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Beverner Bearer, Prof. Fsraewand Dr.
ITXasjdy Advocate Tree Culture The
Addresses and Mnaie Enjoyable.
The meetl ng for the promotion of forestry.
held In the court house en Thursday eve-
lining, filled the large room te the outer deer.
It wis an enthusiastic audience and la
sympathy with the speakers of the eve
tllttlt t)aaaitel-...-w In ftlssa nililraaiiiiM it.
following musical pregramme waa
tendered by the high school chorus and
1 erchestra: Grand operatic medley, high
school orchestral Yeeman's Wedding
Beng, high school chorus; "The Little
Leaves, high school chorus; Andreas
2Iofer. high school chorus : Llshta and
I i8adews, t high school orchestra; The
v Massing -Maple Tree, high school chorus;
f Men(of Harlech, high school chorus; I'm
ja Merry Laughing Grl, high schoelcborus;
AViiplug Ull IU9 VIU VHUip XJIWinU, BlBjB
cnoei coenis, , ,
The selections were rendered with the
prrSftoleney for which thq orchestra and
onenis tire noted and were well received
by the large audience. Prof. Carl Mats
had direction of the chorus and Prof. Carl
Therbabn of the orchestra.
Judge Livingston, after thanking the
pupils of the high school and their teachers
for the excellent music, Introduced Gover Gover
eor James A. Beaver as the presiding efll
cer. As the governor stepped te the front
he was loudly applauded. When able te
proceed he Mid this was net his first appear
ance in Lancaster,; but thought It a great
pleasure te be here.
He was glad te soe music occupy such a
place In the publie schools of Lancaster.
Hatvnillfl llitdtn win til a rinvalmriile.1 urlili
"the spirit of their teacher and sing because
taw line ie ana net uecause tney are urged.
Hfl WBJI nlMHfwl. with Ihn nrehnatm Tl wita
I klllile in' advance of musical education. He
,7,i,,u,"wu "" uiQmunn aim lis icnuur
for. their proficiency. He wished it was
ihere common in every town of Pennsyl
vania and when the public gets together,
as en this occasion, their music, instru
mental and vocal, would be enjoyed.
As te the object of the meeting he was glai
te say that forestry is awaking an interest
heretofore unknown and unexpected. I
is net the sentimental side that causes this
awakened Interest. Forestry anneals In
the practical common sense of our peeple,
'te their dollars and cents, a practical side
that always awakens a new- interest. We
are aptte think of this subject. front a
scientific, sanitary or sentimental point.
Tberejster savien trees are ripe they
shall be cuf c, Jfien one is cut put
auethei lnAsY vSden't cut a tree down
Mf it Is irWrffieW-&tandlng. Ne practical
forester will say te the farmer that be shall
turn Mis tobacco fields and wheat Holds
Inte forests. t
The questions with ''which forestry deal
are practical. Farmers could with great
profit plant tbeir farms with trees and one of
the best trees te plant is the chestnut. Gov Gov
ereor Boutwell, of Massachusetts, said te
him last summer that the most profitable
crop en hip farm was that from 212 chestnut
trees. In sedition te the money realized
from the fe of the product of that tree, in
twenty ytf&s a chestnut treq will grew te
ejjfucu proportions that it has a market
value. and when sold will nav laroelv for
K?;&gQ 1 1 me put in in attending it.
' A friend of his in Centre county bad an
'experience with a tract of timber land that
phld'hlm well. Seventeen years age he
'"sold his timber from the tract. He put a
fence around the tract, went through it at
regular .Intervals, trimmed a little when
necessary, and te-day that tract of land is
worth mere meney .than he received for
the timber 17 years before. '
'There is something in feresty for the
American peeple te consider, because the
need, comfort, health nnd hannlness
. 3 the twnnln nrn nfc htjilrn. Tim
ta5pn.tft tfnrn tint, fia rntit-wl Tl lltnw
future generations must take
consequences. The impertance of
the suhjeat had led the department of
agriculture te create a forestry bureau and
"Pinf. IV K. Fernejv had been placed in
"charge. He was here te-night te give a
blalp, common sonse talk, which he hoped
wtfiild Jeate an organization auxiliary te
tb'ePennsyUauia Forestry association, and
'iey(new','had the pleasure of introducing
Tef. Fernow.
4,An ovation (Was given the professor.
After the enthusiasm of the audience
had subsided sufficiently te allow him
te proceed, he said that when in
vited te sjieak of forestry he was
fled te believe that there was no
interest in this community as te the
subject and he expected te meet nlne,
ten, or a dozen men. In erder te be pre
pared for such a meeting he had within
a long sclcnilfie p.iper which he proposed
te read te the small uudlonce pre
dicted for him. The large assemblage,
hewever, convinced him that thore
was an interest in the preservation
of the forests. He would net talk of tree
planting; Arber Dayhas accomplished
much in that direction, and with the love
of trees created by Arber pay .sufficient
would be planted by and by. He disagreed
withtthe goverqqr that the money question
side of forej culture was an important con cen con
M'diraj'jen', nilhe'ugh it has weight. He
Said lje would take for his text an ub
strict from a 'speech delit ered by Carl
Schurz at a dinner party recently
in New Yerk. That extract was this;
" If I had the pewer te clioeso for the
country between an immediate reduction
of tariff duties en the ene band and the
introduction of effoctlve forest policy en
the ether, I should say, let the peeple be
burdened a little lenger by protectod In In
terests,vfer at a future day they can clmnge
their system and retricve their losses;
rather than let the destruction of our forests
go en at the present rate, for that destruc
tion may bring en a train of disasters, from
which the country may never recover. "
There are two thoughts that he wanted te
keep before his bearers: "The one Is the
evil of which Mr. Schurz complains and
which the forestry peeple are trying te
rcmody-pdestructleu of the ferest, net the
use of the forest growth; the ether Is that
It Is'net se much the present generation as
thbsOjWlie ceme, after us who will sutler
for the consequences of this destruction."
