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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-14
THE DAYS NEWS.
4 uIGa uuNaAKiAN svAsDAL.
rhe secret OF the tstcat OF tho Jew.UhrIs.
tisu Marriage UiiI-tS Scitipg scenes
MT the Burning oI "a eerry ttoat

roo secret Of the ictcst OF tho Jew.IhrIs.
usu Marriage uiii-tSciting scenes
NJ tue burning Oi very nos'
Tue extraordinary tumult and personal
feeling with which Premier TisEis bill
concerning the marriage Of Jews aud
Christians WAS opposed by the Hungarian
House o. Lords, Is partially explained by
cad scandal that has aroused the
general Indignation ot Hungary aud of the
cntrrc press.
Baron GAIL, the other evening, ut the
ari>totmtic Pesth Adtls Casino, lost at
poker over mt'ion hrrins. To pay he
was obliged to sell his entire property at
about bali itS real value. Uuluckily q
delay Of twenty four hours elapsed before
payment. The puuotilous members hence
proposed 70 cxpcl Baron Gall from the
club. buJ Prcmisr TSEi, who is au inti
m1'n friend OF Baron Gal, warmly opposed
his expulsion.
Finally. by y ylto Of 81 TO 49, ho c,n.
tInutd \ member. All the conservatives
and clcrtca's who hal played poker with
Baron Gan iclt vIry bitter against Premier
risGA for his action IN the matter. Since
then, for vengeance, ali have voted against
hin
puhIc feeling in Hungary is much OK
cited by what IL declared to be deciding
tho interests OF the community by personal
motives. Tle Hungarian papers take the
matter M warmly. aud say Yesterday
people saw in the hungarian House oi
Lords mlguatcs, who, from hunger and
misery. eau scarcely stand, aud whom all
rnrIsl a, vicious
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The Dwight Insurance case.

The life insurance. companies effort
to escape the payment OF the heavy
insurance on the life Of Dwight, has been
a failure, the jury fnding the full &C.
count of the policy to be due 1t will be
remembered that Dwight insured his
life for $3.50, 900 in q number of companies
and then died in what seemed to be q
good deal Of a hurry. The insurance
companies concluded that he had insured
himself with view of speedy DEATH
aud that in fact he had committed sui
eide. The circumstances were somewhat
suspicious certainly, but still the fraud
could not be clearly demonstrated and 1t
| may have been that Mr.. Dwight was
really innocent. 1t Is to be generally
assumed that a man won't kill himself
even for S2j0,000, and this general, II
somewhat silly, inclination Of men to
h I'D on to their lives is quite sufficient
protection to life insurance companies
agains. great avalanche of fraudulent
claims OF this character. They would be
wise to pay all their policies without
uotuN' uhiSSc tiUl Ndu SuuN laub Ntly
clearly. Two insurance companies were
wise enough to pay their Dwight
policies The rest contested, and
have had their labor as Their re.
ward, and loss of reputation, 40.
Life insurance would be q very good
thing if the insurer could depend with
absolute certainty upon bis family get
ting his money when he dies. But life
insurance is not altogether a good thing,
as We have generally experienced it in
this country. We have to run the risk
of the weak companies, and fraudulent
companies, and the further risk Of a
post mortem legal contest, aud there are
too many uncertainties in what should
be certainty.
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Lancaster tntelliQrnrer.
The Electric Lights.

It 10 TO be assumed that councils Will
not accept the electric light sorlong as
the lamps are unreliable In their illumi
nation. 1t is OF little benefit to have
lights which shine spasmodical'y and
with Irregular brilliancy. IL electric
lighting is to be a success, the light must
b made reliable, steady and constant
Our experience with 1t here has not bt en-
satisfactory thus far. The fault is par
italy with the particular system Of light
ing adopted. II II is MOI with the imrer
feet plant used, since In other cities bt t
ter satisfaction has been given, though
no city dependent upon electric lighting
Is safe from sudden darkness. The
cost of this method of illumination
Is so great that 1t should yield very good
results to be adopted. When 1t consents
to illuminate IL lights the streets much
better than the gas lamps, during this
winter season, at least, when the leaves
are of the trees. What II will do in the
summer time remains to be seen. But
IL we are to continue to have darkness
instead OF light as often as we have
been experiencing it under the electric
lamps, or If we must learn to do without
light whenever it suits the incons'ant
lamps not to burn, we may as well learn
TO walk into the darkness altogether.
II the councils think that we ought to
pay for a light that Is not reliable, they
will accept the Maxim and pay their
money but If they think we ought first
TO get what We bargained for they will
keep the money until they get it. In
their private business our councilmen
would undoubtedly refuse to pay for
what they did not get and In their
public capacity they ought to be as con-
siderate of the general interest.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-14

