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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-01-28

THE ELECTION OF ELLIOT KIsNER, OF
Luzerne, as Chairman of the Democratic
State Committee is single and significant
victory for the free trade forces of this
State. so far only as local politics is con-
cerned. 1t pre-eminently testifies the pre-.
ponderance Of Scott strength over Randall
and ends there; the prevalent idea, that
the result of this factional fight will
have any bearing on the probable presi-
dental candidacy of Samuel ]. Randall is
ridiculous. Individually and politically
Samuel j. Randall is stronger to-day with
the rank and file of the Democracy of the
United States than before, and no one is
more fully aware of this fact than Scott
himself, as his constantly growing hate for
Randall fully and conclusiyely testifies.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-01-28

cleared for the consideration Of more i'm
prortant measures.
The Senate in Executive session on Mon
day last confirmed the nomination of Mr..
Lamar as Justice Of the Supreme Court,
and also the Cabinet nominations. The
vote upon Mr.. Lamar's nomination was a
party one, excepting that Mr.. Riddleberger
voted with the Democrats, as did also
Senators StanfordIand Steward. "The dis
cussion was almost entirely confined to the
Republican side and the line of opposition
covered the official and political record of
the nominee, as well as his age, business
habits and legal qualifications.
The Supreme Court room was crowded
with strangers on Wednesday when Justice
Lamar took the official oath of office.
After the oath had been administered he
was assigned the chair of the Junior Justice
at the extreme left of the bench which has
been uncccupied since the 4th day of May
1885.
There has been five important conVen-
tions in session in Washington during the
week. Probably the most largely attended
was that of the National Shipping League.
The meetings were held at W'illard's Hall
and prominent representatives of the ship
ping interests were present from all parts
of the country. A series of resolutions
were adopted urging upon Congress the
Importance Of immediate action in rebuild
ing and equipping a strong and efficient
navy, not only for maritime defense but
for the security of our commerce and carry
ing trade upon the high seas. The other
conventions in session were those. OF the
National Board of Trade" "National
Pure Food Association" "National Tobac-
co Association" and the "National Asso-
citation of Window Glass Manufacturer" E"
Each of these conventions were largely
attended and measures discussed both in
teresting and instructive. I regret that,
within the confines of single letter, it is
impossible for me to give them more than
a passing notice.
Although 1t is reported that Speaker
Carlisles illness is not of serious nature
still there is great deal of anxiety express
ed by his friends upon his account. He is
suffering from nervous prostration which
was doubtless brought about by overwork.
During the two or three weeks Immediately
proceeding the re-convening of Congress
after the holiday recess, it is said that he
devoted himself so presistently to work in
organizing the committees that he deprived
himself of needed rest and exercise. 1t is
to be hoped that he will soon entirely re-
cover and be able 10 resume his official
duties, but at present he is confined to his
room and his physician states that it will
be several weeks at lesst before it will be
prudent for him to devote thought to
business matters. H.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-01-28

As USUAL THE ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE
each congressman with private secretary
at the expense of the people has been de-
teated. The bill as presented by Mr.. Per-
kins, from the State of Kansas, is fair
specimen of tae regular periodical salary
grab, and was promulgated, no doubt, with
the double intention of reducing the trou-
blesome surplus as well as to tighten the
labors Of poor, overworked congressman.
In this connection we are sorry to note
that Congressman Buckalew, of this dis
trict, voted with the minority, Salary
grabs are unpopular with honest voters, no
matter of what political shade, and cannot
be too strongly condemned. The people
at present are compelled to support too
many ornamental clerks for public officials
and the sooner they are dispensed with the
more satisfactory it will be to the mass of
voters. Salary grabbers and useless clerks
are condemned.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-01-28

