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AMERICAN TRADE
WITH JAPANESE
I'acle Sam's Wares Coatiaae to Grow ia
Favor.
STATEMENTS BY MINISTER DUN
Cheap Skilled Labor, t'onl and Water
Power Will Encourage Western
naaulactnrers to Mettle TaereOar
Bultlrskip Coyest.
Washington. May 20. Perhaps In
spired by the frequent reference In
congress and the newspapers 'to the
probability of Japanese competition In
the future with our manufacturers, the
statistical bureau of the stute depart
ment some time ago called upon I'nited
States Minister Dun at Toklo to report
upon "The prospects of competition by
American manufacturers for contracts
In the Japanese empire."
The minister. In the course of his re
sponse, which will appear In the next
number of the consular reports, say
that while there has until recently been
a large difference In favor of the British
in cost of production this is rapidly dis
appearing, and there are now fair pros
pects of some ' articles of American
manufacture superseding the Kngllsh
and other Kuropean mukes. This fact
Is owing more to superior finish and
excellence than in the price of the
American goods. American locomotives
are growing In. favor In spite of ob
stacles arising from the fact that Bri
tish machines have been used and the
shops are so unfitted for the repair of
the American engines.
Mr. Dun gives some advice to Ameri
can manufacturers as to the necessities
of their studying the tastes of the Jap
anese as do the British, instead of try
ing to educate them to use our stand
ards, and he adds that after all the
greatest competitor not only America
but Europe has In Japan Is the growth
of the home Industries. With unlimited
cheap skilled labor, an abundance of
coal and magnificent water power, the
indications are that in the near future
the manufacturing Industries in Japan
will Increase enormously. When the
new treaties come Into operation there
will, however, be nothing to hinder
American enterprise from taking ad
vantages of these great opportunities
by starting manufactories in Japan.
The Japanese Government, the min
ister reports, Is about to contract for
the construction .of four big battle
ships abroad, and ittme of the w'll go
to in- I'nited Stute if the Diet ap
proves. The Japanese Government is
well disposed towards American ship
wrights for political and other reasons,
and they feel that it would be wise
to place some contracts with Japan's
best customer and steady friend. As
most of the Japanese naval oltlee:s and
constructors have been educated in
England thry naturally strongly prefer
Brit!li ships to any others, but the
I Govt rntmnt believes that the placing
or orders in the united States would be
gratifying to the American people, and
they are desirous of testifying in rome
tangible manner their appreciation of
the uniform friendliness of the Ameri
cans toward Japan. In this they are
backed by some of the most Influential
of the Japanese newspapers. The min
ister speaks of the recent visit to Japan
of special agents from Cramps and the
I'nlon Iron Works, and says they left
the country fairly well satisfie-1 with
the encouragement they received from
the authorities. .
TERRORIZED THE TOWN.
A Bad Man Clears the Streets of Fru
gality He Meets a Tamer and
Is Placed in a Box Car.
Altoona, Pa., May 20. Frugality, a
Cambria county coal town of about
2.000 Inhabitants, is practically owned
by Judge Dean, of the. supreme court.
He has made It an Ideal laboring com
munity. Though Inhabited almost sole
ly by miners the town is so orderly that
no officer of the law Is stationed there,
and the lockup has never been needed
until lust night, when a burly stranger
came in and registered at the hotel as
S. B. Stroup, of Mountalndale.
The StrouM, of Mountaindule, have
produced a couple of prize fighters, and
this fellow looked like one. He ordered
supper, complained that it was bad.
rushed back of the clerk's desk, seized
his revolver and began to shout.
The clerk offered to mark his bill paid
If he would leave. The offer was ac
cepted, and Stroup began to amuse him
self by shooting at two Polish peddlers,
who tied to the mountains, leaving their
packs where they dropped them.
Stroup then proceeded to terrorize the
town.
Finding the streets soon deserted, he
went to the office of the Cresson and
Clearfield Coal and Coke company and
knocked on the office door. P. II. Walls,
of Altoona. manager of the company
for Judge Dean, went to the door and
was met by a fusllade of bullets.
