CONTAINS ALL THE NEWS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN; ... EIGIIT PAGES .16 COLUMNS. JSCRANTON, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 7, 189. TWO CENTS A COPY Wc Opened Yesterday A complete new line of Drapery and lihilstei y Coverings, Including Hsw Velvets In beautiful printed effeets ami sollil eolors. In novel designs anil rich shadings. Hew IMcttes In silk stripes ami ru-li rulur tunes. Hew Taipeslrie; In silk or cotton, rich oriental ef fect. Hew BroateKe: The hundxomept line we have ever shown. Hew Tapestry Reps A firm, heavy weave, with all ihe rich culnr effects of ordinary tup est rles. Hew Japan Crepe; Prettier than ever and a little bet ter In value. No end to the asaortnient of loveli ness In this preltlext of cheap dra peries. And Lounge Covers. Superb Orien tal effects' and colorings. jew ires Including1 Poles, Loops, Ulngs. Hooks, Curds, Tussels, etc., etc. Is matchless In Its completeness and Includes all the populur weaves and fancies for sash or full length draping. Our exclusive designs in Irish' Point Lace, Swisses, Oriental Laces, Ml aM Stripe Swisses, etc., will undoubtedly meet with your approval and admiration, while our line of Scrantoe s equals In excellence and beauty any thing ever turned out from foreign looms. During the next few days we will make a special display of these goods, to which the public Is Invited. .GLOBE STATE CONVENTIONS HELD YESTERDAY Mayor Pingree's New Triumph in Michi gan Politics. HE IS NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR Khusos Populists Indorse Hryau ni.d Wutsou Alter a Stormy Debirte. KcMilt ol'Uthcr Convention Held by KcpiibUcttnx, Democrat mid . I'opulixlH. (Irand itaplds, Mich., Aug. 6. Mayor II. I. l'lngree was nominated for gov ernor by the Republican state conven tion on the fourth ballot. A grr-at dem onstration followed the nnounc." inent of the nomination of Mayor Filigree, which was led by his adherents. A re cess was taken until 4 o'clock. The nomination of Mayor l'lngree Is a direct blow ut the McMillan machine, which has held control of Republican politics In Michigan for nearly teu years and probably means Its over throw. McMillan has bitterly opposed Filigree's political advancement since the latter first made his apiiearariv In local politics In Detroit, and the two gentlemen have been bitter political enemies. It Is claimed that on account of the mayor's great ivrsonal following that Michigan, which was supposed to be in the doubtful column. Will be taken out of it and will go Republican us usual. KANSAS POPI'LISTS. Abilene, Kas., Aug. 6. The Populists state convention wan opened by the committee on resolutions, which sub mitted a platform endorsing the na tional Populist code of principles, severely arraigning the Republican State administration, demanding the enactment of a muximum freight rate bill by the next legislature. The com mittee In its report neglected to men tion the Populist nominees for presi dent and vice-president. This was no ticed by the middle-of-the-road ele ment and engendered a light on the question of endorsing the candidacy of Watson for vice.-presideiit. After a stormy debate the names of Rryan and Watson were Injected Into the resolu tions ami telegrams were ordered sent to the Populist State conventions of Texas, (ieoigia, Pennsylvania und Ne braska, notifying them of tlie action taken. This was done at a time when it was known that the convention In conference committee appointed and had reached an agreement with the Democratic committee which practically accepted on behalf of the Populists the proposition made by the Democrats to name the presidential electors and the Populists candidates fur state oflleeB and congressman at large. The only condition attached to the original pro position was that If outHlde of Kansas there was more votes In the electoral college for Watson than for Hewall, that the Kansas electors vote for Watson, but If on the other hand Sewall should receive the most V0ten utRsltle of Kan sas, that he be given the vote of thU state. A minority, report Is also In readiness which will demand the nom ination of a straight Populist electoral ticket. Judge Frank Doster, of Marion coun ty, was nominated fur chief Justice on the first ballot. iTUKK CONVENTION RKSl'I.TS. Hastings, Neb.. Aug. 6. The State Populists this morning nominated J. B. Meserve for treasurer, but left the other two otlices, originally so requested by the Democrats, blank. Jefferson