3 . ' F '-O.. -'ii.,' i,J I l).m-x& ."..,:. .? ' c - - c i v VOLUME XXyi NO. EXPERTS TO EXAMINE IT'. TIE NEW VEST CMSTNDT 8TUET KIML BUILIMQ MtHAiLY UMIFK. Some Member of the Beard of Direc tor. Belleve It Should be Streiur ttaoned-Bonds te be lamed. TheDeeember meeting of the Lancaster city aoheol beard was held en Thursday evening, with the following member pres ent t . Messrs. Belenlus, Breneman, Brin ion, Cochran, Darmstetter, Grieet, Hege lier, Jehnsen, Kauts, Llchty, Llppeld, Marshall, McCemsey, MoDenell, McEUl McEUl gett, McKUUps, McMullen, Pent, Rath fen, Itaub, Kellly, Reynolds, Reland, Schnader, Shroyer, Shirk, Stauffer, Warfel, White, Wlekersbatn, Wohlsen, and Mo Me Mo Cermlck, president The nilnutes of the November meeting were read and approved. Mr. McCemsey, of the superintending commlttee,reported ttiatthe west Chestnut building would be ready for oceupanoy en the second of January. Mr. Cochran, of the finance committee, reported the bills for supplies and current expenses for the month of November, and en bis motion the treasurer was author! ted te pay the same. II e also reported a bill for gas amount ing te 10.30 used in the high school build ing. There was some doubt as te hew the gas was nsed, and he moved that the property committee investigate and report. Mr. McKUUps presented the report of the property committee for the month. The retaining wall at the West Chestnut street building was reported as finished in a substantial manner, and a neat pale fence placed en it. The commltlte rocemmondod an iron fonce for the Chestnut street side of the property, that the yard be graded, walks put down, and the surroundings made te correspond with the building. The Smead, Wills A Ce. warming, ven tilating and dry closet system has been completed and appears te work in a satis factory manner. The school building will be completed and finished by the 16th of this month and when accepted by the property committee will be ready for 400 pupils. The heavy rains of November injured the pavement In the yard of the West Walnut school, but the damage has been repaired. The laniter who had charge of the James and Walnut stroet buildings was relieved of the Walnut street "building, the two buildings being mere than he could attend te. The commtttee decided te make no change In the force of janitors except for cause, but they insist upon the Janitors keeplug the school buildings neat, clean and comfortable An increase In the pay of the Janitors in the four room buildings was recommended. Heme get $11, ethers 912, and some $13. The amount recom mended was $15, te take effect January 1st. The chairman made the following assign ment of schools among the members of the cemmittee: Mr. Breneman, Seuth Mul berry, Maner and Scuth Prince streets: Mr. Wolf, Seuth Duke, Rockland and Strawberry streets; Mr. Jehnsen, New, East Lemen and Ann streets ; Mr.; Rellly, Prince and Chestnut and hish school : Mr. McKUUps, West James, Went Walnut and West Chestnut. On motion of Dr. Wtckcrshatn the com mittee was authorized te have an iron fence Elaced en Chestnut street property and ave the yard graded and improved. Mr. Stautl'er moved that the recommenda tion of the cominittee as te an increase of the pay of the Janitor be adopted. Mr. Pentz, of the furniture committee, reperted that the furniture for the new building en Chestnut street would be In Msttleu when the building was completed. Mr. Schreyer, of the night school com mittee, reported that the attendance was geed and progress satisfactory. CITY SUPKIIISTKNDEXT'S nEPOBT. Following Is the lopert of the city super intendent for the month of November : Lancaster Pa., December 5, 1889. Tj the Heard of Scheel Director!. GENTLKMr.N: Your city suporlntendent submits the following renert of the public schools ter the month of November : The munber of pupils In attendance was 283 in the high schools, 407 in the grammar, 70J in the secondary, 12 in the ungraded, 054 in the Intermediate and 1,555 in the primary, making a total attendance of 3,050, and adding 188 attending the ulgbt schools the grand total was 4,138. The average attendance was 271 In the high schools, 377 in the grammar, C23 in the secondary, 33 in the ungraded, 807 in the intermediate end 1,204 in the primary, making a total of 3,375, and adding 128 for the night schools, the grand total average uttondance was 3,407. The number of mi nils nroHeiit everv dav was 1.281. The average percentage of attendance was 87. The number of teachers present at the meetings whsjQ. TJie following were ab sent: Misses Martin, Marshall, King, Suydam, Kate Bundeil, Achmus, S. C. Harklus. The numler of visits made by the city superintendent was 108; these by directors numbered 174, as follews: II. A. Kehroyer, 30; J. McKUUps, 19; Win. Mc Mc eomsey, 18; Win. Jehnsen, 17; G. N. Reynold?, 10: Dr. O. Reland, J. B. Warfel, C. l,lppeld, ouch 15; W. W. driest, 13 ; R. M. Reilly, 4 ; Dr. D. R. McCermlck, 4 ; II. It. Urenemnu, 2. Your city superintendent found it neces sary te devete considerable of his tlme te the new building new rapidly approaching completion, and hence was unable te visit the remaining schools us eften as he would liked te have visited thorn. The completion of the new building will enable the beard te open an additional school. In view of the large number in attendance in the schools or the primary frade en James street and en Mary street, would respectfully recemmend the open ing of an additional primary In the new building, and the transfer te It of the sur plus In these two buildings. This will net increase the teaching force, as Miss Wiley lias been employed Blnce the opening of the term as au assistant in the Mary street building because of the overcrowded con dition of the schools thore. The James street intermediate and the Mary street intermediate and the second ary schools should also be relleved by the transfer of some of thelr pupils te the schools of the same grade In the new bulld !mr. Authority te de this should be Riven te the superintending cominittee or te the fity superintendent, se that no tune be let when the schools are opened after the holiday vacation. A large clock and a ROng OI gOOO B1ZO BUUIUU B1MJ US piBUCU lit the new building te regulate the opening and closing as well as the admission and the dismissien of the pupils of all the schools in the same. Very respectfully your obedient servant, R. K. BUEHHLK. On motion of Mr. Warfel the matter of placing the scholars In the new building and the necessary transfers referred te in the superintendent's repert was referred te the superintending committee with power