Walls, not being hit, grappled with
Stroup, and finally threw htm 10 feet
over a porch. The fellow returned, and
announced thut he had one cartridge
left for Walls. The latter, assisted by
several miners, tackled Stroup again,
this time securing him. They placed
him In a box car over night, and this
morning he was given a hearing before
'Squire Lynch, of Cresson, who com
mitted him for court at Ebensburg on
the charge of shooting with Intent to
kill.
DECLARES FOR FREE SILVER.
Democratic Convention of Iowa Also
Presents the Name of Horace Boies
-' Tor President.
Dubuque, Iowa., May 20. Carrying
out the programme formulated yester
day by the leaders or the majority ele
ment, the Democratic state convention
today declared for free silver In the
most radical terms; presented ex-Governor
Horace Boles to the Democracy of
the nation as a candidate for the presi
dential nomination and Instructed the
delegates-at-large and the district
delegates, three of the latter being ad
herents of the sound money doctrine to
voteas a unit. It wasthe most turbu
lent convention In the history of the
party In this state. Despite the Impar
tiality and fairness of the presiding
officer selected by the stlverltes, the
representatives of that element on the
Itoor were disposed to give little auar
ter to their opponents and there were
times when It looked as though the
convention would break up in disorder,
The majority report of the committee
on resolutions was barren of any refer
ence to President Cleveland or his ad
ministration, while the commendation
of the chief executive attached to the
minority report was voted down by
nearly 3 to l. in a measure, however,
that may be taken as due to the fact
that It was appended to a sound money
resolution, for It was not noticeable.
mat me caustic comments upon the
administration made by Permanent
Chairman Carr, evoked but a scant ap
plause from the silver men, while his
declarations that the financial policy of
the administration was not that of the
Democratic and that the party has
been betrayed by its chosen leaders,
were received with chilling silence. Ex
Governor Boles heads the delegation to
Chicago, and his associates are: Sam
D. Evans, Ottumwa; Will A. Wells.
Elkadeer, and Lewis T. Genung, of
Hastings.
The business proper of the convention
having to be disposed of. Governor
Boles was presented and accorded a
tumultuous reception. His remarks
were brief and elicited little enthusi
asm. . There was an exodus of delegates
simultaneous with the governor's clos
ing words, and the report of the com
mittee on resolutions presented by W,
L Read, of Des Moines, was listened to
with scant attention.
MR. THOMAS HONORED.
A Scrantonian Selected as Deputy Qrand
Master in State Grind Lodje
of Odd Fellows.
Pittsburg. Pa.. May 20. The State
Grand Ludge of Odd Fellows spent a
busy day. The long roll of 1.08S names
was gone over several times and oc
cupied all the morning session, disclos
ing the presence of j0 delegates. Just
before the noon recess, the election
count committee reported the election
of Amos II. Hall, of Philadelphia, as
grand master for the ensuing year W.
Gavlord Thomas, Scrar.ton. deputy
grand master; James B. Nlcho.son,
Philadelphia, grand secretary; M. R.
Muckle, Philadelphia; grand treasurer;
Robert E. Wright, AUentown, grand
representative and Samuel McKeever,
Philadelphia, grand warden. There
was no opposition to any of these but
McKeever. .The c-unl showed him only
7S votes ahead of his competitor, Her
man Beckert, of Philadelphia, and it Is
the general Impression that the case
will be protested, which will result In
an Interesting session.
This afternoon was spent in discuss
ing the report of the committee on
finance, presented Tuesday., which re-,
quested that th per capita tax be
raised from 10 cents every half year to
12 cents, in order to meet the running
expenses, which for the past year wort
fS.nOo aht ad of the receipts. ' The ma
jority of the lodge were In favor of the
raise, but a two third vote Is required.
Just before the close, the matter was
settled by compromising on a raise to 11
cents.
In the evening there was an exempllfl
catln of unwritten work. Tomorrow
the revision of the by-laws will be tak
en tip, and some exciting contests are
expected. The daughters of Rebekah
today heard the reports of their officers
and accepted them. The address of the
president, Mrs. T. G. Haines, was of a
friendly character and teemed with
good counsel for the subordinate lodges.
