1
blie
The
the
on’s
ithe
that
Gov-
the
ead-
that
eady
first
ourt
ouse
real
took
yrees
Mar-
not
building of the wa'l, and though tha city
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
— aman
LESSON FOR SUNDAY FEB. 26.
ere |
“Reading The Law,” Neh. viii, 112,
Golden Text: Psalm cxiv. Commen-
tary. :
ree
1. “And they spake unt> Ezra, the scribe,
¢o uring the book of the w of Moses,
which the Lord had comman ied to Israel.”
‘I'ne temple had been finished, and also the
was large ani houses and ple few, yet
they would without further delay seek to
worshio the Gol of Israel acearding to His
law. The water gate was toward the east
qiii., 26), and therefore near the temple, for
Loe temple was at the cast of the city, facing
the Mcuot of Olives. Ezra was a ready |
scribe mn the Liw of Moses, for he had pra-
his heart to seek and to do and to
jeach the Law of the Lord in Isras=l (Ez. vii.,
}. .
2. “And FEzre, the priest, brought the
law before the congregation upon tae first
day of the seventa monta.” [ais was the
regular day for the feast of tru npets (Lev.
xxiii., 24), to be followsei on th* tenth day
by the great atonement and on tye fifteenth
day by the feast of tabernacles (Lv. xxiii.,
27,3). The priest was the messenger of
the Lord of Hosts, keeping knowledge that
the people might szeix the Law at his mouth
(Mal. ii., 7), and Ez-a was hy his applicie
tion to the stuay of the Law qualified to
teach the people.
3. ‘‘And he read therein from the morn-
ing until midday, and the ears of all the
ple were attentive unto toe book of ths
w.” I wonder how many of an audience
he woula hava in our day at the end of tae
second or third hour. A political spzech or
a concert or somethiny of that sort is all
rvigat, even if itis two hours long, buta
sermon or a Bible readinz must bs witain
the limits of proorie-v, for too much of re-
ligion (as they say) is unendurable. On»
can read a novel a wnole day, but a chap-
ter in the Bib.e is oftan mora than enough.
4. “And Ezra, the scribe, stool upon a
plois of wood, which they had mado for
he purpose.”” Elevated above the people
that all might see, as weil as hear. he is sup-
ported by thirteen of his brethren, six on his
right and seven on his left hand, but I have
no doubt that the Unseen One who said to
Moses, ‘Certainly 1 will be with thee,” said
to Josoua, ‘As I was with Moses, so I will
be with thee,” and to Gideon, “Surely I will
be with thee” (Ex. iii., 12; Josh, i., 5; Judg.
vi., 16), was far more 10 £zra than the breth-
ren who were by his side,
5. ‘‘And Ezra opened the book in thesizht
of all the people (for he was above all the
people), and when he op2ned it all the peo-
plestood up.” With great reverence he un-
rolled the scroll of the Law, ani with rever-
ence the people stood up to hear what the
Lord, their God, would s1y to them. We
do not worship the Bible, but we worship
Him who is tberein revaael to us as our
God and Saviour, and when we open our
Bibles to read the words of the living God
we should do so with great humility.
6. **And Ezra blessed the Lord, tne great
God, and they bowed their heads and wor-
shiped the Lord with their facss to the
ound.” If they all meant it in their
earts, thea it was tru2 worship; bus it any
bowed the body only without bowing tha
heart before God, then He dil not regard
ir, for, though His eyes run to and fro
throughout the whole earth to show Himseit
strong on behalf of those whose hearts are
perfect toward Him (If Chron. xvi., 9), He
ooketh on the bear: and nob on the out
ward appearance ([ Sam. xv., 71.
i 7. ‘And the Levites caused tue people to
understand the law.” Another thirteen are
hers mentioned who with the Levites causad
the people to unaerstand. Yo read is good;
vo understand is better. Atter one of His
discourses, in which Jesus had said that if
one aces not understand the word the
wicked one catcheth it away, He asked the
disciples, “Have ye underswood all thess
things?® (Math. xiii., 19, 51.) When Yhuip
drew near to the chariot of the Ethiopian
eundch his first question was, ‘‘Under-
standest thou whav thou readest?’ (Acts
viii,, 30.) 1it one should ask, *‘dow can [
unaerstand?”’ 1 should reply, **rarouga iaith
we understana” (Heb. xi, 3; iv., ¥). Re-
ceive 1b unquestioningly, and thus under.
stam, i ;
r 8. “So they read ths book, in the Law of
God, distinctly, and gave vhe sense, and
caused them tu uaderstand the reauing.”
This is the bestruie for good reading tous [
bave ever seen. Legible writing and dis.
tinct reading are two very helprul things.
"Moses and habakkuk were told to write very
lainly (Deut. xxvi., 8; . 1, 2), and t
joelieve toe wnote Biole io be a plan vook
for plain people wno are willing to let tas
Holy mpirit be their veacaer,
{ 9. “Unis day 1s boly unto che Lord, you.
