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TWELVE PAGES.
SCKANTON. FiniUlTAUY 23. l!0l.
Mr. Hoiur' letter on "Low Waves"
mailc plpan;iiit reading, but one of Ills
llltisti-itlons wus intlter uiifm lunate.
Wo are i-tecllbly Informed Unit ottt of
every dollar coiitrlliUrl for Christian
missions lo tin: licatlicn. ninety-three
cents retches Its destination. In oilier
words, the expenses for ndniinlstra
Hon arc only seven pur cent.
Ballot Reform.
WHAT la Itiiotwi as tits
stnlwnrt ballot reform
bill, Introduced in the
senate? Thursday by Mr.
Focal, icprerents an advance yet
stands in need of considerable aniend
annt before It will be acceptable to
those Mho tuu dls.satlnflcd Mltb the ex
l&tlns system. The r"-tilicnient that
no person shall iceelvo more than 0110
nomination for the same ofllce Is un
necessary niul xve doubt that It ls
coiiKtltulional. In the case of judicial
nominees , nomination by one pat ty
and Indorsement by another has be
come it common puictlce, t-ttoiiKli'
grounded In public favor. The Focht
bill, unless amended, Mould end It un-1
we ran see no Rood purpose to be
served by forbidding It if the people
In any number want It.
The contemplated arrangement of the
ballot, with names grouped below the
name of the olllco fought, Uepubllcan
candidates first, Democratic candi
dates next, Prohibition candidates
third and the sporadic Independent
candidates following at the tail, alpha
betically; and at the top of all, party
circles for voters desltous of saving
time by casting a straight vote, l.n In
genious and ought In the main to be
satisfactory. To be s.ure, It militates
against Insuncetlonary politics ot the
mongrel fusion type but that Is an
expected result of slalwuit supremacy.
When tliote Is it genuine popular sen
timent for political revolution it will
easily find means to euis-s Itro'f, no
matter how the ballot If constituted.
Thii provision enabling the voter
who canmt mink his l.allot to Select
n watcher needs to bt. supplemented
by some kind of restriction upon tho
watcher. There should bo opportun
ity for the punishment of a helper who
deliberately cheats an Ignotant vol r
out of his Intended vote. Disposition
of the counted ballots should bo- mors
cleatly defined and chance given for
citizens by petition to sccuic the open
lug and recounting In court of tho bal
lot boxes of any particular district
upon presentation of uasonable pic
sumption of fraud.
Tito reformation of Mr. Nlsbet has
caused the PIttsbuig boxers at Har
rlsbtng to logaitl each other after the
manner of opponents in a contem
plated hoise tt.'idc.
Regulating Army Promotions.
IT "WILL. 1M-: lemembered that,
when the volunteer commissions
were hi-lng made out, e.uly in
the war with Spain, then wns
great complaint over the fact that In
fluence or "pull" seemed to play a
latge pint In the selection of army oil!
ceis. This was necessarily so, because
the hi my had to be enlarged ten times
in as many weeks and there was no
time In which to establish n tuachlueiy
of selection wheteby soldletly meilt
could bo discovered thiough it profes
sional winnowing process. The presi
dent could not know peisunally alt
about the thousands of men who had
to bo commissioned ut the tate of hun
dreds In a day; and therefore he took
the names of men Indorsed by sena
tors, representatives and others high
In public life, relying on their honesty
to recommend tit candidates. He was
criticized severely but unjustly, for he
did not only the best that he could do
but also the best that any man could
have done under tho circumstances.
It is proper to say that since that
first rush, which literally swamped
every depattuient of the war-making
power, the president has been most
lpssj.pnt upon busing both new ap
pointments and promotions on merit.
Ills nominations, both in the nrmy nnd
In tint navy, In all cases where he had
any ojitlon at nil, have been exception
ally good, and tl)c element of "pull,"
with very few exceptions, has been
Ignored almost entirely. In the case
of Generals Hell and Wood he even
went o far lu tho direction of itmard
Ing .merit regatdless of red tape that
he got many nrmy officers down on
him. ' fcut It Is evident that ho has
marked out u course of policy In this
respect and will not depart from It.
Wilton "William K. Curtis In his Wash.
ItjEtpn correspondence for tho Chicago
Ilecord:
'There Is considerable sut prise nnd
disappointment among the senator and
representatives Jn congress when they
learn that something more than their
Indorsement Is necessary to secure an
appointment In the new army. After
repeated conferences with the secre
tary of wor and General Corbln and
much reflection, the president has
adopted a new plan for the selection
of candidates, which took effect when
Colonel Cheatham, of the Thirty-seventh
volunteers, which arrived In San
Francisco tho other day, was Instruct
ed to nominate twelve men from his
regiment to appear for examination nt
tho Presidio barracks on Monday next.
They may b privates or non-commls-slotied
officers or commlslsoned offi
cers, but Cheatham Is asked to name
those Mho In his opinion have shown
the greatest efficiency and the most
soldierly conduct during the Philippine
campaign. When the Thirty-sixth reg
iment arrives on the 28th of the month
Colonel drove will be Invited to nomi
nate a similar number of men. The
Kleventh cavalry, under Colonel Lock
et, arrived on March 1, the Twenty
seventh Infantry, under Colonel Cum
mins, on Mnrch 10; the Thirtieth Infan
try, the Chicago regiment, under Col
onel Gardener, on Match 17, and tho
Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth are duo
on the llrst of Apt II. As fast as these
regiments arrive their commanders
will be ordered to recommend for ex
amination those of their subordinates
who in their opinion have distinguished
themselves and tire most entitled to
the promotion. Hank has nothing to
do with It. The sergeants and cor
porals, oven the privates, are to have
Just as good a show us the captains
and the majors, although the age limit
Is :;0 years.
