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COL. SHAW
The Name of Judge Ras
sieur Is With
drawn. ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION
Other Officers Selected Adjutant
General Thomas Stewart, of Penn
sylvania Is Beappointed Insult
ing Questions in Examination of
Soldiers' Widows Who Apply for
Pensions Are Condemned by Both
Majority and Minority Beports.
The Newly Elected Officers Are In
stalled by General Louis Wagner
and tho Convention Is Adjourned.
Philadelphia, Sept. 7. Shortly ufter
tin- opening f today's session of thu
national oncamiiiivent of the (rand
Army of the itepubllc Judge Leo litis
si ur, of St. Louis, .Mo., withurew his
name as n candidate for the ollieo of
- mmander In chief. Judge Uassletir
in u speech that aroused unbounded
enthusiasm among the delgutos. de
t lined to oppose Colonel Albert I.
Slni(, of Watertown, V. Y and re
uni st. d that the vote of thu oncamp
iii'iit he given to (""olonel Shaw. As h'.
took tils seat after withdrawing from
the contest h" was cheered to the echo
und dies of --Cassteiir for P.MM" were
h-nrd in all parts of the Grand opera
b'tis".
Acting o'l the suggestion of Judge
Itnssl-Hir, the encampment fleeted Col.
Shaw by acclamation. Immcdlatolv
nfur his election Col. Sh.iw sent a t
gram to his wile at Watertown sa,
liur. "Elected by acclamation."
The encampment was called to order
u in o'clock bv Commander In Chief
V . o. Johnson and almost immediately
the delegates pioceeded to nominate,
i andldates for the various offices. 1'ast
Commander In Chief ffm. Warner, of
Missouri, took the llnor, and presented
the mime of Judge Leo. Itassieur, of
St. r.onK He wat- followed by Depart
ment iVinmandei Jos. V. Kays, of
New York, who nominated Colonel Al
lan n. Shaw, of Watertown. X. Y.
c.iptaln Thomas I. Sample, of Alle
r.lunv. I'a.. seconded Hie nomination
of Colonel Shaw and the Ohio South
liak'ita and Vermont delegate also
made known their Intention of voting
fir the New York man
BoBsieur Declines.
Judge Itassleur asked the privilege
nl : P'.iklng. which was accorded him.
li, ;,(! that he had not sought the or
ilie of commander In il'lef. his candl
i i,-v helm; the result of the work of
Ills frit nils. The desire of the eiu amp
in, nt. he said, seemed to bo to elect
Colonel -Shaw, and he felt that It was
pi.ip.n- for Mm to withdraw from the
c nt--t in order that the business of
tb- iii"?ting i-hmild not be delayed. He
tl- n asked that the entire vote of the
o-e nmpnient be turned ovr to Cilonel
Shaw, and lint the New York andl
ilate be elected by acclamation.
ft"r Colonel Shaw's election tho
d legates proceedod to make nomina
tions for the office of senior vice com
mander and the name of Irving llob
hius of Indiana, was prestnted. At this
point the hu.sincsf- of the encammnent
wn.s interrnpte.l by the arrival of dele
gations representing the Womims' VT'--i'e'
oi-pc. Army Nurs(S and Sons of
Veterans, and a hi let reception was
held About the same time printed
i iples of tin pension committee's re
in it were distributed anions the dele
nates It was expected that after the visit
In deli-Rations had loft the pension
ouestlon would be taken up. Instead,
however, the delegates proceeded to tho
election of the renudniiiK officers. Irv
li'i: ftobblns. of Indianapolis, win
fl-eted vlce-coniteandir In chief, and
y Mlnton. of Louisville, Ky., was
chosen junior vice-commander. AVin.
II Raker, of Lynn, Mass.. ws elected
surgeon general.
Jacob li. Grimm, of Maryland, wai
elect, d chaplain 111 chief. The report
of the pensions committee which yes
t .day va leconunltted with Insttuo
ti -ns to the committee to embody ther--ln
the desires of the encampment rela
te e to the administration of the pen
sion laws was again presented. The re
port was accompanied by resolutions
prepared by the committee and the en
cirpiUHnt adopted them unanimously.
They were as follows:
The Besolutlons.
