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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-16
Close OF The Conference
Appointments for the Year Announced
by Bishop Andrews.
THE CASE OF REV. MR.. HOGAN
Resolutions Offered by the Prohibition
Pastors-Mr. Hogan Takes the Floor
ON Question of Privilcgc-Busi.
ness OF the Closing Sessions.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.


Carbondale, Pa, April 15-Today at
53O o'clock the forty-fourth session Of
the Wyoming conference concluded it's
sittings at Carbondale and, as fore
casted by Bishop Andrews, some Of the
pastors were delighted with the promo
tions to their new charges, while others
were loath to rejoice at their removal
from a charge where they had become
endeared to the people.
Among the local pastors removed are
Rev. M. ID. Fuller, to Owego, N. Y. /;
Rev A. w. Cooper, to Hawley; Rev. T..
l.. Santee, to Lackawanna. and Rev. p.
X. Hawxhurst, who will retire from the
ministry. Rev. william Edgar, the
popular and energetic pastor of Carbon
dale church, has been appointed to the
Providence church. Mr.. Edgar was
pastor at Dunmore from 1887 to 1890
Rev. f. B. Doty. of Peckville, to whose
energy is due the erection of the new
church of that borough, will take
charge Of the Hampton Street church.
Rev. George 7. Price, of Avoca, has
been appointed to the Court Street
church, and Rev. j. l.. Race, of Lacka-
wanna, has been appointed to the Cedar
Avenue church. Rev. j. r. Angel, of
Dalton, will take charge at Vestal, and
his place will be filled by Rev. C. H..
Newing, of Falls.
A resolution signed by a large num-
ber of Prohibitionist pastors was pre-
sented by Rev. L. d. r. Briggs, depre-
eating the conduct and speech of Rev.
j. c. Hogan with reference to Presiding
Elder Thorpe
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-16
STATE NEWS NOTES.

Operations have been resumed at the
Honey Brook mine, Wilkes-Barre, giving
employment to many men and boys. This
mine has been idle for the past three
months.
w. =. Messenger, secretary and man.
ager of the Pen Argyll Electric Light CON-
pany. has been bound over for court
charged with mut!ltaing books and misap-
proprating funds, amounting to several
hundred dollars, belonging to the COM
pany.
Peter Mattern, the Greensburg jail
breaker was sentenced to eight years in
the penitentiary by Judge Doty yesterday.
A year ago he assaulted Jaller McCready
and escaped. liberating seven other pris-
oners. John Foster, a pal, was sentenced
to two years imprisonment.
The telephone war in eastern Pennsyl-
vania towns has resulted In the removal
of all phones from Kutztown, Blandon,
Bowers, Topton and other points. The
residents refused to pay the larger
amounts demanded for the long distance
Instruments and they were removed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-16
ALL italy IS 1ERRORIZED
Severe Shocks Of Earthquake Felt at
Various Points.
A NIGHT OF AGONY AT TRIESTE
Tho Whole Population Aroused at Mid.
night-Frightened Residents Take 10
the Open Fields = Six Persons
Drowned-Damage to shipping.

Rome, April 15.-Severe shocks Of
earthquake were experienced at Venice
and Verona yesterday evening Many
buildings were damaged and several
persons injured. but no one was killed.
At the first shock in Venice the guests
fled from the hotels to the public
| squares, and the inmates deserted their
homes and took refuge in the available
open spaces. Many left the city by
early trains this morning. fearing a re-
currence Of the shocks. Violent shocks
were also experienced at Bologna, Fer
rara and Treviso. in each of hich towns
great damage was done to buildings
In Treviso the entire audience rushed
from a theater into the street at the
first shock. Many were hurt in the
panic. but no one was killed. Shocks
have been generally felt throughout the
north of Italy.
Vienna, April 15.--All the clocks in the
city stopped at 1l.20 o'clock this morn
Ing. Persons arriving at the railroad
stations report deaths and damage to
property in many towns beside those
already reported They say that along
the railroad lines they saw thousands
camping in the fields. The trains were
rocked by the shocks Some say that
the rolling motion as as noticeable as on
ship at sea.
Scenes of Torror.
Trieste. April 15.-Persons coming
from Laibach give vivid descriptions Of
the scenes of terror during the earth
quakes. The first shock, shortly after
midnight. was so severe that the whole
population was aroused and hundreds
ran half naked into the streets. BY
3 O'Clock the streets were blocked with
carts and carriages in which the sick
and aged and the children Were being
conveyed to places of safety. A little
later vans, loaded with furniture. could
be seen on every side. Men and women
carrying clothing and boxes of valu-
ables crowded the streets. and often
stopped completely the progress of the
vehicles. Terrified groups knelt on the
corners and before churches praying for
deliverence, and begging the priests to
pray for them.
The barracks, the museum, the dis
tillery, and half a dozen other large
buildings were laid in ruins. Scores of
other buildings We're cracked and half
shaken from their foundations.
At Fiume all night boats, filled with
fugitives, put out to the shipping. There
is hardly a vessel in the harbor without
several Fiume families on board who
refuse to return to land.
During the panic in the city, a fright
ened horse ran down the street, injur-
ing twenty persons seriously and
Knocking down ffty or sixty The har-
Dor was agtated as If by a storm, and
several boats carrying persons to the
shipping were capsized. Six persons
were drowned Slight shocks have been
felt here throughout the day.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-16
PETROLEUM'S BOOM.
Standard Oil COmpany's Attorney States
That There Is No Deal with Russia.

