EIGHT TAGES G4 COLUMNS. SSCK ANTON, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE lil, 1805. TWO CENTS A COPY. A Franl ((J CSSIiJ.... They're seconds. We mako no bones about this fact, but you could not tell In five coses out of every six had we not voluntarily stated the fact. Yet why should we conceal l't? Deception has at no time formed a part of our stock In trade, and we're too old In our ways now to think of changing a system which proved so successful during the past twenty years. It was necessary to give some reason for tho STARTLING YAtUES represented In these Shirt Waists, and here are the facts of the case In a nutshell: A RM offered us LADIES9 SIM WAISTS at a price for spot cash. After a little dickering we bettered his fig ures In our favor by a good big dis count, and on Saturday last took delivery of the goods. Now that we've looked them over, sorted them out, we wish that there had been 600 dozen, but no more are procurable on the same terms, and all things considered, we consider ourselves fortunate In be ing able to make the deal we did. the mosK badly damaged of these 300 dozen bargain Shirt Waists con sists In an occasional oil stain, a badly finished scam, or some such trifle. Cloth, patterns, cut and make are as good as any we carry In stock, and we warrant every gar ment to be of thkj season's manu facture. Now for the CONDITIONS OF SALE which opens on TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 1 3 , AT 9 A. Tfi. We've sorted them out Into three lots. LOT 1 Represents Waists that show the damage, or of only me dium quality. LOT 2 Are all high class Waists and the shortcoming which led to their being classed as seconds Is hard to find. LOT 3 Could be placed on any counter as perfect goods, and only Waists of the choicest quality are to be found therein. $1 to J1.35 Is a fair' average for these waists taken overhead. Here are the SALE 1 50c 85c SALE NOW ON Early buyers have decidedly the advantage, as a,t the outset of the sale the selection Is the biggest and best ever offered In the city, and there Isn't a size or a pattern wanting. GLOBE -WAREHOUSE . GRANGERS JWDJHE POVER They Wielded a Greater Influence at Harrisburg Than Ever Ik fore. A FORMIDABLE ORGANIZATION Stolo linn r J of Agriculture Wiped Out to Mnko Room for the Depart ment of Apiculture-Applicants for l'ut Positions. Special to the Scran I on Tribune. Harrlstiurg, June 12. With the excep tion of the revenue bill, which was de feated by the influences of the state administration and the corporations, the farmer element In the recent legis lature has gone home well satisfied with what it got this session. The llranger und Alliance members of the house had a most formidable and solid organization, and alt the "agricultural legislation" that was passed was cer tainly due to their efforts and strength. The most effective showing of their Influence was the creation of the state department of agriculture and the prac tical wiping; out of the state board of agriculture, which has been In exist ence during the past fifteen years. The board Is legislated out of existence by a clause In the general appropriation bill granting J'J.OOO to It fqr the next two fiscal years and which In addition says: "Provided, that no vacancies in the membership of the board shall here after be tilled." This provision will knock out about one-half of the mem bership of the board between now and Jan. 1, 1S!6. The other half will all be out by January, 1S7. The leading grangers In the state, however, were careful not to show their hand openly In their efforts to annihi late the board of agriculture and cre ate a department of agriculture. They even went so far as to urge upon the house appropriation? committee the granting by It of $2,000 for the board, but they took good care to tack on the foregoing provision by which they give the board an opportunity to slide grace fully out of existence. The chief trouble with the board was that the most of the Republicans on the appropriations committee and the lend ing grangers throughout the state were and are opposed to it for political and other reasons. It Is claimed that a ma jority of the members of the board were In favor of the repeal of the oleo law of 1S83 and that they were forced to take a back track on that Issue at their fall meeting at Somerset last October by the vigorous fight made against them by the Grangers, who have long been opposed tj the board. In Bradford, Chester and other counties. The llonrd Too Extravagant. Another objection to the board was that it not only was too extravagant In conducting farmers' institutes, but that It used them for local and ulterior purposes. Two years ago the board was given. J!),500 for the use of the In stitutes, while but J7.500 'has been granted to the new department of ag riculture. It Is claimed that the de partment