te act. AX AMENDMENT TO THE RULES. Mr. McCemsey moved as an amendment n rule 92. se as te make It read : ' Admissions may take place Inte any of the higher schools after due examination by the city superintendent. Primary children of the age of six years shall, how ever, only be admitted during the first week in Sep'ember, January and April respectively." On motion of Mr. Marshall the com mittee en furniture and apparatus wes authorized te place a gong and clock in the new Chestnut street building. Mr. McCemsey moved that us seen as the new school building Is accepted from the contractor, a sufficient amount of In surance be placed en the building and also en the furniture. The motion was adopted. Dr. Wlckersham moved that the finance committee repbrt-at- the next meeting of the beard the Itiiurance carried en the school houses In the city. The motion was adopted. THE HCI.E AS TO niLLS. Mr. Cochran, of the finance committee, taali that the committee had decided te Cmeet en the Wednesday evening before the vreguiftr meeting of the beard for the ap 9 1 je jmtete 84.. t preval of bills for MMilM tad eumt ax eases sad that we biDsweaW be approved at any ether time. These havtag Mils should leave them at Treasurer Marshall's approved by the committee who contrasted for them and they would be attended te by the finance committee at the time above noted. f TK TMUSVMnVa SOHB. ; i Mr rwan mMMtd Mi ''ItfMrl nf Treasurer Marshall la the sum of 910,000. with Jehn I. Hartmaa, Geerge A. Marshall and James Marshall aa aaretles, and en his motion the bend was approved. Mr. Coebran also offered the following resolution providing for a lean, which was adopted. .Resolved, That for the purpose of paying the indebtedness contracted by order of tula beard for the erection of the West Chestnut school house, registered bends of this beard te the amount of f 10,000 shall be issued In denominations Of $500. The said bends shall bear interest at the rate of four per cent, par annum, from January I, I860, payable quarterly, and shall be payable en January 1,1900. Each bend shall be signed by the president, secretary and treasurer and the corporate seal of the beard shall be, attached thereto. An annual tax of one-sixtieth of one per cent, en all subjects of taxation for school purposes Is hereby levied te pay the princi pal and Interest of the above leau, collect ible and payable as ether school tax. TUB KKW CHESTNUT BTRXKT BUILDING. Mr. Reilly moved a reconsideration of the motion adopted at the last meeting, net te have a room en the third fleer of the Chestnut street building. The motion te reconsider was adopted. Mr. Reilly said the ehlef reason why there should be a fleer was that in Its present, condition it was perilous te the ceilings belew. Anether reason was that If floored, it would be used as a storage roem.and if left without a fleer, It presents an unsightly condition. Mr. Hegener said the building was net strong enough te stand a fleer. Mr. Jehnsen opposed the proposed fleer because It would weaken the Joists. The fleer can be strengthened, but he was sorry that the building had te be braced before it was taken off the contractor's hands. The Joists in the building will scarcely bear their own weight Te lay a new fleer Is going te cost considerable, for It will re quire Joists from one end of the building te the ether. The celling can be .made per fectly strong and safe at an expense of one third of what It would cost te fleer it. The school beard owns but one building new that has the third-story floored. There were no holes broken in tbe ceilings of these ether buUdings and there should be none In this. Mr. McCemsey understood that for f S75 the contractor will find all the materials, make a complete job, and guarantee the third fleer te be as strong as any ether. Mr. Warfel said that If the Joists In the new building de net bear their own weight the beard should knew It. Mr. Jehnsen said the joists were 3 by 8 inches of hemlock, and the celling having given way was an evidence of their weak ness. Mr. Reynolds thought the question should be divided se as te tint consider the best means of making the celling strong. Dr. Wlckersham said It was a serious question te consider. The beard should be assured of the thorough safeness of the tmtlillnir before children are nut Inte it. The impression may have gene forth that the building Is net safe. Te, ascertain whether or net the building is safe he moved te refer the matter te the property committee, with instructions te have the building examined by experts and te report te the beard the conclusions of these experts in writing, at a special meeting te be held en next Thursday evening. Mr. Jehnsen said that there was no danger if the building was let alone. Mr. Cochran thought the reference of the matter te the committee te report at a special meeting might create unnecessary alarm and he moved te amend that the property committee have the power te have the necessary work done en the build ing, at a cost net te exceed f500, but with drew the amendment. Dr. Raub said the impression has gene out that the building is net safe and It was but proper that the impression be re moved by the report of a committee of experts. The motion of Dr. Wlckersham was adopted by a unanimous vete. Mr. Hegener reported that the sills of the windows were flush with the wall and the result of the dropping water was te keep the bricks green. lie moved that the prop erty committee be authorized te remedy the defect. The motion was adopted. ABOUT SCHOOL HOURS. ,, Mr. Reynolds offered an amendment te rule 70, in reference te the hours for opening the schools In the winter months. He held that they were opened tee early. His araendment was that during the months of December, January, February and March the schools In the forenoon shall beirin at 8:45 and clese at 11:45. in stead of opening at 8:30 and closing at 11:30. WAS KMIN SAVED FOIt DEATII f After Beaching the Coast lie Breaks Ills Head. A dispatch from Zanzibar .announces that Emln Pasha has met with an accident that Is likely te result fatally. Being near sighted, he walked out of a window by mistake, and fell en his head, fracturing his skull. Kmln new lies at Bagamoye In a critical condition. All the doctors except Stanley's physician declare that Emin's injuries will prove fatal. , " Stanley's physician Is hopeful of saving Emin's life, but says that under the most favorable circumstances the patient cannot be moved for at least ten days. When found his right eye was closed and bleed was issuing from his ears. His body Is terribly bruised. A further