iflb ywpn'W,o.' w-tf t EIGHT PAGES 5G COLUMNS. SCRANTON, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 9. 1897. TWO CENTS A COPY ' AT $4.29 ooooooooooooooooo , d Ladles' Ply Front Reefer Suits, v made From Fine Broad Cloths and Finished In the Very Best Manner Possible. Shades Include New Tans, Qreen and Navy Blue. As to Styles, We Can Only Say That Fashion, So Far, Has Produced Nothing That 3s Newer Or More Desirable Eor Present Season's Wear. They'd be Cheap at $6.00, But We Say While They Last, H So m 5 H Jo Jo V3 io V3 CNl V3 0 H k) 3 4,29. Eachi ooooooooooooooooo GLOBE AN AWFUL FIRE AT KNOXVILLE At Lcnst Five or Six Persons Are Cremated. A1ANV ARE INJURED BY DYNAMITE An Explosion Sends Bricks flying Through tho Air--Ono Man Hies from rriglit--IIcroic Work nt Hcs-cuo--Llst of Dead nnd Injured. Knoxvtllc, Tcnn., April 8. Never In tho history of Knoxvllle haB the city Buffered such a loss by fire ns It had today. The very heart of tho city, In cluding some of the largest wholesale nnd retail business houses In the south were destroyed. The loss Is variously estimated nt from one to one and a half million dollars with about 60 per cent, of Insurance. The loss of life Is very uncertain, the register of the Hotel Knox, In which flfty-slx people were sleeping, was burned. The proprietor of the hotel says that he had five or six guests who have not put In an appearance. A. E. Weeks, of Locke, N. Y., drummer for a Rochester stamping company, Is known to have perished In the Homes. It. W. Hopkins, a St. Louis drummer, was last seen In the burning building In a suffo cating condition. W. H. Kcphnrt, ex secretary of the chamber of commerce, saved the life of John Bogle, an old farmer, by dragging him to a window and letting him out on tho roof of an other building. Kephart Jumped one story nnd was Injured. When the fire men thoiiEht all the Inmates of the hotel had escaped, a woman with nn infant In her arms rushed to a rear window and screamed for help. A net was quickly stretched and the woman asked to drop the child out, but tho smoke almost choked her. She told them that If one had to die, both would die. The woman was finally rescued by the firemen from the hotel building, which Is Ave starles. The fire spread east and west. DYNAMITE EXPLODED. In the wholesale hardware house of W. W. Woodruff & Co., a dynamite ex plosion occurred and scores of peoplo were hit by fTylng bricks and glass. A cabinet maker name'd P. C. Dyer fell dead on the street from fright. A man named Robinson from .rulas kl, Tenn., Is supposed to be nnother victim. Ho was registered nt ,the ho tel and has not yet shown up. A large force of men are at work clearing away the debris tonight nnd searching for the bodies. The street car lines are completely tied up nnd nil the electric companies have suffered. All the buildings nre to be replaced nt once. The last man to leave the burning hotel says that he Is positive that five or six persons were burned. He ran over three or four men In the hallways, who were suffocated. The list of dead and Injured, so far as reported. Is as follows: THE DEAD: A. E. WEEKS. Locke, N. Y. R. P. HOPKINS. St. Louis. ROBINSON, Pulaski. Tenn. S. E. WILLIAMS, Springfield, Mass. THE INJURED: J. C. M. BOGLE, Tennessee, burned and will die. D. M. DEAN, Indianapolis, ankle sprained. TOM S. PECK, Morrlstown, Tenn., ankle cut nnd sprained. LIEUT. HOOD, Knoxvllle. cut on faco and head by glass from explosion. CLAUDE HARRIS, Knoxvllle, cut In dozen places. POLICEMAN ASQUITH, burned and cut by flying glass. POLICEMAN DUNCAN, badly burned. FIRE CHIEF M'INTOBH, bruised from fall. W. H. KEPHART, Knoxvllle, Internally hurt. W. J. BRYAN INJURED. Pinzzn from Inch Ho Wus Spanking Caves In Willi Disastrous Results. St. Augustine, Fin., April S. Hon. W. J. Iirynn was injured here this after noon by tho caving In of tho piazza from which he was speaking. Nearly 400 men nnd women were precipitated about twenty feet to the ground nnd many of them injured, but none fatal ly. Mr. Bryan was picked up uncon scious nnd removed to a physician's office, where an examination revealed that he had received no Injuries of a serious character. It was deemed best, however, to abandon the reception which was to have been given him this evening. VICTORY FOR QUAYITES. Wrinmnnkcr .lien tit York Are Very Much Angered at Defeat. York, Pa., April 8. The York county Republican county committee meeting toduy resulted In a complete victory for the Quay faction. R. Hathaway