The Indiana Democrat from Indiana, Pennsylvania • Page 6

THE. IJN UIAJNA. DEMOCRAT, FEBRUARY 4,1893. THE DEMOCRAT is published every Thursday morning by FKANKLJX SAXSOM, Editor and Publisher, and is the only Democratic newspaper inibl shed in Indiana County. Circulation over in the County, with one except ion.

a year strictly iu Advance. THURSDAY, FEB. 4, 1892. 'litred as second, class mail matter at the Post Office, Indiana, Pa. LIBELSUIT.

The SMURburg-'Pasf'tJivcs Asking: a Trinl. PrTTSBrnG, January 29. A motion and reason for a new trial of Senator Quay's criminal libel suit against the Pittsburg filled to-dav. chief allegation is thai uii'lrr the new iurv law of 1SS5, twenty jurymen instead of twelve should have been admitted to the jury box before the defendants were required to exercise their and that the refusal of the Court in direct the drawing of twenty jurymen was an error. The dell-ndants allege, therefore, that were uut convicted by due process of law, and the refusal of the court to have the jury so dravrn was in violation nf the fourteenth amendment to tin- Consiitutic-ii of the United States, which provides that a State shall neither make nor enforce any law deprive a citizen of his life, liberty or property without due process of law.

It is further alleged that the standing aside of jurynjen by the prosecuting attorney upoii the mere suggesting of the private counsel of Senator Quay deprived the defendants of that fair and impartial trial by jury guaranteed them by the Constitution. They also aliegate that the jury which tried the case was drawn from the jury wheel of October 28, 1891 whereas the law in relation to juries requires the Jury Commissioners to draw the juries who shall serve for the year 1 692 at least thirty days before the first Monday of January of that year from the jury wheel of the same year. The Court erred, it is further alleged, in instructing the jury that they had a right to consider whether Attorney General Hensel was actuated bv malice or prejudice against Senator Quay in making the statements to the Post which he did, there being no evidence in the case at all as to what Mr. HenseFs motives were. The defendants aiso allege that the Court erred iu telling the jury that if the publication of the Post in relation to senator Q.uay was untrue in fact they must presume that the publication was malicious, and that the defendants fust satisfy the jury that they not malicious, thus throwing the burden of proof on the defendants and depriving them of their benefits of any doubts there might, have been in the minus of the jury.

The motion will not be argued until near the close of the present term of the criminal Court, which runs to the first week in March so that the sentencing of the defendants will necessarily be deferred until that time. Forward it is. K.Y. Woild. The Democrats of the Ways and Means Committee have rejected the policy of inaction toward the tariff which was urged upon them, and have unanimously adopted the policy heretofore announced by Mr.

Springer and strenuously urged by the World. There will be no step backward. There will be no standing still. The order is Forward to the attack. The decision is wise and timely.

Even the hesitation was hurting the party. 2so political party ever won or retained power by as its motto. Isone ever deserved success by shirking its duty, ignoring its promises, concealing its purposes or substituting words for action. The policy of attacking the McKinley tariff by separate bills is undoubtedly the best that can be adopted. There are Republican Senators upon whom a vast amount of party pressure must be brought to bear to force them into voting against the interests of their States.

And if the bills were rejected in the Senate or vetoed by the President what better could the Democrats ask; in the Presidential campaign than to point to measures passed by a Democratic House to untax the clothing, food, fuel and shelter of the people, which were rejected by a Republican Senate or vetoed by a Republican President? It is truly a time, as Mr. Cleveland said, when courage is party 1 The decision of the Ways and Means Committee shows that, the wise and courageous counsels have prevailed. The new tariff of abominations will be attacked at its most valuable points. The pair's pledge and the people's will are to be respected. ME.

HALI-; sung the praises of reoi- procity in the Senate recently. Sena- aior Vance made a tolling reply, citing the fact that''the only thing which saved the McKiuley law from being a flat and absolute failure was the solitary free trade provision in The abolutiou of the sugar tax, the freer trade under reciprocity and aa increase of imports, which the law was designed to reduce, are the only features and results of the bill of which Republicans now boast. Some Democratic Senator should ask Senators Hale why he consented to modify his original reciprocity plan, introduced, it was understood, at Mr. Elaine's instigation, so as to limit the free list Irom treaty- making countries to sugar, colfee, tea and hides, instead of admitting all their products free. What reciprocity is there in untaxing foreigners ou a hundred articles aud our own people only FITZ CAUGHT AT LAST THE FUGITIVE MURDERER RUN DOWN AT NEW ORLEANS.

PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS. REV. SPURGEON DEAD. Tin-: free-trade amendment to the McKiuley bill is rendering great service to the agriculture and commerce of the country. To adopt the language of Blaine, it is opening the market to a good luauy thousand barrels of pork and a great many thousand bushels of grain.

But its one- fided character, enforced in the of protected monopolies, pre- veiitr- it from cheapening necessities to our own people as it cheapens them i to untaxinir them. He Had Three Revolvers on His Person. Tcll-Tale Interesting Story of His Arrest is Love for Cigarettes. PITTSBUEG, Feb. Carrolton Fitzsimmons.

murderer, burglar, confidence inaii arid fugitive from justice, arrested on Magazine street, New Orleans, early yesterday morning, and is now safely within the walls of the parish prison, charged with being the fugitive murderer of Detective D. K. Gilkinson. He was captured by Detective James J. Finney, of the National Detective Bureau, of Pittsburg, and will be extradited as quickly as formalities will allow.

Forty persons have been arrested in various parts of the country since the notorious murderer sawed his way out of the Allegheny county jail on the morning of Sept. 14, who were supposed to be the much-wanted criminal, but until yesterday the genuine and only Fitzsimmons eluded the vigilance of the police of the entire country. It remained for Detective Patrick J. Murphy, the head of the National Detective bureau, to locate the fugitive. To the skill and tact of Detective Finney and to Detective Murphy's unrelenting effort belongs the credit of the arrest, and the two men will receive the reward offered by the county commissioners at the time of Fitzsimmons' escape from the Allegheny county jail.

