TO PAY THE QUEEN.
THE ANNEXATION MESSAGE BEFORE
CONGRESS.
An Extra Sessiuu Will lie Called if the
Sherman Act I* Not Repealed—The Pros
pective Secretary Has No Fear of a Gold
Crisis —The Government Is Prepared.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—The Nicaragua
canal bill, though having the advantage of
being the unfinished business, had to give
way in the senate to the sundry civil ap
propriation bill. All the amendments to
that bill reported by the committee on ap
propriations (including the World's fair
items) were disposed of, with theexceptiou
of the series relating to river and harbor
improvements, and these were in the full
tide of debate when the president's Ha
waiian message was delivered. Then, with
out the delay of a minute, the senate 011
Mr. Sherman's motion went into executive
session.
The President'* Message ou Hawaii.
The president sent a message to the sen
ate recommeudlng the annexation of the
Hawaiian islands to the United States.
It is accompanied by a treaty of annexa
tion, concluded between the secretary of
state and the Hawaiian commissioners,
and a mass of correspondence relating to
the question at issue. The treaty is brief,
providing merely for the annexation of the
islands under the present provisional gov
ernment, and leaving the details of the
permauent form of government, etc., to
the action of congress. The correspond
ence is very voluminous, going back many
years, and gives a complete history of the
islands so far as negotiations with the
the United States are concerned. Con
trary to general expectation, the senate in
executive session declined to make the
treaty public immediately, but decided to
first have the message and documents
printed for the confidential information of
senators.
•20,000 Annually to tlie Queen.
The laws of the United States which are
in force in Alaska are extended to Hawaii.
The deposed queen is to receive from the
United States 130,000 a year, and the royal
family, and especially the heiress appar
ent to the throne, are to be fully cared for.
The Chinese problem is disposed of by
making it impossible for any of the Chi
nese now on the islands to come into the
United States.
As far as the debts of Hawaii are con
cerned, the treaty proposes that the United
States shall assume them, but shall receive
in return the various incomes of the is
lands, amounting, it is said, to about flO,-
000,000 a year.
Foster and Carlisle Confer.
Mr. Carlisle has been in conference with
Secretary Foster. It is understood that
Mr. Carlisle has received instructions for a
bond issue and is now getting pointers
from Secretary Foster. Mr. Carlisle said
that he could not see any occasion for ap
prehension in financial circles, as the gov
ernment would not allow gold to go to a
premium.
"My course as secretary is perfectly
plain," he said to a friend. "One of my
first official steps will be to issue bonds,
and this will be followed by a special ses
sion of congress. The Sherman act will
then be repealed."
It would surprise no one familiar with
Mr. Foster's plans to see a bond issue made
as soon as the Sherman enabling act passes
both houses. The Sherman enabling act
will probably be passed as an Amendment
to the sundry civil bill in the senute.
AN AMERICAN VATICAN.
Movement by Eminent Catholics to Pro
vide a Residence For Mgr. Sfttollt.
NEW YORK, Feb. 18.—Austin E. Ford, \
editor of the New York Freeman's Journal, '
received an important dispatch, from a
Roman Catholic standpoint, from the Very
Rev. Patrick Cronin, editor of The Catho
lic Union, Buffalo. The message informed
Mr. Ford that Bishop Ryan of Buffalo has
consented to act as treasurer of the apos
tolic delegation building fund, the object
of which is to defray the expense of erect
lug headquarters for Mgr. Satolli. Mr.
Ford said the last intelligence from Rome
has virtually ended all controversy as to
the status of Mgr. Satolli, and to question
his authority now is simply to give affront
to Ijeo XIII in persou, who ratified all the
acts and opinions publicly announced by
his representative.
A WONDERFUL REVIVAL.
Great Religious Enthusiasm In Which All
Denominations Join.
PKEKBKILL, N. Y., Feb. 17.—The Rev.
Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman, John Wanamak
er's former pastor, closed his two weeks'
revival at the Depew Opera House last night
amid a grand burst of gospel hymns and a
tremendous chorus of amens. Not even
the gaudiest barn storming ballet troop
ever drew such an audience. Converted
sinners stood shoulder to shoulder with
lifelong Christians, and young and old,
• rich and poor, sang "Hold the Fort!" and
"Come to Jesus" with an energy which
sent the echoes flying from one snow clad
hill to another.
A Father's Deatli Discloses a Son's Acts.
HAYDENVILLE, Mass., Feb. 18.—The re
cent death of B. S. Johnson has brought to
light the fact that his son, Horace 8., who
died in October, 1891, was a defaulter to
the amount of $11,662fr0m the Haydenville
Savings bank, in which he was a clerk.
The death of the father, who was organizer
and treasurer of the bank, revealed the
fact that he left no property and that it was
all deeded to cover up the defalcations of
his sou.
Norwich Gets a Doom.
NORWICH, Conn., Feb. £2.—New York
parties have bought the Versailles woolen
mill property iu the town of Sprague and
will establish a plant for making hospital
supplies. They will spend SIOO,OOO in im
provements. The town of Sprague has
voted to abate taxes on improvements for a
term of three years.
Mrs. Cleveland's Dresses Not Made for
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-It is officially an
nounced that Mrs. Grover Cleveland does
not approve of the introduction of crino
linesand that none of her inaugural dresses
will be made to be worn with a crinoline.
Coy to Be Hanged Friday.
BOSTON, Feb. 22.—The petition of Wil
liam Coy, the Pittsfield murderer, for a
writ of error was heard by the full bench
of the supreme court, and a decision was
rendered denying it. Coy will therefore be
hanged on Feb. 24.
Died From Cigarette Smoking.
BROOKLYN. Feb. 20. F. W. Lewis, 24
years old, died under circumstances that
lead to the belief that his death was due to
excessive cigarette smoking.
HIGHLAND DOTS.
James Maloney, of Oneida, was here :
last week for a few hours.
Miss Mary Ilallen, of Tomkicken, was '
visiting here last week.
Work was suspended on Monday
owing to the severe weather.
John Johnson, of Jeddo, was here on
business last week.
That postoffice that never came. 1
Well, we will see you later and then it j
may be our turn to have a say.
Mrs. Patrick Ferry spent the week
in town with her parents.
The literary society of this place is '
still doing good work. Stay there boys. |
Thos. Mulligan, of Jeanesville, was j
here last week among friends.
Home-brew beer is becoming all the j
rage here. Like other beer it makes the
boys smile.
Hugh Dugan and wife were here ,
among acquaintances last week.
Charles Grossman, of Hazleton, was
in town on business last week.
It is said a would-be highwayman was
neatly trapped by one of our citizens on
Saturday evening. He said he was
only fooling, but lie should be exposed.
If his intended victim bad been a Hun,
the probabilities are that another rob
bery would have been committed.
Our citizens are anxiously waiting for
that elecric road. They think the ordin
j anoe sent out very good, especially that
part of it which limits the time to one
j year. We hope it will he accepted.
The depots for passengers to wait for |
trains here are an outrage on civilization.
"Not fit for a beast," would be a proper
monogram to have on them this weather.
Mrs. O'Donnell made a flying trip to 1
Duryea on Saturday.
The collieries were all idle yesterday, I
it being Washington's birthday.
John Gallagher, of Birvanton, lias ac
cented a position as pumpman at No. 2
slope. He took a hold on Tuesday.
Mr. Fisher moved his family to Jeddo
on Tuesday.
John H. Boyle, it is said, will give out
the contract for the building of a fine
residence at Alvinton in the near future.
Some of our Drifton friends think
it strange that tlie collieries work here
and that they are idle in Drifton. It
didn't used to be so. Did it?
Court Records Stolen.