That There Is No Deal with Russia.
New York, April 15.-The great rise
In petroleum has been accompanied by
reports that it as engineered by the
Standard Oil comany, in pursuance of a
deal with the Russian producers, and,
Furthermore, to crush cut domestic
competition.
S. C. T. Dodd, counsel for the Stand
ard company, said this afternoon:
There is no deal with the Russian
producers and there is no effort to crush
out competition at home. All there is
of it, the consumption Is greater than
the production. The demand Is at least
10 900 barrels day in excess of the out
put.
1.-THE high price of oil will stimulate
development work. There never was
such activity in the Pennsylvania fields.
Everybody is happy at the prospect of
making money. There Is a difference
of opinion as to whether the field Is ex-
hausted. The largest production Is in
West Virginia. which Is spoken of as
being in the Pennsylvania field. The
best prospect of an increase in produc-
ton Is In West Virginia Pennsylvania
has been pretty well bored over. There
is good deal of this oil, but the crude
yields only 80 per cent. of Illuminating
fluid. while the Pennsylvania crude is
nearly 80 per cent After 1t is refined
the difference cannot be told between
the two.
I'm Europe there is an objection to
Ohio oil and we have never sent any
of 1t over here. The Russian oil Is very
much like the Ohio oil. There is great
waste in refining 1t. Some of the
waste, however, Is used for lubricants
and for fuel. The Russian oil has al
most absorbed the markets east of the
Red Sea. 1t also competes with the
American oil in all the European mar
kets. Oil will continue high unless
there is an increase in the production
beyond what anybody at present looks
for. Current prices are the highest
since the Bradford field was struck. 1t
was the striking of that field which
originally reduced the price of oil.'
The Standard company will make its
return under the income tax law. but
will probably contest the law. 1t will
hold that as oil is a direct product of
the land, 1t comes under the same cate
CORY as rent"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-16
REPLY TO MIR. CLEVELAND.
The Bimctallic Executive Committee
of Chicago Expresses Few Opinions to
the President.

