Evening Gazette

              PITTSTON, PA-, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1889 I TWtoCt'VT*. f Ten O •!!«■» Week NUjWBEK 8018 I Weekly EnlabliMkitd 1830 ( CRIME WAS DIMINISHED. SUSTAINING! TRUSTS. A DEACON'S INFATUATION MURDERED FOR THE INSURANCE, ARE THEY MAN ANDWIFE? GOVERNOR GORDON'S RECEPTION. rttRB'l HO»S, HEMLOCK GUM MO S /C®T H/ "■ '/a i Ptf:B CJf.i.'ieivi combined * j 6-r) 1 / '2, Sprtfiul on white n.uMin. Spr & yW I I N TjK (o Backache, Rldeaohe, Til milD1—. y / ' ™ v 9 b I D8%. Kidney Weakness, Tender Ltmm, / 5»OLD If fl Bore Cheat, PtilT Muscles, F«MW EVERYWHERE M Pftins, Crick, Sprains, etc. I oc r*to H It cures every sort of Pain, Ache, or Weak»i«. P [ and quickly, too. Jtoo*/orrtflwojur* HOP PLANTER CO., mailed tor price. y Proprietors, BOSTON, on t/ie genuine good*. The Senate Committee Reports the Re- An Englishwoman Suspected of Poisoning Elisabeth Veterans and Citizens Receive Archbishop Walsh Says the League Did Good. suits of Its Inquiry. Historic Lebanon Agitated by Five Children. A You tig Actress in a Strange Elizabeth, N. J., May 10.—Governor Gordon, of Georgia, was the guest of the Veteran Zouaves, and he was received in state. Governor Green gave a dinner to the visitors at his residence. Him with Knthustasm. Albany, May 10.—The senate committee on general laws, which was instructed on March 29, 1888, to investigate the subject of trusts and similar combinations, has reported the result of its inquiry. The majority of the committee, comprising the Republican members, Messrs. Arnold, Coggeshall, O'Connor and Walker, take the ground that trusts and similar combinations are only new forms of the ever present struggle for supremacy in the industrial world; that they are not necessarily monopolies; that they should not be interfered with by special legislation; that the common law and existing statutes on the subject of monopoly are sufficient for their treatment when they develop monopolistic) qualities; that at all events the decision of Judge Barrett in the sugar trust case would seem to indicate this, and that legislation, even if deemed advisable, should be deferred until the court of appeals has passed upon Judge Barrett's decision. a Scandal. London, May 10. —Another case of crime resulting from the practice of insuring children's lives has been discovered at Deptford. In February a boy named Sydney Bolton, 11 years of age, died at Deptford. Suspicions of foul p'.ay arising, his body was exhumed, when it was found that he hvl been poisoned, doses of arsenic being disct'ftred in the lad's stomach. The boy had b arded, at the time of his death, with a relative named Mrs. Winter, who obtained £20 insurance on his life. In order to get the money the woman forged the boy's mother's name to the receipt. It transpires that since 1885 Mrs. Winter has insured the lives of twenty-seven of her relatives, and has driven rather a lucrative trade in the business. Five of her victims have died, and she has collected the insurance on their lives. It is believed that she poisoned them, and intended to peison all the others whose beneficiary she was. This wholesale murderess is at present ill, but her arrest will be made as soon as possible. Dilemma. HITCH IN THE SAMOAN AFFAIR. A YOUNG WOMAN IN THE CASE. LEGALLY HIS WIFE, HE SAYS. Referring to tho fact that Gen. J. Madison Drake had been threatened with expulsion from the Grand Army of the Republic for presenting to the speaker a badge, supposed at first to be a Grand Army emblem, but which proved to be a zouave badge, Governor Gordon said: Efforts to Restrict Archbishop Walsh to The Aged Deacon Asher P. Smith Gives Carrie Vatn Booskirk and Albert Altner Prescribed Llulti Will Handicap the Up His Home and Business for a Fas- Had Often Keen Married on the Stage, Parnellites' lltefense—Sir Charles Kus- elnatlng Bookkeeper Km ployed In His and Now She Wants a Divorce—An In- will Advised to Withdraw. Store. teresting Legal Problem. Jesting: aside, how sad is such an exhibition ol temper upon so ludicrous a misapprehension. 1 London, May 10.—Archbishop Walsh resulted hfs testimony before the Parnell commision. He said that facts which had come to his knowledge proved that the influence of tho National league tended to diminish crime in Ireland. The decadence of secret societies had been gradual since 1866. The witness was aware that the league had advised tenants not to enter their complaints in the land court after the parliamentary act of 1881 was passed. Norwich, Conn., May 10.—Historic Lebanon Green, the home of "Brother Jonathan" Trumbull, of the revolution, one of the prettiest and most antique country villages in New England, vibrates with a scandal. Deacon Asher P. Smith, who keeps the big Lebanon grange store and is a brother of Roswell Smith, the millionaire partner in The Century Magazine company of New York, is in trouble with a fair young lady who kept his books, and he has fled, it is believed, to Canada. Grand Rapids, Mich., May 10.