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SCRAJNTOiN, JL'A., WUDiNESDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1900.
TEN PAGES.
TWO CENTS.
THE TRUST
RESOLUTION
IS ADOPTED
Question Leads to a Live
ly. Debate in' the
Senate.
)EM0CRATS AGAINST IT
Chey Try to Defeat the Resolution
Giving1 Congress Power to Regu
late Monopolies and Combinations
Whether In Form of Corporation
or Otherwise Tho House Conimlt
teo Adopts Resolution by a Strict
Party Vote.
Washington, May 15. Tho trust ques
tion led to an animated discussion in
tho house committee on Judiciary to
day, a constitutional amendment Anal
ly being adopted by a party vote giv
ing congress power to define, regulate,
control, prohibit or dissolve trusts,
monopolies or combinations, whether
In the form of a corporation or other
wise. After several attempts to amend the
csolutlon, which was defeated on par-
y lines, the committee adopted it, also
by a party vote, the Democrats voting
in the negative.
The constitutional amendment a3 re
ported to the house proposes the fci
lowlng as article XVI of the const' 'u
tlon: Section 1. All powers conferred by this article
shall extend to the several states, the territories,
Hie District of Columbia and all territory un
der the sovereignty and subject to the jurisdic
tion of the I'nltcd States.
Sec. ?. Congress shall have jwwer to define,
regulate, control, prohibit, or dissolve- trusts,
monopolies or combustions, whether existing in
the form of a coiporation or otherwise. The
6eeial states may continue to exercise such pow
er In any manner not in conflict with the ton
Mltution of the United States.
Fee. 3. Congress thill have power to cnfeico
tho provisions of this urticle by appropriate leg
islation. The majority report favoring tho
constitutional amendment says In
part:
Jn our Judgment it is the plain duty of those
Intiustcd with the law-nuking power to pro
")nre ami submit to the people of the stutea
sich a remedy ns will erable congress to restrain
mi if reed be, icrress absolutely all illegal and
dangerous combinations which restrain trade or
destroy competition, or which may unjustly bar
ras or oppress lihor.
It is to be expected that the comprehension
.jiovh-lon embodied ill this joint resolution will
meet strong opposition and be subject to some
bitter denunciation.
Labor ha Its best Wind in aggregated capital,
corporations and combinations when fairly and
honestly formed and conducted. When so foimod
and conducted they arc not only permissible
but most desirable. It is not the existence, but
the abuse of, of corporate power and combined
capital that merits condemnation and denuncia
tion and (Umands a rcmedj-. Such abuses exist.
Hence the necessity for the existence of a com
petent controlling and restraining power a
power of absolute suppression it may be In a
given case.
The power congress now has is largely one
of annoyance. We may strike a light blow here
and there, but cannot repress or prohibit such
combinations or monopolies. A power to harass
merely better not be exercised nt all.
Congress should rme pewrr to maintain an
open field for honest competition in all indus
trial enterprises throughout the entire union.
Tills is tho purpose and scope of the proposed
amendment.
Anti-Trust Bill.
At the afternoon session of tho house
Judiciary committee an anti-trust bill
was ordered to be reported In addition
to the constitution amendment pre
viously agreed on.
Tho bill differs from that previous
ly framed and its features are summed
up by Judge Ray, of New York, chair
man of the committee, as follows:
The bill reported to the house bj the judiciary
committee is amendatory to the act approcd
July 2, 1800, and commonly known as the Sher
man law. Sections 1, 2, 1, 7 and S of 6aid act,
are amended by increasing the penalties, but
In no other respect. The ether sections of said
act are not touched. The Sherman act is fur
ther amended by adding live new sections.
The new sections declare that every corporal! n,
association. Joint stock company or partnership
doing business in the United States and pro
duclng, manufacturing or dealing in any article
of commerce when organized, managed or carry
ing on Business lor tlic purpose or controlling
b or monopoliilng the manufacture, production or
sale of tny such article, or for the purpose of
increasing or decreasing the cost of such article
to the l ser or consit'iier for the purpo-w of pre
venting competition in the manufacture, piu
duction or sale thereof. Is for the purposes of the
act declared Illegal. It is then provided that
such an organisation may be proceeded against
and restrained from carrslng on Inteittatc com
merce, and if declared Illegal may be foibidden
the p of the mails and interstate column ce
In ' ; products or property are then prohibited.
No vote was cast against the bill on
the question reporting It to tho house,
but the Democrats reserved the right
to file their views if they determined
to oppose it.
Wanamaker-English Episode.
Philadelphia, May IS. As a result of the Wan-amsker-F.ngllsh
epltede a sub-eommlttee of the
Municipal league today issued a call for a
meeting to be held tomorrow afternoon tp com.
plete arrangements for a mass meeting to be
held Saturday evening "lo protest against the
attempt upon the part of high city ofllclals
to restrict the right of fiee speech and flee
criticism by threats to use oillcial power In an
usault upon prhato character."
Big Milk Strike.
