HOTEL BURNED.
L Tjploliol ClUMi tfc DeatTttOtiOB if
tb Ann-
L.Ertd House at Butler, wu burned.
P -winn caused . the blaze. Hotel
rirtor JowfhShlrly tu eeTerely baro
Ihs F.J House was completely dls
i and the flames toon spread to the
r3, IIa.i it not been for
,Sft aad berolo effort of the lire
I w there would hare been no limn to
t"" it . loaf, nadirs full
L ..'nut. IIU"1-' '
c rD "ut t7-300 u,1ce-
tvJt -emsto have been begun In earnest
fl'M iti,ul.v.. MnnnnirAhela anil
ILnaJtailronil. It extends from Mo-u-hMllnir.
W. Va.. via Uentlev-
rfand Ten-Mile village. A surveying
tLiwml'ituburg began the final survey
F ami the work ia belmr
ltd. Chief Engineer lavidoa arrived
Koran of 1 iiwourn,
- i 1 lit-y drove aionceouc no iuu
I a the road and located the place for be
lrlto grade- A car load of tools ar
id JVy w1 hauled to the place of be-
laiug worn.
Willy Dragged By HU Horss.
tudrnr McKeval, a prominent farmer llv
uVw Hamburg, Mercer county, met
. .i.il.lllt KIM tAHITI Ii! IIIINM
i ili'mui'' ovv.
. - i - tukdltiiy train anil ran awav.
riufleu "' I n
.ni iMnm fastened In the Mies aud
Liruvd over half a mlio over rouKh
r,. k.hin.i iiit terrified horses before ho
LloowBfd. He will die. ills body was
Mj cut nun uruiavu.
L i f'KnA -if Lebanon, who ombez-
C tsiooo'of fuixls of the Farmera' Na-
f ,ilM ami who pleaded guilty last week,
-sentenced by Judge Duller In the Culled
district court to pay " nunui -iu aim
. ... in.ririntimtfit nf five venrs at
. ,i.t. .. utim astern nenitontiiirv. Kline
(; ,0 1 u i iu . " " -- .
i,W guilty Hie ilny after John II. lloflor.
former cx-liler oi tne i irst national uuuk
-hjnnn. whs sentenced to pay a line of
IjOn'l to serve ton ytars for embez-
Ii tliW.OoO.
a. Ruler, aged about 70 years, who,
facr liusu.inu, mis cunrgo oi a ion gai"
i a liMI. i.liinfc rnfid three miles
hot Butler, wna Lndly Injured by two
.id-be toll U'iiters. When she attempted
.ii.., fri.m tliiim. thev whinned un their
uiiv-. j i i i
a and drove over her, cuttinK a long
ID uer loriineim. mie ia iu u precnriuiia
m,.n ami on account of her nt;e the in-
miiv Tuvo fatal. The perpetrators of
rul.il (Ued lire known nnd their arrest
follow.
.iiia htiG fwen nalil tbn Ptifl (Iftft flnnos
by Miitu Treasurer Haywood with tho
fial'SrriisM'U l iiesier iOuaiy uuaruniea
I aul Safe Deposit Company. The
niireeturs of the company who wore
nallv rt spciisll'le for the deposit, raised
um pro ritii. It Is tho Reueral opinion
I the suretk-a will lose this amount, as
wlli ho objections filed by depositors to
tulin,' tliu wstern seouritles In which
iUte's mvncy was invested to repay
ran'fir has been made including nltnos
village of Safe Hurbor, nt tho juiuj
f Concitota creek iind the Hiisquelmn-
liver, by A'lolph Kejinl of theHiife liurbur
,i U!iiumv to hern and other citpl-
or 1'niiadeiptila Tor HIU.OLMJ. It lu
i 'M atTi'9 of liuul, on wnich are 130
iuirs, stores, warehouses, shops, etc.
witter frnt Is also included. I lie pur
rs propose to erect a number of fuotor-
d UlllU.
poren V. Smith.nged 75 years, of Dlmiok
uifhauiis county, was killed at Wllllmns-'
lluoonpcit from his nttiuidaut, 1 W.
man, who was taking him to ttio Bol
ilonw at Krie. whilo the tialr were eat-
Irrukfuit nt the etiitlou, Hmith wander-
at town until noon, nnd was crossing
l'iii'iaMpliia and llending Hallway
' oTer Loyalsock creek, when ho wus
ttruck by a freliilit truin,
iDsurnnoe experts place tho totnl loss
In fire that destroyed the state capital at
wuouuuiiiiinKiaua toa.UTU on con-
making Um total loss 674S.070. Tho
amoutit of insurnuce. duo to tho eood
;n'ctof Oovernor l'littison, was rj8,-
ir.orioms time neither building nor
aw bad been Insure!. Tho net loss to
ately the lire, on the estimates of thu
Ifrs, it W.320.
eleventh uunual ronort of the rnn-
faia MiirnHil voluntary relief dopnrt
Itasbw n Issued hv Chairman H. M.
t. The number of benellt nnvments
1SW were: Deaths from aeeident. Ill:
M from liuturiil causes. 3;il: dlsabln-
Irom iii eiilunt, 8,774; disablement from
"S S3,417. Tho total hcnellts paid was
1
:Aril Wnillirllff flm Tl.
i'emOerilt ailll ll Iir.lt1wtr nf lutn.nat...
