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SCRANTON, PA., TUESDAY MORNING, APItIL 1G, 1895.
TWO CENTS A COPY.
FIGHT FOB SCHOOL FUNDS
The Farmers Will Antagonize Fro
posed Reduction of Funds.
GENERAL LATTA IS TO RESIGN
Ex-MogUtrate Altera Looked Upon ait
JProbublu S-jeesor Slute Suliolur
. ship Bill VbundoucJ-A Berth
for Maj A Uorlcn D. Evans.
Ipecial to the Scranton Tribune.
Harrlsburgr, April 15. There will be
everul Impurtant chunses In otHce on
capltol hill the first Twsduy .lii May.
Auditor General Grc'KB will trlve way
to ex-Seimtor Lylin and Secretary of
Internal Affairs Urown to General
James W. Latta. At the name time
Professor Albert S. Holies, of I'hlladel
phla, will rellquish the position of chief
of the bureau of industrial statistics,
lie will be suoceeded by Captain James
M. Clark, of Newcastle, a clerk in the
department of Internal affairs. Profes
sor Holies Is an authority on political
economy and banking law, and has ac
cepted the professorship of commercial
law at the Drexel Institute.
General Latta will tender his resigna
tion as clerk of the quarter sessions of
Philadelphia to Governor Hustings
May 1. This will give the governor a
week to select the general's successor.
i There seems to be no doubt as to who
I It will be. Kx-Muglstrate Ahern. of
,t Philadelphia, has no opposition and It Is
believed he will be uppolnted with the
governor's acceptance of General Lat
ta's resignation. Secretary Brown will
again take up the work of deputy secre
tary, which position he held until last
January, when he was appointed to
serve out the unexpired term of Secre
tary Stewart.
T. Larry Kyre, of West Chester, the
present deputy, will retire when Gen
eral Latta takes hold. Mr .Kyre Is a
candidate for recorder of Chester coun
ty, and will give all his attention to his
canvass. The primaries will be held
next August. Governor Hastings has
now under consideration a bill Increas
ing the salary of deputy secretary of
Internal affairs from K.200 to J3.000 a
year. The measure also directs the
deputy secretary to act as superinten
dent of the bureau of railways of the
department and gives him full authori
ty to execute papers and transact all
business concerning the department
during the secretary's absence. Should
the bill be approved. Major Brown will
also be chief of the railroad bureau.
The retirement of General Gregg and
Major Brown will create a vacancy In
the board of public buildings and
grounds and the board of property.
Ex-Semator Mylln will become a mem
ber of the first board and General
Mylln of the other. There Is a vacancy
In the clerkship of the board of prop
erty, which will be filled when that
body reorganizes. The position, only
pays S80O a year and there Is not much
of a, scramble for It. Howard B. Hart
. vrlek, of Clearfield, Second assistant
state librarian, was selected for the
place some time ago by the governor
and hls-cabinet, but he has not accept
ed through some misunderstanding.
Mr. Mylln will make a number of
changes In the auditor general's depart
ment when he assumes control. He
has not yet officially announced his ap
pointments. It Is settled, though, that
Colonel John A. Olenn, of Philadelphia,
will be corporatlcn clerk, a position he
held during the administration of Nor
lis and McCamant. If the bill creating
the office of deputy auditor general be
comes a law Corporation Clerk Brlcker
will get the place. If not he will suc
ceed Fred. C. Scheber, of Philadelphia,
as chief clerk. Guy M. Iftton, of
Philadelphia, messenger, will-give way
to a Lancaster politician.
Free Scholarship Hill.
The free scholarship bill of the state
college has been abandoned. Had it
become a law H would have taken
.bout $100,040 annually out of the pub
lic school fund. The opposition to the
measure Is so strong that Its advo
cates have decided that It cannot pass
this session. They will hold oft for two
years and try the next legislature. The
friends of the college have not yet
determined what they will do with the
other appropriation bills which they
have had Introduced. The proposed
cut In the school appropriation has In
tensified the opposition to the State
college and the chances are that It will
get very little, aid from the state the
next two years.
Governor Hastings has received a
proclamation from Governor Stone, of
Missouri, revoking, after July 1 next,
' all commissions Issued to persons resid
ing In Pennsylvania and all other
states and territories, as well as foreign
countries, as commissioner of deeds for
Missouri prior to Jan. 1, 1885. There are
quite a number of Pennsylvanlans who
will be affected by the action of Gov
ernor Stone. In case a new appoint
ment Is desired the application must
nereaner . oe accompanied by the
recommendation of the governor or
i some prominent official of the state
where the applicant resides, or the en
dorsement of some person well-known
to Missouri's executive.
