maty. i i MILFORD, PIKE COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 181)7. VOL. 2. m 50. lIAUIUSBUllGLETTEIi. Compondium of Important News of the Past Week, FROM AN 1MPAKTIAL STAND POINT. Oar Special Correspondent t Harrls bnrg Writes on Mutters of Vital Im portance to Erery Cltlcclt of the Keystone State. Harribburo, Oct. 11. Tho ex ceedingly sad predicament in which the tnombors of the Capitol Commis sion And themselves hns been the topic of conversation in all circles during tho past week rmd consider ing what bus already taken place all Pennsylvanians will carefully watch the future operations of the com mission. It is quite evident that when the act was passed by the re-, cent Legislature authorizing the formation of this commission that the representatives who supported tho me nsnre did not nnticipate all the trouble that was in store. It was the intent at that time to have matters pushed as rapidly as possi ble so as to inRuro having the new building ready for occupancy by tho time of holding the next session, but that is now almost an impossibility. After the commission sottled down to business obstructions were en countered on all sides, which finally resulted in several suits being insti tuted against that body. The cause of the trouble was tho alleged fav oritism of certain architects and the persons claiming injury applied for injunction in the Dauphin and Lan caster county courts, which was granted temporarily. A hearing wa3 held in the Lancaster case Sat urday, when a lengthy amendment to further strengthen their caso was offorod by the prosecution. The at torneys representing the commis sion vigorously opposed the amend ment, stating that the injunction must stand or fall on tho strength of the original bill. By consent ot counsel the case was continued un til after tho Dauphin court's decis ion, the defense reserving the right to move for the dissolution of the injunction as soon as the opinion in the latter caso is delivered. The fact that the commission has held Beveral secret meetings tho past week has led a number of people to think that a plan is being consum mated to further delay tho work, so as to make it practicable for tho next Legislature to amond tho exist ing law in order to enlarge the build ing scheme and oxpoud a very much larger sum than the $550,000 as authorized. No mattor what the outcome bo of these mootings, it is hoped by all intelligent people that the commission will hereafter work harmoniously, thus insuring the saving of considerable time and ex pense and tho completion of the building by the time of convening tho next Legislature. NEW STATE OFFICIAL. Governor Hastings continued his policy of forcing resignations dur ing tho week. The person who had to step down and out was Oscar A. Noff, of Slatington, Lehigh county, an examiner in the Banking De partment at a salary of $10 per day. His sucoossor is Alva 8. Grow, of Lock Haven, present register and rooordor of Clinton county, who has always supported Gov. Hastings. It is altogether probable that Alder man Jones,- the Lehigh oounty header and a friend of Noff, will de clare war On the governor. It is now definitely settled that Col. James E. Barnott, of Washing ton, Deputy Secretary of tho Com monwealth, will bo removed. It in intimated that Richard Cochran, a York attorney, will succeed Mr. Bar nett. Robert Brownloe, the now Super--ifitenitent of Mines and Mining, tiled his bond and entered upon his duties last Friday. It is said that Capt. George W. Skinner, Pension Agent at Pitts burg, will succeed Col. Frank J. Magoe as inspector of the Soldiers' Orphans' schools of the State. Col. Magee will become superintendent of the Scotland Industrial School. INSURANCE REPORT. In a few days Insurance Commis sioner Lambert will issue his report on life, accident, plate glass, burg lary, surety and liability insurance concerns for 1896, showing their condition and business for the year. His report is a lengthy one and kuows that 1,504,116 life policies are in force in tho State, representing the enormous sum of $664,517,765. The State insurance department has entered suit against Alexander As Son, and Riugwalt to Agnew, Pittsburg insurance agents, on the chart" e that they wrote policies in comnauios not licensed to transact business in Pittsburgh, and the Al legheny grand jury has returned true bills. CHARTERS OKAKTK1). The following charters wore is hu1 at the