The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, April 03, 1896, Image 1
THE ONLY REPUBLICAN DAILY IN LACKAWANNA COUNTYi EIGHT TAGES 5 COLUMNS. tSCR ANTON, PA., FRIDAY MOBN1NG, APRIL 3, 1&9. TWO CENTS A COPT, Onr aster Will be open tar your Inspec tion and upprovul on Wednesday, Thursday And Friday Tliis week, when we trust you will honor us with ycmr presence. Since !nnt seuson inn1 show rooms have beer, completely remodeled mul enlarged. Tin uddlllonal space adds much in the comfort ami con venience of visitors, while It affords ns room to do justice to a display the like of which has never heen seen In this city. Our Carriage u w&m: em mm Will win u many new friends, j Styles Imve nil the cliurin thiit nov elty mid originality ciin lend to them, while a lending feature will ' he found In Hats especiully de- ( signed to mutch tailor-made Downs ' iiiid Traveling; Suits. Tfecatcr Mats, 's ft 01 ItMlilillUJlJ, I i mm Will also find ample representation, while h wealth ot new weave and colorings, in Ribbons Wreaths and posies of lovely Flowers Plumei. tips ami lumohwi of If! a n reamers And an endless nssortment of Luces. IlialUs and other Trimmings, tell eloquently the story of a long and diligent search through tnsh l.tn's wiile domain for the pick of the pn-lilest she had to offer. 9 O 9 Weopesday, Thursday . And Rriday, THIS WEEK. OL OB E ftisphy of Milieu cm mng REPORTS 0F DISTRICTS Heard at Yesterday's Session of the Wyoming Conference. GOOD SHOWING OP WYOMING Collection, fur Mission, Eiceeded Million and a IliUf -. Meeting . of Hogun Investigation Committee. Will .Mak It Ksport Today. Special to the Seranton Tribune. liliighainton, April 'i The second day's session of the annual Wyoming; conference opened at .:I0 o'clock this morning with devotional service con ducted ly Bishop Vincent. The min utes of yesterday's session .were read and approved. The second day did not prove as busy a one us was the first. In everything there seemed to he a laxity of the business tension which developed on Wednesday. The election of delegates to the gener al conference was mude n special order for tomorrow morning. Kev. Dr. Hard offered a resolution which was adopted declaring it the sense of the conference that the regular minutes he declared the official minutes and that they with those of tile past four years be hound ami sent to the general conference. Smull drafts from hook concerns were reported by the bishop. Secretary Olmsteud read a statement to the effect that the amount of the apportionment for preachers' aid was tt.UM. uiul thut of the Freedman's Aid and Southern F.ducational society wus I. 'i.-'OO. The list of superanuated and su pernumerary ministers was called. The committee of inquiry Into the case of James C. Hogan was excused to consider thut matter. Many of the superunu ated ministers were present und spoke briefly. Presiding Klder Ki'kmun reported that Silas Fulton, formerly of Scran ton, wislied to be withdrawn from the list hs he desired to go to Denver and to retain his parchments. The with drawal was allowed. Dr. Hard thought that the secretary should be instructed to mark them thut he hud withdrawn and the date. The case called forth considerable debate hut the Idea of lir. Hard prevailed. Mr. Fulton, it was stated, wishes to unite with the congre gutioiiulists. After this case had been settled the bishop proceeded with-the calling of the list. The following are the supernumerary ministers: Revs. S. J. Austin. K. L. Bennett. J. D. Blood good, (.. XI. Chumberlaln, 8. D. Oalpcn, (ieorge Greenfield. C. H. Hayes, C. H. Jewell. F. J. Jones. John l.ahar, W. K. Nethert.m. C. M. Peck. U V, Peck. K. N. Suhin. Y. C. Smith. Cornelius Sweet. The MUicranuated are the following: nam res or s r per a n u at rc r. A. IV Alexander, C. S. Alexander. W. W. Andrews, t. V. Arnold. Philip llartlett, II. A. l'.lant'hard. A. (!. Bloonilleld, Asa Itrooks, Thomas Burgess, 1). H. Carrier, H. .. Citrruth. H. K. Clarke, Leonard Cole. S. C. Fulton, It. C. Olll. Henry Halsteud. A. F. Harding. Joseph Hart well, J. W. Hewitt, Kichard Hlorns, Philip Holbrook. W. J. Judd. William Keaily, S. S. Kennedy. O. W. Leach. A. W. Loomls, .1. W. Mervls, (leorge Par sons, JVK. Peck.. l)ad Pers-jmeus, C. 1 liice. It. S. ltose. J. H. Santee, F.dgnr