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Helped to ordain a Clergyman.

gregational church, assisted in the Or
dination of Rev. E. A. Boyl as pastor
of the Plymouth Congregational church
in Scranton Wednesday. Mr. Elliott re-
turned in time to preside over the mock
election of the Young Mems union.
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A Thimble Function.

Mrs. James T.. Burr of 50 Lincoln
avenue, entertained Il number OF ladies
at her home yesterday afternoon at a
"thimble tea" She will hold another
this afternoon.
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The Park Is Shut Up.

The park commissioners adhered
strictly to their programme of closing
Memorial park on November /. and yes
terday the gates were locked, the elec-
tric light removed, and from now until
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New York Live Stock.

New York. Nov l.-liceves--No trade IL i'm
Sja5.5 30; grassers, ~. sheep and Lambs-Gencr-
ally steady; sheep, s2.25a3.5O; choice, -; culls,
81. .5Oa2; lambs, S+.62laa5i0; culls, S3ai Hogs
Steady feeling Tor logs; pigs, firm.
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Meetings Tonight.

Palestine commandery, No. A.
knights Hemplars.
United American Mechanics, Junior
Order.
e Lackawanna encampment, No. ls, I.
70. o. T..
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A Traveller on Railroads.

w, ID. Cornell, of Philadelphia, tray
cling passenger agent for the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy railroad, made
an official trip to Carbondale yester-
day.
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A Friendly Greeting.

Mr.. e. l.. Hatfield, an experienced
newspaper man Of Scranton. has opened
up Carbondale branch of The Scran-
ton Tribune in the Burke building. Mr..
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-02
More Gas Mains.

The Carbondale Gas company has
made contract with Hugh Atkinson,
the contractor, of this city, TO extend
their pipes to several streets.
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Oil Market.

oil City, No. l.-Crcdit balances, sl1o; Ger
thcatcs, no bid; shipments, s5,06l barrels; aver.
age, 0l,3i7 barrels; runs, 153,l2j blrrelsi aver
age, 07, $40 barrels.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-02
Stops tho Cough
and works off the Cold.

Laxative Bromo -Quinine Tablets
cure cold in one day. No Cure, Nc
Pay. Price 20 cents. =.
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Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago, Now l.-Cattle-Receipts, o,5Oo;
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aroused from sleep by the news and the in
stitution quickly became a veritable pan
demonium of noise and enthusiasm.
AS soon as information of the relief was
received, the lord mayor. Mr.. ~ j. New
ton, sent the following dispatch TO Colonel
Baden-Powell: 1.-THE citizens of London are
relieved. They rejoice I'm the good news re-
ceived. Your gallant defense will long i've
in British annals. Cable me what money is
wanted for the needs of the garrison and
inhabitants after long privations-"
In unrestrained jubilations the provinces
were not behind the metropolis. Although
London had the start by a few minutes the
great Industrial surrounding towns soon
burst into patriotic demonstrations. Bells
clashed in their steeples; village bands
turned out and people gathered In the
squares to chant fervidly God Save the
Queen"
From all parts of the empire comes the
same story. Bombay. Hong-Kong, Colom-
bia and Australian cities are rejoicing.
Continental cities. as the press kilograms
abundantly testify. received the news
without joy.
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain called at the
War Office after midnight and received
tremendous ovation.
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when the Senate assumed jurisdiction of
the case il no longer rested with Mr.. Clark
to determine Ii by resigning, while Mr..
Pritchard held that the right of resigna-
ton was personal right and could be ex-
ercised at any time. He also contended that
the vacancy in the seat occupied by Mr..
Clark began when the latter made the an
nouncement of resignation. There were
some references TO the reappointment of Mr.
Clark by the lieutenant governor, indicat-
ing the opinion on part of the senators that
* was not in accord with the senatorial
idea of securing a seat in the Senate.
An agreement was finally reached be-
tween the members of the committee and
the friends of Senator Clark that the mat
ter shall go over until Monday; that no
effort shall be made to get action on the
committees resolution tomorrow and that
TX Mr. Clark's credentials arrive previous to
that time they shall not be presented be-
fore that day. This is due to the fact that
there are already a number of special or
ders for tomorrow in the Senate.
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Nicely Now Charged with Defrauding
the Customs by Importing Pa
per and Selling Il.
NOTHING NEW AT MUNcIE
FRUITLESs EXAMINATION OF NEELY
PRINTING COMPANY EMPLOYEES.
Banker Spflker Indignant as Cowan's
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Confession
No Surprise at Washington.

