.THE LEHIGH STRIKE ENDED.
TB1KRB TO BB TAKEN BACK
To Fill Vacancies as Fast aa Possible.
Ctrlevnnce Committees Will b
Ulven Fair Hearing. Unions
Not Recognised.
Th great strike on the Lehigh Valley
rnllroml was de clnre il off nt 3 o'clock Wed
nilr morning, both utiles ranking conce
lons. Tbe action wa tbe resnltof con
ferenc between a Joint coinmlttee.cnmpos
ed of tneni tiers of the boards of arbitration
ufNew York mul New Jersey on thn ons.
bend, mid President Wilbur, of tin,
Lehigh Valley Company, on tb other.
The conference, which lnxtrd three days
wa also participated In by the chleft of the
local end national lubor organization
which .took port In the strike. Tin terms
of agreement are embodied in the following
correspondence which was made iuhllo
tier the announcement that the strike had
been diclnred off :
'South lletlilehein. Pa., December 5.
' F. li. Wilbur, 1 resident of the l.ehigh
Valley llailroad:
"Dear Sir: Uie State hnii'di of arbitra
tion of New York nnd New Jersey desire to
know whether, if the existing strike Is de
clared ulT, the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Cimpnny will agree Intake hack as many
of their old employes a they can lino places
for. without any prejudice on acennnt of
tbe fact that they struck or that they are
members of anv labor organization; that in
re employing the men formerly in its ser
vice the available time shall be so divided
among the men so re-employed that they
may lei 1 that thev aro again In the employ
of the company and nit -supporting; that
in malilni! promotions hereafter the com
. .,. will iiiiikn no iliatiiirtion as between
Hip new men now In its employ and thoe
to re-employed on account of seniority in
rvice or otherwise: Hint when In the em-
ninv f Him roiid ronimitti'es Ironi tlie
various elates of employes from the
i,m twlii'H fit tin. mt vice iii which the hk -
grieved party is etnploved and their griev
ances considered and Jii'lly treated, and
in the employing oi men in the future, tho
romrmnv will give the preference to former
iiiiJ.ivn when t lie strike Is ileclared off.
We further think that, to prevent mis
apprehension, the Lehigh Valley llailroad
...,,i,iiv l,oulil conlirm the rules ousted
by Mr, Voorhees on August 7 last, as first
Vice president of the Philadelphia and ltcad
i,, luiirnmi ('oniiinnv. We believe that
these suggestions are reasonable, and If
thev are accented by your company tho
present strike will be at once terminuted."
The letter is tlgned by (1. Robertson, Jr.
of the New York.Htate Hoard of Arbitration
end Mediation, and J. 1'. McDonald of the
frttate Hoard of Mediation and Arbitration
of the Stale of New Jersey.
To this communication President Wilbur
replied as follows :
"South I'.ethlehem. Ta.. Deed.
'Centlitiirn: I beir to acknowledge your
communication of this date. The Lehigh
Vailev Railroad Company screes to the
suggestions contained therein and In the
event ol t lie urine tieing ueciarcu on win
hiilc bv them. We lecognixe and willingly
resrond to your modification of our former
understanding that the available time may
be divideil so that the men re employed may
have some certain Sonn e of support. We
further nf course conlirni the ruies posted
bv Mr. Voorhees on August 7th last. The
Lehigh Valley liailroad Company rcsuuiec
tioesessiiin of its lines on August nth, anil
the rulen in question have nut been reclnd'
tL 1 am veiy iruiy your-.
K. P. WILHUR.
1'resident."
A dispatch from Ein:on says; The Lehigh
oflkia; have received the following diS'
patches from Vice rresident Voorhees:
strike declared off; make no change iu ez
ieting condition.
This is Interpreted to mean that the nevt
men are to be retained.
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S REPORT,
Business in the U. b. Courts Increasing
The union Pacific R. R,
The annual report of Attorney General
Olney was submitted to Congrei. He say
that the volume of the business of the
Federal Courts is largely and rapidly In.
creasing. The number of criminal prosecu
tione pending in the circuit and district
courte of the United Mates on July 1, 1803,
was 0,383, at against 3.808 pending In th
same courts July 1, 1885, while the expenses
of the United States courts, exclusive of
Judge' salaries. Incurred and paid in tbs
kclyar 1RS3 were 14,828,070, as against
2,8i4,7J.i Incurred and paid lor the like ex
pense in the fiscal year 1885.
During the cast vear but 40 prim nn,1t
the Uowman act, tor supplies furnished the
army during the war, hate been decided,
ibe aggregate allowance being 141,0oS.U
bringing the toial of allowance in these
cases up lo fs.ssau.tw of which Congress.
il March, 1801, appropriated tl,304,0!l5.37
J here ar 5,500 case pending, embodying
w.tmmim vMiiiimvu vy lua assistant attorney
who una nau special cnarge or the
cases, at about $37,U00,0u0.
