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sMies
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the patterns itt Penman and Dresden
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Lawns, Piques, Or-
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- Checks and Pinid3,
English Long Cloths,
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The colors Include GreMi. T.ltrhi Tttim
Pink, Lavender, Cardinal and Black
rounds, while the effeots are checks.
ChalHes
Cream, Navy and Black grounds, with
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also Checks and stripe Innumerable,
Satines
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II SlIUAIiSnS CRAVE
Pederation of Street and Steam
Railway Employes Confirmed.
TKOIBLE AT PHILADELI H1A
Old Street Car Grlevaneea Looming Up.
A Ureal Triancular strike at Phila
delphia, Now York and Uuffalo
Not Improbable.
Philadelphia, April 7. The reported
federation of the Amalgamated asso
ciation of Street Railway Employes
and the Ametlean Railway union was
confirmed today by the local leaders of
the Amalgamated association. The
American Railway ' union organisers
are still here working union? the yard
men, trackmen, brtikemen and unskilled
laborers of the Pennsylvania and Read
ing railroads. The federation between
the two associations la upon an offen
sive and defensive basis, but to Just
what extent the two organizations will
be prepared to assist one another can
not be learned. It was further learned
today that the practical amalgamation
of tiro two associations is only a part
of the 11 lan of consolidation of railway
employes that Is under contemplation.
It Is said that the lenders of these two
organisations are now negotiating with
the chiefs of tbo L'rothoiiiotids of Loeo
rr.ottve Engineers, Firemen nr.d Rail
way Trainmen for the formation of one
great confederation of street and steam
railway employes. It lit said thst the
recent visits of President Muhon. of the
mnljjamrttctl Association, to Toledo,
Ohio, were tor the purpose of eonfer
rlns with the brotherhood chiefs upon
this subject.
PHILADELPHIA WAR.
The street car rltuatlon here gives
promise of nTain Foon becoming invol
ved. At a meeting yesterday of the
central committee of the Amalgamat
ed association a letter was received
from President Million containing1 five
grievances of the men here, which are
to be submitted to Presleiat't WeU-h, of
the Union Traction company as an
Ultimatum. Ths grievance ore prac
ti?ally the same as those which led to
the strike here lest winter. When tills
ultimatum will be presented to Mr.
Welsh has not yet been decided on, but
It will probably be laid before him
some time within a week.
Locel street car leadtrs are of the
opinion that the erb!s here Is grave
ami that a similar tittisttlon prevails
in Mew Ycrk. It Is said here that the
nbortlve strike at Fufl'alo was unau
thorized by tbo executive committee of
the Amalgamated osioclatlcn and
her.ee failed. It Is not ImvrabaWo that
n. great trlcnsuiar stride In Uuffalo.
New York and PhiUwh-ii'hia will be or
dered. MAHON REQUESTS COMPERKNCE".
New York. AM'll 7. President W. D.
Mahon. of the Amalgamated Associa
tion of Htreet Railway Kmployes of
America, this Afternoon sent a letter
to President Vrcclund, of the Metro
politan Street Railway eompnvy, re
iiiestin; a ennftrtnee In the hope of
lr'.t.::!nc' abfiiit a, settlement of the difll
tiilty e.-:lstinrr between the company
and the association over the discharge
of a number of RTlpmon and conduc
tors, some of whom arc members of the
association.
President Vrceland this evening sent
U3 rtyly to President Mahon's letter.
Mr. Vrecland ctvirt that there la no con
tention between the association which
Mr. Million represents and the railroad
company, that the Tnen wore dis-
fh:ii'?:d for vlomtltig rtil 'H of the eom-
p'-iny and that hp found himself unable
to comply with Mr. Mahou'H request for
a conference.
THE RAILWAY UNION.
Pennsylvania Officials llavo no Knowl-
ed c of tha Now Movement.