THE defeat of Gorham for secretary
of the Senate by the Republican caucus
yesterday, was an assertion of the anti
administration aud anti Malone element
in that body. As one of the editors of
the Washington organ and the mainstay
of MahOne's cause he appealed with the
prestige of previous caucus uomiua-
ton to the Stalwart sentiment Of his
party, but it failed to secure the prize
for him. Taking this circumstance with
the selection of place for the meeting
of the national convention. this has not
been a good week for Mr Arthur.
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The Grangers in state convention
renew their demand for "the equaliza
tion of taxes" 1t is very proper de
mand, and they will meet with popular
sympathy In their statement that "the
burdens Of taxation are onerous and op
pressive (; relief Is sought, and must be
had justice and equity demand it, and
no effort should be spared to secure a
just and fair law by which all property.
visible and invisible, of all citizens would
bear its due proportion" Bat when
they specify ''equal taxes upon equal
values, upon the basis Of the bill pre-.
sented by the special committee to the
Legislature last winter" they at once
repel confidence In their intelligence.
The propositions OF that bill to levy one
common tax and have every local gov
ernment draw out its share, wiping out
the lines OF township and municipal gov
ernments In matters Of revenue and ex
penditure, and utterly destroying local
self government were wildly absurd and
radically antagonlstic to our entire 20.
lltical system.
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COURT or QUARTER SESSIONS

Tho Manor Township sup eIvisors Convicted
In the case of comth VS.. the super
visors of Manor township, the jury this
morning rendered verdicts Of guilty.
The case Of com'th VS.. Herman Miller,
was attached yesterday afternoon. Tho
defendant was charged with maintaining
a nuisance in operating tannery on East
King street, near the prison.
large number of witnesses were called
by whom 1t was shown that between the
years of 1878 and 1880 very offensive
smell arose from the tannery and II was
nuisance to all OF the neighbors. For
about year past the tannery has been
closed. The commonwealth produced an
agreement which was made by the de-
fendant in 1880 ho then agreed TO CLOSE
his place of business in case time was
given him by tho commonwealth to work
up his stock on hand this was done. but
he continued TO run his tannery for some
time afterwards.
The defence called a number Of witnesses
to show that the smell arising from the
tannery was not offensive TO them the
Same smell arose from this tanDery as
others aud 1t did not annoy the witnesses.
Jury out.
Verdicts OF not guilty were taken in
the following cases for want of evidence
Henry uamp nuisance, aud j, ID. Warfel,
assault and battery.
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COLUMBIA NEWS.
Qua NsurLAs uonurs,oS,,s,r
Essnts aioug ~" suaqueh.nna-.itrn. OF
Interest an and Abound the Norouxh
piok.a up By the ln,cIn.

Evsnt~ A,ous ~. susaueh~nna--iten.o OF
Interest in and Abound the noroush
piok.o up Uy the ln,ein.
Eeno.r Reporter.
At the meeting of tho school board last
evening, the finance oOmm mmittee reported
SSi2.12 cents on hand Sl07 worth of books
have been placed in tho Shook library
sidco last report. Schools reported In
good condition generally new desks
should bo put into room No. II of the
Cherry street building. Cramer Is Paules
contractors, ordered 10 bo paid for tho sat
isfictory completion of tho suprriutsnd
ent's new office. Holiday vacation fixed
ut from December II to January 7, four
days To DO made up ut tho end Of tue term.
Mr. Given authorized TO confer with state
authorities respecting tax Attend,uc
for month ending Deccember 3 Male $50
female Ii6; total i,ieS. Average, male
BlS, female OIL total |, $50 percentage,
05 ; present every session $50; visits So.
:. IL. Boyd authorized tn iiIe liens for un.
paid tax. Superintendent report read
bills approved adjourned. Suporinten.
dent Ames entertained tho board with an
lunch.
porougn Bricfs
Chess club organized. &C. G.. Kaufman,
esq will present the dag To the Shawnee,
On NG" lear DaS, Tor the ladlos.
Haldoman will occupy the store room va.
Gated by Il. A. Bennett. Thomas Halls
infant diod last night Olive Branch Odd
Fellows meet to night. Geo. Wambaugh
couvalescent. For lack Of evidence, case
against James Sweeny and Baul Read,
charged with disorderly ouduot, was dis
missed. Three partiea, ono a masquerade,
on the tapis Stroll family at the opera
house Tomorrow evening Amos B. Shu
man, of Manor, has 700 pouud hog Mrs.
William Little. Of Marietta, killed two
that dressed ESQ pounds.
The members Of town council OF York
| will accompany the York tire companies
on their visit to Columbia on January lat,
to witness the dedication of the Shawnee
engine house.
| Assaoitins Oar Uoroootor.
Philado phia Ledger
John Schlegelmiob, OF Columbia, Pa
had hearing befors Magistrate Lennon
yesterday, charged with str king Morris
| Wieder, conductor os car 25 of tho Market
street railway, on the nose and cheek on
| Wednesday evening. The conductors
| testimony was that four men. Including
the defendant, got on his car. lie asked
two OF them to stop smoking. They
refused and also declined TO pay their fare.
! Tho Car was stopped aud they were put
off. SchlegelmiIch sprang on the car aud
struck Wieder, who had him arr, sted.
The accused was put under 5000 bail.
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Masonic Uhioers.

