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PA.,
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 1899.
TWELVE PAGES.
TWO CENTS.
FOR SABBATH
OBSERVANCE
Discussion at the Presby
terian General As
sembly. THE SABBATH IN DANGER
Excitement Over the Catholic Bill.
Members of the Assembly do Not
Wish a Roman Catholic Chapel on
the West Point Reserve Repoits
of Boards and Committees Ale
Presented Need of Woikers.
Minneapolis, May 19 The only in
citement of the morning session of the
Piesbyterian goneiat assembly was
caused by the "West Point committee's
report. This committee was appoint
ed by the last ussembly to lay befoie
the president of the United States,
the secretin y of war and other oin
clals, a protest against giving permis
sion for a Roman Catholic chapel on
West Point reset ve. The committee,
stated that although the president, the
.secretary of war and the chairman of
the house committee on military af
fairs had given assuianies "as to their
Interest in the sublect nnd their grati
fication nt the action of tho assembly,"
the Roman Catholic bill had sube
qiientl.v passed both houses of con
gies and been signed by the presi
dent The assembly took no formal
action, but Indignation was expressed
on all .sides
The tepoits of boards and commit
tees wete presented.
The hoard of missions for freedmen,
In Its thltty -fourth annual repot t,
showed that In spending $132,57812 It
had exceeded the expenditures of the
proe oiling yeai by only 5S6J.16. Tho
eoiwnlng icstilt of the year was a re
duction of the board's debt by about
Jlk 000. Its present amount being $40,163.
Sixty -two schools had been main
tained, 8,10 pupils had been Instructed
and 192 ministers had been aided. Tho
eightieth annual lopott of tho board of
education called particular attention
to the caie with which its nffalts had
been conducted during bard yeats of
financial stringency The need of
workers In the Uriels was called to
the pi.iyrrful attention of the wholo
church The receipts for the year
wete reported to be JTS,370.31.
Sunday Observance.
Sunday observance was the question
which took the major put of the Pres
byterian assembly's time today. Most
of the long afternoon session was de
voted to an enrntbt and often excited
discussion of the lepoit of the special
cm mittee on Sabbath obseivunco. In
the end the committee's eight icoIu
tlons were adopted with slight amend
ments ,uid two more were added. In
the discussion the Sunday sttcet cat,
the Sunday train and the tallroad ex
cursion, the Sundav newspaper, the
Sunday working Piesby tcilun and
every form of activity which Is not in
harmony with the literal meaning of
the fourth amendment was condemned.
indignant comments wete made whin
anoihei special committee reported
that It had not been able to Keep con
gress and the president ftom granting
the Roman Catholics permission tu
erect a chapel on the West Point mill
ary aeadatnj r solvation.
In the debate on Sabbath resolutions
almost oveiy speaker gave eItlenco
of being Imbued with the fueling ex
ptesfced In the words of the committee:
"The American Christian Sabbath Is
In hnlnent pet II. In faet. In many of
out 'it ge cities and In other parts of
out land. It is already neatly lost. This
means that American libeity and
A met lean Institutions are In peril, for
of these the Ameilcan Sabbath has
been both tho foundation and tho pio
tectlon "
An attempt to get the phrase "Chtls
tlan Sabbath" substituted for the
phrase "Ametlcnn Sabbath" In the re
solutions, was deflated. As adopted
the amendments depieeate the secul
arizing of the Sabbath, urge members
and young people of the church to
realize tin Impottauce of Sabbath ob
servance: legislatures and congie.ss
are urged to proteet the American
Sabbath; the American Sabb ith union
and the Wo mi it's National Sabbath
all'am e me commended. eeiy pastor
Is recommended to pi each on Sabbath
bseivai.ee on some Sabbath of next
October and take n collection for tho
Sabbath union, the board of publica
tion Is requested to prepare and Sab
bath schools to use a specific Sabbath
observance leaflet Sympathy Is ex
pressed with 3,000,000 Americans, who,
because of Sabbath desecration, aro
compelled to do jocular work on the
Habbath President McKlnley's at
tention Is respectfully called to the
fact that employes of tho post ofllces
nnd many other departments of the
gr.trnmcnt aie compelled to work on
Smdaj. Tonight the commissioners
ntti tided n great public Sabbath obser-
ar.ee meeting In Westminster chinch.
Tho 'atious auxiliary bo.tuls, socle
tlei an i lom.nlttces are holding num
erous meetings dining tho assembly.
Anion; others tho Woman's Hoard of
Home Missions had Its twentieth nn
nual conentlon In Wesley chuich to
day Brass Trust Collapsed.
