TIIE STANTON TRIBUTE-SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH liT, 1897. 0 RECEIVES A BLOW Question Voted Upon by the Oerrann Methodist Conference. LAROE MAJORITY OPPOSED TO IT Conl'crciico Also Considered Ail orsoly the Constitutional Proposi tion to Increase this Present l.nv llcnrescrrtntlon of Two Delegates from J.ttcli Annual Confcrrncc to the General liody.-Pruyi'rs lor the tlio Jtupublic unit I'rcsldont Mc-Kluluy. The Hast German Methodist Episco pal conteienpo yesterday oted against soman's suffrage Lit the general con ference and against lnci easing the pres ent lopiesentution or two laymen from each conference to the general confot ence. Kellgious exercises led by Hev. II. Ilnstondleck, of New Yoik city, opened the morning session. Prayers were of fered for the .salety of the Republic and f nr.v. j. j. jiEssitnn. the welfare- and wisdom of President XUKlnley and the secretary was lrr btiutted to communicate that pait of the piocpcdings to the country's chief oei uthe. Hev. J. .T. Messmer, of Newark, v,ho hhs completed the six-year limit of ser vice as pies-ldlng elder of tills district, mude Ills import which indicates that the distill t was in a flourishing and fcatlsiactoiy condition in religious, Ilrian eiul and otliei lespects. Jlr. Messmer was pi evented with a gold watch by Itev Phllty Haendlgcs of this city, on behalt of t)ie ministers of the dlstilct. Mr Messmer made a llttlng 1 espouse. Ills biKfessor will be named on Moil day Hermits weie made by tliu mlnls ttrs of this district. A( lion on the constllutlonal question dented, no little Intel est. The geneial conleience is in session once eveiy four ears Any change in Its mles must iie oi de-ieil by a three-quai ter vote of the annual and a tvvo-thlid vote of the genual conference. The question of granting to women the light of representation at the Ken dal conference was negatived by the ovei whelming vote of -14 to 1. AP.OUT lt'll'niSRNTATlON". Another question submitted was that iiuiouslng the piesent lepieFentatlon ot two lu) delegates' ft otn each annual (onlinnte to the general conleience, so that tjltjy .would equal In number the iiilnlstciilul ileiektion of. one minister out ot bv cryToitv-.lv. from each annu al f ontmence. That pioposition was ieceied advetsely by u vote of I.I to I!. Hev I)i. A. 1!. I.eoi.aid, of New Yoik cltj, reinesentltiK the Missionary socl et, addressed the gathering in the ln teiest of that Institution. lie .showed a reinaiknble pi ogress of that ea.us and urged the need of future help. Two of the oldest mliiistois In the confetence In point of seivlce weie su peranuated at their own lequest. They weie C. F Grimm, of New York city, 4S) years in the conference, and Itev. Jacob Kolb, of New York city, and who has sered in Serarton during lSG'J nnd 1S70 and from lSbl to 1SS1. The lat tei has been in .set vice 42 years. Early In the afternoon theie weie an nual meetings of the Mutual Aid soci ety and the Home Missiomiiy society. The foimer has a fund of over $lli,000 and wmus under a splendid business system, supportliiK worn out nilnlsteis and, after their death, piovldlng for their families. The Home Missionary society aids the pooler churches of the confetence. l-TNTACOSTAL. SEnVICH. The pentacostal seivice beginning at 4 o clocU v. as conducted by Hlshop "Wal den, who was assisted by Rev. Geoige II Mayei, ot New Yurie city. Last evening tho annual mlsslonaiy spimon was pi cached by Itev. G. II. Geiger, of Baltimoie. Tliis morning theie will bo a closed executive meeting from 3 to 10 o'clock. Beginning at 10..10 o'clock UishopWal ejen will addiess the accepted candi date? for admission Into full connec tion with the mlnisliy, Theie ate thieo cf them and tomoriow their acceptance oi rejection by the presiding elders and examination committee will bo known. Tin bishop's address to the candi dates is one of the Important featuies of the conference. The candidates aie Hev. George P. Krebs, of Yonkers; lte John A. Schauble, of 'Wakefield, N. Y , Rev. Atto Mann, of Buffalo. The) have been on piobatlon two year.. If recommended for admission they will be ordained tomorrow. A number of committee reports will he submitted this morning. Bishop "Wahlen will deliver an ad diess on "Aliica" tomonow night in Kim Paik church. ks&fe.ffiAS2SS!H cm teiiti"! eu n iihi:ii icwpuw..-",' - congregation next Monday evening nt Hip church. The conentlon of the Woman's lVir elgn Missionary Society; of the AVyom lng Methodist district was held AVecl nesdiiy nt Wilkes-Barre, Dr. Anna" C. Claik, ot this city, addtessed the gath eilng on -"Medical Missionaries In China." The meeting at the Hnllioad Depait menl of the Young Men's ClnlBtlan as sociation toinorrbw at '1.45 o'clock, will bo for men only. Kupeilntendent Geo. O. .Sanborn, of the Hescue Mission, will deliver the address All rallioad men am coidlnlly Invited to lie present. lle. J. Suter will addiess the meet ing for women Sunday afternoon at "AT In South Side Young Women's Cluls tlnn association looms, 1021 Cednr ave nue, Itev. Mr. riuter 1" attending the conference. Do not fall to hear him. Theie will be opectal music. Bring a friend. It seems highly probable that the Rev. R. U Foster will be the pastor of the Sumner avenue Presbytetlan and Taylor churches. Final decision hinges upon the supplementing of the 700 to be lalsed by tho Joint paiishes, with $:100 by the synodlcal cementa tion of the Iackn wanna Piesbytery. Rev