State demrtment dur ing the wwk. The New York den tal parlors, Hriuuton, capital $5,000 ; S!i.'ti:i!i!ro tin plate company, New L'.ol.j, capital j',)0,0l)0; Oak liiil ttui M'iosio railroad company, fur one mile road, capital $2,000 ; Cres cent brewing company, Canton township, Washington oounty, capi tal $50,000 j City and State publish ing enmpanv, Philadelphia, capital $25,000 ; Philadelphia " Domokrat " publishing comiKUiy, Philadolphi ft capital $550,000 ; Lackawanna water supply company, Lackawanna and Susquehanna counties, capital $250,000 ; Disbrow euro company, New Castle, $2,000: The South Fork electric light, heat and power company, South Fork, capital $15,. 000, and the Untontown ore wing company, Uniontown, capital $100, 000. AI.1KN TAX LAW. In consideration of the fact that a number of manufacturers employ ing foreigners have written the At torney Geuoral and othor btate of ficials concerning tho collection of the tax of throo cents: per day on un naturalized foreigners, aa provided in tho act pawed bv the recent Leg islature, and since thon declared to bo unconstitutional by several judges, Depnty Attorney General Reoder says "the oounty commis sioners should have the law en forced nntil the snprouio court, the highest tribunal in tho land, passes on it, and then if it is declared un constitutional tho money can bo paid back." The case now pending will settle the mutter in a short while. Will stump onio. Upon tho invitation of Sonator fltnna, Governor Hastings has con sented to stump the State of Ohio during the final week of the cam paign. Secretary Beitlor will ac company him. Adjutant General Stewart deolined a similar invita tion owing to oUloial duties. Will k . Hendr'ckson. Chronic Malaria. The symptoms are : cold stioky sweats, tired-out feelings, chilly feelings alternating with hot flashes coated tonguo, bad breath, dizzy head, and dull headache, loss of ap petite, heavy, unrofroshing sleep, ringing in tho ears, brown moving spocxs before tho eyes. Of course no one has all thoso symptoms at once, but they will come, one after the other, making tho viotim hide ously miserable. The remedy is Pe-iu-na. The remedy cuickly restores tho appe tite, when now blood is made, strength returns, refreshing sleep, now courage and good nature come back, ono by one. Life ia worth living again. Send for free book on malaria, written by Dr. Hartman. Address Tho Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing Co., Columbus, Ohio. Holies to the Cyole Trade. P. C. Rutan's bioyclo shop will close about Nov. 20 for this season. Ho will close out the balance of his bicycles at very low prices in order to put on a now lino of wheels for tho spring trade. Mr. Rutan is well satisfied with the business here and will havo for next season a mush larger stock then he carriod this summer. This will be good news for tho many cyclers as the price of sun dries and bicycle repairs is low at Rutan's. Watch for his closing day and tho oioning one next year, due notice or. which will appear in the Press. P. C. Rutan, Broad Stroot, Milford, Pa. Bound Over to Court George Nelson, of Matanioras who has been in the employ of Geo. Happ tho Port Jorvis baker was arrested this week for embezzlement of his employers funds. He waived an ex amination before Justice Balch and was hold in $200 bail for his appear ance at court. The amount alleged to have appropriated is several hund red dollars, and it is also stated that his mental oondition is such as to war. rant the belief that he had no ado. quate conception of the gravity of tne onenso. Two Coaching Partlea. On Thursday of last week, a hand some four-horse drag arrived irj Milford from New York oity with the following persons who register- ea at the Hotel auchore, Dr. A. E. Al. Purely, K. H, Lawrence, Miss Clements, R. F. Purdy with two livery ooachmon. Thoy returned on irulay afternoon. Another couching party, which came from Morristowu, containing seven persons also registered at the same hotel Friday morning and left in the afternoon on their return trip. Both Died. Some days ago a guest at the Fauchere Hotel was presented with a live rattle snake which he put in a box, ana wisulng to toed his pet placed ar live mouse in it with tho reptile. Next morning both snake and mouse were dead, tho snake having been bitten apparently by the little rodent in tho neck. What killed the mouse is net known as the tight occurred