A sensation was created at Mauch '
Chunk on Tuesday by the discovery that
one of the quarter session court dockets
had been stolen from tlie protlionotary's !
office since Saturday last. On that i
morning an article appeared in tlie
Democrat, calling attention to certain
costs that had been paid into the county
treasury by the present prothonotary,
which he had collected at different times
in criminal cases, and that no such costs !
had ever been paid over or accounted
for by his predecessor. The publication
amounted to an accusation of embezzle- j
ment. The docket containing the ac- 1
counts of such costs collected is the one i
said to be stolen.
To Work in Jeddo Tunnel.
| Yesterday morning fiye colored men
1 passed over the Highland branch bound ,
for Kbervale, where they will be em
ployed in tlie Jeddo tunnel. In conver-1
, sation with a representative of the Tin-:
1 BIWE they stated that they came from 1
Niagara Falls, and were employed at
the Great Falls tunnel, which is now
completed. They have had good ex- j
I perience at such work and are all good j
) rocksmen, but will not work in coal un- j
i der any circumstances.
An Orator Secured.
P. A. O'Boyle, of Pittston, assistant j
district attorney of Luzerne county, has
been secured as orator of the evening by
the Robert Emmet Social Club for its
entertainment on March 4. Mr. O'Boyle |
is one of the finest speakers in this part ]
of the state, and with the other feature
to be given, the club will have a very
good programme. Seats wilt be on sale
at Christy's store on Monday.
BRIEF ITEMS.
The wife of W. B. Koons died at her
residence in Sandy Valley early yester
day morning.
[ B. F. Davis sells the renowned Wasli
| burne brand of flour. It excels every
j thing in the market. Try it.
! Philip Boyle, well known throughout
| the Lehigh region, died at Kbervale of
| pneumonia on Monday, aged 51 years.
| The semi-annual inspection of the
uniforms and equipment of the Reading
1 trainmen and station employes of this
j division was completed this week.
I Miss Gerda Olsho, graduate of the
j Richmond, Ya., Musical Conservatory,
I will give instructions on piano or organ.
I Terms, popular. Apply 79 Centre street.
I The company which will present W.
C. Miller's play, "Under a Ban," on
-March IG, is making great headway, ami
i the piece is destined to be a big suc
[ cess.
j Tom Clark and Louis Jester, of
Wilkes-Bnrre, have signed articles of
| agreement to fight for SIOO a side and 1
I tlie largest purse that will be offered by
j any athletic club in the county.
After the Reading went into the hands
of the receivers it was expected the
Lehigh Valley would go back to its
former owners, but the officials stated
yesterday they will stick to tlie combine.
.Maggie, the wife of Albert Buff, died
at Stockton yeßterduy. She was 21 years
of age. The interment will be made at
St. Ann's cemetery on Saturday inorn
| ing. Funeral will leuve Stockton at 8.45
o'clock.
An electric road, thirty-five miles long,
and extending from Slatington, Lehigh
county, to Easton, will be built tlie com
ing season. The company lias a capital
of $75,000, and is backed by A1 Johnson,
of Cleveland, 0.
A suit for SIO,OOO lias been instituted
by Jennie S. Wilson against the Wyo
ming Valley Traction Company. She
was carried beyond tlie point where sliu
wished to get off, between Plymouth
and Kdwardsville, and stepped into a
hole, injuring herself internally.
COUGHING LEADS TO CONSUMPTION.
Kemp's Balsam stops tlie cough at once.
SALE.—A horse, truck wagon and
.1? buck board; UIBO one heavy und one light
set of harness. Apply to John J. Gui higher,
Five Points, Fieelund.
! AS BAD AS PAINTED
SO SAYS WARNER OF THE HORRORS
OF THE SWEATING SYSTEM.
Result of the Investigation of tlie Com
mittee of Congress—A Breeder of Con
tagious Diseases —A Solution Must Soon
lie Found.
