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\Hero Shall the Press the People's Right* Maintain, Unawed by Influence sad Unbribed by Gain.\ VOL XX. MAT. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY, 31, 1900. We are &m- you do not. Nobody wart* it. Butit comes to many thoJfc?:fiT*(c every year. Itcomes to ty»w- who have had throat isTaw, and th brarrer Tjf\the ixmgs^~are tied. Stop your cough when it 8rst appears, and you love the great danger of ire trouble. LKTTKtt FROM FLOHIO V. Rev. Father BlanchanL who is journey^ ing to Cuba for rest and recreation, aod to escape tbe rigors of oar Winter climate, has written us the following very interest ing letter concerning his trip which his many friends here will be glad to read:— jACSSOjnnLLE, Fla., Jan. 27, 1900. ~£O,MR. H. D. STEVENS: My Dear Friend:—We had a very pleas- ant journey so far. The sea has been kind to us; the company good. Bishop Gabriels acd Father--Galligaa-, -oi-^few, Yofk,are coming with as as far as Havana. When we left Maione, the sleighing was good; when we left Troy Tuesday morn- ing it was raining bard, aud when we arrived in New York tbe sun was shining, Iyer's herry •eclorai I all kinds. It Put one of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Plasters over your lungs A wholm Mmdlca/ Ubr*ry Free. Mmdlcmi Adv/cm Frwt. We have th« exclusive services of i *ome of the most eminent physician* In the United States. Unusual oppor- tunities and iong experience emi- I nently fit them for giving yoa medical I advice. \Write freely ail the partic- I ulars tn your case. You will receive* 1 prompt T*«!^, without cost. 1 « In the United S Umities and nently fit them advice. Write ulars tn your ca prompt T**?!^, 7 Adlrau LUNGS NATURALLY WEAK, Lungs sore or weakened\!^ the grip, or by pneu- monia or successive eolds, arid throats raw or in- flamed from colds and coughing, need the balmy soothing and healing influence of TOLUIA EMULSION, It is grand for the children, it is grand for the growjti folks. It is very palatable, and as harm- less a4 honey. A bottle of this fine preparation has often saved a child's life by obviating tbe conditions leading to croup and diphtheria, while for adults It is a great protector against Asthma, Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Consumption. Even where the latter diseases are chronic TO L l> 1A KlttCi LS1OLV will give more of relief and com- fort than any other remedy. It is guaranteed to give benefit or your money is returned for the asking. • C. W. HYPE, Druggist, MALOKE, N. Y. Call and See Us. Everybody Welcome, FIYE AND TEN CENT STORE With a higher grade ofGoods have opened in Hayes' Block, East Main Street, With an almost endless varity of Granite jand Tinware. Ribbons, Hosiery, Handlcerelilef*, Collars, Ladled Toilet Articles, Fancy G^ods, In great profnsion. New Goods Arriving Daily, No Trouble to Show Good*. Special Sale THIS WEBS, | BASKETS, PICTURE FRAMES I . . AND, DOLLS, . . Miss McDonald's, (EOcfcok's Sioi*,} If yoa wish a key fitted or * lock re- paired, remember Beach Is an expert at this work. 19tf though the air -' quite cool. Jacksonville the weather is JustlTke In Maionein the, J*M.dayj_ot-~thti. beginning of June. Yesterday we went to see the ostrich farm. There are about one h and red of those birds there. We saw a few that were five weeks old Itifkey; some of five months were five feet high. The biggest,onb (they call him Napoleon) is ten feet high and can go one miie in two minutes and a half. We start this afternoon atibEee-o'-dock oiv&steamer of the St. John's River. We hope to be in Tampa 'tomorrow evening, in Key West Saturday evening and in Cuba Wednesday morning. After spending a few days in Havana, we will come back to Key West to stay about four weeks: then we will come to Tampa to stay till the end of March. I will write to vou from Key West. Bishop Gabriels will go back in\ two or three weeks. This isjhe week of the Saranac Lake winter carnival and hnste nf sf>ft,go r B « aro .,.. : y~.~. ;~ ~ .