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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-19
the Heouru OF spesRor Fauucc.

philadelphia Times.
The Harrisburg Patriot says that the
Times has done injustice to Speaker Fauuce
in charging him with having exhausted
the power Of the chair to prevent the
repeal OF the boss railway act Apparently
the memory Of the Patriot Is defective.
Even ii Speaker Faunce had not formed
a passenger railway committee that STAYED
of final consideration of the bill until the
latter half of May, his actions when the bill
reached that stage would have warranted
the criticism which the PItrioi asserts to
| be undeseIved,
Ga the day when IL was intended tO pass
the bill ON third reading Mr.. Hassett, who
had charge Of it,repeatCdly tried to get the
| speakers st t.CutIon IN order to move that
| it be taken up in advance Of tho seven or
eight bills that preceded il on the calendar
but MIR. Fauuce's eyes did not happen TO
turu in the direction of Mr.. Hlssott
Finally, when nobody but Mr. Hassett
was calling for the floor, Mr.. FLuuce,
breaking his own rule and disreEardiug
precedeuts, began, in tho middle
of the session, to clear his table of
Senate bills This work consumed more
than an hour. Just before it ended Mr..
Fauuce, calling the sergeaut.at arms to
his desk, requested him. in low voice, TO
one more bill would conclude the table
clearing. Mr.. Hall was thereby enabled
to get the floor ahead of Mr.. Hassctt, and
the opponents of the repeal ayatled them
selves of the opportunity to cause further
| delay by idle discussion.
When Mr.. Hassett's prospects again
! Frightened the speaker thwartcd him by
announcing the next bill on the calendar.
This disposed of, Mr.. Fauncc allowed Mr.
Colboru to call up out of its order bill TO
settle the claim Of Somerset county man.
Mr. Hassett was still trying TO gain recog
milton aud Mr.. Albeit was on his feet to
move for au extension of the session, but
the speaker did not seem TO notice either
OF them aud Mr.. Ziegler called up one of
| the revenue bills, which occupied the Ie-
mainder Of the session, call for adjourn.
ment from Mr.. Crawford and Mr.. Doua-
hue being recognized by the chair, al
though Mr.. Albeit was again upto secure
an extension of time.
That days tactics delayed the bill for
another week, aud before 1t came up in
regular order the agents of the six cent
bosses made its defeat certain by a trade
with the members opposed to the taxing
| of oil. Ii is true, Is the Pi'TtO' says,
that Speaker FaunCo voted tor the repeal,
but the overwhelming boss combination
| did not nCed his further assistance.
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BASEBALL BRIEFS.
The Latest Gossip OF tho Diamond.


