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Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1890-01-30
A WEEKLY-PAY BILL.
X. of l.. to Present One to the
Legislature.

Il
Legislature.
The Knights of Labor of New Jersey.
are formulating plan for the organ
ization of State Association of mem
bers of the order and delegates from
the Farmers Alliance. 1t is claimed
that, as the objects of these associa.
tions and their interests are identical,
and as questions of vital interest to
both associations are coming up con.
tinually for discussion, it is necessary
that such an organization should be
established. A committee is at work
outlining the plan, and as soon as a
constitution is completed, meeting
will be held and officers will be elected.
The legislative committee of the
Knights of Labor is preparing a week
ly-pay bill which will be presented to
the Legislature some day this week.
This bill will be similar to the one
printed in The World last week. Such
bill will be strongly opposed by the
railroads in New Jersey and the other
large corporate interests. The Adams
Express Company has it's stables in
Jersey City, and it pays it's men once
month. 1t was rumored Monday,
that the managers of this Company
had told some of the men that if they
took any part in helping to have such
bill passed, and it became law,
those men would be discharged and
all the mems salaries would be re-
duced 10 per cent. This was told to a
reporter Monday, by one of the men
in the employ of the Express Com
pany.
The lobbyists for the railroads at
Trenton, have been instructed to have
the Weekly-Pay bill smothered in COM
mittee, and if they cannot do this, tc
have the measure defeated in the
House. The Knights of Labor will
have men in Trenton to look after
their interests and to work hard to
secure the passage of the bill.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1890-01-30

three have been required to enter and
two allowed to start This resolution
created much debate and was finally
lost.
Glass F. and G.. which covers the
three and four year old colt races, will
in the future be confined to the county
instead of the First Congressional Dis
trict.
The premiums in the 240, $50 and
open to all PAGERS races were raised to
5000.
The $50 race was changed to a 2,27
class, with premium of $500.
1t was ordered that in the Sheep
Division there be placed a premium
for Grade Buck and Eve.
In Swine, the list was changed to
make Pigs read lover two months
and under SIX"
In Fruit Division there were pre-
miums allowed for ''six varieties of
white grapes" and ''six varieties of red
grapes"
In the Manufactured Articles Di-
vision, premium of So and SO was al
lowed for best light express wagon.
The Ladies' Division was thoroughly
reconstructed, making three divisions.
This division has stood for years in
one way, and many of the articles for
merly allowed premiums, are no more
exhibited. An entire new list was ar
ranged.
The Home Department was changed
somewhat by creating new division.
The first division embraced cake, and
bread and pies comprise the second.
Canned Asparagus was added to the
list of canned goods.
A new division was added to the
Youths Department.
DIR. Phillips. of Deerfield, made a
statement, regarding the Poultry Divi-
sion of the Schedule, and as result of
his arguments, all poultry recognized
by the American Standard of Excel
lence, will in the future be admitted.
Under the head of new business, w.
w. Robbins made an earnest plea for
the improvement of the race track,
which he claimed now, was so laid out
as to be a positive injury to horses
speeding over it, The President was
authorized to appoint a committee of
three to ascertain what Improvement
could be made, and report to the Ex-
ecutive Committee.
The election of officers was then pro-
ceeded with. Mr.. Minch declined to
act again as President, as the custom
was to change after two years of SER
vice. A large number of gentlemen
were nominated for the position but
declined, and finally the Office was
thrust upon Mr.. Minch, although de-
cidedly against his will. Mr.. Minch
said that he would not thank the AS
sociation, as he did not want the of
fee.
Edward s. Holmes was elected Sec
retary.
Vice Presidents were elected as fol-
lows: Hon. 1. M. Smalley, Benz. T.
Bright, Lewis Tomlinson and Samuel
Flanagan.
These members of the Executive
Committee were chosen for three years
Job M. Young, Chas. B. Bowen, B. F.
Hires and John Tyler.
Chas. H. Milford was the unani-
nous choice of the Association for
Treasurer.
The date of holding the Fair was
left entirely with the Executive
Committee, it being stipulated, how
ever, that the fair will be held two
days.
On motion adjourned.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1890-01-30

Within the past week or two, large
number of elderly people have died.
Nearly all of the unusual deaths have
been of the older residents. 1t seems
that their condition, enfeebled by age,
leaves them in a peculiarly apt condi-
tion to take the prevalent disease, Ia
grippe" and many cases result fatally.
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EPNM WASHINGTON

