The Democrat.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1890.
ERECTING monuments to worthy peo
ple who have departed this life, does
not prosper, as was formerly the case.
The proposed Grant monument in New
Y'orkisan illustration in point, and the
proposition to erect one with funds con
tributed by the pullic schools of the State
to the memory of the late Dr. Higbee,
State Superintendent of public schools,
gives promise of like failure. One
hundred and tifty-thrce schools have been
heard from, the sum total of whose con
tributions amount to only 41135.65, or less
than a dollar each. This is certainly not
very encournging, but it is not surprising.
If the contributions to the fund arc ex
pected to come from the children of the
public schools, the paucity of the contri
butions is easily accounted for by
the fact that possibiy not one
in a hundred of them ever heard
of I>r. Higbee, or understand what
particular claim that worthy" gentleman
has npon their liberality. The project of
erecting a monument to his memory origi
nated with those who were closely allied
with him, who understood and appreciat
ed his many estimable qualities, and who
unreasonably inferred that everyone else
was as familiar with those attributes as
themselves. This is not unusual.
WHAT (iUOl) JUDGMENT WILL DO.
The good judgment displayed by the
Democratic party of the city has won
for it the proper reward. Seldom has
there been more unity of purpose and
greater harmony of action than that
which has characterized the deliberations
of the Democratic purty of this city. To
this fact more than to anything else is
due the sweeping victory on Tuesday
last. Such methods will win every time
and it is to be hoped that in the futuic
the same acquiescence in tue wishes of
the majority of the party will mark its
progress. If such be the case the dom
inating party in the Concmaugh Val
ley will ever be the Democratic party.
PACK OF QUAY HISTORY.
Westmoreland Doinocrat.
In a recent issue, the New York World
gave a review of the corrupt history of
Matthew Stanley Quav. It covered two
pages of closely printed matter in that
paper.
As Quay is now absolute Boss of the
Republican party in Pennsylvania, anil
likewise the leader ot that party in the
country at large, it is well that toe people
are made familiar with his true character.
His whole career is corroded with jobbery
and corruption.
From the World's exposure, we repro
duce a section touching upon a notable
steal of the State Treasury Ring steered
by Quay. References to this have been
published heretofore. The details, how
ever, were not given so minutely as in the
article presented to day. Persons whose
moral sense is not blunted, should read
this page of history, one of the darkest in
the annals of the State, with its pathetic
features, and ponder it well.
One is not surprised that liigh-minded
men speak despondently of public affairs,
at times, and deplore the lethergy of the
people ir. visiting their condemnation
upon the bad men who, by sinister and
odious methods and flagrant violations of
law, push themselves to the front in
public life. No one man in the United
States has done more to debauch elec
tions or introduce and maintain a fester
ing corruption in legislation than Matthew
Stanley Quay. These facts are open and
notorious, and yet the spectacle is pre
sented of a party which arrogates to it
self all the inteligence and virtue of the
country winking at or applauding the acts
of Quay and exalting him to the almost
absolute leadership of the party organiza
tion.
DISdI.STKU WITH HARRISON.
Indiana flepuhlicuii I'iUitorh llhvc no Par
ticular Uae for llim.
The Indiana Republican State Editor
ial Convention met in lml.anapolis on
Thursday. All the undercurrent was
anti-Harrison. That element ran the en
tire concern, and the few pronoueuu Har
rison men in the convention did not know
it until too late to counteract its effect.
Gen. Packard was elected chairman sim
ply because he is all broken up over the
disappointment of missing the revenue
colicetorship of ins district. He lias been
very sore, and this was intended as a di
rect slap ut the administration, as ex
plained by n member of the convention,
who said : " You have no idea of the
force of sentiment against Harrison. He
could not to-day carry Indiana for any
thing. He is completely played out. lie
has gone buck on many of bis best friends
because be is afraid of the criticisms that
may follow if lie gives them anything.
