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SCRANTON, ' FA., TIIUKSDAY MOHNING APKIL 11, 1895.
TWO CENTS A COPY,
THE INCOME TAX PUZZLE
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Shall the President of the United
States He Called I'pon to Pay ?
A VEXED QUESTION BOBS IT
Conflicting Provision In the Low
V Stagger the Kevcnuo Offlelale-It
Aluo Applies to Federal Jutlgo
In a Puzzling Way.
Washington, April lO.-The collection
of the Income tux on the salaries of
government officers who receive more
than $4.WH a year will probably be
fraught with many emlum-asslng com
plications. Already u question has
a-rlsen n to whether It Is constitutional
to deduct Trom the annuul salary of the
president of the United States the $920
which will be his tthure of contribution
to the revenues under the 2 per cent, as
sessment. The federal constitution ex
pressly provides that the compensation
of the president "shall neither be In
creased or diminished during the period
for which he shall have been elected."
A direct conflict with this provision
Is contained in seotlon 33 of the tariff
law. which says: "That there Bhull be
levied, collected and paid on all salaries
of officers or payments for services to
persons in the civil, military, naval, or
other employment or Bervlces of the
Vnlted States, Including senators and
representatives and delegates in con
gress, when exceeding the rate of four
thousand dollars per annum, a tax of
two per centum, etc." A deduction of
, the Income tax from the president's sal
ty Is construed to be a diminution and
efore contrary to the constitutional
fcslon quoted. This matter will un-
tedly be brought to the attention
lie controller of the treasury for de-
Ah Applied to Judges.
flie application of the principle given
he same with reference to all federal
iges appointed for life. Their salaries
apparently protected from the In
line tax by a constitutional provision
niat their compensation shall not be
diminished during their continuance In
(office. Federal judges appointed for a
stated term, however, will probably be
obliged to pay the tax through deduc
tions of the requisite amounts from
their salaries.
Nearly every one of the officers of the
government, who receives a compensa
tion of more than J4.0OO per year, has
been busy since the supreme court de
cision was rendered, in making up a
uttement of his Income for transmission
to the collector of Internal revenue In
the district where he has legal resi
dence. The president Is understood to
have sent In his statement, and private
Secretary Thurber lost HO tlrriA In Hulnrr '
hi.
ALTG ELD'S OPINION.
lit Intimates That Chaunecy M. Icpev Is
Transparent llnmrmg.
St. Louis. Mo., April 10. A special to
the Chronicle from Springfield, Ills.,
says that Governor Altgeld was Inter
viewed today regarding the attack
made upon him yesterday by Chauncey
M. Depew. The governor said: "It !s
evident that the shot at Depew went
home. The bird seems to he fluttering
on the ground, but he has himself alone
to blame."
"How about your being worth $4,000,
000, governor?"
The governor replied: "It would no
doubt be a matter of great satisfaction
to my creditors, and would save me
much walking If I were worth an eighth
part of that sum."
"Do you wish to say anything: about
his not denying the charge of being
the father of corruption?"
"No; It is not necessary."
"He says you are an Irredescent hum
bug." "Well, If he Is correct, then he and I
have a monopoly of humbuggery, and,
when It comes to that, why it is better
to be an irredescent humbug than a
transparent humbug."
LIL MAY TAKE EXERCISE.
The ex-Queen Is Allowed the Freedom of
a Ton-Aero Lot.
Victoria, B. C, April 10. The follow
ing Honolulu advices up to April 2 have
been received here:
Yesterday, by advice of her physi
cian, the ex-queen received, permission
to walk to any part of the ten-acre
park around the executive building
after the close of office hours, nt 4 p. m.
She has heretofore been restricted to
the use of thd verandas adjoining her
apartments. It cannot be learned that
the executive contemplates any change
In the place of her Imprisonment.
PRICE HELD FOR MURDER.
Accused of Being the Slayer of Sal lie
. . K. Dean.
Denton, Md.. April lO.-The grand
Jury today presented Marshall E. Price,
for the- murder of Sallle IS. Dean, the
14-year-old school girl, near Harmony,
on March 25. The Jury found no bill
against IT. O. Corkran.
