The Inquirer from Lancaster, Pennsylvania • 4

THE INQUIRER, LANCASTER, MAY 2, 18J0. 4 LANCASTER CLASS1S. l'OUTICAl, NOTES. CIVIL WAR YETS. The Reading Times and Dispatch catne out on Monday in a brand new set of type, making a decided improvement In its appearance.

The Times and Dispatch Is one of the best papers in the interior of the state and well deaoryea the prosperity it is evideutly enjoying. Statistics That Throw 5ide Lights on Their Destiny. LOCAL OBITUARY. Peter Welnliold died on Sunday night Hi the residence of his son-in-law, Peter Cl. Welnhold, of Meehanioshurg, with whom he uiHde his ti-ime.

His death was due to the general breaking down of the system brought ou by old age. He was in his 78th yeBr and leaves a wife aud two daughters, Mrs. Peter G. Weinbold, of eolianiosbnrg, aud Mrs. John (food, of Reading.

The funeral took place on Thursday at Muddy Creek church, where interment was made. CENSUS FIGURES OF 1890 TABULATED. PUBLISH KD BVBRT BATVRDA.Y AT NO, 26 S0U1II QUEEN ST (First Floor). By EI.LWOOO GKIEST, Proprietor. 1.50 per Year in advance if not paid in advance.

SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1896. The strike of last winter owed its existence to the countenance of the daily newspapers of the city; but this time there was such a' decided public sentiment against it that they kept quiet. Severe justice was meted out in the criminal court on Thursday to several Association men who assaulted nonunion conductors last week. James Campbell was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary, and Wallace McGee and Joseph Dinsmore, who pleaded guilty to assault, were sentenced to pay a fine of $500 each, to undergo an imprisonment iu the penitentiary of three years and to enter bail in the sum of $51.0 each to kesp the peace for five years. About Two-Thirds of the Union Men Are Pensioners.

The strongest animals in the world are those that live ou a vegetable diet. Tie lion Is teroalons rather than strong. The ox, horse, elepliaut and reindeer are all oonspicu ms for strength and live solely on a vegetable diet. The opt ion that strength to perform hard labor mj.tirts aulmal food has uu good foundation. Tlio struggle In the Illinois Stale convention, nt Springfield, over the instruction ol tne ileh-gut Ion to the Nutiomil convention, 'I1'11 hursday In a victory tor the McKinley forces, a motion to table the pending resolution ot instructions tor the Ohio candidate being defeated by a vote of 81-2 against to 101 for Thu Cullom leaders then capitulated, and the McKinley Instructions weie adopted by acclamation.

A groat many things one reads about tho St. Louis convention would bo Important if true. Governor Hastings Is at work on tho speech with which bo will place Senator Quay's name before the St. Louis convention. Senator Quay, in bis capacity of chairman of the Republican Stale Committee of Pennsylvania, announces that he has reappointed Jere B.

Hex and W. K. Andrews secretaries to the State Committee. THE CUBAN SITUATION. Rev.

lilgram Elected President To Meet, at Alanhelin Next Fear. The iorty-foutth annual eessession of Lancaster classls, Kslormeil oliurob, convened In Nt. Andrew's Reformed ohuroli, Penbrook, a suburb of Harrisburg, on Monday evening. Kev. B.

Howard Roth, of Millersville, the retiring president, preached the opening sermon. Rev. Pilgram, of Litttz, was eleoted president, aud Rev. William Yentzer, of Marietta, corresponding secretary. It was reported that more than 000 was pledged toward the endowment fund of Franklin and Marshall college.

Tuese ministerial delegates to tbe general synod were elected; Revs. J. S. Stalir, D. G.

Apple, D. W. Gerhard, E. N. Kramer, S.

Hartman, J. W. Meminger, J. M. Titzel, D7 and Rev.

F. Pilgram; eldership delegates, K. H. Burkholder, J. E.

Nis-sley, J. F. Kersbuer, Joseph Rudy, S. J. Rauch, W.

O. Heitsltua, L. D. Rutherford and H. H.

Gingrich. The following were eleoted delegates to the East Reformed synod: Ministers, Dr. E. V. Gerhart, M.

H. Sangree, J. M. Saudor, J. H.

Panne-becker, B. M. Myer, J.G. Walters; elders, C. W.

Myers, Nathaniel Yohe, L. J. Rauch, J. Z. Gerhard, W.

A Heitshue and J. Z. Ueisey. The Womens Missionary Sooiety ot classls held a public meeting Wednesday eveuiug. The classis transacted a great deal of routine business and adjourned to meet at Manbietn on May 17, 1897.

