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SSCRANTON, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 3, 1895.
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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.
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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
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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.
Tho French ship Thibet, carrying troops
to Madagascar, went aground in the Suez
oanal at Port Said.
WEATHER REPORT.
For eastern Pennsylvania, Increasing
cloudiness with showers; easterly winds.
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