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              ;() li' : '( J jgfr Ml »«* H w4 D. 4 I J usof TT» rf ., THURSDAY. MAY 27, 1866. I Iini OKNTI I Ten Ce t» Far VmI ED MASSACHUSETTS EPISCOPALIANS. KNIGHTS AT LABOR A CELEBRATED CASE. CANADIANS GETTING ANGRY. f Topic* Before Their Ninety-Sixth Annul Tbay iMk • Qurnl With the Hams !ow He Bostok, May 27.—The ninety-sixth annual convention of the Episcopal diocese of Massachusetts beg*n In Trinity chapel yesterday, Bishop Paddock In the chair. The attendance was very large. The forenoon was occupied with devotional exercises and routine work. At 2:30 p. m. the annual meeting of the Massachusetts branch of the Church Temperanoe soeiely was held, and 3 p. m. Bishop Paddock delivered his annual address. He reported a prosperous year, alluded to the deaths of several clergymen and laymen, and said he had confirmed 1,645 persons, 197 more than in any previous year of his episcopate. Perhaps the most important part of the bishop's addrrs i was his reference to the labor troubles. He stated that the general convention at Chicago in October would be likely to take action on the matter. The bishop described the present difficulties as bred by the great prosperity and growing greed of gain, too little dominated by a religious sense of stewardship and brotherhood, contending with much ignorance of the laws Df social and political cconomy, combined with nitural and lawful ambition, both of which are easily driven into illegal antagonism and tyrannous dictation under the leadership of well-meanine, but not always far-seeing men, or sometimes of demagogues and unprincipled theorists. He attributed most of the social disorder and unhappiness to agnosticism, scepticism and materialism among people of culture, percolating in time through the lower strata of society. The foreign field was never so ripe for the harvest as to-day, said the bishop, and mission work should be the all-absorbing topic of the great synod at Chicago The question of a court of final appeal will also be pressed at the convention, but the question of prayer book revision is the most important, per? haps, that will come before that body.  convention. THE FI9KE-M'GRAW WILL CASS Toronto, Hay 27.—ThCD difficulty over the seisure of the Adams has caused snra illfeeling between England and Canada than between the latter country and the United States. The Toronto Mall, the govenaMat organ, which seldom, if ever, speaks on matters affecting the policy of the country nillsss Inspired by the governmskt it represent*, says: Powderly Addresses the Delegates With Closed Doors. tfelphi* tan days i 'maty DECIDED AT LAST. gttwfroiii ... ..y-thr»e anions who wers sent here to ask the Knights not to «wMI» with trade affairs, are not going to have _ «V*BTTHINO THEIE OWN WAT. |M|k jhagr represent enormous bodies oft pmi and important calling* u4 backed by letters from other great trades ontoas approving their ootarse, they are not betieted to voios the ssntiments of more than one-half the members of trades onions tn this country. Than are vast bodies of man that hails gone body and soul into the Knighta, and are not only wiUtng but anxious to get the benefit of their influence and wealth and strength In the settlement of trade matters. There is likely to be a serious wrangle over this bone of dispute. It is rumored here, and It is only a rumor, but it shows the possible drift of matters, that tbo International Typographical union, soon -to hold a convention in Pittaburg, will go over to the Knights in a body. The men who oppose the domination of the Knights assert that this convention Will agree on some position toward the unions which the unions will be  with. Something in the nature of a Killed His Friend Cornell Unlversltv Gets Me Handsome Bequest for Library Purpaeep—Property Held In Trust Not Counted as Ae- AND PUT HIM IN A TRUNK. SECRETS. NOT WELL KEPT. set* Except the Available Income. "Unwise Boycotts and Strikes u4 iv u c®Ht,#i Tkem?iiiif' H.r. L*i ' ML* He Tried to Drown His Thooghts by Ithaca, N. Y., May 87.