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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-17
THE MARYLAND CONTEST SETTLED.

THE MARYLAND CONTEST SETTLED
,,,,N1vo,.s DECISION IN FAVOR OF MR. RUsK.
THE SITTING MEMBER
Washington March 1G (SpeciaD.-1n the contes'eo
election case Of William S Booze usepupic"np
against Harry Wells Rusk Democrao, OF the i''''
District OF Maryland. Elections Committee NO
of the House Of Representatives to-day unanimously
decided in favor of the sitting member IL was
clearly shown that Mr. Rusk received the benen'
of several hundred Illegal and frauduen. votes Du'
II was not shown that enough such votes were cast
and counted TO Ovcrbalance his plurality OF 'i' aS
officially returned 1t was also shown that there
were certain irregularities in the election In three
of the election precincts and II was CONTENDER III
behalf OF the contestant that the returns from those
precincts should be rejected by the committee but
II was the unanimous opinion Of the committee that
the facts presented not sufficient to warrant
such action.
The MARYLAND case is one that has excited good
deal Of interest account of the possible political
effect OF a decision In favor OF the contestant To
unseat Rusk and award the seat to Booze w"u'h DC
TO give the Republicans majority OF the h'P''-
sentativcs from the State OF Maryland whereas
the delegation Is now evenly divided between INV
Republicans and the Democrats II the election OF
a President should be thrown Into the House OF
Representatives winter. therefore. on account
OF the failure OF any candidate 20 receive majority
OF the electoral votes. Maryland wound not have any
vote on the question. In the contingency mentioned
the votes OF AT least twenty thrce states "ou'I n
necessary for an election The Kepublcans no"
have a majority In the House OF Representatives
from each of twenty-ihree States. not including
Idaho Montana. oregon, South pakota. 't"'''
Washington Wyoming ,
Elections Committee No has now disposed OF SIX
OF the eleven cases referred to II, In four 81 we
cases the decisions have been unanimous ana IN
favor OF the sitting members all OF whom are Demo,
Gratis on Saturday the compute WI n'Hi ~
arguments in the OF j. Murray Miich'iI IKE
pubican) against James J. Walsh democrat oi
the With District OF New-York. In this case me
sitting member resortcd 20 every possible ehp-'hl
prevent the testimony from being n"d within nc
will! be some racy developments.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-17
READY TO DISCUSS MIR. BAYARD

Washington March 16.-The dulness OF the Houte
sessions this week will be enlivened on Wednesday
by series OF brief speeches on the resolutions cen
surfing Ambassador Bayard for certain utterances
contained in his Boston and Edinburgh addresses.
delivered some months ago The resolutions will he
called up at 80 o'clock. and they Will occupy the
attention OF the House during the remainder oil
the day. ,., a.,
Mr. barrett of Massachusetts. who introduced tho
original resolutions OF impeachment VIII be one OF
the speakers support OF tho resolutions ana oher
speeches will be made by members OF the House
Foreign Affairs Committee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-17
WALL STREET IN LENT

IL very Ike Wall Street at any other time But c nse
a,rerence Hundreds Of representative wall oueet msn
are crowdng Old Trinity every Day TINS WEEK 20 o
r..sb preaoher knows all about business men tne'r
ars and needs speaks Of real facts conho"S "ePS
N theories. $40, o~,x nm rvvrvy
EVERY DAY AT I-WELvE c,CLSGk' sTEHnX XiICCn
SnSTS FORTY MINUTES PREClSELf.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-17
SUSPENSION DAY IN THE HOUSE.

Washington March le-This was Suspension Day
in the House and the following bills were passed
under suspension OF the rules or by unanimous con-
sent:
Providing free homesteads on the public LANDS OF
OKLA homa for actua bona fide settlers. with an
amendment suspending until further legislation can
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-17

Amused Hlm-"Ho. no. no! Haw. haw, hawr
roared Mr. Dismal Dawson. laying down his DAY.
before-yesterdays paper.
What Is ~" asked Mr.. Everett Wrest A..
Story about q bloke bein' beat out OF 49,
beers-by a guy ne paid II to to sit him JOB ot
work. Mystery is to me. though, how man w.
would pay for chance to work was ever smsss
enough to git A0."-(Indanapolis journal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-17
DEVASTATION WROUGHT BY THE WAL

