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FATAL CYCLONE IN TEXAS
Many Persons Killed in a Windstorm
at Sherman.
LIST OP KILLED AND INJURED
Uavoe Wrought by tho Uurrieane-lland"
torn Dwelling Destroyed-Pnblle
Bindings Turned Into Hospitals.
Escape of a College.
Dennlson, Texas, May Vk The cfty of
Sherman was visited by the worst cy
clone In the history of North Texas
about live o'clock this evening. The
path of the wind was ISO yards wide.
It struck the city at the west end of
PoBt Oak creek and swept In a westerly
direction for several blocks and then
spread and spent Its force. The track
of the cyclone is a gruesome sight, the
devastation being complete houses,
trees, tenets and In fact everything In
its pathway destroyed. The loss of life
will probably reach one hundred with
hs ninny more bruised, and wounded.
Th city hall and the store room, for
merly occupied by H. C. Holmes, have
been turned into temporary hospitals
and eighteen bruised, mangled and mu
tilated bodies are awaiting identifica
tion. At this writing nearly every
house in Fulrvtew Addition has been
turned into a hospital.
The unidentified dead ore being taken
to the court house, Gray hill und Fair
view were badly damaged and the cy
clone passed directly west of the North
Texas Female college, barely missing it.
B. B. Sales, a delivery man, drove down
Houston avenue directly after the cy
clone. He stated that he saw at least
seven men, women and children lying
along the avenue dead and many
wounded.
Houses, once the pride of the city,
are In some Instances entirely gone, and
in others only a Pile of rubbish marks
the place where they stood.
Mayor Lone, of Denison, who was In
Sherman during the storm, gives the
following account of the cyclone:
"I was on the court house square
about S o'clock and heard a roaring
wind coming from the south. The next
thine I knew the air was thick with
mud and small specks resembling ashes.
The cyclone did not strike the court
house or jail, but followed up Post
Oak creek. The roaring did nut con
tinue over two or three minutes. Dur
ing all this time It rained hard. In
about five minutes rumors began to
tpicad that many lives hud been lost,
und the reports grew worse and worse
as time pressed. By 9 o'clock fifty dead
bodies had been brought Into the public
buildings and parching parties are out
for more.
"Dead ch'ldren have been found in
trees, under leveled houses and in Post
Oak creek. An Iron bridge ovtr Post
Oak creek wus twisted Into scrap Iron."
A 111U.SS meeting wu held tonight at
the ix lot lioute In Sneruiuu to devise
lncuii to relieve I lie distressed. Hun
dreds of homes ure blown away.
LI SlT OF KILLED AND 1NJCKED.
' Following la list of end, so far as
known:
K, K Buriis, wife mid two children;
Mia. Otto Paulding und two children;
James . Nic holson, wife and tow chU
ditu: T. H. Montgomery, wife and two
children: John Ames, wife and two chil
dren: ttev. Mr. Shearer; eight member
of Pearce Mid Klchurdson futilities ut
the Wakefield farm; chtM of Mrs.
Crulghead: Mrs. Hums und two chil
dren: Mi'H. James Davis; Mrs. John
Fields: l.uclndu Lake, colored: Charles
Cox, colored; Eliza Cox. colored; Uosl
liu l.;ike colored; Sloan Bulllngcr, col
ored: Kutle Ijulllnger, colored; VVIIIIum
Nickel-son's four children, colored;
Wright Clark uud three members of
his family, colored; Mrs. Athens; eigh
teen unidentified dead at the elty hall;
Dr. Sadler, who hud not been seen since
the storm, believed to have been killed.
Seriously Inured:
Professor and Mrs. Kohler: six chil
dren of J. H, Irwin; Edwurd True.
IX THE rOXVEXTIOXS.
North Carolina favor Priiuhord and
Mckinley W yoinlng and West Virginia
Solid for Mckinley.
