FREEHAND TRIBUNE. ruJULKsniD *viHr MONDAY AND THURSDAY. TITOS. A. BUOKLEY, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICE: Mm STRKXT A nova CKIVTUR. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One Four ...... 60 Two If on MM I 25 Subscribers are requested to observe the date following tlio name on tbc labels of their impers. By referring to this they can tell at a glance how thoy stand on the books In this oflloe. For instance: Grovor Cleveland 28Jun096 uioaus that Urover Is paid ap to June 28,1806. Keep the figures tn advance of tho present date. Report promptly to this office when your pupcr Is not received. All arrearages must bo paid when paper is discontinued, or collection will be made In the manner provided by law. FREEHAND. PA., APRIL 11, 1895. Good Advertising Pays. From tho Dry Goods Economist. Good advertising is ono of the best helps for successful retailing, it brings in the trade. This fact is so clearly demonstrated by the most successful business men in all parts of the world that further argument on the question really seems superfluous. It is not enough to "keep store" in these days, but In order to keep your business going at a pace that your rival can't outstrip, you've got to let the public know what you are doing. You may know all about it yourself; you may know that you have the best store in town, equipped with every facility for doing business proper ly, and lots of other people may know it, too —they gradually find it out by one telling another —but the great pub lic don't know It, and won't know it, until their attention is sharply called to tho fact by Intelligent, forceful adver tising. It is wonderful how the work of years can be accomplished in a few brief months by the right kind of publicity. Many a wide awake business man has been forced from obscurity into the favoi uble notice of the public eye, and then kept there through each succeeding year as steady and strong as the spark ling stream that unites the vast ocean with its humble source in the distant hills. The present year is likely to bo very favorable for intelligent advertising. Aftsr so long a period of trade depres sion the revival is apt to be much the same as a sick man rising from a serious illness. Convaloscnce will necesssarily be slow, and plenty of good, strong tonic will be needed. There is the key. Get onto the rising wave of renewed confi dence, of steady business improvement, and reap tho cream of the harvest. Our readers no doubt remember the sensation created in the house of repre sentatives a few weeks ago by the A. I*. A. fanatic, Representative Spangler, of Cumberland, who worked himself into a frenzy over the famous garb bill and made himself ridiculous by a speech against Catholicity and Its clergy, lie set himself up as a patriot of the first water, waved a flag during his harangue and howled for protection to the public schools. Spangler's record as a patriot lias been looked up. A member of the company to which he belonged during the rebellion has written a letter giving proof that Spangler deserted the union army just before the battle of Antietam and was not again heard of until long after the war was over. In justice to Spangler it must be said he is not the only ••patriot" with that kind of a record. Even the grand jury is all at sea on this pesky court house question. A majority of that astute body are in favor of putting the structure on the Square, while a minority of four recommend that the commissioners be empowered to pur chase a site and build a court house, the aggregate cost of both not to exceed s'ooo,ooo. The Record is of the opinion that the minority report is the more ! practical of the two. The title of tho ' Square is not by any means clear. The city will claim jurisdiction over it just I as soon as the commissioners attempt to build, and then, on the other hand, if the proper authority is given, the commissioners will be free to choose a site and proceed with the work.— Wilkcs- Barre Record. The Lehighton Advocate has been doing some good work lately in showing up tiie reckless financial system in Car bon county. Tho commissioners, es pecially, are placed in a bad light by tho paper's figures. They drew pay for 208 days at $3.50 a day, oao took $63.75 for meals oaten during the year and all charged the county with railroad fares to and from their homes. The fact that tho Advocate is accused of publishing this because its proprietors did not re ceive county printing does not lessen the guilt of Carbon's officials. Why judges who have served twenty years should bo placed upon the retired list when they reach tho age of three score, and ten is something the seventy year-old miners who have spent lifty years toiling underground cannot under stand. Drawing a salary of from $4,000 to $7,000 annually for twenty years should satisfy even a judge, but some would like to suck the public teat forever. The Ilazicton SUirulard began its fourth year as a daily last week, and there are few newspapers in the state which can look back over their first four years and view a more prosperous career than the standard has enjoyed. The TRIBUNE hopes to see it continue in its upward course. Talk of Extending the Legislative Session to June 13. TO OUT SCHOOL APPROPRIATIONS. The Governor and Ills AdvlMcru Connltler- Ing a Proposition to Reduce the Appro paint lons to Four and n Half Million* Aauuully. (Special Correspondence.) HARRISBURO, April 8.