.Tlip' forestry questien is one of sentlment,
bui It is net sentimental. De net forget
that true sentiment is the moerof the
word,. The forests of the United States
were the richest en the earth w hen the first
settlers came. They appea red te them se
inexhaustible because they seemingly cov
ered the entire continent. Tliey were an
obstruction te the soil and had te be re
moved. Naturally there grew up a hatred
against forests, because tbey were an ob
struction te civilization, mere particularly
because of the supposition that they could
net be oxhausied.
Tfae'populalleu of the United Males has
grown from a few hundred thousand te
millions, and forests in this country haye
been censumej at a rate that no nation en
the fUce of the earth 'docs. The weed area
is 'probably one-rourth of the country's
niei; anil while thore js plenty of weed in
fie country, desirable timber Is irrewiui:
caree. If one gees te the mountains for
172.
Umber, while then te plenty there the
right kind of Unber te hard.te flu. Ash,
Uekery and watent ire fitting scarce. After
tetanias te " great destruction of
forest In the first few hundred
years In the history of the United
States he discussed cllmatle changes
resulting from the destruction of the for
esta. He held that while the fereeta exert
a influence en the climate, there were
modifying influences, among which
were elevation and water stir face whlrh
changed the climate materially. In the
far West, en the plains, will be found trees
planted solely aa wind brakes. On the
mountain sides the forests havelheir In
fluence en the flew of the streams. It is a
mistake te attribute all floods te the de
struction of forests, but surface waters are
retarded In their flew by forests. Erosion
of the soil Is prevented by forest growth.
In France the government has expended
184,090,900 te reforest parts of that country
and Millions mere must be spent te put
the country In the same condition It was
before the destruction of Its forests. In
India the less was also great by the re
moval of forests. In our country hundreds
of miles of timber are destroyed by burn
ing M, sad of the vast amount of timber
harVSsted net thirty percent Is utilised.
Forestry means a national use of forest
property. Ferest destruction might be
stepped by legislation, education, co-opera-lien,
association, such aa Arber days',
and by the boys and girls of the present1
day helping te advocate this reform. There
are two ways of reforming ; one is by re
forming one's self, and the ether by re
form all ethers. '
He urged his hearers te 'Increase their
knowledge of Uie conditions of their own
county, then of the country at large. Where
a waste place Is found plant a tree, and if
timber is te be taken from a weed, study
well the conditions se that the proper ene
is taken. The mistake is that in cutting
timber the best trees are taken and the
scrubs left, and for that reason weed lets
In this country are getting poorer and
poorer. See If your neighbors are remiss
in their duty and if it is net posslble te
Interest them in forest reform, try and get
the community Interested and the neighbor
will iu course of time become interested.
Within two years, Lynn, Massachusetts,
passed some geed forest legislation, and as
a result there are 2,000 acres of public for fer for
ests owned as a community forest, and this
property is better and mere valuable than
its public buildings. In bis brief
visit te Lancaster he had seen spots
where trees would have been an ad
vantage arid, he Instanced the location as
along the Creek which furnished the water
supply te residents of this city. By reason
of thore being no trees along the creek
earth is washed into the creek and It passes
Inte the water pipe and Is drunk by the cit
izens of Lancaster.
There are 70,000,000 of acres of forest land
owned by the peeple of this country. In
quire what is becoming of this property.
There is a bill new before Congress for-the
better administration of this property.
Petition Congress te have the bill passed,
and keep -hammering at it until Congress
does something te save this valuable prepv
erty. In conclusion he urged his hearers
te Jein the Pennsylvania Forestry associa
tion. .
Governer Beaver in a short address
anneunred-'that there would be a meeting
held en Ttf'esday evening' next in the
orphans' court room for the purpose of
organizing a society auxiliary te the Penn
sylvania Forestry association. These net
able te attend were requested te send their
names te Mr. J. P. McCaskey.
Rev. Dr. Lundy, of Philadelphia, moni
tor of the fcitate Forestry association, was
called uHn for a speech. He was glad te
see se large an audiepce. He had never
before seen, se large and interested a gath
ering in the. Interest of forest reform and
all that is needed te carry te success the
geed work begun Is a centinuance of the
interest manifested at the present meeting
He gave his experience of a trip through
Palestine, in'.which there was net a tree te
be seen. At the conclusion of this address
Governer.iionver declared the meeting ad
journed. '
The local committee of arrangements In
charge of (be meeting deserve credlt for
the efficient .manner in which they dis
charged their duties. The committee was :
Rev. Dr. ft Max Hark, J: P. McCaskey,
A. F. Hostetter, F. R. ;DiflonderfIer, Rev.
C. L. Fry, E. O. Lyte, Gee. W. Hensel,
Thes. II. Cochran, J. 8. Stehr.'N. Kllmaker,
K. K. Martin, C. 8. Felts, J. P. Wlcker
sham, 8. P. Eby.
The lecturer and Governer Beaver Were
called upon while at the Stevens house by
many of Lancaster's prominent citizens.
After the lecture Governer Beaver and
Prof. Fernow attended the reception at the
resldence of J. L. Stetnmetz, esq.
IFATII,OK IHAAC B. QUIGI.KY,
The
Father of the Man Murdered
By
Jacobs Dies Thursday Night.
Isaac B. Qulgley, a well-knewn citizen
of Lancaster) died at his home, Ne. 326
West .lames street, en Thursday night. He
had been working in the quarries of Wil
liam -Westman at Dllierville. and .went
rTieniQ Bick en Tuesday. He took a chill
and gradually grew weaker until death
relieved him, dying from a general break
ing down. ', He was the father of Elmer E.
Qulgley who was murdered by James II.
Jacobs three years age. Ever rince his
soil's death there was a change in the
father. He worried a great deal about Uie
sad affair, and towards the last his mind
even became slightly affected. He was
censtantly'talklng ubeut the murder and
murderer. Yesterday he was told of the
commutation of Jacobs' sentence, and that
seemed te add te his worrlment. Among
the last words that he said were these, in
speaking pf the beard of pardon's decision ;
" I guess -Justice will net be executed."
