THE MIDOLEBORGH POST.
GEO. W. WAOENSELLEU,
KdUnr and Proprietor
Ml.VUol nrgh. Pa., January 17, 1895.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE
Important Measure Comldnred by Our
Lawmaker.
Tti" lji-lntutfj nvi!H.l Wednesday nftoi
recess and K"' Into notion nt unco. A large
number of bills were offered. There were a few
Important measure, mi'i those wlil coon Iv
ou tlio calendar.
Among tin' Mils which will bo pushed to
) y passage In olio which will tnnku the
superintendent of public dull ling mil
grounds a state custodian nnd liiercmo 1 i
power. 1 lit"- I III"1 position Which till) gov-
rnor-olect will give Cuptnlu lMutioy. The
till provide that hereafter all departments,
board mi l o..inmisoiin shall make roquisi.
tlon upon thf custodian fur supplies, furni
ture and nil repairs, iiinl that Hid board of
bull IIiik '.H i grounds shall hnv iitrl
of nil contracts. I In I'l'M In to Jo u way with
so tunny contract nuil s'tindul.
Another lull which will give the orator n
"banco t" talk In oiii- introduced nt tin- In.
stance of tin Junior order of American Me
chanics, milking It n tni-I:iiTit. r for any
school teacher to wriir a religious garb lu
fC'llOul.
Mr. I.ytln's till to oiilurgotho powers of tlm
superintendent of bunking, which win read
111 Imv to-night. In Intended to r-H.'li those
trilnt companies mid other financial institu
tions which have imt mo UIl l'T t!i" jurln.
lt'tl li of tin department.
lu the mt several hill" W'T" ri'iul lo
Iii'k. Si'imt.ir l'lliiii Introduced tin-no
liassifyiiig r"iil estate for purpose of taxa
tion: nuthorlniig tho amendment of Hon tiled
to scute municipal claim for public work
lin t tiivn: uuthorhihg tli widening and ex
tension of streets jiik! alley.; prov idlhg foi
ymeht of damages lu oiiing streets.
Tin uitv Among the l.illn offered la tli
Hoimtc wtT" tin- following:
Mr. KIuk', Luzerne, to enuhlo new counties
to he created out;.f two (.r more counties,
tho object of which l.n to form u now county
out of Luxcrnc mill Schuylkill, to bo known
us tuny.
Mr. Vuughnn. Lackawanna, to a'olUh tho
death penally; to permit n initrrn-il woman
to acknowledge her deed, conveyance nr in
truiiK'iit or writing without being examined
separately; to .t-r:iiit school boards to estab
lish mid iiiuii.tiiiu out of tho public school
treasury free km. Icrgnrtou for infant uud
child rod undr '.i yt'iim of ao.
Mr. I.uu II-, l.iuicusti'r, to authorlz-i tho
tttklltt; wf a 'iu,0i o-iinun ovry two yearn to
imcortnlii tin iiumh-r of ohlMroti Iwt'woou i;
nmt lii yi'iirn lu tho stnto iiot attending nuy
chool.
Mr. KiiulTmiiM, Lanonntr, roitilrliii hank
having ni.it" fuii'U ou ilio.-it to pay 2 -t
com lutoront on thom,
Mr. l.iiuhuch, Northampton, for tho otah
li.nhmoiit of tow n.-hlp hlk'li achooln aul n
prupri.it ln 400,000 to o.irry out tho purposo
f tho act.
Iu tho h jiino th'nu bllln wor IntrnJuooiI:
Mr. WnyanJ, 11-avor, approprimini
OOU to tho ll'-avor Vulloy lioopu.il; to oxtoii'l
tho law rotating to cschoain.
Mr. I.uih n, llorkn, to iimouil tho Sri ok
law hy roJiKiun a liquor llooiuo to baif tho
pro-ut rate except m towunhips, nu 1 muk
iut It a mtoiloiiioaiior for iiMiior to mmrepre
ut their atfei lu order to obtain lutuxieutiiig
ll'iuora.
Muith, rhllulclptiia, maklui; It a milo
meauor tor pentob to touch lu public chooln
IU their rcllK-iuus tfurb.
M. Fow, l'tiilnicipbla, to prevent combl
oatlou.n of biuiueiw hruii nuJ corporutiunii
into trunU;lo prevent tho uno of blKUWuyn by
uroio t bojioa of u other thau miiitury
anil lent of ' .rteroJ sotiooU and
aca' , colloff -a!iJ T'-rltablo In'Uttt
.vflut peraoua hjm uilnK rail
publia blifhway.
- B-'presebtiitlvit Awe, of Clear
DelJ county, baa introduced in tue liouae a
bill to proviJo for a state board of arbitra
tion and tuediatiou for tbo settlement of
difference between emtlover uuJ emiitovm.
Thii Ixiard will consil of five couipi-lont '
("tiuui, io oe Hppoime 1 iy mo yovctiior.
Xwo of tbeui ball be iteli-et.-d frolu liouu fl'le
orrfAinzuttons of the mate; twu o! thom nliall
be oiii ploy en, or eectil Irom hoiiio n.-noiia-lion
reprenentlut eujployorn of labor, iiu.l thr
llftb fcb.ill represent neilhor, uud nhall b
aiiuirxuu of tho board
SEARCH FOR TREASURE.
Frigate W.th f 4.800.000 at the Bottom
of Eaat Ilivor.
The Tr.'imurv I lepartMiont ban awarded to
Frau'-m M. l.pb y, of Kant orange, N. J., tho
contract f .r tai-nu' the ltriti.-h fr!'ato Munnar
which ntruck a r c k and found-rol oft Kort
M.'rni-, or Mi i,y r.iint, Kimt lllvi r, N. Y..
durinit i ho ;eMjutioii.iry War. Tbo Hnwar
in nuppow 1 to have bad on board tl.niU.lMU
in liritiih K"ld net t ov-r to j uy tho lintlsh
troopn.
