WE ABOlir HAWAII Minority Report of the House on the Question. Jt Censures President Cleveland, and i Says He Ignored Hie Language of | tlie Constitution— Lively Times Ex- [ petted In the House Next Friday. WASHINGTON. Jnn. 3. —There will he a field day in the house of representatives j on Hawaiian matters on Friday next, in j all probability. It is the present under- > standing that the majority and minority reports of the committee on foreign amors on the Hawaiian situation will be taken , up nil that day for discussion and action. | There will be no report from the majority : of the committee. The substitute fertile Ililt and Boutelle resolutions "as agreed j to by the foreign affairs committee on tne | last day but ono of the session before the holiday recess. The chairman, Represen tative McCreary, of Kentucky, had 110 1 time to prepare a report other than a mere , formal announcement of the committee's action and its recommendation that the substitute be passed. Mr. McCreary has ; since added an appendix, containing a portion of the correspondence upon the Hawaiian question, including those docu- j nients which will probably be most in de- | 111 and in the course of the debate. The other material which would naturally i have been included in the committee's re port Mr. McCreary will use iu a speech on j the subject. The report of the minority is an aggres sive document. Prepared by Mr. Bellamy j Storer, of Ohio, at the request of Mr. llitt, | it is also signed by Messrs. Hitt, Illinois, ! Harmer, Pennsylvania, Blair, New Ilamp- j shire, Draper, Massachusetts, and Van 1 Voorhis, New York, constituting the en tire republican minority of the committee | on foreign affairs. The report narrates the incidents of Mr. Blount's appointment, three days after Mr. Cleveland's accession to oilice, while the senate was in session, quotes the instructions given him, and as serts that in this appointment the presi dent ignored the plain language of the constitution defining and limiting his powers. It proceeds as follows: It is unwritten but universally accepted I law that no administration of any reprc- | tentative government ever condemns the j international policy of a preceding ad ministration, for in so doing it would ut- j tack its own government. Our attention cannot be diverted from | the question which most profoundly affects our system of government, by at tacks, congressional or administrative, j upon the acts of the minister of the United i States in January, 181)3. While we think it clear that Minister Stevens'conduct not _ only justifiable and necssary, but praise- f worthy and patriotic, this is not the time to discuss that subject. A resolution that the house should in- j rrstigate the occurrences in Hawaii in i January, 1803, so as to hear both sides of the question before a committee in which both political parties might he represented, offered by a member of the minority, lies i unconsidered. it has been left for n majority of the | committee in their zeal to attack the for mer administration rather than to defend 1 the present one, to prejudge without hear ing, to vilify without examination, to ig nore a resolution to investigate and to condemn without investigating. The matters the minority have com mented on in relat ion to the present cause of events ure not in doubt or question. | Nothing has been considered or cited but i the solemn official records of the govern- ! ment and the language used by the presi- 1 dentin person or through his secretary of state. To ignore these burning facts and try to confine the discussion to what oc curred in January, 1893, and try to cover from the eyes of the people the violations of the constitution, of Jaw and of prece- 1 dent by the present executive is political i cowardice, and if successful would he po- j liticai fraud. In the secret instructions given him Mr. Willis is informed that the provisional i government to which he was to deliver his ! credentials "was not established by the Hawaiian people or with their consent, 1 nor lias it existed with their consent." j Mr. Willis was to notify the queen that the president would not send back to the sen- j ate the treaty withdrawn on March 9. He I was to "inform the queen when rein- j stated, that the president expected her to | grant entire amnesty to nil those connected with the provisional government, so they should be deprived of no right or privi- j lege." "Having secured the queen's agreement j to pursue this wise ami humane policy," I Mr. \\ ill is was "to advise the executive of j Ihe provisional government of the presi- ! dent's determination of the question I which their action and that of the queen ' had devolved upon him and that they are exp< cted to promptly relinquish to her her constitutional authority." Should either party decline, Mr. Willis was "to report and await further direct ions." No specific orders wire given as to Mr. Willis'course in case both parties were willing to abide by the president's commands. ':'heae secret and confidential instruc tions