Newman Matthews, whose re signation as pastor of the Pmltan Congtegntlonal church In the Noith Bud will soon go Into effect, has de clined a. call from the Congregational church nt Randolph, N. Y. Mr. Mat thews expects to go to Chicago as soon as his piesent pastorate ends. Tho Simpson M. E. Sunday school 13 ai ranging for the celebiatiou of the foitleth anniversary ot the establish ment of the Sunday school which will occur1 In May The following chairmen ot committees have been appointed: Programing, Alfred Twining; ad dl esses, C. V Lull; music. Miss Lil lian Schlvelly; testimonial, Mrs. G. Moser; lecltatlon, Miss Edna Saxe; decoiatlon, Frank Ilageii. The special meetings which have been held each evening dining this week, at the Washburn Street Piesby- tei'lau Chinch, haing been so suc cessful, will be continued next week. The ei vices of this week were ad di ei,sed by the Rev. J. B. Sweet, Rev. Dr. McLeod, Rev. Geaige E. Guild, and the speakers of next week will be the Rev. William Gibbons, Rev. Dr. l.ogan, Rev. Challes E. Eee, Ctfi ban dale. A class of twenty young people from the Flit WeKh Congregationi'l church, under the sup9ilslon of Mrs. John Thomas, Mis. Geoige W. Powell and Mis. Annie llumphieys, aie piepaiing foi the annual examination to be held by the Congiegational Sunday school union ot )..uekawannn, Luzerne and Wyoming counties. The examination w 111 deal w Ith the leprous of the first quaiter of the Inlet national Lesson Leaf. The nineteenth annual meeting of the Woman's Foielgn Mlsslonaiy So ciety, of tlie Piesbjteiy of Luckaw an na, will be held In the Washburn Slieet Chinch, on Apt II and y. It is expected that about 200 members of the soclet Mill be In attendance at these meltings. On Thursday evening, April 8 an open session will be held to which all people Mho ale interested In mls slonaiy woik aie invited Miss Mary Curb, a Siamese missionary, will ad diess Hits meeting as well as all other meetings held by tlie society dining the two davs. The gospel meeting on Sundav after noon, Maicll 28. at the Youiur Wom en's Christian Association, will be led by Miss Weir. Tlie subject will be "My Experience in Oiegon." Miss Weir has been in the oltv for some time engaged In Christian work. Her talk on Sunday will be -ery Interesting and all oung -women aie cordially halted to come. Seivice begins promptly at 3.43 o'clock The mother's". piaer meeting will be held as usual on .Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. All mutheis Jii tlie city aie asked to be piesent If, possible. Tlie death of Rev. John Evans last Monday night at his home In Wester ly, R, 1., was a sad surprise to his many adm'ieis in this city, where he was well known Mr. Bans was a bi other to Rev. Fied Evans, the dis tinguished Welsh-Aineiic.in divine, Twetitj-seveu years ago Mr. Evans, tlie deceased, was pastor of the Noith End Haptlsh chinch. He afteiwaid removed to Brojkijn and thence to Westerly, wheie he has been stationed for seventeen yeais. He visited his Scranton fi lends last September and pleached at the First Welsh Baptist chinch, West Side. He was veiy pop ular with tlie Welsh people and his death at the age of nc yeais is a matter of wide spiead legiet. c-i I TOMORROWS SERVICES. RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES. Rev. B. I. Evans, of South Main ave nue, was in Plymouth WtUnesday wheie he olllclated nt u mauiage. Roll call will be held on Monday even ing next at the. Plymouth Congregation al "hutch. Rev. Thomr.s Bell, pastor. Rev, Newman Mathews, of Provi dence Piuitan Congiegatlorral church, preaches h'ls final set man tomorrow night. The ordinance ot baptism will be ad ministered to several young people by Pastor OeGiuchy tomoriow morning In the- Jaskson street church The Rev. W. S. Jones, of Wa-shburn str-'i-'t, will not preach his final seiinon ns pastor of the Flisl Welsh Baptist tu mor row evening, having postponed it to a inter ua. The Industrial school will meet this nfternoon at 2.20. Heart and Hand so cial and entertainment will be held by the Fldellan Society on Wednesday evening, April 7, In the church. The Lutheran Pastorat association will meet on Monday at 10 a, m, at the home of Rev, J!. F. Llssp, on Maple hticet. A paj.er on the subject of the "Lord's Supper" will be read by Rev. Llsse. The Rev. W, S, Jones, of Wushliurtr street, pastor of the First Welsh Bap- Freo Methodist chinch, coiner Main avenue ami Laiayette .street, Hue Purk, John Cavanailsli, p.istoi Pleaching this oauuum m ,, p. ni. ah aie invited. Elm Paik church Piayer and prale seivice ut 3:30; pleaching at 1U:.J0 a. in. b A. J. Nast, D. D., of Cincinnati, O., and at 7:30 p. m. by Bishop J. .M. Walden, subject, "Atiica;" Sunday school at 2 P. m. La-t missionary Sunday of the j ear ciidin? .March 31st. Epwoith League at C.30 v. in. St. Luke's P.nish, Rev. Rogeis Israel, lector; Rev. Edward llaughton, curat. Fourth Sunda in Lent. St. Luke's chinch 7:30 a. m Holy Communion; 9:13 a. in., Sunday school; 10:30 a. m., Litany mid Holv Communion; 4.30 p. in., evening prayer; 7:30 p. m mis sion ieivlce and addiess. hi. .Maik's, Dunmoie S u. in.. Holy Communion; 10.30 a. m, morning praer and seimon, 7.30 p. m., evening piayer and seimon; 3 p. m., Sunday school. St. Geoige's, Oljpliunt, in Edwards' hull :i p. m., Siindaj school; 4 p. in., evening prayer and seimon, Shlloh Baptist chinch, over Hulbeit's inuslo stoies, 117 Wyoming avenue Ser vices will take place Sunday as follow: 10.30 a. m., pleaching bj Rev. J. Russell, suujcir, -cniisuan Bert ue.