THE ONLY. REPUBLICAN DAILY IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY. EIGHT PAGES 5G COLUMNS. SC15AXTON, PAM MONDAY MORNING, MAY 23, 1895. TWO CENTS A COPY. Sale Of Hi rammer Dress Stuffs All the pick of this seas on's choicest productions. Weifils Are RfcM Styles Are Right Among the many lots offered we include such especially desirable goods as 12 PIECES ."8-Inch all wool Jacquered Beiges. Soft, mellow figure tints or light mixtures. The da nt lest of all our 60c. cloths. Sale Price, 35c 30 PIECES !0-lneh plain figured Mohairs; a lovely cloth In the best nf fashion able shades, effects, dots and mix tures. Sale Price, SSc 10 PIECES 4fVnch heavy a'l wool French Diag onals In desirable light mixed ef fects. An b'rel weave for bicycle suits, and Just right weight. Lr.wrst forir.er price, 75c. Sale Price, 5Pc 13 PIECES Fancy silk finished Mohairs In neat, moitled stripe effects; shades all light; were 85c. Sale Price, 62t 15 PIECES New Persian ftuitings. A most beautiful fabric, soft illuminated times that nnviest the Unlit and shade of the woodlardn In June time. Weight just rip, lit for com fort. Have been a It ad ng value at S6c. vale Price, 62'Ac 14 PIECES Mozambique Suiting, zephyr weight, exquisite new effects In the leading summtr tlr.ts and c. loiltigs, including Woodland Green, China Itlue. Antique Wood, light and dark Slate anil Hrown. The prettiest cloth of the season. Sale Price, 60c 10 PIECES Extra choice French Beiges In mot tled, light color effects. Width, 46 Inches; have been SSc. Sale Price, 65c 10 PIECES 46-lnch French Covert cloths, hand some combination, tones on grays and tati3. A regular 85c quality. Sale Price, 55c Dress Goods 0 0 0 0 21, at 9 a. m, q;mbe V WAREHOUSE THE COMING WEEK IFHOTRESS Forecast of Proceedings in Senate and House of Representatives. MEASURES THAT ARE NOW LAWS Six Appropriation BillOuc W ith trill the Preia'ut' Aiprouil--Coi tented Election Case in the llou.e. Territorial Talk. Washington, May 24. The senate committee on appropriations Is sur prised at the headway It has been a bin to make in the matter of pushing Its bills through the senate. Of the llf teen great annual budgets all have now passed the senate but the general de ficiency bill, and Mr. Hale In charge of that measure, has given notice that he will call It up tomorrow. It Is unusual for this billl to be reported so far in advance of the generally accepted date of adjournment, it being a catch-all for appropriations and dellciencies that cannot be got In until the last minute. Owing to the rapidity with which this bill has been acted upon it may become necessary before adjourn ment to pass a small urgent deficiency measure covering items that the treas ury may yet cull to the attention of congress. It Is expected that an agree ment will be reached that will result In a vote on the Butler autl-bond bill either tomorrow or Tuesday. The "filled cheese" bill, which Mr. Sher man is urging, is In "parlous" shape owing to numerous proposed amend ments. Now that the house lias acted on the Immigration measures before It, Mr. Lodge, of Massachusetts, will seek to pass one of the measures through the senate ro that out of the many conflicting plans some law may be se cured that will remedy wnat are held to be existing evils In our present im migration statutes. biix of the great appropriation bills are now laws, one the agricultural without the president's appiova'.) The Indian bill has been agreed to with the exception of four items, the most Important of which is that relating to appropriations for sectarian schools. The final report on the legislative bill wns agreed to In the houae yesterday but the senate has not acted upon It. The naval Mil has been agreed to with the exception of the senate reduction in the number of battleships, the pro visions as to the pric? to be paid for armor plate and the prohibition of the employment by government contractors of naval officers on leave. It Is thought that the agreement will finally result In three new battleships as a com promise between the four authorized by the hous? and the two authorized by the senate. Another partial report on the sundry civil bill wa agreed to yesterday and one more conierpnc; wi'l doubtless set this large bui'get out of the way. The District of Columbia and the fortifications bills are in confer ence. The river and harbor bill nw.ilt3 the president's approval, veto or non action. HOrSE ADJOURNMENT. The leaders of the house expect that congress will reach a final adjournment for the session two weeks from tomor row, which will be June 8. That was the statement made this evening by