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              'rtting JIPc •• •, V t two cEerrs, f f an • Wwk KimRKB int. I *Mklr E.tmblUbed 1836. f PITTSTON, PA., SATURDAY, PECMEBER 31. 1887. EUROPE'S COMING WAU. THE PACIFIC RAILROADS. C CHURCH AND STATE. H36 iVlNE ASSEMBLIES STRIKE, LOOKING FOH ROBBERS. JUMPED THE TRESTLE. I1ER0D AND JOHN. The Attorney General of the Province of Scouring the Country for Three Armed and Murderous Desperadoes. rhe Inevitable Stove Gets Its Work In. THE COMMISSIONERS' REPORT GIVEN Quebec Hauled Over the Coal*. Quebec, Deo. 81.—Attorney General Mercier recently addressed a letter to the various clergyman In charge of parishes in this province, calling their attention to tlie necessity of complying with the law concerning exactitude in the keeping of registers of birth, marriages and deaths. For this the French papers make a fierce attack on him. The Courrier Des Canada treats the circular as an insult to the Roman Catholic clergy, and resents the calling of them "functionaries of the different denominations." La Verite gbes further, and says Mr. Mercier has committed a grievous wrong in communicating bis letter direct to the cure, when the most vulgar good sense, without speaking of the laws of the cbnrch, imperiously exacts that such representations should be made only through the medium of the bishops, the hierarchical chiefs of the clergy, and the only ones competent to give them orders. Not only, it adds, is the ciiurch absolutely independent of the Btate, it is superior to it. IN PURSUANCE OF THE ORDER OF Norristown, Pa..- Dec. 81.—Private detectives and Philadelphia and Reading railroad special officers were scouring the tramps' retreat along that road yesterday in the hope of finding the robbers who visited Dj K. Hatfield's Jewelry store in Pottstown on Wednesday evening. RELATIONS BETWEEN THE POWEPS Eight Ptfrsojis Injured. FIRST LESSON OF THE INTI-RN*. TIONAL S. S. SERIES, JAN. 1, 1888. TO THE PRESIDENT. THE CONVENTION. BECOMING y^lBEARABLF. Pittsburg, Deo. 31.—A raized train on the northern division of the Pittsburg and Western railroad went over a thirty foot trestle near St. Petersburg, Clarion county, Pa., at 7 o'clock last night. Eight passengers were seriously injured and two spans of the bridge went down with the train. The wreck took Are from the stove in the smoker, and ten cars were consumed. The spot where I .he wreck occurred is a pf culiarly dangerous one, a very sharp curve leading directly to the trentle, half a mile north cf St. Petersburg. There were ten cars in the train, two passenger and eight freight, the latter loaded with bark, heaped very high. They were top heavy, and when the train struck the trestle, which is curved considerable at the northern end, the top hebviness of the cars caused them to capsizs and go over. The coupling pin between the engine and train broke, letting the engine over safely. The Railroad Officials Claim That tho Tlie London Standard on the Situation. The Majority Recommends That an Extension of Fifty Tears be Granted, and Mandate Has Mot Been Generally Obeyed—Tears of a Coal Famine at Reading—Powderlj's Condition. Its Belief That Either Bloodshed or Abject Submission Will be the Inevlt- Comments by Rev. William Newton, D. D.—Text of Lesson, Matt. lit., 1-1%. Golden Text, Matt, xiv., 12—Memoriae the Government Secured—The Minority Urges the Forfeiture of Charters. Three men entered the place shortly after 6 o'clock while the proprietor was at supper. One of them covered W. S. Stone, the only clerk in the store, with • revolver, and the two others cleaned out several cases of watches and other valuables. Store dodged back of the counter and yelled at the top of his voice. At this the robbers fled. able Outcome—Other Foreign News. Verses 8-10. Washington, Dec. 31.—The commissioners appointed by the president, under an act of congress, to investigate the affairs of the Pac.flc railroads have submitted to the president two reports—a majority one by Messrs. Anderson and Littler, and a minority one by Mr. Pattism. Reading, Dec. 31.—The strike of the train hands on the railroad, north of Reading, is causing considerable uneasiness. In pursuance}!*) the call of the executive committee, issued yesterday, there is practice.ly a tie-up on the Mahanoy and Shamokln division. London, Dec. 31.—The conviction is rapidly solidifying tiiat the already strained relations between the various Europoan powei-s with one another are last becoming unliearable, and that the irksome ties ana barriers must soon be swept aside, with the inevitable consequence ot bloodshed. Th® Standard, discussing the situation in an exceedingly serious strain, concludes that there must, bo an armed struggle on the continent in the near future, or else there must be on the part of the weaker powers an alCj ct submission to the will of tho stronger. Nothing in the nature of a middle course, The Standard believes, will suffice, while a continuance of the present stale of things must lii'c .c.u ily lead to the bankruptcy of the leading powers, both in bone and sinew and finance. (From Lesson Helper Quarterly, by permission of H. 8. Hoffman, Philadelphia, publisher.] . Notes.