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THESE
SWIVEL
0 o
cost the importer 25c. for
every yard he landed on
American soil. They are
the highest grade of Swiv
el Wash Silks known to
the trade, and are being
sold ail over the country
for 50c.
We've got 76 pieces,
wh3ch represent the very
cream of the New Pa tterns
and Colorings; they're full
28 inches wide, and once
more we repeat, we guar
antee this to be the best
cloth on the market.
OUR PRICE IS
A GREAT
WASH
GOOD,
SALE
Is now in progress at the
store. Prices have gone
far below what would
usually be considered rock
bottom figures. Take
these five numbers as ex
amples of values:
MA .4 "
50 Pieces
niadv'a Sateens,
18c. cloth, -black
grounds, with figures, rings.
spots, sprays, etc. dio
i2y2 c.
NO. 2
75 Pieces
f.Ttra. Handsome
mhvr fHrurhams. all the new
hades and ways In a full value
15c cloth. Sale price
10c.
NO. 3
NO. 4
NO. 5
35 Pieces
Hlirhest Class
antrti dinirhami, no better
goods made. You know they're
worth SSc. oaie pi
12c.
HUES
no DAYS,
50 Pieces
t Fancy Crcpons: N
II no two pieces In the lot alike, 1
I and all the latest novelty pat- Jj
II terns; usually lie. Sale price IB
25 Pieces
If Strlpo Satin De
II Luxe, cream and black grounds.
II Lowest price previously quoted J 1
l 13c. Salearlce jl
12c.
OEE
WAREHOUSE
CARLISLE ON
An Address on "Sound Money" IJc
forc Mem phis CupituTists.
OLD AKGl'MUXTS AUG KGVlYfil)
Ancient Bugaboos Peculated with the
UeJ Paint of I'.loiiiiciicc llmiky
l'unky l.oglo fur the I'nsoplilstlcnt
cd Wild Cut .Money Advocated.
Memphis, Tetin., May 2!!. I'nder a
banner with the Inscription, "Sound
Currency anil F.ettor Hanking Knelli
tlets," between 7l'0 and 800 representa
tive men of the southern states assem
bled at the Auditorium tills afternoon
to express their opposition to till' til 10
trine of the free ami unlimited coinage
of silver and to declare In favor of the
continuance of present monetary condi
tions. The appearance on the platform of
Secretary Carlisle, escorted by the exe
cutive committee, was the signal for the
llrst enthusiasm of the day. Secretary
Carlisle's address was Klven as follows:
Secretary Carlisle's Address.
Mr. President. I do not think the Impor
tance of the questions yon are called upon
to consider can be over-est'muted. or that
the gravity of the situation can he over
stated. The proposition to revolutionise
our monetary system and thus deitroy
the credit of the ttovcrnmctit and the pro
pie at home and abroad, violate the obli
gations of all contracts, unsettle all ex
changeable values, reduce the wanes of
labor, expel capital from our country,
and seriously obstruct the trade of our
people anions themselves and with the ;
peoples of other nations. Is one which chal
lenges the Intelligence, patriotism, and
commercial honor of every man to whom !
It Is addressed. No matter what may be
the real purposes and motives of those who
make the proposition to legalize the free i
und unlimited coinage of silver ut the
ratio of 10 to 1. these are the consequences
Involved in their scheme, and, in my
opinion, they cannot be avoided if It
should be adopted. In no part of the
country will the consequences of such a
policy prove more Injurious to tho mate
rial Interests of tho UHople than In the
unilpv, lrm.1 find f,rirnKSiv, South. Whi'Ill
the great civil war closed, your Industrial
system was destroyed, your commercial
relations were all broken up, your cur
rency was worthless, your farms were
devastated, your mines were closed, your
forests were untouched, your water power
was useless, and your railways were un
safe and inadequate, even for the limited
service they had to perform: but your
great natural resources were still unim
paired, and upon that foundation you have
constructed, and ere still constructing a
system of diversified industries and inter
state and international commerce which.
If net disturbed by unwise experiments In
financial legislation, must attract to
your section of the country ail the active
capital and skilled labor necessary to
make It the most prosperous part of the
continent. Your magnificent deposits of
coal and Iron, your fertile soil, adapted to
the growth of cotton, sugar, and many
Qther products which no other part of the
country will yield, your unrivalled facil
ities for the manufacture of Iron and
steel, cotton goods, lumber, oil, furniture,
and almost Innumerable other articles
which can he cheaply produced from the
raw materials within your limits, con
stitute the elements of a marvellous
growth and prosperily which nothing can
prevent If the people of the south will
continue to exh'blt In the future the same
spirit of conservatism and the same devo
tion to principle that have always char
acterized them In the past. The world
has never witnessed a grander exhibition
of courage and fortitude than was pre
sented here when a defeated and Impover
ished people, without money or credit,
and almost destitute of the tools and Im
plements necessary to the performance of
manual labor, went uncomplainingly to
work to re-establish their Bocial order,
renew their commercial relations, end
reconstruct their Industrial system; and I
am unwilling to believe that the same peo
ple can now be so discouraged by a tem
porary business depression, or so moved
by appeals to their prejudices, that they
will hastily resort to new and hazardous
experiments with the currency In which
all their transactions must be conducted,
liesults Would lie Disastrous.