Pittsburg, May Is -Tho proposed com
bination of mni.nfuctureiH or art glass
and brnxs dectuathe wares has been
abandoned Options w ro obtained on
twenty plants or practically all that
thero aro west of tho mountains but theh
prices were regarded as uniformly too
high, and tho options hive he en ictuincd.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, May 19 Pension, certifi
cates: Original wlJowa-Mary Hainan,
fiblclctklnnv, LuMrnu. tS.
AN EXPANSION DEBATE.
Hot Time at the Sessions of Re
f oi medPresby terlans.
Now York, May 19, A somewhat
heated debate over national expansion
marked the second day of tho annual
session of the Reformed Prcsbjterlan
church synod, held in thlB city. Tho
Rev S. M. Killough. of Madrid, N. T.,
In his report of the committee on signs
of the times, referred In glowing terms
to the recent war, and of the good re
sults it had brought to the country.
Rider William nearness, of Cincin
nati, opposed tho leport, saying: "Any
man who reads apptovlngly of Dewey's
doings, or those of his licet, should
learn something about the flist prin
ciple of Christianity. Uniformed men
uie a disgrace to any Christian eoun
tiv nnd it Is time wo learned to civil
ize men without killing them. Tills Is
a. religious body, and we should not Bet
our nppiovnl upon any war, the justifi
cation of which is In grave doubt. Wo
should uppiovo no war, except one
hi ought in strict self-defense. I move
that nil refeienres to the war be elim
inated from the proceedings of this
ynod."
Then followed a report by the Uev.
W 11 Galley for the Philadelphia pres
bvtery. suggesting the giving of thanks
to God for the victories of the I'nlted
States on land and seu.
A lengthy debate followed, and Mr.
nearness mined that the tepoits be
"purged of all politics and poetiy." The
npoits wete accepted, but the seere
tatles weie nlithotlzed to Htlike out
anything not beaiing on synod nffalis.
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EX-SENATOR BUCKALEW.
Sketch of an Old-Time Pennsyl
vania Demociat A Prominent
Political Tlgure Passes Away.
Bloonisbutg, Pa., May 19 Ex-United
Slutes Senator Charles It. Buckalow
died at his home litre todaj alter an
illnesF of less than n week. Mr. Ruck
alow was stricken with a slight at
tack of heart failure last Monday
night. Owing to his uge ho gradually
giew weaker until last nlsht when he
appeared to be much lmpioved. This
morning, however, he took n sudden le-
lapse fiom which he never lalllcd. Ho
leaves a widow and mairled daughter.
The funeral will tnko place next Mon
day. Sen lees will be held in the Mar
ket Street Methodist Eplscopil chuich
and Interment will be made In the
family lot In Rosemont cemeteiy.
Charles Rollln Buckalew was born in
Columbia county. Pec. 23, 1821. Ills
ancestois weie Hugenots, who fled to
this country on the edict of the Nantes
Vntll he was 11 years af age he lived
on the home farm and then entered
Hartford ntademy. In 1850 h was
tlectfd n member of the state senate
a.id was lo-elected In 18f" and 1537 In
1S"7 lie was chaitmau of the state IV'in
ocratlc committee and In the stune
year iceelved the appointment of com
missioner to lovise the penal laws of
the Mate. He resigned the positions
of state1 senator and comlssioner in 1858
to accept the appointment of leslflent
minister to Ecuador at tho hands of
President Buchanan. Tor thieo years
he icslded at Quito v. Ith his family,
but letuined to this country at the
bieaking out of the rebellion. In 181'!
he was elected to the United Stales
senate by a majority of one vote, sue
ceedlng David Wllmot, Republican.
At the expliatlon of his term in 1861
he was succeeded by John Scott. In
bis fit st notable speech, delivered rvb.
21, lSfil, on the basis of representation
in congress, ho legietted that the af
fairs ot the war should be allow oil to
absorb all other topics, Intcrfeilng with
matteis of civil policy which di mand
ed lmmedlute attention and, at the
same time, stiongly uigeel the neces
sity of restoilng the southern states
to thiir leptesentative rights
In 1872 he lecelved the Democratic
npminntlnn for governor but was de
feated by General Ilartr.inft. Mr.
Buckalew retired fiom public life about
ten years ago esteemed and honored
bv everyone. He engaged in the piac
tlee of the law fot many years and was
one of the ablest constitutional law
jers In the state, his works on the con
stitution being regarded as authori
ties. KIPLING IMPROVING SLOWLY.
Will Go to Vermont Soon Sails for
England In June.
New York, May 10. Mr. and Mrs.
Itudynrd Kipling are still the guests of
Mis. Julius Catlln at ler Mimlstawn
residence, Tali holme. Mr. Kipling's
health continues to Improve slowly, but
he walks with cllflleulty and is far fiom
being his former self
Toward the end of this month Mr.
and Mrs. Kipling will go to Brattle
!.oto, Vt , for a few weeks, and will
sail for England on or about June 17.