Philadelphia, April 7.-While not pos
itively denying the story of their men
orwt'.laliiK. the oflleials ;f the Peun-
sylvuuia Railroad company have no
knowledge of atiy bucIj movement
anions their employes. In the office of
Cieiiernl Alanasrcr I'revost all knowl
edge of any such combination was de
nied outright, and the suggestion was
scouted as highly Improbable, although,
of course, within tho ranee of possi
bility.
v Ice President Push woa equally pos
itive In asserting that such a' move
ment was l.lphly unlikely. "Our men
have had little to do with the Ameri
can Railway union," he said, "and I
hardly think they are now being re
cruited Into the union, especially as an
aid to the street railway men In the
event of a possible strike or future
trouble of any sort. We have heard
nothing of the kind and though It Is
not to be expected that they would
come to us with the Information should
they really contemplate allying them
selves with the Amalgamated associa
tion of street railway employes. I still
think we should have had some Inkling
of such a movement, Involving as It
does, such diversified' Interests."
THE HARRISONS AT HOME.
Heartily Welcomed by Kvcryhody Except
llncv McKce end tho l croilv.
Indianapolis, Ind., April 7. Ex
President Harrison and his bride ar
rived from New York at 10.15 tonlcrht.
A large crowd was at the Union stuilon
when the train came in. They alighted
from the rear coach and Mrs. Harrison
took the general's arm and was escort
ed through the station to the carriage
In waiting. As they pasued through
the gates, a cheer went up from the
crowd and was taken up and repeated
attain and again outside the gates.
The bridal couple moved with a quick
step through the throng which parted
on either Bide for their passage, the
general recognizing one or two ac
ouaintances to whom he nodded his
head in recognition. Upon entering the
carriage, they were driven rapidly to
their wort n Delaware street nouse. rio
one was there to receive them except
thehouse keeper.
FlTZSIMfilONS HISSED.
Tho Pugilist Not Popular With ths Gal
lery God at Pittsburg.
Plttsburtr, Pa., April 7. Fugillst
FltJislmmons was hissed off the stage
by the "gallery goda" at the Academy
of Music here last night. The rend!
tlon of tho song. "The Best Man of
Them All," In which Fltzslmmons was
named as that person, was greeted with
hisses and groan Intermingled with
cheers.
Fltzslmmons' act. the last on the pro
gramme, opened with an exhibition of
bag punching, as ne came from be
hind the Bcenes thore arose a chorus of
trroans from the gallery "gods." The
champion pave the bag several tans.
then lost his patience, strode to the
front of the stage ana yelled: "If you
fellows don't quit, I'll pull down the
curtain." km they aid not quit, and
after Rob had punched the bag a few
more times, he pulled oft his mitt and
left tne stage.
Martin Julian, Fltuttnmoh, man-
ager, appealed for fair play, and his
conciliatory word quieted the "gods."
When Fltzslmmons returned his face
waa flushed and he looked disgusted,
but the cheers that greeted the pugilist
pleased him, and he proceeded with his
performance, giving a fine exhibition of
bag punching und sparring three gentle
but Interesting rounds with his trainer,
Dan Hlckey.
JIM COKBETT ARRESTED.
Tho Pugilist Nobbii by the Polio for
Boxing.
St. Louis. Mo., April 7.-Chlef of Po
lice Harrigan last night ordered Pugi
list J. J. Corbett to oinit the boxing
feature of his show and the request
was compiled with. Today Corbett
visited police headquarters and endeav
ored to Induce Chief Harrigan to re
scind the order, but the latter was ob
durate. At the matinee this afternoon Corbett
sparred with Conley, tho Ithaca giant,
and both were arrested. Later they
were released on bond and the matter
will be settled In the police court to
morrow, HOLMES TO DliTQlIETLY.
A Sciontist Desires to Test Murderer
Holmes' Emotions at Death with
New .Mnchinu.
Philadelphia. April 7. Hundreds of
applications have been made to Sheriff
Clement for permission to witness the
execution of II. H. Holmes, who is to
hang on May 7 for tho killing of Ren
Jumin F, Plttzol, but without doubt tho
most Interesting of tbese requests is
that of Dr. Arthur MacDcr.alU. ' the
bend of the pliysclio-neu'.'oloslcal de
partment of the national bureau in
VV'iMhlrjton.
Dr. MacDonald has a world wide rep
ute tion as a physclio-neurolouist. Kla
principal study has been among crim
inals. Science and Ingenuity have contrived
an Instrument which is known In rcl
entlfio laboratories ns the kymograph
Ion. This Is an instrument for ixcord
lnr, In visible lines, human emotion.