I do not charge that our fellow-citizens
who propose to revolutionize our monntary
system by a sudden change In the stand
ard of value really desire to see the busi
ness, of the country ruined, or even In
jured, or that they believe any Injurious
consequences would follow the adoption
of their policy, but, In my Judgment, tho
results would be most disastrous to tho
! material Interests of all the people In
every part or the country, and, therefore,
I shall appeal to them carefully to review
the grounds upon which their opinions
have been formed before) It Is too lato o
correct a possible mistake upon a subject
of such supreme Importance to themselves
nnd to their posterity. H Is not necessary
to Impeach their motives In order to
answer their arguments, nor would It ho
wise or proper to under-estlmate tho In
tellectual and material forces behind this
great popular movement in the South and
West, a movement whir;' now seriously
threatens to disrupt existing political or
ganizations nnd reform party lines; but,
no matter what may be tho motives or
the present numerical strength of our
opponents In this controversy, tho merits
of the policy they propose to Innujuratn
must be subjected to the tests of reason
and experience, and If It Is shown to he
impracticable, . or fundamentally wrong
in principle, we may be conlident that It
will not finally command the support of
a majority of our people.
liefore proceeding to tho discussion of
tho main question presented, It may be
advantageous to stale as brief as possible
a few admitted or wall-established facts
having an Important bearing upon It.
from tho carl'est times gold nnd silver
have been used as money, not beeiiuoo
daring them to bo money any law de
daring them to be money, but because,
by reuson of their limited and regular
supply, their great value us compared
with other things In proportion to weight
and bulk and their 'durability, -they wore
more stable and convenient than any other
commodity as measures of Value In mak
ing exchnngos. Consequently, these met
als were need as money by common con
sent of the people for centuries before
there was nny law upon the subject or
any coins In exi.itencc; they passed by
weight, and their valupn In effecting ex
changes vero duterm'ned by tho quantify
of pure metal contained In each piece.
Each metal had n distinct value, of Its
own, and when It wao uped In trado
neither the buyer nor seller troubled him
self about the ratio between It and tho
other mo'al. Tho laws of trado fixed
1 and regulated the actual end relnflvo
lvalues of both motn'.s In the purchase nnd
' sale of other commorlitlcu, Just as thoy do
now. They had been used as money sev
I eral centuries bofore any government un-
ft.-riooK, by royui proclamation or staluto
la, to establish n ratio botvenn them,
and, when th's character of legislation was
bocuif, the public authorities did not at
tempt to establish new value or new
ratios, but accepted those already fixed
by the laws of trade and the custom of
merchants. Coins, were made, not for
the purpose of attempting to add any
thing to the Intrinsic or exchangeable
value of the metal contained In them, but
for the purpose of attesting, by public
authority. Us weight and purity, thus
avoiding, the delay and uncertainty re
sulting from the practice of weighing
each piece as It passed from one to numb
er. That the coinage of the metals does
not now add anything lo their actual
value In the commercial world, Is con
clusively proved by the facts that. III till
the great tiansnet'ons between the people
of dllVerent countries, the coins are ac
cepted only at their bullion value, de
termined by their actual weight ami fine
ness, and that bullion itself Is still used
in making payments, Just as It was thou
sands of years age. U hatcver effort login
latliin upon tlie ratios. In connection with
legal-lender l.uvs, may have had upon the
use of file two inelals In the payment of
antecedent debts, II has never had the
sllr.htisl etl'eet upon the actual or relative
values of the two metals In national or
International trade, For many centuries,
own after tho commerce of the world hail
grown to enormous proportions, the pro
priety of making any given quantity of
bullion, or any particular coin, a legal ten
dor was nut even suggested, and up to tho
present time there Is no legal tender in
International trade. Whether payments
are niafle In gold or silver coins, or In gold
or silver bullion, actual Intrinsic value
determines the'amount or quantity to be
delivered, no matter what may be the
legal-tender laws of the different coun
tries, and no matter though they may have
the same or different ratios of value be
tween the metals within their respoctlvo
limits. The law of France, for Instance,
places a higher value upon silver rela
tively to gold than Is placed upon It by
the laws of the I'nlted States, the French
ratio be'ng Kdi to 1, and ours being Hi to
1; but If Pi pounds of our silver, coined or
uncoined, were sent to that country to brf
used in the payment of a debt or In the
purchase of commodities, It would not bo
accepted at tho ratio of lj'a to 1, or at the
ratio of lii to 1 as compared to gold, but
only at the rat'o of about 32 to 1, which
shows that neither our ratio nor tho
French ratio has any effect whatever upon
the value or purchasing power of tho
metal Itself. Coinage Is free in Slexleo,
and the dollar, which Is full legal tender,
contains itiJ.l" grains of pure silver, while,
our dollar contains only i)71.2i grains of
pure silver: yet Mexican silver dollars aro
feont Into the I'nlted States and other parts
of the world und sold at the price of tho
bullion contained In them, which is about
one-half their nominal or legal value In
their own country. The legal-tender laws
affect the debt paying powers of the coin
Itself In the country where the laws pre
vail, but the laws establishing ratio do not
affect the value of the metal contained In
the coins either at home or ubroad, be
cause It Is the metal that fixes the value
of the coin, und not the coin that fixes the
value of the metal.