•T\' a ^f** r \ W»'1 > MVMWi . * * J -fcjfc- ••- W p > Ml I «—*%*- expected there to witntes tbe winter sports. The ice fortress this year is more massive and beautiful than ever before, being 125 feet long; with, a central tower 45 feet high. It will be lighted- up by colored electric lights. John Neilson, the world-famous skater, will again appear, and Miss Minnie Cummings, of Minne- apolis, will give exhibitions of fancy skating. On the second day, Wednesday, there will be a hockey match between the Saranac Lake boys and the Maione team, and the third day the Huntingdon team will meet the Lakers. The New York Central will sell excursion tickets from stations on the Adirondack division, also fron/Huntingdon, Valleyfield and Mont- real to Saranac Lake and j-eturn at low rates, tickets good going January 30thu 31st or Feb. 1st, returning on or before February 5th. Special low rates will be made from Maione, Montreal and other principal stations on the Northern por- tion of the Adirondack division for tickets good going Feb. 1st, returning the game day or On the morning train of Feb. 2nd. Full particulars may be had from N. Y. Central agents. •••••»••••»•••»»•••••»»• ;: Worst Off Man I rv The World, f 4 • The weak and despairing among - . • men—those who, through excesses of - > • any kind, dissipation or overwork. < > •* • find their vital powers decaying-can * <• I ^ Dr. Greene is the discoverer of Dr.\ ' X Greene's Nervura. which is famous * ' X, wherever the English language is . * + spoken, as the greatest medicine ever., \ + made known to suffering humanity. He.,. 4> has also discovered many otherwonder-.< , 4 • fully curative remedies for different 4 • 4 • diseases. This great specialist can be 4 • • consulted free oi ail charge, and every •< <• • man who is beginning to realize the 4 > •• despair of devitalization should avail < • + himself of the oppprtunity to l>e re- 4 • • stored \to\ the \\full'\vigor of manhood. •> > 4* ho other physician in the world has^ • -o-done what Dr. Greene has do n e for-< • 4 • weak men His advice is free a*d his < • •• treatment is the mast successful in the 4 - • world. There are \healthy and happy 4 » ••• men in every community isrho were < • 4 • made so by Dr. Greene's scientific 4 • • advice. •••••••••••••••••••»»•• Why Bake Your Life Away WHEN YOU CAN GET TEB Balsed Doughnuts, Crullers, Cream Puffs, Sponge •akes. Fruit Cakes, &c, always fresh baked from Taylor's Family Bakery. Lady Singers, Maccaroons. Kisses, Ac, to order. Goods delivered at yonr home dally. A 11 bread wrapped tut waxed pap«r as i t eomew front tb e oren, saving handling and rehand- ttog. Only the pure#t material« used In tbe bak- ing. Leave orders at my store in Ferris Block, where goods are on sale at all times. B» C. TAYtiOB. NOTICE. To the Plumbers of franklin County: QPBQFICATION8 FOR THB PLUMBING C r for the n«w sewera*re for the county house will be on exhibition at the office of ibeootmty treasurer at the oouit house until February lat, and waled bids will be received t ill February 1st. 1900, at noon. The right is reserved to reject all bids. Maione. 17. Y., Jan. 13th, I90O. 8w3 A. C. MORSEL Supt. of the Po«r. Mandy Richards was arrested at Sara- ac Lake last week as a disorderly person. She wan taken, before Justice Mclntyre aod s»QtenoecL to sixty days In tbe county jail, together with a floe of $50.00. OF INTBJBKST TO HOP OROWEBN. \ A^eemblynaan Stevens has introduced a hew pure beer bill in the assembly, drawa on lines in some respects similar to former bills, but in two respects entirely different. These are tbe requiring of brewers and bot- tlers to make semi-annual sworn reports to the department of excise, and putting the burden apoo the excise inspectors to visit not only wholesale and retail stores, but breweries 1 ®and bottling works as well. Nearly all former bills have provided for a complicated system of testing, requiring the employment of chemists «nd necessi- tating too great an expense, to the State. This bill rtquiree no additional expense^ the excise inspectors being already pro- vided^ aad fchp swfurp rcpofta placing\ tbe ^brewers itr danger of-jmnishment for a felony if they falsify the&i. The bill is practically prohibitive against the sale in this State of beet which is chemically made without hops, because no dealer would car* to put