The Evening Republican from Meadville, Pennsylvania • 1

The Evening Republican. vty o5 MEADVILLE, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, 1897 PRICE ONE CENT. i i TWO MORE BREAKS. and smoking room, a conple of neat card rooms and a large bath room, with EXIT DR. HUNTER.

SHEASLEY'S MUSIC STORE, No 283 Chestnut Street. ELKS ARE HERDING. The An ttered Order Holds the Key to the City To-day. mmt BROTHERS ASifST MliDYlUE Udgt to DedieaU Their Elegut Club Hoaw sad Initiate Sixty New Mtibtn. Biatirjguiibed.

Visitor Arrive The How la Session Description and View of the Handsome Hew Club House. A beanlifal day greeted the Elks for the dedication of their fine clab house and initiation ceremonies. Elks were in evidence everywhere; they held the key to the city and everybody and everything catered to their enjoyment, all striving to show them the hospitality Meadville la famous for, and certainly the visitors can carry away bat the one idea of the entertainment offered. The most elaborate preparations had been made for the receiving and entertaining of the arriving delegations, and in consequence everything moved off like clock work. The Northwestern band, at 1 o'clock, proceeded to the Elks' club house ana escorted a body of the local lodge to the Erie depot to meet the Franklin Branch train and train 12.

As the trains palled in the band struck up their inspiring musio a a welcome to the incoming hrd of Elks. The neighboring lodges turned oat royally Franklin sending 38 members, Oil City 70 members, and large numbers came from the Greenville, Sharon, Butler and Yonngstown lodges, also from Erie and Jamestown. The band then headed the procession up the street, which contained many prominent men, including Meade Detwiler and Allen O. Myers. There was a Urge line of Elks extending from the depot nearly to Water street.

They proceeded to the club house, a large American 11 waving in the breese, being stretched jsiii We sell on easy terms. We Meadville, and are here to you. We are not here to sell a fair margin. Just received a Grand. Stores Oil City, Franklin, THE WRONG MAN.

Vt ai llanciil in ludlnn 1 errltory ro Mordi-r A Victim of Clrt-umslanttul Evldeucp. Wichita, April 23. About three years ago two cousins, Charley and Jesse llibden, of Paul's Valley, together with a cook named George Jones, left that plac and went to Arkansas. The Ilibdens never returned and Jones was suspected of being their mnrderer. He was arrested, and on purely circumstantial evidenco cou victed of murdering- the Ilibdens, after a sensational trial.

Charred bones found in the remains of a camp fire, and supposed to be thoso of the missing- men, were the strongest witnesses against him. Jones insisted that he was innocent and on the scaffold declared that Jesse llibden was a party to the murder, if not the principal; but Jesse's bones wcro supposed to have been found in tho ashes, where the murderers had ere-nintcd their victim to cover up tho crime. Jones was hundred. It now develops that Jesse llibden is alive. Ho is serving a term for violating the federal laws against selling whisky to the Indians, lie having been sentenced by the Fort Smith court.

DESTROY HOSPITALS. Wejlcr tlrilem the Killinc of All Cttlainl Found In Ktu-h Jiibtltutlons. Nkw YoltK, April 22. The war of extermination goes on ruthlessly on tho part of thu Spaniards in l'inar del Ilio, Cuba. (ien.

Wcyler is said to have issued orders to the Spanish columns in that province to destroy all Cuban hospitals and kill every person caught inside. According to thesj instructions Col. Dcvos has already destroyed three Cuban hospitals and killed their inmates. Other Spanish commanders aro pursuing similar methods. The financial situation of the Span-ifch government is so desperate that even by withdrawing 40,000 men fro is the island next month the treasury cannot afford to maintain the army that still remains there.

Intrigues against the captain general are renewed at Madrid by the Spaniards in Havana, through their representative at court, the Marquis of Apczteguia. l'foct In New Torpedo lloftt. New Yohk, April 22. A dispatch the Herald from Washington says that several defects have been found in tho new torpedo boat Porter, rated as the fastest vessel afloat in the world, which her builders, the Ilerreshoffs, may bo called upon to remedy. Tho defects were found by Naval Constructor Howies.

