The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, May 03, 1895, Image 1
nmmc. EIGHT PAGES 04 COLUMNS. SSCRANTON, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 3, 1895. TWO CENTS A COPY. lot! Want Tbes? Dainty Art Creations about this time and we've piled them up in an end less assortment of weaves and ways for your inspec tion. One Difficulty will present itself to you on looking, and that is, which of all the pretty things is to your mind the prettiest. mi, im iuur iiuic in looking, there's no need for undue haste, and leis urely looking means safe buying. Crepe De Japan is the leader among new printed fabrics,plain white, cream and many tints form the grounds, while the patterns are an endless as sortment of sprays, floral styles, figures, etc., all carrying with them that light, graceful elegance which marks everything of French origin. Irridescent Dotted Swisses in all sorts of color. Coni . binations are a novelty commanding much atten tion. . Their value as fab 'ric will at once suggest itself to the stylish dresser. Silk Finished Brilliants come in spotless white, are a lovely, fine, delicate weave, and have a silky luster to them, which is simply charming. This is their first season. Among tbe Old Favorites are India Linens from.. ...10 to37Jc. Victoria Lawns 8 to 2oc. Check Nainsooks 6 to 25c. Plain Nainsooks, from. . .15 to 31c. English Longcloths 10 to 15c. Dotted Swiss, npots, all sizes, weaves all fine nesses 12 J to 35c. Indian Dimities 20 to 85c. French Mulls, in white, cream and black 20 to 42c. New Effects with Old Names, White and Tinted Dimities and Organdies, a vast , range of stripes, sprays, floral effects and ' dots. But they're so dif ' ferent from past season's 1 goods that you cannot fail to see the stamp of new- ness on them. 70-inch White Organdies will be much sought after. Our line -lacks nothing in ex- . cellence and prices run from 42 to 65c. fancy Piqnes white 6idirk grounds. All sors of neao; patterns for . . ,qiildren's weak not a yard among the thousands in silks that is not Absolute ly fast in Color. We mieht erelong tne wa: troods storv indefinitely, fo compared with its vastness, we've hardly touched on it yet. But looking will tell you mure iiiau wrumg cvci while stocks are at the .water mark. r . WAREHOUSE 5 rv rv 1 CJ fiRF IT WAS A VERY LEAH HOUSE Dullest Day of the Session in the House of Representatives. THE BILLS HUSHED THROUGH Consideration of tbo Loglslat 1 vo Appol nt mcnt BUI Is Postponed for the Present-One of tho Smith Bills Defeated. Special to the Scranton Tribune HarrlHbui'K, Moy 2. The house held three st'Rslcns today. The members were In a muod for work and cleared the calendar of second reading house bills and disposed of many postponed measures. A short session was held this evening for the consideration of senate bills on second reading. The session of tomorrow has been called off that the members may visit the Acad emy of National Sciences, Philadelphia, and the Stale Hospital for the Insane, at Norru-town. Tomorrow evening the lawmakers will attend the reception to bt given at Philadelphia by John Wajiamaker to Governor Hastings. This was the dullest day of the ses sion. There was a very lean house and the bills were rushed through without the usual debate and wrangles. Tho proceedings of the senate were utterly devoid of Interest. The senators tired of their work, after they had been In session a little less than two hours and adjourned until Monday evpnlng. A resolution was reported from the house rules committee at the morning session and adopted. It Axes the order of business until changed by committee for Monday evening's session, Imme diately after the reading of the journal, bills on first reading, local and special bills on first reading; local and special bills, third reading and final passage; for Tuesday's sessions, house bills, third reading and final passage; for Wednesday's session, senate bills, third reading and final passage; for Thurs day's session, revenue bill on second reading, house bills on third reading; for Friday's sessions, after the r?gular orders prescribed by the rules of the house, excepting bills on first reading, senate bills on second reading. The Smiley road bill was reconsidered and then laid aside for future consid eration. Efforts are being made by Mr. Smiley to Induce the friends of the va rious other road measures which have been smothered in committee or killed on the floor of the senate or house, to turn In and help pass his bill. It Is