Mrs. Marlon Joslyn, of Philadelphia,
the secretary, said In her report that
there were last year 164 lodges In Penn
sylvania, and that now the number Is
195. There are 11.331 members of the
Daughters of Rebekah residing in
Pennsylvania, of whom only 878 are
men. This evening the ladles had a
banquet.
Tomorrow there will be an exempli
fication of unwritten work by the sec
retary, followed by the election of of
ficers. It Is conceded that Mrs. S. L.
Erdman. of Philadelphia, will be the
new president, and that Mrs. Joslyn
will succeed herself as secretary. The
fight will be ovlr the vice-presidency.
There will be an excursion on the Mo
nongahela in the afternoon and a ban
quet In the evelng.
SEN0R DE LOME EXPLAINS.
The Order Forbidding the Export of
Tobacco Not a Retaliatory .Measure.
Washington, May 20. Senor Dupuy
De Lome, the Spanish minister declares
that the order prohibiting the export of
tobacco from Cuba is misrepresented
In dispatches attributing It to General
Weyler as a retaliatory measure
against Insurgent sympathizers In this
country. He says that it Is not a polit
ical measure In any sense, but was
adopted by the government at Madrid,
after serious consideration td-meet an
economic necessity; that the govern
ment for a long time delayed taking the
action because of its injury to com
merce but was driven to the step by the
fact that without It over 15,000 cigar
makers In Havana would" soon be
thrown out of work for lack of raw ma
terial and from 50 to 60 thousand women
and children dependent on them would
be In danger of starvation.
The minister disavows Spanish -responsibility
for the condition's which
have forced the decree. The prohibi
tion, he contends, is exactly of the
same nature as If the United States
were compelled to stop the export of ce
reals rrom mis country in lime ot fam
ine or great industrial depresslon."'H
Is Informed that there Is as much Cuban'
tobacco now In this country as In Cuba
and that the hardship here will not be
as great as was at first supposed. At
any rate, he claims, Spain was left no
alternative In the matter.
GERMAN CATHOLIC C0NQRESS.
The Convention Desires Repeal of
Inc Compulsory Educution Bill.
Pittsburg. Pa , May 20. At this morn
ing's business session of the German
Catholic congress, Pottsvllle was se
lected as the place for the next meet
ing. The election of officers resulted:
President, Philip Wise. Wllkes-Barre;
treasurer, John Becker, Pottsvllle;
first vice-president. Chris Duby, Potts
vllle: second vice-president, Matthias
Koehl, Sharon: corresponding secre
tary. Rev. Peter Massoii, Mlnersvllle;
recording secretary, John Fink, Pitts
burg. A resolution was adopted to petition
the next state legislature for the re
peal of the .compulsory educational
bill.
The congress then adjourned.
This afternoon the delegate and vis
itors were banqueted at St. Marian's
hall, Allegheny.
Nteamship Arrivals, f
New York, May 20. Arrived: Werra,
from Genoa, Naples and Gibraltar; Ancho
rla, from Glasgow and Movllle. Sailed;
St. Paul, for Southampton; Frlesland. for
Antwerp; Teutonic, fo lLlverpoor; Cali
fornia, for Hamburg. Arrived out: Latin,
nt Southampton; Clrcassla, at Movllle;
Paris, at Soutehampton; Clermanle, ul
Queenstown. Sailed for New York: Bprc-a,
from Southampton; obdam, from Rotter
dam: Massachusetts, from London, 81 slit,
ed: Werkendam, from New York dor Rot
terdam, passed the Y I sard.
e Pension Bill Vetoed.
Washington, May 20. President Cl:vt.
land today vetoed a bill granting a pen.
slon to Lydla A. Tuft, widow of a private
In a Connecticut regiment.
Treasury Gold Reserve.
Washington, May 20. The treasury gold
reserve at the close of business today stood
at tlll,l70,m The day's withdrawals were
tmM. of which tw.ooo was for export.