Sibley, S. O. Stevens. H. M. Stone. Min er Swallow. W. H. Thomas, C. W. Todd, Jonus I'lulerwood. J. L. Wells, S. K, Walworth. S. F. Wright. . After the list had heen compjeted Pre siding Khlei Thorpe, ot the Honesdule district, read his report. The district hud heen much devastated by the rav ages of grasshoppers. The Ulhle meet ings held In thirty-one out of thirty four of the charges have resulted In S50 conversions, ns a result Oi persons have joined on probation, and 124 have Joined in full membership. The Sunday school attendance hus been larger thun during previous years. The total membership of the thirty-seven F.pworth league chapter is l,S7:i und of the thirteen Junior league chapters, 6S0. The gen eral services have heen largely attend ed, while the benevolent collections nre In advance of those of lust year. The usual amount of Improvements have been made and Sl.r&l of the indebted ness has been paid. A $1,000 church has heen erected at Dunmore, und cither buildings have been constructed throughout the district. Presiding Klder Van Cleft, of the One onta district, In opening his report, spoke of the great difficulty In securing money because of the drought, and also of the devastation of grasshoppers. The scarcety of money, in his district. Is largely duo to the decrease in the price of hops. In spite of these obstacles more money has been raised for mis sions and benevolent purposes than In previous years. Revival services have heen held In all but one of the charges, and as a result about I.OilO conversions have resulted. The evil effects of the liquor traffic were sunken of and In this connection he said that the Raines bill is good, but it is not what is wanted. WYOMING DISTRICT REPORT. Presiding Elder Forsyth, of the Owego district, In his report, treated each of the thirty-three charges separately und In all Improvement and progress were noted. At this point Bishop Vincent wus called away and J. B. Sumner took the chair, and called upon Presiding Klder Kckniun to give his report for the Wyoming district. His report opened by stating the fact that the collections for ' missions had gone beyond the million and half line, and the religious -status of the district Is very encouraging. He then spoke specifically of the work In each of the charges of the district and In each progression was noted add In all In creases in membership and spiritual conditions were shown. Cedur Avenue church was reported to be growing rapidly under the skillful management of the present pastor and Court Street church, also, had en joyed an excellent year. A good spirit ual condition was carried forward and the congregation had been much in creased. Hampton Street church hus a large congregation and Sunday school and obtained many, accessions to her membership. Dr. Floyd has crowned his five-year term by securing the gift of two build ing lots on Kelser avenue for a church and parsonage. Him Park church was reported to have a congregation of 2,000 and a membership of 1,000. Dr. Pearce Is closing a most remurkable pastorate or live years, during which time a magnlllcent church and parson age have been built and repaired. The membership has been doubled and a large advance made In the benevolent contributions. About a hundred have been added to the church this year. The Wllkes-Harre churches were treat ed separately and in each case pros perity and progress were reported. The conversions nf about 1.100 souls were reported from the First church In that city. ' The report of Wyoming seminary showed 20 Instructors, 2:tr academic students, ISO preparatory, 155 cummer ctuli.87 academic graduates, 59 business course graduates, 112 in Instrumental course. 