V fnrn'Ntnw''r. .tVi nH " ;r , ... nki r" f ..j- i iJ.i it?ater $d j WJWWWWWMWMWg1 e - J VOLUME XXTI-yX LABOR'S BATTLE. TIIMSMT W NUMZ1TIM HMfl it i maiwitiii. V. Klnkae AMftMi't Lara Ausleaee Ib tlM Court Xeaee Lee I xtgat-Tnt-HewrayaiaBS nrew I -'Ths court house wee crowded 9a Teee wey erealac with friends of tabor te hear their itde of thla greet problem dleeaaaed by one of UMir leaders. The members of thl several trades unions met at Shread's hall, ea Waat King street, and after a abort street parade, baaded by tba IroqueU band, marched le ma court beuse. ' At 8 o'clock tba meeting was nailed te -'order by Elmer E. Qreenawalt, chairman of the cemmittaa of arrangements, and fee In treduced the apeaker of tha evening, Jehn ft. Kirahaer, of Philadelphia,. general or er or gaikkarlef tha American Federation of Laber. iitt. Klrabnerla a pleaaant apaakar, and beld tha eloae attention of hla large audi ence for an hour and a half. Ha waa fre quently atepped with applanaa ta hla state ments and argumenta that acered a point in favor of the werklngman. He began hla addraaa by referring te the American Federation of Laber aa an or ganization tbathaa come te etay,beeauae it demanda only that which belenga te tha werklngman, and yet there ia oppealtlon te the organization among publle men, who question the right of labor te organize- Werklngman are the preducera and aheuld have the right te enjoy that which they produce. Aa the wagewerkera oon eon oen ifspte the great bulk "of our wealth they have right te better wagea for that which they produce. The flrat thing for the labor ing mad1 te consider la hew te obtain auffl dent force and power te obtain what are their right, and the answer te that la organisatien, and the beat organlxatlen for tbit werklngman ia the trades unions. The capitalists have formed peels and trusts for self protection, and from anch combinations laboring men learned tba necessity for the formation of trusts and peels that they tee might be protected in all they .produce. Travtf unlena Is a term very vaguely undf.ed. In former labor organizations mistake, some of them flag rant, were made which cfelled down upon the heads of these erganiwyus the criticism and opposition of the pAw va that be. The tAade'unlena of te-day are net afraid of the pfdbMe gaze and are prepared te give any eneifull scrutiny into their movement. The werkingClauses te-day receive se bare Itanta far thelr labor that they are net tide for the future. The trade r drenvili de se for them. Its members sin. Wnnteeath week te tba funds, sad kciunt u0 funds collected members, when llrTifd, are relieved. The British trade liil.beiassre an example or what can be KJSS&pllshed i t this direction. In Eng- Kniesefita' members de het have te ttS9&JLiL.iu.J.lI uent aiureuc iidu mvpy . ...v., Nrad OendltlLm,-! iirlaA ) AtmA. nmvMiwl 1 ter fUe wJyUvs and assisted these tee old te erk Jry (he were out of work through no juk or iner.ejvn. Alijthr '. the llne'ef Industries In this country a .. rere baa been lnatiguratea in trades unions. They are being formed every where en the benevolent features that commend them. Clergymen from their pulpits staud up In defense of them for the great geed they de and the Isbering men who have ulterior objects In view employ them te rivet the bends of union among themselves. Mankind Is governed by material Interests and the masses are moved by the Interests they have at stake. With mere wanes aud fewer hours of labor worklngmen will be better fed and better clothed and make better citizens. Omnlxatlen of labor haa compelled the autocrat of Germany tOBlep down from his high horse and recognize a social problem confronting him in his own empire and baa forced out the iron chancellor or tne German Kmplre. Tha trades union or the eaat century naa been growing in intensity because the ays-' tern Insures tbe greatest resuiia iretn tne least effort, the least friction and waste. lie then explained that each trade was an organization of Itself, governed by Us own members, who knew whnt was wanted by that part'cular trade. Under tbe trade union tlie baker does net legislate ipr me shoemaker, the shoemaker for the tailor, and ae en through the list of industries. Chaea is bound te come out of a labor or ganizatien made up of alt trades, and for Ithat reason the trade union allowing each Industry te govern itself, is the popular labor organization. There are some who say that it is selfish. These who -se assert have net given the I subject proper study. Waa it aelnsb en the part of the trade unions of Great ilrltaln and Australia te contribute 200,- I for the relief of their brethren when en strlkeT He believed In Identity of inter- ets. lu establishing separate trade unions and federating tbe unions in one whole. The capital of the country is cencen trating in peels and trusts, and la able te reeulate the laws or supply ana uemana. fhe coal barons of Pennsylvania will get ether when there Is an ever-supply of I eh (be market and limit the produe- 1011. ana as a result inousanuset worn men are thrown out of employment lu the dead of winter, te starve, for all these barons a, and all because they cun regulate tbe price of coal in this way. What appliea te alalse appliea te all commodities that anklnd uses. labor Is said te be a commodity, and let the laboring men of the country Imitate khe example of the barons and see If they pan net regulate the price of the same, and li can be done by organization. Pay a reekly sum into the treasuries of tbe trades anion and keep en Increasing it. Fire lust be fought with tire. Capital is light ing labor with money and labor must fight capital witn money, nave money in we treasury and when a strike is inaugurated Dr what the laboring man eugnt te nate, lere will be money te help gain the con- Manv strikes bave been failures and fork men are discouraged, net because the trlkes have been wrong, but because they failed In '.heir purpose. The American Federation of Laber has adopted a plan rbich will prevent failure. This federa tien recommended a reduction of tbe hours of labor, which would make preducera and trasumers of the vast armyer unemployed. fhe labor market la e erstecked by reason of the long hours of labor. It is tba luty of society te find ..work for very man willing ana aeie te wera but teciety frequently negiecta its luty and two millions of laborers are re luced le tramps, because opportunity of mpjeyment h net given te thorn. The speaker .went ever a list of statistics te hew thd la r ire number of men who are thrown put of employment by reason of labor afjrlng machinery. He referred here 1 the fag1 1" weavers in mis country ad Fifigland. Protectionists claimed that I, -weaver In the United States was paid 1 wagea man tee weaver in Engiaaa. that waa ae tne American weaver Loet Jar mnra alirth taaa tan Faajtaai 170. nrwaortlea w tha writ . Tha aaly aaaaaa of aaaflayaaaat for the aaeeapleyad la by a radaettea of tha hears ar tabor te eight aad warn tha ayatam. ta la force tha laborer IU cat aa 4 jjanea' ,for a-thaua 'aa MWraaM1 for la, 11 or 14 aeara. 