Gne man in this convention has two or
three letters now in his pocket from Har
rison, written him on occasions when the
editor had done him pronounced favors,
thanking him and telling him when the
time came, lie should be remembered witli
something substantial. And now the time
has come, and that man cannot get Har
rison to do a thing for him."
" .■
lfin Place in a Mew Firm,
Yonkers Statesman,
Smith—l understand you have formed
a copartnership.
Jones—For life.
" Indeed 1"
" Yes, I was married last week,"
" What position do you hold in the
firm?"
" Silent partner."
" That's what I thought."
A CHAPTER ON CHARITY.
HOW PITTSBURGH RELIEVED FLOOD
SUFFERING.
Report of tho CltlzeiiM' Relief Committee
it ml Jti A uxiliarh'N—Faithful Steward**
ot Magnificent FMIHIH liitereHtiiig
Figured.
The report of the Citizens' Relief Com
mittee of Pittsburgh on the Johnstown
flood appears in a ueat twenty-eight page
octavo pamphlet. The members of the
Committee are : Chairman, William Mc-
Creery ; Reuben Miller, 11. I. Gourley, H.
C. Frick, James B. Scott, Henry Pbipps,
Jr., James McCrca, David Robinson, S.
S. Marvin, and W. R. Thompson. Treas
urer.
The first three pages are taken up by
an interesting report of Chairman Mc-
Creery, addressed to the contributors. In
it be reviews Johnstown's former prosper
ity and the terrible calamity which swept
down upon the unfortunate city on the
last day of May. 1889. He refers to the
citizens' meetings all over the world, and
particularly to the memorable meeting of
Pittsburgh citizens in old city ball, at
which the members of the " Citizens' Re
lief Committee' were named. In giving
a short account of the committee's work
Mr McCreery says :
" The haste in sending forward relief
renders it impossible to fully report ail of
the supplies furnished by the committee.
It would afford great pleasure to thank
each individual and locality for the dona
tions and labor, but the task is impossible.
Night and day, every hour, and every
moment, tens of thousauds worked with a
will all over the country, gathering and
hurrying forward food, clothing, money,
etc., while In the stricken valley other
thousands with warm hcaits and busy
bauds, were removing wrecks, rescuing
the living, burying the dead, and com
foriing the dazed and sorrowing survi
vors."
THE CITIZENS' COMMITTEE.
The Citizens' Relief Committee makes
the following statement:
" A very large proportion of the con
tributions from New York, New England
and the eastern part of the Slate had been
sent direct to Governor Reaver. Other
portions of our State than Conemaugh
valley had met with severe loss of life and
property in the same great disaster, and
after the pressing and immediate wants of
each section had been met, it seemed to
us that the harmonious action that hud
hitherto prevailed between both custodi
ans of the fund would be made more
effective for the permanent relief of all
parties if a joint committee were formed.
The appointment of a State Commission,
upon which Governor Beaver invited
three of our moLt efficient workers,
namely, Mr. James B. Scott, Mr. Reuben
M.lleraud Mr. S. S. Marvin, to serve;met
with the unanimous approval of our Com
mittee, and we at once transferred $400,-
000 of the lunds then at our command to
the treasurer of the new State Commission.
This Committee, however, continued its
weekly meetings, closing up as rapidly as
possible the work still upon our hands,
and hearing reports of the larger work o f
State Commission from our representa
tives, the gentlemen above named. At a
later date, September 21.1839. we directed
our treasurer, William R. Thompson, to
transfer the additional sum of SIOO,OOO to
the commission.