-—The senato will reconvene this evening after a ten days' recess. There will be no more holidays for the lawmakers until tho final adjourn ment. The calendars are crowded with bills, many of which will never see the light of day. Tho members are beginning to realize this, aud are working to get special orders for those in which they have the greatest interest. Beginning this evening the order in the house on Monday evenings will be consideration of senate bills on soconil reading Tho appropria tion, apportionment and rovonuo bills aro still in committee. Thoy will hardly be reported before the close of the month. The date of tho final adjournment has not yet been fixed. Tho senate would liko to get away on Juno 13, but the houso wants to quit a week or two sooner. Another proposition is to take a recess from May 1 to Jan. 1 next, but this idea does not moot with much encouragement. Since tho legislature began meeting on the first Tuesday in January, under the con stitution of 1838, there have l>een soven sessions that extoniled into Juno. That of 1839 lustod to June 25, in 1840 the session ended Jon June 12, and In 1842 tho law makers remained in session until July 20. In 1879, under tho constitution of 1873, tho session closed on Juno 6, in 1881 on June 9, in 1883 on Juno 0, in 1885 on Juno 13 and In 1893 on Juno 1. Since tho stato legislature began to hold sessions, Nov. 2S, 1776, ten extra sessions have been held. In August, 1791, the extra session lasted ono week; in 1793, nine days; in 1794, twenty two days; in 1797, one day; in 1800, thirty days; in 1829, twenty-eight days; in 1857, soven days; in 1801, sixteen days; in 1883, from Juno 7 to Doc. 6, and in 1891, tho sen ato only, from Oct. 13 to Nov. 11. A curi ous thing in connection with tho legisla tures under tho constitution of 1770 was that tho first four each held two sessions a yoar, and the last throe held throe sessions ayear. The prosent legislature, if it should extend its session until Juno 13, as is now proposed, will beat tho record under tho constitution of 1873 by one day, tho session of 1885 having onded on June 12. Klulng the Rible Abolished. Governor Hastings has approved tho Fow bill abolishing tho kissing of tho Bible in administering of oaths and sub stituting therefor tho laying of tho hands on tho open book. The approval of this bill abolishos a law oldor than the nation. Tho act goos into effect at once. Tho only three legal ways in which an oath can hereafter bo administered in this state are by tho hand resting on tho open Bible, with tho uplifted hand and by affirming. The custom of kissing tho book was abol ishod by Judgo MoPherson two years ago in tho Lobanon county courts, and subse quently it was done away with in the courts of Dauphin county. Mr. Fow's bill was endorsed by the stato board of health because of tho great danger of spreading Infectious diseases by the Indis criminate kissing of the Bible by witnesses anil others in the criminal courts. The decrease in the stato revonuos will likely rosult in a cut of $1,000,000 a year in tho school appropriation for tho next two years. A proposition to roduco tho appro priation to $4,500,000 annually is now bo ing considered by Governor Hastings and his cabinet. Chairman Marshall, of the houso appropriation committee, thinks this is ono way of making ends moot in dealing out the stato revenues. Dr.Schaef fer, superintendent of public instruction, has been asked to give his opinion. Ho does not believe tho appropriation ought to bo reduced, and lias preparod for tho information of the governor a statistical statement, showing tho amount of tho annunl appropriation to tho schools for tho past fifty-one years. If tho legislature agrees to tho proposi tion to reduce the school appropriation $3,000,000 will bo left for charities. This is a million less than tho last legislature distributed among tho institutions of the state. Members of tho appropriations com mitto have flgurod that if tho reduction of $1,000,000 is made each taxpayer assessed for school purposes will havo to pay an additional fourteen cents. In granting appropriations to hospitals the committee will try hard to benefit those Institutions which havo boon of tho groatest benefit