Mr. Dalzoll, of Pennsylvania, a member of the committee on rules. The' program of business In the house in tiles.' two wee!;s will be n matter of arrangement from day to day, and only the most general outline can be given now. The committee cn affairs of the District of Columbia are entitled to the session to morrow under the rules, and should Chairman liabcoek claim it, only a con ference report, or tha determination of the house to consider a contested elec tion case will prevent him from having It. The committee on rules are desir ous of clearing up the election cases now on the calendar, three of which, especially, will provoke some debate. They are: Murray vs. Elliott, from the first district of South Carolina; Johns ton vs. Stokes, from the seventh dis trict of South Carolina, and Mitchell vs. Wnlsh, from the eighth district of New York. In all of thse the commit tee's u-port recommends that the contestants be seated. In the case of Yost vs. Tucker from the tenth dis trict of Virginia, the committee recom mends that Tucker retain his scat, but General Walker, the single Republican representative from ihut state, will make a vigorous effort to bring In a po litlcal colleague. It is the expectation that these cases will be disposed of this week, should the consideration of con ference reports, which Is always lirst In order, leave time enough. Before the session ends It Is probable the committee on territories will be given a day In which to present two or three bills demanding Immediate ac tion, relating to affairs In Alaska and New Mexico. It Is also among the probabilities that unother effort will be made to Pass the Phillips labor com mission bill. SUFFERING IN ALASKA. Miiiers at Cook' lul ! Pacing a (ircnt .finny Privaiiou. Victoria, B.' C, May 24. Captain Meyer of the steamer Danube, which returned yesterday morning from a trip to Sitka, reports great suffering among the miners, prospectors, and others at Cook's Inlet. The steamer Bertha had just arrived at Sitka from the inlet bringing many who had gone there with the Idea of making their for tunes. Thty could stand 11 no longer. The weather has been bitterly cold, and there Is not sufficient accommodation for the men. However, many are hold ing out, and, despite bad reports, others arc going In. Those who came down on the Bertha say there is a lot of suf fering ahead for those remaining at the inlet. The Bertha also reported that the steamer Utopia, which took a large number of passengers and a big cargo of supplies from Seattle is high and dry in Cook's Inlet. She went on the beach at high tide and it Is hardly pos sible that she can be' floated. It Is feared that she will break up, as there are no appliances there for floating the vessel, and the first heavy sea will wreck her. No difficulty was exper ienced in landing the passengers, as the accident occurred near the settlement The freight was also landied. DEL AMATER BOBS UP. The F.-Pennslvauian Said to Be Fighting McKinley in Alaska. Seattle, Washington, May 24. The steamship Alkl, which arrived this morning from Juneau, Alaska, brings advices that the Republican territorial convention waa held in Juneau May 14, and that the delegates to the St. Louis convention were uninstructed as to presidential candidates and stand upon a platform which Is silent on the money question being in fact merely -a request for better representation for the terri tory In eongrest and more adequate legislation to meet the growing needs of the new Klaurado. It 1s probable that a contesting dele gation, consisting of C. A. Young and C. S. Blaekett. of Juneau, who accord ing to the Mining Record of that city, are against McKinley at- all hazards and for Reed if possible, will also go to SI. Louis. The Record claims that the selection of Young nnd Hlackrtt wns brought about by (!. V. Delumater.who a few years uro achieved distinction as .Senator (Quay's candidate for gov ernor of Pennsylvania. It says: "About two months ago G. VV. Dela mater, formerly of Pennsylvania, but now of Tacoma. came to Juneau sup pusedly n private business. The na ture of his mission leaked out. He was here to secure an antl-McKinley dele gation to the Republican national con vention and to pledge the delegates for iieed If possible. After remaining some time and employing several trusty lieu tenants, he departed. A campaign was then Inaugurated which culminated on the 14th Inst., when a rump conven tion 'in this city elected Young and lilackett delegates to r!t. Louis." ASSERTS PRIORITY ON M'KINLEY. New Yorker Say lie Predicted His Victory in '00 Six Years Ago. New York. May 24. C. C. S-hayne, vice-president