THE BEST Reports of the Wyoming '.. i, c..,.. H Will appreciate the graphic account we shall have of this wink's dedicatory ser vices. . Ulliciillti ''ill i"" o'uii'i. ,TO as usual, in I llh 1Mb UNE. EIGHT PAGES--3G COLUMN'S. SCR ANTON. PA.. MONDAY MORNING. APRIL 1). 1S5)4. TWO CENTS A COPY. U n RY era re a 115 Hi LAI OVJIL, m ol Q) i Q) ILL v frn NOTHING. ELSE 10 If E -U lU lyi Jy) 1 TRIHTEEHTH IS NEAR THE n Oar Boys Closely Crowd the Bight RVg:Mt lor First Bonort WILKES-BARRE IK THE DISTANCE The Report of Inspector General Mc Kibbin Shows That Many Com panies All Below the Standard A Fine Showing Made by A and D The Scranton Regiment Excelled Only by the Eigth Ninth Regiment Out of Sight; In Other Words Not In It. i Harkibbdro, P April B. THE report of uspsotor Q uei MeKibbin witl u embraced the forthcoming report ot t Nations ; url for 189& 1 rid in lie He among otiiT tiling sprini; inspections tnVir.il tlv.it It th? COtOP lilies wue found below recommended for adds that no of this sort the standard an I reinstatement. He recouiiuendaticni will b uiil hereafter and thai m:h tompsoies Will be rO0mmended for distun I mnt. D inng the Inspection at the rvclmentei encampment h y. arras and equipments gTe evidence of un uaaslly cartful atteution, th men ttitk neat and clean ani marlc-"l improve ment iu discipline waa manifest. He rfrs to tha lnfflc!oaoy of battalion commanders in a nuuitir of esse and says Ibat owia; to this inefficiency soine regiments are not marked as huh in battalion drill as the knowledge of th' ir ofBceri and men would warrant Be adds: ''It it to be hoped that in the fatnre company offleeri will re.s to elect field officers whoie lnoomps tenet brings low ratingi to gooi com j)Ht;i. Regimental commanders ibonld rrquire their battalion eotu manden ti. conduct school., for uffi:.r. the attendance at which should be ob ligatory, and their captains to conduct schools for non-iommisiiooed ofiLers." ggOOHD BrtlC.ADK IS BLACK. The report stat-s that K ntmel dnty ie not receiving tba attention wbieb importance warrants in wm organi sational especially in the Second bri gade. Hi' reeoiainends that tba book end pap-rs used in au ard duty in the United States army ne procured and used. He alto rrcomra.nd that a board of officers bo cenvenel to eon a'.dir the int j-'ct of now knapsicit. He is tarthur of the opinion ibat there ahould be a mere nniform aytem of bookkeaping, especially in fi limeial accoanta. and that an auditor out at to be miployed. Ganeral McKibbin thinks the duties and powers of iajors ei.mmanding battalioni shnnld ha alt tied in onlf-ra. It is recommended that there le an Impaction of th nava! battalion cn abort as wll aa on board ship. THIRD BRIGADE LEADS. The inspector trural Indicate! that the rinre of efficiency of tne entire dielaian is 81 01 The Third brigada !'! of witn 8o.70; First l-riiwd-, 7U.!)7. and Secon 1 brigade, 77 o0. In the Cnvalry branch the jfovernor'a troop. atands at tha heail witboBSO; 8hi-rn;an troop, S8 05. and First troop. 8191 In ibe artillery battery A bat BO W, B.ttery B. 7t?.04, and Battery C. 77 .81 The reiiiiuctts in their order Bt 'd na folinws : Eiahtb n tfiiiK'nt, 90 SO; Thirtent 92 31; Fir.. 8 10; Twelfth, 8."i It; Frurih, i-2.80; Uecond, 81.98; Fifteenth, WAS; iniih, 78.80; blat. Feneihlea, 78.88; Eitrhteenth rfrlion;. 7" 2o; Six teenth. 75 08; Fifth, 71.89; Sixth, 71 57; Ninth, 74.04; Fourteenth, 80.54; and Third, 40. The le.iimr company is Company D, Eighth regimen t (City Graya, f Har ribnr:i with 97 3. The second la Com pany A, Thirteenth reiiiment. whoee ratit.K ia 9C 8; third. Company D Thirl..., '. .i . (I-! CI PR CPA RING A DECEPTION. Washma'ton Auiliorl ie. Have No Bo Irgna for Cox.y'. F I lower. Wabiunoton, April 8 The bnr lesque features of the (' x-y tramp march on Waahington disappear, as more or less trustworthy accounts reach the Capitol that bodies of ni'n, called into existence by the Coxey manifesto and tha publicity given it, sr actually likely to arrive here within the next few days. Some fifteen years ago a demonstra tion of a similar kind was nttemptaa' by an Illinois labor agitator or ''walk ing delegate." General John A Lojan snettettel, and General