40 In art course. The income from tuition was 115,500 and from other sources 112,500, with an indebtedness of 111,500. Continued sir Page 1 , REPUBLICAN COLLEGE LEAGUE .Meeting of Representatives of I Diver sities at Chicago. Chicago, April 2. Forty delegates to the convention of the American Repub lican college league, which assembles in this city, registered at the Auditorium hotel headquarters this afternoon and this evening. The universities and col leges represented Include those of Sy racuse, Ann Arbor. Kalamaxoo, Wil llttinstown. Massachusetts, Princeton. Madison. Ueurgetuwn. D. C. ; Minneap olis. Yule. Cornell, oberlin. Lincoln, Ne braska, iSulesbttrg, Northwestern and Chicago, Telegrams received dunng the day re ported -00 more delegates en route. In the matter of presidential preferences the collegians on the ground are divided between Reed. Allison, Morton und Me- Klnley, but official declarations in favor of any candidate are barred by the un written constitution of the league and no attempt will be made tomorrow in that direction. The convention will be railed to order in Steluway hall at 1 o'clock. There Is an active contest for the presidency of tne league ror the ensuing year. The friends of the three uitncl'ial candi dates James M. Perkins, of Harvard, formerly private secretary to Senator Hour: Charles U. Cumttell, of North western, and Stephen Demount. f Northwestern Luw school, were active ly cumpalgnlng during the day. 'tins evening the delegates were ten dered a reception by the Muruuette club. ftlARHSMKX FOR (TBI. V 11 in bur Pennsylvania Artillerymen Join tht Insurgent Aimy-l:xpert (iuniters Inlist. Philadelphia, April 2. A private cablegram from Puerto Cortex would seem to show that the Spaniards did not make ns big a haul us reported, if the Honduras authorities have really held the steamship Uermudu. The cablegram says that but ninety cases of arms and ammunition were found aboard the steamer and thut the great er rt of her cargo and general Calix to Oarcia and the Cubans who went out on the vessel were lauded 011 the coast of the province of Plnar Del Rio, Cuba. It Is. said that a number of the men who are alleged to have been lauded from the llcrmudu were expert artil lerymen, and that they gained their ex perience us members of Mattery A. Pennsylvania National Ouards. The story goes that twenty thoroughly com petent men were with the expedition, and thut they were under command of Sergeant W. H. Cox. of Section 3. Mat tery A, who is considered one of the best artillery Instructors and most ef ficient handler of batteries in this part of the country. The service of these men, It was as serted wns secured by the Cubans for the purpose of organizing their own men Into effective battalions and train ing them in the use of guns procured from the Culted States. Battery A has more than a local reputation. Its proud boast: Is that every man In the com pany Is the peer ot nny American ar tillerist, and their services, when of fered, were glairy accepted by the local managers of the Insurgents' Interests. Captain Maurice A. Stafford, who ts In com um r 'J uf DtiUery A. ivs aiikcd It members of the National Cuard had a right to take up arms against Spain. He said: "About all the men In iny command have been asking permission to go to Cuba and I have told them to go At they wanted to. I have, at the same time, notltled the company that uny man so going would be considered as dropped from the rolls. Sergeajit Cox went. It Is understood. In charge of other men from the battery, on the Itermuda. That is to sa.y. J understand that they went, but 1 do not want to be considered as having official knowl edge of It. EXPERT Ol'NNERS DKPART. "A committee from the Cuban Junta requested our servlies and the matter was left entirely to the individual iieci- slon of the men. Kverybody wanted to go at once. A number of young men who were expert gunners, but who had bevli discharged because their hllarious ness on drill nights Interfered with dis cipline, applied to me for recommenda tion to the Junta, and I grantett it. Whether they have gone or not I don't know. Probably they have. I can only say officially that u number of my men have been missing from roll call and are not expected to return soon." Lieutenant Holllck, who has been a member of Battery A for thirty-three years and who has charge of the armory drills In the absence of Captain Stafford said: At our latest drill, which took place under my charge this week,, the roll coll showed that twenty men were unaccounted for. Previous to thut I had understood that some fourteen or fifteen gunners had gone to Cuba. With American guns directed by American gunners we all confidently look to the Cuban artillery to win the day." A rendezvous for Amerlcnn volunteers for Cuba, which local militiamen seem to have regarded as a recruiting office is on Race street, above Front. There many men of the First, Second and Third regiments are said to have ap plied for service fot iSpuin. In military circles It has been accented as a fact that members of the state militia of Pennsylvania. New York. Ohio and Illi nois were emigrating to Cuba. AMERICAN Sllil SEIZED. 