Shlndel, who Is the local Quay leader, and a candidate for state treasurer, was endoised by a vote of 102 to 84, Tho Wanamaker men were very much angered by their defeat nnd refused to conhent to a unanimous endoisemcnt. The resolutions were confined to an en dorsement of Shlndel. No mention wna made of either tho McKlnley adminis tration or the Dlngley bill. Puddle iirch Reduced. Conahohocken, J April 8. Notices have been posted In all tho rolling mills of this borough announcing a reduction In tho wages of the puddlors to fj,75 a ton, to go Into effect April J8. Th) present rate paid puddlers Is $3.2 a ton. The wages of all the other employes are re duced to the schedule In operation beroro the advance of 18. AiiroII ni Minister to Turkey. Ann Arbor, Mich., April 8. Dr. James Ji. Angell, president of the University of Michigan, admits having received a let ter from certain United Btates senators, asking him to allow his namo to bo pre sented as candidate for minister to Tur key, Ho replies today, asking for time to consider the matter. Dr. Angell will an swer definitely this week. (on. Rivera's Life Safe. Washington, April 8. Hecretary Bhcr man stated tonight that he had assur ances that General Rivera, the Cuban leader, would not be executed, b -vniilit QUAY DELEQATJS CHOSEN, Result of tho HrnigJrd Itopnbll lenn County Convention, Towanda, Pn April S. The Republi can county convention for the election of dslegntcs to the state convention was held here today. There was 93 dele gates present. L. T. Hoyt, of Athens, a Quay follower, was elected chairman by a mnjoilty of seven. Hon. LouIh Piolkt was made chairman of tho com mittee on resolutions. The commltteo report adopted endorsed tho national administration nnd Chairman Hanna and offers t-ympathy to the Cubans. Tho delegates chosen are all pro nounced Quay sympathizers. They are: J. W. Codding, Towanda; J. N. Weav er, Sayro: John A. Lines, Canton; 13. J. Atwo'od, Hcrrlck; D. E. Pomeroy, Troy. HAD HARDLY GROWN COLD. l'nthcr Hurled Ills Child in tho Street Half an Hour After Dcnth. Special to the Scrunton Tribune. PlUston, April 8. The eight-months- old child of Anthony Rummetl, died last evening nt 7.30 o'clock after nn Illness of only one day. At 8 o'clock, a half hour after death the father and some relatives burled the body Just outside the fence of the Market street cemetery. The authorities heard of It and to night the father was af rested and held under ball for violating the board of health rules. Tho body was exhumed hy order of tho coroner nnd nn exam ination of it will be made tomorrow. FREIGHT TRAIN SMASHED. Cars on tho llig Tour Annihilated by nn Explosion. Indianapolis, Hid., April 8. A Big Four freight train was annihilated by an explosion at the Belt Junction to day. The trouble probably originated In a car loaded with whisky. The car had a hot box. After the terrific ex plosion a fire company rushed to the scene, but tho entire train of fourteen enrs was destroyed. The trnlnmen escaped injury, rut Ot to Grenshaw, who was sleeping In one of the cars, was pinioned to the burn ing floor. He was removed to the hos pital In a serious condition. EXPRESS TRAIN KILLS TWO MEN. Were Crossing the lloston nnd Maine Tracks nt Lowell. Lowell, April 8. Herbert Craven, a driver for the Lowell Bunting company, and Samuel Bsnson, a driver employed by Frank Hale, of Dracut, w hlle cross ing the Boston and Maine railroad tracks here, wer killed by the express from Montreal at 7.25 o'clock this morn ing. The men, with another, were In a wagon, which was demolished, and the two horses attached to It were killed. The third man escaped injury. MARRIED AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. The Rnpld Wedding of Superintend ent Palmer nnd Miss liner. Wllliamsport, Pa.. April 8. General Superintendent A. G. Palmer, of the Beech Creek railroad and Miss Mary Bacr, were married yesterday In the former's private car.whlle It was speed ing over the tails at forty miles an hour. Tho weddlns occurred In tho after noon between Jersey Shore and New berry and was performed by Rev. P. S. Kohlcr, a Tresbyterlan minister of Jer sey Shore. The bride's brother and his wife witnessed the ceremony. WANTED $50,000, GOT S1.S0. .linn Wins n Libel Suit Against Presi dent Mcltinlcy's Paper. Canton, April 8. Tyndnle Palmer wan yesterday given a verdict by a Jury In the court of common pleas for $1.50 In a libel suit against the Evening Repository The suit Is ore of tho last of many similar ones