O Cominity II K .1 ii (02)0 VOL. 3. M1LF0KD, HKE COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, NOVEMIiEK 12, 1897. NO. 2. 11AURISBUUGLETTEU. Compendium of Important News of tho Past Week. FROM AN IMPARTIAL STAND POINT. Our Sppchil Correspondent nt HarrlsbnrR Writes .on Mutters of Vltnl Impor tance to EviTy Citizen of the Koy- stone Htnte. Harrishurcj, Nov. 9. Now corner the startling announcement that tin1 gubernatorial candidates will have to fight thoir own b.ittlos, Sjnator Quay being reiKirted to have dcclareil that he will take no part in the cam paign whatever. List week State Treasurer Haywood spent a few hoars with Quay at the lattor's homo In Bjavor, and when Interrogated as to how Quay felt on the situation said that "he wilt keop hand off th3 coming flrht for governor, as most of tho aspirants are friends of his." It is a wall-known fact that Stone, Widonor and Cjnnell have all done successful work for tho famous sonator, and when they announced themselves as candidates it put Q lay in quite a pre lioamint, for it wa3 generally understood that Stone would have hli support, but since then, the readers of those lottors are well aware, there have been strange developments, and owing to thiis Quay has decide ! to do his work un der cover. His lare number of "faithful" lieutenants in the state will be made familiar with tho situation, and although not receiv ing their instructions direct, will bo given full knowledge as to what they are expected to do and for whom it shall be done. Quay has again gono to his Florida retreat and will re turn at the convening of Congress, so nothing of interest can be ex pooted from him for a few weeks. Since Congressman Stone has estab lished headquarters in Pittsburg and flooded the state with personal ap peals for support, it is reasonable to suppose that Connoll and Widener will not forcibly intrude thomselvoa. However, it is not disputed that they will entor the oontoyt, not with tho expectation of being nominated, but in order to koop up thoir popu larity and insuro rooognitiju .at so.ne future time. My prediction is that Stone will go into tho oonven tion noxt year and after a few favorites' nainos are presented and withdrawn he will receive the un animous endorsement of the con vention. DECISIONS IN LAW. An opinion given by Deputy At torney Genoral Roeder to Auditor General Mylin decides that when a lioonse for an opera house is paid the person paying the license does not have to pay treasurer's foes or a foe to an appraiser, as has been the cus tom in a groat many placas. In the case of the State against tha World Benefit Association, of West Virgina to havo the associa tion's lioonse revoked in this state, Judge MoPhorson, of the Dauphiu county oourt, ordered that tho li oinse heretofore granted to the as sociation to trausaot business be horoby revoked and annulled. Tho association was represented to be in unsound condition and it whs represented that the Post Office De partment at Washington has ad judged it to bo fraudulent and re fused to deliver mail to the home offioeat Wheeling and the branch office at Philadelphia. Deputy Attornoy General Rjeder has decided that the business of the Philadelphia Underwriters' Associa tion, an association of two fire com p vnios is illegal. It app ) vrs that the Firo Insurance Association and tha Insurance Company of North America organized tho Underwriters Assosiation about a year ago merely to reduce the number of agencies and lessen office expenses. Persons holding policies in tho Underwriters' Association will not lose on account of tha decision, for each of the two c Jiupauies concerned will issuo poll ties for half the amount carried with the Underwriters. WILL TEST CATTLE, When the State live stock sani- 'tary board mot on Friday, arrange ments were made for the enforce ment of tho new law regulating the importation of cattle into Pennsyl vania. The law provides that dairy cuvvs and neat cattle for breeding purposes shall , nfu-r January 1, , 1 vj-t, ,o crtuniiuxl and tented with tuberculin before being permitted to coma into this Stale except when shipped In quarantine to destina tion Hud examined at the expense of tho owner by some one appointed by tho board. This law wns passed be cause a groat many tuberculous cnt t!e had been brought into the State. This resulted in much expense to 1 10 State and loss to tho owners. In accordance with the act the board has decided to erect at tho veterin ary department of the UnivorsityT)f Pe insylvnnia a building for thee tests. NEW SUITS INSTITUTED. Two large important actions have 1m'o;i brought before Attorney Gen eral