"From this time on examining
boatds will sit continuously at the Pre
sidio to ascertain the physical, mental
and nior.il qualifications of the men
o sell clod. There have beeu many
applications from tho volunteer regi
ments, both direct and through friends
In congicss and elsewhere. About
one In ten of the soldiers In the volun
teer army Is seeking a commission,
the total number of applications being
Something over 7,000. Many of them
come from enlisted men, college grad
uates and other ambitious young fel
lows who went Into the volunteer
army for adventure or as an experi
ment to tiy the life of a soldier. A
list of applications Is on file with Gen
eral Shatter and will be consulted In
making the selections, although the
fact that a man has applied Is no par
ticular advantage to him unless his
name appears upon the merit roll ond
his application Is Indorsed by the colo
n"l of his regiment. It Is expected
that something like 700 or S00 candi
dates will be named from the volun-
j teer nrmy. A similar number, more
or less, will be named from applicants
. who served In the volunteer regiments
ciurmg me tspanisn war, nnu tney also
must submit to the same examination
to demonstrate their qualifications.
When the list Is complete an Investi
gation will be made of the previous
history of each candidate In order
tint his moral character and reputa
tion may be ascertained, nnd then
an nppolntment will bo made among
the different states according to popu
lation. The lists of ellglbles ftom
eat h state will bo submitted for the
approv.il of the senator, and tepre
ntatlves, who can then have their
chance to recommend those whom they
ptefer, but It will bo it matter of ap
pro al only."
Those who haw ctitlclzed In the
past, to be Just, should now approve.
Justice Brewer's indignant rebuke of
the manner In which many courts per
mit witnesses to be badgered by bull
dozing cross-examiners Is most time
ly nnd should everywhere be noted.
The responsibility for this disieputable
practice tests entirely upon the Judges.
They can stop It whenever they want
to.
Engineering.
THK TIlUSTKliS of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania are
In receipt of a subscription
of $25,000 from Messts.
liurnbam, Williams & Co., of the
IJaldtvln Locomotive works, for the
new engineering department. The
trustees have decided to materially
strengthen the engineering department,
and to erect an englnoerlng building of
the flrst-cluss, with ample laboratory
and shop equipment. It Is estimated
that the e&st of this undertaking will
be between four and flo hundred
thousand dollars. Provision hits been
niiido In tho wotkiucr plans for five
bundled students in mechanical, civil,
and electrical engineering.
Tlie fa vot able elements lu Pennsyl
vania for engineering schools of the
llrst rank are evident. Its two reat
cities are rapidly gi owing in popula
tion, as is the state Itself. The manu
raetutlng Interests icpioHented lu these
cities and suuoundlng teirltory are
vast. These iccjiiltu an unusually
latge proportion ot technically trained
assistants, both In their operation, nnd
In designing their ptoduets, for ex
ample, such Industries as the steel in
dustry, bridge building, ship building,
locomotlw building concerns, machine
shops, etc., etc., and the great trans
portation Intel ests of the state. The
need of skilled englneets was never
gi eater thun It Is today and It Is grow
ing all the time.
The ptlnclple of transmitting mall
in latge cities between central unci
sub stations through pneumatic tubes
Is sound and has il-e fullest approval
of the postal authorities. The fact
that the senate has Just rejected with
scorn n proposition to spend a large
sum of money for pneumatic- tube ser
vice In Chicago and St. Louie does not
mean that It reflects upon the recom--Herniation
of the postmaster general,
which was made without reference to
any particular patents or commercial
enterprise. It simply meuns that a
Chicago lobby ovet reached itself, dis
gusted the tH-nat? and brought down
a voto of censure.
All of a sudden, congress has de
manded to know by what right the
llnlte'tl SJtates has permitted Great
Hrltal'n to buy mules In this country
for uie In South Africa. The renson
ought to b'j plain. It Is because wo
hud tho mules to holl end England had
the wherewithal to buy. A fulr ex
change Is no crtme.
Tho faet that a number of foreign
consuls "nt Mnnlla have, been enabled
to turn an honest dollur by furnishing
the Filipinos with supplies doubtless
explains the tenacity of the handful
of Insurgents who have held out so
long.
Now that J. Plerpont Morgan hatj
bought up about all of the steam roads
In the country, It Is to bt hoped that
ho may turn his attention to tho trol
ley lines. There are some In this vi
cinity that might be improved.
A perusal of the papera wilt demon
ntratc that the Daugntcts of the
rtevolutlon have a much better organ
ization In the way of a press bureau
than did their ancestors of '"C.
When Mrs. Carrie Nutlon actually
launches upon nn editorial career, Mr.
llcaist nnd Mr. Pulitzer nnd Mr.
Mrynn will do well to look after their
luttrels.
Ah Georgia promises a big peach
crop this year the annual report of
tho failure of the Delaware product,
which is now due, will cause no alarm.