Raleigh, N. C, May 15. The second
day's session of the Republican stute
convention begun at noon. The fol
lowing resolution was adopted by accla
mation and a rising vote:
Resolved, That Peter C. Prltchard be
nominated as the candidate of the Re
publican party for I nlted States sena
tor and that the delegates to this con
vention pledge themselves to use all
honorable means to secure his re-election.
Senator Prltchard spoke and was giv
en an ovation. He made a strong plea
for protection and attacked the present
tariff and declured that he was a friend
of silver. Senator Prltchard offered the
following resolution which was adopt
ed by acclamation:
Resolved, That- delegates .elected by
this convention to the national conven
tion be instructed and directed to vote
for that typical American and Ideal
citizen, William MrKtnley, of Ohio, for
president so long as his name is before
the convention.
Hczekluh A. Gudger and Oscar J.
Spears were elected Republican elect -ors-ot-large
by the state convention.
They were Instructed for McKinley.
The balloting for governor began at
11 o'clock. Three ballots were taken
up to midnight, D. L.-RUSselr leading,
with O. H. Doekery second; J. B. Boyd
third, and J. M. Moody fourth.
Sheridan. Wyoming. May 15. The
Wyoming Republican convention com
pleted Its work today. The platform
declares for protection and bimetallism
and Instructs the delegates to vote aa a
unit for McKinley.
Urafton, VV. Va.. May 15. The second
district Republican convention met here
today and chose T. B. Gould and W. N.
Lynch as delegates to St. Louis, and
endorsed McKinley.
VERDICT FOR POWDERLY.
Jury Allows Itlm 54.J25.73 for Ills Ser
vices as Master Workman.
A verdict was rendered yesterday In
the common pleas court of Philadel
phia against James R. Sovereign, gen
eral master workman and the general
executive board of the Knights of La
bor, for $4,225.73 in favor of Terrence V.
Powderly, ex-master workman, who
claimed that amount for balance due
him for services as master workman of
the order.
The suit has been pending since Sov
ereign succeeded Powderly as head of
the order.
A. P. A. CONVENTION.
keeommondstion nt tho Session Hold
.Washington,
Washington, May . At this morn
ing's session of the American Protec
tive association the committee on agita
tion and education was adopted, It
expressed the committee's belief that
agitation without education was dan
gerous, and that a bureau ought to be
established for. disseminating Inform
tion.
It also recommended that the Junior
American Protective association be
formed under the control of the Wo
men's American Protective association,
and presented an opinion that all prop
erty In the Fnlted States except that
owned by national, state and municipal
governments ought to be taxed.
The American Protective association
held a mass meeting tonight at the hall
over Center market and was alargely
attended, several ladles being among
the audience.
The speakers were greeted with great
enthusiasm. Those who spoke de
scribed the objects of the association,
which was decidedly adverse to the
Catholic religion in politics.
JEALOUSY AND SUICIDE.
Robert Kdwards Tries to Kill Ills Wife
anq Then Shoots Himself
Chicago, May 15. Robert E. Edwards,
formerly an. employe of the Pullman
Palace Car company, whose home Is In
Pittsburg, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself through the head in this
city tonight, after first shooting his wife
in the temple. Edwards died instant
ly, but Mrs. Edwards may recover. Ed
wards haa been in Chicago for some
time past with his wife, who Is 26 years
old. and ten years his unlor. He has
been out of work and this, together
with Jealousy. Is supposed to be the
cause for the deed.
In the possession of Mrs. Edwards,
the police found several letters from a
man in Pittsburg. One of the letters
suggests that Mrs. Kdwards get a. man
to address her letters to prevent the
possibility of their being intercepted.
Kdwards is suld to be a brother of the
division superintendent of the Pullman
company at Richmond.
WARNER MILLEiTxPLAIXS.
Has Mad No Rargaln With Mr. Uanna
With tho View to becoming VieePresi.
dcnt-Meklnlcy Is Ills Second Choice.
New York. May 16. Warner Miller
furnished the United Press today with
the following statement:
I returned from a trip to the Adiron
liaeks this morning and tlnd that some of
uovcrnor .Morton a menus are excitea
over the fact that some nuoeri have men
Honed myself us a candidate for vlcje-presv
ident on the ticket with McKinley and
also that the old ami discarded story that
i nao visueu Air. i-tamiu anu msoe ur-
ranxr.ment with him has been revived.
