wirrij , f IKWTit - -T SCKANTON. PA., TIirKSDAV iMOHMNG, MAY 25, 1891). TWO CENTS. TWO CENTS. Srimtne. THE JURY CENSURES EMPLOYES Verdict Rendered the Exeter Dis aster. in TRAIN MEN ARE BLAMED Testimony Given In the Hearing Ycsteulny Rules of the Railroad Company Violated by Engineer Wildennuth in Backing After He Had Stopped at Exeter Otrell Ex amined on the Subject of Colors, Coi oner's Jury Visits Scene of Dis aster Reading, lluj Jl Al tun odock to night the colonel's, Juij agreed mi the follow lug cidlct: 'tending I'.i Jin 21 We. tin iindii Klgiutl lury cnipatirllcd b Or. Wilson 11. llullit inn I. uimihi ul Hoiks count l'l. tn imi stlguto tin- imiish of tlio dentin ol Mr John SUnglulf mi) otlu rs who lost tht'li llvis In ii run i nil p iss, hm t ti ilu iiilll-lnn im tin Phllaili'lplili anil Head ing i.illioui it 11 mi tin tvtiiing ot Jiii 12, lit i:iiu l'l, Ii.im cniilull) pioci.did with the investigation mill hive Intiulrttl Into nil circumstances at tending tin' i-.iiiii eigne th.it the i.ild Mr John Mlnsliill .mil olln'iw cumo to full ili ulis lluuiiKli the negligence of Minn ul ilu.- impluvn of the Mild I ill t o ill lonipmv ti'iisuio (jinirfo .' riiiMii- tin tlalnin istn lit l'lilliiili lpllia, who usul ti liul JmlmiRiit in uiiip plnis tin- --iiliIiI ti.ilu with ii eiow iiii ttiinlliiii with the miln Uin division and iniiili'iiin i'lgltitti ll.ui (hull iiutl Con ilui tin A 1" Mii'ii lor (unless .mil rukliss minim, of Mill spici.il IKiln mill Murium Ililersnuith tor lolitliu; l In lull In p i"shig tin MkiuiI bo ml lit I, iiii htition mil ilu'ii .Willi linking hN ti ilu noithw.iiil J'ii lot I'lion iln ulli im- subniltlul b Ti llninustet -1 1. lil.ilm mill Assistant 'I'r.iinni isl' i .1 1. Him, itu.in wi' lliul lli.it Tiulu Di--pnii In i .hums llmirkc wus m-tUval In mil iintitviug tin speriil ciow of tin -Ii' la ot tin ispuss tr.iln ami nt tin time if tin lr own ili o ii tut r i most i in plnticullv iiiinlimii tin- hull n mli ut tuiv ii sstim In low Hi. nihil,, npi i ititiK us Hi illil ut tin thin of the collision, mil would licoininoiiil tin culling down of tin Milton or tit'is which olntii'U the vlivv ol tin Uiiuhii in f n in lowci 22. w uirlhir nioinmiiiil thut the I'lilU clcli'lil.i .mil Ue nling Tt.ilhoiul coinp.in in iiiuiitli ii tc n-inlnuti' rill ol mo lute Hs pisMiiKi'l ti ilus Inhering ftolii tho I it .ice lilcnt ttini tin llvo-mlnuti' ru'i now In win' Is loo cl niMlous cwpnUI Iv In tin miming ot tuiliis nt nlulil mid lUldlv intotio tho jitoinpt obpillc in c ol ill rubs I.ild down to Its i mplou s In witness w here or tlir 1ui htM to this idle t sot tlu-'h bunds llllim Oioll S II Ii' iiti. ricorgt II N i(,lo l It I'Nt uhtutiil, .1 (J crnjo Hint7 ll.'iiM ? Wlckd. Jinx, Wilson II Hothormi 1 cnrnmi.' The jutv whs out eight bouts The dlstilct uttotnev wanted the Inn to file tho vol did In tho iuattr sessions couit. befoto it was miidi public Tin coronoi, Iiowpmi thought thai I' should bo ni.iclo pulillo nt once, hoc ipso of Oio great Intiiisl ol tlios( dlioi't'y Interested ami nt the genoi nl Intel est In the tlndlng of the jutv Ac e otdlnglv tho waiting newspaper nun wcu- tulle 1 and the erdict was lead to thorn After the etellct u id boon uiiiiounicd District Attoim v Rothcimri s.ikl thxt be bud not clodded what ho would do in the matter, but said that the vei dlct Justified Institution of cilmlnal charges of manslnughti'i and misde meanor utralnst those wlio aic con dVemnod b the Jun Tin Juij ie quested him, he said, not to brlrg charges of manslaughter. If" will c on slder the subject a few dus with a lew of bringing charges if misde meanor against some of thoe who aie condemned bv tlie oidiot. TESTIMONY HEARD. Inteiesting Talk Regaiding Obsei vance of Rules. Reading, May 2" The takini, ol tes timony in the Inquest ovet tin v Minis of the railroad wieck at Hetei on tho night of May U, was concluded at noon totln t the biht moment the Jury decided to go to Uveter to look over tho ground and take measure ments of distances in the leinity of whole the vviick occuneci Tho buy returned late In tho afternoon nnd then began deliberating as. to win it. ro- faponsible for tha disaster At a lato hour tonight they had not yet returned n verdict. Quite a number of witnesses were foiled today Tntln Dispatcher Kourkc aiicS I nsclneer On ell weie iccallecl and each rclteinlM their testimony given "3tfrdav. The engineer was car-fully "ian-ilmd as to his eveslglit but lie stood the examination well. First Witness. .f. (.i IJIngamann, assistant tnln niuter, who was on duty op the nUht of the dlhastci, was the tlrst witnes.s filled todaj. He sncl the seecind uee tlon of tho Xo rj epress, was not u dpeclal ti tin because a tegular tialn carried Hags, ni signals for It. denot ing that n second section w as follow ing spec! U stheclule had been pre piifd for the second section. It was uriatiged five minutes bdilnd tlip regu lar tialn'r time The 'h'lnor and roncliictoi of the second section KOt their lpalng tlmo fiotn that schedule and no athci Instructions were nrcos hbi v "If the Hist heetion was late In leav ing the staitlng point whone cluty is It to Inform tho engineer of that fact?" iiiO-ed the district attoiuev. 