PROCEEDINGS OF
M. E. CONFERENCE
Objectloas Made to the Lkeasiaf ol the
National Capital.
THE DISCUSSION ON DISCIPLINE
Conference Kefuses to Change the
Clause Relating to Amusements.
Bishop Foster is Given an Ovation,
Following His Remarks I'pon Re
tiremest. Cleveland. O., May 20. Bishop FoBter
presided at the session of the general
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church this morning. The feature of
the session was the discussion of the
amusement question.
Lewis Curtis was elected on the first
ballot as agent for the western book
concern, with headquarters at Cincin
nati.
A resolution was unanimously adopt
ed reciting that the sale of liquors In
the national capital was a national dis
grace and asking In the name of 10.000.
000 people that congress abolish the
practice.
The committee on the state of the
church drew the conference Into an ex
citing discussion by recommending that
that part or the discipline relating to
specific amusements be not changed.
I'nder the present law persons indulg
ing In Intoxicating liquors as a bever
age, renting property to or becoming
bondsmen for liquor dealers, dancing,
playing at games of chance, attending
theaters, horse races, circuses, and In
dulging In many other popular amuse
munts, shall be expelled from the church
unless the offender exhibit real humilia
tion. Levi Master, of Michigan, said that
he thought the specifying of alleged sin
ful amusements was a great mistake
for the church. "All Christendom Is di
vided on the question," said he. "I do
not believe that It ts always wrong to
go to a theater or play cards. If you
forbid a horse race, why not forbid a
foot ball game? This question should
be left entirely to the Individual Judg
ment of the members of the church. It
Is better to allow Individual Judgment
than to prohibit amusements that
Christendom is divided on. We cannot
afford to follow the lead of the church
of Rome by crushing Individual Judg
ment. This amusement law ts a dead
letter. You cannot enforce It. There
fore I move to strike out all that part
of the section that relates to amuse
ments." AGAINST WORLDLINESS.
Dr. J. B. Graw, of New Jersey, said:
"This Is an age of worldllness and sin
ful pleasure. If this paragraph Is re
moved. It will be regarded as a move
ment toward worldllness. Is there any
one here who Is willing to say that any
one of these 'sinful amusements shall be
practiced by our members? I hope the
paragraph wu: stand. I stand for God
and Methodism, and not for the world.
Joseph F. Berry, editor of Epworth.
said: "This is a question In which the
young people of our church are socially
Interested, and they are against the
proposed change. Sin multiplies fast,
and we cannot watch our young folks
too mucn.
Rev. John D. Walsh, of Kentucky
"This Is an unfortunate chapter In our
discipline, but we cannot change it
now. The world is looking at us, and If
we take out some of these sinful
amusements, the world will say that
we do not object to them."
By an almost unanimous vote the con
ference refused to change the discipline
on me suoject or amusements.
George P. Mains, of New York. east.
was elected junior book agent at New
York, on the fourth ballot. Henry C.
Jennings, of Minnesota, was elected
Junior agent of the western book con
cern.
Rev. Dr. A. G. Palmer and Rev. A. n
Leonard were elected secretaries of the
missionary societies on the first bal
lot. Another ballot was taken for third
secretary. On the first. Rev. Dr. John
I Mitchell, presiding elder of Cleveland,
receivea niteen votes.
BISHOP FOSTER'S REMARKS.
After recess Bishop Foster announced
that In view of the fact that Bishop
Goodsell would be compelled to leave
before It came his turn to preside, he.
Bishop Foster, would ask Bishop Good
Bell to preside the remainder of the
morning. Continuing. Mr. Foster said:
"I have received a large number of let
ters denouncing the action of the con
ference In retiring me as cruel, brutal
and as an outrage. These letters come
from the best Methodists In the coun
try. I want to say that these good peo
ple are misinformed. There comes a
time in all men's lives when they must
retire, and the conference simply
recognized this fact. They did right,
and I respect them for It. I go to re
tirement, but will carry the office of
Episcopacy to the grave. I love my
brethren, and 1 believe that most of
them love me."
' Bishop FoBter was given an ovation.