LIST OF TOWNS DESTROYED IN THE FOUR WEST
ERN PROVINCES
Havana. March H. via Tampa. Fla. March 16.-
Some idea of the devastation already wrought by the
war in Cuba may be gathered from the following
list OF towns which have been destroyed in the four
western provinces: Benjucal. Jaruco. Malay. Melena
del Sud. Bana. lie Catalina. san Nicholas. Nueva
Paz. In Havana Province: Cabanas. Cayajabos. Pal
acios. Paso Real. San Diego de los Banos, VIVA
les. San Juan Martinez. Montezuelo. Los Arroyos'
Cuane Bahia Honda. San Diego. Nunez. Cuiepra'
Hacha. In Pinar del Rio; Macagua. San Jose. Los
Ramos. Rogue. TorrIente. in Matanzas. ana Amaro.
Salamanca. Mata. Flora. Maltiempo. san Juan lob
Yeras. Ranchuele. In Santa Clara.
Besides these, more than twenty-five towns nave
been haf-burned. Most of these towns have oeen
burned by the insurgents for resisting attacks or
because they were being used as depots OF supplies
for Government troops. Little OF the destruction
has been done wantonly either side.
When the insurgents led by Maceo entered Pinar
del Rio every town In the province except the
capital welcomed them. ard no property was in
iured Later the Government troops entered the
province and dislodged the insurgents from town
after town. establishing their own garrisons there.
Thereupon the inhabitants burned their own towns.
and nearly the entire province IL now In ashes.
General Weyler's decree. ordering the connscation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-17
neutrality-suspicious..
EPPS'S COCOA

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which govern the opsratioqe -
digestion nuron BY careful Application Of the
properties weis~lected Cocoa NJ Eppe has pre-:
beverage which may save US many heavy dceso.s eis
stitIton may b gradually built Up until strong enough y
every tendency disease Hundreds Of subtle aa.
weak point W: may ::c.ps many fs,:l 3hsfs y
erly frams"civ Service oasstts Na1e simply
With boiling water or milk SEE only q eAep2SnA Ssc
Homeopathic Chemists, London. Englanl
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in Havana and Plnar del Rio provinces Of the prop.
erty of all who fail report allegiance TO spain naS
produced great indignation. His decree asahcs
planters and others who contribute funds or alo
the Insurgents in any way applies to American own-
ers OF estates who have paid money to insurgents
for projection to their property Yesterday three
owners Of estates, not twenty miles from Hevane.
nav tax 10 the insurgents. so that they could oe
Permitted to grind and save their crops WeyleI
became angry and told his callers that II they paid
a peseta to the rebels he would have them locked
up as traitors TO Spain
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-17
MORE SKIRMISHES IN CUBA.

Two-HoURS FIGHT EAST OF HAVANA-BATA-
BANJO BURNED by INSURGENTS.
Havana, March l6-The Espaha Battalion met 1000
insurgents under Lacret or Zayas at Xenes near FL
Paine east OF Havana and an engagement took
place lasting two hours. II Is reported that the
rebels left dead on the field and carried other
dead and wounded of with them. The troops lost
three wounded.
Insurgents have entered the town of Guara, Prov
ince OF Havana. and sacked and burned number
OF stores Their presence caused a panic.
There losses in the rebel attack on the
town OF Batabano on Saturday. The insurgents
burned Police Headquarters. the Town Hail. a
church. number OF stores two coffee houses and
fifty eight other buildings They practically reduced
the town to ashes. A gunboat In the harbor shelled
the rebels during the attack.
A rebel band has burned the buildings on the
IAbrnto estate and house on the La Vega estate.
Colon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-17

MACEO's FORCE IN PINAR DEL RIO.
Havana March l6-Antonio Maceo. the insurgenf
leader with his forces has the Province Of
Havana and entered the Province Of Pinar del Rio.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-17
for Infants and Children.

Castoria destroys worms, allays feverish-
ness, cures diarrhra and wind collie, relieves
teething troubles, and cures constipation.
.Castoria contains no paregoric, morphine,
or opium in any form.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-12-17