It's Certain This Time. That the man under arrest in New Orleans is Fitzsunnions there is not doubt. Detective Murphy has evidence of an unquestionable character that it is really Fitzsimmons, and District Attorney Burleigh, the county commissioners and every one else who has been the confidence of Detective Murphy is equally posittive that they have the man. So sure is the district attorney that the murderer is caught that he drew up the documents for his requisi- sition, which were dispatched to Harrisburg with County Detective Beltzhoover on the fast line, which left Pittsburg for the east at 8:10 last night. An hour and thirty-five minutes later Detective Murphy boarded the limited for New Orleans, where he will arrive Wednesday and stay with Fitzsimmons until he is brought back to Pittsburg and placed in the Allegheny county jail.

Detective Murphy yesterday received the following telegram from Finney, who has been working under the pseudonym of John J. Brown. NEW OKLEASS, Feb. 1. P.

J. Murphy, 94 Diamond street, Pittsburg: Got man. Fully answers description and picture. Bullet wounds in breast and back. Mark on cheek; sis and three-quarters hat.

Come on first train; has Pittsburg newspaper clippings; peddling jewelry; had three revolvers on person when arrested. J. J. BROWN. This description tallies exactly with the man who left a vacant cell in the jail last September.

Detective Murphy's heart leaped with joy when he read Finney's description of the bullet wounds on his prisoner's breast and back, for he put them there on Marck 21,1891, when he and Detective Gilkinson, who fell by Fitzsimmons' hand, attempted to arrest liim for the Schmidt jewelry robbery at Homestead on the night of September 30, 1890. The mark on the man's face is another conclusive proof of Fitzsimmons' identy, and the brand of cigarettes found on him are the same Fitzsunmons smoked during his stay in jail pending his trial for murde. A package of these cigarettes was taken from him before he escaped and is in the possession of Detective Murplry. His love for smoking this brand of cigarettes assisted in his detection and may be partly responsible for his expiation of crime on the gallows one of these days. Two Tell-Tale tetters.

"Holmes Anderson was discharged from custody Dec. 5, 1891," said Detective Murphy. "His personal effects were examined by County Detective Beltzhoover and Warden McAleese on that day. Among Anderson's possessions were 'two notes scribbed on dirty bits of paper in the handwriting of Fitzsimmons. This was about three months after Fitzsimmons had escaped.

The notes were not dated and read as follows: Day fifteenth December; time 7 to p. office of Vonderbank Hotel, Magazine street, New Orleans, L. A. If not there inquire for a letter at hotel, addressed, Holmes Anderson. tr The other letter is as follows without date: New Orleans, L.

time first of January, 1892; place City Hotel, corner of Camp and Common. Wait two days. Wait -two days. The evenings of the first and second of Jannary. Then inquire for a letter at the office of the hotel addressed Holmes Anderson.

The hours in the evening between 7 and 9 o'clock. We asked Anderson," continued Detective Murphy, "how he came by these letters. He refused to say, and denied they were in the handwriting of Fitzsimmons. We took the letter from Tmn, but not before he had acknowledged that he had received over $100 from Fitzsun- mons before he escaped. The letters, were written, of course, some time prior to that event, and Anderson knew all the time that Fitzsimmons was scheming for his freedom.

On Dec. 12 we consulted the county commissioners. District Attorney Burleigh and Mr. Bobb. After a consultation they determined that this clue was Avell worth working up, and on that same day I sent Detective Adam Lang to New Orleans.

Lang proceeded direct to the Vanderbank Hotel on Magazine street, on Dec. 14, the day of his arrival. He found a letter there addressed to Holmes Anderson in Fitzsimmons' handwriting, which he secured and sent to me." The following is an exact copy of the letter, which was written on the letter head of a St. Louis hotel: ST. Louis, Dec.

3,1891. FRIEND be there the 15th. Remain there and meet me at same place on the first day, or second day, or third day of January, at the same tune as understood. YOUB FKIESD. We obtained the assistance of the United States Detective Wild, through Mr.

Lindsay, of Pittsburg, Chief of Police Gaster and Detectives Mirwin and Pecora, and also the Boylan detective agency." A Monster Locomotive. PLAIXFIELD, N. Feb. monster locomotive, No. 385, just placed on the tracks of the Jersey Central railroad is considered by railroad officials a marvel of speed and mechanism.

The huge engine was completed Jan. 5 at the Baldwin Locomotive works. It has made such phenomenal runs that it is already known along the line as "The Flying Jersey Dutchman." In the boilers are 250 flues. The fire box is 11 feet by 3 feet 8 inches and has a water grate for hard coal. There are four of high and two of low pressure.

All four cylinders can be used at the same time, and this is the secret of the engine starting and getting under way so quickly with a heavy train. The boiler carries 180 pounds of steam and is tested to 220. The whole weight of the engine is 62J tons. The commuters along the Jersey Central are enthusiastic in praise of the locomotive, which gfves them lightning trains to and from New York. Kansas Claimants to an Ohio Tract.

YOUNGSTOWN, Jan. effort is being made by Kansas persons to secure 34,000 acres in Sprinfield and Beaver townships, this county, and in Columbiana county. It is claimed that the tract was deeded in 1818 by John Goodwin, of Philadelphia, to Letitia Mitchell, of Bucks county, who retained the title, and the parties now pushing the 'Matter, are her heirs. Synopsis of Transactions iu tlic National Legislature. WASHINGTON Jan.

the senate Mr. Morgan asked immediate consideration of a resolntion calling for tlie state department correspondence with China regarding Mr. Blair. The resolution, after some'discussion, was adopted. Mr.

