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ADVANCED ovMt rIm SCALE.

oliver Iron and St1et ComplnT CSon.
UnIon) Advances PdIdicrs and aIuox
liar Rollers.
PlrTsBURGH, Juue 27.-'rhc Oliver
Iron and Steel Company. non.uuion,
to-day announced that it would pay it,
puddlers 81 25 ton after July l. This
is au advance OF twenty-five cents a ton
over the Amalgamated scale. Tho
Oliver Iron and Steel Company also ad.
vanccd its muck bar rollers in the same
proportion above the A,nalgamated
scale.
The blast furnace mon met at Sharps.
vile Wednesday night and formed a
temporary national organization. An.
other meeting is to be held next
Wednesday to complete the organiza.
ton and to fix uniform scale Of wages
for all furnaces in America.
There are about 100000 men en-.
ployed in tho blast furnaces in this
country. There Ia no organization at
present.
W. Devices Wood & Co., OF McKees-
port. have advanced 1000 workmen 10
per cent at tho Black Iron Works.
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SELF.CoNFE,sED FRAUD.

Rain-aIaksr Melbourno say. tho Whole
THIN: Was HurnbuG and lie Made
MousJ Out nfI It
CLEVELAND. O., June 27.-Frank Mel
bourne, the erstwhiIe western rain
king" whose services were in such
urgcntdcmaud in the west two or three
yCars ago, is located in this city, in
speaking Of his experience n. rain.
maker. Melbourne admitted tim, the
whole thing wa. a humbug and that hc
mover possessed any more power in that
respect than any other man. He says
tho American people like to be hum.
burged and tho greater the fake, the
easier it is to work it. Melbourne
mnde fortune in the business and
spen. it li&, prince.
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YOUNGSTOWN, ONO. June 27.-The
conference committee OF the Mahoning
and shenanco Valley Iron ATanutactur-
ers' Association and the Amaleamated
Association of Iron and Steel Workers
me; here this afternoon. The Amalsa.
mated men had asked for change In
the puddIers' scale from 81 to 81 so per
ton. the four dollar rate having been
agreed upon at the conference in Pitts
burgh. The manufacturers said they
were satisfied with tho scale except in
one respect. They did not like the
change in the card ratio from LIZ
cents TO Ito cents. The committee
devoted the entire afternoon to dis
cussion OF that point, bu; had come to
no agreement when an adjournment
was taken till evening.
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XALuAELE con-
To be Opened up by n Now hallway
tho Coal River Country.

To be Opened up by n Now Railway In
tho Coal River Country.
Sp,.iGi DiJpd..h 10 tas In.s.!f1.aer.
CHARLESTON. W. Va, June IA
new enterprise. the interested parties
Of which nre local capitalists, has been
placed on foot BY which the valuable
coal and timber lauds OF the Coal river
basin arc to be furnished an outlet into
the channels OF trade. Herndon and
Rcnshaw have purchased the tito and
good well including previous ser vice Of
the Brownstown & Coal River Railroad
Company. They have changed the
name 10 the West Virginia Southern
Railroad Company, and their purpose
is to push TO ple,lon the line al
ready surveyed.
Five miles OF the road. beginning at
Brow nstown, will be placed under con.
tract at once. and within thirty dnvs
the work OF excavating and grading will
bc under way. The line OF the road ia
along Lens creek. and the frat five mile,
will tap tho splendid conl and ,lmbor
tract oi twelve hundred acres owned
by Herndon and Ronshaw, in tho Coal
river country. They have already do.
veloped three mines on tho property.
The veins arc the same as tho Black
bank and Winifrcde. which arc so pop
ular in the market.
1t is expected that tho entire line to
Coal river will be completed and In
operation before tho close OF tho present
year, and tho remainder OF the road As
soon as possible thcreaftcr. BY this
route the Coal river basin Is reached BY
tho shortest practicable route. ten
miles. The ron;c from st. Albans is
thirty miles. and thus is seen the ad.
vantage posscsscd by this route.
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YEAR OF ECONOMY.