will do more general and effective work with the smaller sum than the board did with $9,500. But, perhaps, the most controlling reason for the annihilation of the board was the charge that It had gone too far Into Democratic politics; that It had. In fact, been Instrumental In aiding In the second election of Governor Fat tison. This was the all-powerful argu ment against the existence of the board In the minds of the recent legislature and the Hastings administration. The bill creating the department of agriculture was one of the first signed by Governor Hastings, and Secretary Edge, who Is at the head of the depart ment, is now organizing It. For the greater part of the offices there are over 600 applicants, but there Is no op position to Tr. J. T. Rothrock, of West Chester, for forestry commissioner, and Dr. B. H. Warren of the "Bird Hook" fame, for economic zoologist. Dr. Roth rock has been endorsed by the state forestry commission and the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Warren has the unanimous endorse ment of the senate and the Academy of Natural Ssoiences, Philadelphia. For state veterinary surgeon, Dr. Leonard Plorson, head of the veterinary depart ment of the university of Pennsylvania, will be named. There Is a large num ber of applicants for the appointment of deputy secretary; Gabriel Heiser, of Dauphin; Joel A. Herr, of Clinton; A. C. Slsser, of Lackawanna, and Is likely to be nppolnted. It Is said that Sena tor Critc-h field, of Somerset, Is also a candidate, but he is a hold-over sena tor and cannot hold two offices under the constitution. Other Granger Legislation. Other legislation In the Interest of the grangers was the act appropriating $25,000 to the mate dairy and food com missioner and $"i,000 for tobacco cx-' j-.rl mental station's. Two years ago $6,000 was Appropriated for this pur pose, the chief experiments being made at State college. York, Bradford and Lancaster, are the counties this appro priation Is to benefit. Other bills asked for by the granger Interests were; Le galizing the dehorning of cattle; the Marshall act amending the oleo law so that one-hnlf of the fine shall go to the use of the dairy and food commissioner inrtead or the Informer. This amend ment, It is believed, will put an end to the alleged system of blacmall carried on at Philadelphia and Plttriburg. An other bill In the Interest of ithe farmers la that appropriating $212,000 to the State college. This proposition was bitterly opposed by Representative Lawrence, and had it not been for the energetic work of the grangers In both houses It would hnve been defeated. It was killed iir the eonate appropriation committee and then reconsidered and passed. It Is Interesting to note In connection wuth the succefs of the rural members this session the plans laid by the gran gers to secure not only a firmer hold upon the legislature, but a widespread influence that will have effect In the coming state Republican convention. As the nomination of B. J. Haywood for state treasurer Is assured, there Is effort being made to dominate tty next convention so far es candidates are concerned, but there are many grangers in harmony with Senator Cameron In his free silver sentiments, and they want the convention (to keep away In 'gold MAJOR OULAIIAN DEAD. The Celebrated Irish Leader Dies at His Homo In Washington. Washington, Juno 12. Major Richard Oulahan, one of tho lending partlcl pants in the abortive Stevens Fenian movement for the liberation of Ireland, and one of the gentlest mannered men "that ever scuttled ship or cut a throat," died In this city todiiy. Dur ing the "Young Ireland" movement of 1N4S he was associated with John Mit chell and made many contributions, chlelly In poetic form, to the Dublin Nation. He lett Dublin In 1819 and came to the United States, and during the civil war served as lieutenant in a New York regiment. Through Horace Greeley lie secured a clerical position in the treasury de partment, which he held up to the time of his death. PUESS fLlBBlsiiESS. Election of Officers and Other Matters Considered by the Orpnnlzu tlon-lliif-fnlo tho Next Meeting 1'lnce. Philadelphia, June 12. "A Night In Bohemia" at the Pen and Pencil club did not Interfere with a full attend ance at today's Besslon of the Interna tional League of Press Clubs. There was a number of new faces on the floor. notably Mr Belva 13. Lock wood, of Uushlngton, who, although not a dele gate, came as a member of the Wo man's Press club of the national capital and was accorded the privileges of the floor. As soon ns President Howell rapped the delegates to order. General Felix Agnus, of Baltimore, was recog nized on the resolutions offered by tha llultlmore delegation for the appoint ment of a committee to secure such legislation as will amply protect news paper men in the preservation of confi