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with those of fifty per cent, of the
Bummer sojourners, who have been
sittliii? in chilly rooms, and
Draughty PorehA nt sea-side or
mountain resorts during the last
ew evenings.
re
of Home
So are they, and they'll
pretty soon. To such we
1. the bet boardln house that man
has ever established, or the best
5"el that man has ever dreamed
Jmo be compared for one moment
with "Home Sweet Home.' Not a
bit of It "Be It ever bo humble,
there's no place like home."
We're not In the lecture writing
businees.but somehow, our thoughts
leads to another, and we've rll
Krsed somewhat, or In other worr
left the business track for a in.
ment.
le
s
Is only half furnished and hasn't a
vestige of tlre?lde comfort about It.
Reflect for a mlnu-te and you'll ad
mlt that we re risrht. If your cur
tains at home are a little the worse
for wear, or your stock Is a trifle
canty, you never had a better
chance to
Male lie Defect toi
We're opening a full campaign In
our Curtain.and Drapery Depart
ment, and to be frank with you. we
mean to bring and keep this Btock
well to the front in future. We
can save you money at all times in
. everything that pertains to 'house
-' furnishings In this line, but
We'll offer the very latest weaves
of styles In Nottingham Lace Cur-
tains at prices that will make you
wonder where we got them; but
don't worry over that, it's our affair
alone. "Man, mind thyself," is a
good old maxim, and one that's
safe to stand by. Believers in U
never had a better chance than now
' to put It to a practical test.
The Newest.
Lace totalis
On the market are offered at the
following special prices for ten
dtys. Come after that, and you'll
, find us making a profit on the pres
ent special prices.
The number quoted below are all
Nottinghams. In White and Ecru,
lut we're doing about the eame
thing wVtii our many lines in Irish
Points, Brussels nets. Antique
Cluny's, Goffered Edged Muslins,
etc.:
0 pairs In ecru only 8ro
10 pairs In ecru only Etc
n pairs in ecru only Kl'a
CO p:n ecru or white Hoc
so pair ecru or white 1.19
48 pairs ecru or white 1 85
n pears ecru or white 2 35
CO pairs ecru 2.35
48 pairs ecru or white 3.25
As we've hinted above, If you want other
makes or higher grade you can get them
at correspondingly low figures, but only
fy ten days at present figures.
Little 'Odd Lots Si
Oieiille Ciirtates
only one or two pairs of at kind or
coloring.
Plain curtains with dado, $3.G0
kind at $2.75.
Same style as above, 14.50 kind at
f 3 25
Ali plain CheniUe. $4.25-kind at
$3.00.
All plain Chenille, $6.60 kind at
$4.76. .
Figured all over Curtains, were
7.60; special price $5.75.
There' a Wash Goods Sale going
' on fight' across from our Drapery
Department. Should you visit the
store during its continuance, you
' might wonder why the crowd con-
. tinually hang around there, but, of
course. It optional Whether you
visit It or not. To tell you the
; truth prices and stocks are equally
', low there, but the knowing ones
. .i find a "bite or two' every day like
the disolples of Isaao Walton who
fished by the brooks and streams. -
WAREHOUSE
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ican state convention
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Proved to fee a Veritable
Love Feast.
HARMONIOUS THROUGHOUT
Superior Court Judges Appointed by
Governor Hustings Arc Noml
nutcd Without Opposition.
State Chairman Gilkc
son Withdraws
from the Con
test. Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Hun-lsliuig. Aug. 2S. There is a pro
nounced belief among unbiassed ob
servers of the Justly celebrated battle
which Is now fortunately ended that
Senator Quay owes today's victory to
the intimidating influences of one of the
most consummate bluftr on record in
American politics. An abundance of
formidable testimony can be adduced
in suport of the assertion that at the
roll-call of delegates at the Quay cau
cus last night, at which there were lu9
ostensible responses, less than u ma
jority of actual, pledged delegates re
plied. The remainder represented clev
erly manipulated padding,, which with
in an hour bt came the basis of a sys
tematic and argresalve claim of vic
tory preferred with the energy of des
(. vo thui all along the line. This claim
: worked with untiring persistence
: ivoak-kneed delegates, and had, in
nvVi-ral instances, the desired effect. So
sure were the opposition of victory that
at their caucus this morning, held less
than two hours prior to the opening of
the convention, there was no concession
even of the possibility of defeat. It
was conceded that the linos had drawn
closely together, but it was not sus
pected. In the face of seemingly Invinci
ble assurances to the contrary, that the
balance of power lay with the Bllent
man from Beaver.
