NEW YORK
HANDSOME DESIONS
' K.w Tonic Citt (Spoeiol). -Colored
rostnmes may be suleclod with a view
to bocomiiiRnuss and the fashion nf the
tnnmeut, but 0 street toilet of fino
Mack cheviot or broadcloth is nn-
LADIES' WALKING) TOILET.
rivaled for elegauoe and retlneuieut of
style. Black cheviot in here shown
united with velvet (both of good qual
ity), the cloning being made in centre
front with tailor-covered buttons and
buttonholes. Simplicity and smart
ness are equally combined in the
basque, the tailor-made style being
greatly relieved by lapels, collar aud
cuffs of velvet, that makes tho finish
ing of such a garment easy of accom
plishment. The waist portion is ren
dered glove-fitting by double bust
ilarts, under-arm and side-back gores,
the back portions being of full length
and ending iu coat laps below the
waist line. The cutaway basque por
tions, fitted over the hips by short
ingle darts, are joined to the pointed
LADIES' SEVEN
fower outline of waist, meet!, g the
' Vacks in deep coat laps that are
narked at the top by single buttons.
Above the closing the fronts are re
versed to form lapols that meet the
rolling collar in notches. The fashion
able two-soamed sleeves are fitted at
the top by four short darts which may
be omitted in favor of plaits or gathers,
if so preferred. The wrists are fin
ished with flaring pointed cuds of vel
vet. The sleeves are striped with
bands of ribbon velvet. Tho skirt
comprises seven gores, tho novel fea
ture being the shaping that gives a
distinot spring at the foot of each
f;ore, suggesting the flare of a cirou
ar flounce. A olose adjustment is
presented at the top and the fulness
in back is laid in single backward
turning plaits that meet over the
placket finished in the centre book
seam. Basques in this style may
match or contrast with the skirt in
broadoloth, velvet, poplin or satin.
Braid may be nsed as deaoration or a
simple tailor finish of stitching may
be adopted.
The skirt may form part of a cos
tume or be made separately to wear
with odd waists, whioh. are still fash
ionable. Te make the skirt in the
medium size will require five yards of
forty-four-inoU material. To make
the waist will require two and one
half yards of material forty-four inohes
vide.
A BtylUh Petticoat.
The very handsome pettiooat shown
In the large illustration is made of
violet taffeta, the foot deooration con
sisting of two narrow frills with head
ing of black silk applique embroidery.
Bilk skirts are the rage and ii does
dot require great wealth to mrke it
possible to indulge in this luxtry of
.refinement.
The design is economical iu the ex
ireme, as the front gore can be out of
on width of silk and all the others on
the donble fold of silk twenty-two
' inohes wide. The yoke that extends
io the cauk sores can be of flue earn
brio or nearsilk ia the same color and
double casing is made at the top of
the baok gores through whioh tapes
.are inserted to shirr the fulness to po
ition.
Tho oircular flonnoc wLlob. terms
FASHIONS.
FOR DRESS AND SKIRT.
the lower portion is lined throughout
with good crinoline aud joined to the
lower edge of tho upper portion of
the proper shirt with a cord or folds
of siik, the) flounce being finished nt
the foot with velveteen facing exactly
in the manner of n dress altirt. Tiny
frills of sntin ribbon, velvet, brnld o
any preferrod decoration mny be used
in plncn of that here shown, While
specinlly designed for silk this skirt
may be made of moreen oilmen, mo
hair, brilliantine, sateen, pcrcalins
nearsilk, rambriu or miy preferrod
material. To make this skirt in th
medium size will require eleven and
one-fonrtlt yards of tweuty-two-iucli
material.
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Fabric For the R heath fUlrt.
It is very evident that tho sheath,
skirt has coine to stay with us during
the spring and the summer at nil
events, eveti though having a few
rivals in somewhat less severe skirt
models for tall, slim figures. The
fabrics composing the sheath skirt
may be slightly draped or decorated
without adding bulk, because the
materials thus treated are almost in
variably soft and pliable. 13ut these
effects are not for brocades, satin aui
velvet stripes and similar tissues.
Tim Spring Skirt.
The spring will see nearly all skirts
made with side closings, either real or
simulated by buttons and lacing cords.
