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department has been called upon to decide the
proper classification under the tariff of an
apparatus consisting Of wooden cabinet case
about two feet high and containing metal
mechanism SO arranged that whenever five-
cent nickel coin Is dropped into q certain mar
row opening in the front Of the case a small
roll or package Of chocolate or confectionery
is forced out Of another opening. It appears
tnat the apparatus is intended for use in public
resorts, and that while its principal object is
time-piece-a small clock being fitted in the
upper part. The importers claim that as the
metallic clockw0rk and the wooden portion of
the apparatus are separately stated in the
invoice il should be assessed separately-at the
rate Of IS per cent advalorem for the clock
work and 80 per cent ad valorem for the wooden
portion. The department has decided that the
apparatus is subject to classification for duty
as an entirety at the rate Of As per cent ad
valorem as an unenumerated manufactured
article composed wholly or in part of metal.
CONDITION OF TIE NATIONAL BANxs-The
controller of the currency has issued a call for
reports Of condition of national banks at the
close of business Wednesday, December II.
CHIEF CLERK HOWARD, of the Interior de-
partment, to-day received calls from two Of his
predecessors. One was Alonzo Bell, who is
| now engaged in business in New York city, and
the other Amos Hadley, who is now the secre-
tary OF gas company in New York city. Mr..
Bell was chief clerk in 1875, and two years later
was made assistant secretary. Mr.. Hadley was
Mr.. Howard's immediate predecessor.
PRESIDENTIAL PARDoNs.-During the fiscal
year ended June 80 last the President granted
pardons in 1876 cases, and also granted amnesty
under the Edmunds law in three cases.
Rev. FATHER LARK1N, of Chicago, was among
the Presidents callers to-day. He was recently
appointed o chaplain in the army, and was
confirmed by the Senate yesterday. He will
be stationed at fort Sheridan, Chicago
AMONG THE President CALLERS to-day were
Attorney General Garland, Senators Ransom,
Manderson and Colquitt, and Representative
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INVESTIGATING Trusts.

The Senate was not in session to-day.
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Rev. FATHER LARKIN, Of Chicago, was among
the Presidents callers to-day. He was recently
appointed o chaplain in the army, and was
confirmed BY the Senate yesterday. He win
be stationed at fort Sheridan, Chicago.
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T OF VITAL INTEREST TO MEN.
Idesire to announce that shall open my
recently annexed Store on FRIDAY. Dec. 18th.
and cordiallv invite its inspection by my
friends and the public.
This enlargement has been made necessary by
the steady Increase Of my business and having
completely remodeled and repapered both
Stores, which are connected by two wide arches,
lean confidently lay claim to having one Of the
handsomest tailoring establishments in the
city.
I shall continue to conduct my business upon
advanced modern principles; have "One Price
Only"-that the lowest; sell str ictly for cash.
which makes the price low. and guarantee sbso-
lutte satisfaction to every purchaser.
shall display on the occasion Of
my -Opening" . stock Of Foreign and
Domestic Cloths. which in point Of
QuAutys 3ttrect1vene6s and rea9on1Dl6nee9. -
second to none: and while I am prepared to
make Trousers to order at s5, 81, q and
up. call particular attention to the elegant "
line am showing at So I also offer choice
line Of Imported Cheviot suitings at the low
price Of ESQ Per suit to order. which are usually
sold for s40. These Trouserinss and suitinss
are intrinsically the best values ever offered at
the prices in this, or any city.
propose to make speciality Of Mems Full
Dress Suits to order, at the popular low price
Of ESQ: made from fine Black English worsted
or Broadcloth, lined throughout with Silk, and
cut and finished in . style that viii leave
nothing to be desired
lean safely promise you . saving Of Is to 25
per cent. and gentlemen who wish their
Trousers and Suits before the Holidays should
place their orders at once
q. WAKEFIELD SIMPSON.
Expert in Trousers:
d13-2t Nos. 701 and 703 9th st., cor Of G NV.
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Representative Craine hAs introduc-
ed joint resolution in the House, au.
thoriz,ng the President TO veto specific
items in appropriation bills. 1t should
be speedily passed. It would save
the Government many millions of dol
lars every year, with q courageous
President, like Mr.. Cleveland, in the
White House. 1t would effectually do
away with the pernicious habit known
as '1og rolling"
The House committee that investi.
gated the Government printing Office,
have made a report which entirely ex.
onerates Mr. Benedict from all the
charges made against him, and compli-
ments him highly for the efficacy of
his man sgemeut of the Office.
The republican Senators made an ef-
fort last week to get Congress to take
two weeks recess, in order that they
might have time To prepare their sub
stitute for the Mills bill. The demo-
Gratis refused to agree, and the effort
ended "a their efforts to get up .
tariff bill seem likely to end, in failure.
Mr.. Chandler made the effort of his
life last week, or rather the two efforts
of his life, for his bloody shirt speech
occupied part of two days. The
speech fell fiat. Chandler has few ad-
mirers, and his subject fewer.
The Treasury has a surplus of over
S5,000,000 this month, after paying
$4,000, 900 for pensions, besides the
ordinary expenditures.
Mr.. Crisp, Of Georgia, has been
elected speaker pro tempore of the
House, TO act during the absence of
Speaker Carlisle.
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Earthquake Horrors in Japan.
OVER FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE KILLED BY
ERUPTION OF BANDAIsoN