In the United States the total num-
ber of mercantile failures reported
during the six months ended on the
30th ult. was 5, ,4G6, against 5,91s during
the same time in 1889.
TIE public-debt statement issued on
the 1st showed the total debt to be ST.
595, $50, $50; cash in the treasury, S55,-
400, 74s; debt less cash in treasury, $685.
175, 172. Decrease during June, $2O,.
6S3. 725. Decrease since June 30 1889,
SS9, All, 44S
DURING the fiscal year ended on the
30th ult the Pension Office issued 15l,.
65S pension certificates. The number
issued during the preceding year was
145. 292
GOVERNMENT receipts from all sources
during June last amounted to $37,
546, s92, against $32, 757, ,9O7 in June a
year ago: and for the fiscal year the
revenue aggregated S4O2, OS3, ,979, which
isgreater than in any year since 1881 80
when it reached S4O3 525, $50. During
the preceding fiscal year the revenue
from all sources was S3S7, O5O.O5s.
IMPORTS of gold to the United States
during the fiscal year closed on the 30tt
ult. was $12,S7S, 732, and the exports
$17,o9s, ,92o, or a net loss of gold by ex
port during the year of "a, 22O, 1885, Dur
ing the preceding fiscal year the imports
of gold were 1O.372.145, while the ex
ports reached $50, O33, 236, net loss o.
$40, ,661 .1Ol.
In the first six months of the present
year there were 6s1 labor strikes involv
ing ia, 263 strikers, against 34s strike:
involving 9325s strikers during tn,
same time last year.
On the 4th the 114th anniversary O
the Nations independence was cele
brated throughout the country.
H. THE railway track built up to July
in the United States was 1000 miles
as compared with 1,4sO miles in the frs
half of 1885,
TIE President signed the act for the
admission of Idaho as State of the
Union at 10 o'clock on the morning o
the Sd
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Tho Flow of Solids.

Some Characteristic investigations
have been made by German chemist,
relating to the flow of solids. The sub
stances experimental W: tn were taken
in the form of fine powder and sub
jected in a steel mold to pressures vary
ing from 1000 and 1000 atmospheres
per square centimeter. Lead filings
under pressure of 1000 atmospheres
were transformed into q solid block,
which no longer showed the sligh test
grain under the microscope, and the
density of which was lis, while that Of
ordinary lead is 11.3 only; under 5000
atmospheres, the lead became fluid and
ran out through the interstices of the
apparatus; toward 1000 atmosphers zinc
and tin appeared to liquify. Powders
of zinc and bismuth At 5000 to 5000 At
mospheres became solid blocks Of a
crystalline fracture; powders of soft
and of prismatic sulphur were trans
formed into solid blocks of octahedric
sulphur; red phosphorus appeared to
pass into the dense state of black phos-
phorus; binoxide Of manganese and the
sulpbides Of zinc, in powder, weld when
compressed, and exhibit the appearance
respectively Of natural crystalizei pyro-
lusite, blende and galena.-N. Y. Sun.
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CIVIC SOCIETIES.

MASONIC. - REDWOOD FALLS COMMAND.
Nl ERY, No, Is, X. I. Stated conclaves first
Monday of each month, at P. M. w. f..
Dickinson, E. Z. E D. French. Rec.
ANTIQUITY LODGE, No.9l, A. F. & A. M
Regular meetings on the 1st and Sd Wednes-
day in each month, at 7 80 O'Clock P. NJ. o..
L. Dornberg, W. ". o. w. Mcmillan, Sec.
REDWOOD CHAPTER No "a, X. A. M.-Stated
Convocatjuns the I'd and 4th Fridays of each
month. y. L. Dornberg, II. P. W. F. Dickin-
son, Sec.
r 90. F.-REDwooD LODGE, No. SO, meets
l.. every SATURDAY night, at 7:30 o'clock.
Brothers from distance are cordially invited
TO attend. +. +. Hammer, N. G. p McPher-
son, K. s.
ENTERPRISE ENCAMPMENT. No 35. Regular
meetings lst and 81 tuesday evenings OF
each month at 7:30 o'clock at I.OO.F hall.
CRYSTAL LODGE, No %. q. of R.-Reguar
meetings ID and 4th Wednesday evenings of
each month al 7:3 pm. Mrs. c 7 Goodrich,
NC. Mrs. MeIen Tradewell, X. s.
A o. U. WILDWOOD FALLS LODGE, No.
~ 6S, meets on Monday evening of each
week. Visiting brethren made welcome. c.
ID. thompson, Nj. w. S. o. Mason, Financier.
II OF P.-REDwooD FALLS LODGE. No. AZ.
1As meets every Tuesday evening in Ack-
mann'S Hall. Visiting brothers are cordially
invited. & r. Pease. C. c. {. c. Peck. X. X. S.
~ A. R.-JoHN s. MARSH POST, No. s..
". Regular meetings third Thursday of
each m onth. at their hall. "A. L. Gale, Com.
M. Jones.
REDWOOD FALLS CAMP No 4, D. Of W
Meets every second and fourth Saturday Of
each month in G. A. X. Hall Anna SALISBURY,
Capt. Elvina Theiring, o. s.
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EFFECTiNG THINGS.
Common Sense Advice Regarding the
Righting Of Public Abuses.

