I LL EIGHT PAGES 5 C COLUMNS. SCR ANTON, PA., TIIUUSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 17, 1893. TWO CENTS A COPY. A Dress Mora! This should be good news (or ev ry Dress Goods buyer within 20 miles of the store. The fall season has Just been pshered In on us and right with It, ve offer five of the most remarkable )ress Goods values that it has ever een our fortune to place before the viblle. With one exception they epresetit this season's choicest pro ductions, and the exception noted represents a staple weave. In styles that will never grow old. Below we submit the figure Fact tn this exceptional announcement, believing this will prove the most welcome' piece of store news that will appear this season. AT 25c. 75 pieces 36-Inch All TVool Suitings in the following fancy mix tures and solid color ings: Mixtures In Blues, Grays, Browns and Heather; plain shades. Tan, Gold, Seal, dark and light Navy, Reseda, Myrtle, Plum, Cardinal, Garnet and Black. This Is an excellent cloth and at 25c. It is a marvel In value. 75. PIECES AT 3 Pc. 45 PIECES 45 pieces 50-lnch Fln All Wool French Serge in the following desir able fall shades: Cardi nal, Garnet, Wine, Seal, Nut, Wood and Gold. Browns, light and dark Navy, Slateand Myrtle. An unparalleled bar gain at 39c, AT 59c. 35 pieces 40-Inch Silk and Wool Novelties, a beautiful and stylish fabric, with charming color effects on the fol lowing grounds: Navy, Garnet, Brown, Cardi nal, Bronze and Myrtle. At 69c. its bargain value Is beyond descrip tion. 35 PIECES AT 59c. 10 PIECES 10 piece new 52-Inch Fine Wool Storm Serges, Navy and Black only. This Is ex actly the same cloth as our regular 75c. num ber. The sale price is 69c. This Is the one exception referred to Above. It Is a cloth we pur chased at a very low figure at the close of last season. But as It Is staple m every respect, we could not do better had we bought it this sea eon, and we certainly could not buy now at the price we then paid for It. ONLY 25 PIECES 40-Inch all-wool Check and DIa inol Suitings In two tone combina tions, suitable for children's wear or for quiet dressers. The colors In clude Olive and Black, Tan and Crown, OHve and Brown, Tan and Plum, Cardinal and Slate, etc. We guarantee this a full value 75c. cloth. The sale price Is I. 37& Q;E:0 BE Extra FATAL HEAD-ON COLLISION Terrible Wreck I'pon One of the rennsylvunia Branches. EXPRESS MEETS WATER TRAIN From Confusion of Ordsrs Two Trains Meet in a Fog in a Deep Cut-Both Engines Demolished and Train men Terribly Monglcd. Altoona. Pa., Oct. 16. In the head-on collision which occurred between pas senger train No. 904 and a water train on the Holltdaysburg brunch railroad, at the southern edge of this city this morning, two men were killed outright, one was fatally Injured and is now dying at the Altoona hospital, and ten others were severely wounded In va rious ways, l.lst of the Killed. W. F. Wood, of Henrietta, tlreman of the pusaenger train. J. Q. Woodrlug. of Tyrone, front bruke- mun of the water train. Those Severely Wounded. Duvld Ahthur, of Henrietta, engineer of the asenger train: bailly scalded and hurt about the body, ills Injuries are likely to prove fatal. Henry Hlackburn, of Altoona, engineer of the water train; cut about the head and arms. Oeorne Tate, of Altoona, fireman of the water train; badly bruised about the body. Passenger Conductor James Pavls, of Al toona, left ann bady bruised by being knocked against a seat. Benjamin Weyandt, of Koarlng Spring, a passenger; middle finger of right hand cut-off. William Jones, of Burket Station, slight ly Injured by btltig knocked through the door of one of the cars on the pas senger train. Harvey Harnett, of Altoona, conductor of water train: cut about the head. Mail Clerk Bossier, of Henrietta, back badly hurt. Baggagemaster Daniel Hoover, of Roar ing Spring, cut and bruised by being thrown against milk cnas. Harry Cox, of Hollldaysburg, left hand cut. William Duffey, of Burket Station, bruised about the body. Several other persons on the passen xr train, whose names could not be learned, were slightly injured by broken glass. Where 'the trains came together there Is a deep cut. and the fog was so dense that it was Impossible to see over 25 or 30 feet ahead of the engine. The cause of the accident will not be definitely known until the railroad officials Inves tigate the matter. It seems, nowever. that the trouble sprung from a confu sion of orders. Fireman Good was caught and in stantly killed. He was horribly muti lated. His right leg and both arms were torn from the trunk