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GLOBE
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M'KINLEY WILL
HAVE A STRUGGLE
Still a Fif htldi Chance for the Field at
St. Louis.
A CHANGE ON THE CHESS BOARD
An Allinnce of All Opposition W ill Be
Made Against JIcKinley.-The Mon
etary Plunk Will Determine tbe
NominutionConvention Topics.
St. Louis, Mo., June 11. McKinley Is
not to be nominated without a struggle.
Twenty-four hours have so changed'
the position on the political chess-board
that there is still a fighting chance for
the field against McKinley. The stumb
ling block In the road of the latter in
the divergent views of the delegates
on the financial plank of the platform.
These differences are as wide as t;ie
continent and at present seem it recon
cilable. The western delegates main
tain their adherence to silver with a
frankness that in former gatherings
of the party would have been punished
as political heresy. The other half ot
the country Is represented by sound
money advocates who will listen to no
suggestion of any other platform dec
laration. This issue, even In these nnte
convcntlon days has ranged the dele
gates in two camps. The men from
Maine and the far east still uphold the
banner for Reed, while those from
Iowa, supported by scattering deleijates
from the middle wtst, declare them
selves for Allison. Quay will, of course,
receive nearly the full cupport of Penn
sylvania and Morton Is assured of all
but four of the New York votes. Brad
ley has not been side-tracked by the al
lurement of the vice-presidency. So
many tables have been compiled show
ing both that McKinley will or will not
be nominated on the first ballot that
they are valueless.
The monetary plank of the platform
will, unless a miracle supervenes, de
termine the nomination for or against
the leader. The arrival of Thomas C.
Piatt tonight gave encouragement and
Impetus to the opposition. While he Is
not In sympathy with the silver wing
of the party. It is thought he will be the
rallying point for a combined opposi
tion. There Is no hint' that other than
an honorable tight will be made against
McKinley, but political exigencies as
presented here demand the alliance of
all opposition for a successful struggle
against the McKinley avalanche.
PLATT PROBABLY PLOTTING.
When the national committee re
sumed Its session tonight. It was no
ticed that several prominent members,
principally those from eastern states,
were absent. Among them were dear,
of Iowa; Yerkes, of Kentucky, and
Man ley, of Maine.- Later on, it was
learned that a conference of anti-Mc-Klnley
leaders was being held In the
rooms occupied by Thomas C. Piatt. It
was stated that the absent committee
men were in attendance at the Invita
tion of Mr. Piatt and that the situation
was being discussed with the view of
sizing up the strength of the antl-Me-Kinleyltes
and formulating some plan
to counteract the strength that the Ohio
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vamiiuaic iiiuf BI11MYI1 lie Will possess in
the convention. The conference was In
session at 10 o'clock and no Informa
tion could be secured as to what had
been proposed or adopted.
THE FIRST SENSATION.
Trouble Over a Motion to Reconsider
the Florida Decision.
St. Louis, June 11. There was a gen
uine sensation In the meeting of the na
tlonal committee tonight. Just as soon
as the contest In the first Mississippi
amtrlct had been disposed of. Senator
Hansbrough, of North Dakota, with the
preliminary explanation that he did so
at the request of a number of members
who were not present at the afternoon
session, moved a reconsideration of the
veto by which the Morton delegates In
the first Florida district were seated.
General Hobart, of New Jersey, sec
onded the motion. Fessendon, of Con
necticut uttered a few words of protest
and which were drowned In cries of
voie. ine caning or the roll was
commenced and for a few moments the
ayes and nays were about equal. When
New York wns reached, Committeeman
Sutherland arose and stated that he de
clined to vote. He went on to say that
upon the contest In question 43 members
hai. recorded their deliberate convic
tions, a larger number than had been
polled upon any other motion. It was
worse than nonsense for any member
to assert that he, voted by mistake or
misapprehension. The lines had been
closely drawn and the Issue clearly de
fined. "I desire to say here and now,"
continued Mr. Sutherland, In an ex
tremely dignified and serious tone and
manner, ."that if this resolution Is
adopted, I shall no longer regard It as
necessary or desirable to participate in
the proceedings of this committee. Its
doings will have become farclal and 1
shall wash my hands of It and its pro.