The majority of people think that the man's
life was shortened by the terrible end of
his son.
Mr. Qulgley was 57 years of age and
worked at laboring. He served iu the war
as a member of Company G. of 70th regi
ment. He enlisted October 4, 1801, and en
August lull, 1803, was transferred te Vete
ran Resort n Cerps. He was discharged
February 2d, 1805. He never Joined the
Grand Army, but the mombera of the 79th
In this city will be invited te the fuueial,
lik'h will take place en Monday aflomeon
at 2 o'clock. Besides a wife Mr. Qulgley
left ene daughter Eleanera, wife of Hayes
T. Beeth.
Sale or An East Klnjr Street Heuse.
The real estate belonging te the estate of
Anna M. Feudersmith, consisting of the
dwelling house, Ne. 307 East King street,
was sold by Auctioneer Haines, at the
Leepard hotel, Inst evening. Dr. I. C.
Gable was the purchaser and the price paid
was fi,(ii5.
m
Went te Flerida.
i'rederick D. Ortb, of Marietta, te-day
started en a trip te Flerida. He sails for
St. Andrew's Bay, leaving Baltimore en
the ship "William Lawreuee."
Clianted With Fraud.
Vincent Ffau basJiccn held for larceny
iKi'ere Alderman Halbach, The prosecu
tor is Abraham Ilirah, who says that Pfau
lived upon his farm and rometed lilt lle
s'e'k, goods, Ac, after they had been
levied upon for rent. The accused
ball for a heariug.
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AN EARLY MORNING FIRE.
KIDIRITlTUMHT AHI ffllU 111-
if El Tl m IITIRT f ,l,M0.
The Flames Mart la the Drylaa; Issesa A
Herse Iteaeaed by Mr. BtehaBwrtsi
While Het Ceals Fall Upe Hiss.
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' This morning the neeMset the eastern
section of the city were aroused from their,
slumber by aa alarm of Are, which caused
the big bells en the engine houses te strike
seven times la rapid succession. It was
from box 7, which is situated at Duke and
East King streets. The fire was In the sta
ble and laundry of Charles Hchuberth, en
Mifflin street, In the rear of Ne. 140 East
King street. It was about half past Ave
o'clock or earlier when the fire waa
discovered and It was 'seen by a number of
people, who were at a less at first te knew
where te get a key. H. & Demuth was
finally awakened and with Us, key an
alarm was struck. The fire was found te
be In the stsbls of Mr. Schuberth. That
gentleman ran te the building, and cutting
the strap -by which the horse-wss tied,
liberated the animal. Next te the building
en the east side, Is a stable In which horses
of the Lancaster caramel factory and Daniel
Neln are kept, and these animals were
quickly removed. The firemen responded
promptly te the alarm and alter a half
hour's work they succeeded In extinguish
ing the fire, which, by the Way, was rather
stubborn, en account of several partitions.
The building which rlands upon Mifliln
street, is of brick snd two stories. The
western part is used as s stable and the
first fleer en the eastern side wss the dry
ing room of the laundry. This building
was very badly damaged, If net entirely
destroyed, as a greater part of the wood
work, if net all, will bave te be replaced.
The walls were net damaged te any ex
tent. Seme clothing In the drying room
was burned, and the steam pipes were
broken down snd damaged. The part of
the building leading towards East King
street Is very long snd Is partly of frame
and brick. In the rear of the drying room
Is the Ironing room, while immediately
back of the stable part is the parking and
asserting rooms. In one end of these tbere
is considerable damage. A let of clothing
en eue table in the ironing room was
burned. A great deal of laundry work
that laid upon ether tables was only damp
ened. In the rear of the ironing and pack
ing rooms are the boiler house and wash
rooms. Here the damage was slight, ex
cept by water. The lsrge smeke stack of
the engine was knocked down and broken.
As Mr. Schuberth was cutting the strap
tj unloosen his horse, a large let of het
coals foil through from the second story of
the stable, striking him en the head. He
had no hat en at the time and was consid
erably burned.
The fire started from a stove In the dry
ing room In which a flre is kept night aud
day. Behind the flue thore Is a Joist which
ignited, the llames spreading te lotheri
parts of the building. .
The insurance en the property Is with
Jerelilfe On the building there Is $1,000;
ln the Heme or NswA'exk. Oq machinery,)
stock, etc, there Is $1,000 in the Phoenix or
New Yerk, and 81,000 in the Norwich
Union of England. The less will be about
f 1,000.
A UAltX BURNS.
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Andrew- Weller Lesm Heme
Preperty
ou Thurwluy Mernlna;
Nkw Helland, March 21. Yesterday
morning school and farm bells in the vi
cinity of Summitville, two miles south of
here, sounded a tire alarm. Flames were
discovered in the barn of Andrew Weller
about 0 o'clock. In a short tlme the build
ing was entirely consumed, together with
a geed buggy, qui te a let of tobacco cases,
and Heme hay and straw. The origin of
the fire Is a mystery. Mr. and Mrs. Weller
left In the mornlng'fer a moving and were
net at home. The fire started, it Is sup
posed, In the upper part of the barn, us
omeko was seen te Issue first from the
doers in front by pupils of the Summltville
school. Together with tHbir tescher, Mr.
Nagle, they renderc-d aluable assistance,
saving the live stock and some farming
implements. This barn was built but a
few years age by Tayler Balr, and was
pronounced ene of the most substantial in
the vicinity. It is believed that the Insur
ance will cover the less.
The funeral or Mrs. Mary A. Mentzer
was conducted from the Lutheran church
yesterday afternoon. The body arrived
from Tower City, Pa., by way of EphraU,
about 3 o'clock. Mrs. Mentrer had been
for some time with her son-in-law, , Rev.
