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THE SENATORIAL BOOMLETS
Mr. Cameron Looking Over the Ground
at Harrislmrg.
JOHN WANAMAKEK MENTIONED
Chorlc Emory Smith's Chances Weak
ened by Ills View I'pun the Cur.
' rcney Qucstlon-Spanclor'a School
Seheme-Elcctrio Bill Whirl.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Harrlsburg, April U. Senator Cam
eron returned to the state capital yes
terday from a southern town and will
remain at his home at Lochlel until
after the close of the legislature. Sena
tor Quay is expected here tomorrow or
the next day. Cameron 1b anxious to
become better acquainted with the law
makers and has arranged for private
receptions for the delegations from the
several counties. It Is no longer a
secret that Charles Emory Smith Is
casting lunging eyes on Cameron's seat
In the senate. It Is ' believed that
Smith, John Wanamaker and other
anti-Cameron people have ome kind
of an understanding as to which of
them shall be the candidate of this end
of the party. Mr. Smith's position on
the currency question, however, will
probably operate against his chances,
bs the free silver and bi-metalllc move-
that no advocate of a gold standard
can hope to receive a large following In
Pennsylvania.
Senator Usbourn's pictorial chart
bill has been burled. It passed the sen
ate several weeks ago and there was a
cry went up against It from all over
the state. The house education com
mittee negatived the measure. Sena
tor Osbourn then asked for a hearing
and the bill was re-commltted. He has
refused to appear before the committee
and last week notified the members
that he would allow the bill to die.
He said It was charged there was a
snake In the measure, but he denied
this, and rather than have such an
impression go abroad he would let the
bill fall.
The Penrose school library bill will
be reported out of committee In the
house. It has passed the senate. The
measure provides for the levying of the
mill tax In cities and boroughs to sup
port the Institutions. The Rlter col
- lege bill will be on the third reading
calendar In the house this week. Chan
cellor Holland, of the Western Penn
sylvania university, at Pittsburg, spent
last week here working for the meas.
ure. The only opposition comes from
Russell Conwell. a Phlladelphlan. He
says Its workings would interfere with
Ills lay colleges there. The friends of
the bill say Mr. Conwell has not Inter
preted the proposition correctly, and It
- will not be a -hindrance to him. It Is
thought the bill will pass the house
easily. ,
Light Bill Is Whirling.
The Hackenberg electric light bill Is
"going through with a whirl. It has
passed the senate and Is on the cal
endar of the house for second reading.
Under the act of 1891 no borough can
manufacture electjrlclty for public
lighting without first condemning and
buying out any company engaged In
furnishing the town with such light. If
the council and the company cannot
agree on a price, the court will appoint
even " dlscret and disinterested" per
sons to view the property and deter
mine the value.
-This law was the work of the electric
light companies' association of the
state. They had the act passed first fur
boroughs to see how the people and the
legislature would take It. Growing bold
by experience, the electric companies
are now working to have this borough
law extended to cities of the first, sec
ond and third classes. Hence the Hack
enberg bill in the senate.
When the bill was reached In the
house last Thursday for second reading
Its sponser did not have the nerve to
call It up. He guessed rightly that the
house was not In a good humor after
the launching of the St. Paul, and was
ugly enough In temper to throttle all
corpreatlon snakes that might be pre
sented. There are loaded clubs galore
In waiting to belabor this electric light
measure as soon as the people back of
It are prepared to take their medicine.
Senator Green. In opposing the Hacken
berg bill, said there was some excuse
for such a law with reference to water
works, but for electric light plants,
never. If the principle Involved In the
Weeds water works bill Is spread out
ad libitum the law makers wonder what
rights municipalities will have years to
come.
Carlisle Is a quiet, old-fashioned town
with strange customs. This' Is made
evident by a bill being championed in
the house by Representative Spangler, ,
ine Biuruy uuvocaie 01 me principle
of America for Americans. The meas
ure repeals a school law which has been
in existence almost as long as Carlisle
itself. The bill Is in the hands of the
house education committee. Both sides
have been given hearings and It will
probably be reported out next Tuesday.