McCormick. The South Beth lehem gas and woter company and the Lehigh cool and navigation company petitioned to have him act for the Commonwealth in an action in equity to restrain the Consolid ated steel and wire company and other manufacturing concerns at Allentown from polluting the Le high river by refuse 'from their works. Tho Allegheny county light ompany applied for a writ of quo warranto to compel I. Jackson & Bro., Pittsburg clothiers, to show cause by what right they furnish electric light to parties outside of their building. F.CnO OF THE RIOT. ft Tho fact that eighty-throe men will be called for trinl at one time in Luzerne county on the charge of murder is of national interest and importance, as it will establish a precedent and define tho duties and powers of sheriffs Tho trial is set for November 15th, and is the re. suit of the wholosale slaughter of striking miners nt Hazelton by Sher- iff Martin and his deputies, who are named as defendants in the case On account of the feeling in the county a change of venue may be asked for. CHARTERS ISSUED. Charters wero issued at the State department during the week to the following corporations : First Na tionnl brewing ctynpany, Allegheny, capital $300,00l; Traders' real es tate company Scranton, capital $30,000 ; Nay Aug lumber com pany, Scrontou, capital 130,000 ; Union chemical company, Philadel phia, capital $100,000 ; Metal storage company, Pittsburg, capital $2,500; Forest telegraph and telephone com pany, Marionville, capital $5,000 j D. O. Cunningham gloss company, Pittsburg, capital $300,000. DEPARTMENT NOTES, The Chester Times says : It is generally nnderstood in Chester county that Senate Sorgeant-at Arms T. Larry Eyre is booked for a good federol appointment, and that this wob largely the reason why lie declined to enter the fight for the Republican nomination for the office of Recordor of Deeds. It is expected that whon the sold. iors' orphan school commission meets next month. Captain George W. Skinner, pension agent at PittS' burg, will be elected superintendent of the Scotland industrial school, Mayor Patterson, ot Harrisburg, will also likely be elected pornian ent secretary of the commission. Govornor Hastings and staff will attend the dedicatory Borvicos at Chattanooga Monday next. They will return on Wednesday. Will F. Hendrickson, Choir Refused to Slug. The choir of Rov. Thos. Dixons church refused to sing last Sunday out of sympathy with Professor Agramanto, their leader .because the pastor in a sermon the previous Sabbath advocated the election of Seth Low for Mayor. The Cubans feel that Low was opposed to in tervontion, and has stood against tho cause of Cuban liberty since the outbreak of the last war. Havo you examined Brown & Armstrong's new goods. The service in the Presbyterian church last Sunday evening was con ducted by Mrs. H. G. Williamson, leader of tho C. E. Socioty. Singing, prayer, illustrations of the topic, "Influence", by the members, and addresses by the pastor and Bayard Nichols comprised the exercises, which were of a very interesting character. Every one should fool it incum bent to support a homo newspaper. Subscribe for the Pkks now. American Beaut). Women of America ha ve a type of beauty peculiar to them selves. The climate, habits, and so cial peculiari ties, have com bined to pro duce a type of wo manhood quite distinct from the woman of other countries. It has Deoome al most an everyday occurrence for the nobility and royal blood of Europe to cross the water in search of an American beauty, for the United States has become famous thrruchont the world. The Ameri can beauty is a peculiar product of this country. She has, nowever,, one formidable enemy, not only to her beauty, bnt to her health as well. That enemy is indigenous to the climate and soil of the United States. It is called catarrh. Al most every woman has it in mild or severe forms. Our climate makes it well-nigh unavoidoble. It is the only natural enemy the American woman has. Not only is the united States the home of catarrh, but it is also the home of the now world famous catarrh remedy, Pe-ru-na. The medical profession has at hmt succeeded in devising a remedy for the well-nigh universal disease. Dr. Hartmon, the original com pounder of Pe-ru-na, hos a recent book on chronio. catarrh wliicn he will send free to any address for a short time. Address The Pe-ru-na Drug M'f 'g Co., Columbus, O. Ask your druggist for a free Pe- ru-na Almanno for 1898.' The throe-year-old boy of J. A. Johnson, of Lynn Center, 111., is subject to attacks of croup. Mr, Johnson says he is satisfied that the timoly