7 - DR TANAGES JSINDRY SERNOK AN ELOQUENT DISCOURSE. Subject: “Cling to the Cross”—The Mnul- tiplicity of Opportunities For Doing Good That Men of Talent Have Within Their Reacth-—Brave Stay-at-Homes. Text: ‘Thou art worth 10,000 of us."— 11 Samuel xviif., 8. «Ong of the most wondrous characters of his time was David. A red haired boy, he “gould'shepherd a floek or ‘ten loaves and ten sliees of milk cheeseto hisbrothers fn the regiment,” or with leathern thong, stone loaded, bring down a giant whose armor weighed two hundredweizht of metal, or cause a lion which roared at him in rage to roar with pain as he flung it, dying, to the roafiside, or could marshal a host, or rulé an emptre, or thumb a harp 80 skillfully that it cured Saul’s dementia —a harp from whose strings dripped pas- torals, elegies, lyrics, triumphal marches, benedictions, Now, this man, a combina- tion of music and heroies, of dithyrambs and battle flelds, cf country quietudes and statesmanship, is to fit out a military ex- pedition. Four thousand troops, accord- ing to Josephus, were sent into the field. The captains were put in command of the companies, and the colonels in com- mand of the regiments, which were dis- posed into right wing, left wing and center. General Joab, General Abishai and General Ittai are to lead these three divisions. But who shall take the fleld as commander in chief? David offers his services and proposes to go to the front. He will lead them in the awful charge, for he has not a cowardly nerve in all his body. He did not propose to have his troops go into perils which he himself would not brave, and the battlefleld re- uired as much courage then as now, for theopposing forces must, in order to do any execution at all, eomeup to within posi- tive reach of saber and spvar. But there came up from the troops and from civilians a mighty protest against David’s taking the fleld. His life was too important to the nation, If he went down, the empire went down; whereas, if the whole 4000 of the ranks were slain another army might be marshaled and the defeat turned into victory. The army and the nation practi- cally cried out: ‘No! No! You cannot &o to the front! We estimate you as 10,000 men! ‘Thou art worth 10,000 of us!’ ”’ That army and that nation then and there reminded David and now remind us of the fact which we forget or never ap- reciate at all that some people are moral- y or Bpiritually worth far more than others, and some worth far less. The cen- sus and statistics of neighborheods, of churches, of nations, serve their purpose, but they can never accurately express the real state of things. The practical subject that I want to present to-day is that those who have especial opportunity, especial graces, especial wealth, especial talent, especial eloquence, ought to makeup by especial assiduity and consecration for those who have less opportunities and less ifts. You ought to do ten times more for od and human uplifting than those who have only a tenth of your equipment. The rank and the fille of the 4000 of the text told the truth when they said, *“Thou art worth 10,000 of us.” In no city of its size are there so many men of talent as are gathered in the capital of the American nation. Some of the States are at times represented by men who have neither talents nor good morals. Their political party compensates them for parti- san services by sending them to Congress or by securing for them position in the war or navy or pension or printing depart- ments, They were nobodies before they left home, and they are nobodies here, but they are exceptional. All the States of the Union generally send their most talented men and men of exemplary lives and noble purposes. Some of them have the giftsand qualifications of ten men, of a hurdred men —yea, of a thousand men—and their con- stituents could truthfully employ the words of my text and say, “Thou art worth 10,000 of us.” With such opportunity, are they aug- menting their usefulness in every possible direction? Many of them are, some of them are not. It is a stupendous thing to have power—political power, social power, of- ficial power. It has often been printed and often quoted as one of the wise sayings of the ancients, “Knowledge is power.” Yet it may as certainly be power for evil as for good. The lightning express rail train has ower for good ifit is on the track, but orrible power for disaster if it leaves the track and plunges down the embankment. ‘The ocean steamer has power for good, sailing in right direction and in safe waters and under good helmsman and wide awake watchman on the lookout, but indescrib- able power for evil if under full head- way it strikes the breakers. As steam power or electricity or water forces may be stored in boilers, ia dynamos, in reser- voirs, tobe employed all over a town or city, so God sometimes puts in one man enough faith to supply thousands of men with courage. If a man happens to be thus endowed, let him realize his opportunity and improve it. - At this time millions of men are a-tremble lest this nation make a mistake and enter upon some policy of government for the islands of the sea that will founder the republic. God will