"6flim iiAiinou."
noM (On DHAItliKI) ftF.XMk
frOl'NIMJll IIY AN Ot.U HAL I'.
The Unique Charitable Institution on
Mateo IkIhikI (juirr t'hnrni'icr
ol the Harbor Sailor ol All
Nation Am There.
'A1L0US' Pnuri Hir-
bor is such an ex
pressive term, says
it New York cor
respondent of the
Chicago Time, tlmt
it his hecntno one
of the stock meta
phors of the Ian
".uago. Tho tmhpo
Institution wliic li
llCAr tllO 1)111113 i
worthy of it. Tlio
metaphorical I g
nilleaneeof the term
lias "allied ni)t li in n
in pictiircsquene
over it literal mean
ing. The Suitors'
Hung Harbor, ns it
actually exit' on
Utaten Island, fully
lit it name.
0I1 Captain
Ilohert Hiclinnl Randall concent rated thu
very essenco of the saltiness ami bioczt
ncss of n tailor' life in the name he
chose for the charity ho founded. The
name, however, bin been no mure suc
cessful than the institution. More than
40UUoM tars have found shelter in it, and
safe anchorage after the storms of life.
Of Captain Kaudull, the founder of
the Sailors' fsmij Harbor, singularly
ineugcr information has been preserved.
Even his right to the title of captain
rests on an argumentative f ninilation.
It is known that he was a member of
the Marino Soclity ami that none but
masters of revels were Admitted to mem
bership in It. Hence it is conclude! that
lie must have been a captain. It is also
known that lie was a bachelor, ami to
this circumstaiico is crcilileil the fact,
that while makini such generous pro
vition for sailors he malo none at all fur
sailors' wires willows nr orphans.
Certain it ii that June 1st, lHlH, ho
made a will, drawn by Alexander Ham
ilton, wherein, after making several
small spccitlc beiiuests, ho provided tint
the residue of his csuto should be held
by trustees for tlio foundation of a home
for aged, decrepit aud worn-out
sailors."
SSf x
COSTItNTItn OLD AOR.
The trustees he appointed were the
Chancellor of thu Btato of Now York,
tlio Mayor and Hccor.ier of tlio city of
New York, the President of the Cunni-1-cr
of Commerce, the President and
Vice-President of tlio Marine Society,
and the senior Presbyterian and Epis
copal ministers of this city and their suc
cessors in theso nlliccs forever. Too
officii nt Chancellor of the Stnto was
Abolished in 1810, and since then there
havo been but seven trustees. From
this provision of the will it happens that
the present trustees are Mayor Gilroy,
TSDCSTnXCCS
Recorder Frederick 8nytli, President
Charles 8. Sitith of the Chambor of
Commerce, Captaiu Francis A. Martin
and Captain Albert Speacsr ol the Ma
rino Society, tbe liov. Dr. Morgan Dix,
of Trinity Church, and the Itsv. 1).'.
Howard Dulliold. of the First Presby
terian Church. Tbe will provided that
the borne was to bo establisUeJ when
tbe estate would support tifty Inmates.
A charter of Incorporation was gruntol
fay tbe Legislature Iu 180(1. But con
testants to the will arose, among the.u
tbe Bishop of Nova gentia, and the liti
gation lasted until HSU, when by a de
cision of the United States Supreme
Court tbe will was sustained.
Tbe property which Captain Randall
'est to the Harbor consisted of laud ba-
1 jf
tween Broadway and trie Howery and
Seventh and Tenth streets, known as tlio
'Minto farm,'' about twenty-two acres
In all. It was on part of this pronortf
that A. T. Stewart afterward built hi
retail store, lly the time the litigation
concerning tnu will was settled this
property had so Increased In value that
it was not thouuht wise to follow tlio
testator's request that the Harbor should
be built upon it. A site was selected on
Statcn Island facing the Kill-vnn-Kull,
ami about iilld acres wore purchased.
The corner stone of the first building
was laiil October 21, ISIII, and August
1, ISil.'l, the institution was formally
opo'icd and thirty seamen were installed
as Inmates.
This number. In spite of a narrow con
struction of the will relating to the ipis.lt
flcatmn required of applicant for ad
mission, has grown to H."ii). Instead of
TitR urn nmi.iiiNii
one building there are now about, twun-ty-tlvo
on the ground. Five of these,
containing the dormitories, dining rooos,
and work rooms for the monies, are two-
story structure connected by covered
way. 1 hree 01 tliein present a fucvli)
supported by Dirlc coin mis In the stvlu
that was so universal ttlty years ago. The
cxeotitivo odious are in tlio central of the
live buildiugs. Halls extend ttansvcrsoly
through each building. In the main
hall of the central building tlio windows
roof stained glass, nil of nautical do
sign. Thu transom above tlio door
represents the top-sail of a sailing vessol
ami bear this inscription:
Hiiibs' Msuo Hnin.