Congress ought to emulate the ex
ample of the envoys at Pekln nnd In
vito Mr. Lcntz to go out somewhere
and strangle himself.
Weekly Letlp on
Municipal Affairs
XXXVIII. THE LAND OF FIRES
AND FIRE FIGHTERS.
Till: CTTinS of the United Mate !a-e tho
largest tires, the larRC-U amount of money
Imc-iteil In flf oppirntiu ami the best
trained fire ftehtcis in the world. New
York, rhlrjBO, Philadelphia and Uonlon hate
been Ulted, In part ear, with conflagration
whirl arc mnnbciril among the greatest in 'ho
uiM'i lil-tory, when 1km of life and property
are reckoned In the aggregate. Despite the
faet that" It posneie! the bet trained firemen
and the finest equipment In the world, it I. still
entitled to the '. inner of hating the largest
tire l(-w among the rl'.lllzed nations of the
earth.
The best trained and equipped departments in
the United states are to be found In the cities
of New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Ilcntoii,
IlaUlmore, Buffalo, rittshurg, Cincinnati, Kansas
City and Charleston. NotwitliUndtng the prej.
ence of Tammany K)tltic. in tho New York de
triment it leads tho world in equipment and
efficiency. t hlt-f C'rcker i to be greatly com
mended for bis achievement. Chief Hale, of
Kanwi City, with his specially trained tiro squad,
demonstrated tlu huperlorlty of the American
fireman at the Paris Tournament last summer
by winning the hlKhot honors in a world's con.
t'nt. Much eould be .ild in praise of speei.il
cluractcrUtles of eneh ot the aboc mentioned
departments, but none li deserting of grea'er
commendation thin that of Charleston. While
It is the MnallcAt In the abntc list, it Is cq"al
to the best when measured by remits. It has
a larger per cent. of Inflammable buildings to the
block than any other city in the llt, and yet,
under the skillful management of Chief Marjen
hoff. It has sustained the smallest per capita loss
of any city In the country last jear tho los
per capita did not evoed 'j cents.
There Is no elty In the old world which has
an) thing like the fire equipment that Is owned
by New York city. The total assets, Including
land, buildings and apparatus, amount to more
tl an "7,O0O,u0O. As might be c-qicitcd, the
metropolis leads among the American cities.
Jut to glte some Idea of the tat sunn Imcterf
by cities in tire protection, the lire department
assets nt tho twenty largest citln arc glun lu
the following table:
bind and Appara.
bulldiUKS. tin, clc,
33, lis (',J
Cities.
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Total.
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7J.I.2.'J
l.lrl.lao
Hoiton, Mavs
UutTilo, N. V. ...
r-liirsgn. 111
Cim-iiipatl, O. ...
Cleteljr.d, O
Iletrolt. Mich. ...
Icr-ey City. X. J.
l.ii'llivlllo, by. ...
Milwaukee, Wis. .
Minneapolis, Minn.
Jiwaik, K. .1....
New Orleans, fa..
New York. N. Y .
PlUladelphlJ. 1M .
Pittsburg, I'u
I'rotldence. It. 1..
San Francisco, Cat,
SI bonis, Met. ...
Washlrgtou, i. C.
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Elc-trielty U one ef the growing causes of
lies. lu wile-spread ll-c for light and power
piirpobts, together with the lax methods ot Irans
i.dttlng the current It, tosuo In most lilies.
lux bun the mean of losing millions of dollies
worth of properly. The annual lo-s that has
been traced to tlds cause has Inercaseel from
Vl,W,ll In t'-iOO to A,J',.Sr' In Wn, and
there- was a total losj of ta'.,,.110,5j.s during the:
decade ending 1SW.
While Americans spend their money to in
crease the cftlele-ney of thtlr tire fljlitirt, l.iig.
lUhmen spend theirs In producing conditions
that will prctenl fire:.. The ratio is about "six
teen to ene," that is, the English expend six
teen dollow lo pretent fires and one tr cure,
while the Americans expend eltteen to cure and
one to pretent. When results are considered, in
a comparison bet.re-n the methods of the two
countries, It is pretty clearly demonstrated that
it would be wiser If IIhto weic more money ex
pended on this side for pretcnllte methods. On
this side of tin Atlantic little attention Is
glten to building lan, while em the other sldn
the most strlntrcnt lueasuies arc adopted and
enforced without fear o- fat or. There arc re
strletlto rules concerning the ii'o and caie of
lire about (iltalc houses and places of business;
if a nun's chimney hums out it costs him tome,
thing, because there is a mle establishes! which
regulates tho ilojnliig of chimin) and if some
unlucky cMimmcnt ncalcils lo nbsertc it and
tin.-, a flu- In his chimney as a result, he is
made to pay a Hue whethn It did himself or any- j
one ele any damage or not, on the ground that I
it mivht hate lice n the e luse of a large tire, and ,
tin guilty owner is punished or fined for the I
harm he might bate dune. 1'retentlie meas
ures aic almoot wholly fguur-il In the United
Mits. 'Iheie aic a few ol the slates, howeur,
that 1 i.i to iieate-d a stale oflielal known as the
stale tiro marshal, whose duly It U to inte
Urate all bres where the cause Is clouded In
in)stcry, and to detiit and punish the pirtles
sitting the flic, If it be found of incendiary
origin. These departments hate hem the means
of much good, tend thtrc is a tendency In othsr
states to follow- the example of such states
as Massachusetts, Marjliwl, Ohio and others.