'I ho Schooner Georgo W. Whit ford I, Held I'p bv (iiinbotit Cordova. Colon, Colombia, April 2. The Ameri can schooner George W. Whltford, of New York, has been seized by the gun boat Cordova six miles tiff Manzanillo, Cuba. The schooner was without car go, but the cuptaln of the gunboat threatened to sink her and put an of ficer on board and conveyed her here, accusing her of having contravened the customs laws. Mr. J. L. Pearch, I'nl ted States consul here Is actively endea voring to obtain the release of the vessel whose documents have been sent to the I'nlted States consul general at Gogoln. In the meantime a force of police have been stationed on board the schooner. In boarding her the gunboat fouled and damaged her und the captain of the schooner has declared his Intention of seeking Indemnity for the damage to his vessel and for her detention. , Shipping News. New York, April 2. Arrived: Spree from Hremen, Norwegian from Qlusgow, Dresden from Bremen. Arrived out: Nor munutu at Plymouth, FuUlu at Naples, Ravel at llremerhuven, Palutln at Ham burg. Sailed for New York: Werru from Genoa. Sighted: Amsterdam, Rotter dam for New York, pnssed the Isle of Wight: Campnnlu, New York for Liver pool, passed Hrow Head, - - Requisition for Kcch. , Philadelphia. April 2.-The requisition papers fur John Reoli, the uceused mur derer of his alleged wife, Uessle Weaver, at Kstelvllle. N. J were sent here today from New Jersey, and Hech will probably be taken to the county Jail at May's Land ing tomorrow. - Milliard Tournament New York, April 2. Frank Ives anil Al bert Gamier were the contestants tonight In the fourth game of the billiard tourna ment. Ives won In the twelfth Inning, the final score ehig Ives 000, Gamier ao). The highest runs were Ives 104, Gamier V.'.; and the average, Ives 80, Garnler Ml. FOR UNIFORM NAVAL FLAC Hill l-'urnishtna Dcsitja to Be Vsed in 1900. WAS A RELIGIOUS DISCISSION Lively Uebata la lb Uoase Over the Uiktilut of Columbia Approprla tlon Bill -Cariosity as to tbe Affairs of Venejuela. Washington, April 2. In the senate toduy Mr. Sherman introduced a bill to regulate the use of a uniform tlag in the urmy and navy. Its proportions and the location of the stars In the blue field. The tlag pwpotted to be used on and after July 4. 1900. The arrange ment of the stars Is as follows: Three in each corner and a central star around which shall be entwined a surliciffent number of stars so thut the total number hi the blue field will represent the total number of states. The bill sets out that the twelve stars lu the four vomers and the one In the centre represents the thirteen origlnul states according to their geographical location on tiie map assuming the top of the Held to be north and the other states are represented In the circle of stars In the order In which they were admitted into the union, placing the oldest states near the centre. The Idea carried out In this bill is that of Mr. Alonzo Mather, or Chicago. ItKLlfllOl'S DISCUSSION. For tit rue hours and a half today the house indulged in a reetiiion of the religious discussion which raged when the District of Columbia appropriation bill wus under discussion and as a re sult the policy of the house us ex pressed tit that time by a decided refu sal to appropriate money for the char itable and benevolent institutions of the district, was, In effect reversed. The Inciting cause of the debate was the amendment to the sundry civil bill which was adopted In committee of the whole yesterday on motion by Mr. Evans I Rep., Ky.) giving Howard Uni versity In Washington $.'12,600. the ap propriation having been omitted from the bill by the committee reporting It The amendment was advocated by Messrs. llartlett (Dem.. N. Y.). Sayers (Deni., Tex.). Cannon (Rep., HI.) and Kvaus (Rep., Ky.) .and opposed by Messrs. Hatncr (Hup.. Neb.), McRue (Dem., Ark.), Johnson (Rep., Cal.), An drews (Rep., Neb.) and Livingston (Dem., (ia.). SOITTH ACCUSED. . There was a digression In the main qutstiun