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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-10


wage-worker into its ranks, or else sub.
Ject him to starvation, then its object
can hardly he said to be legitimate or
III accordance with the individual and
national liberty. This is what the
Chicago Trades Union proposes to do.
Before getting employment In the
Fair grounds one must enroll himself
In II, ranks, aud pay a monthly
stipend, Into It, treasury OF no small
amount. lfthis IL not done, the on'y
alternative Is, to starve.
inc threat that soldiers must ue en-
ployed to protect the scab' is n foolish
one.
"hen organized labor taxes suoh
course a. 'his, and puts Itself on par
win the most arbitrary despollsm, Is y,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-10
A VOICE FROM SEw ZEALAND.

VIZ have been permitted to peruse a
letter recently received from Elder J..
II. Burton, Of the Sixth Wand, this
city, who Is now laborlng as mission.
aay In New Zealand. The comnuni.
cation II addressed 10 Brother Arnold
dlauqur, supI. Of the Sunday School Of
the ward named, aud is In response to
substantial token Of esteem received
from that institution.
The Introductory part Of tho cores
pondence Is devoted to an exhortation
to tho youth OF the Church mt home to
prepare themselves, by appropriate
study, for future missionary work
among the nations. time is not In
this respect taken by the forelocl,, those
who thus neglect golden opportunities
will, when called to the ministry, have
occasion to regret their careleSness.
Tho writer also gives some descrlp.
ton Of Sunday schools among the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-10
Receives Deposits PAYABLE On linn,

~ safe Deposit vaults, ab,ol.,,,,
slar and Orc proof. Rents. - to %; e, /, =, ~
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-10


This hat business Ia very extensive In
the United States and tho manufacture
OF headgeAr ought 10 be- profitable In
this region. The freight forms n tariff
which, II would seem, Ia SUN ciently
protective 10 encourage the manufao.
turer, aud It Is u little singular that
this industry has not been made one OF
Utah's permanent features.
There have been spasnaodlc attempts
TO manufacture hats for the home mar
ket, but they have been chlvns on u
small scale, rs our capitalists have not
looked hvoraoly on the project. George
Goddard aud some others hav. In.
vested In this branch Of business,
AMI have succeeded IN producing
excellent hats for men aud boys
ut reasonable prices They aro well
spoken OF wherever our merchants
have placed them ON the market, anu
We have no doubt that u some ener.
gotic mpueyoi mrm would take hold Of
this enterprise they could raise It Into
profitable eminence.
utah ought TO make n good many
things that are now imported, and hats
are among them. a good hat factory
would employ many hands that ar,
now idle, aud AN ample market would
20 iouni In this Territory and the no.
gions immediately surrounding IL. A
soou start has been made recently, and
we would like 10 see II move In the
nght direction, for thr profit OF its pro.
molers aud the good Of the community
nome manufactures are the great need
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-10

A TRAVELLER tells the following
storyiWhile returning from Europe on
White Star steamer last summer the
captain told me story OF how he once
utilized Hindoo superstition to have
his ship worked. lilo was In command
OF an indhman, and the majority OF
the crew were Hindoos. AS long as
the weather was warm they cheerfully
did their work, but when cold storm
came up they positively seemed to
shrivel and within "A short time betook
themselves to the hold, from which
they could not be driven by threats or
persuaslons. The captain was at his
wits end, but suddenly a bright
thought struck him. He remembered
the Hlndoo horror OF the pig, contact
with which means loss OF caste, There
happened to be well.fed porker on
boardi which he took from is pen, tied
rope to It's leg and lowered II into the
slrikers' quarters. The effect was cleo.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-10
DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY OF THE
WORLDS FAIR.

