Home Paper For the Home Ihe circulation of this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you •o advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEfltjl UK. IRVING H. .JENNINGS, Ojhrr Hour* A. M.to li il MM St., I', i/. to & P. JV. Danville. I'a. 425 MILL ST., OANVII.LK, PA. Diseases of the Stomach and Inteslinee a Specialty MieSEII NEWS. Never too late to clean up your yards. Both the birds and the flowers will be with us presently. The coward aud the tyrant will yet c iroc to judgment. The presence of an occasional fly troubles the bald-headed iuau. Sjnie hearts manage quite snccess faliy to conceal the divine. There is a bit of the divine nature iu every human heart. It is a quite common failing to think more highly of oneself than one ought to think. T;ie busy man is always the one who is solicited to shoulder additional burdens. The blind leaders of the blind are visible on every hand. The public man who wishes to re tain a good reputation must serve the people faithfully. In 1906 Arizona had the largest iu crtuse iu production of copper of all the copper states. The output was 284 2 .'8,252 pounds, against 289,848.000 pounds in 1905. Williamsport is after the annual en campment of the Sons of Veterans next year. A large delegation will go to the meeting in Scrauton in Juue to present the city's claims. The Trevorton Coal aud Laud com ptny will eTect a breaker at Trevor ton, where that company has spent up wards of |400,000. I' is a matter of record that the wo men of this country spend eighty mil lion dollars a year for new bonnets. Convenient as the telephone is,there are moments in the life of a busy man when it is a first class nuisance. It is possible to deceive a large por tion of tlie public for a considerable length of time, but not for all the time. The Tri-State Leauge ball season opens on the 24th inst.,wl en William sport will play Harrisburg at the former place. New York City has an average of *ix deaths each day of a violent char acter, from assault, self-inflicted in juries and accidents. The man who thinks he knows every thing and yet knows nothing is always the hardest to get along with. There are few positions in life so agreeable that they could not be bet tered. or so uncomfortable that they might not be worse It is possible to gain temporary profit by trading on public curiosity, but it is of short duration. The weather for some time past has ?>oen real friendlv to dualers in rub bers. There are lots of improvements need ed in Danville, and she is going to get some of them this summer, too. The wings of justice are merely clip ped, not torn out. The approval of one's own consci ence is not always an infallible evid ence that one is right. Anyone heard anything about a new industry lately? Snakes are ripe. The Jamestown Exposition police will consist of a hundred men known as the Powhatiu Guards. In reply to an advertisement for woman typist at a salary of |8.75 a week a London firm on March 4 receiv ed no fewer than 897 replies. Shipbuilding in Japau employs 1000 men at Nagasaiki 8000 at Kobe and 4,000 at Osaka. All the Japanese yards are full of orders. The long feathers of a bird's wing are fastened to the bone. It is this which gives the wing the strength and surface wherewith to beat the air Ir» the Maharajah's palace at Banuo India, is a 10x16 carpet so interspersed with pearls aud diamonds that it is said to be valued at more than f1.000,- 000 In the absence of bulletins to the contrary we are to assume, no doubt, thai the peach crop is still safe. The Arbor day address of the presi dent to the voting folks ought[to stim ulate their interest in tree life. The weatherman's untime'y pro ducts have failed to scare the arbutus and other floral delights of spriug. King Leopold, of Belgium, a recent writer in one of the mngaziues pro nounced the ablest statesman in Eu rope. One of the sure results of expert 'Jestinjony is to befuddle the minds of the jurors and prevt t the mem bers of that body from n ching a con lusion. Isn't it about time for Pennsvlvania to have a gold strike. We've been finding every other kind of metal lately. In 1840 the Austrian noblemen could legally claim two days a week of un paid labor from all their tenants, who were at that date practically serfs. "THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER HE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT MJH'LIHS ALL OF ITS OWN DEMAND6WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." • OL. 53—>10 '6, WORKIH OVERCOME II CAS John Dugau of the third ward came within an ace of meeting death by ? asphyxiation while di gging a trench on Front street Saturday : he was al ready treading the borderland between . life and death aud had it not been that