City, Mo., Aug. 6. The Demociatic State convention reassem bled this morning J. M. Siebert, the present Incumbent, wus renominated for state auditor, Frank Pitts was nominated for treasurer.aud K. C. Crowe for attorney general. A recess was taken until 2 o'clock. Mlwaukee, Wis., Aug. 6. The Repub lican State convenlon reassembled to day and took six ballots for governor, Major Schollcld finally receiving the nomination. His nomination was made unanimous and then the present state officers except governor were renomi nated by acclamation. Ualveston, Tex., Aug. 8. Jerome C. Kearby was nominated by acclamation for governor by the Populists' State convention. Hutchinson, Ky., Aug. 6. The Demo cratic State convention reassembled at Hi o'clock this morning, when ex-Senator Martin made a report of the Joint conference committee's session yester day, which announced that no agree ment had been reached. On "Martin's motion that a further adjournment until 2 o'clock be taken, the convention took a recess to await further developments. Atlanta, la., Anp. . The Populist State convention effected a permanent organization today und then adjourned until tomorrow. MAINE'S SECOND CONVENTION. A Candidate Is Nominated for (lover nor in I'lnrr ol'E. P. Winslotv. Wutervllle, Maine, Aug. 6. The sec ond Democratic State convention, called because of the declination of Hon. Kd waid 1'. Wlnslow to stand us candidate for governor und the divided sentiment on the silver question, wus held here today. The committee on credentials reported SN9 delegates present. Chairman Scott announced the next business would be the nomination of a candidate for gov ernor. General W. H. Mcl.ellan. of Bel fast, rose to offer resolutions, but was ruled out of order by the chairman. Melvln P. Frank, of Portland, and Mayor K. F.( Hanson, of Belfast, Were placed In nomination. On the llrst bal lot Frank received 192 votes. Hanson 1G6. On motion of Hanson, Frank's nomination was made unanimous. Frank is a free silver man and Hanson a sound money advocate. Resolutions were offered favoring the Chicago nomi nees and the candidate named today. Hon. William Henry Clifford, of Port land, opposed them and the wildest scene ever witnessed In a Maine con vention followed. Clifford was fairly howled down. W. II. McLellun offered as an amendment to the resolutions the gold plank In the platform adopted at the Portland convention. Clifford and the other sound money men bolted from the convention and withdrew from the hall amid hisses. The amendment was defeated and the following resolution which practically endorsed the work of the Chicago con vention was adopted: Resolved. That we take from our state platform the following dw-luratlon: "We oppose the free cotnge and favor the single gold standard, unless a different standard Is ailuoted through International agree ment." und that we endorse the national Democratic platform with Hryan and Sew all. Frank addressed the convention briefly. WHITNEY ON THE FENCE. Hill Not Declare for or Against a Third Ticket. New York. Aug. C Kx-Secretary William C. Whitney declined today to discuss the subject .of a third ticket to be put In nomination by Democrats who favor the gold standard. "I have said nothing one way or the other with re gard to a thir.l ticket." said Mr. Whit ney, "and I do not propose to say any thing at present." When his attention was culled to a statement hut the gold Democrats feared that the Indianapolis conference culled for tomorrow would refuse to cull n national convention because President Cleveland and himself, among other leaders, disapproved of a third ticket plan. Kx-Secretuiy Whit ney replied: "I decline to be Interviewed." It Is said that not less than thirty-six states will be represented at tomoi row's conference in lnillaiiuolis. This state will be represented by Charles Tracy, of Albany, uml by ex-Secretary Fair child, and six other, appointed by the Democratic Reform purty ot New York. REED ON THE CURRENCY. Tbe Speaker U of the Opinion That the Subject U Not Thoroughly Understood. Portland Me.. Aug. 6 In addresslnR the convention today after his nomina tion Thomas B. Iteed said: We, In Maine, have to muke up our in I ml on the situation more than In any other slate 111 the I'nlon nnd the verdict will he of greater Importance to the coun try. It Is worth while then that we should discuss to some extent the great princi ples which underlie the Issues or the cam paign. l)o not understand nie that I pur pose to make the currency question per fectly clear to you. 1 don't know enough to do It. henevr, during the cam paign, you see a limn talking to another man anil the man who listens does not un derstand it. and the mall who talks about It does not quite understand It you will know that the question of the currency Is being discussed. 