give to a few men on both sides of this question faith and courage for all the rest. There are two false positions many are now tak- ing, false as false can be. The one is that if we decline to take under full charge Cuba and Porto Rico and the Philippines we make a declination that will be disas- trous to our nation, and other nations will take control of those archipelagoes and rule them, and perhaps t6 our humiliation and destruction. Thre other theory is that if we take possession of those once Spanish colonies we invite foreign interference and enter upon a career that will finally be the demolition of this government. Both posi- tions are immeasurable mistakes. God has set apart this continent for free govern- ments and the triumphs of Christianity, and we may take either the first or the second course without ruin. We may say to those islands, ‘We do not want you, but we have set vou free. Now stay free, while we see that the Spanish panther never again/ puts its paw on your neck.” Or we may invite the annexation of Cuba and ¥orto Rico and say to the Philippines, ‘Gat ready by edu- cation and good morals for free govern- ment, and at the right’ time vou shall be one of our Territories] on the way to be one of our States.” And there isno-fiower in Europe, Asia or Africa, or all gombined, that could harm this nation inits world-wide endeavor. Ged is on the sid of the right, and by earnest imploratiod for divine guidanceon the part of this nation we will be led todo the right, nthe brink of nothing. There is no frightful crisis. This train of Republi- and Democratic institutions is a throyugh train, and all we want is to have | the engineer and the brakemen and the <colyductor attend to their business and the PAssengers keep their places, A vast majority of men have no surplus of confidence for others and bardly enough confidence for themselves. They go through fife saying depressing things and doing depressing things. They chill prayer meetings, discourage charitable in- stitutions, injure commerce and- kill <hurches. They biow out lights when they ought to be kindling them. They hover around a dull fire on their own hearth and take up so much room that no one can catch the least calorie, instead of stirring the hearth into a blaze, the crackle of whose backlog would invite the whole neighborhood to come in to feel the abounding warmth and see the transfigur- ation of the faces. As we all have to guess a great deal about the future, let us guess something good, for it will be more encouraging, and the guess will be just as apt to come true. What a lot of ingrates the Lord has at His table! = People who bave had three meals a day $#= ity years and yet fear that they will soon have to rattle their knife and fork on an empty dinner plate. How many have had—wine ter and spring and summer and fall— clothing for sixty years, but expect an empty:wardrobe shortly! How many have lived under free institutions all their days, but fear that the United States may be telescoped in some foreign collision! Oh, but the taxes have gone up! Yes, but thank ‘God, it is easier with money to pay the taxes now that they are up than it was without money to pay the taxes when they were down. We want a few men who have faith in God and that mighty future which holds several things, among them a millennium. Columbanus said to his friend, “*Deicolus,why areyou al- ways smiling?” The reply was, ‘‘Because no one can take my God from me!’ We want more men to feel that they have a mission to cheer others and to draw up the corners of people’s mouths which have a long while been drawn down, more Davids who can shepherd whote flocks of bright hopes, and can play a harp of encouragement, and strike down a Goliath of despalr, and of whom we can say, “Thou art worth 10.- 000 of us.” I admit that this thought of my text fully carried out would change many of the world’s statistics. Suppose a village is said to have 1000 inhabitants, and that one-half of them—namely, 500—have for years been becoming less in body, and through niggardliness and grumbling less in soul. Each one of these is only one-half of what he once was or one-half of what she once was. That original 500 have been reduced one- half in moral quality and are really only 250. Suppose that the other 500 have maintained their original status and are neither better nor worse. Then the entire population of that village is 750. But suppose another village of 1000, and 500 of them, as the years go by, through mental and spiritual culture, augment themselves until they are really twice the men and women they originally were, and the other 500 remain unchanged and are neither better nor worse, then the pop- ulation of that village is 1500. Meanness is subtraction and nobility is addition. According as you risein the scale of holi- ness and generosity and consecration, vou are worth five or ten or fifty or 100 or 1000 or 10,000 others. Notice, my friend, that this David, war- rior, strategist, minstrel, master of blaak verse and stone siinger at the giant, whom the soldiers of the text estimated clear up into the thousandfold of usefulness on this particular occasion, staid at home orin his