Regarding the Union Pacific receivership
the reiiort says tbat at the instance of tha
attorney general, two receivers nominated
oy me i imeu stales nave been added totbe
original board, which now consists of live
persona, two of whom are government di.
lectors, while a third formerly acied in the
uur capacity, h wouia seem to be assured
therefore, that the interests of the United
mates are noiiiKeiy to be prejudiced pend
in toe receiversnip, wmcn is. or course.
temporary in its very nature. It should be
euperseoea as soon as practicable by the
adoption of such schemes of permanent re
organisation as while doing Justice to credi-
vuiu rdu ait juvbiv interests, will also seem
(tie acoomplisBment of the great publu
uuriKj.es with a view to whicn tha ITnim.
1 i acito Railway Company waa originally
chartered and su'jsidued by the United
tiute.
The aggregate Judgments in favor of the
TJuned Hiaies in civil suits during the year
seas 2K,UM; the aggregate fines, forleiturei
ana iwnaiues nnposea m criminal prosecu
tious was V06,'jA.
WILL FIGHT TO THE END.
The Restoration to tha Throne of the
Queen of Hawaii Can Not Ba Ac
complished Without Bloodshed.
A dispatch from San Francisco says: The
brig W. G. Irwin, Just in from Honolulu,
having left there November 22, brings word
tbat the only way Queen Lilioukalanl can
be restored to the throne it by superior
foioe of arms of the United Btatea troops,
Tha provisional Government proposes to
fight as long aa there it a chance of holding
the control of the islands.
The Queen, at her request, ha been fur
nlshed a guard by tba Provisional Govern
nent
Minister Willis evidently sees that the re
ntbronement of tbe Qdaen cannot be ao
eompliehed without bloodshed and for that
reason la awaiting farther Instructions fron
tilt United State Govern meat.
liATBH N BW8.
ririTAt Ann lascr.
The Kanflman Iron ore mines nearAlbur-
tla, Pa. after being In operation 11 years
impended Indefinitely.
An H per cent, reduction Is announced In
the wages of the finishers of the Columbia,
Pa. Iron Company's rolling mill.
The Manufacturers' association of Kulton
comity, New York, met at Gloversvllle on
Saturday In secret session and resolved
pon a general reduction of 10 per cent in
wages on account of the business depret-
lon throughout the country.
At Philadelphia over 8,000 operators are
fleeted now and the strike of the carpet
weavers Is still spreading as a result of the
manufacturer'! refusal to adopt the scale of
prices demanded by the men.
The Diamond plate glass works, Kokomo,
tnd., employing SiH) men, have; resumed
operations after a seven months' closedown.
The operatives after a long struggle accepted
cut of 25 percent. In wages.
All the collieries of the IXiIgh Valley! Pa )
coal company and all the Individual collier
ies tributary to the Lehigh Valley railroad
have resumed operations on full time. This
action upon the part of the coal operatives
will give employment to thousands of
miners and helpers who liavo been ellhet
Idle or have worked Irregularly since the
.ehlgh Valley strike begun.
CHI MM AMI IF H A I.TIM.
Joseph Holtr.inaiin, n stonemason, 2
years old. shot and Instantly killed his 10
months old baby boy Saturday afternoon
lie then shot and killed himself. The fall.
ure of his wife to llnd his bankbook was
Hie cause of the double tragedy. Tho
murder and suicide occurred at llloomlleld
(a suburb of Pittsburg, l'a.), at the home ol
Mrs, Jacob Heist, mother lot lloltsinann't
wife.
At Danville, 111., Harvey Pate, aged 21
and Frank Stiers. aged 10, were hanged for
the murder of Henry llelinlck, n wealthy
farmer, Aiigu-t 21, lift . With Kilns Mc
Junklns, aged t and Charles Harris, aged
17, they tried to hold up llelinlck while he
was driving home at night with his wife.
llelinlck whipped up his horses and the
young men tired several shots at the buggy,
oncof which killed Helmlck. The quartet
pleaded guilty at their trial. McJunkln
and Harris wero sent to the penitentiary for
life.
The piano (Tex.) National bank was rob
bed of over I 20,0011 by a gang of five masked
men. The robbers bad given notice
through the newspapers of their Intention
but the notice was considered lioai.
riiirs.
At Wliinipcg,Man.,B 115,000 (Ire Hatnrday
morning destroy eu the Ht. Nicholas hotel
ami five stores and came near causing heavy
loss of life. The Inmates of the hotel were
taken out through the windows. A number
of them in an unconscious condition,
WAsniaoToit,
The report of the civil service commission
was issued Hatnrday. It makes 1.1,000 words
It advises further extension of the system.
HI8TORV OF THE INCOME TAX
The First Bill of the Kind Reported In
the Extra Session of 1861.
The Waya and Means Committee are ask
ng for a history of the Income tax in the
United Htatea, and Treasury Ulcer have
been looking the thing up. It was during
the extra session of Congress In 1801 that
fhad Stevens, chairman of the Committee
of Ways and Means, reported the first In
some Tax bill. As amended and passed, it
taxed all Incomes over H00 3 per cent unless
derived from United Btatee bonds, which
were taxed li per cent Incomes of citizens
ofthe United Mates residing abroad were
taxed 7i per cent. Owing lo the late time
of its taking effect the income tax brought
Into the Treasury but a small sum prior to
the year lftilt when there wae collect
ed under the head of income tax a little
over 1000,0(X). By the ant of March 3,
18ns, the income tax law was anieiioeu
as to increase the a per cent, tax to 0 per
cent., anu uie nve per ceni. ibx on incomes
over 110,000 was changed to a 10 per cent,
tax upon the excess over to.OOO income.The
most of the tax for the year however, waa
collectedunder ihe'origioal law and brought
into the treasury the sum of U1.UOO.000 for
the fiscal year 1804-18oT). The following
year lHowiwin, the war having ceased and
the country being In high state of develop
ment in an its resources, ine income tax
rose to a nolut the highest ever reached in
the history of the tax. The returns fur the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1800, showed i
total revenue from the income tax of 100.