Spangler1 School Scheme.
The school board has autocratic
power under the act Spangler seeks, to
wipe to the statute books. The directors
examine their own teachers, and have
aole supervision and control over the
entire school system. Not even the
county superintendent is allowed to In
terfere with the Carlisle schools. Al
most unlimited power Is given the di
rectors In levying of taxes for school
purposes. They can levy an assess
ment annually for building purposes
. which will raise a revenue of about
$5,000. The law has kept the same men
in office as school directors almost con
tinuously for a half century. The prin-
tlnnl nhlpntlnn tn the rpnpnl nf thn not
v la that It would legislate out of office
men who have grown grey In the ser
vice. Friends of the bill claim the
schools are run. by relatives and that
every teacher and director are related.
The opposition deny this and assert the
people who are voting for the repeal of
the act re newcomers in the borough.
The advocates of the bill have filed
petitions with the education committee
signed by the leading and most pro
gressive citizens of Carlisle. They de
clare the memorials presented by the
other side were signed to a different
beading than Sthe one prsentd to the
' committee.. It cannot be denied that
the educational system of Carlisle Is not
In keoplng with that of neighboring
towns. Not a teacher holds a certifi
cate referring to examination; they
simply have the endorsement of the
board. Except a few, they are gradu
ates of t-he Carlisle schools. The su
perintendent of schools and the prin
cipal of the high school never gradu
ated at any Institution nor held any
otter certificates than- the endorse
ment of the directors.
M'NEIL DIVORCES.
They Art Too Numerous to Suit the
Wife.
Chicago, April 14. A special from
San Kranclsco says: Margaret Mc
Neil, of Pittsburg. Pa., filed a suit yes
terday In the llilted States circuit
court asking that a divorce grunted
three years ago to her husband be set
aside. The McNeils were murrled six
teen yeurs ago In Pennsylvania. Soon
afterward McNeil left his wife and
came to Culifornio.
Several years later Mrs. McNeil was
awarded a divorce for desertion and
$10,000 alimony, but, unknown to her,
McNeil had obtained a divorce In the
Superior court here on the ground of
cruelty. Since then he has accumulat
ed a fortune estimated at $100,000. This
fortune Mrs. -McNeil desires to share.
CIBAXS EXC01BAGED.
Spanish Soldiers Are Joining the Hanks
of Insurgent Dally-A Frisky Officer
Shot.
Jacksonville, April 14. A special to
the Times-Union from Tampa. Fla.,
says:
News from Cuba today Is to the effect
that there is a big uprising in the
province of Puerto Principe, that all la
borers, sugar field hands and sympath
izers are Inarms and that a battle Is at
hand that will probably decide the fate
of Cuba. The uprising In Puerto Prin
cipe is general and will seriously affect
results. Maceo Is on the Island hasten
ing to the front with 11.000 men. Mun
uel Dei La Cruz and family reached
here from Havana this evening. He Is
the author of several works on Cuba
and Is an Intense patriot. He was com
pelled to come here or-suffer Spanish
tyranny. He is confident that the
Cubans will triumph If their leaders
remain firm. He says the troops in
Havana are dying by hundreds, and
those in the mountains are dying and
deserting. The outlook is very bright
for Cuban success, he thinks. Near
Santiago thirty-six Spanish soldiers
lost their way, and hearing that a band
of Insurgents were near by they went
and Joined them, taking their guns and
accoutrements with them.
A letter was received here from
Havana today saying that a Spanish
officer, riding on a train with some la
dies, began to take liberties with them.
On the Bame car was a duelist by the
name of Mendleta, who, when he saw
what was being done, drew his revolver
and killed the officer. He then left the
train.