'I think It would bo the duty of tho train dispatch?! to Inform the condue loi of Mich delays," wins tho atiswci. M V.. Illalne, tralnma'ter of tho Reading rullioml nt Hoadliiur, nld ho left the main station on the (hkt wo tion in No. 1" on tho night tho vvreti: ot (tiricd and wna not nt the station when the second miction left In answer to a question wlietlipr the llU'-mliiute rule In holding tin I its. fol lowing each otliei was Kcnotully nb ncned the witness said slgnlllcantlv: "It Is now." Mr, lllaliv said the englnrer of the second section had atrlvcd nt Kvetir an ending to file tlmo noted bv the op eintoi, n minute aheid of his rihedule time, whldi wis a Iolatlon ul the eompanj's ttiios. "The engineer li'id no light to tiy nnd make time In -tweon Itcndlut; nnd llKoler. lie sliotllil lne waited until lie paw how Hie older bo.ud .it i;eter stood nnd been go orncd bv tliat." Witness alo said that (lie eondiidor of the second section should bine been informed of the time tho llrit ueetlon left by the tialn Ufsjirtdiei whoso duty It is to keep stt'li tialns) aimt. When ns1ed If he thought it was gonel rallioadlng to nrnd two eoal tiilin .ilaad ot last eincsi trains the wit ness salcl "Tho coil li.tln, which was delucd at Mlrdsbeirn. and the last one to leave Holding loft at 7 J." and the eiie!,sos were not scheduled to leave until S 3fl, an bout and eleven minutes later, which would give the coal ttalns time to got to .Monoenc whcic they . di sc In dull. d lo Hv oei " Not Bad Raihoading. lie did not cnimlder it was li.ul lall lo.idlng It was guod judgmml on the tntt of the coniUiitor not to tun luck to the tower and renin t that a. biake llgglng bad chopped, because he wa-i ni'iirl a iiuaitei of a mile away fiotti the station. rotitintilng, be said the tubs of the company weie lol ited by lbigincri Wlleleimuth In backing after he li id slopped at i:elet, bv not m tiding his lligmnn luck to guaiil the imi, and bv fin ell In tunning to Ketei aluail of time. Onnductm Magee of the second boo tloti and Train Dispatcher Kouike wete ic called, but nothing of import ance was elicited. Kouike said On oil used ever measuie at his command to stop his tialn He 'learned this ufter making an Inspection ul the engine Ihiglni or Ondl was nls-o lcialleel and testified that be did not st( a nd light at the second teiwei below Heading mil that It was not the c us torn of i li ghted s to inn Into older stations under c otltlol Why,' said the witness, 'over sta tion along the lead, almost, Is an older station, anil if we wont under i educed speed we would never get a ti.ilu over tlie t ontl Time is no title th.it rtciuhes its to Of com si- we aie alwavs on the lookout foi oldei bo. lids, but If Ml. Hiinike' snvs Hiete Is a lllle iiinipelling us to mine to tin m under conttol be does not know and In Is an nld lall 10 nl me it at that " The baHiue of the morning was take n up Ii sotting one t mplove against another to sti lighten appatent dlscuii ancie s, without now facts being devel oped (Hi oil was oMinihii d b the dlstilct nttnim vs on colors and acciultted him self bv calling otf the mloied diffeiint llbbtnis li their pioper color In nn swet to a enu'stloti On ell s.iid t tlie opeiatoi has m.v time at Hxelei at S l'i he must be wiong It would be' an linnossibilltv to iun 5 -4 1 miles fiom a stuiidstlll In the and on -half min utes v 1 tli sl ens ' At 1J 10 i) m the beating 1 testl- tnonv was liinllv comliuled The juiv went to the scene of the dlsastei this aftc l noon for the put pose ol meat-iulng tlie distance fiom the cuivo to whole the lb st ei lion of Xo 12 stoppul NEXT CONCLAVE AT WILKES-BAR RE Knights Templar Will Meet in That City on the Fouitli Tuesday in May. Alloona, Mil 21 The business sL,. 