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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.
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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.
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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
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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.