Banm, then commissioner of internal revenue, car ried ont. a plan which at that time re lieved anxiety as to what waa credibly reported io tie a plan in contemplation of making a sadden descent upon the open vaults of tiie treasury during buii n sehoura, overpowering the uuard, and ' looting" the contents. All the numerous old army m-n in the various departments were formed into companies with designated places of assembly. Army revolvers were served to them, aud a ruuulier of Win chester rifles were kept in readineis lor use In imergoncy, By on or two triM alarms it wai demonstrated that 300 veterans fully arinel COOld be concen trated at any given point in the treai nry bnilding at a few minntes' notice. A revival of this plan may be suggested if the prospect of dittnrbance becomes greater than now te.ins apparent, LITERALLV ROASTED HIM. Inhuman Outrnfr., Perrj.trst.d Up-n Henry Winn.ll, of Sharon. Sharon, Pa., April 8 At 1 o'clock yesUrday morning masked burglars forced an entrance to the home of Henry Winnell, who resides alone one mile south of this city. After knnek ing Winnell snseless, the robbers ran- saaked the honse. They then siftura ted Ins room and clothing with oil and set fire to it. The victims legs and body wore lit erally roasted. He Is in an extremely precanont condition. The ontrnge was not discovered until 10 o clock yes terday morning. Nellie Morris, bis housekeeper, Nellie Hudipittt an l Charles Arolimnti wero arrested last evening obarged with Incendiarism ami attempted murder, On Friday svenlni when leaving the bonee, Nilli. Morris warned Winnell that an attempt would be madi on his life unrlnii the night, winnell ia -to rars of aire. fi'.Hi SfOIIY NfllLID. R p vto of KtaiViitou tn Wllk Bait. Or.'tlV ' i .:.!!. I WIUCR8.BARBI, Ph.. April 8 The reporia sent OOt that there are 80.000 miners on the Verge of starvation iu this valley are greatly exaggerated. The mines ar(. working very irregular, however, and many men with lura familial in the mining towns and vil l i-'es are not mukini: more than 12 to $1 a month. i'he coal companies are giving them rent fre at prvaent an I while th. welih, Irish and American mluera and laboring uin are not natural beggari .hre nay bo iome lufitering but none of tiiiiu are starving, they manage to get along by denying th jmt.?lvs all but the Bare neceeearies ol K(e. q many or mdlt of the eases where my appeal Is m i there ia craving for liqnor, wagea are thai peut, and here only tht suffering may be gn at. VERY Fi3!:f SMY, THIS. American Consul at Bradford, Eng land, Reports That There is De mand for United States Wool. Washington, April S The Amer ican Consul at Bradford. England, re ports to the department of atate that an endless amount of gostip has been caused thro during toe list six weeks by the offering for sale of lirg.' quanti ties of American wool. Several iota of Ohio wool, aggregating 50.000 pounds, "ere reported among the purchases On Bradford firm whic'.i bongltt o.OJO pound, paying for the various grades ircoi 224 to 2il cuts per pound, said the wool ga7- perfect satisfaction, so much so, In fact, that they were boi ling it for higher prices. The purchaser explained to the con sul that the Amcfioan ikin wools were espk.ially adapted for boiiery yarns and were tqu.il to the thirst English crosthead", tne only thing that hax kept their price down being in hi i piuion the fact tiiat American man fictnrere have not as fully master-d the manipulation of tht skin or pulled wcois which are taken from the sheep after death. Ai a general thing thf prices of American wools of all grades are now practically the same as of the similar Enghh gradj. The manufacturers in Bradford as: sort that the momsnt the tariff bill b -comes a law the pricea of Am.rican wool will revive and several o( them are so stronir in this belief that they nave made laru'e Investments In wooi now held in Philadelphia and Boston. They iusiit that tne new impetus given to manufactures bv free raw material will cause larger qiuntitieaof the United States grown article to be mix-Ml witii Sue foreign wools and that the demand for American wools for Hosiery purposes will immediately set m on the Engliah