The fire departments are not the only forces
at work to lessen the site of the annual ash
heap. There is the National Hoard of 1'lre Un
derwriters, which is lo be reckoned among the
potent forces to improte condition in this field.
It has performed a tremendous amount of lalior
during the last thirty jears, and without much
fuss and feathers, ".s methods are almost
wholly of a pretenttte nature, but not along the
11ms of the English authorities. It has been
the means ot securing the' addition of saltago
corns to a large number of city ftp department!,
thereby saving large amounts annually. This
orgaulratlon has secured the rieatlon of all the
state departments, and besides has taken up the
work of Imrstlgation of tire conditions In ta
rlous localities, and has created a fund, which
Is to be used us rewards for the detection and
punishment of any imcndlary, Since the crea
tion of this fund In 1P7J a grand total ot
?1, 511,0.'! has been suWrihcd and paid for this
purpose, During that Period there nave n-ete
210 rewards paid, amounting to nearly $72,000.
Setcnteen ei-son hate been sentenced to lite,
Imprisonment! two have teen sentenced to death;
and SJ3 other convictions hate len secured. The
aggregate sentences, In )tar, excluslte of those
for life, foot up to 1,718 years.
Ths general effect of the methods of the Un
derwriters has been to decrease the number of
Incendiary fires, especially In those states that
hate orgatiUrd a state department. "If theso
methods, together with the must Important new
In toguei In England, were uuitersally adopteel
in the United Mat's,, the hie loss could be ie
ducid fully SO per tent, within tha next ten
)can," a)s the Hon. (Jeorge F. Mieldon, presl
dent of the National lloaid of Tire Underwriters,
"and tho lusuiauce rale coutel be materially
lowrird as u direct result,"
NO COMMENT
WASCAUSED
(Concluded from Page 1.
reported favorably from the some com
mittee. This bill was also drawn by
Judge Archbald, and presented by Mr.
Bcheuer.
Another bill framed by Judge Arch
bald, making provision for recording
titles Required by adverse possession,
was reported favorably,
For the committee on municipal af
fairs, Mr. James reported favorably
the bill revising nnd amending tho
third-class city laws according to the
Ideas put forward by the, solicitors of
thlrd-clnss cities In a recent conven
tion. The bill wns amended but only
In phraseology,
Other bills favorably reported were
as follows: Authorizing school boards
to co-operate with private Institutions
In establishing and maintaining kin
dergartens; providing each poor direc
tor with a telephone nnd stationery;
directing courts to leftist a liquor
license when a majority ot the adult I
residents of a ward, township or bor- I
ough remonstrate against It; taxing
dealers In cigarettes J250 per annum;
prohibiting the placing of screens or
other like obstructions to the view In
windows or doors of barrooms; penal
izing the piracy of plays ami operas;
to prohibit tho sale of totincen In nnx-
form to persons under sixteen years ot
n ge.
Two Revenue Reducers.
Among the bills recommitted were
the Scheuer bill reducing niere.fiitllo
taxes; the Hoy bill reducing liquor li
censes to the figures whnt obtained be
fore ten per cent, was ndded for stato
purposes; the bill to establish a stato
board for the arbitration of disputes
between employers and employes, nnd
the bill establishing a bureau of
building and loans associations In the
department of banking. These bills
were reported from committee with the
understanding they would bo recom
mitted after being ordered printed for
general distribution.
Colonel Calder. of Dauphin, "by re
quest," presented provender for the
pigeon hole In the shape of a bill to
prevent the publication of any charges
or allegations nffectlng a pet son's char
acter, until such time as they are de
termined to be true by a court of Jus
tice, except when the person accused Is
a fugitive from the Jurisdiction ot the
court In which he may bo charged.
Violation of the provisions of this law
subjets the publisher to tho penalties
of the libel laws.
Mr. Fisher, of Northumberland. In
troduced a bill making the common
wealth liable for half tho cost of a
county bridge constiucted over a
stream of the width of COO feet or more.
The necessity of the bridge and the
plans for Its construction must be
passed upon favorably by a commis
sion consisting of tluee persons to be
appointed by tho governor upon tho
request of tho county commissions s.
Five dollars a day Is allowed the ap
pointees for the time nctually em
ployed. There was n big exodus from Har
llsbutg to Philadelphia last night, as
the tesult of a desire on the imtt of
tho Fellowship club of the latter city
to keep up ltn reputation for having
as guests at Its utiuual dinner u large
lepresentatlon of the men most pr nil
nent in the public life of the common
wealth. Fully half the senators aul a
dozen of tho most prominent reptcsen
tatlves wen In attendance.
Among the notable guests fioni other
states were lion. .1, Kdwurd Addicks
and Hon. Wlllnrcl Sauisbury, Kep 'bll
citn anil Democratic oandldiics ie
spectlvely, for LTultod Slates senator In
the Deluwnie "deadlock."