Tho Tourist business Not Good This Year
and tho Roads Discouraged.
CHICAGO, Juno 27.-Some OF the west
ern passenger men are beginning to feel
some anxiety over tho outlook for sum-
NOR tourist business. There has been
almost no business OF this kind rs yet
and there seems to bo but faint pros
pect tina: there will DO any. as COM
pared with tho volume OF traffic done ia
former years. There is plenty OF the
regular excursion business, but OF the
tourist business. whore the well.to.do
citizen takes his family out for trip,
and spends all kinds OF money as ho has
done in former times. there is none OF it.
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THAT NEW TRUNK LINE.

Tho Long TnIlsrd ot Route Officially An.
nOuucrd nj PittsburSh.
PrTTsrURGu, juno 27.-lt is officially
announced to-day that tho Pittsburgh
& Eastern railroad has securol terminal
facilities in Pittsburgh at tho Lake Eric
station. Tho road will cntor Pittsburgh
by way OF tho Pittsburgh, MckeNsposs
& Youghioghcny road from Wos, New.
tnn, n distance OF about thirty milcs.
Tho Pittsburgh & Eastern road connect,
with tho Beech Crock road nj Mnhaflny.
aud its connection with tho Lake Erio
syHem makes tho long talked OF new
tfun; line. 1t is claimed that tho
routo TO Now York IN greatly shortened.
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOEERS.

-
Tho Stat" Convention AdJourns After n
Successful MoctlnG-rhc New Officers.
Special Di2pi.rh 10 n. Ir'clli1.ncr.
MARrrXSnuRG, W. VA, juno 27.-Tho
statc convention OF the Societies OF
Christian Eudcavor adjourned this
evoning after having very profitable
two days session. Tho mex. annual
meeting will DO held n: Huntington
upon Il date to DO sct by tho president.
Statistics read show that thore arc 225
socioties in tho state with Il mcmbership
OF moro than 500. Tho reports OF all
OF them nrn not in, but it is estimated
that Sl,50J was collected for missions
from tho societies.
Ihoro arc % junior organizations.
Tho mcmborahIp grew vc.y materially Y
last year, and tho work OF organization
will DO prosecuted with still more yisor
this year.
Tho sunrise service this morning was
conducted by Mr.. 4. NJ. bennett, Of
Glndesvillc, and Rev. G. S. Trump con-
ducsod tho devotional services. Tho
lcaturo OF the morning programme was
the splendid address oi Rcv. c. IL.
lsoclscy, OF Shcpherds,own. on "popu.
lar Amuscmonts. Among other things
ho said: "Amnscmcnts or rccrcations,
II they push tho iadcd body still further
down tho decline to exhaustion, keep
up tho tension OF mind aud scnsibii;y,
excite and exhaust bodily and spiritual
rigor, nrn not rcGreations, but become
sinful dissipation and sIch indulgence
Is ain. Simple amuSumrnts should
send us back to our wotl; ircshor and
a.ronccr in body and mind. Amusc.
mcnls must DO itoe from impuri,y. II
any amusement works breach OF
moral law it must DO bnd under all
circumstancos, though harmless in
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ilSolE. II immortality has boon con.
nectcd with It, 1t will bo avoided and
condomncd by oysry good man. Any
amusement TO the enjoyment oil which
We cannot takO God rs partner Ia
wrong. 1t Ia tho duty Of tho church to
furnish proper rOcroations not amuso-
menl
~. is not conformity that we want; II
|, not boing ublo 10 boat tho world In its
own way, but II Ia 10 stand apart hnd
above 1t, and 10 produce tho Impression
OF holy and separate life. THIS only
can giva Us true Christian powor."
Dr. ]. L. Cowau, OF Pittsburgh, do
livcred q very Instructive lecture on tho
pledge, in which ho made clear ite
meaning aud Significance.
In tho afternoon IN address on tho
junior work Of tho order was mado by
Miss Daisy Huntington, OF Fairmont.
This evening u closing conservation
setvice was hold, after which tho oun-
vention adjourned to listen to tho Cur
tis band concert.
Tho officers elected for the ensuing
year nrs as follows: President, Row. 4.
Richardson, OF Grafton; recording Sec
rotary, George Rowland, OF Parkera-
burg; corresponding secretary aud
treasurer, Louis Hull, OF Grafton;
superintendent OF junior work, Allsa
Daisy Dunniugton. OF Fairmont; vice
presidents, Rev. e. L. Queen, OF Pals.
tins; NJ. r. Trcxel, OF Wheeling; d. b.
Davis. OF Clarksburc; Rov. r \. HIT,
Of Buckhannon; I. b. Boughner, OF
Clarksburg; Rev. l.. ". Barr, Of Fair
mont; Rev. G. S. Trump. OF Martins
bury; r. Frank Barr. Of Martinsburg,
and A. T. Higgins, Of Huntington.
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from undor tho ruins OF THO walls,
which iell aud crushed thOm.
Ihoaerlously injured, 80 far as known,
arc: ~
Ed ThlelOn, lieutenant OF Hook and
Ladder Company No. ., Captain Cad.
vol Engine Company No. 0.
Tho property losl consisted OF tho
entire demolition Of tho building occu.
ried by Mcdonald Bros, dealers In
crocEcry. chinAware, glassware, silver.
waro aud gas tixturos.
Alta iew minutes before midnight tho
walls fell. ono sido falling in and tho
other falling ont into tho alley, whore
tho ilrcmun wcro ut work. The total
loss will aggregate ovor Sl0O, 900; insur.
Hnco unknown.
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KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS
Complete Their r,ck.t After Very Hitter
Fight.