when Mr. Hepburn (Rep., Iowa), responding to the remarks by Mr. Hayers (Dem., Texas) charged the Democrats of the south with not only falling to provide equal educational advantages to the negroes with the whites but robbed them of their civil rights. His statements were vigorous ly combat ted by Mr. Sayers und others. When the mutter got Into the house a yea and nay vote was taken on the amendment and It was agreed to yeas, 129; nays, lo.'i. This debate practically closed the consideration of the sundry civil HV).r.ijeit,in...sllll af.d :io further amendment of note was made. . It was pussed as reported from the commit tee of the whole. Mr. Hitt (Rep.. Ills.) reported from committee on foreign affairs the reso lution asking the president to transmit to congress all correspondence in the state department sine Dec. 1, 1895. re lating to offers of mediation or inter vention by the I'nlted States In the affairs of Venezuela, and It was agreed to. THE DUPONT CASE. In the senate today Mr. George (Dem., Miss.), concluded the speech begun by him on Tuesday, und continued yester day, against the report ot the commit tee on privileges and elections, declar ing Mr. Dupout was duly and legally elected as a senator from the state of Delaware. Mr. George's argument occupied In all ten hours' time. Tt closed with an assertion that if Mr. Dupont obtained the seat, he would be elected to it. not by the legislature of Delaware, but by the senate of the United States. No action was taken on the report and It Is very uncertain when the vote will be reached. RISSIA AND FRANCE. The Countries Never Mora Closely As sociate J Than at Present-Negotiation, Concerning I gvpt. Paris, April 2. In the chamber of deputies today M. Bourgeois, prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, made reply to the interpellations submit ted by M. De Lafosse Pierre Allpe and Lebon in which they asked for In formation on the situation in Egypt. M. Beourgeols declared that Great Brit ain had Installed herself in Egypt with out having been invested with a man date to do so by the powers or by the Sultan of Turkey and had thereby caused permanent uneasiness. The. Sultan's mandate liud not been pro cured although Egypt was a depend ency of the Ottoman empire, whose In tegrity the powers hud agreed to re spect. The action of the Russian and French delegates on the Egyptian de bate commission in protesting agnlnst the illegal appropriation of Egyptian funds for the Soudan expedition had established a reservation In regard to the Egyptian question. M. Mourgeois added that Russia and France were never more closely asso ciated than at present. The cabinet, he concluded, was continuing the ne gotiations concerning Egypt with firm ness, und waa Inspired with confidence In defending with Russia their com mon rights and Interest. Upon the conclusion of MJ. Bourgeois' statement the chamber, by 309 to 213, adopted a vote of confidence in the gov ernment, NO MONEY FROM I1ANNA. John E, Milhnllnnd Sues the New York Journal for l.ibcl. New York. April 2. John K. Mlllhol land through his attorneys, began a libel suit yesterday against the Morn ing Journal, because of statements con tained tn the Journal's report of the McKinley meeting at Cooper l'nlon. on on the evening of March 23, to the effect that Mr. MUlhollaml had received money for Murk A. 11 anna for use In the McKinley canvass In New York, and that the success of the meeting was due to the use that was made of the money. Mr. Mlllhollnnd. In his complaint, swenrs that he never received nny money directly or indirectly from Mr. Hanna, and that he did not pay any one to attend the McKinley meeting. Anti-Thenter Hut Mill. Coliimhus, O., April 2. The senate today passed the Fosdlck anti-theater hat bill, and it Is now a law. There were but two votes ugulnst 1t, Senators Hogg nnd Whlttesey. nso Ball In Virginia. Charlottesville, Va April 2. The col legiate base ball season opened here to day in a game between Lehigh and the University of Virginia. Virginia won by n score of 25 to J. THE KEWS THIS MORNING. Weather Indications Teday : Fair, Decidedly Colder. 1 Wyoming Conference In Session. Meeting of the Iron and Steel Com bine. Proeeedlnga of Congress. v National Guardsmen for Cuba, liatinu Accused ot a Lack of Political Sagacity. Mlg Fire at Brunswick. Republican College League. 