e- A THE ONLY REPUBLICAN DAILY IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY; EIOUT- PAGES- COLUMNS. JSCKANTOX, TAm THURSDAY MOKN1NG, tJUNE 11, 189. TWO CENTS A COrY. Stock taking time is near at hand, and all our energies are bent on clean ing up stocks and getting them in good shape before we complete our semi annual inventory. As an illustration of our Bargain Giving System all through the store from now on, we take Our AND 10 Pieces Rlai-k lirocade Jay Silks In thr.v pretty styles. Cleaning up price, 25c lively seed effect striped Taffeta Bilks. Very desirable. Regular vulue 76c. Cleaning up price, 50c Wonderfully hamlsome Persian Silks, dyed warps and the richest color com binations we have ever shown. Reg ular value it. 00. Cleaning up price, 69c Two-tone Taffeta stripe Silks. All dark effects In new ideas. Heat $l.no quality Cleaning up price, 79c In the best of Printed Chinas ranp - ing In value from 63e. to LcngCis from 1 to 5 yards. Styles are mostly dark. Cleaning up price, 26c yd. BLACK DRESS SPECIALS 40-Inch all wool Henriettas 1:1 Hluc Black only. Our popular Duo. (itiulity. Cleaning up price, 35c M-lnch all wool Henriettas, Blue or Jet Blacks. Guaranteed value 40c. Cleaning up price, 33c 13-lnth all wool Serge, fine soft twill. "Tnual 37'c. quality Cleaning, up price,- 28c. Our lull line Is deeply cut In price. Lack of space forbids detail. WAREIOUSE ' ' - Iress i Goods i . SILK MRGAIKS. i I MR. REED'S FRIENDS ARE DISCOURAGED Acknowledge That McKiniey Will Be Nominated on First Ballot. JOSEPH MANLEY'S STATEMENT I'nder No Circumstances ill the ATun from Maine Accpt the Nomination lor Vieclresident"Tlu National ( oiuciiltcc's Fir.l Seioii"Othcr louvcation Note. St. Louis, June 10. The- friends of Major ilclvii.K'y are in overwhelming control of the Republican liut.oiial coirw mittee. This much was ewmonsirated at its meeting today, first in the adop tion by a practically unanimous vote of Powell Clayton's resolution to hear the contest In committee of the whole In stead of referring them to sub-committees appointed In accordance wtih precedent by the national chairman, and again in the votes on the numerous, contests from Alabama. With but a single exception and this In a case where by a different vote the commit tee would have been compelled to re verse a decision rendered a half hour apo all the contestants of antl-McKln-ley praclivitlejwere routed. The first test vote stood 3X to 7 and after this tne friends of Heed, Morton and Allison made but n show of light for the con testing delegates that favored their re spective principals. When the commlt teee took n recess at 6 o'clock, Mr. Man ley, In a statement to the United Press, practically abandoned the Held so far us concerned Mr. Heed, to the Ohio can didate and the supporters of the favor ite sons of New York and Iowa, while unwilling to go unon record In terms ns emphatic as those of the man from Maine, admitted that the showing made In the netlonal committee was unex pected and practically settled the nomi nation for the head of the ticket. Intense Interest was manifested In the proceedings of the national committee which, for the lirst time In Its history, admitted representatives of the press associations to Its deliberations, and the corridors outside of the committee room, as well as the adjoining parlors, were thronged with delegates and political visitors from abroad. When the vote on seating the McKiniey dele gates ct lnrge from Alabama was an nounced there was considerable enthu siasm p.nd a rush was made for the other hotels. Within n fw minutes the news hnd been spread over the centre of the town. SELKCTION MADE.' The very serious buslr.e.'S of selecting a candidate fur the highest oflice within the gift of seventy millions of people. Is practically concluded. What folloW3 will be the nwe ofilclal recording of the votes and the shouting and the distin guished men who entered as competit ors againnt Ohio's man of de.