With this machine th.0 scientist wished
to ascertain the emotions of the con
victed murderer Just before he jjoes on
the gallows. It is predicted that the
result will nhow whether or not Holmes
was at all agitated over his taking
off.
Dr. MncDonald wrote to Sheriff
Clement and the Inspectors of the coun
ty prWon askln? for permission to at
tend the execution and experiment up
on the murderer. He explained that
It was In the Intercut of science and
that ho was acting In Ills onictul cap
acity. HOLMES DECLINES.
But the authorities have refused to
grant the doctor's request. Holmes
him.clf was consulted In the matter
and he declined to submit to such ex
aminations. The sheriff said the pris
oner was entitled to a quiet, peaceful
hanging.
The time of the condemned man
nowadays Is taken up chielly with ef
forts to d'spo3e of a statement which
he lies written, purporting to be a true
autobiography, or "confession,; as It
Is called. There was some lively bid
ding for this document by New York
newspapers. One of them. It Is report
ed, has secured It for a large rum, and
Ita publication is loouea lor soon, in
fact, there ore several allefced state
ments abroad in the lf.nd, and newspa
per readers may look for fae-aiinlle
statements In the prlsoner'3 handwrit
ing, and all sorts of aliased interviews
with him from now until the day of his
execution.
REV. DOHERTV DEAD.
A Well Known Cnthollo Clergyman
Pushes Aw.iv.
Special to the Seranton Tribune.
Honesrialc. Pa., April 7. Rev. J. J.
Dohcrty. who for thirty-seven years
has been the nrrr.atly esteemed pastor
of St. John's Roman Catholic church,
died nt his residence on Ninth street
shortly after 5 o'clock tonight. Rev.
Dohcrty had been In poor health ror
come time, and was confined to his
house two weeks.
He was born in Dttngwod cnstle. in
Vale Bharlow, Tlppciary county. Ire
land, Nov. 30, 1820. Ho came to Amer
ica In the summer of 1S3(1. Ho taught
school und was enrolled as law student
nt Albany In 1S38; and In 18.19 bejran a
course of study at St. Mary's college,
Maryland. In 1844 he was ttraduatedand
was ordained a priest at Cincinnati and
attached to the cathedral there. He
sieved churches In Ohio, Massachusetts
and Pennsylvania. In he moved
from Townnda to Honcsdale and t'reat
ly endeared hinuelf to his people here.
Rev. Doherty was known In Scranton
and throuithout the valley, i
No Criminal Intent.
New York, April 7. The trial of Will
iam K. M'.difely. accused of untiroiirlatinit
$21,000 of the funds of the American Casual
ty Insurance and Security company, of
Baltimore, of which he was president,
to his own '.:'. ramu to a sudden termina
tion this p.ftarnoon. Judge Newburgcr,
beforo whwi ll case was being tried. In
structed te Jury to scqult the defendant,
as there were no evidence of crlmnal in
tent on his part.
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Oxford Nnil Works Sold.
Belvider. N. .J., April 7. The entire
plant of 'tho Oxford Nnil and Iron com
pany, consJstinf: of blaiit furnace, rolling
mill, nail factory, mines, stores, farms
and dwolllns houses, was sold tills after
noon umlur. foreclosure by the Fnrmorn
Ioan an 1 Trust company, of 7ew York,
for t'n.fOi) to the Delaware, Lackawanna
end Western Railroad company, who held
the first mortiia'c.
Mi'.h.r Kcndy ta l lr.ht.
PlttPburg, April 7. J. J. Qulnn, Petr
Maher'a mnnsser, said tonlyht that
Mahcr would light Slavln, Oecdon or
Choynskl for 12. KM or tM'J a rifle and 'tho
bust pv.re? offered; or he would fight for
tlie best purse offered, the winner to take
all and the fight to ttko place six weeks
after signing the articles.
Btidd Will Develop Ills Mine.
New York, April 7. The Evening Sun
tonight says: Hudd Dohle, the famous
rol tinman, announce. that he has retired
from the turf, nd that he has driven his
last professional race. Herearter Mr.
Doble will devot? hlu tlmo to the devel
opment of a gold mlno In Calll'ornlu, of
which he Is the owner.