The lengthened skirt with its close
sheath effeots will remain in vogue;
open-fronted coats and basques will
continue in great favor, and every
thing designed to impart a look of
sleuderness and grace will be followed
by the modiste and tailor in the nmk
iugof gowns for the new season.
An Ornament Far the Rat.
A new hat ornament consists of an
enameled ball studded with mock
gems, and fastened spiral fashion on
long gilt hairpin. The ball stick
straight out of the knot.
A Chllil' Coat.
No outer garment worn by little
girls Is more gouerally becoming or
more completely protective than the
dORED FETTICOA.T.
long coat that is snug about the shoul
ders, but allows perfect freedom for
the limbs. The model shown is ex
oeedingly smart at the same time that
it is simple, and is suited to both
smooth aud rough-faced cloth, as well
as to velvet, when that material is
preferrod. As illustrated, however,
it is made of heavy cheviot in na
tional blue aud is trimmed with a rib
bon frill of the same color headed with
fancy black braid. With the coat are
worn a quaint picture hat of btne felt.
faced with ribbon frills, and comfort
able suede gloves, fleece lined.
The yoke fits the shoulders per
fectly, and the pleated skirt portion
falls snugly enough for warmth with
out in the least incumbering the
wearer. The sleeves are small, bnt
not tight, there being just sufficient
fulness at tho shoulders to support
the epaulets. Ribbon frills at both
neck and wrist niuke a tasteful unisu
that is emiuently childish at the same
A IitrTLI OIBIS OOAT.
time. The ooat is lined throughout
with silk and can be slipped on. and od
with ease. To make this ooat for
child of four years two yards of mate
rial fifty-four inokeg vide will be required.
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Houm. , ,
FIFTY-SEVENTH DAT.
The House Monday put In a hard
day's work on the army bill, when it
aIJourni'(l 13 of the 20 pages had been
competed. The committee amend
menls, pi vltipr the President discretion
ary power to reduce the size of the In
fnntry company and eavnlry troops to
60 eneh were ndopled, bs were nlso a
series of amendments ti reduce the
number of nlllccrs of the stuff. A fight
to reduce the nge limit for nftlcers to
be Appointed to tho vnrlous stuff de.
pnrtinents from GO to 30 years fulled.
An amendment wns ndopted to require
a mental mid mornl ns well ns n phys
ical examination for such appointees.
FIFTY-KIUHTH DAY.
The bill to reorganize nnd Increase
the standing nrmy to h limit loo. 000 men,
but giving the President authority to
reduce the size of Infantry companies
and cavalry troops to GO men ench,
tlitiH llxliiK a minimum of nbout r.0.000
enlisted men, pinned the Hnusu Tues
day by n vote of pis to 127,.
FIFTY-NINTH DAY.
The House entered upon the consid
eration of the river and harbor bill and
mndn rapid progress. Fifty of the 88
pages of the bill luid been completed
when the House adjourned. The bill
appropriates directly about $12 5'i0 o:k)
and authorises enntrncts to the extent
of slS.oixi.flOO additional.
The general debate was unusunlly
brief. Its fenture was a speech In op
position to tho bill by Hepburn, of
town, who has fought every river and
harbor bill for the last six years. He
said he knew his opposition would
ovall nothing, ns the vofs for Its pas
sage had been arranged for by the ap
propriations In the bill. He attacked
particularly the Mississippi river Im
provement, which was nbly defended
by Catchlngs, Mississippi.
SIXTIETH DAY.
The river and harbor bill, cnrrylng
slightly more thnn $30,000,000, pussed
the house Thursday by a vote of PI0 to
7. This Is the largest majority any
river and harbor bill has ever obtain
ed In the house. The bill attracted lit
tle opposition, nnd every effort to
amend It In Important particulars
failed.
SIXTY-FIRST DAY.
The House Committee on Inter
state and Foreign Commerce directed
a fnvorable report on the Hepburn
Nicaragua Canal bill, with amend
ment ns a substitute for the Morgan
bill passed by the Senate.
