(f9 i&tS)S! . . 10 PAGES 1 o rtnrittit ByneM WBea JVJ41JIIJLUIJL :mmS0WmmwSsi2sS L i-hjl& - w-vvnt ms iymzmi TWO OE.NTS. HCRAOTOST, PA., I? Ill DAY MOANING, DECEMBER 17, 1897. V TWO CENTS -. -.lA WOLCOTT ON BIMETALLISM He is Unable to Report Rapid Progress at the Present Time. FOREIGN CO-OPERATION Seems to Have Been Difficult ' to Obtain. Resolution Directing the Secretary of Wnr to Send gU.'iO.OOO to Hit: Klon dike SuH'ercrs I 1'asscil in tlio Son-ntc--Senntor Stewart Hits No Faith in the Administration. Washington, Doc. 1C Mr. Wolcott, of Colorado, chairman of tho commit tee appointed liy President McKlnley to secure, If possible, the eo-opuratlon of foreign countries li an International conference upon the silver question, said in tne senate, today that the com mission hiul not yet made a report to Hi president and it was uncertain when a report would be made. Nego tiations for bimetnlllc conference, he seld, are still pending, but Mr. Wol cott assured the senate that th.j com lnssion had no Intention of prolonging i efiort hijyond the point where rea sonable hope of success should exist. Mr. Wolcott promised to explain fully the work of the commission In a speech to be delivered after the holiday recess. A resolution directing the 3cr'tury of war to send ifi.'iO.OOO worth of sup 1 lies to American and other sufferers in the Klondike region was passed. Mr. Prlteliard, of North Carolina, chairman of the civil service Investigating com mittee, delivered .a brief speech upon the execution of the civil service law ah developed by his committee. After Mr. Wolcott had spoken, Mr. Stewart (New) said that he had always advocated Independent action by the I'nited States to secure 'bimetallism and he thought that the effort to yo rure the co-operation of foreign na tions would not only be unnecessary but dangerous. He added that the ut ti ranees ot the president and seeie tary of the treasury proved that this was. a gold standard administration. This statement brought Mr. Chandler (N. H.) to his fet. He said that Sec retary Gape had never announced that the present administration was in fa vor of a gold standard and he did not liellcp the senator from Nevada de sired to misrepresent tho administra tion. Mr. Stewart disclaimed any Inten tion to misrepresent President McKln ley or Secretary Gage but lie insist ed that the words and actions of the secretary established the truthfulness of his statement. IT IS A DllKAM. Mr. Allen said he had always been satisfied that International bimetallism was a dream, but he was willing to afford the commission all reasonable latitude. Ho asked that the resolution calling for Information go over until the 15th of next month, anil It was so agreed. Mr. Galllnger called up the census bill, for the purpose of replying briefly to a statement by Hon. Carroll I). "Wright incorporated in Mr. Lodge's speech of yesterday, In which Mr. "Wright was reported to have said that $2,000,000 would have been saved If the last census had been tuken by a force under the classified service. Mr. tlnl irnger stated that Mr. Wright's calcu lation was based largely upon the printed space occupied by tho census reports as compared with the reports of the labor bureau. He expressed sur prise that so reckless a statement should have been made by a man usu ally so careful as Mr. Wright. Mr Prltchard (N. C), chairman of the committee on civil service, was en gaged In a general Investigation of the civil service system, said it was a singular coincidence that it never oc curred to Mr. Cleveland to make his sweeping extensions of the civil ser vice law until he readied thnt point where it was obvious to him that his party was to be repudiated by tho American people at the next general election, or until nearly all Hepubll cans had been removed from ofllce and their places illled with simon-pure Democrats. At ' o'clock tho bill went over to a future day and on motion of Mr. Quay the senate went Into executive session, and adjourned an hour later. Mr. Hannn. of Ohio, after uu illness of a week, appeared In the senato to day and was coidially greeted by his colleagues. HOt'SK PHOCEKDINGS. The house today passed a bill appro, printing $175,000 for the relief ot the people who are in the Yukon river country and also the bill passed by the senate yesterday to prohibit pelagic sealing by American citizens. The for mer bill encountered practically no op position. As passed tho sum carried by It Is to be expended under the direc tion of the secretary of wnr for the purchase, transportation and dlstrlbu. tlon of subsistence stores, it provides that these subsistence storo.s may be sold at prices fixed' by the secretary of war, or donated where the people are unable to pay for them. It enipowors him to purchase reindeer and employ drivers, not citizens of the 1'nlted States, and afterward dispose of the reindeer. The bill to prohibit pelagic sealing wus wnrnily antagonized by Mr. John soy, of North Dakota. Mr. Loud, of California; Mr. Hepburn and others, and In the course of the dobute thoro was some exceedingly caustic criti cisms of the course of our Herlntr sea