English imports Of onions have in.
,reased from Egypt, aud it is ackuowl-
edged that this country is at present
The most active and aggressive com.
pctiior in the onion trade, saysa writer
N Chambers's journal. Egypt has
been regarded by some people ~ the
land OF pyramids and mummics only,
tut IT has from time immcmorial had
reputation for onions. Ancient
Egyptians sworo 10y the onion and rc.
yarded the plaut as sacred. Tho in.
'criptlon on the pyramid OF Chcops
tells us that the workmcn had onions
given lthen, and from tho Bible we
earn that tho Hebrews, when slaves
inder Pharaoh, enjoyed these bulbs,
md that when far away they rcmom.
,ercd "thc leel,' ami tho onions aud
tho garlic The trade with Egypt
or onions is now no important that
our lines OF steamers are engaged in
the traffic, bringing consignmcnts
rom Alexandcrto to Liverpool, Hull anJ
London.
The Egyptian onion is "a handsome
suN uoSiui NtpNNhbltt hili Wy htItCbluS
tho best strains of seed the quality
lends year by year to improve. Tho
Egyptians know two varieties-the
"baali" and the "miskaoul"-but sup.
plies of the latter kind are seldom sent
abroad, rs they absorb so much mois-
"ure from the frequently irrigated
ground in which they are grown that
they do not stand sea voyage well.
The "baali" onion is the more popular
Egyptian onion and is grown in yol.
ow soil, which is sparingly watored
while the bulbs are maturing, in order
that the onions may stand lengthy
'ea voyage with little risk Of "sprout-
ng." SO excellent in quality are those
onions that efforts are, II is said, being
made in other countries to raise onions
from Egyptian seed.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-12-17
Alcohol rs Fuel

In France, Belgium aud Germany
experiments arc being made with u
view to the use OF alcohol instead OF
petroleum IN lamps. Alcohol bnrns
with blush. yellow flame which Is
hardly visible, but the flame has Il
great heat, and it is proposed to
utilize this property for the produc'
tion OF a strong light, on the principle
of incandescent gas, by using special
burners which will become mean.
descent.
Experiments made with one of the
ordinary incandescent burners now in
use. fitted to lamp filed with alcohol,
much under ''proof," has given the
most satisfactory results, and show
that the consumption OF alcohol for II
given candle power is only half that OF
petroleum, and that tho air remains
more pure. OF course the duty on
alcohol makes it dearer, but the pro-
duction of u commercial alcohol of
nature which would prevent fraud and
be free from duty is taking place in
France, and there is great probability
that alcohol lamps will be seen on the
market at no distant day.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-12-17
keystone STATE NEWS CONDENSED
THREE DIED in FLAMES.
Trio Of Children Burned to Death at Ir-
win.

Three children OF John palenqucst, OF Ir-
win. aged 4 months, 4 and years, were
burned to death. Palenquest and his wife
hud gone to their farm, about two miles dis
tant. leaving the children alone, and the lit
tie ones started to play with an oil can In
front OF a CRATE flre, when their clothing ig-
nitcd. Ono OF the neighbors heard the
screams aud saw smoke issuing from the
door, but when he reached the yard one
of the children was dead and the others
dying.
The bondsmen OF A. l.. Bloss, postmaster
nj belmont, have removed him and placed
II. NJ Humcs In charge OF the Office. Blose
has not made his quarterly report to the de-
partment and his books show shortage
Some months ago "A shortage was discovered,
but Bloso made It good. and was allowed to
remain. He Is greatly worried over the
present dchcit, and says no cannot account
for 1t.
A west train on the Altoona. Clenrfleld q
Northern Railroad. consisting of one engine
and passenger coach, jumped the track at
Wopsonunock. The coach rolled 80 feet
down the sido OF the mountain. where It
lodged In the bushes, and catching lire from
the stove, burned. passenger and two
trainmen escaped mirucuiousiy.
Rev. I. O. Baker, pastor Of the English
Lutheran church at Erie, has been arrested
and taken to Girard on a charge Of libel pre-
ferred 10y A. Prieski, an evangelist whom
Rev. Mr.. Baker charged with being an i'm
poster.
Jacob Bodenheimer. "a wool and hide NOR
chant OF Scottdaic, committed suicide by
hanging himself To tho b,dpost in his room.
No cause cHu be assigned Tor the act llo
leaves u wife and n large family OF children.
John Maitland. the school teacher OF But
Ter county, charged with selling liquor with
out n license, pleaded guilty and was sem
fenced TO pay fine of 900. with three
months imprisonment.
George Erb, aged 80, confessed to the inr-
risburg police To- the murder OF Edward Nut.
ter, last February In Fort Smith, Ark. lm-
med ately after havins confessed he was sent
to jail.
Harry Miller, aged ~ years, fell from a
tree at sharon and broke his shoulder blade
and received internal injuries
Archibald Biethauer "A brakeman of Har.
riEburg. was killed aud six cars wrecked ON
the Pennsylvania raiirOad near Columbia.
Harry l.. Harrison, II brakeman whose
home IL AT Mckees Rocks, was killed. by
train at Jacobs Creek, near West Newton.
william Trough, employed at the Jameson
coal works. near JeannCttc was killed hy bc.
Jug crushed between the ears,
The cooperative glass works nt Beaver
Falls will shut down December ~ for two
weeks for important repairs
Calvin Russell. OF Now Grocnvillc. was
seriously injured by being tramplcd under
the hoofs of u vicious horse.
The Grofr house. at Safe IGarbor, was dc.
stioyed by IRE. the inmates having narrow
escape. The loss Ia $4,000.
Horace Schall, an oyster dealer Of York,
was thrown from Northern Central train,
and instantly killed.
J. J. Lowcry, OF lIyndman. has been ap-
pointed mercantile appraiser for bedford
county
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-12-17