—Judge Marcus Lyon, as surrogate of Tompkins county, has filed a decision in the famous McGraw-Flske will case, decreeing the lerac'e* of Jennie McGraw-Piske to Cornell n nversity of 11,500,000 for library purpose* in all respects valid; ratifying the payments heretofore made, and directing Executor Board man to pay the balance of Mrs. Fiske's estate to Cornell university as residuary legatee. The mrrogate's -findings and decisions make a voluminous document of 800 folios. "If, as The London Times asserts. tb« English people have no in*eresM*;»*lfi« that their Canadian fellaw-eubjwtts are lot robbed, be it so. A thorough understanding of that fact, if it be a fast might, perhaps, set some of us thinking vsif serlcmij about the drawbacks of a colonial existence, but it would not frighten us Into mil i ¥ID4«i ing our property to the Americans. Our plain duty to ourselves, if the AiMrtNM will agree to no reasonable settlement, C*• to continue to .protect our fish as test we can. Thirty thousand Canadians are ila»sndsat upon the Ashing industry, but even if out fisheries ware not worth one farthing we should a till be inclinM to defend tbm to the best of our ability, for, to tell tfaaAruth,,. we have grown weary of being' sacrificed." Another Canadian newspaper a*jr»: "tk may be if wa appeal to the British authorities that we shall receive an snubbing. That is something, we as* used to, and a few moire will not hurt ua—and may, perhaps, stir np the senttaent of Canadian nationality sufficiently to mduce us to resent it by claiming the national status which would ensure from such snubbing in future." Drinking Brandy. Mm Typ optpUud He Took the Honey and Valuables and Fled to San Franoleoo—His Hue to Mislead and Delay, the Detectives—Admits HI* Mistake In Not Notifying the VnlM Mug. With th. Order?—Com- Appointed to Map Out lfc» Work. AM' 37.—After the preliminaries to the formal coruidwatlon oT Imtow bad bean ebeerved, General Wsrtiii Workman Powderly delivered an Imp****?* charge to the delegates. He tpeln for thirty minutes in hi* usually dear, fli%i fvoicj and' oooMtdent manner, lUtag we l-cho!en words, foe which be was not once obliged to halt. His speech had not been studied. Offlcpm. St. Louis, May 27.—Judge Fauntelriy, Maxwell's attorney; alluded to the statement of the detective, MeCullough, which he claimed was false upon its face, and had* made the Rtate overshoot the mark. The defendant then took the Btand. Maxwell looked a little flushed, but was otherwise calm. Mr. Fauutelroy commenced the direct examination. After stating his name to be tfi£fa'Moith{m Brook*, and his age 28 years, the prisoner described his meeting with Preller on the Cephalonia, and the progress of tbpir acquaintance. No new facts wen brought out in this connection. During a recess of the trial it was discovered that the floor of the court room had cracked in Eral plaorfr, and was in danger of%iving and falling with the crowd. Judge Wagoner issued an order that" only those for whom seats could be provided should be admitted to the court room. There were at least 2,000 persons shut out by this announcement. They lingered about all the afternoon in the hope of gaining admission, keeping the police busy holding them back. Alter recess Maxwell continued. He add that Preller and himself were together con-. stantly up to Sunday. Preller had a disease, and, they agreed that Maxwell should treat C him for it They commenced with the use of an instrument. Chloroform was purchased at Fernow's drug store, and after or-derin'g a box of cigars to Maxwell's room, Jhey went there together for .-.the operation. Preller took olf his clothing, and laid down upon the bed. Maxwell saturated a piece of lint with chloroform and administered it to Preller. Before he had given enough to produce any effect, Maxwell overturned the bottle of chloroform, and went to Fernow's drug store and purchased more. The witness continued: This celebrated case has been pending before Judge Lyon since July 30, 1883. Hie heving necessitated a determination of the value of all the property of the universtty and of all the property possessed by Mrs. Fiske at the time of her death, Sept. 30, 1881. Great interest has centered in this case because of the immense sum of money involved and the effect its termination would have upon the treasury of a great University.BACKDOWN SY TOE KNIGHTS T is looked for, but the men who favor leaving matters as they are remain bold and aggressive. They say that other serious troubles inside the order may lead the leaders to temporize and keep peace with the trades onion leaders, who, after all, are only fighting against being shorn of their present importance and salaries, but that no such weakness will be shown to the unions without a severe struggle, and-aooner or later the trades unions will be abolished by the Knights. Mr. Powderly said this special convention Is tbe most important in t£e history of the order. ,He loped the Knights would be governed and guided in their deliberations upon the important matters before them by a spirit of wisdom, and that no personal animosities would mar the harmony of the proceedings. Evils that seriously threaten the prosperity ot tbe order had crept into it, and it was the duty of the convention calmly to consider the situation, and devise remedies for the evils. In