THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE MONDAY MORNTNU. DECEMBER 91. 1S9.
Neu)s
WEST SIDE EVENTS.
Priory Street Church at Carmarthen,
South Wales, Refuses to Release
Rev. W. S. Jones.
KEV. AV. S. JONES.
In April h! leaves thn First WVU'h
Baptist churth ti lifuinm th- imstor
of the 1'rl'iry slr.rl chuic-li ut (.'aniiar-tlK-ii,
dutuli Walt-..
Uuv. W. S. Ji.iu-.i, pastor of tin First
"Welsh ISaiiti.st i hurcti, will g.i tu Wali'S.
The Frlnry Mtrevt t-iunrh at t'ariimrih
vn, South VValeH, to whirli Air. Junes
was culled ulmut thivit naiiiths api has
jefuHed to ioleiiM him from his u rcpt-aiu-e
maili- at that time and nt the
meeting ot tho First W.d'h Jiupti.-t
church last nlehl Mr. Junes antuainted
Ills penti!i will) 111 - fart that h- must
leave them. He will lieeill Ills new
pastorale tlurliii! t!ie niinilli of April.
The events pit'i-'di'iiK the anion of
last nliriit are in ) 1 1 interesting;. Dur
ing last siinimer Mr. Junes paid a visit
to Wales. While on the trip he prrarh
ed several times at the Carmarthen
church ami the impression made is
shown in tile rail to the church pas
torate which Mr. Join s received soon
afte- his return to Amrrira. Mr. Jones
forthwith resinned from his West Sid
tiiureli and formally accepted the call
to th- chuivh in Wales. The reason for
his action is(said to he the ill health
of Mrs. Jones, who is desirous of re
turi.ing to Wales.
I'pon rer.dpl of Mr. Jones' resigna
tion the First Welsh Haptist church
deferred action for two weeks and at a
special meeting; of the church mem
bers it was decided to as! the Car
marthen church to release Mr. Jones
for his acceptance of their call. In
this Mr. Jones aoqillesi-ed. If the
church in Wales was asreenhle he
would remain as the pastor of the First
Welsh liaptist church. Letters v. civ
pent to the Carmarthen church and last
Monday 1'.. Hughes, secretary of the
West Side church reeehed the answer.
This letter was r.-ad Inst niirhl hefore
the members of the church. It is writ
ten in the Wchih laniuiase. Thouuli
rrKrettlhfr that It cannot ohllm the
First Welsh JSanlisI church yet tliey
cannot release Mr. Jones. l'i.i presence
in Wales Is wished .for and they will
hold him to his a-rreeiiient. The Iciter
was tiled on the church records. Mr.
Jones stated to his church last eveninir
that the action of the Carmarthen
church made It impossible for him to
stay in Seranlon. lie would give a
month's notice before leaving the
church.
Mr. Jones suys that he will not heft-in
his r.ew pastorate until the month of
April. It was his llrst intention to
leave Peranum before January 1. Mr.
Jones Is popular with his people and.
perhaps, the best compliment to his
worth, is the effort of one church to
keep him and the other to try and win
him hack. The departure of Sir. Jones
will be retrettud In local ministerial
circles.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
St. Leo's liattalion met yesterday af
ternoon and elected otlleers for the en
suing six months. There was a good
attendance. Those elected were:
Thomas Oilroy, president; Michael
Henniiran, vice-president; SI. Jennings,
recording secretary; James Murphy,
financial secretary; James Kenyan,
treasurer; Thomas T. Connors, J. H.
IMine, I. II. Huckley, Thomas Me
l'hllllps, M. H. Henley, board ot di
rectors; T. J. Welsh, sergeant-at-nrms;
Thomas J. (iilroy, J. H. Devlne.
Thomas T. Connors, P. H. liuckley and
James Degnal, delegates to the quar
terly convention to he huid In January
at St. Aloyslus hall, South Side. An
Important action of the liattalion was
to organize a literary circle, of this, ,T.