An Age of Credits.
For a long time, during the early his
tory of the world, and even during the
mediaeval age, gold and silver. In bullion
or In the form of coins, constituted almost
the entire circulation among the people,
even In the nations most advanced In
trade and civilization, and, consequently,
the quantity of these metals that could be
produced and kept In use was a question
of Tnr greVi"fe Thlportanee then than 11 Is,
now or ever can be In the future. "When
life and property had been made reason
ably Secure by the establishment of stable
governments, and regular processes were
authorized for the enforcement of pecun
iar" obligations, credit or confidence
largely took the places of bullion and coin
in the commercial transactions of tho
people, and a much smaller amount of
metallic money was required In proportion
to tiie wholo volume of business done than
had been required before. The use of
credit In the form of bank notes, checks,
bills, and other evidences of debt has so
Increased In modern times that In all
highly organized jommercial communities
the use of coin, except In making change,
has been almost entirely dispensed with.
The percentage of coin actively employed
In conducting business In this country Is
so small that, it Is almost Inappreciable;
so small, In fact, that its disuse In our
transactions would not be felt If we had a
substitute for, or a paper representative
of, the subsidiary pieces. In Kngland,
France, and some other countries, a
larger amount of coin Is used, because
they have no very small notes.
Although we havo the gold standard, or
measure of value, In this country, our
actual stock of gold bullion nnd coin
amounts to only about one-third of our
actual currency a condition of affairs
which would have been Inconceivable a
few centuries ago. We have about $;&r,
IHKI.im In gold, $:i!i7.H2,873 In full legal-tender
sliver, W-IMSUXK) In old United States
notrflJ$ll9,,V(l,l7I In treasuiy notes Issued
In rfiepirchase of silver bullion, $20!),7l!t,8ro
In national bank notes, anil flK,im,W9 In
In subsidiary silver coin, making In all
V.ynt.VJI.VO, exclusive of the minor coins,
and every dollar of this vast volume of
currency Is kept equal In vnluo to the
standard established by law, so that every
man who receives a silver dollar or paper
dollar In exchange for his products, or in
satisfaction or a debt, gets Just as good a
dollnr as the mnn who receives gold.
This Is the monetary system nnd this Is
tho financial condition which tho nifvo
cates of free colnngo at the ratio of 10 fo
1 now propose to revolutionize nt once by
a change In tho standard of value, so
that tho whole mans of circulation left
for the use of the people would be reduced
to about one-half the purchasing power
It has now; or. In other words, so that It
would requlrenbout double the amount
of currency that Is required now to per
form the snme servloo In the exchange
of commodities. Hut the consummation
of such a policy would produce rosnltH
more far-reaching nnd disastrous than tho
reduction of tho standard of value, be
cause, for ii lung time, at lensf, credit,
which' constitutes by fnr tho most Im
portant factor In our financial and com
mercial transaction, would bo substan
tially destroyed by the confusion and un
certainly necessarily following such a
gnat nnd sudden change In our monetary
system.
IioiiMo Standard Is Possible
Iltit It Is contended by a lnrgo number of
tbn nrlvocfitns of frnn i-nlnnirn unrtimiB
majority of them that the effect of their
policy would be, not lo abolish the pres
ent standard of value and substitute the
slnglu silver standard In lis place, but
that It would establish what tl?y call
bimetallism nnd a double standard. I I con
fess my Inability to underaland what Is
really meant by a double standard or
measuro of value: tha Idea Is Inoompro
hr.nslbio to my mind, because I cannot
concolvo how It is posslblo to have two
different legal and nnthorltntlvo measures
of tho snmo thing In use at the samo time,
an, for inslnncn, a pound weighing six
teen ounces and a pound weighing eight
ounces, or only naif ns rhtich, and both
declared by law to bo legal pounds. I
agrco entirely with General Jackson's
secretary of tho treasury, who said: "Tin?