and the lever nf the throttle passed through his head. Brakeman Woodrtng. of the water train, was burled under the tank of the engine and Instantly killed. His head and both legs were severed from his bod v. When the collision occurred, 'the pas sengers on the north-hound train were given a lively shaking up. but, fortun ately, norte was seriously Injured. Many were bruised by being knocked aeainst the seats and cut by flying glass. Both Locomotives Demolished. Beth locomotives were demolished and the parts piled In a heap. None of the passenger coaches left the track, birt three of them had most of the glass In the doors and windows broken. The front end of the mall cars was also stove In. The three front cars of the water train were badly wrecked. After the passengers had recovered from the shock of the accident everybody set about trying to rescue the lnjuredj It was difficult to reach the unfortunates In the wreck on account of the escaping steam from the locomotives. Engineer Arthur was found pWiloned between the boiler and tank of .'his en gine. The hot water and steam from the engine were pouring over him, and he was crying for help. Finally he was rescued, but his Injuries were terrible. He was speedily removed to the hos pital, where he Is dying. Ills worst In Jury Is . laceration of the left lung. The scalding and burning tils body suf fered form another nerloua phase of the case. There Is hardly a .portion of his body or limbs but Is burned. CHAIRMAN WRIGHT TALKS. f The Democratic Leader; Gives Ills Views of ths Sltuatlon-AIMe to Meet Any Emergency. ,r f Philadelphia. Oct. 1B. Chairman Rob-, ert E. Wright, of th Democratic staff, central committee, was at the Denv nprntln hACirinilfl rtttra 111 the O-iraVd" house tonight. .Hej had many callersj' and spoke hopefully of the condition of the party In the stite. When asked as to the possible effect of the supreme court affirming thfe action of the Dau phin county courtwith reference to the right of each qualified elector to vote for six or seven Candidates for the Su perior court. Chairman Wright said: "If the supreme court shall decide that each qualified elector Is entitled to vote for seven fcandldates for the Su perior court 'the vacancy on each of the regular ticketscannot be filled so as to permit the stale department to certify the additional candidate to the county commissioner?! or to authorise the coun ty commissioners to print such names upon the official ballots. It Is absurd to say that tlie addition of a candidate to the ticket is only to 'amend' the cer tificate of nomination. The time for naming candidates, either by certifi es ten of nomllnatlon or by nomination popers, In odder to have the names of such candidates printed upon the offi cial ballot has passed, and I shall cer tainly contend against any action nf that kind hiing taken. Ills hardly likely that such fffort will be made, as I do not believe ithat any one will seriously contend tlJat any political party has the power to do so under the ballot law. What action we shall take will depend upon the conditions that may arise. I feel confUBent that -we will be able to meet any (emergency that may present Itself. Pofsslbly It Is a Utile premature to give this matter very serious thought, for JtJ Is. Jo my mind, within the range of probabilities that the supreme court may revfrrse the action of the Daunhln county fourt. Under all the circum stances I am content to await their ac tion." "Let fne add," he Concluded, "that If the ballot 'law permitted a nomination to be made' under such circumstances the ruXes of the Democratic party in Pennsylvania Is expressly such as to cover tfie situation, flection 7 of rule 6 of our Jtatute rules is exactly In point. I am rl'llably Informed that the rules of the Ilepubllcan party are silent upon the sufbject, and that (the resolution adoptcU by the recent Republican state convention doe not make provision for a nomination of the.