'.n;IT. ws fnnml lvl., l.. ti... .,.
t. n .. ,uu piiun pu
irozeh that he cannot recover. He
'en rabieci til fiilllnw lltu 11...I r ..
tn wus walking homo 'that he was
I With OIIC of them nn.l ...,,.lu..l
Iijk!ou9 and overcome by the extreme
Q FL W.lVnA niiiflna i-O .1 1
lira fr..t..i.V ""'I. ."'t ""'"."'K
"", ncsi-uuuuu, reiu!nea
"y vanl at 11:30 p. m., a man was found
on tlie pilot dead. Coroner Whlt held
inert. Ou the bodv woa fnnml a ,.nt,
i oa wvi-ral pai!e4 of which was written
"me ' J,u'"'8 Hose, nnd on the lust leaf
mof louy Carsls.
.V., . dl'n"ltuy Bett1'"1 lhftt th0
L.5 .uL .. ,"r""" '"mpBny has ar
fj b the Kerwlnd-White company to
I a branch road from Lovett, Cambria
F). to Hen In Level Unmi,, .,...
f'thBerwind-Vhlto people havA made
liv purchases of eoul lunds. Tbt, lino
tJathruUKh Sonili v-.-L-
tor Benedict signed the ordldnnce
'.. . I'!,1SV"B Klwtrlo Traction
a0T the r i.iit . .
... .. ' 1 ' eonsiruci ana
trv''' railway in Tltusvllla. One
i til, .if '','.ln wn,,,h t0 complete the
u, y: !'"'" w"l,-h tlmo " pro
detow ,0 1'lu,u""tVille and
.i , , uu was recently
fcunlnp . YYl"''" I" wim a jan-
r " ? Klla"r Htandard
lull. ,,u" "fiii8t the company
N4. .burg, cBlnlu(f w 000 tog
Hl an -in . " Coal ,on1 neat
Ht t..,, 11,M"C ,Terl h"- at
tJ.,iVl,mr PwltoM are leasing
kmity of Middlesex.
'ta '"''yi'Mta Agricultural
Intert. i l,l,r,,"l vordlet of $1,600
'oiiKh l.'.i - "r dHaiRKe8 caused by
' ten'r1 " "ItOT ,0f blood-
Mb CT? J1 P"nplon bis
roKenn U,B ""'Khbor,
'!., ml.. . Qre"n Lane,dleJ
'i?r,r,11h,"''JlwrB "ore. John
1 M 1100! , ''m,ru- Losa,between
lM ,u"y Inaured. -
'CoTlntA -O0rt. f Uulontown
.lit on . "Ub T0U,r "
VT "whanan.
4-vanr.nM ni.i
tatal4 wu ? wriousl, burned
A plan was made to release the pHaooen
fro an the Boaqueiiaana jaU by furbJahlac
them saws, bat the district attorney lnter
eepted a letter giving the plan away, and it
was alppou la the bud. ..
Finding a tramp going through bureau
In her room Mrs. Jamra Covet of OreensbarR
pointed a metal egg beater at hat head aud
ordered him to leare. lit dropped all hia
plunder nnd Qed.
At Claytvllle John Denntaon nnd William
riantawere arrested and locked up for a
hearing before Burgees Hancber. They
broke jail by prying off two heavy iron bars
and battering down the door.
FENNSYAVANIA LEGISLATURE.
Feb. 21 Representative Tllbrook, of Alle
gheny, put iu the Bruce charter bills which
are designed to provide new oharters under
which the municipal governments of l'ltts
burg and Allegheny are to be conducted If
the bills become laws. They are a practical
repetition of the Bullitt law.undor which the
city of Philadelphia is governed.
A bill introduced by Mr. Leh. of North
ampton, provides that the salary of the
teachers in the public schools of the state,,
who have served for three years, shall be ftlO
a month.
Several bills were passed Anally, among
thorn the following:
"An act repealing an act providing for the
annexation of cities of the third class and
borough and townships or part or parts of
townships to cities of the second class,
authorizing and directing the courts to order
elections therefore and imposing duties on
county commissioners In referenoe thereto."
This was the bill generally known as the
"Greater Pittsburg bill."
The house concurred in the senate amend
ment to the Hosaek resolution for an investi
gation inro the office of tho state dairy and
food commissioner.
Hnnate Mr Crcuso, of rhiladnlphla,offur
ed a resolution requesting our congressmen
to vote for the bill Increasing the salaries of
postofllce clerks, which wus adopted.
The senate then took uo the second read
ing calendar, passed among others the fol
lowing bills: Authorizing the transfer of
liquor licenses iu vacation; amending the
notary public act; requiring county ottlclnls
to furnish Information to statu officials; pro
hibiting persons from falsely representing
themselves as detectives.