-araliit"; 2 p. m, Sunday school; 3 p. m., church meet ing; 7 30 li. ni., preaching by pastor, sub ject, "Tho Heavenly Kingdom." All aie welcome. Second Piesbyteilan church, Rev. Charles E. Robinson, ID. T) pastor Ser vices 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. in.. After the children's sermon in the morning the pastoi will pi each on tho "Cheat Arena This World Presents foi the Redeemed to Live hi" In the evening the sub ject will be "The Brogue of Character." All scats tiee at night. All welcome nt all services. Jackson Street Baptist chinch Preaching bj the pastor. Rev. Thomas de Ouichy, at 10.30, topic, "Purpose." Im mediately following tho morning ser mon tho lite of baptism will bo adminis tered to six candidates. Bible school at 2 p. in. The pastor will pleach t Con tinental at 3 o'clock. Evening seivice at 7 prompt. Pialse and song seivice with l.ugo chorus, followed by a short and piaetical seimon, topic, "Devoured by an Evil Beast." Stay to the aftei meeting. The Pralng Bund will meet Wednesday evening at 7:30lat tho home Of Samuel aiUbs. Gince Evangelical Lutheian church, coiner Madison avenue und ilulbeiry stieet. Rey, Foster E. Gift, pastoi -Pleaching at 10:30 a. m. and at 7-30 p. in ; uvenlng theme, "Demos, the llackslldei." All Souls' Unlveisallst church, Rev. l' W, Whlppeii, pubtoi Moinlng subject, "True ReUalon;" evening subject, "Creeds." First Church of Christ (Scientist), No, DID Adams avenue Sunday servico 10:L0 a, in,; tf.stInioiil.il meeting Kilday even In if at S o'clock. All welcome; seats fiee. St. Punl's Lutheran church, Park Place, Rev. John Kowula, pastoi Service at 7:30 p. m.; subject' of the ceirnon, "Trust In God and Vpu Need Not Fear," Sunday school 2:30 p. m. All cordlully Invited. Graca Reformed Episcopal chuich, Wy oming avenue, below Mulberry Btreet Divine w oi ship J0.30 a. in, and 7.30 p. in. Preaching by the pastor rit bpth services. Moinlng, "God's Providence in Relation to His People," Romans, -v III. 28; evening, "The New Heaven and the Now Euith," Revelations, xxl, 1-4. Sabbath school ut 12 nr,j Young People's Society of Chris tian ErulenvorinUn OT n. m, Seats all free :itlHill HervliW .You .fie unftllally invited lo come, special Heivice .Muuuuy i.i i in. Subject, "Missions," bv Dr. Alice Ernst, of Culeultn, India. Thursday, 7.41 p. m., tho union Bible class for the study of tho Sabbath school lesson, conducted by tho pnstor, all welcome. Ponn Avenue Baptist church Rev. Jo seph K. Dixon, D. 1) pastor. Services at 10.30 and 7.30 o'clock. Thcmo of the mourlug, "Tlie Wisdom and Rewards of Soul Winning," nnd in tlie evening "Tho Voice of Anguish, or Imriuiuucl's Orphaned Cry," the fourth In trio series of Sunday evening sermons on "Voices from tho Cross." BIDIo school ai . o'clock, Young people's meeting ut 0.30. All cordially welcomed. Providence Methodist Episcopal chuich Rev. William Edgar, pastor. Usual services will be held at 10.30 a. in., tho pastor continuing his seilgs of soimons on "Flilits of tho Splilt," At 7.30 p. m. the subiect will bo "An Enemy or a Friend Which?" Sunday school at 2 p. m. Epworth league, 0.45 p. in.) led by Thomas Jenkins. All welcome. First Baptist church, Scianton street Rev. S. E. Mathews, pastor. Sabbath morning prayer meeting, 10 o'clock, led bv Deacon Corlcss. Walter A. Mathews will occupy the pulpit. Sabbath evening a mlsslonitiy seivice; picaclilng by the pastor; paper by Mis. Ella Holmes; spe cial mulc, preceded bv a pialse seivice. Bible school 2 p. m., Dr. Beddoe, super intendent; young people's prayer seivice C p. in., consecration meeting, led by tho pastor. All nre cordially Invited. Chinch of the Good Shepherd, Monsey avenue and Green Ridge street Services for mid-Lent Sunday. Holy communion S a. ni. ; morning prayer, litany and ser mon, 10 30; Sunday school and Bible classes, 2.30; evening prayer and sermon, 7.30. All seats flee. All welcome. Ameilcan Volunteers, Posts 1 and 2 Meetings ut the armory of Post 1 tomor- tow at 11 a. m 3 43 p. m. and S p. m. Captain and Mis. S. M. Johns will be In chnrge. Xlon frilled Evangelical chuich Sun day school, 9.30 a. m.; pleaching services, 10.30 a. m. nnd 7 30 p. m.j K. Lft C. E. song services, C 30 p. in. Rev. C. D. 'Mooie, pastor. Everybody welcome. Coutt Street Methodist Episcopal chinch Geoige T. Pi Ice. pastor. Pleach ing at 10 30 u. in. und 7.30 p. m. Moinlng subject, "Jesus Revealed bv the Holy Splilt;" evening subject, "God Appeal ing In the Burning Bush." Epworth league player meeting at 0 30 p. m. lirst Piesbyteilan church Rev. James McLod, 1). 1)., pastor. Services 10 30 a. m and 7.30 p. m. young People's Society of Chilstiau Endeavor, 0 30 p. in. Sunday school 12 in. (noon) Stiangeis welcome. Seventh Day Advenllsts There will be preaching services in D. D. Evans' hull, corner of Hampton street and South Main avenue Sunday evening at 7.30 Subject, "Ancient and Modem Isiael." All aie Invited. Sumner Avenue Presbyteilan church The Rev. L. R Foster, of Auburn Theo logical seminary, pastor-elect, will preach at Tavlor Presbyterian chinch In the moinlng, and In the Sumner Avenue Piesbteilan chinch 111 the evening. It Is hoped that Rev. Mr. Foster will give a dellnlte answer net Sundav to the call recently tendered him by tiieso two churches, Washburn Street Pre'shvterlan chuich Rev. John P. Molllt, pastor Sei vices at 10.30 a m. and 7.30 p. in.; Ulble school at 12 in.; Junior Christian Endeavor ut 3.30 p. in.; Senior Christian Endeavor at 0.20 p. in., consecration service. The series of meetings now being held In tlie chinch will bo continued all next week. Tho pastoi will pleach in the moining on "The Superiority of tile Christian's Portion" In the after noorr to Junior Christian Ende.ivoieis on "Snares," and In the evening on "Piogiesslve Religion." All mo coidlally Invited to all ot these sei vices Howaid Place African Methodist Epis copal chuich Rev. II. A Grant. B. D, pastor. 