Major Barton D. Evans, of this elty,
has been appointed to a clerkship in
the Insurance department. He takes
he place of ex-Sheriff Kllsworth, of
Meadvllle, who retires next Friday.
Major Evans was superintendent of
public printing during Governor Beav
er's term. He Is a personal friend of
Governor Hastings and Insurance Com
missioner Lambert. The new clerk Is
a member of the staff of Major General
Bnowden, and Is well known In military
circles. He was for many years editor
of the West Chester Village Record.
. Will Fight Proposed Reduction.
The farmerB will fight the proposed
reduction of $1,000,000 In the school ap
propriation for the next two years.
They are much exercised over the ac
tion of the conference at the executive
; mansion last Thursday night, and are
preparing to flood the legislature with
memorials protesting against the pro-
' position. The legislative committee of
th State Orange will meet here tomor
row to take this Bubject Into clnsldera
tlon. There Is' no doubt ns to the action of
J tltb frtm m 1 1 1 Pt ' Tt will nma mif nnonltr
and squarely against diverting the
school funds to other purposes than
that of maintaining the publlo schools
' At their highest . standard. Colonel R.
H. Thomas, ex-secretary of the State
Orange, a member of . the legislative
committee, and a personal and political
friend of Governor Hastings, says the
governor Is not fuvorable to the pro
posed reduction. Hut this 1b denied by
General Hastings' confidential advisers.
A careful canvass of the rural mem
bers of the house at the capltul this
afternoon shows that forty are opposed
to any cut In the school appropriation,
and will autagonixe It with all their
power. Among this number are Walter
T. Merrick, the legal oracle of the. farm
ers; Representative Lawrence, the
Nestor of the house: "Farmer" Moore,
chairman of tho agricultural commit
tee, and leader of the Grangers, and ex
Audltor General Nlles. The Grangers'
and Furmers' alllunce claim to have a
combined membership of seventy In the
house. All these are expected to resist
the proposed reduction.
The agitation over the reduction of
the school funds may lead to the pas
sage of the Cochrane bill taxing brew
ers 16 cents u barrel on all malt liquors
brewed In the state. The farmers be
lieve the measure Is just and equitable,
and will endeavor to have It become a
law. They claim tt would raise a reve
nue of at least a million dollars annual
ly. Efforts will be made to get the bill
out of the house ways and means com
mittee and push It through the senate
and house without delay.
The measure levies a tax of 16 cents a
barrel. A movement Is on foot to In
crease this to 25 cents. Should the bill
become a law It would raise enough
revenue to keep Intact the school ap
propriation and assist the charitable
Institutions dependent wholly upon the
state for aid. It would also enable the
advocates of the new revenue bill to
strike out the ono mill tax on manu
facturing corporations and the clause
taxing building and loan associations
one mill on their capital stock. It Is
estimated that these provisions would
raise about $3,000,000 a year.
A 25-cent tax on beer. Instead of li
cense fee of $1,000, which the brewers
are now required to pay, would raise
over $1,000,000 annually. With the
money thus secured from a class of
business men who are prosperous In
spite of the hard times, the common
wealth could raise more revenue than
would be secured by cutting off $500,000
from the common schools and taxing
manufacturing cororatlons and building
and loan associations.
A bill whs introduced by Mr.
Vuughun making It unlawful for a
street railway company using electricity
or a cable as Its motor power to operate
any car, the front end of which Is un
protected by a fender and making the
penalty for violation of the provision of
the act $-5 a. day for each car so run.
The Senate refused to agree to Sen
ator Becker's substitute for Senator
Porter's bill organizing a department of
education In cities of the first class,
when It came up on second reading, the
bill being voted down section by 'sec
tion. The senate amended the house reso
lution providing for the printing of
5,000 copies each of the speeches of
Charles Emory Smith and Charles He
ber Clark on the financial question so
as to make the number 20,000 and have
the two addresses published In one
pamphlet.
Senator Crouse's bill defining the sev
eral methods of life insurance business
era! methods of life Insurance author
ized by law and extending protection
to any punishing fraud upon foreign
and domestic life, accident and casual
ty Indemnity Insurance companies was
passed Anally.