in the night when there wuro uo spectator, AUTUMNAL DAT EXERCISES. The Methodist Eplncopjt! Chnreh Decora ted for the Occasion. List Sunday evening a very at tractive program was rendered at the M. E. Church in oommemora tion of Autnmn. The church was handsomely and elaborately decora ted with fruits and vegetables re presenting tho products of the field and garden. Following is the order : D"X(lnfj Scripture Romllnif Murk IV-3. Hymn, No. 61 Pnivcr Wllllrim Angle. Hymn. No. HWS. A Hlble Btudr Superintendent and cliwws. Motion Honfr Infant class. HecitnMon 'Whore do yon UvB;"Ettn Klpp. Sonpf School No 130, Love and Praise. Bocltiit.ion "Autumn Treasures. "Miss Wells' cirtan. Recitation "We've nlwayg been provided for." Lily Van Ttusoll. Hymn No. KW7. R"ci ration Heinle Armstrong. Recitation "Ruth's tileauiug." Miss Finpprs' clnss. Hymn, No. loss. Adilreag By the pastor. Offering. Hymn. No. 1090. Benediction. . . Odd Fellows Install Officers. On Thursday evening Oct. 7th 1867, the installation of officers of Vandermark Lodge was hold. The following officers were installed : N. G. Frank M. Rudolph. V. G. Fred A. Beck. Treasurer Wni. H. Courtright. Secretary Geo. Daumann, Jr. Assifcant Secretary Jacob Mo Carty. Trustee William Aimer. Representative to Grand Lodge George Daumann, Jr. R. R. to N. G. William Beck. L. S. to N, G. D. H. Hornbeck. War William H. Aimer.. Con. F. M. Black. R. 8. 8. A. F. Bergot. L. 8. 8. William Travis. Chap James Boslor. A G. James Boslor. I. G. William D-ake. R. 8. to U. G. William Hazen. L. 8 to V. G. Frank Roser. 8. P. G. George R. Quick. The Drought Broken. The western states whloh have boon suffering very disastrously for want of rain were blessed with a generous downpour this week. Kansas has been without rain for two months, Nebraska for over six wooka, and the area of country af fected has nevor boon equaled in ex tent or sovority sinoo an authorita tive record has boon kept. The re duction of acreage in winter wheat is said to be 25 on this ocoount, it being impossible to plough the ground. All crops have suffered, pastures dried up and fruit blasted. That section welcomes the refresh ing rain which will put out the for est Hres and revive vegetation. Hat of Unclaimed Letters. Unclaimed lotters remaining In tho Post Offloa at Milford, Pa. for the week ending Oct. 9, 197 : Ladies Mrs. Dave MoCarty, Mrs Annie Marsoh, Miss Maggie Shop herd. Gentlemen Geo. O. Brlen, Wm. Auklay. Persons claiming the above will please say " Advertised " and give date of this list. Jas. S. Gale, P. M. Asks to Bs Relieved. District Attorney James W. Fox, of Easton, made application to the court on Monday to be relieved from connection with the prosecution in the conspiracy case against General Reed or and asked to have some one spocially appointed to try the caso. He is a close friend of the Reoder family and feels that it would bo lm proper and indelicate for hin to act. Judge Soott took the matter under consideration Thought to Bs tntsno. Gaston Amos, of Hawloy, Pa., was committed to Bollevue Hospital, New York, Tuesday for inquiry as to his sanity. Ho was marching around the corridors of a hotel clad only in night clothes repeating mili tary orders, and when at the station house made all the prisoners get in line ana march about the room, lie is a brothor of J. 8. Ames, the banker. Who Were the Racers. Thore was a blooded raoo on the road from Port Jervia to Milford one day lust week, a spectator in forms us. Two young men driv icg toward tho town aa if they were in a hurry, attempted to pass three of oar lad'es who did not appear to ao quiosce in tho idea of having a party rrom a tar distant state with a wind broken racer to pass 'them. The tin. lau waiJ a novelty . A-la-ka-foot, II. M. Hornbeck promises a day of rare sport to morrow (Saturday) at fJoruuinock. There will be shooting and prices of cash, turkeys, gonsa and chickens. The sportsmen will enjoy a fine afternoon of sport. Our gun club will iiiuko a note of this, SUSSEX DEMOCRATS. Comments on ths Ticket There Seems to be DlnnatUfMctlon. Democrats generally regret that their ticket does not represent cor rect Democratic principles this fall. With tho exception of tho head of the ticket there exists much dissat isfaction. Tho senatorial candidate has always filled every position ho has been called on to occupy with such ability and perception of the requirements of the offke as to elicit