THEM1DDLEBURGII TOST.
T. B. II ARTE ft, Etrre apd Taa'tt.
Minni.Kr.cjKiH. pa., jav 12.
All of Routhern Mexico it now opcocd
up to Northern capital and enterprise.
The navals vessel cow lie'ini? Con
atructcc by our Government will cost
53,000,000.
There is a tremendous agitation in
England against the use of canned foods
from America.
The Chicago San avert that the ex
traordinary supply of all kind of run
terial in making speculation almost nn
impossibility.
Americans huvc often marveled that
members of tho British House of Par'.iu
tnent wear their hat during sessions.
Blackwood's Magazine solve the mys
tery. They have nowhere else to put
them.
Inr.'ustrial enterprises iir" being placed
upon a stock basis, ho that any one who
lifts money may invest it safely utul in a
jMiying way. "This is co-opcrution,"
adds the Chicago Sun, "but without tiiu
lolialiHtic fejiturt."
The census report state. tiint 29.T.7
per cent, of the farms of Iowa uro hired
and 70.43 per cent, are owned by the
persons cultivating thtcs.. The total
liens on the farms of the State amounted
t $1 0 1 ,7 1 ",!'- I, the average rate of in
terest being 7. .'10 ptr cent.
Li-Surgeon Ci'neral Hamilton believe?
there will be more cholera with the com
ing of spring. There is little or no
doubt of it, agrees the New York Its
corder. The country oii'.'ht to be ready
lor it, and so ought every town mm)
every person in the country.
Ktutcs tho New York Post; The as
touuding news comes by cable that
Prince Iiisunrck by way of proving that
lie really did cauo the consolidation of
the German Empire, anil that it was tint
the result of chance, has avowed that ho
forgod that dispatch from Ems which
precipitated tho Franco-German war of
1670. That the fatal dispatch was er
roncous has long been known; that it
was forged by lliemirck has been sua
pecte.1 by many.
Co-education certainly teaches women
to demand their rights as men do, ro
marks the San Francisco Chrouicle.
Thus the fomale students of the Ohio
Bute University, when their complaints
about the sanitary condition of their
recitation and lunch rooms resulted in no
improvement, struck uud walked out in
body. This brought things to a bend
and reform i.s promised speedily. The
incident will probably nerve as a pre
cedent in colleges, where too often the
just coinplaiuts of the students are uu
.heeded. The Hochester (N. Y.) Jewish Tidings
nys The utter destruction of American
'iur-lieuring uaimals is regarded as a
question of only a few years. It is
claimed that 2(10,0(10 trappers are en
gaged in the industry, and that their
jioodo of acquiring the furs is destined to
jwipe our, before many years, tiie mauy
varieties of these atiim;iln. Their cap
ture is accomplished by traps which are
decimating the animals much the same
-a neU are destroying tho fish. So.ue
idea of the extent of this industry nviy
,bo -aiuod from the export trade, which
jto England alone, duriug the last year,
amounted to over 3,000,000 skius, com
prising some 1,306,000 muskrau, 5M,
000 skunks, 549,000 raccoons, 12:.,7d0
jlur seals, 12,700 bears, 11, COO UsWers
and 7300 others.
The Census Oilice has issued a bulle
tin, giving statistics Zi tho railroad mile
aye of tho world in ISO,). U shows that
out of a total riilway mileage for tho
world of 370.2M milci, the United
States huvo no less than 1G3,5'J7 miles,
'or 43.8 per ceut. of the w hole, and that
the railway mileage of the United States
exceeds, by 3197 miles, the entire mile
age of the old world Europe's 130,805
wiles, Asia's 18,7.S miles and Africa's
3992 miles, making an aggregate of but
159,055 miles. It is interesting to note
the astonishing growth of the railway
mileage of tho United States from the
censu year of 1S30, when there wore
less than forty miles, up to 1890. In
1840 the figures were 2755 miles, in
1850 they had risen to 8571 miles, in
18ti0the total bad swelled to 28,019
miles, the census of 1870 showed the
mileage to be 49,1Gb miles, that of 1880
placed the figures at 87,724 miles, while
the eleventh census figures give the m
iiouishing total of 163,597 miles.
Waiter Er -Jt's cufctouiary bete
for the truest to remember the wait
er, Blr. Irate patron (who has been
ioorly served) Well, I should think
would lu f'hlrnco Vws.
THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE.
IMPOR'J aNT HECOMMENDATIOKB
Made by Him to the General Assembly
of Pe nnsyl vaoia.
Oovernor Tatti'Mi sent Ms biennial me
nge to the funeral Assembly cf Pennsylva
nia In session at Ilarrisburg. In it thetiuv
ernorsays: It is a painful duty to avert to the spirit
'f insurrection which characterized the dis-turbam-e
Bt IL.mcsteal. There, under tin
pica o( cortectmg abuss. civil authority wa
suspended and tho officer of the lnv defied.