Chilton was confirmed in Ids seat as the senator from Texas. A bill providing for a railroad and wagon bridge across the Mississippi at South St. Paul was passed in the house. Mr. Hatch, of Maine, introduced a hill providing that oleomargarine transported into any state or territory shall be subject to the laws of such state or territory the same as if manufactured therein.

The speaker ruled that it should go to the judiciary committee. By a vote of 128 to ins, it was referred to tua committee on agriculture. AVAS'ilNOTON, Jan. immediately after the reading of the journal Assistant Secretary Prudeu was announced with the president's additional message on the Chilian affair. The vice president laid the message before the senate, and it was read.

The message was listened to in respectful silence. Mr. Egan's dispatch, with its enclosure from the Chilian minister of foreign affairs, was read by the chief clerk, and then, without further comment, the senate proceeded with routine business. The senate then adjourned until Monday. The house employed its time in the reading of the president's message and in a discussion of the rules, the session being without special incident.

WASarxaiox, Jan. the house yesterday the report of the committee on rules was proceeded with, Mr. Hcmphill's amendment to give the committee on the District of Columbia charge of District appropriations led to debate, during which Mr. Blount criticised Mr. Holmau's remarks concerning extravagance in the postal expendiinres and said the increase was entirely due to the growth of the country and was a public necessity.

WASHINGTON, Feb. senate yesterday die-posed of the long discussed La Abra and Weil claims by referring the question of their fraudulent character to the court of reached the Paddock pure food hill on the calendar. Active opposition to the measure i was developed from the states interested in the production of cotton seed oil, aud the morning hour expired while the question of fixing a day to take the bill was still pending. The house was engaged in a discussion of the" rules which assumed a wide range and allowed the members to make political speeches and personal remarks not pertinent to the subject under discussion. It was a day for personalities.

Mr. Hoar and Mr. Morse engaged in a verbal encounter, while the speaker was compelled to dispatch the sergeant-at-arms to Mr. Picklen, of South Dakota, to take his seat. Altogether the rules seem to provoke considerable feeling and the temper of the house is not at all placid upon the subject.

Mr. Cockran, of New York, made an effective argument in favor of compelling the attendance of a quorum. WASHINGTON, Feb. the senate yesterday the committee on elections reported in favor of Dubois as senator from Idaho. There will be a minority report in favor of Claggett.

Mr. Palmer, of Illinois, submitted a resolution for election of senators by the people. Mr. Yborhees rose to question of personal privilege and denounced the statement that he had offered to assist Senators Cameron and Quay in opposing the confirmation of Judge Dallas if they would help him defeat the confirmation of Judge Woods. Senators Camorozi arid Quay also denied the statement.

The house continued the discussion on the rules with little progress. Representative Grady, of North Carolina, introduced a bill to reduce the president's salary to year, and other salaries in proportion. Couldn't 15 lame It. PARIS, Feb. miles from here, on the Paris and Flat Rock pike, stands the old Cane Ridge church, made famous by Barton Stone, Alexander Campbell and other shining lights.

History and even the oldest inhabitants state that entire congregations used to catch the "jerks" and jerk violently for hours. Had a congregation been there one day last week the same spasmodic convulsions might have affected the audience. The organ had refused for several weeks to send forth its soft, melodious strains. In fact, it would not utter a single note. A piano tuner was sent for and he opened it and, behold! a huge blacksnake was wound around the intricate workingr of the instrument and had died there.

Its form was intact, but quickly decomposed when brought out into the air. An Indiana farmer's Queer Aflliction. WABASH, Jan. have being watching the case of Alex Freemen, a well-known and prosperous farmer near Wabash, for over a week, and they are powerless to help him. Mr.

Freeman's trouble is a constant and profuse flow of blood through the pores of the skin, on all parts of the body. The blood accumulates under the skin until the skin is a dark purple, and oozes out in great drops. Mr. Freeman is constantly growing weaker from loss of blood, and unless the flow is stopped speedily he cannot live. His case baffles the skill of the best physician.

Poison in Hit! Wood. FREEHOLD, N. Jan. George Hopping, wife of a wealthy farmer near Hopping station is slowly dying a horrible death. A few days ago she inhaled smoke over a cook stove filled with green and unseasoned wood.

A day or two later her head, face and breast began to swell and now she is unable to see, eat or talk. It is believed that the wood stove was covered with poison. Faster Succi Breaks Down. LONDON, Jan. the faster, has abandoned his attempt to go without food for fifty-two days.

At noon it was announced" that he would not be able to complete his self-imposed abstinence. At that time he had fasted to within a few hours of forty-four days. Succi presents a most shocking appearance. He has lost thirty-seven pounds since his fast commenced. Coal Operators Make an Assignment.

POTTSVILLE, Jan. 30. Brown, operators of Lawrence colliery, at Mahauoy plane, have made an assignment of their coal mining plant, leases, to Robert F. Potter, cashier of the First National bank, of Minersville, Pa. The Lawrence colliery is a very valuable one, and the largest individual operation in the Schuylkill region.

The Eider Astray. LONDON, Feb. big steamship Eider, of the North German Lloyd corn- Captain Heinecke, which left New York for Bremen Jan. 23, went ashore on the Atherfield rocks, nine miles west of Ventnor, Isle of Wright. The passengers were saved by the coast guardsmen.

No Pardons Recommended. HARRISBURG, Jan. 28. board of pardons yesterday refused pardons in the following cases: Solomon J. Wire, of York; Leroy Richards, of Lawrence; Frank Young, of Philadelphia; Edward McCullen, of Luzerne, and George Mad- doclrs, of Philadelphia.