COLUMBUS underwent many serious
difficulties, and experienced many
disheartening rebuiih before hc set foot
on American soil. The Chicago
Worlds Fair, which Ia TO be held In
commemomtion Of that event In the
year 1903, seems to have rs many diff.
ficulties 10 encounter ~ had Columbus
himself. Flint, there was hot contest
for the location, but Chicago trl.
umphed. Then came the fight over
the site, which Is not definitely set
tied rs yet. The dissatisfaction arising
from the appointment Of paid officers
was, aud is, deep and widespread. The
Force bill Is still holding the sword OF
Damoclcs over that unlucky Fair. II
II should ever 10 stirred Into life again,
then that weapon will fall and sever
the ties which bind the Fair 10 the
world aud the American continent.
II win he remembered that the Com.
mission, created by Congress to con.
duct the Fair, assembled IN Chicago
} last autumn, and adorned Itself with
hlgh.salarlcd officials. The president
was put down ut $4,000 year, the
vlce.prcsidont at 5000, the members
OF the executive committee, the score.
tary, clerks, stonographers, etc., at
equally large salaries. The Commis-
sion consists Of two members from
every State and Territory In the
Union. These members arc allowed
six dollars day and expenses while
the Commission Is In session. But
system Of bureaus or committees was
established by which most II not all
the members can draw a salary all the
year round. Then was created the
woman's Commission, consisting OF
ll6 ladies, paid the same as the other
branch while In session. The ladies
did not go Into the salary business ss
much ms the male department, but they
did very well In that line.
In Congress, last Saturday, the sal.
AIRY question Of the Fair was discussed.
An attempt was made 10 limit the
whole salary expense OF the Fair to
$50, 1000. However, the original figures
were cut down, mostly one.half In
every instance.
But new difficulty has sprung up,
and one which really threatens the
successful completion OF the structural
department Of the Fair. This Is the
question Of labor. ON Sunday the
Trade aud Labor Assembly OF Chicago
discussed the Worlds Fair and It's re.
latlon TO labor, This organization, II
Is said, has 4 membership Of 1900 In
Chicago. II has entered It's protest
against what 1t calls "scab" labor, that
Is, labor not In IT, own organisation.
The President OF that organization
said,
1--WE will make the Directory nut a
regiment OF soldiers around the ground,
lfthey employ scib labor. The day has
passed when organized labor can bo
ignored Ia a great public enterprise Of
this kind"
Like great many other Issues, the
labor question has two sides. It can
hardly be denicd that labor has the
right to organize, as well as capital
has But the question Is, what are the
objects OF this organization. II capital
organizes Into trust, to raise prices
aud cuFtail labor, then It's object is not
Just. II labor organizes to force every
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-10
GOOD SYSTEM AND A NEHDrUL
INDUSTRY.


Tur INT P,rieip for January con.
t.,ps a,ticle yiving nm Int.re.tIng
account M ,bs manner I'm which the
spnren,,,csblp sy,tem IL carried on In
The e.tabll.hment Of j. II, st.t.op a
Co.. phil.d.lphia. from " hIch we ploau
the following pattlcular,:
This hat factory employs about n
Thousand p,r,ops--mcn, women, boys
and girls. and nj Chfistmas time they
were all rewarded for faithful services
with gifts ofa sensible character. There
Arc about I7s apprentices in the EN-.
nlovm.n, of ,his firm. They enter
when slxteen or aeyente,n year. Of
age. and remain I'm they arc twenty.
ono. Few of them ever leave IN, "a.
tabIlahmept. AZ they become attached
toit for many reasons, Among them
mr., these.
Every announcement A. offered the
emnlov,s IN save and 10 sp,nd their
hour. NJ rccrcatlon nrontably. Con.
neetea with IN, establishment IL n
b.n.aclal association. on which every
.mploys ia n member. The Jues arc
tv.nty.gye Cents n month for those
abov. IA. avo of eighteen year. and
gf,.,n c,n,s n month for tbos. younger
Tn. bcn.f,,s arising from This accum.
ula,ed o,nd are. In case. Of sickness
siorssa wces according 10 the AGE
a. .,a,,i aud ,n ,as. q, ,I,,.,h h.,.n,.
n, sioo and a., t..n.c,,v.Iv. Daring
IN, v..r na., ,iss7 w.r, naid out In
slck b.n.f,. aud sooo s,r l..,h.
sn.cIou, an.,,m.,,. ar. a,,.d N, N.
a,ml,.lonv which Includes n sunday
.choo, Win . An. org,n Thar. 4. a
larg. re.dIny room ami I,h,.,v I'm Tho
.a,n. l,,,d,n, .nd aI, 40. nod. w.i.
conn. ROOF NAV IN, borrowed from
the I,br,rv,l,v M. bo,row., having a
sm.II .uo,,, -, ,,on., ,r..,. a. .i,o
an ,..oc,.,lon q, yoan, mar handed
,a..,ha, .nd ,.s,n, . 49,. a.,,,,a, 10
49,, .n,a.. ILL., ~. -. ,.,,,as
A. c.il.d An. on.,i ~ trona, rh.y
w.ar ,,,,h,nnI,,,n. 49,. ,,,.,a,.
,I,,I, - .,.,,,'.r -, 90, r..
a.. -, . -,
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-10
BURIED LITERARY TREASURES.