fate sent a lone pedestrian that way after his feeble cries for help had become inaudible there would have been no earthly power to save lnra. Dugau along with a couple of other cuiidoytif of Joseph Lecliuer, wan em ployed in making a sewer connection at the residence of Mrs. Martha Gear hart, No 110 East Front street. A ' trench of the usual depth was dug i reaching from the front of the resid ence to the sewer in the street. Dugau ! was working in the trench while the ! other two men were doing some plumb- J ing in the bath room, which is situat- I ed iu the upper story at the rear of ! tlie house. It was about 11a. in. Dugau was ! entirely cut off from his fellow work men, while the street by a coincidence was singularly deserted by pedestrians. ! In the process of digging, the gas | main, which crossed the trench being j dug, sustained some sort of a mishap [ and began to leak. Dugan in all probability was uu- j aware of his peril, even if he knew ! that the gas was leaking, until he was too far gone uuder its influence to i make any effectual attempt to escape, j At the very last moment it providenti- j ally happened that Edward Corman ' passed the spot. His attention was at- i tracted by the singular movements of | Dugau, who was dowu on his hands ; and knees iu the trench and in a con vulsive manner was clutching at the earth in the bottom. Mr. Coruian called to the man but in response he heard only the foeble ' cries of "Help, help," iu a tone too low to be heard more than a /ew feet j" from the trench. At the same moment , Mr. Corman detected the strong odor j of gas and could hear the hissing sound I as it escaped from the pipe through an aperture large enough to insert a couple of fingers. In a moment he realized that the man was being suf focated by the inhalation of gas and that nothing but tiie promptest kind of action would save his life. Laying hold of Dugan he attempted to 'drag him from the trench. The man, how ever, was helpless; his body was limp and hung a dead weight in the rescu er's arms. By a herculean effort he managed to drag the man from the trench and seat him on the doorstep of a residence out of the way of the dead ly gad. Mr. Oorman thought that the fresh breeze would revive the man, but the latter was too far gone and he instant ly fell into a state resembling deep sleep. Thoroughly alarmed the rescu er ran into the Gearhart residence and summoned the fellow workmen. The question of suitable autidote was dis cussed and acting on the recommenda tion of William Paugh it was decided to give the unconscious man milk. It required heroic measures to arouse him sufficiently to get him to swallow the supposed autidote and then he im mediately fell asleep again. In a further effort to revive him the two fellow employes assisted him to his feet and compelled him to walk. He was taken down to the store of his employer, Joseph Lechner, on Mill street, where Dr. Patten was called. When the physician arrived Dugan was blue in the face; his heart action was very weak aud he was breathing with difficulty. It would have requir ed but a single moment more in the trench to have brought about fatal ef fects. Saturday evening it was report ed that Dugan had come arouud all right and that he was seen on the street. flany Cards Not Stamped. People will forget and especially in the matter of sending postal cards. There is a mass of them held at the j post offices everywhere because some of them fail to bear a stamp, and un less the senders happen to call they will go the way of many others in stead of passing through the mails. It seems impossible, even with the aid of an axe, to drill into the heads of people that purchasing a card at a store does not mean free postage, and they continue to dump them in boxes and in the postoffices in large numbers thus losing their cards. The cards are plainly marked where to place a stamp and there should be no trouble in these days, but then there are so many card surprises that people probably forget,especially those who do not read the newspapers and take a hint. Died in Bloomsburg. S. F. Deibert, of Catawissa,former ly of Danville, died yesterday morn ing at the Joseph Ratti hospital, Bloomsburg, after an illuess of two weeks. Mr. Deibert sustained a stroke on the 9th of this month. The followiug Friday he was removed to the hospital The deceased was born August 20th., 1843. He is survived by three broth ers : George F., of Toby Run hollow; C. F., of Shamokin and Frank, of Rnsli township. The funeral services will take place Friday morning at 10 o'clock from the M. E. church at Catawissa. In terment will be made in the Episcopal cemetery at this place af 1 o' o'clock Friday afternoon. 