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The Penn's Grove record., 1900-02-02

About 5000 lab0fers are at present en-
ployed on Tho RaaamA Canal.
Farmers ~ that not for years have
laborers hevn % tcaree as at present.
Two hundfed brickmakin8 CONCERNS ID
WestphAtin ard rhe Rhine country have
formed = pcol.
Tho wages oemployes Or the Lehleh
Valley GQl1 ~fHny IT Haxleton, Penn.
The coIlf9 Dtllko extends throughput
tbs Wholo ok zoe{4944 Bohemia. Seventy
two thousand AZ ~ tdle.
''|||Il s 4. / |I II::|;; l 1 ~: :;:;' !
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-02-02
KILLED IN FILIPINO TRAP.

Insurgents Suffered Heavy Loss While
Ambushing Americans.
MANILA (By Cable).-A scouting party Of
the Twenty-6fth infantry. while operating
near Subig, was ambushed by the insurg-
ents. Aiieutenant and three privates were
killed, and two or three p~rivates wounded.
A company some distance In the rear,
on hearing the firing, hurried to tho scene
and recovered the bodies.
The local papers assert, though the
statement is not confirmed, that the In
surgents lost forty In killed and wounded.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-02-02

In an attractive and readable pamphlet
Just issued by the New Jersey Library As.
soclation Is contained much Information
about the free circulating libraries OF the
State. The particular aim Of the associa-
ffon just now Is to persuade the Legisla.
ture to provide for a State Library Com.
mission, which shall rave authority to
spend not more than 800 In any one COM
munity whore an equal sum has been raised
for the establishment OF q new library,
Among other things the pamphlet gives
all OF the laws OF New Jersey relating to
public libraries, and 1t will be useful to any
body OF citizens who contemplate starting
q library OF any kind in the State. There
are forty-seven free public libraries In the
State supported wholly or in part by cities
or towns. There are twenty-three SUBJ
scription libraries. As against this en-
,ouragfng showing there are 129 cities and
towns In the State having a population OF
more thap $50 without q library OF any
kind. The Oldest public library in the
State Is in Burlington. 1t was established
In 1858 under q charter from George II.
The largest free public library is in Newark.
Il contains Sc, sos volumes. Next in order
come Jersey City, Paterson and Hoboken.
Jersey City's library makes the most graft.
flying showing In circulation. Newark is
next and Hoboken third. To Camden,
however. belongs the credit OF having the
largest circulation In proportion to the
number OF volumes. Passaic ranks second
In this respect. Much good ia reported
from the 1850 appropriation by the last
Legislature to carry ont the Travelling
Library act passed In 1897.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-02-02
In All Parts Of the state.

South Jersey trappers are enjoying q
prosperous season.
The public school at Perkintown has
been closed on account OF the prevalence
u scarlatinH.
The sale Of ol~eomargayine as butter Il
and about Cape May has reached large
proportions.
The State Oyster Commission will ash
tor legislation.
It - said there are seventeen candidates
Tor coliector and thirteen candidates for
lseessor, and no end OF asptrants for minor
3fnces In Monroe Township, Gloucester
County.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-02-02

A bill intended to remedy the defects ii
the law concerning tho recovery Of dam.
ages for the death OF persons resulting
from neglect or wrongful acts, or de-.
fault, " has been drawn by Assemblymar
George g. Tenant of Hudson County. The
bill Is Intended to apply In UGH cases al
that OF Abraham Lincoln Graham, OF Jer.
sey City. who sued the Consolidated Trac.
tion Company for $40. 600 damages for the
death OF his son. Verdicts for $4,000 gfver
by three iuries were set aside by the courts
Supreme Court Justice Gumere, In setting
aside one verdict, ruled hat under the
laws damages can bersecured only for pc
cunfary loss actually sustained, and not fol
sentimental injuries. The Court allowed
but 81 damages. The fourth and last ttia'
resulted In . verdict OF $4,000. Mr.. Ten.
nant's bill gives the right to recover to the
widow or wfdoWer, or to the next Of kin
damages for the loss and suffering and not
for the ~pecuniary loss as heretofore.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-02-02
Fattening Fowls.

Ten or at most fifteen days should
be sufficient time for fattening fowls.
Feed corn meal seasoned with salt and
milk in the morning, at noon whole
corn, and the same at night. Give al
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-02-02
NO FEDERAL INrERrERENcE
Unless the State Authorities, Unable to
Maintain Order. GALL For Assistance.