ceedlngs. The course now proposed is
revolutionary and without justification
and It will prove destructive to the can
dldates of the Republican party. I now
withdraw my refusal to vote, arid vote
'no.' "
There was a buss of excitement as the
speaker concluded. The roll call was
resumed. When Ohio was reached,
Committeeman Hahn, of Mansfield, said
with emphasis that he saw no reason
why the gentleman from New York
should withdraw from the committee,
There were methods employed in New
York that were not open and above
suspicion as would be demonstrated
when the contests from that state were
reached, and If the committee was un
duly exercising Its power, it was doing
nothing more than had been done In
New York time and again. He Intend
ed to vote for reconsideration and of
fered no apology for doing so.
The roll calt waa completed without
further Interruption and at its conclu
sion, Secretary Burke announced the
result as 19 for reconsideration to 18
against- Thereupon Mr. M. H. De
Young, of California, asked that his
vote be recorded In the negative, mak
ing It tie. On this showing, Chairman
Carter was about to declare the motion
lost when ex-Senator Carey, of Wyom
ing, who had previously declined to
vote, asked to bo recorded In the nega
tive, tt wps done, the vote wns en-
nounced aa 20 to 19 against reconsidera
tion and there waa an audible sigh of
relief from all over the room as the In
cident ended.
COMMITTEE AT WORK.
The McKinley Delegates Scoop the
SeatfThe Plans of Silver Men.
St. Louis, June 11. The national com
mittee met this morning and seated
Messrs. Denison and Herkimer from
the third California district and Messrs.
Spear and Kowalsky of the fourth Cali
fornia district. All the delegates had
been Instructed for McKinley. The only
contest in Alabama was quickly settled,
the contestants not appearing'. Ken
tucky was next called and Delegates
Tood and Sapp, who were Instructed
for McKinley, were seated.- The con
testants were for Bradley. When Flori
da was reached Colonel Long and his
associates, delegates at large (McKinley
men) were placed on the roll, thus de
priving Morton of four votes at a swoop.
The defeated faction will carry the case
to the committee on credentials.
In the second district, the McKinley
delegates were also seated, but In the
nrct district, where the convention was
not held in the place designated by the
state committee, the two Morton dele
gates were placed on the roll by a vote
of 23 to 20. The result waa received with
the first applause of the day. The two
McKinley delegates from the ninth
Ueorgia district were placed on the roll,
ousting two Reed men.
Colonel Isaac Trumbo, national com
mitteeman and delegate at largo from
Utah, Is authority for the statement
that the silver men so for on the ground,
have mapped out a programme. If they
are defeated in the convention they will
not walk out. but after the close of the
convention they will bolt the nomina
tion. 'Our plan," said Colonel Truinbo, ' is
simple. We will remain in the conven
tion and take part In the proceedings to
the end. Then, If we are beaten we will
join with the silver men of the west and
nominate Henry M. Teller, of Colorado,
for president.
Mississippi was next called. There
was a fight between what is known as
the Hill and Lynch elements for dele-gates-at-large.
Both delegations had
McKinley preferences. The Hill dele
gates claiming to be regular were
placed on the roll. In the first Florida
district Messrs. Elgin and Llttlejohn
were placed on the roll. Both sets of
delegates favored McKinley.
At 6.1C the committee tcok a recess for
dinner.
MANLEY BRACES UP.
Calls Ipon Reed's Friends to Re
double Their Efforts.
St. Louis, June II. It was a busy day
for. the national committee. Up to 6
o'clock this evening when a short recess
for dinner waa taken, it had, In tbe
space of eight hours, heard the evidence
in and adjudicated upon a total of ten
contests, Involving the placing upon
the temporary roll of 24 delegates. In
some cases the questions submitted
were intricate and involved, and these
were debated without oonsideratlon of
time. Where, however, a contest waa
regarded as frivolous or based upon
grounds not recognised by the rules of
the party, short work waa made of it.
