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; ''WAREHOUSE
EER TAX MEASURE PASSED
Capricd by One Vote In Excess of a
Constitutional Majority.
THE PHILADEirHIAXS OliJECl
They Consider tho Tux I'pon Malt Liquors
I'nfnlr und l.'njust tu the Thirsty
Puhlio at l.urgo-Coinpuny
Sturo 11111 Passed.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Harrlsfours, May 22. The Cochrane
bill taxing malt liquors 24 cents a bar
rel of thirty-one gallons brewed or
manufactured In the state passed dual
ly In the house today amid much ex
citement. The vote In favor of the
measure was 104, or only one more than
a constitutional majority. Tho nays
wore 6S. The opposition to the bill made
a hard flpht to prevent it from golnt?
through the final Btae and are well
pleased with their efforts. They are
confident the proposition will be killed
In the senate.
The bill was taken up In the house on
final passage at the morning session.
Almost the entire session was given up
to debate on the question. Mr. Hllss,
of Delaware, tho special champion of
the bill. In support of Its passage gave
the house some Information ns to the
enormous profits of brewers, lie said
one bushel of grain will produce more
than four gallons of whisky. The same
amount of grain will produce eighty
gallons of beer. Mr. Tlliss said he had
been informed by reliable authority
that the actual cost to the brewer of a
barrel of beer was only $1, while It sold
anywhere from $C to $S a barrel. The
tax of 2$ cents a barrel would amount
to but 1 cent on twenty glasses. This
certainly would not work hardship to
the drinker.
Mr. Merrick, of Tioga, made a strong
plea for the bill. He said the railroads
are objecting to carrying any more bur
dens because their tradlc Is falling off.
He claimed there was no article which
could more easily stand a special tax
than beer. Mr. Rltter, of Philadelphia,
said the proposed tax was not in har
mony with the true financial policy of
the state. For this reason he was op
posed to the bill. Mr. Hitter did not
believe It was right for a state to tax a
commodity. Ho would be pained, he
said, to see the public schools main
tained from a tax on Intoxicating
liquors. After the state had once taxed
beer It would turn to some other com
modity and tax It and so go down the
entire gamut.
The QanUcrs Object.
Mr. Salllnger., of Philadelphia, spoke
against the bill on the ground that
the tax was unfair and unjust. He was
followed by his colleague, Mr. NIckell,
who claimed the agricultural members
favored the bill because it would force
the brewers of Philadelphia and Pitts
burg to pay $581,203 in addition to the
$80,000, which they now pay for license,
thus affording the countrymen an op
portunity to get more money from the
treasury for road and schools. Mr.
Nickell claimed the bill was unjust be
cause it discriminated against the home
brewers, as large quantities of ale, beer
and porter are shipped here from other
countries put up in bottles and casks,
on which the state could not collect a
tax.
At the clo-je of Mr. Nlckell's speech
cries of "question," "question," went up
from every part of the chamber. The
orles became so vociferous that the
speaker directed the roll to be called.
Toward the close of the roll call It
became evident that the bill lacked the
necessary votes to pas3 It and the ex
citement became very great.
The excitement was Intensified by
Mr. Mackrell, of Allegheny, question
ing the roll. He said Mr. Talbot, of
Chester, was recorded as voting aye,
when he was not in the house when the
roll was being called. Mr. Talbot ap
peared in the chamber at this stage, and
being given leave to make a statement
Mid he was In the house and had voted
in the affirmative. The vote now stood
103 to 79. Mr. Wannemacher, of Berks,
said he was recorded as having voted
In the negative when he had voted aye.
The chair ordered the clerk to .record
Mr. AVannemacher's vote. This gave
the bill 104 votes. The change was re
ceived with vociferous applause.
Company Storo Hill lusscd.
The Orme company store bill passed
finally by a vote of 12 to 12. The mea
ure imposes a tax of ten per cent, upon
the face value of all orders, checks,
dividers, pass-books or other paper rep
resenting In part or whole of the earn
ings or wages of any employe given
him In payment of labor and not re
deemed In lawful money within thirty
days by any person, firm, partnership,
copartnership, corporation or associa
tion engaged In any king of manuftur
Ing, mining, transporting or transmit
ting business. A penalty of twenty
five per cent. Is also imposed upon nil
such persons or corporations neglecting
or refusing to make return to the audi
tor general of tho amount of all such
ordera, checks, and so forth, Issued and
not redeemed In cash In thirty days.