The- conference and galleries rose to
their feet. There was much waving of
handkerchiefs and loud applause.
The question of the revlsal of the
hymnal was discussed for fully an hour.
Many earnest arguments were made.
The question was decided In the nega
tive. The second ballot for the third
missionary secretary resulted In no
choice.
The hour for adjournment having ar
rived, the election of the third secretary
went over until tomorrow. Tonight
Bishop Charles Fowler delivered a lec
ture on "Lincoln" to an audience of
5.000.
HASTINGS NOT A CANDIDATE.
The Governor Has Not Heard That He
Is Slated for Vice-President.
Harrlsburg, Pa.. May 20. Governor
Hastings, when asked about the story
that Senator Quay proposed to make
him vice-president, as told In dispatches
from Washington, said this morning
that It's the first he had heard of It.
He read the story with some Interest
and at the end remarked: "There Is
nothing in It."
The governor says he Is not a candi
date for anything, that he Is a delegate
to the national convention and ex
pects to go and place Quay's name be
fore the convention for president. Fur
thermore he Is very well contented with
his present official position, and does
not care to change It.
Ives a Winner.
Chlcagd, May a). Wank Ives, recovered
his billiard stroke at the tournament to
night, defeating his old-time opponent,
Schaefer, by a score of Goo to 4ffo In the
best game of the series. Brilliant mase
shots at long range were featur.es of the
game. Each of the players has now won
one game.
. Herald's Weather Forecast.
New York. May 21. In the' Middle states
today, partly cloudy, slightly warmer,
northeasterly to southeasterly winds, pre
ceded by rain on the coast, followed by
clearing, except, possibly, on the coast.
On Friday, fair, warmer southerly wiads.
THE NEWS THIS MOUSING.
Weather ladkatleas Today
Light Showers; Warmer, East Wlads.
American Trade with Japan.
Iowa Democrats fur Free Silver,
Temperance Men In Session at Free
land.
M. K. Conference Discusses Discipline.
State Physicians Meet at Hsrrisburg.
Senor De Lome Explains.
Day's Doings In Congress.
Iron and Steel Trad.
(Local) Evangelical Conference Ends.
Temperance Men at Freeland iCon
eluded). Editorial.
Continents of Our Exchanges.
(Local) Seranton Nw Women.
Two Sudden Deaths.
Laws for the Y. M. I.
Work of City Solicitors.
Buffalo Takes the Second Game from
Seranton.
A New Depot for Ptttston.
Suburban News.
.Market and Slock Quotations.
News t'p and Down the Valley.
Japanese Theaters.
STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY.
The Members Tendered a Reception by
the Governor Complete List of
Officers Elected Yesterday.
Hanlsburg. Pa , May 19. A reception
was tendered the members of the State
Medical society this evening at the ex
ecutive mansion by Governor and Mrs.
Hastings. The full list of officers ana
delegates chosen today is as follows:
President. Dr. E. K. Montgomery, Phil
adelphia; first vice-president, Dr. C. a.
9huw, Allegheny: second vice-president.
Dr. F. B. Hall. Clinton, third vice-presi
dent. Dr. F. M. Uvlngston. Lancaster;
lourin vice-presiaeni, ur. a. ..
York county; swretary. Dr. W. B. At
kinson, Philadelphia; assistant secretary.
Dr. Adolph Koeulg, Allegheny county;
treasurer. Dr. G. H. Dunmlro, Philadel
phia. Members of judicial council Dr. M. A.
Rhoad. Berks; Dr. John H. Pachard,
1'hliaJelDhla.: Dr. John Our men. Warren.
Committee on publication Dr. Edward
Jackson, chairman; Dr. H. A. Hare, Phil
adelphia; Dr. G. W. Oulhrle. Luserne
county; Dr. J. H. Wilson, Beaver; Dr. L.
W. Neail. Daunhln.
Censors First district J. W. Walk,
Philadelphia; S. P. Barlleson, Delaware;
James Fulton. Chester.
Second district J. B. Walker, Bucks: E.