many sections of the country the growth of the order has been rapid, and, in conssquenoe. discordant elements hail entered too rapidly to be assimilated. It was the dnty of the convention to cheok Uils unhealthy growth by some action npon which all oould agree. Mr. Powderly dwelt at length' and with impressive earnestness npon the The alleged in validity of the legacies to the university was based on the fact that its charter limited it) property holding* to a ram not exceeding $8,000,000. Judge Lyflta denies this. Although he finds the value of certain possessions of tbe university to be miich greater thai# the valuation put upon them by the university during the hearing, yet its aggregate wealth falls far short of the limitation, because be decides that it does not own in fee or absolutely the lands sold by the state to Ezra Cornell, but only the Income from them. He finds that Mrs. FUk did not bequeath one-half of her estate to literary or charitable institutions after the payment of her debts. In violation of chapter 380 of the laws of 1860, as alleged by the contestants. IN SEARCH OF YANKEES. An Armed Fleet Looking for Fish to Seise. Bt. John, N. Bl, May 07—The steamer laasdowne baa received orders to rimw cruising at once. She baa prooeedsd to sea. She will be absent about a week,' and during that time will cruise along the New Bfeeewlck and Nora Scotia shores and In the» vicinity of Grand Men an. Capt. Scott remained behind to superintend the fittfeg out of the Terror and the other cruisers. Tha cruiser Gen. MiddUton has put KD M, to undergo a tort aa to her «(W. very heavy gale blowing, and tha sohooner being considerably by the head, Ear prognaa was slow. Bhe put back to port, and is sow at anchor in the stream. A* soon , weather moderate* she wiH. be lent m0 cruising. In tha meantime ber baUest will be trimmed aft Christopher Evans, of th3 National Federation of Miners and Mine Laborers, is one bf the ablest men In attendance here. He has been a hard fighter against capital, and has dealt it some of the severest blows it ev»r got fijofs organized labor {p this country, jty 4perint#nded Hocking valley strike. Now, however, he believes the lion and the lamb are manifesting a desire to live in harmony. "The day of strikes is drawing to a close," he saya He believes that all over the land tbe trades unions are beoomlng anxious to avert strikes. His own union |uid his otfc experiences lead him to this Amohtslon. The ambassadors who came here to secure aid for the suffering ex-strikers on the Oould system, who cannot get either bread or work because the railroads have boycotted tham for the part they played la the recent strike, have gone home with a promise that the Knights will help them In their distress. . BAPTIST MISSIONS. Tha Greeks Don't Flock Into the Fold KapMly. Asbury Park, N. J., May 97.— Fully 8,000 people were in attendance at the second day's session of the American Baptist Mlslionary union. The proceedings were opened by prayer by the Rev. A. J. Gordon, D. D., of Massachusetts. The discussion aa to the acceptance of the European mission report was again taken up, and, after a heated discussion, it was finally accepted and ordered printed. The report shows, among other facts, that not one convert haa been made in Greece for nine years. The Rev. Dr. Lyman Jewell, who went out among the Telugus about thirty years ago. reported 27,000 members 15,000 being baptissd in 1885—in 46 churches, there being 60 ordained and 100 unordained. DISTENTION THAT HAS ARISEN between the Knights and the trades organisations. Small in the outset, the breach had widened, nptil now the usefulness of tbe organization on bath sides was lsopairsd'and the whole labor movement retarded. Serious as this situation was, and strong as was the need for grave consideration, he saw no reason why a common ground on whloh both sides oould stand oould be formed, so that both the and trades organisations oould stand shoulder to shoulder in the battle for humap rights. When Mr. Powderly came to that point In hi* address wherein ho dwelt upon the demands upon his time and strength that the labors of his poet made upon him he lowereJ his tone and spoke with evident feeling. He said that he and the other mejpbers of the general board were burdened with a tremendous amount of work, and of much of it they cou'd easily and properly be relieved. It was beyond their power, he said, muol longer to ooutinue to beod to tha yoke thus impo*d upon them. 4§D was imperative that that part of the work which could be done as well by others, should be given to others, and propositions for the relief of the general board were to be submitted for consideration. He an mud to favor the