market. It is already propose I by wo.il deal ers in England t eXC .anira the grades of wool more s litable for dress go la '.nd clothes for tha Ain-trican wool ad ipted for hosiery and nti er purposes, Tny argne ta;a will at o:uu bring abottt renewed activity in the trade aud raise prtoea THERE ARE MILLIONS IN IT, Th.'Oref.t'St O )M Strike of Ihs A- t- Colorado. CojXiRADO SPRIKOgi C.d., April 8 The greatest gold strike of the year at Cripple Cre,k is reported in t!ie Cale do nia. The vein is eight feet wide. The lowest assay shows $9 to the ton. A half ton assayed a: $1 a I to the ton. S viral feet will run naif th it amount. Qiirtz s'realcs tl.ree to fonr inches wide give us high as $t,0 10 to $1,000 Tne mine has been opened lor two years, tint attention was called away from it, and in richness was not dr ained of bl;ze at coney island. Kumorous Jolnta Bcc nn. Faod for the Fire Flond. Const Island, L 1., Anrii 8 Fire which atarttd last nignt in Lewis' ho- id destroyed that bnilding, Stratton & Hendereon'a pavilion, Perry's con cert hail, it. A Sutherland s hotel, Tim Olney's ras'.aurant, and two or three iiuil lings iu that poriioi of tho island known as "The Bowery." The loss is estimated at irom fia.OOO to :10,000. . IN OUR OWN COMMONWEALTH. John Andres, of Tainairin, caueht tront out of season aud is in jml as the penalty. For catching a ariuirrel in-ar Monoracy, Warron E. Ivoch was Ilne.l iu 20 by a Uurku justice or ins peace. Five furnaces am rnnnina at, the Middle- town 'Julio and Iron Works. Ilariiahuig. About TOO men are now given employment. l.ornanl .1. Kiiobnncii. i prominent rlnthier of Ashland, hna disappearud, and his friends have been unablii to dud any truce Ol ulin. Willmui V, N.vover. tax collector, of Blcbroond township, Berk's county, ha. disappeared, and His said is abort several huiiun d ilulliiiri in in i iiccounis. Chnrles A Smith, the roUDB enlisted sol diei who was brought, from the United states recruiting ollu o in 1'iul nlclphia on w emu nnay ro rniiMtown to answer charge of breach ot iriiinise preferred by J.iisa Laura A. Eldell, lias settled the affair by marrying the prosecutrix Tha low prices to whi. h eirirs have drop ped remind farmers in me BcnavjkUl vnl ley of the timiH liefore the war. In some Sections of Iterk.s county hucksters are Offering eggs at sight cents a di Zen. This, it is believed, iH the lowest price they have ai tainvd for nearly UUTty-UVe years Jclin Walker observed his Ofith birthday anniversary I riday, mid is the oldest citl .en of Duylestown, going there before it became the county scat In lSla. lie was tho inventor of the process of burning lime with coal, but never tonkout letters wnsboru in Solobin ry township April (1 John M. Orahnm, of Allechony, whose mind has been itiihalanc.i-d huk-o the death ol u favoratu daughter a year ago, wen dered from Ins home yesicrdav. He was found by his sous at the I'niondale Cenio tcry, where he wnsdi jiuir at his dauiBter crave, (indium was taken home, where pbysidauH prououueed him insanu. TO SPEftK Preparations Tor a Week of Talking in Halli of Congrats. He Will Talk Two Days Wlictiier Any One Listens or Not Mr. Hill's Verbal Opinions Upon the Tariff Bill and Income Tax are Awaited With Interest Mrs Call Will Fipht for the Florida Patronage Persim mons Tha Democrats are to Be Smoked Out by Mr. Harris. W.vliJNriTiN, I), ft, AprilS. n CCORDINU to programme the n tariff dabate In the senate will ri "Pen up iu aausst this week, u u but programme arrangements I'KVe thus far tiiie Stislon proved to Op very uncertain and the opening day may disarrange the whole ontline for the week. Mr. Hill is expected to take the floor at 2 o'clock tomorrow. The apparent opposition of Mr. Hill to tiie tariff bill us it at present exiltS.and hii expressed antagonism to the income tax feature have caused ll great desire on the part of Ilia colleagues to b"ar what he has to say, and especially on the part of the majority who have the tariff mens ore iu charge. Mr. Hill is sure to have an xudience, and members of the house will be present In nambers to listen to the man who is thought to hold the key to tho tariff situation. Mr. Quay Some time ago ga7e notice of free