1 do not know how It is possible ror ns nil ul once -to contend Willi the various de grees of Ignorance which exist. I don't use the word ignorance in any haughty or superior fashion. I ineun by it lack f Information. In the llrsl place I think we ought to remove certain elements of pas sion and feeling that have been connected with this debute. I suppose that If I have llstrnifTmce I have a hundred times to the declaration In congress thai silver money wan stealthily demonetize.!. Well, now, I myself -In the house of representa tives produced the volume of the Congres slonal Record which contained the de bates of the change In Ixiu and there were Wti columns, made uii of speeches that were actually made on the subject and It wus up twice, and 1 think three times. And yet they say it was clone in a corner. Then they have1 declared that It was done by an emissary from abroad and they even went to tile extent of giving tbe name of Mr. Krnest Seyd. Mr. Seyd was always a silver man and was not tiers when the thing was done It has also been suid that tills was a stealthy way in which we were called upon to furnish 'a more costly metal and therefore our creditors were going to get more out of us and It was all a plot with t lint In view. The an swer is simple and conclusive. In the tlrst place we had not. prior to 17:1, hud a sin gle dollur of told or silvur currency In this country and we did not have any for live ycurs afterward. And tin re is anoth er fai't, a pretty important one, and that Is that lu KsT.'l the silver which would have made a Culled Slates standard silver dol. lar of ir."a grains, was worth :i cents on a dollar more than u gold dollar was. This was setting ut a standard that was II cents on a dollur lower than one which you say ought to have been retained. 1 think, then, we may safely eliminate ft'um our minds any notion that any fraud or wickedness wus practiced. And the only question Is, which system is the hi st for this country, which will produce Ihe best results'.' At tho very outset I wunl you to understand precisely what is pro posed. You will beur a great deal of talk about bimetallism. The system which Is proposed by the Chicago invention Is not bimetallism. IPmetallisui Is au en tirely din'erent affair. - PROSTRATED BY HEAT. Fifty ('lines Reported at Philadelphia Two r'ntul. Philadelphia Aug. 6. Th thermom eter in the weather burea j on top of the postofflce building touched the top notch for the summer today a fraction over Kfi degrees. On the streets It wus live degrees warmer, and the police re ported fifty cases of heat prostrations. There wus one death and two fatal cases during the day. Tenement Cigar Denounced. Hartford, Conn., Aug. . At today's session of the New Mngluiul lal.or confer ence, resolutions were adopted denounc ing the use of Pennsylvania, tenement made clears which bear union labels on the boxen. Delegates to the coming International convention were requested to urge the adoption of legislation to stop the traltlc which tbe conference consid ered detrimental to the cigar making in dustry. Collapse of a Hicyclc Concern. Toledo. O., Aug. 6. The plant and down town store of the Truman Bicycle cone any were this afternoon taken posses sion of by the Northern National bank, I Tie company being liiiiinelalljt embar rassed. It Is involved In the failure of the Columbus Buggy company, of Colum bus, having had extensive dealing with that concern. Mr. Hill Decline ( row. New York, Aug. II. The Kvening Sun says: It was earned today that the con ference of Chairman Jones with Senator 1111 was without result so far as it related to the New York senator attending the notification ceremonies In Madison Square Uurden or taking an active part In the campaign in advance of the action of the New York state convention. Very Sensitive Officeholder. Washington, Aug. C L.' C. Moore, a colored messenger in the treasury depart ment, tendered his resignation today, as signing as the reason that he would not serve under a Democrat who bolted the ticket of his party. Moore is under tbe Immediate charge of Chief Clerk Logan Carlisle. HANNA MEETS THE BUSINESS MEN