to the people. In this just treatment many prominent concerns will be cut out of tho support which they havo heretofore re ceived from the stato. Against Increasing a Salary. Tho bilhto increase tho salary of tho su perintendent of public printing and bind ing from $2,000 to S3,(XX) a year will prob ably never becomo a law, although it has gone through tho senate. When the meas ure reached second reading in tho houso, to tho groat surprise of its friends, it was killed. Subsequently tho house reconsid ered its action aud sent the bill bock to committee, whoro it now lingers. Friends of the measuro will endeavor to amond it in committee by fixing tho salary at $2,500. It is tho genoral impression among tho lawmakers, though, that tho salary of tho superintendent is sufficient, and tho chances are that tho bill will never bo brought out of committee. Tho house lias passed for tho second time th Rlter bill to retire on full pay judgos who havo served twenty consecutive years or thirty years altogether and have reached tho age of 70. The bill now only affects Judges Hare, Flnlotter and Alli son, of Philadelphia. It will not be many j years, however, before it will affoot sev -1 eral othor judgos on the bench. The rural members are almost unanimously op posed to tho proposition, but out of cour tesy to Speaker Walton, its most oarnost advocate, they allowed it to go through on second reading without calling the roll. A bitter fight will be made against the meas ure on third reading, with what rosult suit it is difficult to predict. Apparently both sides are confident of success. If the bill evor gets through the houso it will pass tho senate without much objection. Tho rural members hold tho balance of power in the house. This wits shown last week by tho dofoat of tho 1)111 to establish a state game commission. Mr. Kunkol, the author of tho measuro, made a strong fight to get it through, and rallied to his support nearly all the city members. But the farmers aro opposed to the proposition, uud thoy sat down upon it. This aroused tho ire of Mr. Kunkol, and ho made an I earnest spoeoh in support of tho measure. He Accused the rural members of lncon Elstuncy, anil scored them for thelrcriesof reform and rotrunchmont after they had forced through the house their bill estab lishing the department of agriculture and other pot schemes creating new offices. The defeat of tho game commission bill has alarmed many of tho city members, and ttyy are now willing for tho first time this session to make terms with tho ; grangers. The Defeat of the Game Commission Rill. Tho bill provided for six game commis sioners, to ho appointoil by the governor, the commission to appoint a chief protec tor and nine other protectors. Tho salary of tho protector was fixed at S9O 'a year; besides, ho was allowed to exceed $5 )0 annually. Tho protectors were to be paid S3OO a year each and their neces sary expenses, not to excci \ S2OO. The commissioners were allowed no salary, but unlimited expenses while in tho perform ance of duty. The vote was reconsidered last Friday by which tho bill was defeated and then amended by striking out tho pro visions for salary for the protectors. The farmers are not opposed to it in this form, and will hnrilly make a fight against it. The houso has passed finally a bill to prohibit the killing of doer in the stato under n pounity of S2OO for five years after Oct. 1 next. For years efforts have been made by the lawmakers to got through such a hill, but thoy have novor succeeded until now. Another bill passed by the house last week Is one to encourage tho use of wide tiros on wagons upon the pub lic highways of the commonwealth. The hill was amended so as to roquiro tires not less than four inches in width on wagons hauling heavy loads of not loss than 2,000 pounds weight. Those complying with the act shall receive a rebate of ono-fourth of their assessed highway tax; however, such rebate shall not oxcood five days' la bor on tho highway. Tho party leaders have agrood that Bank Commissioner Gilkoson shall romain at tho head of tho Republican organization. This was decided last week at a conference botwoen Lieutenant Governor Lyon, "Dick" Quay, Colonel Gilkeson, General Roeder and others. Gilkeson will not only conduct the campaign this fall, but the presidential canvass in 1890. Chief Clerk Fettorolf and Resident Clerk Rex, of the house of representatives, will be retained as secretaries of the stato committee. Tho state convention will probably bo held in August, although tho time has not yet been fixed. The only office to fill this year is state treasurer. For this place Bonjamin J. Haywood, of Mercer, casliior of the state treasury, seems to have no opposition,and tho chances are ho will bo the unanimous choice of the convention. In case the bill establishing a superior court