-character that would lb necessary tinder the circum stances that mar odeur." , , .. .... , , . The Baring ilea Award ,. Wasllliurton. Oct. 18. Sir Julian- Pan no v. fote, mm British ambassador, had s con ference wit Secretary Oltieythls after- noon in regard to a date for a further con ference' for the purHse of talking over and probable drafting of an agreement as to the final settlement of the Deling sea award. No date was agreed upon. STATE POOR DIRECTORS, . Of floors F.lootod ut the Meeting in Phila delphia Yesterday. Philadelphia, Oct. 16. The twenty first annual convention of the Associa tion of Directors of the Poor and Chari ties of Pennsylvania today elected these officers: President, It. D. McOonnlgle, Pittsburg; vice-presidents. Dr. J. W. Walk. Philadelphia; Professor H. H. Hridenbaugh. Hlalr county; Mrs. Fran ces Swan, Lackawanna county: W. T. Koss. Clearlleld county. John W. Mey ers, Mercer county; Z. C. Meyers, York county; secretary, W. P. Hunker, Ho boken, Allegheny county; correspond ing secretary, Dr. Daniel K. Hughes, Philadelphia; treasurer, U C. Colbum, Somerset county. Miss l.etltla P. Wilson, of AMoona, reported on the work of the Children's Aid sooley In the western part of the state. She urged the establishment of nn Industrial school for Incorrigible boys In western Pennsylvania. The association will meet next year In Pittsburg. The business session this morning was held in the Philadelphia almshouse. A paper on the subject of "Inveterate Criminals and Mn-al Imbeciles and What Should be Done with Them," was read by Oadwnlader Ftiddle, general agent of the state board of public chari ties. . ATLANTA EXPOSITION. Tho Attcndenco Is Growing Steadily Fach Week-Arrnngmcnts for Governor Hustings Trip. Atlanta. C,a.. Oct. 16. The attendance at the exposition is growing steadily. Chief Folder, of the admissions depart ment, states that the Increase this week over last, for the corresponding dates, Is 2S per cent. Kverythlnjr points to an enormous attendance on Cleveland day next Wednesday. Excursions are com ing from points 400 miles away. The national road parliament meets tomor row. Congresses on hospitals, nursery and charities were held at the woman's building todnv. They were presided over by Mrs. Nellie Peters Hlaek. Mrs. Mary S. Oarret. of Philadelphia, fol lowed up her speech of yesterday by an other on the same line, the education of deaf mutes. Papers were read by 'Miss Grace Dodge, of New York, on "Co-operative Work Among Women:" Mrs. Samuel Watson, of Tennessee, on "Philan thropy of American Women:" Mrs. Al vlra Davis, on "Women's Work In the Hospital." and by Mrs. Emllv Hunting-, ton Miller, of Chicago, on "Hospitals"' .Harrisbnrir. Pa., Oct. 16. Secretary Keenan, of the state Aitlanta exposition commission, was 'here today closing up affairs and making arrangements for the trip of Governor Hastings and oth er officials on Nov. 14. Pennsylvania day. He states that the Judges of the supreme court have accepted an Invita tion. All the Pennsylvania exhibits have been Installed. Atlanta. Oa.. Oct. 16. The most Im portant work of the Farmers' National congress today was the adoption of resolutions In favor of protection to American shipping In the fore.len trade and to corton, corn, whoat and the oth er agricultural stnnles, a portion of which are exported. Washington. Oct. 16. Arrangements were today perfected for the trip of President Cleveland to the Atlanta ex position. A snpclal trs In under the management of Second Vice-President Baldwin, of the Southern iRnll'way com pany, will convey the president, his cabinet and 'their wives. The train will leave Washing-ton at 11 p. m. on 'Mon day next, reaching Atlanta abort 4 p. m. Tuesday. The president will start on the retuVn trip to Washington after the reception of the Caoltal City club In Atlanta on Wednesday night, and will arrive In Washington about 7 o'clock Thursday night. IT WILL BE LAMBLIKE. Tho Cnrbctt-Fltzslmmon Fight Is I.lnMo to lie as Wordless as an Ordlnnry (inmo of Tag. Hot Springs. Ark.. Oct. 16. Oovernor Clarke arrived here this afternoon and was mot by a delegation of the citizens' committee. He was driven to the Ar lington hotel, where a conference was held regarding the Corbett-Fllaslm-mons fight. Judge Duflle adjourned court to be present at the conference. Among those present wer also State Attorney League, the officers of tho Florida Athletic club and General Tay lor. After the conference a number of the committee said the citizens' committee would endeavor to handle Governor .Clarke ns they did General Tavlor. The committee completely satisfied General Taylor before the conference adjourned. It was esM, thnit no law would be broken. The gloves will be shown and a guarantee nf $10,000 will be offered that there will be no brujallty. SLUMMING AT BALTIMORE. Members of tho Purity Congress Visit Pons of Vlc. Baltimore, Oot. 16. "The Traffic In Girls." a paper read before the Purity congress by Mrs. Charlton Edholm, produced startling results. First the pictures of depravity and wretchedness described as belonging to certain quar ters of every city brought many visible shudders over the au dience. Subsequently a party of wo men delegates to the congress agreed to make a slumming trip with the view of seeing for themselves If such pictures were to be found In Baltimore. About midnight a party of the dele gates, headed by Mrs. Edholm. and es corted by two ministers and four news paper men. under the protection of two police sergennts, visited one of the no torlous districts of the city, and spent a couple o'f hours praying and pleading with Hhe Inmates of the disorderly houses. Wilt strike Oct one- ft, "' Clearfield. Pa Ont. Hl.