Mr. Kipling's father has also been Mis
Catlln's guest.
CAKE WALK ENDS IN RIOT.
Four Negroes Shot Fatally and
Three Whites Wounded.
Rnld, Okla , May 1" A negro caku
walk at tho opera house hero bioko up In
a riot between whites and blacks The
negroes started tho trouble by shooting
Into a crowd of white men Three vvhlto
men, Jiraly, Thrasher and an unknown
wero wounded when tho whites returned
tho fir fatally wounding four negroes
and slightly wounding several others.
Moio thun fifty shots wcie fired before
the disturbance was quelled
Moulders Quit Work.
Heading, May 19 Because a non-union
mvn was employed at the shops of lho
Reading Stove works, 115 mouldeis have
quit work. Thn president of the Na.
tlonnl Iron Moulders' union has been sent
for to settle tho tiouble. President Fox,
of tho National Moulders' union, urrl.'cd
hero thl3 hftcrnoon and after Investigat
ing tho affair ordered the men to return
to work and settle tho troublo nfter
w arils.
DEATHS OF A DAY.
WilkcH-naire, Pa.. May l' Simon
Sturdevant. one of Wllkes-Rjire's most
prominent mcrcliuiitu died today of ty
phold fever lued 65 yeats.
Lancaster, la May IS A J. Kauf
man, ct(i . oged 50 years, died tills oven
ing at his home In Columbia He wis
formerly iienuo collector of the Ninth
Internal leuiniu district and In Uso was
a delegato to tho Republican national
convention, being one of the famous
-00 who voed for Grant to thn luL
HAVANA IS AGAIN
IN A FERMENT
TROUBLE OVER THE DISPOSI
TION OP ARMS.
The Idea That tho Washington
Administration Has Determined
to Take the Arms of Cuban
Troops and Retain Them In Mil
itary Possession Causes Much Dis
satisfaction Gen. Brooke's Plans.
Havana. Muy 111, Havana is hi a fer
ment again over the idea that the
Washington administration has deter
mined to take the arms of the Cuban
troops and to retain them in military
possession This view of the latest
newo fiom Wushlngton has been tele
jraphed to tho various cities
Governor General Rrooke Is thus tar
unaware, save through the press tele
gram", ot iinv dissatisfaction on the
part of General Algei, sectetniy of war,
with his (Getneral Riooke's) plan to
have the aims deposited In the care of
the majors of the municipalities, nor
has ho leeelved any other inkling of
the secretary's purpose to lay the mat
ter befoio Picbldent McKlnley. Con
sequently, unless Instructions to the
tontrnry arc received fiom the AVash
ington administration the govetnoi
geneial's order resnectlng the distri
bution of the $3,000,000 us modified will
be Issued tomorienv.
Havana's midday papers publish the
Washington news, some of them com
menting edltorlnlly upon It. As tho
point about where the arms aie to be
kept appears to be thought of vital Im
portance In Washington, the com Ic
tlon announced thero that the mayois
cannot be tt listed with them Is u cause
or fresh discontent. Just at the moment
when the various complications ap
peared to be tintaveled The majois
aro the appointees of the governor gen
eral and when the military assembly
dissolved, they weie made Its ropie
senlatives to receive the aims.
GOVERNOR'S INVITATION.
A Request for Official Recognition of
Philadelphia Exposition.
Philadelphia, May 19. Govetnor
Stone hu.s sent to the govcrnois of .ill
the other states ot the union a letter
icquesting that they otliclally recog
nise the national export exposition to
bo held here next fall and asking that
they Invite the- minus Industiies of
their states to take pait In It. The let
ter Is as follows
HiirrHburg, Pa, M ly 'S.
Sir: In the coming fall there will bo
held In Phlliidolphi . an exposition tf
American manufactiireis. The expo-dtlon
v,lll be national In its charaetei. Its ob
ject lpng to promote the expoit trade
ol lho manufacturing interests In the
United States, As jour state will bo
mint directly Interested In this enter
prhe, I have the honor to ofllcKlly call
your attention to this exposition and ask
you to extend an Invitation to the differ
ent Industries of join state to the nd
that they may p.utlcipatc therein. The
exposition will open September 14 and
tho International eongress will eonvine
on October 10. As delegates from for
eign chambers of commerce and repie
scntatlves of other governments will be
In attendance, all sections should unite
In making n. complete representative ills
Play of the manufactures and products
of this country. Verj trub jours
Willi im A Jitone.
M'KINLEY'S RETURN TRIP.
Special Tiain Leaves Hot Springs
with Piesldential Party.