conceded this Is the most equitable measure of this character introduced In this session and It Is believed It will go through. It gives the township supervisors control of the public high ways In their respective districts, and abolishes the system of "working out" the road tax. The Smith bill requiring road taxes to be paid in cash was de feated. The Fritz school appropriation bill, distributing the school funds on the basis of the number of children of a school age went through on second read ing. Mr. Fritz said, In support of his bill, that the present method Is not equit able, and that it was necessary that a law' should be passed changing the manner of distribution. Mr. Wilcox, of Erie, had Inserted an amendment providing "that the total number of months the school or schools are kept open In any county shall be counted and credited, whether consecutive or other wise." Insurance Policy BUI. The bill fixing a uniform fire Insur ance policy, which was on the calendar for consideration on third reading and final passage on a special order, was postponed until next Thursday. Among the bills read the second time were the following: Prohibiting the hunting of sora or rail birds with dogs or by night; regulating the sanitary condition of persons employed In the manufacture of clothing; to prevent the prosecution In this state of actions which at the time of commencing the same are barred by the laws of this state or country in which the cause thereof arose; prohibiting the collection of gar bage to feed animals In every city wherein contract Is made by the city to dispose of thel garbage sanitarily; authorizing cities of the third class to establish a system of inspection of plumbing and house drainage and pro viding for the appointment of Inspect ors and prescribing their duties; re ducing from $25 to $5 the fee of medi cal graduates before the state examin ing board for license to practice in the state; making It a misdemeanor to sell guns, rifles, carbines and small arms to minor children; ceding Jurisdiction to the United States over the public roads In the national park at Gettysburg. Consideration of the legislative ap portionment bill was postponed for the present. The bll creating the county of Monongahela out of certain portions of Westmoreland, Allegheny and Fay ette counties was allowed to go over until after the Quay county bill has been disposed of. The Collins bill, making mayors of third class cities eli gible for re-election, was dropped from the calendar. To Prevent Docking Horses' Tails. Upon the bill to punish pool selling, receiving and transmitting bets or aid ing In pool selling or betting being reached, Mr. Peltz, Philadelphia, stated that It was Intended to destroy" an evil that was at present existing In the state. Pool selling, as it was done now on horse-racing and other sports, was vicious. t Mr. Schwartz, Monroe, was' of the opinion that it was a social evil that should be regulated by law, but It was well known fact that where the law erfered with It, the system became move corrupt. Mr. O'Malley, Lacka wana, in speaking In favor of trie bill, said tth&t the present system of pool selling ijad a, destructive effect morally, on the young men of the city of Scran ton, and hte hoped the bill would pass. On agreelngto the bill the ayes were 115, and the rocb, 6; the bill passed finally. The bllKto prevent the nick ing, docking and tnutllatlon of horses tails, passed tinallyA : ' Bills Passed bV Sonote. To Increase the salary of the secre tary of state board ofyhealth from $2,000 to $3,000 and to remove the limi tation which provides that the state ap propriation to the board shU be used for specific purposes; prohibiting chief burgesses from holding" any oth.eT.ol' in flees during the term for which they are elected. The iblll providing for the imprison ment of parties committing a breach of the peace and refusing to pay the fine on the cities, town and boroughs, was defeated. The bill providing for the employ ment of persons sentenced to simple Imprisonment In the county Jails was passed finally, as were also three bills providing for the relief of persons who contracted disease while In the service of the Pennsylvania National Guard at the Gettysburg encampment. The governor sent to the senate these nominations, all of hlch ere confirmed: Fishery commissioners of Pennsylva nia, Henry C. Ford; Philadelphia, (re appointed); Henry C. Demuth, Lancas ter, (reappointed); D. P. Corwln, Pitts burg, vice John Gay; James Dale, York, vice