The order of business at the after
noon and evening session was went
through without debit to and with very
little opposition. These bills passed
this stage. '
Gnrh Hill nisctisnlnn.
An animated debate was started by
Senator Fllnn calling, up the religious
garb bill which was yesterdHy defeated.
The vote afterward was reconsidered
and action postponed. Senator Fllnn
amended the title to conform to the
body of the bill, and Senator Kauffman
then offered an amendment exempting
fnm Its provisions Duukards, Quakers
and Mennonltes. In support of this he
said that there people have a peculiar
dres which Is part of their religion;
that they cannot take It off and teach
In the schools without leaving tho
churches. Senator Fllnn objected and
Senator KaufYman then moved to go
Into committee of the whole for the
purpose of special amendment. Sena
tor Coyle moved to emend this so as
to make H for general amendment. The
senate voted the amended motion
flown. Senator Coyle then moved to re
consider the vote by which the bill
passed third reading, but a division
showed only seventeen senators for the
motion and twenty-one against . It.
Senator Landis then asked unanimous
consent to offer an amendment, but ob
jection was made and the opponents of
the measure gave up the fight. The bill
lies over under the rules to be printed.
The senate was notified that the gov
ernor has approved the bill requiring
orphans' court clerks to keep marrlawe
license doekt'ls open to the public; also
the bill authorizing county commission
ers to ereot monuments at the vnrlous
county seats in honor of the soldiers
and sailors of the civil war. Adjourn
ment until 3 p. in.
Appropriation Hills l'nukcd.
The following, among othor house ap
propriation bills, were passed: To tho
Huntingdon Industrial reformatory,
$l70,uti0; Soldiers' and Sailors' Home,
Krlu, $li0,000; Miners' hospital, Hazle
ton, tis.lll; Pennsylvania Nautical
school, $:!4,iwo.
The governor m tilled the house that
he hud vetoed house Mil providing that
a suit wrongly begun in equity may be
continued at law. He also informed
the house that ho approved the follow
ing house bills: Authorizing county
commissioners to appoint a county so
licltor and llx his compensation; also to
provide for an additional manner of
taking the recognisance In cases of
certiorari.
The house committee on ways and
means reported with a negative recom
mendation the tlobln bill authorising
mutual pavings fund, loan or building
associations to hwuo, twoor more classes
of stock, taxing curtain of their stocks
and authorizing the llxing of premiums
for loans.
The senate bill requiring clerks of
orphans courts to keep marriage license
dockets open for Inspection by the pub
lic and allow copies or abstracts of the
same to be made for publication, and
providing a penalty of not more thiin
SuO for non-compliance, passed finally
and was sent to the governor.
MAD AT Jl'STinTsiIIRAS.
Supremo Court .Minority Think n Trnp
Wuh l.nid-Hcgrct Now That a lichen r
ing on Incomo Tn Was Ornntc.l.
Washington, May 22. The dignity
and conservatism which are traditional
with the United States Supreme court
have received a serious shock" In the
last week. The fact has become public
lilnee the income tax decision that the
last conference held by the Justices be
fore announcing their decluion was
chnracterlzed by bad feeling and there
were hints of bad filth. Tho burning
words expressed by Associate Justice
Hurlan in delivering the dlspeivtlntr
opinion are beginning to be better un
derstood. The. effect has been to seri
ously interfere with the friendly per
sonal relations heretofore existing be
tween members of the court.
Associate Justice Shlras provokel the
trouble by his unexpected change of
front. Until Wednesday of last week
It was the belief of the Justices who
constituted the minority that they
would be In the majority. This im
pression was fully shared. It Is said,
by the president and the secretary of
the treasury. Four justces were offi
cially and publicly known to be in fa
vor of upholding law. It Is now
said that tho opinion of Justice Jack
son was made known to his associates,
and It was at his desire that the re
hearing was ordered. Had the rehear
ing not been ordered, the remnant of
the law would have Etood. Hut it was
thought that a positive Indorsement by
a majority of the court would carry
much more weight and respect than a
negative indorsement by and equally
divided bench.
The four Justices who had Indicated
their total disapproval of the law were
patlsfled with this view, because under
the circumstances as they were consid
ered to exist the practical effect was the
same. The statements made eight days
ago that the law would be sustained
were at the time correct, for It was not
until a day or two later that Justice
Shlras Indicated to his associates the
probability of his going over to the
other side.
