s t$ZM0K$ " 10 IS PAGES ' t v 144 14' TWO CENTS. SCBANTON, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAT 26, 1897. TWO CENTS $ BLOOMSBURG SENSATION, Winlersteeii-Knorr Trial Is Opened by Judge Erraentrout. SELECTION OF THE JURY Composed of Eleven Farmers and One Lumberman. A 1'orinldublo Array of Counsel. Knorr Pleads Guilty nnd Winter fctrcn Not Guilty to the Counts ol the lndlctincnt--Court Adjourns Tor the Way on the Selection of tlio Jury - Wintcr9tocn Assists His Counsel in tlio Selection ol the Jury, nnd Takes Keen Interest iu the Proceedings, but Knorr Is Kept Out of Sight in an Antc-Hoom--Storyoftlio Crime (lint Caused an Uproar in the Vicinity of Illooms liurg. Special to the Scranton Tilbune. Bloomsburg. May 23 The great Knorr-Wlnstersteen trial Is now on nnd the outcome Is practically the only topic being discussed. Long before the time for court to convene this morning crowds of people thronged the sidewalk and stood before the entrance to the court room. At 9.43 the doors were opened and Immediately there Was a rush and scramble for seats and within Ave minutes after the opening of the room every available seat was occupied and standing room was at a premium. At 10 o'clock Judge Ermentrout, to gether with Associates Kurtz and Fox took their places on the bench and the court crier made the call. Inside the bar rail were lawyers, reporters and stenographers. In front of the witness stand and seated around a large table were Prosecutor' Waller .and, his attor neys, Qoorse S. Graham, of Philadel phia; James Scarlet, Grant Herring, W. B. Rhawn, . W. Scott Ammerman and District Attorney John G. Harman, and lmmedlately'back of them sat the de fendant, Mr. Wlntersteen, together with his lawyers, Fred Ikeler, A. S. L. Shields, of Philadelphia; J. Howard Jacobs and J. H. Kelser, of Heading, nnd Colonel J. G. Freeze, while Clifton Knorr, the confessed dynamite fiend, stood befoie the Jury box with his law yer, H. R. Little. District Attorney Graham, In behalf of District Attorney Harman, moved the accused be called upon to plead guilty, whereupon Ikeler, attorney for the defense, moved a severance of trial. Attorney Graham objected on the ground that the motion was premature, and Judge Ermentrout sustained his objection and Immediately called Knorr nnd Defendant Wlnsterseen before him, whereupon Prothonotary Henry read captions of the seven Indictments to all of which Knorr pleaded guilty, and Wlntersteen not guilty to each and every count. District Attorney Harman then an nounced that Indictment No. 1, in. the oyer nnd terminer court would be called first, counsel for the defense im mediately objected, but Judg. Ermen trout overruled the objection, holding that the decision of the, district attor ney was final. The court then announced the chal lenging of the Jury and the Jury list was read. The examination of Jurors ATTORNEY FRED. T. IKELER, Leading Counsel for Wlntersteen. then began, which examination took up the rest of the morning. Court ad journed at 12 o'clock with but five Jurors accepted. At 2 o'clock the afternoon session of court convened, and the examination of Jurors was resumed until 4 o'clock, when a sufficient number having been accepted, Judge Ermentrout dismissed the remaining thlrty-slx. One noticeable feature connected with tho selection of Jurymen a feature that caused considerable comment was tho fact that of tho twelve men, eleven were farmers and one a lumber man. At exactly 4 o'clock Prothonotary Henry swore tho Jury, after which the Judgo addressed them In tho usual form. After tiome consultation on the part of the counsels it was decided not to onen the case and court was adjourned until 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. F. E, D. STORY OF THE CRIME. 