Ordinarily I would give no attention '.0
a mutter of this kind, but under the cir
cumstances, I think I muy as well end
them both a; once. To all of my friends
who have asked my views In regard of be
ing a candidate for vice-president, 1 have
replied that I was nut a candidate und
would not be under any poasuiu condi
tions that might ui'he. I have not sen
Mr. Manna sincu last June, and I haw had
no communication direct or indirect: lu
short, Mr. Hanna has not attempted to
buy my support for Major McKinley by
utTerlnir me any oosltlon or other consid
eration whatever. I announced myself us
supporting uuvernor uortou uerore many
of his ultlclous friends did so. I have alo
been Instructed by the tatt convention
to support uovernur Morton a candidacy,
I have done so and shall eontlnu to do so,
but 1 want the Republicans of the stute
of New York, whom I have the honor In
purt to represent at St. Louis, to undur
stand I am not taking any part in any
uauvuis whltih bus fur its sole object the
proposition any tiling- to oeui McKin
ley." I haw looked upon all 11)4 leading
candidal, heretofore mentioned us In
every nuy competeut und wormy to f)U
the exalted position of president or the
fulled 'Mutes and the nomination of any
one of them Would receive my most cordial
etidoisenienl and Support, but from my
correspondence find connection with .he
Ftepuhlleans of the Interior of the state I
believe that u va?; majority of them after
and sei-oinl Uoxernor Morion's candida
cy prefer the nomination of McKinley.
M'KINLKY SECOND CHOICE.
1 shall attempt to carry out the wishes
of the Republicans of the stute of New
York, and If the occasion shall ever arise
lu th convention, my second choice will
he Major .MclKuley; I have known Mujor
MclKnley for ueuily twenty years. I
know htm to be an. holiest, straightfor
ward, conscientious and able man; lie has
had large experience In public affairs und
would no doubt till the exulted position
of the president of the t'nlted States with
credit to himself and honor to his party.
As I slated t few days ago In an Inter
view, have no ilouhl that the St. Louis
convention will adopl u sound money plat
form without any equivocations or Btrad
dies In It und whoever will be the can
didate for president, whether Governor
Morton, Mr. Allison, Mr. Heeder, Mr.
McKinley. he will stund unhesitatingly
upon the platform adopted representing
the sentiments ami the wishes of the Re
publicans of the 1'nlied States. I am a
business man myself and deeply Interested
In the question of the currency and tariff
ami shall never give my support ut St.
Louis to any platform which is not right
upon these two questions, nor my support
to any candidute regarding who;e fidelity
to these principles I have the slightest
doubt.
(Signed) Warner Miller.
VOTING FOR THE BISHOPS.
Proceedings of the M. E. Confcreneo
Yesterday Results of the llattle.
Chaplain McCabe in tho Lead.
Cleveland, O., May 15. Bishop James
N. Fltxgerald, president of Kp worth
league, presided at the session of the
Methodist general conference today.
The order of the day, the election of
bishops, was taken up. Two-thirds of
all the votes cast arc necessary to elec
tion. Pending the counting of the votes the
conference resumed the regular order.
The amusement question was brought
up by a resolution bearing on the sub
ject Introduced by the Rev. Mr. Fran-'
i l n, u . i .. l rf-'TJ ! a
oeuuurgll. i no l esoiuiiun wtob leieu eu
to a committee on Judiciary. ' -.
Rev, Dr; -William Swindells, of Phila
delphia, Introduced a resolution asking
the I'nlted States government to refuse
permits to sell liquors in any building
owned or controlled by the government.
Adopted.
The first ballot on the vote for bishops
was announced as follows:
Whole number of votes cast, 521;
necessary to a choice, 348. At least fifty
canldates received votes. J. W. Hamil
ton received 107; Earl Cranston, 115; C.
