THE ONLY- REPUBLICAN DAILY IN - LACKAWANNA COUNTY. "f If. ' . V EIGHT PAGES SO COLUMNS. SCllANTOX", PA., FIJI DAY MOKN1XG, MAY 22, 1SD. TWO CEXTS A COPY. Sale Of MM mer Dres All the pick of this seas on's choicest productions. WcfeMs Are MgM Prices Better Tlias MgU Among the many lots offered we include stich especially desirable goods as 12 PIECES SS-lnch nil wool Jacqucred Helgcs. Soft, mellow figure tints or Hunt mixtures. The dantlcst of all our 00c. cloths. Sale Price, 35c 10 PIECES 40-Inch plain figured Mohairs: a lovely cloth in the best of fashion able Rhodes, effects, dots and mix tures. Sale Price, 58c 10 PIECES 46-Inch heavy all wool French Diag onals In desirable light mixed ef feets. An ideal weave for bicycle suits, and just right weight. Lowest former price, 7fic. Sale Price, 59c 13 PIECES Fancy silk finished Mohairs in neat, mottled stripe effects; shades all light; were Kiic. Sale Price, 622 15 PIECES New Persian Suitings. A most beautiful fabric, soft Illuminated tones that suggest the light and shade of the woodlands in June time. Weight just right for com fort. Have been a leading value at 85c. Sale Price, 62c 14 PIECES Mozambique Suiting, zephyr . weight, exquisite new effects in the lending Humme r tl: ts nn.l c Mings, including Woodland (liven, China Ulne, Antique Wood, light and dark Hlate and liroun. The pnttlest cloth of the season. Sale Price, 69c ) PIECES Kxtra eholc! French Beige In mot tled, light color cflVcls. Width, 46 Inches; have been S5c. Sale Price, 65c 10 PIECES 46-Inch French Covert cloths, htnd some combination, tones on grays and tans. A regular Nfc quality. Sale Price, 59c Dress Goods Sale, o e e Iay.21,:at 9 a. WAREHOUSE Starts WALL STREET STORY ON MR. M'KINLEY Suss. II l.isisU That the Tariff Cl:jr.i;.li;;i is a Quid Bug. STOCKS K.VLLV IN CONSfQUtNCE H:ial.cr- W liu Have CiproM'd Tlicir Ui-lil.c lor Die Oliiii StulcMiiiin Now 'l ull, in Hi I nor--l m le ltuM-ll Suae lilt" Hail a Tij. New York. May SI. A report gained currency In Wall turret shortly before noon today that McKinley will come out tomorrow with an announcement that he Is in favor of a gold standard. The repoit caused some excitement and found many belleveis. as an immediate rally In the stock market showed. It is slgnilieaut that In bank circles i-( rtain bankers who have all along ev pressed their dislike for .Major McKin ley and their doubts of his oosition on the ciirrtt;cy question, are talking to day more In his favor, and some of them ray positively that they have In forinailon that McKinley will be a linn advocate of sound money, as the term Is understood in the street. Kussell Hage said that McKinley Is as firmly in favor of a gold standard as he is himself. When asked how he knew that, Mr. Sage replied that he had taken pains to itscertuin directly and for his own in formation. That some information of some kind in favor of .McKinley has been received by some house on the street is generally believed, but noth ing definite Is known. VKR.MONT'S VOTK." Koston. Mass., May L'l. A special In tonight's Transcript from St.""Albuns, Vt.. says In part. "Senator Kdinunds has written a let ter to at least one of the delegates chos en to represent Vermont at the nutlonal convention at St. l-nuls In which h virtually expressed disgust at the action of the (ireen Mountain voters in taking a stand which makes It practically Im perative that their delegates vote for McKinley at St. l.ouls. "The missive was written about a weelt ago, to Colonel Edward C. Smith, of St. Alhnmt, president of the Central Vermont railroad and one of the dele-gntes-at-urge. Speaking about the possibility that the Vermont delegates mav not at St. l.ouls nil cany out the cxnressed pre ference of the state convention Colonel Smith snld In his opinion, the delegates would be obliged to vote for McKinley as a matter of honor without regard to personal preferences, Colonel Smith expressed the belief that McKinley would be nominated on the first ballot at St. houia. but said he thought there was yet some danger that MeKtnley's boom would so big that it mlglA at last break onVJ'count of its own weight. In that case, the Vermont votes would probably go to the