Stcuraililp Arrival.
w York, April 7. Arrived: Knlser
Wilhelm II from Genoa; Prleslund from
Antwerp. Sailed: Spfjo from Hremen.
Arrived out: Maasdam at Boulogne.
STATE NEWS NOTES,
Joel Neff, rinsurcr of the Slnttnirton
Bflniror sUto syndicate has made an as
signment to his son, Oliver N"ff, nnl
Frank J.acobs. Four Judgments for JS0,i2
were entered agulnrt him,
Jacob Wertz, a tenant farmer In West
Henifdleld tovvmhip, Lancaster comity,
committed sule.'de yesterday rr.orninir by
hanging In his tobacco ahed, while sulTjr
lnr from desnond?ncy. Ho was C3 years
old and leaves a family.
It was reliably stated yesterday that the
foltowlrc prices for fteel bltiets in the
P.'tUbnnr dlftrlct have bertt definitely
agreed upon by the new combination: H ift
91 billet, 4-Inch and upward, $10.23;
sheet bars, $;'2.23; tin plnte birs, washed
nd cut. $22.75( all delivered nt buvers'
bill. This Is an advance of from $3 to
$1.25 per ton on billots sine th recent
t oward movement commenetd. .
SPANISH SECURITIES FALL
Affected on the London Exchange by
Cuban Resolutions.
MOKE MONEY TOK WARSHIPS
Admiral Itorangcr, Minister of the
Marine. Desire Extra -Credit to the
Amount of lour .Million Dollar.
Spanish Prld Aroused.
Madrid, April 7. Admiral Boranper,
tho minuter of Marine, will propose to
the cabinet today an extra credit o
23,00O,C0O pesetas (about $!,700,uOU on
account of naval construction.
London, April 7. The Globe this af
ternoon, commenting upon tharvote on
the Cuban belligerency resolutions lit
the United ftntes bouse of reprenenta
tives yesterday, ewys: "The chief dan
ger of the situation 1 that Spanish
pride will never surrender Spain's most
valuable colony until beaten to the
ground, and should there be a repe
tition, of the popular demonstrations
aculnst the United Btatie, Amerlcojt
passion mlifht flame up In an ugly man
ner und conirl President Cleveland to
demand satisfaction. This would al
most inevitably result in war, and while
the United Eta tea would, of course,
crush Srviln. American trade, already
very delicate, would be very largely
wrecked." In conclusion, the paper ex
presMes the opinion that it Is Improb
able that President Cleveland will se
riously consider tho concurrent resolu
tions, Tho St Jame's Gazette remarks:
"Congress voted with the Intention of
beliifr offensive to Spain. This pre
sumably is the new American diplom
acy,, and we must candidly conf jsa that
we do not admire it. When it is tried
against a sensitive) people already in
dilllcultles, it Is eminently calculated to
provoke an explosion. The Spaniards
do not understand that it is port of the
presidential campaign."
Spanish eoouritWs fell on tho Stock
Exchange today, In consequence of the
action of the house of representatives
yesterday on the question of Cuban
belligerency.
DEMONSTRATION AT MADRID.
Madrid, April 7. A council of the Re
publican groups has resolved to organ
ize a demonstration against the vote
of the American bouse of representa
tives to recoR-nlze the Cuban insurgents
as hellir-erents. The lenders of all the
political parties will be Invited to take
part In the demonstration.
Despatches received up to a late hour
tonlpht ehow that there have been no
dlsturbctices anywhere In Kpaln. The
public doop not seem to have been af
fected by the news, It having long re
garded the vote as a foregone conclu
sion. CHICAGO ELECTIONS. .
Twenty -Six Aldermen Who liars Claim
to Kospsctnbl'itv.
Chlcnro; April 7. In the elections to
day for town filacers for aldermen, the
Reptlbllcajis. carried all of the seven
Towns by majorities lanBi'.jr frrn one
to four thousand. Tlio enmpslsn for
aldermen was not strictly on party
Ursa, Win:: more of an effort on the
part of tlie reputable citisens regard
less) of politics, to ouft the clique which
has controlled the council.
Of the thirty-four aldermen elected
today only elirht are men who were
opposed by the municipal votcm league.
ins remaining' iwenty-Btx may bo said
to ffUrly represent the respectable ele
ment. .
