VOL.X X Vll.
THK HIIARII OT TKAItK.
I, Interesting Meetine in its Rooms In I rar.t-r'*
Kuililiug I.list livening.
The Board of Trade was called to order
at 8 o'clock Monday night lyl'ie ideit
James Quinu.
The following members were pre -cat •
I James Quinn, G. W. Wagoner, Chase
Zimmeimau, Tlios. JS. Howe, Jus. M,
Shumaker, C. B. Cover, 15. F. Speedy,
Geo. W. Moses, H. VC. Storey, S. Dean
. • Cannn. Geo. A. Hager, John Stenger.
P John McDermott, P. S. Fislur, Scot!
-Dibert, Jacob Focklcr. James M. Waiters,
i ■ Nuhsequeully came in.
The minutes of the lasi regular meeting
were read and approved.
Tbu reports of the standing committees
were called for. Tin re were no reports to
oiler.
[f The Treasurer's repoit was read us fol
| lows:
JOHNSTOWN, PA., January 20, 1800.
Trc isurer s report of the Jonnsiown Boaicl of
f - Trade.
Da
To amount ou hand at our last meeting..sl,7oß M
Toamount lecelved slnee from secretury ai in
$ 1,810 04
C'K.
By amount paid Poster ,v qtilnn. ,siai 55
By amount paid C. I>. & Printing
[■ Telephone! o 13 00
| By amount paid L. I). Woodruff. . 840
By amount paid w. s v., Natural
oas co .. 218
F S2OB 08
208 08
' on hands $1,013 58
|W OHO. A. HAOEK, Treasurer.
■ On motion the repoit was received
M and tided.
■ The Committee of Fititeen reported
' progress .and asked lo he continued.
■ Agreed 10.
I : Tin report of the Finance ConiiiiiUco
r was read as follow.-.
To l/ir PrcsidmU (tiiit M . 'tern, <■ itfloiwn :
I , The Finance Committee would repoit
that they liavc examined tiic hook*V ml
accounts of 1 lie Secretary and I'leasurcr
for Iho year 1889, and find them correct.
I The ca.-h balance at the tieginningol the
1 last fiscal year was $1.5..n.!)5 ; the total
receipts amounted to >531.00, and the ex
penditures to $432.10, leaving a cash bal
ance at llie close of the year in the sum of
$1,608.79.
I Your Committee finds I hat order No. 44,
drawn May 25. 1889. in favor of the lute
Alvar Akors for the sum of $1.50 has
never been presented for payment, and
has probably been lost.
It is recommended that a duplicate
t order in a like amount be drawn and de
livered to the legal representatives of the
| said Alvar Akers.
j It is further recommended that the an
* nual dues of members for the year 1890
be fixed at ttie sum ol sl2 per annum.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
ii. L. YKAUI.KV,
JOHN STENGER,
Finance Committee.
I The Secretary then made his annual re
port. which is a resume of the work of
L the Board during the last year. It is as
I follows:
To tin' I'resUtent ff/iC Members of (he Vuui rl of
Trade.
' In compliance with the requirements
of the constitution of tlie Board I submit
1 a general outline of the actions of this
body during the past year:
Early in the year the Board decided to
change its place of meeting from Co
buugh's Block, on the Bontii Side, to a
more central location. Accordingly the
1 lease with .Mr. Coliaugh was terminated
ou April 1, 1889. and the Board of Direc
tors contruetecTfor rooms in C. T. Frazer's
new block on the corner of Main and
$ V'rouklin streets, ['ending the completion
L B)f the building, tin-Board sec urcd lem-
Jr I porary quarters with the Y. ,M. C. A. 1111
| Mil the disaster of .May 31st, temporarily
[suspended all work of t lie Board. At lire
jtirne of our most horrible tragedy the at-
Iteniion of the Board was taken lip by the
B (project to connect Prospect borough' with
I Uohnstown by a bridge over the Penn-
I sylvania Railroad Company's tracks and
K the Concrnaugk river, and having its
Johnstown terminus at a convenient place
on Washington street between Market and
Franklin streets. A committee of Hie
Board employed Mr. (.'has. Ogle lo make
a survey of the ground and furnish esti
mates 01 the cost of the bridge, lie h.cl
just completed ids work, and tin com
mittee with the representative of Pros
\pect and Miilville boroughs were very
much gratified by the assurance of the
engineer that the project was a practica
ble one and coll hi in- carried out a no
I gteu expense. The Board had tile satis
faction et exammg the "plans, but all
further action or even thought on the sub
ject was stopped by the flood. Another
important subject under consideration
wn the road leading from Johnstown
to Indiana county. The ol I tow-path
road had been closed for travel by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company piaemg
railroad track upon it. 'l itis Board was
aiding the Indiana toutily people in their
. efforts lo establish a new road, and in
I securing some restitution from the rail
|
■ both sections bv the enclosure of the
■ thoroughfare. Mr. Alvar Akers had been
I appointed a Special Committee to confer
W with the railroad officials and with the
representatives of Indiana county. He
had performed his duty fttilhtully, and
reported on May 20th that the Railroad
Company was disposed to aid in making
a now road. lie was pleased at the suc
cess of his mission, and felt assured that
the trouble would be amicably settled. But
*k with the loss of his valuable life ail present
■ interest in Hie matter was also lost.