Madrid, April 14. The government
has been Informed by Dupuy De Lome,
Spanish minister to the United States,
that a fresh expedition of Insurgents
Is organizing under Gomez and Marti in
Haytl. The Haytifln officials are said
to be watching the preparations closely.
MIBDEBS IX A CniRCH.
Bodies of Two Girls Are Discovered in the
Steeple of the Emanuel Baptist Edifice.
San Francisco, April 14. Another
horrible discovery was made this morn
ing in a small room in the Steeple of
Emanuel Baptist church, where the
mutilated remains of young Minnie
Wlllams were found yesterday. . The
church had been desecrated by a sec
ond murder, the victim being another
young girl, Blanche Lamont, who had
been missing since the third Iniitunt.
She had been strangled, her clothes had
been torn from her person and her
body was almottt nude when discovered.
Shortly - aftor the discovery Dr.
George Gibson, pastor of the church,
was taken Into custody. No charge
was placed against him, but he will be
held untl the mystery Is fully clear.
Miss Lamont was last seen alive In
the company of Theodore Durant, a
young medical student and assistant
superintendent of the Sunday school
connected with' the church. Durant,
who is said to have been engaged to be
married to Miss Lamont, Is suspected
of having murdered the Williams girl,
who is known to have been a warm
friend of Miss Lamont. They were
members of the church they frequently
attended together and were also In the
same Sunday school class.
Since the disappearance of Blanche,
Ml an Williams often salt' that she knew
that her companion had met with foul
play. This startling statement reached
the ears of several members of the
church, and the girl was asked for an
explanation, but she refused to give it.
The police bellve that, Durant, know
ing Miss Williams was In possession of
sufficient evidence to prove his guilt
decoyed her Into the church and si
lenced er forever. Durant has not yet
been arrested.
Rloodthirjty llolicmlnn.
Cleveland, O.. April H-Durlng a
drunken brawl today John Seghar, a Ho
hemlan laborer, shot and Instantly killed
Charles Klechtcr. He thm shot Fleohter's
brother In the neck, fatally wounding him,
and after being arrested committed suicide
by hanging himself with his suapenderi.
v Rnhbor Storehouse llurncd.
Port Jefferson, N. Y., April 14. The
pumping station, grinding department und
storehouse of the North American Rubber
company, at Seatauket, were burned to
day. The total loss Is estimated at $711,(100,
on which there was no Insurance,
Newport's Mayor lnd.
Newport, It. I., April 14. Mayor Waters
died tonight after a lingering Illness. The
cause of death was cirrhosis of the liver.
He was the llrst chief executive of this city
to die In office.
' DwiRht Dana lcsd.
New Haven, Conn., April 14. Professor
James Dwlght Dana, author and acltmtlst,
of Yale unlverolnty, died very suddenly
about 11 o'clock last night.
STATE NEWS NOTES. '"
' The Carnegie Steel company, at Pitts
burg, went on full time last night, the llrst
time for many years. '
Charles A, Ziegler, aged 76 years, was
stricken with paralysis last night and died
at noon yesterday. He was elected alder
man of the Eighth, ward of Wllkes-Barre
In 1871, and held the position up to the time
of his death.
in nninn m H pnuniniTPl
Enthusiastic Gconliuns Boom
Fnrclnn-BoJl Citizen.
a- m
WILL NAME HIM rh PRESIDENT
Tho ex-Speaker, How
vor, Doubts Ills
Eligibility to the
fflco of Chief
Magistrate, ns
Ho Was
and.
Horn in En,
Washington. Anrll 1 iA "Peeiai from
Atlanta, Uu.. eays thilf Speaker Crisp
Is being freely talked ol among Georgia
Democratic politicians n available
candidate for the iiresf'entlttl nomina
tion. Mr. Crisp was b"'n ,n England,
of American parentaseVbut ne 18 ua-l,i
to now be In possession 6YllBlaclory
legal opinions that he Is eltS(lble' ftnd
that the only question ahead td that of
availability.