of the Republican Na tional league for this atjite, claims to be the original McKinley man. He says: "When he ran for governor in 18S0. I mnde a speech for hint In Pomeroy. O., and predicted he would be nominated for president In 1896, and elected." TOM FLATT TALKS. . The New York Leader's Opinion o McKiuIcy's Campaign Savors, of Wormwood. New York. May 24. Ex-Senator Piatt, while talking about the political situation, tonight said: "It is now plain that the McKinley managers propose to continue to the end their plan of claiming everything and conceding nothing, without re gard for facts a scheme they have persisted In for many weeks. Their lieutenants here are equally determined to aid them Just as persistently for ends and purposes essentially differ ent ends and purposes with which Major McKinley and his managers have no concern whatever and with out the slightest consideration for any one but themselves, and this, too, with out a thought for the welfare of the business interests of the nation. "The business men of the country, however, may confidently rely upon It that their views will be expressed at the St. Louis convention, both as to the maintenance of th? gold standard and, as to the nomination of a candi date who can appropriately stand on a gold platform. New York will pro fent such a candidate and the vote of this state will be cast for him almost unanimously. "I observe that ex-Senator Miller In a recent Interview says tnat I have no commission to spnk fur our delegation on that point. It Is a small matter whether I have or not. The Impor tant thing Is as to the tact, and Mr. Miller will Kcarcely deny the fact. He, for Instance, having been elected a delegates at Governor Morton's re quest, having attended the conference at which It was resolved to place Oiv ernor Morton In the field and having been the flrFt man there to advocate that action and the first man to pro claim to the world by a forms 1 Inter view when the conference adjourned. he, of course, will bo the governor's staunchest supporter In the conven tion. He says I must not speak for him, but I can certainly recall his rec ord In the matter nnd I can at least express enough confidence In his char acter as a man to say tnat he will keep faith with himself and make good his promises. "What Is tru of Mr. Miller in this respect Is similarly true of the other delegates, whether they represent dis tricts or the state at lar,e. It should be plnln to the public that all this Mc Kinley hullabaloo In New York Is sim ply so much empty sound. It will not afreet the vote at St. Louis of a single New York delegate. It Is a familiar noise. V.'e heir It every spring and fall. It proceeds from the same old crowd of 'antls' who have been per forming In this way these many years. And there Is not an intelligent man who does not know that If the regular organization today were advocating McKinley ull these people would be denouncing McKinley and declaring him unlit for public station. They don't cure a fig about McKinley. they simply make uee of his name and posi tion to aid their cons'iiracy for the overthrow of the Republican organiza tion. "Meanwhile the Republican organi zation of New York, standing In the Interest of the business community and a sound public sentiment throughout the country will loyally support the nomination of Governor Morton and the adoption at St. Louis of a plain, unequlvcal, direct pledge to the people that the gold standard shall be main tained and our currency system re formed on that basis. It will oppose the nomination of Major McKinley on the ground that he is a dangerous and misleading candidate, whose votes and speeches show that he has no settled convictions on the money question nnd whose managers have endeavored to secure support In one part of the coun try by declaring that he Is In favor of the gold standard and in other parts by declaring that he Is in favor of sil ver, producing In each of such parts of the country those peculiar portions of his record as seemed to sustain the Impression they desired to create in that particular locality." IVES A WINNER. He Defeats Sclincfcr in the Billiard Tournament nt Chicago. Chicago. May 22. The billiard tourn ament came to an end last night, Ives winning second money by defeating Schaefer In the final game by the score of 600 to 247. The standing of the play ers was as follows: Gamier, won 3, lost 1; Ives, won 2. lost 2; Schaefer, won 1, lost S. "This is the last time I shall hit a ball In this town," said Ives after the game, "the crowd haa no love for me, and I have about the same for them. I am going to Germany as soon as I arrange my business affairs." The spectators noisily applauded the Wizard's Indifferent work and hissed while Ives was playing a sure finish. TWICE THE MARK OF LIGHTNING. Old Adage Disproved at West Dixon . During an Electrical (florin. Dixon. III., May 24. The old adage that lightning never strikes twice In the same place haa been disproved. During an electrical, storm nf great severity last night the residence of Frank Selbolt, in West Dixon, was twice struck, and Mrs.