The essential features of the bill as
reported are that It authorizes the
President to Require by purchase from
Nicaragua and Costa Rica the terri
tory necessary to build the canal, and
then to proceed with the construction
of the canal. One hundred anil fifteen
million dollars are appropriated for
the completion of the work authorized.
The changes made In the orlglnnl
Hepburn bill are In reducing the orig
inal appropriation from 1140,000,000 to
U5.0oo,0(io, striking out the provision
for the acquisition of full ownership,
Jurisdiction and sovereignty over the
route, nnd In adding civil engineers
from the navy nnd civil life to those
of the army.
Senate.
FIFTY-SEVENTH DAY.
The president Monday sent to the
senate the correspondence on Hie In
the state department bearing upon the
pence treaty, nnd It was read in execu
tive session. The correspondence was
sent in response to the resolution in
troduced by Senator Hoar and Includes
most of the letters and cablegrams
from tho commissioners to the presi
dent and from the president to the
commissioners In the wny of instruc
tions. In return. The documents are
numerous, as there were telegrams,
letters and reports for almost every
day the commissioners were In Paris.
After a brief debate the senate refused
to print the correspondence.
FIFTY-KIUHTH DAY.
Senators Gray and Money occupied
the entire executive session of the
Senato Tuesday In speeches on the
peace treaty, Senator Oray favoring
ratification and Senator Money oppos
ing It.
Henutor Oray was the third of the
Paris Commissioners to speak, and
while he gave some attention to the
published matter bearing on the
treaty, he did not go Into this In such
detail ns did Senators Frye ond Dnvls.
He admitted that In the beginning of
the negotiations he hud been opposed
to the acquisition of the Philippine
archlpelugo, and said thnt he had free
ly and frankly advised the President
and hi fellow Commissioners of his
belief thnt It would be unwise to at
tempt to shipe Its destiny. He had
used his best endeavors to bring them
to accept his views, but had utterly
laneu.
FIFTY-NINTH DAY.
In the executive session of tne sen
ate Mr. Teller made a set speech In
support of the treaty, and Mr. Hoar
replied. Mr. Teller said the Filipinos
are not fit for self-government. Aguln-
amos aictatnriai proclamation de
monstrated that he was Ignorant of
the first principles of popular govern
ment. The vast coal deposits in tha
Philippines, Mr. Teller, said, were In
valuable to any nation.
Mr. Hoar compared Agulnaldo to
Simon Bolivar, the South American
patriot. It would be remembered, he
said, that Bolivar also had upon oc
caslon taken upon himself the title of
dictator. Aguinaldo had so far shown
himself to be a shrewd and able leader.
The argument had been advanced
he said, that the United States should
bo near at hand to participate In the
predicted partition of China. Such a
policy, he thought, should be nipped
in the bud, as he was confident that
the United States would not profit by
joining tne European powers In die
trlbutlng among themselves this an
cient empire.
SIXTIETH DAY.
In the senate Mr. Spooner of Wis
consin took for his .text the antl-ex
panslon resolution offered by Mr. Vest,
but did not confine himself closely to
that proposed declaration of policy.
He discussed the question of expan
sion In all of its nhuses. and uned
the ratification of the peace treaty a
tne Dest means or bringing the burn
ing question home to the people, them
selves, who, he said, could well be
trusted on their sober second thought
to do that which would be fair, Just
and generous towards the Inhabitants
of the Philippine archipelago,
Mr. Spooner said the Phdlpp'ne
problem was one of the bitter fruit
of the war. If the ratification of the
treaty Involved permanent dominion
he said, he would not vote for It. The
president, kind and generous as he Is.
would not have to make a treaty leav
ing the Philippine archipelago to the
lust, the savagery and the brutality of
Spanish rule. To have attempted this
course would have been to Inaugurate
a rule or anarchy with all Ita horrors.
and "while war was cruel and bitter,
anarchy was hell let loose on earth."
road nine days.
. ...,B,Jr1 f-inST DAY.
a Driiimni speecn against expansion!
i.nA-th.t r.ltJflCo tio'L0fwthirea, wa,n
(Dem. Va.). "To-day we are In the
united States of America," ha begun.
