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THB ONLY SGRANTON PAPKR. RECEIVING THE COMPLETE NEWS SERVICE OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE GREATEST NEWS AGENCY IN THE WORLD
TWO OENTS'.'iffiPVSWfi' RAGES SCRANTON, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 13, 190.1.
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DECLARATION
OF CATHOLICS
Members ot the Faith Are Warned
Against the Tendencu of
Educational Legislation
ADDRESS BY MGR.CONATY
Vlie Attention of Catholic Educators
Directed to the Need of Develop
ment of the High School Movement
na nn Essential Element to Educa
tional Success Must Not Bend
the Knee to the Fetich of State
Paternalism.
llj rAiliiihc Wire fio.n The Atfoctalcil I'.i
Chicago. April 12. A declaration ot
tin' Catholic position on education in
tin- fulled Suites was ndopled todav
i.t the closing session of the national
conference of Catholic colleges. The
resolutions comprising the declaration
rci-i.'lvcil the itniiiiiiiKXis assent of the
ropit. sen Ui lives of seventy different col
1 'gos. practically llu entire collegiate
system of the Catholic church in Amer
ica Tho delegates on adjourning were
enthusiastic over the results of their
labors. feeling confident that the con
ference ha.s been a marked success.
The declaration adopted was as fol
lows: I ii-l 'lit..' thi- n-oci.ltioii of Catholic col
A .g" it'iuest it-, piefldetil. lit. Iter. Thoin.i-, J.
onin, rc.-pi ttiollj- to fill (lie .itlfittloii of the
H-liop. u tin' I'nitid Mitct. at their annual
r,i"elit.s t" tin- .utl" ol tliw ecnfeicmc Iti re
und tn ft' colIr,;l:itr tondilioiis anil especially
Hi.' iii.purt.iiid: ot the high irlmol inotement.
wniii n.nt the tdidcncj- of (durational leg-
iMjtion (erica us lo warn oin Catholic people
nt On fiv-ti.iii.itio .iiid "ill ili-lmdl ellort. In itr
'tin iUJttiih touanl itb-olulr i-Utc (.out rol in
(loadon, llierohy thrcitinliitf and viippiina; all
lirivjt .. li.iatloii.il (lltirt, tlnu depriving a large
r- ru tlii eiliicn- ot thr ltlicily of niilntainin;
nclools in whti U their religion slnll be mad; an
(-iitiil dement.
I'lilrd ll'U m1 remind ligiclatois o( the lishti
"f unit mm. guarantcd lo n liy our American
i ii)'i:hi' and oil (heir- attcn'ion ti die .s.vflcm
of liools which our people hive ln.iintainitl at
ar.il I'vpoiisi- .iml ..icnihe.
Idirih -'II. .it we pioli-t ag-iin-l the tinfur ami
iitiju-l ihxinniniiiiiiw it-Milting fiom mu:li of
in idiK up mil hgi-lilion and a apn"il to the
t.iiiniiinl(ilms and ncn-a- m ju-tke of the Amcri-
1..11 ii opU n tin ti'( t i truni fucn iJlibtiality.
I'll Ifi J it it this coiilneiiec ol Catholic colleges
i. um.it) u- thai, we .ire iuf.lllli-rt in nNteillPS
tint our enllcgr sj.-lrm dcit'ives the gmcroiia
operation of all interested in ln-h.T Catholic
I'i'.U'Mthin, :ind we pleduo .nnsol-e- to U'e every
i Hurt lo porfKt fclill inre Mir rolif-latc ecu
llt ion-.
i(li lh.it we (.ill iiio;i j!i Catl'.olics lo ire
ciiKt I lie iinKritie r.ud ci .. more pTfiet ir
rraiii'.niuii nt uiir rdiiiMiional .ytem and wo a--me
them that with a fuller doelopment ot the
alholie hls'i srl.ool we idiall Ii.ne a uunpli'lc
s.ilrni. wilh it.", headship in the unhon-Ity, und
thus we i-h.tll rmitiiiiK' lo iiMlntain a hiuh col
lfKlale Maudalil.
"iVrfrds of rlicep fioiu across the sea
m'1'i. tvcflvoil In a pablef-rani of con
' f-ratulaticms fiom I'ope l.uo XII at
llonio.
Tlu tollowinfr oilK-eiti were chosen
to serve diirinp; the ensuine: year:
President, KIbIu lev. Thomas .T.
f'onaty. D. V.. rector of the CalholU;
iniiver.-ity, W-ishiiiutoii: secretary and
treaHtircr. 3Iev. John Conway, 8. J
(lonza college. Washington; inemb"rs
of the standing committee, AuRustlnn-i,
Mo Kiwrcnee A. iJelurey, Villn Xova
colk'se. Villa Xova, I'.t. UtMli'dletines,
ue Vincent Jltiln-r, si. Uedes coIIpku,
Tern, 111.; Fathers of the Holy Cross,
Itev. .lames French, Notre Dame uni
vcrhlty, Notre Dame, Ind ; diocesan,
Uev. William l fi'll.ir.t, .Mount St,
Mary's college, Kinmitt.slnir'-, "Md: Jes
nits. It v. John Conway, ilonza eoll-e,
Washiimton.
U was decided in liuM the nel con-fertiu-e
In Uifc, the llrsl Tue-'day, Wed.
neidiiy and TlwrMlay after duly -i, in
Chicago.