Armed bodies, claiming the naiif to redress
ihe wrongs of t emplove and to protect the
rights f employer. otifrotited each other
in hostile array. result imr in riot. bloodshed
and murder. To restore maintain or
der the w lit its- iinlitury fori e ol the Mate was
moved, liy jt ,, ai a'. , activity in support
ing the civil aitlio-i: ie fuce and submis
sion were maintained, ntid many ot tne of
fenders arrested. It s gratitynig to know
Unit from the time the civl I'.utlior to- Lrst
tailed UKin the Kx cutive for aid ii"! a shot
uns t.ri'd nor a dn . of Ploisl she.!. our
roi-t in tin trouhlv will not he con;d"reil if
It he followed hy prs ; it love of r.bertc,
ohs-dicm e t lii-.v ft : i 1 fi tt of the .ub
be anthorilii-, for in this e have a S'ire
j! i.ir.uitce i f Die permanence cf .r lie-
public.-'
The gratifying sxhib.t of the f. '.m in',
condition -i the I'mi.n ii .vi alth i 'ainly
nnw for feliri u;'i.ii The rsfe! Iroin
the ordinary so-.trcs-s b:rini; tne fissi.i yir
end in; Nov in ni r ercn foi'.ows:
Ts X on i or or it:-r. 1 1 '.' -!'i Ni; t" r-onn!
proiiv.a.i",: . : Iliiternl tnli r:tam-
lax l 11! lie I'll of all kitiil-.! -H'
-is.; l inn ,i Matt ' nivi riimvi,:.t'K'l,
75 ini; Alli-hs nv Valley l.iti I roal ' oir.ra-
ll". t;(,i ri:T r. Vt; ;so.
(.'oi'iT'.or of J'-'i a -.'-o( io.
Tiy. I IT.'inO (m; tax on writs. t"i:fi K;
le of public oltiees. lli.(ll J.; iosi elliin
eos.s. tl."iJ.iT.'l !:; mkli: ill nil. tlil.Tlx.-7-"n
OS. which with the I ulaine i r, hand No
veinjicr :to. isnl, til iCil.KiJ f..'i, imioiinted to
tlT.Tli'.ohi lit. I he followini! wire thi' puv-
ments: I'epartnieut ex pciiies, fl.4.il.taLt j
loins redeemed, interest on loans. l.,s.
t'A Hi; charitable and "'iiul intii i
tlon. tl ..r)1H).a-."i M ; conimon si'lufs.l:i,:r;!i,
7j O; Natimial linnrd. t.'iKI,.'i!'J 4; sol-
Hers. honie.i)U 0lujc7l(.nrijh.ii;...).jv.b(1li,.
eis..iijs s; r-!uteiaxoil personal' property
returned to Counties l:4l,77:i it; votiri)
booths ami compartment. M..'.'i(ioJ; iVnn
sylvania Mate lollcne. n:;.7i: J!i; miscel
laneous items, ttl(;74 i7, in.ikiiiK the aircre
(rate amount tor the vear eiidinn November
soj, ii.7"7.tn i;s, leaving a balance in
tin- Treasury of il.(ni,til t to,
tiik. nrvKM r. ji isrinjt.
In our State va'ucs chiefly coiistitute the
basis of taxiition. Jf the two forms of prop
rrty. real and peixoiial. are ei,ual in value
under aju-t system they should eo,r.uI!y
hear the burdens of taxation. Keul proper
ty is npprnicd at f'.tssi.ijnu.tHsifor tax pur
poses, and personal property is in eioess of
this appraised value f real e.ta'e. The
w hole amount raiMI for all purpose in the
Htate, lor city, county, horouch. town,
school ami Mad purposes, is approximately
t li.0l(),isi;i,of which real property pay's
about .i.oon.UHi. and pcr-onid propcr'-y
about llu.noo.lKH.i. Keal estate has undoubt
edly borne the burden of ths day in tsjta
tion. In orler to encourage and promote
the indu-triis of the I 'otniuoiivvealth and to
invite capital and enterprise, real es a'e, es
pecially in the form of larins, has beo.i.e so
depressed as to need relief in a more iial
distribution of taxation. The injustice of
our system must he admitted by nnv search
er after the truth with a desire 'to distribute
equally the burdens of (,-overnnieiit. ?m)
Ioiik as we continue raising- our income up
on the basis ol alues, the iniustice Of com
Ifllin' a value in land to he" taxed hi-voud
a value in personal prop rty is heuvilv felt
b many of our fel ow eit.zeus. '
1 repeat to the Legislature a former rec
MuuieiMlatiim that a revenue law ho framed
by which the entire cost of the Slate loiv
eminent should he paid by the taxation ii
on corporations and collateral inheritance-,
and the reicip's from taxes upon other
forms of persona! propel ty be returned to
the several counties to relieve the real es
tate therein. Such a system would enable
the State to adopt simpler methods of rais
inpt revenue than the present laws. Much
of the time of the liauphiii country coiPt is
occupied in the construe) ion lit the revenue
laws of the state, and the taxpayer, who
ought to know at a clance ju.-t w hat the de
mands of the State are as to his sham of th
contribution to its support, is eonielli'd
very often to eiiuntte in liliL-ation and to
await judicial decisions,
'I be lovenue law of l.Vd made nn mater
ial chalice m oursys'em of collectiiii! the
revenues. It simply, in three or four S"c.