J. B. SCOTT'S KKI'OUT.
The report of James B. Scott, Chair
man of the Relief Corps at Johnstown,
to William McCreery, Esq., is a prose
epic. It relates the deeds of men who
dared everything in behalf of suffering
humanity. Mr. Scott speaks in glowing
terms of the hearty co-operation of the
Pennsylvania and the Baltimore & Ohio
railroads, and of the unflagging zeal with
which the Relief Corps pressed forward
to the assistance of the unfortunates,
after leaving the train at the Sang Hol
low lower, four miles west of Johnstown
The description of how the two com
panies of men, under the command of
Captain A. A. Logan, and Dr,
11. E. Campbell, succeeded in pushing
through two carloads of provisions to
Johnstown by Sunday morning after sur
mounting the most unheard of obstacle,
is most graphic. Then follows a descrip
tion of the scene presented to the view
of the party on that eventful Sabbath
morn, •' whose light broke on one of the
fcarfulest and ghastliest sights ever look
ed upon, or the imagination of Dante
could have conceived. It was a reign of
horror and devastation, an earthly ante
chamber of hell," writes Mr. Scott.
Following Mr. Scott's report of ten
pages, is ttiu report of the Ladies' Relief
Committee, covering three pages.
WOKK OF TUB I-ADIES.
At the call of Chairman McCreery
about twenty ladies met at the chamber
of commerce on June 4th in order to
provide for survivors coming from John
stown. They at once organized by ap
pointing an Executive Committee, consist,
iug of Mrs. H. (j. Cambell, Mrs. George
A. Kelly and Mrs. William McCreery ;
also committees for supply, dinning-room
nd clothing departments, with Mrs. J.
B. Ilerron, Mrs. E. A. Graff and Mrs. C.
M. Donnell, as chairmen.
" By noon," says the writer, " Mrs. Mc-
Creery presented a list of hospitals and
other instutions ready to take care of
flood sufferers, und bv 4 o'clock the
tables in the church rooms were spread
with a load of good things. It is im
possible to give any idea of the lavish
generosity of the people, not only in the
lirst excitement, but extending for weeks.
On Wednesday a bureau of information
was formed, with Mrs. Dr. A. Easton as
chairman. Belated trains made it noc
cessary to keep open all night. The
bureau of information wrote their letters
to anxious relatives, searched for lost
ones and helped to unite broken families.
Hundreds of postal cards were sent and
many heavy hearts relieved to know that
the lost were found. Then an omnibus
carried them, with their outfits in heavy
paper bags to temporary quarters where
they were welcome to stay until friends
came, or railroad passes and money took
them to their destination—some as far
west as Nebraska, Wyoming or Oregon,
and from Tcnnesse to Canada.
" In fifty days 2,008 persons were cared
for by the four departments—food,
clothes, registry, and inquiry. Six hun
dred applicants to adopt children were
received and placed in the hands of the
Chiklrens' Aid Society."
Mrs. James B. Scott's account as Treas
urer of the Woman's Johnstown Relief
Committee shows the total receipts to
have been $1,735.(50, and $45.70 still in
the treasury February 15th.
TREASURER THOMPSON'S REPORT.
William R. Thompson, Treasurer, in
his report, appends a very good idea of
the material shape assumed by " the great
wave of human sympathy and magnificent
generosity." He goes on to say :
" It was not long before complaints
were made that tile money sent had not
been contributed for sanitary measures,
but for the relief of the sufferers. At
this point—June 12th —Gov. Reaver as
sumed control of the work, and the Citi
zens' Committee instructed its treasurer
to proceed at once to Johnstown and pay
off the men it had sent there. It was es
timated that SIIO,OOO would be needed to
do this. Here a new difficulty arose. The
express companies, having lost their of
fices by tho flood, would not be re
sponsible for money after the arrival of
the train at Johnstown. Express safes
were not to be liad. A hasty meeting of
the committee was held—the treasurer
was authorized to assume the risk, and to
take such steps as were necessary to carry
out the work. A pay car was secured ;
the bags of silver and packages of bank
notes laid on the floor for a bed, and at 9
p. M. the party left via. the Raltimoic &
Ohio railroad, arriving at Johnstown ten
hours later. There, under military pro
tection, alter two days's work the great
majority of the men were paid, besides
some others who at first had offered
their services gratuitously.