plan of increasing the membership of tbe general board. - _ K Professor Fisk, who was the chief contestant, has never been personally present during the long hearing, having left Ithaca and gone to Florence, Italy, before the pro-' Deeding* were instituted, where he has since resided in luxury on the bequest of $300,000 bestowed upon him by his wife. Six months hare been required by the surrogate In weighing the evidence, consulting authorities and in writing the decision. It Is believed the contestants will immediately appeal the case. In the Diamond Field. i7t' At Philadelphia—Athletic, 0; Cincinnati, 6. "Returning to my room, I took np the lint again and put about a gramme on It, and held it about six 4pche* from his face, so tt would be mixed with the air. I continued this some time, until 1 thought insensibility to pain had been reached. » 1 took up the instrument and proceeded to insert it. Mr. Frailer made a peculiar noise, wincing as it in pain. I then came to the conclusion that he had not had enough chloroform. I concluded tbat this was the case also, because the eyes were open and the pupils ware still sensible to light It was clear from this that the patient was not insensible' to pain ; 1 then poured out a gramme or a gramme and a half of choloform and proceeded to administer it again. Shortly after I began to administer the chloroform he commenced to breathe in a labored manner. I at once suspended the administration of chloroform, and took'up the curved, or straight scissors, I don't remember which, and at once cut bis undershirt I slapped him with wet towels, raised his arms and worked them up and down. I continued these efforts to revive my friend for over half an hour, but it was useless. Shortly after my friend ceased to breathe and his heart stopped beating. There was no breath on a mirror when I held it to his lips. Even after I was satisfied he was dead, I continued my efforts jrith him. I did not leave and caU assistance. Ail my efforts were to restore him, because when chloroform takes hold of a man and he sinks, in a few minutes the man is dead. The time, I thought, had bean better occupied in efforts to restore him. I was convinced he was dead, but I continued to dash water on his cheat. I finally decided he was dead and past all hope. Then 1 hardly knew what to do. My first impulse was to notify the authorities. Imagine my feellnga 1 did not know what to da I was in a strange land, a stranger. I did not know a man could make a statement in his own behalf. I thought the same rule obtained here as in England, and that I would not be allowed to make my statement, and I thought I would get in trouble. I had that large trunk, the only one I had up to that time. I emptied it out It would be impossible, gentlemen, to describe to i you my' feelings, my horror, when 1 knew my friend was dead. I eftiptied the large trunk, drew it up to the bed and put Mr. Preller in it Of course there was some difficulty in getting him in. I was in a dreadful state. I shut the trunk and went down to the bar. I left the stuff taken out of the trunk on the floor. I tried to drown thought by drinking several glasses of brandy. I wandered about the streets until about 9 br 10 o'clock. I visited some shooting gallery and came back to the hotel. I went up to the dining-room. I can't very well give an account of what took place in the dining-room. I then went up to the room—my room—and stayed there all night I can't be sure of anything that happened after Mr. Preller's death. 1 stayed in my room, but did not sleep that night In the morning I looked through Mr. Preller's pants and found a roll of money, probably $500 or $600. I took it and the ticket office and purchased a ticket for San Francisco. I put the inscription, 'So perish all traitors to the great cause,' upon the inside of the trunk and also marked the cross on Preller's breast to puzzle and delay the authorities." BOOK MAKERS ARRESTED, At Hartford—Haxtford^O; At Staten Island—IMtopditaa, 4; Bk Louis, & ■ ' ' " ■ '.'1 o-f-i T At Brooklyn—Brooklyn, 7; Pittsburg, & At Utica—Boston, 11; TTtica, 8. At Newark—Newark, fl; St. Louis, & The Rev. Dr. Alfred Owen, of Ohio, on the committee of Chinese missions, reported in the five stations established 1,500 members—140 being baptized in 1885—in 18 churches, by 60 preachers. Bat the Hersee Apparently Did Wot " ~ss—y ik i THE KNIGHT8' CONVENTION. N*w Tome, May 87.—Several arrests of book makers and their clerks were made yesterday at Jerome park, and consequently publio betting was suspended, Thoee arrested were promptly bailed. Know It. Various Suggestions bjr Delegates as To a Policy. The annual sermons for next year will be preached at Minneapolis by Rev. H. F. Goldley, D. D., of Dayton. O.; alternate, Rev. d W. W. Brideman, D. D., New York. The Rev. William Ashmore, D. IX,  was sent to Bwaton, China, about thirty-five years ago, delivered an interesting address on mission work in that section. A» Syrai troll. 