Representative Warner, of New York,
the chairman of the subcommittee of
the houso committee 011 manufactures,
( which was directed to inquire into the
j sweating system, was interviewed in
I Washington recently. The investiga-
I tiou has been prosecuted in New York,
Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago and Cin-
I cinnati. It is stated that in the cities of
| Cincinnati and Philadelphia the sweat
| ing system is more prevalent and the
conditions surrounding it more unfavor
able than in the other cities. Mr. War
ner was asked how the conditions in
New York compared with those in Bos
ton and Chicago. lie said:
! "They are so similar as to bo scarcely dis
tinguishable, except as modified by the differ- !
ent conditions of the several cities. In Chicago, j
for example, this sweating business Is carried ;
on in quarters where the streets are practically '
bottomless and the buildings are rotten und
disgusting, as well as inadequate and unfitted ]
for human occupants. These buildings are j
; generally frame and two stories in height, with ,
I basements, generally below the sidewalk. !
Ilenco there is nothing like that possibility of j
crowding that there would be were those quar- 1
ters more closely und substantially built up; ;
The conditions of the sweating industry there, i
however, are as disgusting and the liability to
contagious and epidemic diseases as great as in
Now York. In Boston the industry seems 10
be carried on almost exclusively in extremely ]
old but fairly substantial buildings in the most
crowded quarters, so that while the municipal j
conditions are better tho result is an even
greater liability to contagion in tlie more limit- j
I ed area covered.
j "in New York tlie streets are, as a whole, !
much better paved and cared for than in Chi- I
cago, and much more spacious and afford more :
i breathing room than in Boston. While tho j
tenements in New York are, on tho one 1
hand, far more liko human hives tlian those in
Chicago and Boston, they are more recently
and solidly built, and therefore, 011 the average, :
much less squalid and uncomfortable. Tho liu- 1
man conditions are practically identical, and ,
the general result varies only by essential local '
conditions."
"As to dangerous contagion there Is equally
little distinction. In Chicago wo saw tho scar
let fever signs posted up where tho sweating
system had been carried on and In a neighbor- 1
hood where it was still being prosecuted. In 1
Boston wo stumbled into proximity with tho
disease in a room where tlie household manu
facturing ot clot king was going on. it was not
occupied by the same family, but it opened ;
upon the same corridor. In New York one of
tho inost typical instances was where we found 1
poor wretches working under tho most filthy
conditions at 10 o'clock Sunday night, when in
the next block to them typhus hud broken out
only last summer.
"The members of the committee arrived hero
yesterday," continued Air. Warner, "and ex
pect that they will complete taking the tcsti- !
mony today, and then it will make Its report |
at the earliest possible moment."
"What is tlie general result of your invest!- I
gat ion?" WHS the next question.
"We have," replied Air. Warner, "verified, j
not merely as instances, but u.S a general con- ,
dit ion, tho worst that has been alleged. But,
with one exception, we have no proof of im- 1
morality, and, speaking for myself, I have tho
greatest respect for tho manliness and the vo
-1 manliness of the persons employed. From the j
j testimony taken wo find repeated instances j
j where at 0 and 10 o'clock at night the opeia
tives were still continuing their work. They
had begun their work at 5 or 0 a. m., and the
so called sweater or boss worked along with j
them, bringing work for them the next morn- ■
ing. It was not unusual to flud eight or an
people with their machines crowded into a J'-'
by 10-foot room. In tho majority of cases the
living room of a family was connected with the
shop, and garments finished and unfinished j
were scattered about indiscriminately.
"Of ehild labor I personally saw but few in- '
stances, but I did see a little girl about eight
years of age at 0:00 in tlie evening dragging
along u bundle which she was physically un- :
able to carry and acting as a human express 1
for tho transfer of goods. Children in very |
condition of filth and heulth swarmed in most 1
of tho shops. In the lost one we visited every
one had gone except two wornout fellows, who I
had mude a pile of tho bundles of goods ready 1
to be made up, upon which, without bed- j
clothes, they proposed to sleep without change j
of the filthy condition of their persons or their
clothes. Tho 'sweater' and the 'sweated' per
fectly agreed as to tho miserably low wages
paid.
"It was shown conclusively by the witnesses
that the evil was not diminishing in any of tho
largo clothing centers with tho exception of
Boston, where tho state laws have been so ef
fectively enforced as to lessen It to a great ex
tent."