Goa; mourn not nor weep.” 1'ns Law,
which 1s noiy ana jnsc and good, convisces
us of sin anu gives occasion to weep, DUG
Jesus, who 1s the end of tae law ror rights
eousuess to every one that believeth, taacues
us wnen we receive Hun not to wesy, as
well we might, because ot our sin, but to re-
joicein Him wno pecame a curse lor us, and
is now our righteousness (oat iil, lo; if
Cor. v., 21; Rom. x, 4). The section oc
‘This chapter Which follows our lesson brings
fberore us the leasc of tabernacies, and as
atonement came between trumpets and tao-
ernacles we seem face to lace here with
atonement and its rest,
{ lu, *‘I'ne joy ot tne Lord isyourstrength,”
"How passing wonderful 1s ths gracs ot wrod,
‘wiilch not enly takes away our sins ous
gives us His joy to be our strength! He be-
comes our salvation, our strength and our
song (Isa. xii,, 2), so that 1t becomes us to
say, “I will greatly rejoice in the Lord.
My soul shall be joyful in my God, for He
hath clothed me with the garments of sal-
vation: He hath covered me with the robe
of righteousness” (Isa. Ixi., 10).
11. “So the Levites stilled all the people,
saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy;
neither be ye grieved.” Stillness, peace,
holiness, joy, all bd of; the love of God to
usin the gitt ot His dear Son. Whether it be
passover or pentecost or atonement, what-
ever the feast or the sacrifice, each and all
speak of Him. Apart from Him all is death
but in Him all is life and peace (I John v.
12; Eph. ii, 14).
12. “Great mirth because they had under-
stood the words that were declared unto
them.” Andsthey understood because they
received them. It made Jesus so glad be-
cause His disciples received His words that
He mentioned it to His Father in His great
prayer, saying, ‘‘I have given unto them the
words which Thou gavest Me, anithsy have
received them” (John xvii, 8. It does
seam tome that if we but believe the hun-
dredth part of what He says is ours in Him
we would be overflowing with joy. It is
doubt and unbelief that causes sadness, but
truly as it is written, ‘The God of Peace
will fill us with all joy and peace in believ-
ing (Rom. xv., 13). Forget not the portions
for others, — Lesson Helper.
A
MORE SOUVENIR COINS.
———
In Arranging for More World’s Fair Ap-
propriations Columbian Quar-
ters Figure.
The Senate Committee on appropriations
bas made the following provision for the
World's Fair in the Sundry Civil Appropri-
ation bill: For Government exhibits, $201,-
070; for completion and equipment’ of the
prick ship, $10,000; World's Columbian
Commission, $236,375, $98,190 of which is
for the use of the Board of Lady Managers
and $25,000 of which is immediately avail-
able. It is also provided that $10,000 of this
appropriation shall be issued to the Ladies’
Board in the shape of 25-cent souvenir coins,
For awards. judges, examiners. etc., there
js appropriated $570,880, of which $100,000
§s to be devoted to meeting the expenses of
=
LIQUOR DEALERS, BEWARE.
Persons Shipping Whiskey Into Prohibi
tion Towns Liable to Indictment.
The West Virginia Supreme Court has
granted a writ of error in the caseof W. P.
Flannagan, who was indicted by the Dod-
dridge County Ground Jury for sending
whiskey to West Union, in that county, on
an order received at Parkersburg. In the
Circuit Court Judge Jacobs had quashed the
ndictment on the ground that, as the order
was filed in that city. the sale was made
there and not in Doddridge county. The
county officers appealed and the writ of er-
ror was granted, the Court above holding
that the place where goods were delivered is
the place of their sale.
This decision will affect the trade of Pitts.
burg and Wheeling dealers, as well as liquor
dealers all over the country in general.
i Anyone who now sends these goods by
freight or express to customers in counties
where there is no license law is liable to
indictment.
—ThE Texas Pine Timber Company, a
New England syndicate, has effected the
largest timber sale ever recorded in the
South. * The sale is of standing timber, for
$750,000.
—CHINA, too, has been having a cold win«
ter, Three hundred Canton beggars died
from exposure in jail.
tf ere em
Pennsylvania Legislature.
TwENTY-FIRsT DAY.—In the senate 35 bills
passed the first reading in 16 minutes. Mc-
Creary of Erie introduced a bill providing
that whenever any secret marriage is con-
tracted and the parties have no comnion
residence; or donot live together as man and
wife, the survivor, in the event ot the death
of either party, shall take no interest in the
estate of the deceased, excepting such as
may be devised or bequeathed to the survi-
vor in case the deceased dies intestate,
A communication was received from the
governor announeing his approval of the
concurrent resolution requestingPennsylva-
nia United States senators and congressmen
to vote against any measure lookingto the
opening of the world’s fair on Sunday.
In the House these bills were introduced:
Niles of Tio a—a revenue measure known
as the county commissioners bill: Boyer of
Philadelphia—providing for a graduated tax
on inheritances, except collateral, of 1 per
cent on estates of $100,000 and not exceeding
: 24 per cent above ,000 ana not
exceeding #1,000,000. and 5 per cent on all
estates of over $1,000 000. The rapid transit
bill was recommitted to enable parties op-
posed to it to be heard. The negatived bill
to prevent the sale of intoxicating liquors
on all holidays and Saturday halt-holidays
wai voted down. .
Fow of Philadelphia moved to amend the
Baker ballot law that the assessors shall sit
in election booths in all districts where
booths are established. The bill prohibit-
ing the employment of telegraph operators
on railroads who are under. 21 years of age
and have not had one year's experience,
which was negatived in committee, was
placed on the calendar unanimously.
TWENTY-sECOND Day.—In the Senate to
day a large number of remonstrances were
presented, from ministerial associations and
other religious organizations,against modifi-
cations of the Sunday laws.
