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ESTABLISHED 1831. HARRISBURG, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1906. 20 PAGES LAST EDITION DESPITE MS II. PEFUL Does Not Believe Answer to Miners' Modified Proposal is Final THINKS STRIKE MAY NOT BE NECESSARY Headquarters in New York Will Be Closed Pending Developments HEAD OF UXIOX WILL JOURXEY TO IXDHXAPOLIS Will Be at Meeting of International Executive Board to Consider Ohio Situation By Associated Press. New York, April 13.

President Mitchell, of the miners' union, was busy to day preparing to close his headquarters here and return to Indianapolis to morrow. All the members of the general scale committee have left for their homes in the anthracite regions and will not be called together again until after the operators' reply to the propositions submitted to them yesterday by the miners. In the face of the pessimistic expressions of some of the members of the scale committee, President Mitchell is hopeful of a peaceful ending of the controversy with the operators. He believes the operators will make an answer which will permit the continuance of the negotiations instead of abruptly, ending them. President Mitchell goes to Indianapolis to morrow to prepare for the meeting of the International Executive Board of the Miners' Union.

At this meeting the proposition made last week by the Ohio operators to arbitrate the dispute between the mine owners and the striking miners in that State will' be considered. Independent Ejects Strike. E. B. Sturgis, of Scranton, an independent coal operator and one of those who signed the letter sent to the operators urging them to concede the demands of the miners, called on President Mitchell, of the miners to day.

After a brief conference with Mr. Mitchell, he said: "I am here to see Mr. Mitchell about one matter, and that is all. I am sorry that my visit has become known, as none of the other operators knew that I was coming here or the nature of mv business with Mr. Mitchell.

I still think there will be a strike." Mitchell Is Optimistic. President Mitchell declined to discuss the conference. Touching the reply of the operators yesterday, Mr. Mitchell said: "I do not consider that the reply received yesterday from President Baer is final. It was written on the spur of the moment and without deliberation.

I expect that the answer yet to come from Mr. Baer in a week or two will open up a new line and I do not think the situation is such that there will be a strike. There is reason to believe that the operators may see a new light." C01EIL IS HOPEFUL President of Conciliation Board Believes There Will Xot Be a Strike. Scranton, April 13. W.

L. Con nell, president of the Conciliation Board, said last night: "In my opinion there will be no strike. A compromise will be effected which will leave both parties in what they consider a position which does not humiliate them before the nil Win Tha Qornt ill .4 public. The agreement will be made for three years, as before." Mr. Connell refused to be interviewed regarding his opinion of the treatment of the independent operators by the coal road presidents.

A prominent operator from another town said: "Mitchell has outgeneraled the presidents at even move. He is a master mind and he has managed to put them on the defensive right along. The truth of the matter is that both miners and operators are scared now enough to get in out of the wet." RAILROADERS FEEL IT Hundreds of Men Are Being Laid Off Because of the Strike Condition. By Associated Press. Chicago, April 13.

Many employes of the various railroads entering Chicago were laid off yesterday on account of the decrease in business resulting from the coal strike. The Chicago Northwestern laid Dff 500 employes. It was announced that the Chicago Alton had drop ned nearly 200 employes from the pay roll. Four hundred mechanics of the Chicago Eastern Illinois are now idle. Curtailments in the yard and train service are going on on all roads owing to the cessation of the demand of fuel hauling.

INVOKES POLICE Railway Company Orders Arrest of Persons Found Destroying Property. Shamokin, April 13. The Philadelphia Reading Railway has issued orders to the coal and Iron police to arrest all persons found destroying the company property. 1 Since the suspension of coal mining the company alleges that more than $1,500 worth of property has been destroyed on the local division, and that almost every switehlight between here and Sunbury, has been either broken completely or put out of service. The company officials allege the work is done largely by illegal riders from the coal mines who throw stones and coal from the cars.

