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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-01-31
4 Congressional Contestant M.rdsred.

Hon. John M. Clayton, brother OF OK /.
Senator Powell Clay ton, and Judge
Clay ton, OF Delaware county, Pa, and
Republican candidate for Congress last
November against Hon. Clifton X.
breckenridge, Was mysteriously shot and
killed in his room as Mrs. Grsvsu's house,
st PlummeSville, ATk., on Tuesday night
Besides Mr. Clayton there were In the room
st tbs time his friend Mr.. Alnut and ID.
II. W0macS, commercial traveller
from Denton, Arb. Mr. Womack says
that Clayton had been nervous Gil
the evening. and wss psoing the
floor with his hands In his pOckola. He
walked toward the window, over which the
blind wss partially drawn, and sat down.
A. that moment shot was fred through
the window which extln guished the Hight
In the darkness the blood could b heard
runniug from Clayton, and when light
Wes brought II wss found that Q load OF
bucksbos had struck him in the neck. he
fell back In his CHAIR and then over On the
d )oF, deed.
There 10 no clue 70 the murderer except
pistol thas was found under the window,
a bill wss presented 70 the Arkansss
Senate suthorisiDg th0 governor 70 Offer
70 600 reward tor the arrest o1 the murderer
or muSdorosa
Congrosaman BreckinSidge, whose seat
Clayton proposed 70 contest aid thas Clsy.
ton was ~ towns0aa I'D his friend NJ.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-01-31
8eWtrInR Boreughs,

TIE res dents in the boroughs of Penn:
l1vAnia viii he interested in reading the
~ of the bill introduced into the LegIs-
lnoure, 70 supply them with the sewer
eUstoms Of cities and we print 1t in full
1lanothsr column for their information.
1f they do not like 1t, they had better
bostir themselves to say 20 to their repre-.
entatiyes in the Legislature, ,siace the bill
Nill probably pass II It ID not vigorously
Mi Ted. Il came very near TO becoming
= NV two years ag1. 1t IL quite an old
eeha@s 10 benefit the boroughs, and
'Qlife incidentally to bsneat water
uDsks companies, for whose prosperity
mWHs ere especially required. There
ennos b means supplied for the
oooharge oe waste water, and facilities
D0oe6ed fog tha uss OF the water supply.
y Ne Do not mean 70 say that some Dor.
Uho nay not need sewering; for sewers
- WI useful when the population justi-
- thou, sad thsrs are boroughs big
o1Gh 70 enjoy sewers II they can afford
4 y isxay, eu' " think that they are
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-01-31
PERSONAL.

DIR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES has
presented his largo medical library to the
Boston Medical Library association.
WILLIAM J. LATTA has been appointed
superintendent OF the junction railroad,
succeeding the. late VIM. II. Lockard.
CLUNIE. Dsmocrat. has been elected
congressman from the Fifth California
district. A recount just complstsd gives
him majority OF nine votes.
Rev. D. r. SMITH, pastor OF the Lutheran
congregations at Tnsppe. Limerick and
Echwenksville, will be called to the pul Dit
OF the late Rev. b. n. 6chmucksr, Of Potts
town.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-01-31

DIR. d. J. HERMAN, the insanity expert
who testified as the Guitsau trial that tho
sssassin WAS insane, was sharply questioned
by . lawyer In Now York court few
days ego and walked intoa trap cleverly cot
for him. Lawyer Crews read from . we'll
known work several casss Of insanity, and
when the doctor bad aaid that he re-
membered them the lawyer showed that .he
was In fact reading from manusoript notes
plsced between the leaves. OF course the
trap wa more dramatic and insulting than
iorcible. - similsr cases may have been
remembered. Another Interesting point
IVES when the lawyer remarked that
Guitesu was hanged and the doctor replied
that experts who swore that he was sane
psFjured themselves "They gave testi.
mOny contrary 70 their own writings.
want TO ssy, too, that several OF them have
sinoe been dismissed from the institution
which they controlled, for mismanags.
mont Those 20 called doctors, medical
politicians who testified for the prosecution
In that cass, were paid BY the government,
while the experts for the defense were
dragged 10 WsahinGton BY the government
and got nothing" The expert " certainly
reckless In the handling OF those who
helped to bring the assassin to the gsllows.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-01-31