brought by Palmer against papers using a press dispatch In re gard to a land deal. The petition asked for $5U,O0u. President McKlnley is one of the stockholders of the paper. GREATER NEW YORK BILL. It Is Signed by Mayor Wurster of l!rooklv--Mn)or Strong Silent. New York, April 8. Mayor Wurster, of Brooklyn, has signed the Greater New York charter bill, and it has been said that Mayor Strong, of New York, has also signed It. Mayor Strong sent his secretary to Albany today with his copy of tho charter bill, but would not say whether he had signed or disapproved It. An Industrial Heal. Allentown, Pa April 8. A big deal In Industrial circles has been consummated, through which McKep, Fuller & Co., own ers of the car wheel and axlo works nt Fullerton, have sold their steel tlrd wheel Interests to tho Steel Tired Wheel com pany, a corporation which was recently Incorporated under the laws of New Jer sey with a capital of 1,000,00(1. liig Fire nt Shurpuvlllo. Sharon, Pa., April 8. Sharpsvillc, three miles north of this place, was visited by lire last night. Four buildings were con sumed, entailing a loss of about $23,000. The place Is without tiro protection and it was only by tho hardest efforts that the town was saved. Tho families barely ea caped with ther lives. Addison Nndcr'8 Suicide. Reading, Pa., April 8. Addlton Sny der, aged 40 years, shot himself today at his homo near Htouglmburg. He was found in bed by his wife and beside him their small child, who was bespattered with the father's blood. Snyder was the owner of three farms. The causo for the shooting is unknown. Strikers Return to Work. Pittsburg, Pa., April S. The strikers all returned to work at Oliver's Mill today and tho plant Is in full operation. Byera" mill is running single turn, many of the strikers refusing to go back at the reduc tion. The plant will be operated slnnle turn until the old men decide to accept tho reduced wages. Young Ladies ofKistmni Strict. Cleveland, C, April 8. Tho young la dles of KUsam street have petitioned the board of control to change tho street's name to Ellandalo Avenue. Tli nsma Is MORGAN DECLARES. THERE'S WAR IN CUBA Severely Criticises Sputa's n Methods Against American Prisoners' IS HEARD FOR THE THIRD DAY Mr. Nelson, of Mlnncsotn, Spcnks for Two Hours on tho Bankruptcy Dill, Opposing tho Ponding Torroy Hill ns Excessively IInrsh--Dc Lome's Interviews. v Washington, April 8. The senate to day heard Mr. Morgan, of Alabama, for the third successive day on his resolution vdcclarlng "that a Btate of war exists in Cuba. He was severely critical of Spain's methods against American prisoners, and went over in detail the circumstances in the Com petitor case. Mr. Morgan said he would close his speech at the next meeting of the senate, when he would present a letter from one of the Cu ban officials of .the eastern province of the island, showing the complete civil system of government now maintained by the Cubans. Mr. Nelson, of Minnesota, spoke for two hours on the bankruptcy bill, op posing tho pending Torrey bill as ex cessively harBh and designed as a. col lection agency for largo creditors, and urging his substitute as a measure drafted in the interest of thousands of poor debtors struggling to get on their feet. M'KINLEY AND CUBA. Interview's That Cnusc No End of Amusement in Washington. Washington, April 8. After the dis position of the tariff bill it Is possible tho Cuban question may be taken up seriously. But there Is not going to bo anything done In a hurry. It Is the Intention of President McKlnley to take the amplest time for tho discus sion of the whole vexatious problem. There Is considerable amusement among senators over a so-called Inter view given out by tho Spanish legation. Every now and then Senor Depuy Do Lome has an Interview prepared in his legation, either by himself or by some of his subordinates, In which he gives a rosy account of how "the late re ports" show that the revolution Is near ly at an end, and then he furnishes this "Interview" to tho newspapers to be sent out as though thoy had asked for the Inteview and as though they really believed there was a word of truth In it. Senor du Base, the first secretary of the legation, Is the alleged author of tho latest "Interview." In this he spoke of the very favorable reports coming from Cuba, and to substantiate this assertion he mentioned statements in tho Havana papers of recent date. Mr. du Base evidently thinks that the American peole are as Ignorant as he assumes