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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-04-08
JOHN LANAHAN
= Sensation Among Balti-
4 Methodist Preachers.
RaL CONFERENCE CHALLENGED
kigate Charges Of Gross corrup-
the Book Concern-He Pro-
Is to Stand or Fall by
he Established Result.

|oRE, Md, April 6.-Rev. DIR.
kahan sprung a sensation in
bdist preachers meeting when
|need that within a few days
publish in a permanent form
|of frauds in the Methodist
bern at New York, OF which
|at one time an agent. He
Lat the publication is made
! by the repeated denials of
by persons in official posi-
he astonishment created by
kahan's reiterated charges
the New York concern had
subsided, there was an al
nimous sentiment expressed
c members .of the preachers
that the general conference,
b Cleveland, o., next month,
compelled to give serious at
b the case. DIR. Lanahan will
kmber Of that body, and his
| In the church Is such that his
Is can no longer be ignored
nahan will, he says, furnish
at for more than II years
bancial report made to the
h the New York management
from $4,000 to 100000; tha'
its were false as 10 the amoun'
b the Shoe and Leather bank
lie official account was kept
khe senior agent kept larg'
of the concerns moneys il
bnal account and used II t.
In stocks in Wall street
he sums of money sent to tn
Tor church benevolences wer
he same way.
beaker further stated tina
Ere perpetrated in the manu-
department. In the printing
be purchase of $4,000 wort
was fraudulcntly availed o,
by the superintendent, wh
an having no connection wit
Irn as q go-between, and tina
r from whom the paper wa
h, thatmanwas allowed TO lev
Il realize n handsome prof
+ than $4,000 worth Of leathe
for in less than two years, G
o account was or could b
lat the book committee, who's
was to exdmine, assumed th
of frauds would injure I'll
nd endeavored to conceal a
tewash the defrauders; III
ee induced one of the defrau'
Godcnaugh) to sue him I'd
for SANDER, but that Il
evaded n trial of the case. al
hally dropped.
lition to tn ese charges, I
stated that three large
es were secretly organized al
n by the senior agent at Ne
th the cooperation of the Ell
bf the concern, without Il
&c of the Methodist churc
tai stock Of the three comp
Fegated more than $4,000
hnahan in conclusion stat
had recently been able to
les OF a large part of the n
the book committee, and
b in a position to prove
|ore any ecclesiastical or eli
He appeals to the chur
honest examination of
and adds:
E approaching general conf
III order an examination, | CT
Fhom, nor by how many, Ish
tone thing, namely, to be rep
person and by one accounts
yn choosing. If this is grant
b not demonstrate the truth
the church will be justified
hat the majority of the be
ee and a part of the ofiic
hnned and labored to do: ma
e the synonym of infany a
y character on the gibbet
odiet bt ot,xr,, ~
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-04-08

NEW YORK, April money on call IA az
per cent Prime mercantile paper, blta6 per
seht Sterling exchange firm, with actual
oasiness In bankers bills at 4ssa 4ssk for 40
days. and $50 4ssf for demand. Posted rates,
sssaa Commercial bills, 4s7f0ls7X Ex-
changes. s69,aT.7i7; balances, s6,isfsie Tho
sdercantle Safe Deposit Co. reports silver
bullion on hand 2,oS4 ounces: deposited, none;
witndrawn, none; certificates outstanding, ~.
bar silver, %. Mexican dollars, b4I. Govern
ment bonds steady. Statn bonds dull. Rail-
road bonds strong.
The upward movement In stocks made fur-
tner progress after II o'clock Manhattan.
General Electric and Tennessee Goal and Iron
we're the features. Manhattan rose to llon
General Electric to ge, and Tennessee Coal to
y. The last named was higher on reports that
the price OF Iron will be advanced again to-
day. Leather preferred was oxcautionsiiv
weak, and fell from 81 Z TO CO... Speculation, Al
ms1-day Wns quset and steady. ss-T
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-04-08
To Rsmvs the ord Chicago Custom
lInuse,

WAsHIy roN, April 6.-Frank jobin,
of Chicago, has been awarded The con-
tract for removing the old cu,tom.
house builling ut Chicago at his bid OF
S4T3W
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-04-08

ST. LouIs-Cattle Fancy export, a. 0o14sjG
fair to choice, $500 % 70: butchers. g., 5o132b >
Hogs-Packing, $40 1855 butchers hogs
% 50 aae0; lights s3toda75 Sheep-PrIcek
range at ss.T5a375; spring lambs, a 40oD725.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-04-08
FleTY.FouRTH CONGRESS.
Uirst Segsion.l
SENATE.