'KILLED II «IK The sad intelligence readied this city Monday that our former towns man, George M. Sechler, employed as a policeman in New York City,was killed l>y a pistol shot Sunday while effecting the arrest of a Siciliau, who had fatally wounded an innocent boy. The details of the story are exeitiug in the extreme and afford glimpses which repeal on the part of the deceas ed policeman true heroism and bravery as well as i\ devotion to the loved ones of his home, which imparts to the j whole narrative a tinge of pathos. Monday moruiug David Sechler iof this city received a telegram from New York apprising him of the tragic deatli of his brot ler, the policeman, and informing >im that a letter would follow containing particulars. The letter arrived by the afternoon mail. Meanwhile the New York morn ing papers arrived containing a full account of the shooting. Policeman Sechler was killed while attempting to arrest Salvator Gover nale, a Sicilian, who had shot Charles Vincenzo. a lad 19 years of age. The shooting of which Viuceuza was the innocent victim grew out of a very trivial affair. While in the park some boys jostled Goveruale, who drew his pistol and fired one shot, which hit no oue. Goveruale then ran out of the building in whilain | clothes, from the south side of the ; ParU. s%w the mob iu pursuit of Oov eruale and hurriedly started 111 that : direction. Goveruale with one hiiud doubled up grasping Jiis pistol dashed across iuto Thompson street, where he j took refuse in a six-story doubledeck ('tenement. Meanwhile Patrolman Sellick, also in plain clothes, joined the chase. Al though a giant iu stature he was close on the heels of officer Sechler, as the latter heroically jumped into the hall way after the fugitive Sicilian. Goveruale unknown to his pursuers was crouching in an alcove at the left of the entrance of the hall. Officer Sechler groped blindly for an instant. That was all. Then there was a flash followed by a report and the police man dropped to the floor. Sellick, the other officer, who sprang into the hall a moment later, was also shot while groping in the dark. Sellick, though mortally wounded, grappled witli the assassin, wresting the weapon from the latter's clutch and clinging to him until help arrived in the person of Detective Sergeant John J. Fogerty, who with his club quicrly reduced Goveruale to sub mission. The wounded officers -were removed to St;. Vincent's hospital Sechler had a baby born to him only a few weeks ago. His first words on arm ing- at the hospital were: "Cau you seud for my wife and baby? I believe I have only a short time to live." Iu less than an hour Sechler's wife and baby were by his side. The babe was laid for n time in its (lying father's arms. The vonng mother collapsed. The shooting oc curred late in the afternoon and at 10.30 P. M., Sechler died. Selleck's life was despaired of from the lirst. He was shot just below the heart, the bullet lodging in the lung. Sellick was shot bv a maniac and nearly kill ed last December. He was an honor man and wore a medal for saving a woman and child at a fire. Goveruale the murderer, was identi fied by both Sechler and Sellick at the , hospital. George M. Sechler. the unfortunate officer, was a sou of the late Aaron and Rebecca Sechler and grew toman hood at this city, the family home stead being on Bloom road. He was 84 years of age and besides his wife and babe, is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Haimon L. Sech ler, of Ashland ;David Sechler of Dau ville; Mrs. William Mumma, of Al toona; Mrs. Joseph Gibson and Miss Martha Sechler, of this city. The deceased left Danville some twelve years ago. lie was a young | man of excellent character; he was J studious and ambitious and seemed to i have a bright future before him. He j was very widely known in Danville i aud as late as last winter paid our j j town a pleasant visit, during which old associations were renewed aud strengthened. The news of his sad ! and untimely death caused among i friends here many a pang of sorrow. Is Fruit Injured? | Much fear prevails among the fruit j growers iu this section and through out the State that the present spell of j cold weather has done much damage to the fruit trees. Those who own j orchards are looking forward to a verv : small crop this season. In some parts of the section sur ! rounding Danville, daring the warm 1 weather at the beginning of \pril,the | apple, peach, pear and plum trees liatJ ; started budding. At that time the ex ' perieuced fruit growers thouglit thij a change would come and the ijuii I nipped by the frost. The change of weather came as they expected, and many of the trees suffered from tin* frost. The more you do for some persons ' t e greater are their demands. DANVILLE. PA., THURSDAY AI'HIL