Of the old council "gang" six were
re-elected.
Tho election today will severely crip
ple them, but yet will leave them with
a majority of two or three in the coun
cil. Heretofore they hsve had a two
thirds .majority which enabled them to
pass at will, ordinances over tho may
or'?! veto. This they can tio longer do.
Tho People'n party did not succeed In
electing a sinirlo candidate. Of the
successful contestants, thirteen are
Democrats, elgflteen Republicans find
three who ran on the Independent tick
et. Evtra precaution was taken with
the ballot bores, every box was taken
from its booth to the city hall after the
poll3 closed. No box was guarded by
less than two blue coats.
WAR ON M'KINLEY.
Tho A. P. A Will Resoitt a Snub Admiuls
terod by Manager llonnn.
ftt. Louis, April 7. The American
Protective association has declared
war on McKlnley and through chair
man of the national advisory board,
Judge J. H. l. Stevens, who estab
lished headquarters here today declares
that no steps will be left undone to
unmake the Ohio man. This was
brought out today by the launching of a
boom for the presidency of Congress
man W. S. Linton, of Michigan, who
has been the mouth piece and cham
pion of the organization In the house
of representatives.
It came ab'itit by an alleged anub ad
ministered to the nntlonal board while
It w.ts in ?eS3ion nt Washington last
wtelt. The board sent a letter to the
managers of McKlnley, Reed, Morton
and Allison, Inviting them to appear
brfr.re the, board and state tbtlr atti
tudes towards the organisation ns It
Intended to take a hnnd In the national
flnht. All of the mantis-crn but Hanna
obeyed the summons nnd had long con
ferences with the members of the board.
Hnnna car..e not. A second Utter was
sent to him and It brought a reply that
McKlnley would recognize no faction In
tho Republican party and would mnko
no pledges or promises to any secret
organization. It was decided at once
to fight tbe Ohio man and a resolution
to that effect was passed.
DEMAND GOLD AND SILVER.
South Carolina Kcpubllcnna Fnvor Mc
K n'ovond lilmctoll!m.
Crlurp.blo, S. C. April 7. The Web
ster) or old line faction of the Repub
lican party met In convention here to
day at 2 r. m. There were about a
tlorcn of the 124 members "white men.
After a heated discussion resolutions
(indorsing McKlnley were ndopted by a
Ir.rge majority. The financial plank of
the platform declares:
Yi'e stand with our party In the re
iterations of Its demand for "both gold
and silver as standard money.' W'e
bellevo that legislation should s-scure
nnd maintain the parity of values of
the two metals, to the end that the
purchasing and debt paylnr? power of
the American dollar, silver, gold or pa
per shall be the same any and every
where. Wc believe that bimetallism
alone con secure this result
Herald's Weather Iteport.
New York. Anrll 8. Herald' weather
forecast: In the Mlddla states today, f ilr
snu cicnr weuiner win prevail preceded By
frefzlnit tcr.iporatnre north of tho Dela
ware valley. On Thursday fair and warm-
er woatner win prevail, wMh fresh to
brisk northerly to easterly winds followed
by cloudiness and rain In Ui western dis
trict.
THE KEWS THIS 30 USING.
Weather Indications Today t
Light Snow Flarrlc ; Warmer.
I The Charity Rill.
Spanish Securities Fall.
Killed by the Cars.
Kolmea to Hie Quietly.
Triangular Strike Threatened,
5 Congressional Doings.
Measles at the White House.
Market and Stock, Reports.
(Loeal)-The Charity Ball (Concluded).
4 Editorial.
The Troublo with Clovcland.
Hynottxed Reporter.
6 (Local) State Delegates In First and
Fourth districts.
Common Pleas Court Cases.
6 (Local) City Teachers Id Session.
Practical Composition.
7 (Local) Suburban News.
Wyoming Conference Echoes.
8 (Spoi-ts Tom Power Is Bluffing.
A Two-Minute Trotter.
The Trotting Standard.
Sporting Gossip.
Base Ball and Bicycle Note.
9 He Wants to Be President
ArIce-Presldentlal Possibllltl.
Transportation Change.
Jerusalem of Today.
