VOL.XXVII. A GREAT AMERICAN. Mr. 11 n ll it 11 1 I'M Co.-ltion HI 111 M I'arty—Slm )li,'ity of Ills lloine Surroundings—Some ot the Notable Points In Ills Career. New York Evening Star. The illness of Mr. Randall, which keeps his seat vacant in the House, is a matter of regiet to all his old colleagues in Con gress and of deep concern to his party. However, Kan hill. Carlisle, and Mills might differ as strong political forces con trolling tho action of a majority party, at the head of the minority they would stand side by side to defend what tlu-y conceived to be its rights. The absence of Mr. Randall takes probably the most powerful personality from the House. Without being a piwticulnrly scholarly man or a finished orator, Mr. Randall has been a most powerful figure in American, politics of the period. Differing from a majority of his party on one subject that litis been an issue of very recent years, lie has not been an acknowledged lender, yet during the past three sessions that the leadership lias been elsewhere there have been times when the party have turned to him as tie mau best fitted to fight their difficult battles. There is probably no other man from whom a few words will have such an influence upon the House in relation to fiscal affairs, and in a parli amentary struggle he has always risen above the whole House. When deeply in earnest 0:1 any subject he has risen to the proportions of a giant, and, wit.b heavy blows dealt oil either hand, lie lias brushed the hundred and one smaller men of the House out of his patu. As head of the Appropriati on Com mittee aud possessing wider knowledge ot fiscal affairs than any other man in the Hou>e, he lias practically controlled the nppr priations for the entire Government. Throtifh ltiiu the policy o' " retrench ment a d reform " has become an attri bute "t uu Democratic parti, and it was this bit cry that drew support to the party and brought it from ilie obsc.uriii of defeat in which ti groped for years a! or the war. Whatever bo cross may have arisen from the diffeic in - of opin ion on the tariff question, no- ablest of . tho tariff reformers have al .v -vspected the iron-nerved giant ot Ik mi ivania us one of the most powcifu im-ii in tfic party. He has Stood foi '••> xicfuiing back into the time when n ty was weak and disorganized, iu e e.uimpian of individual rights and oi • ist and economical administration ie Gov ernment. lie has been i m , nly the wnloli dog of the Treason . n I lie lias been t lie guard- at time* rile lone y guard of tho party organ /, on. fie is undoubtedly one of the go • men i. his party. They have, per , had no better man before the pu . • xeepting Tildeu and Cleveland, of eq -ilength of character and determica nit him. He lias been a practical r I nail a theoretical defender of iln d.,iion. He has resisted all encro s of the individual's rights, an,! -a the • - enemy of all jobs and sen, luvoWe the Government outside of , , i-funr * tions. His first year as Chaii. Ie Ap propriations Committee of .Mi *e w-. signalized by the savin <> , 1 irlv million of dollars to the Goveriiinci . Vfiormany years' service iu public life ' - one of the poorest men in Congo >i lie en joys the distinction of bei ~ whose honesty and absolute into- urposc have never been question I' s, with bis earnestuess and forei In rs, im pelled by an inflexible del, ,n, has given his word tremeinh lit and influence in Congress. He is a man of the gn.u plicity MI his mode of life, win to bis home associations, and 1 n 'ng for display. The extent of hi v pos sessions is represented in v plain home he owns on C strci si, on Capitol Hill. I, is an • front house, with two or tim e uarble steps at the front doi r. plain white copings. It is om which would rent for perhaps It is *> a neat, unpretentious homt might be that of a department < is ap f pearance and his mauuei n the force of his reputation i cat of debate his face is the lire ot power and determination. set In purpose and fired by the • u ction, the muscles tightened in < y jaw, his eyes bright, and hi n and drawn up to its fullest ; is, he lo >ks the personification of istible force. He lias tlbVer bee > hesi tate on the floor of the H _ At the time when the Demo ciats were powerless to l>< selves r tiieir party, lie, as a N (Jnion man, was of inestimable -• their