use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, during a severe attack, saved his little boy's life, ne is in the drug business, a member of the firm of Johnson Bros., of that plaoe and they handle a great many patent medicines for throat and lung diseases. He had all these to ohoose from, and skilled physioians ready to respond to his call, but selected this remedy for use in his own family at a time when his child's life was in danger, because he knew it to bo superior to any other, and famous the country over for its cures of croup. Mr, Johnson says this is the best selling cough medicine they handle, and that it gives splendid satisfaction in all cases. Kola by Druggist ana wen- oral Merchants in Pike County. Just try a lOo box of Cascarets the finest liver and bowel regulator ever made. Brown & Armstrong would like to know if you have bought your winter footwear. New Telephone Company. Monday night, a number of Port Jorvis business men mot at the Fowler House and organized a new telephone company which proposes to construct a system in that village and to connect with the Milford line and also run to other points. Direo tors elected were : James P. Van Etton, P G. Wagnor.J. W. Gordon, J. T. Van Etton, M. Depuy, W. L. Cuddoback, C. R. Rouling, W. A. Parshall, W.E. Scott, F. N. Mason and S.'H. Gariss. The capital stock is $1,000. One hundred subscribers for phonos have been received. Tho Hudson River Telephone Company also proposes to extend its linos to Honosdole, Scranton and all points in Pennsylvania, and will build a new line to Milfoad, thence to Hainosville and through to New. ton where it will connect with trunk linos all over Sussex county. Truly opposition ia the life of trade. Buy your loaded sholls and all kinds of ammunition at Brown & Armstrong. AiifusU Neck Confute. The trial of Martin Thorn for the murder of William Guldensuppe at Woodside, L. I., in June last began this week. AngustaNack the woman implicated with him has made confession, and Wednesday took the w itness stand and told in detail how tho terrible crime was committed Her story does not vary materially from the one alleged to have been told by Thorn to Gartha, which led to his arrest. Guldensuppe was lured to the cottage, and while in spocting an upier room wan shot by Thorn, his body dragged to the buth tub and cut in pieces and next day the packages were deposited by the woman and Thorn in the river and Ogdons Woods near High Bridge BRIEF MENTION. Gome in this county except rab bits is reported scarce. The price of window glass has been advanced ton per cent. The Pennsylvania State Grange had 22,600 members in 1898. Vesuvius is in a state of activity ahd a groat mass of lava is pouring from one of its craters. City Solictitor Kinsey of Phila delphia decides that School Directors cannot be truant officers. There wa9 quite vivid lightning and the roar of distant thunder dur ing the storm Monday night. Governor Hastings has also de signated Thursday Nov. 25 aa a day of general Thanksgiving praise and rejoicing. Liveryman Horton is remodel ing his barns, putting in new stables for hordes and building a new car riage room. Contractors and workmen have arrived in Port Jervis and work on the new trolloy rood will immedi ately commence. James S. Boacoms official plura lity for State Treosurer is 128,354 ; Major McCauley has 145,237; Dr. Swallow received 118,525 votes. If you wish to preserve a copy of the new Republican rules for future reference keep this popor as they will not be again printed. Several good letters went to the waste basket this week because the senders neglected to sign their names. We must enforce this rule. The Court House burglary has not yet been ferrted out. Why don't sensational journals emulate their New York prototypes in this particular? The watchmen who are placed over Sohultz say that he eats and sleeps comparatively well, and talks very little concerning his approach ing execution. -A change of thirty nine votes would have given the Democrats in Maryland control Of the General As sembly, and thus 1 probably insured Mr. Gormans retornto the Senate. So near and yet smtar. For kissing onp of the pretty nurses in Belle v no Hospital Dr. James A. Gardner house physician is under suspension pending an in vestigation. The offended kissee is Miss Eunice Earle, who must be a prude indeed. Coffee last week sold at the low est price on record in New York at the coffee exchange. There is a heavy crop every where, especially in Brazil, and the largest supply ever known at this season in the storehouses now. -Monroe county is among the first to want Dr. Swallow aa a can didate for Governor