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times VOLUME 84. NO. GO. MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 12, 1899. TEN CENTS A WEEK.

LAWTON'S BEN RODT REBELS The Movement Upon Paranaque, on Manila Bay. Successfully Ended. MORE mm CAPTURED. INSURGENTS DRIVEN OUT OF STRONG ENTRENCHMENTS WITH A LOSS OF ABOUT 400 AMERICAN LOSS FOUR KILLED AND 30 WOUNDED HEAT IS THE GREATEST OBSTACLE TO THE ADVANCE OF OUR TROOPS PLENTY OF "FRIENDS" FOUND AMONG FILIPINOS AFTER THEIR ARMY IS DEFEATED. (By LafTan Uureau.

Manila, June 11. The advance under General Lawton, which began yesterday mornins from San Pedro Macatl, with the object of capturing Paranaque, on Manila Bay, successfully ended today, although the mapority of the rebels managed to escape to Bakor. The heat was the greatest obstable to the American advance. The main body of the rebels was found heavily entrenched at Paranaque. At 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, after a short rest on account of the heat, the Americans resumed the advance slowly to the southeast towards Las Pinas, General Lawton leading the column.

The Filipinos behind trenches opened fire, but were silenced by the volleys of the Ninth Infantry and First Colorado. The Americans advanced along the river fronting the trenches, whereupon the rebels ran, circled the American left and tried to attack In the rear, but were routed again. Our men were uhable to reach the beach of Manila Bay before nightfall and bivouacked on the fields south of Las Pinas. During the night the rebels retreated to Bakor and this morning the Americans occupied Las Pinas and Paranaque. They found plenty of "friends" among the natives, but no soldiers.

Paranaque was found to be strongly defended, especially on the bay side, whence the attack was evidently expected. A priest said that 3,000 rebels under General Muriel are now at Bakor. The Americans will probably advance there on Tuesday afternoon after they recover from their arduous campaign. MOVEMENT A SUCCESS. Washington, June 11.

General Otis, In reporting yesterday's advance, attributed the escape of the insurgents to the heat which prevented the troops froirj reaching their positions at the hours designed, and added: "Movement was great success, however. Enemy disorganized and routed, suffering huuvy loss. Our loss four killed and ISO wounded. Conservative estimate of enemy's loss about 400." ANOTHER KENTUCKY MURDER TOM BAKER, LEADER OF FACTION IN A FEUD, SHOT FROM SHERIFF'S HOUSE. (liy LafTan Uureau.

Manchester, June 11. An unknown person shot and Instantly killed Tom Baker, leader of his faction of the Baker Howard feud, while he was talking to his wife in the court house yard last evening. He had just been granted a change of venue from the Clay county court and was making final business arrangements before going to the Knox county jail. The shot was lired from the house of Sheriff White, a friend of Howard's, and soldiers succeeded in arresting ten men who hid in the house defying arrest. The state guards will continue on duty to prevent the Howard faction from making a further outbreak against the Bakers.

NO FRENCH RIOTS. THE EXPECTED DISTURBANCES DO NOT TAKE PLACE AT THE SUNDAY RACES. (By I.nffan Bureau. Paris, June 11. The government today gave an overwhelming exhibition of its strength and determination to maintain order.

Enormous crowds cheered the passage of the presidential procession from the Elysee to the Longchamps race course and no hostile cries were heard. The attendance at races was essentially Republican. The aristocrats who outraged the President last Sunday wisely absented themselves. WOMAN TORN BY LIONESS. A Tamer Badly Injured While Giving an Exhibition.

Atlantic City, N. June 11. During her performance on Young's Pier, Adgie, the lion tamer, was badly lacerated by a monster lioness, which has hfen In an ugly mood for several days. While Adgie was engaged with one of the lions the lioness made a spring for the young woman, who jumped back, but not before the animal had torn her right arm, stripping the flesh open to the bone. The attendants beat the lioness off with iron bars, while the Imperiled woman made her escape.

A physician was summoned and the Injured lion tamer was removed to her hotel. A TORNADO'S FURY. Houses and People Carried Through the Air. IPy Luffan Uureau. Salit, Iowa, June 11.

A tornado swept over this section today, doing considerable damage. One house was carried high in the air and scattered over the town. The bodies of John Malloy, his wife and two children were found in different part of the town, mangled beyond recognition. MURDER AND SUICIDE. A Dissolute Fellow Kills His Wife, Her Mother and Himself.

Illy LafTan Bureau. Colorado Springs, June 11. Sam Roberts, a dissolute fellow, this afternoon, went to the home of Mrs. Lewis, his mother in law, with whom his divorced wife is living and demanded his wife's return. Being refused he killed both Mrs.

Lewis and his wife and afterwards himself. FREE OPEN AIR CONCERTS. Although Carsonla Park was visited by thousands yesterday, there are many persons who had not yet had the pleasure. of hearing the Boston Ladies' Military Band. In order to give all a opportunity the band will give free concerts twice dally on the stand at Carsonla, excepting on Thursday when the ladles will appear afternoon and evening at Mineral Springs I'ark.

Bee Gravity. R. R. Schedule, 2d page. SAINT BARNABAS DAY.

BISHOP TALROT ASSISTS IN. THE CELEBRATION ORGAN CONSECRATED AND CONFIRMATION ADMINISTERED. Yesterday In the church calendar was St. Barnabas Day and the festival of the "Son of Consolation" as St. Luke calls the apostle Barnabas, was celebrated In the Episcopal church bearing his name.

The exercises began with the communion at 7.30. a. to which a large number came. Special attention had been given to the floral decorations; with background of giant fern; at the altar the memorial gifts of white roses were massed, the baptismal font was almost buried in peonies; wild laurel blossoms banked the organ pipes and lectern while roses covered the pulpit and in each window sHl was a bed of daisies and ferns. At 10.30 the Sunday school children had their service and the singing was a feature.

