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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-11
LUTHERAN CONFERENCE.
Easton-Report Of Board of Foreign
Missions

Easton. Pa. Oct 10-At this after
Moons session of the general council the
various committees were appointed.
DR.. s. W. owen, as a delegate from the
general synod addressed the council
at some length. He spoke of the neces-
sity for hearty cooperation between
the two bodies. and took President
'Moldenke by the hand and through
him extended greetings to the council.
Rev. j. A. Seip. of Philadelphia, of a
special committee of three appointed to
act on the amended home mission reso-
luton, reported that they had adopted
it, and had added that all differences
between the council and synod be ad-
iusted by the home mission board. hav-
ing due regard to the maintenance of
faith as set forth in the Augsburg con-
fesson. The amended resolution was
lost by vote of 80 to "A.
The disagreement between the gen.
eral synod and general council concern
ing the opening of new mission fields
was discussed. The resolutions of the
committees comforting with the gen.
eral synod We're read and adopted.
A letter was read from the United
Evangelical Lutheran synod of the
south. which convened in Stanton, Va.
on Sept. IS, regarding the overtures for
the cooperation Of the general synod
and general council.
The report of the board of foreign
missions was read by the secretary Of
the board Rev. William A. Schaeffer,
of Philadelphia. The receipts for the
past two years Of the board were Si0,-
7SS: expenditures, s37.333. The Raiah-
mundry. India. school was reported in
a flourishing condition, with 16i teach
ers and 4,iSi converts. The gain in
converts is 727 and the gain in scholars
Is 2Si.
The report of the committee on publi-
cation was read by the secretary. Rev
F. w. Weiskotten, of Philadelphia. The
balance in the treasury in 1898 was
$l.7l9: the total receipts to October
1895. s21. .9O7 and the expenditures, $22,
i12, leaving a balance of s1.214.
Addresses were delivered this evening
on "The Education of Foreigners" by
President Olsen. of Augusland college
Rock Island: President Kunzman. of
the Pittsburg synod. and Professor n.
NJ. Fegley. of Irving college, Mechanics
burg Pa.
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CHANGES IN THE CASTLE.
knights Of tho Golden Eagle Approve
Recommendations OF Chief AulI.

Washington, Oct 10.-The grand
castle of the knights of the Golden
Eagle today approved the following
recommendations of Supreme Chief
Aull:
The minimum initiation fee in juris-
dictions of the order under supreme
castle was changed from s. ia. SO; a ma
tional castle will be established by
which members of defunct castles will
retain membership in the order on the
payment of certain dues and per capita
taxes to supreme castle officers who
have charge of the same. and who are
authorized to pay weekly and funeral
benefits to such members: the office
of the supreme castle In PHILADELPHIA
will be removed to the new building Of
the grand castle of Pennsylvania. S1i-
Sl6 Broad street; when sufficient castles
are organized the ritual of the order
will be translated into Spanish.
The castle voted to confer the honor
past grand templar upon fourteen Of
ficers of the grand temples ladies Of
the Golden Eagle. of Ohio and New Jer-
sep, at the expiration of their present
terms of office.
At the evening session of the knights
of the Golden Eagle the honor of past
supreme chief was conferred upon the
following: Daniel ZeIgler. of Mary
land; Lyman p. Lewis. of Massachu-
sets. and John Dickinson. of Pennsyl-
vania. The convention adjourned until
tomorrow, leaving the selection OF the
place and the date of the next meeting
still unsettled and also whether the
meeting shall be annual or biennial.
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PORTE replies TO powers
Declaration That MuSsulmanS Were
Acting in Se!f.Defense.
SLAUGHTERED BY ARNENIANS
The Presence Of the British Fleet in the
Entrance to the nardaneilcs
Causes Anxiety on Part OF
the Sultan.