T he fi.rn.' r i '.tpictn with one Tbnmai,aiid
later with I iiu- A H irtwell, who iihaudoa.
el t!.e w.r h' ' jt Line years, iik'o, have boon
irLi:bite j i y the depiirtment, and a now
rin-i witti 1 by. to run three yearn ban
i- u r- i into. 1 ploy's ooinpennatnm In
I j t.e :) per '.1,1. .,( t!ie treanun found, tho
re'j.ainir. 10 p r ci nt. to no to tho (iuvern
u.ent. Mr I ley was formerly connected
with tf... cont iitnl jreodeiii! unrvey mid
i- mi 1 to he a mull ol hlh ohuracter uud
irtb.
AN OLD-FASHIONED WINTER.
Has All Europe iu Its Clutches From
Scotland to Spain.
At forbore, oa tbo punish frontier, a blli
zard prevailed luot woek. Couiuiuiilciitlou
ly tium with t'orbero bos been Interrupted,
lu all parts of Franco lutcnuc cold prevailn.
At AvitfoU it win so cold that tbo ibviitrou
were obllKod to clone.
Ihn weather lii Fuh'land In lntcimcly colli.
There in fkutimr in Icvehl a 1'ark uud ou all
tho poUiU about l.oiidou. le v. ihoniim
1'oduiore, vicur of .Vshton-lo-Willuun, wait
found dead m tho uow. lhe cold weather
now prevailing lu hcoiumd in tho mom se
vere experienced ur Biui.y yearn. I.och
l.ouiona Is Iro.en over, lu several pulls ol
me country railroad tralllc bun beu ulupied
by the snow. Moino ol tho driltn are ton loet
hiKh. lieuno black fotf provuils over tho
Ciido. m
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.
Thon. 11. Carter was nominate 1 for Senator
ly the ltepublicuu caucus at Helena, Mon
tana. A severe oitrthipitike occurred ut Fat ran,
Ibe piiuolpal seat of the foreign trade ol
Greece. The nhock caused n panic among
tbo iuhnhitnnls of tno city.
At Norwich, X, Y., Win. ('olby nnd (lo -.
W. Mam, ludlctod for home gteiilliiK, rawed a
tiolo through tbo root of tbo county Jul! and
"hoar ed
Turkish Justice.
Advice received from Kriieingbam, Arms.
la, say that forty-tbreo Armenians wore tried
for the alleged murder of a Mussoimau at Ar
medau, lu tho district of Kemancn. Ut this
number tweuty-fuur condemned to death In
spite of the tact some ot them produced pass
ports showing that they were lu Countautiuo
ple at tbe time. Home of tbe acousod were
euteuoed to peuul servitude for life, and tbe
reinaluder Were seutenued to Imprisonment
lor terms ranging Irom three to six years.
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
Matte .-a of Qoneral Interest About tho
Capital.
Tho extremo ioclunlvonoss ol rresldont
Clnvilund make one recall hovr. when (leu,
(iratit was lu command of the army and when
bo wan 1'rosldent, lie strolled about unattend
ed. Hiriido In tho street cam llko nu onll
narv cltlz'U, and wai often seen on l'ounnyl
vania avenue without having bin fjot-ntcpn
dotf'od by Uctoctlvi Mr. Lincoln, though
bowed down with war responsibilities nnd
surrounded by olllce seekorn, Innlnted ou rid
lint out unattended on bin fuvorllo hope.
Andrew .lohnnou, nlno, never stood In fear of
molentatlon, though tho t llleriu M of tho war
was abroad In tho land mid thoroughly per
moated tho public mind. Atfalnnt t-io pro
ti ntn of bin friendn. ho had tlioKuards remov
ed from tho Wiiiio II nine front door, and
they bud linfer been r'p!u I up to the time
of the s"iitry-b .e. l'ronideut Ilayen wan
alno very kjeneroun of lil (renonoe, and up-
i. cared to Inn frieadn who winlied to s'0 him.
o walked out fruiUonily with bis wife or at
tended by soiuo pcrnoiial friends, an I very
often ulj'no.
E'.aino'i Monument.
The pravo of James (1. l;ialno. In tl ik Hill
Corneiery. attr.i'U more vi.nitor than any
otiior, except Wanhlliijt ill's at Mt, Vernon,
Mran'o im It mar ncom, thero In iiotninrf to
mark tho rentin-pl.i"n of tho ptent nlali'n
man but a nmall lootntuni. with tho Initials
'.I. li. II." upon It. At bin heal In mi old
Jilckory, blaitod by liu-hliilm;. and It was bin
personal wi.-'i tuit fm nhould bo hi. only
momiment. tin the d a"i of hi.4 son Walker,
be neected tho I it, which overlookn Hock
t rock, and when Inn daughter, Mr, t'opplu
cer. died, he purna.noil tno adjoininir lot, In
which htood Hie old hickory tree, which had
I i struck at tlm top, but whieli ban nlueo
boon tiiin icd mid r-vive l. lhe hecniury
rep.ien;cd thou that ho banc I bene it li it, nni
that it nhould never Im d-ntroyoi. His wmb
in havo bceu carried out.
Yankee Bf In Oermany.
The (-poemi aent of the Agricultural lie.
arlineni. tilio him been luvestiiitiiip the
coiiilitioiin ol our ilr-M'i I eef mid live tittle
trade Willi (lent. any. has made Ids report to
Nvrotnry Morton, lie nlioun very conclusive
ly, i s a renuli o carolul llnpilry on the part
oi ci.liMtMioi n, bllteborn, alnl even SOIUO Of tho
Mil rii.ar. ulis tln innelves, that both tho
ilrin-c.1 i,nd the cuttle recoiled from this
country are of exceptionally pood (iiality.
lu r-paril todrfe, ln-ef ho Mates thai the
hr ! two i,tn receUed were In poor condition
1'H IIik' to lallure to IMilutain the low ti'lLper
nturo in the Htorutio r uum throughout voy.
lite. lhe coll.lltloU of all till) SlltneiUoiit
lii ir.entn ban been thoroughly satisfactory.
T ho i nly criticism ofiered wan from soino of
the n tiul butehern, who said that some of It
wan almost too fat too Kive satisfaction.