man who developed the most strength. PROF. SUMNER EMPHATIC. He is Dissatisfied With the Press, the Doctrine and the Government An important Question Remains. New Hnven, Conn., May 21. Profes sor W. ). Sunnier, head of the depart ment of the social science and political economy at Yale, has addressed a rous ing letter to the Yule Alumni weekly relative to a nctnt article on the Vene zuelan question. He uses the following strong language: Our "public men" bow to the people and make It their highest virtue to utter other people's opinion, our newspapers run lower ami lower every year and so much so that the l)e.t of I hem are beginning to express their shame of themselves and each other. II seems to me that the cbisycs that stund fur education should stop and think. I do net ciiier here Into a discussion of lite alleged "doctrine." Whenever it lias been Invoked In any forum uf men competent to discuss It. It has proved to be a ridiculous and liieleviint fiction. It serins lu me that amuiiKSl men of schol arly pursuits It Hutlkvs to appeul to the liiiineiiyc mischief which hus been done in church ami state. The mrihod Is utterly uiistuteMiiiunllke and umll.nlumutic and it is a sign of hulf-cdilcatloii to use It. In ail this mutter there has been an up rourioiis appeul to "patriotism" ant "America iiIhii." I should like, above all things, to enjoy u tiuill of patriotic pride, one session of congress that would eschew hutiromlie Mini alteiid to business would do mure to give It to me than a thousand iroii-claiis. An especial appeal has h-en made to "nipi'or: the presldeal." There remains t);i . ni.-.-l ion. "What for'.'" What itiisuu Is there for disturbing the public pt ace ami happiness, for. upset ting buslneifs, for gelling the reputation for quarrelsomeness, for practising the grades of eowlioyism? Those who liki. Ilnil kind of a thing have enjoyed the e.t hileral'ion of a cowboy w hen he lerroiixes a village. It steins lo me that men of re siKiiisibilily can look upon It with only mingled shame, contempt uud regret. PRAISE FOR MR. TERRELL. Missionaries Speak Highly of the Work of the United States Minister to Tur key Mr. Dodge's Statement. New York, May 31 .--William K. Dodge, one of the committee of the Mis sionary boards who had a conference last Friday with President Cleveland, at which, it was said, certain charges were preferred against United States Minister Terrell accusing him of misrepresenting- this government In Con stantinople, was seen today by a rep resentntlve of the I'nlted States, to whom lie explained the errand of the committee to Washington. He said: "A committee of gentlemen Interested jn the work of American missionaries in Turkey went to Washington last week to confer with the president and the state department In regard to thp position and work of the missionaries and American societies In Turkey and to talk over the treaty rights on the Sllbtect. "The Kev. Henry G. Dwlght, who Is thoroughly conversant with these af fulrs, was Invited to accompany us and the president usked Minister Ter rell to be present at the conference, If It were convenient. Simply an Informal talk was had upon the questions and no conclusions were reached.. Minister Terrell's tiBme was mentioned, but only In the kindliest way and in warm words of praise. The Rev. Mr. Dwlght told of the good work Mr. Terrell had done for this government in the sultan's do main, and especially praised him for the beneficial aid he has afforded Amer ican missionaries In Turkey. Not an unkind word wa spoken of Mr. Ter rell. "During; an Incidental conversation about the Turkish court. It was sug gested by some one that In view of the peculiar condition of affairs In that country, It might be well In the future to select one of our most thoroughly trained diplomulits fur the post. From this remark may have arisen the story concerning the charges. Th.