COnstantinople, Oct. 10.-The Porte's
reply to the joint note of the six powers
relative to the recent rioting here has
been made public. The government
enumerates the steps that We're taken
to maintain order. and declares that
Mussulmans were not the aggressors in
the rioting. 1t further says that Ar
menians killed inoffensive Mohammed-
ans and that in certain cases the Mo-
hammedans had to defend themselves
against their attacks.
The reply announces that the gov
ernment Is about to open an inquiry
for the purpose of discovering the guilty
persons. Upon receipt of the reply the
representatives of the six powers met
at the residence of the French am
bassador to consider the attitude of the
Porte as eXemplified in its note. 1t is
the general belief that the note will not
satisfy the diplomats.
The presence of the British fleet at
Semnos, at the entrance to the Dar-
danelles. continues to cause anxiety to
the Sultan, and he has made a second
appeal to the British ambassador to
secure the withdrawal of the British
warships. Thus far his appeal. like
the first one has been without avail
This leads to the belief among the for
eign residents that Great Britain in
tends to persist in her demands, even
though the other powers should declare
themselves as satisfied with the con-
cessions the Porte has announced itself
as being willing to make.
Vienna. Oct. 10.-A Constantinople
dispatch to the Fremdenblatt says that
the recent riots in Trebizond resulted
In 200 persons on both sides being killed
The Armenians We're only protected
from further butchery by the police
imprisoning them. The Russian consul
at Trebzond has telegraphed asking
that a war ship be sent to the place as
speedily as possible.
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BUSINESS CROWDS THEM.
A Months Work Still in Advance Of the
Epis cOral DcrnticS.

Minneapolis, oct. 1O.--Despte the
fact that the Epscopal deputies have
refused social invitations without num-
bar from the fact that they have upon
the calendar business enough to keep
them in session for a month to come
while the convention must terminate
on Oct. q or therea bouts, they were
afraid of incurring the displeasure Of
the good people across the Mississippi
and so the transaction of business was
dispensed with this afternoon and the
visitors were driven about the sanity
city by committee of it's citizens.
To make up for the lost time the
houses of bishops and deputies met
jointly at $50 tonight as the general
missionary board Of the church for the
purpose of considering the condition of
missions in Alaska.
A somewhat significant vote was that
refusing to strike out section 3. the
"primate" section. concerning which
there was so much debate on yesterday,
and a further salient point was the re-
fusal Of the house to concur in that
clause of the revision which reduces the
representation In the house Of deputies
from four clergymen to three OF each.
The bishops also had sent down the
same clause. but the deputies were not
in favor of reduced representation. the
bishops and the commission to the con-
trary Notwithstanding
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MORELAND'S DENIAL.
lie Insists That lie Never Arranged TO
Collect Interest from Pittsburg Funds.
RumOrs Ahout CITY UalI.

Pittsburg, Pa. Oct. 10.-City Con-
troller Gourley and the sub-finance COM
mittee of city councils engaged in in
vestigating the finances of the city at
torney's office. did not have a meeting
today to further consider the matter
as was announced last evening. When
City Attorney Mcfarland was ac-
quainted with the statement made yes
terday by ex-Cashier Scully of ."e
First National bank. that eleven years
ago Moreland had personally arranged
that interest on deposits in that bank
should be paid to Mr.. House, he said:
II never at any time or place spoke
to John D. Scully upon the question of
paying interest on the deposits. Nor
did have any knowledge. personal or
otherwise, that such interest was be-
ing paid"
In response to further questioning
Mr.. Moreland said: ~ never made any
arrangements for such interest with
any person living or dead"
A seemingly well-founded rumor Is
in circulation about the city hall today
that probably not more than two or
three days will elapse before proceed
ings will be instituted to have Assist
ant City Attorney House prosecuted
for receiving interest on city funds de-
posted in the name of City Attorney
Moreland. The plan of the criminal
action. it is reported. may include the
city attorney himself in the proceed
ings on the ground that whether or not
he received any portion of the interest,
he was a partner to the transaction,
through contributory negligence.
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JEWELS FOR THE HEATHEN.
Exciting Scene at a Brethren Conven.
tion-IIundrcds Shed Their Watches and

Tears.
Johnstown. Pa. Oct. 10.--At the state
Brethren convention here today re-
markable scene was witnessed. 1t
was during the discussion OF the mis-
sion work. In the addresses it was
shown that mission work in this state
had been sadly neglected and that
many Brethren in the state had no
place of worship, owing to the manner
in which the churches are distributed
throughout the, state Various reme-
dies were suggested, the general feel
| ing being that cash was needed.
The Rev. T.. f. Haskins. Of this city,
was the first to discuss the matter, and
he forced self-denal by offering as
| his donation his gold watch which had
| been given to him when he was II years
old.
In moment the convention was
aroused. Watches and all sorts of val
ua bles were thrown into the contribu-
! ton basket with the money, and the
| scene was so affecting that hundreds
| shed tears.
During the noon hour the ladies held
a meeting and decided to form Sun
| day school union and to ask the con-
vention for It's sanction in their work
which will be principally intended to aid
| the church in its efforts to establish
| mission stations all over the state The
convention heartily endorsed the action
of the ladies' and request was made
! that all the societies of such nature
| merge into a state union for their own
| good.
| The matter of the selection of a place
| for the next convention was given to
the executive committee with power
to act The convention then adjourned
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THEATRICAL COMBINE.
Alleged Scheme Of Managers to Arrange
Circmit of plaYcrS