MIXERS QUIT SHAMOKIN. By Associated Press. Shamokin, April 13. About five hundred miners from this section of the anthracite region, believing that a strike is inevitable, left last night and to day for North Carolina and the Western States to work for railroad contractors and in the soft coal mines. II BIB TROUT WILL HAVE TO LOOK SHARP XEXT WEEK Largest Number of Fishermen Years Will Whip the Streams On Monday.

According to the statement made by one of the old trout fishermen of this city, Easter Monday will witness the largest turn out of fishermen for the speckled beauties for many years. All of the sporting goods stores in this city report that, the sale of trout tackle has been larger for this time of the year than any time in their history and it is expected that many hundreds will leave this city on Sunday evening and will be on the ground ready to cast the first line as soon as the clocks strike twelve. The season this year will not open until the ICth of the month, as the 15th will fall on Sunday, and it is Illegal to do any fishing on that day. Although many other streams will be visited in this vicinity by the fishermen of this city, Newville seems to be the favorite among the old timers, and the report from the stores in this city say that "flies" will be used exclusively by all the expert, fishermen of this section. Some of the regulars who will leave the city for the first day's sport are: .1.

W. Moses, 534 Forrest street, who left this morning for Richwood, Nicholas county, West. Virginia, i where he will spend three months I casting for the game little beauties, i This is an annual trip for Mr. Moses, and he always returns with a story of the immense number he has taken from the streams in that vicinity; Colonel Patrico Russ will leave the latter part of this week for Mt. Holly, from which place he always returns with a large string of beauties.

A. H. Sheetz, Marion Crawford, Robert Lyons and B. Frank Nead, the first three from Capitol Hill, will go to Newville, where they expect to monopolize the stream and return with all the fish it contains. Irvin Han len, a well known fisherman of this city, will leave the latter part of the week for parts unknown and the best fish story of the season is promised when he returns.

William Russ and many others will leave for a good day's sport. H. W. Wolbert, A. B.

Dietrich and Al. Senseman, all well known North Third street merchants, returned to this city last week with the account of the immense amount of catfish, eels and suckers that thev had caught in the Yellow Breeches Creek, Cumberland county, during their stay of a few days in that region. They appeared "tickled to death" over their catch. (iREEXE AD GAYJfOR TO SERVE 4 YEARS AXD PAY $573,640 rIen Who Robbed Government Avoided Penalty for Years Punished at Last By Associated Press. Savannah.

Anril is r.rn yesterday were found Ul in? gOV tne government, were to day fined and given four years each. Benjamin D. Greene and John Gaynor were indicted in Savannah, Ga in 1 899 for embezzlement and conspiracy to defraud the United States Government in connection with eon tracts for harbor improvements at Savannah. The same charges were made against Capt. Oberlin S.

Carter, U. S. A. Engineers, and he was convicted, dismissed from the army and imprisoned at Fort Leavenworth for five years. Greene and Gaynor were arrested in New lork and resisted removal to Savannah until a final decision was ren dered against them.

Then they fled to rzay, Aliening 40,000 bail. vc.c luuuu in tanaaa and action to extradite tnem was progressine when they moved from Montreal to Quebec, thus changing the jurisdiction Detectives kidnapped them and took them to Montreal in a tug in 1902 after an exciting chase on the river The men were put in jail but were released on a writ. Greene and Gaynor fought extradition every possible manner, and the United States had to appeal to the PUvv Council of England in the fight to tret possession of them. C. SHUIMER DEAD Was Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth When AV.

S. Stenger Was Secretary. Chambersburg, April 13. John Criswell Shumaker, Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth during the incumbency of Hon. W.

s. Stenger, died at Pittsburg on Wednesday evening after a brief illness. Mr. Shumaker was a son of the late Dr. J.

H. Shumaker, at one time principal of the Chambersburg Academy, and a brother of the late Fred. H. and Samuel Shumaker, the former teller in the National Bank of Chambersburg and the latter president of a Pittsburg banking institution. Mr.