Rev. John' F. Nichols told them the kind of man Saint Barnabas was and drew lessons from tiis lite. The text was Acts xi, 4: "He was a good Man." In the evening the Right Reverend Ethelbert Talbot, D.D., LL. conducted a brief service of consecrating the organ.

The Bishop alluded to the successful result of the effort to cancel the church debt and the organ could now be looked upon and listened to without that heaviness of heart which a heavy debt caused. The Bishop then administered confirmation to a class of 10. five men and five women. This is the third class confirmed in St. Barnabas church since last April, making 70 candidates presented by Rev.

Mr. Nichols during this period. Bishop Talbot made a very impres sive address to the candidates upon the duties and privileges of church membership and admonished them to be Christians in life and conduct as well as in name, not contented with a halfhearted and formal relationship to the church and its Master but earnestly to strive after a religious life close to Christ, in imitation of Him and in obedience to His will. Bishop Talbot preached a singularly powerful sermon with his accustomed fluency of deep thought and simplicity of expression. His text was Psalm XCV, "Oh come let us worship and fall down and kneel before the Lord Our Maker." His theme was the efficacy of wor ship.

He said worship leads us to three of the greatest things in the world. First. It makes us men know God. No man can really isolate himself from earthly things and contemplate his highest ideals without learning something of the nature of God. By worship we touch God, we see Him.

We realize Him, and this transforms and elevates life and brings heaven down to earth. Second. Worship makes us men know ourselves. Third. Worship puts us at once in loving touch and earnest fraternal sympathy with our brother.

His analysis of worship was master? ly, and he eloquently pictured the fruits, of devout and living worship in a consecrated and sanctified spirit. The Bishop confirmed sick persons in private after the public service. SLASHED WITH A KNIFE. SERIOUS SUNDAY NIGHT CUTTING AFFRAY ON PLUM STREET PROMPTLY ARRESTED. Joseph Gardner, charged with cut ling a woman by the name of Mrs.

Annie Faust, 126 Plum street, In the head, about 10.30 o'clock last night, was brought to police station by Constable Kreider about 11.30 last night. Gardner, it is alleged, is the woman's lover and about 10 o'clock came around to the house, when he found her in company with a stranger. Inspired by jealous rage, he accused the woman of unfaithfulness and a war of words followed. The stranger in the meantime made his escape. Words were followed by blows, when Gardner, it Is alleged, drew his knife and made a vic ii.us lunge at the woman's throat.

He missed his mark, but succeeded in inflicting an ugly gash in her head and face, from which the blood spurted. Noise of the affair reached the ears of Constable Kreider, who went at once to investigate. When he arrived upon the scene Gardner mistook him for the man who had been with Mrs. Faust and at once attacked the constable. Mr.

Kreider was wary, however, and in a short time had Gardner handcuffed and took him to police station for safekeeping until a warrant can be obtained in the morning. BOOMING ERMENTROUT. HEADQUARTERS OPENED AT HAURISBURG SURK OF 100 VOTES ON FIRST BALLOT. For Justice of the Supreme Court, in the Democratic State convention, in Harrisburg, on Wednesday, Judge James N. Ern.

trout, of this county will have not less 100 delegates to support him on the first ballot. This Is the confident prediction of the Judge's friends and supporters who have been at work for months in the interest of his campaign. The second bollot, they claim, will show a marked increase in the Judge's support, which they assert will come from withdrawing candidates. The Judge's headquarters will be at the Bolton House, in Harrisburg and yesterday Hon. Daniel Ermentrout, one of his delegates, and Chairman An cona left for the field of action to open the headquarters.

On Tuesday morning the 19 delegates from this county, 200 members of the Americus club and the full Ringgold band will leave for Harrisburg and start the ball rolling for their favorite from this county. The delegates who will go are: Hon. Daniel Ermentrout, Hon. H. Willis Bland, C.

H. Ruhl, John R. Mast, 10. J. Morris, J.

H. Rothermel and J. K. Grant, from this city; William Shaffner, Host; George B. Miller, Hamburg; D.

S. Seibert, Kutztown; J. B. McLean, Athol; John A. Flannery, Douglassville; Philip Brown, Birds boro; Frank L.

Deysher, Boyertown; Dr. D. Heber Plank, Morgantown; Edwin Gery, Seisholtzville; Dr. A. M.

Sei del, Lenhartsville; Hon. John E. Pautsch, Centreport, and George B. Schaeffer, Fleetwood. The contest for the Supreme Judgeship promises to be extremely Interesting from the fact that more than 30 candidates are in the field for the office.

DEWEY AT SINGAPORE. Ily LafTan Bureau Singapore, June 11. The Olympla, with Admiral Dewey aboard, arrived this afternoon. Dewey will land tomorrow and be received with high honors. Ills health is improving.

J1.32 TO LANCASTER, ACCOUNT RED MEN'S PARADE. Tuesday, June 13th. Special train leaves Reading U. D. 7.00 a.

Returning leaves Lancaster K. street 12 midnight. SHRINE CARDS. Nobles, don't forget your exchange cards. We have beautiful designs, $1 per 100.

Printed name and address. Schlechter's. THE WEATHER. Washington, D. June 11, 9 P.

M. recast for Monday for Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair weather and higher temperature will prevail, Willi light westerly winds, becoming variable, and on Tuesday probubly fair and warmer. POLICE KEPT BUSY. A LARGE NUMBER OF SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY ARRESTS FOR VARIOUS OFFENCES. The police were kept on the jump on Saturday night and one of the largest gatherings in some years will be lined up before Mayor Leader this morning.

Howard Sweitzer, a boy of 13 years, was arrested at the First Baptist church yesterday morning at the re quest of Harry Johnson. Sweitzer is charged with committing a nuisance at the church. At 5.15 Saturday evening Officer Minker gathered in Tom Burns at Fourth and Penn streets for being drunk and begging. At the station house Burns kept rolling off poetry by the yard. Fred.