Hot Springs. Vn May 19 The spec
ial train bearing the president and
Mrs, McKlnley, and their patty left
here at 10.50 o'clock tonight en riiuto
for Wushlngton. At Staunton, Va,
the Chesapeake and Ohio rallioael, will
bo left and a trip through the Shen
andoah Valley made over the Baltimore
nnd Ohio, passing Harrisonburg, Cedar
Cieek, Winchester and Hatpers Ferry.
Washington will be reached early Sat
uulay evening. The visit hero has last
ed eleven days, during which time the
president has been greatly benefitted
in health. Ho leaves at this time In
order to fulfill engagements in Wash
ington next week in connection with
the peace jubilee.
This afternoon Mr. McKlnley was
joined by Secretary Hitchcock, Gener
al Corbln and Comptroller Dawes, the
four taking a long walk. Tho patty
returning on the train with President
McKlnley and Mrs McKlnley consists
of Secretary Hitchcock, General Cor
bln. Mr. and Mrs. Dawes, Dr and Mrs.
Itlxey, Secretary Cortelyott, Mr Barnes
and Mr. Hntnll, of Cleveland.
GOVERNOR STONE ENDORSED.
Appointment of Senator Quay Meets
Approval of Beaver Republicans.
Heaver. Pa, May J9 Tho Republican
county convention mot here today and
passed resolutions saving. "Wo approve
the uctlon of our representative In tho
legislature of our state In their support
of Matthew Stanley Quay for United
States senator That we endorse tho
stato administration and commend ihe
action of Governor Stcmo appointing M
S. Quay to bo a X'nlted States senator. '
Hon. M S Quay, of Heaver, and Ron
Charles O. Townsend, of New Brighton
fol delegates to tho stato convention,
and Dr. J. W. White, of New Hrlghton,
having no opposition, wero elrclarcd nom
inated by acrlamutlcm Jumcs ji. Cun
ningham, of Reaver, was elected chilr
man of tho county commltteo for tho e n
slnr eai.
Last Reading Wreck Funeral.
Notristown, May 10 The last funeral
of the Reading railroad wieck victims
took placo today when Hairy H Thom
son was laid to rest In Norrlstown eeme
tiiry. There was ft largo attendance and
numerous floral offerings. Thomson's
body was bom to tho giave bv mem
bers of Montgomery Hoso company
Foi esters at Bethlehem.
Bethlehem, Pa. May 19 At the elshth
bl-cnnlel session of the Pennsylvania
grand court of Foresters of America this
morning It was deckled to hold the next
session on tho secctiel Tuesday of May.
1M1, at Lancaster Olllcers wcie nomi
nated for the grand couil nnd supiemo
I representatives.
STARVATION IN CUBA.
An Interesting Letter from General
Ludlow.
llnrrlsburg, May 19 'Mrs Ellis Lewis
Miimm, of this city, who has been co
operating with Miss Do Puyster, of
New York, in supplying food, clothing
and other necessaries for the destitute
of Cuba, is in receipt of an interesting
letter from General William Ludlow,
military governor at Havana.
"I wish to say when we began," Gen.
Ludlow writes "l distributed rations
to nearly ten thousand, who were suf
fering from staivntlon, past oi pte
sent, and l educed to a condition of
helplessness which forbade them to do
any work. They weie dying in tho
streets and In the country ellstrlcts in
the most pathetic way. By the Is
sues of food they huvo been enabled
in pat t to do for themselves and oth
ers have been provided for In various
Institutions, so that at present I am
feeding about eight thousand, of whom
llftcen hundred, perhaps, are aged or
Invalids or veiy young chlldten, re
calling convalescent food and the like.
As the season advances I ant enabled
bv degtecs to move the people out Into
tho countiy. wheie they can sustain
themselves uftet a fashion, and pio
vldo work foi otheis, so that I hope
to make still greater dimlnunttons In
the number of those who nre entirely
dependent There will still temaln,
however, a formidable restdum who
cannot be ellsposed of by any of these
means and must be supported out
ilght, and In particular there are a
large number of children whose future
Is u matter of grave concern "
DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE
Largely Increased Facilities in lion
Plants Cannot Meet the Demand.
Wheat on the Rise.
New York, May 19. R. G. Dun & Co.'s
Weekly Review of Tiade will tomorrow
say While buying 2,000 tons Bessemer
pig tit Pittsburg gave occasion for the
advance In pilce to $10 50, with grey
forge quoted at $15 per ton. It is not
quite as clear as It might be that the
outout which was 235,000 tons weekly,
aecotdiiig to the Pittsburg leeorel, and
lias since been largely.lneotased by the
addition of May furnaces, will continue
to fall below the demand.