10 (Story) "The Dream of the Japanese
Ambassador.
Bloody Page of Spanish History In
Cuba.
II For and About Women,
Qossip- of tho Stage.
12 News Up and Down Valley.
Doings of the Business World.
KILLED BY THE CARS.
Two Mn Aro Ron Down on th Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Ncnr llnllstond.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Hallstead. Pa., April 7. Early thla
morning two unknown men were In
stantly killed on the Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western railroad about
three miles east of this place. The men
wore walking on tho east bound track
towards this place, and as passanger
train No. 8 approae:hed they stepped
over on the other track directly In front
of No. 7. The bodies were thrown sev
eral feet In the air and when found
one wa about 200 feet from where- the
nee'dent occurred. The other was found
laying In a, ditch beside the track. The
bcKlles were badly mnngled and were
taken Into a barn nearby and Coroner
Taylor, of Hopbottoni. sent for, who
arrived on train 1.1. The unfortunate
man spent tho rrrentor portion of Mon
day nt New Milford, where they were
Rfon In company with another person.
About G o'clock they parted. The form
er mentioned started towards this place
while the other went In the opposite
direction.
TMs morning when he heard of the
accident he Immediately started back
nnd told what he knew of the men. Ho
r-nld he flrt met them on Monday, and
they told him they hud worked In the
Scranton Poor houso all winter and had
started out thla t'pvlng In search of
worlt, and also that the older who was
about 60 years old. was a .German,
and tho younger, who was aged about
23. was an Englishman, and had a
brother In New York city. This, he
said, wns all h knew of them, except
the eldest wns qu'te deaf. Each hael
on quite good clothing and numerous
thintrs were found In their lockcts,
among which were several letters,
which, by the way they read, went to
show that the Germans name was
Jacob Walz, the place where he lived
was not, however, given.
As yet the bodies have not been
Identified. If thr.y are not they will be
burled In Rose Hill cemetery In this
place.
Walz was S2 years old Inst August
Ills companion was Patrick Duffy
Walz had been an Inmate of the Home
since that time, but was there several
times before, remaining for a brief
period and then going away. Superin
tendent Beemer states that the man
was a tramp for ten or eleven years,
and was In weak physical condition.
As far as Is known he had no relative
In this vicinity.
Duffy was 21 years old; he had been
an Inmate of the Home since he was 17
years old. His father Is a pauper In
mate of the Home and the son was deaf
and afillcted with other Infirmities and
had no one to care for him. Father
and son formerly lived on tho South
Side.
The men were missed from the Home
Sunday evening at supper time. They
were walking north when death came
upon them. The bodies will be Interred
likely at Hallstead today at the expense
of the railroad company.
AG AI NSt"m KINLE Y.
Salt Ink Delegates Liable to Go to
Allison.
Salt Lake. Utah. April 7. The Re
publican state convention to elect six
delegates to the national convention
wns held here today.
The platform adopted declares for the
free coinage of silver at 16 to 1 and for
protection nnd reciprocity. Senators
Brown and Cannon, Colonel Isaac
Trombo, Congressman Allen, Thomas
Kearns and WT. S. McCormlck, were the
delegates chosen.
The delegates were not Instructed,
but they arc solid for silver against
McKlnley. The tmnresslon prevails
that the vote will go to Allison.
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC
Twenty-Seventh Annual Reunion to Be
Hold Scntcmhnr 16.
New York. April 7. The coolety of the
Army of the Potomac will hold Its
twenty-seventh annual reunion this
year p.t Burllnjrton, Vt on the 16th
nnd 17th of September. General Orland
Smith will be tho orator and Captain
Jack Crawford, the poet Eoout, tho poet.
The change from June to September
for tho meeting Is duo to the numerous
political and other conventions to be
he ld this year In June.
The death of Major General John Gib
bon, tho president, devolves upon Major
General Jarceu Gourdon, the duties of
presiding officer.
An Airhofnr Arrested.
Hobofcpn, N. J ..April 7. The nrrest of
Herr Ahhvardt, the Qfrmnn anti-Semitic
ncrltator, last nk'ht has led to several more
charges, counter e'inrres nnd inter!tln
complications. Tho Jews are excited,
while tho nuthorliles appear to be wor
rlod over the matter.