Fred W. Bbel; Lewis Streuber, Erie, (reappointed); and S. B. StUlwell, Scranton, (reappointed.) END OF NICARAGUA AFFAIR. Tho Snlvadoreon Minister Acts os Peacemaker-Great Britain Satisfied with a Guarantee. Washington, May 2. The NIcaraguan Incident, growing out of the British oc cupation of Corlnto, was practically settled today seemingly through the good offices of the Salvadorean minister to Great Britain and France, who ar rived In London from Paris this morn ing and had an Interview with Lord Kimberley, the British foreign secre tary. It is understood that Ambassador Bayard was present at this meeting, although the statement of Sir Edward Gray in the house of commons today that the United States had not sug gested terms for an amicable settle ment, would Indicate that Mr. Bayard was only present as amicus curiae. The conference betwean Lord Kimber ley and Mr. Medina, the minister from San Salvador resulted In a definite ar rangement of terms for the settlement of the trouble at Corlnto, the substance of which was Immediately cabled to Secretary Gresham by Mr. Bayard. In the dispatch Mr. Bayard said that Great Britain had accepted the guaran tee made by Salvador of the payment of the Indemnity of $77,500 demanded by Great Britain, the payment to be made by Nicaragua In London within a fortnight, and the British govern ment agreeing that as soon as Nica ragua confirmed this promise to pay and Informed the British admiral In charge of the naval forces at Corlnto, of that fact, the admiral would be in structed to withdraw not only the force of marines which, under command of Captain French, now holds possession of the custom house and other govern ment buildings at Corlnto, but also to move his warships from the harbor. TlCTIMS OF THE TROLLEY. Three Children Killed In One Day In Philadelphia. Philadelphia, May 2. Before the eyes of her mother, 3-year-old Rosle Gold berg was killed by being run over by a trolley car on Fourth street, near German, shortly before noon today. The fear of being caught by a watch man led Charles Allen, a . 12-year-old colored boy, to run In front of a trolley car, on Green street, this evening, and he was bo seriously Injured that he died soon after the accident. Herbert Berklast, aged 13 years, was run over and fatally Injured by a trol ley car on Columbia avenue, near On tario Btreet, this evening. BODY FOUND IN A SWAMP. Not Known Whether a Michigan Woman Was Murdered or Killed Herself. Traverse City, Mich., May 2. Julia Curtis, 23 years old, daughter of Mark M. Curtis, farmer, left home yesterday afternoon to gather trailing arbutus In the woods amd did not return. Men searched for her all night. This morn ing they found her body In a swamp. A basket by her side contained a two ounce bottle of laudanum. Twigs close by had been cut with a sharp knife and bruises on her throat Indicate foul play. No cause is known for suicide. BELIEVE THE CHILD ALZVE. Funeral of a l.lttlo Girl at Dolphos, Ohio Is Postponed.- Delphos, O., iMay 2. Viva Scott, a girl aged 8 years, suddenly apparently died on Sunday afternoon In this city. The funeral was set for this afternoon, but had to be postponed on account of the remarkable evidences that life was Btlll in the body. All ordinary tests for death fall. The doctors are puzzled. There Is strong belief that she Is In a cataleptic state. CHILDREN BURN TO DEATH. Perish a a Kansas Homo During Their Parents' Absence. Atchison, Kan., May 2. The home of Stanford Klmley, in the country, near here, was burned today during the tem porary absence of Mr. and Mrs. Kim ley, and ithelr two children, aged 3 years and 15 months respectively, were cremated. The origin of the fire Is unknown. Bimetallic League. Memphis, Tenn., May 2. The Central Ill Metallic League of Tennessee was per fected this afternoon and a movement set on foot to call a free silver convention to meet In Memphis June 11 and 12. An ad dress has been prepared that will be cir culated throughout the southern, western and Pacific coast states. STATE SNAP SHOTS. State Senator William H. Andrews has purchased a 300-acre oil tract at Titus vllle. No heirs can be found to claim the $10,000 estate of the late John Henderson, of Trexlertcwn. It Is feared the long-continued rain may have damaged the fruit crop in eastern Pennsylvania. The death sentence of Fred McDonnell, Crawford county, waa commuted by the pardon board to life imprisonment. In September next the Octororo Pres byterian church, near Parkersburg, will celebrate Its one hundred and seventy