1jii of the grand commando! y Knights Templar of Pcnnsvlvanla, va lie Id this moiuiug in Matonle temple, (no Knlglit.s being piesont. The icjioit of the various conmilttees and of the olllceis hhenved the oiganlyatlun of Tcinplais In l'c nnsvlvanin to be in a most iloui Isliing condition It was decided to bold the next mneUve ot the state' at Wlll.is-Riiiii'. beginning the tourth Tuesday In Mn.v. ihe custom ot mov ing the oilln is one l.mk liiijhei In Hip graml commandery was adhpied to, C'rjuul Commandei Kulin be-'omlng a jntt giaitcl (ommandci. The election leeultid as lollovviv Oi.ind Command ei, James It Youngsin of I'lttdiuig. deput gt.uid cotnmandpi, Adam II. -ehmelil. of Heading; grand geneialls slmo, Thames V TVnmpn. of Scran- ton giand captain genoial I"ia S Iiaitldt of I'blladelpliia, giand pie late. Rev Thomas I", ilovle, of Pitts burg gtanel senior warden, e'hules M Stock, of Yoik jjiaii'l Junior wir den, Wilson I Vlrnnuln,;. of lb lletonie. grand tietsmei lolin T flllio, t I'hlladnlpbla grand u cm del, Wil liam M Allen, of PhlladPlphia The lollowlng olbceis vvete appoint ed bv the giand coinmnndcr Orand stnnilanl beaier, Herman Junker, Pltts-buig, g-and fwoid beaier. Wil liam J Dlehl, mayoi of Pittsburg giand vnrder, Alfred S. Hlshop of Pittsburg: giand captain of tho gnat 1, Dr A S, Htajer, of Altooim giatid maishal, James JI.WllIcoc'c. Allegbcnv Herald. H. Thorn is, Alleghcnv The Blind commandery adopted a insoiu Hon thmklii'" the authorllks nnd t LI rtns ol Altooim for hospitalities ex tended to the grand commandery r.nd visiting knights, and anutlu t thanking the most eminent ginnd commander of the ordei In ibe t'nlted Snte.s for tip lioiniing Mr Knight Leo '. Kmlth, of Pittsburg, on his dnff. Tin tliuucnncl people witnessed tho nuhllt, installa tion oproinonles In tho wigwam thU nf teinoon Tonight the master Masans of Alloo na are giving a bull In Urn wigwam to the "Isiting KnlsjIitH and ladles lly toinouovv morning ncarlv all of the lsillng Knli'liM will liavoeft the city The citv is Illuminated tonlgnt. Henil rouinlei's Wheel, Washington Miiy "I t the paik hi cda track today In connection with the poaco Jubliec. 11 nil Pounder, the Pionch bloclo iltlpr. gave an exhibition of Ills "Inluinal" niuclilne, coveulng the nillo In I.H1 ."-.", tho f.i i-teMt time ever mado by a fvo-whoolod vublclo. CELEBRATING THE QUEENS BIRTHDAY BANQUETS AND RECEPTIONS ALL OVER THE WORLD. The Lending Cnpitals of Europe Ob serve the Eightieth Annivetsaty of Vlctotla's Blith Plctuiestiue Scenes at Windsor Castle Con gratulations Received. London, ilav 24. Ton enls eit inln todnv uslion'd In Queen Vletoila's eigh tieth blithday. At Wlndsoi. whore a geneial holldav is being obsriv'eel, the town was decorated with Hags nnd the e bin eh bells weie tuns at 7 o'clock in tlie inoinltig Tli" vvealhei fit mud at about 11 o'clock, and a seienudt by the Wlndsoi and ("ton Am item fhoial Middles was given In tli" (hand ittad i angle of Wlndsoi fustic. The sun the'ii shone btllllantlv lite seienade was listened to bv (he eiueen and the menibeis of the loyal ftnill. Including tin chlldien of th" di'ke mil eludiess of Haxe-Cobutg and ("otha, the duke and eluchess of Connauglit, pi luce anil piinen-s rhtistlan and Pilnci'ss Heitiy of It ittPiibtng '"Il Waltei Pniralt, the in.isti t ol the ciue-on's musk iiiul pilvate oiganist to the- cptetMi, watting his ollic lal lobes conditt ted tin- stionade fiom the steps ol the eitieen's mlvate cntiancc to tin1 palac", just below the mk loom, whete the queen was biet'kf'istlng The 1"ton college oluutect cadets mirc'ieil Into the- custlo gtounds. In ail ed bv a band of music, and took up a position In the tear ot the clioli. lb -bind the endots weie cliawn uti the lcmalndei of the l'ton boss ami th" mllltar knights r Wlndsoi The ttiajot and eoipointlon ol Wlndsoi, in their full lobes ol utile", and the bor ough magistiati's wile aNo plot out. Th scene was evtiemelv piituiesiiue Th" nitional anthem w w sung and then the choli gave the ptogramme. mmpilslrij; the late ItlMmti of Wake lb hi p Jubilee' hvinn a teiut-put "eing and two speciallv viitteii ni'iditgnl'. 'To the Queen" rintllv the I "ton bovs gave tin c e In e i In lioncu of her mijesty and tin' duke of 'onnausht f.mjito one ot tin windows nnd thank ee! those piesont in behalf of the iliuen, who leiself looking ti be In ecdlent health, e nine iorwml and bowed le'iie ili cv An Audience Sings. IkuifHiets mid iMipllons weie given bv the lb Itlsli -11111) iss.ulon and niltils lets at all the leading c apltols in l"u njie in honoi of tile in en's biitlitla. An lute listing featute of the eelibia tlon beie wus th" attendaiie e ol tin bovs of the naval ami milium s( iionN at a niatlnie given I' Ml lleibeit Hieibolim Tn es c ompaii al hoi linj est's theater vheie the ntlie milli on i e sang the national aiithem. to v.lilch th iuen ll'tenee" In diitro phono at Whiilseir eistlo. H r in ijestv teltgi tphcil mi epiesson ot hoi pkns. ure. Horn, Mav 21 King Ilumboit anil Qui en Maigaillta altindul the iec op tion given in honor of Queen 'i( tot la's eightieth blithik'y this afternoon nt the Hiltisli embassv bv Sit Philip W