'Tha history of the labor mevaBMat aha wa thai la Kagtaad, where tha bears of labor ara laasthaain aay ether foreign eeaatry, tha pay la greatest. Fraaeetbea eeeMaasxt, than Germany, Ualgtam. aad Italy, aad wheayea raaehChlaa yamata saaeoaa saaeeaa try that pays aa wagea at all, aad thara I hay have tha longest hears of tabor. Ia Australia, waera tha atght-hear sys tarn tain force, wagas advaacad altar the iatrodactien of tha syataas. With sight hears tabor tha warkiagmen have time for raadiag aad thtakiag, aad aaaaatural tasatt their mlnda become broadened. They examined tha political methods la vogue, studied out a bow system aad tba result la what la known as the Auatraltan, the bast system of Voting ever Invented. Ia oenolualon he said that Justice and right Is ea the aids of the werkiBg classes, and that being tha case they would In due time achieve su ceses. There aheuld be no objection te a redaction of tha hears of labor. It would benefit tha aaanafaetarer aad caarebaat, because tha anempleyed will secure work. There will be no non producers t mere consumers end a greater diffusion of wealth among these who de produce. Oscar Seidel, who was te have addressed the German textile workers, was unavoid ably detained at his home In Philadelphia and could net be present. After tba meet ing Mr. Kirshner bad a conference with a number of textile workers, snd a meeting will be beld en Sunday, with a view of forming a trade union of workers In thla industry. A UCCTUREtt STOKED AT VOUK. Mrs. Shepherd Wounded Her Assailant Shet la Trying te Xaeape. Mrs. Margaret Shepherd, of Bosten, Mas., advertised as a converted Romanist, delivered two lectures In the opera beuae in Yerk, Tuesday afternoon ea the "Se crets of the Confessional," and the ether Tuesday evening en the "Remish Priest hood Exposed Shall They Control Oar Publle Schools?" Beth lectures were well attended. Before the evenlnga lecture a number? of men were noticed by the police acting In a auspicious manner In the neighborhood of the opera house, and a watch waa put en them. After the evening lecture, about 10:30 o'clock, Mrs. Shepherd, accompanied by her husband, came out of the opera house, and about a hundred yards distant Victer Segner, aliaa Himmel, Who was standing In the dark, threw a stone or missile of some sort, which struck her en her turban 1 nat. a urge riODen new oreae tne rerce of the blew and Mrs. Shepherd waa only momentarily stunned. The cause of tbe aaaault la net known. Policeman Andrew Wire, who was near, immediately gsvs chase, but slipped and severely Injured bis left leg. The chase waa taken up by Police Sergeant Samuel Truett, who called te Segner te halb Segner net obeying, Officer Truett fired two shots from his revolver, 6ns ball entering Sag Sag ner'aleft aide, passing through the body snd lodging above the heart. Segner waa taken te Br. Jacob Hays, who assisted by Dr. J. F. Hammll, probed the wound. After the ball was finally located it waa out out. Segner was re moved te hla home. Tbe extent of his In In lurles are net known. It ia said he waa .under the influenee of liquor. Tbatr Visit te tha Whlta Heuae. At tbe regular meeting of the Weman's club in Pittsburg en Tuesday, presided ever by Mrs. Charles I. Wade, a writer of local reputation, tbe ladles Indulged in an informal discussion of Washington social life. One member, who recently returned from Washington, waa net very well pleased with Mrs. Harrison's reception of the delegates te the weman'a auffrage con vention held theie net long age. By special invitation of Mrs. Harrison, they all repaired te tbe White Heuae, where the "first lady" greeted them with a handshake, and then, evidently thinking her duty as hostess performed, suggested te the ladies that they promenade through the rooms and aurvey the beauties of the White Heuae. Thla the delegates were anxious and willing te de. As they disappeared in one of the rooms Mra. Harrison and Mrs. McKee were seen flvlne- un stairs, ss if j'the hospitality they hadextended had been very iraseme 10 innm. simultaneous wnn their disappearance aeme White Heuse aervants appeared and actually shooed tbe entire body of delegates, many of them old, suver-nairea laaies, out or tne neuse, net permitting them te leek at anything. a At the Station Heuaa. Thla morning the mayor bad several ledgers, who were discharged. Otte Lan der, an old customer, who haa been carry ing tbe Jeke tee far by coming te the station house most tee often, waa sent te Jail for ten days. Big Jim Lannen, who baa been sent te Jail three times In the laat three weeks, was the ether customer. He waa found very drunk en East King street, snd when beta drunk be has a lead en, for he Is awful long and hla body ia much bent. That la tbe kind or a lead he had when Officer Slegler found him. He was run ning against everybody and try ing te knock them down. The officer had considerable trouble In getting him te the station house, and the mayor gave him ten days. Tbe Fall or Snow. At a late hour last night there was a heavy fall of rain, which waa followed by a snow that afterwards turned te rain. Fer several hours after daylight tbe snow came down very thick and fast, and It seen be came aeft and damp, causing the walking te be very bed, especially at the beautiful crossings, of which ae little care la