r itti.4 441.4.1 je IDantec' fncUUitxe VOLUME XXVI-NO. 21 5.-EIGHT PAGES. LANCASTER, PA., SATURDAY, MAY 10, 190. EIGHT PAGES.--PRICE TWO OE Sh BOTH SIDES HEARD. TIE M8TIM m TUB UflMllM IP ciiiTEi iiGLEi m mm. What the Lawyers Fer tbe Watch Cem pany Contestant Claim Before Dep uty Attorney General Sanderson. Deputy Attorney General Sanderson heard argument en Friday at Harrlsburg Q3 the motion te reveke the charter granted te the Keystone Standard Watch company. The argument in favor of a revocation of the charter was made by Rebert Snodgrass, ex-attorney general. II. M. North ap peared for the creditors. I). McMullen is associated with Mr. Snodgrass, and II. B. Swarr with Mr. North, but neither took part in the argument. Goe. M. Franklin, Walter M. Franklin, Abram Bltner and Geerge M. Askew, all interested in the matter, heard the argu ment. The argument was begun at neon and lasted for two hours and at Its conclusion the deputy attorney took the papers and reserved his decision. It is net expected Ter several days. The counsel for the petitioners, who ask that the charter be revoked, contended that the law was violated when the ten percent, tequlred was net paid in cash, and $50,000 net having been paid In, as directed by the act of assembly under which the charter was granted, the charter should be revoked. Mr. North In his uiguinent admitted that there was n technical violation of law, the ten per cent, net having been paid in. CbeckB for that amount were paid In, but there being no demand or necessity for the use efJ any p:irt of the money the checks were handed back. He argued that his clients were the owners of the corporation and no one was injured by the $50,000 net being paid in cash. He admitted that the attorney general had the pewer te revoke the charter, but was net bound te de se, It being entirely within his discretion. If it is revoked expensive litigation may result and innocent people made suder. m ' TUB DIAGNOT1IIAN8. Their 55th Anniversary Celebration In Fulton Opera IIouse. Despite the threatening weather a large audience greetcd the Diagnethlun Literary society of Franklin and Marshall cellege en Friday evening, at their fifty-fifth anni versary, held iu Fulton opera heuse. The decorations, under the direction of Mrs. J. 11. Kieffer, wero exceptionally beautiful. At the back of the stage was a large Hag, and along ene side u beautiful silk bauner bearing the society's motto. Tbe front of the stage was ene mass of (lowers, very artistically arranged. Around the statues were heaped up hydrangeas, geranlums, palms, lilies, ferns and tropical plants. The following was the programme : Music March, ' Legien." Prayer Kev. Percy J. Kobettom. Music Overture, " Climax." Haiutatery " America, the Rcncen Light or Nations," Cl. B. QUI, Woodstock, Va. Music Waltz. " Little Bailer.1' Oration " Modern Mysticism," L. C. Ilnr nlsh, Lancaster, Pa. Oration ' The Coming Reformation," A. M. Bchnllner, Huiuinelsten-n, Pa. Music Mandelin Selection, ' Ferget Me Net." Oration "Cnu We Maintain Our Pace?" Charles D. Netr, Alexandria, Pa. Oration" Freedom of Thought," J. P. Harncr, McGaheysvllle, Vu. Music Concert Mareurka, " Wilsen." Kulegv-" HamuelJ. Randall," W. C. Sjkcs, Allentown, Pa. Music Kemanza, " Thought of Heme." Anniversary Onitlen " Leeking Forward," W. M. Hall, Lancaster, Pa. Benediction Dr. J. H. Htahr. Music March, " Beggar Student." On account of illness Mr. Nell' was net able te deliver his oration. Mr. II. I). Hepkins, as speaker of the evening, acquitted himself with great credit. The commlttee of arrangements was composed of I. C. Snyder, chairman ; I,. D. Reed, J. G. Wingert, I). K. Master, II. I. Kvans, J. L. Rarnliart and J. II. Bewman. The Yeung Republican oichestra ren dered very pretty music. noNens AWAitnci). The test examinations of the senier eluss ended en Thursday. This morning the honors wero awarded by the faculty as fol fel fol eows: First honor, C. N. Heller; second honor, B. M. Meyor ; third honor, C. V. Smith; valodlctery, G. K. Llmbert. At a recent meeting of the senior class it was decided te held no clasi-day oxerclscs. Tlie Mayer's Court. This morning Edward McCabe, who was found en the stene wall at Chestnut slroet and the Pennsylvania railroad, was taken te the station heuse by Special Ofllcer Mc Ginnls. This morning he stated that he had becn working fur McManus t llellly at Conowage, and was en his way te get n job en the New Helland railroad when Mr. Rum overtook him. The mayor discharged him upon the payment of costs. Anether customer was Adam Miller, an old man who said he was a carponter and from Vir ginia. He wus HulferiuR teiribly from a jreund in the leg which he received in the "Confederate army in 1861. He was iu no condition te walk about, se the mayor sent him te the county hospital until he re covers. Twe ether vagrants: wero dis charged. Goet'Ko II. Themas Pest Inspected. Vlce Department Cemmauder Capt. Gerroll and Commander Heuck, of Head ing, Inspected Geerge II. Themas Pest Ne. 81, G. A. H., en Friday evening. The pest was found te be iu an oxccllent condition, anil the inspecting olllcers highly com mended the pest for Its ofllciency. The pest has assets valued at ?tl,000, and paid out'fer rolief the past year te destltute sol diers and widows ?isn. A (ler the bisection speeches were made by the visitors and Dr. J. I. Wlckersham, Capt. Charles Donues, II. It. Fulton, Com mander Eisonberger, of Pest 405. Sent te .Intl. Samuel Leenard and Petor Francis, two reunders, were arrested en West O ran go street, near North Queen, en Friday for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. They wero taken bofero Alderman Hal bach te-day, where they pleaded hard for their llberty, claiming that they would leso regular work they had. The aUlerinau knew them te be old offenders and bent them te jail for 6 days. Constable Yelsley acted as their escort. Paid the Costs. Henry May was heard by Alderman Halbach last eveulug en charges of wife beating and drunkenness and disorderly ceuduct. The first charge was net sus tained and that case dismissed. It was shown that he went home drunk en Mon day and threatened te threw hi wife out of the window. This case was dismissed upon payment of costs. Canens Adopted At the tueeting ofthe dlecesau convention of the