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SCRANTON, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 24, 1894.
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HON. TOM REEDAT CHICAGO
Delivers a Kimjini Speech to the Men
y
at the Stock Yards.
FALSE THEOKY OP FKEE TRADE
Cheap English Goods and Ugh American
Wages Among the Impossibilities.
Docs Not Think That a Southern
Minority Should Rule the North.
By the United Press.
Chicago, Oct. 23.
Precisely at 12 o'clock today Hon.
Thomas B. Reed and the small party
accompanying him reached the Union
Stock Yards and were driven to the
Exchange building, In front of which a
pine board platform had been erected.
Surrounding the plutform was a crowd
of at least 2,000, composed of stockmen,
cattle herders, yardmen and clerks, who
cheered the man from Maine on his
rising to address them. In the course
of his address, Mr. Reed said:
Our southern Democratic masters have
a beautiful theory. They said we are
prosperous, but let us be better off. We
will keep all we have and then go and buy
some English, goods and be happy. They
don't think that buying English goods
does not employ American lubor. They
thought they could have cheap English
goods and high American wages to
gether. I have said that the southern
Democrats are in charge. If southern
Democrats are in the majority let them
rule. But I don't want to see nlnety
Beven fellowB make themselves supe
rior to one hundred and one.
Now, what Is a tariff? It is something
which concerns the business of this en
tire community. It enters Into your
homes and business everywhere. A tariff
bill ought to be made open and above
toard. How was the Wilson bill made? It
was made up In a room shut off from ev
erybody. They said to everybody, 'Take
your doBe.' I don't believe that the re
sult will be satisfactory to the country,
and now they, themselves, are not satis
fled and they intend to tear It to pieces
and keep this country stirred up for the
next few years.
At the conclusion of his speech Mr.
Reed was escorted to his carriage and
driven to Packlngtown, where he vis
ited the big packing houses. Mr. Reed
left for Minneapolis early this evening.
OUTLOOK IN THE SOUTH.
Republicans Hove a Good Fighting Chance
If Elections Are l air.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Washington, Oct (23. During the
next two weeks there will be a good
deal of attention paid by the officials
of both committees to the condition of
affairs In states south of Mason and
Dixon's line. The .Idea of breaking
the "Solid South" has never been a
very encouraging one to the Republi
cans, but the conditions are such this
full that the only thing going to pre
vent an Increase In the Republican rep
resentation from southern states will
be a recourse to the long-established
custom of counting out any man who
has fairly defeated a Democratic can
didate. If a fair count can be secured In Vir
ginia there Is not the slightest doubt of
at least two Republicans being elected
from that state. There are four dis
tricts In Alabama that present a very
Interesting condition, and one that is
very encouraging to the Republicans.
They are the Fourth, Fifth, Seventh
and Ninth. In these districts the Kolb
ltes, Republicans and Populists have
combined, and the Democrats are very
much alarmed over the situation. In
Maryland all reports Indicate the suc
cess of the Republican candidates in
the Fifth and Sixth districts.
Some very heavy work will be put
Jn during the next two weeks In Indi
ana, Illllnols, Wisconsin and Kansas.
In the latter state the Populists are
endeavoring by all possible schemes
of fraud to retain their power, but
reports received here Indicate that they
will do well If they succeed in electing
one member. This will be Jerry
Simpson, of Medicine Lodge, and even
in his district the (Republicans are
feeling confident of success.
SIGNIFICANT STRAWS.
Bering All Over New York Is in Favor
of Morton.
By the United Press.
Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 23. Bookmaker
Kinney, of Newark, has arrived, bring
ing with him an election betting boom.
Kinney is a Democrat, but he lays his
. money on his Judgment. He has an
nounced that he was willing to bet
even on Morton, and refused to take the
other end of it. He got one bet of $500
even with Jimmy Buckley. He offered
to lay $1,000 to $700 on Morton, but no
one has taken him. Smithy Eggloston
last night laid $1,000 to $700 on Morton,
and Is offering more at the same odds.
Joe Slegfrles has been betting on 11111
even, but he has mnde no offers since
he learned of Kinney's offer.
A Blnghamton special says the bet
ting In that vicinity Is 2 to 1 on Morton,
but no large wagers- have been laid.
Hill men were frightened by the nomi
nation of Wheeler, but are now regain
ing confidence.
DAYTON IS A WINNER.
That Opinion Is Fast Gaining Ground in
Mr. Wilson's District.
By the United Press.
Cumberland, Md., Oct. 23. More than
usual interest Is being manifested her
itj the political situation of the Second
Congressional district of West Virginia.
Hon. A. L. Dayton's chances of elec
tion are growing more hopeful every
day. Conservative Democrats almost
concede his election.