The following bills were introduced:
Hackenburg, Northumberiand—Providing
for appointment by the Governor of a com-
mission, equally divided politically, to issue
liquor license instead of the Courts. Os.
bourne, Philadelphia—Providing fines and
penalties for the sale of impure milk in
cities, towns and boroughs, McCariel, of
Dauphin—Proposing an amendment to the
constitution,giving women the right to vote.
Landis, l.ancaster—Providing for issuing of
State teachers’ certificates to graduates of
regularly chartered collegeswho bave taught
three annual terms in the public schools.
The following bills were passed finally,
Providing for erection of a new State Sbuild-
ing and repairing the hall of the jHouse; to
prohibit members of school boards in _citjes
of the second class from holding any office
of emolmment jn them, guthorizing com-
panies chartered in other States to manu.
acture wall paper, lithographs or prints, to
own real estate in in this State, The bill to
abolish the Puplic Building Commision of
Philadelphia passed second reading without
opposition- The Senate then adjourned.
In the House to-day a bill was favorably
reported from comniittee by Mr. Cessna,
maxing Lawrence county a separate judicial
district and providing for the appointment
of a Judge.
Mr. Thornton, of Fayette, presented a
bill permitting street railway Companies to
condemn private property after making due
compensation for the same. ,
Other bills were presented as follows:
Skinner—Permitting electric railway com-
panies to carry. freight. Fow—To punish
any person who willfully or maliciously
cuts or tears down any flag or banner, Cro-
thers—Repealing so much cf the milk law
as declares that any milk obtained from
animals fed on distillery waste is impure
and unwholeson:e. Goodbhart—Providing
for the teaching of vocal music in the com-
mon schools, Reese—To protect the health
of mine workers by prohibiting the use of
illuminating oils or other than animal or
vegetable.
The bill to protect minzrs in the anthra-
cite coal regions of Pennsylvania, to weigh
coal and have a checkweighman when
deemed necessary, defining the amount
which shall constitute 8 mining ton and
providing penalties for violation thereof,
was passed finally. ter some nmiinor mat-
ters were disposed of the House adjourned.
TwexTy-THIrp DAay.—In the Senate to-day
Mr. Hackenburg, of Norththumberland, had
a petition read asking him to introduce a
bill to prohibit the manufacture of hoop:
skirts for crinoline purposes,
The following bills were introduced:
Smith, Lancaster—To take from pipe
line companies the right of eminent do-
main. Landis, Lancaster—Requiring boards
of school directors to make provision for
the better protection of the health and
morals of school children. Monoghan,
Schuylkill—To increase the annnal salaries
of coroners in counties having over 150,000
inhabitants to $2,000. i
The Neeb bill, making ita misdemeanor
for any person to furnish a reporter, editor
or newspaper with false information intend-
ed for publication, was reported favorably
to the senate. The bill is intended to abol-
ish the fakir of news and the practical joker
who imposes on newspapers bogus notices
of marriages or deaths. It has excellent
chances of passing both houses.
In the House a large number of bills were
unfavorably repor from committee to-
day, among them that to protect associa-
tions and unions of workingmen and per:
sons in their labels, trademarks and forms
of advertising.
The following bills were introduced. Har-
vey, Luzerne—To encourage the breeding
and improvement of trotting and pacing
horses, and to prevent fraudulent enteries.
Mattox, Venango—Providing for the ap-
pointment of deputy assistant coroners in
cities of this Commonwealth. Focht,
Union—Authorizing chattel mortgages on
certain forms of iron and steel, The follow-
ing resolution was adopted: **Thatthe House
of Representatives request the Senate to re-
turn to the House the resolution requesting
Senators and Members of Congress to vote
for Senate bill No. 2014, entitled ‘An act
for marking of the lines of battle on the
battlefield of Gettsyburg.’
These bills were passed finally: An act de.
fining the status of fraternal societies pay-
ing benefits at sickness or death of their
members by mutual assessments and ex-
empting them from taxation and from the
supervision of the insurance Commissioners
the jurors and members of the boards ap-
poiuted by the lady managers.
an act relative to the unformity of proxies.
{ The House then adjourned.
Si es
/
TweNTY-Fourtn Day.—Among the bills
introduced were the following: Critchfield,
Somer-et-To prevent public highways fiom
becoming blockaded with snow.Smith.Lan-
caster—Appropriating $20,000 to be used in
detecting and prosecuting manufacturers
and dealers in oleomargarine and all imita-
tion batter.
The following bills passed finally: Autho-
rizing construction of turnpike, plank and
other roads on roads and ‘land; authorizing
formation of corporations for the purpose of
driving and flooding logs. lumber and tim-
ber in streams not exceeding 35 mlies in
length; extending provisions of the Railroad
act of 1885 to corporations organized by pur-
chasers of railroads at sales without process
or decree of « ourt; making the fee for filing
petitions for the adoption of minors one
dal ar; providing for asse-sment of damage
when streets or alleys are changed in grade
or loeality; appropriating $163,000 for re-
equipment of the National Guard.