1'riioners Charged with Conspiracy to Blow Up Homo of L. 1. Wnllcr. By Aeaoclatcd Press. BlJomsburg, Pa., May 25. The cele brated Wlntersteen dynamite case, which. vhrdln to all Indications, will Ml prove to be one of the most sensational stories In the criminal annals of Penn sylvania was begun today in the coun ty court here. The principle defend ant Is Lloyd S. Wlntersteen, a prom inent business man and lawyer of this county. Clifton Knorr, his co-prisoner and alleged catspaw, Is the son of Colonel Samuel Knorr, for many years one of the leaders of the Columbia county bar and one of Bloomsburg's wealthiest citizens. When the trial was begun Knorr plcuded guilt and while nothing fur ther than the empanncllng of a Jury was accomplished today It Is understood that he will be the chief witness against Wlntersteen, who pleaded not guilty. The charges against the prisoners Is conspiracy to blow up with dynamite THE HOME OF The Building That Was Wrecked By the house of Levi P. Waller. There are several Indictments nnd the first called for trial was that technically charging nn "attempt to wound with Intent to commit murder by Igniting a dynamite bomb, and attempt to com mit murder by exploding a dynamite bomb." Judge Ermentrout, .of Berks county, is trying the case, because o the fact that Judge Ikeler, the regular county Judge, Is Interested In the case and kill be called as a witness. At the commonwealth's desk, beside District Attorney Harman nnd Prose cutor Waller, sit Waller's counsel, George S. Graham, district attorney of Philadelphia; James Scarlett, of Danville; W. II. Rhawn, of Catawlssa, and Grant Herring, of Bloomsburg. Associated with Frederick Ikeler, lo cal counsel for Wlntersteen, are, A. S. L. Shields, the celebrated criminal lawyer, of Philadelphia, J. H. Jacobs, of Reading, and his partner, II. 'II. Kelster. Wlntersteen was first placed on trial and the selection of a Jury be gan. Long before the noon recess was over every seat In the court house was occupied, and the aisles were densely packed with a crowd of persons who patiently and curiously watched the process of selecting a Jury, which was finally completed at 5 o'clock as fol lows; Enos Bangs, Wesley Hess, Fred Laubach, W. L. Shultz, Levi Weaver, Elijah Peterman, Galon Bird, Frank Mather, David R. Stroup, Steward Glr ton, A. II. Bower and W. L. Demaree. All the Jurors are farmers, except Bower, who Is a laborer, and Demaree, who Is a lumberman. Before the last man had been accepted by both sides the panel was nearly exhausted. WINTERSTEEN'S INTEREST. During the proceeds, Wlntersteen, who Is himself a shrewd lawyer, sat at the table along his counsel, occasion ally making a suggestion to them in reference to the Juror about to be drawn. Clifton Knorr, whose confession im plicated Wlntersteen as the chief con spirator In the plot to blow up Mr. Waller's residence, kept out of sight most of the time In nn ante room. Af ter the work of drawing the Jury had been completed court adjourned until tomorrow morning at 9 o ciock, wnen the taking of testimony will begin. Seldom, If ever, has so much interest been manifested In a case as that which was placed on trial today on ac count of the prominence of the two de fendants and the plaintiff. Levi P. Waller, who, It Is alleged, Wlntersteen had plotted to murder, Is the son of a former prominent Presbyterian minis ter, his wife being the daughter of Charles R. Buckalew, ex-United Stated minister to Ecuador and ex Unlted States senator. Knorr, the alleged tool of Wlntersteen, Is tho son of the lato Colonel Samuel Knorr, for many years one of the lead ing members of the Columbia county bar and one of Bloomsburg's wealthiest citizens. Wlntersteen, who Is charged In Knorr's confession with being tho real conspirator In the plot to kill Waller, was at the time of his arrest one of the most prominent citizens of Bloomsburg, being interested in the Bloomsburg Car company, the Blooms burg Brass and Copper company and the Keystone Machine and Foundry company, besides having an extensive law practice throughout tho country near Bloomsburg. HISTORY OF THE CRIME. On the night of Sept. 10, 189G, nn at tempt was made to blow up with dy namite tho hoUso and sleeping family of Levi P. Waller. This attempt caus ed a great sensation In Bloomsburg as Mr. Waller was not known to have an enemy in tho county. The explosion remained a mystery until a few days later when Knorr, who had In the meantime gone to Reading, was ar rested in that city and afterwards mude a confession Implicating Wlnter steen. "' According to Knorr's confession he frequently met Wlnstersteen In Jan uryV 1896, on which occasion Wlnter steen often spoke of 'the Injury Mr. Waller was doing him as attorney In the equity suit of the Samuel Knorr