dispatch says Henry M. Stan ley, Emln Pasha and Captain Casatl were met by Majer Wlaamann at Ateui, en the Hlnghanl river ou Tuesday. Tbe occasion was duly celebrated by the drinking of healths and loyal toasts in bumpers i of champagne. Wlssmann provided horses, and Stanley and Emln made a triumphal entry Wednesday morning. The .town was preiuseiy ueceraieu who uunwug nun verdant arches, and palms were waving from every window. Wissmann's foreo and the German man-of-war Sperber fired salutes. All the vessels In the roadstead were handsomely decked with flags. Zanzibar, Dec. 6. The condition of Emln Pasha is slightly improved te-dsy. He, however, in addition te tbe injuries te his bead received severe internal injuries when be fell, Henry M. Stanley arrived here te-day. Berlin, Dec. 0. News of tbe accident at Bagamoye te Emln Pasha has caused a sensation in this city. Emperor William was deeply pained when informed of tbe accident, and he immediately wired Zanzi bar, asking that dally reports as te the con dition of Emln be sent te him. A Surprise Party at Orevllle. There was a very large surprise party at the hotel of Jehn Echternach, at Ore vllle, en the Harrlsburg turnpike, Wednesdav evenlug. It was given te Mr. Echtereaelis daughter Amy, who knew nothing about it until the parties arrived. There were fourteen couples from Strasburg and vicinity and a number from the neighborhood of Ore vllle. Everybody had a pleasant time. The Weman' Relief Cerps. The Weman's Relief Cerps, of this city, held their meeting last night when the annual election of officers resulted as fol fel fol eows: President, Christiana Heckert;S. V. P., Mrs. Hiram McElroy; J. V. P., Mrs. Savilla Arneld; chaplain,- Mrs. James Arment ; treasurer, Mrs. James Nlmlew ; conductor, Mrs. Mame Reldenbacb; guard, Mrs. Lelbsley; delegate te department council, Mrs. Sue Uenecke. m Sale of a Farm. Jehn Rebman it Sen, auctioneers, sold for Peter Dershelmcr, of Blrd-jn-Hand, usslgnee of J. II. Espenshade, a farm of 131 acres In Highland township, Chester county, te Benjamin Espenshade, of Stras burg township, Lancaster county, for WWlJJJj?' ';, - CAUSE FOR REMOVALS. TUT 18 lUUIlll Tf WST TIE PtttlJT FlUllffUTriMAllIEBS. The Postefflee Department Makes tbe Ruling la rteply te the Inquiry By Peetaaaatar Maymaker. Postmaster Slayaaaker this morning re ceived the following letter from the post pest office department at Washington : Foarerrica Dxr atskt, emca e the User 'Assistant Post Pest suummawaaSL. rasa Dblitky di vision. VAsatNoreir. D. C Dee. 8, ISM. . IT. X.MeymaJnr, ., P. Aft, LancaMtr, Pa.: Dkah Sir. Yeui a of the ih, ult., te the first assistant pestmaMcr general, has been referred te me for reply, and I beg te In form you that thus far under the new ad ministration all removals have been msde for cause fully stated by the P. M. The wise course pursued by you In obtaining resignations may be adopted by your suc cessor, and aa yen gave every carrier suffi cient time te obtain ether employment, no complaints reached this office In such eases. A geed service requires that com petent men be net discharged, and their places filled by inefficient men. r Respectfully, J. F. Bates, Hupt- Free Delivery System. As will be seeu by the above the present force of letter-carriers may resign, (they are net likely te) but they cannot be re moved except for cause. The letter was shown te the coming postmaster, Mr. driest, and he had nothing Tbe 'announcement that there ran be no appointment of letter-carriers will cause a commotion In tbe ranks of the many aspir ants for these positions. Alderman Plnkerten, who was boekod for the position of chief of the carrters.will have te be provided for In some inside position. On the strength of bis appoint ment as chief of the carriers he resigned his position as alderman of the Ninth ward and that office has already been filled by the appointment of Adam Dellett. The present force of carriers is an efficient one and Majer Driest will be started right in that department of his office. TIIE ACTION OF COUNCIM. Opinions en the Matter or Granting PrlvltesTOS te the Electric nail way People. The publication In the Intet.lieenckr of tbe illegality of tbe resolution giving the New Yerk syndicate the right te erect poles and wires for the electrical railway caused a sensation in the city. It was discussed wherever men gathered together te talk ever the hasty action of councils. A prominent member of councils was seen this morning and he was asked his opinion as te tbe legality of the resolution. He held that It was legal and said the Joint rule referred te did net cover the case. If this resolution is Illegal, he continued, then many ether resolutions passed by council are illegal. He enumerated a number of cases In which Important acts of legislation were by resolutions passed in the same manner as the one of Wednes day evening. Among them he named the building of the new market house, the building oftbe new water works, and the granter the use of the city streets for the street railways, whose franchises have just been sold te the New Yerk syndicate. City Solicitor Brown was also seen. He is of opinion that the resolution passed In the manner it was Is net legal. The follow ing act of assembly is quoted In support of the position that an ordinance is required te allow the erection of poles. Act Ne. 52, supplementary te an act en titled ''an act te provide for the incorpora tion and regulation of certain corporations, appreved April 29, 1874, relatlve te the in corporation and powers of telegraph com panies for the use of individuals, firms and corporations and for fire alarm, police and messenger business. Section 1. Be it enacted, etc, that cor porations of the second class may be formed and created In the manner provided for by the act te which this Is a supplement and with all -the right and powers therein granted, for the purpose or constructing, maintaining and leasing lines of telo tele graph for the private use of individual firms, corporations, municipal and other wise, for general business, and for police, nre alarm or messenger nusiness, or ier the transaction of any business lu which electricity, ever or through wires may be applied te any useful purpose. Section 2. The business of each corpor ation may be wheUy within or partly with in and partly without tbe limits of any city, borough or township iu this state, or partly in any ether state or states. Section 3, That in lieu of the require ments or the first paragraph of the thirty third soctlen of the act te which this is Kupplementary, appreved April 29, 1871, the