up a sign in hie store, (prior frrifleiiUHl liquors sold here. There seems to be good prospect thai the measure will pass thts assembly with slight Amendments. The followinjjjs the bilUp detail: ^SKrt.ion 1. For the purposes of this act all fermented liquors known as beer, ale or porter, In the manufacture of which any ingredient, ma- terial, substance or element other than pure barley malt, pare hops or pore extract of hops, pure yeast, pure water and pure cereal products made only of wheat or corn, or both, are used, or which contain any other ingredient or sub- stance whatever, shall be classed as \ inferior,\ and tbfe casksT&egs. barrels, bottles, packages or other receptacles ccmtainiDg the same shall be conspicuously and firmly branded or labeled by the brewers,, manufacturefs-or bottlers of such beer, ale or porter with the word \ inferior.\ I Z. Any wholesaler or retailer who sells suehr fi\ beer, ale or porter within this State play within his place-of r^ritdlgirST^lW l beer ale o il d than eighteen inches in length on which ike words \ inferior fermented liquors sold here^ shall be distinctly printed in large black type in letters not less than one inch from fop to bottom, so that such sign can be easily seen and read by all his patrons. Whoever shall knovdugly and wilfully violate the provisions of this sec- tion snail be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shalt be liable on conviction to a fine ot one hundred dollars, or imprisonment for three months, or both such fine and imprisonment. § 3. It shall be the duty of ail brewers, manu- facturers or bottlers of beer, ale or porter within this_ State to report semi-annual)y to the State 1 Excise Commissioner the quantity of beer.^ale or porter brewed, manufactured or bottled by them for tbe preceding six tuonths. the number and size of the casks, kegs, barrels, bottles, pack- ages or other receptacles in which contained,and the number of such casks, kegs, barrels, bottles. packages or othe receptacles branded or labled *' inferior.\ according to this act. Such reports '\ shaii be printed or written or partlv printed and P^ j>artly written and duly verified before an officer , auTSorizetTbyTaw to administer oaths; and falsi- fication of the same shall be perjury. § 4. Whoever violates the provisions of sec- tions one and three of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and noon conviction shall be liable to a fine of five hundred dollars, or imprisonment for six months, or both, except when prosecuted for perjury for falsifying re- ports, in which case the Courts shaii visit upon the party convicted the usual legal penalty. § 5. It shall be the duty of the State Excise Commissioner, or his deputies, agents or em- ployees, to make such periodical visits and ex- aminations of all breweries, manufactories oi bottling works, where^/beer. ale or porter are brewed,manufactured oFbottled, and stores,bars or other places of business of wholesalers and re- tailers of beer, ale or porter, aod to make such formal complaints to tie proper local officers and in the proper Courts as may be accessary to se- cure the enforcement of the provisions of this act. £ 0. This act shall take effect immediately. Assemblyman Steven's has also intro- duced a bill to put.the expense of trying Indians for crimes committed on Indian reservations upon tbe State instead of the counties in which sncfa reservations are situated. For years Franklin county and the towns adjoining the reservation have been paying the expenses for every Indian brawl upon the St. Regis Reservation without receiving a dollar of tax or hav- ing any other authority save court juris- diction^gver the tribe. It is difficult to secure the passage of any bill making a State charge of local expenditures, but in these eases it is certainly justifiable, and if the measure fails of passage it will be simply because there are many just things which must go undone through a desire to keep down the tax rate. A jrrnr VEBBICT, The verdict of acquittal in\ the conspir- acy case against Moy Loy aod William N. Ctemenshire last week wag everywhere received with general satisfaction. No case has been tried at