lions, increased the rate of taxation. To
raise the sVi.uoo.isiuor l.(si,tsj requir
ed by the State ouiiht not to be more diffi
cult to raise by municipal taxation jl.'i.lHm -WW
or t2o.isHi,(KKi required by the euy cf
I'hiludelphia. In that city by the si'niple
en hance of bill and receipt 'the taxpayer
settles his uniiual tux account. The State
Ireasureriind Ainlitor iieneral could very
readtlv make up a budget for the ainotitit
required for the annuai exiiditure. the re
ceits to he ilete-mined by a millape upon
the value of paid in corporate capital. The
Auditor Iieneral could therefore, submit to
Ihe Appropriate t'omiirltec of the Legisla
ture calculatioiis showini; the State's in
come, based on different milluge, aecfirdintt
ns the State Iritis ature uiiirhi determine
the needs of the tioveriiment. If the
lature felt that the existiiiK condil.cms de
manded a greater expenditure, the millape
(on Id be increased. If, on ihe other hand,
the I-epislature believed that economy
should be practiced in the exnditures of
the (iovernment, the millage could be re
duced. With such a system the tax rate Is raised,
or lowered In the first city of the Common
wealth according to the needs of its govern
ment and the condition of its treasury.
Were a like system adopted by the Stuto t
would not be necevsary to amend the reve
nue laws every time it was found the re
ceipts were not sufficient, nor would there be
dancer of a surplus when a revenue bill
yielded more than was necessary or antici
pated. The milliiK bavins been deter
mined, the Auditor (ienrral would furnish
to the tax payer a bill, stating the value of
its paid in capital and the application of the
rate of millage applied to it. Discounts
might be allowed for prompt payment, and
peuauies ueiuiposeu lor oeiinqueucy. nor
would It materially add to the bu
urdens
Mi
"" - mimmitinni In tho form
a ' - - '" ' ' -tat
of state
tai, 'especially in view of theionstant In
crease in their number. aitvl In the enormous
amount of capital represented in this form
of investment. The paid in capitxl of the
formations of the Commonwealth now Is
It.Hio.OiiO tino. With such a system adopted
all other forms of property Would be left to
t be several counties for the purposs of
eqnallimt their taxation. Such a system
would also d' away with the present
method ol having the counties collect the
State tax, pay the same over to the State
Treasurer mcl the State Treasurer pay most
of it back to the county treasurers.
The Governor thm recsmimends the
abolishment of the office of Mercantile
Appraiser, hold.ng that the mercantile tax
ran be levied and collected as other taxes
are.
I'a:tit? en, the Governor renews his
recommendation relating to the enforce
ment of art, rles XVI. and XVII. of the
I'onstitution, touching the watering of
tucks and indiscrimination hy common
rarr:cr, denounces the anthracite coal
rorchine, reviews the I'.ardsley cane and the
work of the Hoard of I'ardotis.
sitr. pirttinitflT LAW.
The !'.rt practical tet of the act of June
lr'. lu-'l. properly known as the 'Uallnt He
form law." was tpnde nt the State and local
elei lions oil November ISil'J. I he law has
met with verv irnieral p''piilnr sppral. Its
l-o essential features, an otlicial pallot ami
the private ho-itli pr- vision for ti.e voter to
n.atk h st ckct ate gteat mlvaiiees In our
I let ti.ral sys:iii, una are undoubtedly well
r x.l in po( tilar ''oiifidenee. No modtrlcation
;ior .mo ii 1 1 ii s-nt of the hi'.v 'hat would In
ti rf- re with t:iee fe.i"ir' should lie count
f.nnced. Pefor any more vriou dillleulties
fce!,r ove- thtf ontr ict on of the disputed
iit.d clonh'f il provj-ioiis of the law, I rec
ommend that careful inquiry be made by
the iieneral .si nih!y n to the respects in
h ich us more palpable defects may he
r- inediod, The nuMiiinj and effect of the
wurl "disability," n use.j In s"-;ion i!7, as
the condil.oti w'uieh shall permit a voter to
I ;iv assistance in the pieparatioii of his
ballot, oucht to be i lea'ly mid distinctly de
lined, llxnericnce n ail tne counties of" the
o:ii tnon u c.iiih ha s'io'vii thai the provis
ii ;i of law for extra ticks- s is creatly in n
ies af any p I'tilar peed, and the 'number
f such si,r !..s tic IvCs miihi I materially
reduce I In the interest r f ivonoiny, us wel'
a th ti'imber of booths. Serious dittieultii's,
eml in rasMii .' the Set retarv of t i,c t'oin moil
wealth ami ditlu ult of sa'tirartory deter
mill itlou in tl duns, lire liable to arise
i nier the provis'ons of mm n mi 2, whereby
any convention of ilele;-ales or i-rtmary
nie t i 1 1 i f electors or caucus, held under
th rules of n polit e.il imriv, or of any
I oar.l iiii'hor:;'.isl to certify nominations
n resenlini; the pnii'icai tiS'tv." etc., is
permitted to iiotuiiuite cauiiidates; but what
jurisdiction or authority is lo determiiH!