Shumaker's wife and two children survive. The body will be brought here. MO HIIEIM SOI Ml ill II! 1 CITY HALL Councilman Landis Asks City Solicitor for His Opinion WANTS THE FUND TRANSFERRED Has Plan to Submit Proposition to Next Fall LITTLE PROSPECT THAT DAM WILL EVER RE BUILT Too Much Opposition in End of Town and in Steelton Lower Common Councilman Charles E. Landis, of the Sixth ward, has asked City Solicitor Seitz for an opinion as to whether the $65,000 set aside by the loan of four years ago, for the purpose of erecting a sanitary dam in the Susquehanna at the lower end of town, cannot be transferred to the Citv Hall Fund, by permission of the voters at the fall election. If Mr.

Seitz decides that this can be done, Mr. Landis will at the next meeting thereafter, introduce in Common Council an ordinance to carry cut this plan. When the general loan proposition was nlaced before the people it contained an item of $65,000 for a dam across the river at the lower end of town for the purposes of covering the flats opposite the city, preventing malaria by the breeding of mosqui tos, and preventing the exposure of sewage deposits during low stages of the river. While the voters of the city approved the plan, the money has never been spent because Steelton and a number of lower end residents objected strenuously to the proposed dam. It is necessary to have the Legislature grant the city permission to make the improvement and rather than engage in a fight over it, the city officials have never taken steps to have the necessary legislat on enacted.

Mr. Landis, acting in belief that the dam will never be Knthort ed, wishes to divert the bond issue from the intended object to the City Hall Fund. A number of other Councilmen have offered to give the movement their support. If the ordinance is passed it will be necessary to place preposition before the voters at the corning fall election before the transfer can be made. 197 FEET ALONG RIVER GIVEN CITV TO Meeting of Property Owners With Landscape Engineer Manning on April 120 Secretary V.

Grant Forrer is having enrouraging success in securing jurisdiction for the Park Commission of the western side of Front street for park purposes. It is the purpose of the commission to obtain legal control of this strip so as to provide for the extension of the park system which is now practically completed to Herr street. It is expected that most of the work this summer will be done along the river between Calder and Maclaj streets. Quite a number of property owners have already signified their intention of ceding the strip necessary for park purposes. In addition to those who have already given title to their property, Secretary Forrer completed deeds today from the following property owners: Mr.

and Mrs. Y. J. Calder, 89 feet; Mrs. Eliza P.

Calder and Mrs. Anna R. Small. 58 feet; Mr. and Mrs.

E. J. Stack pole, 100 feet. It is understood that several other tracts will be turned over to the commission within the next ten days. Mr.

and Mrs. W. J. Calder have also given several acres of land for a parkway adjoining the Cameron tract in the lower end of. the city.

A meeting of the property owners along the river in the western section of the city will be held April 20 to meet Warren H. Manning, the landscape architect, who will explain the details of the river front developments. City Engineer Cowden will also be present at that time. PENNSYLVANIA STEEL Annual Meeting to Be Held in May; Report Will Be Very Good The Pennsylvania Steel Company annual meeting will be held May 14, at 419 Market street, Camden. It is understood that $3,250,000 to $3,500,000 net income over fixed charges was earned in 1905 and that after paying the preferred dividend of $1,155,000 the large portion of the surplus earnings were turned back into the property for improvements leaving a small balance to carry forward to profit and loss.

An officer of the company says the tonnage shipments continue heavy, and that there has been no marked change in the trade outlook, which he considers very favorable. Against Bridge Contraet Lewisburg, April 13. Northumberland county commissioners have filed a bill in equity in the I'nion county courts against the erection of the free bridge across the Susquehanna at Lewisburg. The contract was awarded to the Owego Bridge Company for $124,800. The county board is petitioning the court to have the contract annulled on the grounds of unfairness on the part of the retired board in letting the contract and collusion on the part of the Owego Bridge Company.

MINISTER A SUICIDE. By Associated Press. Hillsboro, April 13. Rev B. A.