Complete Their Tck-t After n Very Hitter
Fight.
LOUISVILLE, KY. Juno 97.-Tho most
memorable convention cvor hold by tho
Democracy of Kentucky closed horo to-.
night nj o'clock whom Congressman
a. S. Berry, OF tho Sixth Congressional
district, adjourned tho convention sine
die.
To'day's proceedings wcre OF moro
harmonious nature than those OF tho
preceding two days until about 1850
THIS afternoon, when the warmolt fight /
OF tho convention developed in the race
Tor socretary OF state.
DutlnE tho vot0 on secretary oil state
Virgil Taylor, OF Mason. Il supporter OF
MclcaIlc, llaie's principal opponent
created excitement Ilo crowded di.
rec,Iy IN front Of Chairman Berry and
criod loudly. Fraud, fraud, and you,
tho chairman OF the Democratic conven-
ton OF kentucsy-"
"Sit down, or will hayo you attended
To-" rctorted Mr.. Berry.
Damn you, VIC will have justice" re.
turnod TAYLOR. md then he burst into q
string OF oaths which he directed ut the
chairman. lie was only pulled of after
hc had created scene that was dis.
gu,ting. Taylor said he was afraid tha,
MetcalIo was going to DO counted out.
Tho contest WAS very bitter until
finally Halo was nominated. The fol-
lowing IS the ticket in lull:
For governor. P. Watt Hardin; for
lieutenant governor. l. T. Tyler; for
treasurer. R q. Ford; Tor auditor, L. G..
Norman for register OF the land office,
g. b Swango; for attorney general. W.
j: Hendrick; for secretary Of state
Henry $. Hale: for superintendent OF
public instruction, Ed Porter Thomp.
son: for commissioner OF agriculture, L.
r Nall
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BALTIMORE, June o7.-Special reports
to tho Manufacturers Record show a
very rapid and general revival in bust.
ness throughout tho south. There is n
very decided improvement in coal and
iron intcrcsls. The output OF pig iron
and coal in tho Birmingham district is
abou. 100 per cont higher than at tho
same timo last year.
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EPWORTH LEAGUE.
Tho International Convention
Opens at Chattanooga.
IT Is A MAGNIFICENT SUCCESS.