whether or not such convent on, meeting or
hoiud ! the iiiitJioriied orcau of a tegular
political party is not set fortn with precision
or certainty in the law. I'mler section a it is
provided that the number f signers to a
1 1 r i n i ; 1 1 : i ' i ' 1 1 paper shall be three per centum
of the lav"M i ntire vol" for any corres
ponding otlicer at tfie las' preceding election,
hut hy That jurisdiction or authority this
shall ti? inquired into ami deieriuiiusl is not
stand with sufficient dttincti.cs in the
law.
The er'od of 3u days. providil In the
firf clnuse of section ti 'or objections to
cerlitieates and papers, deigned for iiomi
nations for the Mutest large has been found
in practical exprr'.-i,ce lo be unnecessarily
long ami I reci-mmend an abbreviation of
that period t'' lo days, t neertainty and
variance of opinion t.revails as to the dis
tinction be'ween objection "as t form or
anna-iii,. wnfirmitv or non conformitv."
'toiicri " Tfw"-io- Jyw-'',?.','y,isi',4i
bv the Seeietaiy of the' t'onimon-
wealth, the Auditor fleneral and Attorney
(seneral, and "objections as to validity of
certificates or papers." which are to be liled
in and considered by the Court of Common
I 'leas of I'anphin county and I recommend
for Ihe consideration ol the Iieneral Assem
bly a better definition of these terms than
lit present prescribed by the act
I'pon the whine, the "group" system in
the present Ilallot lieform law irrtm to give
more general siitisfaction than the alpha
hethical arrangement of the names of the
candidates as prescribed in the election law
of some of the other Commonwealths w hich
have adopted what i known as the Austra
lian system. Hy a lihsral construction of
'lie act, the tickets at the last election were
printed according loan arrangement of the
candidates of each of the several political
parties in its own group or column, regard
less of whether or not all of these partici
had at the last election polled such per cen
tum of the total vote as to give them the dis
tinction of a sei.erate political oruiuii.uti"ii
us cctitemphi'ed by the art. The Hi h Section
teiating Uithissulcu t is susceptible of re
vision to secure a clearer eiatement of its
rcnl intent and meaning. A simpler form
than that presented hv our law. of marking
me ericepnon 10 a - group ol candidates in
; hich the party voter desires to cut one or
more of theiandidiites on his struigli ticket,
prevails in some other Slates and may
' prohtubiy be considered with a view to
amending the law of h!il .n this respect.
J In many minor details the act undoubtedly
might be properly made thesubject of rs
mold. tig anil revision.
I In view of tin-gr iduid increase in the
i i. iimher of polluif places in the State, and
th' reduction if to number of voters at
, each poll, it w.ll be well for the Legislatute
in impure lino ins- exis-uicney ol chancing
tin- hours betteen which tli- pu is remain
i '!i. In 14 States m present, polls are clos
ed nt sunset or earlier uud with two exception-,
the boil's lor kecpiiiiMhe pollsopen
lire longer in i'eiiiisyivania than in
any other Mate.
Ihe Governor next declare in favor of
the Michigan system of chiMMiug Lrciden
) ti d electors by Congressional districts. Con-
tinning, l.e says:
i tii K i t h I to schools.
l.xperience has shown that whenever free
rvcooi liooi.s ami supplies are furnished,
the attendance has increased, the system
tin. serving the gisal ptirsises of compul
sory education imd avoiding its objection
oh e features. 1 recommend legislation to
the end of securing free text books every
here. I a0 recommend the consolidation
of two or more ol the rural schools into one
troug institution, well equiped and with
compensation offered lo teachers to secure
the talent equal to a town or a city school.
The iiilvaiitiiito ol our town uud city schools
lire admitted.
Your intention is again called to the basis
upon which Ihe distribution of the funds
lor our common schools should lie made.