TIIK GRAND TOTAL.
" On July 20th the committee trans
ferred to the credit of the Flood Commis
sion the sum of $400,000, lo be distribut
ed in the Conemaugh valley : and on Sep
tember 28lh the additional sum of SIOO,-
000 was placed to the same account, mak
ing a total of $500,000.
" The work having been turned over to
the commission, at your request,, the
Mayor of Chicago, and the Governors of
Ohio and Michigan sent representatives to
audit the accounts, and Colonel William
P. Rend, of Chicago, Auditor-General 11.
A. Axline, of Ohio, and Hon. John K.
Boies, of Detroit, wiih Controller E. S.
Morrow, of this city, completed the work.
In their report you will notice that all the
moneys received by your committee were
expended in the work of relief. The nec
essary ottice expenses, clerk hiie, etc.,
amounting lo $O3l, having been defrayed
privately. Thanks are due the press,
which so materially advanced the cause
by its patient, accurate work in giving to
the public daily the names of contributors
and the amounts given."
FIGURES FOR IT.
An itemized account is then given by
the auditors. It shows that the total re
ceipts passing through the treasurer's
hands were $831,295 02; that $780,829 59
was expended, leaving $44, 400 03 in the
hands of the treasurer.
Of the amount subscribed $320!) came
from outside the United States; the
largest amounts came from Pittsburgh
and Allegheny, being $2511,770; the uexl
was Chicago, wilh $137,099. Of the
$831,295, the sum of $500,000 was turn
ed over to the Flood Commission and
$217,029 paid out and expended by the
committee. The largest expenditure is
$33,300 for the labor of recovering dead
bodies, and the next largest $40,902 for
groceries. Fifty dollars was refunded
because a man wrote that jie had sub
scribed SSO more thau be qould afford.
The committee beleving him sent buck
that amount. An item appears in checks
and drafts returned $704,75." Five hun
dred dollars of this was a subscription
from the Grand Council of the I. 8. of
1., the treasurer of which absconded
with the money.
There is a balance of $44,400. About
SSOOO of it was retained in the hands of
of the treasurer to pay certaiu laborers
who have never come for their money.
The $30,400 was turned into the hands of
the Flood Commission.
Wliat a Man Knjoyn.
The meetings held every Sunday after
noon, at the rooms of the Young Men's
Christian Associatien, 170 Alain street,are
conducted in away that all men enjoy.
Everything is brief. The talks by young
men are short, and the music is appro
priate and varied. J. D. Schrccongost
will conduct the service to-morrow after
noon at 3:30 o'clock, and all who attend
will find a welcome. Strangers may feel
the meeting is for them.
May Mean Something.
Vice-President Staokhouae, Resident
Director AlcMillen, General Alanager Ful
ton, General Superintendent Fronhoiser
and Superintendent Krcbs of the Gautier
Department, all of the Cambria Iron Com
pany, wont over to Cumberland yester
day. The object is unknown to those
outside of the company.
THE CRIMINAL CALENDAR.
LUt of Commonwealth Oases to he Contdd
ered at the Coming Regular Term of
Court, Commencing Monday, March 3,
1890.
Commonwealth vs. Adam Smith, illegal
liquor selling ; Constable's return ; C. A.
George, same ; William Met/gar, same ;
George Brandt, same ; Gebhardt Bender,
same ; John Leahey, same—two cases.
The above six cases are from Lilly bor
ough, where the constable seems to have
been on the alert.
Commonwealth vs. Henry Melhorn, f.
and b.; Margaret Mullen, prosecutrix.
Commonwealth vs. John Cravcr, same ;
Mary Green, prosecutrix.
Commonwealth vs. James Weakla'ldet
al, aggravated assault and battery, three
cases ; Hill Parker, L. C. Woomer, Wil"
liam Donahue, and A. J. Miller, prose
cutors.