WASHINGTON, Aug, 2s.--The State
Department received from Minister
Hubbard at Toxic, an account of a
trip recently taken by Mr.. F. S. Mans
field, the recretsry of the United
States Legation, to the scene of the
disastrous volcanic eruption of the
Moutain Bandaison, in the providence
OF Iwashiro. The letter states that
the first disturbance was noticed on
July Is, and was followed by three
earthquake shocks ten minutes apart.
Then a loud explosion took place,
accompanied by another terrific tremb-
ling. The air became filled with black
ashes and suffocating sulphorous
dust Many persons we're killed in the
great panic that ensued, while others
died of suffocation. At a'clock in
the afternoon the eruption which last.
ed seven hours entirely ceased.
The number of lives lost was SIS,
and only seventy bodies have been re-
covered. The imperial government
has established hospitals for the care
Of the wounded. In tho village sur
rounding the mountain majority of
the houses were thrown down. The
rice crop has been ruined, and the
land will probably never be fit for
cultivation again.
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A Dominion Statesman Favors Free Com
meroial Relations with the United States

TORONTO, August 2S Mr.. Laurier,
leader of the opposition in the Domin
ion Parliament, closed a series of ad.
dresses to the electors of Ontario at
st. Thomas last Night. Referring to
President Cleveland's message asking
from the Senate additional powers to
enable him to enforce retaliation
against Canada, Mr.. Laurier said the
present strained relations between
Canada and the United States were
the fault of Canada. The Ministry
had tried 10 bluff and bulldoze the
United States and had failed. He
said sach blow as the President pro-
po ed would be severe one to Can
ada, but if canada had followed a
friendly course, instead of arrogantly
seizing the United States vessels, It
never would have been neoessa-
ry. In conclusion he said "Let us
remain as we are politically, but let us
agree that IL would be for their benefit
and for our benefit that there should
be no custom laws, but that we should
exchange our products from one side
of the line to the other. This is the
policy of the Liberal party. For my
part, / believe that we look no longer
on them with jealousy that we are
glad of their success that we are sim
cere friends and brothers, and that we
would have no difficulty in arriving at
the object we have in view.
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1t is not to be wondered at that the
Republican Senators want TO adjourn.
Their misfortnnes do not come singly,
but in troops. They thought TO take
the wind out of the Mills hill by a
more popular measure of their own,
but after wasting weeks in the endea-
vor to frame revenue bill that wonld
not hurt their friends somewhere they
find themselves getting deeper and
deeper into trouble. They hoped to
make some capital out of the fisheries
treaty, but in rejecting it the president
hadthe opportunity TO convince the coun
try that he was much more desirous of
maintaining the rights of American
citizens than they we're. And to cap
all, Mr.. Blaine in his frantic speech
about trusts gave away the whole Re-
publican game and made it apparent
that tbs Republican policy is to be one
of protection to trusts, instead of the
consumers, upon whom the trusts levy
their exactions. The Senatorial
desire to run needs no further expls-
nation Times.
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What Ne1t2