In a statement made to the police by
Price he Implicated Corkran In the
tragedy, but thus far the authorities
have failed to find any evidence against
him. Price will be tried at a special
session of the court on April 30.
STRANGE SUICIDE.
k Woman with a Baby In Her Arms Lays
Down in Front of a Train.
lew London, Conn., April 10. An un-
i woman and baby were killed at
tlo this noon by an express train
Providence road from Boston.
. train neared Mystic station the
with the child In her arms, lay
I the track. '
llrst crossed to the water
Intending to go to the river,
the train coming turned and
frself before It.
ICT OF MRS. BUFFUM.
Spo Damages - for Fnlso Im
prisonment.
April 10. The Jury In
ilrs. Dr. ' Frank Buffum
her-ln-law, J. C. Buffum,
, rendered a verdict for
Ulff this afternoon.' The
enty-seven hours.''
' married the woman In
several years arc, ind
(his lather's house In '
this city. lie deserted her, and, It Is
claimed, the Buffum family' tried to
starve her out, not giving her any
food. She was Anally ejected forcibly
from the Buffum house and arrested,
charged with disorderly conduct. Suit
was entered against J. C. Buffum for
false arrest, resulting as above stated.
The case was tried once before, but the
Jury disagreed.
HKi SHIP LAUNCHED.
St. Paul Glides Gracefully Into the Water
at Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, April 10. The Interna
tional Navigation company's new
steamer, St. Paul, a twin vessel to the
St. Louis, wus launched at 1.05 p. in.
from Cramps' ship yards, in the pres
ence of Governor Hastings and staff
and a large number of other guests,
She was christened by Miss Grlscom,
daughter of the president of the com
pany. There was no sticking on the ways
this time, and the mammoth ship glid
ed gracefully into the water amid the
shouts of the onlookers and the toots
and shrieks of the whistles In nearby
factories and other vessels.
THE PRESS W MIZZLED.
Cuban Journuls Dare Not Print New That
lias Not Keen Edited hy a Government
orriciui.
New York, April 1,0. Among the pass
engers arriving here today on the
steamer Seneca from Havana was H.
D. Neill, of Braiitford. Ont. Mr. Neill
suld that In Havana, where he had
been for some weeks, the situation was
extremely uncomfortable, especially to
foreigners. For two weeks he was fol
lowed by the government spies, who
hounded his every movement.
"The war or revolutionary move
ment," he said this morning, "Is grow
ing rapidly, and is undoubtedly ex
tending over the whole Island, and the
Spanish recognize the fact only too
well."
Mr. Neill declared that the reporters
of the Havana papers sent twice a day
to the governor general's palace, where
the war news was detailed to them,
after having been edited by the gov
ernor general. In case any news np
peared that was not given out at the
palace, the reporter was Jailed and the
paper severly disciplined. This, how
ever, rarely occurred, as the papers did
not dare print news derogatory to the
government cause. Eighteen young
men, who were foolish enough to make
a remark which contained the word
government," were cast Into cells at
Mora castle on the day before the
Seneca left Havana.
Among the passengers were several
young Cubans who. It Is wast aid, had
fled the island to escape the persecu
tions of the government troops, who
kept them under the strictest surveil
lance, subjected them to insult, and
ti led generally to terrorize the territory
in which they lived. These men re
fused absolutely to speak on the sub
ject as they propose going back some
time, and do not care to be called to
account for their utterances. They
prophesied, however, the ultimate suc
cess of the revolutionists.
PRINCETON DOWNED.
New York's Giants Koslly Defeat tho
College Team.
New York, April 10. The New Yorks
played the Princeton college team this
afternoon and won as they pleased.
Altman was heavily batted in the first
two innings and received poor support
besides. He then gave way to Wilson
who pitched creditably to the end.
About five hundred persons were
present. Score: New York. 18; Prince
ton. 5. Hits, New York, 16: Princeton,
7. Errors, New York, 2; Princeton, 6.
Batteries, Meekln, Rusle, German, Far
rell and Schrlver; Altman, Wilson and
Williams.
Killed hy a Train.