There is hardly a doubt, the soeY'a'
further Btates, but that the GeorjjJ
delegation to the next natlonul DemN
ocratlc convention will present the
name of Charles F. Crisp for the presi
dency. The statements In the special differ
materially from the views expressed by
Speaker Crisp's friends here. They as
sert that Judge Crisp 4s clearly con
vinced that he Is barred from eligibility
to the presidency by reason of foreign
birth.
Article 2, section 1, of the constitu
tion of the United States provides that
"no person except a natural born citi
zen, or a citizen of the United States
at the time of the adoption of this con
stitution, shall be eligible to the office
of president."
Must Ha an American.
No recognized constitutional lawyer
has ever placed himself on record as
holding otherwise than that the presi
dent of ttufc United States must be an
American citizen, born on American
soil. Speaker Crisp himself, in the
most significant manner, has given his
adherance to this construction of the
construction of the constitution, and In
such a manner as to Indicate that he
felt its full significance.
At the close of the Fifty-third con
gress, In responding to the vote of
thanks tendered him, by his associates
of the house of representatives, he
said, with a distinct emphasis, the im
port of which wus thoroughly under
stood: "Never In my life, no matter
what may be its future, can I expect
to attain to so high an office as that
which I owe to your kindness, to your
consideration, to your partiality."
Every one who heard that declara
tion. Interpreted it to mean that
Speaker Crisp regarded himself as con
stitutionally debarred as a presidential
candidate.
AN EASTER CELEBRATION.
Three Men Are Wounded in a Street
Brawl at Baltimore.
Baltimore, April 14. Easter morning
was ushered in in South Baltimore with
a shooting affray, the victims being
Edward Lawrence, shot In the groin
and through the left arm; William
Lawrence, 'his brother, bone of left arm
shattered and finger shot off; Charles
Foss, shot In right leg. Thomas Welsh
was locked up charged with having
done the shooting.
Welsh and William X.awrence had
been political enemies for some time
and renewed their quarrel when thny
met today. They were about to come
to blows when Edward Lawrence in
terfered. Welsh then, U Is charged,
drew his revolver and fired five times.
Every bullet took effect In someone's
anatomy. Foss was an Innocent vic
tim. He Is a deaf mute and was shot
by accident. .
The police quickly gathered In Welsh
and his victims. When the wounded
men reached the hospital Edward Law
rence refused to allow the physicians
to probe for the ball In his groin. He
became unmanageable land assaulted
Dr. Briscoe, dealing him a severe blow
In the fuce. Lawrence was then re
leased and was taken home. He may
die.
ANOTHER LIQUOK WAR.
Arrests Follow on Attempt to Make a
Town lry.
Chicago, April 14. Municipal politics
In Evergreen Park reached an exerting
state last night In the arrest of eight
residents of the place on charge of
bribery, perjury, disorderly conduct and
carrying concealed weapons. The fol
lowing were arrested:
Rev. George Moore, pastor of the
Baptist church; Attorney John C, Hal
ley, Alexander Richmond, William C.
Thompson, Percy Hullou, George Mil
ler, August Gottschalk, and William A.
Bennett. The' warrants were sworn
out by Fred Lephlne, a saloon-keeper.
Ballou and Hev. Mr. Moore wore ar
rested while leading a prayer meeting
at the church this morning.
The trouble grew out of the primaries
hold some time ago when the two par
ties In the village came to blows. The
question at Issue In the village Is the
saloon question. One party, headed by
Lephlne, wants the saloons to remain.
Tho party of the other side, which
have been arrested, are leaders In striv
ing to get possession of the village
government to make tho village "dry."
SHOT HIS SISTER-IN-LAW.
Charles Janda Pays His Hoard Hill with
llllllCtH.
New York, April 14. Because Ca
milla Jandu, his brother's wife, up
braided him for his wild ways and his
failure to pay his board, Charles Janda
today killed her and then sent a bullet
through his own brain with probably
fatal results.