-tiny will be forced to accept the small satisfac tion of "honorable mention" on the first ballot. All this Is so apparent that no one risks even a doubt of It. Friends of the minority candidates are whistling through the graveyard of Impending defeat and ho Ing that "uomethlng may happen." Something Iium happened, hut not to the liking of the mliift i:y. It lias transpired that the McKiniey contest ing delegates will be seated In the con vention nnd assist In the temporary or ganisation. Flist pos?e.slon will mean a title in fee to the seats after the cre dentials comn-lttee has reported nnd the permanent organization Is effected. The atmosphere about the various state headquarters that was so strongly Impregnated with'silver yesterday has undergone a change. It Is not difficult to annalyze this transmutation of met als. Whereas the early arrivals were from the western states and territories, where everything Is silver-toned, the arrivals today are from the Atlantic senboaid and the New England states where gold Is a sacred dogma of faith. There was less of silver and more of gold In the exchunges of opinions to day. Primarily and finally all are Re publicans and while delegates from these sections widely differ on finances, it Is believed from the developments today that the earliest threats to bolt were blank cartridges, fired to test the purpose of the opposition. AN APPEAL FOR SILVER. The California, Utah, Nevada and other western delegations have not abandoneu the fight and are preparing a silver resolution to be presented to the committee on plutform. Colonel Isaac Trumbo, of Salt Lake, has the resolu tion In charge and will advocate its adoption by the committee. The magnificent auditorium In which the Republican convention will be held was formally dedicated with enthusias tic ceremonies tonight. The Interior of the building was brilliantly illuminated for the occasion and a crowd of over 10.000 persons was in attendance. Many of the prominent politicians who form the advance guard of the convention were present at the cere monies tonight. The question of hotel accommodations for the "colored dele gates 'reached a crisis this afternoon and a speedy solution was demanded by those committeemen having the matter In charge. Manager Henry C. Lewis, of the Southern hotel, wag appealed to and after a hasty consultation with a num ber of hotel proprietors the following statement was given out: To the National Republican Committee: In rogsrd to the accommodations for the colored delegates to the Republican con vention promised by the Business Men's liTgne of St. Louis, while in Washington last December, to be furnished by the ho tels of St. Louis, I am authorised to say that the Southern hotel, the St. Nicholas, the Llndell hotel, the Laclede hotel, will live up to that promise In spirit and letter and will make no distinction whatever, hut will grant to all delegates to the Republl. can convention equal rights and privileges. Respectfully, W. R. Allen, President Southern Hotel Co. COMMITTEE'S FIRST SESSION. Indian Territory Alone Tails to Re spond to Roll Call. St. Louts, June 10. The first session of the national commute lasted less than an hour. ' Chairman Carter called the members to order at 12:15. Secretary Mauley called the roll and Indian terri tory alone failed to respond. . Senator Gear was proxy for James S. Clarkson, of Iowa, from whom a tele gram had been received saying that he had been taken ill at Philadelphia while en route and might not be able to get here at any stage of the proceedings. A motion to take up the question. of territorial representation was ruled out by the chair on the ground that the ter ritories must be reached In proper order and It was then decided to take up the contests, beginning with Alabama this afternoon and a recess was taken until 2 p. ni. Knch member of the national committee and the leading delegates on the ground were furnlshel this after noon with a suggested tnonelaiy plank for the platform drawn up by R. C. Ken ns. It reads as follows; ' "We believe that our money should not be Inferior to the money of the most enlightened nations of the earth and we are unalterably opposed to every scheme that threatens to debase or de preciate our present monetary stand ard. We favor the reasonable use of silver as currency but such use should be to the extent only and under such well defined relations that Its parity with gold as a currency can be easuy and anciently maintained. "As consistent blmetallists we are op posed to the free coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1, as a measure fraught with certain disaster to all commercial Interests, destructive to the Interest cf the wage earner, and In the absence of International agreement, sure to lead to silver monometallism." Tiie Alabama contestants were called before the national committee at 2:15 and occupied three quarters of an hour In presenting their claims. Subsequently by a vote of S3 to C .the committee seated the Buckluy, or "Mc Kiniey" delegatlon-nt-Iarse from .na baimi as against the delegation beaded by Governor Smith. Those voting for the Smith delegation were: Connecti cut, Louisiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, New York and District of Columbia. Secretary Mauley afterwards said he should be recorded as voting with the minority, which would maKe the result 38 to 7. Powell Cluyton made the motion seating the Buckley delegates and the result was a victory for the McKiniey element. The contesting delegation of the Sixth Alabama district announced that they withdrew their protest. This allows the McKiniey delegates Daniel Cooker and Isaac Dawsun seats wltn out a protest. CONTEST ON DELEGATES. When the committee reconvened at 8:15 the contest on delegates at lurge from Florida and those in the third and fourth districts of California were made the political order for Thursday morn ing. Georgia was next In order and Chairman Carter remarked as he sur rendered the chair to M. H. De Young, that at the present lute of progress, the committee would be still In session when the convention assembled on Tuesday. (Jnly two seats of the four delegates at large from this state proved to be con tested. It. W. Wright (colored) and who at the outset announced himself the or iginal McKiniey champkm of his elate, opened for the two contestants, himself and J. G. Hetherlngton, an adherent of Senator Allison, and who were chosen at a second state convention held after the first one had adjourned. W. H. Sniythe replied in behalf of the dele gates attacked. J. U. Devaux and H. A. Rucker, and showed from the sworn minutes that the two last named were selected by acclamation, the opposition making no pretest until after the con vention had adjourned. This and other proof was sufficient for the committee and by a unanimous vote Devaux and Rucker were seated. The other dele gates at large are A. (1. buck and H. L Johnson. In the first district of Georgia, R. W. White nnd S. O. Chetry (both colored) contested the seats of M. J. Boyle and S. M. Morse (colored), who were chosen at the regulnr convention. All f.iur are McKinleyites, the two latter having been given Instructions. Roth tides were accorded a full hearing. I. V. Lyons," of the Tenth district, a colored delegate, aroused Interest by an earnest speech In behalf of Boyle, who Is an Irishman. Boyle and Motse were sea'.- ed with five dissensions. The ninth Georgia district contest wus passed until tomorrow and that In the Eleventh was taken up. In this case the seats of S. M. Scarlett and W. H. Jones, both colored and Instructed for McKiniey, were claimed by W. H. Matthews and D. Outlaw, also colored, who were Instructed fcr Repd by a con vention consisting of seven bolters. Another exheu? tive prere-:tntlon of nfil davits nnd personal experiences of per sons present at th convention wag in order and In the result, Jones and Scar lett were seated. At l.'J.S'i the first of the McKiniey con tests was called, but several commit teemen entered a protest r.g ilnst a mid night session on the ground that they hnd been on the rails from two to four nights nnd needed is t. and rn adjourn ment wus therefore taken until 10 a. m. REED GIVES IIP THE BATTLE. Friends Convinced Tlmt McKiniey Will lie Nominated on First Ctil'oi. St. Louis, Mo.. June 10. The friends of Speaker Reed have given up thr fight. When the national committee took a recess at 6 o'clock this evening the Hon. Joseph Mauley, of Maine, dic tated the following to the representa tive of the United Press and revised It before transmission: "In my Judgment the convention will nominate Governor McKiniey on the first ballot for the presidency. It Is useless to attempt to deny that this will be the result. The action of the na tional committee In Its overwhelming vote on the Alabama case, settles con clusively how the respective Ftates which the members of the committee represent will vote In the convention. Mr. Reed's name will be presented to the convention and ho will be voted for, and I am authorized to say that under no condition or circumstances can he, or will he, accept the nomination for vice president If It should be tendered to him. The great majority of the New England delegates will be loyal to Mr. Reed, but It Is evident that the conven tion Is for Governor McKiniey nnd will nominate him." Another Morclnnd Case, Pittsburg, Pa., June 10. Another and final Information for embezzlement will be made against William H. Moreiund and W. H. House, ex-city attorney and his As sistant,' tomorrow