dences that are reposed In them as such. He then offered tho following: Resolved, That the International League of Press clubs urges all press clubs, mem bers of the league, to appoint committees to secure from the legislatures of the va rious states, In which such league clubs are located, the adoption of laws to pro tect newspaper men in preserving Invio late conlldentlnl Information communi cated to them in the ordinary course of their duties. After a number of de-legates had en dorsed Mr. Smith's resolution, it was unanimously adopted. The committee on location reported In favor of Buffalo as the place of meeting In 1SS6, which was unanimous ly agreed to. The following officers were then elected for the ensuing year: For president, Louis N. Megargee, Pen and Pencil club, Philadelphia; first vice-president, Joseph Howard, Jr., New York Press club; vice-presidents, John W. Kellar, New York Press club; General Felix Angus, Journalists' club, Baltimore; Mrs. Loulle M. Gordon, Georgia Woman's Press club; John P. Dampman, Reading Press club; W. V. Alexander, Boston Press club; treas urer, James S. McCartney, Pen and Pencil club, Philadelphia; secretary, Harry D. Volght, Buffalo Press club; executive committee, Thomas J. Kee nan, Jr., Pittsburg Press club; P. C. Boyle, Western Pennsylvania Press club; Robert B. Cramer, Pen and Pen cil club; Dr. John Frlederlch, New York German Press club; Harry W. Hack, 'St. Paul Press club; Jean I. Char louis, New York Press club; Mrs. C. II. T. Avery, Cleveland Woman's Press club; Mrs. Helen Gardener, New York Woman's Press club; Eugene Fleury, Buffalo Press club. STATE COLLEGE GRADUATES. List of Students Who Received Prizes at Commencement Lxcrclses. Bellefonte, Pa., June 12. A largo crowd was present at the commence ment exercises at State college today. Four members of the class delivered orations, and Hyron 11. Horton was valedictorian. The commencement ad dress was delivered by Robert C. Og den, of Philadelphia. Then followed the conferring of degrees and the awarding of prizes. The latter were as follows: The English prize to Henry P. Newell, of Towanda; McAllister prize to Kdward P. Espenshade, Lan caster; the Junior oratorical prize to Frederick A. Hemphill, Allegheny. The honor men were: Budd Gray, George Green, Edwin Harder, James Marshall and Robert Wleland; second, Charles Burkett, Byron Horton, Melvln Klefer, Ralph MaciDonald and Warren Smiley. The following Is a list of graduates and the courses In which they gradu ated: Chemistry Dunham Barton, Mercer; Jacob Eugene Hall, Fleming; Harry Crelghton 1'efTer, Tarentum; Warren 1'. Smiley, Fartoryvllle; George Knox Spcnre, McICee's Hocks; Harlan Lawrence WIs hart, Wells Tannery. General Science Hugh McAllister Beaver, Bellefonte; Byron Barnes Horton, Shellleld; Robert Waring Welland, Slate College. Electrical Engineering Charles Watson Burkett, Remington; Harry HoUlngshead Geary, Ctttawlssa; William Kent Glbbony, Kellevlllo; Edward Partridge Harder, Cata wlBsn; Melvln Jesse Klefer, Sunhury; James G. Marshall, Bellefonte; Robert Mathlas, Chalfont; Lloyd Allen Reed, Alexandria. Civil Engineering Thomas Rlsdon Cum mins, Conneaut, O. ; Harry George Fleck, Allegheny; Samuel Franklin Herr, Par nassus; Thomas Wilson Rutherford, Hur risburg; George Brady Snyder, State Col lege. Mechanical Engineering Budd Gray, Tyrone; Ralph Lashcllu MacDonuld, State College; William James Moore, Altoona; David Iieslle Patterson, Jr., Allegheny; James Franklin Roilgors, Allegheny; George Edward Sclbert, Hollefonte; John Edward Snyder. Stato College; Ralph Fiteh Martin, Sknneateles, N. Y. , Biology Georgo Horsey Green, Fllmore; Robert Bruce Greer, Butler; Edward Humes Harris, Bellefonte. Mining John Lewis Bnrrls, Sharon; Benjamin Franklin Williams, Wllkcs Barfe. Tonight the seniors gave their fare well reception In the college armory. HEARD ABOUT THE STATE. A son of Sheriff Fullmer, of Lycoming county, received a ballot, Intended for a target, In the neck. The Crane Iron works, at Allentown, has Increased the wages of Its 200 employes 10 per cent, dating from Juno 3. The plant of the Lalance-Grosjean Agate Iron works, at Harrlsburg.f will resume operations In all Its departments on Fri day, About 300 men will be given employment. its declarations very far from standard." FREE SILVER'S CHAMPIONS The Gathering of Bimetallic Orators at Memphis. SENATOR TUKI'IE'S ADDRESS A Clear and Forcible Argument In Favor of the White Metul-Cold Fasts Tbut Disprove Alnrinlng Statements of tho "Hold Hugs." Memphis, Tenn., June 12. The silver convention was called to order in Au ditorium here at 2 o'clock thlH after noon by W. N. Brown, chairman of the Blmetullle Leuguu of Shelby county, Tenn., and twenty-six states were rep resented In the delegations, comprising all the southern states, a number of wentern elates and Pennsylvania. The