According to the story told by the
murdered woman's husband, young
Charles has been a cause of trouble to
him and to 'his wife for months past.
Rather than be troubled longer they
told him that he would have to find
quarters elsewhere. He left with
threats of revenge.
This morning about 11 o'clock Charles
visited the home of his brother and de
manded that his slstei'.ln-law give him
his clothesT which she had retained be
cause of Charles' non-payment of his
board bill. A violent quarrel followed,
In the midst of which Charles Janda
suddenly drew a revolver and fired
point blank at Mrs. Janda's breast. The
bullet pierced her heart and she fell!
dead without a cry. Charles then sent
a bullet Into his brain, Inflicting a fatal
wounu.
Janda died in Bellevue hospital to
night.
SHE TURNED ON THE GAS.
Mrs. lannle Dorian's Method of Com
nilttlug Sulcido. '
Brooklyn, N. Y.( April 14.-Mrs. Fan
nle Doi'lun, 34 years old, who lived with
her relatives at No. 18G Dead street,
was founU dead In the kitchen of her
home this morning. Her father, on
coming down stairs for breakfast,
found her sitting In a chair beside a
table, that stood directly under the gus.
She had a largo blanket wrapped
around her head. When he pulled this
aside, he raw she had one end of a
rubber tube lit her mouth, the other end
of the tube being attached tu the gas
burner.
The gas was turned on full. Miss Dor
Ian had been 111 for some time past,
and of lute had been despondent and
melanchonly. She had wrapped the
blanket around her head In such a
manner that none of the gas could
escape, even If the end of the tube
Blipped from her mouth.
INCOME TAX TROUBLE.
It Now4iPks os Though Further Hearing
in the "UsSi-"" ,n Supreme Court
Will Ho Denicdr-v
Washington. Apr 14. Unless all
precedents fall therew11' e n oral
proceedings In the coui'Hrfne United
Slates tomorrow In connection'"1 tne
presentation of the motion fit a re"
hearing of the income tax casetk Tne
rules of the court direct that suciNaj"
tlons shall be printed and distributed,
to the several justices on the bench,
but oral argument Is prohibited.
The government not being a party di
rectly to either one of the suits in
which a rehearing will-be asked, the
attorney general will not, of course,
prepare a brief, but he will doubtless
be on hand to respond to any sugges
tion or Inquiry which may be made
from the bench. The petition for re
hearing asks the court to assign the
case for re-argument for the purpose of
deciding the three points upon which
an equal division of the Justices was
announced. First, whether the void
provisions as to the rents, etc., Invali
dates the whole act.
Second, whether as to the income
from personal property the act Is un
constitutional as paying direct taxes.
Third. Whether any part of the tax.
If not considered as a direct tax, is
Invalid for want of uniformity.
The petition alleges that the court
early in Its history adopted the prac
tice of- requiring constitutional ques
tions to be heard In a full court. It is
urged that no case can arise requiring
more Imperatively the application of
the rule than the present one. It is
said (hat until some decision je reached,
the courts will be overwhelmed with
litigation upon these questions and the
payment and collection of the tax must
seriously .embarrassed. If a rehearing
be denied. It Is asked that the construc
tions sending the cases back be amend
ed so that the court below may deter
mine whether the law has been ren
dered invalid In the respects specified,
and whether or not it is unconstitu
tional in the respects not decided upon
by the supreme court.
Without the request of one of the
Judges who support the constitution
ality of the law for further amendment,
It is qurte certain the motion for a hear
ing will be denied.
SPENT HIS GIRL'S CASH.
Fred Price Is Lodged In Jail at Wilkes
llnrro. Wllkes-Barre, April 14. Fred C.
Price was lodged in Jail here tonight.