At a stated meeting Of Christana lodge
No. AIT, held last evening, the follow.
ing officers were elected aud installed to
serve for the Masonic year, beginning on
St. Johns Day, Dec. 81:
W. M.-Thomas ]. Marsh.
s. W.-Harry Hoover Hamilton,
]. W-Milton Heidolbaugh
Tress.--Samuel Slokem.
Sec'y.-Edwin Garrett.
Trustees-Juo. ID. Hsrrer p, S Bush,
s. w. Swissber, Jos. ID. Powuall, b. 8.
Patterson.
Rep.-Simeon w. Swissher.
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DEMouRATs QUAKKELIS8.


CbAum Anship.
Sunset Cox and Perry Belmont are quar-.
reling. Mr.. Belmont called upon Mr.. Cox
and told him that he bad heard a vague
rumor To the effect that Mr.. Cox " AZ q
candidate for the chairmauship of the
committee on foreign affairs. He hoped
it was not true. have" said Belmont,
" set my heart on that committee myself,
and really must have 1t. l put In my
claim just after tho election last year, so
you see was first In the field"
MIR. Cox refused TO commit himself aud
Mr., Belmont left in disgust. " Really"
said Mr.. Cox, A" this is too much. want
that little upstart Belmont to understand
that am going TO have the committee on
foreign affairs. He docs not need to waste
his time calling on me and asking me to
withdraw. These young men will never
learn anything" Mr.. Belmont says that
Cox is old and conoeited, and that he
imagines he owns the whole Congress. He
thinks he will fnd out his mistake when
the committees are announced.
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tlement of the accounts. Being refused,
he shot Mclaughlin threo times, The man
lived thirty minutes after the shots were
fred. Cox was formerly captain of tie
l0sh Indiana battery aud served during
the war under General ROseorans.
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a MiLLiosAIKE MURDERED.
seventeen Years OF Litigation Resulting
Finally In u Tragedy.

hosullinK
FINALLY In Tragedy.
At San Francisco Charles Mclaughlin
was shot aud killed Thursday by Jerome
b. Cox. The tragedy was tho result of
seventeen years litigation. Mclaughlin
was pioneer, the president of the Central
ga5liPht company and a large capitalist
and land owner, ranking among the mil
lonairss. lie was tho promoter of the old
overland mail route, out of which he made
considerable money.
In 1862 he contracted to build the
Western Pacifio railroad from San Jose to
Sacramento for O., 400 900. lie sublet the
grading and masonry work to Jerome b,
Cox and others for 5000, 900, After twenty
miles OF the road had been built, Mr.. Mo-
Laughiin Jailed to make payment. Cox
who had put In $50, 900 of his own money.
had 10 stop work. Mclaughlin completed
the road and sold it to the Central Pacific
railroad company, realizing q large sum.
Cox brought suit against tho company
and Mclaughlin for sl50,OO0, and
obtained judgment, which, however, on
technicalities the supreme court reversed,
Cox amended his complaint aud again
recovered Judgment, which was again
reversed, Tho third, fourth aud 9th
trials resulted similarly.
Cox went Thursday morning TO MoL.augh
Inns Office aud demanded $40 900 in set
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FURSV BOAT uuKNEu