Shamokln, Pa., April 10. Morgan Lewis
and wife were crossing a bridge of the Le
high Valley railroad this morning near
here when a train rounded the curvo
twenty-live feet owny. Mrs. Lewis grew
confused and as the train was almost upon
thern Lewis Jumped Into the creek which
the bridge spanned. Mrs. Lewis was
struck by the train and thrown from the
bridge and Instantly killed. Mrs. Lewis
was about GO years old.
.
Drowned in the Monongahcla.
Pittsburg. April 10. Frank Morris, of
this city, was drowned In the Monongahcla
river this morning by the capsizing of a
skiff. Morris and two companions picked
up a skiff and used a broom and an old
hovel as oars. The men had been think-,
Ing and while In the middle of tho river
the boat upset. The companions of Mor
ris were rescued.
lluck's Despernto Deed.
Newark, N. J., April 10. Joseph Buck, a
boarder, shot and killed Tossle Wllllnmi,
Tn a house at Magazine und Komorn
streets at 2.D0 o'clock this afternoon. Af
ter shooting her he turned the revolver on
himself and tired, dying almost Instantly.
Jealousy is supposed to have been the mo
tive for the murder and suicide.
Ohmlt Is In Sight.
Philadelphia, April 10. Byron G. Ohmlt,
of Lebanon, called at the Kecord office
and denied the published statements that
he had dlsappared leaving creditors to
mourn the loss of $500. He says there is
no truth whatever In th story or any part
of It.
Furnace to ho Blow n.
Lebanon, Pa., April 10. Colebrook fur
nace No. 2, which hus been Idle several
months, will be blown in next week.
Heavy contracts for steel rails received by
the Lackawanna Iron and Steel company
of Scranton makes this necessary,
,
STATE SNAP SHOTS.
It Is proposed to pave Penn street, Read
ing, with liquor license money.
The Mlnersvllle Water company will
double Its present water supply by rebuild
ing the reservoirs.
A heavy field of Ice that has been In tho
lake off Erie since early winter, has Just
moved out from shore.
With a larger force of armed deputies
at the Jumbo and Midway mines, near
Pittsburg, there was no outbreak of strik
ers yesterday.
Rapho township. Lancaster county, has
been sued for fiU.WW damages by the widow
or John H. Hersey, who broko through a
township bridge and died.
. For the permnnent disabling of one of
her arms !ln an electric car accident at
Pottsvllle. 15-year-old Lucy M. Kelly has
been awarded $2,600 damages against the
Bchuylkll! Traction company.
' Berks county commissioners will escape
contempt of supreme court by letting the
Reading Traction company lay and us
tracks across Penn-street bridge In that
city If (.competent engineer says It Is safe'.
NOTES OF THE BIG FLOODS
Mighty Rivers Grow Angry Under the
Tatter of April Kuln.
DAMAGE ALONG HUDSON RIVER
l.Ivoly Times at Troy The Delaware and
Hudson Canal Washed Out at Many
Points Other Streams
on the Rampage
Blnghamton, N. Y April 10. The
floods In the Susquehanna and Chenan
go livers here reached the highest point
this morning and are now receding. A
number of manufacturing establish
ments along the river front have been
obliged to shut down on account of
water In their engine room.
Trpy, N. Y.. April 10. During yester
day and lust .night the river rose rapid
ly and covered the docks of the city.
Two of the large collar shops have been
shut down on account of the high
wuter. The ferries have stopped run
ning on account of not being able to
land passengers, the ferry houses being
under water. The river Is about as
hltih as In 1S93.
Klmlra. N. Y.. April 10. A large vol
ume of water la running down the Chu
mung, but the river is well within Its
banks.
Kingston, N. Y., April 10. The indi
cations are that It will be a week be
fore business can be resumed on the
Delaware and Hudson canal. The
freshet of yesterday has damaged the
canal almost Its entire length from
Kddyville to Honesdale. In dozens of
places for miles the tow-path has been
washed away and there are several bad
washouts, the one at Ellenvllle being
1,000 feet In length. It will be at least
two or three days before the high water
falls sufficiently to allow of repairs
beius made.