It cannot be denied that In general
ship, as the term Is understood in poll
tics. Senator Quay has showed a clean
pair of heels to his former pupils and
proteges in the Philadelphia and Alle
gheny camp; and his bitterest factional
opponents are unstinted In their praises
of the strategic skill disclosed in the
eleventh hour of his canvass. The re
mark made by Walter Wellman, the
arctic explorer , and noted Journalist;
GOV. D. H. HASTINGS.
who has been a vigilant observer of
the fray since Its Inclpiency, Is a fair
summary of opinion on this point. Said
he: "It has hitherto often been sus
pected, but this fight proves that
Matthew Stanley Quay Is the master
politician of the century."
Opinion lu divided as to the ronse.
quences of today's battle on state Is
sues. While many opponents of Mr.
Quay scout the genuineness of the sen
ator's "reform" programme, as mapped
out In the plank which he caused to be
conspicuously placed In the platform,
there are some who say It would be just
like Mr. Quay to devote the later years
of his life to the accumulation of pres
tige more substantial and permanent
than comes from reputation as on ex
pert player of the game of pawns called
politics. At any rate, his new attitude,
however Inspired, Is taken lv a con
siderable number to mean that the sen
ator has begun to realize the growing
disadvantages of Ignoring the every
where Increasing public sentiment In
favor of cleaner politics and a fairer
adjustment of the various departments
of the civil service; and that he la now
more willing than formerly to court
this sentiment, and, If possible, to make
it a helpful factor In his future political
battles.
Senator Cameron's Petition.
With reference to Senator Cameron,
the opinion very generally prevails
tonight that hln junior colleague has at
last determined to "hoe his own roe,"
and will accord the Lochlel statesman
a similar privilege. Quay, It Is said by
his confidential advisers, was seriously
dlsappoolnted In the apparent apathy
displayed by Mr. Cameron In this fight
of a generation, and Is disposed to enter
Into a substantial demonstration of
political reciprocity should the Penn
tylvanla advocate of Bllver come up
for re-election. The acceptance by
Senator Quay in today's convention
of Representative Prank Biter's stiff
"sound money"resolutlonls Interpreted
by those who share this belief as form.
Ing formal notice to Mr. Cameron that
their political Intimacy of the past Is
not to stand between Quay and the
possibility of his overthrow on the
Cameron Issue, twd years hence.
It Ib quite generally conceded that
the narrowness of Mr. Quay's escape
ha strongly disposed him. toward a
moderation of those methods which
have In late years grown distasteful to
the conservative element. It Is known
that he had no sooner won control of,
the convention than he began, in a
quiet manner, to conciliate certain In
fluence that might have remained out
of sympathy with hi management of
the ensuing campaign.' If left to him
self, the senator, It la believed, would
not have gone to iucH length In this
fight a he ha gone to under the fet-,.-..
:: -,;:.; :r-.l- .';; -v.
If
fortunate guidance of Senators An
drews and Penrose.
- The omission from the platform, a
originally reported from committee, of
a resolution commending the Hastings
administration Is believed to have been
unpremedlated, althought It had an
unpleasant look. The Quay leaders
emphatically deny that they had any
conscious Intention of slighting the
governor. Nevertheless, the oversight
has caused much adverse comment,
which was not sensibly stilled, even
after Dr. Weaver, of Wilkes-Uarre. had
moved the addition of a supplementary
plank of prulse. U. 8. R.
ENTHUSIASM OF VICTORS.
The Quay Followers Hirade the Street
with llnnnors and Drums.
