OOUKT HOUSE CHIPS
IIfikI ElfrM tor Record.
A. H. Bowereox and wife to (.-has
F. Felker, lot No. 11, in John Has-j
singer's addition, Beavertown, for
$65.00.
- . i - i , fA - i 1 1 I
0. Outlier lwier tuiMiimai.ii r,
and William Seebold, guardian ol
Ellis David Breon, Tract No. 1,
containing 125 acres and Traot No.
2, containing laO acres, for one dol
lar and other consideration.
C. C and Mary Hummel to Mrs.
Jane Hartley, lot No. 82 in Oentre
ville, for If 140.
Anion Kishtis and wife to Daniel
Kuhns, !) acres and 10 perches in
Centre twp. for 82(H).
Emiline A. and John W. Krouse
to Mollie K. Boyer,62 acres in Cen
tre twp., for 450.
Mollie B. and P. J. Hover to Ada
Sanders, same as above, for 500.
Alvihla Romig, Pharea Romig
and Ellen Breohtblll to A. M.
Smith, 44 acres and 108 perches in
Spring twp., for 450.
Jonathan Newman and wife to
Thomas A. Watts, lot in Shamokhi
Dam, containing 6049 square feet
lor $1000.
Letter ftMM
Iietters of administration in the
estate of Tobias Reamer, late of
Chapman township, were granted
March 22, 1900 to Augustus 11.
Stroub and Levi Reamer.
Will Probated.
The last will and testament of
(ieo. C. Moyer, late of Washington
township, was prohuted Monday of
this week. Calvin P. Moyer, James
P. Moyer and Win, Moyer are
named as executors. The widow
and children are the heirs.
Marriage License.
(P. E. Bingaman, I'ennscrcok,
Hattie E. Moyer, Middleswarth.
fH. A. Wagner, Mt. PleasantM.,
SallieE. Markel,
(Reuben W. Aucker, Verdilla,
Maben D. Wise, Port Treyerton.
Elizabeth Roush Dead.
Communicated.
Elizabeth Roush, third wife of
(Jeorge Roush, died at her home in
Middlecreek Township last Thurs-
3 ay morning at 6 o'clock after a very
hort illness of dropsy of the heart,
ged 63 years, 2 months, 17 days.
II II l C 4 111. 1 . ll ...
Mrs. XVOUSII was Iiroi. nmuicu w
William Bolig, who died some
thirty years ago, and was married
to George Roush 25 years ago. She
had by her first marriage two ehil-
lren, a son, Charles, who resides in
Midillecreek township, and Jane in
termarried with a Mr. Sweigart.
By the second marriage she had two
sons, Howard who resides near
Strode's Mills, Mifllin Co., and
I'hiiip, who resided with his family
in the same house with her. She
leaves to survive her, her husband,
(ieorge Roush, and all the children
alxwe named and ten grandchildren,
also one sister, Mrs. Good. She be
anie a member of the Evangelical
Lutheran church under the cateche
tical instructions of Rev. (J. C. Er-
lenmyer. Her maiden name was
Dean. Sunday a very large con
course of people followed her re
mains to their last lesting place, the
cemetery at Meiser where interment
was had. 1 he church was jacked
and a great many jieople could not
gain admittance. Rev. Schnable
preached the funeral sermon, and J.
Howard Arbogast conducted the
burial. It was remarked by many
people that Howard was the most
obliging conductor they had ever
seen. He not only attends to his
actual duties, but is quick in acting
s an usher in the church and otherwise-
assisting the people.
A JTRIENP.
MARRIED.
Mar. 22, by Geo. M. Shindel,
Clerk O. C, Palmer K. Bingaman
ol Pennscreek to Hattie E. Moyer
of Middleswarth.
Feb. 25. by G. A. Botdort. J. P..
Wm. E. Martin and Maud E. Hen
dricks, both of Washington twp.
Mar. 22,at Christ Reformed Par
sonage, Altoona, Pa., Rev. J. F.