Concord, N. II., April 10. The water
In the Merrlmac liver has overflowed
its banks and the roads leading east
ward from this city and the intervals
are submerged. The liver is rising
rapidly and it is already higher than
at any previous time for several years.
Bordentown, N. J., April 10. The gas
works have been flooded and tonight the
city is In darkness.
Susguehunna, Pa., April 10. The Sus
quehanna river reached its highest
murk since 1S05 this evening. Half of
the Susquehanna-Oakland Iron bridge
was washed away today.
Lambertvllle, N. J., April 10. The
Delaware Is now 17 feet above the
normal height, and la flowing over its
bank at Stockton, four miles above this
city. The Karltan canal feeder's banks
are In bad condition, and are thought
to be slowly giving way. All the houses
along the river In the lower part of the
city are now badly flooded, and their
occupants are moving to higher land.
The canal from New Hope, Just across
the Delaware to Bristol, Pa., Is greatly
weakened.
MARVELS OF WARFARE.
Steel Shells Driven Through Seven-Inch
Plate Without Exploding.
Washington, April . 10. Captain
Sampson, chief of the bureau of ord
nance, navy department, and his as
sistants conducted two very Important
and successful tests at the naval prov
ing ground, Indian Head, today. The
first was a test of 13-inch semi-armor
piercing nickel steel shell. The shell,
as required by the test, passed through
a 7-Inch nickel steel plate without ex
ploding or exposing the large charge
of powder It carried.
The second test was that of percus
sion fuses, and was made to determine
at what distance the shell would ex
plode after passing through an obstruc
tion. In this test a screen was erected
In the river and a series of stakes
about six feet apart driven behind It.
The shells passed the screen success
fully and burst ten or twelve feet on
the other Bide. The experiment proved
highly successful, as the distance at
which the shells exploded was Just
about what the department desired.
One of the same kind of shells was also
fired through a 2-Inch steel plute, burst
ing on the other side.
RESULTS OFYiIE STORM.
Traffic Is Delnyed on Railroads Near
Strotidshu'rg.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Stroudsburg, April 10. The severe
storm of the past two days delayed
traffic on the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western railroad and New York,
Susquehanna and Western railroad.
The former company's tracks at the
Gap are submerged and every train has
a feeler In front of it. The water Is
about two feet high on the trucks and
cellars are flooded.
On the New York, Susquehanna and
Western railroad business is at a stand
still owing to a landslide at a place
called Half Moon. A washout Is also
reported on the Jersey division. The
Delawnre river Is higher than It has
been for twenty-five years.
SC1IWEINFURTH MUST PAY.
Tho Illinois "Messiah" Convictod of
Alienating Affections.
Chicago, 111., April 10. A Jury today
gave a verdict for $:.0,000 damages
against Jacob Schwelnfurth, of Uoek
ford, who claims to be "Messiah," for
alienating the affections of the wife and
daughter of George Coudrey.
Schwelnfurth, who has become very
wealthy1 through property donations
from weak-minded women who have
become converts to his alleged "relig
ion," had also gotten a good slice of
property with, the Coudrey woman, but
this will be covered by the verdict,
which was obtained after a most sensa
tional trial.
PUTGILIST BURNED.
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Ills Clothes Are Saturated with Benzine
- and Ignited.
Toms River. N. J April 10. George
Dltton, a local pugilist,, who has been
considered the champion lightweight
of the Jersey shore, was burned yes
terday In a way that will; likely prove
fatal. Dltton 'had a bottle of benzine
In his hip pocket while lounging about
the Oak Grove hotel at Ceflar Creek. In
some way the bottle was' broken and
the contents soaked out of his clothes
upon his chair, , Acton Bunnell touched
the liquid off with' a match. DfttW
warat, once enveloped (n flames. He
prang from the room and started to
run to the creek, thinking to leap in
and put out the Are. ' Captain Mart
rushed after him, threw him down In
the road, and at the expense of severe
burns himself, extinguished the flames
with sand. The clothing ww burned
from Ditton's body and he Is not ex
pected to recover.
Bunnell, who lighted tho benzine,
says he did not start the fire Inten
tionally, but threy down a match with
Which he had lighted a cigarette.