place of temporary residence. General Joah, General Abishal and General Ittai, who commanded the boysin the right wing and left wing and centre, did their work bravely and left 25,000 of the Lord’s ene- mies dead on the field, and many of the survivors got entangled in the woods ot Ephraim and mixed up in the bushes and stumbled over the stumps of trees and fell into bogs and were devoured of wild beasts which seized them in the thickets. But David did his work at home. We all huzza for heroes who have been in battle and on their return what processions we form and what triumphal arches we spring and what banquets we spread and what garlands we wreathe and what ora- tions we deliver and what bells we ring und what cannonades we fire! But do we do justice to the stay at homes? David, who was worth 10,000 of those who went out to meet the Lord’s enemies in the woods of Ephraim, that day did his work in retire- ment. T80h, the world needs a day of judgment, to give many of the stay at homes proper recognition, In the different wars the sons went to the front and on ship’s deck or battlefleld exposed their lives and earned the admiration of the country, but how about the mothers and fathers who through long years taught those sons the noble sen- timents that inspired tnem to go and then gave them up when perhaps a few words of earnest protest would have kept them on the farm and in the homestead? The day of final reward will reveal the self sacrifice and tle fldelity of thousands who never in all their lives received one word of praise. Oh, ye unknown, ye faithful and Christian and all enduring stay at homes! Ihave no power now to do you justice, but I tell you of one who has the power and of the time when the thimble, and the ladle, and the darning needle, and the washtub, and the spinning wheel, and the scythe, and the thrashing machine, and the hammer, and the trowel, and the plow, will come to as high an appreciation as a seventy-four pounder, or the sword, or the battering ram that pounded down the wall or the flag that was hoisted on the scaled parapets. The warrior David of my text showed more self control and moral prowess in staying at home than he could have shown commanding in the fleld. He was a na- tural warrior. Martial airs stirred him. The glitter of opposing shields fired him. He was one of those men who feel at home in the saddle, patting the neck of a paw- ing cavalry horse. But hesuppressed him- self. He obeyed thecommand of the troops whom he would like to have commanded. Some of the greatest Sedans and Aus- terlitzes have been in backwoods kitch- eng or in nursery, with three children down with scarlet fever, soon to join the two already in the churebyard, or amid domestic wrongs. and‘ outrages enough to transform angels into devils, or in commercial life within their own count- ing rooms in time of Black Friday panics, or in mechanical life in their own carpen- ter shop or on the scaffolding of the walls swept by cold or smitten by heat. No tele- graphio wires reported the crisis of the conflict, no banner was ever waved to cele- brate their victory, but God Knows, and God will remember, and God will adjust, and by Him the falling of a tear is as cer- tainly noticed as the burning of a world, and the flutter of a sparrow’s wing as the flight of the apocalyptic archangel. Oh, what a God we have for small things as well as big things! David no more helped at the front than helped at home. The four regiments mobilized for the de- tense of the throne of Israel were right in protesting against David’s expose of his life at the front. Had he been pierced of an arrow or cloven down with a battleax or fatally slung for snorting war charger,what a disaster forthe throne of Israsl! Absalom, his son, was a low fellow and unfit to reign; his two. chief characteristics were his handsome face and his long hair—so long that wben he had it cut that which was scissored off weighed ¢200 shekels, after the king’s weight,” and when a man has nothing but a handsome face and an exuberance of hair there is not much of* him. The oapture or slaying of David would have been a calamity irreparable. Unnecessary exposure would have been a crime for David, as it is a crime for you. Some people think it is a bri? ht thing to put themselves in unnecessary peril. They like to walk up to the edge of a precipice and look off, defying vertigo, or go among contagions when they can be of no use but to demonstrate theirown bravado, or with glee drive horses which are only harnessed whirlwinds, or see how close they can walk in front of a trolley car without being crushed, or spring on a rail train after it hasstarted, or leap off a rail train before it has stopped. Their life is a series of narrow escapes, careless of what predieca- ment their family would suffer at their sudden taking off or of the mistortune that might come to their business partners or the complete failure of their life work, if a coroner’s jury must be called in to de- cide the stvle of their exit. They do not take into consideration what their life is worth to others. Taken off through stich recklessness they go criminals, There was not one man among those four