The hostility to Mr. Wilson by Senator
Davis Is well known, and he. it Is said, is
making every effort to secure his defeat.
It Is also reported here that Hon. Wood
Daily, of Keyser, W. Va is over the
traces. Mr. Dally Is a leading lawyer
and popular gentleman, and his refus
ing to aid Mr. Wilson in the campaign
means something.
COCKRAN MAY RUV,
Ex-Mayor Grant Wants II Im to Oppose
Lemuel Ell Ouigg.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
New York, Oct. 23. It Is understood
that the Tammany congressional nomi
nations will be revised. John De Witt
Warner and Uourke Cockran are to be
run again.
It is not unlikely that John Connelly
will be called off and Cockran substi
tuted as the opponent for Lemuel Ely
Qulgg. This is Hugh J. Grant's desire,
, and Tammany has to be kind to Grant,
now, '
TO PREVENT FRAUD.
If It Is in the Woods, Gotham Will Have
. a Clean Election.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
New York, Oct. 23. There will, It Is
believed, be an honest vote in New
York this fall, at liwst by comparison.
. - '.
Every name on the registry list is being
looked up and in the work of detecting
colonization the police, who are them
selves usually active, are being assisted
by dozens of men detailed by the anti
Tammany -organizations. An honest
vote is recognized as the first necessity
In the fight to redeem the city from
Tammany misrule.
The good government clubs have Is
sud a cull for watchers at the polls.
Two men will be at each polling place
and these will prosecute any person at
tempting to vote illegally. Prizes will
be given to those securing convictions
of such offenders, and heavy rewards
have already been offered for the detec
tion of any registering or voting Illegal
ly. On the other hand; the prosecution
of several Tammanyites for election
frauds last year has disheartened "de
gang" and they will go slow now.
IS TWO FEET SQUARE.
That's tho Size of the Official Ballot in
the Keystone Slate.
By the United Press.
Harrisbuig, Oct. 23.-A11 the clerks
in the state department have been
utilized the past few days In preparing
the official ballots for all the counties
in Pennsylvania. Their work Is at last
completed. All the ballots except those
for Philadelphia have been mailed to
the proper county officers. Owing to
the large number of senatorial and
legislative districts In Philadelphia
seventy-six ballots are required for that
vitv.
The official ballot Is two feet square
and contains seven columns, except irt a
few counties In which eight are required
to accommodate the multiplicity of
parties.
WILL HELP REPUBLICANS.
Democratic Bolt in Clarion County That
Will Prove Serious.
By the United Press.
Clarion, Pa., Oct. 23. The Clarion
Jacksonlan, a Democratic paper, has
bolted the Democratic nominations for
congress, senate and state. The Jack
sonlan represents the anti-machine side
of the party In this county. It was the
advocate of Mr. Fox for congress and
Mr. Neely for the state senate, both of
Clarion county. At the conference
both were defeated, as the Jacksonlan
claims, by the boodle element which
runs the machine in Clarion county for
the money there is In it.
The course taken by the paper is In
dorsed by a large element In the Demo
cratic party, and the result will proba
bly be a Republican victory in Clarion
county.
TROUBLE FOR SINGERLY.
Philadelphia and Pittsburg Typographi
cal I'nions I'nite to Make It.
Ey the United Press.
Pittsburg, Oct. 23. William M. Slng
erly's fondness for non-nulon labor
threatens to get the Democratic can
didate for governor into trouble. On
Friday next, when Mr. Slngerly and
his orators reach Pittsburg they will
be confronted with an accumulation
of labor facts.
The Typographical union of Philadel
phia has prepared a severe arraign
ment of Singerly's fight against union
labor upon his own paper. The case
made out against Mr. Slngerly has been
indorsed by the Typographical
union of Pittsburg, and will be given
to the public when the Democratic
campaigners reach here on Friday.
WAGE-EARNERS HIT HARD.
New Tariff Bill Will Cause a Reduction of
Easily 30 Per Cent.
By the United Press.
Indianapolis. Oct. 23. J. N. Roberts,
president of two tin mill companies In
Wales and one In Gas City, this state,
made a startling assertion today In re
gard to the relations of the wage-earner
and a protective tariff.
Mr. Roberts says that the new tariff
law will necessitate a cut of not less
than 30 per cent. In wages in this coun
try. POLITICS IN BRIEF.
Springer, of Illinois, is In danger.
McKlnloy will speak in Pittsburg to
night. Billy Hlnes threatens to sue John Lels
etirlng for libel.
McKlnley will speak In Philadelphia
twice next Saturday.
General Hastings will open his Philadel
phia campaign tomorrow night.
Colonel William L. Strong formally ac
cepts the anti-Tammany nomination for
mayor.
Blue-eyed Billy Sheehan, of Buffalo,
warns David Martin not to get too ac
tive in Gotham.