Special to the Bcranton Tribune.
Harrlsburg. Aug. 28. After one of the
most sensational nights ever experi
enced In connection with Pennsylvania
politics, representatives of the contend
ing factions this morning succeeded in
arranging a basis of agreement obvi
ating the necessity of rival conven
tions. It was decided to admit to the
Opera House only the delegates and
contestants, and newspaper representa
tives. The contestants were allowed a
full vote each on the temporary organi
sation, leaving the determination of the
merits of the contests to the regularly
appointed committee on contested
seats. Afterward, upon motion of Sen-
MATT11KW 8. OUAT.
ator Quay, this temporary arrangement
was made permanent. In accordance
with this agreement Superintendent
Roger O'AIara, of the Pittsburg police
force, at a quarter before 1 o'clock this
morning, ordered his men to vacate the
hall, which was done amid applause.
Some hint of the Intense Interest
taken In the convention Is afforded by
the fact that newspaper men were In at
tendance from every chief city in the
United States, making In the aggregate
an attendance nearly equal to that cus
tomary at national conventions. When,
at 10 o'clock, 'Senator Quay,' accompa
nied by his son. Richard Quay, passed
along the-etfeet toward a private en
trance to the Lochlel, he was followed
by a cheering crowd numbering nearly
5.000 persona, who proffered him a no
table ovation. A parade of Quay en
thusiasts, with banners exulting over
the overthrow of the "combine," passed
just at this moment, and afforded an
other provocative for tumultuous cheer
ing.
In the mean time, the Hastings peo
ple, in secret caucus, discussed the dan
gers which- would result not only to
their own judicial ticket but also to
the party at large In the event of the
holding" of two conventions, and re
solved to avert the risk of possible
scenes of excitement In the conven-
.lons by agreeing to the harmony pro
pr""ne nf that, ensanguined-haired
apoBtle of reconcllatlon, ex-Chairman
Cooper. Thus, when the delegates as
sembled, all was as smooth as a tobog
gan slide, and almost as rapid.
L. S. R.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE DAY.
The Convention Is Marked by tho Entire
Harmony That prevailed.
Harrlsburg. Pa., Aug. 28. The most
bitter fight that has ever been experi
enced In the ranks of iPenniylvanla Re
publicanism Is at an end. and Senator
Quay Is victorious. The Beaver states
man swept everything before htm, and
magnanimously consented In the Inter
est of party harmony, to the nomina
tion of. the six iRepubllcan Superior
court Judges, as the administration
forces had desired. The convention
which lasted a scant three hours, no re
cess being taken, was marvelously har
monious. Judging by the way the Quay
and Hastings forces hobnobbed within
a half hour after the convention had
been called to order, the respective
chltfs Betting the example by consult
ing with one another, it was not evi
dent that the party had been rent In
twain during the past two months and
up to the very day of the convention
by factionalism that was unprecedent
ed for Its bitterness.
The success of Senator Quay is re
garded as a masterly political achieve
ment; he I;hs secured control of the
party organization In the Keystone
state, has had. himself elected state
chairman to succeed an active political
opponent, the latter placing the sena
tor In nomination, and literally was the
power at the convention. The fight be
tween the factions and the unlooked for
harmonious ending at the state con
vention, will be given a prominent
place In the political history of Penn
sylvania. Jn addition to electing Senator Quay
as state chairman, Benjamin J. Hay
wood, of Mercer county, who was prac
tically unopposed, was nominated for
state treasurer, and the nix Republi
cs ns whom Governor Hastings appoint
ed us superior court Judges on June 27
last were placed on the ticket. The
latter nominees are: Ex-Qovernor
James A. Beaver, of Center county;
Howard J. Rceder, Northampton; John
J. Wlckham, Beaver; George B. Or
lady, Huntingdon; Charles K. Rice, Lu
cerne, and K. N. Wlllard, Lackawan
na. The seventh member of the Judi
ciary Is Henry J. 'McCarthy (Dem.), of
Philadelphia, the law creating the new
court providing for minority represen
tation. The first and the decisive test
of the strength of the faction was de
vested when the vote for temporary
chairman wus taken, Congressman
John B. Robinson, of Delaware coun
ty, the Quay candidate, receiving; 163 2-3
votes against 133 1-3 for Colonel Henry
Hall, of Pittsburg, the administration
candidate.
i . The Opening Hoone.