were made known to Congress only nltv r a resolution calling upon the exe cutive for the same liud been unanimously adopted by the house. The official report of the secretary of the state kept secret from the 18th of October until a week after the November election and then made public aroused almost a universal expression of public disapproval and r sent ment among the American people. The falseness of the situation thus created by giving secret instructions to a minister of the United States to intrigue and negotiate for the over-turn of a gov ernment to which lie had been formally accredited does not seem to have struck the Administration. It did strike the people of the United States, however. Public opinion had spoken, and would speake still louder, and if success was to be gained, it must be gained quickly. Therefore, on November 24, ten days be fore the assembling of congress, the sec retary of state telegraphed |Mr. Willis to put an end to delays. "You will insist upon amnesty and recognition of obliga tions of the provisional government "us essentia) conditions of restoration. All interests will be promoted by prompt action." How the interestsof the existing friendly government of Hawaii were to he pro moted by "prompt action" in restoring the monarchy is not self evident. What right,the president supposed he had to impose terms upon an independent government which he was about to rein state in the very ground that it must re main an independent government and | still assume to issue commands that "Uni versal amnesty" H' ould be made a condl | ♦ion precedent, is difficult to nay. The ad ministration was falling short of "the demands of justice" and its own theory of j the status of the ex-queen's proprietary rights, in seeking to interfere with an un questionable right of sovereignty, the punishment of offences nguinst her laws. The hope of placing Mr. Dole, our presi dent's "great and good friend," and his associates in a position where amnesty would he of any value to them, was by exerting the armed power of the United States. The president's administration, so insistent 011 respecting the Independ ence of Hawaii, issued commands to a government he proposed to re-instate, that those who hail overthrown it last January should remain its citizens "deprived of no right they enjoyed before the revolution." This independent government was not to in> allowed to withhold the rights of suf frage even, or of holding oflice from those whom it must look upon as its bitterest enemies. Where would exist the inde pendence of Hawaii under this duress from the president of the United States? It would have become a protectorate of the United States, uot in name, but in reality; not by law, hut through the presi dent's sole decision and decree. The clenr implication in the report of the secretary of state that the president meant to restore the monarchy, ami the knowledge that the Hawaiian government would yield to the dictation of the presi dent only after war, alarmed the country and cheeked the easy flow of the adminis tration's policy. The ex-queen was evi dently distrustful of the influence or powers of the president and asked what assurances she would have for a faithful carrying-out of the scheme on the part of the administration. Whatever maj* have been the form of her request, the answer, true but tardy, was telegraphed Mr. Willis on Dec. 8, the day before the open ing of congress. "You will say that the president cannot use force without the authority of con gress." Six weeks of examination of the law ami of learning of the real opinion of the country had resulted in something which could not be criticised or gainsaid. The despatches of Mr. Willis which demanded and obtained the above answer are not I yet obtainable by congress. What was their substance may be divined. The government of Hawaii was at peace, was strong, was civilized. The ex | queen was hesitating and demanding to know what gunrateeshe would have, first, that she should he put back, and next, that she should be kept there after she had given her pledge to grant amnesty. Would the president really do the only thing that would do her any good after extorting such a pledge of vassalage to his will? Would he rebuild her throne, re store her to it and prop it up afterwards with American bayonets? No wonder she wanted pledges. Here was an American minister not only empowered, but secretly instructed to threaten and coerce the gov ernment to which he was accredited, into yielding peaceably to a restoration of a monarchy which was an abomination—an abomination in the light of government, an abomination in the light of decency. He was to reinstate a legitimate and inde pendent ex-monarchy, provided he could induce it to pledge itself to obedience to the presidents commands; a monarchy so unfit to govern that even the administra tion was afraid t.o restore it to its full powers and functions. Yet in the sacred name of "justice" it was by intrigue to be reinstated over the heads of those "who constitute the intelligence