Among the contestants were scattering
supporters of Reed, Morton and Allison.
but the sum total of the day's work was
the seating of 22 pronounced adherents
of Major McKinley and of two delegates
favorable to the nomination of Oover
nor Morton. In this latter contest that
of the first Florida district some of the
McKinley members of the committee
made a bitter fight, but the evidence
adduced for the friends of the New
Yorkers Archibald and Robinson was
so regular and overwhelming that pre
ference traces were kicked over and
some of the Ohio man's warmest friends
voted for the first time against his
spokesmen, with the result that the
Morton men were seated by the close
vote of 23 to 20.
Perhaps It was merely a coincidence,
but it was at least slgnfilcant that im
mediately after this vote had been an
nounced Mr. Manley left the room and
prepared the statement to the United
Press, In which he called upon the
friends of Speaker Reed to redouble
their efforts to bring about his nomlna
tion. Pressed this evening to make
clear the apparent dlserepuancles be
tween his last bulletin and that of lost
evening, the political manager of the
lamented Blaine and chief of the sup
porters of the present candidate from
Maine, would only reply that the
statement was sufficiently self-explana
tory for the present and needed no ela
boration. Head between the lines, how
everand those in a position to know
say that this is the correct reading it
Is an Intimation of Mr. Stanley's belief
that just such a break as occurred in
the committee today may happen at
some critical moment and upon some
unexpected Issue In the national con
ventton and that he proposes that the
friends of his candidate shall gird on
their armor and alert for an opening, be
prepared for any eventuality.
REED BOOM FLOURISHING.
The Man from Maine Is in the Fight
to Stay.
St. Louis, June 11. Mr. J. H. Manley,
of Maine, was deluged all day with tele
grams requesting him to explain, or
qualify his statement given to the
United Press yesterday, In whidi he
conceded that Major McKinley would
be nominated on the first ballot, but
declared that Speaker Reed would re
main In the field to the finish. Da.te this
afternoon the national committeeman
from Maine furnished this signed state
ment to the United Press:
St. Louis, (Mo., June 11, 18M.
The action of the national committee at
their meeting of yesterday showing clear
ly their Intention, of placing on the tern
Dorary roll, delegates favorable' to Gov
ernor McKinley, which, In the end would
mean one hundred and sixty additional
votes, caused me to make the statement
that I did. '
1 am as earnestly for Mr, Reed as ever.
and am, with his friends, doing every
thing possible to bring about hli noiwln.
tlon, and I urge upon his supporters
throughout the country to make still
greater efforts In his behalf.
(Signed) J. H. Manley.
An Immense canvas picture of the
speaker waa placed In position in the
rotunda of the parlor of the Southern
hotel this afternoon. Reed buttons and
vi"wt pre ajn rrsklr their apperanc
and there is every indication that his
boom is being given renewed impetus.
REED WILL NOT TALK.
Washington, June 11. "There Is no
change in tbe situation at St Louis so
far as It affects me," said Speaker Reed
to the United Press tonight. "My name
will be presented to the convention."
Further, Speaker Reed would not
talk.
Among hit friends, however, the opin
ion is freely expressed that Mr. Manley
was panic-stricken by the action of the
national committee in the Alabama con
test cases.
Mr. Reed is in direct communication
with his friends in St. 'Louis and is
watching events with deep interest
TOM PLATT IN EVIDENCE.
He Will See That Mr. Morton's Name
Is Presented in Gold Letters.
St. Louts, Mo., June 11. Ex-Senator
Thomas C. Piatt, of New York, is much
in evldance tonight. He arirved at a
late hour this evening and his rooms
the Southern hotel have been the
mecca of nearly all the politicians in
town.
"Will Mr. Morton's name be presented
to the convention. Mr, Piatt was asked
by a United Press reporter.
