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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-21

crease in receipts, which he does not
day the available treasury balance
was $s5,00O.0OO, exclusive Of the
gold reserve OF $97,500,0OO. The Bel
mont-Morgan syndicate owe the treas
ury about $4,000, 900 on the last sale of
bonds, which, II added, would swell the
total Of available funds, including the
gold reserve, to $192, 900, 900. The deficit
for the year to date Is So, 100000, with
the expectation that 1t will be reduced
by June to $4,000, 900 or $4S, ,O00, 900 and
by July 1, the beginning Of the new
fiscal year, the total deficit is not ex-
pected to exceed 1000, 900 or $53, 900, 600
Because of the heavy appropriation
that then becomes available, notably
$5,OOO,OOO for the sugar bounty, the de-
ficit for the five months to Dec. /, with
the receipts running no heavier than
now, 1t is estimated will be about $685.
900, 900.
If this estimate is correct, and there
Is no raid on the treasury's gold re-
serve, the best opinion OF treasury Off
cials is that no bond issue will be
necessary. Congress will, of course,
be expected to raise additional revenue
to replace the amount calculated to be
derived from the income tax. Many
government officials favor increasing
the tax on beer to 81 per barrel to pro-
vide the additional necessary reve-
nues. This will yield, 1t Is said, be-
tween $2o,O0O.OOO and s25OO1 900, and
with the current receipts will provide
sufficient revenue to make the receipts
and expenses meet.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-21
ADMIRAL MEADE RETIRED.
Tho Bravo Soldier is Rcprimanded by
One Who Never "Smelled POWDER

Tho Bravo Soldier is Rcprimanded by
One Who Never "Smelled Powder"
Washington, May 20.-Admiral Meade
was placed on the retired list today
with reprimand.
Secretary Herbert recommended the
retirement, and the president endorsed
thereon as follows:
Executive Mansion, May 90 1895.
The within recommendation is approved,
and Rear Admiral Richard w. Meade Is
hereby retired from active service pursu-
ant to section 14i3 of the revised statutes.
The president regrets exceedingly that
the long, active service of this officer 80
brilliant in Its early stages and SO often
marked by honorable Incidents, should at
Its close be tarnlshed by conduct at va
rance with n commendable career and in
consistent with the example which an Of.
iicer Of his high rank should furnish Of
subordination and submission to the re-
straints of wholesome discipline and mani
Fest propriety.
(Signed) Grover Cleveland.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-21
ODD Fellows Gathering
Philadelphia Alive with Patriarhcs
and Chevaliers.
THE TEMPLE TO BE DEDICATED
Largo Delegations from Scranton. vii.
Transport and Other Pennsylvania
Cities Are Present = Officers In.
stalled Yestcrday-The Parade.

Philadelphia, May 20.-The celebra-
ton by the Odd Fellows in honor of the
completion of their handsome temple
at Broad and Cherry streets, began to-
day. An elaborate programme cover
ing the major portion of the week has
been prepared, by which every branch
of the order will have its place and
prominently participate in the cere-
monies incident to the dedication of the
building.
This morning the grand encampment
of Pennsylvania opened its annual ses-
sion in the temple and received COM
mittee reports and this evening at the
same place the degree staff of Corona
encampment, No. 2S7, in the presence of
the grand encampment, gave a special
exemplihcation of the patriarchal
golden rule and royal purple degrees.
The grand lodge held a special session
tonight In the old hall on Sixth street
for the admission of past grands to
membership. and at 8 p. m. a recep-
ton and banquet was given at the tenn
pie by the board Of trustees Of the Odd
Fellows Hall association to Grand Sire
John W. Stebbins. Of the Sovereign
grand lodge, at which there was pres
ent q number Of distinguished members
Of this and other grand jurisdictions.
Dcdicatory Ceremonies.
The annual session of the grand lodge
will be held tomorrow, and the dedi-
catory ceremonies will be held at 10 a.
m. tomorrow.
The city is in holiday attire in honor
of the thousands Of visitors. Flags
and streamers float from buildings on
all the prominent thoroughfares, and
the decorations throughout the city are
general. The reception committee esti-
mates that 100000 odd Fellows will, di-
rectly and indirectly, participate in the
celebration. A large delegation of pa
triarch militant reached here this MORN
ing from Boston and Maine. Cantons
from Connecticut and western Massa-
chusetts, chevaliers from Williamsport,
Scranton and other Pennsylvania cities,
and 500 chevaliers from New York ar
rived during the day. A delegation from
California arrived tonight and another
is on its way from Texas. Other ar
rivals today included delegations from
the district of Columbia, New Jersey,
Delaware and Maryland.
The parade tomorrow, should the
weather be favorable, promises to be a
monstrous affair, as over 10000 men are
expected to be in line.
Officers Installed.
At the meeting Of the grand encamp-
ment today, the following officers were
installed:
Grand patriarch, F. L. B. Keffer;
grand high priest, 8. w. Jefferis grand
senior warden, w. H. Cogswell; grand
scribe. James B. Nicholson; grand
treasurer, J. Henry Beitel; grand junior
warden. Joseph H. Mackey; grand rep
resentative to the sovereign grand
lodge, M. Richards Muckle.
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ST. LOUIS SIGNALS.
A Set of Flags Adopted for Use on the Big
Steamer While on tho High Seas.