The republican party is certainly in
dilemma aud no one knows this
fact better than the republican party
itself. Chairman Quay, who is en-
gineering its unpopular campaign, has
himself strongly intimated that the re-
publican leaders are indulging in too
much injudicious talking and he has
otherwise expressed himself in a man
ner that gives the impression that the
"grand old party" is engaged in its
last contest.
After nominating presidential tick
ct the rapidly decaying party of the
monopolists shouted that the fight
would be between the advocates
of the present tariff system and the
champions of tariff reform. Then a
republican senator made the discovery
that the northwestern states are
strongly opposed to the present tariff
and he communicated this fact to his
brother senators. For the purpose OF
overcoming this trouble the framing of
a tariff bill was suggested and the
question, to frame or not to frame, is
still pending.
Of course, this blunder was blow
to the high protection party, but when
the great and only Blaine, of WHOM
mighty things were expected, made
his speech In defense of trusts, Quay
was simply enraged, and he has pri-
vately denounced the "Uncrowned
King in language strong and bitter.
Beaten on every side the grand old
party took up the cry that President
Cleveland was in sympathy with Eng
land aud the presidents message on
the fisheries question knocks the silly
falsehood "as higl as Gilderoy's kite. u
And now the people would like to
know what will be the next move OF
the grand old party of monopolists,
Cinnamon and Hungarians.-Patriot.
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AN AND DEMOCRAT. BLOOMSBURY, COLUMBIA COUNTY PAT

papers was about az follows: "Twenty-
six csbmen employed by the Excel
sior Express Company, two dozen en-
ployed by the cab proprietors, Burns
and jain, q cloud Of reporters, editors,
type-setters, wood engravers, janitors
and offibe boys, who toll for the Eng
lish morning papers; men who compile
the German morning dailies, fifty or
sixty telegraph operators IN the employ
OF the Western Union Company and
one or two hundred street car conduc-
tors and their drivers. Then there
were two or three thousand railroad
employees in different lines reaching
the city, who were the subjects of the
gloomy promotions and dreamed inoes-
sanity all last night of the anti-law and
order spies presenting themselves with
visionary warrants
The Sunday workaday community
was positive that the fatal moment had
at last arrived and that to-day would
see the crusade of the new organza-
tion fairly begun. 1t didn't material
ize, however, and so suits were entered.
A leader in the movement stated that
the society was diametrically opposed
in aim to the law and order syndicate
and was unalterably opposed in make
ing money. Its primary object was
simply to stop all unnecessary kinds of
Sunday labor that is, not the sale
OF milk, lemonade and other necessary
drinks, but manual employment on
street car lines, hack stands and rail-
roads. With this intent the corpora
tions and individuals concerned would
first be notified that they were break
ing the Sunday law and duly admon.
ished to quit. After that, If season.
able warning was Ineffective, the suit
would begin.
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THEY ORGANIZE TO BATTLE FOR TARIFF
REFORM.