to be, In regard to what goes into the Havana newspapers. Everybody in this country knows that not a word Is allowed printed In those papers, excepting It has first been sub mitted to tho approval of a subordi nate of General Weyler. Hence the au thority of tho Sanlsh legation for these "favorable reports" rests solely on the preposterous falsehoods printed In the Havana newspapers by order of Gen eral Weyler. EMBEZZLING TREASURER CAUGHT. Admits He Stole tflOO from Window Gloss Workers. Oakland, Cal April 8. John S. Peter, wanted In Pittsburg for the embezzle ment of funds belonging to the Window Glass Workers' association, of which he was preceptor and treasurer, has been arrested here. Peters was superintend ent of tho plant of the association, a combination of 6,000 wage-earnem at Jeannette, twenty-seven miles from Pittsburg, and his brother Is corres ponding Fccretary of the branch. He admitted lost night that ho had taken $C00 belonging to tho association, and had foolishly fled, rather than con fess his error to his friends. He. de clared that ho vns ready to go back, and would waive requisition papers. PREFERENCE TO VETERANS. Secretary Wilson Favors Soldiers in Appointments When Possible. A ashlngton, April 8. Secretary Wil son Is gUIng all the preference possi ble under the civil service rules to union veterans In the appointments and promotions in the agricultural depart ment. Both the ability and the war records of the veterans are duly con sidered but they nre put ahead of other candidates wherever possible. Thus far ho has found places of pro motions for fourteen veterans or wid ows of veterans. Presidential Nominations Continued. Washington, April 8. Tho senate In ex ecutive session today confirmed tho fol lowing nominations: Theodore Roosevelt, of New York, to bo assistant secretary of the navy; Thomas W. Crldler, of West Virginia, to bo third assistant secretary of state; Fcnton R. McCreery, of Michi gan, to be secretary of tho United States legation, City of Mexico; Captain A, S. Crownlnshleld, United States navy, to be chief of tho bureau of navigation, depart ment of the navy; General Frank Wheuton to be major general In tho army, Muil Boxen on Street Cam, Washington, April 8. The postofllco de partment has decided to test the use of street letter boxes on street cars for tho first tlmo In Des Moines, la. The post master at that place was authorized by the first assistant postmaster general to day to attach boxes to as many of the street cars as he thinks necessary to glvo the service a fair test. President M6Klnloy's Trip. Annapolis, Mil,, April 8. President Mc Klnley and party arrived here at 5 o'clock this afternoon on the Dolphin and were received with a president's salute from tho naval academy. Superintendent Coop er and a paity of ofllcors called on the president and a number of documents and newspapers were sent abroad. A Royal Visitor Coming. Bangkok, April 8. Tho king of Slam has started on his visit to Europe nnd the LEATHER MEN ORQANIZE. Will Protest Against tho Proposed Duty on Hides. New York, April 8. Representatives in this city of the leather, harness, shoe nnd kindred trades held a preliminary meeting today for the purpose of tak ing action In reference to the proposed duty on hides. Charles Schleren, ex mayor of Brooklyn, was ohalrmnn. Word was received from Philadelphia and Boston that the leather men In those cities were organizing and would co-operate with the organization here. Chairman Schleren, in voicing the sentiments of the meeting, said: "Tho trade has learned on reliable au thority that tho finance committee of tho senate propose to take hlds and sklnB from tho freo list and put two cents per pound duty on them. Such action by tho government means the utter destruction of our export trade in leather, shoes, etc. Since 1871, when hldfs wero placed on tho free list wo have built up an enormous ox port trade which amounted to over J20, ono.ooo and gave omployment to over 100, 000 workmen In the tanneries and shoo fac tories last year. The shoo men aro now beginning to export their shoes to South America and other countries with groat succes. In leather belting we export to almost every country on the globe. "Within the past two years we have been enabled to meet tho prices of foreign manufactures, especially the English and German. All this trado will rovert again to the English and German If our govern ment places a duty on raw material and will be entirely lost to this country. Hides