address of welcome wa delivered by Colonel Casey Young, of Memphis. Senator David Turple, of Indiana, was mado iH'rmanent chairman and spoke at some length In advocucy of the sil ver cause. Mr. Turple spoke as follows: Mr. President and Gentlemen of tho Con vention; Coined money has always been and yet is In Itself a thing of value, and this value Is of two kinds the metalllu or bullion value and the niouetary worth or legal vultie. The latter Is always a matter of lawthe bullion vulue Is one of estimation and opinion. The bullion value of silver and gold, here and elsewhere, has always rested and rests today upon one concep tion, upon one opinion, upon one single and simple Item of belief that ns there has been In the ages past, so there will be In the years to come no discovery of cither of such metals which, as to the quantity, shall make them comparable In value with any other materials suitable for the use of mankind as money. There has always been a difference be tween the commercial or bullion value of the two metals and the legal or coinage value. According to the test of the ene mies of bimetallism that the legal vulue of coined money must be the Bame as the commercial or bullion value of the metal In It nothing could be more dishonest. According to that test there is not and cannot be an honest dollar, of either sil ver or gold. The use of silver and gold for money has added very greatly to their commercial or bullion value. Large payments of coin may be made In silver, but small pay ments must be. Dally wages for dally work to the hiborer must be paid, if In coin, In silver dollars and their parts. Gold is not divlsable to do this. For this reason silver has always been the money of the people of the greater number. The Conspiracy Against Silver. Although every friend of humanity re joices In the destruction of exclusive gov ernment ownership of the precious ores and their metals, yet there was one conse quence which followed the private owner ship of the same much to be deplored. For a long time the equilibrium was Im partially maintained by law between the two parties, but at last the holders of gold, being the same as the holders of debt, sueceoded lu having the government In terfere by law In this strife. They said: "We will not dispute any longer about rel ative values. Silver must be barred out. When we have killed silver for use as coin It will bo worth less and less. We can buy and sell It at our own price, and tho ratio will be an idle fiction of the past." The syndicate of gold is of no country, of no age or creed. Its work began In London, In the metropolis of gold' and debt. Near the close of the last century Bllver was there demonetized. Shortly after the conclusion of the Franco-Prussian war the same thing was dono in Germany, and within the next decade the United States and France and the other countries of the Latin union took the same course. This demonetization and cessation of the coin age of silver occurred here In 1873. We have legislated three times since 1873 for the purpose of Its restoration, and each time with reference to parity, equality botween the two metals coined as money. Our last law, the act of Nov. 1, W!)3, clearly shows It to bo the declared policy of tho government not only to maintain the parity as to the money of the two metals then In use, but as dollars of equal Intrin sic and exchangable value referring to dollars as such, not to the value or to the bullion of commerce. Such was the prom ise made the promise must be kept. The monometalllst of gold says It will cost much to keep this promise. It will cost more not to keep It. Injustice" Is the least prof) table und the most expensive of all policies. Bimetalllsts are not agaiust gold. Wo aro for sliver, and for Justice. It Is now nearly two years since this public pledge was given. 'TIs high time It was redeemed. Parity Is Maintained hy Law. Ratio and parity are two words much used In this discussion, and have expe rienced similar fortunes. When It Is pro posed by us to restore silver to full coin age, parity Is spoken of as an Invincible objection. How has parity been main tained from 17U2 to 18115? By law. In Iho same manner we shall establish and main tain the same parity. For this parity by law we have a voucher tho fact of more than a century's maintenance. Parity and rutlo are handsome names, elegant syn onyms for that hostility to silver which Its enemies would preter to disguise. In the vernacular of the slnglo gold standard, as It Is spoken today, parity means no more silver; ratio meatis nothing but god. They have put silver under duress. We would mako it tree as before. Much has been written of the stability of the value of silver and gold, concerning which it may be said that both these metals are variable la value. Each changes In value from time to time like other