The question of consolidation and the
formation of a city was discussed at al
most every meeting of the Board. The
members were thoroughly in earnest in
advocating the concentration of the re
sources of the valley under one set of of
ficials, and were hopeful that the city of
Johnstown would soon be established and
take its proper place among the large
centres of population. On May 22, 1889,
the citizens of Moxliam presented a peti
tion to the Johnstown Borough Council,
k asking to be annexed to tiie borough. But
the Council saw tit to adopt a resolution
JOHMSTOWN, CAMBRIA COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1890.
directing the Borough Solicitor to use ul'
lawful means to prevent the annexation
of the district to the borough. On May
24t1l the Lioard held u largely attend! d
special meeting at which it was unani
mously resolved that it would be to tie
best interests of Johnstowu borough to
consent to the annexation of the new ter
ritory and requesting that a special meet
ing of Council he called to hear the opin
ions of the citizens on the question. In
response to tins request the President of
Council (tailed a special meeting of Jolins
town Council for Friday evening, May 81,
1889. This was the lust meeting of the
Board for several months. With the close
of May 31. 1889, the Conemaugli vulley,
which had been the centre of happiness
and prosperity.was changed into a valley
of death, whose horror excited the pity of
the civilized world. No one can recount
the bitter anguish and almost hopeless
wretchedness through widcii our people
have passed since that awful moment ot
destruction. We who survived the
deluge of sorrow look back upon moments
of agony in which were concentrated all
the pains of death. We dare not dwell
upon the past lest despair overcome us,
but mu-t look to the future which may
still hold s me good in store for a com
munity whose courage cannot lie drowned
by the rush ot mighty water.
After the extent of the destruction of
property in the Coneinuugh valley was
realized*. 11 was evident to all that tile life
and prosperity of tl.c community de
pended upon consolidation under a city
charter, and the Board gave ex
pression to this I'ncl 111 a resolution
adopted at the first meeting held after the
Hood, in the latter part of July. The reso
lution set forth that the Board slill advo
cated and advised the. consolidation of
the boroughs; that it was only under a
single organization Unit the unity of ac
tion could lie ibtuintd that was vitally
necessary to enable the people of the com
munity to recover the losses of the flood
and to secure the public improvements
which are essential to tlicit safety and
convenience. They also called the atten
tion of the people to the obstructions in
the rivers ; n I the danger of recoriug
Hoods. The uestion of aid from the
General Government was discussed and
the citizens urged to unite in an appeal to
Congress to have our water courses
dredged and made sufficient to carry oil
the water at all seasons of the year.
At the regular meeting in Angus', the
attention of the Board was called to the
tact that no work had I e -n dnueby tiic.Stute
forces in Woodvalo or Millville boroughs
and Unit thc.su places remained ns ttiey
had been left by the flood.
A resolution was accepted asking the
Governor and Secretary of t tie State Board
of Health to have these districts cleaned
in the interest of the public health Com
muuications were received from both offi
cials in whichttiey declared the conditions
presented in both districts did not demand
the removal of the debris.
On August 24th a special meeting was
held at which definite action was taken
taken favoring consolidation. Thcorgan
ization of a Committee of Fititeen Was
provided for, to which was assigned the
duty of organizing and conducting the
canvass in favor of the formation of a city.