Feb. 24. A bill amending tho Bakor bal
lot law was introduced by request in the
house to-ilay by Ueorgo Kuukel, of Ilarrls
burg. The measnro was prepared by a
jud(;n In Central Pennsylvania and scut to
Mr. Kunkel to present. It amends the bal
lot so as to provide that if any political party
has by its rules provided for a registration
of candidates for nomination nnd at thesame
time limited for registration or at any subse
quent timo by reason of withdrawal or other
cause there shall be no more candidates, the
person or persons so registered shall be
deemed the nominee or nominees with the
euino effect as if he or they had been nomi
nated by a convention, primary mooting,
caucus or board.
The bill provides further that ono or more
or all of the olllcers of the committee of such
political party with which such registration
shall bo made, or the ofllcer with whom it la
made, shall muko a certificate of such nomi
nation iu tho Hiiino manner and with thu
same effect as if there hud been a nomination
ly a convention, priuiury mooting, caucus or
board.
Among the more Important bills introduc
ed In the. senate to-day were thus muklng
physicians debts collectable by law; allowing
minority county commissioners the appoint
ment of one clerk; requiring that two lessons
a week bo given in public) schools as to thu
Immune) treatment of animals; judiciary and
county olllcers to fllu itemized accounts of
expenses, and limiting the same to printing,
circulation of literature, and expenses for
meetings mid conventions. Tho repeal of
the 11 renter Pittsburg bills was reported fuv
orably In the senate.
Feb. 25 Thu Senate passed finally the bIH
amending an uct of April 14, 18X1, to provide
for the better protection of female In jane
patients in transit.
President Pro Tern McCarrolI appointed
Houators Critchflcld, Coylo and Merrick as
the Konntu members of a joint committee to
Investigate thu ofllou of the dairy and food
commissioner. By unanimous consent, Sen
ator Andrews reported as committee the
Kaufl'mnnn bill, requiring the payment of In
terest on State duposlts.
The Senate adjourned until Monday night
at 8:30 o'clock.
The first muttor of Interest in the House
this morning wus the negative report of the
Curothors uuti-trust bill. It Is similar to the
Fllnn moasuro. Tho llrst bill reported out
of the Appropriations Committee with an
afllrmativu recommendation was the mea
sure appropriating 4,471.30 to pay the ex
penses of thu llellor-Laubach senatorial
contest of 1H'J5. This bill was vetoed by
Oovernor Hastings last session.
Mr. l'ltculrn Introduced a bill authorizing
city controllers to appoint probate clerks.
A resolution was passed which provides
that when thn Houso adjourns to-day it bo
to moot at 8:30 Monday evening.
March 1. There was n rather slim at
tendance al the legislature when both houses
mot ut !) o'clock to-night. A lot of new bills
Were again presented.
The senate read a number of bills the first
and second times. Some time was also used
up over a resolution to publish" a book on
poultry diseases. The resolution was defeated.
NEWSY CLEANINGS.
Tnrls lias 223 olojtrlc elovator.,
Thn nntl-thentrehnt movomuut bos roochoJ
New Haven, Conn.
Kangaroo farming Is to bo nn established
industry In Au-str.iliiu
At the polnr whore tho Mississippi Rlver
flows out of Lake Dnsoa it is only ten feet
Wide nnd eighteen inches dot p.
Thn street rallwny crmpanles ot Massachu
setts carried over 112,000,000 more passengers
during 1890 than In any previous year.
One of Iho signs of nn early spring In tho
northwest is recorded by the park keeper of
Portland, Oregon, who says that the doer
are shod .ling their antlers.
Four hundred nnd forty-nine sheep nnd
fine horse wore save 1 from the British steam
er Anglomnn,-which was wrecked on the
Skerries, while on a voyago from Boston tot
Liverpool.
Tho North Unicorn legislature hxs added
an nmenilment tothe Stale's insurance codoj
isxing insurance companies nve nr cont. on
grosa earnings for 181KJ nnd V,( per cent,
thereafter.
In nonequeuce of satisfactory resulls ob
tained from experiments conducted on a
somnwlmt extensive scnle, Brazilian plnnteri
are eonvlnced that tea cua be prolltably
grown In Brnr.ll.
Within the last twenty years 120 new peer
as cs In Great Britaia have been created,
while (Ifly-four have become, extinct. Near
ly half th poersanil baronets have Inherited
or received their titles within the last ten
years.
It ia reported In the Routh tnnt nn Eastern
capita 1st lias purehnsed the Stonewall
furnace In Cherokee County, Alabama, whew
some of the Confederate warriors oust cannot
during tho war, nnd will duvolop the on
mines there.
By I he Inwetmlng Inro force this year la
Bweden, n dwelling-house must not hav
more than fl t stnrlas. An attt containing
a siova Is reckoned a story. Thn bel;ht ol
the building must not exceed the width oi
the atr.iot by more tuna fire feat.
Charles Wlllnrd, of Battle Owk, Minn.,
has recently die I and left by Ills will 40,nod
to thn pu'illo schools of t"e town, an equal
sum for n building for thn Young Men'i
Christian Association, and (40,000 more foi
thn Btpliat Cjlleire of Kalaruaaoo, Mich.