by order of the district attorney. The amov.nt to be named Jn the Information Is to be .7,000 and up ward. This, with the $10,000 already sued on, covers th. shortage in the accounts of the office during the last four years. LAST DAYS OF THE 54TH CONGRESS Business of the First Session Practically Completed Yesterday. APPROPRIATION LILLS PASSED . House Votes to Concur with Semite iu lis Amendment to the huudry Civil Service Ui!l Measures Passed in Senate.. An Adjournment Today. Washington, June 10. Business of the first session of the fifty-fourth congress was practically completed by the agree ment of thct wo bodies upon the sundry elvll nnd District of Columbia appro priation bills the only remaining mat ters of difference between the two houses when they met this morning. To accomplish this the house voted to con cur with the senate In Its amedments tj the sundry civil bill appropriating, direct and contingent $900,000 for cer tain public buildings. This vote 100 yeas to t8 nays demonstrated what had been feared would not be found, a quo rum of members still In the city. The senate acreed with the house provision In the district bill, cutting off appro priations to religious, benevolent and charitable Institutions, ameded so as to make the new policy effective after June 20, 1S7. Previous to reaching this con clusion, the house pus.ved many meas ures under suspension of the rules, among them the following: House ulll to protect the timber on the public do main and forest reservations from the ravages of lire caused by malicious or careless campers or others. At 9:30 the house was called to order, a dozen of the members on the floor. A recess was taken until 10:30 when the enrollment of several bills was re ported and Speaker Reed signed them. At 10:50 the sundry civil appropriation bill was signed, and then, it being found that the District of Columbia appro priation bill would not be ready tonight, on motion f Mr. Dingley (Rep. Me.) about twenty members being present, the house adjourned until 11 o'clocu tomorrow. This brought to an end the legislative day of Saturday, June 6, which extended o-er a period of 108 hours. Concurrent resolution directing the secretary of the Interior to resume the Issuing of patents to the Union Pacific Railroad company for lands within its grant, sold to bona fide purchasers. Joint resolution extending the scope of the good roads Investigation now be ing conducted by the agricultural de partment. Senate Joint resolution appropriating 4,u0O to provide a foundation for a statue to Samuel Hahnesiann. to be ereett?d In Washington by the National Homeopathic society. Forbidding the landing upon the shores of the United States of a foreign cable without the consent of congress. Setting asido the Pacific forest re serve, on Mount Tacoma for a public park, to be known as Washington Na tional Park. Opening National cemeteries to the burial of army nurses; to protect pub lic forest reservations; appropriates $200,600 for the benefit of the Cuban ex position; amending the shipping luws by providing still further for the com fort and well bel::g of sailors; forbid ding the transportation of liquor uneler fair? brands nr names; commltteee on elections No. 1 was authorized to take further evidence In the contested elec tion case of Hopklrs (Rrp.) v.. Ken-'all (Dem.) from the Tenth Kentucky dis trictthe only case now remaining in committee. MR. ALLEN IS HUMOROUS. Mr. Allen (Dem., Miss.) broke the silence which has marked him during the session and entertained the house with the humorous speech which has become a feature of the closing days of congressional sessions. Upon the consideration of the confer ence 'report on the district appropria tion bill, a general political discussion was precipitated by Mr. Cannon (Rep., Ills.), .chairman of the committee on appropriations, who briefly reviewed the legislation of the session. Messrs. Savers (D m. Tex.) and Dock ery (Denn., Mo.) nrpond?cT, crarglng the Republicans with Unparalleled ex travagance. Mr. Dinglc-y (Rep.. Me.) defended the Republican policy In the nouse and In the nation. The concurrent resolution for final ad journment of congress at 4 p. m. to morrow wns received from the senate nnd nereed to. A t 7.30 the house took a recess for two hours. SMA LL AUD'lKNCF, IX SENATE. In rjlte of the faut that It w?u cener. ally believeel that this would be the last eiay or tne pesuton, there wai a rather slim attendance- in the palleries and the day's proceedings were devoid