should pass thoro will bo four Re publican judges to olcct. This is an ad ministration measuro, hut tho voice of tho representatives of tho governor is not al ways complied with and this piece of legis lation may bo buriod deop with tho hun dreds of others in the closing days of tho session. No IAW for Milk Inspection. The houso sanitation oommlttoe has negatived the Stewart bill to amond the act regulating tho inspection of milk in second and third class cities. This leavos the cities of tho stato without a law gov erning tho inspection of milk, Judgo Ew ing, of Alloghony county, having decidoil tho present law unconstitutional bocauso it roforrcd only to second class cities and was therefore special legislation. It was thought if this law was ameudeil to in clude first class cities it would meet the requirements of tho constitution, anil for this reason tho bill was introduced. Tho rural members arc responsible for its de feat. They contend tho bill is unfair to the farmers. An attempt will be mado to get it on tho calendar. Tho bill amending tho Brooks' high li cense law, which is ljolng prepared by tho commission appointed by the scnato of 1898 to invostigato the oporatlon of tho present license system, will llkoly bo in troduced this week. The tomperance peo plo wore given a patient hearing, and tho measure will be presented at tho request of several of their most active leaders. The changes to bo mado in the law havo al ready been indicated in theso columns. A disposition has boon noticed in this legislature to curtail tho liquor traffic. Charles Hebcr Clark, secretary of the Philadelphia Manufacturers' club, will give an address before tho legislature to morrow night on tho froo coinage ques tion, at the requost of Senator Camoron. Clark is an ardent advocato of free silver. He will bo answered on Wednesday evon ing by Charles Emory Smith, editor of tho Philadelphia Press and ex-minister to Russia. Sonator Quay is expected at tho state capltol next week. A month ago when hero he promised to return tho second week in April if his health pormitted. Advices from Florida, whoro he has boon tho past four weeks,are to the effect that tho senator is quite well. Sonator Cameron will also bo on band to look after his senatorial fences. John Wanamakor, tho Philadel phia merchant, is talked of as opponent to Cameron for ro-eloction. The Philadelphia Controllomliip Fight. The fight over the controllership of Philadelphia will culminate either this evening or tomorrow morning, and unless tho governor gives up the idoa of appointing Thomas L. Hicks a genoral fight between tho senato and the execu tive will bo precipitated. The senators contend that they aro as much a part of the appointing power as tho governor, and that some respect must be paid to their wishos. The governor has been very reti cent on tho subject, declining to say any thing beyond tho moro statement that ho does not know who will ho appointed. Tho first choice of both Senators Ponrose and Thomas, tho ones most directly inter ested, is undoubtedly William H. Smith. Stato Chairman Gilkeson is also said to bo favorable to him, and considerable in fluence has boon brought to bear on the governor, through his cabinet, in behalf of Mr. Smith. Failing Mr. Smith, how ever, half a dozen othors have boon sug gested, any one of whom would be con firmed by tho senate, among them being such men as A. f. Malonoy, James It. Gates, Captain John M. Walton and Will iam H. Lambert. Governor anil Mrs. Hastings spent Satur day and Sunday at Wllllamsport with At torney Genoral and Mrs. McCormlck. This is the first vacation tho governor lias taken since his induction into office. He has not been well tho past week and it was thought the change would do him good. WANBAUGH. Comity COIHIIIIMHIOIHTH Cennured. WBLLSBOBO, Pa., April 4.—The grand Jury made a report to the Tioga county court, severely censuring tho county com missioners for extravagance in tho recent expenditure of $4,100 for metallic cases and furniture for their offices. Tho jury says : that SSOO spent as thoy suggest would have J met all demands in the commissioners' of fices. Thoy also criticize tho inauuer of I letting bridge contracts privately. % AMERICAN AHOKS IN ENGLAND. An Opportunity for Our Muniifactu i'oifi To Opou Up a Now Murker. Washington, April 9.