The initial meeting OF what pro-
misses TO be highly influential organ
ization among the German voters in
the State was held last week at the
rooms Of the Young Democratic Bat
talon, in Philadelphia. The invita-
tions to attend the meetings were
sent out few days before, and the
gentlemen who put in an appearance
included many representative men Of
that. nationality.
Mr.. James s. Bellem, called the
meeting to order, and in doing so made
short address, in which he spoke of
the duty of Germans everywhere to
organize in the interests Of the Demo
cratic party. He referred to the valu.
able work done by the German Demo.
cratic Association, which was organ
lied in 1876, when 100 Germans were
naturalized in that city through the ef-
forts of that body, and just that many
additional votes were secured for Mr..
Tilden.
An election for temporary officers
was then held. Mr.. Peter Klinges
was chosen President, and August
kirschner and Frederick Ebep we're
made Secretaries. II was stated that
tweuty.seven wards were represented,
and assurances were given that the re-
naming four wards would join the
movement at the next meeting.
In the speeches that followed ur-
gent recommendations were made that
branch organizations should be effect
ed in every ward, and after the city
shall have been thoroughly organized
1t was recommended that the work
should be carried into every county in
the State. This plan meet with ap-
proval, and in furtherance of the
scheme it was determined to call the
organization the Central German De.
mocratic Association.
A committee of five, comprising
George Ell. Hoffman, Albert H. Lad
ner, Jacob Eberhardt, Henry Speck-
man and Herman Dllsheimer, was ap-
pointed to secure permanent quarters
and arrange for future meetings. 1t
is quite likely that Concordia Hall,
Fifth and Callowhill streets will be
selected for this purpose. Officers
will be on hand at all times to look
after the naturalization of Germans, and
lists of all the German voters in the
city will be prepared, so that the asso-
citation can communicate with them at |
every ia, orable opportunity.
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". I. BROKE \ CO.

The Public Schools of Blooms
burg will open Monday Sept. 8.
We have had this in mind if you
have not-and we will have on
hand all kinds of school books,
blank books, tablets, pens, pen
ellis, states, inks, rules, erasers,
book bags, in fact everything
that a scholar needs. Every
scholar uses tablets nowadays.
We have hundreds of them, all
prices, lying out on a table
where you can pick them out for
yourself.
For Grand Army Day some
people will in decorating pro-
duce the effect of stained glass
by covering the glass in their
windows with red, white and
blue tissue paper. If you want
to try it we have the paper.
w. H. BROOKE & Co.,
Exchange Hotel Building,
Bloomsbury Pa.
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Very Aged Elopers.
A BENEDICT OF rs DEPARTS WITH A
WIDOW OF 60 YEARS.

BALTIMORE, Auy. 2S.-News of an
unusual and amusing elopement comes
from Centreville, Nd, in which a mar.
ried man rs years of age and widow
of go figure. Both were in mates of
the Queen Anne's County almshouse at
Buthsberg, and the man left wife be-
hind in the institution. George w.
Sullivan and Martha Morgan are the
names Of the principals. The male
eloper had married many years ago a
well to do widow who helped him to
establish business. Financial failure
came upon them and their property
melted away. When all was gone
they sought shelter in the aims house,
and here it was that Sullivan met Mrs.
Morgan.
They did not court in the grounds
of the institution, where the eye of
Mrs. Sullivan could not reach them.
Mrs. Morgan's son heard OF his moth.
er's intatuation and threatened to
break the old mans head il he did not
let his mother alone. Then it was
that the aged couple determined to
elope. The other night Sullivan bor-
rowed friendly nsighbors team, os-
tensibly to visit the county town, aud
in this way the pair hurried away To
Caroline County. Since then they
have not been heard from.
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How They Ali Take 1t.