In retaliation for Cleveland's Indiffer
ence Hill will let the New York congres
sional ticket slide.
Ben Butterworth Is sanguine of Re
publican success in Nebraska, Iowa,' Illi
nois and New York.
Harry Hall, who spoke In West Pitts
ton last night, will stump Mercer county,
beginning Thursday.
Leon Abbott will not be a candidate for
the New Jersey senatorshlp, but ex-Senator
William J. Sewell will.
Harrison and Morton Will appear on
the same plutform at a forthcoming Re
publican rally In New York city.
Eight million pieces of Republican lit
erature have been distributed by the con
gressional committee this campaign.
Collector Grant Herring, of Bcranton,
and District Attorney Garman, of Wllkes
Barre, ure with Slngerly, on the stump.
Philanthropist Nathan Straus, Tam
many's mayoralty candidate for a day,
has sailed for year's sojourn in Europe.
Senator Hill is trying to shake off the
Maynard Incubus by claiming he wasn't
responsible for Maynard's renomlnation.
Nathan Straus has sent his brother,
Isador, to Buzzard's bay, to get Grover's
opinion of Hill's shabby treatment of
him.
Betting at Buffalo on the coming New
York election Is decidedly In favor of
Ivi P. Morton. The odds on him range
from 10 to 9 and 10 to 6.
Objector Holman's campaign for re-election
to congress is seriously objected to
by his Indiana eonc'Jtuents and It looks
now as if he would ue defeated.
It Ib said Wllllnm L. Wilson is disap
pointed at the smull subscriptions to his
campaign fund wade by the New York im
porters for whom he did so much.
Congressman Tom L. Johnson, Demo
crat, of Cleveland, Is chnrged with colon
izing voters to secure his re-election. He
offers a reward of $500 to anyone prov
ing It.
Wllllnm L. Wilson's failure to procure
an appropriation for slacking the Monon
gahela river between Morgantown place
and Falrmount will probably lose him
bis seat In congress.
At Troy, Senator Saxton, Republican
candidate for. lieutenant governor, repu
diated prescriptive secret societies and
condemned the attempt to Introduce re
ligious prejudice Into politics.
One-half the Breckinridge supporters It
is reported, will vote for Denny, the Re
publican candidate, and thus defeat
Owen, the Democratic nominee for con
gress In the Lexington, Ky district.
Speaking at Charlestown, W. Va,, Gov
ernor McKlnley said: "It Is better for the
Democrats who believe in the protection
of American homes to be regarded as
traitors to their party rather than as
traitors to the best and most sacred inter
ests of the country. It has been charged
hat the Republican' tariff bill was full of
mistakes, but they were In the Interest of
the masses, while of the 690 mistakes the
Democrats had themselves discovered In
thetr-new bill not one was in favor of the
people." i
EUROPEflNSfflUST KEEP OFF
Japan Will Settle Her Own Differ
ences with the Chinese, .
MIKADO WILL NOT BE BLUFFED
The Interference of Officious European
Diplomats Will Not Be Tolerated in the
Settlement of Chinese War Troubles.
King of Korea Sends Gifts.
By the Unltod Press.
Hiroshima, Oct. 23.
The special session of the Japanese
diet, which was recently convoked
here to consider war measures, con
cluded its deliberations and closed yes
terday. Every measure presented to
the diet was unanimously passed. A
memorial was also adopted urging the
government to execute the desires of
the mikado with a view to the restora
tion of peace In the east, the Increase
of the glory of Japan, the punishmeu'.
of China, and the prevention of further
disturbances of eastern cities.
The memorial concludes with the
declaration that Japan will not tol
ate Interference by any nation to pre
vent her obtaining the ultimate ob
jects of the war which she has been
waging against China.
The Pall Mall Gazette prints a de
patch from Hong Kong, which says
that the agents In that city of the Brit
ish steamer Tal-Yuen have complained
to the authorities there that the French
cruiser Forfait recently fired twice at
the Tai-Yuen, calling upon the latter
vessel for a display of her flag.
Panama, Oct. 23. The Star and Her
ald yesterday printed the following un
der the caption, "Speak up, Grover:"
It's about time Uncle Sam was heard
from In the Oriental entanglement.
America's rights In Japan are Just as
Important as England's are in China,
and the latter power should be made to
understand that she cannot dictate
terms for the settlement of the fight in a
manner to suit her because she sees the
scale of victory lowering In favor of
the former. England may do all the
bulldozing she wants to with the
French in Madagascar, but she should
not be allowed to carry out her brow
beating policy in the east.
London, Oct. 23. Advices from Tokio
say the second son of the king of
Korea, who started on Oct. 15 for
Hiroshima with a number of dresents
for the Mikado, has arrived at his des
tination. FORTUNE FOR A SERMON.