J. Uourad Swart, oue of the oldest citizens of Columbia, died on Sunday evening of pneumonia, alter Hve weeks illness, aged Si years. Hs was born In Germany and came to Columbia In 1880, when lie engaged iu the butcherlug business at wbiob he accumulated considerable property. The following children survive: Mrs. Ella Ulmer, Mrs.

Amanda Fagan, Mrs. Mary Riuebart, Mrs. Caroline Young, Miss Kate Swartz aud John W. Swartz. Samuel Kissinger, a well-known citizau of tnis city, died ou Wednesday.

Mr. Kissinger was a suUerer from asthiut for uiauy years, and lately hs was alU.cted with a ojuiplioatiou of diseases which resulted iu liis death. Ha was eighty-four years old aud was a life-tong resident of this city. He was a restaurateur and hotel keeper, aud conducted establishments in dffierent parts of the city. Some years ago he retired from business.

Dr. Thomas Rhodes Pixton, a former well-known dentist of this city, died suddenly of dropsy ot the heart, ou Tuesday morning, at bis residence in Philadelphia. Dr. Pixton was a native ot Liverpool, Eng-land, and oauie to this country in 18(55. He was a practical watchmaker, at which he worked for several years with H.

Z. Rhodes but afterwards took up the profession of dentistry, which he practiced the remainder of bis life. John Sober, a soldier of two wars aud an old resident of this city, died Wednesday evening after an Illness of eight weeks duration from dropsy aud rheumatism. He was seventy years old, a native of Germany, aud bad resided iu this city ever since he was eighteen years old. He served in tbe Mexicau war, and during tbe late war was a member of the Fifty-fourth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volun- A little more than a million veterans of the Union, and considerably less than half a million veterans of the confederate armies, were found living in the United State by the census takers of 1890.

The results have only recently been tabulated, in reply to a resolution of the Senate, and tiiey throw many interesting side lights ou the destiny of the men who met in arms iu the great civil war. liie surviving widows of Union soldiers and sailors number while the widows of confederate veterans are only 60,564. The facts have been classified in an interesting manner by Col. Carroll 1). Wright, tire commissioner of labor, who is now in charge of the census work, and lie lias explained to the Senate why they have not been published in full.

It appears that it would require more thau seven thick quarto volumes to carry the names of the veterans, with the organizations iu which tiiey served, aud the cost of the work would preclude its distribution to individual veterans, merely for the benefit of finding their own names in the long list. It was, therefore, recommended by Col. Wright, soon after he took charge of the census work, that the complete records be turned over to the commissioner of pensions, for use in the army and navy survivors division where they could be consulted by auv one having special interest in the subject. The facts which Col. Wright has prepared for the Senate involve a classification by states, ages, and other particulars of the great mass of data at his command.

The exact figures show that on June 1, 189), there were surviving United States soldiers, sailors and marines; 432,020 surviving confederate veterans of the civil war, and 00,564 surviving widows of confederate veterans. The Seyfert-Yocum Case. Several of our local contemporaries, edited iu each case we believe by members of the bar, express their satisfaction that the late grand jury ignored the bill and ordered that the prosecutor pay the costs in the above cate. As there was no dispute about the facts involved this action rested on the assumption that the bill was unconstitutional or improper, neither of which was within the province of the grand jury to decide. They could only decide whether or not there was evidence that the law was violated; the question of its constitutionality was.

not for them to consider. That was a question for the courts, aud if the grand jury had possessed a proper understanding of their own duties they would have so acted. It is quite a new thing for a grand jury to assume the powers that beloug to the courts or the legislature, and it would never occur where they had a proper sense of their responsibilities. The flcKinley Sweep. The defeat of the friends of Senator Cullom in the state contention of Illinois, on Thursday, by the adherents of Major McKinley, shows that the drift in favor of the latter gentleman continues.

This action of the Illinois Republicans, taken in connection with the unlocked for developments in his favor in Vermont aifd New Hampshire, seem to indicate the nomination of McKinley as more than probable. That which gives reasouab'e assurance of this result is the strong undercurrent in his favor in all sections of the country. Of course his nomination at St. Louis is not a fixed fact. The one thing that clouds bis prospects is the double-faced character of the financial resolution on on which he was placed by the Ohio state convention.

The drift of public sentiment is strongly in favor of the gold standard and it will not tolerate a candidate whose position is doubtful on that point. The St. Louis convention can remedy this to some extent by adopting an uncompromising platform, but Major McKinley owes it to himself and his friends to make known his position on this question so that theie can be no dispute about it. Such a declaration from him would undoubtedly arid to his strength. Senator Sherman is vouching for bis soundness, but that does not count like a statement from the candidate himself.