There is one contention made 10y the
Dominion Of Canada which, in view of the
relations now existing between the civilized
States of the world, is altogether intolera-
Bile. Canada refuses to permit American
fishing vessels to enter her ports and pur-
chase supplies. Upon what principle of
International comfy can this churlish poll
cy be defended, and why should the United
States submit to itP
Our ships enter the harbors of all nations
for peaceful purposes, and the foreigner is
always glad to have American captains buy
whatever they need. What would we do
IL France should exclude some of our yes
sells from her ports, or II England should
exclude some of our vessels from the ports
Great Britain?
We would regard the exclusion as hos,
tile act, and treat it as we should all hostile
acts. What is the reason for oul taking a
different course with CanadaP There is no
reason, except that Canada is a coleny of
England and that war must be made upon
people who give us no cause for quarrel,
and TO whom we are united by bonds of in
terest and sentiment that are hard to break.
But the present situation cannot endure.
We cannot go on forever bargaining with
this selfish colony-paying her money and
granting privileges 10 her corporations.
Her banks establish branches here. Her
railroads carry a vast traffic drawn from us
and free from the impediments of the tar
if. Her vessels enter our harbors and buy
and sell what they choose, upon the same
terms as all other friendly strangers.
The humiliating and treacherous demand
should be finally and peremptorily rejected.
If England shall, unhappily, sustain this
insulting pretension, there will be but one
thing for us to do. We should then main
tain the country's rights, as our fathers
did, with all our powers upon sea and land.
1t is more than twenty years since the civil
war closed. North and South,a generation
has grown up since the surrender of Lee.
The young men are not destitute of martial
spirit.
If the country needs armies,they are
ready to come at her call. We do not I'M
derestimate the sacrifices which such war
would require, but it would end in securing
to this continent an enduring peace. 1t is
possible that that blessing cannot be estab-
lished until to use Charles Summers words,
call foreign flags are withdrawn from this
continent and from the buttresses there
to."-From the ". Y. Star.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-01-28

THERE is NO CHANGE TO BE REPoRTED
In the great strike. Both sides remain
firm, neither having thus far, gained any
special advantage over the other, and SC
the case stands, and If indications and
threats are not misleading, will continue
until spring. In the meantime millions Of
dollars are withheld from circulation, coal
has advanced to almost double its price,
furnaces and foundries have shut down,
and general business depression is report
cd throughout the entire Lehigh Valley,
the result of which bears heavily on the
horny-handed sons of toll. This is the eff.
feet of the great strike at this time; how
will II end?
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-01-28

THE COUNTY STATEMENT Is AUDITED,
and the resources in excess of liabilities
amount to eleven thousand dollars. Most
people will remember the howl the Mauch
Chunk Democrat raised against the last
Commissioners, insinuating that they were
squandering the funds and would leave the
county in debt The Record at the time
disputed the assertions, and informed the
public that the real reason of the Demo
Gratis charges was due to the fact that it
failed to get from the commissioners GER
tain official advertising. The audit just
made proves that the old Board was one
Of the best the county has had in years. If
Editor Rauch is fair to the ex-commission-
ers, fair to himself, to the profession he
represents, and honest with his readers he
will acknowledge that his assertions of last
summer were without foundation in fact or
fancy. Win he do itp--Lansford Record.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-01-28
From Washington. News Notes.
oecial to the CARBON ADVOCATE.

CpcSlal W tue OAhbON ADNOCAIE.
WAsHINeToN D. c.. Jan. 23 1855
Mr.. EDITOR: If the proceedings of Con-
gress during the past week can be relied up
on as criterion of the future, It may be
safely predicted that the days of long drawn
out discussions of important measures upon
the floor of the House have passed. In
fact, there appears to have been developed
determination upon the part of the mem
bers, that the discussion of the merits OF
pending bills should be confined TO the
rooms Of the respective committee having
the measures in charge and to allow the
report of the committee to be indicative OF
the proper course to follow IN the disposit-
ion of the measure by the House. Hence,
although the proceedings of the week have
not been Of a character tending TO greatly
interest the general public, still a great
deal has been accomplished in the was OF
dIsposing Of private bills and the way thus
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-01-28

ACCORDING TO DESPATCH FROM PHIL
adelphia a Knight of Labor Assembly in
that city, condemns the Democratic party
for placing EckleY B. Coke and William
Scott on the State Committee of the above
named party. Resolutions passed by the
same assembly conclude in the following
language: "If these men are continued in
those positions we will take it as declara-
tion of enmity to the workingmen and their
organizations. Considered from K. OF
L. standpoint, candor compels us to say
that they are about right.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-01-28

THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED SEVERAL
weeks ago for the purpose of securing esti-
mates, &c, as to the probable cost of erect
ing water works in this borough have been
strenuously at work during the past ten
days preparing reports of their inveshga-
tions. There seems no doubt now but
what Lehighton will in the near future
have Arst-class water supply, The earn.
est and hearty cooperation of all our citi,
Eens should be in this progressive move
ment.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-01-28

On TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2l, THE voT-
ers of this borough will be called on to
elect for the ensuing year men to fill the
several borough offices, Lehighton is
growing, and as result each year finds
greater and more complex questions to be
solved, in consideration, then, of this sin
gle fact, the voters viii certainly see the
paramount importance of electing men
capable and efficient to the several borough
nfficAa
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-01-28