Recoius, of last years Harrisburg team,
is in Louisville, without au engagement for
next season.
Tho Quickstep club, of Wilmington,
want to get back Harry Pyle, Of Reading,
their old pitcher.
Mcenan. of Reading,i is said TO be a rising
catcher. He is also described to being IL
splendid thrower and heavy batter.
A grand stand, with a seating capacity
of 1900, will be erected on the Allentown
baseball ground next season,
The Reading Herald expresses the opin.
ion that the Lancaster club will doubt.
less prove one of the strongest clubs ia
the interstate"
tiating with Cline, a fine general player Of
last years Harrisburg club. Cline asked
$40 of the Harrisburg management aud
was refused.
Harry Wright says An educated base
ball man has briGher aud quicker porcep
tions than an unletteTed one, will see
point or play quicker and will bs quicker
| 10 execute IL. His correct habits Of lie
will make him as superior physically as he
| is mentally. The field is open for better
class Of players, and 1t will speedily be
! hlled.'
The first regular meeting Of the Union
OlSe Dali association was lelu ~ the DlnE
ham house, Philadelphil, yesterday. Five
clubs were represented at the opening OF
| the convention, which included the cities
of Chicago, st. Louis, Philadelphia, Balt
more and Washington. Immediately after
the new organization the new Cincinnati
| club was admitted b. the association.
| The principal features of the rules adOpts
ed were the abOlishmcut Of tho foul bound
rnle, aud the strict enforcement of the rule
in reference to pitching, requiring tho
pitcher to keep his hand below the line of
the shoulder. Each club will play sixteen
games with each other, of which eight
will DO played on each Of the home
grounds. The graduated system of the
division of the receipts was adopted, each
homo club supporting itself and giving
each visiting club SO. Tho following
officers were elected for the ensuing year ::
President, Henry Lucas, of St. Louis (;
vice president, Thomas j. Pratt, of Phil
adclphia secretary aud treasurer, vii.
liam Warren White, Of Washington {;
directors, Justus Thorner, OF Cincinnati {;
IL. X, Bennett, of Washington, ard A. H..
| Henderson, Of Chicago.
| Arthur Williams, pitcher aud third
basoman, aud Frank Madden, catcher and
shortstop, late of the Wcstfod, Mass,
club, have signed with the Ironsides for
next season. The contracts with their
signatures arrived to day. Both men have
good records, having played against the
best clubs in the country.
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The Philadelphia Times charges
Speaker Fiunce with having abused his
power as speaker in order to prevent the
repeal o. tins passenger railway act, in
the interest Of the city corporations.
The speaker gave his vote for the repeal,
but used his official power against it,
according 10 the Times. It makes a
very specific statement Of the manner in
which Mr.. lIa3sett, in charge of the bill,
was refused recognition by the speaker,
with intent 70 deprive him of the oppor
tunlty to press his bill. Ii the speaker did
as he is charged, Intentionally and with
malice afoTethought, he certainly was
guilty of great unfairness and hypocrisy.
The chaCga is one that calls for re-
sponsc from him. II is most ignoble
and cowardly thing for a presiding officer
to take advantage OF the power Of his
office, waose duties he has sworn to
faithfully discharge, to deprive those
over whom he presdes of their proper
privileges and rights. There is, Of course,
great temptation always present to
the occupant Of such post to
abuse his authority aud to put down the
men and things he wants put down. 1t
takesa very honest and square man to
run a straight course in speakers
chair. Mr.. Faunce probably had too
long an experience as a legislator of the
habitual abuse of power in the speaker s
Office, to be in a proper frame of mind to
refuse 10 take advantage of the oppor
tunity to confuse his foes when the
gavel fell into his own hands ; but we are
sure that, if we were in his place, some
body would get hurt, If such charges as
those of the Times were flung around so
freely.
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m.. EK K.HaHr'sLEUrUuE.

A Ncty Entertaining Discuurso Lsst Evening
Only u small audience gathered In ths
court house last evening to listou to the
worry interesting lecture by Mr EIwin X
Hart, Of tho Phiaitlphtl EcsHiag G6ie
grdph, on the subject, "ArUuud tho World
in Ninety Minutes" prior to the lecture
there was some fine music rendered by
quartet. consisting OF the Misscs Bear
aud Messrs. Smaling and Slaugb,
which was we'll executed aud appreoia
lively received. At the conclusion of the
singing the lecturer was introduced by MI
T., Is. Martin, osq
The lecturer said he would talk about
journalism, u subject Of absorbing inter
est Tho newspaper OF to day Is csSen
italy history of tho world. H. Was not.
however, so little whilO ago. The exteu
sion Of the electric wires api tho other
facilities for gathering news had Increased
the public desire for II until now the news
paper is necessary to the comfort aud cun-
veuionco Of every family. Tho speaker
then entered into desutory explanation
Of the various departments ot newspaper
work. In regard to the asssuciated press.
hc said that it originally began by several
of the Now York papers banding together
to secure the news, aud gradually grew into
u vast concern, gathering tho news fIom
| all parts of our country and the whole
world. He gave some information regard
ing tho system of securing news for
tho paper, and told how the imagi
native writer elaborates on a few words
received by telegraph aud makes long
account out Of II few words. The oceanic
wires next received his attention, and
while speaking OF 1t mentioned among
othor things that there were li5 oceanic
cables aud 55 900 miles of cable wires. He
then entered into an extended account Of
the modus operandi of newspaper business,
aud gave detailed description of the
various duties performed by tho various
employees connected with tho editorial
room. At the close OF his lecture he spoke
of the newsboys, and feelingly referred to
their miserable condition and uttered elo
qucnt words in their behalf. lie closed
with u fine peroration on the lite, utter.
ances aud achievements Of Horace Greeley,
which was well received. Tho lecture wac
very interesting and instructive, aud
shUuld have been better attended.
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aancasfer fnteIliusnrer.
A Question In Art.