Moyer united in marriage Joseph E.
fisher of Shamokin. Pa., and Miss
Pnscilla Bickel of McKees J Falls,
After the ceremony the voung
xaiple went on a wedding trip to
ints in Western Penna.
Mar. IL by J. J. Steely, J. P.,
"i. H. Pheasant and Mairirie E.
ininger, both of McClure.
Ta Care LaArippe In Two Dajra
Uxatit Baoao Qttisiaa Tabi.kth. All
fflsu rufnnd tM monev II It falls In enrn
''Oaora'i signature on every box. asc, nvc-J
DUNDORB.
Our public sales are a success.
Murk tin' parted man and lot the
lxiy run.
Ed. Wolf and the "Post" are good
instructor.
The first 1114m ilnni f life arc the
lust to fade from memory.
sulM.r visor. J. I'. Wis,
is 1111-
prvvinir our public nwils
I. It. StatiU'or is selling shouts tit ;c
ht lb. live weight.
Our weather prophet says there Is I
more snow on the Way.
Sadie Rambo, who was doing needle 1
work at Bunbury, Ims returned.
I)r Krehs had the misfortune of hav
tag been kicked by his driving horse.
Our bachelor "Justice of the Peace" 1
says he is looking for a bright future.
Geo. WentaeL one of our successful I
fanners, is telling considerable live
stock.
Seven months ofsohool and B p""' i
teacher this winter has much improved 1
the little hrownies of this town.
Why does our merchant N. T. Dun
dorc, pay 14c for eggs, 20c for butter and
sell elov'ersecd ut and spring r,e
at ;..
The Penna. Canal o. has quite a
number of men at work. Boating will
be good. So savs J. W. Nelta, the fore
man. Rev. Besom occupied Rev. Billhardt'a
pulpit Sunday evening In the olive
united Evangelical church at Port
Trcvorton.
Sadie ('. Eyer and her best friend ol
Belinsgrove surprised her aunt. Mrs.
Duudore, by cracking sheUbarka, the
the other evening.
A LINE.
Miss Alvada
Louis Arnold's.
K. s. st roup's
ictt l
employed at
saleat Strouptownjwati
well attended.
Amos Knouse is wearing
MnUe bc-
cause it's a baby boy.
Francis Bwlneforu was the guest of
(i. s. Uelneti to see his wife.
Christ Knouse uinl Wife were the
guests of Amos Knouse of Knouse town
Sunday last.
The spelling bee at Pleasant View
school douse last Thursday evening
was well attended.
Communion services were well at
tended last Sunday. Fifty partook of
the Lord's supper.
The church re-opening was interest
ing. The collection amounted to about
(800.00 to pay an old debt on the church.
April 1st Rev. Troutman will preach
at the St. .John's church. Be will also
organize a Sunday school at that place.
The Shcttcrlv boys sold n tract of
timber land to H. A. Bbright instead
of their land as appeared In last week's
paper.
Henry Boyer of Aline had bad luck
last week. His horse choked and pret
ty nearly fell down over the wing wall
at the Joint bridge at Beaver's between
Juniata and Snyder counties.
Rules for Correspondents.
1 . Write only on one side of the paper.
2. Mail your news so as to reach us
no later than Tuesday morning of each
week.
3. Send us all legitimate news. Wo
do not want family quarrels or neigh
bor's differences. What we want is
N kws.
4. Do not use nicknames to designate
persons. Their baptismal names is
what the readers of the PoBT w ant.
5. Do not make allusion to events
and things that you cannot or do not
care to explain. No one cares to read
anything they cannot understand.
li. Do not say John Jones fhom Lew
is town, hut say John Jones ok Lewis-
town. There ure a great many
pondents who violate this rule,
say, "The picnic was held on
dav." Omit the word "on." it
oorres
lo not
Sat or
is use-
less.
7. In the case of deaths, get the date
of bill h, death and age. Write up a
nice sketch giving parentage and an
cestry as far back as possible. Name
brothers, sisters, children, Ixitb living
and dead. (live facts and name the
good deeds of ( he dead rather to waste
time and space with resolutions of res
iled. I he U-st memorial that you can
write is an interesting sketch relating
the good deeds. The family can usual
ly give you all the facts. Study the
form of obituary notices in the POST
and follow that as nearly as possible.
