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8CRANTOX, PA., FRIDAY MOKNTIXG, OCTOBER 19, 1894.
TWO CENTS A COPV.
STRAUS MftYYEI PULl OUT
He Has Just Sent a Very Important
Message to Senator Hill.
DOESN'T LIKE HIS TREATMENT
To a Reporter .Mr. Struus Promise Big
News Soon, but Kef uses to Specify
What Thut News Is-Othcr Gen
erul Political News.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
New York, Oct. 18.
t Is an open question whether Na
than Straus will stay on the Tammany
local ticket or not. Many think he will
not. This afternoon he sent an im
portant message to Senator Hill. Just
what It was Is conjectural, but his
friends say it means business.
Mr. Straus' private secretary is the
bearer of the message. He is now on
his way to Albany to meet Mr. Hill. Mr.
Straus will not say so, but It is supposed
that the candidate has notified Senator
Hill of his Intention to withdraw If Mr.
Hill permits the use of his name on the
reform ticket.
Mr. Straus was nervous and excited
as he said to a group of reporters at
his heaquarters: "As soon as I hear
from Senator Hill T will have news for
you big news." Then, after a pause,
he added: "Mr. Hill cannot consent to
head with his name a Republican
ticket. As a Democrat ho cannot do it.
J don't believe he will."
If Straus should pull nut, where would
Tammany be? This is the question that
Democrats are asking themselves very
anxiously tonight. And It's a pretty
sure guess that If Straus stays In the
fight. Hill will have to make big conces
sions to him.
MONEY IN INDIANA.
Democrats Have Plenty of It and Arc Us
ing It 1'reuly, Too.
Special to the Soranton Tribune.
Indianapills, Oct. 18. "Within the last
four days great stacks of Democratic
money have reached here and the funds
are now being distributed. The money
will be spent principally in landing
Democratic state senators and con
gressmen In doubtful districts. Senator
Voohees wants the former; and the big
trusts want the lutter. They therefore
co-operate.
There are In the state something like
ten doubtful senatorial districts, most
of which are reliably Democratic In or.
dlnary campaigns, and to the saving of
as many of these as possible the Demo
crats will address themselves with all
the force and every device they can em
ploy The Districts In which the
Democrats will concentrate their
efforts will be the Fifth, Seventh,
Eighth, Kleventh and Thirteenth,
in which they elected members of con
gress two years ngo, by pluralities
runglng from 700 to 1.H00. In all five ot
these districts the Republicans have
mfcde strong nominations, and three out
cO.he five they are confident of carry
ing, with the prospect that they will
capture all of the live.
DALZELL ON THE STUMP.
Invited to Muke Speeches in Pennsyl
vania and West Virginia.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Washington, Oct. 18. Congressman
Dalzell received a telegram today from
the chairman of the Pennsylvania caml
paigti committee, asking him to speak
at Norrlstown on Oct. 25, at Bristol,
Bucks county, Oct. 26, and at Williams
port Oct. 27. The chairman asked him
also to give all his time until the elec
tion to the Pennsylvania campaign.
Congressman Dalzell replied he would
go to Philadelphia on Friday to con
HUlt as to dates. .
-A delegation from Congressman Wil
son's district, headed by Chairman
Dawson, of the campaign committee,
called on Mr. Dalzell yesterday and
' asked him to speak In that district.
Mr. Dalzell may do bo. Mr. Dalzell Is
satisfied that the Republicans will or
ganize the next house. He feels very
certain that Hill will be defeated in
New York. He does not concede to
the Democrats more than four con
gressmen In Pennsylvania.
GIVE IT A CHANCE.
Ex-Speaker Reed Says Business Must Now
llnvc Stability.
Ey the United Press.
Ann Arbor. Mich., Oct. 18. In nn
Interview here. ex-Speaker Reed said:
"If the Republicans should be successful
this fall nothing further would be done
with the tariff until after 1S96, and
business would have a chance to re
Vive. On this issue there can be no
doubt as to the result."
Mr. Reed said the return of the Re
publican party -to power would not
necessarily mean the re-enactment of
the McKlnley law. He did not think
the party would make that issue. Chang
ing conditions had, he believed, left
room for many modifications of the
McKlnley act.
BETTING IS BRISK.
As an Argument It Is Poor, but It Shows
the Drift.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
New York, Oct. 18. Election betting,
of course, is a very poor argument, but
It is not without interest. It is a fnct,
Interpret It how one may, that bettinR
on the New York city and state election
next month Is likely to bo very heavy.
Already some big offers of wagers have
been made on the floor of the Stock
Exchange.
The largest were made by Frederick
T. Adams, who offered to bet $10,000 at
2 to 1 on Morton; $2,000 even that Mor
ton would have 25,000 plurality and $10,.
000 further even on Strong for mayor
against Straus, the Tammany candi
date. None of the bets were taken.
WANT II 1M TO TALK.