"To-morrow, If the treaty be ratified,
we will be the United States nf Amer
ica and Asia. We are asked to go
7,000 miles from our shores to grnsp
and hold as subjects 8,000.000 people
by force of arms, and to hold the Innd
until the American people shall decide
what disposition Is to be made of
them.
"I do not believe the body of the
American people understand the rlg
niflcnnca of this treaty. I do not be
lieve that Sfitne senator who ore cry
Iriit to us to ratify the treaty under
stand It. The treaty fixe the policy
of the Government. What may b.i
done nfterwnrd Is merely clerical de
tail. Th treaty Is a thoroughfare
over which S.ooo.noo of American citi
zens will march Into thin Union.
I N 6 USTRU LN 0TES.
The Egyptian Government Purchases Steel
Car In Pittsburg.
rrcsHod steel enrs from Pittsburg are
i be Introduced Into the Dark Conti
nent. Two hundred are wanted for
service on the Hotidnn Rnllrond. The
Pressed Hteel Car Company, of Pitts
burg, a consolidation of the Schocn &
Fox Interests, has been culled upon by
Thomas Reynolds, a representative of
the Egyptian Oovernment. The cars
wanted are to be of steel construction
entirely. They are to be mnde on th i
most Improved plnn, with the latest
pattern of bolsters and trucks. Kach
no bus to hnve a carrying capacity
of 100,000 pound. They are to be ined
exclusively for heavy freight and are
expected to demonstrate the superior
ity of steel car to those of wooden
construction. The car vlll have to be
built with regard to the varying c lim
ate through which they will travel.
An order for 1,000 tons of patent steel
rail has been given to the Carnegie
Steel Company by the Ilaltlmore A
Ohio Railroad. The patented roll was
Invented by W. T. Manning, chief en
gineer of the Ilaltlmore and Ohio Com
pany. Kxperts say It has many points
of Interest to railroad owner, tho
principal one being Its economical fea
ture. The Pittsburg and Western Rail
road has also ordered r,00 ton of tho
rail. It Is well-known thnt rails wear
rapidly on curves, and where these
are short and tratllc heavy the cost of
renewnl Is very large. Manning has
evolved a section which, he asserts,
will reduce the cost of renewal 37 per
cent per ton each year. His Invention
add materially to the life of the rail
by placing additional metal In the head
and on the side upon which the great
wear come. The rail Is to be given a
thorough test by the Baltimore and
Ohio and Its leased lines.
Consul Halstead. of Rlrmlnghnm.
F.nglnnd, reports to the State Depart
ment thnt there Is a great awakening
going on among Kngllsh manufactur
ers over the disastrous possibilities of
American trade competition. A new
trade paper ;here has met with a m st
cordial reception, he says, and tho
news columns of both dally and trade
papers are niled with facts about
American trade, while the matter Is
given serious edltorlol discussion,
whioh In Kngllsh tlnlly papers means
much more serious consideration than
the same editorial space devoted to a
like subject In the average American
newspaper. In this week's Issue cf
the particular trade paper referred to,
Mr. Halstead says that fully twelve
1100-word columns are devoted to
American trade matters, about one
half taken from the American consu
lar report.
The westlnghouse Electric and Ma
nufacturing Company, of Pittsburg,
closed negotiation last week for the
furnishing of 14 car equipments of the
ordinary trolley type, for use In the
City cf Cairo. Thl Is the first step
toward Involving the principal points
of tourist Interest In a perfect mesh of
electric line. It will be operated In
Cairo proper until the natives have
become accustomed to the cars, and
then extended to the pyramids.
M. M. Buck, a watchmaker of
Thompaonvllle, Conn., hns Invented a
rotary cylinder by which he expects 1 1
Increase the speed of steamships SO
per cent and do away with ad vibra
tion. It Is snld an agent nf the British
admiralty tested Mr. Ruck's model and
entered Into a contract with him by
which an official test will be made in
England. If It Is a success he Is to get
fjis.iiuu.uiw.
The men of the night turn of the
Mccool Tube Works, at Heaver Ful .
I'n., were told lust week that their
services would not be required until
further orders. The suspension wa
unexpected, as It has been reporfd
that plenty of order were on hand.
The works have Intely been taken Into
tne tube work trust.