It Is natural perhaps that the uphold
ers of the law, both on and off the
bench, Fhould be afflicted with chagrin
and disappointment at the denouement.
Had they been satisfied to let well
enough alone It would have stood, but
they wanted a majority. Their dis
appointment has taken the form of re
sentment at the startling change of
front on the part of Justice Shlras, and
they assert that they have been, led Into
a trap.
MORTON IS PLEASED.
The Governor Outspoken In Ills Incomo
Tax Views.
Albany, May 22. Oovernor 'Morton
this morning gave his opinion on) the de
feat by the United .States supreme
court of the Income tax. lie smiled
quizzically as he stroked his chin and
then said: "It is a matter which, if I
talked upon, I would be deemed as go
ing out of my sphere."
It was suggested that as a former na
tional official his opinion would be
looked for with Interest. After a brief
pause, he saM:
"You may say, then, that I am great
ly pleased with the decision and that I
could not see how anybody whoso Ideas
are truly American could ever be In
favor of such obnoxious legislation. I
was of the opinion from the very first
that the measure was unconstitutional
and In defiance of the rights of the
citizen. There was no demand for It,
except by a class of fanatics, and It
should never have been considered, let
alone placed on the statute books."
Wanes Advanced?
Philadelphia, May 22. Henry Dlsston &
Sons, the big suw manufacturers of this
city, today announced a general advance
In wages of 10 per cent. The advance la
given to all the 1,700 employes of tho llrm.
CONDENSED STATE TOPICS.
A canal boat on the Lehigh canal has
been named. Trilby.
Thirteen llrcs In Reading last month ag
gregated only M0 In losses.
Tramps robbed and fatally assaulted
Thomas Malonoy, of Hrlnton, near Pitts
burg. Flaccus & Co.'s plato glass workers, at
Ttirentum, struck for union wages, and
closed the works.
Throe out of eleven Reading builders are
willing to pay striking bricklayers 12 a
thousand lustead of $1.50.
A new breaker at Shenandoah City col
liery Is being completed by the Rending
company at a cost of JC0.090.
On Juno 9. a state convention of all the
Pennsylvania German Catholic Doneflcla)
societies will be held in Pottsvllle.
John K. and Maria Jackson, who recent
ly celebrated their golden wedding anni
versary at Joanna, llerku county, are
now both sick unto death,
IS TI'CBMR OVER?
Spaniards Claim That It Ended with
Mnrti's Death.
HIS U0DY TO 1JE EMBALMED
Tlio ruhnn loader's Uemiilns Will Ho
I'ubllclv ICOilMto 1 -C lonol Snlcedo
the Lion of t io llolii Impor
tant l-apcru Captured.
Madrid, May 22. A dispatch received
here says that the death of Jose
Marti, the Insurgent leader, who was
proclaimed president of the Cubnn Re
public, Iiub been confirmed olllclitlly at
Havana.
lliivuna, May 22. Thare Is a great
deal of rejoicing today in official circles
over the news of the defeat of the
rebels under Jose Marti, who was pro
claimed president of the Cuban Re
public by the revolutionary party. Col
onel Snlccdo Is receiving great pralso
fur the manner in which he encom
passed :the Insurgents' rout. As already
cabled, Colonel Balcedo, acting upon
Information received, dispatched Col
onel Sandoval wllh a detachment of
troops to attack the insurgents, esti
mated to tiiimber about 700, under the
command of Jose Marti, Maximo Go
mez, Maeeo und lturrero, who were on
the march with the Intention of passing
Cuiuo river and proceeding in the di
rection of Victoria de las Tunas, with
the ultimate object of attacking Puerto
Principe. The insurgents were found
cpcuinpcd between llljas and Boca de
loB KIi s, on the right side of the Con
ti'uma Kstro river, a tributary of the
Canto. They occupied a strong post
tleii on a strip of land between the
tw.) streanis. When the Spanish troops
attacked the rebel camp they were har
rassed by a scattering lire from the
bush which lasted for about an hour.
At the end of that time the Spanish
treops advanced wllh a rush. upon the
enemy's position and succeeded In di
viding tho Insurgent forco nto two
bodes. The fire of the Spaniards even
tually complied both bodies of the In
surgents to fly in different directions,
hotly pursued by the government
f over 8. ,
Body of Jose .Vortl l"onnd.