The Committee went to work with energy
under the skillful management of its
Chairman. Thay studied the subject
carefully, eacli step was taken at the proper
moment and in the correct way. Every
tiling was done in au orderly, quiet and
business-like mauncr. When the Mic
tion was over our citizens were gratified
at the splendid majority in favor ol
consolidation. The Board can justly
claim through its excellent Committee
of Fifteen the honor, of accomplishing the
formation of a city <mtof the many "bor
oughs in our valley. The committee have
not yet completed their work, a* the mat
ter of securing National aid for the valley,
was also referred to I hem. It can safely
be assumed that if it is possible to interest
ihe Government in our behalf, this com
mittee will accnmpli.-h the task.
In the latter days of .September the
State forces were withdrawn and their
work of cleaning away the. debris was
pronounced completed. This action on
the part of the authorities was 'received
with profound regret by our people.
Although an enormous amount of work
had been done, yet their remained so
much still to do that sopie effort was
necessary to secure its continuation. A
committee of the Hoard composed of li.
W. Storey Esq., Dr. J. Sheridan and
lion. J. It. Rose was sent at once to
Uarrisburg, and pletui with the Governor
for a little more aid They presented the
Case >0 strougly as to convince the Gov
ernor of the iieeeMi y oi clearing away
the large number oi ! rce- in tlx river bed:,
and opening the mouths of the many sew -
era which discharged into the rivers. The
Governor at once order. I the -rk t he
continued ten days longer, and to been -
lined to the clearing of i lie river elmunels.
In these ten (lays a nunn erof holies vti re
found along the riv. r bank by tie work
men. end tliey also i do I ,11 clearing
away all the ohstrueti i e • i ...j ,>y tree-,
clc. On October the I.2th in,- force of
the State were finally wiihiliawu.
At one of the meriiiu •>( ih board he
fore the flood a commit ■ wa- appointed
lo select a list of trade journals, and daily
papers to be subscribed o>r. and kept in
the roon s of the Hoard for the e c of the
members, but on account of the unsettled
condition of affairs following the calamity
tiiis duty was not performed. It may be
advisable to lake up Ibis matter again in
the near future. On October l;3th the
Hoard took possession of their room in
Frazcrs block, and have had them furn
ished in a very comfortable and conveni
ent manner.
At the beginning of the fiscal year the
treasury contained *1,509 95
Iteceived during the year from mem
bers 5:11 00
sg,olo 95
Paid out during year on orders s4:ig to
Balance In treasury December 31. 1889..51, ens 79
During the year twenty-two members
liave died, twenty of these lost their lives
in the flood. The year iias been filled
with the most exciting events for the peo
ple of the Couemaugli valley. Their ex
periences linvc been sueli as would have
unsettled and demoralized a people who
had not been thoroughly schooled in all
that constitutes honorable, intelligent,
and law-abiding citizens. It is not too
much to claim that this Hoard, as an or
ganization, lias been instrumental in pre
serving the balance in public affairs and
ii moulding public opinion upon qucs
tions of grave importance to the people.
The Becre'ary read tills as follows:
Telephone Company, $18.tl0; Westmore
land <% Cambria Natural Oas Company,
$2.23; C. T. Friizcr, rent for two and one
half month, to Jamii ry 1, 1890. less dues
for 1889, $53.59; John Henderson, furni
ture. $102.17; Chus. W. Ogle, making
survey for Prospect bridge, S2O; Goo. W.
Wagoner, nine months salary as Secre
tary, $150; Geo. A. Hager, nine months
salary as Trcasuier, $37.50; Natural Gas
Company, gas for Decemberatui January,
$1.07; Yah; it Towne Lock Company,
$23.47.
Cpon motion of Mr. Cumtn, the fcjecie
tary was directed lo draw orders upon the
Treasurer for the 'cvoial amount.-.
Ou motion of Mr. Storey the President
ami Secretary were authorized to issue
orders for the payment of the telephone,
imiurnl gas and electric light hills ns they
became due during the year, and to report
at the regular meetings.
The election of officer.! for tiic ensuing
.A ear was then held and for President re
sulted in tho first ballot a* follows: Six
for John llanuan, six for B. L. Yealey,
one for Geo. IV. Moses, and one for Her
man Buumur. The second ballot resulted
in seven for Ha man,seven for YeaglCy and
one for Bitumer, One the third ballot
Yeagly had nine votes, Ilanußii six and
Buiimer one. The President then de
claim! Dr. Yeagley duly elected President
for the year.
Tlie voting for first Vice-President re
sulted in the choice of Mr. Geo. W.