OIL IS BOOMING.
Tho Pennsylvania Product Is Rising
Rapidly.
Pittsburg, Pa., April 10. Oil Is still
on the boom. The Standard raised
their purchasing price for Pennsyl
vania oil today from $1.27 to $1.35. This
Is an advance of 25 cents a barrel In the
last week. - In the speculatlveMmarket
sales were made on the oil exchange
at Oil City today at ISO.
Th cause of the excitement Is gen
erally admitted to be sheer exhaustion
of the known fields for what Is called
Pennsylvania oil. The price Is expected
to keep steadily rising during the sum
mer, and some producers are sanguine
enough to believe that 1805 -will see $3
oil. The opening of new tveTls and the
developing of old ones will only have a
slight effect - on the production, and
even If a new well Is struck It will be
months before the supply can1 be tapped
and put on the market In quantities
sufficient to effect prices much.
The paraflne properties make the
Pennsylvania oil distinctive. The oils
produced outside of Pennsylvania are
not fit for illuminating purposes, and
this also makes the Pennsylvania
article more valuable.
CARLISLE FOR SENATOR.
A Friend Says He Wants to Succeed
Blackburn.
Lexington, Ky., April 10. The Lead
er will today publish an interview with
a Kentuckiun, Just returned from
Washington, 'who Is close to Secretary
Carlisle and family and who says that
the secretary will surely be a candidate
for senator from Kentucky to succeed
Hlackburn. Mrs. Carlisle, Is It said,
never favored the Idea of Carlisle going
Into the cabinet, and Is now anxious
for him to return to the senate.
Mr. Blackburn Is quoted In Washing
ton as saying that Mr. Carlisle would
be his most dangerous competitor. It
It said that Mr. Carlisle will not make
an active hustling cunvass, which
would not comport with the dignity of
his present position, but that his
friends will be advised that he Is, as
General Clarkson said of General Har
rison, "a receptive candidate."
MINISTERS RULED OUT.
Philadelphia Clergymen Will Not Be Al
lowed in I'nion League Club.
Philadelphia, .April 10. The Union
League club tonight expressed In sharp
and unmistakable Terms its oplnlou of
clergymen who take an active part In
politics. For twenty-two years all
clergymen, Irrespective of denomina
tion, have been given the privileges of
the Union League club house upon the
same footing as If they were members.
At a meeting tonight of the club, this
privilege was revoked for the reason
that the- club resented the "meddle
some" Interference of the clergymen of
Philadelphia in the last mayoralty
campaign.. Not only was the order
rescinded giving clergymen, the privil
eges of the club house, but a resolution
was passed that no clergyman shall
be admitted except Introduced by an
active member, and the Introduction
must be approved by the board of gov
ernors. PArac AT SEA.
Passengers on a Leaking Vessel Bccorao
Lxcltod.
Norfolk, Vo., April 10. The British
steamship Alvena, Captain Dow, bound
from Kingston to New York with pas
sengers and general cargo, arrived here
last night leaking. It was learned that
on April 8, with a heavy sea running,
a large plate fell from the bottom of
the steamer and that the whole of the
after compartments were soon full of
water up to the second deck. Three
steam pumps and one hand pump were
at once put to work, but they could not
free the vessel.
The passengers became excited.
About 240 tons of cargo was thrown
overboard, but even this did not benefit
much. The boats were cleared away
and provisioned ready for launcjilng,
but, fortunately, were not needed. The
Alvena arrived here at 12 o'clock last
night and Is now anchored off Atlantic
City.
, NARROW ESCAPE.
Mrs. Thomas Just Clears the Track with a
Broken Leg.
Shamoktn, Pa., April 10. Stepping
from the Eighth street bridge crossing
today, Mrs. William Thomas fell across
the Heading railroad and broke one of
her legs. The southbound Philadelphia
express thundered down the track less
than 100 feet away.
With great effort Mrs. Thomas rolled
herself off the track and fainted less
than a foot away as the train whizzed
past.
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.
Comptroller of the Currency Eckels de
nies that he contemplates resignation.