Your committee mi pnMun respect
fully presents this supplemental report
ptiminm to thu Instructions of the en
mnipment. y
Wo lespcetfully direct attention to sec
tlou 471 of the revised statutes of the
Vnii.il States, which roads as follows:
-Tho eointnlHcIuuer of pensions shall
perform, under the dlreetliui of the sic.
nUi-y of tho Interior, such duties In tho
execution of pension and bounty laws as
:w lie preset Hied by the president."
It. solved, That thU encampment i
se' tfully reiiresents to the president ltn
e,irr.e.t conviction that rule SI'i, now Pi
practical ttTeet In the adjudlcutlon ot
l;ilins, for pensions, under section 'i ot
the act oi' June 27, l4'.K, In the iieiislon
1-ur mi, works Bravo Injustice to worthy
v-.ldpi's and ex-sallors. and wo ex
jiress the hopo that you will Had It con
i..t"iit with your duties as an executlvo
ulllcer to abrnfiate this rule and re-estab-ltstt
ih principles as defined In rule V,.
1 niler the operation of rule l'H, formulat.
i and put Into effect soon after tho
p.isshkc of this act unquestionably 10
ijuiisive in public seiumient and haed
tipuli :outid IokiiI iirdposltloiis, In a word,
(lie simple expression of the Iftter and
Kilrll of thu law, 40U,lA names were add
ed to the pension roll of the republic
and to which no ublectlon was hoard for
yi'jrs nftr Its prumulKatlon,
Hesolved, This encampmeilt reHpectfully
repicHints that the piactlce In the pell
sbn burt-uu In burrlns widow clulmutUa
ill I i if JpP im
JOHN H. PHILLIPS.
President ot the Local Branch of the National Association of Letter
Carriers.
who have an Income ot Jl a ear is not
warranted by the terms of the law and
we warmly Indorse the recommendation
of the commissioners of pensions to sue
eesslve secretaries of the Interior that
the limitation be Increased to $250 a e.ir.
Hesolved. That the eommander-ln-chlot
appoint a committee of live comrades to
present to the president a certified copy
of the action of this national encamp
ment, with an ox-uchSlou of our earnest
dt sire for Justice onlv to our disabled
conuades and the widows and orphans of
our dead, under the letter and spirit of
the law.
Hesolved, That this committee Is here
by authorized and directed In the event
that It Is determined that relief may not
be accorded by the administrative officers
of the Kovernment to present to coiiBress
a recpicst for the amendment of the law
in such form as to make certain tlie true.
Intent of tho statute as we believe It
can be construed as herein presented.
The report was slKlied by It. It.
IJrown, John Palmer and Charles
Clark Adams. The committee asslst
Iiik In the report was appointed, con
sIstltiK of four sinners of the report,
together with General Daniel 13. Sick
les, of Xew York.
Insulting Questions Condemned.
The committee on resolutions mnde
two reports, a majority and minority
report.
The Important matter embodied was
that referring to the examination of
soldiers' widows who applied for pen
sions. The majority report stated the
widows were asked If their lives had
been virtuous after the death of thelr
hushands. The report supKosted that
such questions be condemned. The
minority report said that If rjueUnns
of that nature were asked this me! ho I
of examination should be eomhmnel
by the Oraud Army of the Republic.
Delegate Iten'cke went to the tele
phone and asked Pension Commission
er Kvans If It was a fact that this
question was asked. Mr. Evans re
plied that where charges were made
against applicants they were required
to answer questions relating to the
charges. Ootherwlse no question of
the nature mentioned was put to tin
applicant.
Corporal Tanner was of the majority
of the committee. He ma.de an uddress
scoring the practice nlleged to have
been adopted by the pension bureau.
After much heated discussion the re
port was referred to' the commltteo on
pensions.
Late In the afternoon a 'motion was
made to return to tho south flags cap
tured during the war. This was killed,
as was also a motion to admit sons of
veterans as members of the Grand
Army of the Republic.
Shortly before adjournment Adju
tant General Thomas J. Stewart, ot
Pennsylvania, was re-appolnted. Tli
newly elected officers were Installed,
General Louis AVagner, of this city,
past commander-in-chief, conducting
the ceremonies, after which the en
campment adjourned sine die.