OHIesB INC St0b6 AutnOfIti6Bs Uh8bIo to
Maintain Order, talI For Assistance.
WASHINGTON, d. CT {9pecial).-No inter.
enc by the Eodoraf4afiorities in the Ken.
lucky troubles is locked for by the officials
here, at last not sdlong as the State au-
thorities are able to bontrol the situation.
II, however, the situation should be-
come SO serious that the State authorities
are unable to deal With it and should call
upon the Federal Government for assist.
ance to suppress the disorder, troops
would, Of course, bessent.
But this would only be lone as a last re.
sort and upon the representations OF tie
State officials that they had exhau sted all
their resources and we're powerless to cope
with the situation.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-02-02
GIRL RELEASED FROM THE HAREM
Italy's UItimatum 70 the Turkish Gov
e.uunn% W.. U..A

Italy's UltImatuln - the Turkish Gov.
eminent Was Needed.
CoNsrANTINopLE by cable).-The Italian
Embassy sent an uitiptatum to the Porte
In regard to the ItSian girl. Sylvia Gemeli,
who was placed IN . harem by a Turkish
officer. The Portshad previously refused
to release the girl on the ground that she
was OF age aud had embraced Islamlsm.
The uItimatum $tated that, unless tie
girl was handed over to the embassy with.
In twenty-four hours, diplomatic relations
would be broken Oh.
The Government subsequently directed
that the girl be released n she was turned
over the italian REPRESENTATIVE.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-02-02
Emperor sim Issuln9 Edlct.,

The shanghai correspondent OF The
Times, Of Londonlsays: Emperor Kwane
Su continues to Issue edicts in sis owr
name. NankingIand Wu-Chang oficiale
consider that hiabimmedate retirement Is
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-02-02
Thirty Workmen Drown,

The British steamer Expedient has run
down and sunk q harbor steamer near Al
tona, Germany. Thirty workmen were
drowned.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-02-02

Frank Haley, who had about seven years
20 serve OF term OF ten years, to which
be was sentenced from Warren County In
Nay, 1897, has been liberated by the Court
ofPardons. He was convicted OF burglary
Haley has lockjaw, and his pardon was
recommended by the prison physician and
The Judge and Prosecutor OF Warren
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-02-02

AHOxAcy OUuuectB WIN New YORK CITY.
Work on the proposed new trolley line
between P~hillipsburg and Washington, a
distance Of twelve miles a been com.
nenced. The road will pass through Stew.
artsville and New Village, and viii also
;ouch the large cement Industries In that
ocality. From Washington the line will
oe extended to Hackettstown, Stanhopc.
Lake Hopatcong, and thence to Summit,
he erect terminus of b trolley line from
VeW York.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-02-02
SENATOR GOEBHL SHOT.
Democratic Claimant For Goyernorship
Of Kentucky an Assassin's Victim.
ALL STATE TROOPS CALLED OUT.
Five Shots We're Fired FROM . window
in h Executive Building ii Frank
fort-Militia Quickly ON Gnard-Cen-
test Decides in Goebel's
Favor For tie

FRANKFORT, KY. (Special).-William Goe.
bel, the Democratic contestant for Gov.
ernor of Kentucky, was shot by an assassin
while on his way to the Capitol. Senator
Goebel was wounded by rife ball OF small
calibre. not ovcr .38, which struck him in
the right side, just below the armpit. The
ball passed through the back part Of the
right lung, across the body in q diagonal
line, passing out below the left shoulder
blade.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-02-02

Thirteen spaniards Drowned.
The Spanish steamer Vale has found.
cred on the coast Of Spain, thirteen Of the
crew being drowned.
The evening times., 1900-02-09
FEMALES AND CRIMINALS.
Partially of the Sex Toward brutal
Murderers.

(FTom the New York Commercial Advertiser) p
In every important murder case, pdTticu-
larly where much brutality has been
shown, we remark on the extraordinary in
terest some women shCw in the murderer.
Luetgert who cut up his wife into sau-
sage meat, received numerous proposals CT
marriage while being tried, and hardly a
murderer seems to be SO repulsive as not
to awaken feelings conventionally called
tender in the hearts of some women.
We are accustomed to think of this as, il
not peculiarly modern, at least accompany
ing the degeneracy of the times But il is
interesting to note that in the olden
times. not only must the same phenomenon
have been observed, but that in some
countries men even recognized it as SO
reasonable as by law to reprieve a muir
derer from death if some maiden would
choose him for her husband.
This, TOO. seems to have been some what
the custom among the Indians and the ne
groes of African, unless many a we'll
known captive has falsely introduced this
incident to cast glamour of romance
about himself. Sienkiewicz has brought
this law into his latest novel and thus
saves his hero from death on the gallows
Ii is rather remarkable considering how
many travellers have availed themselves Cf
the incident, that more romancers should
not have employed it, Sienkewicz SLOWS
us how effective it may be when naught
but death seems left to the hero
The evening times., 1900-02-09
REPORTS ON DISTRICT BILLS.
Action on Local Legislation Recon-
menGed to the Senate.