TREATY OF PEACE SIGNED.
War Between China and Japan Is De
clared Off Important Concessions of
Territory and Large Indemnity.
London, April 16. The Times corre
spondent In Shanghai says: "LI Hung
Chang's son-in-law telegraphs that the
treaty of peace was signed In Shln
monosekl today, April 16, and that
terms are:
First, the Independence of Corea;
second, Japan's retention of the con
quered places; third, Japan's retention
of the territory east of the Llao river;
fourth, permanent cession of Formosa;
fifth, Indemnity of $100,000,000; sixth,
an offensive and defensive alliance be
tween China and Japan."
An nil King's Will.
Philadelphia. April 15. The will of Will
iam a. Warden, who was prominently
Identllled with the Standard Oil company,
and who died at his home In Germantown
on April 9, was admitted to probate toilay.
It Is estimated that the vulue of Air. VVur
den's estate, may reach $10,0j0,,U(k), all of
which Is left In trust fur the benefit of his
widow and children.
.Mexican llecf Coming.
Washington, April 15. fn view of the
great rise In the price of beef and the re
ported seajrlty of cattle, the chief of the
bureau of animal Industry, Dr. Salmon,
has recommended to the secretary of
agriculture the admission of Mexican
cattle Into the United Slates under string
ent regulations calculated to Insure a
rigid inspection of all cattle admitted.
Death from Politics. '
Bellefonte, Pa., April 15. Aaron Will
iams, late Democratic, candidate for con
gress In this district, died at his homo
near here today. Ills death was the result
of his defeat, as ever since then his mind
has been so unbalanced as to necessitate
keeping him closely confined and he grad
ually failed until he died.
Minister In Prison.
Washington, Pa., April IB. Rev. Dr.
Williams, the Green county Methodist
Protestant minister, who was convicted
at Waynesburg of a serious crime, has
been sentenced to six months In the work
house. STATE NEWS NOTES.
Operations have been resumed at the
Honey Brook mine, Wllkes-Barre, giving
employment to many men and boys. This
mine has been idle for the past three
months.
W. P. Messlnger, secretary and man
ager of the Pen Argyl Electric Light com
pany, has been bound over for court
charged with mutllltalng books and misap
propriating funds, amounting to several
hundred dollars, belonging to the com
pany.. Peter Mattern, the Greensburg jail
breaker, was sentenced to eight years In
the penitentiary by Judge Doty yesterday.
A year ago he assaulted Jailer McCready
and escaped, liberating seven other pris
oners. John Foster, a pal, was sentenced
to two years' Imprisonment. (
The telephone war In eastern Pennsyl
vania towns has resulted In the removal
of all phones from Kutztown, Blandon,
Bowers, Topton and other points. The
residents refused to pay the larger
amounts demanded for the long distance
Instruments and they were removed.
ALL ITALY IS TERRORIZED
Severe Shocks of Eorthqnake Felt at
Various Points.
A NIGHT OP AGONY AT TRIESTE
The Whole Population Aroused at Mid
night Frightened liesldents Take to
tf Open Fields Six Persons
Drowned-Daniugs to Shipping.
Rome, April 15. Severe shocks of
earthquake werfe experienced at Venice
and Verona yesterday evening. Many
buildings were damaged and several
persona Injured, but no one was killed.
At the first shuck In Venice the guests
fled from the hotels to the public
squares, and the inmates deserted their
homes and took refuge In the available
open spaces. Many left the city by
eurly trains this morning, fearing a re
currence of the shocks. Violent shocks
were also experienced at Bologna, Fer
rara and Trevlso. In each of hlch towns
great damage was done to buildings.
In Trevlso the entire audience rushed
from a theater Into the street at the
first shock. Many were hurt In the
panic, but no one was killed. Shocks
have been generally felt throughout the
north of Italy.
Vienna, Apfll 15. All the clocks In the
city stopped at 11.20 o'clock this morn
ing. Persons arriving at the railroad
stations report deaths and dumage to
property In many towns beside those
already reported. They say that along
the railroad lines they saw thousands
camping In the fields. The trains were
rocked by the shocks. Some say that
the rolling motion as as noticeable as on
a ship at sea.
Scenes of Torror.