Last January he won the heart of
Miss Ellen Allen, at Lock Haven, and
they were engaged to be married. The
father of the young woman was well
pleased with the match and gave his
daughter$700tobuy furniture. With the
money and the young man she started
out to buy whut was needed for a com
fortable hjome. On the way to the
store Price convinced her It would look
better when they went to buy If he had
the money and paid the bills. His
sweetheart consented and handed over
the cash.
While they wene inspeotlng the fur
niture Price excused himself for a mo
ment and took the first train out of
town for the west. He was traced to
Cincinnati, and from there to Bennet,
Pa., where he was arrested. He, has
confessed, and says he Bpent the money.
TEACHER A SCOUNDREL.
Ekln Under Arrest Upon a Very Serious
Charge
Pittsburg, April 14. The borough of
Braddock, a suburb of PlttBlturg, was
thrown Into a state of Intense excite
ment last night by the aVrest of M. J.
Ekln. assistant principal of the Brad-
dock public schools. Ekln Is charged
with having taken liberties with thir
teen girl pupils, all of them about 12
years of age.
The parents of the children were pre
vented from administering summary
punishment only by the Interference of
the police. Ekln Is about 27 years old
and Is married.
I.uzorno Social Events.
Wllkos-Barre, April 14. A number of
Slavs engaged In a drunken tight In a
boarding house at Maltby last nK-ht.
George Lines was thrown out of the house.
He returned with a big butcher knife and
before he could be disarmed fatally
stabbed Mrs. Annie Tontsh, the mistress
of the boarding house, and cut her hus
band, Alexander Tonlsh nine times, lio
was captured In a. mine hole, where he had
taken refuge, and lodged in Jail.
Perry's Compunlons Captured.
New York, April 14. A telephone mes
sage was received here at 1 o'clock this af
ternoon from tho state hospital for Insane
criminals at Matteawan, which stated that
James Coyle, a - honpltal attendant had
captured Michael O'Donnoll and Patrick
Mugulre, two of "train robber Perry's
companions, at Pine Plains, a village forty
miles bock, of Flshkljl.
What Ho Was Thcro For.
Chicago, April 14. A. dispatch from El
Paso, Tex., says; Webster Flanagan, ex
collector of customs at this port, generally
known as "What are we here for," Is on
trial charged with assisting A. G. Daw
son to smuggle 20,000 sheep from Mexico.
' ' , Crench Steamer Darned.
Paris, April 14. The small French steam
ship La Heve, which was used In the pe
troleum trade, burned last night at the
pier In Havre, where she was unloading.
Part of the pier was destroyed.
It May Be Considered by Wyoming
Conference Today.
APPOINTMENTS KILL BE MADE
Businoss Transuded by the Conference
at its Sessions on Suturday and Sun
day Addressed by Ulshop An
drews and Miss Duufortb.
Special to tho Scranton Tribune,
Carbondalo, April 14. Saturday's
meeting of the conference will long be
remembered for the wonderful efTect
of the address delivered by Miss Mary
A. Danforth, a youn- missionary from
Japan. A general concensus of opinion
pieValled that the ' address was un
doubtedly the best effort of the whole
conference. The manner In which the
bright younif 1ml V HWnvml tlm Inrm,
concourse of clergymen and others
iii-rceni was simply marvelous. Dr.
Pearce, who was to speuk, declined to
follow Miss Danforth.
At the morning session of Saturday
considerable routine business was
transacted, Including the reports of ex
aminations of candidates. Rev. J. W.
Hamilton, of Boston, one of the corre-
V
REV. EDWIN
Blnghamton's Secretary
spondlng secretaries of the Freedmen's
Aid and Southern Kducatlon society
addressed a large gathering on Satur
day night upon the anniversary of the
Freedmen's Aid society.
Today was devoted to religious ser
vices, including a love feast conducted
by Rev. W. H. Hlller and a sermon by
Bishop Andrews.
Tomorrow the session will commence
at 8 a, m., when the appointments will
be announced and It Is anticipated
that the utterances of Rev. J. C. Hogan
at the Prohibition meeting on Friday
night will be taken Into consideration.
