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Treasury Gold Reserve.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 14.-The
treasury gold reserve at the close of bust
ness stood at $780, lie, ,S01. The Withdrawals
for the day were $l97,
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iican Congressional Convention for the
Twelefth Illinois District to-day renom-
mated Joseph G. Cannon for Congress.
Mckinley delegates to st. Louis were
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Store for Congress

WARREN. Pa, April 14.-The Republi-
can County Convention adopted resolu-
tions indorsing Mckinley. c. w. Stone
was Endorsed for Congress.
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The CARNIVAL of Roses, to take place IN
San Jose May 9th to 9th, inclusive, though a
more recent candidate for favors of the fun
loving world, yet because of the limitless posi-
bilities of the Garden City for anything that is
made of roses, is quite as full OF promise
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Elected Reed Delegates.

NEW BEDFORD. MASS, April 1.-THE
Republicans of the Thirteenth District, a t
their convention to-day, elected Reed del
egates to st. Louis.
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REDUCED RATES

Win be made by the SOUTHERN PACIFIC
COMPANY for all these brilliant events. Ar.
range your programmes accordingly and call
on agents for particulars
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WILL FIGHr cLEpE1AND.

Colorado Democrats Solid for the White
Metal.
DENVER, CoLo., April 14.-The State
Democratic Convention will meet to.mor.
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FLOWER FESTIVALS,
F|ESTAS,
ROSE CARN|VALS,
and the like, will be the delight of California
for the next two or three months.

Santa Barbara Fiotger Festival, the fame
of which is worldwide, and the glory of which,
like that of Solomon, is not half told, opens
Aprit is. Queen Flora will reign days an
arbitrary and absolute despot.
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Cannon for Conores,.

WATsEKA, ILL, April 1.-THE Repub-
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HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE.

Stockton, Market and Ellis Sts.,
San Francisco.
The famous establishment where all cur
able diseases are cured quickly and surely.
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III SUBSCRIPTIONS