A New York jury has just been con
siderIng whether a vender OF pictures,
who sold photographs Of pictures and
statues that were admitted to have been
exhibited In the Paris salon, was guilty
Of violation of the law prohibiting in
decent publications. The poor jury did
not have much assistance from the judge
or the testimony. They had the bare
fact before them that bare photographs
Of the human form divine we're sold and
that Frenchmen exhibited their origin
ais In their highest temple Of art. The
Judge calmly informed them that "the
only question Is whether those pictures
are decent or indecent, and that question
rests entirely with you it does not
follow that because they are photographs
Of pictures exhibited in the Paris or any
other salon that may not be indecent.
In this connection we enter what may
be called the charming realm of art,
every form Of which is high and emo
bling. Every incident of life may be
depicted by the artist and he may
present II in any form he likes, but his
methods are to be such as commend
themselves TO the morality of the com.
munity. We must all recogize the fact
that the representation Of nude figures
is not necessarily an indecent exhibition
lit may be pure or 1t may be indecent
that depends entirely upon the character
of the exhibition or its effect"
With such instructions the jury must
have been fully satisfied that they had
the whole question submitted to them
without bias from the learned judge
Nudity is not necessarily indecency, he
tells them there is line somewhere,
IL they can find it, which divides decent
from indecent nakedness. AS the clothes
had nothing to do with 1t and the
French savants' authority was Of no ac
count, and no testimony of learned ex.
perts IL art was permitted, the jury
sat on the pictures, and after an hours
enjoyment of their contemplation, con-
cluded that they were indecent, but they
were not sure of it, and 50 recommended
the vender TO mercy.
Evidently the vending of nude photo
graphs is an embarrassing business.
Clothes and zig leaves not being the
criterion of decency, aud the mark of
it being so indennable that the judge has
to refer it to the inner consciousness OF
the jury to determine.
The vender Of the nude phot ographs
4 At
until he can get law passed defining
the boundaries of decent nakedness and
stamping his pictures as a safe delivery
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Ger Lantown Telegraph.
The time of tho year has arrived to have
presented TO us the coming seasons now
varieties of grapes, strawberries, raspber,
berries, SO. They are usually accompanied
with "cut," showing so far as cut can
show, the size and form of the fruit. So
far we have not seen grape that looked as
il equal To, certainly not above, the sorts
we already have, and assuredly not TO com
pare TO a number of the newer ones which
have originated within the past three or
four years. There is one strawberry, OF
New York origin called the "Prince Of
Berries" which, like all other new berries,
Is claimed as something superior 10 all
others but, while the engraved bunch has
really fine appearance, tho adjectiyes
used in describing IL must be taken for
granted, and money to any considerable
extent will be invested by no one, when
small sum will be equally effective IN
discovering its merit 1t should be 30 in
all new things which are brought forth
with hue aud cry for the purpose OF fore
ing it upon purchasers at whatever out
landish price may be demanded for IL.
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LABUR SOrLs.
Various matters CoucsruInE t1c L40prIn
Men


Various matters ConceruInG tho L4oprInG
Men.
The steamer Nemests sailed from Nor
folk, Virginia, for Liverpool, yesterday,
with 1000 bales of cotton.
The Beaver lumber company, Of Nama-
chiche, Quebec, has suspended, with liabil
tiles and assets reported az about SlOS, 600
each,
The deadlock on the Canadian Pacific
railway at Winnepeg, caused by the trou
bic with the eugtuoCTs and hremGD, is
practically at an end. New engineers have
arrive I aud the workshops are TO be opened
to-day.
The conference between the class work.
eTs and glass manufacturers at Pittsburg
adjourned yesterday without baying &C :
complished anything, and tho strike is
therefore, indefinitely prolonged,
The members of tho trade tribunal in
Pittsburg yesterday presented % Umpire
J. d Weeks arguments for aud against
the reduction III the price OF mining in the
fourth pool.
The wOrkmeu in Graf, Bennett. Is Co 5
CHuton mill, IN PittsOurg, last night aC.
c2p.ed ! ten per cent. reduction ia wages,
Fifteen hundred men are affected.
Tho reduction Of wages in the print
cio'h works Of RLoie Island aud portions
Oi Massachusetts has caused much discus.
sion in Fail River. Some prominen,
manufacturers say that reduction of
wages must take place there, although,
no doubt, it would be resisted by the opc-
! ratiVes. Other manufacturers think that
| a reduction Of wages would be followed
by decline IN the price of manufactured
cloth, and that reduction therefore
would not afford any relief" II was sug
gested that shutting down the mills for
one week from Saturday next would
probably DO received With m)re favor by
the operatives thau 4 re 'uotion Of wages.
The stock of print c,J,hs ~ hand il over
iJO 600 pieces
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Archbishop wocd's Possible Successor