xhe SEATS Senate has passed the resolu.
~ b submit the prohibitory amend
lnont, the Democratic members declining
~ vote nve ono who, BY some inscru-
1nhls process OF the understanding, thinks
~ en- b . Democrat, while proposing
- ~ people 20 un.Dsmocatic pro.
tooitioo q that they shall deprive
|1hemselves Of the power to use gift OF
- Almighty. No man can be . Demo.
<lnt and approve Of the absolute prohibi-
In of the aale and use Of that which has
Joon given to man for his use in proper
'}no0eeasion. The excessive use Of ardent
r&i>s, . also that Of coffee, tea, tobacco,
oad and meat, Il an abuse Of Gods
l0lels which brings punishment upon
- criminal; but no man of sound
'pelitioal faith, and no Christian Of sound
sHo1lgious belief, win approve the absolute
1oeusal, By human enactment, oflany Of
1Aess gifts Of God to man.
This bill has been passed for vile
4 s1axtisan purpose. It IL not ex-
I lested 10 be adopted, by the In.
su1ncogo men who enact 1t. Yet
H. y very likely 70 find votes enough at .
opecial elecaion to adopt 1t. 1t will never,
s1oWevsr, lind enforcement In Pennsyl.
QlniA, where constitutional amendments
{ naaount 70 nothing unless the Legislature
~ they shall. by cislting tho laws to
/ soaforcs their provisions. And the Penn
sUlvania Legislature 10 controlled by men
Who believe in whisky far more than in
their Bible.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-01-31

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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-01-31
The Brass Chaucellor

Bismarck has attempted to repeat his
famous trick of raising row and yet
1naking It appear that the other party IL
- asgressor. Fortunately In the pres
mt case he is dealing with land that IL
nearer to America than to Germany, and
~ encounters for the 6rst time news
Doper activity quite unknown on his side
~ Tie ocean. The facts about the Ger
mau attack on the 18th Of December
'Wsre fully known to the whole American
poople Just - soon ~ they were to Bis
slnnrck, II not sooner, and when he refers
- ths killing of Gfty Germans in that
hattis - . murder he simply reminds us
e The sarcastic comment Of the German
SDgew on the English operations In Egypt.
- Wns then said that every defeat OF the
! 0eitiGh Was called . massacre and every
sVictoey . battle. Bismarck In his naughty
~ takesno trouble to establish his state
Int OF IN unprovoked assault upon
German troops who were landing with
~ avowed object Of disarming the forces
- the Samoan king. He simply calls 1t
UkSxUS 0AS0 0HDVuuOCO ehoV Va OVuADO AZ
Dunishing the murderers he will continue
- support Tsmasese, the ruler selected
~ tho islands BY Germany. He coolly
0dnour cooperation in these proceedings.
i It has often been charged that Bis
0aEck forced France into war, and man
oeed the matter 20 adroit;y "a. the
1csnch emperor appeared to be the
oegressor. In the present case he is
11aling with whole great nation Of In.
tG1ligent. welLinformed and keen Ameri.
osns, and be appears to be In fair way
- make fool Of himself in his old age.
Unla0 there has been some very tall
Htng BY the United States consul, naval
e0esrv and others, Germany has been
guilty OF IN outrageous attack upon
oanoa, and her people were killed In Q
bettle begun by themselves. Bismarck
4 CAouh not be styled the iron but the
has chaucellor.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-01-31

In swiizsrland the owner Of dog must
pay . yearly tax Of e. 40 aud II he owns
more than one he must pay sS 90 for sach
additional dog. 1t also costs 20 cents to
register . dog and ten cents 70 renew
registration. II dog II not registered
when six months old tho tax IL doubled and
fine Of 20 cents 10 . dollar imposed. In
1885 In the canton OF Zurich the dog tax
amounted to SIS PAS, II u observed that
there IL NO grading OF rates 70 the sise
of the dog and this may account for the
prevalence Of large dogs, the tax payer
being ao!sIrined 70 get the worth Of his
money.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-01-31

THE Chicsgo Herald ssnt . oorreapon-
dent to Canada to find some native Cana-
dian In favor Of annexation, bat the search
was unsuocsssiul and the correspondent
represents thst he even found . general
spirit OF spitsfulness towards America The
Canadians do not want 70 Join us, though
they are eager 70 b free from Englsnd and
more eager fox free trade with the United
States. They believe that they will In time.
and In . short time, be able 70 establisb
themselves - separate nation and great
one.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-01-31