Ontv Indorsid.
Oreensburg. Pa., April 7. Chester A.
Benslrec.h, e.f Irwin, wa elected chair
man o-f the Rnr'tibllcan county convention
hero this afternoon, defeating Sydney A.
IVtts by a vote of 10S to 88. Quay was
Indorsed for the presidency.
American Sahonncr Detnlnod '
Colon, Columbia, April 7. The American
schooner Oeorjee W. Whltford, which wis
seised by 'the Colombian gunboat Cordova
off ..ManbanllloR few day ago and brought
here. 1 ttU detained.
SPLENDID CSAR1TY BftLl
Prothingham Theater 1'ackcd With
Dancers aad Spectators.
WAS A DISTINCT SUCCESS
No Detail Lacking la an Elaborate Ar
rangemaat of .Mnslo, Flowar aad
Splendor St. Joseph' Fonadllag
Bom Wilt Profit Moon,
The great charity ball for the benefit
of the St. Joseph . Foundling; Home,
about which so much has been written
and so much been said for the past few
weeks, was held last evening In the
Frothlngbam theater.
The blustering March weather which
set in, in snow squalls and gusty winds
yesterday afternoon failed to deter over
500 ladies and gentlemen from braving
the chllllncr air in light evening dress,
and possibly even enhanced their en
joyment of th evening by the very
contrast which it offered to the fairy
land of light, varlgated flower and
pleasant atmosphere whlcn greeted
them on their entrance Into th theater.
That the ball waa a success
financially was th Information giv
en by the gentlemen having in
charg the money string of the
undertaking, and that it wan a suc
cess socially was evident to the most
casual observer who might have looked
for the briefest moment over that great
company which seemed to distill a con
tagion of pleasure and beauty Into the
very air.
About 9 o'clock the gueit began to
arrive rapidly, and war taken In
charge by the reception committee Im
mediately upon alighting from their
carriages, where an Ingenious system
of duplicate cab checks had been pro
vdlcd which guarded against any con
fusion occuring in locating their car
riage at the end of the evening. En
trance to the theater was made from
the Penn avenue side, which wa cano
pied from the curb to the doorway. A
pleasing arrangement of green decora
tions and potted plants at the vestibule
suggested to the Incoming guests the
artlatic effect and lavish floral display
which awaltod them in th Interior.
DECORATIONS OF THE THEATER.
The decorating of the house had en
placed In the hands of Clark, the florist.
and that gentleman fully sustained the
reputation he has gained In that class
of work. The bronze pillars support
ing the balcony were wound with
heavy folds of Florida smllax. The
slender Moorish columns and circular
arches over and around the boxes were
treated with the same material as a
background decoration, around which
was set hundred of potted Easter
lines, vanagnteei tulips, hyanclnths,
whose heavy troplcr.l odor was so pro
nounced as to be almost otmresslve:
azellas of many colors and srotuen
eunlnlmus. The effect of great
prays or. me snowy spirea, which was
scattered around In front of this dark
green ground work wa particularly
pleasing. -
The gallery, which from the dancing
floor resembled a huge pyramid of
green vegetation, was frlmred In th
front rows with several tiers of taJN
cumcr mi, which seemed io iena an
ellect of light and airiness to the entire
upper portion of the interior.
The stage wus enclosed at the rear
ana on either side by wood scenes se
lected from the stage scenerv. Through
this Bcenery openings had been made
on Dotn siaes or tne stage and beauti
ful festoons of strung flowers vera
raised over them In an arch-shaped
manner. All of the canvass rested be
hind banks of green and colors which
went far to further the deception of
tho original scene painting. From the
electric organ which is elevated high
over the stage proscenium to the rail
ing of the upper balcony were strung
immense ropes of cut-flowers of every
description. These stringers number
ing six or seven, seemed to lend the
idea of a great canopy extending over
the whole dancing floor. The tempor
ary floor, which extended back to the
loges, was bordered about Its entire cir
cuit with floral effects.
IN THE FOYER.