W. K. Vanderbilt, lie millionaire, q
souscrit $l50,O00 au fonds electoral
republican,.
C'est la plus forte somme qui ait
iamais etc souscrite pour n fin
semblable aux Etats-Unis, du moins
au WI du public.
La compagnie du Pennsylvania RI,
don't lie president Ell lie vlce-president,
NM. Roberts ct Thomson. - sont
democrates, q souscrit de son cote
une centalne de mile dollars pour Ia
cause de Ia monnaie de hon aloi !;
Cornelius Vanderbilt, $4,000 ; la
Philadelphia Savings Fund, $4,000 +;
John Wanamaker, $4,000.
LIE fonds republican, s'elevalt d
environ deux millions cinq cent mile
dollars en- tout. On calcule quill a
etc depense 100000 par jour duran,
Ia campagne pour les seuls frais
Acknowledgement de Ia literature
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LIE TOUR DU MONDE EN- TRENTE
JoURs.-Ceci nest pas I'M fiction,
une lointaine utopie, mails une reallte
prochalne, puisque, d'icl a la fin du
steele, Reinforcement du chemin de
fer transsiberien permettra de faire
&c tour du monde en- MONS dun
mois. C,est laws meme du ministre
DIES votes de Communications &c
Russie, qui Went d'inspecter les
travaux de Ia nouvelle ligue ct qui,
dams son rapport, en- promet rouver-
ture pour lie debut de l'annGe 1900.
LIE voyageur partant de Saint
Petersburg lie Ter Janvier par
exemple arrivera lie s a Vladlvostock
ct de Ia prendra un paquebos qui
lie conduira a San Francisco, on il
debarqrera dix jours apres, soft lie
Is. De San Francisco d New-York,
voyage par chemin de fer de quatre
jours ct demi, ct depart de New
York lie % au soir pour arriver 4
Br6m6 lie 90 4 Saint-P Petersburg
trente heures plus tard, parconsequent
avant la fin du mois.
Et encore nous ne lemons pas
compile de l'acceleration de la vitesse
des trains ct des paquebots, qui sera
certainement tres notable d'ici
quatre n
Actuellement, on peut fare lie tour
du monde par lie canal de Suez en-
! ~soixante-six jours.
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We Congress est en- session depuis
iundl dernier ct y restera 1usqu'au 4
mars proclaim, epoque a laquelle
aura lieu inauguration de Mckinley
qal etc elu president DIES Etats-
unls 4 10 derniere election. Au dire
des nEanciers ct DIES monopolistes
soa administration s'occupera de
Alfe renaitre la prosperite du pays.
IN attendant, une grande partie DIES
calsses d'epargne de Chicago ont
saspendu leurs payments. CO fait
'ualQue que les affaires mont pas
IepFls CONNIE les iournaux du nord
y pretendent. Mails CONNIE McKin-
~ Ct son lieutenant Mark Aurele
ANN veulent lie bien etre de leurs
sonlnistres, il fault esperer qu'ils
aOes d%onneront I'm gouvernement qui
s0tentera tout lie monde ct surtout
tepublicains ct les agioteurs.
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LIE 8 decembre dernier est decede,
sur Ia rive gauche du Bayou Lafour-
che, N. Jean Lemuel Thibodaux, age
de A ans ct 6 mois. lie defunt qui,
par son travail ct son affabilite,
enyers ses semblables etait estime dc
tout lie monde ct une foule d'amis Ell
de commissioners de Ia famille ont
accompagne, jeudi dernler, ses restei
Al clmetiere de rEglise St-Joseph
Ihibodaux, La. Ii laisse pour
deplorer 50 porte, sa femme e1
plusieurs enfants, don't quelques uns
sont assez ages pour pouvoir CONT
nuer ses afaires.
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il cirque Hall qul est depuis
lo,-,, mps connu dams notre vile,
oroisu' il ne soft pas aussi glandlose
ii. ului qui Ia precede, passe pour
s,re M lies bon cirque. II scra dams
rotre vile a%ujourd'hul, on il donnera
m couple de representations DIES plus
s,lrayantes ct, qui certainement
i ,ou.rout une pleine satisfaction au
public qai y assistera.
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On anponce pour lie 20 de ce mois
. t.meuse troupe burlesque des
aryo;aa Minstreis, qui occuperont
,otre scene, pendant une solree.
canine &c genre de comedie est