For Age I, I) ureo.t, an t Wo.-u-Out Ssilors.
Founded hv
It ilwrt ttanarj Ilindall.
How Ureal, lluw Pieiitil ul, How 11 oa a 0 wr
Throughniit tlio halls the walls are
adorned with eugravings and paintings,
almost all of them representing scenes at
sea. There is an ample hospital build
ing, together with wor.. simps, kitchens,
boiler rooms, and neat cottages for the
employes, a very han.lsomo ciuipel has
just been erected in the form of a (Jrcok
cross surinounte I by an imposing dome.
It is not, however, either the buildings
nr the grounds wincli are tlio clwu'
source of interest in this pleasing insti
tution. Thu buildingi ate ample, com
iiioilioiis. and well dciignel to ncoiu
niodute 10UU inin ttes. It is the inmate
thein-elvus who for.11 tlio pictureiUj
feature. There are old salts of every
Nation and neatly every race; men who
have buffeted tlio storuis of eVi-ry tea.
Toe rc'uiremun(S lor admission are that
a man snail have snilol in vessels going
to loicign parta under tha A n -ncni Hag
for live years and bo unable to earn a
living by manual libor. This excludes
ull Irtko sailor.', and, as in the early days
the institution was cramoed for fundi,
the trustees were led to adopt a construc
tion of the terms of the will which
would keep doivu thu number of tlio ap
plicants to the limits of thu endowment
i'bey decided that the provisions of tuc
will only applied to men who followed
the vocation of scameu as it existed at
the time thu will was made. The con
struction, therefore, excludes from the
bruo.its of the haroor teamcn sailing in
steam vessels. Iu short, thu inmates are
those alone who 0 tine under tbe descrip
tion of "sailors before the mist."
By thus keoping do.vti thu number of
admissions, together with the constant
and rapid mcreaso iu the value of the
laud held in trust, the institution has
OLD J.CKS.
bscome wealthy, (t is ono of the rare
instances of charity hsviug ample funds
to meet tbe deiuiaJs male upon it.
Hiving ones baan almittcdas an in
mate to the homs a sailor is Hi ad for
life. The utraoit liberty it allowed. In
mates can obtaiu leave of absence for
any length of tiiu9. Many of them, in
fact, are away froin the Harbor sis
months at a time. Borne of the more
able-bodied of the n occupy their sum
mers as skippers of pleasure craft in tbe
waters about New Ystrk, returning to
the Harbor for tbe winter. The method
of obtaining "liberty," at it is called, or
leave of absence, is very simple. Kach
inmate, on his admission to the Harbor,
is ir.vsn number and a silver badge
I beariug It. While, b U in the liar bo r
he lastens this to the dinner table, which
indicates at once his place at the tab')
and the fact that he will be thoro at
meal time. When he leaves, even If It
I only for a few hours, provided it
covers the time of a meal, he takes his
hnd'ie and deposit It with tlio lodge
keeper, receiving It gain when ho re
turns. Inmates are provided with not only
food and shelter, but with clothing.
Tlio uniform of the Harbor, which, how
ever, is not required to bo worn except
on Slnto occasions, it of navy bluo, with
wliitu metal buttons. In addition each
Is allowed one pound of tobacco a
month, and It is through this allowance
largely that discipline Is 111 untamed.
Punishment is called "tabo ," end con
sists for the most part of withdrawing
the tobacco nllnwanuo or tlio privilege of
leaving too homo, and in the case rJ
the sm'o n.snnon.
those who are employed about the home,
cither as guides to visitors, waiters in
tlio dininx loom, or as laborers 011 the
farm, by witnliolding their pay. No in
mate I required to do any work. If be
does any ho is paid for it nt a ra'e rang
ing from $S to ' I a month. Tlio p ay
roll of the institution to tnmites amounts
to About $ 15,001) a year. M my of those
who are not able to perform any of theso
kinds of work find a means not only of
obtaining poc tol money, but even in
some cases of securing quite an Incomo
by m i'iug hsinid iclcs, lish nets, baskets,
and, in fact, noirly all articles in which
either twinu or rattan is the cilinf factor.
Tno material is furnisho I by tbo institu
tion and sold to tlio imnatet at cjst.
Tnoy rind a ready site for nearly every
thing they nuke among visitors to the
Haroor.