Guardians Appointed. Rev. E. Meister, city, was appointed guardian of John, Jacob and Minule Gun-zeDhauser, minor children of John Gun-zenhauser, deceased, late of this oity. Leyi Keller, of Ephrata, has been appointed guardian of Lizzie Buck waiter, minor daughter of Mary Buckwalter.

Cyrus E. Groft, ot Paradise township, was appointed guardian of Mary Marron, grandchild of Dauiel Hoak, deceased, late of the same township and a legatee under his will. Leauder Gantz was appointed guardian of the minor ohildreu of Henry U. Gantz, deceased, late of Mt. Joy township.

The tiiMurKent Hohl Their Owu Hat the Future is Vucertulu. Those who have attempted to follow the accounts of the Cuban insurrection publisned from day to day kuow the unreliable character of much of the news, es)ecially of that whieu is ollici-ally promulgated. Tint the Spanish troops, although numerous, have male no headway against the rebels, is evident from the prolongs ion of the'iusut-rection and the fact that the Spaniards really remain ou the defensive, for the protection of the province of Havana. The remainder of the island is either given up wholly to the rebels or is debatable ground. According to the opinion of Mr.

J. Frank Cl irk, staff correspondent of the United Press, who is a disinterested witness, concerned only to ascertain the truth, Cuba is surely slipping away from Spain. Mr. Clark speut two mouths in Cuba at tbe opeuing of the rebellion and four months tins year. When lie left Cuba in June, 1S95, Gomez and Maceo were iu the mountains of the Eastern district, with small bauds of insurgents.

When he returned, in January, 1896, he found that they had advanced liOJ miles, recruiting their forces, and that they were actually threatening Havana. A week ago, he says, the insurrection wa3 larger, more formidable, aud, apparently, more promising of success, than at any time the 14 months since its inception. Mjreover, the rainy season is rapidly approaching, and the death rate from yellow fever among the unacclimated men of the Spanish army is likely to exceed their losses in battle. The war itself is carried on in desultory fashion, for the Cubans, though skilfully led, are not strong enough iu numbers or sufficiently well armed to engage in open battle. They carry on a guerilla warfare and occasionally destroy property that would, if left undisturbed, eurich their foes.

Tnus a despatch from Havana reports that the rebels hare destroyed by tire 300 houses and 40,000 bfies of tobacco ou the plantations belonging to Pedro Marias, causing a loss of over Three thousand persons, it is said have beeu rendered homeless. This unnatural warfare is probably in retaliation for General Wey-lers course in executing the rebels taken in battle. Little mercy is exhibited on either side, aud will not be until Spain shall be forced to acknowledge Cuban belligerency. The outlook for the island is very gloomy. Unless there should be foreign intervention of some kind tne war is likely to last for many years, and Cuba will be impoverished, whether the Spaniards again obtain military coutrol or the Cuban insurgents force au acknowledgement of their independence.

Licenses Transferred, Tiie hotel license ot John L. Breneman, West Lampeter township, has been transferred to A. F. Rohrer. The tavern license of John L.

Coldren, East Hempfleld township, was transferred to Henry Harnish. The tavern license of Win. H. Lutz, Columbia was transferred to George U. Willy.

Real Cause of the Strike. Tiie real cause of the trouble between the Union Traction comp iny and its employes is thus stated by President Welsh in a letter refusing a proposal of arbitration. The letter was addressed to the chairman of the Grievance Committee: You, as chairman, distinctly aud repeatedly stated yesterday that your main and real demand was thau all men wno had voluntarily left our service during the recent strikes should be put back on their former runs, and that this would instantly settle the whole dispute. Ou the above the Record remarks: It would be a manifest injustice on tire part of the officials of the Union Traction company to discharge men who have served them faithfully in order to make places for men upon whom they could not depend, and who had previously quit their service on an emergent occasion. Xo strike can succeed, nor ought to succeed, which has for its foundation a dispute of the right of laboring men to sell their labor upon their own terms, and to be protected in the free exercise of this right.

MAKIUEIF. teers in Hie late war. He is survived by bis wife. 3. S.

Brenner, a retired farmer, died on Thursday morning at the residence of J. B. Wissler, at Laudisyille, with whom he made his home. He bad beeu sick tor a year past and death was due to old age. He was in his seventy-eighth year aud was the youngest aud last surviving member oi his family.