AiusfVrLE, he famous creek PM
osopner was ootn aoou. "s' u. u ne
was LOT time we pupii OF flhto, anu
a''etWarus 'he instructor OIL AicNahuet
inc "reaI lie wrote works on All
mpics, many OF which are LOST lie
uieu ABOUT W b. u
a snort umr ago the learned wofiu
OF EUROPE was agfeeabiy astonished ny
inc discovery OF one Of Aris'otie's long
lost WORKS This was no o,ner than
'he history OF the early Constitution OF
Athens 10 the modern scholar TINS Is
work OF inestim'ble value IL WIZ
form II Key 10 the hiss ORGANIZER
ucmocfacy when ever existed inc
1nding OF TINS book mas stimulated u
ucslrc Tor iurther search after pureu
literary treasures Thc London Speo'
edfor hvofs inc Organization OF asperiai
league Tor searching purposes, TINS
league 10 be composed OF the scholars
aud millionaires OF Europe anu
America
IL Is the opinion OF scholars that In
Constautlnoplc lies buried literary
treasures which would surprise the
world 10y thelr worth, II revealed IL
Is wei known that In family hpriri.s
10 thN Guy arc uooNs '"o o"n-
or- OF whlch KNOW noihlhB "hW'
ever about The old families Were
great purchasers, and whatever
they bought they never sold,
no that these treasures must still exist
In our day. Il may be possible 10 over
oome the antlpathy Of the Turk TO
ci,o,r,xnlor,tion 4, bis lihr,,,,.
~ -, L,o,,,, ,i,,,, ~ 49,, co,,,t,s
-, ,n, 49,. '.,,. =, -.
"'s "y,,',.e Wv NY''" A..
~ "p,''"'''s ""N"'"" ~" ,r, ~"
iiora''ans OF 'he'' cus'ou'ans. NV
eohten~ oi 'he famous h'can 'iofaiy
have never been mlly classified. IN
that are works from every country In
the world, and In script unleclpherable
by modern scholars.
But Il IL 10 Egypt that the modern
seareher aft,r hidden lor, looks with
d.vo,Io,al ,v.s rh,r. hs ,x,ects IN
No., ~, ,von,..,I ,,...nro. q, ia.
aaai.,, ,.lI cn..,t,', 80. nj. 81
,.,,' ~, ~,
Joo' '"o 'No" 'o'" "'''" S''"
Egypt wnS once collection OF li,cr-
AIRY treasures what Egypt got 1t Kept
nli nothing decays ia inc rllmhtn OF that
country why should not other lost
books be- ionnd Ia lho country when has
yielded up .hi- ona' u All w" p'-shl' r'-
po'l'"f'e, OF s,,oh measures ne -eirchinslS
cxplorodi why should not le''erS DO
,s aa' ,V 80, vs." n ',y s., ,,. ~ Wv w.
u,o ,,,iy ch,,.,,ans .nd ., ,ho.a nnnosoJ
10 them and settling perplcxlng doubt. a.
to tho au,lauiiy and origin on disputed
belicf-g Egypt Is not known to conceal
any OF those things, but neither was It
suspected TIM. sho held In bondage this
Aristotle manuscript I'LL II was dis
covered
seAroh Is now easy IN Esypt ~ " less
~ oIs IVY .iP1,''o,1 :" ,ons '
$3.50 ~ $3.50, 80 ~, u,v's ,'V"n"'v y.
~ -, ~ ,,,a pas,.,. r,a,,. y, W.,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-10