proposition that tliero can bo but ono
Btandard In fact ia self-ovldent." The
proposition to establish nnd nialnlnln two
different mensutcs of value to be In uxe
at the same tlmo, and to bo applied to tho
same things at tho tamo, tlmo, embodies
a physical and metaphysical absurdity,
and this Is so evident that the ablest
thinkers and v.rltern upon the subject
have beon at last forced to abandon It,
Professor Francis A. Walker, one of tho
most distinguished blmeliilllsts In the
IMiltod Stales or In tho world, In u care
fully prepared paper recently published,
says:
"Kut one thing more remains to be said
In this connection; that Is, In reply to the
allegation of tho monomotalllst writers
thut the course of evenls In France which
baa been recited did not constitute a
genuine case of bimetallism. Jf these
writers may bo permitted In Imposo tielr
own dellnltlon upon us, their contention
can, to a considerable extent, bo made
good. What they say Is, that Franco from
lsna to 1S711 did not enjoy the concurrent
circulation of the two metals, but only an
alternate circulation, now of one and now
of the other; und this, they declare, Is not
bimetallism nt all. Therefore, according
to their view, there Is no great historical
Instance of the success of hlmolalllHiii.
"If, on the other hand, we may bo per
mitted fur ourselves to say what we mean
und propose by bimoialllAu, the criticism
In question iloeH not touch our case at all.
We flatly deny that bimetallism neecHSur
lly Involves the concurrent circulation of
the two molalH. There Is some reason to
believe that tho French statesmen of IMtf
really expected that concurrent circula
tion would result; but no blmotalllst nowa
days malum thu concurrent circulation of
the two meliilH In the same country a
necessity of, that system. If It results
only In establishing an alternating cir
culation, thn chief results of bimetallism
will bo achieved, as they were by the
action of France."
This Is Intelligible, for wo can all under
stand how It Is possible to havo an alter
nating standard and circulation, some
times gold and sometimes silver, and the
monetary history of the world proves thut
this Is Just wliut happens whunever Hie
two metals aro freely coined In any coun
try and made full legal tender. Values
will always be measured by tho kind of
money In actual circulation, no muttor
what tho law may declare, and, there
fore, If the free und unlimited coinage of
silver at tho ratio of Hi to 1 should drive
out gold and substitute silver und paper
redeemable in silver In its place, we should
have u slnglu silver standard and uctual
silver monometallism. Instead of using
both gold and sliver as we do now In
larger amounts than' ever before in our
history, we should Instantly expel the
more valuable metal from the country and
make tho other the sole basis of our cur
rency. We have now practical bimetal
lism tho use of both metals as money;
wo should have then practical monometal
lismthe use of only one metal as money.
This Is neither speculation nor prophecy,
but a conclusion based on facts estab
lished by the experience of all nations In ull
ages.
The Problem Mainly Stated.
In order to cllmlnnto all Irrelevant mat
ter and simplify the argument, allow me
to state exactly what the proposition now
pending before the people Is: It Is pro
posed that the I'nlted States, without tho
co-operation or assistance of any other
government, shall provide by law that
all the silver bullion, or foreign silver
coins, that may be presented at the mints
by individuals or corporations, foreign or
domestic, shall bo coined, at the public
expense, Into silver dollars, at the ratio of
Hi to 1 with gold that Is, that Bixtocn
pounds of silver shall be considered equal
In value to one pound of gold, and tho
weights of the coins shall be adjusted ac
cordinglyand that the coins so made nt
the public expense" shall be delivered to
fthe owners of the bullion, or foreign silver
coins, as the caso may be, and all tho
people of the United States, but nobody
else, shall be compelled by law to receive
them as dollars of full value. In tho pay
ment of debts due to ihem from their own
fellow-cltlzens and from the citizens or
subjects of other countries. It Is not pro
posed that the citizens or subjects of
other countries, with whom our people
tnule, shall be compelled to receive these
silver dollars In their transactions with
us, because that can be done only by In
ternational agreement, ami our Impatient
free-colnugo friends declare their deter
mination to proceed at once Independently
of all other governments. All who ore
Indebted to us, therofore, to have the priv
ilege of paying In sliver, while ull to
whom we shall become Indebted are to
have the privilege of requiring us to pay
in gout.