H. Do not ust' "Mr" or "Mr. and Mrs."
Say "John Jones and wife." The use
of "Mr" and of "Mr. and Mrs." is not
wrong, but it would exhaust the con
tents of the "M" Ihix.
11. Observe the changes that are
made in your correspondence when it
appear- in print. Study them and you
will soon see bow you can improve
your work. Preserve these mil's for
('(instant reference. Kditor Post.
HOMINY . . .
If you want a good deli
cious dish for breakfast, din
ner or supper you cannot
find anything better than
hominy . We have some of
the finest on the market. 3c.
a lb.; four lbs. lor 10 cents.
FISH
A fine brand of selected
Family White Fish. You
want something of u change
for breakfast and you will
find this a desirable change,
(ic. per lb. or 55c. for a ten
pound pail. The pail itself
is worth almost half what we
ask for the fish.
A. H. MOYER.
Doodletown, Pa.
DooulBtown Store
THE WARJN AFRICA.
British Column to Drive Boers Out
of Griquatown.
THE SMALL FOKOEB OF BOERS.
It ! Said They Could Not Pat Morr
Tli mi I'll I ri , Tkoiunl Men on the
Fli-lns 1. 1 in' President Sic, u Fled
Aualast III Own Jiulg meu t .
London, March 27. Military observ
ers here, ami even those in close allil
iation with the war office, are consider
ably confused as to what Is being done
(or the succor of Mafeking. Some 5,000
or 6,000 men are engaged with Lord
Methuen at Warreuton and Fourteen
Streams, and now another column iB
about to leave Kimbcrley, If It has not
already started, for Uriquatown, 18
miles westward. Its ostensible pur
pose is to drive out the Boera. The
force is described as "a strong one."
and the expedition as "likely to at
tract much attention."
(Seneral French Is reported from
Bloemfonteln Sunday as returning
from Thaba Nchu, without apparently
having headed off Commandant Oil-j
vier, with his 15 guns and miles of
baggage.
The Times prints a statement from
Cape Town to the effect that the Boera,
after deducting heavy losses, arc proli- I
ably unable now to put more than 30.
000 men on the firing line.
Boer horsemen are in contact with
the llritlsh. outposts from liiggarsberg
to Warreuton.
General linller's patrols lind a sharp
Skirmish Sunday at Waschbanl:.
Lord Roberta1 Infantry have now
been quiet for 14 days, and news of an
ml vancc is hourly expected at the war
office.
The Bloemfonteln correspondent of
The Morning Post, telegraphing Sat
urday, says: "I learn that Mr. Steyn
lied against his own judgment, and on
the persuasion of Mr. Fischer that
duty to his country required that he
should remain uncaptured as long as
resistance was possible,"
A Pretoria dispatch says: General
Joubcrt has returned from Kroonstad.
lie Is full of hope, and may return to
Natal shortly.
Messrs. W'olmarans, Fischer and
Wessels, the peace envoys from the
federal forces, are due at Naples In a
few days. After visiting two or three
European capitals they will go to New
York by way of Antwerp. It is nn
derstood at The Hague that they aie
Invested with large powers, and are
prepared to agree to anything looking
to Intervention.
Last Friday Lieutenant I.ygon was
killed and Lieutenant Colonel Crabbe,
Lieutenant Colonel Codrlngton and
Captain Trotter were wounded by
members of the Johannesburg mount
ed police. The Britons had ridden
eight or nine miles beyond their camp
on the Modder river without escort ex
cept one trooper. They met a party of
five Boers, whom they tried to cap
ture. The Boers took refuge on a
kopje, where three of their comrades
were hidden, and within five minutes
every member of the British party was
hit. After dressing the; wounded the
Boers Bent them to the British camp
In an ambulance.
CASHIER LOOTED THE BANK.
Charles W. Mussrr a Self Confessed
Defaulter For 1-lfI.OOO.