M. Green, Northampton; William B. Era.
man, Lehigh; William L, Kuns, Carbon.
Third district J. W. Weaver. .Mont
gomery: W. Murray Weldman, Burks;
A. F. Branston, Schuylkill.
Fourth district T. M. Livingston, Lan.
caster; H. MeOovern, Dauphin; H. U,
Oarls, Perry; William M. Guilford, Loban
on: A. M. Smith. Snvder.
Fifth district W. F. Bacon. York: John
Montgomery, Franklin ;iK. P. Koons, Cum-
oeriana.
Sixth district Crawford Irwin. Blair
S. C. Stever, Huntingdon; D. M. Crawford,
juntata.
Seventh district J. S. Troxell, Cambria
H. M. Latency, Somerset; A. H. Hersli
berger, Mifflin; J. W. B. Kamerer, West'
moreland: J. T. Cess. Indiana.
Eighth district Samuel Ayers, Alle
gheny; J. B. Donaldson, Washington; W.
a. I nrocKmorton, ureene.
Ninth district S. D. Bell. Butler: H. M,
Shallenberger, Beaver; J. W. Marston,
Mercer; J. E. Rltchey. Venango; R. S.
Dallacs, Clarion.
Tenth district W. B. Hazletlne, War
ren: A. Mulhauot. Elk: C. A. Belmer. Jef
ferson; A. M. Straight, McKean; Daniel
N. Davis, Erie; W. D. Hammaker, Craw
ford. Eleventh district J. L. Henderson,
.-iearneia ; u. r . iia rris, center ; u. f . sou,
Lycoming; R. B. Watson, Clinton; W. D.
Veilder, Tioga.
Twelfth district P. C. Newbaker, Mon
tour; L. B. Kline, Columbia; W. G. We,
ver. Luzerne.
Thirteenth district S. M. Woodburn,
ttrauioru; j. ttaisey, Busquenannn.
Delegates to American Medical ssxoi la
tlon for 1897, which meets in Philadelphia
next June, was elected as follows: J. J.
Buchanan. Allesheny; W. B. Ulrick. Del
aware; H. X. Bnubreck, Franklin: O. H.
Dunmire. Philadelphia; W. E. Sweller,
Cumberlan; William Mickelsan, Venango
W. B. Logan. Cambria: W. C. Simpson
Beaver; Arthur C. Wheeler, Erie; W. 8,
Foster, Allegheny; il. u. Mccormick, Ly
coming; A. H. Haberstadt, Schuylkill
Kobert U. Fiierst. Clinton: W. B. Wit
son, Mifflin; Thomas. Mllllken, Greene: A,
E. Snyder Susquehanna; E. H. Coo ver,
usupnin; v. u, Tweeuie. carbon; T. j,
KllnedlnBt, York: W. Murray Welch
man. Berks; J. H. Wilson. Beever; J. W,
Graff. Montgomery; Alex, Orals. Lan
caster; J. W. Morrow, Forrest; Evan
O'Neill Kane; McKean: H. G. Creltzman,
C. L. Stevens, Brudfnrd; C. G. Harman
Huntingdon; B. H. Detwller, Lycomlntt
R. H. Short, Cumberland; Willis M. Ba
ker, Warren: W. S. Brenbaltz, Lancaster
W. S. Langshore, Luzerne; F. T. Davis.
Venango; J. W. Shsetz. Northumberland
J. R. Care. Montgomery; E. R. Gardner,
Susquehanna; John Fry, Blair; C. M
Strlekler, Warren; W. R. Palmer, Elk
Laura. J. Dice, York ; Ellen' Brown, Dela
ware: I. P. Kllns-ensmlth. Indiana: D. H
Bergey, Montgomery; John Montgomery,
r ranann.
Delegates to Pan-American Medical con
gres J. M. Anders, Philadelphia; Ernest
Lariaca, rniianeipnta: w. T. Bacon, York
H. S. Ramsey, Franklin; A. M. Miller, Lan
caster; K. M. Carson, Montgomery; T
T. Davis. Venanso.
Delegates to Maryland Medical society
c i-. nummei, cumDeriand; w. Murray
neiamsn, oeras.