New York Democrats to Put Strong Pres
sure on Grovcr Cleveland.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
New York, Oct. 18. When President
Cleveland passes through here next
week on his way from Gray Gables to
Washington it Is expected that ho will
stop long enough to hold a conference
with his political friends. The Demo
cratic; state committee will try to per
suade Mr. Cleveland to attend a meet
ing and say a few words for the state
ticket, but they will be glad to com
promise on a letter.
Mr. Cleveland's continued silence Is
adding greatly to the perplexities ,pf
the Democratic situation.
MONEY FOR WILSON.
Congressman Straus Raises $10,000 in
Now York forlllra.
Special to the Scranton Trlbuno.
Washington, Oct. 18. The Wilson
campaign fund received another big
lift today when $10,000, raised by Isador
Straus, the millionaire importer and
bosom friend of Wilson, was turned
over. Straus Is a brother of Nathan
Straus, Tammany's candidate for
mayor.
Another New Yorker named Rouss,
who was formerly a West Virginian,
fighting in the same regiment for the
Confederacy with Wilson, has come to
his assistance as well.
ENDEAVORERS AT YORK.
The .Most Successful State Convention
liver Held.
IJy the United Press.
York, Pa., Oct. IS. The most success
ful convention of Pennsylvania Chris
tian lCmleavnrers ever held Is now in
progress in this city. The convention
puilitorlum, with a setlng capacity of
COW), Is crowded with people at the va
rious sessions.
This morning's session was conducted
by Charles A. Bowman, of Williams
port. The convention sermon was de
livered by Rev. John H. Prugh, D. D..
of Pittsburg. Noon prayer meetings
were held by the delegates in the prin
cipal manufacturing establishments In
the city.
At the afternoon session Rev. J. A.
Routhanier, D. D., of Indianapolis, Ind.,
conducted the opening parliament on
"the lookout and prayer meeting com
mitttees." Following this was another
free parliament on mission work and
mission extension, led by Miss M. Fan
nie Evans, of Philadelphia. The even
ing session was taken up with address
on "Progressive and Aggressive Chris
tianity" ;by Rev. J. A. Routhanier,
D. D.
NEW BASE BALL LEAGUE.
An Association I'onuod at Philadelphia
Which .May Include Buffalo or Provi
denceRules Adopted.
I!y the United Press.
Philadelphia, Oct. IS. There will be
another big base ball league bidding for
public patronage next summer. Dole
gates from sien cities met at the
Colnpnade hotel this morning and held
an all day session. The cities elected
to membership were: New York, Brook
lyn, Philadelphia, Washington, Pitts
burg, Chicago and Milwaukee. Appli
cation for membership was received
from Buffalo. Detroit, St. Louis. Cin
cinnati, Providence and Columbus.
These were referred to a committee
pending the arrival on Friday of a
delegaate from Iluffalo. It was de
cided to name the new organization
"The American Association of Base Ball
Clubs."
The constitution reported limits the
membership to eight cites, lixes the
membership of the association at ton
years. The gate receipts are to be di
vided equally after the payment of 10
per cent, into the general fund, which
must be maintained at $:;". 000. The
general admission as fixed at 25 cents,
and permission to play Sunday games
was accorded.
Transfers of games will not be per
mitted. It was also decided that the
douhlt! umpire system should be used.
Stringent rules were also adopted on
the subject of dirty ball playing and
rowdy ball playing on the field. It was
also decided that there should be no
fight with the National league If the
association could avoid it. In pur
suance of this policy it was decided to
respect all contracts and to play aion
audltorium, with a seating capacity of
Another Broker Arrested.
By the United Press.
New York, Oct. 18. Lewis Seymour, a
brokor of the firm of Meymour Bros. &
Young, was arrested today on a bench
warrant from Washington. The chance
against Mr. Seymour Is that he refuted
to answer questions put to him in a ses
sion of the "sugar trust" senate Investi
gating committee In Washington on July
26 ludt.
Japanese Abandon Thornton.
By the United Press.
London, Oct. 18. A dispatch to the
Globe from Port Arthur under date of Oct.
M says the Japanese have abandoned
Thornton Haven and advanced Ping Yang
Inlet, which they are strongly fortifying.
It Is reported In native circles that a
great battle was fought north of the Yalu
river on Oct. 13.
Viscount Druinlarg Dead.
By the United Press,
London, Oct. 18. Baron Kelhcad, better
known as Viscount Drumlarg, accident
ally discharged his gun and shot himself
dead today while hunting at Qunlnt
Creek Lodge, Uridgewatrr. He was the
oldest boh ana heir apparent of the Mar
quis of Queensberry. He was born In 1SH7.
POLITICS IN BRIEF.
Ponntor Washburn, of Minnesota, anti
cipates a Republican landslide In New
York.
Illinois Populists claim thev are stroni?
enough to beat Senutor Cullom for re
election. Schuyler S. Olds Is a candidate for th
short-term United States senatorshlp In
Michigan.
General 'Edgar IB. Jewett has been
nominated by the Republicans for mavor
of Buffalo.
Captain Reed, Independent Republican
canlldato for congress in the Third Min
nesota district, has withdrawn.