Susquehanna, Pa., May 15.-Ai a result of the
tig milk strike members of the Kite States
Milk Producers' association are at present fur
nishing no milk to the New York milk exchange.
The Pise States association demand that the ex
change pay two and one-half cents per quart
the year round. Members are pledged to ship
no milk until these terms are compiled with.
Mr. Smith Homewurd Bound.
fjrasa Valley, Cal., May 13,-Covernor Smith,
ol Montana, left here this afternoon for Mon
tana. His departure was unexpected and was
hsitencd by news of Senator flail's resignation
and his re-appointment by Lieutenant Governor
Efriggs.
TO RECEIVE BOERS.
At Cabinet Meeting tho Decision Is
to Treat Them with Liberality.
Washlnton, May 15. The cabinet to
day discussed the reception to bo ac
corded tho Boer delegation which haH
Just arrived in this country. Tho de
cision was to make no unrtecessaiy
technical points against tho delegates,
but to treat them with us much liber
ality as Is possible without u breach of
tho diplomatic proprieties. Thus If they
have any credentials, tho delegates will
be afforded nn opportunity to present
them to the state department. It a
said that there Is precedent for this
line of action. But as It is understood
by the administration that this par
ticular delegation does not come In a
diplomatic character, tho problem con
nected with their reception Is consider
ably simplified, and our olliclals will
not bo called upon to extend any form
of recognition of the independence of
the Hoer republics, which might be re
garded as interference In the dispute
which led to tho existing war.
THE SITUATION
AT MAFEKING
Food Will Last Until June 10 Brit
ish Relief Column Now Due There.
No Serious Eightlng.
London, May 16, 1.30 a. m. "Food will
last until about June 10," is the latest
oillcial word from Colonel linden
Powetl, the British commander at
Mafeklng, sent to Lord Roberts, under
date of May 7. Five days later the
Boers attempted to storm the town,
and it is possible that they succeeded,
although nothing is known of the ut
tack or of its results, except through
Pretoria sources, which have no coun
tenance here.
Tho British relief column is due there
now.
The Transvaal army has taken a
position at Blaauwhaschdoort pass,
near Hellbron road station, llfty miles
north of Kroonstad. Its rear guard Is
still holding the hills north of the
Valsch river, while the Boer scouts are
in touch with British reconnoitering
parties twenty miles north 6C Kroon
stad. The Boers have held a council of war
at Lingley, and British spies have
learned that tho Boers decided to hoM
llarrlsmlth as long as possible.
Lord Roberts' Infantry are still at
Kroonstad. The railway laborers aro
hard at work, and the engineers hope
to have tho line repaired within throe
days.
An cllicer of the Transvaal artillery
says: "There will be no serious light
ing this side of Pretoria, as Breemlnlng
on the Vaal Is indefensible. Heavy
guns are being mounted nt Pretoria.
But Generals Botha and Llmmer are
agreed that ultimate success Is Im
possible. President Kruger 13 obsti
nate and a majority of the Trans
vaalers hold firmly with him."
It is estimated that the Transvaalers
can still muster 30,000 on the fighting
line.
Gensral Buller's advance, as his tel
egiams Indicate, Was by the Instruc
tions of Lord Roberts, and it will
cease or go forward as Lord Roberts
may direct. Certain commentators,
nfllllatod to the war oftlre, sav that
General Buller's orders to keep the
Boers employed have been supplement
ed by an order to drive them com
pletely out of Natal and then to move
on HarrlMnlth.
General Rundle and General Brabant
nre taking possession cf the wide re
gions around Ladybrand, almost with
out opposition.
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE.
Formed at York by Citle3 of the
Third Class.
York, May 13. Representatives of
i third-class cities of Pennsylvania met
I In conwntlon here today for the pur
pose of forming a municipal league.
' Mayor D. W. Jeffries, or Chester, was
I elected permanent chairman, and Mayor
iweader, of Reading, was made perma
nent secretary. A committee on con
stitution and by-laws was appointed,
consisting of City Solicitor Schoon
maker, of Bradford; Mayor Nichols, of
Wllkes-Barre, and City Solicitor Cros
ly, of Erie. "The Government of Cities
of the Third Class" was the subject of
a paper read by Prof. Lee S. Rowe, of
the University of Pennsylvania. Th
afternoon session was devoted to dis
cussing the ownership of public util
ities. Mayor Nichols, of Wllkes-Barre,
read a paper favorlngmunlclpal owner
ship, and Grler llersh, a banker, of
this city, advocated private ownership.
THE STRIKE RESUMED.
Organizer James Succeeds in Getting
Buttonwood Miners to Quit.
Wllkes-Bane, May 15. The oillcers
of the United Mine Woikers' organiza
tion called out the men employed at
the Buttonwood mine of the Parish
Coal company today. The miners at
this colliery went out on strike last
week, but returned to work yesterday.
Oignnlzer James, of the United Mine
Workers, addressed the men In mass
meeting and said they returned to
work under a misapprehension. The
men say they will not go back to work
now until the miner discharged a week
ago is reinstated.
m
Thornton Launched.