BIG ICE COMPANY
The New Jersey and Mt. Pocono Will
Have Capital of $1,200,000.
Trenton, N. J., Sept. ".The Iron and
Steel Foundry Supply company, with
an authorized capital of $l,noo,000, was
Incorporated hero today.
Tho New Jersey and Mt. Pocono Ico
company, with a capital of tl, 200,000,
was also incorporated. The incorpor
ators are AV. AV. Scranton, Monroe
Howell and I-'. S. Simons.
GBAND CIBCUIT BACES.
New Yolk, Sept. 7. The grand circuit
meeting at the Kiiiplio City Trotting
track drew D,0oO people. The big race of
tho daj, the Z.Y1 class trot, for the l'm
plro city purse of .",(K. best two la
three, was won by l'elcr the Great, the
favorite. In straight healu. Thni 2.07,
2.0h',4. Who Is it took s ml moiuy.
Tho 2.1S trot, puise $1,010, went to Kx
cell, though Pilot K.vnns und Karris each
took a heat. Tlme-2.1'.",!r. 2.10k, 2.13',,,
2.UU.
Hed Wilkes took straight heats In tho
2.25 trot, purse $J,00u. Time 2.10U, 2.H.
A'enus II got second money.
Tho 2.23 pace, puree $:',000, was won In
straight heats, by Toboggan Tlmn
2.11H'. 2.2SV.J. Annie Thornton got seconJ
money.
The IT. of P. in Practice.
Philadelphia, Sept. 7.-The fall praetleo
of the t'nlverslty of Pennsylvania foot
ball eleven bewail on Franklin Field hero
today. Theru were a lurse number of
candidates out and under the guidance
of Coach Woodruff, put m neirly two
hours In punting, catching and um-ilng
with tho ball. There ate six ponltloiis to
be tilled by this year's class and tho out.
look of getting good men to (III them Is
promising, Judging by the wa tomo ot
tho candidates practiced today.
Pennsylvania Pensions,
Washington, Sept, 7. -Petiblou cerllft
eutcs. Increuse, Audiw Lubur, Wyaluu
ItUT, Uradfotd, $S to $10,
PREPARING FOR
TRANSVAAL WAR
Special Military Train with Heavy
Field Guns Dispatched to Natal
Border The Boers Are Sanguine.
London, cpt. S. The Dally Mall pub
lishes th following from Joh.inno.j
burg: "It Is reliably reported from Pretoria
that a special military train with a
body of armed men was despatched to
the Natal border on Tnrsday night with
an equipment of several heavy Held
guns and : quantity of ammunition."
London, Sept. S. The Johannesburg
convs-pondent of the Times uy: "As
showing the mental attitude of the
lloers I quote the remark of an influ
ential government official, supposed to
be an enlightened man. whose name,
if disclosed, would cause surprise,
"lion't worry," be said, "'we've licked
the English twice already, and we will
give them such a Hogging thli time. as
they never got."
NATIONAL GUABB OBDEBS.
Tho Becommendations Made Begard
ing Inspections.
Harilsburg, Sept. 7. General orders
were Issued from headquarters of the
National Guard of Pennsylvania today
containing the reports of the Inspector
geneia! and Inspectors on the spring in
spections. The Inspectors of the First
and Second brigades found H necessary
to commeiU unfavorably on the condi
tion nnd discipline of rome of the or
ganizations of these brigades Tho In
spector of the Third brigade on the
other hand, has nothing but praise for
tho organizations which came under
his official knowledge.
On tho recommendations of tho In
spectors Company II, Sixth regiment:
Company I, Nineteenth regiment; Com
pany C, I, K. F, and G. Twentieth reg
iment: Companies A and I, Seventh
regiment: Company I, Eleventh regi
ment; Companies K and F. Thirteenth
regiment have been disbanded. Here
after inspectors will be Instructed not
to allow credit for articles not properly
marked, and will also be Instructed to
prefer charges of "disobedience of or
ders" against any captain whose Plate
property Is not marked.
MUNICIPAL FXECTBICIANS.
Convention of National Association
at Wilmington Adjourns.