Commonwealth vs. Augustine Salts!
giver, malicious mischiet; P. Marx, pros
ecutor.
Commonwealth vs. Jeremiah Lavely,
same charge ; Wm. F. Cook. Esq., prose
cutor.
Commonwealth vs. John McMullen,
highway robbery.
Commonwealth vs. James Lang, sale of
liquor to minors ; S. Mateer, prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. Robert L. Hunt, f
and b.; Eliza Stifle, prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. William Baker, ag
vatcd assault and battery ; Annie Prank
liauser, prosecutrix.
Commonwealth vs. Leslie Whittaker, f.
and b.; Lizzie Gardner, prosecutrix.
Commonwealth vs. Prank Kinney, ag
ravated assault and battery ; T. Colser,
prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. Chas. Daly, surety
of the peace, J. Malcomsen. prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. Joseph Donahoe, f.
and b.; Emma P. Long, prosecutrix.
Commonwealth vs. Geo. B. Richards,
maintaining a nuisance : Fred Jackel,
prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. Lute Durbin,
maintaining n nuisance; Fred Jackel,
prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. Catharine McClos
key, larceny ; Ellen Dras, prosecutrix.
Commonwealth vs. Patrick S. Leonard,
criminal assault; Jennie Porter, prose
cutrix.
Commonwealth vs. Jas. Edwards ct al.,
larceny ; John Steuger, prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. George Jones, lar
ceny ; Bethelc Hoffman, prosecutrix.
Commonwealth vs. Michael llohan, et
al., larceny ; W. A. Iloran, prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. John Tracy, et al.,
larceny ; A. W. Houtz, prosecutor.
Conunouwialth vs. Frank Beamish, et
al., larceny : C. E. Chapire, prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. Patrick McGowan,
mnbeious mischief; A. J. Anderson, pros
ecutor.
Commonwealth vs. John A. Anderson,
shooting with intent to kill ; George
Smith, prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. George Jones, et a!.,
larceny; W. A. Kiwis. prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs John Tracy, lit a!.,
same ; James Quiioi, prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. Augustine Fresh,
larceny : Joseph Wyland, prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. Elswoith Coulter, f
and b.; Rebecca Brown, piosecnlrix.
Commonwealth vs Clius. Barnliardland
Conrad U, igle. larceny: Amtin Ncary,
prosecutor.
Common wealth vs. Ilcn.v Von Alt nnd
Ellen Aubry, open lewdness : John W.
Parks, prosecutor.
Common wealth vs. Fran I; Huberts,
burglary ; I'M. Cotmery, prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. Joseph Lytic,
larceny ; W. 11. Hughes, prosecutor.
Commonwcnlth vs. John O'Donnell,
larceny ; Dan. Lysctt, prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. Henry llrown,
burglary : J. S. Ashbridgc, prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. Isaiah llaer, assault
and battery ; John Kuntz, prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. Geo. Stibich, f. and
b.; Elizabeth Fleck, prosecutrix.
Commonwealth vs. .Samuel Secly,
desertion ; Ellen Seely, prosecutrix.
Commonwealth vs. Russel Alackin. f.
and b.; Alice Ross, prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. Ilarry L. George,
same ; Sidney Alikln, prosecutrix.
Commonwealth vs. Harry Somervillc,
surety of the peace ; Mary A. O'Neil,pros
ecutrix.
Commonwealth vs. Alary A. O'Kcil and
Frank McMahor, selling liquor without
license; J. D. Reese, prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. Joseph Luther,
assault and battery ; Eiizabalh Bear
inger, prosecutrix.
Commonwealth vs. Elmer Sceley, in
corrigibility ; Henry Alaley, prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. John Skulk, felon
ious assault; John Henly, prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. Samuel J. Buck,
f. & b.; Alary Fcighner, prosecutrix.