Measured by their purchasing power In
tho markets of tho world, which Is the
only real test, the relative value of silver
bullion to guld bullion Is about 31 to 3 ;
that Is, It requires In all countries, silver
standard countries us well us golil-stand-ard
countries, about 32 pounds of silver
bullion to procure the sume quantity of
commodities thut one pound of gold bul
lion will procure, and, therefore, tho
proposition to authorize the free and un
limited coinage of sliver Into full legal -tender
money at 'the ratio of Hi to 1, means
underexlBtlngcondltlons, that tho Intrinsic
value of the sliver dollnr shull only bo
half, or about hulf, tho Intrinsic value of
the gold dollar. My own opinion Is that
after wo had pnssed a certain limit the
more silver dollars we coined the less they
would be worth, because the Inflation
Itself would still further diminish their
purchasing power. Such legislation by
the United States alone would not reduce
the viilue or the gold dollar to any extent
whatever, because, ns already stated, the
vuluo or that metal In commercial trans
actions all over tho world Is estimated
according to Its weight and llneness, nnd
will continue to bo so estimated, und con
sequently tho only wny in which this coun
try ulono could (UmlttUjh tho value of Hit
gold dollar would be to reduce the weight
of tho puro metal contained III It. '
The attempt to coin the two metals with
out limit aa to amount Into full legnl
tender money and keep both In circulation
at tho same time has been made by nearly
every civilized nation in tho world and
has failed (n every ono or them. It ha
railed becauso In every Instance It has
been found Impossible to estubllsh and
mulntnlii a legul ratio corresponding nt
nil times with tho Intrinsic or commercial
ratio between tho two metals contained
111 the coins, nnd because whenever either
of tho metals was under-valued relatively
to the other In tho coinage Haws It was
expelled from the country. Knglund per
sisted In the attempt for nearly five hun
dred years and, not withstanding tho enact
ment of most Bcverc penal statutes against
the exportation of eo'ns or bullion, was
at Inst forced to nbundnn the effort and
adopt the slnglo slandnrd. Franco, In her
efforts to keep the coins of tho two metals
In circulation nt the same time, changed
tho legal ratio between them more than
ono hundred and lirty times In a single
century, and llnully, in 1S7U, finding that
gold wus leaving her nnd that in ten years
her not Imports of sllvcn had amounted
to - 2S0,0(Kl,0D0, Btopped tho coinage of
legal-tender Bllvcr, and for nineteen years
the attempt has been abandoned In that
country. Many other nations In Kuropu
and other parts of the world have subjected
their people to great loss and expense by
their adherence to monctnry systems
based upon tho theory that a double
standard could bo maintained, but In no
case have they succeeded In kcep'ng tho,
coins of the two metals In use at the same
tlmo, except for very short porlods. Our
own country Is not without experience
upon this subject, and tho results here
wore just ithe samo ns they have beon
everywhere else. Hy the act of 17!2, which
was our first coinage law, the legul ratio
between gold and silver was fixed at ID to
1, when In fact tho true commercial ratio
wns or. soon became about 1fi to 1, and
tho result of this very small ovor-vuluu-
Contlnued on Puge 7.
GATE FOR ADJOURNMENT
1 v
The Sixth of .1 tine Will lie Kuther
I'urlv for the House.
CHAIRMAN MARSHALL'S TALK
Tho Contemplated Unto of Adjournment
Would Stop All Work After lib
day Ncxt-Kcpreseiitutlvo
O'.Mulley III.
Specinl to the Hcranlon Tribune.
Ilarrlsbtirg, May 211. "I do not think
tile house will be ready to udjourn on
Juno U If we arc going to consider all
the appropriation bills). There are 103 of
them, and many on the calendar fur
llrst and second reading. Wo cannot
puss more than six Mils on final passage
nn hour with the necesHary Interruption
caused by coiniuuiilcutloiis from the
senate. It will bo Impuwslblu to get
through on June ." This statement
was made In tho house this morning by
Chairman Marshall, of the appropria
tions committee, during a discussion of
the resolution llxlng thu tlmu of. final
adjournment.
"If you pass a resolution to adjourn
on June 0," Chairman Marshall added,
"you cannot Kent any more house bills
to the senate after Friday of next week,
because tho constitution provides that
no bill shall be messaged to the ulher
house within four days of adjournment.
It will be Impossible to complete the
calendar of appropriation bills by that
time. We should fix the date of llnal
adjournment and work up to It. Wc
should fix tho date of adjourment a
week later. Next Thursday will be Me
morial Day, and it will be Impossible to
consider bills In the hoime on that duy.
which require lllii voices."
Chairman Marshall's remarks explain
the situation cxuctly. If the house con
curs In the senate resolution to ad
journ June C there Is great danger of the
consideration of all the appropriation
bills. There are many of other meas
ures of much Importance on the cal
endar for consideration which can never
be reached unless the action Is ex
tended u week later than the time fixed
by the senate. And yet the Indications
r.re the senate resolution will be con
curred in and the lawmakers get away
next Thursday a week.
The senate resolution was called up in
the house this morning by Mr. Stewart,
of Philadelphia. A motion to postpone
action until next Monday evening was
offered by Mr. Mackrell. of Allegheny,
and adopted after much debute. Tho
member from Alegheny called atten
tion to the absence of Speaker Walton
on account of Illness and suggested
that consideration of the resolution be
postponed until the speaker was here
to give his views of the adjournment
question. Messrs. James, Mattojt anil
Merrick spoke against the Te-sofutlon on
the ground that they had promised their
constituents a short session, and this
promise ought to be kept. The speaker
claimed the people expects the legisla
ture to adjourn and the data of the time
ought to be fixed.