FiftOon Thousand Delegates Present
from All Parts OF tho United States
and CanRda-aiany Distinguished
Visitors In httcndgncn-Tho Open.
Ing Exercises In tho Big Tont--Thc
Sacrament Administered to Ten
Thousand pcopic-A Spirit of Unity.
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serious attempts TO violate tho neutral.
ity laws will DO made. In case thoro
ara Cubans'hcrc who earnestly dosiro
10 80 to Cuba at this tlmG. and who
havN determination enough to nttumpt
II, tho movement would of necessity DO
conlncd to amnl parties and tho ,rana.
portatlOn to some .! tho small craft
capable of navigating tho roofs. Small
vessels would be ablo to accOmmpdul to
email parties only"
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OSraHAGAy, Mfrou., Juno 27.-Frank
VI. Wilbrck. ol Chicago. president OF
tho Wilbccs Lumber Company, OF
lwon, mud David A. Mcn"o md Iolcph
Totiea, OF E@Un, were arrested for ON
bozzIunt to-day. Thoy have tdken OH. II
capial for Wilboc!s for falsO imprison.
mont, LAYING tho damage 1T $50, 900.
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DENVER, Col. June 27.-The conven.
ton OF tho Railway Iardmastcrs' Asso-
citation OF the United States and Canada
has disbanded tho old organization aud
formed new one under tho nams OF
the National Yardmasters' Association
with tho following o.ticcrs:i President,
J. NJ. Glunt. OF Staples, MINI. ; secretary
and treasurer, J. W. Coneys, Cincin.
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TAMrA, Fla, Juno T.-0llcial lows
Of MarIPu death has been received hero.
Tho directory Of Cuban lcadcrs mo. to.
day and adopted resolutions designat.
ing next Sunday NJ mourning day. Tho
Cuban flag will DO displayed drapOd
aud at half mat In houor OF Marti.
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HARRISBURG, r.,., juno 27.-Govnrnor
Hastings to-day announced tho appoint
nen,s OF tho superior court judges ns
follows:
Ex.Govnrnor James A. Bcnyor, Belle.
ionlo; Judge CiIrloa j.. Rice. (prcaI-
dent ndgcl. "iIkosbnrrn; ox'Judge
Howard J. Reo'lcr, OF Easton; George
y. Grlndy, Huntington Judge John j.
Wickhani, Beaver; L. \. Willard. ScrNn-
ton: Henry J. Nc Cnrthy, Philadelphia,
tho !alt0r Democrat.
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lluErISGToS, June 27.--Charlcs Ringo
waq indicted by tho grand jury this
morning for tho murdct OF his two
childrcn on the might Of Mursh H..
Ailcr bOIng murdorci thoir DO dies
woro thrown into tho Ohio river.
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SII1cIlI UI5IdVcI 70 ILs INt'IIgtnccT. =
WAsHiSGroS, June 27.-Among the
appointments Of cadets to enter tho
military academy at Wes, Poin, in Juno,
1876. mado this week aro George B.
Conley. Clarksburg, ". Va; John Wi.
son, Martinsburr. W. Vn, and Hugh
Wardcr (altcrnate), Grafton, W. Va.
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MILLIONS LOST
Dy u Terrible Conflagratlon nt
San Francisco.
FIRE DEPARTMENT POuERLESS
20 Check tho Rapid Spread of tho
Devouring Flames.
ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF PROPERTY

BurDch and Many Families Made
Homeless, ard for n Time Il Looks ns
iitho Grcnt Chicago Fire Would Be
Duplicated-rho Loss WIN tcnch
Up Into tho Millions. with Llttlo In.
mranco-Slx Firemcn Killed ut
Minneapolis.
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KNIGIlrs OF sr. JOHN.
Tho Catholic Union l,aIsrs tho Amount of
Drnth B-nctits.