negotiations, past and present. Mr. Johnson made the statement that while thf seal herd had brnusht $70, C00 Into the treasury blno 1870, half a million had been spent policing llerlng sea and two million in negotiations and other expenses. An hour was spent on the legisla tive, executive and Judicial appropria tion bill without accomplishing any thing. Tho bankruptcy bill was re ported by the Judiciary committee and an extension of time granted In which the minority may flic Its report. Tho house committee' on immigration today decided to make a favorable re port on tho educational test bill. It requires all Immigrants, on reaching here to be nble to read or write the English or some other language. Mr. Dnrtholdt, of Missouri, and Mr. Louis Schnde addressed the committee In opposition to the bill nnd the for mer presented a protest from tho North AmcrlcanTurner association ngalnst it. DECLINED TO BE MARRIED. A Prospective Ilridc Objects to the (room at tlio Last Moment. Chicago, Dec. lfi. When the guests Invited to attend the wedding of Miss Florence Shepherd to Thomns Lee Do Shong alighted from their carriages at the entrance of the Christ Kpiscopal church of Woodlawn last evening, they found an announcement posted on the door to the effect that the marriage ceremony was not to be performed. Mr. !) Shong resides In Little Hock, Ark., where his family Is said to be wealthy. The proposed wedding was a family affair and the young people have been practically engaged since Miss Shepherd was eight years ot age. She had not seen her Intended husband for several years and when he appeared she declined to marry htm. ASSASSINATED BY A SUPER William ''crriss ot the 'Secret Ser vice" Company Stubbed to Death. The Assassin Known at the Theater as ".Had Archer"--Cnrcer ot the Victim. London, Dec. 16. William Terrlss.tho wrl-known actor, was assassinated to night, being stabbed with a knife, as he was enterlns the stage door of the Adelphl theatre. Ills assailant Is sup posed to be a former super. The mur derer rushed at the actor n he was stepping across the pavement from his cab and stabbed him Just below the heart. As the actor fell Ills murderer was seized by people who were outside the theatre. The wounded man wns carried into the theatre and doctors were called from the Charing Cross hospital, but Terrlss expired in fifteen minutes. William Terrlss has been playing In London in the Kngllsh version of Wil liam Gillete's American drama, "Seciet Service." Mr. Terrlss was placed on the land ing of the stairway just Inside the the after, where he lay groaning loudly. Once or twlce he attempted to speak, but It was Impossible. He quickly succumbed, while surrounded by the theater staff. The murderer was taken to Dow street police station, followed by an angry crowd. Ills name was given as Archer. It Is said that he had been a "super" at the Adelphl theater several years ago, and for some darn past he lias haunted the theater. The motive of the crime is not yet known. A large audience had already as sembled for the evening performance; anil the manager came to the font lights and announced that as Mr. Tor riss had met with an accident no per formance would be given tonight. It appears that the assassin last eve ning asked the keeper of the ordinary stage entrance as to the whereabouts of Mr. T.itIsh; and his behavior was then so obnoxious that Harry Nlcholls, one of the principal colleaguew of Mr. Terrlss, was obliged to remonstrate and to order him to leave the prem ises. The scenes alone the strand at tho hour when the theater closed tonight were remaiknble. Uy that time tho special editions of the evening papers weie out and the newsboys were shout ing around the theater exits that Mr, Terrlss had been murdered. At first the peoplp refused to place any cre dence in the report, believing such nn event Impossible; but when they found it was true, horror and indignation were painted on every face. When Archer arrived at the police station he still had the weapon, ap parently n big butcher's knife, con cealed beneath his cape. On being charged with murder he Is reported to have replied: "He's done mo out of the benevolent fund this morning and I am out of it for lit.." The murdeicr was placed In a cell, and Is under a special watch for tho nlcht. The understudy of the deceased ac tor tells a curious story of how last night ho dreamt that he saw Mr. Ter rlss lying on a landing surrounded by a. crowd. m Charged Willi Minbezzleincni. New York. Dee. 10. When Albert Scan mers was arraigned and held in 52,0ui) to day, on the ehcrgo of embezzling from the. Ameiican-Kuropean llxpress company, ot this city, It was staled that . H. lllsliop, a misled enipiovo of the complainant firm, had led i'ommers Into a conspiracy to steal and, finding detection unavoid able, hud killed himself and left Sommers to take tho blame. The alleged embezzle ments were said to amount to over $:;,W0. Cull I'or 'In in m anv Piimnrlcs. New York, Dec. 18. At a meeting of the executlvo committee of Tammany Hull today, Tuesday, Dee. "b. was set as tho date for the primaries. A call for primar ies will be