Trieste, April 15. Persons coming
from Laibach give vivid descriptions of
the scenes of terror during the earth
quakes. The first shock, shortly after
midnight, wus so severe that the whole
population was aroused, and hundreds
ran half naked Into the streets. By
3 o'clock the streets were blocked with
carts and carriages In which the sick
and aged and the children were being
conveyed to places of safety. A little
later vans, loaded with furniture, could
be seen on every side. Men and women
carrying clothing and boxes of valu
ables crowded the streets, and often
stopped completely the progress of the
vehicles. Terrified groups knelt on the
corners and before churches praying for
dellverence, and begging the priests to
pray for them.
The barracks, the museum, the dis
tillery, and half a dozen other large
buildings were laid in ruins. Scores of
other buildings were cracked and half
shaken from their foundations.
At Fiume all night boats, filled with
fugitives, put out to the shipping. There
is hardly a vessel In the harbor without
several Fiume families on board who
refuse to return to land.
During the panic In the city, a fright
ened horse ran down the street, Injur
ing twenty persons seriously and
knocking down fifty or sixty. The har
bor was agitated as if by a storm, and
several boats carrying persons to the
shipping were capsized. vSlx persons
were drowned. Slight shocks have been
felt here throughout the day.
PETROLEUM'S BOOM.
Standard Oil Company's Attorney States
That There Is No Deal with Knssia.
New York, April 15. The great r'se
In petroleum has been accompanied by
reports that It as engineered by the
Standard Oil oomany, In pursuance of a
deal with the Russian producers, and,
furthermore, to crush out domestic
competition.
S. C. T. Dodd, counsel for the Stand
ard company, said this afternoon:
"There is no deal with the Russian
producers and there Is no effort to crush
out competition at home. All there Is
of It, the consumption Is greater than
the production. The demand is at least
10,000 barrels a day In excess of the out
put. ''The high price of oil will stimulate
development work. There never was
such activity In the Pennsylvania fields.
Everybody Is happy at the prwspect of
making money. There Is a difference
of opinion as to whether the field Is ex
hausted. The largest production Is In
West Virginia, which Is spoken of as
being In the Pennsylvania field. The
best prospect of an increase In produc
tion Is In Wost Virginia. Pennsylvania
has been pretty well bored over. There
Is a good deal of this oil, but the crude
yields only 33 per cent, of Illuminating
fluid, while the Pennsylvania crude Is
nearly 90 per cent. After" It is refined
the difference cannot be told between
the two. 1 '
"In Europe there Is an objection to
Ohio oil and we have never, gent any
of It over here. The Russian oil Is very
much like the Ohio oil. There Is great
waste In refining It. Some of the
waste, however, Is used for lubricants
and for fuel. The Russian oil has al
most absorbed the markets east of the
Red Sea. It also competes with the
American oil In all tho European mar
kets. Oil will continue high unless
there Is an Increase In the production
beyond what anybody at present looks
for. Current prices are the highest
since the Bradford field was struck. It
was the striking of that field which
originally reduced the price of oil."
The Standard company will make Its
return under the Income tax law, but
will probably contest the law. It will
hold that as oil Is a direct product of
the land, R comes under the same cate
gory as rent,"
SALMON INDIGNANT.
Newspapers Publish Ills Picture Without
Whiskers.
Hazleton, Pa., April 15. Joseph P.
Salmon, ex-clty controller, who went
to Buffalo several days ago and in
whose accounts an alleged deficit of
J20.W00 was found by his successor, ar
rived home today. He proceeded to
the controller's office at once and after
an examination of the books It was
discovered that the alleged deficit was
a clerical error. Mr. Salmon was very
Indignant over the action of councils,
claiming that he notified them of his
contemplated trip and had requested an
adjustment of his accounts previously.
Some of the more enterprising Buffa
lo papers in reporting the matter, he
claims, publshed his picture, which rep
resents him to be a dapper young
clerk, although he Is a grey-bearded
and aged gentleman. The publication
of the alleged deficit and the pictures
made It decidedly embarrassing among
his friends In Buffalo, who are promi
nently known there.
SUICIDE FOR LOVE.
APottsvlllo tilrl Hungt Herself In Her
Futhor's Woodshed.
Pottsvllle, Pa., April 16. Mary Bren
slnger, the . 20-year-old daughter of
'Squlra N. Brenslnger, of Auchy sta
tion, South Manhelm township, disap
pointed In love, committed suicide on
Saturday by hanging herself In the
woodshed. The father found his daugh
ter in the woodshed. He cut the body
down. Life was not extinct and a doc
tor was sent for. The girl never re
gained consciousness, but lived until
6 o'clock yesterday morning.