WE PUBLISH ON THE LOCAL PAGE OF
to-day's issue few complimentary allus-
ions to Carbon countY's able, distinguished
and forceful District Attorney, Mr.. w. NJ.
Rapsher, clipped from county contempor-
aries. Mr.. Rapsher is justly recognized as
the head of the Carbon county bar; quail
ned as he is, in the possession of ali neces-
cary requisites, the honor is not misplaced
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-01-28

In THE HOUSE, AT WASHINGTON, ON
Monday afternoon, resolution confirming
the title OF Mr.. Carlisle to his seat, was
adopted yeas, 1874; nays, Z. Messrs. Can
non, Cooper, Davenport, McKenna, Post
and Steele, Republicans, voted with the
Democrats in the affirmative.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-01-28
MARRIED
STRASSBI

STRASSBURG R-FOCHT.-On the 21st inst
by Rev. j. II. Kuder, Simon p. Stfassburger
and Miss Fredrlca L. Focht, both of Parryvile
FRONHElSER-KRUM-- Non the 23rd inst. by
the same, William Fronhelser and Miss Ellen
Krum, both OF Lehighton.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-01-28

The Watsonton Record and Star comes to us
this week enlarged and beautifed.
The Library MdgdSine, published by John
Alden, New York. contains each week, a vast
amount of good, solid thought At the low price
OF 81 per year everybody should get it. The last
popular writer's.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-01-28

THE ONLY THING THE COLD WAVE
sAn't freeze out is the Reading striks-a
sealed siIair itsslf hy the wAy.
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Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-12-28
ADJUSTMENTS.

George Wilson's Ministries will
play return engagement at the
Opera House this evening 1t is
needless to enumerate the attractions
George will offer; mention, however,
may be made of two novelties in-
troduced. The first is a great
spectacular production, or first part,
in which, by the aid Of the celebrated
Kiralfys, he will present his com
pany magnificently arrayed in the
costumes used in the beautiful ball
room scene in Monte Christie; and
second, is the omission Of the bald
headed burlesque and chestnuty
after-piece which has been the cause
of driving thousands of people from
the theatre, Thesetwo great innova
tions will doubtless be hailed witt
joy, they certainlyshould be.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-12-28
ATTEMPTED CHURCH ROBBERY
A Sneak Thief Found in Pew of the
Immaculate Conception and What
He Did.

The news leaked out at noon to-
day that on Christmas eve about 8
O'Clock during confession service
at the Catholic church strange man
entered the auditorium and seated
himself in very dark quarter where
he could not be seen by those present.
He was observed however by Miss
Julia Sullivan and as his actions
were suspicious she watched him
closely. Just before the exercises
closed the fellow began sliding from
his sitting position and finally landed
on the floor, completely hidden from
view, between the pews. In this
position he remained until the ser
vices were closed and as he did not
come to light again Miss Sullivan re-
manned in a place where she COM
manded a view from Father Japes.
Finally Father Japes approached her
and asked if she needed any service,
when she replied. No! but there is
man hiding over there and / think
he had better be ATTENDED to.
Father Japes at once went to in
vestigate and found a genteel looking
stranger just in the position that
Miss Sullivan had described. He
was aroused and questioned, and
in reply stated that he was Catholic
and had come to confession. Father
Japes then invited him to the con
fessional, but in the first part OF the
service the stranger gave himself
away as he did not know anything
about the Catholic ritual. He was at
once notified to "call again to-mor-
row" and shown the door. There is
no question about the visitor being a
regular church thief, and that his
visit on this occasion was for the pur-
pose of robbing the valuables on the
alter.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-12-28
Ale Emile. In The Black AT
Can 1t Be Falsesp

The above is the title Of a book re-
Gently issued from the Publishing
House of the Methodist Episcopal
church, south. 1t first appeared
anonymously, but the author has
been induced to allow his name to
appear on the title page Of the second
edition, which will be ready for sale
in a few days, the first edition being
now exhausted. This is a remarka-
BILE result, seeing the book was first
published only about ten weeks ago,
but the sale would have been much
larger if it had been generally known
that Hon. John f.. House, of Clarks-
Vile. Tenn, is the author of the
book. Hitherto it has sold on its own
merits, hencefOrth it will stand upon
this foundation embellished by the
distinguished name of its modest
author. No book was ever more
complimented, either by the prompt
and large sale of the press notices.
Unpublished personal letters from
most eminent men speaking in flat
tering terms of this book are in the
possession of the publisher. Here
is an extract from one written by a
distinguished lawyer and writer
whose nom de plume is familiar to
the readers of the daily press Of this
city: 81 have read it with pleasure.
and it may be some profit. tits well
written. The style is terse, vigorous
and ornate. The writer is evidently
a man of large reading and highly
cultivated mind. | know of no book,
that in so small a compass presents
for the popular mind, better argu-
ment for the divine origin of the
Christian religion.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-12-28
Death of Mrs. Sarah H. Duncan.