Among the bodies of tho slain was
found, It Is claimed, that of Jose Marti,
and, it is stated, the body was later
positively identified by persons Who
were well acquainted with the Insurg
ent leader. The rebels lost twenty
killed and as many wounded. The
Spaniards captured almost the entire
contents of the rebel camp. Including a
quantity of arms, ammunition and
horses. The Spaniards also captured a
number of documents, which have
placed the authorities in possession of
information compromising a number of
persons at Santiago do Cuba, Holguin
and Havana, who are clearly shown to
have been acting In sympathy with the
insurgents. A number of Important ar
rests are expected to follow, although
the persons of this city who are compro
mised are believed to have fled. The
loss on the Spanish side was five killed
and seven wounded. The prisoners
who were captured during the pursuit
say that Maximo Gomez and Estrada,
other rebel leaders, were either killed
or wounded. As their bodies were not
found, it is believed that they were car
ried away by the fleeing insurgents.
A doctor has been sent from Santiago
de Cuba to embalm the body of Marti,
and It will afterward be taken to Santi
ago de Cuba, whe,-e the people will be
allowed to gaze upon It In order that
there may be no possible doubt as to the
Identity of the man who has been killed
by tho troops. This Is done In view of
the fact that the authorities have no
doubt that the rebels will deny that
MaMI has been killed and will en
courage their followers with the state
ment that he Is still alive.
Another Spanish Victory.
News has also been received here of
another victory of t.he Spanish troops
over the rebels. This engagement was
fought on Wednesday last. May 15,
near the Jauco river. The rebels re
treated, were pursued nd were again
defeated on May 18 and 17. The latter
two engagements were fought at Caplro
mountain and at Mount Jaumal. The
fighting was mostly In the bush, and
the exact number of wounded Is not
known. Hut five rebels were killed dur
ing the three days' pursiut.' On the
side of the Spanish troops only one man,
a guide, was killed. ' N
The success of the Spanish troops has
been telegraphed to all the Spanish
commanders, and It Is believed It will
Kreatly encourage them In their opera
tions against the rebels. Captain Gen
oral Martinez de Campos has been kept
thoroughly posted regarding all the
movements of the troops and ho la
understood to have sent a message of
congratulation to Colonel Salcedo. It
Is also believed that Colonel Sandoval
will be decorated as a reward for his
victory at the Contrnmaestre river.
. Jacksonville, May 22. A speclul from
Tampa,, Fla., says: The leaders of the
Cubnn revolutionary movement here
state they do not believe the report that
Marti has been killed. They say several
times news has been sent out by Span
ish authorities that Cuban leaders were
killed and afterwards these leaders
would turn up unhurt.
DOGGIE DIGESTED CASH.
JohnShccliun Dissected thollrute to He-
cover $11.
Pottsvllle, Pa., May 22. John Shce
han Is wondering how he Is to recover
his hard-earned wages. He was paid
til In paper money, and taking it home
placed lit on the cupboard for his wife.
John has a dog and a little son. The
boy took the money off the cupboard to
play with it, and the dog wanted also
to enjoy the sport. He made a grab for
the money, pulled It out of the boy's
hand and chewed It up.
Sheehan was frantic when he learned
of his loss. Ho took the dog out on the
hill and shot him. Then he dissected
the canine, but found only one corner
of a $1 bill.
AGITATING SOUND MONEY.
Tho Gold Crnno Has Koaelied Phils
. dclphla. .
Philadelphia, May 22. Tho agitation
for sound money in opposition to the
demands of the sllverltes for free silver
has met with a responsive echo in
Philadelphia; and on next Tuesday
evening a non-partisan meeting of those
arraj-ed against free coinage of silver
will be held In the Academy of Music.
The meeting will be addressed by ex
United States Senator Kt-munds, Will
lam L. Treiiholm, comptroller of the
currency under Cleveland's llrst ad
minstratlon, and a number of other
prominent gentlemen.
The letters Inviting Mr. Edmunds and
Mr. Trenholm to speak were signed by
fifty of the lending business and pro
fessional men of Philadelphia. The
names of Democrats are as conspicu
ous among the signers of the letters
as Republicans, and among the Dem
ocrats are William F. Harrlty, chair
man of the Democratic national com
mittee; William Slngerly, proprietor of
the Record, and A. K. McClure, edi
tor of the Times.
HARRISON'S liOO.M.