He was a well-kuown aud highly esteemed resident. He was unmarried. The funeral will take place Sunday at 12 oclock at his late residence, with services at the Mennonite meeting house, Millersville, at 2 oclock, Octoraro Telephone and Telegraph Service. The O. T.

T. company is quietly doing busiuess at its central office aud branch stations on its tine. Pay stations have been established at Tayloria, White Rock, Fairmount, Fulton House, Goshen, Eldora aud Peach Bottom, with Oxford as tbe central office. The Examiner is sorry, apparently, that Senutor Quay did not select better men for Delegates-at-Large. Hero we have am motor Quay's mistakes he did not consult the Examiner.

According to General Grosvenor's latest weekly bulletin, McKinley has 441 votes only twelve less than a majority. But the vulue ot such figures is exceedingly problematical in view of the known facts, set forth by Mr. Manley, that many of the delegates claimed lor McKinley belong In the doubtful column, and that tile status of many olhors Is yet to determined by the Committee on Credentials. Mr. Manley declares that "out ol 250 delegates thus far chosen In the block ot States north of the Potomao and east of Ohio a block ot States containing a great proportion ot tho manufacturing and commercial Interests of the country ex-Gover-nor McKinley has secured only nine votes.

In short, accordingly to Manley, out of 711 delegates elected McKinley has actually 250 voles, and Heed ltd. The reader Is at liberty to take Ills choice ot the two statements. Samuel A. Davenport, of Erie, who was named as one of the Congressmen-at-Large by tho Republican State Convention, was lot-many years the publisher of the Erio Gazette, the paper on which Horace Greeley stuck type. It is a remarkable tact that during the font-years President Harrison was In office the public debt was reduced $310,000,000, ahd during the succeeding three years under Mr.

Cleveland the public debt was Increased Tbe annual Interest charges on tbe public debt have been Increased 50 per cent by Mr. Cleveland. Mr. Quay Is running for county commissioner In Chester county. His lull name is Ellwood Quay.

Senator Teller, of Colorado, has announced that if the Republican party declares for sound money he will break away from It. Let blip break. Senator Wolcott, of the same state, says be will sail in the old ship. The Republicans of Alabama held two State conventions In Montgomery. Ono, the McKinley, adopted a ringing antl-free silvor and protection platform, and determined to put a straight out Republican ticket in the field, headed by Gen.

J. W. Burke, of Calhoun, a high-class Republican; the other, composed of all the anti-McKinley factions, adopted a plattorm declaring that all other issues in Alabama were subservient to one fair elections and therefore all issues excepting this were avoided In the platform. The political liar bobbed up serenely In the columns of the Philadelphia Press, In this way: "It was the opinion of a very large proportion of those who attended the recent Republican State convention that Senator Cameron will be re-elected to the Senate next year. We question very much it such an opinion was entertained by any one who is capable of having an opinion, Henry McFarland, the Washington correspondent, has this to sav: "Of one thing I am how convinced, and that is that ex-President Harrison Is quite willing to be President again, although he is not willing to be a common candidate.

The tact 13 that Mrs. Harrison wants to be In the White House again, this lime as its head, rather than ttc housekeeper, and that she has more Influence with her husband than anybody else in the world. But Mr. Harrison inclines that way himself, if, for no. other reason, because he is determined that McKinley, who, lie thinks, rightly or wrongly, betrayed his Interests at Minneapolis, and would have token the nomination away from him if he could, shall not sit in tiie great place that he himself once occupied.

Alderman James Raymond, the colored man of Altoona, who was chosen an alternate-at-large to tho Republican National convention, declares he was not turned down, and got exactly what he wanted. From the first he had been a candidate for alternato, and was surprised when it was announced that he was spoken of for delegate. State Treasurer Jackson retires from ofllea next Monday. His successor will be Benjamin Haywood, of Mercer, who has been cashier of the State treasury the past two years. The only contest in the Democratic State convention at Allentown, Wednesday was over the adoption of the unit rule plank in the platform.

The opposition was defeated, however, and ex-Governor Pattison was endorsed for the Presidency, sound money was advocated and Republican legislation was denounced. John M. Braden, of Allegheny, anil Benjamin C. Potts, of Delaware, were nominated for Congrossmen-at-Large. The following were nominated by acclamation as Delegates at Large: William F.

Harrity. Philadelphia; Robert E. Wright, Lehigh; J. Henry Cochran, Lycoming; Charles A. Fagan, Allegheny; Dr.

John Todd, Montgomery; Beniamin F. Myers, Dauphin; John S. Killing, Erie, and John T. Lonahan, Luzerne. The Presidential Elector for this the Tenth district, is Charles F.