—At that time, i. e,, of the precodinp chapter. Herod the Tetrarch, or Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great; Tetrarch in strictness of meaning, is the ruler of tha fourth part of a kingdom, but sometimes, as here, the third part, or Galilee and Pert*. or re]K)rt.j about his mighty wvks. His servants, or the officers of his or.urb Herodias, granddaughter of Herod the Great Charger, a large dish or platter. Th« damsel, or young woman, came, i. e., to the prison where John had been confined. Told Jesus, i. e., of the death of John. V. 1. These words seem to intimate that Herod had just then heard of the great works of Jesus. It seems that now, at last, the officers of his court had just begun to talk about him, and wonder who he could be. Now, ns Jesus had been going about doing.Iiis great works and sjieaking his wonderful words for about eighteen months, this ignorance on tlio part of Herod and li is Treat men shows very clearly at how great a di» tanco they were living from all high and holy influences. V. 2. Clearly bis courtiers were discussing Jesus, and Herod undertook to enlighten them about Him. This great teacher, with whose fame the land was now ringing, was not Jesus at all. It was John the Baptist, -whom he had beheaded, who was risen from th» dead, and who therefore had power to do these great works. Now this declaration of Herod shows: The Reading employes in this city, however, have refused to go out and Superintendent Cable has all the men he needs to operate the division. It is generally believed here that the miners will go out on Monday. There is much alarm felt through Eastern Pennsylvania In consequence of the possibilities of a long strike, There is very little coal held by dealers or manufacturers, and the Supply anywhere it likely to run iout within a week. Of the thirty-eight furnaces in the Schuylkill Valley several have already been banked up, and it will be impossible to keep others in blast unless they receive coal promptly. They were pursued, but boarded a south bound coal train on the Reading railroad. Xhree hours later the men were seen at. a tramps' rendezvous near Pbcenixville. Officer M. A. Kimbrough and his deputies tried to arrest them, but the robbers opened fire, wounding Offli-er Kimbrough severely in three places. The desperadoes then escaped, two of them supporting a third, who was wounded by one of the deputies. The mijority report is divided into three parts. The first part relates to the present condition of the companies, their relations with the United States, and the rente lial measures to be adopted; the second part reviews the financial operations of the companies, and the third part contains answers to the various interrogations contained in the bill under which thfe commission was constituted.' La Verite contains a wild attack upon Mr. Purkman, of Boston, called forth by the favorable criticism ot his works on Canada in The Revue Litteraire of Paris, in which The reviewer expressed the hope that they would soon be translated into French. La Verite says of Mr. Parkman, not believing in the divinity of the church he often outraged the spouse of Christ, and in one place liaCl the audacity to compare it to a prostitute.The eight who were seriously Injured lived within a few miles of the scene of the wreck and were taken to their homes. Their names are John Atkinson, James Hulings, D. Hilyard, A. Kiser, William Hamm and D. White. The names of the other two could not be learned. They have been seen several times since by persons who were afraid to molest them. Yesterday they were discovered in a grove near Bridgeport, but had decamped by the time a tquad of policemen arrived on the Bcene. The Union Pacific railway is first considered, its total mileage, exclusive of branches, beiug stated at 1,815.1" miles; while the total mileage of the connecting branches is 8,7tDl.il3 miles. The commissioners find that these roaC!s "are fully provided with terminal facilities, side tracks, station houses, and railway equipment, and, with the exception of the shops, machines, and tools at Oinnlta, represent a well built and well equipped property, which is lully able to declmnre all tl e s rvicis that maybe required of it" Sir A. Paget, British ambassador to Vienna, who has been in London several days, paid a visit to the foreign office yesterduy afternoon, and spent three hours in consultation with various proLlinent officials of the department, one hour of which time was devoted to a private conference with Lord Salisbury. The ambassador is on the eve of his return to Vienna, aud will bear with him to hia post of duty important dispatches particularizing the views of the Britiaa government on the present crisis. These documents are understood to convey to the Austiiin government intimation that England will bupport the triple alliance aguinst KuHsia, but to stipulate that the integrity of Turkey must remain inviolate. Tlie convention which issued the call for a strike did not ailjourn until 4 o'clock yesterday morning, after having been in continuous session for To Meet on Jan. 0. Buffalo, Dec. 81.—On Tuesday night the dry Roods store of H. B. Miller & Bro. at E.ixt Aurora, this county, was entered, and $1,800 stolen from the safe. Suspicion pointed to John Nelson, a former watchman for the firm. Thursday a man's footprint! in the snow, which fit Nelson's feet exactly, were traced to the blacksmith shop on Hamlin's stock farm, and a diligent search revealed the money, which was bidden in a grain bin. Nelson was arrested and brought here yesterday. A Clumsy Thief. Huron, Dak., Dec. 31.—A. J. Edgerton, president of the constitutional convention of Dakota, has arrived here and will issue a call for a meeting of ttie members of the constitutional convention of Dakota in Huron on Jan. 9. The call is made in pursuance to a resolution passed at a meeting held last June and to consider matters of importance growing out of the late election on the question of the division of the territory into two states. JOHN L. LEE." OA REMARKABLE WILL CONTEST. eight hours. Schuylkill coal The A Husband and Wife Marry Again, Be- rn in«*rs controlled lievlng Each Other to be Dead. the body, and gave the majority which ordered tbe rail- 1 he territory in which tht83 railways ore located, for a distance of ahout 250 miles west of the Missouri river, affords abundant promise of a future development which must largely increase tbe earnings of the roads. FrC m this point west the country is less promising. Providence, Dec. 31.