Ripple, drunk, was arrested by Officer Focht at Thirteenth street and Perkiomen avenue at 5.40 Saturday evening. Ripple was later released on a forfeit. Peter Mulligan got into a fight with D. Epstein at Sixth and Franklin streets on Saturday evening. Oltlcer Babb came along and at the request of Epstein arrested Mulligan and locked him up at police station.

Later Epstein went before Alderman Houck and swore out a warrant against Mul ligan, charging him with assault and battery. The warrant was served by Constble Kreider. Albert Englehart had on board load of good cheer, and in consequence made his presence known in the vicin ity of Sixth and Chestnut streets. Offi cer Harrison took him in tow. Harry Wolfskill, charged with fight ing at Eleventh and Cotton streets, was arrested by Oliieer Quaintance at 8.45 Saturday night.

The accused was released on a forfeit for his appear' ance at police court. Patrol Driver Schetler had a lot of amusement about 10.25 o'clock Satur day night. Complaint was entered by the Mansion House and several Penn street business places of the annoy ance caused by two Italians with a street piano. Patrol Driver Schetler was requested to order them away from Penn street, and promptly ful filled his mission. The Italians moved their piano a short distance below Fifth on Penn, where they struck up a lively air.

The officer followed them and again told them to move on. They responded by striking up the "Hooche Kooche," when the officer, without mincing matters, arrested them and their machine. The men were locked up at police station, where they gave their names, as Tom Bongi and David Clape. The piano was locked up in the police patrol stable. William Anderson, colored, was ar rested at Lauer park by Officer Wei ser, charged by Landlord Dunlap with fighting.

Anderson, it is said, got mixed up in a row with the "Frog Hollow gang," during which he displayed a razor and a blackjack. Officer Harrison arrested James Fenney at Seventh and Penn streets on a charge of drunkenness at 12.20 Sunday morning. Bail was put up for a hearing this morning. John Keller, residing in East Read ing, was arrested by Officer Morris for open lewdness at 12.30 Sunday morn ing. Keller was accorded a private hearing and released upon payment of a tine and costs.

Officer Kachel arrested William Smith on North Ninth street on a charge of open lewdness at 12.40 Sunday morning. He was released on bail. Chief Miller arrested John Qulnlan about 8 o'clock last night and locked him up at police station pending the arrival of an officer from Philadelphia with a warrant for larceny. THE UNFORTUNATE. WORKMAN INJURED AT THE PIPE MILL OTHER AMBULANCE AND POLICE CASES.

While engaged in making repairs to a section of shafting in the pipe mill of the Heading Iron company shortly before noon yesterday, Michael Cass lost his balance and fell from a scaffold to the ground, about 20 feet below. He sustained a broken ankle of the right foot. besides several ugly bruises. The Reading Hose ambulance took him to St. Joseph hospital for treatment.

Sarah' Ruffner, of Adamstown, a medical case, was admitted into the Heading hospital for treatment yesterday. AMBULANCE CASES. The Reading Hose ambulance responded to the following calls yesterday: Michael Cass, from the pipe mill at Seventh and Willow streets to the St. Joseph hospital, with leg broken above the ankle. He is 45 years of age.

Sallie Ruffner, aged 15, from 600 Schuylkill avenue to the Reading hospital, suffering from typhoid fever. John M. High, aged 32 years, from the Reading hospital to 1148 North Eleventh street, sick. MATRIMONIAL EVENTS. A CHAPTER DEVOTED TO THOSE WHO ARE ENTERING INTO LIFE CONTRACTS.

George E. Hafer and Miss Mary C. Spicker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Splcker, 232 Moss street, were married on Saturday evening by Rev.

Dr. J. W. Steinmetz, at his parsonage. Rev.

li. D. Zweizig, at his parsonage, married Charles W. Ruppel and Miss Lucetta M. Groh, on Saturday evening.

George Arnold and Miss Sallie Quin ter, both, residing at the Continental hotel, were married by Rev. F. K. Hun sicker, on Saturday evening. James li.

Keller, of Molltown, nnd Miss Ida R. Kennedy, of Bernvllle, were married on Saturday evening by Rev. B. I). Zweizig, at his parsonage.

Walter E. Gable, of Unlonville, N. and Miss Catharine Moyer, 1146 Cotton street were married at 6.30 p. on Saturday at the home of the bride by Rev. F.

K. Huntzlnger. The couple were attended by Mrs. Rebecca Stott and Charles Hoffmaster. The couple will remain in Reading until Wednesday, when they will leave for Unlonville, N.

where they will reside. ENGINEERS ORGANIZE. OfTlcers Elected by a Membership of Twenty four. Permanent organization of stationary engineers of the city was effected at a meeting held In Harugarl hall, on Saturday evening, when the following officers were elected: Chief engineer, David E. Haine; first assistant engineer, Hiram Trout; corresponding engineer, E.

Moyer; flnan cialengineer, Albert Keppelman; treasurer engineer, H. Fritz; senior master mechanic, A. B. Hess; junior master mechanic, Charles Keast; Inside sentinel, F. O.

Elsenblse; outside sentinel, Frank S. Miller; chaplain, Jacob Moyer; trustees, Hiram Trout, F. C. Eisenblse and Elmer Moyer. The oranization will be known as Progress Council, No.

13, American Order of Steam Engineers, and starts with a membership of 24. AN OPEN AIR BALL. The Reading Camping club will hold an open nir ball at Lauer's park this evening. The affair will be in charge of Charles Sharp, Walter Schuyler and George Reifsnyder. Nd'IfF) of the Mystic Shrine Jewels, Bullous, Charms, Fez, Cards, etc.