C. McCabe, 141; J. W. E. Bowen (col
ored), 148.
The result of the vote was received
with gi eat applause. Another ballot
was ordered and the conference took a
recess until 2,:i0. Cpon reassembling
the result of the second ballot was an
nounced as follows: C. C. McCabe. 218;
J. W. E. Bowen (colored), 175; Earl
Cranston. 167; A. W. Hammond, 161. A
third ballot was ordered, but the result
will not be announced until morning.
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Steamship Arrivals.
New York. May 15. Arrived: Island,
from Copenhagen, etc.; Augusta Victoria,
from Hamburg, etc.; St. Paul, from South
ampton; Campania, from Liverpool and
Oueenslown. Sailed: Bonn, for Bremen;
State of California, for Glasgow; Patrm,
for Marseilles. Arrived out: Lucanla, at
UUHcnutown; I'alntlu. at Hamburg, May 14.
Sailed for New York: Fuerst Bismarck,
from Southampton: Stuttgart, from Itre
mrrhaven. Sighted: Zuamlam, from
New York for Amsterdam, passed Lisard;
Veendam, from Rotterdam for New York,
passed Llznrd.
New York. May 15,r-Arrlved: Steamer
Prussia, from Hamburg. .
Cunnelll Acquitted.
Baltimore, May 15. Jerome Counclll,
charged with the murder of his foster par
ents. Captain and Mrs, Langtn, In Novem
ber last, was tonight adjudged hot guilty.
The case was on trial four days and some
lfty witnesses were examined. ...
BUTCHERY AT IMAMS
Evidence Tint Inarmed Cubans Are
Slaughtered.
BRUTALITY OP THE SPANISH
Sixtj-fosr Men, Women and Chlldreu
- Are Slaaghtertd and Their Bodies
Are Left fo Buzxsrds-Other
Stories of Crncly.
i
Philadelphia, May 15. An afternoon
newspaper today prints the following
story:
No more forcible evidence of the
butchery of unarmed and unprotected
Cubans by the Spanish troops could be
adduced than by advices received in
this city tbbj afternoon from Matanxas.
Cuba, which graphically depict the bar
barous and Inhuman means employed
by the gutnish, soldiers in their war
against tho Cubans. The letter was
duted May and reached thia city
through private sources, foe the reason,
as citrtd in the communication, that all
letters that go via Havana postoffice
are tampered with, and frequently do
not reach their destination. It was
pointed that letters containing any In
formation against the Spanish govern
ment led to the Imprisonment and often
to the death of the writer.
The letter received here this after
noon starts out with the statement that
sixty-four non-combatants, men, w
inen and children, were met by a Span
ish column under Colonel Altlea In the
town of Savanllla. near Matanxas, and
fired upon by his orders. Twenty-aev-en
were hilled instantly, and the rest
fled Into a cane field, which was set
on fire by the troops, and all perished
in the flames, and the bodies left food
tor the bustards.
BODIES IN THE BAY.
Another vase was then cited. It was
that of two bodies of white men which
were , found on the shores of Mutuuzas
bay. These bodies were lashed to
gether and there was unmistakable evi
dence of having been killed by machete.
The .discovery of the bodies caused a
great sensation, and now the author!
ties are trying to make out that the
killing was the work or the insurgents.
The writer points out that this Is ridicu
lous, for the reason that the Insurgents
are not In possession of Mutuuzas, and
that the dead men were political prison
ers confined lu San Severino castle,
where assassinations of this kind are
said to be curried on almost nightly.
ana the Domes east Into the buy huve
been found with ) weights attached to
their feet. In the case In point, the
writer says the weights must have be
come loosened and the bodies flouted
ashore. In a case before this, It U
stated that fishermen b rout lit up In
their nets bodies tied together with
weights and since then fishing has been
prohibited anywhere near that fort.
Affidavits to all these facts are in
possession of the person who wrote the
letter.
. WILL FIGHT FOR CUBA.
Two Ualtltuor Swells Lcle on th
Steamship Lanra o.