M7,832 4.'l. This was but little diminished
In the following year, 1800-1807, when the
next revenue from the Income tax footed
tin 1)7.010 040 07.
The income tax wa further amended
March 2. 1807. ao as to increase the eietu ra
tion then standing at f000 (it having in the
meantime been modified from 1 800) to 1.
D00. At the same time all discrimination
ss to taxing large Incomes a higher rate was
abolished and the tax fixed at 5 par ceuL,on
in incomes in excess oi ei.uuu,
Under this modified tax there waa collect
td in the year 1808 the large sum of f 32,07,
310 78; in 1801), iVK3,0lilJ 86, and in the
fiscal year ended Jnne 30. 187a (27.113,040
II. On that day the income tax ceased in
the United tHates.
The entire amount realized from it in ten
years was nearly t05,OU0,000. It reached
shout 2tt,000 persons out of a population of
iu,uuu.uw.
THE STRIKERS DEFEATED.
fne Lehigh Ken Will Wait For Work
Which Will Be Given Them a
Fast aa Possible,
Striker were put to work on th Lehigh
Valley railroad on Thursday wherever men
vers needed, but a large number of them
ire yet Idle. While some of- the men are
UssatlsOed and talk of striking again, most
f them accept tb situation and will wait
'or work.
The annoucement by '.be company, tbat
examiners would test the fitness of the new
nen, i good new to th Brotherhood, It
th general belief that this examination
a pretext to get rid of the new men and
oak room for a many old men a po-
lible.
Tha men were told by th company of.
finale that as soon as tne main liue demor-
ilization had been supplanted by systematic
rain running, wuereoy ine orancn roau
'.rsrllo coulu ba handled uninterruptedly
.hen the call would be made for as many of
lit old men as could be used.
Th strike has ended In a complete victory
or the Lenign valley raiiroaa ana tne men
who were led to believe that they bad won
low admit thalp defeat.
While the officials deny all knowledge of
men action, yet mere is no count wnaiever
bat regular ana extra rniiaaeipnia anu
leadlmr railroaders are being gathered to-
tetberat Pottsville, Pa., for duty on th
Lehigh Valley system. What tbls move
nan tb strikers do not know,
DARING BANK ROBBERY.
NEARLT 118,000 IB STOLEN
In Broad Daylight. While the Cashier
Was at Dinner and the Assistant
Cashier at Home at the Rear
of the Bank.
At Konth tend, Ind., on Thursday about
noon the Houth llend National Hank, one
f the leading bunking concerns In the
?ute, was rubbed or 1 1.1,' "HI. No clue aa to
he Identity of the robbers has yet come to
light.
It Is certain that the robbery was com-
m Itted by experienced criminals. Kliortly
fter noon while Cashier Campbell was
bsent at dinner. Assistant Cashier Kelley,
who resides In the rear of the building, was
ailed to the front door by a man who said
e wanted to see him on business. Juts
shout this time a man approached the baua
building on the north and effected an en
trance to the directors' room, prying open
Die win low sali with asleel chisel.
The man then forced a heavy oak door
ml was Immediately in front of the vault.
I he other vault door was onen. but a two-
Inch middle door had been closed by
Cashier Campbell, This yielded readily, the
combination having for some reason failed
to work, and before the rob
ber lood the counter tray
l talnlnz between three and ten thousand
lollnrn. In the sate a idle of (I l.msi in gold
and many thousands in greenbacks were
srraveu on sneircs.
'1 he idea seemed to be lo take as much as
inssihle ol the money without arousing sus
picion. I'or this reason the counter Irav
M'.fl, I U II BU,..1U ,... lU,..l.U.l !!.'
rohlier routining his theft to the safe, jrom
whleh hetonk tl.tsioin gold, ahuutullliu
could carr j, and I ll.tssj In bills.
J lie vault was men cloi anil me roiiher
made his ecae by means of a back door,
before AsiMunt Caidilcr Keller had unuiu
passed through the building.
A PARIS DYNAMITE OUTRAUE.
Anarchist Aug. Valllant Throws a Bomb
In thn I re ich Chamber of Dep
uties. 100 Persons
Wounded.
August Valllant, alias Maichal, n resident
of the suburb Choiry le ltol, threw a bomb
in the ( hsmher of Deputies at Paris ouHnt
urilay.lle made a confession Buuday worn-
leg.