Tlio public is not so much interested j
now us it was a few months ago in tho
sweating system. Immigration is the fad j
of tho press for the moment. It is prob- ■
able, however, that when Mr. Warner's j
committee presents its report to congress |
the sweater and the sweated will again i
command attention. It remains to bo i
seen whether anything in the way of re- ■
lief or attempted relief will bo under- j
taken by the powers that be.
In an editorial commenting upon the
statements made by Mr. Warner tlie
Pittsburg Dispatch makes use of tho fol
lowing language:
That human beings should bo worked to
death on starvation wages and surroutilings
that are a direct encouragement to the rropa
gat ion of disease In any civilized country atv
the close of the Nineteenth century Is matter
for very deep and sorrowful reflection. That |
! such conditions of slavery are to he found in i
this great and glorious republic of tho free
would be Incredible were tho facts not proved.
And tho facts being proved, tho continuance
of the iniquity cannot bo longer tolerated in
silence.
Persons who ure horrified to hear of tho ab
ject misery in which their less fortunate fel
lows labor ure wont to think littlo of their
share of tho responsibility therefor. Nothing
short of conscientiousness on tho part of con
sumers can eliminate tho demand for produc
tions at prices dependent upon the sweating
system.
Let Christian men and women, let all hamnn
beings who believe in the brotherhood of the
raco, he thoroughly informed of the circum
stances under which this white slavery exists,
and they cannot fail to take measures for its
eradication without being open to accusations
of hypocrisy. While one section of society
consents In thoughtlessness or cynicism to live
at tlie terrible cost of another, tenements unfit
for habitation will bo overcrowded, and many
hours of labor will result In small remunera
tion. Tho sweating system is simply an ex
treme phase of the social questions of modern
life to which solutions are demanded more im
peratively with every passing year. The dis
covery of these solutions cannot be Indefinitely
postponed with impunity and becomes even,
more obscure as it Is longer disregarded. It
behooves all the thoughtful men and women to
bestir themselves in the search without further
delay.
Tho Dispatch believes that more can
be done toward eradicating tho sweating
evil by arousing the buyers of clothing
and thereby levying a sort of boycott
than by legislation. Tho Dispatch Is
probably in error.
TRIALS OF A BORROWER.
Improvidence Rebuked at a Loan Office,
j Where Canh Is "Lent the Sauie Day."
! A gontleman suffering from financial
j disability went to a loan office to nego-
I tiato a borrow on bis furniture. In tho
advertisement it stated that the inonoy
| would be lent tho same day by a Clioc
( taw lady, without removal and upon the
note of hand of the borrower. All this
I looked very fine in print.
I "I've got SIO,OOO worth of personal
property," said the would be borrower,
: "and I have to meet a wash bill of $8.50
coming duo tomorrow noon. Can I get
fitted out here so as to be in a position to
meet the collector without a blush?"
| The manager of the loan office was
strangely silent. Tho would bo borrower
. became nervous and thought he hadn't
: said the speech right, and so he began
| over again in this style:
I "I am a person of poor but honest par-
I entage, temporarily embarrassed. I need
; the sum of $3.50 to meet an unjust lia
| bility."
| Still there was no answer. Then tho
j borrower walked into the outside room
' and said to the office boy:
; "What's the matter with the manager?
Can't he talk?"
"I guess it's because you haven't paid
the entrance fee. No person is a mem
ber of this loan society until he has put
up one dollar."
The borrower apologized and deposit
ed the money. Next he repaired to the
manager and repeated his original as
sertion.
"We charge one dollar more for book
age," said tho manager.
"What's bookage?"
"That's none of your business. One
| dollar, please."
He paid tho money, and the manager
wrote down something in a book.
| "Now give me two dollars to inspect
the furniture."
The borrower gave him the money.
"Now call here next year at 2 o'clock
in tho afternoon and get our answer."
"But tho money is due tomorrow."
"Can't help it. Put 'em off."
"But you can't put people like that
off. There are some fellows that won't
wait."