The trial of white caps for killing Henry
Worlcy, an informer, has begun at At
lanta. Oft.
New Bedford weavers will unitedly ask
their employers to restore their wages to
the 1K93 level. 1
Judge John II. Salilcr, a railroad lobby
ist, blew his brains out yesterday nt
Omaha, after huvlng lost fortune in
business.
FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.
French Socialists will protest against the
sending of war ships to the Kiel canal
celebration. .
. Half of the British troops In Honduras
will be withdrawn by April 20, and the
rest by July 80. I
The Spanish government has finally ac
knowledged oinclally the loss of the war
ship Relna Regente.
The Russian ministry of finance has au
thorized a 35,000,000 rouble ($10,530,000) loan
to build two fast cruisers.
' Baron Rothschild gave an engagement
luncheon at London to George N. Curkon,
who Is to wed Miss Mary Letter,. the Amer
ican beauty, . , . t., . y. -.i.
I Strict enforcement of the anti-Jew edict
has been ordered by the Russian govern
ment,, and Jews will be excluded . from
health retorts In th Caucasus.
Forty-fourth Annual Wyoming Con
ference Begins in Curbondalc.
BISHOP ANDREWS PRESIDING
Dr. Day PJcads for tho Syracuse Univer
sity Kcports and Statistics in ' the
Afternoon-Cbapluin .MeCabe's
Talk on Finances.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Carbondale, April 10. Bishop 13. O.
Andrews opened the forty-fourth an
nual session of the Wyoming conference
promptly at 9 o'clock 'tells morning by
reading appropriate portions of Scrip
ture; after which he requested his audi
ence ito sing the well known hymn,
"Jesus My Hope," and his Invitation
was responded to by the hun
dreds of pastors who were assembled,
In a hearty manner, where expression
of the words was the first considera
tion, rather than technicalities of
music. After this music the bishop en
gaged in forvent pi-ayer for the Divine
guidance in the deliberations of the
conference. At the close of the bishop's
earnest Invocation, the conference
Joined in repeating the Lord's prayer.
The effect of the prayerful words served
jjj
Bishop E. Q. Andrews, Who Presided.
to rouse, theeverend gentlemen for the
onerous duties which will devolve
upon them, and the opening services
throughout were most auspicious In
foreshadowing the success of the unit
ed efforts that will be mude for the ad
vancement of the Interests of the
churches of the Wyoming conference.
Dr. Day, of the Syracuse university,
was given the floor during the morning
service, and made un admirable plea
for further support for the university.
His speech was flowing with rich humor
which created roars of laughter from
the clergymen. Rev. H. Eaton, of the
Book concern, New York, and Rev. Dr.
Morrow, of the Pennsylvania Bible so
ciety, also addressed the meeting.
Statistics of the Year.
The afternoon service was devoted to
the unattractive -.routine of collecting
reports and statistics of the past year,
which were furnished by the respective
pastors, after which the session ad
journed and a scholarly sermon was
delivered .by Rev. Benjamin P. Ripley
upon missionary work. This evening's
meeting was the greatest attraction for
the simple reason that Chaplain C. C.
McCabe, the world renowned mission
ary orator, had been announced to ad
dress the conference, and his address
wus a gem of oratory which was great
ly enjoyed by an audience containing
many eloquent clergymen.
In the evening the main body of the
church could not contain the large
crowd which thronged to hear Chaplain
MoCabe. A half hour before the be
ginning of the evening programme the
doors leading to the school room were
thrown open and this apartment was
soon filled to overflowing.
Tomorrow the business Besslon will
he held at 9 a. m., and will adjourn at
11.45 a. m., allowing an Interval until 3
o'clock, when a meeting of veterans
will be held, at which an address will be
delivered by Rev. O. L. Scveson, Ph. D.,
on the "Battle of Gettysburg.'! This
meeting profnlses to be of unusual In
terest, as there are many veterans of
the pulpit who are also veterans In the
cause of liberty and freedom which they
havo espoused on the battlefield.
In the evening, at 7.30 o'clock, the
Preachers' Aid society anniversary will
be celebrated, and the absorbing ques
tion of relieving ncccssltlous cases in
the ministry will be discussed by Rev.
