each street along the
reute of said relluay und at such point as
the engineer lu charge of the construction
of said street railways may deem necessary
te connect the poles en opposite sides of
the street, se as te carry the wires which
conduct the electric current te the cars.
Provided, that sild wires shall be main
tained at the height of net less than IS fuel
abosetlie gradu or surface of the street or
streets and nil of the work In locating and
erecting said poles and wires shall be sub
ject te the approval of the street comiulttne
of city councils.
Provided further.lhat the city shall have
the right te use Mid isiles te support and
carry any city wires as the city may new
or hereafter may desire te operato, said
wires te be erected se as net te lutorfero
with the operation of said street railways
and
Provided further, tli.it if any jieles
should be neccessary lu I'enn Square, the
same te Iki of Iren plpe. properly Insulated,
efllght construction, all ether jkjIes te be
of wexl, uniform in lii'ight and thickness1
as near as essibic, und jMinted of a color
approved by the street committee of city
councils, and
Provided further, that the privileges
herein granted shall be subject te all the
rules and regulations jKirtalnlng ta street
railways new- in force, and
Provided further, that the work of con
struction shall net be commenced until SO
days after the iiassage of this resolution,
Mr. Knight Neftell, the engineer repre
senting the proposed electric railway, was
f;iven permission te m.ike u statement and
ie explained the workings of thp olectrlc
system, as described in the meeting of the
street commlttee published in another col
umn. Mr. TMsmnn asked if the read would be
operated with ene or two wires. Neftell said
It required twe,becaug It wan considered te
DECEMBER 5, 1889.
be the Mfest and In answer te another ques
tion said thore was no danger te be feared
by the breaking of ene or both wires. The
force of the current used would be 220
velta.
The wires he said were net covered. A
sufficient current could net be gotten out of
covered wires.
The resolution giving the desired per
mission was adopted with but ene dlssont dlssent
Ing vete, that of Mr. Wise. Common coun
cil concurred In the action of select council.
COMMOX COUNCIL.
Common council was called te ortler at
7 o'clock, and the following members were
present t Altick, Haunigardner, liertzfleld,
llltner, Ilradcl, Hrtnten, Cummlngs, Crcs
baugh, Dlnan. Kagcr, Kbernian, Frent,
Freeh, Hcrr, Kreltfer, Lnndla, Kill, Sing,
Uiulorveod,Youig,,ook and Heard, presi
dent. Mr. Baumgardner prosenlwl the city
ber. The receipts were IH7.00, expen
ditures $19,811.82, balance In treasury
OT,40tt.80. J
The following petitions and communica
tions were presented!
lly Mr. Cresbaugli for a sewer en West
Walnut street, between Ijincastcr avonue
and Marystroet, ltercrred te street com
mittee. IJy Mr. Dlnan, for crossing at Chestnut
and Marshall streets, and the repairs te
gulter en east slde of Plum street, between
Orange and Grant stroets. ltercrred te
street commlttee.
Mr. Zeek prosented n communication
from City Solicitor W. T. Ilrewn. He said
he had culled upon Samuel Fex and asked
him te pev the rout dun Iho city for rent of
a room mho rear of City hall. Fex re
fused te pay, saying he had no money. The
solicitor stated that the remedy was te dis
train, aud If net sufllclent goods wero
found te take legal proceeding te get pos
session of the premises. The city solicitor
was Instructed by resolution te collect the
rent or put Fex out of the room. Holect
council concurred.
Mr. Haumgardnnr prosented Iho com
munication from the county commissioners
te the mayor In regard te the jwytnent of
the sum alleged te be due the county from
the city for the opeuing of stroets. Mr.
Uaumgardner also presented the follewing:
MESSAGE FROM TIIR MAVOlt.
lit!it Honorable the SeUct cmd Common Ojkii
cilt etht City of Lunautcr.
Gkntlkmkn I herewith present for your
immodlate consideration, a communica
tion and statement from the county com
missioners, Betting forth the claim of a
balance in favor of the county of $101,017.00,
for damages paid in the etienlng of stroets
slncel872.