IS. 1907. ppplplli i Gratifying intelligence reached (hie city Tuesday eve to the effect that the bill makiuK au appropriation to the trustees of the hospital for the insane at this place passed the senate finally yesterday and that it is considerably in excess of the sum originally named in the act presented in the house The news first reached Danville in a telegram from W. F. Shay received by H. M. School), a member oi the board ol' trustees of the hospital. Instead ot $389,300, the sum originally asked for, the princely sum of $4:29,000 is appro priated by the senate. It was generally believed that the appropriation would lie raised in the senate hut few had an idea that such a large sum would be added. To what the SIO,OOO is to be wholly applied no one last night seemed to be in a posi tion to state with authority, but that a portion of it will be used in provid ing additional means for the disposal of sewage, as stated iu the bill, there seems to be no doubt. This "addition al means," as is well known, implies a piping and a filling up of the canal. It is learned from the trustees that the plans and specifications for the new work at the hospital are already com pleted and are the work of Architect Reitm'eyer of Williiinsport. The early completion of the plans and specifica tions is made necessary to comply • with Jhe terms of the bill, which pro vides that the appropriation is not to become available until the plans and specifications for the buildings are ap proved by the governor Funeral of Airs./ Vincent. The funeral of Mrs. Thomas G. Vincent took place yesterday after noon and was v ery largely attended. The services .. re conducted by Rev. Dr. McCorinack, pastor of Grove Pres byteriau church. The pall bearers were: Dr. E. A. Curry, AIRX Foster, M. G. Youngmau, Major O. P. Gear hart, R. S. Animerman and Simon Hoffman. Among those 112 nn out of town who attended the funeral were: O. R. Drumheller and faruilv of Suubury; Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Taylor, Mrs. Lizzie Gregory, of Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vincent, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Vincent, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Vincent, of Valley township; Mr. and.Mrs. James Smith, of Sun bury; Mr. and Mrs. George Smith, of Wilkes-Bar e; Hon. Grant Herring and wife, of Bloomsburg; Miss Nell Moorhead, of Watsontown; Richard Goodall, of Tyrone: Mr. and Mrs. Thaddeus Vincent and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Vincent, of Mifflin. Interment was made in Fairview cemetery. Local Ministers Hade Addresses. The steward conference of the Bap tist church is in session at the First Baptist church in Bloomsburg this week. Yesterday addresses were made before the body by Rev. John Slier man, of this city, and by Rev. 11. C. Munro, of White Hall. The conference opened yesterday morning at 9 o'clock with praise and i player service after which Rev. Slier man gave a very interesting talk, hav ing for his subject,"The Organization of the Missionary Committee in the Local Church." His address was full of interesting suggestions ami was well received. Rev. Munro, spoke on the subject, "Proportionate Giving." The End of a Romance. Suydertown citizens are deeply mov ed over the outcome of the romance of one of the town's daughters. Falling in love witii David Parkin when he appeared at Shamokin in vaudeville, four weeks ago, Miss Sara Sunbury,of Suydertown who was employed at the Hotel Gramaer obtained an introduc tion to him. After one week's courtship they eloped to Williamsport and were mar ried. Her parents yesterday received a letter from her in New York, stating she was penniless and that her hus band had deserted her. She asked to come home. Her parents despatcned money tc the young wife. An Ancient Tragedy. While digging a wall excavation along the public road near Williams port. yesterday, men unearthed the skeleton of a man with an old flint lock gun alongside. The skull, which is quite well pre served, has the appearance of having been pierced by a bull*. j.'he story of an ancient and long forgotten tragedy is probably told by the skull and gun. CHILD LABOR LAWS. Child labor laws ought to be a very interesting and widely discussed "State Topic" during the next few weeks. Pennsylvania's reputation is mighty bad as respects the protection of its children. Efforts are being made ! to improve the situation Some mys- | terious influence i» holding back the only rational measure before the prop j er committee. Men and women in terested in the weltare of children ' must move on their representatives at onci> it any good is to come out of tin session. While huuting wild ducks along the Swatara creek on Monday, Harry