being a by-product a duty will not benertt tho farmer because cattle are bought not for their hides simply, but for the beef. The farmer would not receive any benefit of the profit going to cattle slaughterers." TALK IS USELESS. The Admirals Decide That No More Par Icylng Shall Be Indulged in at Crete. Canra, Island of Crete, April 8. Tha foreign admirals have sent a warship to Klramo, with Instructions to assist the Turks in evacuating that place, tho latter having declared It to be Impossi ble to resist the Insurgents. The admirals of the foreign fleets nnd the consuls held a meeting this morn ing at Suda. The question discussed was whether the consuls should renew parleying with, the Insurgent leaders. It was deckled not to do so. The Mussulmans of Sltla are suffering from want of water, tho wells of the town not sufficing to supply their needs, and the insurgents drive the Mussul mans back whenever the latter make attempts to obtain water outside of tho town, ir. spite of the protection afforded by the foreign warships In Sltia Bay The barracks occupied by the Jtallnn marines, doing duty on shore at Candlo, have been burned to the ground. Th9 cause of the fire Is not known. A detachment of 600 additional Rus sian troops and nn additional detach ment of 700 British troops have arrived here. PORTE'S REPORTED OFFER London, April 8. A dispatch to the Times from Constantinople says It Is understood there that the Porte has notified the powers of Its willingness to withdraw tho Turkish garrison from Crete Immediately, if the Greeks will previously withdraw and the powers guarantee to pacify tho Island. A crowd of people gathered at Char ing Cross railrond station today to wit ness tho departure of Mrs. Ormlston Chant, the social reformer, and tho six nurses, who aro going with her to the Island o Crete. All members of the party were dressed In a smart, nursing uniform of gray nnd crimson. They wore a Maltese cross on their breasts, Lady Henry Somerset, who, with B. F. Keith, of Boston, Mass., Is financing tho mission, presented Mrs. Chant with a splendid bouquet of white roses. Constantinople April 8. An extra ordinary council of ministers of the empire was held at the palace today. It Is understood that as a result of It the Turkish government will reinforce the troops at Snlonica with thirty-two battalions of Redlfs from Anatolia, making a total of 33,000. Salontca, April 8. The despatch of Turkish troops from this place to the frontier of Macedonia ceased today, all preparations having been made to meet any hostile act upon the part of Greece, m Divorced from n Wizard, Brazil, Ind., April 8. Mrs. Cora Staple ton, aged 1G. was granted a dlvorco from her husband, Andrew Stapleton, aged 69 years. They, wero married a year ago, and Mrs. Stapleton declares that her ngeu husband Is a wizard, and while undor the Influence of his will she married him, and that ho abandoned her a fow weeks after tho honeymoon. i Receiver for Denn Compnny. New York, April 8. Georgo Norrls was today appointed temporary receiver "for the E. S. Dean company. Tho appoint ment was made on tho application tothe courts of New Jersey, whero tho company Is Incorporated, of lawyers of this city who said they had been retained In tho case by Myron L. Bernard, president of the company. - Sectarian Garb In Schools. St. Paul, Minn,, April 8. Tho house of representatives by a vote of C3 to 26 passed a bill prohibiting sectarian Instruction or wearing of sectarian garb In the public schools, and providing for line and Impris onment for violation of the act. THE NEWS THIS MORNING. Weather 'indications Tpdayi Rain; Easterly Winds, 1 Disastrous Flro at Knoxvllle, Senator Morgan Scores the Spaniards In Cuba. Greco-Turkish Affairs. Rev. J. C, Hogan No Longor a Meth odist. 3 Stato Legislative Doings. Financial and Commercial, 3 New Common Council Begins Its La bors. Hearing In the Dunmoro Election Case. 4 Editorial. Washington Gossip, 5 (Local) All Testimony Heard In tho Dickinson Case. Is John Monaghon AMvo or DeadT fl The World of Sports. 7 West Side and City Suburban. 