Consultation Regarding the Methods of Conducting the Campaign. AID TO PRESERVE NATIONAL HONOR Three Democrat Join the (lathering of Prominent Kepnlilienn Business Mcifllcndquurtcrs Will Be i:tut lisheil iu lhe Large CiliesMr. Singerly Speaks as a Democrat. Philadelphia. Aug. 6. Marcus A. Hannu droped over here today on his way from New York to Cleveland, and held a consultation with u sub-committee of the Businessmen's National Campaign committee upon the cam paign. Tho sub-committee which met Mr. Hnnna wus representative of the leading business firms of Philadelphia. Mr. Hannu arrived here at 3.12 this af ternoon from Nc York and hud us compuny over. ex-Coiigressinun But terworth, of Ohio, who met hi in by chance on the train. Charles C. Harri son, the millionaire sugar rellucr ami provost of the Cniverslty of Pennsyl vania, met Mr. Hannu at Ihe station and escorted him to the Stratford hotel, two squares away. Apartments had been engaged for the national chairman and waiting to meet hlni were the following gentlemen: tx-Postmnster tleiieral John Wnim maker, ex-Miulster to Russia: (.'Maries Kmory Smith, editor of the Philadelphia Press; Thomas Dolan, the manufac turer; Rudolph Blankenburg, chairman of the sub-committee of the business men's committee; John 11. Converse, of the Baldwin Locomotive Works; Theo dore C. Searles, Howard B. French, the wholesale druggist; Mayor Chillies F, Warwick, Thomas MeKean, a director of the Pennsylvania railroad; Uenerul William A. Sewall, I'nlled Stutes sena tor from New Jersey, and a number of other business men. All the above are Republicans, but three Deuiocruts of weulth and prominence were present at the constitution. They were William M. Singerly, proprietor of the Philadel phia Record, a life-long party man; Jo seph F. Slnnott, of the great distilling firm of Moore & Slnnott, and Frank Thompson, vice-president of the Penn sylvania railroad. CONSI'LTATION BKC1NS. After Mr. Iluuna had be-n Intro duced by Mr. Wunumukcr to thos gentlemen present whom he did not know, the consultation began. Mr. Converse was the tlrst speaker. He explained that the object of the bus! -;i(asmen'H national campaign commit tee was to co-operate with the Kcpuii hcau national committee and assist It Su tho coming campaign by the ruisiii? of money for campaign expenses, the iMwiiaatlun of sound money-llieia-ture, and the establishment of head quarters for this purpose In various cities in different parts of the country. Headquarters have now been estab lished in Boston, und it was stated that Mr. Blankenburg .would go to Chicago on Monday next to see some prominent business men there and es tablish headquarters In that city. The discussion became general und the question of raising money for cam paign expenses was talked over, but no subscriptions were made to-day. Mr. Singerly, speaking us a Demo crat, said that the question of the present campaign was one greater than that of party politics and that it was a question of preserving the national honor and financial integrity. Mr. Hiiniia tald that he was in hearty sympathy with the objects of the as sociation und expressed himself us grateful for the help that it would accord the national committee lu its Work. He stated that he hud thought of organizing such committees himself, but It would nut be necessary for him to do so. From !1 until 7 o'clock Mr. Ilanna.was entertained at dinner at the Union League Club house by Silus W. Petltt, president of the club. After dinner Mr. Hunnu rested for an hour In his rooms at the Stratford and at 8:110 left over the Pennsylvania railroad for Cleveland. GOLD CONFERENCE. Preparations Completed for the Meeting of Gold Democrats at Indianapolis. List of Committeemen. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 6. The dele gates to the conl'eicnie of the pro visional national committee of the gold Democrats which will hold its llrst ses sion at two p. m. tomorrow, began ar riving today. It Is appurent that there will lie not a little opposition to a third ticket com ing from the southern and eastern states where the sound money Demo crats prefer to "take their medicine straight,' us they express it, and vote for McKinley. The Indications point to a largo rep resentation of distinguished Democrats aside from the members of the commit tee. It is known that a least 35 and possibly 3'.' states will be represented by f-ummitteiiien selected as follows: Alabama, J. M. Falkner, Montgomery; California, K. B. Pond, San