q
Drnth lI,ncfts.
EVANSVILLE, lSD., June 27.-Coionel
Frank Speckcrs. OF Louisville. and
Joseph +. Cody. OF pcorin. wcra elected
supreme trustees OF the Roman Catholic
Union Knights OF ST. John. Tho total
abstinence pledge was recommended to
all commanderics for adoption. Tho
Official Messenger was declared tho
organ OF tho order. The amount of the
widows and orphans fund certificates
WAS raised to Sl.6O0 and $1,000, and n
new scale Of entrance foel was adopted,
which was referred to tho board OF
trustees for reporisas S,ho Dayton con-
ven ton.
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PrrrsDUGGu, Pa, June 27.-DelcGates
are gathering hero tonight for the con.
.yention Of the Christian Eudeayor So
cie,ies Of tho Methodist Protestant
church OF the United States. which
opens hero tomorrow. About 900 dele
gates arc expected. The convention Is
purely denoIninationnl one prepara.
tory to tho national convention OF the
society in boston next month.
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BLOODY BATTLE.
Spanish Auxiliary Troops Sur
prised by Insurgents.
The Fight AMOUNTS TO MASSACRE,
Though Comparatively Few Mon
Are Engaged In It
GALLANT BtFENSE BY GUERILLAS

Against Fearful Odds-lfcw II Any
ofThom Escnpcd-a Fresh Disaster
which Causes an Uncnsy Feeling In
spanish Govcrniuont Circlcs-rhp
CuDnns Gain a Big Advantage and
General Cninpos Tolcgraphs to
Spain FOR Moro Troops.
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Direct Inhcritnnc6I.nw Unconstitutional. /.
CoLuMnUs, o.. Juno 27.-rho supreme
court to-day declared that tho law to
tax inheritaucos by direct heirs is un-
constitutional.
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CoLvMBus, O.. June 2S.-NIichael
McDouoush, tho Kenton wife murderer.
was hanged Mt l2:OS this morning in
tho pcutcntiary annex.
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For Western Pennsylvania, fair: uor.hctly
winds
For Ohio, fnIr: cNoler; north crlv winds
For West Virginia, ilit; norlhcrly winds
Tile TEVrEGATuGE NESrECnAN
rs furnished by Z. SctSErP. druggist, corner
Market and Fourteenth strrut.
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! would STAY In any sush a9uble dashed
company any more &c i ha,wouldl
In this nanner sls36acon. Hflel a, and.
the IlexsAAss ~ 4. "a to- stain Boles
for transfer. The application should
have been sent to certain superior officers,
but Captain Bronaugh was unwilling for
this to be done, for fear he might lose
his trade
''No use to bother Colonel Lewis about
a little thing like that" he said To-
Boles "Just let's wait till the thing
has about had time to go through the
rounds and then just swap the men our
selves.
Accordingly, some two weeks later
Bruin was informed that his transfer
had been granted, the two captains ex-
changed the names and the trade was.
settled.
The next time the two captains met
was several months later in Bosier par
ish, Louisiana, and-shall confess it
at dance. IF this statement should
meet the eyes of any of his church Off
cials, they are respectfully requested not
to turn him out ON account of 1t The
offense was committed over 80 years
ago, and do not really think he makes
practice of dancing today. However,
he and Boles were both on the floor and
dancing, when the latter exclaimed:
Say, Bronaugh, I've got crow to
pick with you -
''What is it?'
''You rernema LAT aaa.llow - ZONES
you traded off on me- What did you
mean by telling me he was good sol
dier?"
''I never said it, Boles. said he was
the best fighter ever saw.
''Oh, that was it, was it? believe
you were right about it too. He's whip
ped every private In my company al
ready, and they say he is going to begin
on the officers next There's no discount
ON his being fighter. =
The last time Captain Bronaugh ever
saw Bruin was in the hospital at Mem
phis. The first face he noticed when he
entered the ward was his, and it was
pale and still as death. Hoping to be Of
some service to one Of his former men,
the captain stood at the bedside for q
moment. Just then theeslosed eyes open
ed, the face lighted up with its old ex-
preston, and in the half stified accents
of death the old stream of profanity be-
gan to flow. Bruin was Bruin to the
last.
Hundreds of old Confederate soldiers
in Missouri will recall poor Rruin with
~ IA
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The LAND OF nPRETIY sooN.n