The bomb wss thrown while the Cham
ber was engaged In routine proceedings. Th
Hour was Idled with Ministers and deputies,
and the galleries were crowded with specta
tors. The bomb, which, In addition to the
explosive, contained a lot of horse shoe
nails and scraps of iron, was dropped from
an upper gallery and was exploded by a
lime fuse before it reached the floor of the
Chamber, hurling It deadly contents In
all directions. A shriek of horror arose In
tinlsrin from the members and spectators,
and amid the blinding smoke and the cries
and groans of the Injured, the thousand
people In the Chamber made a wild rush to
reach the outer rooms.
Nobody was killed, but about 100 oplc
were more or less injured. Many will bear
the marks of their wounds for life, while
several have been incurably crippled.
President Dupuy was cut In the cheek and
Henutor Millut received several flesh wounds.
Although Injured, M. Dupuy retained hi
presence of mind, and after the first wave
of excitement was over, he rang bis bell, re
stored order and said:
".Such outrngts cannot disturb the cham
ber. We shsll continue our labors, and.
after we exhaust the order of the day, the
t iiamber a oiiiciais win uo their duty in re
gard to the outrage."
His speech was loudly cheered, and fol
lowing his courageous examiile. Mr. Mont.
fort aicendcd the tribune and in a perfectly
steady voice took up the discussion of the
ciueMtiun before the House as If nothing
had liapiiened. When Ihediscusslon closed
M. ( ssiinir I'erler. the Prime Minister, said
that he felt compiled to assure the House
that the uovvmment would do lis duly. Jit
said:
"Hnclety has laws with which to defend
Itself against such crimes as the one Just
committed and we shall not hesitate to use
them lo t.rotpct our Institutions."
Meanwhile the wounded were removed
tothe ante chamber and their woundi
d rested.
When the exp'oalou occurred, with ad
mirable discipline the soldiers at the en
trance to the gallery closed the gates anc
allowed none of tne panic stricken specta
tors to escape. They carefully examined al
of them before they would allow them t
depart. Three men were detained, amonir
them Valllant. His right arm was shattered
by l he explosion, his nose was blown on
and bis neck and chest were lacerated. Hi
said he suffers much pain. Vaillant will bt
further examined soon a his condition
permits ol It. In the meantime the police
are hard at work making inquiries and
researcnes.
Doubta have risen aa to whether Valllan
is the man that threw the bomb. It Is sug
Jested that be waa an accomplice and that
le simply screened the real thrower. When
valllant was examined Hiinuay evening tit
deelared that he had hoped to kill Casimir-
i'erier ana at least tau deputies.
TRADE IS WAITINO.
No Visible Improvement and the Indie'
tiona Less Satlafaotory Than a
Week Ago.
B. O. Dun A Co.' Weekly Review of
Trade, New York, says:
Trade or all kinda 1 waiting. There is
no visible improvement and on th whole
tb indication are a little less latisfactory
than they were a week ago. The specula
tive market have not moved much.
Railroad earnings are fairly encouraging
for they show a decline of only 4 cer cent.
compared with last year and in freight
earnings ine decrease is only i per cent.
Wheat has risen ahade; the Western re
celpts were only 3,677,281 bushels, against
u,btH,iHUiortne same week last year, winie
the i ports from Atlantic ports were only
427,484 bushels, against 1,321,45) for the
same week last year. The receipt of corn
were unusually large, amounting to d.:,
771 bushels against 2.700,700 for the same
week last year, and the exports were 8S'J,-
oro ousneis, againsi u.i.oou last year.
In the iron and steel manufacture there
are symptoms of improvement. There is a
feeling that the new steel rail combination
will result in a decided increase In the de
mand for rails and also lor big Iron. -
The sue porting of gold at this lime Is evi
dence that Ltirop has been selling a large
amount of securities in this market and there
ia a feeling tbat such salee may easily be
pushed far enough to cause serious disorder
The bank reserves amounting to 198.000.
000 are the largest ever known, and there ia
a feeling that the accumulation of Idle
money here is somewhat dangerous to
legitimate trade.
The failure for th week number 380
in the United SUtee against 271 for th cor
responding week last year, and i'i in Can-
ana, aginat w last yew.
It will not help tha cause of God
toy for you to boast ot what a bin
Upcer jQU ojeo3 U) be.
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Summarlaed Froceedlnga of Our Law
Makers at Washington.
rinsr bsr.
Both branches of Congress assembled at
noon Monday. The preliminary work of
Jrganiilng having been completed at the
xtra session, there wss but little delay and
slier the inns', formalities the President'
message was presented and read.
After the conclusion of the message In the
house, the usual res iliitlmis of renpect were
imposed on account ot the deaths of
representatives ' Nell ami Lilly; and the
Hpeakcr appointed a committee lo attend
the funeral of the latter, the former having
been laid In hla last resting place a week
ago. 'They then adjourned.
I he onlv iti'idrnt of note In the Penate
was the omission by the Heeretary of the
Henste to read that portion of the Presi
dent a messsge relating to Hawaii. Penator
Dolph, when the reading was finished. In
quired Into the mutter, and was Informed
by the vice President that this part of the
message had been Inadvertently omitted -the
secretary had turned two pages at one
-and the remarks on Hawaii were read.
ihnwing that the swretsrv's copy of the
message and Henator Dolph' were alike.
Adjourned.
sreosn PAT.