For every shipment tho ooii.-lirneos were
fiiriii-hed in advance with a certillcuto from
the tierman t.'oiinul in this country that ail
the meat chipped bad been omYlnlly lunpect
id by the Federal authorities mid on arrival
every iuartor wan found to bo provided with
the olhcial tair. showing Intpectlou by Amer
lean veterinarians.
NotwIthntnudiUK these precautions, on tbo
nrrivul of the steamers benrlnir these cnroes,
they wore boarded by the Hamburg veter
inuriaiis ami their ai-nintants. the wraper
removed from every quarter and every piece
thoroughly inspected. Kvery piece wiui
found pood nud of flrst-claM ijuallty. A
considerable cpjuntlty of this meat bad been
purchased by parties la Berlin and Dusnel
eorf, but owIuk t poor transportation fa
cilities existing In (iermaoy for perlnhable
goods, tbe meat sold to these pnrtic bad to
oe salted 'and pickled ''.'k -)IdlLblrg before
transportation.
Tbe wholesale butchers would, be says,
rather da their ?wn klllinir than to liave
beef come over dressed. The report Inti
mates that the measures of pronation are re
garded by mauy persjns in Hamburg ns a
more subterfuge to gratify tbo Agrarian
rarty.
Spain Comes to Terms.
Tho council of ministers ban apreed tiron a
modus Vivendi under which tbo l ultod states
will obtaiu the seeiiu.i colunin of tbo Cuban
tnnff in excliango for the concession of Hpalu
and l ul u ol tho "most favored nation" treat
ment. '1 ho only point remaining unsettled in
t!:- iluralioii of tbo modus Vivendi, which
will be declared by the ministers nnd Mr.
Haum- Taylor, tho Americun minister. The
ni v'otiatioi.n wli cuiiliuuo tor a permanent
In ul.
elkinFmominated
He Had Everything His Own Waj
Among West Virginia UepuMlcons.
llx-Socretary of War Ktopbeu B. Klklui wo
nominated for I'uited States senator Frldn)
night by tho liepubllcnu caucus by acclama
tion. Kvery Kopublicau senator and dclo
gate wan proneut. Mr. Klkius was put In
iiomlautiou by Senator WhitiuLor, ot Vi'boel
lug, mid wiu uotniiiated at once without a
ballot on tho UJd of this mouth his name
will bo put before the jolut unaeiiibly and bo
Will bo elected senator.
Stephen 11. Klkins was born September, 20,
ln4!. In 1'erry county, O., tbe sonol n farmer.
In early life bin family removed to Missouri,
w hor ho k-raduated from tho State university
iu Ho was id milted to tbe bar In Wi,
nnd removed to New Mexico. 1 luring bis
tlmt your there ho was elected to the legis
lature. Ho was then appointed by 1'naddeM
Johnnon to tbo position of Lulled State at
torney for tbe territory. In 1472 ho was
el.icted to tho Forty-third coni:re and rt
eloctod In HTt. W hile la congress ho mar
ried a daughter of Senator Henry O, I 'avis,
of West Virginia. They bave several children.
!! was appointed secretary of war by Front
dent Uarrinou.
MANY JLIVES LOST.
A Midwinter Oale Visits the Const of
Franco and Britain.
The weather ban beeu very severe, and
many accidents to vessels aro reported from
various parU ot tho count. Two ships found
ered In tho Uumbcr; and tholr era wore
drowned.
A burgo was wreckon of! Hundgato, Kent,
and tho rescue ot her orw wm accopanlod
by exciting soenes. Tbe lifeboat men at
lemptod to launch their boat, bulllie craft got
stuck lu a snow bunk.and it was found Itnpos
slhlnto get her Into the water. At this Juncture
a heroic count piiardsmun, uHvosled himself
of his benvy elolhiiig, and. Parrying live
lino, sprang Into tho boiling surf, rlwlmmlng
with powerful stroke, he, alter a severe strug
gle, reached the wreck. Thon a heavier Hue
wan drawn aboard, nud soon the erew
and their galluut rosuuer, were safe on
shore,
Tho schooner Baloay ruslzod Huolay-ofT
North Sunderland 1'olnt, uud ull bur crew
wero drowned.
The French steamer Acauls, etnjiloy4 In
tbe local trade of Marseille, founder
ed three mile of! Cape Caveau during
a cyoluue. Tblrteun persons wero drowned.
Immigrant Arrival of December.
Figure submitted by tbe emlgratloa
authorities at New York show Ibat the whole
number ol Immigrant arlving during
tiecember was 11, 1W. Ol this nucnU-r 140
were debarred entrance as pauirs ua 1 6)
as contract laborers; JO were adnillted on
bond. Ol tbe whole number, a, tun were
temporarily detained lor more thorough lu
pectlou. , ,
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
An Outline of the Work In the Senate
and Houae.
TWUBTT-SICOSD DAT.
Pes at Further debate on Mr. Lodge'
resolution asking for Information why Ameri
can ships bad been wltbdrawu from liawallar
waters took place iu the senate to-day. Mr.
l'alinor, Horn. III., delivered a speech aalnnt
the resolution. Mr. Orny, Item. Iioi., also
oppovd Its adoption. The senate at 2 o'clock
lintoned to eulogies on tbe Into Alfred IL Col
quitt, of Georgia.
Hot-H. Thl was the last day of tho gener
al debate on the currency bill In the house,
and the opponent of the meanuro had theii
Innings. Iloforo tho debute began Mr. Iioltx
lioover (Io:n. l'a.) gave notice ot ameul
mont. It proHnon a section Vy ennhlo the
se'retary ot tho treasury lo fund tho troanjry
notes which may remain in circulation nftor
the llrnt day of Augunt, IT.), which wore Is
aued tinder the act of February 23, lni;.): July
II, 1'i; March i). lni,:): and July 14. 1SU3 by
Issuing bonds to an amount not pxoe"diuii
650(),)0(t,OUO. rede'-niablo at tho pleasure oi
the L'liltcd States after flvo years, payable 29
years from date, with Interest at 3 per cent,
payable semi-annually In gold. The bonds
are to be of such denominations (not less
than 50) us tho secretary may determine
upon, and to bo sol I nt not less ttian par lor
gold or for treasury notes. Tho feature ol
the day wai tho speech ot Mr. Sibley ( lem.,
Tu.), who ma le ad attack on the president,
and arraigned the Iiomoerntlo party gi nrrally
for drifting away from Its traditional moor
ings. His speech created much codIusIcb
and a good deal of a scusutiou.