3. Stan, U; Da- Cleveland, May 37.—Sinoe the arrival of the delegates to the special convention of rD Knights of Labor, a number of {dans, addition to the five causes of complaint •numerated by Mr. Powderly in his call, have been conceived. One of these plans, emanating from a member of the order from Allegheny, Pa., whp has prepared an address upon the matter,"Ij to agitate the subject of government regulation of railroads. The addreat also deals with the project of an arbitration board. An effort will be made to secure a hearing for that gentleman.The racing was excellent, bat there was no enthusiasm. "Dancing Alice" DMs'l Lrn Him. Dover, N. H, May 27.—Henry Dor dway, a French Canadian, 20 years of age, whose once welcomed addresses had been ultimately rejected by "Dancing AUea," of the Salvation Army, announced his intention of killing himself Despite the efforts of his frieridatofeetmlnhfin, ha drank a pint of whisky »nd "wallowed. a V*?** C# nlirio add and quicksilver and died in a few minute*. q jsjtfacn First race, $600—Three-quarters of a mile. Rock and Rye won. Dry Monopole second, Avalon third. Time, 1:18)£ Biz ran. Second race, $500—Mile and one-sixteenth. Bucks tone won, Brambletan second, Refrain third. Time, l.5V{. Three ran. Third race—The Ford ham handicap; one mile and a quarter. The King Ernest Miml colt won, Rupert second, Maumee third. Time, 3:14X- Wine ran. Unlvarsallsts' Conference. Boston, May 27.—The Boston Association of held a conference yesterday and discussed "Personal Influence in Christian Work." Personal influence in missionary work was exalted as the essential to the transformation of the world Into a cbrlstopolis. The New England Moral Reform society held Its semi-centennial anniversary. The society has established a home for outcasts, founded and built up the Boston Young Women's Christian association and inaugurated the White Cross movement The part eleven years 400 young girls have beqa rescued from lives of vice. ITie annual meeting of the Unlverealist publishing house showed receipts of $71,097, the heaviest years' business in its history. Perhaps Po"«tarly continued, the mast important duty before the convention wh the obligation to pot* atop to Fourth race—The Withers' stakes; one mile. Biggonet won. Repartee seoond, Headlad third. Time, 1:48. Twelve ran. Mr, Harmon, a prominent Knight, in speaking with a delegate, gave it as hit opinion that the only solution to the labor problem is the divison system. "Sailors, when they go out on a whaling or fishing expedition, receive a certain percentage of their prooeeds. They know when their contracts are made that they stand the same chances as thg owner does, and If the cruise proves a failure they know what to expect, and accept the inevitable without complaint This same system is, I think, practicable to a considerable extent in factories and other industrial institutions. I am in favor o 1 arbitration, but I do not think congress will ever be able to formulate a plan to successfully arbitrate differences between the employer and his employes. There are so many different branches of industry that no man or committee of men appointed by congress would be able to deal intelligently with them." ____ N»w Tobe, May 27.—Horace Greeley's grave at Greenwood will be decorated oa Memorial day by Horace Greeley port 577, G. A. R, and Typographical union No. & Amos Cummings, president of the Frtn olub, will deliver all addreM. Miss Gabriel!* Greeley will be present. Horace Greeley Remembered. UK WIS* AND UNJUSTIFIABLE strikes and boyootts. Be said the Knights of labor had lost ground in public estimation during the past half year by reason of the many hasty and Qi •laddered acts of some of the district leaders. The order could not stand the strain of many such unwise strikes as that in the southwest. Of course, the order has been chained with many petty strikes and boycott! for which it was not responsible, yet too many such acts had been directly attributable to the order for the gsoeral good. This state of things must be put an end to) and it was for the oonvention to devise and apply the remedy. Fifth race—Selling race; mile and a sixteenth. Duke of Westmoreland won, Windsail second, Moonshine third. Time, 1:53%. Eight ran. Sixth race—A handicap steeplechase; over the full oonrse. Rory O'More won, Disturbance second, Dangerfleld third. Time, 5:08. Four ran. The Panama Canal Will Hot Meed Lock*. Pabis, May 27.