—Joseph Knight left his wife thirty years ago, aud afterward married another woman, though believing his first wife to be alive. In 1S84 be made a will in favor of tbe second wife. In 188B be made a new will in favor of the first wife, hut could not find the former will to destroy it. He died recently, and tbe last will «as probated, but contested by tbe children of the second wife, their mother having died. Tbe will was annulled. The first will has since been brought forward by the children of the second wife. The children ol the first wife appeared in the probate court yesterday to contest this will. A Mrs. Sarah Braley was with them, and a sensaion was created by the discovery that she ii Uie first Mrs. Knight. Siie married a Mr. Braley, having bo n wrongly informed that KD ight bad died soon after leaving her. uraley afterward died, and though by her uarriage she lost any claim under Knight's will, she is on hand to help his children by .i r to get the property, and to prove that the children by Mrs. Knight No. 2 are illegitimate. Decision will be given Tuea lay. road and shop hands to strike. John L. Lee, the chairman of the executive cm Altoona, Pa., Dec. 31.—Yesterday, about ten miles from Bell wood, on the Clearfield and Jefferson railroad, the last oar of the eastern express, containing twenty passengers, went off the track at a broken rail and down an embankment 100 feet high, turning over four times in the descent. John Keller was fatally injured. No one else was seriously hurt. One Man Fatally Injured. A detailed account is given of the branch roads constructed or acquired. Tbe mileage of these branches exceeds tbe mileage of the main road. The almi at unanimous voice of all the witnesses examined declares that tbe branch roads add largely to the earning power of the Union Pacific; many of them go so far as to assert that without these feeders tlie Union Pacific would be bankrupted in a few years. Borne of them do not pay tbe exp.-ni._- of operation. Many do not earn ei ough to pay interest on cost in addition to Ch • txpenae of operation, and only a few DuccC t iled in earning a surplus. But it is • uclared tl at this circumstance has no bearing on tbe question whether tbe branches ore t.r are not any advantage, as there is a liDrge | rofit from tbe earnings of business ii ti ii-hi.nged between the branches and tbe mittee of the con- Chicago, Dec. 31.—CoL John A. McCaull, the opera manager, who is confined to his room at the Leland hotel by a broken leg, bad a close struggle with death yesterday afternoon. An overdose of bromi ie of potassium was administered to ease his pain. The bromide was administered by his uurse, who did not understand the physician's directions. By vigorous efforts the colonel's life was saved, but he is very weak from the effects of the poison. Col. McCanll's Narrow Escape. London, Dec. 31.—The Bteamship Adriatic arrived at Quee.'istown yesterday from New York, after a tearfully stormy passage. On Dec. -J II. YV. Llimy, an Englishman traveling as a saioon passeugt-r, committed suicide by osiuiug his throat while lying in bed in his stateroom. Oil the previous day Cuilty was Knocked down on the deck by a heavy sea, aiDd sustained injuries about the iiead which affected his brain. He was 22 years of age. Suicide on the Steamship Adriatic. after Jan. vention, says that 1 the The power of a guilty conscience; and tha wido spread belief in the resurrection; and His conscience would not let bim rest, lie knew that he was a murderer. He knew that John was an upright and holy man, and that truth and right were on his side. Yet ho knew that to please on adulterous worAan ha had shamefully put him to death. Is it a wonder he could not rest? If such a na Herod could hold the doctrino of the resurrection, its place in the popular mind must have been well assured. At least it must have been widely discussed, as indeed tha mere existence of the Sadducees, who dttiied the doctrine, proves it to have been. company's 80,000 miuers will strike too, as well as those in the Wyoming region. Much indignation has been expressed at Chairman Lee's discharge for his activity during the recent negotiations, and the treatment be has received at tbe hand* of the {leading officials has intensified tbe bittir feelings that already existed. Montgomery, Banged by the Neck. Ala. Deo. 31.—dui Ed- mondson was hanged yesterday at Somerville, Morgan county, for the murder of his wife on May 13 last. He made a fall confession, and warned all to profit by his example and avoid the path of wicksdness. He exhibited great religious fervor and died without flinching. Tbe Reading company is about reorganizing its police system, and several hundred meu are to be distributed throughout the coul fields at once. It is evident the officials apprehend serious trouble and are preparing to meet it. For Insulting His Sweetheart. Madrid, Dec. 31.— During the performance in tue theatre at Carthageua last evening a broker occupying one of the stalls committed suicide by exploding a dynamite cartridge. The concussion extinguished all the lights in the house, and the audience, becoming panic stricken, fled from the building. During the excitement over LOO persons were more or less injured. Dynamite in a Theatre. / Baltimore, Dec. 81.