-iv was no intention to disiHtrage- Mr. Terrell's work us minister to Turkey und the suggestion was made in a tilendly spirit." x Ur. J i s la h Strong, also one of the committee who saw the president on this occasion, was present during the reporter's Interview with Mr. I lodge, and acquiesced In the killer's state ment. IN FAVOR OF BARUSLEV. Board olTiirdoiis Decide lu ;rnnt n It cli curing ill His I'list. Harrlsburg. Pa., May 21. Tin board of pardons today heard argument by counsel for a rehearing In the case of John Hardslev. the convict ex-clty treasurer, of Philadelphia. It was con tended by counsel that Kardsley will die front a chronic Illness that is af flicting him If he Is compelled to re nin in longer In prison. The board de cided to grant a rehearing in the case. The Haiidsley scandal ixeurnrl five years ago, and was the greatest munic ipal exiMisuiv that has ever taken place in Philadelphia. Kardsley was accused of malfeasance in otlice and the defalcation of hundreds of thousands I of dollars, and In Sent, 1M1. he pleaded guilty to the charges against him and was sentenced to fifteen years' impris onment in the penliitentlnry The death senti nee of Kobert Moseby. Washington county, was recommended to he commuted to life Imprisonment. The application of A bin in I. Kckard, I.uzerne, murder, wr-s refused. The hoard adjourned at 11 o'clock tonight until J u 1 v 8. 0LNEY ENTERS PROTEST. Vigorous Objections Made to General Weyler's Tobacco Trust Instruc tions for Williams. Washington, May 21. Secretary Ol ney has Instructed Minister Taylor to make vigorous representations to the Spanish government relative to the re cent edict prohibiting the exportation of tobacco from the Island of Cuba, on the grounds that it amounts to the prac tical confiscation of goods in Cuba, owned by Americans. The data on hand at the state department supplied by the collectors of the Florida ports, show that the cigar men of Tampa alone have S700.C00 worth of tobacco In Cuba paid for and subject to delivery and that for all the other Florida ports there is as much more. It will be Im possible for the merchants to get this property out of Cuba within the pre scribed time and Minister Taylor has been Instructed to make such represen tations to 8naln as will secure ample time In which to secure this property. It Is believed that the tone of Mr. Ol ney's note will accomplish this result. If it does not, other, means will be taken. The Spanish government professes that this action is taken In order that Cubans loyal to the government In Ha vana engaged In the cigar business may have the leaf to work with- and that hostility to the I'nlted States has noth ing to do with it. A resolution has been prepared, and If within a few days the state department does not hear satis factorily upon its protest this resolu tion will be passed by congress. It will give the president authority to prohibit, by proclamation, the Importation Into the I'nlted States of cigars and other manufactured tobacco from the Island of Cuba. Inasmuch as the greater part of the Cuban cigars are exported to this country, this step will effectually offset the action taken under the edict of the captain general. The resolution will not be brought forward until it is apparent that Spain intends to harass the I'nlted States and make it Impossible for her citizens to get the property now on the Island for which they have paid. BAPTISTS AT ASBURY. The Ardor of Two Thousand Delegates Not Dampened By Rain Mr. Doolittle on the Prophet Daniel. Ashiiry Park. N. J., May 21. A steady rnln this afternoon did not dampen the urdor of the Baptists, who are here to the number of 2,000 or more, and the auditorium was comfortably filled when President C'rozer called the assembly to order for the second day's proceedings. Piofessor H. C. Veder, of Pennsyl vania, chairman of the committee on publishing department, made the open ing address and read the report of his committee. He was followed by the Hev. W. H. Ueistwelt, of Minnesota, who reported for the committee on mis sionary department. Kx-Senator Doolittle, of Wisconsin, urged the publication of u work on the United States of Amerlcu In the light of prophecy as well us history. He suld the Prophet Daniel alluded to this coun try when he said thut the people shall govern themselves. He said that whether McKinley or Cleveland be the next president mutters not: the republic would go on and that It will revolution ize the earth, lie said we have nearly