commodities, but they vary In value in finitely less than any other commodity. We have an Instance quite modern In our history of these changes In values. Many of us recollect very well that as recently ns 1873 we saw the golden sheaves make obeisance to the silver sheaves. Our sil ver unit of value was worth more than gold at that time. Now, If we blmetalllits had been disposed In 1873 to treat gold In the same munncr as It enemies have treated silver, and If we had adopted their theory of honest money, there was a valid reason for the demonetlatlon of gold none for that of silver. Wo did not pro pose to demonetize gold because It dollar was worth less than the sliver dollar, ana we do not think today that tho silver dol lar was any better at that time than the gold dollar because the metal In It was worth more. Both kind of dollars were equally good money. The law made them such. This Is tho province of government. The law will always have this authority as long as mankind retain their opinion of a scarcity of the two precious metals, and their opUilop can never be shaken or lessened by the Incredible myth, the unbe lievable sophism that the bullion value of tho metal in a coin must be the sumo as Its standard legal value. Gold Would Not l.cnvo lis. It Is said that if we restore silver to free colnago, gold will leave us. This Is as serted as a principle under what Is called The Gresham Law or Rule," namely, that where two or more kinds of money circulate together the Inferior will drive out the better currency. This rule, save In very rare Instances, has no application to coin. But what pnrty In our country Is seeking to debase coin? Who has advised the debasing of either the silver or the gold dollar? They have stood sldo by sltlo, hand In hand, of the sumo purity, nine-tenths fine, for mora than a hundred years, In poace or war, for better for worse, In prosperity and adversity. Sil ver and gold havo been too long married to be now divorced. The loss of our gold, the depnrture of our gold, will, as some opponents say, bring about doprcsslon. Yet gold stayed with us from tho beginning In usual quan tity and proportion until 1873, when wo ccused coining silver. From 1873 to 1878, while) Bllver was not coined, gold touched a low ebb. When, In 1878, wo began to coin silver again, gold returned In larger sums than ever, and stayed and Increased with us. Since we censed the coinage of sliver lu 1893, during 1891-95, gold hus left us again. Tho fllxht of gold hus recom menced. Surely this was not caused by free silver col mi no. Experience teaches us In this way the lesson that tho best way to keep both Is to coin both on terms of equality. It Is certain that we aro largely1 In debt. This debt Is deemed to bo luuxtlngulshable In gold. However that may be It Is Ccrtuln 1 hut It will bo very greatly Increased If it be mado payable In gold only. Ono Truth and Ono Error. Tho fnlth of tho advocate of a single gold standard Is compounded of one truth and one pernicious error that coined standard dollars should be of equal legal value Is true, but that the metal in them must bo of equal bullion value Is a fallacy so con trary to our common sense ami experience that It cannot be much aided by prophecy. Let us, as bimetalllsts, remember that we aro Americans, citizens of the great repub lic, dealing calmly und deliberately with our own highest interests. Let us take counsel of fii.lt li and hope. Let us go forth with manly hearts, without fear, believing In all eoplldenco that tho sliver und gold dollar of our mints, tho money of the past, sound, tried und true, shull also be und remain the money of tho future. Air. Sibley's Speech. When the committee on resolutions appointed at today's session of the southern and western states silver con vention makes Us report tomorrow there may be a lively time. The com mittee went out at 5 o'clock, nnd it is thought will be ready to read the plat form early tomorrow. The plank which may make all the trouble Is one which endorses Joseph C. Sibley, of Pennsyl vania, for president. Mr. Sibley is a man of brilliant attainments, a fervid friend of the free silver Idea, and a cordial hater of the administration policy. In his speech tonight at the Auditorium he did not spare cither Cleveland or Carlisle. rECK-KlSQ WEDD1SP. Notable Society Event ot Pcckvillc-Miss Delia Peck and Willis King United for Life. Special to tho Scranton Tribune. Peckvllle, June 12. One of the most notable weddings of the day was that of Miss Delia Peck, yodngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Peck, of Main street, to Willis King. The ceremony was performed by ltev. S. C. Simp kins, of the Methodist Episcopal church, assisted by the Rev. W. G. Guest, of the Baptist church, at 8.45 this evening. The house was prettily decorated with evergreens and flowers. The corner of the parlor In which the ceremony was performed was banked with palms nnd ferns, and In the center hung a bell trimmed with daisies. The bridal party entered the pnrlor to the strains of Mendelssohnfs wedding march, played by Fred Benjamin. The ushers were Lyman Peck, of Scranton; Harry Peck and Frank Benjamin, of Peckvllle; and Prof. W. A. Peck, of Elmburst, all cousins of the bride. Tho ushers preceded the bridal pnrty to tho room; they were followed by the groom and groumsmnn, the mnld of honor and the bride, accompanied by her father. A. F. Kelzer acted ns groomsman. The bride wore a-cream corded silk. Miss Bertha Peck, a sister of the bride, was the maid of honor, nnd was at tired In cream crepe cloth. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. King received congratulations, nnd refreshments wore served. The guests present were: Mrs. Frank Day, Wilkes-Bnrre; Mr. nnd Mrs. W. F. Bross.Hlakely; Mr. and Mrs. Jidson Peck, Mrs. C. F. Peck. Elmhurst; Mr. and Mrs. etedler, Wllkes-Bnrre; Mr. and Mrs. Enterllne, Mr. and Mrs. Ber swlck, Mrs. Schenk, Miss Florence Sted ler, Miss Frederick, Scranton; Mrs. Will iam Grant, Wilkes-Uurro; Gertrude Shop land, Scrantou; Miss Carrlo Wise, Wllkes Burre; E. J. Barthold, Blakely; Miss Anna Taylor, Factoryvllle; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Dougherty, Curbondale; Mr. and Mrs Byram Pock, Rev. and Mrs. Guest, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Cullender, Mr. nnd Mrs. JC P. Truvlss, Mr. Robertson, Mr. and Mrs! Saloth Williams, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Mc Cormlck, Mr. and Mrs. George Trevorton, Mr. and Mrs. P. Snedlcon, Mrs. Bllsbco! Mrs. A. A. Swingle, Dr. nnd Mrs. J. B. Slckler, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Blocs, Mr. and Mrs. V. Foster, Mr. ami Mrs. William Boll, Mr. nnd Mrs. Joseph G. Bell, Mr. nnd Mrs. W. W, Peck, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Peck, Mrs. M. A. Arnold, Mrs. Sarah Stev ens, Scranton; Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Whlto, Mr. and Mrs. John English, Mr. nnd Mrs. E. H. Rftter, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bailer, Mr. and Mrs. O. Truvlss, Mr. and Mrs. 11. H. HofTecker, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Bell, Hev. nnd Mrs. 8. C. Simpklns, Mr. nnd Mrs. Herb McCor mlck, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Arnold, Misses Belle Benjamin, Grace Bailer, Leua Barnes, Dora Simpklns, Beatrice MeCor mlck, Maud Trevorton, Emma Barnes, Jessie HofTecker, Kate Bell, Sophia Simp klns, Maud Doud, Anna Taylor, Nichol son; Annie Doud, Alice Bell, Stella Ar nold, May and Anna Gummoro, Mnmia Perk, Scranton; Emma, EtUi and MyrWo Peck, Jennie Benjamin, Myra HofTecker, Messrs. George B. Reed, G, M. I'lerce, Ly man Peck, Scrnnton; Elmor Swlnglo, Rob ert Ed. Barnes, Bert K. Benjamin, Joseph English, Florence Swingle, Leonard Simpklns and Frank Cullender. HAD BURGLARS' TOOLS. Four Suspicions Characters Are Locked Up ot Plttston. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Plttston, June 12. Chief Loftus and Olllcer Withers arrested four suspicious obarootera at the Lackawanna and Blonmsburg Junction. When searched a full set of burglars tools was found upon the prisoners. When arrested the men were selling clothing. They were locked up for further hear ing. It Is thought that the prisoners are rsponslble for many of tho burg laries that have recently been commit ted in this section. SCRANTON WINS THE PRIZE Singers of the United Choir Cover Themselves with Glory. THEY SECURE THE $1,000 PURSE And Also Toko Several Other Prizes Dur ing tho l'estivnl-Spcoch of Llou tenant Governor Vvatros. Dr. Mason's Opera. Wllkes-Bnrre, Juno 12. This morning Conductor William Ap Madoc called tho session to order and said In his opening address that he hoped the audi ence would continue the excellent at tention they gave the competitors and JOHN T. WATKINS. Conductor of tho Scranton United Choirs. adjudicators of yesterday. Music is an art and a science and we must be scientific to get In I be atmosphere of appreciation; you can and I hope you will appreciate this fact." Will Watklns, of Hurrlsburg, sang the solo of "Land of My Fathers," and the audience sang the chorus In rich volume and sweet tone, the subdued ef fects in the lust chorus holng splendid, Mri Broom, of Pottsvlllo, was presi dent of the morning session. Rev. T. C. Edwards was called upon and said: I came here to hear, enjoy and be thrilled, not to please others. I am thrilled to see so many bright faces full of the expectation of winning. That is not all there Is. To lose should furnish Inspiration to those who do so and make them more cautious. The pres ent adjudicators are the best we have had thus far and impart some vital points which have received but little attention heretofore. In the soprano solo Mrs. E. T. Grif fith