—A legal problem, the solution of which will be of interest not only to lawyers, but to authors, playwrights and actors, involving no less a question than the validity of stage marriages, has come up for settlement in court here. do not know how such a scene may effect others, but as for myself I would tnist with a thousandfold more confidence the houer au«l safety of the republic to the keeping of those worn and battle-scarred heroes who buried their sectional prejudices at AppomuLtox, and who were glad to exLend soldierly greetings to a sincere man who had fought against them, than to trust that republic to the men who were uuable to hide their passions even while doing honor to the memory of Washington. JARCK'S Carrie Van Booskirk, one of the principal members of the Babel-Albert us Specialty company, has brought suit for divorce against Albert Altner, another member of the same company. Altner iclaims that Miss Van Booskirk is h» wife, while she declares that they have never been married. Altner bases his claim on a technical interpretation of the Bee Hive Jecuelry Stoi*e, The minority report, signed by Messrs. Linson, Langbein and Ives, the Democratic members, concurs in the opinion that at the present time the common law, if Judge Barrett's decision be maintained, is as favorable to the people as any legislation that could be obtained at the present time. But the minority cannot subscribe to the doctrine that these organizations are harmless, nor that it is safe to trust entirely to the corrective action of time and the law of supply and demand to eradicate the abuses incident to such colossal combinations of money and power. The protection of the people at present may be assured by the incorruptibility of the bench and the executive branch of the government, but if in future these organizations shall bo as successful in subsidizing administrative and judicial officers as they have been potent in preventing legislation against their selfish and dangerous methods, the people will be forced to adopt some other remedy than the common law. THE FOUR NOT GUILTY, Governor Green and the Rev. Ot s A. Glaze brook also spoke. Subsequent events justified this advice. The witness said he knew of only one instance in which the league was indiscreet—that was when one of the branches of the league passed a resolution deciding to publish a 1st of all persons in that district who were not members of the league. The witness protested against such an action and the plan was abandoned. The Jury Acquitted Them, but Smith May 21 HOBTH 3VCAXlsr ST. Mr. Smith, who is not only a deacon in the Congregational church to which War Governors Trumbull and Buckingham belonged, but also is superintendent of the Sunday school, is 60 years old. He is a wealthy citizen of the Green, owns a splendid big farm, and his home is almost under the eaves of  church, not twenty rods from the old Lebanon "war office." The Lebanon Association of Farmers built the fine store several years ago, and an agent conducted its bugi ness on the co-operative plan until two years ago. Deacon Asher bought the building and business, and has since done a smashing wholesale and retail trade with the fai mers of half of two counties. Owns a Splendid Farm. Be Indicted for Perjury. CANADA MEANS FIGHT Jersey City, May 10.—The "Big Four," Public Works Commissioners Kern and Watt and ex-Commissioners Hiltiard and Reynolds, are free men. The jury rendered its verdict, and it was, "Not guilty." marriage law. Her Fleet in Readiness to Rim I: own is the leading Jewelry establishment in PITT9TON • The largest stock of all grades of Watches. Elgin and Waltham Watches a Specialty, Fine solid gold Rings, Watch Chains and Jewell y. The company to which they belong has for severu\ months acted a melodrama in which the hero and heroine are married in the last act before the audience. Altner and Miss Van Booskirk acted these respective parts, and so naturally, especially in the last act, as to win great applause from tho audience. The Ceremony Performed. Ottawa, May 10.—The fl lieries department is preparing for a vigorous enforcement of Canadian rights in regard to the fisheries this season. The vessels will all go into commission this month. The Acadia (otherwise John Roach's Yosemite) will be the flagship, and the fl.et will be Btrengthen:xl by the addition of the Stanley, a powerful steel vessel built on the Clyde last winter for the Canadian government. She is expected to do the work of three schooners. The steamer Canadienne has gone into commission, and the Dream is already cruising in thj Bay of Fundy. In addition to these four steamers a number of schooners will be chartered. American Skippers. It is probable that an indictment for perjury will be returned against James Smith, or4E ho was working for the city and as a laborer in the gaugers' department of the custom house at the same time, and had the audacity to swear that he was not required to render any service for the governmC nt for the salary he received. James M. Bran i, clerk of the committee of the board of works, will likely be indicted for doctoring a bid an 1 bond, which fact was proven at the trial. "As tho league spread," declared the archbishop, "secret societies vanished and the people learned to prefer open action and disliked and distrusted secret bodies and movement*." throughout the witness' diocese cases o£ boycotting were few, and anything like intimidation was considered reprehensible. The members of the league held that boycotting kopt the country free from outrages.Secret Societies Vanished. If the marri ige on the stage was such a brilliant success, Aittier evidently Daw 110 reason why it sbond prove a fa Lire in its practical application, and he accordingly proposed to Aiiss Van Booskirk the idea of her exchanging her name for his. When