The worst feature Ls the lack of water-tight doors and compartments, and other defects arc the pitting of her hull plates aud the fact that the vessel is three feet out of trim Tho matter will be looked into. To Atil KcIh'U In Honduras. Nf.w April 22. A Panama special to the lleauld says: Advices from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, are to the effect that an American named Jackson has sailed for New Orleans from Puerto Cortcz to fit out a filibustering expedition which is to aid the rebels in Honduras. The minister of the Greater Republic of ('-enteral America, Scnor Hodrigucz, at Washington, has been instructed to prevent the sailing of the expedition.

DEMANDS OF LABOR. They are Presented by Mr. Compere lo Speaker Beed. THE EIGHT-HOUR LAW. Federation Officials Ask that It be More Strictly Enforced.

'The Osar" Tells Hi Visitors that No Insulation of Air Kind Will be Kuacted In the Hoase Cntll the Tariff Bill la I'MMed. Washington, April 23. Speaker Reed yesterday gave an interesting talk upon the policy of the house and declared his views upon labor organizations in the course of a conference with a delegation from the American Federation of Labor, headed by Samuel Gompers. They asked for the appointment of Representative Gardner, of New Jersey, to the committee on labor and suggested amendments to the eight-hour law. Mr.

Gompers said that there was great distress throughout the country and many unemployed, and expressed a hope that congress would do all in its power to alleviate the distress. He said there had not been as much legislation in the interest of labor by the last congress as the laboring men wished. They regretted that the eight-hour law was not more strictly enforced in its application to government works. Speaker Eced expressed appreciation of the moderate attitude of the labfir-ing men. Labor organizations, he said, were concomitants of the factory system, lie believed that results beneficial to humanity were coming from those organizations.

Public sentiment had much to do with the enforcement of the eight-hour law and ho bad no doubt that under its impulse conditions were improving. Speaker Reed said that the house would enact no legislation till the tariff question was settled, and urged the delegation to work among tho laboring men in behalf of a sentiment that would bring about early action on this matter. As to the request for the appointment of Mr. Gardner, tho speaker said that would be taken under consideration, as all requests for committee assignments were. In response to tho complaint that the last congress had not done enough for labor, Mr.

Eeed said that remonstrances had been received by him complaining that congress had been too much under the domination of tho Federation of Labor. In conclusion, Mr. Ueed expressed approval of the federation's policy. HUNTED DOWN. Notorious CountrlILr Who Ilcrently Escaped from dull Is Kecitpturetl.

Washington-, April Chief Ilazen, of the secret service, has received a telegram stating that James Foley, who escaped from jail at Joliet, 111., Murch 23 last, where he was awaiting trial on a charge of counterfeiting, had been arrested in New York on another charge of counterfeiting, giving his name as John O'Keefe. Foley's right name is John W. Murray and his home is in Cincinnati The records of the secret service show that Murray has been arrested nine different times for counterfeiting and has been convicted seven times. The aggregate of his terms of service in jail since 1SS2 is 13 years. His specialty is said to be dimes and nickels.

Offered to Pay tho Hocking Valley Scale. TicnitB IIautk, April 22. The miners' convention yesterday devoted itself to a discussion of the scale John Kane, national vice president, of Ohio, addressed tho meeting. He said the cause of the depression in mining was an over supply. There are more men working or seeking work in the mines than can profitably bo used.

There are 250,000 miners in the United States. The most important development of the day's session was the submission of a proposition from the operators. They offer to pay tho Hocking Valley scale of 51 cents per ton, and nsk that day labor be reduced proportionately. An Unavailing Harrlflee. Chicago, April 23.

Two lives were lost and three dwellings partially destroyed by a fire which broke out Wednesday morning in a building at No. 4333 Ashland avenue. The flames spread so rapidly that many of the occupants were forced to jump from the windows, while others were taken down ladders. The dead are: John McCleash and John Coyne. The bodies of both were but slightly burned.