and Miss Sarah Schmidt, of Utlca. and Mrs. Lizzie Hughes-Hrundage, of Scranton, were accepted out of seven entries nnd sang In that order. The ad judication was given at once by Mr. Henderson. He awarded the prize to Mrs. Brundage, and after enumerating the points to be considered In an ad judication of this sort, .Mr. Henderson said that some singers thought that forcing the tones from the muscles of the throat was beauty. This did not occur so much, however, in the soprano solo as In some of the previous ones. Mr. Henderson complimented Mrs. Brundage very highly on her observ ance of the technical points of singing. Yri.e for Miss Purkln. ' The sscond competition was a piano solo, "Tarautelle" op. 20, by S. Ti. Mills, for persons under 20 years of age. Tho prize was $!" and a ohalr given by Mr. Housenlck. For this there were only three contestants, Miss Elsie Cohen, of Wllkes-Barre, and John O'Malley, of Avoca, winner of yester day's piano contest, and Miss nno Durkin, ot Scranton. Mr. Huss ren dered the adjudication on this one In favor of Miss Durkin, who also won the same prize last year. In Dr. Mason's "The Ramsomed of tho Lord," the Mlnervllle choir, under tho leadership of David M. Miles, was tho only one entered and they pang the icwe,. bautifully. The first move ment was particularly well done, ns was tho phrasing all through the selec tion, the tenors being strong. The In tonation was somewhat faulty. There were twenty-six voices In this pnrty. Tho music given In the competition was, In point of delicacy, up tiOf not exceeding, anything ever heard here In competitive singing. The prize was $200 nnd a gold metal given by Mrs. Hcyer to the lender. As this was the only choir to contest, the adjudicators submitted a written report, read by Mr. Krehblel, In which It was said that a rule of the eisteddfod was not to award a prize where there was no competition. But In the chorus competition of the morning wherein only the Mlnersvlllo choir snng, this rule had, by consent, been partly waived nnd the choir was allowed one-half of the prize, or $100. Tho Female Chorus Contest. The morning session closed with a female chorus for not less than twenty or more than thirty voices. The com petition was on "Annie Laurie," the famous old Scotch melody, arranged by Dudley Buck, and the prize was $100 with $10 nnd a piano lamp to the successful loader, nd $10 to each un successful leader. There were six en tries and they sang In this order: Scran ton, Mrs. Heckle; Wllkes-Barre, Miss Maggie Lewis; Pittsburg, Mrs. Samuel Ingram-, Mlnersvlllo, Miss L. Il'nrry James; mica, 'Mrs. E. L. Grlfllths; Mrs. Annie Thomas, of this city. All the choirs with the possible, exception of ohe gave this selection with rare skill, Scranton, Wllkes-Barre and Pottsvllle seemed to tho average hearer to lead tho others. Some of the renditions were exquisite, showing a bennty of tone and an evencss that denoted long, hard practice together. Tlfb competi tion was far tho closest of the entire festlvnl. When the adjudication was given, the greatest enthusiasm of the session was shown. The prize was awarded to tho Wllkes-Barre Heights choir, led by little Miss Lewis, aged 18, daughter of Edward Lewis. The prize was $100 and the talented young wo man gets a handsome piano lamp and $10. Mr. Henderson mnde tho adjud ication. He Bald that the task was the most difficult the adjudicators had had to deal with. The ladles had sung bet ter than the men. The singing was so admirable that we are very sorry there Is not a second prize, as by the Judg ment of two of us choir No. 1 (Scran 51 ik-n, mi t ton) is only ono point behind. Wo judged on the same qualities as for other choruses. Tho Afternoon Session. At 2.30 o'clock In the afternoon Con ductor Ap Madoc Introduced Lieuten ant Governor Watres, of Scranton, as president of tho session, and requested tho following visitors to take seats on the platrorm: Hon. Charles A. Miner, Hon. M. B. Williams, Rev. T. C. Ed wards, Judge Edwards, of Scranton, Superintendent David R. Roberts and William L. Williams. Lieutenant Governor Watres being Introduced, made an appropriate and able address. He said it was a great honor to preside over such a festival. He complimented the city of Wllkes Barre on Its love of muBlc and musical talent and eald It must he a good city that loves music so much, "for the lover of mu;lu must be In accord with that which Is holy and divine. The more song there Is the less sin and vice. He that hath not music In the soul or Is not moved by the divine harmony of Bweet sounds Is fit for treason, strategy and the spoils. I congratulate Wllkes Barre for having within Its borders the line Oratorio society which has sur prised, entertained and delighted us so much." Senator M. H. Williams followed with a stirring und wildly applauded address In the Welsh language. The