AT the regular meeting OF the Senate
Committee on the District of Columbia TO-
day, the various members of the commit &c
were authorized TO make the following re-
ports
BY Mr.. Gallinger favorably, a bill 10
provide for the compulsory support Of chill
dren of parents in the District of Co.um-
bia, and for other purposes; also. favor
ably. bill authorizing the Commissioners
of the District of Columbia to enter into
a contract for the collection and disposal
of garbage and dead animals in said Dis
trict.
BY Mr. Mcmillan, adversely. bill to au-
thorize the Falls Church and Potomac
Railway Compby of Virginia to extend its
line into and within the District of Co.
lumbia. and for ether purposes; also, ad-
versely. bill to regulate the service and
fix the hours for persons employed as po-
licemen, firemen and officers in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Mr.. Mcmillan was authorized TO request
the reference TO the Committee on Judi
ciary of the following Senate resolution,
together with report of the United States
District Attorney on the subject:
Resolved. That the Committee on the
District of Columbia be requested 10 en-
quire into the manner in which prelimi-
nary examinations in criminal cases are
conducted by courts or magistrates in the
District of Columbia and whether in such
preliminary examinations evidence for the
defence is not allowed. And the said COM
mittee will consider and report what rem
edy, if any, should be provided by Con-
gress."
The evening times., 1900-02-09
THE HAWAIIAN LEGISLATURE.
The Body to he Called Together BE.
cause of the Plague.

President Mckinley has decided TO issue
a proclamation recalling the Hawaiian
Legislature, and authorizing IL TO pass laws
and to enact such temporary measures as
may be necessary TO relieve present needs
in the island.
The decision was brought about by an
alarming condition of affairs reported to
the meeting of the Cabinet this morning
1t was said that the burning of buildings
and necessary destruction of other build
ings in Honolulu on account of the efforts
to stamp out the bubonic plague have
caused great destitution and suffering
among the people.
The disease has made rapid tsrides,
despite the efforts taken TO stop its spread,
and the conditions in and around Honolulu
are very serious. The President and the
members if the Cabinet agreed that some
thing must be done by the Federal Gov
ernment TO relieve the situation.
The legislation pending in Congress for
the permanent government of Hawaii is
not likely to be enacted into law very soon
and the President deems it unwise to wait
for Congressional action.
Consequently the proposed proclama tion
will be issued within two or three days
recalling the Legislature that went out of
existence when the Federal Government
took control of the islands and authorizing
it to take all necessary measures.
The evening times., 1900-02-09
Anac0stia Residents CouuIafu

Several of the residents of Anacostia
have written TO the Commissioners COM
planning that the widening of the street
railway tracks on Monroe Street would
cut of great deal of the driveway and
asking the Commissioners to remedy the
evil The Commissioners, in reply, state
that the tracks are to be widened to ac-
commodste the usual build of car. The
cars heretofore run on this street were
very small the Commissioners state. and
il is necessary TO widen the tracks to al
low the larger cars to pass safely along
the Jhoroughfore. They are however
willing TO hear any objections against the
project, with view to modifying the plan
III necessary
The evening times., 1900-02-09
WOUNDED TWENTY-sIX TIMES.
An Ohio Soldier Struck by Many Bull
lets i'm One Fight.
IVtS III VHc FFEHt.
From the Kansas City Star)

From the Kansas City Star)
An Ohio soldier seems TO hold the record
for being wounded more times at once than
any other man who lived through it. The
remarkable part of it is that he received
all the wounds in a single battle and all
but one of them at the same instant. He
is, or was, until he was mustered out of
thu service on account of his wounds. Pri-
vate Krider, of Light Battery X, Third
United States Artillery.
"a an engagement in which Krider's bat
terry took an active part, shrapnel shell
was exploded by the Filipinos in the near
vicinity of the battery, and twenty-five
leaden bullets from 1t were lodged in the
body of Private Krider. In the same en-
gagement a bullet from a Mauser rife
struck him, making total of twenty six
wounds inflicted upon him in this one ac-
tion.
Krider was sent to the hospital, where he
remained until he had recovered sufficiently
to make 1t safe to remove him to a gov
ernment hospital transport, which brought
him to San Francisco. where he was again
transferred to the United States Army Hos
pital at the Preside, where he recovered
and was able to travel without an attend
ant to his hame in Wharton, Ohio, where
his mother lives. After -Krider recovered
he wanted to return to Luzon and again
fight the Filipinos hoping to be able to re-
venge himself against them for filling his
body with lead When told that his
wounds had disabled him for further SER
vice in our army he cried like 81 child
Krider will probably get .-eneion of $72
month as long as he lives.
The evening times., 1900-02-09
EARLY PRICE DECLINES
The Trading Altogether Wanting
in Snap or Animation.
Western Union COnspicuOusly Weak
Through Prospective Bonding
London Strengthens With Reports
of Relief TO Ladysmith-Foreign
Houses Were Fairly Good Buyers.