Coyne, who was but 13 years old, was found tightly clasped in the arms of McCleash, who had evidently perished in an effort to save the life of the boy. Retroactive Clanso la Doomed. Wasiu.notok, April 22. The republican members of the finance committee of tho senato havo reached an agreement either to strike out the retroactive provision of the Dingley tariff bill or to so amend It as to pave the way for its being stricken out in conference, and have so notified the democratic members of the committee. The democrats havo agreed, in view of this promise, not to press the Vest resolution on the subject of Secretary Cage's recent circular.

Homed to Itenth In Mld-Alr. St. I.oims, April 23. In the center of the business section of tho city yester-day, K.dward Clnyliind, a lineman for the Missouri Electric Light and Power was burned to death by alive wire. His smoking body hung in the air for ten minutes in view of thousands of people.

Another Olinptrr In the Innlel C'ar. New YoltK, April 23. Turkish Consul of lloston, was turned over to tho police yesterday. lie will lie taken to lloston to-day. Iasigi wa? arrested on February til for the alleged ciniH-zzlcincnt of bclouging tl a trust fund in lloston.

Th.7 HTe Oeecrred la tbe Mississippi I.eree 8ytm and Are 1-srjc. Memphis. April 2i The aixth break in the ississippi delta levee system occurred Wednesday morning at a point a few miles south of Lake Providence, on the Mississippi side of the river. The break is quite a large one and a great volume of water is rushing into Issaquena county. Hiss.

Tbiscounty, with the adjacent counties of Sharkey and Yazoo, have already been partly inundated from the earlier breaks and yesterday's crevasse will not materially affect the situation in that vicinity. The water will, of course, rise again but the Yasoo will doubtless carry it back into the main channel again within a short time. No new breaks are reported from the Louisiana district The water is gradually spreading over Madison parish from the Biggs crevasse and it will be several weeks before it subsides. The river at Memphis is slowly falling. GEKKNVU.I.K.

April 23. There was another break in the levee on the Mississippi side at Shipland, or tbe Promised Land levee, yesterday, 40 miles south of Greenville. The break will cover a few thousand acres of land not already flooded. The levee is ten feet high and the break is "05 feet wide. DISEASED SHEEP.

Agricultural Department Take step to I'revent Their shipment from Due Ktats to Another. Washington-, April 22. The agricultural department has received reports of large shipments of sheep from the stock ranges of the west into the corn be.t. It is asserted that there is a large percentage of sheep scab existing on the ranges, and that this will be spread by the transmigration of the sheep The disease is sufficiently general to cause alarm among the authorities and steps have been taken to enforce the law and prevent the sending of sheep from one state to another. The department's representatives at various points have been instructed to warn owners, transporters and all concerned that violations of the law will be prosecuted.

Telegrams received by the department un nou nee th at 2,000 lambs sh ipped from Nebraska and more or less affected by the scab reached Chicago yesterday and that 500 other lambs from the same point and in the same condition reached Chicago on Tuesday and were sold there for shipment to the corn regions of Ohio for feeding, or future sale for mutton. A FINE PAIR. Turnkeys Accused of Moch Crooked ltusl-nen by an Alleged Mnrderer. Toledo, April 23. Harry Davis, the notorious crook and alleged murderer of Policeman Haker at North Baltimore, who escaped from jail here several months ago and was recaptured at Denver, testified yesterday in the action against Turnkey Newbury, who is charged with aiding the escape.

Davis swore that the saws used were furnished by Turnkey Mutchler and a revolver by Turnkey Newbury. The latter also procured whisky for Davis and the latter drugged it with morphine given him by Mutchler. This concoction was drunk by Newbury the night Davis made his escape. Davis also testified that he had talked to both turnkeys regarding the cracking of the Lucas county treasurer's safe and had almost perfected plans whereby he would be taken to the office to do the job. Strike Settled.

New YoltK, April 22. The secretary of the Master Stearafittcrs association announced last night that the strike or lock-out of the stcamfitters and helpers had been settled and that the men would return to work next Saturday, lie said an agreement had been reached with the men by which wages would remain the same for another year, and at the end of that time the fitters would receive an increase of 25 cents a day, to last for a yeur and a half. International V. M. C.