Badgett, for many years prominent in the Methodist ministry of the State, was taken into custody here Wednesday suffering apparently from a mental derangement and yesterday Ms body was iouna hanging from a bar of the cell window, a blanket having been used as a rope. HUM MS SHY ON ENGLISH Glaring Defects in Otherwise Remarkably Clever Filipino Forgery. By Associated Press. Washington, April 13. A sample of Filipino cleverness and imitative ness has been unearthed at the War Department in the course of an ex amination of some old claims by the church authorities for property alleged to have been commandeered by American troops in the early days of the insurrection.

The church authorities in this particular case alleged that some of their valuable herds of cattle had been taken by American troops, while this claim was met by the charge that the insurrectos had seized the cattle. In support of the latter statement was what appeared to be a pass issued in due form by General Stanley, the commander of the Eighth di vision, in February, 1901, to Bal thazar Ramon and twenty fellows, who alleged that they were simple herders, but who were charged with having really stolen the cattle from the church. The curious feature is that this pass was in every line executed by pen, although the body of the docu nient was supposed to be clean Eng lish printed characters. The imita tion was so clever as to almost defy detection, and this would have been the case save for a curious idiomatic blunder made by the forger, whose mission was set out on the pass as tor the purpose of, to buy biffs, horses and caribao. If S3.5GI MAX CONFESSES THEFT OF JEWELER'S SATCHEL.

Took It From a Cumberland Valley Train, Rifled It and Threw It Away. Carlisle, April 13. Lewis C. Reis ner, a Lancaster manufacturing jeweler, passed through Carlisle en route from Lancaster to Chambersburg. He carried with him a traveling case which was filled with expensive jewelry Elk's emblems to the value of $3,500.

Upon the train a Cumberland Valley engineman, named Wrilliam Fraker, sat down opposite him. Fraker was in a talkative mood. At Shippensburg Reisner missed his grip. Fraker, too, was missing from the train. At Chambersburg Mr.

Reisner handed the case over to Raitaad BerTrrrcted the money? tectlve McLean Martin. Fraker arrived at Chambersburg upon the 7.10 freight train and was at once arrested. As the satchel had disappeared before the train reached Shippensburg, it was apparently a Cumberland countv case, and after Fraker had spent the night in the Chambersburg prison he was brought here arid committed. In the meantime several students of the Shippensburg Normal School found the satchel at a pile of railroad ties. When Mr.

Reisner received it he found part of the valuable emblems but $1,840 worth had disappeared. On Thursday afternoon the accused was submitted to the sweating process at the office of Sheriff Derr, the result of which was a confession by Fraker, who at first had denied all knowledge of the theft. He said that he had seen Mr. Reisner show the emblems to some men on the train. He took the satchel and left the train at Oakville, then walked from Oakville to Shippensburg.

When he reached the pile of railroad ties he opened the satchel, took out a handful of the watch charms and put them into his pocket and then discarded the grip and the remainder of its contents. At Shippensburg he boarded a freight train and rode to Chambersburg. When arrested there, as they walked back of the depot, he took the charms from his pocket and threw them away. When they searched him at the Chambersburg jail they found nothing. Mr.

Reisner said that handful of watch charms represented $1,840. They are of ivory and gold and sell at from $60 to $120 apiece. In the lot were 31 Elk teeth, among them a double tooth for which he refused $150. Fraker is a Chambersburg man and has a family there. About the time Fraker was apprehended Constable Strike, who had been notified of the robbery, arrested George Schraudenbaugh.

formerly of Car lisle, and John Quickel, of Harris burg, who had been acting in a manner that aroused the suspicions of that sleuth. The men were locked up for the night but were discharged for lack of evidence yesterday morning. A Baltimore Ohio Will Take Care of a Faithful Car Cleaner. After having served the Baltimore Ohio Railroad for over thirty seven years continuously as a car cleaner at Wheeling, W. Mrs.

Mary L. Bounds now has the distinction of being the oply woman receiving a pension from the company. In the entire history of the Baltimore Ohio there have only been three women upon the pension roll. The reason that such pensioners are so rare is explained by the fact that women, as a rule, do not look with favor upon becoming members of the Rail road Relief Association because of their natural disinclination to tell their ages. With Mrs.