of the lluwaiiun islands." This is not the fair dealing and dignified course which should he pursued by the diplomacy of the United Stutes of Amer- There is no question here before us of examination, no issue as to the propriety of Minister Stevens' actiou, for as to that we know only one side, prepared by an agenr hostile to the administration of which Mr. Stevens formed a part. There is no ground of debate now as to whether the present Hawaiian government was rightly or wrongly established nearly twelve months ago. The issue is directly before the house whether to approve and commend the course of the present admin istration as disclosed by itself, of a presi dent without the consent of the senate can send a paramount diplomatic officer to supersede a minister leaving the latter only routine duties, lie may do it in Great Britain or Germany as well as in the Ha waiian islands. That officer, according to the president's apologists, is only the "president'slcommissioner" and not an offi cer in the diplomatic service of the United States. The same right asserted here to appoint an ambassador under the name of u commissioner would allow the president to appoint any agent of his own without conference with any other branch of the government to exercise judicial functions paramount to judges already in office by and with the senate's consent. It is a significant fact that thus far no resolution in either house of congress has been introduced approving the opinion of the secretary of stute or endorsing the action. If the administration purpose to reinstate the queeu was right, congress must carry it out, for the president lias at last shuffled his policy off his hands to be acted on by the legislative branch of our government. When the majority are pre pared to fulfill the president's behests it i must propose legislation. Until that is ! done the country must take for granted that the president is not to be approved by his party. I After a review and consideration of the ' course of thin admidistrution as appears from its own records the minority of your committee have no hestitancy in recom mending the adoption of the following substitute for the resolution reported by the majority: Whereas, executive communications to congress disclose that the executive de partment has been furnishing to a min ister plenipotentiary of the United States secret instructions to conspire with the representatives and agents of a deposed and discarded monarchy for the overthrow ! of a friendly republican government, duly j recognized by all the civilized nations to : which said minister was accredited, and to which his public instructions pledged the faith and sympathy of the president, the government and the people of the United States. Resolved, that it is the sense of this house that any such intervention by the executive of the United States, its civil or military reppesentatives or officers, with out authority of congress is a dangerous and unwarranged invasion of the rights and dignities of the congress of the United ! States and a violation of the laws of na tions; and*, further that the manner of such attempted intervention by the exe cutive and methods used are unworthy of the executive department of the United States while the confessed intent of such intervention is contrary to the policy und tradition of the republic aud the spirit of ' the .constitution. SUMfflflßY IF NEWS Important Events of the Past Week. ROCHESTER, N. Y., Jan. 3.—lion. Oscar Craig, president of the state charities, died at 9 o'clock lust night. PARIS, Jan. 2. —The Figaro publishes two documents, which, if authentic, will, it issuid, revive the Panama canal scan dal. LONDON, Jan. 2. —A dispatch to the Ex change telegraph company from Tangier says that Moors have murdered u Spaniard named Molina. PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 2. J. E. Bennett, J presiding judge of the supreme bench of South Dakota, died very suddenly, of heart failure, in this city, last night. BOSTON, Jan. 2.—Treasurer F. H. Pea body, of the city relief committee, ac knowledges the receipt of contributions making the total of the relief fund $29,241. DKDHAM, Mass., Jan. 2.—Mrs. Alnm Ida Reynolds of this town, the oldest person in Norfolk county, celebrated her 100 th birthday to-day. She was born in East ford, Conn. MANCHESTER, Jan. 2.—The Manchester ship canal woe opened to general traffic yesterday, and Manchester thereby be comes a port of entry, with all the bene fits that accrue to Huch a port. HARUISBURO, Pa., Jan. 3.—Governor Pattison appointed Theodore F. Jenkins judge of court of common pleas, vice D. Newlin Fell, who was elected to the state supreme court in November. MA!®.KILLF.S, Jan. 2.—A box containing explosives was found last night in front of the residence of a master buker, who, ! during the recent strike of the journey man, incurred the hostility of the strikers. PROVIDENCE, R. 1., Jan. 2.—As the exam ination of the Globe national bank's books progresses, it is found that Toller William U. Bennett's shortage will not he less than $20,000, and perhaps $5,000 will be added to that amount. LONDON, Jan. 2.