Mpr, County's Address,
tlrent Interest nttaehed to Hie ililiif;
lddri't-s ot the iu"t-ident of tho eoufef
I'tH'e. Mkp. conaty. With a vliior and
nullciicil eloiiueiice thai held his audi
etice till the last uoul, he spoke in
part as follows;
Criillcnii) the ror.Urtiiti . The altotitiou of
l mlidi.- idncitui.- h m Invn ihretttd to the need
f ("dci!im'iit. rf the hlsli wl.oi'l uiouiiiint iu
ill 1'aditl.il iliiu.'i'l In uiir nliu.ilit.ii.il hiniesJ,
widle (he Mud.'. .ltturiM lo us nt (he plan and
purpose nf (Uiicitloiul c'il.'liiii huiihl opi u
id.' eiis of all lo the iIiiikcis wlikh threaten
cur llheitv ot imiMiimr hy tln iimli'iuy in
varil al-oliilo Mite (imlrol i.n all ,.umi.' in
idueatlon, diua nu-liiiiff ull Indhiduil ellort and
(tlppliui; all attempts at piiato nh.iU in
wlili h our ielli;ioii i uiel. i,n rtnllil i.utor,
t .m (itizeir, w wi.ll a. UiiMIjio, mid u
ulu-u to lifinl the lititc to tho fit'cli of stJic
pntcrnilitiil and ilalui, b iilue ci our tltlicii
hlp, the rlsl't to iduiate our people In bilnwl-,
vhiili our iHittoi'liiuo approtet. v app.ai n
tin naiui. uf tin, ).piit ot (oii'inoii tlllji-ii-liip to
l.ii spirit ot pitiie .md Mir plij, in). I we Maud
ready ikfiud out claim In (. ,,,. ,, (,
cdiieatlon Wo wain a I luUli.ni people Hilt
Clirioliitill i in daii'.rr Hum (h,. aritfjauce of
tjianny of IteMuion whlili not ..nly dile pu.i.
tnu iilisliii! tioui Mate xhooU, Inn u,n alnu
to eriish Ihe prlute mIiooI, la w,ui, relisiwi
ilwelli u it my twill, lly fcliimiiu Ihe tiviid
of legi, lot Ion we pl..ee heioie cur people (he
ilari-eik on whUli out f-teiii el ihvol4 c
iwi'd. 'I ho U()ii(l(j of tills lomritiKO oigmUalioii
iniJtleatiMi. 'IliU calls lor a lilndlns toijelher
or all the tUintuH tlut miU our sjsteni and a
ijctinuinatlon tliat wc will leavo iiothins uii.
(Jone until wu Imv. iK-credei in j, complete
unliytrg or our tducatioml woil., With a lar?c
high Khool dvelopinent e tuiy icnlldenlly as.
uro our people that we aic fu a tonditlon to
she a complete cduiatiun. 'Ihe unlvcii.it-'
standi at the head of oia- rjttem and thui guar,
antces to collftfe and school the loinpletlvn o( all
educational lll?rty. Let our walthv.iinl he lh)
C'ulliollc nj.tcin ot education tor our (nople na
hrd iiiIIiii- In lh ifoMen rlulu wlileh liindj
mind and liesit to the ijirat trutli of Cod. Our
chool), our colleges, our nnlwclty, (he tafe
puard ol our wnsclenei', the piutocilcn ot our
llhertlesi, Ihe guardian ul our iJioivledje, the en
nol.llni; of our cllUenship. lay (lod Ut,s our
woil; ami our country honor, our mciIiIccs in
the in'j-a of ClaUIUti idueaticii.
Mine. Jnnauschek Receives $5,000.
Kcw- York, April l.'.-lhc pioctcdt ol Ihe
bent fit sin u for Mme. JaiiaiHcJiek at Wallaek's
tki'iUr, tbl aflernoo.-i, jniountvd to h-'iMX
THE WISUSSET BURNED
Mt, Pocono's Most Beautiful Summer
Hotel Is in Ashes rite Caused
by nn Explosion of Gnsoline.
By llTcttvlte Who Irom Ihe .ocitted 1'tcw.
Stroudsbtirrr, Pa., April 12. Tito Wls
cassot, the ltiiBest and best equipped
liotei at Mt. Pocono, this county, was
burned to tho ground at R.SO o'clock
this evening. Ioss, nearly MO.OOO; in
surance unknown. I'lumbers were nt
work during tho day in the building
and an explosion of prasollne which
they wore usitifr started tho lire.
Tho WiBcashut was built nearly fif
teen years ngo by Howard S. Chase,
Henry K. Catlello and A. lloedor Cham,
hers, all of Philadelphia. A few years
later It was enlarged. -At tho time of
its destruction tho building was owned
by Howard A. Chase. Pow articles
were saved. The Wlseassnt was beau
tifully located near Wiscasscl Heights
rind was liberally patronized by Phlla
delphlaus. Among those who spent some time
at Ihe liotei were tho Into Christopher
L. JIagec, of Pittsburg, and the lato .1.
Addison Poi lop, former secretury lo
President McKlnley.
FIGHT WITH GYPSIES
ON THE MOUNTAINS
One Person Killed and Several
Wounded in an Encounter
Near Johnstown.
By IhcliuiMj Wire from The Aj'oclated Pre!.
Johnstown, Pa., April 12. In a
fierce fight on the mountains near Lily
last night between a band of gypsies
and a posse of officers, one gypsy man
was -killed outright, a gypsy woman
shot through the shoulder. Division
Foreman Titler, of Unllitzln, was
wounded in the mouth, and Frank
Coons, his assistant, was shot through
tho bowels. The latter is expected to
die.
Tlie gypsies had come from Blair
county where they are charged with
having committed numerous thefts
and were followed by a constable who
secured assistance when he came close
upon them. On the approach of the
posses, the gypsies broke their camp
near .Summit, but seeing that escape
was impossible, made a stand and
opened lire.