Common Sense Advice Regarding the
RiKhting Of Public Abuses.
It was the remark of . man who had
lone a good deal of public service Of
that sort which is wholly unremunera-
tive, and which must be done from
pure love of seeing abuses righted, that
every body would apply himself to the
Fighting of public abuses were it only
generally known how easily things Of
this sort can be done. THE first time
I undertook any thing Of this Sort" he
said, II went into it without the
slightest hope of really accomplishing
any thing more than the easing of my
own conscience, and possibly of pre-
pairing the way for some one who should
come after me and finish what I
could not more than begin, but to
my astonishment discovered that
after all one has only to set
to work to do about what he will. The
public is so ill-served because it is 700
indolent to take the trouble to find out
that it may have most Of the abuses
the asking"
1t is feared that this view is not to be
taken too literally. 1t was probably
too highly colored by personal expert
ence to be reliable as far as the public
In general goes. And yet it is undoubt-
edly true that the people who hold back
from the attempt to have the unpleas-
ant and undesirable things which vex
the community righted W ould be amazed
at the things they could do II they
would but try. 1t Is often the mere
starts that cost as has been SO continu-
ously remarked by the proverb mongers
for hundreds of years.
In matters touching the well-being Of
the community, it is almost always to
those who are anxious to retain some
hardly-bought political preferment that
one must apply for relief; and the fear
of offending possible voter is in itself
not infrequently sufficient to bring
matters about. 1t is to be noted,
moreover, that as rule people are good
natured enough to be willing to do any
thing for the public good if it is not too
much trouble, and the amount of urging
in such case not usually large that is
needed to bring them up to the working
point. The reason that things 60 un-
done is because people in general are
persuaded that it is of no use to trouble
themselves about them, while people
in particular are apt to be so engrossed
in following out their private affairs
that they have no time to give to tho
rightning of public wrongs. even
though so doing may be their manifest
and individual duty. If only folk will
take hold with will it is not essential
that they have a great deal of influence
or power, but they can effect a good
deal simply by making beginning-by
taking that first step which provebrially
costa -1}OstDn COurier
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Epit0me of the Week.
FlTY-FiRST CONGRESS.

MONDAY, June 3O.-The bill to ad-
NIT Idaho as State was discussed in
the Senate, and the agricultural
appropriation bill was passed. In the
House w. H. Dickcrson was sworn in
as the successor of Mr.. Carlisle from
the Sixth Kentucky district. A bill was
introduced providing for the appoint
ment by the President of commission,
consisting of five persons, to make an
impartial and thorough investigation Of
social vice in all its phases, in relation
to labor and wages, marriage and di-
vorce and the general welfare of the
people. The Federal elections bill was
further discussed.
passed the bill for the ad=assion of
Idaho to the Union. A report. was
made that the President had approved
the naval, pension and post-office ap-
preparation bills. In the House the
Blair educational bill was favorably re-
ported, as was also bill providing that
all women employed as army nurses
during the war for period of six
months or more and who were honora-
blv discharged and who are unable to
earn their own support shall receive a
pension of Sl2 per month. The Federal
elections bill was taken up and was the
subject Of protracted debate.
WEDNESDAY,, July AIN the Senate
the legislative appropriation bill was
passed and the bills to place the Ameri-
can merchant marine engaged in the
foreign trade upon an equality wit that
OF other nations, and to provide for
ocean mail service between the United
States and foreign ports and to promote
commerce were discussed. A resolution
was agreed to calling for informa ation as
to the number of pensioners borne on
the list at each pension agency on June
l, $780, In the House the Federal elec-
tions bill was discussed and finally
passed by vote of l55 to 149.
THURSDAY, July 8. A bill was re-
ported in the Senate to discontinue the
coinage OF the So and 81 gold pieces
and the Scent nickel piece and to pro-
vide for new designs for authorized de-
vices of United States coins A resolu-
tion was adopted asking for statement
of the amount already appropriated and
proposed to be appropriated in the sew
eral appropriation bills OF the session
A bill was introduced prohibiting any
bigamist or polygamist making entries
of public lands. Adjourned to the 7th
In the House Mr.. Lodge asked Tor a
reprint of the Federal election bill. with
marginal notes. The request was de-
MED. Adjourned to the 7th
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A bad Country for Old Folks.