estate against the Bloomsburg Iron company. Knorr stated that Wlnter steen had even gone so far as to dis cuss plans" about blowing up Waller while the latter slept, and offered Knorr $200 If ho would do the Job with a promise of $5,000 additional when the equity suit was vacated. Knorr says that arrangements were then made, and during the month of January ho stole fife sticks 'of dynamite, fuse and caps from a quarry near town nnd hid them under the sidewalk. September 9 was selected as the night to dynamite Waller's house, and after an alleged conference with Wlntersteen at Wllkes Barre, In which the latter said ho hoped the dynamite "would blow Wal ler to hell," Knorr went to Blooms burg, got his dynnmlto and at 1 o'clock on the morning of the 10th of Septem ber placed 'the charge on Waller's porch and lit the fuse. Fortunately only the cap exploded. Knorr said he Was anxious to finish the Job that night and he then went to the quarry, broke open the toll house and stole six more sticks of dynamite with new fuse and caps. He was partially successful In his second nttempt, the front of Mr. Waller's house being almost torn away. This confession of Knorr's was cor- L. E. WALLER. Dynamite on September io, :8oG. rcborated at the preliminary hearing by the testimony of Mr. Waller him self, P. G. Miller and considerable cir cumstantial evidence. MR. POTTS TO MR. GIVEN. The Conspicuous Adherent of the Pal mer and Buckner Ticket Has Been Tempted to Offer Suggestions. Media, Pa., May 25. B. C. Potts, of this place, who was a conspicuous ad herent of the Palmer and Buckner ticket In the recent national campaign has sent the following letter to AVllllam B. Given, chairman of the National Democratic party of Pennsylvania: On behalf of a number of those who voted for Palmer and Buckner last fall, I am tempted to address you through tho press of the stato In order to invito a general expression of views by all who sustain tho platform adopted at Indian apolis and are in accord with the sug gestion of this letter. I understand that your executive com mittee has not been called tocether to determine tho course, which the party will pursuo in tho coming stato campaign, und It seems to me and to those with whom I have talked, that we are losing valuablo time. The Republican party In Pennsylvania does not Intend to offer nny r.ope of good government. Tho treasury deposits In selected banks belonging to tho stato and to the city of Phlladal phla now amount to nearly $15,00O,lHW of "ldto money," the Interest ore which, Mr. Wanamaker charges, is virtually kept on tap for the purpose of tho executlvo com mittees of the Republican party. There Is open revolt against the management of tho stato government, but Its leaders do not propose any remedy; they do not even Intend to nominate a ticket In op position to that of Mr. Quay's conven tion. The new administration of federal affairs has nlready disappointed all Democrats nnd Republicans alike who voted for McKlnley, expecting a wise ef fort to reform tho currency and the banking, laws Instead of tinkering the tariff nnd postponing prosperity. There Is nothing to hopo for either In federal or stato affairs nt tho hands of tlio dom inant patty, and unless tho party of Palmer and Buckner and tho Indianap olis platform Is prompt to tako advant age of this situation, chaos will como again. Tho party of Bryan nnd Tillman and Altgcld and tho Chicago platform cannot do any good. It Is pledged to bad meas ures. It Is led by nondescripts and followed by those who ought to know better but don't. Quay will control everything un less we glvo tho sound money and sound minded Republicans a chanco to holp us prevent It. In tho interest of a manly effort to offer good citizens a good ticket upon a good platform for good govern ment, and as a preliminary to tho cam paign of next year, I hopo you will call your stato executlvo commltteo togeth er and fix a time for a stato convention." FIRST COUSINS MUSTN'T MARRY. Mr. Donaldson nnd His Wife Indicted for Violating tho Law, Carlyle, 111., May 25. William Don aldson and his wife, who recently mar ried against the wishes of the groom's parents, have been indicted because they are first cousins and their mar riage is contrary to the law of the state, which