A lerge number of bills passed second
reading among them the following, intro-
duced by Flinn: An act authorizing cities
to purchase, maintain, use and condemn
bridges erected and in use over rivers and
streams separating or dividing any part or
district of such cities. and jroviding the
manner in which compensation shall be
made; an act authorizing municipal eorpor-
ations to appropriate private lands and .pro-
perty for their use in the construction,
maintenance and use of bridges in order to
connect public parks or other public proper-
ties, and providing for the ascertainment of
1ages caused thereby." The Renate having
cleared its calendar voted to adjourn until
onday evening, February 27.
The house met at 11 o'clock. Among the
bills reported negatively fiom committees
were the two ‘‘anti-discrimination’’ bills in-
troduced by Representatives Bliss and
Tewksbury, also the bill exempting ex-sol-
diers and members of the N:ttional Guard
irom jury duty.
Among the bills infroduced were the fol-
lowing: By Mr. Thomas, Cambria—To
avoid the blocking of the highways with
snow by providing that wire fences shall be
substituted for rail or board fences. By Mr.
Dubs, York—A mending the Inquor License
law by increasing the penalty against min-
ors misrepresenting their age. By Mr. Re-
ber, Berks—To provide for making and re-
airing public roads and highways. By Mr.
erzog, Berks —To prohibit the killing of
quail or Virginia partridges for three years.
The calendar of bills on second reading
was considered, and the bill to prevent
county or city superinterdents of common
schools from engaging in the profession of
teaching during tneir term of office, uniess
it shail be done without compensation,
assed, with a penalty clause attached. The
a then adjourned.
TweENTY-Firta Day.—After brief sessions
to-day both branches of the Legislature ad-
journed for the election recess. In the Sen-
ate the following bills were introduced:
Brewer, Franklin—To require inmates of
the Huntingdon Reformatory who violate
their parole to serve the unexpired term of
their sentence; also, to require counties of
which they are residents to pay the costin-
cident to the trial of inmates in the Hunt-
ingdon Reformatory and penitentiaries,and
to regulate proceedings in applications for
the discharge on habeas corpus of persons
confined in either ot the penitentiaries.
Lloyd, Comberland—To increase the salary
of the Chief Clerk in the Auditor General's
department from #1,800 to #2 200, and fixing
the salary of the Corporation Qlerk at $2,500.
Mr. Hackenburg, of Northumberland, offer-
ed a resolution, which was adopted, for the
[intag of 1,800 copies of his LiquorLicense
ill, Tequiring commissioners to issue li-
censes instéad of the Courts. The Senate
adjoutned until February 27.
n the House to-day Mr. Wertheimer, of
Allegheny, offered a resolution that his bill
providing for the incorporation of distilling
companies, which has been negatively re-
rted, be placed on the calendar. It will
ay over under the rules until the House
convenes.
Mr. Skinner introduced a bill for the pre-
vention and punishment of trespassing up
on cars of passenger railway companies. He
also introduced a bill for the prevention and
punishment of the obstruction of the tracks
of passenger railway companies and the in-
jury or destruction of their rolling stock or
other property. fF Nae
Other bills were inirodut
Dambly—To provide for the
as follows:
icharge, from
of insane per-
“acquitted of crime.
W heeler--To prevent fraud in the sale of
wool. King—Providing for the the division
of counties into road districts, the election
of district supervisors, the dividing of road
work into classes, the division of road taxes,
and for the making and repairing of roads
and awards therefor.
The House adjourned until Monday eyen-
ing, February 27.
—e
A HELI res rm nd i ft ore “
. WORLD'S FAIR NOTES
Tae Michigan World’s Fair Board will
make an exhibition of its new:
GERMANY'S building at the World's Fal
is a handsome structure, costing $15),000,and
is nearly completed.
THE Royal Chorus Society of Seigium,
more than a hundred stroag, will visit the
World's Fair and take part in the concerts
in choral hall.
IN the Fine Arts exhibit at the World's
Fair will appear three pictures from Wind-
sor Castle, loaned by Queen Victoria, and
several from the Prince of Wales's collec.
tion.
THEE Japaness royal family “will be repre.
sented at the World's Fair. Itisannonncad
positively that the eldest son and probaole
successor of the Mikado will visit Chicago in
September.
THE list of Germany’s exhibitors at the
Fair contains 5077 names. Represented in
it are 230 cities and towns of the Empire,
and of these forty cities semd more than tea
exhibits each.
Tae King of Siam, at his own expense, has
decided to make an interesting display in
the manufsctures. agricultural and forestry
buildings at the World's Fair, and will also
erect a royal pavilion of elaborate carved
woods,
TEE winning exhibitors at: the World's
Fair will each receive a-bronzs medal and
a handsome diploma, setting forth the spe-
cific purpose for which, the medal was
awa . Provision will be made, it is ex-
, for 75,000 medals and diplomas.
THE Queen Regent of Spain will be repre:
sented at the World's Columbian Exposition
by the Infanta Eulalia and her husband,
Prince Antoine, The Spanish Cabinet has
sanctioned their visit to tne World’s Fair as
representatives of Queen Regent Christina.
AN English salt concern has made a salt
statue, medeled after Bartholdi’s ‘Liberty
Enlightening the World,” in New Yorz har-
bor. The statue is five and a half fest high
and stands on 2 rock salt base seven feet
high. [Ihe salt was taken from a mins 250
feet deep. The English firm will send it as
an exhibit to the World’s Fair.
TaE Paterson and Newark mills of New
Jersey will make a splendid silk exhibit at
the World's Fair. The silk in all its stages
of manutacture will be Cisplayed, together
with the silk worms and cocoons from which
the silken threads will be spun and passed
through various manipulations until they
appear in the finished silk texturas ready for
the market.