Albany in years which has attracted such univefsal atten- tion, nor has any been so well tried by the attorneys for the defence. The principal speech in summing up was delivered by Robert M. Moore, of this village, who talked for an hour and a quarter, review- ing the evidence in all its details in a most convincing'way. It was declared by all the attorneys present in the court to have been a very able presentation. To him, more than to all others, in due the happy outcome, because h.s familiarity with the facts and with the methods of. the govern- Tneatln handling Chinese eases gave him a better understanding and more compre- hensive grasps of ~ the~evidence^ TIT hand*. The reputation which, he has made for himself as a criminal lawyer will not soon be forgotten. When the jury rendered instructed also to find a verdict of \not guilty \ in the case of Xe!*on W. Porter, against whom the case had been dismissed at tbe close of tbe people's testimony. It Is saTdrihafTilessrs: Cleminshrre and ^toy Loy will demand re-instatement in the U. S. service, but Mr. Porter does not care to be reinstated having recently gone into business a*, a member of tbe firm of F. W. Lawrence & Co. The trial has cost the defendants a good deal of money which oaght to be restored to them by an ant of congress, inasmuch as the evidence against them proved so frivolous and irreliable. It is a pleasure to all their friends to know that they have been so completely and triampbantly exonerated. The modern Suitor. He woo«d her on his knees— \ Old-fashioned!\ you declare, O. no; for if you please. The maid was sitting there. - —FhUaJ«lpl»la Preta. A quick cure for Coughs , and Col<ls. Wa*ranted to break up the most dis- tressing Cough in a few hours' time* Unequalled - for All affections of Throat or Lungs* Safe and pleas- ant to take* A quick, sure cure* A perfect rem- edy* Endorsed by thous- ' ands. Large Bottles, 25 cents* For sale by all Druggists. DAVJB * LA WHENCE CO., Ltd., Pf»pri«tf» al Parry QmW PtftMHltar £ scientist says that \if the earth was flattened tbe sea would be two miles deep all over the world.\ After meditating a Kansas editor gives jjflf the following: \If any man Is caught flattening out the eartb shoot him on the ppot, and don't be too blamed particular what spot. A great many of as can't swim.\ POWDER Makes tlie food more delicious and wholesome PERSONAL. Thomas Cantwell, Esq., visited Amster dam, N. Y., last week. c Elbert Magoon spent last Sunday <with relatives in Winthrop. Attorney N. H, Munsill is confined to the house with a severe cold. Mrs. W. C. Breed and child, of New York, are guests at C W. Breed's. Miss Nellie Sheehan, of Potsdam, is spending a few days in town with her friend, Miss Cahiii. Mr. W. M. Burritt and bride, of Chili Station, N. Y., are spending a week in town at the home Of Prin. O. H. Burritt. Miss Mary Eldredge is spending a few days at Saranac Lake during the carnival. Mrs. Elizabeth Pierce accompanied her. Hon. John P. Badger spent last week in Albany and Amsterdam on legal busi- ness. Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Wardner, of Rainbow, visited Maione on Thursday last. / Walter J. Mallon and K A. Whitney attended the races at Saranac Lake last week. Mrs. Thomas Davidson, of Plattsburgb, is the guest of hei parents, Mr. and Mrs! F. H. Cramer. Mrs. O. H. Burritt and son, Howard, have returned from New Jersey, after an absence of several weeks. Miss Carrie Chapman has gone to Han- over, N. H., to enter a hospital intending to become a professional curse. Homer Maloney, of this village, is now a passenger conductor on the O. & L. C. R, R,, in place of A. F. Rock, resigned. L. W. Eldredge, the marble dealer, of Canton, has been making a business trip throughout the county during the past weekr ' * Frank A. Eldredge made a business trip to Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake and Piercefield during the latter part of last week. Mrs, C. A. Wilson, who has beeo visit- ing her mother and other relatives in ;, left for her home in Chicopee Falls, Mass., Monday morning. Rev. Father McDermott, now of Alex- anderia Bay, formerly pastor of the Catholic church at Chasm