she sought an explanation he answe ed that, as she was already married to him, sue had no further use for Van Booskirk, which was not as attractive a name on tho billboard as Altner. The young lady was highly indignant when she heard this and denied vigorously that she had ever married Aitner. But on one unlucky night when Mr. Smith was tired, and his brain was dizzy over the book accounts, he decided that it was too much for one man to buy and sell all day and keep the run of his books at the same time. He resolved that he must have a bookkeeper, and he knew of one that, in his opinion, would just fill his long felt want. Straightway • he engaged her. She was the pretty daughter of Mr. J. H. King, whose house front, like that of the deacon's, looked out over the ample and elm shaded Green. Miss King is a brunette, her age between 25 and 80 years, and she has pretty teeth and beautiful eyes. Boston, May 10.—Tho full bench of the supreme court gave a decision in the noted suit of Rev. W. W. Downs vs. the Bowdoin Square Baptist church, overruling the plaintiff's exceptions. This was an action to recover for services as minister from April I, 1885, until Feb. 1, 1886, at the rate of $3,500 per annum. The case was tried before Judge Aldrich without a jury, who ruled that there was no contract express or implied, and ordered a judgment for the defendant. The court rules that these fludmgs were correctly made. The Rev. W. W. Dowiih Gets Left. BEST ROGERS SILVERWARE. Remember that we have moved from Water street to 21 North Main street. The witness did not approve the refusal to sell the necessaries of life to a man under boycott He understood the plan of campaign to be a jjurely voluntary combining on the part of tenants. It did not imply boycotting.THE CEILING COMMITTEE REPORTS. BASEBALL. A Profit In the Work of 9120,000—SS6,- 000 Unaccounted For. At Boston- Boston  New York ... League. Albany, May 10.—Mr. Fish, from the special committee to investigate questions connected with the construction of the assembly ceiling, presented his report, which was signed by all the members of the committee. .0 30000204-9 2 0 0 2 2 10 2 1—10 Legally His Wife. He Said. Batteries: Madden and Kelly; Ewing and Brown. Umpire: Fessenden. At Philadelphia- Reference being made to Archbishop Walsh's pastoral, published in 1882, in which he denounoed the non-payment of debts and forcible resistance to law, the archbishop explained that the issuance of the pastoral was owing to the increase of secret societies which temporarily flourished because the league was partly disorganized, owing to the imprisonment of its leaders, and while the people were driven to despair by cruel evictions. Then he told her that tho stage marriage ceremony in which she and he had acted the parts of bride and groom was a marriage in fact, and binding. It didn't matter, he said, whether they were spliced by a minister, a justice of the peace, or an actor, so long as they stood up before witneDses and subscribed to the marriage oath. They were man and wifa She was, therefore, his legal wife, and he declared that he would press his claims before the courts if necessary. Groceries, 1860 1889 Mr. McCann, he said, had also filed a separate memorandum report, which was accompanied by two bills, the passage of which the committee recommends. Philadelphia. Washington. .2 01020100—6 .0 00000000—0 Batteries: Buftlnton and Clement; Healy, Lunning and Mack. Umpires: Curry aud McQuade. Seeds. the wasmmuoK life At Cleveland- Cleveland  Indianapolis  On motion of Mr. Gibbs the report was ordered to be pointed and made a special order for next Tuesday. The Status of the Negro in the Church. 1 3 0 2 1 5 0 1 0—18 1 00001000—2 Provisions, "The Thing Wuz Really Ooln' Too Fur." The deacon kept on doing his big business and the fair accountant kept her Angers flying at the figures for Beveral months, and it was remarked by the village dickerers who fringed the parade barrels at night that deacon and bookkeeper "wuz undoubt'dly tbinkin' more'n an' mor'n o' each other every day.". By and by the tenor of the talk changed in a degree, and elderly gossips gave it out as their opinion that "Deacon Asher and that girl was thinkin' rather mor'n o' each other than circumstances seemed to warrant on the part of a deacon and a superintendent of Sunday school." But there was not much serious discussion of the matter until four or five months ago, when the sagest heads in Lebanon admitted, in private talks, that "the thing wuz really goin' too fur—actually gettin' to be scandalous." Charleston, 8. C., May 10.—The diocesan convention of South Carolina of the Episcopal church, in session at Aiken, temporarily settled the dispute as to the status of the negro in the church by adopting an amendment to the constitution, providing that colored clergymen of churches declared by a concurrent vote of both orders (lay and clerical) to be in union with the convention shall be entitled to sit in convention. This praotically excludes colored clergymen, except those who were entitled to seats before the amendment Batteries: O'Brien and Ziinmer; Whitney and Daily. Umpire: Barnum. Are now writing a n(Jw Policy called Will Greatly Prolong the Proceedings. The committee say that there was a profit in the work of $120,000, of which $39,086.91 still remains in the treasury. This leaves $80,000 in the hands of Snaith and Sullivan. Investments aggregating $26,000 being admitted by Sullivan and $28,089.28 by Saaith, leaves to be accounted for $26,000, which the committee fail to trace, but are satisfied was not disbursed on account of legitimate expenditures on the capitol building. Chicago 0 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 0-7 Pittsburg 0 0 1 0002 1 2—0 Batteries: Tener and Farrell; Conway, Maul and Carroll. Umpire: Lynch. At Chicago- The decision of the judges of the Parnell commission to allow Archbishop Walsh to testify only regarding matters within his own knowledge will have the effect of greatly prolonging the proceedings for the defense. There is probably no man connected with the Irish movement who possesses to accurate and intimate a knowledge of Irish affairs as Archbishop Walsh, and if he bad been allowed to speak freely he would have been able to do Mr. Parnell and his associates much good. Now it will be necessary to call to the witness box a large number of Irish priestB in order to rebut the testimony given by the police and their agents. Wants to Support Her. Miss Van Booskirk has tried to induce Altner to release her from her peculiar position, but he steadily refuses to comply. He declares that he is her husband and wants to support her. She has instituted proceedings for divorce to satisfy herself whether she is really Miss Van Booskirk or Mrs. Altner. Choice goods, fair prices, and honest weight8 and measures clinches the matter. Short output of coal don't seem to diminish our trade. We keep our stoch right up, u ith ai' the delicacies and substantiate of the season. Association. The Installment Policy At Cincinnati- Cincinnati 5 0 2 0 0 3 1 3 x—14 Athletic 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0— 6 Batteries: Weyhing and Cross; Viau and Earle. Umpire: Goldsmith. At St. Louis— Miss Van Booskirk lived at Grand Rapids for several years. She was very gay, pretty and stage struck, and has been with the Bable-Albertus company for some time. She has considerable dramatic talent and ability, and stands well in her profession. Altner is not known here. which does more for the insured than any policy ever wiitten by any company. Trial Trip of the Gunboat Petrel. St. Louis.. Columbus .1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0—4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 x— 6 Baltimore, May 10.—The United States gunboat Petrel, built at the Columbian iron works, made a trial trip for the builders. The Petrel ran down fourteen miles and worked with smooth satisfaction. During a spurt she made over sixteen miles an hour, and for a while she ran at the rate of eighteen miles, The contract calls for 1,100 horse power, and the trial trip evidenced that she would exceed that with a large margin ti her credit In private tactics the Petrel made a tine circle in 300 yards, covering the evolution in five minutes and forty seconds. She was but twenty-eight seconds from stop until she was reversed, and in the back motion at full speed. A feature was her sensitiveness to the helm, and her promptness in answering was really a subject of admiration. The official trial will take place within two week*. Marlborough, Mass., May 10.—An autopsy upon the remains of Miss EfHe Cooper, aged 20 years, who died last Sunday night under suspicious circumstances, reveals evidence of criminal malpractice. A short time before her death she made statements in the presence of witnesses that involve the name of a physician who, she asserted, performed the operation, and the m&n who, she declared, was responsible for her trouble. The latter, she said, was H. W. Gould. He is about 80 years of age and has a wife and child in Gardner. A Case of Criminal Malpractice. Batteries: Devlin and Milligan; Baldwin and Bligh. Umpire: Gaffney. At Kansas City— Oranges direct from Florida. Bananas from Central America. Dried, evaporated and preserved fruits of besi quality. Ferris an i Ross Ham, Bacrn and Beef. Kansas City Baltimore... 1 0000000 1— 8 0 0 0 10 0 2 0 0 x—19 In view of the squabble over the reception of the archbishop's testimony and the evident partisan ruling of the commission, the friends of Sir Charles Russell advise him to withdraw from the case. Although it is reported that Sir Charles is strongly tempted to take this step, Mr. Parnell's earnest petitions against such action will probably restrain him.  FELL 600 FEET. Batteries: Porter and Gunson; Kilroy and Tate. Umpire; Ferguson. The same protection by Dividends, Nonforfeiture, Incontestible, etc., etc., common to all of our policies. Call and see it. No trouble to show goods. After a, while Deacon Smith took Miss King into his own family to hoard with them, and thereupon there was a decided flutter in Lebanon society, it being hinted at that time that the act was done in the (ace of vigorous opposition on the part of Mrs. Smith, the fair faced, kindly and estimable wife of the storekeeper. But there was no outspoken scandal until within the past ten days, when it was learned at the Green that Deacon Smith held taken his bookkeeper to New York to the centennial and had spent the week with her there looking at the sights on that throbbing occasion. A Flutter In Soolety. At Louisville- Ten Coal Miners Killed by a Collision In a Shaft. Louisville-Brooklyn game postponed; Derby day. l\:/mvu.uc, Pa., May 10.