Diller deist. She was an amiable
woman, much loved by all who knew her.
Services were conducted by Re,Vf Brady, of'
the M. E. church, Hartman, of Ibe Ho He Ho
fermod church, and Rev. Meredltb, of the
U. B. church.
The community was startled by the
announcement of (he sudden death of
Thompson Brubaker en Wednesday morn
ing. Ile was a wealthy and respectcd
fartner living about a mlle south of here.'
Ou Tuesday he was at a sale near Bareville,
returned home in his usual health and that
night died. His burial will be conducted
from bis late residence ou Saturday morn
ing at ten o'clock.
Jehn U. Darrow has shlpped a car lead
of line horses te Philadelphia.
The Mayer's CustomerH,
This morning the mayor had three burnt,
who were discharged. All pretended te
bs In search of work. Frank Williams, of
New Yerk, was going te Baltimore, Fred
erick Snyder, of Philadelphia, was going
te Pittsburg, while James Fisher, of Pitta-
,burg, was en his way te Philadelphia.
Jehn l.awrcnce, w be says he works for
Keller A Cressen ou the New Helland
railroad, wes very drunk en the town lata
last night. Officer Decn saw him Miveral
times and finally arrested him and took
him te the station house. As it was the
first tlme he was befere the niaynr, be ,was
allowed te go.
The last customer was a German named
William Snyder, who deal red te be sent te
the hospital. lie said that he bad been
working en a new railroad bridge at
Elizabethtown and fell from a scales, strik
ing upon his head and side. He was se
badly injured that lie wanted te go te the
hospital te be cured, se he could return te
work, as he was tee peer te buy medicine.
One of bis eyes was very black and there
was a lump en his head. He also com cem
plained of sevcre pains In his breast. The
mayor sent lilin te the hospital.
A Wemun'H Sudden Death.
On Wednesday the widow of the late
Jehn ShafTner died very suddenly at her
home en Lafayette street. Slie was sitting
In a chair when she foil evor and expired
In a few minutes from a stroke of apoplexy.
Her husband was at ene tlme a member of
the city police ferce.
J.uckj- One At u Fair.
At the fair of the United Knights last
evening a colerod glee club entertained the
audience, which was large. The following
articles were chanced off last evening:
torge cane wen by Ml mm Clara Bear; tea
pet, Mrs. Edward
Dclsley; fine cushion,
Reese; silk umbrella,
walnut mirror, Mrs.
by Mrs. Thes. C.
Miss Sharp; fiue
Edward Deisleyj
LANCASTER, PA.; FRIDAY,
A STATIC COMMISSION. ,
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It Meets Hera te Obtain
Pelata
for
Framlaa a Xew, Peer Law,
The cowmisslea appointed by the gover
nor te reverse the laws of the stele relating
te the malntalnenee of the peer, met in the
directors' room of the almshouse at 10
o'clock this morning. The commission is
made up of Lewis Pugb, Scranton, chair
man: ex -Judge Rows, Chambersburg ; J,
Kevin Hlll.Sunsury Wra. Lawsen, Phila
delphia; W. E. Marsh, Cerry J R, I). Mo Me Mo
Oettlgle, Pittsburg ; Wm.' N. Apple, city.
Elliett Rogers, of UsrrUburg, is the clerk
of Mm commission.
' la addition te the commission Judges
Llvingten and Paitereen and the beard of
peer directors were at this morning's sessions-Meetings
In different sections of the stats
have been held and the testimony of peer
directors and overseers of the peer taken.
Frem the information gathered the com
mission will report te the Legislature an
act of assembly for the government ef the
peer that will be uniform In its previsions.
The testimony, of the peer directors of
Lancaster county aud the officials war
taken In short hand by Cee Mullecb, court
stenographer. It will be written out by
him snd sent te the secretary of the com
mission.
The Laucaster county directors favor the
system at present in vogue in this county
known as the county system.
Frem one of the members the following
information was gleaned : The county sys
tem la In vogue In about half the counties
in the state and the township system In
remaining counties.
Theso who favor the county system de
se because It prevents much litigation,
which is prevalent where the township sys-'
tern Is uscd.Under the township system the
boundary Is tee small and there are many
law snlts growing out of the liability
of any eus township for the malnfonance
of its paupers. One township will claim
that the adjoining one is endeavoring te
foist its paupers en it, and the result is a
law suit. Under the township system there
are no peer heuses. The peer are bearded
with the persons who bid the smsllest snd
the result Is general dissatisfaction en part
of thorn who are unfortunate enough te be
maintained by the charity of the township,
for with low bids for maintenance the feed
and accommodations are in proportion.
Theso who favor the township system say
it is cheaper than the ether system.
Every county In this state that has the
county system wants it retained, and fully
ene half of these who have the township
system would like te see the first named
system niade general.
The commission will endeavor te arrive
at a conclusion that will de away with the
cumbersome peer laws that are en the
statute books,as they came from the mother
country. Whether their conclusions and
the act of assembly te be drafted by them
will be adopted by the Legislature is a
question for the future.
The commission and Invited guests were
entertained with dinner st the almshouse.
Thev'will held several ether ineetlntrs snd
get the'TiewaiofxUrecters of tiepoerln
sections net yet visited by them nerere they
make thelr report.! i
After the sdiburnment of the' heard the
'timmrinra nf (tin msaitmlaalnat XfatlnsBt A. ft ,
luumuciawt uw .vuiimiswuhj Mipjui' cm v
Rcineehl, W. LVJIensel and J. WJBrewn
the inseming solicitor, were entertained at
the Hamilton club by Mr. W. N. Appel.
The next meeting will lie held in Scran Scran
ten en April 22.
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A Great Event In Colored Clrcles.
A sensational swell wedding took place
In Charleston, 8. C, en Wednesday night.
The w hole or the Afre-American 400 was
present. Nothing like It has evor been
seen iu the Seuth. The groom was Dr.