When a South Dakota rancher's famllj
were sitting around a table in their aod
covered cabin, the centre support of the roo
gave way and the turf fell In. burying then
all and smotrnring to dea'h lbs mother an
one child. The rancher dug hi war out
but Muld not reaok hU wit la lime. '
TEE S.E3HlflSGE00L LESS01
IXTSRSATIONArj LRSSUX FOR
MARCH 7.
lesson Text i "The Ethiopian Con
vert," Acta Till., 20-40-(oldea
Text: Acts vlll. 4 Commentary.
M. "Arise and go toward the fonth."
-hus (pake the aneel of the Lord to Thilip
while he was in the midst of this great
work in 8amaria. He is sent from what
seems to be a very great work out into the
desert, and he Is not told why he is sent.
Simple and whole hearted obedience is the
one thing required ot a servant or a soldier
Angels that excel in stremtth do Ills com
mandments, hearkening unto tho voice of
His word. They do His pleasure (l's. ciil.,
J!0. 21). If we are good servants and sol
diers, we will hold ourselves according to
II Sam. xv., 15; I Chron. xxvilL, 21; II Sam.
ill., 30.
27. ''And he arose and went, nnd. behold,
a man of Ethiopia." riillllp sees what may
be the object of his mission, one man, nn
Ethiopian, the treasurer of Queen f amlace,
who bad been to Jerusalem to worship. The
time will yet come when Ethiopia shall
stretch out her hands to God, when from be
yond the rivers of Ethiopia suppliants shall
bring an offering to tho Lord (Zep. 111., 10
ls. Ixvill, an. But, wholher a nation or an
Individual, Ood regnrds all who truly seek
Him (JoK xxxlv.. 20).
28. "Hitting in his chariot, read Esalns the
Frophct." What he had heard or seen at
erusalem wo are not told, but we may v eil
imagino that be had heard somewhat con.
cerning those who had tilled Jerusalem with
their doctrine and concerning Him of whom
they spake. He must havo been nn earnest
seeker after light, for Ood sent Philip nil tho
way from Samnrlii to bo his teacher and to
lead him to Christ.
29. Thon tho Spirit said to rhllip. Oo
neur and Jolu thyself to this chariot." What
ever Philip may have thought ho now kuew
the object of his mltslon. His trnlned eat
heard the mcssugo of the Spirit, and wlthou'
hesitation or question ho obeys. I bollevo it
is posMblo to live always nnd fully under the
control of the Spirit aud have God working
In us both to will nnd to do of His good
pleasure. If this is our whole-hearted de
sire, Ho will fulfill thu desiro of them that
fear him (Ps. oxlv., 19).
30. "UnderstiinJeht thou what thou rond
cst?" With this question Philip introduced
himolf to the mnn in tho chariot, having run
to him as soon as ho was commanded by the
Spirit. When the Lord sees any ono Intent
upon understanding His word Ho will lake
pains to Instruct him. Tho marginal reading
of Job x 8, is very suggettlva, "Tliiuo hands
took plus about mo." Gabrlul was sent
from heaven to 1) tnii.l to mako htm under
Maud nud to show him tho truth (Dan.
s., 14, 21; xi., 2). Tho Holy Spirit has been
given to every believer to tench and to guldo
into all truth (John xiv., 20; xvl., 13).
31. "HoweaiiI.eieeiiln.mil mnn oh.Mi1. 1
guide me?" Thus graciously answered tho
treasurer, and he Invited Philip to step into
uiu cimnui wan nun. now smoothly everv
thing goes when the Spirit is working!
i niiip, sent wy i lie spirit, llmls one In whom
tho Spirit lias been working, nud therefore
one remlv tn tut timli, irim u..i:
- ... auw i-ig.iiiL UUKI1I
have taught thn eunuch Himself without tho
iieii in any man (i donu u a), hut He saw
fit to Use human im.triiiiiiinlnlltv ITi l
uio-sed to be used of Uod! Only bo willing,
mid Ho will umi you.
Ji, S3. "He was led as a sheep to tho
Slaughter." Thus bo read in what we would
Cllll isn. lilL- 7. M nriei.rnli.,. 11 lm r,t
- ( .tnu v. nir'ui
Moses and nil the prophets did write, Jesus
in iiiiKiiroin, inu mm oi jnepn (Joini I.,
but he know Him not. Thu whole chapter
Will doubtless hil thu frelmrul n.inr.i.ul.... l
.. ..... . w.,,,,, niuu ,i,
Israel as a nation after they shall have looked
upon mm wnom mey nave pierced (Zeeh.
sil., 10) in the day whop they shall say, Lo,
this is our God! Wo have waited for Him,
nnd Uo will save us" (Isn, xxv., 9).
84. "I pray thee, of whom speakoth tho
prophot thisV" Wltther the propuet was
speaking of Uiratelf or of some other uinn.
tno eunuch could not mako out. Thu
prophets were typos of Christ and did in
their lives foreshadow In some measure thu
Bufferings nf f?hr(t Tanlnli nn.l hi.. Al.ll.lr..
weresigus In Israel (chapter vlil., 18), and
vureimnn says oi uimseii, "t was like niuno
or an ox that is brought to tho slaughter"
(Jer. xl.. III).