Richmond, Va., May 15. The torpedo boat
Thornton was launched at the Trigg bhlpyard
here today. Miss Mary Thornton Davis, of Wo--rester,
Mass., acted as sponsor, hhe Is n gran .
niece of Captain James S. Thornton, who was
executive otllcer of the Keareagc in her ictoiv
over the Confederate cruiser Alabama off Cher
bourg, Frame, and for whom the Thornton was
named.
Mechanical Engineers.
Cincinnati, May 15. The Amerlcur Pclety of
Mechanical Knglneers met here toda M a two
weeks' suasion. Chief Constructor Melville, of
the I'nlted States navy. Is the president of tins
association. The headquarters are at the firanl
Hotel, where scientific and social benefits will be
discussed.
Kentucky Placed in Commission.
Newport News, Va May 13. The battleship
Kentucky, sister ship of the petrlcss Kearagc,
which has demonstrated her right to be rlaiicd
as the fastest and mosb powerful battleship In
the United States navy, was placed in commis
sion at the shipyard here today. Prominentia
val officials were present.
SENATOR CLARK
HAS RESIGNED
MONTANA COPPER KINO LEAVES
UNITED STATES SENATE.
First Criticized Action of tho Com
mittee) on Privileges and Elections.
Said Procedure Was Unfair Lik
ened His Case to That of Captain
Droyfus His Speech Listened to
with Closo Attention He May Be
Appointed.
Washington, May IS. Mr. Clark, of
Montana, fairly swept the senate with
surprise today by a formal announce
ment that he hud sent his tcslgnatlon
as senator to the governor of Mon
tana. Tho announcement came without
previous notice and probably not a
half dozen persons in Washington
knew that it was to bo nnrte. Mi.
Clark atruck Just nt the Instant thu
iron won hottest. Mr. Chandler, chair
man of tho committee on privileges
and elections, had given notice that
at 1 o'clock ho would call up for con
sideration the resolution unanimously
reported fiom tho committee, declar
ing Mr. Claik not to bo entitled to his
seat in the senate. A spirited contest
over the resolution was expected.
Every senator In the city was nt his
desk. At 12.S0, just ns the routine
business was concluded, Mr. Clark
quietly rose and addressed tho chair,
lie deal red, he said, In a low, tense
voice, to address the senate on a ques
tion of privilege personal to himself.
Instantly there was a buzz of expecta
tion in the chamber. Senators from
both sides of the main aisle hurried
to seats near Mr. Clark, and n hush
fell upon the assemblage as the Mon
tana senator began to speak. At iftst
his words could be scarcely heard, hut
as he proceeded his voice became clear,
and while at no time did lie sneak
loudly, the Intense earnestness of Ills
utterance carried his address, to the
remotest parts of the chamber.
Ills address wus a sharp arraign
ment of the committee's action and re
port, an analytical discussion of the
evidenci' adduced at the investigation,
an explanation of political and busi
ness affairs In Montana, and a bitter
excoriation of Marcus Daly and his
friends. As Mr. Claik adverted to his
desire to hand down to his children
a name untarnished even by the
breath of disgrace, tears welled to hl3
eye? and 1 is voice trembled with emo
tion. He almost broke down. Then,
bracing himself, he rend the letter he
had sent tu the governor of Montana
tendering his resignation. During the
course of his remarks Mr. Clark said:
II Is not my desire to eat any aspersions upon
the motives which actuated the distinguiilied
kcnatois compoing the committee, and jet with
the most respectful consideration for the learn-
! ing. legal ability and eminent standing of tho.se
! gentlemen I am forced to the conclusion, which
I believe meets with the concurn m e of not mils-
a lai-o number of tcnatora on lmth nicks of this
dumber but also to SO per cent, of mj con
stituency In the state of Montana, regardless of
political affiliations, that the m-thods of pro
cedure in the investigation of this matter weic
manifestly unfair. non-Judicial, and that th'v
I resulted in a voidlct of the committee entirely
I opposite to that which would hao occurred
I should the evidence hao been confined to that
which was admissible and pcitmcnt to the lv,ue.
I contend that an Imcstigation Invoicing a
scat in the high legislative body of this nation,
as well as the honor of an Individual chosen for
that position by the picpte of one of the sov
ereign states thereof, should be conducted in .
strictly Judicial minner, and that In the pro.
reeding the established rules of evidence hlumld
be applied.
It Is well known to cverjbody that this .vas
not the case. It is true that there was a strong
effort made by the honorable seintors from Ala
bama, Maryland, Kansas and Noilh Carolina, at
the beginning of the imcstigation, to exclude
all of the irrelevant testimony, but their elfoits
vere unavailing. The senators who filed a mi
nority report expressed in emphatic terms their
condemnation of the proceedings In this respect,
as well as n denunciation of the character and
practices of the prlncipil attorney and some of
the witnesses who testified for the prosecution.