Commonwealth vs. Bertram Simon as
sault and battery ; Francis Stein, prose
cutor.
Commonwealth vs. Thos. A. Brown,
embezzlement; Peter Kobine, prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. John Copenhaver,
embezzlement; E. F. Spencer, prosecu
tor.
Commonwealth vs. Conrad Weigel, lar
ceny ; C. A. Bernhardt, prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. Lewis Fulner, se
duction nnd bastardy ; Lizzie Ileitfelder,
prosecutrix.
Commonwealth vs. Robert Barklay,'et
al., malicious mischief, Margaret Schaad,
prosecutrix.
Commonwealth vs. Charles Ligand, as
sault and battery ; R. F. Shepard, prose
cutor.
Commonwealth vs. Grant Yurner, f. <fc
b.; Minnie Berkey, prosecutrix.
Commonwealth vs. Christopher Aleelilin,
seduction and bastardy; Clara Lloyd,
prosecutor.
Commouwealth vs. Airs. Alary Farrell,
felonious assault and battery ; Pat O'Con
neil, prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. Mary Farrell, larce
ny ; Jacob Nolan, prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. Wm. Vance et al.,
aggravated assault and battery; John
Stuart et al., prosecutors.
Commonwealth vs. Andrew Rubinus,
assault and battery with intent to kill;
Albert Dijick, prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. W. F. Carpenter and
Lucretia Carpenter; cruelty to children;
W. W. Decker, prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. Joseph Luther, de
sertion ; Mrs. Ann Luther, prosecutrix.
Commonwealth vs. Edward Horner, f.
anclb.; Carrie Rose, prosecutrix.
Commonwealth vs. James Richards, se
duction and bastardy; Kate Saylor, pros
ecutrix.
Commonwealth vs. Jeremiah McCarthy,
malicious mischief, etc.; Frank Beuford,
prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. Wm. B. Speicher,
larceny ; George Kotigh, prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. Ellen C. Baker, as
sault and battery ; Mclinda linger, prose
cutrix.
Commonwealth vs. W. Jones, surety;
11. H. McCurdy, prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. l'nt O'Connell, in.
corrigibi.ity ; S. B. Gregory, prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. John Farren, es
cape ; Frank Dit'bl, prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. John Farren, resist
ing an officer ; W. S. Shaffer, prosecutor.
Commonwealth vs. John Farren, as
sault and battery on view of magistrate.
A few cases will yet lie added before
he commencement of court.
Progress of the Work Toward Opening it
Public Road Along the Old Tow-Patli.
Mr. Benjamin Stutzman.of Eaal Wheat
field township, Indiana county, has made
a canvass of the citizens of West Taylor
township in this couuty, and secured a
sufficient number of signatures to a
petition for the opening of a public road
down the '"gap," along where the old
State road was located near the line of the
old tow-path, to connect with a road lead
ing from Baker's Furnace in Indiana
county. The petition will be presented
to the March term of court, and it is
hoped to have viewers appointed ami the
road located, so that an order to begin
work may be made at the June court.
Tliis road will be a great advantage to
the citizens of Johnstown as well as to
the residents of Indiana county, and the
business people hero will no doubt sub
scribe liberally to a fund for opening tip
his rouic.
A Sculp Level Young Lady Overcome With
Grief oil Account ol Sorrow in the
Family of a Friend.
Miss Annie Blotigh, daughter of Isaac
Dlough, of Scalp Level, returned Satu r
day to her parents' hoiqp from Pittsburgh
where she had been staying for a long
time in the family of Mr. Geo. 11.
Edwards, formerly an official of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company. Recent
deaths in Mr. Edwards'family, to whom
Miss Blougli was strongly attached, has
so overcome her wiih nervous prostration
thai, by the advice of tier physicians, Miss
Blouuh lias been advised lo visit otlu r
seem s for rest and recuperation. She
will 11 nscqiicciiy maid sonic lime with
friend-. In if. a Pec which she wiil travel
for mini' linn wi'li the purpose of l->r
gelling in gri i weisjlil under which she
li:i- !'eee 1-ih'u uie on nreounl of llie sor
row "! Mr. Edwards' family.