35. Philip begnn nt tho s.imo Scripture nud
preached unto him Jesus. Ho would prnu
ably go buck tothe Pnssovcr Inmhot Ex. xil.,
and to the dully burnt offering, and possibly
to the coats of skins of (len. ill., 21; then on
to the Lamb of God. of whom John tho Hup.
tlst spake. Ho could oasily find In Isn. Ilii.,
the sufferings, death, resurrection uud future
glory of Christ. But whatever lino he took,
be must certainly have shown Christ to be
tho only Saviour of siunrrs and the fulfill
tnont of every type nud sbudow.
30. Tho treasurer evidently took it nil in
unit received Jesus Christ ns his Saviour, for,
coming to water, ho usked for baptism. Hav.
lng tei eived Christ, ho would as quickly ns
possiblo confess it before nil who journeyed
with him, nnd doubtless ho would preach
Christ to many, for he could uot keep the
good news to himself.
37. "If thou beiioyest with nil thine
heart, thou nuiyest." This is the one only
essential to salvation, that Christ be truly
received In the heart. "If thou shnlt con
fess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt
believe in thine heart t tint God bath raised
Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved"
(Bom. x., U). To believe on Him Is to re
ceive Him (John I., 12;, and if He be not
trulv received inert, la nr. mvlmr fnitl, 1
John v.. 12).
38. The driver ot the chariot and other at
tendants may have overheard and under
stood the whole conversation. They cor-
tslnlv nnur liehMliI t hnr uhluli Ihn Imuuiipu.
could more fully explain to them as they
weui ou meir way. wnuinertue one nap-
tiKelt wna lmmuNH.1 no l.n.l V u ...... I
" ' iiii.iiii.... ... ua iuu nnisi UMUIOU
upon him does not clonrly appear. If those
who mum mm immersion is inu ngni way
cannot love and hear with those who think
Tinilrlnti' np unrlnlr UniF BiiAl.ilAtit ,l.u-u ta
more grace ready lor them if they will have
it.
S9. 40. Thn Alinueh tvnna nn hia tviv witt.
Inir nnrl Plillln nnnivlit qwiiv In, ihuil..!.!.
Is lound at Azutus, uud preaches tho gospel
iu un ine omes irom mere to Hfsnren. Tim
joy ot tho eunuch was duo to his faith iu
Christ nnd to the fact thnt now he tvus ac
cepted in the Beloved, justified from nil
things and a joint heir with thu mnn nt God's
right hand (Enh. I., 6; Acts xill., 88; ltom.
VllL, 16, 17). He believed nnd wnsthus tilled
wit h joy and peace ( Horn, x v. , 1?). God h ad
other work for Philip, or rather more of thn
came work in other places, and sent him oft
to it. If he never saw the eunuch again on
earth, he certainly met him long ere this iu
glory. Lesson Helper.
Victim of Plana."
Mr. Skemer Mrs. Rnpmliid, I nm go
lug to bring a visitor around this even
ing to Introduce to your daughter. I
think be will be a good catch for her.
Mrs. Sopmlnd What sort of person It
be, Mr. Skemer?
Mr. SUcuier He Is a wealthy planter.
Mrs. Sitpmlnd I don't care how
wealthy he Is, I'll never let my daugh
ter marry an undertaker. Boston Courier.
V CONGRESSIONAL
Important Keasaret TJadsr Consideration
ia Bstfc Honita.
tCTU DAT.
The House puend to-day and sent to the
Senate the naval appropriation bill, the last
oi mia session a appropriation measures.
The rest of the day s business was lost
sight of In a political wrangle over civil
service reform, an Idea that was ridi-
cuiea and attached by Mr. Grosvenor. When
some commentod on bis remarks in view ot
nis relations to MaL McKlnlev ho oointed
ed out bow strongly they had differed on the
subject m tne timet n congress.
The senate wade slow progress with the
Indian appropriation bill.
67tb DAT,
Senator Allen ot Nebraska, has Introduced
a resolution declaring the sense of the Sen
ate that effective steps should be taken to
protect the lives of Americans in Cuba, and
that l ui'.ed Stules battleships should be scut
to Lillian waters. The resolution went over.
Another resolution by Senator Hill, of New
lork, was agreed to asking the secretary of
ubio ior an correspondence, etc., relating to
American prisoners In Cuba, not heretofore
transmitted
h Mr. Morgan presented a favorable report
from the committee on foreign relations on
a resolution demanding the immediate and
unconditional release of Julio Sanguilly now
imprisoned at Havana. It went over until
Thursday. Mr. Morgan and Mr. Sherman
stating that action was expected then.
I he feature of tho session of the house to
day was the appearance of VYillium Jennings
nrynu, mie numoorauo candidate for presi
dent on tho floor. He had come to the city
to attend a dinner given In his honor by John
it. .Mi l.eun of the t Inclunatl Knoulrer. nnd
as nn ex-member, was entitled to the privi
lege of the lloor.