Too dinner hour at the Harbor Is nn
interesting time for visitors. Punctually
upon the stroko of l'i tlio great boll on
the main building is rung. Upon It
last stroKo the gong is sounded, no
noimcing that dinuer is ready. Within
a few seconds ncariv every placi nt thu
tab!es is tlllod. Nothing, no.vover, is
toocnel. Tlio deep tone of tlio gong
onco more resounds through tlio building
and a dcatli-liko silence falls upon the
assembled crowd a silence 10 deup and
profound that toe fall of a pin chn be
distinctly heard. Presently the stillness
is broken by a saintly, gray-hairud old
salt, who, with nasal twang and a sing
song manner, auiiouncos grucj at tlio top
of his lung. Once more the gong sounds
and anything but sileuco prevails. No
tims is lost iu useless c luversaiiim mid
mure formality ut tlio dinner t o!o. Tusy
aro there to feed, and food tbuy do with
a vengeance, for in exactly tiirou minutes
and a half from the time tlio last f;oog
soun led tlio tlrst man to Unish his diuner
has loft the room. 801m est thuir meat
tiist; soiuo their soup. But it is a more
lu stier of opinion and taste as to the
order. There is no ceremony iudeod.
Iu an Institution of tnis charactor there
are, of course, various type) nod charac
ters of men. There arethoio who might
have been the originals for uny or all of
tho cuaracters in Captain Mirryatt's
novels or Cooper's sea talus. Tuen there
are otners who uiu tuu type ol a "com
mon snilor kicte l aud coded before the
mast.'' It u an admirable cuarity and
well wortn a visit any day.
Commercial Val te of .Yuiiinilo.
Evuu dead men have a commercial
value nowadays. From tho inumuiios ol
ancient Egypt is manufactured a kind ol
piiut called "mummy brown." It can
be purciiascd nt auy shop wuero artists'
materials ure bold. For some time il
wn allege! that tho mummies employed
for this purposu wore thoso of birds and
beasts, suoli us cats aud ibisses, but an
osteologist who intetestcd himself in the
subject found in some of the raw stutl
imported Iroin Egypt certain bones whiaU
were unquestionably human.
A Pointer lor Fathers.
It is the rule in the family of an Erie
County man that before his girls may
have beaux they must learn to cook and
sew. He has raised seven girls aud has
thrco moro coming 00, aud all are ex
cellent housekeepers. Six have married
and the suveutb is spoken for, while tbe
young men are already shying up to the
other three. New York Advertiser.
Li'iilu is DUjrutU'd.
"Jee srhlxt Only one bunter in two
weeks! I believe. I'll join menagerie."
-Ulsw
ill wk
SOLDIKItS' COLUMN
TUB BLOODY NINTH 1NFANTH7.
A Seventeen
Yenr Old Texas Hot
Bhlloh.
ON' the iiiornina
of tl:o mli day of
April, 112, nlinilt
three or four o'clock
the lirlim of a lone.
I v picket was heard,
which kept on In.
(TPA-nnu until day
break, when It prow
lieavier and louder,
awakening the buy
in grnv, ho arose
linin their Imls of
leaves ami lii'UHii to
tireimre lorlhe frav.
u ... 1. ..... i. 11. u
tu' i li" - battle mid baptism
i S f I'linsl for the Ulli
lexus 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 r . 1
win one ol the nev-
enleen -yen r n I d
iovk. who 1 1 if 1 n n
inv hinne hi I iiri,
. . 'I ekus lo see mill 111
vsi,1if Mm Inrlllnes of
war. Having inlist'd ill ihls place In Aim.
iet, lsil , we went Into cunni nnil drilled
until .laniinry. ISUJ. I lx .n to tet restless
tor tear Ihe War would Im over before we
had Ihi' oppt,rtiiuJv of iiiei'iintf Ihe eueniv
nud testing the ililteieuce hetweeu Southern
cblva rv mul Nun hern urit aud I r.'ineoiliei
ed Ihe tirt lnltie of Mantis. hs.Iiow the hoys
in univ hud r. Mile. I mi l put lo II itc lit the
boys in blue which victory was 11 lilesniug
in ilisKUlse. Alter niarchlng mid roiiutei
inaiclniiir several Imiirs. we ciiui" III night
of the Federal lo'ci !u an open liehl, where
we could see ihein hl ilolv. and coulil hear
thenhrill Millie ball whi.,tii to nud fro.
At this lime we went nIhii'Iimk ufioli a bill
nud in front of a r.ivlu- ,en-t ol u. where we
could ootho Inns in hliie and itray as they
rliarireil and iiiIviiimihI upon each other iu
'deadly Imtlle array." Here we halted for
awhile! and IhmI the plessuie ut leliiiuc the
l edenil mtillerv piny upon us for muiieiir
thirty minutes or tuore. Wliile we were
standing here w ailing 011 the riieiny. we
naw n regiment ot men come helier-MKelter.
f ts-ll mell, Mlaiupeding. mel pAiiic-stricken,
Hiid we tiioii'itit tieneral tlrmil and bin en
tire nrmv were making u grand 1 harge: hut
our ileiusion was iIihmI ed when we recog
nized our hoys in kniv, w ho iiad iiinde 11
charge mid hern repul-co; tln-y hnil lis
brave hearts as we. hut Iheir cowarilly lens
bail got scareil and run nway with tlieui.