WAsnISGroN, April 6-Among the
bills reported and placed on the ealen-
dar was one from the COMMITTEES on
territories by Mr. Davis trep., Mimi
making one years residenc, a prereq-
uisite for divorce in the territories.
A bill was introduced by MIR. Frye
(rep., Me. }, and referred, giving pen
sion of SI0o month to the widow of
the late Gen. Thomas l.. Casey ire
tiredl.
Nj. Allison (rep., Ia.) moved to pro.
eeed to the consideration of the post
Office appropriation bill, declining to
yield to the request of MIR. Call dem,
Fla.) that his joint resolution in refer.
ence toCuha might be taken up MIR.
Call thereupen announced that he
would tomorrow move To take il mp
as the senator from Indiana (Turpie)
desired to speak upon IT,.
Thepost office appropriation bill wa
\ then taken up. ~
HOUSE
The galleries were filed with q
throng of interested people to hear the
vote taken on the Cuban resolution,
and to hear the result announced
There was an unusually full attend
acee of members in anticipation of thu
| vote, the question being one on whiel
all desired to make record. Befor'
4 taeing the vote, in accordance will
the agreement ON Saturday, Mr.. Wads
worth trep., n. ", chairman 0
the committee on agriculture, read
letter from Secretary Morton stating
that, in obedience to the almost unani
NOUS sentiment of the house, he hat
arranged with the seed contractors t.
put up the garden seeds in packages @
I five each, instead of ten, MS at first M
ranged, for the use Of members of cor
h gress. The change required an addi
tional expense of $1,000.
Mr. Hit (rep. Ill.,, chairman of tn
committee on foreign affairs, ,demande
the regular ordec-the vote on tn
question of agreeing to the report |
the committee on conference recon
mending the adoption of the senat
resolutions regarding Cuba instead
those primarily adopted by the hous
On that MIR. Tucker (dem., Va.) d
. manded the yeas and nays snd The
were ordered.
The resolutions were agreed TO by
vote of sii to q.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-04-08

Quotations for middlins range as follows; 81
Louis, INC: New York, TIC; New Orleans,
NC Memphis, p-iec: Charleston, 7isc
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-04-08

CHIcAGo--The Drovers' Journals official
quotations are as follows: Cattle-Receipts,
1000 headt market strong to f0c higher. Fair
to best secves, Sale6145O; stockers and feed
ers. s2 .64l3.75. mixed cows and bulls, 'sib00
40; Texas. % o0a40o. Hogs-Reeelps ss'ooo
head; estimated for tomorrow, $1,000 head:
marlet strong to &c higher. Light a7o@P
rof .eh packing, s35Od56j, mixed an .stsl
r RS, sa65a3s5: heavy packing p -Settehs
a siaJTb: pigs, s300l3o0 I'D shipping,
|, 900 head market loc shesp-ReceIpts,
0ag1; western. s3 a'sher Natives, " 50
lambs, s3 Sodd s'ssass' Texas, s250aS IoI
xg -~ctfr--Hogs-pies fs4oa1f5; light.
-sea,EJ, medium, ta5odse5; heavy, ss.son
sA Cattlo-Natlvs steers, best, s3 s0a4 10:
fair 10 good, 'al0a3s); cows and heIfers, best,
2.T56t3sD; fair to good, sl.75os75: bulls. a.. 10
GsOO; stockers and feeders. s2s0das0; Texas
and western. s2sl03ho; calves, ,40ealool
CINoiNNATI-Hoxs- choice pscklnr
i and light, g. 251375
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-10
Weather Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington. April 9.-The barometer
has fallen generally over the districts
east Of the Mississippi and over thu
central Rocky mountain districts.
There has been a slight increase in
pressure from the lower Missouri val
over the regions north of Montana and
the Dakotas. There is a slight dcpreS-
sion over the Lake regions and the
barometer is lowest over Utah. with in
dications that a disturbance will form
on the east slope of the central Rocky
Mountain districts FRIDAY.
The temperature has remained about
stationary on the Atlantic coast. and il
is also warmer from the mississippi
westward to the Rockies. 1t is cooler
in Montana and at the northwestern
Canadian stations. Ram prevailed
during the day from the Lake regions
southwark to Florida. but the weather
continues clear in New England. and it
is generally clear. tonight, in the Mis-
sisppi valley and thence westward.
General rains are reported from the
Pacific coast.
Light showers are likely to occur
from New England southwark to Flor
ida. followed by partly cloudy weather,
with warmer. southerly winds. Gen
orally fair weather Will prevail in the
Centrs valleys.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-10
DOUBLE TRAGEDY At SALEM.
James Flynn Murders Josephine Manning and
Then Kills Himself.