"It will; there Is no truth in the report
that he will be withdrawn. He will be
presented as the gold standard candi
date of New York, where everybody Is a
gold man."
"Shall you hazard a prediction as to
the convention's choice?
"I know whom they ought to nomi
nate," was the significant reply.
'Will the platform declare for the
Ingle gold standard?"
"I hope so. I am much pleased since
my arrival In town to find that many
delegates favor the gold standard. I
am told that a majority of the conven
tion will be gold men."
What do you think of the national
committee's action In unseating so
many antt-McKlnley delegates?"
All I can say," replied Mr. Piatt,
dryly, "is that I hope they will deal more
fairly with the others yet to be consid
ered than they have with those upon
which action has been taken. In other
words, I hope these oentests will be
settled upon their merits and not be
cause the men to be seated will vote for
McKinley."
'And tbe New York contests? When
will they be reached?"
"Not before Saturday, owing to an
understanding that I see has been made
with Mr. Cornelius N. Bliss."
It may be stated In this connection
that Mr. Piatt Is interesting himself in
the eighth - New York contest and a
number of the national committee
whom he personally saw this evening
were earnestly requested by him to see
these contests were settled wholly upon
thlr merits. ,
UNION LEAGUE'S ADDRESS.
The Organization Offers Suggestions
to National Convention.
Philadelphia, Juno 11. The Union
league through a committee appointed
for the purpose this afternoon adopted
the following address:
To the National Convention ot the Re
publican Party:
The Union league o Philadelphia, the
representative Republican organisation
of the graateet Republican city of the
country, respectfully submits for your
consideration that the presea hindrance
to the prosperity of the country are:
First Uncertainty as to the nmlntan
nee of the existing gold standard ot
value; second, that deSelescy in the gov
ernment revenues, which has compelled
an increase of the national debt in order
to defray the necessary expenses of ad
ministration, and third, the departnre of
the Wilton bill from the policy of protec
tion to Amerioan labor to which this
oountry owe that unparalleled prosper
ity which It enjoyed during the years pre
ceding 1893.
Considerations of the public Interest and
political expedienoy dictate the adoption
of a platform which shall deolare with
absolute clearness that the Republican
party adheres to the policy of protection
and reciprocity, demands the enactment of
laws. Which will give to the government
an adequate revenue, opposes the free
coinage of silver and melts upon the main.
tenance of the existing geld standard of
value.
Nothing short of these explicit and pos
itive declarations will assure the people
that the Republican party when again n
trusted with the responsibility of admin
titration will resist any debasement of
the standard value, will protect the wag-
of American labor, and will restore na
tional and individual prosperity.
(Signatures) James Watson,
Chairman of the Committee,
E. A. Hancock, Secretary,
THE M'ALPIN BOOM.
Friends of the General Would Like to
Secure the Vice-Presidency.
St. Louis, June 11. The boom for
General Edwin A. McAlpIn for the vice-
presidency will be formally launched
on Saturday with the arrival of the
New York delegation. W. O. Edens,
state organizer for the Republican
league in Illinois, is conspicuous among
them. .
"General McAlpIn will go into the
convention with 397 votes for second
place," he said, "If the members of the
league, bf which Mr. McAlpIn is na
tlonal president, hang together, and
we have assurances which, if carried
out, will place McAlpIn on the ticket
with McKinley."
DEATH WARRANT SIGNED.
Joseph Boschino Will Be Hanged on
' August 5.
Harrlsburg, Pa., June 11. Governor
Hastings last night signed the death
warrant of Joseph Boschino, of Scran
ton. He will be hanged on August 5,
the supreme court having declined to
overrule the lower court.
Respites were granted to Frank Mor
ris, of Unlontown, and Frank Wlndish,
of Wllkes-Barre, until Beptember 1st.
Morris was to have been hanged June
30th, and Wlndish July 1st The com
mutation of the death sentence of Rob
ert Moseby, of Washington county, to
Ufa imprisonment, was signed.
Steamship Arrivals.