Pruiicisco; Connecticut, D. A. Wells, Norwich; Flor ida, B. T. (luskins, Jacksonville; Cieorgla, T. B. Neul. Atlanta; Illinois, John M. Pal mer, Springfield; Indiana, J. R. Wilson, Indianapolis; Iowa, L. M. Martin, liar shalltuwn; Kunsus,. Eugene Hugan, To peka; Kentucky, K. T, Tyler, Hickman; Maryland, John K. Semnies, Baltimore; Massachusetts, Nathan Matthews, Jr., Boston; Michigan, Thomas A. Wilson, Jackson; Minnesota, F. W. McCiiteheon, St. Pfiul; Mississippi, Edgar 8. Wilson, Mlsslslppi City; Missouri, L. C. Krauthorr, Kansas City; Montana, Charles Conrad. Kallspel; Nebraska, ICuclld Martin, Omaha; New Hampshire, Clordon Wood bury, Manchester; North Carolina, Louis DeLticrox, Rockingham; New Jersey, W. J. Curtis, Paterson; New York, Charles Trucey, Albany; Ohio, J. H. Outliwaite, Columbus; Oregon, C. K 8. Wood, Port land; Pennsylvania, John C. Bullitt, Phil, adelphla; Rhode Island, C. C. .Mun MM, Providence; South Carolina, T. F. Foley, Anderson: South Dakota, J. H. Hanton, Watertown; Tennessee, W. S. Frlerson, Chattanooga; Texas, George Clark, Dal las; Vermont, W. H. Creamer, Worcester; Virginia, B. C' Veneable, Petersburg; Washington, Thomas burke, Seattle; Waat Virginia. II. C. Simms, Huntington; Wis consin, Kllis B. L'sher, Lacrosse. Aside from these. Maine. Louisiana and North Dakota are expected to send representatives. Colorado, selected Louis Ebrleh, but he is detained at home by illness. The meeting- of the committee will be held at the Commercial club beginning at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon, and It Is not likely that the committee will at this session determine anything fur ther thun the question of whether or not to call a convention. The situation in each state will be carefully canvass ed before a conclusion on this subject is reached. While the sessions of the committee will not be opened to the public not only the committemen, but all of the sound money Demm-riCs who have come to the city will be Invited lu and their views consulted. If It Is de termined to call a convention, which is entirely likely, Indiunuuolis will make a strong; plea for the gathering. - WATSON'S FIRST SPEECH. The Populist Candidate Says That tbe Country Is in Revolt Against Grover Clevelandism. Atlanta, tla., Aug. C Thomas H. Watson made to-night his llrst speech since he was nominated for vice-president by the Populists at St. Louis. He had an audience of G.OOO at the Moody Tabernacle here. The audience wus made up of members of all parties, but they were mostly third partyltes. Mr. Watoon begun by asking that there be no display of partisanship during the proceedings. Continuing he said: "Let every mun be chiefly concerned for the welfare of his country. There has never been known since 1X60 such a political ujdieavul as ul present con fronts the country. It sweeps from ocean ti) ocean uiid from lakes to gulf. What caused It? Some say that it is a demtLiid for the five coinage of sliver. That Is partly true, but there are other tilings. This country Is lu revolt against tri-over Clevelandlsm, which is the twin In-other of John Hhermanlsm. The pei ple of the south who have so long been trained to one opinion, have broken their party ties. They are now think ing for themselves, their heads having ceased to be mere hat pegs. "Our concern for free silver is not our only grievance. We Indict the govern ment of the I'nited States; it has dealt badly with the people. (Applause.) This government has been administered in the interest of the rich ugulnst the Interest of the poor, of the dollar against the mun. Powers that have belonged to the sovereign have been given to a prlvlllgcd cluss. The national banks ave been given the power to expand und contract the currency. We do not light the national banker us an Individ ual, but the system. We demand thut thegovernineiitshall take buck the pow er to muke money und exercise It for the benelit of the people. We complain that the' government does not tax the bondholder and the rallroud kings as It tuxes the poor man. .This great gov ernment lays its heavy hand of tribute on the least able to bear it and spures the one best able to contribute. "There are a great many people who seem to think thut money wus alwuys here Just as the trees have been. They seem to think that It wus mude by Providence. But Ood no more made the ten dollar bill thun he mude the ten penny null. The government makes the money and for the purpose of facil itating exchanges and currying