The remit of the admission of all kinds of
hearsay, iirelcvant, malicious and perjured testi
mony was damaging in the extreme to the ie
epondents, as through the medium of hoth the
lospectallo and the venal press thp most wide
spread publicity was given throughout the hind
to some of the pernicious falsehoods, touching
the respondent and likewise a large number of
most eminent and cprlght legls'ators who sup
1 ortrd him and who arc the peers of the boast
ed men of any state in the union.
The previlllng theory of presumptive Inno
cence was largely ignored and the entire pro
ceedlrgs were closely analogous In the Dreyfus
rise, where the prosecution was based upon
presumptive guilt. The precedents that hae.s
been rstablhhed in examination of this charpcter
since ITS'? hive been lightly considered, if not
entirely dlfiegaided.
At the conclusion of tho speech, Mr.
Clark became the centre of a group of
senators, all desirous of pressing his
hand. Little other business of Import
ance was transacted. Tho resolution
relating to Mr. Clark went over until
tomorrow, and the senate proceeded to
the transaction of routine business.
Letter to Governor of Montana,
Senator Clark, in announcing his
resignation, said: "Acting upon my
own judgment and holding no one re
sponsible for the result, I have con
cluded to place my resignation in the
hands of the chief executive of Mon
tana, and I here submit a copy of a
letter addressed to him under date of
May 11, and which is now In his hands,"
The letter follows:
Washington, May II. 1000.
To His Kscellency, the (lovcrnor of Montam,
Helena, Mont.
Dear Sin The Sljth leglslatlie assembly t.n
the 2Sth diy of January, IBM), elected mn to
represent tho stato of Montana In the senate
of the United States for the term cominenclnir
on tho fourth of March, 1S00.
Under the authority of tho credentials signed
by' the goiernor of the state I tnteied upm
the discharge of the duties of lint position on
Ihe first Monday of last December, after qualify
ing by taking the oath of office, prcscrilied by
law.
On the fourth day of December, 1SU0, two
memorials were presented to the senate of the
United Mstca prasing that my right and title to
continue to act as a senator ui der the credentials
which certified to my election should l In
vestigated, These memorials with the accpm
panjlnif papers weie referred lo a standing com
mittee of that body.
After a protracted Investigation of the allega
tions of said memorialists, the committee ha
submitted its conclusion to the senate, in which
It finds that the seat which I now occupy under
the erecVntlili, Issued by authority of the vote
taken in the Joint assembly of the legislature on
the "Jlli day of January, 1609, should be de
clared vacant.
None of the charges affecting my personal
honor, or which alleged that I had personally
been guilty of corrupt ptactlccs have been sus
tained by the finding of the committee.
Conscious of the rettllude of my own con
duct, and alter a critical examination of all the
evidence taken by the committee, convinced
that those friends who were so loyal to me dur
ing that blller contest did not resort to dishon
orable or corrupt means to Inlluence the action
of the members of the legislature In their choice
of senator; Jet I am unwilling to continue to
occupy a seat In the senUc of the United States
under credentials which Its rommttlce has de
clared rests for their authority upon the action
of a legislature, which was not fiec and volun
tary In its choice of a senator.
Self respect and due regard for the opinion
of my associates, and a sense of duty to' the
people of the state of Montana demand that I
iliould return the credentials under which I am
acting us one of the lepresentntlvcs In the sen
ate of the United States, leaving the slate and
her people to take such action as will conserve
and promote her best Interest in the national
council.
Influenced by these considerations I deem It
eminently proper, without unnecessary delay, to
resign the position of United Stales senator fiom
the state of Montam, to which 1 was chosen by
the Sistli legislative assembly ol Montana, on
the 2Sth day of Januirv. 1ST).
With sentiments of esteem, I remain
llespectlully jours,
(Signed) W. A. Clark.
May Be Appointed.
St. Paul, Mny 15. A Helena,, Mon
tana, special to the Dispatch says:
Lieutenant Governor Sprlggs, who
arrived today, received Senator Clark's
relgnatlon and will re-appoint Clark
before fi o'clock. The opinion is ox
pressed that Clark having resigned be
fore the senate declared his seat va
cant, the governor's appointment will
bo recognized. Governor Smith wired
that he would leave California today,
but will a i rive too late to stop the
action of Lieutenant Governor Sprlggs,
who, it is said, belongs to the Clark
faction, while Smith Is said to be al
lied with the Dalyltos. Tho develop
ments have created a profound sen
sation throughout the whole state.
MR, CLARK APPOINTED.
Acting Governor Sprlggs Says That
Ho May Succeed Himself.
Helena, Mont., May 15. Acting Gov
ernor Sprlggs tonight appointed W. A.
Clark, or Butte, United States senator,
to serve until the next legislature shall
elect ills successor. Senator Clark'3
resignation was filed eaily in the day
-t'lfl, tl,. m-,,-..-.,n ..Mil .n.trrl. 1-. a ...nn
' nKnntnl..,l 1... T tn..nn.. -. .
til'lM,iiiit:u uj jiuuLt'uuiii uuYl'ijiur
Sprlggs, who Is acting governor, to
succeed himself. Governor Smith, who
Is opposed to Claik, Is on a visit to
California.