—Tho department of state is In receipt of a letter from Min ister Bayard at London in regard to dis orders in the boot and slioo trade in England. "As a consequence) of the trouble," he says, "American produc tions are enabled to establish their su periority in the market, and, owing to ! the admission of raw hides and skirrs free of duty, and to untraminelcd resort j to labor-aiding machinery, the enterprise and industry of our citizens engaged in the preparation of leather and the manu facture of boots and shoes in the United States is finding profitable remuneration in foreign markets, as well as at homo." A newspaper article inclosed by Minister Bayard states an English shoe manu facturer, who has received a consign ment of American shoes, found that they were delivered free at his warehouse door at a lower cost than that at which ho could produce them at his own factory. He could sell ton times as many of that class of goods as of any other, and cus tomers would not know them from goods of English mnko. TO RECEIVE SATOLLI. Pottsvllie German Catholics Prepar ing for the Ablogute's Coming. Pottsville, Pa., April 9.—Arrange ments have been completed for the re ception of Mgr. Satolll, whp will come here on Sunday, April 21, to lay the cor ner-stone of the parochial school, which is to be erected by St. John the Baptist German Catholic church. The papal ablegato will come hero on Saturday, the 20th inst., and will be escorted to the pastoral residence by the beneficial societies, headed by the Third brigade band. The carriage containing the dis tinguished prelate will be escorted by a committee mounted on white horses. On Sunday morning Mgr. Satolli will celebrate pontifical higli mass, and in the afternoon will lay the corner-stone. This is the first German parish the ablegate has officially visited since ho came to America, and it is also his first visit to the anthracite coal region. ADMIRAL MEADE'S SQUADRON. Port au Prince To Be Visited Instead of Port LI moil. Washington, April 4).—Rear Admiral Meade's squadron sailed yesterday from Kingston, Jamaica, for Port au Prince, Hayti. All of the vessels of the squad ron accompanied the flagship except the Cincinnati, which went to Port Antonio, probably for fruit. This movement is a radical departure from the itinerary ar ranged for the squadron by the terms of which it was due at Port Limon, Costa Rica, yesterday, but it is said at the navy department that no significance at taches to the change. APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT. Abraham Lincoln's Sister-in-Law Dis placed at Eli/.uhotlitown, Ky. Washington, April 9.—The prosident has reappointed Frank W. Joplin, post master at Elizabethtown, Ky., in place of Emily Helm. This is one of the ap pointments made during the session of congress which failed of confirmation. Mrs. Helm is a siater-in-law of the late President Lincoln and held the office for many years. Other presidential post masters were appointed as follows: At Westbrook, Me., Edwin E. May berry; at Wrightsvillu, Pa., Robert S. Magee. lIOVA WORKS BOMBARDED. Tlio English Commander of the Mad* ugascar Forces Resigns. Paris, April 9.—A dispatch from. Ta mutavo, by the way of Port Louis, Mau ritius, says that Charles Shervinton, the English commander-in-chief of the Mal agasy forces, has resigned from the ser vice of Madagascar, and intends to re turn to England. The Hova works, near Tamatave, were bombarded by French cruisers on April 4. The forts feebly replied to the Are of the ships. Difficult Surgical Opcrutlon. Hartford, Conn., April 9.—Dr. Marcus M. Johnson, a well-known physician and surgeon of this city, was successfully operutod upon for appendicitis yester day by Dr. N. K. Morris of New York. The vermiform appendix was found to bo in a congested condition. Dr. John son himself is a specialist in the disease and has operated in about soventy-ilve cases. Grady's Defalcation Swelling. Lancaster, Pa., April 9.—lt is now be lieved that the defalcation of T. M. Grady, cashier of the First National bank of Marietta, will reach, if not exceed, SBB,- 000 which, it is feared, will bo greatly swelled by sums secured in a semi-offic ial way. Canada's Expected Deficit. Ottawa, April 9.—The financial re turns of the Dominion for March show an extraordinary falling off in revonuo of $1,000,000 compared with March last year. The deficit will probably reach $0,000,000. Death of a Spanish Consul. Philadelphia, April 9.—Frederick F. Myhlertz, the Spanish consul at this port, died yesterday. Ho was a member of the produce exchange and was con nected with the firm of Atkinson & Myhlerts. Venezuela's Big Coffee Crop. New York, April 9.—The steamship Venezuela from Porto Cabello and La Guayra, just in port at Brooklyn, reports the lurgest crop of coffee grown in any South American country for many years. Most of it is being shipped to German ports. St rike Trouble at Spa Springs Elided New Brunswick, N. J., April 9.—lt would seem that aTI danger of troublo at the Staten Island Terra Cotta & Lumber company's works at Spa Springs is over. The striking workmen have accepted a compromise and returned to work. New Trial for a Boy Murderer. Washington, April 9.—The United States supremo court has ordered a now trial in the case of Alexander Williams, colored, 15 years old, under sentence of death in Arkansas for the murder of a white boy 17 years old. Ex-Represent utive Bland's Illness. Lebanon, Mo., April 9.