New York, June 11. Arrived: Werken.
dam from Rotterdam. i
Blghted: Zaandaim for Amsterdam; Nor
mania for Hamburg.
Arrived out: Columbia at Cherbourg;
Lulda at Naples; Spree at Bremenhaven ;
Mobile at London.
ailed for New York: Werra from 'Go
noa; Amsterdam from Rotterdam; Mo
''wit rom liondon. . .
LEGISLATION THAT
IS DEBT CREATING
Startliif Fifum Showo la Mr. Can.
aoa'i Statement to the Howe.
INCREASE IN OUR OBLIGATIONS
Over Eleven Millions Required Am
aually to Par Interest AloseRe
suits of Democratic Statesmanship
as Demonstrated ia Plain Figaros.
Washington, June 1L Mr. Cannon
(Rep., Ilia), chairman of the commit
tee on appropriations, submitted to the
house today the usual statement regard
ing the appropriations made at the ses
sion of congress just ended.
After congratulating the house on the
work of the session, he says:
The Republcan party has not power,
except in the house of representatives.
The senate Is worse than Democratic
and Mr. Cleveland is president. To the
best of our ability, from the practical
standpoint, we proposed revenue meas
ures that In these trying times would
save us from borrowing money and the
house has performed its duty. But not
having the power in the senate, that
bill slept the sleep ot death there.
Nothing was left us but to make the ap
propriations necessary to carry on the
government, taking care that we only
appropriated the money absolutely nec
essary to supply the needs of the gov
ernment, and in no Instance entering
upon new fields of appropriation save
where their Importance was so mani
fest that a sound public sentiment
would justify even the borrowing ot
money to carry them on.
"Therefore, we have authorised ex
penditures for the fortification of our
seacoaats, in order to give our people
assurance of permanent safety, in a
greater sum than the aggregate of all
appropriations for the like purpose
made from 1S8I to list; and we believe
that the country will justify us tat that
expenditure. A liberal naval bill has
beta enacted."
THE APPROPRIATIONS.
In discussing the appropriations made
at this session, he says:
The appropriations for the session
just closing amount to $515,759,820.49.
This lncludea $119,054,160 under perma
nent laws, of which amount $50,000,009
is for sinking fund and $30,500,000 tor in
terest on the public debt or $3,3(5,(14
more than was included at the last ses
sion of congress in the statements of ap
propriations and is on account of the la
crease of $102,315,400 In the bonded in
debtedness of tho country by the pres
ent administration up to February, IS9C,
the interest and sinking- fund charge oa
account of tbe later bead Issae of 110s,
000,000 in February, ISM, amounting to
$4,400,000 not be tag Included in the es
timates ot permanent apropriatkxia, as
stated and submitted to congress in the
last regular estimates.
The increase In tho principal of the
interest bearing debt of the country
under tho present a drainl stsatloo, by
the loans negotiated i February and
November, 1$14, February, lttt, and
February, U96, amounts to $$42,311,400.
whtoh entails an animal interest charge
of $51,183,815, aad to most the sinking
fund dbrtgatlons. tho further sum of
$2,$S,154."
Mr. Cannon discusses the various ap
proprtatton bills fa detail and says:
"As against this record ot reformatory
legislation Inaugurated by this house,
It has been developed that ta present
administration of the treasur) 'epart
ment under the discretion vest 'n it
by law, has increased, since July 15,
the number of employes In the oust
service by $31, and raised the compe.
sat ion of 211 others, at a total cost for
pine months for both of $206,385.02; that
It has expended or inourred expendi
tures amounting to $7,377,440, for the
present year in collecting the revenue
from customs estimated at $168,000,000;
whereas for the last whole fiscal year
180$ under President Harrison's admin
istration there was oouected under the
MoKlnley tariff act $177,452,000 of cue
toms revenue at a total cost of only
$6,607,617 or $12,000,000 more of revenue,
and $770,000 less of expense In collecting
It."
EXCESS OF EXPENDITURE.