tho praise of even his political op ponents. Tho candidate for assem bly while a good oltinon, has not al ways stood true to hia political pledgos, has not made a brilliant ro oord as committeeman, and has car ried tho tickets of a candidate in his own party until the primary was ovor, and the need for them past. Later developments confirm the first supposition that they were pur posely withheld, and . shocks tho sense of fair play of even his closest friends. The candidate for clerk of tho oounty is very popular as a man, and has filled his office very acceptably. But true Democrat can not forgot that he acooptod ofHoe uudor the promise to be content with a single term, and that his present candidacy overturns a cardinal principle and declaration of the party. Demo crats feel that if the declarations and principles of their party can not be sustained there ceases to be a rallying point and party organiza tion becomes impracticable. When ever any single man in the party takes the ground, as the present candidate practically does, that party rules and regulations must be subverted to furthor his personal desires for office, then the man be comes greater than the party, or its principles, and tho submission of tho party can only be followed by a loss of confidence in its integrity and a final sinking into an "innocuous dosuetude.v H. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Recorded In the Office of the Recorder Since Our Lost Isaao. Westfall. George Mann Peck to Peter W. Brown, dated Aug. 6th, Rachel Smith, Francis Smith, John Shea and one-half Rachel Shea tracts, 1,200 aoros, oon $500,"ent'd Oct. 6th. BRIEF MENTION. Three judges have been sitting in the Northampton courts this week to try causes. - Frank Sohorr has boon disposing of his stock of toods at auction this week. The bidding was quite spirit ed and the prices realized fair. There will bo a social and enter tainment, under tho auspices of the hju worth League, on Tuesday even ing, Oct. 19, in the lecture room of tho M. E. Chnreh. Collection. Vido Zokich, who was shot lately by the elder Heins at Greeley came to Milford this week to look after the proseoution of his case. The charge some 40 shot took ef fect in his arm, leg and side and he is still quite feeble from the effects. If Horace Greeley could know how many Tribunes are being taken in Pike in conjunction with tho Press he would retract his little re mark about spoiling books, whiskey and Democrats. The books are on the lnorease while the latter two oommodoties are slowly but surely diminishing. A. Altmanand Co., of Port Jor vis call attention to a large stock of goods comprising cloaks, capes, wraps, hosiory .gloves, millinory.and suoh furnishings generally as charm the eye when they ado rn the female form divine. They so 11 them cheap too wmcu really makes the goods more attractive. See their new ad. A gentleman formerly a resi dent here and welj known in the community roplios ift another col umn to our recent enquiry as to the identity of the persons at the "large and respectable" meeting of whigs m mis county, nearly sixty years ago. This letter will prove interest ing as verifying the story and recall ing tne names of its principal actors Emmet Van Sickle jeweler of Port Jorvis is official time koepor of me .ne. 'mat is he regulates the watches ot the trainsmen. Anv one who does this must know all about a watoh and how to keep it in repair lie also has a full line ef jewelry and silverware. Ho can fit glasses to your eyes, and save you Dig money in cost of examination That he advertises in the Press is an assurance of enterprise. A Youthful Masaier. Tho Gazette says thrt Charles R. Van Etten, who is a son of E. L Van Etteu formerly of this county later of Port Jorvis and now of New York was recently promoted from the position of Auditor to that of General Manager of the Jamestown and Lake trie Railroad. He is one of the youngest men in tho country who nonis so responsible a position boiug only 23 years, lie entered the employ of tho road two vears ago as olurk and has risisn rapidly by rea son of his unusual ubility. OBITUARY. HARRIET IDA (KINO) HORTOU. "I Our com munity was sorrowfully surprisod on Monday to learn of the death of Mrs. Horton. Though an invalid for years it was not supposed that her malady would so suddenly terminate her life. Pneumonia how ever that insidious destroyer which ever lurks to find a weak spot in