HAVANA. May 1s.-General Wood says
the report from Muncie, Ind, that nearly
s2.OOO,O00 worth of stamps have been print
ed there and sent for distribution to Gu
ban postoffices can be regarded as a ca
nard. There is nothing here TO show that
any such counterfeit stamps have been
sent. 1t Is believed now that the whole
story is known, and that the amount OF
the defaications will fall between 100000
and sl25OoO.
w. III. Reeves. deputy auditor of the
island, made a confession last midnight
and gave up $500 given him by c. f. w.
Neely, the arrested fin, ncial agent of posts
at Havana, to perform certain services she
day he left. General Wood and the postal
inspectors refuse TO disclose the nature OF
the confession. barely admitting that one
has been made. 1t is claimed si.4Oo more
will be recovered to-day.
Those who know the situation best say
that the confession of Reeves was the only
link required in the chain OF evidence. al
though the principal statements ne has
made will require investigation before they
can be acted upon. as IL is generally be-
lieved that his accusation is of such start
ling character as TO render IL unwise to
proceed before being absolutely sure Of the
other evidence to corroborate 1t.
Another charge against Neely is that he
has defrauded the customs out of several
thousand dollars worth of duties by I'm.
porting. nominally for postal use. large
quantities of paper, which was afterward
sold to printing house in Havana.
The Cubans are now beginning 10 talk
good deal regarding postal matters, the
leans. having found so many OF their coun-
trymen implicated. will not proceed TO ex-
tremities. The Cubans do not believe that
Nicely will be extradited-
With the confessions of Reeves and Rich.
supplemented by those of the stamp clerks
and by the statements of the Baracoa post
master, It is considered that the evidence
against Neely is complete. especially in
view of the assertion Of Reeves that the
stamps were not destroyed when they were
supposed to be. Packages which were ap-
parently stamps were destroyed. but II is
now said that these were so many bundles
OF bits OF worthless paper.
The newspapers now begin to ask for an
investigation of the engineering depart
ment They say that this department. has
been more extravagantly conducted than
the postal department
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Governors Action Based on the
Ground that Clarl's Appoint
ment Was Fraudulent.
NOW RESTS WITH THE SENATE
WHICH HAS DECIDED TO TAKE UP
CLARK RESOLUTION MONDAY.
Governor Smiths Protest Received by
Senator Chandler-Littie show
for the "Copper King"

BUTTE. Mont, May 1S.-Governor Smith
to-day sent dispatches from here to Sem
ator W.. A. Clark, Senator Chandler, chair
man of the committee privileges and
elections. and Senator Frye, president Of
the Senate. saying he had disregarded and
revoked the action of Lieutenant Governor
Spriggs in naming Mr. Clark to succeed to
the vacancy caused by his own resignation,
and saying he had named Martin Maginnis,
of Helena, to fill the vacancy. The Gov
ernor gives as his reasons his opinion that
the appointment of Mr.. Clark by the lieu
tenant governor was tainted by collusion
and fraud. The dispatches are practically
the same. that to Mr.. Clark reading:
at have this day disregarded and revoked
your appointment as United States senator
made by Lieutenant Governor Spriggs on
the 18th instant as being tainted with coll
fusion and fraud, and have this day ap-
pointed Hon. Martin Maginnis United
States senator to fill the vacancy caused
by your resignation"
The Governor has also issued an open
letter to the people of the State denying
any knowledge of the contemplated step
when he left Montana for California.
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COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.
Tributes to the Pluck of the Defend
ers of Mafekin~.