Baltimore. Muy 15.Socie.y u.id club
tlivlea are ugltutetl toiilglil over tile re
port tnnt two oi Baltimore s swell set
were pawnger.-i on the ulleged lillbiist
er steamship Luurudn, which sailed
from New Yutlt lust Saturday.
Additional Interest Is excited by the
statement that another youth, belong
ing to the top notch circle, went to
Cuba a few weeks ago and hus ar
ranged to Join the Insurgents alonK with
the two Ballimoi-euns on board the
Laurada.
Dr. Stewart McKluu a recent grad
uate of the I'niverslty of Virginia, and
a brother of Mr. Mo Klin, the well
known banker, early espoused the causa
of the Insurants and recently went to
Cuba, without, however, declaring un
lutenMou to do more thun study the
situation. Osmund Latrobe, a son of
Mr. Stewart Latrobe, and a nephew- of
ex-Mayor General Ferdinand C. Lat
robe. and Stewart Janney. who re-ently
graduated from John Hopkins' un I ver
ity, are named as the other two re
cruits for the insurgent ranks. For
some time it is alleged the young men
have been In communications with well
knewn Cubans in Baltimore mid else
where and have been offered hirh po
sitions in the Cuban service. Mr. Lat
robe, It is said, is slated for a colonel.
Mr. Latrobe's father, tonight declined
to discuss the matter beyond admitting
that his son was out of town.
A MIDNKiHT BELL.
Produced as a Ucncflt for tho Grocn
Rid ko Wheelmen.
One of the largest and most fashion
able audiences of the season saw "A
Midnight Bell" produced at the Froth
ingham last night by Dlgby Bell and
company as a benefit for the 'Green
Ridge wheelmen. It is more serious
than the average of Hoyt's comedies,
and gives Bell an opportunity to ills
play his versatility In an entirely new
field. His portrayal of the rustic dea
con, Lemuel TUltl, was an excellent bit
of character work.
He Is surrounded by a fine company,
Including Laura Joyce Bellaud, other
artists of not( and tbe-ftPfforrimnce as
ajyJuda-tsTer.v fine. The scenic display
is quite elaborate.
-The benefit was arranged for the bi
cycle club by James Qarney, Jr., and
will net It $250.
HOTEL WITH A HISTORY.
Its Proprietors llavo a Mania for Selling
Liquor Without a License.
Harry P. McCabe. proprietor of the
Pale n tine hotel, located near the Driv
ing park, was arrested by Constable
Timothy Jones last night for selling
liquor without a license. He waived a
hearing before Alderman Fldler, of the
First ward, and was held in S500 to
appear at court, Riley Edwards be
coming his bondsman.
The information in the rase was made
by County Detective Leyshon.
John Lay born, when proprietor of the
place, was convicted of selling with
out license and sentenced to a term of
Imprisonment While serving his sent
ence a nephew named James Boyle con
ducted the place and he too was ar
rested on the same charge as the uncle,
convicted and sentenced to Jail.
A TERMINAL NOLONGER.
D. II. Employes Will Have to Move to
Wllket-Unrro.
Next Monday an order will go Into ef
fect on the Delaware and Hudson rail
road necessitating the removal of two
crews, twelve men, from Green Ridge
to Wllkes-Barre. The trains now leav
ing here at 5.45 a, m. and 7 a. m. will bp
started from Wllkes-Barre, and the
trains due here at 4.55 p. m. and 7.41 p.
m. will run through to Wllkes-Barre.
Conductors Nichols and Cook are In
charge of the two trains. With each
are an engineer, a fireman, a baggage
master and two brakemen who niujit
also move to Wllkes-Barre. This city
Will no longer be a terminal of the Dela
ware and Hudson road
THE NEWS THIS MOUSING.
Weather Mkatleas Today i
Fair; Slightly Cseter.
1 Warner Miller's Statement.
Butchery In Cuba.
Conference Votes for Bishrps.
Senate Turns Mr. Dupont Down.
3 Market and Financial News.
Business World.
3 (Local) Fegley Was a Deceiver,
Baileyites After Nelson.