next year . What ails those chaps anyway. If they don't want to vote for a Demo crat there will no doubt be a good Republican nominated. Seeley S. Drake for -several years a miller at Aldenville, Wayne county has temporarily given up his position on account of ill health and is now engaged selling the Peerless Steam cooker. ' He has been in this vicinity for several days. The adjourned Court met Nov. 4th. Judge Houck and Klear present to compute the vote. The result has already been announced in the Press. No othor business was transacted and the Court rose with out ordering Venires for December Term. The Democrats of Monree oounty relying on their large majorities made two nominations for Jury Commissioner, but the peo ple resented the attempt to corral both, and elected a Republican. Greed will have its reward too. The Sheriff of Monroe county will sell at Stroudsburg Saturday Nov. 13th (to-morrow) at 2 p. m. the franchises and property of the East Stroudsburg and Mavjit moras Railroad. . Here is a chance for someone to buy a valuable property borne Doys recently placed a number of stones so as to resemble the picture of a horse, on the Bide hill between Findlays stable and Water stroet. The stonoa were painted wlhte and the effect ia quite unique, as an . advertisement of a livery stable. Martin L. Smith, Fish and Game warden of Pike and Monroe counties and a member of the G. A. R., died suddenly at his home in East Stroudsburg Nov. 7. He was for fifteen years a constable of Monroe county and as such was fearless in the performance of his duties. PERSONAL. Eva Bock of Kingston, N. Y., is visiting relatives in this place. W. H. Benson of Delaware town ship visited Milford Wednesday. S. D. Wells of Woodtown and E. S. Wolf, of Walkers Lake were in town this week. Mr. and Mrs. Winfleld Sharp and daughter, Ethel of Newton are visit ing Mrs. Winflelds oousin.Miss Lillie Van Tassel. Geo. E. Horton and "daughter, Hottio left to-day to attend tho fun eral of Mrs. Hard which takes place to-morrow. Rjv. C. Clark, of Dover, N. J., will preach this Sunday Nov. 14 in the Methodist church both morning and evening. Randal D. Say re left yesterday for a visit to New York, Now Bruns wick and other points. He expects to be grrffe several days. William Middavigh, of Easton died suddenly of heart failure on Tues day ot the homo of Mrs. Amzi Cool- baugh in Stroudsburg. Mrs. J. Van Tassel and son, Wil lie are visiting friends and relatives at Stanhope, Mount Olive and other points in Now Jersey. Mrs. Fannie Westfall and Miss Lydia Brown who have been visit ing friends in Terry, N. Y., re turned to Milford last week. Mr. L. W. Armstrong while spending a few days in town took occasion to superintend the plant ing of some shrubs and vinos that will another season, add to the beauty of his handsome grounds. A lot of new folt hats at W. & G, Mitchell's. Winter Wheet Crop. Up to Oct. 23rd tha acreage of wheat planted east of the Rocky Mountains was smaller than that harvested this year. In some states planting has oontinued but the prospect is that the seeding this year will not exoeed a breadth any larger than that harvested, and that is de oidodly less than the average for a series of years. Tho situation of that planted is phenomenally poor Much of the sowing was delayed waiting for rain, and finally when sown in the dry and dusty earth the seed has frilod to sprout, and where it has done so at all it is uneven and dying out. The American Agricul turist says that never in the history of winter wheat growing has the prospect at this date been so poor, and the possibility of growth suffi cient to carry the plant through even an ordinary winter, is not encourag ing. Without good rain? and a month of growing weather this oountry faces, if pot a certainty, at least a strong probability, of the greatest winter wheat failure in its history. The Right Rev. Dr. Ethelbert Talbot D. D., was elected Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsyl vania on Wednesday evening to succeed the late Bishop Rulison. OBITUARY. MARORETTA KINO HURD. Margretta King Hurd wife of John W. Hurd died at her home in Dover, N. J., Tuesday evening. She has been in ill health for several years, and finally succumbed to that fell . destroyer consumption. She was a sister of the late Mrs. Geo. E. Horton. A remarkable .fatality soemsto have pursued the family, this being the fifth death within the past year four sisters. Mrs. Chase, Mrs. Salomon, Mrs. Horton and Mrs. Hurd and a daughter of the latter having passed away. The Democrats are taking com fort out of htst weeks elections, in pretty much the same way Reynard did out