Salem. Mass. April a-There was a
double tragedy at the house numbered
122 Boston street. this morning. AT 4.2o.
people living up stairs in the house
smelled smoke. and going to a room oc-
cupied by Miss Josephine Manning
forced an entrance and found the bed on
ire and the room filled with smoke
Across the foot of the bed a man was
lying fully dressed and just gasping for
breath. He was taken out. but died be-
fore medical help arrived.
In the bed Miss Manning lay dead her
head covered with blood from wound
The family up stairs reported that they
heard three pistol shots an hour previous,
woman had two pistol wounds in her
head. The man. who was James Flynn
also had a bullet wound in his head
An examination of the premises re-
vealed a watch, revolver pocketbook and
Il pack of cards on the bed. Flynn was a
widower. about 81 years old. and had
been keeping company with the Manning
woman. who was a dressmaker and about
IS years of age.
1t is supposed that he killed the girl
and then committed suicide. He was
dressed in his working clothes, and no
one could tell when he went to the house
nor was anything known as to the cause
of the shooting. Both bodies were some
room was burned
Jesse Manning was the daughter of
Michael Manning. Topsfield farmer. and
was of respectable family. Her sister
Mary is employed in Danvers The fam
lily scarcely knew Flynn and can give no
cause for the act The people are well
spoken of in Topsfied.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-10
SIGNS OF LIFE.
Lewiston People Entertained by
a Genuine Prize Fight.
William Mahanny Of Lewiston, Whips
George Niece Of Biddeford.
The Fiuhiinu Was Not and HEAVY and tho
The Fighting Was Hot and Heavy and the
Knockout Complete.

Lewiston, April 9-William Mahanny
of Lewiston. defeated George Niece OF
Biddeford. at the Lewiston Athletic
Club. in the sixth round of 12-round
go, this evening. Previous to theii
bout one or two small events came off
and both men entered the ring at p
referee.
Niece showed up heavier and with
longer reach. but was no match for the
Lewiston man either in punching abil-
ity or in stiffness. Niece forced the
fighting in the three rounds. Mahanny
was chased about the ring, meeting
and countering all efrectual leads by
the Rddeford man.
The first three rounds showed but lit
tie hard fighting. with honors even. In
the fourth round Mahanny fought the
man to the ropes and the round closed
with a clever dodge by Niece of what
was intended as a knockout blow. In
the fifth Mahanny had his man practi-
caily out in the first minute. but the
clamor of the audience was such that
the police stopped the round
The referee declared a draw, both
men being on their feet They agreed
to continue, however. and after the
wait, the gong rang for the sixth
round. Mahanny rushed his man To
the ropes and knocked him almost over
them, and as Necce staggered away
Mahanny knocked him down and the
Biddeford man was counted out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-10
In Railroad Circles.

Conductor W. a. Richardson of the
lewiston Rockland branch of the
Maine Central. will succeed Conductor
Sprague of Auburn, who has been pro-
NOTED to division superintendent.
Railroad connection has again been
established over the main line of the
limerick Railroad at Rockland where
the trestle work was ruined by fire.
rhe spur track will not be concluded
for few weeks yet. but a number of
kilns can now be supplied which have
been inactive since the fire.
a system of baggage insurance has
been introduced on the Boston & Maine
and Maine Central roads which is very
similar in its plan of operation to the
accident insurance now sold at the
ticket offices. One can procure insur-
ance policies on his baggage from any
ticket agent on these roads, the price
Of the policy varying according to the
value he places on his baggage. These
policies cover all dangers of loss or
iamage to baggage while on the road
" at hotels or private residences. The
new scheme is proving very popular
ana large number of the policies are
being sold.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-10
I3a nix

President Isaac Lewis of Sabina. Ohio,
is highly respected all through that
section. He has lived in Clinton Co.
IS years, and has been president of
the Sabina Bank 20 years. He gladly
testifies to the merit of Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, and what he says is worthy
attention. All brain workers find
Hoods Sarsaparilla peculiarly adapted
to their needs. 1t makes pure, rich,
red blood, and from this comes nerve,
mental, bodily and digestive strength.
81 am glad to say that Hoods Scrsapa-
rilla is a very good medicine, especially
as blood purifier. 1t has done me good
many times. For several years suffered
greatly with pains OF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-10
POSITIVELY DENIED.
Speaker Reed Has No Intention OF Retiring
from Public Life.