Ttt l:XTY-TI!ini in.
Kksatf:,- The bunlnesn of the senate, bad
hardly got under way before tho usually nil
ent Senator tniy croat'sl a noiisatloii by do.
Iiouneing liave Martin of l'hiladelphl.i, on
iiecoitnt of bin desertion of senator I'enrone,
tli" (.'tiny eandldate for the mayoralty nomi
nation. 1IH excerllltlon of his Into' lleuten
tint wan done In parliamentary fnvhioii nud
ho itamon mentioned, but tln'ie was no n.in
taking the man mid mutter referred to.
He lutrodiiop.il the matter by suirgontlng an
hmonilinont to tie income tax where. y the
names of employes mid salaries (ni l by
corporations should bo mude public In ordci
that everybody mljht know who was iu the
power nt these corporations.
HoI-sk.-There wan a good attendance on
tho floor of the House when Snakor t'rinp
dropped the gavel to-lay, an notice had boon
given that tho f.p"olul order to terminate
general debate on the currency bill would lie
reported. Ou th" standing vote tho House
refused to order the previous ipiestlon on the
special rule n tho currency bill. Mr. Outh
wnito presented tho special order from the
Committee on Union. 1 ho order provided
f'T the closing of general debate, tho con
Mdornilon of th" Springer snb-titnto ns an
original I 111 under th llve-miuuto ruin to
day, to-morrow and Friday until 4:.0 p.m.,
Win n It provided fur the report of the bill
and pen ling nmeudineutn to the House, fm
a llinil vote on Saturday Immedluiely after
tho morning hour. Alter stn wrangling
Mr. (iiithvvaito rejeco. all suggestions fur
amending tho rule nnd demnuded tho previ
ous question.
'Hie liepublicar.s voted noldldly with the
Itornocratio oppoiouitn of the meanure nguinst
ordering the previous question, and it wan
defeated on a rising vote w to 101. Mr.
Oiithwalt" hurriedly demanded tho ayes and
uuvs, mul the roll w called.
The vote resulted 111 tho defeat of tho mo
tion by U'J ye.m to 12'J nays. 'I bin wan a de
cisive test vote, and practically kills tiie bill,
TwrsTY-romTii dat.
Kr.XATB. Tho Income tax eamo up for con
slderulilo dinciinnion iu the senate to-day in
tho course of the debate on tbo urgent do.
Ilclcncy bill, which contains n provmiou lot
lurrying tho luw Into operaiion. Senutor
Hill olTored nu umeudment designed to nllorJ
uu opKirtunity to contest the constitution
ality of the act, upon which bo spoke brlelly.
His amendment is similar to that ottered by
Mr, guay yesterday, providing that nuttilng
hull preclude any court of tho United Stutei
having jurlndictlou of tho parties consider
ing and determining a to tho constitution
ality of the Income tax law, whenever, by
uuy proceeding which shall have been com
minced or bo ponding in such court, such
iuistion shall be presented. Mr. Quaj
brluOy advocated tbe amendment.
TWeSTY-riITU PAT,
Sexatk Senator Mcpherson, of New Jer
sey, proposed a bill in tho setiatn which re
rescuis ttic,caterii view on the currency qui s
tlou. It provides for tho issue of J per cent
bonds lor the purpose of dirtying into elleot
tho resumption net of ls.73, the boiidn to be
payabm ut tho pleasure of the government
uller live yearn. It lso provides for the
coluuge ol tlm silver Miniorae to the
umount of 4jj.0uo,(H.'O to bo paid lor pu' lK
expeuen ns needed, but nothing iu tho I ill
shall chuiigo the law relating to treasury
notes now uutntaiidmg. A section of tho bill
authorises tno secret. try of tho treasury iu
lieu ol tno Issue of bonds to require olio-hall
ul tho customs duties to be paid in gold, poid
certillcutes or I iiitel stnti s i:overnmo:it
lioti s. All national banks uru to bo alio Ac J
to insuo currency to the lull par valuo ot the
bonds depohlled.
IIoi se - To-day wan private bill day In tin
House, but only odd bid wan considered n
claim of tho beirn of William Johnson, ol
Fayetto county, T'iin.. for tlJ.nuU worth of
stores commented during the war. On ac
count of tho opposition tbo bill was with
drawn. A l ill was passed Into to amend tht
shipping net of August, U.lM.Hj, so as to olliu
Initio soino of tho penal provisions of that
act which bud provud unduly bars a to sea
uicu,
TWESTY-nllTn DAT,
KrnATE. Senator Teller addressed the sen
nte to-day In a sieeeh market by lorco and
eloqucuco of enruc.-tuovi. A lurgo crowd hud
been drawn to the galleries ou the anuouueo
uiont that Mr. Ooruiuu would urge a senate
resolution for the currency problem, nud al
though Mr. (formun did not spcuk, tho spec
tutor were uot disappointed. Mr. Teller
took tho Income tax us a text, but branched
out Into a comprehensive review of the pres
ent conditions ol tliu treasury uud tuu
rcmuili'sj demanded.
Horn:. About twenty member ciowde I
down Into tho area lu front of the speaker's
rostrum nl the opening of tho session of tho
bouse to-duv In the hope ol getting bills ol
local Imp' rtaiice through by ununl'iionn con
sent, but nil were uu.vioeeaiful. M Hatch,
chairman of tho coiiti.iitco on agrieiiitme,
culled up a bill to extend tbo provlnlonnof the
W ilsou original pui kaco liquor law to oleo
margarine In origlnul pa "kag. The Wilson
bill covered dlntllied uud fermented liquors
In original pnckircH, but by a dinclnloii of
tue supreme t'ourt rendered byJu.-tiou llitr
lau liis'eiuber M it wits doebled tnut oleo
margarine could bo Imported into a state iu
original packages and sold free ot tax. Thin
bill wilt to make the law uniform n regur Is
distilled II mors nud 1'nltntiou butter.
