y - . rtbutie TWO CENTS. TWELVE PAGES SCKANTON, PA., SATURDAY MORN IXC, APRIL 21, 1000. TWELVE PAQES TWO CENTS. REASON FOR PUBLISHING DISPATCHES An Explanation of the General Roberts Affair. COLONEL DALGETY PENNED Walter Hume Long States That the Country Is Entitled to Receive All the Information That the Govern ment Can Give Having Published the Dispatches, the Government Is Bound to Seal with Incompetent Generals at Once News from the Front. Tnm'-j April 21.-1.20 n. m. Genei.il -lurni'lele and General Rundlo are moving over tho uidden roads. Tiuln I wan sill! falling when they went Into camp Thursday .ttternoon, 18 inileH , west of llowotsriorp. They hold the' i.illway and the southern fiontler of i the Five State with ?0 000 men. How many nrn golnr with the gci'.cr- I als "Alio will engage the Hoots at Wep ener 3 not mentioned In the lat 't despi'tih fioni forlogfioort, where tie British blvouaekoi Wednesday night, 'he Held telegraph endu theie. On Thtusday the Uotrs still bad Col mel Dalgety cKsoly penned. The government's reason for publish ing Loirt Roberts' Splon Kop despatch ck was explained last evening at Hull bv Waller Hume uong, president of the board of agi .culture, who said that Hie "ouniry was entitled to leeeive all tti' Information the government eould Rive. "The government Is- tdd," continued Mr. Leg. "that nnving publ'shed the drspat 'irs It Ih li'iiin I to ileal Inime dlaMv with the generals nlfectoel. hut in following such a ouifi. the s?ovei'n ment might liave lo dismiss every gtn- ral i In iiioir.ert he made a mistake. Heel -u',h a policy been puisned in the j. ist mnnv uuKt Sfirmu.i deeds would not have ben pi formed. "T'ie ;iueimru nt used In, discretion in publishing tin1 eVspalclu-s. From ihe boR'niiing ot ihe campaign her inHje-.i:-"" minister? have not swerved Hum th" ml" of Isav'ng tin- conduct f the eo.oatlons to the discretion and Judgment of the commander in ehl"f." tiMUivI White, if n.it leciulred in South Afilea. will go as governor of G.hralt i" towr.rd thi "lid of May. Beers Move Around Wepener. Maseru. Uasutoland. April 19. Tho T,iei's continue to move freely aiotind Wepener. going In all dheetions from whleh relief columns aie expected. Desultory cannon flie and sniping have been going on all day. with scarcely any reply from Colonel Dalgety's foi ce. The Oaledon liver rose considerable during the night. This made the Roers uneasy, as they fear sepaiation. Some reinforcements have arrived for them, coming apparently from Thaba X'thu. or that direction. Our casualties up to date aie believed to have been twenty-five killed and 110 wounded. Owing to the heavy rain and clouds, hollographlpg has been Impossible for the last two days. The Boers who lately sunendered In tho Wepener district "have been forced again with violence to tight. Ten of their leadeis have been anested. President Steyn has Issued oiders to the Boer foices to hold tight to the grain districts of Wepener, Ladybrand and Fleksburg. from which they draw their food supplies, and also to prevent the UtitUHi forces from getting the rich supplies now In those districts. The Condition at Wepener. Allwal Xorth, April 20. Captain Little, of Brabant's horse; Lieutenant Holbeek and Mr. Milne, a Router eot respondent. fell Into the hands of the enemy vvhilo they were trying to reach Wepener a week ago. Everything was taken from the prisoners, who were i.ent to Pretoria. Their native servants, who escaped from the Boer laager near Wepener, Bay that theio were four guns dis abled, and that the Boers had lost 100 in killed alone. Jt Is also ascettalned that the Boers made a night attack o.i April 11, but were discovered whl'u creeping along a deep ditch by Cicpo mounted rlllos, with Maxims, who Hied into them at a distance of 200 yanli. with the result that the Boers lost five wagonloads of killed and wounded. A simultaneous attack in other quarter was repulsed by the British, who used tholr bayonets. The Boers still surround Wepener, Boers at Blggarsburg. Elandygante. Thursday. April i;i Testerdny the British patrols discov ered nnother party of Boers on the British Wt in tho same position fiom which the enemy recently flpd on t'ie South Afiiean horse. In thl3 instance, however, there was no firing Native deserters confirm pievlous statements with respect to the foitlll cations and strength of the Boers along tho Ulggarsborg range. Tho enemy have recently established a largo hos pital, which is nlready illled and idtn llar hospitals are being established by them at various railway towns. The Both are losing many horses The rr . and file are not allowed to forage for supplies. Their nugar Is exhaisted and only bush tea is nvallable. The Boers are repotted to wish to leave the Binsarsburc and to take up a position at Majuba, but the com mandants refuse. Caleoon River Rising, London, April SI. Th- nioemfontoln correspondent of tho Morning post, tel egraphing Thin sday, April 19, Hays; "There la already a M-foot tlooj of th Ctledon river, tvhlcu l reported to be still rising. All tlio dtifU on the Modeler tlver are Impassable. TrafTIo Is tempnmrlly Interrupted, pout h ward, the water having washed tlio ballast from the llni of the railway. "Tlio country about Hloeinfonteiti is no doop In mud that thf farmer's caitH arc limbic tl rcavlt the town. Today tlio weather If improving, but progress will bo Impossible until the roads arc in better condition. "Strenuous effortn oic being made to ro-ni range tlie trnnrporl to meet the requirements of the enlargeJ army. "In view of tho Impending advance anxiety ineieaspH among tb troops, concerning the future of the garrison at P.lonmfonteln. every one hating the thought of being left there. There has been no Inert ao of slekticss." JUMPED FROM THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE Miss Marie Dlnse Makes an Unsuc cessful Attempt to End Her Life. Picked Up by a Tug Boat. New York. April 20. Miss Marie iJinse, of this city, Jumped from the Brooklyn bridge nt 2 o'clock this after noon without serious Injuries. Many men have made this leap into the watets of the Mist river since the bridge has been completed. Most of them have polished, but Mis:' Dlno Is the koi and woman wh bus ever at tempted to end her life In this way. On September IS, 1S9.V a Mrs. MoArthur Jumped from the bridge and was but slightly Injured. She was dlsehaiged when mralgned In a polh e uit "u August .".0 of the same year, Mn. Mc Arthur made an attempt to Jump, but was stopped bv the hrldge police. Th" woman who jumped today Is npu in the Hudson street hospital. The ph si clans found that no bones were bioken. but they say It Is possible that she has sustained internal Injuries. In the carriage In which she drove to the. middle span of the btldge was found .t brooch, on which was engrave 1 "M. Dlnse, May 22. 1&&7," and she was also Identllied thiough papeis on her per son as Miss Dinse. She Is about thlity two years old, and was formerly a part owner of a boarding house In this city. She stepped f-om a can Inge in motion, about fifty feet fioni the bridge to; cr on the New York end, and dropped to the water below. She was picked up by a crew of a tugboat, which was moored nearby. The fact that she had no money, and had ordered heiself to be driven to a place In Brooklyn where she is not known, leads the police to believe that suicide was planned. The H-minn t-traik the water on her light side, and after the first splasn Heated, drifting down stream curled by the ebb tide. The tug boat put ut and pleke-J her up iinroinclous, and af ter some delay she v as removed to the hospital. For non-payment of Install ments and tent. Miss Dlnse was dis possessed on Wednesday from a boaid Ing hoii'o that "he and a man named I. Ma'idln were running en Twentj third street. Since that time she has been melancholy am has remained in her ioi 'ii most of the t'me. WELCOME FOR THE PRINCE The Royal Party Greeted with Manifestations of Pleasure by All London King Oscar Also Re ceives an Ovation. I.omJ,ii. April 20. The Prince of Wain arrooj at Uowi tins t t riinv on Ms ittuin fiom hit llt t 1 1 1'Ciili. Kin jiiI the oiculon v.i nialU d In wriics of unuihabli l,ll,v.i..-in Hi, utiiui of tin- pnr c- lo lliii vity w&i nude ilir oic.ilon lor tiaiituin'Oii ilomoitratlon ( c titlui-tl i-m liy llioii-aiuli o( iirKom vlio tlnongdl iln (luring "ro5 ullnuil l.illin .mi IN iiiuiuchtt. naitin,; luiitnllj u fho I'uii (.Lilnci jt ilu l.iit jp- plU'llt'll CMMpC hom llOiitll. 'I III' Vliol." lolltl lo M.iillioroi,xli Iiu.im', cp-cijllj Pall Mall, ui tliliK uitli pioplr, .iinl niounil (he Cliailiu I'lo, etalion Ihi' police hail tlie i'trmi illlll'tilty in contrclllnit tin- ciuuiN. The Dul.i' ot ork nuallul Iii fathei's .inUal mi tilt plltfotM Jlnl ulim the tiain Ixariii,; lliu ptlhic drew in a might) shout wnt up hem the 111 l of lM'Cl JtOH. Ilv that t i mo tho Kmi; ot Sweden, nou on a i,lt to KiiRlaiiil, his whlli head Inchosahoic llic vvaiiiiu crowit, had joined the Piike of Yolk. When thi' Prince of W'aleii utrppnl out of the train he vai alfcctionatily urctted and eon.