The great record of freight move
ment made In January 15 on the Penn
sylvania Railroad, when 89 trains
passed eastward through Altoona, Pa.,
was broken Suturday, when 81 trains
passed eastward. At the same time
there were B0 to 70 west-bound train
to be looked after, besides clearing for
20 passenger trains.
Bills have been Introduced In the
Arkansas legislature exempting from
taxation for a term of years Invest
ments In mining and manufacturing
Industries In 'the state, and to en
courage the building of railroads by
granting 500 acres or State lands for
each mile of railway built.
The Pittsburg; Reduction Co., of
Pittsburg, Pa., ha secured an order
for 770 tons of aluminum, which will be
sent to Belgium, It Is calculated that
the contract Involves over $900,000. This
la the largest export order for this
metal ever secured by an American
concern.
Another big trust deal Is about to be
consummated In New York City. It
means the absorption of all bathtub
factories and plumbing output Indus
tries of the United States, with a total
capital of over 140,000,000.
The two large corporations organ
ized lost week with an aggregate cap
ital of $-iO,000,000 for the purpose of
making enamel ware In competition
with each other are about to be amal
gamated. The Wolverine Sugar Co.. recently
organized In Michigan, will have ita
headquarters at Benton Harbor. It
has $200,000 capital stock.
Another trust la in the Incubator.
It will be known as tha American
Tube Company, and will have a capital
stock of at least $50,000,000.
The Canonsburg Iron & Steel Co..
will have eight mills in operation
when the three mills recently contract
ed for are completed.
The Richmond Company has boen
formed to manufacture medicines at
Tuscola, III., with $30,000 capital st ick.
A plan la under way to erect a silk
mill at West York. Pa.
Quite a profitable business Is done
In some large towns In England by
lending turtles to restaurants. Tbey
are permitted to remain In the win
dows for a few days, and are then
taken to different parts of the cltv a
advertisements for other eating houses.
xnat plants when Injured suffer
from feVer Is a rmw discovery by a
nrltlh botanist. Plants suffer In a
similar manner to animals under Mke
conditions. The rate of respiration
Increases and the temn-rature rises,
reaching- a maximum within $1 hours.
PEHNSTLVANIA legislature.
House.
In the House Tuesday Oeorge M.
Honack Introduced a Judge's retiring
bill, on which subject there hns been
much talk. It recites that "whereas,
the Judiciary shall be Independent of
party strife and animosities: thnt
judges should not become politicians
to retain their positions on tho bench,
nnd that, as a Judge's salary cannot
be Increased during his term of olnce;
therefore it should be enacted that
tiny Judge of any court of record, who
hns attained the age of 70 years and
served 20 yenrs consecutively, or hns
served 30 years altogether on the
ben,ch, may resign before the expira
tion of his term on two-thirds snlnry,
which shall continue while he lives."
Mr. Hnsson of Venango Introduced
a bill spproprintlng $2,0oo.oeo to com
plete the new cnpltol building. The act
nhollshca the commission as now con
stituted and create a new commission
composed of the governor, ex-Aud!tor-Oenernl
Oragg of Reading, ex-Lleut.-Oov.
Watres of Scrantnn, Ilenjnmln F.
Jones of Pittsburg, A. 3. Cassatt and
ox-Oov. Pnttlson of Philadelphia. The
commission shnll serve without pay.
Representative Clinton Rogers
Woodruff, of Philadelphia. Introduced
a Joint resolution In the house Wed
nesday amending the constitution so
as to permit the passage of bills re
quiring the registration of voters. It
propose to amend section 1 of article
s to mnke It read: "Every male clt
Isen 21 years of age possessing tho fol
lowing qualification shall be entitled
to vote st all elections," shall be add
ed: "Subject, however, to such lnws re
quiring and regulating the registration
of electors as tho general Assembly
mny enact."
In tho House Thursday morning tho
committee on rules reported a resolu
tion providing for afternoon sessions
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thurs
days. It was agreed to.
By Mr. McWhlnney of Allegheny
Providing that wagons, drays, carts
nnd other vehicles carrying weight of
one ton or more using the roadway of
any Improved country road shall hnvo
tlces not less than four Inches wide,
nnd prescribing a penalty nf $100 or
three month' Imprisonment.