He at. The senate's brief session of two
hours to-day wa consumed by a Bieech
from Mr. DoIpIi. Itepuhlicsii. uf Oregon.
adverse to the Administration' policy on
the Hawaiian Islands. The house resolu
tions in reflect tothe decease of Mr.O'Nelll
of Pennsylvania, were laid before the sen
ate and similar resolutions expresxlve of the
deep regret felt, were ollereil hy Mr Camer
on, llepuhlican, of Pennsylvania and
agreed t'. and then the senate as a mark of
respect to Mr. o Ncill memory, adjourn
ed.
'1 he second its v of the session ofthe house
was dismally dull. The only thing of mo
ment accomplished was on agreement til
close the general debate on the bankrttpti y
bill to-morrow, the House men adjourned:
in i mi pay.
HnvAtr In the senate the resolution
ciftered by Mr. Hoar, Itepiihlican, of Mas
sachusetts, Tuesday, reuetlug the Presi
dent ol the United Males to furnish Ihs
Henate with copies of nil Instructions in
relation to Hawaii given lo .Ministers or
naval oliieers of the United Htatea sines
Mareh 4, IMil. wss taken up. diseuased for
four hours and agreed to without a division.
After a slioti executive session the senate
adjourned.
floi'sr Mr. (Irosvenor, Republican, ol
Ohio, offered a resolution containing 1,'KKl
names ol Ohio pensioners who weredropned
from the rolls between March and Uctohei
1. ls'.ii. and reouestiiig the Secretary ofthe
Interior to furnish the House a detailed
statement as to the reaaons for these u
pensions.
Mr. Hilt, Republican, of Illinois, intro
duced the following resolutions, which wert
referred to the Committee on Foreign Al
ain:
"That tba President be reuuested tocnm
lniinicate to the House, if not inconsistent
with the public Intereat, copies or the In
structions given to the representative of tht
United Htntes, now in the Hawaiian Islands
in regard to the protection of the lives and
proi erty of American citizens there, or any
contemplated change in the form govern
ment tn in it is uie sense ot mis none mat
intervention by the (lovernment of ths
United Htates In the affairs of a friendly
rocogulted government, todixturbor over
throw and substitute a monarchy therefor,
is contrary to the policy and traditions ol
the llepiiiilic and the spirit ofthe Constitu
tion." The remainder of the cession was
devoted to the delivery of eulogies upon the
late (ien. James Khields and as a further
mark of respect the House adjourned ,
rot'RIM PAY.
RgMATg-ln the Senate, JMr. Hill; Demo
crat, of New York, gave notice that he
would ask the Senate to take upon Mon
day the hill to repeal the Federal election
laws
Mr. Morrill, Itepiihlican. of Vermont gave
notice that he would address the Senate
Wednesday on a resolution offered by hirn
to refer to the Finance Committee "nil
arts of the President a mesvuiie relating to
he tariff, Internal revenue and income tax,
together with that relating to those who, it
Is said, nfler a bard struggle for tunir re
form, are solemnly pledited to it." The
Senate adjourned until Monday.
HorsK In the House general delude on
the bankruptcy bill "-as concluded. Mr.
llslley, Democrat, of Texas, summing up
in opposition, anu .Mr. uutes, jiemocrai, ol
Alabama, speaaiug lor tlie uieunuie. -u-Joiirned.
Firm pay.
Hfmatx Not In session
Hot'sa The detent of the bnnkruptcv
bill was theprincipal incident In tlie House
today. Ibis was accompiisned by a vole ol
142 tb ill. on a mm ion of the whole that
the enac'lng clause he stricken out: This
finally disposes of thg bill unless it should
he passed by Hie enate an, come to tin
House. The lloure adjourned until Mon
lay.
AEO. OF INTERIOR'S REPORT.
Suspensions of Pensions Made for Cause
Only.
Secretary of the Interior Hoke Smith, in
his annual report, call attention to the pen
(inn frauds discovered by the siieclal exam
Iners at Ntrfolk Va.,andln New Mexico and
Iowa. Tbo stoppage of these Illegal pension!
hav saved an amount equal to the tntirt
force of special examiner. P.eferring to
the Act of June 27, 18'JO. the report say
a bourd of revision wa formsd of the ablest
and most experienced men In tha Pension
Bureau, with instruction to examine tb
cases allowed under it and call out such as
had no legal basis. In cases where it was
sustained and another medical examination
waa thought necessary the payment of the
iiensioas waa ordered suspended pending in
vestigalion.
The pensioner wa not dropped from the'
rolls, but the payment of his pension was
suspended and 00 days' notice given him in
which he could ask for a medical examina
tion or supply further evidence of his right
to a pension. The examination of bis proof
having disclosed tbat he was not entitled to
a pension; he waa told tbat the payment of
his pension was suspended until be could
put on record a esse which would autborixe
payment.
Many thuasuspendad were able to supply
th proof and to these payment waa at
once resumed. The former practice in re
gard to suspensions waa also modified tn
cases where tbe proof on tile disclosed the
fact that the pensioner waa entitled to some
rating, although not to the rating which
nau ocen auowea bim.
The report denies that th purpose ha
ever existed of an extreme and unreasonable
manner of suspending pensioners and denies
tbat any abandonment ha taken place of
iui viivy til removing ironi ids peuaiou
ro I those who are not legally thereon.