Deputy Attorney Uenernl Fleltz was
one of the speukcis nnd made it haptiy
lilt by swerving from the light vein in
which the speeches had be'ii pit lied
to treat lu tin approinlutely seilous
wny the theme "Washington's Illttli
cluy." Ills deviation changed the wli Ie
tenor of the post-prnudlul exe clses,
for although the event is lu a way u
Washington birthday affair, it had ii'il
been alluded to In this relation until
Mr. Fleltz was called upon, tin 1 after
him every speaker chose Wash'ng on
for his theme. T. J. Duffy.
ATTACK ON A
BUREAU CHIEF
Representative Garner Wants Mr.
Roderick Removed Sensation in
the House Local Mine Work
ers Get a Surprise.
Special from a Staff Correspondent,
Harrlsburg, Feb. 2.'. A sensation
was sprung in the house today by llep
resentntlvo Alfred H. Oat nor, of
Schuylkill. It was In the shape of n
resolution tailing upon the goveiner
to demand the leslgnutlon of James K.
Roddick, chief of the buteau of mln"s,
because of alleged hos'tllity to the
miners. The lesolullon rends as fol
lows; Whereas, .taii.es E. lloderlik, is n m thin of
tho bureau of mines of this icniuioiivtc.ilthi .md
Wlieieas, It Is the elul) e,f the said .luu.es E.
Hodcrick, ihlcf as atoicsald, to look alter, pie
serte and protect the best Inteicst of tin miners '
of this loi'iiuoiiwralth, ant
Whereas, The said Junes 1.. Itodeilck, chief of '
the said biirce.il 'if mini's as afoicsaid, In Ui
piescnco of seteral of the ncmbcis of this bouse, '
inado tho following expression : "It docs not I
mittcr what the uilncis want uow-a-ile)s; their
hands arc rai-cd jgaln.t ctery man, and ctcry
man's bands Ls raised agiinit them"; and
Whereas, It is fnipomlhtp for any man with
such opinion to loo'c after tho welfare and to
work for and protect the best Interest of the
mining classes, as was Intend d by the act cre
ating the buieau ot mine ami tho chief of
said bureau; therefore, bo It
Itesolved, That tills house of itprcsentitltes
hereby request the lion. William A. hlone, gov.
ernor of this commonwealth, to demand the ics
Ignatlon of the said Jaun-s E. ltoderlck, clilif
of the buieau of mints of this uimmoimijllli,
as a person unfitted by bis own expression, and
opinions to hold any oflUlal position looking
to the prescrtatlou and intone. mint of the
lights of tho miners of this coimnon'vciltli,
Mi. Qarner'B Speech.
In support of his resolution, Mr.
Garner made a lengthy ttddiess, In
which he stated that tne alleged utter
ances of Chief Roderick were made on
the floor of the house a week ago last
Wednesday In the presence of himself,
his colleague, Mr. Ferrcbee, and ilr.
Reynolds, of Lackawanna.
Mr. Reynolds Interrupted with a
point of order that he had not author
ized "tho gentleman from Schuylkill" to
use his name, and Chairman Marshall
declared tho point well taken.
Mr. Clamer resumed by saying that
the "gentleman from Lackawnnnu" de
clares he does not fullv recollect tho
occurrence, but his colleugue, Mr. For
rubee, does, anil Is ready to coirobor
ate him,
"I branded Mr. Roderick's statement
privately to Mr. Roderick as a He,"
Mr. Qnrner went on to sny with
vehemence, "nnd now publicly I brand
It as a miserable and damnable He,
and I want to add that tho man who
uttered that onlnlon Is not fit to tie
the shoo string of the humblest miner
whom ho mullgns. It Is not true that
the miners have turned their hands
against any man, and no one has
turned his hands agnlnst the miners
except some of those whom the miners
have placed In positions of power.
When next Mr. Roderick draws his
13,000 salury and ,3,000 for expenses he
would do well to recall who mad It
possible for him to do so."
Ashland Delegation.
A delegation of tho members of Local
union, No. 1M7, of Ashland, which has
a membership of 1,200 and which Is
taking tho lead In demanding Mr.
Roderick's resignation occupied scats
In the gallery.
Mr. Harris, ot Clearfield, moved to
refer the resolution to committee say
ing It was not light to expect to thus
convict a man on the unsupported tes
timony of ono member, who might bo
mistaken and who alone M-ns branding
Mr. Roderick's nllesed action as a
crime.
Mr Hnag of Schuylkill spoke against
referring the measure nnd Mr Reynolds
opposed referring It to the committee
on mines nnd mining becntiRe he and
Mr. Garner M'ete both members of the
committee but the house decided by nn
overwhelming vote that the resolution
should bo dealt with by the mines and
mining committee.
Mr. Hitchcock, of Tlogn, took occas
ion to say that In his opinion a mnn
who would be so Indiscreet as to make
tho uttci antes attributed to Chief Rod
dick was wanting In the brains neces
sary to conduct a buteau of the Im
portance of the bureau of mines and
mining.
Mr. Ferrebee, of Scliuyll-.lll, declared
he heard Mr. Roderick make the state
ment attributed to him In the resolu
tion, nnd Mr. Reynolds, correcting Mr.
Garner's statement that he, Mr. Rey
nolds, does not now recollect the Inci
dent, declared he recalls It quite '1le
tlnctly and when the time comes will
glvo his evidence freely and candidly.
Mr. Reynolds' Version.
To a Tribune correspondent, Mr.