—At Kaska William colliery, near Middleport, the cage containing ten miners was ascending the shaft when an empty car was pushed over the top of the shaft by two Hungarian laborers. The car struck the cage with terrible force, shattering it to pieces, and instantly killing every one of its occupants, whose mangled bodies were afterward found in the water at the bottom of the shaft The victims were: Hugh Car:in, Patrick McDonald, George Bendel, John Pottovisch, Frank Stretkovisch, John Moore, Albert Dwyer, Edward Kurtz and Stephen Watson, and Assistant Inside Foreman Michael Boyle. The mine is operated by the Alliance Coal company, and the shaft is 500 feet deep. Boyle leaves a wife and seven children. It was not his turn to ascend the shaft, but he had exchanged turns with another man. Pottovisch leaves a widow. All of the others were single. Other Games. Butter of all grades, up to choice creamery. At New Haven— New Haven 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 S 0—4 Hartford 1 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0—10 Batteries: 8worback and Cahill; Winklenian and Derfcy. Umpire: Mahoney. Flour—fancy patint and new process.A Hitch in the Samoan Conference. Home Still Open to an Erring J)augliter. At Wilkesbarre— Wilkesbarre 0 0 0 Q 1 1 0 0 0—2 Easton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 Batteries: Wheeler and Murphy; Earle and Handiboe. Umpire: James L. Clinton. Finest Olives and Olive Oil. Saratoga Chips. Crackers and Cakes of every Btyle and gra4e. English and American Pickles. Nuts and Candies of every name and kind. Berlin, May 10.—The discussions of the .subcommittee of the Samoan conference developed a spirit of strong dissention, and but little progress wag made in formulating a scheme of government for the islands. One of the subjects discussed during the recent visit of the American delegates to Prince Bismarck was the condition of the harbor of Apia, and plans were proposed for improvement thereof. Reading, Pa., May 10.—Laura Moser, aged 16, who eloped from this city with her father's hired man five months ago, is expected soon to return. Her companion, Philip Kremp, abandoned Jier in Alsace, where she had gone with him to his native town, and she drifted to Paris, whence she wrote a pitiful letter to her father. The latter has sent her money with which to return. At Woroester— Worcester 00001024 5—18 Lowell 1 8001 100 0—5 Batteries: Conway and *Terrlen; Mead and Murphy. Umpire: Knight. At Newark— HENRY C. DEWEY, Wenf; Hail on the Car*. Mutt Cast That Woman Off. District Agent, Office over First Nat- Rochester. N. Y., May 10.—Mrs, Charles Simmonson, wife of a Washington territory lumber merchant, while on her way to visit her aunt, Mrs. Eugene O'Brien, of New York, became violently insane. She imagined that some one on the train was endeavoring to kill her. She insisted an leaving the train at Rochester, where she was placed in the hands of the police authorities and sent to the asylum until her relatives can be communicated with. Her little daughter, aged 5 years, who accompanied her, also seems to be mentally affected. When the storekeeper and Miss King returned ffom the centennial they found that a storm had gathered boded them ill. An ominous hush was upon grange and green, and as soon as Deacon Aslier and Miss King bad entered the Smith house a part of the storm met them. Mrs. Smith was angry. She dictated terms to the errant couple. The deacou must cast "that woman off." It is ported she said, "Now and forever," or if he refused to do so she would instantly quit the house and go to live with her daughter, Mrs. Perry, in New London. The deacon was no less insistent in refusing to comply, and the enraged wife departed from her home. Oat Meal and Oat Flakes. Wheatlet. ional Bank, Pittat3n, Ps. Death of a Philanthropist. Jersey City 0 0012100 0—4 Newark 4 0 2 3 0 8 0 5 0—17 Batteries: Doran and Burke; Miller and Sullivan. Umpire: Manning. At Buffalo— Southern White Corn Meal, Gold Dust Com Meal. It is believed that the deficit in the Italian budget will amount to £2,000,000. Cable Flashes. San Francisco, May 10.— NewBigbrought here from Honolulu of the death of the Rev, Father Damien, widely celebrated as the leper priest of Molokai. He died at Kalawa, Hawaii, on April 10 last Father Damien has been laboring among the leper settlements at Molokai for the last sixteen years, where he contracted the dread disease which at last cost him his life. Dr Hewitt is the guest of the Duke ;nul Dili-bets of Marlborough, at Blenheim palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. Ex-Secretary of the Navy Whitney, upon the invitation of Lord Duwaven, visited the house of lords and listened to the debate. The grandest flavored, sweetest Teas in America. Buffalo.. Hamilton .0 1010001100—4 .0 000000400 2— a Coffee, after the drinking of which one forgets all his woes. Batteries: Gtbbs and Reidy; Blair and Old field. Umpire: Emslie. Trenton, May 10.