The convention was announced to
meet at 11 o'clock, but It was within
five minute of the noon hour when
State Chairman Ollkeson rapped for
order. Prior to, this, a Pittsburg crowd
of 100 or more who had retained pos
session of the Opera house. In the in
terest of Ollkeson forces, since yester
day afternoon, they being placed there-
Contlnutd en Third Pag.
IMS OF THE PAST
Revived at Rculoa of Boys of the
One Haadrtd aad Porty-Tilrd.
OLD OFFICERS RE-ELECTED
Captala DeLaey Presented with a Wee
of the Flag Polo Whisk, Sapported
the Regimental Flag la the
Battle of tiettysbarg.
Prom a Stan Correspondent of The Trib
une. .
Shlckshlnny. Pa.. Aug. 2S. One hun
dred and four vetnrans of the One Hun
dred and Forty-third regiment of Penn
sylvania volunteers answered to roll
call at their twenty-ninth annual re
union held here today. The report of
Secretary Charles Campbell, of Beach
Haven, showed that ten members of the
regiment have answered their last call
on earth since the reunion of '4.
In the absence of the regiment
chaplain, President Ie.Laey called upon
the Rev. Alackay. of Shlckshinny. to
open the exercises with prayer. Col
onel Ttelchert, chairman of the com
mittee on tablet, reported that the tab
let at Gettysburg would be ready for
dedication soon and requested that the
"boys" fix a date for the exercises.
Oct. .15 is the day selected, and Attor
ney A. J. Colborn, of Scratiton, will be
Invited to act as orator of the day on
that occasion.
The monument on which the tablet
will be placed will stand in the position
that the One Hundred and Forty-third
regiment occupied in the battle of
Gettysburg on July 3. 184. The tablet
will contain on Its face a cut of Colonel
Sergeant Benjamin Crlppen in an atti
tude bidding defiance, with his (1st to
the enemy, whom he faced.
Preoonietion to Captain DeLaey.
A feature of the exercises was a
presentation to Captain P. DeLaey, of
Scranton, of the end of the flagstaff
that supported the flag of the One Hun
dred and Forty-third regiment in their
most famous triumph In the oelebrated
battle of Gettysburg.
It was through the efforts of Senator
Vaughan that this trophy was secured
from Colonel Stewart, now adjutant
general of Pennsylvania. Hon. T. V.
Powderly made the presentation speech,
to which the captain responded with
much feeling and fervor, and took occa
sion at this moment to call to the plat
form Comrade FoBter. who lives In the
neighborhood of Shlckshlnny, and who
was the color bearer of the regiment In
every conflict in which they partici
pated, with the exception of the battle
of the Wilderness. Comrade Foster
fondled the little specimen' with as
much pride as the small boy does his
lirst toy.
The election of ofllcers for the ensu
ing year was speedily performed. All of
the old officials were unanimously elect
ed by a shouting vote. They are:
President. Captain DeLacy, Scranton;
vice-president. Captain O. E. Vaughan,
Moscow; secretary, Charles Campbell,
Beach Haven; treasurer, M. L. Blair,
Hyde Park. ' - , ,
Privileges to Wives and Children.
The committee on resolutions report
ed several, all of which Were adopted.
The most important one was- that
which granted to wives, sons and
daughters the privilege of becoming
secondary members, i'lttston has been
selected as the place for holding the
next annual reunion. The literary and
musial features of the programme were
of an exceptionally good quality. Col
onel Alfred Darte, of Wllkes-rttnrre, was
the orator of the day, and John 8. Mc
Groarty. of the same place, the poet.
The colonel said that In this grove
"one of God' first temples" was a fit
ting place to review their war experi
ences, and then give thanks to the Al
mighty for their good fortune in surviv
ing the great struggle and the many
trials that they have encountered since
In years of peace.