Ovr five hundred signatures to the peti
tion for the third or Wheeler state ticket
have been secured In Syracuse.
Editor Rosewater Is vigorously conduct
ing his campaign against the Republican
nominee for governor of Nebraska.
Oliver Sumner Teall has perfected ar
rangements for an Immense Republican
meeting to be held on the Bowery, New
York.
The Populists seem to have the advant
age in the Colorado campaign and It Is
thought that Governor Wulte will be re
elected. Edward C. Baker has been nominated
for congress by Thirteenth district New
York city Democrats, to succeed John
DoWItt Warner.
Colonel Stealey, the Louisville Courler
ournal's political correspondent, who has
just canvassed Indiana, admits that the
Republicans have the best of It.
The Democratic plan of battle In Re
publican congressional districts Is to split
up the field by the nomination of third
tickets. This Is being worked particular
ly In Indiana.
In addition to participating In the Ohio
campaign, ex-Governor Campbell will
probably make a few speeches In New
York. He Is much Interested In Senator
Hill's candidacy.
Police Commissioner Murray, Repub
lican, says he will do his utmost to se
cure the Republican Indorsement for Tim
Campbell, who will run hs an anti-Tammany
congressional candidate.
Congressman Charles Danlnll was re
nominated by the Republicans of the
Thirty-third New York district and Row
land H. Mnhany received the nomination
In the Thirty-second congressional dis
trict. At Democratic national headquarters
an informal estimate puts the l)emn-
cratlc majority of the next house at not
less than twenty, nut figures Dy which
this estimate Is .reached are for the time
being withheld from Inspection.
After being nominated state auditor on
the Wyoming Populist ticket, J. K. Pierce
was ordered by the Union Pacific Coal
company that he must withdraw or leave
the company's employ, and now the Popu
lists will prosecute tho company under a
state law.
Out In Nevada Representative Newlunds
Is running on a straight silver ticket,
distinct from the Republican. The Demo
crats have a candidate and the Repub
lli-uns have nominated C. A. Bulloway, of
Manchester. Besides these there is a
candidate running as nn Independent
Democrat, and the Populist nominee; al
together live candidates.
WERE DEADJNAJtATHHOUSE
Missing Lovers Are Discovered by an
Anxious Searching Party.
WAS NO KEAS0X T0K CRIME
Mary Duff Expires from the Effects of
Chloroform and Elette Titus
Shoots Hiraself-Tlicory
of Dr. Burns.
By tho United Press.
Sea Cliff, Oct. 18.
There Is intense excitement here over
the discovery of a double tragedy,
accompanied by elements of morbid
romunce, which make It resemble the
dual suicide of a rather emotional
Frenchman and a sentimental girl In
Central park, New York, only a few
weeks since. The principals In 'this
affair are Elette Titus, of Brooklyn,
iind Mury Duff, the daughter of Peter
Duff, also of Brooklyn, who left Mr.
Duff's summerhouse at Sea CHIT at 9
o'clock on Tuesday evening saying they
were going for a short walk, and who
did not return, were found dead last
night lu Mr. Duffs bathhouse. The
discovery was made at 11 o'clock by
the party of searchers who had been
looking for the young couple ever since
yesterday morning.
The bathhouse was locked from the
inside. Some one of the searchers
suggested thut possibly either one of
the young couple might be Inside, and
the door was forced open. Young Titus
und Miss Duff were both Inside. They
were dead. Titus was shot through
the head.
Mary Duff died from the effects of
chloroform. When found ,she lay upon
the floor of the bath house upon her
buck. A cloth, which smelled strongly
of chloroform, laid across her face.
Titus was on his knees beside her. It
would appear that the girl died from
the effects of chloroform, and Titus,
while standing over her, had shot him
self through the temple, and had then
fallen upon his knees in a. crouching
position near the body. A revolver,
with which he killed himself, was lying
upon the floor of the bath house beside
his body.
The bath house is on the beach of the
Long Island Sound, about a quarter of
a mile from Mr. Duff's house.Mary Duff
was a pretty girl, about 20 years of age.
She was a blonde. Young Titus was
about 22 years old and of dark com
plexion. He has been a summer visitor
at Sea Cliff for past three or four sea
sons. He has always boarded at Mr.
Dutf's house, and tjere he first met
Mary Duff. It was a boy and girl at
tachment at first, but as the young folks
grew up their affections for eaclt other
increased, and an engagement followed.
It was expected that they would
shortly be married. The engagement
was perfectly satisfactory to all con
cerned. Everything seemed happy and
prosperous, and the outlook for their
future was a bright one, so far as any
one knows.
Dr. Hums' Theory.
Dr. Burns, one of the searchers,
made a statement. In which he said
that Mr. Titus some time ago gave Mrs.
