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They ShOuld Answer.

Tho policy of the men whom Dorsey q
revelations affect is to deride them as
the lies of q man unworthy of belief.
They seek to take advantage of the pull
lie prejudice against Dorsey to claim
that his statements are beneath their
notice. But that plan will not work. It
is the best thing that they can do, if
they cannot disprove what he says but,
evidently If they fail to do so he will te
generally believed. No man is so low in
the public esteem as to he unworthy of
belief when he accuses others of
wrongful acts against the public,
which those accused can readily
show to be false IL they are 80.
Every court Of justice accepts
the testimony Of an accomplice,
and credits 1t according to its cor
roboration. A failure to deny it is evi-
dence Of its truth and the silence Of
those named as witnesses substantiates
It. In this case Dorsey is recognized as
having an intimate knowledge of the
things Of which hespeaks. He was the
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This afteruooa Sheriff High sold at the
court house the following described prop
A lot OF ground in tho city of Lancaster
containing in front ON West King street 9
feet and extending in depth along North
Mulberry street 145 feet. As the property
of John E. Weaver. to j. l.. Steinmetz for
$3.50
A lot of ground on 81. Joseph street,
fronting Is feet and extending in depth
1874 feet, ON which are erected two-story
brick dwelling house mo. $3.50, and ether
improvements Al tho property Of John
Martin Brown, to Christian F. Souder,
for q sos. Ef-yfr .-.
A lot Of ground in Lancaster fronting on
Arch alley 12 feet and extending in depth
50 feet on which ID erected . two.st0ry
brick dwelling house and other improve
msnts. A the property Of A. g. Pyle, to
B. F. Davis for 4799.
A tract of land in Martic township. con-
tanning 3 acres, ON which are erected q
two story brick dwelling house and other
improv ements. Al the property Of Henry
Huber, to A. O. Newpher for S25.
Two adjoining tracts Of land on the
west side of College avenue and the north
side of the Lancaster and Marietta turn
pike road, containing acre and 40
perches. on which are erected . large
three story brick building. known as St.
Joseph's Hospital, and other Improvements,
as tho property Of p. Ignatius Sagerer.
Sold to Jno. A. Coyle, for 422 900.
A lot Of ground in Columbia, fronting
on Second street SO feet and extending in
depth 160 feet, on which 10 erected three
story brick dwelling house and other i'm.
proyements. As the property Of ]. G.
Hess, to Joseph Hinkle for 5000.
A tract of land in Little Britain township
containing 81 aores and ~ perches. ON
which are two-story frame dwelling
house and other improyements. as tho
property Of James A. MoMichasl, to H.
Fulton, esq, for 800, with notice that
certain heirs own of said property.
No. 1. A lot of ground ON North Duke
street, Lancaster, fronting 81 feet and ex.
tending in depth 245 feet, ON which are
erected two and a-half story brick dwell
ing house mo. 223) and other improve
ments. As the property of Henry A.
Shultz, to ]. L Steinmetz. for "a, 40.
No. Q. The undivided one half of lot
of ground on North Queen street fronting
20 feet and extending in depth 245, feet,
on which are erected large three-stOry
brick building, with storeroom (Nos. 81
and 33), with two. story back build
ing and two o.story brick shop. As the
property of Henry A. Shultz, to j. l..
Steinmetz, for Is, 900.
No. 8. A lot of ground on West Lemon
street, fronting 80 feet, and extending in
depth 230 feet. As the property of Henry
A. Shultz, D. L. Steinmetz, for $500.
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Republican HandfwOrk.