full regiments of four thousand Israelites that would have so much enjoyed being in the fight as David, but he saw that he could serve his nation best by not putting on helmet and shield and sword, and 80 he took the advice of the armed men and said, h you best I will do.” I warrant that you will die sooa enough, without teasing and bantering easualty to see if it can launch you into the next world. KEYSTONE STATE NEWS CONDENSED AN INCREASED AWARD. Railroad Company Kefuses to Settle a Damage Case— Jury Grants Plaintiff More Than She at First Agreed to Accept. The third trial of the suit of Mrs. Elizabeth McCafferty against the Pennsylvanai Railroad company came to a close last week at Butler, the jury returning a verdict for the plain- tiff for $4,160. The suit was brought to recover damages for the death of Francis McCafferty, a son of the plaintiff, who was a passenger on the West Penn train that was wrecked at Harbison station on April 1, 1896. Be- fore going to trial the defendant company refused to settle--for-$2.000 and attorneys fees. The following pensions were granted last week: David Adams, Point, $6 to $8; William D. Winton, Warren, $8 to $10; George McCreary, Rasselas, $6 to $8: Andrew J. Morrison, Tarentum, $8; Joseph Miller, New Bloomfield, $6 to $10; John Grumbling, New Florence, $2 to $10; Thomas B. Cooper, Sanford, $8 to $12; William Romert, Howard, $6 to $8; Delia Atherton, Plymouth, $8;. Elizabeth Keifer, Sharpsburg, $8; Su- san M. Gorman, Middletown, $8; Eli- zabeth A. Fluke, Sexton, $8; Lucie Myers, Stolton, $8; Rebecca J. Forrest, Grove City, $12; Fannie E. Compton, Meadville, $12; John Gaffy, Soldiers’ home, Erie, $10; Joseph M. Lynn, Beachcreek, Clinton, $6; Alex Han- cock, Livermore, $8; John Hartman, Allegheny, $8; Henry C. Crego, Car- michael, $6; John W. Howard, Moshan- in, Center, $8 to $12; James H. Mal- oney, Ashville, Cambria, $8 to $10; William P.. McCarty, Clarks Mills, Mercer, $6 to $14; William Wareham, Leechburg, 36 to $12; Jacob G. Mishler, Somerset, $6 to $8; John Stanford, Surgeons Hall, Allegheny, $8 to $10; George W. Close, Parkwood, Indiana, $3 to $10; Joseph Baley, Mines, Blair, $6 to $8; William: M. .Schoning, Anson- ville, Clearfield, $6 to $8; Peter ¥. Cus- ter, Tanoma, Indiana, $8 to $10; Dav- id Jones, Sharleysburg, Huntingdon, $8 to $10; Susan Maria Button, Corry, $8; George H. Truby, Grindstone, Fa- vette, $6; Hugh M. Strawwick, Butler, $8; Noah Seanor, Denton, Indiana, 310; John M. Grove, Mill Creek, Hunting- don, $6; J. L.. Hughes, Crothers, Wash- ington, $6; Thomas Miller, Burnham, Mifflin, $8 to $10; John Brown, Milroy, Mifflin, $6 to $8; Nancy Bracken, Ad- vance, Indiana, $8; John Fleming, El- derton, $6; William J. Allen, Camden, $6; Thomas A. Baird, Knights, $6; M. H. Southwick, Beaver Falls, $6 to $8; Azariah Steffy, Indiana, $6 ‘to $10; Isaac Renner, Defiance, $6 to $8; Dav- id Shook, Jonhsonburg, $8; Catharine Rozell, Crooked Creek, $12. Two youthful burglars were arrested at New Castle the other evening by the police. They were Merrel Cook, aged 11 years, and Harold Rose, aged 10 years. The boys broke into the residence of George W. Hunter, a real estate dealer; by raising a window, and stole two revolvers, two pocket- books, two rings, watches and other articles. When asked what made them do it they promptly replied “Ci- garettes.” The authorities have not decided what to do with them. Frequent burglaries alarmed Store- keeper E. A. Esgar, of Raven Run, near Shenandoah, and he put leaded trap guns at the windows and doors of his shop. They served the purpose Wednesday night, when young Mich- ael Coyle, tried to force an entrance. Two of the guns went off when he forced a back door and the shot shat- tered his left leg below the knee. Am- putation was necessary. William Rutledge, 60 years of age, was shot Friday at his home in Sayre by John Henry, 2 years of age, who had formerly boarded with Rutledge and his young wife. Rutledge died Friday night. A jealous quarrel led to the shooting. Henry was arrested, and when arraigned pleaded guilty to “unlawful shooting.” He claimed, however, that he shot in self-defense. Caleb Covert was found lying in an unconscious condition in a coal bank at Portersville, Butler county, a few days ago, with his head battered up and a big gash across his forehead. A bloody coal pick with hair sticking to it was near. Covert almost bled to death before medical assistance could reach him. He may die. John Pisor is suspected of assaulting him. An unusual legal complication may result from the death of C. Van- scoter, a wealthy Erie rhan, who was found dead in bed. A $100,000 suit is pending against Vanscoter, the plain- tiff being W. A. Limbert, of Youngs- town, O., who claims his wife’s affec- tions were alienated by Vanscoter. An effort will be made to hold the estate liable. The issue of $35,000 worth of bor- ough bonds by Connellsville, to refund other debts, has been held up by the court, a preliminary injunction hav- ing been issued at the prayer of a numberof business men of that place restraining Council from issuing the bonds. It is claimed the highest bid- der did not get the award. A gas well ignited while the pipes