Schlechter's. CHILDREN SING AMID FLOWERS Sweet Music and the Fragrance of Beautiful Blooms Fill the Churches. YOU VOICES IN PRAISE. GREAT THRONGS AT SERVICES HELD IN THE ELABORATELY DECORATED HOUSES OF WORSHIP RECITATIONS, SONGS AND SPECIAL EXERCISES MAKE MEMORABLE THE SESSIONS OF TWENTY TWO OF READING'S WELL ATTENDED SUNDAY SCHOOLS FLORAL DISPLAYS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN SURPASSED AND SELDOM EQUALLED IN THIS CITY REPORTS AND PROGRAMS. "It is good to be children sometimes." Dickens.

Never spoke poet more truthfully than when these lines were penned. The "Children's Day" services in 22 of the local churches yesterday bore out that expression. Seldom in the history of Reading's Sunday school anniversaries and festi vals has there been such an abundance of flowers, placed by loving arid willing hands on pulpits and altars, garlanded about galleries and festooned from chandeliers to the various parts of the churches. The children themselves joyously en tered into the festive occasion and their bright faces and fresh young voices showed that they knew they were the beneficiaries and not their elders, who filled galleries and the spaces reserved for them and eagerly drank in everything that was said or done. The singing was of a splendid order and many services were new and beau tiful and delightfully rendered.

The schools that participated num bered, in the aggregate, about 8,000 children and represented the following congregations: Reformed First, Sec ond, St. Paul's Memorial, St. John, St. Stephen, Calvary, Faith; Evangelical Immanuel, Salem; Evangelical United First, Grace, Trinity; Methodist St. Peter's, Covenant, Fourth street; LutheranGrace, St.

Matthew; Presbyte rianFirst, Olivet; St. Barnabas, P. Church of Our Father, and First Christian church. FIRST REFORMED. The 80th anniversary of the First Reformed Sunday school was celebrat ed at 10.30 a.

m. The chancel was a mass of ferns and exotics and 12 beautiful white pillars, entwined with smi lax and roses and surmounted by a flower pot of blooms, were the centre of the decorations. The altar was a bed of beautiful roses and the lectern was adorned with a pillow of daisies edged with gentian. The service was "Love's Banner," by Rev. Rufus W.

Miller, and was splen didly rendered. The report of the secretary was as follows: Added during the year, officers, teachers, male 2 female 5, to tal scholars, infant department, male 41, female 49, total 90; intermedi ate department, male 15, female 29, to tal 44; Bible department, male 18, female 17, total 35; total gain, 178. The membership of the school Is: Officers, male 17, female 5, total 22; teachers, male 11, female 62, total 73; scholars, infant department, male 100, female 121, total 221; Intermediate depart ment, male 125, female 212, total 337; Bible department, male 54, female 105, total 159; grand total, 812; average attendance, 453. Number of visitors present during the year, male 418, female 1,352, total ,770. Deaths during the year, William Stoner, intermediate department.

argest number present, Dec. 11, 1898, 630; smallest number, Feb. 26, 1899, 195. Present every Sunday: Ollicers, Wil iam C. K.

Fisher, Amos Boone; teach ers, Miss Mary High, Miss Martha High; scholars, Mamie Dry, Hattie Miller, Ella Lutz, Bertha Fry, Alic einbach, Harrry Snyder, John Reber. Absent one Sunday: Officers, Charles Snell; teachers, Laura Koch, Julia Heck, P. K. Mowry; scholars, Mary Rorke, Esther Kramer, Eva Gerhart, Ilia Fredericks, Esther Fredericks, George Beaver, Clarence Auman, Ben nle Knerr, Ralph Ira Price. Absent two Sundays: Officer, Wil liam Hinnershitz; teachers, Mrs.

Sue Knoll, Miss Minnie Armpriester; schol ars, Bertha Price, Emma Sartorius, Tillie Fry, Edna Shirey, Florence Hoy er, Helen Price, Bessie Young, Gar field Rhoads, Titus Gerhart, Addis Spangler. The following literature was distrib uted during the year: 100 Heidelberg Teachers' Quarterlies per month; 600 Advanced Scholars' Quarteries per month; 500 Leaves of Light per month; 175 Picture Worlds per week; 200 curds per week nnd 9S8 copies of the Sunday School Times per year. Number of books in the library, 1,000. Average Sunday circulation, 125. The secretary closed by urging all members of the Sunday school and hurch to aid the movement to in rense the membership 50 per cent, un il Jan.

1, 1901. The report of Treasurer Samuel K. Gelssler was: Receipts Balance May 2, 1898, total collections from May 22, 1898, to May 28, 1899, from miscellaneous sources, to ll. $591.95. Expenditures Total expenses during year, $488.81, leaving a balance In the reasury, May 28, 1899, of $103.14.

ST. PAUL MEMORIAL REFORMED. The decorations were very pretty and appropriate for he celebration of the anniversary and Childrens Day service In St. Paul's Memorial Re formed, commencing at 10.30. The program rendered was: Hymn, "On ard, Christian Soldiers;" Invocation, pastor, Rev.

Dr. Bausman; hymn, Raise the Song of Triumph, Swell the Strains of Joy;" Scripture lesson; Gloria Patri; prayer; infant school ex ercises. Report of Secretary W. S. Yocum: Officers on the roll, male 14, female 8, total 22; teachers, male 10, female 27, total 37; scholars, male 155, female 213, total 368; scholars, infant room, male female 69, total 137; total, officers, teachers and scholars, male 247, female 317, total 564; average attendance, 331, Present during the year; Officers, Superintendent J.

B. Fricker, W. S. Yocum, Harry Reed, Watson Hels tand; teachers, Peter Hertzog, J. Fricker, Miss Mary Beigel, Emily Fritch, Mrs.

Goodman, Mrs. Ziegler; holars, Harry Cleaver, Luther Hell an, James Geiger, Elmer Moyer, larence Heath, John A. Eiche, Levina Sassaman, Helen Cleaver, Katie Hain, ennie Simon, Mary Simon. Absent one Sunday: Teachers, Mar tha Fricker, Beckle Cox and Albert mon, scholars, Eddie Eiche, Ed. Moyer, Carl Lelnbach, John Wilson, Paul Leinbach, Daniel Geiger, Adam Miller, Earl Moyer, Helen Cleaver, illle Groh, Rosle Riegel.