S. Jay, Susquclrtinna, and Captain W.
A. May, Scranton.
MORNING BUSINESS SESSION.
Standing Committees Named by the
Presiding Elders.
After tho bishop had opened the con
ference by devotional services the
familiar hymn, "Nearer My Lord to
Thee," was sung by the assembly, fol
lowed by the calling of the roll by Rev.
Edwin B. Olmstead, secretary of the
last conference. Responses were made
by 145 members and twenty probation
ers. From this point the business was
transacted at a rapid rate. The bishop
announced the transfer of Rev. J. H.
Race from the New Jersey district to
the Wyoming conference. The follow
ing elections were then made by ac
clamation: Secretary of conference,
Edwin B. Olmstead; assistants, John
B. Sweet and William G. Simpson; sta
tistical secretary, Henry H. Wilbur; as
sistant statisticians, II. L. Ellsworth,
H. A. Williams, J. B.-Johnson, W. L.
Linaberry. A. D. Davlfl and C. M. Olm
stead; editor of dctalledSmlsslonary re
port, John 1 L. Thnmasy-v conference
treasurer, Hugh C. MeDermbtt, Kings
ton; assistant treasurers, L. Erpan-
ford, O. B, Stone, R. N. Lowry. G,
Jacobs, 'S.., H.. Flory and Oeorge I
rreniicer . ..
On the motion of Presiding Elder
Thori the "Bar of Conference" jvas
fixed at a line aokms the room betwelli
the pillars of the gallery, Jt was fur-
ther decided that the conferencemoet
dally for business meeting at 8.30 a. m.
and adjourn promptly at 11.45 a. m.
The presiding elders were elected a
committee and submitted the following
names:
Mcctlon of Standing Committees.
Auditing F. II. Parsons, J. C. John
son, 1C. L. Suntee.
Bible cause O. L. Williams, S. H.
Wood, H. G. Homed, J. 11. Tuylor, J. R.
Allen, W. it. Cochrune.
Church extensionR R. I). Brlggs,
F. P. Doty, C. H. Reynolds, C. P. How
ard, J. R. Wagner, J. S. Crompton.
Conference relations J. N. Shlpman,
C. H. Suckett, I. J. Smith, Joseph Mad
ison, H. H. Wilbur, J. BradshaW.
Church music E. Kllpatrick, S. E.
Hunt, J. B. Sumner, (J. C. Jacobs, H. G.
Blulr, H. C. Simpklns.
Churches und parsonages E. A.
Qulmliy, G. C. Seymour, 14. P. Eldrldge,
J. M. Correll, p. k. Fowler. K. Pearce.
Conference collections W. B. West
lake, Jonas Underwood, R. W. Lowery,
Philip llouck, II. A. Blanchurd, T. R.
Warnock.
Conference examinations W. R. Tur
ner, W. H. Alger, J. N. Shlpman, J. II.
Lit tell, W. H. Stang, A. W. Cooper.
Kdueatlon S. B. Weeks, L. L.
Sprague, O. H. Prentice, W. Edgar, B.
P. Ripley, S. Grey Snowdon, G. A. Cure,
J. B. Cook. W. H. Pearce, M. H. Hard,
W. G. Ward, W. G. Simpson, E. W.
Griffith, II. J. Hoekenberry, II. W. Lee,
A. J. Decker, W. Cunnell, W. J. James.
Epworth leugue C. A. Benjamin, J.
Elliot Bone, G. H. Northup, J. L. Sev
erson, C. H. Newlng, M. S. Godshull.
Episcopal fund W. F. Boyce, J. S.
Custard, J. W. Price, A. Schofleld, G. F.
Ace. Thomas Burgess.
Freedman's aid S. E. Walworth, F.
A. King, P. O. Ruckman. John Biad
shaw, J. S. Lewis, C. D. Shepherd.
; Local preaohers W. H. Hiller. T. Van
Campen, SI D. Palmer, H. E. Wheeler,
O. H. P. Armstrong.
Missionary cause J. W. Nicholson,
M. S. Godshall, F. P. Doty. H. A.
Greenp, J. F. Wurner, P. R. Hawxhurst.