were being thawed out at Brookville, a few days ago. William H. Jenks, the owner, and Alexander Steft, an employee, were blown against the sides of the derrick and seriously burned and injured. The derrick and =other valuable property were destroyed. Elmer Fisher, 17 years old, while adjusting a belt at the Rochester cut glass works, at Rochester, had around three His arm shoulder. was whirled fore being rescued. most. torn from the to be amputated. The safe in the station burg, Virginia and road at California, was blown open the other night, but the burglars did not secure anything of value. This is the third time that burglars have effected an entrance to the station. A tramp who had been ordered away from the home of M. F. Kelly, a railroal man at Bellevernon, a few days ago returned and set the house on fire, His act was discovered in time to save the house. The Washington county courts have confirmed the appointment of Jas. W. Drape, of Pittsburg, as receiver of th: Washington Glass Manufacturing Co. of Washington, his bond of $105.020 having been duly approved and filel on record. Joseph Gibbs of Monessen was held up by colored men the other night and robbed of $90 and a watch. Edwara vonln, aged 25, was nearly cut in half and both legs were crushed from the feet to the thigh by a freight train at Medéadville a few nights ago. In bidding his friends goadby he fell off the train. Fred Rose, was al- It had of the Pitts- Charleston a miner employed by the Berwind-White company, at Ho- ratio, near . DuBois, fell down Shaft No. 5 while at work and was instant- ly killed. He leaves a widow and sevs eral children. Frightened horses ran away with a stage coach down a steep mountain road, between Mercersburg and McConnellsburg, and John Seltzer, a passenger, was thrown out and ser- iously hurt. tained os nis | right ‘arm caught in the shafting and | times be- | FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. House. THIRTY-SIXTH DAY. The House reversed the decision of the committee of the whole last Fri- day when the appropriation for the support of the civil service commission was stricken out of the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill. In committee, where members do not go on record, the appropriation was stricken out by a vote of 67 to 61. To-day when the roll was called the appropriation was restored, the mo- tion to strike out being defeated 95 to 119. The House, by special order, de- cided to proceed with: the considera- tion of the naval personnel bill as soon as the bill for the codification of the: laws of Alaska was out of the way. About seventy additional pages of the latter bill were covered, leaving ai- most one hundred pages stiil undis- posed of. THIRTY-SEVENTH DAY. The House devoted its undivided at- tention to the bill for the codification of the criminal laws of Alaska, and when adjournment was had all but ie pages of the bill had been disposed off. THIRTY-EIGHTH DAY. The house to-day completed and passed the bill for the codification of the criminal laws of Alaska, upon which it has been working intermit- tently for a week. An amendment was adopted providing a high license sys- tem in the territory with a species of local option. It provides that a yearly license may be issued for the manu- facture or sale of liquor in quantities of not less than five gallons, not to be drunk upon the premises, upon the payment of a fee of $1,000. No license, however, can be issued unless evidence is produced before the court showing that a majority of the white citizens within two miles of a place for which a license is asked shall consent. The amendment prohibits the sale of liquor. to minors and gives every husband, wife or child, parent, guardian, employer or other person injured in person and property in consequence of intoxica- tion the right pexemplary damages from the p =vho, by sale, may have caused h intoxication. The sale of liqu drug stores is per- mitted upon» PResciption of a phy- sician. The sal&gofMiquor to Indians or half-breeds i rofibited. THIRTY-N TH DAY. The House passed the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill with- out amendment. The bill is the sixth of the regular appropriation bills to pass the House. Seven budgets re- main to be acted upon. The bill ecar- ries $1,705,533, $125,495 less than the es- timates and $46,675 less than the cur- rent law. All diplomatic and con- sular offices in the Hawaiian islands, Porto Rico and Cuba were abolished by the bill. Mr. Carmack (Dem., Tenn.) deliver- ed a carefully prepared argument in opposition to the policy of the admin- stration relative to the Philippines. The President, he declared, was now waging war upon his own responsibil- ity for his own purpose. This war for the conquest of the Philippines was a crime against liberty, and the curse of God was upon it. It revolutionized every tradition. of the Republic. FORTIETH DAY. The House entered upon the consid- eration of the naval personal bill. It developed much less opposition than was anticipated. The committee asserted its purpose to offer an amendment to repeal the law giving prize money to the navy, and this announcement met with warm approval. The