,,as rigoIo ct tres choyee par Ia
sanitation de notre vile ct de la
snpsgne, il est certain que la
veette sera copieuse.
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!, m.,re ct les membres du conseil
lille deux fois elus Sc fat
-.uasr conformement 4 la charte
;.;,ale ct entreront en- fonction
i nlus bref delal. Tous les
.s.;ers oui ont des rapports a fare.
.,,t i les preparer.
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Nslere les quelqucs jours de
j su.emps Que nous avons Ell cette
sepsiue, les chemins sont dars
On etat pitoyable dams certains
etlI.ats ct sont devenus dangeureux
pour les yoyageurs. II fault esperer
que lie temps don't nous jouissons
srite.lement sc maintleudra au beau
Il que .es Inspectors des chemins
met,ront ordre a Get etat de chooses.
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xouyHLES LOCALES.

rCeux qui doivent q 10 SENrI.
rrls pour Announcements ct pour
-,,essions sont prizes de venir regler
s. l. Mus BRET delai, 81 elles veu'
s, nous Sviter Ia peine de ieur
..,over IN collector.
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L'HOMICIDE DE LAPLACE. - N.
Joseph Sanchez nous eerit pour
prOtester contre les fats que nous
relates samedi dernier Ell
parlant de l'homiclde qui a eu lieu au
magas;n Laplace. Il est celui Qui q
tue lItalien Salvatore Mumfrec. Il
ME d'abord energiquement avoir
jamals fait de propositions lndecen-
ties a la femme de lItailen. "Lorsque
Mumfree est entire dams lie magasin,
dit-il, i'Gtais derrlere lie compton,
occube 4 mes affalres, ct ce nest que
lorsqu'll me jura que je m'apercus de
So presence dams lie magasin ; il fit
alors mn movement pour tirer une
arme, 10 tira ct In braQua dams ma
direction. C'est alors que je ifs feu
sur lu.. Tn stilet fut trouve en- sa
possession par lie coroner L'1talien
await fait DIES menaces contre ma vie
ct ces a mont etc rapportees.
Les lemons ont fait leur deposition
devant lie ron ct ces depositlons
sont enregistrees.'
La sanction judiciaire ayant etc
obtenue, Sanchez, qui s'etait consti-
tue prlsonnier, a etc bient6t remls Ell
llberte sous un cautionnement signG
par lie senateur Laplace -Meschacebe
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electorate distribuee par la poste. La
campagne aurait codte aux republi-
Gains ct aux democrates nationaux la
somme enorme de quatre millions
deux cents mile dollars, d'apres lie
"New York World"
C'est I'm million trois cent mile
dollars de plus que la fortune privee
de la refine Victoria, ct presqne
autant que les frals annuels de
rentretien DIES gouvernements monar-
chiques de lAngleterre ct l'Allema-
gne reunis.
Sur cette somme, Chicago 8 fourni
100000, lie Wisconsin S250,00O. -
Toujours d'apres lie "World,' les
proprietaires de mines d'argent ont
verse $l,200,000 dams Ia caisse
argentiste ct ont en- outre d6pense
privement beaucoup d'argent.
Les mines d'argent de l'ouest sont
evaluees a S122, 00O, 900.
Volci les mons DIES souscripteurs
avec lie montant souscrit.
David H. II. Moffat, s $4,000
Eben Smith, 10000
w & Stratton o5 nO0
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La troupe dramatique Hoy,s qui,
pendant une semaine a egaye la
population de notre willie a la sale
de l'opera de Thibodaux, est partle
lundi dernler, pour Ia Nouvel!e
Iberie, on ellie donnera des %represen-
tations dramatiques pendant toute
IA semaine. Nous lul souhaitons
plus de reussite qu'elle en- a obtenu
dams notre vile.
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NJ Bynum de Indiana, lie president
du parti qui Sc nomme democratic
National" du parti Palmer, Bnckner
ct autres, du parti qui a fait elire lie
ticket republican, 4 ~l'election prcsi.
dentielle ct qui sen glorifie, croft tout
naturellement 4 Ia reconnaissance ct
d la recompense de NJ. Mckinley.
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For. sale at Il Bargain.