eonpotout % ieesemino upon The lagisla.
tson they nssd end ahss . aak for II,
without The intervention of people who
ass integvstsd in having them fully
equippUd q cities. We think It probable
that vsfy fsw boeeugtp, e any, want
thsir authorities 70 have the powers
given thsm in this bIll; and they win
probably ~ %.
! Nov that the Legislaturo proposes TO
enable svsty borough OF ten thousand
population 70 evolve itsslf Into . city Of
the third clan, with I'll tbe powers thas
can b conferred In . bin q eighty pages
in extent, perhaps ths ambitious borough
may have oil the outlet Il needs for ID
pride, and The modest borough may bs
content and happy In ~ present state OF
civic imbecility.
But neither The booming nor the quiet
borough should want The law - Il now
reads; proposing, ~ it doss, 70 enable The
town councils 10 put theoost ofsewering -
q lien upon the adjoining properties, with.
outthe ownees' consent. II th9e isto be any
such burthen put upon the borough
properties II needs 10 be put in the form
Of q tax, touching all property alike. The
owner Of Q house BY which sewer passes
ought not to be made to pay for It ~ sn
individual, II he does not want 70
use Il. The burthsn can be put upon
him, along with Ill his fellow
uronartv ovnars. In thA ahana 0f n bor.
ough tax; IL the water company can per.
suade the councils 10 lay II, and the
councils can induce the people to stand It.
After the Legislature.sets through with
the cities, 1t may take notion to favor
the boroughs with IN act describing and
increasing their powers and dignity; and
permitting them 10 enjoy all the modem
couveniences for which their city sisters
pay 90 high price. Until then we sug'
gest that this sewerage question In thu
boroughs had better Sleep.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-01-31
NAxAxAxsss

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PznAsaSu1A, 1han6av. -. a. laA
Il hasn't besn . Glove win.
ter. Every kind Of warm hand
wear feels Il. Best at about
what common should bring.
Many q pair viii be slowed
away for another season and
the money will be doubled. may
be twice doubled. One item:
Twenty. FIVE hundred pairs Of
Mems Cloth Gloves at laKc .
pair. Made by Fowne. Worth
SIX aud soc as retail Glove
values 90.
Both ends OF store. m,adIe entrance.
You'll find some dress
lengths in the Remnants on the
Main Aisle tables. Stand you
about what an apron.piece Of
the same stuff would ordinarily
cost.
south OF centso.
While there are sausage nd
mlnce-pies and chicken cro-
quettes and hash, there must
be some way Of making the
meat that goes into them into
little bits. A dozen machines
for doing it besides the chop.
ping knife and wooden bowl.
BY all odds the simplest and
best working Meat Chopper We
know Of is the Philadelphia.
Four pieces only. A child can
take it apart, clean 1t, and put
It together again in a few sec
onds.
The common meat cutter Is a
grinder. The meat il rolled
and jammed and crowded tc
get through the machine until
the juice drips. Every house.
keeper knows how the flavor
and keeping qualities Of meal
are hurt by making it into
mushy mass.
The Philadelphia Meat Chop
per doesn't grind, It cuts. Mea
that passes through It is chop
ped into bits as a sharp pair o
scissors would snip strips o
paper. The cutting is by scis
sors action. There Is n,
squeezing and heating Of tn
meat as by other methods. A
the first push whatever is to b
cut is brought plump agains
the cutters. A gristle or
striney piece or a fibre Of an,
kind cannot pass through un'
. cut.
Il 1t chops
beef tongue
, trtpe veal
mutton pork
poultry suet
: in a way to fit them for til
!. !. most delicate dishes. Mince
: herbs and vegetables. Doe
: anything that the old choppine
knife would do Except cut fir
! gers) and does It better.
The Philadelphia Meat Chor
!: per will finely cut a pound {
q raw meat in less than one mir
ute, or a pound Of cooked me:
!. In less than two minutes.
Price $3.50.
The machines can be seen
!. operation in the Basement nes
: the Dairy.
!. JOHN WANAMAKER
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-01-31

THE borough Of Niddlssown. Dauphin
county, u having great dsal Of business
latsly with railroad corporations IL
fought and lost the battle against the
Psnnsylvania company. The gYade
crossings, the subjscs Of strife. ~
now nos In The condition the company
dssiro them 10 be, but neither are they
satisfactory 10 the cisixenA The bofough's
treasury II mot full enough 10 continue The
war; butths smoke Of that oouficthas hardly
disappeared before . new railroad war sp.
peara TIE Alddlseown q Hummels.
town railroad, . railroad protected upon
the bed Of the abandoned Union canal,
10 st present attempting 10 oncroaCh upon
public rjghts An ordinance was reosutly
pssssd By council allowing the proposed
road 70 occupy with lis tracks suoh streets
and alleys ~ lt may desire The burgess
refused 10 approve the measure granting
this Wholesale surrender Of "stresta
and alleys" 70 the corporation
whsreupon the council Of the town
applied for mandamus compelling him "a
sign the ordinance they he'd passed "a
secure 70 the Aiddletown q HummslstoWn
railroad the free use Of the streets and
alisyA For this remarkable difference ol
opinion between the burgess and the Coun
oil We are afforded no explanation; MOI
does II appear how the council propose "a
mako the burgess aign IN ordinance thst he
does not approve. we shall watch with
interest the slucidation Of these mystsries
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-01-31