—Mr. H. Mortimer Black, of New York, yesterday thrashed J. Creighton Davis, of Baltimore, with a whip on the street in the heart of the city. Mr. Black is engaged to be married to a young lady in Baltimore, to whom insulting letters had been written by Davis. Mr. Black called at Davis' place of business, Invited him to the sidewalk, where he gave him a severe cowhidlng and made him apologize. V. 8-5. Here lies the secret of ITerodTi great disquiet. And the links In the chain of events are these : Herod had repudiated his own lawful wife and was living in adultery with the wife of his brother Philip. Jolin had fearlessly rebuked him for his great sin, and, of course, had incurred the bittei1 enmity of Herodias. From that day he was a doomed man, and nothing but fear of tha people restrained Herod from putting bim ta death. At Palo Alto M out of 107 regular train men were on duty yesterday. Five train runners at St. Clair declared that it was their intention to Btand by tbe strikers This was the only diversion. Expiated Ills Crime. A stat: m?nt furnished by the comptrol-1 r'a office of the Union Pacific railway showing the net income of the auxiliary lines, etc., is inserted, and the question of the advantage of the branch line system is discussed at length. The majority report holdi that for tbe reason tbat tbe average haul is longer, tbat tbe freight moved is mainly in Car lots, and that there is but idj terminal on tbe main line for interchanged business, the ci ii of moving is less than between local points on tbe main line. Tbe branches exist, the money spent in their purchase or construction cannot be reclaimed, and tbe practical questiou is whether their operation, irrespective of their coat, is or is not an advantage. in in ro' d. A Half-Breed's Many Crimes. Pxtiesbi'ro, Va., Dec. 3L—William Fincbum was hanged at Harrisonburg yesterday 'or the murder of his brother, Preston Finchum. Jhe condemned man was perfectly calm and walked firmly to the gallows. The drop fell at 11:5S. There was little struggling and life was pronounced extinct after thirteen minutes. Pierre, D. T., Dee. 31.—For months a degree of mystery has surrounded the movements of John La Blant, a Sioux Indian half-breed, wbbse ranch is at Willow Creek. La Blant's ranch was a stopping place in the B.ack Hills for travelers during the early lays. Many people who left Pierre for the hills were never heard from after leaving ..lie city. A lew days ago La Blant was detected in stealing cattle, aud be left for parts unknown. A thorough investigation of the premises has been made, and in one bedroom, n front of the bed, was observed an opening, or trap door. The opening under the trap was twelve feet deep and fourteen feet Bquaro. An examination of the cavern revealed the skeletons of twelve grown human beings and two smaller ones, supposed to be women or large-sized boys. There was also an iron bar about two feet in length, which it is upposed the fiend used to murder hiB victims ■i.ter he had dropped them down. Philadelphia, Dec. 81.—All the assemblies, includ.ng employes of the Reading road, nine in number, were ordered out on strike this morning at 6 o'clock, in pursuance of tbe conventibn's decision held at Reading Thursday night. The men claim that the strike is general all along the line of the road and its branches, while the railroad officials insist that a largo number of the men have disregarded the order of tbe convention, aud remain in their employ. Forged Tickets for the Jubilee Hum, Prices Advanced, Wages Reduced. Rome, Dec. 31.—The great number of tickets to the jubilee mass extant led to an investigation yesterday, with the result of discovering that 3D,000 forged tickets of admission had been uttered. This disclosure has necessitated the reprinting of the genuine tickets, which have been issued, in a new form to the proper persons. Boston, Dec. 31.—An important convention of the Rubber Manufacturers' association began its session at the Parker house yesterday. Nearly every rubber manufacturing concern in the country is represented. The proceedings Are kept secret, and the object of the gathering can only be inferred. Retail dealers fear that prices of goods are to be advanced, and there is also an impression that wages of employes will be reduced. What could John do? Just what he did. He must be "clear in his great office," and rebuke the offender. Publicly rebuke him. The sin was before the people and so must its condemnation be. At all hazards he must be true to his Lord's words. And so must the minister of Jesus now. He mufct not only "exhort," but he must "reprove and rebuke," and that too "with all authority." Lockport, N. Y., Dec. 81.—John Hodge, of this city, junior warden of the grand lodge of Masons of New York, has received a letter from Grand Master Lawrence, of New York, stating that the returns of the Masonic fair held recently in New York would undoubtedly reach (70,000 above all expenses.  Masonic Asylum Funds. Mr. Sexton's Critical Condition. The Reading railroad at Port Richmond was completely blocked yesterday. That is the only point at which there was trouble in this city. London, Dec. 31.—The condition of Mr. Thomas bexton is critical. The crisis of his disease has not yet passed and the worst is feared. A large number of persons oai.ed at bis apartments yesterday to ascertain his condition and to proffer sympathy, but no one was admitted to his bedside. Apart from the mere financial question, the communities served by the branch roads demand their construction and extension. They are of immense service to the farmers, tettlers and miners, and transform the barren prairies into grain bearing farms. Seriously Injured In a Collision. And bow ready was Herod's response. "H« would have killed John." No thought of breaking off his sin by righteousness or hii transgression by turning to the Lord. John was the transgressor here. And so the burning and shining light in Israel must be put out and the greatest of the prophets of the Lord borne to a bloody death in order that an adulterous woman might be gratified in her revenge. The word came for the men to strike at noon yesterday, but beyond those at Port Richmond none went out. The lines of railroad terminating at Ninth and Green streets were undisturbed by ihe order sent out. Evansville, lad., Dec. 31.