The distribution is now made on the basis of
taxiibles. the department receiving a list
every tnree years. Jt should be. however on
the I'iisih of the average number of school
children in attendance. This can be accom
plished very eusil. . All teachers are now
required to report the average number in
attendance, .hey can still further be re
quired by law lo hand a certified list of the
same to their respective bo mis. and the of
ficers of the Hoard can forward affidavits of
the sumo to the Department of Public In
struction annually, and thus the necessary
d ta will be always at hand. This would
make the distrit ution more equitable and
adunted more directly to the changing needs
of the school. In this connection your at
tention is called to the inierfect method
of ascertaining the number of children not
attending the schools of the State. I there
fore recommend legislation lor the annual
enumeration of the children ol the Com
monwealth of school age. With free
text books, enthusiastic performance of
duty on the part of more than 15 OOd school
directors, and a law making distribution of
tbe appropriation for schools on the basis of
the average number of school
children In attendance we will
indirectly have compulsory sys
tem of education far more potent than the
staff of th constable or the mandate of tbe
justice of the peace.
The Governor next recommends that
economy be exercised in the matter of pub
lic printing. Speaking: of the State Hoard
of Health, the message says:
It is recommended that authority for the
sanitary organization of the State be ex
tended to rural districts, thus giving to
every portion of the State some legally con
stituted local health autlioritv. The com
pulsory establishment of Hoards of Health
in a 1 cities and incorporated b -roughs: the
protection of the purity of water supplies
and provision by appropriation for a fund
to be known as an emergency fund lo meet
extraordinary eiiss. are urgently recom
mended. rrecautions at the Lazaretto stations are
urged also In view of the possibility of
cholera epidemic this year. It is recom
mended that phys'eiaTis who desire to prac
tice phramacy be require I to undergo ex
amination, the same as hramseeutlcal
graduates. The consideration of the bill
recommended by the Hitiiminons Coal
Mining Commission, at the lurt session, ii
commended. The attention of the Assem
bly is called to the necessity of legislation
looking Jo tho security of dams and to the
preservation of the forcts.
ritr noMrTru Tiiot-rti r.
Of the Homestead trouble, after reciting
the history of the Kxectitive Department's
connection with the matter, quoting from
Governor l.Iartranft's message of 117$ touch
ing the railroad riots ami the Supreme
Court's decision in the cases grow ing out ol
them, the Governor says :
There was really no effort made on the
pnrt ot the civil authorities to suppress fhe
disorder. The entire community sssiined to
surrender to the disorderly element. At the
beginning -Vi tl- termined mt moved bv a
love of order nnd a patriotic spirit, would
have suppressed this whole disturbance. 1
therefore suggest lo the i.egislatu-e that the
Costs incurred in suppressing local disttir
beiicesin which theclvtl authorities call no
on the military power of the i ommnnweallh
should be plin-ed upon the county calling fot
thetroops. This may be an incentive to lo
cal authorities to determined action in the
beginning of a disturbance. ruMier than have
their treustiry mulcted in a latvesutn to de
fray the expenses. At least the State can
make some such effott lo prevent the often
hasty ami unwarranted ca I for the pre-em e
Of t'OOIlS.
'I hese recent disorder te.ie'i ns that legn!
arbitration, upon winch we so much relied
and in which we had ( much eori'ldeuee. is
futile. What. then, is the remedy'.' Kvery
effort that has been made in legislation is
without results. Is it not to be found in
teaching greater devotion to our laws and
institutions, accompanied with a patriotic
st.lrit. ever in lintalnlng with due courage
the individuality of ci(i.ensip. go much
contended l'l bv our fathers" Without
st. ch n spirit our laws will be in vain. Il
abuses exist. If one citizen is oppressed mor
''an another, the remedy in through the
law. We believe that government of th
ople still lives. The powe; of the peop'e
therefore, through the ballot, can remedy
any evils or abuses that exist.
In this connection legislation should be
bail looking to the prevention of the Intro
duction of armed bodies of men. without
the consent of the authorities of the county,
or State. The State of Pennsylvania has al'
ready a "State police" in the coal and iron
police. There is no necessity for any com
pany or corporation introducing' armed
men who are nut citizens ot tbe State and
who are unknown to its otlicers or to its
authority.
J.trr,tnmn;LtJjntJatp.y.T.Jeii;i!tifs helm-
posed for the interference of individual
right of person or proi?rfy, either bv
threats, intimidation or violence, covet or
open. Keceiit attempts uoon life and nro-
erty. by tbe use of powerful and dsnuerous
explosive in modern discovery, reveal the
inadequate provisions of the State laws fr r
me regulation nmi control ol these agenciis
of the evil minded, stringent laws for the
ale and reckless storage of gunpowder, a
much less dangerous explosive, have beeu
enacted, but they do not include nitro-gly-
ceruie and dynamite. I recommend that
measures be adopted governing their salt
snd storage.