defence. Long hours of and night spent on his feet in : of the force bill iu the Forty-tbir, with hardly a corporal's guard t' : him, gave a forcible illustration power ful qualities as a leader. Randall was raised in an ,ere of if* " leg) I aud constitutional •' ~ and imbibed patriotism and stall litical principles from liis early i, s. He got his veneration for the em utions and the spirit of the Revel,t m his I grandfatlier, Gen. Worrill, > mht in JOHNSTOWN, CAMBRIA COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1889. the Revolution. His mother wns u wo rn:*!) of rcmurkably strong churacter, mid imbued with the old-fashioned spirit of patriotism. His father was a leuding lawyer and politician, from whom he drew his respect for and knowledge of constitutional government. Ilattdall's first entrance into political life was as a member of the City Council of Philadelphia, where he served tor four veins. He then became a member of the State Senate. He has been iu the House sii.ee the beginning of the Thirty-Eigbth Congress, and almost at the starting of his public career lie became a striking figure in national politics. A strong characteristic, which was curly developed in him and has marked his whole career, is a strict accuracy of statement. He has always made himself absolutely sure of the facts before making a statemet, and has been absolutely independent. Statis tics will pass current in the House if but secured by bis endorsement. He jumped to the head of his party with the struggle over the force hill, and gave the party an issue of economy and reform with which to go hetore the country. lie became Speaker of the House at the second session of the Forty-fourth Con gress, and was re-elected for the Forty fifth and Forty-sixth. The leadership was taken from him in the Forty-eighth Con gress on the tariff question, and some antagonism has existed between him and other members of the party in tiie House on that question, but it lias never weak ened his power on the floor of the House nor impaired bis usefulness. He has always found bis parly following him in matters ot appropriations, and iliey have not failed to turn to him when there hie been n party contest wherein the taiiff was not involved. Even when undergoing great physical suffering, Randall oa the floor of the House has seemed the cml odiment of force and resolution. He is not a smooth speaker, like Breckinridge or Carlisle. Ilis voice tings like tire sound of tin woodsu an's axe echidna through the for ■si ; hi- short rugged sentences are tin blows that fell the tree. His party need hini, with all his strength of brain, this winter. THE llr.Mtt (iEORttK CLUIt. Klectioii f Otttuem for tho linituliig Vcar— A Loot ll rout tlio Noxt Mooting* The 1 let try George Club assembled io its rooms in the Da it ley bifihltng, Main street, yesterday evening. Mr. A. J. Moxhatu was re-ilee!ed President fur the ensuing year. Mr. John O'Toolc was chosen vice-President, Mr. Richard Byre was re-elected Secretary, and Mr. Edward Eldi idge, Treasurer. "I'hV Treasurer's report was read and accepted; it showed a balance of $34.87 in the treasury. The next meeting will he held on Mon day. January tf, 1890. when Mr. A..) Moxham will deliver a lecture. " Wages are paid out of tin- lutorvr's earnings and not by capital," -t id be the subject. I lie old political economists have preach ed that capital pays hitior. ir. Moxham will take for his subject a statement in contradiction to this traditional belief Tile lecture wilt be free, as are all tin lectures and meetings of the club, and a large audience is expi cted. SUNDAY I.IQUOK -bI.I.E.CIi SCATHED. Rev James I*. Tulianey Heaps Opprobrium on the Venders f She Ardent Will, Sell on the Sabbath. Sunday morning at flrst mass Rev. Father Tahaney, after exhorting his con gregation to a faitliful observance of the Sunday or Sabhaih according to the spirit of both the divine and lite civil law, took occasion to speak nnhesitatini ly of the flagrant violation of civil and relig ious law by Sunday liquor sellers in Johnstown The San bath of early days was a dav of rest. ! >ur Sunday is, ii. ad dition, a day of worship, and it has al ways been found Ilia 1 even Pagans were more civilized win re one day of the week was set apart for rest. " Yet," said he, " these people, and many of them wanting to lie called fatholins too, go on dealing out their ' poison ' to help desecrate the'Suriibiv. and all for the sake of the dollar and dune. It's a shame and a disgrace to the pi ut- " Tatlier Tahaney said that he knows ii. .