A question involving se large an amount
of money is ene that interests ever' tax
payer In the city, ami should be met by
prompt action en your part, by authoriz
ing the employment of such counsel as
may be deemed necessary te ropresont the
city's Interest at the proper time.
The action en part of the commissioners,
in bringing suit against the city before the
matter could be properly brought te your
notice, and without allerding an oppor
tunity or a mutual understanding, seems
unwarranted, and lacks the spirit of friond friend
llness that should exlst botweon the muni
cipal and county authorities.
If the commissioners have been negll-
f;ent in tlielr dutles in net collecting what
s claimed the county is entitled te, It Is
surely no fault of the city, and should be
the greater reason why ue hasty action
should be taken.
The interests of the city and county are in
a large measure identical t our mutual and
buslness relations are the same and we
should be only actuated by a spirit of fair
ness and right.
The fact that the city pays annually Inte
the county treasury bver 835,000, or nearly
1-0 of the ontlre county tax, Is a matter
worthy the earnest consideration of our
citizens In the sottlemont of this claim.
I respectfully recemmend that the preper
committee be authorized te employ such
counsel as may benocessary,ln conjunction
with our city solicitor, te ropresont the city
before the courts en the 3d Monday el the
present month.
Yours very rospeelftilly,
Kuw. Kduliii.uy, Mayer.
Mr. Cummlngs presented a resolution
that the city dofend against the demand
for payment of 810l,()17.tHl made by the
commissioners of Lancaster county and
that the matter be referred te the Annuce
commltleo witli pewer te act. Adopted,
Common council concurred.
Mr. Itradel prosented a potltleu for tiie
construction of a sewer from the Junction
of Fourth and Ceral stroets oieug Ceral
stroet te Third, thcuce te Hedney street and
the Careline street sewer. Itoferred te the
stroet committee.
The following ordiuance of Mr. Ilauni Ilauni
gardner was read a soceud and third time
and passed, in which action solect council
concurred,
AX OltDINANCi: TIIANSKEltRlNd TIIK I'UU
MO MONEY,
lie It ertlalntil by the Rrltct unit Qmimen Omii
cllt of the City e iMnnuter, That the following
umeunts or money are hereby transferred te Wa
terworks General and Contingent nind.nainely:
Knur hundred dollars from stute tax en leans,
four thousand dollars from street damages, and
lle thousand dollars from laying uuter pliies,
making a total of nine thousand lour hundred
dollars..
Aud It Is hereby ordained that from the
above sum. five thousand dollars Is appropri
ated te Water Works Gem ral and four thousand
four hundred dollars te the Contingent fund.
Mr. Oertrfleld presented a petition from
dealers asking that the smoked meat and
Iiroduce stands In the new market house
e distributed through Iho liouse. Itoferred
te the market committee.
A resolution was ollered y Mr. lirlnten
authorizing tiie market cominlttee te have
the new market building insured for 8I3.MX)
and stalls 81,000.
Mr. I.andls thought the amount of insur
ance was tee high by far, as the risks w ere
small. Mr. Kbermuu thought the same,
whlle it was opinion of Mr. llert? field thut
the insurance should be much hlgher.
Mr.Frantz was opposed te any Insurance,
ns the rates were tee high for the risk.
Mr. Uaumgardner thought llkawlse. The
motion te ass the resolution was lest.
A recess of fifteen minutes was taken in
order te allow the members of common
council te go te select council thamter und
hear the proposals of the electric railway
people. After concurring witli the aitlen
of select council in regard te olectrlc car
privileges the body adjourned.
The Airrueuiuiit.
The agreement made by the stockholders
of the Lancaster City and Kast Knd rail
roads with the Dunham syndicate, provides
that the stock of the former read shall be
exchanged at liar and of the Hast Kud read
at jy;i.'0 for the $.r0 share, for D per cent,
first mortgage bends te be placed tien the
reads, the amount of the mortgage being
restricted te the amount paid for the stock,
equipment aud construction of the reads.