lifos armor sped the fatal shaft, and Monday lost as the clock struck the noon hour her spirit departed. She was born in Morristwwn, N. J about fifty six years ago and moved from there when six years old with her parents to Sucasnnna whore she resided until Oct. 13, 1865 when she was united in marriage with Geo. E. Horton and two years after removed toPikecouuty where her home has been ever since. She was a woman of domestic tastes, and by roason of her ill health prevented from actively participating in social pleasures, but by those whoso privilege it was to know her intimately sho was highly esteemed for her kind and affable mannors. She leaves surviv ing, hor husband, one daughter, Hattie E. three sisters, Mrs. Peter Vanuess, of Stanhope, Mrs. J. W. Hurd, of Dover and Mrs. S. H. Hop kins, of Newton, N. J., and two brothers, M. T. King, of West Vir ginia and Dr. Jame King of Spring field, 111. The funeral was hold Thursday at 2 p. m. Services were conduotod by Rev. Thos. Nichols of the Presbyterian church who preached the sermon, Rev. W. R. Neff of the M. E. Church and Rov. B. 8. Lassiterof tho Church of tho Good Shepherd also participated in the last sad rites. The floral tri butes attested in a silont but feeling manner the high esteem of many frlonds. The remains were laid at rest in our beautiful hillside village of the dead and autumn leaves will decorate the grave of one who will be sadly missed in the house which was in a peculiar sense her earthly home. OBITTJRAY NOTES. Ellis R. Carhuff died in Newark about two weeks since of apoplexy aged 73 years. He was bom in Dolaware township this ooun ty and removed to Newark in early life. He was at one time a very efficient ohief of tho Newark Fire Depart ment and latterly has been engaged in tho manufacture of chomioal com pounds. Those who believe chronio diar rhoea to bo incurable should road what Mr. P. E. Grjsham, of Gaars Mills, La., has to say on the subject viz : "I have been a sufferor from chronio diarrhoea ever sinoe the war and have tried all kinds of modi oines for it. At last I found a remedy that effected a cure and that was Chamberlain's Colio, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy." This modioine can always be depended upon for colio, cholera morbus, dy sentery and diarrhoea. It is plea sant to take and never fails to effect a cure. 25 ana 60 ents sizes for sale by Druggist and General Merchants in Pike county. Prohibition Nomination. J. A. Moyor has been placed in nomination for Jury Commissioner, by nomination papers, by the pro hibition party in this county. The certificate filed Oct. 12 bears the names of 53 citizens all good up right men, most of whom have boon active supporters, and some of them prominent in recent affairs in tho two old parties. Tho name of the Democratic State bonator for this distriot is among the number. Mr. Moyer is a conscientious and earnest advocate of the principles of his party and would doubtless make an excellent officer of selected for the position. A lot of new straw and felt hats at W. & G. Mitchell's. Delaware's Woader. The people of Dingmans Ferry are somewhat excited over the an tics of a man who is camping in the woods in that neighborhood. Ha shuns observation and has in somo way created the impressioD that he is a fugitive from justice. Some even go so fur as to surmise that he may be Christian, the man who recently shot two men up in buluvan county. N. Y., which is a highly Improbable conclusion, but at all events he has aroused considerable anxiety as to his intentions and much curiosity as to hia identity. Report of Port Jemis Banks. The National Bank of Port J or vis reports loans and disoounts 1 103,056. - 72, surplus and profits 182,253.11, donoaits 472.887. The First National Bank reports loans and discounts $413,L"J1.17, capital stock and surplus 168,726, 40, deposits 1502,487.07. PERSONAL.. Win. Dusonbnrry was appointed Oct. 9th postmaster at Dingmans Ferry. Thomas Vyso, wife and daughters of Staten Island aro at the Dimmick Houso. James. R. Bull and wife of New York aro visiting relativra in town this week. Mrs. W. K. Peters, of New York, and child, visited friends hero for several days recently. Win. H. Cuddeback hns accepted a situation on the Erie and is at pro sent firing a pusher engine. Dr. Gould L'lwyor formerly of this place Is in Philadelphia complet ing his course in dentistry. JohnH. Wood a lawyer in Chica