A. Convention. Moiiii.e, April 22. The inter national convention of Young Men's Christian associations met here Wednesday. The report of the international committee was presented.

Among other things it said that the number of associations reporting has increased but three, yet the member ship has increased Maj. Joseph Ilardte, of r.irmingham, Ala, was elected president. At Death' Door. PliH.AIim.PIiIA, April 23 Hilly Ver- non, the Ilaverstraw, N. light weight who collapsed in the fourteenth round of a bout with Leslie l'earco ut the Olympic Athletic club at Athens, Tuesday night, remains in a criti cal condition at a hospital in this city, and bis death may occur at any mo ment.

A Killing Frost. ISai.timoiik, April 23. Dispatches from all parts of Maryland indicate that the recent cold snap played sad havoc ith blossoming fruit trees and vines. In the Maryland and Delaware peninsula careful investigation shows that nine buns in ten nave perished. trees nearest ule water suffering least lfem Necktie for Two.

Chicago, 23. John Lattimore, colored, convicted of the murder ol Louis Marvic, was yesterday sentenced to be hanged on May 2-i, on the same sonfTold with William T. Towers, alsc colored. fanlc Caused Kxplodlnir Firework. rim.AnKi.PHiA, April -j-j.

a panic was created last night by the explosion of a lot of fireworks near the stand in front of the Catholic higl. school, from which Archbishop ltyan reviewed a parade oi t-auioiic societies. Nino persons were or less burned by living rockctsor injured in the rusli Will strike for More I'ay. nit'Aoo, April -2. The bridge and iron workers havo decided t- strike for un increase in wae.s on May 1.

The men demand cents an Iwur instead of the old scale of 41Ji rents. About men will be in- private lockers for memntrs. This takes in the nrst and second floors, the real home portion of the noose. Oar description nas necesarily been brief, mentioning only in a general way features of the comfortable furnishings and attractive decorations that might be very interestingly described at length. There are twelve large rooms on the third floor, where changes will be made sufficient to convert that portion of the house into a handsome ball room.

There is a cellar under the whole boose, with rooms floored, finished and furnished in modern style for cooking purposes, and where Prof. Edward Henderson will- preside. A dumb waiter connects the kitchen with the dining room, directly over the kitchen. A broad veranda extends the entire width of the house, in the rear, fronting on a spacious and well kept lawn, and this completes, briefly, a decrip-tion of the new club house of Meadville lodge No. 219, B.

P. O. whioh the events of to-day and to night will dedicate to the uses of the lodge and order. The members of the lodge met there at 1 p. m.

to-day, and an informal reception will be held there this evening, from 6 to 8 o'clock, and afterwards it will be the club house of all members of the lodge and visiting brothers in good standing. OBITUARY. DEATH OF AN ISFANT. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

John E. Almon, 838 Cottage street, died at 9 o'clock this morning. Funeral services will be held the home at 4 p.m. to-morrow. TWO AGED LADIES HTJKT.

A Horse Fell Upon One of Them, Who May Hot Becover from Her Id juries. Mrs. John Btratton, of Athens township, and her siBter, Mrs. Lyman Waid, living four miles east of Meadville, two aged ladies, who were driving from the home of the former to the home of another sister, Mrs. John Child's, in Athens township, Tuesday afternoon, when near the Frank Powers farm, near the state road, met with a serious accident.

As they were crossing a narrow sluiceway, a Ouinea fowl flew up and frightened the norse and caused the animal to plunge, snapping both thills off at the cross-bar. xne carriage dropped off the end of the sluice and over turned, throwing out both of the la dies. The horse became entangled in the harness and fell across tne body or Mrs. Stratton, and before it could be removed injured her severely. Be sides many bruises, she received a bad cut over the eye.

Mrs. Waid also sustained severe bruises. It is feared Mrs. Stratton cannot recover, as she is past 70 years. STATE JLEQISLAXUBE.