-iat-ulated by his son and tlie vudlliiK soiercisn and then amid tremendous cluerinu' he entered a iIomi! carrlaBe nnU ilroe with the lluke it ork. His loyal hijjhnes-i bowed repeated!) as he parsed through the i In nine laiiki and went by Ihe omnibuses and uhiih had been fctalled tor n-nral 1)1ch and ubiili wiic u.-id for grand ftand piirRHi's. The lie li iiipannl appeared to be in i-i 1 1 hut health. IMilinl hi iluvrf vehicle wai an i pen iarrla;e eoiitalniic bins Osiar, who liriiwil an oiatlou tvlilcli nlmoit (quilled in in IIiukUmh Hut of the I'riree ot Wilei and to which his majesty uplinl vicoioii-l). naviiu bis liat, whleh ureed the ciod to Hill fuither en IhiHlasni. Du Bois Republicans. Ilu IIoN, la., Apill III -The Hcpubllcan ton fcree ot the Twenl) -eight lunKreisional dUlrict met heie today and iluted lion M I,. MiQuo'in, of I'Jearhild, and Hon. I. A. ltandall, of I'oiesl lount), deh'satcii to the Kepuhliiaii ii.illoti.il in vention .lohii M. Pile, of I inter, and W. If. llakir, of Clk, wire tin ml alternates llain It. MINoii. of ( l.ii Inn, ,n elected piesidi nihil i In -to- (oi the Mine dUirlct llesoliitloiis stronKl) rndorslnjr lion. W. ('. inolil for tnnincvtiiMii. at laiRe weu uuauimuiisly aduitcd. Situation at Piedmont. I'Kilmuiit. Va , prll 'JO 'Ihere li no ihanee, tuiiisilit in the strike ltiutlon It I. averted that u tiiaj-n it of tlie xtiikeis aie de klrous of letilllilliK to work at Ihe old belle of wages but when the inlnirj me jpieald to they Kay that thev air ditirmlned to l emu ill nut until the Ilavls Coal and I'oke comiun) aieeH In pay them lit) cents a Ion. McGovorn's Victory. New t tik, April '.'0. Ten) Mil.nviru, the fealhriwelcbt ch.nnplnii, was awarded the deels. ion ovrr Tninni) Warrui, of llimikl.iii, at the end of the first louud of what was to have bun a 2i round bout befoie tlie llioidway Alhletlo club tonight. Wairiu Is 40 )iais of ukc and welglK at lca.t 10 pound-i. Steyn Denounces Roberts. Cape Town, April 20. At a meeting of tho vnlUraad n( Ibe (lunge 'ire Mate at Krnon-tad today I'rtnident hlrjn denounced t,oiil Itnberts' pnxljiiiatlon as "treacbei)" and declared that, as (ireat llrlUln's object "was their ileotrmtioii, their Iict hope tras In appeal to the iivlllnj powers to Intenrne." - Captain Dreyfus Appears. Geneva, Apill 21,-i'ormir Captain l)re)fm ar rived lier at noon jesterday and drove with hit nephew, M. Paul V alabrogne, lo Colojiiy, where he bai taken u villa (or Ihe niminer. Eight Thousand Miners Strlko. Madrid April 'Jo. i.lg. thousand miner huo gone on itrika at btnta Pauline, near tiantandcr. STRAINED RELATIONS WITH TURKEY ALI TERROUH BEY EXrECTS TO SETTLE. He Insists That an Amicable Set tlement Will Bo Mado and That Statement of Minister Strauss Was Not Warranted The Tagcblatt Does Not Believe That Europe Will Apply Monroe Doctrine to Turkoy. Washington, April SO. All Fcrrouh Hoy, the Turkish minister, said today that he ptobably would hear from his government in u short time, concern ing the American clnlms, lie Inslits thnt an amicable settlement can be arranged, and repeats his statement, already published, that In view of the high esteem In which die was held by the sultan mid the fact of ills acting In a diplomatic capacity, Minlstct Straus wim not Justltled in making the assertion that the sultan had broken bis premise in regard to the settlement of the claims. St. I'eleisburg, Apill '20. Ill discuss ing Amorloan-Tutklsli affairs, the No oevieytneii today says: "The Potto could easily avoid undo nil able icpilsals by asking for the friendly mediation of neighboring Ku topean states. In the recent Interna tional conflict filcndly Intervention is possible upon the basis of The Hague convention, and such intervention would both serve the causc of peace and save Turkey from troublesome comrlieations." Jk'tlln, April 20. The news regard ing the friction between the United States and Turkey has caused little comment In Berlin. The Tagcblatt says: "We do not believe the Kuiopcan powers would apply the Monroe doc trine to Tut key. Nevertheless, a large American naval demonstration In Eu ropean waters would be a fact which continental powers eould not regard without seilous attention." STRUGGLE OVER THE NAVAL BILL Results teave the Matter in Good Form for Endless Dispute The Amendments Offered. Madiington, Apiil 20. -M Ibe te-ailt ot a pro trailed htriiRKle In the liouw toda Ibe provision of tho naial appropriation bill to enable the t.o: retaiy of the treasury to eoiitract for armor 'or tin battlishlpi Jlalne, Oldo and Jli-iuri, iioiv awaiting their aimor fquipnicnt. at -jj )er toi, the piice a.kcd for Kilipp minor, li nut of tin lull, as U tho proiislon