10.30 a. m , subject, "The Sec ond Death," 2 30, Sunduy school, 0 30 p. rn Christian Uudeavor- 7.30 p. m sub ject, "The Holy Spirit us u Leader." Trinity Lutheran church, Admns ave nue, coiner Mulbony street Sei vices at 10.30 u. in. and 7 30 !a m . conducted by Rev. P. II. Kuukelmuii, of Philadelphia. Sunday school at 12 in. Hampton Stieet Methodist Episcopal eliirn h Rev. l' P. Doty, pastor. Regu lar sei vices. .Moinlng, 10 30; Subbuth school 2 p. m.; Epv.oith league, C.30, even ing. 7.30 111. st Welsh Baptist chuich, South Main avenue Rev. W. S. Jones, pastor. Morning seivice, English seimon; Sab bath school, 2 p. in. Evening seivice, Welsh seimon. ' First Congregational church, South Main avenue Itev. David Jones, pastor, will hold piayer und pialse so vice moin lng and evening, the pastor being absent. Sabbath school, 2 p. m. Plymouth Congivgatlonal chuich, Jack sou stieet Rev. Thomas Bell, pastor. Regular services moinlng and evening. Sabbath school at 2 p nr. This Is amil veisaiy Simduv, and the evening seimon will be the anulversaiy seimon, Welsh Calvinlstlc Methodist church, Bellevue Rev. J. T. Morris, pastor. Eng lish sermon In the moining ut 10 30. Sab bath school nt 2 p. m. Welsh seimon In tile evening :vt C o'clock. St. Murk's Lutheran church, Four teenth und Washburn sheets Rev. A. L. Ramer, Ph. D.. pastor. Fourth Sunday in Lent. Sei vices 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. in. Morning subject, "Christ Our High Priest;" evening, "The Pieclous Promise to Be Partakers of the Divine Nature." Patrick, John, Bernard, Michael, Kate, dtlitget, Ltnzie' Annie, Alice and Gene vieve, all of Aichbald, and Mrs. Thomas Connor, of California. The funeral will tako iilace toduy. Intel mc'nt. will be In tho Catholic cemetery. .Mrs, Pcrmella Fiantz, of Carverton, died at her home nt 0.15 o'clock Thutsday morning frorrr geneuil debility, nged 70 yeurs. Mrs. Ftuntss wus the widow of the Into Gcorgo Frunta, who died July I, 1SSI. Sho Is survived bv thieo sons and tliioo daughtets, Frank N of Ashley, G. L. C. and II. M of WIl-'es-Hiirip; Mrs. Emma F. Jackson, of West Pitts ton; Mis. A. E. Mcirlll and Mis. C. F. Sutheilaiid, ot Wllkes-Bune. Tho f Hirer ni will be held this nfternoon at 2 o'clock. Services at the hcMsp nnd Interment In tho Cuivertou cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coyne, of North Von But en avenue, ate bereft by death of a second child. Their young son, John, aged 3 yeuis, died yesterday of croup. The funeial sei vices will bo held to morrow afternoon nt 2.30 o'clock at the lesldence, nnd Interment will be made in tho llydp Paik Catholic cemetery. Two weeks ago another of tlieli chlldion died. Morgan Rosser, nn old and lespected resident of Taylor, died at his home yes terday moinlng after u lingering Illness, iigpd GO yenis. He Is smvlved by thieo children, Clara, lsaue and Moigan. Tho funeial will be held tomonow at 3 o'clock. Interment will be made In the Foi est Home ccmetety, Tailor,. David D. Temple, aged 31 vears, died at tile Hillside Home on Thursday, of gangrene. Tlie deceased vvns of Geimnn nationality anil had lelatlves lesldlng In Petersburg. He was admitted to the Home on .March 1. William H. Quailes, who was n pitcher for the Scianton Base Ball club during the latter puit of the season of ISM, died suddenly Thuisdav afternoon at Iris home at Peteisburg, Va. &3Q 124-126 Wyoming Ave, MONTH UNTIL CURED. Spring Silks, Spring Dress Goods. A mostexqiiisUevuislay of this sea son's unequalled productions is now to be seen at our stores. Oitr spring stock is complete from ever point of view anil our selection of fabrics and designs is WONDERFULLY KICII AND BEAUTIFUL. AMUSEMENTS. If ever the Academy of Music was too it will bo this Sutuiduv evening, when It will be next Sututduy evening, when Boyt's louring success, "A Black Sheep,' which lias cieated mote genuine hearty laughs than till the other Hoi t shows combined. Tho bright particular stur Is Otis Harlan, a loung man who rf .JMLTVert'V,l Kk t&;SvW ' rSBSftfai? , SILKS. FRENCH POPELINES I'lnin colors anil black, llaticirnc Glace effect , .laciiuarcls.bti'ipctl anil figured, MOIRES Sllk-anil-wool weaves, colors anil black, MOIRES VELOURS In Scotch plaids, anil new chucks, SURAH In plaids of the richest design, PEAU DE SOIE Figured effects and black, BROCHE GRENADINES Muck ground, Jnquard effects. Glace, ground figured in colors. i. ST. JOHN IKES 11 iliL RATE FOll THE CHOWDS OF PEOPLE WHO AllESEEK IKO HIS SEltVIOES. Until the First of Hay' He Will Treat All Patients, Supplying Them with Medicines, for $3 a Honth, and All Placing Themselves Under Treatment Before May 1st, Will Be Treated at this Rate Until Cured. DRESS GOODS. striped Eta Grena- OBITUARY. William MaeDonald, a piomlnent resi dent ot l'lttbtou, died tlieie on Wednes day altei a piolongal illness. Mr. Mue Donald was born In