Oold Brick Victim.
Three victims ol confidence men went to
lUchmond, Va.. to nee If they could Identify
Thomajh li. I' .rkor. alias Cardan, alias Hinltb
under arrest as one of those who bellied to
duje them by means of the bogus gold brick.
Joseph Summon, of Homestead, l'a,. and
Itobert M. ilouar, ol Wheeling, W. Va., arriv
ed on tbe same train and l'utrlck Morton, of
T renton. N. J.,eame In at midnight.
Shannon and Uoi.hur iilentitlod I'arker aj
the louder of the gang that swindled them,
liouar lost ii,lH) by tbo gold brick scheme
and Shannon put til, WW lu the tin box ca
going Into a land sjwoulutlon, und received
wortbiees note lu exchange. It Is not believ
ed that tbe lUchmond prisoner I "lied"
Aiutin, ol Now lork, a some there eem to
think.
Miner Beuouii Operator.
Miners at Shawnee, Ohio, bave Ieoo4 Iks
Coalyn und liurber mine, and will oinsrut
tbeiu, paying the proprietor 7 eent ton roy
alty und IU per cunt, coinmlwilou lor selling.
This will net the miners !)i cent per tou, but
tbey say It will bluce tbeui lu a position to
eon. poi with liltbuig ojierutors who bavs
loltnd b agreement with rttfurvUC to tli
JiUcfi-nUttls,
JAP ARMIES IN DISTRESS.
ONLY FROZEN CORPSES-
Terrible Scone Described by Chines
Relugee.
Chinese who bnvo arrived Irom Manchorl
bring ghantly reports of the dosolntlou of the
country between tho Ynlu river und tho Llao
Ho, recalling the vornt horrors ol the Talp
lug rebellion. Xot a house Is standiug.
r.vorytlilng ban been burned and whole pop.
illations bnvo perished. Only scattered group
of frozen corpses nr seen, apparently tuoso
of entire families. N'"ithcr lood nor fuel Is
procurable. Stragglers from the Chinese
army who have taken reluge lu tbo hills have
become savages, lot to all human feeling,
iiio auflerings of the wounded aro terrlblo.
T he movement ol both tho Chlnenn nnd Jap
mieso tronpn are hindered by the failure ot
supplies Irom tho terrillod populace, Tho
prospects of nu extension of such scenes ap
palls even the stoll 1 ( hlneso.
I.ato uewnpuper advices received at the
Japanese legation, Washington, contain a
letter from a war correspondent lu which be
dcncrltn-s tho intense distress that the Japan
ese army in laboring under In tho province ot
Shin Kin, China, which Is very epumy
popululo 1. Tnere nre no tree lu tno pro
vince und the rivers nro said to be almost
empty i f water, i ho urmy of over :),lju")
men, tho corrcspnti ,.nt sayn, in uln.osi on
the p.nut (,( death It. en hunger, thirst and
cold, its there .n no Wood to cook their rlco
with or water to drink. Many havo been
fr.ii'.eu to death fiorn Inability to mee tho
co, with aiiiii-uiV.cicncyot lood an lcnilhlg
the greater number of tli' no belli coolies.
TWENTY-SEVEN DROWNED.
Aw:ul Work of Floods li the Argon
tino Republic.
Tho New York ' Herald s" cable from
I'.uoiion Ayros sayn: lilo Jan. rlo ndvloes that
the cholera canon there now nro only mild
oil' s, but that public indignation bus reached
a high pitch ovr the excessive cost of meat,
Iresh nud dried, owing to the urbitrary quur
iiiitiue regulations.
Mendozii. Argentina, has su(T"red terribly
from Hoods. Twenty-seven persons, mostly
children, have bm u drowned. Tbo Iluonos
Ayres iToverntneut has sent money to tho
sullerers and will usk congress lor nu ap
propriation. The strike among tho water front laborers
has become general and Includes the me
chanic. The city In almost deprived ol
bread through the strike of the tinkers.
It now iipiears that lil) passengers of tho
Menmcr which was burned lu the bay of lllo
do Janeiro, .Monday were saved. This sad
atTitlr h is plunged a largo number of fami
lies into mourning.
Olllcial advices received f rota Itlo Ornnde
do Mil deny tho reported defeat ot (leu. I'ena
nud say c n the contrary the rebels were badly
beaten in th engagement. Telegraph wire
nre dowu i.uJ rellublu dutu Is hard to ob
tain. Senator Irlgoun'a speech pleading for a
general amnesty was notably eloquent, and
the measure will probably pars.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Measure Suggested by Governor of
Several State.
Tbo Governor ol Wisconsin says: "It 1
for tbo publlo Interest that, so tar a may be,
every Industrious, sober and competent man
bo employed. I cannot but regard an ar
rangement among a lurge number ol em
ployers not to employ or jM.ruiit to be em
ployed, it they can prevent it, compctuot aud
laltuful men, simply bocuuse they quit the
toivtco ot sotno other employer, as a con
spiracy which should not be tolerated be
luw, Tbo employer has no more right to bo
protected by luw against conspiracy ou Hie
part of employes tbuu employes have to bo
protected oy law against a coimpirucy ou tho
part ol employers. This exemption ot em
ployes or laboring men Irom persecution by
employer lor quilling, is peculiarly lui.
pouunt lu this d,.y ol commercial distress."
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Altgeld Fours Despotism.
Among other things, the (iovoruor of Illi
nois takes uji tho question of capital punish
tneiit, uud nsks whether tho ueuth penalty
does unv biib.'t.iiitiul good: "whether wo nro
any belter "H man they are lu those States
where it was long ago abolished; whether it
in not barbarous und degrading lu Its ellectn,
nnd whether It would not bo better to have
a ti.oro rutlotial system ol managing our
prisons uud abolish capital punishment en
tirely. Tno (iovmor strongly urges labor legisla
tion, including tho prevention ot laborers be
ing brought iu to the State lu squads, u.n they
generally have to displace uu cquul number,
who being suddenly thrown out, become a
charge upon tho public.