Steamer While on tho High Seas.
Philadelphia, May 2O.-Mrs. Cleve-
land on Saturday completed the chris
tening of the new American line steam
ship st. Louis by selecting from the
international code Of signals the group
Of flags which are to indicate "St.
Louis, of New York" whenever the
great steamship gives her name on the
seas to passing vessels, or to the tele-
graph stations on the American and
British coasts.
Every sea-going merchant vessel
carries four flags to indicate her name
and home port, and these, with the ma
tional emblem, enable vessels Of all
nations using the international code
Immediately to recognize even at dis
tance the vessel which displays the sig
nal.
Mrs. Cleveland selected for the sig
nails of the st. Louis flags composed
entirely Of red, white and blue. The
first flag consists of one red and one
white stripe, perpendicular; the second
of a white ground with blue square
in the center, the third of a blue ground
with a white square in the center, and
the fourth Of red, white and blue in
three perpendicular stripes. BY design
or chance the signals selected are
among those known to sailors as least
liable to be confused at a distance and
least associated with the signals Of
distress, sickness, or shipwreck.
The signal letters which correspond
in the code of this group of flags are
H. s. P. T., and these were assigned
to the st. Louis today by the bureau
Of navigation. Her official number Is
1860. The gross tonnage of the st.
Louis Is 1899 tons, which makes her
the largest steamship afloat except the
Campania and Lucania, of the Cunard
line, which are 1890 gross tons each.
Her net tonnage on which she pays
port charges here and abroad was as
contained under the new measurement
law and Is 5,S93 tons, as compared with
$3.50 tons of the New York and Paris,
smaller vessels, the tonnage of
which was determined by the old
measurement law of the United States.
The st. Louis will shortly proceed
from Philadelphia to New York. where
she will take out her permanent docu-
ments. The law Of New York exempts
from taxation for state or local pur-
poses all vessels registered in the state
for foreign trade.
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NO QUARTER FOR BRIGGS MEN.
Sympathizcrs with tho Opposition VIII
Be Bounced from Official Positions in
the Prcsbytcry.

Sympathizcrs with tho Opposition VIII
Be Bounced from Official Positions in
the Prcsbytcry.
Pittsburg. Pa, May 20.-seminary
control carried the vote today in the
Presbyterian general assembly by a
vote Of 432 to 9S. The report of the WIS.,
iting committee, which has been
charged with negotiations with the
score or less of Presbyterian divinity
schools of the United States looking to
the changes In their fundamental laws
such as would bring their endowments
and their faculties under direct SUPER
vision of the Presbyterian church, was
adopted without modification after a
prolonged and spirited debate that
equalled in power and burning interest
any ever held In general assembly.
The report carries with 1t a recon-
mendation that the seminary charters
be changed so as to give the church as
represented by the general assembly
the standing of quasi corporation hav-
ing the power to appear in the courts of
the states and to maintain proceedings
TO enforce the control over the teachers
and funds of the institutions BY this
action OF the assembly the Presbyterian
church demonstrated it's intention and
Its power to claim its own and to care
for its own, whether it be in theological
seminary or in the mission boards.
the home missions committee makes
its report at 10 O'clock tomorrow. Three
men, whose terms expire as directors
of the home board, will be boldly
turned down by vote of assembly, un-
less the committee takes warning and
scratches their names from the report
before 1t reaches the assembly. The
men are abnoxious because they are
Briggs men. There are others like
them, on the foreign board, and when
their time comes, off they will go, too.
Some Of the men whose names are to
be scratched are bankers who have
been advancing money for many years
to the bankrupt boards. That makes
no difference to this assembly. The
western men say: "If there are no
bankers in New York but Briggs men,
send the missionary accounts to us in
the west. There are banks in Chicago
and Cincinnati that are not run on
doctrinal lines"
The outgoing directors Of the home
board, to whom objection Is made, are:
Thomas 8. Hastings, d. D., president of
the faculty Of Union Theological SEM
mary; John Crosby Brown, president
of the directorate of Union Theological
seminary; Charles L. Thompson, d. D.,
and David b. Ivison. These men are
all Briggs men. Mr.. Ivison has de-
clined to serve and in his stead the
name of w. B. Corbin, an unknown
elder of New Jersey, is mentioned.
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NEW ENGLAND TO BACK REED.
Almost Unanimous support for the Son
of Maine.