to repeal tlie $M1 lim. tation pi iced upon the priie of aimor b) the iui rent law. Ihe tight came at Ihe end of tlio comidi ration of the. bill. Although the piovi tion was obnoxious to them all, the minority minibus of the committee bad agieed to It, bat today when tlie majority declined to allow the discu-sion of a proposition for the istablUhmuit of an armor i .u tailor), they retaliated by raising a point of ordei against Ihe two piovi lions and they were ruled out. The eviei effect of the action of the house todiy is disputed. The appropriation of fl.OOO.ooo undir the bead of "aimor and arnament" uniaiiu In the bill, as well as the language of the. provi-ai autliorii nig the viiet.iry ot the navy to contract for armor of the best quality for Me Maine, Ohio and Jliisourl, the wonh stricken out lielnj "at a t it not o euced $ol' a ton, Including royal tie." It is contended by some that thU em poweu the teirctary lo contract for the armor without tegard to rent, lly others it is claimed that the pioWslon will be inetfectlvc unless the M'liate inMrts tlie price. So much bad feeling was aioiiM'd by the wrangle over the armor plate provision Hut .Mr. I'ndcrwood, ot Alabama, bj. gau a tlllbuster alter the bill was reported to the I'utiv. und finally forced an adjournment without final action on the bill. llefore the armoi plate question came up two amendments to modlty the provisions for tho in cnau of the navy which authorizes two battle ships and six cruisers were defeated. One pro-li-ed to add a provision for six gunboats and the other to stiike out the provision for the bat tleships. The question of building ships in gov ernment ) arris did not reach a vote, ns the amendment otfeied to this end was ruled out on a point of order. GOV. TAYLOR NOT AFRAID. Will Return to Frankfort When Duty Calls. Washington, pril .'0. The friends here of Hon. W. S Ta)Ior, the ltepuhlican goiernor of Kciituil), deny tint, he is unwilling to return In lYinkfort, wheie It is lumored than an indict limn has been returned against him fur toniplr ai) in tho murder of William (ioebel. 'I lie goieinor is the guest ot Mr. V. B. Catch ing, of 1W) (1 sheet, where he expects In re main during Ids stay in Washington. Mr. Catch Ings, who is fiom London, Ky., is an old per sonal liiuid of Mr. Tajlnr. The governor Is en giged in supervising the preparation of the argu ment in his contest lefore tho supnmo lourt. When his lalnirs are finished his friends say ht will return to Frankfort, inespectivc ot the con ditions thue. RELIEF FOR INDIA. Will Be Sent In the British Steam ship Quito. Washington. April 20. The vessel which has btin seiurcd (oi the conusance to II mibay from Vw ork of the relict tupplles for the Indian plague and famine sutfirers Is Ihe Hi 1 1 l-.li steam ship (nun. It was desited to secuic a vessel under Ihe American flag, but no available craft ofleied. Tlie laigo will not be In charge nf a naval nmicr on this lilp, but the pemuii who collected Ihe relief tupplicH will send an agent with the V Ciscl. Freight Handlers Demand Advance. (.lowland, I)!, April 20. I'ackagr freight band lets, of whom there arc aliout 4,000 iniplojed along the lake, hive demanded an advance ot 1ft per evut. In wages. They now receive Si cents pir hour. Ofnilals ot the Lumber Sboiers' union report that their demand for an Increase of .1 cents ier thousand has been tonceded at all lake KrU. About ti.WM men are beneflted by this advance. Pennsylvania Pensions. Washington, April 20,l'enslonv! Inireasr, John Mlfis, Juliet, Lackawanna, S to $10; Mchi olas (loose, Athens, Ursdforif, H lo if 10. Govenor Tanner 111, KprlngflcM, ',')., April 20. It Is Ihe belief 'of many that (lotrrnor Tanner will not recover from hit present illness. OROTON DAM STRIKE. Three Hundred and Twolvo Men Re turns to Wo'rk. Croton, Dam, N. V., April 20.--The same men who leported for woik yeslerelay leported again this morning, bringing a ilorxn In Willi them, At the ipiarry l.TJ men appeared for work. This was C2 inorr than ycstcriluyA In all 12 men went to work this morning and at norm this Tuinitie r was ln ren'eil to alxuit :0. This Is about half Ihe number ut wik before the strike. The eontnielors announis'il jeslerduy that tho plaies ot Ihe strikers would J,e krpt open until noon today und that all who wished lo let urn In work this morning eould ilu so. Aerordlngly af ter the noon hour It was atiiwiuu rd no strikers would If taken back and It vvh slid their places would be filled with new men. Today the con tractors announied that In response to appeals fiom some of Ibe Italian