<• has been much Sunday liquor sehii u Johnstown since the flood, lie d. ->'t, know about it prior to that time *—*- ♦ * 'Did I iifliii'itKu ftttil. The public lieaiiii uut.llorit.lc4 of Herlm report a great iucteus m the number ot cases of infltiehei lUiil an aggravation of the disease, With an i .crease in the death rate. The fatal effect* are produced by complications of iinonia and larjn gilts. The Paris < ail my of Medicine discussed influenza i d all the speakers concurred in the opium that the disease is not harmhss, and t'n eases of relapse, the consequences b • very serious. Dr. Jerman Bee said timt Hie patients were apt to have pm-onioni ■ or bronchitis in fatal forms. A dispatch from Vienna says: A ttuinber -cd tl e.n tlieu and tin re. > ASIIINGTON, Decemlier 31. •• LI grippe" has invaded tiie le-idem-c ot Hit- Vice President, and Mrs, linrtoii in- for inreedays lieen suffering from a ■> i aggravated attack of the n II ,en/. i mat , ly. Until yesterday afternoon ne mi lined lo her bed. ALBANY N. V., Decctitiier 1.- i'. c grip has spread rapidly m-ie in in- .t --levv tlays, and lire doc- is an ito.t pressed to keep up with tire const.,, t mauds made upon them. tin p . , > tit-put (incuts ale run won oi l , . tinces. In the euoilol tin- e an- lu.i imply desks. Ciiaticellnr I'l i , .alien ill with the disease, an I Hie . upuruiLendent of insui am-, . .iti i, . i. is down with the grip ami p ~ i i ue Secretary ot St te. or. , Utioken wi,h the influenza -r - . oaek to Uocbester yesu-m... heads Of, departments are -ie,.. II doctors here are certain He. t >,, r *i •f the eases are of tiie genu , i , type. KINGSTON, N. Y.,Dcceuib- > til i eians in this eiiy report a laig n , | ease-of the grip. One-tiiir . posing force of the Evening i'rmi, down with ia grippe. WABSAW, N. Y., Decern in-I 31 e influenza epidemic lias up, no. sporadically among the uilun- u western New York salt li, i . A children, however, it. is pn v m m, n these cases the fever runs big ue, ied by di lirium. NKWBUKG, N. Y., Decern or i m , grip is here. Among the pn mi zens who have liad it are D> , ney Hirschberg, Alderman ( . Professor C. E. Moscow, D tvt,, v n and Homer Ramsdell. I), says lie is kept busy with M , and another doctor is report forty eases. Many cbildr.ni with it. It is reported also oditrr but one in Port Jcrvis CAKI.ISLB. PA., Decern J, „ Russian influenza has appe Cumberland valley. Fully ii. % >. cases are reported. In this < > siciiius say there are 125 ea.-, >v of a serious nature. No dead leported as yet. THE INFLUENZA IN LONO >N LONDON, December 31. —'I > a lias made its appearance in Hi > . A number of employes of tin y. v offices have been attacked In Last livening'* Sun >. Tiie sunset yesterday even ... J of the pen of the lamented was one of the many freaks of , • , ful weather. The clouds wet, f ulation tint which the old say , is " the sailor's delight" while it of the sky stretching acrosß tin e north took on a peculiar olive i u was declared by tliose wh,> •> , something never before warn > IM UVCtn. James Insicbo was severe U d in the scalp yesterday afternon g struck witli a sledge lianim • , . n slipped from the hands of aU i • ... - man at the Cambria Works. THE POOR SHOP GIRLS. Lite is a Wearisome Struggle atul Their Pay is Meager. The Irish World. Let us see who or what these young shop girls are. They are not possessed of much ot the world's goods or they would not be so employed, but they are all daughters of honest parents, and possess the hereditary quality of virtue and good looks. Any one might go it blindfolded at any one of tounters, select the first girl within reach, and be sure that be had picked out one who would adorn any man's home and make him a good, faith ful and industrious wife, and a pretty one at that. Behold the great palace emporium. What life! What activity ! What rustl ing hither and thither! It makes one's heart ache to see these beautiful daugh ters of penury working from 8 A. M. until night for a few paltry farthings. Yes, farthings ! For the books of every dry goods king in New York will show that