William K. Jehnsen, and the bride MIsh
Miry Parkerson. The former is copper
colored and the latter a dark blende. The
groom was attired in a cestume fashioned
after James O'Neill's Mente Crixte dress in
the third act satin trunks, silk hose and
silk waistcoat trimmed with Valenciennes
lace.
The bride wero a croam-celorcid silk robe,
with pale blue silk brocade front, a V
shapeu cersaee, and golden slippers. The
wedding was conducted in the French
Italian stvle, with attendants, groomsmen,
ushers, and maids of honor. The Baptist
church was densely packed, and the street
within two blocks whs he crowded that a
platoon of policemen had to.heud the bridal
firocesslen and clear a passage through the
hreng. After the servlccs at the church a
Venetian reception was given at the resl resl
deneo of the bride's mother. The house
and grounds were Illuminated with Chinese
lanterns. Colored society was stirred te
its centre by the event.
Thelr Wishes Queerly Gratinsd.
Rufus Underkotler and wife, of Reading,
wero childless for twenty-one years. Fer
seme time Mrs. Underkotler endeavored
te persuade her husband te adept a child,
but be was opposed te It. Wednesday
night the deer bell rang and upon going
out Mr. Underkefler found a bundle en the
step. He carried It in. and upon openlng
it was almost paralyzed with ntenishment
te find It was a girl baby, apparently about
4 months old.
Accompanying it was alettcr stating that
Mr. Underkotler could bave the Infant If
he would siipjiert and preperly care for it,
There was no due te its identity, and after
a consultation It was decided te keep the
youngster and rear.it as a member of the
family. The baby is a plump, sweot-faced
child, and Mrs. Underkefler is as happy
as if it were really her own.
They Wanted a Helle.
At the sale of Jacob Krcider, a farmer,
who lives near Willow Htroet and Is about
retiring, an amusing incident occurred
yesterday. An old whip that was really
worth nothing at all waa put up for sale.
Several of Mr. Krelder'a grandsons wanted
te get possession of it tokeep it as a relic.
They began bidding against each ether ene
cent at a lime snd the scctaU)rH were
greatly tickled by it. Finally the whip
was knocked en" te one of the young men
at $1.78 and there was great dlsapolnt dlsapelnt
ment ameng the ethers.
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wi'muii in u itibu xiutiii.
Anule Levcrluaud Mumle McDcrmett,
two young women employed lit Loe's
cotton factory, at Westpert, Conn,, en
Wednesday evening fought a stand-up
light with bare knuckles fu an old build
ing. The fight was the outcemo of a quar
rel evor the attentions of a young man.
There wero no seconds, but Jehn Daily
was timo-keoricr and Ellas Shaw rcferei .
A dozen ethers were present. Neither haul
much advantage until Miss Iiveric landed
a stinging blew ou Miss McDermett's nese,
which settled the fight.
A letter-Carrier's Full.
This morning a gray looking object was
seen sliding along en the planking in freut
of the new Trust building en North Queen
street. An examination showed that It was
a letter carrier-named Hardy, who is ever
two yards long. When the tire alarm
struck lie left all thoughts of his mall be.
hind and ran out. The planking was
slippery and he was seen sprawling en his
back with his feet Iu the air, The new
gray suit was covered with dirt and the
man's nearest friend could scarcely recog
nize him.
Apimlnted Xetury I'ubllu.
Abraham I.utz, of Adam town, has been
appointed a notary public Hlscommlssleii
was received at the recorder's olllce this
morning.
Pensions for Twe.
Pcuslens bave beeu granted Jehn En En
greir, Lai)cufttsrn and Abraham Cooper,
Spertiug UHL ,
MARCH 21, 1890.
NEARLY SUFFOCATED,
CtHI1 CALL W A FAULT III Til Mill
EtllWTIECtVRU.
Three Parsons Found la Their Heme Un
conscious The Husband and Father
May Probably Met Secevsr.
A narrow escape from death by suffoca
tion was made by the family of Samuel
Watsen, of Celeraln township, en Monday
night. As It Is Mr. Watsen Is still uncon
scious from the effects of coal gas and bis
wife and child, who although returned te
consciousness, are still In a critical condi
tion. Mr. Watsen's wife and child have bcea
111 for several days with diphtheria and
were confined te bed. The house occupied
by the Watsons is In Celeraln tewnsh p,
close te Andrew's Bridge, and en the fleer
In the kitchen la the cook stove which Is
used te heat all the apartments en the
lower fleer. On account of the Illness of
Mrs. Watsen and her babe a bed was
placed la the kitchen a short distance from
the stove, and this was occupied by the
mother snd the child. Mr. Watsen occu
pied a bed In the room adjoining.
When he retired en Monday night, he
fixed the stove damper, as he supposed,
but through an oversight he closed the
damper. The lids were removed from the
stove snd It was filled with coal te keep the
Are going until morning. The family
were seen asleep, snd nothing unu
sual was noticed until the next day. The
heuss wss observed te be closed by
these who passed it early en Tuesday
morning, but it was thought that aa there
was sickness they had a bad night and for
that reason slept late. Towards neon a
lady residing in the vicinity Induced a
neighbor who 'was passing te force open
the deer. He did se and ss seen as he en
tered the house he detected the smell of
e ml gas. He hurriedly examined the. In
mates and found them te be unconscieur.
Dr. Went was summoned and after sevetal
hours' labor succeeded In restoring Mrs.
Watsen snd her child te consciousness.
Te-day they are somewhat improved but
net entirely recovered. His efforts thus
for have been unavailing te bring Mr. Wat Wat
eon te consciousness, and it Is reared that
Will die.
It is a singular fact that the mother and
child who occupied the bed very close te
the stove, escaped with their lives, while
Mr. Watsen, whose bed was at a consider censider
able1 distance, is the most seriously ill.
Mr. Watsen is a young man, about 25
years old, of sober and Industrious habits,
and his family have the sympathy of the
community in thelr trouble.
UP GOES ICE CIIEAM.