For the renuiiement in vnilous de
partments for manufactured products
It must be recognized, is scarcely
measuieable and does not seem as
much diminished as might be expected
by higher pi Ices, and long delay In de
llveiy. In plates, fer Instance, the de
mand covers mnny thousand tons for
bridges at Chicago and Pittsburg, and
one Philadelphia concern accepted 7,000
tons nnd afterwards was obliged to re
fuse more, one other concern In the
same eitv refusing over 12,000 tons.
Speculators are doing a huge busi
ness In wool The orders for woollen
goods are dccldijly better, and al
though the woollen association Is not
yet In opetatlon, It seems to have given
certain kind of confidence to prices In
the woollen goods department Cotton
declined a- small fraction on .Monday,
but there was a recovery of all the de
cline Wheat has been lislng dining the
past week about fom cents and nobody
can tell why, although the exports in
the past two weeks have been 10,50 00C,
Hour lne luded, against 8.133,124 last
year. Retter shipments are expected
after the opening of navigation and
aie In fact coming, the outward move
ment from Duluth along in two weeks
reaching nearly 4,000.000 bushel Lack
of lain in California has caused a l.uge
leduction in all estimates for that state
and Pacific expoits are decreasing, as
holders arc less ready to accent cur
lent pi Ices with the piospcct of a short
age. Falluies for the week have been 147
In the United States against 230 last
yeai, and 17 In Canada against 29 Iat
yeat.
MAZET INVESTIGATION.
Conuption in the Disposition of
Dead Bodies.
New Yoik, May 19. The feature of
today's sessions of tho Mazet investi
gating committee was the unearthing
of nn alleged system of corruption In
the disposition of dead bodies from a
city hospital, a ghoulish tale that was
well conoboiated and replete with de
tail. Dy several witnesses It was stated
that nn undertaker named Marren Ille
gally secured the funerals of all bodies
taken to Hailem hospital, and that ho
was enabled to do this by bribing
clerks In the employ of the cltv to
break the rules It was also shown
that appaiently nn acquaintanceship
existed between Manen and Messrs
Cioker nnd Caroll,
A large number of witnesses wore
called and a multiplicity of subjects
were touched upon during the exam
ination. The old question of sower plpo and
the connection between the Contiact
ots Supply company and tho city de
pal tments was gone into, but the only
apparent Important point elicited was
that Richard Cioker had objected to
his sons going into this concern when
he learned that It Intended to supply
city departments,
P. O. S. OF A. AT WILKES-BARRE
Executive Committee Completes Ar
rangements for Convention.
Wllkes-Ratre, May 19. The state ex
ecutive committee of tho P. O. S. of A.
held a mooting heie today and com
pleted arrangements for the holding of
the state convention hero In August.
Addi esses were made by State Piesl
dent Colbom, of Scranton, State Secie
tary Weunel, of 'Philadelphia; State
Tieasuier Irwin Smith, of Reading,
and Dt. Cameron Shultz, of Danville.
The state treasutcr said the order was
never In a more prosperous condition
than at piesent.
Against Nickel-ln-the-SIot (Machines
LuticiHtcr, Pa, May 19 Mayor Stilus
ler has begun a crusade against nickel-In-the-slot
muchlnos. Uwners of all ma
chines by which clgnrs or money can bo
won have been ordered to iimovo them
within tell hours.
Wages Advanced at Pottstown.
Pottstown, Ph. May 'l" -Stanley, Plagg
& ('a , uf this place, today announced
that thn wages of the moulders In Its em
ploy will be iidwiuced 10 per cent, begin
ning Juno 2.
STRIKERS IGNORE
BISHOP QUIGLEY
BUFFALO FREIGHT HANDLERS
REFUSE TO WORK.
Grain Shovelers Will Refuse to
Make Any Further Proposition to
Either the Lake Carriers or to tho
Contractor Gialn Shovelers Re
fuse to Meet In St. Bridget's Hall.
Buffalo, May 19. The grain shovelers
tonight adopted resolutions repudiating
all ucreements mude with the Luke
Catrlers' association and demanding
the unequivocal abrogation of the con
tract with Mr. Conners
The striking fi eight handlers at their
meeting voteel to Ignore tho advice of
Bishop Qulgley "in which he urged
them to return to wotk under the terms
granted by the associated lake lines
at the conference this afternoon.
Tho action taken ut these two meet
'ngs tonight, It Is thought, will end
for some time to como the negotiations
which have been in progress for over
two weeks to bring about a settlement
of the doik troubles.
The grain shovelers will refuse to
make any other proposition to either
the lake catrlers or to the contractor
and, as the lake carriers some days
ago decided to withdraw from the con
tllet, the indications ate that the stiike
will be permitted to wear Itself out.
Final Conference.