Bounds, however, it was different. She entered the employ of the Bal timore Ohio Railroad on October 2, 1868, at a salary of $2d a month On two occasions she has suffered a redaction of $2 a month. Later she had this restored and continued receiving $25 a month. This was increased to $30 a month in.1901. The latter was her pay from that time until the day of her retirement ME STUDEHT niHin BY COLLEI J.

Clarence Hostetter Said to Have Lifted Cash Laden Letters TRAPPED BY MARKED DECOY Invented Clever Story Attempt to Elude Officers in PARENTS, RESIDING AT LAWN, GRIEF STRICKEN Out on Bail for a Hearing Before Commissioner Henry on April 25 J. Clarence Hostetter, not vet fourteen years old, was arrested yesterday afternoon at Lebanon on a charge of tampering with the United States mails on a warrant sworn out by W. W. Malone, post office Inspector of this city and by United States Marshall Samuel G. Lapp, also of this city.

The lad was given a hearing before United States Commissioner, Charles V. Henry, of Lebanon, where he was held under $300 bail for his appearance April 25. Hostetter and Charles H. Endres, of near Fredericksburg, were chums and resided in Lebanon while engaged in study as students at Ann ville College. Endres is a son of Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Endres and at intervals they would send him money inclosed in their weekly letters. Hostetter discovered this fact and represented himself at the post office as being Endres, it is alleged, and told the officials to put his mail in the general delivery instead of sending it to the adaress upon the letters. Caught by Decoy The scheme worked admirably and it is charged that for several weeks Hostetter appeared at the window, and representing himself to be Endres received the letter and ex ln the meantime Endres visited his home and asked why the supply of money had stopped, and his parents caused the investigation which resulted in the arrest yesterday. Post office inspector Malone was put on the case and with a decoy let ter sent to Endres by his parents, Hostetter was caught red handed.

But. according to the story of Inspector Malone, the lad had even then put on a bold front and invented a very clever story to evade the officer. During a sweating process he admitted that he had taken one letter and that he had come for the last letter to get his chum's address, so that he could return the money in that letter. He claims that he had been saving for some time to make this restoration. Mr.

and Mrs. Jacob Hostetter, parents of the youth, who live at Lawn, did not know until this morning when they were notified over the telephone. They were completely overcome by the news and could hardly give credence to the story. Althougn the authorities expect to produce evidence that the lad received several letters from the mails he is at present charged only with the theft of one letter. EASTER SALEAND SUFFER Pleasant Affair at St.

Stephen's Parish Home April 19 Among the events to be looked forward to during Easter week are the "Lingerie Sale" and the supper, by the members of the guild of St. Stephen's Episcopal church, in the Parish House, entrance on street, below Pine, on the afternoon and evening of Wednesday, April 19. Many attractive things will be offered for sale; collars and cuffs, handkerchiefs and dainty waists, and all the other pretty feminine articles that come under the name of "lingerie." The prices will be moderate. The sale will begin at 3 p. while the supper will commence at 6.30 p.

and, like those given for a number of years, is expected to prove a delightful social success. It is hoped that many of St. Stephen's friends will avail themselves of the opportunity and be present. IS Letter from Crack H. A.

C. Pitcher's Brother Says He Is Recovering. Manager "Billy" Hamilton received a letter to day from Pittsburg from a brother of "Billy" Campbell, announcing that the popular H. A. C.

twirler was out of danger, and that his physician said he would improve rapidly. The brother has been giving Pitcher Campbell close attention and writes Manager Hamilton that "Billy" will be on hand in the near future and that he must not be work ed too hard at the start. REAL ESTATE CHANGES Miller Bros. Baker report the following sales: Dwelling, 1514 North Fifth street, from Frisby Battis to Charles Kline Two 40x130, on North Sixth street, aoove Seneca, from Harry Snyder to Theo. Kauffman.

Dwelling, 508 South Tenth street, from J. C. Wensel, to Theo. J. Maley.