taken. On account of the dampness the snow be came heavy, and in consequence consider able damage was done te the wires of tbe city fire department and telephone com pany. Many of them were broken, and this morning a force of men were put te work te make tbe necessary repairs. ' Ltttle Lord Fauntleroy." At Fulton opera house last evening " Lit tle Lord Fauntleroy," tbe play taken rrem Mrs.Francea Hodgsen Burnett's story, waa given. Tbe play baa been se successful in thla country and Europe that Lan caster people were anxious te see the pjrformanee of last evening. Tbe result waa a very large audience, the building being crowded. Tbe abew gave satisfac tion. Mlaa Minnie Fadcllffe appeared in tbe character of iln. Enel, the devoted wlfe.and Flessie Ethyl played the leading character of CVdrte Errel, or Little Lord iuni toy. She la a very bright girl and playa the part with remarkable intelli gence. The applause that greeted ber at times was great. Tbe ether members of the company were strong. Caught by Ills Boetbeel. Mendsy night Jacob Nagie, of Mutcbler Mutcbler tewn, after stepping from a telegraph office alongside tbe New Jersey Central read at Glenden, attempted te creaa the track In front of a train. Hla boetbeel caught In a crevice between tbe blanks. Before he could extricate it tbe locomotive waa upon him. The injuries received by tbe deemed man pre ed fatal in a few hours. He leal ea a wife and four young children. Trouble Between Husband and Wife. Careline Martin, who was charged with disorderly conduct by ber husband, Abra ham, whom aha had sued for desertion, wss heard before Alderman Herahey hut evening. Immediately allarwaMe Ahra aam was Basra, tb LANCASTER, THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS. 1 m NRfm iiriffM it m iPitM wctimcHiw. Uhaty ta TieaaarsrSIx Aaatra ta tha Sollel Sellel . tarahla-Tha JTeeeat Mtaatiea. 1 Tha caucus of Republican membera of oeaaeUs win be held this evening after the adjournment of ceunella, and from present appearances there will be a lively session. There ara twenty-two Republican mem bers of council aad It will require twelve votes te nominate. Theeaadldatss for treasurer ara J. Harry Ratbfen, Wltmer J. Haas, and K. J. Kriaman. The chances ap pear, ea tha surface, te be In favor of Rath fen, tha present incumbent. Hess may be withdrawn before evening and bis strength will be transferred te Krismsn. The latter la said te hate been brought out te keep a fW votes away from Rathfon. Fer superintendent of the Water works the contest will be close. Tbe applicants ara tha present superintendent, E. P. Frsiley. Peter C. Hansel and Jeseph H. Huber. Fralley'a friends claim enough strength te, nemlnste him, but Hensel's friends de net concede It. Tbe candidates for atreet commissioner are Chief el Police Smelts, PeterB.Ferdney, Wm. O'Bryan, of the Ninth ward, MiUer Eckman, Ben Trout, Henry Sbaub and a few ethers without any apparent following. Smelts claims enough premises te win, but tbe contest between bla friends and theso of Fordney may be se olese that a new man maybe chosen, in which event O'Bryan may pull through. The greatest contest is for city solicitor. The candidates are Wm. T. Brown, Harry Carpenter, A. F. Shenck, Jehn K. Snyder, E.vP. Brinten and Tbes. Whitaen. Shenck Is backed by the solid Mentser faction and will lead in the early ballets. If a choice la net made by, tbe third ballet he will be beaten. The chances seem te favor Jehn E. Snyder ss the one te centre upon te knock Shenck out. Fer the presidency of select council the candidates are Wm. Riddle and David E. Leng. Mr. Riddle seeka thla honor aa the eldest member of select council, and Mr. Leng a renomlnatlen, he being the present presiding officer of that branch. Jehn II. Baumgardner will be elected prealdent of common council without op position. Neither Aldermen Barr or Deen have as yetsny opposition for clerks of ceunella. Fer the remaining offices of regulator, assistants and messenger there are but a few candidates and the old Incumbents will be given a renomlnatlen If the desire It. The name of Harry K. Stener, letter of the Lsncaiter County bank, was mentioned thla afternoon as a compromise candidate for treasurer. He conies from tha First ward, which tbla year does net have any Republican council men. Warm frtenda of Mr. Stener In ether wards are urging bis name upon their membera of council. ELUDED ni8 PURSUE ItS. Reynard Leads Men and Dess a Lively Chase On Tuesday. One of the best fox cbasea ever Been in this vicinity waa that held by tbe Lancas ter Kennel club yesterday afternoon at the farm of W. W. Grean, about a mile north west of Neffsvllle. It was the second chase given by the club, and there was a large sttendance, especially of boraemen. The hunters of this city have become tired of seeing tame fexes running and all were anxious te have a right wild one. Yester day they were perfectly satisfied, for a bet ter fox than the one aelecled for this chaae baa never been dropped anywhere. The club had two foxes in their possession and it wis their Intention te drop a second one If the first did net go off in geed style. That waa net necessary, hewever, for tbe fox gave the hunters a full half day'a work and te many It waa the longest chaae they had ever participated in. The club partook of a fine lunch about 2 o'clock, and half an hour later the fox was dropped In s grass field, Just south of tha house, by Wsyne Lsndls sad Mr. Gresb. In about a half hour later a pack of thirty -five dogs were started after blm. The fox first ran In a southeasterly direction, but veered 'around tewada tbe west and finally ran north. He passed between Petersburg and GrefTa mill and then took a crooked course towards Litltz. The dogs seemed te run very poorly at the start, aa they did net get en the track for some time. In fact the whole pack were net en it together at any time, al though a number of them did better towards tbe close of the bunt. The fox waa net mere than a few minutes ahead of tbe dogs at times, but he managed te elude them. He passed near the town of Litltz and thence te the Speedwell farms. He appeared te be making for the hills In that vicinity, and he waa finally holed near