Protestant Episcopal church In Phlla-, dclphla en Friday, a canon was adopted' providing for a sustenUtlen fuud for aug menting tbe salaries of inadequately paid rectors, contributions for which are te be requested annually from the vaVleus churches In the diocese, the amount no be apportioned by a beard of stewards com posed of two clergymen Jtwe laymen and the bishop. A canon was adopted prdvirtlug for the trial of a clergyman, tu be comlncted ueuire a cenn, consisting in uircu tuau and the chancellor as udge. :lergy- LOST BV POOR FIELDING. The Active Club Ar Able te Bit the Ball. The trouble with the several professional ball clubs that Lancaster has had In the past few years was that they could Meld much better than they could bat. The trouble with the Active seems te be that they are stronger with the stick than In the fiefd. They have lest nearly all of their games through weak nets in the field, and yesterday, they sustained anether defeat. Sterling pitched a fine game and but eight hits were made en" him. On the ether hand MeiklcJehn's delivery was seen solved and the Actives sent the ball flying through the air. Gamble was calted from the bench and put In te step the destructive work and he did. At the opening of the fifth Inning the score was 3 te 2 in favor of the Actives, who went in and knocked out two mere. It was when the visitors went te bat that the Actives became rattled. Errer followed error and the Harrlsburgs suoceeded In scoring four runs before they stepped. This gave thorn the game, and although the Lancaster boys had several opportuni ties te tie the score they failed te take advantage of it. Tbe full score is : ACTIVRi. t lfAKRlsnURGI. n, II. O. A.K.I II. H.O. A. K, Cress, , 0 Ooedha't, c 3 (fill. I . 1 Klein, m..... 3 O'Hura. 1 0 Kline, 2..... 0 Hterllng, p. 0 O'Brien, r. 0 Kox,3 0 e Hasan. 3 1 0 4 0 Qmnt, 8...... 1 1 0 1 3 i j ones, i ...... z wiiunms, c u Hevcrter, r 0 Deaslcy, . 1 McCni'k, 1 0 Vallee, m 0 M'lklrTn.n 1 0 10 Gamble, p. 1 Total-.... 6 13 24 17 10 TOIalS.... 7 8 X7 IU 6 Lancaster 20013000 0 a Harrlsburg ,. U 110 4 10 0 x-7 Earned runs, Lancaster, 4 ; Harrlsburg 0. Twe-base hlU, Klein, Cress, Iteverter, Grant. Three base hit, Olll. Left en bases, Lancas ter 6; Harrlsburg 7. Bases en balls, Jenes and Grant, lilt by pitched ball, Dcasley. Struck out, by MclklcJehn,4; by Gamble, 2; by Ster ling 4. Wlldpltches.Hterlfng.l; Mclklejelin.l. Passed balls, Williams, 1. Stelen buses. Cress. Goedhart.Kleln, Jenes. Deuble plays. Grant, Hagan and McCermlck. Umpire, Tayler. Time of game. 1 hour, 60 minutes. Many peeple who have wltnessed the last two games of base ball In this city came te the conclusion that it was the intention of Umpire Tayler te deliberately steal the games from Lancaster. He has mode souie fearful decisions, but one of the worst was when he declared Fex out at second yes terday. Te make it werse he afterwards acknowledged that be hed made a wrong decision. Tbe Intixi.iuknckr said seen after Tayler was appointed that be was un fit for the position, and we have uover had any reason te change our opinion. He is fearfully bad and should be fired at ence. The Lebanon defeated Kasten by 8 te 0 yestcrdau and Altoeua was whipped at Yerk byl te 7. The games of ball played yesterday were us fellows : National League At Philadelphia, Phil adelphia 0, Brooklyn 1 ; at New Yerk, New Yerk 10, Bosten 3; at Cincinnati, Cincin nati 10, Pittsburg 5. Players' League At Philadelphia, Phil adelphia 5, Brooklyn 7 ; at New Yerk, New Yerk 2, Bosten 4. American Association At Syracuse, Syracuse 4, Itochester 7 j at Brooklyn, Brooklyn 2, Athletic 4. The way that the colored ball players of Yerk hit the ball yesterday was something awful. Geerge Williams had three three base lilts mid two singles. Defiling Fer Cress. Soveral well known ball club managers have had their oye en Cress, the Actives' short step, for sotne tluie past. This young man plays the position equal te anybody, whlle he Is a rollable stlcker and nlmble base runner. The Lebanon club Is weak at short and they are very anxious te be cure Cress. They first tried te arrange with the player himself but finally came te the conclusion that It would be mero hon hen hon erablo te deal with Manager Goedhart. Yosterday the lotter received a telegram from Manager Illgby btating that he would give $200 for the man. The deal has net yet been made and It is qulte likely that Cress may also want something te make the change. He likes the Lebanon club, but thinks Lancaster Is a much better town. The Peer Patronage. Tbe prospects are net the brightest for a base ball club In Lancaster. Ever since 183.4 dlfforent poeplo here trled the experiment of maintaining a ball club. Geed players have been brought bore and a fine article of ball has been put up. It Reems, however, that the citizens cannot be induced te attend tbe games in any kind of rospectablo numbers. The same faces can be seen en the ground and en the eutside fences day after day and the crowd does net seem te grew. A loam cannot be supported en the patrouage the games get here, and especially when three games per week are scheduled with the same club and the guarantee is se high. I f Lan caster people want base ball they must pay te soe it, and it would be a shaine te allow the present club te go under llkothe ethors before It. THE ENGINEERS. Beneflts Of the New Organization Ex- plained at a Meeting. A meeting of Fulton Council Ne. 10, Americau Order of Steam Engineers, was held In the Helnltsh building en Friday evening. Invitations had becn extended te engineers throughout the county te be prosent, and a number from Columbia, Manhelm and ether towns In the county attended. Add i esses wero made by E. K, Martin and Walter W. FianUUn. They strongly endorsed the objects of the organization aud thon'effbrts te have thu Legislature pass a law compelling ongineers te held certificates that they are competent bofero they are entrusted with positions whero lives depended uien their ability and care. Harry C. Shaub, ouglueor al the gas works, explained the objects of the organ ization and urged all engineers who wero net members te Jeiu for the benefit that It would be te them. Grand Assistant Enginoer Harry Cenner and Geerge Glazier, of Kensington council, Philadelphia, who