Lieutenant Governor Sprlggs has all
alfing been a friend of Senator Clark
(luring his enndidacy for senatorshlp
and since, although he preserved the
utmost impartiality in his office as
lieutenant governor and president of
the senate during" the senatorial con
test. Governor Smith, a partisan of
the Daly people, left the state two
weeks ago for California. o attend
some mining cases in which he Is in
terested. At that time thert was no
thought of Senator Clerk r signing.
The resignation filed today came as
Jl .nm-l in tl.n HS1tIa nt tUn atntn
who had no inkling of the coup pre
pared. During the day Acting Gov
ernor Sprlggs received a great many
telegrams from nil over the state, urg
ing him to appoint Senator Clark, al
leging that he was the real choice of a
large majority of tho Democrats and
n large proportion of the Republicans
ns wall. The acting governor was be
selged all day by individuals and by
delegations friendly and hostile to Mr.
Clark.
Washington. May 1,".. Senator Clark
accepted the appointment In the fol
lowing reply to Governor Sprlggs:
Washington, May 13.
Hon. A. K. Spilggs, povernor of Montana.
Pear Governor 1 Imc the honor to ackmiwi
edge the receipt of jour very complimentary
message infoiniing me of my appointment to fill
the vacancy in the Unite 1 Slates senate caused
by my icsignatlon and to Inform joti of my ac
re ptaree thereof. I fully appreciate the high
compliment Implied by jour notion and pledge
injsclf to dlsclnrge the duties of the office in tin
llterests of the people of the state with the
best of mv ability. With assurance of my rs
teem, I am Yours sincerely,
Win A Claik.
METHODIST CONFERENCE.
Majority Report of the Committee
on Episcopacy Is Adopted Tho
Election of a Colored Bishop I3
Approved.
Chicago, May 15. The general con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church voted today to increase by two
its board of general superintendents,
thus adopting the majority report of
the committee on episcopacy. This
was tho result of a Vote taken after
one of the most exciting and eloquent
debates of the quadricnnlal confer
ence. The proceedings were watched
by u crowd that taxed the capacity
of the Auditorium to Its utmost.
Tho majority report, which was con
sidered as being in the nature of a
compromise, wus adopted after two
mlnoilty reports, one resolving that
no bishops be elected, and the other pro
viding for the election of four addi
tional members of tho boaid of gen
eral superintendents, had been voted
down. Previous to the voting the com
mittee's report favoring the election
of a colored bishop wap odopted by a
large majority, uno ballot on the Se
lection of the two general superintend
ents was taken Just before the closo of
tho session, but Its result will not bo
announced until tomorrow.
The election of bishops of tho Metho
dist church has so far resulted in no
choice. One ballot was taken today,
but none of the forty odd candidates
received the necessary two-thirds vote
required under the rules. The num
ber of votes cast was CSO und it was
predicted that a dozen ballots might
have to be taken to secure tho two
bishops desired,
Tho board of tellers closely guarded
the result. Even the church leaders
and candidates were denied Informa
tion they sought from the tellers as to
how the vote stood. Balloting will be
resumed tomorrow.
Steamship Arrivals.
New York, May 15. Arrived: Maacdam, Hot
terdam. Cleared: Southwark, Antwerp! Oceanic,
Liverpool j St, Paul, Southampton, Salient
I,ahn, llremen, via Chcrlur and Southamp
ton; riottcrdam, Itctterdam,
THE BOER
ENVOYS
ARRIVE
Come In Interest of Peace
at Any Price.
EAGER FOR WAR KEWS
Are Not Discouraged by Reports of
Reverses nt Arms Somewhat Ret
icent Regarding; Plans, but Inti
mate a Deslro to Havo tho United
States Arbitrate with England In
Case Mr. McKinley Should Refuso
They Expect to Arouse Public Sen
timent in Their Behalf.
New York, May 15. The steamship
Maasdam, with the peace envoys from
the South African republic, arrived
hero today after a voyage of twelve
days from Rotterdam. The envoys',
Abraham Fischer, J. M. A. TTolmar
ans and C. H. AVessels, were met by
a committee which went down the
bay to greet them and later were wel
comed by a larger body of Boer sym
pathizers gathered on tho pier at llo
boken, where tho Maasdam docked.
The mayor of that city extended a
welcome to them and the party then
took the ferry for the Hotel Manhat
tan in New York, where the envoys
will lodge during their stay in this
city.
The envoys wero eager to hoar tho
latest news fiom tho war. When told
of tho reverses to their arms and tho
advances trade by Lord Roberts, they
merely shrugged their shoulders.
"Such news," said Mr. Fischer, "doe3
not disconcert us In tho least. "We
read thise dispatches between the
lines; besides, what difference does one
or a dozen reverses mean to us? We
never prorote to stop fighting until
we have gained what wo are lighting
for our Independence."
The delegates were reticent concern
ing their plans. "We cannot say any
thing which may hinder cur cause.