go, 111., is with hi wife visiting his father, Bradner Wood of Shohola. John W. Hurd and wife, of Dover N. .T attended the funeral of tho late Mrs. Geo. B. Horton yesterday. Mrs. Thomrs Br.idford, of Wood town visited friends in this vioinity rocently. Mrs. Knte B. Van Wyek and danghter, Happy went to Now York recently where tho latter will attend school . Mrs. M. C. Nyc3 and daughter, Belle will leave for Kansas about Nov. 1 to spend the winter iu tha t state. The Humbert ootta o closed last Saturday. Mrs. Humbert and fami ly returned to Brooklyn for tho winter. Mrs. George Goldsmith (nee Flora Schnltz) and friend Mrs. Hallnck visited the family of H. Courtright recently. Mrs. Thomas McMurray formerly of Dingmans but now of this place will move to Now York the first of noxt week. Mrs. J. J. Hajt has been quite ill during the past weak with ; severe oold which at times threatened pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. William Ryder of Rosa Switch spent Sunday last at tho home of our obliging exprossui.m, Mr. J. Ryder. Mrs. John D. Biddis and daughter Pattie after spending the summer in Milford returned to thoir Wash ington home this week. W. V. Burohor.of Barohsr's Glon, and John L. Burcher, of Wayne county, were in Milford, Oot. 11, at tending the sale of Hart property. Tho family of L. W. Armstrong, after spending a pleasant summer at their handsome summer homo hero returned to New York Monday. Erastus Moraban and Gaston L. Ghegan who havo boon spending soveral days with their friend Geo. Bourniqne will return to thoir city homo to-morrow. Mrs. Fannie Westfall and Miss ijydia Brown took the oxcursi on to Niagara Falls last Saturday. Re turning they will stop at Perry, N. Y., for a visit of several d vys. B. E. Brown and wifo returned from New York Monday where they had been spending a weak, combin ing pleasure with tho business ef purchasing a stock of now goods. Thomas Armstrong contractor for for the large mansion of F. A. Pot tor at Sing Sing visited his family Sunday. Ho is pushing the work with over 100 men, and will also build the drive way to the house. Mrs. Arthur Wolf who has spent several weeks in Miirord returned to Syracuse, N. Y., from which place sho will go to hor homo in New Orleans when the fever which is said to prevail there has abated. Mrs. George Mitchell entertained a large company Tuesday evening in honor of Jas. K, linn and wife About fifty guests wore pieseut to congratulate the young conplo. Re freshmen ts were bountifully served as a pleasant ending to tho happy occasion. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Van Tasscll Mr. Will F. Bock, Miss May Boyd, Mr. Ed. Quinn, Mr. Abraham Van Auken and Mr. W. T. Struble, all of Milford, took in the Erie's harvest excursion to Niagara Fulls Saturday evening. They returned on Mon day night. Charles Wells formerly of Shohola who has resided in Rioe county, Kansas for the pnst thirteen years, is making his first visit to the county since removal. Ho says this is a good year for farmers in Kan sua and that he had sown 100 acres of wheat this fall. Wallace Newman, Jas Huller, J. M. Bensley, John C. Warner and Geo. Swopenizer accompaniod a largo purty from the State Convention of Commissioners last week to Wash ington where they called on Presi dent McKinley and shook hands with that guntleman. Mrs. Hennetta Wilson, formerly Haggerty, with her son, arrived in town Tuesday to permanently abide in hor old home. She will reside tn the house of Mrs. M. C. Nyce on Brood street. Her many friends hero will cordially welcome hor re turn, and no doubt she will enjoy rosidouoe among her companions of earlier days. , The Bond and the Dollar. John Chirk Ridpath's great arti- ole on finance, coveriug the. lust 30 yeurs, is of absorbing interest to any person desirous of studying the great financial question. Sample copios may bo had free of charge at the Boo uivo, WASHINGTON LETTER President McKinley Will Home to Vote. Go It la it I'atrlotln Uuly The Pulley To wr.l Culm The ni-motnllle Com miiMlim Whni the TariB' liecamo Operative. Unless his present plans are changed, President MoKinley will go to Ohio just before tho election art.l remain thcro to cast his vote. He do.isu't regard his vote as nocos s.'iry to the success of tho Republi can ticket, State and Legislaturo.but lie believes that casting his vote is a patriotic duty that should never bo loft undone by any man when