Galston, Scotland, in l&iS, und came to tills country when ,i young man. Ho spent a shoi t period In Schuylkill county, and came in IMS to 1'lttvton. vriilch lias ever since been his homo. Mr. MaeDonald was an engineer by trade, and woil.ed for the Pennsyl vania Coal company for twenty-nine vluim, until compelled to lellnqul.sh his position by le.tHOii ot Illness. Mr. M.ic Donald's wife died about ten eats ago. Seven children hiuvlve, as lollovvs Cliace, Allan, Maigaiet and William, who reside at home James, of Went I'lllsiou. Mrs. Thomas II. Buvles, of I'lttstou and Mrs. II. H. Wetherbee. of West Fluxion, aKo the following biothel.s and sisters- Allen 1., ot Avocu, Mib. Alexander Glllesnle, rtobeit, Bosi and Archibald, of Moosic, Duncan, of Scotland. Benjamin, ot Yutenvlllr, and James i:., Hie well known district engineer of the Pennsylvania Coal eompaii. The funeial sei vices will bo held on Suuud..y uttHinr.,.u a' -o'clock fiom tlie home, and will be in elinige of the Odd Fellows, Mr. .Mac Donald having been a member of Sodl lodge, of Plains, itev. Dr. Parke will of ficiate. The remains are to be laid away In Odd Fellows' cemoteij. Michael McGee, assistant superintend ent cf the SusiniPhanna Coal company, died at the Switzerland hotel, Munch Chunk, Wednesday, -is the lesult of In haling Illuminating g.is. Owing to 111 health ills company gmpted him a have of absence of seveiul weeks. He was en i onto to Atlantic City for the pmpoae of leeupeiatlug his health and stopped off at Mauch Chunk Tuesday evening for tho purpose of greeting old acquaint ances. Among his founer neighbors Is John McGovern, with whom the nlllet ed man spent the evening. At 11 o'clock Mr. McOie leached his hotel and was soon niter shown to his mom lie ie quested that he be called at li.tJ Wednes day moinlng. At the appointed time Jo seph S.waitz, tho hotel cleik, went to the guest's loom, and, upon lecelvlng no re sponse to his call, went Into the loom the door was unlocked and was hoi tilled to Und Mr. McGee In a stute of asphxla. D'is. F.i win and Ibuch weie huirledly summoned, und, life not being extinct, the work of resuseltutlou wus piosecuted with vigor, The physicians woil.ed hunt all day, and for a time their effotts seemed to be attended with good results, ns there weio xlgus of letiuniug con sciousness, but late In the ultcuinou Mr, McGee died, John I.ofltis. nn old lesldent of Arch bald, died at Ills home on Itldge load, in that boiough Thiusday, after u short sickness. .Mr, I.oftus wus about Cu yeuis old uud hud lived In Aichbald upwuids of tldity eais. He is suivlved by u widow and eleven children. These aro OTIS HARLAN & HOT STUFF1 r has jumped to the front of his pioles slon, and whose splendid ubllltles show that he Is going to stay theie. He Is one of our lolllcklng, eller vesccnt comedians, absolutcl bubbling ovei an 1 puttering with tun. He seems to be In his element most thoroughly and In deed "Hot Stuff is veiy much the soit of fellow- that Hailun K The p.nt tits him like a glove, uml , fiotn the moment of his III st uppeauiiuo to the tug end of his linos, he makes jou laugh. The next ntti action offeied by the Academy of Music Tuesday evening will be In the line Of a most pleuJlng novelty, for It will be the leappeuiance in this cltv of that ever -popular and pleasing artist, Mile. Rhea. She Is the same clevei, pleasing Bhea of past jeuis, and even moiofro now, foi she comes In a new lole, that of a comedienne, and In this she Is at her best. llheu has ulvvavs been distinguished as an actios who plaed to cultuied, lellned and Intelligent audiences tor her art is reiriiea; ner gen ius cultuied; and In her new veislon of the historical romance, "Nell Gv.ynue," she gives an Ideal pot tt a, nl of a charac ter that Is one- of the most Interesting in Knullsh history. "Nell C.wyime" Is a clean, deal -cut comedy of he romantic oi del, full of the most lnteiestlng situa tions, bright dialogue and good charac ters, Tho title iole lits Ulna pettectly, and brings into play all her mo'-t de lightful qualities. As the oiange glil who banteis King Ch.ules II. In the lli-t act, Mile. Hliee seoies a triumph. She gives to the staging and diesslng of tin play a feature of the pioductlonu. In the company with Mile. Hhea aie sucli ster ling playeis ns Bdmund 1.. Hrcete, Jos eph Fraucoeur, Joseph O'Meaiu, Roland Guiak, Noi man H. Hackett, Veinoir Barns-dell, Milton Bowers, Miss Helen Singer, Miss Nancy Gibson, Miss Blolse Haicouit,-MIs Nellie Stone Fulton, -Miss Therese llckert, Miss Maude B. Whitney The gieat success of London and New Yoik, In fact, the lvilc success ot two continents, called "The I.ady Slavey." will leceive Its Initial performance 1n this city un next Fildav evenng, April L', un der the direction of Me.