Died during the year: Teachers, Geo. Bachman, Mrs. Walter Prutzman; scholars, Catharine Fricker, Rosle Snyder, Harry Uraul. Visitors present urlng the year, 1,444. Largest attend nce during year, April 2, 1S99, 474; smallest attendance during year, Sept.

4, 1898, 226. The classes taught by A. A. Simons, boys, and Miss Beckie Cox, girls, having received the highest record for attendance during the year, the former 761 3 and the latter 812 3 per are entitled to the banners for the ensuing year. Treasurer H.

C. McCauley presented his annual statement, which was as follows: Balance in treasury at last annual report, received from 12 monthly collections, collections on last anniversary, harvest home, Christmas, Easter, birthday offerings, subscription for Sunday School Times and books sold, total for year, $1,317.87. Expenditures during the year, $1, 247.38, leaving a balance of $70.49 In the treasury. Then followed a hymn, "Jerusalem, My Happy Home;" address, Rev. Dr.

Bausman; hymn, "Beautiful Saviour;" reading Lord's Prayer; doxology; benediction. SECOND REFORMED. This beautiful edifice was tastefully decorated with ferns and cut flowers yesterday. At 6 o'clock last evening the school, under the direction of Superintendent lrvin S. Brandt and Organist Hollenbach; rendered effectively "The Good Shepherd," by Rev.

Rufus W. Miller, containing these hymns: "Welcome, Children's Day," "Shepherd of Tender Youth," "He Restoreth My Soul," "Holy, Holy, Holy," "My Sheep Hear My Voice;" primary department song, "Saviour, Like a Shepherd Lead Us," "Kindest Shepherd;" primary song, "I Am Jesus' Little Lamb;" "The Lamb Upon the Throne," "Alleluia! Alleluia!" Recitations were given by Amy Koch, Elsie Miller, Edna Obrien, Anna Krmold, Margaret Templin, Lillie Swoyer, Florence Thompson, Shirey, Helen Sassaman, Sara mons, Sadie Prutzman, Helen mons. ST. JOHN'S REFORMED, The church was beautifully Mary deco rated and the serivce was "Love's Ban ner," which was well sung. The service was at 10 a.

m. The program was: "Marching song, 35 little cadets; recitation, "The Cross of Jesus," Laura Thornberger; recitation, "Flowers," Telen Tolle, Rosie Morrison, Helen Bright; recitation, Stella Kurtz; reci tation, "The Eyes, Lips and Heart, Edna Heffner, Ethel Heath, Myrtle Kreider; recitation, "Open the Door for the Children," Maude Smith; exer cise, "Children's Day," Loretta Roland, Bessie Christman, Ray Ruppert, Helen Reeser, Pierce Clark, Annie Hill, Robbie Buckwnlter; recitation, "Little Ones, Let Us Be Part of the Story," Laura Thornberger. ST. STEPHEN'S REFORMED. The exercises in St.

Stephen's were those adopted by the Reformed schools, "Love's Banner," and were well rendered. The decorations ex ceded former years. There were also professional hymns for the primary department. CALVARY REFORMED. Calvary Reformed Sunday school rendered "Love's Banner" at 6.30 o'clock last evening.

The church was tastefully decorated. FAITH REFORMED. Faith Reformed was prettily decorated for the Children's Day service, which was sung at 6.30 p. m. The school rendered splendidly the service "Gather Thein In." Recitations and responsive Scripture readings and beautiful hymns made up an excellent program.

ST. PETER'S METHODIST. The decorations were on a lavish scale and consisted of a "Temple of Fame" rising out of a bed of ferns and flowers. The ternple was constructed of American flags and was entwined with garlands of laurel and roses. Across the top were the inscriptions, "Children's Day, 1899," "Peace or War," "Young America's Verdict." To the left was a cross on which were peace's attributes religion, morality and history and to the right a stack of muskets with war's attributes conquest, liberty, fame and honor.

A fountain played in front of the design and during the morning service eight infants were baptized from it. The morning service 'began at 10 o'clock, when Stone Bechter's "Among the Flowers" was rendered as follows, under the direction of Superintendent Henry D. High: Chorus, "Christ Carries the Lambs;" responsive reading; prayer, Rev. B. T.

Cal len; chorus. "Love Divine." Then followed an interesting part of the service, the baptism of the following infants: Ethel Slider Crow, Julia Florence Henry, Ralph B. McCarter, Frederick Wlllig Beiswanger, Robert McLean Rice, John Franklin Dore mus, Annie Estella Lawrence, Creigh ton Stanley Millhouse. This program was then taken up: Chorus, "Just, to Grow Like Lilies;" "Welcome," Gertie Geiger; chorus, "All Brightly Shines;" recitation, "Only Small Boys," Harry Scholl; recitation, "A Spring Song," Edna Doughty; recitation, "How My Boy Went Down," George Crowe; "Voices of Spring," recitation, by ten members of the primary department, closing by chorus by entire department, "We Are Very Tiny;" recitation, "An Episode of Spring," Mary Kutz; recitation, "Missing," Blanche Harrison. At 7.30.

o'clock last evening the service "Peace or War" was rendered. The music was in charge of Edwin Freehafer and Harry Hangen and was rendered by the Sunday school orches tra. The program was: Introduction, by Beulah Morris; "Peace," repre sented by Ada Rieger; "War," repre sented by Walter Large; "History Tribute to Peace," Annie Clauser; "Conquest's Tribute to War," Arthur Kenney; "Patriotisms Tribute to Peace," May Sauerbier; "Liberty's Tribute to War," Charles Bates; "Morality's Tribute to Peace," Anna Auchenbaoh; "Religion's Tribute to Peace," Florence Kutz. Rudyard Kipling's "Recessional" was eloquently delivered by the pastor, Rev. B.