Te eil'ect the exchange the stock Is trans
ferred te 11. J. McGrann as trustee, who
holds it until the Dunham company ha"e'
complied witli their part of the ugreement,
.iiili.li is te be within 00 days. The read is
te be in operation by June 1, uext, T'ie
stockholders who have net yet signed the
agreement are given until January 1st te
de se. A large majority hae already
signed It,
IT IS NOT LKGAL.
The Councils Have Ne Hltfht te Grunt
Suelj I'rlvlteges by Itesolutlen.
The passage of the resolution giving the
New Yerk symlicate tiie right te occupy
the strcels of the city w It It poles is net legal
lu the Judgment of prominent lawyers.
They say thore is only ene way that such
privileges can be given and that Is by
ordinance Introduced regulurly, referred te
a committe, rcrtorted by that commlttee te
councils and printed, and no ordiuance
can be passed en the same night of its In
troduction. The resolution as passed needs the
signature of the mayor, and during the
administration of Mayer Morten when
councils passed a resolution that did net
meet his views he very promptly, at the
next meeting of councils, sent a message
and called attention te the injustlce done.
Attorneys net interested in the syndicute
say there are any number of authorities te
prove that a municipal corporation cannot
gle away such privileges by resolution.
The resolution is clearly illegal under
section 11 of the rules regulating the inter
course aud business botweou telect and
common council, adopted en the day of
their organization, the first Monday of
April 1889.
The soctleus reads: "All matters within
the Rphore of the authority of councils,
which shall affect the citizens at large, and
with which they ought necessarily te l-e
acquainted, must be enacted by ordinance
Ihit matters merely respecting the duties
of the city onicera, or ether ebjects of a
particular nature, may lie authorized by
resolution."
THE 8THKKT COMMITTEE.
They Held a Special Meeting te Con
sider Eleotrle Street Car Privilege.
Thore was a special meeting of the street
comiultleo of councils en Wednesday after
noon te consider the question of giving
persons Interested In the proposed olectrlc
street cars Kirmlssleu te cliange the sys
tem from that of horses te electricity.
Knight NetteH and Sumner T. Dunham,
of New Yerk, and J. II. I.eng and Walter
M. Franklin appeared bofero the com
mittee Solicitor W. T. Ilrewn, esq.,
was present representing the city. Mr.
Noftell was glven permission te speak be be bo
eoro the commlttee, In order te toll'them
exactly what wan wanted. He said that
he represented the majority of the stock
holders of the Lancaster City and I'jist
Knd street car lines, which up te the pres
ent time have been operated with horses.
It Is tlielr doslre te equip the reads with
electricity. Arrangonieiitshavobooii made
te de this and te transfer the holdings of
lieth companies te ene. The men inter
ested in this movement have had plenty of
experience In running horse aud meter
cars all ever the country, and are conver
sant with the management of them. He
came before the committee te obtain
the prlvUege of operating the cars by
olectrlclty Instead of horses. Thore are
threo modes of running olectrlo cars. The
ene Is bj overhead wire, with a large wlre.
In the middle of the street. Anether la the
storage system with a battery In the ear,
which is cliarged at the station, ami
distributes pewer as It passes along. The
third Is the conduit svstem which has
proved n failure In most eases. Mr. Noftell
had examined the stroets here and found
that It would be Impossible te operate any
system but that of the overhead wires. One
great objection te the storage system is
that the lightest of the can used
weigh flve tens. The overhead system
requires the use of peles and the number
iicoded here would probably lie from three
te flve per square, one en each slde of the
street. If they are granted the prl vlloge of
erecting the peles they will proceed te
cliange the oqulpment of the reed, putting
en 14 and 10 feet cars and de away with all
bob tall cars. They will be otmbled by the
use of electrlclty te run cant much mere
froquently and they will llkely be run at
Intervals of about flve minutes. Theso
cars will run where horses cannot ;
the cars will be lighted with six
Incandoncent olectrlo lights each and
they will be of the host and most
cotufertnhlo kind; the cars will make
much less noise than theso drawn by
horses. At present they are from ITS te
180 cities In Oils country in which olectrlo
cars are being run by the overhood sys
eom, and It has been an advantage every every
where ; It hud largely Increased the
suburbs overywhoro. They asked the
prlriloge from councils, as they arranged
te obtain control of theso reads. It new
dependtd en what councils would say In
roaafdte the prlvlloge. If the members
think the improvement and advantage will
no stiiucietii te auew me erection or peles
they would Uke te have the permission.