were expected, could net be present, they having been assigned for duty olsewhoro iu the institution of a council. Fulton Council was instituted two months age and has a membership of fifty- three. The Grand Council of the Ameilcau Order of Steam Englnoers will meet In this city en Tuesday, June 10, and remain in session soveral days. The order dees net bollevo iu strikes, nor In Interfering In any way between em ployer and empleye Among Its main objects are te promote a mero thorough knowledge, by its meuthers of theoretical and practical steam engineering, te extend the llceuse system throughout the United States and te establish schools where tbe momberscaii learn the highest branches of engineering. Among the charitable feat ures are te assist members te obtain em ployment ; te help the sick, Injured and distressed and bury the dead: te establish a widows' and orphans' fund; te help members who shall uecome lucap.tcltated from following the jifofessien te obtain employment suited te their ailllctlen. m Appointed Fish Wardens. AmosSeurbeor, of this city, who was recently appointed a fish warden, Is stationed up about Columbia te see that none but lawful nets are used In the taking of shad. Ollvur McFudduu and C. E Nagle, of Marietta, have been upjielntcd te similar positions. POLICE POWERS OF STATES. TBBV HE INVADKB BV THE 5LTRB1B I'flURT BEC1SIM. Senater Wilsen, or Iowa, Believes That Prohibition and License Fall and In dicates a Remedy In Legislation. Senater James F. Wilsen, of Iowa, Is recognized as ene of the ablest lawyers In the Senate. He thus expressed his views In regard te the liquor pack age decision : " Its first effect is te change the rule of law applicable te the sale of intoxicating liquors which has obtained in this country from the earliest judicial expressions con corning the iwllce powers of the states en down te the prosent time. " The old doctrine, which may be found very fully expounded In what are known as tbe ' license cases ' iu G Heward's Bo Be ports, of thosupremo court of the United States, was te the cllect thai the states at the organization of the government of the United States reserved te themselves their police towers, and by such reservation also retained te thoulselvos the discretion necessary te the preper exercise thereof. Mr. Justice Grler, in the opinion Med by him in the said llcense eases, said : ' It has been frequently decided by this court that the powers which relate te merely muni cipal regulations, or what may mero prop erly be called Internal police, are net sur rendered by the stales or restrained by the constitution of the United States ; and that consequently, In relation te these, the au thority of a state Is complete, unqualified and conclusive' Without attempting te de fine what are the peculiar snlijecls or limits of this pewer it may safely be afllrmed that every law for the restraint and pun ishment of crime, for the preservation of the public iieace, health aud morals must ceme within this category. " As subjects of legislation they are from their very nature of primary Importance ; they lie at the foundation of "social exist ence; they nre for the protection of lifeaud liberty, and necessarily compel all laws en subjects ei secondary Importance which relate only te property, convenience or luxury, te recede, wheu they come In con flict or collision. " If the right te control theso subjects be complete, unqualified and exclusive' in the state Legislatures no regulations of secondary importance can suporsede or re strain their oratlens en any ground of prerogative or supremacy. Tfie exigencies of the social compact require that such laws be executed bofero and abeve all ethers. "The supreme court Iu the recent deci sion referred te plants Itself squarely against this doctrine, which Is but an illus tration of the expression given by the various mombers of the supreme court iu the license cases, and It subordinates tbe police powers of the states, which, In tbe very nature of things, are of primary im im im portauce te the commercial couvenienco which, by said lute decision, is made te overrido this Inherent power of the state. "The practical ellect of the decision does net spend its entire force en laws of states prohibiting the manufacture and sale with in thelr limits of intoxicating liquors, but it applies with equal effect te these states which, without resorting te such prohibi tion, has nevertheless applied tbe regula regula tlve features of a liceiinc system. Indeed, It cevers the entire field of effort te sup press or regulate the traffic In intoxicating liquors, whether by prohibition, local option, high license or any ether kind of llcense. The doctriue of the case is that interstate commerco cannot be intorferod with by the states through any of the methods I have named, se far at least ns may affect the introduction of Intoxicants into a state and the sale thereof iu the orig inal packages te whoinseovor may want te buy. " A practical illustration of this may be gi von in this way: In New Yerk state a llcense law prevalls. It Is enforced in the city of New Yerk, as well as In ether sec tions of the state. Ne person can deal in intoxicants except in pursuance of the law of the state and upon payment of the ll ll ceneo by it detormiued. lint under the re cent decision of thosupremo court a person Iu New Yerk desiring te avoid the pay pay pay montef llcense may make hlsarrangemeutx with a liquor dealer in Jersoy City and have transported from that citv te New Yerk, as articles of Intorstate commerce.iuloxicatlng liquors put up iu such packages as may be detormiued upon bctwoen thu parties. A per son desiring te kcep a resort ler tbe sale of Intoxicants in New Yerk may erder liquors In Jersoy City put up iu packages ranging in size from a vial containing n single drink of whisky en through the various sizes he may desire te retail in New Yerk, as customers may buy the half ounce vial, thoeuubo vial, the half pint or pint flask or gallon of whisky, or case of beer or bettle of beer, or any ethor charac ter of package in splte of any law of New New Yerk regulating trallle In such liquors and without payment of the llceuse im posed by the law of that state. " It would net take long for saloou saleou saloeu kcopors te loam hew easy it