From Stage to ST. Louis, Jan. Hanlon, of the Hanlon Brothers, who have been prominent as producers of spectacular pantomime, has deserted the theatrical profession for the pulpit. William Hanlon, now here in charge of "Superba," has just received a letter from his brother George, saying he has determined to devote the remaining years of his life and his means to religious The retirement will not affect the Hanlons' business. Bit Ofl'His-Father's Nose.

GOSHEN, Jan. 29. Hostetter, Napanee, will be taken to the insane hospital. He became very violent, and took after the family with a loaded shotgun, but was prevented from using it. He, however, succeeded in biting off his father's nose.

Clevcland'H Friends Angry. WASHINGTON, Jan. Cleveland Democrats in congress are bitterly denouncing Senator Hill for his action in having the New York state convention called for Feb. 22. They characterize it as an attempt on his part to capture the convention.

Treasurer Report. Jan. Treasurer Boyer's monthly report shows a balance in the sinking fund of $120,009.09, and in the general fund $5,666,524.34. I. Tlie Kmiitctit Knglish Divine Passes to j- the LONDON, Feb.

Rev 0. H. Spurgeon, the noted preacher, died at Mentone last night. Mr. Spurgeon has been suffering about a year with nervous prostration.

A month ago it seemed as though he had overcome the ailment, but he had a relapse, and, despite the eff of the best physicians, he failed to The Spurgeons, originally of Dutch descent, were once upon a time Quakers. CHAKLICS rt. SPUJIGEON. The great preachers gi fatl and father were ministers. Charles Haddon Spurgeon liimself was bom in 1834, on June 19, at Kelvedon, Essex.

Beginning as .1 tract distributor, the boy was led on to preach now and again. He speedily became a local celebrity, and was known as the Preacher." When he was not more than 17 years old he was offered and accepted the pastorate of a small Baptist chapel at Waterbeach. The Baptist cause at New Park street, Southwark, in London, was on the decline. Suddenly the deacons heard that Mr. Spurgeon was the man for them, and that he was suffering from smib- bing in the country.

So in 1853 Mr. Spurgeon was "called" thither. His audience, a mere handful at first, gradually increased so the Metropolitan tabernacle had to be built to accommodate the vast crowds that gathered to hear him. Mr. Spurgeon occupies a unique position as author as well as preacher.

Ever since the first week in 1855 his sermons have been published, the average circulation being 25,000 a week. These sermons are taken down in shorthand, as they are always extempore utterances. They are translated into a variety of languages, published aud republished in many magazines. His physique was not that of the ideal man of brain and immense energy, for Spurgeon possessed the latter in a marvelous degree. He was short, about 5 feet 6, fat and puffy; his cheeks "hung down with fatness," his teeth projected enough to prevent his closing his lips in pronouncing the letter which with him sounded like V.

His forehead looked lower and narrower than it really was because his straight black hah- grew low upon it. He had 110 visible neck. He dressed as did Beecher, in plain, un- clerical garb. Intellectually Spurgeon did not rank with either Wesley, Chalmers, Channing, Theodore Parker, Beecher or the famous divines of the English church. By temperament and training he took limited views of momentous issues, but his abounding bonhomme, his irrepressible geniality, counter-balanced the defects of his mental qualities.

OHIO'S LEGISLATURE. Cured a Broken Neclr. NEW YORK, Feb. days ago Benjamin Blum, a 7-year-old Russian boy, fell off a 10-foot high stoop into the area-way at his home and broke his neck. There was no actual fracture of bones, but the joints of the spine in the lower part of the neck had slipped apart and wouldn't go back again.

The dislocated bones pressed upon his spinal cord and partly paralyzed him. He was taken to the hospital and put in charge of a doctor. His eyes were turned inward, he was in a high fever and there was evidence that spinal meningitis, had set in. There was no time to be lost and the doctor decided to operate at once with only his ward assistant to help him. He hung the boy up, suspended from his chin and the back of his head, the assistants pulled on his body and legs and the doctor snapped the bones of the boy's body in place by a deft twist.

The boy went into a convulsion at once and the doctor believed he was dying, but he came to and is in a fair way to recover. Bad Accident on the Oil Valley Road. BRADFORD, Feb. engine on the Oil Valley road, jumped the track near Watson station ten miles from here last evening. Riding on the engine were J.

W. McCafferty, Miss Susie Irvine, of Bradford, and H. F. Mundy, of Watson. The engine toppled over against a large stump, pinning McCafferty and Miss Irvine between the boiler and the stump.

McCafferty's leg was crushed and had to be amputated above the knee. He was also internally injured. Miss Irvine's hip was broken and she was scalded escaping steam. Mundy and the engineer, (name unknown,) escaped with a bad shaking up and a few bruises. The Finest Sailing Vessel.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1. magnificent ship Shenandoah arrived here Friday after a passage of thirty days from Havre. She came in the narrows flying a commodore's pennant 100 feet by the merchants of San Francisco just on the eve of her departure for Havre. She is justly entitled to it, beating five of her competitors for a passage of 105 days and carrying a cargo of 5,100 tons of wheat, one of the largest cargoes, if not the largest, ever carried by a sailing vessel from that port A Strange Hiding Place for a Fotune.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 2. Prengel, a workman in a lithographing establishment in this city, died here. In an old trunk, the family found stored away $16,000 in cash, three sound policies of life insurance, aggregating $0,000, and a building association book calling for $800. The strange thing about this is ihat none of his familj', with all of whom his relations were entirely happy, had ever been apprised by him of any valuable contents of this mysterious trunk.

Ohio Flooded with "Queer" Itloney. LIMA, Feb. Ohio is being flooded with countef eit money of 25-cent and $1 denominations. Banks throughout the state communicated with one another, and to their amazement found that there is scarcely an institution between Cleveland, Toledo and other points which have not been made the victims of the rascals. The counterfeits are dated 1877 and are pronounced by experts as the best ever put out.