—Ex-Represen tative Bland's friends are becoming somewhat alarmed about his condition. He has been obliged again, on account of illness, to postpone his lectures. Murquis d'Aiidigne Dead. I Purls, April 9.—The Marquis d'Aa t digue, a general and senator of France, it dead. He wus 75 years of age. THE PRESIDENT INDIGNANT, Speaks witli Considerable Warmth About Dr. Lansing's Charges. Washington, April B.—When the re port of a speech made in a Methodist conference at Salem, Mass., by the Rev. Dr. Lansing and a subsequently pub lished interview with the same gentle man, accusing the president of intemper ance, was shown to President. Cleveland last evening, ho said with considerable warmth: "This is simply an outrage. Though it is not the first time a similar thing lias been attempted I cannot avoid a feeling of indignation that any man who makes any claim to deoency, and especially one who assumes the role of a Christian minister, should permit him self to become a disseminator of whole sale lies and calumnies not less stupid than they are cruel and wicked. For the sake of the Christian religion I am thankful that these scandal mongering ministers are few, and on every account I am glad that the American people love fair play and justice, and that in spite of all efforts to misleud them they are apt to form a correct estimate of the charac ter and lubors of their public servants." WILL SEND TROOPS ASHORE. Reported That Great Britain Will Laml Men In Niearngua. New York, April B.—A special cable dispatch from Panama says: The Anglo- Nicaraguan dispute is much commented on here. It is positively assorted that the British have determined to land a force from the cruiser Royal Arthur in Corinto the day after the date fixed in Great Britain's ultimatum for the settle ment of her claim if the money is not paid. Modesto Barrios sailed Saturday for Corinto. In an interview he said ho did not doubt the report that the British would laud troops on Nicaraguau terri tory. He added that Nicaragua was not in a position to pay the indemnity de mantled, and he did not know what tho government would do. TO APPEAL WIMAN'S CASE. New York's District Attorney Will Carry It to a Higher Court. New York, April o.—Tho district at torney has served notice upon Tracy, Boardman & Piatt of the appeal from the decision of the supreme court, gen eral term, reversing the decision of the jury in the court of oyer and terminer, which convicted Erostus Wiman of forg ery. Mr. Wiman was charged with forg ing the name of E. W. Bullinger to a check for $5,000 made by R. G. Dun & Company. HARRISON A CANDIDATE. Not an Active One, Perhaps, But Cer tainly in a Receptive Sense. Chicago, April s.—General J. S. Clark son, who is in Chicago, states positively that ex-President Harrison is a candidate for the presidency. " General Harri son," he said, "is not an active candi date, perhaps, but he certainly is a recep tive candidate. ludoed, he is, I think, one of the most prominent, if not the most presidential candidate now before the public." FERGUSON GIVEN 910,000. Third Verdict Against (ho I)., I <. & W. for the Hackensuck Disaster. Trenton, N. J., April o. Fred W. Ferguson, who sued the Delaware, Lack awana & Western Railroad company for $20,000 damages for injuries received in die Hackensack meadow accident, yes terday recovered a verdict for SIO,OOO in vhe federal court. This is the third suit growing out of tho accident where dam ages have been awarded. O'BRIEN BREAKS DOWN. When Confronted with Wuddcll's Corpse Ho Admits His Crime. Paris, April o.—O'Brien was con front al with Waddell'a body at the morgue. He broke down completely, it is said, and idmitted his crime. Later he confessed lis identity. lie declared, however, that die portrait sent from New York was not lis, but his brother's. Will Drop the Play. Detroit, Mich., April6.—Mr. Leslie, the manager of Miss Rose Coghlan, who has been playing Oscar Wilde's "A Woman of No Importano." says it would be impossible, under the contract, to take Wilde's name off the play bills and out of the advertisements, and, therefore, it had been decided that tho play should be taken out of Miss Coghlan's reportoiro. Gon. Jones' Mist Birthday. Dulmquo, la., April B.—Sunday, April 14, General George Wallace Jones will be 91 years old, and he will celebrate the occasion with a dinner. Those invited are James W. Bradbury, of Maine, the oldest living ex-senator and ex-Governor Felch, of Michigan, his colleague in the United States senate. No Douglass Will Contest. Washington, April 4.—lt is under stood that there will be no contest of the will of the late Frederick Douglass. John Ridout, attorney for the widow and two sons of Mr. Douglass, says a set tlement is about to be effected. Loss of the Iron Queen. Pittsburg, April 4.