submitted to a committee on organization tomorrow night, and finally to tlio general commltloo on Monday night. Tho geieial eommitteo will meet for organization on Junuury ID. Sailing I'or Klondike. New York, Dee. it Fltty-llvo passen gers for the Klondlko nro on board tho stciimshlp City of Columbia, which sailed this afternoon for Seattle by way of tlio Horn. One of the women leaves n sick husband In lirooklMi, but she says sho Is going to the Klondlko to prepare a home for him no that It will be all reudy when he gets thoro next year. steamship Arrival. Queenstown. Dec. 10, Sailed: MuJeetlc. New York. Uenoa-Salled: Wnrru, New York. Naples Arrived: ruldii. New York. ChtrboiuK Sailed: Kaiser Wll helm ile Urosse (frcm Bremen and South ampton), Now York, CARL SCHURZ ON CIVIL SERVICE Speech at Convention of National Re form League. FAVORS LIRE TENURE OF OFFICE. The Speaker Hcllcves THnt All Dem ocrat Should lie Kept in Their Plncos--Ucpuhllcnns Who Aspire to Appointments Should He I'rowucd Upon--Praise for Presi dent .McKlnley. Cincinnati, O.. Dec. 1(1. The six teenth annual meeting of the national civil service league began n session ot two days here today, with Hon. Call Schurz presiding. The forenoon ses sion wns devoted to a Joint meeting ot the general and executive committees with closed doors. Secretary McAneny verbally submitted his annual report, stating that President McKlnley hnd consistently observed the civil service law, but that a determined nssault was being made against civil service laws In congress. The secretary rec ommended the extension of the civil service rules to the congressional ll- biary and the census bureau. The' fourth class postmasters would proba bly be reached by consolidation with other postal affairs. Clinton It. Woodruff, of Philadelphia, reported that the work of the league In Pennsylvania had been futile ow ing to Senator Quay controlling the legislature, which Ignored all the pledges of the Ilepubllean state con vention for civil Kervlee iforiu. So far as public sentiment Is concerned, Mr. Woodruff said, civil service re form wns in n more hopeful condition now than ever. Tonight Odeon hall was illled to hear the annual addres.s by Hon. Carl iSchurz, piesident of the national league; Judge William 11. Tuft, of the United States court of appeals, pre siding. President Schurz was frequently In terrupted by applaUHe. especially In the closing part of his address. At the conclusion of the addiess there was a rising vote of thanks to Mr. Sclnlrz. CAUL SCHU1WS SPKKCH. Carl Schurz, president of the asso ciation, spoke, in part, as follow: The American people have hardly ever beheld u rus-i for spoils ot i-Uleo mote tu multuous than that which followed Presi dent McKlnley's accession to power. Nor have wo ever lit aril a more lurious. anil, I may add, a more disgraceful clamor from party men for tho breach of party faith than that of Republican politicians demanding the repeal, cr at least tho dlsembowulinent ot the civil service law by a president and a majority In con gress pledged to lis maintenance und ex tension. 1 know the excuse that is given for this amazing demand. It is tli.it President Cleveland's administration bus illled a great many positions which were not In the classllled service, with Democrat, and then covered them with th- civil ser lce rules In order to protect the now In cumbents against removal. The civil ser vice reformers have not been spa ring in criticism and remonstrance when un ba the Cleveland administration rimovals or appointments were made which appeared Improper. I5ut I do not hihitato to say that the objection to Mr. Cleveland's great executive order made by the Itepub Hean spoils politicians Is utterly tuiilo That order did not protect tiny -ob lo senant covered by it aginn.st :err,oi!.l proof of which Is the simple fact th it ,i i-o.i'dderable number of men hai actual ly been removed. Tho effect of tbo on'or Nimp.'y was that, if any of tr.'ee pmes wet vacated tin y could not be nrbltrii.ily llilee by way of political or pi-r.-omil fa vif with Incompetent or otlievwse un suM.iblr persons for the or I t nibjeeteu cai eilates for such plncc.4 to competitive eliminations. And this .. tne thlipj thnt troubles those repiesentutic. of tbo League of Ilepubllean clubs and other spoilsmen of tho same kidney. PUICSIDICNT M'KINLIJY PRAISMD. True to his honor as a gentleman, to his vows as a Ilepubllean, and to his duty as president of tne rutted .States. .Mr. McKlnley stoutly held his ground against the llerce foray which was set on lout to overwhelm him. lie Issued an executive order on the l'7th 'day of July, by which ho exempted from the competitive rules certain classes of positions In tho revenue service, exlendoii the rule over a very tew others, and than directed that no re moval shall be made from any position subject to competitive examination ex cept for Just cause and upon written charges Hied with the bend of tho depart ment or other appointing olllcer. und or which the accused shall have lull notice and an opportunity to make defense. Tho part of President MoKlnlej 's order which uttracted