II. Dcvine. was elected presld.-nt; J. J.
Hestor, secretary; and J. F. JJurkln,
critic. The first meeting of the cirel
will be on New Year's eve when the
"US!
HilWiii 1
Fancy Cloths, Velvets and Plain Broadcloths.
Fancy Cloth Jackets and Dressing Gowns.
Tricot Cloth, Broadcloth and Fancy Plaid Cloths.
Fancy Figured Silk Smoking Jackets.
House Coats and in Plain Mixturcsand Fancy Plaids
from $5.00 to $15.00
Bath Robes, of Turkish Toweling.
T SAMTERS
Square Dealing Clothier;,
of fb? SUbtirbs.
lJattallon wU hold a smoker and social
session. The ollicers elected yesterday
will be installed at the regular meeting
In two weeks.
CREAKING HIS BED.
Mike Litchko is a strong Hungarian,
nt least one would think so from the
way he tore things about Saturday
night in the station house where he
was conllned for drunkenness. Litchko
swore he would kill the policeman who
put him In. The policeman was not
near and Litchko began to rent his
spleen on the cell furnishings. The
bunk Is a plank two inces in thickness.
The enraged Hungarian broke the
board In hulf and broke the half Into
smaller pieces. These smull pieces he
hurled through the bars and woe to
anyone within range. Litchko was
finally handcuffed to the bars. He was
lined $10 at he hearing yeserday morn
ing before Alderman Moses. He could
not pay and was sent to the county Jail
for the holiday season and twenty-live
days afterward. Litehko's only remark
was: "All right, no work now anyhow."
EPWORTII LEAGUE IN CHARGE.
The Epworth League of the Simpson
Methodist Episcopal church conducted
the services at he Salvation Army In
dour Camp meeting yesterday after
noon. C. W. Full led the meting. The
attendance was good. Happy Sam and
Captain liolly, of Wllkes-Harre assist
ed In the Hidings yesterday. The at
tendance was the best since the camp
meeting started.
PREACHED ON PATRIOTISM.
Rev. J. It. Sweet, pastor of the Jack
son Street liaptist church, preached a
patriotic sermon last evening to a
delegation from the order of American
Mechanics. The chuicii was crowded.
Mr. Sweet eloquently appealed to the
patriotic spirit of his auditors, touching
upon topics of contemporary Interest
and drawing conclusions in line with
the Christian belief.- The Simpson
church choir next Sunday night will
present a sai led cantata "Shllot." un
der the direction of the chorister, W.
W. Jones.
I
A ROOK ON THE WELSH.
Rev. John Grltllths Is at work on
"Canihro American," a work treating
upon the early Welsh Immigrants to
tills country and the part they took in
the development of our civilization. Mr.
Critliths has sent out circulars to many
of the vroininent Welsh Americans of
the country asking their assistance In
his work. In the circular he requests
that his coi respondents will kindly
send him whatever information on the
subject they have at hand, also the
names of whatever books they know of
which can be used as references. The
Held which Mr. Grillitlis enters In his
effort is new and will undoubtedly
yield n fruitful harvest.
SIXTH ANNIVERSARY.
Patagonia lodge, No. rG, Knights of
Pvthias, will cvlebrate its sixth anni
versary Wednesday evening Willi an
entertainment and social in Evan's
hall. !W7 South Main avenue. The fol
lowing programme will be rendered:
Solo ....Evan Mile
Unci ...David J. Davis ami David Jenkins
Recitation Nl" l'izziu A"'1"
Sol Mrs. Finnic Kvur.s
Violin selection ...Master Wliyuml Thomas
Address " ' Davis
li.eHation Charles Cudiigan
fculo .Miss Mangle Jones
Sio Morns Thomas
Address.'.'.. II. N. DiuilH'U, ' '. of K. of P.
He citation l.ousle Jenkins
Solo bilc VVilliams
J;o1o William Morgans
ft elliitioll Henjaiuill lilitlPll
km muioti ;;a,avlllJ s. ltaynhtm
Accompanist, .Mrs. H. W. Evans.