After the fight the gypsies carried
the body of their dead companion and
tho wounded woman to .Lilly, where
several of the party were arrested nnd
put in jail.
CHINA'S RESOURCES.
Committee of Ministers Has Reached
Conclusion That $300,000,000 in
Gold Can Be Raised.
lly Kiolusiie Wile from The Awociilcd 1'ien
Pekin, April 12. The committee or
ministers which is considering China's
financial resouiccs has reached the con
clusion, based upon what Iniorniatiim
is thus far obtainable, that $300,000,01)0
in gold can be raised without Injuring
China's resources. The examination by
the committee into the subject is thus
far incomplete and it will probably sub.
setiuently learn that other Chinese re
sources fop indemnities are available.
The ministers openly express their
desire that the foreign ti-oops leave Pe
kin. They are saumingly as anxious
for the departure as were the besieged
ministers anxious for the arrival of tho
troops,
MANAGER WARREN
IS IN CONTROL.
Central Railroad of New Jersey Will
Allow Him to Settle Differences.
Pv l'.(lnili-p Wire from The Afsorlalcd Prow.
New Tori;, April 12. Oeorge P. Haer,
.T. S. Ilairis, J, Lowlier Welsh, Charles
Steele and K H. Thomas were elected
directors of the Central Jtailro.ul of
Now Jersey. Cieorgu V, Hiyr was then
elected president of the company. Mr.
Haer is also president of tho Heading
company, which controls tho Central,
Samuel Sloan, also retired as a direc
tor of the road.
According to trustworthy informa
tion the board considered the attitude
of the dissatisfied employes and gave
tumoral Manager Warren practically
control of nil matter connected with
the present differences.
A rumor Hint word had been received
from J. p. Morgan, now in London,
that there must bu no strike on the
system was denied ul the local otllce.
Tim newly elected directors take the
places of Henry Maxwell, Charles
Lanier, P, H. Hotirno and J. A. Uur
liiud, tho later deceased. Tho regular
(luarterly dividend of 1U pur cent, wah
declared, payable May II,
Neeiy May Sell His Brickyard,
lly r.xcluaho Wiic fiom The Assoilntcd Prow.
ll.nan.i, April U. The legal autluiritlei htve
Runled perniUdon to C'liailts V, Neoly to
bell the hikk ,nl and land In lUuna Mamling
in hU name, ) rjoney tullzcd with this will
bo turned oe to tho te,mt nnd Kept la trust
in. 1 11 a iloiMoii U rt-uchul In cornectiou with
liU allied riulwlrMi-nt of postal funds,
Disastrous Blaze at Edgewod.
lly i:ilude Wiie fiom The Aiso.iited Prew
I'itUbua, Apiil U. UOgenood had a dlpjj.
trous file today, Tlie tire luokc out In the icsl.
donee of Pi. M. McClarcn, near the I'dinsyliania
railroad, und within a ury short time it, togeth
er with the tine lenldenccs of L V. Kclltr and
William J. Knot, iidjolnlnc;, weto in mint, 'J he
Ui will reach wily $Xl,0f0.
Tioga Fostmastets.
lly Cxtluslte Wirs fiom The Asoclatnl l'rev
Wjiliiiuiton, iull 12. Tito lollowlng- fourth
clj.i puilinalei3 for Tiosa lounty, lp.n.ylvanU,
vcro appointed lodiy: (tdlo Corner, David Lar
riu; TUdj-htoii, S, 1,. Sepjle,
Four Per Cent. Bonds Purchased.
Uy Exclushe Wire from Tlie Associated Tree.
Washington, April 12. The sci.ri.tary ol (ho
trcatury thU afteruoou purchased some thort Una
I per cent bonds at 113.63, tho unio pike he
paid fur the Ut booiU purcliutd.
BLOODY FIGHT
WITH THUGS
A Pittsbura Detective Falls Betore
Bullets from the Desperate
Diamond Robbers.
BAD GANG IS CAPTURED
Most Exciting- Events Begin with
the Murder of a Mt. Washington
Grocer nnd End in tho Capture of
Four of a Gang of Diamond Rob
bers Desperate Battle of Edward
Wright and the Detectives Four
Thousand Dollars Worth of Gems
Recovered.
fly Kwlusbe Vine tioui The Anointed Pi .
Pittsburg, April 12. Theto hns
scarcely been a more eventful day in
the annals of the Pittsburg police than
Inday. Thomas D. Knhnc, a Mount
Washington grocer, was shot and
killed In his home by three burglars
while defending his wife, who was be
ing chloroformed. A few hours later,
the rendezvous of the alleged felons
was discovered at ?,2 Fulton stnjet, and
a. force of detectives put to work on
tho case. In a desperate; light which
followed. City Detective Patrick K.
Fitzgerald was instantly killed and one
of the alleged robbers, who gave ,hln
name as Edward Wright, who tired tho
shots that killed Fitzgerald, was bad
ly wounded. Two male and two fe
male members of the alleged robber
gang was arrested and diamonds and
other booty worth from $3,000 to $ 1.000
recovered. The whole of the gang Is
believed to be In custody and the de
tectives have evidence that the men
are responsible for the numerous burg
laries of the past month or two In
and atound this city. Tho wounded
prisoner was removed to Mercy hospi
tal, where it is said he may recover,
although ho was shot three times.
The others arersted gave their names
as Robert Wilcox and his wife, Jen
nie; J. It. 'Wright, a brother of the
murderer, and a woman said to be his
wife. They were taken to Central
station, where it was learned that all
were from Chicago. Wilcox Is said to
ho known in that city as "Kid" Nich
ols. Mrs. Wilcox admitted thai they
had all come from Chicago sonio
months ngo and had been working
here since then.