of Interest or excitement. There was also a dearth of senators present; and when ever a call for a quorum was made con siderable time was spent In looking up the requisite 45 senators. There al ways seemed to be a feeling of doubt In the chamber that such a number could be secured, and a feeling of relief was manifested whenever the quorum was obtained. The contempt of court bill was the greatest bone of contention during the day. and it was finally passed. It divides contempts of court lnta two classes, direct, committed in the presence of the court and all others, Indirect. Summary punishment Is pro vided for direct contempt. For indirect contempts, reasonable opportunity Is given the accused to purge himself cf such contempt und to have a trial by Jury. Writs of error will He to the su preme court. , of the two appropriation bills on which the differences between the two houses blocked the way to adjournment, the District of Columbia bill was com promised by continuing the appropria tion to sectarian charities but declar ing that no further appropriations for this purpose shall be made after June 20, If 07. The conferees In the sundry civil bill reported a further disagreement; but Just before recess was taken an agree ment was reported, the house receding from Its disagreement to the senate amendment providing for the erection of public buildings at Boise City, Idaho, Cheyenne, Wyo., Halt Lake City, Utah, and Helana, Mont. - The following bills were passed: M&k- TIIE NEWS THIS BI0BMXG. Weather Indications Today Gcr.erai:y Fair; Northerly Winds. 1 Reed Supporters Concede McKInley's Nomination. Pensylvania Democrats Preparing for the Chicago Convention. Pittsburg S.iemrcrfest. Last lXiys of Fifty-Fourth Congrass. 2 The Business World. 3 (IociiD Trespass Suit Against the Traction Company. . Court Dissolves the Barber Injunet'on. Execution Against Scranton Ciuss Company Filed. Editorial. Future of Anthracite. 5 (Local) ljlg Fourth of July Celebration. Penn Avenue BnptUt Church Extends a Call to Rev. J. K. Dixon, D. D. 6 (Sports) Scranton Loses an Old-Fash- ioned (lame. National and State League Scores. Profits of Bicycle Manufacture. 7 Suburban News. Market and Stock Reports. 8 News Up and Down the Valley. Ing the city of Erie, Penna., a port of Immediate transportation; Increasing the ray cf letter carriers: authorizing the lease of certain Islands In Bering sea for raising foxes; to prevent the trarsportat'on of spirituous liquors un der fulse names. The bill Increasing the pension of Francis K, Hoover was passed over the president's veto. The latter part of the day's session was occupied by speeches by Mr. Stew art (Pop. New) and Mr. Butler (Pop. N. C). A concurrent resolution for final adjournment tomorrow at 4 o'clock was agreed to and at 6:40 o'clock the senate took a recess until 9:30 this even ing. FEATURES OF THE FEST. Great Artists Appear in Concert fit the Pittsburg Music Festival Gems of the Programme. nttsburg, Pu., June 10. An Immense audience, exe'eeding the accredited ca pacity of the spacious Saengerfest hall, were delighted with the fourth concert of the Saengerfest, rendered this after noon. The special feature and attrac tion was the appearance of Frau Klaf- sky, the great UiTman prima donna, and A. L. Gullle, both of whom last night gained new laurels, and by special re quest consented to appear in solo work. Their reception amounted almost to an ovation. j,.. - Almost all the great artists appeared In the" grand closing concert tonight and attracted perhaps the largest audience Pittsburg has ever witnessed at a con cert. Fears hnd been expressed that the hall would prove too large for the occasion, but had Us capacity been In creased by one-half, It would only have comfortably nccexnmodated the musio lovlng throng which sought entrance. iMany hundreds were turned away. AH the available ctandlngplaces were filled. Not a fow received Injury In the crush and many fine tollrta were ruined. t ne nrst number or the programme, a composition of Feat Director Zoellner, entitled "Midnight nt sedan," was a musical picture. Its four distinctly dlf ferent motives the stillness of the night, the dead rising from the graves. hate and warlike fury, and the lament- held the assemblage almost spell bound. Other prominent features were Frau Klafsky's rendition of the Aria, "Oh, Honored Halls," from Tannhauser; and "Brunhllde's Self Immolation" from the "Goetterdammerung," Hans Sachs address and quintette from "The Mas tor Singers," by