We should like to have tho gqvern
ment arbitrate with England and un
doubtedly we shall go to Washington
and try to havo an audience with
President McKinley. If we cannot in
duce the government to do what wo
like we shall 'try to arouse the people
so that tl t-y will compel the govern
ment to recognize us in that way."
Mr. Fischer taid their future plans
wero still undecided and that they
would be largely gulddd by events as
they happened. As it is. the reception
committee has received invitations
from the mayors of sixty towns and
cities .n the United States, and it is
probable that they will visit many
of thesf places before sailing again
fo the continent.
Met by Reception Committee.
The executive committee of the citi
zens' reception committee met tho en
voys at the hotel, tho chairman, Kllla
en Van Renssaeler, making a brief
speech of welcome, in which he said
that while the Boer cause did not have
the sympathy of the "upper ten" and
"four hundred," he could assure them
of the sympathy of 95 per cent of the
American people.
Welcoming speeches In a similar vein
to that of Mr. Van Renssaeler were
made by ex-Judge Van Hoesen and
Edwards Lauterbach and Delegate
Fischer then replied, In put as follows:
"If the sentiments I have heard to
night could be voiced throuchout the
land our Journey would not have been
necessary. America would act with
voice. We shall not be backward In
our requests. We are a young repub
lic, but we are on tho same platform
for liberty and Independence as Is this
country. We do not wish to appeal
only to your sentiments, but to your
common sense as well. What Great
Britain wanted was our gold and dia
monds. When we were poor they paid
no attention to us. Then there must
be some excuse for doing so and they
talk about the iranchlse and many
other things equally vague and false.
We come to seek peace, but not at any
price. We do not Intend to bo mur
dered out of exlstnce. We ask that
you Investigate our cause. If you find
it wrong, then we will submit to being
made practical slaves and give up our
lands. If we are right, then we want
you to help us maintain the things
we have won nt a great sacrifice."
Mr. Wessels spoke briefly. Ho said
tho Boers were not fighting for some
thing they meiely wanted to possess,
but for their liberty.
Delegate Wolermans, being unable to
speak English, made nit address of a
few words In Dutch, which was inter
preted. Physicians Meet.
Springfield, 111., May 15. The fifteenth annual
convention of tho Illinois State Medical associa
tion opened here today, and will continue until
the 18th. Nearly 500 phvsielans from all parts
ol tho state are present. Dr. Harold Mover, of
Chicago, delivered the ''opening address.
Florence Nightingale 80.
tendon, May 15. The eightieth birthday of
riorcnee Ulghtlngale Is being appropriately re
membered today, llesides the part sha played
in the Crimean war, she will always be known
as tho friend and supporter of the governesses'
institution in Hurley street.
Plans of Denver and Rio Grande.
Denver, Colo., May 15. At a special meeting
of the directors of the Denver and Illo Grande
railroad today a proposition to guarantee the
.',2JT,000 of Itln Grande Southern 4 per cent.
hrt mortgage lionds, was voted on.
Stocking Factory Burned.
sVllLea-Ilarre, May 15. Tho stocking factory of
Morgan & Menzics was totally destroyed by life
today. The loss is $fi0,ooo, covered by insur
ante. Audience to Archbishop,
Home, May 15. The pope today gave an au
dience to Archbishop Corrlgsn, cf New York.
TJIK KKWS THIS MOltNINU
Weather Indications Today!
THUNDER STORMS COOLER.
1 General-Senator Clwk Resigns His Seat in
the United States Senate.
Hoer Knvo.vs at New York.
House Committee Adopts Trust Resolution.
Opening of tho Kplscopal Diocesan Conven
tion. 2 General Northeastern Prnrsylvanla.
llnanclal and Commercial.
3 Local Judge living's Address on Christian
Science.
4 IMltorlal.
News and Comment.
ff Local Opening of the fp'scopal Diocesan
Convention (Concluded.)
6 Local Court Proceedings.
Monument tor Frances Slocum.
7 Local E. n. Sturges a Candidate for Jury
Commissioner.
Itcv. J. J. Loughran on the Crusaders.
8 Local West Scrantcn and Suburban.
D ltnund About the County.
Hasp Hall News and Comment.
10 Local Live News of the Industrial World.
THE ODD FELLOWS
AT HARRISBURG
Grand Lodge Holds Its Seventy-Seventh
Annual Session Over Ono
Thousand Delegates Present at tho
Opening in tho Opera House.
Harrlsburg, May 15. Tho seventy
seventh annual session of the Grand
lodge of Odd Fellows of Pennsylvania
opened today in tho Harrlsburg opera
house with over 1,000 delegates in at
tendance. Addresses of welcome were
delivered by Lieutenant Governor
Gobln, of Lebanon, in behalf of the
state, and Senator McCarrell, of Har
rlsburg, in behalf of tho city, both of
whom are members of the order. The
response was given by Harry L. Ncall,
of Philadelphia. The lodge then went
Into executive session to receive and
consider the report of the oillcers. Tho
report of James B. Nicholson, grand
secretary, showed that there were 218
lodges of the order of Daughters ot
Rebekah In this stnte, with a total
membership of over 13,000.