Detroit. Mich. Oct. 10.-One of the
greatest theatrical schemes ever known
| Is under discussion here by Joseph
Brooks. manager of w. Fl. Crane:
Harry Miner. of New York, and ]. II.
McVicker. the veteran manager If
their plans are carried out all previous
theatrical enterprises will fade into
insignificance. In brief, the plan pro-
posed is this:
The Fifth Avenue theater, New York,
and McVickers. Chicago, are TO bemade
the headquarters Of great combine
for theatrical productions. Represen-
tatives to select plays and foreign art
lists will bc stationed IN London and
Paris. The combination will also man
age stars with their own companies
and also stars who make short tours
and furnish the company in the cities
in which these short tours are to be
played. The new combine Is to be
sweeping in its character, embracing
the leading houses Of the country.
The man forming the syndicate do
not intend to fight any other associa-
ton or man. hut simply combine for
mutual prote ction ard TO save money
The gentlemen hack Of the enterprise
can command for immediate use 81 o00.-
600, If necessary, and with this amount
Of money feel sure they can secure the
best talent of the entire world.
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SPARKS BY WIRE.

Electricity is likely to be adopted to run
Brooklyn bridge cars.
A gang of robbers rifled several stores
and houses In Greenland Center, N. Y,
getting considerable booty.
Henry w. Wills, of Philadelphia, has
been made president of the American
Bottlers' Protective association.
The one hundred and sixteenth aniiiver-
sary of General Pulaski's death was cele.
brated by Poles at Savannah, Ga.
Mortgages for Sl,50O,0OO on land was
given the State Trust company, OF New
York, by the Oxley Stave company. of St
Louis.
Governor Morton, of New York, par.
doned Sias Keyser, of Kingston, who
blew up an enemy's house with dyna-
mite bomb.
Experts disagree as to the sanity Of
David r. Haningan, who shot Solomon II
Mann, his sisters betrayer and he will
be examined.
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TIE LASH FOR PRISONERS.
Long Trial List and Half n Dozen Sen.
tcnccs Nt GcOrGctOMn.

Georgetown, Del, Oct. 10.-Superior
and general sessions courts. October
term, are in session here this week
Superior court business Is unusually
large. the trial list containing 112 cases
of which thirty-seven were marked for
trial.
In general sessions court William
Brewlngton. colored. for a brutal as
sault on colored girl named Maggie
McGregor. was sentenced to two years
imprisonment Samuel Robinson, COL
ored for the larceny of suit of clothes.
was sentenced to ten lashes and three
months William Wyncoop, for the lar
ceny of clothing. was sentenced to
twenty lashes and three months.
Edward Wardell. for burglary at
Laurel. was sentenced to an hour in the
pillory. twenty lashes and one years
imprisonment Theodore Traverse and
Edwin Beck. who were convicted as ac-
completes. were released on probation
for two years. under $1,000 ball, on ac-
count of their youth.
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CONDENSED STATE TOPICS.

Thomas Mahony, of st. Clair, was
squeezed between cars and died shortly
afterward.
Joseph Pentez fell from a tree whiie
gathering hickory nuts. at Dubois, and
was killed.
A charter was granted to the Sham
rock Building association, of Philadelphia.
Capital, s1,00O.C00.
Charged with passing bogus money.
John s, Wright, of Punxsutawney, was
held yesterday for trial.
The following appointments were an
nounced at the state capitol John C.,
Prizer, Of Schwenksvilic. Montgomery
county, trustee of the Norristown Hos
pital for the Insane, In place Of Ellwood
don county, clerk to the dairy and food
commissioner; Miss Mary Rome. Of Center
Hall, Center county, stenographer and
typewriter In school department..
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DURANT'S GREAT NERVE.
The Prisoner Displays Remarkable
Sagacity on tho Witness Stand in His
Own Behalf.