Tho Man from Indiana Again Looms I'p
as a Presidential Candidate.
New York, May 22. Among those
who called on ex-Pre.sldent Harrison
toilay were Senator Carter, of Mon
tana; Chairman B. F. Jones, of Pitts
burg, and Charles Emory Smith.
The Tribune tomorrow will say:
Thoso who are on the Inside say that
Senator Carter's visit to this city was
largely duo to a desire to see General bir
rlHon ami obtain from hint a direct state
ment upon tho silver Iksuo. It is said by
these same persons that when they met
yesterday the ex-president was awaro of
the questions which would be put to him,
and that his answers weio not at all satis
factory to Senator Carter.
The TlmoB will say.
Harrison anil Morton ore to lead the
Rupubllcun hosts In IffOti If the plans of cer
tain politicians do not miscarry. These
politicians say they have secured the con
sent of Mr. Morton to take second place
on the ticket, and assert that Air. 1'latt
will give this combination his hearty sup
port. From tho throngs of politicians that
congregated In the lobby of the Fifth Ave
nue hotel It could almost be Imagined that
It was the eve of a big political convention.
The magnet of attraction, however, was
tho man from Indiana. Many cards were
sent up to the ex-president's room and In
almost all Instances the men whose names
were engraved themon had Interviews
with General Harrison,
Dit. JESSl T'S ELOQUENCE.
The Missionary Arouses Great Knthu
siasra at tho Presbyterian Assembly.
Plea for a Young Minister.
Pittsburg, Pa., May 22. A romance
quelled the contending factions In the
great Presbyterian assembly today,
for the time brought about a happy
union..
The report of the board of foreign
missions had been read, and the vener
able Syrian missionary, Rev. Dr. Henry
H. Jessup, arose to speak in its behalf.
He aroused an enthusiasm in the name
of the foreign missions In the presence
of which the rankest Tiherals nnrl mn.
J Hervatlvcs might easily forget their
differences. This enthusiasm was
heightened by a tale of a waiting min
ister anxious to start with his bride to
the wilds of the Congo country, but do
Inyed for lack of funds, which the for
eign treasury In Its emptiness could not
supply.
The paltry sum of $1,500 kept him
back. It was said. Sj the assembly set
to work under the encouraging pres
ence of Dr. Jessup nnd Secretary Gil
lespie and Moderator Booth to raise
that sum. When tho returns were
counted, the offerings had passed the
$4,000 mark and the young missionary
und his bride will depart for Africa.
It is arranged, furthermore, that the
African missionary shall be united in
marriage to'hls bride in the presence
of theaEsembly that treated him so gen
erously tomorrow night at tho great
popular centennial meeting, over which
President Patton, of Princeton, Is to
preside.
Dr. Chalfant, of Pittsburg, present
ed the report of tho standing commit
tee on foreign missions. The report
recommended the re-election of mem
bers of the board whose terms expired:
William Pax-ton, John O. Wells, John
lialcnm Shaw, David Gregg; Elders
WlHlam A. Booth, E. M. Klngsley and
Alexander Maitland.
An Increase of 28 per cent. In the of
ferings for foreign missions was, ad
vised for the coming year. Speaking
of the report. Secretary Gillespie stat
ed that the bonrd had greatly curtailed
Its appropriation for the year, reduc
ing the total sum from $1,000,000 to $000,
000. Elder Hinckley, of Philadelphia,
presented a resolution requesting the
committee on seminary control to In
quire Into R.nd report to the next gen
oral assembly as to the rights of the
Presbyterian church in the property
now held by Union Theological sem
inary and recommend what measures
should be taken to enforce these rights.
Speaking to this resolution; which was
seconded by Elder Yernnce, of New
York, Elder Hinckley said that the en
dowments of Union scmina.ry were ac
quired under a solemn compact, known
as 'the compact of 1S70. There were two
parties to tho compact, one being the
general assembly of 1870, representing
the Presbyterian church. That one of
the parties was not a legal entity, and
so unablorto enforce the terms of that
compact, did not change tho moral ob
ligations of the other party with re
spect to the funds. Ho declared that
this money had been diverted from the
use for which it was Intended by Its
donors, and that tho time had come to
make Inquiries as to the legal rights
of the assembly to make recovery.
The resolutions were adopted and re
ferred to the committee on Bemlnory
control.
CHOKED ON POT PIE.
Peculiar Fato of a l.lttlo Child at Fort
Woyno, Ind.