T. Cal len. The collection for the day will be devoted to the education of poor young men and women for the ministry and mission work of the church. FOURTH STREET M. E.

In the Fourth Street Methodist church, which was beautifully decorated, the service "Peace or War" was rendered last evening at 7.30 o'clock, when the following was the program: Anthem, by choir; introduction, Gladys Johnston; recitations, "Modesty," Edith High; "Children's Day," Salle Houck; "Grandma's Weather Bureau," Leah Messic; "A Grave" Suspicion," Marguerite Wltman; "Springtime," Violet Austin; "Each Joy of Mine," Mildred Brower; "Flowers of Love," Louisa Feger; solo, "Do Something For Somebody, Quick," Louisa Feger; exercise, "The Roses," six scholars; part two, Introduction, "Peace or War," Emma Wolf; "Peace," Joe Williams; "War;" "History's Tribute to Peace," Miss Dickinson; "Conquest's Tribute to War," Geo. Wolf; "Liberty's Tribute to War," Carrie Wolf; "Patriotism's Tribute to Peace," Robert Boehringer; "Morality's Tribute to Peace," Paul Kahler; "Religion's Tribute to Peace," Jennie Ames. IMMANUEL EVANGELICAL. Last evening the Sunday school rendered a splendid service of responsive readings, recitations and solos. The church was beautifully decorated.

The service was in charge of the pastor, Rev. A. Krecker, and W. A. Boas.

The program follows: Recitation, "A Child's Salutatory," Teddy Krecker; recitation, "The First Children's Day," (Continued on Fourth Page.) REV. MR. MYERS' SERMON. SIX LESSONS THE FLOWER TEACHES US BY THE SIX LETTER OF ITS NAME. Grace Lutheran Sunday school held its "Flower Festival" yesterday morning in the large auditorium, which was filled with children atid parents.

The pulpit platform was a bower of roses and plants. A graceful Gothic structure, 30 feet high, was built over the pulpit. It had four pillars, 12 feet high, holding a superstructure, arched and tapered like a steeple. It was all worked out in white and gold and blue, ivy and roses entwined the pillars and topwork, and rustic letters of wood spelled out "Flower Festival" on the front. "A ten foot tray, filled with water, was banked with peonies and stretched out at the foot of the little temple.

All around were arranged variegated bouquets and baskets, and above were suspended cornucopias omlttmg fragrance a picture of grace and beauty. Every scholar wore a rose. Geibel's service, "The Plant of Renown," was rendered. Eight poems on the season were recited by little ones, and Rev. Mr.

Sandt, of Philadelphia, made an address. There were recitations as follows: "God's Care," Emma Eiler; "Christ and the Children," Edna Strohecker; "Influence," Edna Buck; "The Butterfly," Helen Lewis; Sea Shell," Edna Lewis; "Why the Birds Sing Different Songs," Leona Chillson; "Flowers," Helen Downs; "Rosebuds," Blanche Hart. THE EVENING SERMON. In the evening Rev. Mr.

Myers preached from the text, Solomon's Song li, 12: "The flowers appear on the earth." The beautiful flowers! How dreary the earth would be without them! What angels are to heaven, or stars to the sky, little children and flowers are to the earth. Flowers are the one thing in this world that attract every (Continued on Fourth Page.) SUMMONED BY DEATH. THOSE WHO HAVE LAID DOWN LIFE'S LABORS AND ENTERED INTO THEIR LAST REST. MRS. HIRAM DRUMHELLER.

Mrs. Mary E. Drumheller, wife of Hiram Drumheller, 1821 Perkiomen avenue, died after an illnes of seven months, at 3.15 Sunday morning, aged 50 years, 3 months and 10 days. She leaves besides her husband, two daughters, Annie wife of Martin L. Wagner, and Carrie, wife of Harry J.

Raudenbush, one son, Walter Drumheller, all of this city, together with the following brothers and sisters: Fred Schaeffer, this city; Calvin Schaeffer, Burnside, Clearfield county; Miles Schaeffer, Oley; Mrs. Samuel Fisher, Pottstown, and Mrs. Annie Hampshire, Philadelphia. Mrs. Drumheller was a member of the Zion U.

B. church. MRS. ADAM DUFFT. Mrs.

Mary Ann Dufft, wife of Adam Dufft, died from the effects of a paralytic stroke and ruptured blood vessel at the residence of her husband, 103 Buttonwood street, aged 46 years, 2 months and 12 days. She was the daughter of the late Benj. and Rachel Rhoades, the latter still residing in Rockland. Her father died a number of years ago. Mrs.

Dufft was born in Rockland and came to Reading a number of years ago. She was a member of the Lutheran denomination, and, besides her mother and husband, is survived by the following children: Mrs. Amos S. Eckert, Mrs. Charles E.

Witman, Gertrude and William Dufft. She leaves these brothers and sisters: William Rhoads, Pottstown; Samuel, Birdsboro; Franklin and Lewis, Rockland; Mrs. Ellen Bryan, Boyertown; Mrs. Louisa Angstadt, Lobachsville; Mrs. Sarah Schlegel, Mrs.

Catharine Rhoades, Rockland; Mrs. Peter Lease, Fleetwood; Mrs. Amanda Roberts, Reading. JAMES J. SCHWEYER, of Philadelphia, member of the large dry goods firm of Hall, Schweyer, Glase and a native of Berks, died of a carbuncle after an illness of four weeks, aged 70 years.

He leaves a wife and three daughters. He was born in Maxatawny and was a brother of D. H. Schweyer, of Bowers' Station, and Allen Schweyer, of Schweyer's P. O.

WALTER G. WENRICII. Walter George, son of James II. Wenrich, died of galloping consumption Saturday at the residence of his father, 425 North Eleventh street, aged 2S years. He was born In Stouchsburg and resided In Reading several years.