Mary Brenslnger was to have been
married on Saturday last to Harry
Aulenbach, son of John A. Aulenbacli,
a prominent farmer and blacksmith of
Wayne township. The young couple
came to town together ono day last
week and got the marriage license. On
Friday. Aulenbach met his sweetheart
and told her he would not marry her.
The girl returned home broken-hearted.
REPLY TO MR. CLEVELAND.
The Dimctallie Executive Committee
of Chicago Impresses a Few Opinions to
tho President.
Chicago, April 15. W. H. Harvey,
chairman of the bimetallic executive
'committee, toduy made the following
reply to President Cleveland's letter:
In reply to your letter addressed to a
committee of business men of this city,
we wish to say that the committee that
called upon you and the persons who at
tached their names to the petition such
committee presented, did not represent a
majority of the business men and citizens
of this city, who take a deep Interest in
the welfare of this republic. They repre
sented that class that owns money and se
curities payable In money fixed Incomes.
We respectfully submit that your letter
does put the true merits of this contro
versy. You call the attention Of farmers
and wage earners to the fact that rising
prices, while enabling them to sell their
products and labor at a higher price,
will also cause them to pay equally more
for what they may purchase, but you neg
lect to say that your statement Is not
applicable to debts. With prices coming
down regularly and steadily since the de
monetization of silver, our merchants,
manufacturers and people generally have
been doing business on a falling market,
so that the time Intervening between tho
purchase of their merchandise and raw
material and placing it months afterward
on the market, has removed the margin,
they would otherwise make. This shrink
age In values added to the ordinary risk
and expense of business has led to an ever
Increasing volume bf debt to a money
lending period until It has Increased, all
told, public anil private, to about $40,000,
000,000, or about two-thirds of the total
value of all the property In the United
States. Taxes have been increased as ex
pressed, in dollars and have doubled and
quadrupled as measured In property which
the .people surrender at which to pay it
since W73. i -
We' have constantly pointed the people
to the ever increasing exchangeable value
of the creditors' dollar and to the reason
why it was increasing, but the influence
of these creditors have dominated your
administration and you Insist on such a
currency 03 they have established as a
sound currency. It means the confiscation
of the property of the people by the sale
of property under mortgages, Judgments
and executions. It means that fixed In
comes will wipe out the Interests of stock
holders In our railways and corporations.
If it is'nn Injustice to restore prices so
that people can exchange their property
for a Buttlclent number of dollars to pay
their debts and bring happiness and pros
perity to our land again, it was a greater
injustice to destroy the value of property
and enhance the value of money by de
monetization of sliver and the establish
ment of a single gold standard. It is not
more money we want to borrow, but to
pay oft what we already owe. The more
we borrow the more we must pay and the
annual Interest on all our public and pri
vate debts Is now more than the annual
profits of business and production. Where
will It end?
We agree with you that It Is a time for
tho people to reason together. We but
express your opinion as president of the
people when we say that all the people
should have the opportunity to Investigate
and Intelligently puss upon this question.
SMOKER'S MISCHIEF.
Dropping of a Lighted Match Causes
Trouble in Carpet Mills.
Philadelphia, April 15. One man was
fatally and three seriously burned this
afternoon by an explosion of oil at
John Doak's carpet yarn dyeing mills.
John Miller, aged 25 years, was burned
about the face and body and will prob
ably die. John Heller, aged 25 years,
August Kruhmer, aged 40 years and
William Llneby, aged 30 years, were se
verely burned about the face and arms.
The men were engaged In oiling a
large piece of canvas with a water
proof preparation, when one of the
number lighted his pipe and threw
the blazing match upon the canvass.
The oil quickly took lire and the flames
spread to a quantity of the fluid, which
exploded,
ENCAMPMENTS TO BE HELD.
It Is Agrcod That They Cannot lie Dig
ronsed With.
Harrlsburg, April 15. A conference
was held at the adjutant general's de
partment this evening. General Stew
art talked talked over the matter of
summer encampments with Brigadier
Generals Oobln, Wiley and Schall and
Quartermaster General Logan. It was
agreed that they cannot be dispensed
with, the military code being manda
tory regarding encampments.
The First brigade will probably go
Into camp July 6 to 13, and. the Second
Third from August 3 to 10.
Presidents Did Not Meet. ,
New York, April 15. There Is no truth
In the report that the presidents of tho
coal companies met In this city on Satur
day last. It Is further stated that no datu
has been fixed for another conference of
the high officers of the various companies.