The detectives first wont lo n house
on Hedford avenue.
A woman fully dressed, was sitting
at a table eating breakfast and a man
lay on the be, clothed. As he caught
sight of the officers ho darted his hand
under the bolster but at the command
"hands up" and the presentation of a
loeded revolver, he surrendered. The
officers looked under the pillow and
found three loaded revolvers theie.
They then repaired to the Fulton
street rendezvous when the shooting
took place.
The Battle with Revolvers.
The description of the encounter in
the rooms as told by Inspector Robert
Gray, of the detective bureau, was
most graphic. When he and Fitzger
ald went up stairs they knocked on tho
door. It was eiuietly opened by a wo
man. Her hody blocked a view of the
room and the officers thought the miiti
they were after had escaped, having
had warning from flu; woman, Fitz
gerald was in front of dray, holding
the door knob in his hand nnd with his
head and shoulders in the room. Sud
denly he cried: "There he is, Rob.
He's got a gun. Ttush him." Suiting
the action to tho word, the detective
rushed into the loom with "the inspec
tor at Ills heels. The woman had
stepped aside and as the officers en
tered the man hegan shooting. Hoth
officers hnd their revolvers out and re
plied to tho shots. The robber stood
upright, firing his pistol coolly, while
tho woman cowered In a corner of the
room. Fitzgerald and dray were by
this time alongside of each other, with
Fitzgerald still in tho crouching attl
tudo in which he had broken Into tlie
room.
All three men were pumping lead Into
each nthen. Suddenly Fitzgerald
luiehed against Orny nnd thu latter,
still firing, saw that his partner was
staggering and groping blindly with
his hands.
"I'm all In. Rob," shouted the detec
tive, "but don't mind me. (lot him,"
Then Fitzgerald fell, ("liny grasped
the pistol which thu murderer held and
snatched It from his hand. It had, as
afterwards wits discovered one hall hi
It, so that four shots must have been
filed. Suddenly tho follow pulled an
other revolver, where from firuy could
not realize, The man began to shoot,
Gray had fired ull his ammunition,
and tlie fellow still kept fniiig.alllioiigh
apparently very weak from tho bullets
that must have cached him. ilrny
grasped him by the throat and Iried to
throw him to tho (loop, hoth mini .stum
bling to ami fro over tho body of Fitz
gerald. Then at last the man threw
up his hands, and with the words, "I'll
give In," dropped to tho Moor.
No examination was inutle of llio
body until later, but It is hiipposed Hint
one op more ot" the bullets from the
murderer's pistol had siiuck Fitzgerald
In the breast. Xt is Gray's opinion thut
he died as ho fell to the floor, although
ho Is not positive, us his own light with
the murdeter lasted, It seemed to him,
several minutes after Fitzgerald fell.
There Is no doubt in the minds of
O'.Mara and Ills detectives that they
have tho men who murdered Kahiin;
who havo committed tho rohhorle.s In
AHptnuall, lOtna and Slinrpshurg, al
most invariably using chloioform; who
entered tho house of tho Rev. Henry T.
McClelland .everal weeks ngo, and who
have committed scores of oilier rob
beries. For several weeks detectives
havo been on night duty In the l-.'aHt
Knl seeking the perpetrators of the
robberies. The booty that was found
In tho house on Hcdfonl avenue fur
nished the proof.
FRANK BOSTOCK INJURED
The Well Known "Zoo" Proprietor
Encounters a Bengal Tiger and
Is Dangerously Wounded.
lis l:vilutii! Wlic Itoni The .WtnlJled l're.
Indianapolis. April 12. Ttnjult. the
Rongul tiger that fatally Injured one
of the keepers ut the "Zoo" In this
city several months ago, after a des
perate light In the animals cage, to
day attacked Frank C. Rostock, pro
prietor of the "Zoo," and dangerously
Injured liltu. It Is feared by the sur
geons that Rostock will lose his left
arm. 'Ills right log and his face -wort!
badly lacerated.
Preparations were being- made at the
"Zoo" to ship nujub, with several
other animals, to the Pan-American
opposition at Buffalo. Mr. Rostock
had just arrived from Baltimore to di
rect the work. He took Rnjah Into
the arena this morning with the In
tention of piillltug hlui through some
tricks. Ilostoek wore a heavy wire
mask over his head and neck and car
ilcd a revolver and club.
At the conclusion of the er.ero.Nc.
the beast was lelnasod and strirteil to
ward his cage along a winding pas
sageway from the arena to the reap
of the cages. In this nnirow place the
animal suddi-iily leaped upon Rostock
and forced hhn to the floor. Rostock's
left arm was torn by -the tiger's fangs.
Tho mask was broken open and the
tiger was gnashing at his victims face
when a trainer rushed to the rescue
and drove the enraged bea;t to his
cage, after fii-ing several shots inlo
his body.
NEW JERSEY CENTRAL
WAGE CONTROVERSY
No Material Progress Made Towaids
Settlement Engineers Must Di
vide the Increase in Salaries.
11; KxcliiMie Wire fiom The Associated Pk
New Voik, April 12. The trouble be
tween the Central Railroad of New
Jersey and Its employes Is still far
away from a settlement. Representa
tives of the employers and employes
IilIiI two long conferences in Jersey
City today, but tonight the conferees
confessed that no material progress to
wards a ;-etllement had been made.
Some minor points were conceded by
the representatives of both sides, but
on the principal points of difference,
neither side would make concessions.
Another conference! will b.- hd tomor
row, lull It Is 'not expet.ied ,nat an
agreement will be reached and the
conference will be continued into next
week.
Tlie demands of the engineers and
firemen were discussed at today's
conference. Superintendents Olhau
seit and Wontz, speaking fnjr the
company, took the ground that tho ex
isting wage scale was equitable and
should be adhered to.