women the limit for go ing back In work had been ritrwlcil unlit Mon day morning. The women said Ihelr husbands, soni and relatives had pone In New iork or other places so us not tn be n any way mived up in anv trouble that might oeiur at the dam and had not yet returned but would do so as soon as possible and they urged the lime limit had been too short. It is reported tint there are three ananhists in the ramp of the Italian stflkcis and that the have been urging the men lo keep up the light. An Italian deputy has been at work among the strikers tr)ing to Identify them and arrest them. If Iwsslblo. The seven Italians who wetc arrest ed list night without warrants were anMirnod today before Justiia of the 1'csie ltvker, nt t'ro ton Landing They were charged with e-.irrvln concealed weapons and threatenini life and prop erty. Two of tho prisoners. Joseph I'armossa and Doininee Musira, waived evaminaliou and were sent to tnc White Plains Jail to await the action of the grand Jury. Tlie five oilier prison ers insisted upon lining the rxaiiilnitlon and their cases were set down for a bearing tomor row. The contractors' nav master nrrlved hcio tonight and tonmnow will pay out about o.noo due the men. (Sencral ltoe said tonight tint from the prcs ent indications Ihe iioopi would not hue to stay hero much longer. The soldiers will proh ably remain over until Tuesday or Wednesday, howeur, to nee that the ne,w workmen an- not Interfered with. The places of the striken not tilled on Jlondav will be filled on Tuesday by men from New York. p DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE Reduction of S5 Per Ton In Prices of Plates and Bars Industries in General. New Vork, April 20. It. 0. Dun 4: Co.'s Week ly Itevlew ot Trade tomorow will say: Formal reduction ot Z per ton in prices of plates and bats and closing ot mills by the Amei lean Steel and Wire ooinpan) have tilled the week with surpiiscs. In Ihe slock market and in the niorkct for iron and steel pruduets changes have begun Ihe erd of which cannot well be foreseen. Apart from the dlstuibanie In sH'iulatlon there ha- been produced a measuie of distriust ngaid Ing piicis that are maint lined by the great ioni-dilutions-, which mry for the picsent tend lo deter buving. In the lion business the formal re iluiticns were almost wholly anticipated in ac tual sales. Nmie urgent ard Important contiaits have been made, ireludlng that for the New- ork tunnel, lerjulriug TO.CSVi tons ut prices not stated, but it known that many otlie-is have been dt! terred until the prospe-et Is clearer. There is n sllghtl) lie Iter eiemand for hides at (hhago, attributed lo their Impioving condi tion but the distribution of boots and sho-s does not keep all tl e fuctorielt -rink. The tevtile industries line lirgc orders- vet to Ik tilled which keep man) of the mills bus), bit there me many others less foituuate, and their hunt foi ouleis without much legurd lor prlics causes inegnlarlty in the lines not of cstabhshel position. 'Ihe staple woolen and worsted goods hold stcadil) as the niakirs te-ed no , more con tiacts, but ir, less favored llt.ts both foi nun's wear and In dress gold- the business is b) no means sallsbuti IV Wool his been inactive witn out ch-ngu in piices Colton goods are b) some sold ut cession Horn future dcllveij as all rcalhe that piisrnt piices will rot long control the cost oi pioihiitinu. Haw cotton held al P.bl cents with all the more ease because there soenis lo be nobody In this eountiy inpatient to buy cr edit in the speculative market. Wheat has declined a fraction in pi Ice and corn advanced a frartlcn. both markets being com paratively inaitlve by certainty tint tlio remain ing foreign leoulrements will be easily ii.it. Atlantic exports in thue weeVs, flour included, have been B.TOO.SOC, bushels against S,C!,714 last j car, and Pacific exports, 2,347,tr27 bushels against 1,325,009 last jear. The Increase In ex ports of corn continues surprisingly strong in three weeks having been 0,30l,7i2 bushels aaiiist ,09.47C last year. Tailurcs tor the weeV have been 1SI in the United States against 1S4 last year and 17 in Canada against 22 last )car. VICTORY FOR QUAY. Result of Republican Primaries at the Home of the Senator. TSraver, Pa., April 20. The result of the pri maries In Heaver county, the home of c.vVnator Quay, on Thursday, was a decided vletorv for the Quay people. When the i-oiiuly convention met today the following candidates were nomi nated : Congress, -I. II. Cunningham; asj-ni'ily, T. L. Kennedy and V. II Hrlckcrj delegates lo the state convention, A. P. White, Daniel T. Cooper and J. S. Mitchell. The resolutions adopted renew allegiance lo lie principles of the Republican part) ; heartilv ap prove tho administration of President McKinlcy; commend the course of ftovernor Monc, and re spectfully urge upon Ihe senate of the I nit- I States a sjieedy and favorahle action upon the case of M. S. Quay for senator. WILL ASSIST MR. GROW. Philadelphia Delegates Will Also Support Mr. Foerdeder. Philadelphia, April 2t).