coinage amendment to the tariff bill, and the possibilities of such an agreement to work mischief in the ranks of tiie Democracy is so great that a vote opon it would be sntagon! sed with vigor by the m 'U In charge of the bill who, under Miy other conditions Would be ulad to hare the opportunity io meet '.bis issue. CHINKSe TREATY (IlIOST. There are other important matters pending in the senate Among these is the (.'bi;i-sa treaty Whiob Mr. Morgan is anxious to net out ot the way. But little headway was made Saturday, tne dilCBSSion b.iini; largely upon tha iines tion bow the treaty should be cueid ered. This cutit.st wili probably bt renewed tomorrow aa aooo as Mr. Hill lioiah'S his speech, and whether the senate dcides to discuss the treaty in open session or iu accordance with the ostatiuhe 1 preoauents; ther n every indiciuio'i of a deb te ranging over three or fonr days at least. Mr. Stewart, who ia hitterly opposed o the convention has given notice that he will cneiik lor two days, and, whether the doors be open or closed. .ur. Doip'i an i .ur. Mitchell ana one r two other gentlemen from the for west arc aliio in tigating humor. Alto- stber this treaty appears to have in no it of It a rong : passage. . Mr. Call has still part of his nnflfl led light on n.and growing out of the Florida app dntm 'ins. an I he snowed fli ieut strength last week to go into xoeutive ssssion against the protest ol .Mr. Harris, who iccilpi-t tiie position ou'.p 'at among the parliamentarians on i.i e si i oi me caa:uoer. v.n OF WORDS THREATENED A cm fliet ia bonn I t" appear if Mr II irris pushes, as ne M i 1 ha woal l do arlv this w .'e, his motion that the boon of the daily ssaainn be lengthen- ed. The Republicans will resent such a step at t is stage of the debate end Mr. Harris m iy he defeated in bis mu tt. He svill, however, aa he x presssi It, "iii.'ke out the Democrats wbo favor dilatory tactics, and Ibers may P. soma sat israol mn in that for tbe gentlemen in charge of the Mil It i. an open secret that if Mr. Hirtis Attempts to push hi motion bs will be confronted wita a rediest on the part of th" licput licans that a quorum be present at all times and especially when t n journal is being read, siul the ah since ot nan a ni sen tvspnniioani would mnk it very difficult for the majority, as things ara now, to get this quorum, I lie Republicans bare op.nly de clared tueir in:,enuon or sujuurning on Friday next till Monday, aud the Diiuocrata iuive b en not'lifl that if t L y attempt t'i )irove;it it. the time ill b'i sp'iitin lomethlti t other than the disOUIlion of the tarilT. Properly interpreter!, tbil means tuat a quorum will he asked and means will be taken in advance to make it almost impos sible for the D-mocrats toontiin it. GOVERNOR TIL MAN TALKS. Tho Sjnth Carolina Statesman Has No L-iv. for O. ov.r. COLUMBIA. B C, April 8 Governor Tilman todav was aaked if he had aeon all ih' references made to him by the northern press as the "Populist gov smor." ''Yea, they call me a Populist," he replied. "I will toll thmn that I ant the truest representative of Jeffrsonsiaii Democ- raav in Ann ri in pontics today, the northeastern Democrats ami Bepnbli- cana are now tog ther. It is a combin-1 etion of the moneyed intereHia. I drS.Ue Cleveland and hia mugwump!. He Is no better than the rankest Re publican. He has destroyed the Deuio cratie party. "Cleveland has been working nnder the dictation of Now York ban kera, and bargaining with them on the issue of bonds. Congress pasiO I the seignior age act and lie vetoed the bill, iudieat ing plainly the nature of his bargain witn bankers. The whole thing is subh a scheme of robbery that he ought to be impeached for it. Cleveland is owned, body aud soul, by theie scoundrels." "Well, Governor, what is your idea of what ought to be done)" was asked. "Well, I'll tll yon. 1 think that the silver inon of this country ought to meet in convention at Memphis or St. Louis, and organise a fight to control the next, eongress. One word mora as to Mr. Cleveland ; I think that it is most damnable and outrageou, his being dictated to and bought up by those bondholder!. It is debasing his high office. He is abtuinj? his