During the past twelve months relief
has been given to 17.01C members of the
order; number of widowed families re
lieved, 501; paid for the relief of broth
ers, $152,481.80; paid for the relief of
widowed families, $3,711.03; paid for the
education of orphans, $27,334.63; paid
for burying the dead, $144,875.80; paid
for special rellef,$21,2S0.05; total amount
paid for relief, $040,803.97; total expend
itures for relief and working expenses,
$953,578.24; number of weeks' sickness,
138,362.
The portion of the report relating to
subordinate lodges follows: Number
of members at last annual report, 10G,
121: number initiated during the year,
7,631; number admitted by card, 723;
number reinstated, 801; total, 115,470;
number of members dropped during
the year. 1,511; number of members
withdrawn by card, 633; number of
members suspended, 6,248; number of
members expelled, 60; total, 8,492; pres
ent membership, 10C.9S1; increase in
membership, 863; number of applicants
rejected, 277; number of past grands,
29,623: number of working lodges, 1,
0S7; number of lodges surrendered, 10;
number of lodges Instituted, 7; de
crease in number of lodges, 3.
The report of M. Richards Muckle,
grand treasurer, estimated the reve
nues for the ensuing year to be $24,483,
and the expenditures, $23,450, of which
$9,000 was estimated for mileage to
Harrlsburg and $000 for expenses of
session.
Tho report of the committee on re
vision of the constitution and by-laws
was made a special order for tomor
row. The annual assembly of the Daugh
ters of Rebekah, the auxiliary order
to the Odd Fellows, began today, with
several hundred daughters in attend
ance. Mrs. Laura X Morrow called
the meeting to order, after which ad
dresses were made by Past Grand Pa
triarch Wiley and Past President Jano
D. Wiley. The assembly degree was
conferred In the presence of the as
sembly with complete ceremony, over
100 receiving it. This afternoon tho
reports of the president and secretary
wero received.
EDWARD FARLEY'S DEATH.
Caught by n Large Stone While
Prospecting for a Quarry.
Special to the Seranton Tribune.
Montrose, May 15. Edward Farley
met death on the farm of Willis Bab
cock, shortly after five o'clock this
afternoon, while prospecting around
tho farm for a location for a stono
quarry. A largo stone fell upon ono
of his legs, breaking an artery, and
before medical aid could bo summoned
the unfortunate man bled to death.
His remains wero removed to his homo
here.
Deceased loaves a wife and threo
small children who wore dependent
upon him. Mr. Farly came here from
Auburn and has been employed ns
hostler in tho Tarbell house barns.
Manila's New Criminal Code.
Manlh, May 15. The new criminal code went
In operation today. Iho privileges ot tho writ
ot habeas corpus are row Invested in Individuals.
I'nder the old Spanish law they were granted,
but the matter was lilt to the discretion of the
Judge. In this way there was a loophole for
abuses of the right.
Trackmen Receive Increased Wages.
Altoona, I'a., Slay IV The track repairmen
of the Pennsylvania railroad havo been granted
an Incrra-io In wages of from $1.20 to $1.50 a
day. Ihe advance was made necessary by scat
city of inn. The old hands were leaving the
work by hundreds to accept better paying posi
tions. Cleveland Visits Havana.
New York, May IV Koimer I'lesidcnt Cleve
land, accompanied by K. C. Deuedict, boarded
the steam jacht Oneida today for a two weeks'
cruise in the West Indies, Including a visit
to Havana,
Purchaso of an Eight-Mile Road.
Heading, May 13. The projectors of the pro
posed Reading, Lanraster and Baltimore rail
road this afternoon bought tho Mohnsvllle and
Adamstown railroad, eight miles long, which
will be used ai part of their line.
OPENING OF
DIOCESAN
CONVENTION
Annual Address Delivered
by Bisliop Talbot.
HIS REFERENCE TO
MATTER OF DIVORCES
Urged Careful Preparation on tho
Part of Young Men Who Intond
Entering the Ministry Reviewed
tho Work That Has Been Dono i(
tho Episcopal Diocese of Central'
Pennsylvania During tho Year. I
Rev. P. S. Ballentine Entered a
Protest Against tho Present!
Method of Conducting tho Buslnesa
Affairs of tho Convention Dlo-.
cesan Ofllcers Were Nominated antj
Elected.
Nearly two hundred clcricnl nnd layi
representatives of Episcopal churches
in thirty-two different counties of tho
state, last night at St. Luke's entered
upon the twenty-ninth annual conven
tion of tho Diocese of Cetral Penn
sylvania, of which Ut. Itev. Ethelberti
Talbot, D. D., LL. P., is bishop.
The convention was opened with a
picturesque procession, devotional ex
ercises and tho annual address of
Bishop Talbot, in St. Luke's church.
Organization was then effected in St.