He was a cigarmaker by trade. He was single and besides his father is survived by these brothers and sisters: Sallie, Mrs. William MeKinney, Harry J. and William, all of Reading, and Frank, of Richland. Deceased was a member of Reed's church, Stouchsburg.

OTHER DEATHS. Joseph son of Harry P. and Emma Moody, aged 1 year, 4 months and 19 days, died at the residence of the parents, 536 Cedar street, of pneumonia John son of Samuel E. and Clara Filbert, died at the residence of his parents, 410 North Second street, aged 1 year, 9 months and 2 days, of spinal meningitis. An infant child of Mr.

and Mrs. John Young, 150 Jefferson street, died yesterday morning of croup. CLUB HOUSE RAIDED. TEN MEMBERS OF THE ELM LEAF ASSOCIATION NABBED BY THE POLICE. After being subjected to numerous threats and insults from persons congregating at the Elm Leaf association headqarters, on Elm street near Eleventh, Officer Homan, who patrols In that section of the city, reported the matter to Chief of Police Miller.

It was learned that the members after loading up on beer become noisy and maintain a general nuisance, and the chief decided to call a halt and ordered that a raid be made on the place. Early on Sunday morning Sergeant Kerper, with officers Homan, Auman, DeFrees, Harrison, Bechtel and Kachel, made a descent on the club's headquarters and succeeded in capturing 10 members. At police station they gave their names as James Dickinson, Cyrus Maurer, John Winters, Christian Winters, John Rowe, William Eck, Paul Bernhart, Joseph Bosold, Oscar Rufe and James Knecht. They were all released upon posting a forfeit for their appearance at police court this morning, except Knecht, who is a soldier in the United States service. Knecht came to Reading from Camp Meade, at Middletown, on a 24 hours furlough and was expected back to camp last night.

In order to have him return on time Mayor Leader accorded him a private hearing when he was discharged upon payment of a fine and costs of arrest. The Elm Leaf club was raided about two years ago and broken up for the time being by the police. EXCURSION FROM WILMINGTON. An excursion of several hundred persons arrived from Wilmington yesterday over the Wilmington Northern road. They made their headquarters at Keith's park, In East Reading and during the day took in the mountain roads.

They returned home last evening. Neversink cars every half hour. NEW CHAMPION READY FOR ALL Sharkey Likely to be Next Man Up Against the Giant Boilermaker. FITZ WORN Bt CLIMIIE1 MANY WHO SAW THE FIGHT SAY JEFFRIES' SHEER WEIGHT WORE DOWN THE CORNISH MAN TO DEFEAT A NEW STOItY ABOUT CHIEF DEVERY AND HIS ULTIMATUM OF THE TOTAL RECEIPTS OF $65,000, FITZ OBTAINED $25,000 AND JEFFRIES $15,000 GREAT ODDS AGAINST WHICH THE FORMER CHAMPION FOUGHT. New York, June 11.

They burled Fitzsimmons yesterday, the game and shifty "Kangaroo," and then they held an inquest and went into the evidence. The greatest man of his weight who ever entered a ringhad been put away, a new fistic king had arisen, and sporting men began to ask themselves why and how he did it. And looking soberly back at the struggle, free from smoke, the excitement and the roar of the great battle, there' were many who said flatly that the former champion was not so much outfought as he was wearied and borne down by the sheer weight which the giant boilermaker hung upon his neck when they clinched. As the rules go it was a clean fight, and no one wished to take a tithe from the credit due the mammoth boy who faced an unbeaten champion and put him down and out. But men recalled that from time to time duriner the mid.

die rounds, when Jeffries was clearly tried, he clung to "Fitz" in the clinches. and wore him down by simple bulk. There was never a clinch from which Fitzsimmons did not eo awav some pounds the worse for the hugging, and thus, as the game went on, he began to lack steam, and his legs the spindle legs which have been the wonder of tne fighting world began to tremble. And, however, good his head and arms may be, a man whose legs lack their strength and spring is beaten, barring anvays a cnance blow. A MIGHTY HANDICAP.

There were always weight and vouth against the Australian. In the terrific rushes or when Jeffries ducked a swing his head or shoulder shot against Fitzsimmon's ribs with tremendous force. That happened again and aerain and often in the clinches Jeffries lean ed his full weight upon his opponent, and Fitzsimmons, thoroughbred fighter that he is, lost steam and strength every time it occurred. And Fitzsimmons was conceding 13 years and 50 pounds in weight to a man trained to a nicety and coached by "Tommy" Ryan, who knows too much of the Cornishman's style of fighting not to be dangerously useful to his principal. There were hundreds of men yesterdaythe day after who could tell yon all about it and who hailed Jeffries as 'the greatest ever," but not two men in 50 told the same story of the contest, although a majority of them agreed upon this that the boilermaker's mighty bulk wore Fitzsimmons out more than did all the punishment the blacksmith received before the ninth or tenth round.

By that time the odds were shifting. The youth of the Californian, his great recuperative powers and the absence of any serious injury left his legs steady and his head clear as he went to his corner. But Fitzsimmons, who had really been mauled more than pounded up to the last of the eighth, was wearied, and while his gameness and his temperate life made him such a marvellous man for his age, at such a stage of the game, his speed and strength were on the ebb. Great ring general as he was he seemed to neglect to follow up striking advantages from time to time, and he was perceptibly weak when Jeffries roughed it a bit. And it was then the crowd, demanding fair play, regardlens or its favorite, shouted wildly for Jeffries to break and fight hands free.

The boilermaker had used only legitimate tactics, but the thousands about the ring realized in an Instant that by hanging his weight upon the Cornishman's neck and shoulders he was wearing him down, and they preferred to see the men break quickly and have the trick done by science rather than weight. JEFFRIES' SURPRISING SPEED. Jeffries, after the first round, surprised every one by the ease with which he hit the champion. And when he did land there was always the driving force of say 210 pounds behind the blow. But Fitzsimmons, as game as they make them, could stand the punishment proper better than he could bear up under the fatigue of the clinches.