They are willing net te commence work
for lit) days after the permission has been
glven thorn, and In the moantlme the com cem com
mltteo can visit ethor cities, whero olectrlo
reads are In operatlon, at tlielr (the petl petl petl
tloners'lcxpenso and see hew they are run.
if anything has been misrepresented te
them they will net ask anything further.
The olectrlc current In use for the over
head wires Is the same as that of the incan
descent light and It Is harmless te human
life. This line will be put up with two
wires and ir ene or both break thore Is no
danger, as the current In stepped. The
lines at Hcranten and Harrisbtirg are
eierated Willi single wires which are net
se geed or se safe. Mr, Neftell thought It
would require about 00 days te equip a line
of the kind proposed here. They will
make the line as geed as possible and will
also make some extensions. A meter car
of their kind will travel up such u hill eh
the ene at Wltnier brldge at the rale of four
miles an hour, but will pass up such as
that en Seuth Quoeti street from Vine te
Centra Square very readily, The turnouts
hore may have te be changed somewbat in
erder te make the running of the cars far
mere effective and a faster schedule. The
cars will all have olectrlo bells te provent
aculdent. The present stockholders will
have nothing te de with the managonien
of the read, but It will be In the hands of
his men who equip it and make the
changes. Mr. Noftell read a resolution te
tne commitieo which set form what prl
loges incy asaeu ier.
Mr. Franklin explained that the majority
of the stockholders had agreed te the
cliange, as they thought it would greatly
benelit the entire city. Neither of the
lines are paying at prosent, and he thought
it would he much better te have a first
class system.
Chairman Itlddle said the matter had
ceme suddenly upon the mombers of the
commlttee, and they had had but little
time te think evor it. He thought It would
be a geed Idea te explain te both
branches of city councils, and let It be
voted upon. Afcssrs. Haines and Cum
mlngs both wero of the same opinion. Mr.
Wlse said that he was net opposed te the
read, but he did net think it wus right te
grant the company se many privileges
without having the matter fully explained
ai.d talked about. At ether tlmes privi
lege! of this kind bail been glven away
with a rush, and he did net think it right.
un motion ei .Mr. uumnungs, it Wfs
agreed te repert te councils anil advise
them te glve the genlomen interested in
the movenient an opportunity of explain
ing the matter us they had te the commlt cemmlt commlt
teo, after which some action can be taken.
The Water Commlttee Meet v.
The water commlttee of councils met en
Wednesday evening and decided te allow
Jehn L. Arneld a slx-lucli water main for
his new building en North Queen street
and that he be churged glOO per year water
rent.
The committee decided te extend the
four-Inch water main en Park avenue a
dlstance of 00 feet.
Mlchael Heldig prosented a bill for $35
damagortdeuo tothepiko en limn stroet
whlle he was building it, by the oxteuslen
of the water main. Tills bill was presented
te the street commlttee sobie time age and
by that commlttee referred te the water
commltleo. The water commlttee last
evening returned the bill te the strect com cem com
mltteo with the Indersement "the water
committeo has ue kaowledgo of any dam dam
nge being dene te the Plum street plke
through the laying of the water main en
that street."
EnilltrautH Sout te Lancaster.
A party of It usslan emigrants, consisting
of a man and woman, three small children
and a half-grown girl, arrived In Philadel
phia en Sunday. Tlielr fares had been
paid te this country by u Londen emigrant
society. They were en their way te Lan
caster whero they have relatives. They
hung around the Thirty-second street sta
tion, lu Philadelphia, until Tuesday, when
they were put out. Nobody could be found
thut could talk lu the ltusstau language
until the attention of Simen Mulir wus
called te the case. He sent them te I-un-easter
and by this time they probably have
been added te the Soveuth ward colony,
which Is growing very fast.