Reynolds stutcd after the session that
the statements made by Mr. Roderick
are not exactly recorded In the reso
lution nnd that, nt nil events, they
M-ere made In the heat of a discussion
which was supposedly private. Mr.
Reynolds xvlll make known his version
of tho affair when the committee comes
to Investigate the matter.
Mr. Garner declares that Mr. Rod
crick not only sold Just what he is
credited with In the resolution, but
ndded that "the miners will be so
badly licked In the strike next April
that they will be without any power."
The discussion in which the alleged
utterances were made was on the
clause of the Garner bill providing for
Increasing the mine Inspectors from
eight to sixteen nnd reducing the sal
ary of the olllco from $3,000 to J2.000.
Chief Roderick Is known to be in
favor of increasing the number of In
spectors and had In mind a bill to ef
fect this same purpose by providing
for nn assistant Inspector In each dis
trict. He Is unalterably opposed, how
ever, to t educing the Inspectors' sal
aries, and Mr. Gurnet- himself has
agreed lo accept Reptesen'utlvo James'
amendment leaving tho salaiy as It ls
at present.
T. J, NIcholls, of N'antlcoke, nresl
dent of the I'nlted Mine Workers of
District No. 1; J. J. Kearney, of Arch
bald, nnd Heurv Collins, of Carbon
dule, membets of tho executive com
mittee of the mine workers, wete
among those who weic In attendance
nt tho morning session. It was sup
posed, geneiully. thut they wete here
to urge the adoption of the Garner
tesolutlon, but imiuity developed the
fact that they knew nothing of It until
reaching Harrlsbui g.
On Another Mission.
Their mission had to do with Chief
Rodeilck, but wus not of the hostile
nature of that which biought tho
Schuylkill county men on the scene.
The Lackawanna men were on hand
to secure the passage of it bill provlil
Ing for the election of mine Inspectors
by the people. They had understood
that the Garner bill, providing for the
doubling of the number of Inspector
districts, would contnln a clause mak
ing the ofllce elective by the people,
and were surprised to learn that the
bill did not contain this clause and
further that no other bill was beMns
considered that would curry out this
Idea.
'When they came to Inqulree why this
was thus, they were Informed that an
amendment making the Inspectors
elective wus prepared and was about
to be attached to the Garner bill, when
National Organizer Henjamln James
eame along und lepresentlng himself
ns having been empowered to act for
tho mine workers of the whole region,
protested against the amendment and
succeeded In having It withdrawn.
Next Monday the piesidonts of the
three districts, lelnfotced by commit
tees f i om each dlstilct and armed with
credentials that can not bo questioned,
will be In II lnisburg to piesent to the
house committee on mines and mining
u united demand for tile election of
inspectors by tho people, and other
new legislation which the mine wink
ers in their district conventions hnva
agreed upon. T. J. Duffy.
m
FIGHT FOR CHAIRMANSHIP
Messrs. Jayne and Gibbous Will Be
tho Candidates at Board of Con
trol Reorganization.
The school board reorganizes next
Tuesday night for the coining year,
and it lively light for the chairman
ship ls on, between the present chair
man, U. T. Jayne, and Controller John
Gibbons. Solicitor D. J. Reedy nnd
Secrotnry E. D. Fellows will be re
elected unanimously,
A caucus was called by the sup
porters of Mr. Jayne, and xvas he'd
tin Thursday night. Thero M-ero four
teen members Invited to bo present,
and thirteen of these responded. These
included the eleven Republican mem
bers nnd A. L. Francois and Dr. John
O'Molley, Democrats. The fourteenth
member Invited wns P. J. Langan, xvho
was suddenly called to Buffalo, but
who, Mr. Jayne says, pledged his sup
port to the choice of the caucus.
The thirteen membcrd who uttended
pledged their support to Mr. Jayn)
for chairman and to Messrs Reedy and
Fellows for solicitor and secretary,
respectively. All the details of tho
organization were effected. Those) who
will make the nominations und fimo
who xvtll seceond them xvero etiosoe,
and Ciptntn W. A. May was decl led
upon for temporary ciialrninn.
"I will bo elected chairman n-xt
Tuesday nght," said Mr. Jayne yes
terday, "I luivo more than sufficient
voles pledged to my candidacy. 1
have made no promls s whatever, nor
have I any very great desire to con
tinue ns chalrmnn for another year.
I M-as asked to take the plnco and I
accepted."
Mr. Gibbons Intimated yesterday
thnt he had the votes of nil thtt mem
bers xvho did not nttnel Thursday's
caucus, 3nd he expressed himself as
confident thnt he xtottld have cloven
votes next Tuesday night.
A MEMORIAL SERVICE.
Knights of Columbus Honored Mem
ory ot Deceased Members.
A beautiful memorial service xvas
conducted In the Knights of Columbus
club rooms last night, In honor of
the following members, who have died
since the organization of the local
lodge: M. U. Miullgiin, of Cnrbon
dile: T)r. John J. Rurnott. of this
city: Anthony Ctiirnti, of O'yphant,
nnd tho late lamented Rev. D. J. Mno
Coldrlck, xvho was tho local chaplain.
Tho programme was opened with the
playing of Chopin's beautifully sol
emn "Match Funebre" on tho piano,
by tho chaplain. Rev. J. V. Moylan. A
piano sextette followed, tho Instru
ments being played by Rev. J. V.