Fort Wayne, Ind., May 22. This
afternoon Hattle Phllabaum, aged 5,
watched her sister make a beef pot pie.
The little one asked for a little bite
and It was given her.
She choked, and In spite of the efforts
of her sister In less than ten minutes
the little one was dead of hemorrhage.
Daniels F.xonorctjd.
Atlanta, Go., Moy 22. Grand Secretary
and Treasurer' William P. Daniels, of tho
Order of Railway Conductors, has been
exonerated. The special committee Inves
tigating the charges against him reported
this afternoon and found him not guilty.
He Was charged with using his office to
promote a wild cat mining scheme and
with paying more attention to politics
than to his oliice. ,
SELECTED JEW OFFICERS
Men Chosen by Cumjrcyutionalists at
Their State Convention.
STATISTICS FOR THE IE Alt
Show Thut There Has liccn a Gratifying
Increaso in the (irouth of tho
Chinches History of Lurly Con
gregationalism InThli Stuto,
Special to thu Scionton Tribune.
West Pitts-ton, May 22. At 9 o'clock
this morning the delegated to the ninth
annual session of the State Congrega
tional association met at the First Con
eregdtlomil church, West Plttston,
when Rev. P. J. Kaln delivered an ad
dress of 'welcome in renditions and cor
dial terms and expressed the hope that
the meetings would be fruitful of much
pr.ictk-.ul benefit to the denomination
at large.
Rev. J. Alcxaader Jenkins, of Mount
Curmel, conducted the preliminary de
votlunul exercises, after which the
business of tho day was taken up.
The unnual statistical report showed
that four names had been added to the
association, via: Duryea, Now Castle,
Vandilng and Wllkes-Ilarre Tabernacle.
The names of IJriilbln, Morris Run and
Sugar Grove had -been omitted, and the
church lit Went Bangor had been re
moved to Delta. Ten churches had
failed to report. At the time of mak
ing up the reports the total membership
was 10,9-11, showing a net gain of 752
for the past year.
The total addition to the membership
was 1.67-1, being 1,21!) by confession, and
455 by letter. The largest number ot
any Individual church, viz: 110, was at
tributed to the First Congregational
chinch, Pittston. The Puritan church,
Suranton, and Coal Dale were credited
with second position. The losses by
dea,ths reported were l.'!7, and the total
baptisms were 201 adults and G!M In
fants. Sunday School Reports.
Reports were received from 135 Sun
day schools, showing 13.2S9 pupils, being
an increase of 007. Forty of the schools
reported a special Sunday for children,
and 27 had a teachers' meeting. In
contributions to benevolent funds, 47
schools report $1,019, an average of $22,
and 5G S'-'.ool reported $3,632, an average
of $65 for home expenses. Fifty-three
Young People's societies were reported
with a membership of 2,634, an Increase
of ."43 members. Last year's statistics
showed a gain of $1,976 in the benevo
lent contributions; the present years'
statistics showed an increase of $843.
In dealing with church property, 84
churches reported houses of worship
and land valued at $719,170. During tho
year churches were built at Braddock,
Coal Dale Second; Delta, Forest City,
Pittsburg, Puritan and Vandling.
Twenty-two churches report parson
ages valued at $36,112. The Increase in
value of church property as compared
with 1S90 was reported to be $185,730.
The ministers' salaries as reported
averaged $t!49 as compared with $771 in
1S90.
Daniel J. Evans, of Scranton, treas
urer of the association, presented his
annual report, showing the araount re
ceived to be $155.73, and the expendi
ture $103.16, leaving a balance In hand
of $52.57.
AdJrcss by Mrs. Hcnjnmin.
Mrs. W. T. Benjamin, one of the offi
cers of the National Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union, was introduced
to the meeting and delivered an excel
lent address upon the object nnd aims
ot the union. Upon the conclusion of
her address a cordial vote of thanks
was given the speaker.
The officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows; Moderator, Rev. J.
S. Upton, of Ridgeway; assistant, Rev.
Thomas Bell, of Plymouth church,
Scranton; scribe. Rev. Henry M. Bow
den, Braddock; treasurer, Daniel J.
Kvans, Scranton.