the most attention Is that concerning removals. It Is no exaggera tion to say that Its appearance was greet ed with a round ot applaubo that re sounded nil over the country. It makes the reason assigned for every removal as well us tho answer thereto a matter of public record, and It will thus render tho executive olllcer for every le- inovut from a place under tho competitive rule amenable to the Judgment of public opinion as well as to the Judgment and tho corresponding actions of his superiors. Tho new rule, is curried out with fidelity and firmness, will thus be well apt to rid the service of a very offensive und dan gerous abuse, and President McKlnley fully deserves all tho pruito he has re ceived for this achievement. Nothing would gratify mo more than to be nblo to add that tho president's order hnd already borne ail the good fruit that It Is expected to bear. Hut I regret to say that so far It lias not. Many reports have come to us from Washington as well as from other parts of the country which lepresent executlvo otllcers as making or recommending removals or reductions without assigning any Just cause, or any cause at all. It Is conndently expected that tho president, as such offenses e-otua to his notice and tho facts tiro fully as certained, will enforce respect for his or der by duly punishing thu offenders. PASS EXAMINATIONS. A matter in which not only tho civil service reformer, but the whole commor elal community takes a lively Interest. Is the Improvement of our consular service. J'ukb examinations aro apt to denenerato into a moro matter of form, In which as il rule those tuccted who have the strong est backing and those who fall huve none. Pass examinations for the consular er vleo have b"on tried at various periods and they havo always taken that course. Whether they hnvo or not in tho prevent instance, I nm unable to tell, tho mnttnr being strictly confidential. Hut this I may say with assurance: If our commer cial community wants a roul reform In the method of appointment to consular positions, It must Insist upon three thlujrs, competitive examinations for admission to tho lowest grade of the consular ser vice, promotion only for merit, and re moval only for cause. The postmaster, too, is receiving prom ising attention. It Is a hopeful sign that tho postmaster general, n buslne-ss man not suspecte-d of being n civil service le form theorist, in.s from a niero business point of view found It expedient to advo cate the removal, by congress, ot thoro restrictions by which tho consolidation of minor ofllces with those which are cen tral, had been h impered. And although tho subjection to proper civil service rules of tho fourth class postotllces, which so fur have furnished the material for tho most wltlcHiire.nl spoils scandals, may cs yet seem ever so far away, still It Is ap proaching nnd may be nearer than even the most sanguine among us now appre hend. The first onset ngalnst civil service re form has been repulsed, but the light Is not finished. The clnmor of place-seek-ers still resounds with lusty vociferation. In three Hepubllcnn state conventions lesolutlons hao been ndopted hostile to the merit system. An association has been organized to ngltnte lor the repeal of the civil service law, and Itopubllcun memlK'rsof these'hatoof the l.'nlted Stutes and of the house of representatives tiro loudly threatening to bring the matter to an Issue ut the next session of con gress. Two of them, Hepreseiitntlvo Orosvenor, of Ohio, and Senator (Jal linger of New lliimp'dilre, huve already been designated hy one of the spoilsmen's organs ns the iintl-civll service reform candidate fir the presidency and vleo presidency, Mr. Orosvenor loudly pro tests that the men who In 1W! marched thousands and thousands of miles to hear the words ot encoiiragetnen' and Instruc tion from the president as he stood upon the steps of his home In Canton shall not be excluded from places In the depart ment by troublesome civil service tests. . I1ATTLK CRY OK TAMMANY. Mr. Orosvenor says: "The battle cry of Van Wyck (the Tdinmnuy candidate lor mayor) Is a liberal political education in the people of the t'nlted Slates, lie won a victory unprecedented, and he gave out but one great battle cry. and that thrilled through tho hearts of a great body of American people and an echo will he hi aid." That batt'e cry wits' "I will put none but Democrats Into olric In New York." Mr. Orosvenor admonishes tho Republi can party to follow Tammany's example. The battle cry from which political par ties are to roel-lvo their strongest Inspir ations. Is to be: "To the victors belong the spoils, and overy government em ployment shall bo spoil." Tho kindred buttle cry: "To lull with reform" will soon follow. And the result? A great Democratic Tammany on one side alio a great Republican Tammany on the other iighthiK for plunder and casting lots for the garments of the ciueilled republic. Whoever still flfihts for the spoils system Micrlllces himself for a lost cause. The final victory cannot fall to be with sound d mocratlc principles, reason and civil SCORNS WEALTH AND POSITION The