charter for the incorporation or com panies under the previsions of this act shall state : First. In what counties In this state it is proposed te carry en buslness. Second. In what ether states it is pro posed te carry en business. Section 4. That before the exercise of any of the powers given under this act, appli cation shall be first made te the municipal shall be first made te the municipal au thorities of the city, town or borough in which It Is proposed te exercise said powers, for permission te erect poles or run wires en tbe same, or ever or under any of the streets, lanes or alleys of said city, town or borough, which ponnlsslen shall be given by ordinance only, and may impose sueh conditions and regulations as the municipal authorities may deem neces sary. A CONCERT. Christ Church Cheral Sectety Entertain a Large Audience. Christ Church Cheral society gave one of tbelr delightful concerts last night in the church en West King street. Notwithstanding the threatening weather early in the evening, a large and ap preciative audience greeted the opening chorus, "We Reck Away en the Billows," followed by a sole, "Jesus Lever of My Seul," by Wm. Powell. A well rendered chorus of thirty-five voices next rendered "When tbe Morning Sweetly Breaking," after which tbe pregramme was slightly varied by Miss OUle Burner's read ing et " Ladv Beuntlfnl's Triumph." Miss Stener Is a special favorite In this line of work, and her. reading almost equals these of professional elocutionists. A chorus, "Balmy and Seft," was then followed by a sole, "If the Waters Could Speak te the Flowers" by Miss Clara Krauskop, whose beautiful volce delighted as well as surprised the audience. The Cheral society followed with a chorus entitled " Evening Hymn," after which Miss Carrie Maurer, one of Christ church's most premising readers, recited " A Little Pilgrim," which, both because or the ex cellence or the deUvery and the beauty or the sentiment conveyed, touched all hearts. " Fairy Seng" by the society and " Leve's Sweet Seng "by Miss Ada lluber brought the musical pregramme te a close. Miss Huber is one or the Cheral's foremost representatives and her singing last night convinced all that her position as last en the pregramme was a fitting close te an excellent musical entertainment. The exercises were concluded by a humorous reading by Lutber D. Reed, after which the audience was treated te refreshments and then dismissed. These concerts are a regular feature with the Cheral society. and they will probably In the near future give the public au opportunity te attend an " Old Felks Concert " when a rare treat may be expected. A Case Without Preeedent. Nepotism has begust early In the United States Senate this alsslen. Senater Meedy, of Beut h Dakota, hh secured the appoint ment or bis son, warren Meedy, te be a page en the floerof the Seute. The ap pointment is charged te Senater Pettigrew, Mr. Moedy'a'colleague. OtllcIl of the Senate, some of whom have bceu in ser vice a quarter of a century or mere, nay that this Is the first lustaiice -Wtblu their recollection when a senator's son has filled theoftceefapag. J v; ,.-."-V!,, , vw-t - - v . - AU; . lUMiiM,J LANCASTER,. PAm FRIDAY, MONTANA AND THE ARMY. Extracts Frem a Private Letter Frem the Northwest. FORT ASSINABOINE, MeU., Nev. 30. Mentana Is a state, but the horizon Is Just as boundless and the buffalo grass just as sparse and short as when It was a territory. Just as before, you can ride day after day without meeting a human being or seeing any live thlngblgger than the omni present prairie deg. By the way, the game Is se nearly exterminated that the Legislature has prohibited for ten years the killing of any kind of deer or fur-bearing animal. There have been no fires this fall, as the dry summer did net allow the grass te grew long enough te burn. The stock wilt have a rough time of It this winter, but they will net be killed off, as they once were, for, If necessary, the railroad can bring In baled hay. One effect of the statehood of Mentana Is te relieve us of much of the chasing of out laws and horse thieves. The civil authori ties are new mere Jealous of thelr authority and are net constantly calling en the army. The Indian question up bera appears te be a dead Issue and there Is net much mere reason for a garrison here than there would be in Lancaster county; while It Is a much mero expensive place te supply ene. We have out here plenty or elbow mom, however, and our Ideas can exrand for hundreds of miles east, west and south, and thousands or miles north. But we can't expand bodily very much in these directions, ourselves for ir we go the army mule must go with us and he Is tee busy hauling legs and stone. Practically we only use a squure mile or our magnifi cent domain. There seems te be much general Interest In the army and military matters gonerally Just new. And thore have been a number of changes in our cast-iron regulations lately which lead us te bope that " old fegylsm " is being shaken from Its podes pedes talin the war department. The cause of thone changes has been principally the large percoutage of desortleus. But whlle the changes nre all for the better, they will net materially lessen the number of doserters, for the real cause of desertion lies in the independent and wrong disposition of the meu we enllst. They consider the oath as nothing, and have always been accustomed te throwing up a ob and trying something else when ever they get tired. The peeple or the country at large de net regard dosertlon as dlsbouerablo, and It Is new very easy for a man te beard a railroad train and be hun dreds of mlles away bofero he is missed. If thore ward were or.e hundred or five hundred dollars instead of 930 for appre hension of a dosertcr the evil would be stepped at ence as the outsider gauges tbe criminality of the otreuder by the reward ettered. If the man was allowed te purchase his discharge at the end of ene year for S100, he could wive this amount easily from his pay and this rule with e large reward would Boen Bcttle the matter. A large proportion of doserters are repeaters who enllst, time after time, when they happen te want te soe a no w part of the country or find them selves out of uioney. They spend the winter comfortably, fit themselves out with undorclethlng, shoes, Ac, fatten up and strike out as civilians in the spring. They are an army -of tramps. At this pest a large proportion of the re cruits leave within n month of thelr arrival, when they rocclve thelr first pay. AN AUSTRIAN OX AMERICAN.