—A dispatch from Paris says that the police all ovor France searched the dwelling places of all sup posed anarchists during last night. They visited 10,000 houses in all, and arrested a number of persons. BOSTON, Jan. 2. —The loss by fire in the city of Boston lust year exceeded that of any other city in the United States. The total in round numbers was $5,300,000, and all but about 5 per cent, of It fell upon the insurance companies. CHARLESTON, S. C., Jan. 2.—O'Neill's Grand opera house was destroyed by lire yesterday. The building was insured for £15,000; fixtures and properties for $7,000. The building had the largest floor space of any public building in the city. Origin jjt fire is nil known. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 2.—The New York, New Haven and Hatrford railroad company began the new year by opening one of the handsomest oftioe buildings in New England. It is situated at the junc tion of Meadow and Water streets, and the total cost is about $400,000. LONDON. Jan. 2.—The admiralty has placed and order with the Naval Con struction and Armaments Company of Burrow for the construction of a first class cruiser. The new war ship is to be 300 feet long, and her speed will be be tween 28 and 24 knots an hour. BOSTON, Jnn 2.—Dr. Francis Minot Wpld is dead, aged 53. He graduated from Har vard college in IWV), and after receiving his diploma from the medical school, en tered the navy as a medical cadet and served as a surgeon on the monitor Nan tucket and frigate Wabash. IX)WELL, MUSH., Jan. 3.—The Lowell carpet company, which began work last week, posted notices that a general reduc tion of 10 per cent, will be made in the wages of the employes, to take effect next week. The weavers met to discuss the matter, and voted to have a conference with the agent, if possible. ALBANY, Jan. 2.—The Panama railroad company through its attorneys Brown and Wells of New York city has filed with the state board of claln s, a claim for $04,000 for taxes paid into the state treasury which the company claims was erroneously assessed upon it by the state comptroller for a number of years past. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3.—Judge Butler, in the United States circuit court, handed down a long opinion in which lie refers to Special Master Crawford the proceedings brought by Isaac L. Kice against the re ceivers, trustees, ete , of the Heading rail- j road. Mr. Crawford will hold daily Bit tings for the taking of testimony. PATERSON, N. J.. Jan. 2.—Professor Al bert J. Robinson, leader of Robinson's American hand, last night discovered the mutilated body of i. man on the Preaknesa road. He was dressed only in shirt and trousers. Papers found in his pocket indi cated that he was a resident of Oak Ridge. There is little doubt that he met with foul play. PLYMOUTH, Mass., Jan. B.—The Ply mouth cordage company's mammoth mills have started on full time, the night gang, which hud been laid off for some months, resuming its labors. This calls for 250 more employees. In securing these, preference wi'l be given to the old hands. Binding twine will be the main production. ROME, Jan. 3 .—The acquittal by the French court of the Frenchmen who were accused of complicity in the Aigues- Morten riot* in August last, when a num ber of Italians who were working in the salt works there were killed, continues to excite the deepest indignation throughout Italy, and everywhere the result of the trial is held to be a gross perversion of justice. LONDON, Jan. 2.—A most unusual oc currence was the meeting yesterday of the house of commons. From the time when the memory of man runneth not to the contrary parliament has adjourned over New Year's day until yesterday, when, instead of enjoying a holiday, the house of commons was hard at work at tempting to clear away some of the great mass of legislative business. Rio JANEIRO, Jan. 2.— Capt. Picking, of the cruiser Charleston, who iH in command of the American naval squadron here, has issued an order to the commanders of the ileet, instructing them to cut off the shore leave hitherto given to the seamen, ma rines and others of the crews. This cur tailment of shore liberty is due to the fact that the yellow fever season is approach j Ing. I A Lit ANY, Jan. 3.- The regents of the | state university have been notified that a jreceut decision of the court of appeal* re- rtrsm the practice of threci yearn in the matter of equivalent* for law student ex aminations, the court holding three years academic course and one year in college will not do to issue a student cert ideate on, unless the applicant has actually passed Aegeuts, examination. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2.—Jacob Hart man, a motorman on the Catharine and Bfti&bridge streets trolley line, met deal i last night in a peculiar manner. There was some trouble with the trolley wire, and liartman was leaning over the front dusher looking up at the wire when his car ran a switch and collided with another car, crushing his head against the wood work and killing him almost instantly. ELIZABETH, N. J., Jan. 8 .