Washington. April 9-An unqualified
denial is made by Speaker Reed $
friends of the report that he proposes
retiring from public life at the close of
his present term and engaging III the
practice of law in New York. The story
was published in Washington. last
week, and was telegraphed To number
of out of town papers. Mr. Reed 5
friends declare that there is no basis
for the report. as Mr.. Reed is entirely
satisfied with his legislative work and
would not resign for many times the
income it yields him. AS Speaker of
the House. he draws a salary of $4,000
which is $4,000 in excess of that drawn
by other members of the House and the
equal of that which the Vice President
receives. Moreover, he probably will
continue to hold the Office in the next
Congress
six years ago, Reed seriously contem-
plated retirement to private life. He
was filed with the desire, common to
most public men who are not rich. to
engage III the practice of law and ac-
he would have selected New York city
,.
would doubtless have been successful
While he is known generally as a bril-
liant debater, and the Republican
leader in the House. he is also a law
Yer of excellent ability and held a high
rank at the Maine bar He saw the
success which ex-senator Roscoe Conk-
ling had made and he believed that a
gratifying success also awaited him.
1t was represented to him. however,
that he would be compelled necessarily,
to sever his connections with his Maine
friends and that whatever success
might await him at a metropolitan bar.
it would not compensate him for the
sacrifice he would make in cutting loose
from old associations and burying HIM
self in large city, where he would only
be one of hundreds of men of ability:
whereas, in Maine he was with one or
Two exceptions. easily the most promi-
nent man in the State. The force of
this reasoning appealed to him so
strongly that he abandoned the inten-
ton and has never since seriously con-
sidcred it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-10
RICHMOND.
Suit Against Town Settled-first Tug Of
Season Passes Up River.

Richmond. April O. (SpeciaD. The
suit of Mrs. Angie Harlow for damages
alleged to have been sustained by hei
on defective piece. of sidewalk on
Church street in the summer of 1894 has
been settled. the town paying $3.50.
A tug boat passed up the river
Thursday morning. the channel on the
east side of the island being open to the
sea.
A Republican caucus to choose dele
gates to the Republican State conven-
ton will be held at the Town hall
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Sarah Hagar, who has been seri-
ously i'll with la grippe, is recovering.
Her daughters, Mrs. Danforth Of Tren-
ton. n. j., and Mrs. Reed of Boston,
have been constantly at the bedside of
their mother during her sickness.
Duck shooting in the bay is the pas
time of local sportsmen.
The big jam at the foot of Swan is
land, is still staying with them"
Mr.. A. NJ. Thomas has obligingly con-
scented to teach the grammar school
during the illness of Miss Trask.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-10
BRIGHT FOR REED.
Prospects for the Man from
Maine Grow Better.
Combinations and Complications That
All Work in His Favor.
EmphaticaIIy Denied That Mr.. Reed will Retire
from Public Life.

Boston. April 9.-The Advertiser S
Was .ington special says:
The Reed men are feeling better this
week. They have been informed that {,
, good many of the delegates now being
elected to St. Louis from the Northern
states are having strong pressure
brought 10 bear upon them by the fnan-
ciai interests in the districts where they
live. These interests are urging that
under no circumstances shall Mckinley
be nominated. They profess themselves
satisfied with Reed. Morton or Allison.
The Reed men know that the only man
beside Mckinley who can be nominated
is their fayorite. and any move in that
direction is favorable to them.
The departure OF Messrs. Plat and
Quay for Florida means just this: These
two Will look the situation over and de-
ternne what Is the best course 10 pursue
In regard to the temporary organization
Of the convention. with view In the con-
tested districts OF giving many seats
to anu-Mckinley men as possible.
Plat was never quite so much in ear
nest IN his life as he Is to defeat Nc
kinley,
Whatever may be said to the contrary
Notwithstanding, he is prepared at any
moment in the convention when 1t VIII
do the most good. to turn AT least 90 of
the New York delegation over to Mr..
Reed. Senator quay is in exactly the
same mood, and the Pennsylvania dele
cation can he counted on as practically
AS unit for the Maine man.
This viii lead 10 Il tremendous fight in
Connecticut when the convention meets.
The Mckinley men are bound TO have
some delegates from there. If it is a pos
sible thing. They are beginning to realize
that in the present state of public feeling
ii will be impossible for their candidate
70 receive the nomination if the East is
practically "A unit against him. Really
the great fight the weeks
that which will be made In Connecticut.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-10
EDIsON's NEW x-RAY THEORY.
Results are Obtained from Minute Sound
Waves. and Not from Heat Energy.