By Mr. Fow, Philadelphia Prohib
iting the publication of articles reflect
ing upon the private life of public of
ficial, excepting when tho same Is a
matter under Judiciary Investigation,
under a penalty of $1,000 or one year's
Imprisonment.
By Mr. Tlghe, Luzerne Defining
the relationship between nine bosses,
superintendents and foremen of coal
mines nnd their employes, and provid
ing that In all actions for damages the
mine bosses, superintendents and fore
men shnll r,3 considered as represen
tatives of the mine owners and opera
tors, and not co-employes of the per
sons Injured.
A lively debate was precipitated In
the house Frldny by tho calling up of
the resolution of Mr. Seal of Dauphin,
Indorsing President McKinley's atti
tude in the matter of expansion and
tlie treaty of peace with Spain and In
viting him to visit Horrlsburg as the
guest of the state.
Mr. Creasy of Columbia and other
Democratic members objected to the
clnuso in the resolution relating to the
expansion question, nnd moved to
postpone further consideration. The
motion fnlled by a strict party vote of
71 nays to 49 ayes.
Mr. Baldwin of Delaware spoke for
the resolution, and In favor of the
president a policy on the expansion
question. . Mr. MoClntn of Lancaster
said he had an abiding faith In the
president, and ured tho passage of
the resolution.
Mr. Creasy demanded a division of
the question on the clause affirming
the right of sovereignty over the Phil
ippine Islands. The expansionists won
by a vote of 66 to 44. The resolution
was then adopted without division.
The vote was on strict party lines. The
Demoi'rnts approved the clnuse to
vlte the president to Harrixburg.
Senate.
Mr. Boyd Introduced In th! senate
an anti-trust bill, which declares un
lawful and void all arrangements, con
tracts, agreements, trusts or combi
nations made wljh a view to lessen or
which tend to lessen free competition
in the importation or sale nf articles
imported into this State in the manu
facture or sule of articles of domestic
crowth or of domestic raw material;
to declare unlawful and void ail ar
rangements, contracts, agreements.
trusts or combinations between per
sons or corporations designed to reduce
or control the price of such product or
article to producer or consumer. The
bill provides for the forfeiture of tho
charter and franchise or any corpora
tlon organized under the laws of this
State violating any of the provisions
of the act from doing business in the
State.
The fourteenth Joint ballot for Unit
ed States senator was taken Wednes
day, with 13 absentees and Senator
Quay 13 votes short of the number to
elect.
After a protracted, earnest and
somewhat acrimonious debate, the
McCarrell bill to prevent district attor
neys from setting aside Jurors, paused
the senate Wednesday afternoon by a
vote of 28 ayes and 17 noes. The bill
came up on a special order nn third
reading and Its author spoke for It.
Mr. McCarrell began with the state'
ment that the measure is intended to
place the commonwealth and the de
fense on the ramt plane,' as far as the
selection of a Jury was concerned
"The Jurors' name," he added, are at
tho outset selected by the common
wealth's officer. nd this bill Is for the
purpose of taking away the further
advantage of setting aside Juror.
The senatorial deadlock continued
Thursday with Senator Quay 13 votes
chort of the number necessary to elect
In the Senate Thursday Senator Magee
offered the following bill to correct the
Inequalities of the McCarrell bill:
"Section 1 Be It enacted, etc., that
In all trials In the criminal courts for
felony or for misdemeanor the Com
monwealth and the defense shall have
precisely the same right to challenge
or otherwise reject Jurors. In all trials
for misdemeanor, in addition to the
existing right to challenge for cause,
the Commonwealth and the defendant
shall each In the trial for felonies other
than those exclusively triable in the
courts of oyer and terminer and gen
eral Jail delivery. In addition to the
existing right to challenge for cause,
the Commonwealth and defense shall
each be- entitled to 12 peremptory
challenges; and In the trial for all
felonies exclusively triable In the
courts of oyer and terminer and gen
eral Jail delivery, tho Commonwealth
and the defendants shall each, In ad
dition to the existing right to challenge
for cause, be entitled to 20 peremptory
challenges; and all challenges shall be
assigned and made by the Common
wealth and the defendant, respective
ly, when the juror la called and with
out the standing aside of any Juror."