2 Wyoming Conference (Continued.) Market und Slock Reports. 3 (Local) Cases for Trlul at April Court. Council Proceedings. 4 Editorial. General Political Gossip. 5 (Local) Rnthven Resolutions Tabled In Select Council. Horseless Carrtugo for Seranton, liili Fire at Rcmlham. (Story) "Nor King Nor Country.' Events In the Financial World. 7 (Local) Suburban News. 8 News I'p and Down the Valley. ANOTHER SHOT AT 1IAXNA. .Mr. Aldrluh Is surprised at the Lack of Political Sugaclty on Part of the Mckinley Leader. Washington, April 2. Referring to Mark Datum's churge that his state ment as to the preference of the Illinois delegates to the Republican national convention was untrue. Representative Aldrich this evening said: "This is too absurd. 1 had given Mr. Ilunim credit for more political sagac ity than he really seems to possess, if the Interview Is authentic, which hardly seems pussible, and I ant sure he will muke haste to correct It In any event. Ask any one from Illinois and New Hampshire any one who Is qualified to speak and you will find that Mr. Han na Is wrong and that my claims are cor rect." Congressman Lorlmer.who wu stand ing by, said: "I do not claim to know anvthlne about the condition in New Hampshire, but I do know something of the situa tion in Illinois. I happen to be one of the delegates to the St. Louis conven tion and know that I am for Cullom. We have also elected nine other gentle men in Chicago as delegates to St. Louis, who are also for Cullom. I know that the delegates elected from the Twentieth. Congressman Hurrell's dis trict, and the delegates elected from the Nineteenth district, represented In con gress by Mr. Wood, are for Senator Cul lom for president. If Mr. Hanna makes the statement that McKinley has more than four out of the eighteen and Cul lom less than fourteen of the eighteen already elected, he Is talking about matters with which he Is not familiar. The claim made by the McKinley men that a large majority of the delegates from Illinois will not be for Cullom and that they will support McKinley, hus not been very considerably backed up by the results already obtained and when the Illinois state convention shall have adjourned Mr. Cullom will, with out any question, have the large major ity of delegates from Illinois, the pre vious statement of the McKinley men and Mr. Hanna to the contrary notwith standing." BIG FIRE AT BRUNSWICK. Might Watchman kllled-Half a Million Dollars Worth of Property Consumed. Brunswick, Go., April 2. A fire start ed at 11 o'clock this morning among the docks and warehouses of the plant rail way system and at 11 o'clock tonight the fire is still burning. It has destroyed fully a half million dollars' worth of property, cost one human life, caused one man to be mushed und crippled and prostrated four men. who are suffering In various stages. The dead man is Night Watch man Smith, or the Plant system, who died from apoplexy, due to excitement. The injured man lost a hand, his name Is unknown. The men prostrated are negroes. The property destroyed Includes the wharf property, cotton sheds, freight warehouses, trucks, part of the freight In the warehouses, etc., all belonging to the Plant system, and comprising their local terminal freight facilities; a num ber of freight cars and between 10.000 and 20.000 cross ties, the property of A. i'J. Manuel anil James E. Hrondhead on the Plant system docks: 25.000 bur- rels of rosin; 1,000 barrels of spirits turpentine; all the wharf engines, wholesale grocery building; grocery stock and warehouse buildings of the Downing company: Segues llsh house and various smull fish and oyster houses on the water edge of Hay street. On the far side of Muy street the tire swept Urlesenick's three story brick building, Including the machinery, the supply stock of Brlesenick's, the office furniture of Broker Maxey and Lumber Dealer Padro, the retail dry goods store of Cohen, the wholesale grocery and liquor stock of It. Dun mas. the whole sale liquor stock of Tobias Newman, tbe Metropolitan saloon and the stock of T. Newman. All ot these were In a block of five brick buildings; the wholesale warehouses of Hoyt HnrJ vp.r." company; the thrje s'.o" Ocean hotel. Extending up Monk street, the