Moylan, Dr. 13. J. Donnegan, William
Crane, Potor How ley, Anthony Golden
nnd John Ottnstor.
Tho "Holy Pity" xvas splendidly
sung by T. F. Howiey nnd wns follow
ed by a violin solo, Godard's "I5;r
Cftte." exquisitely played by Frank
J. O'Hara. The new memorial tittiat
of the organization was then read by
Attorney It. J. Iiourke, grand mast r
nnel then came the address of tho
evening, xvhlch was delivered by At
torney John J. Murphy, who dwelt
briefly but eloquently upon tho chnr
netr of tho deceased members.
The service wns concluded xcl'h the
singing of Newman's "Lead, Kindly
Light," by all the members present.
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People's g
Exchamiffe. I
A 1'OPUI.AU CtXAniNa IIOUSI-' fer the '
rx tVneflt of All Who Have Houses to ,
tter.t. Peal -tatc or Other Properly to Sell
ftf Ftrluni-.. nr Who Wnnl Sltnultons nr '
(, Help These Small Adtertlscmcr.'s Cost A
a One Cent a Word, Six Insertions tor I'lto X
) Cents a Word Except Situations Wanted, V
0 Which Are Intcrted Free. O
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Afrents Wanted.
ANY PEItSO.V WHO W'H.b DisTiiiiim: cm
rulars for ?J(ki elallv should address Stand
ard Co., 4 Wells, Chicago.
AdKN'TS W.WTEP-TO SEI.I, HIE LATEM" IN
tentlon for pradueii.g I.llillT; belts cb'itrlcl
ly cheaper thin keiosenc, audit coining money;
laigrst f.utoiy; piompt shipments. The llrst
Eight Company, Canton, O.
Help Wanted Male.
WANTED-TE.V MEV. MI VT AND fiCXTM'.
manly In appear eiiee-, lee make a hou-e to
bouse lantass of a will adtcrtisest and papuhr
cereal. Ifl.W per el ly guarantied salary. In
emlrc L-ukiw.iuni t.illi) hotel, iomi 'J I.
Help Wanted Female.
--sis MtitiAAestAAAA
MAMhl) lMMi:i)llEI.- :ooi I, lltl. Foil
general hoii-cwork in smell l.emily; iiint Pc
a good cook and laimilress pply .il ill' Olb.
son street.
Salesmen Wanted.
e-,,,".- SJ-w-s.', " s.'Ssxv- -KiJV
ENEItCiETk' MI.ESilW-M'IIOOi, SUPPLIES,
country woik; -UX salary and commission.
II. O. Etaus & Co., Chicago,
Situations Wanted.
U)l Nf. WOMAN WISHES WOI'K Or ANY
kind by the elav. Address ".M ," Tribune
ollle c.
.situation wavieii itv orvi C!ini .S
nurse gill, or lo elo jlgl t Iiousiwork; city
role lene i"-. -Ill "siw slltet.
WANTED SITl A1IOS As I IRM' OH MIC
nel band in bakeie; first or second haml
on lnead, iake, pies or pretcels. II. II. Walt
man, Ki7 N. IMglitli street, l'unori, 1'a.
situation w wrr.n-To tso otr ny tup.
eliy at ishlug or an) kind of day work,
Mrs. rtussell. Hi) Cidar atenue.
SITUATION WANTKI'-HY A STIIOSO, ACTIVE,
)oung man, as shipping clerk, or to do any
other kind of honest wink. Has had our ) ear's
experience In shipping. Itcfi-rcneci furnished.
Aeldress II, J) care of Tribune ofllce.
wan ra - EM'Einnsc y D srKNoon pnnit
ind t) pew i Iter desires position. Aeldress tV,
J., Tribune office.
SITUATION WANTEI' 11V orrt lilltl, AS
nurse girl. .M.tille I. Idled, Je l,i(e)clte
si re el.
Money to Loan.
MONEY TO LOAN ON IMI'I'OU.D C II V ItEAL
inate. III..NHY IIELIN, .lit.
( II s II. Ul.l.l.r.
TllOtl-tS si'HM.ri:.
JIONEY TO LOAN ON POND AND MOIIKIAtlE.
i'iv amount. M. II. Holgate, Commonwealth
b'jUUIug.
ANY AMOUNT OP .MONEY TO LO X 'iUlCK.
straight loans or lluildin.' ond Loi.i. At
from 1 to 0 per it nt. Lall on N. V. Walktr,
311-115 Council building.
Dissolution Notice.
UIS-OI.I THIS NOIII'. NOlll I. IS ll'ill.llY
llitru lint the linn of II .s II .V Meieklow Ins
lids el.it illssolteil Ml dei.l- din .ili linn shall
be paid tie .Mm P limb, who will eoiitliiiie (he
Lutineis.
ALWAYS BUSY.
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LJX.-..1
ItUJWKIW; KLmilSKH.
LEWIS & RE1LLY
I filter
NLEf'S
Silks and
Dress Goods
Final prices to move at
once, broken lines of Silica
.nd Dre3i Goods not in
ferior gradei of merchandise
bought cheap for "Bargain
Sa'e" purposes, but odd pieces
and short lengths from our
regular lines
QUALITIES are all of tha
highest grades purchasable.