Chairman Lawrence, of the congres
sional apportionment committee
thought Speaker Walton ought to be
consulted before the house fixed the
time of the adjournment. "Orders have
come from the outside to kill the appor
tionment bills and that settles them,"
continued Mr. Lawrence. "If these
bills are to be dropped -we ought not
allow the appropriation bills to go by
default."
The order of business In the house
today was the consideration of senate
bills on second ami third reading.
About twenty bills granting pensions
and annuities to members of the Na
tional t3uard for disability Incurred at
Homestead and Gettysburg passed sec
ond reading,
Mr. (VMnllcy's Illness.
Representative O'Malley, of Scranton,
Is ttt the city hospital with an alx-ess
on the neck. Mr. O'Mnlloy's condition
Is not serious, but It will bo some time
before he Is able to resume his legisla
tive duties.
RKI) MUX'S COUNCIL,
Officers Appointed at tha Philadelphia
.Meeting.
Philadelphia, May 23. The Orent
Council of Pennsylvania Improved Ord
er of Red Men, met In second dny's
Beret session today at Harmonic hall.
The great sachem appointed the follow
ing olllcers: Ureal scnaoe, Henry J.
llenser; great mlshcmncwa, James
Allison; Kreut god oT forests, John
Duker.
The report of the board of managers
of the Improved Order of Red Men's
Home of Pennsylvania for nged nnd
Indigent members stated thut a hand
some building bad been purchaned at
Cheltenham for J'J.000. It was decided
to hold the next Uroat council nt Col
umbia. Tho concluding session of the
council will bo held tomorrow.
UKOCEKS WANT SILVER.
They Think It W ill Solve tho Problem of
' Low Prices.
Philadelphia, May 2X A committee
of the grocers and Importers exchange
of this city, which was appointed to
Inquire Into the cause of falling prices,
"and If possible to point out remedies
to stop It," submitted Its report today.
The report, which Is lengthy,, con
cludes: "We recommend Unit sllv;r be added
to Its companion gold as money of llnal
redemption, and your committee be
lieves that tho chief cause of the disor
ganized condition of trade and canse
quently falling prices will bo removed."
Consideration of the report wna post
poned by the exchange until next
month,
CANNOT RIDE OX SUNDAY.
Wheelman Indignant Over an Order
Issued by tho llnhylon Trustees.
Dnbylon, N. Y May 23. The wheel
men of this vicinity lire very Indignant
over nn order recently issued by Cap
tain Henry Oakley, one ot the village
trustees, authorizing tho arrest of all
persons caught riding bicycles through
tho village on Snuday. The cnnstnhle
here says thut the order will be very
difficult to enforce, as there are fifty or
more local riders on the streets on Sua
'day and he Is ths only constable. .
' The local force of wheelmen Is aug
mented on Sundays by several hundred
cycllstH from New York and Rrooklyn.
It Is thought thut a number of special
deputies will be sworn In.
SCHISM IX THE ELKS.
lluffulo .Meeting chuiuuturlzed as a
Junket.
Washington, May 23. Tliero Is a
schism in tho order of Mlks. Kdwln II.
Hay, of this city, grand exalted ruler
of the . order, speaking of the recent
meeting of the grand lodge of Klks at
liufl'alo, characterized the meetlng-as
a Junket, and "nothing more than the
expiring end of the party which be-,
came dissatisfied ami held a meeting
at Jamestown, N. Y., last yourV
Mr. Hay says the grand lodge or Klks
will hold lis session at Atlantic City In'
July. The body which met at Hufl'alo
will not be rec ignlzcd by the organiza
tion or which Mr. Hay Is the head.
I IKE AT MOM KOS;:.
Thu Dwelling of Leonard Mines Is in
Ashes.
Special to the Horanton Tribune.
Montrose, May 23. The frame dwell
ing owned by Leonard HI lies, on the old
Owego turnpike, burned to the ground
tonight. The lire department respond
ed promptly, but the lire had made
such headwuy that all efforts were use
less. Some furniture was saved.
Loss Is estimated at Jl.OUO. Insurance,
$00U.
UEV. II0UAN AT MOMUOSL
lie Delivers a Lively Speech ut the Prohi
bition Convontion-A New Dally Paper
for Seranton.
(Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Montrose, iMay 23. About thirty
men and one boy attended the
Prohibition convention held at the
court house today. A. H. Gill officiated
us chairman. Rev. J. C. Ilogan, of
Forest City, wns present, and. In a long
speech,, occasionally referred to his
woes, caused by the action of the Wyo
ming conference. He said:
"I would like to go f o Rush, for I am
told her people are Intelligent and loyal.