They are exact counterparts of the real article in weight, size and design and the banks have been made easy victims. The government has detailed its best men on the case and they are now putting 1'orti. their efforts to locate the mint, which it is thought is located south of Toledo in the oil field. The detectives say the gang is working toward the west. Quay's Punished.

BEAVER, Feb. final act in the Quay-Star criminal libel suit occurred yesterday. Messrs. Mellon and Porter, the convicted editor and proprietor, peared in court before Judge Wickhain for sentence. The court imposed a penalty of six months in jail and $600 fine upon each of the the costs also being assessed against them.

The sentence occasioned surprise. It was supposed that Senator Quay would be satisfied Math a nominal line and perhaps one day in jail. There was a large crowd present iu court to seo and hear the sentence. Death of an Aged Minister. YORK, Feb.

Oswald, one of the oldest Lutheran ministers in Pennsylvania, died here, aged about 86 years. He Avas graduated at Gettysburg seminary and shortly after entered the ministry of that church. In 1865 hff resigned on account of ill-health. Big Four Combination. COLUMBUS.

Jan. -is a welll-fonnded rumor in railroad cirles that negotiations havo been about completed for the transfer of the Columbus. Hocking Valley and Toledo railroad system to the Big Four. Summary of Measure's Ilviiigr Nurtured for Places on the Law Books. CoLUJiBtrs, Jan.

house yesterday repealed the law purchasing the old fort at Newark, as a permanent encampment ground for the state militia, anil passed a bill authorizing McConnellsville, Morgan county, to hor- row money to complete a town hall. A bill was introduced to repeal an a6t passed last winter, providing that no resident trustees of benevolent institutions shall be appointed. COLUMBUS, Jan. salary of the supreme judges will not be raised at this session of the legislature. Thai much was made clear by a vote in the house, which defeated a bill increasing the salary from $4,000 to 85,000.

There were 33 affirmative and 55 negative votes. There was a good deal of talk over the bill, and the most of those who spoke against it said they were afraid the farmers would object if it were passed. Mr. Mean's resolution requesting the World's fair commissioners to close the exposition on Sunday was adopted by a vote of 68 to 20. Representative Dicks introduced a bill which will likely cause habitual drunkards to pause.

It provides for state institutions in which drunkards arc to be confined and kent to work while receiving treatment. It will be a sort of drunkard's penitentiary. COLUMBUS, Jan. house yesterday passed Mr. Garber's bill making it a felony, punishable by fine and imprisonment, for anyone to maliciously cut, break, tap or make any connection with, or read or copy by the use of telegraph or telephone instruments, or otherwise, in any authorized manner, any message, either social or business, commercial or other news reports, from any telegraph or telephone line, wire or cable.

The bill is aimed at the bookmakers at the poolrooms of the country, and especially those which flourish in Columbus. Mr. Strehli's house joint resolution calling on the members of congress from Ohio to use their efforts to have that body purchase the historic Temple farm, at Yorktown, was adopted by the senate. COLUMBUS, Feb. Fisher, of Preble, introduced a bill iu the house to prevent mistakes in marking tickets under the Australian law.

The bill makes several other changes In the law. Two bills of importance to railroads were introduced by Mr. Uriffin, of Lucas. Iu the Senate Senator Shaw introduced a bill to require life insurance companies to issue paid-up policies to individuals after the payment of two full annual premiums in case they are unable to pay the third premium. C'OLUinius, Feb.

question of the right of Senator Brice to hold his seat from Ohio was by the house yesterday referred to the United States senate with a. request that Senator Sherman investigate. This is considered as uractically ending the matter. Blew His Head High Into the Air. LIMA, 0., Feb.

force of men are at Avork on the new grade being made for the Pittsburg, Ft. "Wayne and Chicago road, and the ground is frozen so hard that dynamite is used to break the ground. Wilson Mullenour bought twenty pounds of dynamite and took the explosive out to the work was being done, and had used all of it but about five pounds, which he had all ready to touch off, Avhen it suddenly exploded, tearing his head from his body and frightfully disfiguring him. and hurling his head high into the air. Mulle- nour lived in this city, and leaves a Avidow and several children.

Somewhat Faster Noiv. DARETOWN, Feb. small children, while playing in the attic where they live, about three miles southeast of this place, on the old Hamilton and Richmond pike, found a copy of The Western Spy, published in Cincinnati, Jan. 7, 1800, announcing the death of George Washington. The paper is well preserved and creates quite an excitement, everybody Avanting to read it.

Washington died Dec. 14, 1799, taking the neAvs until Jan. 7, 1800, to reach Cincinnati, the time being tAventy-four days. All Horribly Mangled. POTTSVILLE, Jan.

men were killed by the explosion of a locomotive on the Philadelphia and Reading railroad near St. Clair. The killed are: Joseph Zeigler, engineer; Napoleon Paul, fireman; Jacob Turner, Ward Winstein and Henry Sands, brakemen. This is the fifth engine of this class Avhich has exploded within a comparatively short time. They are of 70-ton class and burn culm, or coal dust.

A Tree Combine. MADISON, Feb. it is announced, are being made for the consolidation into one company of the tliree leading saddle tree factories Millar Saddle Tree company, of Madison, the Sullivan Saddle Tree company, of Jefferson City, and the Dennis Claggett Saddle Tree company, of Jeffersonville, Ind. (V AVifo Murderer's Doom. HAURISBCRG, Jan.

Pattison has ordered a warrant to issue for the hanging of Edward McMillan, the wife murderer of Luzerne county, on April 7. The board of pardons at its recent meeting refused to recommend the commutation of his death penalty to imprisonment for life. The "Wheat Crop Is Safe. TOPEKA, Feb. 2.