The Governor pays a high compliment
to the National Guard, and commends the
suggestions made by Major General
Snowden and Adjutant iieneral Green
land. rAlTOIIV INftn TIOM.
In the matter of lire escspes on industrial
institutions the Governor contends that full
authority should be given the Factory In
spector. Other suggestions are:
That no minor shall be employed in any
laciory sir luercaiuiie esuiDUsn Incut tor a
longer period that lo hours per tlav, or tiO
hours per wi-ck. .-eel ion 4 of the s'ame act
permits the employiue it of children under
uge and permits them t) worn without re
striction. provided a less number fiuii 10 are
employed. Section -Jt of the factory act pro
vide lor the employment of children ut J'J
years of age, I recommend that 14 years lr
su list 1 1 uteii as the age of employment of
children. There are more tliau . IM.tA'f
under HI yean of age employed in the
state.
The duty impo-ed bv the act of 1S!U upon
the factory Inspectors to ace to the enforce
ment of the semi-monthly pay law has been
more than the department, with its present
force, could propetly execute. I recommend
that the Mine Inspectors be is-vureij to en
force us provisions in tiu-lr respective dis
tricts, and the 1'aitorv inspector- to re
quired to see to its observance within their
jurisdiction.
lUlAI A N II BO AO Kits,
There is no doubt of the popular demand
which exists for tne enactment of legistion
on the subject of roads and roadinakiug. At
the la-t session of the legislature the act
passed lor the improvement of our road
system was so unjust in its distribution of
Slate aid. ami iis purpose so numerous and
diverse, us to expose it to the Constitutional
objection of containing more than one sub
ject, and 1 felt constrained to withhold my
approval. The basis of distribution which
it proposed was the amount of road taxes
collected and extended hy each township
for roml purpose during the preceding
year. Thii would have put it entirely with
in the power of the rich and pulnu district-,
such as adjoin larg cities and bor
oughs, to receive a large share and iioasibiy
the lull amount of St ite bounty, while re
mote districts where road improvements
were most needed, would have Leen with
out relief.
The impor a nee of good roads, in their re
lation to travel, trallicand economy, is con
ceded. 1 uuer existing law the expense
would lately fuh cm ihe farms of the Com
monwealth. Tnese already have more than
their share. To construct desirable road
under the most improved method would
cost at lea I l!,0)ii per mile. To construct 60
nilea of such road in a county would cost
ll.'iO.ouo, and in OA counties 10.ooo,(sj0. In
addition to the cost of construction must be
touiiiuu uie annuai expenditure for main
tenance. Much an expenditure under exist
ing revenues of county and state could not
be made in a tieriod of two, live or ten
years, and if made would largely Increase
the tax on real estate. I will cheerfully co
operate with you in any legislation which
will bring about a uniform road la', and at
the same time adjust our system of taxation
so tbatall shall contribute alike for the coet
of improvements.
The Governor concludes with a tribute to
the late Adjutant General William McClel
laud aud ex-Goveruor Henry M. Hoyt.
No man Is pure io bis heart who la
not pure in his politics.
Pennsylvania Legislamre.
Irr D,t. At noon. Tuesday, L'ent.-GoT.
trnor Watrs-e called the senate to order.
Secretary Harrity was then introduced and
landed the president the certificate of new
y elected members, which were read and tbe
si embers sworn In.
Senator George Handy Pmitb p'aeed Sena
tir.f. r. B. Gobin In nomination for presj
lent pro tem. and Wm. I'enn I.lnyd nomi
ostidjsred C. Hrown of York county for
Ihe same ottiee on behalf of the lemoerat.
There were onlr two members atrsent. Sena
tor Minn of Allegheny and Senator llrown
f Westmoreland. The vote resulted as foU
ows: Gobin Ml. I'.rown 17, Senator Oobin
aras declared elected.
BfnP
H TAKfR l Al I II C. moMI-sO:.
Mr. Gobin made a raths-r lengthy Mech,
in which be said the legislature should be
ninde no of a fair class of i i;i..en and he htv
U-ved it wss. "This is a government of the
people, and we must be sun es-f ul if we take
sn interest in the welfare ol the people We
must not confer monopolistic legislation,
but must legislate for all the pis. pie and re
lieve bU'dens where we ca"."
On motion of Senator Penrose. K. W.
?miiey was elected chief dirk, and the
other officers tunned hv the sUcpublicnn call
tus weieulsvu elected' . After the Senators
bad listened to the Governor's message tbe
Joint resolution for an adjournment until
J hursdav of next we k was adopted.
In the House, when the member had
been formally sworn in Caleb C. Thompson
of Warren county was elected speaker ovel
Bmm.