I would willingly preuch there, as I
would preach anywhere. I want some
day to meet the people there and tell
them I have every reason to believe
that a ring of Republican preachers
have sought for several years to down
me; that was Indicated by insulting
language of several presiding elders,
both In public and private.
"I shall probably continue my rela
tions with the conference, but shall de
cline to take a pastorate until the
church shall have taken a position that
will be in harmony with the resolutions
of the conference.
"I have tried to lend my people to
these resolutions. In all conferences
political Influences prevail, and the very
resolutions themselves are not practical
and therefore proof of guilt and connec
tion with the liquor traffic."
Referring to HUUt Thorpe he Mid, re
peating a talk they had had: "Brother
Thorpe, do you mean to say that you
have submitted my appointment to the
churches of Honesdale district and this
conference or to a set ot Republican
politicians?' He turned away and re
fused to answer."
Speaking of Ilishop Andrews, he said,
arter reading portions of a letter sent
by him to the Bishop, "The Hishop's
so called reply was both surprising and
a disappointment to myself as well as
others, I expected something better, and
I am confident they did. My faith in
Ood Is as firm as ever, but I will not
silence my voice and muzzle my tongue
so long ns saloon-keepprs own the
church. The saloon devil came by
votes, he must be put out by votes, and
moreover, kept out by votes."
At the close of the convention, Rev.
J. W. Rayner asked If he belonged to
any secret order, nnd upon receiving a
negative reply, smiled and went away
happy.
lr. Hogan stated to The Tribune cor
respondent that in a short time he
wmtld establish a daily paper In Scran
ton. It Is to be a morning paper, giv
ing all the news, and will be named
the Morning Call. Tho policy of the
paper will bo antl-snloon with liberal
attention to every evil contaminating
fair Sera nl on.
BEATEN KV SWINDLERS.
Hugh Mullin Nearly Killed by Green
Goods Men.
Rutherford, N. J., May 23.-In an at
tempt to got back $:lo0 out of which ho
had been swindled by green goods men,
Hugh Mullin, Jr., of 26 North Kront
street, Philadelphia, was nearly mur
dered by four swindlers In a hotel at
Llndhurst, this afternoon. Accompa
nied by James Graham, Mullin went to
the hotel. He wns taken to an upper
room and made a bold attempt to get
away with a roll of genuine money.
Ho was terribly beaten, but escaped
through a window. His companion was
knocked down tho stairs. Mullin will
recover.
1 dworth League t'onference.
Philadelphia. May 23. The fourth an
nual conference of the Kpworth league
begins hero tomorrow. The districts of
the general conference Include Baltimore,
Pittsburg, Philadelphia, Central Pennsyl
vania, Krlo, West Virginia und Washing
ton. Delegates to the conference began
arriving hero today, .and this evening
nearly all the 1,200 members ot the con
ference, representing 80,000 Kpworth
leaguers, were in the city.
((LEANED IRO.n THE WIRES.
Fire-swept St. Albans, Vt will prompt
ly rebuild under more stringent lire or
dinances. On his trip around tho world, Prlnco
Francis Joseph, of Uattenberg, has ar
rived nt New York.
Thieves robbed Fred Deshler, of Flnd
luy, O., or $10 and tied him to a tree,
where ho was found half frozen.
Tho tire that burned two men In a
Gulo City, Alu., boarding houso Is now
believed to have destroyed two women
ulso.
' On the ehnrgo or stealing $10,000 from
Tlllotson & Sons., a New York literary
syndicate, W. P. Robinson has been nr
rcutod. A wholesale escnpo of prisoners from
tho Ohio penitentiary was averted yester
day by tlte discovery of a tunnel nearly
completed.
Now Y'ork detectives 'arrested Sum
Huston, who Is wanted In St. Louis for
the robbery ot S2.fi00 worth of diamonds
from Miss Florence McClellnn.
In defenso or Dr. Whitehead, who tes
tified beroro tho Lexow coinmltteo, and
Is on trial at Now York tor malpractice,
his counsel will. 'call Dr. Parkhurst and
Recorder God as witnesses.
H (IF PEACE IS
Movements Aijalnst Dr. lixiijys Arc
Chcchcd.
HIS HUMILIATION POSTPONED
Conservatives at I'rcKhvtcrlun Assembly
ut Pittsburg Will Do Nothing to Ilrlng
About the Deposition of Dr. Urfggs.
lllow ut I nion Serninury.
Pittsburg, Pa., May 23. The many In
fluences that ure at work In this as
sembly to mollify the asperity of the
ultra conservatives have had their ef
fect again today In respect to two Im
portant measures. Yesterday It was
the foreign mission enthusiasm that
chucked the movement against the
itrlggs men In the foreign board. The
day before It wus the presence of John
Hall thut saved his liberal associates
In the home board. Today It was the
ex-moderators, who are here In unusual
numbers.