The manager mailed a superior smile.
"Oh, no there aren't," ho said. "You'll
know a little more about waiting when
you get through with us."
The borrower left the office reluctant
ly and returned tho following year at 2
o'clock. Then the manager told him
somewhat sternly that ho couldn't lend
money on that furnituro because it had
got too old. In vain the borrower rep
resented that it was new when his claim
was filed. The manager ended tho in
terview by charging him $1.25 storage
on the "papers in tho case," and then
had tho janitor throw him out. This
ended the whole transaction.—New
York Herald.
Eating Several Meals a Day.
When, us rarely happens, English
farm laborers come to this country, they
find it extremely difficult to accommo
date themselves to the current American
custom of eating but three meals a day.
An English maidservant and nurse, who
lived to bo more than 100 years old,
averred that she had always been accus
tomed to "a dew bit and breakfast, a
stray bit and dinner, a nommet, a cram
met, and a bit after supper." Extra
meals are common enough during the
harvest season in this country.The hasty
breakfast at 8:30 in the morning is fol
lowed by a "stray bit" at 9 o'clock and
by a luncheon between tho noonday din
ner and the after sunset supper. In parts
of southern Pennsylvania the dinner
hour is 11 o'clock in the morning, and it
would not be difficult to show that
Americans living on the snmo meridian
are dining all the way from that hour
until 7 in the evening. Tho great mass
of country folk still dine at noon.—New
York Sun.
A Very Ancient Canoe.
In 1881 a canoe hollowed out of tho
trunk of a tree was found at Bovey-
Tracey, in Devonshire. It lay in a de
posit of brick earth more than twenty
nine feet below tho highest level reached
by tho waters of tho Bovey. It was
more than thirty-live inches wide, and its
length could not be exactly determined,
the workmen having broken it in getting
it out. An eminent archaeologist is of
opinion that this boat dates from tho
glacial epoch—perhaps even from a more
remote time. If this hypothesis, tho re
sponsibility of which we leave to him,
bo correct, this is tho most ancient wit
ness in existence of prehistoric naviga
tion.—"Manners and Monuments of Pre
historic Peoples."
Don M. Dickinson Again Possible.
DETROIT, Feb. 22.—1t is rumored in this
city that Don M. Dickinson, notwithstand-
I ing his previous statements to the contrary,
has partially promised to enter the cabinet
l of Mr. Cleveland assecretary of the navy. It
is believed that Mr. Dickinson's reluctance
to give up his largo private practice has
; been overcome. His hurried trip to this
• city, presumably to arrange his personal af
! fairs, so that without great loss he can ac
cept a seat in the cabinet, and the fact that
Mr. Cleveland has given no sign as to who
; is to be the next attorney general, coupled
; with his generally accepted desire to have
Mr. Dickinson iu the cabinet, are oilered
to substantiate the rumor.
St. I.ouis Wants to Name Steamer.
ST. Louis, Feb. 21.—A strong concerted
movement is being made by citizens here
to have the honor of naming the llrst
i American line steamer built in this couu
try by the new company which has bought
the City of Paris and the City of New
: York.
The Brooks Memorlul Fund,
j BOSTON, Feb. 10.—It is announced that
the Phillips Brooks memorial fund ex
| ceeds $70,000.
A Gciitlciuun.
j Mrs. Upton—l saw Mr. Newton bow
ing with the most courtly grace to a
j very woman. He's a gen
! tleman of the old school, isn't he?
| Mr. Upton—No, a gentleman of tho
( new school.
"New school?"
"Yes. Ho lives in tho suburbs, and
I that was his cook."—New York Weekly,
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS
INTERESTING HAPPENINGS OF THE
WORLD FROM FAR AND NEAR.
The Developments of Hitch Day During
the Week Caught Fresli From the Busy
Wires and Carefully Kill ted and Con
densed for Our Readers.
Thursday, Feb. 10.
Henry C. Bloss, editor and proprietor of
the Titusville (Pa.) Herald, died at his
home of nervous prostration. The deceased
was a member of the bur and promiuent in
local business and political circles.