Rutland, Vt March 27. With its
doors closed fast and Its cashier,
Charles W. Mussey, in jail, a defaulter
for $145,000, the Merchants' National
bank, of this city, formerly one of the
strongest institutions In ths state,
stands on the verge of ruin unless its
stockholders come to Its assistance
and help the remaining assets to pay
off the $351,000 due Its depositors.
Mussey confessed his guilt to the en
tire board of directors. It Is under
Stood that the United States circuit
court has placed his bail at $100,000.
Coincident with Mussey's coufe lei:
came the closing of the musical store
of N. N. McClure, Jr., the business of
which, according to the confession,
has been supported wholly or in pirt
by the funds of the bank. Mussey's
peculations began six years ago. and
were so wen covered up mat tne na
tional bank examiner was deceived by
the cashier only a few months ago.
Incendiary Filipino Urania Stopped
Manila, March 27. During the pro
duction of an Incendiary play entitled
"For Ixive of Country," presented in
the Tagalo language at the Tagalo
theater, the natives, under the influ
ence of repeated references to Inde
pendence, became disorderly. Finally,
quite carried away by the sight of the
rebel flag on the stage, they cried "Vive
Filipinos" and "Vive Agulnaldo." The
police restored order and arrested the
manager of the theater and the author
of the play. The latter is the pro
prietor of a Tagalo newspaper, which
was recently warned to moderate its
radical utterances. The American au
thorities had forbidden the production
of the play.
Helen Gould's Army Chaplains.
Washington, March 27. The Star
gays: A visitor at the White House,
referring to the lack of chaplains with
the volunteer regiments In the Philip
pines and elsewhere, says that Miss
Helen t.oiiiu is maintaining nine or ,
ten chaplains in tne army at her own
expense. These men are not officially
recognized as chaplains, but as min
isters and Y. M. C. A. workers they
voluntarily and unofficially do prac
tically the same work. Miss Gould, It
is stated, pays each of these men $90 a
month and their expenses. The latter
amount to more than the salaries In
the Philippines.
Harmony Committee Discharged.
Washington, March 27. The Repub
lican members of the senate spent two
and a half hours In caucus yesterday in
an effort to reach an agreement upon
the Puerto Rican legislation now pend
ing In the senate. The caucus was ap
parently, however, without material
result the only accomplishment being
a decision to proceed with the general
bill as it now stands, without separat
ing the tariff feature, and to discharge
the harmony committee from further
efforts. ,
A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED
Wednesday. March 21.
A decision of the 1'nited States su
preme court sustains the anti-trust law
of Texas.
Nearly 6,000 people are being em
ployed on public works In India's fam
ine stricken districts.
George Finch, a Chicago laborer, '
was shot dead by his 10-year-old wife
wlille assaulting the boy's mother.
The British government has notified
the Boers that compensation will be
demanded for wanton destruction of
British property.
Maggie Riley, aged 12. died in a
Philadelphia hospital from bums re
ceiveil by the explosion of coal oil i
which she used in kindling the lire.
Twenty-four peasants were drowned
yesterday by the capsizing of a boat in I
which they were crossing the Danube
river from Kaloosa to Pays, Hungary,
during a gale.
Tliiirmlii) , llsrrli 'i'i.
A freight elevator lu Chicago fell I
three stories, seriously injuring 30
printers.
The Democrats of Alaska have call-
ed a convention for May 2.ri to name
delegates to the national convention.
A locomotive jumped the track at !
Altoona, Pa., killing Engineer Kanft
man and seriously injuring Fireman
Bhuman,
The house committee on foreign af
fairs will investigate ex-Consul Ma
crum's charges that the Hritish censor
at Durban opened his official mall
J. IC. Allen, a Chicagoan, has pur
chased 1,000,000 admission tickets to
the Paris exposition, paving half the
regular price. lie expects to clear
$100,000.
Krl.lii.. Narob 88.
A bill in the French chamber will
abolish public executions by ihc n!l
h tine.
on Wooster'fl plantation. Houston
county, Tj., four children of John
Borden wire burned to death in their
home.