THE “white city,” as the World's. Fair
grounds and buildings are termed, has.the
equipment of a model municipality. It has
a combirved water sapatiy of 54,000,000
lons a dav, and will soos have 160,000,
. It haa 25 miles of water mains and 291
bydrants. A hundred more will be pro-
vided. There are 3 steam fire engines, 4
chemical engines, a ladder truck, water
tower, 40 hose carts, 26,750 feet of hose, 1050
hand fire extinguishers, fire pails, a
steam fire boat, 65 firemen, 15) alarm boxes,
150 patrol telephones, 500 guards, complete
electric light and sewerage systems, etc.,
stc. By the time the Fair opens many of
these facilities and equipments will be
greatly increased and perfected. us.
EET EET
TT Se ram rE
RET i ee : mv Te : rye
KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS
TWO NEW COUNTIES.
Harrissurc.—There are two bills pending
in the legislature for the creation of new
counties. The first, introduced in the house
by George V. Lawrence, is intended to carve
a new county out of portions of Washing-
ton, Fayette, Greene, Westmoreland and
Allegheny, with the county seat at Monon-
gahela City, although the enterprising town
of Charleroi has aspirations for this honor.
This is an old scheme, conceived first in
1799. and having been before the legislature
five times between 1820 and 1837. The
second, whose sponser is Senator Cline, of
Luzerne, is intended to create a new county
out of the southern half of Luzerne and the
northern tier of townshipsin Schuylkill,
with Hazelton as the county seat. The
names of the two new aspirants for places
among the counties of the State are given as
Monongahela and Hazel. Should the first
be created that will undoubtedly be its
name, but so far as the latter is concerned,
it is given out on excellent authority *hat, as
the family name of Pennsylvania's senior
Senator is perpeiuated in the county of
Cameron, so will that of the junior Senatoy
oe handed down in “the county of Quay.
rt
FIRED A FATAL TOY.
BoTLER.—Last Tuesday evening a 2-vear-
old child of John Rasely, of Connoquens-
sing township, while alone in the house
began playing with the fire. Her dress ig’
nited, and she was so badly burned that
after two hours of agony she died.
re
PENNSYLVANIA BANKS.
THEIR NUMBER, GROWTH, CAPITAL STOCKS AND
DEPOSITS.
A statement just sent to Congress by the
Secretary of the Treasury gives facts about
the banks of Pennsylvania during the past
100 years. Pennsylvania in 1792 had one
bank, with a capital stock of $2.000,000, and
n 1892 had 456 banks, State and national,
with a capital of $77,000,000. There are 83
State banks, with a capital stock of over $8,-
500,000, caeposits of $39,302,116, and loans
and discounts amounting to $32,956,212. The
chief period covered by this reportis from
1834 to 1863. During that period the State
banks more than doubled in number and
circulation, while their deposits quadrupled.
re
FIREMAN KILLED, ENGINEER MORTALLY INJUR-~
ED AND BRAKEMAN HURT.
Erir.—A west-bound freight on the New
York, Chicago and St. Louis railway left the
track near Girard. The engine was totally
wrecked, and Fireman William Lipwalder
of Mossiertown was crushed to death under
the tender. Engineer G. W. Wilkins of
Conneaut, O., was reported dead from in-
juries received, but is still alive, though
badly hurt. Head brakeman John Walters
of Conneaut had an arm broken and was
badly hurt about the head.
pits
BIG DAMAGES AWARDED.
BurLErR—In the case of Levi M. Wise. as.
signee of Owen Brady, vs. H. J. Hoyt of
Chicora, the jury found a verdict for the
plaintiff for $10,880 87.
eat
DYING OF BLOOD POISONING.
MoNoNGAHELA City,— Anthony Ray, an
Italian storekeeper of this place, a few days
ago accidentally cat his rizht hand with a
piece of tin. Blood poisoning has since set
in, and he is dying in terrible agony.
ee
DONE UP BY GREEN GOODS MEN.
JonrxsstowN,—Andrew Nicewonger. James
and Patrick Hadden, and Frank Mentsch,
all of Indiana county, went to New York
the otherday to see some green goods men.
They are $365 poorer now.
—
TEN INJURED IN A WRECK.
WILKESBARRE—AN empty engine. coming
down the raountain from Fairview. on the
Lehigh Valley railroad, demolished the ca-
boose of a gravel train, injuring 10 work-
men. Michael O'Malley died from his in-
juries and Isaiah Douds is believed to be fa
tally hua:t.
MORE CAR ROBBERS CONVICTED.
Erie—Charles Flinn, George R ady,
Frank King and Wiliam Boardman were
found guilty of breaking and entering into
cars in tbe Quarter Sessions court here.
This makes eight of the car robbers who
bave been convicted at this term.
CARELESSNESS RESULTS IN FATALITY.
Uxrtontown.—John Shiffbower, a 10-year
old boy, was run over by a wagon here and
fatally hurt. He was trying to climb in
over the wheel, when the team started,
throwing him to the ground. The wheel
passed over his head, crushing it. The little
fellow’s mother was buried only a few
days ago.
Mge. AND Mrs. Lovrs SuAUP, an aged cou-
ple of near Greensburg, were thrown from
a buggy by a runaway horse and are, it 1s
thought, fatally injured.