At an auction II rude jar Of common earth.
enware WAS bought by II seller Of perfumes
for penny. But he lllled It with altar Of
roses, an soon every particle OF the sub
stance Of the jar had partaken OF the sweet
ness. The fragrance within It had perme-
ated IL. Long, long atterward, when empticd
and broken, every smallest fragment was
still sweet with the precious perfume. so II
IL. when even the most common life Is illlod
with the word Of Christ. II flows out, as 1t
were, In tho character. in the feelings
and affections. in the thoughts and de-
sires, in the tempcrs and dispositions, until
the whole being Is pcrmeatei, Allied with
the spirit Of Christ. For where tne word OF
Christ dwe'ls. the Holy spirit dwcils. and
whore the Holy spirit dwglls is the kingdom
0t heaven, heaven begun in human life.
We sec the effects ~ this indwolliug ~ me
gentlcnrs9, the swcctncss, th" purity OF
heart. the truth. the patience. the love.
which the word Of Christ always produces. -
]. X. Miller, ID. ID.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-12-17
POPULAR SCIENCE.

A foot OF newly fallen snow changes
into an inch Of water when melted.
The colors penetrating deepest are
the blues and the greens, the red be.
ing cut of first.
Keller has shown in Madagascar that
the corals always grow out in the di.
rection OF the strongest light.
The Geysers of the Yellowstone Nm.
tional Park are failing. Their force
has fallen OF fifty per cent. in sixteen
years.
The Du Points, OF Wilmington, Del.
have horseless family carriage, with
q seating capacity for eight persons.
The motive power is electricity.
A thirty knot torpedo boat do.
stroyer, the Captain Orella, built by
the Lairds for the Chilean Govern.
ment, made an average Of 30.17 knots
on her trial trip on the Clyde.
Leaving out patients that wero mori.
bund ut the time the injection was
made, 579i cases OF diphtheria treated
in private practice in this country Ivy
the antitoxin method gave mortality
OF only S.S per cent.
The air tight compartment theory
OF building ships was copied from
provision of nature shown in the case
of the nautilus. The she'll of this ani.
NAL has forty or fifty compartments,
into which air or water may be al.
mitted, 90 allow the OCCUPANT TO sink
or float as it pleascs.
The making of artificial cars seems
to tnre reached scientific perfection
within tho last decade. Made OF
specially prepared rRbber, flesh col
orGd in tue rough, they are painted
by hand in exact imitation of the re-
naming ear OF tue unfortunate Gus.
tomor. aud as carefully touched" anl
marked as nm artists picture. The
maker gets a hundred dollars apiece
for them.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-12-17
INACTIVITY,

Inactivity IS the "Iry rot OF thousands OF
church members. You will never gain n
good appetite for Gods word. ORR flush of
Joy on your ccuntenan"e. until you lay bold
OF some earnest. self-deuN ing work and
keep at 1t. Nothing will impar such u
holy vehenence to your prayers a. to spend
an hour by u sick bed, or in close labor with
0n impcnitent heart. Nothing will stifen
your muscles more than tough uphill work
In behalf Of some unpopular cause or moral
reform. The only cure for Incidence is
honest work; the only cure for sclllshness
is self-sacriice; the only cure for timidity
+ TO plunge into duty before the shiycr be-
numbs you the only cure for unbclici is to
put Christ TO the test every day. Prayer
must Kill Untclief or else unbcicf will Lill
prayer. The Christian warlug" is not "a sin
gle pitched battle IL Is II campaign for life.
You may often Imagine tnat you have nt-
tended the funeral Of some bcsrtting sin
and 10 1t was ON it, feet again
next morning. You will not fire the Inst
shot until the gates of glory welcome YOU in
among IN" crowned conquerors. Theodore
L. Cuyler u. ID.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-12-17
THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD.
Morton Tin Plate Mill viii Resume opor,-
tions at Once.