—Judge Van Syckel surprised the attendants in the Union county court room by charging the grand jurors that the Linden town ship committee should be indicted for bribery in granting a license to the Lin den blood horse association race track for $f,ooo, to be paid to a private corporation —the Linden sewer company. He directed a former grand jury to find an indictment, but they refused, and were discharged. PITTBFIELD, Mass., Jan. 8. —Harvey L. Williams, of New York and Lenox, has brought suit against the Boston and Al bany railroad company in the sum of *15,000 for injuries received in the Chester disaster last August. Mr. Williams was badly cnt about the head and received a severe shock. He was in the drawing room car St. Elmo, which was smashed to j pieces, and miraculously escaped death. ALBANY, Jan. 2.—Gov. Flower will issue a proclamation to-day modifying his proc lamation of last week, In reference to the special election for members of congress to be held in New York city. The date for the election will be changed from Jan uary 28 to January 80, pursuant to re quests from both parties, who claim that the time in which to file necessary certifi cates of nominations, etc., is too short when the holidays and legislative caucuses are considered. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.—The majority members of the ways ami means commit tee met Inst evening at the tr miry de partment ami had a long conference, last ing until 11:15 o'clock, on the income tax question, but nothing definite was deter mined upon. The committo, however, will hold another meeting to-day, when it is expected a Una! conclusion will be reached. All of the members of the ma jority were present, except Mr. Bynum, who is confined to his house by illness. LONDON, Jan. 2.—The Pall Mall Gazette publishes a letter from a well-informed correspondent, stating that a great change may be expected in the Brazilian situation in a fortnight's time. The Peixoto gov ernment, lie says, is awaiting the arrival of five torpedo boats, which are expected to put an entirety different aspect on the naval situation in Brazilian waters. These boats, though built in Germany, were negotiated for by a British firm. Three of them left a southern English port on Friday, and the other two on the day following. ALBANY, Jan. B.—Both houses of the legislature were organized according to programme. The following officers were elected by the senate: President pro tern., Senator Chas. T. Sax toy; clerk, John S. Ken yon, of Syracuse; stenographer, L. A. Waldo, of Steuben; sergoant-at-arms. Charles V. Schram, of Oneida; Janitor, George Smith, colored; principal door keeper, Edward Bowling, of Queens; as sistant doorkeepers, John Coughlin, John Brannigan, William llogle and Eugene Farrington. The assembly officers are as follows: Speaker, Mr. Mai by: clerk, G. W. Dunn, of Binghamton; sergeniit-ut-ar.m, (.'apt. James 11. Mauvilie; doorkeppr, Joseph Brewer; first assistant doorkeeper. J. E. West; second assistant doorkeeper, Hiram Van Tassell; stenographer. Henry F. Glisan. LONDON, Jan. 3.—Alfred John Monson, who was recently tried at Kdinburg for the murder of Lieut. Ilamhrough, and who was discharged from custody, the jury returning a verdict of "not proven," will shortly bring an action against Major Hanihrough, father of the lieutenant, in connection with the charges on the I lam hrough estates. Tottenham, the money lender, who was one of the witnesses In the murder trial, will also bring suit against Major llambrou ,h to recover money advanced to Lieut. Ilamhrough. Tottenham claims and holds as security one of the two .£IO, OOO policies issued on Lieut. Hambrough's life by the New York ! Mutual life insurance company. Major Hambrougli will bring a counter action against Tottenham to recover this policy. As soon as letters of administration are granted five otln r r.ctions will be brought against Major Ilamhrough in respect of matters in which Monson and ■Tottenham claim to have acted in behalf of Major Hambrougli. MADHID, Jan. 8 .—An anarchist named Santiago Salvodor, alias Jacques Salvado, was arrested at Saragossa, capital of the province of that nam". As soon as the police placed their hands on him he drew n revolver and attcmj tad to kill himself. He succeeded in inflating a severe wound in his right side, but it is not supposed that this injury will prove fatal. While owe of the officers ran for medical assist ance, the others stood guard over t he pris oner, whose revolver had been taken from him. Salvador was lying upon the floor of his lodgings, and the officers thought te would make no further attempt upon liis life. In this they wero mistaken, for he drew from his pocket a small packet that was afterward found to contain a deadly poison, and attempted to swallow its contents. The ofll .rs took the packet from him before he could get the contents into his mouth. After a physician had dressed his wound lie was taken before a magistrate, to whom he confessed that he had been concerned in the plot to blow up the Lyceum theatre in Barcelona. WASHINGTON, Jan. B.