Wealthy New Yorker Bequeaths $200,000
to an Acceptable Minister.
By tho United Press.
New York, Oct. 23. Robert Owens, a
real estate owner In Dutchess, Colum
bia, Erie and Steuben counties, came to
this city a few years ago to visit his
cousin, Lucy Owens. One Sunday they
went to hear Rev. Madison C. Peters
preach at the Bloomingdale Reformed
church. Mr. Owens, who Is an old man,
but not a church member, waB highly
pleased with the sermon.
While on a voyage to Europe about
two months agoiMr. Owens died. When
his will was read It was found that he
had left one-third of his real estate,
in all valued at about 00,000, to Rev.
Mr. Peters.
CHAMPION FEMALE TRAMP.
This Woman Bicyclist Ts Touring the Globe
on a Capitol of Three Cents.
By the United Press.
Toledo, Oct. 23. Miss Annie London
derry, of Boston, ,who 'left Chicago
Sept. 24 with only 3 cents in her purse
to make a tour of the globe on a bi
cycle, arrived here Just twenty-seven
days out. Her trip so far has been
without Incident. She Jhad not in
tended to touch at this point, but the
bad roads compelled her to take a more
northerly route than the one she. had
mapped jout.
Miss Londonderry expects to reach
New York In time to tuke a steamer
leaving Nov. 15 for France. Her cal
culations are that she will arrive In San
Fanclsco from the Orient about the
middle of next May.
FALL RIVER STRIKE.
It Begins to Have a Very Serious Aspcet
in Massachusetts.
By the United Press.
Fall River, Mas., Oct. 23. Through
the Instrumentality of the Weavers'
union, which came into existence in
1889, and until within the past week has
been looked upon as a factor of no con
sequence, the textile strike has been In
progress for nine weeks, stopping 34,
000 out of 69,000 looms.
The manufacturers are In a quan
dary. If they cloBe their mills, as they
threaten to do, for the purpose of starv
ing 6,000 weavers Into submission, they
will at the same time throw out 20,000
workers, who are accepting, though
under protest, the wages offered.
UNEARTHED A MASTODON.
Skeleton of an Ancient Monster Found by
a Mifflin County Farmer.
By the United Press.
New Hamilton, Pa., Oct. 23. George
Swain, a farmer living near here, burn
ed some brush in a swamp and the fire
communicated to the soil, a kind of
peat. In putting out the fire a portion
of the skeleton of a mastadon was un
earthed1. The bones found are a tusk seven feet
long; some teeth, one being three feet
by four inches, and weighing twenty
pounds; a portion of a rib, over five
feet long, and some vertebra. Geologi
cal formations Indicate the swamp to
have been an ancient lake.
GASOLINE EXPLOSION.
Several Peoplo Injurcd-A Grocery Store
and Hutchcr Shop Destroyed
By the United Press.
St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 23. Two three
story buildings at Nineteenth and Bid
die streets were demolished by a gaso
line explosion about noon today. A
barrel of the fluid was standing on the
sidewalk at the corner and In some way
fire and exploded. H. W. Dammes
grooery Btore and Paul Kurtz's butcher
shop were wrecked and several other
adjacent buildings damaged.
Frank Kelly, Patrick Dwyer, Gus
Bear and Mrs. Damme and child were
injured.
FEASTED ON RELICS.
Quaint Reunion Service of the Descend
ants of Shipwright Fox.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Steubenvllle, O., Oct 23. At the re
union of the descendants of Joslah Fox
held on Short Creek, this county, the
many guests present ate from a table
spread with linen 160 years old. One of
the company dined off a china plate
dated 1701, and one drank from a silver
cup marked 1601. The gravy was served
from bowls 200 years old, and after din
ner a chapter was read from a Bible
printed in 1683.
Joslah Fox was a shipwright by trade
and superintended the construction of
the United States warships Constitu
tion, Constellation, United States,
Wasp and Hornet.
GAMBLING DEN RAIDED.
Resort That Has Been Supported by Yale
College Students.
By the United Press.
New Haven, Oct. 23. After many
foiled attempts the local police at last
raided successfully last night Ike Hart
enstein'B gambling establishment,
which for many years has been sup
ported largely by Yale students. The
establishment was found In full opera
tion. Hurtensteln was arrested, and a
large roulette wheel and other equip
ment were sized. Hartensteln was held
In $200 ball, and his case was continued
In the police court this morning.
The equipment seized is estimated to
have cost several hundred dollars.
iMORE RIOTING AT CHICAGO.
Hoodlums Abuse Truln llunds and Burn
the Depot at Wildwood-Sct Fire to a
Train of Freight Cars.
By the United Press.