The Democratic state platform OK
presses the exact truth when it charges
upon the Republicans In the Legislature
the purpose to maintain the present dis
honest, unjust and untrue apportion
ment of the state. That is the secret of
their determination to resist every at
tempt to obtain any other. During the
regular session the Republican Senate
showed no disposition to make All appor
tionment. There was no reason why it
should not have taken the initiative and
sent bills to the House, but it waited on
the rather tardy action of the latter.
Nevertheless the measures came to it
in full time to be passed, IL the Senate
majority had been SO disposed. Since
the extra session began the policy Of the
Senate has been one of obstruction
and delay. While it pretends to
have q bill that it is willing
to pass, and which it Extensively
thrusts forward as its ultimatum," it
is really desirous that no bill be passed
and no apportionment of the state be
made. for the reason that the party
which has a majority in the Senate has
all the advantage of the present appor-
tionment.
In the discussion of the apportionment
issue during the campaign the Democ-
racy should keep public attention fixed
upon the fact that the Republicans are
responsible not only for the creation, but
for the continuance, of the present gerry
mander. 1t Is their apportionment of
the state as really as If they had made it
this year, and for its indecency and
unfsirness they must answer at the bal
lot box. Its inequalities of representa-.
tion and geographical monstrosities are
the handiwork of the Republican party,
and they will confront it at every stage
Of the campaign. It was framed when
reckless and partisan legislators, feeling
secure in their tenure of party advant
age, dared what probably they would
not now undertake-f0r instance, the
separation Of Scranton, putting one part
into one congressional district and the
remainder into another. But the men
who by their votes are continuing this
apportionment, Lee and Stewart, for
example, are becoming as much respon-
sible for It as they who originally made
it. No moro formidable campaign doc
ument can be issued by the Democrats
than the spportionment map Of 1872,
remade by the Republican Senate in
1893.
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REVOLT IN SPAIN,


Republicans Plan . 6imultano0uS UpIiNnG
st Several Important Towns.
Particulars of the revolt of the Spanish
garrison at Seco de Urgel in the province
Of Lerida, Spain, show that it was headed
by lieutenant colonel. The outbreak
occurred at 4 O'Clock on Thursday morn
ing. The civil guard were not molested
by the insurgents and remained in their
barracks. The rebels expected the mill.
tary governor of the town. A large force
of troops is marching to Seco de Urgel to
repress the outbreak.
The Daily Ne,os in its financial article,
says that in consequence of the rebellious
outbreak in Spain, frustrating great bull
operations in Spanish stocks by Madrid
speculator, various dealers and bankers in
both Madrid and Paris, are left with claims
for uncovered differences amounting to
about 600, 900.
A dispatch to local news agency from
Lisbon says A telegram received here
from the Spanish frontier says the situa.
tion is most grave. Bands or armed men
have marched to the North, their object,
it is presumed, being to concentrate at
some selected point for combined move
ment.'
A dispatch to Reuters telegram COM
pany from Barcelona says that ten bat
talions of infantry and six batteries have
been sent to Seco de Urgel to suppress the
outbreak there. Great agitation prevails
here and the situation is serious.
A slight revolt took place among the
prisoners in the penitentiary in the city
of Santander, capital Of the province of
that name, but it was promptly suppress
sed. The governor of Santander has 25O
gendarmes in readiness for action in case
the garrison revolts. General Quesada
occupies the principal strategic points in
the province of Lagrono, where it is re-
ported emissaries Of Don Carlos have been
seen.
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Tho score BY Pigeons.

Tho score BY Pigeons.
VIM. Snyder adopted novel method Of
sending the news of the game as it pro-
gressed to his store on North Queen
street. He took number of carrier pig
cons, belonging to Harry N. Howell, with
him to the bali grounds and at the close of
each inning one was left loose with
message tied to him giving the result of
the inning. They flew at once to their
coops, which are in the rear of the store,
and the persons there were kept posted in
regard to the game. The best time made
by the birds was three quarters of min
ute. It left the grounds at 4:044 and
arrived at the coop at 4:05. It is the in
tention to use the birds for all games
hereafter.
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Doomed.
Harrisb lrg Patriot.

Harrisb arg Patriot.
The Republican leaders seem determin-
ed to take the responsibility for defeating
apportionment and setting the constitu.
tiOn at defiance.
Well, they are making their own bed
and they must lie in it. The Democrats
have conceded until concession ceases to
be virtue if ever it was. The Republi-
cans have conceded nothing.
Large constituencies are swindled out
of their just representation in Congress
and the Legislature, the constitution is
disregarded and the state scandalized by
the atrocious Republican ultinaatum.
Whom the gods wish to destroy they
first make mad and the Republican
party is doomed by its infatuated leaders.
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MUSOLE AGAINST SUIENCE.
An Accomplished Light-WelGht Knock
Out Dy o Novice.