Duffy, Mary's mother, chloroform for
the toothache. Furthermore, he had
advocated the use of chloroform for
headaches. The doctor's theory is now
that when Titus and Mary Duff wont
out for the walk on Tuesday night,
Mary complained of a headache, and
Titus Induced her to enter the bath
house; where he proposed curing her
headache with chloroform; thut Mary
sat down, and Titus saturated his hand
kerchief with chloroform and then
placed it across her forehead; that
Titus unintentionally gave Mary an
overdose, or kept the chloroform cloth
on too long, and that Mary died; that
Titus then endeavored to resuscitate
her, and in doing so pulled her body
down upon the floor of the bath house,
while he tried to restore hor to life;
that when Titus realized that Mary
was dead, and that he had killed her,
he became frenzied with grief and then
shot himself. Dr. Burns says this will
explain why Mary's body was ofund
lying upon her back on the floor. This
theory seems to have universal evi
dence. Mr. Titus was a son of the late Colo,
nel Henry Titus, founder of Tltusvllle,
Fla. His mother, who Is one of the
Hodgkins family, Is still living at Titus-
vllle. At her death young Elett Titus
would have been heir to a fortune.
HER PASSION FOR THE SEA.
Mrs. Carson Is Spending Her Fortune In
Ocean Steamship Fares.
By the United Press.
Chlcngo, Oct. 17. Mrs. Eliza Carson
Is said to be a most ecentrlc old lady.
Although she has reached the advanced
age of 74 years, her love for the sea
amounts to almost a mania and she
spends nearly all of her time upon it.
She Is spending her fortune as well. It
is alleged, and in ten years has poured
$80,000 into the coffers of the Atlantic
steamship companies. It is because of
the alleged unusual propensity for
squandering money that Julius Rohr
bach, her son-in-law, has asked the
probate court to appoint a conservator
to take charge of and save what she
has left.
Ten years ago, he says, she had a for
tune of $110 000, and all but $:!0,000 has
gone to gratify the old lady's desire
for travel. During that time she has
crossed the Atlantic fifty times, and
durxlng the lust year she has fairly
lived on the ocean, as she has been
across thirteen times since Jan. 1. Mr.
Hohrbnch thinks she Is no possessed
of sound reason.
WORLD'S FAIR WOMAN THIEF.
She Pilfered $1,000 Worth of Articles at
Exposition Hotels.
By the United Press.
Chlcngo, 111., Oct. 18. Clever Miss C.
H. Slske was arrested yesterday for
having stolen an Immense array of ar
ticles, ranging from woman's apparel
to tableware, and valued altogether at
over $1,000. The goods bear the marks
of World's Fair hotols, In which the
woman admitted she had been em
ployed. Her trunk was also well stocked with
valuable gifts from numerous bachel
ors and widowers throughout the
Western states, to whom she had writ
ten touching love letters.
BORDENS AT FALL RIVER.
Lizzie and Her Sister Have Moved to i
Fashionable Part of tho City.
By tho United Press.
New York, Oct. 18. The latest In re
ference to tho famous Borden sisters
was given at the Fifth avenue hotel by
one of the lawyers who had been em
ployed on the murder case. In an In
terview he said:
"The Borden sisters are living very
quietly In Fall River, but not. In the
house where somebody committed the
crlmo for which MIbs Lizzie Borden was
tr.'ed. They have moved to a more
faslonabla section of the city, and lead
an existence which is about as near
isolation as it Is possible to conceive.
"Together they own property esti
mated at the value of $500,000, and why
they don't go abroad for five or six
years, by which time the sensational
episode in their lives will be tolerably
forgotten, no one who hasn't the firm
ness, not to say stubbornness, of that
particular phase of New England
character need hope to understand."
SHOT AT A NUDE .MARAUDER.
lie Begged for His Clothes, but Got Only
Trousers.
By the United Press.
Kingston, N. Y., Oct. IS. A naked
man who was seen prowling In the back
yards of several houses in this city late
last night caused great excitement. B.
E. Codley, who heard the man calling
back of his bedroom wlndlw, shot four
times in the air to frighten him away.
He remained motionless, however, and
begged for his clothes, sayingthey were
In the house.
Codley gave him a pair of pants, and
with nothing on but these he disap
peared. This morning the man's
clothes were found In the back yard,
where he had evidently left them.
KILLED BY A PLAYFUL CALF.
A West Virginia Farmer .Meets Death In a
Peculiar Manner.
By the United Press.
Parkersburg, W. v., Oct. 18. M. L
Oats, a fanner near Pennsboro, was
killed by a calf in a peculiar wuy. He
was sitting on a log watching his
stock, when a young calf ran up be
hind unseen by Oats and struck him In
play, knocking him off the log. The
calf then Jumped and pranced on hi
body and stomach, causing great agony
and the man's death.
STEEPLE-CLIM BER'S FATE.
Plunged Ninety Feet and Broke Ncarly
All His Bones.
By the United Press.
Evansvillo, Ind., Oct. IS. Ernest M.
Beeson, a carpenter of this city, work
ing on St. John's church, in Warrick
county, 12 miles from this city, fell
from the top of the steeple, HO feet, yes
terday. He was Instantly killed, and nearly
every bone in his body was broken.