speeches on the bill were filled with glowing allusions to our glorious naval victories in the late war, and Mr. Berry, of Kentucky, created a great deal of enthusiasm by his eulogy of Schley as the hero of Santiago. Senate. THIRTY-SEVENTH DAY. Senater Mason occupied the atten- tion of the Senate for nearly an hour and a half with a speech in support of his resolution declaring that the United States will never attempt. to govern the people of any country with- out their consent. In many respects the speech was one of the most not- able utterances in the Senate thus far this session. Rugged in language, pointed and ef- fective in illustration, Senator Mason commanded the attention of the Sen- ate and of the galleries from the first sentence of his speech to the. apo-] strophe to liberty which Tose peroration. Several times. ntane- ous applause swept over~the galleries, but under the stringent rules of the Senate it was suppressed quickly. It was several minutes after the conclu- sion of the speech before the Senate could proceed with its business on ac- count of the confusion incident to the congratulations which Mason’s com- panions hastened to extend to him. THIRTY-EIGHTH DAY. A climax was reached Wednesday in the debate on the question of expan- sion which is in progress in the senate. Heretofore all of the speeches, with the notable exception of that of Mr. Platt, have been in opposition to what is presumed to be the policy of the ad- ministration with respect to the ac- quisition of the Philippines. To-day Mr. Foraker (Ohio) addressed the sen- ate in opposition to the declaration of the Vest resolution that the United States has no constitutional power to acquire foreign territory to be main- as colonies. Mr. Foraker’s strong assertion that the acquisition of the Philippin®s was temporary in character created a sensation in the chamber. He maintained, however, that we have a iegal right to hold the islands permanently. Prior to the speech by Mr. Foraker a sharp debate was precipitated by Mr. Allen (Neb.) by some remarks he made upon a resolution he had introduced. Mr. Hoar (Mass.) and Mr. Gray (Del.) were drawn into, it. THIRTY-NINTH DAY. The supporters and: opponents of the peace treaty in the Senate had their first contest over that document to- day in executive session. The debate technically was upon Senator Berry's motion for the consideration of the re- solution of ratification in open session. There were ng set speeches. It was a running debate, in which Senators Jerry, White, Hale, Hoar, Vest and others, in opposition to the treaty, met Senators Davis, Frye, Teller, Gray and others, in advocacy . of it. Probably 20 senators spoke. Speeches of some length were made by Senators Teller and Frye on the one hand. and by Hale and Hoar on the other. There were many animated colloguies, and for a time an exceptional degree of feeling was shown. . Little business was transacted by the Senate in open session. Sixteen bills on the private pensions calendar were passed and a joint resolution ex- tending the thanks of Congress to Miss Clara Barton and other officials of the Red Cross society for their beneficent work in Armenia and Cuba was adopted. FORTIETH DAY. In the Senate McLaurin, of South Carolina, took strong ground in a care- fully prepared speech against a policy of expansion by this country. He cited as one of the principal reasons why the United States should not assume dominion over people who are widely dissimilar to the people of this coun- try, the experience of the South with the negro race. He advocated . the adoption of the Vest resolution, de- claring that this country could not maintain permanently as colonies such territory as the Philippines, and held that it would be in opposition to the spirit of American institutions to SO. Sullivan, of Mississippi, and Pasco, of Florida, discussed the pending Nicaragua Canal bill, the former sup- porting it and the letter opposing it. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. House. In the House last Thursday these nominations for United States senator were made: By Mr. Marshall, of Alle- gheny, Senator Quay; Mr. Dixon, of Elk, George A. Jenks, of Brookville; Mr. Keater, of Philadelphia, named Congressman Charles W. Stone, of Warren; Mr. Young, of Tioga, named Charles Tubbs, of Tioga; Mr. Allen, of Philadelphia, named J. F. Downing, of Erie; Mr. randall, of Chester, named Judge John Stewart, of Cham- bersburg; Mr. Edwards, of Bucks, named Congressman John Dalzell, of Pittsburg; Mr. Alexander, of Clear- field, named Col. E. A. Irwin, of Clear- field; Mr. Wilson, of Westmoreland, named Col. George F. Huff, of Greens- burg. CA Senate, In the senate last Thursday Senator Cochran, of Lycoming, on behalf of the Democrats, formally placed Hon. George A. Jenks of Jefferson county in nomination for the United States senatorship. This opened the gates, and Republican candidates for the gsenatorship were named as follows: By Mr. Flinn, of Allegheny, Congressman John Dalzell, of Allegheny; by Mr. Weller, of Bedford, ex-Congressman Charles W. Stone, of Warren; by Mr. Holtzworth, of Philadelphia, E. A. Ir- win, of Clearfield; by Mr. Henry, of