Thirty Cents a Quart Is te Be the Retail
Price.
There was a meeting at the Stevens
house en Thursday evening of' the Lan
caster Confectioners' Union, and the fol
lowing prices 'Were agreed upenijdce
cream from April 1st, 1800, te Aprtljlst,)
1891, 80 -i cents a quart sold rrem store In
box or pitcher ; 35 cente a quart In freezer;
40 cents' uqnsrv In forms or moulds ; small
Individual forms (2 a dozen ; wholesaleaud
te bearding houses, hotels, fairs and pic
nics, fl.05 a gallon.
The confectioners agroe te sell at the
abeve prices and will give a note for one
hundred dollars witli security that they
pledge themselves te thorn. Should, any
break the pledge the net amount of thelr
note Is te be collected as any ether debt and
the proceeds te go te tbe children's home.
The following have signed: Goe. B.
Merrow, J. W. Gruel, Jes. R. Iteyer, agt,,
It. II. Andersen, Mrs. Jehn J. Gruel, D.
W. Mlosse, G. W. Gill, Harry H. Klnder,
Charles Eden, Goe. P. Erlsman, The above
will meet en Tuesday uoxttegivo security
aud close the contract.
This sctlen has been in consequence of
thn-high price of ice, which new runs from
eight te ten dollars a ten.
Horteusly Injured.
Mu.i.F.iixviLi.K, March 21. Yesterday,
Otte Reese, one of the men engaged in
making repairs te tbe Nermal school
buildings, made a inlsstepl aud full from
the reef of a perch te the ground. He fell
about 10 feet and besides breaking both
arms sustained severe internal injuries.
They Were Discharged.
James McCarthy, Isaac Bates and Charles
McGill, tbe three men arrested en suspi
cion of being the men who assaulted Wal
ter Coatclle, have been discharged by Al
derman Dean. The Injured man stated
positively thst he wss unable te identify
the party who struck him.
Strange Ferm of insanity.
A dispatch from Jollet, Illinois, ssys that
it has been proven that Miss Jessie White,
who shot bsrself in a sensational manner
In a buggy and lea a letter stating that
she did se te cscape a letter writing fiend,
was insatie and wrote the letters herself.
Execution lutned.
Judgments wero entered te-day against
Jacob 11. Artz, fartner of Brecknock town
ship, by Daniel Blukley for (314, and
Careline Artz for $1,500, and executions
were at once lssued en the Judgments.
Kyrnud Warned by Newspapers.
Nfcw YeitK, March 21. "The publica
tion of the fact that the detectives hail
located Eyraud, the alleged French mur
derer, In this city, defeated ills arrest,"
said the sergeant in charge of police head
quarters te-day. Eyrnud waa in this city
and registered at the Hetel American. The
French detectives were Just about te ar
rest him when he disappeared mystereusly,
leaving his trunk behind. Detectives were
watching the place night and day in the
hee of his return, but the nowspapers
printed the story of the presence of tbe
French officers aud gave Eyraud the warn
ing. The trunk contained damaging e idonce
against the murderer Is shape of Greuppls'
clothes worn at the time the deed was com
mitted. A New Railroad.
Haiiiiisiiuiie, March 21. A charter was
granted at the state department te-day te
the Lebanon A Beading railroad company.
It was te extend from Lebanon te Reading,
a dUtance of thirty miles. The president
is J. N. Dubarry. This will be a part of the
Pennsylvania railroad system.
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Murdered Thelr Father.
Le Knox, March 21. Klchard and Geerge
Davlen, the brothers who murdered their
father at Clene, were te-day sentenced te
death.
HilJ-der'n Xew Muloeu.
Last night Jehn A. Snyder awarded te
Jehn Adam Burger the contract for build
ing his new saloon en North Queen street,
almost opposite the handsome new Trust
building. The new building will be 110
feet in length with 'i'l feet front. It will be
tbrce steries, of brick and stene with tbe
first fleer of irsn aud glass. Werk will be
begun en Monday next.
Made Au Assignment.
Levi II. Lougnecker, hote'.-kecper at
Laudls Yalley, has made nn iiNslgument te
David K. Bryan, His assets icre real estate
ussossed at $7,000 aud his lien Indebtedness
$0,600.
IHiAlR'a HILL MKATEN.
The Sonate Rejects It en Thnrsday-The
... .. Auther Vetes Against It.
Washington Dispatch te Philadelphia Lcdser.
.J'! e death "lathe epitaph which
the frlends or the Blair bill can write upon
that thoroughly dead measure. The vote
which ended the long and tiresome debste
was conclusive or its fate. The bill Is tee
dead for resurrection, and there are few
who mourn ever Its decease. When the
Senate assembled te-day there was an in
creased attendance Iu the galleries and a
manifest Interest en the part of these
present in the closing debate upon
Senater Blair's pet school bill. The first
skirmish began, with a motion of Mr.
Iugalls, msde at ene o'clock, te anticipate
by an hour tbe consideration of the bill.
This the Irssclble senator from New Hamp
shire resented as sn Interference with his
function ss pstren snd guardian or the
measure. Notwithstanding Senater Blair's
offended sensibility, the dobate preceeded
after a rather llvely speech from Mr. Bate,
In which he resented seme insinuations
against Tennessee's school system made by
Mr, Blair. The most exciting scene wss
when the bill was discussed under the flve
minute rule. An occasion was offered for
a vigorous assault by Senater Hawley
upon that portion of the bill thst he
protested should send supervisors of
education Inte the Northern as well
aa the Southern districts. With a great
deal of ferce he resented Interference
of the Federal with the state au
thority, and declared that such a
policy would be In violation of the princi
ples of the government from the adoption
of the constitution. He created another
decided sensation by proposing as an
amendment that the clause appropriating
17,000,000 for the first year should be
stricken out, and in a few iinpassloned re
marks, which drew sllsht annlause from
the galleries, declared that the probable
expenditure of the government during
the fiscal year would create a deficit unless
a halt was called upon extravagant
appropriations.