After graphically describing the many
marches, attacks and charges of the
Infantry and cavalry, he contrasted
the modes of carrying on warfare in '61
with the present; he compared the
single barreled gun and carbine used
by the boys In his command with the
breecliloaillng repeating rifles used by
the United States army today, which
will kill a man at distance of one mile
and even pass through a horse end wise
at the same distance. He would like
to see a battle, but not engage In It,- in
which the modern artillery would be
brought Into play. ,vNever more. Com
rades," said rhe, "will you hear of a
subre or bayonet charge, much less the
capture of artillery by such means."
I.lpht Urigadu Outdone,
Results tell the tale of a battle. The
"Light Brigade" at the battle of Ualak
luva has been Immortalized by Tenny
son, . but only 37 per cent, of
the soldiers went down In that
famous charge, whereas 56 per cent,
of the brigade composed of the 143d,
149th and l&Dth regiments fell at
Gettysburg. In conclusion he re
manded the veterans that their duties
had not ceased, they should by ex
ample train their sons In American
patriotism; heed no pessimistic warn
ings about the danger of our country,
our Uvea and property being usurped
or taken away from thetn by corpora
tions, anarchists or socialists.
Poet John H. iMcOroarty mused on
the theme, "The One Hundred and
Korty-thlrd at Gettysburg." The
verses contained many noble and pa
triotic sentiments and were well de
livered. The musical numbers were given by
a quartette who sang "Tenting on the
Old Camp Grounds." "The Old Boy
Who Marched In '61," and beside sev
eral solos.
U. A. Nlven wa called upon for a
speech. He made some very pertinent
remarks about "Jingoism," which,
with the new woman, he heralded as a
good thing "push Jt along." Mr. Nlven
also recited an original poem entitled
"The Old Canteen."
Mr. Powderly' AdJrosn.
Hon. T. V. Powderly had attended
only the night before a reunion of the
Second Heavy artillery at Scranton and
Was still tilled with tales and yarns
told by the "old boyB." Three year
ago he became an honorary member of
the organisation and one year ago had
the honor to pin a Grand Army of the
Republic emblem on the lapel of the
coat of Hon. Galusha A. Grow, who.
In the days of the war, beat down trea
son with hi gavel In the house of
representatives.
iMr. Powderly wa glad that a mon
ument had been erected In Chicago to
Confederate aoldlera, not In commem
oration of their heroism, however, but
a an Incentive to the patriotism of
young Americans.
He said that the Grand Army of the
Republic ha become a great Institution
for good; It ha united the Methodist
and Presbyterian, Episcopalian and
Catholic and In general wiped out
much prejudice and religious bigotry. ,
Our country I growing and progress
ing. . 'TIs not long since the Union wel
comed Into Its fold Utah, with It
plurality of wive and not of votes.
Thl furnished Mr. Powderly with a
cue for the subject, "The New Woman."
The Invention of the typewriter, tele
phone and similar machine marked
the advent ot the new woman. Man
was afraid that full wage would take
woman from the tireslUe and kitchen;
half wages did It.
According to custom the orator of
the day. Colonel Darte; poet of the
day, John S. MoGroarty, and K. A.
Nlven. poet at Oettysburg. were decor
ated with Grand Army of the Republic
badges. Hun. T. V. Powderly placed
the emblems on their coats and made
appropriate remarks. J. J. M.
PANAMA CANAL PROJECT.
Nw Jersey Capital May Finish the
Waterway.
New Brunswick. N. J.. Aug. 28. Phil
ip Weigel, Jr., an iron and hardware
merchant of this olty. was seen today
regarding the following paragraph,
which appeared in the Issue of Aug. 24
of the .Mercantile and Financial Times,
of New York:
"Philip Weigel Is virtually the head
of the project Involving tluu.OlSi.lXMI
which will be an assured thing within
the next year and a half. In this stu
pendous undertaking no one but In
habitants of Jersey's soil will be em
ployed." Mr. Weigel maid that three men In
this country, of whom he was one, hud
planned to buy the entire Interest and
property of the Panama Canul com
pany, taking up the work just where It
has been left off and prosecuting It to
a successful end. According to Mr.