MR. IIOGAN'S SPEECH.
It Is l'robahlo That it Will Keccivo Con
sideration from tho Conference.
Tomorrow t Is anticipated that the
conference will take action upon tin
speech delivered by Itev J. C. Hogan
at the Prohibition meeting on Friday
night. Mr. Hoan asserts that "the
half was never told" ana that there are
a large number of accusations to be
brought against Presiding Elder
Thorpe for abusing the privileges of his
office. Some of the very zealous prohi
bition pastors allege that Mr. Thorpe
Is not the only one who has made Prohi
bition pastors uncomfortable because
they would not desist from preaching
Prohibition.
On the other hand the leading men
of the conference are unanimous in
condemning the action of Mr. Hogan
and many who were spoken to by a
Tribune reporter remarked that It was
unfortunate that some of the Prohi
bitionists were so zealous that they
lived for Prohibition and forgot that
they were ministers of the gospel, The
church is favorable to Prohibition, but
it Is clnlmed' that Instead of Prohibition
the meeting was turned Into an indig
nation meeting r.'jjnlnst Presiding El
der' Thorpe, so that the audience was
gathered together under false pre
tences. If the proposal to Introduce a reso
lution in the conference tomorrow
morning condemning Mr. Hogan's at
tack Is persisted in, and the blahon de
cides to place It before) the meeting,
tho question will be finally settled. The
question of Prohibition will not be af
fected, but the dignity of the office of
Presiding Elder will be maintained and
discipline restored.
SATURDAY'S SESSIONS.
Address by Miss Mary A. Danforth on
Mission Work In .In pan.
A largo amount of routine business
was transacted nt 'Saturday morning's
buslnes session. The committee on ex
aminations piesentsd their report
showing that the following candidates
for full connection with the conference
had passed their examinations satis
factorily: Clurk Cullender, A. D. David,
R. W. Lowry, T. N. Sweet, George N.
Underwood, II. E. Wheeler, S. Guy
Snowden nnd S. H. Florey.
Tho following candidates were passed
Into their second year, A.'C. llracken
bury, of Galilee; J. Brundcll, of Harpes
vllle, N. Y.; F. D. Carroll, of Maple
Grove; J. S. Custard, of Little Meadows;
O. II. Northrop, of Slatervllle; L. M.
Olstcad, of North Norwich, N. Y.; L.
D. Palmer, of Coventry, NJ Y.; W. S.
Wilcox, of Baton and J. B. Wilson, of
Klrkwood, N. Y. The following were
ordained to the fourth year: James
Benlnger Kunkle, H. L. Ellsworth, of
NIcTiols, N. Y.;D. Hardstock. of Edmer
ton, N. Y.; C. L. Jeffrey, of New Berlin,
N. Y.; E. E. Pierce, of East Worcester,
N. Y.; C. H. Reynolds, of Davenport,
N. Y.(; L. E. Van Hossen,' of Forty Fort
and J. M. Correll, of Ollbertsville, N. Y.
, Bishop Andrews announced the fol
lowing transfers: George B. Benedict
to the South Amerlcen conference and
LI Cho Wren to the North China confer
ence. '
Rev. H. C McDermott, conference
treasurer,' presented the report of Wy-
omlng Seminary, Kingston, from which
It appears no deaths had taken place
und no case of serious Illness had oc
curred during the past year. The
seml-centennlal which had been cele
brated at the Inst commencement wns
attnnded by the loyal sons and daugh
ters of Wyoming from far and near,
nnd formed a great event In the his
tory of the seminary. Upon that oc
casion Nesbltt hall was dedicated, in
which ithe day scholars, art and science
departments and college nf business had
excellent accomodation. The attendance
at present was higher than In the previ
ous year. The report made detailed com
ment on the various departments, all
being highly favorable. The trustees
were re-elected by the conference as
follows, J. J, Shoak, Plymouth; Rev.