New York. April "A new theory as to
the mode of transmission of the Y ray is
advanced by Thomas a. Edison. in the
last issue of the Electrical Engineer The
popular theories of scientists have been
that the Roentgen rays were forms of
heat energy. Mr. Edison has been lead to
believe from experiment that the phe-
nomcna are due to sound waves. Feat
ures of photographs he has recently
taken cannot be explained. he thinks. eX-
cept on the theory that the X ray was a
sound wave of very small length, and
that the shadows were sound shadows.
Acting on the lie Conte theory of the
Transmission of sound waves. Mr.. Edison
began experiments.
The nuorescent bulb was placed on
one side of a steel plate" Mr.. Edison
writes. THE observer being on the oppo-
site side. When the Horoscope was
placed against the steel plate directly OPP
Dosite the bulb on the other side. no light
Was observed. but when the Horoscope
was made to approach within six inches
of the edge and well within the shadows.
it lighted up. The direction of the X ray
was found by Il moving bar of iron. so as
70 obtain the Sharpest image.
In confirmation of his theory Mr.. Edison
says that liquids do not huroesce with
the ray so far as he has tried them. Only
crystals ilurocsce, except in a few cases,
such AS precipatates. The crystal is
resonant to the wave. Mr.. Edison con-
tinues: "A tube with a vacuum so low
AS to give striae. and from which ordi-
narily how the y ray can be obtained. no
matter long a dry plate may be exposed
to 1t, can be made to give the ray by
powerful blast of air on the spark of the
break-wheel of of the primary and
spark gap in the secondary. the wires of
which are guarded up to the very end.
The sharpness of the shadow depends
on the abruptness of the break. A very
weak bulb may be made to give
sharper shadows than one giving twice
the luminosity in the horoscope. which
has connection with this theory
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-10
A FAULTY INDICTMENT
Will Cause Murderer to Go Before Grand Jury
the Second Time.

New Haven. CT. April 9.-Joseph Co.
lombe. Bethany wood chopper. is. to-
day, on trial in the superior court for
murder in the first degree. He is charged
with having killd his wife. July 16 CO.
lombe. it is said. had been drinking
heavily for several days before the MUIR
der. On the evening of July 10. he came
nome in a state of ntoxication. He
found two men and a woman in the
house and accused her of unfaithfulness.
She resented this and Colombo got his
rife. He used the weapon as a club and
beat the woman with it until the stock
was broken off and the barrel bent
Colombo afterwards treated the woman
in horrible manner. From the wounds
received she died. two days later
The 18th juror was secured about g.
Then it was discovered that the indict-
ment charged Colombo with having COM
mitted murder In Bethany. in the town
of Derby" These places are separate and
distinct towns The blunder stopped pro-
ceedings altogether. The state attorney
said. this afternoon, that the error would
proably necessitate Colombe's appearance
before the grand jury a second time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-10
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.
Bishop Merrill Beats the TcIcgraph-The
Second Days Proceedings.

Auburn, April 9.-When Bishop Mer-
rll left New Haven. CT, Wednesday, at
A NJ. or the Maine NJ. +. Conference
he sent a telegram announcing the fact
that he had started Bishop Merrill
arrived at 3 P NJ, Wednesday, five
minutes ahead of the telegram.
Today's conference meetings opened
at a. NJ. Bishop Merrill presiding
Reports of Presiding Elders Lapham
of the Augusta district, Palmer of the
Portland district. and Corey of the
Lewiston district, were read and ap~
proved. No charges are made against
ministers in either district.
Rev. DR.. Leonard addressed the con-
vention on the work of the Methodist
Missionary Society and urged special
contributions in churches to pay off
the societys Indebtedness. The fore
noon was occupied with reports of the
presiding elders. class examinations.
committees. etc.
At the afternoon session. Rev. Dr.
Leonard, Methodist Episcopal mission
airy secretary delivered an address on
the home and foreign mission work of
the society. Professor II G. Mitchell
of the school of theology of Boston
university lectured on Profit and
Loss. Reckoning with Higher Criti
cism" which was followed by dis
cussion.
This evening. DR.. Leonard delivered
an address on The Rum Power and its
Defence
This afternoon. the annual meeting
of the Epworth League was held, and
the following officers elected: Presi-
dent, Rev A. A. Lewis. Saco; secretary
and treasurer. Rev. w. Canham; first
vice president. Rev. J. r. Clifford
Woodfords; second vice president, Miss
Carrie T.. Miller. Lewiston: executive
committee. Rev. c. F. Parson. Hon. f.
r. Drummond. Rev. G.. I. Lowe. George
r. Martin. Esq, Rev. w. F. Lord. Mr.
Howard Strout.