Chicago, Oct. 23. Deeds of violence
which characterized the recent great
railroad strike were repeated last night
at Grand Crossing and South Chicago
by a gang of hoodlums. An Illinois
Central suburban train was boarded
by a crowd of toughs, who abused the
crew, calling them "Scabs." They were
finally ejected. When the train reached
Wlldwood the depot was burning and
while the trainmen devoted themselves
to extinguishing .the flames, the mis
creants set fire to a train of box cars on
a side track, one car being totally de
stroyed. When the train again started it was
found that all the semuphores had been
removed and the lamps placed under
the woodwork, of the road bed
the structure burning like tinder.
Xhe flames were smothered with sand
and cinders, but not until the track In
places was so weakened that supports
had to be placed under it.
MANGLED BY DYNAMITE.
Edward Golden Receives Shocking In
juries from Delayed Blast.
By the Unltod Press.
Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 23. Edward Gol
den, aged 38, foreman at the big sewer
In course of construction on East
street, Allegheny City, received fright
ful Injuries today by a delayed explo
sion of a dynamite blast. Golden
started to examine the fuse, thinking
it extinguished.
In addition to being terribly burned,
Golden's nose was broken, his eyes
blown out and arms and legs were
broken.
BANDIT SEARCEY SQUEALS.
Ho Will Furnish Information Concerning
Train Robbery.
By the United Press.
Calverton, Va., Oct. 23. Before'belng
brought to Fredericksburg, Charles J.
Searcey, the Aqula Creek train robber,
made a confession which is now in the
hands of proper authorities. There
were but two men concerned in the rob
bery; Morganfleld and Searcey.
A pouch containing bonds and drafts
was recovered this afternoon with as
sistance of Searcey and forwarded to
Washington.
PEANUTS PROVE FATAL.
Nellie l aircll A'c Too Many and They
Caused Her Death.
By the United Press. .
New York, Oct. 23. Nellie Farrell, a
20-year-old Brooklyn girl, had a great
fondness for peanuts. On Tuesday she
was taken violently 111. It wns found
necessary to perform an operation.
Fully a quart of undigested peanuts
were found in hor stomuch. The girl
died of peritonitis.
KEYSTONE VIGNETTES.
Wife Murderer Wllllum Garrett will bo
tried in Lebanon In December.
The Chester Hallowe'en parade will
have 6,000 men and boys In line.
The schools of Hollidaysburg have been
closed by a diphtheria epidemic.
Typhoid fever Is epidemic in St. Clair
and Branchdale, Schuylkill county.
A special session of the Dauphin county
court has been called for December VI.
John Fielding, of Chester, was found
drowned In Chester creek on Sunday
morning.
Pottsvllle bakers have reduced the price
of bread from 8 cents a lout to four fur
a quarter.
Two hundred and thirty-seven pretty
school teachers opened their Institute In
Columbia county.
A cut has been made In the price of
bread at Greenville. Eight-cent louves
are now sold for 6 cents.
District President John Relne has or
ganized a brunch of the United Mine
Workers of America In Tremont.
Meadvllle will vote ui the November
election on the question of increasing the
debt $76,000 for a water works system.
William Kesh, aged 25, of Leesport, was
Instantly killed near his home yesterday
in attempting to jump off a coal train.
Colonel Wtlllunm Stuart, of England,
sole heir of William Penn's estate in
Pennsylvania, Is on a visit this week to
his Luzerne county property.
Stanley Hayes, aged 25, of Beaver Falls,
while dipping a bucket of oil from a tank
on his father's farm, was overcome by the
gas, fell Into the tank and was drowned.
The Lehigh Valley shops, at Easton,
which have been running on short time
for nearly a year, were yesterduy after
noon ordered to be run on still shorter
time.
A charter has been granted to the East
Strotldsburg and Matamoias Railroad
company, capital stock $400,000. It will
build a line forty miles long through Mon
roe and Pike counties.
In a battle with burglars at Vtcary, a
strekeeper named Wilkes shot one of the
robbers, but the wounded man was helped
by a comrade and both escaped, leav
ing a trail of blood behind them.
The Groff homestead, of 103 acres, Jef
ferson township, which twenty years ago
brought two per acre, wag sold for $51 per
acre at public sale giving an Index of the
great full In Berks county farm vulue.
Objections to the nomination certifi
cates of Ashcom and Critchlleld, the rival
Republican candidates for senator In the
Thirty-sixth district, were tiled with the
court yesterday. Argument will tnko
place Friday.
In the suit of the commonwealth
against the Manufacturers' and Mer
chants' National bank of Pittsburg, an
appeal from tax on capital stock, Judge 81
monton decided In favor of the common
wealth for the tax and Interest.