Legislation in the Senate and House Bills Passed Finally Capitol Hv-moval Bill Killed. Habbihudbo, April 21. The following bills were passed finally in the senate: An act to provide for the more equitable distribution of the common school appropriation; to authorize all assessors to make a triennial enrollment of all children between the ages of six and sixteen, and the county commissioners to make a return of such to the state superintendent of instruction. A bill enlarging the powers of street railway companies, giving thera power to transfer real estate and personal property for the benefit of the corpora tioc. This was an amendment to a bill now on the statutes.

A bill providing for the approval of the commission's report on the re-establishment of the circle of New Cattle as the boundary between Pennsylvania and Delaware. An act to amend an act entitled, "An act to limit duration of lien of debts of decedents other than those of record," extending the duration of the lien of the debts of a decedent upon his real estate to five years. An act to authorize the election of a tiwn clerk for three years in boroughs, who shall not be eligible for re election to the next succeeding term, making him a borough officer and empowering the town council to fix by ordinance his monthly salary for the entire term. The Governor notified the senate that he had approved tne joint resolution to investigate the insurance scandals. The bill for the removal of the State capitol was postponed, and this kills it.

nousr. The bill for the prorogation of fish and came, and providing for a state commissioner and warden, was passed, fiually. Another hill passed finally was tho one authorizing county commissioners to rebuild bridges on site owned by corporations, wbich bridges may have been destroyed or abandoned. He Withdraws from the Senatorial Bare. CAUCUS OF REPUBLICANS Is Held, but Choice Is Hade of a Nominee.

Mate Senator W. J. Debo Is Hunter" Legatee and WU1 DoaUlMi Receive the Support of the Lax Candidate' Friends. Frankfort, April 83. Dr.

Hunter finished writing his communication to the caucus called at his request for 8 o'clock last night and then left with his wife on a train for Washington. He came out boldly for State Senator W. J. Deboe during the afternoon and he had gotten all his friends at work for Deboe, but the latter and his friends were evidently worried that the doctor should go away before a successor to him had been r.amcd. When the caucus met Chairman Jones stauNt its purpose and the roll was called.

There were a number of proxies. Present 70; necessary to a choice S6- Mr. Howard then read the following communication from Dr. Hunter: Gentlemen of the r--unlicau caucus: Some weeks apo you renferred upon me the distin-fruishod honor of the nomination for United States Bearing that commission from you. 1 nave labored assiduously to reach an eleotion to that high trust, but my labor hus been fruitless- It needless that 1 should recount how that political animosities on the one hand, joined with jealousies and disseosiona among those claiming to be of my own poll ileal fallh.

havo worked uxrother to compass my defeat on every ballot. These things are known of all men and aro history. Whatever may have been done by those who have opposed me from the beginning to accomplish my defeat, I must assure you and the world that 1 have a consciousness of the rectitude and purity of my conduct and purposes throughout all this fierce struggle, whioh 1 would not exehaage for any office. To me it is a souroo of untold gratiuca-tion that the almost universal judgment of the good men of nil parties vindicates me from aspersions which would never have been cast upon me but for the purpose of accomplishing my defeat. I have requested that you be culled together that 1 inicht make to you this communication and return to you the nomination wbich you so gen- rously gave me five weeks ago.

in order tbf.t you may at seh ct If possible some among tho many distinguished and worthy re of our state on whom ull can unite whose election may thus be assurei. Tc th friends who have made me theic choice aain and acain for this d.stinuished posit on. and who have stood by me so long and so loyally, I owe a debt of gratitude which I eauuct lind fitting words to express. shall cherish while 1 iive an intense feeling of in rvuiemUoritig your devotion to my interests ami to my political fortune. As for mi in the luture as in the past, I shall still do battle for our great causa 1 shall be found striving assiduously with you for the r.on auii measures of our great party, never faherinc tor once in the faith that these great will ultimately triumph.

Thanking you Mtrain for your kindness und confidence 1 desire to now formally return to you llie nomination you gave me and to withdraw from the senatorial race. Mr. 1'lippin introduced a resolution that in accepting the withtlrawal of Dr. Hunter republicans renew their expressions of confidence in bis ability and integrity, and tendering him sincere sympathy in view of the persecutions which had been visited upon him. It was adopted with dissent from the boltiu' republicans.