AVllmlngton, Del., Sept. 7. The con
vention of tho National Association of
Municipal Electricians llnlshed its ses
sions last evening. This morning the
delegates and their friends were given
a steamboat outing on the Delaware
river. The route was up the river as
far as Philadelphia, then down to Fort
Delaware, where a landing was mad"
and the fortifications Inspected. The
party then returned to Wilmington.
Pittsburg representatives were espe
cially pleased at the honors carried off
by their city In the convention. Mor
ris W. Mead, superintendent of the
bureau of electricity of that city, was
elected chairman of the executive com
mittee, and Pittsburg was selected as
tho place of holding the next year's
meeting, after competition with Cincin
nati, Dayton. Milwaukee and Niagara
Falls. The electrical exhibition held In
connection with the convention will
continue until Saturday night.'
GLAD TO GET LOST R20,000.
But Owner of Check Only Bewards
Finder with Thanks.
New York. Sept. 7. "Thanks! I'll do
as much for you some day," was all the
rewnid which AA 1). Harbour, of No.
lr. AVf-.U street, today gavo to Timothy
Comtin, an advertising solicitor, of No.
!!4 AVest Twenty-sixth street, for re
turning to him his check for $20,000,
found lit the f-trect.
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HABVABD'S NEW OBSEBVATOBY
Prof. Pickering Has Chosen tho Site
for tho Purpose.
Kingston. Jamaica, Sept. ". Prnfeskor
Edwurd Charles I'lckeiiuu, ot Harvard,
sail for homo toduy.
lie has located the probable site of
Harvard's northern hemlspheri. observa
tory, complementary to tho southern ob.
scrvutory In Peru.
Prussian Minister Dismissed.
Berlin, Sept. 7. It Is bald that Huron
von HnmmerHtcln-Loxton, minister of
agriculture, has been ilbmiHsed fioin of
fice in connection, with tho part he took
In regard to the canal bill.
EMILE AGUINALDO
IS VERY ANGRY
PBEFEBS CHABGES AGAINST
ONE OF -US GENEBALS.
Consequence of the Failure to As
sault Town of Imus Traltars in
That Place Mayor and Five Mem
bers of the Council Known to Be
Insurgent Sympathizers.
Manila, Sept. 7. The secret service
has learned that Agulnaldo has pie
ferred charges against the 1'lllplno
general commanding in the Cuvlte
province for falling to obey an order
to attack Imus.
The Americans treat the Filipinos
moro like fractions iliiRli-tti than ene
mies. Proofs have been obtained that
the mayor of Imus and live members
of the council are active Insurgent
sympathizers, and mitiiy Insurgent sol
diers are visiting the town In disguise.
There is no desire to stop them, how
ever, as It Is believed that a display
of the American resources and the
elToits to give the Filipinos a good
government will have u beneficial ef
fect. C.'iptuiti Hutler, with three companies
of the Third Infantry, u detachment
of cavalry and one gun, while upon a
reconnaissance, met a body of rebels
yesterday at San Itufuel. The Ameri
cans scattered the enemy and captured
seven prisoners, live rifles and 300
rounds of ammunition. Tbey also de
stroyed the rice stored In seven ware
houses. The rebels are supposed to
belong to the command of General Pio
del Pilar, who. with his main force,
retreated to the north.
The reconnaissance Is to be continued
nnd the rebels followed toward Maas-
)n.
The United States transport Newport
will take home to the I'nltod States
the Klghtoenth regiment, the last com
pany of 'the Signal Corps volunteers,
the Nevada cavalry and various dis
charged soldiers.
AGUINALDO'S HEBOISM.
John Barrett, Ex-Minlster to Siam,
Beplies to Congressman Lentz.
Seattle, Wash., Sept. 7. John Par
rett, formerly Cnlted States minister
to Slam, delivered an address here last
night under the auspices of the Seattle
chamber or commerce on the subject
of "Oriental Commerce from a Pacific
Coast Standpoint." He prefaced his
address by a reference to the recent
speech of Congressman Lenta In New
York.