Secretary Mohler, of the state board of agriculture, announces that wheat has suffered no serious damage so far, but that conditions must be extremely favorable to insure a good crop. The Memphis Girls Tleart Not Guilty. MEMPHIS, Feb. Mitchell and Lilly Johnson Avere jointly arraigned in the criminal court yesterday charged with the murder of Freda Ward. They pleaded not guilty.

THE MARKETS. TVi-iv York Money Market. NEW YOHK, Feb. 1. Money closed at 2 per the highest rate.

The lowest Exchange closed steady; posted rates, 4.87; arUuil rates, S4.84@4.84^ for 00-day bills and S4.1>(>@-l.SS)<j for demand. Government bonds steady; currency C's, 1.00 tid; '('s coupon, 1.10 bid; extended 2's, registered, 1.00 bid. Pacific; railroad bonds closed as follows: Union firsts, 1.07M5 bid; do sinking funds, 1.07>g bid; CVntrals, 1.0G}£ bid. Vittsbiirg Market. PmsBuno, Feb.

3. 81. per barrel. Creamery, Elgin, Ohio brands, 2i)330o; common country butter, 17c; choice country roll, CHEESE- Ohio choice, New York cheese, Limburger, "Wisconsin sweitzer, full cream, imported sweitzer, Strictly fresh nearby stock, cold storage eggs, Wild turkeys, $1.5032.00 each; mallard ducks, $1-50 per pair; teal ducks, 3.00 per dozen; pheasants, per pair; quail, $2.50 per dozen; squirrels, S1.00®1.25; rabbits, per pair; whole deer, per pound; saddles, 1S320C per pound. POULTRY- Alive-Chickens, per pair, large; medium; live turkeys, per pound; ducks, per pair; dressed chickens, per pound; dressed turkeys, per pound; dressed ducks, per pound.

POTATOES-Carload lots, on track, from store, per bushel; southern sweets, S1.50®1.75 per barrel; Jerseys. Cabbage, per hundred; yellow Danver onions, S2.25@2.50 per barrel; tomatoes, $2.00 per bushel; celery, per dozen; turnips, per barrel. o. 2 red, No. 3 red, CORN-No.

2 yellow car, high mixed ear, mixed ear, No. 2 yellow shell, high mixed shelled, 44MJ mixed shelled, OATS-No. 1 oats, No. 2 white, 36K-c; extra No. 3 oats, mixed oats, 34 Jobbing Fancy spring patents, fancy winter patents, 5.50; fancy straight winter, fancy straight spring, clear winter, 5.00; straight XXXX bakers', Rye flour, S' Baled timothy, choice, No.

1, S12.25®12.75; No. 2, clorer hay, loose from wagon, 15.00, according to quality; packing hay, 0.00. Kast Liberty Cuttle Market. EAST LUIEKTY, Feb. 1.

CATTLE Market opened active, closing' Slow; higher than last week's prices on most all grades; receipts, head; shipments, 950 head. JJOG.S— Market active; receipts, 5,700 head; shipments, 5,700 head; Philadelphias, mixed, Yorkers, pigs, 4.75. Market fair at about last week's prices; receipts, 2,1100 head; shipments, 1,000 Jieml. 1892. FEBRIMY.

1892. Su. 14 21 28 Mo. 8 15 22 29 Tu. 9 16 23 We.

10 17 24 Th. 11 18 25 Fr. 12 19 26 6 20 27 News-Stand Novels. From the New York Trashy novels are published and sold in great we mean, which have neither purpose nor art, neither significance nor literary quality to recommend them. These things lie in heaps upon all the news-stands.

They are found on piazzas and in bedrooms wherever men or women go to pass the summer. They are read upon the trains and increasing in houses where some nieaenre at least of intelectual culture would be expected. Their readers speak contemptuously of them as insane, but they go on reading them, often to the exclusion of better perhaps we sbould pay to the exclusion of literature in any shape, for the average novel of the news-stand is-not literature in any proper sense of the term. Why do people read these things? The late Donn Platt was ready with the cynical explanation that the public schools of the country turn out every year "a million uneducated literates," a million young men and women who have learned how to read without knowing what to read, who have learned enough of reading to accept it as a convenient time-killer, but not enough to make any better use of it. This explanation may perhaps account for a part of what we see, but it does not cover the ground.

There are thousands of persons with minds cultured to an appreciation of literature above the level of news-stand novels who nevertheless read those novels. One reason is that the novels are so accessible, so constantly thrust upon attention, while for better literature one must go to a bookseller's or write a note. Men are indolent. Another reason is that Americans are habitually tired. They work too hard and too constantly.

They do not want to read anything that will so engage their attention in their hours of leisure as to forbid sleep. The purve3 7 ors of reading and to supply the largest demand with the cheapest commodities that will sell. They thrust the trashy novel forward to the exclusion of anything better, because they can buy it cheap aud sell it readily. When there is a demand sufficiently clamoi'ous for something better they will furnish that. And that will come.

The chromo which satisfied the unformed art taste of a quarter of a century ago is no longer tolerated where once it was highly regarded. But before it ceased to be it had educated the popular taste in art to the appreciation of better things. It sacrificed itself in preparing the 'way for better forms of art. So will it be, doubtless, with the trashy novel' The man or woman who reads much of becomes weary of its cheap devices and demands something better. It has educated the mind it once amused into a condition in which worthier literature alone can satisfy it.

The trashy novel after ail is only a temporary device of popular education. It will lead to better things. Bo You Cough? Don't delay. Take Kemp's Balsam the best cough cure. It will cure coughs and colds.

It will cure sore throat or a tickling in the throat. It will cure pains in the chest. It will cure influenza and bronchitis and all diseases pertaining to the lungs, because it is a pure balsam. Hold it to the light and see how clear and thick it is. You see the excellent effect after taking the first dose.