Of Maine.
Boston, Mass, May 20.-The Globe
will publish tomorrow interviews with
prominent Republicans throughout
New England in reply to the question,
"Will New England give Honorable
Thomas B. Reed its entire support in
the next national convention"
The interviews indicate that Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont and Massa-
chusette might send delegations favor
ing Reed, but that Connecticut is on
the fence, and Rhode Island in favor of
Western man. The drift of opinion
seems to be that If New England fails
to nominate Reed, its strength will be
thrown for Mckinley. Senator Frye
said:
Indications are that Maine will send
a solid delegation for Reed, and that the
other New England states will do the
same"
Congressman Dingley said: New
England ought certainly to stand solid
ly for Reed. I have not much doubt
New England will support him first,
last and all the time"
Governor Cleaves, of Maine said: "I
believe New England will give hearty
and united support to Mr.. Reed. He is
the party's natural leader for 1896"
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CONDENSED STATE TOPICS.
Die socials are a Lancaster fad.

Pie socials are Lancaster fad.
A letter-box thief has been operating ex-
tensively at Allentown.
Owing to lack Of local support, Eries
proposed centennial celebration may be a
failure.
There is talk of a Greater Bethlehem
to join the three boroughs, although they
are In two counties.
In ten years Northampton county's an
nual expenditures have increased from
$106, ,700.24 to $296, ,91794.
While Farmer Frederick Funk slept, n
trolley car near Columbia smashed his
wagon and badly injured the driver.
Ex-senator Lewis Emery, of Bradford,
has gone to Europe to anchor the foreign
end Of the United States OIL pipe line.
Reading hat manufacturers, who employ
about 1900 hands, are debating whether
or not to restore former wages to end a
strike.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-21
A KNEELING CORPSE,
Shocking Discovery of Suicide Made
Her Little Daughter

Shocking Discovery of Suicide Made by
Fer Little Daughter.
New York. May 20.-Arising from her
slumbers with dreadful headache at
her parents home, No. 1856 Third ave-
nue., early yesterday morning, little
Leah Tausig groped her way from the
spot where she had slept beside her sis
ter, Blanche. in bed with their mother,
as both children supposed In the
darkness and amid the dense fumes Of
Illuminating gas Leah stumbled over
the body of her mother, Mrs. Hattie
Tausig. The dead woman was bent in
a kneeling posture with a rubber hose
| from the gas jet in her mouth, and her
little daughter was not long In realizing
the shocking situation. Half looking
at, half feeling Of the cold, crouching
figure, Leah discovered that her mother
had inserted the gas hose in her mouth,
bound her head up with towel, knot
ted the latter under the chin to pre-
vent opening her mouth and letting the
gas escape to suffocate the children,
and had then breathed in the fumes of
death until they killed her, which was
several hours before the CHASTITY dis
covery was made.
Leah shrieked with all her might, and
this awoke and alarmed her stupefied
sister, Blanche. Together the terrified
little couple aroused their father, Elec-
trician John Tausig, who had slept in
the next room.
Tausg tried the door and found 1t
barricaded, but soon burst it open and
dragged the two children out. They
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-21
Income TAX OPINIONS
Justices Of the Supreme Court In
dulge in Speechmaking.
REMARKABLE BENCH SCENES
Dissenting judges Deliver Fiery OratiOns,
Large Crowds of Interested Spec.
tatOrs - A Scene without
q Parallel.