Son oT n Millionniio Driving a Sprinkling (.'art--Abandons His Wife lor a Lite Among tin; Toilers. New York, Dec. 1C Declining an offer of almost unlimited wealth If he would return to his wife and former mode of living, George W. Ruddy, Jr., son ot a millionaire brick manufactur er of Woodbrldge, N. J., and a student of Tolstoi, and other leading advocates of advanced civilization, is living among the- poorest residents of his na tive town nnd is daily driving n sprink ling cart part ills father's estates. For tills alienation, the application for divorce made by his wife, Mrs. Amelia P.udijy, n talented daughter of a wealtlo meichant. was tod'iy favor ably pas-seel upon by Senator Voorhecs, wl'.o will probably be netlnsr governor upon the elevation of Gov. Griggs to the I tilted States attorney generalship. Young Ruddy is a graduate of Yale and of two foreign universities unci is a proficient linguist. He offers no ex planation beyond declaring that he wishes to live his own life. His inurvingp was the result of a love match, and, while refusing his wife's pleas to return to her, praises her unstintedly as a beautiful and ac complished woman. Her friends say that he bus become permeated with the idea that wealth Is a horrible wrong and that a man to live a true life must pass his days among the toilers and share their sorrows and Joys. MISSI0NARV ON TRIAL The Rev. .'1. II. Houston's Idea ol the Lord's Slipper nt Approved. Louisville, Dec. lfi. The trial of the Rev. Matthew Hale Houston, before tho Louisville Presbytery, has been begun. Houston wn.s formerly a mis sionary In China, but the recent ses sion of the missionary board at Nash ville declined to re-appoint him lie cause of his standing with the Louis ville Presbytery, by whom he wus af terward indicted and cited for trial. Dr. Houston Is charged with holding and te-achlng principles and practices contrary to the Presbyterian confes sion of faith. It Is charged in the indictment that Dr. Houston upholds and teaches that the Lord's Supper Is a household ordi nance also, and that It may be admin istered by the head of a Christian fam ily: that he has encournged the Chris tians in Ling Wit district, China, to practlco the administration of the Lord's Supper by private members; that he holds and teuches that there Is no valid distinction between teach ing and ruling elders, and that ho holds and teaches views on the doctrine of snnctillcatlon which are Inconsistent with tho teaching of the confession of faith. Jongri'tk Respited. 1 larrlsburg, Dec. 10. A respite has been granted Prank Jonglcs. of New Castle, the dale of which will be fixed when Governor IIihIIii& returns from Virginia on Monday. Jcngrei's has ap plied to tho board t-f pi.rdons tor u com mutation of sentence and his cuso will be heard January 1!. Ho wus rebplUd two moiitlu ago until Jaruury 0. A Port Christened. Washington, Dec. 10. Sccrotiry Alger lias christened ono of tbo two powerful forts Juki elected at the mouth of tho Delawaio river for tho protection uf Philadelphia. A general order issued to duy names tho one at Plnn's Point, Kort Mott. in honor of tho late Major (len eral Gershom Mott. 1'nlted Statos vol unteers. Gun llulorlul l'lom Hellileheiii. llethlehem, Pa., Dee, 10. Uun mnterlal weighing many tons was shipped tonight by the llethlehem Iron company to tho Wus-hlnston navy yurd. NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE ADJOURNS Most Important Action of Yesterday's Session. POOLING MEASURE INDORSED A Strong Sectional Diversion on tlio Question---Resolutions Adopted Urging Upon Congress tho Lstnb llslimcnt ol n Permanent Tnrill Commission nnd Another to Unity ()tinrnntlnc Regulations. Washington, Dec. lfi. The national board of trade adjourned after a three days' session. The most Importnnt nc tlon of today's session was the en dorsement of n pooling measure- which would place this fiuestton under the supervision of the interstate commerce commission. There wns n strong sec tional division on the question, tlio east for and the west ngalnst the mens ure. In this connection Mr. Henry T. Thutber, of New York, chairman of the committee to which the matter hail been referred, said: "While there has been enrnest oppo sition to a pooling bill by the western forces, it is gratifying to note such a growtli of Intelligent sentiment in fa vor of tho measure during the past two years ns to permit tho endorse ment of the bill today by a two-thirds vot' Pooling, under the careful sup ervision of the interstate commerce commission. Is tho only way to bring order nnd equnllty out of the present chaotic condition of railroad affairs and to secure what no Just and disinterested party oeiuld object to, namely, equal compensation for ser vices under equal conditions all over the country. It Is to the best interests of the majority of shippers and the railroads themselves." A resolution was adopted urging upon congress the establishment of a perm anent tariff commission, and another to unify quarantine regulations. Other resolutions ndopted favor the passage of the anti-scalper's ticket brokerage bill; a uniform classlllca