Moses. For second Vice-President, Jas.
M. Waiters, Esq., was elected. Geo. W.
Wagoner was unanimously re-elected
Secretary 011 vote of Mr. C. B Cover,
who was authorized to cast the vole of
the board, there being but one nominee.
For Treasurer Mr. Geo. A. Hager was
chosen. Vs a Board of Directors for the
pie*- tit year tho feilowing were chosen:
Scott pibort, P. s. Fisher, It. F. Speedy,
Herman Banner and 11. W. Storey. The
President is also an cx-oftlcio member of
tlie Board of Directors.
Mr. P. fe?. Fisher then offered a* amend
ment to tlie constitution to the effect that
the Chairmen of the various standing
committees bo required to report at the
annual meeting the vvork done by their
respective committees during tire year.
Laid over for consideration till next
meeting, when, if favorably received, it
can be enacted a part of the constitution.
Moved and carried that the Secretary
be authorized 10 issue to each member in
good standing a key to tlie rooms.
Moved by Mr. Cannan that all the origi
nal members, except those who had ter
minated their membership by notice have
their names published in the eeiv consti
tution pamphlet. The following com
munication was then read :
Dr. O. It". Wagoner,
DEAR SIR : The question of a turnpike
north from Jolmstoivn is being agitated,
and it is desired to tiring tlie matter be
fore the Johnstown Board of Trade.
Tlie facts in the ease are as follows :
The whole region of country north
of tlie Conemaugli is compelled
to reach Johnstown over rough
mounttdn roads that are so lo
cated us 10 run over the highest hills, and
are impassable four or five months in the
year, cither from mud or snow drifts,
Hickston's Hun offers a direct and easy
route north to tlie old stone pike, and
from thence tlie road could he easily ex
tended, if desired, to Belsano or Nick
town, or even farther.
Ily means of this road the eastern part
of Indiana county and western Cambria
would lie enabled to reach Johnstown
without let or hindrance. Johnstown is
'lie natuaral market of lliis section of
country, but for lack of good roads is un
able to take advantage of it. According
10 the Carrol town 2frwi, Johnstown is
losing a good bit of trade from Blacklick
ami Ban- townships. This trade goes to
Altoouu and other places which, although
farther away than .J dinstowu, are able to
control it by bolter roads than tho-e to
Johnstown.
The right of way along llincks ton's
Run can e bad for the asking, and the
owner- w-tihl take stock in the turnpike
besides. .Material for the construction of
a turnpike are abundant all along the
route, and can bo had for little or notli
ing.
The farmers of the two, Taylor and
Jackson town-hip-, will take loan live lo
eight thou-nnd dollars worth of stoek, or
probably half enough to construct a turn
pike from Minersviljo to the old stone
pike. 'I iiese farmers are enthusiastic over
the project, and will likely do more for
the project now, while the roads are so
bad, than any other time. The road
would certainly bring trade to Johns
town and benefit all parties concerned,
Good judges are of the opinion that a good
turnpike from Johnstown to Nicktowu or
Cherrytree w mid pay as large dividends
as any other kind of stock in the State.
Aii of which is respectfully submitted.
Dn. J. C. VVAKEI'IEI.D,
Vinco.
Referred to Committee on Municipal
Affairs.
The following communication was also
rend:
Sr. Louis, Jamiury 6, 1800.
GENTLEMEN: We are making up a list
for publication of all (commercial bodies
favorable to the amictment of lite Torrey
Bankrupt Bill. Please authorize the use
of the name of your body. Kindly give
the matter your prompt attention,
Very Truly Yours,
JAY L. TURKEY,
President.
A motion to approve tac matter was
laid on the table.
On motion of Mr, Storey, Mr, B. P.
Bpeedy was appointed a committee to
continue the work begun by Alvar Akers.
concerning the road to Indiana County.
011 motion of Mr. Canan the thanks of
the Board were extended to Geo. W. Wag
oner, the Secretary, for the very excellent
report made by him of the year's work of
the Board.
Adjourned at 10 o'clock.
BLOAT AM) INKFFICIKNT.
Yet Tills is the AT ay a Trading Journal Lets
Down tlio Flood itelief Commission
Philadelphia Times.