Schaefferstown, Lebanon county. A num ber of the hunters were at the bole, but aa ulght had come it was deemed best net te try and dig for the animal. These who "were in" the chase te the finish did net get back te Lancaster until long after night. They were covered with mud and felt satisfied that tbe fox was a. geed one. The distance that be ran waa considerably ever twenty miles. The fox was procured for the club by Wayne Lan dla, one of the members, and everybody was enlhuslastle ever bis merits as a runner. Among tbe hunters who remained In tbe chase te the close were Andrew Hersbey, W. W. Groah, Richard McClrann, J. C. Martin, Isaac Hartman, Adam Leng, and ethers. If the weather is favorable the last fox in the club possession may be allowed le go in Friday. Fun Fer the Crowd. A balky horse created a great excitement en North Water street, near Chestnut, last evening. The animal was owned and driven by Charles Frank, a butcher, and he was hitched te a wagon leaded with coal ashes. On the railroad track the horse took a notion net te met e and be positively refused te go. Almest everything was done te persuade him te get off the track, but he would net move forward. Finally the 5:30 train came along and It waa found necessary te atop It. The engin eer began blowing the locomotive whistle, letting off steam and making all kinds of noises that he could, but tbe horse would net move for a long time. Finally he waa persuaded te get off the track for enough te let the train go by. He went lack, however, and entertained the crowd for twenty minutes mere. After that be was Induced te go borne. Killed Twe Bunce Men. J. E. Westen, of Colerado, was met In Salt lake City, en Monday evening by two affable strangers, v. he gave him drugged whisky and then took him Inte an omni bus lathe rear of a livery stable andmade a desperate attempt te rob htm ef75ln geld which Westen carried In a belt. He drew a revolver and fatally shot Fred. Werner, one of the men. Westen and Granville, the ether robber, ran out of tbe omnibus with drawn revolvers snd ex changed shots. A bullet from Granville's revolver ataaced from Westen's head wests shot uraaviii la tha head. PA,, WEDNESDAY, AX ABTOMlBintD BARTKKDXM. ate CamM Nat Uaaeraaaaa tha Caaas la Hla Caatamar'a stae. . Frew the Cateace Ttaaea. A geed story ea a certain well-known I aauraaee adjuster of this city ta new gelag the reaads or the offices en the street. Mr. g . , tha BBfertunete victim of this epi sode, Is a Jelly geed foltew and by a means a total abstlnaaca man. Ha has tba misfortune, however, of possessing ewe lag shorter than .the ether. This IMtie imreatal defoet net Infrequently eaaass htm much aaneyence, though sometimes ha finds ceaawsrable amusement In It area for himself Oaa day aet long age he was called te an ebeenre Missouri town say St. Leuis te adjust a fire less ever which there were some difficulties. Everybody knows hew it is In St. Leuis. It wss particularly se en that day. Tha adjuster, altar a hard day's work, Mt he had well earned a cooling drink. He entered a saloon te get a glass of bear. It nappened the barkeeper's book was turned when the Insurance man came In. Stepping te the bar snd resting en bis short leg, ha took off his eleganttlle and proceeded te mop oft itbe perspiration which waa streaming down his bald bead and brew. It a waa while thus snaaaad that he ordered his Urlnk. . The tbar-j keeper drew we neer aaa in uie mean while Mr. S steed up en bis long leg and replaced bla Ule. This change of posi tion and attire made blm leek fully 12 Inches taller. Se that when the barkeeper strode up te tbe bar with tha beer. Imagine bis surprise when, Instead of finding a man about five feet three or four Inchee in height, he waa confronted by a gentleman In ellk hst and ever aix feet tall. Such a ereste-ebsnga waa astounding. The bar eeper couldn't believe hla eyes. What had become of the original customer T 114 looked st tha adjuster quizzically. , t i "Vers Is dot llddle son or a gun Vat ortered die beer?" he Inquired of Mr. 8 -', The adjuster merely smiled, drank hla beer and went away. Why She Wears Male Attire. Eugene Field writes in the Chicago Xemi " About two months age it waa announced that at a certain sale efpictuies In Parla one of Resa Bonheur's best works would be offered. When, st the sale, this piece was set up for vendue, somebody srose In the crowd and cried nut, That picture is net by Rem Ron Ren neur.' The suctleneer resented tbe Inter ruption. ' Ne,' cried tbe stranger, ' I sbsll net see the Imposition practiced upon the public t the painting la a forgery. I am Resa Bonheur, and I surely knew my own work,' It was In-' deed Resa. She la ageing new; la short and fat, and still wears her hair cropped abort and parted en tbe slde. She lives In the forest of Fentalnebleau, and, aa of yore, her apparel Is masculine. In her studio she weirs a blouse and wide trousers, but en her sketching tours she Ja equipped in a game keeper's corduroys, leggfna and stout beets. She Is quite sn expert with the gun snd rifle, I hear. Resa adopted male attire many years age. At the fairs, cattle sales snd stables she was Jeered at and Insulted when in these early days she visited them te make sketches: she seen ssw it waa necessary te change her garb if ahe would be free from snneysnee. Accordingly she had her hair cut close, snd she dlrgulsed her selfas a boy. The ruse worked se well then thst she baa stuck te trousers svtr alnce. FataLXnOeunter With a Rebber. The Hen. D. B. Gllham. one of tbe most prominent citizens of Madisen county, Ilia, wss fatally shot by a burglar en Tuesday morning. Mr. Gllham Uvea In Upper Alten, and about 2 o'clock waa 'aroused by the burglar. He closed en the intruder, when the Utter, flred two shots. The first missed htm. buttbe aoeond ball entered hla left breast a ahert distance be low his heart. Mr. Gllham aank in a stupor te the fleer, where he was found by the members of his family, who woie aroused by tbe sheeting. The neighbors were awakoned and pur aued the burglar aa far aa the Milten bridge, where his track was lest. The thief aet awav with about 28. The newa of the Sheeting created the most Intense excite ment lu both