Horn, ' of Lebanon, blew his left arm off by the explosion of his gun. Horn's con dition is serious on account of the great loss of blood. PERSONAL ■I PAH s j Mr. ami Mrs. Ralph Curry, of New • York City, are Fisiting at the Currv i homestead. West Mahoning street. Mr and Mrs. D. F. Diefenbacher.ol Williamsport, arrived yesterday for a visit at the liome of Chief of Police Miucemoyer. Mrs. Frank Sandel, of Bloomsburg, is visiting at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Frazier, r. 112. d., No. 2. Mrs. Emma L. Pease has returned j from a several days' trip to Philadel j pliia. i Mrs. J. M. Brader will leave today for a visit with her daughter in New York City. .John Curry and Fred Owens spent last evening in Sunburv. Outcome of a Family Jar. The office of Justice of the Peace James Dalton yesterday was the scene of a hearing in which a family jar, which had some of the elements of tragedy, was satisfactorily settled and the most, dovelike and loving relations restored between the parties at vari ance. The defendant in the case as Abra ham Jones, Jr., who was arrested at the iustaune of his wife charged with assault and battery. Abraham's de fense was that he had been drinking and was not responsible for his con duct; he cast no doubt upon any of the charges brought against him and expressed the deepest regret for what bad occurred. He was willing to pledge himself to the very best of be havior in the future. The wife, however, repeated the wrongs and violent? that had been heaped upon her and explained that Abraham had made promises before and that she was afiaid that the next time he fell into one of his belligerent moods the scene would be repeated. In short, she declared she was afraid of her husband and she was exceed ingly reluctant to consent to a with drawal of the charge. • Almost everyone seemed to think that Abraham ought to have another chance. The two police officers along with others assumed the role of peace makers and talked very convincingly to the complainant, defining her duty as a loving and forgiving wife and pic turing most beautifully scenes of comfort and domestic felicity that were yet in store for her. She finally demurred no longer and consented to withdraw the charge. The reconcili ation was most complete and husband and wife left the office arm in arm. Will Double Track Road. The D. L. & W. railroad is planning extensive improvements at Northum berland. The company recently pur chased from the Pennsylvnia railroad, the bed of the old Pennsylvania canal, which runs from Northumberland up the North branch of the Susquehanna river for many miles. During the past few days agents have been scouring Northumberland, Sunbury and other surrounding towns for laborers, who will soon be put to work filling the canal as far up as the locks,a distance of about a mile. On the property thus recovered, it is reported that they will build addi tional tracks, which will greatly en large their terminal facilities at Northumberland. Should the traffic warrant it, they will run a double track the full length of the road, as the canal parellels the railway for its entire length. This action means that the canal will be permanently abandoned and that the recent agitation for the reviv al of canal transportation in this sec tion will be fruiliess. From a sanitary point of view, the town of Northumberland will be in a great degree benefited, because the canal at present is only an unsightly ditch, a dumping ground for refuse, and a breeding ground for disease germs.—Sunbury Daily. A Pleasant Surprise Party. A pleasaut surprise party was ten dered Miss Mary Maher, of Plymouth, who is taking a musical course at St. Joseph's Parochial school, and who is stopping with her uncle, James F. Dougnerty, Northumberland St. Refreshments were served and the guests enjoyed themselves with music and games. Those present were: Joseph Schram, Charles Kear, Arthur Reese William Van Horn, John Aton, Edward Wargo, Harry DaiJey, Valentine Kmiecinski, John Boettinger, Mary Cady, Mary McDonald, Lucy Mintzer, Sue Grau sam, Margaret McCanna, Katie En glish, Catherine Deen, Mary Maher. shamokin's Strong Effort. Shamokin Odd Fellows will make a strong effort to secure the 1908 Odd Fellows' convention for that place when their delegates attend the annu al State convention of this flourishing order at Lock Haven the latter part of tliiM month says the Shamokin Daily News Hrakeman for Ten flinutes. Ten minutes after W. C. Bittuer took his first railroad position as a brakeman in the Pennsylvania railroad yards at Pitcairn, on Thursday night, lie was knocked down by an yard en gine and both his legs were cut off. He is 21 years of age and came from Baltimore. IN Flit IF ] Rilllf SHEERER Few moves