fifth birthday. . .. - The man arrested at Devon as George WIndish, wanted at Plttston for the mur der of his wife, has been released, as -he Is not WIndish. The liquor that George Wilson drank before going Into the Jury box at Weal Chester cost him exactly $15, the amount of line Imposed by Judge Hemphill. WILL CHIK RATIFY ? Confidence That the Protest from Russia Kill Avail. GERMANY IS AN ABLE ALLEY LI Hung Chang Visits the Emporor. Presents for the Mikado Result of tho Audience Secret. London, May 2. A dispatch to the Times from Pekln says: "No conclu sion has yet been reached In regard to the ratification of the treaty of peace. LI Hung Chang, the senior Chinese peace envoy, has arrived In Pekln and been given an audience with the em peror, but what action was agreed upon, If any, Is a court secret. No edict has yet been published concerning the result of the deliberations. Berlin, May 2. The Cologne Gazette publishes a dispatoh from St. Peters burg stating that there Is every reason to believe that the question arising from the Chinese-Japanese treaty will be quickly and amicably settled, owing chiefly to Germany's co-operation with Russia. i Paris. May 2. The Matin today says that Japan is treating with RussVa, France and Germany, and that a peace' that a peace tters In Jls 's objeolins y arrl at is proVable. ful settlement of tho matters pute, arising from Russia's to the terms of the treaty ht.r wwn fhinfl. anil .Tunnn. 1ft nr1 The Gaulols asserts that the three pow ers are about to achieve a dlpjomatlo victory, adding that Japan islncllned to accept a territorial concession, in another direction, which Is agreeable to Russia. ( Present for the Mikado. Vancouver, B. C, May 18. Advices brought by the steamship Empress of China state that the emperAr of China has sent over 200 bolts of the most valuable silk stuff to the tmperor of Japan as a token of his (he Chinese emperor's) desire for the restoration of peace. Over 700 telegrams jongratulat ing the Japanese on the armistice were received from the naval amd military officers of various foreign powers up to April 3. A gentleman who recently examined the Ting Yuen, he Chinese Ironclad sunk at Wel-H a-Wei, In formed the Hotchl that tl e vessel Is submerged In water that covers her lower deck, only the upper deck being visible. She Is lying on an Island with her funnels broken off artdher ma chinery and other article on board strewn about In confusion, i A Chinese sailor who was on the TingfYuen when she was sunk by a torpedo told the Hotchl's Informant that wtten the ves sel was struck everything, Including her heavy guns, waa thrown up In the air by the shock of the explosion. Among the passengers oi board ihe Empress of China was J. L Veltclj of Hong Kong. When Interviewed re garding the effect the war if likely to have on the commerce In thelOrlent, he said It would greatly stimulate trade and largely assist In the okenlng of China. I London, Mav .-. Tfc C?n wal News correspondent in Toklo says: "There Is reason to believe that In consequence of the fullest and frankest exchange of views between Germany and Japan, the former Is likely to change her atti tude In a direction decidedly favorable to Japan." j NEW YORK SVENGALI MAD. Mr. Lackayo's Creation Overshadows the Other Parts In "Trilby." New York, May 2. If New YorJt Is not more than ever Trilby mad since the production of the play it Is because It has gone "Svengall" mad. Every body around the clubs, hotels, the ex changesIn short, everywhere In the busy town 4s talking about Wilton Lackaye's "Svengall." Once In a verjr lonir time some actor comes to the sur-V face in such a way that his name Is In'J every mouth, and this time It is Lack aye. Ills "Svengall" so thoroughly dominates the whole performance at the Garden theater that he, or rather his impersonation, furnishes the topic of two-thirds of the conversation that the play Is causing. It is almost incredible that this stal wart, good-looking, pleasant-voiced, ac complished young man could, by any manipulation of the arts of make-up, so completely transform his person ality, or so perliictly put aside every outward semlblaoue of the Lackaye so well known voice, manner, carriage and all. From a handsome 185 pounder to an attenuated, shaggy-bearded, re volting, almost horrible looking person is a transformation difficult of accom plishment. But Lackaye manages this metamorphosis to the amazement of everybody. PRICE DECLARED GUILTY. Will Pay tho Penalty for the Murder of Solllo Dean. Denton, Md., May 2. 