-. It Should Make All Wemen Think That Here Is Their Pnrndlse Indeed. Frem the Vienna Frele Presse. "In North Amerlca woman stands In many ways above man. North Amerlca, especially the United States, isthoeldorado of womankind. Ne occupation Is closed te the Amerlcan woman. Te be sure, I have never seen female choppers of weed nor female blacksmiths nor female con gressmen nor female aldormen. The last two dlvorsiens are forbidden wemen by law. But if wemen never fell troes In the primeval forest, nor tame herses, nor per form ether heavy work, It Is simply be cause they don't wish te de It, net bocause they can't," 'Owing te the fact that Amerlcan girls pass mero years at school and college, en the average, than Americau boys, the American wemen are gonerally much better oducated than Amerlcan men. The American woman Is the standard boarer of Amerlcan culture and the patreness of the arts and scleuces and higher education, The high culture and education or the American woman explalus completely the consideration and respect with which she is treated by Amerlcan men, The American husband treats his wlfu with tLn groatest consideration, which unfortunately cannot be said of the German husband." "An Amerlcan mau who had long llved In Germany said te me: 'Yeu German men leek out for yourselves first, secend and third, and then for your wives.' That is pretty true, and Is no doubt responsible for the fact that our marriages are net se happy as the marriages lu Amerlca. Ac cording te my experlence the happiest mar riages are tliose between Amerlcan men and German women. Thore the husband is surrounded by the dovetloti and un selfishness of the German wife, who best understands bow te innke a marriage true an'A happy, and the wife gets a husband who treats her with respect and dovotien. " "The Amerlcan woman Is generally beautiful, or at least understands hew te make herself leek se. I have net seen such beautiful women any whom clse old women tee, w ith magnlilcent wulte hair. The American girl knows hew te dress herself tastefully and stylishly, She knows hew te make the simnlest garment ' fetching' by means of a little buw or reld or flower. All the hemage A'hlch Is paid the American woman iu private and publie life has, bowevor, Its very shady slde. Te glve up your seat te a woman in a hnrse car Is new and then a trlfle uncomfortable Te wait te have your baggage checked till a woman who arrived atXer you has been attended te Is In the highest dogree burdensome. Te be delayed at a hotel table whlle women who came late te dinner are being served Is al most unbearable. There are also many ethor occasions en which the man must step aslde for the woman in America. Custom demands lt.and custom In America Is mightier than the law." 9 The Attorney General's Repert. The annual report of Attorney General Miller was made public en Thursday, Iu the course of the report the atterney gen eral roferB te the violations of the law at the recent congressional elections, and after narrating the successful prosecutlons Instituted by his direction, adds that many attempts have been made te cripple these prosecutions by attempts te intlmldate the marshal from serving pretests and wit nesses from giving their tostlmeny, such Intimidation going te the extent of actual assassination. The report contains a number of recom mendations, among which are the follow fellow follew ing: Fer an assistant attorney general for the department of agriculture : for an ad ditional assistant atterney general for the dopartment of jubtlce ; for au appropria tion te lie used in the collection of old Judgments due the Uuited Stntes j that the United States statutes be amended se as te recognlze mere than one degree of murder. m WantHthe Country'MXame Chnniced. The following Is a petition slguiyl by D. Edmund Webster, w hlch Vice President Morten has laid bofero the Senate : "I would preiMise that we change the name of United .States or America te the United States or Columbia, and de partial, though tardy Juktice te the first discoverer of the country, and put It te vote at the next national election. I think semethliiK of the kind has been mentioned In Congress bofero. I am In my UM year and as jioer as Jeb's turkey, but I thought of this many years, and I would llke te sea this dene whlle I live." Wuuttf Her Dewer l'Ueil. Mrs. Rebert A. Evans, u he hag refused te accept under the previsions of her hus band's w ill and baa elected te particlpate In his estate under the iulebtate laws of the commonwealth, prcM-uted a petition te the court en Thursday through her counsel, Edward C'hampneys. bhe pruys for an Inquest of her husband's real estate se that her dower may be fixed and ascertained. The court granted the prayer of the- petitioner. r -"!.' r 7.75 v.x " 'f r fnMligenM DECEMBER 6, 1889. JEFFERSON DAVIS DIES. THE PRESIDENT OFJIIB CONFEDERACY SIC CUflBS AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS. A Sketch of Ills Eventful Career The Part lie Had In the Rebellion-Ills Last Words te Ills Wife. New Ont.iiANs, Dec 0. Joftersen Davis died at 12:45 this morning. Frem the beginning of his fatal Illness Mr. Davis had Insisted that his case was nearly or qulte hopeless, though dread of pain or fear of denth nover appoared te take the sllghtest held upon his spirits which were brave and even buoyant from the beginning of his attack. In valif did the doctors strlve te laipress upon him that his health was Improving. He steadily Insisted that the re was no improvement, but with Christian resignation he was con tent te accept whatover Provldeuce had In store for him. Only ence did he waver In bis belief that his case showed no Improve ment, and that was at an early hour yes terday morning when he playfully re marked te Mr. Pay ne: "I nm afraid I shall be compelled te agroe with the doc tors for ence and admit I am a little better.'' All day long favornble symptoms con tinued and late in the afternoon Mrs. Davis sent such a encoring message te Mrs. Stamps and Mr. and Mrs. Farrar that they decided for the flist time stnee Mr, Davis has been taken 111 te attend the French opera. AtO o'clock last evening, without any asslguable cause, Mr, Davis was seized with congestlvo chills which soemed te absolutely crush the vitality out of his already enfeebled body. Se weak was Mr. Davis that the violence of the assault seen subsided for lack or vitality upon which te prey. Frem that moment te the mo me mo ment or his death the history of his case was that of gradual sinking. At 7 o'clock Mrs. Davis administered seme medicine, but the patient declined te rocclve the whele dose, fihe urged upon him the necessity of taking the