-The delegates representing tihe ennl miners of rentrnl nnd northern Pennsylvania, In convention here today, voted to strike on Hittirdav, Oct. 10, for the S eents per ton Increase In wages nsked for at the Phllllp'tnir con vention on Oct. 2. The voto was 168 for suspension to 6,1 agnbist It. To Preserve tho Forests. Baltimore, Oct, 16. At the second day's session of the National Association of Builders a resolution, was sdonted calling lip Hecretary of the Interior Smith to en force sll laws looking ts tb protection of the public forests from unnecessary and wanton destruction. rtlf! Fire nt Cnlumbiis. Columbus, O., Oct. IB. The Pugh build Inir, a four-story brick structure at Third snd Naughten streets, was destroyed by fire this morning. Loss, Itn.COO. Miss Anna Dearth fell from a thlrrd story win dow and was fatally injured. F.mplovos Are llnpnv.. . Allontown, Pa., Oct. 10. The Thomas Iron company yesterday gladdened their 850 employes by voluntarily Increasing wages 10 per cent. This Is the second ad vance within a few roenths. EPISCOPALIAN CONVENTION Important Measures Considered at Minneapolis. AS TO MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE Canons Concerning the Subjects -Are Re ceived and Placed on File Another Attack I'pori tho Present Title of tbo Denomination. Minneapolis. Minn.. Oct. 16. At to day's Benslon of the house of deputies of the Episcopal convention another attack upon the present title of the de nomination madu Itself manifest In the presentation of a report from the com mittee to consider the message from the house of bishops, recommending that the title puge of the book of common prayer be changed by the omission of the words "according to the use of the Protestant Episcopal church In the linked S'tates of America" and the sub stitution of the words "according to American use." There wan a minority report signed by J. Plerpont Morgan, of New York; Messrs. lleddle and Illanch ard. of Philadelphia, and Perkins, of Kentucky, In which the proposed change was characterized as a virtual reopening of the subject of prayer book revision, which has already been set tled, and therefore unwise and to be deprecated as calculated to alarm the members of the committee. A vote by diocese and orders was taken. It resulted: Clerical vote, ayes, 19; nays, SO; divided, 3. Lay vote, ayes, 12: nays, 30; divided, 4. The house refused again to change the title of the church as designated in the prayer book, and the formal reso. lutlon of non-concurrence with the bishops was adopted by a large major ity on a viva voce vote. After the receipt of another message from the bishops announcing that they had designated the bishops of Milwau kee and the coadjutor bishop of Minne sota as delegates to the next meeting of the Canadian general synod, Dean Hoff man, from the committee on the con stitution and canons, made a final re port containing the proposed canons on marriage and divorce, upon which the commission has been laboring ever since the assembling of the convention. The Onions Received. The canons, which were received and placed on file, read as follows: First No minister of this church shall solemnize the marriage of any person who has a divorced wife still living; but this prohibition shall not be held to apply to the Innocent party In a divorce which the court shall have grunted for tho cause of adultery, or to parties only divorced from each other, seeking to be united again. Second If any minister of this church know or have reasonable cause to be llevethat a person has been married other wise than as the discipline of this church cloth allow, he shall not minister holy bap tism or the holy communion to such per sons without the Written consent of the bishop of the diocese. Provided, however, that no minister shall in any case refuse the sacraments to a penitent person In Imminent danger of death. t .For an hour or more the house was In a legal tangle over a request from the Joint commission that It be con tinued In existence to consider such canons as may not be acted upon by this convention, a