I'uiiio, the lliilsi timli isadoi. Slg noi Fruidspo c'rlsfil unci Al ueiuis Di Wuelinl, foriuei im inlets in eoniiauIeil tlu'ii majesties Otliet distinguished iilvms weie piesont King Ilumbcit ti'Iginpni el hi- e on si itiilatiotis, io Wlndsoi castle Pails Mil IM IMniuiul J Moiisoii, th" P.rltlsh ambassadoi gave n lnll llant, uceptlcti this .'veiling at the unbi'sy to cololjtate the eUbtleth blithdav ot the cunn The principal mi'iiibeis ol the rieiuh eablmt att ud e'd. and Pieslcleitt l.oubet ent 'l special lepiesentatlve PRESIDENT TO THE QUEEN. Congiatulatoiy Message Sent trom Washington to Windsor. Washington, Mav M The president has addiessed the lollowlng message t i Qui en Victoila on the occasion ot the unnlveisaiy of hoi bliilr i:eeiilivi Mansion W isliliihton, .Miiv .'I I'D lloi MjJosiv tin Queen VMiulsiii Cistle. I'nclnlid' Mud im It gives mi gnat nlonsuio to eeinvev. on this luipp iinnlversiii v th (Xpnssioti of tlii' stiitlmints of icj ml and nffectloii which tho AnieiUau pi o ple cherish tuwaid voui m ijestv, nnd tn mid the tissuiiiiiie of my own ceiidlitl tispect anil esteem Miv Hod grunt to om nmji'siv and to the countries unek'i oui goviinniciil mum nus of h ijipl iii hs and piospt lit William .MeKItiiev THE PEACE JUBILEE. Immense Thiong Attends Reception Given by Piesldent. Washington Ma 24 The po.ue Jubilee telebiatlon closed for tin da with u Hpeclul iceeptlon given h the piesidont at the White House to the vlsltcis In the "ity An Immense Huong attended and lie caun of the great crush formalities won dispensed with nnd one h callei was given a handshake bv tue pi c si dent without Intioduotlon. Pennsylvania Pensions. VA xlilimloli, Mil 21 Pi melon cctiin uti's, Issin of May 11 Oilgluul Pi.mk A II Itoon.s, lluntingtciii Mills, LiuoiU', William Jennings, Wll. Yor, il to (a, Whltmore Jl J'torteilirouk, StiMiuiluimn, 112 to $17. Original widows', do., sprclil Mil l'-Ollvo.I Uiistiu, WihtlliMd 'flun, IU'bi'tcu M. Smith, AIUvimiii, Lii zc'iito, Si. Czar of Russia, lies Monies, In.. May 21 The stute Piolilbltloii convention toda iiomlnntrd W Atwood I't-ttiervlllo foi govcrnm. Itesolutlons wcio uiloptPil favoilng wo man Miffragc, the election of stnntois lij ballot and ciiminotullng the cvnr of Itu. sin for UN action in culling toictlu i a peuci convention Mailc Bui toughs Indicted, Toledo, t). Mil 21,-Moile M Ilu-. roituliH, who lecently llltd nulls amount lug to a million ilolluis lor daiiuiges ngnlnst the elllott of Toledo and 1'ronin'it, vmid toduy Indicted by llin giand Jiuv for perjury. The i'ue dime up la con lctlon with her rocont sulu. SYNOD OF LUTHERANS. Thiitv-Ninth Convention of the Evangelical Chuich. Yoik, Pu Mnj -M The thirty-ninth convention of tlie geneial snod of the Evangelical Lutheinn chuich of the I'nitcil States, lciuesentlng u constllu ene ot one-twelfth of the population of this (omit!, (onvelied hue todnv The fot mat opening occuned In Ht. Paul's chuich, which was benutltull.v decorated with Moral jilunts. at 7 30 o'clock this, evening An Immense audi ence thiongoel the spacious c hurch (di ll e, In which the siiod will hold its chillv Missions Itev. M V. Iliunma D D , of Wash ington D C , the tetlilng piesltlont, pteaditd Ihe svnodleal seitnon, which was an eloquent dlscouisp, and was listened to with absorbing Intel el. Tils subject was 'The Ueiolsni of Cluls tlanlt as lllustiated by the Lutheran OmicliV At the dose of the address, ill hut moil with the occasion, tho laige atidleme united In singing tho old Ltith-'iati lrie. ' Uln IVste llutg" ORDER HAS BEEN ISSUED. D L. & W. Employes Must Keep Out of Politics. N'evv Yoll;, Mav 2k Pleslilent Tlltes d lie of the Dt'lawnie, Lac kavv anna and Wi'stei n i.illioad, his Issued a clr eulai to the employes of the in id lu foinilng (In m that th' must not div ide tlu'lt time In t vvein llieit diitb's and liolltlis Mi Tiue-dale has also bsiipel oidei.s prohiblilng anv tiuplovi ftom engag ing In anv olhei buslne'ss while In the emplov of the road ADMIRAL DEWEY HONORED Goveinoi Roosevelt's Message A Bill Appropiiating $75,000 Pie pal ed. Albany. May Jl -t'uveinor Uoo-evelt si ut sage to the ltglslature todiiy this ims- I rail in voui dilution ihe de slinblllt v en niiiklni, an uui inpilatloi. io piovlelo Im tin iitopi'i a Miration of tin: r, turn ul Adiiiiu.l Dowt, in Anidliiiti whom all Americans win tin of tin imtnt eb llhlil to honoi the lit. ill who ut tin d isi ot the nliittet nth eei turv has added fnsii ictiowu to tin Him tint has ulnaeh i-u otten )). in I mi tn io glorious tiiitniih in tin 1 mil mil on Hie i Tin thutubi ot Dovvi s mills In Manila 15 iv uilsecl In i lnuini'iit s tlnu tin piihtkte of Ainci li .ill nuns tluoutlioul tin wot Id anil lidded a in vv Iun oi lo Ann lk. in citizen ship ut hejiiu ond itbiotd, nnd his sol- vins ihioughotit the tivmg mouths thnl lollovicil though loss blilliiiit, weie liiudh b ss usiiui to his tountij li s lilting thit wt should hhovv In uppro pii.tlr liirm the hlub let, ltd we fell for tin gifit adnihal anil 1 oi ivorv oiritfr mill snlloi of his tlre-t; thai wo hhoulel tostltk out upDiic i.ttlon ot tin eli lit un der which this c ilium v lies to hlni and to litem mill Indeed to nil thcli ionitnelo- hi our torn s nllei.it mill iishuie When the n.fssagt was icad It was reteiied to the appi opt lute eommlttee of eaeli bousi The ut.