The final e onference between Con
tiactor Connets and the men was held
this nfternoon The men announced
before they took part In It that If It
tlld not tesult In some agreement they
would break off negotiations. At this
conference the sttlkers proposed that
theie be Insetted In the ngreement al
le.ulv reached with tho Lake Carriers'
association a clause governing the ap
pointment of boss scoopers This
clause piovlded that the grain shov
eleis should submit tho names of ten
men lor each elevator, out of which
the contiaclor should select bis boss
scoopeis. Mr. Conners refused to agree
to the proposition and tho nieiit left
the conference. Tonight President
MeMahon reported to a meeting of
ernln shovelers the result of the con
fcienco. A icsolutlon was adopted prohibiting
the olllcers or the executive committee
from negotiating further with Mr. Con
nors or making anv advances to the
Lake Carriers' association.
This afternoon Bishop Qulgley re
opened St. Bridget's hall for the use
of the men. Tho grain shovelers, how
ever, refused to occup It and establish
ed headquaitern elsewhere.
NICARAGUA CANAL.
Admhal Walker Confers with Sec
retary Hay.
Washington, May 19 Rear Admiral
John Walker, the piesldent of the
Nicaragua canal commission, called at
the state department today and had
a long talk with Secretary Hay re
specting the work of the commission
and the course to bo pursued by the
new Isthmian canal commission, which
is to be appointed to carry forward
toe work of the present Nicaragua
cnnal commission. Admiral Walker
was able to announce the completion
of the woik of the piesent commis
sion and promises to have the final
lepoit jeady for submission to the
piesldent by next Monday. He Inti
mated tha the estimated cost of the
projei tod canal was J123.O0O.00O, the
mean bntv.een the estimates of the
individual membeis.
As soon as be receives the report of
the piesent commission the president
w ill announce the names ot the new
commissioners, who aro to be appoint
ed under the act ,of last congress to
canvass all of the Isthmian routes suit
able for canals. He has already prac
tically selected the men and It may
bo said positively that the nucleus of
the new Isthmian commission Is to bo
formed by Admiral Walker, Colonel
Hams and Prof. Haupt, the three mem
bers of the expiring Nicaragua canal
commission. Several members will be
added, mainly engineers of high tech
nical acquirements., nnd among them
will be Major Simonds, of the United
States engineer corps.
SMALLPOX AT LYNN.
Precautions Taken by Board of
Health to Prevent It Spreading.
Lynn, Mass., May 19. William A.
Rust, of Swampscott, the smallpox
victim found yesterday, was In a ctlt
tcal condition today. Rust's daugli
tei yesterday, before the case had been
conclusively diagnosed and the prem
ises quarantined, went to school. The
local boatd of health has ordered the
school c'osed, fumigated and all the
pupils vceclnated,
A houEo In Salem, at which the girl
visited, lso has been quarantined. The
Lynn board of health will quarantine
the shoe factory where Rust was em
ployed and subject all tho cmployefj to
vaccination. Further shipment of
shoes from the factorv has been for
bidden until pioper fumigation has
taken place
m
LONG STRIKE SETTLED.
Union Men Recognized at the Fana
District.
Pana, 111, May 19 As tho result of a
meeting of the coal mini) operators with
tho state board of arbitration and the
United Mine Workers' oltlclals, an ugree.
ment wiii signed this evening formally
Buttling the long drown out strike hero
between union miners and outsiders
Tim agreement i,Ivcs tho union lecognl
tlon and declares that all negroes shall
leavo the city, and only union men be
employed
Ore Mines Will Be Operated.
Lancaster, Pu May 19 The lion ore
mines In Provldenco township, near Hess
station, fonneily owned by Collins, Fritz
& Let ever, which have been Idlo for
ywirs, Havu been leased by Fritz & Rro
who will operate them extensively, put
ting In Improved machinery
Wolcott Knocks Out O'Brien.
Nuw York, May 19. Tom Wolcott
knocked out Dick O'Brien In the four
teenth round.
THE NEWS T1IIS 3I0KNINU
Weilher Indications Todiyt
PAIR AND VARMCft.
I General Filipinos Agntn Ask for an
Armistice.
Presbyterian Assembly nnd Sabbath
Observance.
Havana In a Turmoil.
Buffalo Freight Handlers' Strike.
S General Disarming of tho Cubans.
Fin inclal and Commercial,
3 Sports Atlantic, National and Other
Lcaguo Iiasi- Rail Oames
Whitney's Weekly News Budget.
4 Rdltorlal.
News and Comment.
5 Social tuul Personal.
One Woman's Views.
C iouil Laws Regarding Rlertlon Con
teits. Are Cnuncilmon In Contempt?
1 1.00,0 Mayor Molr's Position on the
Paving Question
Rerclpes In Rim I 'ark Chure h.
S Locul West Scranton and Suburban.