tion of freight; and deprecate all move ments looking to government owner ship of railway Hues. After a visit to the White House there was a short session at which the report of the committee on reform In the consular service wns adopted. The report recommends such changes In the administration of this service as will secure permanency. Judicious pro motion In accordance with merit nnd adequate compensation. The report from the committee on foiestry wnK'OjKp!d-nrovldlng for the conservation of forest lands, and the encouragement of timber culture over denuded areas. Another measure ad vocated by the board was the passage of a general law to substitute weight for measure in the sale of all com modities to which this regulation could conveniently apply, THE PENNSY'S ENTERPRISE A New Depot is to lie Hrcctctl in Pittsbmg. Philadelphia, Dec. IS. President Frank Thomson, of the Pennsylvania Hallrond company, w-ns in conference today with a delegation of business men of Pittsburg in reference to tho selection of a site for the new depot which Is tfi bo erected there. Owing to the many Interests wishing to consult with the otllcers of tho railroad com pany In regard to the selection of a site nothing definite has been accomplish ed. While the delegation from Pitts burg was not n unit as to where the new station should be erected, it re ceived conslderalilo information, some of which wns to the effect that some of the suggestions were Impractlcablo.and many of its members were brought arrtund to the belief ot the railroad oll'clals. Tho delegation from Pittsburg was in charge of Superintendent and Gen eral Agent Pltcairn. From tho cliam ner of commerce came President John Ridley, Henry J. Heinz, John Katun, William McConway and John It. Jack son. The municipal committee was Thomas G. McClure and George Wil son' the city committee, K. M. Ulge low, director of public works, and ex Mayor Bernard McKennr ; citizens' committee, James H. Reed, W. II. Self and George W. Dllworth. The otlicers of the Pennsylvania Rail road company present beside President Thomson were: John P. Green, first lee president; Charles 12. Pugh, sec ind vice president; 'Samuel Itea, as sistant to the president; W. H. Drown. i chief engineer, and a few others. The meeting lasted from early in the morn ing to late afternoon. Some of the Plttsburgers thought tho best site would be Seventh avenue, where the depot wns thirty ye-ars ago, but it was stated later that th'ls sluht would not answer the jiurpoe, ns it was not adapted to tho wants of tho company.especlally as It would bo com pelled to back a number of Us trains into It, and furtheimore, when tho sta tion was there, tho vPnn Handle" road was not In operation. The general belief, while nothing has been decided, is that the new station w'il be located ut about the same spot where the present station stands, al though no plan calling for tho build ing of a station ut this site has been approved The matter Is now in the hantl3 of President Thomson, and he Is endeavoring to meet the desires of the business men of Pittsburg, and at the same tlmo place the station In such a locality as will be to the best Interests of the rallioad company. STATE TREASURY. Ann nn I Statement for tlio Pi'sml Your i: inline November JO, 1HD7. Hnrrlsburg. Dec. 16. The annual statement of the etnte treasury for the fiscal year ended November SO, 1S97, wn.s issued today by State Treasurer Haywood. Tho receipts of the general fund for the year were $12,175,070.17; payments, $12,708,515.81. The receipts Include tho whole amount received as state personal tax, three-fourths of which Is returned to tho counties: personal fees, paid by and returned to state ofllcers, fertiliser licenses and fines jecelved from tho de- put tment of ncriculture, the Insurance on the old cnpltol building nnd contents nnd one per cent, of the tnx on foreign f.re Insutunce companies distributed among the cities nnd counties of the state ur tier the ct of lSflS. Tho aggregate of these items Is S2. 155.118.44, which deducted from tho gross amount received, leaves the net amount, which wns available for the payment ot appropriations, $10,319,931. '3. There Is fltlll due to the common school, training schools, reformatory, vhnrltnble nnd Insane institutions on quarter ended November 30. to counties on state tax and sundry other items about $fi,10).000. The balance In the general fund nt the close of the year wus $1,500,000. (1. A. R. ENCAMPMENT. September .1 to 10 Fixed Upon ns tho Period of tho GutherltiK oflHOH. Cincinnati, Dec. 1C Tho date for the national encampment of the Grand Army of th" Hepublle was lived lute this afternoon for the week beginning September 5, To come to this conclu sion it requited n long conference. The local eoi.itnlttee some lime ngo hnd recommended the week of Aug. 20 to Sept. ::. This nvt opposition on the ground that'll would come Just be fore pension payment in Ohio, nnd several other states. It nl.so was ob jectionable because It lapped over from ono mouth to the othr. The entire day wns spent In consultation, und when September 5 to 10 was selooto.1 It met tho approval