is te ovade the llceuse law of New Yerk or any ethor state, as well as te Infract the prohibitory provis previs ions iu the laws of ethor states. Should ene or mere commetio) this business, in spite of the license laws of u state, it would net be long until ethers engaged in the saloon business would resert te the same svsteui for the nnrnoseof escaping the pay ment of the llcense tee exacted by the laws of the state. " True, thorn can be but ene sale iu the eilginal package, but that may practically answer all thu purposes of the Keeper of a saloon." " I would suggest the enactment by Con gress of a law which shall grant the per mission suggested by the court te the states for effective enforcement of the laws they tnav pass te suppress or regulate the liquor traillc within their limits, and iu order te effect this permission 1 would introduce iu the Senate and have reported favorably Irem the committee of intorstate enmmcrce a bill prohibiting the transportation of intoxicating liquors Inte states except te persons uutiierled by the laws thereof te receive the same, entitled 'a bill te protect the states iu the exerclse of their pelice powers. "This bill Is new en the calendar of the Souate ready for action w hen it shall bu reached, and unless some such legislation shall be passed by Congress iu response te the suggestion of the court Iu regard te congressional permission great harm must ceme te an tue stains iiiat nave uuempicu te oither suppress or icgiiliite, by llcense or otherwise tbe traffic iu Intoxicating liquors. I can but hepe that favorable action may be had en the bill, us every state Is Interested thoreln, iu order te held te itself the right te exercise Its police jwiwers for the protection of the health, morals and well being of Its citlzens. A Miiulae Tries te Carvu Felks. Herman Erotrautile, a big and insane German waiter, armed with a liugh clasp knlle, ran amuck en Broadway, New Yerk, en Friday morning. Incidentally he tried te curve up two waiters iu the same estab lislimcnt;wltli himself. Consternation pre vailed for a time. A portion of Broadway, near 301), where he was employed, Is new scattered ever with broken creckery. Erctrauble thought his dead parents had told him, from the ether world, te "ceme te Heaven," and bring two ethor weltcrs, dishes in hands, and tried te slay them. He was arrested alter a desperate btruggle. Itaces ut Mnuuelm. The Mauhelm Driving Park association will have opening races at thelr park, at Manhelm, en Whit Monday, May 20. Seveu geed horse will be entered, aud llberal premiums offered. There will be three classes of entries, viz: horses that never before started iu a ruce for moneyi tbroe-minuto class, aud a 2:49 class. En tries clese en May 23d, at 11 o'clock p. m. Dr. J. I), llartman Is the secretary. A Chlld'H Anklw Sprained. A little child of J. W. Getz, who keeps tbe hotel at Rosevllle, fell from a bench yesterday and It was bollevod that ene leg was broken. Dr. Kinurd of this city wus sent for und w hen he went out he found that the ankle was only sprained, SENATOH gUAY LOSING HIS GltlP. Opposition te Him In the Republican National Commlttee. Washington dispatch te Baltimore Bun. The measurement of Senater Quay is net quite se altltudlneus as it was eighteen months since, Just after the presidential election. Then Mr. Quay was given credit for the election of Harrison te the presi dency, and he was considered by himself and his friends as a very big man. or oeurso the only part that Mr. Quay played in the olectton of Harrison was te spend the bribery Aind raised by the tariff rob reb rob bers. Hundreds el ether politicians In the Kepubllcau party could have dene this equally as well as Mr. Quay, had accident put oither one of them In his place en the committee. At all events Mr. Quay was Immediately olevated te be the command ing politician and manager in the Republi can party, and he has net scrupled te wear his honors proudly and te aasume all the Impertance which they would Beem te call for. He has net only condescended te run national Itepubllcan politics without asking for nsslstance from any one, but has dipped Inte state Klltlcs hore and thore when it seemed geed for him te de se. It Is also fresh in the memory of all what an uctlve part he took lu the election of speaker and clerk of the Heuso of Repre sentatives last December, something rather unusual for a senator. In fact, Mr. Quay has been a very extensl ve boss. But sooner or later all political bosses, big and little, find the ground slipping from under thorn, and if Mr. Quay is net experiencing this sousatlen Just new It will net be very long bofero he will have a lively appreciation of It. It is said there In great dissatisfaction in the national commlttee ever his con duct, and that It will crop out at the approaching meeting. Whether tills be se or net, the methods of politi cians are such as te make it In no way difficult for Mr. Quay te cever up for the present any appearances of dis sension, and nominally te have It appear that the entire commlttee has the utmost confidence In him. It is given out by his friends that he dees net proirase te retire tinder fire. This Is what Is always said by these who have no adequate explanation te give when confrentod with awkward disclosures, but the fire, If It Is net silenced, gonerally brings them down. Mr. Quay is losing his held at home, and unless all signs fall he will be rolegated te a back seat in the councils of his party after the November election. lie is staggering uiidera heavy lead in declining te make any answer te the specific and circumstan tial charges alleging Irregularities in his official conduct' whlle state treasurer of Pennsylvania quite as gross and as Inde fensible as the conduct of State Treasurer Archer, of Maryland. Turns Up n Mental Wreck. M. G. Pattorseu, a promlnent architect of Decatur, Ills., who disappeared se mys teriously last December, turns up in Salt Lake, and has hii extraordinary statement te make concerning his absence from home. On the 2tth of Docember, 1889, Tat Tat terseu went te Bloemlngton, Illinois, te leek after boiiie contracts in con nection with the soldiers' orphans' home, Whlle at the depot en his way te Lincoln he was slugged and robbed of 91,500. When he recoverod consciousness