Children's) Heme Acknowledgements,
Andrew llrlmmer, three large baskets of
Iireti-elsj ThaiiksgUlng serouade by the
roquels band ; $100, from H. P. Pfelster,
or Philadelphia. With the latter donation
J. W. Oelst received n ictter from the gon gen gon
ereus donor expressing his warm Interest
In, and appreciation of the home, as he
had ence been a friendless boy, a former
resident of Lancaster cenuty, but by In
dustry and strict attention te business, he
Is new In the enjoyment of an ample in
come, which onuules hlinte contribute te
the support of ether friendless little ones.
pbicetwe cents;
STOLE $72,000.
IN"
A TRUSTED OFFICIAL WHO MIKES
SUPERIOR SUFFER.
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The Cafthlcr of BorijeAtftt-At-Arnu
lletn ssslMVea IVaktilniWnM m msMi
Wire With the Meney. '$
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vyasiuhotex, doc 5. Frem mil
ances te-day Kdward Hllcett, cashier of I
aorgeant-at-arms of the Heuse efRnrsM
n . e
tatlves, has fied carrying off about 173,0
of the funds entrusted te his care. '-.
The first new that Slloett hsd'dlss1
pcared and that his accounts were ahe'";
came out Just before the Hensn mtnt .
te-day and caused great oxcltement diitlaf.
the morning, r"
The history of the case, be far as leani4
are aa fellows : 2a
Slloett was a trusted empleye, who ail
nere treni uiue and wns appointed OMI
by Mr. Lcodem wlien that gentleman
Ruined the ofllce of iorgeant-at-arma
years age. He had geed business qealMUJ
iiuiuiis unu seen possessou Himself of aa '
limited confidence of his nunerler. TsA ,
Saturday he notified Mr. Locdem thath
was going te New Yerk and would b&
back en Saturday night. A messaire
received from him, dated New Yerk, Me j
day morning, saying that he had beea'dv -.
tallied but would return that nlaht-'-J
similar mossage reached hlswire In this eWf,
as no tuu net appear inesaay Mr. LeedA
was fearful that he had been overtaken 1
seme accident, but te satisfy rising
pictens began an Investigation. The i
safe was forced epen and it was found i
seme $30,000, set apart for the use of py
ing tenor, was intact. The next Inquiry
was uiaiie ni me treasury aepartment, ar
Locdem was stunned bv the result. H-j
was Informed that Sllcett had called teMJ
en Saturday and had drawn about tj72,04tj,
it was possime ier mm te draw U
large mini without exciting comment,
no nan ier a long time been charged Wl
the duty of collecting the money
which the salaries of the represematlVsWlj
are pain. ," ?y
Sllcett Is under bends In the nam?
eiHi.uuu, uis sureties numbering ab
.flftoen persons. This Is. howevor. an In ,
deninlty bend glven te the sergeant-- I
arms, and Mr. i-oedom, who la hln-3
sol f bended in the aura of ftSO.Ottt.'
Is directly responslble for the herUgn.vj
Mr. Loedeni has tolcaranhed Hlicett'aaaM-ij
ties, notifying thorn of Hllcett'a disappear JS
ance, 41111 expressing a wlllingnese tee:
operato nuiy in every effort te and bun,.
secure me return or tne missing m
Many mombers were ovldently anxl
for themselves aa well aa for Mr. Leede
as thev nut manv nuerles aa te the an
of meney left fn the safe, and the proae
of getting their salaries. , '
Mr. Lcedem savs that he would
trusted Sllcett with any 'iutn of me
Mr. Locdem was Just about te tern
his office te the newly elected aergMn
arms. Sir llnlmni ri.it tl.la Awr
aarny delays the transfer. Mr.'
aayathat It waa within Hllcett'a power!
uave carried etr net iesa than iea.QOB j
stead of the f 72,000 which la aliasing, v, ,
HOUHK COMMITTTsW. f
sl3' '" W.
spoauer need Appoint one TO x
Mr. Lcadem'a Account. "i;ilr
Washington, Dec. 6. When the He
convened te-day, a communication was i
colved from Sorgeant-at-Arma Leedom i
rocted te the speaker, stating faX
Sllcett had disappeared, and IB
was a deficiency lu the cash
and requesting that the Heuse Imn
Investigate his (Loedom'a) account..
resolution that the speaker appoint
commltleo te examine the accounts of I
soargeant-at-arms was adopted and
speaker appointed. Messrs. Adams, I
arttVt.). Payne, Heed, (Iowa), Heln
Blount and Haniphlll aa such cemmittM.