Mr. Brockett and Miss Lillian Blauvelt, Miss Gertrude Stein, Mr. Carl Naezer and Mr. Emll Fisher; and a number of German and Dutch folk-songs by the combined chorus. Tomorrow will be the gala day of the Saengerfest. The morning will be devoted to the great parade In which all the societies will be In line and this will be followed by the immense picnic at Alllqulppa Park, where German song will have full sway. The permanent organization of the North American Saengerbund is prac tically assured and only awaits the business meeting of delegates from all the societies represented which will be held Friday. EPISCOPAL CONVENTION. Twenty. lil'lh Annual Session or the Diocese of Central Pennsylvnuia. Harrlsburg June 10. The twenty fifth annual convention of the central Pennsylvania diocese of the Protestant Episcopal church resumed Its business sessions this morning in St. Stephen's church. Thirty-nine parishes are rep resented. The committee on division of the diocese was given power to confer with any committee that may be appointed by any continuous diocese relative to a cession of any portion of Its territory to this diocese. The report of the treasurer shows re ceipts for diocesan mlslsons last year of $9,151.88, and payments of $10,572.98. There was a balance of $1,260.94 from the previous year. Bishop Rullson and a committee were authorized by resolution to adopt a diocesan seat. A committee wns ap pointed on an offering to Increase the Episcopal endowment. A missionary endowment fund of $2,500 wan pledged by thi- delegates and will bo permanent ly Invested. This afternoon behind closed doors the convention ellscussed the legal rela tions of Sclwyn Hall school, at Reading, to the diocese. It was decided after much debate that the financial respon sibility In the matter rested with the estate of the late Bishop Howe and not with the diocese. Nleumship Arrivals. New York, June 10. Arrived: Steamer Aluano from Hamburg; Teutonic from Liverpool; Htavel from Bremen. Sailed: Su'amers St. Paul for South ampton; Southwark for Antwerp; Ger manic for Liverpool. Arrived nut: Steamers Bpre at South ampton; Ethiopia at Movllle; St. Louis at Southampton; State af Nebraska at Glas gow; Veenuam at Rotterdam, Sailed for New York: Stenmers Trave from Southampton; Norga from Stettin, June . CHAIRMAN WRIGHT ADVANCE AGENT Elaborate Preparations for Pennsylvania Delegation at Chicago. SUITABLE HEADQUARTERS ENGAGED The Keystone Democratic Contingent Is Preparing to Iloom the Favorite 8onArraugeuicnW Tor the Trip Are Perfected. Philadelphia, June 10 Robert E. Wright, of the Democratic state com mittee, has sent to prominent workers of his party the following letter on ar rangements for the trip te the national convention. In a general way the ar rangements for the transportation of the Pennsylvania delegation to the Chi cago convention and their entertain ment there have been determined upon. Suitable headquarters (parlors, meeting rooms, etc.) have been engaged at the Palmer house, which Is also to be the headquarters of the Democratic na tional committee and of the delegations from most of the states. "We have also engaged at the Palmer house a sutHclent number of rooms for the proper aceommodatlem of the mem bers of the Pennsylvania delegation, further Infeirmatlon as to which will be furnished ve-ry shot tly. The general ar rangement Is that the train bearing the delegates and their friends shall leave Philadelphia on the afternoon of Fri day, July 3, reaching Chicago on the afte'rnoon of July 4. Delegates and others invited can Join the train at Phil adelphia, Lancaster, Harrlsburg, Al toona, Johnstown and Pittsburg. "The fact that Pennsylvania proposes to present and to press for the nomina tion of a candidate for the presidency from this state emphasises the neces sity of more elaborate preparations in respect to headquarters and accom panying details than might otherwise be the case. Special efforts will be made to make the trip to Chicago and the stay of our delegates there as pleas ant and as comfortable as practicable. "I will very shortly write you in de tail in respect to the arrangements. In the meantime I wish you would let me know as soon aa possible how many gentlemen from your vicinity besides the delegates desire to go to Chicago on the special train, which will be secured for the delegation." GOLD PLATFORM ADOPTED. Connecticut Democrats Favor Gold Standard of Currency. Hartford, Conn,, June 10. The Demo- el at fc state convention met here toteay. The