—The technical commission which, recently inspected the Panama canal has unanimously affirmed that there will be no difficulty fat constructing the canal without locks. The Captain's Good look. OHIO DEMOCRAT8. New Yobk, May 37.—Capt R. S. Staffqjd, United States army, stationed aut David's Island, has reoelved word from a London barrister that he is heir to the title and estates of the barony of Stafford, which dates from the Twelfth century, and the income from which is about $350,000 yearly. The property was confiscated by the crown in the Seventeenth century, but a recent opinion by the chairman of the oommittee on privileges In the house of lords holds that this was illegal, and that the Stafford! are entitled to the estates. The captain says his lineage is provable beyond a doubt His brother is a trustee of Dr. Talmage's church. ... What Ex-Governor Hoadly Thinks About the He cent Affair. "Hackmetack, a lasting and fragrant perfume. Price 25 and 60 cte. For sale by J R. Fleming. Mr. Powderly concluded his address with the remark: Columbus, May 37.—The Democratic centra) committee held a meeting here ' last night On account of Gen. Durbin Ward's funeral many members of the committee were absent" Ex-Governor Hoadly and nearly all the Democratic senators who deserted during the recent sena'arial troubles were present Mr. Hoadly in a speech said that when the Democratic senators were compelled to give up Fourth ward "A" of Cincinnati, maijjr Democrats concluded that the Hamilton county Democratic senators were not entitled to their seats. "I will go nowhere; I will sea no one. I will attend to no other business until this convention is over. I propose to stay here and finish this business if it takes all summer, and I want you to be prepared to stay with ma." Paregoric, laudanum and stupelyiug syrups are given to babies by thoughtless mothers to relieve colic and fretfulnegs, but parents of bright children use Dr. Hand's Colic Cure, because it relieves and does no injury—a stubborn fact from experience. Castor Oil for the dogs 1 but Dr. Hand's Pleasant Physio for ohildren and adults- ORGANIZERS RECALLED. Borne Doubtful Methods of Increasing This address was taken down by the official stenographer, but it was ordered that it should not be given out to the public. This is a sample of the mistaken way in which the Knights are managing this convention. Though they claim not to be a secret order, they endeavor to Knight*' Assemblies. Cleveland, May 27.—Mr. Richard Trevelyick, chief organiser for the Knights of Labor, when asked what he thought of the recall of tM organisers' commissions, •aid: "Much of the trouble in the order arising from rapidly increasing membership and the installation of our assemblies is due bopoor organisation. 1 met an organiser a few weeks ago under the influence of Uqnor. On my inquiring where he was going, he said that he was going to organize an assembly of striking Polacks and Hungarians. Now this is positively forbidden, and I told him that the rules of the order were that no man could be admitted to membership while on strike. He organised the assembly, however, but owing to my knowledge of the affair, it never receive*} a charter. Much of this kind of work has been done of whioh the executive officers had no knowledge, and to this source can be attributed much of the existing trouble throughout the country. Mr. Powderly alone has tbe power of recalling these commissions, and to avoid (Seating hard feelings he has decided to call them all in, from the chief organiser dewn. Where the President Will Marry. Buffalo, May 37.—The morning Times prints an interview wtth W. J. Baker, President Cleveland's photographer, in which be makes the statement that the president will marry Miss Folsom in Buffalo between June Wand 26. The rumors that there will be no marriage are positively denied "he re. An intimate friend of Wilson S. Bissell says that he arranged for the special train to bring Mr. Cleveland to Buffalo, but that the wedding will take place at Folsomdale, which is one of the most isolated spots in western New York. It would be almost impossible for a stranger to reach Folsomdale.