That element Of the Republican
press which assumes freedom OF
thought without regsrd to the orders
of party bosses is earnest in demand
ing that the president shoold be strong
ly supported in the policy of retalia-
ton.
The most widely respected and hon.
est journal of that party. the Philadel-
phia Ledger, declares the message to
be "wise, state .manlike and just" and
even 80 violent a-d radical sheet as
the Philadelphia Inquirer, urges CON-
sideration OF the question on its merits
alone, and advises that Congress
should do as the president asked. Of
course there is an effort to impeach
the motives that prompted the mes
sage and to treat it as a mere cam
paign trick, but the most labored and
unfair attacks fail to shake the logic
of it, and no journal of influence has
ventured to suggest that the Senate
should refuse to support policy of re-
taliation.
The Republican Senators gave the
floor to their three best men that
crushing answer might be made TO the
scathing arraignment of them implied
by the presidents calm statement of
facts. Edmunds considered L can odd
business and asserted that be would
"be glad intellectually" if the president
would tell him why he did not stop
the transhipment Of fish at once. It
will appear to most men an odd bust
ness that the senator does not acquire
intellectual gladness by reading again
the statement of the president that
that measure of retaliation is too petty
in its scope TO have any other effect
than the injury Of our own and Cana
dian commerce
If we were retaliating merely for
the qualification of the petty spite so
familiar to the odd gentleman from
Vermont, the attack upon fish ship.
mems would answer every purpose;
but we have in all our intercourse with
Canada been actuated by . generous
neighborly spirit, and do not propose
at present to sn .p at her in small dog
fashion. We will simply pick up the
lions cub by the back Of the neck and
hold her there until she realizes how
small and contemplate her conduct
has been. The dignity of the nation
demands that as the president has
well said, the plau of retaliation
should be thorough and vigorous.
Mr.. Blaine declines to express an
opinion on the presidents message.
He olsa refuses to talk about trusts,
but if anybody wants to hear how
little providence has done for the
country, in comparison with the mar
velous benefits secured to it by sys-
tenn of high taxes, James G. Blaine
has lots to say. By and by when Mr..
Blaine thinks be has caught the drift
of public opinion he will probably
have something to say about Canada,
the treaty and the message.
BY the way, the British friends of
Mr.. Blaine will probably be heard
from, and we shall have less silly talk
OF President Cleveland's friendship for
the English. 1t is in order for the
New York Tribune to suggest that
Sir Joseph Chamberlain wrote the
last presidential message ON the fisher
les question, as that paper has claimed
to know all along that Sir Joseph was
managing the president.-Lancaster
Intelligencer.
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It Towers to the Skies.
A TwENTY-RIGHT STORY BUILDING TO BE
BUILT AT MINNEAPoLIs.

Twenty-eight storys highl Eighty
two feet higher than the stone towers
of the New York and Brooklyn bridge.
Such is to be the height of building
to be erected at Minneapolis, Mimi,
and yet 30 exact are the calculations
and so well adapted the material that
experts are satisfied the structure will
be safer than an ordinary six story
stone building. The supporting
frame, which in this instance is the
chief part of the building, is to be a
continuous skeleton of iron and steel,
consisting of laminated rivet-iron
posts and girders, diminishing in size
as they ascend, aud braced diagonally
after the manner of lattice bridge grid
ers. Out side of this will be the walls
Of stone and copper; but the upper
part of this wall will not rest its wait
upon the lower-it will be supported
by projecting shelves of iron. These
will be concealed by the stone, and
the exterior finish will be very hand
some.
This marvellous edifce will be eigh-
ty feet square, and have court yard
in the centre; but the offices will all
front towards the outer side of the
building. There will be twelve eleva-
tors, 30 arranged that one may ride
to any room with but one stop on the
way. There will also be two stair
ways, chiefly intended, of course, for
occasions when all the inmates want
to come down in hurry, as it is not
supposable that sensible people will
walk up. 1t is believed, however,
that no occasion for dangerous hurry
will arise, as the building is to be alb
solutely fire proof. There will be no
woodwork whateyer except the doors
and windows. The roof is of iron,
with glass dome in the center apex to
light the inner rotunda. Total height,
$50 feet.
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A Strange Fatality Seems to Follow the
Communists Of Paris.

PARIS, August 2s.-A strange fatal.
ity seems TO follow the Communists.
The other day General Eudes, while
making fiery speech to the Commune,
died by the bursting of lNood vessel.
Now, day before yester1sy, Citizen
Senac, another lieutenant of the Com
mune, was making Communistio
speeches when he suddenly turned pale.
There was great CONSERVATION in the
audience: Just as he uttered the
words "Iln'y pas de Dieu," down
be fell, dead as hammer. The cause
of death was the bursting of a blood
vessel. His words translated are |;
There Is no God"
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