The excess of expenditures, $llt,608,
483.76 over revenues, tne first two years
of Mr. Cleveland's present administra
tion, together with the excess of ex
penses over receipts of $26,604,984.04 for
the first eleven months of the present
fisclal year 1896 has been met out of
moneys derived from the sale of bonds.
"When Mr. Harrison retired from the
white house on March 4, 1A89S, there was
a net cash balance In the treasury of
$124,128,087.88.
"On the first day of June of this year,
but for moneys derived from the sale
of bonds, there existed an actual de
ficiency in the treasury of $26,261,062.28."
Mr. Bayers (Dem., Tex.), the repre
sentative of the minority on the appro
priations committee, also presented a
statement.
The appropriations made this session,
he states, as estimated amount to $515,
759,820, exceeding by $23,529,135 the ap
propriations made during the first ses
sion of the Flfty-.thlrd congress and be
ing $18,751,229 in excess of the appro
priations made at the last session of
that congress.
ACTION OF SENATE.
The action ot the senate on appropri
ation Mils, he sums up as follows:
"The senate organized at the begin
ning of this session by a combination of
Republican and Populist votes, plac
ing the control of the committees of
that body In the hands of the Repub
licans by its amendments to the general
appropriations bills, as they passed the
house proposed to increase the sum
total of appropriations by $12,920,442.
By conferences between the two houses
this aggrerate increase was rsduced to
$12,283,318. So it will be seen that, It the
senate had been allowed Its way In In
creasing appropriation bills, the sum
total of appropriations at this session
would have been raised $10,636,(24 above
the aggregate as It now appears.
"If the present congress," he says,
"had rigidly refused authority to-, ad
ditional contracts, and had appropri
ated only to meet the Immediate fiscal
year requirements under existing ones,
the next congress and administration
would have been In a position to largely
reduce appropriation! and expendlt-
THE KEWS THIS MORNING.
Weather ladkatleas Tay
Otatrally Fain Nectawssterly Wise.
1 Echoes f the Contest la the National
Republican Gotnmlrtee at St LouU.
Debt Creatine Legislation.
Hone Kxchange Burned.
Bosohlno to Hang August 6.
i First Session of the Fiftty-fourth Con
gress Ended.
Victim of Hypnotists.
I (Local) Funeral of Fathsr KHcoyne.
West Lackawanna Avenue Utl! to Be
Paved. -
Another Damage Suit for the Trac
tion Company.
OynRreirational Sunday Behoof Con
vention at Plains.
4 KdKorla).
The Vice Presidency.
5 (Local) Prof. Waterman en X-Rays.
Lackawanna Delegation Ready for the
Trip to sH. Louis.
SugresUon for Widening Streets Around
Court House. x
(Sports)-The Bisons Whip Us Again.
McDermott Wants to Resign.
Eastern, State and National League
Scores.
T Suburban News.
I News Up and Down the Valley
M. Henry's New Magta Powder.
ures and the administration of the gov
ernment could easily have returned to
an economical method of governmental
expenditure. This, however, has not
been done: and the majority In con
gress must be held responsible for this
grave dereliction in public duty."
The appropriations made by too past
three congresses and at the present ses
sions have been as follows:
Fifty-first congress, both sessions,
$1,035.(80.109; Fifty-second ooogress.
both sessions, $1,127,104,147; Fifty-third
congress, three sessions, $ni,2iJ0t;
Fifty-fourth congress, first
$611,871,810.
BLAIR SEMI-CENTENNIAL
Dedication of Soldiers and Sailors
oaumeot Aaoag the Fsstares.
HolKdaysburg, Pa. June 11. The
Blair county sami-oeatenaial continued
today, the chief events being the na
tary parade and the dedication of the
soldiers' and il llors' monument. The
pared was participated In by the Fifth
raglment, Battery B, Sheridan troop,
the Grand Army posts. Veteran Legion,
Sons of Veterans, resjimental associa
tions and many visiting soldier organ
isations. The monument, including the
contract and extra work, eost about
$12,009. Th design (a a rectangular
pedestal, surmounted with a granite
figure of a standard-beater, with bronse
SaVees of heroic sis at (be side, repre
senting respectively a aavalryman and
an artilleryman.