The boat Garden City, OF the Hunters
Point ferry, left h,r dock at James slip,
East river, at ;36 O'Clock q IN. on Thurs
day, having on board about twenty pas.
scugerS and several trucks. She had pro-
gtydcd NO further than tho middle of the
stream when au alarm OF fro was raised
and tue pilot immediately sgnaled to re-.
turn. BY the time she had reached her
berth the entire upper wood works were
Ia hlmos, and tue passengers, who
crowded 70 the end next the slip, had
barely time TO leap 70 the ferry bridge.
A wero rescued Ia safety. Tho horses
were uaht:ched from tue trucks and some
Of thom urged through the smoke and
others pGt overheard. Four were burned
to death. Three others were saved.
Nei! Nelson, the pilot, stuck 10 his post
# duty while the flames licked up the
wood work all around him. When he had
spt his boat firmly III place aud knew that
the passengers were saved, ho jumped
from the bllZing wheelhouSe to the deck.
lie vas badly injured around the should
er. the engineer, Samuel Tracy, ran
tb.0ugh the flames ard reached the deck
With his clothing all abaze. The shirt
was siuged. James Rel, the fireman,
Gl ling escape TO the dock cut of, squeez
ID through post hole aud dropped into
The river. He was hauled OUT aud saved.
the res. Of the ferry hauds escaped uu-
hurt.
Wheu the alarm OF fre WAS soun led
fi.e steamers, Nos. :, 2 aud II, aud hook
aud ladder, Nos. aud 9, responded, aud
the t;eboats Havemeyer aud Z)xher Mills
also speedily came up aud soon su5dued
the flames. l. was then ascsrtained that
the iron hull OF the boat was uninjurel,
though the entire superstructure was
wrecked. The Dire had evidently started
in the lower cabin, near the smokestacs.
The loss Is about $50 900. A search of
tho boat a'ter the aImss were eStinguish
ed revealed only tia bodies of ths four
horse, sh)wtus tia: all tbs plsse n Iers
escaped.
L Igiuoer samuel Tracey said u" saw
e bldzs near tho snokestaCk in the engine
Io,m. thought It was a reflection OF the
sla through tho hatchway. heard a
deck hand cry out Fire = had boil,
fro.n the pilo: aud tina: prevented me from
lesy,ng the engine room. put back into
the alIp aad rushed through the flames
Ny shirt vas burned nearly of my back
HIS hands snd ears were also burned, but
he said that he iHhaled no flame.
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GREAT IS-URaNCE CASE
Verdict In Favor OF tho aelrI of Colonel "
tOl Dwight,

Verdict In Favor OF tho aelrJ of Colonel wat
toa Dwight.
The verdict in tho Dwight insurance case
which wAS rendered AZ NOrw n. Y, in
favor of the plaintiffs against the Germauia
life insurance company, affects eighteen
other companies. The history of the case,
briefly told, is as follows:
Col Walton Dwight, the proprietor of a
hotel at Binghamton, in New York, took
out in the year 1873 policies OF insurance
on his lifo 10 tweuty-One companies,
aJgreg eating 10 amount s25j, 900 Towards
the latter end o! that year u" colonel died
and by the terms Of his vii, his vito was
made executrix, and Messrs. Chapman and
Lyon executors OF his estate. When the
insurance companies were called on for
payment of the policies the Equitabls at
Oucc handed over $50, 600, the amount for
which the deceased had insured his life in
that company. 4 short time after the
Home company paid its share. 81, 900.
Ihe other clnpali 3 refused 10 pay the
policies, giving as reason that Colonel
Dwight had procured the iasurApces with
tho intentton of taking his lite, aud 81
saving his family from want, aud then
directly charged that he dIi commit sui.
eide with that intent. The representa-
tiyes Of these companies banded together
to resist payment OF ths policies, aad
! selected Timothy II. Brosnan, OF the
United States company, as chairman of tbs
committee TO contest tho matter in the
courts.
Tho ioll)wing are the companies which
refused to pay the policies, aud the
| amount for which they were liable Man
haitian, SEQ, 600 Mutual Benefit, sl5, 900
Northwestern, sl5 900; Germania, sl5,-
900; Etna, $4,000 New York Life,
$40 900 uuton Mutual, 10000 Travel
ers' 10000 National Vermont $40, 900
Washington, 10000; New England
sl0,O)0i Berkshire, sl0 900; Massaohu
setts Mutual, 100000 metropolitan
$40 600 State Mutual, Massachusetts,
slO, 900 National L. s. A. 5000; Ho
m@pathic q, 600 Brooklyn, IS 600
1t was agreed by tho contestng compa
MES TO accept the suit against the Gsrma-
MIA as test case and abide by its result
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The wife of John Howie, of bonneville,
York county, N. b., gave birth to four
boys on Thursday morning. One died
two hours after birth, but the others are
doing nicely,
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More rat hogs RiIlsd.