trical. With a wild yell every man
rushed TO the deck to avoid contact
with the unclean animal and there
was no further difficulty In getting
them to work in the coolest weather.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-10
DARING ATTEMPTED TRAIN ROB
IERy.

EENt.
PACIFIC coast exchanges give details
Of daring attempt to rob traiu near
Alila, Cal. on the 9th Inst. Conductor
o. NJ. Morris, who had charge Of the
train, made the following statement VI
the affair 10 reporter Of the san Fran.
cisco Chronicle:
1.-THE train stopped suddenly, aud
thinking something was the matter with
the air brakes. stepped on the rear end
Of the smoker, In which had been, ~
tho tfaln came to stands,ill. With
lantern In hand Walked to the head Of
the trin 10 see why II had been stopped.
While on my way there thought heard
some one call out Morris proceeded,
and when about seveniy-dvc feet from
the express ear heard rcpor, aud saw
tho dash Of pistol This was followed
by fourteen or 6nccn shots.
Thinking that with my lantern was
too good u mark for the robbers, 4 walked
back to where got on. l saw live men
at tho locomotive. They wore, ~ found
ont since. the engineer, lroman, brake
man aud two robbers. Everything hap.
poncd worry quickly. and don't believe
the train was stopped more than twenty
i've minutes. l,adlln isl, Dclano, and
though still alive when we passed
through, he WINS expected To die soon.
Tho bullet which hit him entered the alb
domon' Messenger iiaswoll waS slightly
wounded ON the forehead, tue bullet hav-
ing glanced on Officers arc In pursuit
IN nl directions aud there isconsldcrable
excitement over the AFFAIR."
brakeman Il. w. Langdon narrated
his experience ~ follows:
"when tho train stoppod wont nbc,d
and mounted the tender an Tho rl,ht
side. When 1 rot mn there ,,und n man
on tho oppo.lto side with "A nl.tol who
orlcrd mo TO throw up NV hands. 1
dil so. and he mad, M, c,me round IA
hi. side of tho locomotive. where found
another stranger who wa, guarding tho
engineer and nroman.
~ couid only form nm in,ll.,l,ct ldea N,
thelr nppe,ranoe f,r n ava. dnrL IN.
ofthem WA. anita broad .honlIe,od AMI
Of medium height Ito wore nm over,,,,t.
Roth ofthom hal b.nJl.a ovos
Tho MINOR n,rtlons M ,,oIr o,cos 40 Tho,
,helr foa,uro. coui,l ma, IA, dl.,l,gnIshoJ
The moment w,s a, o,cl,,n, ana ami 7
do NOT romember who sbo, ar., .vorv.
thing ocsurrod Al quickly. Tbo roIi,o,.
All NO, snesl. Will 4 v,s ,hor, -,
when o,e Of them oriered ma ~ ,hro,,.
nm my hrnds. No nskca Uaswcn ~
onon tho door but no mado mo- ro,,''
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-10
IT HAS NO EQUAL.
NOTICE

1'uE ANNUAL MEETING of THE STOCK
- holders % inc tah stove aud Hardware
on Thursday. February 18th, at 2 y. m, for the
elect on Of officers and the transaction OF such
business ne may come before Il.
JOHN u. wfNDE1. in.
dh Secretary.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-21
HOGAN HASA HEARING
His Fate Rests in the Hands of
Twelve Good Men and True.
REARDON IN FURTHER TROUBLE.
Mrs, Fitzsimmons to Be Arraigned for Her
Sentence To-Day.
THE WORK OF ALL COUNTY COURTS