remalnder, but putting it astde with the gcntlest of goe gee goe tures he whUperetl : 'Tray, excuse me." These were his last words. Gradually he grew weaker and weaker, but nover for an Instant soemed te lese consciousness. At 12:15 he passed away, surrounded by members of his family. It Is bolleved tbe foundation of the ex-presldent'slast llluess was malaria coinpllcuted with acute bronchitis. Careful nursing mid skllled medical attention had mastored the latter; but It is supposed that u cengestive chill, which was the Iminodiate cause of death, was attrlbutable te the return of malaria. Mayer Shakespeare has Issued a procla mation announcing Mr. Davis' death, and Inviting the presidents of various ex changes and commercial bodles, and num bers of prominent cltlzens te meet at City hotel In order that preper arrangements may be made for the funeral. The mayor says : "II Is wlth'deepeat ro re ro irret that I anneunce te the people of New Orleans the departure from this llfe of Mr. Davis. He needs no ouiegy rrem me. His life Is history and bis moinery Is en shrined in the heart of overy man, wemau and child In this bread Seuth. We all loved him and we all ewe him' honor and roveronco." Messages have received from Atlanta, llllexl, Memphis, Leuisville, and many ethor points, all expressive of respect for the dead and of sympathy for Mrs. Davis In her affliction. The lllness of Mr. Davis bad been watched with deep anxiety here, and ar rangements had been made te announce his death by the ringing or lire bells. Werd wbs therefore telephoned te the Central station at I2:W) this morning, and lu a few nilnutes the mournful notes of tbe bells conveyed the Intelligence or the death te tbe city. Many peeple gathered ut the hotels, and at 3 o'clock hundreds were dis cussing the event. A 8KETCU Or UIS CAUKHIt. Jefforsen Davis was bem June 3, IH08, In Hardin (new Larue) county, Kentucky. Ills ancestors were of pure English stock. Ou both sides they served In the war for American indopeudenco, his futher,8amuel Davis, winning seme distinction lu the mounted troop of Georgia. Of his two sons JeUersen early became a soldler, while Jeseph, a man or talent, scarcely, If at all, inferior, gained n local success as lawyer and planter In Misslsslpdl. Soen after tbe birth of Jeffersen, Samuel Davis remeved te Mississippi, Jeffersen entered Transylvania college. Kentucky. Presldent Menreo appointed him a cadet ut West Point, and he graduated in 1824. Iu 1831 Black Hawk entered ou his famous campaign, and Joflerson Davis was at ouce soutte muster in and organize recruits. Early in 1833 Lleut. Davis was transferred from bis olace in Company B, First United States infantry, and promoted te a first lieutenancy in the First United States dra goons, of which command be was seen made adjutant. In this osltleu he tuadu a very brilliant record, In soveral active campaigns against the Comaticbes, Paw nee and ether Indians. He then married a daughter of General afterwards Presldent, Zachary Tayler The general was strongly opjesod te the match but when after the battle of Uuena Vista he found Davis badly wounded he exclaimed: "Colonel, veu have savctl inociey ueu bless you I When Delly would llae you, she was a hotter judge of u man than I was. June 30, 183!j, Lleut. Davis reslgncd Ids commission and located lu Mississippi as a cotton planter. In 1815 he was elected a representative In Congress. Mr. Davis took au active part In the discussions en the tariff, the Oregon boundary issue, the Mexican Imbroglio, and the slavery question, but his speevhes at that tlme lndicate u position fur mero moderate than was afterwards attributed te him. It is worth noting as curious mat ter of history (hat lu the heated discus sions regarding Texas the threats of dis union came largely rrem thu extreme Northern men, whlle the most elequent eulogies upcu the union came from the Seuth. In a spoech en the Oregon question, reuruarye, ieiu, ir. jjaviawiiui " Frem sire te seu has descended the love of union in our hearts, as in our his tory are mingled the names of Concord and Camden, of Yorktewu aud Saratoga, of Moullrieand Plattsburg, or Chlppewaand Erie, of New Orleans aud Burker Hill. Grouped, together they form monument 4aBsBBaVBBBBBBlaBBSBBVBTSkk iKvaBKJ&Jfiv jfEBsaaaaaaaaaaaaaPsBsMaaalPX aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasE3W55laaaC ILat flsaaassft. wft DaBBBWaauiviJsS BBBBBBBBaVlBSrnkSi ., sBBaBHRTm te the common glory or our common coun try; and whero Is the Southern man who would wish that that monument were less by one of the Northern names that consti tute the mass?" The First regiment of Mississippi volun velun volun teors enrolled for the Mexican war elected him their colonel. He resigned at ence, ovorteok his regiment at New Orleans, organized and drilled it te a high state of efficiency, and early In September was en the Rie Urande, In the armjajaf his father-in-law, Gen. Zacharay TaylerT A few days later he bore a coiitplcueus part In tbe siege and storming or Monterey. Five months after this he greatly distinguished hlmseir In the battle or Buena Vista, February 23, 1S47, holding his ground with his regiment against an Itnmensly superior force and remaining in the saddle though severely weunded. At the expiration of his term of enlistment he was appointed by Presi dent Polk brigadler general of volunteers, but declined te receive tbe commission en the ground thst the constitution reserves te the state the appointment of officers of the mllltla. In August, 1817, the governor of Missis sippi appointed him a United States senator le fill a vacancy; the Legis lature In 1848 re-e!octed him te complete the term, and In 1850 re elected him for a full term, In the Senate he was msde chairman of the committee en military affairs, and took prominent parts In debates en slavery and state rights. In 1851 he resigned his seat te accept the Democralle nomination for governor of Mlaslsslsslppl, but was beaten by 099 votes. March 4, 185.1, President Franklin Pierce named Cel. Jeffersen Davis as secretary of war. His administration of the war de partment was marked by ability and onergy, and many old officers testily that of all secretaries In their time Cel. Davis was the most popular. At his retirement from the cabinet in March, 1837, the Legislature of Mississippi had elected him United States senater for for the term te clese March 4, 1803. He plunged at ence Inte the heated dobatesef the time, maintaining the oxtremo south ern vlew, and with an ability and courtesy which elicited warm praise even from bis fees. He led the se-called " Locompten