At the expiration of the time allotted
for transaction of business, the moder
ator called on Rev. Thomas Bell, of
S5cranton, who read a paper on "Chris
tian Education," in which the reverend
gentleman said: "The subject which I
am to bring before you at this hour is
one of commanding interest In this ago
of discovery, Invention, revolution, and
reconstruction of creed, revolution, and
method. Other subjects, like men,
come and go, they have their day and
influences, but this shall endure and be
of perennial Interest while the ages
roll by.
"There are today In this country two
classes of educationalists. First, that
large end Influential-class who are
earnest promoters of the public school
system as now understood, and second,
an Influential class who believe in the
public school and Its methods, but also
believe in the planting of Christian
schools and colleges in Important cen
ters of population, nnd at strategical
points in our country, nnd these
schools, academies, nnd colleges hav
ing as their chief and highest aim the
making of robust, sterling Christian
character.
The Life of Religion.
"Education as a mlghtly factor In
the world's development Is woven Into,
In fact, a part of the very life of re
ligion. To define and elaborate the
term education would occupy too much
time. ' The term Is a broad one. It
means less or more, according to the
horizon of the person dellning educa
tion. ' Utility is the great and severest
test. Christian education Is the appli
cation of all the preparation and useful
life to the highest Ideal of character.
Never before were there so many op
portunities of aondemles, collegiate and
university facilities as now. reloca
tion Is popular and la being popularized
by extensive lectures, evening classes
and scholarships. Hut, hove you ob
served that comparatively little is writ
ten or said about the ultimate end of
education? What Is that ultimate end?
"Ability to earn an honest living a
large step toward It. Mental attain
ments for personal enjoyment, a step
only toward tho ultimate end, which
Is, noblo characte. An education
which does not keep this ultimate end
constantly In view and seeks Its ful
filment will certainly Issue In social
restlessness and dlsactla. Hence, edu
cation Is something more than the mere
reception, retention and communication
of knowledge.
"If 4t is true thait 4he moval life of
Continued on Page I.
PLAYING WITH CORPSES.
How tho Mcdlcnt Students nt tho I'nlver
slty of Michigan Amuse Thoinsolvcs.
Detroit, Mich., May 22. A special
from Ann Arbor says: Since the faculty
of tho University of Michigan estab
lished a press censorship ovt r tho char
acter of news student reporters should
send out, tho local papers have had
a press correspondent In the university
town and have learned that not half
of the medical student outrages have
ever been told. Today It was developed
that lees than two months ago the
medics had a game of ball, which for
Riruesomeness has not a published paral
lel. The tutor was a little late and tho
students proposed a game of ball, In
which thr.?o of the cadavers should
serve as basemen, a sponge wet wi-th
human blood should be the ball, and
tho dismembered arm of a cadaver the
bat. The pitcher used both hands In
throwing the ball and so wildly hilar
ious did tho sport run that whenever
the umpire gave an unpopular d"cislon
he was made a target of tho blood
soaked sponge.
The description of that game is too
horrifying even 'to be told, although it
lauted nearly a half hour and It ended
by tho umpire being driven from the
room, clubbed out by the human arm
bat and the sponge bull. Of tourse the
medlcul faeultytiry to throw discredit
upon the story, but more than a half
dozen participants have acknowledged
that they took part In the game. The
press cc-nson-'ilp han thus far been a
gloomy failure and the horrible brutal
ity of the medical students Is being
more and more commented upon by tho
town people every day.
AUSTRIA'S STEEL MILL.
X Great Plant to Ha Modeled After the
, Pdgar Thomson.
Pittsburg, Pa., May 22. A new and
monster steel plan t is about to be erect
ed by the Austro-llungarian govern
ment at Croniitac'.t. Its erection and
management will ba In charge of Count
Camile Mereader, who has been chief
engineer of Carnegie's Edgar Thompson
Steel works at Braddock, Pa.
Mr. Mereader received notice of his
appointment UisA Saturday, two hours
after he had become a full-fledged citi
zen of the United States by securing his
naturalization papers. He says the
Austrian govwnmenit will spend $6,000,
000 or $s,000.000 in constructing the
plant, and all the latest improvements
known in the United States will be
introduced.
It Is expected that nil the rails will
be used on the government roads. The
capacity of the plant will be 100,000
pounds of finished product per day. It
will manufacture steel rails, steel beams
and all kinds of merchant ntee-1. The
government may elso decide to manu
facture Its own armor.
DEATH IN A PIMPLE.
A Pethlchem School Teacher Fatally
Squeezes tier Lip.