-emhly w.ts and nnans mm niltttte met iinmediaiely aftc i the ses sion to pieiitie a bill In aceoidanco Willi the suggestion of the gov ei nor loi tl)c states pail In the moposed IJewev cdebiatliin Messis Allds, Pal mer and Kelsc. weie appointed as a stib-f oinmltte e to consult with the llnanoe comiiilttte and the adjutant ue'iieiiil to dote inline upon tlie neces s.ny amount el appiopilatlon The bill Will be submitted at t'inoiiows m s- sloil Tlie mciiihttf of the son it" ami as seitiblv c onimlttees on tin Devvc e ele biallon this atteini'on aienl upon a bill apptopi lltnig 7.i.0fl0 lor the slate's luit t In it All iitHiilii'ii of the ni tlon il gtiaid of the stit" who desire tn putlolpitt in the i eh lu.iilon will be enabled to do so md the state will bear the espouse of theii maintenance and tiansportatlon but no s ilarles villi bc'imld as in cases where the na tional guai d is oi elded out for duty. COWARDLY ASSAULT. Ruffian Fells His "Lady Friend" with a Blow fiom His Fist. A oung woman giving hei name as Maiy Neville and leslduice liellevue. was the victim of a eowardlv and btutal attaek made upon hot b a voting u.an with whom she was walking up Lacka wanna avenue Ibis inoiiiing ubou1- 1 o'clock, .lust ns the readied the cor nel of Washington avenue, he stiuok hei over the left e.ve with his Hist, In dicting a cut two and a hall Inches long, and felling her to the ground In falling, she stiuek tlie back of her head against the curb e dgo anil le colved a. seilous ccalp wound scvoial Inches In length Patiolman MeMulleii, who witnessed the dnst aid's act, gave chase, but the lellow ese ujied. The Lackawanna hos pltnl ambulance was called and the in. Juied woman icmoved to that Institu tion, vvheie her wounds were diessed A latlv filend who was with her at tho time was anested. Doth women icfused to dlvub-e the man'f- name ut t"ll why the assault was made SUPREME COURT OPINIONS. Philadelphia, Mil 21 -The follow lug elders und JuiImiu titx michid bv the M.itu Suprone t (Jtu t bifois' Us adjourn mint vestciduy weie unnotiiictd today. Aubrey vs. Mcintosh t ul . petition tor un apiii'iil Irotn the Jiidmninl of tlio Supt i lor coin t. Appeal infused Glbbs vs Tlffiuu. C. P. Uradfoid cniii.tv, Pctliiim tot an appeal fiom Supnloi (unit to the Suiuimie coiiit Petition IL'lUSCll. Steamship Ai rivals. New Yoik Muy SI ,nlv d-AU r, from Naples; Majestic, Liverpool Cleared La Toil nil ni'. loi lluvio Sailed, Ciii lie LlVPipeol, St LciiiIh Southampton, WestiTiihiiid, Antwerp, clu'rliuurg Ai rived: Pictoila. New Voik lor llambuig. Salle ep Klllscr llhellll del (!loce, tin nnn ii Hoiitluiiiuiton loi N w Vork, UoiiloKiio Arrived: AmHtcidiim New Voik for Itottcrdam. Soutliainptoii Ar rived: St. Paul, Now York, Lahn Now Yoik for I'liiinmi. Quounstowu Ai lived: Teutonic, New York. THE MEETING OF GAME ASSOCIATION ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING OF SESSIONS. Individuals Elated Over the Success of Their Efforts Steps Taken to Protect Aquatic Fowl Suppoit of All Game Commissions, Associa tions and Individuals Invited. llimlsbuig May 24 A meeting of tho Pennsvlvanla state game commis sion wns bebl nt their moms in this city todnv and was one of the most Interesting meetings held by that body since Its oiganlzatlon Consldeiable (flort was put(forth bv these gentle men to have the last legMutuip to pei fect certain existing laws and ndd new ones foi the piotectlon of game In Pennsylvania The commission as in dividuals feel vetv lilUth dated nvei the Mice ecs of theh off cuts, espi'dally in seeming tlie p.issigo of the ail making constables of the .state game, fish and forcsiiy win dens anil Impos ing a ptnaltv ot $'i0 or two months liripiiseinment upon that otllclnl when be noiilfi ts or ictuses to pet foi m hi" lntv This ait gives the help of a small aimv In enfotelng tlie laws and must lesult In much good to game and I's'i p.otn tion In the slate When il', ettentioii of a ecnstable Is cal'd to the violation c.' the game or llsli laws ti the commission m an In dividual he Is placed In th" peculiar position