9 News Round About Scranton
10 I'.ocal -Re llfjous News of the Wek.
II Sunday School Lesiiii for Tomorrow
The New Head of the Carnegie Com
pany. U Local Transient Mi re hunts Must P iv
Tix.
Industilal Oleanlngu
KNIGHTS OF PASTE BRUSH
They Met In Convention in the Hotel
Rudolph and Afterwards Weie
Entertained at a Banquet.
Go Over Boulevaid Today.
Proprietots and iopiesentatlve of
the bill posting firms of seveial cities
and towns In this state holding a mem
beishlp In the Pennsylvania Bill Post
el a' Stato association met In lirth an
nual session jeteulay afternoon at the
Hotel Rudolph and transacted business
relevant to their craft.
Thcte were fourteen membeis in at
tendance and John D Mlshler, of Read
ing, presided. Addresses f an appro
priate nature and pertinent sugges
tions were made by several of the mi m
bers during the session. A sesolutlin
adopted by the National association in
convention assembled at Buifalo hst
July, and sent out to the Stat aiso
clatlon for ratification, was brought up
nnd ratified. This resolution pertains
to the fixing of a. scale nf uniform post
ing rates along the circuit in which
the firms aro members of the State or
National associations.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected a.s follows: 'President, John "".
Mlshler, Reading, vice-president, .vf. H
Burgunder. Wllkes-Barre; scci clary,
John G. Bcese, Scranton; treasurer,
John II. Faga, Muuch '"hunk; execu
tive committee, H. A. Gronian, Both
Ichem; Charles H. Detw oiler, Royor-i-ford,
and John H, Faga, Mauch Chunk.
Messrs. Mlshler. Reese and Faga were
re-elected. The first two named were
nccoided the honor of being re-el cid
for the fifth com-ocutlve time, having
been elected to those ofllcei s at th
oiganlzatlon of the State association in
1894.
In concluding the business of the ses
sion. It was agreed to meet nt Muueh
IChunk, August 2. John O Reese, this
elty, and William J Sllverstone, man
ager of the opeta house at Honesdiile,
weie elected delegates to lepiesent th
State association nt th convention of
tho National association to be held In
Chicago In July.
The session was ndjourned at S
o'clock and the attending membeis
were banquetted at the Rudolph as
the guests of Reese & Long, the local
bill posters. An excellent menu was
served. President John P. Mlshler
acted as toastmaster, and Informal
talks were given by the members.
At the conclusion of the banquet, the
visitors were escorted by Messrs. Reese
and Long to the F.Ik's rooms on Frank
lin avenue, the Academv of Music and
the firemen's fair at the aimorv, To
day they will be taken for a diive ovr
tho .i"lmhurst boulevaril and around
Lake Scianton
TIip gentlemen In attendance at th
association's session weie: John D.
Mlshler, Reading; Jessie IC. Bavlls,
Wilmington, Del : Charles II Det-
wollor, Royersford; 11. A. Groman,
Bethlehem, John H. Fttgi, Mauch
Chunk: William J. Sllverstone, Hones
dale, W. H Kleckner, Nantlcoke; J.
O'Hearn, Caibondale, J. Schaffer,
Hn7leton W D. Hurted, Mansfield;
M. If. Burgunder. Wllkes-Barre and
John O Reese and Harvey Long,
Scranton.
THE TRANSVAAL ARRESTS.
President Kruger Says Relations
with England Undisturbed.
London, May 19 In the house of
commons today the secietury of stato
for the colonies, Josi ph Chamberlain,
t,avo the names and the Identity of the
men artcsted at Johannesburg. All
ot them, excepting Tremlett and Fries,
were foimor non-comtnlsssloned olll
ceis In the British army.
He added that Piesldent Kruger had
Infotnicd tho British agent at Pietoila
that theio woh nn pi oof that the pils
oners wcio British olllcers, and that In
any case the incident would not h
allowed to distill b tho friendly rela
tions existing between Great Britain
and the South African republic.
(1'hoenO.
Steamship News.
New Voik. Muy U Arilwd Cymble,
Liverpool. Cleired: Statenilam Rottui
iUiii via Roulogno; S.iale Nuplts and
C.onoi; Campania, l.tveipotd. Hrow
head Passu! Thaurle. New York for
Liverpool Llzird PiiHsed: Frlesland,
New York foi Antwerp Cherbourg
Silled: Furst Rlsmaick, Hamburg for
New York Naples Anlved Kins, New
York Liverpool An Ived. lirlttumlc,
Nuw York
Gigantic Combination,
New York. May 11 11 C Prick ar
rived In this city today from Plttyburg
ami tonight was In conference at the
Holland House with W. 11. Moore, .f
Chlcimo and other ntn Intuested In
effecting u consolld ulun of the Carnegie
Steel company, limited, and the H. C.