'Marshall E. Price, the young blacksmith who has been on trial here for the past three days, was found guilty of murder In the first degree today for causing the death at Harmony, on 'March 26, of Sallle E. Dean, the 14-year-old school girl. Sentence will be announced to morrow. The defense submitted the case without placing a witness on the stand. The verdict Is approved by the peo ple of the county. BERTCII SHOOTS BALZ. Serious Result of Running a Hotel With out a Bouncer. Lancaster, Pa.,May 2. William Balz, proprietor of the iMoGrann house, of thlB city, attempted to eject Adam Bertch, an undesirable lodger, this evening, when Bertch shot him In the head. j The ball entered Balz's face at the nose, cutting out the right eye, and In flicting a very serious wound. Bertch made his escape, but was arrested later in the evening. CORPSE WEIGHED DOWN. A Nowarker Probably Murdered and Cast Into a River.' Rochester, N. Y., May 2. The limbs of a man protruding from the Clyde river, forty miles east of here, today, were seen by passengers on a train, and the body waa afterward taken .out of the water. A rope was fastened about 1 , '. :. the legs of the corpse. Letters were found bearing the address of Ray M. Culver, Newark, N. J. Five weeks ago a young man, about 24 years of nge, mysteriously disappeared from that city. A few days later an anonymous letter waa received, saying that the writer had made away with R. M. Cul ver In order to secure) his fortune. The body found today was Identified as that of Culver. There was a 30 pound weight about the neck of the corpse when taken from tho water. No water was found In the lungs, and this would Indicate that murder was com mitted and the body thrown Into the water In order to cover up the crime. AGAINST DR. KEELEY. Must Exhibit tho Inarcdionts of Ills Jag Cure. Leavenworth, Kas., May 2. Judge Myers, of the federal court, In granting petition to W. F. Johnson, of Topeka, who sued Dr. Leslie E. Keeley for $100, 000 damages, rules that Dr. Keeley must make known the Ingredients of his bi-chlorlde of gold compound. The court holds that the compound Is not a prop erty right nor a trade secret, being also unprotected by a patent, and has been In uso more than two years; In fact, that there is nothing to prevent Dr. Keeley testifying. Johnson alleges he was made a physical wreck by the gold treatment. GOVERNOR BROWN'S GRIEF. Ho Is Heart Drokcn Over the Murder of His Son, and Denies Himself to All Callers. ' St. Louis, May 2. A special from Frankfort, Ky., says that the state offices on the public square were all closed at 11 o'clock this morning, and crape was suspended from the entrance doors. The desk occupied by Archie Brown is closed, and the papers and pictures of his little girl at different ages remain exactly as he left them. It is said that Governor Brown will not now enter the senatorial race. lie is terribly distressed over his son's tragic and shameful death. Many close friends have called and tendered their sym pathy. Intimate friends of Governor Brown say that he Is so heart-broken over the disgrace attached to the death of his son that In all probability he will re sign the otllee of governor and retire to private life. The governor is over whelmed with grief and denies himself to all callers. CUBANS GAINING, The Insurgents Rccoivo New Kccruhs Daily-Jose Is Still Alive. Jacksonville, Fla., May 2. A cable gram from Key West, Fla., says: Pri vate advices to this city by steamship Olivette, last night, utates that Ha vana, where ona month ago matters had an every day appearance. Is today In a fever of excitement. Many young men of the best families are; Joining th3 Insurgents and students are leaving college for the came purpose. Jose Maceo, reported by a Spanish newspa per to have committed Bulcldc, has taken the field at the head of 700 men. In a battle, in the province of Guamta namo, Maceo defeated Colonel Bosch, commanding 400 Spanish troops, with heavy loss. It Is reported in Havana that Colonel Santocildes, a distin guished officer of the Spanish army, has been captured by General Maceo and held prisoner. Maximo Gomez, commanding 1,000 men, is reported moving toward Caina guay, In. Pueto Principe. The Spanish capitalists, knowing the true situation In Cuba, are shipping money out of the country for safety. Business, In con sequence of the spreading cnthusiam in favor of the Cubans, Is becoming more depressed every day. FURY OF A WOMAN. Mrs. 1'anchcr, of Montrose, Publicly Horsewhips Dennis Kerrigan. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Montrose, May 2. For an alleged In sult Mrs. E. Fancher publicly horse whipped Dennis Kerrigan, a prominent citizen of this town, today. A young daughter of Mrs. Fancher was, so It Is stated, Insulted by Mr. Kerrigan. Mr. Kerrigan is at home suffering from the results of a severe thrashing 'and will probably be confined to his home for several days as a result of testing the old saying of "a woman scorned." j STOLEN" BY GYPSIES. Mysterious Disappearance of Two Cliil. ) dron at Minersvllle. tPottsville, Pa., May 2. 'Several bandu on gypsies have been encamped in this vicinity of late and many petty thefts haveoccurred In Minersvllle and other nearby towns, but today the people are aroused by the mysterious disappear ance oftwo little children. One belongs to a broker named Loe zer and tpe other Is of the Trezlse fami ly, of Minersvllle. It Is believed that they were aken by the gypsies. Conference nt Baltimore. Nashville, Tenn., May 2. The commit tee appointed by the general conference of the Methodls Episcopal church south, for the purpose of selecting the place of meeting for the nVxt conference met here today and chose Baltimore, which did not put In an application. Held Without "nil. San Francisco, May 2. Judge Conlan this morning held Thendore Durant to answer before the superior court without bull for the murder of Mingle Williams. FLASHED FROM Tilt? WIRES. Tho Standard Telephone company will enter the Mexican field with $2,ty0O,00O cap ital. Six big milling plants of MlWaukee have combined to reduce expenses on agents and traveling men. Nine out of seventeen Cleveland foun dries granted the Increased pay to moulil ers, and the men in tho other mills went, on strike. i Because' his wife made poor soup, John Coleman, colored, of near Jacksonville, Flo., fatally shot her -and waa lynched by neighbors. , While at breakfast, Louis Maxwell, of Austin, Tex., was fatally shot by his son accidentally firing a shot gun, and his wife waa badly wounded. ' Irt Jealousy over her husband's atten tions to Mrs. Jane Wallace, Mrs. Martha Waller, of Blackwater, Va., stabbed her to death with a pitchfork. Because he is a Free ' Mason, ' John Whelan, of Aylmerj Que.,- a Catholic, Is asked by Father ' Labelle to resign his place .on the parochial school board. NO COAL AGREEMENT YET The Sales Agents Are Unable to Adjust Differences. READING IS STILL STUBBORN Collieries of tho Company at Potts vllle Will Soon He Running on Full Tiroe-Lchlgh Valley Mines Also Working. New York, May 2. The sales agents of the anthracite coal trade held an ad journed meeting at the office of the Pennsylvania Coal company at 12 o'clock today. The unfinished business was that of fixing a tonnage for May involving restriction, and to hear the report of the committee, consisting of Messrs. Torrey, of Delaware and Hud son; Holden, of Lackawanna, and Wal ters, of Coxe Bros. & Co., limited, ap pointed to confer with the Pennsylva nia Railroad company with a view of securing the co-operation of that com pany in an agreement to restrict. The Pennsylvania company has never been a party to these monthly agreements, and Lehigh Valley at Tuesday's meet ing flatly refused to assent to any proposition unless the Pennsylvania would be bound by the same terms. The exact nature of tho Pennsylvania's reply to the committee, which was pre sented at today's meeting. Is not known, but It Is understood that while the company refuses to restrict an a common carrier. Its coal operators were willing to be governed by the re strictive agreements. This was equiva lent, In the view of the Lehigh Valley, to an assent to the main request and that company withdrew Its opposition on that ground. A discussion of the 70 per cent, re strictive agreement wns next taken up. The original proposition was to restrict to 70 per cent, of the tonnage of June, 1S94, or any other month ngreeable to nil. Reading today announced that June was not satisfactory, and selected another month. When thlB amount was figured out It was found that It would mean 21 per cent, to Reading against Its average of 20.3 per cent. In 1894. This created considerable opposition. Jersey Central and Lehigh Valley objected to basing the agreement on the June out put, as some of their collieries were drowned out by the floods during that month. The meeting adjourned until 3 o'clock. The TO per cent, proposition was aban doned In the later deliberations, and a plan to mine three consecutive days a week