The Thibetans treat their dead much
the same as the Psrsees treat theirs.
They put them in an open inclosure and
allow the vultures and beasts Of prey to
devour them. Great priests are always
burned, and their ashes are collected
into urns in much the same way Is 10
The custom in the better class of cremar
lions in Siam. Mr.. Rockhill says that
when man is supposed to be dying he
asked by his relatives and friends ii
ne intends to return. II he says he does
not. he is allowed to die in peace, but II
he says he will come back, they strangle
Or smother him to hasten his death.
The Thibetans have no regard for age,
and the elders and parents have no
rights which their children sre bound
to respect. It is not uncommon for poo
pie to kill their friends and relatives
when they come to Be too old to be Of
use. and the flial piety 20 noted among
the Chinese seems to he entirely lackine
in the Thibetans.-Frank g. carpsntss
In National Tribune,
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A ROTTEN BOAT.
Four Persons Lose Their Lives at McKees-
port, Pa.

Four Persons Lose Their Lives at Mckee,
port, Pa.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 5.-At . o'clock
Friday afternoon John Thompson, his
wife and 14-year-old girl Bessie, and Rich
ard Smith and wife and three children
started to row across the Yioughiogheny
river at McKeesport, twelve miles above
here. The boat was old and rotten,
and when the middle of the river was
reached it gave way. Both men sunk
instantly, and Bessie Smith and Alice
Thompson followed, after rising three
times to call piteously to their mothers
to save them. Robert, an 1s-year-old
son of Mrs. Thompson, dragged his
mother to the boat, and she and her in
fant child were supported by the brave
boy until help arrived. Mrs. Smith
also saved herself by clinging to the
submerged boat. The bodies OF the
two men, with their daughters, were
recovered.
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THE FAST.

On the 30th ult. the ship Great Ad-
miral was unloading cargo of 4, 600, 600
punches of fire-crackers at New York.
She was 1O4 days on her voyage from
Hong Kong.
In the Twentv-fourth Pennsylvania
district Andrew Stewart was nominated
by the Republicans for Congress on
the 1st
On the 1st it was ascertained beyond
doubt that the tbirty-one imprisoned
miners in the Hill Farm mine near
Dunbar, Pa, were dead, and the search
for their hodies was abandoned.
AT Pitts burgh, Pa, over 1900 boiler
makers and helpers struck on the 1st
for nine-hour day with ten hours
pay.
MAINE Democrats in convention on
the I'd at Augusta nominated William
P. Thompson, of Belfast, for Governor.
FIRE destroyed the Peabody Institu-
tion at Danvers, Mass, on the I'd. Loss,
$75, 5,OO0
In convention at Scranton Robert e.
Pattison was nominated for Governor of
Pennsylvania on the I'd by Democrats.
HAvERHILL, Mass, celebrated the
250th anniversary of its settlement on
the I'd, poem by Whittier being the
feature.
A LAMP exploded on the I'd in the
house of Adam Steinler at Bradenville,
Pa, and his little son and daughter
were burned to death and Mr.. Steinler
was fatally burned.
THE firm of A. & T. Lee, dealers in
woods in West Manayunk, Pa, failed
on the I'd for 500, COO.
In New York on the I'd starch trust
was organized under the name of the
Ma ational Starch Manufacturing Com.
pany with a capital of $40, SOC, 900.
Four dressed beef houses in Boston
owned by Swift, Armour. Hammond and
Morris, of Chicago, suffered an aggre-
gate loss of 500, 600 on the I'd by fire.
KEMMLER was sentenced at Buffalo,
N. Y, on the Sd to die by electricity
during the week beginning August T.
VETERANS of the Army of the Poto-
mac met in annual session at Portland,
Me-, on the Sd with over 1000 members
Of the association in attendance.
The death of General Gilman Marstou
occurred at his home at Exeter, N. g.,
en- the Sd, aged 10 years. He was q
,-enber Of Congress foP several ternA
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MAP OF IDAHO.