The Uatowel, Out., gas works were
wrecked by an explosion which occur
red at midnight. The night watchman
was killed.
The rebellion which recently broke
out in the province of ESntre Rios, Ar
gentina, has collapsed and the rebels
have lUITendred their arms.
Crown Princess Stephanie of Aus
tria and Count Lonyal were married in
Vienna yesterday. By marrying a
Hungarian nobleman the princess re
nounces her rights us an archduchess.
Saturday, Miirrh M.
The New Jersey legislature adjourn
ed sine die shortly after midnight
Kxploding boiler in a sawmill near
Muncie, Ind., killed three men and
wounded four others, one fatally.
Incendiarism continues in Barba
dos. There were nine plantation (ires
during the week ended March 17.
Near Media, Kan., Frank (iarmont, a
wealthy farmer, killed bis wife with a
neck yoke because she refused to live
with him.
Reuben Griggs (colored), 16 years
old, hanged at Cumberland, Va., for as
saulting a 7-year-old girl, had to be
carried to the scaffold.
Exploding collodium In a photo
graphic supply house In Philadelphia
wrecked the building, killed Herman
Wise and Charles Warren and injured
four others.
Ex-Alderman William Lyman, of
Chicago, was shot last night during a
political quarrel by ex-State Senator
John F. O'Malley, who was arrested.
Lyman Is said to be seriously wounded.
Mnndny, Mnreli 2l.
Amos Ilusie has signed a contract to
pitch for the New York baseball club
this year.
Richard Croker, the Tammany load
er, will return to Now York from Eng
land early next month.
J. B. Schweitzer, a young artist at
Reno, Nov., has fallen heir to 1500,000,
left by an uncle in India.
Ill health caused Dr. William Yau
dle, state quarantine officer, to blow
out his brains at El Paso, Tex.
Ur. William a. Ulsnau, who went
with Miss Harriet A. Clogg, the al
leged Baltimore swindler, to Europe,
was discharged from custody at New
York.
Cashier Frederick J. Filbert, of Bat
ton's bank, Palatine, Ills., who was at
tacked with a hammer by Dr. W. L.
Lewis, a morphine fiend on Sept. 20, u
dead of his wounds.
Tuesdny. Mnrrh 27.
Brazil Is making elaborate prepara
tions to celebrate, on May 'i to 6, the
discovery of Brazil in 1500.
Assaulted by unionists, Henry Hes
sel, a non-union Chicago bookbinder,
shot John Jenson in the arm.
Great Britain will give 276 army
commissions to the colonies and 50 to
Lord Roberts for distribution to the
forces in the field.
Walter Deucher, secretary to the
Swiss legation In Washington, has
been transferred to the post of secre
tary of the legation at Rome.
Three stone masons lost their lives
while at work on the new jail in
Straublng, Bavaria. Seventeen were
severely injured.
Secretary Long has returned to
Washington from Boston, where he de
livered an address last week.
Charles Scott, after furiously as
saulting his wife and her mother with
a chisel at Owosso, Mich., shot him
self dead. Mrs. Scott may die.
(.i:l:n l, MARKETS.
Philadelphia, Marrh 26. Flour Blow;
winter superfine, $2.35f?2.S0; Pennsylvania
roller, clear, IMOOMOj elty mills, extra,
I2.50ff2.75. Rye flour steady and quiet at
I3.15ii3.40 per barrel. Wheat firm; No. 2
red, spot, In elevator, 72U73'4c. Corn
Arm; No. 2 mixed, spot. In elevator, 41 '.'!
I' V.: No. 2 yellow, for local trade, t:; ......
Oats quiet and steady; No. 2 white, clip
ped, ai'jc.: lower grades, 2S(ii30c. liny
quiet; choice timothy. I1G.S0Q1" for largo
bales. Iieef steady; beef hams, $21021.50.