^,. Shiloh's Cough and Consumption Cure is sqld by J. E. Fleming on a guarantee. It cures consumption. "And I frankly say that I was of this opinion," said the ex-governor. as thoroughly as if they held meetings in a burglar proof safe, and, curiously enough, though they rarely succeed in keeping anything to themselves longer than an hour or two, they flatter themselves that they are the most mysterious personages at largCt The weakness of their efforts at concealment is explained by two facts. In the first place, they cannot achieve the ends they seek-to reach without having the widest publicity for their proceedings, and, in the second place, the men who compose the leadership in the order are of the temperament and bent of politicians, whose fondest hope is to gain reputation through the press. It is this that makes it easy to report a Kuight of Labor convention, despite the rudeness and incivility of many of the leaders at all times except when they are seeking the reporters for their own purposes. CONCEAL THEIR DO BIOS He said that if the Democrats had remained in the senate and fought the battle, even if they had been defeated they wotdd have gone down with the sympathy of the Democratic party. He believes the seating of the four Republicans to have been unconstitutional, but that if the supreme court, which is Republican, says it was right there is nothing to do but submit MUSIC HALL. PITTSTON, t Friday Evening, May 28th. Senator O'Neil denounced Clerk of the Senate Vallandingham very strongly. The wonderful Negro Pianist Senator Dodd branded Mr. Vallandingham as a "rank traitor." BLIND TOM, Hon. S. A Miller, of Cincinnati, said .the grand jury of Franklin county ought to indict Lieutenant Governor Kennedy and the seventeen Republican senators for perjiwy. The President's Marriage. New York, May 27.—The Sun this morning publishes a long letter from its Washington correspondent to the effect that the president was led to contemplate matrimony on aocount of a lack of full sympathy between himself and his sister on questions of domestic anil temperance polity. the  Musical Phenomenon of the Age. Ex-Governor Hoadly, Judge McSU'.ly, Gen. Powell and Senators O'Neill and Law. rence were appointed to prepare a memorial on the life and services of the late Gen. Du rbin Ward. Renowned throughout the world A* The Greatest natural Pianist Living. The main businei* transacted was the appointment of committee* to report upon the matters to be considered by the convention. When these were selected by the chair, they adjourned until morning, at which time the committee will report their plans for remedying the evils on acconat of which the convention was called. A JURY HARD TO FIND. No time was set for the state convention, but it was generally agreed that it should be held about the middle of August or first of September. PhiladelpSia, May 27.—Rev. Dr. Mo- Vickar has received a telegram from Rev* Dr. Phillips Brooks, in which he says that he has written a positive and final declination Of the office of assistant bishop of this Episcopal diocese. Dr. Brooks Declines. The exhibition of whose marvelous grift has gained him world-wide celebrity, and has both astonished and delighted thegreatest masters of mnsie, will appear as above for POSITIVELY ONE NIGHT ONLY! Most All Talesmen Had Decided Opln- Nkw York, May 87.—The work of procuring impartial jurors was tedious and difficult in the case of Most and comrades. Nearly a|l the talesmen had decided opinions aboot people who advocate the destruction Of IMr aiill property. Herr Host glared vindictively at thaee who testified in this manner, and his looks were returned with glance* of scorn. One taleaman, Robert Heuk, a goldbeater, greatly pleased the Anarchist by loudly answering "No I" when asked, "Do 70m believe in the right of a man to accumulate property legally and enjoy it peaceably!" The court with a look of disgust ordered Heuk to stand aside. A jury was finally obtained, consisting of nine merchants, one banker, one retired merchant and one saloonkeeper. The court then adjourned until to-day. Most and his two fellow prisoners were handcuffed together and locked up again in the Tomb*. Ions. Witness than described his wanderings about town until time for the train to leave, for Ban Francisco and .ills journey to that city. At this point tha court adjourned. A Dodge's Bead Is Off. Admission 80c., Children 25c , Gallery Mc. Seats cecured at Music Hall Book Store, Mots extra. BBVSK COMMITTEES WIBI APPOINTED Boston, May 27.—Lewis A- Dodge, brother of Abigail Dodge (Gail Hamilton), was asked by Naval Officer Kent several days ago to resigta his $1,800 clerkship on June 1. This Dodye declined to do, in the absence of reason for doing so, and appealed to President Cleveland, reminding him that he (Dodge) had lived up to the civil service rules in every particular. Before getting a reply, he received the following: —one on law, one on strikes, one on boyootits, one on the general good of the order, one, at the relations cC the order to other organisations and to tpMial committees, one to reply to the salutation of the Woman's National Christian Temperance anion, and to respond to the ffvsr sanguine scheme of Mr. Norton, of Chicago, who expects the employers of the land to form a union to bring about a national day of etcht hours' work. No Hot Against Prince AJexander. CONOI AT 8 O'CLOCK. Newspaper Publishers In Trouble. Constantinople, May 87.