San Francisco, Oct. 1O.-Whether w.
II. Theodore Durant is one of the most
remarkable of murderers or not, he Is
remarkable witness. All day, before
an audience that packed the court
room, he stood a fire of questions from
District Attorney Barnes which 1t
seemed at times would break him down.
With imperturbable GOODNESS his quick
ness of wit and adroitness were shown
a dozen times. He went over the ground
of his direct testimony and entered into
the details of his movements in the
church on the day of the murder with
out varying point or abating any in
plausibility. He was asked as to his
association with Blanche Lamont and
told Of his having escorted her home
from the church to the park and other
places. When asked If he had not
stated after Miss Lamonts disappear
ance that he believed that she had been
made away with, he answered in the
affirmative and said he had formed that
opinion from statement made by one
Of the detectives in his presence
Barnes questioned him as to his
studies. In opposing an objection
Barnes made the statement that Du-
rant knew enough about medicine to be
able to diagnose his case, and that he
Ildu pItSCilbtu sOIIltllllllS nOl ltIltl-
ed for partial asphyxiation. Had he
been overcome by gas. as he stated, and
had taken enough of the bromo seltzer.
the district attorney declared that he
would have been a dead man before
he could have left the church. This
telling point had it's effect on Durant,
who showed the only excitement mani
tested by him on the stand. He rose
to his feet, and, turning to the court,
said the district attorney had mis-
stated his testimony in saying he had
diagnosed his case as a partial asphyX-
.iation. Barnes said 1t made no diff
ference: so his nausea, according to his
own statement, was from gas inhala-
ton. In this connection the prosecu-
ton will produce experts to show that
gas inhaled fushes instead of paling
the face. and that bromo seltzer is for
nerves and not for such complaint as
Durant alleged he suffered from.
The cross-examination will go on
again tomorrow.
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DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY.
After BalIOtfng All Day They COmpict tc
Election Of Officers.

Johnstown, Pa, Oct. 1O.--After bal
loting all day today the state council
of the Daughters of Liberty completed
the election of officers, as follows:
William COyle, Philadelphia. outside
guard: Miss Celia Pastorius. of PITTS
burg, Inside guard; national represent
atives for the western district. J. s.
Whited. of Allegheny; Frank Fl. Rem
ton. Of Williamsburg: d. "A. McVay. of
Johnstown: for the eastern district. M
Stamford. ]. Fl. Bisbing. Fred ]. Hyatt
Joseph c. Knox, o. II. Rentschler, J. p.
Townsend. Mrs. r.. r. Steele and Miss
Mary Beekley. all of Philadelphia: for
middle district. Edgar Hartz. Of Get
tysburg: James B. Aumen. of Harris
burg, and Miss Mary Maitland, of Ma
hanoy City.
A resolution was adopted granting ex-
State Councillor Badger. of Philadel-
phia, an emblem in recognition of his
services. The salary of the state Sec
retary was fixed at 5000 per year.
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CASE OF REV. CHUBB.
lie Claims That Ills Arrest for an II
decent Crime Is Due to spite.

lie Claims That Ills Arrest for an In.
decent Crime Is Due TO spite.
Norristown, Pa, Oct. l0.-The case of
Rachel iHlten, a pretty girl. aged II
years. against her pastor. Rev. Sam
uel Howard Chubb. was tried here to-
day. Miss Hilten is Il member of the
Evangelical church of Plymouth. Of
which the Rev. Chubb is pastor She
testified that one afternoon in the fall
of 1894 when she called at the Rev.
Chubb's house In regard to some church
work. and while she was seated in his
parlor and he was showing her hymn
book. he committed an indecent as
sault.
The Rev. Chubb denied the charge,
and says he was first apprised of 1t by
a brother of the girls on May of the
present year. He claims the suit Is the
result of spite work on the part of the
girls family for something he had done
to displease them in his ministerial du-
ties. The jury retired at $50 o'clock
and If 1t reaches verdict tonight 1t
will be sealed and not opened until
morning,
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1.-The presidents yacht" to escape al
legged Irish assassins.
In connection with the subject it is
said that Lord Sackville's fears were
preyed on by a well-known local labor
agltator. who Jared well through the
incident. 1t Is not understood here,
however how Lord Granville, in Lon
don. obtained information which war;
ranted him in cabling the state depart
ment that Lord Sackville's life was in
danger, unless 1t was that Lord Sack
Vile sent the information to Lord
Granville by cable, on the basis of
statements made to him by the agitator
referred to.
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The friends of both dead men are labor
ing with the health board of Jersey
City to set aside a rule which forbds
the disinterment of body until after
Nov. l, in order that Kelly may be
removed to consecrated ground, and
Tallman permitted to lie in the grave
at Flower Hill intended for him.
The men died within an hour OF each
other in St. Francis hospital last Sat
urday. Their bodies We're sent to the
dead house, and the undertaken who
went for Kelly's corpse got Tallman's.
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LORD SACKvILLE'S CASE.
1t Is Said That His Fears We're Prcycd On
bv a Labor AgitatOr.