Frank Mettfett yesterday killed two hogs
that weighed, dressed, I'll pounds and
George Lutz killed two that weighel sOi
pounds
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Assdo,tins = Oar Conductor.
FATAL aUCiDEST.
Killed by Fslilns Prom Wagon


Urias +. Hartranft, late proprietor Of
the Bruuuervilo coach works, on Tuesday
afternoon went to Lititz for a load of lum.
Der. On his return, having desoe nded the
hill near BrunuSryiIle, he opened the brake
and while in the act Of stepping on the
wagon, he slipped and fell below the
wagon, the hind wheel passing over his
arms aud breast. lie Was foutd in an uu.
conscious condition by Mr.. VIM. Roth aud
wife, living near by, who at one spread
the alarm aud the uiured man was carried
10 his home. Drs. Rpobuck aud Hertz we're
summoned, who did all in their power
to relieve the injured man, but all ef.
forts were in vain, and on Wednes.
day at 2 p. III. he breathed his last. MIR.
Hartrapft was born pear Pine Hill, War.
wick township, on tho 4th day Of June,
1885 learned his trade AS cOachmaker
with John Ream, of Mount Joy, and in
1855 he established the BrunnerSille coach
works, which he carried on quite success
fully TO the time Of his death. In 1891 he
married Annie Thomas, who survives
him, together with ten of heir hfteen
children.
Mr.. Hartranit was n member Of the
United Brethren church Of Brunuerville
for q number of years. He built nine
large dwelling houses in the village Of
Bruuueryile.
The funeral will take place a. his late
residence on Sunday at lOa IN; interment
In the New Haven Lutheran church GENE
tery.
suddrn Dohtb.
George Shreinor, living about half a
milo west Of RothsyilIs station, while at
! the supper table, complained OF severe
pain in the head. He arose from his chair
and his wife ran to the other part of the
house for assistance. By the time she re.
turned he had dropped over aud in a short
time he was dead from apoplexy. He was
| annl IL md laayas a Xidnu and nnn child
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THR apostles of modern acstheticsm
who love to look upon the sunfowcr and
grow enthusiastic over the odor of faint
lities will bs sorely grieved at the suit
now ia progress in the United States
supreme court at Washington. The suit
in question relates to a Photograph o!
Oscar Wilde, and has been bought by a
photographic company against Sarony, the
well known New York photographer.
The latter took out copy right on Oscar s
photograph on the ground that it was his
individual property inasmuch as he had
instructed his subject on the proper pose
TO-. be taken before the camera, selected
his costume az we'll as tho draperies and
other accessories, arranged Oscar in q
graceful position, aud suggested aud
evoked the desired expression. The plain
tin on the other hand contends that COPY.
rights are only taken out when the party
claiming such protection is the author of
the visible article on which the copyright
is granted; aud that a patent must be
, applied for where ono is not the exclusive
inventor, but has simply arranged newly
something already extant. Further de-
tails OF like narrowing nature will possibly
be evolved In the course OF the trial. The
glamour that has been thrown about hi
picturesque pose, his shapely calves auC
clustering curls are now departed like tn,
glory of summer sunset, and he VIII
was to inaugurate new mode of living
when oil was to be sweetness and beauty
has fallen to the common level OF a mode
in photograph gallery, Such spectacl,
should make even the gods weep.
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" COL give u, men, a time ike th!s demand,
Great he rts, strong minds, true faith and
willing hands
M-n whom the lust Of ONCE does not
Kill
Men whom the spoils OF oflce cannot buy,
Men VIII posses an op' nion and "A will, ,
Men who have honor, men who will not lie
For while the rabOle With their thumb
Crceis,
Thci large professions and thcis little deeds
Nrangle In selfish striie-lO-FrsedOm Weops
Wrong rulrs the liant, AMI waiting Justice
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The early bird caught the convention
worm, for il now turns out that Chicago
had enough pledges 10 elect mouth be
fore the brass band delegation from Phila
d. lphia put in al appearances.
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AFTER hVs years weary dragging
through the cDnrts the Dwight insurance
case has been decided in favor OF the dead
mans relatives, and the insurance COM
pancs who so rashly took the large risks
on Walton DSight's life will be made to
toe the mark. The public, whose sympa
thes seemed 10 run with the widow in her
p'ucky fight, will not bs mu,h displeassl
at tho jury's decision.