—United States Postofflce Inspector William H. Smith, during a late tour of inspection here, discovered a shortage of $1,000 in Postmaster Moore's accounts. The deficiency was mode good at once by his bondsmen. Mr. Moore explains this shortage by stilting that his predecessor in office, Charles H. Skirni, was short the amount when he vacated the office, and that he (Moore) had to assume it Mr. Skirm denies this, and has begun proceedings against Mr. Moore to recover $10,000 for slander. Trenton's Postmaster in Trouble. Rochester 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0— 8 Syracuse 8 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 0—10 Batteries: Callahan and McKeogh; Bishop and Briggs. Umpire: Carlln. At Toronto— At Rochester— In fact, our stock is so large and varied that we can not enumerate but a fraction of it. Our prices, quality considered, we will allow no one to beat. In the house of lords the bill legalizing the marriage with a deceased wife's sister was rejected. The Prince of Wales, who was present, yoted with the minority in favor of the measure. Columbia, Tenn-, May 10.—The second day's session of the Scotch-Irish congress shows an enormous increase in the number of visitors. The elc*juent Dr. John Hall, of New York, delivered an address, in which he reviewed the history of the Scotch-Dish race. The association was then made a permanent affair and adopted as their name the "Scotch- Jrish Society of America," The officers elected were Robert Bonner, pf New York, president, and A. C. Doyd, of Tennessee, secretary, The Scotch-Irish Society. Deserts the Ilookkeeper. Finally Deacon Smith collected all the money that was due him from customers in half a dozen towns, $ri,000 or $7,000 it Is said, made an assignment of his business, and on the following day visited this city, where he was indebted to several merchants, ti mong them being Preston Bros., from whom he recently purchased $400 worth of mowing machines, and he consulted a Norwich attorney £nd 4rew rnpney from the Jjaijks. Later on that day be boardod a nprth bound train, which carried him direotly past his own home, twelve miles from this city, and it is believed that he is now in Canada. His fascinating bookkeeper he deserted. Some persons think she may rejoin him in the north. Philadelphia, May 10.—The executive committee of the American branch of the Universal Peace union have fixed Monday and Tuesday next at the Friends' meeting house in Rutherford p ace. New York, for their twenty-fourth anniversary. Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood and Rev. Amonda Deyo will sail the next day as delegates to the Paris peace congress. The Peace Union's Next Meeting. Toronto 1 10000500—7 London 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0—1 Batteries: Serad and McQulre; Gelsseand Kiuslow. Umpire: VYest. At Toledo— Prince Bismarck presided at a council called to consider the strikes in the Westphalia district. It is reported that the strikers, who exceed 40,000 in number, will appoint delegate* to submit their grievances to the emperor. mm P HELD SEEDS. Toledo..,.. 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1—7 Detroit 0 00100080—4 (Batteries: Smith and Sage; Knauss and Goodfellow. Umpire: Bauer. The drivers and conductors of the tramways at Gratz, Austria, have emulated their brethren in Vienna and struck for a day .of twelve horn's' length and an increase in their wagos of twenty kreutzers a day. We are now prepared to furnish seeds to all in need in large and small quantities. Our stock baa beeu selected with (treat care, as to quality, all of the growth of 1888. Our sales have steadily increased since we commenced handling bulk feeds. We now enumerate among our customers all the large market garden proprietors of this vicinity. If you want but half an ounce of seed we can meet your demand. Our pricoa are low for selected seed. The latest styles in Important Appointment* Agreed Upon. Washington, May 10.—Secretary Windom had a long conference with the president concerning appointments under the treasury department The appointment of Asa Matthews, the present speaker of the Illinois house of representatives, as flrst comptroller, and that of 8. C. Wright, of Nevada, as superintendent of the United States mint at Carson City, Nev., were agreed upon. Actor Booth Will Pay Duty. Patekson, N, J., May 10.—Mrs. Anna Scheunan, of the Paterson plank road, was attacked by two bloodhounds in front of the house of John Schneider and terribly bitten about the thigh and face. Officers were sent to kill them, and they found seven of the dogs. The two guilty ones were shot from a distance. Torn by Blppdhnqncls, Washington, May 10.—Edwin Booth, the actor, recently appealed from an assessment of duty made by the collector at New York on some paintings imported for the Players* club, a society which he claimed was established for literary purposes and the encouragement of fine arts. Mr. Booth claimed that the paintings shou d be admitted duty free, but the treasury department has decided that the assessment was correct SILK AND STIFF HATS Bartow, N. Y., May 10.—The steamer City of Springfield, which ran on the reefs west of Execution Rock during a fog, has been floated. She was pulled off the reef by the boats of the Merritt Wrecking company. The steamer is leaking badly and is kept afloat only by her pumps, which have been at work steadily since she went aground. It is believed, however, that she oan be saved and that the cargo is not seriously damaged. Afloat, but Leaking Badly, Just received at A* auctioneer at Stuttgart city, named jioseh, suddenly b.came insane, and seizing a hatchet killed his sister. He then rushed from the house into tho street and attacked and killed a passer by. BEiZHN, Mlu King Returns Home. Ten of the striking firemen on board tbe Ionian line steamer City of Chicago were arraigned in a Liverpool police court and fined ten shillings each, with costs. The steamer then shipped fresh men in place of the strikers and proceeded on her voyage, which was delayed some hours owing to the strike. Mr. Smith's friends are at a loss to explain the startling infatuation on his part, which has wrecked his home and business, and blighted his own life and that of a young woman whose reputation hitherto bet: been unblemished. Miss King has returned to her mother's home. Deacon Smith's dwelling is famous as being the mansion in which Washington tarried on his visit to Lebanon in the revolution. Mrs. Smith is said to be worth about $75,000, her own money. TAILOR AND HA1TER. Pittsburg, Pa., May 10.