Tbe census will be practically closed by
July 1, 18U4 and (500,000 will be needed lo
complete it.
A number of small but valuable tracts of
land will be ready for settlement within the
next two year and the Secretary recom
mends tbe adoption of a plan which, by
auction or otherwise, will determine in
advance th ownership of each particular
section, as a substitute for th present
sjsieiu.
Referring to Utah, tb Secretary snvs:
"From a careful atudy of tb condition
in this territory I can see no reason why the
privilege of slstehood should be longer
withheld and I cordially support tbe appli
cation oi uiaa ror aumission so ineuniou. '
Referring to Oklahoma, ha aava:
"Tb soil is noh, the reMuros great and
lb development marvelou. It is to be
hoped that at an early data tbl territory
may aasum th responsibility of atata-
KEYSTONE STATE CULMS.
PAID TUB PKNAt.TY.
arsuAMtsj t. tsssis iiakiii ii tor tiic Mt'RPirsj
or urn a ai.sss mtiuitr,
JTAanisiit'lm. Benjamin K. Tennl wa
Hanged her for the murder of littl Agnes
Cooper Wright.
Tennis' crime was revolting one. HI
victim was Agues Cooper Wright, a ehool
girl of (I years, whom he assaulted and then
choked to death Hept, m, lwn. A week
later Tennis was attested. On his way to
sil he made a confession. Two week after
the crime was committed he pleaded guilty
to tbe charge of murder and the evidence
was laken to establish the degree of his
crime. The court decided lie was guilty of
murder In the first cVgre and sentenced
him to death.
ruNriiAi.or uri. i.u.i v.
Match Ciii'KK The remain of den. Lilly
were borne to the family vault In the Up
per Mauch Chunk Cemetery on Tuesday
aflernooi. Ilusine was suspended a
Tribute to the (leneral't memory.
- -
Tiir will nfdeneral William Lilly, tha
deceased congressmsn at large, was admit
ted to probate at Mauch 1 hunk. There are
no public beipiests. Ihseslsle valued at
tJ.iMHi, (Kid is divided among III relutlves,
nil ces and nephews. Oeueral Lilly was a
widower and If 1 1 no children.
A NOTicr has been posted al (he Atlanta
Iron works. Sharon, that laborers' wages
will be II lri a day and all other employes
III r-er cent, lower than present prices, Tlie
reduel ion of in per cent includes only the
employes working hy the day.
Mns. I" li rid iui K I i in sre, thn aged widow,
ofthe late Dr. Dihler, of Apollo, was burn
ed lodealh K:mdsy night, presumably from
her dress taking lire Ironi a eratc. She was
alone at the lime. 'J he house waa burned
down.
DaviiiR. Chatty, a farmer In Mt. Pleasant
township, Washington county, met Willi an
awful death. He was leading a horse which
ran away. He became entangled in the har
ness anil was dragged to death.
Yottsm Thomas (lodgers, who murdered
his father and attempted to kill bis mother
and sister on January 14 last, was sentenced
nt Chester, by Judge Clayton, to H years
Imprisonment.
Arrr an idleness of two weeks, the Hel
per Thompson steel work, llraddock, re
sumed operations in nil departments on
Monday morning, to the happiness of 800
Idle men,
Ai.ANiira W. Lrisr.Niiino, one of ths
mint widely known hankers in Pennsyl
vania, died at his home in Fast Mauch
Chunk Wednesday evening, ageOdyeara. )
FaRpriticg StHi M a saloonkeeper of Pitts
burg died yesterday from injuries received
two months ago by a folding bed closing on
him. llis lungs were injured.
TnoMA Haskivim f wa found In the
road near r.rie, murdered, lie was a wit
ness In a case in which the defendant hud
threatened his life.
Cm Aims (Inr.pox was drowned in the Ju
niata river and his death Impelled a brother
and a sister to attempt suicide, but tbey
were prevented.
Mas. MicHAPt. WriwrR, of Monaco, fried
to revive a fire with kerosene. She was
burned to death mid two ol btr children
badly burned.
At Clarion J. M. Pllck'a large flour mill
was burned totbe ground. '1 he fir started
from a defective Hue. Loss insured
for 5,000.
Vocdntaby manslaughter was the verdict
'n the case ol Ixmis Salvadore, on trial at
Washington, forth murder of Renjauiin
Succol.
Tux farmers of Susquehanna county are
excited over an alleged discovery of oil,
Standard agent are said to be leasing land
there,
A paw Si non aged 47 years wa struck and
Instantly killed by a runaway ear on the
plane at Primrose colliery, near Mubanoy
city.
Danif.l EvANS.allveryman of (Ireensburg
waa laken with a fit of coughing. A blood
vessel burst and he died a few minutes later.
In tbe breach of promise case of Myrtle
Clifford against John C. Ouy of Cenlerville
ludge Driggs awarded the plaintiff tl,M).
Tiif. Cheat Creek coal company' mines
near Johnstown, will resume at one if
digger will accept wage reductions.
Wasiiikhto county farmers sre alarmed
over tbe appearance of a disease supposed to
be tuberculosis among their cattle.