prohibits such rnanlages. No arrests have been made. Big Strike Untied. Philadelphia, May 25. The striko of tho garment workers In this city was pracll cally ended today In favor of the strikers. At the headquarters of tho stilkers com mltteo each contractor was admitted to tho hall separately and signed a bond In the sum of $300 that ho would faithfully observe tho agreement for the advance de manded for onn year. Mnde His Shortngo Good. Memphis, Tenn., May 25. Tho case of R. B, Armour, formerly postmaster nt Memphis, charged with the embezzle ment of government funds, has been nollo prossed by the United States dis trict attorney for tho reason that tho entire shortage, amounting to several thousand dollars, has been mado good. i m Dropped Dead in the .Mountains. Seattle, May Io. In tho mountains, six miles from Skykomish and three miles from a trail, Charles W. Frlsbee, general auditor of the Peninsula railroad, fell dead of heart disease last Sunday af ternoon. He leaves a wlfo and three chil dren. i Heavy Rains in tlio Adlrondncks. Saratoga, May 25. Heavy rains have raised tho upper Hudson and Bacandaga rivers to an unusual height for this date, Indian Lake and other lakes In tho Adl rondacks today were sluiced to float Iocs to Qlens. Falls and Sandy Hill mills. BRUTAL WIFE MURDER, Peter iUonuhun lirniut tlio Woman Who Supported Him for Ycnrs. Baltimore, Md., May 25. Kate Mona han, aged 60 years, was brutally mur dered this morning, by 'her husband, Peter, aged 61. The weapon used was a rusty axe, and the unfortunate wo man's head was crushed to a Jelly by tho blows. Monahan made his escape. Monahan has been drunk for several days, and quarrelled with his wife, who ran Into the basement followed by her husband. Juda Burns, who lives with the couple followed nnd reached the scene Just as Monnhan brought the axe down upon tho head of the unfor tunate) woman, who was then prostrate on the floor from the effect of a blow administered by him before the arrival of Miss Burns. Monahan is welt known to the police, having been nr lested no less than fifty times during the past year for drunkenness. He has done no work for fifteen years, but has lived upon the proceeds of his wife's lubors as washerwoman. After a hot chase Monahan was cap tured by the police late this afternoon at Westport, a suburban settlement. Ho is now locked up at the southwest ern police station, and will be taken before tho coroner's Jury tonight. THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. Ocrmany and the PowersTlie Idcntl cnl Note Was Presented to the Turkish Government. Constantinople, May 23. The Identi cal note of the powers on the subject of the Turkish demands upon Greece was presented to tho government- today. It was delayed owing to the fact that the German umbassador at Constanti nople, Baron Saurma von Jeltsch, had been forbidden to sign it until Greece consented to tho peace terms. It Is further understood that Germany de clares she will withdraw altogether from mediating should tli'e other powers consider the previous consent of Greece to be unneeded. Germany's action Is regarded as be ing highly prejudicial to the prospect of a speedy conclusion of peace, as It leads Turkey to believe the powers nro disunited and encourages opposition. It Is reported the sultan has telegraph ed Emperor William with, reference to the peace conditions. Vienna, May 23. Tho "Neue Frelo Presse" publishes, a dispatch from Con stantinople today saying that Germany has finally approved the conditions of peace, and that tho Identical note of the powers on the subject would be presented to the Turkish government today. The correspondent of the London Times at Constantinople, ns cabled to tho Associated Press last night, pays: "Tho sultan when telegraphing to Em peror William his thanks for the lat ter's service, begged him to continue It and expressed tho hope that advice which was founded upon the strong friendship uniting the emperor and himself would show Turkey the way to obtain a full recognition of her rights as a victorious power." PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY. Settles Two Important Questions. Telesrnm from the Queen. Eage Lake, Ind., May 25. The Pres byterian genwal assembly today set tle.d two