When we 1 ha'ceil havuiiets mel toifd
them, they iicoverel 'their panic, iiimrhe'l
back (o the front, mi I i harueil tlie enninv
Willi as much xmil and Valor as II they hud
never retreated i.r tallell hack. I Wtill.il not
tell of this episode 1ml thirty yeais have
ttassi-tl, and nil of us hoy arc p:it ihe con
m iipt aiw. While nlmnliiii; on the lull, as
this was our tlrst h.itile, we must play
brave.
While o'lier regiments in the brigade who
were ihri-tetieil al I' or I lloiiai'l-on lay down
upon the ground, mo the Mhot utnl Mheli
Would pass over them, w cnwl out thai
"the hlomly tub Texas" would not play tho
coward and show the while leatner ill her
llrst battle. Hut as lime pii-ned on. ami the
shot mid shell tell fasier and thicker, now
ami then nome ol our le y being ntruck and
woiiinleil, nud occasionally a bayonet bent
down ly 11 xM'til ball, we com liu.'ed "discru
lion was the better part ol valor," ami we
lay down ipiletly like the old soldiers who
had seen some ncluiil service. .Stun Ihe or
der was given to inrward tuarch. and in an
open glade in Iront nt us lleueral I'atloii
Aiidersoira brigade was nrderi d 10 rharH
thu enemy and take the battery that had
bt en plaviiiK upon un, whhii was bund
somely ilone; in tins churno I received a
wound in my rUht hg I rum a Mime ball,
whiuii proHtialed me, While lying on IIih
Kround I received a second tdiol, through my
rich! foot, which cuimd thu uiiipuiatioii ut
III v ll-lf.
V litis I way lylnj; on' the buttle tleld,
wi. muled, one 11I the hoys ill blue, who had
been struck end kliocku I down hy n Minio
hall, whiuii xtriick his lllhle hi bis vest
pocket. Just over Ins heart the llllde wiv
ing Ills life lame up to me ami mnenol
1111 artinsllce. 10 wbii h I iiijreril upon tho
Coiiiiition Hint be would ariint mo rule bun
oil the hatih lielil. buck 10 our hospital teni;
nud here I bnnn-ht inio exercise my c.w
boy exierience 111 lexax. mid told him to
pet down 011 ull lours like a horse ami I
would rlimb up 011 his hack. You can nn
ugihu the picture of thu Texas boy in i.ray
ruling on the hair ul one of Ihe buys in
blue; such a bugging I gave that buy unpen
can dese ihe; suillcc it in t-uy, ull my war
lever subsided, Hint I have t eu in favor of
"ieucu on eurih and good will to men" ever
since. Now It uny raou doubts ihi story
I can ptove it.
After this brave buy In blue had desitii
what win left ol'nie in thu hopitul tent, he
returned to his comm.iml, and 1 wus lelt
sick and wounded iu the hospital tent no
the battle lieid, near the I iiriutb Mud.
While lying there on Hint benutilui Suhbutb
duy, thinking over the lortunva ol war, ami
wutching ihe captured cuiitious und tmngage
wagons panning back ill Iliu ilirection of
t'orinih, about 4 p. m. I fuw a brigude ol
buys in blue mulching by as prisoners, und
I first thought we hud cupuued tieneral
liruut und ins entire urmv.but I noon Itaru-
oil that il was Prentiss' llriude, nud il may
be Ihe boy 111 blue was one ul bis men. anil
takeu a prisoner after lavoring one of tbe
hoys In grav liy permitting him to ride him
ull the buttle Held, tsuch are the scenes und
loriuiies of war.
J urt before 1 was wounded I saw uiatiy
rights, some horrible, some amusing and
novel. I remember seeing one ol the brave
boys In blue, pour fellow, who bad uflered
up his lite upon the altar of bis country;
be was lying on bis back, with bis quiet
luce upturned to heaven, his bend upon his
knup.uck, and bis hands folded upon bin
tirfu.1, a cob pipe in his mouth, as if sruoK
in the "pipe of peace." i never would
have dreuiuvd or believed tbut soldiers
could have Indulged in such levity upon
lb battle Held, in the presence of death, il
my own eyes bad not witnessed this atriums
light. As j passed oil beyond and over Hit
brave boys iu blue, lying on the buttle Held
wounded, dead, and dying, I saw s me
round the tents and cump llres with thelt
pans and slap-jacks in their bands, as if to
lay to us: "Itubels from Texu. can't you
wait until breakfast is over before you
make this tincermonioos cull?"