on bus iness. The money question Is not a deep and deadly mystery, and he .who does not comprehend It can only blame himself for not studying und reading and listening. As business and popula tion Increase the volume of money should increase, but this has not been the ense. And if money grows scarcer it grows dearer and labor and the products of labor cheapen. As the price of the product.! of labor fall, the price of the lubor which does the pro ducing must Inevitably fall. "The people of Oeuigia have an ex ample before their eyes of a grenl rail road system openly defying the legisla tion of the state and trampling It under foot. We will have to do whut (!er many, Italy, Austria und India hud to do to protect themselves from these giant corporations. "The l'oimlists mude their appeal to the enlightened conscience of the peo ple. We demand a fair ballot and an honest count majority rule. U there' anything communistic in a.skiug thut ballot box stulllng be stopped?" At this stage Mr. Wutson bad his coat sleeves rolled up to his elbows and was speaking with great earnestness and arousing great enthusiasm. The au dience was very demonstrative und in Interrupted him with cheers every few sentences. . Steuniship Arrivals. New York. Aug. C Arrived: Albany, from Hamburg and Havre. Sailed: INor mannla, for Hamburg; Thlngvalla, from Stettin und Copenhagen. Arrived out: Scandia, at Hamburg; Spree at Southamp ton; Kaiser Wllhelm II, at ticuoa .Sailed for New York: Spaarndum, from Rotter dam; h'ukla. from (ienou; Manitoba, from London; Krtttauic, from Queenstuwn. Sighted: Schiedam, from New York for Amsterdam, passed the I.Izard; Rotter dam, from New York for Rotterdam, passed Prawle Point; Adriatic, from New York for Liverpool, passed Rrowhead; Amsterdam, for New York, passed tho Lizard. THE NEWS THIS MORNING. Weather Indications Today I Showers Probably; Cooler. 1 Hnnna Meets Philadelphia Business Men., Mayor Pingree for Governor of Michi gan. David Martin Shows His Mettle. Tom Reed on the Currency. 2 Bryan Moderates His Chicago Address. Uig Uuiih for Count Defenses, 3 (Local) Hoard of Heulth Condemns Headache Powders. Pled at the City Hall. 4 Kditorial. ;,' Former Democratic Times. 3 (Local) Hottest Day of the Summer. National Convention T. A. B, t Meet Heres 6 Base Ball and Other Sports. (Story) "In the Abyss." 7 Suburban Happenings. I Wall Street Review and Markets. :i I News Up and Down tbe Valley. DAVID MARTIN SHOWS FIGHT Threatens to Have Witnesses Against Him Arrested for Perjury. A BIQ CROWD WAS DISAPPOINTED The Spectators Looked Tor New De velopments in the Mutual Automatic Telephone Case and None Came. Martin Sends lor His Attorney. Atcheon'N Testimony. Philadelphia, Aug. 6. After tho rather unexpected developments at yesterday's session of the senatorial In vestigating commitb-e. It was expected that still further facts of a sensational nature In relation to the obtaining of a franchise from city councils by the Mutual Automatic Telephone company would be brought out to-day. In an ticipation of this for the first time for months the committee room was crowded when the session began. The crowd was more or less disappointed, as the evidence adduced to-day ,wns mainly corroborative of yesterday's and but little new evidence wus sub mitted. l'avid Martin's connection with John P. lH-scli, the promoter of th teltphun. company, was still further sworn to by u new , ItieWto-duy. This wit ness was Theophillus Atchesnn, a me chanical engineer. Atchison testified' that Martin wus In communication with Perseh uter the latter left this city to escape testifying before the Investigating committee of councils. Atchehon said that Martin saw Perseh In Trenton the day before the former went before councils committee to tes tify. This statement of Atcheson's Is in direct contradiction of Mr. Martin's sworn testimony before councils com mittee, where he stuted that he had not seen Perseh or heard of him for several weeks. It was reported today that some coun cllinen would take the opportunity to go upon the stand and testify In relation to the telephone scandal, hut If any of them hud any such Intention they must have changed their minds, for none ap peared. It was further said thut the commit tee will place Mr. Martin upon the stand, but it did not do so, and when the committee adjourned It was to meet at the call of the chair. It was further stated that the principal witnesses have now testified In relation to the tele phone