Thousands watched that small bald head, fringed scantily by red hair, and said to themselves that Fitzsimmons would do the trick yet. The blue eyes were ever steady and alert, and fierce as the punishment was the game old man followed the giant about, always trying to coax down his peculiar guard and send in one smashing blow which would end it. It was not to be, for Jeffries, who had been prepared wonderfully well, had a head on him which kept him from the dangers of over confidence at one moment and the confusion following punishment at the next. He could wait, which was a great thing in itself; and he could affort to wait, which was a matter of still greater importance. No one, unless It be Fitzsimmons himself, knew how desperate his chances were by the end of the eighth, when the unexpected rally by Jeffries jolted him severely nnd caused him to lose more blood.

It was then that "Fitz" and the men in his corner were sure that he must finish his man or soon lose. And still the old baldhead came out of his corner blithely and went right after his man. No phrase ex presses it better than the old one, "He died game." The legs which had carried him to victory or to safety so often were wabbling, but few would have guessed it from the look in the Cornishman's eye or the set of his head as he shaped up. But Jeffries knew. He had been told that his opponent's only chance lay in a single blow nnd he guarded well against that.

With his handy left and his strong guard he met the champion's rush and both punished him and hugged him into weakness. A GAME COCK'S COURAGE. The two remaining rounds were simply slaughter. Men will long remember how Fitzsimmons, twice down, rose dazed and tottering, but with the game cock's courage, and made yet another bid against the fate which was coming to him. Fighting such as this Is not an uplifting spectacle morallv, but since fighting to a finish was in order the bald one certainly deserved the admiration of the mad thousands about him.

Fitzsimmons was galvanized Into life by his seconds in the minute preceding the last round, hut it was only to the end that he might go gracefully to his finish, and gracefully to his finish he went, and most men, however they bet, were sorry. Say so much for a crowd fighting mad. And now men ask who Is the next man in sight to go against the new Goliath. Sharkey, of course. And he will have met a bigger and stronger man, who holds him safe In the matter of strength, speed and roughing it, and who has a far better reach and a great advantage In height.

McCoy, some say, (Continued on Fourth Page.) NEWS ACENCY. WANTED5 A FEW GOOD SIZED NEWS BOYS AT 8. North Fifth Street. W. G.

ROLAND'S News Agency. POTATOES. Gboice Potatoes Bargains in lots of 5, 10 and 25 bushels. AT jftss'njrer's, Sth and Cherry, SlngliiHhi C5c delivered. STORAGE.

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VKLLOW I01 HUSH BEANS Valentin Wax, Uolden Wax, Silver Wax, KefiiRee Wax, Woni'erful Long Pod Wax white seed. GKEEN POD HUSH KEANS Kefugee. Six weeks' yellow seed. White Marrowfat, White Kiilnev. (California tree.

SUOAK COKN All extra sweet largs ears Old Colony. Country Peir.early and late Mammoth, Zig Zajr Evergreen, a great improvement. Berks county purple fodder, Klondike, a true sugar corn, sweet and tender as the best. LAWN AND PLANT FERTILIZER Best in the market, 5c, 25c, 1.00. SLUG SHOT Kill Bugs, Sure.

TKY. IT. DWICHT'S POPULAR SEED STORE NO. 7 SOUTH NINTH STREET. FISHING TACKLE.

fashing Uackle every de ception; reels from luc to 6 each. Tho tineft quality of hookg, all kinds and sizes Ko1h, Lines, from the cheapen to the buHi made. largest stock to select 'row. Low cut prices. fiERTZOG fiElLMAN, Cor, flth ami Blngaman.

WANTED. A GIRL WANTED. A good reliable girl to do general housework, or to assist in the same. Apply 47 SOUTH SIXTH STREET. PIANOS.

A Rare Piano Bargain. A very slighlly used Wheeloek Upright Piano at a bargain price; also a flue assortment of new riauos in handsome canes. 't 11. V. HANG EN'S, 47 South Sixth Street.

GENTS' FURNISHINGS. LEATHER BELTS in a great variety. New Designs. The correctthinga you know. Summer Underwear the best lines in the city.

Selling agents for Benton Co. Celebrated Makes. McGOWAN, 830 PENN STUEK1. WALL PAPER. A Full Line of New and Attractive Wall Papers And WINDOW SHADES.

Estimates Cheerfully Furnished. C. A. ZIEGLER, 355 Penn PIANOS. KINJSBURY PIANO I really the best Piano for $'250 iu America, on easy Monthly Payments.

We have all other Standard Makes. EDWARDS' TEMPLE OF MUSIC. 110 PEN.V. DKS. KKUM KKUM, leading specialists 223 North tttli Reading, t'a.

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George Shenk, an old time attache of Llppincott's publishing house, was a Reading visitor yesterday. John P. Greth, an attache nt Rote's cafe, was presented by his wife with a daughter on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs.

Alfred Nullar, of Ocean Grove, are spending a portion of their honeymoon with the bride's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Crouse, 1047 Penn street. Miss Bessie Do Bow, daughter of Rev. R.

S. DeBow, late pastor of the St. Peter M. E. church, recently graduated from the Philadelphia Collegiate Institute for Girls, has been awarded a scholarship In the Woman's college, of Baltimore.

GRADUATES WITH HONORS. Miss Lydia Rebecca Painter, daughter of Rebecca and the late John R. Painter, 305 South Fourth street, at present taking a two years' course at the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, will graduate with high honors In a class exceeding 100 pupils on June 21. ATTENTION, SHRINERS. The Buffalo Olllclal Souvenir Badges arc now ready for delivery.

Price, 50. each. Ladies' Stick Pins, 25c. Schlechter's. James S.

Brusstar Shlrtmak ers, 709 Penn Street. Headquarter for all kinds of Shirts. Neversink cars every half hour..