Altena. Mayer MePike at once ordered out tbe entire night police ferce te aid the special police ferce of Upper Alten In scouring the weeds for the mur derer. Gov. Fifer baa telegraphed for par ticulars of tbe sheeting, and will no doubt offer a liberal reward for the capture of the burglar. Mra. Gllham was away from home, but returned Tuesday morning. Charged With Stealing Harness. On Mendsy evening between 7 snd 8 o'clock a geed set of harness w as stolen from the stable of E. M. Hartman, livery man, In tha rear of tbe Grape hotel. Yes terday suits were brought against Georgo George Geerge Luta and Charles Breckenrldge, before Al darman Spurrier, charging them with the thaft and Jehn Qulnn, Themas Quinn and David Ghle were charged with being acces series. Tbe avldenee against Luts and Breckenrldge is strong, as they were seen leaving the stable with tbe harness. A search of Lutz'a borne waa made yesterday and the harness was found there by De tective Bambeld. Tbe evidence againat the Qulnns and Ohie la net strong and they were allowed te go en their own recogni recegni recogni aances. Tbe ether men were committed for a bearing en Monday evening next. May Purchase tbe Empire Heuse. Last evening the fire oemmitteo of coun cils held s meeting te take seme action In regard te purchasing tbe old Empire house en North Duke atreet, from Jehn lu Arneld. The sub committee appointed te leek at the beuae ropertod that tbey had dene se and found the building in geed condition. There are a few window glass out, but Mr. Arneld agreed, te put thorn In in case the purchase is made. The price that he wants for the building Is 5,000. After hearing the report the committee resolved te recommend te councils the purchase of tbe property, and It is very likely that It will be done. It Is the Inten tleu new te purchase this beuse together with a new engine, which will be kept aa a reserve, and which the fire committee, chief engineer and many citizens think the city stands In need of. A Usd Weman. Annle Wallace, a drunken female tramp, whose little girl waa taken from her some time sge te keep her from freezing, was be bo be fere Alderman Deen last evening for being drunk and disorderly. She was Bent te Jail for ten days. Her husband, wbe la blind, Is In the county hospital. Annie's sentence waa made short liecause she premised te go te the hospital after her tcrin expires and attend her husband. Te Deepen the St. Lswronce Cauulx. Sir Jehn Macdonald, In an Interview with a large deputation of leading men from all parte of the dominion at Ottawa en Tuesday, premised that the entire system of St. Lawrence canala shall be deepened te fourteen feet, the work te be completed within three years. The main object of thla great undertaking is te provide accom modation for the largest classes of United States steamers and bring te Canadian waters the greater part of tbe beavy traffic in grain and preduce from the West and coal from tbe East. Adjourned Councils Meetlnir. An adjourned meeting of city ceuncila will be beld this evening. The principal business will be the consideration of an erdlnauce grantlmr the privilege of addi tional streets te I he city railway for sn electric 1 all read, aud the award of contract for alene for the city streets. Nene Committed en the Governorship. Messrs. Scott, Mutehler, Coxe, Hensel, forenee st tbe Bellevue hotel, Philadelphia, ob Tuesday, are reported te have deaided te arse aa early state eonveeUoa, declared warn weewHMsau ea MARCH 19. 1890. BISMARCK'S SUCCESSOR. . (eh. cirtm cmm it tie limn Tf Llll IIS CAIMIT. Tha Cemmaaaar t tha Tenth Army Cana Called te tha Responsible Pest ,v orcaaaeelier Tuesday's Rumens. &2 commander of the Tenth army corps, has been appointed chancellor of the empire, te an neatd PriBea Bismarck. A Roundabout Berlin Dispatch. The following dispatch te the New Yerk Jt'erM has leen received st the Londen office, via. Cologne, from Berlin : The great question discussed is who will be lllsmarck's successor. Most men Incline te the Idea that Dr. Hlnipeter will be the man. He la known te be In sympathy with tbe tmperers social reform aud le enter tain political views in direct opposition te the chsnceller. Herbert Bismarck will retain full power, while tbe chancellor will ee retirm wim su tee donors 01 war. "Hereafter tha emperor will be hla own chancellor. If Hlnapeter does succeed Bis marck he will be little mers than a private secretary te the emperer. The Immediate cause of the crisis la ob scure, but it Is believed te be the emperor's Socialist policy, which Is having a great effect in International as well ss In domes tic sffal ra. The emperor ajelea where Bis marck nvera the eudgel. Anether dispatch aaya 1 Tha belief increases that Count Ilorbert will remain, Thla causes confidence st the Bourse te-night, llerr von Bocltleher la named aa the chancellor's successor. The H'erW of Haute Finance of Berlin Is net In the least anxious about Uie future. THE TAX QUESTION. It Is Discussed Boftire tha State Revenue "Commission ea Tuesday. Twe publle sessions of tbe state revenue commission were held in Harrisburg en Tuesday. Anether session will be held te hesivviewB of the county commissioners, te be presented by a state committee. The Grangers had the fleer en Tuesdsy. Colonel Plellet was the first te speak. He said be had come te plead for hla class. "The farming Interest In Pennsylvs nls," mid he, "Is en the verge of ruin. Something has get te be done te save It. It can't go en thla way much longer. Ne oeuntry ever aurvlved the decay or Its agri cultural Interests, and thla country will be no exception te that rule Tbe Immediate cause of this decline in thefarmlnglntereat you can remedy by giving us an honest and constitutional method of taxation. I wish you would hurry up and get te work at it, tee. Don't go running around tbe state feeling about thla matter settle down and prepare a, bill, and give It te us before election. "We are going te vote en this question. The farmers are net going te be fooled en thla matter any longer. They are in earnest. The whole expense of tbe stats government Is Ml,000,oeo. Of this 132, 132, 132, uoe.ooo is derived from tax en real estate. The average