At Landon a 0 year old child of Jacob
flunnlis wss burned to death in a fire that
leitrujeJsix dwellings,
Kpwarp Cam, Krle, crazed by morphine,
killed two of his children, Walter and Her
nia, and committed suicide.
Ri'Hni.AR John McCTune's mother died at
Greensburg. she grieved to death over her
ion waywardness.
Meyfrs A Co.'b shovel works at rtesver
Fall was started, km ploy es accepted re
duced wage rates.
While hunting near Meadville, Ernest
Wlnans accideutly shot (J. U.Hsiiy, blowing
off bis In ad.
Typhoid fever preval'i among the prison
ers of th Huntingdon reformatory.
Dahisl Sum iks of Mt. Pleasant was
kicked to death by a horse.
Tn Great Uluff Coke Works at Dunbar
will be tired ext week.
Tax (ilendale rolling mill, near Reading,
resumed operations.
FENN8YLVANIA'8 FINANCES.
'UK pisbcrsfmikt roa last tia ixcxed
the axcxirr 1170,000. a btcREASi
i bank stock Kivxara.
Harrishi ko. The receipts at the State
Treasury fur th last fiscal year ending
Vovember 80. 18b3, were I13.2.52.727.SU.
Among th revenues waa an item of about
11,300,000 collected by the Attorney General
rorn corporations who had unsuccessful! y
ippealed from the settlements of the Audi
or Genera). The disbursements were
rT3.423.0M.77. which includes nearly th
mtire IS.ouO.GOO school appropriation. The
Treasury receipt for the vear ended No
r ember 3), MM. were l0.248.75fi.08.
Tne increase of 1 2,.W3.W6,81 in revenue
was the result of the operations of ths linv
irlaw which increases the tax on corpora
tion stock from 3 mills to S mills, and that
on personal property from 3 to 4 mills '1 he
increase of the corporation tax amounted
'.o 1,S14.0M.67 and that on personal prop
erty tax 11.200.637 03. Th increase ot th
bank stock tax from 6 mills to 8 mill in
ou class and from 3 mills to 4 mills in
another class.did not augment tb revenue
from tbat source, as had been expected. For
tbe year ended November 30, 1802, thia tiX
waa t53S.eui.76. while th past year it
reached only 1530,222.79.
The foreign insurance companies operat
ing in this Slate, increased tbeir business
largely, according lo tbeir payment into
tb Stat Treasury of tax on gross premiums
the amount having been increased from
421.872.tM In 1812, to4tU.2ft2.5t in 18U3.
lb wholesale liquor licensee fee incrtaMd
from 41b,0t.86 to 1566.724.21.
NEWSY GLEANINGS.
FnaRins) demand for our hay MHlghr.
TtaiRsa pig-Iron la advancing In pr! ',
lari.ttRsir.A Is raging throughout Prussia.
At Craig, Col., planer dirt la yielding a
yard.
CnsmxcTioDThasthlrry eo-operat I ve cmam-
trlmi,
FaM, Rivga, Mas., has a eo-opemtlv
bank.
Tna total mileage of railway bow open to
truffle In Japan Is 1717.
Russia's annual conscription ha added
2ra,'JH'J men to thn army,
Ht. trfim (Mo.) grocer print a blacklist
of 40110 delinquent debtors.
Paters of riibW hare boon Incrnaand ow
ing to thn trouble In llror.ll.
Thr Moeic mvI output of Indiana ha bnnn
eornnrnd hy a Chleago company.
Tna University of Virginia ha axventnen
representatives fn thn Ktlty-anoond Congress.
Tiir Cabinets of France, Italy, Rpaln, Por
tugal nnd Servia aro all out of order at
onne.
Last year thern wnra flfy-snnn marrlotrftsi
tn Host. m, Mass., of girl lovontenn yoari
old or lens
Thr nlghl fomlgn Mntlons best rprnsnntst
at thn World s Pair sold (10,000,000 worth of
goods la this country.
risonna Rnoarr.R, colored, dlml from tha
effect of a quart of gin, swallowed ou a Imt,
In Washington, D. (J.
fltmistss F.ist, Wast and HnuHi has rn
vived, and thn prospect am oonHldornd
bright all over thn country.
Mr. Mart Cnostiv. a poor anamstrnss, Hy
ing nt Hiiringllelil, III., has won n suit which
entitles her to land In North Carolina worth.
75,000. '
Tna New Hampshire World's Fair build
ing linn been bought by (Innnrnl Charlea
Williams, who will presold It tu tho city ot
Manchester.
A pocToa of Allegheny, Pcnn., kept n pen
maturely horn Infant, which thn mother
thought den I, In an Incubator four month
Slid surprised thn mother by restoring it to
er.
Two boys of eight ynnrs fought a duel with
rlstols nt iihent, llelghirn, Intho prnsnncnof
wo other a'dioolhoys who actnd as sneorids.
(inn of thn hoy wan killed hy a shot through
thn head,
TrtF.RR wcrn In Mnssichitsette last year
41.7C.2 dent lis, Ar,,H24 births, 'i.'..Vl7 marriages,
and 7WI granted divorces a greater number
In en"h than has hoen the average for the lu.it
twenty yearn.
MARKETS.
riTTHIIt'Rd.