of leportlng tlie case to th dlstilct attoinev fot piosoeutioti eip p.iIng the penult Anil the commission reels sitislled that when the citizens at huge are iiieiu.ilntod with the condition of this law and know that the constable In their district must take notice of theii ptotests ot pav fot his neglect thcie will bo a diuiigo In existing conditions A l solution was adopted leciulilng the M'uetaiv to pi ice a c onv ot this law ill the hanels of nel constable In the state, with notice that the' commis sion pioposes to -ee that its, piovislons aie lomplied with The tonimlsslon deslies It dlstim tlv undustood that thiv will pioceed ngalnt anv eon stable who teluses oi neglects to en fold' anv of the laws peitiilnlng to thfst commissions, mote especlall the game liws And the lac t that the e onimlssion bus the united suppou of the State' ripen tine n's association would seem to make tho Ineaklng of these laws exlii-melv dungeious Resolution Adopted A lesolullon lelatlve to liatlonnl and Intel national game ptoteetiou was adopted us follows 'In view of the fact that th piovls ion of out mesont laws In .m I lilted States peimlt the siulnj shontili; of nil aeiuatlt fowl and th it song ami In sec tlvoioilrt blids Jtit-t 1 pioleettd bv law In this nnd mam othct stales at tic.iteel as game biids In I'lite oihct states, tlieiebv lanldlv depleting theii llUlllbi is tin i efote , be it Resolved, Tint the game c otomisslon of the state of Peiinsv hnnia In si'sl-m at Ilairlsliiirg, on Ma -M H'l.i, do inn denin the spiinp; t-hootlng ol all auuatii low I and the- lobbing of theii nests within the t'nlted States and Canada, also the listing of cot tain hiiib and In sec tlv oi mis bit ds, which at Jlistl pio lec teel b law In this and main othi i states, and us game biids In eeit.iln othei states In the lltllou. We invite the suppoit of all gann comml isions, associations and imllv i lual in the I tilted Mates and Canada to aid Hi hi seeming piompt national and Domin ion laws vvhli h will totallv abolish thia netaiious and Inhuman niaulce The neM lijulai meeting ot tlie com init.sliin will bo held In Hatiislitiig the (list Thm sclav in .Ililv AN EVENING RECEPTION. Given in Honor of Rev. and Mis, C. M. Glffln. Lev and Mis C. M. (llllln, ot the Kim Paik Methodist church, weie ten dued a itcvptlon Tuesdav evening at tlie above church in the pailcns, bv the inemheis of the congiegutlon The atlali was in honoi of the beginning of Ot (illlln's second eai as pastor of the dun eh, and was most enjoyable. (i r Reynolds pi csidid and In behalf of those ptosent, William 11. Peek, cashier of tlie Thlid Nutional bank, made a In lef addiess of weliome and i xprpssicl the puipof-e of the iceeptlon III CJItllii lesponded thereto In his usu al nimble maunei 1)111111; the course ol the evening the Missi-( Maigaiet Jones and l'llzabeth Thomas sang n duet and the Misses Thomas and Jones unci Alfred Would each !ung solos. These thiee also Ming a tlio .Mis. Wallace plaved a piano foIo UetieFhments weie .served by the ladles of the diurdi Aid society. CALL IS ACCEPTED. Rev. Francis R. Bateman Rector of Chuich of the Good Shepheul. The esti bo.ud of the Church of the Good Sbepheid has been apprised that the Itev Francis R Hateman, of Rawlins, Wom!ng, nnd foiineriy of New Yoik, has accepted their call to the m loi ship of the above chuich, made vacant lecentl.v bv the iMgna tlon of, Itev P. S. Hallentlne. The new is'ctor will conduct bis lit st hin vbe hero Sundn', June 11. He piobabl would come Minn i but foi tho Ulgent leeiuest of the bishop of W onilng that he lemalu over Sun da, June I, In older to present a class foi continuation on that duj SIDE PATH COMMISSIONERS. Petition of the Scinnton Bicycle Club Presented to Couit. lion II A Knapp. Will P Moyle anil 11. c Wallnie, lepiesentlng the Scianton Iilccle rlti b, wnttiil on Judge Auhbald vesterdav, wltli the icsohi tion rcientl adopted li the club, 10 eiuestlng thai tommlssioneis be up poluled foi Liekawanni (ounty In con fotmilv with the new side-path net Judge Aichbald evinced deep lutou'st in their arguments and In other was Indicated tint he was favoiuble to the Idea. The eommlttee lecommenileel I. Thayer and Ilonty Illtz for two of the commission, THE NKWS TIIIS MOKNING Weather Indications loJuyi FAIR AND WARMER. (leiioiiil- Merc 1 till el righting In the I'hlllppluts Jurv rinds tlnu lle.iillng Wrk Wnt Due to NeUlgente ('olel)iiithig Queen Vlctinlii s lllttluluv, (liiint Assoc liillun McctltiK. Huso Hull iteslllts ot a ),. I'iniiiHl.il nnd Comma dil Local New Sstcm of Itunnlug Trains on the I), I. It W. Ma voi Will Await Council's Action on tirade Crossing Question. lMltotiul N ws umiI Comment. Local Willi led Aiouinl b a Kly Wliool. Meeting ol Ilu ml of Coiltiol. t,oo.il V"st Scriinton uiul Suburb in. Nivvs ttoiinil About Soratitoii. Loo il (iiittul .Turv Iletllim- BILLION OF INSURANCE. Denial fiom Geneial Manager Gil lette, of the Mutual Life Iusui nnce Company ot New Yoik. New lotk, luv '4 V l: "illlette, geneial munagef of the Miitu il t.lle lnsiiiance comnanv of New Yoik, de nies In i publishi d statement in to il,! 