LONDON. May 10, 4 a. m.-Under the
head of How the news was received" " tho
Daily Chronicle says: 1.-The telegram To
the Associated Press from Pretoria. the
historic dispatch announcing the relief of
Mafeking, was sent TO the capital of the
Transvaal at 11:35 a. m. Nav IL It
reached the London office at 9:17 D. m. and
was instantly dispatched to every quarter
of the globe. By 1O:3o p. m, had come
a response from far off Toronto. describ-
ing the reception of the news This is NOT
surprising in view of the fact that fo,,r.
minutes after the receipt of the telegram
here II was in the Associated Press in New
York. whence IT was forwarded to farthest
limits Of the North American continent. -
Tnat rot only Mafeking. but the whole
United Kingdom Is relieved is demon
strated by the utterances of the morning
papers. The Daily Telegraph says: " Ma
feking Is small place. Its fall would have
MADE no difference in the course of the
war, but. while the balance of battle was
redressed upon the great fields of conflict.
the uncomfortable little town. shut up in
the north, saw the few weeks for which
II was expected to hold out pass into
months or isolation. Never will England
forget the happy. hopeful thrill that came
10 her When Colonel Baden Powell said
'Maiekins can't be taken by sitting down
ana IooEng at it, There is no advance
SoNSiNuED ON SECOND PzdE.J
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WILL PRESS CLARK CASE.
Senate to Consider the Committee
Resolution-smith's Protest.

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-The Senate
committee on privileges and elections has
directed Chairman Chandler to press action
on the Clark resolution as originally re-
ported. The following dispatch was re-
ceiyed and read to the committee from Gov
ernor Smith. dated Butte, Mont, May IL:
Hon w. E. Chandler. Washington:
81 desire to present In as forcible a man.
ner as possible my protest against the
course pursued by the Hon. w. A. Clark in
attempting to defeat the action of the Sem
ate of the United States upon the resolu-
ton presented by the cOmmitte on privil-
eyes and elections affecting his title to a
seat and to protest against the methods
pursued by him in securing an appointment
at the hand of the lieutenant governor dur
ing my absence from the State under cir
cumstances and conditions which, to my
mind, indicate collusion and fraud.
"IIis conduct in attempting resignation
and procuring a reappointment under the
conditions as he did. If the matter was
before a court of justice would have been
considered contempt OF court on his part.
/, therefore, trust that the committee and
the Senate will proceed to a proper and
complete consideration of the question, so
that the rights not only of Mr.. Clark. but
of the State of Montana, In the premises
may be determined, and that upon the pre-
sentation of his credentials of appointment
by the lieutenant governor, the same be
transferred to the committee privileges
and elections for investigation and that
be permitted to make more complete and
resignation and appointment Of Mr.. Clark" :"
The language of the resolution of the
committee directing Chairman Chandler to
press the resolutions as reported follows:
Resolved That the chairman is directed
&c press to vote the resolution reported
to the committee"
The adoption Of the resolution was pre-
ceded by a discussion OF the various points
involved in the controversy. including the
proper course TO be pursued with reference
tc Mr.. Clark's credentials when they are
presented to the Senate. The principal dis
cussion was, however. based upon the reso-
luton directing the chairman 10 press the
resolution hitherto reported to the Senate
from the committee declaring that Mr.
Clark was Not duly and legally elected to
a seat In the Senate" The vote on the reso-
luton stood TO 3. Senators Pritchard Har-
ris and Pettus casting their votes in the
negative These senators expressed the
opinion that the resignation OF Mr.. Clark
had the effect of definitely settling the case
and that the Senate was not called upon to
take further action. Senator'S Chandler
Hoar Burrows, McComas. Cafrery and
Turley took the opposite view. holding that
Mr.. Clark's resignation did not in any way
bar the further action OF the Senate, as the
resolution is directed at the action of the
Legislature in originally attempting to
place him In Office.
The discussion was spirited and personal
at times, Mr. Turley took. k.the position that
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BEYOND THE SURPRISE STAGE.
Washington Not Astonished mt Deputy
Auditor Reeves's Confession.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-The confession
Of Deputy Auditor Reeves. OF the Cuban
postal service. and his restitution OF $500
that had been given 10 him by Nicely 10
perform certain unnamed services. does not
surprise postofiice officials here. They
have passed the stage where additional de-
tails OF fraud or dishonesty in connection
with the Cuban postal service have any
surprises for them. They were surprised
at Neely's arrest. but when Thompson con-
fessed TO technical embezzlement their ca
pacity for further surprise was exhausted.
IL has been recognized all along that II
Nicely was guilty OF stealing or embezziine
the funds OF the Cuban postal service the
auditors who examined and passed his ac-
counts must have been in collusion with
him. While no details OF Reevess confess
sion have been given out. il is believed Il
makes clear the methods employed by
Nicely in his alleged pecuIation-
The story telegraphed from MuncIe last
night that IL had been discovered that the
Neely Printing Company had printed g.
100000 worth OF bogus stamps for distrlbu-
tion in Cuba is discredited by the officials
Of the Postoffce Department The chief Of
the postoffice inspectors says that II any
such discovery has been made nc certainly
would have received notice OF II. but that
he had received no such notice. Neither n
anything known OF such . discovery by the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-19
Rebels Arrested.