"It remains to bo settled," tho mosnngo
says, "whether we shall bo destroyed by des
potism. If the l'resldetit can, at bis pleasure,
iu the hi st Instance, send troops inloany city,
town or bamii t In tho country under pre
tiiiso of enliiiclng somo luw, his Judgment
being the sole criterion, there can bo no dif
ference whatever In thi.n respect botwm'u the
powers of the I'resl lent uud thoso ol Emper
or William or tho Oar ot Iiunsiu.
Women Capture Idaho.
In the Senate, Itobertnon Introduced a res.
olutiou for tho submission of a constitution,
nl amendment granting aultrago to woiuuu. It
in thought it will puss.
Indiana Legislature.
Oov. Matthews road lu poison bin bientila'
messugo to tho Indiana Legislature Friday
Ho unks for leglslutien to clo.iu tho lloby ra o
truck; for luoro contingent funds avail
able tor tho militia, and for legislation
I ermittlug tho Oovernor to remove negli.
gent hhorilTn and to proceed ngnlii.it viola
tors of the public morula and publlo policy.
Ho recommeuds a further reduction of
tho tux rate: a inodlllcatlou of tho tux luw
to rcudi pmd-uii stock In building nud loan
iihaoeiatlonn; a luw to prohibit pri.e fights,
the construction ol a ship caunl from Lake
Miehiguu to tho Ohio river. Senator Wray
Intiodu 1 a bill to prevent olliolais from
accepting railroad pauses.
More Than a UoutU Overdue.
The ship MorrU, ("apt. C. W. Ilarstow,
wbtub suited from Nuwpoit News, October 3.
.r liarculona, Sputa, with a cargo ol ouuuel
eoal. has uot been beard from slnco passing
Capes Charles nud H nry on her way out lo
it'ii. The vovuge to Barcelona should not
have occupied mor than 4(J days, uud even
allowing lor tempestuous V'culhur, tho Mor
ris should have ruuehed her destination by
lleceiuhor 1.
Among the venol's passengers was IM
ward Huuewlnckle, of lliclunoud, who took
piusugo to Spulu for Ida health. He was ao
eouipunlcd by lir. J, 1. Hubbard, ol liontou.
There were also ou bourd Cupt, Iiurstow'i
wife, duughter aud two nepbow, all ol lios
ton. lu shipping circles the opinion Is expressed
that the Morris bus bseu lost with ull lu
bourd. but friend of those ou board cling tu
tbe hope that she will turn upall right.
A Roaring Meteor.
A great meteor I reported to have fallen
near Juure. Lower Caltforia, lust Monday,
A terrible rourlng nnd hissing sound wut
hoard, and as the meteor struck tbe ground
Ibe bbiH-k was so great as tobofult at Knsuud,
forty-live ulict away.
LABOR REVIEW.
Items and Note of Oeneral Interact to
All Classa.
The recovery thus lar experienced from the
inactivity and quiet brought on by the boll
lay season ha been only partial and yet a
treat revival ot bunlnes Is evident and ro
rumptlous ol closed aud suspended factorlc
lave been general. Many of tbe factories
Jiat temporarily suspended operation one
tnd two weeks ago are aunln In operation,
ind almost without exception with largely
ncreased forcen of workmen. Not only Is
:hls true, but throughout tbe country tboro
lave been a large number ot mills nud fac
uric put In operation that have been idle
.'or two, three and four years, and It I estl
Bated that the ranks of the unemployed ex
perienced a larger reduction during the pant
seek thau during any uno week lor more
dian two years.
DESTITl'TI Minima.
A delegation ol miners Irom Nelsonvllle
Aaited upon Uoveruor Mckinley to auk,
nrough him, ueslstuiicu from tno people
)f tbe stato lor tho minors ot that locality and
Jieir luinlllee. Iu tho vicinity of the mining
K'Uter 1,500 miners are reported Idle, nnd lu
Kiiinequonee H.OOO people are In Want ol tho
accessnrles id lllo.
A cull bus been Issued for tho annual meet
ing ol the United Mine Workers ot America
to be held in Columbus February li. Tbe
tall contnius nothing except tho citation ot
ioiistltutlunnl provisions regarding tho con
vention. A seeret call bun Ihsjii Insuod to the
local assemblies for tno mooting of National
irudi-s assembly l;t.", K. of 1.., tho secret
brunch of the Cnltod Mine Worker, to bo
lielu February 11. The cull deuls with tho
upposed attempt ol tho general executive
board of the K. i f L. to reorganize N. T. A.,
l.'li uud appeals to the members to stuud by
'.bo tuitod Miue Workers.
IIASSM.I.O! JltM.Un M..11E tlorr.FTU
A hopeful feeling prevails throughout tho
Munsilloii dinirict in consequence of the uc
t.ou of tho miners' couveutiou which wns
bold Monday evening, lu which they resolv
ed to accept tho arbitrators' award tor nu in
Ji Unite period, l he i r diet was denounced
as unjust, but wus swallowed uncondition
ally. A committee, wan selected to meet a
committee ut operators und arrange all unit
lers mt Included in tho award, tlm coulcr
cni u to tuko pluce alter the resumption' of
Work. It Wan also resolved Unit hereafter
tho minors must remain ubovo ground ou Idle
days, and not prepare coal for mining, us
heretofore.
lilEVEXTION lifcArR BrTTLEJirST.
The discussion of the question of "Compul
sory Arbitration uud Conciliutiou" still con
tinues lo be general throughout tbo country,
und muiiv new and Interesting points are be
ing brought to light by the free discussion
that Is being carried ou by tho labor press,
lhe recent Chicago Congress has bad lis
partial desired ellect, mid It In generally be
lieved that the day is not far distant when
some dellnitc form of adjusting labor troubles
will be conceived mid put iuto practical use,
which will bo tbo direct result ol tho deliber
ations of the Congress and tho subsequent
ugltutiou of tbo quentlon.
IKCOHroUATED I. A 110 R.
We find In the messugo of Uovcrnor Illch,
of Michigan, somo ju li'ious observations on
Ibe labor question, concluding with tbo roc
ammendatiou that lubor associations be lu
corporulcd with curtain well dcllnod powers,
to tue eud that they may treat Willi Incorpor
ated capital ou an equality, nud that tnere
may bo u uiouus ot tutorcliig contracts. Till
i In Hue with a plan proponed by a royvl
loamiiasion in Uruat Urituiu.