There was still no change In the sen
atorial situation last Friday. Senator
Quay was 14 votes short of the num
ber necessary to elect.
Senator Olbaon Introduced a bill to
provide for a state Income of one mill
"upon uie gains, gross uronts and In
Come received during the preceding
calendar year by every citizen of thin
state" upon amounts above $1,000 and
under $i1,O00; two mills on incomes
over $5,000 and under $10,000; three
mills on Incomes over $10,000 snd un
der $20,000; four mills on Incomes over
$20,000 and under $m.O00; five mills on
those over $30,000 nnd under $50,000,
and one mill of additional tax for each
additional $5,000 up to $100,001), nnd 3
per centum on nil sums above $100,000.
Senntor Brown nf Philadelphia pre
sented the Republican caucus hill to
increase the number of employe of
the house nnd senate by 28, nt a totnl
expense for ench session of $21,000.
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SAFETY PIN REMOVED
Far a Long Time Parent! Could Not Acconat
tor t.ie Delicate Condition of Their Child.
Now Rapidly Improving.
In some unexnlnlned mnnnnr thi
four-months-old child of Mr. and Mrs.
Moses Bnteman, of Selinsgrove, got a
safety-pin In its throat three months
ago. Tho baby began to lose flesh rap
Idly, and the parents consulted physi
cians relative to Its serious condition.
tun Knowing anything about the pin,
however. The other dny the doctors
made another examination, found the
pin and removed It. Tho child Im
mediately showed the good effects of
me operation, and will recover.
Tho following pensions were granted
Inst week: James McOlnley. Pitts
burg, $8; John T. Harkness. Versail
les, $0: Harry Uosser. ITnltv Slnilon
16; George Klinger, Locust Gap, $6;
Jacob H. Painter, Myerstown, $8; El-
wooa moon, Washington, $6; Benja
min J. Tedrlck, deceased, Falrchance,
$8; David H. Davis, deceased. Mount
Jowett, $6; John P. Jenkins, Six-Mile
Hun, $6 to $8; Rebecca Cllne. Turtle
Creek, $8; Maria A. Tedrlck, Fair
chance, $8: Clementine Ilavls Mount
Jewett, $.1; Mary L. Colo, Clara, $12;
minor or rnmp Palmer, Big Run, $!0;
Elizabeth Fenney, New Castle, $8;
Hannah 8. Holtz, Horrlsburg, $8;
minors of James Watlev. Beaver Fnll.
$14; Joseph Beecroft, Washington, $10;
i nrisiopner r. Calhoun, Altoona, $24;
Thomas M. Simpson, Conoquenessing,
$8; John Hartman, Pittsburg,
Thomas J. Rouse, Platea, $8; Roscoe
B. Cole, dead, Clara, $12; Thomas Par
fitt, Johnstown, $17; Harry E. Duey,
Oarrettford, $17; John Gall, Covode,
$12; William T. Leathers, Howard.
$12; Robert A. McAdoo, Deckers
Point, $10; Abraham B. Goverham,
Altoona, $17; Alfred Gates, Corry, $78;
Ebenezcr G. Emery, Hickory, $6; Jo
seph L. McMaster, Connellsvllle, $8;
Isaac Cosier, Stroudsburg, $6; Robert
H. Wilson, Tarentum, $8; Oliver Gra
ham, Butler, $G; Henry A. Rifenburg.
Venango, $6 to $8: Thomas G. Living
ston. Hopewood, $0 to $12; James O.
Cherrey, McKee Gap, $8 to $10;
Emanuel Richards. Rnmey. $6 to $8:
John A. Anderson, Washington, $6 to
$S; Samuel 8. MeCreery. Blalrsvllle,
$6 to $8; David Lloyd, McKeeaport, $6
to $10: William Carter, Shlppensburg,
$6 to $8; Adam Manges, Hlllsvlew, $4
to $S; minor of David Jcrmnn, Erie,
$10: Eugenie Sphnr, Coal Center, $8.