- Selbolt was se verely injured. MODERN BLUEBEARD AT SALT LAKE Horrible Crimes Said to Have Been Com tnittcd by Rev. Francis Hermann. HIS MANY VICTIMS WERE WOMEN A Scandinavian Sinister Accused f Murders Kquiilliug Those of Duruat. Two ;irl Killed and Cremated. Three When Die MyMcriouly. Salt Loke, Utah, May 24. A horrible tragedy. In many respects similar to the murders said to have been commit ter by Durant at San Francisco, has been unearthed in this city. In this case, as in the other, a church was the scene of the crime and the victims two women. The iiastor of the church. Rev. Francis Hermann, is accused of th murders. The ecene of the crimen was the First Scandinavian church. Last year the paster's wife died and he engaged Miss Clnwson, an attrac tive young woman, of 25 to look after his apartments In the church building. In September last Miss Clawson sud denly disappeared and has not been seen alive since. Immediately after her disappearance, the pastor, although the weather was hot nt that season, or dered a big fire built in the furnace In the basement o? the church. He sent everybody away and lighting the fire himself kept It going for hours. Per sons residing In the neighborhood de tected exceedingly bad odors at the time, and remonstrated with Hermann, but he said he wanted to give the flues a thorough test before cold weather came. It was In this furnace a few days ago that the bones of Miss Claw son together with blackened razors, a butcher's knife and part of a woman's garter buckles were found. rOL'CK ON THE TRAIL. The other victim Is Miss Annie Sam son. She was engaged to be married to the preacher but mysteriously disap peared In February last, and It Is sup posed her remains are concealed some where about the church. The police who have been secretly working on the case for several days, found a barrel, the head of which is covered with hu man blood and their theory Is that the murderer, after killing his victims, carved them up on the barrel head. Bloodstains were also found on the fur nace door and floor. The Rev. Hermann, for whose arrest a warrant has been Issued on the charge of murder, loft Salt Lake on May 7 on a missionary tour. Since his departure he has r.ot been heard of. Among his effects here, which are In the hands of the police, are letters, ar ticles of Jewelry and clothing belonging to both the dor.d girls. Hermann is of Scandinavian descent, but waa born In Knglnnd. He is about 40 years of age, exceedingly educated. He has been married three times, and It is said all his wives have died under suspicious circumstances. ,,In. his study wpre found a largy collection of poisons and drugs of various kinds. The detec tives believe the girls wrre assaulted and then murdered by the preacher. A SECOND HOLMES. Further developments in the Scandi navian church tragedy Iwd to the belief that the Rev. Francis Herman in a man )th a record of crime little less exten-, slve than tbnt of the notorious Holmes. His first wife died In England under suspicious circumstances. He was pas tor of a Scandinavian church nt West Superior, Wis., In 1SW0 and in 1S!U and there married a highly respectable lady, who in less than a year dh d very sud denly with hor two weeks old baby. An Inquciit was held but nothing beyond a suspicion cf foul play was elicited. Ilcrrman soon married again and came to &ilt Lake in 114 with hi-; wife. He fore long a ba!y waa born and the mother and elilid died suddenly a few W'f l a later. Then his acquaintance with Miss Clavsnn eorr.