The commission charged with the dis
tribution of (lie Johnstowu Relief Fund
lias practically closed its labors by rnak
ing a report of the amount of money con
tributed for the relief of the unfortunate
sufferers by the Conemuugb Hood anil the
manner in which it bus been used. This
report should put an end to nil com
plaints'of delay on tiic part of the com
mission, as well as to the charges that
have'bttft 11 made iu some quarters that
the fund has not been judiciously used.
The disaster which called for the crea
tion of the Commission was appalling. An
entire valley was submerged and desolat
ed. A careful investigatiion, extending
through seven months, shows that not
less than 2,500 persons w ere drowned.
Whole families were wiped out of exist
ence and flourishing towns and villages
were entirely obliterated. No disaster of
equal magnitude ever shocked and sad
dened the American people. Iu propor
tion to tile greatness of the disaster was
tlie generous and sympathetic response of
the country. Help iu every form was
eagerly itndeicd. Three millions of
money was quickly raised, besides dona
tions of untold value in the form of pro
visions, clothing, and supplies Of various
kinds.
The coruroisson was charged with tiic
hercuianean task of applying this vast
sum in away that would most beoelit
the terror-stricken and destitute survivors
of Hie leirible catastrophe. That it
would he criticised for slowness if it did
not distribute the money by the handful
was inevitable. The tinal result shows,
however, that ii did wisely by making
haste slowly. The hungry have been fed,
the naked clothed, the sick cared fo. - , the
dead decently buried, the debris.resioved,
and all in a manner to help the survivors
help themselves. The submerged towns
are arising from tue mud anil debris that
for a while submerged their very sites,
and the people are resuming their wonted
labors to tin extent that seven months ago
seemed impossible.
Not only have the present necessities of
tlie unfortunate sufferers been supplied,
but provision has been made for the fu
ture of tlie widows and orphans. Even
tlie sick and disabled of the future have
not been forgotten, money having been
set aside for tlie erection of u permanent
hospital, whicli will doubtless be amply
sufficient for the needs of the Conemaugli
Valley for a long time to come. While
the commission has doubtless made some
mistakes, on the whole, its administration
of the immense fund placed in its hands
w ill he generally commended as judicious
and far-sighted. The distribution of
nearly three millions of dollars under the
trying circumstances which called the
commission into existence was a task call
ing for the exercise of all Die sympathy,
patience, and good judgment possessed
by its members.
It will not he amiss hereto say a word of
the ready rcponsc of the American pco, !c
to this extraordinary demand upon their
generosity. It is entirely safe to say the
like of it was never before witnessed. The
contribution of this three million fund
within a few days of the date of the fata. 1
flood, and almost before communication
with the ill-fated district was resumed,
was an exhibition of practical generosity
which cleaily refutes the oft-made charge
that Americans are mere money-grabbers.
They gave grandly and generously, as
they will doubtless do again and again if
occasion requires.
'll e Phenomenal Power of Gold.
The power of gold is phenomenal,
flic discovery of gold in California gave
population and a new life to the Pacific
const. Bucli a discovery in Australia
populated a continent, and in South
Africa is making the Transvaal predom
inantly English. And now advices from
Demarara represent that it was only the
discovery of gold that prevented an insur
rection. The comparative failure of the
sugar-cane industry lelt the negroes with
out work. The East Indian coolies had
all the places on the sugar estates.
The negroes were oil the point of rising
against the Government where a few ex
ploring gold seekers found gold along
the sides of one of the upper rivers. The
gold fever set in, and it carried into the
interior so many of the idle, strong and
reckless fellows that a great public danger
was averted, and the emigrants have
speedily made and arc now spending nice
competencies."
THAT beautiful glossy sheen, so much
admired in hair, can he secured by the use
of Aycr's nair Vigor. There is nothing
better than this preparation for strength
ing the scalp and keeping it free from
dandruff and itching eruptions.
HOW GKAIY GOT A START.
Real Newspaper Work Far the New Votk
Herald— His First Attempt at Journal
ism—llls Correspondence TVorlli 90,000
a Year.
Amos J. Cummlngs In New York Sun.
It was in the winter of 1886 thai Mr.
Grady told me his early newsoaper exper
iences. He begun to use ids pen soon
after the war. The South, however, was
so poor that he put for New York in
search of a living. 11c had very little
money with lrm. After registering at the
Astor House he went ovet to the Herald
office lo look for work. Thomas 15. Can
nery, late Secretary of Legation to Mex
ico, was then managing editor. lie re
ceived the youthful Georgian with his
usual urhauity. The conversation turned
upon the political situation in Georgia.