Lewis II. Taylor, Wllkes-Barre; and
T. H. Dale, Scranton.
After the reading of the report Prin
cipal Spruuge, of the Wyoming Semi
nary, was introduced and gave a brief
review of the work and the position of
the institution.
Dr. J. E, C. Sawyor, editor of the
Northern Christian Advocate was In
troduced to the meeting and after hear
ing an uddrens a resolution was passed
pledging their effords to double the sub
scription of his paper. Dr. Freeman,
of the Sunday School and Tract so
ciety, and Dr. Breckenrldge, of the
George T. Seney hospital, Brooklyn,
was also Introduced to the meeting.
The supernumeraries were announced
B. OLM&TEAD
of Wyoming Conference.
as follows: Revs. S. J. Austin, J. D.
Bloodgood, E. L. Bennett, G. M. Peck.
C. H. Jewell, L. W. Peck, J. Labar, E.
M. Sabin,- J. S. Southworth, Y. C.
Smith, W. Keatley and W. R. Nether
ton. Address by .Miss Mary A. Danforth.
After the phonographic entertain
ment given from 2 to S o'clock by Frank
B. Glover, of 568 McDonough street,
Brooklyn, the anniversary of the Wo
men's Missionary society was held,
Mrs. Manley S. Hard presiding. Miss
Hill presented the annual statement,
which showed that the total receipts
from the districts were $5,697, being an
Increase of $936, the Wyoming district
subscribing $2,382. Mrs. Furey, super
intendent of bands, also presented an
interesting report of her work.
Miss Mary A. Danforth was Intro
duced, and at the outset of her speech
attracted the undivided attention of
her Immense audience, which listened
throughout in rapt attention and with
evident admiration. As a prelude to
her address, Miss Danforth referred to
the prominent position of Japan in the
eyes ' of the whole world, nnd, with
delicate cynicism said that it was a
country of whom everybody who re
turned from It, except missionaries,
wrote books and newspaper articles
and painted pictures. As the public
knows so much of the country she
would content herself by describing the
adventures of two American girls (Miss
Wilson and herself) who left this coun
try six years ago in response to a call
from the interior of Japan for assist
ance In missionary work.
As a humorist Miss Danforth delight
ed her audience with their adventures
In traveling hundreds of miles Into the
Interior to reach their destination. Al
though In perilous positions at the time
and alone with the natives in a wild
mountainous district,' Miss Danforth
was able to look back upon that part
of their foreign adventures with com
paratively light feelings.. Having ar
rived at their destination they were,
owing to the opposition of tho heathen
priests, unable to rent a house for a
considerable time, but when they were
successful their difficulties were not
ended, but rather aggravated by the
swarms of reptiles, contipedes and
Itzard-llke creatures which Infested the
house, climbing chairs, beds and dinner
dishes on the table.
F.stnMlshcd a Girl's School.
Eventually she was successful In es
tablishing a grll's school, the methods
employed In which were most charm
ingly described. It was absolutely
necessary In order to carry on any
practical work In their district, or else
where In the interior of Japan, to be
come acquainted -with the people in a
social way by entertaining and visiting
the natives. Her experiences In this
respect were brimful of humor, especi
ally where entertained at a six hours'
feast, Bitting legs cross-wise on the
floor; she was unable to move, as it
was considered a gross breach of
Japanese etiquette. Having secured the
affections of the people, Miss Danforth
set to work to learn the native lan
guage, so that she could labor "voice
to voice and heart to heart," and the
mistakes essential In her attempts were
described to the Infinite delight of her
audience.
Miss Danforth having spoken In a
vein of polished humor, showed, how-,
ever, her depth of feeling when she
spoke of the serious part of her work.
A school of eighty-six1 pupils and twelve
native teachers had been organized,
and in course of time the girls of the
school became familiar with most of
' Continued on Page 3.
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