Miss Susan B. Anthony celebrated her
73d birthday. She received a number of
congratulatory letters from prominent peo
ple all over the country.
Wallace Bruce of Poughkeepsie, N. Y.,
United States consul at Edinburgh, has
been elected to succeed the late John Green
leaf Whittieras life corresponding member
of the Scottish Society of Literature and
Art, Glasgow.
Fire at midnightat Albany destroyed the
hide and leather store of F. Sternfeld &
Co., the silver plating establishment of
George B. Withers, the paper box factory
of Paschals Dubuque and the gild works of
Jesse B. Terris.
William Bolton, the millionaire brewer
of Lansingburg, N. Y., died of typhoid
Sever.
Rev. C. L. Paddock, the recent pastor of
the Universalist church at Camden, Me.,
has accepted a call to Macedon, N. Y.
Friday, Feb. 17.
Congress—Both branches in session.
Senate: The Hawaiian annexation treaty
and correspondence were made public; the
river and harbor items cut from the sundry
civil bill by the committee were restored.
House: The committee amendments to the
pension bill were defeated.
Many negroes are arriving in Oklahoma
territory with bogus orders for land in the
Cherokee strip, which they say they pur
chased from a man who traveled through
Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi selling
them at $lO each.
The Michigan senate passed a joint reso
lution urging congress to submit to the
people a constitutional amendment provid
ing for the election of United States sen
ators by a direct vote of the people.
TherS is no settlement in prospect in the
Monongahela valley miners' strike. Since
the strike began the cost to the operators
has been $500,000, and the miners have lost
in wages more than #1,(XX),000.
The South Dakota house passed a bill re
quiring that all fire insurance compauies
with headquarters outside the state shall
deposit $100,0(X) with the secretary of state
before being allowed to do business in the
state.
Saturday, Feb. 18.
Congress—Both branches iu session.
Senate: Senator Sherman's amendment to
the sundry civil hill authorizing the issue
of 3 per cent bonds was discussed, hut no
action was tuken. House: The pension ap
propriation hill was passed; thepostoffice
appropriation bill was taken up; consid
eration of the railroad coupler bill was
postponed till Tuesday
The California state legislature is great
ly concerned over Senator Stanford's
health. There will bo no adjournment
if there is any chance of an election of
another United States senator.
In the common council of Philadelphia
an ordinance was passed prohibiting the
employment by contractors on municipal
works of other than American citizens.
The ordinance will probably pass the select
council and become a law.
The home rule bill was read in the Brit
ish house of parliament for the first time.
Robert Louis Stevenson is very ill with
grip.
Monday, Feb. 20.
The Rochester Paper company, one of
the largest concerns in the world, is em
barrassed.
S. C. Hastings, first chief justice of the
supreme court of California and founder
of the Hastings law college branch of the
State university, died at the age of 78 years,
lie was born in Jefferson county, N. Y.
Fire broke out in Paul's furniture store
at West Newton, Pa., and destroyed eight
buildings.
George E. Spencer, ex-United States sen
ator from Alabama, died at Washington.
Several cows suffering from tuberculosis
have been seized and slaughtered by the '
health department at Toronto.
While in New York Mrs. Cleveland pur
chased a span of fine horses which she will
keep for her own use while in Washington. 1
The horses are a perfect match and eclipse
the team owned by the president-elect.
E. K. Hart, a millionaire banker, died at
Albion, N. Y. Mr. llart was an ex-mem- j
ber of the New York assembly and of con- .
gress.
Tuesday, Feb. 21.
Congress—House: The New York and
New Jersey bridge bill and the naval and !
agricultural appropriation bills passed;
certain members of the house agreed on a
Hilver compromise. Senate: The sundry
civil appropriation bill was discussed, and j
the public building items were approved.
The priests of the Scran ton (Pa.) diocese
have begun a crusade against dancing
schools.
The General Managers' association at
Chicago resolved not to increase wages un
der any circumstances, and a strike of
Switchmen is imminent.