Grady laid bare I he inside of Georgia pol
itics. It was so entertaining that Connery
invited him lo write un article upon it.
The invitation was promptly accepted.
Over to his rooms at the Astor House
sped the young journalist. He turned on
ids literary faucet, an i in less than three
hours the article was completed. It filled
nearly two columns of the Jlernld. The
style was quaint and dashing. Interest
in the subject was first adroitly fastened.
After that the reader unconsciously ab
sorbed all that was said, and was sorry
when the end was reached. It was with the
utmost joy that Grady saw the article in the
llerald, in the morning. His funds were
low. It meant a new supply of money.
The sky of his intellect was aglow with
hope. After break fast he crossed the street.
He knew little about the hours of morn
ing newspapers in New York. He
reached the llerald office at 9 A. M. and
remained there six mortal hours before
Mr. Connery entered. The editor greeted
him cordially, and even vouchsafed a few
words of praise over Ids wot k, but said
nothing about payment theref >r.
The Georgian was too modest to hint
at liis necessities. He beat around the
bush a while, and finally returned to the
Astor Hon. ' much downca-1. After pay
ing hi* iiotei bill he hud barely enough
money to take him back to A'lanta. lie
hud no friends in New Yoik, and lie
dared not longer trust dinsclf away from
the base of his supplies. As it was, he
had so little in his pocket that In rode
from New York to Atlanta ivitboui a
mouthful to cut.
Before his departure lie had sought the
post of Herald correspondent in Atlanta.
He was taken aback when Mr. Connery
assured him that the Herald had no sal
aried correspondent in the South, but his
eyes sparkled when he was told that 110
was at liberty to gather Avhat news he
could and forward it at space rates. lie
went lo work with a Avill after reaching
Atlanta. For a month he showered the
Herald with small telegrams. The most
of them were used. At the end of the
month he received a check for $35. It
covered tlie article printed while he was
at the Astor House. It was not as much
as lie expected, but it inspired him with
fresli hopes and renewed his energies.
The day of peiice and plenty quickly
dawned. Within three weeks an inci
dent occurred which was a crucial test of
.Mr. Grady's newspaper ability. One af
ternoon he received a telegram from .Mr.
Country asking him to ascertain
whether the name of a certain man was
registered at any Atlanta hotel. Grady
was on the street in an instant. He ex
amined all the hotel registers in the city
and could find 110 such name. Then he
sat down, rubbed his head, and wondered
why the Herald wanted to get upon the
man's trail. Tie name seemed strangely
familiar. He turned over the files of the
Herald looking for it. He found it. The
stranger had been mixed up in some
Cuban trouble, had fled from Havana,
and had landed in Charleston a fortnight
gone. The Georgian reasoned that lie
would be more apt to run to Nc.v Orleans
from limit -'on than to Atlanta. He tel
egraphed at his own expense to a friend
iu the Ci.n ut City,asking him to search
the registers there. The friend did so,
and found the stranger. Grady thereupon
forwarded ibis dispatch to Conncry :
ATLANTA, GA., LM.H.
To Th inn Jl. ConnerUi Aeta York " Uertihl
Your man Is roglsteicd at (lie St. chartss
hotel, Nesv OI leans. 11KNKY W. GRADY.
Counery was iliiinfotmdeil. The reply
was received within three hours of the in
quiry. The news had also come from an
entirely unexpected quarter. From that
moment Grady's stock began to go up.
The Georgian bad struck the bullscye in
journalism with unerring aim. His for
tune was made. That year lie received
over SOOOO from the Herald alone for bis
services.
Such was the'story as it came to me
from Mr. Grady's owo lips.
Washington ladies are far from being
mere butterflies of fashion. Sirs. Sunset
Cox is diligently studying real estate, that
slie may lie her own agent; Secretary
Blaine's daughters are notable house
wives, and said to ho the best needle
women in Washington; Chief Justice
Fuller's daughters pride themselves on
their cooking ; Miss Rachel Sherman is
thoroughly versed in politics, and General
Sherman's daughters are noted for good
works among the poor.
NO 40
WASHINGTON 1.tT11..-.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 18, 1890.
'/ OIIUI Hditor nftl.t Johnstown Drmucral.