Mr. Howard, of the Deboe-Hunter side, moved to proceed to the nomination of a senator. W. II. Morgan, of the Holt side, counselled caution against haste and proposed a postponement for a few days till they all could agree on some one man.

After a two honrs' wrangle a motion to adjourn until to-night was carried. llutik INrci'lor Must Pay Losses. P.apips, April 22. Judge in the United States court yesterday held that Henry Anderson and John Foster, directors of the defunct of Greenville, are liable for all losses sustained by the bank through President Moore, between July, 1MI2, and July, W.i, the date of suspension. The amount they will have to pay is not yet determined, though Moore's total indebtedness exceeds 5173,000.

The court scored the directors for negligence while Moore plundered it of all it owned and much that belonged to others. Itesponded to tbe Appeal. Washington, April 22. Secretary Alger yesterday received the following telegram from the city council of Grafton. N.

"The floods along the lied river bordering Walsh anil Pembina counties, aggravated tjy high winds and zero temperature, have caused great destruction of property. In mediate relief is necessary or great suffering will prevail. The assistance of the government is invoked." In response to this uppeal Secretary Alger telegraphed to Maj. Sanno. at St.

Paul, to render all possible relief. 4'hstlimitn Hope for I'ardon. Nkw Voiik, April 22. Uroker Elver-ton K. Chapman, of this city, who will have to undergo imprisonment for days at Washington for refusing to testify before the United States senate sugar trust investigating committee, ill probably begin bis term in a few days, but hopes to keep out of jail by means of a presidential pardon.

all One. Tam.ahahrke, April 23. The first jiint ballot for United States senator was taken Wednesday. The result was practically the same as that of Tuesday, with an increase of one in Call's Arrested for Forgery. New YoltK, April 12.

Kriederich Everinghans, alias Kari Kallkcr, of llarmcn, Prussia, was arrested yesterday whin the steamer Westernland, from Antwerp, on which he was a passenger, arrived bore. Ilo is accused of forging notes for 150,000 marks, bet it is said that, his total forgeries may (liiiomit i I con. OIHI marks. I Aiuily Drowned. Namivii.i.i:, April 23.

Five iive-. li.tv,: ocri lost in the flooded Is of Lithe county. A skill was set. the drowning of Joseph l.a.is an i entire family wife, tw n-, a ti.n.-'.i'.cr. PIANOS From $100 to $700.

Knabe, Sohmer, Iters Pond, Schubeit, Briggs and others. We have four of the largest Stores in Western and carry a fine line of Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines. Also email musical insturmentd, and eheet music. Call at our store and look at our instruments, carry the largest etook- in stay and will deal fairly with goods at cost, but will sell on beautiful I vera Pond Baby Meadville and Bradford, Pa. FOUGHT ALL DAY.

Turks Capture Greek Post at Milouna and Tyrnavo. ADDITIONAL TltOOTS SKN1 To Aid the Forces Lined I'p Against Kdhem ruska'ai Troops. Kixty Thousand Clrtwk. Koldlcra rr TCott Massed on the ThetutuliMn l'liUi. (irtfk Fleet KKpcoted Attark Kalonira.

LAltlsHA, April 22. The first seriously planned battle commenced yesterday. Marly in the morning lCdheir Pasha's advance guard advanced against the Greeks in force. The fight' ing was greatly extended and the bat tie raged till late in the afternoon. The Greek posts at Milouna and Tyrnavo were captured.

The Turkish headquarters have licco removed front Klassona to Milouna It is estimated that the Greek forces now in the Thessalian plain in front of Kdhem Pasha and lietwceu Milouna Pass and I.arissa number at least 00,000, but th Oi-eek reserves are exhausted. From the heights can be seen bnge clouds of dust in the distance, hich indicate that large bodies of Greek infantry are en route from Larissa to defend th heights not yet captured at Tyrnavo. Athkns, April 22. An oHicial dispatch from Marissii says the Greeks continue to defend tho Mali pass. Tyrnavo has been abandoned by its inhabitants.