The second trial of Dr. T. Thatcher i
Graves for the alleged murder of Mrs.
Barnaby has been set for May 22.
It is reported that Mr. Neuman has sat
isfied himself by his inquiries at the capi
tal siuce his arrival in Washington last
week that the restoration of the lately de
posed queen is out of the question, but it is
said that he desires to be advised of this of
ficially in order to satisfy his principal
upon his return to Hawaii.
Wed ii end ay, Feb. 22.
Congress—House: The postoffice appro- |
priation bill was considered; filibustering •
was carried on against the car coupler bill.
Senate: The sundry civil bill was debated, j
Abigail Goldthwaite, a homeless woman
of 58, was frozen to death near Peabody,
Mass.
The Edison Electric company, which has
the contract for lighting Cincinnati, is said
to have been absorbed by the gas company
of that city.
President Harrison has been given the
privilege of selecting the person who shall
christen the cruiser Indiana next Tuesday
at its launching in Philadelphia.
In the Wisconsin legislature a resolution
was introduced favoring a constitutional
amendment providing for the election of
the president by direct vote of the people.
The Arkansas house passed a bill pro- j
hlbiting the sale or giving away of ciga- j
rettes in that state.
It is officially announced that the pay
cars of the Philadelphia and Reading Rail
road company will staVt out on Thursday
morning with sufficient funds to pay off all
the employees of the road.
18-CRS- TOTJB —
Dry Goods,
Clothing,
Rubber Goods, Roots,
Shoes,
Huts, Caps,
Ladies and Gents'
Furnishings,
Trunks, Valises and
Notions
at Jos. Neuburger's
If you want to save money, as you will always find the larg-
I est assortment of any of the above lines in the region at our
stores, with the prices lower than elsewhere. Whatever there
yet remains of WINTER GOODS will be closed out regardless "
of cost. Therefore it will pay you to give us a call and be con
vinced that what we say are facts. When you want to buy good
j goods at low prices the place to buy them is at
JOS. NEUBURGER'S,
in the
P. 0. S. of A. Building, Freeland, Pa.
ran urn mi: is~:r
You can depend upon us for this. Shapely, genteel,
perfect fitting Men's and Boys' Clothing, guaranteed to
givelOO cents in wear and service for every dollar you <
put into them. You can pick from a great assortment
of strictly new and decidedly popular styles.
Men's Suits, Overcoats,
Boys' Suits, All Styles and Sizes,
Children's Suits, Gents' Furnishings.
All for the least money, quality considered. We lead
with newest styles and best grades in Neckwear, Shirts,
Handkerchiefs, Underwear Collars, Cuffs, Umbrellas,
Hosiery, Gloves, Trunks, Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes.
You g*t the best of it every time you trade with
JOHN SMITH,
BIRKBECK - BRICK, - CENTRE STREET, - FREELAND. ♦
THE Woodman's Sj>ecific No. 4 is a scien-
WORST
COLDS
GRIPPE tific combination of vegetable products.
BRONCHITIS
AND
| (VIALARIA Perfectly harmless, but will cure a cold
ARE
QUICKLY
CURED * n a * eW k° urs - They are little, tiny
PNEUMONIA V
AND
CONSUMPTION PLUS ' B!LSY T0 TAKE ' PLEASANT T0 THE TASTE
POSITIVELY
PREVENTED
and can be carried in the vest pocket.
BY
USING
I WOODMAN'S 25 doses for 25 cts.
SPECIFIC
NO. 4
FOR To verify the truthfulness of our state-
SALE
BY
ALL ment, it costs but a trifle. One trial
DRUGGISTS
PRICE
25 CTS. convince you.
WOODMAN ifRUG CO.
ROXBURY, MASS.
Ask for Woodman's Specific No. 4. If your druggist
does not keep it, and will not get it for you, send us 25 cts.,
and we will send it to you postpaid.
Job Work of all Kinds in Original
SITTINGS at tlie "TriUvme" Office.