One #. by 26 inches, three roller mill and
engine. one No. 3 knowles Pump, n one
copper Juice Pump. .,.
Also one IS II. portable engine, on skids
and one II inch pump.
Also one Is inch siphon, good as new
Apply to
~ThibodauX, La.
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On nous dit que la fameuse troupe
Otto Krause, une tres bonnie troupe
drsmatiQue don't notre population
aeu le bonheur, Il y . I'm couple
dmAees de pouvoir apprecier ses
talents artistiques occupera la scene
theatrale du 81 de &c mois iusqu'au
6 janvier 1897. Cette troupe, CONNIE
on salt q v e ellie une bonnie musique
don't l'excellence attirera beaucoup
d, monde aux representations.
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Christmas ct lie jour de Tan appro-
chent ct les enfants aussi bien que
graudes personnes sont dams la
jubilation. Tous s'attendent a
receyoir de beaux presents.
Les principles maisons qui tien-
nent ces articles sont la maison K. X.
Mcbride ct la maison A. Bouron.
Ces deux Establishments ont I'm
assortment varie ct complet de tous
les cadeaux qu'on peut faire ces
jours Ia.
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NOUVELLE ADMINISTRATION.

On sc demande &c que fera 10
nouvelle administration Mckinley
pour rindustrie sucrierc 2
C'est Ia une question que ~soulevent
frequemment nos 9changes, publiees
dams la region sucriere ct ayant un
interet indirect, simon direct, dams la
prosperite de cette industrie /; ques-
ton don't on ne saurait questionner
rapropos attendu que lie parti rGpu-
bllcain a adopte CONNIE mission, non
settlement de pourvoir aux besoins du
gOuvernement ct de son adminlstra-
ton dams les interets du peuple, mails
aussid'etendre lie manteau de IL protec-
ton aux differences industries assuman
ainsi lie paternalisme dams l'adminis-
tration DIES affalres. Sur cette idee
de paternalisme, &c parti Sc %rencontre
avec lie parti populiste don't il est
generalement considere l'antithese.
Que fcra done cette administration?
Tout ne peut etre que conjecture
pour lie moment, ct Ia question est
parfaitement inutile /; l'administra-
ton Mckinley est un falt assure,
inevitable ct lie parti lie plus sage,
est, scion les paroles de l'auteur
~franeais, d'attendre ct d'esperer.
Mails les indications s'accroissent
de jour en- jour, dormant lieu de
croire que !e parti republican, en- est
tant soft peu revenu sur ses idees de
haute protection, de tariff eleve ct
quill fera preuve dun esprit de
moderation dams son traitement de
cette question, ct il men serait peut
atre que mieux pour l'industrle
s%ucriere car, avec un tariff eleve en-
favour des industries de Test, que
tous reconnaitront, semblent avoll
les premiers drolts sur cette admins
tration Qui afiche lie paternalisme
un tariff sur lie sucre deviendrai1
inutile. Pour lie "bounty," cest ur
systemic entacle d~'injustice ct don
lie parti republican, recoDnait K
danger. Inutile, done, d'y penser.
Sur cette question, pextralt suivan'
du "Harper's Weekly, journal gu
occupe III rang distingue parmi le
, organes du parti republican,, merit
attention.
I'll he saurait etre affirme,' dit C
Journal" qu'un droit d'entree d
quarante pour cent ait augmente
prix du sucre au consommateur dun
maniere qui puisse etre comparee a
montaDt de Ia take ~prelevee. Pendan
la dernrere aimee ~fiscale, trent
millions de piastres ont etc payee
All tresor par llmp6t u lie sucre, {
celia supplement CONNIE revenu, ca
l'insnfisance du produit de la Lou
siane ne sauralt permettre que cetl
d mesure fut %consideree CONNIE un
mesure de projection. La dlminutio
remarquable dams les importation
venant de Tile de Cube, settlement U
quart de la quantite habituelle ayal
= etc recu cette aimee, est compenst
par lie surcroit venant de rEst ct d.
. pays 4 betteraves de lEurOp
> importation de sucre est necessair
? ct le prix au consommateur ma p
i etc augmente par l'impot impose 81
: les sucres strangers on par lie manQ'
~ de recolte d Tile de Cube. LIE sue
= est certainement un article conven
u BILE pour un imp6t."
ct LES SUBSCRIPTIONS
- ELECTORdLES.
VI Wy U V..lo,h;lk In ns~tlsrnuosr
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LIvRES OFFERTS

Mon oncle ct mon cure.
9 L'amoureux de Ia prefete,
Martyr de l'amour.
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TELLING ALL ABOUT IT.
Answer of Oiyphsnt Borough Explains
Why Highest Bidders Got Contracts.

An answer to the injunction proceed
ings brought by j. NJ. Schenck Domin-
ick Howard. and X. J. Gallagher against
the borough of Olyphant was filed yes
terday In court by Warren q Knapp and
a rule was granted to show cause why
the injunction granted should not be
dissolved. 1t will be argued Monday
morning.
Seven months ago the complainants
brought an equity suit against the bor-
ough for an injunction to restrain the
council from letting the contract for
the erection Of new electric light
works, on the ground that the lowest
bidders did not get the work. The in
junction was granted and on hearing
1t was made perpetual.
The answer OF the defendant says
that the bids for the electric plant
were: b. w. Paine & Son, S6,S $50; Scran-
ton Supply and Machinery company.
$500; and at the time the bids were
opened the representatives Of Paine &
Son was present at the meeting, but he
did not claim that the engine they
would furnis'', would be of capacity
OF 200 hOrsc bower the council was.
therefore, e. PEELED to award it to the
next lowest bidder: there beng only two
bidders, the contract was let to the
Scranton Supply and Machinery Co.
The bids for the dynamo We're: The
General Electric company, SS.175 and
the OnandagO Dynamo company. 5000.
The bid of the latter was not in accord
ance with the plans and specifications
and the contract had to be given to the
other bidder. The answer concludes by
saying that the old apparatus was en-
tirely inadequate for electric lighting
and the people voted an increase of debt
to procure the necessary machinery.
svha old a y,tl me xvo UtveD a
but was taken in part payment for the
new. The arc light dynamo was not
parted with and is still the property
of the borough. A fair market value
was allowed for all machinery taken in
exchange for new.
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CHURCH NOTES.

A fair and festival will be held on
Easter Monday at the First Welsh Phil
osophical church.
Services have been held at the Simp-
son Methodist Episcopal church each
evening this week. -
Special evangelistic services have
been held at Asbury Methodist Episco-
pal church this week.
Thirty-two candidates for member
ship In the First Welsh Baptist church
are under consideration.
Rev. MIR. Gibbons, of Forty Fort, has
accepted the call to the pulpit of the
Dunmore Presbyterian church.
Company b, Of the Boys brigade, con-
nected with the Penn Avenue Baptist
church. drilled on Tuesday evening.
8. c. Kerr delivered his lecture on Ire
land In the Sunday school room Of the
Providence Presbyterian church on
Thursday evening.
Rev. DR.. Clark, the father Of the
Christian Endeavor. Will lecture in this
city April 80 OH the coming state con-
tion to be held here.
Tho Turner quartette from Philadel-
phia will conduct special meetings In
the Salvation army barracks, on the
West Side. this week. ee
The Plymouth Congregational church
will celebrate the Fourteenth anniver-
AIRY Of It's founding on Sunday evening.
March 29 on Monday evening fol-
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SCRANTON NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MORNING MARCH a. 1895