he found himself in a Chicago bearding heuse two months later. He again lest mouiery and bocame oblivious of his surroundings, awakening again three weeks age in a hos pital nt Halifax, N. S. In a lucid moment liu directed atiurse te Send seme valuable papera back te Decatur, and In this way his friends discovered his where abouts. They took him te Chicago and then concluded te take him te Salt Lake for a rest, and he is new there. His head still bears ovldcuce of the torrible blew he iccelvcd, aud he Is n mental and physical wroek. Alleged te Be Insolvent. The ruin wrought by the Bank of America failure soems te be widespread. It has cnvolepod the Americau Life Insur ance company, of which Souuter Jehn J. Macfarlaue Is president, aud en Friday a writ of quo warrante was issued by Attorney General Kirk put rick citing the company te show cause why Its affairs should net be wound up. The writ is returnable en May 11). The company is siid te be Insolvent by Insurance Commissioner Ferstor, who has been making au examination of its ac counts. It is also Intimated that the char acter of the company's assels have under gone u great change since its report te the commissioner a few mouths age, that gllt-cdged socurlties have been taken from the assets and replaced by stock of a bank rupt concern. When asked hi Harrlsburg why he had taken this step Mr. Ferstor roplled ; "I have net roceivod nny report from Mr. Tompkins, but 1 have rocelved such In formation from him as led me te take the steps I have. My proceodlngs te-day are bused upeu Information received, aud whlle I will net have the repert for soveral days, yet I prefer net te give it out in a fragmentary way. Things leek bad for the company. The stock is sunk, and I am trying te protect the policy-holders with what Is left. It Is te their Interest te have the company dissolved. The assets are insufficient te carry en the business. " A foreclosure suit te recover a mortgage of $30,000 was also begun iu Camden en Friduy against the Aspbult Bleck cemimny, in which Senater Macfarlaue, President PfelfTer, of tbe wrecked Bank of America, and Charles L. Werk, of the brokeu bank of Gloucester are heavily Interested. Pres ident Ffelfler end two efliis assistants worn given a bearing en Friday by Maglstrate Clement te answer charges of oiu'joz.Io eiu'joz.Io oiu'jez.Io ment. Luce Curtains and Fires. Frem theN. V.Btur. "Window curtains are rospenslblo for morellreslu dwelling heuses than almost any ethor ene cause, " said II. L. Jervey, an old lnsurunce mau, te me a few years age. " In nlne out of ten houses, " lie said, you will find the gas Jets clese te the win dows clese enough for the curtains, If the windows are lowered or raised, te be blown right Inte the gas Jet. This is especially dangerous In the case of light and thlu lace curtains. Generally whero theso are used there are two or three ethor curtains or u lamberqulu, and wooden insiile shutters, and a fire Is kindled In a miuute that can hardly be put out. In sleeping rooms jieople have a way of putting the dressing case or bureau very clese te the gas Jet, and then throwing everything light anil in flammable lu the way of clelhlngand head gear upon it. Generally that Is also clese te a window and curtains. Very Httle geed Judgment Is used by bnllders In putting lu walls gas fixtures, and new every com pany taking a risk has an Inspection made orthe gas Jets and curtains, and the result of this is sent te the ofllce berore the policy is made out. " Muinerliil Day Arrangements. Tbe Joint committeo ofthe local (J. A. It Pests, lu charge of the Memerial Day ex ex ex orclses, met en Friday evening. The sub-committees en tbe soveral parts of the pregramme rejiorted that their du ties hail been attended te. The finance coiuinltteo, made up of J. K. Barr, C. II. Fasnacht, F. II. Arndt, Jehn E. Sebum and S. Clay Miller, will call ujieu cllieus during the coming week for con tributions te defray tbe expenses. Tbe committeo has decided te Invite all tbe societies In the city te participate in the parade. These organizations intending tu parade are requcsted te notify the commit- Ue, se that a place In line can be assigned. Library Opening. The library established for Hamilton Assembly, Knights of Laber, will be dedicated this evening. A special pre- graiiime of exercises lias been prepared. (J oe 'go RelmonsuyUer will be tlie librarian and u.ive bis law ollice lu the library roeun In t:.e Stackheuse building. The Hutting Svaseu. Frem the Marietta Kegtstcr. Alieut twenty rafts arrived here during Wednesday and Thursday from Leck llavcn, and as many mero are en the way. Tbe rl cr wus tee high yosterday for run ning, but Is uxjiectcd te Ihj iu condition by te-morrow, ut the latest. DEATH OF AN OLD LADY. IT IS CAUSED BV SWOB rOISMIRG, THE RESULT OP A STING. Tli Widow of Daniel Brown Bitten By An Insect While In the Cellar of Her Heme In Pert Providence. Mrs. Cathorlne Brown, an aged lady formerly a resident of Lancaster, dled at her home In Pert l'rovidenco, Montgomery county, en Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. She was the widow of Daniel Brown, whose death occurred at the same place In January last. Mrs. Brown had been In this city with relatives for a time, but seme time age went down te Pert Provldenco for the purpese of getting ready te have sale. Oue day, soven weeks age, she was down In the cellar doing something, when she was bitten in the hand by an Insect of seme kind. The hand and arm at once began te swell until It was mere than twlce its size. Bleed poisoning set lu, and this and old age caused the lady's death. The deceased was born and raised in this city, where she lived her whele life until about nlne years age when they moved te Pert Provldenco. She was 81 years of age and was a sister of Geerge aud Jehn Dor Der wart, of this city. Her chlldren are Mary Kepner, wlFoef Jehn Kepner, formerly of this city but new of Pert Providence; Daniel Brown, shoemaker.OQl North Queen street, and Mrs. Angelina Derwart, wife of Martin Derwart, of 633 North Queeu street. Her funeral will take place from the resi dence of Mr. Derwart. LIMITED LOCALS. Pest 405, G. A. It., has passed appropriate resolutions of oendolonco en the death of Its late member, Gee. W. Huffuagle. Jehn J. Tuck or, a elerk