I nrstprT or the slxate.
Waller K. K itter of Lycoming, the Dennv
rratic nominee, bv a vote of iXi to b't. Alter
the members hud been sworn in it was dis-
:overed that both Andrew and Higby had
fathered with tbe crowd and both had tak-
ni the oath, lligby arrived lirst this morie
ing and took poswc-Mon of the seut assigned
to me rawiuru county member. Andrews
will probably slip into the seat the first
time ii igby vacates it, and thus the, wax
promise to g j on.
Mr. Leeds of Philadelphia nominated
i barles onrhees for loci clerk, and Mr.
Wherry nominated K. 1'. Kearus sif Alle
gheny, on behalf of the Democrats. The
roll was called uud resulted the same us the
speakership. Alter the otlicers were sworn
in several resolut ions were presented relat
ing to rules. The House then met in joint
session witli the Senate to listen to the read
ing of the Governor's luessuge, after which
in adjournment was mude to Thursday
next.
THE LABOR WORLD.
Tnn four jrreit ocean routes employ 1100
Iteaiuships.
Dbivskh on the E.u'UU stroit cars are
paei 1 per day to b;gm.
Ciqar vakiso in thi. United States em
ploys about 7.),OJ0 people.
Chinese labor ib?iuir into luisJ la the
irou and steel mills in litilgiuiu.
Lon uei's une-nploye J poor ma 'e a larger
aud more ominous crowd than ever.
Baltimore, Md., is to have a tin plats
p-acit, brauea ot a cou;jrn in Walet.
Fall Kivctt (Mas.-.i cotton mills btvs
close J tha most prosparoui year la their
bistory.
Tn German textile mxnufacturBi-j bsea
adopted resolution uuviir to rd-a.-nulov
itriaers.
TuetiB is great destitution amoni the
non union locked -out nieti in Kn -laad's out
lou industry.
J.siobelience to a socialut-elerical nroela.
tnatiou 8OJ0 8ar Louis colliers lu KueuisU
Prussia strucc.
CilLORAD.l's State f.W Ri PA sis pan ni-it.
iXsilauor oi'ainiiitiou in that, HUte with
IS.TiJjuenibei'i.
Tint Ptttttburir. iron an I steel mills hsv
snouib orders to keeji tbten ruuuinx day
and night all winter.
Tub Eal tim ore anl Olilo trainmen hiva
secured au a'Jvance in wm wnica av.rzs
about tUirtson cjnti a day.
Ax evsuinz school foe rchlt.ti.rl
drawiasT end inatUeuiities has bsyn ssatxh.
lished by the Ou-peatJiV Uaioa at Evans-
rue, inn.
The shortage of the baz suonlv has been
such that tbe blj packlnf bouses in Caicago
are now running- at about half their capac
ity, imij wen caving reoentiy been dls.
cbargad.
In Delaware carders in woolen mills get
13 per day; In North Carolina, llfty oeuU;
In Maine, eighty-seven oente. Bpiunars la
Delaware est ti per day; in North Carolina,
LA and In Maine fb
There are 830 000 woman in New York
City, exclusive of the doinswtie servioe, who
are brea'l-winners, who have no male pro
tectors and no other meaua of support other
than their own effort.
T. V. Powdirlt, Granl MtsUr Work
man ot tbe K. ot U, baa bought a eseeutjr
acre farm near UyattavUla, a VVasbinetoa
Isut suburb, where he plans to erect a group
of factories and establish a oo-operative
svnprlnsrsvtsss'a Snarn.
m
111$ Mp
ci;.. ooi:!N
LATER SEWS WAITS.
suss rttansots.
For the flint, time this winter Ice i
the East river at New York on Saturday. Jts
was i e ir the t avtery. It elretclusi from bank
to bank.
ntSASTras, ami tiers akd rATai.mre
Feter Hell and V. J. Lehigh fell 40 ttti
from a scaffold at the world's fair grounds,
Chicago. Fell was Instantly killed, and Le
hifh will probably die from his Injuries.
CAriTM, I.AKOKANIi 1M I STRI.W..
The mines at llico. Col. .Lave clo.-ed down
as the re-lt of the ilepre-sic.n of silver ami
the high wages paid to miners. Tbout-ande
of men will be deprived of work.
rs-S-lTAHT. '
A Srclal from Joliet. 111., says the black
diphtheria is still raging in that country, it
using worse in tbe village of Sy merlon. In
the family tf Nicholas Yonnker there were
seven deaths in one week, there being a
funeral every day for a week. Sn v
members of the family and the seventh a
burse, IVuih alo n npid a rich harvest in
the family of Albert Younker. Tie lost
wile and three children. Schools, churches
and all holiday gatherings were closed.
wrsTitth.