—Catherine Mehaffey Neel, wife of Jordan 8. Neel, millionaire river coal operator, lias sued for a divorce. She charges ht-r husband with living in adultery with Miss Annie M. Clark, of Coal Center, Pa., where Neei's coal mines, saw mil's and country stores are 1- catod. A Millionaire Sued for Divorce. A Unique Confirmation. 10 Mills Make One Cent, 10 Cents Make One Dime, 10 Dimes Make One Dollar, 10 Dollars Make One Eagle. Baltimore, May 10.—Bishop Paret, of Baltimore, confirmed a class which was unique at St. John's Episcopal chapel in Washington. It consisted o[ nine colored candidates and the sister-in-law of Postmaster General Wanamaker, the daughter of the late justice Matthews, of the supreme court; the daughters of Secretary Blaine and Justice Gray, of the United States supreme court Crushed to Death hy m Old Kelle. Boston, May 10.—A two story wooden building with a brick "L," No. 841 North street, corner of Murphy's alley, where it has stood for 213 years, fell to the ground, crushing to death Mrs. Mary Shea, living at No. 8 Page's court. John Williams, aged 10, of No. 8 Charter street, was also hurt in the leg. Rumors are afloat that another boy had his back broken, and that other persons were buried in the debris. Hunlbut & Co. Coal Heavers on Strike. Ashland, Wig., May 10. — Every coal heaver in the city struck for a raise of wagee yjion the arrival of two cargoes. The men want fifty cents an hour, the wages of last peason. Two coal companies operating here will pay hut forty cents, fhe longshoremen's union ordered the stride, and it &  they will use every egort to prevent nonunion men from taking their places. CARR'S BLOCK, jLDjuly the IJotel anil Uank Are Left. ST. Johnsbury, Vt., May 10.—Fire at Danville destroyed twepty-three buildings, leavr ing only the bank and hotel standing in the business portion of the village. Loss, $45,- 000; insurance, $30,000. Twenty-seven families were made homeless and lost all their effects. Among the buildings burned were the postoffice (including mail), town hall, G. A. R tU)d Masonic halls, town library and North jStor newspaper office. The Louisville Club tq lie Sold IV LS T PI T TS TO IS But people say the Eagles are scarce. Never mind, come with a'quarter Eagle, or a tenth Eagle, at the Feontylvuila Commissioners to farii. Louisville, May 10.—i'rt s-tlont ilavidotn, owner of the Loyis'ville Baseball plub, stated that he has under consideration two offers from Louisville parties for the franchise of his team. He has not yet accepted either, but says the desliyy of the Louisville club will probably be known soon. WASSER & KERN, HarrisbPRG, Pa., May 10.—The governor bas appointed the following as commissioners to the Paris exposition, John Henry Harjes, of Paris; John P. Tane, of Bradford; Andrew Carnegie and Russell Erret, of Pittsburg; Charles W. Warwick, William D. Rogers and William D. Hastings, of Philadelphia; Professor R R Streeter, of Titusville; Mrs. H. A. Roberto, of Philadelphia, and J. W. Gep- Jjmrt, of Bellefonte. FjHOPLE JDUflBT, Dcluth, Minn., May 10.—A strike at A M. Cox's broom factory was settled in a rather singular manner. The proprietor increased the wages of all his married employes, and gave the single men notice that they would not be wanted after the end of the month unless they were married by that time, in which event they would be retained at an increased salary. A IDroll Way to Settle a Strike. In Favor of a Secret Rallot. Ijtnd Office Clerks Prefer Charges, Hartford, May 10.—The judiciary committee has reported favorahly the secret ballot bill recommended by the labor bureau. It provides for separate compartments at polling places, with offloial ballots containing the names of all candidates, voters to mark with a cross the names they desire to vote for. Star Shoe Store Washington, May 10.—Charges have been preferred against Fletcher Johnson, chief of the division of accounts, general land office, alleging Iiafsb gnd unjust treatment of the clerks in the division. The Charges have been laid before the sepretary of the interior, who bas them now under consideration. 62 West Market St,, Fifteen Mooiishlnem Caught. WILKES-BARRE. you will find the finest stock of Boota and Shoes in Pittston and receive for your Eagles full value, ten milla for every cent. Alt goods are marked in plain figure?. My motto ia a perfect fit, good style and -justice to al). No trouble to show goods at any timet A. L,. TOWNER) Brooklyn, May 10.—William Tyson, who soys he lives in Philadelphia, was fouud preted in the Church of the Annunciation, on North Second street He had about $9 in small coins in bis pockets which he bad stolen from the poor boxes in the phurph, An old broken jimmey and cold chisel were also found in his pocket. ftoUbed the Poor Boxes. Pittsburg, May 10.