republlcanized tlreat Britain, and that before long we will have a republic in Asia, one In Africa, one in Armenia and monarchy shall be a thing of the past. The senator's proposition aroused op position One delegate said thut Daniel alluded to the kingdom of Heaven, nnd not to the Cnited States of America. The proposition of Senator Doolittle was voted down. Mr. Oeorge E Stev ens, of Cincinnati, said that a large proportion of the receipts of the publi cation society was from sales of pub lications of other houses. This caused a breeze and wus denied from the plat form. Mr. Stevens went on to say that the 800,0(10 Baptist of the north buy few of the hooks published by the society, anil read less. II. S. Hopper reported for the finance committee. He said that fully $200,000 will be needed In order to carry on the work as planned for the coming year. The financial report showed that the total sales of the book department for the year ending May 31, 1898 were $558. 590 and the total receipts from a!l sources $579,501. The balance fn the treusury was $5,791. The total assets are given as $1,023,191; the liabilities $58,356. iet assets $904,835. At four o'clock the publication so ciety gave way to the American Bap tist Historical society. Dr. Lemuel Moss, of New Jersey presided. The old oiliccrs were re-elected. The Rev. Dr. l'hlllp L. Jone s. of Penn sylvania, delivered the annual address, taking "an Impelled renaissance" at his text. He was followed by President Whitman, of the Columbian University at Washington D. C. Wing Shot Aqttittcd. Brldgeton, N, J May 31. John L. BreV er, the noted wing shot, who for three days has been on trial on a charge of ob taining money on false pretenses and sell ing goods covered by a chattel mortgage, was acquitted this afternoon. LAST DAYS OF THE M. E. CTMRENCE The Table Used is Sold at Auction fur Benefit of Venice School. ITISC0IAL KLSIDcNCES L(OTF.3 An I'll r next Pica lor u Uishop in China or JiiiiiuI'ist ol'Citics That ill Have I'.piscepnl Kcsidencc. Vitrioui Ollicer Si'ltM'lt-d. Cleveland. May 21. Bishop M-rrilfj presided at today s session of the gen eral confeience. The beginning of tin end Is at hand, and a motion wad adonted ordering that no more memor ials or resolutions be sent to commit- ; tees. i The two new bishops will lie conse crated next Tuesday In Centinl Ar- i mory. , Hev. Dr. Morris, fraternal d legat i from the church south bid the confer- j ence good-bye In a fifteen minute ; speech. He said that the two greut churches should be unl'ed. The table which has been ned by ' the conference, of the Industrial sch' nt Venice, was auctioned off for t!;e benefit of the Venice school, John K. j Ar.drus paying $..uu for It. A. J. Ky- i netts and W. Silencer were elected sec- ; retarics of the board of church i xte:i- i sli.n on the lirst bi'llot. j Kev. I Jr. W. T. Smith, of lies Moines. ' was elected third secretary of the nils- slonnry society on the sixth I ailot. , The report of the commiuee on i p:s- : copal residences was read by Dr. Hue!!- , ley. Hoston and New York were mad.' episcopal residences. The question of foreign Kplseopal , residence cam? iri on the motion t i rubtitltutp Shuti'-rhai for Pbilaib Inbla. , Many speeches were made on both sidefi ; before the substitute was tabled. Tbli 1 question of foreign Kplscopr.l re ildenci . j Is an Important one, and will receive due att"tlon at the hands of the con ference In a day or two. The following Is a list of cities thst will have Episcopal rrslde'ice.: Ur.a- ton, New York, Ituflal ), p'oiHih iphia, 1 Washington. D. C. Chattanonpvi. New Orleans or Port Worth. Cincinnati. De troit. Chicago, St. Louis, Toncka. Min neapolis. Denver, San Francisco or Im ; Angeles. During the debate on the foreign Episcopate Ei.1l Arad, ley deligft" i from Japan, made an earner t appeal l r a bishop In Japan or China. He snid that the church needi-d p. bishop in order to progress in those countries. J. W. Hamilton and J. Chartz'll were j re-elected secretaries of the Freed man's Aid society on the first bullot. DR. WITHROW ELECTED. He is Selected Moderator of the General . Assembly of the Presbytery ai Saratoga by a Large Mjorily. Saratoga. N. Y.. Mny 