party" lu Congress In opposition te Sena Sena eor Douglass, and in dobate with the lntter proneunuou me ence ceiouraieu querics and prepositions which drew from the Illinois senator his famous theory as te the right el a territorial Legislature te adept " unfrlendly legislation" against slavery. and his creod.ef the "Douglass Democrats." In the first Domecratla con ventlpn or I860 Mr. Davis received seme votes, Benjamin F. Butler voting for him 57 times. In the subsequent election the twoNerthern candi dates rocelved all the votes of the Northern states, save a mere handful, less than 100, 000, whlle Brockenrldge and Bell recelved the almost solid vete of the Seuthern states Seuth Carolina led off In secession ; Mis slssipul seen followed. With only two or three exceptions the doparture of Seuthern statesmen rs thelr states scocded was singularly calm and dignified. On the 21st of January, 1801. the senators from Flerida, Alabama and Mississippi withdrew. Mr. Blalne pralsed 'the manner of Senater Davis, adding; " Ne man gave up mero than Mr. Davis in Joining the revolt against the Union. In his farewell address te the Sen ate thore was a tone of moderutlon and dignity net unmixed with regretful and, tnnder emotions." Mississippi had ap pointed hlmcoinmander-ln-chler of all her forces, with the rank of major general. Ou the 4th of February, lwil, delegates from soveral states convened in Ment- Jfoniery, Ala., and ndopted a constitution or the Confederate states. On the 0th the convention unanimously elected Jefforsen Davis president. Commissioners were sent te Washington. In vain did President Lincoln proclaim that he "certainly had no desire and be lieved he had no authority te interfere with slavery." In vain did President Davis reiterate that he longed te avoid the effusion of bleed. May 20, the Confederate fevernment was transferred te Richmond, lisjourney was a continued ovation ; his speeches were cblefly exhortations te unity and variations of the clause In his first message viz., "All we ask. Is that these who never held pewer ever us shall net attempt our subjugation by arms." But the Congress had already previded for "a vigorous prosecution of the war" that is, for a lean of $50,000,000 at 8 nor cent,, In addition te n previous lean of f 15, 000,000, aud the creation of an army which "might, lu the dlscrotleu or the presldent, be Increased te 100,000 nieiil" In a sur prisingly short time 00,000 nien were or ganized in Virginia, and fifteen vossels commissioned as urlvatoera. The victory of Bull Run nroduced great exultation In the Seuth, out appears te have had a decidedly sebering effect upon Presldent Davis and cabinet. It may new be considered proved that he was for ag ag grcssive action Immediately after the bat bat tle. but yielded te the nd verse opinions of Johnsten and Beauregard, and thereafter, with rare exceptions, Insisted upon a de fensive policy. In November, 1B0I, a general olectlon was held, and President Davis and Vice President Stephens were ro-elccted for the full term or six years. February 18, HOi, the first Congress under the permanent constitution assembled in Richmond ; en the 22d, President Davis was inaugurated. II e assented, somewhat reluctantly, te a conscription law, which was among the first acts passed by the Coil Ceil gross. A little later the habeas corpus was suspended in a district ten miles around Richmond, and a military police organized under Gen. Wlnder. The sum mer closed favorably te the Confederates. In April, 1803, he issued a rather exulting address, The Confederacy was then at Its maximum as a mllitaiy power. The dis asters of that summer trem Gettysburg te Ylcksburc need net be detailed. The abilities of Jeffersen Davis shone conspicuously as disasters thickened. A commlttee of Investigation entered upon Its work in a hostile spirit, and ended by indorsing almost every ene of the presi dent's acts. All the rest of the year pre pre sents a record of dosperato struggle against the lnovltable ; every .victory was barren, every defeat Irremediable. On the 2d of April, 1805, in his pew iu St. Paul's church, Richmond. Presldent Davis rocelved the dispatch from Gen. Loe, an nouncing his complete discomfiture. At 8 p. IP. the presldent. cabinet and otber oli: eli: clals left for Danville, at which point Presi dent Davis lssued his last state paper. A week later he baited at Charlette, whero he first learned that f 100,000 reward had been olfered for his capture as an instigator of the assassination or Prosideut Lincoln. All men new admit that tbe charge was false. Anotber week found him n fugitive In the forests of Ooercla. with his wife and a few devoted adherents. Op tbe 10th of May. he was captured near Irwinsvllle, Ga.,'hy a body of cavatav under Lieut. Cel. Prltchard. "Mr. Davis," says ene of bis captors, " had en when urrested an ordi nary suit, with a very long raglan overcoat and a shawl en his shoulders." In the dim light of morning he was at first taken for a woman, hence the story se widely published. He was conveyed at ence te Fortress Menree, te remain a captive for two years. His eldest and most Inveterate oppo nents were first te Beften ; the Abolition ists asked clemency, and in May, 1807, be fore the Uuited States circuit court at Rich mond, Herace Greeley and Gerrltt Smith folned with many Seuthern men In sinn ing; his ball bend. He had been formally. inuicieu ier treason; uui, iu iecumuer. 18C8, by the same court, a nolle presequi was entered. He went te Europe for a short time, aud then took up his residence in Memphis as president of an insurance company. He seen retired te private life, and a bequest by a Southern lady gave him a lovely home at Beauvetr, Miss., en the shore of the gulf. CeiiKi-atulnted Govorner Cumnbull. Lancaster Ledgo Ne. 131, of Elks, have sent thelr congratulations te James E. Campbell, governor-elect of Ohie. The governor-eloct aud his prlvate secretary, Claude Meeker, are members of Cincinnati Ledgo of Elks Ne, 6. . ' Secured a Position Iu Washington. ' Chas. U. MoPbersou, he recently occu pied a position In a drug stere In Lancas ter, has secured a position In the Ebbltt house drug store, Washington, D. C.,one of tbe tirst-class establishment)) of the cap ital city. iy ' ".A, v4 v PRICE TWO CEN FARMERS AflD KNIG1 j- TflEV AGREE T0 tMTI ANI Hit ADVANCE TIKI! WTEHMS. &J . M Little Modification Made te the : sltlen Tendered By the All Various Committees AassetaMeV' -JL .Ji' St. Louts, Me., Dec. . This i Messrs. l-ewderly. Wriahtaed 3 representing the Knights of Laber, tnu usmanus committee Of UMV ana Laborers union and the foderatlon between the Farmer', Knights and was agreed upon. '' itoseiuuons upon which the' Fa bad agreed were read ever te tlves of the Knights, and with ver,i moaincauens were accepted as saUs Then it was agreed that tM should appoint a legislative two te act In conjunction with the tlve commlttee of the Kntghta a ingien te secure legislation ini with the views of both bodies. , Is uw vuiuiumee en piauerm was upon, upon land, money and trsn tlen, reform, and an understanding am at by which the organisatien will aetlfi assist the ether In every possible waj, j uu executive oiueers or tna two en rations will form a central council te suit from tlme te time upon all nutiara i Joint Interest. ' " VW' ; TELEOnAPIIIC TAPS. "& In New Hnvn, Conn., last of Flera Seymour, aged 3 years, waa i uuiy suet nnd probably fatally we k. Will!.. lAllMt .l A tW.. j MllllUllII.IU,.tM1. 