"Congressman Lents Is reported to
have said: 'If you murder Agulnaldo
you destroy one of the heroes of tho
world.' I would nsk Mr. Lent', how he
makes such heroism consistent with
the facts that Agulnaldo In 1S9(I ac
cepted ii bribe of $400,000 from the
Spanish government to leave the Phil
ippines and forsake the cause for which
Mr. Lent!! believes he has fought so
unselllshly; that he appropriated most
of the money to his own use and was
sued by some of his fellow patriots,
both of which facts are matters of re
corded history; that he refused to ex
change Lieutenant Oilmore and fellow
prisoners of the navy when he was
asked to do so as n matter of human
ity by Admiral Dewey; that he per
mitted nnd favored the publication of
papers and circulars that lied about
the United States, and that he per
sistently misled his pcoolo by telling
them that Admiral Dewey recognized
Filipino Independence, when he knew
different. Agulnaldo Is cunning, shrewd
and has executive ability. I once sym
pathized with him, hut when I had be
come personally acquainted with all the
facts my views were corrected."
In traveling across the continent, Mr.
Ilarrett said, he found. In talking with
all classes of men, a unanimity of
opinion In favor of carrying the war
to a successful Inevitable conclusion.
The only divergence of opinion was
found in the matter of tho final dis
posal of the Islands.
WOMAN'S BELIEF COBPS.
Completes Its Business by the Elec
tion of an Executive Committee.
Philadelphia, Sept 7. The AVomans'
P.ellef Corps which began Its conven
tion here yesterday completed It'- busi
ness today by electing the following
executive commltlof:
Mrn. Charlotte J. Cummlngs, Penn
sylvania: Mrs. Minnie D. Morgan, Kan
sas: .Mrs. Florence 11. (1at.s, A'ermont:
Mis. Luelnda A. Scott, Missouri- Mrs,
Jennie Ball, North Dakota.
The recommendations made by the
president of the corps yesterday were
favorably paired upon. One of these
was tho contribution of $2,000 to the
Grand rmy of the Itepubllc.
The concluding pension of the Ladles'
aval A'eteran'-' Aid Society was held to
day at which the olllcors elected at
yesterday's session were installed. No
other business of Importance wa- trans
acted. Th" only business remaining to bo
done today bv tho delegates of the
Ladles r.f the G. A. Tt.. who convened
In unnuul session yesterday, was the
election of a president. There wai u
very spirited contest which resulted In
the election of Mrs. Julia B. Shade, of
Philadelphia.
TBIUMPH OF JIMINEZ.
Has Been Well Becelved by Haytien
People
Cape llaytlen. Haytl, Sept. 7. Jltul
nez, the leader of the successful revo
lution, lias been received In triumph at
Santiago.
Public feeling seems to be .unani
mously In his favor as candidate for
the presidency.
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INDIANS TO FIGHT DOEBS.
Simla. Sept. 7.-Three regiments of cav
alry, four regiments of Infantry and Uirce
butteries of Hold artillery have been or
dered to proparo to leave their stullona
In India at thu shortest notice for ser
vice lu South Africa,
Tho hospital outilts huvu itcclvcd sim
ilar orders.
CONTBACTS ILLEGAL.
Important Decision Made by Judge
Archbald at Towanda.
Towandu, Pa.. Sept. 7. Judge It. AV.
Archbald, of Scranton, who preside 1
over the hearing ot the taxpayers' ap
peal from the auditors' report of the
year 1S!)G, today filed his opinion, in
which he surcharges the board of coun
ty commissioners ot that year with
$37,178.91. This nmoutit Is made up
from excess payments on three csunty
bridges and on excess pnyments and
payments on Illegal and unauthorized
contracts on the new liradford county
court house, and excess comtnlsolons
paid the architects on the same.
Horace Uorton and John Wolf ate
surcharged with the sum as a"jov(,
while AV. K. Green, the Democratic
mpmbers of the hoard, la held liable
for but $2S,742.:;G. The basis of the
finding Is held by the court to be that
additional contracts that materially
changed the character of the bull,' lug
at greatly Increased cost and were not
sanctioned by the presiding Judg uf
the court were Illegal.
DREYHJS TRIAL
NEARLY ENDED
The Government Is Fearful of Be-
sults, No Matter What the Verdict
May Be Extraordinary Measures
to Spirit the Prisoner Away from
Benncs, "
ltenues, Sept. 7. Today came the be
ginning of the end of the Dreyfus trial.