retail store of the Hoyt Hardware company was burned besides two warehouses full of goods. Across Monk street the Haas Liquor company, wholesale and retail, and the Ice depot. On Buy street, from Monk street up, the fire swept Herzog's brick building used ns ft retail dry goods store, Hirsch's wholesale nnd retail liquor store, several smaller stores and two empty stores, all In a block ot brick buildings. At this hour It is Impossible to gain anything like an accurate statement of the losses. With the wholesale emptying of stores and squares came the necessity for guards, and the Brunswick Rifle men came out for guard duty. At 0 o'clock the riot alarm wus sounded and both the Riflemen nnd the naval re serves came out nt double quick and will do guard duty all night. The fire Interfered with the gus and electrlo works and no lights ure burning to night, while the dense smoke keeps Brunswick In totul darkness. Suicide of Maxey Cobb. Lincoln, Neb,, April 2. Two boys hunt ing ducks near the state penitentiary building this evening found the dead body of .Maxey Cobb, treasurer of this (Lancas ter) county. Ho had committed suicide, presumably by poison. This Is the traxle sequel to the treasury shortuge of nearly H0.IW0 which developed last week, and for which Cobb was held responsible. Nina Persons Drowned. Lancaster, Ky April 2. News was re ceived today from Kuffalo Creek. In Ows ley county, w.lileh gives particulars of the drowning oi nine people in huiihio creeg during the recent cloull burst. The dead are: Miss Mary Qat-rett, Mrs, George Gepson and three chndren. two children of Will Burns, and two ethers whose Mines cannot be leaned, IRON AND STEEL COMBINE Secret Meeting Held at Hotel Waldorf Yesterdav. IRON MAGNATES PRESENT Pool Programme to Advance th. Prise of Steel Billets from SIT to $.0 Ton at th Maker' Mill. New York, April 2. Representatives ot all the big steel and iron companies In the country held a secret meeting here today at the Hotel Waldorf. The Hotel Savoy had been selected as the meeting place, but tn order to throw the newspaper men on the scent the steel men took refuge in cabs and hur ried to the Waldorf. The following are among those In attendance: President Powell Stack hottse. of the Cambria Iron and Steel company; President John G. Lehman, of the Carnegie Steel company; Vice President Crane and Mr. Gates, from the Illinois Steel company; George T. Oliver, Pittsburg: Mr. Whltcomb. Ohio Steel company: P. M. Gilbert, Colum bus. Ohio; Willis King, or Jones Laiighlin, Plttshurg; General Pltz hugh, of Schoenhurg V Co., Juniata Iron company; E. V. Felton, of the Pennsylvania Steel company, as well as representatives from the Troy Steel company. Maryland Steel company, Johnston Steel company and the Cleve land Rolling Mill company. Mr. Crane, of the Illinois Steel com pany, declined to discuss the details of the programme, as did others who were seii. President Staokhouse insisted that the newspapers were making too much fuss about a "small business matter." Tlve "pool" programme as far as could be learned today, ia substantial ly as follows: To advance the price of -.eei unlets rmm 117 to n:o a ton at the makers' mill. The production is to he districted according to the needs of the country. There la no combination with any Euroiean or foreign manu facturers. The steel representatives say tnat tn iron business is plokinc un all over the country, and that they want to get all the manufacturing Interests togetner, including the beam and struc. tural men, so as to make a little sur plus to offset the depression and losses of the past two or three years, CARNEGIE TALKS. Mr. Andrew Carnegie, the Iron king. has Just returned from Florida, When seen today regarding the steel and iron meeting by a reporter he said that he had not heard of the projwised com bination ot steel manufacturers. " don't think It will amount to much.' continued Mr. Carnegie. "In times of depression and stagnation people are disposed to get together and agree to suspend the law of competition. But no permanent results follow. I never believe In combination,. They are only for weak people. They give a little temporary strength to those weak per sons, but they are not good for th strong and healthy. "What Is your opinion of the general