Mr. Hawley prophesied thst, if the bill
became s law, it was net merely $77,000,000
that it would cost. It would cost hundreds
of millions, and would go en for W years,
unless the bill became se odious that an
extra session would have te be called te
repeal it, The bill was against the spirit of
states' rights. He did net want te have
the secretary of the national beard of edu
cation sent Inte bis state. The town com
mittees and the school beards were capable
of taking care of the schools, and he wanted
the national government te keep Its hands
off.
He went en te read a table of appropria
tions te be made for the next fiscal year,
showing an aggregate of expenditure of
9523,000,000, against an estimated revenue
of 150,000,000, making a deficit of $73,000,-
Follewlng Is the tabte : Estimated reve
nues, $450,400,000; probsble appropriations,
excluslve of deficiencies, 3X1,000,000 per
manent appropriations, including sinking
fend, $101,000,000 j probable deficiency,
31,000,000: total, 155,600.000. Proposed
appropriations reported te tbe Sonate, net
Included in "probable deficiency" :
Direct tax. 17,500,000 1 Blair bill, $7,000,
000 ; Freuch spoliation claims, se far as re
ported, 1,742,000 ; naval ships, $7,000,000 1
increased pensions, 35,000,000; total, $08,
242,000 ; .recapitulation, prebable appro
priations, 455,000,0001; proposed approprls appreprls approprls
tlens,U08,242,000 total, $523,842,0001 est! est!
insted roveuue, 150,400,000 (excess of ap
propriations evor revenues, 73,442,000. ?r
Upen concluding his remarks, Pen-;
isralJi Hawley withdrew his amend-
iment and a vote was taken en the
passage of tbe bill. Many of the senators
kept tally en printed slips as1 the 'roll
call proceoded." The Mil did net proceed
for before it was seen that the-vte
would be extrsmely dose, with the pos
sibility of the dereat of tbe measure.
Senater Blair moved nervously in his seat
and kept tally with a short stub peucilv
looking anxiously around the chamber
as name after name whs called by the
clerk. Befere the final announcement
of the vote, and while a bum lu the gal
lories and whispered conferences en th
fleer told that tbe moasure bad been lest,
Mr. Blair leaped Inte the alsle and an
nounced his doslre te change his vote te
nay. This was sn admission that the bill
hed been defeated and that tbe senator
wished te be In a position te meve for its
reconsideration. When Vice President
Me i ten announced the result ayes, 31,
usys, 37 there was a doclded sensation, In
the midst of which Senater Edmunds
moved an oxecutlvo session and the
galleries wero cleared.
The defeat of the bill is a relief te many
senators who felt under obligations Ie vote
for the measure, Several who finally voted
adversely were, until a few weeks age, lu
laver of Its pussage, but they wero worn
out by the long coiillnued dobate, and dls-
usted at the blnekade in the way of fur
inr legislation 'caused by the persistency
of Mr. Blair In forcing his measure te the
front and keeping It there. If a vote had
been taken en tlie bill six weeks age the
probabilities are that it would have passed
by a small majority. Had the vote beeu
postponed for a week It would have been
defeated by a much larger majority than
that of te-day.
THE KIUUT-HOUU BATTLE.
Each Trade te Decide Whether te De
mand Shorter Hours.
The result of the conferencoof the execu
tive council of the Foderatlon of I,aber has
been made publie In Pittsburg. Vice
President Martlu says that no one trade
will be ordered te demand the eight-hour
law, nor te strike te en force the demand.
Mr. Martin savs it was left entirely optional
with each trade whether they doslred or
thought they could secure elght hours for a
day's work. It w ill also be optional with the
trades whether tbey will go into the ques
tion or net. That tbey will de se is shown
by the replies sent into the Federation
from almost all trades, saying tbey desired
te and were able te win for eight hours. It
Is left te the strongest trade.) Pittsburg and
Wheeling districts will be represented by
the carpenters first asking a conference
with bttllders. and if refused, demanding
It. New Yerk and Bosten stonemasons
w ill probably make the first break In these
cities, te be followed by oilier strong or
ganizations. Twe hundred and fifty men, employed
at Oliver Bres. A Phillips' rolling mill In
Pittsburg, have gene en strike. They de
manded the dim liarge of a man who was
running two sets of rolls and objected te
the discharge of another.
Three hundred men went en strlke at
the Koysteno rolling mill In Pittsburg.
The strlke Is against a reduction of wages
forcedon tbe men en account of peer ma
terial. Big Prices Fer Household Goods,
li. F. itewe, auctioneer, en Thursday
sold part of the household goods of the late
Adam Ixjfover, lit West Lampcter town
ship. The goods commanded geed prices.
I'irty-thrce crocks of apple butter sold at
uu average of 55 cents ier crock. A desk,
manufactured seme 50 years age by the
late Henry Cariwuter, father of Aldus (,'ar (,'ar
penter, who was a practical cabinet-maker,
was sold for $81.
More T.lquet Men Hcntcnced.
Tbe prompt disposal of liquor v lolaters
was continued In court in Beading en
Thursday. Charles 11. Mlller, proprietor of
the City Park hotel, ene of tue best paying
places Iu Heading, pleaded guilty, and was
sentenced te Jail for twenty days, Charles
Bladd, uhotel-keepor of Monocacy, pleaded
guilty. He also received twenty diys aud
had his license revoked. Miller surrendered
his license seeral weeks age. He has been
in the business in Helding and Berks
county thlrty-tliroe years.
J.eft 9SOO te a Church.
Frem the I.ltltx llecerd.
By the death or Mrs. Fckert, of Man
helm, who was burled at this nljce last
week, tbe Evangelical church of l.ttitz will
receive a bequest er$.i00.
Te DIe Uy F.lcctrlclty.