4.14. Sergeant-at-Arms Leedem rjlaeaa.vl ftlnnimt nt lila AnaMAa .&1MH- 171,600. The Heuso commlttee Is lny mtflnty. ...... . ... .....,.,,, m u.naun .-... .B. !,, Jehn T. Wild, alias Greenwald.' hanged In Brooklyn this morning for. mtirder of Ly mau 8. Weeks. Be, mad i will declaring his Innocence, and lng this inscription be placed en his I stene : " Murdered Dee. 6, 1869.' W heard seme ene lu the house. and. an down stairs, was shot through the heart! the burglar. feH - ? ;&' xuis Jii.Arei.i9 rn.vw- i i ii . TK verdict or tlie Corener's Jury- ei me iiuuaing weasurea. . j .' J no coroners Inrv In the Innnast ea bodies of the victims of the Mlnne Tribune flre brought in a verdict en Thaji uay. -me mining occupies wj oieaeiy ' ten unites. The verdlct declares thai ownersofthe Tribunt building, if ej aaiir rospensioie, are merauy ouipaewi lue iossei uie. i uey recommeea was I ssslstant building Inspector occupy; i whole tlme In looking after fire seeaai They find that the fire originated iBl room ei me itepuuucan ieaguetas pioaiirem cause unxnewn. in tna veraict says t Khm1 " In the opinion of the jury, had Hi uoen ier me oesiruciiou met WItB m eiecina wires me laciuer weuia aav, eroded In tlme te save all the.peealai were In tbe sixth and seventh eterlaaal time or me arrival or the nre dep at the soeno of the fire, and that McCutcheon would net have fklleaui perhaps the ethers who went down thl escape weuia nave availed teems the opportunity offered bv the fire ment ladders, Instead of braving lira smoke te reach the fire eacana. That we would recommend that the'ait i therltles take summary steps te have i electric wires In tbe heart of the city ptas underground." & Returns Frem One County Missing. The vote for novemor and lleuti govorner In Virginia at the Nevemfe election has net vet been announced . the Legislature, owing te the.abeeoea returns from Scott county. The vote.-1 tnlitllAlAil. with Nfinlt mnniv nmlliAff (l --.---.., .... V.. V... vw.vy.wy as ioiiewsi xer governor, MCJkUW 102,054 ; Mahetie. 120.477. Llou tenant I orner, Scott, 102,061 ; Slemp, 118,870. T) ler, Prohibition candidate for gever receiveu ew votes ; Hiioiuerne, ier lieu ant govorner, 003. As shown by the f ngures, Maiioue ran ahead or bis I Instead of behind, as stenerallv aurmli The Legislature, in Joint session en Thar uay. uirocieu ma sergeaat-at-arms te cecd at ouce te Scott county and stuns the clerk of said county te appear ba the Legislature te show cauBO why should net be punished for a refusal tat vurwiy vuu vines rai u vuu csevesns election for governor and lleuh governor. Thore Is no precedent fef I case aim me result is awaitea witn interest. The clerk 'or the corpe court of Alexandria bavins: failed tot the result of the vete for lleuten governor the doerkoepor of the Heuse Israj erdered te proceed te said county for thai-3 cemiicaiien. , RKIDENUAC1I AGAIN nKLKAHCsV rv'i The Illinois Authorities Telegraph Tka A xney ue net want turn. ., Tbe Illinois authorities appear te few playing fast and loose with our offlelsia'tat reference te Lewls Roldenbach. He spaa Thursday night In Jail and wasrehaiseV this morning, the following telegram bay-. J lng been received by G. C. Kennedy t " Aurera, His., Docembor 25-De notheloV Iteldenbacb loilirer for us." T. G. Han-."; chett, state's atterney." ; Officers here de net understand why he; : was re-arrcsted ene day en a telegrams from the state's atterney and released the.? nntt (luv en a teli-irram from the earnest nartv. i3 Reldenbach has been willing te go tbj Illinois, lie says no is innocent or ma ' offenso chanced aud that be is net afraid off- being identliled as the party who oem,l inltted the highway robbery at Elgin. ,v The county of Lancaster will send abulia fttp nvnaiifin. lni.tiprA.1 1,1 tliM arrtuA mA . ' ! U WA.V.. V ...W....W. ... ...W V...WS H.B V I re-arrest of Reidenbach and expect theaau? , officials te pay It. & Threo Drunks Committed. V". Constable Shaub arrested Antheny SeavaT Albert Martin and Fred Peas en Thursday "4 night. Aldormen A. F. Dennelly, Barrel's a dars ' each, each maglstrate haung one uuu uuiuucii Bum iuuiii iu jm ur uiguaj .1 arii I. . ,!.... .A iii j.. n..M .' r of thtvVI cases. .. i A suul ted Ills Sister. Wm. Lawroncehas been prosecuted beV fere Alderman Barr for committing aa,; assault en his sister LIllleT She alleaaa thuthorbrethor met boron the street and abused unu strucit ai nor. uau was enierea. 11 ftr a liAiirlnrr. ' At Made An Asslznment. !. rl Andrew D. Shank and wife, of West m Denegal township, made an assignment M-j 10-uay mriue ueueniei creuuers iojeuh y ii, .pier, 01 cuuiueiuiewu. g Appointed Storekeopor. X rri.A Tim, pi.,1 mtv Prank ft. nrn.Vi .-e uuu. "v.i. J- - .-- . jm baker, of Mlllway, has been oppelnteahj; storekeeper by wuecier t nuy. m a mi 3 says he did net maxe tne sppoimmeui anlr one weuhi iuiuic uewuuiu ( fxv Will Withdraw the Suit. A Marv Heiirv was heard by Alderman A.-5.1 1'. Dennelly last evening for cutting epaak .1 1 -r l.n. n..r ilia ttaml lajl'" IUO IIOJHI Ul (Jim u"V.l ,"" . , , "" mi. l.)A....aii ritcftrvpi 111 A lIptMumi Still . 1. .... ..i.., , in,., lu Hint Kim will wltlwlraur. -t the suit. u,,.iuu....j .-,... --' Kxceurtnu Isauet', Execution was issued te-uay uy jeiiu .? Matthews, trustee of Mary Annie Demm.Vif ajralnst Uries Denimy, of Elizabeth tOWRp ship, for $1,010.23. i jf' WKATnER FOIUJCASTS. ,' PWasuinotex, D, C, Dec, C.-Fer'Y Eastern Penns1 vaula : Fair, station- , ary temperature j north waeUl wwa. , . , .1, ....... -f-vs1 :j3- 7;' f . ;w: wVl: - (fa 'c. uv ,.r . r:itS, i ,-,,., ,.VS- ". V tr !, ,', k l"J-i sSfe ,S&;fl3eg&AA - ,- f. -tit :-.a Mk .'-.. . r' - TW . LVtV! jer wj-'"' -
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