thS IiSSiuCut.
Chicago, April 15.-W. II. Harvey,
chairman of the bimetallic executive
committee, today made the following
reply to President Cleveland's letter:
In reply to your letter addressed to
committee of business men Of this city,
we wish TO say that the committee that
called upon you and the persons who at
tached their names to the petition such
committee presented, did not represent a
majority of the business men and citizens
of this city, who take deep interest In
the welfare of this republic They repre-
sented that class that owns money and Sc
curities payable in money-tiXed incomes.
We respectfully submit that your letter
does put the true merits of this contro-
versy. You call the attention Of farmers
and wage earners to the fact that rising
prices, while enabling them to sell their
products and labor at higher price,
will also cause them to pay equally more
for what they may purchase, but you neg
lect to say that your statement Is not
applicable to debts. With prices coming
down regularly and steadily since the de-
monetization of silver, our merchants,
manufacturers and people generally have
been doing business on u falling market,
so that the time Intervening between the
purchase of their merchandise and raw
material and placing 1t months afterward
on the market, has removed the margin,
they would otherwise make. This shrink
age in values added to the ordinary risk
and expense of business has led to an ever
increasing volume of debt-to money
lending period-until 1t has increased all
told, public and private, to about 100000.
900 600, or about two-thirds of the total
value of all the property in the United
States. Taxes have been increased as ex-
pressed. in dollars and have doubled and
quadrupled as measured In property which
the people surrender at which to pay 1t
since 1873. ~
We have constantly pointed the people
to the ever increasing exchangeable value
of the creditors dollar and to the reason
why it was increasing, but the influence
of these creditors have dominated your
administration and you insist on such
currency as they have established as a
sound currency. 1t means the coniiscatlon
of the property of the people by the sale
of property under mortgages. judgments
and executions. 1t means that fixed in
comes will wipe out the interests of stock
holders in our railways and corporations.
If 1t Is an injustice to restore prices SO
that people can exchange their property
for sufficient number of dollars to pay
their debts and bring happiness and pros
perity to our land again, 1t was a greater
injustice to destroy the value of property
and enhance the value of money by de-
monetization of silver and the establish
ment of a single gold standard. 1t is not
more money we want to borrow. but to
pay off what we already owe. The more
we borrow the more we must pay and the
annual interest on all our public and pri-
vate debts Is now more than the annual
profits of business and production. Where
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-16
MORNING SESSION.
Much Important Business Was Trans
acted hy the CIcrpymeu

oStSu ~
A vast amount of business was trans
acted at the closing business session
this morning. After the usual devo-
tional exercises the bishop called for
order without delay, and the names of
the supernumerary preachers We're
called. They We're passed and their re-
lations to the conference continued.
Rev. William Keathy was granted
supernumerary relations, Rev. l.. A.
Wise was re-admitted to the conference
and Rev. ]. w. Worley admitted from
the United Evangelical church.
The following candidates for the min
istry We're received on probation: c.
T.: Tiffany, j. w. Davies, S. Z. Hunt
w. A. Wagner. A. w. Andrese, l.. d.
Cavanagh, K. A. Quimby d. A. Nc
Donald, and e: B. Henry. The rela-
tions of C. II. Hayes, F. j. Jones. and
c. NJ. Chamberlain were changed to
supernumeraries. #. ]. Vaughan was
granted local deacon's orders.
Statistics OF Conference.
The annual report of the statistical
secretary was presented showing that
during the year 5,65S probations were
received, 933 infants and 2.476 adults
were baptized. There We're 3S2 churches
in the conference, valued at $l,966, $50,
and IFS parsonages, valued at $685.
The membership this year was 4O,1l6
as compared with IS, 436 last year, being
an increase of 1.6S0 members.
Rev. II. c. McDermott, conference
treasurer, reported the collections of
the past year as follows:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-16
SUICIDE FOR LOVE.
A Pottsviilc Girl Hangs Herself In Her
Fathers WOodshcd.

A Pottsvilie Girl Hangs Herself In Her
Fathers WOodshcd.
Pottsville. Pa, April 15.-Mary Bren-
singer. the 2O-year-old daughter of
Squire N. Brensinger, Of Auchy sta
ton, South Mannheim township, disap-
pointed in love, committed suicide on
Saturday by hanging herself in the
woodshed. The father found his daugh-
ter in the woodshed. He cut the body
down. Life was not extinct and a doc
tor was sent for. The girl never re-
gained consciousness, but lived until
6 o'clock yesterday morning.
Mary Brensinger was to have been
married on Saturday last to Harry
Aulenbach, son of John A. Aulenbach,
a prominent farmer and blacksmith of
Wayne township. The young couple
came to town together one day last
week and got the marriage license. on
Friday, Aulenbach met his sweetheart
and told her he would not marry her.
The girl returned home broken-hearted
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-16
SALMON INDIGNANT.
Newspapers Publish His Picture without
Whiskers

Hazleton, Pa, April 15.-Joseph p,
Salmon, ex-city controller, who went
to Buffalo several days ago and in
whose accounts an alleged deficit of
$4,000 was found by his successor, ar
rived home today. He proceeded to
the controllers office at once and after
an examination Of the books 1t was
discovered that the alleged deficit was
clerical error. Mr.. Salmon was very
Indignant over the action of councils,
claiming that he notified them Of his
Contemplated trip and had requested an
adjustment of his accounts previously
Some of the more enterprising Buffa-
10 papers In reporting the matter he
claims, published his picture, which rep
resents him to be a dapper young
clerk, although he Is a grey-bearded
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-16
TREATY OF PEACE SIGNED.
War Between China and Japan Is De.
clared Off-ImpOrtant Concessions OF
Territory and Large Indemnity.