-sis. Klnvv A: Hi lanfjer, who have taken the entile New Voik Casino production, v.lth the lull stiongtli of the original cast for u tout of the luiger clth s. Fiom nil that has been suld and written of lliis pioductlon, one mav confidently look forwaid to a cast unexcelled In point ot talent, a bevy nt beaut v almost unstii passed, n libretto tlioiouglilv American, tntlioly new music, contributed by Gustavo Keiker and a book thorough! ovei hauled bv two or tluee of the c'evcten W'ltei; In New Yoik city. No dinma that lias appealed at Dcv's" theater lias made a moie pionouneed lilt tlir.t "Kidnapped." Jt plays a letuin en gugement. commepcing Monday after noon. It is a sensational comedv- drama in live acts, poitralng scenus of eveiy day life. Notable among tlie teveial sen sational scenes 1-, the kidnapping ot a be.iulltul loung he'ress Another veiy exciting episode which should mouse en thusiasm In eveiyone is tlie lite siene, and tlie nppeniunee on the' stage of a patio! wagon with a load of policemen. The wagon Is drawn by a team of spirit ed black horses, which dash aeioss the stage ut breakneck i peed. Tills wagon was modeled fiom the famqus wagon used 111 the llamalket riots In Chicago. IN BLACK- Silk-and-wool mine, Twisted silk fisntred dine. .Mexican canvas, Silk Grenadines, new weaves, Silk-and-viool liroche Grena dine, Mohaii'-and-Silk Grenadines, Fancy Ktamines, l'opelines and lispinyles, IN COLORS-l-'taiuines, (irenaeliues, Fancy mixed Cheviots, Diagonal Whipcord. Iispingles,. Canvas cloth. Bus Net Suiting, Fish Net Suiting, Drap D'l-te. Ctivert Suiting, Check Suiting, Dentelle Ktiuniues. When Dr. St. John established Ills prac tice In Scianton he told tlie people that ho would introduce methods of cm lug them of which they weie imlufoimed. He told the people that he came with u cleaily defined purpose, to show by the results in his own piactlce under his personal cure und attention tho wondur I ill value of the latest discoveries In medicine when piopeily applied, und of tho muivelotis lestdts of his Tine Homoeoputhle Tieatuient foi Catatih. Ho did not ask tho people to take him on faith. He told them that until A;nll 1st he would tieat nil who camu to his olllces absolutely flee. lie agieed not only to doctor tlie sick, but to supply 'them with medicine without cost us well. How well Doctor St, John has kept his promise the people of Scianton can tell. Twelve bundled of our most Intelligent people have visited him, have consulted with him in person, have le celved tlie needed counsel und medicine, and over 500 sick people hae ulieudy been Clued or much benefited. The good he wus doing hud so spread among the people that toward the lust tlie majority of those who consulted him did so without regaid to the ftee offer, und only sought his aid because they nul cost weie sure they would receive what they requited 111 tlie vvuy of a cine, but he kept his promise to the letter, und not one cent was accepted, although large fees were offeted lrr scores of cases. Tho news of the way he hud kept his promise lo the public, the news of the fact tliut he absolutely refused to re ceive u. cent from any one, had spread like wild-lite, uud tlie throngs towurd tlie lust were so gieut that had he heen twenty doctors instead of only one -doctor, he could not have cured for them. Doctor St, John would like to treat ev eiy sek peison in Scranton absolutely flee, but even If he weie u mllllonulte U bundled times over und could uffotd to do this, tlie ciowds that thionged his of fice during the past few days have shown the Impossibility of it. While he cannot tieat all flee forever, he can, hovyever, do one thing, und thut he will do; that Is this: For one month lie will treat all ut u nominal fee, Just enough to cover the cost of the needed medicine. This he finds to bo fi a month. This will give lnmdieds who weie unable to reach the doctor In peison the last few days, will give all who want to leceive the fumoui phvslclun's cale and treatment, an op poitunity or doing so ut merely a 119ml- III SL JOHN'S RECORD. A complete line of Draperies for Over-Dresses. illiitriciilnted Princeton College, 1870 t.raduated Princeton College. 1881) .llutiictilntcd College of Physi cians und Surgeons, Xcw Voik, 1883 (.radrrnted College oT Physi cians unit Surgeons, Sow York, 1880 House Surgeon to Charity, -Maternity uud Kpiloptlc Hospital, New York City, . . 188U to 1888 Krrdorscd by Ilulincmunn Col lege ol'lMiilndeliihin, . . . 18! Originator of Homeopathic Treatment for Catarrh, . . .181)1 LEBECK&COR1N Buys a 'y? Bicycle, fully guaranteed, choice of five tires and three colors. Tills Is an offer good for March only. The "Orient With the pitch line chain If. the greatest made, and its hill climbing abilities make it u prltnj favorite, Eight) gear Is the standard tor Orients. Examine Our Line of Fishing Tackle o id Sportlnj Uoods. Doctor St. John is not only a giuduate of the most famous Allopathic uiedlcul school In America, but he alsu has the en dorsement of the most celebrated and most consei vutlve Hoineoputnlc school in America. Aiound the facts given In their barest outlines In tho above lecoid clusters the profebslonul life of Doctor Hunter St. John. Little more need be said about the famous physician, for the rernarkublo opportunity which ho announces In these columns will give tho vvoithy people of Sciunton abundant chance to become ac quainted with him ami with his woik. This opportunity is plainly bet foith here with. Itegurdlng Doctor St. John's reasons for establishing u piuctlco In Scr-apton this may bo said: He de-slied a city of homes In which to show by the proofs of tangible lesults what can be accom plished by skill In applying the very latest discoveries In medical science, and the maivelous effect of his True Borneo, puthio Tieutiiient for Cutauh. He de elded to como to Scianton because, this was distinctively u. city of homes' and icsldencts, where tlie proofs of tlie woik in which he has so unbounded u confi dence cun he' seen uud visited uud V tri lled by ull. Doctor St. John desires to show fiom tlie lesults under his own chuige and