tax en real estate la 18 milts. Tbe paylnjr property among the farmers Is net mere than three mills. The majority of the farmers are unable te pay for ahefr labor and subsistence of their families." The speaker wss willing .that he should be taxed for everything be owned, and he wanted every ether man te stand bla sbsre Just the same. At the same time if be bad a mortgage en his property be wanted an abatement for that mortgage, because he did net own tbe property mortgaged. He urged that the auditor general be author auther ised te put a rate en all corporations suffi cient te raise a sum equal te the cost of supporting the public schools, public char ities, pay the pubHe debt and the expensee oftbe Judiciary, legislatlve and executive departments of the state. That would equalize taxation In hla opinion, aa the corporations would then pay about the same rate that tbe owners of real estate pay new. He did net think there waa any reason why manufacturing establishments should be exempt from taxation. "I think that Is unconstitutional my self," remarked Auditor General McCain ant, "I'll bring a suit If you will su ear te that," aald Plellet. Continuing, Colonel Plellet aald he knew of a manufacturing company paylngadlvl dend of 12 per cent, and waa nut taxed, v,hlle the flumers arc unable te pay thelr way. D. M. Andersen, representative of the United Laber League, of Philadelphia, was the next apeaker, and be advocated the single tsx syatentlnalengaddreaa. During Mr. Andersen's address Mr. Plellet showed signs of disapproval of the theory ad vanced, and finally, turning te the spoaker, saldt "Your remarks remind me of a speech I beard In tbe United States Senate 'back in '34. Themas Bonten waa then United States aenater from Missouri. He waa listening te the apeecli aud felt about as I de new. Finally Benten Jumped up and shouted at the senster who wss speak ing, ' My friend, that's goat's v, oel I' And se I my le you your theory Is geat'a wool geat'a wool i" In the commission. Senater Brown followed Mr. Andersen and corroborated Colenol Plel- lei's statement of the condition of the farmers of tbe stale. Iln said In the last IS years farm land bad In thla atate depre dated 50 per cent. If the farmers in this section were compelled te settle up en the 1st of April, fully one-fourth would be bankrupt. Under the most favorable cir cumstances tbe farmer will have no money te spare between receipts and outlays. Cel. It. II. Themas, secretary of the State Grange, said he waa sure that a commis sion, composed of such Intelligent and common sense men, would prepare a bill that would equalize taxation. The bill should provlde that every species of prop erty bear its fair abare of burdeu uf state, county and municipal taxes. At the evening session, Hen. Henry K. Beyer waa Introduced and presented his views en taxation as ombedlod In legisla tion he was instrumental lu preparing whlle chairman of the commltteo en ways aud means, and subsequently as speaker or the Heuse. The commission then dis cussed tbe different systems of taxation In varleua states, mere particularly that re lating te the taxation of corporations, TELEGIIAPIIIC TAPS. Thn twenty-second annual meeting of the Methodist conference of Central Penn sylvania convened te-day at Carlisle. At Betvldere, N. J., the explosion of a lantern caused the burning of two barns, two horses snd two cows. The strike of the Liverpool deck labnrers has ended. Themotber of Mrs. lilngliam, who was murdered In Chicago en Sunday night, aays that Majer Bingham had no hand in the murdci and preve au alibi for him te thedlscomtltureof the police. The state revonue commission, afler a ahert sesslen In Harrisburg, adjourned te meet in Philadelphia, April 21th, te frame a bill for the Legislature. The American Association of Passenger Agents reached the City of Mexico last night and were received with booming cannon. The Soup Heuse te Clese. Te-morrow the sdup house will be closed for the winter, when the bill of fare will be bean soup. After that the building will be locked up for the winter, after Cook Billy Shay has seen that everything is carefully put awny. The soup heuse waa openod en December 19, and It has tbercfore beeu three months te-day since It began giving out soup. In that time a great deal of geed haa been done, and many families who were peer were kept trein suffering by this worthy charity. An Elocution Against J. A. Burger, Jr. . Sihuette A Ce., lumber dealers, ob tained Judgment in court en Tuesday after. agelaat. Jean -A Murgar, jr., -ter PAN'AMKIHCANaWANTrRKETHADK Defecate Flint Shows Thst ST 1 Per Cent, of Seuth American Goods. Is Admitted Free. . The discussion of tha reports of tha com talttee en customs union wss continued st Monday's sessibn of the Pan-American conference, Mr. Seens Pens, of the Argen tine Republlft,was in firver of free trade be tween the American nations, stating that the tariff levied by the Congress of the United States steed In thsway of extend ing commerce between this country and the Seuth American states. In answer te this Mr. C. R. Flint, one e( the delegates from the United Btates, presented official figures by Which it appears thst of the total amount of produce purchased by the merchants ef the United States from the countries of Seuth and Central America, 87i percent, waa admitted free of duty. The details of these figures for 1969 are as follews: Ihlal TmiMrli. Tiutlnhl: Hayti m SJST.tU s,w.ui 5,77 riicaraaua.,.. lru .... t. M.i.t. 1,77 an 314.01 g,u,a a twltf, (faaS MBVTSll.BUFw atl9 a,M,lt I.44M08 yi.aM.nii t,i 10,vxtt !i,ajstf l,ew.li ma 0.