Important questions. The first wns not to sell Its building In New York and tho second to have only one secretary of home mlssjcms. The lat est echo of the controversy of Dr. Brlggs and the Union seminary came up In the report of the Judicial commit tee which extended to nil presbyteries the order to exclude students of that seminary from their care. It was ap parent that few commissioners knew what they were voting upon as tho matter came up on appeal from some unnamed action of the synod of New York, the name of the case alone being given. At the opening of tho afternoon ses sion the following reply to a cable gram to Queen Victoria sent yesterday, wus read: "The queen thanks the assembly for Us kind telegrnm. (Signed) Edwards." SENATOR EDMUNDS' DENIAL. He States That He Has Not Been OHercd the Spanish .Ministership. Philadelphia, May 23. Ex-United States Senator George F. Edmunds today emphatically denied the pub lished report that he had been offered the Spanish ministership by President McKlnley. When asked If he would accept tho position If It was offered him he said: "President McKlnley and tho mem bers of his cnblnet understand my sen timents In reference to holding public office. I retired from the United States senate to enjoy the rest and quiet of private life. I am averse to holding nny public office, and have no Inclina tion to go abroad In any capacity." Sixteen Men .Missing. Provlncetown, Mass., May 23. Of tho nineteen men of this town who sailed on fiio schooner Joseph E. Johnson for tho fishing grounds about 200 miles off Nova Scotia last week, only threo camo back o'n tho rchooner len she rounded tho point this morning with her Hag at half mast. The other sixteen men are still adrift In their dories off tho western bank, have found watery graves or happily havo been picked up by some passing steamer. Tho missing are: Joseph Enos, John Ca ton, Frank Joseph, Joe Fran, Joo Miles, Frank Veara, August Fratcs, Manuel Souza, Jesse Cabral, Georgo Sllvelra, Au gust Llmi. Frank Delgoda, Joo Bretano, Frank Alver, Joo Roso and Henry P. Sil ver. .Mrs. Romcyn Thanks the President. Washington. May 23. Mrs. Romoyn, wife of Captain Roroeyn, called at tho whlto house today nnd expressed her thunks'to the president and later nt the war department to Secretary Alger, for tho clemency extended to her husband, Snviiniinli Groceries Burned. Savannah, May 25. Flro this morning destroyed the wholesale grocery storo of Smith Brothers, and badly damaged tho grocery stock of J. M. Dixon & Co., on Bay street. Loss, $00,000, fully Insured, STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS. New York. May 23. Cleared: Britannic, Liverpool; BtPaul, Southampton; sailed; Trave Bremojl. BOILER EXPLOSION KILLS FOUR MEN. And Many Others Arc Seriously, II Not Fatally, Injured. A MILL IS TOTALLY WRECKED. All tho Bodies Arc Horribly Mutilat-cd.-Onc ol tho Hollers Blown Through tho Snw 11111 ltoof--An-othcr Blown 100 Toot in the Ynrd--I,lst of tho Dcnd. Lowelltown, Maine, May 23. Cas well's mills at this place were blown up today. Four men were killed and several were Injured, The mill is a total wreck, and the loss will bo heavy. The dead are: F. W. GUSHEA, engineer of Burllng- 'ton, Vermont. ERNEST NICHOLS, edger of Island Pond, .Vermont. FREDERICK CHEVERIER. watch man, Maxwell, Out. KING, laborer, iSt. Cecil, Que. The foreman, Stephen Nichols, was severely Inured, probably fatally. All the bodies were horribly mutilated. One of the boilers was blown through the saw mill roof. The other boiler was blown 100 feet Into the mill yard, and the mill was badly wrecked. CHILD INSURANCE EVIL. Investigating Commltteo Holds Its Tirst Open Scission. Harrlsburg, Pa., May 25. Tho Joint legislative committee that has for Its function the Investigating of the child insurance scandal held Its first open session this afternoon. Representative Wilson presiding. Senator Kauffmnn told of a conference at th Hotel Belle vue, Philadelphia, nt which he had been Informed that $30,000 had been demand ed from the Metropolitan Insurance company to kill the child Insurance bill. At this conference there were present besides Mr. Kauffmnn, Senators Gobln. and Fllnn, Vice President Haley Flske, of the Metropolitan company, and sev eral others. Mr. Kauffmnn