Falls, was a visitor in town Monday. Constable Phil Tully acted as police- man for several days last week in place of Policeman Whippie, who fell and hurt his le*. Mr. Whippie is again oa d January 34th, Miss Ida McKerracher, in charge of the telephone exchange, -was jth® recipient^of a gold watch from her mother, & gift In honor of her eighteenth birthday. Mrs. H. ET. -Stevens and daughter, Jeannette, are spending the week in Al- bany. From there they go to Rochester to visit friends, expecting to be absent about three weeks. Mrs. Henry Todd has gone to Potsdam to attend commencement exercises at the Normal, her sister, Miss Minnie C Ross, being a gradaate. Among other grad- uates are Helen R. and Mary E. Gremore, of St. Regis Fails, and Helen M. Condon, of Fort, Covington. Miaa Elolse E. Jones, who was for sev- eral years & resident of Maione, has enter- ed a hospital at Hanover, N. H.pTwith intention of becoming a trained-Curse. She is a young lady of good accomplish- ments and is a granddaughter of tbe venerable Wm. B. Earle, and a niece of Col- Wm. A. Jo\nes both well-known citizens of Maione. Mr. F. B. Estes, manager of the .Etna Life Insurance Company in this district, left home Friday last for Chicago for an absence of a week or ten days, combining business with pleasure. Mr. Estes will doubtless enjoy a well merited vacation, as his office has written $323,000 of new insurance during the past year, giving him a special bonus of $342 for amount of insurance written over and above f 100,- 000, the amount anticipated by the com- pany. Mrs. Estea, now in the West, will return with him. OUR NEIGHBORS. Miss B. Patton, of Antwerp, was mar- ried last week to Moy Gop Yahn, a Chin- ese laundryroan, detective and interpreter of Washington, D. C. Dennis Cotter, a yonng lad of Hogans- burg, while playing around a circular saw recently, got his arm [caught in the fly wheel, taking tbe arm\ off just above the elbow. Frank M. Crowley, condnctor on a local freight on the'R., W. & O. railroad, fell beneat^ the cars near Carthage, Tuesday night. One foot was badly mangled and it is_feared amputation will be necessary. A letter from Henry Currier, of Nor- wood, who, with John McKenty^al ibe same place, ia digging gold in the Kkm f -di-ke, states that they took ont'\$1 of \ tbe yellow metal in tbe month of Novem ber. ^ Tbe.anpeal.Jtor a new trial in the mar- Howard Burt has been put over until the March term of the court of appeals, owing to the illness of Burt's at- torney, Enj^Charles A. Kellogg, of Qg 4ensbu*£. ^-—- H. A. Spencer, of Star, EUenburgh, says that in a portion of that town, three miles square, one mile and a half each way from the Star creamery, embraci** 8:315 acres, 67,550 bushels of potat< were raised last year. , A committee of the Adirondack Hotel League has decided that the Adirondack hotels will be represented at the Boston sportsmen's show to be held February 22 i*^, Frank^s \exhibits will be taken from Saranac Lake to the exhibit. Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Silver^ef Chateau- gay, celebrated their fiftieth anniversary on Tuesday evening of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Silver are honored and worthy resident? of the town and their many fiiends throughout the county extend congratulations. H- V. Haight, of Ballstoo. has in his possession a one dollar bill which he dis- covered in making up the tannery pay roll, on one end of which is written in a legible hand: \Beware of wine and wo- men, DaDnemora, N. Y.\ and on the other, \The last of a $50,000 fortune. Thomas M. Persons and Miss Grace E. Martin, both weil-kaown young people of Chateaagay, were married at the hosie- ot the bride in that village last Wednesday evening. After a short honeymoon trip they will return to Cbateaugay to occupy a beautiful new residence on Franklin street. Archie Spencer, of Norwood, employed on the R. f W. & O. railroad as brakeman, while passing from one box car to another in a moving train, fell to the ground, striking on his head and suffering a frac tnre of the skull. Physicians who were called were unable to say whether he would recover. Beet sugar factories are going np fast in New