power to dioket with such people aud bartir away the people's blood even upon th pretext of financial relief. "The newspapers which are snarling andtnsnninu at my heels as being a I'opullnt ar tho paid hirulingn of hia bosses. I am a Populist in the aensa t'uat Ism for the people s rights, but there are many plaints in tba Populit platform which 1 do not indorse. If lb silver oongrei men will (Issue a call for silver convention and carry the war Into Africa, wo will teach those blood sinking gold thieves a lesson in politics Sttch as they bare not, had sinee Jack son's campaign agaiuat the banks." THEY WILL FACE BIG GUNS. Wilken Harro Ball Players to T.'mhsr lUmcles With Metropolitan Clubi. WtlEtt'BAERC, Pn., April 8 The Wllkei-Bsrre base ball team, Eastern League, will meet in Brooklyn to-morrow. They will play the Brooklyn team on Tuesday and Wednesday. Oil Thursday and Friday thev come together With the New York Giants. The tirt.t three day next week they will play the Philadelp'Ha National LeagUE team and mi the l'Jth in Hasten. CATHOLIC CHIIHCH BURNED. Two Fir-man Soiii:tielv Injurad The Totsl Loss About $130,000 New Yohk, April 8. st. Auguitius's Roman Catholic church, Morrisania, wss totally destroyed by lire tonight Two Bremen were badly but not fatally lujured. The total loss is about .sjMO.UUJ, partly covered by insurance. 8P!Sa SMUGGLERS BAGGED. Three White Men Are Captured in the Act of Supplying Chinamen With the Drug. BuitaL'), N.Y., April 8 -One of the t oldest bum! of opium smugglers in the conntrv was broken up this morn ing. I he united States authorities and the police of this city, Detroit. Cleve land and Erie have beeu looking for them for over six mouths. Almo3t half a year ago the ofUciats became convinced that a systematically o'rga uiz-d band of opium smugglurs were at work, but all their efforts to place them under rre3t were fruitless. A mouth ago Collector Doyle placed a fore of depuiies on the case with orders to do nothing else until they located the smugglers. These officers have been work. ig night, aud day since then. Word reached them yesterday ihut a heavy consignment of opium was on its way to this city and to k.e a sharp lookout for the smugglers They believed the stuff would in all probability be nnt to the Chinese supply depot Two ot the deputies stationed themselves outside th store and awaited tho arrival of the mngglvrs. They wailed until midnight, when they saw three wnite m-u enter iho yard on the side of the btore and drop evsral suspicious looking packages down into tae cellar. I lie deput ies swooned down on the smugglers at about 1 o'clock and took ineui to the station home, limy were idealilied llieri as Charles Kennedy aliss "Lockport" Kennedy, Edward Patterson and George Henderson. Tl mmrcfus'd to make any statement whatever. All were Well dressed and had plsnty of ruouey aud took their ar rest coolly. The police nn I depntias went back !o tiie laundry and found over 400 pound, of opium oonaealed in the depot. Ail of it win wrapped in newepapeia printed at Vancouver, B. C. The opium was estimated to be worm $1,000 The duty on it will be $12 a pound. The China men wiuj run the place are named Wing, Wong and Lie. They leaped from the depot, but the police xpect to cuicn them uoiora lnniuigut. It is believ d that tb" three prisoners have been in the employ of thu China men for ov.r a year. R1ISS WATERS'MDDEN DEATH. No One Was Wnh Hor at ths Time. Tha Body Found bv Neighbors. MiasAim Waters, a maiden lady who resided alone in the third Story of a dwelling at 888 South Main avenue, was found dead iu bid at 8 o'clock lait night. The curiosity ef neighbors was aroused yesterday by not seeing the lady about as usual, and Mrs. William Stephens, who reside! on the aicond floor, got assittaticti and broke open the door. The room was full of gni from the stov, and a kerosene lamp was alill burning on the table. Mrs. Waters wai lubjsot to fit!, and it. is bedievod that alie died from the efficti of one of thiin. Coroner Kelloy was notified and gave a permit to hare the body removed by Undertaker Price to the home of Ebeneer.sr William! On Chestnut street and prepare for funiral. Ths deceased wai a