Washington, May 20.-The supreme
Ter, announced its decision (by vote
of to ~ wiping the income tax law
out of existence as unconstitutional.
The majority vote was cast by the
chief justice and Justices Field, Gray,
Brewer and Shiras, the latter having
shifted his position since the former
decision, and made the majority
against the law. Then, for over two
hours, the four dissenters, Harlan,
Jackson, Brown and White, attacked
the decision, one after the other, In
opinions unprecedented in feeling and
earnestness, which made the proceed
ing as sensational as they were impor-
tant.
Justice Jackson, who surprised ev-
erybody by appearing on the bench, as
his presence in Washington was un-
known until today, was perhaps the
most impressive of the dissenters, be-
cause his condition was such that he
was obliged to read his opinion out of
its turn, and to leave the bench and
prepare to return ito his Philadelphia
physician as soon as he had finished
the reading, which was interrupted
from time to time by what seemed to
be painful fits of coughing; but Harlan
and White, who are fiery orators, were
the most dramatic, for they spoke with
fervid eloquence. gesticulated freely,
and even pounded the desk. Their
opinions were really speeches (they
both said they would submit written
opinions later) and they caused sem
satlon in the court room.
Chief Justice Fuller read the opinion
of the majority. earnestly, but without
apparent feeling, and Justices Field
and Gray on his right, and Brwer and
Shiras on his left, who concurred with
him. looked with amazement at their
impassioned colleagues as they de-
nounced the decision which has been
rendered
Interest Of Spectators.
The ladies Of the Supreme court fami-
lies in the reserved seats and the
throng of spectators jammed into the
few benches, for the public found the
three hours and twenty minutes of lis
tening as so much time in the senate
or the house on a day of a great de-
bate. There was general interest in
the fact that three of the four dis
senters who contended SO eloquently
for the maintenance of national au-
thority over taxation were southern
men, just as there was in the fact that
two of them were Democrats and two
Republicans, and that of the five north
ary yhn 1aI he To
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-21
FLASHED FROM THE WIRES.

BY fall Of slate in a Winfield wv. Va.)
coal mine. Charles, Robert and Andrew
Smith. bothers, were killed.
A diphtheria epidemic in Akron, O., was
traced to the sick dog of q milkman,
which apparently had the disease.
Whiel plotting the steamer Cufic up New
York bay, Pilot Gideon Napes. aged 20,
had paralytic stroke and will die.
Miss Winnie Davis. daughter of the Con-
federate chieftain, has left Washington to
attend the reunion of Confederate vet
Grams at Houston, Tex.
Gettysburg battlefield was yesterday WIS.,
tied by Brigadier general Louis Fitzgerald
and his staff. Of the First brigade. New
York National guards.
Elected town marshal OF Greenway,
Ark, Rev. A. B. Stevens, arrested three
men, although wounded by Bill Adams,
and drove away the drunken element.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-21
PAID FOR HER HUSBAND.
A Peculiar Damage Case In Federal
Court,

Court.
Little Rock, Ark, May 20.-In Feb
ruary, 1891, Isador Meyer, a passenger
on the st. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern railway, was killed by John
w. Graeter, a demented fellow-passen-
ger, at Bald Knob, Ark. Mrs Meyer
afterward married, and, as Mrs. Green
thai, brought suit against the railroad
company and Pullman company con-
joining for $780, 900 damages on account
of the killing of Meyer, her first hus-
band. The case was closely contested,
eminent talent being employed.
1t was urged in defense that plain
tiff had remarked and that she had re-
covered 5000 from Graeter in an In
diana court. The jury in the federal
court here, after celebrating twelve
hours, returned verdict this morning
for the plaintiff, fixing the damages at
81, ,99S.17. The case will probably be
appealed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-21
COSTLY EXPERIMENT.
An Expense Of Over One Hundred Thou.
sand Dollars Already Incurred.