Joseph Hogan was tried in the Criminal
Court yesterday OIL a charge of entering a
building to commit a felony, receiving
stolen goods, and with burglary. The jury
is out. The defendant comes from Phila-
delphia- He was charged with robbing the
residence of Peter Keil, Jr., Oakland, of
$500 worth of silver ware and SIS in cash.
He was also charged with taking considera-
BILE jewelry from the house j. c. Bryce, a
neighbor of Mr.. Keil.
The Jury is out also in the case of Eugene
McQuirk, of Braddock, who is charged with
pointing firearms and assault and battery,
on oath of Alexander Mccain.
Amelia Jones, of Sharpsburg, was found
not guilty of selling liquors without license
on Sunday and to minors. The prosecutriX
was Mary Byrnes.
Daniel Reardon pleaded guilty to charges
of entering a building with intent to COM
nit a felony and larceny. Reardon is the
boy convicted of murder in the second de-
gree on Monday. Martin Mislevy was the
boy who was killed.
Nolle presses were allowed in the cases
of Joseph Dawson, charged with assault and
battery; David and Henry Malseed, Henry
Hydepohn, Joseph Kelm, charged with
aggravated assault and battery.
Mrs. Fitzsimmons will be called for SEN
tence to-day, unless something intervenes.
T. j. Costello will be placed on trial to-
day for the murder of Constantine Panora,
whom, it is said, he drowned at Stops
Ferry June 90 last.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-21
THREE MExICANs SHOT DEAD.
A Frontier Pass Regulation Ruthlessly En-
forced by a Consul.

A Frontier Pass Regulation Ruthlessly En-
forced by a Consul.
Rio GRANDE CITY, TEX, Oct. 2O.-The
Mexican Consul here, Mr.. Jose F. Gonzales,
requires all citizens to get a pass for the
other side, granting them only to those
he deems truly loyal. Without one, the
pssser will be in deadly peril in Mexico.
Three Mexicans were shot at the Guardado
de Firiba ranch, on the river nine miles
above here, on the Mexican side, last Sun
day. Two had just crossed from Texas, hav-
ing been working in the vicinity of Victoria.
The other, Juan Bazan, was from Mier, an
army meat contractor. it is said.
The first two, unconscious of the necessity
for passes, crossed without Consular per-
mits and were at once arrested at their
homes by a cavalry picket. General Loren
20 Garcia, who was on his way from Camargo
to Mier with an escort, when notified of
their arrest, ordered their summary execu-
ton, which took place in the presence of
their pleading families. The shots and the
cries of the wives and children for mercy
were plainly heard on the Texas side. A
number of families at that point, terror
stricken, fled to this side, where they are
camping in the open air.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-21
H0EYISM ON A SMALL SCALE.
Little Things of the Kind Happening Semt
what Nearer Home.

Little Things of the Kind Happening Seme-
what Nearer Home.
The case of Hoey, who is charged with
beating the Adams Express Company out OF
a pile of money and reducing the quotation
on its stock 16 per cent, is attracting atten-
ton to the fact that such work is very COM
mon in the management of a large number
of corporations in all parts of the
country. A gentleman in this city
says it is quite common in the
management of building and loan a~ssocia-
Citations, and doubtless every other man
who has been long connected with corpora
ions of any kind could tell of cases within
his knowledge on a smaller scale. In the
case of one building and loan association
on the Northside a committee reported that
a piece of ground on the market at 81, 100
was a necessity to the association, as it had
property to which it could not get access
save through the 81, 100 piece. The matter was
worked up until the purchase seemed a
necessity to the members and the committee
was empowered to buy. At the next meet
ing following the resolution the committee
reported that the property could not be had
for less than 49, 200. The matter was de-
bated, but as it had been made clear that
ownership was a necessity, the purchase
was ordered, and some people, it was subse-
quently learned, divided 81, 100 between
them.
Small operations of this kind do not at
tract attention as does a $500, 900 steal, like
that in the Adams Express Company, but
they are quite common, and emphasize the
necessity of care in the selection of officers
to manage all corporations.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-21
WANT TO BE DRUGGISTS.
The State Examining Roard Has Over Half
a Hundred Applicants.