Alta meeting of Ia" Amnlgnmntcd Assucla.
ton oi Iron AMI ~t"olwofkcrs held IN Cam.
bridge, o., December T.. at which rrcsl,ut
NJ. NJ. Garland. 90 rlttsburr. and Vice rrcsl.
dent David Ll"wcllyn, Of Martins Ferry.
Wcr" present, II was decided To bring the
strike ut the Morton tiuplntc mill to an end
nud return 10 work his decision was ~.
rived at after lengthy session. at which
George Eyruuu. over whose discharge the
siriN" was inaugurt"d, signincd his desire
tu withdraw.
The employee ~ IN" mill struck Just three
weeks ago, hrrau-" Iyrnon had been dis
charged, and declared that they would not
60 tack 20 WORK until hc wHs rrinstut"i.
lh' company positively refused To r"iustntr
MN and ~ there seemed e. bn no prospects
would too best tor his irllow-workmrn trAt
hc should withdraw The mill Will br start
ed tho first OF urNt week.
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Tic linllnln Ennt.

"Down on tho Ouchita River, in
Arkansas, near Camden. they have
gnnts known ns hulaloes," said II. p.
rhorndike. OF Little Rock, ut the Eb.
bitt. "No one ever calls them gnats,
and no place in New Jersey can be
foun Il where the mosquitoes nro moro
mum erous than the bullaloes along
the Ouohita. | was stopping with II
farmer and after supper ho read the
county paper aloud IN drawlinE tone
that nearly put me to sleep, when sud.
denly he slapped the paper andiumped
up. Jerusalem, wife, he exclaimed /;
this paper says the tutlaloes arc all
gone from tho West and the Govern.
ment fellers don't know where thcr o
are any more. II says they are worth
$50 ariecc. Tell the boys in the morn.
ing not 10 so out with the team. but
we will oil start IN aud catch enough
Of the pcsky bulaloes to make us rich.
The idea that buiTaloes that cover our
horses and cows here are worth big
money up North. l did not have tho
heart to undecoive him, he was so
genuinely happy over his discovery,
and 30 far as | know ho caught the
bulInloes. Washington Star,
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SELECT RELIGIOUS READING


WohK-ffLLED AND wokD-ffLtkD SERMONS.
Sermons may be divided into many classes
but there are two great general divisions
which embrace most pulpit productions.
They nre the sermons filed with words aud
the sermons filled with work. The first kind
costs little and is worth little. Its preacher
holds the low ideal that n sermon only means
the collection OF certain accepted and con-
yentional ideas. He gathers his material
from commonplace sources. places them In
position, and weayes the various parts into
continuous whole. The result may be
neat and interesting address, but Il lacks per-
sonnlity and the touch OF mystic influence
which moves the heart and life OF the hearer.
1hc work-illled sermon possesses the power
denied TO the word-lllled sermon, because the
preacher puts himself into It. IL Is not a
mere collection Of ideas gathered with
moro or less carefulness from different
sources, but IL n presentation Of ideas which
have been thought. studied aud prayed over.
The trouble with much preaching In our day
Is that IL involves too little labor. Ours ia
an age OF helps, and busy men are tempted
to seize the gold dust that lies on the surface
OF their subject without waiting 10 dclve
down patiently aud earnestly TO the golden
nuggets in the rock beneath. They are
content with what comes easily, and
so they fall short OF the stand
ard at which they ought TO aim.
Speaking the other day at the ordination of
young minister. Dr. james Stalker, that
prince OF scottish preachers and writer's,
gave most interesting rcminsccncc OF his
own ordination. His father. a shrewd and
sensibi" country clder.w,.s present at II, and
solemniy spoke to his son after this fashion
when all was over: James. | have been
looking round this congregation uhere were
about seven hundred members in -.
sec In this field many things TO do. and
there will be n thousand things to attend
TO. but YOU must 500 and got your SER
mon thoroughly ready for Sunday The
famous preacher added lis cordial testimony
that II h. had attained any success In the
pdlpit he owed it To- the fact that he had
taken his fathers advice to heart. lie nlls
his sermons with work. and so his wordg go
80 the ends OF the earth Smaller preachers
in smaller spheres should do likewise. Words
without work are az useless ip the pulpit as
out of IT..