of the executlvo coun cil ns well ns of the local committee. ltef'le Genoinl Gnbln, accompanied by Adjutant General Stewart and Quartei master General Durroughs left for Harrlsburg tonight It was decided that General Gnbln nnd stalf would be here again In February for a confer ence with the citizens' committee. PATTIS0N A CANDIDATE. Tho .flnn or Destiny Will Agnin Seek the Ollicc of Governor of Pennsyl vania. Philadelphia. Dec. 1C The Press will say tomorrow thnt ex-Governor Paul son Is an avowed candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor next year. He has recently made this known to stime of his friends In Phila delphia and throughout tho state, nnd his opponents In the party are so well satisfied that he hopes to succeed, that an organized effort looking to the sup pression of his ambition and tho con tinuance ot former Nntlonnl Demo cratic Chairman Harrity In the politi cal r.ecluslon to which he retired after Hryan's nomination In 1S!)C, Is already under way. The article goes on to say that Mr. Puttison's aspirations are not satisfy ing to ox-Congressman Sibley, James M. Guffey, Judge M. Gordon, of this city; State Chairman Garman, ex Congressman Kerr, ex-Congressman Guntcher "and others now In control of the Democratic organization." It was expected that a conference to decide upon a candidate for whom nil the opponents of Paulson nnd Harrity could unite would be held here today. Chairman Joseph Hawloy, of the Pitts burg Democratic city committee; J. Du Koss O'Diien, ex-Senator Charles J. King, William Nolan, of Heading, und Colonel Rlckotts. of AVIIkes-Ilarre, were among the prominent Democrats who arrived here today and Mr. Haw ley admitted that there might be some news by tomorrow. It is said that tho names most likely to be used In oppo sition to ex-Governor Paulson's candi dacy are those of Judge Gordon, James M. Guffev, of Pittsburg, and ex-Congressman Sibley, of Meadvllle. Wheat Market I'inn. Chicago. Dec. lfi. Some Indications of a revival of the foreign demand for Ameri can wheat had a good effect on the mar ket today und at the close May showed la l'dc. advance. December wns again pushed above the dollar murk, closing at ll.uoi;-, an advance of -Tic. Trading In this delivery, however, wus exceedingly nar row. Alpbonsc Dniidet Dend. Purls. Dec. 16. Alphon.e Daudet, the celebrated novelist, died suddenly at s o'clock tonight. He wus dining with his family, and was In excellent spirits, when ho wus seized with a sudden syncope. Physicians were summoned, but ho died almost Immediately. Wanted to Kill the Czar. London, Dec . 10. A Uussian named Hourtzelt Woodrof was remanded at How street police court today charged with Is suing a publication Inciting to tho as sassination of the czar. Pennsylvania Postmaster. Wnshlngton, Dec. 16. 15. F. llrown has been appointed postmaster ut Stras btirg, Pu. The llernld's Weather forecast. New York, Dec. 17. In tho mldello states and New Kngland. toelay, riilr weather will prevail, except cloudiness in the northern district In the morning with flash and brisk westerly and northwest erly winds, and Hourly stullonury. fol lowed by falling temperature. On Sutur day. In both of these sections, fair, cold ei weather und fresh noitherly und northwesterly winds will prevail, winds be-coiniug variable, and followed In tho western and northern districts of this section by Increasing cloudiness und a slight rise of temperuturo and possibly by snow or rain. THE NEWS THIS 310IJXING. Weather Indications Today; Pairs Cold Northerly Vt indi. 1 General Report of tho Interslato Commerce Commission. Wolcott on Illmetnlllsm. National Board of Trade Trues a Per manent Turlff Commission. Call Schuiz Hpeuks on civil Service. 2 Interstate Commerce Commission lie- port (Concluded). 11 Advertisements. 1 Kdliorlal. Slglit-Seelng In the National Cnpltil. 5 Local Court Proceeilliifes. 0 Local Ninth Ward Hepubllcnn Nom inations. John L. Will Fight No More. 7 Locul Dr. D. J. Stalford's Lecture on "Hamlet." important Huslness Transuded by Councils. S Local West Sldo and Suburban. 9 Lackawanna County Happenings. 10 Neighboring County News. The Markets. PRACTICES OF CARRIERS Shown in Report of the Inter-State Commerce Commission. AS TO DISCRIMINATIONS Evils Which the Commission Has no Power to Correct. As tlio Law Ifns llccn Interpreted There Can lie Nn I'.ll'cctlvc Regula tion oltho Inter-Stutc Carriers, ami II This Is to He, the Act -Must Uo Atniucndcd--Disnstrous Rate Cut tiiiK"I,argc Shippers, Trusts anil Monopolies Reap tlio Ilcncfit, While Small Shippers Pny Pull Rates In teresting Pacts for Consideration. Washington, Dec. 1.". The eleventh annual repot t of the Interstate Com merce commission was made public to day. Its salient fenturcs follow: Sessions have been held during tho year In many sections of tho country, ns well as in Wnshlngton. Charges uiiil practices of 510 carriers were Inquired Into. Hindrances to regulation aid checks upon enforcement ot the act havo resulted largely, If not chiefly, from tni discoveries and decisions of the conns giving to the act an Interpretation .