London, April 16.-The Times CORE
spondent in Shanghai says: Iii Hung
Chang's son-in-law telegraphs that the
treaty of peace was signed in Shin
monoseki today, April 16, and that
terms are:
First, the independence of Corea;
second. Japan's retention of the con-
quered places; third, Japan's retention
of the territory east of the Lao river;
fourth, permanent cession of Formosa;
fifth, indemnity of slOO,OOO,OOO; sixth,
an offensive and defensive alliance be-
tween China and Japan"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-16
SMOKERS MISCHIEF.
dropping OF Lighted Match Causes
Trouble in Carpet Mills.

Philadelphia, April 15.-One man was
fatally and three seriously burned this
afternoon by an explosion of oil at
John Doak's carpet yarn dyeing mills
John Miller, aged % years, was burned
about the face and body and will prob
ably die. John Heller, aged 25 years.
August Kruhmer. aged 40 years and
William Lineby, aged 30 years, were Sc
verely burned about the face and arms
The men were engaged in oiling q
large piece of canvas with water
proof preparation, when one Of the
number lighted his pipe and threw
the blazing match upon the canvass.
The oil quickly took fire and the flames
spread to a quantity Of the fluid, which
exploded.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-16
ENCAMPMENTS TO BE HELD
1t Is Agreed That They Cannot BE Dis.
ronsed With.

Harrisburg, April ia conference
was held at the adjutant generals de-
partment this evening. General Stew
art talked talked over the matter of
summer encampments with Brigadier
Generals Goblin, Wiley and Schall and
Quartermaster General Logan. 1t was
agreed that they cannot be dispensed
with, the military code being manda-
tory regarding encampments.
The First brigade will probably go
into camp July 9 to 13, and the Second
Third from August to TO-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-16
Mexican Recf Coming

Washington. April 15.-hn view of the
great rise in the price of beef and the re-
ported scarcity Of cattle, the chief of the
bureau of animal industry, DR.. Salmon,
has recommended to the secretary Of
agriculture the admission of Mexican
cattle into the United States under string
ent regulations calculated to insure a
rigid inspection of all cattle admitted.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-16
An Oii kinu'S Will

Philadelphia, April 15.-The will of Will
lam G. Warden, who was prominently
identified with the Standard Oil company
and who died at his home In Germantown
on April g. was admitted to probate today
IT Is estimated that the value of Mr.. War
denis estate may reach slO,O100o, all Of
which is left in trust for the benefit of his
widow and children
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-16
Death from Politics.

Bellefonte. Pa, April 15.-Aaron Will
Jams, late Democratic candidate for con-
gress in this district, died at his home
near here today. His death was the result
of his defeat, as ever since then his mind
has been so unbalanced as to necessltate
keeping him closely confined and he grad
ually failed until he died.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-16
prcs,derts Md Not Moe,

New York. April 15.-There Is no truth
In the report that the presidents of the
coal companies met In this city on Satur-
day last. 1t Is further stated that no date
has been fixed for another conference of
the high officers of the various companies.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-16
bismarck Is III.

FREDERICKSBURG, April 15.-Prlnce Bis
marck is seriously Ill. His physician, DR..
Schweininger, who is temporarily alb
sent has been summoned TO the ex-
chancellor's bedside.
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1t was decided that the sessions of the
1896 conference be held at the Centenary
church, Binghamton.
At the invitation of the meeting. Rev.
Austin Griffin made few remarks as
to the work of the Preachers Aid So
ciety and made an eloquent appeal for
more support for the gray-headed mem
bers of the ministry. At the conclusion
of his address the following resolution
was passed by acclamation: "Whereas.
There continues ITO be lamentable de-
ficiency from year to year in the sup
port of our superannuates and the stew
ards are greatly embarrassed in maxi
Ing equitable and adequate provisions
for the same. Therefore Be 1t resolved.
that committee of three be appointed
by the chair to devise ways and means.
If possible, for n more liberal support
of those worn-out servants of God. and
to report the same at the next annual
session.
Report of the Book Concern.
DR.. Herround reported on behalf of
the Book concern that the financial po-
sition was all that could be desired
The amounts of profit were $120, 900, an
increase of $4,000 over the past year.
OF this sum $1,742 would be devoted to
the Wyoming district superannuated
ministers fund. They recommended
that pastors should urge their people to
purchase more largely from the book
department and also to support the
Northeastern Church Advocate, Meth
odist Review and the paper issued by
Chaplain McCabe. The Christian Advo-
cate. and Christianity in Earnest were
also added to the recommendation. The
committee on the state of the country"
made the following report:
''The year Just passed has been one of
great struggle for our nation. Every
community from the Atlantic to the
Pacific has felt the influence of the
scarcity of money. Strikes have caused
destituton and suffering, and have led
to the destruction of life and property.
Drought has caused pain and the severe
winter suffering to the destitute.
Through lack of confidence our Federal
government has been obliged to borrow
large sums of money. and thus increase
our national debt, which ought to have
been steadily reduced. Business has
been depressed, employment has not
been abundant, and these have led to a
turn in the tide Of immigration, so that
fewer have come from foreign lands
to establish homes among us.
But our government is not dead, nor
Is our nation bankrupt. God Is still our
Sovereign. Faith has been shown in
our. government by the congress, with
which the loan bonds have been pur-
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navls Ia Captured