'h Mall and l'piess that his cunt pan opposed thi'plssagt ol tile thous anii inlllion limitation bill beloie lb New Yolk leglslutUH' Tlv onlv Hig iilfitanee In the Mutual Life having t ceded one thousand millions of ln Mlinm In toiee lies in ihe lac t thnt It did so liei no ellhoi tin- Ilepiltable tit the New "toik Lile Indignation is oxpiessod at Hit in dnua'tlon lespectlng Ihe eouiso of the Mutual Life Insuiame compativ. FOUR CARS OF ROCK ON HIM. Dunmoie Minei Buried Beneath a Fall of Root, i 'hallos Moilelno had a nil low es cape from Instant death, uui Huktr Mltlfi. 1'dvv.ttd Mllner unci Malt (let tings had luckv escap. s fiom mm lous itiliilies i" toieliv inoinltig nboiii s "') ti'.'loik while it theh wotk in the No I now shall brtlei known as the ' Mount iln. ' of the' Pomisvlvauia 'al coinpan el Duninoi' A1 It Is Vloi lelnn is soM'itlv inluted and mav lose his llie Thj nn n wiie woiking toui-l',inii"d, uiul while luisilv engaged u I.um pine of lock, ot saddle ' fell 1 1 inn the loot, bi'ivlnj; Motleiuo and Jim misting his e oiupunloiis Il was lhotighibv tluee wmklug in the chanibei that the man was tleaei, but gtoilis tiom biiie.ith the mass ol i oik Indicated othei wise. The wotk ol lemoving the lock vuis utteileled with stent lNk as the lool wi constaiitlv i iliuppliii hug" fragments of slate, but this did not dot' I tin luiiv lesiiieis In the least When tin Inliueil man wits dually taken from beneath tin nek he was i onv t veil to his home on Cent"! tiet in the (ompinv'4 I'liibulaiu e nel 1)1 Sndei, ot Chenv stii't't dispute he el loi ill gieat bust,. H" Inimeill itidv ii ponded mil upon examination loiuul th" patient in stuii n comliilon us to waiiant his leiiiiiviil to tin Lai ki wan na hospital which will piolulilv be done Tlu Middle" uj ibotit tin 1 1 feet thick, live feet wide and between -"V -on and tight ft et long Ai Idea ol the amount ol ink In It eat, In uiln-d, whui It Is siid that it iceiuli'il oui cats to e in rv it awav line vein ago the injuitel in in s bi othei Plunk Moilelno. wis t i usho 1 btotiil lecognition, in a .slmllai man- net, In the -nine n ill" ELKS' TEAM THE WINNER. Defeated Wilkes-Bane Bowleis in Last Night's Contest. The 111 St of auothel series ot ten-pill conte-ts between the lesnoetlve teams of the Wilkes-Hal ! Wheelmen and Siianton I'lks wus begun Inst night on the home allev and the P.Iks' team won with 191 points to the good The olllc lals weie M, Repp iffeiee Planagan and llteliei ollle lal scoieis The stoles, by games wete as lollows. I'll st game', Klks 74S, Wilkes-Halle ",'!, second game, llks TT. WIlkeMaiie .ITU thlld game, Klks 7!H, Wllke's-Raiie C7,".. totals, i:iks 2.ls Wllkes-Haiie IS27 It Whn ton ot the l'lks. made the highest Individual scoie on thclr side, having 2Jfi and W H Heath, of the Wllkes-lkmes made the high st Individual sioie on bis lde having I"i7 The lliembels ot ihe nnnis aie Wills p-P.ai lo-Yost. Ileatli Matthews. .M.veisand liariel Clks Weie In I Pow I r. Wbaiton, Madeusnac hei mid Dlm lei. The next game will be plaved at Wilkes-Millie GIRL FRIGHTFULLY INJURED. Lucy Gallagher Took Hold of a Whe Rope. Luc, the S-eui-olil daughter of John M. Oall'ighei. who lesldos near the Ontario shaft at Peckvllle, met with an accident esictday afternoon that mav piove fatal. She was eioss. lug the plan" at the "haft and eauslit hold of the win? lope used to pull the mine cars ui io the luetikei Till lope staitt'tl. tlllew bet loW II and pasfed over hei bodv foi a time In foie she was lesilted sli- was lonvovdl to the home of hei pan nts whete a phvsltlan found loin ribs In i, ken md hei face and body terribly lac ei a ted BARN TOTALLY DESTROYED. It Was Owned bv the Lehigh Conl Company. The huge mule bam owned by the Lehigh Coal coinpan. and locaieel neai thu "Saw voi' bnakei at Plulus, was totally ileslioyed esieulav afteinooii by (he The (ontents, gialn lmv, bin ness. wagons, eti . also met the nam fate II Is supposed the Ihe was causcil b.v a sp.uk fiom a pm-nlng locomotive. The lobs will probably leach Into the thou sands. Severn! times the bieaker and other bulldlnus wee 1 datieer. MORE HARD FIGHTING Lawton Encounters a Strong Force of Filipinos. ONE AMERICAN KILLED Foutiejeu Wounded General la ton's Rear-guard Engaged AH Day. Geneial Lawton at Malolos