Rangier, and the Delegates to the Chicago convention from this district, are Horace L. Haldeman.of Marietta, and Richard M. Reilly, of Lancaster. FAUKXEY McLiMANS. April 22, at West Grove, by Rev.

Charles Johnston, Edward D. Fahrney and Miss Anna Grace Mc-Llmans. MILES SULTZHACII. April 2, in this city, by Kev. C.

Elvin llaupt, Oliver C. Milesaml Miss Louisa H. Sultzbach. SW ASEY NE HOUSER. April 23, by Rev.

Francis Smith, llennoal M. Swusey, ot Roseville, and Miss Carrie Newhouser, ol Florin, tills county. COLLIER HOGENTOGLER. April 23. by Kev.

Willis S. lliiiman, Richard Collier and Miss Kate Hogentogler, both ot Columbia. PAGE BEIXHOWEll. April 28, Harry W. Page, of Long Branch, X.

Anna C. Beiuhower, of Columbia. WATERMAN REYNOLDS. Aptil 23, by Rev. P.

J. Kobottoin.Col. William B. Waterman, of Providence, K. and Miss Maud Reynolds, ol this city.

HERR HAUCK. April 29. by Rev E. A. G.

Bossier. Harry Herr, and Miss Arabella T. Huuck, both of this city. DELLINGER GREEXAWALT. April 20, by Kev.

Willis Himnan, David L. Dellinger, ot WnghtBvllle, and Miss Matilda G. Greeuawalt, ol Columbia. MYERS SMITH. April 30, bv Rev.

A. F. Haul, Dr. II. F.

Myers and Miss Emma L. Smith, both of this city. MENTZER MIEIHNGER. April 29, by V. W.

Richards. Clias. M. Mentzer and Miss Ida M. cedi nger, both ol this city.

FLICK GRESS. April 30, by Rey. William Plcper, a red. Flick and Miss Kate Gress, both of Columbia. ZERC11ER WEHNER.

April 29, by Rev. Wui. lieper, Parcy Zeroher and Muggo Weliner. both ot Columbia. A YOUTHFUL VICTIM OF NICOTINE.

PERSOXAL. Grover Cleveland still persists in taking his ponslou veto pen in hand. General James Longstreet, of Georgia, was one of the speakers at the Graut birthday dinner in Boston ou Monday evening. 7 Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, is ambidextrous. He can shave with a razor iu each hand, and write with two pens at the same time.

7 According to the Reading World. Auditor General Mylin save: Xo young man can possibly lose now iu the battle of life. He need simply carry the Bible iu one hand and tbe Republican platform In the other and be will be able to secure any job be wants. Used Tobacco From Babyhood and Got it on Deathbed. Ten-year-old George Burroughs, who lived on the outskirts of Lambertville, X.

died a few days ago a victim of nicotine poisin. The boy had been an incessant user of the weed in all forms almost from his babyhood. He begged for tobacco npon his deathbed and his request was granted. When the undertaker called after his death the body was in such condition that it was found necessary to bury it immediately. General Grant.

Monday last was the 74th anniversary of the birth of General Grant, and was observed in many places with great enthusiasm. As is the case with all truly great men the regard for Grant grows with passing years, and the more his character is studied the grander it appears. He will live in history as one of the greatest men of this or any other age. One of the most remarkable traits in the character of General Grant, and which distinguishes him from nearly all the soldiers of history, wa3 his dislike for war and its trappings. Pre-eminent as a soldier lie was a lover of peace aud always anxious to avoid war when that was possible.

Under his administration anything that might lead to war was carefully avoided. Ha was a man of peace, but if war became inevitable there was no braver or wiser commander. His memory will be cherished as long as the human race endures and his fame will grow brighter as the ages speed away. IMED. BURIED 62 HEN ALIVE.

The politicians are likely to find interesting food for thought in the geographical and race distribution of the veterans of both armies. The Union veterans were Caucasians to the extent of nearly 95 per cent of the entire number, the exact number being 980,274, of whom 807,701 were native whites, were born of native parents, 89,255 born of foreign parents, and 172.273 were foreign whites. The total of negroes, Chinese, Japanese aud civilized Indians were 53,799, or 5 2-10 per cent of the whole number. The geographical distribution of the veterans indicates that many of those from the East settled in the West after the war, for the proportion is much smaller in the eastern states to the population than in Ihe new states of the West. The number is large enough, however, to be a terror to tbe politicians, even in the East, if their votes were cast soldily on one side.