-mt need nnd It Is churg?d In the cimplaint which hnij been sw.nn t" by John Sanson, a member of the church here, that he murdered and cre mated the body in the heating furnace In the church basement. Ke was engaged to marry Miss Sani ue'son in February of his year, but she disappeared and it in charged that he polroned her n''ter seducing her and caivcd un the body In the1 church cel lar. As far as yet discovered It Is be lieved he has murdered seven persons. The church officers r.ny that Herrman was suspended recently for embezzle ment of church funds, confessed bis guilt In that regard and was waiting a hearing before the annual Methodist conference. He wns a tine looking man and very generally liked. He Is repre euted as having a great liking for the Ktudy cf medicine, anatomy und kin dred subjects and often delivered dis quisitions on the human form. So far the police here have no tidings of him. BALLOTING FOR A BISHOP. Methodist Conference Will Choose a Suc cessor to Bishop Taylor of Africa The Coior Line. Cleveland, O.. May 24. Tomorrow morning the Methodist conference will proceed to ballot for a successor to Bishop Taylor, of Africa. The vote will be taken at 9..10. It Is on this elec tion that the color line will be most Bharply drawn, as the colored dele gates are determined to do all In their power to elect one of their number to the position, preferably Dr. J. W. K. Bowen, president of the Cannon Theo logical institute, of Atlanta. Another colored man who is being considered for the place is Dr. H. A. Munroe, who heads the delegation from the Dela ware conference. His friends urge that he has the necessary experience, having been a member of the board of managers of the missionary society for years and that he has sufficient age to warrant his selection. About the only white candidate Is Rev. Dr. Hartzell. of Louisiana, who has been for some years secretary. For the Freedman's Aid and South ern Education society, Dr. A. 8. Leon ard has been spoken of, but it is not thought he would accept the place. When this matter Is out of the way, there remains one matter of grave im portance to be disposed of. Dr. Ruck lay will inaugurate and lead a fight to make the college of bishops co-ordinate In power In India with Bishop Tho burn. FIRE AT HAWLEY. Residence of Thomas Grndy Des troyed. -Two Persons Injured. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Hawley. Pa,, May 24. About 12 o'clock Saturday night Thomas Grady's residence nt East Hawley waa de stroyed by fire. Mrs. Giady was seriously burned about the face also had an arm broken. A little girl named Brophy was alao badly, burned about the body. THE NEWS TIMS MOBMXG. Weather Indications Today ClouJy, Followed by Fair. 1 Coming Week In Congress. Tragedy In I. interne. i'I'wii Platl Talks. 1-Ullotiiig for a lllshop. 2 An Able Sermon on True Patriotism. Swindlers Arrested. Tribune's Popular Want Column. I Special Sermons to the Veterans. Meeting of Select Council. Highest Kidder was Favored. 4 1-Mltorial. Press Comments. 5 Second Report of Grand Jury. Newspaper Men at Lake Ariel. Grlshka'a Money Gone. 6 (Sports) The Tide Has Turned. Wilkes-Unrre Lost Three Straight to Itochester. 7 Suburban Happenings. 8 News Up and Down tha Valley. ' TRAGEDY IlTTuZERNE. Joseph Kohuke Fires His Buildings and Then Commits Suicide Insane Jealousy the Incentive. Wllkes-Barre. Pa.. May 24. A horri-' ble ragedy took place in Dorinnce tow n hip last night that canted great excite ment among the inhabitants. A well-to-do farmer, a German by birth, destroy eel all his property by fire and then killed himelf. fits name was Joseph KohukP, and he resided on his farm near Triangular lake. For some weeks past he has shown a disposition to be quarrelsome with his family. He made several threats against his wife nnd for her safety it was necessary to have him arrested as he hud for a long time been jealous of her, entirely without cause, tin being released he returned ho.ne and after being on the farm a day or two he renewed his attack on his wife who was compelled to leave her home yesterday morning p.r.d seek pro tection on a neighboring farm. On learning later in the day he was to be arrested he took a shot gun from hia hourfe and went to the barn, mean while his frenzy becoming so great that he made up his mind rather than engage in a light with the authorities he would set fire to his residence and outbuild ings.. Up to midnight no one had put in an appearance f- he fired the handsome homp and two of his barns which were nil consumed by the flames. Knowing what a desperate character he was the neighbors did not venture near the place for fear of being killed. During the burning of the buildings n shot wis beard, and after almost complete sil ence about the place, which was early thla morning, a body of men determined te go to the farm. On arriving there the bullilings and contents were in ru ins. Kohuke wns found on the ground lying between two beams In one? of the barns, burned to a crisp. His shot gun was by Ma side tojetlipryWlth a box of ccrtrldpcs. He only lircd one shot, the load entering his head and the body fell so close to the burning building as to furnish himself f;iel for the flames. He was 64 years of age and leaves four sons. There was no Insurance