at Jehn F. Holn Heln ltsh's Btere, lest an overcoat which was stolen this morning from behind the Cen tral market house, where the ewner hed laid It. This Is pay day for the empleyes of the city who work upon the streets and in tbe water department. Samuel Gruel about neon te-day left his two-horse Ice team stand In front of his home en Seuth Queen street. The horses bocame restless and started en a run down Seuth Queen, through the creek bridge and would have taken a big trip had they net been stepped en the Willow Street pike about a half mlle from town. Change oC8eli)du!o. Te-morrow a new achedule gees into effect en the lteading fc Columbia railroad. Thore are soveral changes, but nene of thorn are of very great iniertance. The morning train which new leaves King street for Heading at 7:30 will leave at 7:40. The neon train wlllleave for the same place at 12:40 instead of 12:35. The after noon train for Quarryvllle will leave King street at 1:55 Instead of 2 o'clock, and the 8 o'clock train in the evening at 7:55. Thore will be two Sunday (rains between Read ing, Lancaster and Columbia. Theso trains did net run te Columbia fermerly. Visitors Frem Lebanon. Dr. Andrew R. Gloulnger, a well-known physician of Lebanon, who has auoxten auexten auoxten slve acquaintance In Lancaster, having graduated at Franklin and Marshall college, and Hen. Themas A. Capp, a member of the IiCgislature from Lebanon, were in Lancaster yesterday, the guests of D. Giles Ketidlg aud Charles II. Barr. Whlle here they wero shown about the city by Mayer Clark. They wero very anxious te see the new city itmbulance, which was shown thorn by the mayor. They wero highly pleased with It, and staled that Lebanon has seme Idea of getting one. The strangers also visited the house of engine company Ne. 3, of the fire department, where they saw the horses hitched up very quickly after an alarm had been struck. The OoedTompliui' Entertainment. Lancaster Ledge Ne. 04, of Geed Tem plars, gave a literary and musical outer euter outer taiiiment te their friends last evening, In their hall, In Kepler's building. Thore was quite a large uudionce prosent and the poeplo wero pleased. A musical piece, entitled " Mether Goeso and her Children," opeuod the perform ance, and the characters, which were taken by children, were well sustained. The Httle folks were drossed te represent the characters In the old children's book. Jehn TrewlU, the musical wonder, played well upon many instruments, ami the choir of thu Duke street church sang a number of selections, Edward Styer octed the part of an aged negre, whlle Constan tine. Wolf, Harry Metzgar, Richard Ap lerly und Ed. Styer gave musical Miloc Milec Miloc tiens. C. Lefover sang u sole. J A Fraternity Meeting. Aboutasceroof the active and alumni members ofthe Phi Kappa Psl 1-raterully convened at Hetel Lancaster last evening after the clese ofthe Diagnetlilan uunlvor uunlver sary. Mr. Frank E. Shreder, of '83, acted us toastmaster, and the Jeys and sorrows ofthe year und of former years caused overy alumnus te wIhIi for his old uccus uccus uccus tomed scut Iu Greek, aye, even again In Matheinatlcs. It was lu fact u fit occasion te try their recently adopted fraternlty cheer and It was given with a will. Morn ing saw them dlsporse te their homes with a pleasing lingering rccollecllon for future years. Death of An Aged Miller. Isaac Scliaelfer, aged 70, a miller of Mld Mld dletewn, Dauphin county, died en Friday, after a long illness. He was born near Ellzabothtewn, this county, and was the seu of a farmer. He has been In the milling business ever 50 years. Mrs. H. W. Grayblll, of Mt. Jey, is a sister, a brether and slster roslde near Ellzabeth Ellzaboth Ellzabeth tewn and his family surviving are his second wlfe and flve chlldren ; Aaren, of the latter, Is mayor of Ida Greve, la. The fu neral takes place Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock; lntorment In Mlddlctewn. The Llixltjrki-uins May Walk. If the weather is geed te-morrow tbe Lancaster Llederkruriz will have n big time ut thelr annual May walk. The Germanla Tuni-Vercln will accompany them. They will all gather at tbe Liederkranz ball at 5:30 lu the morning, when, hoaded by tbe Iroquois baud, they will march te Recky Springs, whero breakfast will be partaken of and tbe forenoon pleasantly spent. The New Helland Itullread. The track of the New Helland railroad has been laid from that town te Peter's read crossing, a distance of 2) mlles. At Burevllle It win require soveral days te finish the grading, which will then "be com pleted te Heller's church. At that pelut a great pioce of rock will have te be removal. 'Hi Biwlues Houses Burned. A fire of Incendiary origin wus discov ered early Friday morning iu Ferest's bar ber shop, In Grove City, Pa. Bofero the llauies could be checked all of the district between tbeGrnve City Hanking company's building and the tracks of tbe 1'lttstiurg, Shenango it Lake Erie railroad, was swept clean. Upwards of 25 business beuses were destroyed. The less Is estimated at $30,000 te $10,000, en which the lnsurunce Is small. PoHtmiiwtert Appointed. The following Lancaster county feuith- class iKibtiuasters were iiniHilutcil en Fri day; L. I. liixlcr, May; J, Si Jlcrt.'i Ore geu, A TALE OF UOUHQlt. The Deuble Crime ler Which a French man Will be Beheaded. Paris cable telegram te"Phlladdphla Time. At the Paris assizes te-day a meek, lm offensive-looking man of mlcMle age was trled and condemnod te death for a deuble crime almost unparalleled In atrocious savagery. The monster Is Jean Vodable, a Paris carter. Vodable used te live with a scavenger named Pauline Malfilstre, who arter three years' experience, get wearied of her levor's brutal usage and showed him the deer. Breathing threats of ven geance, Vedable went away and remained absent a month. On the morning of No Ne No vnmlier 30. Madame Mallllatre found Vedable In her apartment. He urged her te resume her former relations, emphasiz ing his entreaties by showing a rope, with which, be mild, he would hang himself in case of refusal. Madame Malfilatrn compromised matters by agreeing te spend a diy with Vedable. She bad a daughter, Alexandrine, 12 years old, whom she supposed te be at school as usual. When mid-day came Alexandrlne did net return. At