Telegrams from Greek deputies at Marissa declare that according to the opinion of the olliocrs the situation is not yet compromised, as the pdsi tions occupied by tne Turks are of secondary importance. A dispatch frorr Arta says the Greeks have captured sii villages abandoned by the Turks. A dispatch from Commodore Kriczis. In command of the Greek squadron which has bombarded l'latoinina, eayt 500 Turks were wounded during- the bombardment, but the Greeks sustained no loss. April 22.

It is reported that Kdhem Pasha has askec for 40,000 reiuforcemenUi and that or dcrs have been scut to Salonica hasten the dispatch of tho reserves U. the frontier. The mobilization of additional battalions baJi been decided upon. IONIhi, April 2'J. A dispatch from Salonica announces that the port offi cials there arc vigilantly looking out for the Greek fleet, having been informed that I ho war vessels of Greece hav been ordered to make an attempt to seizo that city, which is the base of Turkish supplies for the armies operating against the Greeks.

The military authorities of Salonica have luid 150 torpedo mines in tho tay. Crazy aud Short In Ills Accounts. Cincinnati, April 22. George Hob-son, clerk of the courts of Hamilton county, elected by the republicans in who has been reported hopelessly insane, has found $10,001) short in his accounts. When tnkcu to juil as an insane man last Sunday he said ho was 820.00(1 short.

fT TT1 e' VV EEL SiCVCLt SL'ltS PA HOME OF MKADVILLK LODGE NO. 219, B. P. O. ELKS.

across Arch street in front of the house. Here a warm welcome was extended to all visiting Elks and they were made to feel at home. After a brief sojourn here the band again lead the way and followed by nearly 300 march-ins Elks, passed down Arch street, up Water and Chestnut streets around the Diamond and then to the Phoenix block. The lodge began its sessions in I. O.

O. hall, in the PhuBnix block, at 3 o'clock and the initiation of a class of about 60 members is under way P. D. D. Dr.

C. H. Harvey, of Erie, conducting the ceremonies. Meadville lodge, No. 219, has certainly done itself proud.

THE NEW CLUB HOUSE. The Elks' new club is a handsome three Btory briok building at the corner of Market and Arch streets, and was built by Robert Hannah, deceased, for a residence and occupied by his family for a number of years. It is an imposing structure, 60x50 feet, with lull height bay window on the west side, hip roof and surmounted by a large cupola, and is very substantially built and finely finished throughout, the inside finish being of polished oak. This handsome building has been coverted into a model club house. The large iron elk which stands on the lawn, and the letters P.

O. on the front transom, B'gnify the character of the place, white the sumptuous furnishing testify to the good taste of the occupants. The house, containing in all 23 tine rooms, has been overhauled from cellar to garret, and comfort and elegance are everywhere within its walls. All the carpets are of velvet, the windows and doorways are hung with elegant curtmus and draperies, polished and luxuriously upholstered furniture is in every room, ohoice pictures are on tho walls, and a dozen delightful cozy corners invite attention. The halls are broad and spa cious, the chairs easy, the appointments complete.

On the hist floor, in tue front rooms on either side of toe main hull, are a billiard table and i pool table. On the Market street side, bice of the billiard room, is a cozy crd room and, next back, an elegantly furnished dining room. O.i the east tide, back of the pool room, is a entailer dining room, for private parties, and back of this the steward's room. The billiard, pool and steward's room floors are covered with linoleum, the other floors on the first floor being covered with velvet rugs. The steward's room is wainscoated, or dadoed, with tine Japanese matting, a very pretty modern idea.

On too second floor the two principal rooms on the eist side are set apart tor the use of tue Indie, one as a parlor and the other as bat a and toilet room. We Have Tliee Suits For Sale at PRICES That Will Astonish Yon. CHASr VEITH pat iH i tai PfKPARiNG TOR THE mill SON. ait-ui-'J4-'Juu4-Jii On the west side is a large lounging.