reipioted res ident of the West Bide for liisnv years. I'he funeral will take place on Ttiei day, Services will be aondiiotid at the residence of Mr. Williams at 2:80, aud intrni-nt mads at Porty Fort. ELECTRIC NEWS BREVITIES. As security fur Davla' rirens employes' salaries, an elephant has beeu put in the earn ot a New Orleans lawyer. Attempting to call on hia deserted wife, William Posev, of fshelhyvilln, Tenn., was shot dead by . I. W. Trollluger, his father-in-law. Ira Hayhew, a wsll-known business col lege educator and text-book author, dropped dead yesterday at Detroit, Mich. Ho was 80 years old. For scratching hia name on tho Soldiers' and Sailors' moimmeut, of Indianapolis, Hev. W. .1. Myrbant, of Hicksville, O., was lined $10 and costs. Joseph Townsend, who was serving n terinof two years iu Wilmington jatl on the charge of highway robbery, has bene pardoned by Governor Reynolds. The United States steamer Baltimore lias sailed from Yokohnma for Shanghai The I. ammeter has arrived at Port Said on her way to New York, aud the Benning ton has sailed from Valparaiso for Callao. F.igbty Italians, whom the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad com pany secured in Philadelphia to take the place ot the striking trackmen, were put to work between Philadelphia aud Wll- , minglon. COLLAPSE OF T j Three Story Brick Building In Memphis Sud denly Falls Into a Heap. TWENTY-TWO PEOPLE ARE BUidEO An Old Building Without Warning Goes Down Carrying the Occupants. Only Six Persons Escape Without Serious Injury Four Are Taken Out Dead and Five Seriously Wounded Ten of the Dwellers are Missing. Memphis, Tenn., April 8 OlJIi obeap coffins laid in a row in t he morgue, and fire buudaged forms reposing oil cots at the r.iiy hospual, represent the dead and iujured taken from the debris of a tenement building on the northeast corner of IJeS'ito and Uaai streets, which colluptied at 7,15 o'clock thu, morning, There is no doubt that ther are more ho lies beneath tne immense pile of brick, lime and splintered timbers that now cover the place whero this building ttood, but it is safe to say that no haste that may be mad for the recov ery of the bodies will avail to save life, for all that were not rescued by noon toduy are beyond the reach of human aid. The sollapil was witnessed by sev eral persona on the outside and several of those who were on the inside sur vive to relate wbat little they know of this, one of the most appalling disast ers that ever occurred iu Memphis, There was a creaking and cracking, swaying of wails, than the collapse that came with a cra3h. A great cloud of dust floated out upou the air, tilling the glraot each way for a block. There was a hurrying forward of police, fire men and citisins, and then the work of rescue began. A LIST OF THK DEAD. The list of the dead: John Morgan, barber, aged 85; Amy Simmons, 32; Will Cook, alias Henry Gray, 80; Lot tie Marks, 80. The iujured aro Andrew Harris, head and body bruised ; Catharine Boyd, spine and internal injuries; L vinia Perkins, forehead nml scalp cut and left arm broken; Georgia Guy, bruised and internal injuries; Cora Murphy, internal injuries. Of these injure I the chances for the recovery of t.'ora Murphy and Catharine Boyd are extremely doubtful. All the persons taken from the ruined bnilding are colored. The hniUing was erected thirty fonr years ago. It was of brirk, three and a half atories high, with a slate roof. While it was all one building, it was divided by a thick wall into two compart ments The building had never keen condeninedjas nnsafe It w.ia consid ered as one of the itaunchest of tbe older buil iings in theoity, SCENES AT TUf! RESCUE. The scenes attending the rescue were horrifying in the extreme The bodies that were found with lite extinct were all badly crushed, their flesh torn and mutilated aud 9,011 of them were al most nude. Thure were about fifty rooms in th tenement, about half of Which were occupied Twenty-two people were known to be in the building at the time of the collapse. Of these six es capsd without icrious injury, four .vera taken eut dead, five wounded aud the remainder are missing. SITUATION IN COKE FIELDS. Jinny Laborers