4 Editorial.
5 Local) For the Knights Templar Pa
rade.
Suicide and Accidents.
A Spruce Street Fire.
( Society Doings.
Church and Church Societies.
T News of the Suburbs.
8 (Sports) Scranton Walloped at To
ronto.
National League Scores.
9 Wonderland of Alaska.
10 Our 8parkling Welsh Letter.
H Woman's Paper Finale.
12 News Up and Down the VaHey.
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Weekly Opinions Advanced by K. G. Pan
Company The shoe Business Booming-!
ho Genoral Ontlook.
New York. May 15. R. O. Dun and
company, will say tomorrow In their
weekly Review of Trade:
Failures for the week have been 224
In the United States against 211 lust
year, and 33 in Canada against 37 last
year.
It is now the middle of May. too late
for business to change materially until
the prospects of coming crops are as
sured, and definite shape haa been giv
en to the president contest by the con
ventions. Until the future Is more
clear there Is a disinclination to produce
much beyond orders, or to order beyond
immediate and certain needs. If this
waiting spirit prevails two months
longer It will crowd Into the last half
of the year an enormous business if the
outlook then Is good. For the present
there Is P-ss business on the whole
than a year ugo.though In some branch
es, . more, and the delay following
months of depression Is too many try
ing and ctiusea numerous failures.
Speculative markets are comparatively
inactive, but the stock market 1 stag
nant, and the a vein e price of rullroud
stocks hus declined less than 1 per cent,
for the week, und the average of trust
stocks only about one-half of one per
cent.
An attempt Wutt made to manufacture
excitement lu cotton out of the govern
ment report but the prices cloned ex
actly as It began the week, and the port
receipts have been actually target- than
hist yeur. All current argument
based on the assumption thai I he
quantity . used . in matiuiuetui-e . haa
been or Is now at u maximum rate- ure
disproved- by the closing of many mills
for waul of demand, und these general
fifurts to' reduce wage which have
l UUned some strikes. As the mill to:k
in re ut hcin mills and also abroad are
much larger than usual, calculations
which ignore these lend to decelvY and
tile total supplies are far greater than
requirements for four months consump
tion, even at the maximum rate. Wheat
is unchanged In spite of all rumors.
Th railroad earnings huve been for
the first week of Muy 3.8 per cent, larger
limit last yeut. showing a trifle bet
ter than the returns for April.
SHOE BFSINF.HS GOOD. '
The most fortunate of the chief Indus
tries at present Is the boot and shoe
manufacture, which is not only ship-"
plug to customers within six per cent.
of the laj-gest number of cases ever
forwarded In the Hist half of May,
but is getting many new orders, and
there are many tirgent requests to an-
tlcl'iute oilers for June and July de
livery. Indicating that distribution to
ccMtsumei-s has much out run expecta
tions. Prices are unchanged at tho
lowest average yet reached, but there
Is a rather rapid advamce in hides at
Chicago and leather begins to stiffen a
little. .
Textile mills are not yet gaining.
Enormous bargain sales of cotton dress
goods and of ready made woolen cloth
ing have hindered orders at anv prices
which the mlll can afford to take, and
must have partly supplied needs of
consumers. For some cotton goods a
more active demand appcnrti, and low
grade bleached are an eighth higher,
hut Lonsdale and Fruit of loom bleach
ed 4x4 goods are cut to 6'j cents, and
unsold stocks of many kinds are heavy.
Sales of wool have been a little larger
the past week. The large drives In
clothing have cleared our stocks of some
ready-made concerns, but check new
business, and the general disposition
is to postpone orders as far as possible.
SILVERWARE STOLEN.
Burglars Pay an Early Morning Visit to
Kx-Jtidgo W'srd. ;
The resident -of ex-Judge Ward. 124
South, Sumner avenue, was burglarized-
at an early hour yesterday morning.
and $tuO worth of silverware was stol
en. A small pet dog was In the room
in which the judge and Douglass, his
son. sleep. The creature's barking
awakened the latter and upon sitting
up In bed, he saw a man at the door,
who r.d vised him with a "Ssh" to be
quiet.