special committee having been appointed yesterday to deal similarly with the constitution. The bishops had already decided In fav or of continuing the commission on the canon question only, and after a tedious and desultory debate the house con curred by a vote of 1. to 59. This mat ter disposed of, the order of the day, the establishment of fhe "provincial system," or the formation of dioceses Into provinces was called for, and Dr. Taylor, of Springfield, made a lengthy address in its favor. The house finally shelved the pro vincial question by referring It to a special committee to report In 1898. WATCHING THE WOODIIALL. Spanish Authorities Have nn Eye I'pon a .Suspected Vessel. Washington, Oct. 16. The . steamer Woodhall, now at New Orleans, Is the subject of suspicion by the Spanish minister in this country and tie la in constant communication with the state department on the matter. -Minister De Lome alleges, it Is said, that the Woodhall, which cleared from Balti more for Progresso, iMexlco, landed en route on Cuban eoil, arms and ammuni tion for tho Insurgents. From Pro gresso the Woodhall proceeded to New Orleans, where she has been for some time. The collector at New Orleans has been Instructed to furnish the Spanish authorities at New Orleans with nil the Information he possesses regarding the movements of the Woodhall. The ves sel has not been seized by the United States authorities, nor has any charges been made officially against her, and she Is lying at her dock, free to depart, and Innocent as far as the authorities here know of any infraction of United States laws. STATE MILLERS MEET. Pennsylvania Society In Session at Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Oct. 16 The board of directors of the Pennsylvania State 'Mil lers' association held a meeting this afternoon at the Hotel Hanover, to con sider the business of the association for the coming year and to more thorough ly organize the millers of Pennsylvania. Colonel As'her Miner, of Wllkes-Barre, the president of the association, pre sided, and those present Included Gyrus Hoffa, of Lewlsburg; B. 8. Isenberg, of Huntingdon; Landis I.evan. nf Lancas ter; K. K. Freed, of North Wales; Na than Sellers, of Philadelphia, and First Vice-President Jacob V. Edge, of Down Ington. The board decided to urge congress men from Pennsylvania to take step to secure the passage of an act to retaliate against foreign governments which dis criminate against American flour, but take American grain at a much lower rate of 'fluty. The countries which the millers have reference to are France, Belgium and Germany, A resolution was adopted urging the Pennsylvania legislature to make an appropriation for the Improvement of fhe harbor of Philadelphia. V. Froo silver Ccndomnod. Columbus, O., Oct. 16. The Thurman Democrntlc club, of which Allen. W. Thur man Is member, adopted a resolution Inst nlghf severely condemning the move ment of free silver In the Democratic party now being led by Thurman. Thur mnn w,ns not present. The vote was unanimous. . Captured In Mexlen. Chicago, Oct. 16. Ross C. Van Bokkelen, who, after embezzling about 135,000 from the Merchants' Loan and Trust company, of thels olty, fled to the City of Mexico, where he was recently arrested, arrived In this city this morning in the custody of three Plnkerton detectives. 3 I . The Pittsburg Synod. ' Carlisle.. Pa.. Oct. 10.-The Pittsburg cynod, of the united Presbyterian church, convened, In annual sesclon at Newvllle today. Over 100 ministers from all parts of the state are in attendance. The open ing sermon was delivered by Rev. I. D. Ijtnilis, of Pittsburg. The synod visited Wilson Female ooilege, at Chambers burg, this afternoon. CASE OF HUGH DEMI'SEY. Ills Counsel Insist That the Labor Leader Is the Victim of Conspiracy. Harrisburg, la., Oct. After many postponements, the casd of Hutfii Dempsey, the lalior leader serving a term In the western penitentiary for poisoning non-union workmen at Car negie's mills, In Homestead, was pre sented to the board of pardons this evening. His lawyers insisted that he was the victim of a conspiracy and that foul water and not oion caused the sickness and denth at Homestead. The opposing counsel did not take this view of It and contended that the testimony upon which Dempsey 'had been con victed was corroborated by that of sev eral witnesses for the prosecution. President Garland, of the Amalga mated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, presented a petition signed by national heads of every labor organ ization residing In Pittsburg