DOLBY IX PRISON AT LAST.
The i.Mob at Washington Court House
(.fuelled by the Troops, und the Cause of
Trouble Removed.
By the United Press.
Washington Court House, O., Oct.
18. Dolby, the negro prisoner, who
was the cause of u serious riot here last
night, was taken to the penitentiary at
Columbus nt an early hour this morning
under an escort of four companies of
the Fourteenth regiment. The train
was stopped near the state prison and
the prisoner was hurriedly placed be
hind the bars where he will spend the
next twenty years of his life at hard
labor.
The most intense indignation pre
vails here against both Sheriff Cook
and Colonel Coit, as the people hold him
responsible for the killing and wound
ing of the twenty-four people known to
have been struck.
Mack Johnson, of Wllllamsport. Cler
mont county, shot throgh the abdomen,
died this morning at 10 o'clock. Col
onel Hunt, commanding the First reg
iment received orders from Governor
McKlnley to return to Cincinnati, and
left at 10.15.
An Ohio Town Burning. I
By the United Press.
Ashtabula Oct. 18. Fire broke nut nt
Jefferson, the county seat of Ashtabula
county, at an early hour this morning,
and is raging violently. The entire bu-d-
nes portion of the city Is threatened w t.h
destruction. The authorities received an
appeal for help and a portion of the fire
department left for Jefferson on a speobil
train, rne toss cannot as yet w esti
mated. Naphtha Spring Fired.
By tho United Press.
Tlflls, Russian Transeaucasln.Oct. 18.
An extensive conflagration Is reported
from Grosny. A large naphtha spring be
came Ignited In some unexplained man
ner, and the flames spread to a number of
buildings In Its vicinity. Seventeen work
men employed In the buildings referred to
were burned to death.
HEARD OVER THE CABLE.
The khedlve of Egypt has sent Com
poser Strauss a pair of giraffes as a
jubilee present.
Nuremberg police broke uu. after much
trouble, an organization of socialist wo
men with anarchist tendencies.
An English expedition to the Arctic ocean
to rescue John Batty and his companion,
Hyland, will be led by Batty's brother.
The British government sanctions the
coinage at Bombay of a special dollar for
circulation in the Straits Settlements and
Hong Kong.
The judicial whitewashing of ex-Chnn-cellor
Lolst, the brutal Cameroons com
mander, has raised a storm among Her
man socialists.
On tho charge of being engaged In a
nlmlllst conspiracy, thirty students In tho
Technological institute of St. Petersburg
were arrested.
Publishers of a Spanish Catholic pa
per, which said Queen Christina had
causod the king to be enrolled as a Free
mason, will be prosecuted by her.
TELEGRAPH TICKS.
By swallowing poison, Oeorge OrabeJ,
aged 29, of St. Louis, ended his life.
In a dispute over a whip, William Llda,
Liberty, Mo., was killed by James Hlnes,
a negro.
C. F. Morrill, the defaulting bank cash
ier, of Manchester, N. H., is said to be In
Buenos Ayres.
Amad dng fatally bit Bessie Rates, aged
10, at Guthrie, O. T., and would-be shoot
ers killed Mrs. Ltttlejohn.
North Pacific seals are being slaught
ered to the point of extermination, says
Sir Charles Tupper, of Canada.
The fourth grinder of a mastodon found
near Ulster Park, N. Y., suggests the
presence thereabouts of the entire skele
ton, Money found In a well of Hermnn
Freeze, ex-eashler of the Homer (Neb.)
bank, disapproves his fanciful story of a
"hold-up."
Almost on the eve of hanging for wife
murder, Frank Kurtz, of ChicuKu, had his
sentence commuted to life Imprisonment.
As the express messenger threw off
bundles of furs at Laity, O., a strange
man picked them up and ran, but had to
drop them on being wounded,
PENNSYLVANIA TOPICS.
Easton's now hospital will be opened to
tho public next week.
The average wuges of farm laborers In
Berks county Is about IK) cents a day and
board.
There are forty-ono cases of typhoid
fever at the little town of Palmyra, Leb
anui county.
Berks county weather prophets read the
signs of a hard winter In the goose bone
and chipmunk fur. v
Antonio Sardorosky, nf Braddock, has
not yet recovered his wife, who, he sayB,
was stolen by trainmen.
Repalrsmen on the Philadelphia and
Reading railroad will hereafter work nine
Instead Of tun hours a day.
LUZERNE iSJIL FEVER
LubriciitirHj Material is Discovered in
Faying Quantities.
THE GRANGERS ARE EXCITED
The Annonnccincnt That the Lower Part
of the County Is Oil Soaked, Caused
Keul Estate to Become Too Valu
able to llo Wulked Upon.
By the United Press. i
Wilkes-Barre, Oct. 18.
There is much excitement among the
farmers of the lower end of Luzerne
county over the announcement of the
fact that oil in paying quantities has
been discovered in the vicinity. Land
has taken a jump. In price In conse
quence. For some time past the East
ern Pennsylvania Oil company has been
buying up land on the quiet, on which
they will sink wells at once.