had no di rect" knowledge that such a demand had been made. He paid that General Gobln had In his possession an affidavit bearing on the subject, which had been made by John French, of Oil City, qn agent of the Metropolitan company. He also gave- the names of several oth er employes of this company, who will appear before the committee and testi fy on this subject. Senator Fllnn was also a witness. His testimony simply corroborated the' evi dence given by Mr. Kauftman. The committee adjourned until Tuesday af ternoon when French and the otlwr employes of the New York company wlll testify. COMMERCIAL MUSEUA1. I Officers Ilnvo Abont Completed Ar rangements lor Industrial Congress. Philadelphia, May 23. Tho offlcers of the Philadelphia Commercial museum have about completed the details and arrangements and everything Is now In readiness for the assembling of the great Industrial and mercantile con gress to begin hero on June 1. The for eign delegates are already beginning to arrive. Among those who have re ported to headquarters are Fedorlco Mejia, from San Salvador; Antonio E. Delflno, from Caracas, Venezuela, and Enrique Creel, Juan Terrazos and Jose Maria Savebez, from Chihuahua, Mex ico. A delegation from Brazil will ar rive at New York tomorrow. Advices received today from the Mexican government nnnounce the ap pointment of Senor Don Fernando Fer rari Perez, a Mexican engineer and chief of the bureau of natural history of the geographical exploring com mission to officially represent Mexico at the congress. MAY LOSE THOUSANDS ON TEA. Western Dealers Cnught Short by tlio New Turill". Dubuque, la., May 23. The whole sale grocers of Iowa who have been caught on the short sldo of tea have sent a delegation to AVnshlngton. Be fore the tariff of 10 cents a pound on tea was publicly stated these grocers sold for future delivery In such quan tities that one Chicago house stands to lose $100,000 If compelled to furnish taxed tea, and Iowa houses will lose heavily also. The Importers have dis counted the future, and have sold their stock at a liberal discount at former prices. One Chicago and New York house is reported to have cleaned up $250,000. The grocers tried to cover, with tho result that the demand for Immediate shipment raised prices in Japan 7V4 cents. CHAIN OF EVIDENCE. An Importnnt Witness Gives Testi mony in tho Luctgcrt Cnsc. Chicago, May 23. In the Luetgert murder trial today Frank Schultz, a smoker in the sausage factory testi fied to having assisted In preparing the solution In tho vat where the rings alleged to belong to the missing woman wero found. As he was removing tho chemicals from a barrel. Luetgert, tho witness said, told him to be careful or he would burn himself. Some of the chemical In his hand became moist and It burned him. The witness exhibited the scars of these burns. RESCUED BY A BALL PLAYER. Paul Hlnes Naves the Life ofn Wash ington Luwyer by Quick Action. Washington, May 25. 'Paul Hlnes, for many years a leading center fielder and celebrated batter In the base ball National league, today saved a man's life by reason of his sturdy strength, agility and courage. Howe Totten, a prominent lawyer here, was sitting quietly In his office, when Leonldas Scoovey, accompanied by a woman, entered tho room, closed the door and locked It. Tho intruder demanded certain papers, which the lawyer declined to glvo him. and the man pointed a revolver at his head, with the trigger up. Tho lawyer J grabbed tho muzzle of tho weapon and engaged In a life and denth struggle. Finding himself unable to seruce tho weapon he called for help. Paul Hlnes was In an adjoining room, and, al though his hearing Is defective, he became aware of the struggle, because others were rushing to the door, which was securely locked. The ex-baso ball player grasped the situation, rushed Into a room for a small table, and with that as a battering ram, he broke In tho door. The men were struggling In the middle of the room, the lawyer bent backward and about to fall. Hlnes sailed In and smashed the Intruder over tho right car nnd Jerked the revol ver from his hand. The Intruder was stunned and fell to the floor, while the lawyer also fell In a faint. The assail ant was arrested, and Is charged with assault with Intent