NEWS NOTES AND PERSONALS.
The llellevue Choral society will
meet for rehearsal Wednesday evening
at the liellcvue Welsh Christian Meth
odist church. Thomas Jones Is the
leader. The club will compete at the
I Taylor eisteddfod.
Morris Thomas sang "fray t or is
at last night's service In the Jackson
street F.nytist church.
The William Connel Glee club re
hearsed yesterday.
Next Sunday the Washburn Street
Presbyterian church and the Jackson
street liaptist churches will hold
Christmas services.
Will Reynolds was In Wllkes-Barre
yesterday.
Several cantatas and entertainments
will be given on this side on Christmas
eve.
J. 11. Young, of WllkesBarre, was a
West Side visitor yesterday.
Rev. T. Hell at the Plymouth Con
gregational church last evening gave
the sixth of his sermons on the apos
tlolle letters to the seven churches.
"Philadelphia" w as last evening's topic.
The West Side lirowns will conduct
their second annual social on Christ
mas eve at St. David's hall.
Miss iteiiha Kellcy Is spending the
holiday- season with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John H. Kelley, of Evnon
street. Miss Kelley attends the Rloonis-
Durg Mate ISormal school, the students
Never in any past season
has our assortment of these
garments been so near the
point of perfection as now.
The styles are superb, the
fabrics elegant and the effects
most pleasing. No store in
the state affords so wide a
range for selection as ours.
Hatters and Furnish;;
Smoking
Jackets.
of which spent last week In Washing
ton, V. C.
Miss tSertrude Freeman, lJavid Owens
and Walter Jones, students at Lilooms
Imig State Normal school, ale kome
tor the season.
Palmer Williams, of Huckville uni
versity, is spending the vacation with
her parents, Hon. and Sirs. John T.
Williams, of South Main avenue.
Misses Sarah and Stella Kresge. of
North Hydrt Park avenue, have return
ed from a visit at Pittston.
Tallle M. Evans and J. I,. Williams,
of Academy street, spent yesterday
with Wilkes-Uarre friends.
West Side Itiisincss Directory.
HARRIET J. DAVIS, FLORIST.-C'Jt
flowers and funeral designs a specialty:
104 South Main avenue; two doors from
Jackson street.
SECOND HAND FURNITURE. Cash for
anything you have to sell. Furniture.
Btoves, Tools, etc. Call and bco ths
stock of J. C. King, 701 to 709 West Lack
awanna avenue.
MORGAN'S PH A R M A f V 101 NORTH
avenue Warranted pure drags and
chemicals. Prescriptions carefully pre
pared, tine stationery and Plank books.
A large stock suitiilile for t'iiii-tni is
presents. Teachers' Itililes cheaper than
ever. Call and examine them. Wood
Btiilns, paints, window glass, etc. Cleik
at store ull hours of niuht.
south sum: m:vs.
Ft. Luke's Kindergarten is closed for
the holidays and will open nmiiu, Mon
day, January 4. The Christ mas ode
liration will he held Wednesday jifter
noon. Pec. 2:1, nt :t o'clock. There will
lie a Christinas tree and Raines and
songs and ihe parents who have heea
Invited to attend will receive the Christ
mas gifts by the school children dur
ing tie' school term.
The masses en Christ max l:iy at Pt.
John's. South Side, and St. Joseph's.
Minooka, will he nt- . S.::n and H.::n
o'clock a. m. The llrst and last will lie
hlch masses.
Mrs. J. I.. Hnco led the irospii meet
ing at the Young: Women's Christian
Association rooms yesterday aft' inoon.
It was the Christinas son ice and Here
was special Christmas iincdo. The
rooms will he dosed Christmas Day.
lnil on the Tuesday follow log there will
he an entertainment ly tin children.