it can possibly be done. Hu h.us preached this from the stump all over Ohio in t!io many campaigns in which ho hns participated, and ho wishes to show his Ohio friends that ho con tinues to both preach and practice it. Whether the President will make n spooch bofore tho election in Ohio is not yet fully duterminod. He is somewhat inclined to think mnii iu wouiu not ue strictly in ac cordance with propriety for him to inane a partisan speech in a state campaign, but attempts to persuado him to address at least ono meeting, at Cincinnati, are still boiug modo, and they may succoed. Secretary Wilson, who is widely known as an effective campaigner, becauso of his straight forward ap peals to the common, everyday, horso-sense of his hearers, has gono to Ohio to take the stumu for a few days for tho Republicans. Secre tary Wilson has no scruples about a mombor of tho Cabinet taking tho stump for his party: the issue in Ohio has boon matlo to involve tho policy of the National Administra tion, and ho thinks it all right for members of the administration to take part in tho publio discussions. Events of the last fow davs in Spain have oonvinoed even tho most sensationally inclinod scribblors that a groat many noowo have al lowed their imaginations to run away with thoir judgment in dis cussing the attitude of President MoKinley towards both Spain and Cuba. The Prosident ha every reason to feol gratiflod at the visible result of his Cubau polioy tho re oall of Gen. Weylor by tho new Spanish ministry, and to expect a still greater result peace in Cuba. A great many who regarded tho sending of a commission to Europe to treat with the governments over there on the feasibility of the adop tion of international bimetallism as chimerical, when it was first pro posed by Senator Woloott, aro now convinced that tho Commission ha really been of some sorvice. It has, for one thing, made the govern ment of Groat Britian for tho first time give serious consideration to the subject of international bime tallism, instead of curtly dismissing it, as it had always previously done. Of .course this doesn't make it cer tain that Great Britain will event ually agroe to international bimetal lism, but it is a longer step in that direction than it soomod possible awhile ago to mako Groat Britian take, and tho credit is certainly due to the efforts of Sonator Woloott's Commission. Arrangements have just boon perfected for a series of conferences betwoon tho Commis sion and Ambassador Hay with the British Chancellor of the Excheuqer and other oilloials, for the purpose of fully discussing tho mattor in all its bearings. Secretary Gage will appeal from the docision of tho Board of Apprai sers, that the Dingley tariff did not Decome operative until tho minute that it was signed by the President, to the Courts, and the question will be passed in upon the Uuited States Supreme Court at an early day, as there is a provision of law under which customs cases are advanced on the docket of tho Supreme Court. becretary uage had previously de cided that the tariff law wtus retro active, and his docision will be fol lowed by collectors of customs un til it is reversed by the Courts, If tho courts uphold the decision of the Board of Appraisers, the Gov ernment will have to refund about $300,000 to importers whoso impor tations were entered at tho custom houses on Saturday, July 24th, be fore the signing of tho tariff act by tho President. Secretary Gage holds that the bill became a law on the da"y that it was signod by the President, and that all goods en tered oa that day were liublo to tho new duties. The bill was signed in the afternoon, after tho close of tha business day ut the custom houses, and the decision of tho Board of Ap praisers would, if upheld, make all goods entered that day subject only to the old duties. Treasury officials are joulidout thut Secretary Gage's deeis'ou was right and that it will bo uphold by the Supreme Court, A Social Supper. The Rebeccas last Friday evening gave a supper after their meeting which was one of thoso gastronomia feasts for which that society is so famous. Over fifty enjoyed tho re- Ipast which was a full fledged meal witn mo things usually caiieu re freshments super-added. Tho ladies of this flourishing or der never make any mistakes in that direction as tho appetites of their numerous friends attest,
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