DANNHAUSER, May 17.-General Butler
entered Dannhauser at 10 o'clock this
morning. The houses in the town were
found TO not be much damaged, owing TO
the sympathies of the Boer inhabitants. a
house at Hating spruit, however, was de-
stroyed. A number of rebels were found at
their homes and arrested. The railway is
little damaged, but several large culverts
have been destroyed. The Beers north OF
New Castle are falling back on Amajuba.
General Butler has received a message
from the Queen congratulating him upon
the taking of Dundee and expressing ap-
probation of the work of the troops. TO
which he has replied.
The Beers left two doctors and an am
bulance here.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-19
Streets Crowded Last Night with People
Shouting, Singing and Waving Flags
Col. Baden-Powel the Hero of the Hour and His Name
ON 'Everybodys Lips-Great Demonstration
in Front of His Home.

PRETORIA, May 18.-It was
officially announced to-day that
when the laagers and forts around
Mafeking had been severely bonn
barded the siege was abandoned, a
British force from the south TAX
ing possession of the place.
LONDON, May Is, 1O:15 p. m.-
From the mention of the laagers
in the Pretoria dispatch it is un-
derstood here that prior to the
raising of the siege of Mafeking the
Boer laagers around that place
were vigorously bombarded by the
British relief column and that the
burghers were practically com.
PEELED to abandon the siege.
A special dispatch from Amster-
dam says telegram from a Boer
source announces that Mafeking
was relieved Tuesday. The re-
cipient of the telegram is credited
with having heard of the relief of
Ladysmith before it was an
nounced.
Aspecial dispatch from Lourenzo
Marques, dated yesterday, says:
''The last five hundred refugees
who arrived there agree in stating
that Mafeking had been relieved. "
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, May 1S-Clark, of Mon
tana, seems to be further off than ever
from securing a seat in the Senate by ap-
pointment OF acting Governor Spriggs.
Governor Smith has returned to Montana.
and his first act was to telegraph a pro-
test against Clark's appointment. His next
was to declare the appointment revoked.
and his third was to appoint Martin Magin-
mis-. a former delegate from Montana, to the
vacancy. Then he telegraphed Clark, the
committee on privileges and elections and
President Pro Tempore Frye the official
action he had taken. This insures the ref
erence of the whole matter to the commit
tee on privileges and elections The matter
will be sifted again. Clark will be kept out,
though Maginnis may not be seated, and in
cidentally a new and valuable precedent
for future senatorial guidance will be es-
tablshed.
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CRAzED WITH GLADNEss.
LOndon's Millions Up Most of Last
Night Shouting and Singing.