James Powell, of Minookil and Miss
rCellii Moiiulnncss, of Crown nv.-nne,
nre home from the Stroudslnirg Normal
school for the holidays.
St. Joseph's Total Alistinence and
P.eiievolcnt society of Miuook.i, will
open its fair Christmas JJny. It will he
held In the new hull and the proe Is
will he applied to the liipiidatloli of the
remaining debt on the hall.
The Patriotic Order of Trti" Ameri
cans will elect officers Wednesday even
lns. '
PKOVIDKNU:.
Friday evenlne the F. O. W. social
dull tendered n bamiuet to lis lady
friends in lirown's hall on tin corner of
Kast Market street and the lSoulcvnrd.
The club although comparatively
young, has already made a name for it
self as a most royal entertainer nnd
its social events are looked forward to
by many with most pleasant anticipa
tion. Its latest event proved to be t in
most enjoyable of nil Its entertain
ments. Nearly two hundred guests
were present. The committee having
the alfnlr in charge labored zealously
for nearly three weeks nnd left noth
ing undone to make It n grand success.
The hull was beautifully decorated with
the national colors giving to it th" neat
est and prettiest appearance in its his
tory. Miss Maggie Thornton furnish
ed the music for the evening. Handm?
was indulged In until a Into hour, when
the guests were served with a sumptu
ous repast, prepared by Caterer William
Snyder, of (Irecn Uid:;e. Aioont; those
present were: Misses Kdltli "Williams,
Lizzie A. Davis. Klizabotlt Itlc'nards,
Anna Kdwards, Phoebe Smith. Lizzie
Davis, Annie Davis, Lizzie Davis. Hcs
sic Lewis, Helen Jones, Lizzie Leonard,
Mattie Huntsnian, Jane J"lm. Co rile
YVnl'ers. Annie Sharplcss. Annl" New
ton, Nellie Thomas. Sarah Hell. Cora
Whit", Susie Fisher, Catherine 'Kd
wards. llessie Klllot. Jennie Thomas.
Faille Harris. Mame Thomas. Ada Har
vey and Kh-anor 1 ughe; Messrs. Thus.
John. William Snyder, Clarence Mo
Keehan, Morgan Williams. Thomas
Lewis, Joseph Williams. Joseph Lloyd,
Samuel Davis. William Morgan. Harry
Dainers, David Kvans, Daniel Jenkins.
It. J. Connolly. William Sanders, Harry
P.umgardner. John Williams. John Jer
vls, Cread Morris. Wi'linni Huntsman,
Frank Miller. Hurt McKeehnn. Walter
Simpson, David and Fred Smith, Wil
liam Littlejohn, Charles Lewis, Joseph
Mvera nnd John Jones.
Miss Catherine McCormack, of Wil
liam street, died Saturday nt the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
McCorniack. Miss MeCortnuok was 17
years of aue and very popular among
jier young friends. About ti we 'k ago
she was seized with an ncute attack of
pneumonia and lingered In much pain
until her death. The funeral will tak"
place this afternoon. Services will b
held nt the Holy Hosary church at 2.:'.i)
o'clock. Interment w ill be made in the
Hyde Park Catholic cemetery.
Christmas services were held in the
Methodist Kplscooal church vesterday.
The choir assisted by Miss funis and
Professor John Kvans, of Pcckviile,
Bung the Christmas anthems.
Th'? members of the North End bas
ket ball team are requested to meet tills
evening in Company 11 armory for prac
tice. The Epworth reading circle of the
Methodist Episcopal church will meet
this evi ninT In the church parlors.
The North End recoml basket ball
team will play the Crescents, of Pino
Hrook. in St. John's hall, tomorrow
evening.
The Sunday school of th Molhodlst
Episcopal church will hold Christmas
exercises Friday evening.
Miss Kvn Steele, nf 1 lonosdn!". who
has !ie:'ii visiting Miss Jennie Field, of
Thompson street,' returned to hi r homo
Saturday.
fleorge llowpn. of Smiii" street, has
nccepted a position on the reportorial
Stan" of the Klmlra Telcratn.