As to Ihe conduct of the Dili Texas liegi
ruent during tbe battle, 1 can only suy Unit
Colonel Mtnnley iu one of the charges seized
Hie colors, and holding them high over
head, culled iiioi) the regiment to follow
him, and churged over the hill, amid a
bower of leaden hail -ni the enemv. Tbe
effect was electrical, and lienerai i'atton
Anderson In bis report says the language ul
eulogy could do no more than simple justice
to Colonel tstunley and his valorous Texsns,
who wers ever in the thickest uf the tight,
snd ready 10 rer oud to any demand upou
Ibeir courage und endurance.
And here ends my actual service and
bird's-eye view of the butt e; Ihe balance I
only learned from the legends of the sol
diers and the war reports our tiovernment
is publishing. J, M. Lonu, in "Mine aud
liray," I'hiludelphia.
Bullfighting Abolished.
At Pueblo, Mex., the government took
steps several months ago to abolish ' bull
fighting. The other Slates of ilexico are
j falling into line and the Indication are
that bulinghting In this republic will soon
be abolished
Jona DoLL4.no, a member of the .Nor
folk. Va.. Council and a wsslthv merchant.
I was shot In the throat by borglar who was
I attempting to enter the rear door of bit
store. He died wlthiu tu minute.
..Ah.
Pennsylvania Legislature.
Kmrrr-Niwrii I)v. The senate was not In
Session.
In Ihe home a hill Introduced by. Mr.
Kochl of I'tilou. clung" the liipior lasts ol
the Hiaie so 'hat a Hern shall he Krnntcd
fureverv Hri voters. The Kane hill.iequlr
ing iltinaturaliied persons 21 years of uxinf
over lo pay a license of ;l aiinuallv when
employed within this commonwealth,
passed Dually bv a vote of litl to II. A
similar measure was vetiail '2 years ago, by
lloveruor I'ntii-on hut Vr.Knii- Is sanguine
that the present hill will meet with the
chief executive's Approval. The Mhchell
bill, prohibiting the eu ploy ineiit nf suy
but American eitutens In the ereclloti.
enlargement or iniptovement of instllulloni
nr public buildings nr public works In which
Htttte fund are approprtnleil. was defeated
on lllnil passiiue. The house then proceeded
lo lliei'oii.lilerailoii on third readins ol the
I'oinpulsorM Kdiieallon hill. Mr. I'arr, the
nuthor of the measure, made A strong speech
Iu lis lavor. declariini among oilier thltiKS.
I li nt there were Ino.ooo children over llyear
of age In Urn Wtate who hnve never
seen the inside of n school house.
.Mr. I'lnnnery. Ihe culleieun of Mr. I'arr,
prunoiiuceil the lull vicious nnd uncalled
lor,aud iircd the House to vole It down. Mr.
I.ytie, of 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 111;-1 . in . declared it was cla-
Icgislaliuii and shuiild not pas. The hill was
Passed, however, hy I.' I veas to It nays.
It provide for the attendance of children
between nud IJyenrslor Id week at a
school 111 which tha common fbigllnli
brunches are laoidit. mile-s such child of
children nreexensed by the school hoard
lor saii-fact trv reaions. There is to be nn
sun mil enumeration of the children between
H and I J vears hy the a-sessors. In case of
lieu'leet in sending children of this nice to
sciioul. the person or le-rson olTendliig.
after dun notification 111 writing hy the
secreinry uf school hoards, nud opportunity
given to cr.uiplv with the reipiiretneut rif
the net. are il ihle fo a tine rtoi exceeding 4
on the llrst c uiviction nud " for each
suh-eipteut i-uuviciioti. The Ineasure.acrnril
iiur to i' iiuihor. does not Interfere with
the rttrlii of parents to educate their children
in private or :arochial scIiihiIs. or al home,
but merely demand that ohlldren shall
receive Instruction in the common Kiimish
branches. unless mental, physical
or illier urgent reason prevent.
The bill fo establish 11 medical council and
three Slate boards of mcdu-sl examiners
called forth a heite I discussion, especially
among the physicians in the House, when It
wascuile I ii tor coiisidnriitio i for third
reading and was dually passed. The House
(lien adjourned,
P1rr1r.rn IMv-l'he senate met for the llrst
time since Friday Ibis eveuinr nn I rushed
a iiHinher of hills Ihrom-li lir-l readimr. A
ri'sotution that no up, re hills he iuiroduccd
after April IH wa adopted. Mct'reery in
trod und a h II lixitig the -alaiy of Ihe nun
moil lea Jndire nt .',niin a vi'ar. that coun
tv having over the opulaiioti of Im.uiii re
uuintl lo uiilliurie this amount of snla-y.
yenrine amended the hill Iu nliulidi mercan
tile appraisers' list so as to make it apply
only to I'hiladelphin. Adjourned.