Uliraarck Is III.
Freldrlchsruhe, April 15. Prince Bis
marck Is seriously HI. His physician, Dr.
'Schwelnlnger, Who Is temporarily - ab
sent, has been summoned to .the ex
chancellor's bedside.
- Davis Is Captured.
Nqwburg, N. Y April 15. Davis, one of
Itia man whit .I'atiAil frnm MbM.dw,h
asylum, was captured this afternoon near
wappingere runn nv wua m ueyior
able condition.
Will no Burled In Chlcogo.
New York, April 15. The body of James
W. Scott was taken to Chicago this af
ternoon. It will, be burled in the elty in
which Mr. Scott mad his home. .
CLOSE OF THEJCOKFERENCE
Appointments for the. Year Announced
by Bishop Andrews.
THE CASB OP KEY. MR..H0GAN
Resolutions Offered by tho Prohibition
Pastors-Mr. Ilogan Takes tho Floor
on a Question of Prlvilego-llusi
ncss of tho Closing Sessions.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Carbondale, Pa., April 15. Today at
6.30 o'clock the forty-fourth Besslon of
the Wyoming conference concluded its
sittings at Carbondale and, as fore
casted by Bishop Andrews, some of the
pastors were delighted with the promo
tions to their new charges, while others
were loath to rejoice ut their removal
from a charge where they had become
endeared to the people.
Among the local pastors removed are
Rev. M. D. Fuller, to Owego, N. Y.;
Rev. A. V. Cooper, to Hawley; Rev. E.
L. Santee, to Lackawanna, and Rev. P.
R. Hawxhurst, who will retire from the
ministry. Rev. William Edgar, the
popular and energetic pustor of Carbon
dale church, has been appointed to the
Providence church. Mr. Edgar was
pastor at Dunmore from 1887 to 1800.
Rev. F. B. Doty, of Peckvllle, to whose
energy Is due the erection of the new
church of that borough, will take
charge of the Hampton Street church.
Rev. George T. Price, of Avoca, has
been appointed to tho Court Street
church, and Rev. J. L. Race, of Lacka
wanna, has been appointed to the Cedar
Avenue church. Rev. J. R. Angel, of
Dalton, will take charge at Vestal, and
his place will be filled by Rev. C. H.
Newlng, of Falls.
A resolution signed by a large num
ber of Prohibitionist pastors was pre
sented by Rev. E. D. R. Brlggs, depre
cating the conduct and speech of Rev.
J. C. Ilogan with reference to Presiding
Elder Thorpe.
MORNING SESSION.
Much Important Business Was Trans
acted hy the Clergymen.
A vast amount of business was trans
acted at the closing business session
this morning. After the usual devo
tional exercises the bishop called for
order without delay, and the names of
tho supernumerary preachers were
called. They were passed and- their re
lations to the conference continued.
Rev. William Keathy was granted
supernumerary relations, Rev. L. A.
Wise was re-admltted to the conference
and Rev. J. W. Worley admitted from
the United Evangelical church.
The following candidates for the min
istry were received on probation: C.
T: Tiffany, J. W. Davles, S. E. Hunt,
W. A. Wagner, A. W. Andrelse, E. D.
Cavanagh,' E. A. Qulmby, D. A. Mc
Donald, and E: B. Henry. The rela
tions of C. H. Hayes, F. J. Jones, and
C. M. Chamberlain were changed to
supernumeraries. T. J. Vaughan was
grunted local deacon's orders.
Statistics of Conference.
The annual report of the statistical
secretary was presented showing that
during the year 5,658 probations were
received, 933 infants and 2.476 adults
were baptized. There were 3S2 churches
In the conference, valued at $1,9C6,2S0,
and 178 parsonages, valued at $338,250.
The membership this year was 40,116
as compared with 38,4:16 last year, being
an increase of 1.6S0 members.
Rev. H. C. McDermott, conference
treasurer, reported the collections of
the past year as follows:
Missions $27,765 Inc. $1,318
Church extension 2,509 Inc. 18
Freedmun's Aid society.. 1,812 Inc. 13
Sunday School union 4.12 Inc. 5
Tract society 4l!t Inc. 5
Children's fund 1,415 Dec. S7
Educational inc. I,lri0
Bible society...' 616 I)ec. CO
Women's Foreign Mis
sionary society 4,630 Inc. t.U
Women's Home Mission
ary society 5,924 inc. 697
Bishops fund i.rm Dec, 2
Conference claimants 5,374 Dec. 2:q
It was decided that the sessions of the
1X96 conference be held at the Centenary
ohurch, Blhghamton.