Afraid to Qo to Work V, lthout Armed Protection. TJHIONTovvn, Pa., April 8 -The mass meeting of COketl near t.nis pi ice to day was largely attended. Tlir plans for the future ware caralully discussed Tho strikers say they will prevent the starting of the works tomorrow in the southern end of tha region. Ths Leith and Redstone works of the Prick com pany will try to atart without the pro tectinn of deputy sheriffs. The men at I hose plants are willing to work, but they are afraid to attempt it without armed protection, and have asked tho company to anpply them With firearms so they can protect themselves. mil me company re fuses to do It is thought tonight that the plan of tbe strikers is to have the women raid MO WOras WUSre depuiies are 011 duty, while the men will cheer them on, and themselves look after the plants not guarded. It is loarned tonight that, the men who met, bure will go south anil visit nil the plants between Union- town and rairchance. Another large body of striken will mass at Oliver ami visit Lament, XOUOSStOWn, Moun Braddock, Wheeler and other plants where starts are to be made iu the morning. At Oliver the strikers threaten to stop the pumps and flood tho mine. Lively scunei are now exported Sliorifl Wilh'dm is preparing to move large numbers of deputise on short notice. A Scottdall report rays prop rations are being nia.'.e to start nearly all ol the coke works in lhat vicinity that closed down on account of the strike. C0XEV A CHESTNUT. Even the Tra-npi of HarrLburjr Rave Lost Interest in His Scheme. HABRtSBOBO.Pa., Aprils Tho Coxey meeting called for today did not ma tsrlsliie. Interest in the movement has died out. WILL ORGAN IZ I A LODGE. The Important Business of Mary R La at Chic. co. Ciiicaoo, April 8 Mary li. Lease of Kausei, arrived in Chicago yester day In in. Interview sho said: "I a 111 in Chicago to orunnizs a Ma sonic order for worann. 1 have de cided tha the Masonic or lor has been of such wonderlul tiunefit to man, so wonderfully uplifting and educational, ft TENEMEN that it ia curtaiuly a pity to dapnvo women of tne baoetils. 1 ilo not propose to organize anvthing antagonistic to the present masonic or der, but the organisation will bo made in such a manner tuat they will oo op erate with ua and approve of it '' WHY THJY PrlErER BEER Tbe Water Supp.y of Re. dine Is tn a Dad Condit'.ou. rtrt.MHNO, l'a., April 8 Dr. Benja min B, Lee, of Philadelphia, secretary of the Htate board of health, accom panied the Reading water board ortr the Ohllnger dam and contirmi ths allegations that were previously made that the water baa b?en terribly con taniiuaied by the residents of that vicinity, The water supply has been cut oB and cannot bo used until the nuisances is abated. IHARCH OF THE TRAfflP ARMY. Coxr's Men Arc Upon Stony Ground. The Mysterious Veiled Lady Still Hovers Near. BbOWHBVILLI, Pa., April 8 Coxey'g column started at 10 110 oclock, after three rousing cheers for the psopie of Uonongahela City. The march for the most part was over verv mean roads and necessarily slow. No halt for lunch was called until ii o'clock this afternoon, when bread and bol ogna, without water, was distributed. From that time until after 8 o'clock tonight the men maintained a iteady ace but thev wei" very tired cn tbeir rrival at Camp Chicago here. This is iv a eamp in name, as the town councils of Brownsville and Bridge port, just adjoining, have secured two halls in which to quarter the men. They have about twenty-live extra police men 0:1 duly ror the night, which is the only preparation made for the coming of the army. People gathered from the towns in the surrounding country and areeted the peace soldnrs noisily. While eup per was being made ready Coxey and iirowno drew the crowd to nn open square in Lndgeport and made tbeir iiMi.il daily speeches 011 the objects of the expedition. It was nearly 10 oclook before the insii were led, so they were linmedi aiely sent to quarters. Tomorrow tha march into the mountains begins, the army expecting to reach I niontowu by t veiling unless some trouble occurs in the coke regions through a portion, of which it must pass. GeueralCoxey claims to have no fear of want of provision on