21. Promptly rt 3 o'clock the genet al assembly of the Presbytery was formally constituted by Stated Clerk Huberts, Moderator Booth being in the chair and the business of the sessions began. The first attention was givi'n to the election of moderator and nominations for the ofllce were declared to be In or der. Rev. Dr. Thomas H. Cleland. of Dtt luth. Iowa, was recognized by the mod erator ami he presented the name of Francis C. Montford. D. D.. I.U D.. of Cincinnati as a candidate for the niod eratorshlp. He spoke of the confidence that would come to the church with the announcement of Dr. Montford's elec tion. Following him Colonel Ah xander P. Ketehum. of New York, seconded the nomination of Dr. Monitor!. Kev. Dr. William Hubbard, of Au burn. N. Y nominated David H. Breed, D. D. LI.. D., of Pittsburg. Senator. J. R. McMillan, of Minnesota, seoomlL'l this nomination. Rev. Dr. John R. Da vies, uf New York, placed lu nomination the name of John L. Wlthrow. I. IJ., I.L. !.; Rev. Dr. Willlum P. Kane, of blooming ton. III., and Rev. Dr. V. D. Reed, of Philadelphia, also seconded Dr. Wlth row's nomination. Rev. Dr. James Mci.eod, of Seranton. seconded the name of Dr. Breed. Th" nominations were declared closed with the presentation of these thive names. The ballot resulted In the election of Dr. Withrow by a large majority. The vote for moderator was: Mont fort, 84; Breed, 102; Wlthrow. 315.. After the customury exchange ot greetings the moderator called for the report of the local committee of ar rangements. A gavel made of wood taken from the field of Burgoyne's surrender, wus pre sented to the moderutor us coining from the local chapter of flic Daughters of the Amcrlcun Revolution. WILLIAMSPORT SELECTED. Next Session of the (iriind Lodge of Odd Fellows ill lie Held There. Pittsburg, Pa., May 21. At the open ing of today's session of the state grand lodge of odd Fellows a petition was presented protesting against the elec tion of Samuel McKeever as grand war den. It was referred to a. committee to report at the next semi-annual ses sion. The remnlnder of the morning and nearly all the afternoon was taken up with the adoption of the revised consti tution. The only Important changes related to the finances, the main bone of con tention being the clause providing for an annual assessment of 25 cents per year from each member for the support of the homes. This would bring In 125. 000 yearly for charity, In addition to the regular revenues for that purpose. The revised constitution wus finally adopted along- with the clause In ques tion. Wllllamsport was unanimously select ed as the place for the next annual ses sion of the grand lodge. The session closed with a heated dis cussion on a resolution that the lodge Instruct Its grand representatives to the sovereign grand lodge to use their best endeavors to repeal the amendment passed by the last sovereign grand lodge, to the effect that no saloon-keepers, bartenders or professional gamblers shall be eligible to membership In the order. Action will be finally had to morrow. The closing business of the session was the election and Installation of these officers: President, Mrs. V. E. Erdman, Philadelphia; vice president, Mrs. Rose Bevans, Mt. Cnrniel; secre tary, Mary Joslyn, Philadelphia; treas urer, Mrs, Jane A. Lyon, Mahanoy City. Natural dan Active, Coltevllle Kan., May 21. A natural gas explosion that made the earth tremble for blocks away occurred In this city this morning. Two brick business buildings were wrecked, one man, David Carter, was killed and a number of others were more or lets Injured v THE NEWS TIMS 3108X1X0'. Cl.-srlng Weathrr, Warmer. 1 Bankers Are Leaning Toward McKln le . . M. K. l'ollf''l'elli-e N;irlllg the Klld. T.' A. I'.'s Ibtve a Stormy Tune. Sei-i vt:irv oluev Knler a Protest. Bi'lMhr: dlUp.-e al I'olTalo. !.. r,,.r funnier He lit. s Things in ( Jetn-ial. S Hy's Work III Congress. 3 il.ocali First Return of 1raud Jury. T. A. H.'s Stoiiny Time (.Concluded). 4 Killtorn.l. 5 tl.oe:'l Councils Have a yiilel Time. Ulileirs of Y. M. I. 6 HportM -Seian'.on Again In the liumpr. National League dames and Standing. 7 Suburban News. Murk.'! iimi Sto. k Reports. 