I'oil e Week* 111 Court.
A | eeial lerm ■ 1 <■ lirl lu-Mm. i Eh
eitsburg io flu v. A munier of co i i., ni-il
Ciei- v ill he eoiisi.li red.
lie •est Alo il iv the tegular Aiieh
term of two ci k will begin. This term
is ii-ii-illy of gti at ilileresi to the pros
pi olive o.iiidiihili s fur county offices, who
are always in alleiuhince, taking advant
age of tlio opportunity to see so many of
their " friends."
Oil Monday, March 17ib there will he
license court. In this many of onr
feoplo are much Interested. A verv large
list of applications will he presented,
the number from this city not being di
minished very much by the SSOO license.
A Cure for Diphtluo la.
Scientific American.
The following remedy is said to he the
best known, al least is worth trying, for
physicians eem powerless to cope with
the disease successfully. At the first in
dication of diphtheria in the throat of a
child make the room close; then take a
tin cup and pour into it a quantity of ta.i
and turpentine, equal parts. Then hold
the cup over a fire so as lo fill the room
with fumes. The little patient, cn inhal
ing the fumes, will cough up and spit out
all the membranous matter, and the
diphtheria will pass oIT. The fumes of the
tar and terpentine loosen the matter in
the throat, end thus afford the relief that
has baffled the skills of physicians.
The Stoneycreek Water Company of Mox
liaiu Purchased l>y tu Johnstown
Water Company.
The Johnstown Water Compauy has
purchased the pipe Hues and franchises of
the Stouycroek Water Company of Alox
liam. It is the intention to connect the
system with the main from Milcreek
reservoir, thus guaranteeing the people of
Aloxham an ample water supply.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Tim Following limn ltccn Gruati'd Since
Onr Lait Report.
(Alexander Napier It en so reek
(Hannah Dlelil lieoscreek
(Francis P. Allien Gallltzln
(Laura E. Parrlsn Gnlllizln
llionry SuUmlUer...._ Cambria
\Jettio Deveny Morreiiviue
(Josiali Wlngard ttlchland twp
(Mary HarsUbergor lUchlaud twp
(.(. I). Ford Johnstown
(Elite Shaffer Wl'more
(Alonza B.Taylor Giubbtown
\Clara Jano Miller sionyoreek twp
(Charles J. Mayer ..Johnstown
(Kate spltzbart Johnstown
(Emanuel Roddy Upper Voder twp
(Mary Ann Uofecker Upper Yoder twp
(Abraham Homgardncr ..Richland twp
(Annie Blough coue.unugh twp
(Daniel H. Wyondt Franklin
(Margaret Al. Parks Franklin
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. I). C., Feb. 22, 1890.
'lotm. tidrtnroftlw JohnMoiou Democrat.
Mr. Harrison lias been laying wires
tliis week that will result in his con
trolling the Pennsylvania delegation to
the next National Republican Conven
tion. lie returned to the White House
to-day from Pittsburgh, and from the
pleased expression ou his face when he
got oil the train, he evidently thinks he
succeeded. What Senator Quay, who is
now on a risking trip to Florida, will
think of this invasion of his territory can
not be said, but he will certainly smile
very broadly at the idea of Mr. Harrison
or Mr. anybody else controlling the Penn
sylvania delegation without his assistance.
He owns the Pennsylvania Republican
machine.
Politics have got into the contest for
the World's Fair, which opened in the
House yesterdav, and which is to be
finally decided next week. Members of
both parlies fear the effect its locution
will have upon the next Presidential con
test, and those best informed now be
lieve that Unless the fair is held at Wash
ington it will not be held at all. Mr.