In the House Ls-duy Mr. Wh-eler.nf Krle,
Intrmluc'-il a hill which is considered nn en
tering wedue for iiiinierous other claim, ft
provides for the payment of two member
of the .Sixteenth Iteitiinent of th-t National
Hoard who did service at Homestead and
eonl rncied sickness while in the service.
I'nder the provisions of the bill Ihey would
ret;eive pav from the time they entered ac
tive service and during III! time they were
incapacitated troui wutk. Mr. I.ytle of
lliiiiliiigdon f 10111 the cuimuitlee on rules
rt'tiurteil aseries of reo litems to theetlct
that no new bills shnll he Introduced after
April IS. 'J'he resolutions were adopted.
Mr. Mnrliti 01 I. a wienie called tip his biu
prohibiting t be sale oi liipior on liecoralion
I'ay. Mr. Harrison of I'liilndelphiii want-
ed Wnshinelon's liirthdav ami the Kuiirih
of .Inly iiifiinhsl in the hill, and Mr. row
uf Philadelphia wanted tioivl Krid iv and
Christmas inserted. There was much warm
talk, nod Ihe bill wns finally dvleaied by "d
yeas and loj nays. The famous r ow rapid
transit hill, puicucaliy iiiouopolied iho
balance of the sessiuu, and i no furilier ad
vanced than It was two mouths auo. 'Jbe
House then adjourned.
I'lKrv-Knisr l)y. In the Senate to-day a
ill was passed finally 10 erect a new coun
ty nut of l.nr.erne and Scbiiylkl.l counliss.
The bill providing for the co-operative
banking association and 10 provide for Ihe
election of township treasurers wns defeat
ed, lull the adverse vole in both iniancn
was reconsidered nud tunher aelinn ot
poiied. The hill introduced were: To re
peal the act for the levy nud collection of
taxes in proceeding in court in the offices
rif I'cxisler nml Ih-curder. 'lo provide for
fencing uf improve I lands for agricultural
and horticultural pu.-iioses. Mr. Thnniss,
of Philadelphia, offered a resolution, which
wns ndupied. providing fur ihe linnl nd-
Iouriimenl or Ihe House no May 11. Th
louse referrnl the re-oiiition to the Com
mittee 011 Ways Mini Means. The Senntu sd
loomed until Monday niiibt nt 0 o'clock.
In the House Mr. McDonald. Allegheny, ,
introduced a bill aoihoriziiig th incorpora
tion of companies lor the construction and
maintenance of bonlevurdi. The hill sp.
iirnpriatitiK io.tcal to tha Pennsylvania
World's Kuir luanaiters was passed Hnaliy,
after an ettort to have adion postponed, by
s vote of li to .'el. The tieneral Appro
priaiion bill was reporie I to the House by
' hairman Marshall. The main items are:
rublic schools, lii.iss,isl; salaries and ex
penses ol department-. S'siii.ii'.O :); judici
try ilepurtineiit, Sl,.2isi: legislative ile
ssrtmeut. t)."7!),!iui us; county superinten
icnis. IISj.isxi: educutioii ul te cbers in nor
mal schools, IU-i.isi; interest on publir
leht. Hll.isto. and miiieiiisctors, 0,''i
a communication was received from the
iovernur announcing his apnrovsl of tip
Kraternul and Iteneliciul Sm.-ieiy bill intm
luced by liepresenianves Hover, of 1'hilu
ielphia, and Miller, of .Sumerset. respec-.
Ively. Tbe House then adjourned.
I' Iitv-Ski 0x11 )v Mr. Cessna, of Bed
ford, today reported to the Hou from th
judiciary ycnernl committee a bill amend
lim the linker liullot law. it gives regular
parlies or bodl.-s of citizens which have held
state 1 onveiitiuns for Hve years, the rinht to
cthciai ballots, although they may poll less
thsn 3 per rent of the highest vol of the
hist election. Certificates lor nominations
for state utllcisi shall be tibd with tbe scr
liiry id Ihe ciiininiiiiwealih S" day before
ihe election, and nomination papers must
be tiled :W days fcelore the election. All
other ceriillcute and papers must be filed
Willi county ininmissiniters t and M dsys
belora the vleuiioii. All objections to Ills
valmityof ceriiticatss or putiers, except
liiose for Legialuni e or t.ongiess, must be
(bed in the 1 ourt uf IVinmon Pleas of I 11
phin (utility. Vacancies may be Hlletl in
accordance w ith section J und 'A of the regu
lar The secret ry of the com mon wealth
hall transmit 10 the county commissioner
theotlio al lists luduys. instead ol 10 day,
before election. The sheritl is exempt from
giving nonces of cuy elections. The ballots
shall no longer contain the tesideuc of th
cnndidaies. One set ol hullolsunly is to he
I iirnislied voters. All ballots snd cards of
insi ruction must be tent to tbe voting
places 011 the Saiurdiiv Peiure Ihe elections.