Washington, May 2O.-The expert
ment of reviving the income tax has
been rather a costly one to the United
States treasury. Up to date the cost
Of preparing for the enforcement of the
law now declared unconstitutional by
the Supreme court aggregates about
100000. All the printing done in pre-
pairing blank forms of returns is of
course a dead loss. There were ap-
pointed 240 deputy collectors of inter-
nal revenue for the especial purpose
of handling this tax, all of whom will
now be gradually dismissed. At some
of the larger offices few special depu-
ties may be kept for a short time to as
sist in closing UP the work of refund
ing the money already paid. Up to
May / the amount paid in was: BY
corporations, $16,642.59; by persons,
$56, ,521.4. Since that date about $1,000
have been received, making the total
in round figures $4,000. This money
will be refunded under section 1920 re-
vised statutes upon application being
made to the commissioner of internal
revenue through the collector to whom
the tax returns was originally made.
One application has already been filed
for a return of the tax paid IN. 1t was
made by ex-senator Camden. Of West
Virginia, who filed 1t five minutes after
Chief Justice Fuller announced the de-
cision of the court.
Commissioner Miller says that under
the income tax law as 1t passed con-
gress, $4,000 900 would have been re-
ceived, and in the shape In which the
first decision left 1t about $16,000,000
would have been realized. To have col
lected this would have cost about $780,
900, or less than one per cent. of the
amount collected.
The records already filed by persons
and corporations In the Office Of the
commissioner of internal revenue show
ing the items Of income liable to taxa
ton, will be retained inviolate in the
office. They cannot be returned to the
original persons making them as they
have now become official papers Of the
office, and their destruction or return
can only be authorized by act Of con-
gress.
Extra Session May De Necessary.
The abrogation Of the income tax has
revived the rumor that an extra session
Of congress will be necessary in order to
supply more revenue by increased tax
alton or else that another issue Of bonds
will have to be made to meet the situa-
ton. President Cleveland announced
several weeks ago that no extra session
of congress would be called, and those
close to him say that nothing has oc-
Cured since to induce him to change
his mind. This reduces speculation to
figuring whether the treasury can be
sufficiently sustained by its present
current receipts until the regular ses-
sion of congress assemblies and provides
measures for raising additional reve-
nue..
Assistant Secretary Curtis Is Of the
opinion that the revenue will be suffi-
Client, unless there is decided de-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-21
CARLISLE'S Great SPEECH
He Is Given an Ovation at Covington,
Kentucky.
THOUSANDS HEAR HIM TALK
Central Garden In COvington Is Crowded
with q Lorge Audionce-Tho
Unable to Gain Admittnnco
to the Garden.

Cincinnati, O., May 2O.-At the Cen
trail Garden In Covington tonight Sec
retary Carlisle received an ovation un-
paralleled in the history of politics In
that section of Kentucky. 1t was
magnificent tribute to the high esteem
in which he is held by political friends.
OF the 5000 who jammed themselves
into a space hardly large enough for
swo-thirds that, many were men of all
parties, classes and conditions. Women
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-21
KNIGHTS HOME SOLD.
Tho Magnificent Building in philade Iphia
Brings S4S,0OO.

Philadelphia, May 20.-For a long
time efforts on the part of the Knights
of Labor have been made to sell the
building used as the headquarters on
Broad street, this city. and OCCASION
ally rumors of sale have been circu-
lated only to be denied. Today, how
ever, the property changed owners, be-
ing conveyed to j. Stout, con-
veyancer, for a consideration Of $4,000.
The property cost the order $4,000
The building had been used as the gen.
eral headquarters of the order for sew
eral years. having been purchased
while Mr.. Powderly was the general
master workman.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-21
KNIVES FLASHED IN COURT
An Enragod Father Strikes Mt Ills Daugh.
ferss Rctra ycr.

Covington, KY, May 20.-There was
a panic in the criminal court today.
where the case of Emma Slaughter for
$26, 900 damages against DR.. Jarvis Nc
Collum for betrayal was being heard.
While Emma was testifying her father.
Henry Slaughter, was seen drawing a
large dirk, but the sheriff and jailer
grabbed him before he could reach DR..
McCollum.
Afterward, while Slaughter was on
the stand. and the attorney for the de-
Tense asked him whether he had ever
been in the penitentiary, he whipped
out another knife and plunged at the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-21
PIONEER RAILROADER.
Death Of Luther II. Beckwith. an Old En-
ployo Of the Erie.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Hawley, Pa, May 2O.-Luther H.
Beckwith, aged 65 years, prominent
railroad man, who has been in the en-
ploy of the New York and Erie and
Wyoming Railroad company for 45
years. as plumber, dropped dead at
his home in Port Jervis at $50 o'clock
this morning. Death was caused by
heart failure Since Mr.. Beckwith first
began his railroad career he has made
hosts Of friends.
He IL survived by, a wife. and son,
Charles, who resides at Syracuse. and
an adopted daughter, married, who re-
sides at Buffalo.