Large bottles 50c and 3 Warned in Time. People will have themselves largely to blame if horrid grip secures a foothold here this winter. The Board of Health sounded a note of warning a few days ago. Physicians all agree that with proper precautions the disease may be prevented. Aged and enfeebled persons, in fact any one whose system is run down, require a healthful stimulant iust now.

The medical faculty are a unit upon tuts point. Klein's -'SilverAge" and "Duquesne" rye whiskies whicn sell respectively at $1.50 and per full quart are the purest and best stimulants known. The most skilled practitioners in the country indorse and prescribe these brands and learting hospitals use them exclusively. Major Klein also sells Gucken- heimer, Finch, Gibson, Overoolt aud Bear Ureekat quart or six quarts for $5. His establishment is headquarters for everything in the liquor line.

Goods expressed everywhere. Send for catalogue, mentioning this naper.ro MAX KLEIN, 82 Federal St. Allegheny City, Pa. WHEN Speaker Crisp appointed a Ways arid IVIeaus Committee that would "take no s'eps backward on the he no doubt expected that it would no 1 stand still but take a decided step forward. The action of the committee recently vindicated his judgment.

do we pay for our advertise. ment in this paper every week And why do we change the message in it so often imless we have something special in the way of To oiTci- you Our efforts would be useless unless for this reason, and we could not expect any part of your patronage. we are extending the scope of our MAIL ORDER BUSINESS every week, we keep in view the thought of making it to YOUR PROFIT to trade with us. If you are not benefited by the SPECIALVALUES offered by these stores, begin now to investigate the matter. Try us with one sample order and you'll be pleased with the result.

Is pre-eminently a MONTH OF BA.K- STor many veassons. Write for samples of these: 100 pieces American Bitnrette Suitings, in striped and plaid SO inches wide neat dark styles and good coloring, 15c yard. Large lot of 52 and 54-inch all-wool French UreMs Sailings, stylish stripes, plaids, checks and mixtures, 50c a goods that sold earlier in the season and Special 46 in. all-wool Henriettas, colors, 05C. An offering of large lot 40-inch all-wool Colored in good range of colors, GOc; quality that generally retail today at 75c.

Wo have an early season sale of AnUcrson Ginghams, 1891 patterns, but very choice and desirable at the icgular 40c quality. We will send samples ot any line of Dry Goods upon request, witu lowest prices on everything for best qualities. Prices subject to reduction without notice, as we are constantlv hammering down One-Cent Articles. 4 lead pencils, needles, box pins, 1 yard i picture books, 5 boxes paper caps, finger rings, fancy hair pins, 3 stick pins, pair heel plates, 2 hat pins, box matches (200), dozen buttons, thimble, spool button-hole twist, 2 skeins silk floss, steel violin strings, violin bridges, baskets, 12 sheets note paper, 8 envelopes, tablets, 3 steel pens, -i pen many other five-cent articles for a penny. Two-Cent Articles.

Screw driver, gimlet, lead pencil sharpener, paper box pins 24 sheets shelf paper, cake stove polish, bottle mucilage, bottle black ink, tiiTcnps dozen dress buttons, stereoscope views, sheet music, machine cotton pfe pans, combination lead pencil and penholder, fiine combs, sleeve hundreds of other articles for worth 4 times the price. Three-Cent rticles. Mammoth tablet SxlOxJ- in. thick, pointer collar button, machine oil, 1 dozen shoo laees, tooth brush, curry comb, 5-foot tape measure, moose trap, 1 dozen lead pencils, cake good toilet box shoe blacking, 25 envelopes, laundry soap (2 for 5c.) shaving soap, spectacles, dozen dress pinchers, handkerchiefs lots of other 10-centers you can have for 3. Four-Cent Articles.

Bottle shoe polish, 1 dozen stick pins, initial scarf pins, 1 set teaspoons, cake food toilet soap, Clark's O. N. pocket combs, gold paint, quire good note paper vard white cord ruchiug, yard gum web, hand-saw files, large pie plates, parses, combs, fancy suck pins, scarf holders, Windsor ties, pair ice creepers, roll best skirt braid. All worth double. Fiye-Cent Articles, Combination glass cutter, imitation silk handkerchiefs, wash basins, lamp burners, mouth organ, towels, pencil boxes, paste stove polish, pair porpoise leather shoe laces, quart covered bucket, pair insoles.

Auction Sundries. Alarm clocks, 79c; dime saving bank, 9c; Wade Butcher razors, 47c; big barring in gloves; 2-foot rale, 7c; steel traps, 13c, job in decorated window shades, 60c; ladies rubbers, 23c; misses' rubbers, 19c; men's rubbers, 40c; all-wool seeks, 12c- stem-wind Elgin watches, pocket dictonaries, paper back 7c, cloth 13c- large, S1.39; table oil cloth, first quality, 20c. per yd; large asortment bibles very cheap, Bargains in shoes, clothing, hats, caps, etc. The fall of the auctioneer's hammer regulates our prices. We have no competitors.

Come to us for Bargains, we will not disappoint you. YOU would exercise good taste in China and Queenware, Fancy Glassware, Lamps and Fixtures, Japanese Wars and Bric-a-Brac, call on taghj, EXERcisiNG GOOD TASTE. Cor 6th aild Water Sts He has some very nice goods suitable for Presents. A full line of Groceries and Provisions always on hands. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria.

OTICE. "I hereby notice that I have made application for a warrant to survey a piece ol vacant land, situated partly in East "wheatneld Indiana county, and partly in Jackson Cambria County, containing two hundred acres more or less, adjoins lands to Wallace B. Stewart, now John H. Dick on on the east; by lands wai ranted to William Clark and Samuel Elder on the south; by lands or Samuel Elder and George Farmer on the west lands warranted to Robert and Alexander weir, now George Findley's heirs ontt.enorth. I.