that no person shall be entitled to vote,
TO hold Office or to serve as juror who
is bigamist or polygamist, or who
practices or encourages plural mar
riages or is me mber of or countenances
any organization which teaches such
doctrines.
idaho is an Indian word signifying Gem OF
the Mountains" The new State is 41O miles in
length from north to south, and 257 miles wide
in the extreme southern part. There are 49,
400 600 acres classed as mountainous 5000 600
acres Of agricultural lands, 100000 acres Of
forests, 25,OO,0Oo acres of grazing country
and 100000 acres of lakes. In 1880 the
population Of the Territory was 32,6lO
but it has since increased until the
figures have passed the 100000 point. There are
sixteen organized counties in the State and q
large number Of thriving towns. The capital
and largest city is Boise City, situated in the
southern part of the State on q branch of the
Union Poetic railroad. The total valuation
of taxable property in 1887 was $20,74l,-
102. These figures represent only frac-
tion Of the wealth Of the newly admitted State,
as the valuation itself is placed very low and
does not include the rich mining properties and
their product, on which there is no tax. Grow.
ing crops are also exempt, and as assessments
are made early in the spring but little grain,
fruit, hay. or other products Of the farmer is
ever on the assessment rolls.
The agricultural lands Of Idaho are almost
exclusively sage brush lands and require irrigs.
tion to make them productive. They occupy q
large portion Of the available area Of the State
and generally consist Of broad plateaus.
A stranger unacqualnted with sage
brush lands would regard any at.
tempt to reclaim them useless, but with
irrigation the soil becomes exceedingly pro.
ductive The best farms in Idaho were once
sterile sage lands. The soil is especially adapt
ed to the raising Of all kinds Of grain. the
warmth Of the earth and the mellowness of the
soil always warranting an abundant yield when
watered
The product Of Idaho's numerous and exten.
sive mines Is one Of the great reasons OF per-
manent growth and prosperity. The produc-
tion Of gold, silver and lead for the year 1887 is
estimated as follows: Gold, &2,417 429; silver,
q, 1883 100; lead 81, 1876 00O making total OF ~,
245,589. The placers Of Boise County alone
have yielded for years at the rate upward OF
81 100000 worth Of precious metal each twelve
months
There are 313 school districts in Idaho and
216 schools with 10000 enrolled pupils. The total
number Of children OF school age is in the
neighborhood Of 10000. There are ten school
libraries, and the yearly expenditure for schools
Is over 100000. The Indians Of the new State
are peaceably inclined and live upon five reser-
vations.
Some Of the finest agricultural and mining
lands are in the counties Of Shoshone, Ne1
Perces Latah and kootenai, in Northern
Idaho. Here are situated the thriving towns
OF Lewiston, Moscow, Murray, Wardner Weber
and Chloridel
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DR.. MEYER, a noted mountain climber
OF Berlin, is about to attempt the ascent
of Mount Kenia, mountain almost
under the equator in Africa, about nine
teen thousand feet high. Repeated ef-
forts have been made to scale its pre-
cipitous sides, but all have failed, and
the doctors feat will be one of enormous
difficulty and peril. The mountain is
the second in height in Africa, the alti-
tude of the highest-Killima-N N jaro-
being nineteen thousand seven hundred
feet, and is one of the peaks in the
great range whose snowy heads, lying
under burning equatorial sun, were
seen by Stanley. the explorer.
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LATER
England Is In Earnest,

LONDON; July 5.-That important in
structions have been sent to the British
naval squadron in the Pacific is a mat
ter of well-authenticated report, but
the nature of the instructions cannot
definitely be ascertained. 1t is under
stood that the flagship Warspite has
been ordered to the Pacific coast of Brit
ish America, and that formidable ar
ray of men-of-war is to be gathered
there to defend vessels sailing under
the English flag against American at
tack. How far the English may be pre-
pared to go is not stated, but American
cruisers conveying prizes to San Fran
cisco will be very likely to encounter
English ships of war on the voyage and
probably be asked for explanations.
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"A Printer's Monument.

erected by the Typographical Union on
it's lot in Lakewood Cemetery at Mime
apolis, has been finished. 1t is about
six feet high and four feet in diameter.
The vase rests on granite base eight
cen inches thick and three feet square,
tho base bearing the inscription TYPO
graphical Union" Five members of the
union are buried in this lot, the last one
being Robert McCutcheon, who lost his
life in the Tribune building fire.