The demands of the men were. In
substance:
On all passenger runs of short length,
like fiom Jersey City to Newark, pay
to bo $!l.7f per hundred miles nnd over
time after cloven consecutive hours, on
runs aggregating less than one bun
dled miles. On long distance runs,
like those to Maueh Chunk and Phila
delphia, pay lo be $.1.40 per hundred
miles. Other passenger runs, ?:;.r.O per
hundred miles.
Heavy draught engines, four cents a
mile, with a guarantee of leu miles
an hour.
The firemen demanded a. change
from the syhtem of using a hundred
miles as tho basis of calculation and
the substitution of the mile as the
unit.
Thnolliv Shea, of the firemen: John
V. Walte. of the engineers, did all tho
talking for the men. Every compro
mise proposed was found to have weak
points. Finally when It was seen that
the differences were not to be adjusted
In this manner. Superintendent Ol
hauseu presented what amounted to
the company's final say. It was that
tho company was prepared to add thir
ty thousand dollars to Us pay roll
as far as tho men In the cabs were
concerned. The pay roll to be con
sidered being that of last year. This
amounted to placing the resposlblllty
of making the men themselves dlvldn
tlie addition to their wages which the
company is willing to grant.
The trouble now atlses. tl is said
that to make the division equitable,
some of the engineers must accept a
reduction. The men on the Maueh
Chunk runs make. It Is said, as high
as S7.-10 a day. Those on the short
mn, like tho Newark branch, make
from J".2ri to $t. To effect a compio
mlho between tho two oxtremes will
now be the effort of the engineers and
firemen. The engineers on the long
runs must bo sealed down and thns-'o
on tho short inns raised.
Tho conference- adjourned tonight
wllli nail lei s in this state.
Requisition for Tnylot.
11.1 l.vlunhs Mho fiom The s0(.ialei Pie-..
Imllampolli, Apill V-'. V TCitllillon on CnV.
rrnor Durblu for tli extindilion of W, S. Tay
lor, who Ihn ltepubllean rlalnniil top Ihu
Kuitiid.y Bi'vcinorlilp duriiw tlio tiodie) con
tcl, i- not unexpected ul (In; Male lioox-.
nun in oifki.il lK'.,itli'U Mid today tint ho he
liend tin rioppiihij; of the (iniliel (a-et am tho
leu nt staUiiHiiN ullccid to hue been made by
Ml. Taj lor weie tot- I lie (nrpo'.i of paving; the
wjj for a tiijui'-itlon limn fiovcmoi lIccMiaiii,
Sixty Houses Burned.
II; l..ituho Who from Tho As0(.tatfd I'ie.
tludapc)!, April 12, Sixty hoiucs have been d
strojid by Hie at Ilia village of lloiMt., In Trail
tjlvanin. d'rejl diskless prevail there in cone
ijiitiKr. Young Corbett Knocks Out Snntiy.
Py r.Mluslve Who from The Associated I'reu.
Peiiior, April 12. -Yowic Cujbett, of Pemer,
Unlldit hnotked out IMdlr Sjnliy, of Chlo.inn,
u tlio neioud lound, In-fcrc the I'oloudo Ath
letic, as-a latlon.
V - -
No More Troops for South Africa.
By nxcluihe Wire fiom The Associated Press.
London, Apill 13. the Pally i:prcM thU
uaoiiiIiii; ciji it lurloriUmli that (lie .government
ia. dcclihd to ira" eiuliti;; if fuforrrBKiU to
t-'uutli sfih i
BISHOP TALKS
TO CANDIDATES
Gave Some Saae Advice to the
youna Men Who Are About
to Enter the Mlnistru.
DUTIES THEY UNDERTAKE
We Wont Young- Men Who Feel in
Them the Swing and Conquest of
Victory, Said the Speaker, and We
Expect You to Preach and French
Our Doctrines and to Practice
Them Which Is Sometimes Harder.
The Bishop and His Cabinet of
Presiding Elders Have Had a
Very Hard Week's Work Busi
ness Transacted Yesterday by the
Conference.
Spe.lal fiom a statl Oonc-poudciit.
West Pittston, pa.. April in. The
services today In csjnneetlon With the
Wyoming conference were exceeding
ly interesting, very lurgo audiences
were present all day. The bishop's
address to the candiatcs was lh chief
feature. The bishop and his cabinet
ot" presiding elders have had a very
hard week's -work us they have been
in session almost continuously during
the afternoons and evening. U Is
probable that the conference will close
by noon on Monday, as the bishop must
hasten away to another conference
which opens on Wednesday. Rev. H.
1U. Crydenwlse conducted the morning
devotions, and the bishop took the
chair at 9.15. .Tudson W. Davis, John
W. Johnson, Grant G. McChesney.
Thomas R. Miller, Atvin r. Neff, Kdgar
B. Shigcp and Martin V. Williams
were clouted to elder's orders. C. It.
Sackett presented the report of the
board of stewards. J. 15. Santee was
continued in second class.
The following were advanced to the
studies of the second year: Alfred IS.
Rurke. George W. Crosby. George S.
Connell. Adelbert J). Finch, 1-Mwln N.
Kline. Charles S. Lewis, 13dward Mc
Millan. Norman A. Darling was ad
vanced to the studies of the fourth
year. "William H. Crawford, John C.
Tenant and Auelheit Whir taker w ,.
advanrjed to studies of second year.
Albert Potter was continued In tho
studies of the first year.
Mr. Avchbold's Gift.