1 DR. DUNNING LEAVES St. Paul's Church Debt Liquidated During His Pastorate Rev. Dr. Charles T.

Dunning, for three years the faithful and efficient pastor of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church, leaves for his new charge at Osceola Mills to day. Dr. Dunning has been one of Harrisburg's most successful pastors and during his pastorate in this city gained a wide circle of friends. His departure is much regretted by the people of St.

Paul's church and by his many friends. During his pastorate the burden of debt that so long rested on the church was entirely liquidated. Dr. Dunning is one of the most prominent members of the Central Pennsylvania Conference and the congregation of Osceola Mills is fortunate is securing him as pastor. The best wishes of the congregation he leaves and his friend go with him.

STIiKlDE FIGHT IS OX FOR 2 OEXT RAIL ROAD FARE. "Homeless Twenty six" Convention Results in Formation of Permanent Organization. Business and commercial interests of Pennsylvania formed a permanent organization in convention yesterday. The members will urge a campaign for the abolition of the $10 excess collected by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company on every $20 mileage book sold and for the election of members of the Legislature who will favor a two cent passenger rate in this State. The organization was christened the Pennsylvania State Board of Trade, and will be composed of representatives of the various local boards, merchants' associations and kindred bodies throughout the State which favor more liberal concessions by the railroads.

It resulted from the call of the "Homeless 26" for a convention to consider railroad rates. Officers Chosen. Former Mayor Vance C. McCor mick, of Harrisburg. was elected president; S.

Marshall Williams, of Pittsburg, secretary; D. C. Shaw, of Pittsburg; Clarence E. Geesey, of York, and W. H.

Maclntyre, of Philadelphia, vice presidents; William R. Brinton, of Lancaster, treasurer. These officers, together with the directors, William T. Creasy, of Cata wissa; T. D.

Harmon, Pittsburg; Joseph C. Smith, Harrisburg; H. D. Burlingame, Altoona; Frank S. Evans, Pittsburg, and A.

M. Howes, of Erie, constitute an executive committee. President McCormick was authorized to appoint within ten days standing committees. The Board's Platform. Resolutions were adopted protesting against the practice of the trunk line railroads in requiring a $10 de posit in the purchase of every mile age book, pledging tne pest enorts of the organization to secure an abolition of this practice; for a two cent, passenger rate in Pennsylvania, approving the work already done in behalf of the abolition of the $10 excess charge, and that "we use our efforts to secure the election of members of the General Assembly who will pledge themselves to support a uniform passenger rate of two cents a mile in Pennsylvania." SAD EXD OF EASTER SHOPPIXG TOUR Mrs.

David T. Shultz Didn't Know Child was 111 Till Friends Told Her Happy in the prospects of a joy ous Easter, Mrs. David T. Shultz, 4 3 Summit street, started with her three children on a shopping tour this morning. Her husband, who is em ployed as warehouseman at the Penn sylvania freight station, a snort time previous had handed his wife a purse and told her to get something nice for the children.

Two hours later. Pearl, the youngest, aged 19 months, died in her mother's arms, at Gorgas' drug store, where Mrs. Shultz and her children were taken by two friend9. Death was due to convulsions, brought on by croup, with which the little baby had suffered for the past week. Mrs.

Shultz did not know that her little one was ill until a woman called her attention to the fact. Every effort was maae to find a physician after the mother reached the drug store, and stimulants were given with a hope that the life of the little one would be saved, but death came before a physician arrived. The mother, almost prostrated with grief, was sent home in a cab. Mrs. Shultz said she had noticed a slight cough when she stopped at a Market street store, but further that this she did not notice that her baby was ill until told by the friends who kindly assisted her.

INVITED TOJECTURE Many Will Hear Mrs. Van Wagner Xext Monday The Graduate Nurses Association of Dauphin county are making elaborate preparations for the reception of Mrs. Johanna Van Wagner who is to lecture at the Academy of Medicine on Monday evening. Mrs. Wagner, who is the tenement inspector for the hospitals of Yonk ers, N.

has had considerable experience in the work around the tenement houses in that city and will lecture on "Tenement work for a Nurse." Invitations have been sent to the City Councils, Civic Club, Board of Trade, the physicians of this city and the general public is cordially invited to attend this meeting, which will be addressed by Mayor E. Z. Gross, Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, State Health Commissioner, and many of the physicians of this city and vicinity.