Out ~ . Novice.
George Mccarthy IL lightweight Eng
lish pugilist, weighing 115 pounds, who
enjoys considerable renown in the Fourth
ward, New York. Friday evening No
Carthy was in saloon on Cherry street.
when Michael Murphy entered. Murphy,
like Mccarthy, is Q young married man
and Fourth warder. Tho talk turned On
the Sullivan -Slade fight. Murphy said he
believed that Sullivan's muscle and nerve
and tremendous strength made him the
winner and not his scientific boxing.
Mccarthy retorted that if Murphy would
put on tho gloves with him for few
minutes he could show Murphy the ad-
vantages of science. Murphy, who is
about fifteen pounds heavier than Nc.
Carthy, said he was perfectly willing to
stand tho trial, and wager Of 500 was
made. The party scattered with the
understanding that they would meet at II
o'clock p. m. in Regan's Racket court, 404
Madison street. In . room at that mum
Der ono hundred persons assembled, q
referee was chosen, ring was made and
the two men stripped to the waist to spar
four three minutes rounds, Marquis OF
Queensbury rules, Murphy to have the
money if he knocked Mccarthy out in four
rOunde. Small soft gloves were used. In
the second round Mccarthy led off with
right hand hit on Murphy's nose. Murphy
countered on McCarthy's ear and knocked
him down sprawling. At the expiration
of ten seconds time was called and Mo-
Carthy sprang to his feet, but was immed-
lately stretched on the floor by another
blow on tho nose. When time was called
Mccarthy again toed the scratch, but
after a few passes was again knocked
down. At the opening of the second
round, after half dozen passes, Mccarthy
was knocked clean head over heels by
another blow on the nose From this
point on Mccarthy fought on the defensive
Murphy forcing him all round the room.
MCCARTHY adopted the Tug Wilson tactics,
constantly falling on his knees. When
time was called at the end of the round
Mccarthy was on his knees. He came to
the scratch for the third round, but was
knocked down a couple of times. He
failed to come to time and Murphy was
declared the victor. The fighting lasted
about seven minutes. Murphy is said to
be a mere novice and never to have spar
red in public for q wager before.
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FEATURES OF TIE STATE PRESS

FEATURES OF THE STATE PRESS,
The Pittsburg Leader cries down the
proposition of q government telegraph.
Tho Elk Democrat believes on an agRr.
sive campaign on tho issues presented on
the Democratic platform.
The Altoona Times has yet to hear o
discordant note piped anywhere In the
state against the Democratic nominees.
The Bristol Obserosr thinks Candidate
Niles has hold of his tongue with both
hands nowadays.
In the opinion of the Danville Intell.gen
Ger, Republican resistance to just appor-
tionments is generated by tricksters out
side of either legislative body.
Presence of mind in time of danger
thinks the Journal, Friends organ, is ono
of the true attributes of the Christian
character.
'I.et the Democratic members of tho
Legislature obey their sworn obligations,
whether the expenses be 5000 or $6O, 600
q day." is the ringing command of the
Western Press.
Workingmen would not 80 often have
to regret the retirement of their leaders,
says tho Labor World, If their intermina-
bic dissensions, exciting tho disgust of
those qualified to lead, could be forever
ended.
Professional men, says the Pittsburg
Telegraph, would cherish very silly de.
lusion if they vaunted themselves on
superior intellect to the men who conduct
the varied commercial transactions of the
world.
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PERSO ONAL..