Weigel this triumvirate intends to buy
all the rights, titles and Interests of
the now practically defunct company,
and with the capital of $luo.uou.O0O
which these men have been able to
command, will begin the enterprise
within the next eighteen months.
All arguments to induce Air. Weigel
to reveal the names of the capitalists
who were with him went for naught.
WAR SUPPLIES FOR CUBANS.
A Sloop Has liven Seen Hovering on
the Coast.
New York. Aug. 28. The Atlas line
steamer Adirondack, from Port Llmon,
which arrived today, brings news of
another landing of war supplies In the
vicinity of Cape Maysi, Cuba. On
Aug. 22, when the Adirondack was
about thirty miles west of the cape, a
large white-painted sloop was seen
bearing directly for the Cuban coast.
There was great activity among the
men on board, and what looked like
keg of powder and firearms were
stacked up In the stern of the vessel.
The name of the craft could not be as
certained; but it was evident that she
was carrying materials of war to the
Insurgent forces on the Island. The of
ficers of the Adirondack watched the
sloop until she lowered her sail and
dropped anchor Junt oft the shore. (No
Spanish men-of-war were in the vicin
ity. The place where the sloop an
chored Is a lonely and uninhabited spot.
It Is believed that several vessels have
landed supplies for the Insurgents
within the last three or four weeks.
Madrid, Aug. 28. Ninety thousand
soldiers will be summoned in September
to serve with the colors.
A DOUBLE MURDER,
Man and Woman Arrested a Result of
the Slonx City 1 rnjtotlv.
fltoux City, la., Aug. 2S. I.ate this
afternoon warrants were sworn out
charging Maud Hoyte and I)an Berry,
a pugilist, who formerly lived In
Omaha, with murder In the first tle
gree, and they were both placed under
arrest. The officers have become con
vinced that Max Noack and Ora Min
ter. alius Hazel Hammond, who were
found dead last night in a house of 111
repute, were killed by a third person,
whose identity Is yet unknown, for the
purpose of robbery.
The coroner's Jury continued Its In
vestigation today and the most sensa
tional testimony was that given by
Detective Brott, whose evidence point
ed to a most cold-blooded and brutal
double murder. On top of the parti
tion separating the mom In which the
tragedy occurred from the next he
found the Imprints of a man's hand,
and the dust of the celling had been
brushed off, as If by some one who had
escaped from the room In this manner.
After climbing over this partition It
would have been easy for the murderer
to have escaped down the back stair
way Into the alley.
CRISIS IN ARMENIA.
Turkish Soldiers Attacking Villages and
Monaiterioa Near Ezrlngham.
Constantinople, Aug. 38. Advices re
ceived here from Brzlnghian say that
great terror prevails among the Ar
menians there, owing to the attitude of
the Turkish authorities. The latter, In
consequence of an attack which was
recently made by brigands upon a
Turklrh colonel, during which a num
ber of his escort was killed, are believed
to be taking steps which will have most
serious consequences.
The Armenians are accused of being
the authors of the attack on the colonel,
and It Is alleged that a large force
of Turkish troops has been retaliating
by attacking the villages and monas
teries of the vicinity and engaging In
other acts of violence. The Armenians,
fearing a recurrence of the Sussouln
outrage, have appealed to the ambassa
dors of the power at Constantinople
for protection. )
TORNADO IN ILLINOIS.
Pawns Bill's Show Tents Are Blown
Oown and Destroyed.
Blomlngton, III., Aug. 28 This region
was visited by a tornado and cloud
burst this afternoon, the like of which
has never before been seen. In thirty
minutes the beds of dry streams were
Oiled with rushing torents. filling the
valleys until they were rivers so deep
that horses had to swim across. The
Morris road, nenr. this city, was over
flowed, and while Mrs. Idle and Mr.