Carlisle says it cannot constitutionally be
held under tiie control of the Govern
ment. anywhere but in the District of
Columbia. Mr. Mills heads about sixty
members who are opposed to its being
held at all, and he expects to be joined by
enough disappointed members, after the
si'e is selected, to defeat the bill provid
ing for the fair. That's the present
status, by Monday or Tuesday some soit
of combination may be made to change it.
Mr. Wanamakc r's scheme for a cheap
postal telegraph system between all cities
having a free delivery seems to be very
favorably received, and it ts generally be
lieved that Congress is disposed to give '
it a trial.
The pension appropriation bill for the
uext fiscal year has been reported to the
House. It is for $98,427,401, nearly $17,-
000 000 more than that passed by the last
Congress, and still the cry for a service
pension lull carrying an additional amount
of $110,000,000 a year is reverberating
through the corridors of the capitol. The
gentlemen favoring this last measure do
not tell where the money is to come from.
It certainly is not in the treasury or likely
to be in it.
The Republicans of the House propose
taking up the contested election cases as
soon as the World's Fair question is set
tled. There are four reports waiting to
be acted upon, and strange to say, oue o*
them confirms the claim of the Democratic
contestant.
The Republican members of the Ways
and Means Committee of the House, in
order to make a reduction of about SOO,-
000,000 in the tariff, propose to suspend
the sinking fund act, which requires about
s4o,oQi) t Ooo a year. The only thing that
they are agreed upon is the repeal of the
toi.aeco tax. They are now engaged in
trying to get up some sort of a compro
mise as to the sugar tariff.
Jay llubbell. who a few years ago posed
as the boss of the Republican party, is
In r in the interest of the bill providing for
the purchase ol the Portage lake canal,
connecting Lake Michigan and Lake
Superior.
l'he bill transferring the weather
bureau to the Agricultural Department
! A ill be reported to the Senate next week.
! lis pas .'.go i- regarded us certain.
l'he investigation of the Civil Service
C uiiuii-sion opened quite lively, and Mr.
j l.y n.iiii is far from being happy; he was
| : ompciii'd to acknowledge that his brother
-law stole a set of questions and furnish- '
! ol them to a woman who afterwards ob
tained a position through the knowlede
she got from the stolen questions. He also
apkiiolcriged tiiat the stealer of the ques
tions was afterwards promoted. How
Ly man can be kept on the Commission
after thi3 without making the whole busi
ness more of a laughing stock than it al
ready is, is more than ordinary folks can
see. The committee will hold another
meeting Monday.
The Woman's Rights anuual convention
ended a four days session to-day. Several
of the speakers predicted that women
would vote in less t.iaiitcn years.
The British extrad' '!. m treaty, which
the late Senator Riddleberger succeeded
fit defeating last winter, has been ratified
by the Senate.
A yuecr Oversight.
The Assessor who omitted to place
forty-eight lots on the assessment list in
the part of Stonycreek township, which
was annexed to Johnstown, would
give Hcury George a setback, if the
reformer knew of the procedure. Mr. '
George says that land is the easiest thing
in the world to tax. It can not be hidden
or smuggled. Somehow or other the
Stonycreek township Assessor failed to
see these forty-eight lots. When our city
Assessors come around those lots will be
seen, and assessed too.
Another Fatality at Mo. <i llrhlge.
On Thursday evening, about dusk, as
George Fyock was crossing the Cone
maugh river at No. 6 bridge on a plank
he fell into the water and was drowned,
the rushing of the water bearing him
down the stream very rapidly. His body
was recovered yesterday morning just
above East Conemaugh, and taken to the
residence of his parents in Conemaugh
township. The fvneral will take place to
morrow forenoon at 10 o'clock, when in
terment will be made in the Dunkard
Cemetery.
Saved Expense by Sinking t wo Oue.
Atclilson Globe.
An Atchison girl who was earning a
salary of S4O a month, gave it up to marry
man who was earning SOS.