Even Massachusetts, where the sentiment in favor of pension legislation is not usually an active factor in political contests, shows 39,606 surviving veterans, or an even 3000 to each congressional district. Xew York, although standing third in the list of aggregate numbers, ranks among the lowest of the northern states in proportion to the population, her veterans numbering only a little more than 2,500 to a congressional district. Indiana, on the other hand, contained in 189), nearly 5,000 survivors to a congressional district, Kansas showed more than 6,000, and Missouri, with her divided allegiance, showed more than 4,000. Union veterans are sprinkled all over the South, from 30,150 in Kentucky down to 2,063 in Georgia, but the number of confederate veterans in theXorth is much smaller. The entire Xorth-east, iuciudiug Xew Jersey aud Pennsylvania, contained in 189) only 2,433, of whom 1,074 were in Pennsylvania and 787 in Xew York.

There were only 11 lonely upholders of the lost cause in Vermont, but they had the sympathy of 14 confederate widows. A comparison of these figures of the surviving veterans of the Union with the number borne on the pension rolls indicates that more than two-thirds of the veterans are already drawing pensions. The number of veterans pensioned under the general law in 1895 was 352,453, and under the act of 1890 305,118, exclusive of 13,767 navy pensions. This made a total of 735,338 invalid pensious growing out of the civil war, or considerably more than two-thirds of the 1,034,073 veterans living in 1893. That death has been thinning their ranks during the past five years is indicated by tbe increase in widows pensions.

The number in 1S95 was 203,403, which i3 more than 35 per cent in excess of the whole number of widows returned in 189). The number of widows thus drawing pensions on account of the civil war increased from 192,599 in 1894 to 203,463 in 1895, and the latter were divided in the proportion of 100,232 under the general law, under the act of 1890 and 7535 on account of the navy. The whole number of pensions, including those for conflicts before the civil war, was 966,012 for the fiscal year 1803,969,544 for 1894 and 970,524 for 1895. These figures would indicate that the creation of a service pension would increase by about 25 or 30 per cent the amount now paid to surviving veterans, but the time may not be far distant when the thinning of their ranks would meet the increased liberality of the government half-way and require no larger expenditure for a service pension than is required under existing law. KESSLER.

April 201 in this city. Mary, wile of Maurice K. Kessler, aged tbirtj-flve The Inquirer One Recommendation to Make. It was a matter of remark last week that the business of the Ai ril Quarter Sessions court was greatly delayed by the inefficient and dilatory manner in which the grand jury acted on the business in hand. It is now understood that the reason for this was that certain members of the grand jury cared more to air their own personal prejudices and 1 -Utica! affiliations, than to bend their energies to a prompt and conscientious discharge of their duties.

This unfortunate disposition of certain members of the late grand jury enabled them to misinform and mislead the more inexperienced, and accounts for the ridiculous things they were prevailed upon to do and the extra costs they put upon the county by their vexatious delay of public business. Among the new projects that the grand jury found time to work into their report are the following: 1. A room for the accommodation of witnesses. 2. A room with cots for jurors to shep in.

3. The foimation of two court rooms on the second floor. 4. The immediate extension of the court house to Grant street. 5.

The erection of a new jail. 6. The erection of increased sleeping accommodations at the hospital. 7. Another building at the Childrens Home.

These recommendations would cost about six hundred thousand dollars, which is more than three times as much money as the county has ever had at its command at any time during the past ten years, and yet the grand jury was sufficiently verdant to proclaim that there are ample funds! Finding that they had recommended the expenditure of money on about everything that they or their outside assistants could think of, they concluded to take the other tack and so administered a reprimand to the county commissioners for having paid attorneys twelve and a-half per cent for conducting the recent litigation between the city and county, notwithstanding the fact that the commissioners had quite recently contested a collection claim of twenty-five per cent in the famous Fulton case and lost it in the supreme court. It will occur to the practical business man that, inasmuch as the supreme court has decided that twenty-five per cent can be collected in such cases, the county managed pretty well when it was able to secure Resettlement at one-half these figures, besides escaping the additional heavy costs and counsel fees that would have been the result of a contest. After the numerous recommendations made by the grand jury it may seem superfluous to add any more, but it occurs to us that a recommendation of some new and improved method of selecting grand jurors and their foreman would be a step in the direction of needed reform. FOLKS YOU KXOW. Dr.