financial plonk of the platform is as follows: As a necessary consequence the honest payment of public debts and the preser vation of the publto faith and credit re quire that the gold standard of money, as measure of value, shall be mantalnea, While we favor 'the most liberal use of silver consistent with the enforcement of a gold standard, we are unalterably opposed to the free coinage of silver, deeming it a device for the debasement of our currency and the compulsory purchase lof silver by the overnment. Under existing circum stances to pay public debts In silver coin is repudiation; to pay private debts In the same coin is to rob the wage earners nnd to provide for the free coinage of stiver means the destruction of legitimate Dust nese and great suffering among hte la boring classes. The following delegate at large were chosen: Miles B. Preston, of Hartford; Lynde Harrison, of Guilford; Thomas M. Walter, of New London; James Al- dls. of Torrlngton. The delegates are understood to favor the nomination of ex-Governor William E. Russell, of Massachusetts, for presi dent, but ore not pledged. A plank would have been placed In the platform Indorsing his nomination, but he recent ly wrote Mr. Harrison, of Gullrford, that such was not his desire. FREE SILVER OPPOSED. The Maryland Democratic Convcn tiou Adopts a Yellow Plank. Baltimore, June 10. The Democratic state convention was held here today. The financial plank of the platform, as adopted. Is as follows: "Believing that the true Interests of the people require that the earnings of agriculture and trade and ttie wages of labor should be paid in money that Is Intrinsically worth In all the markets of the world what it purports to be worth, we demand the maintenance of the existing gold standard of value and further that the government shall lesep all Its obligations at all times reeleenN able and payable In money of the great est Intrinsic vnlu: nnd of the highest standard adopted by the civilized na tlonn of the world and we therefore resolutely' oppose the free and unlim ited coinage of Bllver at the ratio of 16 to 1." LIGHTNNG STRIKES A CAS. Passengers ltudly Frightened, Al though None Are Injured. Lebanon, Pa., June 10. While an eeo trie car was on Its way to this city from Myerstown this morning It was struck by lightning and set on fire. The car was filled with passengers and was running at a rapid rate of speed. The shock was felt by the passengers, ttl though none were Injured. No serious damage was done, exceot the burning out r.f the electr'c H?ht clr cn't nnd the sp;intei l-io- a'id s'icht burn' Ing of the roof of the car. EXPENSIVE FISHING. Two Pot Hunters Destroy n Thous and Dollars Worth of Property. Reading, Pa., June 10. Two men ex ploded a quantity of dynamite below the Penstock or water tube of Mr. Shut ers mill at Nlantlc for the purpose of killing (lsh. The explosion resulted In the blowing up of the Penstock water wheel and th gearings near by and causing $1,000 worth of damage. A lawsuit 1m probable, Herald's Weather Forecast. New York. June 11. In the middle states elear, moderately cool weather with llnht northwesterly winds, followed by slight rise In temperature. On Friday, flr, warmer weather with light variable winds. INLET'S Me Socials in Oar Department vllch are worthy of the attention of one and all. 'he reductions are genuine, and at the prices ought to command a ready sale and close out the lines la a few days. 7 extra choice silk and wool novelty suits in Persian and grenadine, ef fects. Were $24.50, June Price $19.75 11 choice Persian and silk and wool Sicllllene dress patterns. were $17,50 and $19.50. June Price $13.50 25 Extra, fine suits In Scotch and English cheviots, coverts and tweeds former price $11.50 to $15, June Price $7.75 to $9.50 10 pieces fine mixed suitings, all wool ana i in. wide, former price 60c. June Price 29c 15 piece Cheney Bros.' best quality printed India silks, 24 In. wide, at 49c At 49c 510 AND 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY. Every foot in the family properly fitted with Hon est Shoes. 114 AND 118 WYOMING AVE. Bicyclists Take Notice Weichel, the Jeweler; has a nice line of Bicycle Belts. Call and see them. One of the latest novel ties. 408 SPEUGE STREET. HEADQUARTERS FOR NOVELTIES. S aific iti tad Zinc, Eiamel Faints, Carriage Paints, EeyacMs9 Pure Colors, s s rress Ready Mixed Tinted Gloss Paints, Strictly Pure Linseed Oil, Guaranteed. DRESS GOODS
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