Beventr-flvo or a hundred men will soon
be wauled at the Corning steel works, Ham
uioud, Ind. This plant bus been Mlo for
Kime year past, and will be put In opera
tion wlthiu a lew weeks, having beeu re
equipped, tienerul Manager buerbiou will
jlvo information.
Hcport eomo that within tbe past few day
there ha developed a demand lor all kinds
ot laborers in Ibe Indiaua gits belt. Neurly
U the fuutoriui that havo been closed down
iro being put lu operation, aud there are
trery law idle men lu uuy of tuo muuuluciur
ing cities aud town of tbut btutu.
Curpenters, brick and stone inunou aud
stlier workers lu tho building trades uro In
Jciuuud ut New Orleans, where work will
loou begin ou a new Court house, a muiu
lioth hotel building und a luro business
slock, together wilu muuy other ouildings ot
.esi magnitude.
Tbe Kansas, Oklahoma aud Kouthwestorn
lluilroud Company will soon bugin the con
ttructlou of ubrauch from Collcyvillo, Kalis,,
lo to Vernon, Tex., uud will give employ
uielit to sevcial hundred luboier.n. llobert
Martin, Outline, O, T'., Is l'rcsidcut ol the
Company.
In October lust tho out ploy oh of tho C. O.
i. W. liullroud Wero subjected lo u cut of teu
per oeut lu their wages. They were assured
at the time, however, thut tho scale would bu
restored on Jau. 1. Thin wan donu, the de
ducted tcu per cent, being uddud to their
wuge.
Thero Is a demand for boys ut tho several
ias lactones In Muucie, Ind. Lmploymeut
will be given to men who huvo buys und will
(ouiove to Muucie, iu order to secure Ibo ser
vice of tho iulter. Tbo wages earned by
boys thus employed nro very sulintuctury.
Work Is boou to be commenced ou tho con
ttructlou ol the proposed electric rullrou l be
tween ludluuitpolm aud Marion, Iud,, and u
largo number of workmen will bo wanted.
N. J. Clodfeltur, Anderson, lud., will give iu
fortnntiou. Several hundred mon will soou bo wulited
to work on thu construction of the Teuuessee
L'cutrul Ituilroiid, from Kingstown to Cross
vlllo. Addre-sn letters of inquiry to Thomp
son liros., llarriuitiu, Tcun.
The Andornou Holt Works, nt Anderson,
Iud., resumed operations Inst Moiiduy, uftoi
a shutdown of several weeks. Two hundred
oion wore given umployiuunt.
Work will bo commenced ou tho propose
electric ruliwny from ludinnupolis to .Marlon.
Iud.. about Feb. 1. This will give cuiptov
mcnt to several thousund men,
T'heMldluud Uteel Company, Munclo, Iud,
is addiug new ineu to its pay toll almost
dully. A largo nunibor aro slill wautod.
Oco. IU Webb, Ilultlinoro, M l., will give In.
formation regarding the employment of men
ou n uow elocirlo rullroud lu thut city.
The Dig Four Hall road Company will short
ly begin the ureutlou ot it largo punseiigcr do
pot ut Louisville, Ky.
SOLON DISSOLVED.
The Supreme Court Afurro Judge Mc
McTuenion'M Decree.
The Supremo Court of I'ennsylvanla aftlrm
ed tbe duclslon ol Judge Mcl'herson ol the
Dauphin county oo jrt, dissolving tha Ordei
ol Solon aud appolug William U, Uusklll, ol
Moadvllle, rojelver.
The ease wo bitterly conteatad bv the off!
cers of the order and a desperate effort was
liiade to oontlnue It, Judge Mcl'horsou do.
elded, however, that iut soUMiue of Insurance
was Impractical aud could not bo carried out
aud decreed a dlsaoluttou nud a distribu
tion of it asset aiuunif the curtlilcule bold
er. Fourteen People KllUd.
At Montaguto, Sicily, In the province ol
Avullluo, lour house oollapsed Iron) the
weight ot snow upon Iheni and tbroa persons
aero killed. A cave on Mount Uarsloo,
rirovlncu of Osserta, collapsed and crushed to
l"th Id sbepberd who hud oulit refuge
0 IU
KEYSTONESTATECULLfflGS
BURGLARS AT WORK.
A Large Fortune Bequeathed Sport,
Captured by Police.
Clearfield bat a family remarkable on a.
fount ol It longevity. Patrick and L'lij
lieth Tortcr, who came to this country fr3,
Ireland 45 years ngo, were panmts of t t
living children and all but one ot whom ir
residents ol this place. Their nge nvernr
2 yours. Mrs. Elizabeth Livingston, n:,
ciuesi (iiiugnier, win oe w yenrs nt ago txt
month, Wm. I'orter, the oldest son, hm
Missed his smb. yonr. and his socotid sists.
Mrs. June Hnlston. Is M. linbert, wl... rs
Aides near curwensvtlle, nnd John of tio,u,
field, nro 72 and 7:1 ronoetlvoly. while Sar.i-i
the youngest dnughter. Is 72. I atrtck, tu
luincr, uii.'d at to uii'l tun who nt 72.
setti.kmp.xt rnonAiu.i!..
The pronpeets for a speedy settlement ,4 1
tno coal miners strike at Iiiilcun, are
purontly very good. The men uro willing m
worn 011 short lime, it their comrades
woro recently discharged nro taken bu t
.nr. r.iiiott, tno general muuiigor tor l!-;i
wwu lai'-s, inn owners 11 iiio minis n I
w nicn me strike is m progress, lias goum, I
ISuflnlo to lay tho proposition Irom tho al
ncioro the members ol tbe linn.
OF.nt.o.lli L St IIVEV llF.til'tEXlt.