—A Charleston, W. V., special says thut Eureka defcctivos employed by the railroads, and acting in conjunction with revenue authorities, have just completed another raid on moonshiners in Mc- Dowell and Wyoming counties, bringing in fifteen prisoners. The .-pring style* are unusually attractive, the new straws, chips and laces leading, either very large or v**ry small. A lace straw is entirely new. Large lsce hats and Fauntleroys are very pretty for children. Flowers, laces and gilt and silver trimmings prevail. The greatest variety aLd all desirable qualities are shown. Trimming is artistically done, suited to Individual requirements with pains-taking care, styles absolutely correct. New York Postmasters Appointed, Jersey City's Official Wrangle. Immigrants Pouring Into Castle Garden. Washington, May 1ft—The following fourtb clags postmasters in New York state have been appointed: T. 0. Hall,  Station; J. C. Palmer, Conklingville; H. L. Tower, Coventry; A. 8. Hanmer, Long Lake; H. Draper, Poug'uquag: Thomas W. Brown, Rock City Falls; L F. Eckler, Van gorneresvllle.  MANHEiii,Pa.,May 10.—Frederick Schweager, of Peun township, has Just been granted A back pension of $13,000, and wiU receive it a hereafter. He has been totally blind siuv.-D 1880. His wife made a living by doing wasln q and by farming a small patch of tobacco. A Needy Veteran's Windfall, Jersey City, May 10.—Supreme Court Commissioner Cassidy has presented to Chief Justice Boas ley the testimony from the old and new sets of officials and boards of Jersey City. It is expected that within a few days the chief justice will decide which set shall be in power. New York, May 10.—The arrivals at Castle garden were 1,002 steerage passengers from the Antwerp steamship Westernland and 201 from tbe Hamburg boat Bohemia, a total of 1,303. Jockey McLaughlin Oft' the Track. Every effort is made to suit customers pre cisely, regardless of time consumed. Tracked from Toronto. Nabiiville, Tenn., May 10.—Jockey James McLaughlin has been ruled off the track for pulling Torra Gotta, of MiTHankins' Chicago stables, wham he was riding. There is supposed to be some misunderstanding. Excellence in Quality Is the specialty, but prices are no more than those of an v reliable dealer, and on similar qualities are as low as those of the sensational establishments.Buffalo, May 10.—John O. Wood, a Toronto druggist, was arrested in this city on a charge of murder. He is wanted in Toronto, charged with being connected with a malpjactice case, the viotini of which died. He was indicted for murder, but escaped Nov. 25 last  S8 N. Main St. Sidney, N. 8. W., May 10.—The commander of the British cruiser Rapid has hoisted the British flag over the Suwarrow islands, which lie in the Southern Pacific ocean, northwest of the Cook islands. England Seises the Sawarrow Islands. Proctor Knott Beaten. Churell Dedication at Rutherford, N. J. Port Jervis, N. Y., May 10.—Benjamin Ryall, late postmaster of this village, has been appointed manager of the Port Jervis, Moiiticello and New York railroad, and Eli McMilan, for many years connected with the road as conductor, was appointed superintendentGood for Fort Jervis. JOHN JORDAN, LouieviUJt, Ky., May 10.—N. C. Armstrong's chestnut colt Spokane, by Hider Ali-Interpose, won the great Kentucky Derby in the fastest time on record, 2:34D£. Proctor Knott was second. Rutherford, N. J., May 10.—The corner stone of the First Presbyterian church here, of which Rev. E. A. Buckley, D. D., is pastor, has been laid. Rev. Charles L. Thompson, moderator of the general assemblies, delivered the address. 02 WEST MARKET &T„ WILKES-BARRE. JUSTICE or THE PEACE, Brooklyn, May 10. —Special City Tax Collector Michael J. Bourke has confessed to a shortage of $20,000 in his accounts with the city, and it is thought tha; he has left town. His bondsmen are responsible for the deficit. Confessed to Be 930,000 Short. An Klectrlc Wire Death. p A- O'BOYLE PITTSTON, Jersey City, May 10.—John Maroney, 20 years old, boarding at No. 554 Henderson street, a laborer employed in the Hudson river tunnel, while at' work at that place ao©identally fell against on electric light wire 0#d was instantly killed. It Will Be a Great Race. ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW. Offlce : S22N.Maln war LAB. Sanction Denver, May 10.—A Salt Lake City special says that O'Connor, Lee, Gaudaur, Uainm and Peterson will row on Salt Lake on June 2 a three mile, with turn, single scull race for $1,500, divided. Njtw York, May 10.—Tim Keefe, the great basuball pitcher, lias at last signed with the New York team, and is now in Boston. The terms could not be learned. Keefe Han Signed at Last. The Walking Match Kx-Mlnister I helps at Bis New Post. Office over Bryden A Everett's Block, opp. Miners' Hank, Plttoton, and Welles Block, Wilkes Barre. COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY MADE. The Pennsylvania Legislature Adjourns. Harrisburg, Pa., May 10.—The legisla lure adjourned sine die. New York, May 10.—Herty is stili lead ing in the walking match, but he is behind the rocord. Hegelman is next New Haven, May 10.—Ex-Minister to England Phelps is about to resume his duties as professor in the Yale Law school. Wanted PEERLESS DTE8 SOLD BY paucHirTO A situation by a youpe man as clerk, or would take charge of a team. Three years experience. Qood reference. Answer at the Qazkttk office.