TIIX WIIOI.FSAI.I Mill Its AKR OIVRS) RKI.OW.
(iiiain, ri.oi n ami rrrn.
WHEAT No. 1 ited fi.'i t TO
No. 2 lied (It 04
t'OI'.N-No. 2 Yellow ear... 45 4.' J
High Mixed ear 4'i 444;
No. 2 Yellow Shelled 4'i 43
Shelled Mixed 41 41
OATH No. 1 While K1 Ml
No. 2 White S.'iJ 80
No. 3 White 31 81
Mixed 2 83
HYK No. 1 Wl f)7
No. 2 Western, New M f4
Fl.OI.'H Fancy winter patf 4 ) 4
Fancy Spring patents..... 4 IS 4 40
Fancy Straight winter.... 3 40 SMI
XXXIIakers 3 00 8 2
live Flour 12.1 8 M
lliick wheat Hour 21 .1
HAY-lialed No. 1 Tim'y.. II Wi 14 2
Haled No. 2 Timothy 12 VI 13
Mixed ( lover in 71 II .V)
1 irnnthy from country... 10 HO 18 00
FKKD-No. 1 W'h Md V T 17 l 18 00
No. 2 White Middlings Id M 17 (H
Drown Middlings 1.1 .')! 11 00
ftran. bulk 1.1 (Si J.', Ml
B'fltA W Wheat 6 00 IIW
( )ats 7 IS) 7 Mt
PAiiiY FKoniers.
lllTTTEK Elgin Creumeiy 31 ?2
Fancy Creamery 20 28
Fancy country roll 20 .1
Low grade t cooking.... in lr
CUKESE Ohio, new HI 12
New York, new 12) K
Wisconsin Swiss l.' V
Mm burger (New mekeV.. 13) II
mi it ami vr.FTABLrs.
APPLES-Funcy, V hbl.
3 75
1 50
4 GO
8 tO
1 8)
4
(!
5 7.1
S 00
til)
.M
1 10
M)
fair tu choice, V bid.
tsr.A.NM
NY Mfr.ewjP.eatiBr'bbl 1 71
Lima Deans 3)
POIATOLH
Funcy iS bu no
Sweet, per hbl.... 2 00
t'A HitA'JK per hundred.. 3 00
ONIONS YellowOlobeV ha 65
Mixed Country 40 .
Spanl-h, per crate 1 IS)
TUItNIPH purple toi 40
rot'irav xro.
Live thickens pr 41 SO
Live Ducks pr 40 Ml
Live (ires pr 10) 1 10
Live Turkeys V II 8 I)
Drfssedchickens " lb.... 10
Dressed ducks xyTt 10 12
Dressed turkeys V D 10 12
EGGS Pa At Ohio fresh.... 21 2-5
FF.ATHKI'.H
Kxtra live Geese 1 Tt SA CI
Nol Kxtra live geese lb 48 f.0
Mixed 2f 35
M1K.KI.1.AMOL.
TA LLOW Country, D, . ..
City ,
4 4)
4)
0 25 6 M
1 75 1 85
1 40 1 70
U 1)
14 10
10 12
fcEKDS Clover
'iiiuothy prime
lliue grass
KAGS Country mixed ...
lONKY White clover....
Uuckwneat
MAI LK SYKUP. new crop. AT)
( HiKH conritrv sweetKhbl 1 00
1 (0
0 :a
CINCINNATI.
FLOUR- 12 7.V3I3 SO
WHEAT No. 2 Ited Ml 0
It YE No. 2 53 54
CORN .Mixed 40) 41
OA IS 82 321
EGGS 21 22
BUTTER 19 80
PHH.AbKI.PHI A.
FLOUR II OOfTm 75
WHEAT No. 2. Red. W, 5
CORN No. 2, Mixed 4t 4ti)
OATS No. 2, Whit Sfl Mi)
BUTTER Creamery Extra. 24 20
EGGS Pa.. First 20 27
XKW TOKK.
FLOUTt Patent 9 00 4 0
WHEAT No 2 Red 80 W
RYE Western An 42
CORN No. 2 41 4M
OATH Mixed Western 84 34)
BUrrEIt Creamery 17 if
EGGS state and Penn 25 27
l.lvx-sTocK HxroKr.
AST LlCFkTY, PITTsaURO STOCK YARD.
Per 100 lb.
CATTLX.
Trime Steers I 4 M to 5 SO
Good butcher 4 23 to 4 75
Common 3 40 to 3 75
lluils and dry cows 2 00 to 3 CO
Veal Calve 5 50 to 0 b.1
Fresh cows, per head 20 Ou to 45 00
sncr.r.
Prime95 to 100-B sheep....! 3 40 to SCO
Good mixed 3 00 to 8 25
Common 70 to 75 lb sheep... 100 to 2 00
Choice Lam lis 3 00 to 4 50
UCHJB.
Selected 6 '00 to 5 65
Prime Yorker 5 50 to 5 83
Heavy 8 40 to 5 50
Rough. 4 40 to 5 15
GRAPE8-Concord,pony b'sk 9 11 :
Delaware, posy basket... 10 12
Catawba, pony basket.... 14 13
Niagara, pon) baikst 10 ' 12