The final ro-ort of tho ootiiailssinners
tho geological survey ban boon submit'.. 1
the governor. It shows that tho nppMpr:i-
ii'in oitii,ii!'u iniiiio iiy inn legmiutur 1
ll'.il wan completely exhiiustcd lust Augt,.;
T h-re Is 11 dellcien of tl.iMI, which
coinmissiiiiiern trust to the legmluturetor.iu
good. It In recommended thu'. tho work t
curried on, and thut t)n stub) expend el.;
UUJ ou 11 topographical map.
irnoE WHITE SWoIlN IN.
At Indiana l!ogl.-ter mi I 11 'cordor M -i.
por administered the uutti of office to Jul.-
Hurry White, uu 1 iwo bourn later lio w.is
tlieb.-n.il. Many thought that, owing b ;i
conto-t, noine other Judge would hold c
lu Indiana p'Uiing the invesiigatlon. I.,
law, however, in that the candidate ret .n,
liecloii shall or.tiduct tho busmenn until t
contest Is decided.
HUE l.F.Vt A I.AIIOE lollTfSE.
The ti ill of th- late sutlru A. lleyco ha-'. -.
prolmted In tlio Mercer county courts. ,.
entire estate, valued between iiiuii.bii r; .
r7i",t)00, In lequeattiej to Mr. uud Mr-
Winters, who 111 i l" their homo with :;
Uovce. Mrs. Wiiilera was a he ir relative
tho dcof mod.
llAII.lloAll llKKtl tn Hli.r.CTKn.
Tho directot of the Central lViiii.svlv,.'..
it Western llallroud Company met 1:1 .i,
liumsport. IUT. Jlefabe, ot New York, wi-
elected t ronldenU I ho board roorguuj.:
by re-electing tho old directors.
The Itopubllgun city convent ion of I'!::;..
dolphin, liomiuiitod (ity Solicit, r Clinrlcr
Warwick lor mayor, giving inin tint v...;.-.
against 2.13 for State Venator Holes IV nr -
anil 1 tor Oeorge 1). Mol.rc.i.y, tho r-'tir.t.; I
"reform city treasurer. Iiio convetiu :
wns ono of tho most turbulent und ox. iti.:
that has assembled iu that city in rv.;
years.
Two burglars broko Into tho residence .
Thomas Aklus, near Uonuisou. and t..::.
bis double-burrelud shotgun 1 creed hi:u ;
leave the house in Ids night clothes w:.il
they ruusacked It for niouoy nud other v.ic.'l
bles. it Is not known exactly lio.v mu
money was secured, but 11 considerable tin.
Aklns lived alone.
At the Thompson Run conl mines n l
miles north of ilcavcr Fall tho water U;
iuto tho mines iu a grout Hood uud cnu
the minors to abandon their tools mil::
for their lives, Somo of thuia had very in:
row escapes. It will tuko iniiuv days to ::
tbo mines from wator.
Thursday night burglar forced an
truueo Into tho renldcueo 01 a miitdou I,:
named .Mary Anient, nt Export, an I :
chloroforming her stole 1HC1O lu mom-v, :
worth of note and checks und then lle.l.
A puhliJ school library bus been est ibli.-!.
lu thu Ninth uvcuuo school building, :
Kcosport. At prcjctit there nro 'J) ) voIi::l
of standard works, ami tuo ctti.en v.i.i .
linked to contribute to the collection.
Tho Votitmorel:;!i'l county law nsi"la'.i
unanimously endorsed the bill now p. in.:
lu the legislature providing lor uu ud li:. -law
judge in that county.
Saturday night nt l'.cllofoiitu tho rvcr'
dropped in degrees In live hours, Th'T
uow about llvo fct of snow lu thu nioum...:
with luoro falling.
Tho American elootrlo telephone co:-.pr
ban boon formed at Johnstown with a eapr
stock of tU.OOJ. Tha routul churijen wi.i
c:iU u year.
A handsomn now church was do.li.M'
Sunday ut Conemnugh by the Kvu:-
Icul dcuomlnutlou. Ilinbup It. I nibs ol..
lug.
Tho county eommlssloner of Fnyctte a
Somerset counties huso decided to bull:
bridge over tho Vough at Coiilluenco,
Tho Conni'llsvlllo town council want' '
comnilnnionern ubullahed because they opl
certain public Improvements.
A movomont I being made to repeal :
Dunbar local option luw, but tho hit:,
company Is opposing It.
liro destroyed two blocks of house
I Vim uvcnuo, Turtle Creek. Tho total
will reach nearly elO.000.
Amiissu Winchester, who killed W:n.I! '
September 5 lust, wus found guilty ol :
slaughter ut Lock Haven.
William Krugcr, a laborer living i'.t J
Juno street, I'ittsburg, cut his lhro.it wit
ruzor. Ho will dio.
Twenty-five snort worn raptured l y
police ot H it lor In a raid ou an Lxchutig
gim ling don.
Mrs, L A. HcoflnM milliner, and S'i'!
k Co., general inoroluiiilu, of Kuudy !.
navo unsigned.
An elect rlo railway In to m built from I''J
burg to Wiislilngtou, tlirougll tho t li:irn
vuiiey.
Tbe scarlet leaver caro at IJenvor Is c
and tho schools rusk mod Monday.
The hotel oil". J. Murphy, nt Young'tH
Du bueu closed by tue iherlu.
W. IU Thornburg was elected toraf
tuo lituver couuty atuisiiouse.
Rioting at ttt. John.
A crowd ol unemployed wurklngmnn e 1
Johns, M. I'., buttered down tho doors 01
leuislutlve building Tuesilay. but the i. 1
Ihu were Hbacut. Tbuu tbe mob looted
erul provision store un l wore only su 'i
by a bayonet cbargo, Suverul of tho n
louder are iu lull, around which tbo ci
la surging. It further ilnttuibunca rn
murliiM from the warship Touruialluo
bo lundod aud there may lie bloodshed.
An $8,000,000 Oontraot.
Tha Pcnuoyd Iron work of liilladi'll
ttu seourod the contract for all thu
work and 11 construction (or the lnm'
new Last lllver bildgn. Now York, Thlc
lrs.il Involves lilinilt fiN (1110 ftlkl ullilirell1
I be enilie bridge work, with pluf, ta,
Obi IU,U'.0,0U J,