Albany, N. Y March 21. The court of
appeals te-day anirmed the Judgments of
the courts below in the Kcmmler murder
case, declaring the electrical execution as
constitutional, uiul holding that no error
was ceiiiuuhvU ou tue trial of the aucusecL
PRICE TWO CENTS. J
DEATH OF A SOLDIER.
GENERAL CUM, CMIANMR W Til
PAITIERT If llttWII.
Heart Disease Attacks Him Walla la
Roem In a "--' ntTTssIilssi ':
tea-SecrsUry Praetor's Orders.;;;
Chicaoe, March St. Majer'
Geerge Creek. U. S. A.. In command art
department of Missouri, died suddenly:,!
neanaiseaaeaiTtin o'clock; this
at tbe Grand Pacific hte!. '"Jl
tie waa at tne army Headquarters all I
yesterday and appeared te be mhtei
geed health. He complained te bis wlfsi
reeling unwell shortly after srteing
morning,' ana a physician was summe
but the general died before the da
could retch the room,
The general has been In command of I
department of Missouri for several y
succeeding uen. Hcheneld.
WAniiinoten, March 21. News of i
death or General Creek was a great I
te eiucisis or tne war department.
tary Procter was particularly aflVtedl
the Intelligence, as be had very in
associations with Gen. Creek daring
recent visit te wasningten a low
age. He ssnt a- personal message of i
delence te Mrs. .Cr"' -and gave In
tiens for the prej' days. ? general
announcing GnnCJ s5ek'ii duals tn
army. "eja.rT1 ,vj
Mrs. Creek nncfTr sister. Mrs.
were the only member of the family
ent at tue bcdside when he passed an
He had no children. The general waa I
years of age. $'.j
He was a native of Ohie and a gradi
of West Point. He served with dlstiB
ill ihu muAicnu war.
In 1801 he became colonel of the SflthC
volunteers, snd received a brevet '.
gallantry at the'.battle of Lewlsbnrg)
muz, anu tne sarai year waa
a brigadier general tf volunteers for
lant aad meritorious service la thaif
He received brerete rank for asrvteaj
Antletam and ether battles and at;
battle of Fishers Hill Wen the 1
major general. Ha was Mustered eaAl
the .volunteer service In 18M aad '
major of the 3rd aad taaa lteati
VUIUIID1 VI WO M IHUKIry, AO '
aaIamaI dfcS Iha 04-l I da a. sb a t?
teber 1873, he was asade brigadier i
eral. He also distinguished
soVeral campaigns sgalnst the Indlaaa
&
Killed by Twe Policemen. ?
Atchison, Kansas, March 21, Hi
Mabn, a railroad brakeman, was shot
Instantly killed last night by
police officers. Mabn had recently
laid err by conductor stone fort
enness. jHe went te Stene's
early in the evening aad draw a
velver en Mrs. Stene, but aha
hia,te leave and then notified the
Twe officers followed him and
him te surrender. Mshn drewhte
ver, but before he could nse It both
fired, each bullet 'taking, effect '
iMatan had just serveda tea, years'
la me penitentiary rer muraer.
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CAM.Lf.sr Match" 21 At UM
Pennsylvania Methodist coufertaea
nulls a discussion took Plac
two hours en ths proposed
of lslty representation at the
conferenco. Stirring Breaches were
The roll was called and the vote
the question, which resulted as
Fer tbe change, 31 ; against the
144.
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Nkw Yeiik, March 21 Judge O;
of the supreme court, this morning
loave te the Sugar Refineries com
declare n dividend of 2) per cent OS)
000,000, en condition tbst tbe poi
en the North itlverHeflnlngcetn
torent be donesltod with the court
u final determination of the salt
that company by the court efapi
Murdered His Wlfe.
nkw yeiik, Marcu zi, Kate r
eighteen-year-old wife, who was
night by her husband, Geerge sr
20, died at tbe hospital this merniag. ,
eusy was the causa or tne snoeting. I
was this mprnlng com muted te an
action of tbe grand Jury. He
romerso for his crime, and
marked that he knew she waa bad '
married her, but thought he might; 1
te reclaim uer. v
"Three-FIna-ered Jack"
Clkvicland. March 21. The
night arrested Jehn J, Masen, alias
Fingered jack," en suspicion or
in the murder of Arthur Hsnry,-
as-ent and telegraph operator at
Ohie, last Monday night Masen te
dent of Cleveland, but be admits
was in the vicinity of Hsrtzburg
nlirhL nf tint murder.
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The Prlnce of Wales In BsrUaVl
Hkui.in, March 21. The Prince of 1
arrived here this morning. Ha
ceivedatthe railway station by Utejj
perer, Empress Frederick: ana ner
ters snd a number or princes or
familles of the German empire. A I
of honor was also at the station.
Alt the Bodies Reoeverei.
IiiOHWOOB, Mleb., March 21. TiOjSj
of the thrce remaining miners, TVl
Gennaiila mine yesterday. The. j
round together Dentna a large toeir
the bottom of shaft Ne. 2. The
been extinguished. The leas
(10,000.
1 A Lad Kills Ills CempaaW
Jelikt, Ills., March 21. Tem ml
man, 12 years old, shot and killed "J3
Pnlliniima 11 vAiirM nlil. vsKm&MrAmvJJk
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boys wero playing marbles and a dls
ment In tbe game caused tne wii
boy te draw a pistol and sheet htal
playmate lu the stomach.
Jeyrut MlB.ra. ;s?
Londen, March 21. The al I
eluted with their success Icji
the musters the advances thtyc
Dispatches from the mining dlstt
report that the men are ovary what j
back te work. jj
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Moeum Sentenced te Dtew
Nkw YertK, March 21 James H, I
the base ball player, who was a
age convicted of murder of his '
sentenced te death this morning by ,i
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owners in Brunswick hsve grantati
Increase of wnge te striking wis
ilin in n Imvn irnna back te Werk. J.
z. .
AiMjuaed of Treason. ' '
LKtrsic, .March 2l-Sever'sl feretfavl
have been arrested here en
t ronten.
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