Miss Flo Clancy, of lioss avenue, still
continues to he verv ill.
George H. Shires, of North Main
avenue, nnd Dr.vid II. lteeso. of Hubert
avenue, were nominated for Fcliool con
troller and common council r 'sneetive
Iv at the lloptibliim caucus held in the
First ward Saturday afternoon,
seriously ill.
Oscar T'urpe?s, of Throioi rtreel. Is
Evan, the son or Evan Uces. of Wil
liam street, is suff"iiii:f from a broken'
collar hone.
DUNMOKI-:.
Yesterdav proved th red letter day
of Methodism nnd was tho most in
spiring ever known In Dunmorc. Spec
ial services were held throughout the
day. In the morninrr a lov feast was
held at ..'') n. in., bdnrr nrrdded over
by Ihe Presiding Elder V.'. L. Thovno,
assisted by Mev. T. If. llarp.gwannth,
Ph. IV. pastor of Central church, Yon
kers, N. Y. I'pward of one hour nnd a
half were soent in the receiving of
Christian testimonies. Tile earnest
ness and Chiistian-llke stdtit with
which these were offered, showed the
enormous amount of rood which the
revival did. The pastor's report of th"
quarter, w hich had Just ended, showed
an increase of nlxtv-elght persons, who
hnd been admitted Into the church 011
probation and twelve who. wore received
by letter. The financial condition of
the church wns shown by tho recording
stewflrd. Dan. Powell, to be the best In
a number of years. After the reading
nf the report, fin opportunity was given
to those who wished to Join the church.
Fifteen came forward md were nd
mltted on probation. Twelve certifi
cates of membership were read by the
presiding elder which made a tulal of
eighty iiersons admitted to the church
during the last ipiarter. The morning
session dosed with communion which
was administered to IM7 communicants.
The ;-tnnlay school in the afternoon was
attended liy .!.'." scholars. The financial
condiiion of the school was muni. The
pnlpit was occupied in the eveninc by
I lev. T. H. Uaragw anath, Ph. D., pas
tor cf Central churchr. Yonkers, N. Y.,
who preached a forcible sermon, choos
ing as his text, Matthew, xxli:24, "What
think ye of Christ." The first thought
was that every man had an opinion,
which was Illustrated from politics, lit
erature, etc. The second was that men
nre (; really aided In forming an opinion
by the judgment of others. The speak
er then pave a ivsunie of the opinion
of ihe past and present concerning
Christ. It was much regretted by nil
piest-nt that paston ltev. C. H. Hayes
was unable to attend on account of ill
ness. Miss Florence Smith, of Factory ville.
who has been the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. William Packard, of Cherry street,
for the past few days, has returned
home.
The many friends of Henry Volts, of
Adams avenue, will be pleased to hear
of his recovery from a severe attack of
appendicitis.
Miss Jessie AVetherby, of East Hen
ton, who has been visiting Miss Myrtle
Finch, of Cherry street, has returned
home.
Charles Cole, n student nt Princeton
university, is spending the holidays
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jansen
Cole, 011 Ambrose street.
The home of Mr. ami Mrs. Jerome
V'lHle, of Delaware, was In a state of
Joyful festivity Saturday evening, the
occasion being the birthday of their
daughter. Lou. A number of her young
friends, In honor of the event, ten
dered her a. very pleasant surprise party
and the evening was most enjoyably
S'eut with a succession of different
gam 's and niiuisi ineiits. Among those
present w ho enjoyed the young friend's
hospitality were: The Misses Cora -uiard.
Annie and Muble Waterman,
liulli Mann. Fannie Smith. Kdlth Wur
man and William Id vis. Lincoln
Parties. Charles Crown. Fred Woodhull
and Frank Kdgar.
i-orec Warner, of Chicago, 111., Is
the guest of tclalives. In town.
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(iki-i.n Kim;r.