Robert, of .Heyworth, with their two
daughters, were trying to cross the val
ley, their horse and carriage were swept
from the bridge and two of them were
drowned.
The tents, awnings and seats of
Pawnee Bill s show at the fair grounds
were blown down and destroyed . Five
thousand people were panic stricken
but no one was seriously hurt. '
FLASHED FROM WIRES.
. The boiler of a thrasher at Owassa Tit
exploded and killed Monroe Babcoek and
Anna Hoffman.
Ex-Treasurer Martin Stewart, of Wyan
dotte county, Kan., will be sued for a
shortage of $44,0UO.
Lynchers are after two negroes who
outrageously assaulted Mrs. Mary Hav"
cock, near Little Rock. Ark.
Falling from raft William H. Barnes
and Irving w. Theobold, young cousins
were drowned at Chelsea, Mass.
Mexico's first execution by hanging, on
Monday, disposed of Kstanlslaua Tamares
a noted bandit chief, who had killed many
men. '
Chicago police havo seised t. F. Brady'
Little Loulslnna lottery outfit, including
100,(M in ticket and the addresses of
4.IXM agent of the company.
Ex-Chief of the Weather Bureau Mark
W. Harrington has become president of
the University ot Washington, at Seattle.
New fclnland cotton manufacturers,
representing an aggregate capital of two,
9W.0OO, will meet at Atlanta, Oa la Octo-
THE MPLARSJI WORK
Basiaess of Boston Conclave Begins
ia Earnest
Ol'EN HOUSE EVERYWHERE
Boston Commaaderlea Vie with Each
Other la Entertaining tho Visitor.
Grand Master Hugh Me
Cnrdy's Address.
Boston, Aug. 28.-rThe business of the
twenty-sixth triennial conclave of
Knights Templar was begun In earn
est by the grand encampment, while
the round of pleasure was resumed by
the great body of the knights wfUi live
ly enthusiasm. Sessions of the grand
encampment will be held both morning
and afternoon at Masoulu temple.
The grand competitive drill of the
crack communderles of the United
States Columbia of Washington, D. C.;
Apollo Commandery Drill corps of
Troy, N. Y.; "The Little Commandery."
from the Masonic Widows' and Orphans'
home of iLoulsvllle, Ky.; St. 'Bernard of
Chicago, Minneapolis Knights Temp
lar's Drill corps of Minneapolis, Minn.,
and Detroit of .Detroit, iMlch. will be
held at the South .End base ball
grounds. Many of the grand and sub
ordinate commanderles are keeping
open house all day, while excursions al
most without number to the various
harbor resorts and historic points near
by attracted thousands of knights and
their ladles and guests.
At the depots the scenes of yester
day were repeated. Knights In uni
form with their ladies, most of them
displaying a bewildering array of the
badges and souvenir ribbons of com
mundorles from all parts of the coun
try, Becured by exchanging with
friends, bands In marching order,
fakirs selling badges, souvenirs and
guides, were crowded In almost hope
less confusion, at the South End base
ball grounds. Along the water front
the crush of humanity was even
greater, the wharves of all the excur
sion steamers being black with people
early In the afternoon.
Grand Master Hugh McCurdy at the
grand encampment of Kntghts Tem
plar of the United States, after
welcoming the officers and Sir
Knights to the twenty-sixth
triennial conclave of the order, and
speaking in complimentary terms of
Boston and Massachusetts, paid a
tribute to the brothers who had en
tered Into rest during the past three
years, and then answered various In
quiries, deciding, among other matters,
that a Knight Templar can demit from
his commendery and affiliate In an
other commandery without changing
his residence; that an expelled Knight
Templar Is a competent witness on
the trial of a Knight Templar; that
there Is no law for the commissioning
of representatives to the grand en
campment for a term of three years,
commencing immediately after each
triennial conclave of the grand en
campment, and that any Companion
Royal Arch Mason in good standing
can become a Knltvht Templar
without being questioned as to his re
ligious faith. This answer was given
In response to the question, Can a
Unitarian become a Templar?