asking for the pardon of Dempsey. LYNCHING OlT JEFF ELLIS. The Turks end Chinese Outdone by a Mob of Tennessee's Representative Citlicns. Braden. Tenn., Oct. 16. The details of the lynching lust night of Jeff Ellis, who assaulted 'Miss Praeter, a 17-year-old white girl. In the presence of her little sister and escaped, reached here this morning. Ellis was brought to Hraden Inst night and confessed the crime. Then he was taken to the house of Miss Praeter and Bhe Identllled him. Whfle en route to Somerville with the prisoner Constable Farrow was overtaken by 300 men and Ellis was taken In charge. He was ordered to kneel down and pray. Then he confessed the crime and also the beating of his own wife so badly that Bhe died. Several months ago a house belonging to Mrs. Harrel, near Hraden, was tired at night and she, with two daughters, were burned to death. Ellis confessed that he and two others fired the house. Ellis was then mutilated and hanged to a telegraph pole with this placard on his breast: "No one must remove this body until sundown under pain of death." Later the mob took it clown and sent t'he head to the family of a young girl whom Ellis attempted to assault In North Mississippi four days ago. Ellis stated that he expected to suffer death for his crimes, and showed no fear of the fate In store for him. The more conservative of the mob wanted to content themselves by mere banging, but bad whisky got the upper hand of the younger element, and they took part In the mutilation. No one wore a mask. T1DEOUT FLAME-SWEPT. Many Buildings Are Destroyed in n Conflagration. Warren, Pa., Oct. 16. The town of Tideout was visited by a destructive fire this afternoon. Flames started In t'he livery stable of O. H. Hastings. A high wind was blowing and the flame soon communicated to adjoining build ings. A telegram was sent to Warren asking for assistance. The water sup ply was low. and ,the Tideout firemen labored under difficulties. Some of the townspeople removed their household effects to places of safety. The authori ties of Warren sent a steamer, accom panied by a Are company, to the scene, and soon afterward t'he spread of the conflagration was checked. Following Is a list of the losses: O. H. Hastings, livery barn; Mrs. Davis, store and meat market; Cophle & Gllflllun'p blacksmith shop; Rescue Hose com pany's house; J. W. Coles, two dwelling houses: the town lock-up; A. Dunn's barn, F. Mclntyre's blacksmith shop, and Ed. Bartel's wagon works. The totarloss Is $25,000, partially covered by Insurance. PRESIDENT AT WORK. Mr. Cleveland's First Act Will lie the Appointment of a I'lsh Commissioner. AVashington, Oct. 16. One of the first things to engage the attention of Pres ident Cleveland will probably be the appointment of a fish commissioner In place of Colonel Marshal McDonald, who died last summer. There Is really a precising need that the office be filled. Herbert A. dill, the efficient chief clerk, and acting commissioner at the time of Colonel McDonald's death, became, un der the law, acting commissioner for n term of thirty days. Since that period expired, however, Mr. Olll has been act ing as head of the commission without specific authority. Active aspirants to the position num ber a dozen or more, while fully forty persons have been named In connection with the place. The annual salary Is $5,000, and the commissioner is prac tically Independent. Among those sug gested for the place Is H. C. Ford, presi dent of the Pennsylvania fish commis sion. MEW JERSEY ALL RIGHT. Republicans Will Licet Their Candidate' Without Trouble. Trenton, N. J., Oct. 16. The Republi can state executive committee met here today to confer' with the chairman of the several county committees regard ing the progress of the campaign. Af ter adjournment Chairman Franklin Murphy announced that they had re ceived reports from every county In the state, and that they were uniformly encouraging. From these reports .It was Inferred t'hat Qrlggs will be elected by a plural ity reaching anywhere from 10.000 to 15,000. The house of assembly, It is be lieved, will consist of thirty-five Re publicans and twenty-five Democrats, REPUBLICAN LEAGUE. Ilcndujnarters of the National Orgnnin tlon to Bo Located ut Washington. Chicago, Oct. 16. At an Informal con ference of the merr.ibers of the national committee at the Republican league at the Wellington hotel this morning, the removal of the headquarters of the league from Chicago to Washington was practically decided upon. The formal meeting of the committee Is being held this afternoon. In addi