E. C. Rosenzl, an oil veteran, Is In
charge of the work, and It has Just
leaked out that he has been on the
ground prospecting for over a year. His
theory was that oil must be lying in
quantities near the coal fields, and this
theory has now been realized. It is said
that the oil belt extends from Brooklyn,
Susquehanna county, to the northern
part of Schuylkill county.
The oil In Luzerne county has been
discovered at a distance of six hundred
feet, and Rosenzl says a rich yield Is
promised. The Standard Oil company
is also said to be In the field, and hub
purchased large tracts of land in Sus
quehanna county, but an far as known
none In Luzerne county.
THE COOK GAXtt MARAUDING.
A New Company of Outlaws in tho Chero
kee Nation- The Leader Is a llnlf-llrecd
lnJIiiu.
By the United Press.
Tulequnh, I. T Oct. 18. When Bob
Dnlton ii nd several of his followers
were killed at Cofft yvllle a couple of
years ago , the good people of the Cher
okee nation breathed somewhat easiel
and slept sounder for a time.
But since the commencement of the
big Cherokee movement a new band
of outlaws have been organized win.
have become as great terrors there
abouts as were Old Tom Starr or Hob
Daltun In their palmiest days of law
lessness. The Cook gang, who rubbed
the Kansas and Arkansas Valley rail
road station nt Fort Gibson a few
nights since, have as their leader Bill
Cook, a youthful half-breed Cherokee,
not more than 22 years of age, and his
followers, some fifteen or twenty in
nunibcr,cimpiise almost every nation
ality. Many of Bill's subjects are old men,
who have perhaps led lives of outlawry
irom their youth up, and who are
versed in all the varied phases of the
highwayman's existence. Others of
the gang are young like Bill: some are
fugitives from the surrounding slates,
who find temporary refuge In company
Willi the young desperado, while others
are outlaws from choice. Although
a half-breed Cherokee Indian, Bill Cook
would pass in any country as a full
blooded white man.
He is tall and handsome, with sharp
blue eyes and brown huir. He Is a good
rider, a dead center shot and has an in
tellect as sharp us a two-edged sword
He rides fine horses, wears goodclothes,
a broad-brimmed hat, two six-shooters
and a long-bladed bowle knife, and l
never found without a good Winches
ter. The rendezvous of the Cook gatis,
is in the mountains north of Fort Gib
son, and although they are badly
wanted by both the Cherokee and
United States authorities, so far none
of the officers have cared to risk their
lives In an attempt to hunt litem down
and arrest them.
NEW YORK'S EAST SIDE.
Statistics Compiled by Church Temperance
Society Churches und Saloons.
By the United Press.
New York. Oct. IS. A volume of
curious, interesting und valuable sta
tistics and facts has been obtsiind con
cerning the life of nearly 100,000 of the
city's varied humanity. According to
the result of the investigation on the
East Sldu the ninety-nine blocks con
tain a population of 94,01,6 persons In
l!l,l!)l families.
The German quarter consists of fif
teen blocks and contains 16.3S1 prsnns,
7,609 of whom are native born. Out of
the 3,192 families in that quarter 3.338
occupy four, three and two rooms, for
which the average rental Is $13.81 per
month. In the Jewish quarter, com
posed of the forty-two blocks, there is a
population of 49,35k poisons, of whom
6,937 are native born; 21.143 are Russian
or Polish Jews. An average of $8.84 per
month Is paid as rental.
The Italian quarter comprises forty
two blocks and contains 28,266 people,
of whom 8,753 are native born. Of the
4,475 families 4,106 occupy rooms for
which the average rental Is $11.70 per
month. In the entire district there are
found to bo 563 liquor saloons, to coun
teract the effect of which there are only
seven churches.
Governor .Mckinley's Tour.
By the United Press.
New York, Oct. 18. Governor McKlnley
will begin his New York campaign on tho
25th, when he will speak al Dunkirk. In
the evening he will appear at a monster
mass meeting in Buffalo. At noon on the
Ziith he will speak at Utlra uud at Syra
cuse the same evening. Bo will arrive In
Philadelphia by a special train about 9
o'clock lu the evening on the 27th. On
Monday he will continue his work in
Pennsylvania.
Vorgcd Vathcr-ln-Law's Name.
By the United Press.
Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 18.-John H. Me
Clung, of the linn of Shepherd & McClung,
Implement dealers, Is missing, having left
a fumlly. It Is alleged that he forged the
name of his fulhor-ln-law, Benjnmln Buf
fer, to notes for $l,5tK). MeClung's
whereabouts are unknown, but efforts are
being nuiUo to discover him uud bring him
to justice.
Stauffcr Is Still Alive.
By the United Press.
Philadelphia, Oct. a8.-Wllllam K.
Stauffer, the young Ashland, O., man who
shot himself on Tuesday evening after a
quarrel with his sweetheart, Is still alive,
but can hardly recover. Allss Starr, his
fiance, and his mother are al his bedside.