NEW YORK. Feb 9-Yesterday's reactionary
Tendency WAS continued in the Stock Market this
~sorning in the early dealings. The declines were
IN sew instances not severe, but the trading was
altogether wanting in snap and animation. Nest-
ern Union was the conspicuously weak feature Of
the market. the selling in that instance reflect
ing the disquietude existing by the announce
ment OF the issue OF the S20,0O0,O00 of bonds.
There was a virtual absence Of news over night
bearing upon the market.
The London Stock Market reported strong
notwithstanding the consols persistent reports
that General Butler had succeeded in raising the
siege of Iadysmith Foreign houses were fair
buyers Of stocks in the local market. Notwith-
standing the small volume of business interest
was fairly well distributed, particular quarter
OF the market receiving undue amount Of at
tentiop.
The evening times., 1900-02-09
THE CONTESTED ELECTION.
A Hearing of the Mutual Fire In
surance Injunction Case.

A hearing was begun this morning be-
fore Judge Cole upon the equity injunc-
tion suits known as the Mutual Fire In
surance Company and r. Harrison John
son and others against Samuel H. Walker
and others, which were recently consoli-
dated. The questions at issue affect the
validity of the recent election held by the
company on January Is, at which the
counting of ballots was restrained by an
order of the court, issued by Judge Bar
nard. until hearing could be had.
The complainants, who are a majority OF
the old board of managers, and are repre-
sented by Messrs. r. Ross Perry & Son.
and Samuel Maddox. allege that certain
resolutions which prevented voting old
proxies or any being voted by managers or
employees, were invalid, and that the en-
forcement Of these resolutions deprived
them of great number of votes which pre-
vented their election.
The defendants, for whom Messrs. A S.
WOrthington, d. w. Baker, and Wilton J.
Lambert appear deny these charges, affirm
the validity of the resolution and the regu
larity of the election.
The hearing will probably be concluded
tomorrow.
The evening times., 1900-02-09
ENCURS SIONS.
AUCTION SALES.
UNITED STATES MARsHAL's sALE-By vfrt

UNITED STATES MARSHAL's SALE-By virtue
of a writ of feri faciss. issued out OF the
clerks office of the Supreme Court of the District
OF Columbia. and to directed, I will sell at
public sale for cash, on SATURDAY, MARCH 10
1900, AT IL O'CLOCK A. NJ, in front of the
court house door, Washington, d. c., the follow
ing described real estate, to-wit. Lots numbered
81, IS, SO, and 90, in block number l. in Oregon
l.. Green's subdivision Of part of a tract of
land in the county Of Washington
District OF Columbia, as per plat in
County Book, number 6, page 81 in the
office OF the Surveyor of the District of Columbia
seized and levied upon the property Of Claud-
us B. Smith and George o. Watson Trustees
terre tenants of Andrew NJ. Green, deceased and
sold to satisfy execution No. Al, 1854, in favor of
Henry H. Bergman, Treasurer OF the Washington
Six Per Cent Permanent Building Association.
plaintiff
AULICK PALMER, Marshal.
THOS. BOWLING & CO., Auctioneers
The evening times., 1900-02-09
New York Cotton Market.
DIED SEEKING A DOCTOR,
A Woman Stricken While Trying TO
Secure Medical Aid,

WAlNESB0R0, Pa, Feb. 9.-While on
her way 10 the office of DIR. Walter Pearce
fl this place, Mrs Mary Firmwalt was
stricken with fatal Illness and sat down on
a doorstep to rest. Her condition was
noticed by pedestrians, who carried her 10
the doctors Office, where she became I'm
conscious and died while the doctor was
trying to revive her. She had been i'll for
some time and was on her way to get
medicine when seized with the attack that
resulted in her death. Mrs Firmwalt was
a native of Emmitsburg, Md, and was
seventy-hve years old. Her son, Charles
Flrmwalt, lives at Sparrows Point.
The evening times., 1900-02-09
PASSED BAD MONEY.
1--WE Young Men Circulating Counter
felt Bills.