—The steamer Iron Queen, burned to the water's edge on the Ohio river near Antiquity yesterday, was one of the finest boats plying between here and Cincinnati. Ills Conscience Relieved SSO Worth. "Washington, April 6.—A conscience contribution of SSO from Pittsburg has been received at the treasury department and placed to the credit of the conscience fund. Urged to Stand Firm. Columbus, 0., April 4. The Ohio miners have authorized the sending of a dispatch to the striking miners of Pitts burg, urging them to stand for the de mand made and promising aid. Death Sentence Commuted. Harrisburg, Pa., April 4.—The death sentence of Antonio liizzuti, the Schuyl kill county murderer, has been com muted to life imprisonment by Governor Hastings. Advance of AVgos. Connellsville, Pa., April o.—Notices have been posted at the works of W. J. Rainey that the Frick scale will be paid , the employes. This is an advance in : wages. Granted an Adwiuce of Wages. Philadelphia, April s.—Thomas Dolau &Co., manufacturers of woollens, etc., have granted an advance of 15 per cent, in wages to their weavers. AN EASTER DAY PROMISE. Easter day was drawing near, as was shown in the opening glories of wood and field around the old Carolina home, where Bessie Thornwell had spent the days of her uneventful but happy life. Honeysuckle and jasmine blossoms flecked the worm fences; lilies of the valley, violets, buttercups and dan delions carpeted tho meadows, while trumpet flowers and laurel blossoms lent glory to the neighboring swamp. The thrush, cardinal grosbeak and mockingbird filled the air with melody, as though heralding the coming of the Christ day. The youth and buoyancy of the vernal season were in consonance with the life and promise of the girl, 4 just budding into beautiful woman hood. How supremely happy she was as the grateful breaths of the mimosa reached her nostrils and as she looked out upon the great forest trees that gloried in their delicate vernal robes. She thought reverently of the approaching day, when, clad in white robes and bearing offerings of Easter flowers, she would take her first communion. The only child of her widowed mother and the darling of her old negro "mam my," 'Manthy, her young life had never known a care, and she might have been utterly spoiled but for a refined con scientiousness that forbade selfishness. "YOU'LL BE JIB' LAJCK DK ANGULS." She was innocent and pure as tho lilies she gathered in the meadow, and mer ited all the affection that was lavished upon her. 'Manthy's love bordered upon idolatry. "Miss Bessie'll bo jis' laick de anguls in disser frock," declared the negress, as she held tho garment up for the ad miration of Mrs. Thornwell. "I dess wonder ef any er dem's es pooty," she added. " 'Manthy!" ejaculated the mistress, mildly protesting against tho irrev erence. "Deed I does, missus. Do bressed Lawd done meek her, 'n' ef dar's any sperits pootier 'n' 4rer, den I jis' dim' ap oberde wall 'n' peek at 'em." While the mother and 'Manthy wcro sounding her praises Bessie entered, flushed and excited. "I havo been down among the bay trees and cypresses, mamma, and am so ?ery tired," she said, wearily. The doctor came and looked grave. Night shadows fell upon the earth, and deeper shadows fell upon tho house hold. A malignant fever had attacked the maiden and the spirit of irrepressi ble sorrow was present. The fragile form wasted fast, and then came tho setting of the sun of that young life. The wan face lighted in an expiring glance, and tho feeble lips whispered: "This mortal must put on immor tality." The Easter day that was to have seen her first Communion was tho burial day of the young girl. Tho white garment became her shroud, and the bells that were to have pealed out glad notes over resurrection day tolled solemnly for the young life that had ended so untimely. Yet to the sorrow ing mother tho lesson of the Easter day brought tho only solace that is to bo found in all the world for those who mourn as she. There came floating on the air of the churdh tho promise of tho first resurrection, and the bereaved one went home to bide the time of re union. Bless God for Easter and the lear old word, Immortality. BOUqnefca for Raster. The Easter bouquet of the Irish at the present day bears a strong resem blance to the two yellow irises depicted by Leonardo da Vinci In his interesting paintings of tho Infant Christ. It con sists of a spherical ball of primroses, carefully tied together, and in the cen ter is placed a white six-pctaled anem one, or pasque. In Warwickshire, England, they havo very similar bouquets, except that the plume of the anemone is supplied by a branch of tho palm willow. In tho celebrated painting referred to, the Infant Christ is represented as standing between two yellow irises; that on the sinister