George L. Crawford, special master In
the Reading railroad receivership, yester
day filed with Judge Dallas a favorable re
port on the reorganization petition. New
York attorneys who oppose the confirma
tion of the plan will shortly tile an excep
tion to the report.
Samuel Rambo, of Norrlstown, was
hot yesterday by William Pugh, a com
panion, while gunning. Rambo was be
hind some bushes and as he emerged
Pugh discharged his gun. The entire
charge of shot took effect in Rambo'
lace and lungs. He will die.
Fosse of Deputy United States Mar
shals Prepared for Business.
A DARING R0BBEKY AT TALALA
Armed to the Teeth the Cook Brothers
Enter the Town in Broad Daylight and
With'jWlnchcstcrs Persuade the
Citizens to Donute Cash.
Wagoner, I. T., Oct. 23. Word reached
this city at 8 o'clock tonight that Cook
and his band of desperadoes were en
camped on Verdlges river, eight miles
south of Wagoner. A posse of mar
shals was sworn in, and headed by
Deputy United States Marshals Lawson
and Hockbruner, loft about 9.30. Hock
bruner has a national reputation as a
brave man. There Is no doubt that the
morning will bring news of an engage
ment. Talala, a station on the Kansas and
Arkansas Valley railroad, a branch of
the Missouri Pacific, forty-six miles west
of Wugoner, was cleared out by the
Cook band at 8 o'clock last night. They
reached the town armed to the teeth
and proceeded at once to rob stores
right land left. Every store In the
place was visited and the proprietors
compelled, at the point of revolvers and
Winchesters, to turn over their cash.
The post office was also robbed of
stamps and a small amount of money.
While the bandits were in the post office
the east-bound passenger train pulled
In. The trainmen were Boon notified of
the gang's presence and the train pulled
out at once.
Express Robbery Contemplated.
It Is believed here that the gang in
tended to hold up the train. Indian
Agent Wisdom, of this city, organized
today his 100 United ' States deputy
marshals Into three posses. The gang
contemplates a raid on the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas express train near
Chetopa or Prior Creek, as they sent
word that they would get even with the
American Express company for the
killing of Rogers last year. A portion
of the Cook gang went east through
Fort Gibson this morning. Chief Har
rison, of the Cherokee Nation, also has
sixteen mounted Indian police on the
trail of the Cook brothers.
TOUGHS OUT FOR A HOLIDAY.
South Side Hoodlums Slosh Juincs Cullu
ban with a Knife.
A desperate affruy took place at 1
o'clock this morning In the vicinity of
Prospect avenue. South Side, in which
James Callahan, of River street, was
murderously assaulted and had to be
conveyed to the central police station in
the patrol wagon, to receive medicul
assistance.
A short time before 1 o'clock Officer
Boland heard a group of men quarrel
ing on the corner of Prospect avenue
and Orchard street and dispersed them,
but Immediately afterward he was
called to River street, where a desper
ate fight was in progress between Cal
lahan, Michael Fullon and William
Mahon.
A Tribune reporter saw James Cal
lahan at 2 o'clock this morning, and,
although seriously wounded in several
parts of the head, he was able to ex
plain at Intervals that he was prepar
ing to go to bed when a rap was heard
nt the door, and a messenger requested
him to go to the assistance of his
brother, Charles, who was receiving
punishment at the hands of Fullon
and Mahon. As soon as Fallon saw
him he said, "You are bigger than
Charley, your brother," and slashed
him with a knife, and pounded him on
the head with a large stone.
Callahan presented a woeful sight 88
he was driven in the patrol wagon,
blond was smirched over him In all di
rections, and his face was covered with
alternate cuts and bumps and blood.
Stained bandages completed the sick
ening spectacle.
Olllcers Boland and Neules made the
arrest of Fallon and Mahon, who were
drunk and seemed to treat the matter
In a light spirit. Charles Callahan was
also arrested.
The prisoners will be given a hearing
this morning if the injured man Is able
to attend.
COLLAPSE OF A BUILDING.
FJve-Story Structure Goes Down with a
Crush.
By the United Press.
Chicago, Oct. 23. Carelessness In the
construction of walls and floors Is re
sponsible for collapse of a partly con
structed flve-story building nt 405 Wells
street at 1,30 o'clock today. Fortu
nately bnly two 'or three workmen
were In the building when It fell, and
only one, Peter Jorsen, a carpenter,
was injured. He was taken to the
Alexlnn Brothers hospital, suffering;
from bad cuts and bruises.
The floors In the building had been
laid and the plasterers hud finished
their work. Suddenly at noon the front
half of the live floors gave way and
fell with a crash to the basement.
PROTECTION FOR INDIANS.
Troops to Be Sent After Bandits In the
Indian Territory.