—The revenue cut ter Corwin is expected to arrive at San Francisco soon from Honolulu bearing despatches from Minister Willis. The at taches of the Hawaiian legation in this city are not apparently concerned over the nature of these despatches. It is said at the Hawaiian legation that there exists the utmost satisfaction over the way af fairs are proceeding in Washington, and tin* liveliest hopes have been awakened that public opinion will bring about tbe condition they have so long hoped for, and which some months ago it was confidently expected would have been reached long before this. Mr. Thurston, it is said, will not ho in a hurry to return to the United States, hut will come back before the win ter is over. When he returns, if all re ports bo true, it is more than likely that a republic will have been set up in the Ha waiian islands and that the provisional government will have become the per manent government, with n new head, and possibly a new cabinet. Is is not im probable that Minister Thurston may he selected as the new president. p'OW FOR ill WORK Congress Ready For the Tariff Struggle. Til© Ball to Be Sot Rolling In the House To-day—Prospect of a Long and Weary Fight—Little of Pros sing Importance in the Senate. V ASHINOTON, Jan. B.—Congress is again in session, after a two weeks recc: pre pared for a struggle that is certain to lest many weary months. What has already been done is insignificant in comparis \ with what remains to be accomplished, and in fait the few weeks of the session preceding the recess hardly sufficed to outline distinctly the programme of the leaders charged with the responsibility in either house. Probably the very weight of the task before them causes many of (he senators and representatives to be slow in their response to the detnands of duty and in returning to Washington from their homes, and it is expected that the attend ance in both houses will be small for u few days at least. There is not the same necessity for ac tive exertion by the senate as is the ea.su with the house, for the former body will have ample time to disp *e of tin- more important matters on its calendar before the tariff bill is received from the co-ordi nate branch. Therefore the proceedings in the senate, at least this week, are not expected to be very important. Probably an effort will be made to begin f rmally the considera tion of the house bill to repeal the Federal election laws, but in this case it is hardly j likely that the programme will j r gr ss | beyond the point of delivering a few : speeches, and, about Thursday or Friday, a recess may betaken until the following | Monday. I The long anticipated debate on the tariff 1 bill is expected to begin in the house at j once. Much, however, depends upon Vr. j Wilson, the chairman of the w:ivi and I means committee. Mr. Wilson is so ex | hansted with the unremitting labors of i the past few months that some doubt <s . expressed If he will be physically able to j speak on the measure before Friday. His I speech is still uncompleted, although lie I hopes to finish it within a few hour .. If I the dhuirmau finds himself unable t > u l i dress the house on the tariff questioa ;■>- | day the bill will be taken up and read in | extenso. This will occupy several hours, i and it is not improbable that when this I shall have been done the fortifications : bill, which is now on the calendar, may he taken up and occupy the remainder of Jav. | There is seme doubt as to the action of j the lious# on the resolution reported from j tlie foreign affairs committee inch" 'ig the action of the president r< g Hawaill. If a quorum of demo i present Chairman McUreary may < . ;p j liis resolution, after a few speeches save been made on the tariff bill, and rush t through the house. Mr. McCreary is hardly likely to do this, however, unless there are a sufficient number of demo crats in attendance to insure the passage of the resolution. Incomes to Bo Taxed WnsAINGTON, Jan. B.—A two per cent, tax on incomes above $4,000; an additional tax of ton cents a gallon on widskey and a tax of two cents a pack on playing cards is the decision reached by the democratic members of the ways and means commit tee. The committee met at the treasury de partment at 4 p. in., determined to settle the question of an income tax 1 •; r • ad journment. It. was represented by such of the gentlemen as favored tbe propesi tion that a general income tax would yield the government an annual revenlirf' f • ; M,- 000,000; that making the exemption d would limit it to a class amply able to alford it and that in view of the large de ficit that will be caused by the reduction in customs duties, there was no alterna tive but to adopt it. Some of the gentle men who opposed the tax argued at length thut the political effect would be fatal to the democratic party