Dp. 15. McChesuey, dean of the art
school of Syracuse university, present
ed the necessities of that groat institu
tion. Tlie president of the board of
trustees. John D. Archbold, of New
York, the well known Standard Oil
magnate, has offered S100.000 if a simi
lar sum can be raised by the eight
conferences.
l'ishop Fowler made a stiong- appeal
for the university which, he said, must
be the means of preparing our people
for meeting the arguments of science
and unbelief.
Dr. M. S. Hard offon-d a u-solutlon
of appreciation of the gift ol John D.
Aichhold, conditional on the raising of
$400,000, and accepting the opportunity
in raise $10,000, the methods thereof
to be referred to tho committee on edu
cation. Albert F Rarker. jr., Jniert N. Meek
er, 13d ward A. Mat-tin, Oeorge A. Wur-liui-tou
and R. M. Hautou, tho candi
dates lor the ministry, were called to
the front seat and were addressed b'
the bishop after which the disciplinary
questions were asked and the bishop
made a brilliant address.
The bishop then addressed the class
of this year. It was an uddiess long to
be remembered. He said, In part.
Bishop's Address.
This is one tiling specially iilinslliu; to me.
A lone; time ago I ot eumili of mjIiiis "Tho-e
in foor nhow the hanil," but 1 nova got muiihli
of UiH. It pajs ine, tor ermilns,
The. i-onureiico will luo tin- wriijil.v irepond
blllly of dei tiling irlielhii thr-o men arc to In;
iidiiiltlid, It Is not a fniceuin; iuiulu-.ioii. They
baso no ilnhls hen, it is enlliely williln ihe
light of any nicinbu- of the eoiiicii'iioc, without
ghliiK any reaum lor no ilcitng, to vote against
(In M, Tin y aie on li.al jet. We hive no right
In iUm.iuii that they Mull iiuito with us. 't hey
(.in jp out or gu lo .sunn- ntliiv thuii.li wllhout
ghing te.iiou, 'tin ru liarnbtsu uu liual :irraui;e.
IIICIIlc. v
It thej go fotwaid, take the rnvcmnt and
couiu Into full numb, ih)n'., linn il t.txonus an
other uulli'i-. Then (hey li.nu tigliU. We can
nut (hop tliim bj .1 sole, iMiaiol get lid oj
thfiu at all, t'Mcpt by a tiiil, and own then
tiny luio thu right of appeal. Wi will have
iIkIiIs Ii-i, I Ik ii. We hue a uglit Id cu-tpt
ti rlulu lin of v.i.il. fiom tlitiu,
Then lo thu young, tho blhliop said:
The Sunday Khool le.iiheii.-, tlm lu.-lne and
Ihe people hive lulped In train jon ami Jon
liaio guiin to our nhouli ami an now lieic for
lull uieiiibtieliip. You hue tiled ns and wo have
tiltd Joii. We ghc jou n tliitiiit tu puaih.
Wo ttud jou out to piaellti'. Its- and by jou
will begin to grow-, piihapi-, juu will .. lidl
tiioiili to be teen hum iner ll.u nine in the
i.oM lot, wlitn Hiiuo other Uuilili will s.py juu
and tired of tlitlr pieathcr will jy tuiue our
hitii our lot and wo will yic jeu Mlj it nt j
n.uiu a month.
1 uy juu tutu no utoi.il ii;hl tu go, ou
Inho IhU L-otnuul now and jon ato "in ior It."
Wn tnsy want in set nd of you, but we e.m'lj
j nil may want to gel lid of ti, hut j-oii cui't.
Only one bihop u authoiily to ule.no yuu,
and Hut bislinp is the untlert akt r.
Question of Business.
llrollien, il jou sole Uicm; men in s.nd ttay
aie not suited to our woil., j-nti ate to be ki..
tund. It is not a question of Djmpatlij, it i a
fiietion of basinet. If you think hej will
win, io(a for them; If not, vote aaim-l thim.
YiU may Mud a fellow nut who will 1,1 1 1 ll,..t
tliiiitli. At the tn J ui the jcar theie still tome
up a wail, "Wo can't ftand lilm airy longer,"
and then .von will hate, to ttnd hlui uu lo Mil
another. One inuiinpUeiit Hum can Kill as mmy
churihcs .'is four or the good men can put into
life. Tho eountiy is full of gtod. toinptttM
linn, ami jou can pet tliein. It lln.-e nun jic
all right, sole them in. They hhoiild have abil
ity to hustle, (be latk of that ability is a dh
aittr. We don't wjnt blocl.hia'l tu- men not
ctudiovx We want men ( at tan win.
They rnuet be along the pit hit lines: we do
tl'l)llllU'K!ll oa '
tf
TIIK NEWS THIS MORNING.
Wtithcr Indication!! Todays
INCnEABINQ CLOUDINESS.
1 (lcneral llloody Ilallle with Thugs.
Fiance, Italy uml Ilimln Pool Issues.
Wjonilns; CVitilin-nre Ik'llhit.illoni.
Ciilliollis Warned Against lMutatlonal ls-
tdatlen.
2 Ccnetiil-Carbonilak' Ueputnient,
3 Local Awaidi In Thu Trlbiiiic'd Slioil slrry
Uontcit.
4 IMltorI.il.
Weekly I.ctlu on Muulclpnl AlfilK.
5 Local Soil ll .ind IVr'oiul.
Scientific Kalid.
(1 I.ocd IVilcral C-urt lroteedin4.
Many L'jse in Ciluiltial Court.
7 Lot al Scarcity of Appllcanl') for l-'ite Pe
pirtuieiit. Judge l!daidi Hold Dilutee (Jourt.
s Local Wel Scrantnn and SMihuiban.
II fSpnpi.il North-astern I'ltinvb.itila.
l'liimeial a:id CoiiiincrcUI.