With the speech of the government
commissary, Major Carrlere, the case
entered upon the final stage of plead
ings and the verdict will be delivered
on Monday at the latest. There is
even talk of the trial ending tomorrow
by holding an extra afternoon session,
for M. Lahoti's speech and the delib
eration of the Judges. This, however.
Is considered unlikely, as the govern
ment In anxious to have the judgment
withheld over Sunday to avoid demon
strations which would probably de
velop bloodshed on a day when the
workmen are free.
The government Is not only fearful
regarding itennes, but It Is particular
ly concerned regarding Paris and other
large towns where passions have been
heated and where the verdict, which
ever way it is given. Is practically cer
tuln to give rise to trouble. It Is
understood that the government has
Intimated Its desire to the president
or the court martial, Colonel Jouaust.
and there Is no reason to believe that
In- will not fall In with Its views.
Colonel Jouaust this morning took
the most important decision yet taken
and took It entirely upon his own re
sponsibility, although he is undoubted
ly only the mouthpiece of the whole
body of judges. His decision to ex
clude the testimony of Colonel
Schwartzkoppen and Major Plnlzzardl
was most slgniflcnnt, as it meant that
the court had already reached a con
clusion and that the pleadings of the
counsel were merely a waste of time
and might bo dispensed with if they
were not a necessity, The court has
made up Its mind, but which way?
This is the vital point nnd forms the
sole topic of discussion tonight. Both
sides nre equally confident that the
court will decide in accordance with
their views. The Dreyfusards de
clare that the judges cannot condemn
Captain Dreyfus after rejecting the
decisive evidence which Schwartzkop
pen and Panlzzardl would have given
In his favor. The nntl-Dreyfusards.
on the other hand, explain today's rul
ing on the ground that the judges re
cognize that the evidence of the two
military attaches would be worthless,
because they would be morally hound
to save their own agent at any cost.
A sample of this reason was given
by nn anti-Dreyfusard Journalist who,
when praising Colonel Jotmust's decis
ion, explained:
"What weight could be attached to
the testimony ot Schwartzoppen and
Panlzzardl? The receiver of stolen
roods must shield the thief as much
as he can."
From the popular point of view tho
scene In court when Colonel Jouaust
delivers the judgment will be divested
of its most sensational feature, owing
to the absence of the central figure.
Captnln Dreyfus will be tn'cen to an
adjacent room when the Judges retire
to consider their verdict. A moment
before they are to re-enter, a bell will
be rung and as they take their places
behind the long table on the stage, the
infantry guard will present arms and
remain at present arms, while Colonel
Jouaust, standing In the centre of the
platform, rends the verdict.
Cuptaln Dreyfus will not be brought
back to the court room and will not be
present at the public meeting of the
Judges, but. when the court room has
been cleared by the gendarmes, which
will be done as soon as Colonel Jou
aust concludes the reading, the clerk
of the court will proceed to the room
where Dreyfus will be waiting und
read to him the verdict, in the pres
ence of u couple of gendarmes.
Extraordinary measures have been
taken to spirit Dreyfus away, whether
acquitted or re-condemned. His de
parture from Itennes will be enveloped
in the same mystery und seciccy ns
was his arrival.
Plague Belittled in Opovto.
Oporto. Sept. 7. The Faculty of Medi
cine has telegraphed to King Charles,
asking him to come hero In person and
"sect the uselet.Hi'.c of the vigorous
quarantine." They belittle tho serious
ness of the plague outbieuk.
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WEATHEB FOBECAST.
Washington. Sept. i. Forecast
for Frldaj : Eastern Pennsylvania
-Sboivers und thunderstorms I'll-
dav alteruooii or nlviit and prob
ably Baturduy; warmer Friday
cooler Satin dav; fresh southerly
shitting to westerly winds. West-
cm I'ennsylviir.la-Sliowera and
thumb i storms Friday and 'irob
ably Saturday; tooler Saturday;
winds becoming fresh muthwester-
ly.
ttt t-r tt-r t t
IN SESSION
MAN-HOURS
Letter Carrier Delegates Put in a
Long, Hard Day at Dry
Routine Business.