MARY SULLIVAN, while crossing the rail
road track near her home at Port Perry,
was instantly killed by a Baltimore and
Ohio shifter.
AccorpING to the figures of the referee, it
is doubtful if F. N. Rockatellow’s insolvent
bank at Wilkesbarre will be able ot pay
more than 20 cents on the dollar.
Harry KrLingeNsMITH has been found
uilty of manslaughter at Meadville. While
intoxicated he ran his horse over a woman
named Seeley, fatally injuring her.
Tre Huntington Reformatory’s manage-
ment has been investigated by a grand jury
acting under instructions of Judge Furst,
and the report is a vindication.
A MINIATURE mountain and its products
will be a feature in the Pennsylvania exhib-
it at the World's Fair.
THE suit at Beaver, of Joseph Wilson
against the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Rail-
road Company for $7,000 damages alleged
by the plaintiff to be due him on account of
injury done his planing mill property at
Beaver Falls, has been decided by the jury
awarding him $4,330.
SoME time ago Homer Harvey leased
Blaine's birthplace. at West Brownsville.und
it has since been connected with a disorder-
ly house. Tuesday night the place way
raided by officers and the inmates were com-
mitted to the Washington county jail. This
affair has given renewed impetus to the lo-
cal movement to purchase the historical
place.
GEORGE STEUGEL, & German farmer near
Brush Creek, heard of the run on the Econ-
omy Bank, and as he had some money in
the institution he hurried and got it. He
had several thousand dollars in his posses.
sion when he left the bank at 8 o'clock and
started for home at nightfall. "When about
half way tb his home he was stopped by
two masked men, and while one of them
held his horses the other demanded, his
money. Steugel fought so hard that the
highwaymen had to kbock him senseless.
Just as the old fellow fell. a rapidly driven
wagon approached the scene. After one
hurried effort to get the money, the robbers
fled. The men in the wagon were neigh-
bors of Steugel. They lifted the wuncon-
scious man into his wagon, drove him home
on a gallop and called a doctor. His skull
js said to have been fractured and he is now
lying in @ critical condition.
THERE ought to be more religious
people who are religious when things
dcn’s go right,
THE CAR COUPLER BILL.
The Railroad Companies Given Plenty
of Time for Change of Equipment,
Which Will be a Blessing
to Freight Trainmen
in Particular.
The railroad ear coupler bill, which was
passed by the senate last week, and whichis
of so much importance to railroad compa-
nies, and freight trainmen, will soon be act-
ed upon in the honse, and is likely to be-
come a law, reads as follows:
That from and after the first day of Jan-
vary, 1898, it shall be unlawfulforany com-
mon carrier engaged in inter-state com-
merce by railroad to use on its line any
locomotive engine in moving inter-State
traffic not cquibped with a power driving-
wheel brake and appliances ior operating
the train brake system. or to run any train
in such tratlic afier said date that has net a
sufficient number of earsin it, so equipped
with power or train brakes that the engi-
neer on the locomotive drawing such train
can control its speed. without requiring
brakeman to use the common hand brake
for that purpose,
Section 2—That on and after the first day
of January, 1898, it shall be unlawful for
any such common carrier to haul or permit
to ve hauled or used on its line any car used
in moving inter-State traffic not “equipped
with couplers, coupling automatically by
impact. and which can be uncoupled with-
out the necessity of men going between the
ends of the cars.
Section 3.—That when any person, firm,
company or corpuration engaged in inter-
State commerce by railroads shall equip a
sufficient number of its cars so as to comply
with the provisions of section 4 of this act,
it may lawfully refuse to receive from con-
necting lines of road or shippers any cars
not sufficiently equipped. in accordance
with the first section ot this act, with such
power or tran breaxs as will work and
readily interchange with the breaks in use
on its own cars as required by}:his acr.
Section 4— 1 hat trom and aiter the first
day of July, 1895, until otherwi-e ordered by
the Inter-State Commerce Commission, it
shall be unlawful for any railroad company
to use any car in 1uter-State commerce that
is not provided with secure grab-irons or
hand-holds on the ends and sides of each
car for greater security to men in coupling
and uncoupling cars.
Section 5.—That within 90 days from ths
passage of this act the American Railway
Association is authorized hereby to desig-
nate to the Inter-State Commerce Commis-
sion the standard height of draw bars for
freight cars, measured perpendicular from
the level of the tops of therails to the cen-
ter of the draw bars, for each of the several
gauges of rail roads in use in the Unit
States, and shall fix a maximum variation
from such standard height to be allowed be-
tween thedraw bars of empty and loaded
cars. Upon their determination being cer-
titied to the Inter-State Commerce Commis-
sion, said commission shall at once give no-
tice of the standard fixed upon to atl com-
mon carriers, owners or lessees engaged in
inter-state commerce in the United States,
by such means as the commission may
deem proper; but should said- association
fail to determine a standard, ~s above pro-
vided, it shall be the duty of the Inter-State
Commerce Commission to do so before July
1894, and immediately to give notice
ihereof, as aforesaid. and after suly 1, 1895,
no cars, either loaded or unloaded, shall be
used in inter-state traffic which do not
Fmply with the standard above provided
or.