~ CaAl.ge.
- onh1nee uooms % - ~ adfifs
1H. ~ hiGhoue 0Ee e Goaeesma manship,
n1Co, ooons - y ~ ability b holA
onGuo. Ne. Ha1ioou has - Tho
06ns I on1Ah ~ notabls Win -,
80 r ~ ~ booa ~ hAblt oe our
, ~ neWapaper interviewer
- - much SR them. Thsy have
~ oon0ne 6own b him, - the coon
ri fy6oo61n smith, a liryt invitation.
1 tnSlr surreader has goe them into
- eEuut1e = 70 nake Ne time op-
oD ew ~ revolt iron The practice
- NJ. Harrison hes 20 vigorously
oeo. Evsay one Who = Invited 10 see
- = exueetsd 10 90 away mum and
~ mum. The latest example
Ailisou, who would not be
naasd By TIE correspondents
- Waylaid him on his homeWard
-, . tel them anything; but now
~ y ~ got back 10 Warrington, he
ounD b have opened bis lips, for II Il
SnoGod from there that be resisted the
oetunity Of Harrison. and refused to
: : lDto his cabinet, though II Il said that
oeons aMuy promising 10 reconsider hia
lo1ol. Blaine y still uninvibed, accord
RI - ths latest edition OF the reports
M Wananaker b about the only cabi'
D tnsmher o. deck.
70 DO not think It probable that Mr..
nxl1oo hes his cabinet ct such loose
H1D1g theoe stories indicate; but they
o1n1srssting y allowing how strenuously
L - newspaper reporter 10 being resisted
- how earnest he becomes in the pur-
- oe very trihing matters Of In.
zknation, when be finds resistance
~ his getting hold Of them. II
III of very small moment indeed, WIKI
;ahss up Mr.. Hsrrison's cabinet, and
80 would b little interest In 1t, bu
- tho effort at concealment, and th'
1osDtiou whether Blaine 10 to be or not {,
{ ~ Blaine u . picturesque character o.
4 - national stage, and there d naturall!
J; ;noh curiosity 70 know whether Harli
-, Who = known not 10 like him, vii
Z hoVo ~ grit 10 turn him under.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-01-31

Tho torturing diesass nsura,gia 10 instantiy
REV. VIM. n. Chapman. pastor OF n. =.
chuIch. 0eorgetowns DC wrote US; Having
tses Of DR.. Buu's Cough syrup, I hesitate not
70 say, tt 10 the best tmedy nave ever used
in my. family" For Group and wh0oping
OouRh q II q sure euro.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-01-31
'I'EEThINd SYRUP.
TO MOTHERS.

Every babe shouid have q bottle Of DR.
a HkNEl's TkkrHlkS sYsUP. Perfectly
aie. No opium or Morphis miytures. win
relieve ollie, Gripping In the BOwels and Pro-
y. 1AHkSkY 4 son. Hsgsrstown, Nd. Drug.
gists sell 10 = centA.
Tr1h bottle cent By mail 10 esnts.
Janl-lyasoaAv
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-01-31
THE GENUINE DR.C.
NOLAN E'S
-CRLE EBRATBD--
LIVER PILLS,
SICK HEADACHE.

Mr.. aud Mrs. Williams. No. 27s Seventh st.,
n. Y testify that they have both been suffer.
ing with liver complaint for about ivo years.
daring. which time they have spent ei.rgs
amount OF money ana tried many reme0iess
but IN no purpOse. Finally, hearing Of tho
genuine DR.. q. AcLAno'e Liver Pins pre-.
pared BY Fleming Bros, Pittsburg, Pa, they
purchased four boycs. which thoy took aecord.
Ing 70 the directions accompanying each box,
and now pronounce themselves perfectly
CURED OF that distressing disease.
This 10 to certify that ! havo been subject at
times to severe headache sometimes the pain
would be 90 severe could rest neither day OF
night. Mearin. Of the genuine Dr. o: Mo.
Pittsburg. "a, sent ana rot . box. OF which
I took two pills ON going 70 bed, for two nights.
Th0y relioye6 me entirely. some time has
elapeed end have hA0 no moro trouble from
siok h .adache. n. JOHNBrON.
lis Lewis st.. NY.
This 10 TO certify that ] have ha0 the liver
complaint for six ycars. and never could get
any medicine to help me until / rec0 binend
using the genuine DR.. Q. Nc Lane's Liver Pills,
prepared by Fleming Bros, Pittsburg, Pa.
can now say TO tho public, that they have com.
pletely cured me ana 40 hereby recommend
them to all pers ons affi!cted With diseased
liver: Try them. 2 hey win cure.
AAklA EvANs. 80. ~ Lewis st n. 7.
Insist upon having the genuine DIR. U. MO.
amos Liver Pills, prepared by fleming Bros,
Pittsburg, Pa Prtcs y cents box. Sold BY
all druggists. (O
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-20
AGENTS WANTED.