At the Invitation of the meeting. Rev.
Austin ariflln made a few remarks as
to the work of the Preachers' Aid so
ciety and mado an eloquent appeal for
more support for the gray-headed mem
bers of the ministry. At he conclusion
of his address tho following resolution
was passed by acclnmution: "Whereas,
There continues to be a lamentable de
ficiency from year to year in the sup
port of our superannuates and the stew
ards are greatly embarrassed In mak
ing equitable and adequnte provisions
for the same. Therefore, Be It resolved,
that a committee of three be appointed
by the chair to devise ways and means,
If possible, for a more liberal support
of those worn-out servants of God, and
to report the same at the next annual
session..
Hcport of the Book Concorn.
Dr. Herround reported on behalf of
the Book concern that the financial po
sition was all that could be desired.
The amounts of profit wore $120,000, an
Increase of $20,000 over the past year.
Of this sum $1,742 would be devoted to
Uie Wyoming district superannuated
ministers' fund. They recommended
that pastors should urge their people to
purchase more largely from the buck
department and also to support the
Northeastern Church Advocate, Meth
odist Review and the paper Issued by
Chaplain McCabe. The Christian Advo
cate and Christianity In Earnest were
also added to the recommendation. The
committee on tho "state of the country"
made the following report ;
"The year Just passed has been one of
great struggle for our nation. Every
community from the Atlantic to the
Pacific has felt the Influence of the
scarcity of money. Strikes have caused
destitution and suffering, and have led
to the destruction of life and property.
Drought has caused pain and the severe
winter ' suffering to the destitute.
Through lack of confidence our Federal
government has been obliged to borrow
large sums of money, and thus increase
our national debt, which ought to have
been steadily reduced. Business has
been depressed, employment has not
been abundant, and these have led to a
turn In the tide of immigration, so that
fewer have come from foreign lands
to establish homes among us.
But our government is not dead, nor
is our nation bankrupt. God is still our
Sovereign. Faith has been shown in
our. government by the congress, with
which the loan bonds have been pur-1
chased. In several of our large cities
reform mayors have been elected, and,
although they have not met with the
hopes of their constituents In every
case, tt Bhows that the people are awak
ing to their needs and will demand that
right will prevail. The temperance re
form has not made the progress desired,
but we are not discouraged, nor are we
relaxing our effortB, but are constantly
adding recruits to our ranks, who are
with us In a determination to flit the
evil to ltsdeath. Our nation Is la danger.
It is always In danger, for unprincipled
politicians are constantly endeavoring
to exalt themselves and make fat their
pockets at the expense of the country.
Injudicious statesmen are weakly led
by rich corporations, to Institute these
lawB thnt are u damage to us as a peo
ple. We need honest ballots In the
hands of Judicious citizens. We need
conscientious statesmen, and not un
principled politicians, to make our laws,
we need good, moral and Christian
officers to enforce our laws, and while
a Christiun minister ought not to be a
politician, he ought to be a faithful,
conscientious citizen trying by every
legitimate and possible means to awak
en a broader patriotism, a higher stand
ard of morality, and a deeper spiritual
experience.
For Midyear examinations.
On the motion of Presiding Elder
Crydenwlse it was decided that the ex
amination committee should be re
quested to consider the expediency of
holding th,e mid-year examinations In
each district Instead of In one central
place, but at the afternoon session the
matter was referred back to the com
mittee. Rev. A. F. Chaffee made a mo
tion that the secretary sign resolu
tions In favor of local option and for
ward the same to the local senators and
representatives. The motion was
adopted.
S. A. Terry and L. T. Van Campell
were reported to have passed their
studies and were admitted into full
connection.
Reports of committees were there
upon received. The church extension
committee reported that from its Ir
ganlzatlon in 1866 to the present con
ference the sum of $5,290,000 had been
collected and disbursed,' and that 9,601
applications for assistance from needy
churches had been dealt with. The fol
lowing Important resolutions were sub
mitted and adopted.
The fact that our country Is new and
that our population doubles In less than
thirty years, so that within another
quarter of a century we shall exceed a
hundred millions of people and that
the forces of evil are Intensely active,
demand that the work of church exten
sion shall be immediately enlarged and
more than doubled In a quarter of a
century to win.