of the grapes. They were out of reach and sour anyway. Tie Court Houto Burjury. Scare head lines in our ootemp orary last week announood that an attempt had been made to burglarize the Court House, and the startling news was promptly telegraphed to the. city papers. The fact is as we were informed at the time, that one of the county officials had been in advertently lo.ked in his office by some one and in getting out simply pulled the hasp off Tna door, and spread the outer Uoors until they opouod. lleuoe the startling report of attempted burglary. WASHINGTON LETTER. War Scares Are Numerous this Country, in Intrnctlons to Cunsnl General Ine Ro port of Pension Commissioner The Successor to Senntor Gorninn Result of the Kecent Klectlon. President McKinloy nnd the mom- bors of his cabinet would doubtless be much amused at the persistence with which now war scares are launched through the columns of the yellow journals, Jf the subjeot were not too sorions nd important to be regarded from a jocular point of viow. Seeing how easy the scares' have been floated and with what avidity they have boon pushed along by tho gullible, a gang of Wall street speculators got up one and according to tho financial re ports, they succeeded in floocing thousands of easily frightened spe culators out of largo sums of money by using thoir war scare to hammer down prices of speculative stocks. As long as people will swallow any sort of a crazy story that unscrupu lous nowspapors may chooso to print, it will bo impossible to stop tins sort of thing. Of late, tho Navy Department cannot ordor a vessel to bo repaired or tho General of the Army cannot discuss tho nood of additional coast defenses without it being taken in somo quarters to mean that war is expected in a few days. The only remedy is for sensi ble people to exercise their sonso in the choice of the ne wspapers they rend. As a matter of fact, while tho yellow journals of New York and the speculators of Wall stroet wore hysterical over tho alleged danger of war, the President and his Cabinet wore quietly attending to the routine duties of their position, not dreaming ot such an awful thing as war. It would be expecting too much of perverse human nature to expect that this country would never again engage in war, but it can be truly said that there is no danger of the good people of the country going to sleep some night in peoco and waking the next morning to find the oountry at war. Presi dent McKinloy desires no war, and expects no war with Spain or any othor country. Peace and prosperi ty are what he wishes continued. The keystone of tho instructions given to Consul General Loo, who will return to Cuba this week with the expressed intention to remain until the war is ovor, was watchful ness of the persons and interests of American citizens in Cuba, and in order to impress those instructions the more strongly upon the mind of Generul Loo, thoy were given in porson by President McKinloy. There are no new developments con cerning tho relations between this country and Spain and none are ex pected in the immediate future sen sational rumors to the contrary not withstanding. The annual report of Hon. H. Clay Evans, Commissioner of Pen sions, has boon made public. It shows the net increase in the total number of pensioners for the year endiug June 30th, last, to have been 5,337, and tha total number draw ing pensions on that date 976, 014. There are still seven widows and nine daughter of revolutionary soldiers drawing pensions. Among the important recommendations of the report are tho publication of a complete list of pensioners, and the adoption of legislation by Con gress that will prohibit the pay ment of a pension to tho widow of any soldier of the war of tho rebel lion who shall marry after tho date upon which such law shall go into effect. Washington Republicans aro much interested in the selection of a Republican successor to Senate Gorman by the Maryland legisla ture. Location makes that interest perfectly natural, but in addition to that is the fact that four of tho gen tlemen who are being talked of as probable candidates are as well known to Washington people as any citizen of Washington. They are Judge MoComos, who was put upon the bench of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, by Presi dent Harrison, after having made an unusual record in Congress for the length of time he served ; Post master General Gary, whoso busi-noss-like administration of his great department has made him hosts of new friends and admirers ; Gover nor Lowndes, who has always been popular in Washington, and Rep resentative Mudd, whose qualities