tion to the removal question the com mittee will be asked to adopt the low.i plan of organization. The main feat ures of the plan are congressional, dis trict and county leagues. Lutheran Synod. York, Pa., Oct. 16. The prellmlnnn meeting of the Lutheran synod of west rrn Pennsylvania was held in Zlon's Lu theran churnh tonight, at which the presl dent, Rv. W. B. Frees, D.D., of York, de llvered the annual sermon on "Rest In th Church." The synod proper opens tomor row morning and may Inst a week. Ov 100 ministers and delegates are In attend a nee. Football Games. Philadelphia, Oct. 16. The University e Pennsylvania defeated the Indian school of Carlisle, Pa., at foot ball here this Rf ternoon by a score of 36 to 0. New Haven, Conn., Oot It Yale, 12 Dartmouth, 0. ACCEPTED BY SHIP PASHA Turkey Is Agreeable to British Scheme for Armenian Reforms. CHANGES IN JUDICIAL SYSTEM An Imperial Decree Expected This Weok. Tho Commissioner to Execute the Plan to Ito Christian An Early Settlement Probable. Constantinople, Oct. 16. Said Pasha has accepted the scheme for reform In Armenia drawn up by Great Britain, France and Russia, and it now awaits the slgnlture of the Sultan. The scheme is almost Identical with the projiosals of last May, which, in substance, were that the governors and vice-governors of Van, Erxerum, Slvas, BltlK Khartut, and Trebizond, might be Christian or Mussulman, according to the Inclina tion of the population, but either the governor or the vice-governor Is to be a Christian, and the appointments ore to be confirmed by the powers. Local, and not state, officials are to collect the taxes, and enough money Is to be re tained before It Is forwarded to Con stantinople to pay tihe expenses of local administration. Complete changes will be made In the Judicial system, torture will be abolished, the prisons will be under surveillance, the police will be composed of Christian and Turks equaJ ly, and the laws against compulsory conversion to Islamism will be strictly enforced. The ambassadors of ths powers ex pect that the whole question will be finally settled during the course of the week by the promulgation of an Im perial decree. Contrary to general ex pectation, the high commissioner who will be charged with the execution of this scheme of reform will be a Chris tian. This was the hardest pill for the Porte to swallow, and for a long time It threatened to bring about the most serious complications. A Hussion warship has arrived hire. The situation at Ismld Is critical. The Christians are apprehensive of a Turk inh outbreak. According to a dispatch received by the London Dally News, forty-six Ar menians were killed and a large num ber wounded by a Moslem mob at Ak hissur on Oct. 9. The agitation Is being renewed In Constantinople, owing to al leged neglect of the government to ful fil Its promls to the Armenian refugees. An attack was made on Kasslm Pasha and other Armenians on Oct. 12. four being killed and a number wounded. WORK OF PI CITY CONGRESS. 'dens Advanced by Persons Who De sire tho Suppression of Vice .Miss Shinn's Questions Answered. Baltimore, Oct. 16. At the meeting of the Purity congress day Miss Harriest Shlnn, asttlntant secretary of the civic federation of Chicago, asked the dele gates to answer In one minute responses ;ix questions, in which she said her association was greatly interested. The luerlr s and the consensus of opinion of '.he twenty odd delegates who replied ,vere as follows: "What would be the result of license 'n large cities of the united states?" Answer "Houses of prostitution, Ill fame or assignation should not be li censed." "Is It pra'ctlcal to suppress prostitu tion?" "Yes." "What Is a practical way to deal with It?" "Give women the right of suffrage, nnd enforce the laws governing the evil." "is It advisable to enforce existing irdlnances and throw the Inmates of houses of ill repute Into the street?" "Yes; send the men to Jail and the women to the workhouse." The last question, which was unfit for publication, was a poser for the delegates, and therefore before the question was fully understood and an swered the time albnted to the civic federation had expired, and the con gress took a recess. At the afternoon session "some causes of present ilay Immorality and suggestions as to practical remedies." by B. O. Flower, editor of the Arena, of It.iston, was read by Mrs. Pauline W. Hvdme. of P jltimore. Miss Jessie Ackerman. an all-round missionary of the Women's Christian Temperance union, said: "I have Just .