The speaker also appointed the follewia j
committees :
un jtuies tee speaker aud Me
MoKlnley, Cannen, Carllale and
On Accounts Messrs. Spoeaer,
man, Kelly (Kb.), McCord, nansbreugh
j lay os, urunes, joe anu Kerr U'a.). -,
On enrolled bills Messrs. KennedrV;
Mewnsenu, irenua.;, aioere, i, a., uM
gnrn and Williams- r4
The Heuse then, at 12:13 adjenrned M
Monday. "&J
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A Dig llotel Burning. &' J
Piresntma, Dec. 5. The MonengahelsVl
house, one or the eldest and beat knew
hotels in the country, was burned Uslf !
morning. ,v-
D. C. Masen, of New Yerk, came daw'
from the fourth fleer en a rope mad t"A
ueu ticking. The less en building la
than 9100,000; Insurance 9105,000. Thai
building was seven stories In helshL . &r '
Thore wero about 200 guests In the hoeae i
at the 1 1 me and all get out In safety. "
A peculiar feature of the fire waa that all :
the papers wero drawn for the aale of Umj
building at 3 o'clock this afternoon,
price being 9175,000. Most of the guestaj
lest all thelr personal property.
TELEOItAl'IIIC TATS. J&
The proprietors of the Manchester, Eng.7
Examiner apolegizo for saying tba'-j
millionaire Mackcy's wife waa '
washerwoman in Nevada; they pay'jfl
costs of prosecution and are cempeUettCi
te pay a certain sum te seme charitable lai;,'JH
Ilarrvf'arltnn was hanuml In Nw Ynrlr j
this morning. He killed Policeman Bre-&
nan wmie me emcer was arresting mm w ;
lighting with ethor " toughs." &
ijce iieiuy unu unariea waiceu, nignt'
watchmen of a bank In Fert Werth, havas-3
been arrested for carrying $5,000 In sllver;a
ueiiars irem me panic ene uigui recently, y
Part of the plunder has been rocevored. xiffM
Jimmy nope, tue ueieu nans; nurgwr,;;.
was released from prison iu New Yerk and
given two days' time te leave the state. $M
Marriage of a Itloyele Illder. v&
vt . w. is regg, u w eu-Kiiuw n uioyeie ruler j
of Wilmington. Delaware, was married eai i
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Wednesday te Miss Einwu, daughter of Ad
L'nan tii-. Ilna itm Oita.M.lllA Fw-.V J
juuii, , iiu ii, iris lira. cua j vine. u,
Urct!ir Is well known anienir the wheal-"-;
men of this city. He is a member of thai?
Warren Athletle club or Wilmington. hi
F. MoDanleI, the long dlsance wheeluwn, ,
aitonaed the wedding. f ,w,
Itoldenbach Agalu In Jail. .:'-!
Lewis lloidenbach, acquitted of arsea,2t5
aim who was ruteaseu irem prison ml?
Tuesday, because It was said that the W-; -"2
gin, Illinois, atitneruies ceuiu net iuMirjrf i
him, was re-arrested this morning ana
will be held te await an otllcer from Elgin,' W
who Is new en the read wuu a requisition
for him. 7,
Omalin KloeUi Democratic Mayer. i-;
Oeerge W. Lluliiger, He publican caadlJ
dldate ler mayor, ei umana, jeu., waaetvt
ftated en Tuesday by Itlchard C. Cushlng, 1
Lioniecr.il, uy u iiiujerny in evor i,iw. A
A Democrat CentAstM. '.;'1-"(i
At Columbus, Ohie, en Wednesday, Wf
V. Marquis filed papers contesting the elee-,
Hener 1;. L. Lampson for lleuteiunt gev-)
erner. Lanipseu was returned with 3n
majority. j.
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