On the front and rear are two hronse
baa relicts representing naval aad In
fantry scenes, The coat of sin ot
Pennsylvania also appears on th front
ef th monument Th monument is
thirteen feet nine Inches long and nine
feet six Inches wide aad tMrtythr
feet six Inehes high above th founda
tion. Th figure of th standard-bearer
Is nine feet high. On the front of the
second die Is the inscription: "Erected
UN, by Blair county In honor of her
sons who fought for th Union, 1861. "
A. 0. H. CONVENTION.
Sessions at Williamsport Closed.
Next Meeting Will Be in Scranton.
Willi am sport. Pa., June 11. The An
cient Order of Hibernian convention ad
journed sine die tonight after electing
th following officers: Stat president,
Patrick O-Netll, of Philadelphia secre
tary, 'William P. Bradley, of Williams
port; treasurer, John M. Keller, of
Ptttsburg, who defeated Patrick Fallon,
who had held the office ten years.
The proceedings of tho convention
during the day were at times quit lively
and a platform was adopted In which
tbe A- P. A. is denounced as unpatriotic
and undeserving of recognition by the
American people. The convention re
affirmed its allegiance to the principles
of the American constitution, and voted'
endorsement of the various charitable
movements under the auspices of th
Roman Catholic church. This after
noon the great parade of the Catholic
societies of this city and surrounding
towns occurred and was witnessed by
thousands of spectators. There were
2,000 men in line.
Scranton was selected as th place
for the next meeting.
POSTAL THIEF CAUGHT.
Charles Golitx Is in Belvidsre Jail
Awaiting Requisition Payers.
BelWdere N J., June 11. Charles Go
uts, who Is wanted by the Reading. Pa.,
authorities for robbing the poatofnee
there a short time ago, was arrested
here today by secret service ofHcera
He was latter committed to the Belvl-
dere jail to await requisition papers
from the governor of Pennsylvania,
Qollts, It Is alleged, is one of the most
expert postolilce thieves in the United
States.
HORSE EXCHANGE BURNED.
One Hundred and Twenty-live Ani
mnls PcrisliLoss, 9100,000.
New York, Juno 11. The American
Horse Exchance building on Broadway
between Fiftieth and Fifty-first streets
was totally destroped by fire tonight.
Over 125 horsed were killed, including
the horse Alfred G. with a record of 2:19
and valued at $2,500.
It is estimated that the damage on the
bulldinsr will be about $200,000. The loss
Is estimated from $5,000 to $100,000.
Pied of Hydrophobic
Warrlsburir. Pa.. June 11. Walter Hls-
terttamp, a?id 10 years, who was being
t.iron from his home In Ptttsburg to
W.whlnirton. 1. C to be treated for hy-
rfronhoblo. died on a train near this city
todav. He was seised With convulsions
and suffered Intensely.
Herald's Weather Forecast.
Mew York, June 12. In tbe middle states
today, fair, warmer, with fresh and tlgnt
variable winds, mostly northwesterly and
southerly, followed by cloudiness in and
near the lake regions. On Saturday part
ly eloudv e receded by fair, alight temper
ature changes and fresh southerly winds
followed by rain in northern aistnota.
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GOODS :
Department
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genuine, and at the prices ought t
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7 extra choice silk and wool novelty
suits in Persian and grenadine tf
teets. Ware $24.60,
June Price $19.7$ ;
$1 choice pretan and silk aad woof
0icUllene drees patterns. Wars
$17.50 and $19.50,
June Price $13.50
25 Extra fins suits In Scotoh and '
Kngllsh cheviots, coverts and
tweeds former prios $11.50 to $11,
June Price $7.75 to $9.50
10 pteoea fin mixed suitings, alt
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Mo. '
June Price 29c
16 pieces Cheney Bros.' best quality
Printed India silks, 84 In. wide,
at 49c
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