When the burglar was discovered he
left the room. Mr. Ward aroused his
father and they went through the
house. The odor of chloroform was
very strong, and upon going to the
servant's room on the first lioor they
found the woman employed in the
household under the Influence of the
drug.
It Is the supposition that the burg
lars are no amateurs, but are a part of
a gang believed to be here In view of
the approaching Knights Templar pa
rade and Burnum's circus. Entrance to
the house was made through one of the
dining room windows.
MORE AIR IS NEEDED.
For That Reason the Dctlcvue Mlno Is
Now Shut Down.
An accumulation of a large body of
gas in the Bellevue vein of the Bellevue
mine has caused the shutting down of
the colliery, temporarily at least. About
six months ago there was a cave-In in
this vein. Outside the settling of the
surface caused much damage to prop
erty. Tbe full partially blocked the air way
to one of the veins and the gas has been
growing In bulk every day until last
Tuesday when it was decided to eeuae.
operation until the danger could be
remedied.
If the gas were once "touched off" the
consequences might be serious. A week
ago the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western starteu a lorce oi men at work
on a new air-way. This will be driven
through before Monday when work Will
be re-commenceu.
CB. DUPOMT THRHEB BOWH
Senate Rejects the Delaware States
man by a .Majority of One.
P01TLISTS AID DEMOCRATS
They Vote Against the Admission of Mr.
Dupont-Cuban Ouestlon Revived.
Private Pension Dills Con
sidered ia House.
Washington. May 13. The claim of
Henry A. Dupont for the vacant seat
In the senate from the state of Dela
ware was decided adversely to him to
day by a majority of one. The question
has been debated ot great length from
time to time; and that debate was
closed today at ft p. m. The result of
all the legal and constitutional argu
ments for and against, wits that the
Republican senators to a man voted in
favor of the claims; that the Demo
crats Just as unanimously against it;
and that the Populists allied themselves
solidly on the Democratic side making
the vote on the amendment which de
clared that Mr. Diiont was not en
titled to the seat 31 to 30. A second
vote on tbe resolution resulted In
exactly the same figures. There w us no
attempt on the part of the Republicans
to postpone the decisive issue.
The Cuban question was revived in
the senate today in the offering of a
resolution by Senator Morgan (Uein.,
Ala.) In rotation to the American cltl
sens captured on hoard the Competitor;
and a speech on the subject Is to be
made tomorrow by Mr. Morgan. The
tariff and public debt questions were
also brought up on the offerings of a
resolution by Mr. Ualllnger (Rep., N.
to be Imperatively demanded and Mr.
Galllcger gave notice that he would
address the senate on the subject before
final adjournment. A bill to prohibit
the Issuance of government bonds
without the authority of con gross was
made the basts of a long spseoh by Mr.
Baoon Dem., Ua.) in support ot the bill.
Ha advocated the Immediate repeal ot
the act of 1876 (the resumption act)
under which the authority to Issue
bonds Is claimed by the president and
secretary of the treasury and said that
an adjournment of congress without
such repeal would be an approval nf
past and future boud Issues under that
uct.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The house spent today lu passing
private peusdon bills, favorably report
ed from the committee of the whole
during the pat week. Before the houe
took the UttuaJ Prltay recess at 5 o'clock
101 bills hud been passed, and thirty
four others had be"ii laid aside to await
formal eivgrosgcim-nt before final ac
tion. The cont cited election case ot J.
Hampton Hoge vs. Peter J. Otey. from
tfui sixth district of Virginia waa ended
by thM aduptlcui of the report of the
oonniltte on elections No. 3 c until intiig
OUy a title to the scut.
Mr. Howard (Poo., Ala.) tnude a de
nial of the stories printed two nr tluiee
UtoutlM-atru ohargunr hliu with being
drimk on the floor of thv bouse, assert
ing that hf wutt sick, and that since
then he had been near to death's door.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION.