News fur the Seninton Tribune left
nt I. If. Steven's grocery store on
Cupotise avenue, or T. It. Hughes' mar
ket on Dickson avenue, will receive at
tention. (Quarterly meeting services were held
in Asbtiry Methodist 'Episcopal church
yesterday morning, beginning with a
love feast at !i.::a. followed iy reception
of members, baptism and the sacrament
of the Lord's supper.
The Indies of Asluiry Methodist Epis
copal church will serve the Masons at
their nnniiiil banquet Wodiu-silay even
ing. Dee. 2:1, In the house owned bj Mr.
Sf hlairer, livjn Sanderson avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Kice left Thursday for
California, wivre they will remain until
after Christmas, when they will go to
their home tit Clobe. Arizona. Mrs.
Pice is a granddaughter of Mrs. E. 15.
Reynolds, of Sanderson avenue.
Miss Alice Pick, a student of Syra
cuse I niversity. will spend the holidays
w ith her parents on Mousey avenue.
Miss .L'linio I Indwell, of C'reen Itldgo
street, is visuir.t; friend In Susquehan
na county.
Tim King of Pills U Boecharn'i.-
EEECHAM'S.
CHOOSIXti .mini: inspector.
Why It Would lie Foolish to Tree
Their Selection by Popular Vote.
Engineering and Mlnimr Journal.
The Fnlted Mine Workers of America
in convention at Pottsville, Pa., re
cently passed tile following: "Re
solved, that we favor the election of
oil" inspector to each ten collieries, nnd
when the term of the present inspector
expires that the next be elected by the
voters of the district."
That the llrst part of this resolution
Is a step In tile right direction must be
evident to every one lumlliar with ex
isting conditions in the anthracite
legions. The inspectors there have
without a doubt more than can be ac
complished by one man, if the work of
lspectlon Is to he done tu anything .ike
a thorough manner. Hut the second
part of the resolution appears to us to
be a long step backward.
The anthracite mine law of 1S91 spe
cifics the minimum age of an Inspec
tor, requires him to have had a certain
number of years' experience as a min
er, and obliges him to pass an examina
tion with a percentage greater than
!M before he can be recommended for
appointment. Nothing can be more
essential, it seems to us. than the two
specifications required of such nn of
ficial by the present law; namely (I),
the knowledge, of how a mine should
lie conducted, gained by actual ex
perience, and IL'I the knowledge why
the affairs should be conducted in a
certain manner, learned from the the
ory of mining. Above ail else, there
fore, a mine Inspector shoum he a
thoroughly practical man and also
versed in the science of his calling.
The resolution above quoted may not
necessarily mean that the years of
experience are not essential, and that
the examination shall be done away
with, but in case tiny are to be re
tained tho number of applicants eligi
ble for election would be extremely
small. This would undoubtedly not
meet the intent of the resolution as
by tin se preliminaries the field would
be narrowed down before the voters
could indlcute their choice. It Would
be similar to the nomination of a po
litical candidate for ofllce by delegates,
when such nominee is not the choice
of the mass cf the party.
'The resolution, as we understand It,
would make all men eligible for the of
llce, and all the voters within the In
spection district entitled to a Voice in
the selection. The ellgibjlity rules are
needed and that they should require
the prospective Inspector to ne an ex
perienced miner in the anthracite coal
field, and also a resident of the an
thracite region, is now apparent. Put
lioiv about the vop is? Shall the gro
cer, the baker, the carpenter, the ma
son, the saloonkeeper even the furm
er say who shall be mine inspector?
Certainly not. Thill who shall lie en
titled to assist in the choice,' milling
men only'.' If this Is the case then tlm
workmen on the surface, most of whom
are puictlcally beyond the Jurisdiction
of an inspector's powers, may help
I heir fellow employes to a Selection in
which only the latter are rightfully in
terested. The restriction to all em
ployes at the mines not being lair
cltle r, the line must be drawn still
closer, and we will say that only un
do ground employes shall be entitled
to vote for the mine inspector.