68 nt DAT.
Kenato met at 11 o'clock nud tho Cuban
mutter came up, Senator Allen, of Nebraska.
taking tho floor on his resolution of vestcr-
day.
rim house commltteo on foreign affairs
decided to report a resolution culling on the
president for all Information concerning the
treatment ol American prisoners in i. uba.
Mr. Sul.er, liemocrut. New York, offered
Iu thu House to-day a bill "declaring war bo-
tweeu tint Ringtloin of Simln and her colo
nies nud the l ulled states of America nud
her territories."
C9rn HAT.
After thn dramatic Cuban debate In tho
senate yesterday tho discussion to-day was
comparatively spiritless. The galleries weru
packed, however, in anticipation of interest
ing developments, but there weru no inci
dents during the day that awakened more
than passing interest. The Indian bill was
considered uti to 1 o'clock, when for three
huurs a general discussion of the Siinguillv
case and the alTect of the pardon occurred.
To-day the house, under suspension of
rules, passed the senate International mone
tary conference bill, despite thu seeming
wide divergence of views ou the money iies
tlon, by a vote of 270 to 3. Tho three were
Quigg (Hep., N. V.), Henry (.Hep., Conu.)
and Johnson t Ucp.. 1ml. )
Hills were also passed to provide fur the
arbitration of differences between the car
riers of Inter-State ennimereii and their em
ployes (known ns the Krdiiian bill i, and thu
Semite liill to prevent tliu importation of im
pure tea.
CO Til 1AV.
The usual Sunday quiet nf the caplt il
building was disturbed by a ticssimi of the
senate, nimlu nivessarv to pass the appro
priation hills. Large crowds lilled the gal
liirles and uverllowed to the corridors. Thu
attendance of senator i ivasevcn greater Hum
thnt through thn week.
Tim House did little on Saturday, but
passed thu bill to nbollsii tlm business of
brokeis In railroad tickets. Thu vote was
U2 to bl.
(!1ST HAY.
The houso galleries wero thronged with
visitors nil day, but the crowds witnessed
nothing beyond the dullest of routine mut
ters until the last half-hour ol the session,
when the bill to prohibit the tnuismls.lnn of
detailed accounts of prizo lights by mall or
tel-graiih was brought up. This led to a very
lively skirmish in which prize lighting was
denounced i;n all sides nud the advocates of
the bill insisted that the "sickening details"
should be suparet-sed In the Interest of good
morals. Hut the bill met with most strenuous
opposition on tho ground that It would tend
to establish a censorship of the press.
In tho Senate thu lUstrict of Columbia bill
Was passed early In the day. Tho naval bill
brought out a hot contest on the prlcu of
armor plate and the eslnbllsmeiit of n gov
ernment factory. The senate committee had
recommended a maximum price of ijldO per
ton for armor. Mr. Chandler endeavored to
have thn price fixed ut if.'IW). Thu bill was
laid aside ut 4:30 p. m. for un executive session.
angel
Menn ot 1'nthcr. ''
"I eay, Matilda!" shouted tho father
from the head of the stairs. "Tell thnt
young man when be goes out to tell
the milkman to leave two quarts, In
stead of one, as usuall" l'oukers
fiUteamta
Beforo w knew that o'cmiiir days of sun
shine
Could ciiine sil'Hl shade.
Before we knew tint la our midst an
His home had made.
How calm we were In our Herein) content
ment-
Our sV les how blue- -How
light wu held Ills living, loving pres.
ence,
Before wu knew !
But now the sorrow of n vain regretting,
"Had wu but known,"
Throbs sadly through our lift) of seeming
calmness
In undertone.
Oh. could we bear once more tho voleo now
silent
So d"ar, so true
Asin thn old sweet days of lovo and glad
ness Before wo knew !
Murv Bingham Wilson, iu Congregational
1st. THE ArrilKHTU KSMM' OK l'nEArlllSO.
Fullness nf knowledge saves a minister
from the temptation of resorting to bizarre
meihods to attract a congregation. No mat
ter how clever a man may be, he cannot
long htdo from himself or from others tin)
fin t of his Intellectual sup 'i llcialily umi
limitation; and I believe that many it
preacher who resorts to eccentrio and sen
sational stratagems does so from III" con
sciousness of tho tneai;i'ciiess and frailty of
his lliHoiogieal ami philosophical resources.