have been contemplated Jby the borough that have aroused | more interest than the proposition to : give out the cleaning of Mill street bv contract and to have the work done at night. It is arrauged to award the contract at the regular meeting of Council Fridiy night, which invests that ses sion with more tlian ordinary interest. Meanwhile prospective bidders are busy aud the city clerk at certain hours is kept occupied hauding out the plans aud specifications aud an swering innumerable questions relat ing to them. From appearances there will be no scarcity of bidders. The only point in doubt is the method of cleaning that may be adopted by Couucil. Considering that before the sum mer is over North Mill street will be paved and that this will nearly double the length of paving to be cleaned, not a few of the couucilmeu incline to the view that a rotary sweeper would prove the most economical iu the end. The sweeper would of course necessitate the employment of a horse, but a horse is already used in hauling away the sweepings aud will be need ed no matter which of the methods are employed. With a rotary sweeper but one or two men would be needed, so that, although the first cost might be a couple of hundred dollars the amount would soon be balanced by what would be saved in the reduced number of men. There is some objection against flushing as a regular means of clean ing the street owing to the accumula tion of trasli in the sewer, which would be likely to result. It ifi hardly probable that flushing will be adopted after the matter is fully discussed. It will not be until the bids are open ed that Council will have an oppor tunity of determining which is the cheapest and most practicable of the various methods of street cleaning proposed. Feet Were in the Stove. The Danville stove and manufact uring company has among its custom ers people of many different nation alities, among whom are embraced a few who employ a very odd process of reasoning, if the letter appended may be taken as a criterion. In justice to the patrons of the stove works who live in this vicinity we would explain that the letter in question was written by a customer in a neighboring town: Dear Sirs : I receeve de stove which i by from you alrite but for why dont you sent me no feet what is de use of de stove when he don't have no feet. I am loose to me my customer sure ting by no having de feet and as dat no very pleasure for me. Wat is de mat ter wit you is not my trade money so good like anoder mans you loose to me my trade and i am very anger for dat and now i tells to you dat you are a dam fools and no good. 1 send you back at once you stove to morro for sure bekawse you are such a dam fool ishness peoples. Yours respectfullee. "P. S.—Since i write you dis letter i find de feet in de oven excuse to me. " Will Address the Veterans, The memorial day committee of Goodrich post No. 22, has begun the preliminary arrangements for the ob servance of tbe time which in each year is set apart for the veterans. Rev. James Hutchison has been in vited to preach the annual sermon to the veterans on the Sunday before Me morial day. The service will take place in the Mahoning Presbyterian church at 10 :30 o'clock in the morning of Sun day, May 2CTh. Rev. Joseph E. Guy, pastor of the Shiloh Reformed church, was chosen to make the address to the veterans at the cemetery ou Memorial day. Both of the ministers who were se lected by the committee have signified their willingness to accept the honor conferred upon them. AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE. The llarrisburg Telegraph says that "James M. Lamberton, of this city is at Washington, D. C., this week at tending the National conference of Church clubs of the Episcopal church in America The committee which will represent the Church club of the diocese of Harrisburg is composed of Messrs. Lamberton, George N. Rey nolds, of Lancaster; Frank C. Angle, Danville, and Levi G. Hattou. Sha mokin. " ROAD INTELLIGENCE. A spirit of intelligence is beginning to pervade all classes of people in the matter of improved highways. Senator Miller's bill providing that owners of draught wagons with tires not less than eight inches wide shall be exemp from one-half of their road tax is an indication that those who use the pub lic roads are now realizing that they must themselves do something to keep the roads in condition. ASSOCIATED WITH SCARLET. Henry A. Fuller, who was named as judge of the court of Luzerne county vice Frank M. Wheaton, who resigned is one of the most prominent attorneys in Wilkes-Barre. He was named by ex-Attorney General Carson as one of the attorneys to prosecute the election crooks in Luzerne county. James Scarlet, of Danville, is also one of