8 Up and Down the Valley. -".!.. nir Mnnlnrftnt Olft, REV. J. C. HOGAN IS HEARD FROM Aiked Permission to Withdraw from the Methodist Cliurcli. HE WAS QIVEN PERMISSION Proceedings of tho Second Day of tho Conference--Presiding Ciders of tho District Presented Reprints Showing tho Steady Growth of Mctliodism--Hcv. Luther Peck's Addrcss-'Rosolution of Thanks to Mrs. II. II. Crnry. Special to tho Scranton Tribune Oneontn, N. Y., April 8. At this even ing's session of the Wyoming confer ence the anniversary of the Freed man's Aid society was observed. Rev, C, E. Mogg presided. Tho conference has raised this year by collection for this society 2,001. Mrs. H. H. Crary, of Blnghamton, made a special gift of $B,000 for the cause. Dr. Relse, secre tary of the society, delivered a stirring address. He compared the north and south In relation to their finances, their schools and possibilities and Ideas for religion. The sohool property of tho state of New York is worth more than all that of the south, with the exception of one state. The south Is getting on Its feet. The poor whites of the south are as degrad ing to our civilization as heathenism would be. While we pay out $8 for education In the north, we only pay $1 In the south. Tho great need of that southland Is an educational ministry. There were 103,494 more white Illiter ates in the southern states in 1890 than In 1880. Our duty is to appreciate our condition and to sympathize and help that people, for that land produced a Peter Cartwright, a Bishop McKendree and an Abraham Lincoln. Tho devotional exercises were led this morning by James L. Race. The third session was. called to order w 1th Bishop Warren In tho chair. A com mittee consisting of Revs. E. B. Olm stead, Austin Grlflln and M. S. Hard was appointed to confer with tho rail roads running to the place of confer ence. Revs. J. G. Eckman, M. S. Hard, II. A. Griftln were appointed a commit tee on Asbury church, Scranton, Pa. REPORTS READ. The thirteenth question was taken up. The character of It was called begin ning with the presiding olden The character of Rv. A. J. Van Clfffe, pre siding elder of Oneonts. district, wns passed and ho read his report, Not withstanding the financial depression the year was one of prosperity. A new church was built at Sidney Center, a parsonnge at Mundello. Revivals were held on most of the charges and 700 conversions were reported,540 have been received on probation. The Epworth Leagui convention and tho preachers' meetings proved helpful. There aro about 1100 more members In the dis trict than six years ago, and there has been an Increase of $50,000 In church property. $00,000 has been paid on old Indebtedness. The character of W. L. Thorpe, presiding elder of Honesdale llstrlct. was passed and ho read his report. $4,000 has been expended during the year for building and repairing church property. Honesdale church will soon observe Its twenty-fifth anni versary and a committee has been ap pointed to arrange for the same. Eight hundred conversions nre reported; fin ances are fully up to last year rund most of them will be In advance of last year. The character of II. M. Crydenwlse was passed and he read his report. The camp meetings, Epworth League and missionary conventions have prov ed a blesMng to the people. All the ben evolence are well sustained. There Is over $100 advance over last year. In the midst of his reading his emotions overcame him, and tho conference sang, "Jesus, the name high over all." He ha, traveled during his term 27,000 miles, and has preached on an average of five times a week. Missions have advanced from $1.4LS to $2,380. Rev. Luther Peck being obliged to return, was permitted to address tho confer ence. The Are burns in his soul as It did fifty yesrs ago, when with eaddlo bags he started out. The conference was Invited to visit the Normal school and Saturday at 2 p. m. was fixed ao a time. The character of L. O. Floyd, presid ing elder of Blnghamton district, pass ed, ho read hla report. Nearly $7,000 has been expended In church repairs during the year. There Is an advance of $118 on missions. A resolution was passed thanking Mrs. II. II. Crary for her gift of $5,000 last year to the church extension Boolety and $5,000 this year to the Freedmans' Aid society. Rev. J. G. Eckman, presiding elder, Wyoming district, read his report. It was as follows: The grand army of Christian workers within the boundary of Wyoming district havo concluded another ecclesiastical year of herolo effort, sacraflce and spir itual conquest. The pastors havo done valiant service, and whatever has bom accomplished bears tho marks of their leadership, Each ono baa written a book In noble deeds, making a library too voluminous for me to review In the short space of fifteen minutes, I shall, howovoT, briefly outline the leading re sults of their labors, wnlch evinces a zeal comparable with that of the