Pork firmer; mess, 12fil2.M; family, $14
'-Ml 50. Lard firm; western steamed, $6.55
t(6.60. Butter steely; western creamery,
2;'u25c.: do. factory, 18&20c: Imitation
creamery, 18li224c. ; New York dairy, 19
024c; do. creamery, UOBc; fancy Penn
sylvania prints Jobbing at 28031c. ; do.
wholesale, 27c. Live poultry quoted at
H'V'ili''. for choice western fowls, Wfp
16c. for chickens and 12c. for ducks.
Dressed poultry (fresh killed), choice
western fowls, lc.; old roosters, 78c.;
nearby chickens, 1214c.; nearby turkeys,
ianry, 13c. ; western turkeys, choice youu
hens. 12'u 12V4C.; geese, 700.
Interesting Statistics From New
York's Labor Bureau.
THE SOUTHERN ITALIANS LEAD
In the 3uinlM'r of Irrlinls, I'ollow cd
by llelireivs. MiithLn nnd lules.
Siniill li' refill nut of Irish llmiil
lErn tits Ileum nd l-'or House Sen nnti
Albany, March 26. The annual re
port of John McMackin, state super
intendent of labor statistics, says:
"The building outlook in New York
city is very good, plans having bl 'ii
tiled last December for 2.0i!8 buildings,
to cost $2.s.75;'..ooo. Immigration re
turns for the quarter ended Dec. SI.
1899, show an Increase of 17,914 ar
rivals at New York over the preceding
quarter, and 2S.012 more than in the
lust three months of 1898. In the lat
ter quarter the arrivals numbered 51,
380; in the same three months (if is;i:i.
74.S'.2, and for the quarter ended Sep
tember, 66,978.
Comparing the returns for the clos
ing Quarter of i s ;i i with those of the
corresponding period of im's it Is Been
that the largest proportional gain of
those races recording at least 2,0'H1 ar
rivals, was made by the Slovaks, the
increase being 3,418, or 121.7 per cent.
The Polish race was second, With an
Increase of U4.2 per cent, or 3,105 in
number; the Croatians ami Slavonian.-,
show a gain of l,S4.j, or 35.4 per cent.
'I he Increases among other races were:
Hebrew, 3,903, or US. 2 per cent; Scan
dinavian, 1.2S0, or 40.8 per cent;
Northern Italian. 1,046, or 33.6 per
cent; Southern Italian. ::,( :;v or 2a. 1
per cent; Magyar. 2.017. or L'o.l per
cent; German, 558, or 10 per cent;
Irish, 60, or 1.6 per cent.
in point of numbers the Southern
Italians still retain the lead in immi
gration, the arrivals of that race be
ing nearly one-fourth of the total.
There were 16,149, or 21.2 per cent, of
that class who landed during the quar
ter which ended last December. Next
in the numerical order come the lb -brews
with 10.076, or 13.5 per cent;
then follow the Poles with 6,401, or 8.5
per cent; Slovaks, 6.220, or S.S per
cent; Germans, 6,118, or 8.2 per cent;
Scandinavians, 4,436, or 5.3; North
ern Italians, 4,140. or .TTi per cent;
Irish, S,74,r), or 6 per cent.
The proportion of male and female
immigrants who arrived at New York
In the last three months of 1899 did
not deviate much from that of the cor
responding quarter of the previ ills
year. In the first mentioned period l.
male arrivals numbered 45, 848, or 61 .
per cent, while in the same three
months of 1898, 29,045. or 56 per cent
came, l here were 119.049 females, or
38.4 per cent, reported for the three
months ended on Dec. 31, 1899, and
during the like period of 1898 22,825,
oi 44 per cent. Of the principal races
noted in the arrivals during the clos
ing three months of 1899 the greatest
disparity in tne proportion of sexes
Was amuni the Northern Italians 11 2
per cent of them being males and 27. S
per cent females. The Hebrew race
showed the smallest proportionate! dis
similarity 66 per cent males and 44
per cent females. In the Irish and
Scandinavian immigration the females
continue to predominate, the propor
tions being: Irish females, 62.8 per
cent; Scandinavian females, 55.6 per
cent.