on the property. There Is not even a chair lfft. Kvr-rythlng about the place was doFtroyed by the hand of the J?nlous husband v. ho" was doubtlessly Insane when he committed the deed. CORONATION CfRErtlONIES. Consecration of the Imperial Stand ard in the Kremlin. Moscow. May 24. At 2. TO o'clock this afternoon In the armory in the Kremlin to:ik plan the Interesting ceremony "f the consecration of the Imperial stand ard. This standxvd will a feature of the coronation on Turvday when the emperor will swear allcc-ianoo to the colors In the cathedral of the Assump tion. At one end e.f the room was a onvt fif altar on '.vhieh was a golden vi ssd flllr-d with consecrated water. In the center wai a golden crons, at either side of which were lighted candles. The standard banning from a staff, was held by a color bearer, who stood at til" left of the altar. The bishops and priests of the Kremlin cathedrals In gorgeous chasuble!) of gold cloth, at tended by Acolytes bearing censors. fito"d In front of the altar, while at tin? right was the Imperial male choir from St. Petersburg, dressed in black with crimson eloaka, liehind the priests, at a little distance from them, was tin emperor and nil the members of the Im perial family present nt Moscow, with their respective suites and ladle's of honor. A short religious service', dur ing (be singing of the choir, all the members of the Imporiul family filed before the altar t:id kissed the irons und the bunds of the priest who bore it, niter wbieh the standard was taken from this room to another apartment to be safely guarded ntll the coronutioii on Tuesday. After the service the em peror and empress drove back to the Alexanderlna palace, escorted by a squadron of .'niru slei s. They received along the route the loyal ucclumutioiia of the people. NEW PARTY IN ILLINOIS. (old Democrats Decide to Organize. Against Silver l.lciiient. Chicago. May 24. At a representative meeting of the sound money men of Il linois, held at the Palmer house yester day afternoon. It was decided that a new Democratic party organ in Illinois should be iuatiguiated. The main ob ject of the new party will be to defent the sliver men, and to that end they Ignore the present county and state committee, and will not take part In the primaries called for tomorrow. They will also hold a state convention of their own, at which a delegation to the national convention will be chosen. This delegation will be pledged to the single gold standard idea. Another meeting will be held next Thursday and a complete action will be outlined. CHRISTIAN SOCIALISTS. Dr.Uurckhnrdl Defends Them Against the Condemnation of the Kniser. Berlin. May 24. In consequence of the emperor's condemnation of the party of Christian Socialists, Dr. Burckhardt of Bremen has taken up the cudgels in Its defence. In an address delivered be fore a gathering of Christian Socialists ot Bremen Dr. Burckjiardt declared that the government when the Vor warts, the leading Socialist organ, fav ored the subsidizing of the Christian Socialists, placed funds at, their dls posn I. The matter excite general attention, ansd Dr. Burckhardt's declaration' will doubtless lead to the unearthing of a scandal In the Reichstag. Herald's W rather Forecast. - New York, May 23. In the Middle states today, fnlr, warmer weatb" "" prevail, with southeasterly und souttUiV winds, followed by local or thuni'im storms in tho northern districts. On Tuesday, fair to partly cloudy, warm, southwesterly winds and local thunder torm, followed by clearing. mm Knights Templar of the State Will Pour Into tbe City. ' ADVANCE GUARD IS HERE Tky Came to Haka rn;arations for Their Blotters. CITY IS HOW IN HOLIDAY ATTiRE Arrangements fcr ite Entertainment of tee Visitors. THEY ARE OF AH LUECR&TE NATURE Numerous Receptions Are to He Held This lIvening-.Toniorrow Mornins the Great Parade Mill TnWc 1'lacc. Nearly All Hie Commondertcs in Lino Will Be Headed by it llnnd. Invitation Extended to the Knight by the Elks. Tomorrow morning begins In Scran ton the annual conclave of the grand commnndery of Knights Templar of this titate. It will be the fourth time that such an honor has been conferred upon tjie city and its resident commaiulerles an honor because the general high standing of the grand commandery members at home and at large makes them desirable and welcome visitors In any community. For weeks Scranton has been active, alert and lndcfatlgible In Its effort to second the preparatory work and ptar.a of the executive committees of the two local commanderles, Mellta and uoeur de I.Ion, and the result will be seen to day on every hand, not in the