Section 6—That any such common carrier
using any locomotive engine, running any
train or hauling or permitting to be hauled
or used on its line any car in violation of
any of the provisions of this act shall be
liable to a peralty of $100 for each and every
such violation, to be recovered in a suit or
suits to be brought by the United States
District Attorney in the District Court of
the United Statess having jurisdiction in the
locality where such violations shall have
been committed and it shall be the duty of
such District Attorney to bring such suits
upon duly verified information being lodzed
with him of such violation having occurred,
and it shall also be theduty of the Inter.
State Com.aerce Commission to lodge with
the proper District Attorneys information
of any such violatious as may come to its
knowledge; provided that nothing in the
act contained shall apply to four-wheeled
cars or to locomotives use in handling
such trains.
Section 7—That the Intei-State Commerce
Commission may from time to time, upon
full hearing and for good cause, extend the
period within which any common carrier
shall comply with the provisions of thi:
act.
Section 8—That any employe of any suck
common carrier why may be injured b
any locomotive, car oi train in G38 I3htrary
to the provisions of this act, shall not be
deemed thereby to have assumed the risk
thereby occasioned, although continuing in
the employment of such carrier after the
unlawful use of such locomotive. car or
train had been brought to his knowledge,
- vd Pi - IN
‘DEATH AT A CARNIVAL DANCE.
The Grim Monster, Beckoned on by a
Child’s Hand, Works Horrible Destruc-
tion. Over 30 Killed.
A carnival dance was given on Monday
evening in Duestch Pereg, Austria. At11
o'clock when about 100 persons were danc-
ing in the hall, a child playing in the cellar
dropped a lighted taper through the bung-
hole of a cask of petroleum. The cask ex-
ploded, killed the child. tore up the dance
floor and scattered the burning petroleum
among the dancers.
A dozen persons enveloped in flames ran
for the windows and doors, spreading fire
and panic among the rest of the company.
Half the people in the hall were at the end
from which there was no exit, and were
obliged to run the length of the blazing
room. toescape.
Ten persons fell through to the cellar and
were burned to death. Seven more, whose
clothes had caught fire, died shortly after
reaching the open air. Three were tramp-
led into unconsciousness in the panic and
were burned as they lay on the floor. Five
men and seven women whose clothes were
half burned from their backs, are in a criti-
cal condition. Many others have fractures
or burns. Out of the 100 only about 85 es-
caped uninjured.
neni eat
IT STANDS.
Stamboul’s Record of 2:07 1-2 Accepted
by the N. T. A.
At San Francisco, the board of appeals
for the Pacific district of the National
Trotting Association after an investigation
lasting some days has found that Stam-
boul’s 2:07% record, made at Stockton, Cal.,
November 23 last, was fairly and properly
made. Henry M. McHugh, who threaten-
ened to disclose alleged facts about Stam-
boul’s performance, is expelled from the
association and Jchn 8. Kearney and John
A. McCloud, who were found to be implica-
ted with him are suspended. It is further
found that all records made on the Stock-
ton track from October 14 to November 23,
1892, inclusive, shall stand, all requirements
having been strictly and legally complied
with. The board says in making the find-
ing for Stamboul: “We believe the etort
made to discredit the time was for a mali-
cious and dishonest purpose and we find the
charge supported by no reliable evidence,
but that the parties active in making the
charge are implicated ina conspiracy to
levy black mail.”
BIG FIRE AT WEST NEWTON, PA.
A Business Block Wiped Out Early
Sunday Morning.
Farly Sunday morning almost an entire
square of business property at West New-
ton. Pa., was destroyed by fire, involvinga
loss of several thousands of dollars. Flames
were discovered issuing from the rear of the
furniture rooms of P. Paul & Sonsat 1:15
o'clock. The building was a frame one, and
being filled with inflammaole material it
did not take long for the fire to spread to
adjoining property on Main and Church
streets, containing the postoffice, Mrs. Clara
De Vere's millinery establishment, the fur-
niture warehouse in the rear of Paul's store,
the hardware depot of H. A. Obley, C W.
Sanders & Co.’s hardware and tinware store
and Christian Zeigler's boot and shoe store.
All of these properties were completely de-
stroyed.
The Paul family, occupying apartments
over the furniture store, barely escaped
with their lives. They had to be taken out
by means of Jadders.
The property in which Paul & Son's fur-
niture store was located was owned by John
Llliott, of Hazelwood, Pittsburg, and was
almost fully insured. The adjoining block
on Main street was owned by , Rosen,
of this’place and was partially insured. A.
T. Darr s stationery store, in the post-office
building, was also badly desiroyed. with
little insurance. Mrs. De Vere’s miilinery
establishment is a total loss, as were also
all her household goods; her loss is about
$1,500. C. W. Sanders & Co.'s loss 1s about
$5,000, partially insured. H. A. Obhley, C.
Zeigler.and Leeper. the photographers, who
occupied the rooms above C. W. Sanders &
Co.’s store, will lose about £500 each.
New York, San Francisco, London and
Liverpoct insurance companies carry the
risks.
Three Killed in a Wreck.
Two "express trains tried to pass each
other on the one track of the Colorado Mid-
land, near Denver, Colo. Engineer Me-
Cammon, Fireman Mcintyre and Brake-
man Bowersack were killed. Both engines
and five passenger coaches were demolished.
Another railroad man had both legs cut off
and cannot live. None of the passengers
were injured. The accident was caused by
misinterpretation or disobedience of ordets.