Pittsburg was selected as the next
place of meeting.
The sessions today were devoted to
the reading of papers and their duscus
slon.
OWEN D. JONES DEAD.
The Well-Known Actor, Formerly of
Wilkes-Barre, Drowned.
New York, May 20. The body of a
drowned man found at the foot of
Twenty-third street. South Brooklyn
last night, was Identified this morning
as Owen D. Junes, 30 years old, who Is
known all over the otintry as Edmund
Drury, an actor of tragic and strong
melodramatic parts. He fell In th
water near Twenty-third street about
a week ago and his cries for help were
heard by the captain and crew of the
tug boat Comanche. A rope was thrown
to the man, but he disappeared before
it reached him.
Owen D. Jones was a son of a wealthy
Wllkes-Barre, Pa., family, his father
being Thomas Jones, a retired builder
of that town.
During an engagement In Wilkes
Barre Jones met a Miss Richards, who
had a fortune of $70,000 In her own
name. She fell In love with him, mar
ried him and went on the stage with
Jones in small parts. He was making
$100 a week at that time, and the' two
were happy together until the drinking
habit took possession of the man and
he and his wife parted. The body of
the actor has been taken to an under
taking establishment at 732 Third ave
nue, and a wealthy aunt living in Plym
outh, Pa., has been notified..
.
Headquarters for Wheelmen.
Hurrlsburg, Pa.,. May 20. The highway
improvemnt committee of the Pennsyl
vania division of ttiu League of Ameri
can Wheelmen held a meeting In this
city today and decided to establish head
quarters here, and the chief aim of the
committee will be to secure from the next
legislature a Hberal aWMMrJatlon for road
Improvement "
TEMPERANCE MEN
MEET AT FREELAND
Proposition to Increase Per Capita Tax
May Cause Trouble, i
GENERAL PARADE IN SCRANT0N
It Will Be Held on Ortotjer 10 Next.
Mr. O'Toole Enters Protest
Against the Minutes of the Last
National ConventionAnnual Ad
dress of President O'llara.
Special from a Staff Correspondent.
Freeland. Pa.. May 20. Anything but
agreeable weather overhangs the town
of Freeland. This morning the four
teenth annual convention of the Catho
lic Total Abstinence union of the Seran
ton diocese opened and the visiting
delegates, who did not bring their over
coats along, are regretting It. The sky
Is dull and leaden and the air Is chill
and piercing. Hotel accommodations
are lacking, and the delegates who
came this morning, either have to ac
cept cots In the hallways or else Jour
ney by trolley to Hasieton, roues
away.
Most of the delegates arrived Tuesday
evening and they scooped In the best
the town affords. The place where the
convention is In progress Is a new opera
house, erected by the St. Aloysiua toiui
Abstinence and Benevolent society ot
Freeland. at a cost of I15.000. It was
dedicated last night with appropriate
exercises, the feature of which was an
address by Rev. M. J. Fallhee, pastor of
the parish.
The society is a nourishing organiza
tion of 300 members, and they are a pro
gressive lot of young men The opera
house is built of brick, two stories high,
has a spacious entrance, and two floors.
The first floor ts equipped with com
fortable chairs. It has a seating cap
acity of ar,0. and the gallery seats 250
more. There is a large stage, miea
with handsome and abundant scenery.
Light Is furnished by electricity. The
hall Is situated on the corner of Ridge
and Carbon streets and is not only a
marked credit to the young men who
.built tt, but It la 'one of the imposing
structures In the town.
OPENING OF THE CONVENTION.
It wras nearly 11 o'clock before the rap
of President John J. O'Hara's gavel
called the delegates to order. A hand
some American Hag spreads out Its
folds an the light ef the stage, ana
close bv are enlarced portraits of Rev,
Theobald Mathew and His Grace Arch-
blshoD John Ireland, of St. Paul. Sec
retary T. W. Early, Assistant Secre
taries S. J. Connor, or wiiKes-narre,
and Edward McLoughlin. of this town,
and Second Vice President Peter Mc
Cov. occunted places on the stage.