these lawvers. ESTABLISHED IN 1855 IRTUUiEUD PRESBYTERY Rev. Dr. McCormack, Pastor of the Grove Presbyterian church, yesterday morning returned home from New berry, where he attended a meeting of the Northumberland Presbytery held on Monday and Tuesday. The Presbytery adjourned to meet at the Mahoning Presbyterian church, April 29th., for the purpose of dissolving the pastoral relation ex isting between the Elysburg and Kush Presbyterian churches and the Rev. Mr. Graham, who has been in charge for upwards of a year. The session of the presbytery at Newberry was marked by an innova tion, the like of which has never oc curred in the history of the Northum berland and probably of no other Presbytery before. From the very earliest days it has been the unalter able rule that a clergyman should act as Moderator of the presbytery. At the meeting at Newberry, Mon day, something induced the presby tery to make a departure and it elect ed John G. Redding Esq., an attorney aud a man promiueut in the affairs of the town, as moderator, to serve dur ing the ensuing year. Dr. McCor mack says that Mr. Redding made an able presiding officer and that he seem ed thoroughly at home in a role, which, up to the present, has always boen filled by dignitaries of the pul pit. Mr. Redding is uot only a brilliant lawyer,but he is also a leading church worker. It will be recalled that he addressed the Y. M. C. A. in this city a year or so ago aud tiiat he made a strong impression. That Mr. Redding should be the first layman selected as moderator is a tribute alike to his ability and character as a Christian gentleman. George M. Gearhart of the Grove church and David Shelhart of the Mahoning church were present at the presbytery as lay delegates. 100 Information Bureaus. The thousands of Elks who attend the twenty first annual reunion of the order in Philadelphia during the week of July loth need have of stray ing from the fold or getting lost, as 100 information bureaus will be scat tered about the city. The information bureaus will be des ignated by large and attractive signs, and all day and night some well in formed person will be in charge to direct any stray Elk or give informa tion of any kind. A notable feature of the reunion will be the celebration on the Delaware river. An application will be made to the secretary of the navy to have six of the nation's battleships transferred from the Jamestown celebration to Philadelphia during the week's fes tivites. Iu addition to the war vessels many of the Southern lodges are coming to the city by water and have chartered private vessels. A lodge from New Orleans, it is said, has chartered one of the Southern Pacific company's new ships, which has just been com pleted at a cost of $1,500,000 The lodges from North Carolina are also coming by boat and other Southern States are expected to come in the same manner. The boats will anchor in the river and during the week will.be gayly dec orated with bunting, flags and lant erns. Concerts on deck will be one of their attractions. Ladies who attend the reunion will be looked after by the ladies' reception committee which will establish head quarters in the State fencibles armory, Broad and Race streets. The plans for decoration are being pushed. This has always been one of the most important features of the celebrations and it is hoped to make the decorations iu Philadelphia grand or tliau any have been. New Brotherhood Being Formed. Another railroad brotherhood is now being formed. The new society is to be kuown as the Brotherhood of Rail road Employes, and its object is to look after the general welfare of all classes of railroad employes. It is pro posed that the branches now separate ly represented shall combine and form one gigantic society, which, however, will not interfere with the independ ent working of each separate brother hood. Three Generations Immersed. The Christian church at Bloomsburg was the scene of a unique occurrence yesterday afternoon when three gen erations were baptised by immersion. Mrs. E. H. Kellar, who is aged 70 years, her daughter, Mrs. Walter and the latter's son were all baptised at the same service Frank Paese.who last summer start ed a row in a Steeltou trolley car and shot and killed Charles Lehman, the motorman.has been denied a new trial at Harrisburg and the death sentence lias been pronounced. Thomas H. Hudson, a negro poli tician of the Ninth ward, in Chester, a member of the Chester school board, has recently taken his seat as a mem ber of the common council,and is per haps the only man in the Stare oc cupying two such elective offices at the same time. Judging from appearances on Capi tol Hill the Salus-Grady law will be able to leave in a very short time. JOB PRINTING The