to kill. When seen afterwards and congratu lated Paul Hlnes said: "There's noth lng In It for me at all. I simply did what any man of sense would have done." He seems to regard the affair as of no more consequence than an or dinary homo run hit, such as ho was once In the habit of making. KNIGHTS AT EAST0N. Convention Opens with an Imposing Par adcNearly 2,000 Men Arc In Line. Candidates for Junior Warden. Cnston, May 23. The Knights Tem plar convention opened here today with an Imposing parade. Every street In the route was packed by enthusiastic crowds. There were nearly 2,000 men In line. All theg rand ofllcers of tho state occupied places on the reviewing In line. All the grand officers of tho grand commandery of New Jersey rode in the line. They were escorted by ff V. S. YOHD Grand Commander. Captain DeMolay commandery of Washington, N. J. A delegation of Hugh De Payn commandery of Bos ton, were also 'In lino marching with past commanders of Hugh Do Payne's commandery of Baston. This after noon the first session of the grand com mandery was held In Heptasoph hall. Mayor Hartzell delivered the address of welcome. The report of Grand Com mander Yohe was read and accepted. The officers will be elected tomorrow morning. Seventy of the seventy-four comman derles of the state were represented at the meeting of the grand commandery. The delegates number about 200 In all. Tho total membership of the grand commandery is 1,318. On May. lost tho Knights Ttmplar membership In the state was 11,908. During the year 041 was knighted, 101 admitted by cards, 105 suspended, two expelled. The denth roll numbered 162 and the resignations 114. There Is a heated contest for tho of fice of Junior warden and as the elec tions take place tomorrow morning the candidates and their friends are busy tonight looking up the Knights who have a vote In the grand commandery. The most prominent candidates are: Ezra Z. Bartlett, of Mary commandery, Philadelphia, and John Leadleln, of Wllllumsport. This Is tho office that is always contested ns the successful candidate, if ho proves worthy of tho honor conferred upon him, Is always thereafter elevated year by year un til the office of grand commander is reached. The two foremost candidates have large followlngs, and both are confident of success. From threo to five o'clock this af ternoon Mrs. Yohe, wife of the grand commander, gave a reception to the ladles who accompnnled the Sir Knights on their pilgrimage to East on. Between the hours named there was a constant stream of visitors to her residence, and meanwhile, tho Knights were at work in tho grand commandery meeting. Tonight tho city Is alive with tho Knights, and bands of music. In a few minutes after the Opera house was opened for tho nnnual ball nnd recep tion, it wns filled with Knights In bright uniforms nnd well dressed wo. men. The building was not large enough to accommodate the crowd. Another Lie Nnilcd. Buffalo, May 23. President Franklin, of tho Buffalo Eastern league club, today emphatically denied stories from Cleve land and Washington to the effect that Buffalo was about to become a national league city. THE NEWS THIS MORNING. Weather Indications Today! Generally Fair; Cooler, 1 (Generaf) Bloomsburg Dynamite Sen- satlon Boiler Explosion Klls Four Men. Tariff Debate Will Open Today. 2 (Sport) Eastern, National and Atlan tic League Games. Old Time Rivalry Between Wllkes Barro and Scranton. 3 (State) Farr Ijabor Bill Defeated In tho Legislature, 4 Editorial. 5 (Story) "Tho Demon of Revenge." 0 (Local) All Night Session of tho Knights of Malta. Day's Woik of the Courts. Dunmoro "Election Contest, 7 (Looal)-Commlssloner Dunning at Work. 8 (Local)-West Sldo and City Suburban. 