Mr. Harrison has, if appearances count
(or anything, taken u step in tlie nomina
tion of Mr. Clark to be Collector of Cus
toms at Chicago, at the request
of Mr. I'ullmnn, the sleeping car
millionaire, ami in spite of the pro
test of Senators Fiirwell and Cullom and
several Republican Representatives from
Illinois, that cannot tail to precipitate a
fight. Senator Farwcll openly expresses
his determination to defeat the nomina
tion of Clark when it comes before tho
Senate, and if lie can get a few Repub
lican votes he is likely to succeed, as
lie lias a claim ou the Democratic
Senators —for help in t'e.e continuation of
Chief Justice Fuller—which will give him
their votes, If he asks for them.
How's this for n new Navy'! The Com
mittee appointed by Secretary Tracy to
report plans for a new Navy has gone
into the business in way that would
scion turn the irtasury surplus into a big
deficiency. If it had its way we should
build 102 war vessels during the next
fourteen years at a cost of $280,000,000.
Fortunately for the tux-payers of this
country, Mr. Tracy's Committee iias no
control over Uncle Sam's cash box.
Tlie seven million acres of land in the
Sioux Reservation in the Dakotas will
soon be opened to settlement. Mr. Har
rison's proclamation to that effect has al
ready been written, but lias not yet been
made public.
The uncertainty about lite action of the
House Committee on Rules coutiuues,
and there is a diversity of opinion about
it. Some believe that the rumor of liep
resent itives McKinley and Cannon refus
ing to agree to a number oftheridical
changes proposed by Speaker Reed is
true ; others that tin; delay is simply to
leave the House in the Speaker's power,
and still others that the hitch iscaused be
cause a number of Republicans have re
fused to vote for any rules curtailing the
rights of tin- minority, recognizing the
fait that two years Irom now they will
belong t" the miiioiity. Mr. Carlisle will
make no fight in the Committee, but
when the Ito be
House, - ery different
fro.ll ih . .... .•! e Speaker, lie
will 1. ... .e-i . •■. in ever j ossible
man: '.
Speaker ; i .. ant a Special
Committee of ilie House to have charge
of World's Fair matters. Mr. Reed says
he intends to arrange the Committee so
that no one of the rival cities shall have
undue advautage.
The fun has begun before the House
Committee engaged in investigating the
Ohio ballot-box forgery. Governor
Campbell and ex-Governor Foraker are to
tell the Committee what they know about
the matter. Murut Hulstead also. The
last named will probably lake advantage
of this opportunity to get even with some
of bis political friends, but personal
enemies in the Senate.
McKinley's Committe will give no more
bearings on the tariff. It will now at
tempt the difficult feat of biingiiig the
Republican members together in tiie new
hill. Sugar will probably br the greatest
obstacle to harmony.
Secretary Wlndon has prepared a bill,
which is to be introduced in the House
next week, to carry out the silver ideas
contained in his annual message. It is
supposed that Mr. Harrison will send a
message to Congress, approving the bill,
immediately afterwards.
IIKATJI OP JOSEPH .ItcVAY.
His Demist. Occurs Vi sit nl:;y livening at
.Eight O'clock.
Joseph McVay died at ids residence,
rear of No. 136 Franklin street, Monday
evening ut about 8 o'clock. He bad been
confined two bis bed about two weeks,
suffering much from asthma and other
troubles. He was aged about fifty-eight
years.
Mr. McVay came to Johnstown from
near Loretto, where he was raise i. in the
year 1803. He boarded with Mrs. Thomas
Quimi. on the same lot of ground on
which lie died, lilt 1803, when lie married
a Miss MeClarren, who, with seven chil
dren survives him. William, the eldest of
the family, is married ami lives on Pros
pect. Lizzie, the second eldest, was
drowned in the flood. At the time she
was living witli Miss Ellen Quinn at No.
140 Franklin street. Four boys and two
girls remain at home.
Partners in Misery,
From the Chicago Tribune.
The two desperate men ran against each
other when at tiie very brink of the deep,
swift stream. They stopped and eyed
eacli other with suspicion.
'• Out of tlie way, sir !" shouted one of
them. " Why do you seek to prevent me
from putting an end to a useless life!"
" Out of {lie way yourself!" yelled the
other; "you are hindering mc from ter
minating a miserable existence!"
" Who are you ?"
"lam the inventor of a new snow
plough."
" And I am the owner of a toboggan
slide 1"
They fell on each other's shoulders and
wept, and then went and drowned their
sorrows in the strong watciß of a consola
ation bazar around the corner.