The number of Immigrants arriving
at the New York port during the quar
ter was 74.892. Of this number four
fifths were destined to the states com
posing the North Atlantic division, of
which group the state of New York
received the largest number, Of the
total number Of arrivals 32,049 de
clared their intention to locate in New
York state, 14,366 in Pennsylvania,
4.59t; In New Jersey, 4,479 in Massa
chusetts and 2,361 In Connecticut, Of
those favoring the north central di
vision lor their destination 4.oos went
to Illinois, 2,356 to Ohio nnd 1,869 to
Michigan. To the South Atlantic di
vision only 1,003 were bound, while the
number destined to the south central
division was but 629, and 2,388 went to
the western division.
Superintendent McMackin says that
the past year has been the most suc
cessful year the free employment bu
reau In New York city has had since
Its establishment. The demand for
girls as general houseworkars is far
in excess of the supply
Ilrynn Will it l.envt- .ehraska.
Lincoln, Neb., March 27. The pub
lication of a report to the effect that
William Jennings Bryan contemplates
leaving Nebraska and taking up his
residence in Texas has caused consid
erable comment here. Charles W.
ltryan, brother of the presidential can
didate, denies the report. He said:
"It Is true that my brother's children
and his wife are now in Texas, but
trey win return to Neorasxa the latter
part of April. Mr. Hryan has no in
tention of leaving Nebraska."
Proposed Coltoffa I or Diplomats.
Washington. March 27. Representa
tive Aldrich, of Alabama, yesterday in
troduced a bill for the entablishment of
a "diplomatic, consular and civil ser
vice college of the United States," at
or near Washington. The purpose of
the college is to educate young men
and women not over 21 years of age for
the civil service and men not over 23
for the diplomatic and consular ser
vice. Appointments to the college are
to be made like appointments to West
Point and Annapolis.
Indlelnients In Serantun's Senndnl.
Scranton, Pa March 27. It was
given out from the grand Jury room
yesterday that seven councilmen are to
be indicted for corruptly soliciting
bribes for their votes In the recent tele
phone fight. Six other indictments are
to be returned against constables and
aldermen for levying tribute on slot
machines.
A Lynrhlnic In Maryland.
Belalr, Md., March 27. Iewis Harris,
colored, who was arrested here Sun
day night for committing a felonious
assault on Miss Anne Mcllvalne, a re
cluse, was lynched last night. Sheriff
Klnart and bis deputy fought to pro
tect their prisoner and fired Into the
nob, wounding two of them. They
fare overpowered.
News Items of Interest From All
Parts of the State.
RAN AWAY DOWN THE MOUNTAIN
Trolley nr WreeU ear Ilrmlfiird
Reaaltl In One Death and Injuries
In Right (Mhers llliihest Wage! In
Thirty Veara,
Bradford, Pa., March 27. One of t.h.
large passenger cars of the (lie. in.
Rock City and Bradford Electric rail
way ran away down the mountain side
beyond Red Rock, about six miles east
of this place, and the derailment and
wreck of the car that followed resulted
In the loss of one life and the injury
Ol eight others. The dead man In J
C. Marsh, of Bradford, an oil weft
worker, aged 22 years, and leave a
Wife and child. Seriously injured W
D Harris. Bradford, head crushed, legs
broken, injured internally, will prob
ably die; Edward Norton, Btcrl ig
Itun, Pa., left leg broken and general
contusions. Six others were BOVerely
injured
At the point where the accident oe
( lined the road winds around ll iteep
hillside, where the grade Is very leep,
ll is said that the electrical apparatus
had been partially disabled through
having been burned out. On coming
down the hill the car could nol be
controlled ami ran away with I i In
creasing momentum. After a hall milo
had been passed the car Jumped ibe
track and was sent crashing Into Iho
ditch with a force that sent it 100 feet.
The car was jammed against a slump
and Bin ashed, Marsh was instai ly
killed by a large wooden sliver, which
penetrated his body.
Highest Wages in Thirl) Vears.