decora tions and exterior things alone but In the spirit of welcome, anticipation and glad-hand which prevails generally throughout the city. Possibly the visit of the grand com mandery would not alone warrant the elaborate and expensive Kinri 01 pre paration that has been made, but there will be here Hundreds 01 visiting Masons and Sir Knights who are not grand commandery members and n?arly as many wives and daughters and a crowd of sightseers which will be attracted by the show and splendor of the thing and whose numbers can be only estimated. Altogether the conclave will cause the presence here tomorrow of about 12,000 strangers nnd nearly as large a number on Wednesday. Every hotel of any consequence, nine in all, and every lnrire boarding house has had Its transient accommodations engaged for several weeks, and in many cases for mirths abend. A large portion of the visiting throng will be quartered in rooms engaged of friends or will be entertfflned by relatives. WILL BEGIN TOMORROW. While the conclave proper does not really bein until tomorrow morning, wh.'n takes place the magnificent par ade and review, the visiting comman d 'lies will begin to reach here by noon today, und by 9 o'clock tomorrow morning ull wlil have arrived. For the w'plion of fti great a crowd and because of the prominence and re pute of many of the Sir Knihts. the city at large has vied with Kcranton's Coeur de Lion und Mellta commander les and the execu'lve eon: mi t tee of those two organizations In extending a royal welcome. To this end Scranton has pndutbly revr before been so lavish in Its decorations and other ex terior tokens. From center t-i rlrcum f era nee the business nwliim in draped and fe.uoor.'.rl and b'tlaggcd. and by tomorrow morning nearly every luiuse along the short line of march through the ivridenoe section will display Home token uf recognition. Th larger business concerns have sho-.vn a grent spirit of rivalry In decorating tlnlr Htnivs and buildings. Klcctriu displays for night will form n conspicuous fea ture of the rain ullire. It Is Ihecor.i'.voti.ipieiim of thes'-t eral tirand olllcers now in the city and !oc:d Sir Knight, tlml never in the history of the cran.l eveiir.ianiiery conclavs luiminy IVnusylvaiilu city, not "scent ing f'hihtdt-lphiit or Pittsburg, been nior li.'iudsoinel:' decorated or mnde KU"h elaborate mhU complete urrangi' meiits as has Scranton this year. KAULY ON THK SCKNK. Mont II. Smith, grand recorder: Isaac Alhertson. grand treasurer, and Wil liam II. Dickson, chuiiiiiun of the tin Htlee eomiiii'tee, reached here from liilladclphia. Saturday uml Immediately established the headquarters of the grand oflieetvt In lioom wii. n large apartment on the second door e.f the Hotel Jcrmyn. other Sir Knights here uro Henry W. Smith, of St. Milan's, Philadelphia, who Is at the Jermyn. anil .1. 11. Mussina, of the -Hospitaler comnuindeiy, Lock Haven, at the Con way house, each of whom arrived early In order to make arrangements for the reception of their respective organiza tions. K. M. Johnson, grand king of the Orand chapter. Is at the Faurot house. At 11 o'clock this morning Instead of 11.4r. as previously announced, the re ception committee will meet at Masonic hall. A large number of the commit tee will go to Wilkes-Iiarre to meet in coming commanderles on the Lehigh Valley. Jersey Central land Delaware and Hudson roads, and others of the committee will meet the commanderles hero on their arrival on tho Lacka wanna rond. The lirst commandery to arrive will probably be the Hugh de Payrn, of Easton. It will come on this morning's 11.45 lrkawanna train. Wilkes-Ilarre's commandery.the Dleu Le Vent, proposes that Its arrival shall be known. It will be accompanied by the Ninth Regiment band. Arrange ments have been made to have Kauer's complete Scranton bnnd join the Wllkfs-rtarre musical organization on tho arrival of tomorrow morning's 8.i0 Jersey Cenral train and the massed bnnd will play in concert during the march from the depot the new two-step "T'p a Tree." composed by Professor Alexander, "the Ninth Regiment Band's leader. Following Is an abbreviated pro gramme of tho most important events of tho three. days: PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY. Monday (evening) At home of the Coebr de Lion and Mellta commanderles, Scran ton Rowing club rooms. Spruce street, ( Continued oa Page t. LEY'S Waist Our stock for variety, style and finish 3s unsur passed and their success Is their best recommenda tion. We call special at tention Ho the III wmcn lor style, quality and fit is unequalled. 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