as an all-around nervy iolitioal fighter have made him liked by the rank and file of the party. Others have been named in oonneotion with the Sonotorship, but it is this quart ette in which Washington Repub licans are most interested. With such men to ohoose from, there is no likelihood that the Maryland legislature will make a mistake. Now that the entire results of last week's election are discernuble, it is seen that our friends, the enemy have been at their old game of shouting viotory when there is no victory. About the only plaoe the Democrats won anything substan tial was in New York city, and, un ess Tammany has changed for the bettor since it was hist in power that victory will, in the end be harmful to the Democratic party at large. The Republicans have gained another Senator and learned some useful lessons on tho nooeaaity of party hurmony that will bu certain to bear results in tho future. Sno eess of the party, not of an individ ual, is tho motto can never be de parted from without danger. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Recorded In the Office of the Recorder Since Onr Lust Issne. ' Westfall. Miry P. Wright and ' husband to Honry C. Wostfall, dated Oot. 29th, lots 635, 834, 833, 836, con. $200 ont'd Oct. 29th. Dingman. James S. Wollaoo to William C. Cummins, dated Sept. 23, 1845, 128 aoros, part of Jesse McKean, con. $500, ent'd Nov. 1st. Assignment of above, William Cummins and wifo to C. Littlofiold, dated Sept. 27. 1845, con. $416, ent'd Nov. 1st. Delaware. Mrs. Jo3sio F. Gil mora to William E. Gilmoro, dated Oct. 8th, 27 acros, con. $1, ent'd Nov. 4th. Palmyra. Goorgo Daumann, Jr., to Horace E. Kipp, dated Juno 17, 1892, 37 acres, con. $12, ent'd Nov. 6th. Palmyra. John A. Kotchol and wife to Frederick Dofol and Fred erick Ermish, datod Nov. 3rd, 19 aores, 0011. $350, ent'd Nov. 8th. Blooming Grovo. Joseph Schmal zlo to John A.and Angolino Kotchol, datod Nov. 8th, 73 aores, part of David Ridgway, con. $30, ent'd Nov. 8th. Delaware. Mary Ann Borgos tresser to Goo. D. Bergestresser dated Nov. 10, 2 acres, con. $2 ent'd Nov. 10. You will find National, State, County and Local news in the Press It furnishes general and reliable in formation. Subscribe for it. A Soolety Event. Tho "At Homo," given by Mrs. Jennio Shearer from 3 to 6 o'clock on Thursday afternoon Nov. 4th, was thoroughly enjoyed by hor many friends. An interesting feat ure of the afternoon was a game that causod considerable fun and merriment. Upon the back of each lady was pinned the name of some noted person, it was then hor aim to find out who sho represented, this she accomplished by asking questions that oould be answered by "Yes or no." Mrs. W. V. Billiard reooived tho first prizo, a glass flow er vase, and Mrs. C. O. Armstrong, ' tho seoond, a box of candy. Delicious refreshments were served in an exooodingly dainty manner. Those who attended were : Mrs. Cahill, Mrs. Cornelius W. Bull, Mrs. Harry T. Baker, Mrs. C. O. Armstrong, Mrs. W. H. Armstrong, Mrs. J. H. Van Etten, Mrs. Ed. Brown, Mrs. Carpenter, Mrs. Han nah Williamson, Mrs. Paul Bour niquo, Mrs. Ann Wells, Mrs. Francos Westfail, Mrs. George Mitchell, Mrs. Bensell, Miss. Lizzio Bull, Miss Susie Nichols, Miss Fan nie Pollion, Miss Sarah Finger and Miss Helen Olmstood. Begin a subscription with third volume of the Press". the Chautauqua Circle. Tho meeting of the members of the Chautauqua Literary Circle, re sulted in the organization of the so ciety for another year. Tho follow ing officers wero elected : President, Rev. Thos. Nichols : Vice President, Mrs. Frank Crissman ; Secretary, Miss Lily M'itt ; Executive Commit tee, Mr. Nichols, Mrs. Frank Criss man, Juiss 11 u Ida Bull, Miss Ol in stead and Mrs. J. II. Van Etten. The first book to be studied in tho oourso ia "The History of Europe in the MediiBval Ages." Sixty pages of this book were discussed under tho leadership of Mr. Nichols. For the noxt mooting to be held at Mrs. Frank Crissman's Nov. 18th, tho following programme was arranged : A reading, "The Skeleton in Ar mor." Miss Bessie Van Etten ; Pojti cal Quotations by membors of tho class ; Five chapters in tho history. The meeting will be load by Mrs. Frank Crissman. A Deer Visited Milford. Last Friday a deer came slowly ambling up one of the streets of Milford and after being "shooed" out of two or three door yards along the way by ladies, it went up 011 the farm of Col. Lewis just outside tho Borough and laid down. Borne sportsmen pursued and finding it there shot it. Probably tho poor animal had been chased by dogs un til tired out, and was slowly return ing to its haunts, when overtukou ami killed.