Rev. rather rannee openeu wun
prayer, and afterward gave a brief ad
dress He counseled the delegates to
avoid acrimonious debate and to trans
act their business In a sptrlt of brother
ly love. Rev. James A. Moffltt, assist
ant priest at St. John's church. South
Seranton. arrived to represent Rev. E.
J. Melley, pastor of the same churoh,
who Is spiritual director or tne union,
and who could not be present, as he Is
busy attending to arranging for his
departure for Europe next Monday,
Rev. Father Moflltt was Introduced and
in his usual entertaining style he spoke
for five minutes on cadet societies and
encouraged their organization. Be
sides representing Rev. Father Melley,
he Is a delegate from Bt. Patrick's cadet
society of his pariah. The minutes of
the Carbondale convention were not
read; they were printed In pamphlet
form and distributed among the dele
gates. President O'Hara defined his policy In
a firm manner at the outset and went on
record against dilly-dallying methods.
He urged that any delegate having a
resolution to propose or an Important
motion to make should reduce the mat
ter to writing. The convention i as
sembled for business, he said, and as
soon as there came a period when no
business was before the body, then it
was ready to adjourn. He meant by
that, that the gavel would drop on
needless debate
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
Ambrose O'Neill, of Wllkes-Barre? P.
J. Mulherln, of Providence; and John J.
McManaman, of this town, were ap
pointed a committee on credentials.
The delegates handed In their passports
and the gentlemen of the committee
retired to make up the roll.
M. J. O'Toole, of Seranton, read a
telegram of congratulation which he
thought would be fitting to send t6 the
grand council of the Young Men's In
stitute, now in session in Seranton. His
motion to Bend It wsb received with
unanimous favor; acting upon a simi
lar Impulse James F. Judge made a
motion that a telegram of congratula
tion also be sent to the state conven
tion of Ancient Order of Hibernians In
session at Carbondale. This motion
was adopted, and accordingly President
O'Hara sent both telegrams. The reson
ant voice of ex-Mayor John Kelley, of
Carbondale, was heard in eulogy of the
Young Men's Institute. His remarks
were brief, his Intention being not to
let the occasion go by without saying
a a-ood word for the Institute. Peter
McCoy, of Seranton, said that the In
stitute Is akin to the temperance move-
ment, for Its members must be sober
and of good character.
President O'Hara advanced the opin
ion that a telegram of congratulation
should be sent to Rt. Rev. Bishop Mi
chael J. Hoban, but the suggestion was
made that the committee on resolutions
would embody a testimonial In their re
ooi't which would Impart to the distln-
guijihed dignitary the sentiment of the
delegates In a more extended iorm than
cotid be contained in the brief space
of d telegram.
THE COMMITTEES NAMED,
The following committees were then
named: Auditing. James Fox, of Car
bondale: John Masterson, of Wilkes
Barre; Patrick McCormlck, of Ashley,
and James Lee, of Plymouth. Resolu
tions. James J. White, of Seranton
Hon. John Kelley. of Carbondale; John
Gallagher, of Frenchtown: M. J.
O'Toole and William Daniels, of Scran
ton; Patrick Fisher, of Nantlcnke, and
M. J. Brady, of Kingston. Constitu
tional amendments, D. A. Mackln, of
Wllkes-Barre; John Brennan, of Plains,
and William F. cummlngs, of Arch
bald. A motion was made to adourn for din
ner, and before the chairman could
state the motion, a number of delegates
were on their feet to oppose It. They
wanted to hear the president's annual
address, but Charles Lavan, of v likes-
Barre, a veteran In the temperance
cause, who hus served a term as vice
president of the union, and a man, who.
If It were In his power, would dump all
the liquor In the world Into the ocean.
thought It would be better to get their
dinner first. They could stand the ad
dress better afterward. President
O'Hara smiled audibly.
M. J. O'Toole Insisted that :t was too
early to adjourn and pulled out his
watch with, "Mr, Chairman, why It's
only a quarter after eleven!" Some
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