That the presiding elders be request
ed to apportion the sum of $6.000 about
13 cents per memberamong the sev
eral charges.
As pastors we pledge ourselves to use
our earnest endeavors to raise the en
tire amount apportioned to our charge.
Hcport of Board of Stewards.
The board of stewards In presenting
their) reports recommended that the fol
lowing be placed upon the superanu
ated list in the divisions Indicated:
First, class; $300 for conference year
Asa Brooks, L. Cole, A. F. Harding,
Philip Holbrook. J. W. Mervls, S. E.
Walworth, Richard Hlorns, Rodney S.
Rose, B. B. Carruth, R. C. Getl, J. W.
Hewett, A. W. Loomls, David Person
eous, W. B. Thomas and Charles L.
Rice. The sum of $157.65 was handed to
each person.
- Second class; $200 W. J. Judd, A. D.
Alexander, C. J. Alexander, C. V. Ar
nold, Philip Bartlett, H. A. Blanchard,
Joseph Hartwell, G. W. Leach, George
Parsons, E. Sibley, W. W. Andrews,
Jonas Underwood, Thomas Burgess
and J. B. Santee. The sum of $125.10
was paid to each.
Third class; $100 J. K. Peck. Henry
Hallstead, O. W. Todd, J. L. Wells, S.
M.. Stone and A. G. Bloomtleld; $62.55.
The sum of $125.10 was also paid to
the widows In the second class who are
entitled to $200 each.
The amounts received toward the
fund were as follws: Binghamton, $S50;
Chenango, $400; Honesdale, $566; One
onta, $531; Owego, $672; Wyoming,
$2,555. Total from districts, $5,374; from
Book concern, $1,742; chartered fund,
$35; Sabbath collection, $68. Grand
total. J7.209.28. The board of stewards
recommended that the sum of $8,000 be
apportioned to the several districts of
the conference to pay the claims which
may be allowed next year.
THE IIOGAN EPISODE.
It Furnished a Drntnatio Ending for the
Conference.
Rev. Austin Griffin presided at the
afternoon session In the temporary ab
sence of the bishop. The committee on
church music reported the work of the
past year and recommended that
churches be supplied with music and
literature suitable for the young
scholars, that a special song service
should be held occasionally so as to
teach the young to sing with spirit and
understanding,- and that this work
should always be Intrusted to a Chris
tian Interested In 'the work.
An Interesting report was made by
Secretary Correll, of the committee on
churches and parsonages, In which It
was stated that the Interest In ohurch
building was unabated. During the
year seventeen new churches had been
built In the conference district and one
remodeled. A number of excellent par
sonages had been erected and some re
stored. Twenty-six more parsonages
were needed to supply the existing
wants.
Rev. Abraham Schofleld, secretary of
the committee on Episcopal funds, re
ported that the amount raised during
the year was $1,624, as follows: Bing
hamton, $259; Chenango, $143; Hones
dale, $184; Oneonta, $202; Owego, $267,
and Wyoming, $609. The total was $2
less than last year.
A report submitted by the committee
on missions showed that the sum of
$27,765 ihad been raised for this purpose
as against $26,331 for 1894, being a sub
stantial increase of $1,434. In addition
to this the Women's Foreign Missionary
society had raised $4,630 and the Wo
men's Home Missionary society $5,924,
making a grand total of $38,319 for the
year.
Many New Leagues Formed.
From tho report presented by the com
mittee on Epworth league It was shown
that twenty-three new leagues had
been established, making a total of 230,
with a membership of 13,760. The In
crease for the year in membership was
1,567. Seventeen new Junior leagues
Continued on Page $.
WEATHER REPORT.
For eastern Pennsylvania, partly cloudy;
warmer.
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58-inch 27c; recent price 35c
60-inch 33c; recent price 45c
64-inch 38c; recent price 48c
67-inch 43c; recent price 55c
72-inch 55c; recent price 68c
72-inch 89c; recent price $1.00
72-inch 98c; recent price 1.19
72-inch $1.25; recent price 1.65
80-inch 2.00; recent price 2.35
90-inch 2.20; recent price 2.50
Napkins to Match.
Full size, soft finish. Crotchet, 98
cents; recent price, $1.35.
Eleven-quarter Marseilles Cro
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Also about 50 dozen all Linen
Napkins, odd lots and broken doz
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