York State. Following the one to be built at Clayton by tbe Jefferson Beet Sugar Refining Company, another will be built at Lyons, N. Y, Contracts are being made with many farmers in St*. Lawrence county to furnish sugar beets for the Clayton factory. From a maple tree in Oneonta, a twig was taken last week eighteen inches in length, with two o7\l&*ree small lateral branches. Twenty-five bunches of eggs of the maple tree caterpillar were counted thereon. As each of these knots of eggs is good for 200 worms, a modest total of 5,000 caterpillars is reached from this single twig. Charles McCarthy, who was a circus clown more than forty years ago and was known arthe first man to tarn a double somersault, is dead. \McCarthy was born in Utica, where bis athletic feat* first attracted atteatip.ii. Be was a con Temporary with Dan Rice and has been associated with nearly ail the old-time wagon shows An eiopemetit occurred at Lyon Moun- tain the otWr^day, the parties concerned being a Mrs. Nicholson and a Swede, who was in the employ of the Chateaagay Ore & Iron Company. Mrs. Nicholson ran a boardi&g house, the Swede being one of the inmates. Tke pair took the morning train from Lyon Mountain and bought tickets for Port Henry. The husband discovered his loss about noon and noti- fied the ciinton Cpunty sheriff, charging the man with theft,alleging that the elop- ing pair had taken some of his property with them. The Swede was later arrested at Port Henry and brought back. Former Capitol Commissioner Isaac G. Perry, of Binghamton, has prepared plans for additions to be made to Sanatarium Gabriels. Both Catholic and Protestant sufferers from nervous or pulmonary dis- eases are treated at this institution at a nominal cost. There are now in use four buildings for the accommodation of pa- tients and the Sisters, a femporary build- ing for a power plant for warming aod ventilating the buildings, a ooe-story kitchen building at i a laundry building, besides several farm buildings. The Im- provements c*ll for tbe construction of four additional buildings. A peculiar accident occurred above Natural Bridge, in St. Lawrence county, one day last week, and as a result Bert Resseguie, a teamster, lost his life.' He was passing along the highway with n team, when he met another team and a collision occurred. On the load of timber which Mr. Resseguie bad Fas an ax. When the collision occurred the ax was driven into the calf of ope of Resseguie's legs with great force.\ It severed tbe blood vessel at that point and allowed the blood to flow oat freely. A doctor was summoned as «oon as possible but was unable to check the'flow ot blood, aod tbe unfortBDale young man died 'within an hour after thr accident occurred. I - NO. 5. The fisheries, g»me »ud forest commis- sion has received information that John R. Sberman, of Port Henry, pleaded guilty to a charge of* hounding dwr in the Adirondack*, and that be paid a fine of f 100 therefor. While Fred Thomas waa driving across Lake Cnamplain the other day. with a load of hay the wheels of the wagon broke through tbe ice and tbe load ana hdftfes landed in the lake. The team was rescued and also the greater part of the hay. Rees E. Thomas, of Utlca, accidentally shot himself at Moose River, on Saturday, whilejianting rabbits in company with three other friends. Following the shot be was heard to groan and his friends jfusbedHtohi* sid)? but 4ife was already extinct. i^ cJN~ortn- ern District of New York into two court districts has passed tbe U. S. senate and will no doubt promptly pass the ~ house*. court witf then be held in Franklin coun- ty, one in Clinton and one in St7\Xaw\- •\' rence. ' Aid Society-of Buckton, N. Y., are arranging to hot* a debate on whether the war in South Africa is justifi- able... Frank Bigelow,pf MaloDe,has been invited to take the side of the Boers. As Frank^s sympathies are allin that direc- Lktif ill d will doubtless make an eloquent plea for them. Collector Witherbee has appointed Charles W. Rennell a deputy at Rouses Point. Mr. Rennell is a veteran and was, a deputy collector under Harrison. The civij servire* \nvsr p*>Tm\tt o ^ >,j rp t 0 fr c r c instated and the