-onto from Iceland, where such a thing As a lewd woman Is not known, because impurity Is not recognized In man, no matter what his station. It Is time for us to start a crusade against masculine impurity. Lot us all move against them as a body, and li t us call them fallen men ns Impure women are called fallen women." .A condensation of the paper of ,Rev. I. B. Wolty. of Kansas City, on the need of White Cross work, was read by Dr. Mary Wood Allen. It held that the law if purity should equally bind men and women, and favored woman's right to vote. A paper ion the relation of the ires and stage to purity, written by Josiah W. Leeds, of Philadelphia, was read by his wife, .Mrs. Deborrah C. l.cedR. Frances Ellen Watklns Harper (col ired), of Philadelphia, made a short ippt al for the women of her race. The 'alien black woman ahould, she said, ')e rovlded for In rescue homes. KELVA AS A DEFENDANT. Mrs. Lock wood Is Trapped by Amatour Detectives. Washington, Oct. 16. Mrs. Belva txickwood, the well-known female at '.ory and one-time candidate for presi dent. Is under bond in the sum of $300 'o await Investigation by the grand !orney, Is under boml in the sum of $300 nlalnant In the rase Is Robert E. L. White, a lawyer and real estate broker, vho formerly had his office In a bulbi ng owned by Mrs. .Loekwood. He hnrged that iMrs. 'Lockwood placed, or -aused to be placed, upon his office loor libelous statements, charging him vlth having defrauded 'his former land 'ady of her rent and etideavorlng to do he samo with his present landlady. Two amateur detectives testMed that 'hey oaw Mrs. Lockwood attach the ilaeards to the door. She absolutely contradicted their testimony on every mint. Her attorney 'was ex-Congress-nan "Iceman" Turner. STATE SNAP SHOTS. The Pottstown town council will pub Icly Investigate charges of Immorality ireferred against several policemen. Alcoholism killed Jacob Fehr and he vns found dead In the haymow of his em ployer's barn at lawcr Alsace, Berks 'ounty. Horse thlevee are raiding the farmers n the vicinity of Rellefon'te, the latest ufferer being William Tressler, of Buf falo Run. Sportsmen who have visited the Blue mountains this season report a great -carcity of squirrels, quail and partridges, tabblts are plentiful. Orlef over the death of a child caused Samuel Blossea, or HorrisDurg, to at' tempt suicide last night 'by shooting him. sen tnrougn we ten ureas i. Y'S Fall And Winter Underwear. THE REPUTATION OF THIS DEPARTMENT OF OUR BUSI NESS IS TOO WELL KNOWN TO NEED ANY COMMENTS. The stock this season Is larger than ever before and of greater va riety, comprising very full lines of Ladles', Gentlemen's, and Chil dren's Vests, Pants and Union Suits. We call special attention to Be SMtprtei" Saittey Wool IMeirair (of which we are sole agents in Scranton) the excellence of which la unquestionable. Owing to the reduced tariff these goods are lower in price than ever before, while the quality is much improved. We note a few Specials ii Mcnrear Ladles' Oneita Union Suits. Three IeclalB In Union Suits at 75c., $1.00, $1.25; Children's Union Suits at 49c. up; Gents' Wripht'e Fleeced Health Underwear at Cue. up. Ito Great Specials In Ladies' Egyptian Ribbed Vests and Pants at 25c, 30c. and 3to. Great special in Children's Vests and Pants; all sizes. Full line of Gloves zii Hosiery. 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE Bry aM WetWeata 5 HOE SHOES that don't lot In wet: bnflt to kee feet dry when it reins; a comfortsble, ser viceable Sboo for winter wear. Have a pair. s, 114 AND 116 WYOMING AVE. Wholesale and Retail. ElegantSpecimensSuit able for Wedding Pres ents, Birthday Presents, Etc. . Eye Glasses, Opera Glasses and Spectacles a Specialty. W. J. Weiclhel JEWELER, 408 Spruce st Near Dime Bank. READING'S MAYOR ARRESTED lie Is Charged with Playing "Duck sod Davy" and Taking Chestnuts. Heading, Pa., Oct. 16. A warrant was served upon Mayor William F. 9han aman today on oatih of Elijah H. Good hart, a farmer of Ailsace township. The mayor Is charged with trespass, throw ing atone In playing "duck and davy,' Liking and carrying away chestnuts, etc. The mayor nays the whole thing la spite work and that he will br'ng a cross suit. Strike of Weavers. Allontown, Pa., Oct.. 1.6. One hundred weavers In the Ulvjvnaud Silk mill struck at noon today because their petition for better wages was refused. They claim they cannot make a living since the mill was put on three-quarter time. WEATHER REPORT. eastern Pennsylvania, fair: slight Ider; northwesterly winds. , Fan Novelties IN FIE JEWELRY. A1 1
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