10 (!(iieriil-f.'nii in the Wurld of -poll.
Musical .Melatme.
11 Ijotal "Sundiy School t.essnii for TniuoiiiiW.
Itcliirioiii N'ev.d of the Week.
12 Local- .Vewi of the World ot l.aboi.
THEODORE HART DEAD.
Tlie Well Known Journalist Expires
at His Home in Pittston from
Pneumonia and Brain Fever.
Theodore Hart, postmaster uf Pills
ton and owner ol tlie Pittston Gazette,
died short Ij' after I o'clock of pneu
monia and brain fever, which set in
after a sudden attack of muscular
rheumatism on Apill 1. Mr. Hart, was
for many years prominent In county
politics and was one of the best known
and universally eiitcmed citizens of
Pittston.
His nines-: was of a most painful na
ture and during the past few days it
was recognized that no hopes of re
covery could bp entertained. Deceased
was born Spt. 10, 1S74, at Athens,
Rtadtord copnty, and was flic son of
Theodore Hart. He received his edu
cation in the Athens public schools and
in 1S70 came lo Pittston. Re remained
there but a short time and then left
fop Texas, where he spent about
three years, being connected with
printing enterprises In tho Lone Star
state, after which lie again returned to
Pittston. where in 1S"1 he entered into
partnerships with O. M. Rlchavts in
publishing the Pittston Weakly Ga
zette. Mr. Icavi'r !hlttl was evidenced V
the management of the pitpuf iV'm
the start, and in 1STS he became the
sole proprietor. In LSS2 he started the
Dailj Gazette. Deceased was a promi
nent figure in both county and state
politics. In 1SS5 he was elected to tho
stale legislature on the Republican
ticket as a representative of the old
Seventh Luzerne district, and served
one. term, but refuted to stand for re
election. He was also vice president
of the Republican countj' committee
for several years and in lSiltl was elect
ed alternate to the national Grand Old
Parly convention. ,He was appointed
postmaster of Pittston thiee years ago.
Mr. ll.i rt "was also prominently Iden
tified with religious works. He was
president of the Young Men's Chi istian
association, an active worker in Chris
tian Endeavor societies, a member of
tho oillclnl board of the Luzerne Rap
tlst church and a director of the Key
stone academy at lactoryvllle. He
also belonged to tho Odd Fellows and
Knights Templar.
Mr. Hart was twice married. Ills
first wife was Miss Rebecca Dyniond,
and the second, Mrs. C K. Hopkins
D.ivls. The latter and a. step-daughter,
Mrs, Peck, arc the only sui-vivoi s.
AGAINST PLATT
AMENDMENT
The Cuban Constitutional Conven
tion Places Itself on Record by
n Vote of 18 to 10.
lly l.tiliiiitc Ulre from Tin- As-uii.ilod l'ie-.
Havana, Apill 1-', The Cuban consti
tutional convention placed Itself upon
record today ngalust the Plait amend
ment bj- a vote of IS to 10, on a reso
lution that the convention .should de
clare Itself opposed to the amendment,
owing to the- terms of some of the
clauses and the way In which they aie
drawn, and also on account of thu con
tents of others, especially clausis III,
VT and VII.
Tho conservatives iii-scri that (his
notion Is embarrassing, Inasmuch as It
practically ties the hands of ntij com
mission that might be sent to Wash
ington. Alleged Slayer of Rhondes in Jnil.
lly Lxclustvo Wire frfJin The AssOeiiteil I'u-n.
Nlllicdlnro, April U.--llltliael liook, who i
(lurgcil with tin.- munki1 ol Adam llho.idea at
I'.iri-oiis l.i.t 1'luiii.day niuriilug;, w v giuii a. hi -trill,,-
lunar Maghtiale Pivls Mi-. A tonntr
boarding inUtre-n lutincd lli.it lie jw- him mi
the inoiuini; of tho muidti' und ho s.ikl lint be
liatl k'l'li in a flht with mine laiglMintau and
had u-ed a Iodic on l.im. The piisoiier wis tc
mandril to fill to ai.iwcr tlm diir.-e nt murder.
New Kvuuer Story.
Uy l..fUtrtf Whe fiom 'tho vnv'laici I'n
London. Apill 13. "Ihe polite of Uii, cily,"
wj the Auwerdam ioiri'pumlti.t ol the pally
i:.pi(, "tt'Cintly sot wind of lonttinpUlcil at.
IcmpU upo.i the lifo i'i Mr. Kruiter. One of
the peijniis aiicited is salt! lo luvo niiil.i a
confcMii li."
Could Not Live Without a Stomach.
tty Lxcliblte Wire from The Auoclatcd l'rf.
twark, April 1? Paud (S. llidinjii, vlio
Lad IN itoiuath ruuou'd tun v.tel-s ag.i en
atteiuut ol (aueer, died (odj.v. lib (uiidltioii i.p
to jcilcrihj- wa-i ino-t laiotable and u wai
ILcujlit be would live.
. ' m i
BASE BALL.
By L'NCiu.ive Wire fiom The Awoiulcd Prcv.
At I'bihdelphla-l'lilladilphii (N'atlonal), Oj
Toronto. 3.
At Philadelphia PhlladilphU American), tl;
Ml-Mholamc, I.
M NiHIolk-Uriwitlui, S; hotlnVi. 0.
NEW TRIPLE
ALLIANCE
Indications That France, itulu and
Russia Will Soon Pool Their
Interests.
RUSSIAN PRESS JOYFUL
Report That Kinp, Victor Emnnue)
Will Visit Paris Germany Is TJn
disturbed by the New Order of
Things but Is Sntlsfled That the
Outlook for Fence in Europe Ij
Rendered Btirrther.