DIR. +. f. Chatard, of Baltimore, father
OF Bishop Chatard, of Viucenues, Ind,
Tuesday evening, said he had received no
information from his son regarding the
rumor that he would be made archbishop
OF Philadelphia. The doctor said that he
had heard it stated, on clerical authority,
that no information could be received
until the appointment was actually made.
The impression in Catholic circles there is
that Bishop Chatard will be- made an
archbishop within the next six mouths.
Bishop Chatard is now in Rome, where no
represented the archdiocese of Cincin
natl at the recent conference of American
prelates,
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TnE roBACCO raN RrBArr
Manufacturers who Murt Walt Upon a.
ction OF CouEress.

Manufacturers who Murt wait Upon the
ction OF Congress.
Philadelphia Record.
The tobacco and cigar manufacturers Of
this city, as well as those in other sections
of the country, are looking toward Wash.
ingtOn with especial interest Just now.
When the new internal revenue law went
into effect, some four months ago, aud the
tax on Manufactured goods was consider.
ably reduced, the government agreed
that, although the cigars and tobacco
which had been manufactured up TO the
date when the law took effect should
go out taxed a. the old rate, tire mauufac
turers should be given a rebate equal TO
the amount OF the reduction in the tax.
This legal provision was good enough SO
far as IL went but in order 20 meet its pro
visions au appropriation by Congress was
necessary. Tho entire amoung of the 10.
bate TO be paid back to the manufacturers
IN the United States is sc, 600 600. THIS
large amount Of money must first be ap.
propriated by the House of Representa-.
tiyes and the Senate at Washington before
tho manufacturers can get a dime OF that
TO which the government has decided they
are justly entitled.
II is a difficult matter To accurately
state the amount due to manufacturers in
Philadelphia. which constitutes only a
portion of a revenue district, but it is b.
tween s25, 900 and $50, 900. The compare
tive smalluoss of this amount IS due TO the
fact that the manufac turers, in auticipa
tiOn of the passage OF tbs bill, kept very
close in their unstamped manufactured
goods, aud had no considerable amount on
hand.
One Of the regular appropriation bills to
be passed by Congress will, withou. doubt
include the amount for the payment of
this rebate, bur until this is done, aud the
bill is signed by the president, tue manu-.
facturers will be compelled to possess their
souls in patience.
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Lower
oxford Press

bA'ulu llGs-
Mordecai Taylor, of West Grove, Ches
ter county, has sold bls farm of 50 acres,
in Penn township, TO . Lancaster countian
for s., 800
Father McCallan, OF Baltimore, will dc
liver free lecture on the Ceremonies Of
the Mass" i'll Oxford Catholic church, on
Sunday afternoon al o'clock.
Squire Ferree, Of Georgetown, this
county, has on exhibition at his store the
cob of an ear of corn resembling human
hand, having -four we'll shaped fingers,
thumb, palm and wrist.
The creamery built by N. B. Ferguson
on his farm in Colerain township, this
county. is now in operation and is turn
ing out first class butter. lie has put in a
Danish Weston separator, with which the
cream is taken from the milk in ajihy, 12C
gallons per hour being its capacity. 1t is
driven by Best engine. Mr.. Ferguson's
establishment makes market for his
neighbOrs' milk supplies.
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The Rore automatic Brake.

Geo. s. Gatchell, general superintendent
OF the Buffalo, New York and Philadel
phia railroad A. Vail, superintendent of
motive power and machinery on same
road Frank A. Seabert, assistant super.
intendent of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western railway, and James Nolan,
draughtsman of said road, all of whom
have carefully examined the workings OF
the Rote automatic car brake, give 1t their
hearty endorsement and predict that IL
will speedily come into general use
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LATE NEWS.
rHs PaouEEvISas IN uuSGKsss.
what Was Done Yesterday IN the seuste--
Meeting OF the House Committee
uth~r t.curraI NNws