hi Ills own piuctlco the won dei fill good that this true Homeopathic Treatment lor Cuturrh originated by himself does uccoinpllsh. OR. ST. JOHN ON CATARRH. A. W. JURISCH, AGT., 24 Spruce St. CNoticethis today. This may not appear again) fSB IN GOLD a i mesa c&a uumhei 111010 AN vi.Nixc at ao.iu:. over nnd the When the toll of day Is supper woik is done, When ihe lumping,, noisy chlldien, tiled and sleep), cease theli fun, Then we gather lound the llieslde and with thankful heait, Indeed, I take me down the deal old Bible und the bltssed Wold I leud. Sometimes I lead the bold Isaiah, wheie he glances down the Hue, Sees the l.amb 011 L'ulvui) slaughter ed for these sins of jours und-mliu; Sometimes David's liaip Is twuugliig, timed to "1'i.iUe the Laid, my soul;" Then, uguiu I see tlie leper demised and evel) whit made whole. Oft our heatts aie stirred with valor us 1 lead cf llUlenn's band, Or of Moses ivudlng Isiael towurd tho fiultful laud; Sometimes John, tho faithful witness, points us to the l.amb of God, Sometimes Paul, or feiveiit Peter, brings a Pentecostal mood. Sometimes I read those vvoids of coin fort: "(Jull upon Me, I um near," "Take my easy yoke upon )ou, I will all jour burdens bear;'' "I will glvo thee living water, I will feed thee living bieud," Who can foun the gicatest of woids from the littcis In HILITA.'. Ion can make twent.v woius, we feel stue, and If jou do.vou will le ceive a good lew aid. Do not use mi) Icttei moii' times thun It appeals in tlie wotd. I se no language eveept ihulh-h. Woids spelled alike, hut with dltteieut meaning, can be usid but once. I'se an) dictionary. l'u nouns, noun-, veilis, udveibs, piellxcs, wtif tles, udjcetlvcs, proper noniixiilltmcil. n thing that Is 11 legitimate wotd will bo al lowed, Woik It out in this nuinnei: flat, let, l)e, lie, liable, bit, bite, bet, bin, etc. fse these wonts In jour ilt. The publishers 01 Won i. i Woul n VMi .Iism.ss .Ml 1.1. 1.1: Mosiiii.v wlllpu.v S-jo 0(1 In uold to the pei son able to make tho Imm'-t list of woids from tlie lettc-is in tlie woul HKl.I MHl.l'l"! ; SI O.(H) lor the second; '.no foi the thlid, is.-,.!!!) loi the tomth, and S-.MIO each for the thlit.v next largest lists. The above rewinds me given lice uud without ennsliUiutiou lor tho purpose ot uttiae-llug attention to 0111 handsome woman s uniguliie, thlilv-si pages, 1 1 1 long lolunins, itnel) llliiiiiated, und nil uiUimil matter, long and slioit sto ries b) the best authors; price, M.no pel v,.it. 'I'n enti-r the iMnlcst. It Is net csmli-v toi wm to send 'J." 1 cuts tu stamps or silver, 101 a lluee months trial subset iptlun w lib )onr list of woids.aiul evei) ptisan sending the an cents and a list ot twent.v wouU 01 mate Is gimiiiiittcd nn etia present, by retain mail, 1 1 11 addition to tho imigiwduei ot a IHS-puge book, "Iictisine I.mrd," b. Hubert Louis Mcveusoiii a lascluatltig stor.v ol love and thrilling advehtiiie. S-nlUui lion gtiaiautced in evi) case or mone.v lelunded. Lists should bo sent at once, and not lutei than Mil) 15. Tho mimes and addufses of sin eessful contestants will be printed In June Issue, published In Ma). Dill publication bus been established till) ems. Wo iefei-)oii to tin v men untile u.'eiit') for our stundlng. Muke voiir list now. Addiess WOMAN'S WUHI.hi'l llLIMHMil'ii.,,J-.i-ll-7Templo Court liirildlri!!, -Vew ork('lt). "He that on Me firm bollevvth, he shall live though ho weie dead." Then beside our chalis low kneeling, looking up lu Kjtln-i's face, We give thanks foi ull His meicies, piu we for His paidonliig grace; After which we seek our com lies, snug ly sleep till da) light peep. While lie over Israel watching "lumbers not nor over siccus, V. H Lyinun in Tiinkhanuock ,ew Age. If You Uao Piles Uso Dr. Agncw'o Oirrtrrrcrrt. Heyond conipate the gieatest remedy" extant, its claims backed up by the testimony of thousands of cured people, Hllnd, Uieedlng ami Heh'lng Piles re-Ueve-d In u few minutes and euied lrr fiom three to six nights, 35 cents. As Is well known throughout the coun tiy, Doctor Huutei St, John Is the Hist ph) sic Ian to founulute a Homoeopathic titutment for t'aturih. Doctor St. John wus seen In his otflco lust evening, und consented, becuuse ol the gieat number who are seriously ulllleted by this Na tlonul disease in its dltfetent forms one of the woist being the grip to explain briefly the natuie of tho disease, lis causes and why tho old school ph)slclaus have fulled to cure. "Uveiy person who knows any tiling, and who Is taking pains to investigate the subject," said Doctor St. John, "Is uwaie that In dlsc-asi-s buoh as Rheumat ism, Kldticv Trouble, Kevers und dis eases of Womtn and Chlldien, Homoeo pathy is vol) superior to an) thing else foi these tioubles. It has taken a great muny yeais for Homoeoputhy 10 work out u pel feet cuie for these conditions, and so busy have been tho Homoeopathic physlchms that they hav'o had no time to 'investigate thoroughly tho tieatment from tho Homoeopathic standpoint, of one of tlie most common and anno) lug d'sias-es, namely, Catarrh, "rion'e yeais ago, aftei having mus teicd tho subject of the Homoeopathic tieatment foi other diseases, '1 (invu .lly Attention to the Careful Study ol't atuirh," and during these )eais 1 have formulated the it suits of what ( have discovered about this disease and its tipatmelit. When I began my studies Into the nature of the cause of Cututih, those who sut tottd fiom the d'sensi? hud