WEHRIE. OTICE. I hereby give notice that I have made application for a warrant to survey a piece of vacant land, situated partly in East Whet-tfield Indiana County, and partly in Jackson Cambria County, containing two hundred and fifty acres more or less, ad joining lands warranted to John Wigton on the east, by lands warranted to John Crawford, now Gust Kager, on the south; by lands warranted to John Snyder on the west, and by Blacklick Creek on the north. 38w3 B. I.

WEHKLE. -rnxECUTOBS' OTICE. Jbj Estate of Amelia Kline, late of Indiana Soroush, dee'd, Letters testamentary having been granted the undersigned by the Orphan's Court of Indiana County, upon the estate first above named, notice is hereby given to all persons indebted to said estate to make prompt payment, and those having claims wilt present the same duly authenticated for settlement WELL XGT' B. KLINE. MAY BURY B.

KL'NE. 39w6 Executors. UIMTOR'S XOTICE. The undersigned, an auditor appointed to make distribution of the funds in the hands of Elizabeth Myers and Peter Fair administrators of the es'tate of George W. Myers, will attend to the duties of his appointment at his office in the borough of Indiana on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6.

A.D., 1892, at 2 o'clock p.m., of said day, when and where all parties interested shall attend or be debarred from coming iu on said fuud. J. H. HILL, 37 Auditor. DRY MAIL You can buy as satisfactorily by ins lor samples or particulars as if you could come to the store, and you save the expense of a trip.

At least you do not have to pay until yon are pleased. From our long experience we have learned ho.w to please. This applies all the year round. Now We Hold (During January) OUR ANNUAL CLEARING SALE- All Lines of DRESS GOODS, SILKS, COTTON DRESS FABRICS, FLANNELS, LINENS, LACE CURTAINS JACKETS AND CLOAKS, MILLINERY, RIBBONS, At greatly reduced prices. Often less than half original Write soon.

These prices only for January. The World for 1892. j-'The most energetic, resolute and relentless journal in America when it sets out to accom- vl ish any great object; lean testify to its ready humanity, comprehension and persistence" GAIL HAJHLTOS. We can tell our Republican readers a secret and our Democratic friends a piece ol good news: THE WORLD intends to and will elect another Democratic President this year, as it elected Grover Cleveland in 1S84. Whether the Democratic candidate shall be Grover Cleveland, representing the cause of Tariff reform or anv oue of a number of other Democratic leaders who can be elected, representing all the elements of opposition to JBe- publicanism, THF.

WORLD will be foremost in his support. The next President must 6e Democrat. But in displacing a Republican administration THE WORLD will do it for the best good ol Republicans as well as Democrats. It wishes to receive Repeblicans of burdensome war taxes, to unshackle their trade, todeliver them from the power of monopolies and to extend to them the blessings ot a free, a simple and an economical government. II thej do not know what is good for them, it will try, good- naturedly but persistently, to show them THE WORLD is now printing a average of er 330,000 copies a day.

It has made a net average gain of a day daring the past vear. It will circulate nest year, on the basis of this increase only, at lease 12O.OOO.OOO copies of the ablest, strongest and best Democratic newspaper ever printed. What can the forces of Plutocracy.Monopoly and Corruption, of the Billion Dollar Congress, the War Tariff and the Money Power in politics, hope to accomplish against such a cam- pa i-o of education, of appeal and stimulation as THE WORED will conduct ia this pivotal But'while doing this THE WORLD will give to its readers, is it dia in the recent campaign, a fuller and betrer reporterRe- publican meetings and speeches in the Presidential canvass than the organs of their own party print. THE WORLD never colors news; itphotoyraghsei-ents. THE WORLD'S resources are unt-qualied and its evpendiinres are unparalleled.

lisprinted matter would make a book every day and three volumes every Sunday. THE WORLD is recognized as distinctively the newspaper of the people. It believes that to be the highest Journalism which is dedicated to the public service. THE WORLD pats heart and conscience into its work as well as brains. It is the handmaid of Justice, theunraveler of mysteries, the detecter and the terror of Crime, the friend of the frienilless, the help of the poor, the strength of the weak.

Realizing that its power comes from the people, it gives back to them freely whatever service ita influence and its resources enable it to render. With a perfect equipment, a thorough organ- izatson, capable direction and a deep detarrai- naiioii to muve on and up to higher ideals and greater achievements, i HE WORLD wishes its multitude of readers a Happy iNew Year, and confidently bids them to expect from it daring lS9'-i even more wonderful thing tnau it has already accomplished. Always battling for Freedom and against Wrong, forever independent, THE WORLD reboguizes no m-ster other than the public which has made it gre.it. The World and the Indiana crat lor THE NATIONAL BAPTIST Philadelphia. FEDERAL ST.

609-6(2 PENN Prospectus for IS93. It has r.ot been our custom to issuse a prospectus. A newspaper carT.never tell beforehand jnst what subjects will be discussed. "We hold ourselves us readiness however, with our well-trained editorial force, and our large staff of special contributors, to treat any subject which may present itself daring the year. Our plans for 1892 contemplate an enlargement of our news deportment; a perfect- of the other departments and the bringing up of the entire paper to a still higher standard of efficiency.

PSBMIUMS. The National Bantist is offering a line of most attractive "premiums. For example, communion services, organs and hymn book; valuable books of reference and general information; fountain pens One of iu-? most attractive offers is the one offering to the new subscriber and to the person securing the new name, each, a volume of Prof. Drumnaond's famous addresses, attractively bound in white aud gold. AGENTS, In every church are wanted to canvass for new names.

Liberal commissions are offered. I'ast experience has shown that a goodly number of new names csux be quioklv -Jathered by a good agent. "THE PBICE Is $2.00 per year in advance. Send for sample conies (which will be cheerfully sent) and address all communications to CLINTON ROGERS WOODRUFF, Business Manager the National Baptist, 1200 Chestnut Street, Philanelphia,.