outlook in business? "Well, business Is not good." replied th iron king. "A general depression prevails and I think that w must get the presidential election over before we can hope for general prosperity. Af ter that I hope the currency system of the government will be placed upon a proper financial basis so that we will get rid of the agitation for a change of standard. EXPERT OPINION. Plttshurg. Pa,, April 2. The Amcrl can Manufacturer In Its edition tomor row will say concerning the Iron and steel trade: "When It was announced a few days ago that the makers of bessemer steel hud united In an effort for higher rates and had decided that $20 per ton should be the minimum rate for billets, the trade was, to say the least, very much astonished. This matter remains the principal topic In trade circles during the week. It Is yet rather early for even the best Informed to predict what the effect will be. It is the general opinion that If the plnn succeeds the entire iron and steel trade will be ben efitted. Certain It Is, however, that the pig Iron market has already felt to some extent the result of the movement as bessemer has made a material ad vance. Aside from the bessemer move ment, the trade generally shows noth ing new. Finished lines remain about as they were, and even pig Iron Is un moved, except In the case of bessemer This is the principal objection made to the sudden advance in steel. It is argued that owing to the amount of finished stuff now on hand, the ad vance will be some time In reaching the finished product, meanwhile the finish er must suffer. The general opinion Is that the next few weeks will see some Interesting times tn the Iron and steel trade, as things are now In a condition to be affected by comparatively little." OBS 1' IN ATE JURYMAN. Stands Out for Conviction Against Klevon Men Favoring Acquittal. Baltimore. April 2. Mrs. Mattle V. Angcller and her husband, Frank, chatged with the murder of Chnrles F. Darker, the Massachusetts salesman, will buve temporary freedom, at least. after having been locked up since Jan uary 11. The Jury In their case, which had been out since 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, came into court at 3 o clock today and said they could not agree on H verdict. They were discharged and upi-n application ot Attorney William F. Campbell Judge Wicked fixed the j lint bull of the prisoners nt 310,000. Mr. Campbell says he will furnish the hail and have the prisoners released pending a second trlul. It was learned that the rumor In ref eicnce to the Jury standing eleven to one In favor of acquittal was correct, the distillate juryman being the second on the panel, John W. Boland, who stood out for a verdict of murder In the r"cond degree. Late this afternoon three bondsmen qualitled In the sum of $10,000 each and Aligners was released. llernld's Weather Report. IGew York, April 3. Herald's weatlier forecast: In the middle states today, clear, collier weather und fresh to brisk northwesterly und westerly winds will prevail, preceded liy freezing tempera ture in the morning In and north of the Delaware valley, and rollowetl by slowly rising temperature, (in 8aturdv fall- nnd warmer weather will prevail, with fresh westerly to south erly winds, followed by cloudiness and probably snow and rain In und near thu hike regions. FOREIGN GOSSIP. The ' Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, the American umbassador, and Mrs. Bayard are Knenillnu the Kiister liollilavs at Hlnl- shall house. Yorkshire, where they are the guests ot l.o rd .YiiiKueton. Henrv White, formerly Hrst secretary of the American legation, has returned from Egypt, and will aall for the Unite! Btates on the American line steamer New York, which leaves Southampton Saturday. 1 rs Start waist Sate We are now showing 4 magnificent line of Shirt Waists. 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They were furious ly Jealous of each other, and a physical contest resulted. The two lovers chose seconds and repaired to the school house ynrd, where a ring was formed and a bloody battle, lasting several rounds, ensued. Dykes, though the younger came out victorious, to the great Jdy of the young lady, whose sympathies were with him. A wedding will follow In due time. f9adrS;n I imCav' i VY -fV .