FREDERICK. Nd. Feb. 9.-The authori-
ties are looking for two young men who
have been passing counterfeit money al
Damascus and other places in Montgom-
cry county, where they succeeded in get
ting rid of a considerable amount of ten
and twenty dollar bills on storekeepers
They had a horse and buggy, and, driving
up to a store. would make Il small pur-
chase, rendering a counterfeit bill, and as
soon as they received the change would
hurriedly drive off for a new victim.
They were last seen in the southern sec
tion of the county, where they abandoned
their team and crossed the Potomac River
into Virginia.
The evening times., 1900-02-09
Mr.. Parsons, Lecture.

An illustrated lecture will be given to-
night under the auspices of the National
Geographic Society, at the Congregational
Church, Tenth and G Streets, on "Explora-
tons in the Yangste Kiang Valley by Mr..
William Barclay Parsons. Mr.. Parsons
surveyed a railway route through the
valley quite recently, and will give an ac-
count of the survey and his explorations
in connection Herewith
The evening times., 1900-02-09
The Continental Memorial Hall

Mrs. Daniel Manning and Mrs. William
P. Frye, representing the Daughters of the
American Revolution, appeared before the
House Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds this morning in behalf Of the bill
introduced by Mr.. Berry of Kentucky. to
give to the Daughters of the American
Revolution the Rawlins Park, or square be-
tween Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets
and Street and New York Avenue, for a
site for the erection of Continental Me-
mortal Hall
The evening times., 1900-02-09
Operation. I'm south Africa.

the British forces in South Africa up to
and including the battle of Modder River
has been received at the War Depart
ment from Captain Sloeum, the United
States Army officer with Buffers corps
The War Department declines to make the
report public, holding that Il would be
discourteous TO Great Britain to do So
The evening times., 1900-02-09
A Scarcity of Soft Coal

BALTIMORE, Feb. Soft coal is be-
coming scarce at this port, and steamers
are leaving without being able to get
enough to fill their bunkers., The inability
Of the railroads to move the coal from the
mines to tidewater is said to be the cause
of the shortage
The evening times., 1900-02-09
FINANCIAL.
Breaking a Bottle

Why do fair ladies break bottle Of wine on
the ship they are christening? Merely another
survival of barbaric custom. In the days Of
sacrifice to the gods il was customary to get
some poor victim when a boat was being launch
ed. and to cut his throat over the prov, so that
his blood baptized il.
Perhaps ii is your experience that 'fair ladies'
or dark ladies' either, for that matter-do net
consider a ship a necessary adjunct when they
''break bottle Many ladies will gladly pass
by 'tschooner' in order 10 break bottle, -
and as for ''ships Pass in the Night" they
are not in il with Bottles That Break
The evening times., 1900-02-09
Colonel LeUis dead

Adjutant General Sheridan, of the De-
partment of the Lakes, with headquarters
at Chicago, telegraphed the War Depart
ment today of the death of Col. John Ran
dolph Lewis, retired, at Chicago.
The evening times., 1900-02-09
Washington stock Exchanxe.

Sales-Potomac Fire Insurance. 25d74. Capital
Traction. 6@9l%. Mergenthaler Linotype, 100
20Ok. American Graphophone, 15@l1l7. Ameri-
Mergenthaler Linotype, 9o@2Oo and 20a2OO1s.
American Graphophone, 100@1lh.
GOVERNMENT BONDS
The evening times., 1900-02-09

The early market very duh and aluc--
featureiess. The traction securities were perhaps
the strongest in jhe list. showing good support
At prices trfe above yesterday close Metro.
politan went 10 I79 and Brooklyn 10 81 The rlvs-
terics in the New York traction situation do not
disguise the fact that most important financial
Interests are rapidly obtaining entire control
aud that the result Of their efforts can hardly be
ANYTHING except good. The quarterly sta,emen;
The evening times., 1900-02-09
Senator Gear. Credenti.I. r;,.a

The credentials of Senator Grear of Iowa
for the term beginning March 4. 1901. were
presented, read, and placed on fle in the
Senate today
The evening times., 1900-02-09

Union Pacific, common, was again strong this
morning. At the present price the new dividend
makes the return on this stock per cent. The
earnings on the common stock last year, inclusive
Of expenditures for permanent betterments, &C
cording to the statement of the company, were
something over per cent This year, 50 far, this
rate has increased at the rate of 2 per cent