lowing the annual roll call will be
made. Addresses will be given by, the
rastor, Rev. T.. Bell, and by the dea-
cons OF the church. fE
Rev. A. l.. Urban, of st. Marks Epls-
copal church. DunmOre. has been called
to the rectorship of Christ Episcopal
church at Woodbury., N. ].
An oyster supper was served at the
Railroad Young Mems Christian asso-
auxiliary Of the association.
Mrs. ]. F. Hangi has been appointed
by the executive committee Of the City
Christian Endeavor union the SUPER
intendent Of the unions junior work.
Rev. DR.. w. H. Pearce, of Elm Park
church. preached the dedicatory sermon
at Tuesdays dedication Of a Methodist
church at Hallstead. Susquehanna
county.
A very pleasant social was conducted
by a committee OF which Miss Cora
Decker was chairman. at the Young
Women's Christian association rooms
Tuesday evening.
The Scranton womens Christian
Temperance union and other city chari-
table organizations will urge the city
authorities to erect a house of deten-
ton near the city hall, and to appoint a
police matrOn.
ut .sdDtlst OuuS feOpIe unlOn OI
Providence Baptist church. visited the
society connected with the Welsh Bap-
tist church on Friday evening of last
week. An interesting programme was
carried out.
Rt. Rev. Bishop O'Hara went to
Philadelphia Tuesday, where he annu-
ally celebrates mass at st. Patrick's
church, of which he was pastor before
he was raised to the bishopric. Father
Feeley accompanied him.
Several ministers We're successful in
the literary contests Of Robert Morris
lodge c;steddfod. Among them was
the Rev. Depew Griffiths. Of Turin, N.
Y, who wrote the superior epitaph for
the tombstone of w. George Powell.
Miss Molly Tracey Weston. the we'll
known elocutionist of Keystone Acad-
emy, has been secured to give a recital
in the North Main Avenue Baptist
church next Tuesday evening Miss
Weston is known by large number in
this city. She Will be assisted by some
of the best local talent
Jackson Street Baptist church-GOs-
pei services In the morning lead by Mr..
Prothroe. and followed by instructive
talks from some OF the members. All
are cordially invited to be present. In
the evening at O'Clock the Rev. La
Roy Stevens, d. d.. Of Philadelphia,
will speak from an interesting subject
The public Is cordially invited to be
present. Notice the hour Is changed
from to &. In order to hear this great
man.
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men OF the city that they frequent the
rooms of the little red building on Lack
awanna avenue. Wfi
1t Is sometimes asked whether the
railroad men use the privileges Of the
association to any considerable extent.
1t will probably cause some surprise
when the statement is made that the
attendance at the Railroad department
In this city is about as large as that Of
the Railroad Mep's building in New
York which was built by Cornelius VAN
derbilt at cost Of $225,000 on q site
valued At about $125, 900.
These two associations stand at the
head Of the list of one hundred and five
similar organizations In point of attend
ance. Over six hundred men visit the
rooms daily in this city. When the size
Of the building which was formerly
used by the Nay Aug Hose company Is
considered, and 1t Is remembered that
the railroad men occupy only part Of
1t some conception of the crowded con-
dition of their rooms may he had.
During the past two years the need
for better accommodations has been so
urgent that several months ago the
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and Western Railroad company. while
the railroad men themselves have by
their loyal support made the assocla-
ton from the first a factor of no small
importance in the lives OF the railroad
men Of the city. Although the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western rail-
road Ia the only company contributing
toward the support Of the work, EN-
ployes of all the roads entering the city
are privileged to share in the benefit of
the organization.
When the association was first organ
ICED It occupied rooms over John r.
Porter's store on lower Lackawanna
avenue. j. W. Hadden. now pastor of
the Congregational church in Big
Spring, Wisconsin. was the first secre-
tary. Although the work of the asso-
citation Is essentially religious. its work
does not consist entirely or even largely
OF holding religious meetings. These
are held with good results but its work
Is very largely one of prevention.
1t is estimated that there are about
three thousand railroad men In the city.
including the men who work in the