PROF. A. G. BELL, is collecting books
and preparing a bibliography of tho science
of electricity.
GOVERNOR CR1TTENDEN, of Missouri. il a
candidate for United States senator, to
succeed Mr.. Vest, who also wants to be
his own successor.
SENATOR CAMERoN's health has been
greatly benefited by his foreign trip, and
he anticipates being able to return to his
seat in the Senate this winter.
JOSEPH A. DoDeE, general manager of
the Boston, Concord s. Montreal railroad.
died yesterday, in Plymouth, New Hamp.
shire, aged 66 years.
HERR PoLL1N1 has, it is said, offered
Wagner's widow tho sum of 1000, 900
marks for the exclusive right of "Parsi
fal," which, however, she has declined.
JULIAN HAWTHORNE, lecturing before
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lster fntelNgellrer.


President Arthur in his message to
Congress at the beginning Of the session
called the attention OF that body to the
large surplus which was yearly being
raised by taxation Of the people. Secre-
tsry Folger added his recommendation
that something b done to relieve
the public from the burdens laid upon
them by needless taxation to raise rev.
enues in excD q Whist the government
needed to conduct its operations and pay
it, debt and interest. The commissioner
of internal revenue in his last annual re.
port showed the steady increase Of inter-
nal revenue receipts and gave It as bis
opinion that I" no more revenue should
be raised than u necessary for an
economical administration of the gov
ernment and gradual reduction OF the
public debt |; 4" because, as he 30 well ex-
pressed 1t, "when the amount collected
Is beyond the actual needs Of thegovern.
ment there ID presented constant temp
tatlon to extravagance in appropria-
tiOns." The same report showed that it
cost the government over five million
dollars to collect the internal revenue
taxes every year, that the work en-
ployed 126 collectors, 976 deputies, 1919
clerks, messengers, &C., s67 gaugers,
1862 storekeepeB and 243 department
attaches in Washington.
1t IL true that Congress made some
reductions in the internal reve-
nue. list and relieved number
of small articles from taxation, but
it retained the system, with all its
complicated features, most Of its Office
holders and the proportionately increased
cost of collection. This tax is found to
be utterly unnecessary for any proper
governmental purpose. We have enough
revenues without it, and double sys.
tenn of taxation is always annoying, not
to speak of some of the inquisitorial and
specially obnoxious features Of the inter-
nal revenue system. There is general
scceptation of the idea that whisky and
tobacco are proper subjects to raise
revenues from, but this can be eremanded
to the states and localities which have
most need for it and which have to bear
the public expenses that result from
intemperance. This is the Democratic
idea. The Republican idea, as expressed
by the Pennsylvania platform OF that
party, is that the unnecessary taxes
should be continued 80 that the needless
oHaceholders and their five million dol
lars Of salaries may be retained, and the
one hundred and fifty million dollars of
unnecessary revenues may pass through
the hands of the central power at Wash
ington Def, re 1t gets back to the people,
from whom it was taken. The wayfar-
ing man, though fool. can read this
lesson.
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THE "OURvED BALI"


"A SuCCeeSsul SCAOntAAC 0AR0ElsDoAts
Ever since the local awakening of popu.
lar interest in baseball no phase of the
game has been tho subject Of more dis
cussion than the "curved ball." that is
the ability of a pitcher to SO deliver ball
that it will describe curve instead of
travelling in one direction from his box to
the home plate. Notwithstanding the
testimony of spectators that this is fre.
quently done, many persons have insisted
that it is impossible. Our esteemed fellow
citizen, Mr.. Robt. j. Houston, being some
what incredulous on the subject, organ
lied himself into Society Of One for the
Investigation and Promotion of Science and
offered premium of $40 to anyone who
would satisfy him that the thing could be
done under the conditions described in the
following narrative of how the test was
made yesterday.
Mr.. Hoford, pitcher of the Ironsides,
announced his confidence that he could
satisfy Mr.. Houston and his willingness to
undertake it. At A y. m. yesterday, they
repaired to James street, back of the Lam
caster cemetery, accompanied by Allan A.
Herr, Jos. D. Pyott and W. U. Hensel
judges, and a number of interested spec.
tators. Stakes were driven and position
taken by Hofford, as described in the fol-
lowing diagram
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Hereafter when a alarm is struck for
practice six taps will be given on the large
bell to notify the citizens that the alarm
was struck for the purpose of calling the
department out for practice.
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Successful EishinG.