Aner iiniui tou.ine budiiess tbe Hons
adjourned.
The Sennlo was uo in session to-day, hav
ing adjourned uuiil .Monday evening at lb
close ut yesterday 's tuesiiug.
TBAINMSN BLOWS TO PIXCXB.
An login SxoloilM, Killing Tour
Mea.
Enjin No. 2 of the Choctaw Coal k Rail
way company exploded at th edge of Rsd
oak, I, T. Four trainman ware blown to
place. Thy ar: L. P. Darnsll, snglnser.
F. Fredarick. fireman: Ueorge Martin,
brakaman, Hnry Lander, night hostler.
Three of th bodie wr hurled M feetfrom
the tugln.
KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS
Tllfi I.KfllHI.ATI'ltK'H WDItK.
sire it or Tim riti er stti or srrstn si
TMK sTXTr I (ITITII. t.UJr nXSIKXT scss
I KI.V I'RolMlll K lir.HiHK JI-SK TIIK
skssik Awy sprsn or tiif
llol -e IN US WORK
lltil l-iii en. The l.egl.hiture lis not
yet Used he data of llnal adjournment, hut
Ihf. .n..jllrl Wn hnrdly he exte.'ideil heynnd
I lines I. Two years ago the members left
for good the last, week In May. Already
many members of the present season ar
tired of the dull routine work. and are
nn lions to draw the halnnce of the salary
tine them and ko home. '
The Senate Is still nwav ahead of Ihe
House wilh its work, nlthough holding hut
one session dally In the two held bv tbe
House. In IU( the House bees n holding
night sessions April II and continued to dn
so hiiir days a week utiill the clo-e of the
se-sion. 1 be senate will hardly hold niirh'.
ses-ions hut it is probable Hint It will boiil
tuoriilng ami nftetiiooii sesions after this
week.
There's lots nf work ahead for the mem
bers of both branches. Kour hundred and
lourteeu lulls have already been Introduced
in the Semite, I l.'i of which have passed.
'' he Scmi'e has had also pttsed 15 House
bills, making a total of 117. The total num
ber of hills fnvoralilv reimrted Irom the
committers to the Semite is ,'PH. many of
thru, hdng House hills. Hut IU hill have
been advers.-lv leporled. Many others were
reported from committees' netratively
though, hut were afterward referred back to
Ihe committee, then brought out with an
slllrmative recommendation, nud are now
well on their wnv Ihromt. both branches.
The S-nale has voted down 12 hills, the
most Important uf which wns the measure
10 extend the minimum school term to
even months, the ( rouse hill reuulating
Ihechatge. of telephone cotnpntitf, the
I rot hers rapid transit hill nud the Meek
fence hill.
There have been Inlrciliieed In the 1Ioii
"u.' hills up to the pr.seni lime, or J!i more
than found their way Into this luelv nt the
same time 2 vear ai o. Five hundred aud
foriv-thn-e hills hnve been rei orted from
committee lothe House this sen-nti. Seventv
uf theie have been acted tisui Hually und
S's have irnueto the (fuvernor for his con
sideration. The mi m her of hills adversely raortl lo
the House is far ill excess of those neaiive
hythe?-ennte committees. This list in
cludes many measures ot imiiortance among
them the nuij discrimination an I anti frea
pnss measures the tpiinnau liailroad Cotu
misiion hill. the hill milking it unlawful fur
railroad companies lo charge more than i
cents n mile fur carrying pnssemrer. an-l a
tin 111 her uf free testhiaik measures. Two
year am the A'-trretrate niimher of bills re
pur'ed from committee up to April 1 was
N-W.su had la-en passed, nnd seven sent to
tbo tfovernor.
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IfFl.tMSTKR PIsrillllfTIUM.
M t:tivit.i. k. The assiisnees of l)elematr
.i Co. l-tive hsirati paying ciedhors of that
lirni They mini' er ne irlv l.'.tst. and there 1
I ' e 7: 7 T.I infill for distribution. Thngeii
eral creditors w ill get but 2 Vincents on lb
dollar. Ttie Jipltreiuenr creditor uf (). W.
Iielamnter iret It mills on the dollar. The
unsecured creditors of It. II. Ilelarnater get
1 1 7-lo mills on the dol nr, nnd those of T.