STYLES All carefully se
lected for our regular tiade,
including plaids, stripes, mix
tures and plain materials.
QUANTITIES enough for
nil purposes, dress lengths,
waist lengths, skirt lengths,
lengths ior children's dresses,
etc.
Dress Goods
Cfor regular fifty cen
rei.nlif., s'n -sll w.1
-2
vpitk-t -J.JT y u -ait X13
p suds, checks, stripes and
m xtures.
9)9 for the finest quality
a I wool plaids,
camel's hair plaids, heavy
wool mixtures.
4 r Foroueweelcweofief
5)" Taffeta and Sujah
S Iks lor 45c, good value at
65c.
(farbiT' r fancy silks that
vy) wcre gXi and $If2S
Large assortment of light
and dark colorings.
88c f-.la11 lwbest r!ncy
A-o-vsy sliici Were $1.50
an I $1.7 J. No better quality
of silk on the market.
51512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
pmmnmflMRt
T-TOff
The part of wisdom is to get ths besl
soints-.
Wo liavc the lnrgcst line of station
cry. ofllce supplies unci blank books In
Northeustcin Pennsylvania.
Reynolds Bros
Stationers and Engravers,
Hotel Jermyn Building.
Tor Beat.
LArtfiE WlXt- rUllNISHKD ROOM FOR ONB
nr two crntknirn: flee locUlon en Msdlson
ste-nui-, with or without bond. T. II. &., c-eio
Tribune: office.
1'ii filtLKN IlIlltiB STIIKKT. TEN ItOOMS,
incident iiniuutrmcnts; strum heat, furnlshrd;
deslralile.; -J".t).
l'OIt III'NT-ntil'M.INO HOt'SK. IKQUIIU. AT
.lie boutli Wjo'ninir amine.
hTOlli: FOll ItKXT -Mil'.VI ED IN MCKSOM
Cil.t, l,ailcntjnui loiiniy. Pa., nitliin SOI
s.iiels nt Hie Delatture nnd l.ickat.inn.i Itallrcad
eiMiinnt's Storrs' toil hieakel, jnd I--S.S disunca
tee ties I.Ik Hill Coil and lruii company's llle-li-1111
lid Nee. .1 luciker 'these two collieries em.
I'l.'.v 1 iiu to mi Ii.iti-N llallruad fiedlitlrs for
eleliteiy and ki nilliiL,' freight llrst class, and
L'lind pi ui' fur 11 kmIii .mil feed mill, The store)
is Nl hi 'J I feet, two (tciries, cellar under alt,
and li.es In en occupied foi forty jears ley the L'lW
Hill t'eul and lion eomiuny until late; is in
(rood condition for eerieral store hiiilne-. Apply
let William II Itlcliuiond. Kicl.mond Hill, -It'!
.Viitli Main Htrmie, Sii union, Pa
lltl -ji:, fiU-i iVASIIIM'ION AVI'.M'E, TWEI.VB
loom, gind liiindi), pcilcct order. Hardine.
rOlt HBXT--APMI. ITIi-sT. IIOlK, II LATUIU
rooms, all midein, elettilc lights If desired,
H.ititlfiillf nniiv,l nml luinted throughout.
Vine garden und lawn. $-0 month. Apply W.
V. llioetnlr.sr, -U Admis utcnue.
iiDOM-i is Tin; ci'.nti.u or city; :os anb
:'()7 Wjomlni; avenues (team heat; all lin
lirottinentsj huitjlile for any kind of business;
.iIm) luirn in irar. Inquire at 22i Jeffen-on as
nue, near l-pmce stie-t.
For Sale,
roit si,i.-i:.vrii!i' ki'iiniti'iii: or wiioi.h
house; ru-ij thins nut; whole or eqtarate.
(It Adams atenue.
1011 "HM.-COTTAni. AT IIAItVP.V'S LAKfl,
P.i., with shout one acre .iound, thirty ap
ple trees, ham, lee house, etc, Knu!re of II,
II. Hliki at Thlid .National bank, Seranton, Ps.
Vnntecl To Buy.
tVANTI.D--Sr.CONDHAND Sl.OT 31ACHI.Nr8
must be In good order, state particulars si
to make and price Addrcsa I 11., general lie
lit cry, Seranton, Pa.
Heal Estate.
rOlt K.M.K-A FARM OF eM A-HIKS; .10 ACRr-l
Improtecii t-j mile irom r actor tn'". anous
twenty minutes walk from Kejatone Acadtm5
A tiry sluhtly and pleasant location for 4
country home; can he had try reatontbt)
pnsFCwion it nrre. Iiu'iilre or address W, D,
ltuveill, 11. k II C.-.' ottlce. S-rantun.
Recruits Wnntsd.
WAvn.i roit v. k. ahmi Aiii.r. houiko.
unmarried men hclwccii ages ol il and f(
cltlana ot I'liltt'l States, of ;ood charnct r -rid
temperate habits, who can peak, lead eTI.-l
ttilto KiibII.Ii. Itecrults sperlally deilred for
pcnle-c In Plilllppiiiea. Poi Information apply
to lleeruitlni; Otitic, lit Wtomlnj ate., Scran,
ton, Ps.
"A Word to fie
Wise is Sufficient."
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