J.K. Lineweaveu, of Columbia, is at Atlanta, attending the annual meeting of the American Medical association as a delegate from the Lancaster City aud County Medical association. Parker McLaughlin, over 85 years ol age, oue of the oldest citizens ol Little Britain township, is seriously 111, Disaster Dae to a Terrible Cavc-in of the Eulalia Miues A despatch from Chihuahua, Mexico, says that the Santa Eulalia mines, 14 miles from that city, have caved in and G7 men were emtombed. Thirty-seveu have been taken out, 10 dead and 27 fatally injured. There is little hope of rescuing the others alive.

The famous Santa Eulalia mines have been jwoiked almost continuously for 350years, and are in a sta of ruin from caving. CRIPPLE CREEK WIPED OUT. Harrison Changes His Will. Ex-President Harrison has been careful and methodical about his business affairs, and while he was President he made a will leaving his property in equal divisions to his daughter, Mrs. McKee, and his son, Russell Harrison.

After Mrs. Harrisons death he made another will, dividing the property equally between his son and daughter. To this he recently added a codicil providing that this shall apply only to the property of which lie was possessed at the time of his recent marriage, and that his home in Indianapolis and whatever property he may accumulate from this time on shall go to his widow, in case she survives him. A Second Conflagration Iovolvlug the Loss of Three Lives, The business portion of Cripple Creek, Colorado, was destroyed by fire Monday. Like the conflagration of Saturday last, it was the work of incendiaries.

Three lives were lost, and 15 or 20 persons injured. One of the dead men was a thief, who was shot by a policeman. Buildings were blown up with dynamite to stop the spread of the flames. The loss will not fall short of $2,000,000. One thousand persons are homeless.

The German Carp. United States Fish Commissioner Brice lias declared that during his term of office no more German carp will be distributed by the United States Fishery commission while he is commissioner, and that they will be cleaned out of all the ponds that are under the authority of his office. It will he no surprise to people who have given attention to the subject that such an order should be made; the wonder is that it was not issued long ago. These are the poorest of all fi3h that inhabit our waters, aud nothing but their great size and wonderful re-productive power has made them tolerable. As it is they have become a public nuisance, and the thanks of the people are due the commissioner for this action.

years. FILLER. April 26lb, In Altoona, Mrs. Julia Filler, widow of the late John Filler, anu late of lids city, aged 03 years. SOUKBEEli.

April 25lli. iu this city, Edla Jane, wile ot Reuben Sourbeer, aged tliirty-lour yeais and three days. GENS EM ER. Ant'd 20th, in tills city, Samuel Gensemor, In his sixty-flrst year. HALTER April 20th, of pneumonia, Mrs.

Joseph Halter, ot Columbia, aged 53 years. bbIGFKIKD. April 25th, Miss Anetla Scig-friod, of this city, aged 73 years. FRANTZ. April 20th, of diphtheria, James Best, the eleven-year-old sou ot Dr.

F. F. and Mrs. Kate Frantz, ot this city. SPIESS.

April 2Sth, Mrs Rose Spless, of this city, aged 55 years. KLINE. April 28lli, in tills city, Mrs. Frederick Kline, aged lorty years. GRAHAM.

April 27th, at Columbia, the fifteen nionlhs-old daughter ot Mr. aud Mrs. William 11. Graham. HARRIS.

April 22. in this city, Mrs. Edward 11. Han Is, aged forty-nine years. NEFF April 23rd, in East Lampeter, Christian Nell, in his seventy-lounli year.

THOMAS. April 20th, ot typhoid fever, William, tbe 17-year-old son of Henry Thomas, of Voganvllle. SHARP. April 27th, ot cancer, Mrs. S.

L. Sharp, of Ephrata, aged 33 years. SWARTZ April 20111, of pneumonia, J. Conrad Swartz, ot Columbia, aged 84 years. WE1NHOLD.

April 2tU, at Mechanicsburg, Peter G. Weinbold, In his 78th year I1IPPLE. April 20th, ol paralysis, Henry Hippie, of Middletown. ESBENSHADE. April 28, of lockjaw caused by a puncture In the loot by a nail, Mrs.

John Eshenahado, of near Xew Holland, aged 28 years. PIXlON. April 2sili, in Philadelphia, Dr. Thos. Rhodes Pixton, formerly ol this city.

ALEXANDER. April 24th, Reuben Alexander, ot lllottowii, formerly of ul-ton township, aged 75 years; interment at Sid wells burying ground. CHRIST. April 28th, of consumption, Mrs. Amos Christ ot this city, aged 52 years.

ISM NGER. April 29th, Samuel Kissinger, ot tli is city, aged 84 years LANDIS. April 2-t, of consumption, Emma Landis, daughter of Elam G. Landis, ot Ephrata township, aged 19 years. W1TMYER.