The following new commanderles
have been constituted since the last
grand encampment: Moscow Com
mandery, No. 8, Moscow, Idaho; Ivan
hoe Commandery, No. 2, Prescott,
Arts.; Oklahoma Commandery, No. 2,
Oklahoma: Lewlston Commandery,
No. t, Idaho; Guthrie Commandery,
No. 1, Guthrie, Oklahoma; Muskogee
Commandery, No. 1, Muskogee, Indian
Territory.
SONS OF AMERICA,
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Offieera Elected and - Other Business
Traasaeted at Allen town. -
Allentown, Pa., Aug. 28. State Camp
of Putriotlc Order .Sons of America this
morning defeated all amendments to
the state camp.
Altoona, Laucaster, Pittsburg, Potts
town and Chamberaburg were nominat
ed place of meeting next year. The
election for officers resulted as follows:
State president. R. IM. J. Reed, 258;
Clarence F. iHuth, 292. State vice-president,
Clarence M. Taylor, 137; George
B. Anderson. 281; W. W. Heffner. 141.
State master of forms, John U. Hope
well, 261; Harry W. Atkins, 310. State
treasurer, Irwin S. Smith, 578; state
secretary, William Weand. 571; Btate
H. F. Trumbore, 573; state Inspector, W.
W. Weeks, 573. .State guard. JoBiah T.
Herryman, 167: A. B. Buchecker. 66;
R L. llelnze. 24; F. W. Smith, 305. Trus
tees for three years, J. H. Wolfe. 416;
Fred E. Steer, 410; Fred Bertolette,
424; for one year, W. M. Matkl, 375; F.
M. -Mayhe w, 268; J. . Holman, 216.
FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.
Tnrnopol, Gallcla, has aa epidemic of
cholera.
The porte has at last guamnteed the se
curity of Americana In Tarsus.
Spain's revenues from taxes tiave fallen
off over JttW.uoo aa compared with last
year.
Ireland now has a population of 4,600.
59. and her number of marriages ha in
creased and that of births and death de
creased this year.
Japan will build two. new naval forts
at OniQiato, in AcknorV and at Yetkobay,
In Loochoo Islands, and send her best
squadron cruising In American and Euro
pean waters fur naval pointers.
Dr. flehnurdreher, of Prague, and two
yul ten fell over a precipice while ascend
ing Mont iBhtnu, and all three were killed.
The pope advises the Ca-tfaplic congress
especially to aid In the ec.Ulon of the
young to the promotion of workmen's so
cieties. . .
MURDER OF A GAIETY GIRL.
Woman Killed by Her Husband In London
Was Gertie llilvor.
London, Aug. 28. ut the Inquest to
day upon the remains of Gertrude
iMayston, who was shot and killed by
her husband, after which the latter at
tempted suicide and was taken to the
hospital, the evidence showed that she
was formerly a member ot the Gaiety
Theater company, under the stage
name of Gertie Hllyer, and that she
played In the United States In lSIM un
der the management of 'Henry . Ab
bey. It was also shown at the Inquest that
she was the daughter of a naval cap
tain and that she married a cab driver.
Jealousy 4s supiosed to have been the
cause' of the tragedy. An American
named Simpson was mentioned as fre
quently lending her money.
In the Interest of Mntcs.
Wllllamsport, Aug. 28. The Pennnyl
van.a for the advancement for the deaf
opened Its tenth annual session here to.
day, to continue until Friday. Rev. J.
M. KoeMer, of Phlledalphla, Is presi
dent. Mayor Elliot delivered an address
of welcome. Today's sessions were of a
routine nature.
. WEATHER REPORT.
For eastern Pennsylvania, fair during
moat of the day with probably thunder
showers 4n the afternoon; continued high
temperature during the day, followed by
oooler ia the evening or night; southwest
erly Wtade, , , ;( .
k m v h w
Mew Fall
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line of tho latest London and Parle
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Including the newest weave aad)
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Guild's lair Checks.
Stripes, Ik.
The line comprises many exclu
elve novelties and as the designs
will not be duplicated an early In
spection Is desirable.
Iridescent Moreens
Skirls,
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