side with tho petals downward, apparently to represent tho humanity or humiliation of Christ, while that on the dexter side had the petals upward, implying the divinity, or glorification. The Heart of Ranter. Our joy and our hope is in tho continuance of existence in another world, immediately after death, even as Christ's existence continued after His death; and we look more for this immediate resurrection than for some later one. Indeed, what the early Christians called resurrection of the dead we are apt to call, perhaps us correctly, the immortality of tho soul; and wo triumph in tho thought that as the penitent thief had the prom ise that he should this day, while his body was yet unburied, be with Christ in I'aradise, so the souls of all believers Ido at their death pass into glory. IIo : muse He lives we shall live also. ThoHo Eauter Glrln. "What nn artificial smile that Miss Scrumptious lias. Did you notice how she smirked all through service?" "Yes, dear, but you mustn't blame her. It's tho most natural thing she possesses."—Brooklyn Life. Anthracite emil usrl exclusively, insulink clem illness ami comfort. AKIIANUKMKNT or I'AKSCNGKK TIIAINB. NOV. IK, 1 H'.M. LEAVE EREKLAND. soft, 8 25, 1)33. Iti4i a m. 13ft, 2 27, 340, 4 25, 0 12, ti 58, 8 0, a57 |> 111, I, 8 25. 0: u 111, I ;y, 3 40, 4 2ft p in, for Mauch Chunk, Allcntown, Hetlilcheip, I'hilu., Boston ami N-w York. fiUft, .) 1041 am, 2 27, 42ft, 58 pm, for Maiianoy (lily. Sin naialoaii and I'ottsville. 7 20, 0 iti. 10 50 a m, 11 54,4 34 p in, (via lUrli land llrancii) for White Haven, Glen Summit, Wilkee-Burrc, Pittston and L. and B. Junction. SUNDAY THAINB. 11 40 a m and 3 4ft p m for Drifton, Jcddo, Lum ber Yard ami Hazleton. 3 4ft nHI for Delano, Mahanoy City, Slienuii douh. New York and Philadelphia. ARRIVE AT FREELAND. 7 20, 0 27, 10 50, 11 54 a in, 12 58, 2 13, 4 34, ft 33, 0 58, 847 inn, from ila/.lcton, Stockton, Luiu ber Yard, Jeddo ami Drifton. 7 20, 27, 10 50 am, 2 13, 4 34, 058 p m. from Delano, Malianoy City and Shenandoah (via New Boston Brunch). 12 58, ft 33, 8 47 pin, from New York, Easton, Philadelphia, Bethlehem, Allentown and Mauch Chunk. 0 27, 10 50 a m, 12 58, 5 33, 058 847 p in, from Easton, Philu., Bethleliem and Mauch Chunk. a 33, 10 41 am, 2 27,0 58 pm Horn White Haven. Glen Summit, Wilkes-Itarre, Pittston und L. and B. Junction (via Highland Branch). SUNDAY THAINB. 11 31 a m and 331 p m, from Hazleton, Lum ber Yard, Jeddo and Drifton. 11 31 a m from Delano, Hazleton, Philadelphia and Easton. 3 31 p m from Delano and Mahanoy region. For further information inquire of Ticket Agents. CHAB. S. LEE, Gcn'l Pass. Agent, , „ Phi la., Pa. ROLLIN H. WILBUR, Gen. Supt. East. Div. A. W. NONNEMACHEH, Ass tG. P. A., South Bethlehem, Pa. THE DELAWARB, SUSQUEHANNA ani. SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD. Time table in effect January 20, 1805. Trains leave Drifton for Jeddo, Eckley, Hazle Brook, Stockton, Beaver Meadow ltoud, ltoan aid Hazleton Junction at ( 00, 010a m, 1200, 4 15 p in, daily except Sunday, and 1 u; a m, 2 ;J8 p m, Sunday. Trains leave Drifton for Harwood, (Tan berry, Tomhickcn and Dcrlnger at uOO a m, 12 00 p in, daily except Sunday; ami 7 03 a in, 2 38u lu, Sunday. Trains leave Drifton for Oneida Junction, Harwood ltoad, Humboldt Bond, Oneida and Sheppton ato 10 a m, 120H, 4 15 p in, daily except Sunday; and 7 (ti a in, 2 38 p m, Sunday. Trains leave lia/.leton Juuotioii for Harwood, Cranberry, Tomhicken and Deringer at 035 a in, 1 58 p m, daily except Sunday; and 8 53 a in, 4 22 p m, Sunday. Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida Junction, Harwood ltoad, Humboldt Bond, Oneida and Sheppton at 0 47, 1) 37 a in, 12 40, 4 4(1 p in, daily except Sunday; and 7 37 u m, 308 p m,Sunday. Trains leave Dcringor for Tomhicken, Cran berry, Harwood, lia/.leton Junction, Bonn, Beaver Meadow Bond. Stockton, Uazle Brook, Eckley, Jcddo und Drifton at 2 55, 007 p m, daily except Sunday; and 037 a m, 5 07 4) in, Sunday. Truins leave Sheppton for Oneida, Humboldt ltoad, Harwood ltoud, Oneida Junction, Huzlc tou Junction U 'd ltoan at 8 18, 10 15 am, 115, ft 2ft p ra, daily except Sunday; und 8 00 u m, 3 44 p m, Sunday. Trains leave Sheppton for Beaver Meadow ltoud, Stockton, llazle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo and Drifton at 10 Ift a in. 5 25 p in, daily, except Sunday; and 8 00 a in, 3 44 n ni, Sunday. Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Beaver Meadow ltoud, Stockton, llazle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo and Drifton at 10 38 a m, 3 20, ft 47, 040 p m, dully, except Sunday; und 10 08a m, ft 38 p in, Sunday. All truins connect at llazleton Junction with electric cars for Hazleton, Jeunesville, Audcn ried and other points on the Traction Com pany's line. 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