Philadelphia, Hon. Charles Tubbs, of Tioga; by Mr. Rice, of Bucks, ex- Congressman George F. Huff, of West- moreland. MINES AND MINERS. Capitalists Purchase 8,450 Acres of Coal Land in Pennsylvania—Estimaled Number of Tons, 30,c00,000, A number of capitalists, of whom Joseph B. Dickson, of New York, is the head, has purchased the coal pro- perties in Scranton, Pa., of the Lacka- wanna Iron and Steel Company, to- gether with the mineral rights at the Pine Brook and Capouse mines. A company will be formed to mine and operate these properties in the interest of the New York, Ontario & Western Railway Company. The number of acres secured covering these mineral rights is 8450, the estimated quantity of coal in this acreage being from 25,- 000,000 to 30,000,000 tons, little of which is subject to royalties. On the pro- perties are two modern breakers. The coal is of the best quality, and in the past has been shipped over the line of the D., L. & W. Company. The new company will comprise a number of the richest and largest coal shippers. Pine Brook shaft last year produced over 200,000 tons of coal, and the Cap- ouse Mine exceeded 300,000 tons. The two mines together employ over 1200 men and boys. Tuscarawas county, O., miners are at present. muttering about the dis- crimination in favor of West Virginia miners and the most conservative operators fear that there is a strike brewing. During thé early part of the winter the output ‘of coal for this county was up to the general average of past years, but of late it has begun to slump. About six weeks ago when the local mines were working fullest the reason was that Vest Virginia miners could not supply the demands and the surplus orders came to this territory. Now, however, West Virginia miners have caught up with the de- mand and a heavy slump is accord- ingly felt here. Officials of the local mining assemblies throughout the country say that unless Ohio is given some protection against West Virginia prices for mining, one of the biggest strikes in the history of the state will be the result. The fact that the owners of the American Tin-Plate Co. in Indiana are uild a railroad from Elwood derson to connect there with the icago & Southeastern, leads to the elief among railroad men that the tin-plate company has secured control of the latter road and will put it on its feet. The tin-plate company wishes to reach the coal fields of Indiana in order that there may be no question about fuel in case of a failure of natural gas. J. K. Russell, road foreman of en- gines on the Pennsylvania road, repre- senting a syndicate of capitalists, has purchased the William Bennett farm at Hillside, near Greensburg, Pa., pay- ing $22,000. The tract is underlaid with coal, and it is told that a big coal plant will be established on the farm. The tract contains 275 acres. Options on neighboring rich coal lands have been taken, and it is said ieals will be closed within a short time. The Ohio Supreme Court har affirmed the decision of the lower court, in the $8,000,000 Hocking Valley bond! case against Judge Stevenson Burke. The decision gives the bondholders the right to continue the suit to collect on the bonds. These bonds were issued in 1881 and bear 5 per cent. and were is- sued to purchase the road and 10,000 acres of coal land belonging to the Hocking Coal and R. R. Co. John H. Thomas, of Niles, O., return- ed from Duluth, Minn., where he has just purchased seven-eights interest in the Aetna mine. His property joins the great Mountain Iron mine of the Carnegie-Rockefeller syndicate. The price paid for seven-eighths interest in the 40 acres was $105,000. The Engineering and Mining Journal, in its compilation of mineral statistics for 1898, place the world’s product of gold in the year at $286,218.954. To ed $64,300,000, Russia * $25,136,000, the ed $64,300,000, Russian $25,136,000, the Witwatersrand $73,476,000 and Aus- tralasia $61,480,000. The rates on coal from Philadelphia to several ports are stated below:— Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonvilleg Brunswick and Port Royal, 95 cents a2 ton. “Galveston, $1.50, Sagua, Havana, { Matanzas, Cay Francis and Santiago $1.90, and Vera Cruz $2.35 per ton. The vessel Andrew Carnegie cleared from Ashtabula, Ohio, recently with a carga. of 6,000 tons of coal for Duluth. This is believed to be the largest cargo of coal carried on the lakes. The Bridgeport. Ohio, mines worked about one-third time last year, owing to the fact that their market in the lake trade has been taken by West Virginia coal producers. A six-foot seam of coal found at Germantown. Ill. A company was formed last spring to prosnect this territory. Henry Hoff is president of the company. - Canadian Peat Fuel Co., of Toronto. Ont., is making a fuel which the local paper says a trial on Central Ontario Ry. “proved to be equal to the best eonal.” Ireland imports 1,000,000 tons of coal annually. has been Henry Arthur Jones is a devoted cyclist,’ ‘and most of his plays are thought out while the author is awheel. co. do i } thé western WHEAT? No. 2 red CORN—No. 2 No. 2 yellow, she Mixed ear.........s OATS—No. 2 white... No. 3 white... RYE—No. 1 sealer. FLOUR—Winter patents. ...... Fancy straight winter........ Rye flour Ar eeheen HAY—No. 1timothy........... Clover, No. 1... Brown middlings...... cc... 1 Bran, bulk STRAW—Wheat.. ... Oat Loa SEEDS—Clover, 60 Ibs. Timothy, prime fd fk nk C0 C3 Ob 00 Wh Ob 00 <0 88 CO Hn 58888388 SR35F Dairy Froducta BUTTER—EIgin creamery..... 3 Ohio creamery . Fancy country roll CHEESE—Ohio, new New York, new Fruits and Vegetables, BEANS—Lima ® qt waver POTATOES—Fancy White, ® bu CABBAGE—Per 100 heads .... ONIONS—Cholce yellow, # bu. Poultry, Etc, CHICKENS—Per pair, smail..8 TURKEYS—Per 1b - EGGS8—Pa. and Ohio, fresh.... 15@ 40 400 5 50 0@ 12 19 CINCINNATL 29 BOGB... sre seesaivernsrensn .- BUTTER—Ohio creamery.. .... PHILADELPHIA, FLOUR..........cccevivcvavas® WHEAT—No. 2red........ CORN—No. 2 mixed. . OATS8-—No. 2 white BUTTER—Creamery, extra.... EGGS—Pennsylvania flrsts.... 8 50@ 3 70 75 76 41 42 85 36 20 22 NEW YORK. FLOUR—Patents..............8 3 80@ 4 16 WHEAT—No. 2red......voeun. ve 80 OATS—White Western EGGS—State of Penn........ee LIVE STOCK. Central Stock Yards, East Liberty, Pa. ; CATTLE, Prime, 1300 to 1400 tbs........8 5 00@ 5 16 Good, 1200 to 1300 I1b8...ceu.ens 70 500 Tidy, 1000 to 1150 Ibs 476 Fair light steers, 900 to 1000 Ibs 4 40 Common, 700 to 900 Ihs.... ... 3170 3 82 3 80 3 40 Medium ........ Heavy «ee Roughs and stags.....c..oe.uue SHEEP, Prime, 95 to 105 Ibs Good, 85 to 90 Ibs. .. . Fair, 70 to: 80 Ibs........... 30H Ono =o SHe88 Veal Calves. . Springer, extra vs Springer, good to choice....... Common to fair Extra yearlings, light. Good to choice yearlings....... Medium........ en a a 4 Common.. .......:: EB a GT Ot Ot Suda STO tn TRADE ~ REVIEW. Americans Investing Heavily Without Recalling Their European Loan—Markets Firm * and Business Good. R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade reports for the last week as fol- lows: Contrary to the French say- ing, the expected has occurred. Rap- id advance in prices of iron and steel products have had their immediate effect, perhaps not to the lasting ben- efit of the industry, for there is the same reason for doubt as to its per- manence as in 1895, when shrinkage of buying and reaction soon carried prices lower than before. But there is now larger demand for many other products, and, without unwieldy com- binations, all are doing well. Through- out the country was never jn as strong a financial position as even governors of London banks admit, one stating that, as London has financed America heretofore, mow, for the first time, New York is financing Europe. No evidence of weakness is seen in ¢ the other branches of industry, nor in those upon which the great excess of exports most depend. Wheat and cot- ton still go out largely. Europe is buying because it has needs, and New York is lending to Europe nobody knows how many millions, because there is for the present no need to call loans. The receipt of $2,500,000 gold from Australia is announced at San Francisco. Americans are in the humor to in- vest in their own country, and have a great amount of money to put out without recalling any of their loans to Europe, so that the heaviest trans- actions ever known in the stock ex- change have occurred during the week without the evidences of reaction for which many strong operators ‘have been looking. In products algo. the position of the country grows stronger. Last year’s exports’ of wheat and corn were far beyond ‘all ‘precedent, - but the past week has seen exports of 4,237,686 bushels of wheat, flour includéd, against 3,216,470 ‘hushels last year from Atlantic ports, and in.two wee 9,- 452,109 bushels, against “5,036058 last year, besides exports in two weeks from Pacific ports of 1,524,051 bushels, against 2,340,000 last year. Meanwhile corn exports have been in two weeks 7,199,313 bushels, against 6,091,578bush- els last year. 1t is quite impogsi account for such movements on the theory that at current prices: this country is underselling the<world, and has great quantities yet to move at similar prices. There was an advance of 1%c in wheat during the week, and 1c in corn, but without any indi¢ation that supplies are running short, and : receipts of wheat have Been in two weeks 8,649,809 bushels, against 5,553,250 last year. Neither is there evidence of weak- ness in the great industries. The outl- put of pig iron January 1 was 243.516 tons, against 235.528 December 1, show- ing a product about 8000 tons weekly more than has been estimated, with a further decrease of 37,449 tons in stocks unsold during December. But while the Australian order for 32,000 tons is still on the market, ‘with an- other European order for 15,000 tons piates, the mijls are so crowded that prices are. moving up rapidly. Bes- semer pig iron is only 10c_ higher at Pittsburg and gray forge® 15c, but plates advanced 10¢, angle 5¢, and cut wire nails have been advanced lic by the combination. Wool is stifly held at the West, al- though at Boston Ohio XX ’is quoted at 26%ec, although much higher at Philadelphia. The -woolen industry has been hampered beyond all expec- tations by the prices demandzd for wool with the extraordinary swocks yet unsold.
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