The president today sent to the sen
ate the following Humiliations:
VMlllunj Luvltren, of Minnesota, to be
I' idled Status district Judge for the dis
trict of Minnesota, vice R. T. Nelson
resigned. Dominic I. Murphy, of Penn
sylvania. -now first deputy MJtiiiumioiier.;
of pennons, to be comuibisUnier of pen
sions, vice William Lochren resigned.
Napoleon J. T. Dana, of New Hamp
shire to be first deputy commissioner
of pensions, vice Murohy.
The resignation of Judge Nelson was
received aX the White House this morn
ing a tul after a very short consul
tation the president decided to
fill the vacancy by the appoint
ment of Judge Iji hi -u without
consultation with the latter. Judge
Nelson's resignation was not unexpect
ed, as he has reached the age of re
tirement and has taken advantage of
the law, which ix-rinlts him to retain his
salary after leaving the bench.
YOUNG PEOPLE'S UNION.
Now Holding s Convention in tho First
Welsh Baptist Church.
The Barrtlst Your People's union of
the North Eastern Pennsylvania dis
trict began their annual conventlnu Inst
evening at the First Welsh Baptist
church on outh Main avenue. The
meeting was a forerunner to the regu
lar business convention of which will
lar business . convention, which will
start at 9 o'clock this morning. Tho
church was about half filled, the great
er oart of tho audience beitiK young
peopl. The 1'nli n delMirates preseni
were: From Flttstrm, Miss Christltin-
nn Martin. Edward Evan. John Harris,
David Jenkins and William Watklns;
North End, J. W. Jenkins, John Twin
ning, Miss Surah A. Evans and Miss
Mary A. Davis. Plymouth. Wllltnm N.
Evans and John Ingram:. WtlkesaUarm-
Mlesj Delia Evjmi, f Retr. J. T. Lloyd.
DantrrtTetTlngs and William Roberts;
South Wllkes-Barre. John W. Dnvls.
Richard .1. Evans; Warrior Run, M1ss?s
Emma Hopkins and Sue Richards;
Tnylor, Rev. J. M. Lloyd: Edwardsdnle,
Thomas Prltchard, William Doughton;
Scranton, Luther Lew-is. Professor
James Hughes, Morgan Bevan, Francis
Bevnn, William D. Kdwards, Annie
Davis and Norma Nlchotls.
Dr. N. S. Dt bbins. of Philadelphia,
was the antaker of the evening. Dr.
Dobbins Is seen tnry of the Baptist
Missionary society. As a public sjH-aker
he ranks with the gest In the Baptist
denomination. L.i.sl evening his theme
was on the missionary work In Africa.
Before Mr. Dobbins sricike Rev. El
enzar Edwards, who is president of the
I'nlon, offered a few Introductory re
marks. There v.-ns. also, a period of
Congregational singing and prayer. Af
ter Dr. Dobbins' bcture the delegates
held a short secret session. The lat
ter part of the evening wits spent In
a scclul way. Uefreslmimts were
served In the church festival room. The
delegates are bcliijr entertained during
their Htay her by individual members
of the first church's union. Lansford
and Nantlcoke representatives are ex
pected to arrive in time for today's
business sessions. The programme for
today's session Is very Interesting.
The regular church convention will
begin In the afternoon. Tomorrow will
be devoted to devotional meetings. Del
egates from the churches are expected
to arrive today.
Col. Tavtor Dead.
New York, May 15. The News reached
New Brunswick yesterday of the death
of Colonel S. Btaiu Taylor, said to he the
oldest graduate ot Kutger's college und
sou of the late Augustus F. R. Taylor,
at Cairo, 111., yesterday. Colonel Taylor
was graduated from Rutgers In 1S29.
Herald's Forecast.
New Tork, May II). In the Middle Kales
today, less ultry weather and fresh to light
westerly and southerly winds will prevail,
with slightly lower, followed by slowly
rising temperature. On Sunday, fair,
lightly warmer weaither and Uxtit to fresh
southerly winds will prevail, followed by
raw at nignt in us
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