tbe way, though it present, not more than two days rations are beiug earned iu thu com miasary wagons. A telegram received from Uuiontown states that a supply of food hue beeu shipped there from Onio lor the Coxey forces. Since the iiitbreak of the Jnsatialied element ut McKeesport on Saturday morning. there have been but two recurits added to the commonweal army, but they are verv uselui pair. Their names art- Bob Nelson aipl Milt Hempueld, both of Weet Virginia. Kaon man brought his own horse. Ihey are said to be ex ranchmen. The mvstarinns veiled ladv, supposed to be the wife of Mars Smith, the ''Un- iuown,"atill hovers about each camp and appears in a town a few hours ahead of the nrmy. COWBOY EVANGELIST TURNED DOWN. Court Docidus Against Him and Dis- iniassa til. Appeal, The cowboy evangolii-t, Justin R. Rice, was turned down in court Sstnr- lay morning, whan a rehearing in the famous case of the commonwealth against, the street preacher was had. City Solicitor Torrey delivered the argument tor the city and At torney d. H. HepiogUi represent ed the defendant Court stated that the ordinance violated warranted the Imposition of a fine for resisting ar-r-st and that in default of payment of the same, the prisoner OOUld bj cm lined, the Turtienlari of tho ens were then inquired into, the aviddnoe allotted being ol a nature to convince the conrt that the arrest of the evangelist Waa lawfully made and that the 111 iror was fully jdStifted in imposing a fine and committing the prisoner for refusing to pay tiie same. The appeal wai dis missed, the costs beiug placed upon the appellant. BOMB FIENOS AT WORK. Two Exrdist',ri Staitl. the Governor of Slene, In Tuscany. Romii, April 8. Two bombs were ex ploded to lay before the house of the military governor in Siena, 'luscany. No damage was done Hint nobody in jured, although tho governor, who ii critically ill, was startled greatly. 1 be fciima polios have searched the lodging of many nnarehials and have arrottsd five men who had explosive! In their rooms. FINOLEY CON FLAG RATION. Famous Cs Town Vlaited Tha by a Dluaatroua Fire. FiNDt.KY, Ohio, April 8. Fire was disiovcred at .' o'clock this morning in the dry goods store of T. and W. K. Carnahan. The entire stock on the first fioor was quickly oonsumid. The origin oi tho fire is unknown. Total loss 7tS,000, Fully covered by insurance. NEWS FROM FOREIGN FIELDS. As the resnlt ol' the I'leeninn's Journal s(uahhle, Timothy llealy threatens to torm a new lush (action. Trial of Deputy Do Felice and several conn ados tor paKiiiipatmn in tho recent SiJtlian revolt will begin at Palermo today Define n military tnminal. Before 15,000 Spanish pilgrims, the nope will conducton .prii is, t si. mar's, the services in connection with the beatify ing of Juan de Avila Hiego, ot Osdil, WEATHER FORECAST. v. ' iiinoton, April 8.- hn-e- jOEAn cant ror Monday: For Boitera Wiii.suiiiaiu,ui',ir.i( nir dm in: iu,' (fin mi oioNdu ia th ni'iiiih diid )ns.si'f nn'ii (fiiWni; tn mijht, colli tiorii'i.W R'tnu.v. tor H csfi i n 'ciiiisiffiuiiiVi in, rciviiiy Wninfi HISS fbllOtMd (11 Unlit ruins uinf Koal anotds ut hum iranent,' sust MrMde,' slical rise in teui lU'utuie. FINLEY'S Ladies, Misses' and Children's CORSETS AND CorsetWaists To malcr; room for flew stylet which wo have added to our stock we offer for one week: "Our Own" 50c. Corset at 38c. The Union 75c. Corset at 48c. Thomson Dollar Corset at 68c. Among our New Corsets we mer t io ii : "Her Majesty's," i Princess of Wales Co.) "The Sonnette," Especially for slender forms; besides tbe well -known styles, The P. D., R. & G. Thomp son Glove Fitting, The C. P. A., La Sirene & Venus, Ferris Good Sense, &c. 510 and 512 Lataanna Ave, THE GUTTI PERCHA & fiUBBEfl M'FfiClVS FAMOUS Maltese Cross RUBBER BELTING AND HOSH. CHAS. A SCHIEREN CO '3 PERFORATED ELECTRIC And Oak tunned Leather BsdUng, H. A. Kingsbury AGENT 313 Spruce St., Scranton, Pi Lewis, Reilly & Davies Ladies show friend, our Sil..0. S3. 7. .10 ami a:t Mini s. and so enthusiastic are they over their puri liaHcs that one 8alo is auro to bo thu means of making another. LEWIS, REILLY & DAVIES 114 Wyoming Ave. WE ARE Headquarters FOR Elk Emblems W. J. WEICHEL. IT