Frlck Coke company In tho new JCJj.cyW,
000 Carnegie Steel company,
ANOTHER
ARMISTICE
IS WANTED
Filipinos Again Attempt
to Work the Old
Game.
GEN. OTIS HAS REFUSED
The Filipino Peace Commissioner
Arrive at Manila but Offer Na
New Proposition General Luna
Making Desperate Efforts te Hold
tho Dissolving Army Together.
And Has Tried to Prevent Edu
cated Natives from Communicat
ing with tho Ameilcans General
Wheaton Is Relieved by General
Fun&ton.
Manila, May JO. lO.ir. a. m. Two
military and two civil Filipino com
missioner, appointed to co-operato
with three eltUens of Manila. In nego
tiating tenns of peace, anlved heio
at S 15 p. in. today. They have sub
mitted no now pioposltlon but want
nn nrmlstlee pending the session of tho
Filipino eongtess.
Major General Otis has iefuBed to
entertain the proj)oltlon.
Manila, May 19. CSP p m General
Luna Is icpoited to be making despei
n tt cffoits to restrain the educated
Filipinos within the limits of his self
uppclnteel jurisdiction, fiom communi
cating with the Americans, even to ar
testlng Hncamino and Ilerrera, two of
the most Influential officials, while on
their way to Malolos to join those who
vwi coming via San Isldro today.
Tills, and the removal of the sent of
gove-nmeiit to Tarlae, thirty miles
north of San Fernando, may lead to
complications and delay In the pacifica
tion Rut It is generally conceded that
fuithei opposition to American sover
eignty Is useless and ridiculous. Neith
er ficneial Luna nor General Plo Del
Pilar have sufficient foice to resist or
compel submission
General Wheaton h is hecn relieved of
the command of tho Second division
for n special assignment and General
Funstem has been nsslgneel to his brig
ade. A board, consisting of Colonel
French, of the Twenty-second infantry
and Major Cabell and Captain Ran
dolph, of the Thlitl artlllerv, has been
appointed to pioceed to Batavia, for
the purpose or Investigating the Kuro
pean methods of prov Idlng for tho
health of th tioops there and to re
port on the subject for the benefit ot
the mei leans here The United States
transpoit Warien has anlved heio
from San Fr,ineico.
PHOENIX BROKE THE RECORD.
Made a Tine Showing at the File
men's Fair.
It was PhoenK night at the firemen s
full last night and, as expected, It
pioved a lccord-lueaker. Rven at
that, it might be said, paienthctlcally.
that it wusn t what It should have
been The members of the company,
howevci, are highly gi.itlfled at the
showing they made and ask to have
their thanks expressed to the hundicds
of friends who tinned out to help them
break the' letord
Tho central city companies, tho Nay
Aug Drum eotps nnd the Cumbciland
band cscoited the chemicals to tho
armory
Tonight the Neptunes, of the South
Side, will have their Inning and thev
are bent on setting a new mark In tho
matter of attendance and receipts, A
special progiammu of muslo will be
rendered and a number of valuable
articles w 111 be chanced off.
Last night a handsome pillow was
won by Mrs May nnd a mandolin by
J. P Emeilch
NEW LABOR ORGANIZATION.
Teamsters and Drivers Form, an
Association.
President Martin D Flaherty, of tho
Central Labor union, last night organ
ized a brunch of tho National Associa
tion of Teamsteis and Dilvers at A.
O V W. hall on Lackawanna avenue.
The new oiganbatlon starts out vlth a
large membership and promises to bo
one of the strongest branches ot tho
union.
Another meeting will be held at C.ir
pentets' hall, Wyoming avenue, next
Thursday night, to enroll as charter
members those who signified their In
tention to join, but could not be pre
sent last night All teamstors nnd
dilveis aie Invited to attend the meet
ing to learn Its purposes und scope.
Addresses will bo made by prominent
labor mem setting forth the benefits
to bo derived fiom rnembeishlp In tha
union
-.
Another Advance in Glass,
Pittsburg, May l'l The Ameilcan Glass
lompimy, tho combination of window
kIhks concern'', has Issued a now lint ad
vancing the prlco ot their product D per
cent, to eo Into effect June 1. This Is
thn second advance made In window
glas"
Addison Parket's Suicide.
Reaver Dam. Wis. May 19. Addison
Parker aged 1.'. a wilt known turf nun,
committed null id today by shooi'ig
himself In the hcud I'arkor for years
was ussocliteel with Roliert Bonner, ot
Nuw York.
WEATHER TOREOAST.
Washington May r Forecast
foi S.uurdiit Fur esmteru Penn
sylvania, fair and warmer, (rush
northwesterly winds beco g va
riable, showeis Sundin
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