It was In the hearts of the conserva
tive leaders at the outset of this as
sembly to accomplish the humiliation
of Dr. RrlggH. The sentence' passed
upon the condemned professor by the
Washington assembly was suspension
from the ministry. Suspension from
the Presbyterian ministry continues In
definitely, unless the suspended minis
ter shows contumacy, or unless he re
cants and asks to be restored. Dr.
Brlggs has never shown any disposition
to recant, and It Is said that a clear
case of contumacy has been prepared
against him.
Yet the conservative majority, which
seems to be all powerful in this as
sembly, will do nothing to bring about
the deposition of Dr. RrlggK. It may be
said that this has been definitely de
cided upon. Today the assembly struck
Its severest blow at Union seminary by
placing upon its students a boycott that
cuts them off entirely from the regular
avenue of admission to the Presbyterian
minister'. They accomplished this
without debate, and almost without op
position, although it was well-known
for several days that such was to be
the business todny.
Hut there will be no attempt to depose
the professor, who has brought the as
sembly and its favorite seminary to
these straits. The argument of those
who have brought the leaders to this
conclusion is not a question of the
duty of the Presbyterian church in the
premises, but 114 'rely a question of
policy, of expediency.
ODD FELLOWS IN SESSION.
Ilttsburg Selected as the Next Meeting
place for the Grand Lodge.
Philadelphia, May 23. The grand
lodge Independent Order of Odd Fel
lows, of Pennsylvania, resumed Its an
nual session today In tho new tehiple.'
Grand Master Neall prepiding. A num
ber of appeal cases remaining over from
yesterday were disposed of.
The committee on claims submitted
a report against the resolution which
had been referred to it providing for
the levying of a tax for the support of
Odd Fellows' home. The committee ex
pressed the opinion that the system of
voluntary contributions had not been
given a fair trial and that a tax could
not be Imposed except by an amend
ment to the constitution for subordin
ate lodges.
Germnnia lodge, Xo. 150, of Reading,
that does its work In the German
tongue, asked permission for the use of
the ritual In English so that both could
be used.
The place Tor the next annual session
of the grand lodge was then taker, up,
and a lively contest ensued. Philadel
phia, Pittsburg, Easton, Harrisburg
and Wllkes-Rarre were proposed. There
were two ballots, Easton, Harrisburg
and Wllkes-nam1 dropping out.
l!y a vote of 3S0 to SG'J Tittsburg was
chosen.
Tho grand lodge held a short session
this afternoon and disposed of some
business that still remained. The olllc
ers for the ensuing year were Installed
mid the grand lodge adjourned to meet
In Pittsburg next year.
At this afternoon's session of tho
state assembly of Uebckah lodges the
following olllcers were elected: Presi
dent, Mrs. Tillle fl Haynes, of Altoona;
vice-president, Mrs. Sarah Louisa Erd
man, of Philadelphia; secretary, Mrs.
Mary M. Joalyn, of Philadelphia; treas
urer, Mrs. .lane Lyon, of Mahanoy City.
Tills evening the Pennsylvania beau
tified work was exemplified In the audi
torium of the new temple, after which
the llebekahs had a banquet lit the
temple and then adjourned.
fa n Rli t In the Quicksand.
Guthrie, O. T., May 23. Settlers arriv
ing from Gardnettsvllle, on the east of
the Kickapoo reservation, state that a
large number of settlers drove Into quick
sands of tho South Canadian, south of
there, and many of them lost horses,
wagons, ami everything In the treacher
ous nitre. Throo or four persons were
drowned.
BRIEF NEWS (! THE STATE.
Tho totnl fire 14 in Pottsvlllo for the
year was less than f3,000.
Hlack worms are destroying the clover
In the vicinity of lort Clinton.
A bill to Increase fees of Pottsvllle bor
ough ofHclulH was killed by llurgess Nich
ols. About 800,000 young shad, from the
Pnltcd States fishery, were dumped Into
tho Delaware river at the Gap.
MIsb Agnes Kerr has been appointed u
pciintendenit of tho Forest county schools,
to succeed her brother, who died recently.
A hundred Burvlvors of tho One Hun
dred and Fifty-eighth roglment, Pennsyl
vania volunteers, yesterday held a re
union at Carlisle.
Descendants of Hans Herr met at Lan
caster yesterday and decided to erect a
monument for their progenitor, who set
tled tho 1XG years ago.
P.lacksmlth Daniel Yelk, who Is accused
of making tho counterfeit coins In Porks
county, lias been loented in tho Woinh
mountains and ofllcorB havo sono to arrest
him.
Dorks county court has decided through
an englnoor ' that the Reading Traction
company may run cars over the Penn
street bridge, which was thought to be un
safe. WEATHER REPORT.
For Eastern Pennsylvania, fair;
warmor; southwesterly winds.
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