By the United Press. ,
Washington, Oct. 23. In view of the
lawless condition of affairs existing in
the Indian Territory, the secretary of
the Interior has requested the war de
partment to send troops there to sup
press all disorder.
This action is taken upon application
of the Indians of the territory to the
government to protect their property.
YOUTHFUL DEPRAVITY.
Two Llttlo Boys Fight a Duel with Pen
knives. By the United Press.
Hollidaysburg, Pa., Oct. 23. Roy Da
vie and Dent Molley, two little 9-year-old
boys, of Duncunsvllle, a village one
mile west of this city, quarrelled and
fought a duel with penknives today.
Molley drove his knife into his com
panion's abdomen and the little fellow's
death is hourly expected.
THE FALCON RETURNS NOT.'
Peary Expedition Steamer Is Twelve
Days Overdue.
By the United Press. y
St. John's, N. F., Oct. 23. The Peary
expedition's steamer Falcon, from
Philadelphia for this port, is now twen
ty days out and Is twelve dnys overdue.
It Is feared that she will never be
heard from again.
MUTILATED BY A TRAIN.
Stephen Chesscman Killed While Eluding
Arrest.
By the United Press. .
Chester, Pa., Oct. 23. While trying to
elude arrest early this morning,
Stephen Cheeseman, of this city, was
cut to pieces by a train on the Balti
more and Ohio railroad. With his
brother, John, and Joseph. Fimble,
Cheeseman was driving in a wagor.
containing well filled bags when ac
costed by an officer, who suspected
them of larceny.
They refused to open the bags and
two of them were arrested after a
chase. Cheeseman's remains wereafter
ward found In a mutilated condition.
MAY PROBE GRANT.
The Lexow Committee Sold to Be De.
slrous of Investigating Him.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
New York. Oct. 23.-There Is a well
defined rumor afloat that the Lexow
committee will have Mr. Grantas a wit
ness before election.
It is said there are certain matters to
be brought to light which will not aid
his canvas.
THE CZAREW1TCII WILL WED.
tulcss the Emperor lius a Relapse the
Wedding Will Take Place Today-The
Prospective Groom Is Willing'.
By the United Press.
Washington, Oct. 23. The story
which reaches here from across the
water that the crown prince of Russia
refused to marry the Princess Allx,
and that he threatens to renounce the
throne rather than consummate a
match so distasteful, while full of ro
mantic Interest, lacks, it is said, a sin
gle element of truth.
So far from the marriage being ob
jectionable to him, 1 hecrown prlncehlm
self made a formal application for thu
young lady's hand, and while not a case
of love at first sight, the betrothal
expressed genuine affection on both
sides.
London, Oct. 23.-The Princess Allx
Joined the Orthodox church today. It
is stated that on leaving Spata the
czar weighed 200 pounds, about twenty
eight pounds below his normal wieght.
and that he now weighs only 140
poundB.
. The Berlin correspondent of the Cen
tral News says that an official dispatch
from St. Petersburg confirms the an
nouncement that the marriage of the
czarewltch and Princess Allx will take
place tomorrow, unless the czar should
become worse in the meantime.
SOLD STAMPS IN JOB LOTS.
Brown and Harcr Are Xow Under Heavy
Bail. .
By the United Press.
New York, Oct; 23.-United States
Commissioner Shields began today an
examination of Harry L. Brown and
Charles Harer, of this city, arrested by
secret service detectives here last week
for buying postage stamps, knowing
them to have been stolen.
.(?!mmi?,Hlon,'r Slllelds held Brown in
-',500 ball. Harer's ball was reduced
from $1,000 to $300.
Confidential Man Missing.
By the United Press.
i.hn?0' 0cV,23--V. W. Johnson, cash
ier ami conildentlul man for Warren
tr mVB.e.J' Vie m''nalre, le missing with
AiSL u Mr' sPrl'iKer's cash. Johnson
Utew the money from the bank on Wed-
left many creditors.
LIVE NEWS OF SPORTS.
Jim Hall will meet Peter Maher for a
six-round go in Chicago.
pr'ff0 declined to meet Walcott un
til after his match with Dixon.
iTh..nVl.ti',h, bet.ween "Billy" Smith and
Ulck o Brlen has been declared off.
,. ,The!'e ,la a PosslblHy of Walcott and
gether Bi"y SmlUl oomlne to-
The Cleveland cycling team will try to
lower niuny world's records on the Terre
Haute track this week.
"Denver" Ed Smith is to open a sport
ing resort at Pensacola, Kla, Ho says
r Itzsimmons la a big stilt.
It Is estimated that 150,000 people wit
nessed tho various foot ball games
throughout the country Saturday.
The special raco between Henry of Na
varre, John Cooper and Pickwick will be
run oft at the Oakley track on Oct. 27.