No truly great aetor becomes a Blouilin walk
ing a tight rope to draw a crowd ; no truly
great singer blacks bis fueii ami joins thu
minstrels to secure popularity ; no great art
ist renounces ucadcmleal law to astonish the
world by daubing nightmares. Men of a
much inferior order condescend to theatrl-
als i gifted men have no need. And it is
the same with respect to thn Chrlsliuu pul
pit, llenry Ward needier ultl not resort to
lings and dulcimers ; Uishop Simpson suc
ceeded without dressing himself in Oriental
costume ; Jotuph Parker gets on without a
mngiu lantern ; It. YV. Hale used no stage
property, posturo or passion, and Muehiron
discovers no anxiety to stradillu the latest
sensation. But thu preacher who is eon-
ious of dollcif ncy Iu thn deeper (iiiallllea-
lions of his vocation seeks to awaken nnd
maintain public interest by eccentricities
ntnl extravagances in thu subjects
ho chooses or !ln tho Imnuncr in
which ho treats them. Our congre
gations desire above all things clear, deep,
Scriptural truth, and any ministry of renl
lunching power Is suro of pcronnlal popu
larity. Tho Intorcst of tho multitude In
Christian doctrine, Is not speculative nnd
arbitrary; it is personal, practical, passlon
nlo. The people recognize in our doctrine
tho things by which they llvo, and he who
can state evangelical truth with lucidity nnd
feeling will Had bis ministry Influential
when the mere rhetorician and sensation
alist have passod awav. W. L. Watklnson,
1). D. (London), In UethodlBt Bevlow. I
Chosen by the
Government
The Wir Dfparhrtent proposes to test Ihe bicycle for army use, and
recently asked for propouh for furnishing bicycles for the purpose.
Result : Bids from $50 to $S5 each for other m.ichincs t our bid of
$00 each for Columbus, their invariable price. And the Govern
ment selected
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If YOU are abla to pey (100 for
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anything but a Columbia T
The expert's who made the choice de
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dollar of the $100 aked fcr them.
Beautiful Art Catalogue of Columbia nnd Hartford Bicycle is free if you call upon any
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nrir.ch Storc3 an J Agencies In almost every city oaJ town. If Columbia: ere not
properly represented in your vU.ir.ity let, u know.
Falih Is not a stain of iuaetimi. security
niul eonteiiteiliiess j it is a constant rcaeli
Ing forth towards a higher and fuller life.
1 he b ast exereise of it is pruduetivc of
wonderful results, (iml basset sie-h a value
upon the least grain of faith, and given it
such a power, that it eau ovcr-ouic iiioiin
taiiious dilllcullii's and cll'ivt extraordinary
transformations. HuMiod means that the
seed should I mie a tree, plant a seed ,
a Howcr-pot that is full nf soil. iii.ill..ulis.
Imim-elcss, Inert, that Would remain ns It is
forever, and at unco the ireeii"e of thn
seed in the soil creates a vortex of motion
and change. The seed, as it germinates ami
grows, draws the parlb'les of the soil into
its own composition and structure, ini lut.-i
to tlieiu n lumber nature. organises the miihI
nml makes it living nm.erial. ultra-is the
tew ami the hiiir-liinc, nnd Prim.'" all tlie
l owers of iiiituie to its help Hint it may
grow. And n plant a seed of faith in ( brit
in a ih ad It it n in n be.iii, and what a ibaiiu'e
nml ennui. otion it i'iiim'i ! itr.'iiMsnp Hie
nature into newness of life: it lavs nil the
Mors of heaven and cailh under eonlri
uiii ii for its h-lp nni Misteniine". Ilm as
?t grows It ne.'oiiinll.-hes greater wonders
111 the llec-Mllge lllllll ill the seid-st.ll.'e.
Tee produ f the ii.iimte grain ol mii-i.-ird
M'i',1 is till' greatest of lu-rlis Illiv I ll II
Ian.-" spn.", and doing n great work. I k
what a I : i"i does In t!i" ci i n env ol nadir-' !
How it forms the sn.itvo of rivers and
treanis. how it n gulat.'s the i..'.'i-ons. nud
ult'is tin) climate of the locality! And
llmre iMtolilslllng sllll is the ellect of laltll
when il reii, lie., t!ic tree-stage nml Pe.i:neK
a p'sling-plnee f,,r wcarv creatures on it-.
boughs, and gi . i s ii fr'"-lim.'iit to mull Hues
b iis.-hailn and fruit.-- Hugh MaeMiilan.
1'. 1'., in the Ouh. r.
ITS P
IU
V-
all
Since all things nreilod's servants.
things must necessarily be His n:es-engei-.s,
and tlierefore every event and dispensation
or lire has Its message f ir us, let the a - I
of Hi" "messenger" be what it may. Many
of our ehol 'i'st gifts from mir dearest friend's
come tii us by inn hands of very rough-looking
messengers and are wrapped up in
coarse brown packages. Ho we, because of
tills, "despise lll.d misuse" the iiesse
geiMind refuse lo ii ive and open the pa"!..
ages.' .My i;elglilior who treats me unkindly,
or my fi lend who wrongs me, nr luveneniv
who magliciis tne, have eai li one a t reiiUv ii
Ine, sage from iod for me as the dergv !i.a:i
who prca. hcs to me, or the ( hiisiiat;
friend ivlw givi s me a tract. And as I
Would mt "despise or misuse' tin- ono.
neither must I thu other. Wu little know
of til" rich blessings we lose hc au-c u-e
thus despise nnd misuse the "servants " who
ring them. Perlim s the ci't ,,r i.-.
for which Von have nrnved imnr and noo.irl
nlly in vain, Is In 1. 1 in the hand o( that
cry disagreeable Inmate or your hoii .eli.,l.l
w hose presence has sccineil't.i v..ii sie li an
unkind Inilietion. iir it may be that the
victory over the world, for which vnursoul
has fervently hungered, was .shut lin in iliat
very ilisappolntt t or loss again l whicii
you have reU lied with such bitierncss tlmt
it has l.r.iuglit voiir s 'ill Inlo giicvoiis dark-lic-s
instead. Jlaiiiiah Wliitall Snilih.