8 I.'ms l'i and Down the Valley. BUILDING COLLAPSED S:ore of Persons Buried in Ruins of a Biiifalo Shell -List oi the Killed and fcijr.red. PttlTaJ.). X. V.. May 21. A section of theSt mVa livet front of Brown's build Ins ciill.ioi-id ut 9.20 o'clock this inorii li.g burying a score of people- In the rules, (ieorrre Metis, a barber, and Jen nie Crillitiis, cashier In the barber shop, in e dead; William P. Straub. a contrno tM Is known .o lie in the ruins and a drsii 11 oih rs are mere or less injured, one of who. n will pidhnly die. Those nt the hosnltals are: Jacob l.angdon, barber, renin turn n'.M hotly contused; Willia.n Alexander, steam fitter, scalp wi Minds and body bruised; J icoli Rlck r.iav, barber, injured about body and lu.td; .'. L. liavtke, carpenter, skull (i at t tired, may die; James Adams, scalp wounds and injured hip: Michael O'Brien, carpenter, wrenched back and pealp wounds; .Joseph I'.ullard. plaster er. Injured internally: Kdward Murphy, i!n,-eivy. right arm Injured; Fritz Fn -mal.frf iTT.n. laborer, 'badly bruised. The building, corner of Main nnd Sepeca streets, was filled with ofliees. many of which were occupied, and on the rroi'iiil liner on both Main and Sereca streets, were stores occupied by liHreki'iilH. A few weeks ago the own cis of the block began the work of rc H'odrllng and strengthening It. On the Si ue.' a street ride workmen were en freged in 'lUitir.g In place new columns ii:ul beams and new foundations for tl.em. Nos. S nnd 10 Seneca street were unoccupb'd. the principal alterations belig nindc nt that point. No. 12 was occupied ss a barber shop by Mr. Slen ert, and No. II by James Clegg's jewelry store rd Thomas Jones' news stand. In S!i iieit's barber shop were nine barbers, the rrlrl cashier and several customers. "'hen the crash occurred nil made n rush for the front, door, but the falling bricks drove them to the rear, where an alley leads to Wash ington street. Those In front rushed Into the alley only to be met by the falling repr wal's, under which Metis was burled and killed. The others crouched Ir a c.irner of the shop until .the a'ulnnchc ccasd. when they made th"ir way out. The cashier had her desk In the front of the shop behind a wire ca'ie. She was unable to get out of It in time to join the others and perished bener.th the fallen wall. The search for th" missing began and the ruins were worked over In. the hope of finding the bodies of Contractor Utrnu'i and Jennie tirlfiilh, who were known to be somewhere among the mass of wreckage. Shortly before C o'clock the body of Miss Griffith was found end removed to the morgue. Straub's body lias not yet been found. At 12.-I0 a. in. the body of a man about 2S years old, whose name Is reported us DItgler. a laborer, was found by the searching party In the rear of the bulld li:tr. WOMEN TO TliE'R RELIEF. Strnni'.cd Actors and Actresses fiiven a Fresh Start at St. Joseph. St. Joseph, Mich., May 21. Valentine Love, manager of Love's Comedy company, hailing from Chicago, has disappeared und left his company stranded and owlns a $100 board bill, for which the hotel man has the com pany's baggage as security. Society women this afternoon sold nearly tickets enough to pay the debts and tonight assisted the company In the presentation of "Kathleen Mavour neon" ut the opera house. - FISHES FROM THE MUD. Citizens of l.inuood, Mich., Prolit by the Recent Heavy (in It-. Llnwood, Mich., May 21. By the re cent heavy galo the water In Saginaw buy was driven out two or three miles from shore and thousands of fish were left high und dry on the bottom of the bay. Many tons were picked up by the set tlers, some llsh weighing all the way from one pound up to thirty., Ntcmiisliip Arrivals. New York, May 21. Arrived: Halle, from Bremen. Sailed: Augusta. Victoria, for Hamburg; Venetlu, for Stettin, Copen hagen, etc. Arrived out: Normanla, at Cherbourg; H. H. Muter, ut Br merhaven; Lahn, at Rremerhuven: Virginia, at Co penhagen. Sailed for New York: Ems, from (ienoa: Majestic, from Queenstown; Obdam, from Portland, England. Sight ed: Norge, from New York fop Copenha gen, etc., passed Dunnet Head. Internal Itcvcmic Receipt. Washington, May 21. Internal revenue receipts for the 'past ten months uggru gated $121, tir.0. 