the salaries paid to their sales ladies aver age $4 a week. Just think of it! In re turn for this miserable pittance they are expected to be attentive, vigilant, polite and industrious. These are indispensable qualities; but there is another which is not the least indispensable of all these qualities, they must ,'ross well, or at least look neatly. Can any reasonable person suppose that £4 a week is enough to dress these girls and keep alive that ce lestial spark called life? Toil they must from morning until night, with barely sufficient lntetmi-sion for their midday meal. — • Puzzling Oiimlui Doctors. A icmarkabie ease of catalepsy, or sus pended animation, bus just been report ed. which lias bee n puzzling the Omaha medical fraternity. .Miss Mamie Mark eiime home from school Thursday of last week complaining of fatigue and general istlessness. On Friday she took to her tied, sunk into unconsciousness aud when the physician arrived the father was uOuut lo si,art (.at to an undertaker's office, thinking that the child was dead. The doctor found that respiration had ceased and that the child was apparently dead. Tue temperature at this time had sunk to • wo and a ha|£degrcos below normal, bin, by ten o'clock Monday morning tlie tem p nature had returned to normal and the i'dy was warm. The French lest of holding two closed tinners before the i gia showed that the circulation had not c ased. A small vein in the arm was opened and slowly onztd blood, proving f J titer tiiat the I iood was still in circula t >ll. Flie arms from the elbow down were c 11. but tl.ic lips contained blood, and t ib'sli recovered itseli w hen pressed in lie finger. The action of 'lie heart is npletely suspended. There is littie nge in her condition yet. * Ciineniaiish llorougli's offender*, .'link Holler's, colored, is in tile op " for trying, bv means of a ladder some knocking and prying, to effect .trance to that structure on Saturday > for the purpose of pcrfot tiling the >ic act of delivering Emma Dunn and la Swank from the strong arms of the He is a broiher ot the celebrated n Henry Roberts, who keeps tlie now f I MIS den in Conemaugli borough. At time be attacked the lockup be did n > know any of the officeis were about, almost before he knew it lie was n into custody himself, lie will have ■ "faring this morning. i'at Dougherty and John Boyle, dls oi I rliee, will also have a hearing this no ning. The latter is also charged with n>- diing people on the stieets on Satur eveiling, wben both w re taken up. are beginning to think the Burgess - i't put it on heavy enough, as there 0 many disorderlies. 1 -lius Fair, who is at present doing itnys for being disorderly, has formation had Henry Ziinmel arrest r n heinous offense. H nry had a ng '> appear a* a wit i ■ and, not being able to get hail, lie . nave to go to jail till court. Auotlier Body ouud. V stertlay forenoon the body of a man mcovered by the search torce near •rsdale. It was buried in tiie sand was therefore quite well pre I. The morgue wagon brought the morgue but laie ye-terday ng no complete description had made ;out bv the authori- The height of tlie mini was about et seven or eight ii.ehes, and the J about Ibo pounds. The litti WHS I nd the pantaloons worn wete dark jean, woolen stockings, and No. ? n shoes were worn also. A large p • knife was found In one of the poek tntrlietl Wire lliiatiifs* to be Ke-est ib -1 try the Cambria iron Company. hi Cambria Iron Company intend at ,ly day re-establishing their barbed department, which was, before tire f i, located in three large anil wellap- I d buildings at the lower end o! An vale, just across the Cooeuiaugh ■ . r from tlie Qautier steel mill It is re p rti l that some of the old stable build inn- in the northein end of the Camhria Vrd vill he remodeled for the aecom o -Niton of the machinery, e'.e., ' tue . nplnted plant. IT WAS WELL MEANT, Ai <1 It In Timely and Truly Good Advice, No Matter Whence It Came. Detroit Free Press. He was, no doubt, a little sprung. One or two men on the rear platform aftcr ! ward said thev caught the aroma of ! whisky'in his breath, and his eyes at times ! were full of sleep. i Bhny?" he said addressing the quiet est man in the crowd, " I want to give you a word of advice." •• Well?" "You know all about New Year's, eh ? " " Yes." • Bo 'long party soon ?" " Yes." " When you git up in the morning take 'er solemn resolushun. Hear me? Take 'er solemn resolushun to live better life'n | future. Stop eussin' att's smokin' and ] chewin'. Take 'er solemn resolushun not I to git drunk again ! " "Yes." "Take'er resolution to be a decent husband an' fnzzer. Pay up your ole debts, toil truth an' try to be decent man. Shec ? " " Yes." " Well, good bye. Goiter git off uow. Remember—take 'er resolushun an' keep it. 