April 2SUi, Henry Witmyer, of Man helm agad 72 years. FOUXEY. April 23, Mrs. Elizabeth Forney, of Man helm, aged 77 years. McPherson.

April 23rd, in Baltimore, Joseph McPherson, formerly of Chestnut Level, aged 75 years. BRENNER. April 30th, near Landisville Beniamin S. Brenner, in his seventy-eighth Gives His Daughter a Sott Snap. Miss Florence Pullman draws a regular salary of $10,000 from the Pull-mau Palace Car company for naming the cars turned out of the big works.

Increase of Immigration. Foreign immigration is rapidly increasing again. During February and March, lb9t, the number of immigrants landed at Xew York was 21,293. In the corresponding month.s of 1895 it was 22,032, and in the same months this year 31,872. It is reported that Italian immigrants are about to leave Xaples for Xew A Successful Bond.

Justin McCarthy has received upward of $75,000 from the sale of his History of Our Own Times. Holmes to llaug May 7. Holmes must die on the 7th of May. Governor Hastings refused his petition for a. respite by simply endorsing his letter thus: Application refused.

Shot Five mul Then Himself. At Rockville, Indiana, ou Sat unlay morning, Peter Egbert, 23 years of age, shot and killed Mrs. Ilascke, her two children, and two officers who tried to arrest him, and then committed suicide, lie was released from a lunatic asylum a short time ago. Tho McKinley supporters bolted at the Atl.ona Republican Territorial convention, in I'hmnix, on Wednesday night. Tho delegation to the St.

Louis convention was unin-strueted. Tho Vermont Republican convention passed a McKinley resolution, then reconsidered ami laid it on tho table, and finally elected delegates who are said to bo for Reed. Tho West Chester Republican says that Senator Quay and "Jack" Robinson have smoked the pipe of peace. Very Solicitous. The Examiner has an aching heart aud is likely to shed seven or eight large tears over the fact that the dele-gates-at-large from Pennsylvania to the St.

Louis convention are not of sufficient intellectual caliber to properly advance the interests of Pennsylvanias candidate for President. We sympathsize with our sorely tried comtemporary aud hope for its sake the affair may turn out better than it anticipates. What unalloyed joy there would be in the political family of which the Examiner is the centre if Quay should be the nominee! The election of county and city super, inteuuent of schools takes place on Tuesday, May 5. In this county there is every Indication that the present officers will he re-elected without opposition. Grants Statue Unveiled, The equestrian statue of General U.

S. Graut, presented by the Union League club, of Brooklyn, to that city, was unveiled on Saturday afternoon. A Town Wiped Out by Wind Reports which have readied St. Paul relative to the tornado in South Dakota show that great damage was done between Fargo and Spencer. The little town of Epiphany was completely wiped out and 15 persons were injured, several fatally.

April 29th, in this city, Lvdla Eliza-daughter ot James W.and Charlotte ill her seventh year. April 29th, in this city, John Peter in the eighty-seventy year ol his age. April 29, ol dropsy, John Sober, Ity, ugod 70 years. N. April 30th, Mrs.

Thomas Nelson, V.4.. rwnwl R.11 imapil In Cuba. An unparalleled series of butcheries of Cuban farmers and inoffensive by the Spanish soldiery is reported. Garcias forces won a great battle over a Spaninli force, killing, it is said, .300 and wounding 400 more. Over 50,000 Newspapers.

The total number of newspapers published in the world is estimated at over 50,000. The Philadelphia Strike. The strike of employes of the Union Traction company, ordered on Thursday morning by the officials of the Amalgamated Association, was a dismal failure. Only about 250 men responded to the order, and by 9 oclock every line was running as usual. The officers of the association were completely demoralized by the failure of the strike.

Nothing so Good as rur Water. The erection of water works at Mount-vllle Is Hamiltoa Dtaftton Dead Hamilton Disston, head of the Diss-ton Saw Works and a prominent Republican politician, died suddenly of heart disease, aged 52 years. He was a delegate to the St. Louis covention. FlvflChlMrfln at Otic Blrtli, Five children were horn at one birth to the wife of Oscar Lyons, a farmer living one mile west of Mayfield, Ky.

America Heats This The employes of German rolling mills receive about $233 a year. city. WENGER. April 25th, Elizabeth, widow of the lute Christian Wenger, ot Rapho, aged 82 years, 3 months and 22 days. A ltalser of flogs.

Lewis Hlioetnakor. of Drurnore, iH now feeding 116 bogs..