-Sil.v sevin ilclihJlri from Philadelphia to the Its uhllcan state conven tion today pledged them'ilves to vote for the nomination of Holier! K I miner, a Morocco manufacturer, for iiinarcssuiau at laige. After the meeting those who favored the en dowment of Mr. 1'iKrdenr du hired that it was not their Intention to oppose lialiisha A. I, row. They felt that with so many eamlldates In the west there would be a good oppci limit) to makn combinations to not mn- secure Mi. I'ncrdcicr's liominitinn but assist in giving Mr. (I row- an other tirni. DE ORO STILL LEADS. Second of the Scries In the Pool MrUch with Keogh. New rk, Apiil 20. The seioiid of the 6tilri in u pool match for the ihampionshlp of Ihe world between Alfred lie Oio and Jeroino II Keogh, was pla.ved tonight. Do On) inn nut flisl on the count of 2i0 as he did last night, the seoie standing' lie tiro, 203; Keogh, IV); totals, De Oiu, 10". Iv-ogh, al. DYNAMITE MILLS EXPLODE. Threo Men at Kawkawlin Are Blown to Atoms, Detroit. April 20. special to the News from Kawkawlin;, Mleli, M.vs: llic paiklng house of the Jax Dvnainllc mills blew up this afternoon, killing llurc men, Wil liam Weaver, Kdward llalllgan and W. Van lias selcr. They were blown to atoms, Steamship Arrivals. New ork, April 10. Arrived; Kalsciin Maria Theriu, from lliemen. riejredi Amsterdini, Itultrrdam via Iloulozne; Campania, Liverpool, Hamburg Arrived; Plnir-lda, fiom New lork via Cherbourg; Ivnlsci Frledrlih, New Vork vii Plunoiilh. hnuthimptoii Called; I'uerst Ills inarcL, from Hamburg; New Vork via Cherbourg, Genoa Arrived: Luis, New York. i 'T - ! , 'ICr "i -. -a -' ,. s'., i ?' ' . - '" ,-4ltr -.. r ' r. -f e; j ifefAT r. -' . -s fff i Safe - . , J, , JW )-$! 4iTr-VwLjsi 1 ill 'timim in ill Ml In- " W .bs"- v rift m ' "TtXVi &' Ht't'ti ST I PARIS EXPOSITION. Our picture shows the Turkish building, the Pavilion of the Ottoman Lmplre. LIVELY DAY AT THE CONFERENCE DELEGATES TO THE GENERAL CONFERENCE WERE CHOSEN. Rev. Dr. W. H. Feaice, of Wilkes Barre, Who Did Such Magnifi cent Work in Raising Money for the Twentieth Century Offering, Was Chosen to Lead the Minister ial Delegation G. F. Reynolds, of This City, a Lay Delegate Report for the Wyoming District. Special to the Sciantou Tribune. Oucf-o, :s Y April 20. Methodist niinlPlci'si have two distinguishing mark They do not play golf and they have- nil hart devout mothers. No hoy, who hay a mother of frivolous propen Eltles, one who wears high-heeled shoes ar,d dances, or dilves n four-ln-hind Co?--!!, or manages several vo mens' dubs .vhlle her chllel Is left at homo tn the enre of a tarelcss nuifo mald fan hope to become a Methodist preacher. This Is upparcnt at experi ence meotlngs and love feasts, which have not yet gone out of fashion at confTence. They have all had devout mothers. The feature of today's session of the Wyoming conference was the election ot delegates to the general conference. Those who are unfamiliar with the workings ot the Melhodlrt chinch have small Idea of what an impoi tanee Is attached to tlie honor of being a repie pcntatlve at this great riuadft nnlal convention of the church In Amu lea. The fpul'tier regarding It Is intense'. In fact the disappointment which a can didate experiences In fulling to make the election would be surprising unless the co"dltimis were ptoperly under stood. V means a great deal to have 'i voice in tho deliberations of thnt mighty body, and Methodists appreci ate Its advantages. Surprise of Day. The gtcat Mirptls-e of the day vna the election of Hev. Dr. W. II. Pearcc, of the rii.it clnue.li. Wilkes-B.u if. to lead the inlnlstorl.il delegation. had n grtai vote, lM, when 101 was nocehsaiy to a choice, und more tlvin I all he is a transform! man, and the! Wyoming conference like othr con- ( foi eii'-s. eloos not look with any too. much aviir on the clergymen brought In from outside, : method which often thov consider as relief ting on their own ability. The other day when Dr. I'eirci's success 111 lecelvlllg .tlii'.OOii foi the t Twentieth t'etitury offering was an nounced. Dr. John TSiartshiiw an'l oth- j ers whispered to tin e In the vicinity, "Wo ought to send him to tho general conference." The whisper spread and tin result was seen yos'terday, when , it wis shown ehat prejudice con be laid i asld and work for the church cm bo I appree lated. , Thioe hallots were taken fur thomln-1 Isterlal delegates. The Hist resulted In electing Kov. l")r Poarre with 151 votes; Rev. George r-'orsyth, Tl; !lev. Dr. Austin Giinin, 112. The second ballot resulted In no election, and on the third Dr. M. R. Hard was ele led with 120 votes, and II. l McDcimott with (in. Later It was decide tl to make a chnlee of the next live on the Hut ff altcrnafs. They weie J. A. '"aulkn.