'Las'chance you got." " Yes." And then the victim dropped off on the other side. OUU ft UP COMPANIES. I Their Equipments Arriving Kapiilly - Hose Carriages Here lor Five of Them—The I'iiiKiucM to be on Haml Soon* i On Saturday two hose carriages, one for the Couemaugh Fire Company and one for the Vigilant, were taken from the cars at the Pennsylvania station, and placed in the engine houses of the respective com panies. The one • for the Conomahglt company weighs eighteen hundred pounds and carries fifteen hundred feet of hose, the other weighs twelve hundred pounds and carries one thousand feet of hose. Both have a!! the necessary equip ments, including torches, axes, lanterns, headlights, crowbars and gongs. The metal work is handsomely plated with nickel. They are of the Silsby make. On Saturday evening a tine new hook and ladder truck arrived at the station for the Good Wilt Hook and Ladder Com pany, as did also three new hose car riages, one a piece, the Assistance, Mi'l ville, and Good Will Companies. These latter are to be of the Amoskeag make. Our firemen are beginning to get on their feet again, and when they get their new engines, as ll ey expect to do before long, they will be able to do the good work Kir which they have always been noted, should there be any occasion— which Heaven forbid. t'KEt'AKE TO SNEEZE. The Inllm-n/.it Here—One of Our Loca I liyrticiaiiM lienor!* Twelve Mild ( ase* in Johnstown Other Cases r jiorted Also. The Influenza alias " la gripne," or the grip, is here. One of our local physicians reports twelve cases, which are all of a mild nature, none ot the victims beiug obliged to be in bed in consequence of it. These cases are reported from the Soutbside. Couemaugh borough is also said to have several cases. The disease resembles somewhat the well kuown epizootic that has at times been quite prevalent among the horses all over the couutry. The symptoms are much the same as of a bad cold, much sneezing beiug one of the inevitable ac companiments. The physicians say there is no cause for alarm. Gpod care is all that is tit cessary in most cases, hut it is well to have the physician. The disease is much like a severe cold in the head, only perhaps some worse. Evangelist singer in the City. Elder R. H. Singer, of Calforuia, Pa,, formerly of this place, called to see his friends md relatives here who survive the flood. Mr. Singer bus become the most successful Evaugelist of the Disciples in this Slate, as we learn from our ex changes of his wonderful success as a re vivalist. He has plained the cause of the Disciples In over fifty new places, and has received into lite church near 4,000 con verts. He had eighteen public discus sions, and received two of his opponents into th fellowship of the Disciples. Mr. Singer says, that Mr. Getty, the Univer salist, with 'ltoiu he had a discussion one year ago last September, was a fair j •md honoruble disputant. He is hearty and hale in appears ee. The Unity' ii Mnnilay—Th Deicriptlan. No. "'22. male, height Ave feet eight incites, blue and white barred cotton shirt, heavy woolen undershirt with collar at tached, dnrk gray iean pants, brown canton flannel drawers, black woolen Socks, heavy button shoes—No. 7—large two-bladed knife wiHi large blade broken. Hoanll|| UoD*e Notices. The of boftrriittg house keepers requires Hint the Act of Assembly relating to hotels and boarding houses should be posted in each room To accommodate those interested we have printed a num ber of copies of the Ac which can be had at this office. TUG BODY OK MISS . MM.V FHANKE, It N the Olle l'muiil Near Nineveh on Frl —The Funeral—Otner I toil lev Fo.tml. As stated in SatuiMay morning's DEMO CRAT a body was found ut Nineveh on * Friday last. It arrived here on -at unlay evening 011 tlie 4:11 train, and was identi fied us Miss Emma Frunke, daughter of Mr. .lolin Frnnke, of