office ot the AMERICAN being furnished with a large assortment of job letter and fancy type and job material generally, the Publisher an nounces to the public tnat he is prepared at all times to ex ecute in the neatest manner. JOB PRINTING Ofall Kinds and Description BUS DEMH ; AT HIT. CARMEL \Shile walking through a uarrow tunuel almost a mile under ground, in the depthsof yre coal mine at Mt. Carinel, yesterday morning, guid ed only by the diui light from their . flickering lamps, several miners stum ! bled over the dead body of Charles ; Skidski, w i, o j ias Slien (; nearly all his life in the mines. j Whether he met death by accident | or not, may never be known, although there are suspicions of foul play. But death came when he was far beyond the sight or hearing of any of his fel low workmen and the blank, jagged | walls of his rocky tomb tell no tales. Skidski'went to work early yester day morning, and apparently was In the best of health. When he descended into the black depths of the Ayre mine it was the last time he was seen alive. His pick and other mining tools wit'i which he worked were discover ed close to the spot where his body lay. An examination of the body, by the coroner, has not yet been made. A lump on the back of*his head, either from a terrific blow by a blunt weapon or from striking against the cavern was found by the miners when they picked him up. Death was almost instantaneous and was probably due to concussion of the brain. The mystery of his death will prob ably never be solved. If he was mard ered, his assailant doubtless succeed ed in making his escape through the maze of tunnels which honeycomb the coal regions in the vicinity of Sha mokin and Mt. Carrael. And as there is no chance of finding the guilty man,the authorities will probably not burden themselves with fruitless in vestigations. Skidski'« departure from his natural life will be catalogued with those unfathomable mysteries which are so numerous in the regions where the Black Hand flourishes. The Funds of Pennsylvania. HARRISBURG April 17. The senate appropriations commit tee yesterday afternoon heard the re port of the sub-committees appointed to visit the charitable, State, semi- State, normal schools, and penal in stitutions of the OnmtnonwMifch. TH* reports of these sub-oommittees were accepted in every particular. The re ductions recommended were followed in every detail. * Among other bills reported out we>e as follows: Mary Packer Hospital, Suubury. 1121,000. Lock Haven hospital. #26.000. Roaring Spring hospital, sl6,oo'\ Johnstown hosifltal, 465,000. Academy of Nature Scieiut-, Phila delphia, $250,000. Hospital Railroad car, $20,000. Bellefonte hospital, $17,000. Williamsport ho«pitj!, $65,000. Lewistown hospiiui. $40,000. Aged Colored Women's home, Wil liamsport, $2,000. Florence Crittenden home, Wil liamsport. $2,000. Williamsport Training school, $6,- 000. Dubois hospital, #7,000. St. Joseph's hospital, Reading,s6o,- 800. Reading hospital, $45,&0. York hospital, SIB,OOO. Asks for Counsel. Stanny Marcavitch, who will bt» tried for the murder of Charles Yasiel onis the Springfield cobbler, has asked a motion of court that counsel be ap pointed to defend him. Marcavitch ex hibited none of the hysterical symp toms that have characterized both Fisher and Whittager who have both appeared reluctant to have counsel ap pointed and seemed auxious to have the trial over. As Marcavitch is without means and is classed as a criminal pauper, the court will appoint counsel to defend him. Books of One-Cent Stamps. One-cent stamps are now added to the denominations that are for sale in book form at the local post office. The price per book is twenty-five cents. Boobs containing two-cent stamps and stamps of higher denomi nations have been on sale for some time. The books containing one-cent stamps have just been issued by the post office department. Bids for Shade Trees. The interests which Mr. J. Murray Africa represents are advertising for bids for shade trees to be planted on the streets of the town between Sun bury and Selinsgrove, which now ex ists only in the imagination. Before Dalton. Clmrles Switzer was arrested yes terday afternoon and given a hearing before Justice Dalton. He was intoxi cated and is alleged to have abused his family. The affair was later settled, the defendant paying all costs. Peter Yola, of VVilkes-Barre, who was rendered unconscious about a month ago by injuries sustained in a bar room fight, died of his injuries on Monday, having never regained con sciousness. "~Sameul S. Martin,a former recorder of deeds of Lancaster county, died sud denly of apoplexy, at his home in Lancaster on Monday, aged 69 years. Ht> was prominent in Republican poli tics for many years.