-I7I VtfiX ttaew 37,090 IfiUVtli ait a,MMsf (luatemala Uruguay,, Colombia Anrpntlna lc. Uiaia Rica - I H-au. Mendsraa .,...., Mxce BiJ'tarmj-.. Chill Salvader Kquader...,,;,.. m 3$ 17 Teut :.... uaa.Ma.flBS u,ns,in Mr. Flint aald: "The honorable dele gate from the Argentine Republks calls at tention te the fact that of 7tl ,000,000 of mer mer ehaulae Imported Inte tbe United Stales, 1184,000.000 are subject te duty. In ether words, he says that 03 per cent, of the Im- Sortatlens by the United States are bur eued by duty, and that tbs revenue en such Importations amounts te f2J0,67O.O0O. The honorable delegate, by giving these figures, haa brought Inte promlnence the, favorable conditions enjoyed by the pro ducers of Seuth and Central .America In the distribution of their products In Uie United States. While the United States levies a duty, soeordlng te the figures whleb hs presents, en 75 per cent, of the Importations from all ether countries, only 121 percent, of the products Imported lute tba United States rrem the countriei te tbe south represented In thla conference ara subject te duty, 872 per cent, having- been admitted free. In exchange for these imports, amount ing te tl'MJmfi'It, the Seuth and Central American States buy from the United States 150,083,941, or which countries te the south charge duty en ever 00 per cent, admit ting less than 9.1,000,000 free of duty. Surely It must be admitted that the government of the United States had already placed her trade relations with the southern states of America en tbe most liberal basis, and he hoped, .in addition, as the result of this conference, te wipe out the duty ea fhe 914,738,187 of Seuth American products new subject te duty, by fair snd honorable trestles of reciprocity." THE DUTY ON SUMATRA. A Proposed Increase te .T8 PerPeuad, Features of the New TaWaTBIII. The following are believed te be tba main features of the tariff bill new being prepared by the Republican majority of the ways and means committee. The Internal revenue festures of the bill ara aa fellows 1 Tbe entire abolition of all special taxes upon dealers of all kinds, commonly known as licenses 1 the taxes upon snuff will be repealed t farmers and planters growing tobacco will have the liberty te sell te whomsoever they please without restraint, In the same manner as any farmer can dispose of any ether of tbe products of his land. The tax upon manufactured tobacco will be reduced from 8 cents te 4 cent a pound 1 cigars, cheroots and cigarettes will carry the same tax as Is Imposed under tbe pres ent! Isw. Alcohol used In the arts Is free under substantially the same restrictions ss sre prescribed In the Senate bill. The roductleus In the revonue from tbeae Kourcea will be In reuud lumbers between 17.000.000 and 810.000.000. The following are tiie principal provis previs ions In tbe tariff schedules : The chemlcal schednle contains but few changes from ex isting law. There are some reductions snd no advances in duty, and It is believed that the duties in this ncbadiile will bs found below the Senste schodule. The earth, earthenware and glassware schedules remain substantially as in the existing law. Thore are a number of Im portant changes In the metal schedule. Existing rates are maintained upon iron ere and pig Iren. Barbed wire for fencing Is made dutiable at 0-lOc a pound, which la below the duty upon that kind of Iren entering Inte ether uses. Beams, girders snd structural iron ia reduced from lie te 6-lOc a pound, which Is a reduction below that of the Senate bill. Railway Iren la reduced te 0-10 eentea pound, the present rate being 917 a ten, a reduction el about 94 a ten and a reduction in tbe rate fixed by the Senate bill. Duty en steel rails la reduced 84 a ten. The duty en tin plata has been Increaaed te 2 2-10 cents a pound. Pig tin remains free. It Is believed with Ibis encouragement out tin piste will be manufacturid in this oeuntry. Already we makeaheet iron and sheet steel, which Is OS nor cent, of the tin-Plate. and mUh the assurance that there Is tin in the sfbk Hills It is thought a great indus try will spring up. Sawed beards, planks and finished lum ber Is reduced 60 per rent, from the pres ent rate. The duty en Sumatra tobacco Is Increased te 92.75 per pound. There la an increase irenerallv along the entire list In the duties upon agricultural products. There Is a small Increase in tbe duty en fruits. In the wool schedule Wools of tbe first class, known as clothing wools, 11 cents a pound ; wools of the second class, known aa combing wools, 12 cents ; carpet wools valued at 12 cents or less, 3) cents a peuud; valued at ever 12 cents, 8 cents a pound. It Is estimated by the frsmers of the bill that It will reduce the revenues about U0, 000,000. Surrerliitf Fer Lack of Ceal. LeMHON, March 10. The stagnation In many branches of Industry caused by the strike of coal minera continues, and threatens te beceme mere accentuated aa manufacturers' atecks of fuel beceme ox ex haunted. Unless the strike is speedily set tled tbe Eait Lancashire cotton trade will meet with severe check. Manufac turers cannot afford te pay the enhanced prices for steam coal. Half of tbe mills at Accrimrten are at a siaudstlll owing te tbe scarcity of fuel, and many thousands of hands are Idle. The strike in Nottinghamshire Is practi cally ended. Men have resumed work In all pits except four. It was expected that the strike In North Wales would tormlnate te-day, but the men held firm in tbelr de mands. Ceal mine ewnera have called another meeting, at which It la ex pected that a compromise between them- selves and strikers will be agreed upon. If the atrlke continues until the end of the week 10,000 brick and terra cotta workers will be thrown out of employment, as It will be impossible te run tbe works any longer, their stock of coal being already low. Terrible Mine Disaster. HuniKY, Wis., March 19. A big Are Is raging in Germania mine and fle men have been burned te death. Tbe names of the miners burned te death are Jas. Themas, his son Jes. Themas, Hugh Waller, Jimmy Sullivan aud Wm. ltliiks. The less se far will reach about $100,000. Dates Cancelled. Ullle Akerstrom, was Miss te, hae opened a three nights engagement in the opera house this evening, but ahe baa can celled the dates. The lady waa taken very slek while playing In Wllwlogtea, and sbetaaewlylacatthe PRICE TWO OE1 vrrvmitivrn mn 1 n ? miei mm mm mm 11 a- REimiunnuMi, Minera In Wllksaharra aad v Starviac-A Relief seetety 4 la That Clty-Stery sfDeatlt WilkstUrre Dispatch te New Yerk HerahtiJ me people or tbe Wyoming vail just awakening te lbs fearful ami distress and destitution existing at 1 among the mlnlne nonulatlea. since the time of the great strike tail cany seventies nss suca Trinaspraaa noiHuesu poverty existed. y ine