No decorations other than those of
the florist were permitted In the main
room of the theater. In the Foyer,' on
the Wyoming side of the house, the
draper wa afforded an opportunity to
display his art. A corps of men under
the direction of Goldsmith Bros., were
busy all day yesterday In transforming
the ordinarily pretty entrance way Into
the charming promenade and retreat
which It was last evening. Heavy
valour curtains were hun;r over each
opening Into the auditorium, and a
profusion of rich rugs were thrown
about with an artistic negligence quite
oriental in tone. A booth had been
erected for the mammoth punch bowl,
which occupied Its post of honor In this
part of the house, and this was beauti
fully draped In shades of light pink
and green silk. The Foyer wa kept
open for promenade and not encum
bered with unnecessary chairs or tables
as has been the case on former occa
sions of this character. Numerous
lamps were placed about whose soft
glow was a relief to eyes made tired
by the dazzling lights of the main room.
Dressing rooms were provided for the
ladles on the second and third floors,
with maids In attendance. The gentle
men were similarly looked after by ex
pert colored servants on the third and
fourth floors.
THE DANCE PROGRAMME.
The danclns began at about 9.30
o'clock. Professor Hatter's entire mu
sical force was out numbering In the
bnnd and orchestra thirty-six .pieces.
The programme which was a most
carefully selected and arranged list of
musical numbers consisted of twenty
dances, the music for which was fur
nished by the orchestra and twenty-one
intermissions in the form of promen
ade nnd two-steps, which were en-
Joyed to the enlivening and more spir
ited measures of the band. The total
programme, numbering forty-one se
lections In nil occupied the even1' "" un
til long nfter the older guest . re
tired to their homes and left t younc-
cr contingent In possession of the
house. Tho programme In its entirety
was as follows :
DANCES.
Orchestra.
Walts, "Strand Idyllen."
L-.'nciers, "Paris by Nlpht."
Waltz, "Don't Re Cross." !
Quadrille, "Cllpplnps."
Waltz. "Nerd lea."
Wltn, "Children's Carnival."
Landers. "Alcazar."
Waltz, "Dimples."
Quadrille, "Amoret."
Waltz, "Jaclntii,"
Wnltz. "14t2."
TTancicrs, "Allemonla."
Walts, "Home of My Childhood."
Waltz, "Night Larks."
Quadrille, "With the Times."
Waltz, "Admiration."
Waltz, "Love's Drenm."
Landers, "Isle of Champagne."
Waltz, "Visions."
Waltz. "Trend Each des Lebens."
PROMENADES.
Band.
Two-step, "Constellation."
Promenade, "Dettolt Journal."
Two-step, "Black America."
Continued on Pag S.
FILEY'S
FOUR. .
QreatSpedals
Pieces Silk Jac
quards, 27 Inches
wide. 25c. a yard,
former price, 50c
pieces Persian and i
other Fancy Silks, '
for Suits and
Waists, 65c. per
yard, former price'
$1.00.
pieces All Woo
Cheviot Suitings,
38 inches wide,25c.
per yard, former
price, 39c.
pieces All Wool
Cheviots, 40 inches
wide, 37 Wc.; for
mer price 50c.
ELEGANT LINE OF
Plain M Figured.
loMirs, SicilkECS,
Etc
530 AND 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
50
a HOW BELMHUU
t
Dress Shoes t:
and Slippers for Every ,
Member of the Family .
t
lit AND 118 WYOMING AVX,
Wholesale sad Retail.
Bicyclists
Take Notice
Weichel, the "Jeweler,1
has a nice line of Bicycle
Belts. Call aud see them.
One of the latest novel
ties. HEADQUARTERS
FOR NOVELTIES.
ROBBED DAUGHTER-IN-LAW.
But tho Telegrams Wcro l'astor Titan
Her Train.
Denver, April 7. Mrs, Emma Yorke,
of San Francisco, wns nrrested here
ns she alighted from a train on a tele
gram from San Francisco, charging
her with tho theft of $22.r.OO from her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Gibson. Mrs.
Yorke's son, Fred Gibson, a saloon
keeper, died a few days ago, and hi
mother left . beforo the funeral for
FrederlCRton, Neb.
Discovering that the money Gibson
had In the bank was missing, his widow
had telegrams sent, which stopped her
mother-in-law,' Mrs. Yorke admit
having the money but says her son,
gave It to her before he died. When
searched but $1,300 were found on hf
person.
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