—The porte declares that there is no foundation for the report that a conspiracy existed at Sofia for the assassination of Prinoe Alexander and Prime Minister Karaveloff. 'Oswnao, N. Y., May 97.—Weed & Knickerbocker, publishers of The Syracuse Sunday Times, have been found guilty of having criminally libeled W. J. Bulger, who was charged in their paper with having bees connected-with graveyard Insurance. They were sentenced to pay a fine of $250 each, or to be confined in the county jail eight months. A motion for a new trial was dented, and a stay of sixty days was granted. Weed & Knickerbocker, with George A Glynn, their correspondent, were served with warranto, charging them with libeling Recorder Bulger In their paper in the issue of Sunday, May 23, 188a They were held to bail in C509. LECTURE! BIG BLUNDERS." Port or Boston, Naval Office, { May 25, 1886. f Lewis A. Dodge: CONDENSED* NEWS- T.DEVITT TIII1GE, Tip ram dy for the overworked condition of tk* general executive board is being considered by the committee to which it was retsrrad. Tfee schem* of having a represent* ive from each state appears to be declining in favor, while the discussion at present is as to whether to adopt three or two new members. As is seen by his address, Mr. Powderly appears to favor the addition of two members. The candidates for these places are all fresn New York and Boston. They are Oeorge J1. Murray, printer, of District 64 in New York, and Mr. T, & Mo- Guire, a truck drhrer in New York, both very progressive and active men. The Boston Cind'dates are A. A. Carleton and Charles Litchman, the tatter a former general secretary®©! the order.- Unless men formidable candidate* appear, one Ifew Yorker and oh Ptatonian will get the prisa, Ormonde won -the English Derby stakes yesterday. Bib: As recommended by this office, and approve i by the secretary of the treasury, you are hereby removed from the olerkship held by you. Your service? are therefore not required after this date. Yours respectfully, Henry O. Kent, Naval Officer. Forty thousand Sunday sohool children paraded and ate ice cream in Brooklyn. THURSDAY. MAY 27. Chicago had a $1,000,000-fire in which Bedford Clark A: Co, publishers were the principal losers. Tickets for sale in Pittston at MoDougaU's and Buggies' beok stores and R J. Halleck A Co's; West rittston, at Brune's drug store; Moosic, at J. D. Williams,' f. P. If all Does Not Believe It. London capitalists are proposing to build a canal from Baltimore to the Atlantic to shorten the distance to European ports 225 mile*. Utioa, May 27.—Assistant Adjt. Gen. 0. P. Clarke says: 80 far as the article in The New York World reflects in anyway on my course, the statement made that I tampered with the books for the purpose of allowing comrade* to vote at the department encampment who had no right to do so. is entirely false and untrue, and has no foundation in tact. I did not know at the time of the encampment. nor,do 1 know now, that on* illegal Vote was oast. The World's Story Denied, Albany, May 27.—H. Clay Hall, of Little Falls, ex-commander of the €k A R., denies the report published in a New York morning paper that the department Is bankrupt Ha says that at the cloee of Us adminis tration there was $2,700 in the treasury. Concluding, he says: "I saw nothing while presiding the election of department commander which caused any suspicion of repeating ocfag on. I have no knowledge oi any repJpng and oanpot believe'it." SPECIAL TRAINS N«w Yoke, May 37.—The district attorney was at his office nearly all last night, and there is some mystery surrounding his movements which has baffled all efforts of outsiders to unravel There is a prisoner there, but who it is is the question. It is thought by some to ha Jake Sharp. Rumor says that Convict Jashne has squealed and given the whole boodle transaction away. Who I« the PriMoer? E. A Armstrong, speaker of the' New Jersey house, was chosen presfcteut of the anti-saloon Republican movement in that state. Will leave Scanton after the lecture for all points between Scran ton and Plymouth, also all points between Scranton and Ashley, on the P. ft It R R- Mr-A rrangeTienta will be made to reserve eea»s tor (hose coming from a distance lo-iw The Grand Lodge ot Brakeraen, at Gain burg, nis., have exp«U*d twenty-six members tor going on strike on the Unto* Notice. T. B. Leonard, of the St. Charles Hotel is prepared to furnish a first-class turnout for parties, funerals or weddings, single er double at any Una*.