WHEN you want to see the crooked
made straight, look at a railroad map
~~ MARKETS.
PITTSBURG.
THE WHOLESALE PRICES ARE GIVEN BELOW.
GRAIN, FLOUR AND FEED.
$
WHEAT—No. 2 Red....... BH@$ 76
No.3 Bed... .tu.eesive sn A 75 76
CORN—No. 2 Yellow ear... 51 53
High Mixed ear va 51 52
Mixedenar...... sn... nies 45 46
Shelled Mixed........... 48 49
OATS—No. 1 White........ 40 41
No. 2 White...... Ce saneies 39 50
No.3 White.............. 38 40
Mixed. .............08 0 37 38
RYE-—No. 1 Pa & Ohio.... €9 70
' No. 2 Western, New...... 64 65
FLOUR—Fancy winter pat’ 4 50 4 7%
Fancy Spring patents 4 65 4 85
Fancy Straight winter.... 4 00 4 25
XXX Bakers. ............ 3 50 377
Rye Flour... 00, 0000 0a 3 50 4 00
HAY—Baled No. 1 Tim'y.. 14 50 - 15 00
Baled No. 2 Timothy..... 1200 14 00
Mixed Clover............. 13 00 14 00
Timothy from country... 16 00 20 00
STRAW — Wheat...... .... 6 00 6 50
Oats... ....... asncieresns & 00 8 50
FEED—No.1 WhMd@T 19 02 20 00
Brown Middlings........ i7 00 19 00
Bran... . 130 18 00
Chop'.....0 a 14 50 17 00
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
BUTTER—Elgin Creamery 32 33
Fancy Creamery......... 23 *3u
Fancy country roll....... 25 27
Choice country voll. ...... 12 14
low grade & cooking.... 8 12
CHEESE—O New cr'm mild 11 12
New York Goshen........ 11 13
Wisconsin Swiss bricks.. 16 17
Wisconsin Sweitzer. ...... 13 14
Limburger. :....... . 10 11
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
APPLES—Fancy, ® bbl... 350 375
‘air to choice, # bbl.... 300 3 25
BEANS_Sclect, ® bu..... 200 210
Pa & O Beans, § bbl..... 150 175
Lima Beans... .. > .... 4
ONIONS 2b s 3
ello dnayors P bu... 50
Yeligw 6%on, #8 bbl..... is 17
SE BD crate......... 120 125
CABBAGE—New # bbl..... 22 2 70
POTATOES En 3 Gv
Fancy White per bu...... 85 90
| Choice Red per bu......... 65 70
POULTRY ETC. »
DRISSED CHICKENS — 3
Bh... 0... Peraries 12 14
Dressed ducks #1th..7.7.. 16 17
Dressed turkeys @ I..... 19 20
LIVE CHICKENS—
Live chickens @ pr...... . 85 90
Live Ducks @ pr......... 90 100
Live Geese # pr.......... 110 1 40
Live Turkeys #t........ 14 15
EGGS—Pa & Ohio fresh.... 24 26
FEATHERS—
xtra live Geese ® ..... 50 60
Nol Extra live geese ib 48 50
Mixed. ....,..... . an 25 35
MISCELLANIOUS.
TALLOW-Country, #h... 4 5
ty... sasasinhsianrien 5
SEEDS—West Med’'m clo’er 10 50
Mammoth Clover........ 10 25
Timothy prime.......... 22
Timothy choice.......... 235
Blue grass................ 1 50 175
Orchard grass........... w— 175
Millet................ .... 100
Buckwhesnt,.............. 140 150
RAGS—Country mixed ... 1
HONEY—White clover.... 16 26
Buckwheat 12 15
PLOUR-— .........i... $2 50 55
WHEAT—N He = 72
RYE—No 57
COBRN—Mixed.............. 42 44
OATS... laa, 36
BAGS. vn. dn . a
BUTTER 20 35
FLOUR— §3 40
WHEAT—No. 2. Red....... #8 3 2
CORN—No. 2, Mixed........ 51 52
OATS—No. 2, White........ 40 41
BUTTER—Creamery Extra. 24 35
EGGS—Pa., Firsts.......... 26 27
LOUR-.Pat NEW YORK. r
& JR—Patents............ 4 50
WHEAT—No, 2 Red..... HE 79 5 o
RYE—Western.............. 60 62
CORN—Ungraded Mixed...,. 48 52
OATS—Mixed Western..... 38 40
BUTTER—Creamery........ 18 23
EGGS—State and Penn. 28 29
LIVE-STOCK 3
EAST LIBRRTY, PITTSB STOCK YARDS,
CATTLE.
Prime:Steers.....-... 000 LL. $ 565to 575
KairtoGood..... i040... 4 25to 525
Common.........eiil. 3 7to 400
Bullsand dry cows......... 200to 375
Veal Calves.......5........ 6 50to 7 00
Heavy rough calves........ 250to 4 00
Fresh cows, per head....... 30 00 to 45 00
SHEEP. T
Prime 95 to 100-Ib sheep....$3 5 45t0 5 90
Coramon 70 to 75 1 sheep... 350to 4 00
Lambs.......... .....i.... 5 00to 650
HOGS. Sr To
Philadelphia hogs.. -$ 880to 89
Corn Yorkers..... ‘ 800to 875
Roughs......cv.ontonaiin., 6 00to 6 5g
5
|
a
;
4
i