- trnry to the gi nerul understundliiK ot ltn scope and purposes. The misunderstanding of tho commis sion, the court ot appeals, ani In thu Supremo court Itself, In regard to tho ruling of the Supreme court In the so cial circle case, as to the power of tho commission to prescribe rates, is stated; and the later decision of tho (Supreme court, ono Justice dissenting, that thu commission can only find and report what was wrong In the pv,t and cai not prescribe rates for future observan- o by the carrier is wKscussod. The com mission recites what tho no', provides us to reasonable rates and whet duties aro lold upon the commission, end say that while the court of final determination declares the law as found In th-j statute, such recital shows why th,- public had believed that n more satisfactory and complete remedy for transportation abuses was provided In the statute, why tho commission had given a constriction tc tlio law which the court decides to be erroneous, und way neldltiouil leg islation should bo enacted. Ca-riors may now estuhllsh their own rates and Judg'o for themselves what are reasonable and Just, Independent of any regulating au thority. Tho power of tho commission over future discriminations and prefer ences is also affected. Without author ity to make tho llrst three sections of tho law effective In tho future, practically all the commission can do Is to Inqulro Into wrongs done In the past and report tho result to Itself. A suit to recover ex cess over reasonable rates Is not an aib -quate or equitable remedy. Prevention by llxlng and establishing rcnsonublo rates In advance Is the only practical legal remedy for extortionate and un just charges, and tho law should bo miulo so plain that neither the commis sion nor the courts can misconstrue or misinterpret Its meaning. .MAXIMUM RATK CASK. l-'arther discussing the Supremo court decision denying power In the commis sion to prescribe maximum rates, the re port states that It Is perhaps the most Important since the uct wus passed. Tho court referred to billions of dollars In vested In railroad properties and the im menso tralllc moved yearly. The commis sion calls attention to tho public inter est In freight charges paid by tho pcoplo during the fiscal year of ISM, amounting to $7SC,Ci;,S37, nnd that a very slight change In rates on n staple artlclo amounts to an enormous sum In tho ag gregate. Tho railway tralllc manager may decree whether an Industry shall exlbt or a locality flourish. Tho question Is ono of transcendent Importance both to tho capitalist and tho humblest citizen. Tho commission can no longer afford re lief In particular cases as It bus in tho past, for the Supreme court conllnes tho commission to orders In respect only of what has been done by the carrier. Reg ulation governing futuro rates Is now un authorized. Tho report shows that damages for unreasonable rates can only bo recov ered by the one who pays the freight money, while the real loser Is generally tho producer or consumer. Moreover, l( tho party Injured could suo, his individ ual Interest In tho particular caso would usually bo small, and he frequently would not do so. Ah Individual Is not ordin arily a match for tho vast power ot u, railroad corporation. Reparation has only been awurded by the commission in five cases. This shows how Insignificant to those who suffer and complain Is thn mere right to recover a portion of tho freight paid. Cases Involving unreason able rates have usually been brought by a state commission, a freight bureau, or by tho Interstate commerce commis sion on Its own motion, with a view of correcting the rate schedule to bo In fiitute effect, but such bodies would not conduct Investigations which could only establish puiely personal rights. When tho case for recovery of dumages gets to tho court It Involves a Jury trlul. On grain from Kansas City to Chicago, a Chicago Jury may think 0 cents per inn pounds reusonuble, while a Kansas City Jury may think 13 cents enough. A cur dluul purpose of the act Is to secure uni formity of rates, but application of tho remedy provided by congress produces, under tho Supreme court decision, not uniformity and equality, but the dln-st confusion and grossest discrimination. Claims based on unreasonable rates muy come to bo bought und sold, prose cuted upon speculation. In much tho same way that personul dum.igo claims nro. and Juries will give the like excessive verdicts that they often do In suits of thut nature. Dots the t'nlted Statos go ernment desire to dellborately create that condition of things which Is little hetti-r than legalized brigandage'.' Instead of saying that the commission can only n gurd tho past, it would accord more wlih the Intent of the not and be more for tho Interest of the public und the cur riers If Inquiries by the commission looked mostly to the future, Tho power to reduce u rato has been and will be. If granted, a most important feat tiro of the commission's work. Over one-third of Its orders havo directed rnto reduc tions. In thirty-eight cases now pending; the main question is ono ot reduction lu
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