during May suggested. The anthracite coal sales agents this afternoon practically agreed to restrict production in May to three days a week. An adjournment was taken until H o'clock tomorrow morning when the price question will be tuken up. Mines on Full Time. Pottsvllle, Pa., May 2. An order was Issued this evening from the office of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron company's office instructing the superintendents to work all of the col lieries full time of ten hours a day. For many months the mines have, been on three quarter time. There has been no order Issued as to how long the col lieries will work. The Lehigh Valley collieries have been ordered to work a full week and muy be ordered to continue. INVENTS VOTING MACHINE. Ohio Editor Hoes Away with Many Ob jcctionable Features. Alliance, O., May 2. What Is regard ed by a numiber of prominent men of this city who have seen It as one of the moHt Important Inventions of the nge Is a voting machine, the 'Invention of Wal lace H. Phelps, editor of the Dally Re view, of this city. The machine keeps a correct registry of the number of votes at an election, glvs the number of votes which each candidate has re ceived as soon as the polls close, and Itself makes as many tally sheets as are wanted with-absolute correctness. It is very compact and simple, occupying a case about 15 by 30 inches, and it is not expensive to manufacture. The voter by the use of this machine Is en abled to vote either a "straight" or a "mixed" ticket, and only a moment or two Is required In voting. If he votes a "straight" ticket he touches but a single button; if a "mixed" ticket, then a button for each candidate for whom he wishes to vote. The vote 4s not cast finally, however, until one of the Judges of election touches a lever. The maohlnery Is se curely locked until the Judge of election permits Its use, and remains locked after the election Is over, showing with in itself the vote in detail, as long as may be desired. No ballots are used with the machlneTTtnd no "counting out" Is required. But one clerk will be necessary In using the machine, land within five minutes after the polls close the vote of the precinct Is known and can be sent out. LOVED A MUSIC TEACHER. t'nrcqnlted Affection Impels a Denver Woman to End Her Life. Denver, May 2. Unable to remove from her mind the strange hypnotic Influence exerted over her by a music teacher, Mrs, Seelle Vermleren, 24 years of age, fired a bullet Into her left breast. Inflicting a fatal wound. In a letter to her husband the writer coolly Informed him that she loved Luther T. Hall, the muslo teacher, and It was for his sake that she Intended to take her own life. Another letter was addressed to Hall and another to his wife, both telling of the vain struggle of the writer to con trol herself and prevent unhappiness to all concerned. She wrote that, al though she had been married twice, she did not love her husband, and that Hall was the only man who struck tho responsive chord. BREAD-BAKERS AT WAR. Rochester Grocers Giving tho "Staff of Mfo" Free to Customers. RochVfiter, N. Y., May 2. The bakers are flghV&Jjig here, while local grocers and the puVSdlc in general are reaping the benefit. :Last Thursday a grocer contracted with, one of the bakers for bread at 2 oeVits a loaf. The next day he began eelung loaves at two for 5 cents. Every baer In the city met the cut and beforV Saturday night bread was sold for 1 cent a loaf. The war was continued pday. Some gro cers advertised five loaves of bread for 6 cents and gava a street car ticket with each loaf. At noon another grocer ad vertised a loaf free to every customer. The fight will be kept up and the Journeymen bakers are preparing to strike, claiming that their pay has been reduced In consequence of the war. The morning papers will publish ad vertisement of several grocers offering free bread. Every baker In the city to taxed to supply the demand. CHURCHES MUST ADVERTISE. New York Ministers Agreo That Religion Is a Commodity. New York, May 2. The question ns to whether churches and their services should be generally advertised, and If so In what manner and to whnt ex tent, was discussed at the last general meeting for tho season of the Method ist Social union, held at Jaeger's last night. About 100 persons sat down to dinner. The discussion on the topic of the evening was opened by Charles A. Dana, who said that the services of the churches should be known to all men, and the best way to make them known was by