first competition on the afternoon programme was a contralto solo, "Why Bea.teth So, O Heart!" by Tostl, for which was given a prize of $10. There were three competitors, and Mr. Huss announced at the close that it had been won by Mrs. M. J. Boston-Wllllams, of Scranton. After .Miss Jennie Slater sang Verdi's "Bring Me Forth the Victor," the two rival choirs, Wilkts-Viarre and Scran ton, prepared for the big prize, $1,000 In cash and $.",() and a gold medal given by Clark & Engle to the successful leader, and $50 to each unsuccessful leader. Tho contest was restricted to choirs of not less than 173 or more than 200 voices, and the selections were the Gloria from Beethoven's mass In C and the "Soirl Buy," from MaeKenzie's opera, "Colomha." Both choirs sang superbly and the adjudicators reserved their decision until the evening Besslon. I vcnins Sosion. Dr. Mason's opera, "Catrin, the Maid of Cefynydfa," was given In the even ing by a full chorus nnd orchestra. The solo parts were taken by Miss Slater, Miss H like. Miss -Baldwin, Mr. Auty and Mr. (Mills. The opera Is very beauti ful, especially in the choruses, which Dr. Mas-n treats with great skill. The melodies, too, are very beautiful in many places, and the entire work Is one of which Dr. Mason may well be proud. It formed a fitting close to a very successful festival. Before the lose .Mr. Krehblel in a magnificent critique of the merits of the choruses awarded the prize to the Scranton choir. Filled with enthusiasm nnd with manyathroat hoarse from cheering, the Scranton singers and several hundred friends who accompanied them reached the Delaware and Hudson station In a special excursion train at 12.45 o'clock this morning. There was, however, sufficient enthusiasm and some robust voices Uft to cheer oft"n and loud for John T. Watklns, the Druid, the Welsh, Scranton nnd every other person or thing which in any way contributed to the eisteddfod. To a Tribune reporter Mr. Watklns was ardor t in his praise of the Choral society's splendid work and said tho adjudication nnd other eis teddfod arrangements were perfect. 100KS LIKE Ml'RDER. The Decomposed lloJic.i of Two Negro cs Discovered on tho Line of Wllkcs-Bnrrc and l nston KnilrouJ. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Wllkes-Barre, Pa., June 12. A sec tion gang employed on the Wilkes Burre and Kasttrn road between this city nnd Stroudsburg made a startling discowry this afternoon. They were cleaning away a lot of ground to put In a long siding, when tlK-y came upon the bodies of two negroes, whom they have every reason to believe were murdered. Tho bodies were interred under six inches of earth and had been thrown Into the grave roughly. One man was lying on his face and the other on his side. The earth had been siamped down over them and a number of bushes nnd treo branches thrown over the spot evident ly with tho view of hiding It. Tha bodies nre In on advanced state of de composition and have not yet been ex amined by a physician, but the section boss has found the head of one of the men is crushed nnd 'that tliere is what seems to bo a bullet hole in the breast of the other. Inquiry reveals the fact that nbout three or four weeks ago a large gang of colored laborers was employed re pairing the road about half a mile from where the bodies were discovered. One night there was a fight over a game of craps and several of the negroes went Into the woods to have it out. The next morning three of them were miss ing, and when the section boss in quired for them he was told they had gone away. It Is su pposod that two of them were the men whose bodies were found nnd It Is thought the third body may be nearby. The bodies are being kept where they were found to await the action of the coroner. Warning to I'llbiiNtcrcrs. Washington, Juno 12. Tho president to day Issued a proclamation warning all persons not to violate the laws of neutral ity In the contest between Spain and her rebellious colony of Cuba and informing ull persons that any vlolntipn of the neu trality laws will be vigorously punished. Princeton Commencement. Princeton, N. J., June 12. The one hun dred! und forty-eighth annunl commence ment of Frincoton college was held today In tho recently completed Alexander hall. The graduating class consisted of 215 mem bers, which Is tho largesSover graduated from Princeton. Kiohnrd Ouuy Mnrricd. Pittsburg, Juno 12. Hon. Richard R. Quay, son of United States Senator M. 8. Quay, was married nt 8.30 tonight to Miss Ellxubeth Lorlng Waters, at the homo of the bride's pnrents at Sewlckley, Pa. WEATHER KKl'ORT. ' For eastern Pennsylvania. Inereaslnit cloudiness nnd thunder showers; station ary temperature. FILEY ORE AT DIRE GOOD, SALE-. SWEEPING REDUCTIONS ON SEV ERAL LINES OF CHOICE BMSS . GOODS IN ORDER TO REDUCE STOCK. 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