found ers of our beloved (Methodism. And first I will speak of the material growth, NEW CHURCHES AND PARSONAGES. At Alderson a beautiful church has been built on the shore of Shawanese Lake costing $3,300, all of which has been paid. The lot, large enough for both the church and a parsonage, valued nt $1,000, was presented to the society by Albert Lewis, esq. At Doranceton, on tho Kingston charge, a lot, for a church and parsonage, has been purchased at a cost of $.',000. and a chapel will soon be completed which will cost $2,800. A new society will be organized here soon. A new church at Drakotown, on the Lackawanna charge, will bo ready for dedication soon after conference. In the borough of Miners Mills, on the Plains charge, a Sunday school numboi InglSO has been orgunlzed and J 1,0(0 sub enrlbed toward a new church, which will probably be built next year, At PIttstOn a commodious, convenient and architecturally beautiful parsonage has bcenerocted the past year, and Is now occupied by the pastor and hU family; $3,300 has been expended upon this house, A new parsonage Is In process of build ing at tho Stewart Memorial church in Itendham, which will cost, when com pleted, about $1,400. Continued on Page 2. FINLEY Spriig Sale of Mttttslie Uederwear Commeaciiai: Monday, Maixti 29, WE WILL OFFER: ."V FIVE SPECIAL NUMBEUSI i IN GOWNS. Ono lot Muslin Gowns, trimmed with Embroidery E9a One lot Muslin Gowns, Cambrlo Rufllo 9o One lot Oowns, Tucked Yoke. Em broidered Collars and Cufft) 85o One lot Grecian Gowns $1 00 One lot Gowns, V and Squaro Neck Sailor Collars 133 SPECIAL ATTENTION IS CALLED TO OUR UB-ffl FIVE SPECIAL NUMBERS IN SKIRTS. Ono lot Muslin Skirts, Cambrlo Rufllo 75c One lot Muslin' Skirts, Embroid ered Ruffle $110 One lot Cambric Skirts, Lawn Ruffle , 1 E0 One lot Lawn Skirts, Embroidered Ruffle 2 00 Ono lot Cambric Skirts, Touchon trimmed a 03 One lot $3.50 up to $9.S0 each. FULL LINES OF SHORT SKIRTS. FIVE SPECIAL NUMBERS IN DRAWERS. Lot Muslin Drawers, Plain and Tucked 39o Lot Muslin Drawers, Embroidered Wide Ruffle B0o Lot Cambrlo Drawers, Embroid ery C9o. Lot "Lolo Fuller" and special extra sizes. Full line of Corset Covers, 29 cents to $3.00, Including extra Blzes. MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S GOWNS, SKIRTS AND DRAWERS, ALL SIZES. 510 AND 512 4 LACKAWANNA AVENUE o- ALWAYS BUSY C000000 SprSinig Footwear For Every Hember of the Family. Don't fool your feet Mind your feet. Put your mind ou our shoes. We will fit our shoes on j our feet. Your inlnd w 111 bo easy. So will your feet In our shoes. Aln ays llusy Shoo StoreK. Wholesale nnd retail, ll 1 nnd no Wyoming uvcuuo. Lewis Reilly & DavneSo DINNER TO THE CLEVELANDS. TlieyArc Honored bv Mr. nnd Mrs. Green, of Trenton. Trenton, N. J., April 8. Ex-President and Mrs. Cleveland were tho guests of honor at a dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Green at their homo hero Jonlght. Mr. Green Is president of the board of trustees of Prlncotort university, and tho dinner was for tho purpobo of Introducing tho Clevelands to members of the Judiciary and bar of tho state. Thoso present were Governor and Mrs. Griggs, Chancellor and Mrs. Mc Gill, Chief Justice Magic, United States Judge and Mrs. Klrkpatrlck, Hon. and Mrs. George Gray, of Dela ware; Hon. and Mrs. John A. Stewart, of New York; Judge nnd Mrs. William L. Dayton, General and Mrs. W. S. Strykcr und General and Mrs. Richard A. Stockton. Sink Digger's I'nte. Allentown, Pa., April 8. Henry Woir, a, sink digger, met with a fatal accident this afternoon. Ho und a workman named Harwlck wero engaged In digging a sink. They had attained a depth of forty-four feet. Wolf was In tho pit and his compan ion at the wlndlas.s, when a. mass of earth loosened Itself from tho tdo of the sink abbut twenty-four feet from the top. Wolf shortly after being taken to his homo dlod, Tito Herald's Wrnthor I'orecnst. New York, April 1). In tho middle states, today, cloudy treat hur will prevail, with some slight chnngw, rain becoming heavy, and fresh to brisk southeasterly and nortn essterly winds, shifting In this section to high northerly, followed by cluarlng In tho weatcrn districts by the afternoon and on tho seaboard by uvcnlng or night. On Saturday, partly cloudy to fair slightly cooler weather and brisk to fresh north crly and westerly winds will prevail, pre ceded by rain squalls on the New England coast and followed by bright, warmer weather.
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