'j Lackawanna County News, 10 Whitney's Weekly News Budget, Financial and Commercial, DEBATE ON TARIFF BILL Tlie Senate Galleries Are Overflowing with . Spectators. ALDRICH TALKS AN HOUR Mr. Vest Tersely Reviews the Situation, Tho Debate on tho TnrifT Hill Begins; In the Sounto with Overcrowded Gnllcrics--Tho Republican Sldo of the Houso Shows nn Almost Solid Representation - The Democrats Also Present Tull Ranks -- .Mr. Cnnnon of Utah Closes tlio Debnte for the Day by Arguing thnt Protec tion Bo Distributed So As to Alt? the Furincr. Washington, May 23. Tho debate on tho tariff bill began In the senate today with crowded galleries, a large attend ance of senators nnd tho tariff leaders of the house. Minor business claimed the attention up to 2 p. m when Senator Aldrlch, of Rhode Island, In charge of the tariff bill, had the measure laid before tho senate and took the floor for tho open ing speech. The Republican side of tho lloor showed an almost solid represen tation, there being throe or four vacant seats. The Democrats also presented full ranks, and tho scattered seats of tho Populists were occupied with but one exception. Mr. Dlngley, chairman of the wnys and means committee and author of the bill, took the seat Imme diately beside Mr. Aldrlch and listened attentively Speaker Reed was not present. Mr. Aldrlch spoke for almost an hour and a quarter, adopting an easy conversational style. Ills speech was the official utterance of the financo committee and In a sense of tho Repub lican side of the chamber. Without making Invidious distinctions between the two bills, Mr. Aldrlch clearly stated as the belief of the finance committee that the house bill would not yield revenue adequate for the needs of tho. government. Mr. Vest, Missouri, one of the Dem ocratlc members of the finance com mittee, followed with a statement in opposition to the bill. Mr.Cannon, of Utah, a silver Repub lican, closed the debate for the day by urging that the protection should be so distributed as to aid the farmer. At 2 o'clock Mr. Aldrlch moved that the bill be taken up. The motion pre vailed without opposition. Mr. Aid rich yielded for a formal written no tice by Mr. Vest (Democrat, Mlssaurl), member of the finance committee, stat ing that when tho paragraphs were, reached relative to beer, manufactured tobacco, snuff and cigarettes, he would move to striko out the provisions re lating thereto. Mr. Quay (Republican, Pennsyl vania), asked If tho vote on this mo tion to strike out could be divided as he might support some of the propo sitions and oppose others. Mr. Vest answered that the rules would permit separate votes. It was agreed at tho outset that the formal reading of tho bill be dispensed with until It was considered by paragraphs, and that committee amendments would be considered first, after which each paragraph would bo open to general debate. BANK MESSENGER KING HELD. He Pleads Not Guilty nnd His rather Goes on His Ball Bond. Boston, May 25. Albert M. King, tho Boylston Natlonnl bank messenger, who disappeared last Wednesday, with $30,000 of the bank's money, and who was arrested at Farmlngton, Me., last Saturday, was arraigned In tho munic ipal court here today on the charge of embezzlement. He pleaded "not guilty" and was held In $2,500 for tho grand Jury. Ball was furnished by S. A. King, father of the prisoner, and Herbert T. W'hltman. Young King was released. GOVERNOR BLACK RESTING. On His Return to Albany He Will Tnke Up tho Parker Case. Albany, May 23. Governor Black hna decided not to como to tho executive chamber for several days and will re main In Troy for a rest. Ills prlvato secretary, Mr. Griffith, announces that the case of Police Commissioner Park er will not bo taken up until next week. It will not be a public hearing, but merely a review of tho case by the governor with a decision. COULDN'T PROVE THE KISSING. Tho Grocer Is Blind nnd His Wife's Testimony Stood Alone. Atlantic City, N. J., May 25. Isaao Harley, the grocery salesman; of Phila delphia, who was accused of kissing Mrs. Edward Erwln, tho wlfo of a blind customer, was discharged by Recorder Ingersoll this eenmg on tho ground of Insufficient evidence. Mrs. Erwln's testimony was" unsup ported, and Harley strenuously denied tho Idling. The Hcrnld's Wcnthor I'orocnst. New York, May 23. In the Middle states and Now Ensland today, clear weather and fresh to light northwestorly and westerly winds will prevail, preceded and possibly followed by local frosts In tho northern districts, with lower, fol lowed during tho afternoon by slowly ris ing temperature. On Thursday, In bolh of theso sections, fair, warmer weather will prevail, with light variable winds, inoitly southerly, followed b; cloudiness In anl near the lake region, ' - - I isJ' !.,
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