ARE REVISING THE CONSTITUTION
Three Sessions Were Held, Lasting from 9 0'Clock in the
Morning Till After MidnightMost of the Time Was
Consumed in the Discussion of the Report of the Com
mittee on Revision of the Constitution Col
onel" Ripple Given an Ovation at the Con
ventionSecretary Robathan Pre
sents President Parsons with
a Smoking Set.
FOlt twelve hours yesterday the let
ter carriers were In session In St.
Thomas college hall, endeavoiin.i
to catch up with tip. biinluis
that brought them here and lu which
they have fallen somewhat behind by
reason of the many demands made
upon their time by their hosts, the
local carriers and the citizens' commit
tee to say nothing of the Wilkes
Carre carrleis.
At the morning session President
Parsons read his annual report, com
menting on the work that had been
done during the year and congratulat
ing the association on the sin-cesses
achieved. Two pleasant diversions oc
curred at this session. One was the
Introduction to the delegates of Col
onel Itlpple, which was the signal for
a big ovation to the popular post
master; the other was the presenta
tion of a coal smoking set to President
Parsons by the citizens' committee,
throush Secretary E. K. Hohathnn
In the afternoon the convention took
up the report of the committee on ie
vlslon of constitution and was still con
sidering It at midnight In executive
session. The proposition to adopt the
Initiative and referendum system of
government was the principal topic of
discussion.
The Ladles' auxiliary entertained th
visiting ladles with a basket picnic nt
Nay Aug park In the nfternnou. 1 1
the evening, the Xew York Letter Car
riers' band and Scranton (!lee club
gave a concert at the residence of Con
gressman Council. A large party of th
delegates and their ladles visited the
Cellevue mine In the afternoon, under
the direction of cx-Superlntemlent li.
C. Green.
Today's programme Includes morn
ing and afternoon sessions of the con
vention, another trip to the Cellevue
colliery nnd a trolley ride in the even
ing. On Saturday afternoon the visit
ors will be treated to a drive liver the
boulevard and around Lake Scranton.
It Is expected the convention will ad
journ nt noon Saturday.
Morning Session.
X opening tin- morning session of
the convention. 'President Par
sons referred to the tardiness of
the deltgates and faeetliusly rotuurkid:
"It seems some nf us haven't recovered
from that very generous reception we
had down at Wllkes-liarre, yesterday."
He then submitted his annual report,
which read as follows:
To the Oltlccrs and Members of the Na
tional Association of Letter Carriers.
Urotbers: Dm Ink' the past iar I luive
taken advantage of the columns of uur
Postal Itecord to submit to you the sub
stance of what woitld be my annual re
port of the work done through my olllee
as president of your association, nnd
theicfoie tt list you will not be disap
pointed at my not piepurhig for presen
tation to .Mm at this time u more detailed
report than that whlcn I am about to
read My experience has been that our
plesldent should make (i ivpurt, as pro
vided for by the constitution of our wmi
elation, but In m case tt should be con
sidered tliet I have wiltteu each month
ii letter In our Posial lb-curd, which,
being otllclal in its chiuootiT, leaves mo
almost unable to prepare, at this time,
anything for your consldeiatlon except
what lias alieady been presented. 1 am
also restilcted by the fuel that our
omimlttee on constitution will report to
this convention the result of their labor,
and I would not wish to autlel;iute any
of their amendments by reporting to you
what should be done. I am therefore
convinced that m report should not con
tain any leference to our constitution
and laws. As to the iiuestlon of legisla
tion, my iceonuni ndatlolis have been
made throuuh the Postal Iteeuld. 1 (Mil
not he.jp tuklng this opportunity of cap.
Ing your attention to the llnunelal con
dition of our asM.cliiilon, im reunited to
you tin ough our committee on audit.
The condition of our association's ufTalrs.
as 4hnwn by tho reports of our financial
otllcers. Is a soiiicu of pride in myself,
which I will bo pardoned for mentioning
the matter here, but to us all. It should
bo remtnibeied that this Is an evidence
of a new system hi our accounts, which
will enable us all to feel that whatever
else we may disagree about, our tlnanees
shall be kept In a secure and safe man
ner which will Insure to the association
a certainty that the confidence of our
association will be assured. My pei'Minnl
thanks uro cheerfully extended to all iny
associate olllrers who have so ably as
sisted with the work of our association.