men nave Deen making enough te keep going, and Instead of 1 better things hsva been growing w The bard times of ths winter ami spring or issa-tw exnauatea every n they had, and though tha work summer inentaa came in time te atarvatien they Had absolutely ael te fall back upon when tha dull 1 ism nui set in. Tbs mines In Wyoming VsUja-j Mine since Beptamirs. im a. aMs& tb em, have been closed de.. many or them have worked only I five days a month, Tha averam wi a miner during this time, aa takes frees! examination of tha books of severe) 4M ueries, nave been under sw par a and there are hundreds and" hundr men with large families, tee who net received tee In ths whole six aaa Aa a result they new ara face te meai absolute starvation, and uraaat ass as haa arisen for prompt and liberal ahL- Aireaay we wars: or reuer nss iiveiy eegun. in wis city aa t haa been formed under tbe n Benevolent association. CemmlUasal been appointed te canvass different 01 of the city snd ascertain who are ia 1 need of relief, and an exeeutlva anas haa been appointed te take eaaria.S distribution of the supplies. '" iva" A large store room, lent Iras for Hat l ey iimewy rsrasr, waat day for the reception of euppllev nubllecall for aaaltlance haa beaa ; by the beard eftrade. Committees atl using ergsnisea 10 solicit eontnettsw money snd supplies throeghoat tha 1 1 Boceinpsmea a committee of lass enineiriuur mreuan ena or saai sections of ths cltv te-dav. On Ceal street and Its vletalty the) I stances 01 suseiuu uavuiawea enesa were appalling. In one household there are five children and' a stek' old woman waa found beuinc lugs mixed with crashed eata .for family's midday meal. Several children were in the house aheak clothed in rasa. In tha Inner I woman of less than thirty years, with garu restures, was lying ia aam a peer little baby of a year old Im hay j Thev were scantily covered with aa quilt. The mark of crashing peTattF en everything. t - net inree menwa.'v sara . woman, wbe wss tha husbaad's ,1 "Jim hasn't dens a stroke of wsttsT before men it waa uaasneaga. wai nsu a scrap 01 irraa msai.ia saw 1 all that time and little enough af t alae. Ged knows what'U become In the next house, where: then seven children, thlBgs were alfttMl for Bome of the elrls wenvaatalaB? I wagea In a factory. Their eeralaam net 93 a week, and en this sleae thai) has subsisted for mouths. They incf thalr middav meal waea tha at called, and all that was ea the tabta , icarer rye nreaa ana a jeger The gaunt leek of the lather, -fbrtv-ilve vaara. and the ataeaad. 1 the children showed that they knewil Cloae by was a small store heathy 1 Griffiths. He told ths committee that day from one te two aesea weeae 1 nis piece uegging rer anyiuing in; 01 cieiuina or previsions, ssa a asked permission te gather what 1 u non his tsble after meals. These ' told most pitiable tales of prlvatta 1 sufferlna. he said, and It waa the hast task In ths world te refuse them whoa I knew well that every word they sati true. . . '?' uiese ey we store uvea a wemaan three ohiuiree. waeea neeusaa aaa.' Injured In tbe mince fourmeatheejMI bad just oeme out of the heeatteJ. 4 sTers still utterly unable te work. Tatal have net received ena nanasv through charity In all that time, and thst their nelshbers wars almost 'eel off as they atarvatien stared taaatw ' face. j."" - They bad sold all tbe fare wire that 1 possibly be spared, and the peer w told tbe committee that reyeada: ornate of dry bread tbe family bad 1 nethlncr for two davs. v Other houses were visited In W almost aa bad a condition of thiajn-i found. Hundreds of families la thai ara reduced te the last extremities.? back yards of prevision stores aad 1 groceries sre nsunteu su uay y women snd children seeking sol eatable in ths refuse thrown euL am morning the publle refuse grounds la. vicinity of the slaughter houses are bv manv for similar Durnesse. - -'- The situstlen In most of the surreai towns Is ss bad. If net worse, aad la 1 every one of them Dublie efforts ara made te nrevlda for tba alleviation, of I wldeapread destitution, Tbe appeal of 1 oearu or iraue maae pueuc ibis ev sets lenn tne nressimr neea wbnb snd calls upon the people of the elty te innuie iieerany ana promptly in and goods. . m A Cruiser launched. Philadelphia, March 10. The Nawaak, the last of the three steel cruisers built fee.' be government by Cramp A Sens, of thla ', city, waa successfully launched at 12:4a thn afternoon In a blinding snow storm. Tb'3 vessel was christened by Miss Or Boutelle. daughter of Ce IlAiilnllai n(f fttlnas ssnil lis A lj-" """""f..' .-. .-- . . j,- witnessed by s large party oicengriBSiBBj snd ethers from Washington.' The Batty' from the nstlensl capital, which lndudea a number of ladles, came en a special tram 5 ever tbe Pennsylvania railroad wis 1 ing. A apeclal train also brought 800 persons from Newark, N. J., wnicucity wecruiwir isusiuvu. .,, ........ 'ki xesrarsaaiiaw niuustanw, St. Louts, March 19. A great was produced sraeng the CrueaderaL at Latbrep, Me., yesterday by the annouaee anneuaee ment thst a separation bad takea pleas" between Rev. J. L. Carmlebsel aad has wife. Mr. Carmlchael la minister- as the Baptist church at Lathieu, aad Mrs, Carmlchael la praaidsat, eV tbe Weman's Christian Tempaiaaaa" Union of that place, and also aaa. of the leading erganisers of tha rev cent Crusade movement In Clinten. Mt.k Carmlchael accuses bis wife of adUMenr, with one of the members of hla ehajrssy and will apply for a aa highly dlyerce. Mrs. Cat.';. connected la Clay ' mlchael county. In Control of a Receiver. " s.1 Jacksonville, FhC, March 19. Thtu Flerida Southern railroad was : placed In the handa of a receiver by Jadae swne. of tha United States circuit eenit. A bill of foreclosure waa filed by bald ere J or first mortgage oenas en weruaa. sra two classes of these, one Issued ea aha) ,; property of the main line aad the ether eav-j lue cnarietie narwr imiwwi They t'regate 83,000,000. Anether Arrest. New Yenic, March W.-Cbsrlea TTal.lu.r.l. m. anecial dCDUtV ebfrlff. arrested Ibis morning charged with eatef tlen sad placed unqerssyaw mm. WXATHXIt WAawwreBT,!XtV "Al V W(
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