a,ial PrlleA amounting 10, .r-..ss, lSo, 80
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-20

Once, long ago, when the earth wa
young, IN angel was wandering through
It's verdant fields searching for a fOwel
to make an Offering to his Heavenly
Father, says a writer In tho Atlantt
Constitution. Rich was the color ant
sweet tue perfume Of these earthly stars
but how gaudy they were in comparison
to the one that was III his mindl
"Ap pure white aowerl" he murmured
But though he searChed long and dill
gently he could not find one.
Disappointed aud weary he sat dow
on a stone and wept. The crystal tear
fell down his robe and sank into the
ground. Immediately lily sprang "
10 pure and sweet that the angel, with {
joyous burst Of song, strSighIway gath
-red 1t and flew on high to the throne
Of God, and, kneeling, laid the ottUrlnt
at his feet.
His Creator, beholding the graceful
white flower, said to His faithful ser
want: because Of thy zeal and thy ser
vice, this flower shall henceiorth gros
all over tho world, aud when sinful mat
looks upon II he will think Of tb' teryol
and initiate it."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-20

Are you disturbed at night and broken
Of your rest by a sick child suffering and
crying with pain Of cutting teethH Il so
send at once aud get q bottle Of Mis-
Wlvslow's sooTHlNa SYRUP VoR CnlL
pErN TEEriIiN0. It's value isincalculable
II will relieve the poor little sufferer I'm
mediately. DependuponiL mothers, there
IL no mistake about II. II cures dysen
tory and diarrhua, regulates the stomach
mud bowels, cures wind collie, Soitens the
gums, reduces inflammation, and givet
ione and energy TO the whole system
MRs. WiNsLOw's SooTIliNG SYRUP Foi
OHlLpRES TEErHiNo ls pleasant to the
.aste, and Ia the prescription Of one o
the Oldest and best female NURSES ant
physicians In the United States, and II
lor sale by al druggists throughout tbt
Vorld Prize o. rHnta bottle. Aw1AS
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-20
MOUNDSYILLE BUDGET,

An Interesting DsOIsIOn from Judge PAUL.
Prominent People Ill,
There will be. no entertainment at Masonic
HSh Friday night ~ the halt Is not quite 10
condition.
Mrs, MSTtaa Mathews 10 lying seriously III a
her nome Ia the SEQ nd ward from pArAlygit
which came upon her Monday, II II thought
she cAnuOt TeC0'eE Nm. Mathews IL the mother
Of s, ", Mathews, who travels for Speidel' Of
Wheeling,
andrew Rul0ng had . hemorFhAge Of the
lungs sunday mOTllug aud tue plyslciant nay
no eau live but q day or two NJ most, MI: ku'
long has for many years plrTked IN Mr. J, W.
GalIaghers stire His ffleuls are waiting by
his be- 4 side and Watching every moment Tor \
favorable change, bus u Will hardly come,
Circuit Court adjourned Saturday, Judge
PRulIglye decision Saturday morning which
will DO especially interesting 10 parties engaged
IN the illegal sale Of liquor, The effect u tho
decision Il that 10 prosecutions for such otenses
the state may putR witness on tho stand and At
tempt 10 prove lie 10 him, aud II the stat
fGilsIo prove u sails 10 the hrSt witness, another
witness may b. called and attempt made "
prove sale ~ him, and soon I'LL Sale 10 proved
10 have been made 70 some one, Prosecuting
Attorney Melghen has expressed II ~ his inten'
IiOu 10 follow this courSe hereafter In prusec,
EiOnE for selling liquor. such coure makes II
posi- 10 for case " last lo0g lllne should the
State fall 10 get witness who will hWeAr that he
bought some OF the illegal beverage,