Bethlehem, Pa., May 22. The picking
of a pimple on her lip before retiring
one night a week ago is likely to cost
the life of Emma C. Henriek, a public
school teaclKT In Bethlehem. She is
now suffering fi-om blood poisoning,
and no hope of her recovery is enter
tained. Miss Henrlck's finger nails probably
deposited U;e deadly poison in her
blood. The very next morning after
she had squeezed Ithe mite of a sore on
her lip the laitter was greatly swollen,
and before evening the entire face was
puffed up. She was taken ill with
alarming symptons, and now her entire
body Is Fwolh-n to abnormal size, and
she suffers excruciating pain.
Miss Henrlck Is 20 years old. and Is
one of Bethlehem's most popular teach
ers. OUTWITTED THE OLD MAX.
William Hush and Sweetheart Podge Pnr
suit and Arc Married.
Greensburg, Ind., May 22. William
Bush, a wealthy quarry owner, has
been courting Miss Ida. Rldleu for
three years. The young lady's father
objected to the match on account of
Bush's political affiliations, but the
young man determined to marry the
girl at all hazards. Yesterday morning
Miss Rldleu aroused her father be
tween 3 and 4 o'clock, while leaving
the house.
Hastily arising, Mr. Rldleu reached
the front door In time to see the lovers
driving away. Securing his shotgun he
mounted a horse and followed, but the
couple dodged him and drove to St.
Omer, where they were married. Then
they boarded an eastern-bound train
on their wedding tour Juet as the irate
father hove in sight.
LYNCHING STORY A LIE.
No Confirmation of the Torriblo Talc from
tlic Siiwnnco Kivcr.
MadlsonFla., May 22. Although two
days have now passed since It was first
made public, nothing whatever can be
learned to confirm the story of the
criminal asaault and murder of. Miss
Armstrong In I,nfayt'tto county, and the
lynching of three negroes charged with
the deed. The whole story is probably
a fake.
Two men driving in the neighborhood
of the Armstrongs have Just come to
tills town, and they knew nothing what
ever of the alleged murder and lynch
ing. Knterprlio nt llridgcton.
Briilgeton, N. J.. May 22. A New York
Iron firm has lensed tho rolling, puddling
and pipe mills of the Cumberland Null and
Iron company here and will oiernte them
at an early date, giving employment to 300
workmen. The works havo been Idle a
year or more.
WASHINGTON WAIFS.
TCx-Judgo Advocate Cleneral David S.
Swiilm, United States army, retired, Is ly
ing crltluully 111 at Mb homo here.
According to the estimate of tho director
of the mint the total amount of gold pro
duced In the United States during was
1.K10.813 lino ounces, valued at $3tl,6n0.0Ji).
The total amount of silver produced was
49,500,0(10 fine ounces, vulued at $114,000,000.
A translation was given out toujght hy
the apostolic legation hero of an encyclical
letter from tho pipe.. Tho encyclical Is
addressed to the heads of the Catholic
church throughout tho world and is a
plea for universal praises looking to tho
unity of Christendom to be offered befora
and on Pentecost.
WEATHER REPORT.
For eastorn Pennsylvania, fair; warmer;
variable winds.
MAY SALE
OF
Mmslin
Umiderwear
BEGINS TODAY.
. Wo call ipocll attention to the followlnj
epacial numbors in GOWNS:
A Tucked Yoke Muslin
Ruffle Gown,
At 69c. each
Embroidered Yoke Cam
bric Gowns, 98c,
Former price, $1.25
Empire, Square Neck,
Embroidered Ruffle
Gown, $1.15,
Recent price,' $1.50
"The Fedora," Cambric
Gown, Square Neck,
Handsomely trimmed,
$1.19, Recent price, $1.65
Skirts in great variety,
The Umbrella Skirts,
Handsomely trimmed
with Lace and Em
broidery, from
$1.75 to $7.50 each
Sperinls in Children's Gowns, Drawers tnfl
L'udern aiata. Also
Children's Gincham Dreuez and Boys' Gal
atea and Pique Kilta, Examine the goods and
fam will appreciate their value.
510 and 512
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fl. A. HRGSBURY,
. Aent for Charles A.
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Leather-
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313 Spruce St., Scranton;
M Russet Shoes
for tho Youth, tlia Eoy, th Man. their Feei
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Just
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A beautiful line of En
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. In Sterling Silver,
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end Porcelain Clocks,
ct . . . " ' . 1 .
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