370.- all Increase over the, like period of IKlu of l,008,1!m. As compared with ihe ten months of 18SI5, receipts from spirits shows u decrease of $1,690,302; to bacco an increase of $1,0.11.2111; fermented Honors an Increase of j2,027,287; oleomar garine a decrease of S11JI.0S4 and miscel laneous a decrease of 185,918. 1'ntal Holler Explosion. Bluefleld. W. Va., May 21. On Rocky Fork creek yesterday Kugeno Morris and Sylvester Adams were instantly kllld and John Simpler and Albert White prob ably fatally injured by the explosion of a boiler in a saw mill and the collapse of the building. Morris leaves a widow and six children. TELEGRAPHIC TICKS. Allison Sabln, an old soldier, was suffo cated in his room over a store In Flint, Mich., during a lire. The American Fisheries society, of which L. D. Huntington is president. Is holding its annual session in New York city. After a disappearance of more than 30 years tfe nrst Confederate flag maile In Mississippi has been found in New York. John 8. Jones, who was hanged at Mur physboro. 111., for murdering a woman, confessed his crime on the scaffold and died bravely. C, Anton Funke tried to drown himself In a CO-barrel beer vat at Houghton. Mich,. but only succeeded in spoiling the beer tor tne maricet. STORMY SCENES AT T. A. B. CONVENTION EJitor Janus F. Judge Defeated for Union President. ATTEMPT TO CRITICISE A PRIEST M. J. O'Toolc 4'icalcd n Storm by n .lloliou of Protect He .Madc-Tlic IVr Capita Tnv tiiicMioii Was Miuddlcd by Culling the Secretary's SulnryOld Oiliccrs Itcclcclcd. ct Convention ut Nunticoke. Special from a Staff Correspondent. Freeland. Pa., May 21. One thing Is certain, and the ones who admit it most l'reelv are men of conservative judg ment; the thing is. that the Catholic Total Abstinence union of the Sc.ranton dloctro is in dire need of a copious In jection of elixir of life, If It Is to be preserved from disintegrating; and the sooner the stimulus is given, the better. The convention adjourned this after noon at 4 o'clock. All the old ofilcers were re-elected. Editor Jame K. Judge of the Pioeesun Index, ran against John J. O'lluru, the retiring president, for the ollico of chief executive of the union, and this competition was productive of some of the acrimony. The next con vention will meet In Nantlcoke. Though the delegates were royally entertained last night by the local so ciety with an elaborate ball, and though they weiv ut mass In St. Ann's church this morning, these facts did not con duce to serenity f temper. Just as soon as the convention opened the dele gates unsheathed their tomahawks, reudy for the fray. They were im putlont to get a whack at something, not having much of a chance to get In any of that work the day before for some reanoti or another, not that they were not in the humor for it, however. The committee that had been ap pointed on constitutional amendments had nothing to do, und they so report ed. They will meet at the call of D. A. Mackin. the chairman, so-me time next January. But the report of the com mittee on ways and means was expect antly awaited. When this committee was appointed yesterday It was done to avert a storm. Some delegate arose and advocated un increase in the jKr capita tax to Increase the assets of the union, saying that the receipts now are insufficient. He had. scarcely declared himself when he wtu notified that If the per capita tax were increased, sev eral societies would withdraw from the union. The matter was then referred to a committee on ways and means. MR. LA VAN'S REPORT. Charles Lavan, of Wllkes-Barro, chair man of the committee, read the report. The committee dodged the per capita tax question altogether and recom mended that the salary of the secre tary be reduced from $150 a year to 175; that the delegates to the national con ventions receive no more than $n0 each for the trip, this to include their ear fare: that the Diocesan union run an excursion to Mountain Park op some other resort on Oct. 10, 1SH7; that the ways and means committee bo made a permanent factor, bo that It may be used in future to taito cnarge or any such lesrismtlon