and that it would bo better to limit the tax to corporal ions only and raise the additional revenue necessary from other sources. Mr. Cockran of New York insisted that an income tax ought to he laid upon all incomes whether large or small, and that any other course was unwise ami un democratic, in that it didn't fall on ail alike. When Chairman Wilson put the Depo sition to a vote, six of the 11 representa tives present voted aye. These were Messrs. McMlllin, By nit m, Tarsqey, Whiting, Bryan apd Turner, and it was carried. The tax applies to the net earn ings of corporations as well as to private incomes. It does not, howetvr, apply to inheritances; although that suggestion was one of the earliest advanced when the matter first came up for consideration in the committee a month ago. The additional tax of 10 cents on a gal lon of whiskey, includes whiskey now in bond. With a view of making the lax fall as lightly as possible upon the own rs of this whiskey, it was decided to extend the bonded period to eight years. It is now three yc ars. JOHN L Al l BEAKS AGAIN. He Wants to Fight the Winne'r of the l-'lorlda Match. NEW YORK, Jan. 3. John L. Sullivan, the ex-champion middleweight pugilist, in an interview on the coining Corbett- Mitchell fight, said: "It is my desire to challenge the winner of the Cnrlutt-Mitchell fight. I ! think, with good, proper training and with faithful, eonscienthms work on my part, I can whip either of tin sc. men." "Well, answered Charley Johnson, who was with him at the time, "if you will say right now that you will train ! conscientiously Hud will do the right thing, I will back you for t:.ii,ooo against the winner." To this Sullivan repliivl: "1 will; and if I succeed in getting on a mntch with the winner of this light I will have I'hil Ciiscv train me. I think there is no man in the business to-day who can compare with liitn." When naked who he thought would win the coming tight, Sullivan shook his head dubiously, and said: "I hope the Ameri can." Voto to Issue IIoii(Is. WORCESTER, Mass., j nn . 8.-The direct ors of the Consolidated street railway company have voted to Issue bonds to the i amount of $500,0U0 to cover the company's I floating indebtedness. mmv-omm M&n i Our Stock Must bo Reduced ! We Must Have Room ! Prices Won't Stand in the Way ! They have been cut to such an extent ihat you can now procure some of tlie greatest bargains ever heard of. Don't hold back if you want any Clothing or Footwear of any description for the winter, come now, while this opportunity lasts, and get what you need in Overcoats and Clothing, La dies', Misses' and Children's Coats, Dry (roods, Boots, Shoes and Rubbers, Under wear, Gloves, Trunks, Valises, Ilats, Caps, Notions, etc., AT REMARKABLY LOW PRICES. Remember all this is only at • JISM siiiittrs, In the P. O. S. of A. Building, Freehold, Pa. n B I #1 *, ■■ ■ w% s ■ tm m III IT nil n r n i nnnn 11 111 Li II 111 I L u I IIV VII nil UK M |\| h f H I 11 \\ I lyl - IS AS SAFE AND HARMLESS AS Flax Soecl Poultice. j It is applied right to th© parts. It cures all diseases of women. Any lady can uso it herself. Sold by ATiT. DRUGGISTS. Mailed to any address on receipt of sl. Dr. J. A. McGill & Co., 3 and 4 Panorama Place, Chicago, HL Sold. Toy Amand'Tis Cs-wald, Freeland. Do You f j s fi |f EIL E R To Make Photographer. * 13 W. Broad Street, Hazleton, Pa. Handsome CABIffiTS FOR S 2OO Dnooonl 9 Wllich caill,ot 1,0 beat for I 10001! I i / elegant finish. _ : IRQ-ZED ST STOCK I : STTLESI LOWEST PEICES! WINTER CLOTHING. LADIES' COATS. JOHN SMITH, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS, NOTIONS, GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, ETC. BIHKHECK BRICK, CENTRE STREET, FREELAND. GEO. CHESTNUT, LEADER OF GREAT BARGAINS, has ii fine line of Boots and Shoes. Every Variety. Best Material. Good Workmanship. Reasonable Prices. NOVELTIES. TOYS, Etc., OF EVEUY KIND. Sec our handsome stock of footwear—the ' largest and best in town. Custom-made work a specialty and repairing done on the promises. , 93 Centre street. Freeland. CTnZENS' BANK OF FREELAND. CAPITAL, - $50,000. OFFICERS. Joseph TMrkbeek. President. 11. O. Koons, Vice President. It. it. Davis, Cashier. John Biuith, Sccrctury. DIRECTORS.—Joseph Birkbock, Thos. Birk bock, .John Wnjfncr, A. ltiidewiek, M. C. Koons, < 'lias. Dushcck, John Smith, John M. Powell,3d. John Burton. HT Three per cent, interest paid otytfuvliii* deposits. Open daily from ft a. m. to 4p. rn. Wednesday evenings from 0 to b. To Horse and Mule Owners! Big stock of Horse thiols, L(i|i Holies, Fur Holes and all kinds of Harness. Complete Harness, from §5.95 up. Prices According to Quality Wanted. Geo. Wise, Jeddo and Freeland, Pa. trOH SAT.R House and lot on Centre street, • I Freolnnd: house, 32x2:1; lot 126x35. For lurther part icuiurs apply at this olßce. I OT l Olt PALR- One lot on west side of I * Washington street, between South and l.u/.erne streets. For further particulars upply to T. A. Buckley, Freeland.
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