The cross Ii nhvavs being set up. ,f,..;;is is
always being eriu'lilcd. Mvcrv Miireilug
that is In the world is His sullerliig. In that
travail and imin wliep'bv iiw.ii is horn inio
lb" World, whereby be ilii s, wln iehy l.H
friends close his ca isi't and lower it into
the grave, and In all that Ib rccr Intvai! of
living a self-coiitrolleil, a brave, n v.idmt
u heroic life in this world in nil ,,f ,J.
.lesus is present, and .lesiisMideri. !o iml
forget It, brothers, slstei:i, nil, that vol are
not alone 1 1 your siillcnng, leu ifi it one
like unto the Son of (iml trends with von
thn burning fiery furnace. We are 'not
alone. 'J he Christ Is wl'.h us. Having llim
With us, wo can endure all things. His
grace, as the apostle, said in his ow n f tin ill
trial, we shall 11ml sullleieni for us. oh. the
love nf Christ which passeih knowledge! H
Is an Infinite tiling;. Ituuilcrgirdslhe world.
It binds together the universe. And yet It is
lowly, simple, human, very nigh lis, yea
within us.-ilcv. David Nelsi'm it. ucli.
H uj
Yd t3 g
Forsalo by tho Atlantic no-
fininfjCo.
peep
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r- T'
Tim broken edges everywhere ! The half-
iiiiishe.i tasks that men have to leave nnd go I
int i the darkness ! Thu young careers so
full of promise that suililenlv stop ! 'Ihn'
irreat ideas ami wishes, growing legitimately I
autof earthly life, yet evidently too large J
(or It, finding no wiilsfacilon 'hero! And
most of all the uiilliiislied characters ! I can
think that It is no great thing for a man to
nn, U'tiri lou r.. .,...... I... ir . ,.. 1. 1 . . !
; ' ilii.- iiiiii niiii", or ins iiarn
half built ; but that h should die just as his
i-haracter is rounding into shape, and from
a crude study b nning aplcni,c,,r lieiiuty
and an engine nf power. This Is what nn s't
bewilders us. This is what most of all, 1
think, has mado men guess that this earthly
life wo see is a part and not a whole, and set
their eyes pathetically searching f,,r that
other world they thought must bu beyond the
wutcrs. i'liillips llrooks.
Here Is a lighthouse-keeper on tho enu'it.
The sailor la the darkness cannot sen the
keeper, unless indeed the shadow of the
keeper olseiiros for a Moment tho light.
What the sailor sees is the ll'dif nml lm
lllllllkS,
1: Ol : .
(hi iii i- 'Vi 3y
crtuAT I'nn, i,...
!i" !:iccr, I he uliove resiills In :io days. It a. In
I !; it in iv ami iiickly. (ui, when nilntlierii tail.
I mini, lie II M ill , (MM t.,r )( iiui.lnmil.aild old
''"''will iv 'ever th. ir yoi.tliiiii vimir lv using
I.I V I (). it .nilekiv .aid surely n-sinnn Nrrvnua,
IH-; r:. l.ot ita!itv. lm i.iilincv N'uO.llv l.'..ou...n.
I.est I imiT. I .illi'ii M.iieirv. Wiviiiiu 1 1. w. -...I
all Hi ' Ih lit si II llllllni iw ,., , nil.) lt,.llt,.r..,.
ivliieh uiiiitsoii,. hirs ucv liiiMiii'S! oi iii.-irrnne. It
in tiitilvriir.- I, y Marling u the sent el ilim aKe but
ll nt'r. .it nerve Ionic uail Moiel linlliler. lirl,l.
i-n I'iuIi tlie pinl, U. u, pule , hcelisi. nl ro
"tiring the lire or yi.uili. It want oir Insanity
ami ( iihMiiiiiti"ii. Insist on liav,n Kl. IYO.no
ether. Ii can he larrlnl in vent poi ki t. lly mall
s l.do pi r car k aw. or si lor SfJ.nu, with a past-'
livo writ it, i ginininieo to inio or refund
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the ligbtkeeper tends his light in tho dark,
and a very lonely nnd obscure life it Is. No
one mounts tho rock to praise hlin. Thu
vessels pass in the night, with never a word
of cheer. Hut thu llio of tho keeper gets its
dignity, nut bucuu.se he shlneg, but becausei
his light guides other lives; and iiianv a
weary captain greets that twinkllnc li'ihr
across the Hen, nnd seeing its good work
gives thanks to his I'utmir which is in
heaven. l)r. Teubody.
fenate Cnban Itcsoliitlnn.
A resolution was pnisoi in the Untied
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Julio Sangulllj's release.
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