-r, who had t'J vilen. and Halt, 49. Among those who on the llrst ballot looclvod lib i-ouipllmont of a lurcje vote, was ltov. J. I'. Sweet, the secre tary of ihe fonferenr. The ,Xny Delegates. Willi the lay ilelogiloH tlv ptiKoiluri) was different. Thev afseinbled at 10 o'flock and had a lively mfrili-n until 1 n"loi'k, Cuptnln ''yrus Strnu, of Wllkes-llarro. w.it. made chairman. A, J. Dibble, of Hliigli.unton. whs fleeted sei'i.-tpvy. A eaii'ful s(riilln of ero deutlals was made by the foinmlttev. nftor whleh Attorney Peiklns, of lllng hamton, nindo a hilllUnt spfch In nomination of Hon. .1. W. Welch; Pierce It, Hutler, of t'arboiidiile, wiirt ntmlntnil by Hev. Mr. L.tirabeo; Cap tain Mav nonlnateil G. Kmnk Hoy nolds, In a pp'e"h whlcli cleared up (Continutel on I'ago 10. THE NEWS THIS 310J..V1.VK W'allier Iti'lcntloni To.'a)! SHOIVEffS llencial House t'oinmltfee lleiwrts I'avoiably the Middle .Imliilal llisltlct Hill. South Atikan War Mtuation. 'ojomint Confeienec Pre" oe eliiigs. Our Itelatlcns vvitli TuiUej. (;cnetal--Northcistein iVnusylvania. rinaneial and C'oiuineiclal. (Jeneral 1 he World of "-poit. IMitoiial. N'cvvs and Comment. I.01 al Social and I'ri aon.il. t local llaj'a WoiK in (mailer Se-slons Court. Poor Uoard Auditors' Ueporl. Local filance Over the Political l'ieln. Tliousanels of Had Votes. toial West Scianton and Mibuiban. Hound About the County. Morj "A M liter of slenn." Iinnun-e Scope of Ihe Aiinour 1'ackliiar In elustr.v. i laxal Miiulav -School IjCs-oii lor Tonioirow. llrliKioiM News of the- Week, local Live Industrial News. .1. . Lane's Lcctinc on Ilntalu vs lloer. WANT CLEANER STREETS. Household Economic Section of the Green Ridge Women's Club to Bring Matter to the Councils. At the meeting ot tho Household Kconomlcs section of tho Green Uldge Women's club yesterday afternoon. th question of the disposing of garbage was brought up, and caused consider able comment, all of in. members speaking In strong tei ms against the custom of certain people In neglei ting to lemovi It. and so breeding dlseTSi. Attorney Arthur Dunn addressed the club on the subject, and spoke of the dlffeience between the comparatively slovenly roads of Scianton and tho al most spotless ones of the New lCnp Innd states. Ho told how In Hyiiieusc, X. V., tl e city pays niinually about JsO.OOrt to l.een the mads In mood con dition, and suggested that In Scianton It would be a good Idea If the contract P , could bo given to tellable paitles to keeii the streets In cunilltlon for a stipulated time at a Htlnuluted prli e. This created much discussion, and a gcneial talk of bilnglng the mutter befoie the councils, and It is very like ly that befoto blag tlie ladles of the club will have entered Into a crtisad.) against uncleanly roads and streets, with the Mini' eneigy and spirit which eliaiaetorl.od tholr lec-ent successful light for pun water for the (iicen nidge section. Hcsldo this, the mere routine busi ness was tiitnsiiftod. with the excep tion of a letter, which was received and lead. It was from Mrs. l..irned. presi dent of the Xatlonal Women's asso elation, anil who recently lectured In the cltv befoie the local branch. In It she roejiicsted tint the hecre ttirj diaw up and send her a icport ot the woik aci'oinpllshed fo far. Tills will be embodied In a icpoit which sh" will lead at tho Pails exposition, iif.st month. MAHER INQUEST. Coroner's Jury Decided That Death Vas Due to Accident. Coioner Hubert Thin sday night lielil nn Inquest In the case of Wllilum Mahei, of Sand Hanks, who. Monday, died at the l.ickawann.i hospital, as the icsult of Injuiles iccelved by being inn Into by a home dilven by Charles A. Stalk and Kugcno Tatmler.on lick tiwauna avenue. Tho Jury found that they were guilty of no negligence, and had done all In their power to restrain the runaway animal. The veidli't concluded as follows; "We furtheimoie believe that In cases of this ttatine the pollen should obtain the names mid addresses of people sup posedly at fault, aittl repot t sainu to tlio coroner or pollco authorities," BASE BALL. riilladc-lplila. 