A. Iielamaier 2 H-IH milison the dollar.
I rawtord couiilv gels ft 7 02 on Its claim
nl IIS.IIOO. nml the St.ite 7.M2 WI on it d
posit uf Slnl issi This huter sum. however,
cue o the bondsmen ot tlie Slate Treasurer
who made firmd tlie loss to the State w hen
it occurred.
I.lrit I NSt' IIAXCK ru.CRss.
Tbe advance sheets of the I. Ile lusiiran-i.
Comiuissjotiei-'s report show that the Statt
id I'eunsyivnnia leads the I'nion forniiioiint
of li'e in-urauce written duriu r IH1I2, beat
ing New Yo'k by over l l.'SS).fKi. Hern are
the Pennsylvania llwures for the live largest
( 'mpsnies: Kipiitah e. l I 4il.0'i. Mutual,
7.tl 0 21.1; I'enn .Mutual. 7.07t.272: New
Yurk I. ile, nod Provident Life,
I.IPI.HI
lisnwMin in A mint.
rf skito.s The exit'oslnii of a hlasl In
Pardee llros.' Laurel Hill niinn broke down
the wall of nn old hnft which was full of
water, nnd Hooded 11 portion of the Pardee
mine. Two miners were drowned, and the
other at work had a narrow escape. Their
names are Thou as Hudson and John Trent
bulb. TIIKV B'lplt ON TIIK riroT.
CoxNFi.isvii.i.K Three hrekemcn. Ifnr
liicklemad. Stephen Fairehild and William
HerheriFer. were seriously holt on the Hal
tiioore .V Ohio, near llrondlord. They wera
riding on the pilot ol cmriiie No. Ilo'i when
an explosion blew out the front of th
bui'er. They were all unconscious when
picked up and their recovery is doubtful.
2.S2.'I roK A l.ro.
I'niontown I he Jury In the caseof ltoi
ert lluiihes siriinst the lialtiinnre 4 Ohio
ituilroad I'otiipany. to rtcover t2.i.0! dam
aires lor aHexel injuries received, after be
ing out leu hours, gave the plaintiff l.'.Hil.
himhe was n Ire uht conductor and lost a
leg m a wreck about a year ago.
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a im ti ( i t to enter.
Siixron Freddie Stewart, naeil 4, son of
David Stewart, wa cut to p:eces by an
lectric cur in sight of his mother.
A I.iTTt.r ri stuck a bat pin In th back
of John Venscl. ol Petrolia.t he point touch
ing the spine. Yensel has been suffering
from spa-ms ever sinco nud has lose hi
mind. A resident of Itutier is now suffering
from paralysis, the result uf a practical Jok
of tho rams nature, played on him.
At Sprinirhrouk. one of C. T. Ford's
Iialian shanties burned and in tha ruin
wer found two hialies of laborers.
TnoiTilFR the 10 cities of Lancaster. Alle
gheny, Alleniown. Altoon Wiikesbarre,
Willismsisirt. Scrantnn, McKeesport, York
and Hurrisbtirir have a capital of IHO 2.52
and e.nph y 'l,.Vll persons. These are paid
2!.il.l.52H as wages and thev produce
manufactures to th value of f lll),217.0o:i.
Jonathan Davis, of Pier pun t township.
Crawford county, ha just celebrated his
lisJth birthday. Mr. Davis was a Hferin the
war of I Mi and still has the tit's which ba
used al that time. He Is in perfect health,
eats his three meats n day and likes fut pork
as well as in olden times.
A Traatrti' gas explosion occurred In tb
air shaft at th Sterling colliery, Shamokin,
Tuesdac, burning Thomas Jenkins aud
Petro Uuccerie iu a ftightltil manner.
Ar Falrvlew. Mercer county, Charles.
Msskray wus struck on th forehead by a
slab thrown from a saw iu bis sawmill and)
killed instantly.
Ar lgionville, Beaver county. ft Lei
bel, a voting Herman, was run over hy a
train Wednesday. He lived nearly an boor,
but refused 10 give any information except
as to his nam and birthplace, somewhere
on the lthius. lie cried pitifully for bi
iu other.
It has developed that engine 30& of the
Baltimore slid Ohio did not exploit il
boiler Monday near lonnsllsvillo. An ec
centric brok and was driven through tha
boiler, casing the engine to come to a very
sudden slop and throwing three men off the
pilot. Not one of thsai was scalded, but all of
the m were shaken up aud slightly bruised.
At Stroudiburg. Hiram W. Kisler, a drv
grods merchant. Iird ai a thief and h rtis
pprssed. Monday morning th burglar
was found iu a vacant lot, but b would not
giv bi nam. 11 died shortly after,
Londox bad 00 th last day of last mooW
Km,7;4 pnuiMM-s, and O'l I'vai day 014 Va
grants wer 'rsflivJ. Ta lata. t oanaua,
IiWl, reiurosd th population at 4,'III,0jiJ.