Luke's parish housb and tho business
proceeded with for an hour, durlncr
which much ground was covered. Two
sessions will be held today and tho
convention will come to n close with
a reception in tho parish house by tho
Women's Guild tonight.
Tile dloccso is comprised of tho fol-
lowing counties: Adams, Bedford,
Berks, Blair, Bradford, Carbon, Cen
tre, Clinton, Columbia, Cumberland,
Dauphin, Franklin, Huntingdon, Ju
niata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Leb
anon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming.
Mllllin. Montour, Northampton, North
umberland, Pike, Potter. Schuylkill,
Susqueh.ina, Tioga, Wayne, "Wyo
ming, York. Tho diocesan officers are:
DIOCESAN OKFICUUS.
Dlshop, the lit. Itev. lltbelbert Talbot, I). 3
I.L. O, South Bethlehem; secretary, Mr. Charles
M. Clement, Sunburyj treasurer, Mr. P. Hcdlng
ton Stetson, Heading; thancellcr, Mr. John O.
1'reezc, Bloomsburg; regktrar, Mr. William II.
("handler, I'll. P., outh Bethlehem; standing
coinmitttee, Itev. Marcus Aldon Tolman, presi
dent, Mauch Chunk; Itev. William P. Orrlclf,
1). D., secretary, lteadirg; Itev. Henry U Jonci,
1). 1)., I!ev. Charles Morrison, Mr. Hugh SI.
North, I.L. 1)., Mr. II. H. Jhieditli, SI. I)., Mr.
A. D. Holland, Mr. A. N. Cleaver.
Doird of Missions Tho bishop, president
officio; Mr. W. It. Duller, secretary, Mauch
Chunk; Mr. William II. Sayre, treasurer, South
llethlehem; Itev. James P. fluxtoii, archdeacon
of the Heading archdeaconry: Itev. Leroy l
Baker, archdeacon of the Hurrliburg archdeacon.
ly: Itcv. William Ihakes, archbishop of tho
Willi im-port archdeaconry; Rev. I). W. Coxe,
I). D., archdeacon o' tho Seranton archdeacon
ry; Mr. C. La Hue Muncn, Mr. Samuel II.
lie) nobis, Mr. William Howard, Mr. Guy li l'ar
quh lr.
Finance committee Mr. Charles M. Clement,
Sir. I. Itedlnpton McUon, Mr. John G. l'reeze,
Sir. Itodrey A. Meicur, Mr. Samuel II. Reynolds,
Mr. Wm. Howard.
Deputies to Ihe geneial convention Itcv. Jag
F. Powers, 1). 1)., Rev. Henry L. Jones, 1), D.,
Rev. C. C. Foley, I). I)., Rev. Rogers Israel,
Mr. W. R. Butler, Sir. Rodney A. Mcrcur, Sir.
II. 51. North, LL. U. Sir. C. M. Clement
Famining chaplains For the archdeaconry of
Reading, Rev. W. P. Orrlck, D. D., Rev. Alfred
M. Abel; for the archdeaconry of Harrlsburg,
Itev. Leroy F. Baker; for the niehdca-onry of
Willlamspurt, Rev. Ocrgo C. Foley, D. Tl., Rev.
lMward II. F.ckcl, B. D. ; for the archdeaconry
of Seranton, Rev, Horace l'dwln llayden, Rev,
Roger Israel.
DELEGATIONS WELCOMED.
Trayer nnd Scriptural readings in
terspersed with congregational and
choir singing, opened tho service,
which was attended by a largo congre
gation. Rev. Rogers Israel, for him
self and his parish, welcomed tho del'
egates in one of his usual neat and
fitting addresses, and then followed;
tho annual address of Bishop Talbot.
The bishop himself reviewed tho re
ports of tho various committees, which!
he said were very encouraging: touch
ed upon tha now missionary responsi
bilities tesultlng from tho Spanish
war; commended tho Diocesan papar,
tho Record, end tho efficient work of
its editor. Rev. James B. May, re
ferred In terms of pnilso to the Yates
Institute and Blshopthorpo school;'
spoke at length on tho woik of Wo
men's auxlllcrles, diocesan church
building club, divorce, support of aged
and infirm ckrgj', division of tho dio
cese, and tho need of a more rigid ex
amination of candidates for ministry.
BISHOP'S ADDRESS.
In beginning his address Bishop Tal
bot referred feelingly to the death dur
ing tho past year of two bishops, Right
Rev. Dr. Henry Adams Neely, of
Maine, and Right Rev. Morris Gilbert.'
of Minnesota. Ho also spoko of tho
deaths of Rev. Dr. Thomas B. Angell,
for over ten years tho honored rector
of St. Stephen's, Harrlsburg, who had
Just accepted tho rectorship of St. An
drew's church, Wilmington, Delaware,
and of two of tho prominent laity,
John J. Hart, of Lancaster, and Char
les N. Grolls, of Troy. Ho also paid
an especial tribute to tho late Itev. S.
II. Meade, for somo time rector of St.
James' church, Wllkes-Barre.
Referring to tho conquest of tho
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