—The north bound Evansville and Terre Haute passengei train collided with a south bound Peorio, Decatur and Evansville freight train about 10 o'clock last night, just within the city limits. Both engines and a baggage car were completely demolished. All escaped injury with the exception of Engineer W. H. Ott, of the passenger train, who was seriously hurt in jumping. Wages to be Reduced. Pittsbubo, Dec. 31.—The furnace men of this city posted notices yesterday ordering a reduction in wages of 1 C1)4 per cent,, to Lake effD ct next month. About 2.000 men will be ufftcted. They are preparing to resist the reduction, and a strike may result. The Fope Refusing Presents. The conclusion is reached that "the branches and main line are mutually dependent on each other for support and development, and that, through their union, they represent a greater relative earning power than would either the branches or the main line Itself if they were dismembered. The net earnings of the system taken for the past two years (by which is meant their gross earnings lees their operating expenses and taxes) have averaged (9,800,000, of which sum $8,200,000 should be credited to the parent line and $1,600,000 to the branch system. The actual value of the system may be approximately stated at $150,000,000." The only new development in the Port Richmond strike occurred last night. Two ur three incoming trains were side tracked by their crews at Falls of Schuykill and leserted. Word was sent to headquarters io that effect, when an engine with crews were dispatched to the scene of the trouble, l'he trains were soon remanned and safely orouaht to Port Richmond. Bum, Dec. 8L—Owing to tue Pope's .-vhutti 10 accept the gitu of the king and queen of Italy on the occasion of his jui iiee, ail the members of the House of Savoy, .i.clu iiog the Duke d'Aosta and the Princess Cioulde. hare omitted to send offerings. Evanbville, Ind., Dec. 31.—Yesterday morning policeman Joseph Seigler shot and killed Officer Abe Smocks. While passing along near by Suhrmeich's mill Seigler saw two men running up an alleyway. He started after them and called on them to stop. They only laughed and ran the harder. Seigler then lired a shot in the air and again called upon them to stop. He fired a second shot, bringing his man to the ground. Approaching his victim he was horrified to find that he had killed a brother officer. The dead man was carried into the mill and Seigler went to headquarters and surrendered himself. It has been learned that Smocks' companion was Officer Cahill, and that both men were off duty. Their object in running through the alley can only be surmised. Killed s Ill-other Officer. Sickness Enough In His Family. Yet all through John was stronger than be thought. Herod feared John. He knew ha was a prophet, and the sanctities of a spotless character shut him in on every side. , V. 6, 7. The "birthday," here, probably means the anniversary of his accession to power. It was usual for kings to observe this day with great pomp—as Herod doubtless did on this occasion. This "daughter of Herodias" was Salome, her daughter by-her first husband. She must have partaken of her mother's character, for no modest female would have made such an exhibition of herself before Buch an assembly. Knowing him as she did, was this all planned by Herodias, to bring about her long plotted revenge, dn John) Inflamed by wine, by music, by the brilliant surroundings of the feast and -tlie dancing girl, the king bound himself with on oath to give her whatsoever she desired— Mark adds, "even to the half of his kin,j-dom."Shenandoah, Pa., Dec. 8L — George Scott buried two children in one grave here yeoterday. Two weeks ago he buried hiyouugest child. Two other children are also sick, while his wife is lying at death's door. All are victims of diphtheria. Sad Results of Domestic Trouble* Nkw York, Dec. 81.—A "personal" appeared in a morning paper requesting information of Hon. Edward C. Lester, formerly United States minister to Italy. Later in the d 'y Mr. Lester, who is 77 years old and In feeble health, was found wandering in the street and was cared for by friends. He left his family recently after diCseo8iQnP. Be was appointed minister to Italy by President Lincoln. Rome, Dec. 31.—The syndic of Hume, the Duke ut Tsrionia, has been dismissed irom office for the offense o{ having requested the vicar of Some to convey to the pope the congratulations of the city officials on the occasion of his jubilee. V*a Congratulating the Pope. Wilkesbarre. Pa., Dec. 81.—The 25,000 miners in the Wyoming region of the anthracite coal fields will not Join the Reading company's meu in a general strike. The decision was arrived at last night. The Knights of Labor among the miners would like to aid the Reading miners, but they are not strong enough. More than two-thirds of the miners of this section are non-union men. A total suspension of coal mining is now out of the question. Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, 111., says Having received so much benfit from Electric Bitters, I feel it my duty to let suffering humanity know it. Have bad a running sore on my leg for eight years: my doc tontold me I would have to have the boue scraped or leg amputated I used, instead, thret hottIrs of Klectric and Mven boxes Bucklen'f Arnica Slave, and my leg is now sound ano well." Electric Bittors ars sold at fifty cente a bottle, and Bucklen's Arnica Salve at J5c per box by. A. B. Woodward. An End t • Bone Scraping. The total funded debt of the Union Pacific Railway company on Dec. 31, 1886, exclusive of the obligations to the United States, is placed at $81,961,127.50, of which $33,532,000 was prior to the United States statutory lien. The Union Pacific railway commission . has issued $48,000,000 bonds on its main line, which" are subsequent to the lien of the lUnited States, $35,894,000 thereof being ■ covered by securities other than that of the main Hne itself, such as land grant and sinking fund bonds, etc. A mortgage snouted vto-day'to the United States would be subject fce the burden of about $13,000,000 in addition In the first mortgage and the debt due to the United States. Important Information for Gould. New York, Due. 81.—District Attorney Martiue, in lurniug over to his successor the complaint of Kansas Pacific bondholders ftyaiust Gould and Sage, indorses them w:th the statement tbat he believes the acts charged constitute a crime, and that it is very douiitlul if tlie statute of limitations can be pleaded as a defense. Pittsburg, Dec. 31.—Francis Murphy, the temperance evangelist, is meeting with coniddeiable opposition from the ministers. Since be began his meetings here, two weeks ago, not one minister has rendered him any assistance or even given him the moral influence of his presence. An effort was made to Hccore one of the churches for the meetings, hut this was also opposed, and he is holding itorbh at the old city hail. Refusing to Help Franeis Murphy. It is said that Mr. Powderly's disease has been aggravated by the strike news. He craves for news about the strike, but bis attendant refuses to gratify his wish. Unintentionally a dally paper containing the first news of the strike was left in Mr. Powderly's room by a visitor, and the general master workman read its contents. Murderer JLelb's Sentence. Rome, N. Y., Dec. 31.—The jury in the case of the People vs. Fiederick Leib, indicted for murder in the first degree in killing John Kienlen, better known as "Cedar John," last July, went out at 2:15 yesterday afternoon. At 7:17 they returned and announced that they had agreed on a verdict of murder in the second decree. The prisoner waived the two days allowed by law to elapse between the conviction and the sentence, and in answer to the usual questions said he had nothing to Fay wtiy sentence should not be pronounced upon him. J uClge Williams then sentenced him to be coutined in the state prison at Auburn for the rest of his natural life. The prisoner maintained the same stolid indifference that characterized him all through the trial. Machine Shops Destroyed. V. 8-10. Here was the opportunity desired. And it was well improved, too; for, instructed by her mother, she demand od "the head of John the Baptist." What a request for a young girl to make. What sar tanic hate must have rankled in the heart that prompted it. What aptitude in hateful things in the lips that uttered it. No doubt Herod was beyond measure surprised. Even ho had not expected it. But in the madne«i of his folly ho had bound himself by an oath which he thought he could not br&k, and the presence of those invited guests forbad# him to do oven if he could. And so the coioinaud was given; John was beheaded and his head presented to tho damsel, who in turn presented it to her mother. The whole ghastly business is done, and John lies headless in the prison. West Chester, Pa., Dec. 81. — The Westchester machine stioi s, belonging to the First National bank of West Chester, were entirely destroyed by flrejesterday morning. Tue loss on the machine shops and contents is estimated at-$18,000 to $20,000. Bucklen's Arnica Salvo* Pottsvillx, Pa., Dec. 31.—Daniel Duffy, seer tary of the Amalgamated association, says: The mining representatives were the conservative element at the convention at Reading. Tiiey urged that matters be coolly deliberated upon, and that everything shoulu be exhausted before going to extremes When final action cime up on the stiike the miners said the matter must rest With the railroad men, to whom tbe whole question property belonged, and refused to take purl in tne final ballot declaring the strike. It in given out that the miners will resume on the 2d of Jauuary if the present 8 per cent, advance is continued. Until then the public must wait for action of tne miuers aud w 11111 they will do." The Best valve the world for Cult- Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Keve' Sores, Tetter, OtHppgr Hands, Chilblain Corns, and all Skin tionn, and poaitivelj cures Piles, or no required. It is guai anteed to give perfect, satisfaction, or mone} refunded. Price 26 cents per box. for salt by A. B Woodward The majority report recommends that the payment of the indebtedness to the government bo extended for the period of fifty years, ample guarantees, however, being given to secure the country against any possible risks. Lebakon, Pa., Dec. 31.—Susanna Ruhl, aged 00 years, diei in this city Thursday. A messenger was sent to carry the news of tier death to her sister, Mrs. Daniel Lute, of Greble, this county. He met on the way another messenger who was coming to this place with the news of the death of Mrs. Lutz, she having died almost at tho same time that Mrs. Ruhl's death occurred. Mrs. Ruhl was 33 years old. Death of Two Sisters. Toronto, Oat., Dec. 81.