to iel) en tirely on tho old-school method, with their huisli uud stiong medicines, their caustic and burning solutions, their cut ting uud burning and sawing In the nose and lirltatlng washes for the tluoat. Priding that the old-school doctors taiely succeeded In curing the disease, I was Impiessed with the fact thnt thel- fuil 111 cs icsulted fiom the haishness of their meusuies und llie'r inaiiiuty ro unuer stand the disease. "Atter )eurs of patient investigation, bringing ever) pan of my knowledge of Homoeopathy to my assistance, I have been able to demonstrate that I have dls coveitd a plan of tieatment, bused en tliely on the doctrine of Homoeopathy, which, like ull othei Homoeoputhle tieat ment. Is mild und cuies without annoy ance uud Miftetlng. As fust as. I can do so taiely I shall give the benefit ot my discoveries In the treatment of this dis ease, to the woild. but before doing so I propose to demonstrate to the doetois und people alike that my woik and my tieatment nie all that I claim for them, uud I piopose lo do this by ti eating the people und Perlorirritrg Cures Where Others llnve I'nilcil. If my tieatment Is not what I claim for It, If It will not cure wheie other tleat meiits have fulled, it Is no good, und I um willing to have It condemned. How ever, It must Hot be condemned until Its merits have been thoroughly Investigat ed. 1 pioposo to put tills tieatment to tho most thoiough test thut is possible to give it, and while doing this 1 will give all those suffering fiom Catatih opportunity to test its merits. "Voir usl: If 1 urn willing to say a few vvoids to the people legaidlng what 1 have discoveied relative to this disease, and tho duugeis which ule eutuiled by neglecting It. 1 will do so, "1 will tiy to tell you Ju3t what the dlseai'H Is, Just what causes It to develop and why it is thut the old-school reme dies und treatments have failed In suc cessfully ebplng with It. "To begin with, Catuirh Is a disease thut often Invades the entire system. Wherever It stutts, whether It bo in the lieud or tin out. It tries to extend fui ther, and if not cured It Is liable to puss into the lungs. If Cutuuh stuits In the stomach It often passes Into the Bowels and Liver. If Caturili starts In the Kld ne)s it Intel teles with tho action of these oiguns, uud otten extends Into the Blad der. There is no dlseuso thut attacks the parts of tho body so genet ally as does Cdtanh. Theie Is no diseases that causes so much harm In the body as de tail h. There Is 'o Disease So Hadly Treat ed ns Catarrh. "Catarrh Is a disease of the mucous membiune thut almost Invailubly starts with u cold. It Is like this: The cold is taken, it Is stubborn and refuses to get well, and while the inembianes lining the Nose and Tluoat aie still inflamed. Ca tarrh uttneks them and becomes seated. Fiom the Xose, where Ctarrii usually begins, ' It spreads to other localities along the bieuthlug uppuratus. Some times It pusses down the Throat and into tho Lungs, like the spiead of a pialrie lite. Of teller Its course Is slower, travel ing by degrees thiough the Nose to the Throat, then a fresh cold Is taken lir the Tluoat und tho Cutnrih passes on to the Vocal Clioids. A new cold Is taken and the Cutuuh extends Into the Wind pipe; another cold is taken and the Ca tiuih pusses into the liionchial Tubes und Lung Cells, "I have found that Catauh Is liable to attack uii) mucous surfuce of the body, Tho lining membiune of the Stomach, the lining of tho How els, the lining of the dull Tubes in the Liver and the lining of the Hladder, aie each composed of Just the sou of membrane that Catarrh lives 011. So a cold that settles In the stomach may pioduce Catatih and when such oc elli s there will bo Dyspepsia mid Soro Stomach and nausea, and often gagging and vom iting 111 the morning. When the cold settles lu tho Liver theie v, 111 be Liver Disease, and often when a cold settles in tlie Bowels theie will be griping pains, tumbling und louring In the Uowels, fol lowed by Diarrhoea. When the cold set tles In the Kidneys and Catuirh begins Its coin so in these oiguns, there will by puin in the buck uud the urine will be come scanty und high coloied. When a cold Is taken and settles lu the Hladder theie will be Cutuuh of this organ und theie will bo tretpieiit deslie to puss water, with smutting pulu along the. water pussuge. 1 have found that be sides the symptoms w filch uie so gener ully lecoguized us belonging to Cuturrh, that the dlseuso makes serious inroads 011 tho geneiul liealth, uudel mining the system, "III tho foimulation of the Homoeo pathic treatment for Cutuuh, I discov eied thut the disease, as It affects the dlffeieiit oiguns and paits of the body, acts In enttifly different wu)s und that lo cute it theie wus needed u specially devised course of treatment for each part that was affected. Thus, while find ing thut one plan would cuie Catarrh In the Throat, 1 found It lequlred something cull! el) dlffeieiit to cure Catanh of the Stomach, uud still something entirely dlffeient ugaln to cuio Cuturrh of the Kidneys and of the liluddur. "All this I have lecoguized and pre. paied my tieatment accordingly," HUNTER ST. JOHN, Treats with Success AH Chronic Diseases, Homeopathic Treatment lor Catarrh. :i-2i Spruce St., Hotel Jcriuyn, Scranton, l'a. Olllcc Hours, ! a. in. to 1 p. iu 1 to 5 p. in., 7 to 9 p m. Doctor St. John has no Sunday hours. His office Is closed on tho Sabbath day,