That seems lust, for nil within the
mine nte equally overshadowed by Its
dangers ami all share equally in the
beiielils of u vigilant Inspection. Hut
is the ballot any better than before'.'
of the number of tfmse working un
derground many nre hoys, not old
enough to vote, yet each endowed with
a life us precious to himself and to his
family as the. life of the most Intelli
gent miner. Then there Is the foreign
element, not nlwnys Ignorant Huns nnd
Poles, as we are most apt to think of
them, but Intelligent Welsh nnd Eng
lish miners, fully competent to choose
1111 Inspector, but debarred from voting
because laeklnir the rights of citizen
ship. This riilinir. therefore, seems to
be at fault as well as those first sug
gested, in udltiun, the proper ability
to Judge the merits of an applicant is
not he same; n man considered com
petent by one employe would be deemed
wholly unlit by another. These are
only a few of the dllllculties in the way
of nn honest attempt to obtain a good
official. Hut worst of nil, the system
Is open to all the evils of an every-day
political election, such as favoritism,
coercion, Intimidation, purchase. Indif
ference of stny-ut-homes, and the like,
if our method of choosing political of
ficers does not result in the election of
competent men in many cases, surely
there is nu mure reason tu expect Utu
same measures to result beneficially
when applied to other otlleers.
We art quite sure that the dissatis
faction with the present system of In
spection cannot be traced to the man
ner in which the inspectors are chosen,
but to the failure of the employes to
respect the law and of the inspectors to
enforce It. While there is a mutual
leniency that has often resulted in dis
aster, for which both were to blame, it
is also an unusual thing to see the law
violated in the mines by the employes
simply because it is easier to do a
thing in the way the law forbids than
to do as It should lie done. When ac
cidents occur through such a cause
the bluule to some extent is reflected
upon the inspector, when in reality it
should be attached solely to the offend
er. The accident ut the Twill shaft
mine ut Pittston in June last was the
cause which brought ubout the reso
lution, that accident showing Very
plainly that he results obtained from
the inspection are not what they should
be and that something must be done to
Increase the benefits of the system.
The t'nited Mine Workers can increase
the efficiency by helping to en fore the
mine law and in this way. Let them
authorize their otlleers to prefer charges
against miners, employers and inspec
tors when they see them evading or
violating the mine laws; have the cases
tried in a court of law and make the
offenders suffer tlie penalty for their
misdeeds. Only by enforcing the law
and cleat Inu a general regard for It
can its ellicieiicy be demonstrated and
the true value of the inspection sys
tem become known.
1'ehsoai,itii:s.
The (lerman emperor is fond of Ugh:
and bright colors, am! has a particular
dislike to sec the eiiqntss in .black.
The Satiitday He view of London spunks
of "Hick tilney silting at ease soim'Miut'c
between Washington und Monroe."
The Hungarian cariciitui 1st Jaiilto, who
died 11 few weeks a;;o, made mure 111. ill
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school children recently thai one of his
nieces described air as coieistiiig of oxy
gen ani Camluidgeiien.
oxford diversity onferred the de
gree of doctor of ' music on Kujah Kir
Horn In, llo .Muliun Taiuire, of Calcutta, in
recoKUltlun of his talents as a musician
and of his efforts to plumule tile ctllttvu.
tlon of 111 - sic In 1 le I la.
Captain John M-iniott, of the Norfolk
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by brigands a few duys ago while out
shooting near Emyrmi, has been released.
The brigands demandid tlii.i'UJ ransom lor
his surrender, but il Is not stated whether
the money was paid or not.
A Herman recently asked Judge Craig
Piddle, of Philadelphia, to excuse him
from service on the Jury. "Why?" asked
the Judge. "Well, your honor, 1 don't
understand good English." "oh. you will
do," replied the judge, "You won't heir
much good English here anyhow." Amid
a general laugh the Juryman sat down.
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SHANNON of the SIXTH
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