—Mr. Chamberlain spoke here last night on commercial union between Canadu aud the United States, but his speech will disappoint many Canadians, as he opposes commercial uuion. Opposed to Commercial Union. Tha minority report is very long. It objt els to the extension of time for the payment of the debt provided for in the majority report, and recommends an immediate winding up of the companies and the forfeiture of their charters, a receiver to be thereupon appo nted to provide for the immediate settlement of the government debt Tbe whole history of the road is .denounced as a stoiy of corruption, fraud :and mismanagement, and it is declare I that .it would be better for the governm nt to lose iits debt, or a large part of it, than to continue present relations any longer. Thi Homalleat Man in Pittaton As well a* the handsomest, and others are invited to call on J E Fleming and pet free a trial bottle of Kemp's Balsam for the throat and luu s, a remedy that is sel'.ing entirely upon its merits, and is guaranteed to cure and relieve all D'hroDio and acute coughs, asthma, Bronchitis and consumption. Price60c.and $1 CONDENSED NEWS. The Fishery Question. Freight Cars Destroyed. Ottawa, Dec. 81,—At a meeting of the cubiuet yesterday it was decided to postpone the dale of the opening of the Federal parliament from Jan, 81 to Thursday, Feb. 23. The reason of the change is reported to be tliatrtnce tbe adjournment of the" fisheries cojniniss on took place the negotiations Which have been going on by telegraph between tbe three governments have assumed a so much more hopeful phase that it is now believed that there will be comparatively iittle difficulty in reaching a satisfactory arrangement in time to submit the proposition to parliament by" Feh. 28. Jkbsey City, Dec. 81.—Yesterday a disastrous smash up occurred on the freight line of tlie Pennsylvania railroad. S x empty ttoclc car* were thrown from toe trestle over the Jersey meadows to the ice covered ground forty feet below and were smasued to atoms. No one was hurt. The accident was caused by the breaking of an axle of one of the cars. The trestle was badly damaged. Senator Chace, in a speech at a temperance meeting at Providence, advocated the abolition of the whisky tax as ineffective and as inconsistent with pi-onibitory doctrine. V. 13. The news was not long in spreading, lis disciples beard of it, and with reverent ind affectionate sorrow took up his body and juried it, and "went and told Jesus." Now, .here is something very beautiful in thtak Their former jealousy of Jesus, for John's *ake, seems to have died away; and they told him of the danger that might reach even to dim. Of course they knew not the secret tio lhat bound them together. They knew no* that as it fared with John so it would with him, whose coming John heralded. Tfcoy knew not that John's bloody death in his prison was but the index finger pointing to Jesus on the cross. Still they went and told him. Washington, Dec. 81.—Tue treasury statements for Doceinoer wDll not be issued uut D Tuesday, but it is approximately stateu thai the government revenue for the culenda. year about to close is compare, witn »;io0,U00.1KW for tbe calendar year 1836 By quarters tue revenue has t een as follows: First quarter, $03,000,000; second quarter, $ltb,000,0u0; third quarter, $100,IM),0UCI; iourth quarter, $92,000,000. Tue receipt* for December will approximate $39,000,000 and the expenditures $13,000,000. Big Figures in a Big Country, During the year 1887 five steamers, one bark, twelve schooners and three sloops have been Luilt in the Bath, Me., customs district, having a total tonnuge of 11,759, an increase of tons over last year. Bight vefeels of about 5,000 tons are now on the stocks. D. A. Bradford, wholesale paper dealer o Chattanooga. Tens , writes that he was seri ously afflicted with a severe cold that settled on his lungs: had tried many remedies without benefit. Being induced to try Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption, did so and was entirely cuied by use of a few bottles. Since which time be baa used it in his family for all Coughs and Colds with best results. This is the experience of thousands whose lives have been saved by this Wonderful Discovery. Trial Bottles free at A, B. Woodward's Drug Store. Good Results In Bv«rr Ofsk. Four bills are submitted with the majority report to apply to the four different i oads. They authorize the secretary of tbe treasury to atcrtain and settle tbe indebtedness of tbe roads, after the recommendation of the mlttee, summarised above. It is announced that the North Chicago rolling mill will reopen its extensive works in a fortnight, and increase it* former large force by 800 men. Sullivan Wants Odd* to Fight Kllrmla. Niw York, Dec. 8L—R K. Fox received a cablegram yesterday from W. E. Harding that there i* no poe»ibllity of hrranging a match between Sullivan and Kilrain, as Sullivan will not listen to the overture* of Mr. Fox'* representative unless odd* of •10,000 to 17,000 are given on Kilrain. Mr. Fox says that if Kilrain accepts these terms he will back him, bnt not to fight in England.Abraham Bogardus, who has been a photographer in New York for thirty years, has failed. Boston, Dec. 31.—The legislature will meet on Wednesday next. There will be no caucuses for presiding officers, as President H. J. Boardmau and Speaker 0. J. Noyes are to be re-elected wituout any opposition. The other officers will also be re-elected. Th uni.uul mesCa_:e of the governor will '•be read ou Thursday. It is said tiie governor will ad/ocate th - reauopiion of the old law establishing the contract convict system ou tbe ground that no other system will meet the i(j qoirementu without a tremen. dous outlay to the state, tbe superintendent of prisons having 'stiniat d tnut $838,0C10 will be required as a working capital under .$ e new system. The Massachusetts Legislature. Charleston, 8. C., Dec. 81.