advertising them In newspapers that reach the masses. Nathaniel C. Fowler, of Yonkers, said: "Religion Is a commodity and must be handled along the line of suc cessful business development. If your minister doesn't know how to advertise the church properly nnd your church deacons don't understand it, hire a man who will do so." BY TROLLEY TO AV0CA. Lino to That Place Will lie Opened Today. Beginning with today tho Scranton Traction company will carry passen gers from the central city to Avoca. The change has gone Into effect today. The cars that leave Lackawanna ave nue, will not be nble to make trips clear through to Avoca because tho tracks are not connected nt Moosic depot and again at Starck's Patch crossing of the Delaware nnd Hudson Canal company's railroad. The patrons will be forced to walk over the crossings from car to car. Cars for Moosic leave Laekiwanna avenue every half hour from 5.15 In the morning until 11 o'clock at night. Tho passenger will ride to Moosic and cross the Delaware and Hudson tracks and step onto another car that will run from the depot around the circle through Moosic to the other Delaware and Hudson crossing. At the latter point the pussenger will again be forced to walk across the tracks nnd there take another branch car that will con vey him to the lower end of Avoca bor ough. With the Inconvenience Just men tioned the Traction company will run Its cars at Intervals of a half hour be tween Scranton and Avocn, to which the fare will be 15 cents. It Is expected before long to come to a settlement with the Delaware and Hudson company, whereby the tracks can be crossed at grade. General Manager Beetem and Super intendent Robert F. Fox supervised tho transfer of the two cars across the tracks last evening. The cars that will be used are 201 and 204, two large and new cars that have recently been re ceived from the Wilmington car .sliops. HUGHES HAS MORE TROUBLE. Threo Judgments Against llim Placed in the Sheriff's Hands. Three Judgments, amounting to over $700, are in the hands of Sheriff dem ons as executions against Joseph E. Hughes, proprietor of Fail-child's hotel on the West Side. Yesterday a Judg ment held by George E. Fairchlld for $500 was entered and an execution is sued. For a few days two other executions have been In the sheriff's 'possession; one by Hunt & Conncll for $107, and tin other by fhe Scranton Illuminating Huat and Power company for $114 76. The sheriff has made a levy and the stock and fixtures are advertised for sale. SEIZES AMERICAN BOATsT" Captain of tho Cruiser Dolphin Ordered to 1 xplnin His Action. Ottawa, Ont, May 2. John Costlgan, minister of marine and fisheries, has re ceived Information from Captain Peter son, of thocrulser Dolphin, of the sei zure of two American boats and the arrest of four fishermen In Lake Erie. He has wired the captain to hand a full report to the collector of customs at Port Oolborne, who will forward It to Ottawa. Mioe Prices Will do Tp. Haverhill, Mass., May 2. At a meeting of the shoe manufacturers of this city today it was decided in view of the re cent advance in the price of leather of 300 per cent, or more, to make the prices of shoes for the next sales to accord with tho now order of t'hiings. It is understood that the new prices will 10 or 12 cents per pair higher than present figures. WASHINGTON NOTES. Senator Jones, of Arkansas, doesn't be lieve there'll be a monetary conference this summer. It Is believed that Immigration In the last fiscal year has fallen oft 60 per cent, from tho preceding year. Civil Service Commissioner Lyman re fuses to discuss the report that tho presi dent has requested his resignation. Secretary Gresham is again confined to his room, and during Tuesday night was quite 111, but was better yesterday. The silver coinage executed at the United States mints during April was $585, 000, of which $200,000 was in standard sli ver dollars. Secretary Hoke Smith nnd Speaker Crisp are said to be rivals for Senator Gordon's seat, and the senator Is said to be backing up Smith. The secretary of war has detailed Ma jor Sanger, of the Inspector general's de partment, as secretary to Lieutenant Gen eral Scholicld, with the rank of lieutenant colonel. FOREIGN NEWS NUGGETS. International art exhibitions have been opened at Berlin and Venice. A bill to abolish plural voting was Intro duced in the British house of commons. The relchstag committee has rejected the tobacco tax bill by a vote of 18 to 4. 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