If Stauffer grows worse ami his denth be
comes Imminent It Is snld he anil .Miss
Starr will be married before he dies.
KoMnsons Indicted for Murder.
By tho United Press.
Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 1R.-The grand jury
this afternoon finished its Inquiry Into
the facts of the case of the people against
Clarence and Sarah Robinson, for tho
murder of Montgomery lllhbs on the night
of the Itfth. Both husband and wife are
Indicted for the crime.
Work of Dynamite 1 lends.
By the United Press.
McKeesport, "Pa., Oct. IB. Dynamite
was placed on the track of the Baltimore
and Onto nil I road at Long Run bridge ht.it
evening and a serious wreck narrowly
averted.' The stick of dynamite was tied
to the rail. The Blssell accommodation,
which arrives here at 7.55 p. m encoun
tered It. The explosion damaged the traok
and tore off one of the front wheels from
the engine. The passengers were badly
frightened and somewhat shaken up, but
no one was seriously injure1.
NARROW ESCAPE OF MIXERS.
Seven Men Imprisoned in the Houey
Brook .Mine at llhzloton-Ileroto Work
of Rescuing Party.
By the United Press.
AVilkes-Bnrre, Pa., Oct. 18. The news
has just come out that on Wednesday
night seven men were imprisoned In
the Honey Brook mine, near Hazleton,
this county, by a rush of water and
narrowly escaped with their lives. The
men were engaged In releasing the
water which had collected In the mine
holes from the surface. Contrary to
custom, however, they did not run to
the bottom of the slope, but took refuge
in another breast inside the point where
they had prepared the blast. When the
explosion took place the water rushed
to the bottom of the slope in a great
body, filling the gangway to the roof.
The pumping machinery was put In
motion. The fireman on the surface
worked like beavers to keep up steam
and every effort made to keep the pump
running at Its fuul capacity until they
had reduced the quantity of water In
the gangway sufficiently for an explor
ing party to gain an entrance. These
men returned shortly afterwards with
the information that miners were alive.
The pumping was kept up until today,
when the men were all safely taken out.
PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD.
The Thirteenth Annual Sessions Arc Held
nt Tyrone.
By the United Press.
Tyrone, Pa., Oct. 18. The afternoon
session of the 13lh annual meeting of
the Presbyterian synod of Pennsyl
vania opened with ti prayer by Ijr. S. C.
Logan, of Scranton. After roll call Rev.
J. P. E. Kumbler, D. D., pastor of the
East Liberty church. Pittsburg, was
chosen moderator. Rev. 11. O. Furliay,
pastor of tho Tyrone church, welcomed
the prominent dignitaries in behalf of
the city, the Huntingdon presbytery
and the home church. Rev. Pr. Roberts
was re-elected stated and permanent
clerk for three years, and Rev. John J.
Beiicom, of Philadelphia, permanent
clerk. The synodical sustenntion re
port was made by John S. Mcintosh,
1). V., L.L.D., of Philadelphia, which
wus adopted.
This evening a popular meeting was
held in the Joint Interests of synodical
sustenntion and education. Tin- speak
ers were: Rev. J. M. McJunkin, Rev,
J. P. E. Kumbler, D.D., Rev. J. S. Me
liilnsh. U. D., I..L.U, Hon. John W.
Siinonioii, Rev.'Thomas Murphy, D. P..
Kev. Samuel A. Martin. O. D., and Pro
fessor 11. D. Wilson, Ph. I).
Vienna Police Charge on Mobs.
By the. United Press.
Vienna, Oct. 18. Workingmcn agitating
for universal suffrage today had a collis
ion with the police. After mass meeting
In which they were nddressed by several
Democratic orators, Pi.wni of them march
ed toward the Beychratcli. Two compa
nies of mounted police met the head jf
tho column and ordered the men lo dis
perse. The street crowd hurried lo the as
sistance of tho lenders, anil tno police
charged with drawn swords ami many
were cut and trnmpleu.
Scranton institutions Chartered.
By the United Press.
Hiu-rlsburg, Oct. 18. There were char
tered today the new Equitable Building
and Loan association of Serunton, cap
ital $l,0tm,ni), and the South Scranton
Building and Loan association of Scran
ton, capital $l,tKi,i).
The Cnr's Days Numbered.
By the United Press.
Berlin, Oct. IS. A privnto dispatch from
Llvndin says 1 hut the cr.ur's family ami
attendants are unanimous In the belief
that the emperor cannot live many days.
Congressman W right III.
By the United Press.
Snsnuehannn, Pa., Oct. IS. Hon. Myron
B. vt rlglit, congressman from the Fif
teenth district of Pennsylvania, Is crit
ically ill at Treuton, Canada.
FROM WASHINGTON'.
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt
has none to Pittsburg to npsumc control
of the Investigation which Is going on
there ns to the chnrgns of assessments for
campaign purposes.