Not since the terrible fall of snow live
years ago has New York City exnerietned a
storm that so ns arlv resembled a Dakota
blizzard as that which occurred on Friday.
Tratllc on ltroadwsy wus almost suspended
while on some of the less prominent
thoroughfares the blockade was complete
In some place the snow drifted until it was
from lour to five feet deep.
A severe storm prevailed ah ng the Atlnn.
tic Coast on Friday ami Saturday, doing
much damage.
Fol.l HIM.
Three firemen were crushed to death and
many injured by fall.ng walls at a lite in a
Liverpool cotton warehouse. I-oss, Ai d,,
ot m.
The cold w eather in Fnropo continues un
abated. Two men have heon froz-n to death
at Toulouse and one ut llordea ix, France.
Canals and rivers are frozen over.
The application of the laws reducing the
hours of labor in factories, mines, eto.. has
caused a reduction of wnys throughout
Framv. Many strikes have resulted, in 'a
bly in the Department of the Nord.
A frightful accident is reported fxuii
KischisclicK, in the province of Yiln.. I. s
The boiler of the public baths at liiat
place exploded uud six ierons were Ins!; :;t
ly killed and fifteen in -rtally injured.
Tne fall m rentes at I'aris since the be
ginning of the i'aiiamu canal exposure ,s
estimated at over S.'i.onO.li'W truncs, and the
f 11 in other French securities at ncai'y
15.OOJ.ikio franis.
A hoy In Nankin, China, was mohhi-d re
cently for wearing a glass eve. A 1'i.itsd
States warship restored peute.
The cold spell In L'urope continues
cause many deaths by freezing in Cerniuny
fllurjy river craft are ice-bound.
A Paris laundry nun named HeriezJ
heartbroken on account of
ins wiie a
faithfulness, kills tt his four children
uml
himself by burning charcoal.
During the month of December Mlnglisi,
Imports decreased A5,H80,000 aim exjiorl'
51H,I1 as compared with those of the to:
responding month of lbtd.
Several persons have been frozen to deici
at Thorn and other places on the Vistula
In the Hurtz mountain districts thesoldier-I
ere drilling in snow shoes.
CLEVELAND'S MAJORITY 108.
tie Would Uave Been Elected WitbctF
New York and Indiana. I
The New York iVcuiii; I'ort of Wedne
diy says: The settlement of tiie Oregon c. i
test makes it possible to give an accui.i
table of the vote for President as !t sho :!
be cast hy the F.lectoral (,'ollege aud l, X
will show: lotal number of votes 414: n
essary to a choice 2a. Cleveland's major.'
108. The total vote for the respective cuin
dates is as follows: Cleveland, ITU; liarr s
144, and Weaver 24.
New Theory About Cholera.
IW. Xensky has expounded a nr
theory of the origin of cholera before n
Hussion Medical society. I'rof. Blot'-.:
finding that he could not produce cio i
by tbe injection of Kock's coma hu ..
ought for and found two new orgnti -i.
Jieculiar to Asiatic cholera. The disease :
...-'..I I . ii ...
Tonuuiy ioiiows an injection of the tl
varieties of organisms, and it is regarded s-
possible that Jinoccnlation with the tl "i
uiBuuisius wm give immunity from tu
Disease.
Wolves Devour Solionl f:hit,lr.i,
Tne entiie length nn I bieailth of tu
lieriiiBii l'utherland is covered with ice m-
snow. Dispatches about the intense co-'
are coming in from each corner of the u
pire and In the l'ol sh provinces. AJ-k
the Kussian froi'itr wolves have aguin ;y
peared to frighten the peasants and lnei u.
tbe cattle and lonely farmhouses. A l
patch from Aspoe.l'lnlaiid.says that Inn c .'
woives devoured aeveial children vu Hi' '
wuy to school.
No Cholera in Arkansas.
At Little Pock, Ark., Dr. Uodding. '
the Mariue Hospital service, has compleU'
bis investigation and forwarded his rein'
to Washington. He failed to line! a sini''
cholera germ. The disease was caused by
the filthy condition of the penltentiarf
which has been thoroughly cleaned out si &
fumigated.
Fhenominal Weather in Berlin.
The snow is so ih ep in the streets of lr-
lin that It has been found necessary to '"
stitute sleighs for wheeled vehicles. Tt
sufferings of the people are increasing lJ
the growing scarcity of coal, due'O tl.s
miner's strike in the Saar district. The nicr-
cury fell tu sis degrees below xero ou Fri
day. Moore Pays $11,000 for Mabel I"
A. II. Moore, of Philadelphia, has I""-
chased the fuiuoiw brood mare, Mabel m
front Uie Malldon Stock Farm of Lyons, N.
V., paying tl 1,000 for her. She is the da
of Reina, who made a record of 2 a ans
showed Pudd Dohle a wile in 2,0" s
ear.