luncheon time her mother grew anxious, but Vodable quieted her by saying that he had given Alexand Alexand rleo three sous te get her meal at school. The arternnen was passed bv Vodable and Madame Mallllatre In quaffing bottles of wine. As twilight gathered and Alox Alex Alox andrlne still did net return, her mother's anxiety revlved. Accompanied by Vedable she went te the school where she learned that Alexan Alexan drleo had net attended. Theuce she went te the police station, whero an Inquiry was set en feet, but nothing could be learned of the missing child. Finally, Itred and dis consolate, Madame Malfilatre went home still in company with Vedable. who passed the night at her heuse. Vodable took his leave early In the morning and Madame Malfilatre set about tidying the room. Whlle thus engaged she noticed a bit or red cloth peeping out from under the bed. The woman staggered back In torrible fear, then she steeped down and pulled tbe cloth towards her. It was her child's dress Alexandrlne was found at last, A shrlek rang through the heuse, und when the alarmed neighbors eutercd the room they found the hapless motber lying Insensible upon the corpse of her child. Medical examination showed that a brutal assault had been committed upon the girl, and suspicion was at ence directed te Vodable, who. after keeping the police at bay for a couple of days, gave himself up of his own accord, confessing that he wasguJItyef the crime or murder. Ills counsel, at the openlng of the trial, begged for a remand in order that Vedable might undergo a medical examination. This was refused by the presiding Judge. who forth with began his cress-questioning. Voda Veda Veda beo answored composedly, almost care lessly, and kept loeklug round the packed court as If he were a spectator and the per sons present wero there for his amuse amuse ment, "I found Alexandrine." hnsald, "getting ready te go te school and asked her about the visits paid te her motber. She said she could tell me nothing, as It was net her business. I said, 'if you don't tell me I'll wring your neck. 1 then took her and wrung her neck." A shudder ran through the audience as Vedable told the tale without a tremor lu his voice, leaning the while unconcernedly ever the rail of the deck. When the silence breken by the murmur of loathing from the public had been rosterod he rosumed without waiting for the Judge. " Theu I pushed her under tbe bed and. as she moved a bit, I took a stick and pushed her further under." Vedable' s counsel made a strenuous effort te save his client's neck, depleting him as a jealous lever, whom passion bad mad dened, but the Jury admirably pitiless returned a verdict of guilty. TELEGRAPHIC TAPS. Rev. Father Keegau, vlear general of Brooklyn, died this morning after a linger lug illness. Jehn H. Graffln, ene of the victims of tbe Unicorn silk mill fire, at Catasauqua, en April 21th, dled this morning, making the sixth death. Yeung and old Baltimore were out in forcethls forenoon te see the parade ofthe crew of the cruiser Baltimore The men loekod well aud were heartily cboercd overy whero along the long line of inarch. The escert was the Voteran Cerps of the Fifth reglment. Eliza O'Brien, aged 13, or North Woburn, Mass., dled te-day of hydrophobia. Sbe was bitten by a deg a year age. Win. Berry, a watchman of New Yerk, this morning bout his sick wife with astove lid, crushing her skull. She will die. He has been arrested. Iu the Souate te-day among the bills r( r( lierted from the committees and placed en thocalendar was the Heuso bill appropri ating $30,000 for u public building at Yerk, Pa. ; also the bill appropriating $150,000 for a public building at Altoeua, Pa. The Souate has passed the army appro priation bill, after brief consideration. Mrs. Charlus Frest, of Portsmouth, N JL, whlle temporarily insane threw bar baby lute the river und Jumped lu herself. A tramp plunged after thorn and rcscuel both, holding the weir.au until help ar ar rlver. The directors of Pittsburg's National League base ball club have voted f 10,000 te meet current oxpenses. The team will net be transforred te Baltimore or any ethor city. The club will play out thelr season's schedule. Bosten boekbindors have decided te de mand mero pay. Proprietor Edwards, of the Quoeu's hotel, Fredorlcteu, N. II., who violated the Scott temperance law, has been sent te jail for three months. Four prominent citizens are new behind burs. The law is extremely unpopular. The finest bearding stables in Cambridge! Mass., wero burned this morning; 27 valu able horses owned by Catnbrldge gentle men were burned. The less Is $J0,(XX). Among the nominations sent te the Sou Seu Sou aeo te-day by the prosldeul was that of 1-M win Stevens, of Pennsylvania, te be United Stales consul at Pernambuco. One La Motte Ames, of New Yerk, says that brekers Clarence I). Fleiuinlng aud Reger W. Petter, of Wllllaiusjiert, with whom he deposited $0,780 are Insolvent be- cause of the failure or Deran A Wright, their New Yerk correspondents. Judge Lawrence el the supreme court has granted an attaebmeut of their Pennsylvania prop erty. Ralph Allen en April 3d fiercely as saulted aud trled te rob a salesman who bad brought diamonds te his room In the Palmer heuse, Chicago, at Allen's request. He was sentenced te-day te nlne years Im prisonment. In n two feet pi no box at Kansas City were found tbe horribly mutilated remains of a woman packed lu charcoal. It had been checked from St. Leuis. A $50,000 defalcation iu the City National bunk, of Albany, has been traced te Book Beok Boek Keoper P. Whitney's stock speculation aud overdraft system lu collusion with a promi nent firm. The miners lu nine of tbe cloven collieries near Springfield, Ills., have re-mmed work by order et President Scaire, of the associa tion, at CO centsla ten, although they refused work en Thursday at 62J cents. There Is te be a couferenco te-day. While trying te beard a fast through train at Ellzabeth, N.J., J. N. Stern, of Stern, aud Seu, the well-known New Yerk drygoeds firm, hud bis head and both arms cut oil". The entire plant of the Censumers Pew der Ce., near Scnmteu, was blown up at 10:30 this iiiernlng.tlie various departments gebig efflu rapid succession, killing three men and wounding ethors. At Pana, Illinois, the