Ill II III STORE BERRY SELECTS II IFF FOR STATE TREASURY Disappoints Democrats By Giving the Best Place to a Republican B. F. MEASEY IS TO BE CASHIER Worked With Treasurer Elect in Mill; Appointment is Personal GEORGE W. HAGGERTY IS TO HAVE A PLACE Lemoyne Man Will be on Payroll, Though His Position is Xot Designated State Treasurer elect William H. Berry, of Chester, who will assume his new duties May 7, announces the following appointments on the treasury staff: Cashier, Benjamin F.

Measey, of. Ridley Park, Delaware county; other posts, Patrick H. McGrann and John D. Burns, of Chester; Samuel Weil, of Allentown; George W. Haggertv, of Lemoyne, w.

countv; Charles A. Greer, of Altoona; R. F. D. Shinka, of Berwick, Columbia county; Miss Elizabeth Brigger, cf Fleming, Center county, and Dr.

A. O. Stone, cf Volant, Lawrence county. Mr. Berry says he will retain three of the oldest employes in the State Treasurer's office.

He will announce them later. Democrats Disappointed. Mr. Measey is secretary and treasurer of the St. Petersburg Trust Company, Philadelphia.

He was formerly tax collector of Ridley Park and was a fellow employe of Mr. Berry while the latter was master mechanic at the Eddystone Print Works. Although there is no question of' Mr. Measey's ability to fill the $3,000 position, many Democrats and Lin colnites express the opinion that Mr. Berry failed to properly recognize the parties which elected him by appointing Measey to the chief place.

They claim that Measey has always been a (staunch Republican and that the appointment was simply a personal one. McGrann was chief of police of Chester whin Berry was Mayor of that city. Jurns was his sergeant. The former, it is said, will be appointed messenger at $1,200 a vear and Bums will clerk at $1,800. be assistant bond Two Places Fixed.

Mr. Berry, however, has not decided upon the positions except in the cases of. Meaney and Weil. The latter is to be private secretary. He is at present secretary to Congressman M.

C. L. Kline, and served as a secretary at the Democratic headquarters in Philadelphia, during the last campaign. The State Treasurer elect has received thousands of letters from people all over the state making applications for positions. It is believed that Mr.

Berry will do away with the position of fireman, which is held by James F. Dougherty, of Leipsrville, under Mathues. George W. ITaggerty, of Lemoyne, is the messenger at trie Democratic State headquarters in Harrisburg. WATRES STOCK RISES Philadelphia Thinks He May Be Governor; Penrose Xot at State Convention.

Special to the Telegraph. Philadelphia, April 13. Senator Boies Penrose will not attend the Republican State convention at Harrisburg in June. He is going to the Rocky Mountains on a hunting trip as soon as Congress adjourns in May and unless his present plans are changed he will take no part in the important June convention. The impression is growing rapidly that Col.

Louis A. Watres will be the nominee. Unless Justice John Stewart is nominated by the regular Republicans and the Lincoln party, he will certainly not be a candidate, and it is still a wide open question whether he would accept a nomination for Governor under any circumstances. Robert K. Young, of Tioga, is almost certain to be the nominee for Auditor General.

FELL INSIDE OF BOX David H. Frank Victim of Peculiar Accident at Enola David H. Frank, of West Fairview, is in the hospital here with a broken knee cap and lacerations of the face, the victim of a peculiar accident yesterday afternoon. Frank was employed at the new paint shop at Enola, and yesterday his job was to stay on the inside of a metal box, Just big enough to hold him, and to insert rivets by which workmen were to fasten the box to a block, 15 feet from the floor. But the block gave with the weight, and Frank' fell with the box, escaping slight Injuries.

WEATHER FORECAST. By Associated Press. Washington, D. April 13. i Forecast for Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair to night; Saturday, partly cloudy; fresh northeast to southeast winds..