Washington street, six members of whose family, including himself and wife, were drowned. Two of the children are yet missing. Miss Frnnke would have been seventeen years of age on June first. She wore a ring, on the inside of which was inscribed the word " Emma." She also wore ear-rings, by which her identification was made doubly sure. The body was found about a mile and a half below Nineveh, on the Indiana county side, at the edge of the river, on Pershing's farm. It had been buried in the sand. The funeral will take place this after no jn at 2 o'clock, when interment will be made in the family lot in Grand View The body found at Coopersdale on Fri day is described as follows: No. 519, head with teeth apparently all in, and most of the bones of the bony entirely devoid of llesh, heavy blue cloth over coat, white and black barred flannel shirt, blue and .white barred cotton waist with while agatc'buttoiis, pin of I rowu mix ed goods attached, lro v coat with one black button at neck. The remains are supposed to he those of a boy. Another body was found in the river at Coopersdale on Saturday afternoon. It was the trunk of a woman with the waist of the dress on it, the only sample of clothing. A leg was found near the body, hut tin' head and all the other parts were gone, Late ycstei day .-. cuing the morgue authorities had made out no description, which, if it can he done at ail, must he \. ry meagre. •rise January St. Nicholas, 18U0. The January St. Nicholas fully war tants the promise tlu.t it was to be vir tually a second Christmas number. Of contributions peculiarly seasonable may he nuted : Harriet Pnscott Spoftord's poem, " The Yule-Log's Song ; " " In the Tenement," a gentle reminder, by Mal colm Douglass; '• Christmas on the ' Polly,' " by Grace F. Cooliuge, a little marine song telling of a new trap for Santa Clans ; " A New-Fashioned Christ mas," a humorous hit of verse,by Julie M. Lippmamt, and tiie charming story, "The Li tie iiuttonwood Man," by Helen P. Strong, The frontispiece is au original engiaving by F.- French, and shows a lovely child whose bright face shows her to lie •• Itedy for a New Year." Nora Pcr-y's serial begins with cliarac leristic spirit, and is beautifully illus trated by Birch. Walter Camp's foot hall paper deals with the great games at the polo grounds, nnd is reinforced by a study of •• The Drop-Kick," eo tributed by Yale's famous expert, W. T. Bull, whose kicks won Yule a chumpionsiiip. A stirring story for boys, by William T. Stoddard, strongly illustrated by C. T. Hill, is begun by two chapters full of in cident. No hoy reader could he content without rcai ing further installments of Jack Ogdeu's adventures when " Crowd ed out o' Crofleld. A story of New Mexicau life, by . Clonics F. Lummig, gives the legend of the now inaccessible " Enchanted Mesa," upon which, tradition says, there is a de serted village just as it was left hundreds of years ago. . A photograph of the Mesa, from nature, is one of the illustrations. A short biographical sketch of Helen Thayer Hutcheson and four of her poems —two of which are worthy of any pen— will be gladly read by those who have been eager to learn more of this young genius. Good stories which cannot be more par ticularly praised, through lack of space to do justice to this overflowing number. Sire " Tracked by a Panther," a winter huntiug sketch, by Charles G. D. Roberts, and " Bertha's Debut," by Elia VV. Peattie. A Beautiful " January" calendar page, by Katharine Pyle, Edmund Al ton's " Routine of the Republic," and other features cannot be more than named. It is a varied and strong table ef con tents, with material for all fit. Nicholas readers, from the toddlers to the gray beards. Just Add One Tear. It You Please. Pittsburg Leader, yesterday. To morrow is the twenty-sixth anni versary of the emancipation proclaimed by the illustrious President LincolD, which struck the shackh-s front more than live million of slaves. Outwitted. The man who is just now cudgeling his brnius the most for an excuse to go over town in the evening by himself is closely watched husband whose thought ful wife has made him a Christmas pres ent of a shaving set. A Neat and Newsy Sliaet, Altooua independent. The JonssTowN DAILY DEMOCRAT has housed a new press and is now sending out a neat and newsy sheet. NO 37"