hteilhG ~ the House torioNNbb-
ofncr unneraI news
In the United States Senate yesterday
bills were reported and placed on the cal.
cndar to provide a civil government Tor
Alaska and to Tx a day for the meeting
Of the presidential electors, provide for tue
counting OF the electoral votes, aud the
consideration OF questions Arising thereon.
Mr. llnar gave notice that hN would call
up the bill on tho first day ON which the
the Senate should bo ready for legislative
business. \ resolution offered by Mr.
Van WyCk was adopted, calling ON the
secretary of the interior to furnish copies
OF mortgages given by the Texas Pac flo
railway on land granted by act of
March J, 1871 also to inform the senate
OF the names of railroad corporations now
claiming lands that were not earned dur
ing the lifetime OF the grant, together with
the number of acres claimed by each Ot
said roads. Mr.. Sherman called up his
resolution for the election Or utiIO.s Of the
Senate, and it was agreed tO-ycaS 81,
nays 30-Mahone aud Rlddlebcrger voting
with the Il spublicaus. AusOn G.. MGCook
was thereupon elected secretary OF the
Senate Charles w. Johnson, chief clerk {;
James X Young, executive clerk Rev
Elias Dewitt HURLEY, chaplain, aud VIII.
lam L. Cinaday, sergeant AZ armS-lu Of
them the Republican nominees All the
newly elected officers were sworn in The
Senate went iuto executive session, aud
when the doors were rtOpanOl resumed
consideration of the rcw rules in commit.
tee of the whole. Pending q vote oa the
ameuded rule in regard to the appoint.
ment OF n substitute tor the president
pro tempOrc, motion 10 Ilirurn was
agrcd TO.
At the meeting Of the House committee
on rules yesterday morning, it was decided
to recommend that two committees be
made out Of the old education aud labor
committee 10 consider the two subjects
separately, one to be called the committee
on education aud the other the committee
on labor. 1t was also decided TO recon
mend the creation OF committee on rivers
and barbOrs.
Representative Cox, Of New York, ha,
prepared bill for introduction in the
House, which provides that letter carriers
after one years seryiI b, g,auted IA an.
nuaI 80 days leave Of ab'sn.l with pay.
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THE SNOW,
How Dyd Shakes

no" bfu 5htktspehEo Epeit hys NAME
Ne weatherro maybe ye aango, we say,
So write It as ye please;
when ye some shone he maybe hys A,
When wette he took hys Ees.
Tho above Is not remarkably applicable
to this festive season Of the year, but the
sturdy, welcome and hilarious fall Of the
snow to day invited POLITICALLY inclined
corners of his cerebrum to discover
some lore supposed to be timely to
the presence of the beautiful
snow" the welcome cold and the general
inclination of male humanity to the exhil.
Grating influences of the generous bever
ages dispensed over the marble capped
counters on a frosty morn. According to
the above ncndescript stanzi this is the
weather at which to take "e'es" The
snow that began to fall at an carly hour
this morning has given promise of a salts
factory continuance, AS 10 possesses the
appearance and tendency of a snow that
has /" come to stay" The coal merchants
and the livery gentlemen are consequently
in state of uncertain, elevated and in
substantial hilariousness, picturing to
their minds eye the glittering coin which
must be the COncomitant of the snowfall
or else creation of the heat oppressed
brain, that like I" the bas, less fabric of
vision leaves not rack behind but
mud. With the merry bells, as they have
been heard on the street, some prema
turely venturesome folks disregarding the
rough Belgian blocks and uncertain cross
ings, Centre Square looking like nina.
ture pine forest, of which the rabbits don't
know anything, the windows Respondent
with Christmas toys, and all nature reyel
ling in anticipation OF the approaching
holidays, united with the presence of the
snow, all serve to dispose of the idea Of a
fat graveyard aud suggest jolly, whole
tome and proper observance OF Christ
maatidp
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NImmAnunl.' ,

This fine Christmas cantata written by
w. Howard DUane, the we'll known com,
poser, will be presented at st. Johns
lutheran church on Wednesday evening
of next week by the Sunday school and
choir Of the church. The music which
consists of fine solos, duets, choruses,
echoes, etc., will be under the direction of
Mr.. John Zimmerman with Prof. Haas at
the organ, supported by full orchestra.
The audience room will be finely decorated
by tho committee of which DR.. II. d..
knight is chairman. No charge will be
made for admission.
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I,owsr End ore mines,

Last evening the work was suspended
in the Brooks ore mine in Providence
township, on account of dull times.
Twenty five men are thrown out of en-
plOyment.
At the Cabeen mines, near Camargo,
extensive preparations are being made for
work, which will be commenced in the
spring. New machinery will DO put in
and the branch from the y will be repaired
by the railroad company so as it can be
used.