Philadelphia, March 26. in accord
ance with their notice posted shortly
alter Jan. I. promising an advauci to
their employes to take effect April, 1
the Borwlnd-Whlte Mining company
yesterday notified all its mine" of a
general advance of 20 per cent, The
miners are now placed upon a basis of
60 cents per gross ton, and all day labor
Increased accordingly, This advance
will make the wages paid the highest
paid during the past 30 years and In
some instances the highest that have
ever existed by nearly 7 per cent, The
Berwlnd-Whtte company have made
their advances voluntarily, The com
pany has over 10,000 employes.
Swindler Choac w Victims.
Lancaster, Pa., March 24. A swin
il tr giving his name as J. Hall has
du; (1 a number of women in this city.
He represented that ho was canvassing
for the Ladies' Home Jourunl and
wrnte.' to get a certain number of
ubscrll ts. He said that the list had
run down in this city, and the pub
lishers were anxious to build it up.
In order to do this they had made a
very llbpral offer, which was a set of
dishes containing 112 pieces to every
one who would pay $1 In advance and
become a subscriber. The dlsbe failed
to arrive arid the canvasser has dis
appeared. The publishers offer a re
ward. An Advantagenaa Wairr Setllemenr.
Pittsburg, March 24 The detailed
wage scale for the coal miners of the
Pittsburg district was finally agreed to
and signed yesterday, to become ef
fective April 1. the basis in the main
being a horizontal advance of 21.21 per
cent over the pr-sent rates, with
special concessions to the miners in re
ductions in the thick vein and ma
chine differentials, The settlement af
fects, directly and indirectly, 20,000
men. and is the mo..i advantageous
ettlemenl ever secured by the United
Mine Workers in this district.
Demnerntlo linii ut Plttaton.
Plttston, Pn., Match 27. a faction of
the Democratic party of the Fifth leg
islative district held a convetion here
yesterday and nominated Hon. Michael
J. Tigue for the legislature, Another
taction will meet in convention next
Saturday and nominate another can
didate. The district is largely Domo
CratlC. The faction opposed to Tigue
say yesterday's convention was a rump
affair. Tigue served on many import
ant committees In the last legislature.
I'e Pag Killed the Baby.
York. Pa., March 26.- The 2-year-old
daughter of Emanuel Smeltzer, of
Freysvllle, York county, died a vic
tim of a dog's bite. The child was bit
ton a week ago In the cheek by a pel
pug. Blood poisoning was the cause
of her death.
PRXMSYIA M NKIWI BRBVITtBS;-
The Bethb lii m Bti I
ompany is cn-
larfiitig Its ordnance works
Amos Elder, an on well drllle
Miot nnd
Rilled his wifn at Oil City and
mode bl'
escape.
An attempt was made by an unknown
parly to burn He bridge over thi Sus
Quehanna at Lock Haven.
In the Hlalr county court Attorney Wlll-
lam H. cover, of Altoona, wius acquitted
et assaulting a school girl,
A bill against Dr. Harriett P. Hooper,
of Lebanon, who was charged with crim
inal practice, has been Ignored by the
grand Jury.
The (-weeks -Old child of Mr. and Mrs
Fine r iMtzhr, of Sweet Home, Lebanon
county, was accidentally smothered uieler
bed clothing.
Bhamokin borough council, by a vote
of 12 to 8, ratified Its recent election of
Officers liy secret ballot, ttie legality of
which was disputed.
The employes of the Htllefonte Fur
liace company have Inaugurated a benefit
fund system similar to that of the Penn
sylvania railroad men.
A collision of freight trains on the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad at I.emont, Fay
ette county, killed Kngineer J. M. Still
wagon and destroy! d an engine and 12
ca rs.
The Lehigh Valley Coal company's
Packer No. 2 colliery, near Shenandoah,
resumed opYrations Monday after an
Idleness of a month, caused by flooding
of the mine.
The Republican members of Reading's
new common council, who will be In a
majority In that body, have slated Rufus
W. Wolfskin for president and Lincoln
S. Ramsey for clerk.
Owing to his appointment as one of th
commissioners to the Paris exposition. W.
Ffed Reynolds, of UellefonH, has re
signed his commission as adjutant of tha
VKtta Pennsylvania regiment.
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