sberlff srrested two men assaulting a nun who had taken u striker's place. Anether striker altacked the slietlU' with u club, A thfee uie lu Jail, U ON THE HOMESTRETt THE LIST DAY'S DEBATE M Til IN THE (Mil IWJSI. Arguments en Beth SMVs of tfcf tlen-Mr. Lanham, et Texas, the Bill and lu fluppertwnjg . J? Washington, D. C, May 10. reading of the Journal the Heuse i commlttee of the whole for further oration of the tariff bill. Mr. Lanham, of Texas, In a speech l ally critical of the measure, urged tMj portance of reciprocity with Mexico. -?i a preper policy en the part of tee ment the United States could dty enerts or eermany ana Engiana twi trel Mexican commerce. lie Ml antagonized the feature of the bill, .1 places a duty en silver lead ere, d that It would have the effect of d the smelting Industry of Texas and " boring states. Te place a duty en M ere would be te Invite retaliatory : tlen en the part of Mexico and te de Mexican markets against the predO tills country. 'jj . Mr. McAdoo, of New Jersey, da that what the majority contended tot net the American protective system. Henry Clay (sometimes alluded te i founder of the protective system) and ( Wright mombers of this Hen . would be found In unqualified en te this bill. If the United States m. dutles prohibitory It must expect r tlen uiralnst its corn and wheat and Is the part of the nations of EurejVl he were the most radical uu seeing protectionist he would fy 4 against the measure because M lloved that in the end any such , I of taxing must lead te the total da of what has been called the American - tern. The pending bill waa a atop t ward in civilization and an attempt te t wit the laws of nature and te evMttf rules of common honesty. In I campaign the Republicans cried: Benjamin Harrison and the Brltlen " will become a lap-deg, sipping the i our toleration and generosity or curiosity in the) new zoological Harrison was elected and Jehn Ball - rapidly acquiring the title deed te properties. "Elect Benjamin Hi the Republicans cries, "and wit si of our ren with the noise or ear tlens n will change the Dolltieal:l of Eurepe and the Aerleaa.,-'l rlsen was elected, but "teu It Oath, whisper it net in the Aakelen." the war of the an linoe Hen had become the soft, the mugwump dove. (AppUnte laughter.) The policy or the party closed out competition and , trust te regulate domestic and then Republicans expressed! at the radical demands oeminf gaiilzatlens, mero or leas sp principle, asking that the gevt Itself should enter into active i with the Frankenstelns It had or which, under the present peller. 1 enmn mere nnlnful than their creator. plsuse). , P Mr. Lafollette, of Wisconsin, I the committee en ways and means, i comparison betweeu the Mills bill i pending measure. The measure 1 1 lu onneslto directions. The Kepnt bill favored protection te American' I culture manufactures ana laber: tnei ocratie bill proposed te invite all ether tries te this market from people , ever it was in their power se te The Issue was made up, and he, Mjs publican, welcomed It ; en these line contest must no nmgnv out te am . Democrats wero for a repeal of the I live duty ; Republicans were for IU'i tlnuauce. The Itepubllcan policy strengthen the alien law; tl.ijlen part v would nullify that law, was cheaper te Impert the product of labor than te import tee cneap ister i He then discussed the Democrattel maud for froe raw material und Wi manufacturers net te be deceived tar demand. What was raw material la j section ofthe country was a finished I duct in another, and the American ; would never brook a lop-sided policy i would pretect one soctlen at the ex Af III tlllKtl ' u'"' "'"" . r Quay's Proposed Amendment,; Washington, May 10. flonater ' Introduced a bill in the Senate te-d amend lh Interstate ctUJinerw adding the following te the tws second sectien: Provided that no in this act shall be construed tepr any common carrier from giving red rates of transportation ana a te carry a weight of sample in excess of the amount all the ordinary traveler te commercial elers, wueuier employer or uiuyuvw, travels te sell merchandise for a w sale business. taking orders Irem de for goods for subsequent delivery. WKATHKU FORECAST!. Washington, D. C, May Threatening weather and rain, 1 southwesterly winds, cooler Sua ir,r,,hi Wnathar Forecasts The Westcrn storm, new very onergeUe i ru.nir.li iii Illinois, will probably adra eastward te-day. with heavy rain near! central path, and sovere local disturbs r..ll,,,..l !.. IliiindnrslnrillS unda " I wave," the latter moving from Hudsen. I nli.r iim lnkn regions. The storm '-1 probably cause high winds to-merrowi Uie Alianuoeeast, irem iimtwiuiiw Tomiieraturo rese in the United State J terday ; the chief minimum reported ; ucgroes I'ttureiiueii, ui nunuusi, the cbler maximum, 82, at El Pase, 1 in ililm-iiv Biul suburban districts t cloudy weather will probably prevail, rain, slight thermal changes and J arniiirnittirlvamlaoutherlv winds, loe irur ilrnddedlv In force at night, when! v..!., mnv lirwumn hftAVV. In the ..tn. nlr.ii.lv ralnv Wftfliher Will Df with fresh te brisk southerly winds! slight tbermal changes, excepv "MJ"wi poruiureiu uie uuiucm . i uud In New Enulaud cloudy weather, i lresh southerly te casieny wiuu. thermal changes. iiniti bv Maudamus. n.1.. ml.l..l nniiirrnsslenul district V. ".!.... ...I.I..K tvaa Lfl have t cratie cenvuiiiiuu, .....v.. Tliayer, at the iustance of the McAl ii-TS.nt or tbe party In tbe Fifth Is Sixteenth wards. Temporary Claris 'ri...m im .1. ltaii wus en hand for w... ..r receiving the credo ," '.,'," .. n -ented the ,.r ii 1...1 f.irwn from tUO r 11X0 Sixteenth words, contesting delegaUpnM pcarlng from netn ei mese """7 u 1. Rvan told Uie contestant he would held thelr cases unaeraej meuL Lawyer mamas " "T" " . " ...irr.;.,V..,.lliiirrnn RvSU lOSBOWl " . . . .. "T.1.I ...,? nvmcrnllS and I WUy UO lUUUItt uui iw-"rr B . r"i i0, .inities from the I Ifth and I teThe convention decided te adjourn ; Monday. . f? tiilirlitKIre. ''. . i.. iiw hntisa of C. Qasser. ncref Marien aud Arch alleys, cuA this aftornoen. An aisnn sinw " 23 called out the department, but tnr vices were net required. t The i fire wa .i.,.-.ithl with a tew iw" Tbe chlwuey doef a w U41 j-tr Vjt tit,f-u.uSi:il '-1) ).? -iff'Hy , ll