similar t the per capita tax tiroblem. and that societies be in structed to abide by the oontraet made by the board of government with the railroad companies relative to trans portation rates In connection, with the Oct. 10 parade. A motion was made that the report he adopted and after much debate It was lost. The different recommenna tlons were then taken up singly. The question of reducing the secretary's sal ary brought rortn a large stzea kick, but even the ones opposed to scaling the figure down were willing that it should be cut some but not cut In two. An amendment to reduce it to J100 a year was carried. Then tho remuneration of national delegates wis taken up. A for seeing delegate brought, out the fact that it was unconstitutional to reduce the pay of national delegates. Inasmuch as the convention last year fixed their pay at $4 a day and car farp. A motion was then made to repeal the action of tho Carbondale convention in this respect. President O'Hura said an attempt was made to reconsider the same thing yes terday and he confessed that he was not sufficiently posted on parliamentary usage to know whether or not the same thing could be twice considered. COUNCIL RULES QUOTED. Advice was sought among the know ing ones. M. J. O'Toole quoted Scran ton council rules and Peter McCoy had something to say also, but Mr. O'Toola offered another suggestion that was ap proved of. He thought that the union Is a legislative body, enacting laws for its own welfare, and It ought not to make any difference whether twice re considering a thing was allowed or not; If tho majority of the delegates were In favor of a second reconsideration, why go ahead and reconsider It, that wns all. After a good deal of further debate, the matter was reconsidered and it wns then decided to fix the pay of the national delegates, who will go to the St. Louis convention next Summer, at$"i01naccordance with tho recommen dation of the ways and means' com mittee. The other recommendations suggested were given the go by. President O'Hara left the chair at this timennd Vice-president McCoy took his place. Mr. McCoy declared the elec tion of officers In order, but before any one had time to nominate his favorite, M. J. O'Toole said, before going Into that order he wanted to enter a pro test against the action of Rev. A. P. Doyle, of New York, secretary of the National Catholic Total Abstinence union, in expunging from the minutes of the last convention anything but a mere refernce to the minority report presented by Rev. Father Zerchcr, of Buffalo, denouncing the manufacture of beer by tho Benedictine monks at Pittsburg. Mr. O'Toole characterized Father Doyle's action as gross nnd glaring and he made a motion that the delegates from the union to the St. Louis conven tion next summer be instructed to bring tho matter up and have the minutes corrected. Hon. John Kellry, of Carbondale. ex pressed great sorrow that Father Doyle should be charged with falsifying the minutes, which he would be branded as having done If Mr. O'Tcole's motion was carried. He believed If Father Doyle left anything out of the minutes, he did It for the best Interest of the Union. Some ldg delegate In the rear M the hall said the priests are as liable kn err as as nnybody else nnd ought not to bo excused. President O'Hara advised that the matter be dropped. He said there Is a motive and a reason for every net a man does, and Father Doyle, whom they all knew and revered, having heard him m the platform through this diocese last summer In the cause of temperance. Continued on Paf 8.) FILEY'S Parasite and Umbrellas We call attention to our new and up-to-date Stock of Parasols und l'nibrlliis. In this line we show many Kxclusive Novel tlen, and all Staple and Moat Dwilrablw Styles. Grass Lineo Parasols, In plain non. embroidered dots, strip, and h. :r. i.;. lnd. Sic, W.14, Jl.l. I1.9S, ( &-.3 J-'. Li. White I'arusols, frames ami handles to mtuh, S.1o., Hie., Jl.fiO. l.tW, 2.., tS.SS. . In Dresden and Pernlan Ullk Pui-aaola.; wo show all Daw ooDibinatlons in color and patterns. Complete line of Children's Panuola 1 Wulto, Pink, Blue. 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