John 8. Rohrer and wife and John X.
with them a very fine string Of black bass
and . few other fish. One of the bass
taken by Mr.. Rohrer, of which there were
about twenty, weighed over five pounds.
f1ne string of bass at Slackwater TODAY.
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A DAsTARDLY CRIME.
A 1tri's Lover murdered BY Her Father and
fsrO, hor.

A 9ri's Lover murdered BY Her Father and
Br0,hor.
Information has reached Summit, Miss. i,
of murder committed in jefferson couu
ty, by an old man named Tom sullivan
and his son. The body of William Free
man has been found in q hollow log near
Sullivan's home, to which attention was
drawn by the gathering of buzzards near
and around the log. The story runs that
an intimacy was long existing between
young Freeman and Sullivan's daughter,
who were first cousins, and Freeman had
been warned to close his visits or he would
be killed.
Still he persisted and a conspiracy to
murder him was formed by Sullivan and
his son. They prepared for the bloody
affair, as stated by q younger son and
daughter of Sullivan, on the evening of
Freemon's last visit, July 30th, and way.
laid him near the house. As he passed
near them they riddled their victim with
buskshot and finished him with pistol ball.
They then turned homo, and that night
absented themselves till 10 O'Clock, during
which time they secreted the body. A
powder horn found near the spot has been
identified by the woman in the case % her
fathers property. The murderers have
been captured and are on trial.
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sssls . raw Of Shoes.

Charles Sands, . young man who says
his homo IL in Johnstown, stole pair of
shoes from in front Of Martin Seibel's shoe
store, on West King street. Officer Swonk
caught him at Shoenberger's park with
tho shoes on, and took him to the station
house.
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James Smith, of Providence township.
was arrested for trespaas in going upon
another mans land to pick blackberries.
He was taken from Jail this afternoon on a
writ Of habeas corpus, and gave bail be.
fore Judge Livingston for court.
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BuPned ~ Gas.

Last evening about 5 O'Clock, Cliff.
Smaling was rather severely burned in the
face by gas which was escaping from a
pipe on High street, and which was acci.
dentally ignited by match or cigar.
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Curious Egg.

John NJ. Martin, of Manor township,
has shown us very curious egg laid by
common hen owned By him. The egg is a
good deal less than the ordinary size, and
in shape 10 not unlike an ordinary clay
pipe with short stump of q handle. It
can be seen at Charley Hoster's saloon,
corner Of Market and Grant streets.
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To-day about II o'clock horse belong.
ing to q. Schwebel and attached to a
wagon in charge of two boys, took fright
near the corner of Vine and Prince streets
and ran of. The shaft attachments were
broken, which released the horse from the
wagon and he ran mp Prince to King
street and thence to Centre square, where
he was captured before any further dam
age was done.
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DR.. STEVENS CLIMBING MAIZE

A Sagae1oua Animal VINO Asceuded to the
asymow in searen Of ner Dinner.
A dark bay mare belonging to DR..
Thomas s. Stevens, the Green street den-
tist, whose stable is on Cooper street, near
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Do They Sting This Ysar ?

Now dOIIHnU VI8rIOus
II this was year with an exciting
political campaign on hand, an esteemed
Lancaster exchange would be devoting
considerable time to the problem, "Do
Bees Sting Fruit"
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Birthday Surprise.


The ladies' Bible class of st. Paul's Nj.
E. Sunday school, taught by John E.
Schum, paid . surprise visit to the resi-
dence of their teacher, No. 81 South
Prince street, last evening, and presented
Mr.. Schum with large, handsomely
framed picture of himself. The presenta
tion speech was made by Benjamin F.
Bartholomew, in behalf of his scholars.
Mr.. Schum, although surprised at the
action of his class, very feelingly respond
ed to them for this gift, and for the
many acts of Kindness received at their
hands. After an hour of social talk the
visitors were invited to gather around the
table and partske of q collation.. The class
after spending several hours with their
teacher and his lady, retired for their
homes we'll pleased with their visit and
tho cordial reception they had received.