Ministerial supiort F. J. Jones, L.
W. Karschner, A. M. Colgrove, J. C.
Estes. G. A. Place, J. W. Weston.
Memoirs J. C. Leacock. G. T. Price,
W. Frisbie, W. Freible, C. B. Person
eus. B. P. Ripley, E. B. Olmstead.
To nominate officers for conference
societies S. Unman, J. L. Thomas, J.
H. Wilson, J. F. Williams, J. F. Jones,
J. B. San tee.
Observance of Sabbath C. C. Vroo
mun, H. L. Elsworth. F. A. Dony, C. H.
Hayes, Charles Smith, J. H. Bnvce.
Public worship W. L. Thorpe, W.
Edgar.
Publication of book concern T. llar
roun, J. W. Webb, W. J. Hill, W. T.
Blair, S. C. Simpklns, H. B. Benedict.
Reception of members L. C. Floyd,
Stephen Jay, L. B. Weeks, J. A. Tran
sue, C. W. Babcock, C. M. Surdam, A.
Griflln.
Resolutions O. E. Vanwort. F. D.
Hartsock, J. V. Newell, S. A. Fury. L.
C. Murdock, C. B. Personeus.
Stewards W. Frisbie. J. C. Leacock,
T. F. Hall, A. J. Gook, W. M. Miller, I.
I E. Hvde. W. W. Ciirhfn. fl. K. Pnivoll
H. C. Perkins.
Sunday schools W. M. Shaw. H. A.
Williams, P. M. Mott, M. D. Fuller, J.
H. Race, E. L. Jeffrey.
State of church A. D. Decker, G. O.
Beers, George Forsyth, J. R. Angll, F.
N. Smith, W. L. Linaberry.
State of country H. N. Van Dusen,
J. N. Lee, 11. II. Wilbur, D. J. Austin,
A. C. Olver, O. B. Stone.
Subscriptions for minutes T. M.
Furey, B. F. Hanton, K. L. Jeffrey, H.
E. Wheeler, C. Sweet, N. W. Barnes.
Tract cause I. Jenkins. G. M. Cham
berlain, J. C. Ilogan, It. Human, A.
Brooks, J. L. Race.
Temperance E. R. D. Bliggs, F. Gen
dull, W. B. Ripley, J. B. Davis, A. F.
Chaffee.
General conference expenses P.
Houck, J. L. Thomas, L. Evans, S. E.
Van Housen, T. Eva, W. II. Alger.
Welcomo to Bishop Andrews.
A pleasant Interruption was made In
the business by Rev. Manley S. Hard,
I). P., who submitted the following
resolutions to Bishop Andrews with a
rising vote:
Whereas, The adjustment In Episco
pal service has brought to the presiden
cy of this session our brother and fel
low laborer. Bishop Andrews, we wish
by these words to assure him of a cor
dial welcome, a hearty esteem, a trust
that Is not partial and a conlidence
that Is vital and far-reaching to us.
We do flat forget that twenty years
have marched away since he entered
this high otllce. Years buck of those
however, brought him Into the Oneida
conference, of which this territory was
then . part.
This morning seven names have been
called from our roll who preceded our
good bishop into the ministry, Brothers
Halstead, George Parsons, Rose,
Hrooks, Clarke, Ueorge Peck, Leach.
These had to do with getting him in
the conference, at all. Eight were In
that class of probationers in 1848. Half
of them, Orcott, Crykendall, Walker
and Porter, have bivouacked on a field
that will not open again with strife.
Four remain. Two of them. Brothers
Calvin V. Arnold and Jasper W. Hew
itt, are honored among ub. The third
Is Dr. Ami B. Hyde, known In all
Methodism as an author and educator
of high merit. The fourth and best
known of all the eight Is ho who pre
sides over our gathering today. Bishop
Edward Gayer Andrews. The presid
ing ciders who stood at the head of the
eight districts when he entered that
Interesting company, I. e. Eddy. Con-
fort, Stocking, Bperry, Snyder, Bowen,
Shepherd and Reddy, have all outrun
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