reinstatement was made. He is a prominent Republican \worker In Essex county and his appointment gives satisfaction all along the line. Tbe new Methodist church at Tapper Lake, which takes the place of tbe one that was burned, is all completed and ,will be dedicated on Wednesday, Febru- ary 7tb. Evangelistic services will follow for the remainder of the week. Among those who will assist the pantor are Rev. H. E. Wa^gh, of MaloDe: Rev, George Sharpe, of Cha^eangay, and Presiding Elder Darling. *' Tbe business men of Swanton have Eajsed th%tuoney and purchased 32 acres of land for the new ponder factory to be located there. Tb& is a bonus to the company, which will purchase 20 acres* more. Work on tbe buildings will soon be begun. These will numfeer twelve, three of which will be constructed of brick. The comnanj hopes to be turning oat powder thgpi by the ftr*t of April. Powder is goooproperty now-a-days and mast be had at any price. There has been very little cold weather thus far down tbe State, and the recent rains have carried ant alt the good ice in tbe rivers which had collected. The ice men of Troy, Albany and New York are therefore worrying about an it* famine. Were it not for the great scarcity of cars, on account of the immense western busi- ness being done this yeaT, tbe supply might befsecured from the St. Lawrence and Lake Champlaiu, Such a year of internarcommeree has never been known in this cquncry. < Freight of all kinds, particularly lumber and wood, is now calling in vain for transportation facilities. While Andrew Arabuckel and Joba Murray, of Brockville, were engaged i t repairing the draw bars of two freight cars on a siding last Monday the yard f ngineer was ordered to put another car on the same track. Not knowing that these men were at work, the car was .shoved on with considerable force which brought tbe ; others together with a crash, pinning the unfortunate men between them. Marray was squeezed into a space about eight inches and is thought to have sustained internal injuries. Arabuckel was instantly killed,his bead being caught between tbe buffers and bis skull crushed to a jelly. His cap stuck fast to ooe of dead woods, and when* removed contained a portion of bis brains. The senate ha* pas«K, a bill urged by the G. A. R. by which justice is done to a large elves' of pensioners who have suf- fered under recent rulings of the pension bureau. According to the present law, a widow of>a soldier who has no noeans of support other than her daily labor is pen- sionable a* |8 a month. Tbe commission - er has nrted that the possession of an in- come of t& a month disqualifies such a widow from receiving a pension. The bill jusiiwissed by tbe senate prescribes that no income less than $250 a year shall disqualify. Another point coTered by the bill rectifies an error its a previous bill. At present, no soldier with a single dis- ability entitling him to iese than |6. re- ceives a pension at ail. Tbe bill pre- scribes that if a soldier has several dis- abilities, aggregating f« a month, be shall be pensioned at that rate. tbe Old Forge Companj.. the Fulton Chain Railroad Co. aod tbe Crosby Trans- portation Co. have united it> » snit against the promoters of th* Clearw&ter and Raeqaette Lake Railroad and are attempt- ing to eftjoin them from tb« farther oae of the new branch connecting with the Mobftwk & Maioae at CIe<*rw»ter. Tbe complaint alk»ge& ch.it, fn violation of tb« laws and constitution of the Stale of New York tbe defendants Lave cpnstracted and are maintaining a railroad over tbe parks and forest preserres of tfee Siate, and that the railroad is therefor* » public nutsaace, Tbey-aluo el^im tb*t th* n*H- road has caosed^peciflc tejur? to tbe com- panks and that it will divert tbeir busi- ness and injure tbe'ir property for **k and rental: also that £t will d**pr«ci«te the valoe of their property. The pi*inti!?-i say that the railroad passes through th? virgin forust in Brow u s tract deeded by Dr. Webb-aod another to tb# St«t* f©r fSOO-.OOO, and for ten milm through tim- bered land in the fort**t preeerv* is Ham- ilton county, son)? of which WM deeded by Dr. Webb t# tbe Stat« for over $100 - 000.