Wllllum Barnes, a clerk In the treasur
er's ofllee for thirty-five, years, who died
on Wednesday, has handled In his life
time probably more money than nny man
In the world. The greatest amount In nny
one day handled by htm Is stated at $',
iHjo.ooa. The naval Inspection board, of which
Commodore Sclfrldge is president, has re
turned to Washington from Hninplon
Roads, after spending two days making a
thorough test of tho new government
vessel built In the Norfolk navy yard,
with results which far ekceded the most
sanguine expectations.
Supervising Inspector General Dumont,
of the steamboat inspection service, In
his annual report states that of the 700,
luM.OHO people carried on steam vessels dur
ing tho past fiscal year only !W passengers
Inst their lives through casualties. Dur
ing the same period 159 persons employed
nn steam vessels were lost, an Increase
over im af 27.
LIVE SPORTING TOPICS.
Great Interest Is felt In the Princeton
Cornell game at Manhattan Held on 8at
nrlay. Cornell has a light team, but is
playing a strong gume this your.
Chairman Howard K. Raymond, of the
racing board of the League of American
Wheelmen, has resigned. He will fill
his present olllce until his successor is reg
ularly elected.
Lucky Baldwin declines to let Rey TCI
Suntu Anita race with Henry nf Navarre
atOukloy, but will let the American Derby
winner run Navarre at Hawthorn next
Haturday for a purse of 2.1KK).
Tom O'Kourke, the manager of Joe Wal
cott, is determined to make young firllTo
light, or else show he was only bluffing
Yesterday O'llourke posted Jl.WK) with the
light Orllfo for $.VX or $10,000 a side.
The annual fifteen mile road race of
the Manhattan Bicycle club will take
place over the Westchester course on Oct.
20. Kvorv long distance rider of promi
nence in th club is In training for the
event.
Hlte Beckham, of Bradford, Pa., and
.TuckCostello, the champion welter-weight
of Canada, fought before the Henry Ath
lutlc club of Alexandria, Va., last night.
Peckhum knocked Costello out In the ruth
round.
The Utlcu Cvcllng club has Indorsed tho
Pnlter "good" roads" ticket for division
otlleers. Hlmllar action has been taken by
the Ramblers' Cycling club, Press club,
of Uuffulo; Albany County wheelmen and
others.
Al Johnson now admits that he will
buck the New York and Brooklyn clubs
of the National association. He further
says that admission to the games of the
league's new rival will bo free, and that
after once In the grounds the spectators
can pay 15 or 2T cents for a seat.
On Tuesday or Wednesday nf next week
Johnnie Johnson will try for the mile
slralghtnwav record on the Boulevard
course nt Buffalo. He will be juiced on
a "maul" ridden by L. and C. Callahan,
C M Murphv ami If. R. Hteenson. John
souls expected to come near lin. 10s.
WEATHER REPORT.
Fair: winds shifting to southerly;
warmer.
'FiNLLTS
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u j yj uvuu
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For This Week.
28 pieces, 40-inch nil wool Henri
ettas, best shades, 50c quality,
Special Price, 35c.
20 pieces, 411-ineli all worn Henri
etta, (15c. quality.
Special Price, 45c.
18 pieces, 3u-inc.l1 all wool Assaliel
Dress Flannels, 40c quality,
Special Price, 29c.
25 pieces line l:nlisli Snitintrs.
changeable eflccts,
Special Price, 43c.
20 pieces Silk and Wool Mixtures,
65c. quality,
Special Price, 48c.
CHOICE NOVELTIES FOR
Our line of Black (ioods comprises
the Latest and Hest Designs of the
Leadini; Foreign Manufacturers.
FIN LEY'S
1510 and 512 Lackawanna Ave.
MINERS'
OIL CLOTHE
Wholesale and Retail,
: H. A. KINGSBURY
I '313 Spruce Street.
1 Telephone, No. 4633.
A FOOT II A USE.
Couldn't hurt much more than an
uncomfortable shoe .Our "KOR
RECT SHAPE" Shoes are easy.
CORK SOLES
In Calf and Cordivanare just what you
want for Fall and Winter.
0!
114 Wyoming Avenue.
PAY
ENOUGH
Rome people are too onxlous to fare
hen buying a watch, thinking that a
cheap watch will do us well us a good one,
tnd that all the difference lu watchee Is
the price. May be that It reuulred a
moral eltort ou your part to pay us till for
a plain looking but honest timcktupur,
when somebody else generally offers you
a gold watch for and Just for good
ness sake throws In a gold chuin and
charm. Of course It Is nil a "tame
schwindle," as the Jew suid when he went
up In the balloon and couldn't find the sil
ver lining of the cloud. It happens every
now and then that u person sends off for
a gold wutch, gets it, and then loses faith
in watches nnd humanity for ever and
ever. We think it would pay you to cull
on us and see if we have what you want,
and if we cun't sult'you lit all out of u
large stock of watches, why it Is time
enough then to send out of town for a X-M
gold watch.
V. J. WEIGHED,
JEWELER,
408 Sprue Street.
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