Newburg, N. Y, April 15--Davis, one OF
the men who escaped from Matteawan
asylum. was captured this afternoon near
wappinger's Falls. He was In a deplor-
able condition.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-16
Minister I'm Prison,

Washington, Pa, April 15.-Rev. DR..
Williams the Green county Methodist
Protestant minister. who was convicted
at Waynesburg of serious crime. has
been sentenced to six months In the work.
house
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and aged gentleman. The publication
of the alleged deficit and the pictures
made 1t decidedly embarrassing among
his friends in Buffalo, who are promi-
nently known there.
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win nc Buried in Chicago.

New York. April 1.-THE body Of James
w. Scott was taken to Chicago this af-
ternoon. 1t will be buried In the city In
which Mr.. Scott made his home.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-16
IAblE UAmASkS:
56-inch 23c; recent price 29c
5S-inch 27c; recent price 35c
60-Inch 33c; recent price 45c
64-inch 3Sc; recent price 4Se
67.inch 43c;; recent price 55c
72.inch 55c;; recent price 6Sc
72-inch Ssc;; recent price s1.00
72.inch 9Sc;; recent price 1.1s
72.inch $1.25; recent price 1.65
S0-inch 200; recent price 2.35
90.inch 2.20; recent price ESQ
Napkins to Match.
SPECIAL PRICES ON QUILTS:

Full size, soft finish, Crotchet, SO
cents; recent price, S1.35.
Eleven.quarter Marseilles Gro.
chet. S1.19; recent price, S1.5O.
Also about so dozen all Linen
Napkins, odd lots and broken dOz.
ems, the low prices OF which will
sell them.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-16
THE HOGAN EPISODE.
1t Furnished a Dramatic Ending for the
Conference

SOuISTcUSc.
Rev. Austin Griffin presided at the
afternoon session in the temporary alb
sence of the bishop. The committee on
church music reported the work of the
past year and recommended that
churches be supplied with music and
literature suitable for the young
scholars, that special song service
should be held occasionally so as to
teach the young to sing with spirit and
understanding. and that this work
should always be intrusted to Chris
tian interested in the work.
An interesting report was made by
Secretary Correll. of the committee on
churches and parsonages, in which it
was stated that the interest in church
building was unabated During the
year seventeen new churches had been
built in the conference district and one
remodeled. A number of excellent par
sonages had been erected and some re-
stored. Twenty-six more parsonages
were needed to supply the existing
wants.
Rev. Abraham Schofield, secretary of
the committee on Episcopal funds, re-
ported that the amount raised during
the year was $l,624, as follows: Bing
hamton, s259; Chenango, Sl4S; Homes
dale, SlS4; Oneonta, $202; Owego. $267,
and Wyoming, $500. The total was 81
less than last year.
A report submitted by the committee
on missions showed that the sum of
S27,765 had been raised for this purpose
as against $26,S31 for 1894, being a sub
stantial increase of $1,4S4 In addition
to this the Women's Foreign Missionary
society had raised s4,63O and the Wo-
mems Home Missionary society $5,924,
making a grand total Of $3S,319 for the
year.
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EASTE
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some EXTRAORDINARY VALUES
from our LINEN DEPARTMENT.
We quote few Of the special
prices in