Op motion of Mr. Klefner of Omaha,
the repot t was received uud filed.
President P.usons at this junctum
stopped to the front cf the stage anil
addressing the delegates said:
"You might have suspected unless
Kinie steps were taken to prevent it
that this city of of Sciautn.i did not
have a postmaster. Cut it has, und be
Is all right. And while ho has b'en
very modest, keeping behinl the othetu
and pushing his friends among the
citizens to the front on the respective
committees to entertain you and mak'
provision for It, yet. I know that tho
postmaster of this town hns been at
work ever since the boys came back
fi mi the last convention and lie has
done no little share of helping to tiiaki
the reception you have received a
grand success. I therefore took the lib
erty of ashing hhu to call up here this
mcwniiip and be formally Introduced to
you and I take great pleasuro In Intro
ducing col. Itlppl", postmaster of
Scranton."
Colonel Hippie when he stepped be
fore the delegates, was given a great
ovation. He f-poke ns follows:
Gentlemen of the Comentlon: You will
be spared a speech because I am no
speaker. Cut 1 have wanted this oppor
tunity to M-e you face to face, to thank
you for coming here, and I want to say
this, that win n the delegates went to
Toledo to extend an Invitation to you to
hold your conveiitlcn here, we told them
to make any promises they choose and
v.-e would endorse their action. They
promised you that It you camo they
would make you feel at home and treat
you to the best of their ability. We have
tried to carry out their promises, and wc
hope you are s.itlslled. (Cries of "we are,
we aic.'l We have done all we could to
make vour stay here nkasnnt, and now
as you are about to separate and go to
vour homes In a hhoit lime we want you
'to take home with ion pleasant recol
lection!, of your visit to this town. W
feil that your stay with us is altogether
loo short. When you came here last
Mondnv and swept down these streds
with your mild front and well-ordered
columns with that swinging gait which
you acquire lu the course or your dutl. .
you eaolured the hearts of our people
and l hey are not disposed to part with
von so laslly Hut we cannot keep jou
nhviivs and we ore reluctantly obliged
to let you so.
I thank you for this oppoi Utility or hee
!n you face to face, idreat upplause.i
Mr. Fltsrorald. of Xew York, arose
nuil ;'.ild: "To prove to Colonel Clpole,
the postmaster of Scranton that we ar
entirely catisdeil with him and with th
treatment of this convention lu Serin
ton, I move you. sir. thai it rising i it.
of this convention he gsven persina'ly
to Colonel Itlpple, i f "Scranton."
The mot Ion was unanimously carrl-.l
amid great applause.
Mr. Phillips announced that E. E.
Kobathun, secretary of the citizens'
committee, was present and had some
thing to say. President Parsons in
vited him to the platform and Mr. Fitz
gerald, of Xew York, moved that lu
be honored with an escort, which was
done.
Mr. Cobathau made a few pleasant
prefatory rematks and then hi th.
name of the city presented President
Parsons with a beautiful smoklmr set
made of coal. President Parsons In
responding said: "I appreciate more
the reception that our people are re
ceiving at the hands of the citizens
of Scranton than anything that could
he presented to me, ami while this
token may serve as a reminder of this
region, as Mr. Itohathan suggested. I
do nut believe any carrier will need
anything to remind hltn of Scranton
(Applause). However. I wish to thank
the citizens' committee for this kind
remembrance, and l trust that my con
duct lu the future will warrant tho
action on their part."
Piesldenl Parsons read a letter from
J. V. Cutler, of Tyler. Texas, asking
letter carriers to assist him hi finding
his son, Henry C, Cutler, a letter car
rier, who left his home March 2fl, 1S0S.
The convention passed a motion pro
mising to grant the assistance asked
for.
Mr. Coombs, of Xew York, created :i
big laugh with a speech correcting tho
Impression that he was a doctor, which
was given out by some practical Joker.
He said he hud been bothered enough,
and wanted the thing ended. "There,
Is one disease manifested here, how
ever," said Mr. Coombs, "that 1 would
like to prescribe for, and that Is effer
vescent oratory. Some of them fly up
Into the seventh heaven of eloquenco
In their oratorical flights. I would llko.
to prescribe for them a heavy kind of
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