5; Inwtnn, I. Now VeirU, 12; tirunlrtin, S. St. lioulK-ritlkliurir, rain, Uni-iuiutl-t 'lilngo, rain. THE MIDDLE JUDICIAL DISTRICT House Committee Reports Favorably on Mr. ' Council's Bill. THE NEW COURT ASSURED A litensuro of Much Importanco in Pennsylvania Will Probably Go Through The Grand Army BUI Also Reported Senate Considers tho Conference Bcport on tho Ha waiian Civil Government "Measure. "Report Subject to Much Sharp; Criticism. Washington, Apill 20, The houso committee on Judiciary today favorably, reported a hill creating a middle Ju dicial district in Peunaylvaiilti In addi tion to the two pies"iit districts, and authorizing the president to appoint a ellstilet Judge and either oillcers for tho new coutt. The ne.v district will bo attached lo the Third united States circuit. This vat, (he bill Introduced by riep rosentatlvc Connell. who is the first congressman of the many who have chainplon"d this measure to secure a favoiable report Grand Army Bill. After extended confertneos the houso committee on invalid penslons.ot which Ileprcsentatlve Sullowny, of Xow Hamp.shlro, Is chad man, finally -determined today to report to the house, senate bill 1 1 77. which has attractoel widespicnl attention in Grand Army circles, mill 1 1 kii-.wii as the "Grand Armv 'OI." Th final draft of tho bill aggiogates the disabilities under which appllcriirn may be made for pension under Ihe act of June 27. IsHO. The oth er rndlerji change In exlstlnr law Is tho f hanging of the i.ite rf income ot a solcllci's v.idovv t'rim the iresent rate of $'.' rer voar to an "actual net In come of Vivti p-i year." In the Senate. Tho senile had under consideration during the greater pait of today's ses sion the confeience report on tho Ha waiian "ivll government meacure. Mr. Ciilloi'i maile ,in extended explanation of the changes In ill. bill. n'he lepiirt was the f,ubje"t of shaip criticism, ri nal act!n:i upon It was postponed until tomei row. The Alaskan civil code bill was con sidered ' for .i brief time, Mr. Hate, Tenn., delivering a spoe.-h In opposition to the ponding HoiiFhunigli amendment relating to the lights of alien miners. Mr. Forakor lO.) piemoiiiiced in eu logy on thi' l.ile Lorenzo Dinford, a, lepref-ntativ, fiom Ohio mil the sen ate adopted rsolutlonf cxpies.sive oC Its .mrtnv. JOHN ICUSBA EXONERATED. Coionei's Jmy Says He Is Not Re sponsible for Sopczak's Death. A coroner's Jury last night exoner ated John Kusb.i fiom any responsi bility legardlng the death of .losepn, Sopci'iik, who died under such peculiar circumstances last Wednesday at tho blast fin mice. Several eye-witnesses oC the affair vveio examined. Coroner Hobeits told the Jury that hu had performed an autopsy on the body of Sopczak and lound that hu had been siifleilng fiom valvular ells ease of the heatt In an advanced states. The excitement causeel by tJio struggle, the doctor said, could very easily pro duce heart falliiio In the man. The Jury accoidlngly agiccd upon tho fol lowing etdlet; "We, the undei signed Jutors, tlnd, that John Sopcak c imc to his death fiom h'-ai t failure, and falling on hit head, dislocated his neck. Wo do not tlnd John K us bit responsible for lita death." Kii.-Jm Is now at police hcatlquar teis, wheio he has been held to await l the decision of the coroner's jury. He 1 will he glve-n a heating this niornlns and uiuluuliteilb dlsehaiged. EPSTEIN BOYS ARRESTED. They Aie Charged with Stealing iiom Conway House. Louis and Henry Knstoln, of llny monrt remit, two young boys, tho elder of whom Is about llfteen yea is of ago and the younger twelve, wen caught yestetda:- afternoon dn the Conway house, on Penn avenue, by .Mr. Hosa, the luopiietor, while they wore In tho act of committing theft. They weie in the room of Miss Hosar. his daughter, when found, and woio. Inunudlately given into the oh.ugo of Patrolman McMullen, who took them to the it'll-' trill police stutlon. lAir some time past, Mr. Ilosar lias been missing urtlclcs fiom about the hotel, fioni the bedrooms In particu lar, and has been keeping a stilct watch for the thief. ' Yfstt'rday ho saw tho boys slip up the stops leading to the sleeping apart ments, and quietly followed them. Ill caught them In the act of romovinf bouie ai tie 'en, mid Immediately polzec the lads, and called In the patrolman Tho case will In- disputed si this morn Ing. -. -t- WEATHER FORECAST. Wii-liiiiguin, ,pid 'JO. 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