scandal and If any further wit nesses ure called ot other meetings their evidence w ill be merely of a con firmatory churacter. Mr. Martin was seemingly uuaftecled by the connection of his name with the telephone busi ness, but he telegraphed to the Thou sand Islands for his attorney, who will lie here tomorrow. Which course Mr. Martin will pursue is not known, but it is said he will have some of the Wit nesses who testified yesterduy arrested for perjury. MARTIN'S STATEMENT. Mr. Martin when questioned In ref erence to the charges made by wit nesses before the committee, mode the following statement: "You can say to thepubllcas strongly a you like that I am Milling and ready to appear before this so-wiled Inves tigating committee and successfully re fute the allegations. Not only am I willing, but I will insist upon appearing before the committee. 1 have tele graphed to my counsel, A. S. L. Shields, and he has replied that he will be here to-morrow afternoon or evening. "It Is then my purpose to request the committee to hear my statement, and if they refuse 1 think my counsel can find a way to compel them to hear our side, I don't propose to be held up to ridicule by the assertions of any such men as have appeared before the committee. FAIR WILL CONTEST ON. Judge Slack Orders That the Merits of tbe "Pentir Will Shall Be . Decided at Once. San Francisco, Aug. 8. After months of skirmishing ami sparring for posi tion among the urtny of attorneys in volved, order has been dually secured in the Fair litigation and the trlul of one of the greatest will contests In the history of the I'nited States is no,w lit bund. By an order Issued by Judge Slack yesterday the merits of the so called pencil will, the document pro duced by Mrs. Nettle R. Craven as the lust testamentary disposition by Mil lionaire Jumes O. Fair, of his millions of ir.jney and property, is to be decided at once and legal bickering on the pait of the lawyers will give way to a deter mination of question of fact and Issu. Full has been dead almost two years, but it. was not until yesterday that a definite mule in the complicated legal tight was made. There have been mo tions and counter motions, demurrers and cross complaints and all the other endless legal tactics. Some twenty mil lions are Involved in this, the biggest law suit of California, and almoMt as many endeavors have been made to postpone the final trial of the case. A will has been stolen from under the very nose of the court clerks ami a second will filed. A widow has arisen by vir tue of her assertion that she was mar ried by contract 'to the mining king to claim $l.r,iKi.WK of his property and has filed deeds to substantiate her cktim. Charles L. Fair hus disputed Mrs. Cra ven's claims. George A. Knight thinks he can win a case for his client and disable Mrs. Craven and her claims In sixty duys. But others doubt Knight's ability to settle the question so quickly. Hods of St. (ieorge. ' McKcesporl, Pa., Aug. 6. The next an nual meeting of the grand lodge Sons ot St. Ueorgtt will be held at Shumokln, Pa. Herald's Weather Foreca it. - New York; Aug. 7. For the middle stutes, toduy, fair to partly cloudy and sultry weather with southerly to south westerly winds, slightly lower tempera ture folowed iby local rain or thunder storms In the northern districts. On Sat urday, partly cloudy to fair and less sul try, preceded by local rain on the upper coasts with southwesterly winds, sllrht ly higher temperature, except on the coast. INLET'S SALE OF . . . Friday9Jyly3K One Lot Percale Waists 49c; former price, 95c. One Lot Fine Derby Waists 75c; former price, $1.25. One Lot King Waists 95c; former price, $1.68. One Lot Dimity House Waists $1.55 ; former price, $2.25 to $2.98. tSTChlldren's Gingham Dresses, Boys Genuine Galatea Kilt Suits at about half price. 510 AND 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE Always Busy. Cool Shoes for Hot Feet. Our Mo. Outing Shoes sale begins today and every day In August for The Boys and Girls. A LARGE AND WELL SELECTED STOCK OF FINE CAN BE SEEN AT 408 SPRUCE STREET. When you pay for Jewelry you might at well get the best. X One line of NovelUee (or Ladle aaft Gentleman. W. J. WekheJ 408 Spruce St. MATHEWS BROTHERS French Zfac, Eiamel Faints, Reynolds Fare Colors, ft. s , Ready Mixed Tinted Gloss Paints, Strictly Pure Linseed Oil, Guaranteed. SHIRT WAISTS TO MAE ROOM FOR FALL GOODS COMMENCING . kl ILd V V
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