II.i i:cliHle Win from 1 lie Ai-iaiiiitcri Pic..
Paris. Apill V.'. President. Loube'
has arrived al Monli'llnmu on his ie.
turn fiom Toulon. It Is learned that
the president in lilt Interview with
the Duke of Genoa, admiral of tho
Italian Hoot, sent a message to King
Victor Htinnanuel, Inviting him to'vMt
France. The king replied saying that
he would be glad to do so some lime
thi't year, should circumstances pei
ntil. Acting on lh.it, the l'ivueii govern
ment is making arrangements to entoi
tain the king In the autumn, nnd to
have him present at the autumn re
view of the- French army. Should that
piogramme be can led out, It is said
that a most Important inlornntlonri''
announcement will be made at the ban
iuet following the review.
London, April 12. in a dfspnlcr
from St. PetPi'Sbuig it Is said tha'
the newspapcts there express keer
satisfaction at the festivities at Vllle.
franche and Toulon as evidencing til',
strengthening of the Franco-Russian
alliance, and they consider that tho
Franco-Italian rapprochement is cal
culated to lead to the early conclusion
of nn alliance between Russia, France
and Ital which, in view ot the pa
cific sentiments of the three powers,
would in the opinion of thu newspaper?
of St, Petersburg constitute an effica
cious guarantee of Kuropenn peace.
lierlln, April 12.--German official cir
cles comment calmly on the Toulon
festivites. They say that Germnnj"
has not been unpleasantly impressed
thereby, but that, on the contrary,
f-lie is glad for everything maWfi,; for
petit f. The ofiiciulb - a -iui that the
French were less demonstrative than
at the reception ot the Russian fleet
a few years ago. One official said:
"Wo can only hall the demonstra
tlon as a guarantee of the continu
ance of pence. The French apparentlj
are dropping the Alsace-Lorraine ques
tion. The prospects of :i European
war are more renioto than over, tli
nations being too much occupied with
developing their economic strength to
think of war."
TIE-UP AT WILKES-BARRE.
New Jersey Central Raihoad Shop:
Are Idle.
By r.'.'clushi" Wire (rum The As-.ocl.itfd Pieu.
Wilkes-nnrre. Aptil li Tlie tie-up
In the car shops of the Central Rall
ruod of New Jersey Is now complete.
Today tho machinists, blacksmiths and
laborers joined tlie carmen who wont
out yesterday. A few men still le
tnalned at wot It, but the oillclals con
cluded to .shut, down the works, and
notices wen posted to that effect this
afternoon.
About ',-; men are now Idle. Super
intendent Thomas went tn Now Yoik
today lo confer with General Superin
tendent Warren. There will piobahly
be .uiothep coul'eienco lu Ashley tomor
row. The strllti is have gut the impression
that Superintendent Warren may Issue
an order to reinstate the twenty-seven
men whose ili.scli.nge brought about
the lockout. II" such nn order is issued
It would settle tlm strike at once.
At a nuetliig of the sitikeus hold to
night, they pi-solved to stay out tint!'
the discharged men are reinstated.
OllleUil notices of the sllike woie .wilt
to tho Machinists' and c.iiineu's union
and notifying members of thoso unions
to keep away fiom Ashley.
GOVERNOR SIGNS BILLS.
Tlio McClain-Cooper Libel Measure
Amonp,' Others.
Uy l-Mln-lie Who Iioiu The Wn htnl Per
il It ITisblllg, Pa April 1'.'. Governoi
Stone today signed the McCluIn llln i
bill.
The following bills were also .signed
by -Ihe governor:
Ainhc.rlliiL- sthcol lioani-. to grant the u ol
nhijl I oiii4 fiii" Ijecuni and other lileiary pin
pov t.
L-.l.ilill'.hiug a H'p.irato orphan-.' couit in Beit
imieliu I eoiuill
llepraling tho ait m Martli ', 137-', po far ji
it ielatt-4 In Iho lelnnu ut i Im election helit.
hlui in the oiute oi elerl. of ipraltcr i'.i)i,i
intiit of ( nbou loiinlv.
I'niiliiliiliig thu ackno.vleilgiiiKia of ihcds aie
olhtr iiMiunieuU of writing liken luioii' (leoign
II. lle.lhwcll, oi Allcghtliy, a notary public
Itcgiilatinc; (he baling of bay nml Mr.tw anc
inallllic, Iho welglil ol Ihe hale.
i;uiKvctlng Iho nwnna ami los-a-is. u rul
ctalt to kill bait") or ulil.ll-, iipuii (hilt- ni
prctul.-ea at all teuoin. nt Ihe yeai,
Prmidln,' lor tlio taklnt- n( dcpo'itlon., ir
casta pending btfotr magUtrate-i ami juitlcci i'
tlie l ice.
Steamship Arrivals.
By Eirluilto Wire frpni The Associated Vmi
Ntw York, April U. flwied; K'lWa, Lher
pools Iluheiiiollein, Xaplc?. lirnoi, t.c. )lo
illlc E-aili.il: Auchoici (fiom (ilasgow), New
Voik. (jiwiiMown Atlivcd: Lucanla, New- ora
for .ireiponl (and priKtcded), lleichylmid
Pained: htaiindini, UolPiilinii, for Knv Yon
I.liard Pa-'ii. I i llitl.r;iii'. uv York In.
llavie.
4- WEATHER FORECAST. -f
f Wajhiralon. April 12. forecast for fc.it- 4
f urdaj and hundij: Ca,leiii IVmu-jbanli -4
4 liieiea.iug iJoinliiieM Saturday; win
f Sundiy ; fieh c.vt to wjittlt wiu.L).