The State Pharmaceutical Examining
Board had possession of Select and Com
mon Council chambers at City Hall yester-
day afternoon. 1t had before it So appli-
cants for permission to carry the States
certificate of their proficiency as clerks and
proprietors of drug stores. The applicants
were principally from Pittsburg and Allie
ghenv, although there were others from
various points west of the mountains.
Among them was one young lady from
Warren county. Each of the class was
given % papers, each containing a long list
of questions. The examination began at 1
o'clock and concluded at $50. 1t will re-
quire nearly a week for the board to go over
all these papers. The decisions will prob
ably be announced next Monday evening.
The State Pharmaceutical Examining
Board was created by an act passed in 1887,
entitled can act to regulate the practice of
pharmacy and the sale of poisons." 1t
provides that no person may conduct a
drugstore, or clerk in one, who has not
passed an examination by this board, unless
it be the widow of a druggist whose hus-
band leaves her in possession of a drug bust
ness, but she must employ a manager who
has passed the examination. There was no
penalty for violation of this provision until
the Legislature of 1891 provided it.
The board consists of President, Alonzo
Robbins, of Philadelphia; Secretary, An
drew Burns, of Montrose; Treasurer, Adolph
J. Tafel, of Philadelphia; Charles L. George,
of Harrisburg; Louis Emanuel, of Pitts
burg. The board holds examinations every
three months, but only meets once q year in
P%ittsburg.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-21
AN ALDERMAN'S JURY
Convicts Moses Anderson of Beating and
Starving His Blind Mother, Who Is Over
a Century ~Old-Sentenced to the Full

Convlcts Moses Anderson of Beating and
Starving His Blind Mother, Who Is Over
a Century Old-Sentenced to he Full
Extent of the Law.
Moses Anderson, colored, arrested at
Washington, Pa, a few days ago for abusing
his aged mother, was given a trial yesterday,
and found guilty. The information was
made by Humane Agent O'Brien. Owing to
the fact that Anderson's mother is over 100
years old, and blind, made the case so sensa-
tional that a number of the prominent citi-
zens of Washington interested themselvesto
see that Anderson would not escape conVlc-
tion.
1t was intended at first to give Anderson
a preliminary hearing, and, if the testimony
warranted it, the case was to be held over
for court. In a few counties of this State an
act of Assembly permits a jury
of six men to be impaneled and
gives the presiding alderman or justice of
the peace the power to impose and SEN
tence. The law allows the defendant to
choose either a preliminary hearing or a
jury trial This is the case in Washington
county. Anderson chose the latter, and
yesterday morning the case was tried before
DqulIe Isuppcl, VI NdSuihSsoH' ASChD
O'Brien acted as attorney for the prosecu-
ton, but Anderson was not represented.
The trial lasted two hours. Testimony was
given that Anderson had been seen beating
and kicking his mother a number of times
since she became blind. Also that he had
refused to provide food for her, and a num-
Der of times she was found half starved by
neighbors. The woman had been made the
victim of this kind of abuse until she was
reduced to almost a skeleton. Another
witness testified that Anderson threw red
hot ashes on his mothers head and face so
that she is covered with scars and burns.
Anderson denied all.
The jury retired, and retured in a
few moments with a verdict of
guilty. In imposing the sentence
Squire Ruppel said he was sorry
the law did not permit him to make the
sentence Of Imprisonment heavier than it
did. Anderson was then sentenced to pay
a fine of S. and costs and serve a year in
the Allegheny county workhouse.
1t is probable this case will cause a
wrangle between the courts of Washington
and Allegheny counties. Not a great while
ago Squire Rnppel sentenced a man to the
Allegheny county workhouse for a short
term. His authority was questioned. but
before the matter could be settled the pris-
oner had served his sentence. Since then
Squire Ruppel has looked up the matter,
and says he finds an old act of Assembly
gives him the power he has taken in this
case.