LONDON. May 10, a. m.-London's s
millions spent half the night In the streets.
and even at o'clock this morning troops
of young men are promenading. singing
and cheering. and crowds are In front of
the Mansion House. Marlborough House
and the War Office and In Parliament
square waving flags and joining in the ma
tional airs. This sustained believing and
uproar OF hundreds OF thousands amazes
the Englishman who ceases for a moment
to be an actor and becomes merely an OBJ
server. Sober. phlegmatic London is be-
side itself with emotion. Gusts of patriot
ism have set the town quivering twice or
thrice before during the war. but nothing
has quite equaled to-night's hundred
square miles of almost furious demonstra-
tions- 1t was a curious thing for the on
locker to see solemn. gray-haired men toss
their hats into the air and join in the hurri-
cane OF cheers when wreath crowned
banner with the portrait of Colonel
Baden-Powell on ii was borne along Picca-
dilly. Stout women in broughams waved
union jacks out of the windows. Conven-
tional family parties stopped at street cor
ners to take part in singing God Save the
Queen" and Soldiers of the Queen :.
Everywhere were abandoned good feeling
and astonishing roars of human voices.
1t was all brought about by brief teie-
gram from Pretoria that MafekIng had
been relieved. Although the government
has not a word and although nothing con-
firmatory has been received from any Afri-
can source except Pretoria. nobody appar-
emily questions the news.
BALFouR HAD NO NEWS.
Arthur J. Balfour. government leader in
the House OF Commons. speaking from the
government bench late last evening, said:
''The only news 1 have is through the
courtesy of the press We have no in
formation at the War ONCE Nor could
We have 1t as soon as it would arrive
through other channels Therefore the
fact that we have not received II neither
confirms nor disproves the accuracy OF the
information. I need hardly say that we
all trust and We have good reason 10 think
that 1t is probably true" Icheers.l
George wyndham. parliamentary under
secretary for war. replying to several men,
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and taken cash from the banks. but other
wise they have not done much harm.
THE railway is badly damaged; the In
gagane and Nkader bridges are destroyed.
as are many culverts and the pumping sta
tions and water works.
''Of the 1000 men flying before US, about
one thousand seem to have gone to Wax
kerstroom and some by Miller's pass to the
Free State. The remainder, who are de-
scribed as disorganized rabble. have gone
north and say they intend TO make stand
at Laings nek.''
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DISPATCH FROM ROBERTS.
His Plans Are Being Carried Ont Suc-
cessfully Everywhere.

CCssluiy nCFCs
LONDON, May is, AIS p. m.-The follow
ing dispatch from Lord Roberts has been
received at the War Office:
"KROONSTADT, May 1S-Methuen en-
tered Hoopstad yesterday unopposed. Gen.
erals Duprey and Daniels and 40 men have
surrendered.
"Broadwood occupied Lindley yesterday
after slight opposition. Only two Of our
men were wounded; Steyn was not there
and his government officials had left last
Sunday.
"Hutton's mounted infantry yesterday
surprised and captured, about thirty miles
northwest of this place, Commandant
Botha, Field Cornet Gasson, five Johannes
burg policemen and seventeen Beers. There
were no casualties on our side.
'Buller reports that several Natal farm
ers are handing in arms"
Evidently the Commandant Botha whom
Lord Roberts reported captured, with a
number of others, is not the federal COM
mander-in-chief or Lord Roberts would
have mentioned that fact in his dispatch.
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AGuINALDo TO F1LIpINos.
Alleged Proclamation Urging the Reb-
els Not to Surrender.

MANILA, May 1S.-A proclamation, pur-
porting to have been issued by Aguinaldo.
dated May 4, from Polillo island, one Of
the Philippine group, east of Luzon, is cir
culating in Manila. 1t says the commission
appointed by President Mckinley was ap-
pointed without the authorization of Con-
gress and that, hence, il cannot treat Of
ficially. 1t urges the Filipinos not to sur
render their arms at the instigation of the
commission and on promises which Con-
gress may not ratify and also urges the
Filipinos to enthusiastically welcome the
commission when II arrives in the towns
and provinces, asking boldly for the form
of government they most desire, as the
Americans permit freedom of speech. The
proclamation closes with asking the Fill
pinos to still strive for liberty and inde-
pendence and again warns the commission
against deception.
In the Catarma fight, Island of Samar.
May /, about 700 of the enemy attacked
the men of the Forty-third Infantry. The
Americans killed 2O9 of the rebels. by actual
count. Only three Americans were
wounded.
Major John C. Gilmore and 100 men Of
the Forty-third Regiment were amkushed
May near Pambugan. Seventy-five of the
enemy were killed and there were no Amer
lean casualties.
The transport Lennox has returned here
after landing four troops of the Eleventh
Cavalry to reinforce Col. j. Franklin Bell.
Two troops, Maj. Hugh I. Slime COM
manding. were landed at Legaspi and pro-
ceeded across the country TO strengthen the
garrison at Liagao. They found numerous
intrenchments manned by insurgents be-
tween the towns and were two days on
their way. skirmishing dismounted con-
stantly. Their only loss was eight horses.
The officer reports that they killed forty
insurgents, but the natives declare eighty
were killed.