Manager Wutkins, who will manage
next year's Indianapolis club, has signed
Pitcher McGrevey and Outfielder Mertes.
Captain Comlskey Is In Chicago. He
wants to get a Western league franchise
for St. Paul, Minn., and locute a club
there.
Colonel Hopkins, the backer of "Dan"
Creedon, is anxious to match him against
... "penver" Hmith, of Pittsburg. He
will 'buck Creedon agulnst Smith for
any -sum.
TJe flBht against Vice Consul J. Wade
McGowun, of the Pennsylvania division.
League or American Wheelmen, waxes
hot, but the way the genuine wheelmen
are pulling for him Indicates strongly hia
re-election.
Cnptnln L. B. Blondell, champion swim
mer of America, has accepted the chal
lenge of James Finney, champion of
England, and will meet Finney In still,
open water, the man swimming the long
est distance to be declared the winner.
STORIES OF THE WIRE.
New Haven's entire police force Is run
ning the gauntlet of an Investigation.
The Camden county, N. J., grund jury
favors whipping posts for wife beaters.
In a runaway at Toledo, O., John P.
Weed was fatally and his wifo seriously
Injured.
An unknown prisoner who escaped Jail
was found near Guthrie, O. T., torn to
pieces by wild beasts.
It ts alleged that ex-Pollce Magistrate
C. E. Morris, Springfield, O., ts a forger
and defaulter for W0.UOO.
Mrs. Ira Ilurd, who claims she shot her
husband for a burglur at Allegan, Mich.,
has been bound over for trial.
Fishermen Allen and John McEachern,
from Port Hawkesbury, C. B., have not
been heard from since Aug. 30.
Church Deacon Charles Emlson, New
York city, who speculated with $55,000 be
longing to his tii-in, pleaded guilty.
The full bench of the supreme court
has decided that the Massachusetts col
lateral inheritance tax Is constitutional.
A lynching party was organized to hang
Charles Curr, who criminally assaulted
Miss Hose Chandler, Ussawuttomie, Kan.
John Denn has been convicted of per
jury by a Monongalia, W. Va., Jury and
sentenced to two years in the peniten
tiary. 4
E. O. Loveland, of Cincinnati, O., agent
for the Prudential Insurance company,
hus been arrested charged with Issuing
bogus policies.
Two alleged absconders, Florls Mayot
and Achille Buisez, of Roubaix, are said
to be on board the steamer Illinois bound
for Philadelphia.
Spontaneous combustion started a fire
at Maryshal, Cal., which has burned un
derground for thirty years and now threat
ens great coal fields.
The two women who went down In the
Pacific on the Ivanhoe on Sept. 27 were
Mrs. Mamie L. Bard and Mrs. Irene Mul
len, Seattle, Wash.
C. F. Hartley, a Wabash avenue photo
grapher, at Chicago, turned over all his
property to his wife nd then ran away
with Lawyer Victor D. L. Mudge's wife.
Very heroic measures will have to be
adopted to prevent the total destruction
of the seuling Industry. Nearly all this
Benson's catches have been female seals.
WEATHER REPORT.
Cloudy and threatening In the morning,
followed by fair weather; south winds
and slightly, warmer.
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For This Week.
28 pieces, 40-inch ail wool Henri
ettas, best shades, 50c quality,
Special Price, 35c.
20 pieces, 46-inch all vooi Henri
etta, 65c. quality,
Special Price, 45c,
18 pieces, 36-inch all wool Assabel
Dress Flannels, 40c quality,
Special Price, 29c.
25 pieces fine English Suitings,
changeable effects,
Special Price, 43c.
20 pieces Silk and Wool Mixtures,
65c. quality,
Special Price, 48c.
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Our line of Black Goods comprises
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Wholesale and Retail,
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313 Sprace Street.
telephone, No. 4633.
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114 Wyoming Avenue.
PAY
ENOUGH
Some people are too anxious to fare
When buying a watch, thinking that a
cheap watch will do as well as a good one,
and that all the difference In watches Is
the price. May be that it required a
moral effort on your part to pay us $10 for
a plain looking but honest timekeeper,
When somebody else generally offers you
a gold watch for J2.50 and just for good
ness sake throws In a gold chain and
charm. Of course It Is all a "tame
schwlndle," as the Jew said when he went
up in the balloon and couldn't find the sti
ver lining of the cloud. It happens every
now and then that a person sends olT for
a gold watch, gets It, and then loses faith
In watches and humanity for ever and
ever. We think it would pay you to call
on us and Bee If we have what you want,
and If we can't suit you at all out of a
large stock of watches, why It Is time
enough then to send out of town for a $2.04
gold watch.
W. J. WEICHEL,
JEWELER,
408 Spruce Street
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