Adjt.-Uen. Stewart Issued an orde
last Wednesday announcing the fol
lowing appointments on the staff of
Gov. Stone: Col. Ezra H. Ripple of
Scranton, assistant adjutnnt-general;
Col. Frank O. Sweeney of Chester, inspector-general;
First Lieutenant
Samuel Moody of Beaver, quartermaster-general,
Seventeenth regiment;
Assistant Quartermaster-General Geo.
H. Halstead of Scranton, assistant
commissary-general; MnJ. Frank K.
rmterson of Pittsburg, at present
brigade ordnance officer of the Second
brigade, general Inspector of rifle prac
tice; Col. Sheldon Potter of Philadel
phia, chief of artillery; James Elver
son, Jr., of Philadelphia, ald-de-camp;
Lieut. -Col. Henry Hall of Pittsburg.
aid-de-camp; Lleut.-Col. Thomas J.
Keenan, Jr., of Pittsburg, Seventeenth
regiment Infantry, aide-de-camp;
Lleut.-Col. James M. Reld. Connells
vllle, aide-de-camp: William L. Elklns
of Philadelphia, aide-de-camp; Lieut.-
Col. Harry C. Trexter of Allentown,
aide-de-camp; GeoreJ A. Huhn of
Philadelphia, aide-de-camp; A. FranK
Seltzer of Lebanon, aide-de-camp;
Ned Arden Flood of Meadvllle, aide-de-camp;
Charles C. Pratt of Nov
Mllford, aide-de-camp: J. Milton Tay
lor of Philadelphia, aide-de-camp:
Lleut.-Col. Millard Hunslcker, of
Pittsburg, aide-de-camp.
A. I. Alexander, of New Castle, has
received a cable message from hie
brother, H. 8. Alexander, of Philadel
phia, stating tbnt he Just sailed from
Buenos Ayres, bringing the fortune
Inherited by their mother. Mrs. A. E.
Groves, from her brother, William
Sherwood, who died In South America
about three years ago. Mrs. Groves,
who Is the mother of Mrs. Frank
Thompson, of Philadelphia, wife of tho
president of tho Pennsylvania ratl
road. Is the only he! of her brother,
who died without making a will. Her
representatives have been In Argen
tine Republic for some months looking
after her Interests. The fortune
amounts to more than $1,000,000. Sher
wood went to the Argentine when a
boy and lived there all his life, Anally
becoming one of the foremost ien of
that country.
While a gang of laborers were at
work a few days ago near the Elm
hurst reservoir of the Scranton Gas
and Water Company one of them
struck a forgotten cha.-ge of dynamite
with his pick. Rocks and men went
sent flying In all directions by the ex
plosion. Francisco urippa, L.inga
Scarlnna and Antonio Batto were fat
ally Injured and others were hurt.
Grlppa and Scarina died soon after
being brought to a hospital here.
State Treasurer James Heacom re
ports that there is a balance of $1,
219.21SC0 In the State treasury at tha
close of January. The State funds are
deposited In 40 banks scattered over
the State, among them being these
from Pittsburg: Allegheny National,
with a dcnnslt of $23,592 11; Freehold.
$93,131 85; Fifth National, $5,000; Lin
coln National, $25,000; Second Nation
al. $5,000; Union Trust Company, $21),
000. John D, Clews, aged 102 years, and
Mrs. Surah H. Jennings, , aged 100, ,
were married In Franklin last week.
The bridegroom Is a wealthy oil pro
ducer and a veteran of the civil and
Mexican wars, while the bride Is a
cousin of Abraham Lincoln, and re
sides In Foxburg. She was married In
1824 to James Jennings, nnd has four
daughters and seven sons and twenty
live grandchildren, all living.
A wagon filled with furniture and
carrying six persons was struck at tliui
Rlverton street crossing of the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad, McKeesport.
last week. Four of the persons wera
Instantly killed and the other two wore
so badly injured that they died during
tha course of fie day. Tho dead are:
Sylvester Wilson, Hudson Elder, Geo.
Dawson, Walter Butchers, Mrs. Rich
ard Shaughneisy, Rush Wilson.
A tramp wanted the dinner bucket
of John Morris, a Lake Erie brakaman
at New Castle. He didn't get It, but.
got a shot In the leg Instead.