know of a land where the streets are paved
With the things which meant to achieve.
d is walled with the money we meant TO have
saved
And the pleasures for which we grieve.
The kind words unspoken, the promises broken
And many a coveted boon
Are slowed away there in that land some-
where
The land of "Pretty Soon
There are uncut jewels of possible fame
Lying about in the dust
And many noble and lofty aim
Covered with mold and rust,
And, oh, this place, while it seems SO near,
Is farther away than the moon.
Though our purpose is fair, yet we never get
there
The land of "Pretty Soon"
The road that leads to that mystic land
Is strewn with pitiful wrecks,
And the ships that have sailed for its shining
strand
Bear skeletons on their decks.
It is farther at noon than it was at dawn,
And farther at night than at noon.
Oh, let us beware of that land down there
The land of ''Pretty Soon"
Ella Wheeler Wilcox in Cincinnati CONNER
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LAWS OF NEW JERSEY

cuAprEe cxIv

An Act concerning fire districts formed un-
der the provisions or an act entitled. "An
act to provide means tor protection against
fires in townships, approved March tenth,
one Thousand eight hundred and seventy
Inine.
Assembly of the state of New Jersey, That
whenever the territory included within the
bounds of any fire district in this state form
ed under the provisions Of an act entitled
against flres in townships" approved March
tenth, one thousand eight hundred and sew
enty-nine, shall have been heretofore or be
parts of two or more new municipalities, and
no part of such district remain in the town.
ship of which such district when originally
formed was part, such fire district shall be
and is hereby abolished, and the terms of
office OF the commissioners thereof terminal
ed.
D And be it enacted, That the governing
bodies of such new municipalities and the
treasurer or person having the custody OF
the funds and securities of such fire district
shall meet at convenient place to be desig-
mated by the clerk of either of such new mu-
inequalities upon ten days notice, mailed to
or served personally upon each Of the men,
bers OF such governing bodies and such treas
urer or custodian. and shall then and there
proceed to allot and divide between or among
the said municipalities all property, real and
personal, money on hand, due or to become
due, in proportion to the aggregate value of
take from the limits OF such fire district at
the last assessment 1 - ssissss money for said
fire district, the result of each allotment
and division shall be reduced to writing and
show the amount of the funds on hand to be
paid and transferred by said treasurer or
custodian or said fire district commissioners
to each of said governing bodies and be sign
ed by majority of the members OF said gov
erning bodies present, and the Inhabitants of
such respective municipalities shall be liable
to pay their proportion OF the debts of said
fire District, Is there be any, and majority
of the persons comprising the said governing
bodies shall constitute a quorum, and may
proceed to make the said division, and their
decision shall be final and conclusive; it shall
be lawful to adjourn said meeting to such
time or times and place or places, within
either OF such municipalities as majority
OF those present may deem proper; the
amount to be paid or the property TO be
transferred to each municipality being aseer-
tanned as aforesaid, 1t shall be the duty of
the said treasurer custodian and said fire
district commissioners to forthwith pay and
transfer said funds to the treasurer or Gus
todian OF the funds of said municipalities in
the manner ascertained and directed.
g. And be it enacted, That the word "mu-
nic1pality'' as used III this act shall be con-
strued to include township, borough, borough
commission, town or city.
4. And be il enacted, That all acts and parts
of acts inconsistent with the provisions OF
this act be and the same are hereby repealed.
5. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect immediately
Approved March IA, 1896.