1t is with a feeling of sadness that
we announce to our readers the death
of Mrs. Sarah III. Duncan, whose
serious illness we have announced
from time to time in our columns.
She died last evening at 8 o'clock of
typhoid fever, after an illness Of
nearly forty days. She was the
youngest daughter of DR.. w. J..
Holmes Of this city, and was born
August 10, 1868, on the south side of
the river, at Old Washington Fur
mace. On November II, 1888, she
was united in marriage to Mr..
Jerome Duncan, son of Rev. L. j.
Duncan, and was ever a dutitul
daughter and an aifectionate wife.
Never, probably, did physicians,
husband, and kind friends do more
to save a precious life, than was done
for her, but their efforts were in vain,
and after much pain and suffering
her spirit fled to the loving arms OF
its Maker. The whole community
deeply sympathize with the bereaved
husband and aged father of the de.
ceased. The deceased was an &C.
ceptabIe member of the Methodist
church, where funeral services will
be held at 10 a. M, tomorrow, con
Quoted by Rev. w. r. PEBBLES and
Rev. J. w. Lupton. Interment will
take place at the City Cemetery.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-12-28
SOUTHERN ENTERPRISE.
Clarksville Should Demonstrate the Fact
That She is Not Entirely Devoid of It.

The December number Of the Man
ufacturers's Record, published in
Baltimore, contains full page adver-
tisements of the towns Of Decatur and
Bessemer, Ala, Roanoke, Va, Louis
vile, and other cities that are rapidly
growing to be places of importance.
Take for instance Roanoke. In 1880
she had population of 400; to-day
she has $1,000 people within her Dor
ders, and is still growing rapidly.
Decatur, Ala, had population In
March, 1887, of 1900; in July, 1888
she had 1000, an increase Of over 500
per cent. in sixteen months.
The other towns named have also
made phenomenal gains, and natural
ly the question comes up, Chow did
they proceed in order to make this
growth 2" The answer is easily
made. They had few live men
who organized board of trade.
Each member of the board con-
tributed $50 to be used in advertis-
ing and correspondence, as the board
of directors, through their secretary
shall deem expedient. The board got
out an attractive circular calling at
tention to the advantages of the
place! advertisements were inserted
in prominent manufacturers papers
and various little schemes were re-
sorted to, to call attention to the
town. In short time inquiries be-
\ gan to come in, and the secretary
who is paid q small sum for his
services, answers the letters. After
while, manufactures or real estate
man comes to see the town, he is met
at the depot by the executive com
mittee and shown through the town
and its advantages explained. If ne
has business that it would pay tC
bring to the town, the board call &
meeting of all the members and
proposition is made to him. If III
accepts, so much is gained, if not
why someone else will be along soon
who will accept. In this way, W.
can soon have a city Of at least $4,000
1t is poor policy for our monied mel
to let their money lie idle, or to keel
it tied up in large quantities of land
when by little enterprise and push
the property can be made to NOR
than treble its present value. Al
that is needed is for some one Of in
fluence to take the lead in this matte
, and he will surely succeed, and will
J earn the good will and heartfelt
/, thanks of many poor people who ar
unemployed, and of our citizens il
general who would love to see tn
town of more importance in tn
; business world.
Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-12-28
Theatrical Notes.

Gale and Walling, two of Wilson $
ballad singers, and two of Clarks-
ville's favorites, will be on hand and
promise to give some Of their best
music. All lovers of music should
not fail to hear them, as they are fine.
Mr.. Gale possesses the finest voice
we ever listened to.
Swift and Chase, in their cOmical
musical act cannot be excelled either
as musicians or comedians. All who
have witnessed their act pronounce it
one of the best features of Wilson'S
Ministries.
Wilson's Minstrel is said to have
the finest sextette on the road this
season.
George Wilson is known far and
wide as being one Of the finest negro
characters in the profession and in
no place does he stand higher in his
line than in GAINESVILLE, his appear.
ance here being greeted by large
audiences.