Washington. Oct. 10.--The Inference
drawn from Lord SackviAe's recent
pamphlet that Mr.. Bayard had not
taken offense at the Mutchison letter
until the newspapers made It a politi-
cal issue. was denied today by former
associate of Mr.. Bayard. who said that
IL Lord Sackville intended 1t to be un-
derstood that Mr.. .Bayard had assured
him that he attached no Importance to
II. the statement was not true. The
pamphlet is not regarded In Washing
ton as containing any unpublished In
formation except the account of Lord
sackville's trip to the James river on
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Evading the Pay Laws.

Harrisburg, Oct. l0.-Employes of the
Union Coal company ,at Shamokin. have
petitioned the factory inspector to compel
the corporation to comply with the pro-
visions of the semi-monthly pay law A
Clearield county judge declared the act
unconstitutional and the law department
of the state will appeal the case to the
Suureme court.
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Five Years for Murder.

Allentown, Pa, Oct. 1O.-Vito Cortese,
who was convicted Of voluntary man
slaughter for shooting Vincenzo Vittro, on
July G. was this afternoon sentenced to
pay a fine OF $500 and to undergo an inn
prisonment of five years in the Eastern
pententiary. VittrO was killed while act
Ing the role of peacemaker during a fight
between Cortese and another Italian.
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Three Boilers Exploded.

4 Wilkes Barre, Oct. 10.-Three boilers out
bf a nest Of fifteen at the Delaware shaft,
located at Mil Creek. exploded tonight
with terrible force and completely wrecked
the building. The shaft is owned by the
Delaware and Hudson company and the
explosion will necessitate the suspension
of work, throwing 800 men and boys idle.
Fortunately no one was injured.
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CHASING A DESPERATE. I
A Desperate Negro Charged with Shock
ing Crimes Is Pursued by q Posse.

Wilmington, N. c., Oct. 1O.-A special
from Maxton. N. c.. reports that Z
negro assaulted two white women and
colored girl Wednesday last few
miles from Maxton. The negro es-
capped, but parties are in pursuit.
He IL supposed to be an escaped con-
Wet from South Carolina named Nc
Klmmon, who recently stole team In
the upper part of the county.
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BRUTALITY IN HAZING.
College Students Make a COwardly A
A sult Upon n Victim.

COiicRc Stuocuts Make COwardIy As
H sult Upon a Victim.
Sharon. Pa. Oct. ION. T. Malbon
student at Westminster college, re-
ceived hazing at the hands Of fellow
students that has necessitated a physl-
clans care. About twenty masked stu
dents attacked and numerically beat
him. They found a second victim in n
other student whom they entlced from
the college.
He was compelled to sing to empty
benches in the foot ball field pavilion
after which they gave him a dose OF
lampblack. Several students were ar
rested today
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Big Fire at pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Oct. 10.-Fire tonight burned
tory. Loss. si5, 900! the Plttsburg Molding
company's works, loss, 5000. and several
dwellings owned by Patrick Devlin, to-
gether with furniture, entailing loss of
5000. All losses partially covered by in
surance.
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BIG FIRE AT NORFOLK,

DrOwned.
Norfolk. Va, Oct. 10.-The extensive
fire at the wharf of the Seaboard Air
line last night destroyed property
valued at about 100000. on which there
was an insurance of about $4,000.
w. w. Hall. who had been in the
employ of the Old Dominion Steamship
company for about twenty-five years,
was forced overheard by the heat and
Irnwpal
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womcn,s Tcmrcraucc corycr,,or

Harrisburg, Oct. 10.-The state Woman's 8
Christian Temperance union convention
will convene In the Market Square Pres
byterian church tomorrow. 1t will be in
and other prominent temperance work.
ers will be here.