Ilia Remai knble Campaign Uenernls MacArthur and Funston Disperses 800 Rebels Entienched Beyond Saa Fernando. .Manila, Muy 21 C2.. p. nl. TvvitcoiT" p inles of Hi,. Thiid Infantry and two eompanlt's of (he Twenty-sec ont In fant iv, foi mini Coneial Iaw ton's rent11 guai d, while i entitling from San Miguel to Hallnug estoiduv, escoitlng a s!g-i na pat Iv which was picking up who laid b tleneial Livv ton's epedltlon, louiid that the insurgents had reocuu pled the diunttv and hard flaliting followed fiom dav light until the Ami il eitis camped at night. Hut the Uoopa completed their wotk, though hat assed bv the eiiemv. One Ammicait wus killed and fourteen were wounded. The troops eaptuied twenty pilsoneia and tblitv lilies It developed todav that five men, in stead of one man. weie drowned b tho sinking of a t.ift, loaded with soldleia of the Pom teentb ii'giment, at Pasls rui Twentv lusui gents weie killed ami fottv wetc wounded In the engagement: with Major Hells lecoiiuolterliig patty, consisting of two companies of tlio I'ourth i.ivuliv. In the vicinity of Santa, i Atlta, visieiclii, I fiential Lawton with most of liN ! tioopa lias ai lived at Malolos Ills io I maikiiblo eMieditlou mate bed 120 miles 1 In twentv dnvs hud twotitv-two tights. eaptuied tin ntv-dglit tow lis. destioeet 'On DOO bushels ot i lee and onlv , lost sIk tin n killed ii ml Hill IV -one woumled. OTl the otliet hand (eueuil Lawton etT niulfs th U his Hoops killed 100 Insur gents and wound el double thut num bei. Regiments Return. Tin tn Mm nnd Minnesota regiments ate letitinlug to Manila The Spanish newspaper, Oceania, his been suninissdl tot publishing sedit ious cl It oi ials. The "'tilted Siatis t Diiimlssloneis and inaiiv American olllceis eolebiated the queens blithdav todav on bo.aul tho I'litlsh llrsl-diiss eiulser Poweiful, s n tn -eicttoials MncAithur and Puiisloii with the Kansas mid Mon tana n glint nts uinl the 1't.ih battel y, have elispt isi.( snn Insuigi'iits who vvtiu iiitreniheil on the luilioad bc'.vond San Pet uaiulo neai Santa Ailta. Tin1 Vmi'iiiau si outs weie tired upon front the tlendics unexpectedly and wlth ellew Tin filing was houid at San Ki'inando and (ieneial .MaeAi tlntr as somblttl his u, nips and mare bed cpiii k 1 attei the stouts Tlio Montana icgl uii'tit tlanked the tit m Ins on the left, uinl lite Kansas legiment attacked the eneinv s light Hank, (ieneial Funston It uling tin i hill go ut the double quirk. The ItisutM'iii loss w is latgp, manv ptisollels We'le (lint tired llnel it Is lt' poind that tw ntv Auti'ilcaiw weif wounded. RATHER SMALL ATTENDANCE. Not Many Gieen Ridge People at tha Fiiemen's Fair. (in en Itidge did not make much of a showing at the tit emeu's fair Inst night anil but tot the presence oC largo delegatioiw fiom the North Unci com panies who attended out of compli ment to the t ieneial Philines the ar tueiiv would have been a rather lone Minii' place The citltns band rend ered u e cincel t Tonight thi Ciimbeilatuls, from tha Thlid waul will hold foi til. They will be un ompuniPd b their own band and delegations from tho iPiovldence com panies Tomotiow night the Ciystuls will have the'ii Inning. They ptoposo to bieak the leiord for attendance an I reielpts, now held by the Hooks, He inle going to Hie mmory the Ciystuls will have a paiade. In which all tho central dt companies and some from the subtil bs will pa it Id pate. The Law temi' hand will lead tho pioepsslon, anil give u eomeit at the fair. Then? will also be a biK.xl.il piogr.immo of entei talmueiit LiM night's dt aw lugs lesulted as fol lows itug. Ma Itosenberg: white lion bdlsteud P P fioidon: doll. Miss I'lllo Llsk toy patiol wagon. Citv Tieusuior 1" J Robinson lap lobe, School Con tiollei John (ilbbons. TIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION. Ai Hie le'giihu ino'titig of the Fire men's llellef iihsoi lation In Hie com uioii (ounril (hanibii last night. P J. Hlckey, John J Cosit'llo, A. 11 Holmes, Heiny flieeiiwood James Molr, Jr , and D J. Newman weie appointed to aiiaiue fot the let option and enter tainment of the eseiuilve and law (ommlltees of the State association, whldi will hold theii annual session In this citv. .lime J 'llie lietielll claim of Chief P J. lllckc loi 10. and that ol Dtteiilvti John Moii fm $IG were favoiablv re pented upon and indued pnld. Action on eveiii otliti claims worn defened until the in M nieetlng which will occur ut'Vt Wi'dnesdii night. 4 4 4- .1). 4. WEATHER TORECAST. - .ihlllllKtoii .liiv .'I Pmccavt -f tot I'.tcteiii I'enni-vlvuiila Por -f TIiuimIiiv full and win mi r 'Ihurs- dm and Pilduv: frtsli southerly - winds. tttttttttttt
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