—At Sumter, S. C., yesterday, P. G. Bowman and D. G. Keels were arrested by the sheriff and brought before Trial Justice George E. Haynesworth. The parties commenced shooting and cutting at each other in the justice's office. At the first shot Justice Httynesworih received a ball in the eye, which passed through his head, fatally wounding him. D. G. Keels and a man named Pennington, of Lynchburg, Va., wire also badly wouuded. The affair caused intense excitement. A Tragedy In Court. Killed by m Horse, Newport, Pa., Dec. 81.—A few days ago Frank Hess, assessor of the Second ward, York, came to this village to visit Miss Mamie Kauffinan, to whom be was to be married ou New Year's day. Thursday he was bitching up a hone to take Miss Kauffman out driving. The borsu kicked bun in the breast, killing him almost instantly. The Woods memorial library building at Barre was dedicated at Worcester, Mass., iothe presence of a large assemblage, including Governor Ames and Mr. Henry Woods, of Boston, the donor of the building. GENERAL LTCSSOICS. lout Wo%. tiai People L The power of a guilty conscience.—1« this a foretaste of future retribution? Herod could not get away from the presence of John. He was with him everywhere. A vision never more to be shut out. JudrtS could not bear to look upon his thirty pieces of silver, and "went out and hanged himself," to get away from the vision. 2. The binding power of an oath.—In this sense an oath is an appeal to Almighty God, to do or not to do a given act. And what powi r hasitf If the act in view is right, 10,0t0 oaths cannot increase oar obligation to do li, because it rests on the will of God, which i t troth in itself. And if tt be not right, nothing can make an obligation to do it. S. How silently, yet how powerfully, aiCl John's words about Jesus act on his discipleu. As the forerunner of Jesus, who can tell boiv* many he brought to Christ? The Lord% own disciples were thus prepared to receive him. He made ready the way of the Lord. And now his disciples seem prepared to enter theirs, no faithful testimony about Jews 1* Allow a cough to run uniil it gets beyond the reach of medicine. They say. Oh it will wear away, but in most case* it wears them away. Could they be induoed to try the successful medicine called Kemp's Balsam, which we sell on a positive guarantee to cure, they would immediately see the excellent effect after taking the first dose. Price 50c. and $1. lrial size Ire*. Any druggist. A natural gas explosion at Lima, O., destroyed an oil derrick and the tanks. The pumper, Gene O'Neil, was burned to death. Norwalk, O-.Dec. 31.—Thursday evening Willie, son of W. O. Monell, was shooting at a target with a Flobert rifle. Bis sister Mary, aged 3 years, was standing by and was accidentally hit by a bullet, which penetrated her right side. She died at midnight. Killed His Sister Accidentally. An old law that provides for the whipping of tramps has been revived in Florida. New York, Dec. 3L—T.iu bjard of directors of the Lake Snore aud Micuigan Southern yesterday declared a dividend of 8 per ceut ou the capital stock, payable Feb. 15. The annual statement shows: Grots earnings, $13,615,404; net earnings, $7,684,- 107, an increase in net earnings of 25.3U per cent.  Ritllioad Enniliici, Grand Army men are highly gratified at the appointment by Governor Hill of Mnj. Treadwell and Gen. Sickles as civil service commissioner*. New York Will Probably be Chosen. Chicago, Dec. 31.—It is now believed that Chicago will not have the Democratic national convention. Congressman William L. Scott, of Brie, Pa , who is supposed to To Elect Congressman Moffat's Successes. Lansing, Mich., Dec. 81.—Governor Luce has designated Tuesday, Feb. 14, as the date of the special election in the Eleventh district to choose a successor to Congressman Moffat, deceased. A comparison of this yesr's failures with those of previous years shows the financial condition of the country to be steadily improving.Shiloh's Vitalizer is what you need for constipation, loss of appetite, dizziness and all symptons of dyspepsia. Price 10 and It eenta per bottle. Sold by J. E. Fleming. Tragedy on the lii(i 11 ridge. New York, D.c. 31.—A young man, handsomely dressed aud of prepossessiug appearance, shot himself in the right temple while being driven across tbe Brooklyn sjieak for President Cleveland, has written to a gentleman in this city announcing that the presi ent desires to have the couvention Gets His Pension, All the Same. The settlement in the contest over the will of Nathaniel Gilman, lasting nearly thirty years, hss been left by Surrogate Rollins, of New York, ass legacy to his successor, Surrogate Ransom. Sleepless nights, made miserable by that terrible oough. Shiloh's Cure ia the remedy for yon. 8old oy J. B. Fleming bridge in a cab yesterday afternoon, llie held in New tfork, and, therefore; it is very weapon used was a 32-caliler revo ver. The likely the national committee will so decid wound is mortal. There is no clew to liis tbe matter. The Chicago committee, however, identity eX'-ept a letter which was fou.id in will go on with their work aud do the lies .his pocket, at.dressed to C. ttuluwin, 170 they can under tbe circumstances to seme -Clinton street." ■ t. . . ' convention. Troy, N. Y., Dec. 31.—E. W. Bur rage, tbe defaulting deputy postmaster of this city, is at Hamilton, Ont., where he is agent for an insurance company. Burrage's last quarter's pension aa a wounded veteran ot the United States army was received by him »t Hamilton. Glass Works to Shut Down, Sandwich, Muss., Dec. 31.—The Boston and Sandwich Glnss company's works here will Bbut down Monday, owing to the refusal of the worker* to acoept a proposed reduction of pay. The Wort hen street Baptist Cliurch, at Lowell, Masa, was totally destroyed by Are last night Loss, $96,000. , Croop, WhcopiDg Co.gh snd Bronchitis immediately re.ieved by Shiloh's Our*. Bold by •11 druggists, sTervst,